LAST-TO-POST #12 Calling all Poster Gals (and Guys) of the Lasting Kind.....

[usnuzuloose]

Where we live there are turkeys every where.

 

[queenie82]

I could go for one of these right about now.
I was down in Melbourne for a week last Easter and they have the most AMAZING strawberries grown in Victoria at Sunnyridge farm

 

[usnuzuloose]

 

[PrincessInOz]

lasting home!

 

[usnuzuloose]

I could go for one of these right about now.
I was down in Melbourne for a week last Easter and they have the most AMAZING strawberries grown in Victoria at Sunnyridge farm

As soon as I saw that my stomach started growling

 

[usnuzuloose]

How is your weather there? Its overcast here.

 

[usnuzuloose]

Dumb 40 sec rule

 

[usnuzuloose]

I need to do this so badly from being down

 

[queenie82]

How is your weather there? Its overcast here.

Overcast but nice. Not too hot or too cold

 

[queenie82]

Overcast but nice. Not too hot or too cold

 

[usnuzuloose]

 

[usnuzuloose]

 

[queenie82]

 

[usnuzuloose]

 

[queenie82]

 

[skiingfast]

I could go for one of these right about now.
I was down in Melbourne for a week last Easter and they have the most AMAZING strawberries grown in Victoria at Sunnyridge farm

DS went to a birthday party today. I was offered some cake. It has Strawberry slices as the filling between the two layers of chocolate cake. I was given a giant piece. I couldn't believe this. I think the mom was hoping to get rid of all the cake.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Looks like no one noticed I was home.

Maybe I can ignore all the other posts as well....

So England, as I refuse to call it the British Empire as the Englanders do, owns all the gold and bauxite mined there?

Currently consulting in BHP Billiton. If you knew how much revenue was generated....

It's called MINING rights!

I'm curious why Australia still accepts this comprimise of being held as a commonwealth?

I wonder probably because I am a descendent of people who kicked our foreign oppressors out once, and then defened ourselves from them again.

I did have a good Canadian friend in college, and he said it was because England would forcefully defend Canada if need be.

Go figure! We did have a (mandatory) referendum on this topic. Australian population still wants the monarchy as head of state.

I don't know about PIO but I don't plan to 'defend' this so called 'compromise'. Although I'll tell you a few things...

Can you please tell me what we don't have that you do?
We have a many flawed systems because of choices made NOT by the Crown but by elected governments. The Queen doesn't rule us. She's a figurehead.

Our health system isn't perfect but it's a sure fire better than yours. I'm currently jobless because my SPECIFIC industry is in a slow down due to the GFC (not caused by us....but by a lack of regulation in the USA.)
But our jobless rate is a heck lower than yours.

I don't want to start a debate on who's better...but please tell me how we are in a 'compromise'

The costs ALONE of changing to a republic aren't worth it to me. I'd rather that money spent on our health system and infrastructure.

Instead of saying why US healthcare is better, I'll just say the only thing wrong with it is inflation.

Why would the cost of going independent be too high? Who's shouldering the burden now and what are they getting in exchange?

Moving right along... no politics rule!

Wait a second, Like I said, your money is redisgned every now and then without any change in government sovreignty right?

Also you already have a flag, I believe it's a mesh of strait lines shoved into the corner and a large constelation of stars probably the Southern Cross. Or is that the other island thate Cook claimed, New Zealand?

The new flag will be the boxing kangaroo.

Kidding! It would go to the public for designs and then a vote!

If you don't even have time to google what our map looks like (nor can spell) I'm not going to give you a history lesson.

There is a reason politics shouldn't be discussed on here.

And NO our money is NOT redesigned regularly.

Our money is regularly printed, like everyone elses....

It's a hard currency, isn't it counterfitted?

It is made from Biaxially Orientated Polypropylene (BOPP), otherwise known as PLASTIC!

Small modifications to increase security are different to a COMPLETE overhaul
We have a whole lot of COINS which all have the Queen's head on it.

That is my last post on this topic.
Go to the library or play on google if you want to learn about the reality of being a Commonwealth Country

You should have started with this as your first post!! QED

 

[skiingfast]

How is your weather there? Its overcast here.

You can tell? Isn't it dark?

 

[usnuzuloose]

Cake is my weakness

 

[PrincessInOz]

Am I on an ignore list???


Yoo Hoo...Home in a food coma....