Rip Snorter Posted June 9 Posted June 9 3 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: Doesn't that take me back in time! Haven't thought about the yo yo years and all the tricks! I even had one that would glow in the dark. 4 Quote
Buckshot Bear Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 19 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said: Doesn't that take me back in time! Haven't thought about the yo yo years and all the tricks! I even had one that would glow in the dark. I was around 12 when the craze went through school. 3 Quote
Sedalia Dave Posted June 9 Posted June 9 17 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: With the government missing in action, Need for Feed Australia are stepping up, hauling hay to drought-hit farms! If you see their convoy rolling by, give ’em a wave or a big ol’ toot! Similar things happen here in the states as well. in Feb of 2024, the worst wildfire in TX history, the Smokehouse Creek fire burned over 1670 square miles of the west Texas Panhandle. Fueled by a perfect storm of conditions and pushed by the wind, the fire consumed over 500,000 acres (202343Ha) in the first 24 hours. By the end of the second day, 1,074,047 acres (434,651 ha) had gone up in smoke. By the time this and all the related fires that spring had been extinguished, over 1.5 million acres had been burned. Local cattle rancher Lee Wells coordinated a huge effort to assist all the ranchers that were burned out. Moved by the devastation he witnessed, Lee Wells organized a local film crew and directed very moving documentary of just how devastating the fire was. The film is title We're Here and If you ever get the chance to see it. I highly recommend it. We're Here website Quote A Word From Director Lee Wells On March 13, 2024, we loaded up my flatbed trailer with the maximum load of feed and a camera crew and headed to the Texas Panhandle. Our aim was to provide support to our ranchers and let them tell their personal accounts of the record-breaking wildfires. After two long days and seven full-length interviews in three devastated counties, we had a story to tell. We then went back two more times to gather more interviews and footage. Out of the fire and ash, we found resounding human resilience, determination, and a deep-rooted love for others. This story will inspire hope from despair and a smile where deep sadness tries to depress. This is the story of the Texas Panhandle Cattle Rancher. We're here for each other... neighbors, ranchers and friends. Lee Wells - A Wells Ranch Production 3 Quote
Rip Snorter Posted June 12 Posted June 12 2 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: Out here in MT, you can get nearly free ramps for stock tanks so critters can get out. 3 Quote
Buckshot Bear Posted June 12 Author Posted June 12 47 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said: Out here in MT, you can get nearly free ramps for stock tanks so critters can get out. That's such a good idea....so many birds and small animals drown unnecessarily in stock tanks in Oz. 3 Quote
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted June 12 Posted June 12 3 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: And afterwards: 4 Quote
Sedalia Dave Posted June 13 Posted June 13 On 6/11/2025 at 7:39 PM, Buckshot Bear said: We would wedge a board in our water tanks so that any animals that fell in could get out. Saved a lot of chickens from drowning. 1 1 Quote
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted June 13 Posted June 13 On 6/12/2025 at 10:41 AM, Buckshot Bear said: EEEK!!!! murder chicken! 🥸 1 4 Quote
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted June 13 Posted June 13 (edited) On 6/12/2025 at 10:41 AM, Buckshot Bear said: EEEK!!!! murder chicken! 🥸 this warning needs repeating Edited June 13 by Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 1 5 Quote
Buckshot Bear Posted June 14 Author Posted June 14 On the 11th of November 1975 the 2 millionth vehicle manufactured by Ford Australia came off the Broadmeadows production line Victoria, Australia which was an XB Ford Fairmont. The first Ford built by Ford Australia was a Model 'T' Ford which rolled off the assembly line in an old wool store in Geelong in Victoria on the 1st of July 1925. 4 1 Quote
Buckshot Bear Posted June 15 Author Posted June 15 W.H. Hannam wireless operator, Cape Denison, Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 4 1 Quote
Buckshot Bear Posted June 15 Author Posted June 15 1854 Sarsaparilla soft drink introduced The first people to sell it in Tasmania called it “The great American beverage”. So what’s sarsaparilla doing in a timeline of Australian food. Well, although its popularity has waned in its native land, it still has enough fans in Australia to prompt strenuous online debate about the best brands. Particularly popular in Queensland, sarsaparilla is an “old school” soft drink and it has a long history in this country. Sarsaparilla root has an even longer history, being used as a herbal medicine since ancient times. The Smilax genus has varieties native to many countries including Australia. The local version was brewed into “sweet tea” by early colonists, although the variety most commonly used for medicine came from Central America. It was supposed to cure everything from syphilis to arthritis and cancer. In the early 19th century, sarsaparilla root was advertised by colonial pharmacies alongside other herbs, remedies, cordials and essential oils. Sarsaparilla first appeared as a drink in American drugstores where the syrup was mixed with fizzy water from the soda fountain. Like the original Coca-Cola syrup, it was deemed to be a tonic with health-giving properties. Enterprising operators began adding other flavourings such as caramel and vanilla to improve the flavour and sarsaparilla was on its way to becoming a popular bottled drink. In 1854, notices appeared in Melbourne newspapers offering “aerated sarsparilla”, the first time the fizzy drink was advertised in Australia. It was being promoted by George Raistrick, of Emerald Hill (now South Melbourne). Raistrick’s advertisement announced: The undersigned, the original introducer of Aerated Sarsaparilla into these colonies, and last year manufacturer of Cordials for two of the leading houses in this city, begs to intimate that he has commenced business on his own account, and trusts by assiduity, strict integrity, and the production of first rate articles, to merit the support of an intelligent rising community. The same year, Armstrong and Robertson of Hobart Town claimed to have secured the services of “the original introducer (into the southern hemisphere) of the highly and deservedly extolled beverage”. Before long, nearly every major town in Australia had its local manufacturer of aerated waters, many of which included sarsaparilla in their ranges. While the drink is less popular today than it was in its early years, or even in the 1950s and ’60s, it has its adherents. Queensland makers include Bundaberg, Crows Nest Soft Drinks and Wimmer’s, which traces its history back to 1887 when Alfred and Frank Wimmer arrived with a recipe from Germany. Kirks was founded in Queensland and still sees that state as its biggest market for its “Big Sars”. In South Australia, Bickfords seemed to have dropped it from their range. In Victoria, River Port in Echuca makes the extra-strong Double Sarsaparilla. And there are others. The Sarsaparilla Spider (with a scoop of icecream) is still a popular drink in some quarters, while there are those who like to get creative by adding alcohol – vodka, rum or tequila, take your pick. 1 4 Quote
Alpo Posted June 18 Posted June 18 54 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: I don't see no beets. Or even no beetroots (since y'all don't know what the plant is called). 1 1 Quote
Buckshot Bear Posted June 18 Author Posted June 18 10 hours ago, Alpo said: I don't see no beets. Or even no beetroots (since y'all don't know what the plant is called). Oh.... There's beetroot alrighty - https://www.nindigullypub.com.au/menu 1 Quote
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