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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #200 on: February 21, 2011, 08:43:47 PM »
Yep was a top weekend had by all :cheers: :cheers:
Speewa thanks for organising it, was a top spot and the beer was icy cold  :cheers: :cheers:

Came out of the weekend as a far more knowledgable man as Cameron, James and i were treated to the 'Speewa 101 shower tent exercise' fully equipped with the Husqvarna and all  ;D Now i realise life is a breeze compared to the shower tent debacle  ???  Glad Geoff came along and shed some light to the situation when it was my turn  :cheers: :cheers: Thanks again mate  :cup:

Gotta say the Swan held up well after Friday nights massive downpour, not even a drop  :cup: :cup:

Was really nice meeting you all, some great Swagger's here, and we are really looking forward to the next one  :cheers:

Forgot to swoop the Camera on the way out so dont have too many pics, but i will dig some up from my phone  :cheers:

Cheers John and Family  ;D  ;D









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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #201 on: February 21, 2011, 09:08:42 PM »
Thanks to Speewa :cup: for making the effort to get the weekend going, and thanks to all that attended for their company.
Lots of great conversation, plenty of fun, and a little bit of :cheers: as well.......
Kay and I thoroughly enjoyed the whole weekend. Looking forward to the next......

Cheers,
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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #202 on: February 21, 2011, 09:38:07 PM »
Jamie aka Speewa thanks for organising what turned out to be a great outing :cup:

I did appreciate shower tent 101 but should have taken a few more notes as I don't think I can remember all the steps...

Great to meet you all and hopefully only the first of many......




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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #203 on: February 22, 2011, 06:35:31 AM »
Folding of Dunny Tent ( in to stupid small bag )
1 Assembly huge group of strong caperablIe Swaggers
2 Fill them with plenty of grog
3 Gather the weman folk to watch & be impressed
4 Have the Mini Swaggers stand well back it will get messy
5 Firmly grasp dunny tent in both hands , stand on with both feet
6 fold in a gentle rolling action without letting go , inside to out  in a left handed triangular circle
7 Cut into small pices with a chain saw , stuff in bag place beside tree & drive away
8 Find the bloke that designed the Dam thing &   DO THINGS TO HIM !!!!!                                        
                                              :cheers:
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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #204 on: February 22, 2011, 04:33:53 PM »
Quote from: speewa158 on February 22, 2011, 06:35:31 AM
Folding of Dunny Tent ( in to stupid small bag )
1 Assembly huge group of strong caperablIe Swaggers
2 Fill them with plenty of grog
3 Gather the weman folk to watch & be impressed
4 Have the Mini Swaggers stand well back it will get messy
5 Firmly grasp dunny tent in both hands , stand on with both feet
6 fold in a gentle rolling action without letting go , inside to out  in a left handed triangular circle
7 Cut into small pices stuff in bag place beside tree & drive away
                                        :cheers:
He he dont forget the Husqvarna Speewa :cheers:  >:(
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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #205 on: February 22, 2011, 04:34:22 PM »
Quote from: speewa158 on February 22, 2011, 06:35:31 AM
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6 fold in a gentle rolling action without letting go , inside to out  in a left handed triangular circle

Now was that clockwise or counter clockwise, please ???
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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #206 on: February 22, 2011, 05:25:26 PM »
Sorry we could not make this one it was all hands on deck at work on a break down
looks like it was a good turnout hey
Need to do another one before the weather turns to crap
looking foward to some more pics guys of what we missed out on :-[
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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #207 on: February 22, 2011, 05:35:17 PM »
Dont turn up to the cocktail party on Friday night as the rain slowed it down at 11.30pm ,, just as well I think . Though it may have rained but as it came down  we became more determined to enjoy . OutBack Jack in fact up graded his camp site to river frontage penthouse , to impress us all .
Thec weather did turn to crap & on we went  :cheers:
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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #208 on: February 22, 2011, 05:39:42 PM »
Quote from: Black Diamond on February 22, 2011, 04:33:53 PM
He he dont forget the Husqvarna Speewa :cheers:  >:(


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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #209 on: February 22, 2011, 05:45:23 PM »
Great weekend, first time out for us and it was great to meet new people. looking forward to doing it all again soon. its good to get together with a great bunch of people.
Its a driking club with a camper trailer problem.
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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #210 on: February 22, 2011, 05:51:19 PM »
Ill try again
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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #211 on: February 22, 2011, 06:07:32 PM »
Rowanb Wee doonnt ave a drrrrinkkkkkinnng     what was theeee ???? ???
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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #212 on: February 22, 2011, 06:42:31 PM »
I didnt till i met you Speewa. ;D
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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #213 on: February 22, 2011, 07:15:29 PM »
lol  ;D
I missed the huski moment that would have been a must see
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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #214 on: February 22, 2011, 08:00:12 PM »
Quote from: pacs on February 22, 2011, 07:15:29 PM
lol  ;D
I missed the huski moment that would have been a must see

 :laugh: Speewin we didnt get any pics, i cant tell you how hard i was laughing when i saw speewa walking towards me revving the guts out of it. Then Geoff came out with the famous "say hello to my little friend"  8) Goodnight shower tent....
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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #215 on: February 22, 2011, 08:06:46 PM »
Trying again for the second day in a row to post!!!!! ???

As has been said before it was a fantastic weekend. We had all the elements - flood (Friday night - I think Jack may still be swimming) - fire (and all the conversation and food that was shared around it) and pestilence - (bloody mozzies & and who the hell let me park on a bullants nest >:D).

Thanks speewa from my kids and myself and thanks to all who attended.   One thing that stood out, every single person that attended offered something, be it food, advice, help or items that may help.  In no other setting have I met a more selfless, helping group of strangers (that I'm very pleased to call friends) in my life.  Well done all 'myswag' stands tall!!!! :cheers:

Where next??????????????????????????????????????

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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #216 on: February 22, 2011, 08:20:18 PM »
Hey Mark  :cheers:

Was also great to meet you and your family. Shared some great stories, especially your mate "Beeper" ;D ;D we were still pissing ourselves laughing on the way home over that one  :cheers: :cheers:

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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #217 on: February 22, 2011, 08:35:37 PM »
here are the pics Mandrakes  rain cover
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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #218 on: February 22, 2011, 08:41:15 PM »
Quote from: speewa158 on February 22, 2011, 08:35:37 PM
Lets look at the pics

hey speewa,

my computer wont allow me to open your pictures, it says the files are empty.  It's alright tho' I told my computer that the sender was like that as well.  Do you think that all will be right now?
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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #219 on: February 22, 2011, 08:47:13 PM »
Quote from: ralphedward on February 22, 2011, 08:41:15 PM
hey speewa,

my computer wont allow me to open your pictures, it says the files are empty.  It's alright tho' I told my computer that the sender was like that as well.  Do you think that all will be right now?

x2  :laugh:
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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #220 on: February 22, 2011, 08:52:53 PM »
Retry pics
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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #221 on: February 22, 2011, 08:56:04 PM »
Will re try again till I get it  >:D
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« Reply #222 on: February 22, 2011, 09:09:00 PM »
Quote from: speewa158 on February 22, 2011, 08:52:53 PM
Retry pics

Same message, my computer says the sender is empty!!!!!!!! ;D
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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #223 on: February 22, 2011, 09:12:41 PM »
Another one to thank Speewa for organising a great weekend :cup:
Thanks to all the swaggers that made us feel welcome.  

What makes it great is when you are driving home in the car and Tyson is saying how he enjoyed himself and how he met new buddies and enjoyed riding his bike around.  He's still asking when we can do it again.  

One great thing about camping the kids enjoy playing and the adults enjoy  :cheers: :cheers:.

Great to meet new unknown people that you can now call friends and maybe meet next time to discuss many more stories and many more  :cheers: :cheers:.

Also great to see Tyson getting more familiar with dogs and appreciate the dog owners for their understanding and patience.

 :cheers: :cheers:Daryl & Tyson.
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Re: Newbees Gathering
« Reply #224 on: February 22, 2011, 09:21:33 PM »
Thanks for the history lesson Speewa about Rushworth being a gold area, funny thing is all I found was aluminum and it was a strange cylinder shape. :cheers:
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