The I am a pirate/fireman, I am not a hijacker thread, all about nothing in general

[5ofus]

I sent you a friend request . My profile pic is of me at the AFL grand final

[alicia1506]

i think that it's sad that your DH's online friend has passed away. sometimes i feel closer to the friends i have made on the DIS.

you don't judge me, you love hearing about my travel and everyone is so hugely respectful of everyone else's foibles and quirks and idiosyncrasies etc. we're just one giant ball of love and respect on here, and that's really rare in the online world

i too have PM'd you ms shuttergirl to be added to the FB group if you all will have me

[Ms. Shuttergirl]

Everyone has been added so far.

[becpee]

PM sent as well

[Ms. Shuttergirl]

Originally Posted by becpee

PM sent as well

yep, added you Becpee

[PrincessInOz]

Originally Posted by WAMUMOF4

:You are so right i told DH we would be buying a zoo membership so he could go see the Melbourne zoo in Jan he hasnt been for years time to find some more inexpensive things to do in WA as well
Thanks PIO you summed up exactly how i feel about the DIS as well it doesn't feel normal to me to not come here and see how everyone is doing

Originally Posted by Caroline NZ

I can't wait until our trip to Melbourne in March
Have been 4 times before, but last time was years ago, so really looking forward to it

If you are in Melbourne and wanna catch up for a coffee or something, PM me. I'm always up for a catch up......assuming of course, that you wanna catch up with me (and that's a big assumption!!)


That goes for anyone who is making a trip to Melbourne; including those in Melbourne.

Originally Posted by Ms. Shuttergirl

Perhaps we could start a private Facebook group. That way we'd know who's who in the zoo and would be able to track if something happened to someone. I know not everyone would be keen to reveal their identities like that though and I completely understand many wouldn't be up for it.

If you are keen send me a PM with your Facebook details and I'll create it

If you don't think it's a good idea that's cool too

Great idea Shuttergirl. I'm not on FB and have been resisting signing up (I really AM the shy, retiring type in real life). You're certainly making it very difficult for me to keep resisting!

[Ms. Shuttergirl]

Originally Posted by PrincessInOz

Great idea Shuttergirl. I'm not on FB and have been resisting signing up (I really AM the shy, retiring type in real life). You're certainly making it very difficult for me to keep resisting!

Awwww, sorry PIO, I didn't want to lure you over to the dark side . If you aren't on there then don't do it. It can become addictive.

[PrincessInOz]

Originally Posted by Ms. Shuttergirl

Awwww, sorry PIO, I didn't want to lure you over to the dark side . If you aren't on there then don't do it. It can become addictive.

That's what I'm afraid of. The Dis is a bad enough addiction. I don't need anything else.

[WAMUMOF4]

Originally Posted by Ms. Shuttergirl

See sounds like you've gotten up today and are feeling brighter already. PIO makes a wonderful point about the friendships we've made on here. It's good to have somewhere to go that is a "soft place to land".

It's like we have our own little "Cheers Bar" here, where everyone knows your name, well your Disboards name that is .

Its amazing how much admitting that i was struggling with the fact that i dont think we can afford a trip next year made
You are way to quick havent even had a chance to write i have pmd you and you have already accepted my friend request

Originally Posted by australiankaren

we're all in this together.....thru thick waisted and thin bank accounts...in crazy exotic diseases and slightly fluy times.....

like all animals in the animal world, we tend to flock together with our own kind...and our herd is greatly diminished when one is taken by a puma/lion/bad hair day/post trip blues....

so to those of you struggling with coming back to reality...I say, move on up into the warmth of the herd and let us hunt and gather for you until your back on your feet

you always hit the nail on the head

Originally Posted by battymum

I don't want to make anyone sad, but DH chats on a forum, anyway one of their regulars was killed and no one knew for a long time. I can't remember how they found out, but you know how it is, people don't post for a while and you just thing they are busy. Sad....

Thats awfully sad

Originally Posted by battymum

On another note ds15 spent this past weekend on an end of year football trip. 20 fifteen year old boys and a couple of coaches, all meals from the BBQ - he says last night, I think I am getting scurvy, I need some vegetables!

At least he came home wanting vegetables

Originally Posted by aussietravellers

I've been away for a while but have been lurking the last couple of days.

Cancelled the December trip, it's all too depressing. Trying to focus on getting rid of my excess lard. But I have missed Dis, so decided to pop in and see what was happening, how all of the Sept/Oct trips went and how all of those Nov/Dec plans are coming along (even though I'm not going now )

Sorry you had to cancel your trip but Welcome back been wondering where you were

Originally Posted by PrincessInOz

If you are in Melbourne and wanna catch up for a coffee or something, PM me. I'm always up for a catch up......assuming of course, that you wanna catch up with me (and that's a big assumption!!)


That goes for anyone who is making a trip to Melbourne; including those in Melbourne.









Great idea Shuttergirl. I'm not on FB and have been resisting signing up (I really AM the shy, retiring type in real life). You're certainly making it very difficult for me to keep resisting!

Most definatley would love to catch up will let you know what dates we will be there when its finalised.

PIO you could always join facebook and only join the group that Ms. Shuttergirl has set up you can have your profile set up so no one else can see it

[Caroline NZ]

Originally Posted by PrincessInOz

If you are in Melbourne and wanna catch up for a coffee or something, PM me. I'm always up for a catch up......assuming of course, that you wanna catch up with me (and that's a big assumption!!)

That goes for anyone who is making a trip to Melbourne; including those in Melbourne.

Great idea Shuttergirl. I'm not on FB and have been resisting signing up (I really AM the shy, retiring type in real life). You're certainly making it very difficult for me to keep resisting!

It would be great to meet up PIO, I will be with DH & DS though as we are going to the Grand Prix, so not sure if there will be any spare time, (DD is staying behind with the grandparents). Will let you know closer to the time what we are up to.

I have not used Facebook either, but I have set myself up with a login...

[aussietravellers]

Originally Posted by WAMUMOF4

Sorry you had to cancel your trip but Welcome back been wondering where you were


PIO you could always join facebook and only join the group that Ms. Shuttergirl has set up you can have your profile set up so no one else can see it

Thanks WAMUMOF4!

PIO I agree, come and join the FB group, pretty please.

[aussietravellers]

Originally Posted by PrincessInOz

That's what I'm afraid of. The Dis is a bad enough addiction. I don't need anything else.

Come on, as WAMUMOF4 said, you can just set up a profile and join the group. FB can be fun! I'm not a big poster on my profile, but i do like seeing what's going on.

[Travel Mum]

Oh wow, now I have a dilemma in the mornings! Normally my first check is to the Anzac Disboards and then I go over to Facebook. However, I currently have two screens open with one on each and, whilst I haven't started reading it yet, I see our Anzac Disboards group on FB has has even more activity on it since I went to bed last night (by which time, it was snowballing) . So, what is my new morning routine to be ?

[Ms. Shuttergirl]

Originally Posted by Travel Mum

Oh wow, now I have a dilemma in the mornings! Normally my first check is to the Anzac Disboards and then I go over to Facebook. However, I currently have two screens open with one on each and, whilst I haven't started reading it yet, I see our Anzac Disboards group on FB has has even more activity on it since I went to bed last night (by which time, it was snowballing) . So, what is my new morning routine to be ?

. Karen has been remarkably quiet, perhaps she's a secret ninja agent and doesn't want her true identity revealed. I always knew she was a ninja .


I've received a friend request from a man overnight. I don't know him and we don't have mutual friends. I wonder if he is a Disboarder? I would ask if someone sends me a friend request could they also include a comment that says what their disboard name is? That way I will know it's not just some crazy stalker.

[Travel Mum]

Originally Posted by Ms. Shuttergirl

. I would ask if someone sends me a friend request could they also include a comment that says what their disboard name is? That way I will know it's not just some crazy stalker.

Cripes yes they should do that because imagine if some stranger got to read all that we have been sharing with each other in our FB group!