I'm still here, Bix, happy to offer a paw to support you

Gina

Don't you dare spit the dummy I would say it's the weather but you're probably not having what we're having so that doesn't work.

I wish people would just get on with life and chill

Can we have some friday funnies on Wednesday please. Oh and mind your p's and q's cos of the small minority with a sense of humour bypass

Couldn't agree more. Would be good if the mods closed this thread now & we all move on.

That got me thinking ..... The moderators can ban any member if they feel like it - BUT, is there a way us members can get a moderator banned who has gotten out of hand ..... !

Gina

I know what you mean.....

Yes! After all, its only a messageboard.... we all have lives outside of this transitory virtual existence..... don't we?

Ohh now there's a thought This may get me banned or the thread blocked but they appear to be on power craze mode

Try not to let it bother you that much.. its not worth it.

Actually I think the moderators have been doing a simply sterling job. The job in question seems to be of late, policing the school ground. I come onto this board to read relevent australian threads not read endless non related drivel or be treated to an insight of a dubiously balanced individual with nothing better to do than troll forums as some sort of mind sport.

Until such people are genetically deselected by nature, the moderators do a brilliant job I reckon. /applaud

Hey PP do what I did with one of many broken legs ...lol, stick a pool cue down it ....... perfect! ..........

till ............ the tip comes off! ...

THEN, you have BIG itches! ...lol, so big plus the fact that you have had too much to drink, you cut your plaster off! ...

Had to go back to A & E the next day with my plaster in a bag ...... in pieces! ...lol

So the moral of the story is ........... make sure the tip aint loose before you go diggin ! ...

This thread seems to have become about something else now but since I just came online I wanted to reply to the original poster.

I'm a relatively new member. I like BE and have got some useful bits of practical advice on here. It can be cliquey and it does get used as a chat room by people who seem to know each other well, and there are a lot of arguments lately - but I've got used to being ignored sometimes and just don't get involved in the arguments!!

However I did stop using it for a while and have a couple of friends who won't even log on anymore because of all the negative posts. I'm not looking for an argument about whether people should post negative things and I think everybody is entitled to post what they want but I do think this is why often people seem to join very enthusiatically and then stop posting.
Right now I live in Texas of all godforsaken places(!) and I do know that moving to a new country is hard but I also know that reading all about why things didn't work out for someone else beforehand and what they hated most would not have helped me settle here.

But as I say i like reading the forum sometimes and giving advice when I can and when I see a thread titled something like "What do you hate about Australia?" I just don't choose to read it.

Just sent you some karma

I cannot believe you did that!

How the hell did you manage to get it off?

I can feel my skin coming off under my plaster, im dreaming of washing it, scrubbing it, shaving it and creaming it.

Its taking over my life.

Where in God-forsaken Texas do you live? I can send a care package, or you can get leave to visit Austin for a weekend of R&R.