Newbees Gathering

Black Diamond · February 21, 2011, 08:43:47 PM

Yep was a top weekend had by all

Speewa thanks for organising it, was a top spot and the beer was icy cold

Came out of the weekend as a far more knowledgable man as Cameron, James and i were treated to the 'Speewa 101 shower tent exercise' fully equipped with the Husqvarna and all

Now i realise life is a breeze compared to the shower tent debacle

Glad Geoff came along and shed some light to the situation when it was my turn

Thanks again mate

Gotta say the Swan held up well after Friday nights massive downpour, not even a drop

Was really nice meeting you all, some great Swagger's here, and we are really looking forward to the next one

Forgot to swoop the Camera on the way out so dont have too many pics, but i will dig some up from my phone

Cheers John and Family

GeoffA · February 21, 2011, 09:08:42 PM

Thanks to Speewa

for making the effort to get the weekend going, and thanks to all that attended for their company.
Lots of great conversation, plenty of fun, and a little bit of

as well.......
Kay and I thoroughly enjoyed the whole weekend. Looking forward to the next......

Cheers,
Geoff

jtraf · February 21, 2011, 09:38:07 PM

Jamie aka Speewa thanks for organising what turned out to be a great outing

I did appreciate shower tent 101 but should have taken a few more notes as I don't think I can remember all the steps...

Great to meet you all and hopefully only the first of many......

Did we mention that the mosquitos were huge.......

speewa158 · February 22, 2011, 06:35:31 AM

Folding of Dunny Tent ( in to stupid small bag )
1 Assembly huge group of strong caperablIe Swaggers
2 Fill them with plenty of grog
3 Gather the weman folk to watch & be impressed
4 Have the Mini Swaggers stand well back it will get messy
5 Firmly grasp dunny tent in both hands , stand on with both feet
6 fold in a gentle rolling action without letting go , inside to out in a left handed triangular circle
7 Cut into small pices with a chain saw , stuff in bag place beside tree & drive away
8 Find the bloke that designed the Dam thing & DO THINGS TO HIM !!!!!

Black Diamond · February 22, 2011, 04:33:53 PM

Quote from: speewa158 on February 22, 2011, 06:35:31 AM
Folding of Dunny Tent ( in to stupid small bag )
1 Assembly huge group of strong caperablIe Swaggers
2 Fill them with plenty of grog
3 Gather the weman folk to watch & be impressed
4 Have the Mini Swaggers stand well back it will get messy
5 Firmly grasp dunny tent in both hands , stand on with both feet
6 fold in a gentle rolling action without letting go , inside to out in a left handed triangular circle
7 Cut into small pices stuff in bag place beside tree & drive away

He he dont forget the Husqvarna Speewa

sschmez · February 22, 2011, 04:34:22 PM

Quote from: speewa158 on February 22, 2011, 06:35:31 AM
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6 fold in a gentle rolling action without letting go , inside to out in a left handed triangular circle

Now was that clockwise or counter clockwise, please

Brett B · February 22, 2011, 05:25:26 PM

Sorry we could not make this one it was all hands on deck at work on a break down
looks like it was a good turnout hey
Need to do another one before the weather turns to crap
looking foward to some more pics guys of what we missed out on

Brett B

speewa158 · February 22, 2011, 05:35:17 PM

Dont turn up to the cocktail party on Friday night as the rain slowed it down at 11.30pm ,, just as well I think . Though it may have rained but as it came down we became more determined to enjoy . OutBack Jack in fact up graded his camp site to river frontage penthouse , to impress us all .
Thec weather did turn to crap & on we went

GeoffA · February 22, 2011, 05:39:42 PM

Quote from: Black Diamond on February 22, 2011, 04:33:53 PM
He he dont forget the Husqvarna Speewa

(hispanic accent)............"say hello to my little friend".............

Rowanb · February 22, 2011, 05:45:23 PM

Great weekend, first time out for us and it was great to meet new people. looking forward to doing it all again soon. its good to get together with a great bunch of people.
Its a driking club with a camper trailer problem.
Some pics.

Rowanb · February 22, 2011, 05:51:19 PM

Ill try again

speewa158 · February 22, 2011, 06:07:32 PM

Rowanb Wee doonnt ave a drrrrinkkkkkinnng what was theeee

?

Rowanb · February 22, 2011, 06:42:31 PM

I didnt till i met you Speewa.

pacs · February 22, 2011, 07:15:29 PM

lol

I missed the huski moment that would have been a must see

Black Diamond · February 22, 2011, 08:00:12 PM

Quote from: pacs on February 22, 2011, 07:15:29 PM
lol
I missed the huski moment that would have been a must see

Speewin we didnt get any pics, i cant tell you how hard i was laughing when i saw speewa walking towards me revving the guts out of it. Then Geoff came out with the famous "say hello to my little friend"

Goodnight shower tent....

ralphedward · February 22, 2011, 08:06:46 PM

Trying again for the second day in a row to post!!!!!

As has been said before it was a fantastic weekend. We had all the elements - flood (Friday night - I think Jack may still be swimming) - fire (and all the conversation and food that was shared around it) and pestilence - (bloody mozzies & and who the hell let me park on a bullants nest

).

Thanks speewa from my kids and myself and thanks to all who attended. One thing that stood out, every single person that attended offered something, be it food, advice, help or items that may help. In no other setting have I met a more selfless, helping group of strangers (that I'm very pleased to call friends) in my life. Well done all 'myswag' stands tall!!!!

Where next?

?

Regards
Mark

Black Diamond · February 22, 2011, 08:20:18 PM

Hey Mark

Was also great to meet you and your family. Shared some great stories, especially your mate "Beeper"

we were still pissing ourselves laughing on the way home over that one

cheers John

speewa158 · February 22, 2011, 08:35:37 PM

here are the pics Mandrakes rain cover

ralphedward · February 22, 2011, 08:41:15 PM

Quote from: speewa158 on February 22, 2011, 08:35:37 PM
Lets look at the pics

hey speewa,

my computer wont allow me to open your pictures, it says the files are empty. It's alright tho' I told my computer that the sender was like that as well. Do you think that all will be right now?

Black Diamond · February 22, 2011, 08:47:13 PM

Quote from: ralphedward on February 22, 2011, 08:41:15 PM
hey speewa,

my computer wont allow me to open your pictures, it says the files are empty. It's alright tho' I told my computer that the sender was like that as well. Do you think that all will be right now?

x2

speewa158 · February 22, 2011, 08:52:53 PM

Retry pics

speewa158 · February 22, 2011, 08:56:04 PM

Will re try again till I get it

ralphedward · February 22, 2011, 09:09:00 PM

Quote from: speewa158 on February 22, 2011, 08:52:53 PM
Retry pics

Same message, my computer says the sender is empty!!!!!!!!

tambodaryl · February 22, 2011, 09:12:41 PM

Another one to thank Speewa for organising a great weekend

Thanks to all the swaggers that made us feel welcome.

What makes it great is when you are driving home in the car and Tyson is saying how he enjoyed himself and how he met new buddies and enjoyed riding his bike around. He's still asking when we can do it again.

One great thing about camping the kids enjoy playing and the adults enjoy

.

Great to meet new unknown people that you can now call friends and maybe meet next time to discuss many more stories and many more

.

Also great to see Tyson getting more familiar with dogs and appreciate the dog owners for their understanding and patience.

:cheers:Daryl & Tyson.

Rowanb · February 22, 2011, 09:21:33 PM

Thanks for the history lesson Speewa about Rushworth being a gold area, funny thing is all I found was aluminum and it was a strange cylinder shape.

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