The Reunion Kettle is on the Range Well boys and Girls the kettle is well and truly on the range and has just about Reached boiling point and seeing as im 3rd duty I will make the brews.
Quite a few cooks have spoken to me Either by phone or via the email And in many cases i have had little or no contact from these cooks for in some cases 20 years and a few have had reservations about attending the reunion.
One of the main causes of concern was Running into someone they dis liked and Reopening long closed wounds so to speak .
I have assured everyone that no one at the last reunion had any axes to grind and we those attending let bygones be bygones and everyone had a ball And i can see no reason for this not to continue .
Just looking through the list of those attending now a tad over the 400 I find there are so many I would love to shake hands with .I don't Harbor any grudges and I tend to remember the good times and not any one that may have wronged me. I know so many who share these sentiments..
I was no saint let me tell you and many of us fit into this Category .Lets Face it we have all changed and in a lot of cases for the better . Civvie life will do that to you .
Just remember as cooks we are joined by that invisible thread of friendship that only the Navy instills in us all .
So any of you out there who are still sitting on the fence wondering whether you should attend I hope this dit allays your concerns .
Brew break over back to work you lot thanks for your ears Regards Quinny
Smiddy- 07-13-2008
My friend might be comming on the day and pay his money.
quinny- 07-13-2008
Im sure that will be fine Erica just buy your meal ticket at the door and we will throw some more water in the stew and soup LOL
bigjude- 07-14-2008
Quinny
I will be down the Gold Coast on Friday this week and luckily for me will be heading out of the Brisbane area on 24th........just in time to miss all you lot :grin:
Will be thinking of you all and just wishing you all a great time and am sure there will be stories galore being told for some time. Gawd so many cooks in the one place at the one time :roll:
Cheers
Jude :smile:
Jaffa- 07-14-2008
Hey Jude , promise we will be good....well almost . Hey , I just thought of a song title :shock: . Yeah , I know , heard it before!! :grin:
My younger Bro (ex-greenie , he got the brains , I got the body!! 8) ) was over a while back and the subject of the re-union came up .
His reply " You mean there will be 400 T/Fs in the one place ?" , "Yeah , its a great weekend " says I
" So why don't the powers that be arrest the lot of you , just think of the cold case crimes they could sort out !"
Dumb Greenies , really never did understand "service' meant it's free , just don't get caught !! :wink:
Noel Hillier- 07-14-2008
Names Hi Cliff
where can we get a copy of names of those who are to the reunion
regards Noel H
quinny- 07-14-2008
Thanks for the sitrep Jude It would have been good to catch up with you Yes we will have a good time And we will post plenty of articles after the event.
I have had so many phone calls and emails these last couple of weeks .Ex cooks just ringing out the blue to say hi we will have a blast . Keep well jude and best wishes to you from Quinny
johnno- 07-20-2008
hi quinny and all cooks who are reunion bound,
well the big weekend is getting close now ! i hope that every one arrives safe and sound and like everyone i am looking foward to meeting a lot of new friends and a lot of old ones as well. :grin: see you there . regards Johnno :grin:
Diane- 07-21-2008
Have a great time to all that are attending the reunion. Make sure you bring back some stories for the forum! :grin:
CliffWhatley- 07-22-2008
Thanks for that oh wonderful sister of mine. :smile:
The weather should be ok for the reunion too.
Here is the latest report from the BOM site for the leadup to the weekend (including Saturday) :-
Sunshine Coast
Forecast for Tuesday Evening
Mostly fine. A little light rain developing tonight. Moderate to fresh S to SE
winds.
Precis: Mostly fine
Forecast for Wednesday
Cloudy with rain periods. Moderate to fresh S to SE winds.
Precis: Rain periods. Min 13 Max 18
UV Alert: 10:10 am to 1:45 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4
Thursday Rain breaking to showers. Max 18
Friday Shower or two. Max 19
Saturday Mostly fine. Max 20
quinny- 07-22-2008
Thanks for that cliff I was wondering what to wear be jeans and a shirt The mrs wanted a new dress i said whats wrong with your old one?
She said she was sick of people throwing rice and confetti at he . Any way see ya Friday And yes Dianne there will plenty of warries on here on my return we will all be swapping lies .My eyes are brown like most of the cooks.Cliff will tell you what i mean by that .Regards Quinny
Jaffa- 07-23-2008
In for a 0600 :shock: shake in the morn , then off to Tulla . See Ya's All on Friday ! 8) :grin:
norman5- 07-23-2008
Bags packed . Waiting for the plane.
CliffWhatley- 07-24-2008
Wishing everybody coming to Caloundra from all over the place to have a safe trip and see you all at the reunion.
The sign says 'Welcome to Queensland'
:smile: :P
Yes that's me in the early 80's at Wallangarra on the QLD border.
Here is the latest weather report issued at 1610hrs today :-
Sunshine Coast
Forecast for Thursday Evening
Rain periods, with moderate falls possible. Moderate to fresh S to SE winds,
strong and gusty at times. Hazardous beach conditions.
Precis: Rain periods
Forecast for Friday
A shower or two. Moderate SW to SE winds, fresh and gusty at times. Hazardous
beach conditions improving during the day.
Precis: Shower or two Min 12 Max 19
UV Alert: 10:10 am to 1:45 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4
Saturday Fine. Max 20
Sunday Late rain. Max 20
Monday Rain clearing. Max 18
bigjude- 07-25-2008
Back in the land of sunshine.....or it was when I arrived at lunch time today.
Be thinking of you all this weekend and do hope that the weather is warmer than it was while I was down there.......froze my butt off :smile:
I'm sure that I saw some signs at the Railway station warning the locals :grin:
Have a great time everyone and look forward to hearing all about the weekend.
Cheers
Jude
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