Visiting Australians - Van Nuys CA

[mraitch]

Ken & his wife (from AUSTRALIA) are visiting the West Coast for 1/2 days. I have offered them to stay at my house and thought that it might be FUN for the locals to come over to meet them (POT LUCK)
SO
17233 Hemmingway Street
Van Nuys CA 91406
Feb 5th, 5PM
Might have a few shrimp to throw on the barbie.

Please let me know if you are coming and what you will be bringing
Questions - call me - 818 448 3181

Peer

[tjp]

Might have a few shrimp to throw on the barbie.

seriously?

[mraitch]

well - at least ONE

[windy311]

We call them prawns and very rarely cook them on the BBQ.

[Alvin]

I'll bring the tea and strumpets!

[Garm]

I've put it in my calendar, will let you know asap, sounds like fun

[Nissanman]

Don't forget the VEGEMITE sandwiches

[bikermike]

Might have a few shrimp to throw on the barbie.

seriously?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrimp_on_the_barbie
[youtube][/youtube]

When I was in Australia in the late '80s I did not have a prawn from the barbie, nor did I see Paul Hogan at a pub. However I did have one of the most memorable and delicious burgers - it had everything on it. A fried egg and beets stand out as unexpected toppings.

[Nissanman]

.....and don't forget, we EAT both of the animals featured in our Coat of Arms, the emu and the kangaroo
NUM NUM!

[mraitch]

Just a re-up and a reminder - TWO (yes count them) TWO Aussies are visiting our fair shores and are staying with me in Van Nuys on February 5th. In honor of our antipodal cousins, I am having a barbie that afternoon/evening. And to windy - if Paul Hogan decides to call prawns - shrimp - who am I to argue? (see prior youtube whatsit)
So far I have RCMike and Linda confirmed, with a possible Garm (if a 'possible' Garm can be comprehended <G>)
Anyone else out there??
I will be cooking some chuck(chicken to us), and providing a mess o' beans.
Pls let me know if you intend to come and what you might bring in a potluck sort of thing. Snacks (salsa/chips) or bevies would work.
As a member of the country that used to OWN Australia, I am keen to show them that the fact that they (mostly) don't want/need us that we/I hold no grudges and to welcome them to ANOTHER country that decided to throw off the shackles of British Imperialism.

Anytime from 4PM 2/5/2014 at the address below.

Address
17233 Hemmingway Street
Van Nuys, CA 91406.
818 448 3181

Pete

[fossil]

Peter,

I think that they have thrown off British Imperialism. On my trips down there they referred to you guys as pommy's. I didn't get a precise definition or explanation.

I had a visit from an Australian on the 17th/18th and expect a return visit on 10 Feb.

Stan

[mraitch]

Fossil/Stan

Yeah - that's what they think - and what do they know!! as for pommies - that is the colour that white (vitamin D deprived) english people get when exposed to sunlight (regardless where it occurs)

[Nissanman]

One explanation I have seen re pom/pommie, is that it is a contraction of the acronym POHM which stands for Prisoner Of Her/His Majesty.
All capital cities in Oz EXCEPT Adelaide, South Australia, were settled by convicts from Great Britain.
So the country got the best possible breeding stock to begin with

[mraitch]

From Wikipedia
Pommy or Pom[edit]

The terms pommy, pommie and pom, in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa usually denotes an English person (or, less commonly, people from other parts of the UK).[9] After complaints to the Australian Advertising Standards Board about five advertisements poking fun at "Poms",[10] the Board ruled (in 2006) that these words are not offensive.[11] The New Zealand Broadcasting Standards Authority made a similar ruling in 2010.
There are several folk etymologies for Pommy or Pom. The best-documented of these is that pommy originated as a contraction of "pomegranate".[12][13] According to this explanation, "pomegranate" was Australian rhyming slang for "immigrant".[14] Usage of "pomegranate" for English people may have been strengthened by a belief in Australia that sunburn occurred more frequently among English immigrants, turning those with fair skin the colour of pomegranates.[15] Another explanation – now generally considered to be a false etymology – was that "pom" or "pommy" were derived from an acronym such as POM ("Prisoner of Millbank"), POME ("Prisoner of Mother England") or POHMS ("Prisoner Of Her Majesty's Service").[16] However, there is no evidence that such terms, or their acronyms, were used in Australia when "pom" and "pommy" entered use there. Another folk etymology suggests that the term was derived from the word "pompous".[citation needed]

[dat2kman]

This might be stretching it a bit,,,
BUT,
Myself and my dear wife, are also visiting the US,
We have a slight dilemma!
We are trying to book some form of transpirt/shuttle, to get us from LAX Airport, to our booked hotel, The Palomar in San Diego.
Issue seems to be one of confusion with us, re the shuttle services telling us we need to get a local LA taxi out of the Airport and to a LA hotel, THEN the shuttle picks us up!

SO,
Here's my question, for any on here in the SoCal area!
Who would like to have some US dollars donated to their Datsun habit, and collect us from LaaX and get us to San Diego?
Arrival info, flight gets in at 7am, on Monday Feb 17th, but by time we get through immigration etc, we expect to see the kerbside around 8.30 am.

Who's up for a donation for time, effort and fuel?

Oh, and we need a return trip on Monday 24th Feb, but i think we can get a shuttle arranged via our hotel??