Ooh look! This one’s empty.

We can start filling it straight away!

Hello future.

you’re over 2 hours early, from my POV.

I’m just heading off to bed anyway.

Google demonstrates MusicLM: A hi-fidelity music generating AI

Under pressure: Breakthrough new material solves problem of wearable sensors

A team of researchers, led by Trisha L. Andrew, professor of chemistry and chemical engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, recently announced that they have synthesized a new material that solves one of the most difficult problems in the quest to create wearable, unobtrusive sensitive sensors: the problem of pressure.

more…

Interesting!

Even chess experts perform worse when air quality is lower, suggesting a negative effect on cognition

Here’s something else chess players need to keep in check: air pollution.

That’s the bottom line of a newly published study co-authored by an MIT researcher, showing that chess players perform objectively worse and make more suboptimal moves, as measured by a computerized analysis of their games, when there is more fine particulate matter in the air.

More specifically, given a modest increase in fine particulate matter, the probability that chess players will make an error increases by 2.1 percentage points, and the magnitude of those errors increases by 10.8%. In this setting, at least, cleaner air leads to clearer heads and sharper thinking.

more…

A dire forecast: Scientists used AI to find planet could cross critical warming threshold sooner than expected

CNN —

The planet could cross critical global warming thresholds sooner than previous models have predicted, even with concerted global climate action, according to a new study using machine learning.

The study estimates that the planet could reach 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above pre-industrial levels in a decade, and found a “substantial possibility” of global temperature rises crossing the 2-degree threshold by mid-century, even with significant global efforts to bring down planet-warming pollution.

more…

Good morning Holidayers. Presently 8 degrees and lightly overcast. We are forecast 18 degrees and a possible shower.

I could have done without being woken at 2.00am by koalas. It’s mating season. Which is well and good, but do they have to scarper across right outside our room and then be noisy right nearby? She squeals and cries. Anyway, I’m off to the supermarkets today. I haven’t got anything else to do in Hamilton so it will be a quick trip again this week.

Right, I’m off to Hamilton. Seeyas later.

Morning punters and correctors.
Today I’ll attempt to install the new house pump at the redoubt.
Plumbing is a black art that I’m not very good at, a lot of secret plumbing business went into the pumps initial installation.
I’m confident, very confident there will be swearing involved.

Peak Warming Man said:

Morning punters and correctors.
Today I’ll attempt to install the new house pump at the redoubt.
Plumbing is a black art that I’m not very good at, a lot of secret plumbing business went into the pumps initial installation.
I’m confident, very confident there will be swearing involved.

they have an inlet and an outlet. you don’t want the inlet to suck air (or grab clusters). you only want the water coming out of the end of the outlet pipe. make sure your seals are tight.

Good morning everybody.

23.5°C, 84% RH, and overcast with a light air. BoM forecasts a top of 30°C and an 80% chance of rain.

Agenda: Take Mrs V to Gympie to see the orthopaedic surgeon. Probably stop at Fraser Grill on the way home for lunch.

Peak Warming Man said:

Morning punters and correctors.
Today I’ll attempt to install the new house pump at the redoubt.
Plumbing is a black art that I’m not very good at, a lot of secret plumbing business went into the pumps initial installation.
I’m confident, very confident there will be swearing involved.

Some people learn by swearing, anger stimulates the nerve endings, some can grow more.

Robot made of shape-shifting matter liquefies to escape jail

Interesting study:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-01/dolphins-and-humans-catch-more-fish-working-together/101913740

Peak Warming Man said:

Morning punters and correctors.
Today I’ll attempt to install the new house pump at the redoubt.
Plumbing is a black art that I’m not very good at, a lot of secret plumbing business went into the pumps initial installation.
I’m confident, very confident there will be swearing involved.

I have a rather large hammer you can borrow, if you wish. Comes in very handy at times like this.

Greetings

Forgot my glasses this morning, going to have a wicked headache by the days end, 9 hours I’m at work today.

Cymek said:

Greetings

Forgot my glasses this morning, going to have a wicked headache by the days end, 9 hours I’m at work today.

Can you get some readers?

Cymek said:

Greetings

Forgot my glasses this morning, going to have a wicked headache by the days end, 9 hours I’m at work today.

You need a spare pair.

sarahs mum said:

Cymek said:

Greetings

Forgot my glasses this morning, going to have a wicked headache by the days end, 9 hours I’m at work today.

Can you get some readers?

Is there a chemist close by ?

Tau.Neutrino said:

Cymek said:

Greetings

Forgot my glasses this morning, going to have a wicked headache by the days end, 9 hours I’m at work today.

You need a spare pair.

I have a spare pair buts its also at home

Tau.Neutrino said:

Cymek said:

Greetings

Forgot my glasses this morning, going to have a wicked headache by the days end, 9 hours I’m at work today.

You need a spare pair.

Duck out at smoko and pick up a pair of the cheapo magnifying specs.

sarahs mum said:

Cymek said:

Greetings

Forgot my glasses this morning, going to have a wicked headache by the days end, 9 hours I’m at work today.

Can you get some readers?

Like the ones they have in the chemist

Cymek said:

sarahs mum said:

Cymek said:

Greetings

Forgot my glasses this morning, going to have a wicked headache by the days end, 9 hours I’m at work today.

Can you get some readers?

Like the ones they have in the chemist

Yes.

roughbarked said:

Cymek said:

sarahs mum said:

Can you get some readers?

Like the ones they have in the chemist

Yes.

they also have them at the IGA. And also the two dollar shops.

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

Cymek said:

Like the ones they have in the chemist

Yes.

they also have them at the IGA. And also the two dollar shops.

Prices vary but the ones at the chemist are generally of a higher quality.

Cymek said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Cymek said:

Greetings

Forgot my glasses this morning, going to have a wicked headache by the days end, 9 hours I’m at work today.

You need a spare pair.

I have a spare pair buts its also at home

My distance glasses are bifocals so I can read with them. I can’t drive without them so in a way I always have my spare pair with me.

Sláinte mhaith! (Good health) and Dia dhaoibh (Hello!) to one an all!

As the Vulcans say!

It is agreeable to see and read you all today!

Cymek said:

Greetings

Forgot my glasses this morning, going to have a wicked headache by the days end, 9 hours I’m at work today.

Take a personal day. This is a health issue

Tamb said:

Cymek said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

You need a spare pair.

I have a spare pair buts its also at home

My distance glasses are bifocals so I can read with them. I can’t drive without them so in a way I always have my spare pair with me.

Like any good Star Trek Officer – you come prepared!

Is there any way of removing old thread tape, or can you just tape over the old tape.
The swearing has begun, it’s low level at the moment.

Peak Warming Man said:

Is there any way of removing old thread tape, or can you just tape over the old tape.
The swearing has begun, it’s low level at the moment.

wire brush if can’t unwrap/peel

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

Cymek said:

I have a spare pair buts its also at home

My distance glasses are bifocals so I can read with them. I can’t drive without them so in a way I always have my spare pair with me.

Like any good Star Trek Officer – you come prepared!

Always wear a blue tea shirt under the red tea shirt.

transition said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Is there any way of removing old thread tape, or can you just tape over the old tape.
The swearing has begun, it’s low level at the moment.

wire brush if can’t unwrap/peel

though if poly don’t go too hard

#472: How to Remove Old Teflon Tape from Threaded Fittings – Tank Tip

ms spock said:

Sláinte mhaith! (Good health) and Dia dhaoibh (Hello!) to one an all!

As the Vulcans say!

It is agreeable to see and read you all today!

Go raibh lá maith agat (It’s the closest I can get to G’day.)

Peak Warming Man said:

Is there any way of removing old thread tape, or can you just tape over the old tape.
The swearing has begun, it’s low level at the moment.

Try some metho or turps. Or just plain ordinary old elbow grease.

Tau.Neutrino said:

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

My distance glasses are bifocals so I can read with them. I can’t drive without them so in a way I always have my spare pair with me.

Like any good Star Trek Officer – you come prepared!

Always wear a blue tea shirt under the red tea shirt.

Trick the universe so it not sure if I’m disposable or not

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

Cymek said:

I have a spare pair buts its also at home

My distance glasses are bifocals so I can read with them. I can’t drive without them so in a way I always have my spare pair with me.

Like any good Star Trek Officer – you come prepared!

Peak Warming Man said:

Is there any way of removing old thread tape, or can you just tape over the old tape.
The swearing has begun, it’s low level at the moment.

For a good seal start anew.

Cymek said:

Greetings

Forgot my glasses this morning, going to have a wicked headache by the days end, 9 hours I’m at work today.

:((

I see the brains trust has covered many possiblities for you!

Peak Warming Man said:

Is there any way of removing old thread tape, or can you just tape over the old tape.
The swearing has begun, it’s low level at the moment.

Call a plumber.

BuM says: Slight chance of a shower, most likely this afternoon.

And here it is not yet afternoon, and raining.

transition said:

transition said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Is there any way of removing old thread tape, or can you just tape over the old tape.
The swearing has begun, it’s low level at the moment.

wire brush if can’t unwrap/peel

though if poly don’t go too hard

one way, then the other, with the thread, gets you started

transition said:

transition said:

transition said:

wire brush if can’t unwrap/peel

though if poly don’t go too hard

one way, then the other, with the thread, gets you started

He might not have a tree stump.

transition said:

transition said:

transition said:

wire brush if can’t unwrap/peel

though if poly don’t go too hard

one way, then the other, with the thread, gets you started

Words from the walrus

Bubblecar said:

transition said:

transition said:

though if poly don’t go too hard

one way, then the other, with the thread, gets you started

He might not have a tree stump.

chuckle

just outside door, lady’s seat

Cymek said:

transition said:

transition said:

though if poly don’t go too hard

one way, then the other, with the thread, gets you started

Words from the walrus

Ah. The serious putty method.

Tau.Neutrino said:

#472: How to Remove Old Teflon Tape from Threaded Fittings – Tank Tip

Ta.

GP today, though I’m feeling a bit like a malingerer. That melanoma is looking more and more like a fading patch of dermatitis.

What’s really causing me problems and a lot of pain is plantar fasciitis, but there’s nothing a GP can do about that.

putting out mousebait, in the old plastic tubs hidden in vegetation, has 25mm holes to help the mice find it, put some salt in bottom, discourage the snails

puts snailbait in some tubs, with, but ran out of that, salt’s all I have left for snails, they not likes it

Peak Warming Man said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

#472: How to Remove Old Teflon Tape from Threaded Fittings – Tank Tip

Ta.

How to Remove Old Plumbers Tape: 6 Clever Strategies

How to Dissolve Plumbing Teflon Tape

transition said:

transition said:

transition said:

wire brush if can’t unwrap/peel

though if poly don’t go too hard

one way, then the other, with the thread, gets you started

……. and Dettol. Don’t forget the Dettol.

Bubblecar said:

GP today, though I’m feeling a bit like a malingerer. That melanoma is looking more and more like a fading patch of dermatitis.

What’s really causing me problems and a lot of pain is plantar fasciitis, but there’s nothing a GP can do about that.

Amputation??

Cymek said:

Words from the walrus

Funny how the sight of a name or a word from the past fires off memory cells that have lain idle for a long time.

Just seeing ‘C4’ caused a lot of words, figures, and graphs that i thought (or hoped) i’d forgotten to leap unbidden into my consciousness.

Woodie said:

Bubblecar said:

GP today, though I’m feeling a bit like a malingerer. That melanoma is looking more and more like a fading patch of dermatitis.

What’s really causing me problems and a lot of pain is plantar fasciitis, but there’s nothing a GP can do about that.

Amputation??

Between 4th and 5th cervical vertebrae.

Cures all known ills.

captain_spalding said:

Cymek said:

Words from the walrus

Funny how the sight of a name or a word from the past fires off memory cells that have lain idle for a long time.

Just seeing ‘C4’ caused a lot of words, figures, and graphs that i thought (or hoped) i’d forgotten to leap unbidden into my consciousness.

A C4th highlander

Tamb said:

captain_spalding said:

Cymek said:

Words from the walrus

Funny how the sight of a name or a word from the past fires off memory cells that have lain idle for a long time.

Just seeing ‘C4’ caused a lot of words, figures, and graphs that i thought (or hoped) i’d forgotten to leap unbidden into my consciousness.

A C4th highlander

Weird lot those high landers, they can’t even wear their hats straight.

Tamb said:

captain_spalding said:

Cymek said:

Words from the walrus

Funny how the sight of a name or a word from the past fires off memory cells that have lain idle for a long time.

Just seeing ‘C4’ caused a lot of words, figures, and graphs that i thought (or hoped) i’d forgotten to leap unbidden into my consciousness.

A C4th highlander

(golf clap)

Tau.Neutrino said:

Weird lot those high landers, they can’t even wear their hats straight.

David Niven mentioned those hats in one of his books.

The soldiers would sew blades from straight (‘cut-throat’) razors inside the long crease at the top.

In a bar-room fight, it took only a second to whip off the cap and flick it inside out, and it would be swung in a wide arc by the tapes/ribbons at the back of the cap.

A lot of soldiers sported fearsome razor scars.

captain_spalding said:

Woodie said:

Bubblecar said:

GP today, though I’m feeling a bit like a malingerer. That melanoma is looking more and more like a fading patch of dermatitis.

What’s really causing me problems and a lot of pain is plantar fasciitis, but there’s nothing a GP can do about that.

Amputation??

Between 4th and 5th cervical vertebrae.

Cures all known ills.

that’s too low, you need to go higher… though a complete amputation at any cervical will cure everything

Bubblecar said:

GP today, though I’m feeling a bit like a malingerer. That melanoma is looking more and more like a fading patch of dermatitis.

What’s really causing me problems and a lot of pain is plantar fasciitis, but there’s nothing a GP can do about that.

Best to get it checked Mr Car!

I didn’t go in for my chest infection. I got a lecture how it is now wise to leave it this long.

Even if it is confirmed as dermatitas and it is not a problem. You know for sure. We can all breathe a sigh of relief.

And if it is a problem then you can get it dealt with.

ABC News:

‘Driver clocked speeding near 200kph a day after car was released from impound
ABC South East SA / By Sam Bradbrook and Selina Green
Officials in South Australia say they’re fed up with multiple dangerous driving incidents, after a man was recorded driving at 196kph overnight. It comes a day after police detected a learner driver at 143km/h above the speed limit.’

South Australians, eh?

If they can’t find someone to murder them, they’ll try to do it to themselves with their cars.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

#472: How to Remove Old Teflon Tape from Threaded Fittings – Tank Tip

Ta.

How to Remove Old Plumbers Tape: 6 Clever Strategies

How to Dissolve Plumbing Teflon Tape

The things that you all have in your brains are amazing!

captain_spalding said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Weird lot those high landers, they can’t even wear their hats straight.

David Niven mentioned those hats in one of his books.

The soldiers would sew blades from straight (‘cut-throat’) razors inside the long crease at the top.

In a bar-room fight, it took only a second to whip off the cap and flick it inside out, and it would be swung in a wide arc by the tapes/ribbons at the back of the cap.

A lot of soldiers sported fearsome razor scars.

Curious! I didn’t even know that was a thing!

South African stalwart Dane van Niekerk will miss the upcoming T20 women’s World Cup after failing a 2km time trial.

Van Niekerk has captained her country in all three formats of the game but came in 18 seconds over the nine-and-a-half minute limit imposed by Cricket South Africa.

The 29-year old said she was “absolutely broken” by the decision.

Van Niekerk has not played international cricket since September 2021 and missed last year’s ODI World Cup due to a broken ankle.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-01/dane-van-niekerk-misses-world-cup-selection/101915560

Jaysus, that’s completely idiotic.

ms spock said:

captain_spalding said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Weird lot those high landers, they can’t even wear their hats straight.

David Niven mentioned those hats in one of his books.

The soldiers would sew blades from straight (‘cut-throat’) razors inside the long crease at the top.

In a bar-room fight, it took only a second to whip off the cap and flick it inside out, and it would be swung in a wide arc by the tapes/ribbons at the back of the cap.

A lot of soldiers sported fearsome razor scars.

Curious! I didn’t even know that was a thing!

I’d bet that neither did a lot of the victims, until they learnt of it in a most surprising manner.

Tamb said:

captain_spalding said:

Cymek said:

Words from the walrus

Funny how the sight of a name or a word from the past fires off memory cells that have lain idle for a long time.

Just seeing ‘C4’ caused a lot of words, figures, and graphs that i thought (or hoped) i’d forgotten to leap unbidden into my consciousness.

A C4th highlander

A C4th sign.

captain_spalding said:

ms spock said:

captain_spalding said:

David Niven mentioned those hats in one of his books.

The soldiers would sew blades from straight (‘cut-throat’) razors inside the long crease at the top.

In a bar-room fight, it took only a second to whip off the cap and flick it inside out, and it would be swung in a wide arc by the tapes/ribbons at the back of the cap.

A lot of soldiers sported fearsome razor scars.

Curious! I didn’t even know that was a thing!

I’d bet that neither did a lot of the victims, until they learnt of it in a most surprising manner.

It would be a shock!

Tau.Neutrino said:

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

My distance glasses are bifocals so I can read with them. I can’t drive without them so in a way I always have my spare pair with me.

Like any good Star Trek Officer – you come prepared!

Always wear a blue tea shirt under the red tea shirt.

Absolutely.

You are wise in the ways of Star Trek Tau.Neutrino. Taking off the red t-shirt prevents imminent death.

Tamb said:

ms spock said:

Sláinte mhaith! (Good health) and Dia dhaoibh (Hello!) to one an all!

As the Vulcans say!

It is agreeable to see and read you all today!

Go raibh lá maith agat (It’s the closest I can get to G’day.)

:))))

That’s Thank you Tamb! So cute!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYJjFW80ejM

Other suggestions include

Dia duit! (one person)
Dia Daoibh (several people)

Go raibh lá maith agat is always an acceptable response!

Cymek said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

ms spock said:

Like any good Star Trek Officer – you come prepared!

Always wear a blue tea shirt under the red tea shirt.

Trick the universe so it not sure if I’m disposable or not

Interesting strategy!

ms spock said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

ms spock said:

Like any good Star Trek Officer – you come prepared!

Always wear a blue tea shirt under the red tea shirt.

Absolutely.

You are wise in the ways of Star Trek Tau.Neutrino. Taking off the red t-shirt prevents imminent death.

I’m wearing a kind of navy blue t-shirt. Sort of blue with a hint of red. Does that mean I’m protected?

Tamb said:

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

My distance glasses are bifocals so I can read with them. I can’t drive without them so in a way I always have my spare pair with me.

Like any good Star Trek Officer – you come prepared!

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

ms spock said:

Like any good Star Trek Officer – you come prepared!

Spock was clever, he always wore a blue tea shirt.

Tamb said:

ms spock said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Always wear a blue tea shirt under the red tea shirt.

Absolutely.

You are wise in the ways of Star Trek Tau.Neutrino. Taking off the red t-shirt prevents imminent death.

I’m wearing a kind of navy blue t-shirt. Sort of blue with a hint of red. Does that mean I’m protected?

It does mean you are protected Tamb!

takes a deep sigh of relief

Tau.Neutrino said:

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

Spock was clever, he always wore a blue tea shirt.

Ah. The great dilemma. Thumb parallel to fingers or at an angle.

Tau.Neutrino said:

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

Spock was clever, he always wore a blue tea shirt.

Spock indeed was clever. He was into protection from imminent death.

Leonard Nimoy also went on strike to make sure other workers on the set got paid their fair share.

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

ms spock said:

Absolutely.

You are wise in the ways of Star Trek Tau.Neutrino. Taking off the red t-shirt prevents imminent death.

I’m wearing a kind of navy blue t-shirt. Sort of blue with a hint of red. Does that mean I’m protected?

It does mean you are protected Tamb!

takes a deep sigh of relief

Wonderful. We can have more conversations then.

ms spock said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

ms spock said:

Spock was clever, he always wore a blue tea shirt.

Spock indeed was clever. He was into protection from imminent death.

Leonard Nimoy also went on strike to make sure other workers on the set got paid their fair share.

It was prolly pon farr time.

Tamb said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

ms spock said:

Spock was clever, he always wore a blue tea shirt.

Ah. The great dilemma. Thumb parallel to fingers or at an angle.

Ah The great dilemma indeed Tamb! :)

I am hoping there’s room for all angles to be accepted. Everyone had to decided what works for them

Tamb said:

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

I’m wearing a kind of navy blue t-shirt. Sort of blue with a hint of red. Does that mean I’m protected?

It does mean you are protected Tamb!

takes a deep sigh of relief

Wonderful. We can have more conversations then.

It is wonderful that we can have more conversations then Tamb. I feel so lucky to have the forum to come bacn see people I have missed so much!

And some ideas for a couple of Irish phrases – just in case of an intergalatic situation that arises and you need a few phrases to save humanity! Irish phrases to copy and paste

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Spock was clever, he always wore a blue tea shirt.

Ah. The great dilemma. Thumb parallel to fingers or at an angle.

Ah The great dilemma indeed Tamb! :)

I am hoping there’s room for all angles to be accepted. Everyone had to decided what works for them

The angle thumb suits me. If I try the parallel thumb my ring finger gets unruly.

Peak Warming Man said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

#472: How to Remove Old Teflon Tape from Threaded Fittings – Tank Tip

Ta.

LOL, wire brush. no Dettol.

Tamb said:

ms spock said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Spock was clever, he always wore a blue tea shirt.

Spock indeed was clever. He was into protection from imminent death.

Leonard Nimoy also went on strike to make sure other workers on the set got paid their fair share.

It was prolly pon farr time.

giggles

Tamb said:

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

Ah. The great dilemma. Thumb parallel to fingers or at an angle.

Ah The great dilemma indeed Tamb! :)

I am hoping there’s room for all angles to be accepted. Everyone had to decided what works for them

The angle thumb suits me. If I try the parallel thumb my ring finger gets unruly.

This is the more hip version

Tamb said:

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

Ah. The great dilemma. Thumb parallel to fingers or at an angle.

Ah The great dilemma indeed Tamb! :)

I am hoping there’s room for all angles to be accepted. Everyone had to decided what works for them

The angle thumb suits me. If I try the parallel thumb my ring finger gets unruly.

You have done your research and you can now write up your conclusive results Tamb! :)

You have found what works for you!

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

ms spock said:

It does mean you are protected Tamb!

takes a deep sigh of relief

Wonderful. We can have more conversations then.

It is wonderful that we can have more conversations then Tamb. I feel so lucky to have the forum to come bacn see people I have missed so much!

And some ideas for a couple of Irish phrases – just in case of an intergalatic situation that arises and you need a few phrases to save humanity! Irish phrases to copy and paste

I love the “My hovercraft is full of eels” at the end.

nice big cup of tea reckon’s needed

sees three mice just outside left of the door scamper across low part of the ground cover succulent trodden down by yours truly, they be into the new bait just put in the tubs, has a good party momentarily, temporarily, won’t end well for them

puts out more mouse bait shortly

it’s war on mice, and snails, and slugs

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

ms spock said:

Ah The great dilemma indeed Tamb! :)

I am hoping there’s room for all angles to be accepted. Everyone had to decided what works for them

The angle thumb suits me. If I try the parallel thumb my ring finger gets unruly.

You have done your research and you can now write up your conclusive results Tamb! :)

You have found what works for you!

On the path to contentment.

JudgeMental said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

#472: How to Remove Old Teflon Tape from Threaded Fittings – Tank Tip

Ta.

LOL, wire brush. no Dettol.

:)

Cymek said:

Tamb said:

ms spock said:

Ah The great dilemma indeed Tamb! :)

I am hoping there’s room for all angles to be accepted. Everyone had to decided what works for them

The angle thumb suits me. If I try the parallel thumb my ring finger gets unruly.

This is the more hip version

Let’s face it Cymek! You have always been ahead of your time!

Hope you got some glasses and won’t have a corker of a headache in 9 hours.

Tamb said:

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

Wonderful. We can have more conversations then.

It is wonderful that we can have more conversations then Tamb. I feel so lucky to have the forum to come bacn see people I have missed so much!

And some ideas for a couple of Irish phrases – just in case of an intergalatic situation that arises and you need a few phrases to save humanity! Irish phrases to copy and paste

I love the “My hovercraft is full of eels” at the end.

It is FANTASTIC! It always make me smile!

transition said:

nice big cup of tea reckon’s needed

sees three mice just outside left of the door scamper across low part of the ground cover succulent trodden down by yours truly, they be into the new bait just put in the tubs, has a good party momentarily, temporarily, won’t end well for them

puts out more mouse bait shortly

it’s war on mice, and snails, and slugs

The price is eternal vigilance transition!

Tamb said:

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

The angle thumb suits me. If I try the parallel thumb my ring finger gets unruly.

You have done your research and you can now write up your conclusive results Tamb! :)

You have found what works for you!

On the path to contentment.

ms spock said:

transition said:

nice big cup of tea reckon’s needed

sees three mice just outside left of the door scamper across low part of the ground cover succulent trodden down by yours truly, they be into the new bait just put in the tubs, has a good party momentarily, temporarily, won’t end well for them

puts out more mouse bait shortly

it’s war on mice, and snails, and slugs

The price is eternal vigilance transition!

I don’t poison anything because other things eat the carcases.

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

ms spock said:

You have done your research and you can now write up your conclusive results Tamb! :)

You have found what works for you!

On the path to contentment.

How did you begin your interest in Irish Gaelic?

Tamb said:

ms spock said:

transition said:

nice big cup of tea reckon’s needed

sees three mice just outside left of the door scamper across low part of the ground cover succulent trodden down by yours truly, they be into the new bait just put in the tubs, has a good party momentarily, temporarily, won’t end well for them

puts out more mouse bait shortly

it’s war on mice, and snails, and slugs

The price is eternal vigilance transition!

I don’t poison anything because other things eat the carcases.

That’s the tricky bit hey?

That’s where ducks and chickens can come in handy.

Tamb said:

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

On the path to contentment.

How did you begin your interest in Irish Gaelic?

I have had it all my life Tamb. My grandfather spoke Irish to his mother and grandmother. They were severely punished for speaking Irish at school. You had to speak English. English was seen as the language of the oppressors.

I always wondered what I would be like if I became a Gaeilge speaking person? If there were ways of thinking and feeling that I didn’t know because I didn’t speak Irish Gaelic. I have wanted to learn it my whole life.

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

ms spock said:

The price is eternal vigilance transition!

I don’t poison anything because other things eat the carcases.

That’s the tricky bit hey?

That’s where ducks and chickens can come in handy.

If I have to kill something I use carbon monoxide. Painless, fast & no poisonous residue.

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

ms spock said:

How did you begin your interest in Irish Gaelic?

I have had it all my life Tamb. My grandfather spoke Irish to his mother and grandmother. They were severely punished for speaking Irish at school. You had to speak English. English was seen as the language of the oppressors.

I always wondered what I would be like if I became a Gaeilge speaking person? If there were ways of thinking and feeling that I didn’t know because I didn’t speak Irish Gaelic. I have wanted to learn it my whole life.

A family connection is the nicest reason. Learning is then a pleasure not a chore.

Tamb said:

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

How did you begin your interest in Irish Gaelic?

I have had it all my life Tamb. My grandfather spoke Irish to his mother and grandmother. They were severely punished for speaking Irish at school. You had to speak English. English was seen as the language of the oppressors.

I always wondered what I would be like if I became a Gaeilge speaking person? If there were ways of thinking and feeling that I didn’t know because I didn’t speak Irish Gaelic. I have wanted to learn it my whole life.

A family connection is the nicest reason. Learning is then a pleasure not a chore.

And I have met some crazy, entertaining, and hilarious folks. There’s even a LGBTIQQA+ group and that is really chilled and easy to be in. Though I do spend so much time translating everything that they send to me!

Pump installed and works fine, a few leaks but they can wait till another day.
Had to dig out and lower the slab and buggerise around with the piping in the hot sun, my neck is redder than usual now.
And there was an ants nest under the slab and they bit me.
I can have a shower now, praise be.

Peak Warming Man said:

Pump installed and works fine, a few leaks but they can wait till another day.
Had to dig out and lower the slab and buggerise around with the piping in the hot sun, my neck is redder than usual now.
And there was an ants nest under the slab and they bit me.
I can have a shower now, praise be.

Looks impressive to me!

shakes fist a biting ants

Peak Warming Man said:

Pump installed and works fine, a few leaks but they can wait till another day.
Had to dig out and lower the slab and buggerise around with the piping in the hot sun, my neck is redder than usual now.
And there was an ants nest under the slab and they bit me.
I can have a shower now, praise be.

I take it you now have no need for my rather large hammer.

Can’t find the music thread.

This one is too good to let go by.

Talisk – Echo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZknSJwYdayI

Woodie said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Pump installed and works fine, a few leaks but they can wait till another day.
Had to dig out and lower the slab and buggerise around with the piping in the hot sun, my neck is redder than usual now.
And there was an ants nest under the slab and they bit me.
I can have a shower now, praise be.

I take it you now have no need for my rather large hammer.

Thanks but not needed, I bought a rather large pair of stilsons for the job but didn’t need them either.
Cost me 50 dorrah.

Tamb said:

ms spock said:

transition said:

nice big cup of tea reckon’s needed

sees three mice just outside left of the door scamper across low part of the ground cover succulent trodden down by yours truly, they be into the new bait just put in the tubs, has a good party momentarily, temporarily, won’t end well for them

puts out more mouse bait shortly

it’s war on mice, and snails, and slugs

The price is eternal vigilance transition!

I don’t poison anything because other things eat the carcases.

Yes. Though rat bait doesn’t seem to bther the meat ants.
Snail bait often kills bluetongues.

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

ms spock said:

The price is eternal vigilance transition!

I don’t poison anything because other things eat the carcases.

That’s the tricky bit hey?

That’s where ducks and chickens can come in handy.

Ducks eat snails. Chooks don’t.

ABC News:

‘‘Ridiculously low’: Prime Minister slams penalty for lost radioactive material as hunt drags on
By Cason Ho and Amelia Searson
As the search continues for a dangerous radioactive capsule in WA, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has scoffed at the potential penalty that could be imposed on the companies behind the loss.’

I don’t know all the precise details and circumstances, but from what i’ve read and understood, this tiny pellet:

1. fell out of the container it was in

2. then fell through some gap in the floor or whatever of the vehicle.

If this is correct, then they were half-arsing it all the way.

It sounds like they were using a container which was quite unsuitable for such an item, and that they simply chucked it in there and hoped for the best.

Had they so much as put it in a standard letter envelope inside the container, then probably none of this hoo-ha would have arisen.

captain_spalding said:

ABC News:

‘‘Ridiculously low’: Prime Minister slams penalty for lost radioactive material as hunt drags on
By Cason Ho and Amelia Searson
As the search continues for a dangerous radioactive capsule in WA, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has scoffed at the potential penalty that could be imposed on the companies behind the loss.’

I don’t know all the precise details and circumstances, but from what i’ve read and understood, this tiny pellet:

1. fell out of the container it was in

2. then fell through some gap in the floor or whatever of the vehicle.

If this is correct, then they were half-arsing it all the way.

It sounds like they were using a container which was quite unsuitable for such an item, and that they simply chucked it in there and hoped for the best.

Had they so much as put it in a standard letter envelope inside the container, then probably none of this hoo-ha would have arisen.

So little so much too late.

roughbarked said:

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

I don’t poison anything because other things eat the carcases.

That’s the tricky bit hey?

That’s where ducks and chickens can come in handy.

Ducks eat snails. Chooks don’t.

My chooks in Armidale had no problems snuffling up snails.

Michael V said:

roughbarked said:

Ducks eat snails. Chooks don’t.

My chooks in Armidale had no problems snuffling up snails.

We never had snails or slugs up near Bundaberg because we had bearded dragon lizards which ate all of them.

In Toowoomba, we have no such helpful predators, and we have snails and slugs.

Michael V said:

roughbarked said:

ms spock said:

That’s the tricky bit hey?

That’s where ducks and chickens can come in handy.

Ducks eat snails. Chooks don’t.

My chooks in Armidale had no problems snuffling up snails.

Once the shell is broken they are good with them.

captain_spalding said:

ABC News:

‘‘Ridiculously low’: Prime Minister slams penalty for lost radioactive material as hunt drags on
By Cason Ho and Amelia Searson
As the search continues for a dangerous radioactive capsule in WA, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has scoffed at the potential penalty that could be imposed on the companies behind the loss.’

I don’t know all the precise details and circumstances, but from what i’ve read and understood, this tiny pellet:

1. fell out of the container it was in

2. then fell through some gap in the floor or whatever of the vehicle.

If this is correct, then they were half-arsing it all the way.

It sounds like they were using a container which was quite unsuitable for such an item, and that they simply chucked it in there and hoped for the best.

Had they so much as put it in a standard letter envelope inside the container, then probably none of this hoo-ha would have arisen.

They used this company to transport it

captain_spalding said:

Michael V said:

roughbarked said:

Ducks eat snails. Chooks don’t.

My chooks in Armidale had no problems snuffling up snails.

We never had snails or slugs up near Bundaberg because we had bearded dragon lizards which ate all of them.

In Toowoomba, we have no such helpful predators, and we have snails and slugs.

I have bluetongues shinglebacks and bearded dragons. The French snails which used to be in the hundreds per square metre are rarely seen since the long dry but I have probably millions of the white Italian snails. Heaps of slugs but my main predator of seedlings is the humble slater.

“Millions of Australians have been slugged with new price hikes as the cost of living crisis worsens.
Beer prices will soar to as much as $12 a schooner after the Albanese government’s 3.7 per cent tax increase came into effect Wednesday, the second rise in six months.”

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/anthony-albanese-increases-beer-tax-as-energy-bills-soar/ar-AA16XNLQ?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=3f0b712179214382af1786c06d923260

Pensioners who like a beer will just have to cut back on food.

Cymek said:

captain_spalding said:

ABC News:

‘‘Ridiculously low’: Prime Minister slams penalty for lost radioactive material as hunt drags on
By Cason Ho and Amelia Searson
As the search continues for a dangerous radioactive capsule in WA, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has scoffed at the potential penalty that could be imposed on the companies behind the loss.’

I don’t know all the precise details and circumstances, but from what i’ve read and understood, this tiny pellet:

1. fell out of the container it was in

2. then fell through some gap in the floor or whatever of the vehicle.

If this is correct, then they were half-arsing it all the way.

It sounds like they were using a container which was quite unsuitable for such an item, and that they simply chucked it in there and hoped for the best.

Had they so much as put it in a standard letter envelope inside the container, then probably none of this hoo-ha would have arisen.

They used this company to transport it

No idea how swift they were but they did shift it to somewhere no one knows.

Peak Warming Man said:

“Millions of Australians have been slugged with new price hikes as the cost of living crisis worsens.
Beer prices will soar to as much as $12 a schooner after the Albanese government’s 3.7 per cent tax increase came into effect Wednesday, the second rise in six months.”

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/anthony-albanese-increases-beer-tax-as-energy-bills-soar/ar-AA16XNLQ?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=3f0b712179214382af1786c06d923260

Pensioners who like a beer will just have to cut back on food.

One can see he is no Bob Hawke.

roughbarked said:

ms spock said:

Tamb said:

I don’t poison anything because other things eat the carcases.

That’s the tricky bit hey?

That’s where ducks and chickens can come in handy.

Ducks eat snails. Chooks don’t.

Some chooks do. I’ve had chooks prepared to open the packet. But mostly they would prefer slugs so they don’t have to.

buffy said:

roughbarked said:

ms spock said:

That’s the tricky bit hey?

That’s where ducks and chickens can come in handy.

Ducks eat snails. Chooks don’t.

Some chooks do. I’ve had chooks prepared to open the packet. But mostly they would prefer slugs so they don’t have to.

Some or many chooks are too timid about cracking the shell. It only takes the one though and the rest learn quickly.

Sometimes, you can wish that you’d started a project from the other end.

Someone gave me a sliding mitre saw, and asked if i could see why it wouldn’t work.

Started with the plug; all fine, nothing wrong there,

Cable is good, tested with the multimeter, no breaks.

Switch is good, again the multimeter, when connected this way and that, says it’s doing what it should be doing.

Start-up capacitor? Hmm…charge it up, discharge it (the wrong way, zap!, oww!). OK it’s fine.

No problems with the bearings, smooth as silk, no burnt smell from the motor.

I didn’t really want to go fighting to get the casing of and go the whole hog on it, but what else could it be?

Think, think, think. Carbon brushes?

What carbon brushes? There’s no carbon brushes there! There should be, but not a skerrick!

Had i started at the motor end, it probably would have been the first thing i checked.

New brushes ordered via eBay, here in 3-4 days, less than $6.00.

They call it Elephant garlic

I’ve always grown it as Russian garlic but it is more closely related to leek.
The story doesn’t tell us why he grows it. I wasn’t aware of a market for it.
To think I could have been famous heaps of times had I known it was something to be famous about.

captain_spalding said:

Sometimes, you can wish that you’d started a project from the other end.

Someone gave me a sliding mitre saw, and asked if i could see why it wouldn’t work.

Started with the plug; all fine, nothing wrong there,

Cable is good, tested with the multimeter, no breaks.

Switch is good, again the multimeter, when connected this way and that, says it’s doing what it should be doing.

Start-up capacitor? Hmm…charge it up, discharge it (the wrong way, zap!, oww!). OK it’s fine.

No problems with the bearings, smooth as silk, no burnt smell from the motor.

I didn’t really want to go fighting to get the casing of and go the whole hog on it, but what else could it be?

Think, think, think. Carbon brushes?

What carbon brushes? There’s no carbon brushes there! There should be, but not a skerrick!

Had i started at the motor end, it probably would have been the first thing i checked.

New brushes ordered via eBay, here in 3-4 days, less than $6.00.

I’m sure there is a name for that phenomenon. Whatever you are looking for is always in the last place you look. Whatever ails a machine is always in the last component you check. Etc.

buffy said:

captain_spalding said:

Sometimes, you can wish that you’d started a project from the other end.

Someone gave me a sliding mitre saw, and asked if i could see why it wouldn’t work.

Started with the plug; all fine, nothing wrong there,

Cable is good, tested with the multimeter, no breaks.

Switch is good, again the multimeter, when connected this way and that, says it’s doing what it should be doing.

Start-up capacitor? Hmm…charge it up, discharge it (the wrong way, zap!, oww!). OK it’s fine.

No problems with the bearings, smooth as silk, no burnt smell from the motor.

I didn’t really want to go fighting to get the casing of and go the whole hog on it, but what else could it be?

Think, think, think. Carbon brushes?

What carbon brushes? There’s no carbon brushes there! There should be, but not a skerrick!

Had i started at the motor end, it probably would have been the first thing i checked.

New brushes ordered via eBay, here in 3-4 days, less than $6.00.

I’m sure there is a name for that phenomenon. Whatever you are looking for is always in the last place you look. Whatever ails a machine is always in the last component you check. Etc.

Hidden in plain sight?

captain_spalding said:

Sometimes, you can wish that you’d started a project from the other end.

Someone gave me a sliding mitre saw, and asked if i could see why it wouldn’t work.

Started with the plug; all fine, nothing wrong there,

Cable is good, tested with the multimeter, no breaks.

Switch is good, again the multimeter, when connected this way and that, says it’s doing what it should be doing.

Start-up capacitor? Hmm…charge it up, discharge it (the wrong way, zap!, oww!). OK it’s fine.

No problems with the bearings, smooth as silk, no burnt smell from the motor.

I didn’t really want to go fighting to get the casing of and go the whole hog on it, but what else could it be?

Think, think, think. Carbon brushes?

What carbon brushes? There’s no carbon brushes there! There should be, but not a skerrick!

Had i started at the motor end, it probably would have been the first thing i checked.

New brushes ordered via eBay, here in 3-4 days, less than $6.00.

Good work pilgrim.

Peak Warming Man said:

“Millions of Australians have been slugged with new price hikes as the cost of living crisis worsens.
Beer prices will soar to as much as $12 a schooner after the Albanese government’s 3.7 per cent tax increase came into effect Wednesday, the second rise in six months.”

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/anthony-albanese-increases-beer-tax-as-energy-bills-soar/ar-AA16XNLQ?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=3f0b712179214382af1786c06d923260

Pensioners who like a beer will just have to cut back on food.

Let’s be fair, this is no more an Albanese tax hike than it was for any of the other Prime Ministers who benefited from the decision, made by Keating IIRC, to make the tax hike on beer and ciggies an automatic twice a year rise, rather than sticking it in the budget. Both parties have been quite happy to go along with it with nary a murmur of dissent.

Peak Warming Man said:

captain_spalding said:

Sometimes, you can wish that you’d started a project from the other end.

Someone gave me a sliding mitre saw, and asked if i could see why it wouldn’t work.

Started with the plug; all fine, nothing wrong there,

Cable is good, tested with the multimeter, no breaks.

Switch is good, again the multimeter, when connected this way and that, says it’s doing what it should be doing.

Start-up capacitor? Hmm…charge it up, discharge it (the wrong way, zap!, oww!). OK it’s fine.

No problems with the bearings, smooth as silk, no burnt smell from the motor.

I didn’t really want to go fighting to get the casing of and go the whole hog on it, but what else could it be?

Think, think, think. Carbon brushes?

What carbon brushes? There’s no carbon brushes there! There should be, but not a skerrick!

Had i started at the motor end, it probably would have been the first thing i checked.

New brushes ordered via eBay, here in 3-4 days, less than $6.00.

Good work pilgrim.

I’m just astonished by my talent for always approaching a problem from the ‘far’ end, and never making the right guess first.

sibeen said:

Peak Warming Man said:

“Millions of Australians have been slugged with new price hikes as the cost of living crisis worsens.
Beer prices will soar to as much as $12 a schooner after the Albanese government’s 3.7 per cent tax increase came into effect Wednesday, the second rise in six months.”

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/anthony-albanese-increases-beer-tax-as-energy-bills-soar/ar-AA16XNLQ?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=3f0b712179214382af1786c06d923260

Pensioners who like a beer will just have to cut back on food.

Let’s be fair, this is no more an Albanese tax hike than it was for any of the other Prime Ministers who benefited from the decision, made by Keating IIRC, to make the tax hike on beer and ciggies an automatic twice a year rise, rather than sticking it in the budget. Both parties have been quite happy to go along with it with nary a murmur of dissent.

Well, time to get the home brew kit out of storage…

sibeen said:

Peak Warming Man said:

“Millions of Australians have been slugged with new price hikes as the cost of living crisis worsens.
Beer prices will soar to as much as $12 a schooner after the Albanese government’s 3.7 per cent tax increase came into effect Wednesday, the second rise in six months.”

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/anthony-albanese-increases-beer-tax-as-energy-bills-soar/ar-AA16XNLQ?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=3f0b712179214382af1786c06d923260

Pensioners who like a beer will just have to cut back on food.

Let’s be fair, this is no more an Albanese tax hike than it was for any of the other Prime Ministers who benefited from the decision, made by Keating IIRC, to make the tax hike on beer and ciggies an automatic twice a year rise, rather than sticking it in the budget. Both parties have been quite happy to go along with it with nary a murmur of dissent.

It has been a well fed trough over time.

captain_spalding said:

Peak Warming Man said:

captain_spalding said:

Sometimes, you can wish that you’d started a project from the other end.

Someone gave me a sliding mitre saw, and asked if i could see why it wouldn’t work.

Started with the plug; all fine, nothing wrong there,

Cable is good, tested with the multimeter, no breaks.

Switch is good, again the multimeter, when connected this way and that, says it’s doing what it should be doing.

Start-up capacitor? Hmm…charge it up, discharge it (the wrong way, zap!, oww!). OK it’s fine.

No problems with the bearings, smooth as silk, no burnt smell from the motor.

I didn’t really want to go fighting to get the casing of and go the whole hog on it, but what else could it be?

Think, think, think. Carbon brushes?

What carbon brushes? There’s no carbon brushes there! There should be, but not a skerrick!

Had i started at the motor end, it probably would have been the first thing i checked.

New brushes ordered via eBay, here in 3-4 days, less than $6.00.

Good work pilgrim.

I’m just astonished by my talent for always approaching a problem from the ‘far’ end, and never making the right guess first.

My guess is that you were working from the safe end first.

captain_spalding said:

sibeen said:

Peak Warming Man said:

“Millions of Australians have been slugged with new price hikes as the cost of living crisis worsens.
Beer prices will soar to as much as $12 a schooner after the Albanese government’s 3.7 per cent tax increase came into effect Wednesday, the second rise in six months.”

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/anthony-albanese-increases-beer-tax-as-energy-bills-soar/ar-AA16XNLQ?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=3f0b712179214382af1786c06d923260

Pensioners who like a beer will just have to cut back on food.

Let’s be fair, this is no more an Albanese tax hike than it was for any of the other Prime Ministers who benefited from the decision, made by Keating IIRC, to make the tax hike on beer and ciggies an automatic twice a year rise, rather than sticking it in the budget. Both parties have been quite happy to go along with it with nary a murmur of dissent.

Well, time to get the home brew kit out of storage…

✅

Cymek said:

captain_spalding said:

ABC News:

‘‘Ridiculously low’: Prime Minister slams penalty for lost radioactive material as hunt drags on
By Cason Ho and Amelia Searson
As the search continues for a dangerous radioactive capsule in WA, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has scoffed at the potential penalty that could be imposed on the companies behind the loss.’

I don’t know all the precise details and circumstances, but from what i’ve read and understood, this tiny pellet:

1. fell out of the container it was in

2. then fell through some gap in the floor or whatever of the vehicle.

If this is correct, then they were half-arsing it all the way.

It sounds like they were using a container which was quite unsuitable for such an item, and that they simply chucked it in there and hoped for the best.

Had they so much as put it in a standard letter envelope inside the container, then probably none of this hoo-ha would have arisen.

They used this company to transport it

Sheesh….. Easy peasy. Just try at night only to find it. Just find the bit road that glows in the dark.

Peak Warming Man said:

“Millions of Australians have been slugged with new price hikes as the cost of living crisis worsens.
Beer prices will soar to as much as $12 a schooner after the Albanese government’s 3.7 per cent tax increase came into effect Wednesday, the second rise in six months.”

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/anthony-albanese-increases-beer-tax-as-energy-bills-soar/ar-AA16XNLQ?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=3f0b712179214382af1786c06d923260

Pensioners who like a beer will just have to cut back on food.

Be cheaper to drink rocket fuel.

captain_spalding said:

Sometimes, you can wish that you’d started a project from the other end.

Someone gave me a sliding mitre saw, and asked if i could see why it wouldn’t work.

Started with the plug; all fine, nothing wrong there,

Cable is good, tested with the multimeter, no breaks.

Switch is good, again the multimeter, when connected this way and that, says it’s doing what it should be doing.

Start-up capacitor? Hmm…charge it up, discharge it (the wrong way, zap!, oww!). OK it’s fine.

No problems with the bearings, smooth as silk, no burnt smell from the motor.

I didn’t really want to go fighting to get the casing of and go the whole hog on it, but what else could it be?

Think, think, think. Carbon brushes?

What carbon brushes? There’s no carbon brushes there! There should be, but not a skerrick!

Had i started at the motor end, it probably would have been the first thing i checked.

New brushes ordered via eBay, here in 3-4 days, less than $6.00.

If ya’d done that first, ya mitre had a saw much quicker.

Woodie said:

Peak Warming Man said:

“Millions of Australians have been slugged with new price hikes as the cost of living crisis worsens.
Beer prices will soar to as much as $12 a schooner after the Albanese government’s 3.7 per cent tax increase came into effect Wednesday, the second rise in six months.”

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/anthony-albanese-increases-beer-tax-as-energy-bills-soar/ar-AA16XNLQ?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=3f0b712179214382af1786c06d923260

Pensioners who like a beer will just have to cut back on food.

Be cheaper to drink rocket fuel.

There was something that truckies took that they called rocket fuel. Dunno what it was but it was apparently high octane.

roughbarked said:

captain_spalding said:

sibeen said:

Let’s be fair, this is no more an Albanese tax hike than it was for any of the other Prime Ministers who benefited from the decision, made by Keating IIRC, to make the tax hike on beer and ciggies an automatic twice a year rise, rather than sticking it in the budget. Both parties have been quite happy to go along with it with nary a murmur of dissent.

Well, time to get the home brew kit out of storage…

✅

When does a price rise outweigh its returns
I don’t drink beer but would you people pay that much money for a schooner

captain_spalding said:

sibeen said:

Peak Warming Man said:

“Millions of Australians have been slugged with new price hikes as the cost of living crisis worsens.
Beer prices will soar to as much as $12 a schooner after the Albanese government’s 3.7 per cent tax increase came into effect Wednesday, the second rise in six months.”

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/anthony-albanese-increases-beer-tax-as-energy-bills-soar/ar-AA16XNLQ?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=3f0b712179214382af1786c06d923260

Pensioners who like a beer will just have to cut back on food.

Let’s be fair, this is no more an Albanese tax hike than it was for any of the other Prime Ministers who benefited from the decision, made by Keating IIRC, to make the tax hike on beer and ciggies an automatic twice a year rise, rather than sticking it in the budget. Both parties have been quite happy to go along with it with nary a murmur of dissent.

Well, time to get the home brew kit out of storage…

….. or we could all go round Trev’s place.

Cymek said:

roughbarked said:

captain_spalding said:

Well, time to get the home brew kit out of storage…

✅

When does a price rise outweigh its returns
I don’t drink beer but would you people pay that much money for a schooner

Wages would have to go up.

captain_spalding said:

Peak Warming Man said:

captain_spalding said:

Sometimes, you can wish that you’d started a project from the other end.

Someone gave me a sliding mitre saw, and asked if i could see why it wouldn’t work.

Started with the plug; all fine, nothing wrong there,

Cable is good, tested with the multimeter, no breaks.

Switch is good, again the multimeter, when connected this way and that, says it’s doing what it should be doing.

Start-up capacitor? Hmm…charge it up, discharge it (the wrong way, zap!, oww!). OK it’s fine.

No problems with the bearings, smooth as silk, no burnt smell from the motor.

I didn’t really want to go fighting to get the casing of and go the whole hog on it, but what else could it be?

Think, think, think. Carbon brushes?

What carbon brushes? There’s no carbon brushes there! There should be, but not a skerrick!

Had i started at the motor end, it probably would have been the first thing i checked.

New brushes ordered via eBay, here in 3-4 days, less than $6.00.

Good work pilgrim.

I’m just astonished by my talent for always approaching a problem from the ‘far’ end, and never making the right guess first.

But you didn’t. You went about it systematically, starting at the end that was the most likely to be the problem.

Woodie said:

captain_spalding said:

sibeen said:

Let’s be fair, this is no more an Albanese tax hike than it was for any of the other Prime Ministers who benefited from the decision, made by Keating IIRC, to make the tax hike on beer and ciggies an automatic twice a year rise, rather than sticking it in the budget. Both parties have been quite happy to go along with it with nary a murmur of dissent.

Well, time to get the home brew kit out of storage…

….. or we could all go round Trev’s place.

I’m sure he would love to meet us all, once.

roughbarked said:

Cymek said:

roughbarked said:

✅

When does a price rise outweigh its returns
I don’t drink beer but would you people pay that much money for a schooner

Wages would have to go up.

Significantly I’d imagine.

Cymek said:

roughbarked said:

captain_spalding said:

Well, time to get the home brew kit out of storage…

✅

When does a price rise outweigh its returns
I don’t drink beer but would you people pay that much money for a schooner

Not a snowflake’s chance in hell.

Woodie said:

captain_spalding said:

sibeen said:

Let’s be fair, this is no more an Albanese tax hike than it was for any of the other Prime Ministers who benefited from the decision, made by Keating IIRC, to make the tax hike on beer and ciggies an automatic twice a year rise, rather than sticking it in the budget. Both parties have been quite happy to go along with it with nary a murmur of dissent.

Well, time to get the home brew kit out of storage…

….. or we could all go round Trev’s place.

Now there’s an idea.

roughbarked said:

Woodie said:

captain_spalding said:

Well, time to get the home brew kit out of storage…

….. or we could all go round Trev’s place.

I’m sure he would love to meet us all, once.

Perhaps Gloworms house

Cymek said:

roughbarked said:

Woodie said:

….. or we could all go round Trev’s place.

I’m sure he would love to meet us all, once.

Perhaps Gloworms house

I’m beginning to doubt that she is still with us.

Peak Warming Man said:

Is there any way of removing old thread tape, or can you just tape over the old tape.
The swearing has begun, it’s low level at the moment.

Very often you can tape over the old tape, although sometimes a ridge forms of accumulated tape that will not enter the receiving thread.

Michael V said:

Cymek said:

roughbarked said:

✅

When does a price rise outweigh its returns
I don’t drink beer but would you people pay that much money for a schooner

Not a snowflake’s chance in hell.

Yes that’s what I mean, somethings become so expensive sales would drop hugely as people aren’t willing to pay that much.
It’s scarcity becomes irrelevant and you get stuck with the product.
I was thinking of fresh fruit and vegetables, shops ask a price so high you couldn’t justify buying it, your not a complete gimp

Cymek said:

Michael V said:

Cymek said:

When does a price rise outweigh its returns
I don’t drink beer but would you people pay that much money for a schooner

Not a snowflake’s chance in hell.

Yes that’s what I mean, somethings become so expensive sales would drop hugely as people aren’t willing to pay that much.
It’s scarcity becomes irrelevant and you get stuck with the product.
I was thinking of fresh fruit and vegetables, shops ask a price so high you couldn’t justify buying it, your not a complete gimp

I often walk right on past if the price isn’t to my liking and often wait until it is nearer use by date… Get it cheaper then.

captain_spalding said:

Michael V said:

roughbarked said:

Ducks eat snails. Chooks don’t.

My chooks in Armidale had no problems snuffling up snails.

We never had snails or slugs up near Bundaberg because we had bearded dragon lizards which ate all of them.

In Toowoomba, we have no such helpful predators, and we have snails and slugs.

You might need to get some bearded dragons in for a weekend, just to clean the place up.

Cymek said:

captain_spalding said:

ABC News:

‘‘Ridiculously low’: Prime Minister slams penalty for lost radioactive material as hunt drags on
By Cason Ho and Amelia Searson
As the search continues for a dangerous radioactive capsule in WA, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has scoffed at the potential penalty that could be imposed on the companies behind the loss.’

I don’t know all the precise details and circumstances, but from what i’ve read and understood, this tiny pellet:

1. fell out of the container it was in

2. then fell through some gap in the floor or whatever of the vehicle.

If this is correct, then they were half-arsing it all the way.

It sounds like they were using a container which was quite unsuitable for such an item, and that they simply chucked it in there and hoped for the best.

Had they so much as put it in a standard letter envelope inside the container, then probably none of this hoo-ha would have arisen.

They used this company to transport it

So can we all form a class action and sue them?

There’s so many people we can’t sue but surely these are some of the ones we can sue?

The fish, known as the oriental weatherloach, is a class one noxious species and when caught or captured cannot be returned to the water, due to the threat it poses to native species and the ecosystem.

As it continues to wreak havoc upstream, it has also been detected in the upper reaches of SA’s leg of the Murray River.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-01/oriental-weatherloach-pest-found-riverland-sunraysia/101899316

>as if things couldn’t get any worse.

ms spock said:

Cymek said:

captain_spalding said:

ABC News:

‘‘Ridiculously low’: Prime Minister slams penalty for lost radioactive material as hunt drags on
By Cason Ho and Amelia Searson
As the search continues for a dangerous radioactive capsule in WA, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has scoffed at the potential penalty that could be imposed on the companies behind the loss.’

I don’t know all the precise details and circumstances, but from what i’ve read and understood, this tiny pellet:

1. fell out of the container it was in

2. then fell through some gap in the floor or whatever of the vehicle.

If this is correct, then they were half-arsing it all the way.

It sounds like they were using a container which was quite unsuitable for such an item, and that they simply chucked it in there and hoped for the best.

Had they so much as put it in a standard letter envelope inside the container, then probably none of this hoo-ha would have arisen.

They used this company to transport it

So can we all form a class action and sue them?

There’s so many people we can’t sue but surely these are some of the ones we can sue?

They aren’t the real people who transported it, it’s a dodgy couriers from a sitcom, it may as well have been though.
Caesium-137 has been involved in a number of accidents and complete clusterfucks, seems to get forgotten about and abandoned.

roughbarked said:

They call it Elephant garlic

I’ve always grown it as Russian garlic but it is more closely related to leek.
The story doesn’t tell us why he grows it. I wasn’t aware of a market for it.
To think I could have been famous heaps of times had I known it was something to be famous about.

So many missed opportunities…LMAO

It is good to see the local community rally around.

Mr Thompson’s garlic was officially recorded by the Australian Giant Pumpkin and Vegetable Supporters (AGPVS) Group.

Food report. I bought some of this today. I’d not noticed it before in the supermarket. I’ve got a recipe for making satay sauce, and it works well. But this is easier….as long as the taste it OK. So tonight we will try it with chicken/onion/red capsicum stirfried, accompanied by steamed broccoli and corn on the cob. I was a good person and bought a pineapple too (Spencer Ranch), so I’ll put some bits of pineapple on the plates too.

Cymek said:

roughbarked said:

Woodie said:

….. or we could all go round Trev’s place.

I’m sure he would love to meet us all, once.

Perhaps Gloworms house

Gloworm’s got a good stash there, and she’s always good with sharing.

buffy said:

Food report. I bought some of this today. I’d not noticed it before in the supermarket. I’ve got a recipe for making satay sauce, and it works well. But this is easier….as long as the taste it OK. So tonight we will try it with chicken/onion/red capsicum stirfried, accompanied by steamed broccoli and corn on the cob. I was a good person and bought a pineapple too (Spencer Ranch), so I’ll put some bits of pineapple on the plates too.

I’ve used their Thai green curry mix, is good,

So wonderful to see a policeman show respect for students. Wow, what a dancer!!!!

Building community could go a long way to stopping the brutality and killing of people of colour.

roughbarked said:

Woodie said:

Peak Warming Man said:

“Millions of Australians have been slugged with new price hikes as the cost of living crisis worsens.
Beer prices will soar to as much as $12 a schooner after the Albanese government’s 3.7 per cent tax increase came into effect Wednesday, the second rise in six months.”

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/anthony-albanese-increases-beer-tax-as-energy-bills-soar/ar-AA16XNLQ?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=3f0b712179214382af1786c06d923260

Pensioners who like a beer will just have to cut back on food.

Be cheaper to drink rocket fuel.

There was something that truckies took that they called rocket fuel. Dunno what it was but it was apparently high octane.

Amphetamines.

Cymek said:

ms spock said:

Cymek said:

They used this company to transport it

So can we all form a class action and sue them?

There’s so many people we can’t sue but surely these are some of the ones we can sue?

They aren’t the real people who transported it, it’s a dodgy couriers from a sitcom, it may as well have been though.
Caesium-137 has been involved in a number of accidents and complete clusterfucks, seems to get forgotten about and abandoned.

The US has lost a few atomic bombs over the years but it’s nothing to get excited about, they’ll turn up eventually as will this little piece of stuff.

buffy said:

Food report. I bought some of this today. I’d not noticed it before in the supermarket. I’ve got a recipe for making satay sauce, and it works well. But this is easier….as long as the taste it OK. So tonight we will try it with chicken/onion/red capsicum stirfried, accompanied by steamed broccoli and corn on the cob. I was a good person and bought a pineapple too (Spencer Ranch), so I’ll put some bits of pineapple on the plates too.

I will tune in tomorrow to get yours and mr buffy’s assessment and report.

Cymek said:

buffy said:

Food report. I bought some of this today. I’d not noticed it before in the supermarket. I’ve got a recipe for making satay sauce, and it works well. But this is easier….as long as the taste it OK. So tonight we will try it with chicken/onion/red capsicum stirfried, accompanied by steamed broccoli and corn on the cob. I was a good person and bought a pineapple too (Spencer Ranch), so I’ll put some bits of pineapple on the plates too.

I’ve used their Thai green curry mix, is good,

I use their noodles. So I knew the brand name.

buffy said:

Food report. I bought some of this today. I’d not noticed it before in the supermarket. I’ve got a recipe for making satay sauce, and it works well. But this is easier….as long as the taste it OK. So tonight we will try it with chicken/onion/red capsicum stirfried, accompanied by steamed broccoli and corn on the cob. I was a good person and bought a pineapple too (Spencer Ranch), so I’ll put some bits of pineapple on the plates too.

I haven’t tried a box with a cross in it before, let me know how it goes.

BACK and with a very achy left heel due to the fascist plantar thingy.

GP is reasonably confident that the melanoma is dermatitis, but wants to do a punch biopsy to be on the safe side.

He wanted to do it today but the room for such procedures wasn’t available, so I have to make another appointment.

But right now, cold beer.

Gosh!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-01/whitsunday-woman-shontelle-fulton-avoids-jail-fatal-crash/101916088

Bubblecar said:

BACK and with a very achy left heel due to the fascist plantar thingy.

GP is reasonably confident that the melanoma is dermatitis, but wants to do a punch biopsy to be on the safe side.

He wanted to do it today but the room for such procedures wasn’t available, so I have to make another appointment.

But right now, cold beer.

good.

Bubblecar said:

BACK and with a very achy left heel due to the fascist plantar thingy.

GP is reasonably confident that the melanoma is dermatitis, but wants to do a punch biopsy to be on the safe side.

He wanted to do it today but the room for such procedures wasn’t available, so I have to make another appointment.

But right now, cold beer.

I am so glad the GP is checking it though Mr Car. That is thorough!

buffy said:

Food report. I bought some of this today. I’d not noticed it before in the supermarket. I’ve got a recipe for making satay sauce, and it works well. But this is easier….as long as the taste it OK. So tonight we will try it with chicken/onion/red capsicum stirfried, accompanied by steamed broccoli and corn on the cob. I was a good person and bought a pineapple too (Spencer Ranch), so I’ll put some bits of pineapple on the plates too.

I’ve got half a lemon & herb chicken. I’ll cook up a nice sauce and roast the hen on a bed of vermicelli.

ms spock said:

Bubblecar said:

BACK and with a very achy left heel due to the fascist plantar thingy.

GP is reasonably confident that the melanoma is dermatitis, but wants to do a punch biopsy to be on the safe side.

He wanted to do it today but the room for such procedures wasn’t available, so I have to make another appointment.

But right now, cold beer.

I am so glad the GP is checking it though Mr Car. That is thorough!

He got one of the older doctors to look at it too, and she agreed that a punch biopsy is a sensible precaution.

Bubblecar said:

ms spock said:

Bubblecar said:

BACK and with a very achy left heel due to the fascist plantar thingy.

GP is reasonably confident that the melanoma is dermatitis, but wants to do a punch biopsy to be on the safe side.

He wanted to do it today but the room for such procedures wasn’t available, so I have to make another appointment.

But right now, cold beer.

I am so glad the GP is checking it though Mr Car. That is thorough!

He got one of the older doctors to look at it too, and she agreed that a punch biopsy is a sensible precaution.

I love it when they are really on top of things. Quick consultation – let’s be safe than sorry!

They found the capsule

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-01/australian-radioactive-capsule-found-in-wa-outback-rio-tinto/101917828

Cymek said:

They found the capsule

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-01/australian-radioactive-capsule-found-in-wa-outback-rio-tinto/101917828

‘S e deagh naidheachd a tha sin! That is great news!

Woohoo! Radioactive source found!

Phew.

It will do no further mischief, as other orphan sources around the world have…

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-01/australian-radioactive-capsule-found-in-wa-outback-rio-tinto/101917828

Cymek said:

They found the capsule

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-01/australian-radioactive-capsule-found-in-wa-outback-rio-tinto/101917828

That’s a huge relief.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-01/iranian-couple-sentenced-instagram-dancing-video-goes-viral/101916092

Bubblecar said:

buffy said:

Food report. I bought some of this today. I’d not noticed it before in the supermarket. I’ve got a recipe for making satay sauce, and it works well. But this is easier….as long as the taste it OK. So tonight we will try it with chicken/onion/red capsicum stirfried, accompanied by steamed broccoli and corn on the cob. I was a good person and bought a pineapple too (Spencer Ranch), so I’ll put some bits of pineapple on the plates too.

I’ve got half a lemon & herb chicken. I’ll cook up a nice sauce and roast the hen on a bed of vermicelli.

…also fresh beans and garlic from the sister’s garden. She also donated me a walking stick.

Michael V said:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-01/iranian-couple-sentenced-instagram-dancing-video-goes-viral/101916092

I saw that, Iran you must not show happiness outside of worship

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

buffy said:

Food report. I bought some of this today. I’d not noticed it before in the supermarket. I’ve got a recipe for making satay sauce, and it works well. But this is easier….as long as the taste it OK. So tonight we will try it with chicken/onion/red capsicum stirfried, accompanied by steamed broccoli and corn on the cob. I was a good person and bought a pineapple too (Spencer Ranch), so I’ll put some bits of pineapple on the plates too.

I’ve got half a lemon & herb chicken. I’ll cook up a nice sauce and roast the hen on a bed of vermicelli.

…also fresh beans and garlic from the sister’s garden. She also donated me a walking stick.

I think I should get a walking stick.
I’m needing one these days.

Milan said I should get one years ago. He said I needed it to present authority to the crowd. I should wave a stick he said.

sarahs mum said:

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

I’ve got half a lemon & herb chicken. I’ll cook up a nice sauce and roast the hen on a bed of vermicelli.

…also fresh beans and garlic from the sister’s garden. She also donated me a walking stick.

I think I should get a walking stick.
I’m needing one these days.

Milan said I should get one years ago. He said I needed it to present authority to the crowd. I should wave a stick he said.

:)

Bubblecar said:

sarahs mum said:

Bubblecar said:

…also fresh beans and garlic from the sister’s garden. She also donated me a walking stick.

I think I should get a walking stick.
I’m needing one these days.

Milan said I should get one years ago. He said I needed it to present authority to the crowd. I should wave a stick he said.

:)

I imagine you could get some really cool walking sticks

Cymek said:

Bubblecar said:

sarahs mum said:

I think I should get a walking stick.
I’m needing one these days.

Milan said I should get one years ago. He said I needed it to present authority to the crowd. I should wave a stick he said.

:)

I imagine you could get some really cool walking sticks

Mine’s a plain adjustable one like this.

Bubblecar said:

Cymek said:

Bubblecar said:

:)

I imagine you could get some really cool walking sticks

Mine’s a plain adjustable one like this.

You’ll need a monocle and a fob watch.

Bubblecar said:

Cymek said:

Bubblecar said:

:)

I imagine you could get some really cool walking sticks

Mine’s a plain adjustable one like this.

Mine’s like that, too, but a dark bronze colour.

apparently the radioactive capsule has been found…

that’s kind if disappointing

Arts said:

apparently the radioactive capsule has been found…

that’s kind if disappointing

Apparently a number of mutated animals pointed to its location

Michael V said:

Bubblecar said:

Cymek said:

I imagine you could get some really cool walking sticks

Mine’s a plain adjustable one like this.

Mine’s like that, too, but a dark bronze colour.

I don’t have a walking stick.

Cymek said:

Arts said:

apparently the radioactive capsule has been found…

that’s kind if disappointing

Apparently a number of mutated animals pointed to its location

that’s a little more interesting…

stand by for ‘new’ species discoveries.

Cymek said:

Arts said:

apparently the radioactive capsule has been found…

that’s kind if disappointing

Apparently a number of mutated animals pointed to its location

Arts said:

Cymek said:

Arts said:

apparently the radioactive capsule has been found…

that’s kind if disappointing

Apparently a number of mutated animals pointed to its location

that’s a little more interesting…

stand by for ‘new’ species discoveries.

Gojira Austrakangaroous

JudgeMental said:

Michael V said:

Bubblecar said:

Mine’s a plain adjustable one like this.

Mine’s like that, too, but a dark bronze colour.

I don’t have a walking stick.

I’ve got one of my father’s (which is more of a staff really) kept at the bush for the use of older visitors. Mr buffy has got his father’s walking stick, but it was too short, so Mr buffy got one of the correct size for himself. We also have a wheelie walker which was Mr buffy’s Mum’s.

fsm said:

Cymek said:

Arts said:

apparently the radioactive capsule has been found…

that’s kind if disappointing

Apparently a number of mutated animals pointed to its location

Wonder what sort of life people can expect in Cocklebiddy.

Report on that satay sauce. Adequate. Won’t buy again. Will finish off the half a tin we didn’t use.

buffy said:

JudgeMental said:

Michael V said:

Mine’s like that, too, but a dark bronze colour.

I don’t have a walking stick.

I’ve got one of my father’s (which is more of a staff really) kept at the bush for the use of older visitors. Mr buffy has got his father’s walking stick, but it was too short, so Mr buffy got one of the correct size for himself. We also have a wheelie walker which was Mr buffy’s Mum’s.

Mine is just for while I’m suffering the plantar fasciitis, which will hopefully pass in time.

fsm said:

Cymek said:

Arts said:

apparently the radioactive capsule has been found…

that’s kind if disappointing

Apparently a number of mutated animals pointed to its location

The capsule was found by a team from the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation and the Department of Fire and Emergency Services.

The state’s Chief Health Officer Andy Robertson said in recognition of the great effort they put in, he’s springing for a pizza party

Bubblecar said:

fsm said:

Cymek said:

Apparently a number of mutated animals pointed to its location

Wonder what sort of life people can expect in Cocklebiddy.

Yeah WA has a few suburbs with poorly chosen names

Bubblecar said:

fsm said:

Cymek said:

Apparently a number of mutated animals pointed to its location

Wonder what sort of life people can expect in Cocklebiddy.

Bubblecar said:

Cymek said:

Bubblecar said:

:)

I imagine you could get some really cool walking sticks

Mine’s a plain adjustable one like this.

You shouldn’t need to adjust it much as most adults, no matter how tall they are, have their hands at about the same height above the ground. It’s one way you can subconsciously work out if a person is tall or short by the length of their arms in a photo.

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

fsm said:

Wonder what sort of life people can expect in Cocklebiddy.

Heh, I’ve got a photo of that when dad & I did a lap around Australia in 2011 I think.

Just fuelled up at the depot with another $1000 of diesel and an early knock-off.

Now I need to buy a new garden hose for the fire station to replace the one stolen from there, buy some more beers for the station fridge, get the defib battery replaced, and get ready to go out with Ms Kingy to attend her 10 year medal presentation.
She’s a founding member of the Busselton Incident Control Team.

Bubblecar said:

buffy said:

JudgeMental said:

I don’t have a walking stick.

I’ve got one of my father’s (which is more of a staff really) kept at the bush for the use of older visitors. Mr buffy has got his father’s walking stick, but it was too short, so Mr buffy got one of the correct size for himself. We also have a wheelie walker which was Mr buffy’s Mum’s.

Mine is just for while I’m suffering the plantar fasciitis, which will hopefully pass in time.

>>>>>plantar fasciitis, which will hopefully pass in time

Mine did. Just kept putting up with it, until it got better.

Kingy said:

Now I need to buy a new garden hose for the fire station to replace the one stolen from there, buy some more beers for the station fridge, get the defib battery replaced, and get ready to go out with Ms Kingy to attend her 10 year medal presentation.
She’s a founding member of the Busselton Incident Control Team.

Nothing so lonesome, morbid, or morose
As a country fire station, without a hose.

Kingy said:

Now I need to buy a new garden hose for the fire station to replace the one stolen from there, buy some more beers for the station fridge, get the defib battery replaced, and get ready to go out with Ms Kingy to attend her 10 year medal presentation.
She’s a founding member of the Busselton Incident Control Team.

Thieves. Grrr.

Wikipedia has already been updated:

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

Michael V said:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-01/iranian-couple-sentenced-instagram-dancing-video-goes-viral/101916092

Ó na daoine bochta sin! Oh those poor people!

sarahs mum said:

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

I’ve got half a lemon & herb chicken. I’ll cook up a nice sauce and roast the hen on a bed of vermicelli.

…also fresh beans and garlic from the sister’s garden. She also donated me a walking stick.

I think I should get a walking stick.
I’m needing one these days.

Milan said I should get one years ago. He said I needed it to present authority to the crowd. I should wave a stick he said.

I like the idea of you waving a stick at the crowd and leading them away!

Michael V said:

Wikipedia has already been updated:

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

And here, too:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesium-137#January_2023_Western_Australia,_Australia

Kingy said:

Now I need to buy a new garden hose for the fire station to replace the one stolen from there, buy some more beers for the station fridge, get the defib battery replaced, and get ready to go out with Ms Kingy to attend her 10 year medal presentation.
She’s a founding member of the Busselton Incident Control Team.

They should make that the Busselton Incident Team Control Headquarters.

Bubblecar said:

Cymek said:

Bubblecar said:

:)

I imagine you could get some really cool walking sticks

Mine’s a plain adjustable one like this.

Svelte agus praiticiúil!

Svelte and practical

ms spock said:

sarahs mum said:

Bubblecar said:

…also fresh beans and garlic from the sister’s garden. She also donated me a walking stick.

I think I should get a walking stick.
I’m needing one these days.

Milan said I should get one years ago. He said I needed it to present authority to the crowd. I should wave a stick he said.

I like the idea of you waving a stick at the crowd and leading them away!

Michael V said:

Michael V said:

Wikipedia has already been updated:

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

And here, too:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesium-137#January_2023_Western_Australia,_Australia

But not here, yet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_orphan_source_incidents#2020s

Nor here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_civilian_radiation_accidents#2020s

ms spock said:

sarahs mum said:

Bubblecar said:

…also fresh beans and garlic from the sister’s garden. She also donated me a walking stick.

I think I should get a walking stick.
I’m needing one these days.

Milan said I should get one years ago. He said I needed it to present authority to the crowd. I should wave a stick he said.

I like the idea of you waving a stick at the crowd and leading them away!

I have a walking stick, of sorts.

It’s a one-metre Tasmanian oak rod, with a very small hoe blade from a hand-hoe, that Bunnings used to sell, attached to it.

I call it the Poobury Stick.

When the Wolf does some business during his walks, the Poobury Stick comes into play.

An excavation of 10-15 cm, and the ‘business’ collected on the blade of the stick, and then deposited in the howl and covered.

Also handy for picking up and disposing of less-than-savoury things sometimes found in parks.

Also useful in other ways.

A young woman was being harassed in a park by a young man one day, and i called to him to leave her alone.

He approached me in a confronting fashion, but when he saw that i not only had the Wolf with me but that i was also carrying what equated to a small axe, he stopped short, and paid heed.

Neophyte said:

Kingy said:

Now I need to buy a new garden hose for the fire station to replace the one stolen from there, buy some more beers for the station fridge, get the defib battery replaced, and get ready to go out with Ms Kingy to attend her 10 year medal presentation.
She’s a founding member of the Busselton Incident Control Team.

They should make that the Busselton Incident Team Control Headquarters.

Well done. I was trying to think of something similar.

Bubblecar said:

buffy said:

JudgeMental said:

I don’t have a walking stick.

I’ve got one of my father’s (which is more of a staff really) kept at the bush for the use of older visitors. Mr buffy has got his father’s walking stick, but it was too short, so Mr buffy got one of the correct size for himself. We also have a wheelie walker which was Mr buffy’s Mum’s.

Mine is just for while I’m suffering the plantar fasciitis, which will hopefully pass in time.

Have a think about “red light therapy”

captain_spalding said:

ms spock said:

sarahs mum said:

I think I should get a walking stick.
I’m needing one these days.

Milan said I should get one years ago. He said I needed it to present authority to the crowd. I should wave a stick he said.

I like the idea of you waving a stick at the crowd and leading them away!

I have a walking stick, of sorts.

It’s a one-metre Tasmanian oak rod, with a very small hoe blade from a hand-hoe, that Bunnings used to sell, attached to it.

I call it the Poobury Stick.

When the Wolf does some business during his walks, the Poobury Stick comes into play.

An excavation of 10-15 cm, and the ‘business’ collected on the blade of the stick, and then deposited in the howl and covered.

Also handy for picking up and disposing of less-than-savoury things sometimes found in parks.

Also useful in other ways.

A young woman was being harassed in a park by a young man one day, and i called to him to leave her alone.

He approached me in a confronting fashion, but when he saw that i not only had the Wolf with me but that i was also carrying what equated to a small axe, he stopped short, and paid heed.

Were you also wearing women’s slacks to give you confidence

buffy said:

JudgeMental said:

Michael V said:

Mine’s like that, too, but a dark bronze colour.

I don’t have a walking stick.

I’ve got one of my father’s (which is more of a staff really) kept at the bush for the use of older visitors. Mr buffy has got his father’s walking stick, but it was too short, so Mr buffy got one of the correct size for himself. We also have a wheelie walker which was Mr buffy’s Mum’s.

It is a good idea to have a wide range of accoutrements buffy! (Is maith an smaoineamh é raon leathan de chuntasóirí a bheith buacach!)

Cymek said:

Were you also wearing women’s slacks to give you confidence

No, but i had brushed my teeth with Colgate, so i had The Ring of Confidence going for me.

Which was nice.

Kingy said:

Now I need to buy a new garden hose for the fire station to replace the one stolen from there, buy some more beers for the station fridge, get the defib battery replaced, and get ready to go out with Ms Kingy to attend her 10 year medal presentation.
She’s a founding member of the Busselton Incident Control Team.

Comhghairdeachas leat Mrs Kingy! (Congratulations Mrs Kingy!)

esselte said:

Kingy said:

Now I need to buy a new garden hose for the fire station to replace the one stolen from there, buy some more beers for the station fridge, get the defib battery replaced, and get ready to go out with Ms Kingy to attend her 10 year medal presentation.
She’s a founding member of the Busselton Incident Control Team.

Nothing so lonesome, morbid, or morose
As a country fire station, without a hose.

lol!

captain_spalding said:

ms spock said:

sarahs mum said:

I think I should get a walking stick.
I’m needing one these days.

Milan said I should get one years ago. He said I needed it to present authority to the crowd. I should wave a stick he said.

I like the idea of you waving a stick at the crowd and leading them away!

I have a walking stick, of sorts.

It’s a one-metre Tasmanian oak rod, with a very small hoe blade from a hand-hoe, that Bunnings used to sell, attached to it.

I call it the Poobury Stick.

When the Wolf does some business during his walks, the Poobury Stick comes into play.

An excavation of 10-15 cm, and the ‘business’ collected on the blade of the stick, and then deposited in the howl and covered.

Also handy for picking up and disposing of less-than-savoury things sometimes found in parks.

Also useful in other ways.

A young woman was being harassed in a park by a young man one day, and i called to him to leave her alone.

He approached me in a confronting fashion, but when he saw that i not only had the Wolf with me but that i was also carrying what equated to a small axe, he stopped short, and paid heed.

:)

According to google translate, Romanus eunt domum translates to English as The Romans are going home, whereas Romani ite domus is Romans go home.

captain_spalding said:

Cymek said:

Were you also wearing women’s slacks to give you confidence

No, but i had brushed my teeth with Colgate, so i had The Ring of Confidence going for me.

Which was nice.

:)

btm said:

According to google translate, Romanus eunt domum translates to English as The Romans are going home, whereas Romani ite domus is Romans go home.

The second would be something said by the characters in Asterix

ms spock said:

esselte said:

Kingy said:

Now I need to buy a new garden hose for the fire station to replace the one stolen from there, buy some more beers for the station fridge, get the defib battery replaced, and get ready to go out with Ms Kingy to attend her 10 year medal presentation.
She’s a founding member of the Busselton Incident Control Team.

Nothing so lonesome, morbid, or morose
As a country fire station, without a hose.

lol!

Do you have a whole song for that? That would make a great song!

Cymek said:

btm said:

According to google translate, Romanus eunt domum translates to English as The Romans are going home, whereas Romani ite domus is Romans go home.

The second would be something said by the characters in Asterix

They’re both from the film Monty Python’s Life of Brian.

New analog quantum computers to solve previously unsolvable problems
by University College Dublin

Physicists have invented a new type of analog quantum computer that can tackle hard physics problems that the most powerful digital supercomputers cannot solve.

New research published in Nature Physics by collaborating scientists from Stanford University in the U.S. and University College Dublin (UCD) in Ireland has shown that a novel type of highly-specialized analog computer, whose circuits feature quantum components, can solve problems from the cutting edge of quantum physics that were previously beyond reach. When scaled up, such devices may be able to shed light on some of the most important unsolved problems in physics.

Read more:

https://phys.org/news/2023-01-analog-quantum-previously-unsolvable-problems.amp

Witty Rejoinder said:

New analog quantum computers to solve previously unsolvable problems
by University College Dublin

Physicists have invented a new type of analog quantum computer that can tackle hard physics problems that the most powerful digital supercomputers cannot solve.

New research published in Nature Physics by collaborating scientists from Stanford University in the U.S. and University College Dublin (UCD) in Ireland has shown that a novel type of highly-specialized analog computer, whose circuits feature quantum components, can solve problems from the cutting edge of quantum physics that were previously beyond reach. When scaled up, such devices may be able to shed light on some of the most important unsolved problems in physics.

Read more:

https://phys.org/news/2023-01-analog-quantum-previously-unsolvable-problems.amp

Read that, thanks.

Bubblecar said:

I’ve got half a lemon & herb chicken. I’ll cook up a nice sauce and roast the hen on a bed of vermicelli.

Obviously I won’t eat the lot in one sitting.

ms spock said:

ms spock said:

esselte said:

Nothing so lonesome, morbid, or morose
As a country fire station, without a hose.

lol!

Do you have a whole song for that? That would make a great song!

Sorry, no. I just made it up. Just made me laugh, the idea a fire station without any hoses…

I asked chatGPT to write a song to the tune of a pub with no beer about a country fire station that doesn’t have any hoses and this is what it came up with. What with chatGPT going all Flowers for Algernon lately though, I’m not sure how well this works.

(Verse 1)
In a country fire station, they stand with pride
But their hoses, they have all run dry
No water to put out the flames
It’s a shame, it’s such a shame

(Chorus)
Oh, a fire station with no hoses
No way to save our homes and roses
The fire trucks stand ready to roll
But without the hoses, they’ve got no control

(Verse 2)
They’ve got the trucks and they’ve got the gear
But without the hoses, they’re in despair
The flames are raging, the people all shout
But there’s no water to douse it out

(Chorus)
Oh, a fire station with no hoses
No way to save our homes and roses
The fire trucks stand ready to roll
But without the hoses, they’ve got no control

(Bridge)
The people all pray for rain to come
To fill up the hoses and save what’s begun
For without the hoses, the fire will grow
And our homes and town will surely go

(Chorus)
Oh, a fire station with no hoses
No way to save our homes and roses
The fire trucks stand ready to roll
But without the hoses, they’ve got no control

(Outro)
So let’s all pitch in and do what we can
To make sure the fire station has a fighting stand
With hoses full, they’ll save the day
And keep our town from burning away.

you there Mr Car?

Brooksie is up to here on another one.

Witty Rejoinder said:

New analog quantum computers to solve previously unsolvable problems
by University College Dublin

Physicists have invented a new type of analog quantum computer that can tackle hard physics problems that the most powerful digital supercomputers cannot solve.

New research published in Nature Physics by collaborating scientists from Stanford University in the U.S. and University College Dublin (UCD) in Ireland has shown that a novel type of highly-specialized analog computer, whose circuits feature quantum components, can solve problems from the cutting edge of quantum physics that were previously beyond reach. When scaled up, such devices may be able to shed light on some of the most important unsolved problems in physics.

Read more:

https://phys.org/news/2023-01-analog-quantum-previously-unsolvable-problems.amp

read that, cheers, master witty

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

I’ve got half a lemon & herb chicken. I’ll cook up a nice sauce and roast the hen on a bed of vermicelli.

Obviously I won’t eat the lot in one sitting.

you made me hungry again, unnecessarily, you’re a menace

SCIENCE said:

a handle to carry plastic bags with.

sarahs mum said:

SCIENCE said:

a handle to carry plastic bags with.

apparently it weans lambs

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

fsm said:

Wonder what sort of life people can expect in Cocklebiddy.

Where’s their emus?

Japan’s Eneos draws closer to shipping hydrogen via oil tankers
Energy company to test tech for hydrogen transport at ambient temperature

NAOYUKI TOYAMA, Nikkei staff writer
January 31, 2023 05:18 JST

TOKYO — Japanese energy company Eneos said Monday it will soon test technology that allows hydrogen to be shipped by regular oil tankers at ambient temperature, an innovation expected to drastically cut the cost of adopting the alternative energy source.

Eneos has built a demonstration plant in Brisbane, Australia that makes methylcyclohexane (MCH), a liquid hydrogen carrier. The facility will go into operation in February.

MCH is typically produced by taking hydrogen stored in tanks and reacting it with toluene — an organic chemical compound — using synthesizing equipment. Eneos is developing an electrolyzer that turns water and toluene into MCH in one step.

Through Eneos’ pioneering process, there is no need for hydrogen tanks or extra synthesizing equipment, sharply reducing costs. Hydrogen would be extracted from the MCH once it arrives at its final destination.

On its own, hydrogen must be stored at minus 253 degrees Celsius for it to remain liquefied.

The electrolyzer at Eneos’ demonstration plant will have a capacity of 150 kilowatts, with a scale roughly 150 times the capacity of the previous prototype.

The electrolyzer will be powered by solar energy, meaning the plant will release no carbon dioxide and produce green hydrogen.

Eneos plans to conduct field tests of the electrolyzer for eight months to determine the optimum operation and control technologies. The company will develop a 5 MW electrolyzer by the fiscal year ending March 2026 and then commence mass production of the hydrogen.

The specific output volume will be determined at a later date.

MCH can be stored in oil tankers at ambient temperature, which will lower transportation costs, according to Eneos. With this approach, Eneos anticipates selling hydrogen at around 330 yen ($2.54) per kilogram by 2030, less than 30% of the Japanese government’s 2021 estimate.

The MCH approach is not the only method of shipping hydrogen under ambient conditions.

Moving the fuel in the form of ammonia is considered to be the closest to commercial viability. Considering that ammonia is already used as fertilizer, it boasts an established supply chain, thereby reducing cost.

However, Eneos expects transportation of MCH to take off more quickly given handling concerns surrounding ammonia’s toxicity.

The push comes as other rivals are also developing ways to transport hydrogen. Last year, Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries became the first company to successfully ship liquified hydrogen using ultra-cold storage tanks.

Kawasaki Heavy looks to develop a large hydrogen tanker by the middle of this decade in a bid to drastically reduce costs, aiming to sell hydrogen at about 330 yen per kilogram by around 2030.

Unlike MCH and ammonia, liquified hydrogen does not need to be converted at the destination.

The race to develop hydrogen transport tech is occurring around the world, especially in Europe where countries are seeking to wean themselves off Russian energy sources.

Germany’s Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies and Dutch storage tank maker Vopak this month announced they will form a joint venture for transporting ambient-temperature hydrogen, and plan to build large plants in their respective countries.

LOHC refers to liquid organic hydrogen carriers, or compounds that work similarly to MCH. Daniel Teichmann, CEO of Hydrogenious, said the company expects hydrogen to be supplied at $3 per kilogram in Germany, about half the prevailing cost.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Environment/Climate-Change/Japan-s-Eneos-draws-closer-to-shipping-hydrogen-via-oil-tankers?

Witty Rejoinder said:

Japan’s Eneos draws closer to shipping hydrogen via oil tankers
Energy company to test tech for hydrogen transport at ambient temperature

NAOYUKI TOYAMA, Nikkei staff writer
January 31, 2023 05:18 JST

TOKYO — Japanese energy company Eneos said Monday it will soon test technology that allows hydrogen to be shipped by regular oil tankers at ambient temperature, an innovation expected to drastically cut the cost of adopting the alternative energy source.

Eneos has built a demonstration plant in Brisbane, Australia that makes methylcyclohexane (MCH), a liquid hydrogen carrier. The facility will go into operation in February.

MCH is typically produced by taking hydrogen stored in tanks and reacting it with toluene — an organic chemical compound — using synthesizing equipment. Eneos is developing an electrolyzer that turns water and toluene into MCH in one step.

Through Eneos’ pioneering process, there is no need for hydrogen tanks or extra synthesizing equipment, sharply reducing costs. Hydrogen would be extracted from the MCH once it arrives at its final destination.

On its own, hydrogen must be stored at minus 253 degrees Celsius for it to remain liquefied.

The electrolyzer at Eneos’ demonstration plant will have a capacity of 150 kilowatts, with a scale roughly 150 times the capacity of the previous prototype.

The electrolyzer will be powered by solar energy, meaning the plant will release no carbon dioxide and produce green hydrogen.

Eneos plans to conduct field tests of the electrolyzer for eight months to determine the optimum operation and control technologies. The company will develop a 5 MW electrolyzer by the fiscal year ending March 2026 and then commence mass production of the hydrogen.

The specific output volume will be determined at a later date.

MCH can be stored in oil tankers at ambient temperature, which will lower transportation costs, according to Eneos. With this approach, Eneos anticipates selling hydrogen at around 330 yen ($2.54) per kilogram by 2030, less than 30% of the Japanese government’s 2021 estimate.

The MCH approach is not the only method of shipping hydrogen under ambient conditions.

Moving the fuel in the form of ammonia is considered to be the closest to commercial viability. Considering that ammonia is already used as fertilizer, it boasts an established supply chain, thereby reducing cost.

However, Eneos expects transportation of MCH to take off more quickly given handling concerns surrounding ammonia’s toxicity.

The push comes as other rivals are also developing ways to transport hydrogen. Last year, Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries became the first company to successfully ship liquified hydrogen using ultra-cold storage tanks.

Kawasaki Heavy looks to develop a large hydrogen tanker by the middle of this decade in a bid to drastically reduce costs, aiming to sell hydrogen at about 330 yen per kilogram by around 2030.

Unlike MCH and ammonia, liquified hydrogen does not need to be converted at the destination.

The race to develop hydrogen transport tech is occurring around the world, especially in Europe where countries are seeking to wean themselves off Russian energy sources.

Germany’s Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies and Dutch storage tank maker Vopak this month announced they will form a joint venture for transporting ambient-temperature hydrogen, and plan to build large plants in their respective countries.

LOHC refers to liquid organic hydrogen carriers, or compounds that work similarly to MCH. Daniel Teichmann, CEO of Hydrogenious, said the company expects hydrogen to be supplied at $3 per kilogram in Germany, about half the prevailing cost.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Environment/Climate-Change/Japan-s-Eneos-draws-closer-to-shipping-hydrogen-via-oil-tankers?

Sounds great, but to put some perspective on it, the demonstration plant will have a capacity of 150 kilowatts – which is about 12 times the amount of solar panel capacity I have on my roof at home.

They’ve found it, they’ve found it.
The good people in villages right across Western Australia can rest easy tonight and Jimmy can go to sleep in his own little room again.

Peak Warming Man said:

They’ve found it, they’ve found it.
The good people in villages right across Western Australia can rest easy tonight and Jimmy can go to sleep in his own little room again.

Yeah. They got lucky a bird didn’t think it was some nice shiny thing to take back to nest for decoration… or try to eat it.

I think Rio Tinto need to be told in plain basic Australian English that they need to lift their game a bit and have a more secure transport chain. Just saying.

TTYL. kentucky fried chicken changed its name to KFC not because the wanted to get rid of the Fried word. But because kentucky trademarked the name Kentucky and if you wanted to use it in the name of a product you had to pay a licencing fee. KFC didn’t want to do this so they changed their name.

party_pants said:

Peak Warming Man said:

They’ve found it, they’ve found it.
The good people in villages right across Western Australia can rest easy tonight and Jimmy can go to sleep in his own little room again.

Yeah. They got lucky a bird didn’t think it was some nice shiny thing to take back to nest for decoration… or try to eat it.

I think Rio Tinto need to be told in plain basic Australian English that they need to lift their game a bit and have a more secure transport chain. Just saying.

Yes. It’s outrageous!! I’m absolutely appalled! The Minister should resign and the Ambassador must be recalled.

Woodie said:

party_pants said:

Peak Warming Man said:

They’ve found it, they’ve found it.
The good people in villages right across Western Australia can rest easy tonight and Jimmy can go to sleep in his own little room again.

Yeah. They got lucky a bird didn’t think it was some nice shiny thing to take back to nest for decoration… or try to eat it.

I think Rio Tinto need to be told in plain basic Australian English that they need to lift their game a bit and have a more secure transport chain. Just saying.

Yes. It’s outrageous!! I’m absolutely appalled! The Minister should resign and the Ambassador must be recalled.

I have murdered the am-bass-a-dor and turned him into.. patte

JudgeMental said:

TTYL. kentucky fried chicken changed its name to KFC not because the wanted to get rid of the Fried word. But because kentucky trademarked the name Kentucky and if you wanted to use it in the name of a product you had to pay a licencing fee. KFC didn’t want to do this so they changed their name.

I suppose this was made by Mr Ken Tucky?

Bugger, equalled wordle record at 30 seconds.

Just got home from Busso. Ms Kingy has some new bling.

Kingy said:

Just got home from Busso. Ms Kingy has some new bling.

pass on the congrats. :)

Kingy said:

Just got home from Busso. Ms Kingy has some new bling.

👍

party_pants said:

Peak Warming Man said:

They’ve found it, they’ve found it.
The good people in villages right across Western Australia can rest easy tonight and Jimmy can go to sleep in his own little room again.

Yeah. They got lucky a bird didn’t think it was some nice shiny thing to take back to nest for decoration… or try to eat it.

I think Rio Tinto need to be told in plain basic Australian English that they need to lift their game a bit and have a more secure transport chain. Just saying.

You know, what is in the media, and the reality of it, are different things…

Kingy said:

Just got home from Busso. Ms Kingy has some new bling.

Cool!

Good on her.

Congratulations!

SCIENCE said:

OK, I give up.

Woodie said:

JudgeMental said:

TTYL. kentucky fried chicken changed its name to KFC not because the wanted to get rid of the Fried word. But because kentucky trademarked the name Kentucky and if you wanted to use it in the name of a product you had to pay a licencing fee. KFC didn’t want to do this so they changed their name.

I suppose this was made by Mr Ken Tucky?

drink with Ken Behrens at the barbie

David Attenborough Fans ·
In England you sometimes see these “wavy” brick fences. And curious as it may seem, this shape uses FEWER bricks than a straight wall. A straight wall needs at least two layers of bricks to make is sturdy, but the wavy wall is fine thanks to the arch support provided by the waves.

Good morning Holidayers. Presently 8 degrees and just getting light. Sunup today here is at 6.50am. According to the star chart, Mercury is a little above the horizon now. There is high cloud here though, so I won’t bother to try to see him. We are forecast 16 degrees with showers increasing.

I need to do a bit more weeding at Auntie Annie’s this morning and I think Mr buffy wants me to help with firewood cutting again for a bit. We can only do that for about half an hour at a time on account of his back and knees being dodgy. I will probably do a bit more emboidery on my moths later in the day. I started the first one last night. It’s and Emperor Gum Moth. Not very showy. Lots of grey brown sorts of colours.

Funny animal video:

Cow thinks he’s a showjumping horse.. 😅

https://twitter.com/buitengebieden/status/1620412769534382080?

Vanadium redox flow batteries

Invented in Australia in 1986.

Good morning everybody.

23.7°C, 83% RH this morning, similar to what it was at midnight – a very muggy night. It’s mostly cloudy and it’s calm. We had a persistent rainy thunderstorm yesterday afternoon, so I imagine the ORB would have over 25 mm of water in it. BoM has forecast 30°C tops and a 50% chance of rain.

Agenda: assist The Patient and go with the flow.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Funny animal video:

Cow thinks he’s a showjumping horse.. 😅

https://twitter.com/buitengebieden/status/1620412769534382080?

I reckon those two have grown up together.

I bought crunchy nut cornflakes yesterday on a whim. Because it’s many years since I et them. It will be many years before I buy another box. Soooo sweet. Waaay too sweet. I’ll eat these, but might have to go for a run or something to work them off.

Michael V said:

Good morning everybody.

23.7°C, 83% RH this morning, similar to what it was at midnight – a very muggy night. It’s mostly cloudy and it’s calm. We had a persistent rainy thunderstorm yesterday afternoon, so I imagine the ORB would have over 25 mm of water in it. BoM has forecast 30°C tops and a 50% chance of rain.

Agenda: assist The Patient and go with the flow.

For the sake of completeness, we had 48 mm in the Official Rain Bucket Mark 2.

armarnarmarnar

been up for a while
wishin’ I wasn’t
yeah wonders why
what nonsense
am i’ll tries a smile

transition said:

armarnarmarnar

been up for a while
wishin’ I wasn’t
yeah wonders why
what nonsense
am i’ll tries a smile

I went back to the prone position for a sleep in.

That capsule, why wasn’t in its yellow protective cover ?

How did it manage to jump out?

Tau.Neutrino said:

That capsule, why wasn’t in its yellow protective cover ?

How did it manage to jump out?

So many questions.

roughbarked said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

That capsule, why wasn’t in its yellow protective cover ?

How did it manage to jump out?

So many questions.

Don’t expect answers. It’s Rio Tinto.

They’ll pay a small fine, have lunch with a politician or two, the end.

roughbarked said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

That capsule, why wasn’t in its yellow protective cover ?

How did it manage to jump out?

So many questions.

the first report gave a possible reason as to how it was lost.

buffy said:

I bought crunchy nut cornflakes yesterday on a whim. Because it’s many years since I et them. It will be many years before I buy another box. Soooo sweet. Waaay too sweet. I’ll eat these, but might have to go for a run or something to work them off.

Offset the crunchy nut with a glass of diet milo.

Michael V said:

Michael V said:

Good morning everybody.

23.7°C, 83% RH this morning, similar to what it was at midnight – a very muggy night. It’s mostly cloudy and it’s calm. We had a persistent rainy thunderstorm yesterday afternoon, so I imagine the ORB would have over 25 mm of water in it. BoM has forecast 30°C tops and a 50% chance of rain.

Agenda: assist The Patient and go with the flow.

For the sake of completeness, we had 48 mm in the Official Rain Bucket Mark 2.

Thems is lotsa moolies.

roughbarked said:

transition said:

armarnarmarnar

been up for a while
wishin’ I wasn’t
yeah wonders why
what nonsense
am i’ll tries a smile

I went back to the prone position for a sleep in.

I’m prone to doing that.

A watch seized as part of an AFP operation:

‘Expensive’ does not necessarily mean ‘good taste/beautiful’.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-02/afp-sydney-money-laundering-syndicate-operation-avarus-midas/101920170

JudgeMental said:

roughbarked said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

That capsule, why wasn’t in its yellow protective cover ?

How did it manage to jump out?

So many questions.

the first report gave a possible reason as to how it was lost.

I’m going with protocols weren’t followed properly.

captain_spalding said:

A watch seized as part of an AFP operation:

‘Expensive’ does not necessarily mean ‘good taste/beautiful’.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-02/afp-sydney-money-laundering-syndicate-operation-avarus-midas/101920170

Looks like a gold soccer stadium.

2 out of 10 for design.

The gauge was being transported by a subcontracted company, which picked it up from the mine site on 12 January to move it to a storage facility in the north-east suburbs of Perth.

When it was unpacked for inspection on 25 January the gauge was found broken apart and the radioactive capsule was gone. One of four mounting bolts and screws were also missing.

Authorities said vibrations during transit may have caused the bolts to become loose, allowing the capsule to fall through gaps in the casing and truck.

captain_spalding said:

A watch seized as part of an AFP operation:

‘Expensive’ does not necessarily mean ‘good taste/beautiful’.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-02/afp-sydney-money-laundering-syndicate-operation-avarus-midas/101920170

Bling is what people who have more money than sense buy and the market will produce it for them.

JudgeMental said:

The gauge was being transported by a subcontracted company, which picked it up from the mine site on 12 January to move it to a storage facility in the north-east suburbs of Perth.

When it was unpacked for inspection on 25 January the gauge was found broken apart and the radioactive capsule was gone. One of four mounting bolts and screws were also missing.

Authorities said vibrations during transit may have caused the bolts to become loose, allowing the capsule to fall through gaps in the casing and truck.

Some pretty rough roads out there.

JudgeMental said:

The gauge was being transported by a subcontracted company, which picked it up from the mine site on 12 January to move it to a storage facility in the north-east suburbs of Perth.

When it was unpacked for inspection on 25 January the gauge was found broken apart and the radioactive capsule was gone. One of four mounting bolts and screws were also missing.

Authorities said vibrations during transit may have caused the bolts to become loose, allowing the capsule to fall through gaps in the casing and truck.

I would be redesigning the container.

pops in

Looks like some people need to get their irony detectors fixed.

back to work.

Woodie said:

Michael V said:

Michael V said:

Good morning everybody.

23.7°C, 83% RH this morning, similar to what it was at midnight – a very muggy night. It’s mostly cloudy and it’s calm. We had a persistent rainy thunderstorm yesterday afternoon, so I imagine the ORB would have over 25 mm of water in it. BoM has forecast 30°C tops and a 50% chance of rain.

Agenda: assist The Patient and go with the flow.

For the sake of completeness, we had 48 mm in the Official Rain Bucket Mark 2.

Thems is lotsa moolies.

Yeah. It really persisted down for a couple of hours. Garden won’t need watering today or tomorrow. Possibly Saturday or Sunday, though.

captain_spalding said:

A watch seized as part of an AFP operation:

‘Expensive’ does not necessarily mean ‘good taste/beautiful’.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-02/afp-sydney-money-laundering-syndicate-operation-avarus-midas/101920170

Heh!

Tau.Neutrino said:

JudgeMental said:

The gauge was being transported by a subcontracted company, which picked it up from the mine site on 12 January to move it to a storage facility in the north-east suburbs of Perth.

When it was unpacked for inspection on 25 January the gauge was found broken apart and the radioactive capsule was gone. One of four mounting bolts and screws were also missing.

Authorities said vibrations during transit may have caused the bolts to become loose, allowing the capsule to fall through gaps in the casing and truck.

I would be redesigning the container.

well, seeing as this doesn’t seem to happen that often maybe just a check of the present containers would suffice.

Tau.Neutrino said:

JudgeMental said:

roughbarked said:

So many questions.

the first report gave a possible reason as to how it was lost.

I’m going with protocols weren’t followed properly.

Ya reckon?

JudgeMental said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

JudgeMental said:

The gauge was being transported by a subcontracted company, which picked it up from the mine site on 12 January to move it to a storage facility in the north-east suburbs of Perth.

When it was unpacked for inspection on 25 January the gauge was found broken apart and the radioactive capsule was gone. One of four mounting bolts and screws were also missing.

Authorities said vibrations during transit may have caused the bolts to become loose, allowing the capsule to fall through gaps in the casing and truck.

I would be redesigning the container.

well, seeing as this doesn’t seem to happen that often maybe just a check of the present containers would suffice.

Use the existing containers, just at a dab of Loktite to the threads. Problem solved.

Michael V said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

JudgeMental said:

the first report gave a possible reason as to how it was lost.

I’m going with protocols weren’t followed properly.

Ya reckon?

no, I personally, don’t reckon that.

JudgeMental said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

JudgeMental said:

The gauge was being transported by a subcontracted company, which picked it up from the mine site on 12 January to move it to a storage facility in the north-east suburbs of Perth.

When it was unpacked for inspection on 25 January the gauge was found broken apart and the radioactive capsule was gone. One of four mounting bolts and screws were also missing.

Authorities said vibrations during transit may have caused the bolts to become loose, allowing the capsule to fall through gaps in the casing and truck.

I would be redesigning the container.

well, seeing as this doesn’t seem to happen that often maybe just a check of the present containers would suffice.

Nup, if it happened like that it may happen again.

Its either protocols or vibration or both.

Spiny Norman said:

JudgeMental said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

I would be redesigning the container.

well, seeing as this doesn’t seem to happen that often maybe just a check of the present containers would suffice.

Use the existing containers, just at a dab of Loktite to the threads. Problem solved.

I’m sure some fix will be implemented.

They are lucky a bird didn’t take it.

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I thought it was getting windier. Looking at the BoM for Hamilton, it was only gusting to around 30km/hr when I went over to Auntie Annie’s around 7.00am. I was able to do a little bit of careful spraying of weeds on her path. And of the verdammte elm tree suckers. I wouldn’t be doing it now – gusting to 50s now.

I’ll go outside and pot up some plants for a friend and weed under the walnut tree. So many ivy seedlings…

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Tau.Neutrino said:

They are lucky a bird didn’t take it.

Or some terrorist found it first to make a bomb out of it.

JudgeMental said:

Spiny Norman said:

JudgeMental said:

well, seeing as this doesn’t seem to happen that often maybe just a check of the present containers would suffice.

Use the existing containers, just at a dab of Loktite to the threads. Problem solved.

I’m sure some fix will be implemented.

could be as simple as just regular checks. if that doesn’t already happen. You see vehicles quite often in town with radioactive sources onboard.

Woodie said:

buffy said:

I bought crunchy nut cornflakes yesterday on a whim. Because it’s many years since I et them. It will be many years before I buy another box. Soooo sweet. Waaay too sweet. I’ll eat these, but might have to go for a run or something to work them off.

Offset the crunchy nut with a glass of diet milo.

I offset it with a couple of hours of weeding couch, cutting the edges with a spade (which is a lot of cases means throwing the spade into the ground to cut the couch), cutting back plants etc. And we are just back from a walk to the bakery. I didn’t have a cake – I et a chicken and mushroom pie for my morning tea. And my usual mug of mocha. The dogs went with us…expectantly looking for a party pie to share. They got it. It’s now a town tradition. You take your dogs to the bakery, you buy a party pie for them. I know which denizen to blame. She started it with her dog.

Tau.Neutrino said:

They are lucky a bird didn’t take it.

Fortunately the most likely suspect is still in custody.

Woodie said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

They are lucky a bird didn’t take it.

Or some terrorist found it first to make a bomb out of it.

Far too small a mass for that.
Fortunately.