Howdy

[lorry p]

Just found some time to pop in and say G'day to you all. I hope you are all well and enjoying life.

[Breezey Breezey]

Isn't that..."howdy y'all!"?
Hello Lorry! I realize you're really busy, but... got milk? [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

[Breezey Breezey]

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[Tater Salad]

Hi Lorry! How are things in Oz?

[lorry p]

Nah... Sorry Breezey.. coming from Straya.. it has to be G'day mate. No more choccy milk to send to you I am afraid!!! W is all finished with that job. No more 2am starts and 3pm finishes.. He is human now and no longer walking around like a zombie.. It sucks being the milkman.... We have a normal life, like everyone else now.... whatever that is.. lol (-:

G'day Tater.. all good here thanks.. how bout you? I don't know where "there" is for you, but I hope it is all good. (-:

[Breezey Breezey]

Okay...fine. No more milk.... it was always warm and sour when he got it here anyway! lol

Wishing you and yours a lovely weekend.

[Tater Salad]

"G'day Tater.. all good here thanks.. how bout you? I don't know where "there" is for you, but I hope it is all good. (-:"

I'm in Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love, in Pennsylvania, US. I know it's not really fair, we have 50 states for you guys to remember, and Oz only has 6 for us to remember. Speaking of which, I don't know which state you are in?

[lorry p]

Tater.. there are actually 7 States in Australia.. Western Australia, The Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and then there is Tasmania, although it is detached and separated by one of the roughest oceans, it is still classified as a State of Australia. To travel across to Tasmania, you need to pick your time of the year. Winter time can be horrendous as the ocean is very choppy at that time of the year in particular. You have to have cast iron guts to last the journey. Put it this way.. whatever they serve you to eat on board... does not stay on board. And most people see more of the toilets, the side of the ship or a bucket on that trip.
I live in Victoria... down the bottom of Australia. The climate is quite mild here compared to the top end of Australia where it is HOT all year round. Our Summers are HOT, but the rest of the year is good... even Winter is quite ok compared to what I hear you guys talking about.. We rarely see snow here... and the temps don't go much lower than 2 degrees celcius. Up in the high country in New South Wales, they do experience Snow and people flock to see it... and freeze!!!
You are right.. we are lucky we only have so few States to remember.

Philadelphia... I instantly think of the song by Elton John.. Philadelphia Freedom.... shine the light... makes me want to sing and dance.

[lorry p]

Breezey.... curdled milk more like it.. by the time it would have reached you.. it would be yoghurt!!! ha ha ha

[Breezey Breezey]

WELL! I'm learning quite a lot today!... and giving some thought.... a section for facts about where each of us lives... coming from actual people living there.... hmmm...

[Tater Salad]

Lorry, I thought there were 7 states including Tasmania, but the site I looked up said 6. Maybe the discrepancy lies in that the Northern Territories are technically a territory and not a state?

Philadelphia Freedom was actually written about Billy Jean King, who in the mid/late 70's led a professional tennis team named the Philadelphia Freedom. She was a good friend of Elton's.

[lorry p]

We were always taught that there were 7 States.. but I looked it up and there was a site that said there are 5 states and 2 territories.. I'll have to ring my old history teacher. lol...
But at least I have learned where that song originated from. You can always learn something new.

[Tater Salad]

Maybe it's similar to here, where technically, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Massachusetts and Kentucky are considered commonwealths rather than states.