[gwenith]

Having been guilty myself of hijacking threads saying hello and just chatting to my fellow Aussies I thought it might be worthwhile for us to have a thread that is just dedicated to general Aussie chat. We can then discuss issues like the Morris - oops Davis inquiry in Queensland and what it will mean for Q health and for the rest of Australia.

We can talk cricket, sport and anything else that is just us.

Say hello to new members dropping by.

Generally find out what is happening in the rest of the country.

I will make this thread a "sticky" so that it will always be at the top of the forum.

[suzanne4]

When I was still in Thailand, I was a close neighbor...........do I get points for that??????

[Interested Party]

Now that you have started this thread, I am stumped for words ............. or maybe it's Monday-i-tis???? Let's wait til the weekend when my brains are working better

[gwenith]

Originally Posted by suzanne4

When I was still in Thailand, I was a close neighbor...........do I get points for that??????

Yeah! Course - more importantly when are you coming over to Oz??

[jax]

Well, I'll come and have a little winge. I am SO SICK OF FOOTBALL. Thank God the Aussie Rules is over and done with, only the league to go....

Then again, when I think it's all done, there's always soccer or gridiron or something that my husband and boys manage to find.

I know I'm a big spoil sport but sometimes enought is enough.

winge over ----feeling better now.

[Interested Party]

Hey Gwenith, maybe you should have called this thread 'Aussie Whinge'
My week's getting better ................ have 5 days off after tomorrow .............too tired to comment. Forster report coming out soon and hoping for extremely good recommendation from him and hopefully more funding for more staff

[Grace Oz]

Good idea Gwenith!

Mental health was headline news here in S.A. again today. An elderly, -'bout 75yo, -suicided after being turned away, (as in probably not deemed "sick" enough!!), from hosp. after seeking help and support.

So,once again, the pollies, the beauracracts, hospital staff, etc. Are all blaming each other!!??!!

Sad state of affairs really. It never used to be about numbers, $$$'s, etc. It once was mostly about caring for and providing health care for, PEOPLE!
That's the down side of getting older. You have a memory of another time.

[Grace Oz]

Originally Posted by Interested Party

Hey Gwenith, maybe you should have called this thread 'Aussie Whinge'

Aussie's whinge????!!! ....... NEVER!!!!

[Grace Oz]

[quote=jax]Well, I'll come and have a little winge. I am SO SICK OF FOOTBALL. Thank God the Aussie Rules is over and done with,

QUOTE]

AMEN TO THAT!!!

But, I'm GLAD Sydney Swans won!!!!! :hatparty:

Now it's the cricket!!!

[gwenith]

Hi Grace!! I am working with a couple of New Mexicans at the moment (and one Californian - the American invasion has begun) They can't get over some of our expressions like "Ta" for thank-you and "Boxing Day". Though with that lot I am not too sure who is pulling whose leg