I'll be at the Aquarium, Darling Harbour on Sunday 18th, around 11am-12pm, with the family. If you guys are interested, come along and take some "underwater" pics. Anyway, what's all this talk about ash? I thought you English gents were referring to the Ashes, but then, you hardly ever have them in your country, do you??
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"What's worse, I know someone who works in Toro Rosso's wind tunnel."

Alright now, keep it clean! This is a family site after all.
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What about paper aeroplanes, then??
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Just received my new Manfrotto 190XPROB tripod and 486RC2 ball head. Brilliant piece of equipment. $280AUD from HKBNS, on ebay. Earlier today though, I chopped a heap of wood for my massive wood shed, more of a hangar, really. Hurt the shoulder a bit, mind you, so I had to knock back a dozen Leffe and grollsch beers. I tell you, that stuff's so nice you could have it for dessert, after a nice Barbecue. Speaking of which, I hate it when the mobile phone rings when I'm cooking the barbie (oh, and FYI, our barbie season runs all year), or when mowing the lawn, because there's nothing better than a nice cold beer by the wood shed, after mowing. Or a whisky......
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Ankle feels fine today. Thanks for all the well wishes. More importantly, I went into Newcastle (Aus) last night to see 10cc and your Roger Hodgson play at the Civic Theatre. B-loody good show. A bunch of old, grey haired farts on the stage, and in the audience, all had a blast.
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Phew, that's a relief. Sometimes this whacky Aussie sense-of -humour thing gets me into trouble. I've come out from under the table now.
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My left ankle hurts.
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OK. Not sure if this is relevant, but on your last photo added to the gallery, (a stationary steam engine with some workmen leaning against it), I might have made the observation that they resemble our Australian council workers. That particular comment was meant in jest. A joke. If that one caused offence, then I do apologise. I only comment on a photo when I really like, or dislike it. That one, I liked. But the fact remains, FOR ME, I'd rather see those two blokes doing something, rather than leaning on the machinery. The black and white conversion was great, as was the general subject. The bottom line is, when we post images on the gallery, we have to expect negative comments. Positive comments are a bonus. I look forward to seeing more of your work on the gallery, with more CONSTRUCTIVE comments next time.
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Welcome Jeff. Looking forward to seeing your work in the Gallery.
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I'm very happy with my A 50 f1.7. Cost me $100AUD (about 40 squids), delivered from the USA to AUS. And I'm one of those who was looking at every 1:2 listing, hoping to find a mis-represented 1:1.2 bargain.
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