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Old 18-08-2012, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Deeno View Post
Wow! How cool!

What an incredible sight to wake up to.

Sloughing. Now thats a great word!
I've been living here for 26 or so years and I'm not sick of the snow yet. I know some people that are... but I think they've just forgotten how to be kids!

Yeah, sloughing isn't popular in Australian vernacular... it should be be though. "I'm just sloughing down the pub for a while..."

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Originally Posted by graham.hobart View Post
Makes me all home sick!.
Sloughing is far better than shedding, although it was degravitating from a Sky 'Shed' Pod.
What??? Degravitating? I'd expect it to be floating away! Too technical for me.

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Originally Posted by graham.hobart View Post
You have a lovely place there Al, quite Christmas cardy.
The first time I saw snow in Australia I thought I'd touched down in an alternative reality. Coming from Northern Pom land I was just expecting a continent of sandy beaches and sharks. (should have gone to WA!)
I watched a docco with a kangaroo hopping through some snow and thought 'What the bloody hell is this?" some sort of sick joke?".
Within a few years of living down here I was actively seeking bloody snow. Shows how your priorities change when Treble Cone is cheaper that Victoria!!


Beautiful once again.
Hasn't snowed where I live in Tassie for a couple of years. Must be all the patio heaters.

Graz
Don't mention the patio heaters. I did once, but I think I got away with it. Do it too often you might breach the TOS!

I love the look of snow in the aussie bush. At first it just looks wrong, but later I came to appreciate it as unique.

Australia is pretty unique as a country. It seems to have most climates. Bit lacking on steppes and tundra maybe...

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Originally Posted by silv View Post
I share your tiny twang of home sickness when seeing these snow impressions, graham. real tiny, though.
also, the surprised feeling: Oz and snow???

Al, the wallabies and ducks, they worked together, you know?
together, they rolled away the dome and huddled in there in a cross species party... nothing too exotic, mind. just a cup of snowtea and icicle scones while story telling.

thanks for sharing.
Ah, I see. You're probably right... the usual suspects, I should've known... Jemima P. Duck and Skip. Breaking and entering. Can't trust 'em. I don't know... animals of today...



Al.
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