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Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Fri 26 Feb, 2010 8:14 pm
by ollster
geoskid wrote:Yeah - I think Ollie will take any path he can get at the moment :lol:


Hmmn, we must've met... :wink:

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Sat 27 Feb, 2010 7:26 am
by ILUVSWTAS
ollster wrote:
ILUVSWTAS wrote:Haha nice one Dave.....
So it wasnt you helicoptered out 10k's from Federation peak yesterday? Thats good, just checking........


That was low... but I LOLed... like, I really did.




Haha hey thats me attempting to be nice! I dont do nice very well though.. :twisted:

So off subject Dave, Are you coming with us on our Easter walk??

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Sat 27 Feb, 2010 8:49 am
by ollster
ILUVSWTAS wrote:So off subject Dave, Are you coming with us on our Easter walk??


Where are we going? Gell+Cheyne+Goulds SL? I like that one, should be interesting.

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Sat 27 Feb, 2010 7:44 pm
by Dave Bremers
ILUVSWTAS wrote:
ollster wrote:
ILUVSWTAS wrote:Haha nice one Dave.....
So it wasnt you helicoptered out 10k's from Federation peak yesterday? Thats good, just checking........


That was low... but I LOLed... like, I really did.




Haha hey thats me attempting to be nice! I dont do nice very well though.. :twisted:

So off subject Dave, Are you coming with us on our Easter walk??


I took it nicely.

I do have 9 days off around easter, question is can I afford the flights to Tassie. Have to wait and see on that one. What are the trip details?

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Sun 28 Feb, 2010 12:22 pm
by ILUVSWTAS
Yeh I think Gell/Cheynne is the preferred walk, other ideas have been Hopetoun or Greystone.

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Sun 28 Feb, 2010 12:50 pm
by Dave Bremers
Ok cool, never heard of any of those except for Hopetoun, but the others are in cradle mountain/lake st clair NP? except greystone which is SW. Sounds good, I'll let you know a bit closer to the time.

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Sun 28 Feb, 2010 5:47 pm
by woka
ollster wrote:Another thing I've learnt - don't start throwing dry wombat poo at people when they've just dished up their evening meal. If they try and fend it off, it will likely explode in a cloud of poo dust and get in their "four cheeses" pasta meal, thereby becoming the fabled "fifth cheese". This results in having to cede one's own meal...


This made me LOL so much, I almost fell out of my chair! I'll be sure not to try it anytime soon!

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Mon 01 Mar, 2010 7:12 am
by under10kg
Haha nice one Dave.....
So it wasnt you helicoptered out 10k's from Federation peak yesterday? Thats good, just checking........


You guys make me laugh :D

Actually last year on the western arthurs my walking companion busted his knee in a freak accident. I carried 2 packs off the range (thank god for my light pack 8) ) and I got offered a helicoper ride out of there. I declined and spend the next day walking out with sleet, rain and high winds.

I actually really enjoyed the walk out. I must be getting as mad as some of you in Tasi as I actually liked plowing through the mud!

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Mon 01 Mar, 2010 7:45 am
by ollster
under10kg wrote:I must be getting as mad as some of you in Tasi as I actually liked plowing through the mud!


Mud? What mud? :D

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Mon 01 Mar, 2010 7:49 am
by Jellybean
ollster wrote:Another thing I've learnt - don't start throwing dry wombat poo at people when they've just dished up their evening meal. If they try and fend it off, it will likely explode in a cloud of poo dust and get in their "four cheeses" pasta meal, thereby becoming the fabled "fifth cheese". This results in having to cede one's own meal...


Hmmm... and you're wondering why you can't get a girl!!? :roll: :lol:

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Mon 01 Mar, 2010 8:52 am
by ollster
Jellybean wrote:Hmmm... and you're wondering why you can't get a girl!!? :roll: :lol:


You don't know the half of it... :twisted:

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Mon 01 Mar, 2010 6:39 pm
by ollster
Here's another one I learnt vicariously... don't pick your nose with your pocket knife.

And another one... when packhauling, and you have a 28kg pack, and the person below says "I've got it" they probably haven't.

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Mon 01 Mar, 2010 9:22 pm
by Taurë-rana
At least it wasn't the person at the top!

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Mon 01 Mar, 2010 9:35 pm
by ollster
Taurë-rana wrote:At least it wasn't the person at the top!


I don't think the people below us felt that way...

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Tue 02 Mar, 2010 12:31 pm
by north-north-west
Taurë-rana wrote:Along more of the same lines, attractive, non-mad, non-baggage laden, single bushwalking blokes in the next age group up in Tassie are also a myth!

That's why I always end up with younger men. Try it.

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Tue 02 Mar, 2010 1:30 pm
by ollster
Cougar time!!! :D

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Tue 02 Mar, 2010 2:46 pm
by Dave Bremers
Men love cougars. More power to them. Give it a go I think you'll be pleasantly surprised

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Tue 02 Mar, 2010 4:42 pm
by corvus
breminator98 wrote:Men love cougars. More power to them. Give it a go I think you'll be pleasantly surprised


Should that read "young men" :lol:
corvus

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Tue 02 Mar, 2010 4:49 pm
by Dave Bremers
:D

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Tue 02 Mar, 2010 6:43 pm
by north-north-west
I am insufficiently wealthy to be a cougar. My men have to pay their own way.

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Tue 02 Mar, 2010 6:55 pm
by geoskid
Whoa back, easy boys - from what I understand, Cougars still like their younger males to know which way is up and where to find things(Edit - like their wallet :D ) - and typical selfishness from younger males wont cut it. But know your stuff and .... go for it. :D

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Tue 02 Mar, 2010 7:10 pm
by corvus
scavenger wrote:I am insufficiently wealthy to be a cougar. My men have to pay their own way.


As they should Scavvy or have I got it wrong and the reverse is really the case :? :lol:
corvus

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Tue 02 Mar, 2010 7:25 pm
by north-north-west
geoskid wrote:Whoa back, easy boys - from what I understand, Cougars still like their younger males to know which way is up and where to find things(Edit - like their wallet :D ) - and typical selfishness from younger males wont cut it. But know your stuff and .... go for it. :D

They have to be old enough to know what they're doing, and young enough to be able to keep up with me. Beyond that, age isn't really a factor. Maturity is more important - which does rather limit the field . . .

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Tue 02 Mar, 2010 8:52 pm
by ollster
scavenger wrote:Maturity is more important - which does rather limit the field . . .


Ahahahah, "Mature young male" is about as likely as, well, I won't draw an analogy as it might be seen as not being very nice... and to keep it semi-on topic, another thing I've learnt, more than 2 cats is a sure sign of madness.

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Tue 02 Mar, 2010 11:00 pm
by Taurë-rana
scavenger wrote:They have to be old enough to know what they're doing, and young enough to be able to keep up with me. Beyond that, age isn't really a factor. Maturity is more important - which does rather limit the field . . .


Nicely put, I agree with all of that.

I didn't know that being wealthy was a requirement of being a cougar? You mean younger men only want older women for their money? Where did that term come from anyhow?

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Wed 03 Mar, 2010 6:33 am
by Dave Bremers
I don't think money is essential here to be a cougar, but is often the case.
Preying on younger men perhaps?
Hmmm mature and young are difficult words to put together in a human.

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Wed 03 Mar, 2010 7:50 am
by Taurë-rana
breminator98 wrote:Hmmm mature and young are difficult words to put together in a human.

Ah yes, but scavenger didn't say young, she said "young enough" which for some of us doesn't mean quite as young as it does for others. I have actually met some young men who are fairly mature in their late teens, and I know a good number who are still immature in a bad way in their late 40's.

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Wed 03 Mar, 2010 8:00 am
by melinda
Cougar Bait???
Last weekend I was accused of being a 'cougar'! :D :D :D
(Had never even heard of the term until then because I don't watch television)
I guess the term is sort of liberating in a slightly offensive sort of way, but I like it!
BUT, the real question is what are the prerequisites for 'cougar bait'? :D :D :D
Melinda

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Wed 03 Mar, 2010 8:29 am
by Ent
When all is said and done, more is said than done :wink:

Re: Things I have learnt.

PostPosted: Wed 03 Mar, 2010 9:51 am
by ollster
Brett wrote:When all is said and done, more is said than done :wink:


My talk:action ratio is abysmal...