SPRING IS HERE
TIME TO UNWIND FROM THE TRIALS OF THE WEEK
WINTER IS BANISHED FOR ANOTHER YEAR
AND SUMMER AWAITS
CK WILL BE READY TO SPRING INTO ACTION WITH THE RAFFLE
MUSIC WILL BE PLAYED
AND STORIES TOLD
ENJOY
SPRING IS HERE
TIME TO UNWIND FROM THE TRIALS OF THE WEEK
WINTER IS BANISHED FOR ANOTHER YEAR
AND SUMMER AWAITS
CK WILL BE READY TO SPRING INTO ACTION WITH THE RAFFLE
MUSIC WILL BE PLAYED
AND STORIES TOLD
ENJOY
THE PUB 
Draw at 7pm Qtime.
Time for me to do absent friends and regulars, bakson.
I am wondering what we have to do to get the 4th Estate to do their job. Jaycee is right, The 5th Estate has been telling the useless journos for at least three years what a danger Abbott was, and what a totally useless Front Bench the Liberal Party had. Did they listen, Not a prayer.
The ‘hide’ bit not so but some float along bit may be true.
breaking free of the stick people
Good on her
CK,
As I’m a bit late requesting my favourite numbers so I am more than happy to leave it up to you to choose suitable numbers for me tonight.
fiona
[Is this someone you sleep with or drink with or both?]
I lesson but don’t collect. And only say what I’ve heard in very limited circumstances.
The Fourth Estate are simply doing what their proprietors desire. Journos do what they are paid to do, just following orders. Luckily the journos owners are losing their monopoly on setting the agenda and controlling information flow.
6Pack
The people one might find interesting come in very many varieties.
And cop that fool : Bazz Cazz…he got dudded by the Abbott just after the election and now he’s there again, like some star-struck stage-door johnny sucking up to his “hero” …. : “…fool me twice shame on me.”
2gravel – 13, 49, 58
Razz – 41, 103, 149
mum – 52, 72, 119
AsGrayAsGray – 56, 91, 141
Billie11 – 90, 106, 135
Catalyst – 47, 57, 117
curioz – 2, 76, 78
dedalus – 24, 134, 138
gippsland laborite – 18, 42, 124
HaveAchat – 19, 74, 94
Heather – 36, 96, 113
ian – 9, 43, 62
Jeager – 48, 114, 123
Kambah Mick – 38, 98, 133
kirsdarke – 35, 75, 85
Leroy – 101, 111, 122
Lord of the Fridge – 6, 7, 107
muskiemp – 8, 22, 144
narns – 60, 93, 102
orangefox – 84, 95, 110
Patriciawa – 69, 70, 71
Roy Orbison – 1, 68, 143
Scorpio6to2 – 59, 100, 128
socksfullofsand – 26, 97, 107
and of course
Fiona – 3, 32, 126
I think that’s everyone.
‘I lesson but don’t collect.’
F’king auto-correct.
Draw coming up –
49
Congratulations to –
2gravel
For those who have never seen it and for those who have, I present a lovely clip much closer to home with my daughter helping out the instrumentals on the violin.
Enjoy what a group of far western country kids can do.
2gravel
I’ll have my usual thanks –
Damn! Missed out again! 😉
My BLOODY dog celebrated spring by snaffling a marzipan bar meant for moi and eating it herself! All I saw of it was tinfoil scattered on the lounge carpet. Grrrr!!!
scorpio6to2
I’ve started a list of all raffle aficionado’s who prefer set numbers, if you want to request a specific set of numbers it can be done. It sure makes my life easier on a friday arvo.
Nibbles to keep us going through our Friday night.
s62
Sometime around 1986 I may have been able to have helped .. or maybe not.
i
CK Watt
Just give me and meoldema any numbers you want. Any you pick will be as good as any pick. 🙂
So what’s all this dirt floating around Barry O’Farrell ?
He and Sinodinos both “left the room” rather quickly..like one does after dropping a silent but deadly !
Jason notified me Shorten, Swan & Plibersek are visiting SA to talk to the faithful.
Definitely want to attend the Swan event—have his book, would love it signed. Might be there for Shorten, me and old Mum will attend the Plibersek lunch (early October.)
C K Watt,
I seem to have a fancy for 19, 31 & 39 in most Goose Club and other raffles so would be extremely happy to have them as regular numbers for the Friday Raffles!
We are getting ready to watch some AFL match or other, it seems it is a finals weekend. The End Is Near! 🙂
Sir Pent.
I am going to book into those as well. See youse there.
6Pack
The mostly unserious Ted bolt at work
http://www.barbicantalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12719
Superhighway seems a bit over the top
CK
Wow, Razz last week and me this week, thanks. Starting to think this might be a conspiracy. Oh and I’ll have a lotto ticket thanks, winnings into the kitty.
Thank you CK. Much appreciated. Even if I don’t win, I still win more from this raffle than from what we receive from our electricity company under these “Liberal” governments.
You see, we received a nice postcard from Synergy today to let us know that according to their tables my class of energy customer (small) will get back a whopping $46 of annual cost savings from the Carbon Tax repeal for the period that began on 1 July 2014.
We will also be receiving a reduction in the Renewable Energy Buyback Scheme rates, so we will be producing 450″units” from our solar panels for nearly 1.75 cents per unit less. As we were only getting 8c/u before, I’m feeling ‘terribly impressed’ … not!
For the SA Pubsters
Dear Jason
The SA Branch of the ALP is proud to be hosting three great events with senior Federal Member’s of Parliament.
Politics in the Pub with Bill Shorten
Bill Shorten, the Federal Leader of the Labor Party, will be hosting an evening next Tuesday the 9th of September from 5:30pm at The Astor Hotel. This event will be a fantastic opportunity to hear from Bill about what Federal Labor is doing to combat Abbott’s cuts.
When: Tuesday September 9th, from 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Where : The Astor Hotel, cnr Pulteney and Gilles St, Adelaide
Cost : Suggested gold coin donation for members, $5 for non-members. Finger food provided.
RSVP : info@sa.alp.org.au
Wayne Swan Book Launch
Wayne Swan will be launching his book, “The Good Fight” at The Astor Hotel on Monday the 8th of September. Books will be available for purchase, and Wayne will be signing copies of his book from 6pm.
When: Monday September 8, from 6pm
Where : The Astor Hotel, cnr Pulteney and Gilles St, Adelaide
Cost : $15 per head, includes a drink on arrival and finger food
RSVP : adelaidelabor1@gmail.com
Lunch with Tanya Plibersek
Early bird tickets go on sale today to have lunch with Tanya Plibersek, Deputy Leader of the Federal Labor Party and the Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs. Lunch will be from 12pm-2pm on October 9th at a City location, and will include a two-course meal. Further details to be provided closer to the date.
Early bird tickets are $40 for members, or $45 for non-members, and can be purchased by calling Party Office on 8418 6700 and paying by credit card.
We are also seeking a sponsor for this event, so please contact Party Office for more details about sponsorship opportunities.
The MSM is going to hail Abbott’s India trip some sort Hail Cesar Triumph. They are busy shedding rose petals to strew in his path. I might add a few rotten spuds to the mix.
Some people get awards just for being there … anywhere
http://www.smh.com.au/world/nato-summit-a-medal-for-julie-bishop-and-promises-of-more-help-for-ukraine-20140905-10cq4o.html
And don’t get me started on why she’s in Newport.
Plibersek would be a very interesting person to meet. Shorten—not so much.
If they cut the solar rebate back far enough, and the cost of batteries goes down to affordable levels, I would be tempted to go off grid so I do not have to deal with electricity suppliers at all. I had my electricity rate cut by 7.2% from cutting out the ETS charge, but my bloody supply charge went up. I did not do the maths but I reckon half the cut was lost, and the next supply charge hike will take it all. And out of that I do not get to live in a country with an ETS and doing the right thing by the planet.
I am getting out a bit more by going to these ALP events. I find them fun, and it is nice to meet these people.
Sir Pent,
Well, I like to meet them so that the people I see on the TV are more than just 2D images.
Mark Kenny, traveling with Abbott, has written the most cringe-worthy piece of garbage on Abbott’s Indian trip. Read at your own risk, have a large bucket handy.
A few inaccuraces – this may be Abbott’s first state visit to India but it is not a prime ministerial first. Other PMs have had the honour, including Julia Gillard, who laid the foundations -rightly or wrongly depending on your own views -for that sale of uranium.
Abbott has not waved a magic wand and miraculously provided power for all of India. Like most other nations, India is looking to renewables, not coal-fired power.
I couldn’t stomach reading it all, I’m sure the rest is as much a work of fantasy as the bits I managed.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/australia-to-power-indias-energy-market-as-tony-abbott-settles-terms-for-uranium-trade-20140905-10cq6y.html
I met Mark Butler at the last one, as well as Combet.
Mark Butler is easy on the eyes.
From The Monthly – an antidote to all the syrupy gushing about The Idiot’s anniversary.
The 30 most “Onion”-like headlines of the Abbott government’s first year
http://www.themonthly.com.au/blog/evan-williams/2014/05/2014/1409862348/30-most-onion-headlines-abbott-government%E2%80%99s-first-year
Leone
There is no way on Earth I would read one word of anything Kenny writes. As well as writing complete shyte, he is also one the more boring writers ever to put pen to paper.
Yeah, I would have liked to have staid but it wasn’t to be. Butler gave a great speech in introducing Greg!
Barnyard was raving about the growing dairy exports to China. I immediately realised that this would not have been possible without Julia negotiating direct conversion of the Australian and Chinese currencies, not something monkey could negotiate in 20 years!
The stands are not full at the game of the yellow and brown stripe team versus the black and white hoops team.
Butler has this one cute dimple. And yes, his intro was great. I like Combet’s comment, about meeting people who complain about Abbott and his useless gov’t, “So what are you doing about it?”
As he said, fight ya b’tards,fight!
Greg is a consultant for CSG, I heard.
Sir Pent. (@PolAnimalAus)
The numbers triumphantly rolled out by Barnyard would make kiwis burst out laughing. Very much “Is that all there is?” compared to Fonterra. Barnyard needs constant reminding that his lot were the people who oversaw the changes that allowed Australia’s cow cockies to be royally screwed over.
I am sure you are correct, KK, but what gains there are were because of the great concession Julia negotiated from the Chinese.
I am starting to think about moving to NZ after Mum passes away.
Greg Combet and AGL –
http://www.executivecareer.net.au/news/jobs-drift-on-gas-inaction-combet-says