Roll Call

Hi - Newlands Arm, East Gippsland, near Paynesville, near Bairnsdale, near Metung, near Lakes Entrance.  LOL   390kms from Peter Mac.  

@JenniA
Well not much has changed since you were in Derby in 1979 communication wise.  We have mobile coverage of sorts. Sometimes I have to go down to the back paddock and stand on a box in the highest bit!

When the nbn comes to town I will be on satelite (Skymuster). And we are only 10kms out of town.  TV is ok providing there are no thunderstorms around between Perth and here. Still I live in God's Country - could be worse.

I put down Forster on profile but actually live in Darawank on the river.  What part of Forster @arpie ?

@"Annie C" my husband worked for the government & kept the water up to schools, missions etc. Loved it up there although found it a bit isolated. Back then, there was no tv coverage, only abc radio. Most of our food was frozen to buy eg milk meat bread. No such thing as mobile phones

@JenniA
What were you doing in Derby in 1979? The town's population has not grown much since then. The official census figure is 3,256, however the shire persists in the lie of 4,500. 

There is a lot of new houses that have been built in the last 10 years, mainly by removing old houses and building new. I suppose the only really new change since your days is that nearly everyone now has airconditioning.

My very best friend (who I met the day after arriving in town in 1994) arrived in 1963 and left only 3 years ago to live down south because of her and her husband's health. I miss her terribly. They have some great photos, terrific stories and warm memories of Derby. I spoke to Kath yesterday on the phone and she said she would love to come home.

Derby is a town that you either love or hate. There is no middle ground. My husband and I love it and I dread the day that we will be forced to leave because of the inadequate cancer treatment services (i.e none with the need to travel to Perth).

However at this stage my feet are firmly planted in Kimberley soil. Besides it takes too much scrubbing to remove the pindan from the soles of my feet!

Take care
Annie

Northern Victoria ❄️
@"Annie C" I lived in Derby in 1979. Changed heaps since then

Happy to say our heating was fixed today. Relief!

Certainly does here in the Adelaide Hills - colder , wetter and windier than I remember with the dreaded August to come.

I know how you feel. Had a couple of -2s so far this winter. Feels colder than previous years. 

It probably took a couple of years, hard to recall or is that chemo/letrozole fog??? It only takes for the weather to drop below 23 degrees now and I’m in jeans and a jumper. I feel for you all freezing down south. I was in Melbourne earlier this month, damn cold! Neuropathy and joint stiffness was definitely worse in the cold weather. So hard to shuffle out of bed in the morning, and I don’t miss a cold loo seat either. ;)