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Thanks. Yes. Used a phone as I do most times when uploading pics. I’ve only had that issue once before from memory.

It's really getting interesting over there. Calling in the National Guard. Seems overreach to me.

Fantastic stuff James. Obviously I’ve never seen that kind of golf course scenery in person. If you have more pics like that I’d love to see them. We had a public holiday in our region for the Ekka (Ekka being Aussie short slang for Exhibition). All the country people descend on Brisbane to...

I have very little skills in either area but they are both nice places to be. But yeah - I’ll take the mountain over the golf course if I have to choose.

I am really short (about 5'7'') and only slight at about 155 pounds. I don't have the swing arch to hit it long so I too don't get a lot of distance. I hit my driver about 230/240 yards. I hit my seven iron about 150 yards. Those numbers are if I hit it well which is about half of the time. I...

Golf...........

I too am a hacker of sorts Jim. When I was playing regularly as a twenty year old I could very occasionally break 80 but mostly had rounds in the mid to high 80s. My first round back a few weeks ago I had 98. The second round last week I had 92. I hope to be around 85 by the end of the year.

At the very least I know @jamesdeluxe is a golfer. I have recently taken it back up after a 30 year break. I now have a less hectic schedule which will give the time to play. Anyway I’m in the process of lessons and buying gear so I’ve stumbled on these guys while looking through YouTube. They...

Thanks. I have no idea why I’m interested in this topic given I have no education past high school myself. I have partial regret that I didn’t pursue a professional career but my gig as a salesperson has probably paid better than most professions would have anyway. Would have been nice to have...

In the real world where does Dartmouth sit on the pecking order compared to the likes of Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Princeton that us foreigners are aware of?

An American bloke with a thing for snowfall stats gave me some Epic online advice when I first started my skiing obsession that Easter was a better bet when restricted to school holidays. I have mostly acted on that advice.

Well that deteriorated quickly. :)

We say bubbler here in Oz. If you are game you can read below of the rugby league player Todd Carney and his infamous bubbler incident and subsequent suspension from the game...

Yep. We say the zed :) but the o we say like 'hot'. That night Liz ordered the risotto she also ordered a hot toddy. If we are having risotto one of the kids will also ask if we have a hot toddy. (In Liz' strong American accent).

My kids were fascinated with Liz’ accent when they met her in Mammoth quite a few years ago now. In my house risotto has been dedicated to Liz ever since - and that will no doubt continue.

Loved the one about the drive through liquor store. We call them bottle shops and that is most often shortened to ‘bottle-o’. My map under.

I’m going to do the quiz to see what American influence I might have received. It may not work….

Hence my comment about it not being muttered by what I thought were posh people that eat lobster rolls. @MarzNC has kindly informed me they were once working man’s food.

Interesting. I had no idea. And thanks. I will expound this knowledge on unsuspecting victims at some point soon. :)

How does the market react if Powell is forced out before his time is up? Sensibilities suggest it should be ugly but the market seems so irrational of late that it may just be a blip???