Total posts hits 30,000

[Pedro]

This is the 30,001st post on this forum!

"Grease those wheels, people!"

[gav]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!    

[gr8gonzo]

only 30,000? we've really slacked off. we're going to have to bring it up a notch if we're to pass Haircut 100 in the forum ranks.

[Gandalf1986]

That is very good, but we can do more!

Cheers, people! *drinks a whole pint with a sip*

[catherine]

Indeed - and the *really" scary thing is that Pedro, Rog and I are responsible for about 17% of the posts between us!

[Mouse]

Never mind that, did you know that Whale Island - Moutohora, is a small island located off the Bay of Plenty coast of New Zealand's North Island? It is located about 12 kilometres north of the town of Whakatane. A whaling station existed on the island during the 19th century. The 1.43 km² island is a remnant of a complex volcano which has eroded, leaving two peaks. This is still an area of volcanic activity and there are hot springs on the island in Sulphur Valley, McEwans Bay, and Sulphur Bay.

Numerous archaeological sites of both Maori and European origin have been recorded, including an extensive pa (fortified earthworks) site on Pa Hill and a number of house terraces and garden sites, middens (food refuse dumps), stone tool manufacture areas and stone walls. After permanent Maori occupation ceased in the early nineteenth century, Ngati Awa and Tuhoe continued to visit the island for sea food and mutton birds and to collect stones for hangi (underground ovens).

The first European occupation came in the 1830s with an unsuccessful attempt to establish a shore-based whaling station. The venture failed without a single whale being captured. Forty years later came attempts to make money from sulphur. It was extracted and sold to a refinery in Auckland over a number of years but was of poor quality, and the venture was abandoned in 1895. The next phase of industrial activity came in 1915, when quarrying provided rock for the construction of the Whakatane harbour wall. A total of 26,000 tonnes of rock was removed over five years.

[gav]

we probably could have got in at least another 20 posts if you'd split that large piece of very interesting geographical information up into little bits...
much like the crumbling of a very large biscuit :lol:

[rogerg]

Indeed - and the *really" scary thing is that Pedro, Rog and I are responsible for about 17% of the posts between us!

I immediately wondered about that percentage, catherine!

[Mouse]

Rog, your current post count is 1616. I wonder who'll be first to reach 2112...

Edit: Looks like Pedders did it a while back.  :roll: