..but keep it brief.

Ian said:

..but keep it brief.

Y?

The Rev Dodgson said:

Ian said:

..but keep it brief.

Y?

Y-fronts, briefs, well done.

Ian said:

..but keep it brief.

We already have one.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Ian said:

..but keep it brief.

Y?

Look

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:)

Sweets is very English, lollies is wot Aussies say.

—

Bubbles speaks a bastard dialect that very few Aussies can decipher.

I have my lift to the airport on Saturday organised. So I leave her early Saturday. Get picked up by niece at Airport and taken to sister’s. sister and I go to kyogle on the Monday. We get home on the Thursday or Friday. I fly back on the Saturday arvo.

Bubblecar said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Ian said:

..but keep it brief.

Y?

Y-fronts, briefs, well done.

Didn’t even think of that :)

1.When weighing mosquitoes, how many do you need to make a gram? Would it take a) about 2, b) about 20, c) about 200, or d) about 2000?

2.ISRO is a space agency. Where are they based? Is it a) France, b) China, c) New Zealand, or d) India?

3.Bos taurus is the scientific name for which animal? Is it a) the cow, b) the sheep, c) the red crab, or d) the common scorpion?

4.Octane is a chemical often found in petrol. How many oxygen atoms are there in each molecule of octane? Is it a) 18, b) eight, c) four, or d) zero?

5.Which of these diseases is not spread by mosquitoes? Is it a) Zika, b) measles, c) Ross River fever, or d) chikungunya?

Bogsnorkler said:

1.When weighing mosquitoes, how many do you need to make a gram? Would it take a) about 2, b) about 20, c) about 200, or d) about 2000?

2.ISRO is a space agency. Where are they based? Is it a) France, b) China, c) New Zealand, or d) India?

3.Bos taurus is the scientific name for which animal? Is it a) the cow, b) the sheep, c) the red crab, or d) the common scorpion?

4.Octane is a chemical often found in petrol. How many oxygen atoms are there in each molecule of octane? Is it a) 18, b) eight, c) four, or d) zero?

5.Which of these diseases is not spread by mosquitoes? Is it a) Zika, b) measles, c) Ross River fever, or d) chikungunya?

2 India
3 Cow
4 None

1.When weighing mosquitoes, how many do you need to make a gram? Would it take a) about 2, b) about 20, c) about 200, or d) about 2000?

—-

Are the mosquitoes dead or alive?
If alive are some flying?
If they are flying are they in a sealed container?

Bogsnorkler said:

1.When weighing mosquitoes, how many do you need to make a gram? Would it take a) about 2, b) about 20, c) about 200, or d) about 2000?

2.ISRO is a space agency. Where are they based? Is it a) France, b) China, c) New Zealand, or d) India?

3.Bos taurus is the scientific name for which animal? Is it a) the cow, b) the sheep, c) the red crab, or d) the common scorpion?

4.Octane is a chemical often found in petrol. How many oxygen atoms are there in each molecule of octane? Is it a) 18, b) eight, c) four, or d) zero?

5.Which of these diseases is not spread by mosquitoes? Is it a) Zika, b) measles, c) Ross River fever, or d) chikungunya?

1. Trick question. Mosquitoes weigh between 2 and 10 mg, and this can increase if they’ve just had a blood meal, so the answer can be anything between about 20 and 500.

2. d
3. a
4. d
5. b

way back home from farm, a distant dot to the naked eye, thought was a wedge-tailed eagle, until looked here on the computer

btm said:

Bogsnorkler said:

1.When weighing mosquitoes, how many do you need to make a gram? Would it take a) about 2, b) about 20, c) about 200, or d) about 2000?

2.ISRO is a space agency. Where are they based? Is it a) France, b) China, c) New Zealand, or d) India?

3.Bos taurus is the scientific name for which animal? Is it a) the cow, b) the sheep, c) the red crab, or d) the common scorpion?

4.Octane is a chemical often found in petrol. How many oxygen atoms are there in each molecule of octane? Is it a) 18, b) eight, c) four, or d) zero?

5.Which of these diseases is not spread by mosquitoes? Is it a) Zika, b) measles, c) Ross River fever, or d) chikungunya?

1. Trick question. Mosquitoes weigh between 2 and 10 mg, and this can increase if they’ve just had a blood meal, so the answer can be anything between about 20 and 500.

2. d
3. a
4. d
5. b

Answer on question 1 is an interesting point. Are there hundreds of different mosquito species, or thousands?

Check wikipedia. 3,500 species.

transition said:

way back home from farm, a distant dot to the naked eye, thought was a wedge-tailed eagle, until looked here on the computer

LOL. Good photos for a distant dot.

transition said:

way back home from farm, a distant dot to the naked eye, thought was a wedge-tailed eagle, until looked here on the computer

Pelican?

sarahs mum said:

I have my lift to the airport on Saturday organised. So I leave her early Saturday. Get picked up by niece at Airport and taken to sister’s. sister and I go to kyogle on the Monday. We get home on the Thursday or Friday. I fly back on the Saturday arvo.

Sounds organised.

Bubblecar said:

transition said:

way back home from farm, a distant dot to the naked eye, thought was a wedge-tailed eagle, until looked here on the computer

Pelican?

I think so, I can’t recall seeing one this far inland, though have seen a spoonbill during a storm before(when a young kid)

Ian said:

..but keep it brief.

still too long.

Bubblecar said:

transition said:

way back home from farm, a distant dot to the naked eye, thought was a wedge-tailed eagle, until looked here on the computer

Pelican?

I agree with that

transition said:

Bubblecar said:

transition said:

way back home from farm, a distant dot to the naked eye, thought was a wedge-tailed eagle, until looked here on the computer

Pelican?

I think so, I can’t recall seeing one this far inland, though have seen a spoonbill during a storm before(when a young kid)

initially thought was a wedge-tailed eagle, wind-span seemed of that, but did see white and black in viewfinder, that got me all excited

and wench is reporting a lot of dust outdoors

Bogsnorkler said:

1.When weighing mosquitoes, how many do you need to make a gram? Would it take a) about 2, b) about 20, c) about 200, or d) about 2000?

200

2.ISRO is a space agency. Where are they based? Is it a) France, b) China, c) New Zealand, or d) India?

india

3.Bos taurus is the scientific name for which animal? Is it a) the cow, b) the sheep, c) the red crab, or d) the common scorpion?

cow

4.Octane is a chemical often found in petrol. How many oxygen atoms are there in each molecule of octane? Is it a) 18, b) eight, c) four, or d) zero?

none

5.Which of these diseases is not spread by mosquitoes? Is it a) Zika, b) measles, c) Ross River fever, or d) chikungunya?

measles

transition said:

way back home from farm, a distant dot to the naked eye, thought was a wedge-tailed eagle, until looked here on the computer

A Pelican,
whose beak can
hold more than
his belly can.

Michael V said:

transition said:

way back home from farm, a distant dot to the naked eye, thought was a wedge-tailed eagle, until looked here on the computer

A Pelican,
whose beak can
hold more than
his belly can.

that’s more than you or i can.

Bogsnorkler said:

Michael V said:

transition said:

way back home from farm, a distant dot to the naked eye, thought was a wedge-tailed eagle, until looked here on the computer

A Pelican,
whose beak can
hold more than
his belly can.

that’s more than you or i can.

It only keeps the fish. Dumps the water.

Bogsnorkler said:

Michael V said:

transition said:

way back home from farm, a distant dot to the naked eye, thought was a wedge-tailed eagle, until looked here on the computer

A Pelican,
whose beak can
hold more than
his belly can.

that’s more than you or i can.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixon_Lanier_Merritt

Michael V said:

Bogsnorkler said:

Michael V said:

A Pelican,
whose beak can
hold more than
his belly can.

that’s more than you or i can.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixon_Lanier_Merritt

a wise old bird is the pelican
it holds enough in its beak
to last it a week
that’s more than you or i can

Morning Saturdays. :) (I slept in)

30.8C & 33% indoors
32.0C & 20% outdoors

1010 hPa and steady

Trending partly cloudy.

Headed for 34C (39C tomorrow)

No moolies to report.

Woodie said:

Morning Saturdays. :) (I slept in)

30.8C & 33% indoors
32.0C & 20% outdoors

1010 hPa and steady

Trending partly cloudy.

Headed for 34C (39C tomorrow)

No moolies to report.

Good afternoon, Mr Woodie.

:)

Woodie said:

Morning Saturdays. :) (I slept in)

30.8C & 33% indoors
32.0C & 20% outdoors

1010 hPa and steady

Trending partly cloudy.

Headed for 34C (39C tomorrow)

No moolies to report.

That’s far too hot for human comfort.

Bubblecar said:

Woodie said:

Morning Saturdays. :) (I slept in)

30.8C & 33% indoors
32.0C & 20% outdoors

1010 hPa and steady

Trending partly cloudy.

Headed for 34C (39C tomorrow)

No moolies to report.

That’s far too hot for human comfort.

Its 36 here atm, and tomorrow they reckon 41… :-(

boppa said:

Bubblecar said:

Woodie said:

Morning Saturdays. :) (I slept in)

30.8C & 33% indoors
32.0C & 20% outdoors

1010 hPa and steady

Trending partly cloudy.

Headed for 34C (39C tomorrow)

No moolies to report.

That’s far too hot for human comfort.

Its 36 here atm, and tomorrow they reckon 41… :-(

Have you considered moving somewhere cooler?

boppa said:

Bubblecar said:

Woodie said:

Morning Saturdays. :) (I slept in)

30.8C & 33% indoors
32.0C & 20% outdoors

1010 hPa and steady

Trending partly cloudy.

Headed for 34C (39C tomorrow)

No moolies to report.

That’s far too hot for human comfort.

Its 36 here atm, and tomorrow they reckon 41… :-(

Where are you, boppa?

Ian said:

That looks nice and cooling. Where is it?

Michael V said:

Ian said:

That looks nice and cooling. Where is it?

“Fig Tree Avenue” Grafton

Ian said:

Michael V said:

Ian said:

That looks nice and cooling. Where is it?

“Fig Tree Avenue” Grafton

:)

Ian said:

Michael V said:

Ian said:

That looks nice and cooling. Where is it?

“Fig Tree Avenue” Grafton

Morton bays, nice.

Michael V said:

Ian said:

Michael V said:

That looks nice and cooling. Where is it?

“Fig Tree Avenue” Grafton

:)

:)

Peak Warming Man said:

Ian said:

Michael V said:

That looks nice and cooling. Where is it?

“Fig Tree Avenue” Grafton

Morton bays, nice.

White Fig.. Ficus virens I believe.

Bubblecar said:

boppa said:

Bubblecar said:

That’s far too hot for human comfort.

Its 36 here atm, and tomorrow they reckon 41… :-(

Have you considered moving somewhere cooler?

I hate the cold more than I hate the heat… (arthritis does that to ya)

Der Curtain Fig Tree ist eine Würgefeige der Art Ficus virens.

sibeen said:

boppa said:

Bubblecar said:

That’s far too hot for human comfort.

Its 36 here atm, and tomorrow they reckon 41… :-(

Where are you, boppa?

Up west of brisbakers

boppa said:

Bubblecar said:

boppa said:

Its 36 here atm, and tomorrow they reckon 41… :-(

Have you considered moving somewhere cooler?

I hate the cold more than I hate the heat… (arthritis does that to ya)

I hate the heat more than i hate the cold. I don’t mind a thick jumper. I like to throw a piece of wood on the fire.I hope this summer isn’t as bad as they say it is going to be.

sarahs mum said:

boppa said:

Bubblecar said:

Have you considered moving somewhere cooler?

I hate the cold more than I hate the heat… (arthritis does that to ya)

I hate the heat more than i hate the cold. I don’t mind a thick jumper. I like to throw a piece of wood on the fire.I hope this summer isn’t as bad as they say it is going to be.

The four hottest years have been the past four. Seems to be set in a pattern.

Ian said:

get in your yacht and set a course for Ningaloo marine park.

Some more clarity has emerged/

It seems that every time the FBI unearths new evidence related to Trump’s potential ties with Russia, the public is introduced to yet another player in the scandal. Following a recent report from The New York Times, you might be wondering exactly who Felix Sater is. The Trump associate wrote an email in November 2015 to Michael Cohen, Trump’s lawyer, saying he could get Trump elected as president. And to put things into context, this happened over six months before Donald Trump Jr.‘s meeting with a Russian lawyer.

In the email sent to Cohen, Sater alluded to his connections to Putin, and confidently said he could get Trump in office. “Our boy can become president of the USA and we can engineer it. I will get all of Putin’s team to buy in on this, I will manage this process” Sater wrote in the email.

In the emails, it was revealed that Sater was pushing to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, a proposal that was eventually retired, after Trump declined to visit the city. Regardless of the cancellation of the tower, the emails provide further proof that the president’s lawyer was in the process of negotiating possible business deals with Russia during the election’s campaign season.

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

boppa said:

I hate the cold more than I hate the heat… (arthritis does that to ya)

I hate the heat more than i hate the cold. I don’t mind a thick jumper. I like to throw a piece of wood on the fire.I hope this summer isn’t as bad as they say it is going to be.

The four hottest years have been the past four. Seems to be set in a pattern.

I don’t think that is true for this district. Are you talking about your district, or averaged over Australia, or averaged over the planet?

My verandah tomatos are wilting, they live in an old concrete double laundry trough and beneath the mulch the soil is moist, but in a hot steady wind and full sun they are losing more water than they can keep up.

AwesomeO said:

My verandah tomatos are wilting, they live in an old concrete double laundry trough and beneath the mulch the soil is moist, but in a hot steady wind and full sun they are losing more water than they can keep up.

For some reason, it’s tomatoes.

Which is a bit dumb. I mean: avocados, pianos, burritos. (shrugs)

So fuck ‘em, AwesomeO is right, tomatos.

dv said:

AwesomeO said:

My verandah tomatos are wilting, they live in an old concrete double laundry trough and beneath the mulch the soil is moist, but in a hot steady wind and full sun they are losing more water than they can keep up.

For some reason, it’s tomatoes.

Which is a bit dumb. I mean: avocados, pianos, burritos. (shrugs)

So fuck ‘em, AwesomeO is right, tomatos.

Potatoes?

btm said:

dv said:

AwesomeO said:

My verandah tomatos are wilting, they live in an old concrete double laundry trough and beneath the mulch the soil is moist, but in a hot steady wind and full sun they are losing more water than they can keep up.

For some reason, it’s tomatoes.

Which is a bit dumb. I mean: avocados, pianos, burritos. (shrugs)

So fuck ‘em, AwesomeO is right, tomatos.

Potatoes?

I got canned before for joking about toes!

dv said:

AwesomeO said:

My verandah tomatos are wilting, they live in an old concrete double laundry trough and beneath the mulch the soil is moist, but in a hot steady wind and full sun they are losing more water than they can keep up.

For some reason, it’s tomatoes.

Which is a bit dumb. I mean: avocados, pianos, burritos. (shrugs)

So fuck ‘em, AwesomeO is right, tomatos.

:)

My feelings exactly.

“Potatos, potatoes
tomatos, tomatoes,
Let’s call the whole thing off.”

:)

Bogsnorkler said:

btm said:

dv said:

For some reason, it’s tomatoes.

Which is a bit dumb. I mean: avocados, pianos, burritos. (shrugs)

So fuck ‘em, AwesomeO is right, tomatos.

Potatoes?

I got canned before for joking about toes!

Let’s call the whole thing off.

Michael V said:

dv said:

AwesomeO said:

My verandah tomatos are wilting, they live in an old concrete double laundry trough and beneath the mulch the soil is moist, but in a hot steady wind and full sun they are losing more water than they can keep up.

For some reason, it’s tomatoes.

Which is a bit dumb. I mean: avocados, pianos, burritos. (shrugs)

So fuck ‘em, AwesomeO is right, tomatos.

:)

My feelings exactly.

“Potatos, potatoes
tomatos, tomatoes,
Let’s call the whole thing off.”

:)

Damn.

Bogsnorkler said:

Hah!

This dueling chat threads situation we have going is a recipe for this disaster. I fear for Buffy’s sanity if it isn’t sorted quick smart!

Michael V said:

Bogsnorkler said:

Hah!

That Roxy Jazenko has a porn star name.

btm said:

dv said:

AwesomeO said:

My verandah tomatos are wilting, they live in an old concrete double laundry trough and beneath the mulch the soil is moist, but in a hot steady wind and full sun they are losing more water than they can keep up.

For some reason, it’s tomatoes.

Which is a bit dumb. I mean: avocados, pianos, burritos. (shrugs)

So fuck ‘em, AwesomeO is right, tomatos.

Potatoes?

Let’s call the whole thing off anyway.

Srsly though is there some pattern to it?

Volcanoes
Tomatoes
Potatoes
Heroes

Avocados
Photos
Pianos
Kilos

The Rev Dodgson said:

btm said:

dv said:

For some reason, it’s tomatoes.

Which is a bit dumb. I mean: avocados, pianos, burritos. (shrugs)

So fuck ‘em, AwesomeO is right, tomatos.

Potatoes?

Let’s call the whole thing off anyway.

I wish I’d read the previous messages before typing that.

The Rev Dodgson said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

btm said:

Potatoes?

Let’s call the whole thing off anyway.

I wish I’d read the previous messages before typing that.

Shoulda woulda…

The Rev Dodgson said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

btm said:

Potatoes?

Let’s call the whole thing off anyway.

I wish I’d read the previous messages before typing that.

would you have called the whole thing off if you had?

Bogsnorkler said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Let’s call the whole thing off anyway.

I wish I’d read the previous messages before typing that.

would you have called the whole thing off if you had?

Try this then…muddy sound, but a good chuckle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MA7bcbp4U4

Witty Rejoinder said:

This dueling chat threads situation we have going is a recipe for this disaster. I fear for Buffy’s sanity if it isn’t sorted quick smart!

It’s alright, I’ll just answer whatever I read. But not everything I read…

Fiona Patten’s Reason Party have retained their seat in the Vic upper house. It did look likely that she was not going to bu preferences went her way.

buffy said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

This dueling chat threads situation we have going is a recipe for this disaster. I fear for Buffy’s sanity if it isn’t sorted quick smart!

It’s alright, I’ll just answer whatever I read. But not everything I read…

You’re a real trooper.

I dressed (is that that right word?) the Christmas tree. Actually, I only dressed the side that will be looking out the window. I’ve gone for lush in gold/red/green. I can’t remember what colours the tree does with it’s fibreoptic thingies. I’ll turn it on tonight and see. I have draped some very blue star lights over too, but I suspect I’m not going to like the blue. I reckon I’ll have to take them off and put white/yellow ones on.

I’ll try for a night light picture later.

sibeen said:

Fiona Patten’s Reason Party have retained their seat in the Vic upper house. It did look likely that she was not going to bu preferences went her way.

Whohoo, I did a mail vote mailed on Friday so can’t help but feel partly responsible.

BoM says wind gusting to 63kph in Hamilton. I reckon we’ve had higher than that here. It is Not Pleasant.

buffy said:

BoM says wind gusting to 63kph in Hamilton. I reckon we’ve had higher than that here. It is Not Pleasant.

Craptacular here as well. Occasionally shuddering windows.

AwesomeO said:

sibeen said:

Fiona Patten’s Reason Party have retained their seat in the Vic upper house. It did look likely that she was not going to bu preferences went her way.

Whohoo, I did a mail vote mailed on Friday so can’t help but feel partly responsible.

Nup, you’re not even a poofteenth responsible. Fiona was a candidate in the Northern Metropolitan Region, and you don’t vote there.

sibeen said:

Fiona Patten’s Reason Party have retained their seat in the Vic upper house. It did look likely that she was not going to bu preferences went her way.

Greens looks as though they’ve retained their three lower house seats as well. (Net)

sibeen said:

AwesomeO said:

sibeen said:

Fiona Patten’s Reason Party have retained their seat in the Vic upper house. It did look likely that she was not going to bu preferences went her way.

Whohoo, I did a mail vote mailed on Friday so can’t help but feel partly responsible.

Nup, you’re not even a poofteenth responsible. Fiona was a candidate in the Northern Metropolitan Region, and you don’t vote there.

The reason party however appeared on the Ripon electorate papers but yeah I take your point, but it’s a bit like saying I voted for Shorten. It’s not usually accurate but it’s the vibe and reflects the presidential system in spirit which we have grafted onto a parliamentary system.

It should be noted that only about two thirds of the votes have been counted in the Upper House. Reason hasn’t won a seat yet. It’s close.

sibeen said:

Fiona Patten’s Reason Party have retained their seat in the Vic upper house. It did look likely that she was not going to bu preferences went her way.

AwesomeO will be pleased.

AwesomeO said:

sibeen said:

Fiona Patten’s Reason Party have retained their seat in the Vic upper house. It did look likely that she was not going to bu preferences went her way.

Whohoo, I did a mail vote mailed on Friday so can’t help but feel partly responsible.

Ha!

AwesomeO said:

sibeen said:

AwesomeO said:

Whohoo, I did a mail vote mailed on Friday so can’t help but feel partly responsible.

Nup, you’re not even a poofteenth responsible. Fiona was a candidate in the Northern Metropolitan Region, and you don’t vote there.

The reason party however appeared on the Ripon electorate papers but yeah I take your point, but it’s a bit like saying I voted for Shorten. It’s not usually accurate but it’s the vibe and reflects the presidential system in spirit which we have grafted onto a parliamentary system.

Oh, if you’re claiming “the vibe” then I have to give you the mark.

dv said:

It should be noted that only about two thirds of the votes have been counted in the Upper House. Reason hasn’t won a seat yet. It’s close.

Waaa? The ABC is showing she got a quota after count 21, so is in.

Just mowed the lawns and now having a beer.

Food report. Reheated canelloni purchased from the freezer at the cafe (leftovers from the Italian night a couple of weeks ago) Reheated chips from last night’s fish and chips. Raw carrot to munch on. Lightly steamed home grown broccoli and asparagus. The asparagus are just about finished for the season.

sibeen said:

Just mowed the lawns and now having a beer.

How hot is it there? We got to thirty of more, now down to 27. And gusty as hell. I mowed this morning before this stuff arrived. Can’t put the sprinklers on, too windy. The radar suggests the rain is going to go South of us again. I want the forecast “chance of a thunderstorm”. Haven’t had a good thunderstorm for years.

Hmm, can’t see anything much I want to watch on TV tonight. There is another Murdoch Mystery on the disc, we might watch that. I’ve now watched two Christmas specials in the Murdoch series, and I didn’t like either of them. I know the show is generally very cliched, but goodness me….there is such a think as too much schmaltz

buffy said:

sibeen said:

Just mowed the lawns and now having a beer.

How hot is it there? We got to thirty of more, now down to 27. And gusty as hell. I mowed this morning before this stuff arrived. Can’t put the sprinklers on, too windy. The radar suggests the rain is going to go South of us again. I want the forecast “chance of a thunderstorm”. Haven’t had a good thunderstorm for years.

The BoM for Melbourne has locked up and won’t tell me the temperature. I did wait for it to cool down a bit before I went a mowing.

sibeen said:

dv said:

It should be noted that only about two thirds of the votes have been counted in the Upper House. Reason hasn’t won a seat yet. It’s close.

Waaa? The ABC is showing she got a quota after count 21, so is in.

They are running an analysis based on votes received so far.

In her region, North Met, only 40% of the vote has been counted.

dv said:

sibeen said:

dv said:

It should be noted that only about two thirds of the votes have been counted in the Upper House. Reason hasn’t won a seat yet. It’s close.

Waaa? The ABC is showing she got a quota after count 21, so is in.

They are running an analysis based on votes received so far.

In her region, North Met, only 40% of the vote has been counted.

Ahh, sorry

sibeen said:

Just mowed the lawns and now having a beer.

roger

I’ve now had I shower. I will head down to the shop for makings of tucker and procure more beer.

buffy said:

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

I hate the heat more than i hate the cold. I don’t mind a thick jumper. I like to throw a piece of wood on the fire.I hope this summer isn’t as bad as they say it is going to be.

The four hottest years have been the past four. Seems to be set in a pattern.

I don’t think that is true for this district. Are you talking about your district, or averaged over Australia, or averaged over the planet?

Just repeating what I was told over the phone this morning.

roughbarked said:

buffy said:

roughbarked said:

The four hottest years have been the past four. Seems to be set in a pattern.

I don’t think that is true for this district. Are you talking about your district, or averaged over Australia, or averaged over the planet?

Just repeating what I was told over the phone this morning.

By whom and to what did it refer?

sibeen said:

buffy said:

sibeen said:

Just mowed the lawns and now having a beer.

How hot is it there? We got to thirty of more, now down to 27. And gusty as hell. I mowed this morning before this stuff arrived. Can’t put the sprinklers on, too windy. The radar suggests the rain is going to go South of us again. I want the forecast “chance of a thunderstorm”. Haven’t had a good thunderstorm for years.

The BoM for Melbourne has locked up and won’t tell me the temperature. I did wait for it to cool down a bit before I went a mowing.

Same for here. No data.

buffy said:

roughbarked said:

buffy said:

I don’t think that is true for this district. Are you talking about your district, or averaged over Australia, or averaged over the planet?

Just repeating what I was told over the phone this morning.

By whom and to what did it refer?

A very skeptical friend. I believe it was world wide. I could easily be wrong though.

Ooh, new Sherlock tomorrow night.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/2018-fourth-hottest-year-on-record-un/news-story/4877116aaa13fb10bca947ff0f268599?nk=d1596ae70a29503bed299b6768b4dd8c-1543651538

roughbarked said:

buffy said:

roughbarked said:

Just repeating what I was told over the phone this morning.

By whom and to what did it refer?

A very skeptical friend. I believe it was world wide. I could easily be wrong though.

I’m sorry, but a broad statement like that needs proper referencing. It’s a big continent here. And it’s a big planet.

roughbarked said:

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/2018-fourth-hottest-year-on-record-un/news-story/4877116aaa13fb10bca947ff0f268599?nk=d1596ae70a29503bed299b6768b4dd8c-1543651538

See, it’s not that hard to reference. Even if it is a newspaper.

roughbarked said:

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/2018-fourth-hottest-year-on-record-un/news-story/4877116aaa13fb10bca947ff0f268599?nk=d1596ae70a29503bed299b6768b4dd8c-1543651538

But…Murdoch

there was pitch invader at a soccer game today, he was on crutches and in a moonboot. Pretty slack by the security guards that he was somehow allowed to climb the fence and sneak onto the playing field without being stopped.

Hey!

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR142.loop.shtml#skip

It’s missing us!

I decided to go with the Michael V energy drink to get me through the evening.

sibeen said:

I decided to go with the Michael V energy drink to get me through the evening.

What’s in that?

roughbarked said:

sibeen said:

I decided to go with the Michael V energy drink to get me through the evening.

What’s in that?

Guinness

party_pants said:

there was pitch invader at a soccer game today, he was on crutches and in a moonboot. Pretty slack by the security guards that he was somehow allowed to climb the fence and sneak onto the playing field without being stopped.

You ???

sibeen said:

I decided to go with the Michael V energy drink to get me through the evening.

651?

Michael V said:

party_pants said:

there was pitch invader at a soccer game today, he was on crutches and in a moonboot. Pretty slack by the security guards that he was somehow allowed to climb the fence and sneak onto the playing field without being stopped.

You ???

No, it was at Gosford stadium in NSW. I was briefly watching the part of the game.

Michael V said:

sibeen said:

I decided to go with the Michael V energy drink to get me through the evening.

651?

‘S OK.

Previously answered.

Michael V said:

sibeen said:

I decided to go with the Michael V energy drink to get me through the evening.

651?

Yep.

party_pants said:

Michael V said:

party_pants said:

there was pitch invader at a soccer game today, he was on crutches and in a moonboot. Pretty slack by the security guards that he was somehow allowed to climb the fence and sneak onto the playing field without being stopped.

You ???

No, it was at Gosford stadium in NSW. I was briefly watching the part of the game.

:)

The move from a structuralist account in which capital is understood to structure social relations in relatively homologous ways to a view of hegemony in which power relations are subject to repetition, convergence, and rearticulation brought the question of temporality into the thinking of structure, and marked a shift from a form of Althusserian theory that takes structural totalities as theoretical objects to one in which the insights into the contingent possibility of structure inaugurate a renewed conception of hegemony as bound up with the contingent sites and strategies of the rearticulation of power.

sibeen said:

The move from a structuralist account in which capital is understood to structure social relations in relatively homologous ways to a view of hegemony in which power relations are subject to repetition, convergence, and rearticulation brought the question of temporality into the thinking of structure, and marked a shift from a form of Althusserian theory that takes structural totalities as theoretical objects to one in which the insights into the contingent possibility of structure inaugurate a renewed conception of hegemony as bound up with the contingent sites and strategies of the rearticulation of power.

i think they need to redetermine paradigmatic norms otherwise there is no hope for academic writing.

sibeen said:

The move from a structuralist account in which capital is understood to structure social relations in relatively homologous ways to a view of hegemony in which power relations are subject to repetition, convergence, and rearticulation brought the question of temporality into the thinking of structure, and marked a shift from a form of Althusserian theory that takes structural totalities as theoretical objects to one in which the insights into the contingent possibility of structure inaugurate a renewed conception of hegemony as bound up with the contingent sites and strategies of the rearticulation of power.

Well, that made a lot of sense. Not.

Damn damn damn. Somone has hacked into my computer and enabled Windows 7 updates.

Probably Microsoft.

Now computer is freezing. Internet is frozen out and so is so is most of control panel. Bastards.

sibeen said:

The move from a structuralist account in which capital is understood to structure social relations in relatively homologous ways to a view of hegemony in which power relations are subject to repetition, convergence, and rearticulation brought the question of temporality into the thinking of structure, and marked a shift from a form of Althusserian theory that takes structural totalities as theoretical objects to one in which the insights into the contingent possibility of structure inaugurate a renewed conception of hegemony as bound up with the contingent sites and strategies of the rearticulation of power.

Yes, at about 11 o’clock.

Michael V said:

sibeen said:

The move from a structuralist account in which capital is understood to structure social relations in relatively homologous ways to a view of hegemony in which power relations are subject to repetition, convergence, and rearticulation brought the question of temporality into the thinking of structure, and marked a shift from a form of Althusserian theory that takes structural totalities as theoretical objects to one in which the insights into the contingent possibility of structure inaugurate a renewed conception of hegemony as bound up with the contingent sites and strategies of the rearticulation of power.

Well, that made a lot of sense. Not.

Yeah, I reduced the sentences and couldn’t make it work. Capital I assumed was money or resources?

AwesomeO said:

Michael V said:

sibeen said:

The move from a structuralist account in which capital is understood to structure social relations in relatively homologous ways to a view of hegemony in which power relations are subject to repetition, convergence, and rearticulation brought the question of temporality into the thinking of structure, and marked a shift from a form of Althusserian theory that takes structural totalities as theoretical objects to one in which the insights into the contingent possibility of structure inaugurate a renewed conception of hegemony as bound up with the contingent sites and strategies of the rearticulation of power.

Well, that made a lot of sense. Not.

Yeah, I reduced the sentences and couldn’t make it work. Capital I assumed was money or resources?

It’s poppycock.

AwesomeO said:

Michael V said:

sibeen said:

The move from a structuralist account in which capital is understood to structure social relations in relatively homologous ways to a view of hegemony in which power relations are subject to repetition, convergence, and rearticulation brought the question of temporality into the thinking of structure, and marked a shift from a form of Althusserian theory that takes structural totalities as theoretical objects to one in which the insights into the contingent possibility of structure inaugurate a renewed conception of hegemony as bound up with the contingent sites and strategies of the rearticulation of power.

Well, that made a lot of sense. Not.

Yeah, I reduced the sentences and couldn’t make it work. Capital I assumed was money or resources?

FIIK. It was published in an academic journal, so it must be good.

sibeen said:

AwesomeO said:

Michael V said:

Well, that made a lot of sense. Not.

Yeah, I reduced the sentences and couldn’t make it work. Capital I assumed was money or resources?

FIIK. It was published in an academic journal, so it must be good.

Good gibberish. Poor academic journal.

Which journal? What article?

mollwollfumble said:

Damn damn damn. Somone has hacked into my computer and enabled Windows 7 updates.

Probably Microsoft.

Now computer is freezing. Internet is frozen out and so is so is most of control panel. Bastards.

Got internet working. They had hacked in. Got internet working enough to disable updates again. A pain. Computer now working again.

mollwollfumble said:

mollwollfumble said:

Damn damn damn. Somone has hacked into my computer and enabled Windows 7 updates.

Probably Microsoft.

Now computer is freezing. Internet is frozen out and so is so is most of control panel. Bastards.

Got internet working. They had hacked in. Got internet working enough to disable updates again. A pain. Computer now working again.

Why are you fighting the tide in not upgrading Windows 7?

Michael V said:

sibeen said:

AwesomeO said:

Yeah, I reduced the sentences and couldn’t make it work. Capital I assumed was money or resources?

FIIK. It was published in an academic journal, so it must be good.

Good gibberish. Poor academic journal.

Which journal? What article?

https://muse.jhu.edu/article/9446

party_pants said:

mollwollfumble said:

mollwollfumble said:

Damn damn damn. Somone has hacked into my computer and enabled Windows 7 updates.

Probably Microsoft.

Now computer is freezing. Internet is frozen out and so is so is most of control panel. Bastards.

Got internet working. They had hacked in. Got internet working enough to disable updates again. A pain. Computer now working again.

Why are you fighting the tide in not upgrading Windows 7?

Why are you USING windows 7?

mollwollfumble said:

Damn damn damn. Somone has hacked into my computer and enabled Windows 7 updates.

Probably Microsoft.

Now computer is freezing. Internet is frozen out and so is so is most of control panel. Bastards.

Probably Missy havin’ a laff…

sibeen said:

Michael V said:

sibeen said:

FIIK. It was published in an academic journal, so it must be good.

Good gibberish. Poor academic journal.

Which journal? What article?

https://muse.jhu.edu/article/9446

Ta.

sibeen said:

party_pants said:

mollwollfumble said:

Got internet working. They had hacked in. Got internet working enough to disable updates again. A pain. Computer now working again.

Why are you fighting the tide in not upgrading Windows 7?

Why are you USING windows 7?

All the cool kids want a hard, slow life, and refused to upgrade to the much quicker Win10.

sibeen said:

The move from a structuralist account in which capital is understood to structure social relations in relatively homologous ways to a view of hegemony in which power relations are subject to repetition, convergence, and rearticulation brought the question of temporality into the thinking of structure, and marked a shift from a form of Althusserian theory that takes structural totalities as theoretical objects to one in which the insights into the contingent possibility of structure inaugurate a renewed conception of hegemony as bound up with the contingent sites and strategies of the rearticulation of power.

Is that one of those AI generated papers that got through peer review with no changes?

sibeen said:

party_pants said:

mollwollfumble said:

Got internet working. They had hacked in. Got internet working enough to disable updates again. A pain. Computer now working again.

Why are you fighting the tide in not upgrading Windows 7?

Why are you USING windows 7?

I’m guessing because he can’t find an earlier version.

Just got back from a (paid) Santa Claus gig at a nearby street party, and now sitting down to a nice cold home-brewed beer.

btm said:

Just got back from a (paid) Santa Claus gig at a nearby street party, and now sitting down to a nice cold home-brewed beer.

Bogsnorkler said:

btm said:

Just got back from a (paid) Santa Claus gig at a nearby street party, and now sitting down to a nice cold home-brewed beer.

I had an elf to help me, but it wasn’t him. It was an 8-year-old girl.

btm said:

Just got back from a (paid) Santa Claus gig at a nearby street party, and now sitting down to a nice cold home-brewed beer.

Wasn’t it like 400 degrees where you are?

sibeen said:

btm said:

Just got back from a (paid) Santa Claus gig at a nearby street party, and now sitting down to a nice cold home-brewed beer.

Wasn’t it like 400 degrees where you are?

Yep, hence the nice cold beer.

The Rev Dodgson said:

sibeen said:

The move from a structuralist account in which capital is understood to structure social relations in relatively homologous ways to a view of hegemony in which power relations are subject to repetition, convergence, and rearticulation brought the question of temporality into the thinking of structure, and marked a shift from a form of Althusserian theory that takes structural totalities as theoretical objects to one in which the insights into the contingent possibility of structure inaugurate a renewed conception of hegemony as bound up with the contingent sites and strategies of the rearticulation of power.

Is that one of those AI generated papers that got through peer review with no changes?

No. It was wrtitten by a human. Won awards and all.

party_pants said:

mollwollfumble said:

mollwollfumble said:

Damn damn damn. Somone has hacked into my computer and enabled Windows 7 updates.

Probably Microsoft.

Now computer is freezing. Internet is frozen out and so is so is most of control panel. Bastards.

Got internet working. They had hacked in. Got internet working enough to disable updates again. A pain. Computer now working again.

Why are you fighting the tide in not upgrading Windows 7?

When I installed Windows 10 (as soon as it became available) everything went very smoothly, except that it lost all my favourite games. I had to get the games back from the web. But the very first Windows 10 automatic updates put the computer in an infinite reboot loop with no way out. So I went back to Windows 7.

Six months later, I got a computer professional to reinstall Windows again from scratch. They insisted on re-installing Windows 7 not installing Windows 10, and I had no intention of arguing.

I don’t think I’m fighting the tide. I think Microsoft has got to the point that every 1 bug they fix creates more than 1 new bug. It happens eventually to all software.

one for sibeen from the sssf fb page.

Question for the brains trust. Can a power circuit be set up to turn on when a (solar) storage battery is full and off again when it’s empty? I’m hoping to use XS electricity over the weekend to heat hot water in my factory for Monday morning production.

Still no rain here. But I might turn the sprinklers off because this looks more hopeful

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR142.loop.shtml#skip

Just spent 40 minutes filing steel plate by hand. And my hands are feeling it.

sibeen said:

roughbarked said:

sibeen said:

I decided to go with the Michael V energy drink to get me through the evening.

What’s in that?

Guinness

Ah. :)

The Rev Dodgson said:

I’m guessing because he can’t find an earlier version.

There’s some truth in that. Windows 7 is not hugely better than Windows XP. Marginally better operating system stability perhaps, but that’s about all.

Also …

I wonder …

Can I get the superseded version of Excel back again?
It had much better graphics defaults (title and axes were lost and colours became ratshit when it was upgraded, and other graphics problems), though it’s a pity the old Excel only handled small data sets.

sarahs mum said:

Just spent 40 minutes filing steel plate by hand. And my hands are feeling it.

Yah. They would.

Bogsnorkler said:

one for sibeen from the sssf fb page.

Question for the brains trust. Can a power circuit be set up to turn on when a (solar) storage battery is full and off again when it’s empty? I’m hoping to use XS electricity over the weekend to heat hot water in my factory for Monday morning production.

Yes.

sibeen said:

Bogsnorkler said:

one for sibeen from the sssf fb page.

Question for the brains trust. Can a power circuit be set up to turn on when a (solar) storage battery is full and off again when it’s empty? I’m hoping to use XS electricity over the weekend to heat hot water in my factory for Monday morning production.

Yes.

ta.

Nup, the blue lights don’t work. I’ll have to find the white ones tomorrow out in the shed. Then I’ll get out the tripod tomorrow night to see if I can get a non blurry photo. This one was handheld, just to get the idea. These fibre optic trees are a bit tricky. They need the baubles for daytime, but you don’t see the baubles very well at night.

…………….

lol, just looked at my digital clock, 5 55.

buffy said:

Nup, the blue lights don’t work. I’ll have to find the white ones tomorrow out in the shed. Then I’ll get out the tripod tomorrow night to see if I can get a non blurry photo. This one was handheld, just to get the idea. These fibre optic trees are a bit tricky. They need the baubles for daytime, but you don’t see the baubles very well at night.

…………….

It looks Christmassy. I think I would bother more if someone could see it.I did buy 3 little red glittery birds for this year. The first new decorations for a long time.

Bogsnorkler said:

lol, just looked at my digital clock, 5 55.

it must be some kind of timing circuit.

mollwollfumble said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

I’m guessing because he can’t find an earlier version.

There’s some truth in that. Windows 7 is not hugely better than Windows XP. Marginally better operating system stability perhaps, but that’s about all.

Also …

I wonder …

Can I get the superseded version of Excel back again?
It had much better graphics defaults (title and axes were lost and colours became ratshit when it was upgraded, and other graphics problems), though it’s a pity the old Excel only handled small data sets.

By that I mean any version before Excel 2007.

Wikipedia says this about Excel 2007. For Excel 2007, “An online survey reported that a majority of respondents had a negative opinion of the change, with advanced users being somewhat more negative than intermediate users, and users reporting a reduction in productivity.”

In other words, Excel 2007 was crap, and the graphics defaults of Excel haven’t got better since.

party_pants said:

Bogsnorkler said:

lol, just looked at my digital clock, 5 55.

it must be some kind of timing circuit.

Dearie me.

Just goes to show how ubiquitous that chip is.

sibeen said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

sibeen said:

The move from a structuralist account in which capital is understood to structure social relations in relatively homologous ways to a view of hegemony in which power relations are subject to repetition, convergence, and rearticulation brought the question of temporality into the thinking of structure, and marked a shift from a form of Althusserian theory that takes structural totalities as theoretical objects to one in which the insights into the contingent possibility of structure inaugurate a renewed conception of hegemony as bound up with the contingent sites and strategies of the rearticulation of power.

Is that one of those AI generated papers that got through peer review with no changes?

No. It was wrtitten by a human. Won awards and all.

What sort of subject matter typifys this journal?

sibeen said:

party_pants said:

Bogsnorkler said:

lol, just looked at my digital clock, 5 55.

it must be some kind of timing circuit.

Dearie me.

Just goes to show how ubiquitous that chip is.

what, you mean even if I’ve heard of it?

Witty Rejoinder said:

sibeen said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Is that one of those AI generated papers that got through peer review with no changes?

No. It was wrtitten by a human. Won awards and all.

What sort of subject matter typifys this journal?

I perhaps should have mentioned the award in greater detail:

http://www.denisdutton.com/bad_writing.htm

party_pants said:

sibeen said:

party_pants said:

it must be some kind of timing circuit.

Dearie me.

Just goes to show how ubiquitous that chip is.

what, you mean even if I’ve heard of it?

Err kicks dirt maybe.

PermeateFree said:

like

PermeateFree said:

I like it. IKEA is already a labyrinth with no exit, so they have no cause to complain.

Watching Story of Europe and they have a market scene from Achen in the time of Charlamagne which had chilies.

AwesomeO said:

Watching Story of Europe and they have a market scene from Achen in the time of Charlamagne which had chilies.

They go well on top of roasted potatoes.

sibeen said:

AwesomeO said:

Watching Story of Europe and they have a market scene from Achen in the time of Charlamagne which had chilies.

They go well on top of roasted potatoes.

Hehehe

AwesomeO said:

Watching Story of Europe and they have a market scene from Achen in the time of Charlamagne which had chilies.

Well, that just ruins the whole thing.

party_pants said:

AwesomeO said:

Watching Story of Europe and they have a market scene from Achen in the time of Charlamagne which had chilies.

Well, that just ruins the whole thing.

It’s a pretty rollicking ride.

AwesomeO said:

Watching Story of Europe and they have a market scene from Achen in the time of Charlamagne which had chilies.

Is that like the llama in gladiator?

sarahs mum said:

AwesomeO said:

Watching Story of Europe and they have a market scene from Achen in the time of Charlamagne which had chilies.

Is that like the llama in gladiator?

Not noticed that one.

AwesomeO said:

sarahs mum said:

AwesomeO said:

Watching Story of Europe and they have a market scene from Achen in the time of Charlamagne which had chilies.

Is that like the llama in gladiator?

Not noticed that one.

I didn’t make it past the first 15 minutes of that film

:)

sarahs mum said:

AwesomeO said:

Watching Story of Europe and they have a market scene from Achen in the time of Charlamagne which had chilies.

Is that like the llama in gladiator?

The stirrups are a lot more annoying.

Witty Rejoinder said:

sarahs mum said:

AwesomeO said:

Watching Story of Europe and they have a market scene from Achen in the time of Charlamagne which had chilies.

Is that like the llama in gladiator?

The stirrups are a lot more annoying.

Don’t care. I liked the film. You can all sod off.

sibeen said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

sarahs mum said:

Is that like the llama in gladiator?

The stirrups are a lot more annoying.

Don’t care. I liked the film. You can all sod off.

shifts peg

sibeen said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

sarahs mum said:

Is that like the llama in gladiator?

The stirrups are a lot more annoying.

Don’t care. I liked the film. You can all sod off.

Crowe apparently hated Gladiator’s climactic line – “And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next” – so he improvised an alternative. After multiple unsuccessful takes, however, he was persuaded to go back to the scripted version, which, everyone agreed, worked magnificently. Everyone except Crowe, who told Scott: “It was shit. But I’m the greatest actor in the world and I can make even shit sound good.” Now that’s a good line.

Witty Rejoinder said:

sibeen said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

The stirrups are a lot more annoying.

Don’t care. I liked the film. You can all sod off.

Crowe apparently hated Gladiator’s climactic line – “And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next” – so he improvised an alternative. After multiple unsuccessful takes, however, he was persuaded to go back to the scripted version, which, everyone agreed, worked magnificently. Everyone except Crowe, who told Scott: “It was shit. But I’m the greatest actor in the world and I can make even shit sound good.” Now that’s a good line.

Kirk Lazarus: Being an actor’s no different than being a rugby player or construction worker, save for the fact that my tools are the mechanisms which trigger human emotion.

hello

monkey skipper said:

hello

hi ya

All the plates have been polished up with wet and dry and then taken to the sink and clean with ammonia and then scrubbed with gumption and then dried and put on the hot plate. I’ve topped up my bitumen and white spirit mix and I am close to putting on the bitumen ground. And then spraying the back of the plates with enamel paint.

Finished soon. I don’t really enjoy plate preparation except that it fills me with some excitement of something about to happen. I did a coule of extra plates just so I don’t have to go back here for a while.

party_pants said:

monkey skipper said:

hello

hi ya

Nigella was on tv today and I thought of you pp. I think I recall you liking her and her cooking.

monkey skipper said:

hello

Hello HELLO!!

sarahs mum said:

monkey skipper said:

hello

Hello HELLO!!

HELLO… WHY ARE WE SHOUTING?

I forgot to ask, Admiral, how did your hospital visit go today?

Gives a vague wave in the direction of monkey as a welcome

monkey skipper said:

party_pants said:

monkey skipper said:

hello

hi ya

Nigella was on tv today and I thought of you pp. I think I recall you liking her and her cooking.

I thought that was more Dropbear. One mention Of Nigella and the forum was filled with drool.

sibeen said:

I forgot to ask, Admiral, how did your hospital visit go today?

Gives a vague wave in the direction of monkey as a welcome

Just a vague wave eh … pretentious pr…k :) hehe

it is really damn humid here right now

monkey skipper said:

sarahs mum said:

monkey skipper said:

hello

Hello HELLO!!

HELLO… WHY ARE WE SHOUTING?

Just making sure you saw the second hello.

monkey skipper said:

party_pants said:

monkey skipper said:

hello

hi ya

Nigella was on tv today and I thought of you pp. I think I recall you liking her and her cooking.

Well there ya go, I missed out. I rarely watch fTA TV these days.

sibeen said:

I forgot to ask, Admiral, how did your hospital visit go today?

Gives a vague wave in the direction of monkey as a welcome

The proper appointment is first thing Monday. Today was just turning up to Pathology to get some blood tests done that will be ready for then. I got there at 8.35 am and didn’t get called till about 9.15. Long and boring wait.

party_pants said:

sibeen said:

I forgot to ask, Admiral, how did your hospital visit go today?

Gives a vague wave in the direction of monkey as a welcome

The proper appointment is first thing Monday. Today was just turning up to Pathology to get some blood tests done that will be ready for then. I got there at 8.35 am and didn’t get called till about 9.15. Long and boring wait.

You had to wait 40 minutes, at a public hospital.

CALL THE OMBUDSMAN!

sarahs mum said:

monkey skipper said:

sarahs mum said:

Hello HELLO!!

HELLO… WHY ARE WE SHOUTING?

Just making sure you saw the second hello.

oic … carry on then. :)

sibeen said:

party_pants said:

sibeen said:

I forgot to ask, Admiral, how did your hospital visit go today?

Gives a vague wave in the direction of monkey as a welcome

The proper appointment is first thing Monday. Today was just turning up to Pathology to get some blood tests done that will be ready for then. I got there at 8.35 am and didn’t get called till about 9.15. Long and boring wait.

You had to wait 40 minutes, at a public hospital.

CALL THE OMBUDSMAN!

I was on hold with the Ombudsman hotline when my name was finally called out :)

anyway… I have decided that I am sleepy enough to sleep oo roo

monkey skipper said:

anyway… I have decided that I am sleepy enough to sleep oo roo

sleep well.

sarahs mum said:

monkey skipper said:

anyway… I have decided that I am sleepy enough to sleep oo roo

sleep well.

Staying up to watch dirty dozen.

kettle’s boiling

don’t get up, lady’s just wandered in, she’s doing it

mollwollfumble said:

sarahs mum said:

monkey skipper said:

anyway… I have decided that I am sleepy enough to sleep oo roo

sleep well.

Staying up to watch dirty dozen.

still in love with your new TV?

party_pants said:

mollwollfumble said:

sarahs mum said:

sleep well.

Staying up to watch dirty dozen.

still in love with your new TV?

No. Quite the reverse. It’s going back to the manufacturer. The Kogan help desk was hopeless.

transition said:

kettle’s boiling

don’t get up, lady’s just wandered in, she’s doing it

It must be time for a cuppa.

sarahs mum said:

transition said:

kettle’s boiling

don’t get up, lady’s just wandered in, she’s doing it

It must be time for a cuppa.

I might just have a decaf, otherwise I might not be able to sleep.

transition said:

kettle’s boiling

don’t get up, lady’s just wandered in, she’s doing it

You sure do keep some odd hours.

A bit of relief here. Some drops of rain falling and the temperature plummeting.

sibeen said:

A bit of relief here. Some drops of rain falling and the temperature plummeting.

No chance of that here.

roughbarked said:

sibeen said:

A bit of relief here. Some drops of rain falling and the temperature plummeting.

No chance of that here.

Once it starts setting itself as 32-39 in a week, it rarely gets below 25 at night. It is often 30 + all night.

roughbarked said:

roughbarked said:

sibeen said:

A bit of relief here. Some drops of rain falling and the temperature plummeting.

No chance of that here.

Once it starts setting itself as 32-39 in a week, it rarely gets below 25 at night. It is often 30 + all night.

I’m not looking forward to getting knocked around by heat next week on the mainland…although South Tassie has a 29 on Thursday.

Witty Rejoinder said:

transition said:

kettle’s boiling

don’t get up, lady’s just wandered in, she’s doing it

You sure do keep some odd hours.

dunno about that, but both us are really weird people

doing end of month accounts

Oakland University in Michigan is passing out hockey pucks to be used as possible weapons against mass shooters.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/university-passes-hockey-pucks-defense-active-shooters/story?id=59468711

sunset here..

A five dog night.

hello

I read the WIG thread as WG thread for a quick second or two as in Weirdgran :-))

Good morning Holidayers. We have a delightful 8 degrees at the moment and there has been 5 or 6mm of overnight rain. Perfect. I’ll go out and plant out the tomato seedlings shortly. Today is forecast for 16 and there may be some more showers today and tomorrow. But Thursday is forecast for a 34.

Got woken up last night by some very heavy winds, was waiting for my own roof to peel off or the neighbours to smash into mine, glad I had that big gum reduced.

Got woken up by the bed breaking again. Mr Mutant braced the broken part together but it didn’t last long.

MV: the Mary Valley Rattler… 100% recommend! We started in Gympie but you can start in Amamoor. There are mini markets in Daygun with fresh fruit and veg, breads and cakes, and some preserves and relishes, including one called “Tear a hole in the crotch of your nightie relish”.

Advice: take bottled water if you go in summer. There’s opportunities to buy cold drinks and ice blocks at Gympie, Amamoor and Daygun.

On the way into Gympie, the Rattler came to a screeching halt because some idiot kids had been swimming in the Mary River and were walking back along the tracks. Luckily the train could stop in time; the kids didn’t care. They got told off by the train staff and as the kids walked past my carriage, I was very restrained and yelled “Jerks!” Out the window. Mr Mutant is embarrassed when I go off my brain, otherwise I’d have given them a real piece of my mind!

Divine Angel said:

Got woken up by the bed breaking again. Mr Mutant braced the broken part together but it didn’t last long.

MV: the Mary Valley Rattler… 100% recommend! We started in Gympie but you can start in Amamoor. There are mini markets in Daygun with fresh fruit and veg, breads and cakes, and some preserves and relishes, including one called “Tear a hole in the crotch of your nightie relish”.

Advice: take bottled water if you go in summer. There’s opportunities to buy cold drinks and ice blocks at Gympie, Amamoor and Daygun.

On the way into Gympie, the Rattler came to a screeching halt because some idiot kids had been swimming in the Mary River and were walking back along the tracks. Luckily the train could stop in time; the kids didn’t care. They got told off by the train staff and as the kids walked past my carriage, I was very restrained and yelled “Jerks!” Out the window. Mr Mutant is embarrassed when I go off my brain, otherwise I’d have given them a real piece of my mind!

didn’t think nighties had crotches?

Morning Sundays. :)

24.2C & 54% indoors
28.1C & 49% outdoors

1009 hPa and steady

Trending partly cloudy

Headed for 39C

No moolies to report.

Divine Angel said:

Got woken up by the bed breaking again. Mr Mutant braced the broken part together but it didn’t last long.

MV: the Mary Valley Rattler… 100% recommend! We started in Gympie but you can start in Amamoor. There are mini markets in Daygun with fresh fruit and veg, breads and cakes, and some preserves and relishes, including one called “Tear a hole in the crotch of your nightie relish”.

Advice: take bottled water if you go in summer. There’s opportunities to buy cold drinks and ice blocks at Gympie, Amamoor and Daygun.

On the way into Gympie, the Rattler came to a screeching halt because some idiot kids had been swimming in the Mary River and were walking back along the tracks. Luckily the train could stop in time; the kids didn’t care. They got told off by the train staff and as the kids walked past my carriage, I was very restrained and yelled “Jerks!” Out the window. Mr Mutant is embarrassed when I go off my brain, otherwise I’d have given them a real piece of my mind!

TOOT!

So the weeding and preparing of stakes is done. Now I’ll eat my fried egg sammich and then actually go and plant the tomato seedlings out.

On Insiders Katherine Murphy has just stepped off the set of Lost in Space.

Mummy seller, 1870.

Good morning everybody.

Very warm and very sticky-humid again today. 26.3°C, 86% RH, and overcast (low, dark grey and white) with breezes gusting to moderate. ORB = 0. Moderately strong bushfire smells. The satellite image shows grey covering much of QLD and way out into the Coral Sea now. I presume this is smoke. There is also a fire in the National Park, about 15 km away. RFS says the smoke may affect us. BoM predicts 32°C, up from 22.1°C, and virtually no chance of rain.

I was right about getting nothing done from my long list yesterday (although I got a bit of other stuff done), and I’ll make the same prediction for today.

Mrs V loved the ham and star anise pilaf I made (up) last night and wants me to repeat it some time soon. Recipe:

Chunky, thick, home-made ham and chicken stock (300 ml), 250 ml water, three chillies cut small, a teaspoon of star anise powder and bring to the boil. Chuck in half a big carrot diced, one very large mushroom sliced and diced, ten or so green beans, sliced, then a cup of white rice. Stir. Simmer, covered for ten minutes. Rest off the heat for five minutes. While the pilaf was resting, I re-cooked and browned-up two small ham steaks each, which I served on top of the pilaf.

Divine Angel said:

Got woken up by the bed breaking again. Mr Mutant braced the broken part together but it didn’t last long.

MV: the Mary Valley Rattler… 100% recommend! We started in Gympie but you can start in Amamoor. There are mini markets in Daygun with fresh fruit and veg, breads and cakes, and some preserves and relishes, including one called “Tear a hole in the crotch of your nightie relish”.

Advice: take bottled water if you go in summer. There’s opportunities to buy cold drinks and ice blocks at Gympie, Amamoor and Daygun.

On the way into Gympie, the Rattler came to a screeching halt because some idiot kids had been swimming in the Mary River and were walking back along the tracks. Luckily the train could stop in time; the kids didn’t care. They got told off by the train staff and as the kids walked past my carriage, I was very restrained and yelled “Jerks!” Out the window. Mr Mutant is embarrassed when I go off my brain, otherwise I’d have given them a real piece of my mind!

Thanks for the report.

:)

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-02/the-christians-who-wont-take-no-for-an-answer/10567000

I’ve noticed three young proselytizers in Hamilton the last couple of Fridays. They stand outside the Comm Bank, where there is a little square and some seats (and a statue of a ram up on a pedestal) and talk at the passers by. I’ve not noticed anyone taking the slightest bit of notice of them. I just smile and walk by. They are shy. No idea who they belong to.

Bubblecar said:

Mummy seller, 1870.

Interesting photo. He looks so bored.

Michael V said:

Divine Angel said:

Got woken up by the bed breaking again. Mr Mutant braced the broken part together but it didn’t last long.

MV: the Mary Valley Rattler… 100% recommend! We started in Gympie but you can start in Amamoor. There are mini markets in Daygun with fresh fruit and veg, breads and cakes, and some preserves and relishes, including one called “Tear a hole in the crotch of your nightie relish”.

Advice: take bottled water if you go in summer. There’s opportunities to buy cold drinks and ice blocks at Gympie, Amamoor and Daygun.

On the way into Gympie, the Rattler came to a screeching halt because some idiot kids had been swimming in the Mary River and were walking back along the tracks. Luckily the train could stop in time; the kids didn’t care. They got told off by the train staff and as the kids walked past my carriage, I was very restrained and yelled “Jerks!” Out the window. Mr Mutant is embarrassed when I go off my brain, otherwise I’d have given them a real piece of my mind!

Thanks for the report.

:)

Oh, did you get steam, or one of the rail motors, or a diesel locomotive?

Bubblecar said:

Mummy seller, 1870.

Just perfect for a Victorian parlour unwrapping party.

Bubblecar said:

Mummy seller, 1870.

he’d sell his own mummy!

AwesomeO said:

On Insiders Katherine Murphy has just stepped off the set of Lost in Space.

Wotcha mean?

sibeen said:

AwesomeO said:

On Insiders Katherine Murphy has just stepped off the set of Lost in Space.

Wotcha mean?

Are you watching it? Wait till a close up.

AwesomeO said:

sibeen said:

AwesomeO said:

On Insiders Katherine Murphy has just stepped off the set of Lost in Space.

Wotcha mean?

Are you watching it? Wait till a close up.

Ahh, I see that you mean :)

I was going to watch Insiders this morning. Got outside doing stuff and forgot. Never mind. Tomorrow will do.

Now going outside again. We have the staff and partners lunch at the Penshurst Pub as noon today. All 6 of us.

:)

Massachusetts is 2% and Victoria is quarter of the country.

I said that during the week, Cassidy, you thieving shit!

Girl with dolls collected for the needy, 1937.

Morning Pilgrims, good crowd in at early mass.

off to Grandmas, on Christmas morning…..in England in 1934

sarahs mum said:

off to Grandmas, on Christmas morning…..in England in 1934

:)

Divine Angel said:

Got woken up by the bed breaking again. Mr Mutant braced the broken part together but it didn’t last long.

MV: the Mary Valley Rattler… 100% recommend! We started in Gympie but you can start in Amamoor. There are mini markets in Daygun with fresh fruit and veg, breads and cakes, and some preserves and relishes, including one called “Tear a hole in the crotch of your nightie relish”.

Advice: take bottled water if you go in summer. There’s opportunities to buy cold drinks and ice blocks at Gympie, Amamoor and Daygun.

On the way into Gympie, the Rattler came to a screeching halt because some idiot kids had been swimming in the Mary River and were walking back along the tracks. Luckily the train could stop in time; the kids didn’t care. They got told off by the train staff and as the kids walked past my carriage, I was very restrained and yelled “Jerks!” Out the window. Mr Mutant is embarrassed when I go off my brain, otherwise I’d have given them a real piece of my mind!

Were you in period costume?

Peak Warming Man said:

Morning Pilgrims, good crowd in at early mass.

Thoughts and prayers abounded?

Michael V said:

Michael V said:

Divine Angel said:

Got woken up by the bed breaking again. Mr Mutant braced the broken part together but it didn’t last long.

MV: the Mary Valley Rattler… 100% recommend! We started in Gympie but you can start in Amamoor. There are mini markets in Daygun with fresh fruit and veg, breads and cakes, and some preserves and relishes, including one called “Tear a hole in the crotch of your nightie relish”.

Advice: take bottled water if you go in summer. There’s opportunities to buy cold drinks and ice blocks at Gympie, Amamoor and Daygun.

On the way into Gympie, the Rattler came to a screeching halt because some idiot kids had been swimming in the Mary River and were walking back along the tracks. Luckily the train could stop in time; the kids didn’t care. They got told off by the train staff and as the kids walked past my carriage, I was very restrained and yelled “Jerks!” Out the window. Mr Mutant is embarrassed when I go off my brain, otherwise I’d have given them a real piece of my mind!

Thanks for the report.

:)

Oh, did you get steam, or one of the rail motors, or a diesel locomotive?

We got the diesel due to the fire ban.

buffy said:

I was going to watch Insiders this morning. Got outside doing stuff and forgot. Never mind. Tomorrow will do.

Now going outside again. We have the staff and partners lunch at the Penshurst Pub as noon today. All 6 of us.

:)

It was actually worth watching.

Woodie said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Morning Pilgrims, good crowd in at early mass.

Thoughts and prayers abounded?

Yes, mostly for rain
One chap said we’ll all be rooned if we don’t get some soon.
And young Mary Obrien is fresh with child they say and Casey’s lad has suddenly gone North to look for work they say.
Cant remember what the sermon was about.

roughbarked said:

buffy said:

I was going to watch Insiders this morning. Got outside doing stuff and forgot. Never mind. Tomorrow will do.

Now going outside again. We have the staff and partners lunch at the Penshurst Pub as noon today. All 6 of us.

:)

It was actually worth watching.

That’s alright we will catch up on ivu

Michael V said:

Good morning everybody.

Very warm and very sticky-humid again today. 26.3°C, 86% RH, and overcast (low, dark grey and white) with breezes gusting to moderate. ORB = 0. Moderately strong bushfire smells. The satellite image shows grey covering much of QLD and way out into the Coral Sea now. I presume this is smoke. There is also a fire in the National Park, about 15 km away. RFS says the smoke may affect us. BoM predicts 32°C, up from 22.1°C, and virtually no chance of rain.

I was right about getting nothing done from my long list yesterday (although I got a bit of other stuff done), and I’ll make the same prediction for today.

Mrs V loved the ham and star anise pilaf I made (up) last night and wants me to repeat it some time soon. Recipe:

Chunky, thick, home-made ham and chicken stock (300 ml), 250 ml water, three chillies cut small, a teaspoon of star anise powder and bring to the boil. Chuck in half a big carrot diced, one very large mushroom sliced and diced, ten or so green beans, sliced, then a cup of white rice. Stir. Simmer, covered for ten minutes. Rest off the heat for five minutes. While the pilaf was resting, I re-cooked and browned-up two small ham steaks each, which I served on top of the pilaf.

I forgot – I stirred in a third of a cup of cashews to the pilaf just before serving.

sibeen said:

Massachusetts is 2% and Victoria is quarter of the country.

I said that during the week, Cassidy, you thieving shit!

You did too. I can vouch for you when your plagiarism case against Cassidy comes to court.

Michael V said:

sibeen said:

Massachusetts is 2% and Victoria is quarter of the country.

I said that during the week, Cassidy, you thieving shit!

You did too. I can vouch for you when your plagiarism case against Cassidy comes to court.

:)

waves to Mr V. YHM.

Peak Warming Man said:

.
Cant remember what the sermon was about.

Proberlee coz it was in Latin.

buffy said:

roughbarked said:

buffy said:

I was going to watch Insiders this morning. Got outside doing stuff and forgot. Never mind. Tomorrow will do.

Now going outside again. We have the staff and partners lunch at the Penshurst Pub as noon today. All 6 of us.

:)

It was actually worth watching.

That’s alright we will catch up on ivu

Apparently the whole of the ABC is in uproar about what a Coalition member said, some of them will probably need counselling and time off.

“Your Outlook account settings are out of date”

Thank-you for letting me know Outlook, that’s such a helpful message.

Peak Warming Man said:

buffy said:

roughbarked said:

It was actually worth watching.

That’s alright we will catch up on ivu

Apparently the whole of the ABC is in uproar about what a Coalition member said, some of them will probably need counselling and time off.

Here

https://www.eldersweather.com.au/news/another-warm-year-globally-as-hot-summer-looms-for-most-of-australia/528837

nininjn

Fine. Bit of smoke haze. Dart throwers saying a toasty 41C max.

roughbarked said:

https://www.eldersweather.com.au/news/another-warm-year-globally-as-hot-summer-looms-for-most-of-australia/528837

Well I wish hot summer would hurry up around here.

Divine Angel said:

Michael V said:

Michael V said:

Thanks for the report.

:)

Oh, did you get steam, or one of the rail motors, or a diesel locomotive?

Steam. Excellent! Cinders in the eyes!

:)

:)

Ian said:

nininjn

Fine. Bit of smoke haze. Dart throwers saying a toasty 41C max.

21 here, heading for 26, the wind is blowing at 44kmph. R/H is at 44%. In a few days we will be heading for 38+, no rain in sight.

Ian said:

nininjn

Fine. Bit of smoke haze. Dart throwers saying a toasty 41C max.

I can smell (and see) gum tree smoke around here too. Better go find out about it.

Divine Angel said:

We got the diesel due to the fire ban.

OH. Bummer.

Still, No cinders in the eyes!

Was it the rail motor, or the diesel loco with carriages?

Don’t shop early for Festivus. Only 3 weeks to go.

Woodie said:

waves to Mr V. YHM.

Good Idea. I’ll talk with Mrs V.

:)

Ian said:

nininjn

Fine. Bit of smoke haze. Dart throwers saying a toasty 41C max.

Bit of a cool breeze by the seaside.
My computer says that Observations Not Available from the BOM site.

mollwollfumble said:

roughbarked said:

https://www.eldersweather.com.au/news/another-warm-year-globally-as-hot-summer-looms-for-most-of-australia/528837

Well I wish hot summer would hurry up around here.

You can have my current hot summer, if you’d like. And the swollen feet legs, hands and arms, too.

Michael V said:

mollwollfumble said:

roughbarked said:

https://www.eldersweather.com.au/news/another-warm-year-globally-as-hot-summer-looms-for-most-of-australia/528837

Well I wish hot summer would hurry up around here.

You can have my current hot summer, if you’d like. And the swollen feet legs, hands and arms, too.

Probably allergic to star aniseed .

Peak Warming Man said:

Ian said:

nininjn

Fine. Bit of smoke haze. Dart throwers saying a toasty 41C max.

Bit of a cool breeze by the seaside.
My computer says that Observations Not Available from the BOM site.

Yes, they have been having some sort of problem all weekend.

Michael V said:

mollwollfumble said:

roughbarked said:

https://www.eldersweather.com.au/news/another-warm-year-globally-as-hot-summer-looms-for-most-of-australia/528837

Well I wish hot summer would hurry up around here.

You can have my current hot summer, if you’d like. And the swollen feet legs, hands and arms, too.

I’ve you lived in a dry heat climate you’d be like a prune, but you decided to live where the oppressive humidity was unrelenting.

Michael V said:

mollwollfumble said:

roughbarked said:

https://www.eldersweather.com.au/news/another-warm-year-globally-as-hot-summer-looms-for-most-of-australia/528837

Well I wish hot summer would hurry up around here.

You can have my current hot summer, if you’d like. And the swollen feet legs, hands and arms, too.

The older I get, the less I look forward to our hot summers.

sibeen said:

Michael V said:

mollwollfumble said:

Well I wish hot summer would hurry up around here.

You can have my current hot summer, if you’d like. And the swollen feet legs, hands and arms, too.

I’ve you lived in a dry heat climate you’d be like a prune, but you decided to live where the oppressive humidity was is unrelenting.

fixed.

Just testing ….
Talk amongst yourselves.

And the swollen feet legs, hands and arms, too.

—-

That doesn’t sound too good. Have you consulted a physic-type-ian?

Michael V said:

Woodie said:

waves to Mr V. YHM.

Good Idea. I’ll talk with Mrs V.

:)

Bakatya.

Peak Warming Man said:

Michael V said:

mollwollfumble said:

Well I wish hot summer would hurry up around here.

You can have my current hot summer, if you’d like. And the swollen feet legs, hands and arms, too.

Probably allergic to star aniseed .

Nope. Not that.

I don’t think anyway. But then, how would I know? Maybe it is. Oh dear. How do I test that? Perhaps I’m allergic to other foods. Perhaps I’d better stop eating. Oh bloody. It could be anything. I’d better stop everything.

You utter, utter bar-steward…

Michael V said:

Woodie said:

waves to Mr V. YHM.

Good Idea. I’ll talk with Mrs V.

:)

We could take a picnic. Cucumber sandwiches with the crust cut off.

sibeen said:

Michael V said:

mollwollfumble said:

Well I wish hot summer would hurry up around here.

You can have my current hot summer, if you’d like. And the swollen feet legs, hands and arms, too.

I’ve you lived in a dry heat climate you’d be like a prune, but you decided to live where the oppressive humidity was unrelenting.

It may have been a mistake. Dry heat with a river may have been a better choice.

Peak Warming Man said:

My computer says that Observations Not Available from the BOM site.

How odd. What a coincidence. Mine said that earlier too.

Spiny Norman said:

Just testing ….
Talk amongst yourselves.

Oooh. I see you’ve started the design work on my new bike motor. Thanks.

:)

Ian said:

And the swollen feet legs, hands and arms, too.

—-

That doesn’t sound too good. Have you consulted a physic-type-ian?

Yeah. And tests and it’s all nfi, so far.

Michael V said:

Spiny Norman said:

Just testing ….
Talk amongst yourselves.

Oooh. I see you’ve started the design work on my new bike motor. Thanks.

:)

Three litres, 11,000 rpm, 450 hp, about 95 kg.

Spiny Norman said:

Just testing ….
Talk amongst yourselves.

Not much of a view out those bedroom windows. And the floor is crooked.

Woodie said:

Michael V said:

Woodie said:

waves to Mr V. YHM.

Good Idea. I’ll talk with Mrs V.

:)

We could take a picnic. Cucumber sandwiches with the crust cut off.

Lady Bracknell voice. “A hand bag?”

Spiny Norman said:

Michael V said:

Spiny Norman said:

Just testing ….
Talk amongst yourselves.

Oooh. I see you’ve started the design work on my new bike motor. Thanks.

:)

Three litres, 11,000 rpm, 450 hp, about 95 kg.

O-K!

Spiny Norman said:

Michael V said:

Spiny Norman said:

Just testing ….
Talk amongst yourselves.

Oooh. I see you’ve started the design work on my new bike motor. Thanks.

:)

Three litres, 11,000 rpm, 450 hp, about 95 kg.

(psst. it’s only a model)

Michael V said:

Michael V said:

Woodie said:

waves to Mr V. YHM.

Good Idea. I’ll talk with Mrs V.

:)

Bakatya.

….. and returned.

Michael V said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Michael V said:

You can have my current hot summer, if you’d like. And the swollen feet legs, hands and arms, too.

Probably allergic to star aniseed .

Nope. Not that.

I don’t think anyway. But then, how would I know? Maybe it is. Oh dear. How do I test that? Perhaps I’m allergic to other foods. Perhaps I’d better stop eating. Oh bloody. It could be anything. I’d better stop everything.

You utter, utter bar-steward…

Methinks you’re proberlee allergic to allergies.

S’ok. The work experience kid has been sacked.

The Rev Dodgson said:

“Your Outlook account settings are out of date”

Thank-you for letting me know Outlook, that’s such a helpful message.

OK sorted it out.

Apparently when Windows says “Your Outlook account settings are out of date” it means you need to enter your new password for your on-line Office account.

But thanks for all your help anyway.

The Rev Dodgson said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

“Your Outlook account settings are out of date”

Thank-you for letting me know Outlook, that’s such a helpful message.

OK sorted it out.

Apparently when Windows says “Your Outlook account settings are out of date” it means you need to enter your new password for your on-line Office account.

But thanks for all your help anyway.

Couldn’t be of any help. Have never used Outlook.

Woodie said:

Michael V said:

Michael V said:

Good Idea. I’ll talk with Mrs V.

:)

Bakatya.

….. and returned.

Thanks for that.

The Rev Dodgson said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

“Your Outlook account settings are out of date”

Thank-you for letting me know Outlook, that’s such a helpful message.

OK sorted it out.

Apparently when Windows says “Your Outlook account settings are out of date” it means you need to enter your new password for your on-line Office account.

But thanks for all your help anyway.

No worries.

Two.

Somebody seems to have dug up the 2016 chat thread…. what was wrong with the 2018 version?

—-

Everyone has their own December chat variation.