quote:Mmmm, nice view.
Op zaterdag 31 januari 2004 05:05 schreef Australian het volgende:
As kind of requested and as promised, here is a webcam shot outside the window closest to my computer.www.chrisjohn316.com/chris_1451_uur_wallpaper_31_jan_2004.jpg
That is 1024x768 so it is good if you want it as a wallpaper, 115KB. Also the quality is rather poor. I have a Logitech Pro webcam, so if you have any suggestions as to how I can improve the image quality let me know.
I am happy to take some webcam images of outside my windows if that is of any interest. Exactly what I see here.
Feedback and comments welcomed.
That's melbourne?
Where exactly in melbourne are you?
Edit : a webcam can only do so much, you could try toying with the lens if the webcam will let you, otherwise, a digicam 
[Dit bericht is gewijzigd door Piro op 31-01-2004 12:53]
quote:About 7kms north of the CBD, (Central Business District), or the very middle of the city... and about 30kms directly south of Whittlesea where the UFO was photographed.
Op zaterdag 31 januari 2004 12:24 schreef Piro het volgende:[..]
Mmmm, nice view.
That's melbourne?
Where exactly in melbourne are you?
Whittlesea is what we sometimes call "the sticks", meaning it is basically empty.
Melbourne is about 50kms wide and 150kms long... that is the CBD and suburbs. I live walking distance from a supermarket, train station, trams, and bus. I live directly opposite a park.
Rather nice.
The colors don't show too well in the webcan photo. It's all very green.
Cheers.
quote:Mmm, photographing with sunlight is a pain, give us another shot of dusk.
Op zaterdag 31 januari 2004 12:35 schreef Australian het volgende:[..]
About 7kms north of the CBD, (Central Business District), or the very middle of the city... and about 30kms directly south of Whittlesea where the UFO was photographed.
Whittlesea is what we sometimes call "the sticks", meaning it is basically empty.
Melbourne is about 50kms wide and 150kms long... that is the CBD and suburbs. I live walking distance from a supermarket, train station, trams, and bus. I live directly opposite a park.
Rather nice.
The colors don't show too well in the webcan photo. It's all very green.
Cheers.
Nice neighbourhood, by the way.
quote:It is 22:56 now. Already dark. Anyway hope the photos are better. A webcam isn't really suitable for quality images.
Op zaterdag 31 januari 2004 12:54 schreef Piro het volgende:[..]
Mmm, photographing with sunlight is a pain, give us another shot of dusk.
Nice neighbourhood, by the way.
Looks better than Sydney's CBD.
You could start a hit set of topics, 'Australia with Australian'.
The user Vampier moved to the United States, he frequently makes topics about his life there.
Libris does the same, I'll link you if you're interested.
quote:I visited Sydney but found it dirty, the streets were in a non grid layout *very difficult to get from place to place* and there were beggars.
Op zaterdag 31 januari 2004 15:00 schreef Piro het volgende:
Nice.
Looks better than Sydney's CBD.
You could start a hit set of topics, 'Australia with Australian'.
The user Vampier moved to the United States, he frequently makes topics about his life there.
Libris does the same, I'll link you if you're interested.
Sydney has an Australian feel whereas Melbourne has a European feel. You need to have a lot of money to live well in Sydney, but not so here in Melbourne.
Good idea about the news topic, but I'll wait for any questions or comments made my way... don't want to bore people.
What did you see besides Sydney? You can see that in an hour! "Look the Opera house, a lot smaller than it looks on TV and look there... a bridge, the Sydney habor bridge. It is over water. End of tour... move along people nothing to see here!"
Talk about boring!
You want to really see Australia do what we do. I have been off road driving through the Karri and Jarrah forests of south west, Western Australia. Now THAT is seeing Australia. Anyone who has heard of this, remember the 1960s series "Land of the Giants"? Well the Karri and Jarrah forests and ferns are gigantic!
Ferns bigger than your car. Trees among the tallest in the world. A whole forest to explore off road. Camping not too far away and that is just in one spot... Margaret River is not far way... which all you surfies out there would have heard about.
So Sydney... look outside your window, that is close enough and now make a real tourist plan LOL
So what is my plan? I want to live in Tasmania, further south. There are mountain and snow and places to xplore on foot. A real adventure!
I grew up with the beach, sun, surf, blue skys. I have had enough of that and surfing. Exploration is best.
Oh and whoever is planning on a holiday... make sure you go as a group. Always more fun and safer, especially when you go exploring.
Lastly understand that anything in northern Australia is deadly. Crocodiles. Tourists are constantly standing near a flat small river of lake and WHAM a crocodile drags them in the water. Crocodiles are up to about 4 or 5 meters long. You have NO chance.
Crocodiles also hunt people over a short distance of about 300 meters. NEVER go near water in northern Australia unless you see locak Australian's do it.
NEVER EVER swim in water in northern Australia unless it is a beach with a lot of people.
Funny how the tourism brochure doesn't tell you that in red bloody fonts
Do a google search for like "Australia and crocodile and tourist". I haven't but you may be surprised at how common it is.
Remember you a tourist here not an Aussie and so do what Aussies do as we know how to survive here
quote:Grid layouts are so boring, no excitement.
Op zaterdag 31 januari 2004 22:35 schreef Australian het volgende:[..]
I visited Sydney but found it dirty, the streets were in a non grid layout *very difficult to get from place to place* and there were beggars.
quote:My father lived there, I don't know when he moved from Perth to Sydney but he stayed there a good few years, that's why I picked Sydney.
Sydney has an Australian feel whereas Melbourne has a European feel. You need to have a lot of money to live well in Sydney, but not so here in Melbourne.
quote:Darling harbour, opera house, those were the major attractions in Sydney itself, pretty boring city, but the suburb (marrickville) my father lived was rather nice.
Good idea about the news topic, but I'll wait for any questions or comments made my way... don't want to bore people.What did you see besides Sydney? You can see that in an hour! "Look the Opera house, a lot smaller than it looks on TV and look there... a bridge, the Sydney habor bridge. It is over water. End of tour... move along people nothing to see here!"
Talk about boring!
quote:I went up to Newcastle, to the bush, stayed there on the land of a friend of his.
You want to really see Australia do what we do. I have been off road driving through the Karri and Jarrah forests of south west, Western Australia. Now THAT is seeing Australia. Anyone who has heard of this, remember the 1960s series "Land of the Giants"? Well the Karri and Jarrah forests and ferns are gigantic!
That was an adventure in itself, the time it took us to get there was enough to cross the border from west to east here.
quote:Yaa, I missed something, why do you think I want to go back there and drive around for myself, public transport sucks nuts.
Ferns bigger than your car. Trees among the tallest in the world. A whole forest to explore off road. Camping not too far away and that is just in one spot... Margaret River is not far way... which all you surfies out there would have heard about.
quote:Whehehe.
So Sydney... look outside your window, that is close enough and now make a real tourist plan LOL
quote:Exploration rules, too bad there's nothing left to explore anymore
So what is my plan? I want to live in Tasmania, further south. There are mountain and snow and places to xplore on foot. A real adventure!I grew up with the beach, sun, surf, blue skys. I have had enough of that and surfing. Exploration is best.
It's the same reason I wish to emigrate to Asia, atleast I haven't seen everything there.
quote:Group of friends would be best, organised tours are boring as hell.
Oh and whoever is planning on a holiday... make sure you go as a group. Always more fun and safer, especially when you go exploring.
quote:Saltwater crocs are even worse or so I've heard, and they outrun you too.
Lastly understand that anything in northern Australia is deadly. Crocodiles. Tourists are constantly standing near a flat small river of lake and WHAM a crocodile drags them in the water. Crocodiles are up to about 4 or 5 meters long. You have NO chance.
quote:Stay out of the heat, don't swim with crocs, and check out the bush.
Crocodiles also hunt people over a short distance of about 300 meters. NEVER go near water in northern Australia unless you see locak Australian's do it.NEVER EVER swim in water in northern Australia unless it is a beach with a lot of people.
Funny how the tourism brochure doesn't tell you that in red bloody fonts
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Northern Australia is kind of a backward region as far as I'm told, not much tourism there, most of it goes to the Sydney/Melbourne area, or it seems that way at least.
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Do a google search for like "Australia and crocodile and tourist". I haven't but you may be surprised at how common it is.Remember you a tourist here not an Aussie and so do what Aussies do as we know how to survive here
Two days ago we were hit by a bad but localised storm. Flooding like just two kilometers from me but only rain where I am.
Melbourne has some dangerous weather.
A few weeks ago the storms were so bad, the hail and rain and wind I was ready need the door at like 01:00 to flee for my life if my home collapsed. Thankfully it didn't.
I have never seen such a storm before. It was frightful.
It's quiet now, weather wise... 23:14.
quote:And we bitch about our weather.
Op maandag 2 februari 2004 13:16 schreef Australian het volgende:
It was overcast a lot today and we had some light showers.Two days ago we were hit by a bad but localised storm. Flooding like just two kilometers from me but only rain where I am.
Melbourne has some dangerous weather.
A few weeks ago the storms were so bad, the hail and rain and wind I was ready need the door at like 01:00 to flee for my life if my home collapsed. Thankfully it didn't.
I have never seen such a storm before. It was frightful.
It's quiet now, weather wise... 23:14.
Is this normal?
You might have wanted to stay indoors too, if your house can collapse, you can only take a few hits.
Let's see some more of your digi pictures
The one where I thought my life was really in danger was an electrical storm. So bright you could basically read a book and hail no stop.
For the most part the weather isn't that bad though.
quote:Yes... how did you get here?
Op dinsdag 3 februari 2004 14:50 schreef capibar het volgende:
is dit dit soms het privé chattopic van piro en australian geworden?
quote:Het is een leuk topic.
Op dinsdag 3 februari 2004 14:50 schreef capibar het volgende:
is dit dit soms het privé chattopic van piro en australian geworden?
Geen verborgen agenda's, trouw, grote muil, lief hartje, bang voor bloed, scheld FA's graag uit voor lul.[/b]
I don't know if FOK can handle comments about Dutch Nazi Collaborators and that type of attitude being the reason so many Dutch are against George and Tony.
See things like that can be offensive and so I have been very good 
so far and not taken a stick to Dutch attitudes, but if I can, without my thread being locked I will.
Just read my replies to what you posted... you know where.
The other place has a great spectrum for diverse views but it can be a bit much to some.
Anyway, let me try this here, seeing you invited me...
I support George and Tony. I think the general Dutch attitude is anti George and anti Tony. I view such an attitude as having been anti Churchill some 60 years ago.
The Dutch of the 1940s after the Nazi invasion and occupation learned to be a tougher lot. Today's Dutch are largely morally weak and do not have a firm grasp of what is right and wrong and those that do, many are too pathetic to act on it.
Let me add the French to that, but what is new, and even the once strong Germans. No wonder the French and Germans are so close... they are both morally weak.
George and Tony are like the allied leaders of WWII.
Holland, France and Germany are like puppet states of all that is wrong in this world.
France will become an Islamic state before too long.
Go buy a Koran, fire up the gas chambers and be ready to do your job... that is where WEAK Europe is heading.
Anyone who thinks like this is regarded as being in the minority in Europe, but some 60 years ago we were the majority.
So the WMDs were not found. I for one couldn't care less. I am happy that Iraqis are now liberated.
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well Piro I hope the above is enough for the Dutchies here to get out their steak knives and forks and dig in
quote:Say that AGAIN after you read my post below yours
Op woensdag 4 februari 2004 00:40 schreef static het volgende:[..]
Het is een leuk topic.
quote:Just did. I'm open to 'other' opinions though. Not that I agree.
Op woensdag 4 februari 2004 00:53 schreef Australian het volgende:[..]
Say that AGAIN after you read my post below yours
Geen verborgen agenda's, trouw, grote muil, lief hartje, bang voor bloed, scheld FA's graag uit voor lul.[/b]
quote:If I find any more than 1 in 20 Dutch persons agreeing I would be surprised.
Op woensdag 4 februari 2004 00:56 schreef static het volgende:[..]
Just did. I'm open to 'other' opinions though. Not that I agree.
quote:1 in a million is more likely
Op woensdag 4 februari 2004 01:23 schreef Australian het volgende:If I find any more than 1 in 20 Dutch persons agreeing I would be surprised.
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quote:15 ... are sure THAT many patriots in Holland?
Op woensdag 4 februari 2004 02:55 schreef TinToR het volgende:[..]
1 in a million is more likely
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download 1024x768
http://www.chrisjohn316.com/digger_chrisjohn316.jpg
quote:Stubby holder? Download the wallpaper version... see that large flat brownish wooden looking thing, we call that a table, and it doubles as a stubby holder. In fact it is so good it can hold a 6-pack, a slab (24 pack) and more... neat hey
Op woensdag 4 februari 2004 10:51 schreef TinToR het volgende:
where's ur stubby holder
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