Got the following message on the Deauville Owners Forum, worthy of more exposure...
Hi Folks,
My husband, Ron, and I have both been keen motorcyclists for more than 30 years and, after many years of procrastinating about participating in the “Postie Bike Challenge”, we've decided to take part this year! You can read more about the “Postie Bike Challenge” on the following website: Postie Bike Challenge.
The spirit of the event calls for the support of those less well off than us and, in keeping with this, we will each donate the money we raise from selling our Postie Bikes at the completion of the Challenge to a registered charity. We have chosen “Habitat for Humanity” as the benefactor because of their well established domestic and international programs of providing safe, decent and affordable shelter to underprivileged families in need. You can read more about “Habitat for Humanity” on their Australian website: Habitat for Humanity.
This year’s Challenge will cover more than 3,300 kilometres on a route through outback Queensland, western New South Wales, the Snowy Mountains, the Victorian Alps and the Yarra Valley.
I've setup a website so that our family, friends and sponsors can follow our preparations and progress - see see Ron & Kathy Leslie's 2009 Postie Bike Challenge.
Kathy
Showing posts with label From Oz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label From Oz. Show all posts
Thursday, 6 August 2009
Thursday, 13 December 2007
News from Adelaide, Australia 2
Things here have settled down after the problems the other weekend. We are having a hot and sunny start to the year which is good because Matt has a pool party on Saturday. The Silly Season has started and Mick and I have both had our Firms' dos, I went to the Beach House which is a seaside arcade and we all had one hour total access and then upstairs to the function room for a fantastic three course meal and all the bubbles you could want. I played it safe this year, had a great time for about four hours and got Mick to pick me up and whisk me away. The good thing was that I woke up the next morning at 6.30 am as usual and felt fine. Listening to some of the stories about what went on later at the pub I think I made the right decision, although I am a little jealous.
This Friday is Matt's graduation from junior school and his class is going to the local tavern for tea then the graduation in the school hall. It should be fun although everyone has to make a speech, 120 speeches might be a bit much but never mind. The kids are then having a disco after and that is it until 4/2/08 when he starts high school.
Ross is now all set to go to college although the $600 in fees and $300 in uniform plus steel caps is a bit rich, oh well, if he gets a good job he will be able to afford a better home for me!
I was down the emergency room again yesterday. I had a call from Matt's school to say he was messing around with his friend and ended up going backwards through a window - only Matt!. He was very, very lucky and the only real damage was a gash on his hand (an inch lower and it would have been his wrist). When I picked him up he felt there was still glass in his hand so I took him down to the hospital because it might have needed stitches. We were in and out in 30 minutes (they have a fast track for children under 16), all cleaned and stuck down with strips so no stitches which I saw as a good result. He has been told that if we have to pay for the window it comes out of his account - a good way to get the message across.
I can't wait for the Christmas break, I intend to spend most of it in the hammock reading in the garden and planning a trip to Queensland in June.
This Friday is Matt's graduation from junior school and his class is going to the local tavern for tea then the graduation in the school hall. It should be fun although everyone has to make a speech, 120 speeches might be a bit much but never mind. The kids are then having a disco after and that is it until 4/2/08 when he starts high school.
Ross is now all set to go to college although the $600 in fees and $300 in uniform plus steel caps is a bit rich, oh well, if he gets a good job he will be able to afford a better home for me!
I was down the emergency room again yesterday. I had a call from Matt's school to say he was messing around with his friend and ended up going backwards through a window - only Matt!. He was very, very lucky and the only real damage was a gash on his hand (an inch lower and it would have been his wrist). When I picked him up he felt there was still glass in his hand so I took him down to the hospital because it might have needed stitches. We were in and out in 30 minutes (they have a fast track for children under 16), all cleaned and stuck down with strips so no stitches which I saw as a good result. He has been told that if we have to pay for the window it comes out of his account - a good way to get the message across.
I can't wait for the Christmas break, I intend to spend most of it in the hammock reading in the garden and planning a trip to Queensland in June.
Wednesday, 21 November 2007
News from Adelaide, Australia
I reveived the following news from Krissie in Adelaide....
We have had a litany of disaster this weekend, but in the end it could have been so much worse that it is almost a blessing and makes us appreciate what we have.
Friday night Mick and I were due at a neighbours for drinks, but when I got home he was in bed with hot and cold shivers and vomiting so, ever the thoughtful wife, I slide off and had a brilliant time (this couple are into old records and I came away with a copy of ELOs greatest hits). Mick was ill the whole weekend and on Sunday night his "good" leg started to swell and become very hot, red and blotchy. To cut a long story short at 2.00pm Monday I took him to emergency where they thought he either had a blood clot or cellulitis (germs getting into the skin). Fortunately it is cellulitis and he is being visited twice a day until Sunday by the district nurse with intravenous antibiotics. So hopefully that is him sorted.
The next disaster was Ross. I took him to the train station to catch the train to meet his girlfriend but he was late (due to an argument with his dad) and the train was pulling away from the platform as he arrived, however, the doors weren't shut (as they are supposed to be) so he made a jump, his back foot got caught between the train and the platform and he went down with the leg outside and his body inside the train. He was very lucky that a man pulled him upright and the train stopped. Ross could have so easily lost his leg instead of having very bad abrasions and having to have it dressed at the medical centre until Thursday.
Then we move onto my second born. Matt was riding around on his bike with his friend, shot between two bushes into the Deli car park just as a car was pulling in. He managed to nearly stop and just caught the passenger side door making two 1" parallel scratches which the owner thinks will cost about $600 to fix. The good news is it will be covered by our house contents insurance, and perhaps he has finally had some road sense knocked into him.
So I am now taking a deep breath, sorting everything out and looking forward to Christmas. This weekend we put up the tree, in Adelaide the decorations go up after the Christmas Pageant when Santa comes to town. Next weekend I will have to get on the roof with Matt for the outside decorations and also the 7' snowman which goes in the garden. Yes, Matt still loves Christmas!
Ross was accepted into the Australian Technical College, huge sigh of relieve all around. For the first 6 months he will be trying all sorts of trades and will then specialise. He seems to think he would like to be a boiler maker and with the new defence contracts in Adelaide there would be a need for them, but I think it could be hard, dangerous work so Mummy is gently pushing towards being an electrician. At the end of two years, if he actually does what he is supposed to do (and I think he will) he will be 1/3 of the way through his chosen apprenticeship and have achieved his Year 12 Certificate which will keep lots of doors open to him if he decides to try something else. It isn't aimed at Uni students but most professions would need it if he applied.
Anyway, that is my news, love to all and I hope you are all looking forward to Crimble too!!!
We have had a litany of disaster this weekend, but in the end it could have been so much worse that it is almost a blessing and makes us appreciate what we have.
Friday night Mick and I were due at a neighbours for drinks, but when I got home he was in bed with hot and cold shivers and vomiting so, ever the thoughtful wife, I slide off and had a brilliant time (this couple are into old records and I came away with a copy of ELOs greatest hits). Mick was ill the whole weekend and on Sunday night his "good" leg started to swell and become very hot, red and blotchy. To cut a long story short at 2.00pm Monday I took him to emergency where they thought he either had a blood clot or cellulitis (germs getting into the skin). Fortunately it is cellulitis and he is being visited twice a day until Sunday by the district nurse with intravenous antibiotics. So hopefully that is him sorted.
The next disaster was Ross. I took him to the train station to catch the train to meet his girlfriend but he was late (due to an argument with his dad) and the train was pulling away from the platform as he arrived, however, the doors weren't shut (as they are supposed to be) so he made a jump, his back foot got caught between the train and the platform and he went down with the leg outside and his body inside the train. He was very lucky that a man pulled him upright and the train stopped. Ross could have so easily lost his leg instead of having very bad abrasions and having to have it dressed at the medical centre until Thursday.
Then we move onto my second born. Matt was riding around on his bike with his friend, shot between two bushes into the Deli car park just as a car was pulling in. He managed to nearly stop and just caught the passenger side door making two 1" parallel scratches which the owner thinks will cost about $600 to fix. The good news is it will be covered by our house contents insurance, and perhaps he has finally had some road sense knocked into him.
So I am now taking a deep breath, sorting everything out and looking forward to Christmas. This weekend we put up the tree, in Adelaide the decorations go up after the Christmas Pageant when Santa comes to town. Next weekend I will have to get on the roof with Matt for the outside decorations and also the 7' snowman which goes in the garden. Yes, Matt still loves Christmas!
Ross was accepted into the Australian Technical College, huge sigh of relieve all around. For the first 6 months he will be trying all sorts of trades and will then specialise. He seems to think he would like to be a boiler maker and with the new defence contracts in Adelaide there would be a need for them, but I think it could be hard, dangerous work so Mummy is gently pushing towards being an electrician. At the end of two years, if he actually does what he is supposed to do (and I think he will) he will be 1/3 of the way through his chosen apprenticeship and have achieved his Year 12 Certificate which will keep lots of doors open to him if he decides to try something else. It isn't aimed at Uni students but most professions would need it if he applied.
Anyway, that is my news, love to all and I hope you are all looking forward to Crimble too!!!
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