11-02-2024 06:53 PM
11-02-2024 06:53 PM
had been in Army 2 years by then @Bill16 lol fair enough tho. I used to knock around w 7 years younger brother, got lots music stuff from him
11-02-2024 06:56 PM
11-02-2024 06:57 PM
11-02-2024 06:57 PM
My brother was only 3 years older than me ay @TAB we would ride our dirt bikes together,go snorkeling with our gidgy , generally run amok together,he is my best mate
11-02-2024 07:01 PM
11-02-2024 07:01 PM
yeah sorta grew out of touch w younger brother, he got married and had kids went interstate , was successful etc prob need to see each other more. @Bill16 hes like 2nd highest non commissioned position in RAAF now was in Army originally. been in near over 30 years now think
11-02-2024 07:05 PM
11-02-2024 07:05 PM
Yeah man I'm not sure what to say ay @TAB he is your blood
11-02-2024 07:11 PM
11-02-2024 07:11 PM
as he said not long ago i prob influenced him to go to defence. just I bailed and he took ball and ran with it.he spent years in sandpit plus went to Cambodia w UN etc , citations medals you name it @Bill16
11-02-2024 07:15 PM
11-02-2024 07:21 PM
11-02-2024 07:21 PM
..we both liked that before he went @Bill16 lol
11-02-2024 07:27 PM
11-02-2024 07:27 PM
was late 80s when he went there w UN they were unarmed @Bill16 his boss was a French major, dudes firing AKs down street every night, went to few dift places , said as soonas turned shower off sweating again, he lost like 15kg and wasnt fat to start with
plus before afghan , iraq etc they were paid like 1000 a week extra prob were only on 500 a week in aust then but that set him up for life, got house got married etc he came home with over $50k in bank early 90s when i was on $8/hr as adult apprentice lol
11-02-2024 07:45 PM
11-02-2024 07:45 PM
didnt see this @Jacques most people are given the land from parents plus crops can do $300 plus/acre every year so if never paid for it and pulling in few million a year bit of a hard life lol
no, normal people cannot buy a farm , been like that for over 60 years the rich ones buying up small ones etc anyhoo
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