SA Footy

Brodlach wrote:Putting coins on the track so they got flattened

Within short distance of a level crossing, find the point on the track where there is a small gap in the rail, and lay the coin across it to complete the circuit...

(It don't work like that anymore, so don't try it kids. Rails are dangerous!)

The time when brand new concrete infrastructure didn't collapse

Freezing your nuts off at the end of the Rapid Bay Jetty......

F*** that was a cold windy place in Winter

am Bays wrote:Freezing your nuts off at the end of the Rapid Bay Jetty......

F*** that was a cold windy place in Winter

We got chased off the jetty by some locals with knives and Citronella on a footy trip back in the early 90's. About 20 odd of us and 4 of them. We thought we were pretty tough before that

JK wrote:

am Bays wrote:Freezing your nuts off at the end of the Rapid Bay Jetty......

F*** that was a cold windy place in Winter

We got chased off the jetty by some locals with knives and Citronella on a footy trip back in the early 90's. About 20 odd of us and 4 of them. We thought we were pretty tough before that

Wasn't my Grandfather was it? Couldn't have been him with his hips...

On Rapid Bay, my grandfather slept on the beach when they first started building the mine in 1940.

For over thirty five years he and my Nanna lived in the middle house (#2) of the top three closest to the Jetty.

To say that place is special to my family is an understatement.

Will never forget the tall ships in the First Fleet reenactment going past the Jetty at ~ 10:30 at night (full moon, gulf dead flat) on 01/01/1988.

Used to love going there and 2nd Valley as 17 years olds, just every now and then in summer when we had nothing planned we’d get a car load of people and chuck the barby in and head down there for the day. Simpler but very enjoyable times

Fishermans Bay Easter races, although I hear they still do them?

Lightning McQueen wrote:Fishermans Bay Easter races, although I hear they still do them?

Every Easter Sunday still. My kids used to always have a go.

Wedgie wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:Fishermans Bay Easter races, although I hear they still do them?

Every Easter Sunday still. My kids used to always have a go.

So did I, and that was in the late 70's, we went there every Easter.

Rented a shack one Easter and all we could hear all night was the mice running in the walls, woke up to our Easter Eggs being nothing but some crinkled foil.

We later owned a shack on Dolphin Road, first road on the right as you entered, second shack in.

Lightning McQueen wrote:

Wedgie wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:Fishermans Bay Easter races, although I hear they still do them?

Every Easter Sunday still. My kids used to always have a go.

So did I, and that was in the late 70's, we went there every Easter.

Rented a shack one Easter and all we could hear all night was the mice running in the walls, woke up to our Easter Eggs being nothing but some crinkled foil.

We later owned a shack on Dolphin Road, first road on the right as you entered, second shack in.

I know Dolphin Road quite well, my parents have lived there since 1990!
2nd last shack on the right before the roadblock. Probably about a dozen further up from the one you mention.

Wedgie wrote:I know Dolphin Road quite well, my parents have lived there since 1990!
2nd last shack on the right before the roadblock. Probably about a dozen further up from the one you mention.

I just google earthed it, brought back some memories.

Going over the hill for bonfires, raking crabs or just walking through the mangroves and knee deep mud on Shag Island, we got to know the deli owners well too.

The bloody playground near the boat ramp has the same things there still 40 years later!

As this thread is almost a decade old I know I'm nearing 50 when my youngest kid turns 20!
He was 6 when I created this site!

eight ball overs in cricket

am Bays wrote:eight ball overs in cricket

Maybe a bit older than 40! But yes, I remember them. As well as rest days in the tests.

And 60 over a side 'one dayers' in England.

Dutchy wrote:The time when brand new concrete infrastructure didn't collapse

Yes modern technology.
Roman concrete got harder and bonded together more strongly with age because of particular metallic salts included in the specific sands they used. Once we dropped that selectivity and used steel reinforcement we set it up for self-destruction - fine crack , water gets in, steel rusts and expands, cracks widen, and so it goes...

I know i'm getting old when 95% of the players I coach don't know any footballers from the 90's.

The Bedge wrote:I know i'm getting old when 95% of the players I coach don't know any footballers from the 90's.

What names have you dropped?

Lightning McQueen wrote:

The Bedge wrote:I know i'm getting old when 95% of the players I coach don't know any footballers from the 90's.

What names have you dropped?

I was firing handballs in a drill the other week - threw out that i'm like a young Diesel Williams.. "Who?"

The Bedge wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:

The Bedge wrote:I know i'm getting old when 95% of the players I coach don't know any footballers from the 90's.

What names have you dropped?

I was firing handballs in a drill the other week - threw out that i'm like a young Diesel Williams.. "Who?"

He did retire 23 years ago mate.