Australia June 2010

[Son of a Beach]

it was the different layers that did it for me

My thoughts exactly. When initially trying to figure out why I liked that photo, I decided it was the layers - in particular the variety of textures (& colours), and the way they stretch horizontally, and layer vertically.

[tasadam]

Generally the Icon suggests your not being totally serious. Though I have noticed sometimes sarcasm can be lost on you Eggs.

He isn't the only one, as someone who has responded to this topic has noticed...

Golf? I am a golfer! Have not had a handicap for 18months now, but used to play off 5.

Yeah. Playing off 5 is something I got to do once, then after about 16 and 2 tinnies I got to play off 6. Then with 3 balls and 1 club in the lake and about a dozen, I had another tinnie and got to play off 7...
Not serious. Thought I would spell taht out instead of using emotion smilies in case Eggs and I aren't alone...

[ILUVSWTAS]

I'll stick with the smilies

[davidmorr]

In the last hour I've done a quick tote up of my camera gear, which comes to something over $6000, (which wasn't insured), and been on to my insurance company. For $200 pa it is now

There are contents policies for your home that cover accidental damage to all of your goods anywhere in Australia and NZ. I have had one since 1988 on the basis that on any given trip, I am typically carrying $3-4000 of camping gear. If the pack falls off a cliff, it is all covered.

And also on insurance, make sure you use the cost of replacing the lost or damaged item with *brand new* items. Forget about how much it cost you 10 years ago - current replacement cost is what you insure for. (Speaking from experience of a major insurance claim three years ago where I ended up being underinsured by about 50%.)

My policy is with CGU. Camera gear generally does not have to be listed separately. And adding $40,000 to my sum insured only added about $200 to the premium.

Cheers

David