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Maybe you can spend your time there writing about the story of Pookie so far .
Or perhaps all of the things you have brought back with you , it would make good reading .
A horse that has spent a...

OK Bernadette , where are you off to this time ?.
What can you bring home from there ?.
A horse ?.
Rob J.

Bruce if you go to a saddlery you can get a liquid Lanolin based treatment for leather.
Just dip a bit on to the leather , and rub it in.
I've used it very successfully for over 40 years.
Rob J.

Laurie told us where the fish were (the week before)!.
But with enough time will can go down past the town reef to the Nth Shore and the reef at Narrawong , then across to the rock and back along...

Bruce I do recall last time I put HS back in after a cleanup how well she slipped through the water .
Maybe you will have to visit again next time I drop her back in !.
Rob J.

I guess so !.
But I'll make sure it never happens again .
Rob J.

I have never seen this much growth on HS before , its incredible.
I even got a 6 inch swimmer crab out of it . The crab had even managed to hang on for the 22km trip home down the road.
Rob J.

A beautiful sunny day here , but frosty inland.
Up at sparrows , training horses and teaching carriage driving .
I am ashamed to say I got a 6 inch swimmer crab out of the forest on the hull of HS...

Bernadette , my old horse is doing well , getting back his old character again.
But he is very old , so I don't expect him to go on much longer.
He is a lucky horse too.
When I bought him about 16...

More from Gene Ethics , in regard to the Australian situation.


Hello Farm Folks:


The federal government's National Food Plan (NFP) will be released on Saturday. If it remains like the draft...

Lucky Pookie !.
Rob J.

I got HS down the drive this morning thanks to the traction of the "Mud Crab" the Mitsubishi Canter Camper 4x4 I use to tow her.
I turned the Mud Crab around , so I could push it in , but my track...

John in regard to building weapons proof building etc , you are treating the effect , not the cause.
Regards Rob J.

John , I respectfully disagree with you.
In regard to the Sandy Hook massacre , if gun owners were licenced , and guns registered , do you think the authorities would let this woman accumulate all...

Garrett to be able to register your weapons firstly you have to be licenced.
In my case I wanted a licence to cover the 2 .22 rifles I already had , so I got a Catagory A and B licence.
The licence...

I was at a meeting of the local boat owners , most of whom are the owners of the boats on the old marina , and the swing moorings.
Most are fishermen , and were saying they are leaving their rods...

I can give you plenty of examples of exceptional farmers ,and graziers who farm biodynamically and get exceptional results.
But the chemical companies have nothing to gain and everything to lose...

The scary thing Rick is that these chemical companions don't give a rats about health or the viability of farmers , just ownership of world agriculture.
Rob J.

Some GM news from Australia.

GM canola fails in WA - listen here if you missed it:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-21/canola-seed-fails/4703768




GM cotton claims of low pesticide use...

Well , I finally got HS out , it went very well too , I guess practise makes perfect.
She was certainly sporting a garden on the hull , no wonder she didn't do that well in light winds.
Lots of...

Another deflection by the gun huggers.
How is legalising drug use going to stop kids shooting one another , family violence with guns , people shooting up schools or whatever , with auto or semi...

John , fortunately we have nothing like the second amendment.
Nor do we delude ourselves that we need guns to protect ourselves from our own government.
Or that we need guns for protection.
Guns...

John the Australian states have , or are enacting now laws aimed specifically at the motorcycle gangs.
Certainly the Police have targeted their headquarters , raiding them and confiscating weapons ,...

John , post 81 I didn't say WOULD lose their guns , because it is not an absolute.
For example a bikie had his guns confiscated because he was alleged to be part of a motorcycle gang.
He was able...

Its no good keeping on going Bruce , if the dog is suffering.
Let him retain some dignity.
We had a greyhound bitch that was always impeccable , and then couldn't control herself.
I put her down...

http://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw/latest/a/-/article/17248525/nsw-icacs-biggest-inquiry-into-activities-of-former-alp-ministers-wraps-up-after-six-months/ .
Its coming to a head now !.
Rob J.

Phillip , you are full of BS.
Brian , I would imagine that there weapons would be , or could be registered in the USA.
But you do have a point , the overiding legislation here is Federal , the...

The girl went to court , and named a LOT of men , some married (and boys) , who had had sex with here.
The boy was eventually killed in a car accident with his mates , in a stolen car.
Rob J.

Ah , I can top that Peter.
The kid I caught thieving lived 2 doors down from me.
He was a good kid , but got in with the wrong crowd.
A while after this I noticed a crowd of kids at the kids house...

Years ago I caught a local kid in my shed , thieving stuff.
He got a horse whipping from me , then I rang his father , and he was REALLY in trouble !.
Rob J.

So Donn and Todd , where is the problem ?.
Regards Rob J.

A gun register is a register of weapons , things designed to kill , and doing a good job of it in the USA .
You can carry on as is , as is probable , but the blood of the kids and families is on...

John Smith , post 61 , yes , that is the way guns are got off the street here.
If someone is caught breaking the law here , the Police will probably search the persons car. If they find anything...

"Its not in MY best interest".
That seems to be the problem here .
Its all about ME .
People are more concerned about how gun regulation might impact on THEM , rather than what is in the best...

You should have left a joe blake in there for them !.
Rob J.

Horace , why would I want a handgun ?.
Why would I want a semi auto ?.
I have an old FN single shot I used 55 years ago on , to help feed the rest of my family , and make a few dollars shooting...

CCR , something like "Run through the jungle" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbI0cMyyw_M .
Its not only the music , but where it takes me.
At the time , we thought it was about SVN , but this is...

Gary , I have put up a thread "YSE12 you tubes" , you might find it of interest.
Rob J.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrWvH5nuCeA .
There is one , and you can see a lot more on the left .
Rob J.

Well , like all Australian gun owners , I am licenced to own the rifles I have .
My rifles are registered also.
Where is the problem ?.
I have the same rifles I have owned for over 40 years , the...

I think the next time (ASAP) I go down to HS it will be to bring her out of the water.
Spent the day in the garden.
Gee in the 5 years we have been here the place has matured and mallowed a lot....

An absolutely glorious day today , if you are not sailing.
A clear blue sky , warm , and no wind.
Down in Portland , I watched the whaleboat crew training , gee , they looked impressive .
They...

It seemed to me of late that Abbot and Mundine had a mutual respect , but thats a turn up for the books !.
Good on them both.
Rob J.

Muddy waters and the Rolling Stones http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3Or7huOK7o .
Rob J.

Yes Bernadette, it seems like the vet had the brain "in neutral" not to pick up the signs.
Anyway , the main thing is Pookie is still with you .
My old boy is picking up all of the time , and is...

Bruce Leyla has loaned "Drift" to a woman in her craft group , who took it for her husband , also a vet , who sails out of Port Fairy.
Regards Rob J.

HS has a wonderful laminated tiller .
Till I left it in position , and the cormorants crapped all over it.
Rob J.

Yes , I'm with you Nick.
The civilised world looks on in amazement at these sort of occurences in the US.
Still , the people could have taken the NRA advice "the only way to stop a bad guy with a...

Ah , she looks great , a REAL boat !.
Not like the things behind her.
Regards Rob J.

Thats great news Bernadette , and I hope your little mate is home with you soon.
Rob J.