Brisbane Gold Coast and surounding areas Bar-B-Q Feb 7th,

We got back to my place about 5pm, just in time to see the channel 9 news about the floods and the cattle on the road (Guy why didn't wave hello from your car while you were waiting:D)

What a great day! Sure we had a bit of heavy rain on the way down, but slowing down was fine and it soon passed.

What a wonderful day! I enjoyed the day immensely. Great food, great friends and great fun! :2tsup::)

Yes, the photos are here, bear with me while I fight with my recalcitrant computer...:(

Success! Yay!

1. Neil and others turn pens out of so many different things, I wondered if this might one day turn up in a pen of someone's.....
2. The view from Guy's workshop
3. funky chicken, Prime Mover, weisyboy, munruben, Sandra and a bit of Mal
4. Sandra, Munruben, Mal and Star
5. Neil and his mobile setup - Neat!!!
6. Carl doing a great job getting the BBQ going.
7. As usual, the guys like to congregate around the BBQ:;
8. "How many did you say were coming?!" Zarguld said.
9. The only time it was quiet in the house
10. How cool is this! Guy and Lisa were able to fit us all around the tables at once!
11. Sorry, the next few are tad blurred :( Star and Anna with the most delectable pecan tart - YUM!
12. Munruben and Liz
13. 15 cars in the street and Shontara - we were trying out my new camera :2tsup:
14. A view of Upper Coomera
15. Big Splinter tried to sneak out.... unsuccessfully :D with Wizened of Oz, Liz, Shontara
16. Gotcha Dion! :;
17. Shontara and gawdelpus :2tsup:
18. Another one of Neil getting into the turning

Cheers
Wendy

was a good day

except i had to cook you all bloudy lunch. wile guy puffed away shortening his life.:U

....and a darn good job you did too, Carl - refer to picture # 6 :q:U for proof


And now the group shot






Back row, Left to right, starting with the Gentleman in the red, striped shirt

• Mal, Wizened of Oz - Brian, funky chicken - Andrew, Dion, weisyboy - Carl, Prime Mover - Phillip,
• artme (in front of Purple shirt) and Anna
• dai sensei - Neil, munruben & Liz
• Enfield Guy - Bevan, Sandra (Mrs Mal), Shontara & gawdelpus - John, STAR - Peter
• Front Row - most of Guy and Lisa's family, plus one son's friend and family pooch.

There - apologies if I have anyone's name wrong or spelt incorrectly and triple apologies if I have missed anyone.

What a great day !

thanks Guy, Lisa & family!!! :2tsup:

Shontara forgives you lol, but no group piccie I can see :) , the other shots are great though hehe. cheers ~ John

:whistling: I can see the photo, what's wrong with your pc ? :whistling:

My sincere Apologies Shontara :- I'll go fix it now.

Pic #10 is astounding proof that a forum bbq can be orderly

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Originally Posted by weisyboy

was a good day

except i had to cook you all bloudy lunch. wile guy puffed away shortening his life.:U

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Hey I cooked to most of the time,oh ok maybe half the time lol

Looks like a great day and good bunch of people enjoying themselves.

Thanks for the pics :2tsup:

Hey Andrew how tall are you now or is it Wendy is really really short.:U

My good friends whom I have already met Guy Lisa and some of the kids, John and Liz good to see you all again.

:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

Great pics Wendy. :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

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Originally Posted by wheelinround

Hey Andrew how tall are you now or is it Wendy is really really short.:U

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I'd better tread carefully here:wink: I'll let Wendy answer that

To quote Enfield Guy verbatim about the Plum & Hazelnut cake: "Too good for Victorians".


Did I say that??!!!!! Too good to share, that is for sure!!!!!

Cheers

I must add my thanks to Guy and Lisa for hosting the GTG, and second the comment about the whole event being so great.:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

Can see a much greater emphasis on food in this Qld get together than ours in Mexico.

The only guy doing any work is a turner - onya Neil!

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Originally Posted by funkychicken

I'd better tread carefully here:wink: I'll let Wendy answer that

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I think fc will soon change his name to S - t - r - e - t - c - h!:)

Thanks Munruben. It was fun taking them :U

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Originally Posted by rsser

Can see a much greater emphasis on food in this Qld get together than ours in Mexico.

The only guy doing any work is a turner - onya Neil!

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Yeah! We NEVER talk about food at ours. Let alone eat it. :whistling: (But we manage lots of turning too.:cool::D )

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Originally Posted by tea lady

Yeah! We NEVER talk about food at ours. Let alone eat it. :whisting: (But we manage lots of turning too.:cool::D )

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Now looking at Vic pics in comparison to QLD pics I'd say the QLDer's are the slimmer of the two.:roll:

Thanks Guy and Lisa for a great day. Sandra & I certainly enjoyed it.
It was good to catch up and put a few faces to names.
Good photos Wendy.
Thanks again.
Mal

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Originally Posted by tea lady

Yeah! We NEVER talk about food at ours. Let alone eat it. :whistling: (But we manage lots of turning too.:cool::D )

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Bugger ! you can turn anytime hehe, not often you get a choice of 10 different sweets in one go :)

AND WHELLINROUND (RAY & HIS LOVELY WIFE SUE) WHY DIDN'T YOU COME UP FROM SYDNEY TO SAY G'DAY I KNOW NEXT YEAR LOL:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN IT HAS BEEN TOO LONG.

Dear wood turning friends, I followed a link from the pens to here, how wonderful to see Qlders' having a great day, love the pictures, now that we have seen them we take back all the nice things we have said:D!! Amos:):2tsup:

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Originally Posted by Zarguld

AND WHELLINROUND (RAY & HIS LOVELY WIFE SUE) WHY DIDN'T YOU COME UP FROM SYDNEY TO SAY G'DAY I KNOW NEXT YEAR LOL:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN IT HAS BEEN TOO LONG.

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Would have Guy heading other direction soon for s short trip.:2tsup:

I will drop in and visit next time I am down your way shouldn't be to long before I have to go there again.

Wendy has posted a good selection of photos and mine don't add anything, except perhaps this one.

Hmmm, yummy!

Will give you banana benders and fellow travellers full credit for getting a group photo.

We southerners are all rugged individualists ;-}

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Originally Posted by Wizened of Oz

Wendy has posted a good selection of photos and mine don't add anything, except perhaps this one.

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Brian nice chopping board not that you can see much of it due to all those cakes :U

:rolleyes: I think I know the little hand reaching over often seen with a chi packet a while back :;

:oo: Thats some drive Guy kids must have a ball on skateboards bikes etc.

No fun in wheelchairs :no:

https://www.woodworkforums.com/attach...uldsbbq_18.jpg

- Tables & chairs to eat at - :oo:
- Public shows of affection - :oo::oo:
- Salads - :oo::oo:
- women in the shed - :oo::oo:
- pen turning - :oo::oo:

Do i need to say more - this is the sort of stuff one would expect from the "sissy" lot up north. Obviously sun struck :D

Cheers

PS hope you all enjoyed it. Star good to see you can still get your head a few of the photo's:p

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Originally Posted by Wizened of Oz

Wendy has posted a good selection of photos and mine don't add anything, except perhaps this one.

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That is one great photo :U

I'm just glad you didn't put up that one of me :q:D:2tsup:

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Originally Posted by RufflyRustic

I'm just glad you didn't put up that one of me :q:D:2tsup:

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Don't know which one you mean, Wendy, but I'll look through them again and post it.:roll:

Here's a group photo containing some class. :2tsup:

Nice one Brian :2tsup:

Thanks Guy and family for putting on such a great day! :D:D:D
It is always good to catch up with other Forumites.
Looking forward to the next one.
Till then, thanks again,
Cheers
Tom

Thanks all so much for your kind replies my wife and I and even the tin lids had a great day ourselves,so I am happy to host another one when ever you guys are up to it.