Weekend Punch: Relax, unwind and read this!

Gregg says:

08:40am | 09/06/12

Reminds me of one of my more memorable Friday evening after work hit outs, mate and I finding first of all and a good thirst too!, a half 44 drum of icy water and plenty of cans at a tee a long way from the clubhouse, there apparently having been a sponsored event at the course in the afternoon.

We kind of lost track of scoring other than how many cans can be fitted into a golf bag and be able to pull it along not too laboriously!
Last time I had a big golfing weekend was up on the Murray and it kind of got spolit by the swarms of massive size mosquitoes you had to contend with around some holes.

Good hitting and drinking to you Craig.

Mouse says:

09:53am | 09/06/12

Go Craig2!! Have as great weekend, hope the weather is good for you too. 33 brands of beer, hmmmmm, sounds like the weather won’t really matter! lol :o)

Mouse says:

09:59am | 09/06/12

Enjoy your time nihonin! It’s nice when you can get time off to spend as you wish.  I am doing my pea soup in the slow cooker this weekend, soaked my peas last night and just turned the pot on. Will let you know how it turns out.  Anyway, you have a geat week!  :o)

nihonin says:

12:17pm | 09/06/12

I never got around to doing Pea and Ham last week, had to give a hand to a mate, look forward to hearing how your P&H cooks up.  Might give it a try myself at cooking it up, sometime this week.  Have a top weekend Mouse

Mouse says:

07:47pm | 09/06/12

Well nihonin, just had a bowl of very delicious soup and, if it lives up to past efforts, always tastes better the next time it’s reheated!  YAAY! I certainly am looking forward to tomorrow night!  Mmmmmmm….
Hope you had a “do nothing” day like you wanted and the rest of your week goes the same.  :o)

Punch Drunk says:

12:28pm | 11/06/12

It must be a piss off when holidays hinder your ability to spend hours on The Punch? You’re a public servant…no doubt?

Nah, only kidding, have a great break nihonin

LJ Dots says:

02:26pm | 11/06/12

Judging by the cooking smells wafting around the neighbourhood this lazy afternoon, I think there may be some Punch readers in the street.

It’s harsh I know, but it might be time to do the good neighbourly thing by paying them an unexpected visit.

Mouse says:

10:37pm | 11/06/12

hahaha LJD… table is set, pot is on, any time you are ready!  :o)

Craig2 says:

11:30am | 09/06/12

Had a roaring bonfire last night burning off the backyard, would’ve annoyed the environmentalist no doubt!

Avon says:

05:20pm | 10/06/12

Did not realise it was 1980,was a gentleman and a fantastic rider,He beat us at the Castrol 6 hr,he was a champ

Rosie says:

01:59pm | 09/06/12

Susan since Punch suggested we come in here to relax, unwind, happy thoughts etc and your introduction of politics I shall endeavour to clear my mind to say something nice about PM Gillard.

As a female I was ecstatic about our fist female PM and pushing aside everything that has happened since I believe Julia Gillard would be the kind of friend that would remain behind after a dinner party to help clean up and wash the dishes. She would also be the faithful friend that would lie for you if it meant life and death. She would go through all the church rituals if you asked her to attend to support you at a family funeral even if she knew the dead person didn’t believe in God. In other words Julia Gillard would stand by you thick and thin even if she knew that everyone close to you would be better off if you were told the honest truth. What a fabulous friend!

Rose says:

02:37pm | 09/06/12

It’s just Abbott reminding the plebs that only women earning the big bucks have ‘serious work’ and only women of financial means can really be ‘involved’ parents. Yes, I know, that is not exactly what he said, but it is what he implies every time he broaches the subject.
My firm belief is that welfare should only be given to those in need, women earning higher incomes are in no way, shape or form, in need!!! Particularly if those women also have high earning spouses.No one should ever receive $75,000 welfare for six months, that is positively absurd.  This is class warfare, Abbott giving to the haves at the exclusion of the have-nots.

acotrel says:

03:47am | 10/06/12

This is also about the catholic church.  They are the first to say that kids grow up well in spite of the poor backgrounds and parents.  Abbott is our next Mrs Bucket - ‘Keeping Up Appearances’ !
He is doing what John Howard did with Pauline Hanson and the asylum seekers - stealing Stephen Fielding’s ‘Family First’ politics!

Gregg says:

10:32am | 11/06/12

@Susan
Putting it right into context, it could be just the way you want to interpret what has been reported.
” As well, fewer women will have careers because it will be less easy to combine serious work with involved parenting.”

You could for instance have the view that involved parenting is also considered serious work, serious enough in fact that if the right kind of support was not available, life would not be so easy to combine both functions.

Whatever Tony Abbott’s wife does, do you really think he is putting her down and repetitively if we want to always take the inference of some media.

pa_kelvin says:

12:49pm | 09/06/12

Oops and the baby ,but he’s only 5 months old so no running amuck for him…....;o)

pa_kelvin says:

07:06pm | 09/06/12

All the talk of pea and ham soup made me hungry ,so have cooked up a 5lt pot for everyone tomorrow….smells great ...yuuuuummmmy.

Mouse says:

09:49am | 10/06/12

pa_kelvin, yep, pea and ham soup is really in a class all of its own, isn’t it? Have a great Sunday, spoil the grandkids (they aren’t kids for long!) and I too am looking forward to the Voice. Congrats on surviving the floods and yes we do live in the best part of the world!  lol :o)

Rosie says:

07:30pm | 09/06/12

This is a thread for happy thoughts Labor Equals Open Borders and to answer your question nicely without offending anyone it is because the Greens, having the power, wants Australia to open our borders and welcome anyone here with open arms. We have these people billeted out once they arrive on our shores and have Centerlink take care of them. We make it easy as possible for these people so they don’t feel unwanted. Australia easy takings, must go there because they will love us!