The Ute. Utes are a very common vehicle in Australia. They were invented here to service the needs of our farmers. However they have become synonymous with any male (and often females) wishing to paint themselves as a “hard-working Aussie’. As such they have become popular with tradesmen and lazy dickheads.…
I looked closely at my work ID on Tuesday, and noticed that it expires in a bit over a week. The ID is current for 5 years, and as this was my first ID issued by the hospital I work at, it meant that I was coming up to my 5th year anniversary. The ID…
I got a phone call from Steve K (writelephant) about 10:30 telling me that he’d managed to acquire one of the covered park benches at the park. This was fortunate as the section directly under the bridge that I wanted to use was sadly off-limits. They had done some grass replacement there. So when Natalie…
Brisbane type-in/out Captain Burke Park 11m 9th of March. Bring typewriter – and a camp chair. With the type-out/in Only a few days away I’ve got a couple of things on my mind. Firstly, the weather. Like last year there’s a cyclone brewing off the coast, but at least this time there’s no expectation that…
Finding a venue that will suit everyone’s needs has proved to be a bit of a pain in the backside. So I’ve decided to think outside of the box, and make up a venue of my own. Captain Burke park is a beautiful spot that sits under the Story bridge at Kangaroo point. It has…
Just a quick reminder that the Brisbane Type-in is still going ahead. I’ve yet to settle on a venue, as the original site that I had booked informed me that a large party was going to take place in the room next door, and were likely to be ‘very noisy’, so I’ve canned that and…
Hot off the press news from Platen HQ. New to the Junkyard…. Type-in, and type-in workshop news. A QWERTY Blick 8. Speaking of 8….. One more thing… Mmmmm diamonds. Made in 1922.
It is storm season again here in Queensland, and we’ve had storms every night this week so far. This photo above was taken with my phone about 40 minutes ago, as I am waiting for this storm to hit and probably knock out the power for the evening. It won’t be long till I’m back…
Here in Brisbane, we have been enjoying the fading end of ex tropical cyclone Oswald, which has been whipping up severe winds and dumping torrents of rain on us. Flood waters around Queensland are raising, and Brisbane is no exception. It isn’t as severe in Brisbane as it was in 2011, but things here have…
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