3 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

I have a newborn son, and my train line is undergoing major works, so I won't be attending matches until later this year. TV for me for a few months.

My little guy will be decked out in a Demons onesie watching his first game of footy on tv Saturday night. 

Don't forget to make him a baby demon member!

3 hours ago, Lord Travis said:

I have a newborn son, and my train line is undergoing major works, so I won't be attending matches until later this year. TV for me for a few months.

My little guy will be decked out in a Demons onesie watching his first game of footy on tv Saturday night. 

Congratulations!

Parenting is a lot like being a Melbourne supporter... sometimes good, sometimes terrible and  always riddled with anxiety. 

Edit: If his name isn't Max, Clayton or Christian I will be very disappointed 

Edited March 16, 20232 yr by Jaded No More

2 hours ago, Jaded No More said:

Congratulations!

Parenting is a lot like being a Melbourne supporter... sometimes good, sometimes terrible and  always riddled with anxiety. 

Edit: If his name isn't Max, Clayton or Christian I will be very disappointed 

I tried to name him Clayton Oliver but my wife wasn’t having it. She is from a Demon family however so he’s a guaranteed hardcore Demon!

6 hours ago, Lord Travis said:

I have a newborn son, and my train line is undergoing major works, so I won't be attending matches until later this year. TV for me for a few months.

My little guy will be decked out in a Demons onesie watching his first game of footy on tv Saturday night. 

Congratulations.  Exciting times!

Well, I'll be having the most vegetarian of vegetarian pies at probably a going rate of $15 in the MCC, having a soy cappuccino and hoping that May's injury doesn't set us back too much. Meanwhile, I'll be hoping that I can control my swearing and incessant commentary a little better in preparation for bringing my son along next year and not annoying my family too much. I have one year left before bozo attends and I'd rather he wasn't a nuffy like me.

Few beers at the London Tavern with all the footy pundits, then off to the G!

13 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

As usual I shall manoeuvre my prodigious buttocks into my reserved seat on Saturday and drink plenty of overpriced beer. I expect Moonshadow ( a defrocked Demonlander) will also be there ...and possibly Biffen ( also a defrocked Demonlander).

I expect nothing less than a comfortable victory over the denizens of Melbourne's less salubrious barrio .

At least you can get a drink at the Gee, Uncle. I was cruising in the Vette last week through Romsey and looking for refreshments on a warm day only to find the Romsey Hotel closed and out of business! That’s a real shock for a Fitzrovian like myself. I mean what is going on these days in the frontier lands? 

7 hours ago, Earl Hood said:

At least you can get a drink at the Gee, Uncle. I was cruising in the Vette last week through Romsey and looking for refreshments on a warm day only to find the Romsey Hotel closed and out of business! That’s a real shock for a Fitzrovian like myself. I mean what is going on these days in the frontier lands? 

That's been shut for at least 3 years now!

33 minutes ago, AzzKikA said:

That's been shut for at least 3 years now!

Thank you for your aristocratic concern Earl.

Yes, the local Public House is as dead as that famous parrot, and has been for some years. A dispute over " one armed bandits", was the crux of the problem.

A sad sign of the times but I do keep The Manor's cellar amply stocked.

Just now, Bitter but optimistic said:

Thank you for your aristocratic concern Earl.

Yes, the local Public House is as dead as that famous parrot, and has been for some years. A dispute over " one armed bandits", was the crux of the problem.

A sad sign of the times but I do keep The Manor's cellar amply stocked.

Hey BBO, it looks like it was renovated then shut, wtf happen.

 Watching the usual first game of the season snooze fest and LMAO.

8 minutes ago, AzzKikA said:

Hey BBO, it looks like it was renovated then shut, wtf happen.

The owner wanted to get a pokies licence but some local wowser group and the council opposed it. It went to VCAT and he was rolled.

He owns two other pubs with pokies so basically, he cracked the [censored] and closed it.

I don't give a flyer either way about pokies but the council was small minded in this. They and the community would have been better off to work with the owner. IE demand certain improvements and investments for their support.

There have been some attempts to revive it but without success.

Edited March 16, 20232 yr by Bitter but optimistic

7 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

The owner wanted to get a pokies licence but some local wowser group and the council opposed it. It went to VCAT and he was rolled.

He owns two other pubs with pokies so basically, he cracked the [censored] and closed it.

I don't give a flyer either way about pokies but the council was small minded in this. They and the community would have been better off to work with the owner. IE demand certain improvements and investments for their support.

There have been some attempts to revive it but without success.

Looks like it would have been an ok pub, thanks for the info, everytime I'm in the area I always wonder what happen.

21 hours ago, Lord Travis said:

I have a newborn son, and my train line is undergoing major works, so I won't be attending matches until later this year. TV for me for a few months.

My little guy will be decked out in a Demons onesie watching his first game of footy on tv Saturday night. 

Go easy with the beers for the new one as he might get colic.

Just for some perspective: my plans for round TWO start today… I’m having a mammogram this morning the results of which I won’t know until next Friday, an hour or so after I arrive in Brisbane for our match that night at the ‘Gabba. If the dreaded Big C has indeed returned I’ll have to get on a plane home immediately since I’m part of a trial.

So, round two I’ll either be front row at the ‘Gabba waving a flogger, screaming like a lunatic or in the Royal Melb Hospital watching the match on TV.

All good though… I know it’ll be the former, and NOT the latter. 🙂

1 hour ago, dl4e said:

Go easy with the beers for the new one as he might get colic.

A decent after dinner port will help in that case. I'd keep him away from the cheese board though

1 hour ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Just for some perspective: my plans for round TWO start today… I’m having a mammogram this morning the results of which I won’t know until next Friday, an hour or so after I arrive in Brisbane for our match that night at the ‘Gabba. If the dreaded Big C has indeed returned I’ll have to get on a plane home immediately since I’m part of a trial.

So, round two I’ll either be front row at the ‘Gabba waving a flogger, screaming like a lunatic or in the Royal Melb Hospital watching the match on TV.

All good though… I know it’ll be the former, and NOT the latter. 🙂

That's rough, WCW 😔 Hope to see you with the Cheer Squad at the Gabba next week!!

2 minutes ago, DeelightfulPlay said:

That's rough, WCW 😔 Hope to see you with the Cheer Squad at the Gabba next week!!

Thank you, DP 💕

I’ll be there. I have to be there. 

5 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Just for some perspective: my plans for round TWO start today… I’m having a mammogram this morning the results of which I won’t know until next Friday, an hour or so after I arrive in Brisbane for our match that night at the ‘Gabba. If the dreaded Big C has indeed returned I’ll have to get on a plane home immediately since I’m part of a trial.

So, round two I’ll either be front row at the ‘Gabba waving a flogger, screaming like a lunatic or in the Royal Melb Hospital watching the match on TV.

All good though… I know it’ll be the former, and NOT the latter. 🙂

Almost a year to the day hey. Crossing everything I've got for you Dub C Dub 🧡

45 minutes ago, layzie said:

Almost a year to the day hey. Crossing everything I've got for you Dub C Dub 🧡

Killer memory right there, Layz. Yeah, I spent our round one match last year sweating on results having experienced a scare which ended up being all good, just like our round one result. ❤️💙 Here’s hoping for a repeat of that this year.

Today the radiographer said she wishes great outcomes for me on both counts next Friday. And she was a Collingwood supporter! So there are nice ones out there, albeit few and far between. 😁

8 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Killer memory right there, Layz. Yeah, I spent our round one match last year sweating on results having experienced a scare which ended up being all good, just like our round one result. ❤️💙 Here’s hoping for a repeat of that this year.

Today the radiographer said she wishes great outcomes for me on both counts next Friday. And she was a Collingwood supporter! So there are nice ones out there, albeit few and far between. 😁

Geez WCW, I was just getting in the mood to unleash some sarcasm and abuse ....... and you were a likely target.

Then comes your news.

I wish you all the best for good news ( I'm confident it will be) and shall send some positive vibes in the direction of snorbs!

I'm not overstocked with positivity so this effort will probably exhaust me.

24 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Killer memory right there, Layz. Yeah, I spent our round one match last year sweating on results having experienced a scare which ended up being all good, just like our round one result. ❤️💙 Here’s hoping for a repeat of that this year.

Today the radiographer said she wishes great outcomes for me on both counts next Friday. And she was a Collingwood supporter! So there are nice ones out there, albeit few and far between. 😁

Wowzers, buy a lottery ticket W, fingers crossed 🤞

1 minute ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Geez WCW, I was just getting in the mood to unleash some sarcasm and abuse ....... and you were a likely target.

Then comes your news.

I wish you all the best for good news ( I'm confident it will be) and shall send some positive vibes in the direction of snorbs!

I'm not overstocked with positivity so this effort will probably exhaust me.

Well I’ll be! There IS a heart beating under all that bluff and bluster.💕

Thanks for the positive vibes, BBO. But maybe you should channel them to the ‘G tomorrow night instead. They may be needed there considering our outs. Besides, Snorbs wouldn’t know what hit it copping positive vibes. Foreign concept right there. 🙃
 

19 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Geez WCW, I was just getting in the mood to unleash some sarcasm and abuse ....... and you were a likely target.

Then comes your news.

I wish you all the best for good news ( I'm confident it will be) and shall send some positive vibes in the direction of snorbs!

I'm not overstocked with positivity so this effort will probably exhaust me.

I reckon you'd be safe to break open the sarcasm in an hour or so!

7 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Well I’ll be! There IS a heart beating under all that bluff and bluster.💕

Thanks for the positive vibes, BBO. But maybe you should channel them to the ‘G tomorrow night instead. They may be needed there considering our outs. Besides, Snorbs wouldn’t know what hit it copping positive vibes. Foreign concept right there. 🙃
 

do i detect something blossoming (or should that be bosuming)