dave h

Damn there must be a nasty out break of no wars ,& good news gerneraly for them to have to start printing that sort of ground breaking news Dave (Hey we've had 24 hrs of steady rain )

Rain ?????????????????????????? we're a third of the way through winter & I've had to Google up Rain to see what it looks like ! Lots of Frost but no rain Dave

Whilst I have always wondered about the brain capasity of the Average Palistinian !!!! I was amazed at the stupidity of them Kidnapping a Israeli Soldier! Hey all they would of had to do was ring any of the surviving Ugandan Cabnet who were in power when Dear Ol Idi Armin decided to keep a group of Israeli hostages as Guests of his Government ! It was proven to the world at that time that Israel is not Known for it's sence of humour where Jews are concerned ! It don't matter where you hide from these people they'll get you in the end ! Dave

Our Forces are suffering the same problem over in Iraq at the presant time ! The other day a convoy on a recon patrol to check the saftey of a route for a Trade deligation ! Engauged a convoy of Iraqies from the Gov trade ministry Killing one body guard & wounding two others ! The Iraqies now want a appology & compensation ! Now the senirio as how it happened ! The Australian troops were given no warning of the fact of the Gov convoy ! The Gov Convoy tried to over take them ! All of the body Guards were in civilian dress but armed to the teeth !!!!!!!!! Now having been (Like swamp rat ) in a position of having to be a Gentleman & let the other party involved have the first shot /s before enguaging them & having to wear a Target (read uniform ) where as the other side chose to wear casual clothes ! I support the desision to open fire on a unknown heavily armed force that ar posisioning them selves to what could be assumed to be the perfect ambush ! I really think the idiots who belive there are rules of enguagement ! Should take up arms & go sit in the "Poo" with the poor devils who are being asked to do the impossible ! If this were to happen I think our Polititions would realsize very quickly there ain't no rules in a street fight !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get's off his soap Box ........Dave

Good Question ! Swamp ! Where & at what point do we stop hating ???? It's taken me a lot of years to realise there is Good & Bad in all races ! It seems to be in the intrest of those who stand to make money out of hatred to keep stirring the pot ! I hate you because ! You hate me because ? & so it goes on I think Hate is like a great Festering Boil that fills us with poison ! I was once told you can either be Bitter or Better ! But God knows how to achive this ! I work on the simple methord these days of if a person is honest ,works hard ,doesn't try & screw you over & shows a common respect towards all around them ! I don't care what colour or creed they are ! If they are none of the above ? well it's open season in the hate department ! That's my 00.2 worth Dave

Over here Bio diesil is made from used cooking Oil & the Ethanol is made from either Suger cane or canola (this has been a god send to our suger farmers ! )We run both my work truck & all of ourfarm machinery & Plant on the Bio Diesil now! There is a substantial improvement on the econimy & less wear & tear on all of this Plant ! I have never been able to work out how over here they charge approx 10c per litr more for Diesil than Petrol considering that Diesil is a bi product in the distillling of oil in to fuel ! We do get a hefty rebate due to the volume of fuel we buy but the average motorist still pays top dollar ! Dave

I've taken to using Bio Desiel (a mixture of recycled cooking oils & ethanol) & not only is it slightly cheaper & causes better performance ,it is a great lubricant in the motors I use ! I'm also just started buying Petrol (Gasoline ) that is a 90/10 mixture of petrol & ethanol ! Normally the car that I have that runs on petrol has had to have been run on the most expensive Fuel to obtain a high enough Octane level & then a upper cylinder lubricant had to be added as Leaded fuel is no longer avalible! The Bio petrol is of a high enough Octaine level with straight unleaded to be used & it does not need the additive after filling & so I'm saving a fortune ,with the added bonus of increased power & increased fuel economy Great gear ! But I fear that the oil companies are crying wolf over this one ! As for the debate over the amount of fossil fuel being used to make the ethanol ? the companies who distill it over here ,use the Used suger cane that it is extracted from to fire their boilers to produce both the heat & power required to produce the product . Dave

Well said Sir ! Very well said !!!! Dave

It's a simple case of the "Golden Rule " Who ever has the Gold makes the Rules !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dave

Yep those figures just about add up ! The Regulations started with Sem Auto Rifles /Shot guns & Pumpaction shot guns (with the exception of Farmers ,Pro shooters ,& members of the Australian Clay target ass) I made a killing by buying up every el cheapo semi auto .22 I could lay my hands on for between 10 & 50 dollars & then like a good little shooter sold em to the Gov for $150.00 !!!!! (I sent a copy of the recipt to the Coalition for Gun control thanking them for helping me to make a tidy little profit with their Tax dollars !!!! Never got a reply !!!!! Very rude I think ) Hand gun restrictions ! No semi auto with a mag capacity of more than 10 rnds or Barrel lenght less than 5" Revolver min barrel lenght 4" Max Cal for Handguns .38 except for events such as Metalic sil or SASA Kept my .44mags & we rewotethe rules of field Metalic Sil to enable members of our local pistol club to keep their 45ACPs Shooters were paid top dollar for their High cap mags & brought 10 shot! Hunting with handguns was banned years ago but there is a exception made for Prmy Producers for pest control (Hey I'm a Farmer !!!!) Now it has come to the attention of our Beloved Parliment that only 10% of containers comming into Australian Ports are inspected & maybe this is where all the illegal firearms are comming from!!! These Boys & Girls are fast I tell ya !!!!! Dave

LEST WE FORGET ANZAC 25TH APRIL dave Rip Doug,Enzo ,Pete

There's something about a grown man,wearing Bermuda shorts down past the knees and pulled up under the arms,black nylon socks up to the shorts legs,sandles,and a tee-shirt that belongs to their little grandaughter pull over a gigantic belly that just tears me a new one You get them too ? Hell I thought we had the Patent on em over here! Ours also wear Base ball caps with the Names of USN Carriers printed on the front (even though their Aussies ) We call them the Grey gypsys over here as they retire & sell the family home & buy a bg 4x4 & the biggest Trailer home (caravan ) & take off round Australia at about 25mph ! John Williamson a country & western singer over here summed em up with a song named OLD FARTS IN CARAVAN PARKS ! Yes we do get the Grey fox over here but the red is more common . As there has'nt been any serious shooting done over here since the 80's I've accounted for 205 so far ! The average price is right down though at 15.00 per skin average Dave

Could be worse my Missus keeps threaterning to hot wax my Back ! AS for the bath & electric razors ! I know what to buy the mother in law for her birthday now ! Dave

We Have to skin peg out & dry our skins . In the 70's & 80s I used to be able to get a Fox skin Off in just over 90seconds ! These days ? Well its taking me a little longer LOL Yes these are the Common Red Fox that the British brought over so the Gentry of the Day could still Hunt! Even if one is Forced to live in the Colonnies one .Must still be civilized what!!!!!! Dave

Well after a couple of shakey nights I've started Fox shooting for the first time seriously since the mid 80's I've got a 200skin contract first up & the way I'm going I can,t see any problems with filling it at this stage .As I have curtailed any other shooting until I have cleaned that contract up (with the exception of meat for the dog ) My hornet is working overtime & I'm thinking of buying a .22mag for close range work . Dave

Read up on Gordan of Kartoum (Sudan 1885) Yes truely a religion of peace (fanatical maybe ) All we have to do is submit to living under the cloud of tiriny& fear & yes then we can live peacefully (I think a chap by the name of Hitler had a similar idea) Dave

One day sick in 75yrs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they should of sacked the Bum LOL ! I wish the Gent a long & happy retirement ! His well & truely earned it ! Dave

Rule #10 worries me a little ..........Down here the sheets over the head is called a "Dutch Oven" ! It's treated as a Right of Passage into Manhood ! Normally conducted on the wedding night LOL!! Dave

Naw it's no good Fritz! The damage is done !!! I should of known that it would happen sooner than later ! After years of being a Batchaler I let the Missus move out here from the city ! (My Mate Emil the Poof warned me ) The first thing that got banned was the Bench rest I had set up in the dinning room so I could shoot out the window in wet weather ! (the beauty of living on a Farm ,as Fritz can understand ) Then there was the Fox shot out of the bed room window (I had the rifle ready for it as it went past our house daily ) She got upset that I just put the rifle down & said I did'nt want to be disturbed for the rest of the morning (Hey I'd been out at work all night) The Crow incident was the final straw ! Now if I want to test a load ,sight a rifle in ! It's out the back door (In all weathers mind you !!!!!) I tell you there is no justice left in the world !!! (sob,sob!) Dave

don't know about the bolts ! But the lagrge object on the left of the photo appears to be the loading ramp of a Martini & the L shaped part is driving me mad cause I know what it is & can't place it I could also be wrong but then again I've been wrong in the past also ! Hell after that many beers she looked 18 .........Not 60 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dave

Jim in the words of the Proctoligist who removed the said rifle from my back passage ........Consider your self lucky that it only had a sporter weight barrel & not a Bull Barrel !!!!!! Plus it's taken care of your Hemaroids !!!! I just thank god I was due to go back out bush for a month that night! It gave her some time to cool down a little ! Jeez I thought it was funny !!!! Dave

Political correctness!!!!!!!!What a lovely term ? Yep defend your self with a Feather duster ! Be careful what you say as you might offend somebody ! What ever happened to Freedom is not heredi'tary? What happened to the Australia that used to kick arse ....not kiss it ? God ,Guts & Guns made Australia ....Fight to keep all three ? These were three Bumper stickers I had on the back of my work vehicle ! I was told to remove them or I would not get my vehicle accredited for Kangaroos! By a Gov dept ! So I removed them (until I got home HE,HE! nothing like having spares ) Dave

Snakes ,Crows !!!!!!!!!! Enemy # one round here !!!!!!!! WE get King browns & Copper heads on our place & I have to deal with Tiapans up north ! It's not uncommon for the misses to wander inside muttering about a snake & then wander out side again with the 410 followed by a bang ! They tell me that snakes are protected over here these days unless their attacking ! Well the way I see it we must be under a constant seige !!!! As for Crows they peck out the eyes of new born lambs ect their not protected ! Plus the fact I got in the deep ###### with the bride over a Crow !!!! I saw one sitting out the back in a tree,so I grabed the .223 (as one does ) & lent out the back door to send it straight to hell ! (as one does) Now we have two back doors & the one I chose to shoot out of is right by the Toilet window & the Missus happened to be in the toilet when I let fly !!!! Now I have never experianced the concusstion of a .223 in a confined area but she tells me it's impressive to say the least ! Needless to say this was the end of discharging a fire arm in our house at a target out side ! The way I see it it was all the Crows fault Dave

My prayers & condolenses to your family & I hope that everything works out Ok with the funeral ect ! Dave