QLD winning the State of Origin last night! 

honestly didnt know it was on.... heard zero about it down here

Thank you for all of your replies so far Folks.

Keep them coming and don't forget to vote.

I have just come off a run of nights shifts and Brett is on his way home from work (been gone for 8 days) so we'll hopefully get a chance to look at a few things.

If I could just win the lotto this could all be solved 

Went for an aided walk.
I can put my full weight on.


You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.

Knee replacement done & dusted.
7.00am, this morning arrive at hospital.
By 11.30am back my room.
Awake through the whole procedure.
Had a feed, drink, doc is coming in an hour, to start with the physo.
Happy Days.

You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.

Be a good boy and do the physio the way they tell you and not how you want to. 

Foo

I’ve been deciding whether to comment here or not, and decided to share my thoughts.

In general, I have noticed that forums such as this are declining. Of the 5 or so I used to frequent, there is only 2 left, with this being one of them.

Personally, I feel that the life of this forum, and others, is decreasing. Whether it is saved this time, or in 12 months time etc. this is going to continue to be a topic of conversation every 12 months when due.

Personally I don’t contribute much for trips as life gets in the way. However, even in general I find very few threads about technical things, and indeed the most active threads are the ones such as “what did you do in your shed” or “where are you logging in from”.

I am unsure of the new member stats, however I would hazard a guess that new member numbers has been steadily declining over the years, and that it will continue to do so. I understand that a forum is what you make it, and that if new members posted etc. it could come alive, but society as a whole has changed, and what once was the solution has been replaced.

Sponsorship can be good, but as a business if I was to pay money to support a site, I would want to make that back in sales, or at least have a good chance of it. Frankly, I don’t see this forum in that position these days.

Sites which require a subscription also turn a lot of people off. I have seen this implemented and fail, resulting in the death of that forum. This also then results in the costs being shared across the few remaining members.

I feel that the writing has been on the wall for a while. After seeing the costs being posted, the constant director loans, and the membership numbers I feel that Brett and Jillsy are probably already possibly knowing the answer, but perhaps not wanting to realise it. I don’t mean this as a judgement in any way, but purely an observation.

For my thoughts, unfortunately I agree that I come on out of habit, and that it is more of a chat place now. I don’t get much or anything out of here technically or trip wise, and probably more keep looking out of habit. I feel that what the forum once was has departed, and that it is time to wrap it up.