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I worked as a professional woodturner for a short period. The business owner was a (Pommy) perfectionist woodturner-nazi of universal ill repute. We...

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05-21-2013, 01:24 AM

purri replied to a thread Tornado in Oklahoma in People & Places

Terrible news for all concerned.

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05-20-2013, 08:40 PM

purri replied to a thread native politics in The Bilge

It happens here.

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05-20-2013, 08:26 PM

purri replied to a thread Oz Politics... the resurrection in The Bilge

Hawke and the BLF takeover by CFMEU (Vic branch) is a beauty. Don't forget the pilots strike.

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05-20-2013, 07:59 PM

purri replied to a thread Cleaning in The Bilge

Bleach abt 10% VV or stronger. wash off with water. use nitrile gloves and a poly scouring pad from a ships chandlery

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05-20-2013, 07:54 PM

purri replied to a thread Oz Politics... the resurrection in The Bilge

I'd prefer to see both the ATO and "Proceeds of Crime Act" brought to bear.

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05-20-2013, 07:38 PM

purri replied to a thread Can anyone in US help re sourcing Brno Match sights? in The Bilge

Canada has a long history of BRNOs whereas the US only recently (10uears?) dropped trade embargos.

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05-20-2013, 07:36 PM

purri replied to a thread The Dambusters 70 years ago today in The Bilge

^ eminently sensible decision.

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05-20-2013, 06:56 PM

purri replied to a thread Where do all the illegally logged tropical woods endup? in The Bilge

AFAIK certainly Italy!

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05-20-2013, 06:49 PM

purri replied to a thread Naff car names in The Bilge

Andrew, There's a story here that when a Nissan head toured locally (apocryphal?) a local dealer took him aside and told of the connotations around...

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05-20-2013, 06:32 PM

purri replied to a thread Antipodean Boats Connection in People & Places

Mine too. We have had abt 15 cats over the years, it's hard to see them suffer (one lasted until 21yo) and death is a blessed release.

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05-20-2013, 12:23 AM

purri replied to a thread Joined a rifle and pistol club in The Bilge

Here in Oz we have both public and private ranges. Just saying...

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05-20-2013, 12:16 AM

purri replied to a thread if you're gonna break the law... only break one law at a time! :) in The Bilge

^but thaaay dun't aave mullets.

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05-20-2013, 12:13 AM

purri replied to a thread Automotive eye-candy in The Bilge

I knew a fella with 3 Espadas for the bleeding obvious reasons.

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05-20-2013, 12:07 AM

purri replied to a thread I've spent the last few nights in someone else's skin............ in The Bilge

Anyone seen "Orlando"?

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05-20-2013, 12:05 AM

purri replied to a thread What to do when you're mad at your Maserati dealer in The Bilge

Are they known as Kraftwerk (autobahnen)?

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05-20-2013, 12:02 AM

purri replied to a thread .22 Target rifle - do you have a favourite? in The Bilge

Larks, I have a Martini 12/15 highly customised to "English best" rook rifle standards. It will give me 1 1/4 x 1/2 inch groups at 100 metres over...

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05-19-2013, 11:53 PM

purri replied to a thread Any old time Hawai'i travellers here? in The Bilge

Heh, heh. Then the government changed its mind... (assimilation in toto, flood the invaded nation with your own citizens, change the voter...

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05-19-2013, 11:48 PM

purri replied to a thread We're about to lose more American jobs in The Bilge

We have then here. Known as 457 permits, the big mining companies in particular are ripping off the government and voters big time!

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05-19-2013, 11:45 PM

purri replied to a thread Hug the ones you love in The Bilge

Sad news indeed! I had a slow bleed at age 36, took 5 ops and lots of rehab, not for the faint hearted but the relations do it much harder. I feel...

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05-19-2013, 11:41 PM

purri replied to a thread Everest: representative of all that's wrong with climbing in The Bilge

^ Pharque moi! A fella I know did it twice without oxygen (Tim McCartney-Snape, worth a google)

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05-19-2013, 11:37 PM

purri replied to a thread Oz Politics... the resurrection in The Bilge

^ On that note as mentioned elsewhere we have an old Kosi cast iron? slow combustion heater for disposal. Anyone want it (you pick up).

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05-19-2013, 07:02 PM

purri replied to a thread Everest: representative of all that's wrong with climbing in The Bilge

or extreme aneurysm.

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05-19-2013, 06:56 PM

purri replied to a thread Tugboat Bill's Last Ride in The Bilge

Not as much as I know but as tropical weather events have moved further south so rainfall increases. I've spoken to the old people of the Kimberley...

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