I have made a New Year's Resolution to update my message board on a regularly anmapd to send you lots of pictures. I am sorry I have been so bad at this and I have no excuses excepy:
1. I am a lazy b******
2. I have lost my wallet
3. I have lost my map
4. I have lost my brain
5. I would rather be surfing the waves than surfing the net
6. I caught the wrong plane from London and I am really in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
7. I was going into town to the cyber cafe on the train, when a pregnant kangaroo got on the track, and the train had to be evacuated, so I went to help and got caughtup in the birth of a real cute little joey, but unfortunately his mum died on the track so I've spent the past 6 weeks looking after him day and night, and I've had no time to even sleep let alone think about sending bloody message and piccies and I'm sure that you'd be bloody irritable too if it had happened to you so don't go on at me and Malcolm my joey.

I have made a New Year's Resolution to update my message board regularly and to send you lots of pictures.
I am so sorry that I have been so bad it and I can offer no excuses except:
1. I am a lazy b******
2. I would much rather be surfing the waves that surfing the internet
3. The ends of my finger tips got badly sun burned and it is painful to type
4. There are only 2 internet cafes in the whole of Australia and one of those is in Perth
5. I got the wrong plane from London and I am really in Sydney, Nova Scotia, canada
6. I was going into town on the train, on my way to send a message and some pics, when a pregnant kangaroo got onto the line, and the train had to be evacuated, and I went to help and got caught up with the birth and the little joey was real cute but unfortunately his mum died on the track so I've spent the last 6 weeks looking after him and it's turned out to be a full time job and I've hardly had any time to sleep let alone send any messages
7. I lost my camera
8. I lost my wallet
9. I lost my keys
10. I lost my brain

Love Tom

I have made a New Year's resolution to update my message board regularly and to send you lots of pictures of me and the places I visit.
I am so sorry that I have been so bad at it - I have no excuses except for:
1. I am a lazy b******
2. I would rather be surfing the waves than surfing the net
3. My finger tips are sun burnt and it is painful to type
4. There are only 2 internet cafes in the whole of Australia and one is in Perth
5. I have lost my brain
6. I caught the wrong plane and I am really in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
7. I was going down to the town centre on the train, and a pregnant kangaroo got onto the track, so the train had to be evacuated whilst the kangaroo the

alright lad, hope u had a good new year. We went to gunwharf, ended up in bar 38. Your old stomping ground Bar Blue was open till six. Saw the bridge's fireworks looked class. Parrk.

am going to try and call you shortly again but a message just in case i don't get through.wondering if you've met up with g'dad and christine yet?hear u planning on seeing andy soon too.i think i heard you when called n'years eve above all the noise of celebration!!presumably had agood eve?we had a really good meal at wickham wine bar then went maggie and mikes-gill/mike,derek/suzanne,jackie/martin edgeller there.got home bout 3.30 after lots of fun.been round to emmas house yest.to see painting in progress-she probably won't move in until upstairs painted and carpeted!!so not sure when that will be.had very lazy day today-short walk this am,called in atwestys at 1.30 to find lots of weary looking bodies sitting around-chris and cheryl came round after that and have only just left-after being fed and watered.been doing lots of research about flights/best airline choice so should be ready to book tomorrow-chris says i'll be a nightmare at sitting still on plane and reckons i'll be doing shuttle runs on plane !!well that's it for now-how about a reply from you-give us all a shock-a-roo.all our love m+sxxxxx

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Love Dad

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Hi, Tom - just to wish you a very Happy Christmas and New Year ...amidst all that heat,sea,sand,women and beer....although sure that you will have been the sensible Brit and not overindulged in any of that stuff ! Hope all going well and enjoy yourself.
Love from the welsh contingent....go Wales...go Wales and beat the bloomin aussies at rubgy!

xxxxxx

Good posting fellow member.....STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE!!!!!!

hear,hear......we're all sending u regular info.tokeep u up to date of all exiting things you're missing here-and what do we get??now play fair and think about your fellow union menbers in the uk branch!!exiting news will have to be witheld until u've done ur bit!!M+SXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Demand- We want photos and regular messages, when do we want them NOW!!! After me... what do want.... photos and messgaes, when do we want them...... NOW! What do we want............... Strike On!!!

I'm up for a strike! Don't we have to set a list of demands and a timetable for compliance before we start though?

Strike, Strike, Strike, Strike, Strike, Strike!!!!!!!