Richard has confused me with an aussie before lol,(i forgive him,coz i like him, )but hey that ain't so bad really, i quite like my aussie mates, even though i have to pretend we hate each other, lol.

Oh my the temps must be unbearable over there, i can only imagine, i was dying here of the heat, but would you believe it is really cold here today, i am wearing my lightweight winter clothes, talk about extreme from really hot to this, strange weather indeed, and it is rainy and windy too, i could even put the heater on but i will save power and wrap up in a blanket and watch the telly later.

Oh yes i know of the guys you mention indeed,they are doing pretty well i believe,i once did a voice message on a thread we had,so everyone could hear my accent, but i no longer have the microphone etc,i am not typical kiwi though as i was brought up in a home with a very broad aberdonian accent (scottish),i also speak to my parents differently than to my husband and children so i tend to sound a little different,and as i have said before many times we do sound similar to the Aussies, some of them are almost the same, but we do pronounce differently they say fish and cheeps we say fush and chups,aka as fish and chips, he he.