Welcome to May guys, tocal Field days start today.

and a lovely cold start it is too May, too!

‘Lo Veg Gardener… are you going to the Tocal Show? I thought Grasshopper said it was very wet…?

Dinetta said:

and a lovely cold start it is too May, too!

‘Lo Veg Gardener… are you going to the Tocal Show? I thought Grasshopper said it was very wet…?

we haven’t had any rain last night, its wet out in our paddocks from the rain last weekend, ill most probably had over there some time on the weekend got some work today today, normally go with a mate,

Mayday Mayday!!
Just kidding, I always wanted to say that lol.
Morning green ones.
Nice mild morning , no frost like yesterday morning when it got down to 0.6 C and ice everywhere. Thats very early for frosts here so I reckon my personal observation that every 4th winter is colder is right so far.
I’m hungry this morn, big brekky coming up :)

there was a person on facebook Farmtown and there username wad Mayday.

good day for the field days today nice and sunny.

veg gardener said:

good day for the field days today nice and sunny.

overcast here, with showers predicted. Have some lamb shanks and a beef casserole in the oven.

Mayday Mayday!!
Just kidding, I always wanted to say that lol.
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you were waiting for that – weren’t you ?

its no plastic bags in s/marts now in sa.
the woman in the adjoining checkout produced about a 20 green bags including half a dozen freezer bags – insulated with zippers. wat’s that all about ? are we to compete in the green bag field now? – look at me i have a collection of superior shopping bags. ah well – my three bags were tons for what i bought.

what i couldn’t buy – at bunnings, mitre ten or clark rubber was uv resistant clear plastic for my winter toms – any clues where they might hide ?

pepe said:

Mayday Mayday!!
Just kidding, I always wanted to say that lol.
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you were waiting for that – weren’t you ?

its no plastic bags in s/marts now in sa.
the woman in the adjoining checkout produced about a 20 green bags including half a dozen freezer bags – insulated with zippers. wat’s that all about ? are we to compete in the green bag field now? – look at me i have a collection of superior shopping bags. ah well – my three bags were tons for what i bought.

what i couldn’t buy – at bunnings, mitre ten or clark rubber was uv resistant clear plastic for my winter toms – any clues where they might hide ?

Try here, Pepe:

http://www.fmb.com.au/index1.html

It’s a start, anyway…

Try here, Pepe: http://www.fmb.com.au/index1.html It’s a start, anyway…

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nup – altho’ you’re right about the farm bit – probably the further away from the city i go – the greater the chance i’ll find summin useful in the hardware shops. LOL

pepe said:

Mayday Mayday!!
Just kidding, I always wanted to say that lol.
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you were waiting for that – weren’t you ?
——————-
You bet :)

There’s someing weird with this forum today.. whole posts have dissapeared and I know I read them..

I’m getting a “jab” shortly: it’s been 12 years since my last tetanus shot, that we know of…

Wormed Dipstick who had been rolling in horse sH*t and she scratched me something shocking…I have a feeling that I have had a tetanus shot since then (1997) but can’t recall any details…

Gotta wash Elle Wuffles who is happily stinky after swimming in muddy irrigation channels and rolling in horse sh*t as well: it’s been 2 months since her last bath… I am so mean

She got wormed earlier ahahahahahah! but the tick and flea drops are yet to be applied…she is being “incarcerated” (as Mr D gleefully tells her) at Etna Creek for the long weekend… we get time away and so does she!

Actually speaking, I think all this time away is playing havoc with any gardening I would like to do…

Happy Potter said:

pepe said:

Mayday Mayday!!
Just kidding, I always wanted to say that lol.
——-
you were waiting for that – weren’t you ?
——————-
You bet :)

There’s someing weird with this forum today.. whole posts have dissapeared and I know I read them..

I’ve got no topic section down the left.

Warmer here this morning. Some showers predicted and the sky is cloudy so maybe they will happen. Boring stuff to do, like washing and ironing. I only iron about twice a month these days. We tend to live in the wash and wear clothes. God bless the inventor of wash and wear fabrics.

Don’t waste your Saturday.

Mornin. Hmm. So i was ‘ere. Not a dream.
I feel like some bacon n eggs.
Does that mean i have swine flu or maybe bird flu or a mixture?

not sure longy. wont be on here for much this morining going to a look poultry show so many local clubs.

pomolo said:

Warmer here this morning. Some showers predicted and the sky is cloudy so maybe they will happen. Boring stuff to do, like washing and ironing. I only iron about twice a month these days. We tend to live in the wash and wear clothes. God bless the inventor of wash and wear fabrics.

Don’t waste your Saturday.

lovely day here today:)
I have a headache :(
I hope it goes soon so I don’t waste my Saturday…

Longy said:

Mornin. Hmm. So i was ‘ere. Not a dream.
I feel like some bacon n eggs.
Does that mean i have swine flu or maybe bird flu or a mixture?

http://imgur.com/GP7K.jpg

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

Warmer here this morning. Some showers predicted and the sky is cloudy so maybe they will happen. Boring stuff to do, like washing and ironing. I only iron about twice a month these days. We tend to live in the wash and wear clothes. God bless the inventor of wash and wear fabrics.

Don’t waste your Saturday.

lovely day here today:)
I have a headache :(
I hope it goes soon so I don’t waste my Saturday…

I hope your headache eases BG .
I haven’t wasted a minute.

Kitchen here is abuzz with cooking and shortly when the next item is out of the oven I’m off for a haircut.
I did a garden walkabout early and I noticed that I’m going to get some cauli’s after all :) The frost and rain we have had has knocked the moths and grubs on the head , allowing cauli heads to form. You beauty.
And where I cleaned up dead canteloupe vines there was a fully formed one underneath the debris that I didn’t see earlier , chooks are attacking it with gusto.

Bubba Louie said:

Longy said:

Mornin. Hmm. So i was ‘ere. Not a dream.
I feel like some bacon n eggs.
Does that mean i have swine flu or maybe bird flu or a mixture?

http://imgur.com/GP7K.jpg

you have to love the way the jokes come out as quickly as the topic becomes news.

btw bubba – an old question that you may not have seen
how do you make those topiary spheres in your front garden ? is it by eye or do you have a guide ?

morning all

- i’m a bit delusionary with my flu’ but did that cattle prod discussion get censored yesterday ? some entries seemed to have disappeared.

planted out celery and more spinach this morning and starting the long job of spreading manure over all gardens.

off to see the daughter perform in a medieval fair this arvo.

pepe said:

Bubba Louie said:

Longy said:

Mornin. Hmm. So i was ‘ere. Not a dream.
I feel like some bacon n eggs.
Does that mean i have swine flu or maybe bird flu or a mixture?

http://imgur.com/GP7K.jpg

you have to love the way the jokes come out as quickly as the topic becomes news.

btw bubba – an old question that you may not have seen
how do you make those topiary spheres in your front garden ? is it by eye or do you have a guide ?

Tiny Trevs pretty much grow like that and we just tidy up the stray bits by eye.

Morning….. its a sad day here……. after 4 years of bonding with “toshie” it succumbed to a fatal death and couldn’t be revived this morning.

I;m now having to save like hell to get it into the funeral joint for a make over.

So I’m am learning…no bugger it..the elf will learn to share (LOL) and let me have his computer when ever I want it…..LOL (kidding)

So here is the question…..

Does this desktop make my bum look big??????

hi Lucky, shame about Toshie, but 4 yrs is probably a good life for a laptop!
been playing a bit outside this morning. Headache has faded since breakfast and the sun is gorgeous outside.
Having a bit of a rest watching some prerecorded GA.

bluegreen said:

hi Lucky, shame about Toshie, but 4 yrs is probably a good life for a laptop!
been playing a bit outside this morning. Headache has faded since breakfast and the sun is gorgeous outside.
Having a bit of a rest watching some prerecorded GA.

Oh I am just missing out on a FAB TAB of a day here too. Think I’ll take my camera for a walk and see what I can photograph out in the streets after the rain.

Lucky1 said:

Morning….. its a sad day here……. after 4 years of bonding with “toshie” it succumbed to a fatal death and couldn’t be revived this morning.

I;m now having to save like hell to get it into the funeral joint for a make over.

So I’m am learning…no bugger it..the elf will learn to share (LOL) and let me have his computer when ever I want it…..LOL (kidding)

So here is the question…..

Does this desktop make my bum look big??????

noo it makes you look more glamorous lol.
It’s a case of musical monitors here.. mine went to monitor heaven and the hubby didn’t even have to ask, one just appeared on my PC 30 mins later LOL!
The old pc in the back room is monitorless for now.

Happy Potter said:

Lucky1 said:

Morning….. its a sad day here……. after 4 years of bonding with “toshie” it succumbed to a fatal death and couldn’t be revived this morning.

I;m now having to save like hell to get it into the funeral joint for a make over.

So I’m am learning…no bugger it..the elf will learn to share (LOL) and let me have his computer when ever I want it…..LOL (kidding)

So here is the question…..

Does this desktop make my bum look big??????

noo it makes you look more glamorous lol.
It’s a case of musical monitors here.. mine went to monitor heaven and the hubby didn’t even have to ask, one just appeared on my PC 30 mins later LOL!
The old pc in the back room is monitorless for now.

Oh thanks darl’n I was a tad bit worried…..LOL

Computers…never ask if its okay to do that or should they book a year.

Back from our walk…hopefully took some FAB TAB photo….. now I need to load up the camera program…..sheesh

Lucky1 said:

Morning….. its a sad day here……. after 4 years of bonding with “toshie” it succumbed to a fatal death and couldn’t be revived this morning.

I;m now having to save like hell to get it into the funeral joint for a make over.

So I’m am learning…no bugger it..the elf will learn to share (LOL) and let me have his computer when ever I want it…..LOL (kidding)

So here is the question…..

Does this desktop make my bum look big??????

Gosh I hardly recognise you there. You just don’t look the same. LOL.

I cannot believe that 4 years is the accepted limit of a useful life for a laptop. I’m sure I must be living in the wrong era.

It must be Sunday. I’m the only one up. Going to the local markets this morning then on to the nearest town’s garden show. As you can imagine it’s not a very big show but we do find plants that grow well in our area. And that’s a plus.

Need to get another punnet of Primulas for my block gardens. 4 of the transplants never made it through the first week. Our own fault because we tried to split the multiple seedlings growing in one punnet. On the other hand Petunas are going great guns.

Still waiting for the celery seeds and tomato seeds to show their first leaves. Beetroot looks good and the carnations are ready to plant out.

Make the most of your Sunday.

pomolo said:

It must be Sunday. I’m the only one up.

2nd one up? had a late night watching movies…

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

It must be Sunday. I’m the only one up.

2nd one up? had a late night watching movies…

I had a late night too, and slept in for I think the first time in my life.

I went to check out my friends chook house that her hubbys building and it’s starting to look like the Ettamoga Pub..it’s awful.
The wifes horrified lol.

Oh my gosh – it’s May already, how did that happen?

Morning all.

Happy Potter said:

I went to check out my friends chook house that her hubbys building and it’s starting to look like the Ettamoga Pub..it’s awful.
The wifes horrified lol.

oh dear…

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

It must be Sunday. I’m the only one up.

2nd one up? had a late night watching movies…

I had a late night too, and slept in for I think the first time in my life.

I went to check out my friends chook house that her hubbys building and it’s starting to look like the Ettamoga Pub..it’s awful.
The wifes horrified lol.

The real Ettamoga Pub (or one of them) is near us and I can tell you it’s been there for a lot of years. Looks weird but it’s stayed upright. Don’t fancy it in my backyard tho.

hortfurball said:

Oh my gosh – it’s May already, how did that happen?

Morning all.

I know…. if I don’t watch it…. it’ll be summer again too…gasp

Beautiful weather here today…. outside birds are just so happy.

We very bad. Ooowah! Bought plants, plants and more plants. Seedlings, cabbage, lettuce and rhubarb. 2 gingers. 2 chrysanthemums. 3 orchids. 3 begonias. 1 ivy geranium and 5 cuttings as well. Lastly 1 advanced yellow Viraya.

Budget fairy isn’t happy so we have to toe the financial line for a week or two.

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Morning….. its a sad day here……. after 4 years of bonding with “toshie” it succumbed to a fatal death and couldn’t be revived this morning.

I;m now having to save like hell to get it into the funeral joint for a make over.

So I’m am learning…no bugger it..the elf will learn to share (LOL) and let me have his computer when ever I want it…..LOL (kidding)

So here is the question…..

Does this desktop make my bum look big??????

Gosh I hardly recognise you there. You just don’t look the same. LOL.

I cannot believe that 4 years is the accepted limit of a useful life for a laptop. I’m sure I must be living in the wrong era.

Thanks Pomolo…….

I am waiting to see what Collie says about Toshie croaking it. ….. FYI…… elf and I are sharing his puter nicely…….lol

Howdy Mrs Lucky. Don’t get to chat to you much any more.

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Morning….. its a sad day here……. after 4 years of bonding with “toshie” it succumbed to a fatal death and couldn’t be revived this morning.

I;m now having to save like hell to get it into the funeral joint for a make over.

So I’m am learning…no bugger it..the elf will learn to share (LOL) and let me have his computer when ever I want it…..LOL (kidding)

So here is the question…..

Does this desktop make my bum look big??????

Gosh I hardly recognise you there. You just don’t look the same. LOL.

I cannot believe that 4 years is the accepted limit of a useful life for a laptop. I’m sure I must be living in the wrong era.

Thanks Pomolo…….

I am waiting to see what Collie says about Toshie croaking it. ….. FYI…… elf and I are sharing his puter nicely…….lol

No fighting or cheating between you two. LOL,

pomolo said:

We very bad. Ooowah! Bought plants, plants and more plants. Seedlings, cabbage, lettuce and rhubarb. 2 gingers. 2 chrysanthemums. 3 orchids. 3 begonias. 1 ivy geranium and 5 cuttings as well. Lastly 1 advanced yellow Viraya.

Budget fairy isn’t happy so we have to toe the financial line for a week or two.

My budget fairy died yesterday with toshie… she had a sudden heart attack:(

Sounds egg-citing for your garden though Pomolo:)

pomolo said:

Howdy Mrs Lucky. Don’t get to chat to you much any more.

I was just talking to the elf…. I see you have gone now:(

Yeah I come and go all the time now…..

Lucky1 said:

Beautiful weather here today….

same here. spent some time outside this morning doing some potting and pruning.

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Gosh I hardly recognise you there. You just don’t look the same. LOL.

I cannot believe that 4 years is the accepted limit of a useful life for a laptop. I’m sure I must be living in the wrong era.

Thanks Pomolo…….

I am waiting to see what Collie says about Toshie croaking it. ….. FYI…… elf and I are sharing his puter nicely…….lol

No fighting or cheating between you two. LOL,

LOL Elf’s computer had lived a sheltered life until I got a spot on it……now it has to work and not look good on the puter desk.

bluegreen said:

Lucky1 said:

Beautiful weather here today….

same here. spent some time outside this morning doing some potting and pruning.

If I didn’t need to get milk after Mass, I would have walked to and from today…just such stunning weather.

Making curry for me and steak & kidney for the elf…. should get 3 feeds each from it.

>I am waiting to see what Collie says about Toshie croaking it. ..

What is it doing when you turn it on?

colliewa said:

>I am waiting to see what Collie says about Toshie croaking it. ..

What is it doing when you turn it on?

Blank screen when it started up……

I pulled the back off as much as I could and stuck the blow dryer in on cold air and gave it a blow job….(lucky computer you say)…. running quiet and started up no problem.

I am using Toshie right now.

I have visions of you all on the floor is shock at what I did…..

If it plays up again it might need cleaning out. Fluff (dust, skin and dead things) collects in the cpu heatsink..

Common problem…

But it might be the screen dying, try plugging in Elf’s monitor to try that theory..

colliewa said:

If it plays up again it might need cleaning out. Fluff (dust, skin and dead things) collects in the cpu heatsink..

Common problem…

But it might be the screen dying, try plugging in Elf’s monitor to try that theory..

Thanks…….

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

It must be Sunday. I’m the only one up.

2nd one up? had a late night watching movies…

I had a late night too, and slept in for I think the first time in my life. I went to check out my friends chook house that her hubbys building and it’s starting to look like the Ettamoga Pub..it’s awful.
The wifes horrified lol.

actually getting it straight, square, vertical and correct is the peoblem. by the time my daughter’s henhouse was plumb it was finished. my sympathy to the builder.
the ettamonga pub looks straight if you’ve had a few – don’t know what you ladies are on about LOL.

If I didn’t need to get milk after Mass, I would have walked to and from today…just such stunning weather.
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just stunning days – ms pepe spread manure over 3 beds today – methinks sore hamstrings tomorrow. i did the annual citrus fertilising.

and stunning evenings – i let a swallow out of the slow combustion heater today (don’t ask) – and in repayment 12 happy little aerial dancers did a gig around where i was sitting on the verandah – as if to thank me for letting one of their number free.

pepe said:

If I didn’t need to get milk after Mass, I would have walked to and from today…just such stunning weather.
———————————- i let a swallow out of the slow combustion heater today (don’t ask) – and in repayment 12 happy little aerial dancers did a gig around where i was sitting on the verandah – as if to thank me for letting one of their number free.

aaawww that is just beautiful Pepe:D….. lovely when they say thanks….

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

If I didn’t need to get milk after Mass, I would have walked to and from today…just such stunning weather.
———————————- i let a swallow out of the slow combustion heater today (don’t ask) – and in repayment 12 happy little aerial dancers did a gig around where i was sitting on the verandah – as if to thank me for letting one of their number free.

aaawww that is just beautiful Pepe:D….. lovely when they say thanks….

the gig lasted for ten minutes including – flying almost into a wall and coming to a halt by lifting the body and fanning the wings – they were so close that you could see their eyes watching in flight – with their heads going side to side as they flew. i suspect they were actually grabbing insects because they do it often at that time of an evening.

apinun olgeta!

pain master said:

apinun olgeta!

You speak the English.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

apinun olgeta!

You speak the English.

G’day all youse.

pain master said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

apinun olgeta!

You speak the English.

G’day all youse.

And youse too. Counting down the days yet?

evening :)

bluegreen said:

evening :)

Yes it is BG.

pomolo said:

And youse too. Counting down the days yet?

12 sleeps.

hi bg

pain master said:

pomolo said:

And youse too. Counting down the days yet?

12 sleeps.

I’m glad. I hope you and EM are too.

lovely weather this weekend. been playing outside :)

pomolo said:

I’m glad. I hope you and EM are too.

yup, we’re up for it :)

bluegreen said:

lovely weather this weekend. been playing outside :)

I read that. We’ve been planting our new purchases. Trying to dodge any winter frosts is a nightmare.

bluegreen said:

lovely weather this weekend. been playing outside :)

went for a walk this morning and despite overcast conditions, I got a touch of the sunburns… not much, but just enough to brown up before heading back down Mexico way….

pain master said:

pomolo said:

I’m glad. I hope you and EM are too.

yup, we’re up for it :)

So Brownsville is the next extended stop?

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

lovely weather this weekend. been playing outside :)

I read that. We’ve been planting our new purchases. Trying to dodge any winter frosts is a nightmare.

Winter frosts in Qld?

pain master said:

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

lovely weather this weekend. been playing outside :)

I read that. We’ve been planting our new purchases. Trying to dodge any winter frosts is a nightmare.

Winter frosts in Qld?

Sure are. Inland isn’t tropical all year round like the coast.

Evening All

Well It’s been a busy wekend. Garden bed No4 is almost done. This one, I’m saving for me spuds. So it’ll have time to settle before I plant.
Been shifting gravel, bricks and hay about, and feeling the effects of it…almost ready for bed….knackered

Muschee said:

Evening All

Well It’s been a busy wekend. Garden bed No4 is almost done. This one, I’m saving for me spuds. So it’ll have time to settle before I plant.
Been shifting gravel, bricks and hay about, and feeling the effects of it…almost ready for bed….knackered

I know exactly how you feel, Muschee :)
good, isn’t it? lol!

bluegreen said:

Muschee said:

Evening All

Well It’s been a busy wekend. Garden bed No4 is almost done. This one, I’m saving for me spuds. So it’ll have time to settle before I plant.
Been shifting gravel, bricks and hay about, and feeling the effects of it…almost ready for bed….knackered

I know exactly how you feel, Muschee :)
good, isn’t it? lol!

Oh yeah …love that feeling of achievement….ready for work tomoro for a break LOL
Chilli con carne for dinner…made outta left over spaghetti mince

Did a 40 minute pillion ride on the old Ducati today… always adds to the aches & pains :) but nice to do occasionally

evening all, i been working hard on the farm, to wet to use the skidsteer as well.

Hi Veg

hi veg. so what did you do today?

went to tocal field days got a new fruit tree a Macadama nut and 10 gums for our tree area we are working on. found about about a few courses.

veg gardener said:

went to tocal field days got a new fruit tree a Macadama nut and 10 gums for our tree area we are working on. found about about a few courses.

cool. what were the courses?

bluegreen said:

veg gardener said:

went to tocal field days got a new fruit tree a Macadama nut and 10 gums for our tree area we are working on. found about about a few courses.

cool. what were the courses?

Hort and Ag cert 3, they had tickets for a Chainsaw and brushcutter and u got a free chain saw course with it i may be doing a chainsaw course at tocal, plus trying to get me skid steer ticket and then i can do gardening work (landscaping or work on a farm)

If I didn’t need to get milk after Mass, I would have walked to and from today…just such stunning weather.

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You could always take an esky to mass…..

pain master said:

apinun olgeta!

++++++++++++
apinun goodpla tru.
U arite? No lookim you longtime.

Did a 40 minute pillion ride on the old Ducati today… always adds to the aches & pains :) but nice to do occasionally

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Indeed!

hello Longy :)

Yo Beej. Corker day here. I finished a few composing bays off and started to install my pump for the water tank.
Seems i need a few more fittings to do all i decided i want. Doh.
I also attempted to remove a native rosewry (westringia fruiticosa) which has passed away from all the rain.
So.
I put the rope around the bush, tied the other end to the ute and drove away.
Easy right.
No.
The rope also managed to wrap around the mains water meter.
Ripped it out of the ground. Flooded the culvert.
Yay.
That ‘ll be a carton i s’pose.

well at least you got the compost bays done :)

well at least you got the compost bays done :)

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Yeah. 2 anyway. 1 is cooking away nicely. 2 cubic metres per bay.
I’ll end up with 3 compo bays and a worm farm bay. Just figuring how to put a roof on it.

I hear you have had a weddass down yonder. Is it a great thing or just a bit of hiss n wind?

weddass ????

wet ass

rain.

got a nice drop the other day but still need much more. Lovely clear autumn days over the weekend.

bluegreen said:

got a nice drop the other day but still need much more. Lovely clear autumn days over the weekend.

What’s a nice drop? Apart from a decent red, does it mean a few inches of rain or just a crackin spit?

Longy said:

bluegreen said:

got a nice drop the other day but still need much more. Lovely clear autumn days over the weekend.

What’s a nice drop? Apart from a decent red, does it mean a few inches of rain or just a crackin spit?

45 mm over 5 days :)

45 mm over 5 days :)

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OK. Usefull. That’s a good thing.
No floods yet, which is what you really need.

Longy said:

45 mm over 5 days :)

++++++++++++++++
OK. Usefull. That’s a good thing.
No floods yet, which is what you really need.

77mm for April. Been preparing one of my vege beds and ran about 300 litres from my barrels on it to re-wet it. Was very dry.

77mm is not to bad with 50 mm behind it. Hope it’s the start of a change.

Time i went to bed. I’m rooted.

Bluddy yanks own massive high density pig farms near the village in Mexico where the first sign of pig flu was noted. What a surprise.

I thought i had pig flu and bird flu, because i felt like bacon n eggs.
Now i found out pig flu has got bird flu in it.
So maybe pigs can fly.
Really.
Might rethink my next bacon n eggs. If the eggs are pig eggs, i’m goin veg.

World’s rooted.

maybe they’ll start rethinking high density meat production.

have a good night mate, cheers.

Longy said:

Yo Beej. Corker day here. I finished a few composing bays off and started to install my pump for the water tank.
Seems i need a few more fittings to do all i decided i want. Doh.
I also attempted to remove a native rosewry (westringia fruiticosa) which has passed away from all the rain.
So.
I put the rope around the bush, tied the other end to the ute and drove away.
Easy right.
No.
The rope also managed to wrap around the mains water meter.
Ripped it out of the ground. Flooded the culvert.
Yay.
That ‘ll be a carton i s’pose.

waaahhh waaahhh waaahhh!

Sorry Longy, but that is funny…

bluegreen said:

Longy said:

bluegreen said:

got a nice drop the other day but still need much more. Lovely clear autumn days over the weekend.

What’s a nice drop? Apart from a decent red, does it mean a few inches of rain or just a crackin spit?

45 mm over 5 days :)

that’s a nice drop in anyone’s language.

g’day PM

hi bg, back online for a bit… heading away from Moresby for a few days tomorrow…

Nah didn’t go.
SIL on the blower to Mrs.
How the heck am i s’posed to get all her jobs done if she’s on the fone?

Crikey. A bloke’s work is never done.
Yo PM. Not long now eh!

you going to be busy right up until you leave?

coming around quickly Longy, but there’s still a touch more blood to be dragged out of this bone before they’s done. Am taking 6 weeks off when I get back down South just to chill, you know, buy a car, drink some coopers, eat a dozen oysters, check out the housing market, fart, buy a newspaper, ride me pushie… you know, normal stuff.

bluegreen said:

you going to be busy right up until you leave?

not really, only 3 more provinces to visit, a few landowner issues to sort out, and possibly 7 more flights… all in a days work.

Longy said:

If I didn’t need to get milk after Mass, I would have walked to and from today…just such stunning weather.

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You could always take an esky to mass…..

LOL….. only if you bring the coffee and tim tams.

Evening… did a fair bit of house keeping on toshie and I have finally stopped putting it through the wringer…….. even got the new condom on with 3 years protection…..

pain master said:

coming around quickly Longy, but there’s still a touch more blood to be dragged out of this bone before they’s done. Am taking 6 weeks off when I get back down South just to chill, you know, buy a car, drink some coopers, eat a dozen oysters, check out the housing market, fart, buy a newspaper, ride me pushie… you know, normal stuff.

Yeah go the marrow too while you’re at it.

Car, i understand.
Beer, nothing has changed.
oysters, surely yours are better up there, but if not, make sure you have a few lobsters before you leave. ‘Cause they are definitely better.
Housing? Wait another 6 months or so. Prices will crash when the 1st home buyers rebates stop..
Will you need a newspaper because you fart? Hope not. Could be messy.
Ah the pushie. The hill at Brownsville will seem like a pimple after PNG. Enjoy.

Yell out to Em i said G’daymateowyagoinawrightgoodonya!

Still dunno when i’m headin back up there. MAy not cross paths methinks.

Elf was saying that when he heard a noise out the back…he found a couple of wild ducks walking round on the getting greener lawn…… how cool is that???? :D

Yo duckwoman.
It’s good that the wild ducks are back. Saves eating your pets right.

Longy said:

Yo duckwoman.
It’s good that the wild ducks are back. Saves eating your pets right.

I like it even better they come when my guys have eaten all the food….LOL

How are you anyway Longy???

Longy said:

Yeah go the marrow too while you’re at it.

Car, i understand.
Beer, nothing has changed.
oysters, surely yours are better up there, but if not, make sure you have a few lobsters before you leave. ‘Cause they are definitely better.
Housing? Wait another 6 months or so. Prices will crash when the 1st home buyers rebates stop..
Will you need a newspaper because you fart? Hope not. Could be messy.
Ah the pushie. The hill at Brownsville will seem like a pimple after PNG. Enjoy.

Yell out to Em i said G’daymateowyagoinawrightgoodonya!

Still dunno when i’m headin back up there. MAy not cross paths methinks.

Marrow is gone.

Oysters up here are not flash, although New Ireland has one or two.
Lobster’s up here ROCK!
Farting should be with more confidence down south… perhaps I may need some fruit when I head back?
The Pimple in Brownsville should seem easy… perhaps I shouldn’t have gained all those kilos?

GF says G’day and is a bit saddened by the fact that our paths may not cross one more time…

Lucky1 said:

Elf was saying that when he heard a noise out the back…he found a couple of wild ducks walking round on the getting greener lawn…… how cool is that???? :D

the things you see when you do not have a gun and a nambawan hunting dog.

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

Elf was saying that when he heard a noise out the back…he found a couple of wild ducks walking round on the getting greener lawn…… how cool is that???? :D

the things you see when you do not have a gun and a nambawan hunting dog.

LOL……. oh how could you harm a little duck with a cute face???????

How are you anyway Longy???

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L1, i’m, not too good.
I have the pig flu. Really! It’s like when i had birdflu but i feel heavier.
And my busted toe from Bunnings is still a busted toe, 3 weeks later. No one cares.
And my 10 chooks of limited lifespan only build 3 eggs between them per day. SHort term sheilas they are too!
My old dog will turn 100 years old in a few weeks, but will he get a letter from Lizzy? No. I doubt it. Because he’s brown.
Typical. Poor ol bugger is blind and deaf and can just keep up when i take him for a run. Gees his coat is nice tho’, straight to the pool room…
How’re you goin L1?

the fact that our paths may not cross one more time…
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OOOOOOh i wouldn’t say that. I Just may need to manipulate events in order to facilitate said rendezvous.
(Did i say that?)

Lucky1 said:

LOL……. oh how could you harm a little duck with a cute face???????

You could drown it in Hoisin Sauce, after choking it with cucumber strips and blanketing it with wafer thin pancakes…

and wafer should be said “Wuffer”, not “Wayfa”

sorry, I got a phone call.
hiya Lucky :)
was out the back next to the aviary yesterday when the galahs started screeching in my ear. there was a flock of wild ones flting overhead.

How’re you goin L1?
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Really good thanks……. daughter’s getting hitched…. cops haven’t knocked on the door about #1 son for any reason and the elf is still breathing…. couldn’t be any better;)

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

LOL……. oh how could you harm a little duck with a cute face???????

You could drown it in Hoisin Sauce, after choking it with cucumber strips and blanketing it with wafer thin pancakes…

and wafer should be said “Wuffer”, not “Wayfa”

Da man is talkin sense L1.

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

LOL……. oh how could you harm a little duck with a cute face???????

You could drown it in Hoisin Sauce, after choking it with cucumber strips and blanketing it with wafer thin pancakes…

and wafer should be said “Wuffer”, not “Wayfa”

Hey I have a photo of you on my computer desk….. can you feel me poking you in your eye….LOL

Lucky1 said:

How’re you goin L1?
—————————————————
Really good thanks……. daughter’s getting hitched…. cops haven’t knocked on the door about #1 son for any reason and the elf is still breathing…. couldn’t be any better;)

Sounds like a perfect existence to me.
While they are all going great, be a good time to move house with no forwarding address.
Works a treat.

Longy said:

the fact that our paths may not cross one more time…
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

OOOOOOh i wouldn’t say that. I Just may need to manipulate events in order to facilitate said rendezvous.
(Did i say that?)

you have 9 nights, if you choose to accept this challenge, please press esc now…

bluegreen said:

sorry, I got a phone call.
hiya Lucky :)
was out the back next to the aviary yesterday when the galahs started screeching in my ear. there was a flock of wild ones flting overhead.

Hi BG:)

Elf is taking all his medications…. we call it deserts:D

me I’m here and not at the kitchen sink…. story of my life….LOL

Hey I have a photo of you on my computer desk….. can you feel me poking you in your eye
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No wonder your toshie screen is rooted.

Longy said:

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

LOL……. oh how could you harm a little duck with a cute face???????

You could drown it in Hoisin Sauce, after choking it with cucumber strips and blanketing it with wafer thin pancakes…

and wafer should be said “Wuffer”, not “Wayfa”

Da man is talkin sense L1.

I need to met you and have a photo on my desk as well…so I can poke you too…LOL

Longy said:

Lucky1 said:

How’re you goin L1?
—————————————————
Really good thanks……. daughter’s getting hitched…. cops haven’t knocked on the door about #1 son for any reason and the elf is still breathing…. couldn’t be any better;)

Sounds like a perfect existence to me.
While they are all going great, be a good time to move house with no forwarding address.
Works a treat.

ROTFL

Longy said:

Hey I have a photo of you on my computer desk….. can you feel me poking you in your eye
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No wonder your toshie screen is rooted.

I have a few gardening buddies up with Pete, Sophie & Josh……so you’d be in good company…

pain master said:

Longy said:

the fact that our paths may not cross one more time…
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

OOOOOOh i wouldn’t say that. I Just may need to manipulate events in order to facilitate said rendezvous.
(Did i say that?)

you have 9 nights, if you choose to accept this challenge, please press esc now…

Actually, tho that possibility is not out of the question, i was thinking more along the lines of landing in Cairns, inventing a cyclone and having to travel home via Brownsville, for some reason unknown to myself but undoubtedly in the plausible range of possibilities. Because some of us can bullspit better than others.

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

LOL……. oh how could you harm a little duck with a cute face???????

You could drown it in Hoisin Sauce, after choking it with cucumber strips and blanketing it with wafer thin pancakes…

and wafer should be said “Wuffer”, not “Wayfa”

Hey I have a photo of you on my computer desk….. can you feel me poking you in your eye….LOL

yeah I can, might hurt your digit if I sit down eh?

Longy said:

Lucky1 said:

How’re you goin L1?
—————————————————
Really good thanks……. daughter’s getting hitched…. cops haven’t knocked on the door about #1 son for any reason and the elf is still breathing…. couldn’t be any better;)

Sounds like a perfect existence to me.
While they are all going great, be a good time to move house with no forwarding address.
Works a treat.

LOL!

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

You could drown it in Hoisin Sauce, after choking it with cucumber strips and blanketing it with wafer thin pancakes…

and wafer should be said “Wuffer”, not “Wayfa”

Hey I have a photo of you on my computer desk….. can you feel me poking you in your eye….LOL

yeah I can, might hurt your digit if I sit down eh?

I’m using my letter opener, so sit down by all means….;)

I need to met you and have a photo on my desk as well…so I can poke you too…LOL

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But you have one from when i fell out of that aircraft.
I’m sure a needle in the eye would be best inserted whilst falling at 200kmh.

Mr BG finished doing his tax today – from 2004 to present! Nothing like a free govt. handout for incentive…

Longy said:

I need to met you and have a photo on my desk as well…so I can poke you too…LOL

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But you have one from when i fell out of that aircraft.
I’m sure a needle in the eye would be best inserted whilst falling at 200kmh.

You had safety goggles on I believe……

bluegreen said:

Mr BG finished doing his tax today – from 2004 to present! Nothing like a free govt. handout for incentive…

Crikey. I did one once in the 80’s which was for 6 years.
That was pretty handy too.

You had safety goggles on I believe
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Them weren’t no safety goggles.
Them was Witch repellants!

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

Hey I have a photo of you on my computer desk….. can you feel me poking you in your eye….LOL

yeah I can, might hurt your digit if I sit down eh?

I’m using my letter opener, so sit down by all means….;)

Holy Crap! That does bring a tear to me eye…

Longy said:

bluegreen said:

Mr BG finished doing his tax today – from 2004 to present! Nothing like a free govt. handout for incentive…

Crikey. I did one once in the 80’s which was for 6 years.
That was pretty handy too.

wonder how much in returns he will get???

Longy said:

You had safety goggles on I believe
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Them weren’t no safety goggles.
Them was Witch repellants!

Sureeeeeeeeeeeeeee……LOL

wonder how much in returns he will get???

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
You should already know from doing the returns????

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

yeah I can, might hurt your digit if I sit down eh?

I’m using my letter opener, so sit down by all means….;)

Holy Crap! That does bring a tear to me eye…

LOL…. I do have a pic there of you, me, Pomolo, & Freddy. Back when we first met:D

bluey, how did he miss doing a return in 2005?

Longy said:

wonder how much in returns he will get???

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
You should already know from doing the returns????

I thought you had to do one each year??? Could this be the 3rd series of “Under Boobies”??????

Longy said:

wonder how much in returns he will get???

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
You should already know from doing the returns????

don’t know if he worked it out

Lucky1 said:

Longy said:

wonder how much in returns he will get???

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
You should already know from doing the returns????

I thought you had to do one each year??? Could this be the 3rd series of “Under Boobies”??????

They don’t care if you are owed money until 7 yrs.
If you owe them money, lookout. You’ll get a letter.

pain master said:

bluey, how did he miss doing a return in 2005?

last one he did was in 2003. I guess the ATO never bothered chasing him up because he didn’t owe them money, they owe him.

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

I’m using my letter opener, so sit down by all means….;)

Holy Crap! That does bring a tear to me eye…

LOL…. I do have a pic there of you, me, Pomolo, & Freddy. Back when we first met:D

Oh Freddy… I remember her.

Longy said:

Lucky1 said:

Longy said:

wonder how much in returns he will get???

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
You should already know from doing the returns????

I thought you had to do one each year??? Could this be the 3rd series of “Under Boobies”??????

They don’t care if you are owed money until 7 yrs.
If you owe them money, lookout. You’ll get a letter.

Oh okay thanks for that Longy…. learnt something new tonight.

don’t know if he worked it out

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OK. If you do your return properly, you’ll come up with a figure. They’ll pay it.
If it looks sus, ie a computer picks up a few anomalies, they’ll query it.
It’s when they do an audit that you have to have it right and have the records.

If the return hasn’t been submitted yet, i’d recommend a trip to the accountant. Cost a couple hundred tops and may bring in a few extra g’s.

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

Holy Crap! That does bring a tear to me eye…

LOL…. I do have a pic there of you, me, Pomolo, & Freddy. Back when we first met:D

Oh Freddy… I remember her.

Yeah……. she’s on face book:)

bluegreen said:

last one he did was in 2003. I guess the ATO never bothered chasing him up because he didn’t owe them money, they owe him.

so Mr Bluey gets paid too much and he doesn’t need the cheque from Misters Howard and Rudd?

pain master said:

bluegreen said:

last one he did was in 2003. I guess the ATO never bothered chasing him up because he didn’t owe them money, they owe him.

so Mr Bluey gets paid too much and he doesn’t need the cheque from Misters Howard and Rudd?

no. he’s a slacker and doesn’t listen to his wife!!

face book eh? Not my scene…

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

bluegreen said:

last one he did was in 2003. I guess the ATO never bothered chasing him up because he didn’t owe them money, they owe him.

so Mr Bluey gets paid too much and he doesn’t need the cheque from Misters Howard and Rudd?

no. he’s a slacker and doesn’t listen to his wife!!

He’ll go far.

pain master said:

face book eh? Not my scene…

I’m on it from when Bimbo went OS…… now all the family joined in…….same old same old……

pain master said:

face book eh? Not my scene…

wot ‘e said

Longy said:

pain master said:

face book eh? Not my scene…

wot ‘e said

I know its a sad life……

Lucky1 said:

Longy said:

pain master said:

face book eh? Not my scene…

wot ‘e said

I know its a sad life……

Sounded awright before.
Night L1.
Choke a duck.

Well I’ve had an “interesting” weekend..

Drove up very early friday morning to take advantage of a free service following the passing of 1000km since the installation of a low km (50,000km) Jap import engine. Dropped car off at 7.

Got the car back around 2:30 after riding the trains and going to the flicks.

Did some running around and visited a mate and found myself in peak hour traffic around 5pm on the freeway..
Then I noticed the oily smell. Got off the freeway at Kwinana and checked it. To my horror the oil filler cap was missing!!

The servo I stopped at had no spares.

Drove over to Kwinana and got some oil, degreaser and aluminium foil from Woolies, tried to ring the place which worked on my car, just missed them apparently. So I made a bodgy oil filler cap from scrunched up foil which I screwed into the thread.

Then went to the closest car wash place and degreased the engine bay from the coating of oil.. Washed car too, oil had been going over windscreen too. By the time that was done it was too late and I was too angry to drive the 200km home. So I got a room at a motel in perth.

Friday morning I confronted (glad I didn’t see him Friday evening come to think about it..) the owner of the place who did the deed. He was shocked, very humble and very sorry about the stuff up. If he’d been a wanker I don’t know where I’d be now. Got a promise the next work (he agreed to a clutch change) would be his treat. That’s ok I guess as I think the motor has to come out to change the clutch..

hi collie – good job you didn’t seize your engine!

>good job you didn’t seize your engine!

Turned out it only lost 300ml or so, but that goes a long way where it shouldn’t be!!

bet it made a mess.

>bet it made a mess.

You bet. Got most of it but you never get it all without pulling out the motor.

The possibilities are chilling though, oil on the brakes, tyres….

colliewa said:

Well I’ve had an “interesting” weekend..

What a pain in the bottom! Lucky you noticed when you were still closish to Perth, and not in the middle of nowhere.

Morning people.

Tippy toes in, whispers morning sleepy heads.

It’s the dogs fault I’m up early. He’s on the bed off the bed on off on ect ect. He does this every winter and it’s doing my head in. He gets cold and wants to snuggle in wif mummy. Only his weight on top of the bedclothes means when I go to roll over or pull the covers up theres resistance in the form of a heavy lump on the bed. Like an elephant curled up on your legs lol.
I sit up in the dark and whisper NO!! ‘git to your bed’ !!!! pointing to it and he knows exactly what I mean , so he gets off and goes to his basket with a reluctant sigh.

I just get back to sleep then he’s back on …

Like a blimmin baby wanting attention.

Happy Potter said:

Tippy toes in, whispers morning sleepy heads.

It’s the dogs fault I’m up early. He’s on the bed off the bed on off on ect ect. He does this every winter and it’s doing my head in. He gets cold and wants to snuggle in wif mummy. Only his weight on top of the bedclothes means when I go to roll over or pull the covers up theres resistance in the form of a heavy lump on the bed. Like an elephant curled up on your legs lol.
I sit up in the dark and whisper NO!! ‘git to your bed’ !!!! pointing to it and he knows exactly what I mean , so he gets off and goes to his basket with a reluctant sigh.

I just get back to sleep then he’s back on …

Like a blimmin baby wanting attention.

No Animals live in our house cat gets to come in during the day that’s it.

Morning HP and Veg—did you go to the Tocal Veg ?

colliewa said:

>bet it made a mess.

You bet. Got most of it but you never get it all without pulling out the motor.

The possibilities are chilling though, oil on the brakes, tyres….

Glad you’re ok and nothing untoward happened, but how frustrating. I hope you give them a friendly quip about remembering the oil cover in future services, a remark about oil on brakes or tyres should help it sink in.

Grasshopper said:

Morning HP and Veg—did you go to the Tocal Veg ?

yeah we went up there yesterday, you go at all?

Yes I went on Friday

Grasshopper said:

Yes I went on Friday

seen that company you said not to use them they had no people there wanting to buy stuff, you see 1233 abc newcastle there on friday?

Morn Grassy.
Houework blitz here today, windows walls floors bathrooms ,all washing done ect. And I might as well get an early start on it. The helper is still asleep , so kitchen is first on the list.

I looked for the prunner stand and never found it—I wanted them to fix mine again Grrrrrr

They weren’t in the same place as they were every other year—

Come and do mine after you have finished—HP—mine need doing again—

Grasshopper said:

I looked for the prunner stand and never found it—I wanted them to fix mine again Grrrrrr

They weren’t in the same place as they were every other year—

thought they were near John Deere.

I never walked right to the end —but I couldn’t see them listed on the program either

Grasshopper said:

I never walked right to the end —but I couldn’t see them listed on the program either

yeah we looked at everything you see the Hunter valley Bee Assocation? thats who me and dad are members off.

Grasshopper said:

Come and do mine after you have finished—HP—mine need doing again—

Oh I wish Grassy lol. It would mean a trip to Qld :)
The man and I did the eldest daughters house a few days back the same way, all on board and get it cleaned throughly in a day.
Easier to keep clean afterwards.
They tell me I’m feral though lol , my way of cleaning a room is to take everything out of it , furniture and all, and only put back whats needed. Clutter goes.

Happy Potter said:

Grasshopper said:

Come and do mine after you have finished—HP—mine need doing again—

Oh I wish Grassy lol. It would mean a trip to Qld :)
The man and I did the eldest daughters house a few days back the same way, all on board and get it cleaned throughly in a day.
Easier to keep clean afterwards.
They tell me I’m feral though lol , my way of cleaning a room is to take everything out of it , furniture and all, and only put back whats needed. Clutter goes.

HP grassy is near me in Port Stephens / hunter valley. if you come to grassy you are baking me cakes alright.

No Veg I was having some trouble with my back so only looked at what I was interested in

veg gardener said:

Happy Potter said:

Grasshopper said:

Come and do mine after you have finished—HP—mine need doing again—

Oh I wish Grassy lol. It would mean a trip to Qld :)
The man and I did the eldest daughters house a few days back the same way, all on board and get it cleaned throughly in a day.
Easier to keep clean afterwards.
They tell me I’m feral though lol , my way of cleaning a room is to take everything out of it , furniture and all, and only put back whats needed. Clutter goes.

HP grassy is near me in Port Stephens / hunter valley. if you come to grassy you are baking me cakes alright.

Yessir! lol!

Grasshopper said:

No Veg I was having some trouble with my back so only looked at what I was interested in

that’s alright was on the way in.

Well a trip to NSW anyway—HP—the house in clean only needs the windows doing again after all the rain—and a few rooms tidied

Happy Potter said:

veg gardener said:

Happy Potter said:

Oh I wish Grassy lol. It would mean a trip to Qld :)
The man and I did the eldest daughters house a few days back the same way, all on board and get it cleaned throughly in a day.
Easier to keep clean afterwards.
They tell me I’m feral though lol , my way of cleaning a room is to take everything out of it , furniture and all, and only put back whats needed. Clutter goes.

HP grassy is near me in Port Stephens / hunter valley. if you come to grassy you are baking me cakes alright.

Yessir! lol!

you make Anzac Biscuits?

I ebtered form the side entrance Veg—checked out a few of the things quickly—never bought anything—I was going to buy a cow skin but had left the cash at home

I make good ANZAC biccies

Grasshopper said:

Well a trip to NSW anyway—HP—the house in clean only needs the windows doing again after all the rain—and a few rooms tidied

Oh NSW ok! Cool.
Middle daughters house clean is in a couple months (after I recover from op) then I’m free lol.

Grasshopper said:

I ebtered form the side entrance Veg—checked out a few of the things quickly—never bought anything—I was going to buy a cow skin but had left the cash at home

ok then that would have been good.

Grasshopper said:

I make good ANZAC biccies

our anzac biccies get tested to my great grandmas ones she use to make us, my grandma makes them as well.

veg gardener said:

Happy Potter said:

veg gardener said:

HP grassy is near me in Port Stephens / hunter valley. if you come to grassy you are baking me cakes alright.

Yessir! lol!

you make Anzac Biscuits?

You bet. You can make them too, they are very easy.

Happy Potter said:

veg gardener said:

Happy Potter said:

Yessir! lol!

you make Anzac Biscuits?

You bet. You can make them too, they are very easy.

Know 3 people who make them so i am pretty well worked it out grandma when they arent on holidays.
may have a try to make them.

You have to have an Op ? hope all is OK ????

Grasshopper said:

You have to have an Op ? hope all is OK ????

Yes fine thanks Grassy.
Excess skin removal thats all. Arm flags and thigh reduction.
All up I have lost 66 kg. But after tomorrows op I’ll be lighter again lol.
Then aftewards I’ll be able to wave at people and my arm will stop waving at the same time my hand does :D

LOL I know the feeling HP—

Think i need Another chook pen. setting 48 eggs in july hopefully most of the hatch thinking about doing a test run.

Happy Potter said:

Tippy toes in, whispers morning sleepy heads.

It’s the dogs fault I’m up early. He’s on the bed off the bed on off on ect ect. He does this every winter and it’s doing my head in. He gets cold and wants to snuggle in wif mummy. Only his weight on top of the bedclothes means when I go to roll over or pull the covers up theres resistance in the form of a heavy lump on the bed. Like an elephant curled up on your legs lol.
I sit up in the dark and whisper NO!! ‘git to your bed’ !!!! pointing to it and he knows exactly what I mean , so he gets off and goes to his basket with a reluctant sigh.

I just get back to sleep then he’s back on …

Like a blimmin baby wanting attention.

he needs one of these

Damn lucky indeed Collie……… wait until I tell the elf.

morning all

ms pepe was sore everywhere except the hamstrings this morning after her 4 hour+ stint in the garden yesterday.

good luck with the op HP. whew collie – dat was close and i’d be quite annoyed too.

only 12 days left in PNG PM – it seems to be going fast.

bluegreen said:

Muschee said:

Evening All

Well It’s been a busy wekend. Garden bed No4 is almost done. This one, I’m saving for me spuds. So it’ll have time to settle before I plant.
Been shifting gravel, bricks and hay about, and feeling the effects of it…almost ready for bed….knackered

I know exactly how you feel, Muschee :)
good, isn’t it? lol!

I’m almost knackered too but it’s not from gardening. It’s from that new x trainer machine. B’dy ‘ell. I’m further over the hill than I thought I was. “Onward and upward” they say.

Longy said:

Yo Beej. Corker day here. I finished a few composing bays off and started to install my pump for the water tank.
Seems i need a few more fittings to do all i decided i want. Doh.
I also attempted to remove a native rosewry (westringia fruiticosa) which has passed away from all the rain.
So.
I put the rope around the bush, tied the other end to the ute and drove away.
Easy right.
No.
The rope also managed to wrap around the mains water meter.
Ripped it out of the ground. Flooded the culvert.
Yay.
That ‘ll be a carton i s’pose.

If I could stop laughing I would offer my sympathy LF. Sorry.

Happy Potter said:

Tippy toes in, whispers morning sleepy heads.

It’s the dogs fault I’m up early. He’s on the bed off the bed on off on ect ect. He does this every winter and it’s doing my head in. He gets cold and wants to snuggle in wif mummy. Only his weight on top of the bedclothes means when I go to roll over or pull the covers up theres resistance in the form of a heavy lump on the bed. Like an elephant curled up on your legs lol.
I sit up in the dark and whisper NO!! ‘git to your bed’ !!!! pointing to it and he knows exactly what I mean , so he gets off and goes to his basket with a reluctant sigh.

I just get back to sleep then he’s back on …

Like a blimmin baby wanting attention.

Would he kick up a fuss if you put his bed in another room?

I put Tess to bed in a doggy t-shirt in the cold months, so she’s still pretty warm even if she foolishly comes out of her doona to investigate something. Mostly in winter though when I wake up she’s in the exact same position she fell asleep in however many hours ago :)

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Tippy toes in, whispers morning sleepy heads.

It’s the dogs fault I’m up early. He’s on the bed off the bed on off on ect ect. He does this every winter and it’s doing my head in. He gets cold and wants to snuggle in wif mummy. Only his weight on top of the bedclothes means when I go to roll over or pull the covers up theres resistance in the form of a heavy lump on the bed. Like an elephant curled up on your legs lol.
I sit up in the dark and whisper NO!! ‘git to your bed’ !!!! pointing to it and he knows exactly what I mean , so he gets off and goes to his basket with a reluctant sigh.

I just get back to sleep then he’s back on …

Like a blimmin baby wanting attention.

he needs one of these

Oh my, Tess would love one of those! She’s such a wuss when it gets cold.

pain master said:

Longy said:

Yo Beej. Corker day here. I finished a few composing bays off and started to install my pump for the water tank.
Seems i need a few more fittings to do all i decided i want. Doh.
I also attempted to remove a native rosewry (westringia fruiticosa) which has passed away from all the rain.
So.
I put the rope around the bush, tied the other end to the ute and drove away.
Easy right.
No.
The rope also managed to wrap around the mains water meter.
Ripped it out of the ground. Flooded the culvert.
Yay.
That ‘ll be a carton i s’pose.

waaahhh waaahhh waaahhh!

Sorry Longy, but that is funny…

I’m so glad someone else larfed too.

Whew, made it to the top :)

No gardening news to report :( Spent the weekend catching up with a friend who moved interstate – she’s back in town for her brother’s wedding, with her adorable little boy – and tidying up the house, ready for the historic first visit by the cleaners today! I’m so excited :)

We got rid of an amazing amount of clutter and will get rid of even more on Tuesday night when the recycling bin is empty and ready to go again :)

In other news… I have put on a kilo!!! yay!! 4 more to go and I reckon I’ll be right :) (It’s probably just because I ate a kilo of sustagen over the last week… lol)

Longy said:

Lucky1 said:

How’re you goin L1?
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Really good thanks……. daughter’s getting hitched…. cops haven’t knocked on the door about #1 son for any reason and the elf is still breathing…. couldn’t be any better;)

Sounds like a perfect existence to me.
While they are all going great, be a good time to move house with no forwarding address.
Works a treat.

Doesn’t work for long really. They all have mobile phones constantly stuck to their ears. Maybe if you change your name as well, might work.

Longy said:

pain master said:

Longy said:

the fact that our paths may not cross one more time…
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

OOOOOOh i wouldn’t say that. I Just may need to manipulate events in order to facilitate said rendezvous.
(Did i say that?)

you have 9 nights, if you choose to accept this challenge, please press esc now…

Actually, tho that possibility is not out of the question, i was thinking more along the lines of landing in Cairns, inventing a cyclone and having to travel home via Brownsville, for some reason unknown to myself but undoubtedly in the plausible range of possibilities. Because some of us can bullspit better than others.

Aint that the truth too.

colliewa said:

Well I’ve had an “interesting” weekend..

Drove up very early friday morning to take advantage of a free service following the passing of 1000km since the installation of a low km (50,000km) Jap import engine. Dropped car off at 7.

Got the car back around 2:30 after riding the trains and going to the flicks.

Did some running around and visited a mate and found myself in peak hour traffic around 5pm on the freeway..
Then I noticed the oily smell. Got off the freeway at Kwinana and checked it. To my horror the oil filler cap was missing!!

The servo I stopped at had no spares.

Drove over to Kwinana and got some oil, degreaser and aluminium foil from Woolies, tried to ring the place which worked on my car, just missed them apparently. So I made a bodgy oil filler cap from scrunched up foil which I screwed into the thread.

Then went to the closest car wash place and degreased the engine bay from the coating of oil.. Washed car too, oil had been going over windscreen too. By the time that was done it was too late and I was too angry to drive the 200km home. So I got a room at a motel in perth.

Friday morning I confronted (glad I didn’t see him Friday evening come to think about it..) the owner of the place who did the deed. He was shocked, very humble and very sorry about the stuff up. If he’d been a wanker I don’t know where I’d be now. Got a promise the next work (he agreed to a clutch change) would be his treat. That’s ok I guess as I think the motor has to come out to change the clutch..

Buggerdammit Collie.

We had 3 cats in bed last night with us….. Grand kitty makes it easy… she sleeps down at our feet under the covers.

pomolo said:

Longy said:

Lucky1 said:

How’re you goin L1?
—————————————————
Really good thanks……. daughter’s getting hitched…. cops haven’t knocked on the door about #1 son for any reason and the elf is still breathing…. couldn’t be any better;)

Sounds like a perfect existence to me.
While they are all going great, be a good time to move house with no forwarding address.
Works a treat.

Doesn’t work for long really. They all have mobile phones constantly stuck to their ears. Maybe if you change your name as well, might work.

We have the #1 son’s phone bill at out our address. That way he has to see us at least once a month….LOL

Otherwise we never hear from him unless he wants something.

Bonn : Would he kick up a fuss if you put his bed in another room?

I put Tess to bed in a doggy t-shirt in the cold months, so she’s still pretty warm even if she foolishly comes out of her doona to investigate something. Mostly in winter though when I wake up she’s in the exact same position she fell asleep in however many hours ago :)

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Bonn he ate through a door once to get to me. I had a meeting re giant son with various DHS people in my home and one sniffed that she was allergic to dogs, so I shut him in my room. I’ll never do that again. I went to let him out after listening to him scream the house down for 15 mins and the door was wrecked.
Max sleeps facing me ,and should I go out of the room when he’s in a deep sleep and he wakes and I’m not in sight he panics.
Should I ever depart the land of the living before he does, he would have to be put to sleep. He wouldn’t cope.

Different story if I go out ,he sees me drive out and then he waits by the window. I will get the heat pad for him, and a bigger bed so he can sleep on his back legs splayed out as he so loves to do.

Lucky1 said:

We had 3 cats in bed last night with us….. Grand kitty makes it easy… she sleeps down at our feet under the covers.

Cats I could cope with, they tread lightly. But max is a 20 kilo stretched out snoring lump lol

Happy Potter said:

Bonn he ate through a door once to get to me. I had a meeting re giant son with various DHS people in my home and one sniffed that she was allergic to dogs, so I shut him in my room. I’ll never do that again. I went to let him out after listening to him scream the house down for 15 mins and the door was wrecked.
Max sleeps facing me ,and should I go out of the room when he’s in a deep sleep and he wakes and I’m not in sight he panics.
Should I ever depart the land of the living before he does, he would have to be put to sleep. He wouldn’t cope.

Different story if I go out ,he sees me drive out and then he waits by the window. I will get the heat pad for him, and a bigger bed so he can sleep on his back legs splayed out as he so loves to do.

Awww, poor pup!!

The rottie is a bit like that. We figured being deaf made her a bit more worried about being alone – when she was little she would get so upset if anyone even left the room – she seemed to think they’d fallen off the face of the earth. Now she has a few routines and she copes well – for instance she knows that if you go out and take green bags, you won’t be all that long (just shopping).

Happy Potter said:

Lucky1 said:

We had 3 cats in bed last night with us….. Grand kitty makes it easy… she sleeps down at our feet under the covers.

Cats I could cope with, they tread lightly. But max is a 20 kilo stretched out snoring lump lol

Are you kidding……….. wait until you have a couple of kilos of tomcat sneaking over your legs…..stops and wobbles back and forth on the shin of your legs………. man that wakes you up with a start….LOL

Did I tell you the fella came last week and replaced the shower head (eco water friendly one) and 8 of the lights for those so called better ones????

Thing is the loo was done and by the time you “do your thing” its still not very bright in the little room.

This does make it easier for the fellas as now they don’t have to pretend they didn’t see they had missed the loo pan…..LOL

On that thought…off to feel for the loo and give it a clean over. Maybe drop some flower smellies down in it, so we can find it easy enough for the rest of the day.:P

Lucky1 said:

Happy Potter said:

Lucky1 said:

We had 3 cats in bed last night with us….. Grand kitty makes it easy… she sleeps down at our feet under the covers.

Cats I could cope with, they tread lightly. But max is a 20 kilo stretched out snoring lump lol

Are you kidding……….. wait until you have a couple of kilos of tomcat sneaking over your legs…..stops and wobbles back and forth on the shin of your legs………. man that wakes you up with a start….LOL

Gawd lol I can relate though with that shaking! The ‘bling’ on Max’s collar (council tags, name and contact tag, Pet register tag) all rattle loudly and you wake thinking the windows are going to blow in lol.
Tail wagging against the tall boy drawers, a rapid deep thump thump thump thump, makes for noisy night’s here.

Gees. Just got a letter from Fowlers Vacola to say could I please bring back the food dehydrator base as that model possibly has a faulty wiring assembly that could cause it to overheat.
Great. NOT.
I have left it on drying parsley overnight too…

It does have a reply paid sticker so I can post it, so I will have to do that.

Lucky1 said:

Happy Potter said:

Lucky1 said:

We had 3 cats in bed last night with us….. Grand kitty makes it easy… she sleeps down at our feet under the covers.

Cats I could cope with, they tread lightly. But max is a 20 kilo stretched out snoring lump lol

Are you kidding……….. wait until you have a couple of kilos of tomcat sneaking over your legs…..stops and wobbles back and forth on the shin of your legs………. man that wakes you up with a start….LOL

1. dautghter’s cat sleeps wrapped around her kneck! If not around her head!

pic of them after she got back from Japan…

“I’m sure I can get a bit closer still”

Happy Potter said:

Gees. Just got a letter from Fowlers Vacola to say could I please bring back the food dehydrator base as that model possibly has a faulty wiring assembly that could cause it to overheat.
Great. NOT.
I have left it on drying parsley overnight too…

It does have a reply paid sticker so I can post it, so I will have to do that.

well at least they are doing the right thing and giving you the opportunity to get it tested and fixed, rather than letting you burn your house down!

arvo all

hi Veg, how’s things?

bluegreen said:

hi Veg, how’s things?

alright looking for a job, dad wants me to spend 4rs a day looking for work.

veg gardener said:

bluegreen said:

hi Veg, how’s things?

alright looking for a job, dad wants me to spend 4rs a day looking for work.

that’s fair enough

bluegreen said:

veg gardener said:

bluegreen said:

hi Veg, how’s things?

alright looking for a job, dad wants me to spend 4rs a day looking for work.

that’s fair enough

and if i havent been doing it during the day he says i can go on any other site then a job site and sits at the other pc. so i done 3and a half today and he said thats alright :)

If I could stop laughing I would offer my sympathy LF. Sorry.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
No need Pom. I found it humourous too.
The council bloke came out and fixed it. He was on call as it was Sunday and had been at home patching a hole in the wall the kids had made, so he was happy to get out.
I gave the ute a rinse too:-)

Drylander is his lovely wife and their puppy are back here to stay again tomorrow,.

Be good if you can met them Pepe.

Lucky1 said:

Drylander is his lovely wife and their puppy are back here to stay again tomorrow,.

Be good if you can met them Pepe.

they must have liked it there last time ;)

bluegreen said:

Lucky1 said:

Drylander is his lovely wife and their puppy are back here to stay again tomorrow,.

Be good if you can met them Pepe.

they must have liked it there last time ;)

Yep:D…. better than camping in a tent in a caravan park nearby.

evening all.

Lucky1 said:

Did I tell you the fella came last week and replaced the shower head (eco water friendly one) and 8 of the lights for those so called better ones????

Thing is the loo was done and by the time you “do your thing” its still not very bright in the little room.

This does make it easier for the fellas as now they don’t have to pretend they didn’t see they had missed the loo pan…..LOL

On that thought…off to feel for the loo and give it a clean over. Maybe drop some flower smellies down in it, so we can find it easy enough for the rest of the day.:P

On the subject of these new eco friendly lights. How does one get out of having to use them? I know they aren’t ‘law’ but is there a possible equivalent? I have found them very disappointing, as Lucky has found out. We have fluro tube lights in the living areas of our home and I have no intention of changing them for the useless new tubey ones. We have tried them and still have them in desk light etc but not going to put up with them as a full room light. Is there another way? How does everybody else feel about them?

bluegreen said:

Lucky1 said:

Happy Potter said:

Cats I could cope with, they tread lightly. But max is a 20 kilo stretched out snoring lump lol

Are you kidding……….. wait until you have a couple of kilos of tomcat sneaking over your legs…..stops and wobbles back and forth on the shin of your legs………. man that wakes you up with a start….LOL

1. dautghter’s cat sleeps wrapped around her kneck! If not around her head!

pic of them after she got back from Japan…

“I’m sure I can get a bit closer still”

That’s cute!

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Did I tell you the fella came last week and replaced the shower head (eco water friendly one) and 8 of the lights for those so called better ones????

Thing is the loo was done and by the time you “do your thing” its still not very bright in the little room.

This does make it easier for the fellas as now they don’t have to pretend they didn’t see they had missed the loo pan…..LOL

On that thought…off to feel for the loo and give it a clean over. Maybe drop some flower smellies down in it, so we can find it easy enough for the rest of the day.:P

On the subject of these new eco friendly lights. How does one get out of having to use them? I know they aren’t ‘law’ but is there a possible equivalent? I have found them very disappointing, as Lucky has found out. We have fluro tube lights in the living areas of our home and I have no intention of changing them for the useless new tubey ones. We have tried them and still have them in desk light etc but not going to put up with them as a full room light. Is there another way? How does everybody else feel about them?

I don’t know what rating lights he put in, but the ones they put in at work are brighter than the old fluros were.

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Did I tell you the fella came last week and replaced the shower head (eco water friendly one) and 8 of the lights for those so called better ones????

Thing is the loo was done and by the time you “do your thing” its still not very bright in the little room.

This does make it easier for the fellas as now they don’t have to pretend they didn’t see they had missed the loo pan…..LOL

On that thought…off to feel for the loo and give it a clean over. Maybe drop some flower smellies down in it, so we can find it easy enough for the rest of the day.:P

On the subject of these new eco friendly lights. How does one get out of having to use them? I know they aren’t ‘law’ but is there a possible equivalent? I have found them very disappointing, as Lucky has found out. We have fluro tube lights in the living areas of our home and I have no intention of changing them for the useless new tubey ones. We have tried them and still have them in desk light etc but not going to put up with them as a full room light. Is there another way? How does everybody else feel about them?

They’re OK, you just need to let them “warm up”.

“I’m sure I can get a bit closer still”
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chuckle – it does look like she’s attempting to meld with the human.

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Did I tell you the fella came last week and replaced the shower head (eco water friendly one) and 8 of the lights for those so called better ones????

Thing is the loo was done and by the time you “do your thing” its still not very bright in the little room.

This does make it easier for the fellas as now they don’t have to pretend they didn’t see they had missed the loo pan…..LOL

On that thought…off to feel for the loo and give it a clean over. Maybe drop some flower smellies down in it, so we can find it easy enough for the rest of the day.:P

On the subject of these new eco friendly lights. How does one get out of having to use them? I know they aren’t ‘law’ but is there a possible equivalent? I have found them very disappointing, as Lucky has found out. We have fluro tube lights in the living areas of our home and I have no intention of changing them for the useless new tubey ones. We have tried them and still have them in desk light etc but not going to put up with them as a full room light. Is there another way? How does everybody else feel about them?

I don’t know what rating lights he put in, but the ones they put in at work are brighter than the old fluros were.

OK BG.

Bubba Louie said:

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Did I tell you the fella came last week and replaced the shower head (eco water friendly one) and 8 of the lights for those so called better ones????

Thing is the loo was done and by the time you “do your thing” its still not very bright in the little room.

This does make it easier for the fellas as now they don’t have to pretend they didn’t see they had missed the loo pan…..LOL

On that thought…off to feel for the loo and give it a clean over. Maybe drop some flower smellies down in it, so we can find it easy enough for the rest of the day.:P

On the subject of these new eco friendly lights. How does one get out of having to use them? I know they aren’t ‘law’ but is there a possible equivalent? I have found them very disappointing, as Lucky has found out. We have fluro tube lights in the living areas of our home and I have no intention of changing them for the useless new tubey ones. We have tried them and still have them in desk light etc but not going to put up with them as a full room light. Is there another way? How does everybody else feel about them?

They’re OK, you just need to let them “warm up”.

Can you read a book with them as an overhead light Bubba?

pomolo said:

We have fluro tube lights in the living areas of our home and I have no intention of changing them for the useless new tubey ones.

You don’t need to. It’s the incandescent lights that waste power. The new lights are just compact fluros.

Lucky1 said:

Drylander is his lovely wife and their puppy are back here to stay again tomorrow,.

Be good if you can met them Pepe.

luvly – when?

do you want basil and / or peony poppy seed?

colliewa said:

Well I’ve had an “interesting” weekend..

Drove up very early friday morning to take advantage of a free service following the passing of 1000km since the installation of a low km (50,000km) Jap import engine. Dropped car off at 7.

Got the car back around 2:30 after riding the trains and going to the flicks.

Did some running around and visited a mate and found myself in peak hour traffic around 5pm on the freeway..
Then I noticed the oily smell. Got off the freeway at Kwinana and checked it. To my horror the oil filler cap was missing!!

The servo I stopped at had no spares.

Drove over to Kwinana and got some oil, degreaser and aluminium foil from Woolies, tried to ring the place which worked on my car, just missed them apparently. So I made a bodgy oil filler cap from scrunched up foil which I screwed into the thread.

Then went to the closest car wash place and degreased the engine bay from the coating of oil.. Washed car too, oil had been going over windscreen too. By the time that was done it was too late and I was too angry to drive the 200km home. So I got a room at a motel in perth.

Friday morning I confronted (glad I didn’t see him Friday evening come to think about it..) the owner of the place who did the deed. He was shocked, very humble and very sorry about the stuff up. If he’d been a wanker I don’t know where I’d be now. Got a promise the next work (he agreed to a clutch change) would be his treat. That’s ok I guess as I think the motor has to come out to change the clutch..

OMG! that’s unbelieveable

cb88 said:

pomolo said:

We have fluro tube lights in the living areas of our home and I have no intention of changing them for the useless new tubey ones.

You don’t need to. It’s the incandescent lights that waste power. The new lights are just compact fluros.

I was hoping some one would say that, thanks cb.

cb88 said:

pomolo said:

We have fluro tube lights in the living areas of our home and I have no intention of changing them for the useless new tubey ones.

You don’t need to. It’s the incandescent lights that waste power. The new lights are just compact fluros.

but they do use less power than the old fluros….

hi cb88 :)

waves

bluegreen said:

cb88 said:

pomolo said:

We have fluro tube lights in the living areas of our home and I have no intention of changing them for the useless new tubey ones.

You don’t need to. It’s the incandescent lights that waste power. The new lights are just compact fluros.

but they do use less power than the old fluros….

hi cb88 :)

waves

They’re not as bright either. IMHO.

pomolo said:

cb88 said:

pomolo said:

We have fluro tube lights in the living areas of our home and I have no intention of changing them for the useless new tubey ones.

You don’t need to. It’s the incandescent lights that waste power. The new lights are just compact fluros.

I was hoping some one would say that, thanks cb.

just change them over when the old ones cark it :)

Gosh it’s hard keeping up…inbetween visiting my sick Ma and trying to set up new vegie garden beds…. I think it’s time OH took off again for a month or two……get lot’s done when I’m on my own :)

Oh I’m just about ready to buy me a shredder (been saving my ebay selling money)
……does anyone have one?

It’s just to fill the compost tumbler, don’t really need anything heavy duty… Bunnings have one advertised for about $220 and will shred 40mm branch..sounds good to me!!

Muschee said:

Oh I’m just about ready to buy me a shredder (been saving my ebay selling money)
……does anyone have one?

It’s just to fill the compost tumbler, don’t really need anything heavy duty… Bunnings have one advertised for about $220 and will shred 40mm branch..sounds good to me!!

We have one but it’s a biggie. It’s a Greenfield ‘peacemaker’ 8.6HP and it does a fab tab job. Obviously bigger than you have in mind though.
I don’t think I could do without it ever again.

bluegreen said:

cb88 said:

pomolo said:

We have fluro tube lights in the living areas of our home and I have no intention of changing them for the useless new tubey ones.

You don’t need to. It’s the incandescent lights that waste power. The new lights are just compact fluros.

but they do use less power than the old fluros….

hi cb88 :)

waves

Hi bluegreen :)

It doesn’t look like they’re significantly more efficient than the normal fluro tubes though:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luminous_efficacy#Examples_2

cb88 said:

bluegreen said:

cb88 said:

You don’t need to. It’s the incandescent lights that waste power. The new lights are just compact fluros.

but they do use less power than the old fluros….

hi cb88 :)

waves

Hi bluegreen :)

It doesn’t look like they’re significantly more efficient than the normal fluro tubes though:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luminous_efficacy#Examples_2

they last longer though, don’t they?

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Did I tell you the fella came last week and replaced the shower head (eco water friendly one) and 8 of the lights for those so called better ones????

Thing is the loo was done and by the time you “do your thing” its still not very bright in the little room.

This does make it easier for the fellas as now they don’t have to pretend they didn’t see they had missed the loo pan…..LOL

On that thought…off to feel for the loo and give it a clean over. Maybe drop some flower smellies down in it, so we can find it easy enough for the rest of the day.:P

On the subject of these new eco friendly lights. How does one get out of having to use them? I know they aren’t ‘law’ but is there a possible equivalent? I have found them very disappointing, as Lucky has found out. We have fluro tube lights in the living areas of our home and I have no intention of changing them for the useless new tubey ones. We have tried them and still have them in desk light etc but not going to put up with them as a full room light. Is there another way? How does everybody else feel about them?

Hey pom. I’ve never had any trouble with CFLs myself, nor has anyone I know IRL. The advice I have gotten from the place I shop at is that there are one or two good brands, and the rest should be avoided. If you want to take one step further into the future, you can now get LED lightbulbs which use even less power and don’t have mercury in them. They cost a bomb though – saw one bulb in the shops for $88 the other day. Should last forever though.

Muschee said:

Oh I’m just about ready to buy me a shredder (been saving my ebay selling money)
……does anyone have one?

It’s just to fill the compost tumbler, don’t really need anything heavy duty… Bunnings have one advertised for about $220 and will shred 40mm branch..sounds good to me!!

We got ours from Bunnings. The brand is Talon, and it has a good warranty. From memory I think it was about $300 – pretty sure it was the most expensive one in the shop, anyway. Never had any problems with it, but then again we don’t get around to using it as often as we should :(

bluegreen said:

cb88 said:

bluegreen said:

but they do use less power than the old fluros….

hi cb88 :)

waves

Hi bluegreen :)

It doesn’t look like they’re significantly more efficient than the normal fluro tubes though:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luminous_efficacy#Examples_2

they last longer though, don’t they?

Don’t know about that either. Back at home we’ve replaced a couple of CFLs, but I don’t remember replacing fluro tubes over the last 8 years or so (may be a poor example, as there’s a lot more CFLs than fluros in the house).

I think the CFLs failed because of their more complex electronics (one of them failed with a definite pop), rather than the gas mixture in the tube wearing out.

cb88 said:

Don’t know about that either. Back at home we’ve replaced a couple of CFLs, but I don’t remember replacing fluro tubes over the last 8 years or so (may be a poor example, as there’s a lot more CFLs than fluros in the house).

I think the CFLs failed because of their more complex electronics (one of them failed with a definite pop), rather than the gas mixture in the tube wearing out.

We’ve been in our house about three years now – we switched all the incandescents to CFLs pretty much as soon as we moved in, and we haven’t had to replace a CFL yet. No issues with brightness/flickering/speed to turning on or anything else.

>All up I have lost 66 kg.

Wow, I was feeling good about 60..

Well done HP!

colliewa said:

>All up I have lost 66 kg.

Wow, I was feeling good about 60..

Well done HP!

you both have done amazingly!

hi collie :)

pomolo said:

Bubba Louie said:

pomolo said:

On the subject of these new eco friendly lights. How does one get out of having to use them? I know they aren’t ‘law’ but is there a possible equivalent? I have found them very disappointing, as Lucky has found out. We have fluro tube lights in the living areas of our home and I have no intention of changing them for the useless new tubey ones. We have tried them and still have them in desk light etc but not going to put up with them as a full room light. Is there another way? How does everybody else feel about them?

They’re OK, you just need to let them “warm up”.

Can you read a book with them as an overhead light Bubba?

I’ve never tried, but the boys do.

pomolo said:

Muschee said:

Oh I’m just about ready to buy me a shredder (been saving my ebay selling money)
……does anyone have one?

It’s just to fill the compost tumbler, don’t really need anything heavy duty… Bunnings have one advertised for about $220 and will shred 40mm branch..sounds good to me!!

We have one but it’s a biggie. It’s a Greenfield ‘peacemaker’ 8.6HP and it does a fab tab job. Obviously bigger than you have in mind though.
I don’t think I could do without it ever again.

Piecemaker.

Hi BG… And everyone else.

Just rang a mate who I do computer stuff for.
His computer was bluescreening so I rebuilt it with a new motherboard, RAM and CPU. Too hard to find the faulty bit without spares and the bits aren’t made any more.

He needs it back ASAP as his wife has taken a turn for the worse. He has been nursing her at home as her Alzheimers progresses. She has lasted 13 years so far, much longer than normal. Sad news today, she has been awake only 30mins in 2 days. I suspect the end is getting closer.

Getting to the stage where he can’t feed her or hydrate her, this is pretty sudden. She was sleeping all day but awake at night, that was only 10 days ago.

Will get it working tonight after installing XPee and copying all his files back.

Dinetta said:

HI BlueGreen

What are you doing up so late?

I am typing reports for MrD… might have found the originals deeeeep in the terminal server…hope so!

I’ll be going to bed soon, just procrastinating in front of the Teev…

Aaah!

I’ve been bludging all day…

FIL bought some plants, advised by his daughter who lives in Steel Rudd country (Cambooya)…where they wear tracksuits in november, it’s so bloody cold there…

I’m still reeling from the fact he spent $40 on a pot plant…a thin-leaved cordyline affair…

His daughter also bought a brunsfelsia (hope I’ve spelt that aright) – the Morning, Noon and Night; a plumbago (which I refused to put in the ground, so my daughter has potted id) and a Thunbergia…the 10 foot one…

These go beside a driveway, about 1 metre from the track, he wanted plants to “hedge” beside the neighbour’s fence… we went to Bunnings and bought that mini murraya and a pink and white bambino bogan… so we should get pong with colour and it should be easy care…

Dinetta said:

His daughter also bought a brunsfelsia (hope I’ve spelt that aright) – the Morning, Noon and Night; a plumbago (which I refused to put in the ground, so my daughter has potted id) and a Thunbergia…the 10 foot one…

Hurrah! I hate plumbago! Wish my neighbours had put theirs in a pot sigh

OK, we went to Bunnings as we were NOT going to plant a cordyline, thunbergia, morning noon and night and plumbago in a group…

So we replaced them with the mini mock orange and the bambino bogan…FIL will still get a hedge effect without the hard work of constant clipping…

The thunbergia is the erect one, it grows to 10 foot tall but I see where he can cut it back ruth-less-ly and it will come again…we have planted it where it can get a bit of height…the driveway slopes to almost the same degree as stairs…

He should get pong now, with the mini mock orange and morning noon and night…

Everybody lurves the cordyline except yours truly…

40 bux on a plant!!! it’s only 18 inches tall!

bon008 said:

Dinetta said:

His daughter also bought a brunsfelsia (hope I’ve spelt that aright) – the Morning, Noon and Night; a plumbago (which I refused to put in the ground, so my daughter has potted id) and a Thunbergia…the 10 foot one…

Hurrah! I hate plumbago! Wish my neighbours had put theirs in a pot sigh

It suckers something shocking, doesn’t it?

We have a very large yard, it takes 3 hours with a push mower (as opposed to a ride-on mower), and we have a plumbago but it is in an out-of-the way spot and useful where it is…apparently the last owner tried to kill it…however I find it’s hardiness useful…but at the beginning of every spring, I am out there with the tools of destruction, pulling the root suckers out and cutting the plant back to size…

Dinetta said:

bon008 said:

Dinetta said:

His daughter also bought a brunsfelsia (hope I’ve spelt that aright) – the Morning, Noon and Night; a plumbago (which I refused to put in the ground, so my daughter has potted id) and a Thunbergia…the 10 foot one…

Hurrah! I hate plumbago! Wish my neighbours had put theirs in a pot sigh

It suckers something shocking, doesn’t it?

We have a very large yard, it takes 3 hours with a push mower (as opposed to a ride-on mower), and we have a plumbago but it is in an out-of-the way spot and useful where it is…apparently the last owner tried to kill it…however I find it’s hardiness useful…but at the beginning of every spring, I am out there with the tools of destruction, pulling the root suckers out and cutting the plant back to size…

Yep :(

Our neighbour’s one is right on the other side of the fence, and the suckers come up under the giant cactus where it’s really, really hard to get to them. And even when you do go and clear them out.. in a couple of weeks they take over again. Hate hate hate hate hate them!!! Well… hate this one anyway :)

Pour hot water on it where it comes up?

Hopefully this won’t affect the cactus?

Grasshopper doesn’t like them either. After they flower, the seed pods stick to your clothes…but mine is out of the way so that’s only my gardening clothes get affected…

‘;)

Dinetta said:

Grasshopper doesn’t like them either. After they flower, the seed pods stick to your clothes…but mine is out of the way so that’s only my gardening clothes get affected…

‘;)

Oh yeh, the dog often comes in coated in the things :) Looks kinda cute :)

Dinetta said:

Pour hot water on it where it comes up?

Hopefully this won’t affect the cactus?

Would that stop them???

I put glyphosate on it once, and then HFB kindly pointed out that it would kill the whole plant, not just the suckers, so I pruned them off.

I have a steam cleaner – would that do the same job as hot water??

bon008 said:

I have a steam cleaner – would that do the same job as hot water??

Not sure what a steam cleaner is, but you could pour the boiling water onto the suckers whilst still young and tender…sounds sadistic but I think you would have to do it at this stage for the process to be effective…and I’m afraid it’s an ongoing job, unless you can get a root barrier down at some stage..

plumbago plants are as common as anything in the plant shops…if it’s driving you mad, just use the glyphosphate and offer a cup of tea to neighbour if he/she comes over for sympathy…

Dinetta said:

bon008 said:

I have a steam cleaner – would that do the same job as hot water??

Not sure what a steam cleaner is, but you could pour the boiling water onto the suckers whilst still young and tender…sounds sadistic but I think you would have to do it at this stage for the process to be effective…and I’m afraid it’s an ongoing job, unless you can get a root barrier down at some stage..

plumbago plants are as common as anything in the plant shops…if it’s driving you mad, just use the glyphosphate and offer a cup of tea to neighbour if he/she comes over for sympathy…

Hmm.. not sure it would work then, as there are lots of old tough suckers down there which simply send up new shoots when I chop them off at the ground (it’s mulched with crushed rock so it’s very hard to get down below ground level). I might give it a try though.

Really liked the neighbours.. plus they kept unblocking our plumbing for us :):) But the place is rented now so I wouldn’t feel so bad about plant murder… :D

In light of interesting people stumbling onto the forum, I thought I’d write something on the front page. Anything I should add/change?

cb88 said:

In light of interesting people stumbling onto the forum, I thought I’d write something on the front page. Anything I should add/change?

Hi cb88

:)

Reckon that’s about right but the others might have better ideas in the morning…

I bought some compressed coir mulch today… can’t remember the brand…I can just fork this in and water, can’t I?

The front garden has become hydrophobic and I was thinking of using the coir mulch as an organic soil wetter…

Dinetta said:

cb88 said:

In light of interesting people stumbling onto the forum, I thought I’d write something on the front page. Anything I should add/change?

Hi cb88

:)

Reckon that’s about right but the others might have better ideas in the morning…

seems pretty good to me and its true.

cb88 said:

In light of interesting people stumbling onto the forum, I thought I’d write something on the front page. Anything I should add/change?

good morning cb88.
not bad – and probably justified my marg’s immortal comment – ‘where am i ?’ LOL.
you could say we are affiliated with 3 other forum under uncle chris’ hyperforum and perhaps add that we discuss everything from pets, cooking, wildlife, photography, topical news to weddings and illnesses.
then again that might be a bit wordy.

Dinetta said:

I bought some compressed coir mulch today… can’t remember the brand…I can just fork this in and water, can’t I?

The front garden has become hydrophobic and I was thinking of using the coir mulch as an organic soil wetter…

Soak it first. It expands dramatically.

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

I bought some compressed coir mulch today… can’t remember the brand…I can just fork this in and water, can’t I?

The front garden has become hydrophobic and I was thinking of using the coir mulch as an organic soil wetter…

Soak it first. It expands dramatically.

yes i meant to say that. put it in a wheelbarrow of water for half a day and then spread it.
morning bubba and all.

On the subject of these new eco friendly lights. How does one get out of having to use them? I know they aren’t ‘law’ but is there a possible equivalent? I have found them very disappointing, as Lucky has found out.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

There are different ratings with these lights. I think the lowest is 8 watt. There are also 11 watt, i think 14 watt and 18 watt. I’ve found 11’s a minimum, 14s for areas requiring a bit more light and 18’s for bright light. For example, i have screw in 18 watt lights for the spotlight over the kitchen bench and it’s fine, but just 14’s in most other rooms..

pepe said:

Lucky1 said:

Drylander is his lovely wife and their puppy are back here to stay again tomorrow,.

Be good if you can met them Pepe.

luvly – when?

do you want basil and / or peony poppy seed?

Here around 1 pm and staying 1 or 2 nights…… you can come this arvo if it suits you.:D

bon008 said:

Muschee said:

Oh I’m just about ready to buy me a shredder (been saving my ebay selling money)
……does anyone have one?

It’s just to fill the compost tumbler, don’t really need anything heavy duty… Bunnings have one advertised for about $220 and will shred 40mm branch..sounds good to me!!

We got ours from Bunnings. The brand is Talon, and it has a good warranty. From memory I think it was about $300 – pretty sure it was the most expensive one in the shop, anyway. Never had any problems with it, but then again we don’t get around to using it as often as we should :(

Thanks Bon…is that an electric one?

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

Lucky1 said:

Drylander is his lovely wife and their puppy are back here to stay again tomorrow,.

Be good if you can met them Pepe.

luvly – when?

do you want basil and / or peony poppy seed?

Here around 1 pm and staying 1 or 2 nights…… you can come this arvo if it suits you.:D

ok – see ya about 3pm then.

Muschee said:

bon008 said:

Muschee said:

Oh I’m just about ready to buy me a shredder (been saving my ebay selling money)
……does anyone have one?

It’s just to fill the compost tumbler, don’t really need anything heavy duty… Bunnings have one advertised for about $220 and will shred 40mm branch..sounds good to me!!

We got ours from Bunnings. The brand is Talon, and it has a good warranty. From memory I think it was about $300 – pretty sure it was the most expensive one in the shop, anyway. Never had any problems with it, but then again we don’t get around to using it as often as we should :(

Thanks Bon…is that an electric one?

Yep. It chips stuff up really small – lots smaller than my dad’s petrol one. Not sure if that’s a good or bad thing :)

bon008 said:

Muschee said:

bon008 said:

We got ours from Bunnings. The brand is Talon, and it has a good warranty. From memory I think it was about $300 – pretty sure it was the most expensive one in the shop, anyway. Never had any problems with it, but then again we don’t get around to using it as often as we should :(

Thanks Bon…is that an electric one?

here’s me wishing I had.. kept my shredder running long enough.. The fuel tank rusted out so I parked it in the shed..
Yep. It chips stuff up really small – lots smaller than my dad’s petrol one. Not sure if that’s a good or bad thing :)

bon008 said:

Muschee said:

bon008 said:

We got ours from Bunnings. The brand is Talon, and it has a good warranty. From memory I think it was about $300 – pretty sure it was the most expensive one in the shop, anyway. Never had any problems with it, but then again we don’t get around to using it as often as we should :(

Thanks Bon…is that an electric one?

Yep. It chips stuff up really small – lots smaller than my dad’s petrol one. Not sure if that’s a good or bad thing :)

Oh that sounds good to me…the smaller the pieces the quicker I get my compost.

Here’s a couple of my new no dig garden beds

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Muschee said:

Here’s a couple of my new no dig garden beds

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Oh bugger didn’t work…..try again

Longy said:

On the subject of these new eco friendly lights. How does one get out of having to use them? I know they aren’t ‘law’ but is there a possible equivalent? I have found them very disappointing, as Lucky has found out.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

There are different ratings with these lights. I think the lowest is 8 watt. There are also 11 watt, i think 14 watt and 18 watt. I’ve found 11’s a minimum, 14s for areas requiring a bit more light and 18’s for bright light. For example, i have screw in 18 watt lights for the spotlight over the kitchen bench and it’s fine, but just 14’s in most other rooms..

Now that’s what I wanted. A voice of experience. Donya LF. Now I understand a bit better.

I forgot to mention that on the way home from our garden show spend up, we stopped at a roadside stall and bought 5 bags of Alpaca poo at $2 a bag. I have no idea of it’s fert qualities but I figured it would be something like sheep poo so we are giving it a go.

It is Alpaca week here and all the Alpaca farms are open for inspection or an Alpaca pat, to the general public. I am determined to get to see one close up this time. They are supposed to be quiet, friendly sorts of animals. I’ll let you know.

pomolo said:

Longy said:

On the subject of these new eco friendly lights. How does one get out of having to use them? I know they aren’t ‘law’ but is there a possible equivalent? I have found them very disappointing, as Lucky has found out.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

There are different ratings with these lights. I think the lowest is 8 watt. There are also 11 watt, i think 14 watt and 18 watt. I’ve found 11’s a minimum, 14s for areas requiring a bit more light and 18’s for bright light. For example, i have screw in 18 watt lights for the spotlight over the kitchen bench and it’s fine, but just 14’s in most other rooms..

Now that’s what I wanted. A voice of experience. Donya LF. Now I understand a bit better.

they usually say what the equivalent brightness is in incandescent globes on the pack, for comparison. E.g. 18w in the new lights are the equivalent of 100w in the old globes (if memory serves me correct). So for the same amount of light you are only using 18 watts instead of 100 watts.

Muschee said:

nice :)

I have a question. We have one garden that is a bit of a problem with being too wet. It’s approx 60cm lower than the garden above which is held back by sleepers. Obviously the lower garden gets all the run off draining into it and it stays quite wet. This garden is already sleeper height. Any hints as to how I can make that garden free draining other than raising it any further.

Shrubs don’t seem to mind the dampness but we did lose our geraniums. It was too wet for them.

BTW we have used dolomite because it clay, compost, B&B and poo for the next plantings.

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

Longy said:

On the subject of these new eco friendly lights. How does one get out of having to use them? I know they aren’t ‘law’ but is there a possible equivalent? I have found them very disappointing, as Lucky has found out.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

There are different ratings with these lights. I think the lowest is 8 watt. There are also 11 watt, i think 14 watt and 18 watt. I’ve found 11’s a minimum, 14s for areas requiring a bit more light and 18’s for bright light. For example, i have screw in 18 watt lights for the spotlight over the kitchen bench and it’s fine, but just 14’s in most other rooms..

Now that’s what I wanted. A voice of experience. Donya LF. Now I understand a bit better.

they usually say what the equivalent brightness is in incandescent globes on the pack, for comparison. E.g. 18w in the new lights are the equivalent of 100w in the old globes (if memory serves me correct). So for the same amount of light you are only using 18 watts instead of 100 watts.

You’d think I would have investigated this wouldn’t you BG? Sometimes I just shut down because I feel like I’m being attacked from all sides with new fangled stuff.

bluegreen said:

Muschee said:

nice :)

I agree with BG there. Wait till mine are up and running.

pomolo said:

I have a question. We have one garden that is a bit of a problem with being too wet. It’s approx 60cm lower than the garden above which is held back by sleepers. Obviously the lower garden gets all the run off draining into it and it stays quite wet. This garden is already sleeper height. Any hints as to how I can make that garden free draining other than raising it any further.

Shrubs don’t seem to mind the dampness but we did lose our geraniums. It was too wet for them.

BTW we have used dolomite because it clay, compost, B&B and poo for the next plantings.

what about digging troughs to just below the bottom of the sleeper and laying some of that perforated drainage tubing running down hill and under the sleeper so that it drains excess water away. I have seen it in Bunnings with cloth sleeves to prevent silt clogging it up.

pomolo said:

Sometimes I just shut down because I feel like I’m being attacked from all sides with new fangled stuff.

I feel like that at work as I am part of the team responsible for testing the conversion, hand over and producing new processing procedures of a new database system. It has proved a lot more complicated and taking a lot longer than originally thought.

i just returned from lucky’s where i met drylander and his missus.

the men stayed at home, brought in the washing, cooked the roast and generally worked hard at cementing relationships, whilst the women were out shopping, spending money and harassing young men. how times have changed. LOL.

i saw lucky’s hand crafts – elfs knitted jumper, the pet rugs and cushions are brilliant.
also saw drylander’s gift of a carved wooden wall plaque – handcrafts are alive and well with those two.

pepe said:

i just returned from lucky’s where i met drylander and his missus.

the men stayed at home, brought in the washing, cooked the roast and generally worked hard at cementing relationships, whilst the women were out shopping, spending money and harassing young men. how times have changed. LOL.

i saw lucky’s hand crafts – elfs knitted jumper, the pet rugs and cushions are brilliant.
also saw drylander’s gift of a carved wooden wall plaque – handcrafts are alive and well with those two.

sounds like a great visit :)

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

Muschee said:

nice :)

I agree with BG there. Wait till mine are up and running.

Thanks folks……..it’s been a real joy watching it grow.
Can’t wait to get my spuds in soon :)

pepe said:

i just returned from lucky’s where i met drylander and his missus.

the men stayed at home, brought in the washing, cooked the roast and generally worked hard at cementing relationships, whilst the women were out shopping, spending money and harassing young men. how times have changed. LOL.

i saw lucky’s hand crafts – elfs knitted jumper, the pet rugs and cushions are brilliant.
also saw drylander’s gift of a carved wooden wall plaque – handcrafts are alive and well with those two.

Hey Pepe you forgot to mention the cheesecake you made and brought for afternoon tea…..

So glad you caught up with Drylander & his Mrs.

Morning all.

Oh bugger didn’t work…..try again
GB2 GB1
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lovely vege patch there muschee
i can’t wait to start picking my brocccoli – now you will be joining the ranks of forumites with 5 minute old home grown food – fresh and best – great

Hey Pepe you forgot to mention the cheesecake you made and brought for afternoon tea….. So glad you caught up with Drylander & his Mrs.

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hey – i’m the only one allowed to twist the truth and egg – xaggerate LOL.

elf and you are excellent hosts so i will try to get some of ms pepe’s home baked cheesecake to you one day – in the meanwhile the cc shop isn’t bad.

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

I have a question. We have one garden that is a bit of a problem with being too wet. It’s approx 60cm lower than the garden above which is held back by sleepers. Obviously the lower garden gets all the run off draining into it and it stays quite wet. This garden is already sleeper height. Any hints as to how I can make that garden free draining other than raising it any further.

Shrubs don’t seem to mind the dampness but we did lose our geraniums. It was too wet for them.

BTW we have used dolomite because it clay, compost, B&B and poo for the next plantings.

what about digging troughs to just below the bottom of the sleeper and laying some of that perforated drainage tubing running down hill and under the sleeper so that it drains excess water away. I have seen it in Bunnings with cloth sleeves to prevent silt clogging it up.

Consulting with the maintainance man of the garden about it thanks BG.

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

Sometimes I just shut down because I feel like I’m being attacked from all sides with new fangled stuff.

I feel like that at work as I am part of the team responsible for testing the conversion, hand over and producing new processing procedures of a new database system. It has proved a lot more complicated and taking a lot longer than originally thought.

All I can say is “Good Luck.”

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

I have a question. We have one garden that is a bit of a problem with being too wet. It’s approx 60cm lower than the garden above which is held back by sleepers. Obviously the lower garden gets all the run off draining into it and it stays quite wet. This garden is already sleeper height. Any hints as to how I can make that garden free draining other than raising it any further.

Shrubs don’t seem to mind the dampness but we did lose our geraniums. It was too wet for them.

BTW we have used dolomite because it clay, compost, B&B and poo for the next plantings.

what about digging troughs to just below the bottom of the sleeper and laying some of that perforated drainage tubing running down hill and under the sleeper so that it drains excess water away. I have seen it in Bunnings with cloth sleeves to prevent silt clogging it up.

Consulting with the maintainance man of the garden about it thanks BG.

I live on soil that is relatively impermeable and water will just run away and pool in low spots to evaporate unless I change things. One of my methods is to bury rubbish like old metal buckets full of gravel and bits of metal piping.. even a row of coffee tins with a few cuts with the angle grinder in them to allow them to act as agricultural tile drainage..

The other is to build the soil up with organic matter that holds water. It is only during the odd wet season event that occurs like once in 35 years or so on average, that I need to actually drain water off my bit of land.. Otherwise most of the time I need to keep it here.

pepe said:

Oh bugger didn’t work…..try again
GB2 GB1
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lovely vege patch there muschee
i can’t wait to start picking my brocccoli – now you will be joining the ranks of forumites with 5 minute old home grown food – fresh and best – great

Thanks Pepe, It’s so nice to now have a place…my little slice of ‘escape’ and not have to worry about’s dog invasion & theft :) The six year wait has been a long one…now I just need the time to get in there.

Haven’t got any Broccoli in yet…but I’ve got a free punnet waiting of my choice at the local nursery…so I will go for that I think.

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

I went to check out my friends chook house that her hubbys building and it’s starting to look like the Ettamoga Pub..it’s awful.
The wifes horrified lol.

oh dear…

G’day all.

You should see our chook house HP…Ettamogga Pub looks like the Taj Mahal by comparison….still the chooks seem happy…plus we are in the bush so it doesn’t have to be an architectural masterpiece and fits with our messy lifestyle…..:) :)

Company X, feeling it was time for a shakeup, hired a new CEO. The new boss was determined to rid the company of all slackers.

On a tour of the facilities, the CEO noticed a guy leaning on a wall. The room was full of workers and he wanted to let them know that he meant business.

He walked up to the guy leaning against the wall and asked, ‘How much money do you make a week?’

A little surprised, the young man looked at him and replied, ‘I make $400 a week. Why?’

The CEO then handed the guy $1,600 in cash and screamed, ‘Here’s four weeks pay, now GET OUT and don’t come back.’

Feeling pretty good about himself, the CEO looked around the room and asked, ‘Does anyone here want to tell me what that goof-ball did here ?’

From across the room came a voice, ‘Pizza delivery guy from Domino’s.’

Finally yesterday I was stimulated.

Happy with that.

AnneS said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

I went to check out my friends chook house that her hubbys building and it’s starting to look like the Ettamoga Pub..it’s awful.
The wifes horrified lol.

oh dear…

G’day all.

You should see our chook house HP…Ettamogga Pub looks like the Taj Mahal by comparison….still the chooks seem happy…plus we are in the bush so it doesn’t have to be an architectural masterpiece and fits with our messy lifestyle…..:) :)

I have the messy lifestyle already, I just need the bush.

colliewa said:

Finally yesterday I was stimulated.

Happy with that.

Afraid to ask…

:O

Dinetta said:

colliewa said:

Finally yesterday I was stimulated.

Happy with that.

Afraid to ask…

:O

Yes……..

Muschee said:

Dinetta said:

colliewa said:

Finally yesterday I was stimulated.

Happy with that.

Afraid to ask…

:O

Yes……..

He means he got his economic stimulus payment :)

bon008 said:

Muschee said:

Dinetta said:

Afraid to ask…

:O

Yes……..

He means he got his economic stimulus payment :)

Oh… how cool…SNAP….mine showed up in my account too….hence the future purchase of the garden shredder :) :) :) this weekend in fact

Good afternoon all :)
I got home at 11 am this morning , not even 12 hours after surgery. I think what they do now is wait until you wake from the anesthetic and do high 5s amoungst themselves yelling ‘she lives!!’ , then they tell you seeing as you can walk and talk you get to go home, right now! LOL!
I look horrible, pale and shaky, I feel crap, 100s of stiches on arms and legs ,but a heck of a lot lighter!
Strangly I had no pain to speak of ,not even a twinge. I didn’t need any pain relief. My arthritic lower back however hurts big time. Panadol for that until I can get back on my anti inflammetry tabs. I can get around with only a slight wobbley limp.
Eldest girl is a nurse and helping me dress and wash ect.
It’s so good to be back :)
And I’m starving, big bowl of bean soup awaits :D

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

Sometimes I just shut down because I feel like I’m being attacked from all sides with new fangled stuff.

I feel like that at work as I am part of the team responsible for testing the conversion, hand over and producing new processing procedures of a new database system. It has proved a lot more complicated and taking a lot longer than originally thought.

All I can say is “Good Luck.”

thanks :)

Happy Potter said:

Good afternoon all :)
I got home at 11 am this morning , not even 12 hours after surgery. I think what they do now is wait until you wake from the anesthetic and do high 5s amoungst themselves yelling ‘she lives!!’ , then they tell you seeing as you can walk and talk you get to go home, right now! LOL!
I look horrible, pale and shaky, I feel crap, 100s of stiches on arms and legs ,but a heck of a lot lighter!
Strangly I had no pain to speak of ,not even a twinge. I didn’t need any pain relief. My arthritic lower back however hurts big time. Panadol for that until I can get back on my anti inflammetry tabs. I can get around with only a slight wobbley limp.
Eldest girl is a nurse and helping me dress and wash ect.
It’s so good to be back :)
And I’m starving, big bowl of bean soup awaits :D

Wow, no pain soundsl ike a good outcome :):) Glad to hear you have your own personal nurse :)

colliewa said:

Finally yesterday I was stimulated.

Happy with that.

Mr BG posted his tax in yesterday, all 5 years worth!

Happy Potter said:

Good afternoon all :)
I got home at 11 am this morning , not even 12 hours after surgery. I think what they do now is wait until you wake from the anesthetic and do high 5s amoungst themselves yelling ‘she lives!!’ , then they tell you seeing as you can walk and talk you get to go home, right now! LOL!
I look horrible, pale and shaky, I feel crap, 100s of stiches on arms and legs ,but a heck of a lot lighter!
Strangly I had no pain to speak of ,not even a twinge. I didn’t need any pain relief. My arthritic lower back however hurts big time. Panadol for that until I can get back on my anti inflammetry tabs. I can get around with only a slight wobbley limp.
Eldest girl is a nurse and helping me dress and wash ect.
It’s so good to be back :)
And I’m starving, big bowl of bean soup awaits :D

I’m sure you will be better than ever in no time HP. Welcome home :)

>Mr BG posted his tax in yesterday, all 5 years worth!

Last year was my first (no taxable income this decade) for 8 or nine years..

My hand would shake submitting 5 years worth in one hit if I’d been earning!!

Happy Potter said:

Good afternoon all :)
I got home at 11 am this morning , not even 12 hours after surgery. I think what they do now is wait until you wake from the anesthetic and do high 5s amoungst themselves yelling ‘she lives!!’ , then they tell you seeing as you can walk and talk you get to go home, right now! LOL!
I look horrible, pale and shaky, I feel crap, 100s of stiches on arms and legs ,but a heck of a lot lighter!
Strangly I had no pain to speak of ,not even a twinge. I didn’t need any pain relief. My arthritic lower back however hurts big time. Panadol for that until I can get back on my anti inflammetry tabs. I can get around with only a slight wobbley limp.
Eldest girl is a nurse and helping me dress and wash ect.
It’s so good to be back :)
And I’m starving, big bowl of bean soup awaits :D

I’m so glad it all went well HP.

New Inventors is on in 17 mins in NSW QLD and VIC?

The server errors that you might have been receiving on some posts are fixed. It was related to the fix I made for quoting.

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Did I tell you the fella came last week and replaced the shower head (eco water friendly one) and 8 of the lights for those so called better ones????

Thing is the loo was done and by the time you “do your thing” its still not very bright in the little room.

This does make it easier for the fellas as now they don’t have to pretend they didn’t see they had missed the loo pan…..LOL

On that thought…off to feel for the loo and give it a clean over. Maybe drop some flower smellies down in it, so we can find it easy enough for the rest of the day.:P

On the subject of these new eco friendly lights. How does one get out of having to use them? I know they aren’t ‘law’ but is there a possible equivalent? I have found them very disappointing, as Lucky has found out. We have fluro tube lights in the living areas of our home and I have no intention of changing them for the useless new tubey ones. We have tried them and still have them in desk light etc but not going to put up with them as a full room light. Is there another way? How does everybody else feel about them?

Evening all…I think you will find that as of next year or the year after you won’t be able to buy incandescant light globes, so you will have to have either the eco friendly ones or proper fluoro lights. You can get different wattages of the eco lights as far asa I know. We have them in just about all all our lights now and we don’t have any great problem. As I said check out the wattage…it does vary

morining all.

hi Veg

don’t forget to look for jobs today :)

havent forgot yet, going to read the paper when they chuck it out of there car. been putting my resume into folders been doing that since 8am thats 1hr 25mins of it done, read every job in the paper. Paint the bee hives with copper based stuff to stop rot.

What sort of job are you after Veg?

Grasshopper said:

What sort of job are you after Veg?

Anything till next year when i can study Hort and ag.

Will you go to the Tocal Ag school Veg

Grasshopper said:

Will you go to the Tocal Ag school Veg

most probably or singleton tafe.

morning all
must go and buy more chook food and cow manure – the missus says she got a ‘tingling’ feeling from spreading the last load of manure. i underestimated her fitness it seems.

bbl

some bee photos for you guys http://s651.photobucket.com/albums/uu233/Bens_chooks/Bees/May%202009/

veg gardener said:

some bee photos for you guys http://s651.photobucket.com/albums/uu233/Bens_chooks/Bees/May%202009/

impressive :)

bluegreen said:

veg gardener said:

some bee photos for you guys http://s651.photobucket.com/albums/uu233/Bens_chooks/Bees/May%202009/

impressive :)

most of the photos are from the brood super.

veg gardener said:

havent forgot yet, going to read the paper when they chuck it out of there car. been putting my resume into folders been doing that since 8am thats 1hr 25mins of it done, read every job in the paper. Paint the bee hives with copper based stuff to stop rot.

I have to update my resume soon :( Going to have to re-apply for my job… I don’t know why exactly but I really don’t like updating my resume!! Saps me of the will to live.. sort of like Mr Bon with weeding :D

bon008 said:

Saps me of the will to live.. sort of like Mr Bon with weeding :D

lol!

Morning. Did my rest and walk and rest then walk again. I’m a lot better today ,I feel like I’ve been hit by just one bus as opposed to being hit by 2 busses.
Nar I’m fine :) Drizzly rain at the moment.
I’ve got a box of raspberry lindt balls to get through. Tough call, but someones gotta do it.

Happy Potter said:

I’ve got a box of raspberry lindt balls to get through. Tough call, but someones gotta do it.

I’d help you with that if I could be there….

glad you are on the mend already HP.

I’ve been thinking lately, that we haven’t heard any news about Giant Son. Does that mean things are going well in the new resi unit?

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

Saps me of the will to live.. sort of like Mr Bon with weeding :D

lol!

It’s kinda funny, but also not. He can do about half an hour and then he just gets really depressed! It’s odd, because I find weeding quite relaxing, providing it’s nice simple weeds like oxalis.

bon i find it easier if i update it every time i get a new skill or do a course thats how i am going to do it from now on and not leave it till i need another job.

veg gardener said:

bon i find it easier if i update it every time i get a new skill or do a course thats how i am going to do it from now on and not leave it till i need another job.

I probably did that a bit more when I was studying and in my first jobs… However I have been in this position about three years now so it’s a while since I thought about my resume!!

bon008 said:

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

Saps me of the will to live.. sort of like Mr Bon with weeding :D

lol!

It’s kinda funny, but also not. He can do about half an hour and then he just gets really depressed! It’s odd, because I find weeding quite relaxing, providing it’s nice simple weeds like oxalis.

A lot of people find oxalis a problem.

bon008 said:

veg gardener said:

bon i find it easier if i update it every time i get a new skill or do a course thats how i am going to do it from now on and not leave it till i need another job.

I probably did that a bit more when I was studying and in my first jobs… However I have been in this position about three years now so it’s a while since I thought about my resume!!

Yeah, well i have never had an interview but one which i didnt pass which was my frist job every tried getting one at bunnings, the gardening on i done for 2 yrs i seen an add at the general store and i asked dad if he could call them and see if my age was alright. and i got it, the plumbing apprentership i got offered it.

roughbarked said:

bon008 said:

bluegreen said:

lol!

It’s kinda funny, but also not. He can do about half an hour and then he just gets really depressed! It’s odd, because I find weeding quite relaxing, providing it’s nice simple weeds like oxalis.

A lot of people find oxalis a problem.

On the broader picture, yep. But when you’re just sitting down pulling out one plant at a time – I find it nice and simple. Nothing like the hroror of dealing with couch or kikiyu. But that might be because I’m gardening in sand – the oxalis doesn’t have much to hold on to.

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

I’ve got a box of raspberry lindt balls to get through. Tough call, but someones gotta do it.

I’d help you with that if I could be there….

glad you are on the mend already HP.

I’ve been thinking lately, that we haven’t heard any news about Giant Son. Does that mean things are going well in the new resi unit?

Yes sorry I haven’t mentioned giant son for a while. He’s fine , spends his days travelling from his resi unit in Keilor to Frankston to his friends , who has GS’s 2 trail bikes on his parents proprety and they go riding all day. It’s sure kept him busy and out of strife. Theres some big trail riding areas and tracks out that way.

veg gardener said:

bon008 said:

veg gardener said:

bon i find it easier if i update it every time i get a new skill or do a course thats how i am going to do it from now on and not leave it till i need another job.

I probably did that a bit more when I was studying and in my first jobs… However I have been in this position about three years now so it’s a while since I thought about my resume!!

Yeah, well i have never had an interview but one which i didnt pass which was my frist job every tried getting one at bunnings, the gardening on i done for 2 yrs i seen an add at the general store and i asked dad if he could call them and see if my age was alright. and i got it, the plumbing apprentership i got offered it.

That’s a good track record :) I applied for a job at a library while I was studying which I didn’t get. But once I finished uni, I applied for my job at Landgate first, and that process took quite a few months to work through, so I applied for a lot more jobsi n the mean time. Then I ended up getting the Landgate job. All the other applications were good practice though.

bon008 said:

roughbarked said:

bon008 said:

It’s kinda funny, but also not. He can do about half an hour and then he just gets really depressed! It’s odd, because I find weeding quite relaxing, providing it’s nice simple weeds like oxalis.

A lot of people find oxalis a problem.

On the broader picture, yep. But when you’re just sitting down pulling out one plant at a time – I find it nice and simple. Nothing like the hroror of dealing with couch or kikiyu. But that might be because I’m gardening in sand – the oxalis doesn’t have much to hold on to.

It also depends on which type of oxalis as well as the time of year that one tries to weed it..

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

I’ve got a box of raspberry lindt balls to get through. Tough call, but someones gotta do it.

I’d help you with that if I could be there….

glad you are on the mend already HP.

I’ve been thinking lately, that we haven’t heard any news about Giant Son. Does that mean things are going well in the new resi unit?

Yes sorry I haven’t mentioned giant son for a while. He’s fine , spends his days travelling from his resi unit in Keilor to Frankston to his friends , who has GS’s 2 trail bikes on his parents proprety and they go riding all day. It’s sure kept him busy and out of strife. Theres some big trail riding areas and tracks out that way.

That’s good to hear :)

roughbarked said:

It also depends on which type of oxalis as well as the time of year that one tries to weed it..

Pretty short weeding season here – it’s not wet enough for weeds to survive (above ground, anyway) for long.

What are the different types of oxalis?? Do they have the same basic structure or do they differ quite a lot?

Now that most of my oxalis is gone (what I call oxalis anyway!!) I have noticed I’m getting more and more of what I think is “clover” – a darker green colour and much more spreading – harder to get out.

bon008 said:

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

Saps me of the will to live.. sort of like Mr Bon with weeding :D

lol!

It’s kinda funny, but also not. He can do about half an hour and then he just gets really depressed! It’s odd, because I find weeding quite relaxing, providing it’s nice simple weeds like oxalis.

I’m like that with housework…

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

I’ve got a box of raspberry lindt balls to get through. Tough call, but someones gotta do it.

I’d help you with that if I could be there….

glad you are on the mend already HP.

I’ve been thinking lately, that we haven’t heard any news about Giant Son. Does that mean things are going well in the new resi unit?

Yes sorry I haven’t mentioned giant son for a while. He’s fine , spends his days travelling from his resi unit in Keilor to Frankston to his friends , who has GS’s 2 trail bikes on his parents proprety and they go riding all day. It’s sure kept him busy and out of strife. Theres some big trail riding areas and tracks out that way.

sounds good :)

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

I’ve got a box of raspberry lindt balls to get through. Tough call, but someones gotta do it.

I’d help you with that if I could be there….

glad you are on the mend already HP.

I’ve been thinking lately, that we haven’t heard any news about Giant Son. Does that mean things are going well in the new resi unit?

Yes sorry I haven’t mentioned giant son for a while. He’s fine , spends his days travelling from his resi unit in Keilor to Frankston to his friends , who has GS’s 2 trail bikes on his parents proprety and they go riding all day. It’s sure kept him busy and out of strife. Theres some big trail riding areas and tracks out that way.

hp u mean like dirtbikes all the real ones?

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu233/Bens_chooks/Bees/May%202009/DSC01082.jpg
this is the photo i like the most

veg gardener said:

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu233/Bens_chooks/Bees/May%202009/DSC01082.jpg
this is the photo i like the most

ill make it so u dont have to click on it

veg gardener said:

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu233/Bens_chooks/Bees/May%202009/DSC01082.jpg
this is the photo i like the most

yep. that’s a good one :)

hp u mean like dirtbikes all the real ones?

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Yes they are real trail bikes Veg. I haven’t seen them but I’m told they are Suzuki 250cc off roaders.

Happy Potter said:

hp u mean like dirtbikes all the real ones?

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Yes they are real trail bikes Veg. I haven’t seen them but I’m told they are Suzuki 250cc off roaders.

kk, what i was meaning if they are trail bikes where you have to stand up not for going fast i ride a ty 175 yahama trails bike. and sometimes a Honda cr250 or even our postie bike.

bluegreen said:

veg gardener said:

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu233/Bens_chooks/Bees/May%202009/DSC01082.jpg
this is the photo i like the most

yep. that’s a good one :)

like it that much its as my screen background.

veg gardener said:

Happy Potter said:

hp u mean like dirtbikes all the real ones?

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Yes they are real trail bikes Veg. I haven’t seen them but I’m told they are Suzuki 250cc off roaders.

kk, what i was meaning if they are trail bikes where you have to stand up not for going fast i ride a ty 175 yahama trails bike. and sometimes a Honda cr250 or even our postie bike.

I think you mean Trials bikes Veg, where the purpose is to go as slow as you can over rough terrain without putting your feet down (and often don’t have a seat.) Where I think HP is talking about trail bikes, which are dirt bikes you can ride fast or slow off road.

bluegreen said:

veg gardener said:

Happy Potter said:

hp u mean like dirtbikes all the real ones?

——————————-
Yes they are real trail bikes Veg. I haven’t seen them but I’m told they are Suzuki 250cc off roaders.

kk, what i was meaning if they are trail bikes where you have to stand up not for going fast i ride a ty 175 yahama trails bike. and sometimes a Honda cr250 or even our postie bike.

I think you mean Trials bikes Veg, where the purpose is to go as slow as you can over rough terrain without putting your feet down (and often don’t have a seat.) Where I think HP is talking about trail bikes, which are dirt bikes you can ride fast or slow off road.

yeah i get the spelling mixed up HP, i ride both types of bikes.