It’s october already!

Morning. Got me broom back and I’m off. Busy as a bee in a feild of sunflowers.
BBL

Happy Potter said:

It’s october already!

Morning. Got me broom back and I’m off. Busy as a bee in a feild of sunflowers.
BBL

field , even..

G’day HP.

Longy said:

G’day HP.

Bye HP. Stay upright on that broom.

Oops, apologies for reviving Sept.. and now I better get back to work :(

Bugger =/ It felt like a dry winter, but I didn’t realise it was this dry…

Tighter Perth water restrictions kick in today

Thank goodness for the greywater system.

Longy said:

Longy said:

G’day HP.

Bye HP. Stay upright on that broom.

I nearly fell off a few times but hung on tight Longy! lol.

My goodness I’ve been on the phone all morning..I’v got such a headache from sorting some huge communication problems. Heads are rolling at the resi unit. As I was on the phone telling this vcat fellow that GS is at home and has been here more than he’s been at the unit, the unit manager was telling him, and dhs, that GS was there at the resi unit ,apart from a night or two, and has been fine.
Now the unit manager gets a handsome bundle from dhs for housing the boy… It seems someones been rorting the system and they might’nt be in a job by the days end. Thats what greed will do to you.

Because the manager was reporting everything as fine, dhs had withdrawn the suppport worker. And other such ongoing ‘ripple effect’s’ happening.

A worker is being reinstated asap and will be here late arvo to pick up the boy and take him back.

Lunch and a cuppa, wave the man off to arvo shift then a nana nap for me. Before my head falls off.

Happy Potter said:

Now the unit manager gets a handsome bundle from dhs for housing the boy… It seems someones been rorting the system and they might’nt be in a job by the days end. Thats what greed will do to you.

Because the manager was reporting everything as fine, dhs had withdrawn the suppport worker. And other such ongoing ‘ripple effect’s’ happening.

I guess he is reporting everything is fine because with GS not being there, he is not being a problem for him!!

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

bubba louie said:

My sister-in-law’s hubby suffers from sinus. He bought a neti pot and swears by it.

I’ve been wanting to try that, but I haven’t seen them in the shops anywhere… In the meantime the combination of a vaporiser at night and a fair whack of non-medicated nasal spray keeps me going. But my sinuses aren’t that bad, just niggly.

I have to ask. What is a neti pot?

As I understand it, it helps you to rinse out the sinuses with saline water:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neti_pot

I have never seen one myself. I have read about studies sowing kids who use neti pots have shorter, less severe colds, and that kind of thing.

Happy Potter said:

Longy said:

Longy said:

G’day HP.

Bye HP. Stay upright on that broom.

I nearly fell off a few times but hung on tight Longy! lol.

My goodness I’ve been on the phone all morning..I’v got such a headache from sorting some huge communication problems. Heads are rolling at the resi unit. As I was on the phone telling this vcat fellow that GS is at home and has been here more than he’s been at the unit, the unit manager was telling him, and dhs, that GS was there at the resi unit ,apart from a night or two, and has been fine.
Now the unit manager gets a handsome bundle from dhs for housing the boy… It seems someones been rorting the system and they might’nt be in a job by the days end. Thats what greed will do to you.

Because the manager was reporting everything as fine, dhs had withdrawn the suppport worker. And other such ongoing ‘ripple effect’s’ happening.

A worker is being reinstated asap and will be here late arvo to pick up the boy and take him back.

Lunch and a cuppa, wave the man off to arvo shift then a nana nap for me. Before my head falls off.

OMG, after all your hard work for GS, I can’t believe the people who are supposed to help are doing this sort of stuff.. ridiculous :(

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Now the unit manager gets a handsome bundle from dhs for housing the boy… It seems someones been rorting the system and they might’nt be in a job by the days end. Thats what greed will do to you.

Because the manager was reporting everything as fine, dhs had withdrawn the suppport worker. And other such ongoing ‘ripple effect’s’ happening.

I guess he is reporting everything is fine because with GS not being there, he is not being a problem for him!!

The vcat fellow couldn’t get his head around it and said similar to me. He’s going to ask the manager to define ‘fine’!

There will be a meeting of all the persons involved at my place this coming wed. About 10 people all up. And the guardianship order hearing will be held within 2 weeks.

OMG, after all your hard work for GS, I can’t believe the people who are supposed to help are doing this sort of stuff.. ridiculous :(
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There’s always rorters Bon, sadly. Dollar signs in their eyes. It’s terrible when they end up in positions of power and the higher they go the worse they get.

Happy Potter said:

OMG, after all your hard work for GS, I can’t believe the people who are supposed to help are doing this sort of stuff.. ridiculous :(
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There’s always rorters Bon, sadly. Dollar signs in their eyes. It’s terrible when they end up in positions of power and the higher they go the worse they get.

but he was the manager, who owns this place ?? who is making the most out of this ?

Thee said:

Happy Potter said:

OMG, after all your hard work for GS, I can’t believe the people who are supposed to help are doing this sort of stuff.. ridiculous :(
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There’s always rorters Bon, sadly. Dollar signs in their eyes. It’s terrible when they end up in positions of power and the higher they go the worse they get.

but he was the manager, who owns this place ?? who is making the most out of this ?

I have no idea, but it is a private disability unit so someone is getting fat off the proceeds and probably some those under them too. Something for the authorities to sort out.
I just got another call to ask me if I’d documented all the days and nights GS was here and I was able to give that info, so they’ve started investigating immediately. Good.

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Now the unit manager gets a handsome bundle from dhs for housing the boy… It seems someones been rorting the system and they might’nt be in a job by the days end. Thats what greed will do to you.

Because the manager was reporting everything as fine, dhs had withdrawn the suppport worker. And other such ongoing ‘ripple effect’s’ happening.

I guess he is reporting everything is fine because with GS not being there, he is not being a problem for him!!

The vcat fellow couldn’t get his head around it and said similar to me. He’s going to ask the manager to define ‘fine’!

There will be a meeting of all the persons involved at my place this coming wed. About 10 people all up. And the guardianship order hearing will be held within 2 weeks.

at least things are moving forward.

Now the unit manager gets a handsome bundle from dhs for housing the boy… It seems someones been rorting the system and they might’nt be in a job by the days end. Thats what greed will do to you.
++++++++++++++++++++
damn right – pity it’s you doing all the footwork, checking etc. – the system should have it’s own inspectors.

Oooo almonds forming on the little tree :) I’ll have to make sure I get the tree netted before those parrots make a meal of them, but there’s time yet.

The seedlings are great and as I suspect, out of frosts harm. I lined up the chooks and tapped out the earwig hose traps in front of them, thousands poured out and the frenzied feathered lot ate them quickly :) I haven’t let the chooks out this week and won’t for another week until the open day is over, as the buggers are eating my gerbera leaves. The transplanted garlic is picking up.

The sultana grape is in full bud, so I didn’t kill it after all. Yay!

Happy Potter said:

Oooo almonds forming on the little tree :) I’ll have to make sure I get the tree netted before those parrots make a meal of them, but there’s time yet.

Mine are huge already!! Full size or close to – it’s ridiculous, it feels like just the other day I was noticing all the nibbled shells on the ground.

bon008 said:

Happy Potter said:

Oooo almonds forming on the little tree :) I’ll have to make sure I get the tree netted before those parrots make a meal of them, but there’s time yet.

Mine are huge already!! Full size or close to – it’s ridiculous, it feels like just the other day I was noticing all the nibbled shells on the ground.

This is it’s first year so I didn’t expect much from it. I don’t know if I should remove the few fruit to let it gain strength first.

Good that you have big ones already! I use so many almonds in my cooking that I am always buying them.

Happy Potter said:

bon008 said:

Happy Potter said:

Oooo almonds forming on the little tree :) I’ll have to make sure I get the tree netted before those parrots make a meal of them, but there’s time yet.

Mine are huge already!! Full size or close to – it’s ridiculous, it feels like just the other day I was noticing all the nibbled shells on the ground.

This is it’s first year so I didn’t expect much from it. I don’t know if I should remove the few fruit to let it gain strength first.

Good that you have big ones already! I use so many almonds in my cooking that I am always buying them.

We lucked out, the trees were here and brilliantly established when we moved in :) We’ve never had an almond though! Birds always get them first, and I haven’t prioritised rigging up some netting – they’re tall trees so I’m not sure how I would go about it.

Happy Potter said:

Oooo almonds forming on the little tree :) I’ll have to make sure I get the tree netted before those parrots make a meal of them, but there’s time yet.

The seedlings are great and as I suspect, out of frosts harm. I lined up the chooks and tapped out the earwig hose traps in front of them, thousands poured out and the frenzied feathered lot ate them quickly :) I haven’t let the chooks out this week and won’t for another week until the open day is over, as the buggers are eating my gerbera leaves. The transplanted garlic is picking up.

The sultana grape is in full bud, so I didn’t kill it after all. Yay!

sounds like it is all looking good for the open day. are you going to let the chooks out on the day for the visitors?

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Oooo almonds forming on the little tree :) I’ll have to make sure I get the tree netted before those parrots make a meal of them, but there’s time yet.

The seedlings are great and as I suspect, out of frosts harm. I lined up the chooks and tapped out the earwig hose traps in front of them, thousands poured out and the frenzied feathered lot ate them quickly :) I haven’t let the chooks out this week and won’t for another week until the open day is over, as the buggers are eating my gerbera leaves. The transplanted garlic is picking up.

The sultana grape is in full bud, so I didn’t kill it after all. Yay!

sounds like it is all looking good for the open day. are you going to let the chooks out on the day for the visitors?

No, and they have to have a lock on their door :( People have been known to snaffle a chook. How sad is that. I would love to let them out otherwise.
Same as the sheds, locked, and ‘do not enter’ signs for the house doors. The loo is available for the volunteers tho’ of course.

Max will go to my eldest girls house for the day as he doesn’t like small boys with caps on their heads. He will bail ‘em up with bared teeth. But he’s fine once the hat comes off. Weird. We can’t take any chances with a dog tho’.

Happy Potter said:

No, and they have to have a lock on their door :( People have been known to snaffle a chook. How sad is that. I would love to let them out otherwise.
Same as the sheds, locked, and ‘do not enter’ signs for the house doors. The loo is available for the volunteers tho’ of course.

Max will go to my eldest girls house for the day as he doesn’t like small boys with caps on their heads. He will bail ‘em up with bared teeth. But he’s fine once the hat comes off. Weird. We can’t take any chances with a dog tho’.

best to be safe, but it is a shame you have to take these precautions for people visiting your house. some people have no scruples!

Arvo:)

No puppy today and it was so sad out the back;( I got the area ready for the seedlings to be transplanted out in about 10 mins, (cooler now) and after that little effort this morning….. I went to sewing and so glad I did.

Lots of fun and laughing……just what I needed. Otherwise I would have been so sad home today.

Neighbour came over and argued with the poor elf after he dropped me off. She has been drinking and wants a doz eggs and wouldn’t believe him, that I wasn’t in the house.

Did I tell you I had a fun day?????/ Poor elfie;(

Lucky1 said:

Neighbour came over and argued with the poor elf after he dropped me off. She has been drinking and wants a doz eggs and wouldn’t believe him, that I wasn’t in the house.

Did I tell you I had a fun day?????/ Poor elfie;(

poor Elf indeed! does she do that often? glad you had a good day anyway, even without the pup :)

bluegreen said:

Lucky1 said:

Neighbour came over and argued with the poor elf after he dropped me off. She has been drinking and wants a doz eggs and wouldn’t believe him, that I wasn’t in the house.

Did I tell you I had a fun day?????/ Poor elfie;(

poor Elf indeed! does she do that often? glad you had a good day anyway, even without the pup :)

When she’s drinking….. first time she has done it to us…….she won’t want to eggs today now……

Lucky1 said:

Arvo:)

No puppy today and it was so sad out the back;( I got the area ready for the seedlings to be transplanted out in about 10 mins, (cooler now) and after that little effort this morning….. I went to sewing and so glad I did.

Lots of fun and laughing……just what I needed. Otherwise I would have been so sad home today.

Neighbour came over and argued with the poor elf after he dropped me off. She has been drinking and wants a doz eggs and wouldn’t believe him, that I wasn’t in the house.

Did I tell you I had a fun day?????/ Poor elfie;(

I hope the poor elf convinced her that you wern’t home! Good you had a fun day tho :)

Well the unit support worker came and left without GS as he refused to budge. No matter, they will try again tomorrow and if they can’t get him out they will seek an immediate court order as the kids been off his meds for 3 weeks, and we reckon a ‘volcanic’ event will happen sooner or later.
I did tell them beforehand they won’t be able to get GS to go with them anyway, as I know his moods and atm his mood is low and he will be quiet if left alone. He’s gone back to sleep.

Now back to normal stuff, find something for tea, and I’m starvin hungry.

Happy Potter said:

Lucky1 said:

Arvo:)

No puppy today and it was so sad out the back;( I got the area ready for the seedlings to be transplanted out in about 10 mins, (cooler now) and after that little effort this morning….. I went to sewing and so glad I did.

Lots of fun and laughing……just what I needed. Otherwise I would have been so sad home today.

Neighbour came over and argued with the poor elf after he dropped me off. She has been drinking and wants a doz eggs and wouldn’t believe him, that I wasn’t in the house.

Did I tell you I had a fun day?????/ Poor elfie;(

I hope the poor elf convinced her that you wern’t home! Good you had a fun day tho :)

We don’t think she believed him……. from what she was saying when she walked off.

Happy Potter said:

Well the unit support worker came and left without GS as he refused to budge. No matter, they will try again tomorrow and if they can’t get him out they will seek an immediate court order as the kids been off his meds for 3 weeks, and we reckon a ‘volcanic’ event will happen sooner or later.
I did tell them beforehand they won’t be able to get GS to go with them anyway, as I know his moods and atm his mood is low and he will be quiet if left alone. He’s gone back to sleep.

Now back to normal stuff, find something for tea, and I’m starvin hungry.

he’s been off his meds as well? I hope they throw the book at the resi unit manager!

I’ve got roast chookin cookin’

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Well the unit support worker came and left without GS as he refused to budge. No matter, they will try again tomorrow and if they can’t get him out they will seek an immediate court order as the kids been off his meds for 3 weeks, and we reckon a ‘volcanic’ event will happen sooner or later.
I did tell them beforehand they won’t be able to get GS to go with them anyway, as I know his moods and atm his mood is low and he will be quiet if left alone. He’s gone back to sleep.

Now back to normal stuff, find something for tea, and I’m starvin hungry.

he’s been off his meds as well? I hope they throw the book at the resi unit manager!

I’ve got roast chookin cookin’

Yes they are throwing the book at him. I have had non stop calls all day about it.

I have a tub of ragu sauce in the freezer so I will seek out some pasta and make a garlic bread.

I oughta be a business person!
.. sga are running low on volunteers for the open day and asked the gardeners if there’s any we could scrounge from our respective garden clubs/communities.
Well that gave me an idea. My somewhat lazy garden clubbers would do this, but there would have to be something in it for the club.
Easy. I get to lose myself in my over exuberant baking skills and cook a heap of slices and mebe even a lush cake, the garden club can sell these to the public and charge a dollar or two and the proceeds to go the club!

:D

Your seeds went in the mail today PM.

Happy Potter said:

I oughta be a business person!
.. sga are running low on volunteers for the open day and asked the gardeners if there’s any we could scrounge from our respective garden clubs/communities.
Well that gave me an idea. My somewhat lazy garden clubbers would do this, but there would have to be something in it for the club.
Easy. I get to lose myself in my over exuberant baking skills and cook a heap of slices and mebe even a lush cake, the garden club can sell these to the public and charge a dollar or two and the proceeds to go the club!

:D

good thinking there HP :)

Holy Crap it’s October!

pain master said:

Holy Crap it’s October!

I know. I’m not sure what it means, but all last month I kept thinking the following month was going to be November. For some reason I kept blanking October out. But it arrived never-the-less.

bubba louie said:

Your seeds went in the mail today PM.

super :)

Tomorrow we’re off to the city and into the market. Been a few years since we have been in there on a Saturday.

Having bacon & eggs before we go in.:)

Youngest son has been invited to join a garage band BUT there’s only an opening for a bass player. So it looks like we’re in the market for a bass guitar.

bubba louie said:

Youngest son has been invited to join a garage band BUT there’s only an opening for a bass player. So it looks like we’re in the market for a bass guitar.

Sweet:D

bubba louie said:

Youngest son has been invited to join a garage band BUT there’s only an opening for a bass player. So it looks like we’re in the market for a bass guitar.

Cool!
Goodness though. Where does it all end ?

Lucky1 said:

bubba louie said:

Youngest son has been invited to join a garage band BUT there’s only an opening for a bass player. So it looks like we’re in the market for a bass guitar.

Sweet:D

It’ll have to be secondhand so it might take a while to find, and he has to get more info too.

It’s some of the guys at tafe and he’s not sure where they live, so if practice is too far away he may have to rethink.

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

Youngest son has been invited to join a garage band BUT there’s only an opening for a bass player. So it looks like we’re in the market for a bass guitar.

Cool!
Goodness though. Where does it all end ?

I’m happy to encourage something that I think is worthwhile.

bubba louie said:

Youngest son has been invited to join a garage band BUT there’s only an opening for a bass player. So it looks like we’re in the market for a bass guitar.

domb, da domb, da domb, dom dom de dum….

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

Youngest son has been invited to join a garage band BUT there’s only an opening for a bass player. So it looks like we’re in the market for a bass guitar.

Cool!
Goodness though. Where does it all end ?

heartbreak.

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

Youngest son has been invited to join a garage band BUT there’s only an opening for a bass player. So it looks like we’re in the market for a bass guitar.

Cool!
Goodness though. Where does it all end ?

hopefully being rich and famous, without all the associated evils!

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

Youngest son has been invited to join a garage band BUT there’s only an opening for a bass player. So it looks like we’re in the market for a bass guitar.

domb, da domb, da domb, dom dom de dum….

LOL His teacher is jokingly scathing about bass players so I’m sure he’ll have something to say about it.

A think he may need a bass amp too. :(

Do basses need a special amp?

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

Youngest son has been invited to join a garage band BUT there’s only an opening for a bass player. So it looks like we’re in the market for a bass guitar.

Cool!
Goodness though. Where does it all end ?

hopefully being rich and famous, without all the associated evils!

a musician without the associated evils? Even Guy Sebastien doesn’t know where this mystical land is….

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

Youngest son has been invited to join a garage band BUT there’s only an opening for a bass player. So it looks like we’re in the market for a bass guitar.

Cool!
Goodness though. Where does it all end ?

hopefully being rich and famous, without all the associated evils!

We wont be holding our breath.

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

Youngest son has been invited to join a garage band BUT there’s only an opening for a bass player. So it looks like we’re in the market for a bass guitar.

domb, da domb, da domb, dom dom de dum….

LOL His teacher is jokingly scathing about bass players so I’m sure he’ll have something to say about it.

A think he may need a bass amp too. :(

Do basses need a special amp?

Bass Guitars need big fat arsed Amps, ones with 15inch cones…. there is a lot of wind to be pushed with a bass.

This is the loud non-site specific instrument of a rock ‘n’ roll band.

Bass is non-directional and always good for a brown note.

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

domb, da domb, da domb, dom dom de dum….

LOL His teacher is jokingly scathing about bass players so I’m sure he’ll have something to say about it.

A think he may need a bass amp too. :(

Do basses need a special amp?

Bass Guitars need big fat arsed Amps, ones with 15inch cones…. there is a lot of wind to be pushed with a bass.

This is the loud non-site specific instrument of a rock ‘n’ roll band.

Bass is non-directional and always good for a brown note.

Oh dear.

Well, we’ll just see what it all costs. We can’t pay much ATM.

pain master said:

Bass is non-directional and always good for a brown note.

No such thing, according to Mythbusters!

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

LOL His teacher is jokingly scathing about bass players so I’m sure he’ll have something to say about it.

A think he may need a bass amp too. :(

Do basses need a special amp?

Bass Guitars need big fat arsed Amps, ones with 15inch cones…. there is a lot of wind to be pushed with a bass.

This is the loud non-site specific instrument of a rock ‘n’ roll band.

Bass is non-directional and always good for a brown note.

Oh dear.

Well, we’ll just see what it all costs. We can’t pay much ATM.

My Mother’s bowels will feel for you….

bon008 said:

pain master said:

Bass is non-directional and always good for a brown note.

No such thing, according to Mythbusters!

Ask my Mum.

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

Bass Guitars need big fat arsed Amps, ones with 15inch cones…. there is a lot of wind to be pushed with a bass.

This is the loud non-site specific instrument of a rock ‘n’ roll band.

Bass is non-directional and always good for a brown note.

Oh dear.

Well, we’ll just see what it all costs. We can’t pay much ATM.

My Mother’s bowels will feel for you….

Bite ya bum. :P

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

Oh dear.

Well, we’ll just see what it all costs. We can’t pay much ATM.

My Mother’s bowels will feel for you….

Bite ya bum. :P

That’s dangerous territory Bubba….

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

My Mother’s bowels will feel for you….

Bite ya bum. :P

That’s dangerous territory Bubba….

esp if it back fires Bwwahhhhhhhh

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

My Mother’s bowels will feel for you….

Bite ya bum. :P

That’s dangerous territory Bubba….

Not for me. I’m not gonna bite it.

pain master said:

bon008 said:

pain master said:

Bass is non-directional and always good for a brown note.

No such thing, according to Mythbusters!

Ask my Mum.

I did think when I watched that episode, that there is no way in hell you could get me to stand in front of the speakers they used!

Even without the brown note, I can’t stand loud music that rattles your insides.

bon008 said:

pain master said:

bon008 said:

No such thing, according to Mythbusters!

Ask my Mum.

I did think when I watched that episode, that there is no way in hell you could get me to stand in front of the speakers they used!

Even without the brown note, I can’t stand loud music that rattles your insides.

it don’t have to be loud…. it just has to be brown!

pain master said:

bon008 said:

pain master said:

Ask my Mum.

I did think when I watched that episode, that there is no way in hell you could get me to stand in front of the speakers they used!

Even without the brown note, I can’t stand loud music that rattles your insides.

it don’t have to be loud…. it just has to be brown!

No, but the volume level they used on Mythbusters was ridiculous. They had good ear protection but the idea of how it would feel for the rest of your body.. no thanks!

bon008 said:

pain master said:

bon008 said:

I did think when I watched that episode, that there is no way in hell you could get me to stand in front of the speakers they used!

Even without the brown note, I can’t stand loud music that rattles your insides.

it don’t have to be loud…. it just has to be brown!

No, but the volume level they used on Mythbusters was ridiculous. They had good ear protection but the idea of how it would feel for the rest of your body.. no thanks!

this is where the mythbusters failed… it doesn’t have to be loud in order to generate the brown note.

Like I say, ask me mum.

geez it went quiet in here….

pain master said:

geez it went quiet in here….

Still is ….

Must be all my fault :)

Morning. I slept the sleep of 10 people, it feels like :)

Cuppa had, dog walked. We went down past the newly rebuilt racecourse to have a look at the early trainers. The facilities are flash now and the Werribee Cup, normally run every year on Oct 26th, will go ahead on a state of the- art track.

Chooks fed, and GS sent off to sleep where there’s no bed, in the lounge room on cushions and a doona.

The unit people are to report GS’s non presence to dhs every morning and the latter then issue a directive for the unit to return him to placement, but at my discretion as I don’t want them just turning up and upsetting him whilst he is at home, so we agreed apon 5pm when the boy is usually awake.

Brekky time.

Morning HP

Morning Thee. I lost that thread way back and got too lazy to look lol

Morining all, Have looked back 6 pages and can’t find where I was up to. So can anyone give me a recap from tuesday on wards.

Goodness me. A trip to my local IGA for a sliced load is usually easy, but the towns gone nuts. Theres a major spring clean going on in full force.
Theres cleaners out everywere, street sweepers all out and you have to watch where you walk for newly painted road lines and signs. Trees pruned and mobile shredder making a racket, wonky footpaths fixed and potholes dealt with and some barriers are already in place.

The cyclists are coming through town tomorrow. Road closures galore.
Gawd.

Having a seriously un-fun time sitting on the side of the road waiting for the NRMA. About a km ago heard an almighty bang, thought I’d hit something, then steam pouring out from under the bonnet. Lost the radiator cap. My hero is on his way, I’m told. Be here within an hour.

Yeehah said:

Having a seriously un-fun time sitting on the side of the road waiting for the NRMA. About a km ago heard an almighty bang, thought I’d hit something, then steam pouring out from under the bonnet. Lost the radiator cap. My hero is on his way, I’m told. Be here within an hour.

not good yeehah.

Yeehah said:

Having a seriously un-fun time sitting on the side of the road waiting for the NRMA. About a km ago heard an almighty bang, thought I’d hit something, then steam pouring out from under the bonnet. Lost the radiator cap. My hero is on his way, I’m told. Be here within an hour.

Oh don’t you hate that! I hope they are quick and get your car going.

Sadly I know the local NRMA patrolman too well. I have a long history of locking my keys in the car or leaving the lights on and flattening the battery.

Now I’ll get the raised eyebrows and the shake of the head about not putting the radiator cap on tight enough!

I’ll survive though :) he’s a good bloke.

I’m really enjoying the capabilities of the flash new phone.

Yeehah said:

Having a seriously un-fun time sitting on the side of the road waiting for the NRMA. About a km ago heard an almighty bang, thought I’d hit something, then steam pouring out from under the bonnet. Lost the radiator cap. My hero is on his way, I’m told. Be here within an hour.

Sounds serious. The last time that happened to me it cost me for another motor.

roughbarked said:

Yeehah said:

Having a seriously un-fun time sitting on the side of the road waiting for the NRMA. About a km ago heard an almighty bang, thought I’d hit something, then steam pouring out from under the bonnet. Lost the radiator cap. My hero is on his way, I’m told. Be here within an hour.

Sounds serious. The last time that happened to me it cost me for another motor.

Nooooooo!!!!!!!

This vehicle only had a new/recon motor 70,000 km ago. Had a new radiator, thermostat and water pump in May. Had new glow plugs and two new tyres in June. Got 12 months rego in Sept. Has cost me the best part of $3,000 in the last 6 months. I’ve just got approval for a car loan and need this one to trade in, it’s supposed to happen any day now. Been round car yards, just waiting for a call back on a trade price.

Aaaaaaggggghhhhhh!!!!!!

Yeehah said:

roughbarked said:

Yeehah said:

Having a seriously un-fun time sitting on the side of the road waiting for the NRMA. About a km ago heard an almighty bang, thought I’d hit something, then steam pouring out from under the bonnet. Lost the radiator cap. My hero is on his way, I’m told. Be here within an hour.

Sounds serious. The last time that happened to me it cost me for another motor.

Nooooooo!!!!!!!

This vehicle only had a new/recon motor 70,000 km ago. Had a new radiator, thermostat and water pump in May. Had new glow plugs and two new tyres in June. Got 12 months rego in Sept. Has cost me the best part of $3,000 in the last 6 months. I’ve just got approval for a car loan and need this one to trade in, it’s supposed to happen any day now. Been round car yards, just waiting for a call back on a trade price.

Aaaaaaggggghhhhhh!!!!!!

not a good birthday present but you might be lucky.. it is the almighty bang that sounds serious.

.. If it helps, I got a used “grey motor” from Japan. cost less and isn’t a new motor but they have 50,000km or less on them as they are discarded once they get to a couple of years old, in Japan. May need a good mechanic to fit it.

roughbarked said:

.. If it helps, I got a used “grey motor” from Japan. cost less and isn’t a new motor but they have 50,000km or less on them as they are discarded once they get to a couple of years old, in Japan. May need a good mechanic to fit it.

I’m hoping that it’s just that when I checked the water last time I didn’t quite get the radiator cap on exactly right, that it’s gradually worked itself loose and just happened to evaporate enough liquid to boil, build up pressure and pop the lid. Not sure if that’s possible but my unmechanical mind hopes it’s something innocuous and inexpensive!

The motor that went in 70,000 kms ago is a recon Japanese one as you described. My dad is a retired mechanic, he bought the vehicle with the fried motor at auction, dropped the new one in, I ended up buying it offf Dad. Was perfect for living out of town on a bad dirt road in the middle of kangaroo country.

Now I’m living in town and want to downsize, park the little car in the shed and walk everywhere!

This thumping great thing won’t fit in the shed at the place I’m renting, too bleeding big.

Ditto yeehah, what a pain in the bum though Grrrr

Thee said:

Ditto yeehah, what a pain in the bum though Grrrr

p.s. will do that email today after work also LOL

hello folks. sun is shining, Spring is here :)

NRMA man has sorted the car, he agrees that it coulda bin the radiator cap, we’ve driven up the road 10km, all good.

On my way to collect Littlefella but wondering whether to go all the way to Coffs Harbour. While I was waiting checked the weather on the internet, looks crappy there too. Oh well, will have to make a decision in the next ten minutes as I drive I guess!

Cyas l8r :)

been potting up more garlic. the first couple I did the other day don’t seem fazed at all from being transplanted from garden bed to pot.

bluegreen said:

been potting up more garlic. the first couple I did the other day don’t seem fazed at all from being transplanted from garden bed to pot.

Garlic transplants easily .. just keep the water up to stop it wilting.

Yeehah said:

NRMA man has sorted the car, he agrees that it coulda bin the radiator cap, we’ve driven up the road 10km, all good.

On my way to collect Littlefella but wondering whether to go all the way to Coffs Harbour. While I was waiting checked the weather on the internet, looks crappy there too. Oh well, will have to make a decision in the next ten minutes as I drive I guess!

Cyas l8r :)

You well may be lucky then but.. take care and keep an eye on more than the temperature gauge

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

been potting up more garlic. the first couple I did the other day don’t seem fazed at all from being transplanted from garden bed to pot.

Garlic transplants easily .. just keep the water up to stop it wilting.

good. have been doing that :)

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

been potting up more garlic. the first couple I did the other day don’t seem fazed at all from being transplanted from garden bed to pot.

Garlic transplants easily .. just keep the water up to stop it wilting.

good. have been doing that :)

Good here too with my transplanted garlic :)

I’ve got a full blown garden clean up happening too, have to match the rest of the town! lol.
The man’s cut the lawn and the girls have moved the pots off the paths and watered the fernery. I sat on a cushion and chopped the crap out of the overgrown water iris. Big pile of waste for the compost now. Next I’ll unclog the pond filter and let it run full pelt for a day.
Hail the sun! it’s gorgeous out and I have the whole house opened to air out :)

The big boy was woken by friends and they are off to go swimming. He was rapt to go out.

Coffee now then back to it.

Yeehah said:

roughbarked said:

Yeehah said:

Having a seriously un-fun time sitting on the side of the road waiting for the NRMA. About a km ago heard an almighty bang, thought I’d hit something, then steam pouring out from under the bonnet. Lost the radiator cap. My hero is on his way, I’m told. Be here within an hour.

Sounds serious. The last time that happened to me it cost me for another motor.

Nooooooo!!!!!!!

This vehicle only had a new/recon motor 70,000 km ago. Had a new radiator, thermostat and water pump in May. Had new glow plugs and two new tyres in June. Got 12 months rego in Sept. Has cost me the best part of $3,000 in the last 6 months. I’ve just got approval for a car loan and need this one to trade in, it’s supposed to happen any day now. Been round car yards, just waiting for a call back on a trade price.

Aaaaaaggggghhhhhh!!!!!!

make sure the hoses are ok too.. you probably know this and will probably go ‘arghhhhhhhhh’ again lol, but the hoses can block causing those probs.

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

been potting up more garlic. the first couple I did the other day don’t seem fazed at all from being transplanted from garden bed to pot.

Garlic transplants easily .. just keep the water up to stop it wilting.

good. have been doing that :)

THe thing is this with garlic.. once it starts to wilt.. that’s the size bulb you are going to get this year.

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

Garlic transplants easily .. just keep the water up to stop it wilting.

good. have been doing that :)

THe thing is this with garlic.. once it starts to wilt.. that’s the size bulb you are going to get this year.

OK, good to know. So if any starts wilting, I might as well use it there and then.

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

good. have been doing that :)

THe thing is this with garlic.. once it starts to wilt.. that’s the size bulb you are going to get this year.

OK, good to know. So if any starts wilting, I might as well use it there and then.

yep but this also depends on how much you have.. I just water the wilted ones knowing that they’ll still be there next year is enough, as I have more garlic than most people have backyard.

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

THe thing is this with garlic.. once it starts to wilt.. that’s the size bulb you are going to get this year.

OK, good to know. So if any starts wilting, I might as well use it there and then.

yep but this also depends on how much you have.. I just water the wilted ones knowing that they’ll still be there next year is enough, as I have more garlic than most people have backyard.

:)

Happy Potter said:

Goodness me. A trip to my local IGA for a sliced load is usually easy, but the towns gone nuts. Theres a major spring clean going on in full force.
Theres cleaners out everywere, street sweepers all out and you have to watch where you walk for newly painted road lines and signs. Trees pruned and mobile shredder making a racket, wonky footpaths fixed and potholes dealt with and some barriers are already in place.

The cyclists are coming through town tomorrow. Road closures galore.
Gawd.

Only the World Championships I guess, and only a few gazillion viewers from Europe looking.

Yeehah said:

Having a seriously un-fun time sitting on the side of the road waiting for the NRMA. About a km ago heard an almighty bang, thought I’d hit something, then steam pouring out from under the bonnet. Lost the radiator cap. My hero is on his way, I’m told. Be here within an hour.

One year a few days before Christmas, my car crapped itself on the side of the road and I had a long wait in 40C for the RAA. A bloke pulled up in his ute alongside mine, and handed me a beer and said, “Eh mate, sorry ‘bout ya car but here’s a beer and it’s nearly Xmas, have a good one eh?”

pain master said:

Yeehah said:

Having a seriously un-fun time sitting on the side of the road waiting for the NRMA. About a km ago heard an almighty bang, thought I’d hit something, then steam pouring out from under the bonnet. Lost the radiator cap. My hero is on his way, I’m told. Be here within an hour.

One year a few days before Christmas, my car crapped itself on the side of the road and I had a long wait in 40C for the RAA. A bloke pulled up in his ute alongside mine, and handed me a beer and said, “Eh mate, sorry ‘bout ya car but here’s a beer and it’s nearly Xmas, have a good one eh?”

nice :)

Trouble about the beer thing is this: When the NRMA and or the tow truck driver arrive.. they are both sworn off the booze for at least duty periods and they can smell it. doesn’t look good on the report card.

roughbarked said:

Trouble about the beer thing is this: When the NRMA and or the tow truck driver arrive.. they are both sworn off the booze for at least duty periods and they can smell it. doesn’t look good on the report card.

never heard of the RAA or the NRMA carrying breathalyzers before….

pain master said:

roughbarked said:

Trouble about the beer thing is this: When the NRMA and or the tow truck driver arrive.. they are both sworn off the booze for at least duty periods and they can smell it. doesn’t look good on the report card.

never heard of the RAA or the NRMA carrying breathalyzers before….

have heard from the horses mouth.. ie: tow truck driver.. where he has heard them denying having had alcohol yet the car and driver reeked of it.. so it would go bad in a court case if he was called as a witness. Also doesn’t help your local reputation.

Back from the market and we learnt the trains will be running back to normal on Monday. They were close from Mawson Lake to the city for a rail upgrade. Since the start of June. Going electric down the track, in a few years.

Market was great….as always UNTIL…….. in our change we were given counterfeit money.

Oh my heart sank as the next stall holder said he couldn’t give us the $$ back and he had to call the cops. I wanted to take the $$ back to the stall and ask for our $$$ back in real money.

Anyway a couple of police officers happened to walk past and the 4 of us went back to the stall, and they were happy to give us real money. They were given a receipt for the fake $$$ by the police.

What a sick feeling that was. Once we knew we would get our $$ back, I then showed some interest in the note and the police showed it to us.

Everyone was great and so pleased we weren’t left out of pocket.

Lucky1 said:

Everyone was great and so pleased we weren’t left out of pocket.

glad you got your money in the end.

bluegreen said:

Lucky1 said:

Everyone was great and so pleased we weren’t left out of pocket.

glad you got your money in the end.

Oh me too…… I was so upset to think we would be the ones out of pocket and not the mongrals who made the money.

Lucky1 said:

bluegreen said:

Lucky1 said:

Everyone was great and so pleased we weren’t left out of pocket.

glad you got your money in the end.

Oh me too…… I was so upset to think we would be the ones out of pocket and not the mongrals who made the money.

Oh what an awful experience for you. Glad it worked out though.

Glad it all ended well Lucky, how ‘lucky’ where you lol

quiet in here again.

pain master said:

quiet in here again.

it is.

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

quiet in here again.

it is.

It’s all my fault :P

I should wait until 20past to maintain the balance… but no.

It ain’t your fault yeehah, and how’s that car goin’?

And Hi BG, how’s the houses goin’?

Yeehah said:

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

quiet in here again.

it is.

It’s all my fault :P

lol, bored are we?

pain master said:

And Hi BG, how’s the houses goin’?

I have agreed to sign the house contract on the proviso there is a clause saying it is subject to the Financial Agreement having been signed. that gives me an out if there is any problems with the FA. Hopefully it will be all signed before then.

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

And Hi BG, how’s the houses goin’?

I have agreed to sign the house contract on the proviso there is a clause saying it is subject to the Financial Agreement having been signed. that gives me an out if there is any problems with the FA. Hopefully it will be all signed before then.

Fair call and well done. I’m quietly excited for you.

pain master said:

It ain’t your fault yeehah, and how’s that car goin’?

Car drove the 250km-ish to Coffs Harbour without missing a beat. Hail the NRMA man :)

Everybody in my cousin’s house is connected to a screen. Three bedroom house, 5 occupants (other than us) today but two more kids tomorrow. Steady flow of family visiting. Nothing like my usual quiet life!!!!

Pouring rain, no way we’ll get near a beach unless we plan to swim there!

pain master said:

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

And Hi BG, how’s the houses goin’?

I have agreed to sign the house contract on the proviso there is a clause saying it is subject to the Financial Agreement having been signed. that gives me an out if there is any problems with the FA. Hopefully it will be all signed before then.

Fair call and well done. I’m quietly excited for you.

thanks. the suspense is killing me!

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

bluegreen said:

I have agreed to sign the house contract on the proviso there is a clause saying it is subject to the Financial Agreement having been signed. that gives me an out if there is any problems with the FA. Hopefully it will be all signed before then.

Fair call and well done. I’m quietly excited for you.

thanks. the suspense is killing me!

doesn’t it just…. The decision to accept our offer for Mangolia was relayed to us on Christmas Eve, so the excitement was dare I say…. exciting?

I’ll give you a brief rundown of my day then.. hehe.

The painter came back to finally finish the bathroom. It looks great!

Youngest daughter noticed mozzie larvae in the pondy tub so she went off excitedly to get some little goldfish to throw in it. She somehow managed to get me a trade for my 5 biggest fish. I get a $300 voucher worth of fish food for them. The girl’s a gem!

GS is missing. Support worker went back empty handed, again.

New resi unit manager rang me and we had a great chat. He is actually helpful and suggested we, together as a team, apply for an intervention order to make the kid do what we’ve all been telling he must do. eg: words are hollow so we have to show him we were serious. In the nicest way of course.
Also turns out this bloke is a gardener and was upset to read in the boys file that he’d trashed my patio plants. He is interested in setting up a sort of gardening class activity for the residents and he has four hectares to play with, and would I be interested in helping out? He suggested this could be a good way to visit the boy, on gardening day (as he wouldn’t be allowed to just lobb at home). Course I would, but after things have settled. He’s excited about it.

My car battery died. New one thurs.

I win prize idiot for the year. I felt like someone was hitting me onthe head with a hammer. Discovered I’d read my antibiotic tablet pack wrong and I haven’t been taking enough. New script at Drs, 2 jabs in my bum, rush to chemist got it filled and gulped 2 tabs. 5 hours later and I’m actually starting to feel human again.

The B shop is on our way home from the chemist and I stop for a bit of retail therapy and grab a couple more baronias and a white gerbera. The man had to grab a couple new smoke alarms anyway!

Ordered pizza. Ate em. Except me, too sick to eat.

End.

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

And Hi BG, how’s the houses goin’?

I have agreed to sign the house contract on the proviso there is a clause saying it is subject to the Financial Agreement having been signed. that gives me an out if there is any problems with the FA. Hopefully it will be all signed before then.

Oh , good thinking 99!! Very pleased for you :)

Happy Potter said:

I’ll give you a brief rundown of my day then.. hehe.

The painter came back to finally finish the bathroom. It looks great!

Youngest daughter noticed mozzie larvae in the pondy tub so she went off excitedly to get some little goldfish to throw in it. She somehow managed to get me a trade for my 5 biggest fish. I get a $300 voucher worth of fish food for them. The girl’s a gem!

GS is missing. Support worker went back empty handed, again.

New resi unit manager rang me and we had a great chat. He is actually helpful and suggested we, together as a team, apply for an intervention order to make the kid do what we’ve all been telling he must do. eg: words are hollow so we have to show him we were serious. In the nicest way of course.
Also turns out this bloke is a gardener and was upset to read in the boys file that he’d trashed my patio plants. He is interested in setting up a sort of gardening class activity for the residents and he has four hectares to play with, and would I be interested in helping out? He suggested this could be a good way to visit the boy, on gardening day (as he wouldn’t be allowed to just lobb at home). Course I would, but after things have settled. He’s excited about it.

My car battery died. New one thurs.

I win prize idiot for the year. I felt like someone was hitting me onthe head with a hammer. Discovered I’d read my antibiotic tablet pack wrong and I haven’t been taking enough. New script at Drs, 2 jabs in my bum, rush to chemist got it filled and gulped 2 tabs. 5 hours later and I’m actually starting to feel human again.

The B shop is on our way home from the chemist and I stop for a bit of retail therapy and grab a couple more baronias and a white gerbera. The man had to grab a couple new smoke alarms anyway!

Ordered pizza. Ate em. Except me, too sick to eat.

End.

bad luck with the car battery eh? They do that sometimes…..

Happy Potter said:

I’ll give you a brief rundown of my day then.. hehe.

a full day there HP. Although things are by no means settled, it sounds like another step forward for GS’s management. The new guy sounds nice and I think gardening therapy for the residents is a great idea!

Hope the new antibiotics kick in quickly and you feel better real soon.

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

I’ll give you a brief rundown of my day then.. hehe.

a full day there HP. Although things are by no means settled, it sounds like another step forward for GS’s management. The new guy sounds nice and I think gardening therapy for the residents is a great idea!

Hope the new antibiotics kick in quickly and you feel better real soon.

Thanks BG, yes, on all counts!

It was good to talk to someone with half a brain, who cares and knows what he is talking about and has lot’s of experience with GS ‘types’.

bad luck with the car battery eh? They do that sometimes…..
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Yep. This one lasted 10 years, so not too bad.

pain master said:

bon008 said:

pain master said:

it don’t have to be loud…. it just has to be brown!

No, but the volume level they used on Mythbusters was ridiculous. They had good ear protection but the idea of how it would feel for the rest of your body.. no thanks!

this is where the mythbusters failed… it doesn’t have to be loud in order to generate the brown note.

Like I say, ask me mum.

OK, I’m way behind here, but… they got in sound engineers and ran through the whole range of notes they could generate with some very expensive equipment (and then they cranked the volume up as a last resort – the way they blow stuff up even when the experiment failed).

To my mind, it would depend on the person they’re testing it on – maybe some people have sturdier sphincters than others!

Whew, made it to the top. Glad Lucky got her $$ back and HP got her antibiotics sorted. As usual I feel lazy just reading what you lot are up to.

It’s nice to be back to a normal 2 person household again. Daughter and grandchildren have departed.

Lots to catch up on now. Grass needs cutting. Some gardens need a good watering. Weeds are taking over in places. MrP is still on crutches so I’m chief cook and bottle washer for a while longer. We haven’t seen much sunshine or moonshine of late. Very little actual rain but it’s always threatening. The storm bird has been laying it on a bit thick just as morning light begins to appear. Wakes me up every day.

I have only read yesterday and todays posts. Hope I haven’t missed too much. Nice to see Yeehah back on deck too. I’ll be on tomorrow so I’ll chat to you all then. Night night.

pomolo said:

I have only read yesterday and todays posts. Hope I haven’t missed too much. Nice to see Yeehah back on deck too. I’ll be on tomorrow so I’ll chat to you all then. Night night.

Having been missing in action myself for a while, I hadn’t realised you had been too Pomolo. Feels all homey talking to familiar people :)

And having people with long memories stirring me up is actually quite enjoyable ;)

You up late too Roughbarked?

My cousin’s kids don’t get “put to bed” in the holidays. The 4yo girl is watching telly in the next room while they wait for her to go to sleep.

Thinking about paying for a bed tomorrow night.

Yeehah said:

You up late too Roughbarked?

My cousin’s kids don’t get “put to bed” in the holidays. The 4yo girl is watching telly in the next room while they wait for her to go to sleep.

Thinking about paying for a bed tomorrow night.

That sounds like a good idea Yeehah.

I don’t know why I thought I could go to sleep early on a saturday night of a grand final win.. theres yobbos everywhere yelling and singing, there’s parties and hoon drivers, and the helicopters are out. A mob of the losing team supporters were yelling that they really won it last week. I bet the police are busy and I bet the hospital emergency dept is full of sozzled brawlers.

When some stumbling drinkers walked past my place laughing Max went beserk and I shut him in the ensuite.

I’m ready to murder someone! lol.

Yeehah said:

You up late too Roughbarked?

My cousin’s kids don’t get “put to bed” in the holidays. The 4yo girl is watching telly in the next room while they wait for her to go to sleep.

Thinking about paying for a bed tomorrow night.

I’m always up late. ;)

roughbarked said:

Yeehah said:

You up late too Roughbarked?

My cousin’s kids don’t get “put to bed” in the holidays. The 4yo girl is watching telly in the next room while they wait for her to go to sleep.

Thinking about paying for a bed tomorrow night.

I’m always up late. ;)

I’m not RB. What on earth do you do at this hour ? I’m a cranky old sod if I can’t get to sleep when I want to, lol. I’ll go make myself a camomile tea ,grumble grumble..

Happy Potter said:

roughbarked said:

Yeehah said:

You up late too Roughbarked?

My cousin’s kids don’t get “put to bed” in the holidays. The 4yo girl is watching telly in the next room while they wait for her to go to sleep.

Thinking about paying for a bed tomorrow night.

I’m always up late. ;)

I’m not RB. What on earth do you do at this hour ? I’m a cranky old sod if I can’t get to sleep when I want to, lol. I’ll go make myself a camomile tea ,grumble grumble..

I’m playing with old slide scanning. Slowly slowly working my way through a jumble of slides all mixed up from many disorganised slide shows.. er by disorganised.. never putting them back in the correct filing order.

roughbarked said:

Happy Potter said:

roughbarked said:

I’m always up late. ;)

I’m not RB. What on earth do you do at this hour ? I’m a cranky old sod if I can’t get to sleep when I want to, lol. I’ll go make myself a camomile tea ,grumble grumble..

I’m playing with old slide scanning. Slowly slowly working my way through a jumble of slides all mixed up from many disorganised slide shows.. er by disorganised.. never putting them back in the correct filing order.

Oh ok, PC slide shows?.. I have hundreds of old cellophane slide photos to put into order. And the negs. And one day get them put onto a disk, if thats at all possible. Kettles boiled.

Whilst I’m up at this hour I may as well change all the clocks one hour forward. Boy am I going to sleep in!

These are all old film slides.

roughbarked said:

These are all old film slides.

Arh right, same as I have. Good luck with that. I’ll leave you to it and try and go back to bed. The town seems to have quietened for now..
nite nite.

night, I’ll be in bed too I’d think.

I’m not real here……….. I’m faking it;P

Yes good old daylight savings has kicked in for another season and that means I’m running on fake time.

So while we all think its 5 am (really 4 am) and that I am here awake…….I’m really in bed asleep.

bon008 said:

Whew, made it to the top. Glad Lucky got her $$ back and HP got her antibiotics sorted. As usual I feel lazy just reading what you lot are up to.

Glad we’ve made you happy Pomolo:) Cos’ I know we are:)

Happy Potter said:

Whilst I’m up at this hour I may as well change all the clocks one hour forward. Boy am I going to sleep in!

We always do our clocks before we go to bed, Toshie has changed automatic………she’s a clever laptop;)

Lucky1 said:

I’m not real here……….. I’m faking it;P

Yes good old daylight savings has kicked in for another season and that means I’m running on fake time.

So while we all think its 5 am (really 4 am) and that I am here awake…….I’m really in bed asleep.

Do I have to fake the sex as well????????

I’m thinking of taking over the LHC………… but I might get too excited and wake myself up….hehehhe

Today I am going to chase some housework this morning. Got a couple of floors that need cleaning and a bathroom looking a bit slimy like.

We actually had to find the mozzie flame thrower last night, as we were sitting outside until 6 pm (real time) Just so nice outside and if I didn’t think I had to eat, I would have stayed out longer.

I’m going back to bed to lay there and pretend I am asleep….. like to start the house work…but me thinks its a bit early to wake everyone up.

bon008 said:

pain master said:

bon008 said:

No, but the volume level they used on Mythbusters was ridiculous. They had good ear protection but the idea of how it would feel for the rest of your body.. no thanks!

this is where the mythbusters failed… it doesn’t have to be loud in order to generate the brown note.

Like I say, ask me mum.

OK, I’m way behind here, but… they got in sound engineers and ran through the whole range of notes they could generate with some very expensive equipment (and then they cranked the volume up as a last resort – the way they blow stuff up even when the experiment failed).

To my mind, it would depend on the person they’re testing it on – maybe some people have sturdier sphincters than others!

I saw that episode, and I recall saying to GF “They’ve missed the point, they’re playing the wrong note…”

roughbarked said:

Happy Potter said:

roughbarked said:

I’m always up late. ;)

I’m not RB. What on earth do you do at this hour ? I’m a cranky old sod if I can’t get to sleep when I want to, lol. I’ll go make myself a camomile tea ,grumble grumble..

I’m playing with old slide scanning. Slowly slowly working my way through a jumble of slides all mixed up from many disorganised slide shows.. er by disorganised.. never putting them back in the correct filing order.

that sounds like a wonderful way to while the hours… especially if your slides are all as pretty as some that you post on your flickr… that’s a catalogue of memories there.

Lucky1 said:

Today I am going to chase some housework this morning. Got a couple of floors that need cleaning and a bathroom looking a bit slimy like.

We actually had to find the mozzie flame thrower last night, as we were sitting outside until 6 pm (real time) Just so nice outside and if I didn’t think I had to eat, I would have stayed out longer.

we did the same here Lucky1, there was a perfect breeze, and the temp was jusssssst right. The ducks were wandering around chasing bugs in the mulch under the Mango Trees and we had a couple of impact sprinklers just tok tok tokking around the garden.

pomolo said:

The storm bird has been laying it on a bit thick just as morning light begins to appear. Wakes me up every day.

The Common Koel has fired up here…. he was eating my Mullberries yesterday along with a pair of Lorikeets and a pair of Bowerbirds.

Commen koel is a noisy blighter aye.
He cleaned out my mulberries already, along with his band of thieving mates.
I took a container of frozen avocado out of the freezer yesdy arvo and i just had some on toast with vegemite. It stored perfectly. Works well that caper.
Morning gardeners. Daylight saving kicked in today.
Hissing down rain. Had 15mm overnight. More coming.
http://www.weatherzone.com.au/radar.jsp?lt=radarz&lc=028&ane=1&anf=1&and=1&ana=7&anb=333&anc=3&lya=1&lyk=1&lye=1&x=2&y=1

Longy said:

Commen koel is a noisy blighter aye.
He cleaned out my mulberries already, along with his band of thieving mates.
I took a container of frozen avocado out of the freezer yesdy arvo and i just had some on toast with vegemite. It stored perfectly. Works well that caper.
Morning gardeners. Daylight saving kicked in today.
Hissing down rain. Had 15mm overnight. More coming.
http://www.weatherzone.com.au/radar.jsp?lt=radarz&lc=028&ane=1&anf=1&and=1&ana=7&anb=333&anc=3&lya=1&lyk=1&lye=1&x=2&y=1

Looks moist there Longy. I see on Weatherzone some clown of a Journo is reporting that the Monsoonal Trough is the cause for your rain…. Funny how yesterday the Monsoonal Trough was sitting over Delhi. 5,000kms and one day later its over Grafton, how does that work?

pain master said:

Longy said:

Commen koel is a noisy blighter aye.
He cleaned out my mulberries already, along with his band of thieving mates.
I took a container of frozen avocado out of the freezer yesdy arvo and i just had some on toast with vegemite. It stored perfectly. Works well that caper.
Morning gardeners. Daylight saving kicked in today.
Hissing down rain. Had 15mm overnight. More coming.
http://www.weatherzone.com.au/radar.jsp?lt=radarz&lc=028&ane=1&anf=1&and=1&ana=7&anb=333&anc=3&lya=1&lyk=1&lye=1&x=2&y=1

Looks moist there Longy. I see on Weatherzone some clown of a Journo is reporting that the Monsoonal Trough is the cause for your rain…. Funny how yesterday the Monsoonal Trough was sitting over Delhi. 5,000kms and one day later its over Grafton, how does that work?

Yeah mate it’s a transient monsoon, catches rides on the back wing of the jetstream.
Better watchout. Flights north are cheap. Might come your way next.
This rain is coming directly off the sea.
You can actually see it forming as the moist air hits land and slows down.
We always get plenty when this happens.

Morn fellas.
Yeah time warp going on at the change of daylight hours. In my head anyway.

Happy Potter said:

Morn fellas.
Yeah time warp going on at the change of daylight hours. In my head anyway.

G’day HP.
Does the broom become affected by DST?
I’m hoping to get up to feed the chooks soon but the bludgers are a bit of a walk away.
They’ll be right.
The perch can wait too. They’ll be going nuts with all the fresh water going into the dam.

Longy said:

Better watchout. Flights north are cheap. Might come your way next.

No dramas, bring a tent, I got plenty of lawn to pitch it on….

Longy said:

Happy Potter said:

Morn fellas.
Yeah time warp going on at the change of daylight hours. In my head anyway.

G’day HP.
Does the broom become affected by DST?
I’m hoping to get up to feed the chooks soon but the bludgers are a bit of a walk away.
They’ll be right.
The perch can wait too. They’ll be going nuts with all the fresh water going into the dam.

Morning HP. Bluddy Daylight savings, you mexicans can keep it. Sours the milk up here.

Be careful with all that water Longy, don’t want the dam to go over taking the fish with it….

pain master said:

Longy said:

Happy Potter said:

Morn fellas.
Yeah time warp going on at the change of daylight hours. In my head anyway.

G’day HP.
Does the broom become affected by DST?
I’m hoping to get up to feed the chooks soon but the bludgers are a bit of a walk away.
They’ll be right.
The perch can wait too. They’ll be going nuts with all the fresh water going into the dam.

Morning HP. Bluddy Daylight savings, you mexicans can keep it. Sours the milk up here.

Be careful with all that water Longy, don’t want the dam to go over taking the fish with it….

I like DST. Gets a bloke out of bed earlier. Shame about Mrs tho’.
Dam can’t overflow to that point mate. It goes out through a 90mm stormwater pipe and the bludgers are too big now. Got some crackin big fish in there.

Longy said:

Happy Potter said:

Morn fellas.
Yeah time warp going on at the change of daylight hours. In my head anyway.

G’day HP.
Does the broom become affected by DST?
I’m hoping to get up to feed the chooks soon but the bludgers are a bit of a walk away.
They’ll be right.
The perch can wait too. They’ll be going nuts with all the fresh water going into the dam.

Perch, yummmm.

Yes the broom is tagged checked and put away for the day. Other family events going to happen and a new couch/sofa lol coming to the empty lounge room.
Painter will be back to do the last coat and then start on the laundry. It’s a mad house.

The big boy rolled in about 5 am , freezing cold and shivering like jelly. He doesn’t say where he’s been. I wrapped him in the hot blankie and he is asleep in a nest of doonas.

Longy said:

pain master said:

Longy said:

G’day HP.
Does the broom become affected by DST?
I’m hoping to get up to feed the chooks soon but the bludgers are a bit of a walk away.
They’ll be right.
The perch can wait too. They’ll be going nuts with all the fresh water going into the dam.

Morning HP. Bluddy Daylight savings, you mexicans can keep it. Sours the milk up here.

Be careful with all that water Longy, don’t want the dam to go over taking the fish with it….

I like DST. Gets a bloke out of bed earlier. Shame about Mrs tho’.
Dam can’t overflow to that point mate. It goes out through a 90mm stormwater pipe and the bludgers are too big now. Got some crackin big fish in there.

sounds like its sorted.

The big boy rolled in about 5 am
++++++++++++++++++++++++
Gees, they’re really looking after him at his new place aren’t they!

The Estate said:

to early on a Sunday to even mention Monday…. thanks Thee, nice way to ruin a day.

pain master said:

The Estate said:

to early on a Sunday to even mention Monday…. thanks Thee, nice way to ruin a day.

ooops, should be too

Rain is just about to let up.
I’ll make a dash for the sheilas. Sink the boot in.
Hurl some scraps at ‘em along with a string of adjectival abuse.
Dash back.
Perfect.

Longy said:

The big boy rolled in about 5 am
++++++++++++++++++++++++
Gees, they’re really looking after him at his new place aren’t they!

yeah!
We have to actually get him back there first. That will happen today ‘cause I’m running out of patience with the boy.

And when mum’s had it, they all jump out of the way!

Happy Potter said:

Longy said:

The big boy rolled in about 5 am
++++++++++++++++++++++++
Gees, they’re really looking after him at his new place aren’t they!

yeah!
We have to actually get him back there first. That will happen today ‘cause I’m running out of patience with the boy.

And when mum’s had it, they all jump out of the way!

you were close to killing a collingwood fan last night…. we might read about you in the newspaper one day eh Potter? And I don’t mean the Weekend House and Garden lift-out.

pain master said:

pain master said:

The Estate said:

to early on a Sunday to even mention Monday…. thanks Thee, nice way to ruin a day.

ooops, should be too

Nah makes you make the most of it knowing that it is Monday tomoz lol

I like toasted cake.
Lashings of butter.
Better than fresh cake.

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Longy said:

The big boy rolled in about 5 am
++++++++++++++++++++++++
Gees, they’re really looking after him at his new place aren’t they!

yeah!
We have to actually get him back there first. That will happen today ‘cause I’m running out of patience with the boy.

And when mum’s had it, they all jump out of the way!

you were close to killing a collingwood fan last night…. we might read about you in the newspaper one day eh Potter? And I don’t mean the Weekend House and Garden lift-out.

Why what haps last night, what I miss, was in bed 7.30 stooffed

Longy said:

I like toasted cake.
Lashings of butter.
Better than fresh cake.

Love a good old fashion date loaf YUMMO

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Longy said:

The big boy rolled in about 5 am
++++++++++++++++++++++++
Gees, they’re really looking after him at his new place aren’t they!

yeah!
We have to actually get him back there first. That will happen today ‘cause I’m running out of patience with the boy.

And when mum’s had it, they all jump out of the way!

you were close to killing a collingwood fan last night…. we might read about you in the newspaper one day eh Potter? And I don’t mean the Weekend House and Garden lift-out.

ROFL! Yeah the ‘todays court’ section.

I’m with the winners lol!

ps it was a Saints fan. The fun police were out in full force tho’ and got em all sorted and carted back to their respective homes.

The Estate said:

pain master said:

pain master said:

to early on a Sunday to even mention Monday…. thanks Thee, nice way to ruin a day.

ooops, should be too

Nah makes you make the most of it knowing that it is Monday tomoz lol

It’s Schmonday. Sundy and Mundy meshed. All the same days to me. I don’t miss having to know what day it is and if you didn’t remind me what day is is Thee, I wouldn’t know LOL

Happy Potter said:

The Estate said:

pain master said:

ooops, should be too

Nah makes you make the most of it knowing that it is Monday tomoz lol

It’s Schmonday. Sundy and Mundy meshed. All the same days to me. I don’t miss having to know what day it is and if you didn’t remind me what day is is Thee, I wouldn’t know LOL

one day will be my turn then to too bloody old and crankier lol
_{sighs with envy}

The Estate said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

yeah!
We have to actually get him back there first. That will happen today ‘cause I’m running out of patience with the boy.

And when mum’s had it, they all jump out of the way!

you were close to killing a collingwood fan last night…. we might read about you in the newspaper one day eh Potter? And I don’t mean the Weekend House and Garden lift-out.

Why what haps last night, what I miss, was in bed 7.30 stooffed

This town is full of Collinwood supporters, prolly half the town ,all out singin and dancin. Except me. I was trying to get some rest!

Happy Potter said:

The Estate said:

pain master said:

you were close to killing a collingwood fan last night…. we might read about you in the newspaper one day eh Potter? And I don’t mean the Weekend House and Garden lift-out.

Why what haps last night, what I miss, was in bed 7.30 stooffed

This town is full of Collinwood supporters, prolly half the town ,all out singin and dancin. Except me. I was trying to get some rest!

Grrrrr, it will go on for a month, they’re deaf dont hear or listen to the siren, game is over and so if the season thank christ, anyone but collingwood Waaaaa

The Estate said:

Happy Potter said:

The Estate said:

Nah makes you make the most of it knowing that it is Monday tomoz lol

It’s Schmonday. Sundy and Mundy meshed. All the same days to me. I don’t miss having to know what day it is and if you didn’t remind me what day is is Thee, I wouldn’t know LOL

one day will be my turn then to too bloody old and crankier lol
_{sighs with envy}

Yeah it’s fun hehe, can sit and polish the broom to whack passerby with, and eat when you feel like it.

Happy Potter said:

The Estate said:

Happy Potter said:

It’s Schmonday. Sundy and Mundy meshed. All the same days to me. I don’t miss having to know what day it is and if you didn’t remind me what day is is Thee, I wouldn’t know LOL

one day will be my turn then to too bloody old and crankier lol
_{sighs with envy}

Yeah it’s fun hehe, can sit and polish the broom to whack passerby with, and eat when you feel like it.

Happy Potter said:

I’m a cranky old sod if I can’t get to sleep when I want to, lol. I’ll go make myself a camomile tea ,grumble grumble..

Groan! Me too. But I’m the guest and I’ll smile and not complain. Beginning to understand why they have trouble with the kids’ behaviour at times though.

They’re lovely people but I have very different ways of doing things.

The Estate said:

Happy Potter said:

The Estate said:

Why what haps last night, what I miss, was in bed 7.30 stooffed

This town is full of Collinwood supporters, prolly half the town ,all out singin and dancin. Except me. I was trying to get some rest!

Grrrrr, it will go on for a month, they’re deaf dont hear or listen to the siren, game is over and so if the season thank christ, anyone but collingwood Waaaaa

Nar I’m a quiet supporter, lol. My whole family, minus two, are Collingwood fans. Hubby and the youngest girl barrack for other teams. We keep them in check.

Y’know, the garden nurseries wait in anticipation for the final to be over because they say it is when people decide to fix up their yards, and because it’s spring/ days warming. They say Oct is their busiest month.

Hey Yeehah. What was wrong with your car?

Yeehah said:

Happy Potter said:

I’m a cranky old sod if I can’t get to sleep when I want to, lol. I’ll go make myself a camomile tea ,grumble grumble..

Groan! Me too. But I’m the guest and I’ll smile and not complain. Beginning to understand why they have trouble with the kids’ behaviour at times though.

They’re lovely people but I have very different ways of doing things.

That does make it harder, exhausting too on the kids too. I kept my brood in normal order whenever visiting rellies, despite what their kids did staying up later and running amok. It didn’t happen often thank goodness.

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

Today I am going to chase some housework this morning. Got a couple of floors that need cleaning and a bathroom looking a bit slimy like.

We actually had to find the mozzie flame thrower last night, as we were sitting outside until 6 pm (real time) Just so nice outside and if I didn’t think I had to eat, I would have stayed out longer.

we did the same here Lucky1, there was a perfect breeze, and the temp was jusssssst right. The ducks were wandering around chasing bugs in the mulch under the Mango Trees and we had a couple of impact sprinklers just tok tok tokking around the garden.

Its a FAB TAB way of seeing the day out isn’t it????:D

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

Today I am going to chase some housework this morning. Got a couple of floors that need cleaning and a bathroom looking a bit slimy like.

We actually had to find the mozzie flame thrower last night, as we were sitting outside until 6 pm (real time) Just so nice outside and if I didn’t think I had to eat, I would have stayed out longer.

we did the same here Lucky1, there was a perfect breeze, and the temp was jusssssst right. The ducks were wandering around chasing bugs in the mulch under the Mango Trees and we had a couple of impact sprinklers just tok tok tokking around the garden.

Its a FAB TAB way of seeing the day out isn’t it????:D

I call then chit chit sprinklers, love the sound though lol

Morning again:)

Just about to have an egg on toast for breakfast:)

Overcast today…

Well, 35mm now.
Was 15 when i got up.
I thought it was gonna backoff but nope, still hissing down.
chooks still waiting.

Longy said:

I like toasted cake.
Lashings of butter.
Better than fresh cake.

odd.
I like Poached Duck eggs on Muffins, with a smear of vegemite.

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

Today I am going to chase some housework this morning. Got a couple of floors that need cleaning and a bathroom looking a bit slimy like.

We actually had to find the mozzie flame thrower last night, as we were sitting outside until 6 pm (real time) Just so nice outside and if I didn’t think I had to eat, I would have stayed out longer.

we did the same here Lucky1, there was a perfect breeze, and the temp was jusssssst right. The ducks were wandering around chasing bugs in the mulch under the Mango Trees and we had a couple of impact sprinklers just tok tok tokking around the garden.

Its a FAB TAB way of seeing the day out isn’t it????:D

indeed very relaxing it was.

pain master said:

Longy said:

I like toasted cake.
Lashings of butter.
Better than fresh cake.

odd.
I like Poached Duck eggs on Muffins, with a smear of vegemite.

Hmmm.
Similarly odd.
I’ll try yours if you’ll send me a duckegg.

Longy said:

Hey Yeehah. What was wrong with your car?

My guess was right. Mustn’t‘ve put the radiator cap on quite properly-like when I checked it last. (Which, now I think of it, was a couple of weeks ago so I drove 250km last weekend with the water/coolant slowly evaporating…)

The NRMA man said it’s too easy to do with the smaller diameter radiator caps, the big ones won’t sit properly if you don’t get both sides catching/holding so it’s obvious, but the smaller ones might only catch on one side (haven’t pressed down hard enough as you turn it) but not so obvious, it looks okay but it’s not, best way to check is to pull up on the cap once it’s on. Which of course I didn’t know …

Car is fine now :)

Roads wil be a bit interesting trying to get back up the hill. Need to get from Coffs Harbour to Tamworth tomorrow so if Bellingen is flooded might have to go south then up the hill.

Longy said:

pain master said:

Longy said:

I like toasted cake.
Lashings of butter.
Better than fresh cake.

odd.
I like Poached Duck eggs on Muffins, with a smear of vegemite.

Hmmm.
Similarly odd.
I’ll try yours if you’ll send me a duckegg.

no veggie, bacon and baked beans for me YUMMO

Longy said:

pain master said:

Longy said:

I like toasted cake.
Lashings of butter.
Better than fresh cake.

odd.
I like Poached Duck eggs on Muffins, with a smear of vegemite.

Hmmm.
Similarly odd.
I’ll try yours if you’ll send me a duckegg.

I jam one in an envelope and see how Aussie Post fare eh?

Glad is all well Yeehah, dont need a cooked motor do well Grrrr

Yeehah said:

Longy said:

Hey Yeehah. What was wrong with your car?

My guess was right. Mustn’t‘ve put the radiator cap on quite properly-like when I checked it last. (Which, now I think of it, was a couple of weeks ago so I drove 250km last weekend with the water/coolant slowly evaporating…)

The NRMA man said it’s too easy to do with the smaller diameter radiator caps, the big ones won’t sit properly if you don’t get both sides catching/holding so it’s obvious, but the smaller ones might only catch on one side (haven’t pressed down hard enough as you turn it) but not so obvious, it looks okay but it’s not, best way to check is to pull up on the cap once it’s on. Which of course I didn’t know …

Car is fine now :)

Roads wil be a bit interesting trying to get back up the hill. Need to get from Coffs Harbour to Tamworth tomorrow so if Bellingen is flooded might have to go south then up the hill.

Oh good. No long term damage then.
It’s still hissing down all along the coast here and Coffs always gets way more than we do.
We’re pushing 40mm now and still thumping down.
Road toll for NSW this weekend is already a big number.
Be careful.

Longy said:

Yeehah said:

Longy said:

Hey Yeehah. What was wrong with your car?

My guess was right. Mustn’t‘ve put the radiator cap on quite properly-like when I checked it last. (Which, now I think of it, was a couple of weeks ago so I drove 250km last weekend with the water/coolant slowly evaporating…)

The NRMA man said it’s too easy to do with the smaller diameter radiator caps, the big ones won’t sit properly if you don’t get both sides catching/holding so it’s obvious, but the smaller ones might only catch on one side (haven’t pressed down hard enough as you turn it) but not so obvious, it looks okay but it’s not, best way to check is to pull up on the cap once it’s on. Which of course I didn’t know …

Car is fine now :)

Roads wil be a bit interesting trying to get back up the hill. Need to get from Coffs Harbour to Tamworth tomorrow so if Bellingen is flooded might have to go south then up the hill.

Oh good. No long term damage then.
It’s still hissing down all along the coast here and Coffs always gets way more than we do.
We’re pushing 40mm now and still thumping down.
Road toll for NSW this weekend is already a big number.
Be careful.

How ‘orrible was that smash on Friday night with the two women and the kids…. not a nice way to get away for the weekend.

The two boys are sleeping in the loungeroom, Littlefella insisted on sleeping on the lounge rather than the top bunk above me in the little girls’ Barbie-bedecked room. Apparently all this pink ain’t good for your mojo when you’re about to turn 13.

The telly didn’t go off till nearly midnight and that’s because a movie finished and I insisted that I would kill Littlefella cos he’d be in a bad mood tomorrow if he was up much later. He’s like me, cranky when tired! But I popped out for the loo at 12.30 and my cousin and the boys were crowded round the computer. Littlefella is still asleep though, so hopefully he won’t be too bad today.

Gonna look up motel rooms in a sec.

found a ripe elephant apple during the week… gonna try and grow one.

Yeehah said:

The two boys are sleeping in the loungeroom, Littlefella insisted on sleeping on the lounge rather than the top bunk above me in the little girls’ Barbie-bedecked room. Apparently all this pink ain’t good for your mojo when you’re about to turn 13.

The telly didn’t go off till nearly midnight and that’s because a movie finished and I insisted that I would kill Littlefella cos he’d be in a bad mood tomorrow if he was up much later. He’s like me, cranky when tired! But I popped out for the loo at 12.30 and my cousin and the boys were crowded round the computer. Littlefella is still asleep though, so hopefully he won’t be too bad today.

Gonna look up motel rooms in a sec.

Good on ya. I hope you find one. With a spa so you can relax and have some time out for you.

I’d just about kill for a spa pool at the moment. Somewhere isolated lol.

Bugger:(

Its as windy as a can of bake beans out the back……. think today is going to be an inside day.

pain master said:

roughbarked said:

Happy Potter said:

I’m not RB. What on earth do you do at this hour ? I’m a cranky old sod if I can’t get to sleep when I want to, lol. I’ll go make myself a camomile tea ,grumble grumble..

I’m playing with old slide scanning. Slowly slowly working my way through a jumble of slides all mixed up from many disorganised slide shows.. er by disorganised.. never putting them back in the correct filing order.

that sounds like a wonderful way to while the hours… especially if your slides are all as pretty as some that you post on your flickr… that’s a catalogue of memories there.

Yes it sure is a catalogue of memories and thanks for saying that some are pretty. ;) I’ve had some of them on Photobucket for quite some time, scanned on different equipment and an old world Mac.. so I’m rescanning those too on newer equipment(though still old by current standards). The differences can sometimes be surprising including the amount of dust that has stuck to the slides inbetween times.

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

roughbarked said:

I’m playing with old slide scanning. Slowly slowly working my way through a jumble of slides all mixed up from many disorganised slide shows.. er by disorganised.. never putting them back in the correct filing order.

that sounds like a wonderful way to while the hours… especially if your slides are all as pretty as some that you post on your flickr… that’s a catalogue of memories there.

Yes it sure is a catalogue of memories and thanks for saying that some are pretty. ;) I’ve had some of them on Photobucket for quite some time, scanned on different equipment and an old world Mac.. so I’m rescanning those too on newer equipment(though still old by current standards). The differences can sometimes be surprising including the amount of dust that has stuck to the slides inbetween times.

how do you deal with the dust, can you clean the old slides?

After all my garden primping and preening, weeding, cleaning, planting and pruning and mowing and hoeing, I can finally see it!!!!!
I can finally see what others see when they look at my garden! To me it looked nice but to others it looked really beautiful. For most parts anyway. But I couldn’t see it. I really wanted to see it as visitors do.

Well I went out to turn on the little fernery water fountain, turned around, went back thru the door and looked about. Yep lawn has come back and looks great. I planted out 3 eggplant seedlings, took a long breath in of the gorgeous baronia that is making my whole garden smell like a perfumery, fed the fat pond fish and checked the new little red cap goldfish in the pondy tub, yep, completely cleaned of wrigglers. Flicked a bug off a tile on my mosaic shed.

I went to come back inside the house and turned back to call Max ..
Then I saw it!
It just struck me. Yes it is! It is beautiful! And I did it!

:D :D :D :D

pain master said:

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

that sounds like a wonderful way to while the hours… especially if your slides are all as pretty as some that you post on your flickr… that’s a catalogue of memories there.

Yes it sure is a catalogue of memories and thanks for saying that some are pretty. ;) I’ve had some of them on Photobucket for quite some time, scanned on different equipment and an old world Mac.. so I’m rescanning those too on newer equipment(though still old by current standards). The differences can sometimes be surprising including the amount of dust that has stuck to the slides inbetween times.

how do you deal with the dust, can you clean the old slides?

a) I was told by my camera house person whom I have known 35 years or more(he used to be the CSIRO photographer here), that slides cannot be cleaned, the idea is to try and stop them getting dirty. You see one side is cellophane and easily wiped, the other side is emulsion which becomes sticky under temperature rises(which always occurs in slide projectors). Once it warms all dust which is attracted to it becomes stuck. If you try and remove it, the emulsion and therefore the image will be ruined.
b) One of the SSSFers told me wash it in water, well I’d imagine that may remove some.
c) Another friend suggested isopropyl which I haven’t tried yet.
d) Dust and scratches filters in photoshop only take the clarity and sharpness out. Cloning works well but I seem to have corrupted my preferences or run out of enough scratch disc space as PS won’t clone for me anymore, I use the paint brush now and replace colour pixel by pixel.

So, maybe I should fix up disc space and PS before I go too much further.

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

roughbarked said:

Yes it sure is a catalogue of memories and thanks for saying that some are pretty. ;) I’ve had some of them on Photobucket for quite some time, scanned on different equipment and an old world Mac.. so I’m rescanning those too on newer equipment(though still old by current standards). The differences can sometimes be surprising including the amount of dust that has stuck to the slides inbetween times.

how do you deal with the dust, can you clean the old slides?

a) I was told by my camera house person whom I have known 35 years or more(he used to be the CSIRO photographer here), that slides cannot be cleaned, the idea is to try and stop them getting dirty. You see one side is cellophane and easily wiped, the other side is emulsion which becomes sticky under temperature rises(which always occurs in slide projectors). Once it warms all dust which is attracted to it becomes stuck. If you try and remove it, the emulsion and therefore the image will be ruined.
b) One of the SSSFers told me wash it in water, well I’d imagine that may remove some.
c) Another friend suggested isopropyl which I haven’t tried yet.
d) Dust and scratches filters in photoshop only take the clarity and sharpness out. Cloning works well but I seem to have corrupted my preferences or run out of enough scratch disc space as PS won’t clone for me anymore, I use the paint brush now and replace colour pixel by pixel.

So, maybe I should fix up disc space and PS before I go too much further.

Hi again RB, getting back to those slides.. what happened to mine was terrible. I had them all neat in their cases in shoeboxes, but one day I discovered them all tipped out, mixed up and dirty. I suspect when my grandson was a baby he got into them and his mum quickly piled them back in the boxes as they were..

I asked a camera place how to clean sticky fingerprints off them and this fellow said wash them in tepid water with a detergent with a very soft make up or shaving brush. It worked.

Happy Potter said:

Hi again RB, getting back to those slides.. what happened to mine was terrible. I had them all neat in their cases in shoeboxes, but one day I discovered them all tipped out, mixed up and dirty. I suspect when my grandson was a baby he got into them and his mum quickly piled them back in the boxes as they were..

I asked a camera place how to clean sticky fingerprints off them and this fellow said wash them in tepid water with a detergent with a very soft make up or shaving brush. It worked.

i’ll have to test all the methods on some not so precious ones.. and adopt the method that appears the safest. It is surprising how poignant the memories are.

Geez am I at the top already…

Well the day stretches ahead of me…the front deck needs raking and a general tidy-up…if I can find the reaping hook I will tidy up around the round garden…worried about slicing frogs that hide in this stuff…also need to get some pots ready for some herbs…then the afternoon I’ll be in the office…no phones, no emails…oh yay….

Yeehah said:

pomolo said:

I have only read yesterday and todays posts. Hope I haven’t missed too much. Nice to see Yeehah back on deck too. I’ll be on tomorrow so I’ll chat to you all then. Night night.

Having been missing in action myself for a while, I hadn’t realised you had been too Pomolo. Feels all homey talking to familiar people :)

And having people with long memories stirring me up is actually quite enjoyable ;)

Now how could anybody forget you Yehah?

Happy Potter said:

Then I saw it!
It just struck me. Yes it is! It is beautiful! And I did it!

:D :D :D :D

:D :D

Lucky1 said:

Lucky1 said:

I’m not real here……….. I’m faking it;P

Yes good old daylight savings has kicked in for another season and that means I’m running on fake time.

So while we all think its 5 am (really 4 am) and that I am here awake…….I’m really in bed asleep.

Do I have to fake the sex as well????????

Don’t you always? OoooWah! Did I say that?

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Then I saw it!
It just struck me. Yes it is! It is beautiful! And I did it!

:D :D :D :D

:D :D

I’m stunned BG!

And it’s boronia, even. Heaven scent..

Lucky1 said:

Today I am going to chase some housework this morning. Got a couple of floors that need cleaning and a bathroom looking a bit slimy like.

We actually had to find the mozzie flame thrower last night, as we were sitting outside until 6 pm (real time) Just so nice outside and if I didn’t think I had to eat, I would have stayed out longer.

Sounds like our evenings on the back verandah. It’s a de-stressing time for me. Love it.

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Then I saw it!
It just struck me. Yes it is! It is beautiful! And I did it!

:D :D :D :D

:D :D

I’m stunned BG!

And it’s boronia, even. Heaven scent..

I’m glad you got to see it with new eyes. When you look at it everyday you can take it for granted. That is why others see it differently.

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Today I am going to chase some housework this morning. Got a couple of floors that need cleaning and a bathroom looking a bit slimy like.

We actually had to find the mozzie flame thrower last night, as we were sitting outside until 6 pm (real time) Just so nice outside and if I didn’t think I had to eat, I would have stayed out longer.

Sounds like our evenings on the back verandah. It’s a de-stressing time for me. Love it.

looking forward to having evenings like that :)

Lucky1 said:

Bugger:(

Its as windy as a can of bake beans out the back……. think today is going to be an inside day.

Quite breezy here to Lucky !

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Lucky1 said:

I’m not real here……….. I’m faking it;P

Yes good old daylight savings has kicked in for another season and that means I’m running on fake time.

So while we all think its 5 am (really 4 am) and that I am here awake…….I’m really in bed asleep.

Do I have to fake the sex as well????????

Don’t you always? OoooWah! Did I say that?

hehehehe

The Estate said:

Lucky1 said:

Bugger:(

Its as windy as a can of bake beans out the back……. think today is going to be an inside day.

Quite breezy here to Lucky !

The wind is annoying my sinus today too……

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Then I saw it!
It just struck me. Yes it is! It is beautiful! And I did it!

:D :D :D :D

:D :D

I’m stunned BG!

And it’s boronia, even. Heaven scent..

cant wait for the piccies HP

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

:D :D

I’m stunned BG!

And it’s boronia, even. Heaven scent..

I’m glad you got to see it with new eyes. When you look at it everyday you can take it for granted. That is why others see it differently.

I’ll agree to that Bev LOL, I need to actually sit down and look which I rarely do :(

Lucky1 said:

The Estate said:

Lucky1 said:

Bugger:(

Its as windy as a can of bake beans out the back……. think today is going to be an inside day.

Quite breezy here to Lucky !

The wind is annoying my sinus today too……

sounds like my windy bum also , it is annoying my butt cheeks lololl

The Estate said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

I’m stunned BG!

And it’s boronia, even. Heaven scent..

I’m glad you got to see it with new eyes. When you look at it everyday you can take it for granted. That is why others see it differently.

I’ll agree to that Bev LOL, I need to actually sit down and look which I rarely do :(

When I’m working row crops like in the nursery I work backwards. ie: I hoe with my back to the work so that I am always looking at what I have done. I clean trees the same way. I can never see how bad the mess is, I can only see how good what I have done looks. It helps me get through the day.

Remember I said I have rescanned some? well, some of you may have seen this one before. I think the earlier shot was cropped and enlarged. This is the straight slide. From 1974, a one handed shot.

pain master said:

pomolo said:

The storm bird has been laying it on a bit thick just as morning light begins to appear. Wakes me up every day.

The Common Koel has fired up here…. he was eating my Mullberries yesterday along with a pair of Lorikeets and a pair of Bowerbirds.

I’m not sure what he’s eating round here. Probably the green peaches. He’s had many a feed off them before. Or his rellies have.

roughbarked said:

When I’m working row crops like in the nursery I work backwards. ie: I hoe with my back to the work so that I am always looking at what I have done. I clean trees the same way. I can never see how bad the mess is, I can only see how good what I have done looks. It helps me get through the day.

that sounds a good strategy. that way you are only looking at the problem one bit at a time.

roughbarked said:

Remember I said I have rescanned some? well, some of you may have seen this one before. I think the earlier shot was cropped and enlarged. This is the straight slide. From 1974, a one handed shot.

super shot!

Longy said:

Commen koel is a noisy blighter aye.
He cleaned out my mulberries already, along with his band of thieving mates.
I took a container of frozen avocado out of the freezer yesdy arvo and i just had some on toast with vegemite. It stored perfectly. Works well that caper.
Morning gardeners. Daylight saving kicked in today.
Hissing down rain. Had 15mm overnight. More coming.
http://www.weatherzone.com.au/radar.jsp?lt=radarz&lc=028&ane=1&anf=1&and=1&ana=7&anb=333&anc=3&lya=1&lyk=1&lye=1&x=2&y=1

Is int it?

pain master said:

Longy said:

Better watchout. Flights north are cheap. Might come your way next.

No dramas, bring a tent, I got plenty of lawn to pitch it on….

Yeah! The spare room is ours.

Happy Potter said:

Longy said:

Happy Potter said:

Morn fellas.
Yeah time warp going on at the change of daylight hours. In my head anyway.

G’day HP.
Does the broom become affected by DST?
I’m hoping to get up to feed the chooks soon but the bludgers are a bit of a walk away.
They’ll be right.
The perch can wait too. They’ll be going nuts with all the fresh water going into the dam.

Perch, yummmm.

Yes the broom is tagged checked and put away for the day. Other family events going to happen and a new couch/sofa lol coming to the empty lounge room.
Painter will be back to do the last coat and then start on the laundry. It’s a mad house.

The big boy rolled in about 5 am , freezing cold and shivering like jelly. He doesn’t say where he’s been. I wrapped him in the hot blankie and he is asleep in a nest of doonas.

What a good Mummy. I have the picture of a big angel sound asleep now.

Longy said:

The big boy rolled in about 5 am
++++++++++++++++++++++++
Gees, they’re really looking after him at his new place aren’t they!

LOL. It’s just woeful. I can not believe it. The problems with the resi unit I mean.

The Estate said:

Happy Sunday TheE.

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

Remember I said I have rescanned some? well, some of you may have seen this one before. I think the earlier shot was cropped and enlarged. This is the straight slide. From 1974, a one handed shot.

super shot!

THanks.. but it is just a photo of a fish. I’ve always enjoyed the result though.

Longy said:

Rain is just about to let up.
I’ll make a dash for the sheilas. Sink the boot in.
Hurl some scraps at ‘em along with a string of adjectival abuse.
Dash back.
Perfect.

You’re such a sham.

Yeehah said:

Happy Potter said:

I’m a cranky old sod if I can’t get to sleep when I want to, lol. I’ll go make myself a camomile tea ,grumble grumble..

Groan! Me too. But I’m the guest and I’ll smile and not complain. Beginning to understand why they have trouble with the kids’ behaviour at times though.

They’re lovely people but I have very different ways of doing things.

Just wait till your a grandparent Yeehah. You end up with a bleeding tongue because you have to bite it all the time.

Lucky1 said:

Morning again:)

Just about to have an egg on toast for breakfast:)

Overcast today…

Morning Lucky. We actually have some sun. If this keeps up the grass might dry enough for me to mow this arvo.

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Morning again:)

Just about to have an egg on toast for breakfast:)

Overcast today…

Morning Lucky. We actually have some sun. If this keeps up the grass might dry enough for me to mow this arvo.

bright and sunny here today :)

pain master said:

found a ripe elephant apple during the week… gonna try and grow one.

Can you eat them? what do they taste like? I don’t know that one.

pomolo said:

Longy said:

The big boy rolled in about 5 am
++++++++++++++++++++++++
Gees, they’re really looking after him at his new place aren’t they!

LOL. It’s just woeful. I can not believe it. The problems with the resi unit I mean.

probs with the resi unit are one thing but keeping him there and thinking of it as his home is another. Over time this will change as they have to go through all the whys and wherefores and the problems to determine where best to house him and how best to manage him. He is free to come and go because he’s an adult. Even though we don’t consider him an adult because of his low intellect. He really is like an 8 yo in an almost 19yo’s body.

At least now the unit will be documenting and reporting his movements to dhs in an honest manner.

I was sitting in the fernery when GS came out to see me. He asked me how many plants are in the universe. I said 10 billion and 12 exactly. He asked how did I know. I said ‘cause I’m a girl, I know these things.

He agreed he will go back to the resi unit this evening when the support worker arrives.

roughbarked said:

Remember I said I have rescanned some? well, some of you may have seen this one before. I think the earlier shot was cropped and enlarged. This is the straight slide. From 1974, a one handed shot.

wow

Lucky1 said:

roughbarked said:

Remember I said I have rescanned some? well, some of you may have seen this one before. I think the earlier shot was cropped and enlarged. This is the straight slide. From 1974, a one handed shot.

wow

Great photography. How lucky we are to have you grace our presence RB. And PM’s pics!

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Morning again:)

Just about to have an egg on toast for breakfast:)

Overcast today…

Morning Lucky. We actually have some sun. If this keeps up the grass might dry enough for me to mow this arvo.

Hi Pomolo…. we have noticed with the warm weather, an empty paddock we drive past to go to the shop has gone berserk…..can’t see over it….. great fire hazard.

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Longy said:

The big boy rolled in about 5 am
++++++++++++++++++++++++
Gees, they’re really looking after him at his new place aren’t they!

LOL. It’s just woeful. I can not believe it. The problems with the resi unit I mean.

probs with the resi unit are one thing but keeping him there and thinking of it as his home is another. Over time this will change as they have to go through all the whys and wherefores and the problems to determine where best to house him and how best to manage him. He is free to come and go because he’s an adult. Even though we don’t consider him an adult because of his low intellect. He really is like an 8 yo in an almost 19yo’s body.

At least now the unit will be documenting and reporting his movements to dhs in an honest manner.

I was sitting in the fernery when GS came out to see me. He asked me how many plants are in the universe. I said 10 billion and 12 exactly. He asked how did I know. I said ‘cause I’m a girl, I know these things.

He agreed he will go back to the resi unit this evening when the support worker arrives.

Its tough being a parent……. bless him though……

Happy Potter said:

Lucky1 said:

roughbarked said:

Remember I said I have rescanned some? well, some of you may have seen this one before. I think the earlier shot was cropped and enlarged. This is the straight slide. From 1974, a one handed shot.

wow

Great photography. How lucky we are to have you grace our presence RB. And PM’s pics!

ditto

Lucky1 said:

Happy Potter said:

Lucky1 said:

wow

Great photography. How lucky we are to have you grace our presence RB. And PM’s pics!

ditto

IN 1974 I was bright of eye and firm of hand.. I’ve deteriorated somewhat since then. ;)

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Today I am going to chase some housework this morning. Got a couple of floors that need cleaning and a bathroom looking a bit slimy like.

We actually had to find the mozzie flame thrower last night, as we were sitting outside until 6 pm (real time) Just so nice outside and if I didn’t think I had to eat, I would have stayed out longer.

Sounds like our evenings on the back verandah. It’s a de-stressing time for me. Love it.

looking forward to having evenings like that :)

And I can almost guarantee that you will have them BG.

roughbarked said:

Lucky1 said:

Happy Potter said:

Great photography. How lucky we are to have you grace our presence RB. And PM’s pics!

ditto

IN 1974 I was bright of eye and firm of hand.. I’ve deteriorated somewhat since then. ;)

haven’t we all? lol!

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

Sounds like our evenings on the back verandah. It’s a de-stressing time for me. Love it.

looking forward to having evenings like that :)

And I can almost guarantee that you will have them BG.

I hope it doesn’t take us another 19 years, but we shall have nights like that too. Sigh. One day!

roughbarked said:

The Estate said:

bluegreen said:

I’m glad you got to see it with new eyes. When you look at it everyday you can take it for granted. That is why others see it differently.

I’ll agree to that Bev LOL, I need to actually sit down and look which I rarely do :(

When I’m working row crops like in the nursery I work backwards. ie: I hoe with my back to the work so that I am always looking at what I have done. I clean trees the same way. I can never see how bad the mess is, I can only see how good what I have done looks. It helps me get through the day.

a good strategy RB.

roughbarked said:

Remember I said I have rescanned some? well, some of you may have seen this one before. I think the earlier shot was cropped and enlarged. This is the straight slide. From 1974, a one handed shot.

Definately worth keeping I reckon.

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

When I’m working row crops like in the nursery I work backwards. ie: I hoe with my back to the work so that I am always looking at what I have done. I clean trees the same way. I can never see how bad the mess is, I can only see how good what I have done looks. It helps me get through the day.

that sounds a good strategy. that way you are only looking at the problem one bit at a time.

The word for today must be “strategy.”

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

When I’m working row crops like in the nursery I work backwards. ie: I hoe with my back to the work so that I am always looking at what I have done. I clean trees the same way. I can never see how bad the mess is, I can only see how good what I have done looks. It helps me get through the day.

that sounds a good strategy. that way you are only looking at the problem one bit at a time.

The word for today must be “strategy.”

:D

roughbarked said:

Lucky1 said:

Happy Potter said:

Great photography. How lucky we are to have you grace our presence RB. And PM’s pics!

ditto

IN 1974 I was bright of eye and firm of hand.. I’ve deteriorated somewhat since then. ;)

In ’74 I was too.

pomolo said:

roughbarked said:

Remember I said I have rescanned some? well, some of you may have seen this one before.

Definitely worth keeping I reckon.

Yes, well, I have kept it 36 years so far ;)

Someone asked me how I got the sun in the fish’s belly. OK well the fish tank was on the table.. I fed the fish so it came to the surface, I squatted with a flash in one hand and the camera in the other. Held the flash well away from the camera and at a lower angle. Amazingly, I only took the one shot.
must have been the end of the film. I was happy enough with the result.

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

that sounds a good strategy. that way you are only looking at the problem one bit at a time.

The word for today must be “strategy.”

:D

Well, it is simply a bit like this.. If I was to turn around and look the other way, I’d pack up and go home immediately.

This is ridiculous. Still raining. Maybe 50mm or so by now. More coming.
Yay.

Oh holy MOLY! How have you guys talked so much in such a short time?! climbing up the LHC…

bon008 said:

Oh holy MOLY! How have you guys talked so much in such a short time?! climbing up the LHC…

I dont read all the chat, I would still like to see a new one every week that way I could and would keep up lol

Happy Potter said:

roughbarked said:

These are all old film slides.

Arh right, same as I have. Good luck with that. I’ll leave you to it and try and go back to bed. The town seems to have quietened for now..
nite nite.

Just in case you guys are interested – you can digitise old film slides into digital photos with a doohickey like this:

http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/digital-conversion/b070/

Don’t know if you can get any cheaper models, just thought you might be interested :)

Happy Potter said:

After all my garden primping and preening, weeding, cleaning, planting and pruning and mowing and hoeing, I can finally see it!!!!!
I can finally see what others see when they look at my garden! To me it looked nice but to others it looked really beautiful. For most parts anyway. But I couldn’t see it. I really wanted to see it as visitors do.

Well I went out to turn on the little fernery water fountain, turned around, went back thru the door and looked about. Yep lawn has come back and looks great. I planted out 3 eggplant seedlings, took a long breath in of the gorgeous baronia that is making my whole garden smell like a perfumery, fed the fat pond fish and checked the new little red cap goldfish in the pondy tub, yep, completely cleaned of wrigglers. Flicked a bug off a tile on my mosaic shed.

I went to come back inside the house and turned back to call Max ..
Then I saw it!
It just struck me. Yes it is! It is beautiful! And I did it!

:D :D :D :D

Yay!! That’s great HP :) When I look at the garden I never see the things that are going well – I only see the weedy bits and the struggling bits and the jobs that still need doing. But in my case that’s probably because it’s only 20% good bits and 80% struggling bits! Hope to reverse that ratio one day!!

That’s one of the reasons I took up blogging though – to force myself to acknowledge the things I have managed to get done.

Oh dear, oh dear. Watching that lovely GA segment about the two ladies next door to each other who combined their gardens.

Lovely ladies, but that’s the first time I’ve heard anyone say “pacific” instead of “specific” except for in Kath & Kim. I always thought Kath & Kim were exaggerating a bit and that no one would really say that.. :D

Whew, made it to the top. Should probably get back out into the garden – we’re off to a mates place to watch the cricket this arvo, so I’m trying to get as much house/garden work done in the morning as I can. Massive kitchen tidy up this morning – started a new load of bokashi going, and suddenly the fridge looks empty with all the food scraps removed :D

Stocked the worm farm with enough dog poop to last for weeks – still not sure if I will need to import more worms, I only saw 5-10 in the top layer, but I’ll give it a bit longer and see how they’re going.

Still have the greywater maintenance to do today, hopefully.

we’re off to a mates place to watch the cricket this arvo,
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Um. ARL grand final???

Happy Potter said:

I went to come back inside the house and turned back to call Max ..
Then I saw it!
It just struck me. Yes it is! It is beautiful! And I did it!

:D :D :D :D

That ordinary night’s sleep has finally done it… Potter’s certifiable!

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

roughbarked said:

Yes it sure is a catalogue of memories and thanks for saying that some are pretty. ;) I’ve had some of them on Photobucket for quite some time, scanned on different equipment and an old world Mac.. so I’m rescanning those too on newer equipment(though still old by current standards). The differences can sometimes be surprising including the amount of dust that has stuck to the slides inbetween times.

how do you deal with the dust, can you clean the old slides?

a) I was told by my camera house person whom I have known 35 years or more(he used to be the CSIRO photographer here), that slides cannot be cleaned, the idea is to try and stop them getting dirty. You see one side is cellophane and easily wiped, the other side is emulsion which becomes sticky under temperature rises(which always occurs in slide projectors). Once it warms all dust which is attracted to it becomes stuck. If you try and remove it, the emulsion and therefore the image will be ruined.
b) One of the SSSFers told me wash it in water, well I’d imagine that may remove some.
c) Another friend suggested isopropyl which I haven’t tried yet.
d) Dust and scratches filters in photoshop only take the clarity and sharpness out. Cloning works well but I seem to have corrupted my preferences or run out of enough scratch disc space as PS won’t clone for me anymore, I use the paint brush now and replace colour pixel by pixel.

So, maybe I should fix up disc space and PS before I go too much further.

Wow, what an endeavour, yet a labour of love certainly worth it…. I do not even own PS or Lightroom, and could only wish to have such a program to play around with. I have seen it in action and am aware of how cloning works, but I am technically retarded in this area.

Longy said:

we’re off to a mates place to watch the cricket this arvo,
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Um. ARL grand final???

Say what now? Haven’t all those silly football games stopped for the season?! It’s CRICKET SEASON!!! WOOHOO!!!! :):)

pain master said:

Wow, what an endeavour, yet a labour of love certainly worth it…. I do not even own PS or Lightroom, and could only wish to have such a program to play around with. I have seen it in action and am aware of how cloning works, but I am technically retarded in this area.

So in comparison, the rest of use are mere root vegetables… :)

roughbarked said:

Remember I said I have rescanned some? well, some of you may have seen this one before. I think the earlier shot was cropped and enlarged. This is the straight slide. From 1974, a one handed shot.

Lovely colour roughy, nice. I wish I had taken that photo! :)

pomolo said:

pain master said:

pomolo said:

The storm bird has been laying it on a bit thick just as morning light begins to appear. Wakes me up every day.

The Common Koel has fired up here…. he was eating my Mullberries yesterday along with a pair of Lorikeets and a pair of Bowerbirds.

I’m not sure what he’s eating round here. Probably the green peaches. He’s had many a feed off them before. Or his rellies have.

he likes chillies I have noticed in the past.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

Longy said:

Better watchout. Flights north are cheap. Might come your way next.

No dramas, bring a tent, I got plenty of lawn to pitch it on….

Yeah! The spare room is ours.

I did promise Pomolo first… ;)

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

Longy said:

G’day HP.
Does the broom become affected by DST?
I’m hoping to get up to feed the chooks soon but the bludgers are a bit of a walk away.
They’ll be right.
The perch can wait too. They’ll be going nuts with all the fresh water going into the dam.

Perch, yummmm.

Yes the broom is tagged checked and put away for the day. Other family events going to happen and a new couch/sofa lol coming to the empty lounge room.
Painter will be back to do the last coat and then start on the laundry. It’s a mad house.

The big boy rolled in about 5 am , freezing cold and shivering like jelly. He doesn’t say where he’s been. I wrapped him in the hot blankie and he is asleep in a nest of doonas.

What a good Mummy. I have the picture of a big angel sound asleep now.

The Angel is Mummy, but that boy has some devils for friends.

bon008 said:

Happy Potter said:

After all my garden primping and preening, weeding, cleaning, planting and pruning and mowing and hoeing, I can finally see it!!!!!
I can finally see what others see when they look at my garden! To me it looked nice but to others it looked really beautiful. For most parts anyway. But I couldn’t see it. I really wanted to see it as visitors do.

Well I went out to turn on the little fernery water fountain, turned around, went back thru the door and looked about. Yep lawn has come back and looks great. I planted out 3 eggplant seedlings, took a long breath in of the gorgeous baronia that is making my whole garden smell like a perfumery, fed the fat pond fish and checked the new little red cap goldfish in the pondy tub, yep, completely cleaned of wrigglers. Flicked a bug off a tile on my mosaic shed.

I went to come back inside the house and turned back to call Max ..
Then I saw it!
It just struck me. Yes it is! It is beautiful! And I did it!

:D :D :D :D

Yay!! That’s great HP :) When I look at the garden I never see the things that are going well – I only see the weedy bits and the struggling bits and the jobs that still need doing. But in my case that’s probably because it’s only 20% good bits and 80% struggling bits! Hope to reverse that ratio one day!!

That’s one of the reasons I took up blogging though – to force myself to acknowledge the things I have managed to get done.

Thanks Bon :) Blogging is good for making you see what you have done. However I’m the opposite. If I was blogging about it I’d get nothing done lol!

pomolo said:

pain master said:

found a ripe elephant apple during the week… gonna try and grow one.

Can you eat them? what do they taste like? I don’t know that one.

they are mangoey in odour, but I don’t think they’re edible for us… I do like their design, shape and canopy and I have often found Owls amongst their limbs, so I am planning on planting for others…. don’t for me guts.

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

I went to come back inside the house and turned back to call Max ..
Then I saw it!
It just struck me. Yes it is! It is beautiful! And I did it!

:D :D :D :D

That ordinary night’s sleep has finally done it… Potter’s certifiable!

hahaha!! you could be right!

But as for sleep, I actually got very little then had the kid coming home knocking at 5 am. I can sleep through the doorbell, but not the dog going off nuts at it!

Happy Potter said:

I was sitting in the fernery when GS came out to see me. He asked me how many plants are in the universe. I said 10 billion and 12 exactly. He asked how did I know. I said ‘cause I’m a girl, I know these things.

Girls are so smart… I’m writing this one down by the way. How many zeroes in 10 billion?

roughbarked said:

Lucky1 said:

Happy Potter said:

Great photography. How lucky we are to have you grace our presence RB. And PM’s pics!

ditto

IN 1974 I was bright of eye and firm of hand.. I’ve deteriorated somewhat since then. ;)

That’s why I love me Image Stabiliser….

I let fly with the hothouse seedlings and planted a lot out. Tomatoes basil and dill so far. I put a handful of worm casts under each. Then I harvested the whole base tray, got a full bucket of worm casts and used that to water other seedlings and spud bed.

If theres a late frost in the next week yous will here me yelling from here.

GS brought home a couple scraggly looking kids. Didn’t like the look of them so I wouldn’t let them in.
I’m officially stuffed now.

The new-er couch/sofa didn’t arrive. The previous owner, eldest daughter, has a massive hangover. That’ll teach her.

bon008 said:

Yay!! That’s great HP :) When I look at the garden I never see the things that are going well – I only see the weedy bits and the struggling bits and the jobs that still need doing. But in my case that’s probably because it’s only 20% good bits and 80% struggling bits! Hope to reverse that ratio one day!!

That’s one of the reasons I took up blogging though – to force myself to acknowledge the things I have managed to get done.

Or to keep yourself away from the garden for just that little bit longer???

bon008 said:

Stocked the worm farm with enough dog poop to last for weeks

How you gonna stop the Dog from pooping?

bon008 said:

pain master said:

Wow, what an endeavour, yet a labour of love certainly worth it…. I do not even own PS or Lightroom, and could only wish to have such a program to play around with. I have seen it in action and am aware of how cloning works, but I am technically retarded in this area.

So in comparison, the rest of use are mere root vegetables… :)

be well tasty roasted up?

Bwahahahaha! The LHC is officially mine…. except for that Potter character… what are those fish called that hang around the mouths of sharks? Bwhahahaha!

pain master said:

Bwahahahaha! The LHC is officially mine…. except for that Potter character… what are those fish called that hang around the mouths of sharks? Bwhahahaha!

Those smart ones that get a feed whilst ducking the sharks mouth. Gawd. Story of my life! LOL!

They don’t let me rest ‘ere. The family are asking whats for tea tonight. I had to bite my tongue so I didn’t answer worm casts.

I’ll find them something later. Maybe.

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Bwahahahaha! The LHC is officially mine…. except for that Potter character… what are those fish called that hang around the mouths of sharks? Bwhahahaha!

Those smart ones that get a feed whilst ducking the sharks mouth. Gawd. Story of my life! LOL!

pls bring me up to date oh smart one. LOL.
nice piccies rb and pm.

Happy Potter said:

bon008 said:

Happy Potter said:

After all my garden primping and preening, weeding, cleaning, planting and pruning and mowing and hoeing, I can finally see it!!!!!
I can finally see what others see when they look at my garden! To me it looked nice but to others it looked really beautiful. For most parts anyway. But I couldn’t see it. I really wanted to see it as visitors do.

Well I went out to turn on the little fernery water fountain, turned around, went back thru the door and looked about. Yep lawn has come back and looks great. I planted out 3 eggplant seedlings, took a long breath in of the gorgeous baronia that is making my whole garden smell like a perfumery, fed the fat pond fish and checked the new little red cap goldfish in the pondy tub, yep, completely cleaned of wrigglers. Flicked a bug off a tile on my mosaic shed.

I went to come back inside the house and turned back to call Max ..
Then I saw it!
It just struck me. Yes it is! It is beautiful! And I did it!

:D :D :D :D

Yay!! That’s great HP :) When I look at the garden I never see the things that are going well – I only see the weedy bits and the struggling bits and the jobs that still need doing. But in my case that’s probably because it’s only 20% good bits and 80% struggling bits! Hope to reverse that ratio one day!!

That’s one of the reasons I took up blogging though – to force myself to acknowledge the things I have managed to get done.

Thanks Bon :) Blogging is good for making you see what you have done. However I’m the opposite. If I was blogging about it I’d get nothing done lol!

There is that risk :) I generally only blog in the evening when I’m too tired to be doing anything useful.

There is that risk :) I generally only blog in the evening when I’m too tired to be doing anything useful.

………………. I usually bog after my morning coffee LOL

pain master said:

bon008 said:

Stocked the worm farm with enough dog poop to last for weeks

How you gonna stop the Dog from pooping?

That would be quite an achievement :) we had more than usual because we had an extra dog for a few days last week.

bon008 said:

pain master said:

bon008 said:

Stocked the worm farm with enough dog poop to last for weeks

How you gonna stop the Dog from pooping?

That would be quite an achievement :) we had more than usual because we had an extra dog for a few days last week.

How is that farm going on the dog poo Bon???

Lucky1 said:

bon008 said:

pain master said:

How you gonna stop the Dog from pooping?

That would be quite an achievement :) we had more than usual because we had an extra dog for a few days last week.

How is that farm going on the dog poo Bon???

Good thanks Lucky :) Running a bit low on worms since a bunch moved into the garden in casting, but I think it will recover.

roughbarked said:

Remember I said I have rescanned some? well, some of you may have seen this one before. I think the earlier shot was cropped and enlarged. This is the straight slide. From 1974, a one handed shot.

Top shot….

Longy said:

we’re off to a mates place to watch the cricket this arvo,
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Um. ARL grand final???

What grand final?

St George flogged the Roosters this afternoon….go Benny!

Didn’t get my gardening done, went back to bed and they let me sleep until mid-day, when they said that lunch was ready…I could go a beer right now, it must be summer…

The support worker came but went without GS, who stormed off in an angry huff and we don’t know where he’s gone off to.

Tomorrow we will enquire about what sort of intervention order we need to get him to his housing and keep him there.

A second after getting down to take a closer photo, this fish spat a gobful of water at me!!

Happy Potter said:

The support worker came but went without GS, who stormed off in an angry huff and we don’t know where he’s gone off to.

Tomorrow we will enquire about what sort of intervention order we need to get him to his housing and keep him there.

Going to be a long road, I think…

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

The support worker came but went without GS, who stormed off in an angry huff and we don’t know where he’s gone off to.

Tomorrow we will enquire about what sort of intervention order we need to get him to his housing and keep him there.

Going to be a long road, I think…

Yep! And it ain’t a yellow brick one…

Happy Potter said:

A second after getting down to take a closer photo, this fish spat a gobful of water at me!!

hee, hee :)

Happy Potter said:

A second after getting down to take a closer photo, this fish spat a gobful of water at me!!

Cheeky little bugger.

Did the morning weed wander today and ended up at the vegie bed. Picked carrots, tomatoes, beans, strawberries and leeks. I always do this when I haven’t got any thing to put the stuff into to get it up to the house. Strawberries in one pocket and tomatoes in the other. Made a carrier out of the hem edge of my shirt for the beans and carrots. Leeks in one hand and my weeding tool in the other. Made it to the gate. Slipped through it, literally, landed on my bum and ended up with squashed strawberries in one pocket. Squashed tomatoes in the other. Beans and carrots strewn everywhere but I held onto the leeks. LOL.

Had a nanna nap after lunch then mowed the back lawn this arvo. By then it had clouded over again but I had done enough for a Sunday anyway.

Catch you all tomorrow.

pomolo said:

Just wait till your a grandparent Yeehah. You end up with a bleeding tongue because you have to bite it all the time.

Can’t wait till I’m a grandparent. The NoLongerFeral Son who is now 20 has got christianity and is courting a young woman. I met her a coupla months ago, told her I wanted grandbabies, thought I’d chuck me expectations into the ring. She laughed, the boy gave me a LOOK and she said to him “she isn’t anything like you said she would be!” – a positive inference, I felt.

The boy has told me he wants to be a dad by the time he’s 25. We’ll see if any woman can put up with him enough to take his kids on ;)

The Estate said:

bon008 said:

Oh holy MOLY! How have you guys talked so much in such a short time?! climbing up the LHC…

I dont read all the chat, I would still like to see a new one every week that way I could and would keep up lol

i love that chat. Without the chat I wouldn’t keep coming back.

That beer was good, it tasted even better because it was the last of Mr D’s Hahn Light something or other, of the six pack he treated himself to to watch St George Illawarra flog the Roosters….

Have moved the dog into the house, there are just too many mosquitoes…and all the insect screens are in commission…

I drove past my old place on Saturday, the acre that I used to complain about mowing but was the garden I was building when I first joined everyone on the old GA forum.

It was desperate for a mow. My apple trees are huge, probably desperate for a prune, and even though I went slowly and couldn’t see much detail, I’d bet the codling moth hadn’t been treated. The eucalypts near the chookhouses that I had always intended to keep trimming regularly haven’t been touched and they are gonna need a cherry picker in the next couple of years so they don’t get close to the power lines.

I planted the Mexican Weeping Pines out the front as an investment in future privacy, oh about 9 years ago now, and they’re fulfilling their potential beautifully.

I wondered what all the bricks piled up against the fence were there for – figured out the new owner has pulled up all the edgings of my huge vegie patch (I paced it out once, 15 × 17 metres) and it’s all grown over with grass.

The natives I planted in a patch in front of the shed and tank are huge, 3 metres tall. I remember weeding one day with bare hands, and pulled out a big clod of grass, went to grab the next one, fortunately I looked first, saw there was a funnel web right there …

Littlefella’s cubby is still there.

The weeping ornamental plum was in flower, beautiful just I had thought it would be.

Geez I loved that place.

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Bwahahahaha! The LHC is officially mine…. except for that Potter character… what are those fish called that hang around the mouths of sharks? Bwhahahaha!

Those smart ones that get a feed whilst ducking the sharks mouth. Gawd. Story of my life! LOL!

pls bring me up to date oh smart one. LOL.
nice piccies rb and pm.

I think PM was trying to fill a whole page of the chat without any interferance from another poster when I happend along with a post and upset the applecart! lol

pomolo said:

Did the morning weed wander today and ended up at the vegie bed. Picked carrots, tomatoes, beans, strawberries and leeks. I always do this when I haven’t got any thing to put the stuff into to get it up to the house. Strawberries in one pocket and tomatoes in the other. Made a carrier out of the hem edge of my shirt for the beans and carrots. Leeks in one hand and my weeding tool in the other. Made it to the gate. Slipped through it, literally, landed on my bum and ended up with squashed strawberries in one pocket. Squashed tomatoes in the other. Beans and carrots strewn everywhere but I held onto the leeks. LOL.

Had a nanna nap after lunch then mowed the back lawn this arvo. By then it had clouded over again but I had done enough for a Sunday anyway.

Catch you all tomorrow.

Oh Pomolo!
You’re a worry. Get an apron on with a bigggg pocket for garden strolls. You know you can’t go out there and come back empty handed.

Yeehah said:

I drove past my old place on Saturday, the acre that I used to complain about mowing but was the garden I was building when I first joined everyone on the old GA forum.

Geez I loved that place.

I think we all did, Yeehah…

Morning from a sweaty sticky me. I haveta move cars in the carport in a minute and sweep up for all the leaf matter that’s blown in there, asap. The sga tubestock is coming today and they will be kept in the carport ‘till sunday. Trays and trays containing 800 little pots.
Better polish me broomstick.

GS came back at midnight but there’s been a huge mood change and he’s very sad and teary. Gotta get onto his psych pronto. The angel sleeps atm.

The thought of the boy going through a severe mood swing /depressive episode and 800 tubestock of someone elses plants on the same property.. no no no no.. I will get the zoo people to put the trays right up to the fence and I’ll park a car right up close to them.

I can feel my har turning greyer by the day.

Happy Potter said:

Morning from a sweaty sticky me. I haveta move cars in the carport in a minute and sweep up for all the leaf matter that’s blown in there, asap. The sga tubestock is coming today and they will be kept in the carport ‘till sunday. Trays and trays containing 800 little pots.
Better polish me broomstick.

GS came back at midnight but there’s been a huge mood change and he’s very sad and teary. Gotta get onto his psych pronto. The angel sleeps atm.

The thought of the boy going through a severe mood swing /depressive episode and 800 tubestock of someone elses plants on the same property.. no no no no.. I will get the zoo people to put the trays right up to the fence and I’ll park a car right up close to them.

I can feel my har turning greyer by the day.

He might wake up happy…I feel for you, trying to get the right care and attention for him…I know it could cost you more unforseen “renos” but if he comes to your place at night, at least you know where he is…

Could sga delay the delivery of the tubestock, or would that really throw a spaniard in the works?

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Morning from a sweaty sticky me. I haveta move cars in the carport in a minute and sweep up for all the leaf matter that’s blown in there, asap. The sga tubestock is coming today and they will be kept in the carport ‘till sunday. Trays and trays containing 800 little pots.
Better polish me broomstick.

GS came back at midnight but there’s been a huge mood change and he’s very sad and teary. Gotta get onto his psych pronto. The angel sleeps atm.

The thought of the boy going through a severe mood swing /depressive episode and 800 tubestock of someone elses plants on the same property.. no no no no.. I will get the zoo people to put the trays right up to the fence and I’ll park a car right up close to them.

I can feel my har turning greyer by the day.

He might wake up happy…I feel for you, trying to get the right care and attention for him…I know it could cost you more unforseen “renos” but if he comes to your place at night, at least you know where he is…

Could sga delay the delivery of the tubestock, or would that really throw a spaniard in the works?

The kid needs to be in hospital. His psych does listen to me so I know GS will be right, but I just wish he were not here atm.

The hort lady does know about my son. Every visitor who might re visit my place gets a very brief rundown in one sentence, autism rage, and they do understand. Hubby told her if an ‘earthquake’ is imminent, we will put the trays in a locked shed.

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

He might wake up happy…I feel for you, trying to get the right care and attention for him…I know it could cost you more unforseen “renos” but if he comes to your place at night, at least you know where he is…

Could sga delay the delivery of the tubestock, or would that really throw a spaniard in the works?

The kid needs to be in hospital. His psych does listen to me so I know GS will be right, but I just wish he were not here atm.

The hort lady does know about my son. Every visitor who might re visit my place gets a very brief rundown in one sentence, autism rage, and they do understand. Hubby told her if an ‘earthquake’ is imminent, we will put the trays in a locked shed.

Just re-reading my post, by “spaniard in the works”, I was thinking about the organisational side of things…sga planning to drop the plants over later in the week as against them dropping them over today, for safety…would that upset the workings too much? Sorry if you misinterpreted my post, or does that phrase (spaniard in the works) mean something I don’t know??

Carport swept, but it’s windy so that was pointless, lol. Nice shower for me then brekky and and handful of pills that I’m still on. (feeling great now tho!)

The seedlings love this sudden warm weather change. I zoomed past the hothouse on my broom and noticed all the spaghetti squash seeds are up. I’ll keep 2 and the rest, about 15, are for other gardening friends :)

Happy Potter said:

Carport swept,

Gawd, and here’s me still trying to get the cricks out of my neck, that have been there for the past week…not sure what I should do, Dr? Physio? Masseuse? am thinking Physio first up…the local one is excellent…

Need to iron a school uniform, back to school today for a Sonny Joe…

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

He might wake up happy…I feel for you, trying to get the right care and attention for him…I know it could cost you more unforseen “renos” but if he comes to your place at night, at least you know where he is…

Could sga delay the delivery of the tubestock, or would that really throw a spaniard in the works?

The kid needs to be in hospital. His psych does listen to me so I know GS will be right, but I just wish he were not here atm.

The hort lady does know about my son. Every visitor who might re visit my place gets a very brief rundown in one sentence, autism rage, and they do understand. Hubby told her if an ‘earthquake’ is imminent, we will put the trays in a locked shed.

Just re-reading my post, by “spaniard in the works”, I was thinking about the organisational side of things…sga planning to drop the plants over later in the week as against them dropping them over today, for safety…would that upset the workings too much? Sorry if you misinterpreted my post, or does that phrase (spaniard in the works) mean something I don’t know??

ok, and I do understand :) They, werribee zoo people, were originally going to deliver trays to each of the 6 gardens, but at least one of the gardens is a business without a storage area and others don’t have a carport for storing them for a few days. What I’ll get them to do tomorrow is take each of the gardens quota of tubestock to their respective gardens, that way there’s only a tray or 2 here and I can keep smaller lot hidden. And not only from GS but passerby too!
If that can’t happen, there’s a lovely neighbour couple I can leave them with who have no animals or kids…

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Carport swept,

Gawd, and here’s me still trying to get the cricks out of my neck, that have been there for the past week…not sure what I should do, Dr? Physio? Masseuse? am thinking Physio first up…the local one is excellent…

Need to iron a school uniform, back to school today for a Sonny Joe…

First call…doctors. He/she will tell you whats what what your sore neck. Hot pack and panadol in the meantime. Do as ya told LOL

Morning all. Checking river levels to see what my travel plans will be for the day. I AM leaving here today!

Yeehah said:

Morning all. Checking river levels to see what my travel plans will be for the day. I AM leaving here today!

Oh dear. Hi Yeehah! you go girl.

Yeehah said:

Littlefella’s cubby is still there.

The weeping ornamental plum was in flower, beautiful just I had thought it would be.

Geez I loved that place.

seeing a loved home/garden after someone else has moved in can bring mixed emotions. it is never the same. nice that some of your work has turned out how you imagined though.

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Did the morning weed wander today and ended up at the vegie bed. Picked carrots, tomatoes, beans, strawberries and leeks. I always do this when I haven’t got any thing to put the stuff into to get it up to the house. Strawberries in one pocket and tomatoes in the other. Made a carrier out of the hem edge of my shirt for the beans and carrots. Leeks in one hand and my weeding tool in the other. Made it to the gate. Slipped through it, literally, landed on my bum and ended up with squashed strawberries in one pocket. Squashed tomatoes in the other. Beans and carrots strewn everywhere but I held onto the leeks. LOL.

Had a nanna nap after lunch then mowed the back lawn this arvo. By then it had clouded over again but I had done enough for a Sunday anyway.

Catch you all tomorrow.

Oh Pomolo!
You’re a worry. Get an apron on with a bigggg pocket for garden strolls. You know you can’t go out there and come back empty handed.

I have ended out with broken eggs in my pockets at times…

Happy Potter said:

GS came back at midnight but there’s been a huge mood change and he’s very sad and teary. Gotta get onto his psych pronto. The angel sleeps atm.

still not taking his meds I suppose?

‘day. 90mm so far. WIld weather in the wee hours.
I have these big worms all over the back patio.
Speakin of worms, last time i turned my old compost, it was full of worm farm worms.
So there ya go.

Longy said:

‘day. 90mm so far. WIld weather in the wee hours.
I have these big worms all over the back patio.
Speakin of worms, last time i turned my old compost, it was full of worm farm worms.
So there ya go.

hi Longy. I find that my compost gets full of the little red ones too. Provide the food and they will come!

90mm is a lot of rain.

bluegreen said:

Longy said:

‘day. 90mm so far. WIld weather in the wee hours.
I have these big worms all over the back patio.
Speakin of worms, last time i turned my old compost, it was full of worm farm worms.
So there ya go.

hi Longy. I find that my compost gets full of the little red ones too. Provide the food and they will come!

90mm is a lot of rain.

Yes i reckon it is from the worm farm dregs being emptied into the compost at some point.
They aren’t regular worms. Look like composting worms to me.
That chook still looks a bit second hand. This rain will sort her out one way or the other i guess.
Why do they stay out in the rain all day? They look like drowned rats.

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Carport swept,

Gawd, and here’s me still trying to get the cricks out of my neck, that have been there for the past week…not sure what I should do, Dr? Physio? Masseuse? am thinking Physio first up…the local one is excellent…

Need to iron a school uniform, back to school today for a Sonny Joe…

First call…doctors. He/she will tell you whats what what your sore neck. Hot pack and panadol in the meantime. Do as ya told LOL

Yes, but my Dr told me it made no sense when I complained of pins and needles, and numbness, in one foot in particular…I think he’s a bit worn out and he doesn’t have a good track record with sports injuries, etc. anyway..however as a general purpose Dr he’s fine…

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

GS came back at midnight but there’s been a huge mood change and he’s very sad and teary. Gotta get onto his psych pronto. The angel sleeps atm.

still not taking his meds I suppose?

No he’s not and his mood change is a direct consequence of weeks without them.

I discovered what he’d been doing all night on my PC.. he put ms word up and rambled on for hours in ‘text type’ . It’s all jumbled and only we can decipher it, but here is this incredible insight into his mind the likes of which we have never been privvy to before. I emailed it to his psychologist and psychiatrist and assorted others.

bluegreen said:

Longy said:

‘day. 90mm so far. WIld weather in the wee hours.
I have these big worms all over the back patio.
Speakin of worms, last time i turned my old compost, it was full of worm farm worms.
So there ya go.

hi Longy. I find that my compost gets full of the little red ones too. Provide the food and they will come!

90mm is a lot of rain.

3 inches and 60 points …sure was…no wonder the worms came out, they were drowning…

Longy said:

Longy said:

I have these big worms all over the back patio.

Why do they stay out in the rain all day? They look like drowned rats.

Because the worms are surfacing???

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

Gawd, and here’s me still trying to get the cricks out of my neck, that have been there for the past week…not sure what I should do, Dr? Physio? Masseuse? am thinking Physio first up…the local one is excellent…

Need to iron a school uniform, back to school today for a Sonny Joe…

First call…doctors. He/she will tell you whats what what your sore neck. Hot pack and panadol in the meantime. Do as ya told LOL

Yes, but my Dr told me it made no sense when I complained of pins and needles, and numbness, in one foot in particular…I think he’s a bit worn out and he doesn’t have a good track record with sports injuries, etc. anyway..however as a general purpose Dr he’s fine…

Ok sounds like you know you have to see a different doc. Pins and needles might’nt be much bother but it’s not ok.

bluegreen said:

Longy said:

‘day. 90mm so far. WIld weather in the wee hours.
I have these big worms all over the back patio.
Speakin of worms, last time i turned my old compost, it was full of worm farm worms.
So there ya go.

hi Longy. I find that my compost gets full of the little red ones too. Provide the food and they will come!

90mm is a lot of rain.

imagine that much rain here BG!

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

Gawd, and here’s me still trying to get the cricks out of my neck, that have been there for the past week…not sure what I should do, Dr? Physio? Masseuse? am thinking Physio first up…the local one is excellent…

Need to iron a school uniform, back to school today for a Sonny Joe…

First call…doctors. He/she will tell you whats what what your sore neck. Hot pack and panadol in the meantime. Do as ya told LOL

Yes, but my Dr told me it made no sense when I complained of pins and needles, and numbness, in one foot in particular…I think he’s a bit worn out and he doesn’t have a good track record with sports injuries, etc. anyway..however as a general purpose Dr he’s fine…

sounds like pinched nerves or something. see a physio or chiropractor.

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

GS came back at midnight but there’s been a huge mood change and he’s very sad and teary. Gotta get onto his psych pronto. The angel sleeps atm.

still not taking his meds I suppose?

No he’s not and his mood change is a direct consequence of weeks without them.

I discovered what he’d been doing all night on my PC.. he put ms word up and rambled on for hours in ‘text type’ . It’s all jumbled and only we can decipher it, but here is this incredible insight into his mind the likes of which we have never been privvy to before. I emailed it to his psychologist and psychiatrist and assorted others.

could be useful then.