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Post by tritto on Mar 6, 2024 3:04:12 GMT -8
Smooth, camrok. Mrs R will be impressed.
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Post by inboost on Mar 6, 2024 8:39:45 GMT -8
Looking forward to celebrating (in spirit) with you guys! If you happen to see any stone gargoyles atop the aforementioned buildings, do get a snap of one if you can. My family lore is that my Great Grandfather and his father produced some of those. Their main line of business ( Larcombe Memorials) is tombstones for the Rookwood Cemetery from 1870 to present!
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Post by camrok on Mar 7, 2024 3:16:19 GMT -8
[mention]inboost [/mention] I did look but we didn’t get to spend as much time as I hoped. Ok. So birthday! We left at 9 and got to the exhibition at 11am It was in Sydney town hall. Taking photos inside an art exhibition isn’t easy. The lighting is hideous unless you’re awkwardly close to the pieces. The last one with the boy and the nurse was a charity auction. It was expected to raise 3-4 mil and got 16. To go to the NHS (National Health Service) in the UK. unsure if pounds or not. The. We headed to the queen Victoria Building. It’s got some fancy shops (Longines and ? Mont Blanc.) There’s this cool watch. And stained glass. Lunch at Darling Harbour. Sorry no food shots. I got my wife to help with the bridge shot. Mobile phone and cars is pretty hectic here. It was either the watch or the bridge.
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Post by inboost on Mar 7, 2024 5:29:08 GMT -8
Well done camrok, some great photos and very captivating subject matter. That's incredible that the painting auctioned for 16M of any denomination! Imagine yourself in that seat for just a minute. You have an idea, sketch it out with less intricacy than a £5 note, and then offer it to the public for charity. It then exceeds the £5 note value by 3.2 million times. Who needs to counterfeit when you can come up with this material
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Post by mnementh on Mar 7, 2024 5:43:39 GMT -8
perseverance and judicious patience you'll get to where you're going with your marriage and sanity intact. I'll add Coffee to that sentiment for keeping sanity in check... Yeah, I have to admit that no coffee in the kitchen would be a complete non-starter in my household. If "she" made me choose between my percolator and her, it would be a tough choice (25 years together and still tail over wings in love with my wife) but I'd probably take my coffeepot and hit the road. That said... having done the whole "freshly-ground, freshly brewed" thing for years as a bachelor... I do agree that the whole "roaster/grinder/bags of raw beans" mess has no place inside the house. If I ever fell down that rabbit-hole again, everything except the coffeepot would be relegated to the garage, if not the toolshed. mnem life's too short to deal with coffee tailings all over the house...
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Post by dapellegrini on Mar 7, 2024 9:44:36 GMT -8
Banksy! We've got a couple big fans in my household. What a great event to bring the World Traveller to!
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Post by 69ChevelleSS on Mar 7, 2024 10:13:53 GMT -8
Very cool camrok. Nice looking family you've got there. Not an art connoisseur but I do know about Banksy. Did anyone ever find out who he or she is?
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Post by camrok on Mar 7, 2024 12:44:35 GMT -8
Very cool camrok. Nice looking family you've got there. Not an art connoisseur but I do know about Banksy. Did anyone ever find out who he or she is? They are supposedly sitting next to the series of the Venice oil set on Instagram. Reading a paper. No it’s still much like a daft punk scenario.
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Post by camrok on Mar 7, 2024 15:46:25 GMT -8
House update: Front. Entry/ hall. Storage under stairs. Wine cellar/sauna/ other stuff Kitchen And dining room Our bedroom. Outlook.
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Post by cd_god on Mar 7, 2024 17:30:51 GMT -8
House update:
I think you need to fly Rob down to Australia to help you out.
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Post by cd_god on Mar 7, 2024 17:42:39 GMT -8
Now, a Treasury must have somewhere to store all the gold right? Here's a small selection of the safes and vaults scattered around the building.
'Member when we were talking about safe cracking
I 'member
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Post by camrok on Mar 8, 2024 2:18:53 GMT -8
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Post by small on Mar 8, 2024 5:52:38 GMT -8
The family shot reminds me almost of those shots in the back of Watch Time where the people gather for a Selfie and show off their watches? No other watches in sight though...I'd actually planned one while I had it just couldn't get the fam to play along...
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Post by inboost on Mar 8, 2024 8:19:58 GMT -8
Wow, nice house-to-be and nice haul in the meat raffle camrok ! I'm sure it's pretty vague, but how long until you actually get to move in? Is it weeks, months, or?
Oh, I didn't see the watchmaking den. You'll need to go back and photo that for us
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Post by camrok on Mar 8, 2024 12:58:00 GMT -8
Wow, nice house-to-be and nice haul in the meat raffle camrok ! I'm sure it's pretty vague, but how long until you actually get to move in? Is it weeks, months, or?
Oh, I didn't see the watchmaking den. You'll need to go back and photo that for us We are being told it will be finished and if April for a handover date of mid May. I didn’t take any photos of the garage that has been extended or the spare room. Both of which are likely candidates for watch bench space.
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Post by camrok on Mar 9, 2024 15:40:37 GMT -8
So I’ve been enjoying the sun and the space. Enjoyed this to wake up to. Have the coffee machine but no power- so too the camp kitchen. It’s been suggested that Australia’s best real estate is still occupied by caravan parks and national parks. Did something dangerous.
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Post by inboost on Mar 9, 2024 15:52:06 GMT -8
camrok, the WTv2 is totally up for a swim so no worries there! I'd be more worried about the phone going in than the watch
I'm impressed you brought the espresso machine along on the camping trip. I have done a French Press 'kit' when serious about drinking good coffee while away from home, but you've got me beat hands down
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Post by camrok on Mar 11, 2024 15:15:51 GMT -8
Not quite ready for its next adventure but time to log some of the travel journal.
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Post by camrok on Mar 12, 2024 10:55:13 GMT -8
It wouldn’t be a trip To Australia without a weird, dangerous or disgusting animal.
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Post by inboost on Mar 12, 2024 13:41:56 GMT -8
Ahhhh, tritto has sent you a friend to tag along?
Rember THIS? I 'member (doing my best cd_god impersonation)
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