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Thread: Getting to Victor Harbour |
simont141
Replies: 39
Views: 1260
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Forum: South Australia Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:48 pm Subject: Getting to Victor Harbour |
When I left school at the end of year 12 or whatever I tried to find a job, something useful, any idiot can get blind drunk, it does not take any brains!
I actually already had a job before I we ... |
Thread: 1042 |
simont141
Replies: 22
Views: 536
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Forum: Preservation and Tourist Railways Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:03 am Subject: 1042 |
| At least it still exists, and is under cover from what I could see. |
Thread: Melbourne trip. Questions! |
simont141
Replies: 15
Views: 217
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Forum: The Lounge Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:59 pm Subject: Melbourne trip. Questions! |
Head down to St Kilda for a bit.
Hmmmm may not be the best choise of words LOL
Bill
I've got a bad habit of saying things like that... ah dear. |
Thread: Melbourne trip. Questions! |
simont141
Replies: 15
Views: 217
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Forum: The Lounge Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:49 pm Subject: Melbourne trip. Questions! |
Head down to St Kilda for a bit. Good for a beer on the beach, but can be a it too yuppie though.
Plenty of markets around the place - South Melbourne, Queen Vic, Prarhan (sp?), Fitzroy.
Going ... |
Thread: Gunzel or not a Gunzel |
simont141
Replies: 13
Views: 437
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Forum: Employment Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 11:02 pm Subject: Gunzel or not a Gunzel |
| It depends how you word it. Most employers would want to know that you're passionate about something - if you said you are passionate, have great enthusiasm and are motivated by "x" aspect of railways ... |
Thread: Getting to Victor Harbour |
simont141
Replies: 39
Views: 1260
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Forum: South Australia Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:58 pm Subject: Getting to Victor Harbour |
| Schoolies doesn't always need to = drinking. Although it was a big part of when I went. I actually caught the train from Victor - Goolwa, spent a bit of time in Goolwa, caught it back to Pt Elliot (wh ... |
Thread: SAR/CR Where Is It #37 |
simont141
Replies: 2248
Views: 60998
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Forum: South Australia Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 4:05 pm Subject: Re: SAR/CR Where Is It #37 |
yeah, well it's good you all know your stations pretty well.
Although if a pic like that were put up in the Melbourne Quiz it would probably be boo'd off by now.
But anyway, to me, that could be ... |
Thread: [3aw] WARNING TO FACEBOOK USERS - Nigerian scams are attacki |
simont141
Replies: 28
Views: 617
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Forum: The Lounge Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:15 am Subject: [3aw] WARNING TO FACEBOOK USERS - Nigerian scams are attacki |
| A good antivirus program is worth spending a few dollars on too. |
Thread: [3aw] WARNING TO FACEBOOK USERS - Nigerian scams are attacki |
simont141
Replies: 28
Views: 617
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Forum: The Lounge Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:10 pm Subject: [3aw] WARNING TO FACEBOOK USERS - Nigerian scams are attacki |
| Scammers don't steal money - they just convince idiots to give it to them. |
Thread: SAR/CR Trivia #24 |
simont141
Replies: 1317
Views: 33984
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Forum: South Australia Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 3:47 pm Subject: SAR/CR Trivia #24 |
duttonbay - The salt traffic you mention was from the five mile siding and the Ocean Salt Company. It is called a siding in the '32 WTT.
As for the final answer for this question. I'm at a bit o ... |
Thread: SAR/CR Trivia #24 |
simont141
Replies: 1317
Views: 33984
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Forum: South Australia Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:02 am Subject: SAR/CR Trivia #24 |
Could you count Alice Springs? It had trains running South on both gauges for about 6 months in 1980.
Alice Springs is very very close, though incorrect.
It may be very very close geographically t ... |
Thread: BWT to Return to the Tracks. |
simont141
Replies: 21
Views: 862
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Forum: South Australia Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:35 pm Subject: BWT to Return to the Tracks. |
| Competition may be another factor - You could visit a lot more wineries, etc. a lot more conveniently by bus. |
Thread: Train driver salary - female and age questions*** (VIC) |
simont141
Replies: 29
Views: 1894
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Forum: Employment Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:26 pm Subject: Re: Train driver salary - female and age questions*** (VIC) |
Believe me, G knows
I'm sure he does too ... was only an addition (expansion) on his post, and putting some numbers in there for the benefit of others. |
Thread: SAR/CR Trivia #24 |
simont141
Replies: 1317
Views: 33984
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Forum: South Australia Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:03 pm Subject: SAR/CR Trivia #24 |
Could you count Alice Springs? It had trains running South on both gauges for about 6 months in 1980.
The reason I kept thinking of Leigh Creek is because there was a branch there, but it was pre-C ... |
Thread: Train driver salary - female and age questions*** (VIC) |
simont141
Replies: 29
Views: 1894
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Forum: Employment Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 6:54 pm Subject: Re: Train driver salary - female and age questions*** (VIC) |
| Well, dur. You don't volunteer to waltz in and drive your favourite tourist train, you volunteer to do any railway work first, eventually you qualify as a driver after years of serving in the shop, as ... |
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