I hate it when people post just to post.....

[Gracey 7]

Because it the first annual nude raw oyster eating marathon? Sheesh, if you want me to quit sending you pics, change your email, like all the other ladies do....

Marine marathon in DC...his first marathon.

[plain 12]

Marine marathon in DC...his first marathon.

Are we talking about a certain inter-office jerkster?

[She Smiles 2]

Ahhhh Friday afternoon and evening, how I love thee...

Fanny, your pics make me think about the trip I made up to Birdsville and back on a research trip after Uni. Its so beautiful up there too. So many Australians never get to see all the amazing things our country has to offer.

Edited November 21, 2008 by She Smiles

[Fanny Adams 7]

Ahhhh Friday afternoon and evening, how I love thee...

Fanny, your pics make me think about the trip I made up to Birdsville and back on a research trip after Uni. Its so beautiful up there too. So many Australians never get to see all the amazing things our country has to offer.

That's one thing that I really love about my job - I get to see some awesome scenery in some really remote parts of the country. Before I worked at Argyle, I was up in Nhulunbuy/Gove on the coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria in the Northern Territory. Not many people get to see that, as it is 700km into Arnhem Land and they don't give out tourist visas. I've seen most part of Aus now, from the incredible tropical rainforests around the Daintree River in Qld, to the central deserts of NT, SA and WA, to the forests and mountains in Victoria and Tasmania, and of course coastlines and beaches around the entire perimeter of the country. I never get tired of all the wonderful sights there are around Aus...

[Fanny Adams 7]

The downside of course, is the heat... I just got today's Health Warning on my office email:

From: SSUWA

Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 4:43:09 PM

To: Health Coordinator (AD)

Subject: Heat Stress [sEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Auto forwarded by a Rule

For Argyle:

Following data is peak value predictions for: Saturday 22 November 2008:

Max Environmental Temp: 43°C. (109.4F)

Forecast: Risk of an afternoon storm.

Relative Humidity: 40%.

Apparent Temperature: 57°C. (134.6F)

Heat Stress Index: Extreme.

*Note: Last Wet Season, I saw warnings come through that said the Apparent Temperature was 63C!! That's 145.4F!!!

[She Smiles 2]

I'm so jealous. I'm stuck in an office in the CBD everyday.

And yeah the heat was unbearable. On our days off in the desert (we camped out of 2 trucks for 30 days), we would follow the shadow around the truck with our fold out chairs for a teeny bit of respite from the sweltering heat.

Hope everyone has a good weekend, I'm off to the coast to enjoy the (fingers crossed!) warm weather and waves!

[plain 12]

*Note: Last Wet Season, I saw warnings come through that said the Apparent Temperature was 63C!! That's 145.4F!!!

Crikey! One could cook a meal in that!!

Hope everyone has a good weekend, I'm off to the coast to enjoy the (fingers crossed!) warm weather and waves!

I'm jealous! I love the beach....

[luluc 6]

horses & beaches .... i'm dreaming of both.

thanks for the pics fanny - those horses are just beautiful.

posting - snifflies this am, cold, band tight & doing hot tea w/honey - would love to crawl back into bed, ......

[allielee 263]

It's Friday and only 6 days until my favorite shopping day of the year!! I already have my game plan well almost still waiting for the Walmart black friday ad.. but I have all the others.. My hubby never would go with me until a couple of years ago (the year of the Furby) My daughter only wanted a furby for christmas and I couldn't find one anywhere.. well On Black Friday I got one! I was so excited walking through the aisle with my furby sitting in the carriage looking at me when "WHAM" I was knocked over ass over tea kettle and this woman took off with my Furby.. I actually just sat there and laughed from shock I am sure.. so my hubby said he was going with me from that day on because he thought people were nuts.. I know different.. I have met so many awesome people on Black friday.. It's exciting and fun. I am sure that woman was desperate to please her child just as I was, I wasn't that desperate though.. so did I get her a furby in time for christmas?? well I sent out an email to everyone I knew and some I didn't know telling them my story and guess what.. She got 7 Furby's for christmas that year!

[She Smiles 2]

I just realised, tomorrow is my 2 year bandiversary! wow!

[luluc 6]

I just realised, tomorrow is my 2 year bandiversary! wow!

congrats she!!!!

[*slim* 2]

I just realised, tomorrow is my 2 year bandiversary! wow!

Congrats She!

[gone 4 ever 6]

That is one of the huge dump trucks that they use, which is almost as tall as a 5 story building!!

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Fanny what beautiful pics. I think I have seen your trucks on TV. Aren't they considered the biggest trucks in the world?

[*susan* 1,709]

Susan - you're like the women that I saw here in wool gloves in 60 degree weather!!!

Thats right, I have had on my leather gloves in the mornings all this week!

You build a fire for 59 degrees? :laugh:

Heck, I don't even put on a coat until it dips below 40. :cursing:

You can keep that cold weather. For me, anything below 70 degrees is pushing it!! Good luck on your surgery today!

I just realised, tomorrow is my 2 year bandiversary! wow!

Congratulations, She!!

And yes, I am absolutely freezing again today!! Brrrrrrrrrrr.

[tapshoes 2]

Friday morning - thanks be! I'm sure this week had a month of Wednesdays in it!!

Fanny - love the pics...if I took pics I don't think anyone would be able to see much - just white, white, and more white - ground, sky, trees covered. Imagine yourself inside a marshmallow! Is it any wonder DH and I want to move to somewhere warm...the only snow is pictures on the christmas cards envious friends and relatives send!

Susan - gloves on with temps in the 50's? I can't imagine.

Happy bandiversary, She.

Alliemorris - I will NOT venture across the threshold of any store/mall on that day of days. I hate shopping at the best of times (bookstores are an exception), and that madness done once years ago was enough to sour me from ever ever ever doing it again. It certainly didn't make me feel warm and fuzzy about the human race!