Grumpy old buggers thread

[rick130]

Why is it that there is no 'D' in refrigerator but there is in 'Fridgie'?
Must be so that they're not referred to as 'Frigies' or 'Frigers'.

I used to spell fridge 'frig' just for that reason but got in trouble?

[Old Farang]

I used to spell fridge 'frig' just for that reason but got in trouble?

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/friɡ/

vulgar slang

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verb: frig; 3rd person present: frigs; past tense: frigged; past participle: frigged; gerund or present participle: frigging

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[Old Farang]

Stolen from the Internet:

Why is it spelled fridge?

To answer your question, there is no “d” in “refrigerator” because it's a loanword from Latin, but pronounced according to the pronunciation rules of the later Romance languages; there is a “d” in “fridge” because, as a short word with a short vowel, it's subject to our original set of Germanic spelling rules rather ...

[4bee]

I used to spell fridge 'frig' just for that reason but got in trouble?

Maybe it was what you writ on a client's invoice & your pencil lead broke. ie. " Oh FRIG"

[Saitch]

So, do 'Frigmobile' still operate?

[V8Ian]

So, do 'Frigmobile' still operate?

Sure do, a division of John Swire.

[4bee]

Sure do, a division of John Swire.

Lets hope Swire put some big money into them. The Co. I was with in another life serviced their Freezer Vans & a bigger motley heaps of old **** systems you never did see. Mind you, that was probably 50 years (half a century ago) so they probably have invested heavily in new up to date equipment by now.

[V8Ian]

Lets hope Swire put some big money into them. The Co. I was with in another life serviced their Freezer Vans & a bigger motley heaps of old **** systems you never did see. Mind you, that was probably 50 years (half a century ago) so they probably have invested heavily in new up to date equipment by now.

Probably not, just a tin of Dulux. To put it delicately, they weren't renowned for their high wages, either.

[DiscoMick]

Dream? Nightmare!
Same sort of thing I guess.
Jonesfam

You're in Outback Qld, so you can do 500 ks and she can do 500ks, so can't you just take a tent, meet in the middle somewhere between Doom and the Curry and send her to the bank on her return trip?
I remember passing through some pretty isolated locations in that area.

[jonesfam]

You're in Outback Qld, so you can do 500 ks and she can do 500ks, so can't you just take a tent, meet in the middle somewhere between Doom and the Curry and send her to the bank on her return trip?
I remember passing through some pretty isolated locations in that area.

Not really.
Yes in QLD you can drive 500k - as long as you are not entering a Discrete Community!
All Aboriginal Communities are the above.
To enter (or re-enter) an Aboriginal Community you must have a Pass that has been approved by the Council, Police & some Covid-19 mob in Brisbane. Doesn't matter that you are a resident.
The Council knocked me back. They will have a hard time getting after hours fuel from now on!
We can travel to the boarder of the Burke Shire (surrounds Doomadgee Shire) but once you cross that you need the Pass to get back in.
And, yes, there are police stopping all travellers to check.
Even on the back roads which the police are only patrolling I know my luck I would get stopped.
There are several locals, nurses & teachers doing 14 days at the Burke & Wills Roadhouse because they thought "She will be right."

My boss has instructed me "If you leave Doomadgee you better bloody well be able to get back in."
So here I am & here I stay!
For the foreseeable future anyway.

Jonesfam
PS I am sending my Asst Manager, he is single, got the Pass & I couldn't car less if he did 14 days locked up.