The Greenhouse

Stuat wrote:My user name isn't my real name. I used to use the user name Stuart on LU years ago, mainly because I idolized Ricky as a kid. I misspelt it when I joined here and never bothered changin it

That should be an off-season contest - what's Stuat's real name? We could get Fergie to start a poll and everything...

Stuat wrote:I'll jump too and share a bit more.

That all stopped when I had an episode. I got rescued by my dad, on the verge of homelessness. In any case, I was brought back to Canberra and ended up doing honors for want of anything better to do. That lead lead to a PhD. I've got a couple of scholarships, so the money isn't too bad and I mainly enjoy it although I don't think I reall want to be an academic.

****, what a turn around from what appears to have been a pretty dark time. Kudos to you, mate!

# 20 year old 2nd/3rd yr student from Sydney. Studying Marketing at yewknee.

# Work in the marketing dept for a Software/ISS company

# I find humour in every life situation... thus could never run a funeral firm

# I have too many hobbies and interests.. sports, technology, web design, finance, food, health/fitness, music, business, fishing etc .. take too much interest in everything, but i love it

# I am musically retarded. Just cannot get the hang of playing an acoustic guitar. Have contemplated smashing it numerous times

# Just got Coldplay tickets!

Raider 85 wrote:

Stuat wrote:I'll jump too and share a bit more.

That all stopped when I had an episode. I got rescued by my dad, on the verge of homelessness. In any case, I was brought back to Canberra and ended up doing honors for want of anything better to do. That lead lead to a PhD. I've got a couple of scholarships, so the money isn't too bad and I mainly enjoy it although I don't think I reall want to be an academic.

****, what a turn around from what appears to have been a pretty dark time. Kudos to you, mate!

Thanks man. Mainly just ridiculously fortunate that my folks have been around to bail me out of trouble countless times. As I said before I'm lucky enough to be high functioning most of the time.

yeh raiders wrote: # I am musically retarded.

# Just got Coldplay tickets!

correct

Decorous Muse wrote:

yeh raiders wrote: # I am musically retarded.

# Just got Coldplay tickets!

correct

Ouch!

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Married 9 yrs, 2 kids 1yr daughter and 4yr son
known to share BpB's umbrella
do as my boss tells me/the jobs no-one else wants to do - supply chain management specialist/logistics specialist in manufacting(Navy Ships, passenger and freight trains) for 9 yrs now construction.
used to live in the next suburb to green94 but wouldnt know him if i tripped over him.
just off anti depressants from a 6 month fight with depression/mid life crisis - pretty damn lucky it wasnt too severe.
Have my own racehorse management business and just this week started as racing manager for a small stable - non payed hobby.
As per KW i was a dogs fan till 88 - Tunks and Mortimers were my hero's so when they disappeared and I met Mal at a knights trial I was converted.
Phobia's - Needles and/or being stabbed.
username - Lime for the Raiders, Wangi Warriors were my local footy team. Previous username bsb raiderman but someone else with very differing views to me started calling themselves Raiderman on LU and ABC radio so i changed.

Lime Warrior wrote:34
Married 9 yrs, 2 kids 1yr daughter and 4yr son
known to share BpB's umbrella
do as my boss tells me/the jobs no-one else wants to do - supply chain management specialist/logistics specialist in manufacting(Navy Ships, passenger and freight trains) for 9 yrs now construction.
used to live in the next suburb to green94 but wouldnt know him if i tripped over him.
just off anti depressants from a 6 month fight with depression/mid life crisis - pretty damn lucky it wasnt too severe.
Have my own racehorse management business and just this week started as racing manager for a small stable - non payed hobby.
As per KW i was a dogs fan till 88 - Tunks and Mortimers were my hero's so when they disappeared and I met Mal at a knights trial I was converted.
Phobia's - Needles and/or being stabbed.
username - Lime for the Raiders, Wangi Warriors were my local footy team. Previous username bsb raiderman but someone else with very differing views to me started calling themselves Raiderman on LU and ABC radio so i changed.

that black dog is a mongrel mate. He's bitten me too.

I'm about 8 years clean, never want to go back

This thread just goes to show that mental health issues are far more widespread than people seem to think.

Michael wrote:This thread just goes to show that mental health issues are far more widespread than people seem to think.

yep.

Dealing with stress, pressure and the day to day grind of life can bear people down, way down.

I was hit hard with depression at a young age and I never even knew I was depressed. I just had no hope, no joy, no spark. Most of the time I just wondered around lost with no direction or purpose. I had no goals or motivation to even try. It was extremely hard.

Recently I was overworking and a lot of pressure was on my shoulders. I didn't heed the advice of close friends and respected associates and it nearly did me in, if I may be frank. I thought I was going to crash and burn.

Thankfully, my faith in Christ and the love of God did pull me through.

Michael wrote:This thread just goes to show that mental health issues are far more widespread than people seem to think.

Very, very common; I've been bitten by the dog too; he's a bastard.

Joel Monaghan was lucky not to get bitten

Albi wrote:

Michael wrote:This thread just goes to show that mental health issues are far more widespread than people seem to think.

Very, very common; I've been bitten by the dog too; he's a bastard.

I'll consider myself lucky up until this point then.

dubby wrote:

Michael wrote:This thread just goes to show that mental health issues are far more widespread than people seem to think.

yep.

Dealing with stress, pressure and the day to day grind of life can bear people down, way down.

I was hit hard with depression at a young age and I never even knew I was depressed. I just had no hope, no joy, no spark. Most of the time I just wondered around lost with no direction or purpose. I had no goals or motivation to even try. It was extremely hard.

Recently I was overworking and a lot of pressure was on my shoulders. I didn't heed the advice of close friends and respected associates and it nearly did me in, if I may be frank. I thought I was going to crash and burn.

Thankfully, my faith in Christ and the love of God did pull me through.

The bit about overworking and not having motivation sounds identical to how I am at present...although I've just watched my mother suffer through breast cancer and chemo..

As above my name is Jason and thats me firing an AK 47 in Nam earlier this year.

I used to go by the username of Cuppy when I signed up, a nickname from my early school. Due to a horrendous hair cut, for which I've forgiven myself as I was only 12.

30yrs old and I've lived in Caringbah for the past 10years. I grew up in Wollongong before the move to the Sutherland Shire for work.
I'm a Cabinetmaker, I did my apprenticeship at a joint in Rockdale
I now have a company called Stream Line Joinery Pty Ltd which has been in existence for 4 years now. I have 12 employees and I need more, It's hard to find good help. So if anyone knows a good cabinetmaker in southern Sydney let me know.

If anyones interested here's my company's facebook page,

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stream-L ... 4647368822

I live with my girlfriend of 2yrs and I'm happy to admit she's the one for me. I meet her 3yrs ago in the US, she's from Perth. I've also got her emotionally attached to the Raiders, Its good to have someone close to share the highs and the lows with.

I have a soft spot for the Sharks and used to love the Steelers. Don't like the Dragons and have loved the Raiders since the early 90's when Big Mal had a caravan in the same park as my parents at Burranjuck dam. Learn't how to water ski at 3, was on 1 at 6, and barefooting by 11. Still love to ski but have very little time too and I'm not as fearless any more.

Jason wrote:As above my name is Jason and thats me firing an AK 47 in Nam earlier this year.

I used to go by the username of Cuppy when I signed up, a nickname from my early school. Due to a horrendous hair cut, for which I've forgiven myself as I was only 12.

30yrs old and I've lived in Caringbah for the past 10years. I grew up in Wollongong before the move to the Sutherland Shire for work.
I'm a Cabinetmaker, I did my apprenticeship at a joint in Rockdale
I now have a company called Stream Line Joinery Pty Ltd which has been in existence for 4 years now. I have 12 employees and I need more, It's hard to find good help. So if anyone knows a good cabinetmaker in southern Sydney let me know.

If anyones interested here's my company's facebook page,

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stream-L ... 4647368822

I live with my girlfriend of 2yrs and I'm happy to admit she's the one for me. I meet her 3yrs ago in the US, she's from Perth. I've also got her emotionally attached to the Raiders, Its good to have someone close to share the highs and the lows with.

I have a soft spot for the Sharks and used to love the Steelers. Don't like the Dragons and have loved the Raiders since the early 90's when Big Mal had a caravan in the same park as my parents at Burranjuck dam. Learn't how to water ski at 3, was on 1 at 6, and barefooting by 11. Still love to ski but have very little time too and I'm not as fearless any more.

I can relate to this. As a result mine ended up with a ring (albeit 7 years later). Sounds like you're due, bro

VictorTheViking wrote:

dubby wrote:

Michael wrote:This thread just goes to show that mental health issues are far more widespread than people seem to think.

yep.

Dealing with stress, pressure and the day to day grind of life can bear people down, way down.

I was hit hard with depression at a young age and I never even knew I was depressed. I just had no hope, no joy, no spark. Most of the time I just wondered around lost with no direction or purpose. I had no goals or motivation to even try. It was extremely hard.

Recently I was overworking and a lot of pressure was on my shoulders. I didn't heed the advice of close friends and respected associates and it nearly did me in, if I may be frank. I thought I was going to crash and burn.

Thankfully, my faith in Christ and the love of God did pull me through.

The bit about overworking and not having motivation sounds identical to how I am at present...although I've just watched my mother suffer through breast cancer and chemo..

Sad news about your mum mate

But please, take it from someone who has overworked as well..............rest up. Take a few days off and balance your life. It makes all the difference

tragic wrote:I'll add more out of boredom.

I started reading the paper when I was 5 yrs old just because I could.
I was once investigated by Qld police on behalf of the SA government due to documents in my possession.
I've ruptured ligaments in both my ankles, the first being when I was 21 rushing to pickup my grandma to get her to the hospital before my grandad died. The second time I stood on a soccer ball.
Ive been with the same lady for 14 years.
I have an almost uncontrollable urge to disarm a police officer just to see if it's as easy as I imagine.
I've never been to a live concert.
I started watching the raiders when I was 6 because I was hiding from neighbourhood kids after the saw me hanging out with a houso kid. Dad was watching the game and I had no choice.
All of my family when I was a kid supported the dragons. I broke tradition.
I'm terrified of bats, snakes and large lizards.

That might do.

So do I

One more - I went to the Backstreet Boys concert when they toured last time (last year?)

Bipolar Bear wrote:One more - I went to the Backstreet Boys concert when they toured last time (last year?)

Mate with this combined with your "Cats" and "Lion King" ones I'm guessing your biggest unknown fact is still locked in the closet for later release

Actually, I had originally said no to going, but my wife told me that everyone from her work was going along and implied that they were all taking their partners too. Not wanting to let her down, I relented. I was mighty miffed though when I got there and found that I was the only partner (and thus the only male) amongst a group of fifteen women in their mid-20's.


btw, I've got a load more musical theatre I've been to, but that's a story for another day

Bipolar Bear wrote:One more - I went to the Backstreet Boys concert when they toured last time (last year?)

surely ye jest?

Well I've been reading this thread for a while and thought it was right to post. Also, sorry to hear about all the hardships in everyone's lives but it seems you are all very strong and willing people so here goes:

- I'm 23, male
- I definitely read the GH more than I post
- I play old games for the nostalgic value
- One of my aims is to never get into debt unless I'm purchasing a property or something to invest in
- I have bought shares just so I can learn how to live with debt
- My girlfriend of three years has bipolar
- One of my pet hates is when an Australian business spells organisations with a z
- I'm petrified of spiders especially daddy-long-legs
- I'm convinced everyone should belong to a forum
- And my claim to fame is my dad once worked on a construction site with Saddam Hussein

manbush wrote:

Bipolar Bear wrote:One more - I went to the Backstreet Boys concert when they toured last time (last year?)

Mate with this combined with your "Cats" and "Lion King" ones I'm guessing your biggest unknown fact is still locked in the closet for later release

He's so far in the closet I'm surprised he's not having adventures in Narnia.

theRads wrote:

tragic wrote: I have an almost uncontrollable urge to disarm a police officer just to see if it's as easy as I imagine.

So do I

Lol that thought does cross my mind as well hahah especially when lining up behind them at the checkout or atm or something

Kyle

Just turned 30, been with my wife for 11 years, married for 4 years.

2 children. Girl 5yrs , boy 2 (his middle name is Daley after the great one)

Born and raised on the NSW Central Coast.

Tiler by trade, will be a qualified primary school teacher by the end of this year.

Lived in Leeds, UK for 18 months just after I left school (travelling)

I love Rugby League, I played for 15yrs (injury prevented more)played lower grades for North Sydney

I enjoy coaching Rugby League and have done so for 12 years

A Raiders fan since '87

Love spending time with my family and mates

Love listening to music, favourite band is Pearl Jam.

Very loyal and honest, I still hang out with mates I went to school with in Kindergarten

Don't mind a beer, loathe bundy rum and port

Hmm might as well add some more..

-Got a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and Technology from University of Sydney and managed to graduate with first class honours (don't know how, spent most of the time playing cards in the cafeteria )

-Born in the Philippines, moved here end of '88 and didn't end up going back to visit till last year (actually, it was also my first time out of the country since coming here - over seas travel was just never one of the things I felt that I HAD to do, thoroughly enjoyed the trip though)

-The 2nd time I ever flew on a plane (the first being when I came to Australia) was to go sky diving - was awesome, definitely recommend the experience.

-I have a some-what split identity. People I know through family and through work know me by one name (a family nickname), and people I know through school and uni know me by my real name (the one on my license/passport etc) - some (maybe most) only know me by one name and not the other

-I have no idea where or how my parents came up with my name, and I've never known of anyone with the same name - back in 2000 while I was studying and internet was starting to get bigger, my first name would come up with no results at all on Google. These days, 90% of results are of me - the rest are Turkish (I think there's a Turkish word with my name in it), or some random code, and one where some random person has named a fictional Elven country after me in some fantasy writing forum

Aero wrote:

theRads wrote:

tragic wrote: I have an almost uncontrollable urge to disarm a police officer just to see if it's as easy as I imagine.

So do I

Lol that thought does cross my mind as well hahah especially when lining up behind them at the checkout or atm or something

Do you guys mean take the gun out he holster?

Yeah, just get the gun haha

Big Mal used to own a caravan at Burrinjuck?

Greenbits wrote:Big Mal used to own a caravan at Burrinjuck?

Yeah, at woolgarlo caravan park. It was a good 20 years ago mind you. A lot of the boys used to head there during the off season as well.

Imagine a current day team heading to burrinjuck dam for the weekend. Very unlikely.

dubby wrote:

VictorTheViking wrote:

dubby wrote:

Michael wrote:This thread just goes to show that mental health issues are far more widespread than people seem to think.

yep.

Dealing with stress, pressure and the day to day grind of life can bear people down, way down.

I was hit hard with depression at a young age and I never even knew I was depressed. I just had no hope, no joy, no spark. Most of the time I just wondered around lost with no direction or purpose. I had no goals or motivation to even try. It was extremely hard.

Recently I was overworking and a lot of pressure was on my shoulders. I didn't heed the advice of close friends and respected associates and it nearly did me in, if I may be frank. I thought I was going to crash and burn.

Thankfully, my faith in Christ and the love of God did pull me through.

The bit about overworking and not having motivation sounds identical to how I am at present...although I've just watched my mother suffer through breast cancer and chemo..

Sad news about your mum mate

But please, take it from someone who has overworked as well..............rest up. Take a few days off and balance your life. It makes all the difference

Ill try mate, my work situation is...lets say difficult at the mo, for example I was made feel guilty when I took an rdo a few months back after not having a day off in nearly a year, all because I have the use of one of the shop cars, I conveniently chose the quietest day of the week too.

This job is only a means to an end, once I finish uni I'm outta there

I love this thread, there's only one person on here that I actually know and I know (or knew) very little about the rest of you.

- My name's Jeff.
- I'm 19
- I like coffee and Italian food
- I have 3 older siblings, a sister living in Sydney, a brother in Canberra, and a brother in Darwin.
- I grew up on a farm near Tarago from age 7 onwards, travelling in and out of Canberra everyday for school. I moved back into society last year here in Goulburn, I don't like it here..
- I've been obsessed with the band Alter Bridge since I was 11 years old, went to see them 3 times in February and had the happiest moment of my life when I got to meet and talked to the band for a good 10 minutes or so. I now have photos of myself and the band and a signed shirt framed on my wall.
- While everyone is sharing their depression stories, I was in a bad way for a bit over a year which all started when I was in a car accident with my two best mates while I was still in school a year and a half ago. It might sound silly to other people but meeting my idols in February has helped me keep my chin up about life in general. I now make an effort to think positive and I'm doing my best to get a job that will let me move out (down to Melbourne) and start over.
- I don't think my personality is all that clear through my posts on here. I'd like to think I'm a nice person, I'm not always in the best of moods but I'd still rather joke around with people and act happy rather than bringing them down as well.
- Username: my favourite show is Scrubs, I started using the name B_Hammock (short for banana hammock) when I was 14 or 15, I just changed it to Green Hammock a while ago on here because it seemed appropriate.

Righto, I thought I'd give this a go

* My name is Matt
* Grown up to Canberra, just moved to Melbourne this year for the start of uni
* Big guitar player, and fan
* Love to go to gigs, stoked I just got Jack White tickets
* Currently 18
* Went to Marist College (even though I'm not catholic, was Mark House captain though)
* Don't know what I want to do in life yet (but maybe primary school teacher)