hi @Oaktree well my friend, you are so honest and open, I suppose I better take the big black coat n hat of, give you a glimpse. Now usually I don't because folks think, well, . . .
poor fella, fact is though, I recon I might be the happiest fella, both sides of the black stump.
So, news in brief. Born O/Seas. War. Folks died in conflict i think, another couple used me and my brother {little kids} to help em get out. Canada then aus. Lived out the bush in tin shed
on a remote farm with drunk old man. Me, the brother, one plate of food between, us twice daily. Liked using my face for an ashtray. A boot n fist man
Worked dusk till dawn. Old man used to bang on shed with fists till me and my bigger brother
would fight. winner gets fed. He gets drunk. we get payback on him when he's got a good stagger going . . .. then do it all again next day.
No school. then few foster parents, Poor buggers. Church had a go at taming me, more poor buggers. . . I was a big tall kid. trained up, So better for everyone, when I hit the streets, I thrived living on the street. . . Till skin heads set fire to me and my lady one night when we were passed out in a dumpy bin.
Moved to the bush, farm laboured. then North Canada Yellowkknife. Logging and mines.
Then back to Africa, worked a job that required "autisticaly" still n stady hands and concentration.
Then finally back to aus, Travelled the country, pulled from one job to another, Tents, cars, or just roll out the swag. Eventually bought a motor home.
Saved up a big pile of green over the years and got talked into buying a farm with a forestry
Lease. . . . few fires , drought, n floods, but nothing worth winging about. Had a lot of luck.
Got a place on the coast for my cousin, trying to retire there. and hired a book keeper, who sorted my life out and got me help on the NDIS I have curvature of the spin, Or as they say in town, I'm a hunchback. Autism L2 and brain injury, and permanent A Fib. Part from that I'm fine
I look very scary Big N tall but I'm a whimp. Eat more than my horse, bare feet or thongs,
Lots of bad habits. Big house, Bigger Mess. . lots of pickers here at the moment and couple of them are taking control so I don't have to work like an animal anymore.
I'm very mischievous but well intentioned. When my helping hand is bitten, A wall goes up
as it should. Love my fire , fishing bush ,but also love the beating heart of the big cities,
and all the culture. Mostly sleep in an underground bunker under the house with my music'
or tin leantoo, next to the river. with rods n fire, too undomesticared for the house. Life is good
Oy. . wake up. . . ! I'm yapping here. I have a old Hz Landcruiser ute and always have spuds going in the coals too @Oaktree I use pepsi max too, cleans gaskets of engine blocks in the tractor shed. Purple n green colours, purple wins by a nose.
How are you and @LeChuck , Chucks turn to show his hand one day.
The old poker face. Lucky it aint strip poker, we'd be shivering,
Be back fer a wisky later. Take care you two scoundrels. tonys moon base 1
