Don't care what anyone says....

[Frenchie]

....Americans are lovely people.

Today they evacuated our injured expeditioner. Thanks guys! :clap2:

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[Sleepy]

Great Shots Frenchie:D - Is that the guy with the broken pelvis I heard on the news? Ouch!:o

[p38arover]

Agreed. I've worked with them for nearly 40 years and can attest to that.

[FenianEel]

Agree with you Frenchie.
One of my Bro-in-laws is a Yank (ex-Marine too). They have done many good things for the world, and saved Australia as a country. Sometimes we are too quick to forget that.
(They are loud & their movies are $)%^ but) :D

[isuzurover]

Agreed as well. I have spent a lot of time in ths US.

You just need to avoid discussing politics, religion or weapons... ;)

[45tr0]

They eat some funny sounding food over there too :D


don't forget that spray on cheese - yuck!

[Frenchie]

Yup that was the guy with the broken pelvis (plus two smashed ankles). Poor bugger had been lying here for two weeks in a lot of pain so everyone was very relieved to see him on his way. The crew here did a fantastic job pulling together to look after him, keep the station running and build the ice runway. The aircrew said it was the best ice runway they had ever landed on. :cool:

[Xavie]

I hope it is not just me who is as jealous as..... something which is fiercly jealous of you frenchie.

Take care of yourself.

[scarry]

don't forget that spray on cheese - yuck!

What about the size of the meals over there,theres no such thing as a junior burger:(.....,its about the size of our whoppers

Ask for a salad sandwich,and its big enough for two adults,and still a big lunch each:D:D

[FenianEel]

They eat some funny sounding food over there too :D

Biscuits and gravy.....sort of conjures up images of a bloke pouring gravy over a couple of scotch finger biscuits :D:D:D:D:D:D

That's my response when people say the Irish are stupid - "oh yeah, well Scotch Finger Biscuits (sorry MickG and others) :D

[Sleepy]

don't forget that spray on cheese - yuck!

And "cookie-dough" flavoured milkshakes - Blah!

[Sleepy]

Well it look's like Dwayne is happily resting back in Aus.

Antarctic quad bike crash victim Dwayne Rooke in Hobart | National Breaking News | News.com.au (http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24610397-29277,00.html)

Landed about Midnight our time last night!

(And you reckon Yank food is weird - now he has to eat hospital food:wasntme:)

[isuzurover]

Yup that was the guy with the broken pelvis (plus two smashed ankles). Poor bugger had been lying here for two weeks in a lot of pain so everyone was very relieved to see him on his way. The crew here did a fantastic job pulling together to look after him, keep the station running and build the ice runway. The aircrew said it was the best ice runway they had ever landed on. :cool:

He was a cook wasn't he??? So speaking of food - who is doing the cooking now and what is it like?

I heard Dr Karl say the other day : when they designed the C130 they got a truck and just bolted wings and an engine on until it flew ;)

Apparently the longest ever takeoff for a C130 was 50km!!! Rescuing a group of researchers in the arctic circle!!! They were taking off on flat ice, with an overloaded plane. They threw monitors and computers out of the back until it lifted off.

[Frenchie]

He was a cook wasn't he??? So speaking of food - who is doing the cooking now and what is it like?


Dwayne was the winter chef. We brought some more with us. :cool:

The food is plentiful and superb. Sometimes fresh stuff runs a little low but we are very well looked after. On the ship it's even better and with less to do it's very hard not to overeat. ;)

[DiscoStew]

I get annoyed when people bag Americans as a reflex reaction. I always argue that there are just as many stupid Australians per capita but the yanks insist on doing their best to get on TV so we all get to see their stupids.

There are also plenty of real stupid pommie bogans, just try watching some British reality TV.

[RichardK]

Hi Frenchie, hope your mate recovers completely, good to hear you are having a good time, superb pics

[Davy]

I married a girl from Tennessee once.

After a few weeks of wedded bliss she asked me,

"Why do you keep buying that cheap Black & Gold toilet paper Dave?"

"Because it is safe for Septics"

I always was sensitive & caring.

Davy (True story)

[DirtyDawg]

At least it shoulda been easy to keep the swelling down;)

[isuzurover]

Dwayne was the winter chef. We brought some more with us. :cool:

The food is plentiful and superb. Sometimes fresh stuff runs a little low but we are very well looked after. On the ship it's even better and with less to do it's very hard not to overeat. ;)


Any seal meat on the menu?

What about fishing opportunities?

[BBC]

Surely, no one can denigrate the US. Look at the opportunities they give people with disabilities...GWB had two goes; we wouldn't trust him with a pair of scissors here.

Sarah Palin could have been a heartbeat away from taking the wheel...and she thinks Africa is a country...not a continent.

Jonathan Green (http://blogs.crikey.com.au/jonathan/'source=cmailer)

No doubt about it...the US at it's greatest.