It’s New Year in New Zealand,
That’s good enough for me!
Hippo Gnu Year everyone.
Bewdy! Exactly- and why not?
EnZed is part of Australia, isn’t it – except when we play them in sport.
If you have a lum I hope it reeks lang.
sarahs mum said:
If you have a lum I hope it reeks lang.
We do have a lum, but it has not reeked for many a year.
Nonetheless, same to you :)
found another nice extension for Opera. It hides suggested pages on FB. works a charm.
Watching Billy Joel on SBS and bits of the ABC concert.
Happy New Year to Yas
🍹😎🚜🧗🙃
Inching closer to the quarter century. Have an interesting and enjoyable year everyone!
Selfishly, I hope this year is better for me this year. But then unselfishly, I do hope it is better for all of you.
Australian journo John Pilger has died.
He might have been the last of the 2023 celebrities to go.
AussieDJ said:
Australian journo John Pilger has died.He might have been the last of the 2023 celebrities to go.
“From: buffy
ID: 2109073
Subject: re: Chat December 2023
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 9 degrees at the back door, overcast and still. We are forecast a partly cloudy 26 degrees.
I will pick loganberries again (almost finished the crop for this year) and do some weeding and sorting out in my veggie garden today.”
Almost finishing the crop for the year when only 6 hours into it must have been pretty hard work.
Good morning all. It is 20 degrees clear and sunny.
I’ll go pick some strawberries, I think.
sarahs mum said:
If you have a lum I hope it reeks lang.
Lang may yer lum reek
Good morning everybody.
It’s 21.0°C, 95% RH, overcast and raining moderately heavily again, with a light air. I was woken by sudden very heavy rain which stopped a few minutes later just as suddenly. BoM forecasts thunderstorms, rain and 28°C tops.
Agenda: stop making plans, because you don’t complete them.
sarahs mum said:
If you have a lum I hope it reeks lang.
???
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.It’s 21.0°C, 95% RH, overcast and raining moderately heavily again, with a light air. I was woken by sudden very heavy rain which stopped a few minutes later just as suddenly. BoM forecasts thunderstorms, rain and 28°C tops.
Agenda: stop making plans, because you don’t complete them.
Maybe I should stop making plans as well. Remembering that old adage: Expectations only bring disappointments.
Great start to 2024, after having the last day of last year with power after the previous five days without, we just lost power again.
Luckily I had the generator setup so I could get the fridges & a few other things running in only a few minutes.
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
If you have a lum I hope it reeks lang.
???
https://www.scottishcountrydanceoftheday.com/daysoftheyear/lang-may-your-lum-reek
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.It’s 21.0°C, 95% RH, overcast and raining moderately heavily again, with a light air. I was woken by sudden very heavy rain which stopped a few minutes later just as suddenly. BoM forecasts thunderstorms, rain and 28°C tops.
Agenda: stop making plans, because you don’t complete them.
Good morning!
Grey and relatively coolish. I am off to plant a couple of bunya pines at a friend’s place today. 2023 was pretty shit in a lot of ways, so I am going to do something positive to start the year.
I have the same problem with making plans, so I plan to spend more time with a friend I used to work with who really gets things done, hoping to learn the secrets. Or perhaps she wants to learn the secret of being a chaotically happy person from me :))))))
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
If you have a lum I hope it reeks lang.
???
https://www.scottishcountrydanceoftheday.com/daysoftheyear/lang-may-your-lum-reek
Lang may yer lum reek is a Hogmanay greeting, implying “May you never be without fuel for your fire!”, but more literally translates to “Long may your chimney smoke!”
Spiny Norman said:
Great start to 2024, after having the last day of last year with power after the previous five days without, we just lost power again.
Luckily I had the generator setup so I could get the fridges & a few other things running in only a few minutes.
Nice that you are prepared with a generator. You got heaps of rain last night? I peeped in at the radar a couple of times and it looked torrential up there
ruby said:
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.It’s 21.0°C, 95% RH, overcast and raining moderately heavily again, with a light air. I was woken by sudden very heavy rain which stopped a few minutes later just as suddenly. BoM forecasts thunderstorms, rain and 28°C tops.
Agenda: stop making plans, because you don’t complete them.
Good morning!
Grey and relatively coolish. I am off to plant a couple of bunya pines at a friend’s place today. 2023 was pretty shit in a lot of ways, so I am going to do something positive to start the year.
I have the same problem with making plans, so I plan to spend more time with a friend I used to work with who really gets things done, hoping to learn the secrets. Or perhaps she wants to learn the secret of being a chaotically happy person from me :))))))
Another old adage: If you want something done, ask a busy person.
ruby said:
Spiny Norman said:
Great start to 2024, after having the last day of last year with power after the previous five days without, we just lost power again.
Luckily I had the generator setup so I could get the fridges & a few other things running in only a few minutes.
Nice that you are prepared with a generator. You got heaps of rain last night? I peeped in at the radar a couple of times and it looked torrential up there
Yep. Pussing down.
Spiny Norman said:
ruby said:
Spiny Norman said:
Great start to 2024, after having the last day of last year with power after the previous five days without, we just lost power again.
Luckily I had the generator setup so I could get the fridges & a few other things running in only a few minutes.
Nice that you are prepared with a generator. You got heaps of rain last night? I peeped in at the radar a couple of times and it looked torrential up there
Yep. Pussing down.
Looks at radar again. Lordy me. Still persisting down. Crazy weather
ruby said:
Spiny Norman said:
ruby said:Nice that you are prepared with a generator. You got heaps of rain last night? I peeped in at the radar a couple of times and it looked torrential up there
Yep. Pussing down.
Looks at radar again. Lordy me. Still persisting down. Crazy weather
Crikey, just saw this on a weather page on facebook-
350mm at Upper Springbrook in about 12hrs! Data suggests it wont go anywhere for 24 to 36hrs
That is really intense
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.It’s 21.0°C, 95% RH, overcast and raining moderately heavily again, with a light air. I was woken by sudden very heavy rain which stopped a few minutes later just as suddenly. BoM forecasts thunderstorms, rain and 28°C tops.
Agenda: stop making plans, because you don’t complete them.
sounds like a plan.
ruby said:
ruby said:
Spiny Norman said:Yep. Pussing down.
Looks at radar again. Lordy me. Still persisting down. Crazy weather
Crikey, just saw this on a weather page on facebook-
350mm at Upper Springbrook in about 12hrs! Data suggests it wont go anywhere for 24 to 36hrs
That is really intense
On 22 October 2022, my Official Rain Bucket (ORB) had overflowed at 362 mm. Clearly we got more that the ORB indicated. Some records in the district exceeded 1000 mm for the 24 hours.
Had a horrible dream about cocoa.
Bubblecar said:
Had a horrible dream about cocoa.
it’s over now, you’ll be alright. given time.
The Rev Dodgson said:
“From: buffy
ID: 2109073
Subject: re: Chat December 2023
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 9 degrees at the back door, overcast and still. We are forecast a partly cloudy 26 degrees.I will pick loganberries again (almost finished the crop for this year) and do some weeding and sorting out in my veggie garden today.”
Almost finishing the crop for the year when only 6 hours into it must have been pretty hard work.
Oh dear, I must have still been half asleep when I posted…forgot to do a new thread. Thank you.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Had a horrible dream about cocoa.
it’s over now, you’ll be alright. given time.
I was shopping with the siblings and for some stupid reason I took a container of cocoa with me, with a loose fitting lid, and it was getting everywhere.
At a furniture shop I managed to find the staff kitchen and I thought I’d abandon the cocoa there. In the process I managed to get it all over the walls and floor.
Then I decided I’d keep the nice ceramic container but just empty all the cocoa down the sink. But I got cocoa all over my arms and it was taking ages to wash it all off, while the sink was completely clogged up with cocoa.
I was hoping none of the staff would come in but suddenly one of the salesmen did. But he was polite enough to pretend to not notice me there at the sink, shirtless and covered in cocoa, and all the cocoa mess everywhere.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Had a horrible dream about cocoa.
it’s over now, you’ll be alright. given time.
I was shopping with the siblings and for some stupid reason I took a container of cocoa with me, with a loose fitting lid, and it was getting everywhere.
At a furniture shop I managed to find the staff kitchen and I thought I’d abandon the cocoa there. In the process I managed to get it all over the walls and floor.
Then I decided I’d keep the nice ceramic container but just empty all the cocoa down the sink. But I got cocoa all over my arms and it was taking ages to wash it all off, while the sink was completely clogged up with cocoa.
I was hoping none of the staff would come in but suddenly one of the salesmen did. But he was polite enough to pretend to not notice me there at the sink, shirtless and covered in cocoa, and all the cocoa mess everywhere.
lights pipe
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:it’s over now, you’ll be alright. given time.
I was shopping with the siblings and for some stupid reason I took a container of cocoa with me, with a loose fitting lid, and it was getting everywhere.
At a furniture shop I managed to find the staff kitchen and I thought I’d abandon the cocoa there. In the process I managed to get it all over the walls and floor.
Then I decided I’d keep the nice ceramic container but just empty all the cocoa down the sink. But I got cocoa all over my arms and it was taking ages to wash it all off, while the sink was completely clogged up with cocoa.
I was hoping none of the staff would come in but suddenly one of the salesmen did. But he was polite enough to pretend to not notice me there at the sink, shirtless and covered in cocoa, and all the cocoa mess everywhere.
lights pipe
…this was cocoa powder by the way, not liquid cocoa.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Had a horrible dream about cocoa.
it’s over now, you’ll be alright. given time.
I was shopping with the siblings and for some stupid reason I took a container of cocoa with me, with a loose fitting lid, and it was getting everywhere.
At a furniture shop I managed to find the staff kitchen and I thought I’d abandon the cocoa there. In the process I managed to get it all over the walls and floor.
Then I decided I’d keep the nice ceramic container but just empty all the cocoa down the sink. But I got cocoa all over my arms and it was taking ages to wash it all off, while the sink was completely clogged up with cocoa.
I was hoping none of the staff would come in but suddenly one of the salesmen did. But he was polite enough to pretend to not notice me there at the sink, shirtless and covered in cocoa, and all the cocoa mess everywhere.
probably had wind, mate, fears about shitting yourself, what ya sleeping brian came up with
there ya goes, decoded ya fucken dream for ya
that’ll be fifty dollars and on ya way
transition said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:it’s over now, you’ll be alright. given time.
I was shopping with the siblings and for some stupid reason I took a container of cocoa with me, with a loose fitting lid, and it was getting everywhere.
At a furniture shop I managed to find the staff kitchen and I thought I’d abandon the cocoa there. In the process I managed to get it all over the walls and floor.
Then I decided I’d keep the nice ceramic container but just empty all the cocoa down the sink. But I got cocoa all over my arms and it was taking ages to wash it all off, while the sink was completely clogged up with cocoa.
I was hoping none of the staff would come in but suddenly one of the salesmen did. But he was polite enough to pretend to not notice me there at the sink, shirtless and covered in cocoa, and all the cocoa mess everywhere.
probably had wind, mate, fears about shitting yourself, what ya sleeping brian came up with
there ya goes, decoded ya fucken dream for ya
that’ll be fifty dollars and on ya way
I’m afraid I’ll have to pay you in cocoa.
Empties a box of cocoa powder on transition’s lap.
So Mary shall be queen in two weeks time.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-01/denmark-queen-margrethe-announces-abdication/103276384
Bubblecar said:
Had a horrible dream about cocoa.
Uh-oh.
John Pilger has died.
Peak Warming Man said:
John Pilger has died.
Sad, but he was getting a bit loony towards the end.
A lot of his old lefty mates disassociated themselves from him due to his wookie-style views on Ukraine.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Had a horrible dream about cocoa.
Uh-oh.
Quite understandable. Coulrophobia is real:
Tamb said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Had a horrible dream about cocoa.
Uh-oh.
Quite understandable. Coulrophobia is real:
I was the clown in this one.
Tamb said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Had a horrible dream about cocoa.
Uh-oh.
Quite understandable. Coulrophobia is real:
And the power just came back on. Yay.
Spiny Norman said:
And the power just came back on. Yay.
Yay.
20/34. It’s not registering my response to the question with the slider.
Avocado toast consumed for breakfast. Now for a big glass of cold Milo.
https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/2023/01/24/mms-spokescandies-tucker-carlson
M&M’s has announced it will ditch its iconic “spokescandy” characters after a bizarre backlash from a far-right political commentator.
buffy said:
Avocado toast consumed for breakfast. Now for a big glass of cold Milo.
About to scoff 2 x eggs on 2 x toast.
“Does Liz Truss Not Feel Ashamed” – Marsh Family parody adaptation of “There is Nothing Like a Dame”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGU9bAAbxGI
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:RUOK?Bubblecar said:I was shopping with the siblings and for some stupid reason I took a container of cocoa with me, with a loose fitting lid, and it was getting everywhere.Had a horrible dream about cocoa.it’s over now, you’ll be alright. given time.
At a furniture shop I managed to find the staff kitchen and I thought I’d abandon the cocoa there. In the process I managed to get it all over the walls and floor.
Then I decided I’d keep the nice ceramic container but just empty all the cocoa down the sink. But I got cocoa all over my arms and it was taking ages to wash it all off, while the sink was completely clogged up with cocoa.
I was hoping none of the staff would come in but suddenly one of the salesmen did. But he was polite enough to pretend to not notice me there at the sink, shirtless and covered in cocoa, and all the cocoa mess everywhere.
ChrispenEvan said:
https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/2023/01/24/mms-spokescandies-tucker-carlsonM&M’s has announced it will ditch its iconic “spokescandy” characters after a bizarre backlash from a far-right political commentator.
Old news.
Good morning forum.
First brekkie: chunk of Berliner from local smallgoodery. Saturday was their last day of trade before a long break so most things were marked down. I also got ham and kabana.
Second brekkie: scrambled eggs, cream, smoked trout (also marked down), mushies sautéed in garlic and rosemary oil, tomato. No baby spinach because the only baby spinach at the stupormarket was in a bag with kale and I am not spending my money on kale.
kii said:
ChrispenEvan said:
https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/2023/01/24/mms-spokescandies-tucker-carlsonM&M’s has announced it will ditch its iconic “spokescandy” characters after a bizarre backlash from a far-right political commentator.
Old news.
yeah, it was from the best of 2023 weird things. hadn’t heard of it.
OCDC said:
Good morning forum.Second brekkie had a scattering of Gewurzhaus everything bagel spice mix.First brekkie: chunk of Berliner from local smallgoodery. Saturday was their last day of trade before a long break so most things were marked down. I also got ham and kabana.
Second brekkie: scrambled eggs, cream, smoked trout (also marked down), mushies sautéed in garlic and rosemary oil, tomato. No baby spinach because the only baby spinach at the stupormarket was in a bag with kale and I am not spending my money on kale.
OCDC said:
OCDC said:Good morning forum.Second brekkie had a scattering of Gewurzhaus everything bagel spice mix.First brekkie: chunk of Berliner from local smallgoodery. Saturday was their last day of trade before a long break so most things were marked down. I also got ham and kabana.
Second brekkie: scrambled eggs, cream, smoked trout (also marked down), mushies sautéed in garlic and rosemary oil, tomato. No baby spinach because the only baby spinach at the stupormarket was in a bag with kale and I am not spending my money on kale.
do you have hairy feet by any chance?
ChrispenEvan said:
kii said:
ChrispenEvan said:
https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/2023/01/24/mms-spokescandies-tucker-carlsonM&M’s has announced it will ditch its iconic “spokescandy” characters after a bizarre backlash from a far-right political commentator.
Old news.
yeah, it was from the best of 2023 weird things. hadn’t heard of it.
Tucker Carlson can go to his grave knowing that, even if he did nothing to stop America’s breakneck decline into a fascistic fundamentalist dictatorship, he at least put some cartoon characters out of work.
ChrispenEvan said:
OCDC said:No but I’m extremely short.OCDC said:do you have hairy feet by any chance?Good morning forum.Second brekkie had a scattering of Gewurzhaus everything bagel spice mix.First brekkie: chunk of Berliner from local smallgoodery. Saturday was their last day of trade before a long break so most things were marked down. I also got ham and kabana.
Second brekkie: scrambled eggs, cream, smoked trout (also marked down), mushies sautéed in garlic and rosemary oil, tomato. No baby spinach because the only baby spinach at the stupormarket was in a bag with kale and I am not spending my money on kale.
The Bindarrah train/truck crash:
There’s no way that the truck driver, age 75 or not, did NOT see that train well before reaching the crossing.
The only possible explanation is stupidity.
buffy said:
ABC news quiz for the year20/34. It’s not registering my response to the question with the slider.
The slider worked for me.
34 / 35
buffy said:
ABC news quiz for the year20/34. It’s not registering my response to the question with the slider.
Only 17/34
Can do better.
I played the abc fireworks video full screen. Awesome. 12 minutes. Well worth it.
ChrispenEvan said:
kii said:
ChrispenEvan said:
https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/2023/01/24/mms-spokescandies-tucker-carlsonM&M’s has announced it will ditch its iconic “spokescandy” characters after a bizarre backlash from a far-right political commentator.
Old news.
yeah, it was from the best of 2023 weird things. hadn’t heard of it.
OCDC said:
ChrispenEvan said:OCDC said:No but I’m extremely short.Second brekkie had a scattering of Gewurzhaus everything bagel spice mix.do you have hairy feet by any chance?
That “Everything Bagel” stuff goes nicely on just about anything
captain_spalding said:
The Bindarrah train/truck crash:
There’s no way that the truck driver, age 75 or not, did NOT see that train well before reaching the crossing.
The only possible explanation is stupidity.
Old bastard.
My brekkie was two bits of toast with butter and vegemite. Followed by heating up the rest of the cauliflower au gratin.
Washed down with a strong coffee.
captain_spalding said:
The Bindarrah train/truck crash:
There’s no way that the truck driver, age 75 or not, did NOT see that train well before reaching the crossing.
The only possible explanation is stupidity.
Well he’s been charged with causing an accident where people died.
News quiz: 17/35
Neophyte said:
OCDC said:It’s so bloody good. I was skeptical about it initially because my very picky, very unadventurous supertaster sister liked it, but it’s fab.ChrispenEvan said:That “Everything Bagel” stuff goes nicely on just about anythingdo you have hairy feet by any chance?No but I’m extremely short.
captain_spalding said:
The Bindarrah train/truck crash:
There’s no way that the truck driver, age 75 or not, did NOT see that train well before reaching the crossing.
The only possible explanation is stupidity.
suicide.
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:So fucking selfish if so, and it didn’t work, and train personnel died.The Bindarrah train/truck crash:suicide.
There’s no way that the truck driver, age 75 or not, did NOT see that train well before reaching the crossing.
The only possible explanation is stupidity.
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:
The Bindarrah train/truck crash:
There’s no way that the truck driver, age 75 or not, did NOT see that train well before reaching the crossing.
The only possible explanation is stupidity.
suicide.
The truck driver is only mildy injured.
“The 75-year-old truck driver from Queensland was taken to the Broken Hill Hospital and treated for minor injuries.
Major Crash investigators have now charged him with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving.
The 75-year-old truck driver from Queensland was taken to the Broken Hill Hospital and treated for minor injuries.
Major Crash investigators have now charged him with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving.”
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:
The Bindarrah train/truck crash:
There’s no way that the truck driver, age 75 or not, did NOT see that train well before reaching the crossing.
The only possible explanation is stupidity.
suicide.
The truck driver is only mildy injured.
“The 75-year-old truck driver from Queensland was taken to the Broken Hill Hospital and treated for minor injuries.
Major Crash investigators have now charged him with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving.
The 75-year-old truck driver from Queensland was taken to the Broken Hill Hospital and treated for minor injuries.
Major Crash investigators have now charged him with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving.”
And also charged him with being a monumental dickhead, i hope.
OCDC said:
sarahs mum said:captain_spalding said:So fucking selfish if so, and it didn’t work, and train personnel died.The Bindarrah train/truck crash:suicide.
There’s no way that the truck driver, age 75 or not, did NOT see that train well before reaching the crossing.
The only possible explanation is stupidity.
not saying it is so. just putting up another explanation.
captain_spalding said:
The Bindarrah train/truck crash:
There’s no way that the truck driver, age 75 or not, did NOT see that train well before reaching the crossing.
The only possible explanation is stupidity.
Impatience. Thought he could just sneak along in front of it rather than have to stop and wait for a few minutes at the crossing. Those trains can be over 1km long and take a long time to pass. He misjudged it.
yawn
i’m here, taking insults briefly, while I make coffee
and what’s with these little flies
sshht….sshht…take that mother..
transition said:
yawni’m here, taking insults briefly, while I make coffee
Your mother wears army boots.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
The Bindarrah train/truck crash:
There’s no way that the truck driver, age 75 or not, did NOT see that train well before reaching the crossing.
The only possible explanation is stupidity.
Impatience. Thought he could just sneak along in front of it rather than have to stop and wait for a few minutes at the crossing. Those trains can be over 1km long and take a long time to pass. He misjudged it.
Yeah, those avocadoes, they were just minutes away from being ‘expired’, couldn’t afford to wait for a friggin’ enormous cannonball juggernaut leviathan train. Gotta get those over-rated fruits that are like bath-soap through to the hipsters on time.
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
yawni’m here, taking insults briefly, while I make coffee
Your mother wears army boots.
and yer sister drives a milk truck.
i’m a walk-a-lot-person-gets-fit
kettle’s talking to me, at the pre-boil rumble build up, slight whistle now
landed did the coffee, I stirred’t good, put the love into it
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
The Bindarrah train/truck crash:
There’s no way that the truck driver, age 75 or not, did NOT see that train well before reaching the crossing.
The only possible explanation is stupidity.
Impatience. Thought he could just sneak along in front of it rather than have to stop and wait for a few minutes at the crossing. Those trains can be over 1km long and take a long time to pass. He misjudged it.
Yeah, those avocadoes, they were just minutes away from being ‘expired’, couldn’t afford to wait for a friggin’ enormous cannonball juggernaut leviathan train. Gotta get those over-rated fruits that are like bath-soap through to the hipsters on time.
I am not defending his actions. Just offering a more plausible explanation. Looks to me like he was halfway across the intersection and got T-Boned by the train. The two drivers in the train cab died and the loco and front few carriages de-railed. I can’t think of any other explanation apart from he was trying to sneak through to avoid needing to stop. Terrible decision.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:My thought immediately on hearing about it. I hate level crossings without boomgates. At least they reduce the risk a bit.party_pants said:I am not defending his actions. Just offering a more plausible explanation. Looks to me like he was halfway across the intersection and got T-Boned by the train. The two drivers in the train cab died and the loco and front few carriages de-railed. I can’t think of any other explanation apart from he was trying to sneak through to avoid needing to stop. Terrible decision.Impatience. Thought he could just sneak along in front of it rather than have to stop and wait for a few minutes at the crossing. Those trains can be over 1km long and take a long time to pass. He misjudged it.Yeah, those avocadoes, they were just minutes away from being ‘expired’, couldn’t afford to wait for a friggin’ enormous cannonball juggernaut leviathan train. Gotta get those over-rated fruits that are like bath-soap through to the hipsters on time.
Car for Car?
OCDC said:
Car for Car?
Gosh!
OCDC said:
party_pants said:captain_spalding said:My thought immediately on hearing about it. I hate level crossings without boomgates. At least they reduce the risk a bit.Yeah, those avocadoes, they were just minutes away from being ‘expired’, couldn’t afford to wait for a friggin’ enormous cannonball juggernaut leviathan train. Gotta get those over-rated fruits that are like bath-soap through to the hipsters on time.I am not defending his actions. Just offering a more plausible explanation. Looks to me like he was halfway across the intersection and got T-Boned by the train. The two drivers in the train cab died and the loco and front few carriages de-railed. I can’t think of any other explanation apart from he was trying to sneak through to avoid needing to stop. Terrible decision.
I had a look at the place on Google Earth yestingday. There is absolutely nothing there, the place is remote. Very remote. The place is probably too remote to have boom gates. They sometimes get stuck down, and they need maintenance.
OCDC said:
Car for Car?
that’s a bit silly.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:Impatience. Thought he could just sneak along in front of it rather than have to stop and wait for a few minutes at the crossing. Those trains can be over 1km long and take a long time to pass. He misjudged it.
Yeah, those avocadoes, they were just minutes away from being ‘expired’, couldn’t afford to wait for a friggin’ enormous cannonball juggernaut leviathan train. Gotta get those over-rated fruits that are like bath-soap through to the hipsters on time.
I am not defending his actions. Just offering a more plausible explanation. Looks to me like he was halfway across the intersection and got T-Boned by the train. The two drivers in the train cab died and the loco and front few carriages de-railed. I can’t think of any other explanation apart from he was trying to sneak through to avoid needing to stop. Terrible decision.
Didn’t mean to suggest that you were defending his actions, didn’t think that for a moment. Just pondering on the thought processes of someone who’d risk death/killing for a load of fruit.
sarahs mum said:
OCDC said:
Car for Car?
that’s a bit silly.
It appeals to those of a bass nature.
OCDC said:
Car for Car?
:)
Can’t help noticing though that it has 6 x tuning pegs but only 4 x strings.
Suppose I’d better do a bit of housework and have a shower and hair wash. Take all the empties out.
Slap some Epaderm on the calves and feet. Put together this week’s Coles order.
Score: 24 / 35
⭐⭐️ Nice job!
But we think you can do even better next time. You’ve scored 6% better than average.
sarahs mum said:
Score: 24 / 35
⭐⭐️ Nice job!
But we think you can do even better next time. You’ve scored 6% better than average.
I got 19.
Neophyte said:
OCDC said:
ChrispenEvan said:do you have hairy feet by any chance?No but I’m extremely short.
That “Everything Bagel” stuff goes nicely on just about anything
I had to look it up. You can make your own, apparently. (Like I make my own Xinjiang spice mix)
https://www.perrysplate.com/2017/06/diy-everything-bagel-seasoning.html
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
The Bindarrah train/truck crash:
There’s no way that the truck driver, age 75 or not, did NOT see that train well before reaching the crossing.
The only possible explanation is stupidity.
Impatience. Thought he could just sneak along in front of it rather than have to stop and wait for a few minutes at the crossing. Those trains can be over 1km long and take a long time to pass. He misjudged it.
Or he dozed.
Bubblecar said:
Suppose I’d better do a bit of housework and have a shower and hair wash. Take all the empties out.Slap some Epaderm on the calves and feet. Put together this week’s Coles order.
Had to look that up too. It’s paraffin.
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:
Score: 24 / 35
⭐⭐️ Nice job!
But we think you can do even better next time. You’ve scored 6% better than average.
I got 19.
Is there a link back in chat?
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:
Score: 24 / 35
⭐⭐️ Nice job!
But we think you can do even better next time. You’ve scored 6% better than average.
I got 19.
My results show my lack of interest in sport.
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:
Score: 24 / 35
⭐⭐️ Nice job!
But we think you can do even better next time. You’ve scored 6% better than average.
I got 19.
Is there a link back in chat?
yes.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Suppose I’d better do a bit of housework and have a shower and hair wash. Take all the empties out.Slap some Epaderm on the calves and feet. Put together this week’s Coles order.
Had to look that up too. It’s paraffin.
It has paraffin in it, yes. One of the recommended substitutes for sorbolene for people with eczema-type dry skin.
buffy said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
The Bindarrah train/truck crash:
There’s no way that the truck driver, age 75 or not, did NOT see that train well before reaching the crossing.
The only possible explanation is stupidity.
Impatience. Thought he could just sneak along in front of it rather than have to stop and wait for a few minutes at the crossing. Those trains can be over 1km long and take a long time to pass. He misjudged it.
Or he dozed.
It is an S-bend. The road runs parallel to the track on the northern side, then crosses over and continues parallel along the southern side. If he was dozing off he would have missed the S-bend.
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:
Score: 24 / 35
⭐⭐️ Nice job!
But we think you can do even better next time. You’ve scored 6% better than average.
I got 19.
Is there a link back in chat?
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:I find Cerave the best for my dry skin. Available at chemist warehouse and adorebeauty.com.au . Doesn’t leave skin at all greasy like some products do. Ceramides are what’s missing in dry skin that keeps the skin barrier intact. Replacing them makes skin feel like normal skin. It’s bloody amazing TBH.Bubblecar said:It has paraffin in it, yes. One of the recommended substitutes for sorbolene for people with eczema-type dry skin.Suppose I’d better do a bit of housework and have a shower and hair wash. Take all the empties out.Had to look that up too. It’s paraffin.Slap some Epaderm on the calves and feet. Put together this week’s Coles order.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:buffy said:I find Cerave the best for my dry skin. Available at chemist warehouse and adorebeauty.com.au . Doesn’t leave skin at all greasy like some products do. Ceramides are what’s missing in dry skin that keeps the skin barrier intact. Replacing them makes skin feel like normal skin. It’s bloody amazing TBH.Had to look that up too. It’s paraffin.It has paraffin in it, yes. One of the recommended substitutes for sorbolene for people with eczema-type dry skin.
Noted. Might give that one a try after I’ve finished this batch of Epaderm.
party_pants said:
buffy said:
party_pants said:Impatience. Thought he could just sneak along in front of it rather than have to stop and wait for a few minutes at the crossing. Those trains can be over 1km long and take a long time to pass. He misjudged it.
Or he dozed.
It is an S-bend. The road runs parallel to the track on the northern side, then crosses over and continues parallel along the southern side. If he was dozing off he would have missed the S-bend.
You can be dozing rather than actually asleep. Alert enough to follow the road, not alert enough to slam on the brakes.
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:I got 19.
Is there a link back in chat?
Ta. I got 27.
buffy said:
party_pants said:
buffy said:Or he dozed.
It is an S-bend. The road runs parallel to the track on the northern side, then crosses over and continues parallel along the southern side. If he was dozing off he would have missed the S-bend.
You can be dozing rather than actually asleep. Alert enough to follow the road, not alert enough to slam on the brakes.
Remind me to never be a passenger in a car you’re driving if it ever comes up.
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Is there a link back in chat?
Ta. I got 27.
show-off :p
buffy said:
party_pants said:
buffy said:Or he dozed.
It is an S-bend. The road runs parallel to the track on the northern side, then crosses over and continues parallel along the southern side. If he was dozing off he would have missed the S-bend.
You can be dozing rather than actually asleep. Alert enough to follow the road, not alert enough to slam on the brakes.
I presume it is well-sign posted. I didn’t dive down into street view to check.
Fresh braised steak and onions out of a tin on toast washed down with a cup of tea (black and one)
Over.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
The Bindarrah train/truck crash:
There’s no way that the truck driver, age 75 or not, did NOT see that train well before reaching the crossing.
The only possible explanation is stupidity.
Impatience. Thought he could just sneak along in front of it rather than have to stop and wait for a few minutes at the crossing. Those trains can be over 1km long and take a long time to pass. He misjudged it.
Bad impatience and very bad judgement.
Anyway, smashed avocado aplenty. I’ll bet the producers of them will be pissed off too.
transition said:
yawni’m here, taking insults briefly, while I make coffee
Bugger orf you.
buffy said:
party_pants said:
buffy said:Or he dozed.
It is an S-bend. The road runs parallel to the track on the northern side, then crosses over and continues parallel along the southern side. If he was dozing off he would have missed the S-bend.
You can be dozing rather than actually asleep. Alert enough to follow the road, not alert enough to slam on the brakes.
Well, in any situation where human error is the cause of disaster, ‘stupidity’ never fails to rank among the short-odds favourites.
party_pants said:
buffy said:
party_pants said:It is an S-bend. The road runs parallel to the track on the northern side, then crosses over and continues parallel along the southern side. If he was dozing off he would have missed the S-bend.
You can be dozing rather than actually asleep. Alert enough to follow the road, not alert enough to slam on the brakes.
I presume it is well-sign posted. I didn’t dive down into street view to check.
yes. flashing amber prepare to stop signals like at traffic light. rail crossing sign diamond. lights at crossing. etc.
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:
buffy said:You can be dozing rather than actually asleep. Alert enough to follow the road, not alert enough to slam on the brakes.
I presume it is well-sign posted. I didn’t dive down into street view to check.
yes. flashing amber prepare to stop signals like at traffic light. rail crossing sign diamond. lights at crossing. etc.
In his defense he might have been pissed or on drugs.
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:
buffy said:You can be dozing rather than actually asleep. Alert enough to follow the road, not alert enough to slam on the brakes.
I presume it is well-sign posted. I didn’t dive down into street view to check.
yes. flashing amber prepare to stop signals like at traffic light. rail crossing sign diamond. lights at crossing. etc.
I might deep-dive into it a bit later.
party_pants said:
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:I presume it is well-sign posted. I didn’t dive down into street view to check.
yes. flashing amber prepare to stop signals like at traffic light. rail crossing sign diamond. lights at crossing. etc.
I might deep-dive into it a bit later.
it is as flat as a tack out there too. see for metric miles.
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:
buffy said:You can be dozing rather than actually asleep. Alert enough to follow the road, not alert enough to slam on the brakes.
I presume it is well-sign posted. I didn’t dive down into street view to check.
yes. flashing amber prepare to stop signals like at traffic light. rail crossing sign diamond. lights at crossing. etc.
… and that is just assuming that it was the driver’s first time on this particular stretch of road. For all we know he might have been driving this route for years.
It’s barley reached 20 in the Pearl of the South Specific, I’m going to bed and listen to the radio and the rain.
Peak Warming Man said:
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:I presume it is well-sign posted. I didn’t dive down into street view to check.
yes. flashing amber prepare to stop signals like at traffic light. rail crossing sign diamond. lights at crossing. etc.
In his defense he might have been pissed or on drugs.
I’m not sure that such pleas would be likely to assist his case.
Somehow I thought gremlin was a WW1 term but apparently there are no cites before 1929.
party_pants said:
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:I presume it is well-sign posted. I didn’t dive down into street view to check.
yes. flashing amber prepare to stop signals like at traffic light. rail crossing sign diamond. lights at crossing. etc.
… and that is just assuming that it was the driver’s first time on this particular stretch of road. For all we know he might have been driving this route for years.
Just had a look on Google Earth.
Street view is not available on that road, but there’s large white ‘X’ symbols painted on the road, along with large white letters which presumably say ‘RAIL’ painted at the same locations, about 400 metres either side of the crossing, and there’s clearly what can only be ‘rail crossing ahead’ signs beside the road at those same points.
Not a lot of signposting etc., but quite sufficient for anyone who’s paying the least bit of attention.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
ChrispenEvan said:yes. flashing amber prepare to stop signals like at traffic light. rail crossing sign diamond. lights at crossing. etc.
… and that is just assuming that it was the driver’s first time on this particular stretch of road. For all we know he might have been driving this route for years.
Just had a look on Google Earth.
Street view is not available on that road, but there’s large white ‘X’ symbols painted on the road, along with large white letters which presumably say ‘RAIL’ painted at the same locations, about 400 metres either side of the crossing, and there’s clearly what can only be ‘rail crossing ahead’ signs beside the road at those same points.
Not a lot of signposting etc., but quite sufficient for anyone who’s paying the least bit of attention.
I just looked at street view.
OCDC said:
Car for Car?
Bloody great blind spot in the middle of your windscreen. Nah.
ChrispenEvan said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:… and that is just assuming that it was the driver’s first time on this particular stretch of road. For all we know he might have been driving this route for years.
Just had a look on Google Earth.
Street view is not available on that road, but there’s large white ‘X’ symbols painted on the road, along with large white letters which presumably say ‘RAIL’ painted at the same locations, about 400 metres either side of the crossing, and there’s clearly what can only be ‘rail crossing ahead’ signs beside the road at those same points.
Not a lot of signposting etc., but quite sufficient for anyone who’s paying the least bit of attention.
I just looked at street view.
Well, i’ll be dashed. No street view when i tried it.
Well done, we can see that there’s the flashing lights etc., so no excuse there.
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:
Car for Car?
Bloody great blind spot in the middle of your windscreen. Nah.
something to fret about i guess.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
Car for Car?
:)
Can’t help noticing though that it has 6 x tuning pegs but only 4 x strings.
I spotted that too.
buffy said:
party_pants said:
buffy said:Or he dozed.
It is an S-bend. The road runs parallel to the track on the northern side, then crosses over and continues parallel along the southern side. If he was dozing off he would have missed the S-bend.
You can be dozing rather than actually asleep. Alert enough to follow the road, not alert enough to slam on the brakes.
Microsleeps happen in an instant and the crash instantly later which is when you wake up again, if you are still able.
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s barley reached 20 in the Pearl of the South Specific, I’m going to bed and listen to the radio and the rain.
33 here. Some clouds but high UV.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
ChrispenEvan said:yes. flashing amber prepare to stop signals like at traffic light. rail crossing sign diamond. lights at crossing. etc.
… and that is just assuming that it was the driver’s first time on this particular stretch of road. For all we know he might have been driving this route for years.
Just had a look on Google Earth.
Street view is not available on that road, but there’s large white ‘X’ symbols painted on the road, along with large white letters which presumably say ‘RAIL’ painted at the same locations, about 400 metres either side of the crossing, and there’s clearly what can only be ‘rail crossing ahead’ signs beside the road at those same points.
Not a lot of signposting etc., but quite sufficient for anyone who’s paying the least bit of attention.
We know that the train was going west and he was travelling east. So the train didn’t sneak up froom behind him.
ChrispenEvan said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:… and that is just assuming that it was the driver’s first time on this particular stretch of road. For all we know he might have been driving this route for years.
Just had a look on Google Earth.
Street view is not available on that road, but there’s large white ‘X’ symbols painted on the road, along with large white letters which presumably say ‘RAIL’ painted at the same locations, about 400 metres either side of the crossing, and there’s clearly what can only be ‘rail crossing ahead’ signs beside the road at those same points.
Not a lot of signposting etc., but quite sufficient for anyone who’s paying the least bit of attention.
I just looked at street view.
In your third picture, I couldn’t see the railway. Is that going away from the crossing rather than towards it?
Cats…
📸 Watch this video on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/pv4EKbdEz7kDdCtY/?mibextid=xfxF2i
ChrispenEvan said:
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:
Car for Car?
Bloody great blind spot in the middle of your windscreen. Nah.
something to fret about i guess.
It is a fretless bass. ;)
Peak Warming Man said:
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:I presume it is well-sign posted. I didn’t dive down into street view to check.
yes. flashing amber prepare to stop signals like at traffic light. rail crossing sign diamond. lights at crossing. etc.
In his defense he might have been pissed or on drugs.
:)))
ChrispenEvan said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:… and that is just assuming that it was the driver’s first time on this particular stretch of road. For all we know he might have been driving this route for years.
Just had a look on Google Earth.
Street view is not available on that road, but there’s large white ‘X’ symbols painted on the road, along with large white letters which presumably say ‘RAIL’ painted at the same locations, about 400 metres either side of the crossing, and there’s clearly what can only be ‘rail crossing ahead’ signs beside the road at those same points.
Not a lot of signposting etc., but quite sufficient for anyone who’s paying the least bit of attention.
I just looked at street view.
clear view in all directions. Falt, unobstructed by trees etc.
roughbarked said:
ChrispenEvan said:
captain_spalding said:Just had a look on Google Earth.
Street view is not available on that road, but there’s large white ‘X’ symbols painted on the road, along with large white letters which presumably say ‘RAIL’ painted at the same locations, about 400 metres either side of the crossing, and there’s clearly what can only be ‘rail crossing ahead’ signs beside the road at those same points.
Not a lot of signposting etc., but quite sufficient for anyone who’s paying the least bit of attention.
I just looked at street view.
In your third picture, I couldn’t see the railway. Is that going away from the crossing rather than towards it?
they are all views from the actual crossing point.
Intermittent clouds, no rain anticip
roughbarked said:
ChrispenEvan said:
captain_spalding said:Just had a look on Google Earth.
Street view is not available on that road, but there’s large white ‘X’ symbols painted on the road, along with large white letters which presumably say ‘RAIL’ painted at the same locations, about 400 metres either side of the crossing, and there’s clearly what can only be ‘rail crossing ahead’ signs beside the road at those same points.
Not a lot of signposting etc., but quite sufficient for anyone who’s paying the least bit of attention.
I just looked at street view.
In your third picture, I couldn’t see the railway. Is that going away from the crossing rather than towards it?
Looks like the 4 views from that one spot, north, south, east, west. The third one is looking behind the car, The car it at the stop line for the crossing.
Anyway, it is hard to imagine how much traffic that single railway track carries on an annual basis. It it the main link between between NSW – Southern QLD with Adelaide – Perth.
buffy said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
The Bindarrah train/truck crash:
There’s no way that the truck driver, age 75 or not, did NOT see that train well before reaching the crossing.
The only possible explanation is stupidity.
Impatience. Thought he could just sneak along in front of it rather than have to stop and wait for a few minutes at the crossing. Those trains can be over 1km long and take a long time to pass. He misjudged it.
Or he dozed.
might’ve looked at train and misjudged direction it was going, thought it had been through already, but rather was approaching
anyways all wild speculation, at the moment lot of people in the beginnings of a horror, true horror, an awfulness
love to them, as I wells up some
ChrispenEvan said:
roughbarked said:
ChrispenEvan said:I just looked at street view.
In your third picture, I couldn’t see the railway. Is that going away from the crossing rather than towards it?
they are all views from the actual crossing point.
Thanks.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
ChrispenEvan said:I just looked at street view.
In your third picture, I couldn’t see the railway. Is that going away from the crossing rather than towards it?
Looks like the 4 views from that one spot, north, south, east, west. The third one is looking behind the car, The car it at the stop line for the crossing.
Yep can see that now.
party_pants said:
Anyway, it is hard to imagine how much traffic that single railway track carries on an annual basis. It it the main link between between NSW – Southern QLD with Adelaide – Perth.
and all of them very long trains.
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
Anyway, it is hard to imagine how much traffic that single railway track carries on an annual basis. It it the main link between between NSW – Southern QLD with Adelaide – Perth.
and all of them very long trains.
Yeah, some over 1 km long, often double-stacked with containers. Worth a hundred road trains moving the same cargo.
I planted this 35 years ago. It still hasn’t got as high as my waist. More like the bottom of a deep pocket on my pants leg.
It is a Hakea leucoptera, Needlewood. Sure I’ve planted it in not the best of soils and in not the best of spots. But that is where it usually grows and the seed was collected locally.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
Anyway, it is hard to imagine how much traffic that single railway track carries on an annual basis. It it the main link between between NSW – Southern QLD with Adelaide – Perth.
and all of them very long trains.
Yeah, some over 1 km long, often double-stacked with containers. Worth a hundred road trains moving the same cargo.
Looks like a lot of it got spilled.
hello one and all. happy new year and all that
monkey skipper said:
hello one and all. happy new year and all that
Backatchya ms skipper
i am such a rager as I fell asleep before midnight but woke up around 3 am and thought nah … I am gunna try to sleep a little more …to get the most out of public holiday sleep in opportunity. managed to some re-arranging of a bookcase and storage cupboard done. The christmas tree and tree ornaments are packed away for another year!
Have some christmas ham soup to get through ( made a variation on a minestrone soup) nice with the last coupla rainy days in SEQ.
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:
hello one and all. happy new year and all that
Backatchya ms skipper
hey rb
monkey skipper said:
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:
hello one and all. happy new year and all that
Backatchya ms skipper
hey rb
I slept through the new years celebrations too and woke up at an ungodly hour like 3:30AM.
might go do some work shortly, yonder, so anyone has any objections to me leaving they should voice them now, be heard, you know maybe you’re lonely and it could be catastrophically amplified by my absence
transition said:
might go do some work shortly, yonder, so anyone has any objections to me leaving they should voice them now, be heard, you know maybe you’re lonely and it could be catastrophically amplified by my absence
um…i’m good thanks…listening to music about to watch a series show
50 Shades of Depression for nursery tea
Mixed leaves, sugar snaps, radish, cucumber, carrot, tuna, mayo
OCDC said:
50 Shades of Depression for nursery teaMixed leaves, sugar snaps, radish, cucumber, carrot, tuna, mayo
That sounds wholesome.
I had eggs for breakfast and hen for lunch, so I’m thinking an all-vegetable dinner, with plenty of broccoli amongst other greens.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
50 Shades of Depression for nursery teaMixed leaves, sugar snaps, radish, cucumber, carrot, tuna, mayo
That sounds wholesome.
I had eggs for breakfast and hen for lunch, so I’m thinking an all-vegetable dinner, with plenty of broccoli amongst other greens.
…but right now I’m having a gin & tonic on ice without the gin, ‘cos I’ve drunk it all.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:I’d planned firecracker beef for lunch but CBA cooking so I had another chunk of stras. Maybe tomorrow I’ll make it. It will be served with broc and capsicum and probably carrot. Haven’t decided whether to use konjac or veg rice or just have as is.50 Shades of Depression for nursery teaThat sounds wholesome.Mixed leaves, sugar snaps, radish, cucumber, carrot, tuna, mayo
I had eggs for breakfast and hen for lunch, so I’m thinking an all-vegetable dinner, with plenty of broccoli amongst other greens.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
50 Shades of Depression for nursery teaMixed leaves, sugar snaps, radish, cucumber, carrot, tuna, mayo
That sounds wholesome.
I had eggs for breakfast and hen for lunch, so I’m thinking an all-vegetable dinner, with plenty of broccoli amongst other greens.
Mini rolled roast chicken for tea tonight. Accompanied by baked potatoes in their jacket, baked pumpkin (butternut) and steamed Brussels sprouts and carrots (from my garden, baby carrots). Probably a slice of loganberry shortbread for dessert.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
50 Shades of Depression for nursery teaMixed leaves, sugar snaps, radish, cucumber, carrot, tuna, mayo
That sounds wholesome.
I had eggs for breakfast and hen for lunch, so I’m thinking an all-vegetable dinner, with plenty of broccoli amongst other greens.
…but right now I’m having a gin & tonic on ice without the gin, ‘cos I’ve drunk it all.
whoopsie…
it is still raining …
Is there a word for the inverse of invitation, as in the guest asking the potential host if it would be OK to drop by or visit?
monkey skipper said:
it is still raining …
It’s just started again here.
party_pants said:
Is there a word for the inverse of invitation, as in the guest asking the potential host if it would be OK to drop by or visit?
imposition.
I’ve placed the engine and transmission back into the Hilux, and just ducked in for a late lunch. Back into it again shortly to begin bolting everything back together again.
transition said:
might go do some work shortly, yonder, so anyone has any objections to me leaving they should voice them now, be heard, you know maybe you’re lonely and it could be catastrophically amplified by my absence
I am agog, eagerly awaiting your re-entry.
party_pants said:
Is there a word for the inverse of invitation, as in the guest asking the potential host if it would be OK to drop by or visit?
Polite.
Kingy said:
I’ve placed the engine and transmission back into the Hilux, and just ducked in for a late lunch. Back into it again shortly to begin bolting everything back together again.
Why did you have to take it out?
Big earthquake in Japan:
https://www.reuters.com/world/japan/magnitude-74-earthquake-strikes-japan-tsunami-warning-issued-2024-01-01/
Doesn’t seem to be on ABC yet. Mr buffy is watching SBS world news.
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
Is there a word for the inverse of invitation, as in the guest asking the potential host if it would be OK to drop by or visit?
Polite.
No, i mean in the sense of the host and the guest having an argument: “I didn’t invite you, you (reverse-invited) yourself. So if you don’t like it then leave!”.. or something like that.
What would be the word for (reverse-invited)?
Is there usch a work in English even?
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:I would just say “you invited yourself”.party_pants said:No, i mean in the sense of the host and the guest having an argument: “I didn’t invite you, you (reverse-invited) yourself. So if you don’t like it then leave!”.. or something like that.Is there a word for the inverse of invitation, as in the guest asking the potential host if it would be OK to drop by or visit?Polite.
What would be the word for (reverse-invited)?
Is there usch a work in English even?
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
Is there a word for the inverse of invitation, as in the guest asking the potential host if it would be OK to drop by or visit?
Polite.
No, i mean in the sense of the host and the guest having an argument: “I didn’t invite you, you (reverse-invited) yourself. So if you don’t like it then leave!”.. or something like that.
What would be the word for (reverse-invited)?
Is there usch a work in English even?
there’s probably a german word.
A tsunami of up to five metres high is believed to be reaching Noto in the Ishikawa Prefecture — more than 500km west of Tokyo — according to Japan’s Meteorological Agency.
Meg and Pigman and spawn are in Japan.
“I didn’t invite you, you just barged in here without so much as a by-your-leave. So if the place is not to your satisfaction, feel free to sod off.”
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:Polite.
No, i mean in the sense of the host and the guest having an argument: “I didn’t invite you, you (reverse-invited) yourself. So if you don’t like it then leave!”.. or something like that.
What would be the word for (reverse-invited)?
Is there usch a work in English even?
there’s probably a german word.
might be one for Rob Words.
Bubblecar said:
“I didn’t invite you, you just barged in here without so much as a by-your-leave. So if the place is not to your satisfaction, feel free to sod off.”
Or perhaps more succinctly…
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
Is there a word for the inverse of invitation, as in the guest asking the potential host if it would be OK to drop by or visit?
Polite.
No, i mean in the sense of the host and the guest having an argument: “I didn’t invite you, you (reverse-invited) yourself. So if you don’t like it then leave!”.. or something like that.
What would be the word for (reverse-invited)?
Is there usch a work in English even?
House crash
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:Polite.
No, i mean in the sense of the host and the guest having an argument: “I didn’t invite you, you (reverse-invited) yourself. So if you don’t like it then leave!”.. or something like that.
What would be the word for (reverse-invited)?
Is there usch a work in English even?
there’s probably a german word.
Um … isn’t the direct way by simply saying look …f#$&k O#$ ?
OCDC said:
A tsunami of up to five metres high is believed to be reaching Noto in the Ishikawa Prefecture — more than 500km west of Tokyo — according to Japan’s Meteorological Agency.Meg and Pigman and spawn are in Japan.
Cheezles
OCDC said:
A tsunami of up to five metres high is believed to be reaching Noto in the Ishikawa Prefecture — more than 500km west of Tokyo — according to Japan’s Meteorological Agency.Meg and Pigman and spawn are in Japan.
I hope they’re well inland.
Bubblecar said:
“I didn’t invite you, you just barged in here without so much as a by-your-leave. So if the place is not to your satisfaction, feel free to sod off.”
I walks long long way, across paddocks and everything
snacks and coffee now
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
“I didn’t invite you, you just barged in here without so much as a by-your-leave. So if the place is not to your satisfaction, feel free to sod off.”
Exactly.
OK time to put this week’s Coles order together.
Wholesome low calorie foods, plastic wrap, toothpaste, drain cleaner etc etc.
“Bullet trains have been suspended between Tokyo and the earthquake epicentre in the Ishikawa prefecture, Japan Railways said.”
Anyone thinking of catching a Bullet Train tonight better think again.
These people are remarkably chill
dv said:
These people are remarkably chill
Also from the ABC news item – a bit of a swarm:
>>21 earthquakes registering magnitude-4 or stronger struck the region in just over 90 minutes, Japan’s Meteorological Agency said.<<
“Italian is seen to be one of the closest Romance Languages to Vulgar Latin and resembles it closely in syntax compared to Classical Latin words. “
No surprises there.
dv said:
These people are remarkably chill
Yeah, it’s just another shaky Monday with a free park bench.
Alec Guinness letter to Anne Kaufmann, 1976
https://news.lettersofnote.com/p/new-rubbish-dialogue-reaches-me-every
——
Easter Monday ‘76
My dear Anne,
The sun has shone all over Easter and that has meant out-of-door life; bees humming in the cherry blossom; Walter on guard against birds having it off in hedges; daffodils wilting; balsam poplars scenting the air; baby ants on the march into the grubby kitchen; good wine to drink, and all fairly idyllic except for the presence of my provoking, irritating and unbalanced daughter-in-law. And her squabbling children. The children are more or less alright, I suppose, except for their foul manners and nasal cockney accents. Merula has now got them for the next ten days and I bet that once their parents have gone on their (separate) holidays the children will prove angelic. That has been the pattern before.
I have returned to London this evening for my stint at the studio for the rest of the week. Can’t say I’m enjoying the film , – new rubbish dialogue reaches me every other day on wadges of pink paper – and none of it makes my character clear or even bearable. I just think, thankfully, of the lovely bread, which will help me keep going until next April even if Yahoo collapses in a week. . .
Tuesday
Another bright day has dawned. . . I must off to studio and work with a dwarf (very sweet – and he has to wash in a bidet) and your fellow countrymen Mark Hamill and Tennyson (that can’t be right) Ford – Ellison (? – No!*) – well, a rangy, languid young man who is probably intelligent and amusing. But Oh, God, God, they make me feel ninety – and treat me as if I was 106.
Love, Alec
*_Harrison Ford_ – ever heard of him?
—-
“even if Yahoo collapses in a week. . .”
Was he predicting internet search engine stock prices back in ’76?
https://youtu.be/5zxdqNLglQo?si=DJZBOrCfj-cAIcuQ
Don’t ya just love them ?
Spent an hour or so looking at old photos.
“Major X5.0 solar flare erupts from Region 3536 — the strongest flare of Solar Cycle 25”
An X5 is big. Luckily it wasn’t yeeted in our direction, but the sun is rotating and that means the yeeter is turning towards us.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY1wqqbITrw
wookiemeister said:
https://youtu.be/5zxdqNLglQo?si=DJZBOrCfj-cAIcuQDon’t ya just love them ?
that is sad.
Wayne Brookes
5 m ·
Well into the second new work since the show, thank you Tip Shop…
sarahs mum said:
wookiemeister said:
https://youtu.be/5zxdqNLglQo?si=DJZBOrCfj-cAIcuQDon’t ya just love them ?
that is sad.
wookiemeister said:
https://youtu.be/5zxdqNLglQo?si=DJZBOrCfj-cAIcuQDon’t ya just love them ?
The bastard.
sarahs mum said:
wookiemeister said:
https://youtu.be/5zxdqNLglQo?si=DJZBOrCfj-cAIcuQDon’t ya just love them ?
that is sad.
I think that makes “old mate” no longer a protected species.
He can look forward to being speared in the street by random fishermen. Apparently long pork tastes like chicken.
Peak Warming Man said:
wookiemeister said:
https://youtu.be/5zxdqNLglQo?si=DJZBOrCfj-cAIcuQDon’t ya just love them ?
The bastard.
People need to learn – if you are going to piss in the face of people that like nice things , you’ll pay.
There was some cunt who filmed himself using his car to kill emus – if you don’t make an example of then none of their ilk will ever learn.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
The Bindarrah train/truck crash:
There’s no way that the truck driver, age 75 or not, did NOT see that train well before reaching the crossing.
The only possible explanation is stupidity.
Well he’s been charged with causing an accident where people died.
Ten years no parole
Fugitive US mother, 35, who ‘killed her two children then fled to London’ will appear in court TODAY for extradition hearing after she was arrested in Kensington ‘following years-long custody battle with ex-husband
As the years have gone by ive been gradually changing to taking a harder line against clearly bad people
Many years ago as a young child I was reading the newspaper and was astonished to read about a murder that had happened at a local park in West Ealing – an elderly man had been found with his hands superglued to the park’s metal railings , his mouth had been super glued shut and his nose had been superglued up. He suffocated in a horrifying way, weak and vulnerable he had become the target of probably a gang of young kids – britain seems to breed these lunatics ( years ago they used to keep a lid on the lunatics breeding by hanging them). I mentioned it wild eyed to my grandparents and they silent. I never saw a follow up story or if they ever caught the perpetrators.
If you don’t call out bad behaviour it’s amazing how fast things unravel.
There was that lady killed in Melbourne
Gillian Meagher (née McKeon) /ˈmɑːr/ was a 29-year-old Irish woman living in Australia who was raped and murdered while walking home from a pub in Brunswick, an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, in the early hours of 22 September 2012.
The background of the murderer was that thanks to the court system he had been released for similar crimes before.
Just finished watching the Imitation Machine (about Alan Turing) on ABC.
Interesting parallels and differences to and from One Life.
Tried to connect all the electrics to the Hilux engine this arvo, but there is a lot of them, and some are borked.
I’ll try again on Wednesday. Tomorrow is a work day.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Just finished watching the Imitation Machine (about Alan Turing) on ABC.Interesting parallels and differences to and from One Life.
Also learned of Joan Clarke
who was indeed an interesting woman who deserves greater fame.
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Just finished watching the Imitation Machine (about Alan Turing) on ABC.Interesting parallels and differences to and from One Life.
Also learned of Joan Clarke
who was indeed an interesting woman who deserves greater fame.
Ta, I’ll watch it later in the week.
https://iview.abc.net.au/show/imitation-game/video/ZW3662A001S00
Had a dream in which I made a joke based around a double meaning of connote but on waking reflection I don’t think the joke makes sense.
Kingy said:
“even if Yahoo collapses in a week. . .”Was he predicting internet search engine stock prices back in ’76?
It was a play
cornflakes, what i’m having
cold milk
getting down to drowning the last of them, scraping a few off the sides
done, all in the acid bath
dv said:
Had a dream in which I made a joke based around a double meaning of connote but on waking reflection I don’t think the joke makes sense.
So very often I wake up thinking I have had some quantum leap in my printmaking process or such…to find that what I had been dreaming of makes no sense.
Very soporific.
15 minutes of relaxing science ASMR
From the Royal Institution:
We have run out of science to talk about, so we’re pivoting the channel to science ASMR.
We’re diving into the world of ASMR with dry ice, liquid nitrogen, a Hero’s steam engine and much more. What is the Leidenfrost effect? How does dry ice turn directly into carbon dioxide gas? Sit back, put your headphones on and lose yourself to the relaxing sounds of science.
While browsing the street view images of the accident near Bindarrah, I noticed something which piqued my interest.
There are three rail tracks on one side of that road crossing, and two on the other.
On 26th January 2006, actor Joaquin Phoenix (b. 1974) crashed his car on a canyon road in Hollywood after his brakes failed. The car veered off the road and flipped. Stunned, but otherwise unhurt, Phoenix heard a man’s voice telling him to “Just relax”. The man helped Phoenix from the car, at which point Phoenix recognised the man as renowned German filmmaker Werner Herzog (b. 1942). Phoenix would later say that “There’s something so calming and beautiful about Werner Herzog’s voice. I felt completely fine and safe.” When Phoenix tried to light a cigarette to calm his nerves, Herzog snatched the lighter away as there was still gasoline pouring on the ground. Herzog later recounted that “I knew he must not light his cigarette, because there was gasoline dripping and he would have perished in a fireball. So I tried to be clearly commandeering to him and tell him not to.” As other bystanders called for an ambulance, Phoenix tried to thank his rescuer, but Herzog had already disappeared.
This was merely part of an eventful week for Werner Herzog. Two days earlier, he had been shot in the abdomen by an air rifle while giving a live interview to the BBC. Herzog shrugged off the injury, saying “It’s not significant”.
Fireworks last night. It was different this NYE…no dogs :(
Gracie 2 years ago on NYE. I made her a bed in an alcove as she was still very unsettled after two doses of her anxiety meds.
dv said:
Had a dream in which I made a joke based around a double meaning of connote but on waking reflection I don’t think the joke makes sense.
Like many of your jokes…..
AussieDJ said:
While browsing the street view images of the accident near Bindarrah, I noticed something which piqued my interest.There are three rail tracks on one side of that road crossing, and two on the other.
Odd, but there must be a reason for it; laying tracks is expensive.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 12 degrees at the back door, overcast and still. We are forecast 27 degrees with showers and a possible storm.
I will be supermarketing this morning and there are a couple of other things I need to do in Hamiilton. We shall see how the weather is going when I get back before I decide what else to do today.
It’s raining here. The koels were calling earlier, but have stopped now. Lots of other birds are doing their things
Good morning forum. 22°, stormy and hayfevery here, heading for 30°, stormy and hayfevery.
The maggies are expressing their dislike of the weather.
Michael V said:
AussieDJ said:
While browsing the street view images of the accident near Bindarrah, I noticed something which piqued my interest.There are three rail tracks on one side of that road crossing, and two on the other.
Odd, but there must be a reason for it; laying tracks is expensive.
You think they ran out of money right there?
Ian said:
Michael V said:
AussieDJ said:
While browsing the street view images of the accident near Bindarrah, I noticed something which piqued my interest.There are three rail tracks on one side of that road crossing, and two on the other.
Odd, but there must be a reason for it; laying tracks is expensive.
You think they ran out of money right there?
No.
OCDC said:
The maggies are expressing their dislike of the weather.
How?
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. 22°, stormy and hayfevery here, heading for 30°, stormy and hayfevery.
Have you caught allergic rhinitis yet?
Michael V said:
OCDC said:Noisily.The maggies are expressing their dislike of the weather.How?
Michael V said:
OCDC said:Caught that one many moons ago. Saw my first immunologist before I started school.Good morning forum. 22°, stormy and hayfevery here, heading for 30°, stormy and hayfevery.Have you caught allergic rhinitis yet?
I know your agendum is not to make plans, but I hope you sorted the house insurance.
OCDC said:
I know your agendum is not to make plans, but I hope you sorted the house insurance.
I hope so too. I can’t remember. I’ll check.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
I know your agendum is not to make plans, but I hope you sorted the house insurance.
I hope so too. I can’t remember. I’ll check.
Thanks for reminding me.
It turns out that if I did nothing, that that non-action would be taken as acceptance of the new, more-expensive-for-less-expansive coverage policy. Lucky for me, I had done nothing so cover continued. I’ll re-examine next year, maybe.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:Caught that one many moons ago. Saw my first immunologist before I started school.Good morning forum. 22°, stormy and hayfevery here, heading for 30°, stormy and hayfevery.Have you caught allergic rhinitis yet?
Gosh!
You really do have a long history…
i’ll make my own breakfast
mr kettle starting to rumble
Michael V said:
Michael V said:At least you’re covered.OCDC said:I know your agendum is not to make plans, but I hope you sorted the house insurance.I hope so too. I can’t remember. I’ll check.
Thanks for reminding me.
It turns out that if I did nothing, that that non-action would be taken as acceptance of the new, more-expensive-for-less-expansive coverage policy. Lucky for me, I had done nothing so cover continued. I’ll re-examine next year, maybe.
kii said:
dv said:
Had a dream in which I made a joke based around a double meaning of connote but on waking reflection I don’t think the joke makes sense.
Like many of your jokes…..
I connote believe that dv finds his own jokes don’t make sense.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:Michael V said:At least you’re covered.I hope so too. I can’t remember. I’ll check.
Thanks for reminding me.
It turns out that if I did nothing, that that non-action would be taken as acceptance of the new, more-expensive-for-less-expansive coverage policy. Lucky for me, I had done nothing so cover continued. I’ll re-examine next year, maybe.
Yep.
:)
The Rev Dodgson said:
kii said:
dv said:
Had a dream in which I made a joke based around a double meaning of connote but on waking reflection I don’t think the joke makes sense.
Like many of your jokes…..
I connote believe that dv finds his own jokes don’t make sense.
and a really interesting word is that
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connotation
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. 22°, stormy and hayfevery here, heading for 30°, stormy and hayfevery.
Don’t know if it’s hayfever as such, but I have noticed that it’s harder to have a lie-in on these summer mornings due to having a stuffed-up nose.
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
kii said:Like many of your jokes…..
I connote believe that dv finds his own jokes don’t make sense.
and a really interesting word is that
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connotation
Thanks, and I discover that I really wasn’t aware of the denotation of denotation
at all.
dv said:
Had a dream in which I made a joke based around a double meaning of connote but on waking reflection I don’t think the joke makes sense.
sounds par for the course DV. at least you spared us this time by not posting it here. Thanks.
:-)
kii said:
dv said:
Had a dream in which I made a joke based around a double meaning of connote but on waking reflection I don’t think the joke makes sense.
Like many of your jokes…..
I backed you up kii.
Ian said:
Michael V said:
AussieDJ said:
While browsing the street view images of the accident near Bindarrah, I noticed something which piqued my interest.There are three rail tracks on one side of that road crossing, and two on the other.
Odd, but there must be a reason for it; laying tracks is expensive.
You think they ran out of money right there?
it is a signal track or data. You can see it is used as there is no rust on it. They can’t use the two normal tracks cos the bogies would short any signal so they use one normal track and this centre track. the loca has a shoe that rides on this one.
The rail trail here still has bits of dual gauge rail in situ in some places.
20° and yuk, so I have the ac on dehumidifier setting.
SO GLAD I am not in Keeenzland.
OCDC said:
SO GLAD I am not in Keeenzland.
26 degrees and 64%r/h here.
OCDC said:
SO GLAD I am not in Keeenzland.
17.5°C here.
Japan earthquake update: Meg, Pigman et alia came home before it hit.
OCDC said:
SO GLAD I am not in Keeenzland.
I had the doona on last night.
Peak Warming Man said:
OCDC said:Yes but you’re well past your dotage.SO GLAD I am not in Keeenzland.I had the doona on last night.
This is a road trip a bloke did on a bike through the redoubt country.
Lucky he didn’t get lost or shot.
https://www.advrider.com/f/threads/clarence-catchment-nsw-aus.590816/
OCDC said:
Japan earthquake update: Meg, Pigman et alia came home before it hit.
So they are unlikely to have drowned in the tsunami, or been buried by the landslips, or have their house cave in on them due to trembling.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:Correct. They also survived their flight.Japan earthquake update: Meg, Pigman et alia came home before it hit.So they are unlikely to have drowned in the tsunami, or been buried by the landslips, or have their house cave in on them due to trembling.
Did I tell yous its raining.
Peak Warming Man said:
Did I tell yous its raining.
I believe you have mentioned it.
Police in Kenya have recovered the body of a man believed to have been attacked by a lion while he was riding a motorcycle near a national reserve in the south of the country.
Police were notified by community members of an abandoned motorcycle along a road near the Marere forested area near the Shimba Hills National Reserve.
Officers saw lion tracks that led from the motorcycle to a thicket where they found the remains of an unknown dead man, according to a police report.
The lion population was declining in Kenya just over a decade ago, primarily due to human-wildlife conflict.
The government listed lions as endangered, with an estimated population of 2,000 in 2010. A more recent survey put the number at 2,489.
AP
OCDC said:
Japan earthquake update: Meg, Pigman et alia came home before it hit.
Does pigman still work with pigs?
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:Not sure; just fb friends with Meg.Japan earthquake update: Meg, Pigman et alia came home before it hit.Does pigman still work with pigs?
Peak Warming Man said:
This is a road trip a bloke did on a bike through the redoubt country.
Lucky he didn’t get lost or shot.
https://www.advrider.com/f/threads/clarence-catchment-nsw-aus.590816/
:)
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:Correct. They also survived their flight.Japan earthquake update: Meg, Pigman et alia came home before it hit.So they are unlikely to have drowned in the tsunami, or been buried by the landslips, or have their house cave in on them due to trembling.
Eggselln’t.
:)
Peak Warming Man said:
This is a road trip a bloke did on a bike through the redoubt country.
Lucky he didn’t get lost or shot.
https://www.advrider.com/f/threads/clarence-catchment-nsw-aus.590816/
Or eaten by lions, like the bloke in Kenya.
Who might have shot him? One of those hemp farmers who’s growing only the legitimate, non-intoxicating stuff, none of the wacky weed, nope, none of that, that’s right out, no need to look any further, move along?
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
This is a road trip a bloke did on a bike through the redoubt country.
Lucky he didn’t get lost or shot.
https://www.advrider.com/f/threads/clarence-catchment-nsw-aus.590816/
Or eaten by lions, like the bloke in Kenya.
Who might have shot him? One of those hemp farmers who’s growing only the legitimate, non-intoxicating stuff, none of the wacky weed, nope, none of that, that’s right out, no need to look any further, move along?
Larry who owns the property to the south of mine had the house fenced off by a 10 foot fence with barbed wire on top.
I never met him but I wouldn’t be surprised if he had a cash crop in. He died, he was a ex bikie apparently, and his name wasn’t Larry.
His sister owns the property now and she is quite normal.
ORB measured: 114 mm for the 24 hours until 9am today.
Total rainfall for 2023: 1226 mm, much less than half the previous year which was 3043 mm which was in turn, slightly more than twice the long term BoM average of 1495 mm.
Michael V said:
ORB measured: 114 mm for the 24 hours until 9am today.So it was a tad damp, you say?Total rainfall for 2023: 1226 mm, much less than half the previous year which was 3043 mm which was in turn, slightly more than twice the long term BoM average of 1495 mm.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:ORB measured: 114 mm for the 24 hours until 9am today.So it was a tad damp, you say?Total rainfall for 2023: 1226 mm, much less than half the previous year which was 3043 mm which was in turn, slightly more than twice the long term BoM average of 1495 mm.
Yep. It rained quite a bit.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
This is a road trip a bloke did on a bike through the redoubt country.
Lucky he didn’t get lost or shot.
https://www.advrider.com/f/threads/clarence-catchment-nsw-aus.590816/
Or eaten by lions, like the bloke in Kenya.
Who might have shot him? One of those hemp farmers who’s growing only the legitimate, non-intoxicating stuff, none of the wacky weed, nope, none of that, that’s right out, no need to look any further, move along?
Larry who owns the property to the south of mine had the house fenced off by a 10 foot fence with barbed wire on top.
I never met him but I wouldn’t be surprised if he had a cash crop in. He died, he was a ex bikie apparently, and his name wasn’t Larry.
His sister owns the property now and she is quite normal.
Did she take the fence down?
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:Not if she met PWM.captain_spalding said:Did she take the fence down?Or eaten by lions, like the bloke in Kenya.Larry who owns the property to the south of mine had the house fenced off by a 10 foot fence with barbed wire on top.Who might have shot him? One of those hemp farmers who’s growing only the legitimate, non-intoxicating stuff, none of the wacky weed, nope, none of that, that’s right out, no need to look any further, move along?
I never met him but I wouldn’t be surprised if he had a cash crop in. He died, he was a ex bikie apparently, and his name wasn’t Larry.
His sister owns the property now and she is quite normal.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:Or eaten by lions, like the bloke in Kenya.
Who might have shot him? One of those hemp farmers who’s growing only the legitimate, non-intoxicating stuff, none of the wacky weed, nope, none of that, that’s right out, no need to look any further, move along?
Larry who owns the property to the south of mine had the house fenced off by a 10 foot fence with barbed wire on top.
I never met him but I wouldn’t be surprised if he had a cash crop in. He died, he was a ex bikie apparently, and his name wasn’t Larry.
His sister owns the property now and she is quite normal.
Did she take the fence down?
Nah.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:Larry who owns the property to the south of mine had the house fenced off by a 10 foot fence with barbed wire on top.
I never met him but I wouldn’t be surprised if he had a cash crop in. He died, he was a ex bikie apparently, and his name wasn’t Larry.
His sister owns the property now and she is quite normal.
Did she take the fence down?
Nah.
Probably breeding a super race of rabid squirrels in a master plot to steal the world’s diamonds.
Michael V said:
ORB measured: 114 mm for the 24 hours until 9am today.Total rainfall for 2023: 1226 mm, much less than half the previous year which was 3043 mm which was in turn, slightly more than twice the long term BoM average of 1495 mm.
That is quite variable. The average is almost meaningless.
Arts said:
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:Did she take the fence down?
Nah.
Probably breeding a super race of rabid squirrels in a master plot to steal the world’s diamonds.
the world could robably continue along just fine without diamonds, after a few small adjustments.
OK time to brew and drink half a pot of coffee (Rich Asmara).
Then I’ll hand-wash some clothes.
Bubblecar said:
OK time to brew and drink half a pot of coffee (Rich Asmara).Then I’ll hand-wash some clothes.
What joy.
I’ll be off soon to get stabbed in the eye. It’s that time again.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
OK time to brew and drink half a pot of coffee (Rich Asmara).Then I’ll hand-wash some clothes.
What joy.
I’ll be off soon to get stabbed in the eye. It’s that time again.
Damn. But it’ll do you the world of good, or presumably they wouldn’t do it.
party_pants said:
Arts said:
Peak Warming Man said:Nah.
Probably breeding a super race of rabid squirrels in a master plot to steal the world’s diamonds.
the world could robably continue along just fine without diamonds, after a few small adjustments.
That’s just what a squirrel breeder would want us to believe.
I’m back from the supermarketing. I also went to the shop for new bed sheets, but they are closed until 11th. We have had low rumbling thunder for some hours. The man at the petrol station mentioned it to me, but I hadn’t heard it at all as I was driving. Now I’m home packing away foodstuffs, I can hear it. Both dogs are ignoring it and sleeping. Bruna does keep checking on me, but that is more likely to scrounge treats from my unpacking than any great botheredness about thunder. Looks like the rumbles will go on for a while. There is a gentle steady rain also happening.
https://www.farmonlineweather.com.au/radar/vic
On the recommendation of the forum I bought sriracha sauce to make that thing Alex was talking about the other day. Oh yes, everyone said, it’s easily found in the supermarket these days. IGA – nup. Woolies -yes, one to choose from. So I bought the small bottle. I got this one. They had Xtra hot too, but in a bigger bottle. Need to try this level first.
Hello
In God’s good time down came the rain;
And all the afternoon
On iron roof and window-pane
It drummed a homely tune.
And through the night it pattered still,
And lightsome, gladsome elves
On dripping spout and window-sill
Kept talking to themselves.
It pelted, pelted all day long,
A-singing at its work,
Till every heart took up the song
Way out to Back-o’-Bourke.
And every creek a banker ran,
And dams filled overtop;
“We’ll all be rooned,” said Hanrahan,
“If this rain doesn’t stop.”
buffy said:
I’m back from the supermarketing. I also went to the shop for new bed sheets, but they are closed until 11th. We have had low rumbling thunder for some hours. The man at the petrol station mentioned it to me, but I hadn’t heard it at all as I was driving. Now I’m home packing away foodstuffs, I can hear it. Both dogs are ignoring it and sleeping. Bruna does keep checking on me, but that is more likely to scrounge treats from my unpacking than any great botheredness about thunder. Looks like the rumbles will go on for a while. There is a gentle steady rain also happening.Excellent work. I’m going to make it for lunch. About to chop the accompanying veg, and decided to go with konjac “rice”.https://www.farmonlineweather.com.au/radar/vic
On the recommendation of the forum I bought sriracha sauce to make that thing Alex was talking about the other day. Oh yes, everyone said, it’s easily found in the supermarket these days. IGA – nup. Woolies -yes, one to choose from. So I bought the small bottle. I got this one. They had Xtra hot too, but in a bigger bottle. Need to try this level first.
Peak Warming Man said:
In God’s good time down came the rain;brushes away tears
And all the afternoon
On iron roof and window-pane
It drummed a homely tune.And through the night it pattered still,
And lightsome, gladsome elves
On dripping spout and window-sill
Kept talking to themselves.It pelted, pelted all day long,
A-singing at its work,
Till every heart took up the song
Way out to Back-o’-Bourke.And every creek a banker ran,
And dams filled overtop;
“We’ll all be rooned,” said Hanrahan,
“If this rain doesn’t stop.”
That was bewdaful.
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
OK time to brew and drink half a pot of coffee (Rich Asmara).Then I’ll hand-wash some clothes.
What joy.
I’ll be off soon to get stabbed in the eye. It’s that time again.
Damn. But it’ll do you the world of good, or presumably they wouldn’t do it.
Yes. it makes a difference.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:What joy.
I’ll be off soon to get stabbed in the eye. It’s that time again.
Damn. But it’ll do you the world of good, or presumably they wouldn’t do it.
Yes. it makes a difference.
Why do you have to get the eye jab again.
My god, works mandatory E learning modules are becoming smarter, you can’t skip the video to the end, you have to keep clicking to progress (so can’t ignore it and skip to the questions)
OCDC said:
buffy said:I’m back from the supermarketing. I also went to the shop for new bed sheets, but they are closed until 11th. We have had low rumbling thunder for some hours. The man at the petrol station mentioned it to me, but I hadn’t heard it at all as I was driving. Now I’m home packing away foodstuffs, I can hear it. Both dogs are ignoring it and sleeping. Bruna does keep checking on me, but that is more likely to scrounge treats from my unpacking than any great botheredness about thunder. Looks like the rumbles will go on for a while. There is a gentle steady rain also happening.Excellent work. I’m going to make it for lunch. About to chop the accompanying veg, and decided to go with konjac “rice”.https://www.farmonlineweather.com.au/radar/vic
On the recommendation of the forum I bought sriracha sauce to make that thing Alex was talking about the other day. Oh yes, everyone said, it’s easily found in the supermarket these days. IGA – nup. Woolies -yes, one to choose from. So I bought the small bottle. I got this one. They had Xtra hot too, but in a bigger bottle. Need to try this level first.
I also got lamb ribs (on special) and Angus beef ravioli. And pork mince. Maybe I could make your firecracker stuff with the pork mince. But perhaps the lamb ribs today, with Xinjiang spice mix. As they have the soonest “use-by”.
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:Damn. But it’ll do you the world of good, or presumably they wouldn’t do it.
Yes. it makes a difference.
Why do you have to get the eye jab again.
Disrespecting someones mumma
buffy said:
I’m back from the supermarketing. I also went to the shop for new bed sheets, but they are closed until 11th. We have had low rumbling thunder for some hours. The man at the petrol station mentioned it to me, but I hadn’t heard it at all as I was driving. Now I’m home packing away foodstuffs, I can hear it. Both dogs are ignoring it and sleeping. Bruna does keep checking on me, but that is more likely to scrounge treats from my unpacking than any great botheredness about thunder. Looks like the rumbles will go on for a while. There is a gentle steady rain also happening.https://www.farmonlineweather.com.au/radar/vic
On the recommendation of the forum I bought sriracha sauce to make that thing Alex was talking about the other day. Oh yes, everyone said, it’s easily found in the supermarket these days. IGA – nup. Woolies -yes, one to choose from. So I bought the small bottle. I got this one. They had Xtra hot too, but in a bigger bottle. Need to try this level first.
Try not to get any in your eyes.
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:Damn. But it’ll do you the world of good, or presumably they wouldn’t do it.
Yes. it makes a difference.
Why do you have to get the eye jab again.
It dries up a soggy retina. They will scan first, decide how soggy it’s got and then decide if it needs another jab. Some people are luckky enough to be sometimes able to skip an injection. For a diabetic with diabetic retinopathy it’s a forever thing.
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:Damn. But it’ll do you the world of good, or presumably they wouldn’t do it.
Yes. it makes a difference.
Why do you have to get the eye jab again.
To stop me going blind from Retinopathy.
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:Yes. it makes a difference.
Why do you have to get the eye jab again.
It dries up a soggy retina. They will scan first, decide how soggy it’s got and then decide if it needs another jab. Some people are luckky enough to be sometimes able to skip an injection. For a diabetic with diabetic retinopathy it’s a forever thing.
Ok Ta.
The video…(I think I’m glad the bloke muted his swearing as he filmed)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-02/nsw-tweed-floods-threat-northern-rivers/103278110
Bubblecar said:
My what big eyes you have…
Bubblecar said:
oo you lookin’ at?
OCDC said:
Peak Warming Man said:In God’s good time down came the rain;brushes away tears
And all the afternoon
On iron roof and window-pane
It drummed a homely tune.And through the night it pattered still,
And lightsome, gladsome elves
On dripping spout and window-sill
Kept talking to themselves.It pelted, pelted all day long,
A-singing at its work,
Till every heart took up the song
Way out to Back-o’-Bourke.And every creek a banker ran,
And dams filled overtop;
“We’ll all be rooned,” said Hanrahan,
“If this rain doesn’t stop.”
That was bewdaful.
And days went by on dancing feet,
With harvest-hopes immense,
And laughing eyes beheld the wheat
Nid-nodding o’er the fence.
And, oh, the smiles on every face,
As happy lad and lass
Through grass knee-deep on Casey’s place
Went riding down to Mass.
While round the church in clothes genteel
Discoursed the men of mark,
And each man squatted on his heel,
And chewed his piece of bark.
“There’ll be bush-fires for sure, me man,
There will, without a doubt;
We’ll all be rooned,” said Hanrahan,
“Before the year is out.”
Said John O’Brien
roughbarked said:
Monsignor Patrick Joseph Hartigan wrote poetry under the pseudonym of John O’Brien and became one of the legendary icons of Australian Pioneering literature.
OCDC said:
Peak Warming Man said:In God’s good time down came the rain;brushes away tears
And all the afternoon
On iron roof and window-pane
It drummed a homely tune.And through the night it pattered still,
And lightsome, gladsome elves
On dripping spout and window-sill
Kept talking to themselves.It pelted, pelted all day long,
A-singing at its work,
Till every heart took up the song
Way out to Back-o’-Bourke.And every creek a banker ran,
And dams filled overtop;
“We’ll all be rooned,” said Hanrahan,
“If this rain doesn’t stop.”
That was bewdaful.
And stop it did, in God’s good time;
And spring came in to fold
A mantle o’er the hills sublime
Of green and pink and gold.And days went by on dancing feet,
With harvest-hopes immense,
And laughing eyes beheld the wheat
Nid-nodding o’er the fence.And, oh, the smiles on every face,
As happy lad and lass
Through grass knee-deep on Casey’s place
Went riding down to Mass.While round the church in clothes genteel
Discoursed the men of mark,
And each man squatted on his heel,
And chewed his piece of bark.“There’ll be bush-fires for sure, me man,
There will, without a doubt;
We’ll all be rooned,” said Hanrahan,
“Before the year is out.”Said John O’Brien
Born in Yass of Irish parents, he was best known ‘Father Pat’ and spent most his life in the Riverina of New South Wales. He brings to life in his poetry the country and the characters of early twentieth century Australia. Characters like Said Hanrahan, The Little Irish Mother, Cooney’s Daughter, The Careys and the irrepressible housekeeper, Josephine were some of the personalities he captured. These are there for future generations to enjoy. His connection with Jack Riley, The Man From Snowy River is a fascinating encounter and one of which few Australians are aware. The poems Firing on the Eight and The Ten Twelve Shebang illustrate the motor-car tragic that he was, having owned nine vehicles before he died in 1952. This Poet Laureate of the Irish settlers of Australia has a permanent place in the hearts of his countrymen.
>>Monsignor Patrick Joseph Hartigan wrote poetry under the pseudonym of John O’Brien and became one of the legendary icons of Australian Pioneering literature.
I didn’t know that.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Monsignor Patrick Joseph Hartigan wrote poetry under the pseudonym of John O’Brien and became one of the legendary icons of Australian Pioneering literature.I didn’t know that.
a lot of people do know that.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Monsignor Patrick Joseph Hartigan wrote poetry under the pseudonym of John O’Brien and became one of the legendary icons of Australian Pioneering literature.I didn’t know that.
http://www.boreelog.com.au/the-poems
Lunch plate report: Buttered Sesame Wheat biscuits, celery with cream cheese and french onion dip, a couple of sorts of cheese (Mersey Valley and a smoked one), some semidried tomato strips and some shaved Hungarian salami.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Monsignor Patrick Joseph Hartigan wrote poetry under the pseudonym of John O’Brien and became one of the legendary icons of Australian Pioneering literature.I didn’t know that.
But you knew about John O’Grady?
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Monsignor Patrick Joseph Hartigan wrote poetry under the pseudonym of John O’Brien and became one of the legendary icons of Australian Pioneering literature.I didn’t know that.
a lot of people do know that.
Yes.
buffy said:
Lunch plate report: Buttered Sesame Wheat biscuits, celery with cream cheese and french onion dip, a couple of sorts of cheese (Mersey Valley and a smoked one), some semidried tomato strips and some shaved Hungarian salami.
I’ve included some French blue D’auvergne cheese in my Coles order, and two packs of some nice crackers I had at Pontville – Olina’s balsamic vinegar and caramelised onion seed crackers, which actually come with a five star health rating
Heh, message from the Pontville sister – she’s just posted me “one shirt and one pair of undies” I left behind (“they’re clean”).
buffy said:
Lunch plate report: Buttered Sesame Wheat biscuits, celery with cream cheese and french onion dip, a couple of sorts of cheese (Mersey Valley and a smoked one), some semidried tomato strips and some shaved Hungarian salami.
Yep it’s best to get all the hair off the salami.
Meg and Rob and co returned safely.
Seems as though the tsunami wasn’t that bad but there will end up being dozens of deaths from the quake.
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:
Had a dream in which I made a joke based around a double meaning of connote but on waking reflection I don’t think the joke makes sense.
sounds par for the course DV. at least you spared us this time by not posting it here. Thanks.
:-)
My jokes always make sense. I’m not saying they are good but they are comprehensible.
dv said:
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:
Had a dream in which I made a joke based around a double meaning of connote but on waking reflection I don’t think the joke makes sense.
sounds par for the course DV. at least you spared us this time by not posting it here. Thanks.
:-)
My jokes always make sense. I’m not saying they are good but they are comprehensible.
To you perhaps.
Has anyone seen wally?
We know not where he are.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Lunch plate report: Buttered Sesame Wheat biscuits, celery with cream cheese and french onion dip, a couple of sorts of cheese (Mersey Valley and a smoked one), some semidried tomato strips and some shaved Hungarian salami.
Yep it’s best to get all the hair off the salami.
Hmm, this is what one of the AI image generators offers for “hairy salami”…
roughbarked said:
Has anyone seen wally? We know not where he are.
Lyell McEwin Hospital
I hope he’s OK.
Not sure whether ocdc is still about but I’ve made the requested change. The OP can be accessed by clicking on the diamond to the left of the link.
dv said:
Not sure whether ocdc is still about but I’ve made the requested change. The OP can be accessed by clicking on the diamond to the left of the link.
Well done.
dv said:
Not sure whether ocdc is still about but I’ve made the requested change. The OP can be accessed by clicking on the diamond to the left of the link.
When I click on descending, under Big Thread Links, I get nothing.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
Has anyone seen wally? We know not where he are.
Lyell McEwin Hospital
I hope he’s OK.
It would be a great shame if he’s been damaged.
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Not sure whether ocdc is still about but I’ve made the requested change. The OP can be accessed by clicking on the diamond to the left of the link.
When I click on descending, under Big Thread Links, I get nothing.
Open in new tab.
dv said:
Not sure whether ocdc is still about but I’ve made the requested change. The OP can be accessed by clicking on the diamond to the left of the link.
Nice work!
And it loads much quicker because it doesn’t contain the huge list!
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Not sure whether ocdc is still about but I’ve made the requested change. The OP can be accessed by clicking on the diamond to the left of the link.
When I click on descending, under Big Thread Links, I get nothing.
I don’t know how to help you because it is working for me and it’s a straightforward link.
Anyone else finding that?
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Not sure whether ocdc is still about but I’ve made the requested change. The OP can be accessed by clicking on the diamond to the left of the link.
When I click on descending, under Big Thread Links, I get nothing.
Open in new tab.
Thanks, that works.
dv said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Not sure whether ocdc is still about but I’ve made the requested change. The OP can be accessed by clicking on the diamond to the left of the link.
When I click on descending, under Big Thread Links, I get nothing.
I don’t know how to help you because it is working for me and it’s a straightforward link.
Anyone else finding that?
Probably my Edgy browser messing things up, but Mr. car has provided a solution.
dv said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Not sure whether ocdc is still about but I’ve made the requested change. The OP can be accessed by clicking on the diamond to the left of the link.
When I click on descending, under Big Thread Links, I get nothing.
I don’t know how to help you because it is working for me and it’s a straightforward link.
Anyone else finding that?
Works fine for me. Well done.
dv said:
Not sure whether ocdc is still about but I’ve made the requested change. The OP can be accessed by clicking on the diamond to the left of the link.Ta.
roughbarked said:
Has anyone seen wally? We know not where he are.
Who?
OCDC said:
dv said:My dodgy internet copes much better with your update.Not sure whether ocdc is still about but I’ve made the requested change. The OP can be accessed by clicking on the diamond to the left of the link.Ta.
OCDC said:
OCDC said:dv said:My dodgy internet copes much better with your update.Not sure whether ocdc is still about but I’ve made the requested change. The OP can be accessed by clicking on the diamond to the left of the link.Ta.
Good
dv said:
Taylor Swift sings “My boyfriend was a commie union leader and broke my heart”
kii said:
roughbarked said:
Has anyone seen wally? We know not where he are.
Who?
He’s a painting of a galah that was stolen brazenly from Lyell McEwin Hospital. 1.2m is the size of it.
kii said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:
Has anyone seen wally? We know not where he are.
Who?
Good. Did you tell the cops where he is?
roughbarked said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:
Has anyone seen wally? We know not where he are.
Who?
He’s a painting of a galah that was stolen brazenly from Lyell McEwin Hospital. 1.2m is the size of it.
Probably off somewhere smoking tar
Apparently this weatherman is only 16.
He looks about 30.
Peak Warming Man said:
Apparently this weatherman is only 16.
He looks about 30.
Beer and ciggies from the cradle ages you a little.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Apparently this weatherman is only 16.
He looks about 30.
Beer and ciggies from the cradle ages you a little.
I recon.
Well, the king size “white” linen sheet that the wind and rain and tannin attacked in the backyard last week lives another day. After I ripped off the bits that were ripped, the rest of the fabric was sound, although it’s rather unevenly beige now with a darker brown line across it where the clothesline was. And that is after a normal wash, a White King stain remover wash and a Domestos wash (my washing machine is nice and clean inside now, after the bleaching…) So I re-hemmed it and followed Alex’s patchwork advice. Sort of. I made a binding strip with some of my patchwork strips and put a colour binding on the top hem. It is a bit smaller than it was, but our bed is a Queen size bed, so it will still work. I’ll buy a couple more king flat sheets in a couple of weeks when my favourite shop opens after their summer holiday.
New year in Paris… more light on the ground than in the air
buffy said:
Well, the king size “white” linen sheet that the wind and rain and tannin attacked in the backyard last week lives another day. After I ripped off the bits that were ripped, the rest of the fabric was sound, although it’s rather unevenly beige now with a darker brown line across it where the clothesline was. And that is after a normal wash, a White King stain remover wash and a Domestos wash (my washing machine is nice and clean inside now, after the bleaching…) So I re-hemmed it and followed Alex’s patchwork advice. Sort of. I made a binding strip with some of my patchwork strips and put a colour binding on the top hem. It is a bit smaller than it was, but our bed is a Queen size bed, so it will still work. I’ll buy a couple more king flat sheets in a couple of weeks when my favourite shop opens after their summer holiday.Keep the lights off and blinds shut and you’ll never know it isn’t clean.
- OCDC’s Guide to Housework
Arts said:
New year in Paris… more light on the ground than in the air
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Apparently this weatherman is only 16.
He looks about 30.
Beer and ciggies from the cradle ages you a little.
Ha!
I learnt at the wake after Matthew’s funeral that Matthew V was the current ACT darts champion and played on their representative team. At the recent Australian Championships, he had beaten Australia’s number two darts player. He was proud about that.
OCDC said:
buffy said:Well, the king size “white” linen sheet that the wind and rain and tannin attacked in the backyard last week lives another day. After I ripped off the bits that were ripped, the rest of the fabric was sound, although it’s rather unevenly beige now with a darker brown line across it where the clothesline was. And that is after a normal wash, a White King stain remover wash and a Domestos wash (my washing machine is nice and clean inside now, after the bleaching…) So I re-hemmed it and followed Alex’s patchwork advice. Sort of. I made a binding strip with some of my patchwork strips and put a colour binding on the top hem. It is a bit smaller than it was, but our bed is a Queen size bed, so it will still work. I’ll buy a couple more king flat sheets in a couple of weeks when my favourite shop opens after their summer holiday.Keep the lights off and blinds shut and you’ll never know it isn’t clean.
- OCDC’s Guide to Housework
My newest handy hint: just in case you get unexpected visitors, leave cleaning supplies and equipment out like you’re just in the middle of housework.
kii said:
OCDC said:I like that one. Also have some get well soon cards around the place, but make sure to disguise your handwriting.My newest handy hint: just in case you get unexpected visitors, leave cleaning supplies and equipment out like you’re just in the middle of housework.
buffy said:Well, the king size “white” linen sheet that the wind and rain and tannin attacked in the backyard last week lives another day. After I ripped off the bits that were ripped, the rest of the fabric was sound, although it’s rather unevenly beige now with a darker brown line across it where the clothesline was. And that is after a normal wash, a White King stain remover wash and a Domestos wash (my washing machine is nice and clean inside now, after the bleaching…) So I re-hemmed it and followed Alex’s patchwork advice. Sort of. I made a binding strip with some of my patchwork strips and put a colour binding on the top hem. It is a bit smaller than it was, but our bed is a Queen size bed, so it will still work. I’ll buy a couple more king flat sheets in a couple of weeks when my favourite shop opens after their summer holiday.Keep the lights off and blinds shut and you’ll never know it isn’t clean.
- OCDC’s Guide to Housework
Overcast, breezy, humid af… zero percent chance of rain.
dv said:
Overcast, breezy, humid af… zero percent chance of rain.
We’ve still got distant thunder rumbles and some spits of rain. I think the rain has finished here for now. My guestimate would be we might have got 8-10mm since last evening. We certainly are not getting the forecast 27 degrees today. It’s about 18 at the moment and it hasn’t been higher. I don’t mind overly. I prefer it cooler.
buffy said:
dv said:Looks like you’ve just missed a thorough downpour.Overcast, breezy, humid af… zero percent chance of rain.We’ve still got distant thunder rumbles and some spits of rain. I think the rain has finished here for now. My guestimate would be we might have got 8-10mm since last evening. We certainly are not getting the forecast 27 degrees today. It’s about 18 at the moment and it hasn’t been higher. I don’t mind overly. I prefer it cooler.
32° here.
https://radar.ozforecast.com.au/stormtracker?radar=NSW
https://radar.ozforecast.com.au/stormtracker?radar=NSW
Present me enjoyed the rum balls that past me made for future me. I deliberately kept them for now.
OCDC said:
Present me enjoyed the rum balls that past me made for future me. I deliberately kept them for now.
Ha, I’ve just scoffed a few too. Still about 10 left.
The family liked them but there was just sssoooo much festive food.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
Had a dream in which I made a joke based around a double meaning of connote but on waking reflection I don’t think the joke makes sense.
So very often I wake up thinking I have had some quantum leap in my printmaking process or such…to find that what I had been dreaming of makes no sense.
American friend online days that Americans idolise Steve Irwin, and asks whether that there is any American who is similarly idolised by Australians.
wookiemeister said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
Had a dream in which I made a joke based around a double meaning of connote but on waking reflection I don’t think the joke makes sense.
So very often I wake up thinking I have had some quantum leap in my printmaking process or such…to find that what I had been dreaming of makes no sense.
I have these dreams where I’m amazing and come up with brilliant ideas – and when I wake up I realise it’s all true !
I’ve had dreams those special erotic dreams and in the dreams the act transpiring is interrupted and doesn’t happen, C’MON !
dv said:
American friend online days that Americans idolise Steve Irwin, and asks whether that there is any American who is similarly idolised by Australians.
Is it unAustralian to have never been into Steve Irwin at all?
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
American friend online days that Americans idolise Steve Irwin, and asks whether that there is any American who is similarly idolised by Australians.Is it unAustralian to have never been into Steve Irwin at all?
Always thought he was a dick.
Michael V said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Apparently this weatherman is only 16.
He looks about 30.
Beer and ciggies from the cradle ages you a little.
Ha!
I learnt at the wake after Matthew’s funeral that Matthew V was the current ACT darts champion and played on their representative team. At the recent Australian Championships, he had beaten Australia’s number two darts player. He was proud about that.
And rightly so.
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
American friend online days that Americans idolise Steve Irwin, and asks whether that there is any American who is similarly idolised by Australians.Is it unAustralian to have never been into Steve Irwin at all?
Always thought he was a dick.
Same. His behaviour was abusive and showed no respect for the animals he harassed.
dv said:
American friend online days that Americans idolise Steve Irwin, and asks whether that there is any American who is similarly idolised by Australians.
I hope you affirmed that we all feel just like that about President T.
Dogs should be pleased with me…I just ordered them a kg of jelly beans and a kg of jelly babies. From Sunshine Confectionery in Queensland. No bulk buying type places around this district. If this works OK I’ll stock up more next time. I also ordered 250g of banana lollies for me. I don’t like many lollies. But I like bananas.
And I finally found a place with thongs with a rattan base, like the ones we wore in the 1970s that were called slaps. Not quite the same, but Muji stocks something very similar that they call Igusa thong slippers.
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:Is it unAustralian to have never been into Steve Irwin at all?
Always thought he was a dick.
Same. His behaviour was abusive and showed no respect for the animals he harassed.
I was working out of Katoomba train station when he died. The women in the ticket office were distraught when the news came through. Silly me, I laughed and asked if a croc had finally killed him. I had trouble making friends there.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
American friend online days that Americans idolise Steve Irwin, and asks whether that there is any American who is similarly idolised by Australians.Is it unAustralian to have never been into Steve Irwin at all?
I’d never heard of him until he died.
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
American friend online days that Americans idolise Steve Irwin, and asks whether that there is any American who is similarly idolised by Australians.Is it unAustralian to have never been into Steve Irwin at all?
I’d never heard of him until he died.
Crikey
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
American friend online days that Americans idolise Steve Irwin, and asks whether that there is any American who is similarly idolised by Australians.Is it unAustralian to have never been into Steve Irwin at all?
I’d never heard of him until he died.
+1
But you all could have guessed that anyway…
kii said:
kii said:
sarahs mum said:Always thought he was a dick.
Same. His behaviour was abusive and showed no respect for the animals he harassed.
I was working out of Katoomba train station when he died. The women in the ticket office were distraught when the news came through. Silly me, I laughed and asked if a croc had finally killed him. I had trouble making friends there.
On that day I felt a disturbance in the force as millions of Australia animals suddenly cried out in relief “One less person to annoy us”
Cymek said:
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:Is it unAustralian to have never been into Steve Irwin at all?
I’d never heard of him until he died.
Crikey
LOL
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
American friend online days that Americans idolise Steve Irwin, and asks whether that there is any American who is similarly idolised by Australians.Is it unAustralian to have never been into Steve Irwin at all?
I’d never heard of him until he died.
+1
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
American friend online days that Americans idolise Steve Irwin, and asks whether that there is any American who is similarly idolised by Australians.Is it unAustralian to have never been into Steve Irwin at all?
Always thought he was a dick.
I wonder what he was like off-camera?
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:One could possibly extrapolate taking a baby into a croc enclosure to such things as drink-driving, thinking one can beat a train over a level crossing &c.sarahs mum said:I wonder what he was like off-camera?Is it unAustralian to have never been into Steve Irwin at all?Always thought he was a dick.
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:sarahs mum said:One could possibly extrapolate taking a baby into a croc enclosure to such things as drink-driving, thinking one can beat a train over a level crossing &c.Always thought he was a dick.I wonder what he was like off-camera?
I mean, was the over-the-top, crikey, you-beauty, ‘strewth-mate character we saw on videotape the real Irwin, S., or was it just a suit he donned for the performance?
Was he really like that, to some degree, then developed the character to a marketable presentation, and perhaps got to the stage where he was unable to take off the mask?
Anyway, there’s no problems with taking a baby into a croc enclosure.
Difficulties develop when you don’t bring the kid out again.
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:The latter seems plausible.captain_spalding said:I mean, was the over-the-top, crikey, you-beauty, ‘strewth-mate character we saw on videotape the real Irwin, S., or was it just a suit he donned for the performance?I wonder what he was like off-camera?One could possibly extrapolate taking a baby into a croc enclosure to such things as drink-driving, thinking one can beat a train over a level crossing &c.
Was he really like that, to some degree, then developed the character to a marketable presentation, and perhaps got to the stage where he was unable to take off the mask?
Another thing I didn’t know about him:
>After questions arose in 2003 about Irwin being paid $175,000 worth of taxpayers’ money to appear in a television advertisement and his possible political ties, Irwin told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) that he was a conservationist and did not choose sides in politics. His comments describing Australian Prime Minister John Howard as the ‘greatest leader in the world’ earned him scorn in the media.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Irwin#Controversies
WTF?
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
American friend online days that Americans idolise Steve Irwin, and asks whether that there is any American who is similarly idolised by Australians.Is it unAustralian to have never been into Steve Irwin at all?
No.
captain_spalding said:
WTF?
Hard to work that one out.
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Beer and ciggies from the cradle ages you a little.
Ha!
I learnt at the wake after Matthew’s funeral that Matthew V was the current ACT darts champion and played on their representative team. At the recent Australian Championships, he had beaten Australia’s number two darts player. He was proud about that.
And rightly so.
Indeed.
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:sarahs mum said:One could possibly extrapolate taking a baby into a croc enclosure to such things as drink-driving, thinking one can beat a train over a level crossing &c.Always thought he was a dick.I wonder what he was like off-camera?
The baby Robert incident was fucking insane. Let’s take an newborn into the croc enclosure. Baby looks like a dead plucked chook, which is fed to the crocs. Jaysus feck he was a dick head.
“An interim report into last year’s fatal Sea World helicopter crash on the Gold Coast has found the pilot killed in the disaster tested positive for traces of cocaine.
Sea World Helicopters chief pilot Ashley Jenkinson, New South Wales woman Vanessa Tadros and UK couple Diane and Ron Hughes died when the two choppers crashed into each other as one took off and the other came into land. “
Oh dear.
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:I wonder what he was like off-camera?One could possibly extrapolate taking a baby into a croc enclosure to such things as drink-driving, thinking one can beat a train over a level crossing &c.
I mean, was the over-the-top, crikey, you-beauty, ‘strewth-mate character we saw on videotape the real Irwin, S., or was it just a suit he donned for the performance?
Was he really like that, to some degree, then developed the character to a marketable presentation, and perhaps got to the stage where he was unable to take off the mask?
Once you are a television star always you are a television star.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
WTF?
Hard to work that one out.
Why would parents allow kids of that age to ride unharnessed in an off road buggy?
26mm at Narrandera, the lucky bastids.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
WTF?
Hard to work that one out.
Why would parents allow kids of that age to ride unharnessed in an off road buggy?
It could’ve been a kid’s quad bike. The clip says vehicle.
This article says the truck struck the train.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-02/truck-driver-in-court-over-barrier-highway-freight-train-crash/103279520
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
American friend online days that Americans idolise Steve Irwin, and asks whether that there is any American who is similarly idolised by Australians.Is it unAustralian to have never been into Steve Irwin at all?
I suppose he was popular among those who were kids when he was broadcasting which I suppose would be those born between 1975 and 2003.
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
American friend online days that Americans idolise Steve Irwin, and asks whether that there is any American who is similarly idolised by Australians.Is it unAustralian to have never been into Steve Irwin at all?
I suppose he was popular among those who were kids when he was broadcasting which I suppose would be those born between 1975 and 2003.
Not with my kids.
Anyway, stumpy thought the sun shone out of Irwin’s arse.
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
American friend online days that Americans idolise Steve Irwin, and asks whether that there is any American who is similarly idolised by Australians.I hope you affirmed that we all feel just like that about President T.
Trum__ was a fine president who filled some big shoes.
dv said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
American friend online days that Americans idolise Steve Irwin, and asks whether that there is any American who is similarly idolised by Australians.I hope you affirmed that we all feel just like that about President T.
Trum__ was a fine president who filled some big shoes.
That’s the man!
kii said:
Anyway, stumpy thought the sun shone out of Irwin’s arse.
He’s a good old Ozzie larrikin, once dead he’s the best
dv said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
American friend online days that Americans idolise Steve Irwin, and asks whether that there is any American who is similarly idolised by Australians.I hope you affirmed that we all feel just like that about President T.
Trum__ was a fine president who filled some big boy’s pants*.
*fixed
kii said:
dv said:Or myself or sibs.sarahs mum said:Not with my kids.Is it unAustralian to have never been into Steve Irwin at all?I suppose he was popular among those who were kids when he was broadcasting which I suppose would be those born between 1975 and 2003.
https://youtu.be/K9tMIuCjv0o?si=DLu42wHUuo3sEmZ6
Jago Hazzard
How the Tube map got its colours
He mentions a colour called Midcared which does not seem to be known outside the field of Metropolitan Railways. It’s etymology seems to be unknown. Middlesex Carriage Red? Mid-carmine red? No doubt SCIENCE will know.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Railway_steam_locomotives
<<in 1885,="" the="" colour="" changed="" to="" a="" dark="" red="" known="" as="" midcared,="" and="" this="" was="" remain="" standard="" taken="" up="" for="" metropolitan="" line="" by="" london="" transport="" in="" 1933.[="">></in>
buffy said:
This article says the truck struck the train.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-02/truck-driver-in-court-over-barrier-highway-freight-train-crash/103279520
“Mr Warren and Mr Baker were travelling west when their Pacific National locomotive was struck by Mr Pearson’s truck heading east towards Broken Hill at about 10:30am on New Year’s Eve.”
Something is not right there, you can’t have a head on at a level crossing, or am I missing something.
Indeed, dv, indeed.
We watched “Molly and Cara” last night. There are only three “episodes” and they are short. But they are fun.
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/molly-and-cara
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
This article says the truck struck the train.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-02/truck-driver-in-court-over-barrier-highway-freight-train-crash/103279520
“Mr Warren and Mr Baker were travelling west when their Pacific National locomotive was struck by Mr Pearson’s truck heading east towards Broken Hill at about 10:30am on New Year’s Eve.”
Something is not right there, you can’t have a head on at a level crossing, or am I missing something.
The route of the road is close to parallel to the railway either side of the crossing.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:Truckie trying to beat train but train gets there first. Front of car into side of train, I imagine.This article says the truck struck the train.“Mr Warren and Mr Baker were travelling west when their Pacific National locomotive was struck by Mr Pearson’s truck heading east towards Broken Hill at about 10:30am on New Year’s Eve.”https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-02/truck-driver-in-court-over-barrier-highway-freight-train-crash/103279520
Something is not right there, you can’t have a head on at a level crossing, or am I missing something.
OCDC said:
Peak Warming Man said:buffy said:Truckie trying to beat train but train gets there first. Front of car into side of train, I imagine.This article says the truck struck the train.“Mr Warren and Mr Baker were travelling west when their Pacific National locomotive was struck by Mr Pearson’s truck heading east towards Broken Hill at about 10:30am on New Year’s Eve.”https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-02/truck-driver-in-court-over-barrier-highway-freight-train-crash/103279520
Something is not right there, you can’t have a head on at a level crossing, or am I missing something.
Not if one was travelling east and one was travelling west.
OCDC said:
kii said:dv said:Or myself or sibs.I suppose he was popular among those who were kids when he was broadcasting which I suppose would be those born between 1975 and 2003.Not with my kids.
Son#2 wanted to get a permit from a conservation group to care for injured reptiles. He was already at the stage of feeding garden skinks with live cockroaches. On the train. Down the mountains. I didn’t know about it until he took the lizard’s travel case out of his backpack. So, he was too caught up in his own reptile dramas for Irwin’s shenanigans.
Original meaning of a deck of playing cards:
52 cards for 52 weeks in the year.
2 colors for day and night
4 suits for the 4 seasons and 13 weeks per season.
Twelve court cards representing the 12 months.
If we add each of the cards (ace + ace + ace + ace + two + two + three + seven + eight … and etc) of the game we will get 364.
The card game is an agricultural calendar that told us about the weeks and the seasons.
With each new season, it was King’s week, followed by Queen’s week, Jack’s and so on until As week changed seasons and we started over with a new color.
Jokers were used in leap years.
—
true?
And tonight we will give Monterossi a go. Haven’t watched any Italian stuff for a while. Used to watch Montalbano and Don Matteo.
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/monterossi
sarahs mum said:
Original meaning of a deck of playing cards:
52 cards for 52 weeks in the year.
2 colors for day and night
4 suits for the 4 seasons and 13 weeks per season.
Twelve court cards representing the 12 months.
If we add each of the cards (ace + ace + ace + ace + two + two + three + seven + eight … and etc) of the game we will get 364.
The card game is an agricultural calendar that told us about the weeks and the seasons.
With each new season, it was King’s week, followed by Queen’s week, Jack’s and so on until As week changed seasons and we started over with a new color.
Jokers were used in leap years.
—true?
Nah
That tale dates to WW2 at the earliest
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
Original meaning of a deck of playing cards:
52 cards for 52 weeks in the year.
2 colors for day and night
4 suits for the 4 seasons and 13 weeks per season.
Twelve court cards representing the 12 months.
If we add each of the cards (ace + ace + ace + ace + two + two + three + seven + eight … and etc) of the game we will get 364.
The card game is an agricultural calendar that told us about the weeks and the seasons.
With each new season, it was King’s week, followed by Queen’s week, Jack’s and so on until As week changed seasons and we started over with a new color.
Jokers were used in leap years.
—true?
Nah
That tale dates to WW2 at the earliest
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
Original meaning of a deck of playing cards:
52 cards for 52 weeks in the year.
2 colors for day and night
4 suits for the 4 seasons and 13 weeks per season.
Twelve court cards representing the 12 months.
If we add each of the cards (ace + ace + ace + ace + two + two + three + seven + eight … and etc) of the game we will get 364.
The card game is an agricultural calendar that told us about the weeks and the seasons.
With each new season, it was King’s week, followed by Queen’s week, Jack’s and so on until As week changed seasons and we started over with a new color.
Jokers were used in leap years.
—true?
Nah
That tale dates to WW2 at the earliest
goodo.
:)
sarahs mum said:
Original meaning of a deck of playing cards:
52 cards for 52 weeks in the year.
2 colors for day and night
4 suits for the 4 seasons and 13 weeks per season.
Twelve court cards representing the 12 months.
If we add each of the cards (ace + ace + ace + ace + two + two + three + seven + eight … and etc) of the game we will get 364.
The card game is an agricultural calendar that told us about the weeks and the seasons.
With each new season, it was King’s week, followed by Queen’s week, Jack’s and so on until As week changed seasons and we started over with a new color.
Jokers were used in leap years.
—true?
I doubt it.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
Original meaning of a deck of playing cards:
52 cards for 52 weeks in the year.
2 colors for day and night
4 suits for the 4 seasons and 13 weeks per season.
Twelve court cards representing the 12 months.
If we add each of the cards (ace + ace + ace + ace + two + two + three + seven + eight … and etc) of the game we will get 364.
The card game is an agricultural calendar that told us about the weeks and the seasons.
With each new season, it was King’s week, followed by Queen’s week, Jack’s and so on until As week changed seasons and we started over with a new color.
Jokers were used in leap years.
—true?
Nah
That tale dates to WW2 at the earliest
goodo.
:)
I remember hearing about this one. not quite the same thing.
https://hc.edu/museums/dunham-bible-museum/influence-in-history-and-culture/the-soldiers-bible-or-a-deck-of-cards/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DKv5H5Frt0
—
good montage.
kii said:
dv said:
The Rev Dodgson said:I hope you affirmed that we all feel just like that about President T.
Trum__ was a fine president who filled some big boy’s pants*.
*fixed
Heh
This should be taught in schools.
Ah fuck I suppose I should be going on a post-Christmas diet
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
Original meaning of a deck of playing cards:
52 cards for 52 weeks in the year.
2 colors for day and night
4 suits for the 4 seasons and 13 weeks per season.
Twelve court cards representing the 12 months.
If we add each of the cards (ace + ace + ace + ace + two + two + three + seven + eight … and etc) of the game we will get 364.
The card game is an agricultural calendar that told us about the weeks and the seasons.
With each new season, it was King’s week, followed by Queen’s week, Jack’s and so on until As week changed seasons and we started over with a new color.
Jokers were used in leap years.
—true?
Nah
That tale dates to WW2 at the earliest
And I know….for I was that soldier.
dv said:
Ah fuck I suppose I should be going on a post-Christmas dietBit late now. Might as well wait til next year.
OCDC said:
dv said:Ah fuck I suppose I should be going on a post-Christmas dietBit late now. Might as well wait til next year.
I’m buying a small new set of pots and pans as an inspiration to try cooking again.
My current ones were mr kii’s mum’s and while good, they are driving me crazy 🤪 no real reason, I just hate them.
OCDC said:
dv said:Ah fuck I suppose I should be going on a post-Christmas dietBit late now. Might as well wait til next year.
Is it easier to give up on ones appearance especially if you don’t have to impress anyone
kii said:
OCDC said:eagerly awaits fud reportsdv said:I’m buying a small new set of pots and pans as an inspiration to try cooking again.Ah fuck I suppose I should be going on a post-Christmas dietBit late now. Might as well wait til next year.
My current ones were mr kii’s mum’s and while good, they are driving me crazy 🤪 no real reason, I just hate them.
OCDC said:
dv said:Ah fuck I suppose I should be going on a post-Christmas dietBit late now. Might as well wait til next year.
Then I should probably start on my pre Christmas diet
“It’s not humane.” Tennessee woman carrying nonviable fetus flees to receive emergency termination
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxMedysP9OU
—-
Damn. you can’t even have a removal of a fetus whose heart has stopped? It’s dead Jim. So the Mum dies while the govt protects a dead fetus? Crazy shit.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:Hard to work that one out.
Why would parents allow kids of that age to ride unharnessed in an off road buggy?
It could’ve been a kid’s quad bike. The clip says vehicle.
So? Paren’t responsibility, allowing them to ride the bloody thing. They actually have a plate on them stating the allowable age or riders and both these children were too young..
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:Why would parents allow kids of that age to ride unharnessed in an off road buggy?
It could’ve been a kid’s quad bike. The clip says vehicle.
So? Paren’t responsibility, allowing them to ride the bloody thing. They actually have a plate on them stating the allowable age or riders and both these children were too young..
Track records just from the news indicates how dangerous they can be
buffy said:
This article says the truck struck the train.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-02/truck-driver-in-court-over-barrier-highway-freight-train-crash/103279520
Usually if the train hits the truck, it pushes it along and squashes it up.
Cymek said:
OCDC said:
dv said:Ah fuck I suppose I should be going on a post-Christmas dietBit late now. Might as well wait til next year.
Is it easier to give up on ones appearance especially if you don’t have to impress anyone
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
This article says the truck struck the train.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-02/truck-driver-in-court-over-barrier-highway-freight-train-crash/103279520
Usually if the train hits the truck, it pushes it along and squashes it up.
I guess the truck was heavy enough to derail one of the carriages near the front and the violent movement as the locomotive was pulled off the track was fatal to the drivers.
Peak Warming Man said:
OCDC said:
Peak Warming Man said:“Mr Warren and Mr Baker were travelling west when their Pacific National locomotive was struck by Mr Pearson’s truck heading east towards Broken Hill at about 10:30am on New Year’s Eve.”Truckie trying to beat train but train gets there first. Front of car into side of train, I imagine.Something is not right there, you can’t have a head on at a level crossing, or am I missing something.
Not if one was travelling east and one was travelling west.
Truck travelling East goes round 90 degree bend to cross railway, so then is travelling North or South.
sarahs mum said:
“It’s not humane.” Tennessee woman carrying nonviable fetus flees to receive emergency terminationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxMedysP9OU
—-
Damn. you can’t even have a removal of a fetus whose heart has stopped? It’s dead Jim. So the Mum dies while the govt protects a dead fetus? Crazy shit.
It’s partly a White Supremacist thing.
They don’t want women, especially white women, terminating pregnancies because they think it’s part of a conspiracy to replace white people with ‘coloured’ and ‘foreign’ people.
OCDC said:
kii said:OCDC said:eagerly awaits fud reportsBit late now. Might as well wait til next year.I’m buying a small new set of pots and pans as an inspiration to try cooking again.
My current ones were mr kii’s mum’s and while good, they are driving me crazy 🤪 no real reason, I just hate them.
Simple stuff, mainly vegetarian. Tofu, garbanzo beans, lentils.
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
“It’s not humane.” Tennessee woman carrying nonviable fetus flees to receive emergency terminationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxMedysP9OU
—-
Damn. you can’t even have a removal of a fetus whose heart has stopped? It’s dead Jim. So the Mum dies while the govt protects a dead fetus? Crazy shit.
It’s partly a White Supremacist thing.
They don’t want women, especially white women, terminating pregnancies because they think it’s part of a conspiracy to replace white people with ‘coloured’ and ‘foreign’ people.
It’s mostly a stupid God thing.
kii said:
OCDC said:Simple is what suits me. And I can just add random animals to it.kii said:Simple stuff, mainly vegetarian. Tofu, garbanzo beans, lentils.I’m buying a small new set of pots and pans as an inspiration to try cooking again.eagerly awaits fud reports
My current ones were mr kii’s mum’s and while good, they are driving me crazy 🤪 no real reason, I just hate them.
kii said:
captain_spalding said:So she’s running in politics? That’s so brave of her but I hope it doesn’t cost her her own life.sarahs mum said:It’s mostly a stupid God thing.“It’s not humane.” Tennessee woman carrying nonviable fetus flees to receive emergency terminationIt’s partly a White Supremacist thing.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxMedysP9OU
—-
Damn. you can’t even have a removal of a fetus whose heart has stopped? It’s dead Jim. So the Mum dies while the govt protects a dead fetus? Crazy shit.
They don’t want women, especially white women, terminating pregnancies because they think it’s part of a conspiracy to replace white people with ‘coloured’ and ‘foreign’ people.
kii said:
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
“It’s not humane.” Tennessee woman carrying nonviable fetus flees to receive emergency terminationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxMedysP9OU
—-
Damn. you can’t even have a removal of a fetus whose heart has stopped? It’s dead Jim. So the Mum dies while the govt protects a dead fetus? Crazy shit.
It’s partly a White Supremacist thing.
They don’t want women, especially white women, terminating pregnancies because they think it’s part of a conspiracy to replace white people with ‘coloured’ and ‘foreign’ people.
It’s mostly a stupid God thing.
They help each other along.
OCDC said:
kii said:captain_spalding said:So she’s running in politics? That’s so brave of her but I hope it doesn’t cost her her own life.It’s partly a White Supremacist thing.It’s mostly a stupid God thing.They don’t want women, especially white women, terminating pregnancies because they think it’s part of a conspiracy to replace white people with ‘coloured’ and ‘foreign’ people.
hello!
kii said:
OCDC said:
kii said:I’m buying a small new set of pots and pans as an inspiration to try cooking again.eagerly awaits fud reports
My current ones were mr kii’s mum’s and while good, they are driving me crazy 🤪 no real reason, I just hate them.
Simple stuff, mainly vegetarian. Tofu, garbanzo beans, lentils.
vege soup here tonight and a glass of juice
Cymek said:
OCDC said:
dv said:Ah fuck I suppose I should be going on a post-Christmas dietBit late now. Might as well wait til next year.
Is it easier to give up on ones appearance especially if you don’t have to impress anyone
Appearance has nothing to do with it. I’m just trying not to die.
monkey skipper said:
hello!
hello hello.
dv said:
Cymek said:
OCDC said:
Bit late now. Might as well wait til next year.
Is it easier to give up on ones appearance especially if you don’t have to impress anyone
Appearance has nothing to do with it. I’m just trying not to die.
Why did the arrow point too far to the right on the scales?
sarahs mum said:
monkey skipper said:
hello!
hello hello.
hey sarah’s mum … what’s doin’?
monkey skipper said:
dv said:
Cymek said:Is it easier to give up on ones appearance especially if you don’t have to impress anyone
Appearance has nothing to do with it. I’m just trying not to die.
Why did the arrow point too far to the right on the scales?
Yuletide-related sloth and gluttony
dv said:
Cymek said:
OCDC said:
Bit late now. Might as well wait til next year.
Is it easier to give up on ones appearance especially if you don’t have to impress anyone
Appearance has nothing to do with it. I’m just trying not to die.
If you’ve found the reason to live on and not to die you are a lucky man…
Australian defence force personnel will be deployed across storm-hit south-east Queensland, as rain continues to pummel the country’s saturated east coast.
The bureau of meteorology on Tuesday warned of potentially life-threatening flooding, with alerts stretching from Maryborough in Queensland down to the northern rivers in New South Wales. Some areas can anticipate up to 300mm of rain, after more than 500mm fell on parts of the Gold Coast in 48 hours over the new year.
A flood watch was issued for Queensland’s Capricornia and south-east coast regions late Monday evening. Moderate flooding had hit the Logan and Albert rivers, and flood warnings were also in place for the Nerang, Coomera and Paroo rivers.
The Queensland minister for fire and disaster recovery, Nikki Boyd, said there had been 20 swift water rescues conducted since 5am Monday, and urged people to stay safe.
“We’ve seen very significant falls overnight and there’s more to come, from Maryborough to the border. We expect up to 350mm of rain to continue.
“It’s a very dangerous forecast that we are facing over the next 24 hours and for many people who are in or around those waterways, we’re asking them to be particularly cautious.”
On Monday evening 44 people were rescued from a campground that had been inundated with flood water in the Gold Coast hinterland. One person was transported to hospital with minor injuries.
The state’s SES had received more than 700 calls in the last 24 hours, with nearly 5,000 calls received since Christmas.
“With these bursts of intense rainfall, the rivers and creeks are rising extremely quickly and catching people unaware,” the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services deputy commissioner, Kevin Walsh, told ABC News.
Gold Coast theme parks, including Movie World, Wet ‘n’ Wild, Dreamworld and Whitewater World, closed on Tuesday due to the downpour.
In northern New South Wales, rescuers responded to at least 115 incidents in 24 hours triggered by storms and flooding. Crews had completed 27 rescues in the northern rivers region since Monday although no significant injuries had been reported, the NSW State Emergency Service said.
More that 300mm of rain had fallen at Limpinwood in the Tweed Valley, while falls exceeding 200mm had caused flash flooding at other locations.
Minor to moderate riverine flooding occurred on the Tweed, Wilsons and Richmond rivers, with the most significant impact at Tumbulgum.
The NSW SES assistant commissioner, Dean Storey, said while the intense rain experienced on Monday wasn’t expected to recur, the risk was not over.
“Catchments in and around the northern rivers continue to see the impacts of significant rainfall over the past 24 to 48 hours, and we’re expecting flood warnings to continue across the region,” he said.
About 50 ADF personnel and high-clearance vehicles will be deployed to the Gold Coast, Scenic Rim and Logan City council areas, focused on clearing debris to enable better access to essential infrastructure, the federal emergency management minister, Murray Watt, announced.
The deployment is in addition to 70 Disaster Relief Australia personnel announced in recent days.
“The reason for activating ADF personnel now is that … the compounding effect of this heavy rainfall and flooding on the damage that we’d already seen with the storms meant that frankly, Queensland did need a bit of a hand with extra resources and they were brave enough to ask,” Watt said.
Daniel Hayes, community information officer at the Bureau of Meteorology, said 300mm of rainfall had hit parts of the Gold Coast in the last 24 hours, while Cedar Creek received 307mm.
“Widespread rain of up to 200mm is expected to fall “in addition to the big falls we saw … yesterday,” Hayes said.
Rainfall had also picked up around the Sunshine Coast this morning, with the rain system moving north towards southern parts of the Wide Bay-Burnett region, Hayes said.
monkey skipper said:
sarahs mum said:
monkey skipper said:
hello!
hello hello.
hey sarah’s mum … what’s doin’?
Not a lot. Some youtubing. Working on an etching that so far has two Tasmanian tigers in it. One is hiding under an umbrella. For Christmas I gave one a teddy bear and the other got a skateboard. I’m not sure what will happen next.
noodgy
PRONUNCIATION:
(NOO-jee)
MEANING:
adjective: Nagging, pestering, annoying, or complaining.
ETYMOLOGY:
From noodge (to pester; one who pesters), from Yiddish nudyen (to pester, bore), from Polish nudzic. A cousin of this word is nudnik (a boring pest). Earliest documented use: 1969.
USAGE:
“What we had most in common were noodgy, hard-driving parents, the type of people who’d push their children to attend supplemental schooling for a year and a half.”
Vinson Cunningham; Test Case; The New Yorker; Mar 9, 2020.
dv said:
Cymek said:
OCDC said:
Bit late now. Might as well wait til next year.
Is it easier to give up on ones appearance especially if you don’t have to impress anyone
Appearance has nothing to do with it. I’m just trying not to die.
Yes, serious weight loss has to be happening this end too, or this may be my final year.
I know it’s much easier to lose weight when you’re dead, but that’s cheating.
dv said:
monkey skipper said:
dv said:Appearance has nothing to do with it. I’m just trying not to die.
Why did the arrow point too far to the right on the scales?
Yuletide-related sloth and gluttony
Nice .. a did a smaller variety meal this year on account of it was easier and since one of the daughters was up at the hospital 23/12/2023 , i didn’t go out to dinner to as many family members. I think that made a difference and turning the christmas ham into one pasta dish one night and the rest into a minestrone soup , helped keep the calories lower in the days after christmas and less waste as well
sarahs mum said:
monkey skipper said:
sarahs mum said:hello hello.
hey sarah’s mum … what’s doin’?
Not a lot. Some youtubing. Working on an etching that so far has two Tasmanian tigers in it. One is hiding under an umbrella. For Christmas I gave one a teddy bear and the other got a skateboard. I’m not sure what will happen next.
:)
Pontville sister has this very threadbare old bear. French, 1920s.
sarahs mum said:
monkey skipper said:
sarahs mum said:hello hello.
hey sarah’s mum … what’s doin’?
Not a lot. Some youtubing. Working on an etching that so far has two Tasmanian tigers in it. One is hiding under an umbrella. For Christmas I gave one a teddy bear and the other got a skateboard. I’m not sure what will happen next.
the story is brewing …
Some of the other old dolls in that group.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
monkey skipper said:hey sarah’s mum … what’s doin’?
Not a lot. Some youtubing. Working on an etching that so far has two Tasmanian tigers in it. One is hiding under an umbrella. For Christmas I gave one a teddy bear and the other got a skateboard. I’m not sure what will happen next.
:)
Pontville sister has this very threadbare old bear. French, 1920s.
:)
I still have my 1959 bears.
Bubblecar said:
Some of the other old dolls in that group.
monkey skipper said:
sarahs mum said:
monkey skipper said:hey sarah’s mum … what’s doin’?
Not a lot. Some youtubing. Working on an etching that so far has two Tasmanian tigers in it. One is hiding under an umbrella. For Christmas I gave one a teddy bear and the other got a skateboard. I’m not sure what will happen next.
the story is brewing …
I’ll need a tea pot then and some cups.
dv said:
monkey skipper said:
dv said:Appearance has nothing to do with it. I’m just trying not to die.
Why did the arrow point too far to the right on the scales?
Yuletide-related sloth and gluttony
rubs hands
Bubblecar said:
Some of the other old dolls in that group.
keeping them in a jar must keep the dust off them. But I worry they will asphyxiate.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Some of the other old dolls in that group.
keeping them in a jar must keep the dust off them. But I worry they will asphyxiate.
Heh, me too.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:Not a lot. Some youtubing. Working on an etching that so far has two Tasmanian tigers in it. One is hiding under an umbrella. For Christmas I gave one a teddy bear and the other got a skateboard. I’m not sure what will happen next.
:)
Pontville sister has this very threadbare old bear. French, 1920s.
:)
I still have my 1959 bears.
i used to have a Humphry Bear
A few snaps of her big collection of kokeshi (Japanese wooden dolls).
Arranged on an old Japanese stepped cupboard.
monkey skipper said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said::)
Pontville sister has this very threadbare old bear. French, 1920s.
:)
I still have my 1959 bears.
i used to have a Humphry Bear
My younger brother had a very big Humphrey.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owd_Bob_(1998_film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlZo5XIJf9c
Bubblecar said:
monkey skipper said:
sarahs mum said::)
I still have my 1959 bears.
i used to have a Humphry Bear
My younger brother had a very big Humphrey.
A friend’s dad worked at Adelaide’s Channel 9 in the old days – they had life-sized Humphreys.
sarahs mum said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owd_Bob_(1998_film)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlZo5XIJf9c
I remember when I went to watch some of the sheepdog championship going on at the oval in this village, and strangely I was the only member of the audience.
Neophyte said:
Bubblecar said:
monkey skipper said:i used to have a Humphry Bear
My younger brother had a very big Humphrey.
A friend’s dad worked at Adelaide’s Channel 9 in the old days – they had life-sized Humphreys.
They needed more than one?
Good heavens!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-02/plane-erupts-into-flames-as-it-lands-at-tokyo-airport/103280258
People are out.
Bubblecar said:
Neophyte said:
Bubblecar said:My younger brother had a very big Humphrey.
A friend’s dad worked at Adelaide’s Channel 9 in the old days – they had life-sized Humphreys.
They needed more than one?
Stunt double!! :D
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:
Neophyte said:A friend’s dad worked at Adelaide’s Channel 9 in the old days – they had life-sized Humphreys.
They needed more than one?
Stunt double!! :D
Probably him here. The real Humphrey couldn’t jump that high.
Bubblecar said:
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:They needed more than one?
Stunt double!! :D
Probably him here. The real Humphrey couldn’t jump that high.
….and wouldn’t want to be snapped with Johnny Howard.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
monkey skipper said:Stunt double!! :D
Probably him here. The real Humphrey couldn’t jump that high.
….and wouldn’t want to be snapped with Johnny Howard.
both creeps.
“The number of tigers spotted by hidden cameras in the core of Thailand’s biggest conservation area rose last year, while a rare sighting of a mother and her cubs has spread hope that the species is breeding in new areas.
Camera traps in Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng wildlife sanctuaries captured 120 tigers during an exercise that concluded in April 2023, up from 100 the previous year.
Somphot Duangchantrasiri, the head of Khao Nang Ram wildlife research station at the Department of National Parks, said the increase was a promising sign. “It shows we are going in the right direction but still we are alert, and still watching the situation,” he said. “If we stop what we are doing then the number could go down.”
Good news for tigers in Thailand and well done Mr. Somphot Duangchantrasiri.
buffy said:
Good heavens!https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-02/plane-erupts-into-flames-as-it-lands-at-tokyo-airport/103280258
People are out.
Apparently, 4 people on the coast guard plane are unaccounted for.
am here alive not dead
a busy day ‘nough said
coffee done’n ‘ere I sits
thinky thunky derrr a bit
Did a service on the bobcat and truck today. The truck is still in limp mode, I was hoping to get to that this arvo and try to diagnose the fault, but found more problems to deal with, as follows.
The 1 ton compactor is apparently not charging the battery, which is why it is beeping and shutting down. The repair is very expensive, so I just might bypass the charging circuit, and just charge the battery each week.
The skidsteer is leaking diesel from it’s plastic fuel tank. I thought it was leaking hydraulic oil, but it’s “just” a fuel line into the tank. During the work today to lift the cab and remove the fuel tank, the gas strut holding the door open failed and my hand was in the way. I now have a couple of fingers that are not in the same shape they were yesterday. It hurt. A lot.
I’m hoping to get a couple of truckloads of sand delivered tomorrow, but if I can’t use my left hand to change gears, it might be a short day at work.
Kingy said:
Did a service on the bobcat and truck today. The truck is still in limp mode, I was hoping to get to that this arvo and try to diagnose the fault, but found more problems to deal with, as follows.The 1 ton compactor is apparently not charging the battery, which is why it is beeping and shutting down. The repair is very expensive, so I just might bypass the charging circuit, and just charge the battery each week.
The skidsteer is leaking diesel from it’s plastic fuel tank. I thought it was leaking hydraulic oil, but it’s “just” a fuel line into the tank. During the work today to lift the cab and remove the fuel tank, the gas strut holding the door open failed and my hand was in the way. I now have a couple of fingers that are not in the same shape they were yesterday. It hurt. A lot.
I’m hoping to get a couple of truckloads of sand delivered tomorrow, but if I can’t use my left hand to change gears, it might be a short day at work.
Oooh, fingers and doors, cause of much tragedy. Might be best to have that hand x-rayed.
Facebook thinks I am into rust.
sarahs mum said:
Facebook thinks I am into rust.
Looks like an Austin A30 but with some custom trim.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Facebook thinks I am into rust.
Looks like an Austin A30 but with some custom trim.
my sister’s first teaching job was in Barham.
Evening all.
I witnessed two acts of stupidity today, and I am torn between them.
Catching the train back home. A young fella (early 20s) walks down the train to the doors at the farthest end. The ticket inspectors are slowly going up the aisle checking tickets. The body language on this guy just screams “I haven’t got a valid ticket”. The train is approaching a station, he goes to the door pretending like he wants to get off, but the inspectors get to him first and ask for his ticket. He produces a ticket for a local bus one way only: one that is not valid for transfer to the train. It is the minimum fare for a one-way bus ride only and expires as soon as you get off the bus. Anyways, he launches into a rant immediately that his ticket is valid when he clearly knows it isn’t, and the inspectors book him – which is $100 dollars fine.
Now the two acts of stupidity:
There is a non-cash ticket system called SmartRider. An electronic tag-on, tag-off system which automatically calculates the right fare and charges it to your card. You pre-load your card with credits either via cash, credit/debit card or B-Pay. Now, the Premier has decreed that for anyone holding a SmartRider card: Public Transport is FREE for all of the summer school holiday period. I have such a card, and I caught the train and connecting bus – both ways – and each time it came up with NO CHARGE on the screen when I scanned it.
So this dumb cunt could have traveled all day, for free, if only he had a SmartRider card. and didn’t try to do the fiddle with jumping on a train with the wrong ticket. Even if he had no credit on hid card it would still have been free.
But then again, if the Premier wants to issue free public transport for the school holidays, why not make it free, as in get on any bus or train without needing a swipe card or cash. I went for quite a long ride today, but didn’t pay a cent because I have the required card. But why not make it free travel for everyone? And why enforce rigid policy for cash tickets when all of the non-cash passengers are riding for free anyway?
Which is the more stupid?
party_pants said:
Evening all.I witnessed two acts of stupidity today, and I am torn between them.
Catching the train back home. A young fella (early 20s) walks down the train to the doors at the farthest end. The ticket inspectors are slowly going up the aisle checking tickets. The body language on this guy just screams “I haven’t got a valid ticket”. The train is approaching a station, he goes to the door pretending like he wants to get off, but the inspectors get to him first and ask for his ticket. He produces a ticket for a local bus one way only: one that is not valid for transfer to the train. It is the minimum fare for a one-way bus ride only and expires as soon as you get off the bus. Anyways, he launches into a rant immediately that his ticket is valid when he clearly knows it isn’t, and the inspectors book him – which is $100 dollars fine.
Now the two acts of stupidity:
There is a non-cash ticket system called SmartRider. An electronic tag-on, tag-off system which automatically calculates the right fare and charges it to your card. You pre-load your card with credits either via cash, credit/debit card or B-Pay. Now, the Premier has decreed that for anyone holding a SmartRider card: Public Transport is FREE for all of the summer school holiday period. I have such a card, and I caught the train and connecting bus – both ways – and each time it came up with NO CHARGE on the screen when I scanned it.
So this dumb cunt could have traveled all day, for free, if only he had a SmartRider card. and didn’t try to do the fiddle with jumping on a train with the wrong ticket. Even if he had no credit on hid card it would still have been free.
But then again, if the Premier wants to issue free public transport for the school holidays, why not make it free, as in get on any bus or train without needing a swipe card or cash. I went for quite a long ride today, but didn’t pay a cent because I have the required card. But why not make it free travel for everyone? And why enforce rigid policy for cash tickets when all of the non-cash passengers are riding for free anyway?
Which is the more stupid?
Presumably they were relying on the dumb people who don’t have cards to supply at least a little income during the holiday period.
How did the eye stabbing go?
party_pants said:
Evening all.I witnessed two acts of stupidity today, and I am torn between them.
Catching the train back home. A young fella (early 20s) walks down the train to the doors at the farthest end. The ticket inspectors are slowly going up the aisle checking tickets. The body language on this guy just screams “I haven’t got a valid ticket”. The train is approaching a station, he goes to the door pretending like he wants to get off, but the inspectors get to him first and ask for his ticket. He produces a ticket for a local bus one way only: one that is not valid for transfer to the train. It is the minimum fare for a one-way bus ride only and expires as soon as you get off the bus. Anyways, he launches into a rant immediately that his ticket is valid when he clearly knows it isn’t, and the inspectors book him – which is $100 dollars fine.
Now the two acts of stupidity:
There is a non-cash ticket system called SmartRider. An electronic tag-on, tag-off system which automatically calculates the right fare and charges it to your card. You pre-load your card with credits either via cash, credit/debit card or B-Pay. Now, the Premier has decreed that for anyone holding a SmartRider card: Public Transport is FREE for all of the summer school holiday period. I have such a card, and I caught the train and connecting bus – both ways – and each time it came up with NO CHARGE on the screen when I scanned it.
So this dumb cunt could have traveled all day, for free, if only he had a SmartRider card. and didn’t try to do the fiddle with jumping on a train with the wrong ticket. Even if he had no credit on hid card it would still have been free.
But then again, if the Premier wants to issue free public transport for the school holidays, why not make it free, as in get on any bus or train without needing a swipe card or cash. I went for quite a long ride today, but didn’t pay a cent because I have the required card. But why not make it free travel for everyone? And why enforce rigid policy for cash tickets when all of the non-cash passengers are riding for free anyway?
Which is the more stupid?
perhaps using a card though free to travel is for statistical reasons. to see if more people make use of free travel.
Kingy said:
Did a service on the bobcat and truck today. The truck is still in limp mode, I was hoping to get to that this arvo and try to diagnose the fault, but found more problems to deal with, as follows.The 1 ton compactor is apparently not charging the battery, which is why it is beeping and shutting down. The repair is very expensive, so I just might bypass the charging circuit, and just charge the battery each week.
The skidsteer is leaking diesel from it’s plastic fuel tank. I thought it was leaking hydraulic oil, but it’s “just” a fuel line into the tank. During the work today to lift the cab and remove the fuel tank, the gas strut holding the door open failed and my hand was in the way. I now have a couple of fingers that are not in the same shape they were yesterday. It hurt. A lot.
I’m hoping to get a couple of truckloads of sand delivered tomorrow, but if I can’t use my left hand to change gears, it might be a short day at work.
I feel very sorry for you.
This is why I hate cars. I can never manage to do even a simple fix without either hurting myself, or making things worse.
Bubblecar said:
How did the eye stabbing go?
All good and according to plan. Next stab has been pushed out to 16 weeks. It was at 14.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
How did the eye stabbing go?
All good and according to plan. Next stab has been pushed out to 16 weeks. It was at 14.
Sounds like you’re doing better than expected.
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
How did the eye stabbing go?
All good and according to plan. Next stab has been pushed out to 16 weeks. It was at 14.
Sounds like you’re doing better than expected.
Yeah, it is to hold my good eye stable and stop it from starting to go bad. Since I have a bad eye already, they don’t skip any injections if it is borderline. They do the injection regardless.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:All good and according to plan. Next stab has been pushed out to 16 weeks. It was at 14.
Sounds like you’re doing better than expected.
Yeah, it is to hold my good eye stable and stop it from starting to go bad. Since I have a bad eye already, they don’t skip any injections if it is borderline. They do the injection regardless.
So you don’t get any injections in the bad eye?
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:Sounds like you’re doing better than expected.
Yeah, it is to hold my good eye stable and stop it from starting to go bad. Since I have a bad eye already, they don’t skip any injections if it is borderline. They do the injection regardless.
So you don’t get any injections in the bad eye?
No. It seems like it will make no difference now.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:All good and according to plan. Next stab has been pushed out to 16 weeks. It was at 14.
Sounds like you’re doing better than expected.
Yeah, it is to hold my good eye stable and stop it from starting to go bad. Since I have a bad eye already, they don’t skip any injections if it is borderline. They do the injection regardless.
Honestly, I would prefer to have a crushed finger than to have my eyeball stabbed.
My finger is fkn hurting, but it’s only a finger. I have 8.5 others.
I hate getting old.
But it is better than the alternative.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:Yeah, it is to hold my good eye stable and stop it from starting to go bad. Since I have a bad eye already, they don’t skip any injections if it is borderline. They do the injection regardless.
So you don’t get any injections in the bad eye?
No. It seems like it will make no difference now.
:(
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:Sounds like you’re doing better than expected.
Yeah, it is to hold my good eye stable and stop it from starting to go bad. Since I have a bad eye already, they don’t skip any injections if it is borderline. They do the injection regardless.
Honestly, I would prefer to have a crushed finger than to have my eyeball stabbed.
My finger is fkn hurting, but it’s only a finger. I have 8.5 others.
I hate getting old.
But it is better than the alternative.
I don’t do it as a hobby. But at least they give me an anesthetic first.
Cymek said:
My god, works mandatory E learning modules are becoming smarter, you can’t skip the video to the end, you have to keep clicking to progress (so can’t ignore it and skip to the questions)
I had to endure a similar course, recently. It included a voice-over, reading exactly the notes that were showing on the screen (Power-point presentation, anyone?).
I tried complaining, saying that I could read the contents of the slide much faster than the voice-over, but was told you had to watch each slide until the voice-over had finished, and only then can you move on to the next page in the session.
In the end, the lesson is wasted – the e-learning recipient gets bored and does something else until the voice-over finishes with each slide.
party_pants said:
Evening all.I witnessed two acts of stupidity today, and I am torn between them.
Catching the train back home. A young fella (early 20s) walks down the train to the doors at the farthest end. The ticket inspectors are slowly going up the aisle checking tickets. The body language on this guy just screams “I haven’t got a valid ticket”. The train is approaching a station, he goes to the door pretending like he wants to get off, but the inspectors get to him first and ask for his ticket. He produces a ticket for a local bus one way only: one that is not valid for transfer to the train. It is the minimum fare for a one-way bus ride only and expires as soon as you get off the bus. Anyways, he launches into a rant immediately that his ticket is valid when he clearly knows it isn’t, and the inspectors book him – which is $100 dollars fine.
Now the two acts of stupidity:
There is a non-cash ticket system called SmartRider. An electronic tag-on, tag-off system which automatically calculates the right fare and charges it to your card. You pre-load your card with credits either via cash, credit/debit card or B-Pay. Now, the Premier has decreed that for anyone holding a SmartRider card: Public Transport is FREE for all of the summer school holiday period. I have such a card, and I caught the train and connecting bus – both ways – and each time it came up with NO CHARGE on the screen when I scanned it.
So this dumb cunt could have traveled all day, for free, if only he had a SmartRider card. and didn’t try to do the fiddle with jumping on a train with the wrong ticket. Even if he had no credit on hid card it would still have been free.
But then again, if the Premier wants to issue free public transport for the school holidays, why not make it free, as in get on any bus or train without needing a swipe card or cash. I went for quite a long ride today, but didn’t pay a cent because I have the required card. But why not make it free travel for everyone? And why enforce rigid policy for cash tickets when all of the non-cash passengers are riding for free anyway?
Which is the more stupid?
Maybe to encourage people to get a smartcard
Claws of Axos is a bit of a weird story in that Chinn, a Defence Ministry functionary, is set up to be a bit of a secondary villain as his nationalism clashes with UNIT’s internationalism. He wants to keep all the Axonite in Britain. This causes a bit of a foreign relations stink and he has to sent samples of Axonite all over the world. Kind of turns out that if they’d stuck with his first instincts the problem would have been easier to manage.
I’ll work on the formatting of the Big Lists to see whether I can make it open “in frame” for more users.
Cool, overcast, light rain last night.
That’s all.
A photo from 2011. My father was born in this house in 1920. It still belongs to the family in Estonia.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 15 degrees at the back door and it is getting light. We are forecast 27 degrees with a shower or two.
I have stripped out the racks from the oven and they are soaking in washing soda solution. The oven walls have been sprayed with a cough making chemical. I’ll give all that half an hour to sort itself out and then clean the oven. I may do some maar-ing today for next door, but the grass might be a bit wet. Tomorrow might be better for that.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 15 degrees at the back door and it is getting light. We are forecast 27 degrees with a shower or two.I have stripped out the racks from the oven and they are soaking in washing soda solution. The oven walls have been sprayed with a cough making chemical. I’ll give all that half an hour to sort itself out and then clean the oven. I may do some maar-ing today for next door, but the grass might be a bit wet. Tomorrow might be better for that.
You are happy to spray a chemical that you don’t know the name of or what it does other than make you cough and clean ovens?
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 15 degrees at the back door and it is getting light. We are forecast 27 degrees with a shower or two.I have stripped out the racks from the oven and they are soaking in washing soda solution. The oven walls have been sprayed with a cough making chemical. I’ll give all that half an hour to sort itself out and then clean the oven. I may do some maar-ing today for next door, but the grass might be a bit wet. Tomorrow might be better for that.
You are happy to spray a chemical that you don’t know the name of or what it does other than make you cough and clean ovens?
I’m sure the chemical name is on the can and I could look up the MSDS if I wanted to.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 15 degrees at the back door and it is getting light. We are forecast 27 degrees with a shower or two.I have stripped out the racks from the oven and they are soaking in washing soda solution. The oven walls have been sprayed with a cough making chemical. I’ll give all that half an hour to sort itself out and then clean the oven. I may do some maar-ing today for next door, but the grass might be a bit wet. Tomorrow might be better for that.
You are happy to spray a chemical that you don’t know the name of or what it does other than make you cough and clean ovens?
I’m sure the chemical name is on the can and I could look up the MSDS if I wanted to.
It’s sodium hydroxide (lye).
Good morning forum. Currently 19°, forecast top of 33°, so the ac will be on before long. Eggs &c for brekkie, also probably before long because I am hungry. Today’s plan: some housework, and continue reading my Penguin Little Black Classics – 4 down, 76 to go.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 15 degrees at the back door and it is getting light. We are forecast 27 degrees with a shower or two.I have stripped out the racks from the oven and they are soaking in washing soda solution. The oven walls have been sprayed with a cough making chemical. I’ll give all that half an hour to sort itself out and then clean the oven. I may do some maar-ing today for next door, but the grass might be a bit wet. Tomorrow might be better for that.
You are happy to spray a chemical that you don’t know the name of or what it does other than make you cough and clean ovens?
I’m sure the chemical name is on the can and I could look up the MSDS if I wanted to.
That is true.
buffy said:
buffy said:
roughbarked said:You are happy to spray a chemical that you don’t know the name of or what it does other than make you cough and clean ovens?
I’m sure the chemical name is on the can and I could look up the MSDS if I wanted to.
It’s sodium hydroxide (lye).
aha. That could well make you cough.
i’ll make coffee, a person could die of thirst waiting
Oven is cleaned. I see I didn’t miss much here.
buffy said:
Oven is cleaned. I see I didn’t miss much here.
not smelt ammonia for a while, reminded me of anyway
transition said:
buffy said:
Oven is cleaned. I see I didn’t miss much here.
not smelt ammonia for a while, reminded me of anyway
here’s sundown yesterday from back of farm, still wasn’t done at that time had to get to the feedlots
one of electranet weather stations there right, big power line distant
transition said:
buffy said:
Oven is cleaned. I see I didn’t miss much here.
not smelt ammonia for a while, reminded me of anyway
I used lye.
buffy said:
transition said:
buffy said:
Oven is cleaned. I see I didn’t miss much here.
not smelt ammonia for a while, reminded me of anyway
I used lye.
we looks that up other day, re homemade soap, has plenty ash here for, if wanted
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. Currently 19°, forecast top of 33°, so the ac will be on before long. Eggs &c for brekkie, also probably before long because I am hungry. Today’s plan: some housework, and continue reading my Penguin Little Black Classics – 4 down, 76 to go.
An egg breakfast about to be served here too.
Heading for 28 here which is sufficiently scorching. I have housework which will be punctuated by ducking back into the pooter room to sit in front of the fan.
Showers and possible thunderstorm expected later.
transition said:
transition said:
buffy said:
Oven is cleaned. I see I didn’t miss much here.
not smelt ammonia for a while, reminded me of anyway
here’s sundown yesterday from back of farm, still wasn’t done at that time had to get to the feedlots
one of electranet weather stations there right, big power line distant
Gosh! What a lot of weasel-words.
https://www.electranet.com.au/who-we-are/purpose/
Man vanishes without a trace in tiny mining town in Australia https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12920137/Homicide-investigation-launched-man-vanishes-without-trace-tiny-mining-town-south-Perth.html?ito=native_share_article-nativemenubutton
wookiemeister said:
Man vanishes without a trace in tiny mining town in Australia https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12920137/Homicide-investigation-launched-man-vanishes-without-trace-tiny-mining-town-south-Perth.html?ito=native_share_article-nativemenubutton
Raymond Smith, 68, was last seen about 5pm on December 7 in Greenbushes, 245km south of Perth.
West Australian Police say he has not been in contact with family or friends since, which is out of character
wookiemeister said:
wookiemeister said:
Man vanishes without a trace in tiny mining town in Australia https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12920137/Homicide-investigation-launched-man-vanishes-without-trace-tiny-mining-town-south-Perth.html?ito=native_share_article-nativemenubutton
The disappearance of a man in a tiny mining town is being treated as suspicious, with homicide detectives called in to investigate.Raymond Smith, 68, was last seen about 5pm on December 7 in Greenbushes, 245km south of Perth.
West Australian Police say he has not been in contact with family or friends since, which is out of character
wookiemeister said:
wookiemeister said:
Man vanishes without a trace in tiny mining town in Australia https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12920137/Homicide-investigation-launched-man-vanishes-without-trace-tiny-mining-town-south-Perth.html?ito=native_share_article-nativemenubutton
The disappearance of a man in a tiny mining town is being treated as suspicious, with homicide detectives called in to investigate.Raymond Smith, 68, was last seen about 5pm on December 7 in Greenbushes, 245km south of Perth.
West Australian Police say he has not been in contact with family or friends since, which is out of character
What did you do with the body.
Peak Warming Man said:
wookiemeister said:
wookiemeister said:
Man vanishes without a trace in tiny mining town in Australia https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12920137/Homicide-investigation-launched-man-vanishes-without-trace-tiny-mining-town-south-Perth.html?ito=native_share_article-nativemenubutton
The disappearance of a man in a tiny mining town is being treated as suspicious, with homicide detectives called in to investigate.Raymond Smith, 68, was last seen about 5pm on December 7 in Greenbushes, 245km south of Perth.
West Australian Police say he has not been in contact with family or friends since, which is out of character
What did you do with the body.
Last time it was a spate of females going missing
Now it’s switched to males
Hello
Cymek said:
Hello
I’m back again. I got rather sweaty and overheated doing some maar-ing. That’s it for the day. The temperature might only be 22 degrees, but it’s rather humid (for us). We sit in the teens or even single digits for humidity for January and February. This more than 70% is uncomfortable. Although it is now starting to drop.
buffy said:
I’m back again. I got rather sweaty and overheated doing some maar-ing. That’s it for the day. The temperature might only be 22 degrees, but it’s rather humid (for us). We sit in the teens or even single digits for humidity for January and February. This more than 70% is uncomfortable. Although it is now starting to drop.
Well done.
I’ve just taken some rubbish to the bins and it’s like an oven out there.
Lunch report: Sesame Wheat biscuits (6) with french onion dip spread on them. Some chunks of Devon. Cold Milo. Last piece of loganberry shortbread.
buffy said:
Lunch report: Sesame Wheat biscuits (6) with french onion dip spread on them. Some chunks of Devon. Cold Milo. Last piece of loganberry shortbread.
Ham sandwich with hot english mustard washed down withe a cup of tea (black and one)
Over.
Lunch report: firecracker beef with veg and konjac rice
OCDC said:
Lunch report: firecracker beef with veg and konjac rice
I looked up konjac because I hadn’t heard of it. Strangely appropriate…
“ also known as devil’s tongue, voodoo lily, snake palm…”
I am going to read and siesta. I’ve managed to cool down a bit, no longer feel like I’m boiling.
Lunch report: Scoffed a late breakfast so I’m just having a cup of tea and a shortbread biscuit, followed by a tonic water on the rocks.
Haven’t decided what’s for dinner. I could defrost some beef mince but I might just fancy spaghetti aglio e olio, perhaps with some anchovies.
Coles delivery tomorrow.
Bubblecar said:
Lunch report: Scoffed a late breakfast so I’m just having a cup of tea and a shortbread biscuit, followed by a tonic water on the rocks.Haven’t decided what’s for dinner. I could defrost some beef mince but I might just fancy spaghetti aglio e olio, perhaps with some anchovies.
Coles delivery tomorrow.
Just have a couple of anchovies.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Lunch report: Scoffed a late breakfast so I’m just having a cup of tea and a shortbread biscuit, followed by a tonic water on the rocks.Haven’t decided what’s for dinner. I could defrost some beef mince but I might just fancy spaghetti aglio e olio, perhaps with some anchovies.
Coles delivery tomorrow.
Just have a couple of anchovies.
That’s barely enough to keep a sardine alive.
Second ham sandwich with onion and tomato.
Over.
In short: A 16-year-old boy has died after being hit by a vehicle on a highway in southern Tasmania.
Police believe the boy was lying on the road when he was struck by a vehicle travelling on the Tasman Highway.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-02/16yo-killed-in-crash-involving-pedestrian-orielton/103278102
—-
maybe a suicide.
sarahs mum said:
In short: A 16-year-old boy has died after being hit by a vehicle on a highway in southern Tasmania.
Police believe the boy was lying on the road when he was struck by a vehicle travelling on the Tasman Highway.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-02/16yo-killed-in-crash-involving-pedestrian-orielton/103278102
—-
maybe a suicide.
>“It’s unknown at this time as to why he’d got out of the vehicle and why he’d been left behind by the group that’s still a matter under investigation.
“This is a tragic situation.
“Unfortunately it appears to be quite accidental and certainly very traumatic for all people involved, including the witnesses and emergency services attending.”
—
maybe not then.
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
In short: A 16-year-old boy has died after being hit by a vehicle on a highway in southern Tasmania.
Police believe the boy was lying on the road when he was struck by a vehicle travelling on the Tasman Highway.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-02/16yo-killed-in-crash-involving-pedestrian-orielton/103278102
—-
maybe a suicide.
>“It’s unknown at this time as to why he’d got out of the vehicle and why he’d been left behind by the group that’s still a matter under investigation.
“This is a tragic situation.
“Unfortunately it appears to be quite accidental and certainly very traumatic for all people involved, including the witnesses and emergency services attending.”
—
maybe not then.
Dont know, I guess it will come out at the inquest if they can find the blue car.
There’s fuel in the mower and me so there’s no reason not to start mowing.
But it might be still to wet.
Peak Warming Man said:
There’s fuel in the mower and me so there’s no reason not to start mowing.
But it might be still to wet.
Solved. it’s raining.
Must remember to post buffy’s buttons tomorrow too.
sarahs mum said:
It’s not impressed.
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
It’s not impressed.
What would impress a cat and more important being a cat it might be impressed but not show it
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
It’s not impressed.
probably wants to go back to bunk.
Should I put ABC Argument thread in the Index?
Let me know if there’s anything else that should be there.
that ridge photo centre…I live on the backside of.
sarahs mum said:
that ridge photo centre…I live on the backside of.
Good
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
that ridge photo centre…I live on the backside of.
Good
having met your approval…I’ll stay here.
sarahs mum said:
that ridge photo centre…I live on the backside of.
waves
:)
i’m here for you
dv said:
Should I put ABC Argument thread in the Index?
Let me know if there’s anything else that should be there.
Yes.
And everything seems to be working for me today.
transition said:
i’m here for you
Thanks, that means so much.
party_pants said:
transition said:
i’m here for you
Thanks, that means so much.
you’re welcome
I could read some news, looking for some cheer
transition said:
party_pants said:
transition said:
i’m here for you
Thanks, that means so much.
you’re welcome
I could read some news, looking for some cheer
If you are looking for some cheer I would suggest reading anything but the news. Unless you’re one of those people that finds joy in someone else’s suffering.
sarahs mum said:
that ridge photo centre…I live on the backside of.
Bummer.
:)~P
party_pants said:
transition said:
party_pants said:Thanks, that means so much.
you’re welcome
I could read some news, looking for some cheer
If you are looking for some cheer I would suggest reading anything but the news. Unless you’re one of those people that finds joy in someone else’s suffering.
i’d never considered the possibility before, might write a book
glea, gloat and schadenfreude
better you than me
transition said:
party_pants said:
transition said:you’re welcome
I could read some news, looking for some cheer
If you are looking for some cheer I would suggest reading anything but the news. Unless you’re one of those people that finds joy in someone else’s suffering.
i’d never considered the possibility before, might write a book
glea, gloat and schadenfreude
better you than me
make that glee, ya dickhead
party_pants said:
transition said:
party_pants said:Thanks, that means so much.
you’re welcome
I could read some news, looking for some cheer
If you are looking for some cheer I would suggest reading anything but the news. Unless you’re one of those people that finds joy in someone else’s suffering.
Top feel-good news stories from 2023
https://abcnews.go.com/International/top-good-news-stories-2023/story?id=105878558
Couple of years ago they changed our bins.
Used to be a large general waste bin collected weekly, and a large recycling bin collected fortnightly.
It switched to a large FOGO* bin collected weekly, a large recycling bin collected fortnightly, and a small general waste bin collected fortnightly.
This reduced the maximum volume rate of our general waste bin by 70% and at the time I was sceptical that this was going to work out, but it hasn’t been a problem and I appreciate that they are trying to divert as much waste as possible from landfill.
*Food Organics, Garden Organics
party_pants said:
transition said:
party_pants said:Thanks, that means so much.
you’re welcome
I could read some news, looking for some cheer
If you are looking for some cheer I would suggest reading anything but the news. Unless you’re one of those people that finds joy in someone else’s suffering.
I have been limiting myself with news. Watching cat and dog videos is usually cheerful.
Fortnight. I’m looking forward to hearing that more frequently.
kii said:
party_pants said:
transition said:you’re welcome
I could read some news, looking for some cheer
If you are looking for some cheer I would suggest reading anything but the news. Unless you’re one of those people that finds joy in someone else’s suffering.
I have been limiting myself with news. Watching cat and dog videos is usually cheerful.
kii said:
Fortnight. I’m looking forward to hearing that more frequently.
Do the yanks not use it
ChrispenEvan said:
kii said:
party_pants said:If you are looking for some cheer I would suggest reading anything but the news. Unless you’re one of those people that finds joy in someone else’s suffering.
I have been limiting myself with news. Watching cat and dog videos is usually cheerful.
The sons watched that. It kinda freaked me out.
Cymek said:
kii said:
Fortnight. I’m looking forward to hearing that more frequently.
Do the yanks not use it
Nope.
Plus they were all excited about the date on Sunday…123123.
kii said:
Fortnight. I’m looking forward to hearing that more frequently.
What is fortnight translated into US lingo?
dv said:
Couple of years ago they changed our bins.
Used to be a large general waste bin collected weekly, and a large recycling bin collected fortnightly.
It switched to a large FOGO* bin collected weekly, a large recycling bin collected fortnightly, and a small general waste bin collected fortnightly.This reduced the maximum volume rate of our general waste bin by 70% and at the time I was sceptical that this was going to work out, but it hasn’t been a problem and I appreciate that they are trying to divert as much waste as possible from landfill.
*Food Organics, Garden Organics
It works for some.
Down this way we have a small general waste bin, a huge recycling bin, and a normal size FOGO bin. But not every household got a FOGO bin at the time they were issued.
The recycling bin pre-dates the introduction of container deposits for cans and bottles, and is quite ridiculously oversized now. I put mine out maybe every 6 weeks.
The general waste bins are too small for some households, so many of my neighbours have two of them. Presumably they ring the council and ask.
I did not get a FOGO bin because I liv on a small block without huge lawns and gardens. I can ring up and ask for one if I want, but I don’t need it.
Michael V said:
kii said:
Fortnight. I’m looking forward to hearing that more frequently.
What is fortnight translated into US lingo?
two weeks.
lunch will be pizza, late lunch looks at clock
Michael V said:
kii said:
Fortnight. I’m looking forward to hearing that more frequently.
What is fortnight translated into US lingo?
2 weeks
kii said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
Fortnight. I’m looking forward to hearing that more frequently.
What is fortnight translated into US lingo?
2 weeks
They tend to do a lot more things monthly in the US.
Michael V said:
kii said:
Fortnight. I’m looking forward to hearing that more frequently.
What is fortnight translated into US lingo?
it’s all a game.
ABC News:
This might be over-reaction.
It’s the Gold Coast. If you’ve grabbed a door handle in a public place, you’ll probably have ‘traces of cocaine in (your) system’.
kii said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
Fortnight. I’m looking forward to hearing that more frequently.
What is fortnight translated into US lingo?
2 weeks
Ta.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
This might be over-reaction.
It’s the Gold Coast. If you’ve grabbed a door handle in a public place, you’ll probably have ‘traces of cocaine in (your) system’.
I wonder what test they did, hair perhaps so it could have been from usage weeks ago
Cymek said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
This might be over-reaction.
It’s the Gold Coast. If you’ve grabbed a door handle in a public place, you’ll probably have ‘traces of cocaine in (your) system’.
I wonder what test they did, hair perhaps so it could have been from usage weeks ago
Likely blood.
I had a read and a nap. Contemplating putting the sprinklers onto the veggie patch, but the forecast says we might get a storm this evening. So I’ll take the risk and not bother.
Tea tonight: Lamb riblets rolled in Xinjiang spice mix and grilled. Accompanied by salad of lettuce/tomato/feta/semidried tomato strips/pickled onion/gherkin.
party_pants said:
kii said:
Michael V said:What is fortnight translated into US lingo?
2 weeks
They tend to do a lot more things monthly in the US.
Yes, for the world of commerce. For general usage it could be used.
Richard Dawkins baffled by stupidity (Volume 3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk7qvYuDVc4
How did they do this?
Looking forward to ironing some shirts tonight on my lovely new ironing board.
Bubblecar said:
Looking forward to ironing some shirts tonight on my lovely new ironing board.
I’ve never owned an ironing board. I don’t understand your thrill.
We seem to have missed the Victorian wild weather this time. Just looking at the ABC news, I wondered if this photo from Wangaratta suggested the building is on the flood plain area…look where those aircon units are installed.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Looking forward to ironing some shirts tonight on my lovely new ironing board.
I’ve never owned an ironing board. I don’t understand your thrill.
“Thrill” might be too strong a term :)
Just satisfaction that I’ll be able to do a much better job on this fine ironing board, rather than my unsuitable (round) kitchen table.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Looking forward to ironing some shirts tonight on my lovely new ironing board.
I’ve never owned an ironing board. I don’t understand your thrill.
“Thrill” might be too strong a term :)
Just satisfaction that I’ll be able to do a much better job on this fine ironing board, rather than my unsuitable (round) kitchen table.
I don’t think I have owned an iron since the 80s.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Looking forward to ironing some shirts tonight on my lovely new ironing board.
I’ve never owned an ironing board. I don’t understand your thrill.
“Thrill” might be too strong a term :)
Just satisfaction that I’ll be able to do a much better job on this fine ironing board, rather than my unsuitable (round) kitchen table.
Way quicker to iron shirts on an ironing board. I got quite good at doing ambulance uniform shirts. Then I decided Mr buffy had as many hands as I do and he could do them himself.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:I’ve never owned an ironing board. I don’t understand your thrill.
“Thrill” might be too strong a term :)
Just satisfaction that I’ll be able to do a much better job on this fine ironing board, rather than my unsuitable (round) kitchen table.
Way quicker to iron shirts on an ironing board. I got quite good at doing ambulance uniform shirts. Then I decided Mr buffy had as many hands as I do and he could do them himself.
:)
buffy said:
We seem to have missed the Victorian wild weather this time. Just looking at the ABC news, I wondered if this photo from Wangaratta suggested the building is on the flood plain area…look where those aircon units are installed.Majority of Wang is flood plainy.
Summer
A Pome by OCDC
Feck feck feck
Feck feck
Feck feck feck feck
Feck
OCDC said:
Summer
A Pome by OCDCFeck feck feck
Feck feck
Feck feck feck feck
Feck
…and fecking humid.
Recent snap of Tom Baker at 89.
Bubblecar said:
Recent snap of Tom Baker at 89.
…reason I looked him up is because I remembered that he loves ironing.
Bubblecar said:
Recent snap of Tom Baker at 89.
He hasn’t regenerated’
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Recent snap of Tom Baker at 89.
He hasn’t regenerated’
I don’t think he was seriously expecting to.
But he’s outlived the previous Doctors by a wide margin. Hartnell & Troughton both died at 67, Pertwee at 76.
I remember once saying to my mother that first hubby, Scott, was a proficient at ironing and he had said he learned such in the airforce. then I mentioned that I never saw Dad iron. Didn’t he pick up the skill in the military too? “Don’t be stupid, Roslyn,” she said. “He had a Batman.”
OCDC said:
buffy said:We seem to have missed the Victorian wild weather this time. Just looking at the ABC news, I wondered if this photo from Wangaratta suggested the building is on the flood plain area…look where those aircon units are installed.Majority of Wang is flood plainy.
Pretty much all i know of Wangaratta is the roadhouse that the bus used to stop at in the 1970s and 80s.
A more bleak and uncharming place in the wee hours of the morning you would not have found anywhere.
sarahs mum said:
I remember once saying to my mother that first hubby, Scott, was a proficient at ironing and he had said he learned such in the airforce. then I mentioned that I never saw Dad iron. Didn’t he pick up the skill in the military too? “Don’t be stupid, Roslyn,” she said. “He had a Batman.”
:)
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
I remember once saying to my mother that first hubby, Scott, was a proficient at ironing and he had said he learned such in the airforce. then I mentioned that I never saw Dad iron. Didn’t he pick up the skill in the military too? “Don’t be stupid, Roslyn,” she said. “He had a Batman.”
:)
That’s the visual.
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:They’ve tried to spruce it up a bit. Fairy lights in tall trees look attractive til you realise it’s already dark and there’s still a fifty minute drive to get home.buffy said:Pretty much all i know of Wangaratta is the roadhouse that the bus used to stop at in the 1970s and 80s.We seem to have missed the Victorian wild weather this time. Just looking at the ABC news, I wondered if this photo from Wangaratta suggested the building is on the flood plain area…look where those aircon units are installed.Majority of Wang is flood plainy.
A more bleak and uncharming place in the wee hours of the morning you would not have found anywhere.
sarahs mum said:
I remember once saying to my mother that first hubby, Scott, was a proficient at ironing and he had said he learned such in the airforce. then I mentioned that I never saw Dad iron. Didn’t he pick up the skill in the military too? “Don’t be stupid, Roslyn,” she said. “He had a Batman.”
Sailors used to have to do a lot of ironing. Many parts of uniform had to be ironed inside-out, to prevent the woollen fabric becoming shiny, and some thing were just ‘traditional’ i.e. the ironing of three vertical creases into the ‘flannel’ (the square necked, short sleeved T-shirt thing), three longitudinal creases in the blue collar, and seven alternating folds in the bottom of the legs of the woollen trousers.
I know that they dropped the seven folds in the trousers some years ago, and they’ve probably made other concessions to convenience, too.
Funny thing is, around 1980 there was a survey done, asking sailors if they’d like to see a major re-design and ‘update’ of the uniform, and the answer was a resounding majority ‘no!’.
I will be going to the Pelicans Nest for fish and chips tonight.
I’ve mowed a quarter of the yard.
Over.
Peak Warming Man said:
I will be going to the Pelicans Nest for fish and chips tonight.Interesting. They call flake by its proper name.
I’ve mowed a quarter of the yard.
Over.
OCDC said:
Summer
A Pome by OCDCFeck feck feck
Feck feck
Feck feck feck feck
Feck
RUOK?
OCDC said:
Peak Warming Man said:I will be going to the Pelicans Nest for fish and chips tonight.Interesting. They call flake by its proper name.
I’ve mowed a quarter of the yard.
Over.
This intrigues me.
https://www.northernsoulchipshop.com/menu
Owned/run by two former Britons, both Northern Soul fans. The main menu items are named after Northern Soul venues in the UK.
It’s pretty big, a heavy-duty Hills. Reminds me of an aircraft carrier.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:Cold shower. Fan on aggressive. Still overheated but starting to ease a bit. Add migraine for fun.SummerRUOK?
A Pome by OCDCFeck feck feck
Feck feck
Feck feck feck feck
Feck
OCDC said:
Peak Warming Man said:I will be going to the Pelicans Nest for fish and chips tonight.Interesting. They call flake by its proper name.
I’ve mowed a quarter of the yard.
Over.
What do they call shark elsewhere?
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
Peak Warming Man said:I will be going to the Pelicans Nest for fish and chips tonight.Interesting. They call flake by its proper name.
I’ve mowed a quarter of the yard.
Over.
What do they call shark elsewhere?
Pelican.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:Shark or gummy shark.Peak Warming Man said:What do they call shark elsewhere?I will be going to the Pelicans Nest for fish and chips tonight.Interesting. They call flake by its proper name.
I’ve mowed a quarter of the yard.
Over.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:Shark or gummy shark.Interesting. They call flake by its proper name.What do they call shark elsewhere?
The Australian Fish Names Standard says only two types of shark – gummy shark and New Zealand rig – should be sold as flake in Australia.
The standard says other shark should be labelled according to its species, but it is not enforceable.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:Cold shower. Fan on aggressive. Still overheated but starting to ease a bit. Add migraine for fun.SummerRUOK?
A Pome by OCDCFeck feck feck
Feck feck
Feck feck feck feck
Feck
Oh, hot day with migraine. Not nice. How hot?
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
Interesting. They call flake by its proper name.
What do they call shark elsewhere?
Pelican.
Whose beak can hold more the its belly can.
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:Good to know. Harris Farm labels all their seafood in big letters so that’s also good. Except they don’t exist in Melbourne.Michael V said:The Australian Fish Names Standard says only two types of shark – gummy shark and New Zealand rig – should be sold as flake in Australia.What do they call shark elsewhere?Shark or gummy shark.
The standard says other shark should be labelled according to its species, but it is not enforceable.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:Shark or gummy shark.Interesting. They call flake by its proper name.What do they call shark elsewhere?
I see.
Oh well.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:What do they call shark elsewhere?
Pelican.
Whose beak can hold more the its belly can.
:)
Michael V said:
OCDC said:34°. Lounge was nice and cool. Bedroom less so.Michael V said:Oh, hot day with migraine. Not nice. How hot?RUOK?Cold shower. Fan on aggressive. Still overheated but starting to ease a bit. Add migraine for fun.
Anyway enough admiring the board, let’s put it to use.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Looking forward to ironing some shirts tonight on my lovely new ironing board.
I’ve never owned an ironing board. I don’t understand your thrill.
I have to assume one of these is true
a) you have never needed flat clothes
b) you’ve always rented or borrowed an ironing board
c) you used to send your clothes out to be ironed by a service
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:34°. Lounge was nice and cool. Bedroom less so.Cold shower. Fan on aggressive. Still overheated but starting to ease a bit. Add migraine for fun.Oh, hot day with migraine. Not nice. How hot?
Should’ve stayed in QLD. That’s about the absolute maximum for here.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:One day in 2008 it was 40° on the Pyrite Coast. That was Not Fun At All.Michael V said:Should’ve stayed in QLD. That’s about the absolute maximum for here. OOh, hot day with migraine. Not nice. How hot?34°. Lounge was nice and cool. Bedroom less so.
I bought cherries yesterday but too many. So I’m going to give this recipe a try. It reads well. But don’t you just love a recipe that stipulates unsalted butter and then tells you to add salt to the mix?!
https://www.delicious.com.au/recipes/dark-chocolate-cherry-crumble-bar-recipe/7w5vh1dk
OCDC said:
buffy said:We seem to have missed the Victorian wild weather this time. Just looking at the ABC news, I wondered if this photo from Wangaratta suggested the building is on the flood plain area…look where those aircon units are installed.Majority of Wang is flood plainy.
Indeed it is.
Bubblecar said:
Anyway enough admiring the board, let’s put it to use.
Verdict after one shirt: very much quicker and easier to do a first class job than on my kitchen table.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Recent snap of Tom Baker at 89.
He hasn’t regenerated’
I don’t think he was seriously expecting to.
But he’s outlived the previous Doctors by a wide margin. Hartnell & Troughton both died at 67, Pertwee at 76.
He’s moved into the thinning down stage by the look of it.
buffy said:
I bought cherries yesterday but too many. So I’m going to give this recipe a try. It reads well. But don’t you just love a recipe that stipulates unsalted butter and then tells you to add salt to the mix?!And to use “low-sodium chicken broth” then add salt.https://www.delicious.com.au/recipes/dark-chocolate-cherry-crumble-bar-recipe/7w5vh1dk
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Anyway enough admiring the board, let’s put it to use.
Verdict after one shirt: very much quicker and easier to do a first class job than on my kitchen table.
Cooks, irons, keeps the place tidy…
Should make a first-class valet.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:He hasn’t regenerated’
I don’t think he was seriously expecting to.
But he’s outlived the previous Doctors by a wide margin. Hartnell & Troughton both died at 67, Pertwee at 76.
He’s moved into the thinning down stage by the look of it.
Being 89 takes it out of you.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:He hasn’t regenerated’
I don’t think he was seriously expecting to.
But he’s outlived the previous Doctors by a wide margin. Hartnell & Troughton both died at 67, Pertwee at 76.
He’s moved into the thinning down stage by the look of it.
Certainly a markedly thinner face now.
Peak Warming Man said:
I will be going to the Pelicans Nest for fish and chips tonight.
I’ve mowed a quarter of the yard.
Over.
We have decided to have fish and chips tomorrow night. From around the corner at our local takeaway.
OK then, off to watch episode 2 of Monterossi.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Anyway enough admiring the board, let’s put it to use.
Verdict after one shirt: very much quicker and easier to do a first class job than on my kitchen table.
Cooks, irons, keeps the place tidy…
Should make a first-class valet.
He’s Batman.
buffy said:
I bought cherries yesterday but too many. So I’m going to give this recipe a try. It reads well. But don’t you just love a recipe that stipulates unsalted butter and then tells you to add salt to the mix?!https://www.delicious.com.au/recipes/dark-chocolate-cherry-crumble-bar-recipe/7w5vh1dk
I don’t. Seems stupid to me.
Tom is still active, recording audio dramas for Big Finish, though they have to do some audio magic to boost his now thready voice.
Couple of years ago they put out a new version of Shada with new animations for the missing scenes based on the original scripts and Tom did the Voice work for the Doctor. ,(Shada was a Douglas Adams era story whose filming was interrupted by strikes, so it was never quite completed back then. Adams later reworked this storyline, along with City of Death, into his Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency novels.)
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Looking forward to ironing some shirts tonight on my lovely new ironing board.
I’ve never owned an ironing board. I don’t understand your thrill.
I have to assume one of these is true
a) you have never needed flat clothes
b) you’ve always rented or borrowed an ironing board
c) you used to send your clothes out to be ironed by a service
when i worked in an office I sometimes threw down a towel and ironed on the floor. mostly i choose fabrics that don’t need ironing.
dv said:
Tom is still active, recording audio dramas for Big Finish, though they have to do some audio magic to boost his now thready voice.Couple of years ago they put out a new version of Shada with new animations for the missing scenes based on the original scripts and Tom did the Voice work for the Doctor. ,(Shada was a Douglas Adams era story whose filming was interrupted by strikes, so it was never quite completed back then. Adams later reworked this storyline, along with City of Death, into his Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency novels.)
Is Roger Gently in it?
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Tom is still active, recording audio dramas for Big Finish, though they have to do some audio magic to boost his now thready voice.Couple of years ago they put out a new version of Shada with new animations for the missing scenes based on the original scripts and Tom did the Voice work for the Doctor. ,(Shada was a Douglas Adams era story whose filming was interrupted by strikes, so it was never quite completed back then. Adams later reworked this storyline, along with City of Death, into his Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency novels.)
Is Roger Gently in it?
Most amusing
hello!
dry biscuit , sliced pickled cucumbers and cheese
monkey skipper said:
dry biscuit , sliced pickled cucumbers and cheese
A growing girl needs more than that for dinner.
Reckon it’ll take me 3 months to lose weight I put on in December. Not sure if that’s because of entropy.
Peak Warming Man said:
monkey skipper said:
dry biscuit , sliced pickled cucumbers and cheese
A growing girl needs more than that for dinner.
At 5’7” I am probably not needing to grow that much taller but there are some curried chicken sausages, mixed veggies and onion on the stove simmering as well as some taters separately on the boil to mash up as a tator bed on the plate for the meal
I am considering setting up a butterfly thread , so I can log the varieties of butterflies in my yard and the acreage behind this property. Then research what plants they need and discover if there are any rare species that I need to be aware and consider what habitat they rely on and what plants would help them perpetuate some more generations, if not plentiful.
I went for a late afternoon beach walk, much to the disgust of my dodgy knee.
I was looking at a rock pool and saw what I thought was a tentacle popping out from under a rock. Then the ‘tentacle’ revealed itself, as this green sea creature wriggled quickly to the next rock ledge with a very sinuous and beautiful movement. No idea what it is
dv said:
Reckon it’ll take me 3 months to lose weight I put on in December. Not sure if that’s because of entropy.
Don’t ride your bike for fitness this time , don’t get covid again and well do whatever else you were doing on your recent weight loss journey.
monkey skipper said:
Peak Warming Man said:
monkey skipper said:
dry biscuit , sliced pickled cucumbers and cheese
A growing girl needs more than that for dinner.
At 5’7” I am probably not needing to grow that much taller but there are some curried chicken sausages, mixed veggies and onion on the stove simmering as well as some taters separately on the boil to mash up as a tator bed on the plate for the meal
Good good.
I am working slowly through my vinyl collection and making use of my record player !
monkey skipper said:
I am considering setting up a butterfly thread , so I can log the varieties of butterflies in my yard and the acreage behind this property. Then research what plants they need and discover if there are any rare species that I need to be aware and consider what habitat they rely on and what plants would help them perpetuate some more generations, if not plentiful.
approved.
ruby said:
I went for a late afternoon beach walk, much to the disgust of my dodgy knee.
I was looking at a rock pool and saw what I thought was a tentacle popping out from under a rock. Then the ‘tentacle’ revealed itself, as this green sea creature wriggled quickly to the next rock ledge with a very sinuous and beautiful movement. No idea what it is
An eel?
sarahs mum said:
monkey skipper said:
I am considering setting up a butterfly thread , so I can log the varieties of butterflies in my yard and the acreage behind this property. Then research what plants they need and discover if there are any rare species that I need to be aware and consider what habitat they rely on and what plants would help them perpetuate some more generations, if not plentiful.
approved.
There seems to be a big variety of butterflies but until I start to photo identify them … I won’t know for certain.
monkey skipper said:
ruby said:
I went for a late afternoon beach walk, much to the disgust of my dodgy knee.
I was looking at a rock pool and saw what I thought was a tentacle popping out from under a rock. Then the ‘tentacle’ revealed itself, as this green sea creature wriggled quickly to the next rock ledge with a very sinuous and beautiful movement. No idea what it is
An eel?
Maybe. Moray eels come up for green eels, perhaps it is a young one
monkey skipper said:
I am considering setting up a butterfly thread , so I can log the varieties of butterflies in my yard and the acreage behind this property. Then research what plants they need and discover if there are any rare species that I need to be aware and consider what habitat they rely on and what plants would help them perpetuate some more generations, if not plentiful.
Do it!
You might like this site- https://noosalandcare.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/BUTTERFLY-ATTRACTING-PLANTS.pdf
monkey skipper said:
I am considering setting up a butterfly thread , so I can log the varieties of butterflies in my yard and the acreage behind this property. Then research what plants they need and discover if there are any rare species that I need to be aware and consider what habitat they rely on and what plants would help them perpetuate some more generations, if not plentiful.
ms..if you go to iNaturalist, you can put in your location and “butterflies and moths” at the top right and it will show you what has been observed in the area. You don’t need to join, you can just browse. If you then join and take photos of what you’ve got, upload them and someone will usually help you with ID.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations
ruby said:
monkey skipper said:
I am considering setting up a butterfly thread , so I can log the varieties of butterflies in my yard and the acreage behind this property. Then research what plants they need and discover if there are any rare species that I need to be aware and consider what habitat they rely on and what plants would help them perpetuate some more generations, if not plentiful.
Do it!
You might like this site- https://noosalandcare.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/BUTTERFLY-ATTRACTING-PLANTS.pdf
cool once i get a photo log going i will
buffy said:
monkey skipper said:
I am considering setting up a butterfly thread , so I can log the varieties of butterflies in my yard and the acreage behind this property. Then research what plants they need and discover if there are any rare species that I need to be aware and consider what habitat they rely on and what plants would help them perpetuate some more generations, if not plentiful.
ms..if you go to iNaturalist, you can put in your location and “butterflies and moths” at the top right and it will show you what has been observed in the area. You don’t need to join, you can just browse. If you then join and take photos of what you’ve got, upload them and someone will usually help you with ID.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations
thnx
have we had a check in from Meg and strangepork?
monkey skipper said:
ruby said:
monkey skipper said:
I am considering setting up a butterfly thread , so I can log the varieties of butterflies in my yard and the acreage behind this property. Then research what plants they need and discover if there are any rare species that I need to be aware and consider what habitat they rely on and what plants would help them perpetuate some more generations, if not plentiful.
Do it!
You might like this site- https://noosalandcare.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/BUTTERFLY-ATTRACTING-PLANTS.pdf
cool once i get a photo log going i will
I planted a Melicope elleryana (pink euodia) as it is a host plant of the blue triangle butterfly. I was thrilled when it flowered and one fluttered into the garden. Sadly the tree rotted and fell over, but I now have a cinnamon tree to attract them
ruby said:
monkey skipper said:
ruby said:Do it!
You might like this site- https://noosalandcare.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/BUTTERFLY-ATTRACTING-PLANTS.pdf
cool once i get a photo log going i will
I planted a Melicope elleryana (pink euodia) as it is a host plant of the blue triangle butterfly. I was thrilled when it flowered and one fluttered into the garden. Sadly the tree rotted and fell over, but I now have a cinnamon tree to attract them
I’ve got clouds of butterflies around my Buddleias at the moment (they are in flower). I was thinking I should go out with the camera. But actually I enjoy waving my arms around to make them all fly about…
monkey skipper said:
have we had a check in from Meg and strangepork?
posted on facebook. back in oz before quake. all good.
sarahs mum said:
monkey skipper said:
have we had a check in from Meg and strangepork?
posted on facebook. back in oz before quake. all good.
phew..
monkey skipper said:
have we had a check in from Meg and strangepork?
They are safe
ruby said:
monkey skipper said:
ruby said:Do it!
You might like this site- https://noosalandcare.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/BUTTERFLY-ATTRACTING-PLANTS.pdf
cool once i get a photo log going i will
I planted a Melicope elleryana (pink euodia) as it is a host plant of the blue triangle butterfly. I was thrilled when it flowered and one fluttered into the garden. Sadly the tree rotted and fell over, but I now have a cinnamon tree to attract them
Don’t plant milkweed for the Wanderer butterfly just because it is the same as the Monarch butterfly
There’s too much milkweed in Australia now.
Delias aganippe requires mistletoe species, in particular the grey mistletoe Amyema quandang var quandang.
Grey mistletoe is often found on Yarran
Caper whites love Capparidaceae so they’ll flock to Warrior bush and the Wild Orange. I have a wild orange Capparis mitchellii in my garden. Bloody slow growing and a right prickly bastard in it’s very long youthful part of its life. It has probably been there thirty years and still hasn’t got as tall as me and is still a fishook plant to walk past. Mrs rb keeps telling me to pull it out and most likely after I’m dead somebody willl pull it out without waiting for it to make fruit. I know I’ll die before it ever does reach maturity and lose the spikes as well as make fruit. The reason I’m telling this long story is that the caper whites come in droves to it every year and eat all the leaves leaving only spiky branches and chrysalises.
Has anyone here flattened their fingernail and had to stick a pin through it to relieve the pressure?
Kingy said:
Has anyone here flattened their fingernail and had to stick a pin through it to relieve the pressure?
A blue nail?
Yes, but not on the hand.
The bobcat door slammed shut on my fingers yesterday. I’m deciding whether to pierce it myself or go to the doc.
Kingy said:
The bobcat door slammed shut on my fingers yesterday. I’m deciding whether to pierce it myself or go to the doc.
Looks nasty.
Kingy said:
Has anyone here flattened their fingernail and had to stick a pin through it to relieve the pressure?
My right thumb was accidentally squashed in a door in high school. It swelled up hugely and the GP had to use a scalpel to relieve the pressure.
Nail eventually fell off but it grew back much tougher, which is fortunate as I play classical guitar etc.
Kingy said:
The bobcat door slammed shut on my fingers yesterday. I’m deciding whether to pierce it myself or go to the doc.
Probably needs a GP to have a squint at it and make an incision.
Kingy said:
The bobcat door slammed shut on my fingers yesterday. I’m deciding whether to pierce it myself or go to the doc.
it will fall off in its own good time.
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:
The bobcat door slammed shut on my fingers yesterday. I’m deciding whether to pierce it myself or go to the doc.
it will fall off in its own good time.
Yes but pressure is building beneath it which is not a good thing (and likely very painful).
I was watching a homesteading vid on youtube Mr Car and I came across a recipe that sounds like it is up your street.
They served it with bread and cheese and home butchered/smoked goods.
https://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/bagna-cauda-anchovy-and-garlic-sauce/
sarahs mum said:
I was watching a homesteading vid on youtube Mr Car and I came across a recipe that sounds like it is up your street.They served it with bread and cheese and home butchered/smoked goods.
https://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/bagna-cauda-anchovy-and-garlic-sauce/
Sounds lovely, bookmarked.
But I’ll save it for the next special occasion.
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
The bobcat door slammed shut on my fingers yesterday. I’m deciding whether to pierce it myself or go to the doc.
Probably needs a GP to have a squint at it and make an incision.
Years ago some crazy Aussie wanted me to use a hand drill to drill through a thumb nail to release pressure, I refused. Now don’t get me wrong I’m up for all kinds of crazy shit but you have to draw the line somewhere.
yawns … yibitty yibiter goodnight folks!
I had something like that from working on a building site. The nail just falls off and regrows
Kingy said:
The bobcat door slammed shut on my fingers yesterday. I’m deciding whether to pierce it myself or go to the doc.
Probably better to see a GP etc…
Here endeth a marathon day of cricket.
Not sure why they couldn’t do a T20 double header yesterday when the test match was not on…
I spent 6 weeks sampling a little bit of Europe. Here is a sketch outline…
Flew to Madrid: stayed in the old quarter… watched the nightlife fire up latish.. after about 9 pm
Cordoba: The Great Mosque, a dressage display. Roman ruins. Lots of orange trees
Valencia: Church of St. Nicholas. Also orange trees but not called Valencias
Granada: the Alhambra… Detour to Nerja: Caves inhabited by early man 25,000 BCE
Barcelona: Familia Sagrada, museum
Train to Toulouse: caught up with daughter and family. Rode the longest aerial tramway in France.
Bordeau: Bordeau, architecture, light show in submarine base
Amboise in the Loire valley: Chateaux
Clermont-Ferrand: Dormant volcanoes, home of Michelin tyres
Annecy: lake, waterways
Under Mont Blanc to Italy… Lake Como
Turin: Egyptian Museum
Down to the Mediterranean and back into France… Vence: Xmas with daughter and fam in 500 y o house
Nice: quick look at the “beach” and the old quarter… thence home
I’ll post images, observations and questions later…
Ian said:
I spent 6 weeks sampling a little bit of Europe. Here is a sketch outline…Flew to Madrid: stayed in the old quarter… watched the nightlife fire up latish.. after about 9 pm
Cordoba: The Great Mosque, a dressage display. Roman ruins. Lots of orange trees
Valencia: Church of St. Nicholas. Also orange trees but not called Valencias
Granada: the Alhambra… Detour to Nerja: Caves inhabited by early man 25,000 BCE
Barcelona: Familia Sagrada, museum
Train to Toulouse: caught up with daughter and family. Rode the longest aerial tramway in France.
Bordeau: Bordeau, architecture, light show in submarine base
Amboise in the Loire valley: Chateaux
Clermont-Ferrand: Dormant volcanoes, home of Michelin tyres
Annecy: lake, waterways
Under Mont Blanc to Italy… Lake Como
Turin: Egyptian Museum
Down to the Mediterranean and back into France… Vence: Xmas with daughter and fam in 500 y o house
Nice: quick look at the “beach” and the old quarter… thence homeI’ll post images, observations and questions later…
dig it.
Ian said:
I spent 6 weeks sampling a little bit of Europe. Here is a sketch outline…Flew to Madrid: stayed in the old quarter… watched the nightlife fire up latish.. after about 9 pm
Cordoba: The Great Mosque, a dressage display. Roman ruins. Lots of orange trees
Valencia: Church of St. Nicholas. Also orange trees but not called Valencias
Granada: the Alhambra… Detour to Nerja: Caves inhabited by early man 25,000 BCE
Barcelona: Familia Sagrada, museum
Train to Toulouse: caught up with daughter and family. Rode the longest aerial tramway in France.
Bordeau: Bordeau, architecture, light show in submarine base
Amboise in the Loire valley: Chateaux
Clermont-Ferrand: Dormant volcanoes, home of Michelin tyres
Annecy: lake, waterways
Under Mont Blanc to Italy… Lake Como
Turin: Egyptian Museum
Down to the Mediterranean and back into France… Vence: Xmas with daughter and fam in 500 y o house
Nice: quick look at the “beach” and the old quarter… thence homeI’ll post images, observations and questions later…
Sounds awesome. Looking forward to some more photos.
Kingy said:
The bobcat door slammed shut on my fingers yesterday. I’m deciding whether to pierce it myself or go to the doc.
I know that well, lot happening ya know, busy, overwhelmed, slam a door shut on an appendage to bring focus to the situation, works every time, but ought warn it’s addictive
I had to get cognitive therapy eventually, i’d be out there twenty times a day slamming the ute door shut on the appendage
Kingy said:
Has anyone here flattened their fingernail and had to stick a pin through it to relieve the pressure?
My male parental unit would use an electric drill to put a hole in his nail. This method was offered to me once. I said…..no.
Grocery order done.
Today = laundry, prepare for bin day tomorrow, reacquaint myself with the dishes in the sink.
Ha! I just did another check on the pots and pans sets I am interested in. One set dropped $30 overnight, with no record of a “special”. Very interesting.
buffy said:
I bought cherries yesterday but too many. So I’m going to give this recipe a try. It reads well. But don’t you just love a recipe that stipulates unsalted butter and then tells you to add salt to the mix?!https://www.delicious.com.au/recipes/dark-chocolate-cherry-crumble-bar-recipe/7w5vh1dk
IIRC the larger flakes of salt disperse in a way that makes small areas of saltiness in the final product, which is more appealing to the palate. The melted unsalted butter mixes evenly throughout the mixture.
Something I read in an artisanal bread cookbook.
buffy said:
We seem to have missed the Victorian wild weather this time. Just looking at the ABC news, I wondered if this photo from Wangaratta suggested the building is on the flood plain area…look where those aircon units are installed.
What I think of when I say the word Wangaratta.
My last year of high school. No wonder I am insane.
Legionnaires’ disease alert for Sydney CBD
https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20240103_01.aspx?fbclid=IwAR33-uyL9u5n6IyQTwjBu_PKq6UK6kzgp4nzYEkipWoGRjniGIGzoeF3OMU
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 12 degrees at the back door, lightly overcast and still. We are forecast a partly cloudy 24 degrees and not very windy (20-3-k/hr)
I will be gardening today. For the morning, at least.
Kingy said:
Has anyone here flattened their fingernail and had to stick a pin through it to relieve the pressure?
I’ve drilled holes in my fingernails with a dremel.
kii said:
buffy said:
I bought cherries yesterday but too many. So I’m going to give this recipe a try. It reads well. But don’t you just love a recipe that stipulates unsalted butter and then tells you to add salt to the mix?!https://www.delicious.com.au/recipes/dark-chocolate-cherry-crumble-bar-recipe/7w5vh1dk
IIRC the larger flakes of salt disperse in a way that makes small areas of saltiness in the final product, which is more appealing to the palate. The melted unsalted butter mixes evenly throughout the mixture.
Something I read in an artisanal bread cookbook.
OK. But I’ll just make it with melted normal salted butter. I don’t think I’ll miss the pinpricks of salt flavour when there is all that cherry and chocolateness going on.
:)
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 12 degrees at the back door, lightly overcast and still. We are forecast a partly cloudy 24 degrees and not very windy (20-3-k/hr)I will be gardening today. For the morning, at least.
21.4 degrees and 20.6 degrees is dewpoint. Making the R/H to be 95%.
Think I’ll go take a cold shower.
Get some gardening done before it gets too warm.
transition said:
Kingy said:
The bobcat door slammed shut on my fingers yesterday. I’m deciding whether to pierce it myself or go to the doc.
I know that well, lot happening ya know, busy, overwhelmed, slam a door shut on an appendage to bring focus to the situation, works every time, but ought warn it’s addictive
I had to get cognitive therapy eventually, i’d be out there twenty times a day slamming the ute door shut on the appendage
Have you thought of writing books about it?
buffy said:
kii said:
buffy said:
I bought cherries yesterday but too many. So I’m going to give this recipe a try. It reads well. But don’t you just love a recipe that stipulates unsalted butter and then tells you to add salt to the mix?!https://www.delicious.com.au/recipes/dark-chocolate-cherry-crumble-bar-recipe/7w5vh1dk
IIRC the larger flakes of salt disperse in a way that makes small areas of saltiness in the final product, which is more appealing to the palate. The melted unsalted butter mixes evenly throughout the mixture.
Something I read in an artisanal bread cookbook.
OK. But I’ll just make it with melted normal salted butter. I don’t think I’ll miss the pinpricks of salt flavour when there is all that cherry and chocolateness going on.
:)
That’s how I do things.
kii said:
buffy said:
kii said:IIRC the larger flakes of salt disperse in a way that makes small areas of saltiness in the final product, which is more appealing to the palate. The melted unsalted butter mixes evenly throughout the mixture.
Something I read in an artisanal bread cookbook.
OK. But I’ll just make it with melted normal salted butter. I don’t think I’ll miss the pinpricks of salt flavour when there is all that cherry and chocolateness going on.
:)
That’s how I do things.
I’m no fan of unsalted butter but I do find that reduced salt butter is better because it comes between the two.
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:
Has anyone here flattened their fingernail and had to stick a pin through it to relieve the pressure?I’ve drilled holes in my fingernails with a dremel.
I’ve drilled holes into the blood blister under flattened nails using a 1/16” drill, by hand. The relief when the blood comes out is amazing.
kii said:
buffy said:
We seem to have missed the Victorian wild weather this time. Just looking at the ABC news, I wondered if this photo from Wangaratta suggested the building is on the flood plain area…look where those aircon units are installed.
What I think of when I say the word Wangaratta.
My last year of high school. No wonder I am insane.
How can one, of a certain age, not think of this song.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:
Has anyone here flattened their fingernail and had to stick a pin through it to relieve the pressure?I’ve drilled holes in my fingernails with a dremel.
I’ve drilled holes into the blood blister under flattened nails using a 1/16” drill, by hand. The relief when the blood comes out is amazing.
I just handle the pain for the few days.
Heading for 24 and partly cloudy this end. GJ Coles say: We’re planning to arrive between 4:25 PM and 5:25 PM.
In the meantime I’ll do a bit of local shopping and post buffy’s buttons.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:
Has anyone here flattened their fingernail and had to stick a pin through it to relieve the pressure?I’ve drilled holes in my fingernails with a dremel.
I’ve drilled holes into the blood blister under flattened nails using a 1/16” drill, by hand. The relief when the blood comes out is amazing.
It is.
ChrispenEvan said:
kii said:
buffy said:
We seem to have missed the Victorian wild weather this time. Just looking at the ABC news, I wondered if this photo from Wangaratta suggested the building is on the flood plain area…look where those aircon units are installed.
What I think of when I say the word Wangaratta.
My last year of high school. No wonder I am insane.
How can one, of a certain age, not think of this song.
I was and still am a big fan of Captain Matchbox. His canary still has circles under its eyes.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:
Has anyone here flattened their fingernail and had to stick a pin through it to relieve the pressure?I’ve drilled holes in my fingernails with a dremel.
I’ve drilled holes into the blood blister under flattened nails using a 1/16” drill, by hand. The relief when the blood comes out is amazing.
I’ve used a straightened paper clip. Heated the end of it to red-hot in a gas flame, then touched it to the nail. Burns through quickly and cleanly, and it’s sterile.
Morning pilgrims.
What news?
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
What news?
someone dropped a bomb somewhere contaminating atmosphere and blackening the sky. it’s good news week.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
What news?
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:I’ve drilled holes in my fingernails with a dremel.
I’ve drilled holes into the blood blister under flattened nails using a 1/16” drill, by hand. The relief when the blood comes out is amazing.
I’ve used a straightened paper clip. Heated the end of it to red-hot in a gas flame, then touched it to the nail. Burns through quickly and cleanly, and it’s sterile.
My dad used to sterilise needles that way when we had a deep caltrops in the heel.
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
What news?
someone dropped a bomb somewhere contaminating atmosphere and blackening the sky. it’s good news week.
The bastards.
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
What news?
someone dropped a bomb somewhere contaminating atmosphere and blackening the sky. it’s good news week.
The bastards.
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
What news?
someone dropped a bomb somewhere contaminating atmosphere and blackening the sky. it’s good news week.
That song keeps on keeping on because almost every week has that line in it.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
What news?
.
Sky News posted a headline critical of our prime minister.
hard to imagine a stalwart of truth media outlet would stoop so low.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
What news?
.
Sky News posted a headline critical of our prime minister.
That’s usual isn’t it?
Peak Warming Man said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
What news?
someone dropped a bomb somewhere contaminating atmosphere and blackening the sky. it’s good news week.
The bastards.
you can say that again!
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
ChrispenEvan said:someone dropped a bomb somewhere contaminating atmosphere and blackening the sky. it’s good news week.
The bastards.
you can say that again!
Heh. He did.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
What news?
We’re all drilling holes in our thumbnails.
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
What news?
.
Sky News posted a headline critical of our prime minister.
That’s usual isn’t it?
Indeed.
Although they do occasionally post on other topics, just to keep us on our toes.
I even saw one with a neutral reference to Albanese once.
when one door closes another one opens. apart from that it is a pretty good car.
kii said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
What news?
We’re all drilling holes in our thumbnails.
I’m not.
Well, I think about 4 hours of weeding and digging without eating breakfast first might not be such a good idea. Got a bit faded there. Now fine after consuming fried eggy bread and a big glass of Milo. Just a couple more things outside and then I’ll do some identifications on iNaturalist for a bit.
ChrispenEvan said:
when one door closes another one opens. apart from that it is a pretty good car.
LOL
“Fish shortages, rising costs force seafood shops to diversify their menus”
I saw that headline and thought…hang on…most of our fish and chips shops also do hamburgers and often souvlaki as well. But then I read the article (I know, that’s not the forum way) and it’s about specialist fish shops.
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
What news?
someone dropped a bomb somewhere contaminating atmosphere and blackening the sky. it’s good news week.
That’s old news week, I think.
kii said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
What news?
We’re all drilling holes in our thumbnails.
Not right at this moment.
roughbarked said:
kii said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
What news?
We’re all drilling holes in our thumbnails.
Not right at this moment.
Anyway, it’s probably preferable to us drilling holes in other peoples’ thumbnails.
Right, off to the shops. Remembering to get bandaids ‘cos I cut my finger while shaving. Other people cut their faces but I’m more careful.
It’s another humid one out there so I’ll take a big sweatmop hanky.
From ABC News:
‘University of New South Whales criminology professor Eileen Baldry said it would be far more cost-effective for taxpayers and the government if people were supported when they get out to avoid recidivism.’
I wonder if you have to demonstrate a cetacean heritage to enroll at that uni?
(Also wondering whether Arts knows the professor.)
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:We’re all drilling holes in our thumbnails.
Not right at this moment.
Anyway, it’s probably preferable to us drilling holes in other peoples’ thumbnails.
That’s probably been done as well.
I knew a bloke who would take a bottle of whisky and a pair of pliers and use the whisky as an anaesthetic.
In my time we all grew our adult teeth after we had someone tie a thread to the old tooth and tie the other end to the open door knob. The open door was then slammed and with luck the tooth came out the first time.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Not right at this moment.
Anyway, it’s probably preferable to us drilling holes in other peoples’ thumbnails.
That’s probably been done as well.
I knew a bloke who would take a bottle of whisky and a pair of pliers and use the whisky as an anaesthetic.In my time we all grew our adult teeth after we had someone tie a thread to the old tooth and tie the other end to the open door knob. The open door was then slammed and with luck the tooth came out the first time.
Could have tied it to the rear bumper of the car. Results (of some kind or another) guaranteed.
Bubblecar said:
Right, off to the shops. Remembering to get bandaids ‘cos I cut my finger while shaving. Other people cut their faces but I’m more careful.It’s another humid one out there so I’ll take a big sweatmop hanky.
Interesting techique, cutting your finger to save your face.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Anyway, it’s probably preferable to us drilling holes in other peoples’ thumbnails.
That’s probably been done as well.
I knew a bloke who would take a bottle of whisky and a pair of pliers and use the whisky as an anaesthetic.In my time we all grew our adult teeth after we had someone tie a thread to the old tooth and tie the other end to the open door knob. The open door was then slammed and with luck the tooth came out the first time.
Could have tied it to the rear bumper of the car. Results (of some kind or another) guaranteed.
Being dragged along the road?
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:That’s probably been done as well.
I knew a bloke who would take a bottle of whisky and a pair of pliers and use the whisky as an anaesthetic.In my time we all grew our adult teeth after we had someone tie a thread to the old tooth and tie the other end to the open door knob. The open door was then slammed and with luck the tooth came out the first time.
Could have tied it to the rear bumper of the car. Results (of some kind or another) guaranteed.
Being dragged along the road?
It’s a result. Experiments are all about the results.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Could have tied it to the rear bumper of the car. Results (of some kind or another) guaranteed.
Being dragged along the road?
It’s a result. Experiments are all about the results.
:) indeed. But was there a control? There always has to be a control in standard experiments.
What?
I have decided to skip drilling a hole in my fingernails today. I just can’t be arsed with cleaning up all that blood.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Being dragged along the road?
It’s a result. Experiments are all about the results.
:) indeed. But was there a control? There always has to be a control in standard experiments.
Same kid, next time a tooth becomes loose.
Although they may take some serious persuading.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Not right at this moment.
Anyway, it’s probably preferable to us drilling holes in other peoples’ thumbnails.
That’s probably been done as well.
I knew a bloke who would take a bottle of whisky and a pair of pliers and use the whisky as an anaesthetic.In my time we all grew our adult teeth after we had someone tie a thread to the old tooth and tie the other end to the open door knob. The open door was then slammed and with luck the tooth came out the first time.
Ya know…the string and doorknob trick is not something that I believe to be real. Have you ever thought about how hard it would be to tie a string to a tooth?
It’s way easier to have it removed with needle-nose pliers with gauze or cotton wool wrapped around the thingies.
Greetings
Cymek said:
Greetings
Good day, good sir.
kii said:
What?
Let me guess. Made in China?
Michael V said:
kii said:
What?
Let me guess. Made in China?
Fhu!
kii said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Anyway, it’s probably preferable to us drilling holes in other peoples’ thumbnails.
That’s probably been done as well.
I knew a bloke who would take a bottle of whisky and a pair of pliers and use the whisky as an anaesthetic.In my time we all grew our adult teeth after we had someone tie a thread to the old tooth and tie the other end to the open door knob. The open door was then slammed and with luck the tooth came out the first time.
Ya know…the string and doorknob trick is not something that I believe to be real. Have you ever thought about how hard it would be to tie a string to a tooth?
It’s way easier to have it removed with needle-nose pliers with gauze or cotton wool wrapped around the thingies.
Dad did the cotton thread and doorknob thing with me. The cotton thread was tied around the remaining bit of flesh below the tooth holding it on. It didn’t work and it hurt a lot. And he insisted on doing it again and again. It still didn’t work. Needless to say, I didn’t ever tell him I had a loose tooth again.
Cruel bugger.
I later worked out that he didn’t feel much pain.
kii said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
What?
Let me guess. Made in China?
Fhu!
Manchu.
BACK, and what do I immediately notice on the sideboard in the hall?
That’s right, the envelope with buffy’s buttons in it, waiting to be posted :/
Never mind, I don’t suppose she needs them urgently :)
Bubblecar said:
BACK, and what do I immediately notice on the sideboard in the hall?That’s right, the envelope with buffy’s buttons in it, waiting to be posted :/
Never mind, I don’t suppose she needs them urgently :)
I sir disagree
Bubblecar said:
BACK, and what do I immediately notice on the sideboard in the hall?That’s right, the envelope with buffy’s buttons in it, waiting to be posted :/
Never mind, I don’t suppose she needs them urgently :)
Anything for me that you have forgotten.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
BACK, and what do I immediately notice on the sideboard in the hall?That’s right, the envelope with buffy’s buttons in it, waiting to be posted :/
Never mind, I don’t suppose she needs them urgently :)
Anything for me that you have forgotten.
Not that I recall.
Got myself some cheap but cheerful scotch, a litre of Label 5.
Big heavy slab of a bottle, you could kill somebody with that.
Bubblecar said:
BACK, and what do I immediately notice on the sideboard in the hall?That’s right, the envelope with buffy’s buttons in it, waiting to be posted :/
Never mind, I don’t suppose she needs them urgently :)
No sewing happening here today.
:)
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
BACK, and what do I immediately notice on the sideboard in the hall?That’s right, the envelope with buffy’s buttons in it, waiting to be posted :/
Never mind, I don’t suppose she needs them urgently :)
Anything for me that you have forgotten.
Not that I recall.
Got myself some cheap but cheerful scotch, a litre of Label 5.
Big heavy slab of a bottle, you could kill somebody with that.
It’s not black let alone classic black.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
BACK, and what do I immediately notice on the sideboard in the hall?That’s right, the envelope with buffy’s buttons in it, waiting to be posted :/
Never mind, I don’t suppose she needs them urgently :)
No sewing happening here today.
:)
:)
I’ll post it next time I go in.
That was one of the leftover bits and pieces from the sister’s shop that I just chose at random on the last day of trading.
I think she had plenty of other old button cards left over, I’ll ask her next time we chat.
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
BACK, and what do I immediately notice on the sideboard in the hall?That’s right, the envelope with buffy’s buttons in it, waiting to be posted :/
Never mind, I don’t suppose she needs them urgently :)
I sir disagree
Looking him up:
Button Face
Dr. Philip K. Decker, also known as Button Face, was the primary antagonist in the 1990 fantasy-horror movie Nightbreed.
A tall man who appeared to be in his late forties, psychologist Dr. Decker always dressed in immaculate business wear. What nobody knew, however, was that Decker was also the serial killer Button Face. When he chose to adopt this personality, he simply put on a pair of gloves which appeared to be made of fine chain mail, and donned his signature mask, a horrific creation that had a slanted zipper for a mouth and black buttons in place of eyes. He also carried a long-bladed knife which had intricate markings engraved along the base.
As Button Face, Decker hated everything that did not conform to the human norm, but his psychosis ran so far as to exclude everything that was not like him, and as such he would murder entire families of people, for the simple crime of not acting, living, or looking exactly as he did.
Good afternoon forum. I spent too many money at supermarkets and a pharmacy today, but managed to get birthday pressies for brother (next week) and father (March) as well as some reasonably-priced flake (gummy shark) for myself. Have also finally caught up on the dishes so I feel very virtuous and I guess that flake will have to be eaten as sashimi sans cutlery so the dishes stay clean…
OCDC said:
Good afternoon forum. I spent too many money at supermarkets and a pharmacy today, but managed to get birthday pressies for brother (next week) and father (March) as well as some reasonably-priced flake (gummy shark) for myself. Have also finally caught up on the dishes so I feel very virtuous and I guess that flake will have to be eaten as sashimi sans cutlery so the dishes stay clean…
Good afternoon OCDC. What birthday gifts did you choose?
I spent a modest sum for once on the latest Coles delivery (just over $200), as I still have frozen meat from the last one.
Lunch coming up will be a sliced roast beef and salad sandwich.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:A tin of biscuits shaped like a train for the train nerd, and a tin of biscuits with Le Chat Noir for the Le Chat Noir nerd.Good afternoon forum. I spent too many money at supermarkets and a pharmacy today, but managed to get birthday pressies for brother (next week) and father (March) as well as some reasonably-priced flake (gummy shark) for myself. Have also finally caught up on the dishes so I feel very virtuous and I guess that flake will have to be eaten as sashimi sans cutlery so the dishes stay clean…Good afternoon OCDC. What birthday gifts did you choose?
I spent a modest sum for once on the latest Coles delivery (just over $200), as I still have frozen meat from the last one.
Lunch coming up will be a sliced roast beef and salad sandwich.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:OCDC said:A tin of biscuits shaped like a train for the train nerd, and a tin of biscuits with Le Chat Noir for the Le Chat Noir nerd.Good afternoon forum. I spent too many money at supermarkets and a pharmacy today, but managed to get birthday pressies for brother (next week) and father (March) as well as some reasonably-priced flake (gummy shark) for myself. Have also finally caught up on the dishes so I feel very virtuous and I guess that flake will have to be eaten as sashimi sans cutlery so the dishes stay clean…Good afternoon OCDC. What birthday gifts did you choose?
I spent a modest sum for once on the latest Coles delivery (just over $200), as I still have frozen meat from the last one.
Lunch coming up will be a sliced roast beef and salad sandwich.
Is there nothing that tins of biscuits can’t do?
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:If they’re Danish, they don’t hold biscuits for long.Bubblecar said:Is there nothing that tins of biscuits can’t do?Good afternoon OCDC. What birthday gifts did you choose?A tin of biscuits shaped like a train for the train nerd, and a tin of biscuits with Le Chat Noir for the Le Chat Noir nerd.I spent a modest sum for once on the latest Coles delivery (just over $200), as I still have frozen meat from the last one.
Lunch coming up will be a sliced roast beef and salad sandwich.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
BACK, and what do I immediately notice on the sideboard in the hall?That’s right, the envelope with buffy’s buttons in it, waiting to be posted :/
Never mind, I don’t suppose she needs them urgently :)
No sewing happening here today.
:)
:)
I’ll post it next time I go in.
That was one of the leftover bits and pieces from the sister’s shop that I just chose at random on the last day of trading.
I think she had plenty of other old button cards left over, I’ll ask her next time we chat.
That would be nice. Although I do have more buttons than I will ever use. Particularly as I don’t need many clothes now. I am, however, in the process of revamping a skirt into a sleeveless dress, and that will have a front button opening. (Getting older, zippers up the back are harder to handle…)
roughbarked said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:The bastards.
you can say that again!
Heh. He did.
A crowd of people stood and stared. They’d seen his face before. Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords.
ChrispenEvan said:
when one door closes another one opens. apart from that it is a pretty good car.
Ha
kii said:
What?
Fhuday, Fhuday, gotta get down on Fhuday
buffy, have you made the firecracker beef yet?
OCDC said:
buffy, have you made the firecracker beef yet?
No, not yet. I might actually do it with pork (I got a tray of pork mince in my supermarketing on Tuesday). I’m thinking it may well be too hot for me, but I’ll make it to the recipe – including sugar – and I’m sure Mr buffy will eat it even if I have to swap to some tinned baked beans or something for that meal.
:)
OCDC said:
buffy, have you made the firecracker beef yet?
Is it good?
Wayne’s started a new series and thanks the tip shop.
buffy said:
OCDC said:I was going to suggest halving the sriracha bc IIRC from China Town you were reasonably sensitive to spice.buffy, have you made the firecracker beef yet?No, not yet. I might actually do it with pork (I got a tray of pork mince in my supermarketing on Tuesday). I’m thinking it may well be too hot for me, but I’ll make it to the recipe – including sugar – and I’m sure Mr buffy will eat it even if I have to swap to some tinned baked beans or something for that meal.
:)
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
buffy, have you made the firecracker beef yet?
Is it good?
The cooking method is not unlike a Vietnames pork belly thing I make – “sweet and salty pork belly”. But not often, because it is very salty. Nice once in a blue moon.
OCDC said:
buffy said:OCDC said:I was going to suggest halving the sriracha bc IIRC from China Town you were reasonably sensitive to spice.buffy, have you made the firecracker beef yet?No, not yet. I might actually do it with pork (I got a tray of pork mince in my supermarketing on Tuesday). I’m thinking it may well be too hot for me, but I’ll make it to the recipe – including sugar – and I’m sure Mr buffy will eat it even if I have to swap to some tinned baked beans or something for that meal.
:)
Not especially sensitive. I eat Sichuan two chilli dishes. But Mr buffy goes the three chilli level.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:Yep. I’ve made it a few times now. This time I used half sriracha and half cholula to reduce the carbs a bit and it was still great.buffy, have you made the firecracker beef yet?Is it good?
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:Yep. I’ve made it a few times now. This time I used half sriracha and half cholula to reduce the carbs a bit and it was still great.buffy, have you made the firecracker beef yet?Is it good?
It’s the glossiness, isn’t it.
:)
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:Yep. I’ve made it a few times now. This time I used half sriracha and half cholula to reduce the carbs a bit and it was still great.buffy, have you made the firecracker beef yet?Is it good?
Ta.
Anyway, the Pug and I are going to sojourn on the day bed. I will read. At least for a little bit. Getting up at 6.00am and into the garden by 6.30am means my day seems long. Siesta time.
sarahs mum said:
Wayne’s started a new series and thanks the tip shop.
:)
There’s no stopping him.
Anyway, instead of having flake sashimi without using cutlery, I had firecracker beef for lunch so now there are dishes.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Wayne’s started a new series and thanks the tip shop.
:)
There’s no stopping him.
i wish I was fervent.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Wayne’s started a new series and thanks the tip shop.
:)
There’s no stopping him.
i wish I was fervent.
Dry fried lean pork, mixed vegetables
Black tea with milk
It’s a bit busy in town here, but I got into the surgery within 10 minutes. Doc had a look at my nail, and got a paperclip and a lighter and burnt a hole through it. I was expecting something a little more advanced but whatever. It was painless until he reached the nailbed, then many ouchies occurred.
Apparently I left it a bit late and the blood had almost congealed so not much pressure release :(
The nurse suggested a Tetanus booster so I got one just for luck, then I went across the road for a big breakfast at Dome cafe.
Just popped in at home to grab some stuff, then heading out to the depot to fix the bobcat fuel tank and reinstall it, and rewire the electrics on the compactor.
If anyone wants to find out why the charging circuit/generator has slowly failed on a Bomag 100/80D Compactor with a Hatz 1D90z engine, go right ahead. It’s a weird design and there’s not much online other than “See your Hatz dealer”.
Then fire training tonight.
Kingy said:
It’s a bit busy in town here, but I got into the surgery within 10 minutes. Doc had a look at my nail, and got a paperclip and a lighter and burnt a hole through it. I was expecting something a little more advanced but whatever. It was painless until he reached the nailbed, then many ouchies occurred.Do you have a boat? Asking for a friend.Apparently I left it a bit late and the blood had almost congealed so not much pressure release :(
The nurse suggested a Tetanus booster so I got one just for luck, then I went across the road for a big breakfast at Dome cafe.Just popped in at home to grab some stuff, then heading out to the depot to fix the bobcat fuel tank and reinstall it, and rewire the electrics on the compactor.
If anyone wants to find out why the charging circuit/generator has slowly failed on a Bomag 100/80D Compactor with a Hatz 1D90z engine, go right ahead. It’s a weird design and there’s not much online other than “See your Hatz dealer”.Then fire training tonight.
Kingy said:
It’s a bit busy in town here, but I got into the surgery within 10 minutes. Doc had a look at my nail, and got a paperclip and a lighter and burnt a hole through it. I was expecting something a little more advanced but whatever. It was painless until he reached the nailbed, then many ouchies occurred.Apparently I left it a bit late and the blood had almost congealed so not much pressure release :(
The nurse suggested a Tetanus booster so I got one just for luck, then I went across the road for a big breakfast at Dome cafe.
At least you will know how to do it at home the next time.
Kingy said:
It’s a bit busy in town here, but I got into the surgery within 10 minutes. Doc had a look at my nail, and got a paperclip and a lighter and burnt a hole through it. I was expecting something a little more advanced but whatever. It was painless until he reached the nailbed, then many ouchies occurred.Apparently I left it a bit late and the blood had almost congealed so not much pressure release :(
The nurse suggested a Tetanus booster so I got one just for luck, then I went across the road for a big breakfast at Dome cafe.Just popped in at home to grab some stuff, then heading out to the depot to fix the bobcat fuel tank and reinstall it, and rewire the electrics on the compactor.
If anyone wants to find out why the charging circuit/generator has slowly failed on a Bomag 100/80D Compactor with a Hatz 1D90z engine, go right ahead. It’s a weird design and there’s not much online other than “See your Hatz dealer”.Then fire training tonight.
Sounds like he was too mean to throw a scalpel away.
The Hausmannian building on Georges V Avenue in Paris has been referred to as the “melting building.” It’s actually a mural, and an optical illusion referred to as trompe l’oeil (trick the eye).
fsm said:
The Hausmannian building on Georges V Avenue in Paris has been referred to as the “melting building.” It’s actually a mural, and an optical illusion referred to as trompe l’oeil (trick the eye).
Wouldn’t be pleasant after a hard night in the clubs.
Kingy said:
It’s a bit busy in town here, but I got into the surgery within 10 minutes. Doc had a look at my nail, and got a paperclip and a lighter and burnt a hole through it. I was expecting something a little more advanced but whatever. It was painless until he reached the nailbed, then many ouchies occurred.
Kingy said:
It’s a bit busy in town here, but I got into the surgery within 10 minutes. Doc had a look at my nail, and got a paperclip and a lighter and burnt a hole through it. I was expecting something a little more advanced but whatever. It was painless until he reached the nailbed, then many ouchies occurred.
I have a new laser cutter and engraver, Mr Kingy. It’ll burn a hole in anything. Straight through ya finger and out the other side if ya want. 😁
Coles truck should be here shortly.
For dinner I’m thinking: a pork scotch fillet with special sauerkraut mixture.
Behold The Most Ridiculously Detailed Photograph of the Moon Ever
With more than 200,000 photos, two astrophotographers have just published what they call the “most ridiculously detailed picture” of the Moon to date.
https://news156media.com/behold-the-most-ridiculously-detailed-photograph-of-the-moon-ever/
Bigger version of the image here:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fao6VstVsAAPVde?format=jpg&name=4096×4096
fsm said:
Behold The Most Ridiculously Detailed Photograph of the Moon EverWith more than 200,000 photos, two astrophotographers have just published what they call the “most ridiculously detailed picture” of the Moon to date.
https://news156media.com/behold-the-most-ridiculously-detailed-photograph-of-the-moon-ever/
Bigger version of the image here:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fao6VstVsAAPVde?format=jpg&name=4096×4096
That’s been posted previously and as people have pointed out, it’s impressive in its way but far more detailed mosaics have been assembled from NASA and other space agency material.
Bubblecar said:
Coles truck should be here shortly.I’ll have flake with tartare sauce and veg, probably broc, carrot and cauli.For dinner I’m thinking: a pork scotch fillet with special sauerkraut mixture.
Had two rum balls for play lunch.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Coles truck should be here shortly.I’ll have flake with tartare sauce and veg, probably broc, carrot and cauli.For dinner I’m thinking: a pork scotch fillet with special sauerkraut mixture.
Had two rum balls for play lunch.
Tasty. I make a fine home-made tartare when I’m in the mood.
Pontville sister messaged saying she had to throw out her remaining rum balls, fudge etc. due to an extremely painful cracked tooth.
Coles truck is here. Name: Gero (again).
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:I make mayo every so often but have never made tartare. Mayo is best made with sun-dried tomato oil. I always end up with lovely moisurised hands afterwards. But I suppose for tartare plain oil might be betterBubblecar said:Tasty. I make a fine home-made tartare when I’m in the mood.Coles truck should be here shortly.I’ll have flake with tartare sauce and veg, probably broc, carrot and cauli.For dinner I’m thinking: a pork scotch fillet with special sauerkraut mixture.
Had two rum balls for play lunch.
Pontville sister messaged saying she had to throw out her remaining rum balls, fudge etc. due to an extremely painful cracked tooth.
Tell her that’s quitter talk.
I saw a new greengrocer van today, numberplated SNOPEA.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Coles truck should be here shortly.I’ll have flake with tartare sauce and veg, probably broc, carrot and cauli.For dinner I’m thinking: a pork scotch fillet with special sauerkraut mixture.
Had two rum balls for play lunch.
Tasty. I make a fine home-made tartare when I’m in the mood.
Pontville sister messaged saying she had to throw out her remaining rum balls, fudge etc. due to an extremely painful cracked tooth.
seems a shame.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Coles truck should be here shortly.I’ll have flake with tartare sauce and veg, probably broc, carrot and cauli.For dinner I’m thinking: a pork scotch fillet with special sauerkraut mixture.
Had two rum balls for play lunch.
Tasty. I make a fine home-made tartare when I’m in the mood.
Pontville sister messaged saying she had to throw out her remaining rum balls, fudge etc. due to an extremely painful cracked tooth.
Oh. What a waste.
OCDC said:
I saw a new greengrocer van today, numberplated SNOPEA.
WE F PEAS.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Coles truck should be here shortly.I’ll have flake with tartare sauce and veg, probably broc, carrot and cauli.For dinner I’m thinking: a pork scotch fillet with special sauerkraut mixture.
Had two rum balls for play lunch.
We are having fish and chips tonight. I think Mr buffy ordered flake.
Bubblecar said:
fsm said:
Behold The Most Ridiculously Detailed Photograph of the Moon EverWith more than 200,000 photos, two astrophotographers have just published what they call the “most ridiculously detailed picture” of the Moon to date.
https://news156media.com/behold-the-most-ridiculously-detailed-photograph-of-the-moon-ever/
Bigger version of the image here:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fao6VstVsAAPVde?format=jpg&name=4096×4096
That’s been posted previously and as people have pointed out, it’s impressive in its way but far more detailed mosaics have been assembled from NASA and other space agency material.
I look forward to the google update with street view
whatever makes the world seem smaller, including its satellites, bring it all into the shared experience
what higher endeavor could there be
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Coles truck should be here shortly.I’ll have flake with tartare sauce and veg, probably broc, carrot and cauli.For dinner I’m thinking: a pork scotch fillet with special sauerkraut mixture.
Had two rum balls for play lunch.
Tasty. I make a fine home-made tartare when I’m in the mood.
Pontville sister messaged saying she had to throw out her remaining rum balls, fudge etc. due to an extremely painful cracked tooth.
My home made tartare is shop bought mayonnaise with a gherkin chopped up small mixed into it.
And I hope she didn’t really throw out good food, but handed it on to someone else who could eat it.
sarahs mum said:
OCDC said:M N X 2?I saw a new greengrocer van today, numberplated SNOPEA.WE F PEAS.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
I’ll have flake with tartare sauce and veg, probably broc, carrot and cauli.Had two rum balls for play lunch.
Tasty. I make a fine home-made tartare when I’m in the mood.
Pontville sister messaged saying she had to throw out her remaining rum balls, fudge etc. due to an extremely painful cracked tooth.
seems a shame.
We all made and bought far too much stuff anyway.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
I’ll have flake with tartare sauce and veg, probably broc, carrot and cauli.Had two rum balls for play lunch.
Tasty. I make a fine home-made tartare when I’m in the mood.
Pontville sister messaged saying she had to throw out her remaining rum balls, fudge etc. due to an extremely painful cracked tooth.
My home made tartare is shop bought mayonnaise with a gherkin chopped up small mixed into it.
And I hope she didn’t really throw out good food, but handed it on to someone else who could eat it.
There was just such a surplus of sweet things, all the family members were trying to donate their surplus to other family members etc. I have chocolates to last for months but some of the items were more perishable.
She’s had her tooth temporarily repaired but it will need a crown or suchlike.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:Tasty. I make a fine home-made tartare when I’m in the mood.
Pontville sister messaged saying she had to throw out her remaining rum balls, fudge etc. due to an extremely painful cracked tooth.
seems a shame.
We all made and bought far too much stuff anyway.
But rum balls should last years in a tupperware container.
My home-made tartare begins with a nice home-made whole-egg mayo with lots of Dijon mustard and vinegar, to which I add lemon juice, chopped dill pickles, capers, horseradish etc.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:seems a shame.
We all made and bought far too much stuff anyway.
But rum balls should last years in a tupperware container.
Nods.
Bubblecar said:
My home-made tartare begins with a nice home-made whole-egg mayo with lots of Dijon mustard and vinegar, to which I add lemon juice, chopped dill pickles, capers, horseradish etc.
…and fresh finely chopped dill and parsley.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:seems a shame.
We all made and bought far too much stuff anyway.
But rum balls should last years in a tupperware container.
Probably but given that they’re very quick and easy to make, a fresh batch might be preferred when required :)
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
My home-made tartare begins with a nice home-made whole-egg mayo with lots of Dijon mustard and vinegar, to which I add lemon juice, chopped dill pickles, capers, horseradish etc.
…and fresh finely chopped dill and parsley.
Sounds lovely.
Ibrox (/ˈaɪbrɒks/) is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated south of the River Clyde and is part of the former burgh of Govan. The origin of the name Ibrox is unclear. It is often said to come from the Gaelic àth bruic, meaning “badger ford”, but this is unconfirmed.
—-
Sounds like some name of a late 1990s internet service provider
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:Horseradish. Haven’t tried adding that to mayo but even without the rest I think it would give a nice piquancy. I’ll try once I finish this jar.My home-made tartare begins with a nice home-made whole-egg mayo with lots of Dijon mustard and vinegar, to which I add lemon juice, chopped dill pickles, capers, horseradish etc.…and fresh finely chopped dill and parsley.
Bubblecar said:
Coles truck should be here shortly.For dinner I’m thinking: a pork scotch fillet with special sauerkraut mixture.
Scrub that :/
The sauerkraut I ordered was out of stock and they claim “no substitute available”, which seems improbable.
So it’ll be pork scotch fillet with various other veg.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:Tasty. I make a fine home-made tartare when I’m in the mood.
Pontville sister messaged saying she had to throw out her remaining rum balls, fudge etc. due to an extremely painful cracked tooth.
My home made tartare is shop bought mayonnaise with a gherkin chopped up small mixed into it.
And I hope she didn’t really throw out good food, but handed it on to someone else who could eat it.
There was just such a surplus of sweet things, all the family members were trying to donate their surplus to other family members etc. I have chocolates to last for months but some of the items were more perishable.
She’s had her tooth temporarily repaired but it will need a crown or suchlike.
Surely she’s got neighbours?
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:My home made tartare is shop bought mayonnaise with a gherkin chopped up small mixed into it.
And I hope she didn’t really throw out good food, but handed it on to someone else who could eat it.
There was just such a surplus of sweet things, all the family members were trying to donate their surplus to other family members etc. I have chocolates to last for months but some of the items were more perishable.
She’s had her tooth temporarily repaired but it will need a crown or suchlike.
Surely she’s got neighbours?
Church and its extensive cemetery for the most part. Rest of the adjoining land is paddocks and just one rather strange and unsociable couple, fortunately at a decent distance.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:A while ago my local coles had no sauerkraut, so I find it probable.Coles truck should be here shortly.Scrub that :/For dinner I’m thinking: a pork scotch fillet with special sauerkraut mixture.
The sauerkraut I ordered was out of stock and they claim “no substitute available”, which seems improbable.
So it’ll be pork scotch fillet with various other veg.
My light repast has been consumed. Second half of the flake will be ingested tomorrow cold with salad I made the other day (mixed leaves, radish, sugar snaps, carrot) and tartare.
kii said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Anyway, it’s probably preferable to us drilling holes in other peoples’ thumbnails.
That’s probably been done as well.
I knew a bloke who would take a bottle of whisky and a pair of pliers and use the whisky as an anaesthetic.In my time we all grew our adult teeth after we had someone tie a thread to the old tooth and tie the other end to the open door knob. The open door was then slammed and with luck the tooth came out the first time.
Ya know…the string and doorknob trick is not something that I believe to be real. Have you ever thought about how hard it would be to tie a string to a tooth?
It’s way easier to have it removed with needle-nose pliers with gauze or cotton wool wrapped around the thingies.
Well it was real enough for me.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Coles truck should be here shortly.For dinner I’m thinking: a pork scotch fillet with special sauerkraut mixture.
Scrub that :/
The sauerkraut I ordered was out of stock and they claim “no substitute available”, which seems improbable.
So it’ll be pork scotch fillet with various other veg.
Verdict: very tasty nonetheless.
Thick, tender & juicy pork steak, chopped red capsicum, halved cherry toms, zucchini, onion, garlic.
All cooked together in my new huge deep frying pan, in olive oil with a judicious sprinkle of hot chilli powder, hen stock powder and a splash of balsamic.
When removed from the heat I added a big handful of chopped flat leaf parsley, mixed it all in and served.
fsm said:
Behold The Most Ridiculously Detailed Photograph of the Moon EverWith more than 200,000 photos, two astrophotographers have just published what they call the “most ridiculously detailed picture” of the Moon to date.
https://news156media.com/behold-the-most-ridiculously-detailed-photograph-of-the-moon-ever/
Bigger version of the image here:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fao6VstVsAAPVde?format=jpg&name=4096×4096
Although this is a nice picture, there’s no sense in which it is the most detailed photo of the moon. It is about 16 megapixels, while the most detailed picture of the moon I’ve seen runs to over a gigapixel in effective resolution.
NASA have surface images of the entire moon that they could conceivably use to produce a 10 terapixel image of the moon.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-04/qld-woman-arrested-wedding-dress-ponzi-scheme-100000/103285466
Was reading this wondered why they choose the name Operation Victor Rickenbacker
Going to be a night of reading Mrs Oliphant in the living room while sipping scotch and listening to appropriate quiet music.
But I’ll have to take the fan in there, it’s still very warm. Probably watch some more Agatha Christie Hour too.
Bubblecar said:
Going to be a night of reading Mrs Oliphant in the living room while sipping scotch and listening to appropriate quiet music.Is Mrs O any good?But I’ll have to take the fan in there, it’s still very warm. Probably watch some more Agatha Christie Hour too.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Going to be a night of reading Mrs Oliphant in the living room while sipping scotch and listening to appropriate quiet music.Is Mrs O any good?But I’ll have to take the fan in there, it’s still very warm. Probably watch some more Agatha Christie Hour too.
Her stories are cosy but also very atmospheric and evocative. A very popular writer of her time and deservedly still popular today.
I’m on Volume 1 of her collected “supernatural and weird fiction” (she also wrote on more conventional themes) and have also ordered Volume 2 (and there’s a Volume 3 available now too).
Bubblecar said:
Going to be a night of reading Mrs Oliphant in the living room while sipping scotch and listening to appropriate quiet music.
I had visions of Bubblecar examining a lady’s tattooes with a magnifying glass.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:Excellent. I’ll keep an eye out.Bubblecar said:Her stories are cosy but also very atmospheric and evocative. A very popular writer of her time and deservedly still popular today.Going to be a night of reading Mrs Oliphant in the living room while sipping scotch and listening to appropriate quiet music.Is Mrs O any good?But I’ll have to take the fan in there, it’s still very warm. Probably watch some more Agatha Christie Hour too.
I’m on Volume 1 of her collected “supernatural and weird fiction” (she also wrote on more conventional themes) and have also ordered Volume 2 (and there’s a Volume 3 available now too).
Hey Alex…thanks for telling me about freezing rum balls. I’d never thought of it, only ever fridged them. They last a lot longer when you forget they are in the freezer outside.
Cymek said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-04/qld-woman-arrested-wedding-dress-ponzi-scheme-100000/103285466Was reading this wondered why they choose the name Operation Victor Rickenbacker
nfi, sorry.
buffy said:
Hey Alex…thanks for telling me about freezing rum balls. I’d never thought of it, only ever fridged them. They last a lot longer when you forget they are in the freezer outside.Out of sight, out of mind works for me :-)
Michael V said:
Cymek said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-04/qld-woman-arrested-wedding-dress-ponzi-scheme-100000/103285466Was reading this wondered why they choose the name Operation Victor Rickenbacker
nfi, sorry.
Eddie Rickenbacker was a famous American WW1 fighter pilot.
Maybe Victor Rickenbacker was his less-famous brother in the bridal industry, although he may have perhaps been legendary in the schmutter trade.
buffy said:
Hey Alex…thanks for telling me about freezing rum balls. I’d never thought of it, only ever fridged them. They last a lot longer when you forget they are in the freezer outside.
LOLOL
Might go and watch another episode of Monterossi.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
Cymek said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-04/qld-woman-arrested-wedding-dress-ponzi-scheme-100000/103285466Was reading this wondered why they choose the name Operation Victor Rickenbacker
nfi, sorry.
Eddie Rickenbacker was a famous American WW1 fighter pilot.
Maybe Victor Rickenbacker was his less-famous brother in the bridal industry, although he may have perhaps been legendary in the schmutter trade.
Eddie was at least once known as Eddie Victor.
He also decided his given name “looked a little plain” and adopted a middle initial, signing his name 26 times with different letters before settling upon “V.” The Hartford Courant referred to him as “Edward Victor Rickenbacher” after his win at Sheepshead Bay in 1916.
In England, Rickenbacker worked at the Sunbeam shop in Wolverhampton during the week and spent weekends at the Savoy Hotel in London. The English police surveilled Rickenbacker the entire six weeks he was in England and for another two weeks when he was back in the United States. In 1917, after his experience as a suspected spy and to anglicize his name, he officially changed the spelling of his name from Rickenbacher to Rickenbacker. A few years later, he settled on the middle name “Vernon” after the brother of his boyhood crush, Blanche Calhoun.
Extracted from the Wiki page.
Enjoying a little plate of cheese and crackers.
The cheese: Bleu d’Auvergne, now being imported by Coles. It’s the best blue I’ve had in quite a while, creamy and buttery with just the right degree of salty tang and slightly nutty finish.
The crackers: Olina’s balsamic & caramelised onion seed snackers, which are sublime little crackers (with a 5 star health rating).
These slightly sweet, tangy and very moreish crunchy crackers are the perfect foil to the creamy, mildly salty French blue.
Verdict: best cheese and crackers I’ve had since, oooh, the 1920s.
Also from the Auvergne, this much-loved song.
Joseph Canteloube : Songs of the Auvergne : Bailero. Netania Davrath.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQRuNNfgjOM
Bubblecar said:
Enjoying a little plate of cheese and crackers.The cheese: Bleu d’Auvergne, now being imported by Coles. It’s the best blue I’ve had in quite a while, creamy and buttery with just the right degree of salty tang and slightly nutty finish.
The crackers: Olina’s balsamic & caramelised onion seed snackers, which are sublime little crackers (with a 5 star health rating).
These slightly sweet, tangy and very moreish crunchy crackers are the perfect foil to the creamy, mildly salty French blue.
Verdict: best cheese and crackers I’ve had since, oooh, the 1920s.
Also from the Auvergne, this much-loved song.
Joseph Canteloube : Songs of the Auvergne : Bailero. Netania Davrath.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQRuNNfgjOM
Bon appetite squire.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Enjoying a little plate of cheese and crackers.The cheese: Bleu d’Auvergne, now being imported by Coles. It’s the best blue I’ve had in quite a while, creamy and buttery with just the right degree of salty tang and slightly nutty finish.
The crackers: Olina’s balsamic & caramelised onion seed snackers, which are sublime little crackers (with a 5 star health rating).
These slightly sweet, tangy and very moreish crunchy crackers are the perfect foil to the creamy, mildly salty French blue.
Verdict: best cheese and crackers I’ve had since, oooh, the 1920s.
Also from the Auvergne, this much-loved song.
Joseph Canteloube : Songs of the Auvergne : Bailero. Netania Davrath.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQRuNNfgjOM
Bon appetite squire.
Cheers monsieur.
Just popped a small sebaceous cyst. Joy.
sarahs mum said:
Just popped a small sebaceous cyst. Joy.
picsorban
Witty Rejoinder said:
sarahs mum said:
Just popped a small sebaceous cyst. Joy.
picsorban
na.
Lethal Sydney funnel-web spider ‘Hercules’ sets record for largest specimen collected in Australia
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-04/lethal-sydney-funnel-web-spider-hercules-sets-record-for-largest/103286268
—-
I thought they got bigger than that.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-04/john-tucker-threatens-tas-gov-if-it-doesnt-install-abattoir-cctv/103284030
—-
so why can’t the stadium go in Rosny then?
sarahs mum said:
Lethal Sydney funnel-web spider ‘Hercules’ sets record for largest specimen collected in Australiahttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-04/lethal-sydney-funnel-web-spider-hercules-sets-record-for-largest/103286268
—-
I thought they got bigger than that.
The lady ones do.
Now I’m rather sore from falling asleep in the reading armchair.
Time to brush the teeth and go to proper bed.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Lethal Sydney funnel-web spider ‘Hercules’ sets record for largest specimen collected in Australiahttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-04/lethal-sydney-funnel-web-spider-hercules-sets-record-for-largest/103286268
—-
I thought they got bigger than that.The lady ones do.
Aaah yes.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Lethal Sydney funnel-web spider ‘Hercules’ sets record for largest specimen collected in Australiahttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-04/lethal-sydney-funnel-web-spider-hercules-sets-record-for-largest/103286268
—-
I thought they got bigger than that.The lady ones do.
Went to grab the foor handle to go inside and I saw in the moonlight a female on the handle, I backed off.
Respect the Mountain – No Cable Car
MWCC Executive Chair, Tony Mayell blames the HCC for MWCC’s failure to submit a compliant development application, and Adrian Bold seems to think that building a Tramway along Collins St and the Hobart Rivulet Park will somehow add to his failed inappropriate projects appeal!
sarahs mum said:
Respect the Mountain – No Cable Car
MWCC Executive Chair, Tony Mayell blames the HCC for MWCC’s failure to submit a compliant development application, and Adrian Bold seems to think that building a Tramway along Collins St and the Hobart Rivulet Park will somehow add to his failed inappropriate projects appeal!
I heard tramway and thought Bold might be thinking something sensible. but no. the tramway would be leading to a non existent cable car.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Lethal Sydney funnel-web spider ‘Hercules’ sets record for largest specimen collected in Australiahttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-04/lethal-sydney-funnel-web-spider-hercules-sets-record-for-largest/103286268
—-
I thought they got bigger than that.The lady ones do.
Went to grab the foor handle to go inside and I saw in the moonlight a female on the handle, I backed off.
I remember seeing one on the second floor corridor at high school. Screamed a bit and the science teacher ran out…promptly caught it and someone picked it up later that day. Odd because at one stage I was living in a U shaped house and the centre garden was a mess with burrows. Never saw one in the house. And the neighbours had the in the front yard but there were never any in our yard
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
Respect the Mountain – No Cable Car
MWCC Executive Chair, Tony Mayell blames the HCC for MWCC’s failure to submit a compliant development application, and Adrian Bold seems to think that building a Tramway along Collins St and the Hobart Rivulet Park will somehow add to his failed inappropriate projects appeal!
I heard tramway and thought Bold might be thinking something sensible. but no. the tramway would be leading to a non existent cable car.
odd?
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
Respect the Mountain – No Cable Car
MWCC Executive Chair, Tony Mayell blames the HCC for MWCC’s failure to submit a compliant development application, and Adrian Bold seems to think that building a Tramway along Collins St and the Hobart Rivulet Park will somehow add to his failed inappropriate projects appeal!
I heard tramway and thought Bold might be thinking something sensible. but no. the tramway would be leading to a non existent cable car.
odd?
na. belligerent, stubborn and st00ppid.
ChrispenEvan said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLsWMdxTMcwPigs.
They say that’s what happened to Donald Mackay.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:The lady ones do.
Went to grab the foor handle to go inside and I saw in the moonlight a female on the handle, I backed off.
I remember seeing one on the second floor corridor at high school. Screamed a bit and the science teacher ran out…promptly caught it and someone picked it up later that day. Odd because at one stage I was living in a U shaped house and the centre garden was a mess with burrows. Never saw one in the house. And the neighbours had the in the front yard but there were never any in our yard
The males go wandering on summer nights looking for females.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:I heard tramway and thought Bold might be thinking something sensible. but no. the tramway would be leading to a non existent cable car.
odd?
na. belligerent, stubborn and st00ppid.
and probably a few other words.
sarahs mum said:
Lethal Sydney funnel-web spider ‘Hercules’ sets record for largest specimen collected in Australiahttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-04/lethal-sydney-funnel-web-spider-hercules-sets-record-for-largest/103286268
—-
I thought they got bigger than that.
With many spiders the males have smaller bodies, but longer legs. The females have shorter but fatter legs and a rather stout body.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:The lady ones do.
Went to grab the foor handle to go inside and I saw in the moonlight a female on the handle, I backed off.
I remember seeing one on the second floor corridor at high school. Screamed a bit and the science teacher ran out…promptly caught it and someone picked it up later that day. Odd because at one stage I was living in a U shaped house and the centre garden was a mess with burrows. Never saw one in the house. And the neighbours had the in the front yard but there were never any in our yard
Female tarantula spiders seldom leave their burrows unless driven out by a predator, the males do however to find a mate, usually at night and after rain especially in late summer or autumn.
https://youtu.be/vy0KY4aKEmU?si=b1SHLIoZfUBMJ24n
HS2 project update
https://youtu.be/FW4OnMAD7l8?feature=shared
Snowy 2.0 project update
This is Australia’s largest renewable energy project
sarahs mum said:
Lethal Sydney funnel-web spider ‘Hercules’ sets record for largest specimen collected in Australiahttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-04/lethal-sydney-funnel-web-spider-hercules-sets-record-for-largest/103286268
—-
I thought they got bigger than that.
Gosh I don’t miss them. I lived in Hunter’s Hill for a few years. My babies were brought up in that house. When the youngest was crawling he was in the long hallway, with his toddler brother, and our orange cat Zac Attack dropped a cranky funnel-web in the hallway between me and my sprogs. The baby started crawling towards the cat and saw the spider, so of course he moved faster towards the excitement. I moved so fast.
I posted this the other day, because I thought it was an amazing bit of work. I was looking for the Art thread that I think was made a while ago.
Anyway, now I can add the description of the art and the name of the artist.
Step on fresh snow (2021) by Japanese embroidery artist, Narumi Takada (date of birth unlisted)
Footprints painstakingly executed in straight stitch, satin stitch, and backstitch; snow created with punch needle and cut loops.
Continuing with snow….
The music is a bit naff, but the cats are beautiful.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/2069295296761298
The feel of snow is in the air.
Overcast with wind forecast.
It’s about 5° at 10:42am.
Groceries have been delivered.
Listening to the radio.
i’ll make my own breakfast
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 14 degrees at the back door and there is light on the Eastern horizon. We are forecast 28 degrees with cloud clearing.
Mr buffy has just left to go to the pool. I have some more gardening to do this morning. And some maar-ing, as there is more rain forecast for Sunday and maybe some sprinkles tomorrow.
transition said:
i’ll make my own breakfast
done, looks like you’re redundant
PermeateFree said:
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:Went to grab the foor handle to go inside and I saw in the moonlight a female on the handle, I backed off.
I remember seeing one on the second floor corridor at high school. Screamed a bit and the science teacher ran out…promptly caught it and someone picked it up later that day. Odd because at one stage I was living in a U shaped house and the centre garden was a mess with burrows. Never saw one in the house. And the neighbours had the in the front yard but there were never any in our yard
Female tarantula spiders seldom leave their burrows unless driven out by a predator, the males do however to find a mate, usually at night and after rain especially in late summer or autumn.
and when there are floods.
transition said:
i’ll make my own breakfast
Don’t let me hold you up.
Anyone want to put their name on a NASA moon rover?
https://www3.nasa.gov/send-your-name-with-viper/
India beats South Africa in shortest Test in cricket history
Not long after lunch on day two of the second Test, India wraps up a seven-wicket win over the Proteas, with only 642 legitimate deliveries bowled in the match.
Link
kii said:
I posted this the other day, because I thought it was an amazing bit of work. I was looking for the Art thread that I think was made a while ago.
Anyway, now I can add the description of the art and the name of the artist.Step on fresh snow (2021) by Japanese embroidery artist, Narumi Takada (date of birth unlisted)
Footprints painstakingly executed in straight stitch, satin stitch, and backstitch; snow created with punch needle and cut loops.
Thank you for explaining it.
I looked at it may times and couldn’t explain how it was made.
Michael V said:
kii said:
I posted this the other day, because I thought it was an amazing bit of work. I was looking for the Art thread that I think was made a while ago.
Anyway, now I can add the description of the art and the name of the artist.Step on fresh snow (2021) by Japanese embroidery artist, Narumi Takada (date of birth unlisted)
Footprints painstakingly executed in straight stitch, satin stitch, and backstitch; snow created with punch needle and cut loops.
Thank you for explaining it.
I looked at it may times and couldn’t explain how it was made.
It is good like that. :)
sarahs mum said:
Respect the Mountain – No Cable Car
MWCC Executive Chair, Tony Mayell blames the HCC for MWCC’s failure to submit a compliant development application, and Adrian Bold seems to think that building a Tramway along Collins St and the Hobart Rivulet Park will somehow add to his failed inappropriate projects appeal!
What? No monorail?
Kingy said:
Anyone want to put their name on a NASA moon rover?https://www3.nasa.gov/send-your-name-with-viper/
Must put Spalding Jr.‘s name on it.
His name is already on Mars.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/03/world/australia/denmark-princess-mary-queen.html?
Morning punters and correctors. Might do some more mowing might go up the redoubt.
Got a kit to monitor my blood sugar, it’s 8.0 this morning which is pretty good.
Just looked up Deepak Chopra on TATE.
Apparently his works are “ “incoherent babbling strewn with scientific terms” derided by those proficient in physics.”
4.5/10. I only knew 2 of those.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Just looked up Deepak Chopra on TATE.Apparently his works are “ “incoherent babbling strewn with scientific terms” derided by those proficient in physics.”
Ooh dear me.
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
Lethal Sydney funnel-web spider ‘Hercules’ sets record for largest specimen collected in Australiahttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-04/lethal-sydney-funnel-web-spider-hercules-sets-record-for-largest/103286268
—-
I thought they got bigger than that.Gosh I don’t miss them. I lived in Hunter’s Hill for a few years. My babies were brought up in that house. When the youngest was crawling he was in the long hallway, with his toddler brother, and our orange cat Zac Attack dropped a cranky funnel-web in the hallway between me and my sprogs. The baby started crawling towards the cat and saw the spider, so of course he moved faster towards the excitement. I moved so fast.
I remember the cat offering toddler Sarah a small tiger snake. I was making kindling at the time and was armed. the only snake I have ever killed.
kii said:
I posted this the other day, because I thought it was an amazing bit of work. I was looking for the Art thread that I think was made a while ago.
Anyway, now I can add the description of the art and the name of the artist.Step on fresh snow (2021) by Japanese embroidery artist, Narumi Takada (date of birth unlisted)
Footprints painstakingly executed in straight stitch, satin stitch, and backstitch; snow created with punch needle and cut loops.
damn. nice.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
I posted this the other day, because I thought it was an amazing bit of work. I was looking for the Art thread that I think was made a while ago.
Anyway, now I can add the description of the art and the name of the artist.Step on fresh snow (2021) by Japanese embroidery artist, Narumi Takada (date of birth unlisted)
Footprints painstakingly executed in straight stitch, satin stitch, and backstitch; snow created with punch needle and cut loops.
damn. nice.
I think if i was going to recreate it I would go for wallpaper flocking.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
ABC News Quiz4.5/10. I only knew 2 of those.
7/10
Fair.
Score: 7 / 10
fair.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
Lethal Sydney funnel-web spider ‘Hercules’ sets record for largest specimen collected in Australiahttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-04/lethal-sydney-funnel-web-spider-hercules-sets-record-for-largest/103286268
—-
I thought they got bigger than that.Gosh I don’t miss them. I lived in Hunter’s Hill for a few years. My babies were brought up in that house. When the youngest was crawling he was in the long hallway, with his toddler brother, and our orange cat Zac Attack dropped a cranky funnel-web in the hallway between me and my sprogs. The baby started crawling towards the cat and saw the spider, so of course he moved faster towards the excitement. I moved so fast.
I remember the cat offering toddler Sarah a small tiger snake. I was making kindling at the time and was armed. the only snake I have ever killed.
And the cat?
The Rev Dodgson said:
Just looked up Deepak Chopra on TATE.Apparently his works are “ “incoherent babbling strewn with scientific terms” derided by those proficient in physics.”
When i was much younger, his writings were recommended to me.
I think i got through a page before i strongly suspected that he was full of shit.
By halfway down the second page, my suspicions were confirmed, and the book went into the skip.
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
kii said:Gosh I don’t miss them. I lived in Hunter’s Hill for a few years. My babies were brought up in that house. When the youngest was crawling he was in the long hallway, with his toddler brother, and our orange cat Zac Attack dropped a cranky funnel-web in the hallway between me and my sprogs. The baby started crawling towards the cat and saw the spider, so of course he moved faster towards the excitement. I moved so fast.
I remember the cat offering toddler Sarah a small tiger snake. I was making kindling at the time and was armed. the only snake I have ever killed.
And the cat?
died of snake bite a couple of years later.
doing a tip run this morning. exciting.
ChrispenEvan said:
doing a tip run this morning. exciting.
Steady lad.
Good morning forum. Eggs &c for brekkie. Had some interesting dreams last night (yes, it was too warm).
α) We were in Mt Waverley (where I spent my formative years) and there were tunnels which were known to plebs. Not known to plebs were the secret access points we knew about and through which we and Topie (smallest adult cat I’ve ever met but feisty enough that the vets wore gauntlets when handling him) entered the tunnels. Plebs were scared of him so started carrying Christmas crackers to crack in case they encountered him. At one of these secret access points the floor near it started to crumble so only Topie could use that one.
β) I was able to take myself back in time to city of Casey before it became a burb. The grass was very green but I didn’t think this was abnormal.
γ) There was a huge parade at Bunnings and I was on an upper level watching it. I was also after large storage items in which to keep many cardboard cat houses. Main roads went directly through Bunnings.
δ) I was visiting a new estate in which house were mostly built less than a metre from the road. It was also in Casey area but was a separate dream. It had a large community area like Bunjil at Fountain Gate. The only bins there were just for food scraps.
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. Eggs &c for brekkie. Had some interesting dreams last night (yes, it was too warm).α) We were in Mt Waverley (where I spent my formative years) and there were tunnels which were known to plebs. Not known to plebs were the secret access points we knew about and through which we and Topie (smallest adult cat I’ve ever met but feisty enough that the vets wore gauntlets when handling him) entered the tunnels. Plebs were scared of him so started carrying Christmas crackers to crack in case they encountered him. At one of these secret access points the floor near it started to crumble so only Topie could use that one.
β) I was able to take myself back in time to city of Casey before it became a burb. The grass was very green but I didn’t think this was abnormal.
γ) There was a huge parade at Bunnings and I was on an upper level watching it. I was also after large storage items in which to keep many cardboard cat houses. Main roads went directly through Bunnings.
δ) I was visiting a new estate in which house were mostly built less than a metre from the road. It was also in Casey area but was a separate dream. It had a large community area like Bunjil at Fountain Gate. The only bins there were just for food scraps.
Lights pipe.
sarahs mum said:
I remember the cat offering toddler Sarah a small tiger snake. I was making kindling at the time and was armed. the only snake I have ever killed.
Mother’s instinct.
I bet you threw that axe from twenty paces away, and severed the reptile neatly.
sarahs mum said:
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:I remember the cat offering toddler Sarah a small tiger snake. I was making kindling at the time and was armed. the only snake I have ever killed.
And the cat?
died of snake bite a couple of years later.
Play stupid games…
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:I remember the cat offering toddler Sarah a small tiger snake. I was making kindling at the time and was armed. the only snake I have ever killed.
Mother’s instinct.
I bet you threw that axe from twenty paces away, and severed the reptile neatly.
almost.
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. Eggs &c for brekkie. Had some interesting dreams last night (yes, it was too warm).α) We were in Mt Waverley (where I spent my formative years) and there were tunnels which were known to plebs. Not known to plebs were the secret access points we knew about and through which we and Topie (smallest adult cat I’ve ever met but feisty enough that the vets wore gauntlets when handling him) entered the tunnels. Plebs were scared of him so started carrying Christmas crackers to crack in case they encountered him. At one of these secret access points the floor near it started to crumble so only Topie could use that one.
β) I was able to take myself back in time to city of Casey before it became a burb. The grass was very green but I didn’t think this was abnormal.
γ) There was a huge parade at Bunnings and I was on an upper level watching it. I was also after large storage items in which to keep many cardboard cat houses. Main roads went directly through Bunnings.
δ) I was visiting a new estate in which house were mostly built less than a metre from the road. It was also in Casey area but was a separate dream. It had a large community area like Bunjil at Fountain Gate. The only bins there were just for food scraps.
Well done. Makes you wonder why some people claim there are no colours in dreams, which is nonsense.
I can only recall scraps of last night’s dreams, but in one of them my older sister had written a “slightly sad” song about our childhood, and the ex-Ross sister was supposed to sing it for us.
But she was too self-conscious (which is not like her) and only sang some of the lines and hurriedly spoke the others, before giving up after one verse.
In response I made up an impromptu stupid song about our childhood and everyone rolled their eyes.
Bubblecar said:
Well done. Makes you wonder why some people claim there are no colours in dreams, which is nonsense.
Yes, definitely colour in dreams. And pain, too.
I sometimes remember dreams for a short while when i wake up, especially the quirky or funny ones.
I wish there was more mornings when i’d wake up and think, ‘gosh, that was a pleasant dream’. It happens, but not often enough.
At least i don’t have so many bad dreams these days. I don’t miss them, but, then again, in an odd way, i do. They tend to be quite memorable and convincing e.g. you wake up and think,’ shit, now the lounge room is full of dead people, and i’m going to have to get up and put some covers over them’, and you lay there trying to motivate yourself to do it, until it slowly begins to dawn on you that maybe it was a dream.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:Well done. Makes you wonder why some people claim there are no colours in dreams, which is nonsense.
Yes, definitely colour in dreams. And pain, too.
I sometimes remember dreams for a short while when i wake up, especially the quirky or funny ones.
I wish there was more mornings when i’d wake up and think, ‘gosh, that was a pleasant dream’. It happens, but not often enough.
At least i don’t have so many bad dreams these days. I don’t miss them, but, then again, in an odd way, i do. They tend to be quite memorable and convincing e.g. you wake up and think,’ shit, now the lounge room is full of dead people, and i’m going to have to get up and put some covers over them’, and you lay there trying to motivate yourself to do it, until it slowly begins to dawn on you that maybe it was a dream.
But, does a colour blind person dream in colour? Or in their own dull day version of the world.
I used to get a lot of migraine dreams in which I would be in agony and then when I woke it would take a while to realise that it had actually been a dream. But then I’d wonder if I’d been half-awake and really had been in pain and it was just fluctuating. I suspect they were anxiety-related because I don’t remember having any since my LSL was sorted.
Speaking of which, LSL ends Sunday. Have already emailed in sick for the rest of my contract (4th Feb) and will get a cert from brane doktor next Thursday.
Greetings
11am and all is well
buffy said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:Well done. Makes you wonder why some people claim there are no colours in dreams, which is nonsense.
Yes, definitely colour in dreams. And pain, too.
I sometimes remember dreams for a short while when i wake up, especially the quirky or funny ones.
I wish there was more mornings when i’d wake up and think, ‘gosh, that was a pleasant dream’. It happens, but not often enough.
At least i don’t have so many bad dreams these days. I don’t miss them, but, then again, in an odd way, i do. They tend to be quite memorable and convincing e.g. you wake up and think,’ shit, now the lounge room is full of dead people, and i’m going to have to get up and put some covers over them’, and you lay there trying to motivate yourself to do it, until it slowly begins to dawn on you that maybe it was a dream.
But, does a colour blind person dream in colour? Or in their own dull day version of the world.
I presume people with a restricted range of colours dream in that range or less. How could they dream in colours they had never seen?
I also presume that people who say they dream in black and white do dream in black and white. Why would they dream in colour then remen]mber it in black and white?
sarahs mum said:
Yay humans
transition said:
11am and all is well
Having just read Witty’s post in the Roe v Wade thread…all is not well at all.
buffy said:
transition said:
11am and all is well
Having just read Witty’s post in the Roe v Wade thread…all is not well at all.
Texas is a weird state, its seems to be full of inbreed hill billy fundamentalist warmonger gun totting conservatives
buffy said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:Well done. Makes you wonder why some people claim there are no colours in dreams, which is nonsense.
Yes, definitely colour in dreams. And pain, too.
I sometimes remember dreams for a short while when i wake up, especially the quirky or funny ones.
I wish there was more mornings when i’d wake up and think, ‘gosh, that was a pleasant dream’. It happens, but not often enough.
At least i don’t have so many bad dreams these days. I don’t miss them, but, then again, in an odd way, i do. They tend to be quite memorable and convincing e.g. you wake up and think,’ shit, now the lounge room is full of dead people, and i’m going to have to get up and put some covers over them’, and you lay there trying to motivate yourself to do it, until it slowly begins to dawn on you that maybe it was a dream.
But, does a colour blind person dream in colour? Or in their own dull day version of the world.
Do androids dream of electric sheep?
Cymek said:
buffy said:
transition said:
11am and all is well
Having just read Witty’s post in the Roe v Wade thread…all is not well at all.
Texas is a weird state, its seems to be full of inbreed hill billy fundamentalist warmonger gun totting conservatives
seems to be?
Cymek said:
buffy said:
transition said:
11am and all is well
Having just read Witty’s post in the Roe v Wade thread…all is not well at all.
Texas is a weird state, its seems to be full of inbreed hill billy fundamentalist warmonger gun totting conservatives
They see themselves as being the ‘most free’, but they can’t see that a society without rules is a prison with walls made of fear.
captain_spalding said:
… a society without rules is a prison with walls made of fear.
Ooooh – I’m stealing that one.
party_pants said:
Cymek said:
buffy said:Having just read Witty’s post in the Roe v Wade thread…all is not well at all.
Texas is a weird state, its seems to be full of inbreed hill billy fundamentalist warmonger gun totting conservatives
seems to be?
Ok is
They turn what should be basic human rights with no debate required into some huge big deal
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:… a society without rules is a prison with walls made of fear.Ooooh – I’m stealing that one.
You like it…it’s yours.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:… a society without rules is a prison with walls made of fear.Ooooh – I’m stealing that one.
You like it…it’s yours.
You could have sold it on eBay for at least $25.
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:Ooooh – I’m stealing that one.
You like it…it’s yours.
You could have sold it on eBay for at least $25.
I know, but i’m fortunate enough to not need to sully my art with money.
buffy said:
transition said:
11am and all is well
Having just read Witty’s post in the Roe v Wade thread…all is not well at all.
humor
even with a view limited to that just under my rock it’s only marginally true, but you know I had a good sleep, I manage a good sleep most nights, expert I am
consider though the further out you look for trouble, the more trouble there is to be found, and the world gets smaller
i’ve long appreciated the spaces between notes in music for example, I haven’t strummed the guitar for maybe a day now, very much enjoyed the time between, you know i’m a terrible guitarist, can’t play at all
buffy said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:Well done. Makes you wonder why some people claim there are no colours in dreams, which is nonsense.
Yes, definitely colour in dreams. And pain, too.
I sometimes remember dreams for a short while when i wake up, especially the quirky or funny ones.
I wish there was more mornings when i’d wake up and think, ‘gosh, that was a pleasant dream’. It happens, but not often enough.
At least i don’t have so many bad dreams these days. I don’t miss them, but, then again, in an odd way, i do. They tend to be quite memorable and convincing e.g. you wake up and think,’ shit, now the lounge room is full of dead people, and i’m going to have to get up and put some covers over them’, and you lay there trying to motivate yourself to do it, until it slowly begins to dawn on you that maybe it was a dream.
But, does a colour blind person dream in colour? Or in their own dull day version of the world.
For me, reds and greens are no brighter in dreams than IRL.
Lawyers ‘abusing victims of abuse’
sarah ison
January 4, 2024
The national redress scheme offers survivors up to $150,000 in compensation along with psychological support and a direct response from responsible institutions.
The national redress scheme for survivors of institutional sexual abuse is being exploited by law firms that are targeting vulnerable Australians for their funds, as victim advocates urge the commonwealth to create a national framework to put an end to “claim farming”.
Established in 2018 as a result of recommendations of the child sex abuse royal commission, the redress scheme offers survivors up to $150,000 in compensation along with psychological support and a direct response from responsible institutions.
But advocacy bodies including Knowmore and Beyond Abuse have raised the alarm that a the growing number of law firms are targeting survivors and their compensation payments – in some cases demanding the majority of victims’ compensation payouts as fees.
Knowmore, which offers free legal advice and support services to people eligible for redress, provided examples where survivors’ lost more than 50 per cent of their compensation, including one case in which someone entitled to nearly $100,000 was charged about $70,000 by a law firm.
Knowmore deputy chief executive Nick Hudson said survivors were being targeted by organisations “out to make a profit” and were being locked into cost agreements that they were unable to break.
“We have a large number of clients who have been subjected to claims farming coming to us trying to get out of a cost agreement,” he told The Australian.
“They’re lured in and then … stuck with the law firm and have to pay them to complete the redress.
“Having lawyers and others prey on them is just more abuse.”
Only Queensland currently has laws that protect against claim farming, with the state applying the same 50 per cent cap for legal fees coming out of compensation that applied to personal injury claims.
Mr Hudson urged Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to put nationally consistent protections against claim farming on the table in his next meeting with his state and territory government counterparts.
He said in some cases law firms paid “survivor businesses” for contact details of survivors who they said they could help navigate the redress scheme.
A former lawyer for a private civil firm, who asked to remain anonymous, said their company had paid $5000 per client for “a name, contact number and one-page statement”.
“The firm I was with, we weren’t the only ones doing it,” the former lawyer said.
“The appetite for private civil firms to take on abuse cases pre-royal commission was near non-existent … but then we saw this new area of law where there was money to be made and firms were trying to figure out strategies to get these clients.”
Organisations refusing to join the National Redress Scheme ‘should do the right thing’
As of June 2022, the national redress scheme had received almost 17,000 applications, with 8621 payments being made to eligible survivors who received an average of nearly $87,000.
The scheme is set to run until July 2028, with more than 600 institutions having signed on in order to provide redress to survivors of abuse.
Institutions include the Catholic, Anglican and Uniting churches, along with the Salvation Army, YMCA and others.
The former lawyer said that they went into jails frequently to try to find potential clients, but that the best way to get them on the books was by paying another survivor or survivor advocacy body for an introduction.
“I would get prisoners call me from the yard … and saying ‘hey, I’ve been giving your name, you know, can you come out and see me’,” the former lawyer said.
“I left private practice … because I just couldn’t do it anymore. It was like the clients were being abused twice.”
Beyond Abuse chief executive Steve Fisher said the business model that had taken hold was “disgusting”.
“We are told that there are organisations that have been set up that say they are support groups and so forth and their only function is to get as many people as they can to give their details and then pass them on to law firms who pay them for the details of the victim … This is a disgraceful practice that has the potential to re-traumatise survivors and that’s not on,” Mr Fisher said.
“The only way around it is through federal intervention and … that doesn’t need to be done next week, next month, next year, it needs to be done now.
“These things need to be dealt with … in the spirit of making victim survivors feel safe.”
Beyond Abuse sent letters in 2022 to all states and territories calling for legislation that would make claim farming “illegal” while enforcing caps on what lawyers could charge redress victims.
A spokeswoman for the Attorney-General’s Department confirmed the agency was aware of the concerns over claim farming. “The department is working with the Department of Social Services on potential responses to these concerns,” the spokeswoman said.
-Australian.
sarahs mum said:
Lawyers ‘abusing victims of abuse’
sarah ison
January 4, 2024
The national redress scheme offers survivors up to $150,000 in compensation along with psychological support and a direct response from responsible institutions.
The national redress scheme for survivors of institutional sexual abuse is being exploited by law firms that are targeting vulnerable Australians for their funds, as victim advocates urge the commonwealth to create a national framework to put an end to “claim farming”.
Established in 2018 as a result of recommendations of the child sex abuse royal commission, the redress scheme offers survivors up to $150,000 in compensation along with psychological support and a direct response from responsible institutions.
But advocacy bodies including Knowmore and Beyond Abuse have raised the alarm that a the growing number of law firms are targeting survivors and their compensation payments – in some cases demanding the majority of victims’ compensation payouts as fees.
Knowmore, which offers free legal advice and support services to people eligible for redress, provided examples where survivors’ lost more than 50 per cent of their compensation, including one case in which someone entitled to nearly $100,000 was charged about $70,000 by a law firm.
Knowmore deputy chief executive Nick Hudson said survivors were being targeted by organisations “out to make a profit” and were being locked into cost agreements that they were unable to break.
“We have a large number of clients who have been subjected to claims farming coming to us trying to get out of a cost agreement,” he told The Australian.
“They’re lured in and then … stuck with the law firm and have to pay them to complete the redress.
“Having lawyers and others prey on them is just more abuse.”
Only Queensland currently has laws that protect against claim farming, with the state applying the same 50 per cent cap for legal fees coming out of compensation that applied to personal injury claims.
Mr Hudson urged Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to put nationally consistent protections against claim farming on the table in his next meeting with his state and territory government counterparts.
He said in some cases law firms paid “survivor businesses” for contact details of survivors who they said they could help navigate the redress scheme.
A former lawyer for a private civil firm, who asked to remain anonymous, said their company had paid $5000 per client for “a name, contact number and one-page statement”.
“The firm I was with, we weren’t the only ones doing it,” the former lawyer said.
“The appetite for private civil firms to take on abuse cases pre-royal commission was near non-existent … but then we saw this new area of law where there was money to be made and firms were trying to figure out strategies to get these clients.”
Organisations refusing to join the National Redress Scheme ‘should do the right thing’
As of June 2022, the national redress scheme had received almost 17,000 applications, with 8621 payments being made to eligible survivors who received an average of nearly $87,000.
The scheme is set to run until July 2028, with more than 600 institutions having signed on in order to provide redress to survivors of abuse.
Institutions include the Catholic, Anglican and Uniting churches, along with the Salvation Army, YMCA and others.
The former lawyer said that they went into jails frequently to try to find potential clients, but that the best way to get them on the books was by paying another survivor or survivor advocacy body for an introduction.
“I would get prisoners call me from the yard … and saying ‘hey, I’ve been giving your name, you know, can you come out and see me’,” the former lawyer said.
“I left private practice … because I just couldn’t do it anymore. It was like the clients were being abused twice.”
Beyond Abuse chief executive Steve Fisher said the business model that had taken hold was “disgusting”.
“We are told that there are organisations that have been set up that say they are support groups and so forth and their only function is to get as many people as they can to give their details and then pass them on to law firms who pay them for the details of the victim … This is a disgraceful practice that has the potential to re-traumatise survivors and that’s not on,” Mr Fisher said.
“The only way around it is through federal intervention and … that doesn’t need to be done next week, next month, next year, it needs to be done now.
“These things need to be dealt with … in the spirit of making victim survivors feel safe.”
Beyond Abuse sent letters in 2022 to all states and territories calling for legislation that would make claim farming “illegal” while enforcing caps on what lawyers could charge redress victims.
A spokeswoman for the Attorney-General’s Department confirmed the agency was aware of the concerns over claim farming. “The department is working with the Department of Social Services on potential responses to these concerns,” the spokeswoman said.-Australian.
That’s extremely morally questionable isn’t it, I wonder if they even bump up costs of everything to get the most they can
sarahs mum said:
Lawyers ‘abusing victims of abuse’
sarah ison
January 4, 2024
The national redress scheme offers survivors up to $150,000 in compensation along with psychological support and a direct response from responsible institutions.
The national redress scheme for survivors of institutional sexual abuse is being exploited by law firms that are targeting vulnerable Australians for their funds, as victim advocates urge the commonwealth to create a national framework to put an end to “claim farming”.
Established in 2018 as a result of recommendations of the child sex abuse royal commission, the redress scheme offers survivors up to $150,000 in compensation along with psychological support and a direct response from responsible institutions.
But advocacy bodies including Knowmore and Beyond Abuse have raised the alarm that a the growing number of law firms are targeting survivors and their compensation payments – in some cases demanding the majority of victims’ compensation payouts as fees.
Knowmore, which offers free legal advice and support services to people eligible for redress, provided examples where survivors’ lost more than 50 per cent of their compensation, including one case in which someone entitled to nearly $100,000 was charged about $70,000 by a law firm.
Knowmore deputy chief executive Nick Hudson said survivors were being targeted by organisations “out to make a profit” and were being locked into cost agreements that they were unable to break.
“We have a large number of clients who have been subjected to claims farming coming to us trying to get out of a cost agreement,” he told The Australian.
“They’re lured in and then … stuck with the law firm and have to pay them to complete the redress.
“Having lawyers and others prey on them is just more abuse.”
Only Queensland currently has laws that protect against claim farming, with the state applying the same 50 per cent cap for legal fees coming out of compensation that applied to personal injury claims.
Mr Hudson urged Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to put nationally consistent protections against claim farming on the table in his next meeting with his state and territory government counterparts.
He said in some cases law firms paid “survivor businesses” for contact details of survivors who they said they could help navigate the redress scheme.
A former lawyer for a private civil firm, who asked to remain anonymous, said their company had paid $5000 per client for “a name, contact number and one-page statement”.
“The firm I was with, we weren’t the only ones doing it,” the former lawyer said.
“The appetite for private civil firms to take on abuse cases pre-royal commission was near non-existent … but then we saw this new area of law where there was money to be made and firms were trying to figure out strategies to get these clients.”
Organisations refusing to join the National Redress Scheme ‘should do the right thing’
As of June 2022, the national redress scheme had received almost 17,000 applications, with 8621 payments being made to eligible survivors who received an average of nearly $87,000.
The scheme is set to run until July 2028, with more than 600 institutions having signed on in order to provide redress to survivors of abuse.
Institutions include the Catholic, Anglican and Uniting churches, along with the Salvation Army, YMCA and others.
The former lawyer said that they went into jails frequently to try to find potential clients, but that the best way to get them on the books was by paying another survivor or survivor advocacy body for an introduction.
“I would get prisoners call me from the yard … and saying ‘hey, I’ve been giving your name, you know, can you come out and see me’,” the former lawyer said.
“I left private practice … because I just couldn’t do it anymore. It was like the clients were being abused twice.”
Beyond Abuse chief executive Steve Fisher said the business model that had taken hold was “disgusting”.
“We are told that there are organisations that have been set up that say they are support groups and so forth and their only function is to get as many people as they can to give their details and then pass them on to law firms who pay them for the details of the victim … This is a disgraceful practice that has the potential to re-traumatise survivors and that’s not on,” Mr Fisher said.
“The only way around it is through federal intervention and … that doesn’t need to be done next week, next month, next year, it needs to be done now.
“These things need to be dealt with … in the spirit of making victim survivors feel safe.”
Beyond Abuse sent letters in 2022 to all states and territories calling for legislation that would make claim farming “illegal” while enforcing caps on what lawyers could charge redress victims.
A spokeswoman for the Attorney-General’s Department confirmed the agency was aware of the concerns over claim farming. “The department is working with the Department of Social Services on potential responses to these concerns,” the spokeswoman said.-Australian.
Our department has a few jobs advertised in this area, seemed to be something created in the last couple of years.
Not the lawyer part the National Redress Scheme
sarahs mum said:
Lawyers ‘abusing victims of abuse’
sarah ison
January 4, 2024
The national redress scheme offers survivors up to $150,000 in compensation along with psychological support and a direct response from responsible institutions.
The national redress scheme for survivors of institutional sexual abuse is being exploited by law firms that are targeting vulnerable Australians for their funds, as victim advocates urge the commonwealth to create a national framework to put an end to “claim farming”.
Established in 2018 as a result of recommendations of the child sex abuse royal commission, the redress scheme offers survivors up to $150,000 in compensation along with psychological support and a direct response from responsible institutions.
But advocacy bodies including Knowmore and Beyond Abuse have raised the alarm that a the growing number of law firms are targeting survivors and their compensation payments – in some cases demanding the majority of victims’ compensation payouts as fees.
Knowmore, which offers free legal advice and support services to people eligible for redress, provided examples where survivors’ lost more than 50 per cent of their compensation, including one case in which someone entitled to nearly $100,000 was charged about $70,000 by a law firm.
Knowmore deputy chief executive Nick Hudson said survivors were being targeted by organisations “out to make a profit” and were being locked into cost agreements that they were unable to break.
“We have a large number of clients who have been subjected to claims farming coming to us trying to get out of a cost agreement,” he told The Australian.
“They’re lured in and then … stuck with the law firm and have to pay them to complete the redress.
“Having lawyers and others prey on them is just more abuse.”
Only Queensland currently has laws that protect against claim farming, with the state applying the same 50 per cent cap for legal fees coming out of compensation that applied to personal injury claims.
Mr Hudson urged Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to put nationally consistent protections against claim farming on the table in his next meeting with his state and territory government counterparts.
He said in some cases law firms paid “survivor businesses” for contact details of survivors who they said they could help navigate the redress scheme.
A former lawyer for a private civil firm, who asked to remain anonymous, said their company had paid $5000 per client for “a name, contact number and one-page statement”.
“The firm I was with, we weren’t the only ones doing it,” the former lawyer said.
“The appetite for private civil firms to take on abuse cases pre-royal commission was near non-existent … but then we saw this new area of law where there was money to be made and firms were trying to figure out strategies to get these clients.”
Organisations refusing to join the National Redress Scheme ‘should do the right thing’
As of June 2022, the national redress scheme had received almost 17,000 applications, with 8621 payments being made to eligible survivors who received an average of nearly $87,000.
The scheme is set to run until July 2028, with more than 600 institutions having signed on in order to provide redress to survivors of abuse.
Institutions include the Catholic, Anglican and Uniting churches, along with the Salvation Army, YMCA and others.
The former lawyer said that they went into jails frequently to try to find potential clients, but that the best way to get them on the books was by paying another survivor or survivor advocacy body for an introduction.
“I would get prisoners call me from the yard … and saying ‘hey, I’ve been giving your name, you know, can you come out and see me’,” the former lawyer said.
“I left private practice … because I just couldn’t do it anymore. It was like the clients were being abused twice.”
Beyond Abuse chief executive Steve Fisher said the business model that had taken hold was “disgusting”.
“We are told that there are organisations that have been set up that say they are support groups and so forth and their only function is to get as many people as they can to give their details and then pass them on to law firms who pay them for the details of the victim … This is a disgraceful practice that has the potential to re-traumatise survivors and that’s not on,” Mr Fisher said.
“The only way around it is through federal intervention and … that doesn’t need to be done next week, next month, next year, it needs to be done now.
“These things need to be dealt with … in the spirit of making victim survivors feel safe.”
Beyond Abuse sent letters in 2022 to all states and territories calling for legislation that would make claim farming “illegal” while enforcing caps on what lawyers could charge redress victims.
A spokeswoman for the Attorney-General’s Department confirmed the agency was aware of the concerns over claim farming. “The department is working with the Department of Social Services on potential responses to these concerns,” the spokeswoman said.-Australian.
Bastards.
captain_spalding said:
Cymek said:
buffy said:Having just read Witty’s post in the Roe v Wade thread…all is not well at all.
Texas is a weird state, its seems to be full of inbreed hill billy fundamentalist warmonger gun totting conservatives
They see themselves as being the ‘most free’, but they can’t see that a society without rules is a prison with walls made of fear.
Well said.
:)
sarahs mum said:
Lawyers ‘abusing victims of abuse’
sarah ison
January 4, 2024
The national redress scheme offers survivors up to $150,000 in compensation along with psychological support and a direct response from responsible institutions.
The national redress scheme for survivors of institutional sexual abuse is being exploited by law firms that are targeting vulnerable Australians for their funds, as victim advocates urge the commonwealth to create a national framework to put an end to “claim farming”.
Established in 2018 as a result of recommendations of the child sex abuse royal commission, the redress scheme offers survivors up to $150,000 in compensation along with psychological support and a direct response from responsible institutions.
But advocacy bodies including Knowmore and Beyond Abuse have raised the alarm that a the growing number of law firms are targeting survivors and their compensation payments – in some cases demanding the majority of victims’ compensation payouts as fees.
Knowmore, which offers free legal advice and support services to people eligible for redress, provided examples where survivors’ lost more than 50 per cent of their compensation, including one case in which someone entitled to nearly $100,000 was charged about $70,000 by a law firm.
Knowmore deputy chief executive Nick Hudson said survivors were being targeted by organisations “out to make a profit” and were being locked into cost agreements that they were unable to break.
“We have a large number of clients who have been subjected to claims farming coming to us trying to get out of a cost agreement,” he told The Australian.
“They’re lured in and then … stuck with the law firm and have to pay them to complete the redress.
“Having lawyers and others prey on them is just more abuse.”
Only Queensland currently has laws that protect against claim farming, with the state applying the same 50 per cent cap for legal fees coming out of compensation that applied to personal injury claims.
Mr Hudson urged Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to put nationally consistent protections against claim farming on the table in his next meeting with his state and territory government counterparts.
He said in some cases law firms paid “survivor businesses” for contact details of survivors who they said they could help navigate the redress scheme.
A former lawyer for a private civil firm, who asked to remain anonymous, said their company had paid $5000 per client for “a name, contact number and one-page statement”.
“The firm I was with, we weren’t the only ones doing it,” the former lawyer said.
“The appetite for private civil firms to take on abuse cases pre-royal commission was near non-existent … but then we saw this new area of law where there was money to be made and firms were trying to figure out strategies to get these clients.”
Organisations refusing to join the National Redress Scheme ‘should do the right thing’
As of June 2022, the national redress scheme had received almost 17,000 applications, with 8621 payments being made to eligible survivors who received an average of nearly $87,000.
The scheme is set to run until July 2028, with more than 600 institutions having signed on in order to provide redress to survivors of abuse.
Institutions include the Catholic, Anglican and Uniting churches, along with the Salvation Army, YMCA and others.
The former lawyer said that they went into jails frequently to try to find potential clients, but that the best way to get them on the books was by paying another survivor or survivor advocacy body for an introduction.
“I would get prisoners call me from the yard … and saying ‘hey, I’ve been giving your name, you know, can you come out and see me’,” the former lawyer said.
“I left private practice … because I just couldn’t do it anymore. It was like the clients were being abused twice.”
Beyond Abuse chief executive Steve Fisher said the business model that had taken hold was “disgusting”.
“We are told that there are organisations that have been set up that say they are support groups and so forth and their only function is to get as many people as they can to give their details and then pass them on to law firms who pay them for the details of the victim … This is a disgraceful practice that has the potential to re-traumatise survivors and that’s not on,” Mr Fisher said.
“The only way around it is through federal intervention and … that doesn’t need to be done next week, next month, next year, it needs to be done now.
“These things need to be dealt with … in the spirit of making victim survivors feel safe.”
Beyond Abuse sent letters in 2022 to all states and territories calling for legislation that would make claim farming “illegal” while enforcing caps on what lawyers could charge redress victims.
A spokeswoman for the Attorney-General’s Department confirmed the agency was aware of the concerns over claim farming. “The department is working with the Department of Social Services on potential responses to these concerns,” the spokeswoman said.-Australian.
Un-Australian.
few clouds out there coming in from NW, could be thunderies-type, whatever I wets yard down anyway, waters some, don’t expect rain-proper until tomorrow
The Rev Dodgson said:
Just looked up Deepak Chopra on TATE.Apparently his works are “ “incoherent babbling strewn with scientific terms” derided by those proficient in physics.”
Why I looked up Deepak Chopra (Medium article):
Why You Aren’t Conscious and Never Have Been
Got about half way.
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Just looked up Deepak Chopra on TATE.Apparently his works are “ “incoherent babbling strewn with scientific terms” derided by those proficient in physics.”
Why I looked up Deepak Chopra (Medium article):
Why You Aren’t Conscious and Never Have Been
Got about half way.
Well done. I wouldn’t be able to get past “by Deepak Chopra”.
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Just looked up Deepak Chopra on TATE.Apparently his works are “ “incoherent babbling strewn with scientific terms” derided by those proficient in physics.”
Why I looked up Deepak Chopra (Medium article):
Why You Aren’t Conscious and Never Have Been
Got about half way.
Well done. I wouldn’t be able to get past “by Deepak Chopra”.
But, by crikey, he turns a good dollar out of all that rubbish.
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Just looked up Deepak Chopra on TATE.Apparently his works are “ “incoherent babbling strewn with scientific terms” derided by those proficient in physics.”
Why I looked up Deepak Chopra (Medium article):
Why You Aren’t Conscious and Never Have Been
Got about half way.
If it were a shourt article, would you have read it to the end?
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Just looked up Deepak Chopra on TATE.Apparently his works are “ “incoherent babbling strewn with scientific terms” derided by those proficient in physics.”
Why I looked up Deepak Chopra (Medium article):
Why You Aren’t Conscious and Never Have Been
Got about half way.
If it were a shourt article, would you have read it to the end?
Short…
Lunch report: konjac-based ingapore noodles
OCDC said:
Lunch report: konjac-based ingapore noodles
Salad sandwich + a selection of cheeses and olives.
Time to ring the brother and see how it’s all kicking along.
He was still testing positive yesterday but the line was fainter.
I’ve been going through increasing amounts of black pepper. the thought occured to me that I might be losing my sense of taste. however I just googled ‘adulterated black pepper’ and now I am wondering what it is that I am eating.
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Just looked up Deepak Chopra on TATE.Apparently his works are “ “incoherent babbling strewn with scientific terms” derided by those proficient in physics.”
Why I looked up Deepak Chopra (Medium article):
Why You Aren’t Conscious and Never Have Been
Got about half way.
If it were a shourt article, would you have read it to the end?
Quelle surprise!
“In 1993, Chopra gained a following after he was interviewed about his books on The Oprah Winfrey Show.”
OCDC said:
Lunch report: konjac-based ingapore noodles
What?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-05/flood-camping-rescues-prompt-safety-fears-nsw/103287648
Umm…if you camp by a river and it rains a lot and storms a lot…
They must have arrested a guy in his PJ’s last night, he came to reception in his dressing gown.
kii said:
OCDC said:Singapore noodles made with konjac noodles.Lunch report: konjac-based ingapore noodlesWhat?
1920s seaside footage impressively updated.
A Day at the Beach: Roaring 20s Footage Restored to Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wZ9bGdv16g
Bubblecar said:
1920s seaside footage impressively updated.A Day at the Beach: Roaring 20s Footage Restored to Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wZ9bGdv16g
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-05/federal-court-final-submissions-bruce-lehrmann-defamation-trial/103288532
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
1920s seaside footage impressively updated.A Day at the Beach: Roaring 20s Footage Restored to Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wZ9bGdv16g
Here’s a processing of a particularly early one, San Francisco 1906.
Some bits look a bit freaky but the overall effect is excellent. Very chaotic road traffic of the time.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
1920s seaside footage impressively updated.A Day at the Beach: Roaring 20s Footage Restored to Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wZ9bGdv16g
Here’s a processing of a particularly early one, San Francisco 1906.
Some bits look a bit freaky but the overall effect is excellent. Very chaotic road traffic of the time.
….original footage was shot four days before the catastrophic earthquake.
FNDC is OPEN, but I’m going to toddle off to get some beer.
Food report: mr buffy is cook. He has defrosted a couple of chicken schnitzels. I think he is going to make them into salad and schnitzel sammiches. Chocolate cherry ripe slice for dessert (see recipe thread)
thunder monsters
transition said:
thunder monsters
buffy said:
Food report: mr buffy is cook. He has defrosted a couple of chicken schnitzels. I think he is going to make them into salad and schnitzel sammiches. Chocolate cherry ripe slice for dessert (see recipe thread)
I could have a repeat of last night’s dinner but I’m actually fancying sausages.
So I’ll have a peep in the IGA while I’m at it and see what bangers they have. They’re open until 7 on Fridays.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
thunder monsters
fire siren, bit of luck rain put that out quick
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:
thunder monsters
fire siren, bit of luck rain put that out quick
and unplugged both ends the big inverter, not want have to replace that, cost me a bit that did
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:
thunder monsters
fire siren, bit of luck rain put that out quick
Which is your nearest radar trans? I use Mt Gambier for us, but you are more West in SA, I think.
buffy said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:
fire siren, bit of luck rain put that out quick
Which is your nearest radar trans? I use Mt Gambier for us, but you are more West in SA, I think.
ceduna, we on the edge
and couple fires just north of town by looks at CFS alerts, raining so fix them
transition said:
buffy said:
transition said:fire siren, bit of luck rain put that out quick
Which is your nearest radar trans? I use Mt Gambier for us, but you are more West in SA, I think.
ceduna, we on the edge
and couple fires just north of town by looks at CFS alerts, raining so fix them
I thought that but wasn’t sure. There is a bit of colour over there. We are forecast a little bit of rain tomorrow, late and then maybe 25mm on Sunday. In the meantime…I’ve got the sprinklers going on the veggies.
buffy said:
transition said:
buffy said:Which is your nearest radar trans? I use Mt Gambier for us, but you are more West in SA, I think.
ceduna, we on the edge
and couple fires just north of town by looks at CFS alerts, raining so fix them
I thought that but wasn’t sure. There is a bit of colour over there. We are forecast a little bit of rain tomorrow, late and then maybe 25mm on Sunday. In the meantime…I’ve got the sprinklers going on the veggies.
I’m used to BOM telling me I could get 45mm and we get more like 4.5mm. Someone else usually ges the 45mm. The Riverina is big place to forecast for.
I sprinted out to the car the check windows wound up, impressive speed, dodged couple lightning bolts
Is it too early for a meltdown, night meds, an extra phenergan, and a lump of cheese for dinner? No. Hopefully they’ll kick in soon.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Just looked up Deepak Chopra on TATE.Apparently his works are “ “incoherent babbling strewn with scientific terms” derided by those proficient in physics.”
well yes
transition said:
I sprinted out to the car the check windows wound up, impressive speed, dodged couple lightning bolts
fortunately got a picture of that i’m able to share, so you know i’m not making this shit up
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
transition said:ceduna, we on the edge
and couple fires just north of town by looks at CFS alerts, raining so fix them
I thought that but wasn’t sure. There is a bit of colour over there. We are forecast a little bit of rain tomorrow, late and then maybe 25mm on Sunday. In the meantime…I’ve got the sprinklers going on the veggies.
I’m used to BOM telling me I could get 45mm and we get more like 4.5mm. Someone else usually ges the 45mm. The Riverina is big place to forecast for.
I read the forecast for the nearest town and a couple a little further afield. Not for the whole Western District.
4/10 in the ABC Quiz
sarahs mum said:
:)
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
:)
It’s quite clever.
Bubblecar said:
1920s seaside footage impressively updated.A Day at the Beach: Roaring 20s Footage Restored to Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wZ9bGdv16g
That first lass looks like the Queen Mother looked in 1960.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
1920s seaside footage impressively updated.A Day at the Beach: Roaring 20s Footage Restored to Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wZ9bGdv16g
That first lass looks like the Queen Mother looked in 1960.
Go to say, it’s mad to think that people went to the beach like that. Half these people look like they’re in their church clothes.
dv said:
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
1920s seaside footage impressively updated.A Day at the Beach: Roaring 20s Footage Restored to Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wZ9bGdv16g
That first lass looks like the Queen Mother looked in 1960.
Go to say, it’s mad to think that people went to the beach like that. Half these people look like they’re in their church clothes.
Yes but that’s why they were filmed, I suppose.
BACK with some beef & tomato bangers and cold Dutch lager.
I’ll serve the snorkers with the same mix of veg as yesterday, with the addition of broccolini.
Oscar Pistorius has been paroled. He served almost 11 years for the murder of his girlfriend. He has always maintained that it was an accident – I’m not too up to date on SA legal system, but parole often requires admission of guilt.. so I’m not sure what’s happened now… I guess we’ll wait for the book.
And thank you to those involved in the button tin discussion the other day. I have cut the buttons off the black cardigan my mother knitted for me in readiness to sew on some new, bigger buttons. She made the buttonholes too big for the buttons she chose. They were nice buttons. But it’s annoying to always be doing up the cardie because the buttons slip out of the buttonholes. I found 7 larger black buttons to use. There are 9 buttonholes. But I think I can cope with not doing the thing up to under my chin.
Off to watch another episode of Monterossi now.
buffy said:
And thank you to those involved in the button tin discussion the other day. I have cut the buttons off the black cardigan my mother knitted for me in readiness to sew on some new, bigger buttons. She made the buttonholes too big for the buttons she chose. They were nice buttons. But it’s annoying to always be doing up the cardie because the buttons slip out of the buttonholes. I found 7 larger black buttons to use. There are 9 buttonholes. But I think I can cope with not doing the thing up to under my chin.Off to watch another episode of Monterossi now.
Would it not have been possible to stitch the button holes closed a bit, so that they more closely matched the size of the buttons?
Going to watch some Gambon Maigret tonight. Got the whole series on DVD.
In Western Australia there’s no general confession/remorse requirement for parole.
But if you’re wrongly convicted of homicide and the body hasn’t been found, you’re probably SOOL in terms of parole since it is not possible for you to cooperate in the location of the body.
Bubblecar said:
Going to watch some Gambon Maigret tonight. Got the whole series on DVD.
Is he better than Atkinson?
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
Going to watch some Gambon Maigret tonight. Got the whole series on DVD.
Is he better than Atkinson?
I didn’t mind Atkinson as Maigret.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
Going to watch some Gambon Maigret tonight. Got the whole series on DVD.
Is he better than Atkinson?
I haven’t seen any Atkinson Maigrets. But various critics regard Gambon as the definitive portrayal:
Reception
Reviewing the debut episode, Variety called it “clever and soaked with procedure and atmosphere” and noted that the production values were “first class.” Two decades later, USA Today called the program “the definitive version” when reviewing the DVD collection. The New Yorker agreed calling this adaptation “the best”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maigret_(1992_TV_series)
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
Going to watch some Gambon Maigret tonight. Got the whole series on DVD.
Is he better than Atkinson?
I haven’t seen any Atkinson Maigrets. But various critics regard Gambon as the definitive portrayal:
Reception
Reviewing the debut episode, Variety called it “clever and soaked with procedure and atmosphere” and noted that the production values were “first class.” Two decades later, USA Today called the program “the definitive version” when reviewing the DVD collection. The New Yorker agreed calling this adaptation “the best”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maigret_(1992_TV_series)
Some of the Gambon series can be found on Youtube. I will have to give them a viewing.
I see in the opening credits a lot of shots of gendarmes.
When i was very small, i wanted to be not just a policeman, but a gendarme.
I have a complete gendarme’s uniform, including a genuine badge, belt, pouch and holster (not the pistol), and a kepi, the purchase of which required permission from the French Ministry of Defence.
I wore it at the Multicultral Festival in Toowoomba, working on the Alliance Francaise stand. Two young French lasses came up and asked ‘pardon, mais es-tu un vrai gendarme ?’ .
I assured them that i was not a genuine officer, and they laughed and explained that they had been startled and baffled to see un flic so far from France.
captain_spalding said:
I see in the opening credits a lot of shots of gendarmes.When i was very small, i wanted to be not just a policeman, but a gendarme.
I have a complete gendarme’s uniform, including a genuine badge, belt, pouch and holster (not the pistol), and a kepi, the purchase of which required permission from the French Ministry of Defence.
I wore it at the Multicultral Festival in Toowoomba, working on the Alliance Francaise stand. Two young French lasses came up and asked ‘pardon, mais es-tu un vrai gendarme ?’ .
I assured them that i was not a genuine officer, and they laughed and explained that they had been startled and baffled to see un flic so far from France.
That’s adventurous of you :)
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
I see in the opening credits a lot of shots of gendarmes.When i was very small, i wanted to be not just a policeman, but a gendarme.
I have a complete gendarme’s uniform, including a genuine badge, belt, pouch and holster (not the pistol), and a kepi, the purchase of which required permission from the French Ministry of Defence.
I wore it at the Multicultral Festival in Toowoomba, working on the Alliance Francaise stand. Two young French lasses came up and asked ‘pardon, mais es-tu un vrai gendarme ?’ .
I assured them that i was not a genuine officer, and they laughed and explained that they had been startled and baffled to see un flic so far from France.
That’s adventurous of you :)
I did leave the holster at home that day. Didn’t want anyone getting worried about such things.
dv said:
In Western Australia there’s no general confession/remorse requirement for parole.
But if you’re wrongly convicted of homicide and the body hasn’t been found, you’re probably SOOL in terms of parole since it is not possible for you to cooperate in the location of the body.
yes, because it’s much better to place people back into the community under some sort of supervision than after sentenced fully served… there are still some served time requirements though
My son and I went to watch the New Aquaman movie today. Until last night i had not seen the first aquaman movie, so we watched that on netflix so I could be prepared for the one today. This has probably been around for a while (I have not been to a cinema for a very long time) but ALL the seats were recliners. There were some seats at the front of the cinema that were ‘lounges’ (though why anyone would want to sit in them is beyond me – very uncomfortable viewing) and then there were seats that allegedly moved and vibrated with scenes from the movie.
The movie was a typical action movie, as was last nights. But it was spoiled by me having to watch Nicole Kidman, However that was nicely balanced by my amusement at watching Amber Heard. I have pretty much reached my fiction movie quota for the year.
Arts said:
My son and I went to watch the New Aquaman movie today. Until last night i had not seen the first aquaman movie, so we watched that on netflix so I could be prepared for the one today. This has probably been around for a while (I have not been to a cinema for a very long time) but ALL the seats were recliners. There were some seats at the front of the cinema that were ‘lounges’ (though why anyone would want to sit in them is beyond me – very uncomfortable viewing) and then there were seats that allegedly moved and vibrated with scenes from the movie.The movie was a typical action movie, as was last nights. But it was spoiled by me having to watch Nicole Kidman, However that was nicely balanced by my amusement at watching Amber Heard. I have pretty much reached my fiction movie quota for the year.
Well done. Did the boy enjoy the film?
I’ve not visited an actual cinema for many years.
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
And thank you to those involved in the button tin discussion the other day. I have cut the buttons off the black cardigan my mother knitted for me in readiness to sew on some new, bigger buttons. She made the buttonholes too big for the buttons she chose. They were nice buttons. But it’s annoying to always be doing up the cardie because the buttons slip out of the buttonholes. I found 7 larger black buttons to use. There are 9 buttonholes. But I think I can cope with not doing the thing up to under my chin.Off to watch another episode of Monterossi now.
Would it not have been possible to stitch the button holes closed a bit, so that they more closely matched the size of the buttons?
Yes, that was another option. But bigger buttons works too.
Bubblecar said:
Arts said:
My son and I went to watch the New Aquaman movie today. Until last night i had not seen the first aquaman movie, so we watched that on netflix so I could be prepared for the one today. This has probably been around for a while (I have not been to a cinema for a very long time) but ALL the seats were recliners. There were some seats at the front of the cinema that were ‘lounges’ (though why anyone would want to sit in them is beyond me – very uncomfortable viewing) and then there were seats that allegedly moved and vibrated with scenes from the movie.The movie was a typical action movie, as was last nights. But it was spoiled by me having to watch Nicole Kidman, However that was nicely balanced by my amusement at watching Amber Heard. I have pretty much reached my fiction movie quota for the year.
Well done. Did the boy enjoy the film?
I’ve not visited an actual cinema for many years.
yes, he suggested it, so I was being that compliant parent and going along with him (it’s my last day of leave so a good opportunity to spend some quality time together).
>> I have pretty much reached my fiction movie quota for the year.<<
Well, at least that is one thing out of the way early in the year.
:)
Mere seconds ago I found out Michael Gambon was from Ireland
buffy said:
>> I have pretty much reached my fiction movie quota for the year.<<Well, at least that is one thing out of the way early in the year.
:)
achievement unlocked.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-05/wa-government-to-prosecute-alleged-out-of-season-fishing-marron/103288244
The WA number plate identifier for Collie is “CO”. It’s common knowledge in SW WA that the CO stands for “Crustacean Offender”.
Back to Maigret, it’s quite compelling.
dv said:
In Western Australia there’s no general confession/remorse requirement for parole.
But if you’re wrongly convicted of homicide and the body hasn’t been found, you’re probably SOOL in terms of parole since it is not possible for you to cooperate in the location of the body.
Yes, I have read that, and agree that it’s a shit idea.
If you are innocent, you will die in jail, but if you murdered someone, you may get to go free if you remember where you buried the body.
A New Zealand man who survived more than 23 hours in cold waters and an encounter with a shark has been rescued after fishers spotted the reflection from his watch.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/05/will-fransen-man-rescued-auckland-new-zealand-fishing-trip-watch-reflection
Woke up 2 hours ago. It’s cold. Took some tea and toast.
The Sally Cat just had a 4am crazy run around the bed. Now she’s curled up, purring and snuggling my arm.
There’s an interesting video creator, Soft White Underbelly, on fb. Interviews with people. Started to watch the December 2023 one with Shape Shifter. Too distracted by the iguana, so I’ve paused it.
Talking on messenger with younger son about his father’s friend who died last week. High school friends. The guy had moved in with them as his health deteriorated. All very sad and complicated with arrangements being coordinated by another high school friend and a Buddhist cemetery in NSW. Also talking with my best friend from high school, we are all connected via high school. Lots of history.
Haggis, carrots, potato.
dv said:
Haggis, carrots, potato.
no neeps?
The Hydraulic Press Channel is entertaining. I think the guy is a crazy Swede or Norwegian or something.
dv said:
Haggis, carrots, potato.
What?
kii said:
dv said:
Haggis, carrots, potato.
What?
He’s running early for Burn’s night with the wrong root crop.
My finger today.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
dv said:
Haggis, carrots, potato.
What?
He’s running early for Burn’s night with the wrong root crop.
Gosh! He’s always faffing around with time and dimension. I just wish he hadn’t involved the turnips.
Kingy said:
My finger today.
Jaysus feck!! WTF is wrong with you?!
📸 Watch this video on Facebook
https://fb.watch/pnGICxJRbT/?mibextid=CDWPTG
Mastcam panoramas from Curiosity rover
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
Haggis, carrots, potato.
no neeps?
Nae needs this time.
Just found out that the neep, aka the Swede the rutabaga etc, is the same species as the rapeseed or canola plant.
Horticulture’s crazy.
Kingy said:
My finger today.
Damn
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
Haggis, carrots, potato.
no neeps?
Nae needs this time.
Just found out that the neep, aka the Swede the rutabaga etc, is the same species as the rapeseed or canola plant.
Horticulture’s crazy.
My brother called them peturnips. I used to also say I do not want to eat the peturnips.
however, swedes are a good crop to finish lambs on.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
sarahs mum said:no neeps?
Nae needs this time.
Just found out that the neep, aka the Swede the rutabaga etc, is the same species as the rapeseed or canola plant.
Horticulture’s crazy.
My brother called them peturnips. I used to also say I do not want to eat the peturnips.
however, swedes are a good crop to finish lambs on.
Sure, I like em.
Kingy said:
My finger today.
At least you’re well fed.
I remember getting my fingernail smashed in the door of the plymouth. 60 years ago.
Wasn’t bad. Boss lady suggests it would be good mixed up with rice.
kii said:
Kingy said:
My finger today.
Jaysus feck!! WTF is wrong with you?!
I’m mostly ok, but my mashed finger is continuing to provide me with more pain than I was expecting.
I thought I would post the progression of the various colours and sizes of the mashed fingernail for science.
My older sister slammed the taxi door on her finger after we saw Tommy, the musical.
When I finally got home my cat, Natasha Fanny Charlie Cat, had ripped open a garbage bag of sheets and towels to give birth on. I’d just moved.
So that was exciting.
Brain not switching off.
I started searching through my huge stash of unorganized photos. Somewhere in one of packed boxes I have 4 photos of the guy who just died. One is beautiful. Him and my sons’ father setting up music stands, a double bass and a guitar on Manly Corso.
Lots of photos of my Natasha cat.
And of course a big stash of mr kii photos.
Bugger.
kii said:
Brain not switching off.
I started searching through my huge stash of unorganized photos. Somewhere in one of packed boxes I have 4 photos of the guy who just died. One is beautiful. Him and my sons’ father setting up music stands, a double bass and a guitar on Manly Corso.
Lots of photos of my Natasha cat.
And of course a big stash of mr kii photos.
Bugger.
you will be able to find those photos when you are looking for something else.
no parking problems.
sm do the big lists work for you if you right click and open in a new tab?
How Inbred is King Charles?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O08SsuaHMjk
===
very.
dv said:
sm do the big lists work for you if you right click and open in a new tab?
Yes.
I can do this.
:)
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
sm do the big lists work for you if you right click and open in a new tab?
Yes.
I can do this.
:)
I’ve changed it now so that it should just open a new tab automatically when clicked.
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
sm do the big lists work for you if you right click and open in a new tab?
Yes.
I can do this.
:)
I’ve changed it now so that it should just open a new tab automatically when clicked.
you’re the bestest.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
sarahs mum said:Yes.
I can do this.
:)
I’ve changed it now so that it should just open a new tab automatically when clicked.
you’re the bestest.
Not tryna brag but my son did give me a shirt saying Best Dad Ever
Looked up the recipe for haggis so we can make our own…
ox bung? lamb’s pluck?
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:I’ve changed it now so that it should just open a new tab automatically when clicked.
you’re the bestest.
Not tryna brag but my son did give me a shirt saying Best Dad Ever
Brag on. Someone’s got to be not shit.
dv said:
Looked up the recipe for haggis so we can make our own…ox bung? lamb’s pluck?
don’t go there sir.
when I was young one of the highlights of the year was my father’s lodges ladies Burn’s night. dad would wear dress kilts and my mother would wear a full length evening gown.
each year mum bought home a whiskey glass with the lodge insignia and ladies burn’s night and the year printed thereon in gold lettering.
I have four in the cupboard still.
Dad would often do the address to the haggis.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
Brain not switching off.
I started searching through my huge stash of unorganized photos. Somewhere in one of packed boxes I have 4 photos of the guy who just died. One is beautiful. Him and my sons’ father setting up music stands, a double bass and a guitar on Manly Corso.
Lots of photos of my Natasha cat.
And of course a big stash of mr kii photos.
Bugger.
you will be able to find those photos when you are looking for something else.
Probably not. All the photos are in one banker’s box. I spent one summer sorting my photos and shredding heaps of shit/irrelevant ones. The good ones are very good, and of things/people I know.
I listened to this yesterday. There might be some interest here.
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/04/1222859746/how-medications-like-ozempic-are-revolutionizing-the-weight-loss-industry
Looking for the photos again.
Plus watching a film called Good Grief with Daniel Levy. I hope it makes me cry. The trailer made me cry.
Good morning.
Good morning ms and other Holidayers. The Dog Alarm seems to have gone off rather early today. It is presently14 degrees at the back door and just starting to get light. We are forecast 31 degrees, with a shower or two (but that is later).
I am going to strip off the day/spare bed and put the doona and lambswool underblanket out on the line to air off. And wash the sheets etc. Then I’ll make it up again. I also intend to pot up some redcurrant cuttings that have rooted now, and sort out my various other bits of garden. And do more weeding. The grass is growing and the weeds are weeding with this warm and damp weather.
buffy said:
Good morning ms and other Holidayers. The Dog Alarm seems to have gone off rather early today. It is presently14 degrees at the back door and just starting to get light. We are forecast 31 degrees, with a shower or two (but that is later).I am going to strip off the day/spare bed and put the doona and lambswool underblanket out on the line to air off. And wash the sheets etc. Then I’ll make it up again. I also intend to pot up some redcurrant cuttings that have rooted now, and sort out my various other bits of garden. And do more weeding. The grass is growing and the weeds are weeding with this warm and damp weather.
I walked along he back fence line 2 days ago after the heavy downpours eased up a bit and pulled a lot of soft rooted weeds from the pots and tubs of plants.
Well, the doona and underblanket are out on the line in the breeze. Bruna and I have been for a short walk. I’ve etten a couple of buttered weetbix. I might run the first load of washing – the sheets.
I have done my dawn beach walk with the dog, and had a wonderful discussion about the history of both of my local beaches and old Aussie characters.
Now going for an early bushwalk before it gets too hot n humid.
Then it will be time to put paper bags on my mangoes to try to deter the possums from getting them. It has worked in previous years. Home grown and ripened mangoes are THE BEST.
I also need to cut some more green bananas to dry and turn into flour. I have been neglecting my garden a bit, but that’s where the trees and bananas and self sown cherry tomatoes do well as they continue on year after year doing their thing. Oh, and the 3 varieties of sweet potato that also pop up themselves.
transition said:
I sprinted out to the car the check windows wound up, impressive speed, dodged couple lightning bolts
Ducked back into your skull cave afterwards.
ruby said:
I have done my dawn beach walk with the dog, and had a wonderful discussion about the history of both of my local beaches and old Aussie characters.
Now going for an early bushwalk before it gets too hot n humid.
Then it will be time to put paper bags on my mangoes to try to deter the possums from getting them. It has worked in previous years. Home grown and ripened mangoes are THE BEST.
I also need to cut some more green bananas to dry and turn into flour. I have been neglecting my garden a bit, but that’s where the trees and bananas and self sown cherry tomatoes do well as they continue on year after year doing their thing. Oh, and the 3 varieties of sweet potato that also pop up themselves.
Mrs rb makes up drawstring bags out of Chex wipes You know the papery cloths for cleaning. I can put them over grapes and fruit. Problem is, geting her to make enough of them I should erite to the company and ask them to make them up. I would buy them by the thousands and I’m sure once it caught on, they’d outsell the original Chex.
roughbarked said:
ruby said:
I have done my dawn beach walk with the dog, and had a wonderful discussion about the history of both of my local beaches and old Aussie characters.
Now going for an early bushwalk before it gets too hot n humid.
Then it will be time to put paper bags on my mangoes to try to deter the possums from getting them. It has worked in previous years. Home grown and ripened mangoes are THE BEST.
I also need to cut some more green bananas to dry and turn into flour. I have been neglecting my garden a bit, but that’s where the trees and bananas and self sown cherry tomatoes do well as they continue on year after year doing their thing. Oh, and the 3 varieties of sweet potato that also pop up themselves.
Mrs rb makes up drawstring bags out of Chex wipes You know the papery cloths for cleaning. I can put them over grapes and fruit. Problem is, geting her to make enough of them I should erite to the company and ask them to make them up. I would buy them by the thousands and I’m sure once it caught on, they’d outsell the original Chex.
It was my idea, drawstring bags but breathable and allow some light though to help the fruit ripen. She chose the Chex.
roughbarked said:
Mrs rb makes up drawstring bags out of Chex wipes You know the papery cloths for cleaning. I can put them over grapes and fruit. Problem is, geting her to make enough of them I should erite to the company and ask them to make them up. I would buy them by the thousands and I’m sure once it caught on, they’d outsell the original Chex.
I’ve done exactly the same thing for capsicums!
They keep the fruit flies off the capsicums, but allow some air to circulate.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
ruby said:
I have done my dawn beach walk with the dog, and had a wonderful discussion about the history of both of my local beaches and old Aussie characters.
Now going for an early bushwalk before it gets too hot n humid.
Then it will be time to put paper bags on my mangoes to try to deter the possums from getting them. It has worked in previous years. Home grown and ripened mangoes are THE BEST.
I also need to cut some more green bananas to dry and turn into flour. I have been neglecting my garden a bit, but that’s where the trees and bananas and self sown cherry tomatoes do well as they continue on year after year doing their thing. Oh, and the 3 varieties of sweet potato that also pop up themselves.
Mrs rb makes up drawstring bags out of Chex wipes You know the papery cloths for cleaning. I can put them over grapes and fruit. Problem is, geting her to make enough of them I should erite to the company and ask them to make them up. I would buy them by the thousands and I’m sure once it caught on, they’d outsell the original Chex.
It was my idea, drawstring bags but breathable and allow some light though to help the fruit ripen. She chose the Chex.
Great minds think alike.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Mrs rb makes up drawstring bags out of Chex wipes You know the papery cloths for cleaning. I can put them over grapes and fruit. Problem is, geting her to make enough of them I should erite to the company and ask them to make them up. I would buy them by the thousands and I’m sure once it caught on, they’d outsell the original Chex.
I’ve done exactly the same thing for capsicums!
They keep the fruit flies off the capsicums, but allow some air to circulate.
Yes. Fruit fly was what I wanted them for as well.
I’ve tried yellow sticky sheets but apart from thousands of fruit fly, they did catch a lot oof collateral damage in the form of useful wasps and native bees as well as one white rumped miner and a lot of feathers from the same as the smorgasbord must have been attractive. I presume it was a young miner as no others have been caught but I had to remove one because it was on a crook tree and it had geckoes living under the bark. I could pull a bird off and set it free minus a few feathers but one cannot remove geckoes without tearing their footsies. :(
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:Mrs rb makes up drawstring bags out of Chex wipes You know the papery cloths for cleaning. I can put them over grapes and fruit. Problem is, geting her to make enough of them I should erite to the company and ask them to make them up. I would buy them by the thousands and I’m sure once it caught on, they’d outsell the original Chex.
It was my idea, drawstring bags but breathable and allow some light though to help the fruit ripen. She chose the Chex.
Great minds think alike.
I believe that’s been said before. ;)
Good morning forum. Drugs helped last night so that’s a relief. Eggs &c for brekkie,’today with Australian bush herbs mix. No need to cook for the rest of the day as I have salad and flake, and Singapore noodles, and firecracker beef leftovers waiting for me in the fridge. Up to 110 mm of rain forecast here for tomorrow and Wednesday, another good reason to stay inside and read.
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. Drugs helped last night so that’s a relief. Eggs &c for brekkie,’today with Australian bush herbs mix. No need to cook for the rest of the day as I have salad and flake, and Singapore noodles, and firecracker beef leftovers waiting for me in the fridge. Up to 110 mm of rain forecast here for tomorrow and Wednesday, another good reason to stay inside and read.
Can you read the back of the packet and inform us what is in this Australian bush herbs mix?
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:The ingredients are on the front but I will inform you regardless.Good morning forum. Drugs helped last night so that’s a relief. Eggs &c for brekkie,’today with Australian bush herbs mix. No need to cook for the rest of the day as I have salad and flake, and Singapore noodles, and firecracker beef leftovers waiting for me in the fridge. Up to 110 mm of rain forecast here for tomorrow and Wednesday, another good reason to stay inside and read.Can you read the back of the packet and inform us what is in this Australian bush herbs mix?
Australian coriander, pumpkin, lemon myrtle, bush tomato, sea salt, onion, native thyme, aniseed myrtle, chives, chilli, garlic.
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:They also have bush pepper which I haven’t tried.OCDC said:The ingredients are on the front but I will inform you regardless.Good morning forum. Drugs helped last night so that’s a relief. Eggs &c for brekkie,’today with Australian bush herbs mix. No need to cook for the rest of the day as I have salad and flake, and Singapore noodles, and firecracker beef leftovers waiting for me in the fridge. Up to 110 mm of rain forecast here for tomorrow and Wednesday, another good reason to stay inside and read.Can you read the back of the packet and inform us what is in this Australian bush herbs mix?
Australian coriander, pumpkin, lemon myrtle, bush tomato, sea salt, onion, native thyme, aniseed myrtle, chives, chilli, garlic.
Australian black pepper, Australian coriander, lemon myrtle, pumpkin, bush tomato, sea salt, roasted wattle seed, onion, native pepperberry, native thyme, aniseed myrtle, chives, chilli, garlic.
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:OCDC said:The ingredients are on the front but I will inform you regardless.Good morning forum. Drugs helped last night so that’s a relief. Eggs &c for brekkie,’today with Australian bush herbs mix. No need to cook for the rest of the day as I have salad and flake, and Singapore noodles, and firecracker beef leftovers waiting for me in the fridge. Up to 110 mm of rain forecast here for tomorrow and Wednesday, another good reason to stay inside and read.Can you read the back of the packet and inform us what is in this Australian bush herbs mix?
Australian coriander, pumpkin, lemon myrtle, bush tomato, sea salt, onion, native thyme, aniseed myrtle, chives, chilli, garlic.
So the only only Australian ingredients are native thyme and bush tomato?
OCDC said:
OCDC said:roughbarked said:They also have bush pepper which I haven’t tried.Can you read the back of the packet and inform us what is in this Australian bush herbs mix?The ingredients are on the front but I will inform you regardless.
Australian coriander, pumpkin, lemon myrtle, bush tomato, sea salt, onion, native thyme, aniseed myrtle, chives, chilli, garlic.
Australian black pepper, Australian coriander, lemon myrtle, pumpkin, bush tomato, sea salt, roasted wattle seed, onion, native pepperberry, native thyme, aniseed myrtle, chives, chilli, garlic.
Black pepper isnt a native either. The use of Australian in this sense is, grown in Australia.
Mountain pepper Tasmanica lanceolata is native pepper.
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:
OCDC said:The ingredients are on the front but I will inform you regardless.They also have bush pepper which I haven’t tried.Australian coriander, pumpkin, lemon myrtle, bush tomato, sea salt, onion, native thyme, aniseed myrtle, chives, chilli, garlic.
Australian black pepper, Australian coriander, lemon myrtle, pumpkin, bush tomato, sea salt, roasted wattle seed, onion, native pepperberry, native thyme, aniseed myrtle, chives, chilli, garlic.
Black pepper isnt a native either. The use of Australian in this sense is, grown in Australia.
Mountain pepper Tasmanica lanceolata is native pepper.
Needs both male and female plants. But they are nice plants.
Without cablecar going overhead.
Just had a quick chat with New Lady Next Door. Her husband (we still haven’t met him, and it’s starting to look quite unlikely that we will) has now tested positive to COVID in hospital. As he is Quite Unwell anyway, this is not a Good Thing. NLND is quite stressed at the moment.
buffy said:
Just had a quick chat with New Lady Next Door. Her husband (we still haven’t met him, and it’s starting to look quite unlikely that we will) has now tested positive to COVID in hospital. As he is Quite Unwell anyway, this is not a Good Thing. NLND is quite stressed at the moment.
:(
So much covid going round.
I’m glad I did not bow to pressure and go socialising over Christbutt.
buffy said:
Just had a quick chat with New Lady Next Door. Her husband (we still haven’t met him, and it’s starting to look quite unlikely that we will) has now tested positive to COVID in hospital. As he is Quite Unwell anyway, this is not a Good Thing. NLND is quite stressed at the moment.This does not bode well.
OCDC said:
buffy said:Just had a quick chat with New Lady Next Door. Her husband (we still haven’t met him, and it’s starting to look quite unlikely that we will) has now tested positive to COVID in hospital. As he is Quite Unwell anyway, this is not a Good Thing. NLND is quite stressed at the moment.This does not bode well.
He is unable to eat/swallow and they are trying to find a non oral way to administer medication for his seizures (which pre-date them moving here, but were controlled). I don’t know his full diagnosis, but as we hear more it becomes more and more complicated.
buffy said:
Just had a quick chat with New Lady Next Door. Her husband (we still haven’t met him, and it’s starting to look quite unlikely that we will) has now tested positive to COVID in hospital. As he is Quite Unwell anyway, this is not a Good Thing. NLND is quite stressed at the moment.
:(
buffy said:
Just had a quick chat with New Lady Next Door. Her husband (we still haven’t met him, and it’s starting to look quite unlikely that we will) has now tested positive to COVID in hospital. As he is Quite Unwell anyway, this is not a Good Thing. NLND is quite stressed at the moment.
Oh dear.
OCDC said:
buffy said:Just had a quick chat with New Lady Next Door. Her husband (we still haven’t met him, and it’s starting to look quite unlikely that we will) has now tested positive to COVID in hospital. As he is Quite Unwell anyway, this is not a Good Thing. NLND is quite stressed at the moment.This does not bode well.
No. It doesn’t. :(
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:
They also have bush pepper which I haven’t tried.Australian black pepper, Australian coriander, lemon myrtle, pumpkin, bush tomato, sea salt, roasted wattle seed, onion, native pepperberry, native thyme, aniseed myrtle, chives, chilli, garlic.
Black pepper isnt a native either. The use of Australian in this sense is, grown in Australia.
Mountain pepper Tasmanica lanceolata is native pepper.
Needs both male and female plants. But they are nice plants.
Only if you want the pepperberries. The leaves can also be used.
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:Black pepper isnt a native either. The use of Australian in this sense is, grown in Australia.
Mountain pepper Tasmanica lanceolata is native pepper.
Needs both male and female plants. But they are nice plants.
Only if you want the pepperberries. The leaves can also be used.
true.
Do I want sausages and chips for lunch? Tap twice for yes, once for no.
Bubblecar said:
Do I want sausages and chips for lunch? Tap twice for yes, once for no.
tap tap.
Bubblecar said:
Do I want sausages and chips for lunch? Tap twice for yes, once for no.
That will mean running the oven on a day that’s heading for 28.
So I’m saying: tap.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Do I want sausages and chips for lunch? Tap twice for yes, once for no.
tap tap.
Would be nice but he’s right about running the oven.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Do I want sausages and chips for lunch? Tap twice for yes, once for no.
That will mean running the oven on a day that’s heading for 28.
So I’m saying: tap.
i made double sausages and mash last night. I’ll be reheating that sometime today.
I usually don’t publish other people’s photos. Most all I post are mine.
However, I thought this one may be of interest to Bubbblecar.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Do I want sausages and chips for lunch? Tap twice for yes, once for no.
That will mean running the oven on a day that’s heading for 28.
So I’m saying: tap.
Good decision.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Do I want sausages and chips for lunch? Tap twice for yes, once for no.
tap tap.
Would be nice but he’s right about running the oven.
He’s always right. You don’t have to listen to him. :)
roughbarked said:
I usually don’t publish other people’s photos. Most all I post are mine.
However, I thought this one may be of interest to Bubbblecar.
Ta, looks like Pere Marquette 1225.
>Pere Marquette 1225 is a 2-8-4 (Berkshire) steam locomotive built for Pere Marquette Railway (PM) by Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio. 1225 is one of two surviving Pere Marquette 2-8-4 locomotives.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Do I want sausages and chips for lunch? Tap twice for yes, once for no.
That will mean running the oven on a day that’s heading for 28.
So I’m saying: tap.
i made double sausages and mash last night. I’ll be reheating that sometime today.
You could reheat it in the microwave if you had one.
I think I’ll cut up a couple sausages with a pair of scissors and nuke them with some veg.
I think I found a pic of Michael V’s ORB
she’s going to spend more time locked up than murdering insurrectionists get.
roughbarked said:
I usually don’t publish other people’s photos. Most all I post are mine.
However, I thought this one may be of interest to Bubbblecar.
That is a fabulous photo. Who took it?
Kingy said:
I think I found a pic of Michael V’s ORB
Love it.
sarahs mum said:
she’s going to spend more time locked up than murdering insurrectionists get.
What a nasty person.
Kingy said:
I think I found a pic of Michael V’s ORB
LOLOLOL
Well done!
It sure looks like the ORB, except mine doesn’t have the writing. It has overflowed (362 mm) in one 24 hour period, 22/10/22.
sarahs mum said:
she’s going to spend more time locked up than murdering insurrectionists get.
kicking him with boots.
holding his head under water.
cutting off oxygen.
they dropped the starvation charges.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
I usually don’t publish other people’s photos. Most all I post are mine.
However, I thought this one may be of interest to Bubbblecar.
That is a fabulous photo. Who took it?
Lorell..
Her Flickr.
We are both members of this very tiny site.
Michael V said:
Kingy said:
I think I found a pic of Michael V’s ORB
LOLOLOL
Well done!
It sure looks like the ORB, except mine doesn’t have the writing. It has overflowed (362 mm) in one 24 hour period, 22/10/22.
My best 24 hr period from memory is 279.4 The wheelbarow was overflowing for quite a while.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Kingy said:
I think I found a pic of Michael V’s ORB
LOLOLOL
Well done!
It sure looks like the ORB, except mine doesn’t have the writing. It has overflowed (362 mm) in one 24 hour period, 22/10/22.
My best 24 hr period from memory is 279.4 The wheelbarow was overflowing for quite a while.
We got 16” that week.
Bubblecar said:
Do I want sausages and chips for lunch? Tap twice for yes, once for no.I had leftover Singapore noodles (without staining my top this time) and a mango and cream lindt ball for a treat, so no space for rum balls today unless they are my dinner, however I plan to have flake, tartare and salad for dinner.
Back to my wrist scald. It was quite angry and red and the bead type coldpacks just weren’t good enough for very long so I dunked my arm in the cold washing up water and swished it around a lot. After a while I thought this isn’t doing much other than feel cold while the arm was in the water. So I took the proper advice and put it under running tap water. The water felt warm on the burn but cooler on other nearby skin so I left it under the water until it started to feel cool rather than warm and now my wrist feels a lot better.
roughbarked said:
Back to my wrist scald. It was quite angry and red and the bead type coldpacks just weren’t good enough for very long so I dunked my arm in the cold washing up water and swished it around a lot. After a while I thought this isn’t doing much other than feel cold while the arm was in the water. So I took the proper advice and put it under running tap water. The water felt warm on the burn but cooler on other nearby skin so I left it under the water until it started to feel cool rather than warm and now my wrist feels a lot better.Good. Burns are not fun. You can keep cooling it at intervals. Don’t burst any blisters or apply any potions. Non-adherent dressings if required.
Car, I think you’d like an airfryer, and they’re much better in summer than big ovens. Mine is an el cheapo from Kmart and I love it. I really only use the oven for casseroles now. But at first I was not convinced. In fact I had previously one and never used it so donated it to my aunt when hers died. But now I’m a convert.
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:Back to my wrist scald. It was quite angry and red and the bead type coldpacks just weren’t good enough for very long so I dunked my arm in the cold washing up water and swished it around a lot. After a while I thought this isn’t doing much other than feel cold while the arm was in the water. So I took the proper advice and put it under running tap water. The water felt warm on the burn but cooler on other nearby skin so I left it under the water until it started to feel cool rather than warm and now my wrist feels a lot better.Good. Burns are not fun. You can keep cooling it at intervals. Don’t burst any blisters or apply any potions. Non-adherent dressings if required.
ta. :)
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Do I want sausages and chips for lunch? Tap twice for yes, once for no.I had leftover Singapore noodles (without staining my top this time) and a mango and cream lindt ball for a treat, so no space for rum balls today unless they are my dinner, however I plan to have flake, tartare and salad for dinner.
I’ll have the remaining pork steak for dinner with another fine vegetable mix.
OCDC said:
Car, I think you’d like an airfryer, and they’re much better in summer than big ovens. Mine is an el cheapo from Kmart and I love it. I really only use the oven for casseroles now. But at first I was not convinced. In fact I had previously one and never used it so donated it to my aunt when hers died. But now I’m a convert.
Sibeen was full of praise for them too. I’ll get one eventually.
OCDC said:
Car, I think you’d like an airfryer, and they’re much better in summer than big ovens. Mine is an el cheapo from Kmart and I love it. I really only use the oven for casseroles now. But at first I was not convinced. In fact I had previously one and never used it so donated it to my aunt when hers died. But now I’m a convert.
My problem is not enough bench space. I’d better get my carpentry tools out and put something where the combustion stove used to be.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
I usually don’t publish other people’s photos. Most all I post are mine.
However, I thought this one may be of interest to Bubbblecar.
That is a fabulous photo. Who took it?
Lorell..
Her Flickr.
We are both members of this very tiny site.
Ta.
I have this one. It’s large enough for my rather large appetite. It does great skin-on chicken portions. It would fit a whole bird.
https://www.kmart.com.au/product/53l-air-fryer-43128891/
I use it for things I’d normally pan-fry as well because it’s easier to clean a silicone liner than a frypan plus splattered grease everywhere, so sausages, steak rolls, meat and fish patties &c.
OCDC said:
I use it for things I’d normally pan-fry as well because it’s easier to clean a silicone liner than a frypan plus splattered grease everywhere, so sausages, steak rolls, meat and fish patties &c.
Goodo.
Bubblecar said:
This Sunbeam Digital Airfryer Copper Dura Ceramic is only $88
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Do I want sausages and chips for lunch? Tap twice for yes, once for no.I had leftover Singapore noodles (without staining my top this time) and a mango and cream lindt ball for a treat, so no space for rum balls today unless they are my dinner, however I plan to have flake, tartare and salad for dinner.
ooh, rumballs. See, once again they didn’t cross my mind until they were mentioned. The dark chocolate cherry ripe slice, on the other hand, is in the fridge and I alread et some “edge bits”.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
I usually don’t publish other people’s photos. Most all I post are mine.
However, I thought this one may be of interest to Bubbblecar.
That is a fabulous photo. Who took it?
Lorell..
Her Flickr.
We are both members of this very tiny site.
She certainly knows how to take great photos.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:That is a fabulous photo. Who took it?
Lorell..
Her Flickr.
We are both members of this very tiny site.She certainly knows how to take great photos.
She does.
Damn the parents who corrupt their child with dishonest eating.
Haven’t eaten a cornflake for many years. Suppose I ought to buy a packet for old time’s sake.
Bubblecar said:
Damn the parents who corrupt their child with dishonest eating.
Before fluoride, the sugar you put on top made a mess of your teeth.
PermeateFree said:
Bubblecar said:
Damn the parents who corrupt their child with dishonest eating.
Before fluoride, the sugar you put on top made a mess of your teeth.
Even with fluoride, it’s not a good idea. We always sugared our cereal in my childhood but luckily we grew another set of teeth.
Mind you many of those cereals have high sugar as they come.
“Eat it like candy”, ‘cos that’s what it is.
It’s a bit late to be talking about Christmas but here are the Two Ronnies talking about it.
Christmas Special 1987 Full
Bubblecar said:
PermeateFree said:
Bubblecar said:
Damn the parents who corrupt their child with dishonest eating.
Before fluoride, the sugar you put on top made a mess of your teeth.
Even with fluoride, it’s not a good idea. We always sugared our cereal in my childhood but luckily we grew another set of teeth.
Mind you many of those cereals have high sugar as they come.
Yeah, even things like Weet-Bix. I bought a pack of them a while ago because the shop had sold out of the usual specialty cereal I buy. They made a mess of my morning blood sugar levels.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
PermeateFree said:Before fluoride, the sugar you put on top made a mess of your teeth.
Even with fluoride, it’s not a good idea. We always sugared our cereal in my childhood but luckily we grew another set of teeth.
Mind you many of those cereals have high sugar as they come.
Yeah, even things like Weet-Bix. I bought a pack of them a while ago because the shop had sold out of the usual specialty cereal I buy. They made a mess of my morning blood sugar levels.
It was introduced in the United States, in 1952, as “Sugar Frosted Flakes”. The word “sugar” was dropped from the name in 1983. Frosted Flakes … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frosted_Flakes
and the lists go on.
Bubblecar said:
Haven’t eaten a cornflake for many years. Suppose I ought to buy a packet for old time’s sake.
Get the variety pack – that way if the cornflakes don’t live up to your memory, you can go straight to the Coco Pops.
Neophyte said:
Bubblecar said:
Haven’t eaten a cornflake for many years. Suppose I ought to buy a packet for old time’s sake.
Get the variety pack – that way if the cornflakes don’t live up to your memory, you can go straight to the Coco Pops.
The fights those Variety packs provoked. Blood on the breakfast table.
Bubblecar said:
Neophyte said:
Bubblecar said:
Haven’t eaten a cornflake for many years. Suppose I ought to buy a packet for old time’s sake.
Get the variety pack – that way if the cornflakes don’t live up to your memory, you can go straight to the Coco Pops.
The fights those Variety packs provoked. Blood on the breakfast table.
The calm before the storm.
Bubblecar said:
Haven’t eaten a cornflake for many years. Suppose I ought to buy a packet for old time’s sake.
“Grace” brand cornflakes taste much better.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Haven’t eaten a cornflake for many years. Suppose I ought to buy a packet for old time’s sake.
“Grace” brand cornflakes taste much better.
Always hated cornflakes my pregerence was weeties.
Bubblecar said:
Haven’t eaten a cornflake for many years. Suppose I ought to buy a packet for old time’s sake.
I et cornflakes and milk for lunch. I couldn’t be bothered thinking what to eat. I always have some in the pantry for making Afghan Biscuits.
Neophyte said:
Bubblecar said:
Haven’t eaten a cornflake for many years. Suppose I ought to buy a packet for old time’s sake.
Get the variety pack – that way if the cornflakes don’t live up to your memory, you can go straight to the Coco Pops.
Which are still good. I buy them once or twice a year.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Haven’t eaten a cornflake for many years. Suppose I ought to buy a packet for old time’s sake.
“Grace” brand cornflakes taste much better.
Don’t seem to be available from Coles.
I’ll look in my IGA when I’m in there.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
PermeateFree said:Before fluoride, the sugar you put on top made a mess of your teeth.
Even with fluoride, it’s not a good idea. We always sugared our cereal in my childhood but luckily we grew another set of teeth.
Mind you many of those cereals have high sugar as they come.
Yeah, even things like Weet-Bix. I bought a pack of them a while ago because the shop had sold out of the usual specialty cereal I buy. They made a mess of my morning blood sugar levels.
I thought weetbix were amongst the lowest sugar of the cereals. I know cornflakes are somewhat salty.
Dinner tonight will be the remaining pork steak, cooked in the deep frying pan along with onion, garlic, tomatoes, zucchini, capsicum, broccolini, a bit of chilli, olive oil, various seasonings and a load of fresh parsley mixed in at the end.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Haven’t eaten a cornflake for many years. Suppose I ought to buy a packet for old time’s sake.
“Grace” brand cornflakes taste much better.
Don’t seem to be available from Coles.
I’ll look in my IGA when I’m in there.
I haven’t seen them in Australia. I ate them in Jamaica. They are yellow and taste like corn.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:“Grace” brand cornflakes taste much better.
Don’t seem to be available from Coles.
I’ll look in my IGA when I’m in there.
I haven’t seen them in Australia. I ate them in Jamaica. They are yellow and taste like corn.
:)
Ah well, I’ll have to settle for Kellogs.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:These to me say childhood holidays. Due to budgetary constraints, we only ever holidayed in Victoria (in fact travelling to my med skool interview in Adelaide was my first flight, and the furthest I’d ever been from Victoria), but we always had these when away.Neophyte said:The calm before the storm.Get the variety pack – that way if the cornflakes don’t live up to your memory, you can go straight to the Coco Pops.The fights those Variety packs provoked. Blood on the breakfast table.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Bubblecar said:These to me say childhood holidays. Due to budgetary constraints, we only ever holidayed in Victoria (in fact travelling to my med skool interview in Adelaide was my first flight, and the furthest I’d ever been from Victoria), but we always had these when away.The fights those Variety packs provoked. Blood on the breakfast table.The calm before the storm.
The variety packs were a holiday thing in my infancy too.
buffy said:
party_pants said:They are, but still have some added salt and sugar. They make one aimed at virtuous parents of kids without either, but it’s of course more expensive.Bubblecar said:I thought weetbix were amongst the lowest sugar of the cereals. I know cornflakes are somewhat salty.Even with fluoride, it’s not a good idea. We always sugared our cereal in my childhood but luckily we grew another set of teeth.Yeah, even things like Weet-Bix. I bought a pack of them a while ago because the shop had sold out of the usual specialty cereal I buy. They made a mess of my morning blood sugar levels.Mind you many of those cereals have high sugar as they come.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:Mum lets herself have a packet of choccy cereal during the hols still, and I got her a box of honey flavoured tiny teddy cereal for Christmas (against other stuff).Bubblecar said:The variety packs were a holiday thing in my infancy too.The calm before the storm.These to me say childhood holidays. Due to budgetary constraints, we only ever holidayed in Victoria (in fact travelling to my med skool interview in Adelaide was my first flight, and the furthest I’d ever been from Victoria), but we always had these when away.
Bubblecar said:
Dinner tonight will be the remaining pork steak, cooked in the deep frying pan along with onion, garlic, tomatoes, zucchini, capsicum, broccolini, a bit of chilli, olive oil, various seasonings and a load of fresh parsley mixed in at the end.I had part of my dinner for afternoon tea because I was hungry. Hopefully I’ll manage without eating another full dinner.
OCDC said:
buffy said:party_pants said:They are, but still have some added salt and sugar. They make one aimed at virtuous parents of kids without either, but it’s of course more expensive.Yeah, even things like Weet-Bix. I bought a pack of them a while ago because the shop had sold out of the usual specialty cereal I buy. They made a mess of my morning blood sugar levels.I thought weetbix were amongst the lowest sugar of the cereals. I know cornflakes are somewhat salty.
Can remember from my childhood, soggy Weetbix with a thick greyish fur of sugar sprinkled on top.
Although in England they were Weetabix. My Dad still called them Weetabix after we’d been in Oz for decades.
Bubblecar said:
Dinner tonight will be the remaining pork steak, cooked in the deep frying pan along with onion, garlic, tomatoes, zucchini, capsicum, broccolini, a bit of chilli, olive oil, various seasonings and a load of fresh parsley mixed in at the end.
I am going to make spaghetti carbonara tonight. With extras – mushroom and little bits of sundried tomato.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Dinner tonight will be the remaining pork steak, cooked in the deep frying pan along with onion, garlic, tomatoes, zucchini, capsicum, broccolini, a bit of chilli, olive oil, various seasonings and a load of fresh parsley mixed in at the end.
I am going to make spaghetti carbonara tonight. With extras – mushroom and little bits of sundried tomato.
That’ll be tasty.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
buffy said:I thought weetbix were amongst the lowest sugar of the cereals. I know cornflakes are somewhat salty.They are, but still have some added salt and sugar. They make one aimed at virtuous parents of kids without either, but it’s of course more expensive.
Can remember from my childhood, soggy Weetbix with a thick greyish fur of sugar sprinkled on top.
Although in England they were Weetabix. My Dad still called them Weetabix after we’d been in Oz for decades.
In Winter I don’t mind Weetbix and milk, with a little bit of sugar, microwaved and the “porridged”. In Summer I eat them buttered. I generally eat two for breakfast and when I was working it was a quick and easy breakfast so I could get out the door before 7.30am.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:Weetabix seem to be lozenge-shaped.buffy said:Can remember from my childhood, soggy Weetbix with a thick greyish fur of sugar sprinkled on top.I thought weetbix were amongst the lowest sugar of the cereals. I know cornflakes are somewhat salty.They are, but still have some added salt and sugar. They make one aimed at virtuous parents of kids without either, but it’s of course more expensive.
Although in England they were Weetabix. My Dad still called them Weetabix after we’d been in Oz for decades.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Dinner tonight will be the remaining pork steak, cooked in the deep frying pan along with onion, garlic, tomatoes, zucchini, capsicum, broccolini, a bit of chilli, olive oil, various seasonings and a load of fresh parsley mixed in at the end.I had part of my dinner for afternoon tea because I was hungry. Hopefully I’ll manage without eating another full dinner.
Feel free to ignore this personal question but does your ‘substantial’ keto diet affect the size and frequency of your bowel motions?
I used to eat a lot of Weet-Bix when I was doing nights. Generally they were seven consecutive nights of twelve hour shifts so not much time to prepare food if one wanted to sleep or ablute. Often had them both before and after work.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:OCDC said:Weetabix seem to be lozenge-shaped.They are, but still have some added salt and sugar. They make one aimed at virtuous parents of kids without either, but it’s of course more expensive.Can remember from my childhood, soggy Weetbix with a thick greyish fur of sugar sprinkled on top.
Although in England they were Weetabix. My Dad still called them Weetabix after we’d been in Oz for decades.
They have more rounded corners but are otherwise much the same critter.
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:I’ve had IBS for 31 years now so my bowels have never been regular. Keto itself didn’t really make much of a difference. MCT oil was bad in a bowel prep type of way. I’ve tried low-FODMAP twice now; no difference. Adding psyllium however has been a game-changer and I don’t plan to stop it any time soon.Bubblecar said:Feel free to ignore this personal question but does your ‘substantial’ keto diet affect the size and frequency of your bowel motions?Dinner tonight will be the remaining pork steak, cooked in the deep frying pan along with onion, garlic, tomatoes, zucchini, capsicum, broccolini, a bit of chilli, olive oil, various seasonings and a load of fresh parsley mixed in at the end.I had part of my dinner for afternoon tea because I was hungry. Hopefully I’ll manage without eating another full dinner.
OCDC said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Specifically IBS-D.OCDC said:I’ve had IBS for 31 years now so my bowels have never been regular. Keto itself didn’t really make much of a difference. MCT oil was bad in a bowel prep type of way. I’ve tried low-FODMAP twice now; no difference. Adding psyllium however has been a game-changer and I don’t plan to stop it any time soon.I had part of my dinner for afternoon tea because I was hungry. Hopefully I’ll manage without eating another full dinner.Feel free to ignore this personal question but does your ‘substantial’ keto diet affect the size and frequency of your bowel motions?
OCDC said:
Witty Rejoinder said:OCDC said:I’ve had IBS for 31 years now so my bowels have never been regular. Keto itself didn’t really make much of a difference. MCT oil was bad in a bowel prep type of way. I’ve tried low-FODMAP twice now; no difference. Adding psyllium however has been a game-changer and I don’t plan to stop it any time soon.I had part of my dinner for afternoon tea because I was hungry. Hopefully I’ll manage without eating another full dinner.Feel free to ignore this personal question but does your ‘substantial’ keto diet affect the size and frequency of your bowel motions?
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:Talking about my maladies always makes me merry; I hope it has the same effect on you.Witty Rejoinder said:Ta.Feel free to ignore this personal question but does your ‘substantial’ keto diet affect the size and frequency of your bowel motions?I’ve had IBS for 31 years now so my bowels have never been regular. Keto itself didn’t really make much of a difference. MCT oil was bad in a bowel prep type of way. I’ve tried low-FODMAP twice now; no difference. Adding psyllium however has been a game-changer and I don’t plan to stop it any time soon.
Friend / acquaintances who’ve tried shakes eg optifast have reported severe squits, presumably at least in part from the lack of fibre.
OCDC said:
Witty Rejoinder said:OCDC said:Talking about my maladies always makes me merry; I hope it has the same effect on you.I’ve had IBS for 31 years now so my bowels have never been regular. Keto itself didn’t really make much of a difference. MCT oil was bad in a bowel prep type of way. I’ve tried low-FODMAP twice now; no difference. Adding psyllium however has been a game-changer and I don’t plan to stop it any time soon.Ta.
Heh :)
I went on a bout of Metamucil for blood in my stools, seemed to work.
Probably a good idea for me to keep some in store when the movements become reluctant.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:OCDC said:Weetabix seem to be lozenge-shaped.They are, but still have some added salt and sugar. They make one aimed at virtuous parents of kids without either, but it’s of course more expensive.Can remember from my childhood, soggy Weetbix with a thick greyish fur of sugar sprinkled on top.
Although in England they were Weetabix. My Dad still called them Weetabix after we’d been in Oz for decades.
Different maker.
I average eight serves of fungi / veg a day, so I still get plenty of fibre.
OCDC said:
I average eight serves of fungi / veg a day, so I still get plenty of fibre.
Is fungi fibre?
I usually assume I know everything but I’m pretty sure I’ve never heard of Ekurhuleni, a city of 3 million people in South Africa.
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Can remember from my childhood, soggy Weetbix with a thick greyish fur of sugar sprinkled on top.Weetabix seem to be lozenge-shaped.Although in England they were Weetabix. My Dad still called them Weetabix after we’d been in Oz for decades.
Different maker.
Not originally:
Both brands were developed by Australian Bennison Osborne in the mid-1920s, with the UK version launched shortly after the original Australian breakfast cereal.
https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/consumer/2018/09/26/weet-bix-weetabix-cereal-trademark
dv said:
I usually assume I know everything but I’m pretty sure I’ve never heard of Ekurhuleni, a city of 3 million people in South Africa.
+1
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:Part of it is. 3g/100g. I have 125g/day.I average eight serves of fungi / veg a day, so I still get plenty of fibre.Is fungi fibre?
dv said:
I usually assume I know everything but I’m pretty sure I’ve never heard of Ekurhuleni, a city of 3 million people in South Africa.
You can add me to the list of those who didn’t know this.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:
Weetabix seem to be lozenge-shaped.
Different maker.
Not originally:
Both brands were developed by Australian Bennison Osborne in the mid-1920s, with the UK version launched shortly after the original Australian breakfast cereal.
https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/consumer/2018/09/26/weet-bix-weetabix-cereal-trademark
Well there you go.
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:OCDC said:Part of it is. 3g/100g. I have 125g/day.I average eight serves of fungi / veg a day, so I still get plenty of fibre.Is fungi fibre?
I have never weighed my food.
Maybe I should.
OCDC said:
Witty Rejoinder said:OCDC said:Talking about my maladies always makes me merry; I hope it has the same effect on you.I’ve had IBS for 31 years now so my bowels have never been regular. Keto itself didn’t really make much of a difference. MCT oil was bad in a bowel prep type of way. I’ve tried low-FODMAP twice now; no difference. Adding psyllium however has been a game-changer and I don’t plan to stop it any time soon.Ta.
Talking about my madnesses also helps.
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:I only do it to keep my carbs on track. It most definitely doesn’t happen during benders.roughbarked said:I have never weighed my food.Is fungi fibre?Part of it is. 3g/100g. I have 125g/day.
Maybe I should.
dv said:
I usually assume I know everything but I’m pretty sure I’ve never heard of Ekurhuleni, a city of 3 million people in South Africa.
Also.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
I usually assume I know everything but I’m pretty sure I’ve never heard of Ekurhuleni, a city of 3 million people in South Africa.
You can add me to the list of those who didn’t know this.
https://www.ekurhuleni.gov.za/
Plenty of diverse veg in my diet most days and usually some citrus (had a giant navel orange today).
I’m also known to eat whole sliced lemons occasionally, including peel.
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:OCDC said:I only do it to keep my carbs on track. It most definitely doesn’t happen during benders.Part of it is. 3g/100g. I have 125g/day.I have never weighed my food.
Maybe I should.
Do you also know the amount of fibre in lentils?
Bubblecar said:
Plenty of diverse veg in my diet most days and usually some citrus (had a giant navel orange today).I’m also known to eat whole sliced lemons occasionally, including peel.
That latter is the distinction of a cast iron stomach.
I can hear the thunder coming. I won’t go and turn on the veggie sprinklers. But I will go out and turn off the little low use ones I’ve had on all day for the birds.
https://www.farmonlineweather.com.au/radar/vic
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:No, because they are too high in carbs to be a main source of protein for me. I like them, but I like meat and fish more. I can look them up if you want.roughbarked said:Do you also know the amount of fibre in lentils?I have never weighed my food.I only do it to keep my carbs on track. It most definitely doesn’t happen during benders.
Maybe I should.
Bubblecar said:
Plenty of diverse veg in my diet most days and usually some citrus (had a giant navel orange today).Eating lemon sans peel is good.I’m also known to eat whole sliced lemons occasionally, including peel.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Plenty of diverse veg in my diet most days and usually some citrus (had a giant navel orange today).Eating lemon sans peel is good.I’m also known to eat whole sliced lemons occasionally, including peel.
Agree.
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:OCDC said:No, because they are too high in carbs to be a main source of protein for me. I like them, but I like meat and fish more. I can look them up if you want.I only do it to keep my carbs on track. It most definitely doesn’t happen during benders.Do you also know the amount of fibre in lentils?
Though different types of lentils may vary slightly in their nutrient content, 1 cup (198 grams) of cooked lentils generally provides the following (4Trusted Source):
Calories: 230 Carbs: 39.9 grams Protein: 17.9 grams Fat: 0.8 grams Fiber: 15.6 grams Thiamine: 28% of the DV Niacin: 13% of the DV Vitamin B6: 21% of the DV Folate: 90% of the DV Pantothenic acid: 25% of the DV Iron: 37% of the DV Magnesium: 17% of the DV Phosphorus: 28% of the DV Potassium: 16% of the DV Zinc: 23% of the DV Copper: 55% of the DV Manganese: 43% of the DVroughbarked said:
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Plenty of diverse veg in my diet most days and usually some citrus (had a giant navel orange today).Eating lemon sans peel is good.I’m also known to eat whole sliced lemons occasionally, including peel.
Agree.
Plenty of websites out there touting the health benefits of lemon peel.
I imagine at the worst, it can’t do you any harm.
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:As indicated by the word “fiber”, that would be total carbs. Aussie carb counts use “fibre” and are net carbs, or total carbs minus fibre. Net carbs are what matter as fibre doesn’t have a glycæmic response.roughbarked said:Though different types of lentils may vary slightly in their nutrient content, 1 cup (198 grams) of cooked lentils generally provides the following (4Trusted Source): Calories: 230 Carbs: 39.9 grams Protein: 17.9 grams Fat: 0.8 grams Fiber: 15.6 grams Thiamine: 28% of the DV Niacin: 13% of the DV Vitamin B6: 21% of the DV Folate: 90% of the DV Pantothenic acid: 25% of the DV Iron: 37% of the DV Magnesium: 17% of the DV Phosphorus: 28% of the DV Potassium: 16% of the DV Zinc: 23% of the DV Copper: 55% of the DV Manganese: 43% of the DVDo you also know the amount of fibre in lentils?No, because they are too high in carbs to be a main source of protein for me. I like them, but I like meat and fish more. I can look them up if you want.
My target for net carbs is 30g/day.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:I’m sure it wouldn’t, it’s just not pleasant like the rest of the fruit.OCDC said:Plenty of websites out there touting the health benefits of lemon peel.Eating lemon sans peel is good.Agree.
I imagine at the worst, it can’t do you any harm.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:roughbarked said:I’m sure it wouldn’t, it’s just not pleasant like the rest of the fruit.Agree.Plenty of websites out there touting the health benefits of lemon peel.
I imagine at the worst, it can’t do you any harm.
I find it adds a nice bit of chew :)
Anyway I might as well get dinner preparations underway.
Tonight I’ll be reading some more Mrs Oliphant in the living room before watching another episode of Maigret on the big screen in there.
ABC have got a drama thing on at 7.30 that we will give a go.
Darby And Joan
Saturday, 6 Jan
Series 1 | Episode 1
7:32 PM – 8:18 PM
pg CC Audio Described (AD) Repeated on Saturday 13 Jan at 1:30 PM, ABC TV
A shock collision forces Jack and Joan to travel together as her search for answers brings them to a beachside paradise. But all is not as it seems when they realise an accidental drowning was, in fact, murder.
Wikipedia says:
Darby and Joan is an Australian murder mystery, crime comedy-drama television series starring Bryan Brown and Greta Scacchi. The series was announced in 2021 and began streaming on Acorn TV from 8 August 2022. The eight part series was created by Glenys Rowe and Phillip Gwynne and filmed in Queensland across the Gold Coast, Scenic Rim, Redland City, North Stradbroke Island, Mount Isa and Cairns.
Synopsis: A retired Australian detective and an English nurse work together to solve the mystery of her husband’s recent death.
I suppose Joan is the nurse.
I pulled some beef mince out of the freezer and put it in the fridge…give the firecracker beef a go tomorrow.
Bubblecar said:
Plenty of diverse veg in my diet most days and usually some citrus (had a giant navel orange today).I’m also known to eat whole sliced lemons occasionally, including peel.
Made more palatable after the cocktail.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:
Eating lemon sans peel is good.
Agree.
Plenty of websites out there touting the health benefits of lemon peel.
I imagine at the worst, it can’t do you any harm.
Lots of people grate some into the dishes thay are cooking.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Plenty of websites out there touting the health benefits of lemon peel.I’m sure it wouldn’t, it’s just not pleasant like the rest of the fruit.I imagine at the worst, it can’t do you any harm.
I find it adds a nice bit of chew :)
That it would do. I’m not afraid of eating some of the peel of any citrus, just not the whole peel.
buffy said:
I pulled some beef mince out of the freezer and put it in the fridge…give the firecracker beef a go tomorrow.
I pulled some kangaroo mince out of the freezer this morning, to give firecracker kangaroo a go tonight.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
I pulled some beef mince out of the freezer and put it in the fridge…give the firecracker beef a go tomorrow.
I pulled some kangaroo mince out of the freezer this morning, to give firecracker kangaroo a go tonight.
I don’t like kangaroo mince much, but I think it could work for that. I like kangaroo steak.
Leftover haggis, broccoli
dv said:
Leftover haggis, broccoli
Should we be calling you McDV now?
soak the dates in rum to change the recipe.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:
I pulled some beef mince out of the freezer and put it in the fridge…give the firecracker beef a go tomorrow.
I pulled some kangaroo mince out of the freezer this morning, to give firecracker kangaroo a go tonight.
I don’t like kangaroo mince much, but I think it could work for that. I like kangaroo steak.
We also use kangaroo mince for spag bol and Mrs V’s feta-filled meatballs. I have used it in Asian dumplings.
In any case, we don’t have any other minced meat on hand.
Michael V said:
buffy said:I am considering going to Yarrawonga Tuesday week to get a birthday feast of dumplings and other goodies, and to visit a second hand bookshop. The Asian restaurant I will visit is run by the same people who make the best dumplings in Traralgon.Michael V said:We also use kangaroo mince for spag bol and Mrs V’s feta-filled meatballs. I have used it in Asian dumplings.I pulled some kangaroo mince out of the freezer this morning, to give firecracker kangaroo a go tonight.I don’t like kangaroo mince much, but I think it could work for that. I like kangaroo steak.
In any case, I we don’t have any other minced meat on hand.
roughbarked said:
Storms, flash flooding likely in Victoria from Sunday with up to 200mm of rain possible in state’s north
Rain has started here. It’s steady and the indicator puddles have formed on the road out the front.
Neophyte said:
dv said:
Leftover haggis, broccoli
Should we be calling you McDV now?
Daryn MacDaryn Face.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:buffy said:I am considering going to Yarrawonga Tuesday week to get a birthday feast of dumplings and other goodies, and to visit a second hand bookshop. The Asian restaurant I will visit is run by the same people who make the best dumplings in Traralgon.I don’t like kangaroo mince much, but I think it could work for that. I like kangaroo steak.We also use kangaroo mince for spag bol and Mrs V’s feta-filled meatballs. I have used it in Asian dumplings.
In any case, I we don’t have any other minced meat on hand.
Is the dumpling market terribly fiercely contested in Traralgon?
Finally saw Passengers.
It was okay.
One thing that kind of bugged me was that there is ordinary rotational pseudogravity, but there is also some kind of science-fantasy artificial gravity that can switch off because of an equipment failure. Pick a lane, movie.
rains cats and dogs
Neophyte said:
dv said:
Leftover haggis, broccoli
Should we be calling you McDV now?
Well that’s the last of it and although it was fine I wouldn’t say it was so amazing that I’ll make a habit of it, giving that my nearest supplier is up in Currambine.
dv said:
Neophyte said:
dv said:
Leftover haggis, broccoli
Should we be calling you McDV now?
Well that’s the last of it and although it was fine I wouldn’t say it was so amazing that I’ll make a habit of it, giving that my nearest supplier is up in Currambine.
I once hunted all over Sydney for haggis with a lady friend who hailed from Edinburgh.
At the time, the best we came up with was tinned haggis from some place in Parramatta, which she declined.
transition said:
rains cats and dogs
very steady heavy
transition said:
transition said:
rains cats and dogs
very steady heavy
23mm that shower
transition said:
transition said:
transition said:
rains cats and dogs
very steady heavy
23mm that shower
Morning pilgrims.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
Something is awry in the Pearl…
transition said:
transition said:
transition said:very steady heavy
23mm that shower
Certainly looks damp.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
transition said:23mm that shower
Certainly looks damp.
I’d like a little damp. Seems they have revised my expected two inches over the net couple of days into one inch.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
Certainly looks damp.
I’d like a little damp. Seems they have revised my expected two inches over the net couple of days into one inch.
A little tomorrow and a lot more on Monday, they’re offering me.
Still overly warm at the moment. I’m getting back to the living room, Mrs Oliphant and the fan.
I have to say Sir Kier Stammer is a breath of fresh air after that left wing socialist communist who wore the same unwashed jumper for 5 years.
You could make soup out of it..
that is what I like about this forum, all the aussies with still a soft spot for home. brings a tear to the eye. Love all the British politic, brexit and of course the monarchy.
ChrispenEvan said:
that is what I like about this forum, all the aussies with still a soft spot for home. brings a tear to the eye. Love all the British politic, brexit and of course the monarchy.
We discuss the Yanks more than the Poms.
Witty Rejoinder said:
ChrispenEvan said:
that is what I like about this forum, all the aussies with still a soft spot for home. brings a tear to the eye. Love all the British politic, brexit and of course the monarchy.
We discuss the Yanks more than the Poms.
i’m not a yank though.
ChrispenEvan said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
ChrispenEvan said:
that is what I like about this forum, all the aussies with still a soft spot for home. brings a tear to the eye. Love all the British politic, brexit and of course the monarchy.
We discuss the Yanks more than the Poms.
i’m not a yank though.
My point is that discussion about the UK on the forum is not a reflection of any affection for old Blighty and rather an artifact of the news and events that we identify with because we share a common language and similar political and legal system.
Witty Rejoinder said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Witty Rejoinder said:We discuss the Yanks more than the Poms.
i’m not a yank though.
My point is that discussion about the UK on the forum is not a reflection of any affection for old Blighty and rather an artifact of the news and events that we identify with because we share a common language and similar political and legal system.
of course, that must be the reason.
ChrispenEvan said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
ChrispenEvan said:i’m not a yank though.
My point is that discussion about the UK on the forum is not a reflection of any affection for old Blighty and rather an artifact of the news and events that we identify with because we share a common language and similar political and legal system.
of course, that must be the reason.
I mean we talk about Russia a bit too
Peak Warming Man said:
I have to say Sir Kier Stammer is a breath of fresh air after that left wing socialist communist who wore the same unwashed jumper for 5 years.
You could make soup out of it..
Corbin always made me think of some dotty Oxbridge don, who never really left ‘college’ and encountered the world that the rest of us have to deal with.
He’s great with the dialectic, and can tell you all about how things ought to be, but when pressed for the methods and mechanisms, he goes all vague and wistful and totters off to tend to his allotment.
Good evening,
I enjoyed perhaps the best homemade burger for dinner tonight , the seasoning of the angus patties hit the mark.
I am now enjoying a glass of wine.
Hope Saturday was fun for one and all.
monkey skipper said:
Good evening,I enjoyed perhaps the best homemade burger for dinner tonight , the seasoning of the angus patties hit the mark.
I am now enjoying a glass of wine.
Hope Saturday was fun for one and all.
Evening monkey, glad your dinner was more than satisfactory.
I’m enjoying my evening (about to watch an episode of Maigret from the early ’90s) but I’ll enjoy it more when the temperature drops further.
sarahs mum said:
cool
Boss lady also says that this haggis would go well on top of carbonara. Not sure how many countries she wants to start trouble with.
dv said:
Boss lady also says that this haggis would go well on top of carbonara. Not sure how many countries she wants to start trouble with.
fusion.
Maigret interviewing the accused schoolteacher in his cell, with the fan at far right.
I’ll get back to it shortly.
dv said:
Boss lady also says that this haggis would go well on top of carbonara. Not sure how many countries she wants to start trouble with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZFUVI6symA
Bubblecar said:
Maigret interviewing the accused schoolteacher in his cell, with the fan at far right.I’ll get back to it shortly.
It was the butcher/deputy mayor, as I suspected.
And he didn’t actually mean to kill the post mistress, even though the entire village hated her.
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:
Boss lady also says that this haggis would go well on top of carbonara. Not sure how many countries she wants to start trouble with.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZFUVI6symA
+1
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-06/meliora-festival-bush-doof-divides-donnybrook-noise-complaints/103286308
I was asked to supply some firefighters for this festival, but it’s not even in our Shire so none of our vollies wanted to go.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 19 degrees and just starting to get light in the East. We are forecast 25 degees with rain increasing and possibly a storm. So far we’ve not had much rain at all since yesterday’s mostly went around us. We’ve got that big umbrella up over us again.
Possibly some more weeding today, depends on this rain – or not.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 21 degrees and quite light. We are forecast 28 degrees with rain up 30 mm and possibly a storm with flash flooding. So far we’ve not had much rain at all since yesterday’s was nowhere near us. We’ve not got that big umbrella up over us again.
Definitely no weeding today, depends on this rain – or not.
Maisie woke me before 5 by playing with a loud crinkly toy so I’ve had a lump of Dutch smoked cheese to tide me over til I cook eggs &c.
OCDC said:
Maisie woke me before 5 by playing with a loud crinkly toy so I’ve had a lump of Dutch smoked cheese to tide me over til I cook eggs &c.
The Pug Alarm was a bit later than that, at about 5.15. I sent both dogs back to bed, but half an hour later I got howled at. Yes, The Pug can howl. I gave up and got up.
It looks like New Lady Next Door didn’t come home from the hospital last night. She went to see George yesterday morning. I checked before I went to bed and the dog was still OK, he must be fine with thunderstorms. And I heard him during the night – usually he’s inside. I know he’s got a kennel and could get into shelter. I planned to pop in and feed him if G was not back this morning. But I see her sister’s car is there now.
It’s nearly light enough to take Bruna for a walk.
OCDC said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 21 degrees and quite light. We are forecast 28 degrees with rain up 30 mm and possibly a storm with flash flooding. So far we’ve not had much rain at all since yesterday’s was nowhere near us. We’ve not got that big umbrella up over us again.Rain update: up to 40 mmDefinitely no weeding today, depends on this rain – or not.
Happy last day of long service leave.
OCDC said:
Happy last day of long service leave.
Thanks.
Fun times on an Alaska Airlines flight:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Fun times on an Alaska Airlines flight:
They were lucky not to lose any passengers.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Fun times on an Alaska Airlines flight:
Oh dear, the end’s come off.
transition said:
transition said:
transition said:very steady heavy
23mm that shower
Hope some of that arrives here.
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Fun times on an Alaska Airlines flight:
They were lucky not to lose any passengers.
The reason why while seated you should always be wearing your seatbelt.
Witty Rejoinder said:
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Fun times on an Alaska Airlines flight:
They were lucky not to lose any passengers.
The reason why while seated you should always be wearing your seatbelt.
Yeah, you don’ want to make a Goldfinger exit.
Witty Rejoinder said:
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Fun times on an Alaska Airlines flight:
They were lucky not to lose any passengers.
The reason why while seated you should always be wearing your seatbelt.
Fair point.
My internets are on very variable strength again since yesterday’s almost storm. But Mr buffy’s computer is behaving because it is directly plugged in to the modem, not on this ethereal thread through the house that I use. So I will be around here a little bit. Still got a couple more things to do outside.
I can report that the New Lady Next Door did in fact come home last night, but it must have been quite late, I heard the dog outside after we went to bed. She parked her car around the corner, not in her usual place. I haven’t seen her this morning, I think she might (hopefully) be getting a bit of sleep.
We are also sort of on standby for a friend whose adult daughter died a couple of days ago. Mr buffy thinks it was probably suicide. She has tried before. We don’t know the details, but our friend has asked if she can escape to our place for a bit in the next few days if she needs to get away from her family.
buffy and Mr buffy seem to be bad luck magnets.
buffy said:
My internets are on very variable strength again since yesterday’s almost storm. But Mr buffy’s computer is behaving because it is directly plugged in to the modem, not on this ethereal thread through the house that I use. So I will be around here a little bit. Still got a couple more things to do outside.I can report that the New Lady Next Door did in fact come home last night, but it must have been quite late, I heard the dog outside after we went to bed. She parked her car around the corner, not in her usual place. I haven’t seen her this morning, I think she might (hopefully) be getting a bit of sleep.
Wish I had a neighbour like yourself.
buffy said:
We are also sort of on standby for a friend whose adult daughter died a couple of days ago. Mr buffy thinks it was probably suicide. She has tried before. We don’t know the details, but our friend has asked if she can escape to our place for a bit in the next few days if she needs to get away from her family.
It’s good that you can be there for her. Sometimes the world is a hard place.
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:
We are also sort of on standby for a friend whose adult daughter died a couple of days ago. Mr buffy thinks it was probably suicide. She has tried before. We don’t know the details, but our friend has asked if she can escape to our place for a bit in the next few days if she needs to get away from her family.
It’s good that you can be there for her. Sometimes the world is a hard place.
Yes.
I do not like the orientation of the star on today’s flaggle.
OCDC said:
I do not like the orientation of the star on today’s flaggle.
Could also do with a goat’s head.
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:Couldn’t we all?I do not like the orientation of the star on today’s flaggle.Could also do with a goat’s head.
OCDC said:
buffy and Mr buffy seem to be bad luck magnets.
Sometimes it feels like that. Perhaps it’s just that people know there won’t be any histrionics and we are reasonably good listeners.
Rain expected here late this afternoon and this evening but still heading for 27.
Rain all day tomorrow and a more welcome 20. But then back to 28 on Tuesday.
OCDC said:
Witty Rejoinder said:OCDC said:Couldn’t we all?I do not like the orientation of the star on today’s flaggle.Could also do with a goat’s head.
Yum.
Warning for our arachnophobes, spider in the following post (is a spider exoskeleton a no-no for arachnophobes?)
The rains are ‘ere.
Yesterday’s bushwalk was a fun one. It was going to be a sedate walk along nice open tracks so that snakes would be easily seen and avoided, revisiting some favourite Aboriginal engravings and areas of Sydney sandstone flora. Until I spotted some markers at an interesting area. We just had to follow them even though it meant bush bashing and rock climbing and possible snake encounters. We found some great caves and one interesting plant that awaits identification.
One rock outcrop and high up cave-
And the remains of a spider hanging in one of the more accessible caves-
ruby said:
Yesterday’s bushwalk was a fun one. It was going to be a sedate walk along nice open tracks so that snakes would be easily seen and avoided, revisiting some favourite Aboriginal engravings and areas of Sydney sandstone flora. Until I spotted some markers at an interesting area. We just had to follow them even though it meant bush bashing and rock climbing and possible snake encounters. We found some great caves and one interesting plant that awaits identification.That would be way too much for the arachnophobes in my tan, so I think the warning was sensible.
One rock outcrop and high up cave-
And the remains of a spider hanging in one of the more accessible caves-
And a thank you to roughbarked and captain spalding for the suggestion to make protective bags for my ripening mangoes from Chex cloths.
I didn’t have any of them so I started making some from old cheesecloth curtains. Well, that was going to take too long for the 30 or so mangoes I have so I covered most with the paper bags while I get making proper reusable ones. It won’t be long till they ripen so the cheesecloth bags will be saved for next year’s crop
ruby said:
Yesterday’s bushwalk was a fun one. It was going to be a sedate walk along nice open tracks so that snakes would be easily seen and avoided, revisiting some favourite Aboriginal engravings and areas of Sydney sandstone flora. Until I spotted some markers at an interesting area. We just had to follow them even though it meant bush bashing and rock climbing and possible snake encounters. We found some great caves and one interesting plant that awaits identification.
One rock outcrop and high up cave-
And the remains of a spider hanging in one of the more accessible caves-
Sometimes I miss Hawkesbury sandstone.
OCDC said:
ruby said:Yesterday’s bushwalk was a fun one. It was going to be a sedate walk along nice open tracks so that snakes would be easily seen and avoided, revisiting some favourite Aboriginal engravings and areas of Sydney sandstone flora. Until I spotted some markers at an interesting area. We just had to follow them even though it meant bush bashing and rock climbing and possible snake encounters. We found some great caves and one interesting plant that awaits identification.That would be way too much for the arachnophobes in my tan, so I think the warning was sensible.
One rock outcrop and high up cave-
And the remains of a spider hanging in one of the more accessible caves (image removed just in case)
Noted. :)
ruby said:
Yesterday’s bushwalk was a fun one. It was going to be a sedate walk along nice open tracks so that snakes would be easily seen and avoided, revisiting some favourite Aboriginal engravings and areas of Sydney sandstone flora. Until I spotted some markers at an interesting area. We just had to follow them even though it meant bush bashing and rock climbing and possible snake encounters. We found some great caves and one interesting plant that awaits identification.
One rock outcrop and high up cave-
And the remains of a spider hanging in one of the more accessible caves-
But where is the plant?!
ruby said:
And a thank you to roughbarked and captain spalding for the suggestion to make protective bags for my ripening mangoes from Chex cloths.
I didn’t have any of them so I started making some from old cheesecloth curtains. Well, that was going to take too long for the 30 or so mangoes I have so I covered most with the paper bags while I get making proper reusable ones. It won’t be long till they ripen so the cheesecloth bags will be saved for next year’s crop
my mother told me once about how much stone fruit grew on the North Shore before the fruit fly set in.
buffy said:
ruby said:
Yesterday’s bushwalk was a fun one. It was going to be a sedate walk along nice open tracks so that snakes would be easily seen and avoided, revisiting some favourite Aboriginal engravings and areas of Sydney sandstone flora. Until I spotted some markers at an interesting area. We just had to follow them even though it meant bush bashing and rock climbing and possible snake encounters. We found some great caves and one interesting plant that awaits identification.
One rock outcrop and high up cave-
But where is the plant?!
I forgot to take the picture, but my botanical companion took one. The flower looked like an Eremophila, but it most certainly wasn’t one.
I will ask for the picture
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
My internets are on very variable strength again since yesterday’s almost storm. But Mr buffy’s computer is behaving because it is directly plugged in to the modem, not on this ethereal thread through the house that I use. So I will be around here a little bit. Still got a couple more things to do outside.I can report that the New Lady Next Door did in fact come home last night, but it must have been quite late, I heard the dog outside after we went to bed. She parked her car around the corner, not in her usual place. I haven’t seen her this morning, I think she might (hopefully) be getting a bit of sleep.
Wish I had a neighbour like yourself.
I was whipper snipping and looked over as they drove to the garage door. Passenger got out, manually opened the door , returned to the car got in and the car moved 5m into the sheltered area , passenger gets out and closes the garage door.
We live in a simulation
wookiemeister said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
My internets are on very variable strength again since yesterday’s almost storm. But Mr buffy’s computer is behaving because it is directly plugged in to the modem, not on this ethereal thread through the house that I use. So I will be around here a little bit. Still got a couple more things to do outside.I can report that the New Lady Next Door did in fact come home last night, but it must have been quite late, I heard the dog outside after we went to bed. She parked her car around the corner, not in her usual place. I haven’t seen her this morning, I think she might (hopefully) be getting a bit of sleep.
Wish I had a neighbour like yourself.
There used to be 2 weird chicks that lived next doors. Most people renting next doors only ever last a year ( no idea why, must be stress)I was whipper snipping and looked over as they drove to the garage door. Passenger got out, manually opened the door , returned to the car got in and the car moved 5m into the sheltered area , passenger gets out and closes the garage door.
We live in a simulation
The only thing i can think of is that the passenger didn’t drive (i.e. didn’t know how to), but had the job of sighting whatever marker(s) or ‘landmark’ inside the garage indicated that the car was far enough in the garage, but not too far.
ruby said:
buffy said:
ruby said:
Yesterday’s bushwalk was a fun one. It was going to be a sedate walk along nice open tracks so that snakes would be easily seen and avoided, revisiting some favourite Aboriginal engravings and areas of Sydney sandstone flora. Until I spotted some markers at an interesting area. We just had to follow them even though it meant bush bashing and rock climbing and possible snake encounters. We found some great caves and one interesting plant that awaits identification.
One rock outcrop and high up cave-
But where is the plant?!
I forgot to take the picture, but my botanical companion took one. The flower looked like an Eremophila, but it most certainly wasn’t one.
I will ask for the picture
I muddle up Prostanthera and Eremophila. I was advised to look at the calyx lobes, which are fused for Prostanthera and free for Eremophila, apparently. We don’t have either growing at our covenant that I know of, so it’s not one I’ve concentrated on much.
I’ll be back later. Got up too early. Going to lie down and read for a bit.
Does Bubblecar have one of these
▶️ Watch this reel
https://www.facebook.com/reel/3713411992316022?mibextid=BhObA4&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
dv said:
Does Bubblecar have one of these▶️ Watch this reel
https://www.facebook.com/reel/3713411992316022?mibextid=BhObA4&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
want.
OCDC said:
I do not like the orientation of the star on today’s flaggle.
Probably looks better when displayed vertically
dv said:
Does Bubblecar have one of these▶️ Watch this reel
https://www.facebook.com/reel/3713411992316022?mibextid=BhObA4&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
No :)
Keyboards fitted to plucked fingerboard instruments went through a bit of a vogue in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
They were marketed especially for ladies who didn’t want to risk damaging their manicured nails by plucking the strings with the fingers.
Here’s an “English guitar” (a kind of cittern) with a keyboard fitted, the hammers striking the strings through the sound hole.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:Well done. Makes you wonder why some people claim there are no colours in dreams, which is nonsense.
Yes, definitely colour in dreams. And pain, too.
I sometimes remember dreams for a short while when i wake up, especially the quirky or funny ones.
I wish there was more mornings when i’d wake up and think, ‘gosh, that was a pleasant dream’. It happens, but not often enough.
I may have mentioned here, previously, of having dreamed the winning numbers for the first prize in Tattslotto.
Problem was, when I woke up, I could only remember four of them … so I put them in for the next draw.
They came out in that draw!
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Does Bubblecar have one of these▶️ Watch this reel
https://www.facebook.com/reel/3713411992316022?mibextid=BhObA4&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
No :)
Keyboards fitted to plucked fingerboard instruments went through a bit of a vogue in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
They were marketed especially for ladies who didn’t want to risk damaging their manicured nails by plucking the strings with the fingers.
Here’s an “English guitar” (a kind of cittern) with a keyboard fitted, the hammers striking the strings through the sound hole.
dv said:
OCDC said:
I do not like the orientation of the star on today’s flaggle.
Probably looks better when displayed vertically
I don’t think it would make much difference how the star is displayed, stil,l worth a try.
From: captain_spalding
ID: 2111423
Subject: re: Friday Funmemes
Kingy said:
Us poors never had luxurious air travel. The people that had those luxurious flights back then are the same kind of people that have their own personal aircraft today.I didn’t usually get too grumpy about the ‘rigours’ of air travel.
Having travelled from Perth to Sydney, the long way around via Darwin, as the only passenger in the back of a C-130 Hercules (the lighting system was not working), i had a fairly low benchmark against which to say, ‘this is not so bad’.
Once, after a particularly arduous time, i did decide that i could not tolerate economy class with Air India, and stumped up big-time for first class.
It was well worth it.
——————————-
Just to take it out of the funnies thread.
I once went on a plane when I was very young and don’t remember much of it, and have never been on one since.
I have been in a C-130 water bomber while it was on the ground, it was built in 1967-8 and is still in use here. I didn’t get to see the first class section where you would obviously have been lounging and watching the big screen TVs while the flight attendants brought you cocktails with pink bendy straws and little umbrellas, but the cargo area did appear to be rather spartan.
Kingy said:
From: captain_spalding
ID: 2111423
Subject: re: Friday FunmemesKingy said:
Us poors never had luxurious air travel. The people that had those luxurious flights back then are the same kind of people that have their own personal aircraft today.I didn’t usually get too grumpy about the ‘rigours’ of air travel.
Having travelled from Perth to Sydney, the long way around via Darwin, as the only passenger in the back of a C-130 Hercules (the lighting system was not working), i had a fairly low benchmark against which to say, ‘this is not so bad’.
Once, after a particularly arduous time, i did decide that i could not tolerate economy class with Air India, and stumped up big-time for first class.
It was well worth it.
——————————-
Just to take it out of the funnies thread.
I once went on a plane when I was very young and don’t remember much of it, and have never been on one since.
I have been in a C-130 water bomber while it was on the ground, it was built in 1967-8 and is still in use here. I didn’t get to see the first class section where you would obviously have been lounging and watching the big screen TVs while the flight attendants brought you cocktails with pink bendy straws and little umbrellas, but the cargo area did appear to be rather spartan.
Well that makes me feel a little less untravelled.
I have been on a number of flights but not this century.
Kingy said:
From: captain_spalding
ID: 2111423
Subject: re: Friday FunmemesKingy said:
Us poors never had luxurious air travel. The people that had those luxurious flights back then are the same kind of people that have their own personal aircraft today.I didn’t usually get too grumpy about the ‘rigours’ of air travel.
Having travelled from Perth to Sydney, the long way around via Darwin, as the only passenger in the back of a C-130 Hercules (the lighting system was not working), i had a fairly low benchmark against which to say, ‘this is not so bad’.
Once, after a particularly arduous time, i did decide that i could not tolerate economy class with Air India, and stumped up big-time for first class.
It was well worth it.
——————————-
Just to take it out of the funnies thread.
I once went on a plane when I was very young and don’t remember much of it, and have never been on one since.
I have been in a C-130 water bomber while it was on the ground, it was built in 1967-8 and is still in use here. I didn’t get to see the first class section where you would obviously have been lounging and watching the big screen TVs while the flight attendants brought you cocktails with pink bendy straws and little umbrellas, but the cargo area did appear to be rather spartan.
A lot of old planes are still in use.
The KC-135 Stratotankers (a military version of the Boeing 707) that the USAF uses all over the world are, on average, sixty years old.
dv said:
OCDC said:No.I do not like the orientation of the star on today’s flaggle.Probably looks better when displayed vertically
Stonehaven Fireballs Ceremony 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mARKZE3BGI
OCDC said:
dv said:OCDC said:No.I do not like the orientation of the star on today’s flaggle.Probably looks better when displayed vertically
Obviously, whoever designed it does not like obsessive-compulsive people.
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:And to make things worse, the initial flag did not have this tragedydv said:Obviously, whoever designed it does not like obsessive-compulsive people.Probably looks better when displayed verticallyNo.
sarahs mum said:
Stonehaven Fireballs Ceremony 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mARKZE3BGI
I hope no-one was hit in the face.
End of the Singadonga noodles were nice thanks for asking.
OCDC said:
End of the Singadonga noodles were nice thanks for asking.
Good.
Where’s this fooking rain?
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Stonehaven Fireballs Ceremony 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mARKZE3BGI
I hope no-one was hit in the face.
you’d think one year someone would fuck up.
Bubblecar said:
Where’s this fooking rain?
tis getting greyer here.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Where’s this fooking rain?
tis getting greyer here.
Wonder why they left my village off the map.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Where’s this fooking rain?
tis getting greyer here.
Wonder why they left my village off the map.
Oatlands is there and they have a smaller population (728 vs 1023).
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:tis getting greyer here.
Wonder why they left my village off the map.
Oatlands is there and they have a smaller population (728 vs 1023).
I think the ones on the map are the ones with official weather stations.
No rain here yet today, but it’s humid and yuck.
Although, it does look like there is some coming down towards us from the North.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR141.loop.shtml#skip
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:tis getting greyer here.
Wonder why they left my village off the map.
Oatlands is there and they have a smaller population (728 vs 1023).
Possibly where there are weather stations?
OCDC said:
I do not like the orientation of the star on today’s flaggle.
I quite like this overall style, apart from the orientation of the star.
Whose flag is it?
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Where’s this fooking rain?
tis getting greyer here.
Wonder why they left my village off the map.
They don’t mention your village of the dammed in polite circles, the disappearances, the suspicious fires, the goats……………..
It’s only on old maps now.
party_pants said:
OCDC said:
I do not like the orientation of the star on today’s flaggle.
I quite like this overall style, apart from the orientation of the star.
Whose flag is it?
timor leste
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:tis getting greyer here.
Wonder why they left my village off the map.
They don’t mention your village of the dammed in polite circles, the disappearances, the suspicious fires, the goats……………..
It’s only on old maps now.
and only mentioned in memes
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:OCDC said:
I do not like the orientation of the star on today’s flaggle.
I quite like this overall style, apart from the orientation of the star.
Whose flag is it?
timor leste
Let’s invade and annex them so we can steal thier flag!
Heros or villains.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/06/teenager-charged-with-knife-of-gunman-in-dublin-restaurant
party_pants said:
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:I quite like this overall style, apart from the orientation of the star.
Whose flag is it?
timor leste
Let’s invade and annex them so we can steal thier flag!
probably cheaper just to buy one online.
Peak Warming Man said:
Heros or villains.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/06/teenager-charged-with-knife-of-gunman-in-dublin-restaurant
gee.
I read that Erica Betts wants to get into Tassie state politics.
Yuck.
Michael V said:
I read that Erica Betts wants to get into Tassie state politics.Yuck.
Tassie libs are getting shonkier.
Ham and hot English sanger.
Glass of tap water because I’ve run out of tea and Lollie water.
Over.
Michael V said:
I read that Erica Betts wants to get into Tassie state politics.Yuck.
What we need is to have a F*** Right Off vote.
Held in conjunction with Federal elections, voters are presented with a list of the more irksome political figures of recent years, and can vote for whichever one that they never want to hear of ever again.
The one who gets the most votes is told, officially, by the Governor-General, or perhaps by a citizen selected at random, to F*** Right Off, and that politician or ex-politician is not to be mentioned in the media ever again, or permitted to stand for election again.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
I read that Erica Betts wants to get into Tassie state politics.Yuck.
What we need is to have a F*** Right Off vote.
Held in conjunction with Federal elections, voters are presented with a list of the more irksome political figures of recent years, and can vote for whichever one that they never want to hear of ever again.
The one who gets the most votes is told, officially, by the Governor-General, or perhaps by a citizen selected at random, to F*** Right Off, and that politician or ex-politician is not to be mentioned in the media ever again, or permitted to stand for election again.
The sad thing about Hare Clark is that he could get a seat depending on where he was on the ticket. It’s shaping up to an election about fn football.
Upcycleit ·
Melissa Fellows · 5 January 2022 ·
This is my favourite upcycled thing in my garden – we have had it for many years. It’s plumbed to the rain water tank and fills my watering can quickly. I got the idea from a local school’s kitchen garden. They had a half flush as well that was easier for the kids to lift the watering can.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
I read that Erica Betts wants to get into Tassie state politics.Yuck.
What we need is to have a F*** Right Off vote.
Held in conjunction with Federal elections, voters are presented with a list of the more irksome political figures of recent years, and can vote for whichever one that they never want to hear of ever again.
The one who gets the most votes is told, officially, by the Governor-General, or perhaps by a citizen selected at random, to F*** Right Off, and that politician or ex-politician is not to be mentioned in the media ever again, or permitted to stand for election again.
That’d be good.
Never going to happen though, pollies being pollies…
sarahs mum said:
Upcycleit ·
Melissa Fellows · 5 January 2022 ·
This is my favourite upcycled thing in my garden – we have had it for many years. It’s plumbed to the rain water tank and fills my watering can quickly. I got the idea from a local school’s kitchen garden. They had a half flush as well that was easier for the kids to lift the watering can.
Brilliant!
sarahs mum said:
Upcycleit ·
Melissa Fellows · 5 January 2022 ·
This is my favourite upcycled thing in my garden – we have had it for many years. It’s plumbed to the rain water tank and fills my watering can quickly. I got the idea from a local school’s kitchen garden. They had a half flush as well that was easier for the kids to lift the watering can.
Great idea.
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
Upcycleit ·
Melissa Fellows · 5 January 2022 ·
This is my favourite upcycled thing in my garden – we have had it for many years. It’s plumbed to the rain water tank and fills my watering can quickly. I got the idea from a local school’s kitchen garden. They had a half flush as well that was easier for the kids to lift the watering can.
Brilliant!
I don’t know why I haven’t seen it done before in a community that lives on tank water. So logical.
sarahs mum said:
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
Upcycleit ·
Melissa Fellows · 5 January 2022 ·
This is my favourite upcycled thing in my garden – we have had it for many years. It’s plumbed to the rain water tank and fills my watering can quickly. I got the idea from a local school’s kitchen garden. They had a half flush as well that was easier for the kids to lift the watering can.
Brilliant!
I don’t know why I haven’t seen it done before in a community that lives on tank water. So logical.
Around here we don’t get enough rain in a year to supply a household for a year, even though all roof surfaces are plumbed into a giant tank. There’s no downpipes that drain out like that. There are several trucking companies here that just cart town water into rural residents tanks during summer.
40mm rain total that lots last three days
40.1mm to be exactly exact without too much inexactitude
sarahs mum said:
Upcycleit ·
Melissa Fellows · 5 January 2022 ·
This is my favourite upcycled thing in my garden – we have had it for many years. It’s plumbed to the rain water tank and fills my watering can quickly. I got the idea from a local school’s kitchen garden. They had a half flush as well that was easier for the kids to lift the watering can.
What a great idea.
transition said:
40mm rain total that lots last three days40.1mm to be exactly exact without too much inexactitude
Farmers unhappy I’d imagine.
light rain. very light.
sarahs mum said:
Upcycleit ·
Melissa Fellows · 5 January 2022 ·
This is my favourite upcycled thing in my garden – we have had it for many years. It’s plumbed to the rain water tank and fills my watering can quickly. I got the idea from a local school’s kitchen garden. They had a half flush as well that was easier for the kids to lift the watering can.
WAGI. 😁
captain_spalding said:
Kingy said:
From: captain_spalding
ID: 2111423
Subject: re: Friday FunmemesKingy said:
Us poors never had luxurious air travel. The people that had those luxurious flights back then are the same kind of people that have their own personal aircraft today.I didn’t usually get too grumpy about the ‘rigours’ of air travel.
Having travelled from Perth to Sydney, the long way around via Darwin, as the only passenger in the back of a C-130 Hercules (the lighting system was not working), i had a fairly low benchmark against which to say, ‘this is not so bad’.
Once, after a particularly arduous time, i did decide that i could not tolerate economy class with Air India, and stumped up big-time for first class.
It was well worth it.
——————————-
Just to take it out of the funnies thread.
I once went on a plane when I was very young and don’t remember much of it, and have never been on one since.
I have been in a C-130 water bomber while it was on the ground, it was built in 1967-8 and is still in use here. I didn’t get to see the first class section where you would obviously have been lounging and watching the big screen TVs while the flight attendants brought you cocktails with pink bendy straws and little umbrellas, but the cargo area did appear to be rather spartan.
A lot of old planes are still in use.
The KC-135 Stratotankers (a military version of the Boeing 707) that the USAF uses all over the world are, on average, sixty years old.
I flew to Australia from the UK in a Boeing 707. I was a little concerned as the wings flap on takeoff.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
40mm rain total that lots last three days40.1mm to be exactly exact without too much inexactitude
Farmers unhappy I’d imagine.
makes summer weeds grow, was a time a man might look across the paddock see plentiful wild lettuce and think sheeps loves that, lucky sheeps, happy sheeps, but more today, well, causes diseases to carry over so best go sprays that all clean
but ya know skeleton weed these days can get so bad chokes header (harvester) up
plenty caltrop be getting excited right now too, need be on that before makes seeds
endless spraying, but ya know the bubblecars of this world like their wheatbix, 8billion people to feed
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:
Car, I think you’d like an airfryer, and they’re much better in summer than big ovens. Mine is an el cheapo from Kmart and I love it. I really only use the oven for casseroles now. But at first I was not convinced. In fact I had previously one and never used it so donated it to my aunt when hers died. But now I’m a convert.
My problem is not enough bench space.
transition said:
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
40mm rain total that lots last three days40.1mm to be exactly exact without too much inexactitude
Farmers unhappy I’d imagine.
makes summer weeds grow, was a time a man might look across the paddock see plentiful wild lettuce and think sheeps loves that, lucky sheeps, happy sheeps, but more today, well, causes diseases to carry over so best go sprays that all clean
but ya know skeleton weed these days can get so bad chokes header (harvester) up
plenty caltrop be getting excited right now too, need be on that before makes seeds
endless spraying, but ya know the bubblecars of this world like their wheatbix, 8billion people to feed
I haven’t eaten Weetbix for many years. You’re thinking of the infant bubblecars.
OCDC said:
dv said:OCDC said:No.I do not like the orientation of the star on today’s flaggle.Probably looks better when displayed vertically
Agree to disagree, I guess. In that orientation, a vertex points up.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
Bubblecar said:Farmers unhappy I’d imagine.
makes summer weeds grow, was a time a man might look across the paddock see plentiful wild lettuce and think sheeps loves that, lucky sheeps, happy sheeps, but more today, well, causes diseases to carry over so best go sprays that all clean
but ya know skeleton weed these days can get so bad chokes header (harvester) up
plenty caltrop be getting excited right now too, need be on that before makes seeds
endless spraying, but ya know the bubblecars of this world like their wheatbix, 8billion people to feed
I haven’t eaten Weetbix for many years. You’re thinking of the infant bubblecars.
could be, sees ya there in ya highchair, blowing bubbles with milk and cereal
Light cloud cover, predicted Max of 35, but we already reached that at noon so I suspect the actual Max will > predicted.
sarahs mum said:
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
Upcycleit ·
Melissa Fellows · 5 January 2022 ·
This is my favourite upcycled thing in my garden – we have had it for many years. It’s plumbed to the rain water tank and fills my watering can quickly. I got the idea from a local school’s kitchen garden. They had a half flush as well that was easier for the kids to lift the watering can.
Brilliant!
I don’t know why I haven’t seen it done before in a community that lives on tank water. So logical.
Even on town water it would get one’s watering can work done quicker.
dv said:
OCDC said:
dv said:Probably looks better when displayed verticallyNo.
Agree to disagree, I guess. In that orientation, a vertex points up.
Not vertically though. Some degrees to the west.
Kingy said:
sarahs mum said:
Michael V said:Brilliant!
I don’t know why I haven’t seen it done before in a community that lives on tank water. So logical.
Around here we don’t get enough rain in a year to supply a household for a year, even though all roof surfaces are plumbed into a giant tank. There’s no downpipes that drain out like that. There are several trucking companies here that just cart town water into rural residents tanks during summer.
Maybe they need a few lessons in water conservation.
Star Trek on screen sounds today. Less despondent now.
dv said:
Light cloud cover, predicted Max of 35, but we already reached that at noon so I suspect the actual Max will > predicted.
I’ve been debating whether it’s too hot to go out and get another drop of wine for tonight.
Maybe in a couple hours. Sunday BWS shuts at 6.
Kingy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:Wonder why they left my village off the map.
They don’t mention your village of the dammed in polite circles, the disappearances, the suspicious fires, the goats……………..
It’s only on old maps now.
and only mentioned in memes
Good lord
ChrispenEvan said:
Kingy said:
sarahs mum said:I don’t know why I haven’t seen it done before in a community that lives on tank water. So logical.
Around here we don’t get enough rain in a year to supply a household for a year, even though all roof surfaces are plumbed into a giant tank. There’s no downpipes that drain out like that. There are several trucking companies here that just cart town water into rural residents tanks during summer.
Maybe they need a few lessons in water conservation.
Agreed.
The ex-farmers have no trouble making their water last, and I often build extra tankpads because their tanks overflow and they don’t want to waste it.
The ex-city dwellers however, want a big green lawn, a British country garden, dishwasher, full laundromat and 30 minute showers.
OCDC said:
Star Trek on screen sounds today. Less despondent now.Identical track lists suggests it’s a repeat of 15/10.
I just found a quote from I think, Blackadder, that I was going to keep for the appropriate time to use it but I’ll probably forget it so here ya go. Use with care.
“As cunning as a fox that used to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University but has moved on and is now working for the U.N. at the High Commission of International Cunning Planning.”
OCDC said:
OCDC said:Star Trek on screen sounds today. Less despondent now.Identical track lists suggests it’s a repeat of 15/10.
You got 15 out of 10 for Star Trek sounds? I’m not surprised though. Nerd.
Thinking a pork pasta dish tonight.
Ground pork, tomatoes, chilli, cumin, garlic, zook, bit of grana padano etc. Squiggly pastas.
Kingy said:
I just found a quote from I think, Blackadder, that I was going to keep for the appropriate time to use it but I’ll probably forget it so here ya go. Use with care.Indeed it is Blackadder.“As cunning as a fox that used to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University but has moved on and is now working for the U.N. at the High Commission of International Cunning Planning.”
Kingy said:
OCDC said:That’s a Trekkie fail.You got 15 out of 10 for Star Trek sounds? I’m not surprised though. Nerd.
OCDC said:Star Trek on screen sounds today. Less despondent now.Identical track lists suggests it’s a repeat of 15/10.
Kingy said:
I just found a quote from I think, Blackadder, that I was going to keep for the appropriate time to use it but I’ll probably forget it so here ya go. Use with care.“As cunning as a fox that used to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University but has moved on and is now working for the U.N. at the High Commission of International Cunning Planning.”
Going form Blackadder to the UN is a natural progression.
Kingy said:
I just found a quote from I think, Blackadder, that I was going to keep for the appropriate time to use it but I’ll probably forget it so here ya go. Use with care.“As cunning as a fox that used to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University but has moved on and is now working for the U.N. at the High Commission of International Cunning Planning.”
There are doubtless secret levels of cunningness that are more cunning than that.
someone could count them sheeps for me, gets a free wedge tailed eagle, was one of two
OCDC said:
Star Trek on screen sounds today. Less despondent now.
I wish they’d do a session on Murray Gold’s Who work
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:Not after the finale.I just found a quote from I think, Blackadder, that I was going to keep for the appropriate time to use it but I’ll probably forget it so here ya go. Use with care.There are doubtless secret levels of cunningness that are more cunning than that.“As cunning as a fox that used to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University but has moved on and is now working for the U.N. at the High Commission of International Cunning Planning.”
transition said:
someone could count them sheeps for me, gets a free wedge tailed eagle, was one of two
I make it seven,
dv said:
OCDC said:Yeah, DW would be good.Star Trek on screen sounds today. Less despondent now.I wish they’d do a session on Murray Gold’s Who work
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
OCDC said:
No.
Agree to disagree, I guess. In that orientation, a vertex points up.
Not vertically though. Some degrees to the west.
Fuck, you’re right. Stupidity.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:Yes: you and the flag.dv said:Fuck, you’re right. Stupidity.Agree to disagree, I guess. In that orientation, a vertex points up.Not vertically though. Some degrees to the west.
Well, I finally got around to watching the movie that I was looking forward to. Boring and annoying. It didn’t make me cry, which I was hoping for.
I finally went over to the workshop to see how much work I still need to do. It’s not as bad as I keep worrying about.
I might actually stop procrastinating.
kii said:
Well, I finally got around to watching the movie that I was looking forward to. Boring and annoying. It didn’t make me cry, which I was hoping for.That makes one of us.I finally went over to the workshop to see how much work I still need to do. It’s not as bad as I keep worrying about.
I might actually stop procrastinating.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:Agree to disagree, I guess. In that orientation, a vertex points up.
Not vertically though. Some degrees to the west.
Fuck, you’re right. Stupidity.
Any smarty pants could see that.
OCDC said:
kii said:Well, I finally got around to watching the movie that I was looking forward to. Boring and annoying. It didn’t make me cry, which I was hoping for.That makes one of us.I finally went over to the workshop to see how much work I still need to do. It’s not as bad as I keep worrying about.
I might actually stop procrastinating.
Yeah, nah.
So apparently the vertex points to the top left corner of the flag, for what it is worth, ie nothing.
OCDC said:
dv said:Bubblecar said:Yes: you and the flag.Not vertically though. Some degrees to the west.Fuck, you’re right. Stupidity.
Mr Belvedere: now, children, you know I don’t like it when you’re right.
transition said:
someone could count them sheeps for me, gets a free wedge tailed eagle, was one of two
Yeah, no probs.
One,
Two,
Three…
…
four…
…
nods off
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-07/wet-el-nino-weather-pattern-explained-bureau-of-meteorology/103289232
It’s going to be hot and dry in SE Queensland for the next 3 months ‘according to a very serious dart thrower, it’s got to do to do with the Southern Oscillation Index and the Indian Ocean Dipole. apparently.
qunnnsland
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-07/wet-el-nino-weather-pattern-explained-bureau-of-meteorology/103289232
Peak Warming Man said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-07/wet-el-nino-weather-pattern-explained-bureau-of-meteorology/103289232It’s going to be hot and dry in SE Queensland for the next 3 months ‘according to a very serious dart thrower, it’s got to do to do with the Southern Oscillation Index and the Indian Ocean Dipole. apparently.
qunnnsland
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-07/wet-el-nino-weather-pattern-explained-bureau-of-meteorology/103289232
Gunna be hotter and drier for the next three months ALL over Australia.
Although Indonesian is of course an Austronesian language, quite a lot of the vocab is Indo-European in origin: some words Indian culture dominated the area for hundreds if years and there are many Sanskrit derived words. The Islamic influence brought a lot of Arabic words, some of which in turn derive from Persian. Countless Dutch words entered the language while the archipelago was a Dutch colony and some Portuguese words as well, and more recently there was an influx of words from English, and Latiin- and Greek- derived technical words.
Yesterday I learned the word samudera, meaning ocean. This is a borrowing from Sanskrit and is related to the Greek υδρο-*(ydro-) (and hence such words as hydrology) and Latin *unda (and hence such words as inundate) and for that matter the English word water.
Also learned the following.
Indonesian-English
Unduh – download
Unggah – upload
These are from older Javanese words meaning “harvest” and “lift up” respectively.
Today I found out about bascule chambers. Something I’d never actually thought about.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-07/wet-el-nino-weather-pattern-explained-bureau-of-meteorology/103289232It’s going to be hot and dry in SE Queensland for the next 3 months ‘according to a very serious dart thrower, it’s got to do to do with the Southern Oscillation Index and the Indian Ocean Dipole. apparently.
qunnnsland
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-07/wet-el-nino-weather-pattern-explained-bureau-of-meteorology/103289232
Gunna be hotter and drier for the next three months ALL over Australia.
Because
(a) it’s Summer
(b) it’s been a bit wet lately and sometime it will be less wet.
OK off to the bottlo and hope I don’t get rained upon or electrolocuted by electric lightning.
Normally when you are up in material in chess, you’re usually wise to take opportunities to trade, since your relative advantage increases. Like if you’re a pawn up in the openingz well that’s nice, but if you’re a pawn up in the endgame it’s usually as good as a win.
Just had a speed game where I forgot one of the exceptions. A bishop is usually worth 3 pawns but if it is KB v KP, there’s no way for KB to win.
BACK and although I did get wet, it was just from perspiration.
And the rain snuck up. My ephemeral streams for directing the water away from the dogrun near the backdoor worked. All that water ran down one driveway. The other driveway turned into a pond. And the tanks are full, so the water backed up in the gutters on the Big Shed and made a waterfall over the PA door.
…..
buffy said:
And the rain snuck up. My ephemeral streams for directing the water away from the dogrun near the backdoor worked. All that water ran down one driveway. The other driveway turned into a pond. And the tanks are full, so the water backed up in the gutters on the Big Shed and made a waterfall over the PA door.
I can smell the wet warm grass from here.
Bubblecar said:
T
OK off to the bottlo and hope I don’t get rained upon or electrolocuted by electric lightning.
The mission is dangerous, though you walk through the valley of death the need is great.
Fair three well stout yeoman.
Hello!
buffy said:
And the rain snuck up. My ephemeral streams for directing the water away from the dogrun near the backdoor worked. All that water ran down one driveway. The other driveway turned into a pond. And the tanks are full, so the water backed up in the gutters on the Big Shed and made a waterfall over the PA door.
You are indeed worthy and you should receive a medal of commendation or a stamp in the back of your exercise book.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:T
OK off to the bottlo and hope I don’t get rained upon or electrolocuted by electric lightning.
The mission is dangerous, though you walk through the valley of death the need is great.
Fair three well stout yeoman.
I returned without undue incident, but thanks for the belated Ts & Ps.
monkey skipper said:
Hello!
Afternoon monkey. It’s a bit too hot for exclamation marks.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:T
OK off to the bottlo and hope I don’t get rained upon or electrolocuted by electric lightning.
The mission is dangerous, though you walk through the valley of death the need is great.
Fair three well stout yeoman.
I returned without undue incident, but thanks for the belated Ts & Ps.
Praise the Lord.
Bubblecar said:
monkey skipper said:
Hello!
Afternoon monkey. It’s a bit too hot for exclamation marks.
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:
monkey skipper said:
Hello!
Afternoon monkey. It’s a bit too hot for exclamation marks.
Not too hot ‘ere.
Still about 27 here, which is too hot for this fat pink microcar.
Bubblecar said:
monkey skipper said:Sounds more macro than micro.Bubblecar said:Still about 27 here, which is too hot for this fat pink microcar.Afternoon monkey. It’s a bit too hot for exclamation marks.Not too hot ‘ere.
Max of 25° here today.
I tell you what though: if I keep eating like I have today I’ll be a macroDC again.
OCDC said:
I tell you what though: if I keep eating like I have today I’ll be a macroDC again.
I’ll be doing a large batch of pork pasta but a lot of it will be immediately dolloped into containers and freezered.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
I tell you what though: if I keep eating like I have today I’ll be a macroDC again.
I’ll be doing a large batch of pork pasta but a lot of it will be immediately dolloped into containers and freezered.
Home style pizza and garlic bread tonight.
OK, report on that firecracker beef. Almost but not quite too hot for me. Lips are burning, but I’m not sweating.
buffy said:
OK, report on that firecracker beef. Almost but not quite too hot for me. Lips are burning, but I’m not sweating.Double the capsaicin next time.
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
I tell you what though: if I keep eating like I have today I’ll be a macroDC again.
I’ll be doing a large batch of pork pasta but a lot of it will be immediately dolloped into containers and freezered.
Home style pizza and garlic bread tonight.
Always popular items.
buffy said:
OK, report on that firecracker beef. Almost but not quite too hot for me. Lips are burning, but I’m not sweating.
But was it nice.
Nando’s extra bloody hot sometimes makes my lips burn. I don’t think I’ve ever had spicy food that made me sweat though.
OCDC said:
Nando’s extra bloody hot sometimes makes my lips burn. I don’t think I’ve ever had spicy food that made me sweat though.
Hot spicy food always makes me sweat.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
Nando’s extra bloody hot sometimes makes my lips burn. I don’t think I’ve ever had spicy food that made me sweat though.
Hot spicy food always makes me sweat.
…..but that doesn’t deter me :)
OK that’s enough sitting by the fan sipping chilled bubbly.
Time to get cooking.
Bubblecar said:
OK that’s enough sitting by the fan sipping chilled bubbly.Time to get cooking.
Much like last night, tonight’s adventures will include:
a) Reading more Mrs Oliphant.
b) Watching another Gambon Maigret.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
OK that’s enough sitting by the fan sipping chilled bubbly.Time to get cooking.
Much like last night, tonight’s adventures will include:
a) Reading more Mrs Oliphant.
b) Watching another Gambon Maigret.
I’ve watched a couple of Gambon Maigrets now. He’s excellent in the role. Hard to say if he’s better than Rowan Atkinson, as Rowan presented a different kind of Maigret. But, Gambon is closer to my own imagination’s image of Maigret.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGTajJWMi4M
Deadly gunfire in Melbourne’s north | 7 News Australia
ChrispenEvan said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGTajJWMi4MDeadly gunfire in Melbourne’s north | 7 News Australia
Sounds kike organised crime.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
OK that’s enough sitting by the fan sipping chilled bubbly.Time to get cooking.
Much like last night, tonight’s adventures will include:
a) Reading more Mrs Oliphant.
b) Watching another Gambon Maigret.
I’ve watched a couple of Gambon Maigrets now. He’s excellent in the role. Hard to say if he’s better than Rowan Atkinson, as Rowan presented a different kind of Maigret. But, Gambon is closer to my own imagination’s image of Maigret.
He is very good, as are all the other actors.
OCDC said:
Nando’s extra bloody hot sometimes makes my lips burn. I don’t think I’ve ever had spicy food that made me sweat though.
At the three chilli level I sweat across the top of my top lip. Occasionally I’ve sweated around the eyes too.
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:Much like last night, tonight’s adventures will include:
a) Reading more Mrs Oliphant.
b) Watching another Gambon Maigret.
I’ve watched a couple of Gambon Maigrets now. He’s excellent in the role. Hard to say if he’s better than Rowan Atkinson, as Rowan presented a different kind of Maigret. But, Gambon is closer to my own imagination’s image of Maigret.
He is very good, as are all the other actors.
It appears that it was filmed in Budapest, which does a good job of standing in for 1940s/1950s Paris. As the shows were made in the early ’90s, it would have been one of the earlier productions in that city.
Peak Warming Man said:
ChrispenEvan said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGTajJWMi4MDeadly gunfire in Melbourne’s north | 7 News Australia
Sounds kike organised crime.
In Melbourne it’s crime but it’s not very organised.
My dinner is ready but cooling a little before I dive in.
Bubblecar said:
My dinner is ready but cooling a little before I dive in.
What is it, what is it.
Bubblecar said:
My dinner is ready but cooling a little before I dive in.
Remember to chew each mouthful 24 times and savour every bite.
13-year-old meets Tetris creator after beating original game’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS_8CZy8DbI
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
My dinner is ready but cooling a little before I dive in.
What is it, what is it.
Much the same as described below, but also including broccolini, red capsicum, fresh parsley, mixed Italian herbs etc.
>From: Bubblecar
ID: 2111512
Subject: re: Chat January 2024
Thinking a pork pasta dish tonight.
Ground pork, tomatoes, chilli, cumin, garlic, zook, bit of grana padano etc. Squiggly pastas.
“Eight people in a critical condition following suspected drug overdose at a Melbourne rave”
Why don’t they just ban them.
sarahs mum said:
13-year-old meets Tetris creator after beating original game’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS_8CZy8DbI
:)
Fall through ice? Here’s how to save yourself or someone else
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_1Roqh_jqA
—-
Filed with other useless shit.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bubblecar said:
My dinner is ready but cooling a little before I dive in.
Remember to chew each mouthful 24 times and savour every bite.
Masticate thoroughly.
My bread is out of the oven and I have a bowl of beans to freeze because there’s several more bowls to pick in the morning if it isn’t raining. We’ve already had showers and the thunder monsters are growling about.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Eight people in a critical condition following suspected drug overdose at a Melbourne rave”Why don’t they just ban them.
The drugs?
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bubblecar said:
My dinner is ready but cooling a little before I dive in.
Remember to chew each mouthful 24 times and savour every bite.
Masticate thoroughly.
My bread is out of the oven and I have a bowl of beans to freeze because there’s several more bowls to pick in the morning if it isn’t raining. We’ve already had showers and the thunder monsters are growling about.
I’ll be making tomato sauce as well tomorrow. Might start tonight.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Eight people in a critical condition following suspected drug overdose at a Melbourne rave”Why don’t they just ban them.
Eat, drink, ban, repeat.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Eight people in a critical condition following suspected drug overdose at a Melbourne rave”Why don’t they just ban them.
Eat, drink, ban, repeat.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Eight people in a critical condition following suspected drug overdose at a Melbourne rave”Why don’t they just ban them.
The drugs?
Yeah.
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bubblecar said:
My dinner is ready but cooling a little before I dive in.
Remember to chew each mouthful 24 times and savour every bite.
Masticate thoroughly.
My bread is out of the oven and I have a bowl of beans to freeze because there’s several more bowls to pick in the morning if it isn’t raining. We’ve already had showers and the thunder monsters are growling about.
I wouldn’t mind a slice of that for dessert, with butter and strawberry jam.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Eight people in a critical condition following suspected drug overdose at a Melbourne rave”Why don’t they just ban them.
The drugs?
overdoses.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Remember to chew each mouthful 24 times and savour every bite.
Masticate thoroughly.
My bread is out of the oven and I have a bowl of beans to freeze because there’s several more bowls to pick in the morning if it isn’t raining. We’ve already had showers and the thunder monsters are growling about.
I wouldn’t mind a slice of that for dessert, with butter and strawberry jam.
Sure. I’ll slice you the crust if you like.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:Masticate thoroughly.
My bread is out of the oven and I have a bowl of beans to freeze because there’s several more bowls to pick in the morning if it isn’t raining. We’ve already had showers and the thunder monsters are growling about.
I wouldn’t mind a slice of that for dessert, with butter and strawberry jam.
Sure. I’ll slice you the crust if you like.
Ta.
I can thoroughly recommend Monterossi on SBS on demand. I’ve really enjoyed it.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:I wouldn’t mind a slice of that for dessert, with butter and strawberry jam.
Sure. I’ll slice you the crust if you like.
Ta.
No worries.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:Sure. I’ll slice you the crust if you like.
Ta.
No worries.
I’m eating the crust with peanut butter and homemade strawberry jam from my strawberries.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Eight people in a critical condition following suspected drug overdose at a Melbourne rave”Why don’t they just ban them.
?
We did
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Eight people in a critical condition following suspected drug overdose at a Melbourne rave”Why don’t they just ban them.
The drugs?
Yeah.
Nah, the drugs are great fun, just ban the deaths and injuries, it’ll be just as useful as banning the drugs.
22 degrees and 22mm of rain has fallen, is still falling.
roughbarked said:
22 degrees and 22mm of rain has fallen, is still falling.
Looks like I have had 2mm.
Lochiel klarifies
Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka is a bit of alright.
Peak Warming Man said:
Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka is a bit of alright.
Cant talk.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
22 degrees and 22mm of rain has fallen, is still falling.
Looks like I have had 2mm.
24mm now.
Peak Warming Man said:
Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka is a bit of alright.
She’s got a set of shoulders many men would be jealous of.
Royal Scotsman
This is some bad AI
Peak Warming Man said:
Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka is a bit of alright.
Well I’m boycotting her
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka is a bit of alright.
Well I’m boycotting her
I’d just like to cot her.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka is a bit of alright.
Well I’m boycotting her
I thought she had declared neutrality
sarahs mum said:
Royal Scotsman
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
Royal Scotsman
A bowl of nuts, a scotch and the Times by the look of it.
Very civilised.
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
Royal Scotsman
A bowl of nuts, a scotch and the Times by the look of it.
Very civilised.
So much more civilised than driving.
party_pants said:
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
A bowl of nuts, a scotch and the Times by the look of it.
Very civilised.
So much more civilised than driving.
Or the pics today of flying.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka is a bit of alright.
Well I’m boycotting her
I’d just like to cot her.
She’s got a boyfriend, Konstantin Koltsov.
I’m not really having a real life not owning a phone. Everyone else has a phone.
Another fine Maigret enjoyed, nine to go.
Still overly warm and humid here. No rain yet and very little air movement.
Front and back doors are open, various windows. Fan is doing its best.
sarahs mum said:
I’m not really having a real life not owning a phone. Everyone else has a phone.
Is it shopped?
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
I’m not really having a real life not owning a phone. Everyone else has a phone.
Is it shopped?
Paris, New Year’s Eve, 2024
Instead of cheers, kisses, hugs and dancing, the only image this photographer could capture of the countdown was tens of thousands of other photographers trying to capture the moment… May the joy of LIVING in the moment not be lost to our culture’s obsession with CAPTURING the moment!
Photo Credit: @Steve Z Skowyrski
sarahs mum said:
I’m not really having a real life not owning a phone. Everyone else has a phone.
I used to feel that way, then I got a phone.
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
Royal Scotsman
I’d be prepared to circumnavigate the whole solar system in that.
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
I’m not really having a real life not owning a phone. Everyone else has a phone.
Is it shopped?
Paris, New Year’s Eve, 2024
Instead of cheers, kisses, hugs and dancing, the only image this photographer could capture of the countdown was tens of thousands of other photographers trying to capture the moment… May the joy of LIVING in the moment not be lost to our culture’s obsession with CAPTURING the moment!
Photo Credit: @Steve Z Skowyrski
I suppose there’s that one advantage of being forced to stand at the back of the crowd. You get the picture the others couldn’t.
You’d think these days there’d be some kind of Inobtrusive wearable tech that would constantly record video in all directions so that, if required, you could save some treasured memory without having to look like a goombah holding a phone.
dv said:
You’d think these days there’d be some kind of Inobtrusive wearable tech that would constantly record video in all directions so that, if required, you could save some treasured memory without having to look like a goombah holding a phone.
The go pro? Except you look like a man with a camera growing out of your head.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
You’d think these days there’d be some kind of Inobtrusive wearable tech that would constantly record video in all directions so that, if required, you could save some treasured memory without having to look like a goombah holding a phone.
The go pro? Except you look like a man with a camera growing out of your head.
Much less obtrusive than a go pro
roughbarked said:
dv said:
You’d think these days there’d be some kind of Inobtrusive wearable tech that would constantly record video in all directions so that, if required, you could save some treasured memory without having to look like a goombah holding a phone.
The go pro? Except you look like a man with a camera growing out of your head.
Maybe some kind of hat would be in order
dv said:
You’d think these days there’d be some kind of Inobtrusive wearable tech that would constantly record video in all directions so that, if required, you could save some treasured memory without having to look like a goombah holding a phone.
something like this but smaller?
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:
You’d think these days there’d be some kind of Inobtrusive wearable tech that would constantly record video in all directions so that, if required, you could save some treasured memory without having to look like a goombah holding a phone.
The go pro? Except you look like a man with a camera growing out of your head.
Maybe some kind of hat would be in order
Go Go Inspector Gadget. A revolving trilby with a camera in it.
The forgotten Australian-built cars: Lightburn Zeta
The Lightburn Zeta was one man’s grand and ambitious vision for a second car for every Australian home.
https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/the-forgotten-australian-built-cars-lightburn-zeta/
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:
You’d think these days there’d be some kind of Inobtrusive wearable tech that would constantly record video in all directions so that, if required, you could save some treasured memory without having to look like a goombah holding a phone.
The go pro? Except you look like a man with a camera growing out of your head.
Maybe some kind of hat would be in order
Australia’s Most Inbred Family
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xvGMMAfXLQ
My Netflix subscription is ending today and I have turned off auto-renewal.
It’s very cold in this room as once again I am not turning on the gas wall heater this winter. It sets off the smoke detector up on the high ceiling and anyway, I have cardboard boxes and bags of things stacked in front of it. Sun hits this end of the house and the glass French doors let some sunlight in.
I was looking for some photos from the late 1970s and I found a few interesting ones of, well, interest. Now if I can figure out wtf is happening with the scanner…..
Anyway…………..
kii said:
My Netflix subscription is ending today and I have turned off auto-renewal.It’s very cold in this room as once again I am not turning on the gas wall heater this winter. It sets off the smoke detector up on the high ceiling and anyway, I have cardboard boxes and bags of things stacked in front of it. Sun hits this end of the house and the glass French doors let some sunlight in.
I was looking for some photos from the late 1970s and I found a few interesting ones of, well, interest. Now if I can figure out wtf is happening with the scanner…..
Anyway…………..
I have discovered endless movies on youtube. Some are even good ones.
sarahs mum said:
Australia’s Most Inbred Family
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xvGMMAfXLQ
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
My Netflix subscription is ending today and I have turned off auto-renewal.It’s very cold in this room as once again I am not turning on the gas wall heater this winter. It sets off the smoke detector up on the high ceiling and anyway, I have cardboard boxes and bags of things stacked in front of it. Sun hits this end of the house and the glass French doors let some sunlight in.
I was looking for some photos from the late 1970s and I found a few interesting ones of, well, interest. Now if I can figure out wtf is happening with the scanner…..
Anyway…………..
I have discovered endless movies on youtube. Some are even good ones.
I’m trying to avoid spending so much time watching stuff. I have to focus on packing, I just fall down memory holes as I sort. Watching movies etc lets me zone out from my grief.
Ian said:
sarahs mum said:
Australia’s Most Inbred Family
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xvGMMAfXLQ
s’pretty ugly.
sarahs mum said:
Ian said:
sarahs mum said:
Australia’s Most Inbred Family
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xvGMMAfXLQ
s’pretty ugly.
I wonder why the deportation of Betty failed.
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
My Netflix subscription is ending today and I have turned off auto-renewal.It’s very cold in this room as once again I am not turning on the gas wall heater this winter. It sets off the smoke detector up on the high ceiling and anyway, I have cardboard boxes and bags of things stacked in front of it. Sun hits this end of the house and the glass French doors let some sunlight in.
I was looking for some photos from the late 1970s and I found a few interesting ones of, well, interest. Now if I can figure out wtf is happening with the scanner…..
Anyway…………..
I have discovered endless movies on youtube. Some are even good ones.
I’m trying to avoid spending so much time watching stuff. I have to focus on packing, I just fall down memory holes as I sort. Watching movies etc lets me zone out from my grief.
Perhaps a music revival is what you need.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
sarahs mum said:I have discovered endless movies on youtube. Some are even good ones.
I’m trying to avoid spending so much time watching stuff. I have to focus on packing, I just fall down memory holes as I sort. Watching movies etc lets me zone out from my grief.
Perhaps a music revival is what you need.
Yep. Le sigh 😕
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
Ian said:s’pretty ugly.
I wonder why the deportation of Betty failed.
Maybe they didn’t want to break up the family.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 15 degrees at the back door and still dark. We are forecast 19 degrees with a shower or two clearing.
Mr buffy has headed to Hamilton for his pool walking. The dogs are waiting for me to give them some food. I can hear lapwings, kookaburras and fantails and maggies outside. Not sure what I will do today.
Now we’ve got a light fog happening.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
My Netflix subscription is ending today and I have turned off auto-renewal.It’s very cold in this room as once again I am not turning on the gas wall heater this winter. It sets off the smoke detector up on the high ceiling and anyway, I have cardboard boxes and bags of things stacked in front of it. Sun hits this end of the house and the glass French doors let some sunlight in.
I was looking for some photos from the late 1970s and I found a few interesting ones of, well, interest. Now if I can figure out wtf is happening with the scanner…..
Anyway…………..
I have discovered endless movies on youtube. Some are even good ones.
I, myself, watched two Sherlock Holmes movies on Youtube last night. The 1940s ones with Basil Rathbone (who i always think of as Razzle Bathbone) and Nigel Bruce.
i’m here for you
made another coffee, strong enough to kill a horse, a horse unaccustomed to caffeine of course, some clarification for you, the unspecific reader, yeah you’re an unspecific, an unspecified, perhaps indeterminate, an unspecified indeterminate, an unknown
whatever, i’ll continue with the coffee, imbibing, embalming
transition said:
i’m here for youmade another coffee, strong enough to kill a horse, a horse unaccustomed to caffeine of course, some clarification for you, the unspecific reader, yeah you’re an unspecific, an unspecified, perhaps indeterminate, an unspecified indeterminate, an unknown
whatever, i’ll continue with the coffee, imbibing, embalming
Strange. Are you not accepting insults this morning?
82nd anniversary of his birth, and 382nd anniversary of Galileo’s death
roughbarked said:
transition said:
i’m here for youmade another coffee, strong enough to kill a horse, a horse unaccustomed to caffeine of course, some clarification for you, the unspecific reader, yeah you’re an unspecific, an unspecified, perhaps indeterminate, an unspecified indeterminate, an unknown
whatever, i’ll continue with the coffee, imbibing, embalming
Strange. Are you not accepting insults this morning?
i’m here, if it be insults then be it so, share what irritates you
Brekkie report: too languid to cook, so a cream cheese, ham and mustard wrap
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:
i’m here for youmade another coffee, strong enough to kill a horse, a horse unaccustomed to caffeine of course, some clarification for you, the unspecific reader, yeah you’re an unspecific, an unspecified, perhaps indeterminate, an unspecified indeterminate, an unknown
whatever, i’ll continue with the coffee, imbibing, embalming
Strange. Are you not accepting insults this morning?
i’m here, if it be insults then be it so, share what irritates you
Flies and mosquitoes.
sarahs mum said:
Ian said:
sarahs mum said:
Australia’s Most Inbred Family
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xvGMMAfXLQ
s’pretty ugly.
I didn’t hear about that at the time.
transition said:
i’m here, if it be insults then be it so…
Here’s some insults from Theodore Roosevelt:
“A being who belongs to the cult of non-virility”
“Classical ignoramus”
“Fragrant man swine”
“Handshake like a wilted petunia”
“Infernal skunk”
“Little emasculated mass of inanity”
“A mind that functions at six guinea-pig power”
“Miserable little snob”
“Thorough-paced scoundrel”
“Well-meaning, pinheaded, anarchistic crank”
“White-livered weakling”
And another, but not one of Teddy’s:
When a vulgar, blustering fellow asserts that he is a gentleman, the retort generally is, “Yes, a gentleman of four outs,” that is, without wit, without money, without credit, and without manners.
captain_spalding said:
transition said:i’m here, if it be insults then be it so…
Here’s some insults from Theodore Roosevelt:
“A being who belongs to the cult of non-virility”
“Classical ignoramus”
“Fragrant man swine”
“Handshake like a wilted petunia”
“Infernal skunk”
“Little emasculated mass of inanity”
“A mind that functions at six guinea-pig power”
“Miserable little snob”
“Thorough-paced scoundrel”
“Well-meaning, pinheaded, anarchistic crank”
“White-livered weakling”And another, but not one of Teddy’s:
When a vulgar, blustering fellow asserts that he is a gentleman, the retort generally is, “Yes, a gentleman of four outs,” that is, without wit, without money, without credit, and without manners.
I reckon if you want someone to be inventive with insults, Paul Keating would have to be up there.
coffee I reckons, another
Morning punters and correctors.
Nothing to report.
Over.
In the right thread this time.
transition said:
coffee I reckons, another
Already had enough here. Time to put my galoshes on and go slop about in the mud.
Speaking of haggis…here’s something for dv.
Hamish pictured after winning Scottish Truck driver of the Year award . He has been Hauling loads of wild and farmed Haggis to market for over 40 years and believes in staying healthy while on the road . A great example to the younger generation
kii said:
Speaking of haggis…here’s something for dv.Hamish pictured after winning Scottish Truck driver of the Year award . He has been Hauling loads of wild and farmed Haggis to market for over 40 years and believes in staying healthy while on the road . A great example to the younger generation
A fine specimen of health.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/07/mouse-secretly-filmed-tidying-mans-shed-every-night
Night vision footage showed the seemingly conscientious rodent gathering clothes pegs, corks, nuts and bolts, and placing them in a tray on Holbrook’s workbench.
Holbrook even experimented with leaving out different objects to see if the mouse could lift them, but the creature was undeterred and was even seen carrying cable ties to the pot.
“I couldn’t believe it when I saw that the mouse was tidying up,” Holbrook said.
“He moved all sorts of things into the box, bits of plastic, nuts and bolts. I don’t bother to tidy up now, as I know he will see to it. I leave things out of the box and they put it back in its place by the morning. Ninety-nine times out of 100 the mouse will tidy.
——
Not the typical behaviour one would expect of your average rodent.
Just think of the commercial possibilities if these traits can be bred for selectivity.
kii said:
Speaking of haggis…here’s something for dv.Phwoah!Hamish pictured after winning Scottish Truck driver of the Year award . He has been Hauling loads of wild and farmed Haggis to market for over 40 years and believes in staying healthy while on the road . A great example to the younger generation
YIL
The early development of radio astronomy in Australia was based at the Hornsby Valley Field Station, which is just over the road and down the hill from where I live.
Hello
kii said:
Speaking of haggis…here’s something for dv.Hamish pictured after winning Scottish Truck driver of the Year award . He has been Hauling loads of wild and farmed Haggis to market for over 40 years and believes in staying healthy while on the road . A great example to the younger generation
He works for the Scottish trucking firm, Haulin’ Oats
dv said:
But difficult to harvest up there. Why’d you put them there?
dv said:
kii said:
Speaking of haggis…here’s something for dv.Hamish pictured after winning Scottish Truck driver of the Year award . He has been Hauling loads of wild and farmed Haggis to market for over 40 years and believes in staying healthy while on the road . A great example to the younger generation
He works for the Scottish trucking firm, Haulin’ Oats
Dear oh dear.
dv said:
Nope. Just, nope.
6 weeks since the BOM’s Perth rain gauge recorded anything other than 0 mm.
dv said:
6 weeks since the BOM’s Perth rain gauge recorded anything other than 0 mm.What’s the longest dry period on record for Perth?
dv said:
6 weeks since the BOM’s Perth rain gauge recorded anything other than 0 mm.
It’s a Mediterranean climate.
dv said:
6 weeks since the BOM’s Perth rain gauge recorded anything other than 0 mm.
I got 11mm over the last 24 hours. Not a lot for a rainforest but I will take it.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
6 weeks since the BOM’s Perth rain gauge recorded anything other than 0 mm.
It’s a Mediterranean climate.
And the storms in winter are legion.
Saint Paul recorded a nasty one.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
6 weeks since the BOM’s Perth rain gauge recorded anything other than 0 mm.
I got 11mm over the last 24 hours. Not a lot for a rainforest but I will take it.
We have low temperatures, strong winds and some rain forecast. Could turn into flying mudsicles,or just flying mud.
Just 10 per cent of GP clinics in WA now bulk billing, as Perth cost-of-living pressures mount.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-08/fewer-wa-gps-offering-bulk-billing-as-patients-hit-hard/103291710
dv said:
Any more information about this?
Peak Warming Man said:
Just 10 per cent of GP clinics in WA now bulk billing, as Perth cost-of-living pressures mount.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-08/fewer-wa-gps-offering-bulk-billing-as-patients-hit-hard/103291710
Last time it happened I think it lasted for a few years and then many went back to bulk billing
A new practice opened and started bulk billing everyone and I wondered if they “stole” patients and soon everyone started to bulk bill again
OCDC said:
dv said:6 weeks since the BOM’s Perth rain gauge recorded anything other than 0 mm.What’s the longest dry period on record for Perth?
IDK
Michael V said:
dv said:
Any more information about this?
Someone shared a picture of their ceiling buddy.
dv said:
OCDC said:
dv said:6 weeks since the BOM’s Perth rain gauge recorded anything other than 0 mm.What’s the longest dry period on record for Perth?
IDK
12 Jan 2010 … Perth is in the grip of its longest dry spell for 15 years, according to the Weather Bureau.
dv said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
Any more information about this?
Someone shared a picture of their ceiling buddy.
I chucked some blue oyster that had finished or so I thought into the fork of a tree out in the firece sun we get here. Many months later we had a shower of rain and the bloody thing grew ‘shrooms.
dv said:
OCDC said:
dv said:6 weeks since the BOM’s Perth rain gauge recorded anything other than 0 mm.What’s the longest dry period on record for Perth?
IDK
For some things slightly less than an ice age but still a long long time
roughbarked said:
dv said:
OCDC said:
What’s the longest dry period on record for Perth?
IDK
12 Jan 2010 … Perth is in the grip of its longest dry spell for 15 years, according to the Weather Bureau.
Right but there was rain during that dry spell.
dv said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:IDK
12 Jan 2010 … Perth is in the grip of its longest dry spell for 15 years, according to the Weather Bureau.
Right but there was rain during that dry spell.
But it would appear that January in Perth usually has dry spells, some longer.
Ha ha! I just received a scam call from someone purporting to be from my credit card provider asking me if I’d made some overseas purchases totalling a couple of hundred dollars overnight.
I told I had. (Not true, of course)
He then called me a effin dickhead and hung up!
roughbarked said:
dv said:
roughbarked said:12 Jan 2010 … Perth is in the grip of its longest dry spell for 15 years, according to the Weather Bureau.
Right but there was rain during that dry spell.
But it would appear that January in Perth usually has dry spells, some longer.
the longest dry spell on record lasted 83 days in 1876
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Michael V said:Any more information about this?
Someone shared a picture of their ceiling buddy.
I chucked some blue oyster that had finished or so I thought into the fork of a tree out in the firece sun we get here. Many months later we had a shower of rain and the bloody thing grew ‘shrooms.
Is it now venerated by a cult?
I want to make some ravioli.
Anyone got a good recipe for a suitable dough/pastry?
Ham and pickles sanger for lunch washed down by a cup of tea (black and one)
Over.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:Someone shared a picture of their ceiling buddy.
I chucked some blue oyster that had finished or so I thought into the fork of a tree out in the firece sun we get here. Many months later we had a shower of rain and the bloody thing grew ‘shrooms.
Is it now venerated by a cult?
LOL
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:Someone shared a picture of their ceiling buddy.
I chucked some blue oyster that had finished or so I thought into the fork of a tree out in the firece sun we get here. Many months later we had a shower of rain and the bloody thing grew ‘shrooms.
Is it now venerated by a cult?
Ha ha. :)
captain_spalding said:
I want to make some ravioli.Anyone got a good recipe for a suitable dough/pastry?
Not me, sorry.
I am soon to embark on the noodle and dumpling dough train though.
captain_spalding said:
I want to make some ravioli.Anyone got a good recipe for a suitable dough/pastry?
https://www.theclevercarrot.com/2022/10/beginners-guide-to-fresh-homemade-ravioli/
roughbarked said:
dv said:
roughbarked said:12 Jan 2010 … Perth is in the grip of its longest dry spell for 15 years, according to the Weather Bureau.
Right but there was rain during that dry spell.
But it would appear that January in Perth usually has dry spells, some longer.
There are normally at least 2 days of rain in December. It is one of the drier months but it is anomalous for there to be not a mm.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
I want to make some ravioli.Anyone got a good recipe for a suitable dough/pastry?
https://www.theclevercarrot.com/2022/10/beginners-guide-to-fresh-homemade-ravioli/
Ta, i like this one, it says to use a food processor. To hell with all that 19th century, Italian countryside, artisan, flogging about with flour and eggs on a breadboard.
dv said:
kii said:
Speaking of haggis…here’s something for dv.Hamish pictured after winning Scottish Truck driver of the Year award . He has been Hauling loads of wild and farmed Haggis to market for over 40 years and believes in staying healthy while on the road . A great example to the younger generation
He works for the Scottish trucking firm, Haulin’ Oats
captain_spalding said:
I want to make some ravioli.Anyone got a good recipe for a suitable dough/pastry?
Ravioli is too fiddly to make. Buy some from the supermarket.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
I want to make some ravioli.Anyone got a good recipe for a suitable dough/pastry?
https://www.theclevercarrot.com/2022/10/beginners-guide-to-fresh-homemade-ravioli/
Ta, i like this one, it says to use a food processor. To hell with all that 19th century, Italian countryside, artisan, flogging about with flour and eggs on a breadboard.
Pleased to be of service. :)
ABC news suggests the storms we had last night have moved across to central Victoria now.
buffy said:
ABC news suggests the storms we had last night have moved across to central Victoria now.
24mm at Mangalore since 9am.
buffy said:
captain_spalding said:
I want to make some ravioli.Anyone got a good recipe for a suitable dough/pastry?
Ravioli is too fiddly to make. Buy some from the supermarket.
Oh, i’ll give it a lash, just for the sake of having had a go at it.
Lunch report: mixed leaves, radish, cucumber, tuna in oil, tartare, followed by sugar-free grape jelly for sweets, with libations of superfruits tisane. No carrot or sugar snaps in the salad because the bowl of salad I made the other day had a spot of mould so it is heading to the FOGO bin.
captain_spalding said:
I want to make some ravioli.Anyone got a good recipe for a suitable dough/pastry?
I’ve never made ravioli but I guess the recipe for the pasta would be the same as any pasta right? My pasta recipe: 500 g plain flour, cup of water, half teaspoon salt. Mix that in a bowl… uh I guess you have to go by feel to tell whether you need to add more water, hard to explain on internet. Knead for 5 mins, make it into a ball, put in a freezer bag, let it sit for an hour. Knead it really hard for a while, then roll it out with a rolling pin, maybe let it dry for a bit if it doesn’t feel hard enough.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
ABC news suggests the storms we had last night have moved across to central Victoria now.
24mm at Mangalore since 9am.
Don’t think I even knew Australia had a Mangalore. How exotic.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
ABC news suggests the storms we had last night have moved across to central Victoria now.
24mm at Mangalore since 9am.
19.6mm at Moorabbin Airport (closest observation point to me) since 0900.
dv said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
ABC news suggests the storms we had last night have moved across to central Victoria now.
24mm at Mangalore since 9am.
Don’t think I even knew Australia had a Mangalore. How exotic.
This is the way
dv said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
ABC news suggests the storms we had last night have moved across to central Victoria now.
24mm at Mangalore since 9am.
Don’t think I even knew Australia had a Mangalore. How exotic.
there’s one near Bagdad.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
roughbarked said:24mm at Mangalore since 9am.
Don’t think I even knew Australia had a Mangalore. How exotic.
there’s one near Bagdad.
Mangalore is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Brighton and Southern Midlands in the Hobart and Central LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the town of Brighton. The 2016 census has a population of 422 for the state suburb of Mangalore. It is between the townships of Bagdad and Brighton, on the Midland Highway 32 km from the capital city of Hobart.
History
Mangalore was gazetted as a locality in 1970. It is named after the city of the same name in the Indian state of Karnataka.
Mangalore Post Office opened on 1 August 1891 and closed in 1969.
Geography
The Jordan River forms part of the southern boundary.
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:Don’t think I even knew Australia had a Mangalore. How exotic.
there’s one near Bagdad.
Mangalore is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Brighton and Southern Midlands in the Hobart and Central LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the town of Brighton. The 2016 census has a population of 422 for the state suburb of Mangalore. It is between the townships of Bagdad and Brighton, on the Midland Highway 32 km from the capital city of Hobart.
History
Mangalore was gazetted as a locality in 1970. It is named after the city of the same name in the Indian state of Karnataka.Mangalore Post Office opened on 1 August 1891 and closed in 1969.
Geography
The Jordan River forms part of the southern boundary.
Mangalore is a rural locality in the state of Victoria, Australia. The town is the Shire of Strathbogie local government area, and is 12km north of Seymour and two hours from Melbourne by road. It is accessible by the Goulburn Valley Highway and the Hume Highway.
The area was named by Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Anderson, commandant of the penal colony on Norfolk Island, who took up 34,000 hectares (85,000 acres) of land in the area in 1838. He called the property after the Indian military station, Mangalore, commanded by his brother, General John Anderson.
Mangalore used to be served by the Mangalore railway station, which was situated where the line to Shepparton branched from the North East line to Albury. The station was closed in the early 1980s, and the junction was moved back to Seymour in 1989. During World War II, an airfield was built in the area, which has since been upgraded to accommodate international aircraft in case Melbourne Airport is unavailable.
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology maintains an automatic weather station at Mangalore airport.
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:Don’t think I even knew Australia had a Mangalore. How exotic.
there’s one near Bagdad.
Mangalore is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Brighton and Southern Midlands in the Hobart and Central LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the town of Brighton. The 2016 census has a population of 422 for the state suburb of Mangalore. It is between the townships of Bagdad and Brighton, on the Midland Highway 32 km from the capital city of Hobart.
History
Mangalore was gazetted as a locality in 1970. It is named after the city of the same name in the Indian state of Karnataka.Mangalore Post Office opened on 1 August 1891 and closed in 1969.
Geography
The Jordan River forms part of the southern boundary.
That’s until the Empire came and turned its surface into radioactive slag
dv said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
ABC news suggests the storms we had last night have moved across to central Victoria now.
24mm at Mangalore since 9am.
Don’t think I even knew Australia had a Mangalore. How exotic.
The town is the Shire of Strathbogie local government area, and is 12km north of Seymour and two hours from Melbourne by road.
While B-girl Fauntine Lariba AKA ‘Fontz’ is a household name in the pantheon of Australian sport she is not a certainty for gold in Paris.
She is going to have to earn it.
Cymek said:
dv said:
roughbarked said:24mm at Mangalore since 9am.
Don’t think I even knew Australia had a Mangalore. How exotic.
This is the way
Ha
Peak Warming Man said:
While B-girl Fauntine Lariba AKA ‘Fontz’ is a household name in the pantheon of Australian sport she is not a certainty for gold in Paris.
She is going to have to earn it.
That’s usually how it goes.
Even Mark Spitz had to at least show up.
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
I want to make some ravioli.Anyone got a good recipe for a suitable dough/pastry?
I’ve never made ravioli but I guess the recipe for the pasta would be the same as any pasta right? My pasta recipe: 500 g plain flour, cup of water, half teaspoon salt. Mix that in a bowl… uh I guess you have to go by feel to tell whether you need to add more water, hard to explain on internet. Knead for 5 mins, make it into a ball, put in a freezer bag, let it sit for an hour. Knead it really hard for a while, then roll it out with a rolling pin, maybe let it dry for a bit if it doesn’t feel hard enough.
I’ve saved that, thanks.
What things do you make with that recipe?
My mother use to peel the cucumber before running a fork down the side an thinly slicing it,
Do youse do that?
Peak Warming Man said:
My mother use to peel the cucumber before running a fork down the side an thinly slicing it,
Do youse do that?
No.
No peeling and no forking.
Just wash then slice.
Peak Warming Man said:
My mother use to peel the cucumber before running a fork down the side an thinly slicing it,
Do youse do that?
No. My mother got us to make curly celery and radish roses.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
My mother use to peel the cucumber before running a fork down the side an thinly slicing it,
Do youse do that?
No.
No peeling and no forking.
Just wash then slice.
I like cucumber sticks.
kii said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
My mother use to peel the cucumber before running a fork down the side an thinly slicing it,
Do youse do that?
No.
No peeling and no forking.
Just wash then slice.
I like cucumber sticks.
I like fish sticks but that doesn’t mean I’m a gay fish
cucumber has to be finely sliced. no chunks. no sticks.
Cymek said:
kii said:
Michael V said:No.
No peeling and no forking.
Just wash then slice.
I like cucumber sticks.
I like fish sticks but that doesn’t mean I’m a gay fish
You know they are called fish sticks over here. Like in Rocko’s Modern Life.
kii said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
My mother use to peel the cucumber before running a fork down the side an thinly slicing it,
Do youse do that?
No.
No peeling and no forking.
Just wash then slice.
I like cucumber sticks.
The only decent cucumber is a gherkin.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:My mum peels it. The skin “sticks in her throat” 🙄My mother use to peel the cucumber before running a fork down the side an thinly slicing it,No.
Do youse do that?
No peeling and no forking.
Just wash then slice.
Michael V said:
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
I want to make some ravioli.Anyone got a good recipe for a suitable dough/pastry?
I’ve never made ravioli but I guess the recipe for the pasta would be the same as any pasta right? My pasta recipe: 500 g plain flour, cup of water, half teaspoon salt. Mix that in a bowl… uh I guess you have to go by feel to tell whether you need to add more water, hard to explain on internet. Knead for 5 mins, make it into a ball, put in a freezer bag, let it sit for an hour. Knead it really hard for a while, then roll it out with a rolling pin, maybe let it dry for a bit if it doesn’t feel hard enough.
I’ve saved that, thanks.
What things do you make with that recipe?
Linguine-ish. I slice it into thin strips.
Peak Warming Man said:
My mother use to peel the cucumber before running a fork down the side an thinly slicing it,
Do youse do that?
No
dv said:
Michael V said:
dv said:I’ve never made ravioli but I guess the recipe for the pasta would be the same as any pasta right? My pasta recipe: 500 g plain flour, cup of water, half teaspoon salt. Mix that in a bowl… uh I guess you have to go by feel to tell whether you need to add more water, hard to explain on internet. Knead for 5 mins, make it into a ball, put in a freezer bag, let it sit for an hour. Knead it really hard for a while, then roll it out with a rolling pin, maybe let it dry for a bit if it doesn’t feel hard enough.
I’ve saved that, thanks.
What things do you make with that recipe?
Linguine-ish. I slice it into thin strips.
Thanks.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
My mother use to peel the cucumber before running a fork down the side an thinly slicing it,
Do youse do that?
No
There are very few things I peel, and cucumber isn’t one of them.
ChrispenEvan said:
cucumber has to be finely sliced. no chunks. no sticks.
Depends on the variety. I get telegraph cucumbers here.
dv said:
Michael V said:
dv said:I’ve never made ravioli but I guess the recipe for the pasta would be the same as any pasta right? My pasta recipe: 500 g plain flour, cup of water, half teaspoon salt. Mix that in a bowl… uh I guess you have to go by feel to tell whether you need to add more water, hard to explain on internet. Knead for 5 mins, make it into a ball, put in a freezer bag, let it sit for an hour. Knead it really hard for a while, then roll it out with a rolling pin, maybe let it dry for a bit if it doesn’t feel hard enough.
I’ve saved that, thanks.
What things do you make with that recipe?
Linguine-ish. I slice it into thin strips.
Linguine with haggis? Or better yet…ravioli stuffed with haggis.
Ah, a memory. First born son was a toddler. He opened the fridge and just stood there and ate a whole cucumber.
kii said:
dv said:
Michael V said:I’ve saved that, thanks.
What things do you make with that recipe?
Linguine-ish. I slice it into thin strips.
Linguine with haggis? Or better yet…ravioli stuffed with haggis.
a recipe spread by the Scottish soldier in the green hills of tyrol.
kii said:
Ah, a memory. First born son was a toddler. He opened the fridge and just stood there and ate a whole cucumber.
:)
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
dv said:Linguine-ish. I slice it into thin strips.
Linguine with haggis? Or better yet…ravioli stuffed with haggis.
a recipe spread by the Scottish soldier in the green hills of tyrol.
Tyrol?
Well he did soldier far away.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
Ah, a memory. First born son was a toddler. He opened the fridge and just stood there and ate a whole cucumber.
:)
Searching through a box for my friend’s photo has me stuck in memories of my baby boys.
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:SE Scotlandkii said:Tyrol?Linguine with haggis? Or better yet…ravioli stuffed with haggis.a recipe spread by the Scottish soldier in the green hills of tyrol.
Well he did soldier far away.
Afternoon tea: Fresh white bread, spread with mashed potato, tuna and feta cheese.
It’s very moreish.
Peak Warming Man said:
Afternoon tea: Fresh white bread, spread with mashed potato, tuna and feta cheese.Macadamias and Haigh’s milk orange pastilles here. The latter is especially moreish.
It’s very moreish.
Peak Warming Man said:
Afternoon tea: Fresh white bread, spread with mashed potato, tuna and feta cheese.
It’s very moreish.
It does sound tasty.
OCDC said:
Peak Warming Man said:Afternoon tea: Fresh white bread, spread with mashed potato, tuna and feta cheese.Macadamias and Haigh’s milk orange pastilles here. The latter is especially moreish.
It’s very moreish.
I had some turkish delight. that was moorish.
OCDC said:
Peak Warming Man said:sarahs mum said:SE Scotlanda recipe spread by the Scottish soldier in the green hills of tyrol.Tyrol?
Well he did soldier far away.
And they don’t know where they are.
ChrispenEvan said:
OCDC said:
Peak Warming Man said:Afternoon tea: Fresh white bread, spread with mashed potato, tuna and feta cheese.Macadamias and Haigh’s milk orange pastilles here. The latter is especially moreish.
It’s very moreish.
I had some turkish delight. that was moorish.
boom tish.
BREAKING:
Australia’s own Elizabeth Debicki has won the award for ‘Female Actor or Actress in a Supporting Role on Television in a Drama on Wednesday Night ’ for her role as Princess Diana in ‘The Crown’.
kii said:
dv said:
Michael V said:I’ve saved that, thanks.
What things do you make with that recipe?
Linguine-ish. I slice it into thin strips.
Linguine with haggis? Or better yet…ravioli stuffed with haggis.
kii said:
Ah, a memory. First born son was a toddler. He opened the fridge and just stood there and ate a whole cucumber.
good
kii said:
Ah, a memory. First born son was a toddler. He opened the fridge and just stood there and ate a whole cucumber.
The first born son is usually given to the priesthood.
Peak Warming Man said:
kii said:
Ah, a memory. First born son was a toddler. He opened the fridge and just stood there and ate a whole cucumber.
The first born son is usually given to the priesthood.
except in medieval days when it was probably the second born. this was because the first born would inherit the title and the land and the second born got sfa.
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING:Australia’s own Elizabeth Debicki has won the award for ‘Female Actor or Actress in a Supporting Role on Television in a Drama on Wednesday Night ’ for her role as Princess Diana in ‘The Crown’.
Good.
Damn, Ridley Scott’s Napoleon not nominated for best picture.
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
kii said:
Ah, a memory. First born son was a toddler. He opened the fridge and just stood there and ate a whole cucumber.
The first born son is usually given to the priesthood.
except in medieval days when it was probably the second born. this was because the first born would inherit the title and the land and the second born got sfa.
Though it was less sunny under Herod.
(The story of the Massacre of the Innocence appears to have been an invention of the Gospel authors, having no extrabiblical record.)
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING:Australia’s own Elizabeth Debicki has won the award for ‘Female Actor or Actress in a Supporting Role on Television in a Drama on Wednesday Night ’ for her role as Princess Diana in ‘The Crown’.
Good.
Damn, Ridley Scott’s Napoleon not nominated for best picture.
Oppenheimer, best Picture, best Director, best Actor, best Supporting Actor, best Score. So that’s nice, it really was a top grade flick. Bodes well for the Oscars.
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
kii said:
Ah, a memory. First born son was a toddler. He opened the fridge and just stood there and ate a whole cucumber.
The first born son is usually given to the priesthood.
except in medieval days when it was probably the second born. this was because the first born would inherit the title and the land and the second born got sfa.
also why a lot of the knights on the crusades were 2nd sons. they went to make a fortune and get lands. not much has changed in 1000 years.
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
kii said:
Ah, a memory. First born son was a toddler. He opened the fridge and just stood there and ate a whole cucumber.
The first born son is usually given to the priesthood.
except in medieval days when it was probably the second born. this was because the first born would inherit the title and the land and the second born got sfa.
Good point.
Peak Warming Man said:
kii said:
Ah, a memory. First born son was a toddler. He opened the fridge and just stood there and ate a whole cucumber.
The first born son is usually given to the priesthood.
Funny you should say that. Hint…The Imitation of Christ.
Nectarines are nice and sweet, probably not good for my blood sugar but I don’t care.
OCDC said:
Peak Warming Man said:sarahs mum said:SE Scotlanda recipe spread by the Scottish soldier in the green hills of tyrol.Tyrol?
Well he did soldier far away.
Really?
Not that I get to eat a stack of pasta these days, tryna keep them carbs down
kii said:
Peak Warming Man said:
My mother use to peel the cucumber before running a fork down the side an thinly slicing it,
Do youse do that?
No. My mother got us to make curly celery and radish roses.
I know how to do that!
ChrispenEvan said:
cucumber has to be finely sliced. no chunks. no sticks.
Diced cucumber + diced avocado + chickpeas + diced celery + a squeeze of lemon juice + a drizzle of olive oil = yum salad.
buffy said:
ChrispenEvan said:
cucumber has to be finely sliced. no chunks. no sticks.
Diced cucumber + diced avocado + chickpeas + diced celery + a squeeze of lemon juice + a drizzle of olive oil = yum salad.
Sounds nice. I often dice cumcubers in salads.
Thinking I’ll do a batch of cauliflower & broccoli soup tonight.
Bubblecar said:
Thinking I’ll do a batch of cauliflower & broccoli soup tonight.
I’m in need of veggies and I’ve got some bacon that needs using. Fritata is on the menu here.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
ChrispenEvan said:
cucumber has to be finely sliced. no chunks. no sticks.
Diced cucumber + diced avocado + chickpeas + diced celery + a squeeze of lemon juice + a drizzle of olive oil = yum salad.
Sounds nice. I often dice cumcubers in salads.
I haven’t seen good old fashioned proper cucumbers, like my mum used to buy, in Woolies for years now. Just them long, skinny shrink-wrapped wog ones.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:Diced cucumber + diced avocado + chickpeas + diced celery + a squeeze of lemon juice + a drizzle of olive oil = yum salad.
Sounds nice. I often dice cumcubers in salads.
I haven’t seen good old fashioned proper cucumbers, like my mum used to buy, in Woolies for years now. Just them long, skinny shrink-wrapped wog ones.
Yeah, lt’s not right.
Where’s SCIENCE?
Bubblecar said:
Thinking I’ll do a batch of cauliflower & broccoli soup tonight.
But but but but but………… ummm…… Isn’t it too hot to have the stove running??
What about nice fresh cauli and broccoli florets served with a tangy refreshing cucumber, garlic and yoghurt dip?
Good for ya too.
dv said:
Where’s SCIENCE?
Not here.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:Diced cucumber + diced avocado + chickpeas + diced celery + a squeeze of lemon juice + a drizzle of olive oil = yum salad.
Sounds nice. I often dice cumcubers in salads.
I haven’t seen good old fashioned proper cucumbers, like my mum used to buy, in Woolies for years now. Just them long, skinny shrink-wrapped wog ones.
Certainly used to be a wider range of cukes available in my youth. The fatter green ones and the pale apple cucumbers.
dv said:
Where’s SCIENCE?
Hasn’t peeped in for ages.
Michael V said:
dv said:
Where’s SCIENCE?
Not here.
Nah…… that’s Dave.
Dave’s not here.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Thinking I’ll do a batch of cauliflower & broccoli soup tonight.
But but but but but………… ummm…… Isn’t it too hot to have the stove running??
What about nice fresh cauli and broccoli florets served with a tangy refreshing cucumber, garlic and yoghurt dip?
Good for ya too.
Nice and cool here today after a wretchedly hot and humid night. We’ve also had many buckets of rain.
dv said:
Where’s SCIENCE?
He’s like the Culture Club.
He comes and goes.
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
Where’s SCIENCE?
Not here.
Nah…… that’s Dave.
Dave’s not here.
Man.
dv said:
Where’s SCIENCE?I saw a single post the other day.
dv said:
Not that I get to eat a stack of pasta these days, tryna keep them carbs down
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Not that I get to eat a stack of pasta these days, tryna keep them carbs down
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Not that I get to eat a stack of pasta these days, tryna keep them carbs down
Particularly un-dainty.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Not that I get to eat a stack of pasta these days, tryna keep them carbs down
Car probably eats penne to keep his shirts clean. I do, anyway.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
Car probably eats penne to keep his shirts clean. I do, anyway.
I do indulge in spaghetti now and then as a wormy treat, but yes, I normally use shorter pasta.
dv said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:The first born son is usually given to the priesthood.
except in medieval days when it was probably the second born. this was because the first born would inherit the title and the land and the second born got sfa.
Though it was less sunny under Herod.
(The story of the Massacre of the Innocence appears to have been an invention of the Gospel authors, having no extrabiblical record.)
Abortion is wrong. but god can kill as many babies as he wants.
Going to watch this tonight. Unlikely to be too challenging.
Jonathan Ross’ Myths And Legends
Monday, 8 Jan
7:30 PM – 8:25 PM
Jonathan Ross travels across northern England to uncover local myths and legends, such as: the modern myths of the Dracula at Whitby Abbey, the mythical cave dwelling creatures, the Hobs, and the persecution of alleged witches in Lancaster.
buffy said:
Going to watch this tonight. Unlikely to be too challenging.Jonathan Ross’ Myths And Legends
Monday, 8 Jan
7:30 PM – 8:25 PM
Jonathan Ross travels across northern England to uncover local myths and legends, such as: the modern myths of the Dracula at Whitby Abbey, the mythical cave dwelling creatures, the Hobs, and the persecution of alleged witches in Lancaster.
Sounds good, I wonder if they cover Witchsmeller Pursuivants by any chance.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Not that I get to eat a stack of pasta these days, tryna keep them carbs down
Particularly un-dainty.
You’d probably get a meal out of his tie if you boiled it in water.
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Particularly un-dainty.
You’d probably get a meal out of his tie if you boiled it in water.
Mmmmm I like thai food.
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:Particularly un-dainty.
You’d probably get a meal out of his tie if you boiled it in water.
Mmmmm I like thai food.
Walked in to that one.
one of three young sibling brown goshawks out there, harassing every other bird around including each other
pie landed
while listens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNoaXej0Jeg
most popular song each month since january 1980
transition said:
one of three young sibling brown goshawks out there, harassing every other bird around including each other
pie landed
while listens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNoaXej0Jeg
most popular song each month since january 1980
1980 misses all the good songs but it’s still a montage through latter day pop music, not bad.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Going to watch this tonight. Unlikely to be too challenging.Jonathan Ross’ Myths And Legends
Monday, 8 Jan
7:30 PM – 8:25 PM
Jonathan Ross travels across northern England to uncover local myths and legends, such as: the modern myths of the Dracula at Whitby Abbey, the mythical cave dwelling creatures, the Hobs, and the persecution of alleged witches in Lancaster.
Sounds good, I wonder if they cover Witchsmeller Pursuivants by any chance.
I’ll have a squint at it too.
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
one of three young sibling brown goshawks out there, harassing every other bird around including each other
pie landed
while listens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNoaXej0Jeg
most popular song each month since january 1980
1980 misses all the good songs but it’s still a montage through latter day pop music, not bad.
And they all started to sounded from 2000 onwards.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
one of three young sibling brown goshawks out there, harassing every other bird around including each other
pie landed
while listens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNoaXej0Jeg
most popular song each month since january 1980
1980 misses all the good songs but it’s still a montage through latter day pop music, not bad.
And they all started to sounded from 2000 onwards.
The same.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Going to watch this tonight. Unlikely to be too challenging.Jonathan Ross’ Myths And Legends
Monday, 8 Jan
7:30 PM – 8:25 PM
Jonathan Ross travels across northern England to uncover local myths and legends, such as: the modern myths of the Dracula at Whitby Abbey, the mythical cave dwelling creatures, the Hobs, and the persecution of alleged witches in Lancaster.
Sounds good, I wonder if they cover Witchsmeller Pursuivants by any chance.
I’ll have a squint at it too.
Very light weight, but OK.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
one of three young sibling brown goshawks out there, harassing every other bird around including each other
pie landed
while listens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNoaXej0Jeg
most popular song each month since january 1980
1980 misses all the good songs but it’s still a montage through latter day pop music, not bad.
And they all started to sounded from 2000 onwards.
“‘Rock music was perfectly set up to capacitate everything that I was looking to express in a marketable fashion,’ says Lewis.”
Kim Mulford; Camden Pianist Eric Lewis’ Take on Music Is Classic Shock; Courier Post (Cherry Hill, New Jersey); Sep 28, 2012.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:Sounds good, I wonder if they cover Witchsmeller Pursuivants by any chance.
I’ll have a squint at it too.
Very light weight, but OK.
Yes it was a bit fluffy, except when they got to the witchcraft trials which I then turned off ‘cos it’s too depressing a topic.
Watching tonight’s Maigret, Maigret and the Mad Woman, so I’d better get back to it.
dv said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:
You’d think these days there’d be some kind of Inobtrusive wearable tech that would constantly record video in all directions so that, if required, you could save some treasured memory without having to look like a goombah holding a phone.
The go pro? Except you look like a man with a camera growing out of your head.
Much less obtrusive than a go pro
https://i.imgur.com/8I6mgEq.mp4
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING:Australia’s own Elizabeth Debicki has won the award for ‘Female Actor or Actress in a Supporting Role on Television in a Drama on Wednesday Night ’ for her role as Princess Diana in ‘The Crown’.
Adelaide lass Sarah Snook won for her work on Succession. I’ve not seen Succession but she was very good in Predestination.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Where’s SCIENCE?
Hasn’t peeped in for ages.
Anyone in contact?
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
Car probably eats penne to keep his shirts clean. I do, anyway.
I do indulge in spaghetti now and then as a wormy treat, but yes, I normally use shorter pasta.
The first use of a Vulcan rocket to launch Peregrin, an unmanned vehicle to land on the moon has successfully launched.
Over.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Where’s SCIENCE?
Hasn’t peeped in for ages.
Anyone in contact?
Didn’t he say he was planning to retire from the forum?
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Bubblecar said:Hasn’t peeped in for ages.
Anyone in contact?
Didn’t he say he was planning to retire from the forum?
Well I missed that news
dv said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:Anyone in contact?
Didn’t he say he was planning to retire from the forum?
Well I missed that news
I think someone here was rude to him/her.
It seems to be a continuing problem.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING:Australia’s own Elizabeth Debicki has won the award for ‘Female Actor or Actress in a Supporting Role on Television in a Drama on Wednesday Night ’ for her role as Princess Diana in ‘The Crown’.
Adelaide lass Sarah Snook won for her work on Succession. I’ve not seen Succession but she was very good in Predestination.
Go Snookie!
Slime mould growing along edge of a holly leaf.
Very cold and windy. With the obligatory sunshine.
New pots’n‘pans arrive today. Silly to buy them so close to exiting this place, but I needed some and I need inspiration to start cooking proper meals again. I’ll only use a couple of them now.
Still struggling with the scanner. I won’t give up just yet.
Golly gosh! Another visit to my letter box from buffy.
Excitement!
4° at 11am
Forecast for -7° tomorrow morning.
transition said:
one of three young sibling brown goshawks out there, harassing every other bird around including each other
pie landed
while listens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNoaXej0Jeg
most popular song each month since january 1980
They are lucky to have three. We’ll see how lonh they last.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 13 degrees at the back door, overcast and very, very lightly drizzling. We are forecast a partly cloudy 26 today.
It’s Bakery Breakfast – the baker is back from his holiday.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Where’s SCIENCE?
Hasn’t peeped in for ages.
Anyone in contact?
He might have contracted Covid?
Lots of people have, now that we’be become complacent.
kii said:
Golly gosh! Another visit to my letter box from buffy.
Excitement!
That one took it’s time flying over the Pacific.
PermeateFree said:
Slime mould growing along edge of a holly leaf.
are they also lacewing eggs I see?
buffy said:
kii said:
Golly gosh! Another visit to my letter box from buffy.
Excitement!
That one took it’s time flying over the Pacific.
Must have gone the other way.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Bubblecar said:Hasn’t peeped in for ages.
Anyone in contact?
He might have contracted Covid?
Lots of people have, now that we’be become complacent.
sounds like you secretly wants to gives covid, wants to gets, gets it to
socialize that little beast
transition said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:Anyone in contact?
He might have contracted Covid?
Lots of people have, now that we’be become complacent.
sounds like you secretly wants to gives covid, wants to gets, gets it to
socialize that little beast
It has been too socialised as far as I am concerned.
Morning Pilgrims.
There’s a storm warning out for SE Queensland, apparently.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning Pilgrims.
There’s a storm warning out for SE Queensland, apparently.
Boonah, Rathdowney and surrounds. Not here.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning Pilgrims.
There’s a storm warning out for SE Queensland, apparently.
Boonah, Rathdowney and surrounds. Not here.
Calling all Schitt’s Creek fans Dan Levy’s new movie might just break your heart
ABC Entertainment
/
By Sonia Nair
The directorial debut of Schitt’s Creek creator and star Dan Levy sees the actor’s character Marc navigating the stormy waters of grief, with help from his friends.
23m ago
Elderly celibate white man voices opinion about how other people should reproduce:
…
Pope calls for universal ban on surrogate parenting, calls it ‘deplorable’
Reuters
January 9, 2024 — 4.20am
Vatican City: Pope Francis called on Monday for a global ban on parenting via surrogacy, calling the practice “deplorable” and a grave violation of the dignity of the woman and the child.
Francis’ remarks are likely to antagonise pro-LGBT+ groups, since surrogacy is often used by gay or lesbian partners who want to have children, and follow his landmark decision to allow priests to bless same-sex couples.
Pope Francis included the “commercialisation” of pregnancy in an annual speech listing the threats to global peace and human dignity.
Pope Francis included the “commercialisation” of pregnancy in an annual speech listing the threats to global peace and human dignity.CREDIT:AP
“I deem deplorable the practice of so-called surrogate motherhood, which represents a grave violation of the dignity of the woman and the child, based on the exploitation of situations of the mother’s material needs,” he said.
“Consequently, I express my hope for an effort by the international community to prohibit this practice universally.”
Francis, 87, made his comments in a 45-minute address to Vatican-accredited diplomats, which is sometimes called his “state of the world” speech.
There are few statistics on the number of babies born through surrogacy. Due to ethical concerns, the practice is illegal in many countries around the world, as well as in some US states.
Critics of the practice warn of the potential for a “poverty bias” against women who become surrogate mothers due to financial need.
But interest continues to grow as more women opt to postpone pregnancy until later in life when fertility wanes, and as more same-sex couples look for ways to start families when they can’t conceive on their own.
In Italy, the country that surrounds the Vatican, surrogacy is illegal, and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing coalition ruling is pushing through parliament a law that would extend the existing ban to punish couples who go abroad to carry out the procedure.
Francis, who leads the world’s more than 1.35 billion Catholics, also reaffirmed the Vatican’s condemnation of gender theory, which suggests that gender is more complex and fluid than the binary categories of male and female and depends on more than visible sex characteristics.
He called the theory “extremely dangerous since it cancels differences in its claim to make everyone equal”.
Reuters
https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/pope-calls-for-universal-ban-on-surrogate-parenting-calls-it-deplorable-20240109-p5evxo.html
Good morning forum. Went to two supermarkets and a greengrocer by 9, big gaps in some veg but got sufficient quantity and variety for my requirements. Ham, cheese and mustard (last of the dijon, which means less to pack) wrap for brekkie upon my return. Thus fortified, I enquired about income protection with my super fund which was obviously great fun and of course didn’t nearly make me cry. So then I consoled myself with sugar-free peach iced tea and did some fb doom/cat-scrolling. Later I will read the insurance paperwork.
Independence is urgent Scotsman Humza Yousaf says.
For those concerned, I’ve just emailed SCIENCE. Will notify if any response.
OCDC said:
For those concerned, I’ve just emailed SCIENCE. Will notify if any response.
G’donya!
:)
Hey dv: did you see this?
Eight year old girl, too young to play in her school’s chess team.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-21/bodhana-sivanandan-takes-top-ranks-at-european-chess-tournament/103254260
Hello
Michael V said:
Hey dv: did you see this?Eight year old girl, too young to play in her school’s chess team.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-21/bodhana-sivanandan-takes-top-ranks-at-european-chess-tournament/103254260
Good
dv said:
who dat?
I’ve just been doing a spot of mowing, it’s as humid as all folk and I’m sweating a river.
Peak Warming Man said:
I’ve just been doing a spot of mowing, it’s as humid as all folk and I’m sweating a river.
salt and sugar in water will do you a world of good.
Peak Warming Man said:
I’ve just been doing a spot of mowing, it’s as humid as all folk and I’m sweating a river.
I got that just picking eggplants zucchiini and tomatoes. Had to stop and cool off.
Lunch report: airfryered pattypan squash and Bavarian roast chicken spiced Maryland, and nuked zuke
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I’ve just been doing a spot of mowing, it’s as humid as all folk and I’m sweating a river.
I got that just picking eggplants zucchiini and tomatoes. Had to stop and cool off.
I’ve still got most of the tomatoes and beans to pick but the sun is a bit warm.
OCDC said:
Lunch report: airfryered pattypan squash and Bavarian roast chicken spiced Maryland, and nuked zuke
A tuna, tomato and feta cheese sanger washed down with a cup of tea (black and one)
Over.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I’ve just been doing a spot of mowing, it’s as humid as all folk and I’m sweating a river.
I got that just picking eggplants zucchiini and tomatoes. Had to stop and cool off.
I’ve still got most of the tomatoes and beans to pick but the sun is a bit warm.
If you were one of those……those vegetarians you’d be able to live off that.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:I got that just picking eggplants zucchiini and tomatoes. Had to stop and cool off.
I’ve still got most of the tomatoes and beans to pick but the sun is a bit warm.
If you were one of those……those vegetarians you’d be able to live off that.
Hard to say the word? ;)
Lunch update: chicken tastes wrong, not eating
“Snow hits parts of southern England as fresh ice warnings are issued”
I don’t think they can take much more of this.
Don’t know if I already posted this.
25:53
This one’s not for the kids A candid look at Pompeiian Graffiti
Peak Warming Man said:
“Snow hits parts of southern England as fresh ice warnings are issued”I don’t think they can take much more of this.
jerry didn’t cower us and we are used to the english weather. we’ll just soldier on through gritted teeth and a stiff upper lip over a weak wobbly chin. and of course copious number of cups of tea.
A ‘critical’ fuel leak means the first US Moon landing in decades appears doomed. Here’s how it has played out
By Tom Williams, with wires
A private company’s Peregrine lander appears unlikely to complete its original mission after running into issues on its way to the Moon.
9m ago
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Snow hits parts of southern England as fresh ice warnings are issued”I don’t think they can take much more of this.
jerry didn’t cower us and we are used to the english weather. we’ll just soldier on through gritted teeth and a stiff upper lip over a weak wobbly chin. and of course copious number of cups of tea.
Wonder where the Brits got this passion for drinking hot water?
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Snow hits parts of southern England as fresh ice warnings are issued”I don’t think they can take much more of this.
jerry didn’t cower us and we are used to the english weather. we’ll just soldier on through gritted teeth and a stiff upper lip over a weak wobbly chin. and of course copious number of cups of tea.
How on earth did they cope prior to the 1700s?
Some very cutesy rat photos in this story:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/rats-role-in-black-death-misunderstood-according-to-author/103236044
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/francesco-dimasi-accused-of-murdering-wife-excused-from-court/103297208
I’d be surprised if Mr Dimasi is capable in April of appearing in court either.
buffy said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/francesco-dimasi-accused-of-murdering-wife-excused-from-court/103297208I’d be surprised if Mr Dimasi is capable in April of appearing in court either.
They can do them via video link anyway
Michael V said:
Some very cutesy rat photos in this story:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/rats-role-in-black-death-misunderstood-according-to-author/103236044
Rather surprised that there is scant evidence of rats in England at that time.
Cymek said:
buffy said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/francesco-dimasi-accused-of-murdering-wife-excused-from-court/103297208I’d be surprised if Mr Dimasi is capable in April of appearing in court either.
They can do them via video link anyway
Which is cheaper and if he doesn’t get bail he’s already in prison instead of reprocessing him before he’s allowed back inside.
roughbarked said:
Tiger shark stabbed in the head, heart removed to keep swimmers safe at Queensland beaches
Memories of pithing frogs in high school.
OCDC said:
Lunch update: chicken tastes wrong, not eating
Damn.
roughbarked said:
A ‘critical’ fuel leak means the first US Moon landing in decades appears doomed. Here’s how it has played out
By Tom Williams, with wires
A private company’s Peregrine lander appears unlikely to complete its original mission after running into issues on its way to the Moon.
9m ago
They should have named it ‘Fraser’:
Michael V said:
Some very cutesy rat photos in this story:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/rats-role-in-black-death-misunderstood-according-to-author/103236044
buffy said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Snow hits parts of southern England as fresh ice warnings are issued”I don’t think they can take much more of this.
jerry didn’t cower us and we are used to the english weather. we’ll just soldier on through gritted teeth and a stiff upper lip over a weak wobbly chin. and of course copious number of cups of tea.
How on earth did they cope prior to the 1700s?
Burned witches to keep warm.
kii said:
Michael V said:
Some very cutesy rat photos in this story:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/rats-role-in-black-death-misunderstood-according-to-author/103236044
They are cute
Cymek said:
Cymek said:
buffy said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/francesco-dimasi-accused-of-murdering-wife-excused-from-court/103297208I’d be surprised if Mr Dimasi is capable in April of appearing in court either.
They can do them via video link anyway
Which is cheaper and if he doesn’t get bail he’s already in prison instead of reprocessing him before he’s allowed back inside.
Sounds like he is in care.
roughbarked said:
Tiger shark stabbed in the head, heart removed to keep swimmers safe at Queensland beaches
Well, they tried stabbing swimmers in the head and removing their hearts so as to protect the sharks, but you would not believe the paperwork that that generated!
buffy said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Snow hits parts of southern England as fresh ice warnings are issued”I don’t think they can take much more of this.
jerry didn’t cower us and we are used to the english weather. we’ll just soldier on through gritted teeth and a stiff upper lip over a weak wobbly chin. and of course copious number of cups of tea.
How on earth did they cope prior to the 1700s?
My nephew was caught in a snowstorm in the middle of summer on his recent Tas wilderness walk. Had to camp for the day until the weather cleared.
kii said:
roughbarked said:I’ve never pithed a frog but i have dissected cane toads.Tiger shark stabbed in the head, heart removed to keep swimmers safe at Queensland beachesMemories of pithing frogs in high school.
kii said:
Michael V said:
Some very cutesy rat photos in this story:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/rats-role-in-black-death-misunderstood-according-to-author/103236044
:)
My lunch will be a large navel orange.
Calorie-controlled diet is finally back in action.
OCDC said:
kii said:roughbarked said:I’ve never pithed a frog but i have dissected cane toads.Tiger shark stabbed in the head, heart removed to keep swimmers safe at Queensland beachesMemories of pithing frogs in high school.
My lab partner took home our dissected rat so she could do extra investigation. So, that happened.
kii said:
OCDC said:lolkii said:My lab partner took home our dissected rat so she could do extra investigation. So, that happened.Memories of pithing frogs in high school.I’ve never pithed a frog but i have dissected cane toads.
We had to put ours in buckets called “rat bits”.
In first year biol (1999) we had the choice of doing real rat or eRat or both. So I did both.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Tiger shark stabbed in the head, heart removed to keep swimmers safe at Queensland beaches
Well, they tried stabbing swimmers in the head and removing their hearts so as to protect the sharks, but you would not believe the paperwork that that generated!
:)
kii said:
Michael V said:
Some very cutesy rat photos in this story:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/rats-role-in-black-death-misunderstood-according-to-author/103236044
The ABC has been trying to paint left wing activist as all goodness and light and now they are doing the same with rats..
It’s not right.
OCDC said:
kii said:OCDC said:lolI’ve never pithed a frog but i have dissected cane toads.My lab partner took home our dissected rat so she could do extra investigation. So, that happened.
We had to put ours in buckets called “rat bits”.
In first year biol (1999) we had the choice of doing real rat or eRat or both. So I did both.
Lol…I’m not sure what usually happened to the rats after class. My friend may or may not have stolen the carcass.
Warning…spider picture in my next post.
Mr buffy asked our postmaster, who is also master of the town raingauge, about our downpour over a couple of hours on Sunday. 63mm. That explains why our spoutings were playing waterfalls. And quite a bit of roadgravel around town is in places other than where it is supposed to be. It must have washed away the Christmas Jewel Spiders in the Botanic Gardens, because when we went to look for them this morning they were missing. However, this pretty little green chap was in their territory. (As usual, my hand is there for perspective…)
We’ve also got mushrooms popping up all over the place with this warmth and humidity. Yellow stainers everywhere and some ordinary Agaricus (field mushrooms) too.
I should go and make the bed. The sheets are out on the line. Gradually fading the tannin spots off them.
buffy said:
Mr buffy asked our postmaster, who is also master of the town raingauge, about our downpour over a couple of hours on Sunday. 63mm. That explains why our spoutings were playing waterfalls. And quite a bit of roadgravel around town is in places other than where it is supposed to be. It must have washed away the Christmas Jewel Spiders in the Botanic Gardens, because when we went to look for them this morning they were missing. However, this pretty little green chap was in their territory. (As usual, my hand is there for perspective…)
We’ve also got mushrooms popping up all over the place with this warmth and humidity. Yellow stainers everywhere and some ordinary Agaricus (field mushrooms) too.
Casserole’
“First US Moon landing in decades appears doomed after ‘critical’ fuel leak in Peregrine lander.”
These Johnny come latelys wouldn’t have a clue , now this is how we did it back in 60ties and 70ties……………………..
buffy said:
Mr buffy asked our postmaster, who is also master of the town raingauge, about our downpour over a couple of hours on Sunday. 63mm. That explains why our spoutings were playing waterfalls. And quite a bit of roadgravel around town is in places other than where it is supposed to be. It must have washed away the Christmas Jewel Spiders in the Botanic Gardens, because when we went to look for them this morning they were missing. However, this pretty little green chap was in their territory. (As usual, my hand is there for perspective…)
We’ve also got mushrooms popping up all over the place with this warmth and humidity. Yellow stainers everywhere and some ordinary Agaricus (field mushrooms) too.
Tis a cute little spider.
buffy said:
Warning…spider picture in my next post.
Lol…that’s such a gorgeous little green thing!
roughbarked said:
A ‘critical’ fuel leak means the first US Moon landing in decades appears doomed. Here’s how it has played out
By Tom Williams, with wires
A private company’s Peregrine lander appears unlikely to complete its original mission after running into issues on its way to the Moon.
9m ago
I honestly did not realise this is the US’s first lunar lander since the Apollo era.
One I am looking forward to is a Japanese mission called Slim.
Worth a thread.
In case you didn’t see, daz, I’ve emailed SCIENCE and will report if response received.
dv said:
roughbarked said:
A ‘critical’ fuel leak means the first US Moon landing in decades appears doomed. Here’s how it has played out
By Tom Williams, with wires
A private company’s Peregrine lander appears unlikely to complete its original mission after running into issues on its way to the Moon.
9m ago
I honestly did not realise this is the US’s first lunar lander since the Apollo era.
One I am looking forward to is a Japanese mission called Slim.
Worth a thread.
Hopefully not foreboding its chances of success
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
who dat?
That’s Lily Gladstone at the Golden Globes.
I didn’t see the ceremony. I assume she was speaking Blackfoot (Siksika) since she’s a member of that tribe.
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
who dat?
That’s Lily Gladstone at the Golden Globes.
I didn’t see the ceremony. I assume she was speaking Blackfoot (Siksika) since she’s a member of that tribe.
John Wayne “I don’t like that pilgrims
Cymek said:
dv said:
captain_spalding said:who dat?
That’s Lily Gladstone at the Golden Globes.
I didn’t see the ceremony. I assume she was speaking Blackfoot (Siksika) since she’s a member of that tribe.
John Wayne “I don’t like that pilgrims
Pilgrims.
https://www.facebook.com/johnwayne/videos/pilgrim/537579570099297/
dv said:
Michael V said:
Some very cutesy rat photos in this story:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/rats-role-in-black-death-misunderstood-according-to-author/103236044
Rather surprised that there is scant evidence of rats in England at that time.
If they had any, then it does not take long for their numbers build considerably.
kii said:
OCDC said:
kii said:Memories of pithing frogs in high school.I’ve never pithed a frog but i have dissected cane toads.
My lab partner took home our dissected rat so she could do extra investigation. So, that happened.
Heading back from the Camden farm on Parramatta Rd.. hot afternoon… we spotted a dog dead on the median strip. Fellow student decided he could do with some extra disscetion practice… dog into boot…
PermeateFree said:
dv said:
Michael V said:
Some very cutesy rat photos in this story:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/rats-role-in-black-death-misunderstood-according-to-author/103236044
Rather surprised that there is scant evidence of rats in England at that time.
If they had any, then it does not take long for their numbers build considerably.
Most pet rats originate from the sewer rat species Rattus norvegicus, whist Black Rats (a smaller species) are Rattus rattus that are thought to be the main carrier of the Black Death.
Doctor Who spinoff series coming to Disney+: The War between the Land and the Sea.
dv said:
Doctor Who spinoff series coming to Disney+: The War between the Land and the Sea.
I’m a land creature but have a Piscean star sign so I don’t know who to support.
Suppose I’d better have a shower to see if the Drano Bathroom Max Gel worked.
Bubblecar said:
Suppose I’d better have a shower to see if the Drano Bathroom Max Gel worked.
What’s wrong with vinegar?
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Suppose I’d better have a shower to see if the Drano Bathroom Max Gel worked.
What’s wrong with vinegar?
Vinegar won’t clear pipes clogged with my hair.
dv said:
Doctor Who spinoff series coming to Disney+: The War between the Land and the Sea.
Have you watched the recent episodes ?
I haven’t yet not huge appeal for the show anymore
PermeateFree said:
PermeateFree said:
dv said:Rather surprised that there is scant evidence of rats in England at that time.
If they had any, then it does not take long for their numbers build considerably.
Most pet rats originate from the sewer rat species Rattus norvegicus, whist Black Rats (a smaller species) are Rattus rattus that are thought to be the main carrier of the Black Death.
Cheers
Bubblecar said:
Suppose I’d better have a shower to see if the Drano Bathroom Max Gel worked.
Good plan
Cymek said:
Have you watched the recent episodes ?
Yes. They were all good though the Christmas episode was a bit silly … they tend to be I suppose.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Suppose I’d better have a shower to see if the Drano Bathroom Max Gel worked.
What’s wrong with vinegar?
Vinegar won’t clear pipes clogged with my hair.
Why let it go down the drain? Mine goes in the compost.
Cymek said:
dv said:
Doctor Who spinoff series coming to Disney+: The War between the Land and the Sea.
Have you watched the recent episodes ?
I haven’t yet not huge appeal for the show anymore
It isn’t Dr Who anymore, once Disney got it.
dv said:
PermeateFree said:
PermeateFree said:If they had any, then it does not take long for their numbers build considerably.
Most pet rats originate from the sewer rat species Rattus norvegicus, whist Black Rats (a smaller species) are Rattus rattus that are thought to be the main carrier of the Black Death.
Cheers
Rattus norvegicus is an album by the stranglers.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-10/shower-water-saving-device-wins-award-for-teen/103164492
—-
nice.
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:
PermeateFree said:Most pet rats originate from the sewer rat species Rattus norvegicus, whist Black Rats (a smaller species) are Rattus rattus that are thought to be the main carrier of the Black Death.
Cheers
Rattus norvegicus is an album by the stranglers.
Now I didsn’t know that but indeed I also didn’t know a lot about the stranglers. By then I had babies to look after.
sarahs mum said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-10/shower-water-saving-device-wins-award-for-teen/103164492
—-
nice.
I thought she was clever.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Doctor Who spinoff series coming to Disney+: The War between the Land and the Sea.
I’m a land creature but have a Piscean star sign so I don’t know who to support.
The air force.
ChrispenEvan said:
Spasticus Autisticus is a single by Ian Dury & the Blockheads.
dv said:
PermeateFree said:Most pet rats originate from the sewer rat species Rattus norvegicus, whist Black Rats (a smaller species) are Rattus rattus that are thought to be the main carrier of the Black Death.
Cheers
Rattus norvegicus is an album by the stranglers.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
Suppose I’d better have a shower to see if the Drano Bathroom Max Gel worked.
Good plan
Verdict: bit of an improvement but not great.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it’s like pouring money down the drain.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
Suppose I’d better have a shower to see if the Drano Bathroom Max Gel worked.
Good plan
Verdict: bit of an improvement but not great.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it’s like pouring money down the drain.
I don’t like pouring anything nasty down drains. Money included.
Though I have put a ball of scrunched up aluminium foil in my toilet cistern and have thrown away my toilet brush.
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:
PermeateFree said:Most pet rats originate from the sewer rat species Rattus norvegicus, whist Black Rats (a smaller species) are Rattus rattus that are thought to be the main carrier of the Black Death.
Cheers
Rattus norvegicus is an album by the stranglers.
Many years ago my best friend had 2 pet rats…Sebastiana and Coverley. A dog attacked their cage and killed Sebastiana. Coverley escaped and hid under the washing machine. My friend’s dad tried to catch the rat and received a bite that hit the bone in his finger.
The End.
Dinner tonight will be the cauli & broccoli soup which I said I’d make last night but didn’t.
kii said:
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:Cheers
Rattus norvegicus is an album by the stranglers.
Many years ago my best friend had 2 pet rats…Sebastiana and Coverley. A dog attacked their cage and killed Sebastiana. Coverley escaped and hid under the washing machine. My friend’s dad tried to catch the rat and received a bite that hit the bone in his finger.
The End.
he needed that ferret.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:Good plan
Verdict: bit of an improvement but not great.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it’s like pouring money down the drain.
I don’t like pouring anything nasty down drains. Money included.
Though I have put a ball of scrunched up aluminium foil in my toilet cistern and have thrown away my toilet brush.
>>>Though I have put a ball of scrunched up aluminium foil in my toilet cistern and have thrown away my toilet brush.
Why?
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:Verdict: bit of an improvement but not great.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it’s like pouring money down the drain.
I don’t like pouring anything nasty down drains. Money included.
Though I have put a ball of scrunched up aluminium foil in my toilet cistern and have thrown away my toilet brush.
>>>Though I have put a ball of scrunched up aluminium foil in my toilet cistern and have thrown away my toilet brush.
Why?
It now says clean all by itself.
In suppose it may be similar to the fact that underarm deodorants contain aluminium.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:I don’t like pouring anything nasty down drains. Money included.
Though I have put a ball of scrunched up aluminium foil in my toilet cistern and have thrown away my toilet brush.
>>>Though I have put a ball of scrunched up aluminium foil in my toilet cistern and have thrown away my toilet brush.
Why?
It now says clean all by itself.
In suppose it may be similar to the fact that underarm deodorants contain aluminium.
If you don’t believe me, try it. First do give the toiolet bowl a good clean. Get it as clean as you can and drop one or more scrunched up balls of Al foil in the cistern. Wait to see if you still need the toilet cleaners.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:I doubt it:roughbarked said:It now says clean all by itself.I don’t like pouring anything nasty down drains. Money included.>>>Though I have put a ball of scrunched up aluminium foil in my toilet cistern and have thrown away my toilet brush.
Though I have put a ball of scrunched up aluminium foil in my toilet cistern and have thrown away my toilet brush.
Why?
In suppose it may be similar to the fact that underarm deodorants contain aluminium.
A mechanism underlying this obstruction has been proposed as: the metal ions precipitate with mucopolysaccharides, damaging epithelial cells along the lumen of the duct and forming a plug that blocks sweat output.
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:Michael V said:I doubt it:>>>Though I have put a ball of scrunched up aluminium foil in my toilet cistern and have thrown away my toilet brush.It now says clean all by itself.Why?
In suppose it may be similar to the fact that underarm deodorants contain aluminium.
A mechanism underlying this obstruction has been proposed as: the metal ions precipitate with mucopolysaccharides, damaging epithelial cells along the lumen of the duct and forming a plug that blocks sweat output.
are we talking deodorants or dunnies?
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:Michael V said:I doubt it:>>>Though I have put a ball of scrunched up aluminium foil in my toilet cistern and have thrown away my toilet brush.It now says clean all by itself.Why?
In suppose it may be similar to the fact that underarm deodorants contain aluminium.
A mechanism underlying this obstruction has been proposed as: the metal ions precipitate with mucopolysaccharides, damaging epithelial cells along the lumen of the duct and forming a plug that blocks sweat output.
OK that rules out that guess.
ChrispenEvan said:
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:It now says clean all by itself.I doubt it:
In suppose it may be similar to the fact that underarm deodorants contain aluminium.
A mechanism underlying this obstruction has been proposed as: the metal ions precipitate with mucopolysaccharides, damaging epithelial cells along the lumen of the duct and forming a plug that blocks sweat output.
are we talking deodorants or dunnies?
I’m back to dunnies now.
Another hours mowing, I’m sweating a river again.
Time for a nice cold shower and a cup of tea (black and one)
Nausea, is it:
α) migraine
β) psychosomatic 2° Gallus ingestion
γ) microbes 2° Gallus ingestion
I’m going for mainly α with a bit of β but I should know for sure in a while.
roughbarked said:
ChrispenEvan said:
OCDC said:
I doubt it:A mechanism underlying this obstruction has been proposed as: the metal ions precipitate with mucopolysaccharides, damaging epithelial cells along the lumen of the duct and forming a plug that blocks sweat output.
are we talking deodorants or dunnies?
I’m back to dunnies now.
I saw it on youtube and thought that chick has got to be pulling my leg so I tried it and I’m still waiting for the bowl to need a clean.
ChrispenEvan said:
OCDC said:That is how Al is theorised to work as a deodorant. rb suggests it’s mechanism in cleaning his dunny is similar to deodorant.roughbarked said:are we talking deodorants or dunnies?It now says clean all by itself.I doubt it:
In suppose it may be similar to the fact that underarm deodorants contain aluminium.
A mechanism underlying this obstruction has been proposed as: the metal ions precipitate with mucopolysaccharides, damaging epithelial cells along the lumen of the duct and forming a plug that blocks sweat output.
OCDC said:
ChrispenEvan said:OCDC said:That is how Al is theorised to work as a deodorant. rb suggests it’s mechanism in cleaning his dunny is similar to deodorant.I doubt it:are we talking deodorants or dunnies?A mechanism underlying this obstruction has been proposed as: the metal ions precipitate with mucopolysaccharides, damaging epithelial cells along the lumen of the duct and forming a plug that blocks sweat output.
and you told me that wasn’t true in an explantion that couldn’t be misunderstood.
But I still don’t know why I am not seeing the usual staining that normally has to be scrubbed off.
OCDC said:
Nausea, is it:
α) migraine
β) psychosomatic 2° Gallus ingestion
γ) microbes 2° Gallus ingestionI’m going for mainly α with a bit of β but I should know for sure in a while.
Damn, I suppose you’ll be skipping dinner.
Can’t remember the last time I bought any bad hen.
just bunged a banana tea cake in the oven.
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:
ChrispenEvan said:are we talking deodorants or dunnies?That is how Al is theorised to work as a deodorant. rb suggests it’s mechanism in cleaning his dunny is similar to deodorant.
and you told me that wasn’t true in an explantion that couldn’t be misunderstood.
But I still don’t know why I am not seeing the usual staining that normally has to be scrubbed off.
Did you get mineral stains before the aluminium?
sarahs mum said:
just bunged a banana tea cake in the oven.
Lovely.
sarahs mum said:
just bunged a banana tea cake in the oven.
I’m doing mango, chilli and ginger jam.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:Oh well, it’ll get rid of part of my festive kilo. Got the hydralyte and bucket out just in case.Nausea, is it:Damn, I suppose you’ll be skipping dinner.
α) migraine
β) psychosomatic 2° Gallus ingestion
γ) microbes 2° Gallus ingestionI’m going for mainly α with a bit of β but I should know for sure in a while.
Can’t remember the last time I bought any bad hen.
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:I had a bonus phenergan.just bunged a banana tea cake in the oven.I’m doing mango, chilli and ginger jam.
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:Michael V said:I doubt it:>>>Though I have put a ball of scrunched up aluminium foil in my toilet cistern and have thrown away my toilet brush.It now says clean all by itself.Why?
In suppose it may be similar to the fact that underarm deodorants contain aluminium.
A mechanism underlying this obstruction has been proposed as: the metal ions precipitate with mucopolysaccharides, damaging epithelial cells along the lumen of the duct and forming a plug that blocks sweat output.
It’s like a bedtime story.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:
That is how Al is theorised to work as a deodorant. rb suggests it’s mechanism in cleaning his dunny is similar to deodorant.
and you told me that wasn’t true in an explantion that couldn’t be misunderstood.
But I still don’t know why I am not seeing the usual staining that normally has to be scrubbed off.
Did you get mineral stains before the aluminium?
If I am exuding minerals then possibly. However, I have never tested the staining for its mineral makeup.
Here is a debunking of sorts.
https://www.housedigest.com/1401795/aluminum-foil-hack-fix-clean-myth/
As for corrosion there is that in the screws holding it to the wall anyway.I havent as yet notoced any removal of stains inside the cistern.
Anyway, my sister’s Melbourne house is under offer with a 45 day settlement. I’ll probably not move back til she has moved, mainly bc I know the parents will help both of us regardless of what we say, and I don’t want to overexert them. TBH they’re in better condition than I am so I will need their help (the otherwise unmentioned selfish manchild won’t be of much, if any, assistance but would actually be the most useful member if he assisted).
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:OCDC said:Oh well, it’ll get rid of part of my festive kilo. Got the hydralyte and bucket out just in case.Nausea, is it:Damn, I suppose you’ll be skipping dinner.
α) migraine
β) psychosomatic 2° Gallus ingestion
γ) microbes 2° Gallus ingestionI’m going for mainly α with a bit of β but I should know for sure in a while.
Can’t remember the last time I bought any bad hen.
You only got a festive kilo? I got about three.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:I forget the table, but could it be acting as sacrificial anode or similar?roughbarked said:If I am exuding minerals then possibly. However, I have never tested the staining for its mineral makeup.and you told me that wasn’t true in an explantion that couldn’t be misunderstood.Did you get mineral stains before the aluminium?
But I still don’t know why I am not seeing the usual staining that normally has to be scrubbed off.
Here is a debunking of sorts.
https://www.housedigest.com/1401795/aluminum-foil-hack-fix-clean-myth/As for corrosion there is that in the screws holding it to the wall anyway.I havent as yet notoced any removal of stains inside the cistern.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:I deliberately didn’t weigh myself til I’d done a week of keto so I wouldn’t be too dismayed and so the first digit would not go up…Bubblecar said:You only got a festive kilo? I got about three.Damn, I suppose you’ll be skipping dinner.Oh well, it’ll get rid of part of my festive kilo. Got the hydralyte and bucket out just in case.Can’t remember the last time I bought any bad hen.
OCDC said:
Anyway, my sister’s Melbourne house is under offer with a 45 day settlement. I’ll probably not move back til she has moved, mainly bc I know the parents will help both of us regardless of what we say, and I don’t want to overexert them. TBH they’re in better condition than I am so I will need their help (the otherwise unmentioned selfish manchild won’t be of much, if any, assistance but would actually be the most useful member if he assisted).
Good luck.
Mr Tunks has been a great help in my last couple of moves (which also involved crucial assistance from various family members).
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:Michael V said:I forget the table, but could it be acting as sacrificial anode or similar?Did you get mineral stains before the aluminium?If I am exuding minerals then possibly. However, I have never tested the staining for its mineral makeup.
Here is a debunking of sorts.
https://www.housedigest.com/1401795/aluminum-foil-hack-fix-clean-myth/As for corrosion there is that in the screws holding it to the wall anyway.I havent as yet notoced any removal of stains inside the cistern.
Perhaps.
So far there is a lack of scientific evidence. Which is always a challenge.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:and you told me that wasn’t true in an explantion that couldn’t be misunderstood.
But I still don’t know why I am not seeing the usual staining that normally has to be scrubbed off.
Did you get mineral stains before the aluminium?
If I am exuding minerals then possibly. However, I have never tested the staining for its mineral makeup.
Here is a debunking of sorts.
https://www.housedigest.com/1401795/aluminum-foil-hack-fix-clean-myth/As for corrosion there is that in the screws holding it to the wall anyway.I havent as yet notoced any removal of stains inside the cistern.
We clean the toilet using a small squirt of dishwashing liquid and a brush.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:I deliberately didn’t weigh myself til I’d done a week of keto so I wouldn’t be too dismayed and so the first digit would not go up…Oh well, it’ll get rid of part of my festive kilo. Got the hydralyte and bucket out just in case.You only got a festive kilo? I got about three.
I’ve hidden my scales. Mrs rb tells me whether I’m putting on or losing weight.
I weighed myself today and I am indeed just about one kg heavier than before the festive season, which is quite surprising.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:sarahs mum said:I had a bonus phenergan.just bunged a banana tea cake in the oven.I’m doing mango, chilli and ginger jam.
I unpacked my new pots’n‘pans, making two large boxes stuck in the middle of the floor. My whole house is half packed boxes on the floor.
It’s going to be -7° in the morning. I unpacked my Red Ridinghood fleecy. Why did I start cleaning the stove top?
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Did you get mineral stains before the aluminium?
If I am exuding minerals then possibly. However, I have never tested the staining for its mineral makeup.
Here is a debunking of sorts.
https://www.housedigest.com/1401795/aluminum-foil-hack-fix-clean-myth/As for corrosion there is that in the screws holding it to the wall anyway.I havent as yet notoced any removal of stains inside the cistern.
We clean the toilet using a small squirt of dishwashing liquid and a brush.
I use washing powder. mine is mostly algae because rainwater used.
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:If I am exuding minerals then possibly. However, I have never tested the staining for its mineral makeup.I forget the table, but could it be acting as sacrificial anode or similar?Here is a debunking of sorts.
https://www.housedigest.com/1401795/aluminum-foil-hack-fix-clean-myth/As for corrosion there is that in the screws holding it to the wall anyway.I havent as yet notoced any removal of stains inside the cistern.
Perhaps.
So far there is a lack of scientific evidence. Which is always a challenge.
As for staining before the Al insertion. Ther was a usual scrubbing job to be done often. So far since dropping just one ball in, no staining has occurred.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Did you get mineral stains before the aluminium?
If I am exuding minerals then possibly. However, I have never tested the staining for its mineral makeup.
Here is a debunking of sorts.
https://www.housedigest.com/1401795/aluminum-foil-hack-fix-clean-myth/As for corrosion there is that in the screws holding it to the wall anyway.I havent as yet notoced any removal of stains inside the cistern.
We clean the toilet using a small squirt of dishwashing liquid and a brush.
I use White King Toilet Gel and a brush. There is however an old line of “rust” stain that won’t budge, regardless of the cleaner used. It was there when I moved in.
Bubblecar said:
I weighed myself today and I am indeed just about one kg heavier than before the festive season, which is quite surprising.
well done.
kii said:
OCDC said:-7° sounds lovely. Coldest I got here was -3°.Michael V said:I unpacked my new pots’n‘pans, making two large boxes stuck in the middle of the floor. My whole house is half packed boxes on the floor.I’m doing mango, chilli and ginger jam.I had a bonus phenergan.
It’s going to be -7° in the morning. I unpacked my Red Ridinghood fleecy. Why did I start cleaning the stove top?
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Did you get mineral stains before the aluminium?
If I am exuding minerals then possibly. However, I have never tested the staining for its mineral makeup.
Here is a debunking of sorts.
https://www.housedigest.com/1401795/aluminum-foil-hack-fix-clean-myth/As for corrosion there is that in the screws holding it to the wall anyway.I havent as yet notoced any removal of stains inside the cistern.
We clean the toilet using a small squirt of dishwashing liquid and a brush.
That’d work. However I like the idea of not having to brush. As for the foil possibly damaging the cistern, I fail to see how thus far. Everything in there is plastic.
Mind, I didn’t use the household foil.
I used heavier Al from food packaging.
Pieces are unlikely to fall off as easily as may happen with alfoil.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:If I am exuding minerals then possibly. However, I have never tested the staining for its mineral makeup.
Here is a debunking of sorts.
https://www.housedigest.com/1401795/aluminum-foil-hack-fix-clean-myth/As for corrosion there is that in the screws holding it to the wall anyway.I havent as yet notoced any removal of stains inside the cistern.
We clean the toilet using a small squirt of dishwashing liquid and a brush.
I use White King Toilet Gel and a brush. There is however an old line of “rust” stain that won’t budge, regardless of the cleaner used. It was there when I moved in.
Next time you boil rice, use the rice water to clean off the stain.
Homeopathic VAD
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:If I am exuding minerals then possibly. However, I have never tested the staining for its mineral makeup.
Here is a debunking of sorts.
https://www.housedigest.com/1401795/aluminum-foil-hack-fix-clean-myth/As for corrosion there is that in the screws holding it to the wall anyway.I havent as yet notoced any removal of stains inside the cistern.
We clean the toilet using a small squirt of dishwashing liquid and a brush.
I use washing powder. mine is mostly algae because rainwater used.
I use heaps of elbow grease on the toilet at the redoubt because it has three or four resident frogs which make a horrible mess.
OCDC said:
Homeopathic VAD
My sister was in the VADs.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
I weighed myself today and I am indeed just about one kg heavier than before the festive season, which is quite surprising.
well done.
The metformin may have helped minimise the damage. It’s going to be interesting to see how it performs now I’m back on the daily calorie-counting.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:We clean the toilet using a small squirt of dishwashing liquid and a brush.
I use White King Toilet Gel and a brush. There is however an old line of “rust” stain that won’t budge, regardless of the cleaner used. It was there when I moved in.
Next time you boil rice, use the rice water to clean off the stain.
Back to the Al.
Here’s the video that caused me to attempt the experiment. She hasn’t got a handle on how to speak English but the visuals are easily comprehended. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZNopNdSKgk
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:If I am exuding minerals then possibly. However, I have never tested the staining for its mineral makeup.
Here is a debunking of sorts.
https://www.housedigest.com/1401795/aluminum-foil-hack-fix-clean-myth/As for corrosion there is that in the screws holding it to the wall anyway.I havent as yet notoced any removal of stains inside the cistern.
We clean the toilet using a small squirt of dishwashing liquid and a brush.
I use White King Toilet Gel and a brush. There is however an old line of “rust” stain that won’t budge, regardless of the cleaner used. It was there when I moved in.
I take it that the stain is dark red-brown, in which case it is likely a rust stain (or similar).
You need to reduce the insoluble Fe3+ to the water-soluble Fe2+. Phosphoric acid will do this, quite quickly. Other acids that work on rust (but much slower) are acetic acid, oxalic acid, citric acid and sulphamic acid.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:We clean the toilet using a small squirt of dishwashing liquid and a brush.
I use White King Toilet Gel and a brush. There is however an old line of “rust” stain that won’t budge, regardless of the cleaner used. It was there when I moved in.
I take it that the stain is dark red-brown, in which case it is likely a rust stain (or similar).
You need to reduce the insoluble Fe3+ to the water-soluble Fe2+. Phosphoric acid will do this, quite quickly. Other acids that work on rust (but much slower) are acetic acid, oxalic acid, citric acid and sulphamic acid.
and you can buy a bottle of CLR.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:I use White King Toilet Gel and a brush. There is however an old line of “rust” stain that won’t budge, regardless of the cleaner used. It was there when I moved in.
Next time you boil rice, use the rice water to clean off the stain.
The rice water really does work on the difficult stains.Back to the Al.
Here’s the video that caused me to attempt the experiment. She hasn’t got a handle on how to speak English but the visuals are easily comprehended. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZNopNdSKgk
rice water. https://www.housedigest.com/1394100/rice-water-ingredient-clean-remove-hard-water-stains/
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:We clean the toilet using a small squirt of dishwashing liquid and a brush.
I use White King Toilet Gel and a brush. There is however an old line of “rust” stain that won’t budge, regardless of the cleaner used. It was there when I moved in.
I take it that the stain is dark red-brown, in which case it is likely a rust stain (or similar).
You need to reduce the insoluble Fe3+ to the water-soluble Fe2+. Phosphoric acid will do this, quite quickly. Other acids that work on rust (but much slower) are acetic acid, oxalic acid, citric acid and sulphamic acid.
I see.
I might just continue ignoring it :)
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:I use White King Toilet Gel and a brush. There is however an old line of “rust” stain that won’t budge, regardless of the cleaner used. It was there when I moved in.
I take it that the stain is dark red-brown, in which case it is likely a rust stain (or similar).
You need to reduce the insoluble Fe3+ to the water-soluble Fe2+. Phosphoric acid will do this, quite quickly. Other acids that work on rust (but much slower) are acetic acid, oxalic acid, citric acid and sulphamic acid.
I see.
I might just continue ignoring it :)
= The inspector hasn’t brought it up?
This was very concerning in the news. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/koalas-dumped-on-cardboard-on-roadside-at-portland/103295528
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:I take it that the stain is dark red-brown, in which case it is likely a rust stain (or similar).
You need to reduce the insoluble Fe3+ to the water-soluble Fe2+. Phosphoric acid will do this, quite quickly. Other acids that work on rust (but much slower) are acetic acid, oxalic acid, citric acid and sulphamic acid.
I see.
I might just continue ignoring it :)
= The inspector hasn’t brought it up?
The estate agent never looks in my toilet, and as I said, it’s an old baked-on stain that must have been there for years before I moved in.
It’s just cosmetic, I keep the toilet clean and hygienic. I replaced the old toilet seat with a new one as soon as I moved in.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:Being a nerd, I would do the experiment to prove or disprove 1005’s theory (that is founded in good science that I should still know).Bubblecar said:The estate agent never looks in my toilet, and as I said, it’s an old baked-on stain that must have been there for years before I moved in.I see.= The inspector hasn’t brought it up?I might just continue ignoring it :)
It’s just cosmetic, I keep the toilet clean and hygienic. I replaced the old toilet seat with a new one as soon as I moved in.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:I see.
I might just continue ignoring it :)
= The inspector hasn’t brought it up?
The estate agent never looks in my toilet, and as I said, it’s an old baked-on stain that must have been there for years before I moved in.
It’s just cosmetic, I keep the toilet clean and hygienic. I replaced the old toilet seat with a new one as soon as I moved in.
Yes.
A tip about the aluminium foil thing. It probably isn’t wise to use it in conjunction with toilet cleaning chemicals.
I’m only doing an experiment and if it looks like gloing wrong I’ll stop it.
This is a bit of a hilarious read on the issue.
https://www.quora.com/Do-aluminum-foil-balls-keep-toilet-clean
OCDC said:
:)
Bubblecar said:roughbarked said:Being a nerd, I would do the experiment to prove or disprove 1005’s theory (that is founded in good science that I should still know).= The inspector hasn’t brought it up?The estate agent never looks in my toilet, and as I said, it’s an old baked-on stain that must have been there for years before I moved in.
It’s just cosmetic, I keep the toilet clean and hygienic. I replaced the old toilet seat with a new one as soon as I moved in.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:I see.
I might just continue ignoring it :)
= The inspector hasn’t brought it up?
The estate agent never looks in my toilet, and as I said, it’s an old baked-on stain that must have been there for years before I moved in.
It’s just cosmetic, I keep the toilet clean and hygienic. I replaced the old toilet seat with a new one as soon as I moved in.
Did you keep the old toilet seat to put back on when you move out?
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:roughbarked said:Being a nerd, I would do the experiment to prove or disprove 1005’s theory (that is founded in good science that I should still know).= The inspector hasn’t brought it up?The estate agent never looks in my toilet, and as I said, it’s an old baked-on stain that must have been there for years before I moved in.
It’s just cosmetic, I keep the toilet clean and hygienic. I replaced the old toilet seat with a new one as soon as I moved in.
“NSW reports highest level of COVID in a year as those infected with the virus are reminded to stay home”
Somewhere, in Victoria, a red light begins to flash.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:= The inspector hasn’t brought it up?
The estate agent never looks in my toilet, and as I said, it’s an old baked-on stain that must have been there for years before I moved in.
It’s just cosmetic, I keep the toilet clean and hygienic. I replaced the old toilet seat with a new one as soon as I moved in.
Did you keep the old toilet seat to put back on when you move out?
Of course not, I threw it in the bin.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:The estate agent never looks in my toilet, and as I said, it’s an old baked-on stain that must have been there for years before I moved in.
It’s just cosmetic, I keep the toilet clean and hygienic. I replaced the old toilet seat with a new one as soon as I moved in.
Did you keep the old toilet seat to put back on when you move out?
Of course not, I threw it in the bin.
:)
Why not try the rice water before the Phosphoric Acid?
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:Did you keep the old toilet seat to put back on when you move out?
Of course not, I threw it in the bin.
:)
Why not try the rice water before the Phosphoric Acid?
Because I don’t eat rice on this low-cal diet.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:Of course not, I threw it in the bin.
:)
Why not try the rice water before the Phosphoric Acid?
Because I don’t eat rice on this low-cal diet.
You don’t have to eat it. You simply have to soak some rice til you can drain the milky water off.
I like this theme, I think you can do it with beef, lamb or pork.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/video/webcontent/its-so-delicious-that-i-cook-it-almost-every-dayin-10-minutes-amazing-chicken-recipe/vi-MgpXQidj9grRaw?vid=ZMC9WLeW_bA&provider=yt&ocid=msedgntp&cvid=7079906fd9194a49a9cabbbf9e045835&ei=32
Peak Warming Man said:
I like this theme, I think you can do it with beef, lamb or pork.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/video/webcontent/its-so-delicious-that-i-cook-it-almost-every-dayin-10-minutes-amazing-chicken-recipe/vi-MgpXQidj9grRaw?vid=ZMC9WLeW_bA&provider=yt&ocid=msedgntp&cvid=7079906fd9194a49a9cabbbf9e045835&ei=32
I can’t stand watching this person slice onions!
kii said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I like this theme, I think you can do it with beef, lamb or pork.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/video/webcontent/its-so-delicious-that-i-cook-it-almost-every-dayin-10-minutes-amazing-chicken-recipe/vi-MgpXQidj9grRaw?vid=ZMC9WLeW_bA&provider=yt&ocid=msedgntp&cvid=7079906fd9194a49a9cabbbf9e045835&ei=32
I can’t stand watching this person slice onions!
He does dwell on it.
Happy New Year !!!
Tau.Neutrino said:
Happy New Year !!!
Yay.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:The estate agent never looks in my toilet, and as I said, it’s an old baked-on stain that must have been there for years before I moved in.Being a nerd, I would do the experiment to prove or disprove 1005’s theory (that is founded in good science that I should still know).It’s just cosmetic, I keep the toilet clean and hygienic. I replaced the old toilet seat with a new one as soon as I moved in.
:)
Peak Warming Man said:
kii said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I like this theme, I think you can do it with beef, lamb or pork.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/video/webcontent/its-so-delicious-that-i-cook-it-almost-every-dayin-10-minutes-amazing-chicken-recipe/vi-MgpXQidj9grRaw?vid=ZMC9WLeW_bA&provider=yt&ocid=msedgntp&cvid=7079906fd9194a49a9cabbbf9e045835&ei=32
I can’t stand watching this person slice onions!
He does dwell on it.
https://www.tiktok.com/@natswhatireckon/video/7312017485849578754
Oh, NOOOO.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/south-korea-passes-bill-ban-dog-meat-trade/103299430
Bubblecar said:
Dinner tonight will be the cauli & broccoli soup which I said I’d make last night but didn’t.
We et sausages in buttered bread with a lettuce/tomato/pickled onion/gherkin salad.
kii said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I like this theme, I think you can do it with beef, lamb or pork.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/video/webcontent/its-so-delicious-that-i-cook-it-almost-every-dayin-10-minutes-amazing-chicken-recipe/vi-MgpXQidj9grRaw?vid=ZMC9WLeW_bA&provider=yt&ocid=msedgntp&cvid=7079906fd9194a49a9cabbbf9e045835&ei=32
I can’t stand watching this person slice onions!
Thanks for the warning. I won’t watch.
Peak Warming Man said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Happy New Year !!!
Yay.
Yay +1
Michael V said:
Oh, NOOOO.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/south-korea-passes-bill-ban-dog-meat-trade/103299430
Smuggle the dogs across the border, I hear he starves them over there.
Michael V said:
Oh, NOOOO.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/south-korea-passes-bill-ban-dog-meat-trade/103299430
kii said:
OCDC said:
Michael V said:I’m doing mango, chilli and ginger jam.I had a bonus phenergan.
I unpacked my new pots’n‘pans, making two large boxes stuck in the middle of the floor. My whole house is half packed boxes on the floor.
It’s going to be -7° in the morning. I unpacked my Red Ridinghood fleecy. Why did I start cleaning the stove top?
>>Why did I start cleaning the stove top? <<
Because the sense of achievement when it is done is very satisfying. You can annoy yourself even more if you take up my habit of writing the date of cleaning in a water soluble pen on the side of the rangehood. Then you can tell yourself off for leaving it so long between pull apart cleans.
In my mail today was a parcel containing 1kg jelly beans, 1kg jelly babies (those are dog treats) and some lolly bananas (not 1kg, only 250g of those) for me. And my other parcel had two pair of indoor thongs (slaps, as we called them when I was a teenager, the Japanese ones with rattan lining), and a pair of Japanese cotton indoor slipon slippers.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Michael V said:Like buffy.Oh, NOOOO.You’ll just have to make do with koalas.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/south-korea-passes-bill-ban-dog-meat-trade/103299430
Witty Rejoinder said:
Michael V said:
Oh, NOOOO.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/south-korea-passes-bill-ban-dog-meat-trade/103299430
You’ll just have to make do with koalas.
I think in Victoria you are only able to take 1 koala a year for personal use.
roughbarked said:
This was very concerning in the news. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/koalas-dumped-on-cardboard-on-roadside-at-portland/103295528
It wasn’t Mr Grunty…he was grunting in our backyard last night.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:The estate agent never looks in my toilet, and as I said, it’s an old baked-on stain that must have been there for years before I moved in.Being a nerd, I would do the experiment to prove or disprove 1005’s theory (that is founded in good science that I should still know).It’s just cosmetic, I keep the toilet clean and hygienic. I replaced the old toilet seat with a new one as soon as I moved in.
Or you could use lemon juice (citric acid) or boil up some rhubarb leaves for a solutions of oxalic acid. Ever noticed how clean your saucepans are after boiling rhubarb? It’s like magic.
:)
Jam is now jarred and cooling. Labels later on.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
Being a nerd, I would do the experiment to prove or disprove 1005’s theory (that is founded in good science that I should still know).
Or you could use lemon juice (citric acid) or boil up some rhubarb leaves for a solutions of oxalic acid. Ever noticed how clean your saucepans are after boiling rhubarb? It’s like magic.
:)
Tes. There are a number of garden veges that can clean.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Michael V said:
Oh, NOOOO.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/south-korea-passes-bill-ban-dog-meat-trade/103299430
You’ll just have to make do with koalas.
I’d imagine that they’d taste strongly of eucalyptus.
Michael V said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Michael V said:
Oh, NOOOO.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/south-korea-passes-bill-ban-dog-meat-trade/103299430
You’ll just have to make do with koalas.I’d imagine that they’d taste strongly of eucalyptus.
Inedible then.
OCDC said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Michael V said:Like buffy.Oh, NOOOO.You’ll just have to make do with koalas.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/south-korea-passes-bill-ban-dog-meat-trade/103299430
LOL
Peak Warming Man said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Michael V said:
Oh, NOOOO.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/south-korea-passes-bill-ban-dog-meat-trade/103299430
You’ll just have to make do with koalas.I think in Victoria you are only able to take 1 koala a year for personal use.
And none in Qld.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:Mmm apple and rhubarb crumble.OCDC said:Or you could use lemon juice (citric acid) or boil up some rhubarb leaves for a solutions of oxalic acid. Ever noticed how clean your saucepans are after boiling rhubarb? It’s like magic.Being a nerd, I would do the experiment to prove or disprove 1005’s theory (that is founded in good science that I should still know).Might get some of this
:)
OCDC said:
buffy said:Bubblecar said:Mmm apple and rhubarb crumble.Might get some of thisOr you could use lemon juice (citric acid) or boil up some rhubarb leaves for a solutions of oxalic acid. Ever noticed how clean your saucepans are after boiling rhubarb? It’s like magic.
:)
Ver yum.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Witty Rejoinder said:You’ll just have to make do with koalas.
I think in Victoria you are only able to take 1 koala a year for personal use.
And none in Qld.
It’s like rabbits, in Qld.
You have to get the butcher to order them from Victoria.
The screenshot also shows three crews as available, but Mr Moore said none of those were regular ambulances.
He said one was the helicopter paramedic who is generally not available to respond to local incidents and the other two were single officer crews not set up to respond to emergency situations.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/ambulance-ramping-southern-tasmania-paramedics-stretched/103297196
A man has suffered an injury from a shark bite off South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula.
The 64-year-old man presented to the Elliston Hospital on Tuesday afternoon with a bite to his leg, SA Ambulance said.
Surf website Swellnet reported the surfer was attacked about 200 metres offshore at Blacks in Elliston and made his own way back to shore.
The Elliston local was in a stable condition and will be flown to the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/man-injured-in-shark-attack-off-sa-eyre-peninsula/103299038
sarahs mum said:
The screenshot also shows three crews as available, but Mr Moore said none of those were regular ambulances.
He said one was the helicopter paramedic who is generally not available to respond to local incidents and the other two were single officer crews not set up to respond to emergency situations.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/ambulance-ramping-southern-tasmania-paramedics-stretched/103297196
Back in 2022, when i was looking towards retirement, i was talking to a doctor at the hospital who’d recently arrived from Tasmania.
I said, who knows, we might move to Tasmania.
He said ‘oh, it’s a lovely place to live, but, for Chrissake, don’t get sick there. The health system is about a millimetre away from total collapse, and if you need anything like modern medical care, then it’s off to Melbourne with you’.
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:The screenshot also shows three crews as available, but Mr Moore said none of those were regular ambulances.
He said one was the helicopter paramedic who is generally not available to respond to local incidents and the other two were single officer crews not set up to respond to emergency situations.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/ambulance-ramping-southern-tasmania-paramedics-stretched/103297196
Back in 2022, when i was looking towards retirement, i was talking to a doctor at the hospital who’d recently arrived from Tasmania.
I said, who knows, we might move to Tasmania.
He said ‘oh, it’s a lovely place to live, but, for Chrissake, don’t get sick there. The health system is about a millimetre away from total collapse, and if you need anything like modern medical care, then it’s off to Melbourne with you’.
got a nice new shiny hospital. And ramped ambulances.
Massive crowds of Phillippine Catholics swarm statue of Jesus Christ believed to have healing powers
Authorities estimate 2 million devotees will join the Black Nazarene procession for the centuries-old tradition.
Jogn Lennon was wrong? I never saw two million people at any of his concerts.
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:The screenshot also shows three crews as available, but Mr Moore said none of those were regular ambulances.
He said one was the helicopter paramedic who is generally not available to respond to local incidents and the other two were single officer crews not set up to respond to emergency situations.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/ambulance-ramping-southern-tasmania-paramedics-stretched/103297196
Back in 2022, when i was looking towards retirement, i was talking to a doctor at the hospital who’d recently arrived from Tasmania.
I said, who knows, we might move to Tasmania.
He said ‘oh, it’s a lovely place to live, but, for Chrissake, don’t get sick there. The health system is about a millimetre away from total collapse, and if you need anything like modern medical care, then it’s off to Melbourne with you’.
got a nice new shiny hospital. And ramped ambulances.
Some are shipped to Melbourne.. Robyn was for some cancer treatments. Brett was for his paraplegic rehab stuff. Women who want abortions. Abortion might be legal but no one does it.
roughbarked said:
Massive crowds of Phillippine Catholics swarm statue of Jesus Christ believed to have healing powers
Authorities estimate 2 million devotees will join the Black Nazarene procession for the centuries-old tradition.Jogn Lennon was wrong? I never saw two million people at any of his concerts.
He did concerts?
roughbarked said:
Massive crowds of Phillippine Catholics swarm statue of Jesus Christ believed to have healing powers
Authorities estimate 2 million devotees will join the Black Nazarene procession for the centuries-old tradition.Jogn Lennon was wrong? I never saw two million people at any of his concerts.
Praise the Lord.
A Sydney teenager has vowed to no longer drive “like an idiot” after a car crash led police to uncover a plethora of alleged driving offences on his dashcam.
Marcellus Otero was arrested in December and faced court for the first time on Tuesday after being hit with nearly 50 driving-related charges.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/09/sydney-teen-marcellus-otero-dashcam-video-footage-crash-48-charges-apology-speeding
NSW reports highest level of COVID in a year as those infected with the virus are reminded to stay home
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/nsw-sydney-covid-variant-virus-pandemic-hospitalisations/103298610
I didn’t even know there’s a new Purple CAT bus from Elizabeth Quat to UWA. I feel like a fool.
dv said:
I feel like a fool.
wait awhile and i dare say wookie will be along.
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:My Melbourne neuro has Tasmanian patients.The screenshot also shows three crews as available, but Mr Moore said none of those were regular ambulances.Back in 2022, when i was looking towards retirement, i was talking to a doctor at the hospital who’d recently arrived from Tasmania.He said one was the helicopter paramedic who is generally not available to respond to local incidents and the other two were single officer crews not set up to respond to emergency situations.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/ambulance-ramping-southern-tasmania-paramedics-stretched/103297196
I said, who knows, we might move to Tasmania.
He said ‘oh, it’s a lovely place to live, but, for Chrissake, don’t get sick there. The health system is about a millimetre away from total collapse, and if you need anything like modern medical care, then it’s off to Melbourne with you’.
Female Artists in History
15 h ·
Another day in the Violent Life the the renowed Christa Zaat. (who is currently falsely flagged nearly every other day)
Ida von Schulzenheim (Swedish painter) 1859 – 1940
A Boy with Two Greyhounds, 1890
It’s only the first flagged post of today, so I can’t derive today’s theme yet. So let’s guess together what is so frightening about this one?
- Is it the nude dog?
- Is it dogs in general that are dangerous?
or
- is it don’t feed the dogs?
What do you think
Scroll
! https://scontent-akl1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/10599599_1463657330585818_1058498425847935523_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=4dc865&_nc_ohc=YjLgDUu7hWoAX_znRKO&_nc_ht=scontent-akl1-1.xx&oh=00_AfAz8Nqhq1gaTHzrvOx8lPFNAzfhEyACutDMRnpXhT9rPg&oe=65C491AB!
I have no idea why.
sarahs mum said:
Female Artists in History
15 h ·
Another day in the Violent Life the the renowed Christa Zaat. (who is currently falsely flagged nearly every other day)
Ida von Schulzenheim (Swedish painter) 1859 – 1940
A Boy with Two Greyhounds, 1890
It’s only the first flagged post of today, so I can’t derive today’s theme yet. So let’s guess together what is so frightening about this one?
- Is it the nude dog?
- Is it dogs in general that are dangerous?
or
- is it don’t feed the dogs?
What do you thinkScroll
! https://scontent-akl1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/10599599_1463657330585818_1058498425847935523_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=4dc865&_nc_ohc=YjLgDUu7hWoAX_znRKO&_nc_ht=scontent-akl1-1.xx&oh=00_AfAz8Nqhq1gaTHzrvOx8lPFNAzfhEyACutDMRnpXhT9rPg&oe=65C491AB!
I have no idea why.
Just watched the first episode of “Good People”. It’s Belgian. It’s labelled comedy drama. Not a lot of comedy (none) in the first episode.
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/good-people
dv said:
I didn’t even know there’s a new Purple CAT bus from Elizabeth Quat to UWA. I feel like a fool.
Me neither. But I have no feelings on the issue.
party_pants said:
dv said:
I didn’t even know there’s a new Purple CAT bus from Elizabeth Quat to UWA. I feel like a fool.Me neither. But I have no feelings on the issue.
Doesn’t change my route to work and back.
Poor old Monty.
Fair Dink , it is only Tuesday but feels like Thursday or something.
I had to use my brain today.
Not sure how I missed this dramatic story from last year.
Umpire ‘abuse towards a player’ forces Tasmanian country match to be abandoned
In short: A football match between Oatlands and Triabunna was called off during the third quarter in the final home and away game of the season after an umpire allegedly abused a player
What’s next?: The league said the scoreline would stand as the game was past the half-way point
A country league Australian Rules football match in Tasmania’s southern midlands came to abrupt halt on Saturday after an umpire allegedly abused a player.
The game, between the Triabunna Roos and Oatlands Tigers, was in the third quarter, with Triabunna well ahead, 24.15.159 to Oatlands 2.0.12.
In a post shared to its Facebook page, the Oatlands District Football Association said it had “always strongly condemned abuse towards umpires” but that “it must be a two-way street”.
“The behaviour of the umpire was inappropriate. Respect must be given both ways,” it said.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-23/tasmanian-football-match-abandoned-after-umpire-abuse-of-player/102636540
One of the 4000-year-old well-preserved wagons unearthed in the Lchashen village in the vicinity of Lake Sevan. Made of oak, they are the oldest known wagons in the world. Now on display at the History Museum of Armenia.
sarahs mum said:
One of the 4000-year-old well-preserved wagons unearthed in the Lchashen village in the vicinity of Lake Sevan. Made of oak, they are the oldest known wagons in the world. Now on display at the History Museum of Armenia.
awesome
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Massive crowds of Phillippine Catholics swarm statue of Jesus Christ believed to have healing powers
Authorities estimate 2 million devotees will join the Black Nazarene procession for the centuries-old tradition.John Lennon was wrong? I never saw two million people at any of his concerts.
He did concerts?
It was a concerting time. ;)
Rump steak and woolworths $28 per kg, that’s a good price.
Corned beef … $24 per kg
Maybe memory is playing tricks on me but I kind of thought corned beef was like cheap survival rations
dv said:
Rump steak and woolworths $28 per kg, that’s a good price.
Corned beef … $24 per kg
Maybe memory is playing tricks on me but I kind of thought corned beef was like cheap survival rations
It’s going to be a slightly cheaper cut?
Had a dream that featured the word gurnuh.
When I woke I looked it up. Seems to be Serbo-Croatian for push.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
Rump steak and woolworths $28 per kg, that’s a good price.
Corned beef … $24 per kg
Maybe memory is playing tricks on me but I kind of thought corned beef was like cheap survival rations
It’s going to be a slightly cheaper cut?
What I mean is I thought it would be like half the price of rump, rather than very close in price. I thought it would be made from very cheap beef indeed.
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
Rump steak and woolworths $28 per kg, that’s a good price.
Corned beef … $24 per kg
Maybe memory is playing tricks on me but I kind of thought corned beef was like cheap survival rations
It’s going to be a slightly cheaper cut?
What I mean is I thought it would be like half the price of rump, rather than very close in price. I thought it would be made from very cheap beef indeed.
none of it is cheap anymore.
When i was ordering getting one of my own fattened calves cut up I would get the shin beef and skirt steak bunged into the mince. now osso bucco is the rage.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
sarahs mum said:It’s going to be a slightly cheaper cut?
What I mean is I thought it would be like half the price of rump, rather than very close in price. I thought it would be made from very cheap beef indeed.
none of it is cheap anymore.
When i was ordering getting one of my own fattened calves cut up I would get the shin beef and skirt steak bunged into the mince. now osso bucco is the rage.
Beef brisket is the cut used to make corned beef. A primal cut, it’s a large piece from the breast or lower chest of beef cattle. Brisket is a tough cut with connective tissue throughout, and a whole brisket typically weighs 10 pounds or more.
I’m watching a geoguesser duel between zi8gzag and a botanist with little geoguesser experience. they are playing a USA game and are both explaining the method to their guessing. The botanist is doing pretty well.
0°C at 9:40am
Better than -7°C at sparrow’s fart.
buffy said:
kii said:
Golly gosh! Another visit to my letter box from buffy.
Excitement!
That one took it’s time flying over the Pacific.
The style of writing may not be easy. I have never read those books, which would be seen as unforgivable by some.
So….we will see.
Michael V said:
Oh, NOOOO.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/south-korea-passes-bill-ban-dog-meat-trade/103299430
Are you upset about the dogs not being killed for food, or are you upset that this happens?
sarahs mum said:
One of the 4000-year-old well-preserved wagons unearthed in the Lchashen village in the vicinity of Lake Sevan. Made of oak, they are the oldest known wagons in the world. Now on display at the History Museum of Armenia.
Wowsers! I’d love to see them up close.
This morning I saw 2 ladder-backed woodpeckers in the apricot tree and the desert willow. I wonder if they are the same ones that were in next-door’s very big pecan tree yesterday?
Also in the pecan tree is a dove’s nest. It has been there for years. Considering that doves make shit nests I am now wondering WTF is going on with this nest.
For as long as I can remember there is a dove either in it or standing nearby on the branch. I can see it easily in summer through the leaves and in winter it is very easy to watch. I’m now thinking that it’s a robot spy bird. I’ll get a zoomed in photo of it later.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 13 degrees at the back door and it’s just getting light. We are forecast a partly cloudy 24 degrees today.
Mr buffy has gone to Hamilton for his pool walking. I’m going to feed the dogs, do some stretches and then it will be light enough to do an hour or so of weeding next door. When Mr buffy gets back around 9.00am we will walk the dogs to the bakery for them to share a party pie. They have missed that while the bakery was shut for the baker to have a rest.
kii said:
buffy said:
kii said:
Golly gosh! Another visit to my letter box from buffy.
Excitement!
That one took it’s time flying over the Pacific.
The contents of the letter may inspire me to send off a few postcards and cards I had previously prepared for posting to Australia. They were a plan I hatched to send More Mail back home. Get cards, stick stamps on, and then post. I found them in my stationery stash. One of my stationery stashes.The style of writing may not be easy. I have never read those books, which would be seen as unforgivable by some.
So….we will see.
I have extracted pages of quotes (years ago, when I was reading them. Although I’ve read them a few times since, and watched various dramatizations). I just try to string quotes together. I don’t see it as unforgiveable to have not read them. I would not have done so if I’d not watched the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice. I didn’t read them because I read science fiction, not “girly” books. Then I discovered they are comedy. Very readable as comedy.
:)
Good morning forum. A cool 19° here, not foggy but a very thin mist that will soon disappear. Today I’ll read the long income protection document to see if it’s worth asking my neuro to do a certificate at my appointment tomorrow morning. I know she’ll do it because she offered at my second last appointment and I was off work already at my last one. But it seems that if my contact ends I am no longer eligible, and that happens on Feb 5th.
As an aside, birthday week starts today. From both sides of the family:
10th: Great-Granny, brother
12th: grandmother
13th: sister
14th: anniversary of great-grandfather’s death
16th: great-grandmother, self
17th: cousin
19th: cousin, aunt
Something about April, eh? But not all in same continent.
Morning, it is also 19 here at the moment.
Brekkie report: cream cheese and ham wrap, no mustard, tummy still a bit delicate
Have read the long document. Dunno if I’ll qualify as some of the wording could potentially exclude me.
OCDC said:
Have read the long document. Dunno if I’ll qualify as some of the wording could potentially exclude me.
No harm in trying, or is there?
kii said:
Michael V said:
Oh, NOOOO.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/south-korea-passes-bill-ban-dog-meat-trade/103299430
Are you upset about the dogs not being killed for food, or are you upset that this happens?
They are legislating out a long-held Korean tradition, because they perceive that the rest of the world thinks ill of their tradition.
OCDC said:
Have read the long document. Dunno if I’ll qualify as some of the wording could potentially exclude me.
This is where, if i was faced with a similar situation, i would have taken it to my union (who are more familiar with such terms and conditions etc.), and they would have examined it and ‘translated’ it for me.
Peak Warming Man said:
OCDC said:Exactly, and I’ll do just that.Have read the long document. Dunno if I’ll qualify as some of the wording could potentially exclude me.No harm in trying, or is there?
Michael V said:
kii said:
Michael V said:
Oh, NOOOO.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/south-korea-passes-bill-ban-dog-meat-trade/103299430
Are you upset about the dogs not being killed for food, or are you upset that this happens?
They are legislating out a long-held Korean tradition, because they perceive that the rest of the world thinks ill of their tradition.
tl/dr
Dogs are tasty…
runs away
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:Union, great idea. If I’m knocked back I’ll talk to them. Ta.Have read the long document. Dunno if I’ll qualify as some of the wording could potentially exclude me.This is where, if i was faced with a similar situation, i would have taken it to my union (who are more familiar with such terms and conditions etc.), and they would have examined it and ‘translated’ it for me.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Michael V said:
kii said:Are you upset about the dogs not being killed for food, or are you upset that this happens?
They are legislating out a long-held Korean tradition, because they perceive that the rest of the world thinks ill of their tradition.
tl/dr
Dogs are tasty…
runs away
A bit gamey, though. Strong taste, like kangaroo compared with beef.
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:OCDC said:Union, great idea. If I’m knocked back I’ll talk to them. Ta.Have read the long document. Dunno if I’ll qualify as some of the wording could potentially exclude me.This is where, if i was faced with a similar situation, i would have taken it to my union (who are more familiar with such terms and conditions etc.), and they would have examined it and ‘translated’ it for me.
Yes, because if you aren’t sure about how the terms and conditions apply to you, there’s a chance that you’ll be wrongly excluded because the person assessing your claim doesn’t understand all that well, either.
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:The idiot I talked to yesterday didn’t understand it well either but he is not a specialist IP person, just a generic phone answerer.captain_spalding said:Yes, because if you aren’t sure about how the terms and conditions apply to you, there’s a chance that you’ll be wrongly excluded because the person assessing your claim doesn’t understand all that well, either.This is where, if i was faced with a similar situation, i would have taken it to my union (who are more familiar with such terms and conditions etc.), and they would have examined it and ‘translated’ it for me.Union, great idea. If I’m knocked back I’ll talk to them. Ta.
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:OCDC said:The idiot I talked to yesterday didn’t understand it well either but he is not a specialist IP person, just a generic phone answerer.Union, great idea. If I’m knocked back I’ll talk to them. Ta.Yes, because if you aren’t sure about how the terms and conditions apply to you, there’s a chance that you’ll be wrongly excluded because the person assessing your claim doesn’t understand all that well, either.
With your union, or your employer, or…?
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:Superfund that provides my IP.captain_spalding said:With your union, or your employer, or…?Yes, because if you aren’t sure about how the terms and conditions apply to you, there’s a chance that you’ll be wrongly excluded because the person assessing your claim doesn’t understand all that well, either.The idiot I talked to yesterday didn’t understand it well either but he is not a specialist IP person, just a generic phone answerer.
Employer is so shit useless that despite working for shit useless people for a long time, they still managed to surprise me.
OCDC said:
Brekkie report: cream cheese and ham wrap, no mustard, tummy still a bit delicate
Oh. So was it alpha, beta or gamma?
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:OCDC said:Superfund that provides my IP.The idiot I talked to yesterday didn’t understand it well either but he is not a specialist IP person, just a generic phone answerer.With your union, or your employer, or…?
Employer is so shit useless that despite working for shit useless people for a long time, they still managed to surprise me.
It’s a maxim of employment that, wherever you work, the HR dept is NOT there to assist you in any way, shape, or form. They are there to labour at providing bum-coverage for the employer, and if this means disadvantaging you, then they won’t hesitate for a second.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:So far it seems to have been as I suspected, alpha mostly with some beta.Brekkie report: cream cheese and ham wrap, no mustard, tummy still a bit delicateOh. So was it alpha, beta or gamma?
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:Of course. But they didn’t even do stuff that might’ve helped them, like discussing return to work so they don’t pay outrageous amounts for locums.captain_spalding said:It’s a maxim of employment that, wherever you work, the HR dept is NOT there to assist you in any way, shape, or form. They are there to labour at providing bum-coverage for the employer, and if this means disadvantaging you, then they won’t hesitate for a second.With your union, or your employer, or…?Superfund that provides my IP.
Employer is so shit useless that despite working for shit useless people for a long time, they still managed to surprise me.
Monash have a wellness officer who actually seemed to work in employees’ favour. For example, she recommended when I was in hospital in November that I not return to work at all there (my contract finished in Feb).
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:By in hospital, I mean as a patient.OCDC said:Of course. But they didn’t even do stuff that might’ve helped them, like discussing return to work so they don’t pay outrageous amounts for locums.Superfund that provides my IP.It’s a maxim of employment that, wherever you work, the HR dept is NOT there to assist you in any way, shape, or form. They are there to labour at providing bum-coverage for the employer, and if this means disadvantaging you, then they won’t hesitate for a second.Employer is so shit useless that despite working for shit useless people for a long time, they still managed to surprise me.
Monash have a wellness officer who actually seemed to work in employees’ favour. For example, she recommended when I was in hospital in November that I not return to work at all there (my contract finished in Feb).
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:With your union, or your employer, or…?Superfund that provides my IP.
Employer is so shit useless that despite working for shit useless people for a long time, they still managed to surprise me.
It’s a maxim of employment that, wherever you work, the HR dept is NOT there to assist you in any way, shape, or form. They are there to labour at providing bum-coverage for the employer, and if this means disadvantaging you, then they won’t hesitate for a second.
What he said. ^
Thats if they’re not too pre-occupied with what to call themselves. My mob are now “People and Capabilities”. Whatever happened to the good old friendly Personnel Department and the lovely pay lady?
captain_spalding said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Michael V said:They are legislating out a long-held Korean tradition, because they perceive that the rest of the world thinks ill of their tradition.
tl/dr
Dogs are tasty…
runs away
A bit gamey, though. Strong taste, like kangaroo compared with beef.
I don’t know about the flavour of dog, but I wouldn’t mind trying it if I happened to be in Korea an the next year or so.
Kangaroo flavour varies by the season. A wet season gives skippy a mild flavour; a dry season gives skippy a strong flavour.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:So far it seems to have been as I suspected, alpha mostly with some beta.Brekkie report: cream cheese and ham wrap, no mustard, tummy still a bit delicateOh. So was it alpha, beta or gamma?
Ah.
Well, get rid of the migraine. Take drugs, lots of drugs, then sleep it off.
Why do they call male red heads bluey?
Over.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:CATS: Ha ha ha haMichael V said:Ah.Oh. So was it alpha, beta or gamma?So far it seems to have been as I suspected, alpha mostly with some beta.
Well, get rid of the migraine. Take drugs, lots of drugs, then sleep it off.
(Incomplete list.)
Peak Warming Man said:
Why do they call male red heads bluey?Ironing.
Over.
Peak Warming Man said:
Why do they call male red heads bluey?
Over.
In Australian slang, redheads are often nicknamed “Blue” or “Bluey”. More recently, they have been referred to as “rangas” (a word derived from the red-haired ape, the orangutan), sometimes with derogatory connotations.
Bluey is Australian slang for a cartoon dog (usually a man), derived from the large number of redheaded Irish immigrants in early colonial Australia who gained a reputation as being heavy drinkers and fighters who had to survive despite being beaten black and blue in the process.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Why do they call male red heads bluey?
Over.
In Australian slang, redheads are often nicknamed “Blue” or “Bluey”. More recently, they have been referred to as “rangas” (a word derived from the red-haired ape, the orangutan), sometimes with derogatory connotations.
Bluey is Australian slang for a cartoon dog (usually a man), derived from the large number of redheaded Irish immigrants in early colonial Australia who gained a reputation as being heavy drinkers and fighters who had to survive despite being beaten black and blue in the process.
Hmmm………….
Peak Warming Man said:
Why do they call male red heads bluey?
Over.
I got called Boris.
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
One of the 4000-year-old well-preserved wagons unearthed in the Lchashen village in the vicinity of Lake Sevan. Made of oak, they are the oldest known wagons in the world. Now on display at the History Museum of Armenia.
Wowsers! I’d love to see them up close.
Here’s an even better photo. I shows that it was likely pulled by horses.
https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/this-incredibly-preserved-4000-year-old-wagon-made-of-just-oakwood-unearthed-in-armenia
Tau.Neutrino said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Why do they call male red heads bluey?
Over.
In Australian slang, redheads are often nicknamed “Blue” or “Bluey”. More recently, they have been referred to as “rangas” (a word derived from the red-haired ape, the orangutan), sometimes with derogatory connotations.
Bluey is Australian slang for a cartoon dog (usually a man), derived from the large number of redheaded Irish immigrants in early colonial Australia who gained a reputation as being heavy drinkers and fighters who had to survive despite being beaten black and blue in the process.
We have a red heeler named Bluey. :)
Peak Warming Man said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Why do they call male red heads bluey?
Over.
In Australian slang, redheads are often nicknamed “Blue” or “Bluey”. More recently, they have been referred to as “rangas” (a word derived from the red-haired ape, the orangutan), sometimes with derogatory connotations.
Bluey is Australian slang for a cartoon dog (usually a man), derived from the large number of redheaded Irish immigrants in early colonial Australia who gained a reputation as being heavy drinkers and fighters who had to survive despite being beaten black and blue in the process.
Hmmm………….
I think the chatbot got a bit confused on that one.
Peak Warming Man said:
Why do they call male red heads bluey?
Over.
Same reason they call short blokes ‘Lofty’ and tall blokes ‘Shorty’.
Greetings
dv said:
Rump steak and woolworths $28 per kg, that’s a good price.
Corned beef … $24 per kg
Maybe memory is playing tricks on me but I kind of thought corned beef was like cheap survival rations
Corned beef at Woolworths is currently $10/kg.
The canned crap seems to be expensive. Spam is cheaper and probably just as good as canned corned beef.
Michael V said:
dv said:
Rump steak and woolworths $28 per kg, that’s a good price.
Corned beef … $24 per kg
Maybe memory is playing tricks on me but I kind of thought corned beef was like cheap survival rations
Corned beef at Woolworths is currently $10/kg.
The canned crap seems to be expensive. Spam is cheaper and probably just as good as canned corned beef.
I like corned beef the cooked yourself kind
Cymek said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
Rump steak and woolworths $28 per kg, that’s a good price.
Corned beef … $24 per kg
Maybe memory is playing tricks on me but I kind of thought corned beef was like cheap survival rations
Corned beef at Woolworths is currently $10/kg.
The canned crap seems to be expensive. Spam is cheaper and probably just as good as canned corned beef.
I like corned beef the cooked yourself kind
With cabbage and boiled potatoes.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:CATS: Ha ha ha haSo far it seems to have been as I suspected, alpha mostly with some beta.Ah.
Well, get rid of the migraine. Take drugs, lots of drugs, then sleep it off.
(Incomplete list.)
I think you need one of those weird rebirthing manouvres and to start you life over with a better body.
Peak Warming Man said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Why do they call male red heads bluey?
Over.
In Australian slang, redheads are often nicknamed “Blue” or “Bluey”. More recently, they have been referred to as “rangas” (a word derived from the red-haired ape, the orangutan), sometimes with derogatory connotations.
Bluey is Australian slang for a cartoon dog (usually a man), derived from the large number of redheaded Irish immigrants in early colonial Australia who gained a reputation as being heavy drinkers and fighters who had to survive despite being beaten black and blue in the process.
Hmmm………….
It’s an opposites thing. Like tall people get called Shorty.
Oh, sorry, someone already said that. I should finish catching up before replying.
buffy said:
OCDC said:Yes please. I’ve had enough meltdowns this week alone to last a lifetime.Michael V said:I think you need one of those weird rebirthing manouvres and to start you life over with a better body.Ah.CATS: Ha ha ha haWell, get rid of the migraine. Take drugs, lots of drugs, then sleep it off.
(Incomplete list.)
I’ve been working in the garden next door. The report from there is that it is likely G will not make it through the day. It seems he is unresponsive and his medications were ceased a few days ago. New Lady Next Door (who I haven’t seen today, just one of the people doing work on the house who is part of the family) is inside and very upset.
Actually, looking outside, her car is now gone. I presume she’s gone to the hospital.
buffy said:
I’ve been working in the garden next door. The report from there is that it is likely G will not make it through the day. It seems he is unresponsive and his medications were ceased a few days ago. New Lady Next Door (who I haven’t seen today, just one of the people doing work on the house who is part of the family) is inside and very upset.Sad news. Even when expected, it’s never easy.Actually, looking outside, her car is now gone. I presume she’s gone to the hospital.
buffy said:
I’ve been working in the garden next door. The report from there is that it is likely G will not make it through the day. It seems he is unresponsive and his medications were ceased a few days ago. New Lady Next Door (who I haven’t seen today, just one of the people doing work on the house who is part of the family) is inside and very upset.Actually, looking outside, her car is now gone. I presume she’s gone to the hospital.
:(
OCDC said:
buffy said:I’ve been working in the garden next door. The report from there is that it is likely G will not make it through the day. It seems he is unresponsive and his medications were ceased a few days ago. New Lady Next Door (who I haven’t seen today, just one of the people doing work on the house who is part of the family) is inside and very upset.Sad news. Even when expected, it’s never easy.Actually, looking outside, her car is now gone. I presume she’s gone to the hospital.
+1
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-10/ute-crashes-into-dubbo-indian-restaurant-near-pedestrian/103300660
Old bloke uses accelerator instead of brake. Mr buffy et the hottest ever vindaloo at a restaurant in Dubbo over 30 years ago.
Parked at the local shopping centre this morning. Bloke two parks down was in a HUGE Ford F250 Ute that also had large diameter wheels & tyres, and raised suspension. I’m fairly tall and my head was barely near the top of the outside mirrors, the average person wouldn’t even get to the bottom of them. No idea how he got into the thing, maybe a small ladder that popped out? It took up a fair chunk of the park behind him as well.
Have we got a 2024 US politics thread yet? The index has only got the 2023 one?
lady gots new blinker box, whatever blinker relay, yeah, in her little car, so all reliable now blinks when asked
I revisited the Land of Contortion, which generally avoid, but there I was under the dash, didn’t curse once, not once
transition said:
lady gots new blinker box, whatever blinker relay, yeah, in her little car, so all reliable now blinks when askedI revisited the Land of Contortion, which generally avoid, but there I was under the dash, didn’t curse once, not once
Bullshit.
Spiny Norman said:
Parked at the local shopping centre this morning. Bloke two parks down was in a HUGE Ford F250 Ute that also had large diameter wheels & tyres, and raised suspension. I’m fairly tall and my head was barely near the top of the outside mirrors, the average person wouldn’t even get to the bottom of them. No idea how he got into the thing, maybe a small ladder that popped out? It took up a fair chunk of the park behind him as well.
probably an illegal lift as well.
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
lady gots new blinker box, whatever blinker relay, yeah, in her little car, so all reliable now blinks when askedI revisited the Land of Contortion, which generally avoid, but there I was under the dash, didn’t curse once, not once
Bullshit.
yeah got me may have been few more times than once
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
lady gots new blinker box, whatever blinker relay, yeah, in her little car, so all reliable now blinks when askedI revisited the Land of Contortion, which generally avoid, but there I was under the dash, didn’t curse once, not once
Bullshit.
yeah got me may have been few more times than once
there it is, the offending item, developed and intermittent intermittency
Spiny Norman said:
Parked at the local shopping centre this morning. Bloke two parks down was in a HUGE Ford F250 Ute that also had large diameter wheels & tyres, and raised suspension. I’m fairly tall and my head was barely near the top of the outside mirrors, the average person wouldn’t even get to the bottom of them. No idea how he got into the thing, maybe a small ladder that popped out? It took up a fair chunk of the park behind him as well.
*waggles little finger
I suspect the bloke that drives that laughs to his mates about how much he must upset the lefties as he drives around
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Tau.Neutrino said:In Australian slang, redheads are often nicknamed “Blue” or “Bluey”. More recently, they have been referred to as “rangas” (a word derived from the red-haired ape, the orangutan), sometimes with derogatory connotations.
Bluey is Australian slang for a cartoon dog (usually a man), derived from the large number of redheaded Irish immigrants in early colonial Australia who gained a reputation as being heavy drinkers and fighters who had to survive despite being beaten black and blue in the process.
Hmmm………….
I think the chatbot got a bit confused on that one.
Nods.
Cymek said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
Rump steak and woolworths $28 per kg, that’s a good price.
Corned beef … $24 per kg
Maybe memory is playing tricks on me but I kind of thought corned beef was like cheap survival rations
Corned beef at Woolworths is currently $10/kg.
The canned crap seems to be expensive. Spam is cheaper and probably just as good as canned corned beef.
I like corned beef the cooked yourself kind
Me too.
transition said:
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:Bullshit.
yeah got me may have been few more times than once
there it is, the offending item, developed and intermittent intermittency
ya just has to has a look inside dun’t ya, anyways looks up that IC while, because I can
https://www.alldatasheet.com/datasheet-pdf/pdf/56280/ATMEL/U643B.html
Spiny Norman said:
Parked at the local shopping centre this morning. Bloke two parks down was in a HUGE Ford F250 Ute that also had large diameter wheels & tyres, and raised suspension. I’m fairly tall and my head was barely near the top of the outside mirrors, the average person wouldn’t even get to the bottom of them. No idea how he got into the thing, maybe a small ladder that popped out? It took up a fair chunk of the park behind him as well.
Holy!
ruby said:
Spiny Norman said:
Parked at the local shopping centre this morning. Bloke two parks down was in a HUGE Ford F250 Ute that also had large diameter wheels & tyres, and raised suspension. I’m fairly tall and my head was barely near the top of the outside mirrors, the average person wouldn’t even get to the bottom of them. No idea how he got into the thing, maybe a small ladder that popped out? It took up a fair chunk of the park behind him as well.
*waggles little finger
I suspect the bloke that drives that laughs to his mates about how much he must upset the lefties as he drives around
It might have a lady owner.
Woodie said:
ruby said:
Spiny Norman said:
Parked at the local shopping centre this morning. Bloke two parks down was in a HUGE Ford F250 Ute that also had large diameter wheels & tyres, and raised suspension. I’m fairly tall and my head was barely near the top of the outside mirrors, the average person wouldn’t even get to the bottom of them. No idea how he got into the thing, maybe a small ladder that popped out? It took up a fair chunk of the park behind him as well.
*waggles little finger
I suspect the bloke that drives that laughs to his mates about how much he must upset the lefties as he drives around
It might have a lady owner.
Or a shortarse trying to compensate.
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie said:
ruby said:*waggles little finger
I suspect the bloke that drives that laughs to his mates about how much he must upset the lefties as he drives around
It might have a lady owner.
Or a shortarse trying to compensate.
Heh heh. Yes, both of those are possibilities too.
I hope Bill waited for the owner to return. Both to see how the driver gets into that thing (especially if they turn out to be a short arsed woman), and to assess probabilities.
ChrispenEvan said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk_HQByQ6CkWhy are there Black Dots on your Windshield?
Interesting, I hadn’t noticed.
I’m going out soon, I’ll check.
OCDC said:
buffy said:OCDC said:Yes please. I’ve had enough meltdowns this week alone to last a lifetime.CATS: Ha ha ha haI think you need one of those weird rebirthing manouvres and to start you life over with a better body.
(Incomplete list.)
Have you tried Shaking Your Body Help Heal Stress and Trauma?
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
sarahs mum said:It’s going to be a slightly cheaper cut?
What I mean is I thought it would be like half the price of rump, rather than very close in price. I thought it would be made from very cheap beef indeed.
none of it is cheap anymore.
When i was ordering getting one of my own fattened calves cut up I would get the shin beef and skirt steak bunged into the mince. now osso bucco is the rage.
IDK, I think $28 per kg for rump is pretty cheap. I’m sure I was paying that 20 years ago.
Michael V said:
Cymek said:
Michael V said:Corned beef at Woolworths is currently $10/kg.
The canned crap seems to be expensive. Spam is cheaper and probably just as good as canned corned beef.
I like corned beef the cooked yourself kind
Me too.
As my grandmother called it…corned horse.
I also like it.
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:
Parked at the local shopping centre this morning. Bloke two parks down was in a HUGE Ford F250 Ute that also had large diameter wheels & tyres, and raised suspension. I’m fairly tall and my head was barely near the top of the outside mirrors, the average person wouldn’t even get to the bottom of them. No idea how he got into the thing, maybe a small ladder that popped out? It took up a fair chunk of the park behind him as well.
Holy!
These trucks are everywhere over here.
I suppose I should be thinking about taking the tree down
dv said:
I suppose I should be thinking about taking the tree down
don’t forget your PPE.
dv said:
I suppose I should be thinking about taking the tree down
You need a cat.
kii said:
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:
Parked at the local shopping centre this morning. Bloke two parks down was in a HUGE Ford F250 Ute that also had large diameter wheels & tyres, and raised suspension. I’m fairly tall and my head was barely near the top of the outside mirrors, the average person wouldn’t even get to the bottom of them. No idea how he got into the thing, maybe a small ladder that popped out? It took up a fair chunk of the park behind him as well.
Holy!
These trucks are everywhere over here.
Gun racks and Trump stickers included ?
Cymek said:
kii said:
Michael V said:Holy!
These trucks are everywhere over here.
Gun racks and Trump stickers included ?
Probably.
Bad news: Hattons, one of Britain’s largest model railway shops, is closing down after 78 years.
Good news: Rails of Sheffield, another big UK model railway shop, is taking over Hatton’s pre-orders, so I’ll still be able to get that little Y7 locomotive.
>It is with immense sadness that we share news of the upcoming closure of Hattons Model Railways, an institution in the hobby since 1946.
Over the decades, we’ve been privileged to serve enthusiasts and share our passion for model railways with hundreds of thousands of customers.
The company is NOT insolvent. The company is being wound down in an orderly fashion, leaving no outstanding debts.
Changing market conditions have had a large impact on the business, we have seen this in declining customer numbers, changing customer demographics and supply chain disruption.
Increased cost of compliance has become a large factor. Brexit, GST and other operational costs of running an international business have all increased dramatically over the past few years.
We do not have an exact date for closing down as of yet. We will be communicating this in the coming weeks.
Peak Warming Man said:
Why do they call male red heads bluey?
Over.
Because they can get away with it. See what happens when you call a female bluey.
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Why do they call male red heads bluey?
Over.
I got called Boris.
We noted.
Spiny Norman said:
Parked at the local shopping centre this morning. Bloke two parks down was in a HUGE Ford F250 Ute that also had large diameter wheels & tyres, and raised suspension. I’m fairly tall and my head was barely near the top of the outside mirrors, the average person wouldn’t even get to the bottom of them. No idea how he got into the thing, maybe a small ladder that popped out? It took up a fair chunk of the park behind him as well.
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, but an oversize truck is almost always just one thing.
Michael V said:
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
One of the 4000-year-old well-preserved wagons unearthed in the Lchashen village in the vicinity of Lake Sevan. Made of oak, they are the oldest known wagons in the world. Now on display at the History Museum of Armenia.
Wowsers! I’d love to see them up close.
Here’s an even better photo. I shows that it was likely pulled by horses.
https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/this-incredibly-preserved-4000-year-old-wagon-made-of-just-oakwood-unearthed-in-armenia
or pulled by oxen?
Peak Warming Man said:
OCDC said:
buffy said:I’ve been working in the garden next door. The report from there is that it is likely G will not make it through the day. It seems he is unresponsive and his medications were ceased a few days ago. New Lady Next Door (who I haven’t seen today, just one of the people doing work on the house who is part of the family) is inside and very upset.Sad news. Even when expected, it’s never easy.Actually, looking outside, her car is now gone. I presume she’s gone to the hospital.
+1
+1
dv said:
I suppose I should be thinking about taking the tree down
Yeah me too.
I’ll probably just suffocate it in a large green garbage bag and put it in the spidery garage.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
I suppose I should be thinking about taking the tree down
Yeah me too.
I’ll probably just suffocate it in a large green garbage bag and put it in the spidery garage.
With all the other corpses?
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
I suppose I should be thinking about taking the tree down
Yeah me too.
I’ll probably just suffocate it in a large green garbage bag and put it in the spidery garage.
With all the other corpses?
Which tree is this?
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:Yeah me too.
I’ll probably just suffocate it in a large green garbage bag and put it in the spidery garage.
With all the other corpses?
Which tree is this?
There’s a movie coming out called Society of the Snow about the 1972 plane crash that led to people having to eat the deceased. Bold topic for a movie.
dv said:
There’s a movie coming out called Society of the Snow about the 1972 plane crash that led to people having to eat the deceased. Bold topic for a movie.
There was an earlier film about that.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
I suppose I should be thinking about taking the tree down
Yeah me too.
I’ll probably just suffocate it in a large green garbage bag and put it in the spidery garage.
With all the other corpses?
I just watched a reel about a purpose built tall cupboard to store the Xmas tree in.
dv said:
There’s a movie coming out called Society of the Snow about the 1972 plane crash that led to people having to eat the deceased. Bold topic for a movie.
Bought to you by The Soylent Green Beef Jerky Company
Rails have to enter a curve gradually to avoid passengers experiencing excessive “jerk” (third derivative of position, rate of change of acceleration) or “snap” (fourth derivative of position, rate of change in jerk).
I was wondering what the simplest way to parameterise this, and it turns out the answer is … Euler spirals.
You can’t walk a block in maths without stepping in some Euler. He’s everywhere.
dv said:
Rails have to enter a curve gradually to avoid passengers experiencing excessive “jerk” (third derivative of position, rate of change of acceleration) or “snap” (fourth derivative of position, rate of change in jerk).I was wondering what the simplest way to parameterise this, and it turns out the answer is … Euler spirals.
You can’t walk a block in maths without stepping in some Euler. He’s everywhere.
Absent from school though had a day off
dv said:
Rails have to enter a curve gradually to avoid passengers experiencing excessive “jerk” (third derivative of position, rate of change of acceleration) or “snap” (fourth derivative of position, rate of change in jerk).I was wondering what the simplest way to parameterise this, and it turns out the answer is … Euler spirals.
You can’t walk a block in maths without stepping in some Euler. He’s everywhere.
My little layout will have to be the exception to the rule, because I only have room for Radius 1 curves.
First step in constructing my layout will be to obtain and modify one of these laser-cut arched bridges.
My version will have small towers at each corner with lamps on top, plus little fenced pedestrian walkways outside the arch frame on each side.
Right. I’ve done some stuff. Made some coleslaw to have with grilled midloin chops for tea. I’ll write up the shopping list for tomorrow and then go and lie down to read for a bit.
buffy said:
Right. I’ve done some stuff. Made some coleslaw to have with grilled midloin chops for tea. I’ll write up the shopping list for tomorrow and then go and lie down to read for a bit.
I’m going to brave the warm wind shortly and post your buttons (remembering to take them with me this time).
Bubblecar said:
First step in constructing my layout will be to obtain and modify one of these laser-cut arched bridges.My version will have small towers at each corner with lamps on top, plus little fenced pedestrian walkways outside the arch frame on each side.
The effect will be similar to this old Märklin tinplate bridge, but less toy-like.
there ya go, some history, important invention and development
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odometer
I have cut my hair and beard (No. 1) and have had a refreshing shower. I am now a clean boy, sitting in front of the fan. have to cut some more ham and do the washing up afterwards, including breakfast stuff. (We had mushrooms in lightly spiced butter sauce on toast.) I may also consider cleaning the kitchen fume hood filters etc.
dv said:
Rails have to enter a curve gradually to avoid passengers experiencing excessive “jerk” (third derivative of position, rate of change of acceleration) or “snap” (fourth derivative of position, rate of change in jerk).I was wondering what the simplest way to parameterise this, and it turns out the answer is … Euler spirals.
You can’t walk a block in maths without stepping in some Euler. He’s everywhere.
I’ve been using Euler spirals since 1972, for roads not railways.
He had a thing or two to say about bending of beams and buckling too.
ruby said:
Spiny Norman said:
Parked at the local shopping centre this morning. Bloke two parks down was in a HUGE Ford F250 Ute that also had large diameter wheels & tyres, and raised suspension. I’m fairly tall and my head was barely near the top of the outside mirrors, the average person wouldn’t even get to the bottom of them. No idea how he got into the thing, maybe a small ladder that popped out? It took up a fair chunk of the park behind him as well.
*waggles little finger
I suspect the bloke that drives that laughs to his mates about how much he must upset the lefties as he drives around
Mechanical seat drops down, I think. He sits down, it takes him up.
dv said:
There’s a movie coming out called Society of the Snow about the 1972 plane crash that led to people having to eat the deceased. Bold topic for a movie.
Alive.
Michael V said:
I have cut my hair and beard (No. 1) and have had a refreshing shower. I am now a clean boy, sitting in front of the fan. have to cut some more ham and do the washing up afterwards, including breakfast stuff. (We had mushrooms in lightly spiced butter sauce on toast.) I may also consider cleaning the kitchen fume hood filters etc.
Good.
I’d better see to my washing up too before venturing out.
dv said:
Rails have to enter a curve gradually to avoid passengers experiencing excessive “jerk” (third derivative of position, rate of change of acceleration) or “snap” (fourth derivative of position, rate of change in jerk).I was wondering what the simplest way to parameterise this, and it turns out the answer is … Euler spirals.
You can’t walk a block in maths without stepping in some Euler. He’s everywhere.
and why rail car wheels are cone shaped.
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:
There’s a movie coming out called Society of the Snow about the 1972 plane crash that led to people having to eat the deceased. Bold topic for a movie.
Alive.
Yeah.
Märklin are still going strong, making fine models like this Swedish F1200 4-6-2 locomotive.
HO scale, intricate metal construction, 24.5cm long, about $1200.
Peak Warming Man said:
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:
There’s a movie coming out called Society of the Snow about the 1972 plane crash that led to people having to eat the deceased. Bold topic for a movie.
Alive.
Yeah.
It wasn’t so much the fact that they ate them, it was the way they stood around while it was cooking, drinking Campari and chatting about house prices and where to go on holiday.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
ChrispenEvan said:Alive.
Yeah.
It wasn’t so much the fact that they ate them, it was the way they stood around while it was cooking, drinking Campari and chatting about house prices and where to go on holiday.
First Class fare, you get what you pay for.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
ChrispenEvan said:Alive.
Yeah.
It wasn’t so much the fact that they ate them, it was the way they stood around while it was cooking, drinking Campari and chatting about house prices and where to go on holiday.
Long pig washed down with Campari.
Sounds good to me.
If Trump loses, will he get the Rolf Harris treatment?
Imagine all Trump videos on YouTube deleted.
dv said:
I suppose I should be thinking about taking the tree down
Still got the grandchildren’s presents under it.
Sad.
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Rails have to enter a curve gradually to avoid passengers experiencing excessive “jerk” (third derivative of position, rate of change of acceleration) or “snap” (fourth derivative of position, rate of change in jerk).I was wondering what the simplest way to parameterise this, and it turns out the answer is … Euler spirals.
You can’t walk a block in maths without stepping in some Euler. He’s everywhere.
I’ve been using Euler spirals since 1972, for roads not railways.
He had a thing or two to say about bending of beams and buckling too.
Oh he had his fingers in all the pies. He had a hand in the most recent puzzle I posted.
Witty Rejoinder said:
PermeateFree said:There really are some serious deficits. Perhaps this is why Monash made BSc students do at least one unit each of biological, physical and earth science.mollwollfumble said:Yes.Thanks for pointing out Bermuda Triangle.Are you really that stupid?Personal opinion is that Nessie is a mating dance of European Eels. Eels go to the Sargasso Sea to spawn. So the mating dance there ought to be Awesome. “Supernatural” in the sense of super-nature.
Sargassum seaweeds do add to surface water heating (because it absorbs solar radiation), lower oxygen levels (when it rots).
> The Sargasso Sea is under great threat.
According to wikipedia,
“The Atlantic Ocean’s Sargasso Sea was named after the algae, as it hosts a large amount of Sargassum. The size of annual blooms in the Atlantic increased by over a hundred-fold, starting in 2011”.
Sargassum seaweed is at the bottom of the food chain. So there’s been a massive flow-on effect of burgeoning marine life in the Sargasso Sea. It’s becoming a new biological hot-spot. The exact opposite of under great threat.
Quoting higher temperatures and lower oxygen levels is like saying that forests are under threat because of all the rotting dead timber in them.
dv said:
There’s a movie coming out called Society of the Snow about the 1972 plane crash that led to people having to eat the deceased. Bold topic for a movie.
It is on Netflix here.
Have you heard of the series called Yellowjackets? I started to watch it, but it was meh IMO. Dead plane passengers, a female sports team, snow, lunch.
kii said:
dv said:
There’s a movie coming out called Society of the Snow about the 1972 plane crash that led to people having to eat the deceased. Bold topic for a movie.
It is on Netflix here.
Have you heard of the series called Yellowjackets? I started to watch it, but it was meh IMO. Dead plane passengers, a female sports team, snow, lunch.
the football team? wasn’t there a previous movie about that?
Anyway today can FOAD thanks.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
dv said:
There’s a movie coming out called Society of the Snow about the 1972 plane crash that led to people having to eat the deceased. Bold topic for a movie.
It is on Netflix here.
Have you heard of the series called Yellowjackets? I started to watch it, but it was meh IMO. Dead plane passengers, a female sports team, snow, lunch.
the football team? wasn’t there a previous movie about that?
IIRC there have been a few.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
dv said:
There’s a movie coming out called Society of the Snow about the 1972 plane crash that led to people having to eat the deceased. Bold topic for a movie.
It is on Netflix here.
Have you heard of the series called Yellowjackets? I started to watch it, but it was meh IMO. Dead plane passengers, a female sports team, snow, lunch.
the football team? wasn’t there a previous movie about that?
Yeah. One from the ’90s called ‘Alive’.
OCDC said:
Anyway today can FOAD thanks.
If it helps make you laugh…The Sally Cat dropped a large firm nugget on our bed. On mr kii’s side. She was sleeping where his pillow was. I hope he took note of that message from his cat. I agree with her.
Witty Rejoinder said:
sarahs mum said:
kii said:It is on Netflix here.
Have you heard of the series called Yellowjackets? I started to watch it, but it was meh IMO. Dead plane passengers, a female sports team, snow, lunch.
the football team? wasn’t there a previous movie about that?
Yeah. One from the ’90s called ‘Alive’.
ah yes. that is one i saw.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Uruguayan rugby team. read the book, not seen the movie.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:It is on Netflix here.
Have you heard of the series called Yellowjackets? I started to watch it, but it was meh IMO. Dead plane passengers, a female sports team, snow, lunch.
the football team? wasn’t there a previous movie about that?
Yeah. One from the ’90s called ‘Alive’.
Witty Rejoinder said:
sarahs mum said:
kii said:It is on Netflix here.
Have you heard of the series called Yellowjackets? I started to watch it, but it was meh IMO. Dead plane passengers, a female sports team, snow, lunch.
the football team? wasn’t there a previous movie about that?
Yeah. One from the ’90s called ‘Alive’.
From the book called ALIVE
kii said:
OCDC said:Noice.Anyway today can FOAD thanks.If it helps make you laugh…The Sally Cat dropped a large firm nugget on our bed. On mr kii’s side. She was sleeping where his pillow was. I hope he took note of that message from his cat. I agree with her.
kii said:
OCDC said:
Anyway today can FOAD thanks.
If it helps make you laugh…The Sally Cat dropped a large firm nugget on our bed. On mr kii’s side. She was sleeping where his pillow was. I hope he took note of that message from his cat. I agree with her.
at least it were firm. count your blessings.
ChrispenEvan said:
kii said:
OCDC said:
Anyway today can FOAD thanks.
If it helps make you laugh…The Sally Cat dropped a large firm nugget on our bed. On mr kii’s side. She was sleeping where his pillow was. I hope he took note of that message from his cat. I agree with her.
at least it were firm. count your blessings.
I did.
She’s 16, misses her human and the annoying dog. The Sally Cat is actually a good cat, never does random poops around the house. Every now and then she does something out of character.
BACK and posted. Also bought a nice bottle of shiraz to accompany tonight’s small beef dinner, and Mrs Oliphant afterwards.
Peak Warming Man said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
sarahs mum said:the football team? wasn’t there a previous movie about that?
Yeah. One from the ’90s called ‘Alive’.
From the book called ALIVE
There was also a horror film about a mutant killer baby called It’s Alive (1974), followed by a sequel called Island of the Alive.
Cygnet emergency drama around Busselton!
kii said:
dv said:
There’s a movie coming out called Society of the Snow about the 1972 plane crash that led to people having to eat the deceased. Bold topic for a movie.
It is on Netflix here.
Have you heard of the series called Yellowjackets? I started to watch it, but it was meh IMO. Dead plane passengers, a female sports team, snow, lunch.
No
dv said:
kii said:
dv said:
There’s a movie coming out called Society of the Snow about the 1972 plane crash that led to people having to eat the deceased. Bold topic for a movie.
It is on Netflix here.
Have you heard of the series called Yellowjackets? I started to watch it, but it was meh IMO. Dead plane passengers, a female sports team, snow, lunch.
No
Okay
kii said:
dv said:
kii said:It is on Netflix here.
Have you heard of the series called Yellowjackets? I started to watch it, but it was meh IMO. Dead plane passengers, a female sports team, snow, lunch.
No
Okay
But I’m looking it up now.
2 series already? How long can this premise be sustained? Surely they’ll either die or be rescued within a month?
Do we need an ongoing cricket thread?
Smith is going to open, and Cam Green is in at number four.
dv said:
Do we need cricket?No.
dv said:
Do we need an ongoing cricket thread?Smith is going to open, and Cam Green is in at number four.
I read about that. Could be an interesting experiment.
I dunno about your question. Maybe.
OCDC said:
dv said:Do we need cricket?No.
Wrong.
dv said:
Do we need an ongoing cricket thread?Smith is going to open, and Cam Green is in at number four.
Yes. the tragics need a safe space.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
dv said:Do we need cricket?No…
Wrong…
…is done with good intention.
Personally I prefer the sound of crickets to the sound of cricket, but I’m happy for other posters to chat their heads off about cricket.
Although funnily enough, our main cricket poster from the past provided a very sparse commentary indeed, albeit in BOLD CAPS.
dinner will be top secret on toast
Tau.Neutrino said:
If Trump loses, will he get the Rolf Harris treatment?Imagine all Trump videos on YouTube deleted.
Somehow America is different.
transition said:
dinner will be top secret on toast
Oooh special on toast.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
If Trump loses, will he get the Rolf Harris treatment?Imagine all Trump videos on YouTube deleted.
Somehow America is different.
Here an MP would not last long with say a Stormy Daniels affair.
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
dinner will be top secret on toast
Oooh special on toast.
nice cup of white with two now
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
If Trump loses, will he get the Rolf Harris treatment?Imagine all Trump videos on YouTube deleted.
Somehow America is different.
Here an MP would not last long with say a Stormy Daniels affair.
All pictures of Donald Trump taken down.
Trump Tower demolished etc
transition said:
dinner will be top secret on toast
No secrets this end. Ground beef with chopped tomatoes, onion, garlic, mixed herbs, beef stock, cracked pepper, served with peas and spinach.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
If Trump loses, will he get the Rolf Harris treatment?Imagine all Trump videos on YouTube deleted.
Somehow America is different.
Here an MP would not last long with say a Stormy Daniels affair.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:Somehow America is different.
Here an MP would not last long with say a Stormy Daniels affair.
All pictures of Donald Trump taken down.
Trump Tower demolished etc
Melania Trump becomes a psychopath due to Trumps talking, starts killing everyone.
1 d ·
Billy Connolly enjoying mince ‘n’ tatties by the fire at The Oak Tree inn by the West Highland Way at Balmaha, Loch Lomond.
sarahs mum said:
1 d ·
Billy Connolly enjoying mince ‘n’ tatties by the fire at The Oak Tree inn by the West Highland Way at Balmaha, Loch Lomond.
:)
I envy him his tatties. I’ll allow myself a couple next week as a treat.
sarahs mum said:
1 d ·
Billy Connolly enjoying mince ‘n’ tatties by the fire at The Oak Tree inn by the West Highland Way at Balmaha, Loch Lomond.
I’ve been to Balmaha when walking the West Highland Way.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
If Trump loses, will he get the Rolf Harris treatment?Imagine all Trump videos on YouTube deleted.
Somehow America is different.
Here an MP would not last long with say a Stormy Daniels affair.
Oh, I don’t know. Barnaby Joyce comes to mind.
Michael V said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:Somehow America is different.
Here an MP would not last long with say a Stormy Daniels affair.
Oh, I don’t know. Barnaby Joyce comes to mind.
You mean like this? https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/posts/2112705/
dv said:
kii said:
dv said:No
Okay
But I’m looking it up now.
2 series already? How long can this premise be sustained? Surely they’ll either die or be rescued within a month?
Different periods of time.
OCDC said:
dv said:Do we need cricket?No.
Never.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
dinner will be top secret on toast
No secrets this end. Ground beef with chopped tomatoes, onion, garlic, mixed herbs, beef stock, cracked pepper, served with peas and spinach.
Dinner could be sur le pain toasté here, too.
I’m thinking of some tuna, creamed with some onions, herbs, and spices.
kii said:
dv said:
kii said:Okay
But I’m looking it up now.
2 series already? How long can this premise be sustained? Surely they’ll either die or be rescued within a month?
Different periods of time.
Alright, though the synopsis indicates they were lost for 19 months.
hey dv. I read on facebook that there is a move to reinstall old trams in hobart for tourists.
dv said:
kii said:
dv said:But I’m looking it up now.
2 series already? How long can this premise be sustained? Surely they’ll either die or be rescued within a month?
Different periods of time.
Alright, though the synopsis indicates they were lost for 19 months.
They were lost for long enough to start eating each other.
ruby said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:Somehow America is different.
Here an MP would not last long with say a Stormy Daniels affair.
My thoughts, exactly.
sarahs mum said:
hey dv. I read on facebook that there is a move to reinstall old trams in hobart for tourists.
Can you provide the URL?
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
hey dv. I read on facebook that there is a move to reinstall old trams in hobart for tourists.Can you provide the URL?
no. but it was a mercury post.
i’m here, taking insults briefly
buffy said:
ruby said:
Tau.Neutrino said:Here an MP would not last long with say a Stormy Daniels affair.
My thoughts, exactly.
To be honest, i’d look, too.
The question is, how long/often do you look before it gets creepy?
Only yesterday, i found myself looking at two young women in the supermarket. Partly because they were the most stylishly-dressed people i’d seen there in a long time. but also partly because one of them instantly reminded me of someone. Her face, her hair, her build, her stance, immediately evoked a memory of someone i haven’t seen since the 1970s.
I managed to stop myself from ‘staring’ but i did sneak an other quick look or two, just for the memory. I don’t know where the lady from my memory is, but i hope that she’s happy.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
kii said:Different periods of time.
Alright, though the synopsis indicates they were lost for 19 months.
They were lost for long enough to start eating each other.
Reading further they were on a charter flight from NJ to Seattle so we can kind of narrow down the crash site given that it’s a heavily forested area.
Honestly … if you’ve done well enough to survive a few months, you should probably be able to get to a road and get help. There’s nowhere in the Northern part of the Continental US that is all that remote. Like I don’t think there is anywhere more than 200 km from some kind of road. Just take your weapons and pack some food and head in any direction. But I haven’t watched the show, maybe there’s some impediment.
transition said:
i’m here, taking insults briefly
“It is not possible to underestimate you.”
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
ruby said:
My thoughts, exactly.
To be honest, i’d look, too.
The question is, how long/often do you look before it gets creepy?
Only yesterday, i found myself looking at two young women in the supermarket. Partly because they were the most stylishly-dressed people i’d seen there in a long time. but also partly because one of them instantly reminded me of someone. Her face, her hair, her build, her stance, immediately evoked a memory of someone i haven’t seen since the 1970s.
I managed to stop myself from ‘staring’ but i did sneak an other quick look or two, just for the memory. I don’t know where the lady from my memory is, but i hope that she’s happy.
My mother told me when she was 80, “I still look at the young men you know. They don’t even notice me looking”.
An affair is not going to ruin someone’s career in Australia.
I could list 100 Trump transgressions that would have terminated his political career here but the affair wouldn’t be one of them.
captain_spalding said:
transition said:
i’m here, taking insults briefly
“It is not possible to underestimate you.”
Underestimation is below yourself.
captain_spalding said:
transition said:
i’m here, taking insults briefly
“It is not possible to underestimate you.”
chuckle like that
three hot days coming apparently, lady just wandered in and announced
dv said:
An affair is not going to ruin someone’s career in Australia.I could list 100 Trump transgressions that would have terminated his political career here but the affair wouldn’t be one of them.
Paying hush money though?
dv said:
An affair is not going to ruin someone’s career in Australia.I could list 100 Trump transgressions that would have terminated his political career here but the affair wouldn’t be one of them.
I doubt that, in French politics, anyone would bat an eyelid at any sort of affair. It’s pretty much an automatic assumption that anyone in high political office has what’s referred to in the classics as ‘a bit on the side’.
dv said:
An affair is not going to ruin someone’s career in Australia.I could list 100 Trump transgressions that would have terminated his political career here but the affair wouldn’t be one of them.
lying about the affair?
oral sex with an intern?
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
ruby said:
My thoughts, exactly.
To be honest, i’d look, too.
The question is, how long/often do you look before it gets creepy?
Only yesterday, i found myself looking at two young women in the supermarket. Partly because they were the most stylishly-dressed people i’d seen there in a long time. but also partly because one of them instantly reminded me of someone. Her face, her hair, her build, her stance, immediately evoked a memory of someone i haven’t seen since the 1970s.
I managed to stop myself from ‘staring’ but i did sneak an other quick look or two, just for the memory. I don’t know where the lady from my memory is, but i hope that she’s happy.
lady’s probably turned lesbian since all those pictures on the internet
https://www.tiktok.com/@theeuropeankid/video/7292105051831536942?lang=en
Jean Arnault, son of the world’s richest man, has a meltdown in line at a club
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
An affair is not going to ruin someone’s career in Australia.I could list 100 Trump transgressions that would have terminated his political career here but the affair wouldn’t be one of them.
I doubt that, in French politics, anyone would bat an eyelid at any sort of affair. It’s pretty much an automatic assumption that anyone in high political office has what’s referred to in the classics as ‘a bit on the side’.
Somebody who married their school teacher probably wouldn’t go down so well politically in Australia.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
An affair is not going to ruin someone’s career in Australia.I could list 100 Trump transgressions that would have terminated his political career . the affair wouldn’t be one of them.
Paying hush money though?
Yeah the illegal use of party funds would have seen him imprisoned.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
An affair is not going to ruin someone’s career in Australia.I could list 100 Trump transgressions that would have terminated his political career here but the affair wouldn’t be one of them.
I doubt that, in French politics, anyone would bat an eyelid at any sort of affair. It’s pretty much an automatic assumption that anyone in high political office has what’s referred to in the classics as ‘a bit on the side’.
Somebody who married their school teacher probably wouldn’t go down so well politically in Australia.
Gosh, i would have married my maths teacher! It was bloody hard to concentrate on quadratic equations with her in the room.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:I doubt that, in French politics, anyone would bat an eyelid at any sort of affair. It’s pretty much an automatic assumption that anyone in high political office has what’s referred to in the classics as ‘a bit on the side’.
Somebody who married their school teacher probably wouldn’t go down so well politically in Australia.
Gosh, i would have married my maths teacher! It was bloody hard to concentrate on quadratic equations with her in the room.
It was the same with my French teacher, she wore mini skirts and sat on the teachers desk to instruct us. In. A Marist Brothers School!. She didn’t last long. One of the brothers must have spotted her and it wan’t allowed for students to enjoy themselves.
roughbarked said:
It was the same with my French teacher, she wore mini skirts and sat on the teachers desk to instruct us. In. A Marist Brothers School!. She didn’t last long. One of the brothers must have spotted her and it wan’t allowed for students to enjoy themselves.
Before i go…
…i remembered something else about maths.
When i was being taught navigation, the instructor would sometimes make a lot of noise and throw things about the place, to demonstrate how we’d have to do the sums under conditions with a lot of distractions and disruptions.
I remember thinking, ‘do your worst, pal, nothing you can come up with could compare with Ms M’s legs for a distraction’.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:It was the same with my French teacher, she wore mini skirts and sat on the teachers desk to instruct us. In. A Marist Brothers School!. She didn’t last long. One of the brothers must have spotted her and it wan’t allowed for students to enjoy themselves.
Before i go…
…i remembered something else about maths.
When i was being taught navigation, the instructor would sometimes make a lot of noise and throw things about the place, to demonstrate how we’d have to do the sums under conditions with a lot of distractions and disruptions.
I remember thinking, ‘do your worst, pal, nothing you can come up with could compare with Ms M’s legs for a distraction’.
:) I lost interest in learning French after she left and some boring old fart was put in her place.
The Marist Brothers seemed to have a preference for paedophile male lay teachers.
The Generation Gap | 2024 Lamb ad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1e0apyGASc
Dinner served.
Canned tuna, creamed with mayonnaise, milk, shredded cheese, a pinch of ground chilli, and fresh tarragon from the garden, on toast. Pepper and salt to taste.
sarahs mum said:
The Generation Gap | 2024 Lamb adhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1e0apyGASc
Who’s that?
It’s John Howard.
Ahhh. Who’s that?
Heh heh…..I like it
ruby said:
sarahs mum said:
The Generation Gap | 2024 Lamb adhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1e0apyGASc
Who’s that?
It’s John Howard.
Ahhh. Who’s that?Heh heh…..I like it
While Howard deserves to be forgotten, it makes you wonder: who might they recognise?
Keating? Hawke? Menzies? Fraser? Whitlam?
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
An affair is not going to ruin someone’s career in Australia.I could list 100 Trump transgressions that would have terminated his political career here but the affair wouldn’t be one of them.
I doubt that, in French politics, anyone would bat an eyelid at any sort of affair. It’s pretty much an automatic assumption that anyone in high political office has what’s referred to in the classics as ‘a bit on the side’.
Somebody who married their school teacher probably wouldn’t go down so well politically in Australia.
My best friend in high school married our German teacher (after she’d dumped her husband)…he works in international law in London.
I’d probably have been happy for him if he hadn’t dropped all his friends in the process.
Interior of Ramses V’s tomb, Valley of the Kings.
captain_spalding said:
ruby said:
sarahs mum said:
The Generation Gap | 2024 Lamb adhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1e0apyGASc
Who’s that?
It’s John Howard.
Ahhh. Who’s that?Heh heh…..I like it
While Howard deserves to be forgotten, it makes you wonder: who might they recognise?
Keating? Hawke? Menzies? Fraser? Whitlam?
Earle Christmas Grafton Page?
captain_spalding said:
ruby said:
sarahs mum said:
The Generation Gap | 2024 Lamb adhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1e0apyGASc
Who’s that?
It’s John Howard.
Ahhh. Who’s that?Heh heh…..I like it
While Howard deserves to be forgotten, it makes you wonder: who might they recognise?
Keating? Hawke? Menzies? Fraser? Whitlam?
the other john howard.
Woodie said:
captain_spalding said:
ruby said:Who’s that?
It’s John Howard.
Ahhh. Who’s that?Heh heh…..I like it
While Howard deserves to be forgotten, it makes you wonder: who might they recognise?
Keating? Hawke? Menzies? Fraser? Whitlam?
Earle Christmas Grafton Page?
Suzy Creamcheese.
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:
ruby said:Who’s that?
It’s John Howard.
Ahhh. Who’s that?Heh heh…..I like it
While Howard deserves to be forgotten, it makes you wonder: who might they recognise?
Keating? Hawke? Menzies? Fraser? Whitlam?
the other john howard.
In that hospital show, yeah…
captain_spalding said:
Dinner served.Canned tuna, creamed with mayonnaise, milk, shredded cheese, a pinch of ground chilli, and fresh tarragon from the garden, on toast. Pepper and salt to taste.
Sounds a tasty mixture.
I sometimes mix tuna with Dijon mustard, cottage cheese and a little dried tarragon.
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Dinner served.Canned tuna, creamed with mayonnaise, milk, shredded cheese, a pinch of ground chilli, and fresh tarragon from the garden, on toast. Pepper and salt to taste.
Sounds a tasty mixture.
I sometimes mix tuna with Dijon mustard, cottage cheese and a little dried tarragon.
Blast! I meant to put some Dijon in. Forgot all about it.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Dinner served.Canned tuna, creamed with mayonnaise, milk, shredded cheese, a pinch of ground chilli, and fresh tarragon from the garden, on toast. Pepper and salt to taste.
Sounds a tasty mixture.
I sometimes mix tuna with Dijon mustard, cottage cheese and a little dried tarragon.
Blast! I meant to put some Dijon in. Forgot all about it.
Not sure I liked his music.
Kind of a weird shaped building next to Woodside… Tower 3. Like a pepper grinder.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:Sounds a tasty mixture.
I sometimes mix tuna with Dijon mustard, cottage cheese and a little dried tarragon.
Blast! I meant to put some Dijon in. Forgot all about it.
Not sure I liked his music.
Yeah, can be a bit French-arty-farty.
sarahs mum said:
The Generation Gap | 2024 Lamb adhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1e0apyGASc
Many people love these generational clichés, so I won’t scoff.
But I’ll join the Rev in finding them a bit personally meaningless.
Neophyte said:
Woodie said:
captain_spalding said:While Howard deserves to be forgotten, it makes you wonder: who might they recognise?
Keating? Hawke? Menzies? Fraser? Whitlam?
Earle Christmas Grafton Page?
Suzy Creamcheese.
Showin’ ya age on that one Cuz Phyte. 😉
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Blast! I meant to put some Dijon in. Forgot all about it.
Not sure I liked his music.
Yeah, can be a bit French-arty-farty.
That’s the one.
Woodie said:
Neophyte said:
Woodie said:Earle Christmas Grafton Page?
Suzy Creamcheese.
Showin’ ya age on that one Cuz Phyte. 😉
I remember her as well. ;)
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
The Generation Gap | 2024 Lamb adhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1e0apyGASc
Many people love these generational clichés, so I won’t scoff.
But I’ll join the Rev in finding them a bit personally meaningless.
Each generation has its memories, and its ignorances.
May years ago, i heard a WW2 veteran bemoaning the ignorance of ‘today’s young people’ about WW2.
Another veteran pointed out to him that the time interval between ‘now’ and WW2 was about the same as that between WW2 and the Boer War.
“And did we give a shit about the Boer War? No, we did not.”
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
The Generation Gap | 2024 Lamb adhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1e0apyGASc
Many people love these generational clichés, so I won’t scoff.
But I’ll join the Rev in finding them a bit personally meaningless.
Each generation has its memories, and its ignorances.
May years ago, i heard a WW2 veteran bemoaning the ignorance of ‘today’s young people’ about WW2.
Another veteran pointed out to him that the time interval between ‘now’ and WW2 was about the same as that between WW2 and the Boer War.
“And did we give a shit about the Boer War? No, we did not.”
We knew it happened and my neighbour had a Boer war 303.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
The Generation Gap | 2024 Lamb adhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1e0apyGASc
Many people love these generational clichés, so I won’t scoff.
But I’ll join the Rev in finding them a bit personally meaningless.
Each generation has its memories, and its ignorances.
May years ago, i heard a WW2 veteran bemoaning the ignorance of ‘today’s young people’ about WW2.
Another veteran pointed out to him that the time interval between ‘now’ and WW2 was about the same as that between WW2 and the Boer War.
“And did we give a shit about the Boer War? No, we did not.”
True enough I suppose for many people, but it’s probably fair to say I know more about WW2 than most of the people who took part.
I suppose because it loomed so large in my father’s life and the events that brought me into being, there was a compulsion to look into it in some depth.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
The Generation Gap | 2024 Lamb adhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1e0apyGASc
Many people love these generational clichés, so I won’t scoff.
But I’ll join the Rev in finding them a bit personally meaningless.
Each generation has its memories, and its ignorances.
May years ago, i heard a WW2 veteran bemoaning the ignorance of ‘today’s young people’ about WW2.
Another veteran pointed out to him that the time interval between ‘now’ and WW2 was about the same as that between WW2 and the Boer War.
“And did we give a shit about the Boer War? No, we did not.”
I still sometimes mention the relief of Lady Smith.
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:Many people love these generational clichés, so I won’t scoff.
But I’ll join the Rev in finding them a bit personally meaningless.
Each generation has its memories, and its ignorances.
May years ago, i heard a WW2 veteran bemoaning the ignorance of ‘today’s young people’ about WW2.
Another veteran pointed out to him that the time interval between ‘now’ and WW2 was about the same as that between WW2 and the Boer War.
“And did we give a shit about the Boer War? No, we did not.”
True enough I suppose for many people, but it’s probably fair to say I know more about WW2 than most of the people who took part.
I suppose because it loomed so large in my father’s life and the events that brought me into being, there was a compulsion to look into it in some depth.
My father never talked about it. He only ever got crying drunk once a year. Anzac day.
Peak Warming Man said:
I still sometimes mention the relief of Lady Smith.
She should have gone before they left.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:Many people love these generational clichés, so I won’t scoff.
But I’ll join the Rev in finding them a bit personally meaningless.
Each generation has its memories, and its ignorances.
May years ago, i heard a WW2 veteran bemoaning the ignorance of ‘today’s young people’ about WW2.
Another veteran pointed out to him that the time interval between ‘now’ and WW2 was about the same as that between WW2 and the Boer War.
“And did we give a shit about the Boer War? No, we did not.”
I still sometimes mention the relief of Lady Smith.
It had been quite a while.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:Many people love these generational clichés, so I won’t scoff.
But I’ll join the Rev in finding them a bit personally meaningless.
Each generation has its memories, and its ignorances.
May years ago, i heard a WW2 veteran bemoaning the ignorance of ‘today’s young people’ about WW2.
Another veteran pointed out to him that the time interval between ‘now’ and WW2 was about the same as that between WW2 and the Boer War.
“And did we give a shit about the Boer War? No, we did not.”
We knew it happened and my neighbour had a Boer war 303.
I suppose these days he’d have to go back to the Crimean War to make that comparison today.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:Each generation has its memories, and its ignorances.
May years ago, i heard a WW2 veteran bemoaning the ignorance of ‘today’s young people’ about WW2.
Another veteran pointed out to him that the time interval between ‘now’ and WW2 was about the same as that between WW2 and the Boer War.
“And did we give a shit about the Boer War? No, we did not.”
I still sometimes mention the relief of Lady Smith.
It had been quite a while.
Ma fecking
roughbarked said:
We knew it happened and my neighbour had a Boer war 303.
I remember shooting WW1 .303s that had been converted to .22 in the 1980s.
They were a good way to keep up with the marksmanship practice, without needing a full-scale range or ammunition that anyone really cared about.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
The Generation Gap | 2024 Lamb adhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1e0apyGASc
Many people love these generational clichés, so I won’t scoff.
But I’ll join the Rev in finding them a bit personally meaningless.
i think it was far from their best ad. but I posted it anyway. It’s that time of year.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:Many people love these generational clichés, so I won’t scoff.
But I’ll join the Rev in finding them a bit personally meaningless.
Each generation has its memories, and its ignorances.
May years ago, i heard a WW2 veteran bemoaning the ignorance of ‘today’s young people’ about WW2.
Another veteran pointed out to him that the time interval between ‘now’ and WW2 was about the same as that between WW2 and the Boer War.
“And did we give a shit about the Boer War? No, we did not.”
We knew it happened and my neighbour had a Boer war 303.
i had a great uncle who boar warred and then ww1ed.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:Each generation has its memories, and its ignorances.
May years ago, i heard a WW2 veteran bemoaning the ignorance of ‘today’s young people’ about WW2.
Another veteran pointed out to him that the time interval between ‘now’ and WW2 was about the same as that between WW2 and the Boer War.
“And did we give a shit about the Boer War? No, we did not.”
True enough I suppose for many people, but it’s probably fair to say I know more about WW2 than most of the people who took part.
I suppose because it loomed so large in my father’s life and the events that brought me into being, there was a compulsion to look into it in some depth.
My father never talked about it. He only ever got crying drunk once a year. Anzac day.
the smell of wet great coats and beer.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:True enough I suppose for many people, but it’s probably fair to say I know more about WW2 than most of the people who took part.
I suppose because it loomed so large in my father’s life and the events that brought me into being, there was a compulsion to look into it in some depth.
My father never talked about it. He only ever got crying drunk once a year. Anzac day.
the smell of wet great coats and beer.
Aye.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:Each generation has its memories, and its ignorances.
May years ago, i heard a WW2 veteran bemoaning the ignorance of ‘today’s young people’ about WW2.
Another veteran pointed out to him that the time interval between ‘now’ and WW2 was about the same as that between WW2 and the Boer War.
“And did we give a shit about the Boer War? No, we did not.”
True enough I suppose for many people, but it’s probably fair to say I know more about WW2 than most of the people who took part.
I suppose because it loomed so large in my father’s life and the events that brought me into being, there was a compulsion to look into it in some depth.
My father never talked about it. He only ever got crying drunk once a year. Anzac day.
Shortly after the end of the war, my young Dad (a Ukrainian slave labourer in Bavaria) found himself alone on the shore of a lake.
You’d think he’d be happy that the war was over, but it took all his resolve to not just wade in and drown himself.
He knew he couldn’t go home now that Stalin was in control, and would probably never see his Mum and siblings again.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
The Generation Gap | 2024 Lamb adhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1e0apyGASc
Many people love these generational clichés, so I won’t scoff.
But I’ll join the Rev in finding them a bit personally meaningless.
i think it was far from their best ad. but I posted it anyway. It’s that time of year.
:)
….. and what is it with Eastern Europe and tennis players.
Were they all breast fed on tennis racquets or sumfin?
Sarah Jefford OAM – Surrogacy & Donor Conception
1 d ·
The Pope has some opinions on surrogacy. My phone is ringing hot; media people wanting me to respond.
I am on Leave and not answering.
I don’t care for the opinions of old conservative cis white men on a topic they have no understanding or lived experience to speak from.
Surrogacy is love. Choose love.
Bubblecar said:
He knew he couldn’t go home now that Stalin was in control, and would probably never see his Mum and siblings again.
The story of ‘displaced persons’ would probably produce a history to rival that of the war itself.
I’ve tried to imagine myself, turned loose in a foreign country with only what i can carry (and there’s not much of that), no real support, no family nearby, no idea of how to get home, no idea even of whether home still exists, maybe simply not able to go home because of who runs it now, no idea of what the future holds, no clue as to where my next meal will come from, or when, no idea of how to support myself amid the ruins…
Suicide could be a serious option.
sarahs mum said:
Sarah Jefford OAM – Surrogacy & Donor Conception
1 d ·
The Pope has some opinions on surrogacy. My phone is ringing hot; media people wanting me to respond.
I am on Leave and not answering.
I don’t care for the opinions of old conservative cis white men on a topic they have no understanding or lived experience to speak from.
Surrogacy is love. Choose love.
Many feminists (including myself) are much more critical of the surrogacy industry.
And those same feminists quite rightly reject “cis” as a meaningless insult.
Bubblecar said:
And those same feminists quite rightly reject “cis” as a meaningless insult.
It’s a label you can slap on someone, to denote that this person is to be ignored, as they and/or any points they raise may not be congruent with your/your supporters’ own views, or consistent with your own agenda.
It’s the ‘cancelling’ that a lot of people who apply such labels are so keen to decry.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:He knew he couldn’t go home now that Stalin was in control, and would probably never see his Mum and siblings again.
The story of ‘displaced persons’ would probably produce a history to rival that of the war itself.
I’ve tried to imagine myself, turned loose in a foreign country with only what i can carry (and there’s not much of that), no real support, no family nearby, no idea of how to get home, no idea even of whether home still exists, maybe simply not able to go home because of who runs it now, no idea of what the future holds, no clue as to where my next meal will come from, or when, no idea of how to support myself amid the ruins…
Suicide could be a serious option.
Fortunately he ended up in England, with one of his younger brothers, and met my Mum :)
But he never did get to see his own Mum again, except in a few photos.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Sarah Jefford OAM – Surrogacy & Donor Conception
1 d ·
The Pope has some opinions on surrogacy. My phone is ringing hot; media people wanting me to respond.
I am on Leave and not answering.
I don’t care for the opinions of old conservative cis white men on a topic they have no understanding or lived experience to speak from.
Surrogacy is love. Choose love.
Many feminists (including myself) are much more critical of the surrogacy industry.
And those same feminists quite rightly reject “cis” as a meaningless insult.
this was posted by a friend who had a baby for her gay brother and partner.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:And those same feminists quite rightly reject “cis” as a meaningless insult.
It’s a label you can slap on someone, to denote that this person is to be ignored, as they and/or any points they raise may not be congruent with your/your supporters’ own views, or consistent with your own agenda.
It’s the ‘cancelling’ that a lot of people who apply such labels are so keen to decry.
True, and even in a “technical” sense, all it could mean is “someone who doesn’t claim they were born in the wrong body”, i.e., the vast majority of people.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Sarah Jefford OAM – Surrogacy & Donor Conception
1 d ·
The Pope has some opinions on surrogacy. My phone is ringing hot; media people wanting me to respond.
I am on Leave and not answering.
I don’t care for the opinions of old conservative cis white men on a topic they have no understanding or lived experience to speak from.
Surrogacy is love. Choose love.
Many feminists (including myself) are much more critical of the surrogacy industry.
And those same feminists quite rightly reject “cis” as a meaningless insult.
this was posted by a friend who had a baby for her gay brother and partner.
There are some instances of that kind which are hard to criticise, but there’s also a lot of exploitation and tragedy involved in the global industry.
Bubblecar said:
True, and even in a “technical” sense, all it could mean is “someone who doesn’t claim they were born in the wrong body”, i.e., the vast majority of people.
In which case, i’m unsure as to whether i should apologise now for being ‘cis’, as it’s the way i was born, just as others on the sexual-identity spectrum were born to be as they are.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:True, and even in a “technical” sense, all it could mean is “someone who doesn’t claim they were born in the wrong body”, i.e., the vast majority of people.
In which case, i’m unsure as to whether i should apologise now for being ‘cis’, as it’s the way i was born, just as others on the sexual-identity spectrum were born to be as they are.
It’s an entirely unnecessary term. It’s just an attempt to turn “not having pathological dysphoria” into a somehow dubious or reprehensible condition, rather than the healthy norm.
Bubblecar said:
It’s an entirely unnecessary term. It’s just an attempt to turn “not having pathological dysphoria” into a somehow dubious or reprehensible condition, rather than the healthy norm.
I’m not saying anyone’s crazy, they can be whatever they want to be, no problems.
Just don’t get all upset if i don’t immediately and telepathically divine where it is on the sliding scale that you feel that you sit.
And, if i’m in the ‘cis’ spot, ok, but i don’t see why that should be any less valid than any other definition on the list.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:We knew it happened and my neighbour had a Boer war 303.
I remember shooting WW1 .303s that had been converted to .22 in the 1980s.
They were a good way to keep up with the marksmanship practice, without needing a full-scale range or ammunition that anyone really cared about.
I see.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:We knew it happened and my neighbour had a Boer war 303.
I remember shooting WW1 .303s that had been converted to .22 in the 1980s.
They were a good way to keep up with the marksmanship practice, without needing a full-scale range or ammunition that anyone really cared about.
I see.
I was away watching a movie called Wild Target.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:We knew it happened and my neighbour had a Boer war 303.
I remember shooting WW1 .303s that had been converted to .22 in the 1980s.
They were a good way to keep up with the marksmanship practice, without needing a full-scale range or ammunition that anyone really cared about.
I see.
I’d look at the dates on the receivers or the rifles, 1916, 1917 etc., and wonder about where it had been, who had used it, what it had done.
The mysteries of the past, brought to us by its relics.
sarahs mum said:
:)
It moved to Penny Royal in the 90’s. I don’t know if it still exists.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:I remember shooting WW1 .303s that had been converted to .22 in the 1980s.
They were a good way to keep up with the marksmanship practice, without needing a full-scale range or ammunition that anyone really cared about.
I see.
I’d look at the dates on the receivers or the rifles, 1916, 1917 etc., and wonder about where it had been, who had used it, what it had done.
The mysteries of the past, brought to us by its relics.
…receivers of…
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:I remember shooting WW1 .303s that had been converted to .22 in the 1980s.
They were a good way to keep up with the marksmanship practice, without needing a full-scale range or ammunition that anyone really cared about.
I see.
I’d look at the dates on the receivers or the rifles, 1916, 1917 etc., and wonder about where it had been, who had used it, what it had done.
The mysteries of the past, brought to us by its relics.
Iindeed.
captain_spalding said:
The mysteries of the past, brought to us by its relics.
talking to an old person.
ChrispenEvan said:
captain_spalding said:The mysteries of the past, brought to us by its relics.
talking to an old person.
Who are you calling relic?
YouTube is cracking down on users using Adblocker.
They now won’t let me watch anything unless I disable Adblocker or give them money, so it might be time to ditch Choob entirely.
Bubblecar said:
YouTube is cracking down on users using Adblocker.They now won’t let me watch anything unless I disable Adblocker or give them money, so it might be time to ditch Choob entirely.
Forbes says:
YouTube’s New Ad Blocker Crackdown—Here Are The Alternatives
Bubblecar said:
YouTube is cracking down on users using Adblocker.They now won’t let me watch anything unless I disable Adblocker or give them money, so it might be time to ditch Choob entirely.
I put in Ghostery this week just for that reason. Seems to work fine. If it pops up it’s shit about adblockers, (which is does sometimes) just “X” out of the popup and continue as normal. No ads.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
YouTube is cracking down on users using Adblocker.They now won’t let me watch anything unless I disable Adblocker or give them money, so it might be time to ditch Choob entirely.
I put in Ghostery this week just for that reason. Seems to work fine. If it pops up it’s shit about adblockers, (which is does sometimes) just “X” out of the popup and continue as normal. No ads.
Ta, I’ll look it up.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
YouTube is cracking down on users using Adblocker.They now won’t let me watch anything unless I disable Adblocker or give them money, so it might be time to ditch Choob entirely.
I put in Ghostery this week just for that reason. Seems to work fine. If it pops up it’s shit about adblockers, (which is does sometimes) just “X” out of the popup and continue as normal. No ads.
Ta, I’ll look it up.
I want a full report, in triplicate, and a copy on my desk, pronto, first thing in the morning.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
YouTube is cracking down on users using Adblocker.They now won’t let me watch anything unless I disable Adblocker or give them money, so it might be time to ditch Choob entirely.
I put in Ghostery this week just for that reason. Seems to work fine. If it pops up it’s shit about adblockers, (which is does sometimes) just “X” out of the popup and continue as normal. No ads.
Ta, I’ll look it up.
Ghostery installed. Didn’t work the way you described ‘cos YouTube isn’t giving me Xs anymore – it’s not a popup but fills the whole Choob screen.
BUT, Ghostery works for me when enabled in Chrome Incognito windows. I don’t get “my” YouTube with my history etc, but I can watch everything ad-free.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:I put in Ghostery this week just for that reason. Seems to work fine. If it pops up it’s shit about adblockers, (which is does sometimes) just “X” out of the popup and continue as normal. No ads.
Ta, I’ll look it up.
Ghostery installed. Didn’t work the way you described ‘cos YouTube isn’t giving me Xs anymore – it’s not a popup but fills the whole Choob screen.
BUT, Ghostery works for me when enabled in Chrome Incognito windows. I don’t get “my” YouTube with my history etc, but I can watch everything ad-free.
That’s where it took me first.
You need to take it further with the setup in the “extension“s. There should be a little blue icon up on the address bar to the right in Chrome, with a little number of the ads blocked. It blocks ads on ALL websites.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:True enough I suppose for many people, but it’s probably fair to say I know more about WW2 than most of the people who took part.
I suppose because it loomed so large in my father’s life and the events that brought me into being, there was a compulsion to look into it in some depth.
My father never talked about it. He only ever got crying drunk once a year. Anzac day.
Shortly after the end of the war, my young Dad (a Ukrainian slave labourer in Bavaria) found himself alone on the shore of a lake.
You’d think he’d be happy that the war was over, but it took all his resolve to not just wade in and drown himself.
He knew he couldn’t go home now that Stalin was in control, and would probably never see his Mum and siblings again.
What did he do
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:I put in Ghostery this week just for that reason. Seems to work fine. If it pops up it’s shit about adblockers, (which is does sometimes) just “X” out of the popup and continue as normal. No ads.
Ta, I’ll look it up.
Ghostery installed. Didn’t work the way you described ‘cos YouTube isn’t giving me Xs anymore – it’s not a popup but fills the whole Choob screen.
BUT, Ghostery works for me when enabled in Chrome Incognito windows. I don’t get “my” YouTube with my history etc, but I can watch everything ad-free.
See? No ads where they normally are on choobs. (circled)
Home screen
start of clip, and next up list on right
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:Ta, I’ll look it up.
Ghostery installed. Didn’t work the way you described ‘cos YouTube isn’t giving me Xs anymore – it’s not a popup but fills the whole Choob screen.
BUT, Ghostery works for me when enabled in Chrome Incognito windows. I don’t get “my” YouTube with my history etc, but I can watch everything ad-free.
That’s where it took me first.
You need to take it further with the setup in the “extension“s. There should be a little blue icon up on the address bar to the right in Chrome, with a little number of the ads blocked. It blocks ads on ALL websites.
Yes I have that icon in my normal Chrome, and enabled in Incognito as well.
But unless I go Incognito, Ghostery can’t block ads for me in YouTube. YouTube’s anti-Ad blocking screen is still there, and a Ghostery pop-up tells me to watch YouTube in a private (Incognito) window in order to block Tube’s anti-adblock blocker.
I drives out farm, then walks long way cleans a trough, checks a tank level too, it was dark, very dark, I had a torch which helps a lot when really dark, I turns torch on and makes light, so can see, was pleasant walk, nice and cool, some breeze also
now lady makes coffee and toast, I will have promite on my toast, treasonous some may feel, I may switch back to vegemite some day after a period of cultural disloyalty, so don’t think all bad things about me
and coffee landed, toast is ready to spread
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:Ghostery installed. Didn’t work the way you described ‘cos YouTube isn’t giving me Xs anymore – it’s not a popup but fills the whole Choob screen.
BUT, Ghostery works for me when enabled in Chrome Incognito windows. I don’t get “my” YouTube with my history etc, but I can watch everything ad-free.
That’s where it took me first.
You need to take it further with the setup in the “extension“s. There should be a little blue icon up on the address bar to the right in Chrome, with a little number of the ads blocked. It blocks ads on ALL websites.
Yes I have that icon in my normal Chrome, and enabled in Incognito as well.
But unless I go Incognito, Ghostery can’t block ads for me in YouTube. YouTube’s anti-Ad blocking screen is still there, and a Ghostery pop-up tells me to watch YouTube in a private (Incognito) window in order to block Tube’s anti-adblock blocker.
Here’s what I now get in a “normal” Chrome YouTube window when I click on any video. This is with Ghostery installed and the little blue ghost icon up the top (not shown in this snip).
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:Ghostery installed. Didn’t work the way you described ‘cos YouTube isn’t giving me Xs anymore – it’s not a popup but fills the whole Choob screen.
BUT, Ghostery works for me when enabled in Chrome Incognito windows. I don’t get “my” YouTube with my history etc, but I can watch everything ad-free.
That’s where it took me first.
You need to take it further with the setup in the “extension“s. There should be a little blue icon up on the address bar to the right in Chrome, with a little number of the ads blocked. It blocks ads on ALL websites.
Yes I have that icon in my normal Chrome, and enabled in Incognito as well.
But unless I go Incognito, Ghostery can’t block ads for me in YouTube. YouTube’s anti-Ad blocking screen is still there, and a Ghostery pop-up tells me to watch YouTube in a private (Incognito) window in order to block Tube’s anti-adblock blocker.
Just close those popups “x” in the top right. The “X” are quite ‘faded” to see, IIRC correctly.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:My father never talked about it. He only ever got crying drunk once a year. Anzac day.
Shortly after the end of the war, my young Dad (a Ukrainian slave labourer in Bavaria) found himself alone on the shore of a lake.
You’d think he’d be happy that the war was over, but it took all his resolve to not just wade in and drown himself.
He knew he couldn’t go home now that Stalin was in control, and would probably never see his Mum and siblings again.
What did he do
He was taken to a Displaced Persons Camp (in Germany) where he was reunited with his younger brother and a few other people he knew from Ukraine.
Most of them eventually opted to go to England (a few of his friends chose Canada).
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:That’s where it took me first.
You need to take it further with the setup in the “extension“s. There should be a little blue icon up on the address bar to the right in Chrome, with a little number of the ads blocked. It blocks ads on ALL websites.
Yes I have that icon in my normal Chrome, and enabled in Incognito as well.
But unless I go Incognito, Ghostery can’t block ads for me in YouTube. YouTube’s anti-Ad blocking screen is still there, and a Ghostery pop-up tells me to watch YouTube in a private (Incognito) window in order to block Tube’s anti-adblock blocker.
Here’s what I now get in a “normal” Chrome YouTube window when I click on any video. This is with Ghostery installed and the little blue ghost icon up the top (not shown in this snip).
click the “X” in the top right popup, rather than “more info” or “watch video”.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:Yes I have that icon in my normal Chrome, and enabled in Incognito as well.
But unless I go Incognito, Ghostery can’t block ads for me in YouTube. YouTube’s anti-Ad blocking screen is still there, and a Ghostery pop-up tells me to watch YouTube in a private (Incognito) window in order to block Tube’s anti-adblock blocker.
Here’s what I now get in a “normal” Chrome YouTube window when I click on any video. This is with Ghostery installed and the little blue ghost icon up the top (not shown in this snip).
click the “X” in the top right popup, rather than “more info” or “watch video”.
That’s an IIRC. I did originally get those, but don’t any more.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:That’s where it took me first.
You need to take it further with the setup in the “extension“s. There should be a little blue icon up on the address bar to the right in Chrome, with a little number of the ads blocked. It blocks ads on ALL websites.
Yes I have that icon in my normal Chrome, and enabled in Incognito as well.
But unless I go Incognito, Ghostery can’t block ads for me in YouTube. YouTube’s anti-Ad blocking screen is still there, and a Ghostery pop-up tells me to watch YouTube in a private (Incognito) window in order to block Tube’s anti-adblock blocker.
Here’s what I now get in a “normal” Chrome YouTube window when I click on any video. This is with Ghostery installed and the little blue ghost icon up the top (not shown in this snip).
if has something like an anti-circumvention setting you might turn it on, and check for updates
if your problems persist you might try another thingy to add to your browser that doesn’t advertise what it is, something stealthier
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:That’s where it took me first.
You need to take it further with the setup in the “extension“s. There should be a little blue icon up on the address bar to the right in Chrome, with a little number of the ads blocked. It blocks ads on ALL websites.
Yes I have that icon in my normal Chrome, and enabled in Incognito as well.
But unless I go Incognito, Ghostery can’t block ads for me in YouTube. YouTube’s anti-Ad blocking screen is still there, and a Ghostery pop-up tells me to watch YouTube in a private (Incognito) window in order to block Tube’s anti-adblock blocker.
Just close those popups “x” in the top right. The “X” are quite ‘faded” to see, IIRC correctly.
As you can see from my screenshot, there’s no X there = the “popup” fills the whole screen (they were smaller closable popups earlier, but they’d moved to full screen blocking before I had a chance to install Ghostery).
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:Yes I have that icon in my normal Chrome, and enabled in Incognito as well.
But unless I go Incognito, Ghostery can’t block ads for me in YouTube. YouTube’s anti-Ad blocking screen is still there, and a Ghostery pop-up tells me to watch YouTube in a private (Incognito) window in order to block Tube’s anti-adblock blocker.
Here’s what I now get in a “normal” Chrome YouTube window when I click on any video. This is with Ghostery installed and the little blue ghost icon up the top (not shown in this snip).
click the “X” in the top right popup, rather than “more info” or “watch video”.
Clicking the X in the Ghostery popup just closes that little Ghostery window. The YouTube screen adblock message remains there.
transition said:
I drives out farm, then walks long way cleans a trough, checks a tank level too, it was dark, very dark, I had a torch which helps a lot when really dark, I turns torch on and makes light, so can see, was pleasant walk, nice and cool, some breeze alsonow lady makes coffee and toast, I will have promite on my toast, treasonous some may feel, I may switch back to vegemite some day after a period of cultural disloyalty, so don’t think all bad things about me
and coffee landed, toast is ready to spread
I’ve made tea but it’s stewed while I was posting here, so I’ll make another one.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:Here’s what I now get in a “normal” Chrome YouTube window when I click on any video. This is with Ghostery installed and the little blue ghost icon up the top (not shown in this snip).
click the “X” in the top right popup, rather than “more info” or “watch video”.
Clicking the X in the Ghostery popup just closes that little Ghostery window. The YouTube screen adblock message remains there.
I did get rid of the big black one. Somehow. Maye clicked around it, maybe to top right, and the X is not visible, or selected another clip down the right. or clicked “refresh” in the browser or something.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:click the “X” in the top right popup, rather than “more info” or “watch video”.
Clicking the X in the Ghostery popup just closes that little Ghostery window. The YouTube screen adblock message remains there.
I did get rid of the big black one. Somehow. Maye clicked around it, maybe to top right, and the X is not visible, or selected another clip down the right. or clicked “refresh” in the browser or something.
Or maybe just restarted Chrome……….
OK I’ll close all browser windows and try again.
Bubblecar said:
OK I’ll close all browser windows and try again.
Didn’t make any difference.
But as I said, YouTube does work ad-free in an Incognito window, so that’ll do me.
Maybe we’re using different OS (I’m using Windows 11) or maybe you installed Ghostery before YouTube decided you’d used up your “free” videos or whatever.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
OK I’ll close all browser windows and try again.
Didn’t make any difference.
But as I said, YouTube does work ad-free in an Incognito window, so that’ll do me.
Maybe we’re using different OS (I’m using Windows 11) or maybe you installed Ghostery before YouTube decided you’d used up your “free” videos or whatever.
Windows 10 and Chrome. Don’t get ads on anything now. TV Guide, Hotmail….. nothing. Does it work for ad-free browser hotmail? You know….. all them ads down the right hand side?
anyway….. off ta bed. Chat tomorrow.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
OK I’ll close all browser windows and try again.
Didn’t make any difference.
But as I said, YouTube does work ad-free in an Incognito window, so that’ll do me.
Maybe we’re using different OS (I’m using Windows 11) or maybe you installed Ghostery before YouTube decided you’d used up your “free” videos or whatever.
Windows 10 and Chrome. Don’t get ads on anything now. TV Guide, Hotmail….. nothing. Does it work for ad-free browser hotmail? You know….. all them ads down the right hand side?
I don’t use Hotmail. But checking Associated Press and Reuters, they are now ad-free.
Looking up Daily Mail, it won’t let me proceed ‘cos I’m using an adblocker (just Ghostery – I removed Adblock Plus before installing Ghostery).
ruby said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:Somehow America is different.
Here an MP would not last long with say a Stormy Daniels affair.
She is wearing colourful clothes, he is dressed in a boring business suit.
Tau.Neutrino said:
ruby said:
Tau.Neutrino said:Here an MP would not last long with say a Stormy Daniels affair.
She is wearing colourful clothes, he is dressed in a boring business suit.
Yes there was that, forgot all about him.
view from mountain tonight.
Tau.Neutrino said:
ruby said:
Tau.Neutrino said:Here an MP would not last long with say a Stormy Daniels affair.
She is wearing colourful clothes, he is dressed in a boring business suit.
The lady is the one he was having an affair with at the time, and is now his second wife.
sarahs mum said:
view from mountain tonight.
That’s pleasant.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Bubblecar said:Shortly after the end of the war, my young Dad (a Ukrainian slave labourer in Bavaria) found himself alone on the shore of a lake.
You’d think he’d be happy that the war was over, but it took all his resolve to not just wade in and drown himself.
He knew he couldn’t go home now that Stalin was in control, and would probably never see his Mum and siblings again.
What did he do
He was taken to a Displaced Persons Camp (in Germany) where he was reunited with his younger brother and a few other people he knew from Ukraine.
Most of them eventually opted to go to England (a few of his friends chose Canada).
I have an interesting story about a similar situation. Ask me another day when I’m online here. Right now I’m knackered and going to bed.
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:What did he do
He was taken to a Displaced Persons Camp (in Germany) where he was reunited with his younger brother and a few other people he knew from Ukraine.
Most of them eventually opted to go to England (a few of his friends chose Canada).
I have an interesting story about a similar situation. Ask me another day when I’m online here. Right now I’m knackered and going to bed.
Nighto then :)
Imagine if Trump was treated the same way as Rolf Harris.
Imagine if Rolf Harris did all the things Trump DId.
How many years would Rolfie get in Britain?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Imagine if Trump was treated the same way as Rolf Harris.Imagine if Rolf Harris did all the things Trump DId.
How many years would Rolfie get in Britain?
Let’s hope Trump doesn’t live as long as Rolf Harris.
buffy said:
kii said:
buffy said:That one took it’s time flying over the Pacific.
The contents of the letter may inspire me to send off a few postcards and cards I had previously prepared for posting to Australia. They were a plan I hatched to send More Mail back home. Get cards, stick stamps on, and then post. I found them in my stationery stash. One of my stationery stashes.The style of writing may not be easy. I have never read those books, which would be seen as unforgivable by some.
So….we will see.
I have extracted pages of quotes (years ago, when I was reading them. Although I’ve read them a few times since, and watched various dramatizations). I just try to string quotes together. I don’t see it as unforgiveable to have not read them. I would not have done so if I’d not watched the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice. I didn’t read them because I read science fiction, not “girly” books. Then I discovered they are comedy. Very readable as comedy.
:)
My favourite books as a teen/young adult were the science fiction and sci-fantasy ones. I wasn’t very “girly” either. I have watched a few movies or series about the Jane Austen etc books, though I mostly get distracted by the textiles, the jewellery and the dresses.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 11 degrees at the back door and we’ve got visibility of about 100m (if that) due to fog. We are forecast a sunny 26 degrees.
I’m going supermarketing this morning. Early.
Bubblecar said:
YouTube is cracking down on users using Adblocker.They now won’t let me watch anything unless I disable Adblocker or give them money, so it might be time to ditch Choob entirely.
They have to get some money from somewhere.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
YouTube is cracking down on users using Adblocker.They now won’t let me watch anything unless I disable Adblocker or give them money, so it might be time to ditch Choob entirely.
They have to get some money from somewhere.
I use an adblocker that gets around youtube ads their threats.
ChrispenEvan said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
YouTube is cracking down on users using Adblocker.They now won’t let me watch anything unless I disable Adblocker or give them money, so it might be time to ditch Choob entirely.
They have to get some money from somewhere.
I use an adblocker that gets around youtube ads their threats.
You are stealing their services then.
The Rev Dodgson said:
ChrispenEvan said:
The Rev Dodgson said:They have to get some money from somewhere.
I use an adblocker that gets around youtube ads their threats.
You are stealing their services then.
Yes, and loving it!
The Rev Dodgson said:
ChrispenEvan said:
The Rev Dodgson said:They have to get some money from somewhere.
I use an adblocker that gets around youtube ads their threats.
You are stealing their services then.
You can get rid of the ad-block extension and run a PiHole. I’ve had one for a while, it works extremely well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBXTnrD_Zs4
The Rev Dodgson said:
ChrispenEvan said:
The Rev Dodgson said:They have to get some money from somewhere.
I use an adblocker that gets around youtube ads their threats.
You are stealing their services then.
They are already billionaires. Why do they need to starve me?
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
ChrispenEvan said:I use an adblocker that gets around youtube ads their threats.
You are stealing their services then.
They are already billionaires. Why do they need to starve me?
Very few of the people who work for youtube, or supply videos for youtube, are billionaires.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:You are stealing their services then.
They are already billionaires. Why do they need to starve me?
Very few of the people who work for youtube, or supply videos for youtube, are billionaires.
I am sure that google can pay them.
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:They are already billionaires. Why do they need to starve me?
Very few of the people who work for youtube, or supply videos for youtube, are billionaires.
I am sure that google can pay them.
But if they don’t make any money from it, why would they?
I could makes myself some breakfast, I could
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Very few of the people who work for youtube, or supply videos for youtube, are billionaires.
I am sure that google can pay them.
But if they don’t make any money from it, why would they?
The make ample money from the advertisers. They don’t have to force us to watch the ads and they have no right ro follow me around the internet.
transition said:
I could makes myself some breakfast, I could
I just did that and now I’m off to do things.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
I could makes myself some breakfast, I could
I just did that and now I’m off to do things.
you’re man with meaning on a mission with purpose
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:
I could makes myself some breakfast, I could
I just did that and now I’m off to do things.
you’re man with meaning on a mission with purpose
Uh, yeah but I looked out the window and it is already too warm in the sun.
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:I am sure that google can pay them.
But if they don’t make any money from it, why would they?
The make ample money from the advertisers. They don’t have to force us to watch the ads and they have no right ro follow me around the internet.
I don’t see any youtube ads.
ABC News:
I have no idea what they’re talking about, and i think i’d like to keep it that way.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:I just did that and now I’m off to do things.
you’re man with meaning on a mission with purpose
Uh, yeah but I looked out the window and it is already too warm in the sun.
get out there ya prevaricator, get some sunstroke come back and write us some poetry while delirious
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
I have no idea what they’re talking about, and i think i’d like to keep it that way.
I plan to.
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:you’re man with meaning on a mission with purpose
Uh, yeah but I looked out the window and it is already too warm in the sun.
get out there ya prevaricator, get some sunstroke come back and write us some poetry while delirious
Is that your excuse?
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:Uh, yeah but I looked out the window and it is already too warm in the sun.
get out there ya prevaricator, get some sunstroke come back and write us some poetry while delirious
Is that your excuse?
sun bit warm coming in window here too
anyways toast done, in the acid bath, coffee need slurp that down now
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:get out there ya prevaricator, get some sunstroke come back and write us some poetry while delirious
Is that your excuse?
sun bit warm coming in window here too
anyways toast done, in the acid bath, coffee need slurp that down now
good coffee too, made a few, plenty experience at that, expert level
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:get out there ya prevaricator, get some sunstroke come back and write us some poetry while delirious
Is that your excuse?
sun bit warm coming in window here too
anyways toast done, in the acid bath, coffee need slurp that down now
It is not so much the temperature or the humidity wet or dry, it is those fecking extra UV rays.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:But if they don’t make any money from it, why would they?
The make ample money from the advertisers. They don’t have to force us to watch the ads and they have no right ro follow me around the internet.
I don’t see any youtube ads.
Google are nefarious. They have their bots secreted all over and I’m even told that I cannot recieve or send mail from my mail app, if I block them..
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:Is that your excuse?
sun bit warm coming in window here too
anyways toast done, in the acid bath, coffee need slurp that down now
It is not so much the temperature or the humidity wet or dry, it is those fecking extra UV rays.
they stings I notices that, gets me skin cancers all excited
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:sun bit warm coming in window here too
anyways toast done, in the acid bath, coffee need slurp that down now
It is not so much the temperature or the humidity wet or dry, it is those fecking extra UV rays.
they stings I notices that, gets me skin cancers all excited
The only safe place is in the shade. Unfortunately, that’s not where the work needs to be done. I may yet resort to permanently working at night.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:I just did that and now I’m off to do things.
you’re man with meaning on a mission with purpose
Uh, yeah but I looked out the window and it is already too warm in the sun.
it was 45 in the shade so we stood in the sun.
BOM mustn’t have sold enough calendars as they are still hounding me to buy some. Don’t they realise that the time for Christmas presents is gone for yet another calendar year?
ChrispenEvan said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:you’re man with meaning on a mission with purpose
Uh, yeah but I looked out the window and it is already too warm in the sun.
it was 45 in the shade so we stood in the sun.
They weren’t all that bright though.
Morning Pilgrims.
What news.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:But if they don’t make any money from it, why would they?
The make ample money from the advertisers. They don’t have to force us to watch the ads and they have no right ro follow me around the internet.
I don’t see any youtube ads.
Oh well, I’ll stick to the breaking and entering thanks.
I mean, sure, the risks are much greater, but so are the rewards, and it’s better ethically because you can be sure you are stealing from people who can afford it.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:The make ample money from the advertisers. They don’t have to force us to watch the ads and they have no right ro follow me around the internet.
I don’t see any youtube ads.
Oh well, I’ll stick to the breaking and entering thanks.
I mean, sure, the risks are much greater, but so are the rewards, and it’s better ethically because you can be sure you are stealing from people who can afford it.
I just let it rip.
This was yesterday’s forecast ast at 9>02 am. 
This is todays at 9:59am. .
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:The make ample money from the advertisers. They don’t have to force us to watch the ads and they have no right ro follow me around the internet.
I don’t see any youtube ads.
Oh well, I’ll stick to the breaking and entering thanks.
I mean, sure, the risks are much greater, but so are the rewards, and it’s better ethically because you can be sure you are stealing from people who can afford it.
:)
I pay for ad blocking.
So I’m not stealing. I’m merely executing my own desires rather than googlles.
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:I don’t see any youtube ads.
Oh well, I’ll stick to the breaking and entering thanks.
I mean, sure, the risks are much greater, but so are the rewards, and it’s better ethically because you can be sure you are stealing from people who can afford it.
:)
I pay for ad blocking.
So I’m not stealing. I’m merely executing my own desires rather than googlles.
The fact that you have paid accomplices in your criminal activities does not make it any better!
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Oh well, I’ll stick to the breaking and entering thanks.
I mean, sure, the risks are much greater, but so are the rewards, and it’s better ethically because you can be sure you are stealing from people who can afford it.
:)
I pay for ad blocking.
So I’m not stealing. I’m merely executing my own desires rather than googlles.
The fact that you have paid accomplices in your criminal activities does not make it any better!
It is a sport mate. I’ve been avoiding poop-ups since Alta Vista days.
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:I don’t see any youtube ads.
Oh well, I’ll stick to the breaking and entering thanks.
I mean, sure, the risks are much greater, but so are the rewards, and it’s better ethically because you can be sure you are stealing from people who can afford it.
:)
I pay for ad blocking.
So I’m not stealing. I’m merely executing my own desires rather than googlles.
my ad blocker is free and works on all platforms. even here.
ChrispenEvan said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Oh well, I’ll stick to the breaking and entering thanks.
I mean, sure, the risks are much greater, but so are the rewards, and it’s better ethically because you can be sure you are stealing from people who can afford it.
:)
I pay for ad blocking.
So I’m not stealing. I’m merely executing my own desires rather than googlles.
my ad blocker is free and works on all platforms. even here.
I didn’t tell you what I paid with.
I wondering about doing a ‘Welding for Beginners’ course at TAFE.
Meant for beginners/hobbyists with no welding experience, 3 days, $555.
Anyone done a similar course?
Did Geefer introduce any of youse to Henri, or was I special?
OCDC said:
Did Geefer introduce any of youse to Henri, or was I special?
Oh noes!! Not the imbecile!
I still think of Henri!
captain_spalding said:
I wondering about doing a ‘Welding for Beginners’ course at TAFE.Meant for beginners/hobbyists with no welding experience, 3 days, $555.
Anyone done a similar course?
That’s a lot of money.
Good morning forum.
Today’s agenda:
Take meds Y
Neuro appt Y
Meltdown Y
Eat N
Getting some investigations and a trip to the Alfred in preparation to potentially swapping some meds after my next appointment. The tablet that has helped me the most has been discontinued by the supplier, but brane doktor has found an alternative supplier that I will be able to get it from via the Alfred. I am so glad she told me the second part at the same time as the first or that would’ve triggered more meltdowns. Also got a cert for work for the rest of my contract, and she will do whatever I need for income protection.
captain_spalding said:
I wondering about doing a ‘Welding for Beginners’ course at TAFE.Meant for beginners/hobbyists with no welding experience, 3 days, $555.
Anyone done a similar course?
I did the welding for professionals courses and got AA printed in the SMH next to my name and it was when Tafe was free.
I started withn Oxy and went on through arc to Mig. The second part of the course was all about Al welding with Tig and I dropped out. You just can’‘t get the smell of it out of you.
kii said:
OCDC said:Love Henri and Imbecile so much. I always think of Geefer when I see them.Oh noes!! Not the imbecile!Did Geefer introduce any of youse to Henri, or was I special?
I still think of Henri!
OCDC said:
Did Geefer introduce any of youse to Henri, or was I special?
Geefer knew I wasn’t into cats so yes, you are special. ;).
Also may see a psychiatrist. Will see what mood is like next time.
But in good news, Macca’s have some exciting new releases so that will be birthday lunch and dumplings &c for dinner. Choc orange sponge pudding for brekkie and throughout the day.
captain_spalding said:
I wondering about doing a ‘Welding for Beginners’ course at TAFE.Meant for beginners/hobbyists with no welding experience, 3 days, $555.
Anyone done a similar course?
Yep, it’s okay. Mine was one day a week for about ten weeks though.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
I wondering about doing a ‘Welding for Beginners’ course at TAFE.Meant for beginners/hobbyists with no welding experience, 3 days, $555.
Anyone done a similar course?
Yep, it’s okay. Mine was one day a week for about ten weeks though.
Correction – a few hours at night, once a week for about ten weeks.
OCDC said:
Good morning forum.Today’s agenda:
Take meds Y
Neuro appt Y
Meltdown Y
Eat NGetting some investigations and a trip to the Alfred in preparation to potentially swapping some meds after my next appointment. The tablet that has helped me the most has been discontinued by the supplier, but brane doktor has found an alternative supplier that I will be able to get it from via the Alfred. I am so glad she told me the second part at the same time as the first or that would’ve triggered more meltdowns. Also got a cert for work for the rest of my contract, and she will do whatever I need for income protection.
I haven’t had any strong emotions for ages. Meltdowns are exhausting.
I’m sorry you have to do all this stuff.
kii said:
OCDC said:Ta kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiller.Good morning forum.I haven’t had any strong emotions for ages. Meltdowns are exhausting.Today’s agenda:
Take meds Y
Neuro appt Y
Meltdown Y
Eat NGetting some investigations and a trip to the Alfred in preparation to potentially swapping some meds after my next appointment. The tablet that has helped me the most has been discontinued by the supplier, but brane doktor has found an alternative supplier that I will be able to get it from via the Alfred. I am so glad she told me the second part at the same time as the first or that would’ve triggered more meltdowns. Also got a cert for work for the rest of my contract, and she will do whatever I need for income protection.
I’m sorry you have to do all this stuff.
I’m grateful for my neuro; she’s amazing even if she can’t fix me.
OCDC said:
kii said:OCDC said:Ta kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiller.Good morning forum.I haven’t had any strong emotions for ages. Meltdowns are exhausting.Today’s agenda:
Take meds Y
Neuro appt Y
Meltdown Y
Eat NGetting some investigations and a trip to the Alfred in preparation to potentially swapping some meds after my next appointment. The tablet that has helped me the most has been discontinued by the supplier, but brane doktor has found an alternative supplier that I will be able to get it from via the Alfred. I am so glad she told me the second part at the same time as the first or that would’ve triggered more meltdowns. Also got a cert for work for the rest of my contract, and she will do whatever I need for income protection.
I’m sorry you have to do all this stuff.
I’m grateful for my neuro; she’s amazing even if she can’t fix me.
I bet she doesn’t wear a shark tooth around her neck.
kii said:
captain_spalding said:
I wondering about doing a ‘Welding for Beginners’ course at TAFE.Meant for beginners/hobbyists with no welding experience, 3 days, $555.
Anyone done a similar course?
That’s a lot of money.
Yeah, seems like TAFE has decided to go for the capitalist model.
kii said:
OCDC said:
kii said:I haven’t had any strong emotions for ages. Meltdowns are exhausting.Ta kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiller.
I’m sorry you have to do all this stuff.
I’m grateful for my neuro; she’s amazing even if she can’t fix me.
I bet she doesn’t wear a shark tooth around her neck.
I wonder if there’s a paleontologist who wears a stethoscope around his neck?
kii said:
OCDC said:You’re quite right.kii said:I bet she doesn’t wear a shark tooth around her neck.I haven’t had any strong emotions for ages. Meltdowns are exhausting.Ta kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiller.
I’m sorry you have to do all this stuff.
I’m grateful for my neuro; she’s amazing even if she can’t fix me.
Spiny Norman said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
I wondering about doing a ‘Welding for Beginners’ course at TAFE.Meant for beginners/hobbyists with no welding experience, 3 days, $555.
Anyone done a similar course?
Yep, it’s okay. Mine was one day a week for about ten weeks though.
Correction – a few hours at night, once a week for about ten weeks.
I did part of a course like SN’s many years ago. It was quite helpful.
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
captain_spalding said:
I wondering about doing a ‘Welding for Beginners’ course at TAFE.Meant for beginners/hobbyists with no welding experience, 3 days, $555.
Anyone done a similar course?
That’s a lot of money.
Yeah, seems like TAFE has decided to go for the capitalist model.
just saying that most courses are out of reach to those on centrelink payments.
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:A lot, if not all, TAFE is free in Victoria now.kii said:just saying that most courses are out of reach to those on centrelink payments.That’s a lot of money.Yeah, seems like TAFE has decided to go for the capitalist model.
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:
kii said:That’s a lot of money.
Yeah, seems like TAFE has decided to go for the capitalist model.
just saying that most courses are out of reach to those on centrelink payments.
and for pensioners.
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
OCDC said:
Ta kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiller.I’m grateful for my neuro; she’s amazing even if she can’t fix me.
I bet she doesn’t wear a shark tooth around her neck.
I wonder if there’s a paleontologist who wears a stethoscope around his neck?
I didn’t try that when I lectured paleopalynology at uni. I probably should have…
Oo! I just realised that I can do a TAFE course or something when I get back. Since the silversmith course I did here, I’ve done nothing because of gun violence on campuses.
Greetings
Cymek said:
Greetings
Hello
kii said:
Oo! I just realised that I can do a TAFE course or something when I get back. Since the silversmith course I did here, I’ve done nothing because of gun violence on campuses.
So far, in Australia we don’t have gun violence on campus. Just a lot of verbal assault.
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:
Greetings
Hello
G’day.
roughbarked said:
kii said:
Oo! I just realised that I can do a TAFE course or something when I get back. Since the silversmith course I did here, I’ve done nothing because of gun violence on campuses.
So far, in Australia we don’t have gun violence on campus. Just a lot of verbal assault.
Yeah, the major problem seems to be people on the faculties harassing and bullying other faculty members.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:
Oo! I just realised that I can do a TAFE course or something when I get back. Since the silversmith course I did here, I’ve done nothing because of gun violence on campuses.
So far, in Australia we don’t have gun violence on campus. Just a lot of verbal assault.
Yeah, the major problem seems to be people on the faculties harassing and bullying other faculty members.
This.
The Qld TAF website is not very helpful.
I was wondering about concessions on their fees, and it talked about ‘subsidised training’, so i thought i look at that, even though i don’t think it’s relevant.
It asks you to enter the type of training you’re considering, so i put in ‘welding’.
It gave me a lot of links to Spanish and Italian language courses.
I’m not saying that those aren’t relevant to welding (of which i know nothing), but the connection isn’t immediately obvious to me.
roughbarked said:
kii said:Yes, we do. Just not anywhere near as much.Oo! I just realised that I can do a TAFE course or something when I get back. Since the silversmith course I did here, I’ve done nothing because of gun violence on campuses.So far, in Australia we don’t have gun violence on campus. Just a lot of verbal assault.
kii said:
Oo! I just realised that I can do a TAFE course or something when I get back. Since the silversmith course I did here, I’ve done nothing because of gun violence on campuses.
It shows how broken the USA that’s a real threat anywhere outside of nations with internal terrorist conflicts
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:So far, in Australia we don’t have gun violence on campus. Just a lot of verbal assault.
Yeah, the major problem seems to be people on the faculties harassing and bullying other faculty members.
This.
I had a friend who quit teaching. Having a knife drawn on him in the corridor was part of it. But he did say the nastiness in the staffroom was also too too much.
captain_spalding said:
The Qld TAF website is not very helpful.I was wondering about concessions on their fees, and it talked about ‘subsidised training’, so i thought i look at that, even though i don’t think it’s relevant.
It asks you to enter the type of training you’re considering, so i put in ‘welding’.
It gave me a lot of links to Spanish and Italian language courses.
I’m not saying that those aren’t relevant to welding (of which i know nothing), but the connection isn’t immediately obvious to me.
Maybe they thought you said melding?
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Yeah, the major problem seems to be people on the faculties harassing and bullying other faculty members.
This.
I had a friend who quit teaching. Having a knife drawn on him in the corridor was part of it. But he did say the nastiness in the staffroom was also too too much.
I had a knife drawn on me once.
But, it was only in biro, so it was easy to clean off.
For example, an event for which my sister was on campus:
The Monash University shooting was a mass shooting in which a 36-year-old international student killed students William Wu and Steven Chan, both 26, and injured five others including the lecturer. It took place at Monash University, in Melbourne, on 21 October 2002. The gunman, Huan Yun Xiang, was acquitted of crimes related to the shootings due to mental impairment, and is currently under psychiatric care. Several of the people present in the room of the shootings were officially commended for their bravery in tackling Xiang and ending the shooting.
OCDC said:
For example, an event for which my sister was on campus:The Monash University shooting was a mass shooting in which a 36-year-old international student killed students William Wu and Steven Chan, both 26, and injured five others including the lecturer. It took place at Monash University, in Melbourne, on 21 October 2002. The gunman, Huan Yun Xiang, was acquitted of crimes related to the shootings due to mental impairment, and is currently under psychiatric care. Several of the people present in the room of the shootings were officially commended for their bravery in tackling Xiang and ending the shooting.
I must have not seen that or had forgotten.
captain_spalding said:
It gave me a lot of links to Spanish and Italian language courses.
There’s one link – The story goes that when F1 guru Gordon Murray was being interviewed about the road-going supercar his company was building, he was asked if they “were expected to compete with Ferrari?”
He replied with, “I don’t think we have anyone here that can weld that badly.”
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
It gave me a lot of links to Spanish and Italian language courses.
There’s one link – The story goes that when F1 guru Gordon Murray was being interviewed about the road-going supercar his company was building, he was asked if they “were expected to compete with Ferrari?”
He replied with, “I don’t think we have anyone here that can weld that badly.”
Pay that one.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
It gave me a lot of links to Spanish and Italian language courses.
There’s one link – The story goes that when F1 guru Gordon Murray was being interviewed about the road-going supercar his company was building, he was asked if they “were expected to compete with Ferrari?”
He replied with, “I don’t think we have anyone here that can weld that badly.”
That did make me smile.
Mr Spalding, I have this comment from the case maker you said you couldn’t afford.
Remember, he’s mainly talking about watch movements made in the 1800’s when they used pin or lever to engage setting of the hands.
The plan is to yes, be able to sell these cases assuming a customer has a movement they want a non-traditional custom-ish case for. My plan is to get at least a base working design for stem set/stem wind PW movements and a base working design for turning a winding stem at 3 lever set 36mm or smaller movement into a wrist watch.
I’m pretty happy with the 3D printed PW case for the stem at 12 stem set/wind movements and am only working on getting a better sealing (around the stem and the front/back covers) and shock isolation method and that style of case is pretty much good to go. The wrist watch conversion has a bit further to go as the internal mechanism to actuate the setting lever is a bit complicated AND unfortunately is a bit of a custom job for each type of lever movement (some levers pull straight out, others rotate as they pull out).
I have showed the PW case that I just printed and the wrist watch design to a friend who has connections to people with $$ and he thinks they would love to have a high end ~100year old PW movement in an updated, modern-ish looking case (a little bit steam-punk maybe) where you can have a very very good view of the back side and would be willing to pay.
The idea is to use 3D printing with very strong industrial resins (most resins are plastic, some are more ceramic-like while others can be kind of composite like) so that a basic design can be very rapidly made that fits a specific size movement. I have resins that are crystal clear (that would be cool to see the entire inside of the case showing the movement, fasteners, etc.).
And there are all sorts of options that can be added. The industrial strength resins can be electroplated with nickel, gold, silver, etc. to make them look metallic and to protect the plastic. The plastic can be clear-coated with an anti-scratch coating. The fasteners can be smaller than the M1.4 size that I’ve been using. The body can be 3D printed, but the front/back covers could be CND machined pretty easily to be made of stainless (non-magnetic), brass, titanium, etc.
For wrist watch conversions I would want to make a robust case that one can wear every day and have the movement shock mounted to protect against knocks and drops as much as possible.
Anyways, yes I would like to develop this not to replace an existing case for a movement, but give orphaned, high end movements a new 21st century life. Lots and lots of possibilities.
Right now I’m willing to make a PW case for someone who has a fully functioning movement and get it in their hands for feedback (functional, mechanical, aesthetic) so I can develop the design.
Sorry for the long reply!
OCDC said:
For example, an event for which my sister was on campus:The Monash University shooting was a mass shooting in which a 36-year-old international student killed students William Wu and Steven Chan, both 26, and injured five others including the lecturer. It took place at Monash University, in Melbourne, on 21 October 2002. The gunman, Huan Yun Xiang, was acquitted of crimes related to the shootings due to mental impairment, and is currently under psychiatric care. Several of the people present in the room of the shootings were officially commended for their bravery in tackling Xiang and ending the shooting.
Damn 😕
kii said:
OCDC said:It was a different faculty, fortunately, but one of my school friends knew one of the decedents.For example, an event for which my sister was on campus:Damn 😕The Monash University shooting was a mass shooting in which a 36-year-old international student killed students William Wu and Steven Chan, both 26, and injured five others including the lecturer. It took place at Monash University, in Melbourne, on 21 October 2002. The gunman, Huan Yun Xiang, was acquitted of crimes related to the shootings due to mental impairment, and is currently under psychiatric care. Several of the people present in the room of the shootings were officially commended for their bravery in tackling Xiang and ending the shooting.
OCDC said:
kii said:OCDC said:It was a different faculty, fortunately, but one of my school friends knew one of the decedents.For example, an event for which my sister was on campus:Damn 😕The Monash University shooting was a mass shooting in which a 36-year-old international student killed students William Wu and Steven Chan, both 26, and injured five others including the lecturer. It took place at Monash University, in Melbourne, on 21 October 2002. The gunman, Huan Yun Xiang, was acquitted of crimes related to the shootings due to mental impairment, and is currently under psychiatric care. Several of the people present in the room of the shootings were officially commended for their bravery in tackling Xiang and ending the shooting.
Horrific.
OCDC said:
kii said:OCDC said:It was a different faculty, fortunately, but one of my school friends knew one of the decedents.For example, an event for which my sister was on campus:Damn 😕The Monash University shooting was a mass shooting in which a 36-year-old international student killed students William Wu and Steven Chan, both 26, and injured five others including the lecturer. It took place at Monash University, in Melbourne, on 21 October 2002. The gunman, Huan Yun Xiang, was acquitted of crimes related to the shootings due to mental impairment, and is currently under psychiatric care. Several of the people present in the room of the shootings were officially commended for their bravery in tackling Xiang and ending the shooting.
One of my sisters-in-law was targeted by that guy threatening to blow up public servants. Canberra.
Inspire by a fb post, I might try mixing avo with straight citric acid to see if it lasts better (I can’t eat too much as once due to digestive distress). I’ve tried lemon and lime juices but it still oxidised.
roughbarked said:
Mr Spalding, I have this comment from the case maker you said you couldn’t afford.
Remember, he’s mainly talking about watch movements made in the 1800’s when they used pin or lever to engage setting of the hands.
Thanks for that. It’s an interesting project that he has. As you’ve shown us, there are some beautiful watch movements around that are in need of cases, they’re too good to just corrode away in drawers and boxes.
I have 4 or 5 watches in various states which i’d like to get running. My Longines hunter hasn’t run for awhile, i keep forgetting to take it to get it serviced.
On the desk here now, there’s an open face watch by with movement by JB Yabsley of London, in a very worn case with a Birmingham hallmark from, i believe, 1876-77 (or else it’s 1799, which is most unlikely!).
It would certainly need a new hour hand, a crystal, and i don’t know how much labour to get it running.
I survived the supermarkets on old person day. I even showed my Seniors Card at the IGA checkout for a “5% discount on my shop”. That only happens on a Thursday and in general I don’t shop on a Thursday.
I also called in to the local council office and requested a copy of the “Penshurst Waste Collection Calendar”. The lady was extremely apologetic…it’s not going to be live online until Friday. I did know the 2024 calendar wasn’t up online because I had checked before I went. Each January I visit the office and ask them to print me a copy because “my printer is black and white and the colours to show which week is which don’t show up well in black and white”. This is, strictly speaking true. My printer is a black and white one, used for patient reports and my naturalist notes. I do have access to Mr buffy’s colour printer – but hell, the council can give me a copy. I’ll go in again when I shop next week and ask for three copies. One for my fridge. One for New Lady Next Door. And one that I will laminate and pin on the community noticeboard outside our little supermarket here. Mr buffy says someone will steal that one, but I can only try.
OCDC said:
Inspire by a fb post, I might try mixing avo with straight citric acid to see if it lasts better (I can’t eat too much as once due to digestive distress). I’ve tried lemon and lime juices but it still oxidised.
I presume you know the trick about cutting the avocado in half, leaving the pit in one half, covering that cut edge with glad wrap and fridging it, and using the other half. I have no idea why the pit would stop it going brown, but it works to an extent. I still trim the cut edge before using the fridged half.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Mr Spalding, I have this comment from the case maker you said you couldn’t afford.
Remember, he’s mainly talking about watch movements made in the 1800’s when they used pin or lever to engage setting of the hands.Thanks for that. It’s an interesting project that he has. As you’ve shown us, there are some beautiful watch movements around that are in need of cases, they’re too good to just corrode away in drawers and boxes.
I have 4 or 5 watches in various states which i’d like to get running. My Longines hunter hasn’t run for awhile, i keep forgetting to take it to get it serviced.
On the desk here now, there’s an open face watch by with movement by JB Yabsley of London, in a very worn case with a Birmingham hallmark from, i believe, 1876-77 (or else it’s 1799, which is most unlikely!).
It would certainly need a new hour hand, a crystal, and i don’t know how much labour to get it running.
You should send me the photos of all these that you are discussing and I can ask the collector experts who have done far more research because they can afford the books and probably have far higher education status than myself.
I can look at your watches if you wish and give estimates of the cost of repairs. However, you’d have to trust the post with your watches and no watch repair can be done quickly, properly.
buffy said:
OCDC said:
Inspire by a fb post, I might try mixing avo with straight citric acid to see if it lasts better (I can’t eat too much as once due to digestive distress). I’ve tried lemon and lime juices but it still oxidised.
I presume you know the trick about cutting the avocado in half, leaving the pit in one half, covering that cut edge with glad wrap and fridging it, and using the other half. I have no idea why the pit would stop it going brown, but it works to an extent. I still trim the cut edge before using the fridged half.
Leaving the pit in reduces the air under the covering. The area under the pit would go brown more quickly because of the volume of air it can hold.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Mr Spalding, I have this comment from the case maker you said you couldn’t afford.
Remember, he’s mainly talking about watch movements made in the 1800’s when they used pin or lever to engage setting of the hands.Thanks for that. It’s an interesting project that he has. As you’ve shown us, there are some beautiful watch movements around that are in need of cases, they’re too good to just corrode away in drawers and boxes.
I have 4 or 5 watches in various states which i’d like to get running. My Longines hunter hasn’t run for awhile, i keep forgetting to take it to get it serviced.
On the desk here now, there’s an open face watch by with movement by JB Yabsley of London, in a very worn case with a Birmingham hallmark from, i believe, 1876-77 (or else it’s 1799, which is most unlikely!).
It would certainly need a new hour hand, a crystal, and i don’t know how much labour to get it running.
You should send me the photos of all these that you are discussing and I can ask the collector experts who have done far more research because they can afford the books and probably have far higher education status than myself.
I can look at your watches if you wish and give estimates of the cost of repairs. However, you’d have to trust the post with your watches and no watch repair can be done quickly, properly.
or
You can join the forum and ask for yourself.
buffy said:
OCDC said:Yes, I’ve tried that and with the pit is better than sans pit, but I still need to shave bits off.Inspire by a fb post, I might try mixing avo with straight citric acid to see if it lasts better (I can’t eat too much as once due to digestive distress). I’ve tried lemon and lime juices but it still oxidised.I presume you know the trick about cutting the avocado in half, leaving the pit in one half, covering that cut edge with glad wrap and fridging it, and using the other half. I have no idea why the pit would stop it going brown, but it works to an extent. I still trim the cut edge before using the fridged half.
But not getting an avo until nausea improves. I have a crisper full of veg I’d like to eat before they go bad. Broc I can freeze at least, and carrot last for ever. Leaves probably dead already.
OCDC said:
buffy said:OCDC said:Yes, I’ve tried that and with the pit is better than sans pit, but I still need to shave bits off.Inspire by a fb post, I might try mixing avo with straight citric acid to see if it lasts better (I can’t eat too much as once due to digestive distress). I’ve tried lemon and lime juices but it still oxidised.I presume you know the trick about cutting the avocado in half, leaving the pit in one half, covering that cut edge with glad wrap and fridging it, and using the other half. I have no idea why the pit would stop it going brown, but it works to an extent. I still trim the cut edge before using the fridged half.
I eat the one half or some of it and put it back with the skin still on. Without gladwrap, this still keeps the avo good for longer than otherwise.
OCDC said:
But not getting an avo until nausea improves. I have a crisper full of veg I’d like to eat before they go bad. Broc I can freeze at least, and carrot last for ever. Leaves probably dead already.
and does yoghurt or acidophilus improve on this nausea thing?
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:
But not getting an avo until nausea improves. I have a crisper full of veg I’d like to eat before they go bad. Broc I can freeze at least, and carrot last for ever. Leaves probably dead already.
and does yoghurt or acidophilus improve on this nausea thing?
I also take the leaves off the carrots as this drains their energy unless you keep spraying the roots with water.
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:No.But not getting an avo until nausea improves. I have a crisper full of veg I’d like to eat before they go bad. Broc I can freeze at least, and carrot last for ever. Leaves probably dead already.and does yoghurt or acidophilus improve on this nausea thing?
roughbarked said:
I can look at your watches if you wish and give estimates of the cost of repairs. However, you’d have to trust the post with your watches and no watch repair can be done quickly, properly.
That’s a very kind offer, and i may take you up on it. If i didn’t send all the watches in one package, losses could be minimised.
As you say, i could ask on the forum, but i don’t imagine that a comprehensive assessment can be done without having the watch in your hand.
Not that it’s a consideration, but there might be a market for the Yabsley watch among Harry Potter fans, as i understand that Dumbledore had a Yabsley watch in one of the films.
Another book has arrived from Booktopia.
Contains 47 dances from before c.1420, in modern notation with authoritative discussion of ornamentation, improvisation and other performance notes.
OCDC said:
But not getting an avo until nausea improves. I have a crisper full of veg I’d like to eat before they go bad. Broc I can freeze at least, and carrot last for ever. Leaves probably dead already.
Damn :(
Bubblecar said:
Another book has arrived from Booktopia.Contains 47 dances from before c.1420, in modern notation with authoritative discussion of ornamentation, improvisation and other performance notes.
Will you practice them in your parlour ?
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:OCDC said:No.But not getting an avo until nausea improves. I have a crisper full of veg I’d like to eat before they go bad. Broc I can freeze at least, and carrot last for ever. Leaves probably dead already.and does yoghurt or acidophilus improve on this nausea thing?
I see. So probably unrelated to gut bacteria as such?
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
Another book has arrived from Booktopia.Contains 47 dances from before c.1420, in modern notation with authoritative discussion of ornamentation, improvisation and other performance notes.
Will you practice them in your parlour ?
I’ll practice them in this music room.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:I can look at your watches if you wish and give estimates of the cost of repairs. However, you’d have to trust the post with your watches and no watch repair can be done quickly, properly.
That’s a very kind offer, and i may take you up on it. If i didn’t send all the watches in one package, losses could be minimised.
As you say, i could ask on the forum, but i don’t imagine that a comprehensive assessment can be done without having the watch in your hand.
Not that it’s a consideration, but there might be a market for the Yabsley watch among Harry Potter fans, as i understand that Dumbledore had a Yabsley watch in one of the films.
Correct in all that.
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
Another book has arrived from Booktopia.Contains 47 dances from before c.1420, in modern notation with authoritative discussion of ornamentation, improvisation and other performance notes.
Will you practice them in your parlour ?
I’ll practice them in this music room.
Which will pass for your parlour if you invite us to listen.
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:Correct. It’s migraine mainly, and at the moment, a bit of δ, a medication that I tried (for migraine) that has made it worse. So hopefully by next week I’ll’ve eliminated enough of δ to have an appetite.roughbarked said:I see. So probably unrelated to gut bacteria as such?and does yoghurt or acidophilus improve on this nausea thing?No.
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:I’ve also tried probiotics alone and in yoghurt for IBS, without any luck unfortunately.OCDC said:Correct. It’s migraine mainly, and at the moment, a bit of δ, a medication that I tried (for migraine) that has made it worse. So hopefully by next week I’ll’ve eliminated enough of δ to have an appetite.No.I see. So probably unrelated to gut bacteria as such?
Nearly 1% of NT’s population in prison!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-11/nt-prisons-crisis-human-rights-concerns-soaring-inmate-numbers/103298178
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:OCDC said:Correct. It’s migraine mainly, and at the moment, a bit of δ, a medication that I tried (for migraine) that has made it worse. So hopefully by next week I’ll’ve eliminated enough of δ to have an appetite.No.I see. So probably unrelated to gut bacteria as such?
It sounds like a terrible sutuation to have to endure.
Michael V said:
Nearly 1% of NT’s population in prison!https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-11/nt-prisons-crisis-human-rights-concerns-soaring-inmate-numbers/103298178
and most of them are aboriginal.
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:Neuro is optimistic about new treatment option (old drug but new to me) if bloods, ECG and MRI okay.roughbarked said:It sounds like a terrible sutuation to have to endure.I see. So probably unrelated to gut bacteria as such?Correct. It’s migraine mainly, and at the moment, a bit of δ, a medication that I tried (for migraine) that has made it worse. So hopefully by next week I’ll’ve eliminated enough of δ to have an appetite.
Speaking of which, I forgot to ask her about next infusion today. Better email her.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:
But not getting an avo until nausea improves. I have a crisper full of veg I’d like to eat before they go bad. Broc I can freeze at least, and carrot last for ever. Leaves probably dead already.
and does yoghurt or acidophilus improve on this nausea thing?
I also take the leaves off the carrots as this drains their energy unless you keep spraying the roots with water.
Bought carrots don’t usually come with leaves. However, if I pull them myself I cut the leaves back to about an inch left and they keep better (don’t go soft and soggy) than if you pull the leaves right off. I also scrub them clean before storing in a plastic container in the fridge without drying them fully.
Must have been a relief for this guy
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67938683
buffy said:
roughbarked said:Bougie “Dutch” carrots have leaves but I get el cheapo so mine are leafless. And I tried growing them very unsuccessfully. I might try again after I move.roughbarked said:Bought carrots don’t usually come with leaves. However, if I pull them myself I cut the leaves back to about an inch left and they keep better (don’t go soft and soggy) than if you pull the leaves right off. I also scrub them clean before storing in a plastic container in the fridge without drying them fully.and does yoghurt or acidophilus improve on this nausea thing?I also take the leaves off the carrots as this drains their energy unless you keep spraying the roots with water.
Lunch report: I acquired several sorts of “processed meats” in small quantities from the Woolies deli this morning. I’m going to have a buttered white bread roll with some smoked beef pastrami in it. Tomorrow I might have turkey breast with salad in a wrap. We shall see. We’ve finished the cherry ripe slice, so none of that today, but for elevenses I et a vanilla slice with my mocha at the bakery, so no dessert required really.
OCDC said:
buffy said:roughbarked said:Bougie “Dutch” carrots have leaves but I get el cheapo so mine are leafless. And I tried growing them very unsuccessfully. I might try again after I move.I also take the leaves off the carrots as this drains their energy unless you keep spraying the roots with water.Bought carrots don’t usually come with leaves. However, if I pull them myself I cut the leaves back to about an inch left and they keep better (don’t go soft and soggy) than if you pull the leaves right off. I also scrub them clean before storing in a plastic container in the fridge without drying them fully.
I haven’t been over successful with carrots, but just recently I’ve had some reasonable thinnings to eat. And the freshly pulled carrots are very special in terms of taste. Quite a different creature from the bought ones.
We will eat about half of these weird and wonkies with our home roasted pterodactyl (chicken) marylands tonight for tea. They really are the largest marylands I’ve seen, I think. I pulled the carrots a few days ago.
One piece of bread with vegemite, one piece of bread with peanut paste.
Washed down with a cup tes (white and one)
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:and does yoghurt or acidophilus improve on this nausea thing?
I also take the leaves off the carrots as this drains their energy unless you keep spraying the roots with water.
Bought carrots don’t usually come with leaves. However, if I pull them myself I cut the leaves back to about an inch left and they keep better (don’t go soft and soggy) than if you pull the leaves right off. I also scrub them clean before storing in a plastic container in the fridge without drying them fully.
Carrot leaves are nice to use in a saag or mallung.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
roughbarked said:I also take the leaves off the carrots as this drains their energy unless you keep spraying the roots with water.
Bought carrots don’t usually come with leaves. However, if I pull them myself I cut the leaves back to about an inch left and they keep better (don’t go soft and soggy) than if you pull the leaves right off. I also scrub them clean before storing in a plastic container in the fridge without drying them fully.
Carrot leaves are nice to use in a saag or mallung.
No need for that type of language.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/slip-of-the-tongue-speaker-refers-to-starmer-as-prime-minister/vi-AA1mKMEe?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=f17a06a322d4416491f51d9d508bf61b&ei=84
Boy wonder explaining the weather Live from Las Vegas
OCDC said:
buffy said:roughbarked said:Bougie “Dutch” carrots have leaves but I get el cheapo so mine are leafless. And I tried growing them very unsuccessfully. I might try again after I move.I also take the leaves off the carrots as this drains their energy unless you keep spraying the roots with water.Bought carrots don’t usually come with leaves. However, if I pull them myself I cut the leaves back to about an inch left and they keep better (don’t go soft and soggy) than if you pull the leaves right off. I also scrub them clean before storing in a plastic container in the fridge without drying them fully.
I grew carrots once and they were very cute, the tiniest carrots I’ve ever seen. But they weren’t supposed to be that small.
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:Bought carrots don’t usually come with leaves. However, if I pull them myself I cut the leaves back to about an inch left and they keep better (don’t go soft and soggy) than if you pull the leaves right off. I also scrub them clean before storing in a plastic container in the fridge without drying them fully.
Carrot leaves are nice to use in a saag or mallung.
No need for that type of language.
Sorry. I’ll go wash my mouth out.
Michael V said:
Nearly 1% of NT’s population in prison!https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-11/nt-prisons-crisis-human-rights-concerns-soaring-inmate-numbers/103298178
It’s outrageous!!! I’m absolutely appalled!!! The Minister must resign as the situation is now at breaking point and the United Nations Human Right Commission must be recalled to deal with this humanitarian crisis. I call for an immediate enquiry before there is a need to prepare a profusion of reports for the coroner.
buffy said:
We will eat about half of these weird and wonkies with our home roasted pterodactyl (chicken) marylands tonight for tea. They really are the largest marylands I’ve seen, I think. I pulled the carrots a few days ago.
Did you pick any rude looking ones?
Did the shopping. Bought the dogs some beef bones. the beef looks to be yearling. there is so much beef left on the bones that the butcher should hang in shame. But the dogs are good with it.
sarahs mum said:
Did the shopping. Bought the dogs some beef bones. the beef looks to be yearling. there is so much beef left on the bones that the butcher should hang in shame. But the dogs are good with it.
:)
Michael V said:
buffy said:
roughbarked said:I also take the leaves off the carrots as this drains their energy unless you keep spraying the roots with water.
Bought carrots don’t usually come with leaves. However, if I pull them myself I cut the leaves back to about an inch left and they keep better (don’t go soft and soggy) than if you pull the leaves right off. I also scrub them clean before storing in a plastic container in the fridge without drying them fully.
Carrot leaves are nice to use in a saag or mallung.
The chooks love them.
:)
Michael V said:
Nearly 1% of NT’s population in prison!https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-11/nt-prisons-crisis-human-rights-concerns-soaring-inmate-numbers/103298178
perhaps this reflects the amount of social programs cut by Howard->Morrison.
Woodie said:
buffy said:
We will eat about half of these weird and wonkies with our home roasted pterodactyl (chicken) marylands tonight for tea. They really are the largest marylands I’ve seen, I think. I pulled the carrots a few days ago.
Did you pick any rude looking ones?
My mind is too pure to notice such things…
Anyway, I’m back again. On the way home from shopping I allowed myself to stop at one of my roadside plant checking places. And found quite a few plants to photograph. One of them might, if I’m lucky, actually be something I’ve not seen before. I’m hoping it is a Schenkia, which is an Australian version of a very common introduced weed. The flower was tiny, I almost didn’t see the flash of pink.
And there were some yellow rush lilies (Tricoryne elatior) that I nearly missed because they didn’t have any of their little bright yellow flowers out. I must be getting better at noticing the little things because I noticed their buds and twisted finished flowers.
There were a lot of blue devils in that patch too (Eryngium ovinum). You don’t want to step on them. Very prickly.
buffy said:
Anyway, I’m back again. On the way home from shopping I allowed myself to stop at one of my roadside plant checking places. And found quite a few plants to photograph. One of them might, if I’m lucky, actually be something I’ve not seen before. I’m hoping it is a Schenkia, which is an Australian version of a very common introduced weed. The flower was tiny, I almost didn’t see the flash of pink.
And there were some yellow rush lilies (Tricoryne elatior) that I nearly missed because they didn’t have any of their little bright yellow flowers out. I must be getting better at noticing the little things because I noticed their buds and twisted finished flowers.
There were a lot of blue devils in that patch too (Eryngium ovinum). You don’t want to step on them. Very prickly.
Well spotted.
you might like this Anna Cramling DV. The kid is something else. He’s a john McEnroe of a junior player.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zceG62MTfa8
sarahs mum said:
you might like this Anna Cramling DV. The kid is something else. He’s a john McEnroe of a junior player.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zceG62MTfa8
sarahs mum said:
Heh :)
sarahs mum said:
you might like this Anna Cramling DV. The kid is something else. He’s a john McEnroe of a junior player.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zceG62MTfa8
Ha
No wonder Britain’s going down the boghole.
Tried to pre-order a locomotive from Rails of Sheffield, filled in all address details, card etc. Place Order.
To be met with: Sorry, we could not process your order right now, please try later.
Bubblecar said:
No wonder Britain’s going down the boghole.Tried to pre-order a locomotive from Rails of Sheffield, filled in all address details, card etc. Place Order.
To be met with: Sorry, we could not process your order right now, please try later.
tell me it would not have been a bad thing for Scotland to have become independent in 2014 and stayed in the EU. tell me again.
Someone put a guitar in our FOGO bin, meaning it wasn’t collected.
I should be annoyed but it was kind of funny seeing it in there.
dv said:
Someone put a guitar in our FOGO bin, meaning it wasn’t collected.I should be annoyed but it was kind of funny seeing it in there.
it is pretty fucked.
dv said:
Someone put a guitar in our FOGO bin, meaning it wasn’t collected.I should be annoyed but it was kind of funny seeing it in there.
Poor thing. Looks like a person of size sat on it.
i remember picking up a Maton nylon string at Salamanca markets for $5. I thought, ‘Am I paying $5 for a neck?’ and then i thought a Maton gitar neck was worth more than $5 and so I bought it. First Hubby did some work on it and then took it to a luthier who charged $70 for some work on it. Lo and behold… it was actually a gitar.
And now it sits in the corner of one of bedrooms by itself.
buffy said:
Anyway, I’m back again. On the way home from shopping I allowed myself to stop at one of my roadside plant checking places. And found quite a few plants to photograph. One of them might, if I’m lucky, actually be something I’ve not seen before. I’m hoping it is a Schenkia, which is an Australian version of a very common introduced weed. The flower was tiny, I almost didn’t see the flash of pink.
And there were some yellow rush lilies (Tricoryne elatior) that I nearly missed because they didn’t have any of their little bright yellow flowers out. I must be getting better at noticing the little things because I noticed their buds and twisted finished flowers.
There were a lot of blue devils in that patch too (Eryngium ovinum). You don’t want to step on them. Very prickly.
My parents lived in Wombarra for a while. As we walked down through the cemetery to the beach I’d pick tiny tiny flowers from the grassy hill. Somewhere I have photos of a few bunches I made. These photos reminded me of them.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Someone put a guitar in our FOGO bin, meaning it wasn’t collected.I should be annoyed but it was kind of funny seeing it in there.
Poor thing. Looks like a person of size sat on it.
i did see someone do that to a stratocaster one night. he did one of those rock and roll leaps off stage and the gitar hit the gantry thingy the lights were on and that took out the neck of the gitar.
▶️ Watch this reel
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1017524216120297?mibextid=BhObA4&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
RAF Button compass
sarahs mum said:
i remember picking up a Maton nylon string at Salamanca markets for $5. I thought, ‘Am I paying $5 for a neck?’ and then i thought a Maton gitar neck was worth more than $5 and so I bought it. First Hubby did some work on it and then took it to a luthier who charged $70 for some work on it. Lo and behold… it was actually a gitar.And now it sits in the corner of one of bedrooms by itself.
Should be worth a tidy sum.
dv said:
▶️ Watch this reel
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1017524216120297?mibextid=BhObA4&s=yWDuG2&fs=eRAF Button compass
Nifty.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
i remember picking up a Maton nylon string at Salamanca markets for $5. I thought, ‘Am I paying $5 for a neck?’ and then i thought a Maton gitar neck was worth more than $5 and so I bought it. First Hubby did some work on it and then took it to a luthier who charged $70 for some work on it. Lo and behold… it was actually a gitar.And now it sits in the corner of one of bedrooms by itself.
Should be worth a tidy sum.
that one there is in better condition… but mine is still a sweet little gitar. And it is worth more than $75 I am sure.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
i remember picking up a Maton nylon string at Salamanca markets for $5. I thought, ‘Am I paying $5 for a neck?’ and then i thought a Maton gitar neck was worth more than $5 and so I bought it. First Hubby did some work on it and then took it to a luthier who charged $70 for some work on it. Lo and behold… it was actually a gitar.And now it sits in the corner of one of bedrooms by itself.
Should be worth a tidy sum.
that one there is in better condition… but mine is still a sweet little gitar. And it is worth more than $75 I am sure.
it’s got a pretty early number. that’s going to be worth something in the future I reckon.
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:Should be worth a tidy sum.
that one there is in better condition… but mine is still a sweet little gitar. And it is worth more than $75 I am sure.
it’s got a pretty early number. that’s going to be worth something in the future I reckon.
Yes, hang onto it. Don’t you play it now and then?
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:that one there is in better condition… but mine is still a sweet little gitar. And it is worth more than $75 I am sure.
it’s got a pretty early number. that’s going to be worth something in the future I reckon.
Yes, hang onto it. Don’t you play it now and then?
I have a nice Maton steel string that sings. If i pick up a guitar then that one always wins.
Bought cherries this morning from the Oyster Cove shop.
So much betterer than the iGA ones.
sarahs mum said:
Bought cherries this morning from the Oyster Cove shop.So much betterer than the iGA ones.
Goodo. Pontville sister bought a big batch of huge ones from a roadside trader.
See brane doktor again in eight weeks.
OCDC said:
See brane doktor again in eight weeks.
Hope they find nothing.
Peak Warming Man said:
OCDC said::-)See brane doktor again in eight weeks.Hope they find nothing.
Peak Warming Man said:
OCDC said:
See brane doktor again in eight weeks.
Hope they find nothing.
….untoward.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:Ah. Better.OCDC said:….untoward.See brane doktor again in eight weeks.Hope they find nothing.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Peak Warming Man said:Ah. Better.Hope they find nothing.….untoward.
:)
OCDC said:
See brane doktor again in eight weeks.
After scratching through boxes of photos recently I am in major reminiscing mode.
My eldest son was about 2 when he asked me if “the mans checked the wires in my head?” I’d just had my eyes checked.
kii said:
*fixed
OCDC said:
See brane doktor again in eight weeks.
After scratching through boxes of photos recently I am in major reminiscing mode.
My eldest son was about 2 when he asked me if “the mans checked the wires in your* head?” I’d just had my eyes checked.
kii said:
OCDC said::-)See brane doktor again in eight weeks.After scratching through boxes of photos recently I am in major reminiscing mode.
My eldest son was about 2 when he asked me if “the mans checked the wires in my head?” I’d just had my eyes checked.
Back from the dentist. Getting my two front teeth renewed. Only missed getting them for Christmas because I can only get one cap per year on my insurance.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:and does yoghurt or acidophilus improve on this nausea thing?
I also take the leaves off the carrots as this drains their energy unless you keep spraying the roots with water.
Bought carrots don’t usually come with leaves. However, if I pull them myself I cut the leaves back to about an inch left and they keep better (don’t go soft and soggy) than if you pull the leaves right off. I also scrub them clean before storing in a plastic container in the fridge without drying them fully.
Very good.
buffy said:
OCDC said:
buffy said:Bought carrots don’t usually come with leaves. However, if I pull them myself I cut the leaves back to about an inch left and they keep better (don’t go soft and soggy) than if you pull the leaves right off. I also scrub them clean before storing in a plastic container in the fridge without drying them fully.Bougie “Dutch” carrots have leaves but I get el cheapo so mine are leafless. And I tried growing them very unsuccessfully. I might try again after I move.
I haven’t been over successful with carrots, but just recently I’ve had some reasonable thinnings to eat. And the freshly pulled carrots are very special in terms of taste. Quite a different creature from the bought ones.
Yes. It really is well worth growing your own as you can pull them as needed and they so taste much better.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
roughbarked said:I also take the leaves off the carrots as this drains their energy unless you keep spraying the roots with water.
Bought carrots don’t usually come with leaves. However, if I pull them myself I cut the leaves back to about an inch left and they keep better (don’t go soft and soggy) than if you pull the leaves right off. I also scrub them clean before storing in a plastic container in the fridge without drying them fully.
Carrot leaves are nice to use in a saag or mallung.
Yes.
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
Another book has arrived from Booktopia.Contains 47 dances from before c.1420, in modern notation with authoritative discussion of ornamentation, improvisation and other performance notes.
Will you practice them in your parlour ?
I’ll practice them in this music room.
A number of the dances in this book can be found by various ensembles on Choob, making it interesting to compare their performances with the notation.
Note the book pegged to the music stand. The holes in these stands are useful for books like this that are not spiral-bound.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
Someone put a guitar in our FOGO bin, meaning it wasn’t collected.I should be annoyed but it was kind of funny seeing it in there.
it is pretty fucked.
It will never be played again but there are parts there to fix other gitars with.
sarahs mum said:
i remember picking up a Maton nylon string at Salamanca markets for $5. I thought, ‘Am I paying $5 for a neck?’ and then i thought a Maton gitar neck was worth more than $5 and so I bought it. First Hubby did some work on it and then took it to a luthier who charged $70 for some work on it. Lo and behold… it was actually a gitar.And now it sits in the corner of one of bedrooms by itself.
Wanna sell it?
kii said:
buffy said:
Anyway, I’m back again. On the way home from shopping I allowed myself to stop at one of my roadside plant checking places. And found quite a few plants to photograph. One of them might, if I’m lucky, actually be something I’ve not seen before. I’m hoping it is a Schenkia, which is an Australian version of a very common introduced weed. The flower was tiny, I almost didn’t see the flash of pink.
And there were some yellow rush lilies (Tricoryne elatior) that I nearly missed because they didn’t have any of their little bright yellow flowers out. I must be getting better at noticing the little things because I noticed their buds and twisted finished flowers.
There were a lot of blue devils in that patch too (Eryngium ovinum). You don’t want to step on them. Very prickly.
My parents lived in Wombarra for a while. As we walked down through the cemetery to the beach I’d pick tiny tiny flowers from the grassy hill. Somewhere I have photos of a few bunches I made. These photos reminded me of them.
lovely.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
i remember picking up a Maton nylon string at Salamanca markets for $5. I thought, ‘Am I paying $5 for a neck?’ and then i thought a Maton gitar neck was worth more than $5 and so I bought it. First Hubby did some work on it and then took it to a luthier who charged $70 for some work on it. Lo and behold… it was actually a gitar.And now it sits in the corner of one of bedrooms by itself.
Should be worth a tidy sum.
that one there is in better condition… but mine is still a sweet little gitar. And it is worth more than $75 I am sure.
I’ll give you $90 ;)
OCDC, if you’re still around,
You may enjoy The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, stories from around the time the Holmes books were written. Some of the stories are from the other side of the law; there are stories (all in English) from several countries (not just England/Great Britain.)
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:Nice pony up the top. Have I posted my Phar Lap before?Cymek said:A number of the dances in this book can be found by various ensembles on Choob, making it interesting to compare their performances with the notation.Will you practice them in your parlour ?I’ll practice them in this music room.
Note the book pegged to the music stand. The holes in these stands are useful for books like this that are not spiral-bound.
btm said:
OCDC, if you’re still around,
You may enjoy The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, stories from around the time the Holmes books were written. Some of the stories are from the other side of the law; there are stories (all in English) from several countries (not just England/Great Britain.)
I have the DVD set of the UK TV series of the same name and theme, from the 1970s.
btm said:
OCDC, if you’re still around,Ta, I’ll hunt it down. Sounds great.
You may enjoy The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, stories from around the time the Holmes books were written. Some of the stories are from the other side of the law; there are stories (all in English) from several countries (not just England/Great Britain.)
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Bubblecar said:Nice pony up the top. Have I posted my Phar Lap before?I’ll practice them in this music room.A number of the dances in this book can be found by various ensembles on Choob, making it interesting to compare their performances with the notation.
Note the book pegged to the music stand. The holes in these stands are useful for books like this that are not spiral-bound.
I don’t think so.
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
i remember picking up a Maton nylon string at Salamanca markets for $5. I thought, ‘Am I paying $5 for a neck?’ and then i thought a Maton gitar neck was worth more than $5 and so I bought it. First Hubby did some work on it and then took it to a luthier who charged $70 for some work on it. Lo and behold… it was actually a gitar.And now it sits in the corner of one of bedrooms by itself.
Wanna sell it?
not really. I’m not sure why I am keeping it but I am.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:Here’s Phar Lap being Santa’s Little Helper. I also have a small one similar to your Elly but I don’t seem to have a Kodak of it. Wallhanging made by my mum.Bubblecar said:I don’t think so.A number of the dances in this book can be found by various ensembles on Choob, making it interesting to compare their performances with the notation.Nice pony up the top. Have I posted my Phar Lap before?Note the book pegged to the music stand. The holes in these stands are useful for books like this that are not spiral-bound.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:OCDC said:Here’s Phar Lap being Santa’s Little Helper. I also have a small one similar to your Elly but I don’t seem to have a Kodak of it. Wallhanging made by my mum.Nice pony up the top. Have I posted my Phar Lap before?I don’t think so.
Love.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:OCDC said:Here’s Phar Lap being Santa’s Little Helper. I also have a small one similar to your Elly but I don’t seem to have a Kodak of it. Wallhanging made by my mum.Nice pony up the top. Have I posted my Phar Lap before?I don’t think so.
Lovely :)
And I spy Noddy.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
i remember picking up a Maton nylon string at Salamanca markets for $5. I thought, ‘Am I paying $5 for a neck?’ and then i thought a Maton gitar neck was worth more than $5 and so I bought it. First Hubby did some work on it and then took it to a luthier who charged $70 for some work on it. Lo and behold… it was actually a gitar.And now it sits in the corner of one of bedrooms by itself.
Wanna sell it?
not really. I’m not sure why I am keeping it but I am.
Good. :)
Going to read for a bit.
OCDC said:
Going to read for a bit.
Yeah that should be ok.
I just realized our roasted enormous chicken marylands for tea are going to be accompanied by a very yellow/orange set of veggies. Carrots, pumpkin, golden beetroot. I’d better nuke some green peas for contrast.
buffy said:
I just realized our roasted enormous chicken marylands for tea are going to be accompanied by a very yellow/orange set of veggies. Carrots, pumpkin, golden beetroot. I’d better nuke some green peas for contrast.
Yep no good when the bottom colour outshines the top.
Maybe you should throw in some paprika for extra orange?
just drowning all my cornflakes, scraping those on the sides of the bowl down in now, few defiant ones
you can tell a lot about a man from how he treats his cornflakes
buffy said:
I just realized our roasted enormous chicken marylands for tea are going to be accompanied by a very yellow/orange set of veggies. Carrots, pumpkin, golden beetroot. I’d better nuke some green peas for contrast.
I’ll be using up the last of the ground beef. Might be naughty and do a few penne to go with it, since I’ve already lost the extra kilo I gained over the festive season.
transition said:
just drowning all my cornflakes, scraping those on the sides of the bowl down in now, few defiant onesyou can tell a lot about a man from how he treats his cornflakes
And what time of day he eats them.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
just drowning all my cornflakes, scraping those on the sides of the bowl down in now, few defiant onesyou can tell a lot about a man from how he treats his cornflakes
And what time of day he eats them.
yeah i’m from the Land of Opposite, up is down, left is right, you get the idea
transition said:
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
just drowning all my cornflakes, scraping those on the sides of the bowl down in now, few defiant onesyou can tell a lot about a man from how he treats his cornflakes
And what time of day he eats them.
yeah i’m from the Land of Opposite, up is down, left is right, you get the idea
I eat a bowl of cereal at any time I feel like it, which is never in the morning and only rarely anyway.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
Bubblecar said:And what time of day he eats them.
yeah i’m from the Land of Opposite, up is down, left is right, you get the idea
I eat a bowl of cereal at any time I feel like it, which is never in the morning and only rarely anyway.
Its a nice snack at night I reckon
I’ve got another $25 gift card from BN on the way. Gonna spend it on a book called Fuck Death, a new approach to grief. Hard-core grief recovery.
So that’s good.
Well, that’s about twenty square metres of the carport floor pressure-cleaned. It had become slippery in wet weather due to build-up of a black biofilm. I now have cramped feet and right hand…
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:yeah i’m from the Land of Opposite, up is down, left is right, you get the idea
I eat a bowl of cereal at any time I feel like it, which is never in the morning and only rarely anyway.
Its a nice snack at night I reckon
Like I said, whenever I feel like it and this is often in the evening..
Michael V said:
Well, that’s about twenty square metres of the carport floor pressure-cleaned. It had become slippery in wet weather due to build-up of a black biofilm. I now have cramped feet and right hand…
Is Mrs V up to massaging those affected parts?
Michael V said:
Well, that’s about twenty square metres of the carport floor pressure-cleaned. It had become slippery in wet weather due to build-up of a black biofilm. I now have cramped feet and right hand…
But the satisfaction of a job well done.
Now you can concentrate on tea.
Right. Well I was going to go get some hay but I’ve had two coopers since coming home and at 1.7 drinks each, that would put me over the legal limit so I should stay home and get something else done.
kii said:
I’ve got another $25 gift card from BN on the way. Gonna spend it on a book called Fuck Death, a new approach to grief. Hard-core grief recovery.
So that’s good.
I think I need that. I really do.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Well, that’s about twenty square metres of the carport floor pressure-cleaned. It had become slippery in wet weather due to build-up of a black biofilm. I now have cramped feet and right hand…
Is Mrs V up to massaging those affected parts?
Dunno. She’s gone for a walk.
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Well, that’s about twenty square metres of the carport floor pressure-cleaned. It had become slippery in wet weather due to build-up of a black biofilm. I now have cramped feet and right hand…
But the satisfaction of a job well done.
Now you can concentrate on tea.
The request for a Chinese-flavoured omelette has already been made.
roughbarked said:
Police allege the truck driver involved in the collision was distracted on his phone before the crash that derailed the train and disrupted the freight route in an out of the Top End.
In this picture, surely that can’t be his prime mover at the crossing unless the train actually hit the trailer rather than the prime mover. Meaning that he was trying to beat the train across the crossing.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Well, that’s about twenty square metres of the carport floor pressure-cleaned. It had become slippery in wet weather due to build-up of a black biofilm. I now have cramped feet and right hand…
But the satisfaction of a job well done.
Now you can concentrate on tea.
The request for a Chinese-flavoured omelette has already been made.
:) and the man for that task is none other than five, himself.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Police allege the truck driver involved in the collision was distracted on his phone before the crash that derailed the train and disrupted the freight route in an out of the Top End.
In this picture, surely that can’t be his prime mover at the crossing unless the train actually hit the trailer rather than the prime mover. Meaning that he was trying to beat the train across the crossing.
er, the picture.
Who was it who recommended a ‘Rivals of Sherlock Holmes’ book to someone earlier?
captain_spalding said:
Who was it who recommended a ‘Rivals of Sherlock Holmes’ book to someone earlier?
Captain Spalding to OCDC
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Police allege the truck driver involved in the collision was distracted on his phone before the crash that derailed the train and disrupted the freight route in an out of the Top End.
In this picture, surely that can’t be his prime mover at the crossing unless the train actually hit the trailer rather than the prime mover. Meaning that he was trying to beat the train across the crossing.
er, the picture.
A q
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Police allege the truck driver involved in the collision was distracted on his phone before the crash that derailed the train and disrupted the freight route in an out of the Top End.
In this picture, surely that can’t be his prime mover at the crossing unless the train actually hit the trailer rather than the prime mover. Meaning that he was trying to beat the train across the crossing.
er, the picture.
A quote from the article:
“Faced with insufficient room to bring the truck to a controlled stop, the driver attempted to accelerate across the tracks, resulting in a collision with a train.”
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:In this picture, surely that can’t be his prime mover at the crossing unless the train actually hit the trailer rather than the prime mover. Meaning that he was trying to beat the train across the crossing.
er, the picture.
A quote from the article:
“Faced with insufficient room to bring the truck to a controlled stop, the driver attempted to accelerate across the tracks, resulting in a collision with a train.”
Must hace scanned the pictures before i read the story.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Who was it who recommended a ‘Rivals of Sherlock Holmes’ book to someone earlier?
Captain Spalding to OCDC
No, i didn’t make the recommendation.
But, there’s a lot of ‘Rivals of Sherlock Holmes’ sort of books available for download in .pdf format, including one by Hugh Greene, who edited the recommended book.
captain_spalding said:
Who was it who recommended a ‘Rivals of Sherlock Holmes’ book to someone earlier?
btm
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
Who was it who recommended a ‘Rivals of Sherlock Holmes’ book to someone earlier?
btm
Ta.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Who was it who recommended a ‘Rivals of Sherlock Holmes’ book to someone earlier?
Captain Spalding to OCDC
No, i didn’t make the recommendation.
But, there’s a lot of ‘Rivals of Sherlock Holmes’ sort of books available for download in .pdf format, including one by Hugh Greene, who edited the recommended book.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Captain Spalding to OCDC
No, i didn’t make the recommendation.
But, there’s a lot of ‘Rivals of Sherlock Holmes’ sort of books available for download in .pdf format, including one by Hugh Greene, who edited the recommended book.
btm
https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/posts/2113193/
There was, many years back, a short-lived British TV series of ‘Rivals of Sherlock Holmes’.
I was surprised that it didn’t do better, and it sank without a trace.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
Who was it who recommended a ‘Rivals of Sherlock Holmes’ book to someone earlier?
btm
Ta.
He put a link in his post.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:In this picture, surely that can’t be his prime mover at the crossing unless the train actually hit the trailer rather than the prime mover. Meaning that he was trying to beat the train across the crossing.
er, the picture.
A quote from the article:
“Faced with insufficient room to bring the truck to a controlled stop, the driver attempted to accelerate across the tracks, resulting in a collision with a train.”
Found the trailer in this shot.
Michael V said:
kii said:
I’ve got another $25 gift card from BN on the way. Gonna spend it on a book called Fuck Death, a new approach to grief. Hard-core grief recovery.
So that’s good.
I think I need that. I really do.
I thought of you.
I’m seriously stuck right now.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:btm
Ta.
He put a link in his post.
Yes, i followed that, and while the book my be available at a minimal cost, there are sources for ‘Rivals’ books which you can download for free, if you’ve got a Kindle, a tablet, an i-Pad, or you don’t mind reading from your computer monitor.
kii said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
I’ve got another $25 gift card from BN on the way. Gonna spend it on a book called Fuck Death, a new approach to grief. Hard-core grief recovery.
So that’s good.
I think I need that. I really do.
I thought of you.
I’m seriously stuck right now.
Who wrote the book?
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:er, the picture.
A quote from the article:
“Faced with insufficient room to bring the truck to a controlled stop, the driver attempted to accelerate across the tracks, resulting in a collision with a train.”
Found the trailer in this shot.
Customer won’t be happy.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:Ta.
He put a link in his post.
Yes, i followed that, and while the book my be available at a minimal cost, there are sources for ‘Rivals’ books which you can download for free, if you’ve got a Kindle, a tablet, an i-Pad, or you don’t mind reading from your computer monitor.
I get that and I will, when I feel like reading about the subject.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:A quote from the article:
“Faced with insufficient room to bring the truck to a controlled stop, the driver attempted to accelerate across the tracks, resulting in a collision with a train.”
Found the trailer in this shot.
Customer won’t be happy.
Nope.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:No, i didn’t make the recommendation.
But, there’s a lot of ‘Rivals of Sherlock Holmes’ sort of books available for download in .pdf format, including one by Hugh Greene, who edited the recommended book.
btm
https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/posts/2113193/
There was, many years back, a short-lived British TV series of ‘Rivals of Sherlock Holmes’.
I was surprised that it didn’t do better, and it sank without a trace.
As I reported, I have the DVD set of it :)
It wasn’t that short-lived – 2 series, 26 episodes in all.
roughbarked said:
kii said:
Michael V said:I think I need that. I really do.
I thought of you.
I’m seriously stuck right now.
Who wrote the book?
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/53685224
kii said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:I thought of you.
I’m seriously stuck right now.
Who wrote the book?
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/53685224
Ta. :)
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:btm
https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/posts/2113193/
There was, many years back, a short-lived British TV series of ‘Rivals of Sherlock Holmes’.
I was surprised that it didn’t do better, and it sank without a trace.
As I reported, I have the DVD set of it :)
It wasn’t that short-lived – 2 series, 26 episodes in all.
Oh, i didn’t realise there was that many of them.
I remember seeing the first couple of episodes, and then it seemed to disappear from the TV schedule . Ch. 7, i think it was.
Perhaps they did run them all, but i just never spotted it in the TV guide.
ABC News:
A female fire-bug is a bit unusual, isn’t it?
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Found the trailer in this shot.
Customer won’t be happy.
Nope.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-11/truck-driver-charged-katherine-train-derailment-nt/103310866
our friend .5Mx(V^2), nasty bastard sneaks up on ya, gives ya an unrecoverable situation if neglected
Legal Eagles on Steamboat Willie
https://youtu.be/N61Ho-gVpnE?si=Vvb_crnmvBjl6uzL
https://youtu.be/NmJRzYn99rg?si=T3uytLadC9K4o4w9
City Nerd lists US downtowns that have the most, ane least, space dedicated to carparks.
San Bernardino California has the most, with 49%.
https://youtu.be/Tct3ly_qyG8?si=AJzLHrowIYH3N3u9
Jago Hazzard
The weirdest railway ever
dv said:
https://youtu.be/Tct3ly_qyG8?si=AJzLHrowIYH3N3u9Jago Hazzard
The weirdest railway ever
He is an interesting videographer.
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
https://youtu.be/Tct3ly_qyG8?si=AJzLHrowIYH3N3u9Jago Hazzard
The weirdest railway ever
He is an interesting videographer.
I think I’ll probably end up watching his full set
dv said:
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
https://youtu.be/Tct3ly_qyG8?si=AJzLHrowIYH3N3u9Jago Hazzard
The weirdest railway ever
He is an interesting videographer.
I think I’ll probably end up watching his full set
I don’t think I have missed too many.
The 19 November is world toilet day.
This is a hoot.
https://www.dca.org.au/resources/di-planning/di-days-dates
Heya brains trust.
I have just received an email asking for an earthworks quote, but the attachment with the plans is a .html
How bad can it be? Does it sound legit?
On September 9, 2002, Aldrin was lured to a Beverly Hills hotel on the pretext of being interviewed for a Japanese children’s television show on the subject of space. When he arrived, Moon landing conspiracy theorist Bart Sibrel accosted him with a film crew and demanded he swear on a Bible that the Moon landings were not faked. After a brief confrontation, during which Sibrel followed Aldrin despite being told to leave him alone, and called him “a coward, a liar, and a thief” the 72-year-old Aldrin punched Sibrel in the jaw, which was caught on camera by Sibrel’s film crew. Aldrin said he had acted to defend himself and his stepdaughter. Witnesses said Sibrel had aggressively poked Aldrin with a Bible. Additional mitigating factors were that Sibrel sustained no visible injury and did not seek medical attention, and that Aldrin had no criminal record. The police declined to press charges against Aldrin.
==============
Mabe the moon landing weren’t fake after all.
Kingy said:
Heya brains trust.I have just received an email asking for an earthworks quote, but the attachment with the plans is a .html
How bad can it be? Does it sound legit?
It should take you to a web page.
But wait till someone with more smarts turns up.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/health/medical/the-first-disease-caused-by-ingested-plastic-was-just-described-by-scientists/ar-AA18gkvQ?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=e7709703b93746ad9cb883fd772b8981&ei=7
The First Disease Caused by Ingested Plastic Was Just Described by Scientists
Peak Warming Man said:
The 19 November is world toilet day.
This is a hoot.
https://www.dca.org.au/resources/di-planning/di-days-dates
It’s a bit daft.
i think i ate too many honey coated nuts
monkey skipper said:
i think i ate too many honey coated nuts
Toothache, bellyache?
https://theconversation.com/giant-kings-of-apes-once-roamed-southern-china-we-solved-the-mystery-of-their-extinction-219304
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/hundreds-of-jobs-available-at-the-coldest-place-on-earth/vi-AA1mN22s?ocid=socialshare&pc=HCTS&cvid=3703e249a7084727b969a15a04173f39&ei=15
4h
Hundreds of jobs available at the coldest place on earth
Up to 200 jobs across dozens of professions are up for grabs in the coldest place on earth, Antarctica.
Bubblecar said:
monkey skipper said:
i think i ate too many honey coated nuts
Toothache, bellyache?
feelin’ a but green around the gills
sarahs mum said:
https://theconversation.com/giant-kings-of-apes-once-roamed-southern-china-we-solved-the-mystery-of-their-extinction-219304
Interesting.
>…the entire species is represented in the fossil record only by a few thousand teeth and four jawbones. Nothing from the neck down.
I suppose they extrapolate its size by analogy with orangutans.
Don’t try this in your bedroom, kids.
A lab or other safe space is a better idea.
Explosive bubbles are crazy!
anyhoo i shall try and get some sleep
Kingy said:
Heya brains trust.I have just received an email asking for an earthworks quote, but the attachment with the plans is a .html
How bad can it be? Does it sound legit?
It may be legit. Try saving it to a file somewhere, then click the “File” menu item on your browser, select “Work offline” or whatever you browser offers to disconnect it from the net, then open the file. It may want something from the net, but it’ll tell you what it wants and from where; you can decide whether you want to allow it access.
Don’t forget to re-enable internet access in your browser when you’ve finished.
monkey skipper said:
anyhoo i shall try and get some sleep
Nighto then.
Mate of mine has been flown down to Perth for emergency triple bypass following a heart attack. Looks fit as a fiddle. Health is an unpredictable business.
oh my fuc…..
AussieDJ said:
Don’t try this in your bedroom, kids.A lab or other safe space is a better idea.
Explosive bubbles are crazy!
Heh. They did the mild propane one to illustrate marsh gas will-o’-the-wisps on that UK Myths show the other night.
sarahs mum said:
oh my fuc…..
dv said:
Mate of mine has been flown down to Perth for emergency triple bypass following a heart attack. Looks fit as a fiddle. Health is an unpredictable business.
Damn.
Might have been neglecting tests for blood cholesterol levels.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
https://theconversation.com/giant-kings-of-apes-once-roamed-southern-china-we-solved-the-mystery-of-their-extinction-219304
Interesting.
>…the entire species is represented in the fossil record only by a few thousand teeth and four jawbones. Nothing from the neck down.
I suppose they extrapolate its size by analogy with orangutans.
Take it with a grain of salt
Total size estimates are highly speculative because only tooth and jaw elements are known, and molar size and total body weight do not always correlate, such as in the case of post-canine megadontia hominins (small-bodied primate exhibiting massive molars and thick enamel). In 1946, Weidenreich hypothesised that Gigantopithecus was twice the size of male gorillas. In 1957, Pei estimated a total height of about 3.7 m (12 ft). In 1970, Simons and American palaeontologist Peter Ettel approximated a height of almost 2.7 m (9 ft) and a weight of up to 270 kg (600 lb), which is about 40% heavier than the average male gorilla. In 1979, American anthropologist Alfred E. Johnson Jr. used the dimensions of gorillas to estimate a femur length of 54.4 cm (1 ft 9 in) and humerus length of 62.7 cm (2 ft 1 in) for Gigantopithecus, about 20–25% longer than those of gorillas. In 2017, Chinese palaeoanthropologist Yingqi Zhang and American anthropologist Terry Harrison suggested a body mass of 200–300 kg (440–660 lb), though conceded that it is impossible to obtain a reliable body mass estimate without more complete remains.
sarahs mum said:
oh my fuc…..
That’ll be reassuring to the handle of nasty old farts who swear by Sky News.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
oh my fuc…..
That’ll be reassuring to the handle of nasty old farts who swear by Sky News.
handle = handful
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Mate of mine has been flown down to Perth for emergency triple bypass following a heart attack. Looks fit as a fiddle. Health is an unpredictable business.
Damn.
Might have been neglecting tests for blood cholesterol levels.
That’s a funny business too.
If you were to look at the boss lady and me you would probably not guess that it’s she and not I who has high cholesterol.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
https://theconversation.com/giant-kings-of-apes-once-roamed-southern-china-we-solved-the-mystery-of-their-extinction-219304
Interesting.
>…the entire species is represented in the fossil record only by a few thousand teeth and four jawbones. Nothing from the neck down.
I suppose they extrapolate its size by analogy with orangutans.
Take it with a grain of salt
Total size estimates are highly speculative because only tooth and jaw elements are known, and molar size and total body weight do not always correlate, such as in the case of post-canine megadontia hominins (small-bodied primate exhibiting massive molars and thick enamel). In 1946, Weidenreich hypothesised that Gigantopithecus was twice the size of male gorillas. In 1957, Pei estimated a total height of about 3.7 m (12 ft). In 1970, Simons and American palaeontologist Peter Ettel approximated a height of almost 2.7 m (9 ft) and a weight of up to 270 kg (600 lb), which is about 40% heavier than the average male gorilla. In 1979, American anthropologist Alfred E. Johnson Jr. used the dimensions of gorillas to estimate a femur length of 54.4 cm (1 ft 9 in) and humerus length of 62.7 cm (2 ft 1 in) for Gigantopithecus, about 20–25% longer than those of gorillas. In 2017, Chinese palaeoanthropologist Yingqi Zhang and American anthropologist Terry Harrison suggested a body mass of 200–300 kg (440–660 lb), though conceded that it is impossible to obtain a reliable body mass estimate without more complete remains.
Yes it’s all a bit handwavy.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Mate of mine has been flown down to Perth for emergency triple bypass following a heart attack. Looks fit as a fiddle. Health is an unpredictable business.
Damn.
Might have been neglecting tests for blood cholesterol levels.
That’s a funny business too.
If you were to look at the boss lady and me you would probably not guess that it’s she and not I who has high cholesterol.
Ditto. I’m a fat fuck from central casting and my cholesterol levels are fine.
btm said:
Kingy said:
Heya brains trust.I have just received an email asking for an earthworks quote, but the attachment with the plans is a .html
How bad can it be? Does it sound legit?
It may be legit. Try saving it to a file somewhere, then click the “File” menu item on your browser, select “Work offline” or whatever you browser offers to disconnect it from the net, then open the file. It may want something from the net, but it’ll tell you what it wants and from where; you can decide whether you want to allow it access.
Don’t forget to re-enable internet access in your browser when you’ve finished.
Thanks, btm.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
The 19 November is world toilet day.
This is a hoot.
https://www.dca.org.au/resources/di-planning/di-days-dates
It’s a bit daft.
Some of that does sound “a bit daft”… OTOH..
Why a toilet is a lifesaver
Today, 3.5 billion people live without access to safely managed sanitation, and around 1,000 children under five die every day from diseases caused by unsafe water, sanitation, and hygiene.
Without safely managed, sustainable sanitation, people often have no choice but to use unreliable, inadequate toilets or practise open defecation. Even where toilets exist, overflows and leaks from pipes and septic systems, and dumping or improper treatment, can mean untreated human waste gets out into the environment and spreads deadly and chronic diseases such as cholera and intestinal worms.
In a bid to help break taboos around toilets and make sanitation for all a global development priority, the United Nations designated 19 November as World Toilet Day.
The resolution declaring the Day titled “Sanitation for All” (A/RES/67/291) was adopted on 24 July, 2013, and urged UN Member States and relevant stakeholders to encourage behavioural change and the implementation of policies to increase access to sanitation among the poor, along with a call to end the practice of open-air defecation, which it deemed extremely harmful to public health. Sanitation is also a question of basic dignity and women safety, who should not risk being victims of rape and abuse because of lack of access to a toilet that offers privacy.
The resolution also recognizes the role that civil society and non-governmental organizations play in raising awareness of this issue. It also calls on countries to approach sanitation in a much broader context that includes hygiene promotion, the provision of basic sanitation services, and sewerage and wastewater treatment and reuse in the context of integrated water management.
—-
Sounds reasonable
We are watching the 2nd season of a Korean series scalled Taxi Driver.
It’s kind of like A-team, in that there’s a group of ex-military and mechanics etc who go about helping people, and it isn’t clear they have a sound business model
So, I’ve been busy this year.
Amongst other things…At 5:30 am this morning we got called out to a fire in the bush near the library.
After that, I went to work for 9 hours, and then went to visit a client to talk about earthworks, during which she asked me why my fingernail was black and ugly. As I began to explain what happened to it, I touched it and it began to leak a lot of black ooze/blood out the side.
She got me some tissues and bandaids and became my nurse instead of a customer.
Embarrassing.
While she was away, it gave me the chance to squeeze the muck out of my finger into her garden. (blood&bone etc)
and then back to the same fire which had re-started during this afternoon.
Kingy said:
So, I’ve been busy this year. Amongst other things…At 5:30 am this morning we got called out to a fire in the bush near the library.
After that, I went to work for 9 hours, and then went to visit a client to talk about earthworks, during which she asked me why my fingernail was black and ugly. As I began to explain what happened to it, I touched it and it began to leak a lot of black ooze/blood out the side.
She got me some tissues and bandaids and became my nurse instead of a customer.
Embarrassing.
While she was away, it gave me the chance to squeeze the muck out of my finger into her garden. (blood&bone etc)
and then back to the same fire which had re-started during this afternoon.
Sounds like you’re overdoing it a tad.
Ian said:
Kingy said:
So, I’ve been busy this year. Amongst other things…At 5:30 am this morning we got called out to a fire in the bush near the library.
After that, I went to work for 9 hours, and then went to visit a client to talk about earthworks, during which she asked me why my fingernail was black and ugly. As I began to explain what happened to it, I touched it and it began to leak a lot of black ooze/blood out the side.
She got me some tissues and bandaids and became my nurse instead of a customer.
Embarrassing.
While she was away, it gave me the chance to squeeze the muck out of my finger into her garden. (blood&bone etc)
and then back to the same fire which had re-started during this afternoon.
Sounds like you’re overdoing it a tad.
What are you doing up this late?
AussieDJ said:
Don’t try this in your bedroom, kids.A lab or other safe space is a better idea.
Explosive bubbles are crazy!
OK. Hydrogen and oxygen mixture in a balloon.. match.. gives a bigger bang..
Hearing protection
Noted
dv said:
We are watching the 2nd season of a Korean series scalled Taxi Driver.It’s kind of like A-team, in that there’s a group of ex-military and mechanics etc who go about helping people, and it isn’t clear they have a sound business model
Were they convicted for a crime they didn’t commit?
Kingy said:
Ian said:
Kingy said:
So, I’ve been busy this year. Amongst other things…At 5:30 am this morning we got called out to a fire in the bush near the library.
After that, I went to work for 9 hours, and then went to visit a client to talk about earthworks, during which she asked me why my fingernail was black and ugly. As I began to explain what happened to it, I touched it and it began to leak a lot of black ooze/blood out the side.
She got me some tissues and bandaids and became my nurse instead of a customer.
Embarrassing.
While she was away, it gave me the chance to squeeze the muck out of my finger into her garden. (blood&bone etc)
and then back to the same fire which had re-started during this afternoon.
Sounds like you’re overdoing it a tad.
What are you doing up this late?
Not late for me.. my sleep patterns are pretty erratic. And I don’t have to be anywhere early in the morning.
shrug
Ian said:
Kingy said:
Ian said:Sounds like you’re overdoing it a tad.
What are you doing up this late?
Not late for me.. my sleep patterns are pretty erratic. And I don’t have to be anywhere early in the morning.
shrug
Well fuck.
Just been asked to provide a truck and crew at dawn to go to the Collie fire.
Kingy said:
Ian said:
Kingy said:What are you doing up this late?
Not late for me.. my sleep patterns are pretty erratic. And I don’t have to be anywhere early in the morning.
shrug
Well fuck.
Just been asked to provide a truck and crew at dawn to go to the Collie fire.
I’d better have a nap.
Heading to Collie in 6 hours.
Dang, my homemade flat white wasn’t hot enough. I only nuked the milk for 2 minutes instead of 2.5 mins.
The day is off to a great start.
High winds and cold air and bright sunshine 🌞
Rattling thing in the swamp cooler.
Oooo…a new Australian series on Netflix.
Boy Swallows Universe.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 11 degrees at the back door, getting light. We are forecast a sunny 34 degrees today.
I’d better get outside to deal with the fast growing weeds before the temperature climbs. Not quite light enough yet.
I makes myself breakfast, what I do
monkey skipper said:
i think i ate too many honey coated nuts
You’ll know soon enough.
transition said:
I makes myself breakfast, what I do
Damn and you didn’t even make me a coffee, Looks like I’ll have to do it all myself.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 11 degrees at the back door, getting light. We are forecast a sunny 34 degrees today.I’d better get outside to deal with the fast growing weeds before the temperature climbs. Not quite light enough yet.
It is already 25 degrees here.
Better move the hoses again.
Weekly quiz
8 / 10
🎉🎉 Excellent work!
Good morning forum. So far am feeling a bit better so I’ll keep my fingers crossed. Ham, cream cheese and chutney wrap for brekkie. Heading for 35° so I’ll remain under the cool dispenser. Last night I met Dr Terrence Elliott himself so that was rather exciting.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:Same here, of which three were guesses.Weekly quiz 8 / 10also
🎉🎉 Excellent work!
Score: 8 / 10
🎉🎉 Excellent work!
only guessed one wrong.
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. So far am feeling a bit better so I’ll keep my fingers crossed. Ham, cream cheese and chutney wrap for brekkie. Heading for 35° so I’ll remain under the cool dispenser. Last night I met Dr Terrence Elliott himself so that was rather exciting.
I’ll say.
How is Terry.
Peak Warming Man said:
OCDC said:He’s well, and was happy to discover I’m a doctor.Good morning forum. So far am feeling a bit better so I’ll keep my fingers crossed. Ham, cream cheese and chutney wrap for brekkie. Heading for 35° so I’ll remain under the cool dispenser. Last night I met Dr Terrence Elliott himself so that was rather exciting.I’ll say.
How is Terry.
On a related note, we saw Sgt Gilroy at Mt Waverley Macca’s once but he was in civilian disguise so we didn’t greet him.
It’s my birthday on Tuesday. You still have time to buy me book vouchers and send by email.
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. So far am feeling a bit better so I’ll keep my fingers crossed. Ham, cream cheese and chutney wrap for brekkie. Heading for 35° so I’ll remain under the cool dispenser. Last night I met Dr Terrence Elliott himself so that was rather exciting.
Did you go for a drive to Wandin Valley?
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. So far am feeling a bit better so I’ll keep my fingers crossed. Ham, cream cheese and chutney wrap for brekkie. Heading for 35° so I’ll remain under the cool dispenser. Last night I met Dr Terrence Elliott himself so that was rather exciting.
Did you go for a drive to Wandin Valley?
da da da dum.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:I must’ve but I don’t remember the drive.Good morning forum. So far am feeling a bit better so I’ll keep my fingers crossed. Ham, cream cheese and chutney wrap for brekkie. Heading for 35° so I’ll remain under the cool dispenser. Last night I met Dr Terrence Elliott himself so that was rather exciting.Did you go for a drive to Wandin Valley?
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:I must’ve but I don’t remember the drive.Good morning forum. So far am feeling a bit better so I’ll keep my fingers crossed. Ham, cream cheese and chutney wrap for brekkie. Heading for 35° so I’ll remain under the cool dispenser. Last night I met Dr Terrence Elliott himself so that was rather exciting.Did you go for a drive to Wandin Valley?
Well, personally, i’ve never been (a) that skilled at driving, or (b) off my face to that degree.
8/10
They haven’t nominated Steve Smith to open, although it is likely he will.
Renshaw has come into the 12 to replace Warner, he is lkely to be 12th man.
We wont know the composition of the side until the morning of the test.
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:Keep practising then.Michael V said:Well, personally, i’ve never been (a) that skilled at driving, or (b) off my face to that degree.Did you go for a drive to Wandin Valley?I must’ve but I don’t remember the drive.
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:OCDC said:Keep practising then.I must’ve but I don’t remember the drive.Well, personally, i’ve never been (a) that skilled at driving, or (b) off my face to that degree.
Have been, all my adult life.
OCDC said:
It’s my birthday on Tuesday. You still have time to buy me book vouchers and send by email.
:) Bookworm.
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:Well, personally, i’ve never been (a) that skilled at driving, or (b) off my face to that degree.Keep practising then.
Have been, all my adult life.
So, to what degree have you been off your face while driving?
ATTENTION: ALL THOSE PEOPLE LINING THE ROUTE WITH PWM FLAGS
BREAKING
PWMS WALK HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO RAIN
This is my current read. They’re actually really good to read now because they’re so short and my brane isn’t concentrating well on books. However so far they’re not great but I’m only up to #13, having started NYD. The set was 80 books for Black Classic’s 80th anniversary in 2015, so hopefully next year there’ll be a set of 90 different ones.
Peak Warming Man said:
ATTENTION: ALL THOSE PEOPLE LINING THE ROUTE WITH PWM FLAGSCan we come to your residence and throw our roses at you there?
BREAKING
PWMS WALK HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO RAIN
Peak Warming Man said:
ATTENTION: ALL THOSE PEOPLE LINING THE ROUTE WITH PWM FLAGS
BREAKING
PWMS WALK HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO RAIN
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:
Keep practising then.
Have been, all my adult life.
So, to what degree have you been off your face while driving?
To be brutally honest, worse than i care to dwell upon.
Peak Warming Man said:
ATTENTION: ALL THOSE PEOPLE LINING THE ROUTE WITH PWM FLAGS
BREAKING
PWMS WALK HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO RAIN
Bummer.
ABC News:
Two things about this story:
Firstly, i’ve never heard of him until now, when he announces his ‘retirement’.
Secondly, i think that ‘Tearful John Millman’ is a dreadful nickname.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Have been, all my adult life.
So, to what degree have you been off your face while driving?
To be brutally honest, worse than i care to dwell upon.
You are lucky to be here then and so are all those you missed.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
Two things about this story:
Firstly, i’ve never heard of him until now, when he announces his ‘retirement’.
Secondly, i think that ‘Tearful John Millman’ is a dreadful nickname.
Concur.
I wets yard down, washed all off, damps dust, yeah there was dust monsters in the yard, not so many now , I wetly the dust monsters
and alarm bells went off, spellcheck didn’t underline wetly, it’s actually a word, a real word
did learny something today
https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/perth-woman-jailed-for-throwing-dog-off-car-park-roof-20231219-p5esj7.html
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:So, to what degree have you been off your face while driving?
To be brutally honest, worse than i care to dwell upon.
You are lucky to be here then and so are all those you missed.
Truer words have never been written. It scares me to think about it.
And, for the last forty something years, it’s scared me enough that if i have two drinks, i seriously evaluate my driving capability, and any more than two drinks and driving is right off the agenda.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
Two things about this story:
Firstly, i’ve never heard of him until now, when he announces his ‘retirement’.
Secondly, i think that ‘Tearful John Millman’ is a dreadful nickname.
I’ve watched him over the years. He really wasn’t quite good enough to get into the top echelon of players, but he tried so incredibly hard. Always.
Michael V said:
I’ve watched him over the years. He really wasn’t quite good enough to get into the top echelon of players, but he tried so incredibly hard. Always.
As long as he enjoyed his work and was suitably rewarded. Happy retirement, Tearful John.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:I’ve watched him over the years. He really wasn’t quite good enough to get into the top echelon of players, but he tried so incredibly hard. Always.
As long as he enjoyed his work and was suitably rewarded. Happy retirement, Tearful John.
:)
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:To be brutally honest, worse than i care to dwell upon.
You are lucky to be here then and so are all those you missed.
Truer words have never been written. It scares me to think about it.
And, for the last forty something years, it’s scared me enough that if i have two drinks, i seriously evaluate my driving capability, and any more than two drinks and driving is right off the agenda.
Same same.
I recall seeing a car in downtown Griffith that should have been not only on my side of the main street because of the direction it was travelling. However it appeared to be travelling along the footpath on the opposite side of the street on the Post Office steps almost. Wouldn’t have been a danger to the cars on that side of the street but was likely to take out any unaware pedestrians. The roads are divided by a mid street carpark and lawns, trees etc. Luckily it was around midnight on a Saturday night which was usually a quiet night in downtown Griffith as the number of clubs outnumber the pubs greatly and they provided Saturday night entertainment.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:To be brutally honest, worse than i care to dwell upon.
You are lucky to be here then and so are all those you missed.
Truer words have never been written. It scares me to think about it.
And, for the last forty something years, it’s scared me enough that if i have two drinks, i seriously evaluate my driving capability, and any more than two drinks and driving is right off the agenda.
I find that when drinking, I lose count very quickly.
So my rule is: if I have one drink, I don’t drive.
If I get offered a drink but need to drive, I politely refuse that drink.
Mrs V went down the street to the IGA for a few groceries. And then it started teeming down.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Due to my four (probably soon to be five) sedating meds, I don’t drink and drive at all, or the day after.captain_spalding said:Truer words have never been written. It scares me to think about it.To be brutally honest, worse than i care to dwell upon.You are lucky to be here then and so are all those you missed.
And, for the last forty something years, it’s scared me enough that if i have two drinks, i seriously evaluate my driving capability, and any more than two drinks and driving is right off the agenda.
Michael V said:
Mrs V went down the street to the IGA for a few groceries. And then it started teeming down.I hope she had her emergency inflatable canoe in her bag.
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:Pls be somewhat reassured that they’re taken at night.roughbarked said:Due to my four (probably soon to be five) sedating meds, I don’t drink and drive at all, or the day after.You are lucky to be here then and so are all those you missed.Truer words have never been written. It scares me to think about it.
And, for the last forty something years, it’s scared me enough that if i have two drinks, i seriously evaluate my driving capability, and any more than two drinks and driving is right off the agenda.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:You are lucky to be here then and so are all those you missed.
Truer words have never been written. It scares me to think about it.
And, for the last forty something years, it’s scared me enough that if i have two drinks, i seriously evaluate my driving capability, and any more than two drinks and driving is right off the agenda.
I find that when drinking, I lose count very quickly.
So my rule is: if I have one drink, I don’t drive.
If I get offered a drink but need to drive, I politely refuse that drink.
On the few occasions when i’ve both had to drive and been offered a drink beforehand, I can usually stay sober enough for long enough to count to two. :)
But, certainly, if i decide that it’s not that urgent and i’ll stay for another, then the neon sign goes on in the brain ‘YOU WILL NOT DRIVE’, and that’s the end of it.
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:roughbarked said:Due to my four (probably soon to be five) sedating meds, I don’t drink and drive at all, or the day after.You are lucky to be here then and so are all those you missed.Truer words have never been written. It scares me to think about it.
And, for the last forty something years, it’s scared me enough that if i have two drinks, i seriously evaluate my driving capability, and any more than two drinks and driving is right off the agenda.
What’s that rule? ‘Twenty-four hours between bottle and throttle’?
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:You are lucky to be here then and so are all those you missed.
Truer words have never been written. It scares me to think about it.
And, for the last forty something years, it’s scared me enough that if i have two drinks, i seriously evaluate my driving capability, and any more than two drinks and driving is right off the agenda.
I find that when drinking, I lose count very quickly.
So my rule is: if I have one drink, I don’t drive.
If I get offered a drink but need to drive, I politely refuse that drink.
Good policy.
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:Truer words have never been written. It scares me to think about it.Due to my four (probably soon to be five) sedating meds, I don’t drink and drive at all, or the day after.And, for the last forty something years, it’s scared me enough that if i have two drinks, i seriously evaluate my driving capability, and any more than two drinks and driving is right off the agenda.
What’s that rule? ‘Twenty-four hours between bottle and throttle’?
Love it. Hadn’t heard that one before.
ABC News:
I think that this come under the heading ‘A Good Thing All Around’.
Michael V said:
Mrs V went down the street to the IGA for a few groceries. And then it started teeming down.
I hope she stays in the shop until this rain stops.
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:I will adopt that.captain_spalding said:What’s that rule? ‘Twenty-four hours between bottle and throttle’?Truer words have never been written. It scares me to think about it.Due to my four (probably soon to be five) sedating meds, I don’t drink and drive at all, or the day after.And, for the last forty something years, it’s scared me enough that if i have two drinks, i seriously evaluate my driving capability, and any more than two drinks and driving is right off the agenda.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:Mrs V went down the street to the IGA for a few groceries. And then it started teeming down.I hope she had her emergency inflatable canoe in her bag.
I don’t think she did. She’s just arrived home, somewhat damp.
The rain has settled down, and most of the 50 mm standing water in the back yard has already soaked in.
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:Truer words have never been written. It scares me to think about it.Due to my four (probably soon to be five) sedating meds, I don’t drink and drive at all, or the day after.And, for the last forty something years, it’s scared me enough that if i have two drinks, i seriously evaluate my driving capability, and any more than two drinks and driving is right off the agenda.
What’s that rule? ‘Twenty-four hours between bottle and throttle’?
IIRC, it used to be ‘Eight hours between bottle and throttle.’
Then, over time it moved to be ‘Twelve hours …’ and more-recently 24 hours, with an amount of sleep in that period.
mercury facebook is running a survey asking whether Tasmanians should get a new public holiday for princess mary.
ffs. yes is winning.
I hate Murdoch.
sarahs mum said:
mercury facebook is running a survey asking whether Tasmanians should get a new public holiday for princess mary.ffs. yes is winning.
I hate Murdoch.
Hating him won’t make it any better.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0KrpZMNEDOY
Ames window illusion
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
I think that this come under the heading ‘A Good Thing All Around’.
Nods.
OCDC said:
sarahs mum said:roughbarked said:Same here, of which three were guesses.Weekly quiz 8 / 10also
🎉🎉 Excellent work!
Score: 8 / 10
🎉🎉 Excellent work!
I scored 9!! So many guesses! I thought I was being punked!
OCDC said:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0KrpZMNEDOYAmes window illusion
How amazing!
:)
https://www.facebook.com/BBCArchive/videos/3477565329159357/
sarahs mum said:
https://www.facebook.com/BBCArchive/videos/3477565329159357/
I’m not good with heights.
sarahs mum said:
https://www.facebook.com/BBCArchive/videos/3477565329159357/
I feel sick.
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
https://www.facebook.com/BBCArchive/videos/3477565329159357/I’m not good with heights.
that’s just your sanity speaking to you.
I did love the guy’s accent.
.
OCDC said:
Peak Warming Man said:OCDC said:He’s well, and was happy to discover I’m a doctor.Good morning forum. So far am feeling a bit better so I’ll keep my fingers crossed. Ham, cream cheese and chutney wrap for brekkie. Heading for 35° so I’ll remain under the cool dispenser. Last night I met Dr Terrence Elliott himself so that was rather exciting.I’ll say.
How is Terry.
On a related note, we saw Sgt Gilroy at Mt Waverley Macca’s once but he was in civilian disguise so we didn’t greet him.
I went to high school with Kim Aanensen, offspring of Peter. Never met her father though.
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
https://www.facebook.com/BBCArchive/videos/3477565329159357/I feel sick.
should I have put a spider warning on it?
Greetings
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
https://www.facebook.com/BBCArchive/videos/3477565329159357/I feel sick.
should I have put a spider warning on it?
Lol, no. It was my choice to watch the whole thing and ride the wave of nausea 😵
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-12/private-messages-in-lehrmann-defamation-case-released-by-court/103312500
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/11/tasmanian-garden-wins-prize-for-worlds-ugliest-lawn
sarahs mum said:
https://www.facebook.com/BBCArchive/videos/3477565329159357/
OTOH workers also had to climb that high to build the chimney in the first place.
But I imagine they had more elaborate scaffolding in place.
sarahs mum said:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/11/tasmanian-garden-wins-prize-for-worlds-ugliest-lawn
Heh. Mine’s looking pretty ugly at the moment, very overgrown.
Have to get Mr Tunks here next week.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/11/tasmanian-garden-wins-prize-for-worlds-ugliest-lawn
Heh. Mine’s looking pretty ugly at the moment, very overgrown.
Have to get Mr Tunks here next week.
He’s lasted you a while this lawnmower man.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/11/tasmanian-garden-wins-prize-for-worlds-ugliest-lawn
Heh. Mine’s looking pretty ugly at the moment, very overgrown.
Have to get Mr Tunks here next week.
Do you water yours?
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/11/tasmanian-garden-wins-prize-for-worlds-ugliest-lawn
Heh. Mine’s looking pretty ugly at the moment, very overgrown.
Have to get Mr Tunks here next week.
Do you water yours?
No, but we’ve had quite a bit of rain recently.
My lease runs out in March but I’ve had no communication about renewing it, so I’d better give the estate agent a call.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:Heh. Mine’s looking pretty ugly at the moment, very overgrown.
Have to get Mr Tunks here next week.
Do you water yours?
No, but we’ve had quite a bit of rain recently.
That makes it grow leaps and bounds.
Damn, they did send me an email about it in December but I missed it.
All is fine, they’ll be sending me a new lease soon.
Windy.
Little green circle is sort of near me.
ABC!
Blue buttons are not jellyfish. They are colonial Chondrophores.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-12/qld-blue-button-jellyfish-storm-water-risk-dogs-pet-health-vet/103298412
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porpita_porpita
I have a bony boss like this “inion” on the lower back of my skull, but it’s not in the middle where the inion is supposed to be, it’s decidedly to the left. Seems to be getting bigger.
I’ve got dodgy internets again. Strength goes down, drops off. No storm, no wind. What can I blame today?
buffy said:
I’ve got dodgy internets again. Strength goes down, drops off. No storm, no wind. What can I blame today?
The wind that is ripping through this area.
Bubblecar said:
I have a bony boss like this “inion” on the lower back of my skull, but it’s not in the middle where the inion is supposed to be, it’s decidedly to the left. Seems to be getting bigger.
Skeletor is the only bony boss I could think of
buffy said:
I’ve got dodgy internets again. Strength goes down, drops off. No storm, no wind. What can I blame today?
I quite often have mysterious loss of wifi. Have to go into the living room and turn the Wireless switch on the modem off and on again.
kii said:
buffy said:
I’ve got dodgy internets again. Strength goes down, drops off. No storm, no wind. What can I blame today?
The wind that is ripping through this area.
OK, that seems reasonable to me.
I have been gaining worth this morning. I have edged around the front garden (bloody couch grass) and mowed all of the front yard. And a big part of the back yard, which also required some edging (bloody couch grass). And we took the dogs to the bakery for “party pie! party pie! party pie!” And I trundled the Pug back in his garden trundler.
Michael V said:
ABC!Blue buttons are not jellyfish. They are colonial Chondrophores.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-12/qld-blue-button-jellyfish-storm-water-risk-dogs-pet-health-vet/103298412
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porpita_porpita
:)
buffy said:
I’ve got dodgy internets again. Strength goes down, drops off. No storm, no wind. What can I blame today?
Lunch report: Turkey breast with redcurrant jam in a white bread sammich. Not bad. Large glass of cold Milo. I had an iced mocha at the bakery, which included icecream and cream, so I’ve probably had my dessert.
Bubblecar said:
I have a bony boss like this “inion” on the lower back of my skull, but it’s not in the middle where the inion is supposed to be, it’s decidedly to the left. Seems to be getting bigger.
Uh-oh.
kii said:
Windy.Little green circle is sort of near me.
I can’t see any little green circle.
buffy said:
Lunch report: Turkey breast with redcurrant jam in a white bread sammich. Not bad. Large glass of cold Milo. I had an iced mocha at the bakery, which included icecream and cream, so I’ve probably had my dessert.
Breakfast report: sausage with fried tomato and Cholula.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
I’ve got dodgy internets again. Strength goes down, drops off. No storm, no wind. What can I blame today?
I quite often have mysterious loss of wifi. Have to go into the living room and turn the Wireless switch on the modem off and on again.
Ah, I didn’t know there was such a thing. So I went and looked and there is a “wifi” button. Which lit up as I watched. And magically my computer was online again. So now I can blame the modem?
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
I’ve got dodgy internets again. Strength goes down, drops off. No storm, no wind. What can I blame today?
I quite often have mysterious loss of wifi. Have to go into the living room and turn the Wireless switch on the modem off and on again.
Ah, I didn’t know there was such a thing. So I went and looked and there is a “wifi” button. Which lit up as I watched. And magically my computer was online again. So now I can blame the modem?
The modem and/or the corresponding wireless receptor in your pooter.
SBS tonight. sm might be interested.
The Scottish Island That Won The Lottery
Friday 12th January at 7:30 pm (55 minutes)
Scottish Island That Won The Lottery, The: There are few places as remote as the Isle of North Uist. Part of Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, it is the rugged north-western edge of Britain. Almost as close to Iceland as London, North Uist’s islanders are famed for self-sufficiency and resourcefulness. It’s a community that’s wealthy in traditions and language stretching back centuries. Not much changes here. That is, until last year, when these islanders lucked out, winning a three-million-pound lottery windfall.
PG Premiere, CC, Documentary
Then again…just then I lost strength but the green light was on. Who knows. I’ll blame something up on Mt Rouse at the tower having fluctuating power or something. It will get reset and things will be fine for a time and then it will play up again.
And in other local gossip. Our pub closed just before Christmas and was to re-open on 11th January according to their Facebook. There were no signs of any sort at the pub about this, confusing many tourists and locals. Yesterday…they stayed shut. Today there is a sign on the closed windows and doors saying that the cafe section is closed indefinitely as there is no kitchen available. And they will be open three days a week from 4.30pm for the bar. I asked for the goss at the bakery but no-one knew. So I sent Mr buffy to get his newspaper and chat with the guys at the takeaway on the way back. Adam says the cook/chef resigned just before Christmas. A number of people have been laid off. Mr buffy says the cook/chef was a bit disgruntled about not seeing his family much (he lives in Hamilton, not here in town). I speculate that perhaps he might also have not been gruntled about having to do breakfasts for the cafe in the mornings when I presume he was supposed to be doing prep for the evening service. When he started, there was no cafe.
Michael V said:
SBS tonight. sm might be interested.The Scottish Island That Won The Lottery
Friday 12th January at 7:30 pm (55 minutes)
Scottish Island That Won The Lottery, The: There are few places as remote as the Isle of North Uist. Part of Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, it is the rugged north-western edge of Britain. Almost as close to Iceland as London, North Uist’s islanders are famed for self-sufficiency and resourcefulness. It’s a community that’s wealthy in traditions and language stretching back centuries. Not much changes here. That is, until last year, when these islanders lucked out, winning a three-million-pound lottery windfall.
PG Premiere, CC, Documentary
yes. I will try to pay attention to the time! ta.
North Uist is where they have crafty grant application writers iirc.
5/10 in the abc quiz. Hi de ho.
Michael V said:
kii said:
Windy.Little green circle is sort of near me.
I can’t see any little green circle.
Maybe it got blown away?
kii said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
Windy.Little green circle is sort of near me.
I can’t see any little green circle.
Maybe it got blown away?
I guess that could explain it.
dv said:
5/10 in the abc quiz. Hi de ho.
I was a 5/10 too. I knew very few of the answers and guessing was poor.
dv said:
5/10 in the abc quiz. Hi de ho.
poor guessing.
I just ordered the grief book. B&N has it, but none of my electronic internet machines want to work with B&N’s website.
So, I ordered it via Amazon. Now I just have to be here when it arrives, there’s a porch pirate in this area.
It’ll probably come via FedEx and they deliver to the door.
Hopefully my door and not the address of the place in the street behind me. If by some chance it arrives by the USPS, it should fit in the letterbox, but hey ho!
Another thing I have to do is read the fucking thing. Over the years I have found that books work better if you open them and read them.
buffy said:
dv said:
5/10 in the abc quiz. Hi de ho.
I was a 5/10 too. I knew very few of the answers and guessing was poor.
Same
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
I’ve got dodgy internets again. Strength goes down, drops off. No storm, no wind. What can I blame today?
I quite often have mysterious loss of wifi. Have to go into the living room and turn the Wireless switch on the modem off and on again.
Ah, I didn’t know there was such a thing. So I went and looked and there is a “wifi” button. Which lit up as I watched. And magically my computer was online again. So now I can blame the modem?
Are all your devices connected by cables?
kii said:
I just ordered the grief book. B&N has it, but none of my electronic internet machines want to work with B&N’s website.Hitting yourself on the head with them gets a reaction too. Perhaps not the desired one.
So, I ordered it via Amazon. Now I just have to be here when it arrives, there’s a porch pirate in this area.
It’ll probably come via FedEx and they deliver to the door.
Hopefully my door and not the address of the place in the street behind me. If by some chance it arrives by the USPS, it should fit in the letterbox, but hey ho!
Another thing I have to do is read the fucking thing. Over the years I have found that books work better if you open them and read them.
Ian said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:I quite often have mysterious loss of wifi. Have to go into the living room and turn the Wireless switch on the modem off and on again.
Ah, I didn’t know there was such a thing. So I went and looked and there is a “wifi” button. Which lit up as I watched. And magically my computer was online again. So now I can blame the modem?
Are all your devices connected by cables?
The computer I use is wifi. I’ve moved on to Mr buffy’s now, and it’s connected by cable to the modem. Downloading stuff from iNaturalist is slow on his too at the moment, but it doesn’t drop out like my wifi-er does. Sometimes the wifi one picks up again, sometimes it just acts dumb until I pull out the little receiver and put it back in again (it’s USB).
OCDC said:
:)
The Sally Cat ate some popcorn this afternoon.
Snow flurries are forecast.
Anyway, I’m going to read and siesta. It’s 32 at the back door (in the shade) now. There will be no more outside things done today.
buffy said:
Ian said:
buffy said:Ah, I didn’t know there was such a thing. So I went and looked and there is a “wifi” button. Which lit up as I watched. And magically my computer was online again. So now I can blame the modem?
Are all your devices connected by cables?
The computer I use is wifi. I’ve moved on to Mr buffy’s now, and it’s connected by cable to the modem. Downloading stuff from iNaturalist is slow on his too at the moment, but it doesn’t drop out like my wifi-er does. Sometimes the wifi one picks up again, sometimes it just acts dumb until I pull out the little receiver and put it back in again (it’s USB).
Do neighbours on the same ISP have similar problems?
Or you could be getting interference from other wifi.
OCDC said:
:)
No reply from SCIENCE yet.
OCDC said:
No reply from SCIENCE yet.
Bugger.
OCDC said:
No reply from SCIENCE yet.
He might be on holiday somewhere.
sees larry is using his bath
transition said:
sees larry is using his bath
Good boy.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
No reply from SCIENCE yet.
He might be on holiday somewhere.
Or he might have come down with covid.
I’d suggest they start off with heat wave Bruce.
Peak Warming Man said:
I’d suggest they start off with heat wave Bruce.
Giving things personal names always helps the situation.
And, it requires minimal expense by governments!
Peak Warming Man said:
I’d suggest they start off with heat wave Bruce.
Heatwave Mc’Heatwave Face
Michael V said:
kii said:
Michael V said:I can’t see any little green circle.
Maybe it got blown away?
I guess that could explain it.
the green circle is a spot each user places on the map so they can see the wind speed in that location. it doesn’t transfer.
JudgeMental said:
Michael V said:
kii said:Maybe it got blown away?
I guess that could explain it.
the green circle is a spot each user places on the map so they can see the wind speed in that location. it doesn’t transfer.
It’s a screen shot.
kii said:
JudgeMental said:
Michael V said:I guess that could explain it.
the green circle is a spot each user places on the map so they can see the wind speed in that location. it doesn’t transfer.
It’s a screen shot.
I looked at your pic and the green circle is there.
gotta laugh. youtube this morning gave me their no adblocker spiel. uBlock must have been countered. went to Bunbury. came home. just had a look at youtube. no spiel ad blocker beats youtube. it is like the evolution of predator vs prey.
Peak Warming Man said:
I’d suggest they start off with heat wave Bruce.
Warner
A lot of countries’ flags have the Union Jack in the upper left corner but the flag of Seychelles is unusual in that it has the flag of Seychelles in the bottom left corner.
JudgeMental said:
kii said:
JudgeMental said:the green circle is a spot each user places on the map so they can see the wind speed in that location. it doesn’t transfer.
It’s a screen shot.
I looked at your pic and the green circle is there.
It is??!!
Just had a quail walk through the yard. Possibly a brown quail. Unexpected.
dv said:
A lot of countries’ flags have the Union Jack in the upper left corner but the flag of Seychelles is unusual in that it has the flag of Seychelles in the bottom left corner.
Ha!
Michael V said:
Just had a quail walk through the yard. Possibly a brown quail. Unexpected.
Stay on the ball and you’ll get some good eatin’…
kii said:
JudgeMental said:
kii said:It’s a screen shot.
I looked at your pic and the green circle is there.
It is??!!
kii said:
JudgeMental said:I had to zoom in to find it.kii said:It is??!!It’s a screen shot.I looked at your pic and the green circle is there.
kii said:
JudgeMental said:
kii said:It’s a screen shot.
I looked at your pic and the green circle is there.
It is??!!
I saw it as well
Michael V said:
Just had a quail walk through the yard. Possibly a brown quail. Unexpected.
Nice
Michael V said:
Just had a quail walk through the yard. Possibly a brown quail. Unexpected.
grouse.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Michael V said:
Just had a quail walk through the yard. Possibly a brown quail. Unexpected.
Stay on the ball and you’ll get some good eatin’…
Now there’s a thought.
JudgeMental said:
Michael V said:
Just had a quail walk through the yard. Possibly a brown quail. Unexpected.
grouse.
LOL
JudgeMental said:
Michael V said:
kii said:Maybe it got blown away?
I guess that could explain it.
the green circle is a spot each user places on the map so they can see the wind speed in that location. it doesn’t transfer.
I believe Michael is colourblind?
JudgeMental said:
kii said:
JudgeMental said:I looked at your pic and the green circle is there.
It is??!!
..squints…
Michael V said:
Just had a quail walk through the yard. Possibly a brown quail. Unexpected.
No stubble quail up your way?
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:
Michael V said:I guess that could explain it.
the green circle is a spot each user places on the map so they can see the wind speed in that location. it doesn’t transfer.
I believe Michael is colourblind?
should be better at picking out shades of the same colour.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Just had a quail walk through the yard. Possibly a brown quail. Unexpected.
No stubble quail up your way?
It’s the first time I’ve seen a quail here.
Dingo bites young girl on the leg at K’gari (Fraser Island) in second attack for 2024.
Shakes head, Are people not paying attention to the rules?
JudgeMental said:
Peak Warming Man said:
ATTENTION: ALL THOSE PEOPLE LINING THE ROUTE WITH PWM FLAGS
BREAKING
PWMS WALK HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO RAIN
:)))
JudgeMental said:
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:the green circle is a spot each user places on the map so they can see the wind speed in that location. it doesn’t transfer.
I believe Michael is colourblind?
should be better at picking out shades of the same colour.
I can very vaguely see it now it’s been pointed out.
The circle on my computer seems bigger and brighter.
Working on my own version of La Quinte Estampie Royale, and now I’m overheated ‘cos I couldn’t have the fan on while recording.
Fan now back on while I discuss dinner amongst myself.
Bubblecar said:
Working on my own version of La Quinte Estampie Royale, and now I’m overheated ‘cos I couldn’t have the fan on while recording.Some cream cheese followed by two Haigh’s orange choc pastilles here. Soon shower and bedtime.Fan now back on while I discuss dinner amongst myself.
Somehow I doubt there were many of these.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Working on my own version of La Quinte Estampie Royale, and now I’m overheated ‘cos I couldn’t have the fan on while recording.Some cream cheese followed by two Haigh’s orange choc pastilles here. Soon shower and bedtime.Fan now back on while I discuss dinner amongst myself.
We are going to have wraps with coleslaw and chilli chicken tenders inside them. And some hot chips. Because I want some hot chips. And Mr buffy has to walk around to the takeaway shop for the tenders anyway…
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Working on my own version of La Quinte Estampie Royale, and now I’m overheated ‘cos I couldn’t have the fan on while recording.Some cream cheese followed by two Haigh’s orange choc pastilles here. Soon shower and bedtime.Fan now back on while I discuss dinner amongst myself.
That’s not a very balanced meal.
I’ll be staying up late doing music and at least some housework.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Working on my own version of La Quinte Estampie Royale, and now I’m overheated ‘cos I couldn’t have the fan on while recording.Some cream cheese followed by two Haigh’s orange choc pastilles here. Soon shower and bedtime.Fan now back on while I discuss dinner amongst myself.
That’s not a very balanced meal.
I’ll be staying up late doing music and at least some housework.
Well, the balancedness probably depends on what else has been consumed today.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:I had some cucumber yesterday. Just trying to not barf because I’m nearly out of antiemetics and I’m not up to a drive today.Bubblecar said:That’s not a very balanced meal.Working on my own version of La Quinte Estampie Royale, and now I’m overheated ‘cos I couldn’t have the fan on while recording.Some cream cheese followed by two Haigh’s orange choc pastilles here. Soon shower and bedtime.Fan now back on while I discuss dinner amongst myself.
I’ll be staying up late doing music and at least some housework.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:Also not balanced.OCDC said:Well, the balancedness probably depends on what else has been consumed today.Some cream cheese followed by two Haigh’s orange choc pastilles here. Soon shower and bedtime.That’s not a very balanced meal.
I’ll be staying up late doing music and at least some housework.
At my last appointment my dietician stressed the importance of getting sufficient fat. Her suggestion for bad nausea days was whipped cream with my diet jelly.
buffy said:
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Working on my own version of La Quinte Estampie Royale, and now I’m overheated ‘cos I couldn’t have the fan on while recording.Some cream cheese followed by two Haigh’s orange choc pastilles here. Soon shower and bedtime.Fan now back on while I discuss dinner amongst myself.
We are going to have wraps with coleslaw and chilli chicken tenders inside them. And some hot chips. Because I want some hot chips. And Mr buffy has to walk around to the takeaway shop for the tenders anyway…
I’ve run out of meat so I’ll just do a simple sauce of chopped tomatoes, green beans, garlic, herbs, olive oil and cottage cheese, to serve with a handful of spiral pastas.
OCDC said:
At my last appointment my dietician stressed the importance of getting sufficient fat. Her suggestion for bad nausea days was whipped cream with my diet jelly.
So that nausea continues, that’s a bastard :(
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:It’s improving. Started the day without it today. The new Med we’re looking at trying also helps nausea.At my last appointment my dietician stressed the importance of getting sufficient fat. Her suggestion for bad nausea days was whipped cream with my diet jelly.So that nausea continues, that’s a bastard :(
roughbarked said:
Somehow I doubt there were many of these.
I’ll move in closer.
salad with the chips
ssshhhhh finger on lips don’t tells anyone always top secret
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Somehow I doubt there were many of these.
I’ll move in closer.
When was that made?
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Somehow I doubt there were many of these.
I’ll move in closer.
That coat of arms was only in use for four years.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:Impressive work! What’s the diameter?Somehow I doubt there were many of these.I’ll move in closer.
transition said:
salad with the chipsssshhhhh finger on lips don’t tells anyone always top secret
I hope you’re having some secret meat, fish, egg, cheese or legumes with that.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Somehow I doubt there were many of these.
I’ll move in closer.
When was that made?
Had to be after 1908 and before 1912.
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:roughbarked said:Impressive work! What’s the diameter?Somehow I doubt there were many of these.I’ll move in closer.
Approx 40mm.
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:Jeebers.roughbarked said:Approx 40mm.I’ll move in closer.Impressive work! What’s the diameter?
transition said:
salad with the chipsssshhhhh finger on lips don’t tells anyone always top secret
over to the weather desk
windly monsters turns up while ago, raises dust, conspiracy it is wind an dust, makes all yuck outside
I fights them with water, what I do, got fence sprinklers going, been wetting down too with fire hose
oh looks chips going onto the plates, being divided up, divvied, salad now, gravy, lots gravy
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:I’ll move in closer.
When was that made?
Had to be after 1908 and before 1912.
and I believe some artist’s license is employed. See attached iimage.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
salad with the chipsssshhhhh finger on lips don’t tells anyone always top secret
I hope you’re having some secret meat, fish, egg, cheese or legumes with that.
Given your hard-working lifestyle and assuming you weigh about 80kgs, you need about 80gms of protein per day.
Measured in eggs, that’s about 11 large eggs. But obviously it’s better to divide it amongst various high protein sources.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:When was that made?
Had to be after 1908 and before 1912.
and I believe some artist’s license is employed. See attached iimage.
The movement appears to have been made long before the case being Swiss of the Geneva style circa 1840-1850.
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:roughbarked said:Impressive work! What’s the diameter?Somehow I doubt there were many of these.I’ll move in closer.
That’s what she said
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
salad with the chipsssshhhhh finger on lips don’t tells anyone always top secret
I hope you’re having some secret meat, fish, egg, cheese or legumes with that.
Given your hard-working lifestyle and assuming you weigh about 80kgs, you need about 80gms of protein per day.
Measured in eggs, that’s about 11 large eggs. But obviously it’s better to divide it amongst various high protein sources.
I’ve never eaten that much protein per day in my lifetime or at least in the past 50 years.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
salad with the chipsssshhhhh finger on lips don’t tells anyone always top secret
I hope you’re having some secret meat, fish, egg, cheese or legumes with that.
Given your hard-working lifestyle and assuming you weigh about 80kgs, you need about 80gms of protein per day.
Measured in eggs, that’s about 11 large eggs. But obviously it’s better to divide it amongst various high protein sources.
i’ve appointed you my dietician
Cymek said:
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:I’ll move in closer.Impressive work! What’s the diameter?
That’s what she said
It is clever work, that’s for sure. I’m wondering how long before 1908 had anybody been drawing up representations of an Australian coat of arms. Surely not before 1901?
It could quite possibly be the only case ever thus embellished?
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:I hope you’re having some secret meat, fish, egg, cheese or legumes with that.
Given your hard-working lifestyle and assuming you weigh about 80kgs, you need about 80gms of protein per day.
Measured in eggs, that’s about 11 large eggs. But obviously it’s better to divide it amongst various high protein sources.
I’ve never eaten that much protein per day in my lifetime or at least in the past 50 years.
You probably don’t work as hard as transition so you can get by with about 60gms of protein per day.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:Given your hard-working lifestyle and assuming you weigh about 80kgs, you need about 80gms of protein per day.
Measured in eggs, that’s about 11 large eggs. But obviously it’s better to divide it amongst various high protein sources.
I’ve never eaten that much protein per day in my lifetime or at least in the past 50 years.
You probably don’t work as hard as transition so you can get by with about 60gms of protein per day.
I’m sure I’ve worked harder than trans and I still wouldn’t have consumed 60gm per day again for many decades.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:I’ve never eaten that much protein per day in my lifetime or at least in the past 50 years.
You probably don’t work as hard as transition so you can get by with about 60gms of protein per day.
I’m sure I’ve worked harder than trans and I still wouldn’t have consumed 60gm per day again for many decades.
Then you’re probably not getting enough protein.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:You probably don’t work as hard as transition so you can get by with about 60gms of protein per day.
I’m sure I’ve worked harder than trans and I still wouldn’t have consumed 60gm per day again for many decades.
Then you’re probably not getting enough protein.
No doctor has ever suggested this to me. No dietician either.
Here’s my latest Optus bill. Read the bottom line.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:I’m sure I’ve worked harder than trans and I still wouldn’t have consumed 60gm per day again for many decades.
Then you’re probably not getting enough protein.
No doctor has ever suggested this to me. No dietician either.
Well I’m just quoting the standard advice. A physically very active adult male needs from .8 – 1 gram of protein per kg of body weight per day.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:I’m sure I’ve worked harder than trans and I still wouldn’t have consumed 60gm per day again for many decades.
Then you’re probably not getting enough protein.
No doctor has ever suggested this to me. No dietician either.
I think someone has fed you a protein furphy.
roughbarked said:
Here’s my latest Optus bill. Read the bottom line.
So, what’s the late fees like for being 124 years late on a $0.00 bill?
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:Then you’re probably not getting enough protein.
No doctor has ever suggested this to me. No dietician either.
I think someone has fed you a protein furphy.
They’re good, if you put just a teaspoon of sugar in them.
ABC News:
No, no, they’ve got this all wrong.
He’s supposed to be a drag queen, and to have met/groomed them at story readings at public libraries.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:Then you’re probably not getting enough protein.
No doctor has ever suggested this to me. No dietician either.
I think someone has fed you a protein furphy.
Google it, all the standard medical sites say the same.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
No, no, they’ve got this all wrong.
He’s supposed to be a drag queen, and to have met/groomed them at story readings at public libraries.
Do you reckon we’ll see much of this story on Sky News?
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Here’s my latest Optus bill. Read the bottom line.
So, what’s the late fees like for being 124 years late on a $0.00 bill?
Probably an uninteresting $00.00
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:No doctor has ever suggested this to me. No dietician either.
I think someone has fed you a protein furphy.
They’re good, if you put just a teaspoon of sugar in them.
:)
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:No doctor has ever suggested this to me. No dietician either.
I think someone has fed you a protein furphy.
Google it, all the standard medical sites say the same.
So what maladies was I supposed to have suffered from if I didn’t do what the standard medical sites say?
captain_spalding said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
No, no, they’ve got this all wrong.
He’s supposed to be a drag queen, and to have met/groomed them at story readings at public libraries.
Do you reckon we’ll see much of this story on Sky News?
He’ll be totally innocent and did no wrong?
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:Don’t you eat lentils, legumes &c? They all have protein. Normal veg have protein too.roughbarked said:So what maladies was I supposed to have suffered from if I didn’t do what the standard medical sites say?I think someone has fed you a protein furphy.Google it, all the standard medical sites say the same.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:I think someone has fed you a protein furphy.
Google it, all the standard medical sites say the same.
So what maladies was I supposed to have suffered from if I didn’t do what the standard medical sites say?
Have you actually measured your protein intake? There are many sources of protein in a diet.
Here’s a table of average recommended intake from an Australian government health site. (Bear in mind the important figure is g/kg, and that very active men require higher protein intake, as do older men).
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:Bubblecar said:Don’t you eat lentils, legumes &c? They all have protein. Normal veg have protein too.Google it, all the standard medical sites say the same.So what maladies was I supposed to have suffered from if I didn’t do what the standard medical sites say?
Yes but I really doubt that I’d eat roughly 5 cups of lentils a day or a month.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Somehow I doubt there were many of these.
I’ll move in closer.
Are you fixing this up?
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:So what maladies was I supposed to have suffered from if I didn’t do what the standard medical sites say?Don’t you eat lentils, legumes &c? They all have protein. Normal veg have protein too.
Yes but I really doubt that I’d eat roughly 5 cups of lentils a day or a month.
I’m also quite positive I don’t eat 12oz of cheese per day.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Somehow I doubt there were many of these.
I’ll move in closer.
Are you fixing this up?
Not yet. I could possibly be perhaps.
There is now a notification on the Facebook page from our pub.
I hope she is careful about what she says about people, laying blame etc.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:When was that made?
Had to be after 1908 and before 1912.
and I believe some artist’s license is employed. See attached iimage.
There might well be. The facing and limb positions of the animals are quite different.
buffy said:
There is now a notification on the Facebook page from our pub.I hope she is careful about what she says about people, laying blame etc.
What’s that about?
buffy said:
There is now a notification on the Facebook page from our pub.I hope she is careful about what she says about people, laying blame etc.
Damn.
Thinking I’ll have a pub lunch at our local next week. The food is pretty good these days.
I still can’t get used to buffy using fb.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:Had to be after 1908 and before 1912.
and I believe some artist’s license is employed. See attached iimage.
There might well be. The facing and limb positions of the animals are quite different.
It is engraved on the bridge, The Australian.
OCDC said:
I still can’t get used to buffy using fb.
Is she on fb?
captain_spalding said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
No, no, they’ve got this all wrong.
He’s supposed to be a drag queen, and to have met/groomed them at story readings at public libraries.
Do you reckon we’ll see much of this story on Sky News?
Ha!
OCDC said:
I still can’t get used to buffy using fb.
Well, I sort of don’t. I don’t have an account. Mr buffy does. I don’t post there. I do sometimes check on things that are going on. But often I forget for a couple of weeks.
Anyway, the temperature is back down to 36 so I suppose I’d better try some tomato picking though I don’t really want to be slaving over a hot stove stirring tomato sauce half the night.
I wonder how much that will take out of his match earnings?
captain_spalding said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
No, no, they’ve got this all wrong.
He’s supposed to be a drag queen, and to have met/groomed them at story readings at public libraries.
Do you reckon we’ll see much of this story on Sky News?
If they did they would probably take the angle that it is all a woke plot to discredit an honest and upstanding citizen.
Well I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m reasonably full up of delicious dinner.
I suppose I’d better call FNDC even though I won’t be partaking this week.
Bubblecar said:
Well I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m reasonably full up of delicious dinner.I suppose I’d better call FNDC even though I won’t be partaking this week.
I still have a cabinet of assorted wines from Australia and New Zealand to get around to tasting.
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:
Well I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m reasonably full up of delicious dinner.I suppose I’d better call FNDC even though I won’t be partaking this week.
I still have a cabinet of assorted wines from Australia and New Zealand to get around to tasting.
any cabinet sauvignon ?
JudgeMental said:
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:
Well I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m reasonably full up of delicious dinner.I suppose I’d better call FNDC even though I won’t be partaking this week.
I still have a cabinet of assorted wines from Australia and New Zealand to get around to tasting.
any cabinet sauvignon ?
umm… i think so
coffee then goes out farm, check all animals gots plenty water for drinkies, make sure no leaks too
turns fence sprinklers off, done lot wetting down yard today
Heidi has been down to snug beach to play in the bioluminescence.
Quiet evening in here.
Probably a lot of the livelier types are out clubbing on a warm night like this, wearing frisky disco outfits.
sarahs mum said:
Heidi has been down to snug beach to play in the bioluminescence.
Lovely.
I’ve not visited the seaside for many years.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Heidi has been down to snug beach to play in the bioluminescence.
Lovely.
I’ve not visited the seaside for many years.
laughs again
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Heidi has been down to snug beach to play in the bioluminescence.
Lovely.
I’ve not visited the seaside for many years.
laughs again
Good to hear :)
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:Lovely.
I’ve not visited the seaside for many years.
laughs again
Good to hear :)
https://snugpark.com.au/cabins/
perhaps DV could work out how to do it by bus.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:laughs again
Good to hear :)
https://snugpark.com.au/cabins/
perhaps DV could work out how to do it by bus.
I’ll leave it until winter, or possibly spring.
If all goes well I’ll have lost substantial weight by then.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:Good to hear :)
https://snugpark.com.au/cabins/
perhaps DV could work out how to do it by bus.
I’ll leave it until winter, or possibly spring.
If all goes well I’ll have lost substantial weight by then.
off season is cheaper and there is only Heidi on the beach. it is nice that she sends me a photo most days. I get to see it without getting cold and wet.
Bubblecar said:
Quiet evening in here.Probably a lot of the livelier types are out clubbing on a warm night like this, wearing frisky disco outfits.
I was sitting outside watching the cricket through the window. It was around 35C here today, and forecast for tomorra is 41C. There’s some storms inland and I can see the top of the anvil clouds from here. Interesting colours at sunset. No rain or storms here sadly.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:https://snugpark.com.au/cabins/
perhaps DV could work out how to do it by bus.
I’ll leave it until winter, or possibly spring.
If all goes well I’ll have lost substantial weight by then.
off season is cheaper and there is only Heidi on the beach. it is nice that she sends me a photo most days. I get to see it without getting cold and wet.
:)
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Quiet evening in here.Probably a lot of the livelier types are out clubbing on a warm night like this, wearing frisky disco outfits.
I was sitting outside watching the cricket through the window. It was around 35C here today, and forecast for tomorra is 41C. There’s some storms inland and I can see the top of the anvil clouds from here. Interesting colours at sunset. No rain or storms here sadly.
I couldn’t be doing with such furnace temperatures.
It was about 30 here today and that was bad enough. Still about 20 outside and warmer inside. I’m about to go and open more windows and doors.
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Quiet evening in here.Probably a lot of the livelier types are out clubbing on a warm night like this, wearing frisky disco outfits.
I was sitting outside watching the cricket through the window. It was around 35C here today, and forecast for tomorra is 41C. There’s some storms inland and I can see the top of the anvil clouds from here. Interesting colours at sunset. No rain or storms here sadly.
I couldn’t be doing with such furnace temperatures.
It was about 30 here today and that was bad enough. Still about 20 outside and warmer inside. I’m about to go and open more windows and doors.
It’s a dry heat :)
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:I’ll leave it until winter, or possibly spring.
If all goes well I’ll have lost substantial weight by then.
off season is cheaper and there is only Heidi on the beach. it is nice that she sends me a photo most days. I get to see it without getting cold and wet.
:)
i’m sure you would love a couple of nights at snug haus. But that is not on the beach. But should you decide to stay at snug beach for your hols you would be within walking of IGA and pub…and I could come down and visit.
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Quiet evening in here.Probably a lot of the livelier types are out clubbing on a warm night like this, wearing frisky disco outfits.
I was sitting outside watching the cricket through the window. It was around 35C here today, and forecast for tomorra is 41C. There’s some storms inland and I can see the top of the anvil clouds from here. Interesting colours at sunset. No rain or storms here sadly.
I couldn’t be doing with such furnace temperatures.
It was about 30 here today and that was bad enough. Still about 20 outside and warmer inside. I’m about to go and open more windows and doors.
Ive had a teeny tiny bit of rain tonight. It’s had a few attempts.
Good evening ladies and mental gents.
I have finished work, and am available for comments and criticism.
A few of the fire vollies noticed my mashed fingernail at training, and some of them are now referring to me as Cap’n Blacknail.
Kingy said:
Good evening ladies and mental gents.I have finished work, and am available for comments and criticism.
A few of the fire vollies noticed my mashed fingernail at training, and some of them are now referring to me as Cap’n Blacknail.
Has it fallen off yet?
Looks like a band of storms coming down the coast on the BOM radar. But it will no doubt peter out before it reaches me.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:off season is cheaper and there is only Heidi on the beach. it is nice that she sends me a photo most days. I get to see it without getting cold and wet.
:)
i’m sure you would love a couple of nights at snug haus. But that is not on the beach. But should you decide to stay at snug beach for your hols you would be within walking of IGA and pub…and I could come down and visit.
Goodo.
Kingy said:
Good evening ladies and mental gents.I have finished work, and am available for comments and criticism.
A few of the fire vollies noticed my mashed fingernail at training, and some of them are now referring to me as Cap’n Blacknail.
I hope you’re planning a weekend off from all the recent over-exertion.
Kingy said:
Good evening ladies and mental gents.I have finished work, and am available for comments and criticism.
A few of the fire vollies noticed my mashed fingernail at training, and some of them are now referring to me as Cap’n Blacknail.
Kingy, please see your doctor about your nail. A few years ago I dropped a bike lock on my left foot and got a black nail on my big toe. The blood died and started rotting; they thought they’d have to amputate my foot to save my life.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Good evening ladies and mental gents.I have finished work, and am available for comments and criticism.
A few of the fire vollies noticed my mashed fingernail at training, and some of them are now referring to me as Cap’n Blacknail.
Has it fallen off yet?
No, I was talking to some clients last night and they noticed it, but when i touched it, black blood and ooze started to leak out. The lady got me some bandaids and wrapped it up. I haven’t had a look at it since. It’s currently bandaided together.
My lad made a cake for some reason.
Not bad. Basic vanilla, jam filling, vanilla icing.
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
Good evening ladies and mental gents.I have finished work, and am available for comments and criticism.
A few of the fire vollies noticed my mashed fingernail at training, and some of them are now referring to me as Cap’n Blacknail.
I hope you’re planning a weekend off from all the recent over-exertion.
Yeah nah. 2 housepads to do tomorrow and a landscaping job.
Maybe some time off on Sunday to fix a Hilux or two.
Good job I did open the front door. There was a little parcel waiting for me on the porch, containing two sets of guitar strings.
btm said:
Kingy said:
Good evening ladies and mental gents.I have finished work, and am available for comments and criticism.
A few of the fire vollies noticed my mashed fingernail at training, and some of them are now referring to me as Cap’n Blacknail.
Kingy, please see your doctor about your nail. A few years ago I dropped a bike lock on my left foot and got a black nail on my big toe. The blood died and started rotting; they thought they’d have to amputate my foot to save my life.
If I recall rightly, Kingy did consult his GP about it.
dv said:
My lad made a cake for some reason.Not bad. Basic vanilla, jam filling, vanilla icing.
Well done. It’s that the first cake he’s ever made?
btm said:
Kingy said:
Good evening ladies and mental gents.I have finished work, and am available for comments and criticism.
A few of the fire vollies noticed my mashed fingernail at training, and some of them are now referring to me as Cap’n Blacknail.
Kingy, please see your doctor about your nail. A few years ago I dropped a bike lock on my left foot and got a black nail on my big toe. The blood died and started rotting; they thought they’d have to amputate my foot to save my life.
I saw my doctor, and he heated up a paperclip with a cigarette lighter and burnt a hole in it. It was fine until the red hot paperclip reached the nailbed, and then it was very fkn ouchy.
Yesterday the side of the nail leaked out and I fertilised a garden with it.
Kingy said:
btm said:
Kingy said:
Good evening ladies and mental gents.I have finished work, and am available for comments and criticism.
A few of the fire vollies noticed my mashed fingernail at training, and some of them are now referring to me as Cap’n Blacknail.
Kingy, please see your doctor about your nail. A few years ago I dropped a bike lock on my left foot and got a black nail on my big toe. The blood died and started rotting; they thought they’d have to amputate my foot to save my life.
I saw my doctor, and he heated up a paperclip with a cigarette lighter and burnt a hole in it. It was fine until the red hot paperclip reached the nailbed, and then it was very fkn ouchy.
Yesterday the side of the nail leaked out and I fertilised a garden with it.
Kingy said:
Kingy said:
btm said:Kingy, please see your doctor about your nail. A few years ago I dropped a bike lock on my left foot and got a black nail on my big toe. The blood died and started rotting; they thought they’d have to amputate my foot to save my life.
I saw my doctor, and he heated up a paperclip with a cigarette lighter and burnt a hole in it. It was fine until the red hot paperclip reached the nailbed, and then it was very fkn ouchy.
Yesterday the side of the nail leaked out and I fertilised a garden with it.
Yuck. Still looks like it could do with thorough draining.
Well lordy lordy it’s raining. It’s even a thunder storm.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
My lad made a cake for some reason.Not bad. Basic vanilla, jam filling, vanilla icing.
Well done. It’s that the first cake he’s ever made?
Well it’s the first cake he’s made without prompting or supervision.
dv said:
Well lordy lordy it’s raining. It’s even a thunder storm.
rubs hands
party_pants said:
dv said:
Well lordy lordy it’s raining. It’s even a thunder storm.
rubs hands
I did water the pot plants and garden beds tonight…
dv said:
I’m out on the balcony, smelling the petrichor and sipping tea, watching the show.
still got about a half hour wait here.
Meanwhile tomorrow…
I can hear the rumblings of thunder now
Well that was a brief storm but better than nowt
still waiting.. might be sliding just east of me.
party_pants said:
still waiting.. might be sliding just east of me.
Where are you approx?
dv said:
party_pants said:
still waiting.. might be sliding just east of me.
Where are you approx?
Baldivis. Just east of Rockingham, along the freeway corridor.
I got about 2 minutes of light rain. Most of it went east of me.
party_pants said:
dv said:
party_pants said:
still waiting.. might be sliding just east of me.
Where are you approx?
Baldivis. Just east of Rockingham, along the freeway corridor.
I got about 2 minutes of light rain. Most of it went east of me.
darn
Raining steadily here now.
BUT I just opened the front door again to enjoy the rain from the porch for a moment, and a bloody bird flew into the house :(
Not what you expect to happen at this fricking hour. It’s now in the living room, I can only hope it flies into the hall and out the front door again.
Bubblecar said:
Raining steadily here now.BUT I just opened the front door again to enjoy the rain from the porch for a moment, and a bloody bird flew into the house :(
Not what you expect to happen at this fricking hour. It’s now in the living room, I can only hope it flies into the hall and out the front door again.
what sort of bird?
Bubblecar said:
Raining steadily here now.BUT I just opened the front door again to enjoy the rain from the porch for a moment, and a bloody bird flew into the house :(
Not what you expect to happen at this fricking hour. It’s now in the living room, I can only hope it flies into the hall and out the front door again.
….just checked and it’s now gone. Phew
Me and birds, ay? One of the slapstick themes of my life, apparently.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Raining steadily here now.BUT I just opened the front door again to enjoy the rain from the porch for a moment, and a bloody bird flew into the house :(
Not what you expect to happen at this fricking hour. It’s now in the living room, I can only hope it flies into the hall and out the front door again.
what sort of bird?
Pretty sure it was a swallow. Small, quick flying. Might be nesting on the porch somewhere, I’ll have a look tomorrow.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Raining steadily here now.BUT I just opened the front door again to enjoy the rain from the porch for a moment, and a bloody bird flew into the house :(
Not what you expect to happen at this fricking hour. It’s now in the living room, I can only hope it flies into the hall and out the front door again.
what sort of bird?
Pretty sure it was a swallow. Small, quick flying. Might be nesting on the porch somewhere, I’ll have a look tomorrow.
I only get moffs.
There’s a “flavour-infused sparkling water” line here called dashwater. I suppose the impression they were going for was “water with a dash” but it just makes me think of dishwater.
dv said:
There’s a “flavour-infused sparkling water” line here called dashwater. I suppose the impression they were going for was “water with a dash” but it just makes me think of dishwater.
sounds sudsy to me.
No more extreme windy weather. For now.
There was definitely light rain last night, but NFI if there were snow flurries at my altitude.
Definitely had below 0° early this morning. I know because I looked at the weather app on my phone.
No idea what I am going to avoid today. Except for that vaccination appointment I made at the wrong pharmacy. I’m just gonna ignore the reminder text I received.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Raining steadily here now.BUT I just opened the front door again to enjoy the rain from the porch for a moment, and a bloody bird flew into the house :(
Not what you expect to happen at this fricking hour. It’s now in the living room, I can only hope it flies into the hall and out the front door again.
what sort of bird?
Pretty sure it was a swallow. Small, quick flying. Might be nesting on the porch somewhere, I’ll have a look tomorrow.
Are you sure it was a bird?
Small birds usually don’t fly at night but lots of microbats do.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
There’s a “flavour-infused sparkling water” line here called dashwater. I suppose the impression they were going for was “water with a dash” but it just makes me think of dishwater.
sounds sudsy to me.
Just A Dash won the Melbourne Cup. Strange how some things stick in your brain.
dv said:
party_pants said:
dv said:Where are you approx?
Baldivis. Just east of Rockingham, along the freeway corridor.
I got about 2 minutes of light rain. Most of it went east of me.
darn
Same here. There were thunderstorms closing in all around me when I went to bed but this morning there’s nothing and no rain in the gauge either. 23 degrees and the sun ain’t up yet.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 15 degrees at the back door with a light breeze. Just starting to get light in the East. We are forecast a cloudy 22 degrees today.
I am going to meet my widow (bushwandering) friend at the bakery for breakfast at 8.00am today. We will eat, chat, exchange things (I’ve got a book, some loganberry jam and some egg cartons for her, and she is bringing me a dozen eggs). Then I’ll do some light weeding in the garden when I come home. I’ve done several days of heavy weeding and mowing and my body is telling me to lay off the muscle work for a bit.
In 1890, on a patch of lawn in the Sydney suburb of Tempe, Cardinal Patrick Francis Moran made an announcement at the opening celebration of a new “retreat for fallen women”.
“No matter how repulsive she may be, she receives the kiss of peace,” he told an esteemed group of lords and ladies, minor royalty and members of parliament.
It must have been a harrowing experience to have been a female in such times.
from 1899.
i’ll make my own breakfast, save a stampede, so as you were
I was searching for a quote from Governor Phillp about it being so hot that birds fell from the sky and I came across this propagandist drivel from the Daily Telegraph in 2013: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/blogs/piers-akerman/heatwave—it-was-hotter-in-1790/news-story/fc55eb484e7d589665bca9d846511f10
roughbarked said:
I was searching for a quote from Governor Phillp about it being so hot that birds fell from the sky and I came across this propagandist drivel from the Daily Telegraph in 2013: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/blogs/piers-akerman/heatwave—it-was-hotter-in-1790/news-story/fc55eb484e7d589665bca9d846511f10
Though I haven’t read it yet, this is probably a more factual account. https://library.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/1655838/Gergis_BAMOS_Oct2008.pdf
Good morning forum. Woke at 4:30 but can’t blame the cats. Have been to supermarkets and pharmacy. Humid enough outside to make my glasses fog up, and then about five minutes after I got home it started raining. So the AC is on dehumidify.
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. Woke at 4:30 but can’t blame the cats. Have been to supermarkets and pharmacy. Humid enough outside to make my glasses fog up, and then about five minutes after I got home it started raining. So the AC is on dehumidify.
as long as the cats are comfortable.
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. Woke at 4:30 but can’t blame the cats. Have been to supermarkets and pharmacy. Humid enough outside to make my glasses fog up, and then about five minutes after I got home it started raining. So the AC is on dehumidify.
as long as the cats are comfortable.
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. Woke at 4:30 but can’t blame the cats. Have been to supermarkets and pharmacy. Humid enough outside to make my glasses fog up, and then about five minutes after I got home it started raining. So the AC is on dehumidify.
G’day. I was up and around early and have picked a couple of buckets of roma tomatoes and of course it is too bloody warm to be making tomato sauce but that’s the way of it with tomatoes.
It is currently only 31˚ at 54% R/H. The UV though is extreme.
JudgeMental said:
OCDC said:They’ve spent most of their time lately in the warmest room they’re allowed in.Good morning forum. Woke at 4:30 but can’t blame the cats. Have been to supermarkets and pharmacy. Humid enough outside to make my glasses fog up, and then about five minutes after I got home it started raining. So the AC is on dehumidify.as long as the cats are comfortable.
Good morning everybody.
It’s currently 17.8°C, 99% RH, and mostly cloudy with light breezes. BoM forecasts rain and a top of 29°C. We’ve already had some rain. I’ll measure the bucket soo, as we had some heavy patches of rain yesterday.
Agenda: Measure the ORB. Have breakfast and lunch. Decide what’s for dinner before preparing, cooking and then eating it. Pay some bills.
From my Houston sister.
buffy said:
From my Houston sister.Quite.
buffy said:
From my Houston sister.
Like.
I hope PWM’s preparations for Our Mary’s accession tomorrow night are progressing well.
OCDC said:
I hope PWM’s preparations for Our Mary’s accession tomorrow night are progressing well.
I think he caught the flight last night.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:My T&P worked.I hope PWM’s preparations for Our Mary’s accession tomorrow night are progressing well.I think he caught the flight last night.
OCDC said:
I hope PWM’s preparations for Our Mary’s accession tomorrow night are progressing well.
he might be ruptured.
OCDC said:
I hope PWM’s preparations for Our Mary’s accession tomorrow night are progressing well.
He’s probably invited to say a few words.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
I hope PWM’s preparations for Our Mary’s accession tomorrow night are progressing well.
I think he caught the flight last night.
Did he get an invitation, or is he going to crash it?
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
I hope PWM’s preparations for Our Mary’s accession tomorrow night are progressing well.
I think he caught the flight last night.
Did he get an invitation, or is he going to crash it?
Any coronation organised in 2 weeks must be hell for the security team. It took the poms a year to make sure Wookie wasn’t in attendance.
Lunch report: Smoked beef pastrami in a buttered white bread roll with poppy seeds. Big glass of cold Milo.
Breakfast was a mini pizza roll and a mug of mocha. And my friend and I exchanged goods. I have lent her my copy of “A short history of disease” by Sean Martin. And she has given me to keep a couple of Oliver Sacks books. “The River of Consciousness” and “Musicophilia”. I haven’t read any Oliver Sacks before.
ABC News:
Will it be something like when Christopher got ‘made’ in ‘The Sopranos’?
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:I think he caught the flight last night.
Did he get an invitation, or is he going to crash it?
Any coronation organised in 2 weeks must be hell for the security team. It took the poms a year to make sure Wookie wasn’t in attendance.
Aww, it’s Denmark. No-one has a grudge against Denmark. Who’s going to do something nasty to Denmark?
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
Will it be something like when Christopher got ‘made’ in ‘The Sopranos’?
Just reading that piece. Apparently it’s simply a proclamation, they did away with the annointing and crowning stuff quite a while ago and it’s way less religious.
ABC News:
I doubt that the warranty covers this.
buffy said:
captain_spalding said:ABC News:
Will it be something like when Christopher got ‘made’ in ‘The Sopranos’?
Just reading that piece. Apparently it’s simply a proclamation, they did away with the annointing and crowning stuff quite a while ago and it’s way less religious.
the british monarch being head of the CofE probably makes a difference.
buffy said:
Just reading that piece. Apparently it’s simply a proclamation…
“OK everybody, listen here: this guy here, he’s the king now, got that? And this lady here, she’s the queen from now on, ok? Everybody straight on that? No questions? All right, let’s go to the pub.”
captain_spalding said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:Did he get an invitation, or is he going to crash it?
Any coronation organised in 2 weeks must be hell for the security team. It took the poms a year to make sure Wookie wasn’t in attendance.
Aww, it’s Denmark. No-one has a grudge against Denmark. Who’s going to do something nasty to Denmark?
Islamic fundamentalists don’t seem to like Danish satirical cartoons much.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Any coronation organised in 2 weeks must be hell for the security team. It took the poms a year to make sure Wookie wasn’t in attendance.
Aww, it’s Denmark. No-one has a grudge against Denmark. Who’s going to do something nasty to Denmark?
Islamic fundamentalists don’t seem to like Danish satirical cartoons much.
Yeah, but they’re busy with Gaza and the Red Sea and stuff like that.
JudgeMental said:
buffy said:
captain_spalding said:ABC News:
Will it be something like when Christopher got ‘made’ in ‘The Sopranos’?
Just reading that piece. Apparently it’s simply a proclamation, they did away with the annointing and crowning stuff quite a while ago and it’s way less religious.
the british monarch being head of the CofE probably makes a difference.
I still maintain that the coronation ceremony of King Charles was unconstitutional in Australia.
captain_spalding said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:Did he get an invitation, or is he going to crash it?
Any coronation organised in 2 weeks must be hell for the security team. It took the poms a year to make sure Wookie wasn’t in attendance.
Aww, it’s Denmark. No-one has a grudge against Denmark. Who’s going to do something nasty to Denmark?
Putin.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
I hope PWM’s preparations for Our Mary’s accession tomorrow night are progressing well.
I think he caught the flight last night.
Did he get an invitation, or is he going to crash it?
Gate crash it, I’d say. It’s the Aussie thing to do.
buffy said:
Lunch report: Smoked beef pastrami in a buttered white bread roll with poppy seeds. Big glass of cold Milo.Oliver Sacks is fantastic. Here’s part of my collection (I have all his books now) but apologies for the blurriness. They’re in Melbourne so I can’t retake ATM.Breakfast was a mini pizza roll and a mug of mocha. And my friend and I exchanged goods. I have lent her my copy of “A short history of disease” by Sean Martin. And she has given me to keep a couple of Oliver Sacks books. “The River of Consciousness” and “Musicophilia”. I haven’t read any Oliver Sacks before.
Anyway, that worked up a sweat. Loading the ute full to the gunwales with bales of hay and unloading in the middle of the day at 35˚C.
party_pants said:
JudgeMental said:
buffy said:Just reading that piece. Apparently it’s simply a proclamation, they did away with the annointing and crowning stuff quite a while ago and it’s way less religious.
the british monarch being head of the CofE probably makes a difference.
I still maintain that the coronation ceremony of King Charles was unconstitutional in Australia.
Why is that?
OCDC said:
buffy said:Lunch report: Smoked beef pastrami in a buttered white bread roll with poppy seeds. Big glass of cold Milo.Oliver Sacks is fantastic. Here’s part of my collection (I have all his books now) but apologies for the blurriness. They’re in Melbourne so I can’t retake ATM.Breakfast was a mini pizza roll and a mug of mocha. And my friend and I exchanged goods. I have lent her my copy of “A short history of disease” by Sean Martin. And she has given me to keep a couple of Oliver Sacks books. “The River of Consciousness” and “Musicophilia”. I haven’t read any Oliver Sacks before.
Next time you take photos of your OS books on the odd chance that Buffy years later is reading them make sure to limit the blurriness young lady!
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:
buffy said:Lunch report: Smoked beef pastrami in a buttered white bread roll with poppy seeds. Big glass of cold Milo.Oliver Sacks is fantastic. Here’s part of my collection (I have all his books now) but apologies for the blurriness. They’re in Melbourne so I can’t retake ATM.Breakfast was a mini pizza roll and a mug of mocha. And my friend and I exchanged goods. I have lent her my copy of “A short history of disease” by Sean Martin. And she has given me to keep a couple of Oliver Sacks books. “The River of Consciousness” and “Musicophilia”. I haven’t read any Oliver Sacks before.
Next time you take photos of your OS books on the odd chance that Buffy years later is reading them make sure to limit the blurriness young lady!
plus they’re upsidedown.
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:Yes dad. (That was nine years ago now.)buffy said:Next time you take photos of your OS books on the odd chance that Buffy years later is reading them make sure to limit the blurriness young lady!Lunch report: Smoked beef pastrami in a buttered white bread roll with poppy seeds. Big glass of cold Milo.Oliver Sacks is fantastic. Here’s part of my collection (I have all his books now) but apologies for the blurriness. They’re in Melbourne so I can’t retake ATM.Breakfast was a mini pizza roll and a mug of mocha. And my friend and I exchanged goods. I have lent her my copy of “A short history of disease” by Sean Martin. And she has given me to keep a couple of Oliver Sacks books. “The River of Consciousness” and “Musicophilia”. I haven’t read any Oliver Sacks before.
One day I’ll be back in Melbourne and finally sort my liberries and then I can take nice crisp Kodaks for the elderly here.
Michael V said:
party_pants said:
JudgeMental said:the british monarch being head of the CofE probably makes a difference.
I still maintain that the coronation ceremony of King Charles was unconstitutional in Australia.
Why is that?
Section 116
The Commonwealth shall not make any law for establishing any religion, or for imposing any religious observance, or for prohibiting the free exercise of any religion, and no religious test shall be required as a qualification for any office or public trust under the Commonwealth.
My take on it, since there is a Constitutional prohibition on having an established church, or any religious observances; then having a coronation process carried out as a religious ceremony conducted by the arch-bishop of one particular church must be unconstitutional.
It would need to be carried out as a completely secular event.
Alright, I’m going to start with “Musicophilia” as a prelude to my siesta today. Well, I don’t expect to read all of it today. But I will start and see how far I get before I feel sleepy.
party_pants said:
Michael V said:
party_pants said:I still maintain that the coronation ceremony of King Charles was unconstitutional in Australia.
Why is that?
Section 116
The Commonwealth shall not make any law for establishing any religion, or for imposing any religious observance, or for prohibiting the free exercise of any religion, and no religious test shall be required as a qualification for any office or public trust under the Commonwealth.My take on it, since there is a Constitutional prohibition on having an established church, or any religious observances; then having a coronation process carried out as a religious ceremony conducted by the arch-bishop of one particular church must be unconstitutional.
It would need to be carried out as a completely secular event.
I see. Thanks for the explanation.
Michael V said:
party_pants said:
Michael V said:Why is that?
Section 116
The Commonwealth shall not make any law for establishing any religion, or for imposing any religious observance, or for prohibiting the free exercise of any religion, and no religious test shall be required as a qualification for any office or public trust under the Commonwealth.My take on it, since there is a Constitutional prohibition on having an established church, or any religious observances; then having a coronation process carried out as a religious ceremony conducted by the arch-bishop of one particular church must be unconstitutional.
It would need to be carried out as a completely secular event.
I see. Thanks for the explanation.
Disclaimer: I am not a proper lawyer, not even a pretend lawyer, or even pretending to be a pretend lawyer.
party_pants said:
Michael V said:
party_pants said:Section 116
The Commonwealth shall not make any law for establishing any religion, or for imposing any religious observance, or for prohibiting the free exercise of any religion, and no religious test shall be required as a qualification for any office or public trust under the Commonwealth.My take on it, since there is a Constitutional prohibition on having an established church, or any religious observances; then having a coronation process carried out as a religious ceremony conducted by the arch-bishop of one particular church must be unconstitutional.
It would need to be carried out as a completely secular event.
I see. Thanks for the explanation.
Disclaimer: I am not a proper lawyer, not even a pretend lawyer, or even pretending to be a pretend lawyer.
I’m not even a pretend lawyer’s bootlace.
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
Michael V said:I see. Thanks for the explanation.
Disclaimer: I am not a proper lawyer, not even a pretend lawyer, or even pretending to be a pretend lawyer.
I’m not even a pretend lawyer’s bootlace.
we’re talking about me here :p
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:Disclaimer: I am not a proper lawyer, not even a pretend lawyer, or even pretending to be a pretend lawyer.
I’m not even a pretend lawyer’s bootlace.
we’re talking about me here :p
OK but how did you know about section 116?
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:I’m not even a pretend lawyer’s bootlace.
we’re talking about me here :p
OK but how did you know about section 116?
I did some basic law units at uni as part of a business degree. Mostly focused on contract law, property law, negligence and liability, employment/industrial relations and workplace OH&S stuff. But it was not too far advanced, just the basics. The big C was discussed in a general overview sense.
party_pants said:
Michael V said:
party_pants said:I still maintain that the coronation ceremony of King Charles was unconstitutional in Australia.
Why is that?
Section 116
The Commonwealth shall not make any law for establishing any religion, or for imposing any religious observance, or for prohibiting the free exercise of any religion, and no religious test shall be required as a qualification for any office or public trust under the Commonwealth.My take on it, since there is a Constitutional prohibition on having an established church, or any religious observances; then having a coronation process carried out as a religious ceremony conducted by the arch-bishop of one particular church must be unconstitutional.
It would need to be carried out as a completely secular event.
Well, no-one has ever been crowned as Queen or King of Australia, but that’s their title.
“In 1973, the Australian parliament passed a new Act in which the title of the Queen in Australia was thereafter to be “Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth.”
This Act eliminated both the reference to the United Kingdom, and the title ‘Defender of the Faith’ which was part of the Queen’s title in the 1953 Act as it continues to be in the United Kingdom. It also specifically styled the Queen as Queen of Australia. The removal of the reference to the United Kingdom was an acknowledgement that Australia was a separately sovereign nation and the removal of the title ‘Defender of the Faith’ reflected Australia’s constitutional position as a secular nation. Australia has no established religion and the Australian Constitution protects, in section 116 ‘the free exercise of any religion’.” –
https://www.nationhood.org.au/the_title_queen_of_australia
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
Michael V said:Why is that?
Section 116
The Commonwealth shall not make any law for establishing any religion, or for imposing any religious observance, or for prohibiting the free exercise of any religion, and no religious test shall be required as a qualification for any office or public trust under the Commonwealth.My take on it, since there is a Constitutional prohibition on having an established church, or any religious observances; then having a coronation process carried out as a religious ceremony conducted by the arch-bishop of one particular church must be unconstitutional.
It would need to be carried out as a completely secular event.
Well, no-one has ever been crowned as Queen or King of Australia, but that’s their title.
“In 1973, the Australian parliament passed a new Act in which the title of the Queen in Australia was thereafter to be “Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth.”
This Act eliminated both the reference to the United Kingdom, and the title ‘Defender of the Faith’ which was part of the Queen’s title in the 1953 Act as it continues to be in the United Kingdom. It also specifically styled the Queen as Queen of Australia. The removal of the reference to the United Kingdom was an acknowledgement that Australia was a separately sovereign nation and the removal of the title ‘Defender of the Faith’ reflected Australia’s constitutional position as a secular nation. Australia has no established religion and the Australian Constitution protects, in section 116 ‘the free exercise of any religion’.” –
https://www.nationhood.org.au/the_title_queen_of_australia
Yes. So at best, the coronation ceremony was not applicable to Australia, it was for the UK and any other Commonwealth country that had not yet updated its own laws.
party_pants said:
Yes. So at best, the coronation ceremony was not applicable to Australia, it was for the UK and any other Commonwealth country that had not yet updated its own laws.
The UK coronation had no relevance to Australia’s Constitution at all. The only common thing seems to be that both the coronation and Australian act of 1973 give recognition to the same person as ‘head of state’.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:Yes. So at best, the coronation ceremony was not applicable to Australia, it was for the UK and any other Commonwealth country that had not yet updated its own laws.
The UK coronation had no relevance to Australia’s Constitution at all. The only common thing seems to be that both the coronation and Australian act of 1973 give recognition to the same person as ‘head of state’.
Agreed. Sadly there was no mention of this in the media coverage of the coronation. The general populace seems to have the impression that the crown of Australia is some sort of subsidiary of the UK crown. It irked me at the time that nobody was mentioning it.
If I was PM at the time, I would have not gone, but rather sent the Foreign Affairs minister instead.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:Don’t be despondent; you may be PM when Chuck drops off his perch.party_pants said:Agreed. Sadly there was no mention of this in the media coverage of the coronation. The general populace seems to have the impression that the crown of Australia is some sort of subsidiary of the UK crown. It irked me at the time that nobody was mentioning it.Yes. So at best, the coronation ceremony was not applicable to Australia, it was for the UK and any other Commonwealth country that had not yet updated its own laws.The UK coronation had no relevance to Australia’s Constitution at all. The only common thing seems to be that both the coronation and Australian act of 1973 give recognition to the same person as ‘head of state’.
If I was PM at the time, I would have not gone, but rather sent the Foreign Affairs minister instead.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:Yes. So at best, the coronation ceremony was not applicable to Australia, it was for the UK and any other Commonwealth country that had not yet updated its own laws.
The UK coronation had no relevance to Australia’s Constitution at all. The only common thing seems to be that both the coronation and Australian act of 1973 give recognition to the same person as ‘head of state’.
Agreed. Sadly there was no mention of this in the media coverage of the coronation. The general populace seems to have the impression that the crown of Australia is some sort of subsidiary of the UK crown. It irked me at the time that nobody was mentioning it.
If I was PM at the time, I would have not gone, but rather sent the Foreign Affairs minister instead.
I wouldn’t have sent any member of the current government. I would have asked John Howard to attend, “as a representative of Australia’s monarchists”.
Better have a late lunch and then clean up that pigsty of a kitchen.
Sir Kier Stammer has backed the Indian chaps strikes against Yemen.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:My T&P worked.I hope PWM’s preparations for Our Mary’s accession tomorrow night are progressing well.I think he caught the flight last night.
OCDC said:
OCDC said:Michael V said:I think he caught the flight last night.My T&P worked.
I’ll be keeping a close eye on proceedings.
Peak Warming Man said:
OCDC said:Threadworthy.OCDC said:I’ll be keeping a close eye on proceedings.My T&P worked.
Peak Warming Man said:
OCDC said:
OCDC said:My T&P worked.
I’ll be keeping a close eye on proceedings.
I dot mind a bit of pomp now and then.
This afternoon I watched a YouTube showing a female dog with an ectopic pregnancy, deceased puppy, presenting as a large lump near her patohinge.
This was in Greece. They blurred the surgery.
Yet, the most annoying thing was watching the humans maneuvering the large dog down a narrow spiral staircase in the vet’s office, whilst the conscious critter was lying on a large tray thingy.
patohinge?
patootie
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
OCDC said:I’ll be keeping a close eye on proceedings.
I dot mind a bit of pomp now and then.
….. and the circumstance it’s done under.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
OCDC said:I’ll be keeping a close eye on proceedings.
I dot mind a bit of pomp now and then.
I loathe it.
kii said:
This afternoon I watched a YouTube showing a female dog with an ectopic pregnancy, deceased puppy, presenting as a large lump near her patohinge.Not something you’d want to do with a spicy kitteh.
This was in Greece. They blurred the surgery.
Yet, the most annoying thing was watching the humans maneuvering the large dog down a narrow spiral staircase in the vet’s office, whilst the conscious critter was lying on a large tray thingy.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:I’ll be keeping a close eye on proceedings.
I dot mind a bit of pomp now and then.
I loathe it.
A rousing ‘Rule Brittania’ will fix you right up.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:I dot mind a bit of pomp now and then.
I loathe it.
A rousing ‘Rule Brittania’ will fix you right up.
Apologies for misspelling Britannia.
Hey Zues, it’s getting hot out there. Just hang out a load of washing. I reckon by the time I finished I could just about have gone back to the start and begun taking them off and folding them.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:I dot mind a bit of pomp now and then.
I loathe it.
A rousing ‘Rule Brittania’ will fix you right up.
I rather loathe that song. I reckon many Britons would make rather good slaves.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bubblecar said:I loathe it.
A rousing ‘Rule Brittania’ will fix you right up.
Apologies for misspelling Britannia.
I should think so.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bubblecar said:I loathe it.
A rousing ‘Rule Brittania’ will fix you right up.
Apologies for misspelling Britannia.
apology accepted.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:Yes. So at best, the coronation ceremony was not applicable to Australia, it was for the UK and any other Commonwealth country that had not yet updated its own laws.
The UK coronation had no relevance to Australia’s Constitution at all. The only common thing seems to be that both the coronation and Australian act of 1973 give recognition to the same person as ‘head of state’.
Agreed. Sadly there was no mention of this in the media coverage of the coronation. The general populace seems to have the impression that the crown of Australia is some sort of subsidiary of the UK crown. It irked me at the time that nobody was mentioning it.
If I was PM at the time, I would have not gone, but rather sent the Foreign Affairs minister instead.
No PM has ever said ‘no’ to a free overseas trip to a major capital city combined with the chance to rub shoulders with titled people.
Peak Warming Man said:
Sir Kier Stammer has backed the Indian chaps strikes against Yemen.
I didn’t know that Yemen played cricket.
Peak Warming Man said:
Sir Kier Stammer has backed the Indian chaps strikes against Yemen.
I didn’t know that Yemen played cricket.
Time to pack up and head down the mountain.
Peak Warming Man said:
Time to pack up and head down the mountain.
My tablet knows stuff, I only had to type the first word and it filled the rest in, magic.
Ancient cities to rival the Romans emerge in Amazon rainforest
By Simeon Tegel
January 13, 2024 — 12.35pm
Scientists have discovered the remains of a sprawling network of mysterious ancient cities in the Amazon that may revolutionise our understanding of human civilisation in the world’s largest tropical rainforest.
A little-known culture built arrow-straight roads and canals through thick jungle to connect urban settlements where they ate sweet potatoes and drank beer, excavations have revealed.
Archaeologists have uncovered complexes of rectangular platforms arranged around low squares and along wide dug streets at the Kunguints site, Upano Valley in Ecuador.
Archaeologists have uncovered complexes of rectangular platforms arranged around low squares and along wide dug streets at the Kunguints site, Upano Valley in Ecuador. CREDIT:AP
The settlements, resembling the “garden cities” of the Maya people and dating from around 500BC, are the largest and oldest of their type, suggesting the mysterious Upano people predated the Maya, Incas and Aztecs in the pre-colonial Americas.
Although the civilisation’s high point would have been broadly contemporaneous with the Roman Empire, construction of the earliest buildings appears to have begun around 2500 years ago. That makes the site roughly 1000 years older than the previous earliest known city in the Amazon.
Estimates of the number of residents range from the tens to the hundreds of thousands.
“This is a major, very significant discovery,” says Dr José Iriarte, a professor at the University of Exeter and expert in Amazonian archaeology, who was not involved in the research.
“It shows a very complex, independent, idiosyncratic civilisation that may have been one of the most sophisticated in the Americas.”
Archaeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the Amazon rainforest that was home to at least 10,000 farmers about 2000 years ago, according to a paper published in the journal Science.
That perspective runs counter to scientists’ traditional view of human development in the Amazon.
It held that peoples there were hunter-gatherers or had small-scale agriculture but never developed into large, hierarchical societies like the Incas’ vast Andean empire, the Maya’s powerful city states in Central America or the Aztecs’ territorial domination of much of what is Mexico today.
The reason for that interpretation is partly that organic remains, from food to clothing, rot rapidly in the jungle’s hot, humid conditions, leaving little or no trace for modern scientists to uncover.
And there is no stone in the Amazon with which to build, unlike the “monumental” cultures of the Andes and Mesoamerica, who left stunning archaeological remains, from Machu Picchu to the Aztecs’ huge pyramids.
The newly unveiled settlements include five large cities and 10 smaller ones spread out over 300 square kilometres in Ecuador’s Upano Valley, an area of cloud forest where the jungle overlaps with the Andean foothills.
Features include hillside terraces, rectangular agricultural fields with irrigation ditches and an elaborate system of straight roads and canals – all indications of urban planning in a centralised, complex society.
The largest settlement, known as Kilamope, at the centre of the site, is similar in size to the Giza Plateau, home to several of Egypt’s most spectacular pyramids and the Great Sphinx.
Food remains appear to show that the inhabitants cultivated crops including corn, sweet potato and cassava, according to the research published in Science by a team from France’s National Centre for Scientific Research.
Ceramics have also been discovered that show that they drank chicha, a sweet corn beer that is still the preferred tipple among many indigenous communities across Latin America today.
The discovery was made using lidar, a laser mapping technology. Flying in light aircraft over the site, the team led by Professor Stephen Rostain, was able to peer through the vegetation and create a detailed 3D image of the area, revealing everything from houses to roads, some nine metres wide and kilometres long, currently hidden beneath the undergrowth.
Other ancient Amazonian cities have been discovered in recent years in Bolivia and Brazil. But, says Iriarte, the scale, dates and unique cultural traits of the Upano Valley settlements suggest that there may have been numerous other complex civilisations across the Amazon Basin, whose remains are also waiting to be discovered.
https://www.theage.com.au/world/south-america/ancient-cities-to-rival-the-romans-emerge-in-amazon-rainforest-20240113-p5ewzc.html
The sky is being torn asunder here but the rain it ain’t gonna fall.
-the Mercury.
sarahs mum said:
-the Mercury.
Which Mike is that?
Witty Rejoinder said:
sarahs mum said:
-the Mercury.
Which Mike is that?
The Mercury Newspaper
4 h ·
A Taroona father, who has lived in Tasmanian-born Princess Mary’s childhood home for the past 20 years, narrowly missed the chance to meet the soon-to-be Danish queen in person. Story 👉 https://bit.ly/3SgDiFj
The UK coronation doesn’t really matter in the UK, even. The monarch reigns from the death of the monarch.
sarahs mum said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
sarahs mum said:
-the Mercury.
Which Mike is that?
The Mercury Newspaper
4 h ·
A Taroona father, who has lived in Tasmanian-born Princess Mary’s childhood home for the past 20 years, narrowly missed the chance to meet the soon-to-be Danish queen in person. Story 👉 https://bit.ly/3SgDiFj
Slow news day.
Witty Rejoinder said:
sarahs mum said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Which Mike is that?
The Mercury Newspaper
4 h ·
A Taroona father, who has lived in Tasmanian-born Princess Mary’s childhood home for the past 20 years, narrowly missed the chance to meet the soon-to-be Danish queen in person. Story 👉 https://bit.ly/3SgDiFj
Slow news day.
this is journalism. so they say.
hello
sarahs mum said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
sarahs mum said:The Mercury Newspaper
4 h ·
A Taroona father, who has lived in Tasmanian-born Princess Mary’s childhood home for the past 20 years, narrowly missed the chance to meet the soon-to-be Danish queen in person. Story 👉 https://bit.ly/3SgDiFj
Slow news day.
this is journalism. so they say.
It is. journalism isn’t just the reporting of important news. People’s interests vary. be boring otherwise.
monkey skipper said:
hello
My Mum always told me not to talk to strange women. are you strange?
JudgeMental said:
monkey skipper said:
hello
My Mum always told me not to talk to strange women. are you strange?
Umm … not especially no…
monkey skipper said:
JudgeMental said:
monkey skipper said:
hello
My Mum always told me not to talk to strange women. are you strange?
Umm … not especially no…
ok then.
Hello.
;-)
JudgeMental said:
monkey skipper said:
JudgeMental said:My Mum always told me not to talk to strange women. are you strange?
Umm … not especially no…
ok then.
Hello.
;-)
I suppose it depends how one defines strange… is it hot over WA? Some weather persons said we are in an elnino but it has been persistently raining on and off , creating a steam bath of humidity
monkey skipper said:
JudgeMental said:
monkey skipper said:Umm … not especially no…
ok then.
Hello.
;-)
I suppose it depends how one defines strange… is it hot over WA? Some weather persons said we are in an elnino but it has been persistently raining on and off , creating a steam bath of humidity
Yep, 37° here atm. no rain around. still a bit humid though.
40degC here, may not hit the predicted 41 as it is pretty cloudy now.
A storm front is meandering southward to Perth.
Has cooled down to 26 here atm.
BOM says nil rain but my washing got wet.
I’ve still got sprinklers going.
roughbarked said:
Has cooled down to 26 here atm.
BOM says nil rain but my washing got wet.
I’ve still got sprinklers going.
my lawn needs mowing, when the lawn mower man is back from christmas break
wind and more wind seems to be the forecast
I wets yard down a lot, especially upwind, likes clean air, i’m weird that way
transition said:
wind and more wind seems to be the forecastI wets yard down a lot, especially upwind, likes clean air, i’m weird that way
SE anyway, that’s the good part, keeps it cooler-not-so-hot, days and days and days of it
monkey skipper said:
I suppose it depends how one defines strange… is it hot over WA? Some weather persons said we are in an elnino but it has been persistently raining on and off , creating a steam bath of humidity
More or less typical for this time of year. El Nino or La Nina don’t have much impact on the SW Land Division. We are kind of in our own little climate system in summer, disconnected with what’s happening over east.
Mfw when I’m confused by a video because Americans pronounce Nastik the same as gnostic.
dv said:
Mfw when I’m confused by a video because Americans pronounce Nastik the same as gnostic.
Does own research.
So this Nastik person was both agnostic and gnostic?
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Mfw when I’m confused by a video because Americans pronounce Nastik the same as gnostic.
Does own research.
So this Nastik person was both agnostic and gnostic?
And also Pali and poly.
dv said:
Mfw when I’m confused by a video because Americans pronounce Nastik the same as gnostic.
Ha!
roughbarked said:
Has cooled down to 26 here atm.
BOM says nil rain but my washing got wet.
I’ve still got sprinklers going.
Well don’t put your sprinklers under your clothes line next time.
Food report: Mr buffy cooked a mini rolled lamb roast with roast potatoes and roast sweet potato. And steamed Brussels sprouts. It was good. And he’s put a small amount of meat aside for wraps for lunch tomorrow. We are going to the bush block to move some trees off tracks. I wonder if it is possible to bog the tractor after last Sunday’s downpours…
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
Has cooled down to 26 here atm.
BOM says nil rain but my washing got wet.
I’ve still got sprinklers going.
Well don’t put your sprinklers under your clothes line next time.
:) heh.
Saw a little MG with the licence plate BOADICEA.
Which is better than >99% of the personalised licence plates I see.
Going to watch Darby and Joan on ABC tonight. Quite enjoyed it last week. Gentle.
buffy said:
Going to watch Darby and Joan on ABC tonight. Quite enjoyed it last week. Gentle.
Yeah. The same.
dv said:
Saw a little MG with the licence plate BOADICEA.Which is better than >99% of the personalised licence plates I see.
I dislike the ones that try to substitute numerals for letters.
Really? It’s that important to you? You really want to be that much of a try-hard?
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Saw a little MG with the licence plate BOADICEA.Which is better than >99% of the personalised licence plates I see.
I dislike the ones that try to substitute numerals for letters.
Really? It’s that important to you? You really want to be that much of a try-hard?
1337
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Saw a little MG with the licence plate BOADICEA.Which is better than >99% of the personalised licence plates I see.
I dislike the ones that try to substitute numerals for letters.
Really? It’s that important to you? You really want to be that much of a try-hard?
1337
Yeah, well, i put it in the same category as pig-Latin.
Jolly amusing for a little while when you’re primary school age, but most of us sort of outgrow it.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Saw a little MG with the licence plate BOADICEA.Which is better than >99% of the personalised licence plates I see.
I dislike the ones that try to substitute numerals for letters.
Really? It’s that important to you? You really want to be that much of a try-hard?
1337
wow MV you surprise me knowing a bit of popular culture.
:-)
dv said:
Saw a little MG with the licence plate BOADICEA.Which is better than >99% of the personalised licence plates I see.
saw one numberplate in vic park, verruca.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Saw a little MG with the licence plate BOADICEA.Which is better than >99% of the personalised licence plates I see.
I dislike the ones that try to substitute numerals for letters.
Really? It’s that important to you? You really want to be that much of a try-hard?
PWN3D!
simple dinner tonight snags , tators and peas
JudgeMental said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:I dislike the ones that try to substitute numerals for letters.
Really? It’s that important to you? You really want to be that much of a try-hard?
1337
wow MV you surprise me knowing a bit of popular culture.
:-)
:)
buffy said:
Going to watch Darby and Joan on ABC tonight. Quite enjoyed it last week. Gentle.
Lot of respect for Brown and Scacchi. Might have to check it.
JudgeMental said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:I dislike the ones that try to substitute numerals for letters.
Really? It’s that important to you? You really want to be that much of a try-hard?
1337
wow MV you surprise me knowing a bit of popular culture.
:-)
Harsh, I would have considered MV one of the more up to date forumers.
Not that that’s a high bar.
dv said:
buffy said:
Going to watch Darby and Joan on ABC tonight. Quite enjoyed it last week. Gentle.
Lot of respect for Brown and Scacchi. Might have to check it.
Those two are not the half of it. Plenty of good Australian name actors in the series.
Michael V said:
JudgeMental said:
Michael V said:1337
wow MV you surprise me knowing a bit of popular culture.
:-)
:)
Sirely we’ve all been around long enough to pick some up.
dv said:
buffy said:
Going to watch Darby and Joan on ABC tonight. Quite enjoyed it last week. Gentle.
Lot of respect for Brown and Scacchi. Might have to check it.
It’s a laid back sort of Aussie show.
Home is the hunter, home from the hill.
Home is the hunter, home from the hill.
Peak Warming Man said:
Home is the hunter, home from the hill.
requiem.
Peak Warming Man said:
Home is the hunter, home from the hill.
Pleasant drive?
Might as well log onto GJ Coles and compile next week’s order.
I wrote a list last night while I was hungry but I’m not now, so some of those items won’t make it to the actual submission.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Home is the hunter, home from the hill.
Pleasant drive?
Yeah, the traffic was rater orderly.
Bubblecar said:
Might as well log onto GJ Coles and compile next week’s order.I wrote a list last night while I was hungry but I’m not now, so some of those items won’t make it to the actual submission.
Was it the ancient Persians who used to debate important matters once when drunk, and then have a second debate when sober to see if it was still looking like a good idea?
Seems like a similar principle to do the online shopping list, first when hungry and then review it again when not hungry.
A quick snack of baked beans and worcestershire sauce and a cup of tea before hitting the sack.
Raining nicely again here.
I’ll tell you what Mr Tunks is going to face a mammoth task with the overgrown garden. I’ll grant him a fat bonus.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Might as well log onto GJ Coles and compile next week’s order.I wrote a list last night while I was hungry but I’m not now, so some of those items won’t make it to the actual submission.
Was it the ancient Persians who used to debate important matters once when drunk, and then have a second debate when sober to see if it was still looking like a good idea?
Seems like a similar principle to do the online shopping list, first when hungry and then review it again when not hungry.
It’s a wise precaution.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Might as well log onto GJ Coles and compile next week’s order.I wrote a list last night while I was hungry but I’m not now, so some of those items won’t make it to the actual submission.
Was it the ancient Persians who used to debate important matters once when drunk, and then have a second debate when sober to see if it was still looking like a good idea?
Seems like a similar principle to do the online shopping list, first when hungry and then review it again when not hungry.
Sounds like an eminently good idea.
Any meaningful game of big bash on tonight PP.
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Might as well log onto GJ Coles and compile next week’s order.I wrote a list last night while I was hungry but I’m not now, so some of those items won’t make it to the actual submission.
Was it the ancient Persians who used to debate important matters once when drunk, and then have a second debate when sober to see if it was still looking like a good idea?
Seems like a similar principle to do the online shopping list, first when hungry and then review it again when not hungry.
Sounds like an eminently good idea.
Any meaningful game of big bash on tonight PP.
The afternoon game is done and dusted. Arts was probably there so ask her all about the result.
Right now is the Melbourne Derby, Aaron Finch’s last game in the BBL. Nearly the innings break.
Damn, the French Blue D’auvergne was on special but they’re now out of stock :/
A new bobcat may be in order. The current one has started leaking sump oil this arvo. Again … aaargh!
I finished one of the house pads, and had almost finished the base cut of the 4th housepad in that street when I noticed a line of glistening black oil everywhere I went.
So Monday is bobcat repair day again. :(
Kingy said:
A new bobcat may be in order. The current one has started leaking sump oil this arvo. Again … aaargh!I finished one of the house pads, and had almost finished the base cut of the 4th housepad in that street when I noticed a line of glistening black oil everywhere I went.
So Monday is bobcat repair day again. :(
Sounds like a very high-maintenance business.
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
A new bobcat may be in order. The current one has started leaking sump oil this arvo. Again … aaargh!I finished one of the house pads, and had almost finished the base cut of the 4th housepad in that street when I noticed a line of glistening black oil everywhere I went.
So Monday is bobcat repair day again. :(
Sounds like a very high-maintenance business.
Aye. Kingy would be near broke if he didn’t know how to repair it himself.
Which should I get, white peaches or yellow peaches?
strumming on guitar, lady thought sounded bit like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWoL65SexB4
I Love a Rainy Night (2009 Remaster)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_a_Rainy_Night
“….“I Love a Rainy Night” is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in November 1980 as the second single from his album Horizon. It reached number one on the Hot Country Singles, Billboard Hot 100, and Adult Contemporary Singles charts in early 1981. It was written by Rabbitt, Even Stevens, and David Malloy.
Song history
According to music historian Fred Bronson, “I Love a Rainy Night” was 12 years in the making. Rabbitt had a collection of old tapes he kept in the basement of his home. While rummaging through the tapes one day in 1980, he heard a fragment of a song he had recorded one rainy night in the late 1960s…..”
transition said:
strumming on guitar, lady thought sounded bit like thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWoL65SexB4
I Love a Rainy Night (2009 Remaster)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_a_Rainy_Night
“….“I Love a Rainy Night” is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in November 1980 as the second single from his album Horizon. It reached number one on the Hot Country Singles, Billboard Hot 100, and Adult Contemporary Singles charts in early 1981. It was written by Rabbitt, Even Stevens, and David Malloy.
Song history
According to music historian Fred Bronson, “I Love a Rainy Night” was 12 years in the making. Rabbitt had a collection of old tapes he kept in the basement of his home. While rummaging through the tapes one day in 1980, he heard a fragment of a song he had recorded one rainy night in the late 1960s…..”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Rabbitt
“…Edward Thomas Rabbitt (November 27, 1941 – May 7, 1998) was an American country music singer and songwriter. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as “Kentucky Rain” for Elvis Presley in 1970 and “Pure Love” for Ronnie Milsap in 1974. Later in the 1970s, Rabbitt helped to develop the crossover-influenced sound of country music prevalent in the 1980s with such hits as “Suspicions”, “I Love a Rainy Night” (a number-one hit single on the Billboard Hot 100), and “Every Which Way but Loose” (the theme from the film of the same title). His duets “Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers)” with Juice Newton and “You and I” with Crystal Gayle later appeared on the soap operas Days of Our Lives and All My Children.
Early life
Rabbitt was born to Irish immigrants Thomas Michael and Mae (née Joyce) Rabbitt in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, in 1941, and was raised in the nearby community of East Orange, New Jersey. His father was an oil-refinery refrigeration worker, and a skilled fiddle and accordion player, who often entertained in local New York City dance halls. By age 12, Rabbitt was a proficient guitar player, having been taught by his scoutmaster, Bob Scwickrath….”
Kingy said:
A new bobcat may be in order. The current one has started leaking sump oil this arvo. Again … aaargh!I finished one of the house pads, and had almost finished the base cut of the 4th housepad in that street when I noticed a line of glistening black oil everywhere I went.
So Monday is bobcat repair day again. :(
Do you plan on sacrificing another fingernail to the work gods?
Bubblecar said:
Which should I get, white peaches or yellow peaches?
Princess Peaches.
A Bradmanesque performance from Finch in his last innings.
Order completed, 70 items.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Kingy said:
A new bobcat may be in order. The current one has started leaking sump oil this arvo. Again … aaargh!I finished one of the house pads, and had almost finished the base cut of the 4th housepad in that street when I noticed a line of glistening black oil everywhere I went.
So Monday is bobcat repair day again. :(
Do you plan on sacrificing another fingernail to the work gods?
Hopefully not, but I have to take the bellyplate of it and find out where the oil is coming from, and then fix it.
It’s going to be a difficult job and I have to do it on site in the dirt.
Tap Tap.
Is anyone home?
Kingy said:
Tap Tap.Is anyone home?
sure.
Kingy said:
Tap Tap.Is anyone home?
not really.
YeeHaw
Lettuce go.
The Ten Commandments is just a marketing ploy.
They could easily be whittled down to three.
Says George Carlin
Cold morning, bright blue sky. A hot air balloon wandered over this part of town. Low in the sky. Bet they are freezing cold up there.
Good morning forum. 19°, heading for 31°. Fan is on. Last night I had a nightmare that dad got rid of my cute little car for no reason, so as you can imagine I am unsettled.
Big storm blew up here around 5:30 pm. I watched it roiling all around me and the sky was torn asunder with the lightning and thunder. Within half an hour I was getting reports of 58 and 61mm just over the hill from me. Literally only about three or four kilometres away and though it did wet my washing, it still didn’t measure a full millimetre in my gauges.
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. 19°, heading for 31°. Fan is on. Last night I had a nightmare that dad got rid of my cute little car for no reason, so as you can imagine I am unsettled.
Check the oil and water before you start it up this morning. ;)
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:Wise idea.Good morning forum. 19°, heading for 31°. Fan is on. Last night I had a nightmare that dad got rid of my cute little car for no reason, so as you can imagine I am unsettled.Check the oil and water before you start it up this morning. ;)
roughbarked said:
Big storm blew up here around 5:30 pm. I watched it roiling all around me and the sky was torn asunder with the lightning and thunder. Within half an hour I was getting reports of 58 and 61mm just over the hill from me. Literally only about three or four kilometres away and though it did wet my washing, it still didn’t measure a full millimetre in my gauges.I had a bit of rain, 2mm at the weather station, and a bit of thunder but nothing major.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 10 degrees at the back door. And yes, it feels a bit chilly. It’s been a bit gusty overnight, sitting in the thirties, gusting into the 50s. The sky is overcast at the moment. We are forecast a partly cloudy 23 degrees.
Going to the bush. There are some trees down over walking tracks, so they need to be moved. And I expect there will be a few flowers out.
I’m normally not a fan of chocolate but the chocolate scotch fingers have spoilt me. I can hardly look at a normal scotch finger any more but put a packet of the chocolate ones in front of me and they disappear very quickly.
roughbarked said:
I’m normally not a fan of chocolate but the chocolate scotch fingers have spoilt me. I can hardly look at a normal scotch finger any more but put a packet of the chocolate ones in front of me and they disappear very quickly.Even when I was eating carbs liberally I very rarely bought bikkies for that reason, unless I had company.
Syicku.
19.7°C
Feels like 18.0 °C
Dew Point
16.7 °C
Gusts
26km/h
Relative Humidity
83%
Pressure
1014.8hPa
Wind
SE 20km/h
Rainfall
0.4mm
A better photo of OS for the elderly, found while looking for something else.
OCDC said:
A better photo of OS for the elderly, found while looking for something else.
bought and read few them, borrowed few start with from library also
and i’m wetting inner and outer yard down upwind, and has second breakfast
Morning punters and correctors.
Today I mow, I’m flat out keeping up with it.
It’s a big block, I think it’s 48 perches.
I never thought I’d see this argument again, but here we are…
Prolific Jones
Paul Hunt when two cars collide the vectors are ALWAYS ADDED! This means that two cars going 20mph that experienced a headon collission would both experience a 40mph crash(20+20). If one car is sitting still, and the other 40, both cars experience a 40mph crash(40+0).
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning punters and correctors.
Today I mow, I’m flat out keeping up with it.
It’s a big block, I think it’s 48 perches.
or 1214.05692672 m2, for those of us who insist on using units with a shorter history.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning punters and correctors.
Today I mow, I’m flat out keeping up with it.
It’s a big block, I think it’s 48 perches.
5½ yards = 16½ feet
= 5.0292 meters
but sounds like a perch could be quite variable
reading here
https://www.sizes.com/units/perch.htm
JudgeMental said:
I never thought I’d see this argument again, but here we are…Prolific Jones
Paul Hunt when two cars collide the vectors are ALWAYS ADDED! This means that two cars going 20mph that experienced a headon collission would both experience a 40mph crash(20+20). If one car is sitting still, and the other 40, both cars experience a 40mph crash(40+0).
Prolific Jones was the last of 14 children named after his father,
JudgeMental said:
I never thought I’d see this argument again, but here we are…Prolific Jones
Paul Hunt when two cars collide the vectors are ALWAYS ADDED! This means that two cars going 20mph that experienced a headon collission would both experience a 40mph crash(20+20). If one car is sitting still, and the other 40, both cars experience a 40mph crash(40+0).
But why did you never think you’d see this argument again?
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning punters and correctors.
Today I mow, I’m flat out keeping up with it.
It’s a big block, I think it’s 48 perches.or 1214.05692672 m2, for those of us who insist on using units with a shorter history.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning punters and correctors.
Today I mow, I’m flat out keeping up with it.
It’s a big block, I think it’s 48 perches.or 1214.05692672 m2, for those of us who insist on using units with a shorter history.
How much simpler is it to write 48, why they went metric is beyond me.
Peak Warming Man said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning punters and correctors.
Today I mow, I’m flat out keeping up with it.
It’s a big block, I think it’s 48 perches.or 1214.05692672 m2, for those of us who insist on using units with a shorter history.
How much simpler is it to write 48, why they went metric is beyond me.
Well if you insist on working with whole numbers you could always use 1,214,056,927 mm2, which should be accurate enough for most purposes.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
The Rev Dodgson said:or 1214.05692672 m2, for those of us who insist on using units with a shorter history.
How much simpler is it to write 48, why they went metric is beyond me.
Well if you insist on working with whole numbers you could always use 1,214,056,927 mm2, which should be accurate enough for most purposes.
I prefer the Rood as it’s a measure of land area equal to a quarter of an acre (40 square perches, approximately 0.1012 hectare).
It’s got battlement towers on it that you can defend with boiling oil.
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s got battlement towers on it that you can defend with boiling oil.
OCDC said:
A better photo of OS for the elderly, found while looking for something else.
Thank you!
runs away
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
The Rev Dodgson said:or 1214.05692672 m2, for those of us who insist on using units with a shorter history.
How much simpler is it to write 48, why they went metric is beyond me.
Well if you insist on working with whole numbers you could always use 1,214,056,927 mm2, which should be accurate enough for most purposes.
What’s that in bananas?
Witty Rejoinder said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:How much simpler is it to write 48, why they went metric is beyond me.
Well if you insist on working with whole numbers you could always use 1,214,056,927 mm2, which should be accurate enough for most purposes.
What’s that in bananas?
Tamb said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Well if you insist on working with whole numbers you could always use 1,214,056,927 mm2, which should be accurate enough for most purposes.
What’s that in bananas?
Cavendish or Lady Finger?
The Rev Dodgson said:
Tamb said:
Witty Rejoinder said:What’s that in bananas?
Cavendish or Lady Finger?
Excellent article, and it’s got links such as When is the Emmett Cherry Festival and the like.
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:AND STAY GONEThank you!A better photo of OS for the elderly, found while looking for something else.
runs away
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s got battlement towers on it that you can defend with boiling oil.
the good ol’ days of practical home defense, turn the revolting peasants back
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s got battlement towers on it that you can defend with boiling oil.
the good ol’ days of practical home defense, turn the revolting peasants back
The government are not going to spend more on police but in the next budget every household will get a voucher for putting in a boiling oil tower.
Tamb said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:How much simpler is it to write 48, why they went metric is beyond me.
Well if you insist on working with whole numbers you could always use 1,214,056,927 mm2, which should be accurate enough for most purposes.
I prefer the Rood as it’s a measure of land area equal to a quarter of an acre (40 square perches, approximately 0.1012 hectare).
An acre was originally a strip of land, one chain wide and furlong long. A chain was 4 rods long. So a quarter acre (rood) was a one furlong strip of one rod width. A perch is one square rod.
party_pants said:
Tamb said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Well if you insist on working with whole numbers you could always use 1,214,056,927 mm2, which should be accurate enough for most purposes.
I prefer the Rood as it’s a measure of land area equal to a quarter of an acre (40 square perches, approximately 0.1012 hectare).
An acre was originally a strip of land, one chain wide and furlong long. A chain was 4 rods long. So a quarter acre (rood) was a one furlong strip of one rod width. A perch is one square rod.
One day, all of 177 or so countries will wake up and say, ‘y’know what, USA, you were right. This metric system just doesn’t work. You had the right idea all along. We’re going back to feet and inches and miles and Fahrenheit and gills and hogsheads and such’.
party_pants said:
Tamb said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Well if you insist on working with whole numbers you could always use 1,214,056,927 mm2, which should be accurate enough for most purposes.
I prefer the Rood as it’s a measure of land area equal to a quarter of an acre (40 square perches, approximately 0.1012 hectare).
An acre was originally a strip of land, one chain wide and furlong long. A chain was 4 rods long. So a quarter acre (rood) was a one furlong strip of one rod width. A perch is one square rod.
Perch: 
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
Tamb said:I prefer the Rood as it’s a measure of land area equal to a quarter of an acre (40 square perches, approximately 0.1012 hectare).
An acre was originally a strip of land, one chain wide and furlong long. A chain was 4 rods long. So a quarter acre (rood) was a one furlong strip of one rod width. A perch is one square rod.
One day, all of 177 or so countries will wake up and say, ‘y’know what, USA, you were right. This metric system just doesn’t work. You had the right idea all along. We’re going back to feet and inches and miles and Fahrenheit and gills and hogsheads and such’.
No. I will take to the streets with a bayoneting to protest before that happens.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:An acre was originally a strip of land, one chain wide and furlong long. A chain was 4 rods long. So a quarter acre (rood) was a one furlong strip of one rod width. A perch is one square rod.
One day, all of 177 or so countries will wake up and say, ‘y’know what, USA, you were right. This metric system just doesn’t work. You had the right idea all along. We’re going back to feet and inches and miles and Fahrenheit and gills and hogsheads and such’.
No. I will take to the streets with a bayoneting to protest before that happens.
-ing
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:An acre was originally a strip of land, one chain wide and furlong long. A chain was 4 rods long. So a quarter acre (rood) was a one furlong strip of one rod width. A perch is one square rod.
One day, all of 177 or so countries will wake up and say, ‘y’know what, USA, you were right. This metric system just doesn’t work. You had the right idea all along. We’re going back to feet and inches and miles and Fahrenheit and gills and hogsheads and such’.
No. I will take to the streets with a bayoneting to protest before that happens.
Well, it seems to be what the Americans reckon will happen.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:One day, all of 177 or so countries will wake up and say, ‘y’know what, USA, you were right. This metric system just doesn’t work. You had the right idea all along. We’re going back to feet and inches and miles and Fahrenheit and gills and hogsheads and such’.
No. I will take to the streets with a bayoneting to protest before that happens.
Well, it seems to be what the Americans reckon will happen.
I am a zealot for the metric system, and I am not alone.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:No. I will take to the streets with a bayoneting to protest before that happens.
Well, it seems to be what the Americans reckon will happen.
I am a zealot for the metric system, and I am not alone.
Tamb said:
party_pants said:
Tamb said:I prefer the Rood as it’s a measure of land area equal to a quarter of an acre (40 square perches, approximately 0.1012 hectare).
An acre was originally a strip of land, one chain wide and furlong long. A chain was 4 rods long. So a quarter acre (rood) was a one furlong strip of one rod width. A perch is one square rod.
Perch:
:)
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:No. I will take to the streets with a bayoneting to protest before that happens.
Well, it seems to be what the Americans reckon will happen.
I am a zealot for the metric system, and I am not alone.
Can you say that in French?
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:Well, it seems to be what the Americans reckon will happen.
I am a zealot for the metric system, and I am not alone.
Can you say that in French?
Tamb said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:I am a zealot for the metric system, and I am not alone.
Can you say that in French?
Oui.
cela
The Rev Dodgson said:
Tamb said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Can you say that in French?
Oui.cela
:)
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:Well, it seems to be what the Americans reckon will happen.
I am a zealot for the metric system, and I am not alone.
Can you say that in French?
No. but I don’t need to.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Tamb said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Can you say that in French?
Oui.cela
exactement
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:Utilisez Le Système International d’Unités ou mourez, foutreurs-des-meres.captain_spalding said:Can you say that in French?Well, it seems to be what the Americans reckon will happen.I am a zealot for the metric system, and I am not alone.
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Tamb said:Oui.
cela
:)
Something like the joke about a visitor to Quebec, apologising for not having any knowledge of French, saying “i’m new around here”.
To which the reply was “no, ‘we’ is ‘nous’ around here”.
OCDC said:
Witty Rejoinder said:party_pants said:Utilisez Le Système International d’Unités ou mourez, foutreurs-des-meres.I am a zealot for the metric system, and I am not alone.Can you say that in French?
Lol :
So glad I took the time to run that through Google translate. I feel vindicated and not alone.
party_pants said:
OCDC said:dv specialWitty Rejoinder said:Lol :Can you say that in French?Utilisez Le Système International d’Unités ou mourez, foutreurs-des-meres.
So glad I took the time to run that through Google translate. I feel vindicated and not alone.
party_pants said:
OCDC said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Can you say that in French?Utilisez Le Système International d’Unités ou mourez, foutreurs-des-meres.
Lol :
So glad I took the time to run that through Google translate. I feel vindicated and not alone.
party_pants said:
OCDC said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Can you say that in French?Utilisez Le Système International d’Unités ou mourez, foutreurs-des-meres.
Lol :
So glad I took the time to run that through Google translate. I feel vindicated and not alone.
You are alone, quite alone.
party_pants said:
OCDC said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Can you say that in French?Utilisez Le Système International d’Unités ou mourez, foutreurs-des-meres.
Lol :
So glad I took the time to run that through Google translate. I feel vindicated and not alone.
Both Google and Bing decline to translate foutreurs for me.
I wonder what it could possibly be.
The Rev Dodgson said:
party_pants said:
OCDC said:
Utilisez Le Système International d’Unités ou mourez, foutreurs-des-meres.
Lol :
So glad I took the time to run that through Google translate. I feel vindicated and not alone.
Both Google and Bing decline to translate foutreurs for me.
I wonder what it could possibly be.
Breakfast report: bacon, egg, tomato with pepper and barbie sauce in a toasted sandwich.
Simple but joyful, Washed down with coffee; white & none.
The Rev Dodgson said:
JudgeMental said:
I never thought I’d see this argument again, but here we are…Prolific Jones
Paul Hunt when two cars collide the vectors are ALWAYS ADDED! This means that two cars going 20mph that experienced a headon collission would both experience a 40mph crash(20+20). If one car is sitting still, and the other 40, both cars experience a 40mph crash(40+0).
But why did you never think you’d see this argument again?
because with the internet availability I thought everyone would now know the correct answer.
JudgeMental said:
The Rev Dodgson said:CATS: ha ha ha haJudgeMental said:because with the internet availability I thought everyone would now know the correct answer.I never thought I’d see this argument again, but here we are…But why did you never think you’d see this argument again?Prolific Jones
Paul Hunt when two cars collide the vectors are ALWAYS ADDED! This means that two cars going 20mph that experienced a headon collission would both experience a 40mph crash(20+20). If one car is sitting still, and the other 40, both cars experience a 40mph crash(40+0).
I watched a Hallmark movie. Much of it was set in Haddington. They walked past the Corn exchange where I Ceilidh’ed with my ‘cousins.’ They kissed on the Nungate bridge. Very nostalgic. Sad but comforting. I do hope I get to see those places again one day.
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s got battlement towers on it that you can defend with boiling oil.
no crenulations though.
JudgeMental said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
JudgeMental said:
I never thought I’d see this argument again, but here we are…Prolific Jones
Paul Hunt when two cars collide the vectors are ALWAYS ADDED! This means that two cars going 20mph that experienced a headon collission would both experience a 40mph crash(20+20). If one car is sitting still, and the other 40, both cars experience a 40mph crash(40+0).
But why did you never think you’d see this argument again?
because with the internet availability I thought everyone would now know the correct answer.
The Rev Dodgson said:
party_pants said:
OCDC said:
Utilisez Le Système International d’Unités ou mourez, foutreurs-des-meres.
Lol :
So glad I took the time to run that through Google translate. I feel vindicated and not alone.
Both Google and Bing decline to translate foutreurs for me.
I wonder what it could possibly be.
In common parlance, the phrase is ‘nique ta mère’, ‘nique’ being the street word for the act, so you might use ‘niquer du ta mère’ or ‘nique du ta mère’.
Tamb said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:I am a zealot for the metric system, and I am not alone.
Can you say that in French?
Oui.
I read a rant on youtube last night about Australia day. The woman finished her rant with ‘Aussie Aussie Aussie Oui Oui Oui’ I said ‘Rock on Bastille day’ and she got very nasty.
sarahs mum said:
Tamb said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Can you say that in French?
Oui.I read a rant on youtube last night about Australia day. The woman finished her rant with ‘Aussie Aussie Aussie Oui Oui Oui’ I said ‘Rock on Bastille day’ and she got very nasty.
Once they get rid of Australia Day, 26th January can be celebrated by everyone for what it really is – my older sister’s birthday.
sarahs mum said:
Tamb said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Can you say that in French?
Oui.I read a rant on youtube last night about Australia day. The woman finished her rant with ‘Aussie Aussie Aussie Oui Oui Oui’ I said ‘Rock on Bastille day’ and she got very nasty.
She lost her head?
sarahs mum said:
Tamb said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Can you say that in French?
Oui.I read a rant on youtube last night about Australia day. The woman finished her rant with ‘Aussie Aussie Aussie Oui Oui Oui’ I said ‘Rock on Bastille day’ and she got very nasty.
Maybe she was saying Aussi ( Meaning also in French)
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
Tamb said:Oui.
I read a rant on youtube last night about Australia day. The woman finished her rant with ‘Aussie Aussie Aussie Oui Oui Oui’ I said ‘Rock on Bastille day’ and she got very nasty.
She lost her head?
I reckon that happened some time ago.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Tamb said:Oui.
I read a rant on youtube last night about Australia day. The woman finished her rant with ‘Aussie Aussie Aussie Oui Oui Oui’ I said ‘Rock on Bastille day’ and she got very nasty.
Once they get rid of Australia Day, 26th January can be celebrated by everyone for what it really is – my older sister’s birthday.
Let’s call call it Souvenir Tea-Towel Day, and people can fly whatever tea-towel they chose on their Japanese and Korean cars for the day. The novelty will soon wear off.
sarahs mum said:
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:I read a rant on youtube last night about Australia day. The woman finished her rant with ‘Aussie Aussie Aussie Oui Oui Oui’ I said ‘Rock on Bastille day’ and she got very nasty.
She lost her head?
I reckon that happened some time ago.
the rant was about certain shops not selling Aus day crap. Her position on it sounded very Pauline Hansenish.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:Also Miss Carol’s.Tamb said:Once they get rid of Australia Day, 26th January can be celebrated by everyone for what it really is – my older sister’s birthday.Oui.I read a rant on youtube last night about Australia day. The woman finished her rant with ‘Aussie Aussie Aussie Oui Oui Oui’ I said ‘Rock on Bastille day’ and she got very nasty.
JudgeMental said:
I never thought I’d see this argument again, but here we are…Prolific Jones
Paul Hunt when two cars collide the vectors are ALWAYS ADDED! This means that two cars going 20mph that experienced a headon collission would both experience a 40mph crash(20+20). If one car is sitting still, and the other 40, both cars experience a 40mph crash(40+0).
Mythbusters proved it was no different from hitting a brick wall at the same speed.
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning punters and correctors.
Today I mow, I’m flat out keeping up with it.
It’s a big block, I think it’s 48 perches.5½ yards = 16½ feet
= 5.0292 metersbut sounds like a perch could be quite variable
reading here
https://www.sizes.com/units/perch.htm
Try cubit?
Tamb said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning punters and correctors.
Today I mow, I’m flat out keeping up with it.
It’s a big block, I think it’s 48 perches.or 1214.05692672 m2, for those of us who insist on using units with a shorter history.
Are any of the 48 perches being used by a Norwegian Blue?
Sorry, none.It’s a dead parrot. I tell you.
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s got battlement towers on it that you can defend with boiling oil.
Nay, you’d slop it over all of the eaves and it would be a shit look.
If we get rid of Australia Day, what will there be to mark the end of the Silly Season?
It’s a long-established t5radition that you can’t count on anyone/anything in the business world, especially tradesmen, being available or making any sense between about a week before Xmas and Australia Day.
How will we know when to expect things to return to normal?
party_pants said:
Tamb said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Well if you insist on working with whole numbers you could always use 1,214,056,927 mm2, which should be accurate enough for most purposes.
I prefer the Rood as it’s a measure of land area equal to a quarter of an acre (40 square perches, approximately 0.1012 hectare).
An acre was originally a strip of land, one chain wide and furlong long. A chain was 4 rods long. So a quarter acre (rood) was a one furlong strip of one rod width. A perch is one square rod.
Yes of course.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
Tamb said:I prefer the Rood as it’s a measure of land area equal to a quarter of an acre (40 square perches, approximately 0.1012 hectare).
An acre was originally a strip of land, one chain wide and furlong long. A chain was 4 rods long. So a quarter acre (rood) was a one furlong strip of one rod width. A perch is one square rod.
One day, all of 177 or so countries will wake up and say, ‘y’know what, USA, you were right. This metric system just doesn’t work. You had the right idea all along. We’re going back to feet and inches and miles and Fahrenheit and gills and hogsheads and such’.
What a schemozzle. You can still use 12 inches as a foot and five feet is still 150 cm.
The Rev Dodgson said:
party_pants said:
OCDC said:
Utilisez Le Système International d’Unités ou mourez, foutreurs-des-meres.
Lol :
So glad I took the time to run that through Google translate. I feel vindicated and not alone.
Both Google and Bing decline to translate foutreurs for me.
I wonder what it could possibly be.
Google translated it for me:
captain_spalding said:
If we get rid of Australia Day, what will there be to mark the end of the Silly Season?It’s a long-established t5radition that you can’t count on anyone/anything in the business world, especially tradesmen, being available or making any sense between about a week before Xmas and Australia Day.
How will we know when to expect things to return to normal?
We make the new holiday somewhere between 28th January – 1th Feb. Just not on the 26th.
Tamb said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
party_pants said:Lol :
So glad I took the time to run that through Google translate. I feel vindicated and not alone.
Both Google and Bing decline to translate foutreurs for me.
I wonder what it could possibly be.
It’s a naughty word in both French & Dutch.
So what’s a ligne?
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:An acre was originally a strip of land, one chain wide and furlong long. A chain was 4 rods long. So a quarter acre (rood) was a one furlong strip of one rod width. A perch is one square rod.
One day, all of 177 or so countries will wake up and say, ‘y’know what, USA, you were right. This metric system just doesn’t work. You had the right idea all along. We’re going back to feet and inches and miles and Fahrenheit and gills and hogsheads and such’.
What a schemozzle. You can still use 12 inches as a foot and five feet is still 150 cm.
once had a girlfriend with a foot fetish…
captain_spalding said:
If we get rid of Australia Day, what will there be to mark the end of the Silly Season?It’s a long-established t5radition that you can’t count on anyone/anything in the business world, especially tradesmen, being available or making any sense between about a week before Xmas and Australia Day.
How will we know when to expect things to return to normal?
You could call it the last long weekend in January or the return to normal, day off.
JudgeMental said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:One day, all of 177 or so countries will wake up and say, ‘y’know what, USA, you were right. This metric system just doesn’t work. You had the right idea all along. We’re going back to feet and inches and miles and Fahrenheit and gills and hogsheads and such’.
What a schemozzle. You can still use 12 inches as a foot and five feet is still 150 cm.
once had a girlfriend with a foot fetish…
So you often had your toes sucked?
A can of tuna, chopped up tomato and onion all mixed up in a bowl, cup of tea. (black and one)
Over.
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
party_pants said:Lol :
So glad I took the time to run that through Google translate. I feel vindicated and not alone.
Both Google and Bing decline to translate foutreurs for me.
I wonder what it could possibly be.
Google translated it for me:
Where can I get this free speech believing version of Google?
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Both Google and Bing decline to translate foutreurs for me.
I wonder what it could possibly be.
Google translated it for me:
Where can I get this free speech believing version of Google?
Google translate and normal google search are different things.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Both Google and Bing decline to translate foutreurs for me.
I wonder what it could possibly be.
Google translated it for me:
Where can I get this free speech believing version of Google?
I use Chrome as a browser. Highlight some text, right click and select the option “Translate selection into English”
Witty Rejoinder said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:Google translated it for me:
Where can I get this free speech believing version of Google?
Google translate and normal google search are different things.
Ah, it was just Bing doing it’s “pretend I’m google and no-one will notice” thing.
If I scroll down and actually go to Google Translate it fucking works.
The central premise of this article and the paper it references annoys me:
https://greekreporter.com/2024/01/13/market-economy-thrived-ancient-greece-3000-years-before-previously-believed-2/
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Both Google and Bing decline to translate foutreurs for me.
I wonder what it could possibly be.
Google translated it for me:
Where can I get this free speech believing version of Google?
Probably something buried in your settings like parental control.
My computer displayed motherfuckers, I just use Google translate French to English and it came up with two boxes. Copy & paste the French text and it gave me the English including the sewar words.
Witty Rejoinder said:
The central premise of this article and the paper it references annoys me:https://greekreporter.com/2024/01/13/market-economy-thrived-ancient-greece-3000-years-before-previously-believed-2/
What is the central premise that annoys you?
The Rev Dodgson said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Where can I get this free speech believing version of Google?
Google translate and normal google search are different things.
Ah, it was just Bing doing it’s “pretend I’m google and no-one will notice” thing.
If I scroll down and actually go to Google Translate it fucking works.
No need for language like that.
Peak Warming Man said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Google translate and normal google search are different things.
Ah, it was just Bing doing it’s “pretend I’m google and no-one will notice” thing.
If I scroll down and actually go to Google Translate it fucking works.
No need for language like that.
So sorry good sir.
party_pants said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:Google translated it for me:
Where can I get this free speech believing version of Google?
Probably something buried in your settings like parental control.
My computer displayed motherfuckers, I just use Google translate French to English and it came up with two boxes. Copy & paste the French text and it gave me the English including the sewar words.
Is there anything google can’t do.
Apparently it’s gonna be cold in Canadia
The Rev Dodgson said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
The central premise of this article and the paper it references annoys me:https://greekreporter.com/2024/01/13/market-economy-thrived-ancient-greece-3000-years-before-previously-believed-2/
What is the central premise that annoys you?
The idea espoused by Marx that market economies are a recent phenomonon.
Kingy said:
Apparently it’s gonna be cold in Canadia
Meanwhile I’m sitting here too scared to go outside in the heat. Wondering if I should get the second fan from the bedroom and set it up in the living area for the day.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:No such thing as too many fans.Apparently it’s gonna be cold in CanadiaMeanwhile I’m sitting here too scared to go outside in the heat. Wondering if I should get the second fan from the bedroom and set it up in the living area for the day.
OCDC said:
party_pants said:Kingy said:No such thing as too many fans.Apparently it’s gonna be cold in CanadiaMeanwhile I’m sitting here too scared to go outside in the heat. Wondering if I should get the second fan from the bedroom and set it up in the living area for the day.
I’ve had the ceiling fan and the air con on over summer.
OCDC said:
party_pants said:Kingy said:No such thing as too many fans.Apparently it’s gonna be cold in CanadiaMeanwhile I’m sitting here too scared to go outside in the heat. Wondering if I should get the second fan from the bedroom and set it up in the living area for the day.
I’ve never owned a fan. And it rarely gets that hot in tassie. But I am thinking I could be getting old enough to deserve having one for that one or two days a year.
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:
A better photo of OS for the elderly, found while looking for something else.
Thank you!
runs away
I started reading an Oliver Sacks book yesterday. So far, I think I like the writing of Ben Goldacre and Mary Roach better. But I shall continue and see if I change my mind.
Witty Rejoinder said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
The central premise of this article and the paper it references annoys me:https://greekreporter.com/2024/01/13/market-economy-thrived-ancient-greece-3000-years-before-previously-believed-2/
What is the central premise that annoys you?
The idea espoused by Marx that market economies are a recent phenomonon.
In that case I share your annoyance.
buffy said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:
A better photo of OS for the elderly, found while looking for something else.
Thank you!
runs away
I started reading an Oliver Sacks book yesterday. So far, I think I like the writing of Ben Goldacre and Mary Roach better. But I shall continue and see if I change my mind.
I like Oliver Sacks but he does tend to exaggerate.
Playing the rebec in a spirited fashion and a bit fell off it :(
I can glue it back on but it’s a worrying sign.
Bubblecar said:
Playing the rebec in a spirited fashion and a bit fell off it :(I can glue it back on but it’s a worrying sign.
Concerned that the instrumentalist might follow the instrument’s example?
sarahs mum said:
OCDC said:
party_pants said:Meanwhile I’m sitting here too scared to go outside in the heat. Wondering if I should get the second fan from the bedroom and set it up in the living area for the day.No such thing as too many fans.
I’ve never owned a fan. And it rarely gets that hot in tassie. But I am thinking I could be getting old enough to deserve having one for that one or two days a year.
I live in the Pearl of South Specific, I don’t have a heater or aircon or fans.
The times I would need them are infinitesimally small that opening and closing the windows is sufficent.
buffy said:
Witty Rejoinder said:His writing isn’t uniform. I didn’t read them in chronological order which is my preferred way when I hit a new author, to watch their skill continue. Migraine for example is very chatty. TMWMHWfaH is something that all baby med students are recommended to read and most have NFI he wrote anything else.OCDC said:I started reading an Oliver Sacks book yesterday. So far, I think I like the writing of Ben Goldacre and Mary Roach better. But I shall continue and see if I change my mind.Thank you!A better photo of OS for the elderly, found while looking for something else.
runs away
Been to the bush. I seem to be a bit lacking in energy today. Never the less, I accompanied Mr buffy while he used a chainsaw, in case of accidents. No accidents. I threw bits of tree off the paths. I took 95 photographs of flowers and plants. I now need to sort the photos. Nothing new in the plants today. Not much in flower now really.
buffy said:
Been to the bush. I seem to be a bit lacking in energy today. Never the less, I accompanied Mr buffy while he used a chainsaw, in case of accidents. No accidents. I threw bits of tree off the paths. I took 95 photographs of flowers and plants. I now need to sort the photos. Nothing new in the plants today. Not much in flower now really.Not bogged?!?
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Playing the rebec in a spirited fashion and a bit fell off it :(I can glue it back on but it’s a worrying sign.
Concerned that the instrumentalist might follow the instrument’s example?
We’re both highly strung.
But I made this instrument over 30 years ago and this is the first time that the saddle has come unglued and shifted under the strain, with an adjoining bit of rosewood carving falling off.
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
OCDC said:
No such thing as too many fans.
I’ve never owned a fan. And it rarely gets that hot in tassie. But I am thinking I could be getting old enough to deserve having one for that one or two days a year.
I live in the Pearl of South Specific, I don’t have a heater or aircon or fans.
The times I would need them are infinitesimally small that opening and closing the windows is sufficent.
And I live on the bay so I get bay breezes bringing exotic fragranced from the islands.
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Playing the rebec in a spirited fashion and a bit fell off it :(I can glue it back on but it’s a worrying sign.
Concerned that the instrumentalist might follow the instrument’s example?
We’re both highly strung.
But I made this instrument over 30 years ago and this is the first time that the saddle has come unglued and shifted under the strain, with an adjoining bit of rosewood carving falling off.
Well, 30 years between major refits is not bad going.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:Like mud and decaying marine animals?sarahs mum said:And I live on the bay so I get bay breezes bringing exotic fragranced from the islands.I’ve never owned a fan. And it rarely gets that hot in tassie. But I am thinking I could be getting old enough to deserve having one for that one or two days a year.I live in the Pearl of South Specific, I don’t have a heater or aircon or fans.
The times I would need them are infinitesimally small that opening and closing the windows is sufficent.
sarahs mum said:
OCDC said:
party_pants said:Meanwhile I’m sitting here too scared to go outside in the heat. Wondering if I should get the second fan from the bedroom and set it up in the living area for the day.No such thing as too many fans.
I’ve never owned a fan. And it rarely gets that hot in tassie. But I am thinking I could be getting old enough to deserve having one for that one or two days a year.
Since buying this fan I really don’t know how I coped without it for so long. I use it nearly every day in summer. Very cheap to run.
I quite like this one as a new WA state flag. It follows the standard pattern set out by the NT and ACT flags. Flag is split into one third and two thirds vertical panel. Darker panel nearest the mast which has the stars of the Southern Cross in white. The lighter colour panel has a state emblem, insignia or coat of arms etc. WA flag would look like this”
I really like it, very distinctive. Only small change I’d make is a red beak for the swan.
OCDC said:
party_pants said:Kingy said:No such thing as too many fans.Apparently it’s gonna be cold in CanadiaMeanwhile I’m sitting here too scared to go outside in the heat. Wondering if I should get the second fan from the bedroom and set it up in the living area for the day.
I’m using one right now.
There’s about 10 km between these stations
party_pants said:
I quite like this one as a new WA state flag. It follows the standard pattern set out by the NT and ACT flags. Flag is split into one third and two thirds vertical panel. Darker panel nearest the mast which has the stars of the Southern Cross in white. The lighter colour panel has a state emblem, insignia or coat of arms etc. WA flag would look like this”
I really like it, very distinctive. Only small change I’d make is a red beak for the swan.
It’s a pleasing flag. But having one tiny bit of red in it might look odd.
party_pants said:
I quite like this one as a new WA state flag. It follows the standard pattern set out by the NT and ACT flags. Flag is split into one third and two thirds vertical panel. Darker panel nearest the mast which has the stars of the Southern Cross in white. The lighter colour panel has a state emblem, insignia or coat of arms etc. WA flag would look like this”
I really like it, very distinctive. Only small change I’d make is a red beak for the swan.
Put a union jack in the corner and it would be perfect.
OCDC said:
buffy said:Been to the bush. I seem to be a bit lacking in energy today. Never the less, I accompanied Mr buffy while he used a chainsaw, in case of accidents. No accidents. I threw bits of tree off the paths. I took 95 photographs of flowers and plants. I now need to sort the photos. Nothing new in the plants today. Not much in flower now really.Not bogged?!?
No. I persuaded him to take the tractor across the higher track, while I walked the one I expected to be very wet. It was not wet. It did have a lovely carpet of swamp goodenia though. There would have been thousands I suppose, over a track wide enough for a car and about 300m long.
OCDC said:
Peak Warming Man said:Peak Warming Man said:Like mud and decaying marine animals?I live in the Pearl of South Specific, I don’t have a heater or aircon or fans.And I live on the bay so I get bay breezes bringing exotic fragranced from the islands.
The times I would need them are infinitesimally small that opening and closing the windows is sufficent.
I recall accounts of the island of Pavuvu, in the Solomon islands, where the US Marines established a rest camp during WW2.
It was selected on how it appeared to the ‘surveyors’ from boats offshore. Looked like a tropical paradise.
It turned out to be anything but, and a strong and pervasive smell of rot and decay was the least of it.
party_pants said:
I quite like this one as a new WA state flag. It follows the standard pattern set out by the NT and ACT flags. Flag is split into one third and two thirds vertical panel. Darker panel nearest the mast which has the stars of the Southern Cross in white. The lighter colour panel has a state emblem, insignia or coat of arms etc. WA flag would look like this”
I really like it, very distinctive. Only small change I’d make is a red beak for the swan.
Yep
buffy said:
Been to the bush. I seem to be a bit lacking in energy today. Never the less, I accompanied Mr buffy while he used a chainsaw, in case of accidents. No accidents. I threw bits of tree off the paths. I took 95 photographs of flowers and plants. I now need to sort the photos. Nothing new in the plants today. Not much in flower now really.
And the tractor? What happened with it?
Bubblecar said:
Playing the rebec in a spirited fashion and a bit fell off it :(I can glue it back on but it’s a worrying sign.
I’d start worrying if it were your own bits that were falling off.
party_pants said:
I quite like this one as a new WA state flag. It follows the standard pattern set out by the NT and ACT flags. Flag is split into one third and two thirds vertical panel. Darker panel nearest the mast which has the stars of the Southern Cross in white. The lighter colour panel has a state emblem, insignia or coat of arms etc. WA flag would look like this”
I really like it, very distinctive. Only small change I’d make is a red beak for the swan.
Nods.
buffy said:
OCDC said:
buffy said:Been to the bush. I seem to be a bit lacking in energy today. Never the less, I accompanied Mr buffy while he used a chainsaw, in case of accidents. No accidents. I threw bits of tree off the paths. I took 95 photographs of flowers and plants. I now need to sort the photos. Nothing new in the plants today. Not much in flower now really.Not bogged?!?
No. I persuaded him to take the tractor across the higher track, while I walked the one I expected to be very wet. It was not wet. It did have a lovely carpet of swamp goodenia though. There would have been thousands I suppose, over a track wide enough for a car and about 300m long.
thumb thumb g
humb thumb o
o
thumb thumb d
humb thumb e……………………
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Been to the bush. I seem to be a bit lacking in energy today. Never the less, I accompanied Mr buffy while he used a chainsaw, in case of accidents. No accidents. I threw bits of tree off the paths. I took 95 photographs of flowers and plants. I now need to sort the photos. Nothing new in the plants today. Not much in flower now really.
And the tractor? What happened with it?
In the dam, probably.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
party_pants said:Meanwhile I’m sitting here too scared to go outside in the heat. Wondering if I should get the second fan from the bedroom and set it up in the living area for the day.No such thing as too many fans.
I’m using one right now.
Just the one?
party_pants said:
I quite like this one as a new WA state flag. It follows the standard pattern set out by the NT and ACT flags. Flag is split into one third and two thirds vertical panel. Darker panel nearest the mast which has the stars of the Southern Cross in white. The lighter colour panel has a state emblem, insignia or coat of arms etc. WA flag would look like this”
I really like it, very distinctive. Only small change I’d make is a red beak for the swan.
I also like.
I also like the colour choice.
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
I quite like this one as a new WA state flag. It follows the standard pattern set out by the NT and ACT flags. Flag is split into one third and two thirds vertical panel. Darker panel nearest the mast which has the stars of the Southern Cross in white. The lighter colour panel has a state emblem, insignia or coat of arms etc. WA flag would look like this”
I really like it, very distinctive. Only small change I’d make is a red beak for the swan.
It’s a pleasing flag. But having one tiny bit of red in it might look odd.
I dont think the red is needed.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
I quite like this one as a new WA state flag. It follows the standard pattern set out by the NT and ACT flags. Flag is split into one third and two thirds vertical panel. Darker panel nearest the mast which has the stars of the Southern Cross in white. The lighter colour panel has a state emblem, insignia or coat of arms etc. WA flag would look like this”
I really like it, very distinctive. Only small change I’d make is a red beak for the swan.
It’s a pleasing flag. But having one tiny bit of red in it might look odd.
I dont think the red is needed.
It’s got that essential quality of a good flag design: the average 7-year-old could draw a reasonable representation of it.
LL Cool J is a fair age for a rap singer.
party_pants said:
I quite like this one as a new WA state flag. It follows the standard pattern set out by the NT and ACT flags. Flag is split into one third and two thirds vertical panel. Darker panel nearest the mast which has the stars of the Southern Cross in white. The lighter colour panel has a state emblem, insignia or coat of arms etc. WA flag would look like this”
I really like it, very distinctive. Only small change I’d make is a red beak for the swan.
Something based on this may be more apt.
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:
I quite like this one as a new WA state flag. It follows the standard pattern set out by the NT and ACT flags. Flag is split into one third and two thirds vertical panel. Darker panel nearest the mast which has the stars of the Southern Cross in white. The lighter colour panel has a state emblem, insignia or coat of arms etc. WA flag would look like this”
I really like it, very distinctive. Only small change I’d make is a red beak for the swan.
Put a union jack in the corner and it would be perfect.
please don’t say those two words. every time you do I have to stand up and salute to the west towards blighty.
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:It’s a pleasing flag. But having one tiny bit of red in it might look odd.
I dont think the red is needed.
It’s got that essential quality of a good flag design: the average 7-year-old could draw a reasonable representation of it.
I’d be good for those colours for a new Aus flag. our athletes would great in uniforms of those colours.
sarahs mum said:
party_pants said:
I quite like this one as a new WA state flag. It follows the standard pattern set out by the NT and ACT flags. Flag is split into one third and two thirds vertical panel. Darker panel nearest the mast which has the stars of the Southern Cross in white. The lighter colour panel has a state emblem, insignia or coat of arms etc. WA flag would look like this”
I really like it, very distinctive. Only small change I’d make is a red beak for the swan.
I also like.
I also like the colour choice.
Not sure why, but “black & gold” has always been the colours for WA. Most of our state sports teams use it on some form or another.
It’s two weeks out from Australia Day and already patriots are driving around in their utes proudly flying the Australian flag.
Over.
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
No such thing as too many fans.
I’m using one right now.
Just the one?
Yes.
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s two weeks out from Australia Day and already patriots are driving around in their utes proudly flying the Australian flag.
Over.
Yeah, it will be over soon enough I’m sure.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-14/new-nasa-space-craft-x59-takes-to-the-skies/103318344
The debut of NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft is hoped to revolutionise commercial air travel in the US, paving the way for flights that can travel faster than the speed of sound. The aircraft, which is expected to travel at 1488.64 kilometres per hour, was unveiled at a facility in Palmdale, California.
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s two weeks out from Australia Day and already patriots are driving around in their utes proudly flying the Australian flag.
Over.
Patriots? Or nationalists? Or arseholes?
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:I dont think the red is needed.
It’s got that essential quality of a good flag design: the average 7-year-old could draw a reasonable representation of it.
I’d be good for those colours for a new Aus flag. our athletes would great in uniforms of those colours.
Dark green and gold are the more normal colours. The colour of the leaves and flowers of the golden wattle, our national floral emblem.
sarahs mum said:
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s two weeks out from Australia Day and already patriots are driving around in their utes proudly flying the Australian flag.
Over.
Patriots? Or nationalists? Or arseholes?
Scoundrels on their way to their last refuge.
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:It’s got that essential quality of a good flag design: the average 7-year-old could draw a reasonable representation of it.
I’d be good for those colours for a new Aus flag. our athletes would great in uniforms of those colours.
Dark green and gold are the more normal colours. The colour of the leaves and flowers of the golden wattle, our national floral emblem.
Green and gold have been the ‘official’ colours only since 1984. Prior to that, they were blue and gold.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:39
I’d be good for those colours for a new Aus flag. our athletes would great in uniforms of those colours.
Dark green and gold are the more normal colours. The colour of the leaves and flowers of the golden wattle, our national floral emblem.
Green and gold have been the ‘official’ colours only since 1984. Prior to that, they were blue and gold.
So it’s already been 39 years. That’s long enough to be considered a “normal” thing by now.
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:It’s got that essential quality of a good flag design: the average 7-year-old could draw a reasonable representation of it.
I’d be good for those colours for a new Aus flag. our athletes would great in uniforms of those colours.
Dark green and gold are the more normal colours. The colour of the leaves and flowers of the golden wattle, our national floral emblem.
I know. But there have been some bad choices for green and for gold over the years. To me it rarely looks smart. Also I would love if the Aus colours were actually the flag colours.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:Dark green and gold are the more normal colours. The colour of the leaves and flowers of the golden wattle, our national floral emblem.
Green and gold have been the ‘official’ colours only since 1984. Prior to that, they were blue and gold.
So it’s already been 39 years. That’s long enough to be considered a “normal” thing by now.
i should say so.
sarahs mum said:
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:I’d be good for those colours for a new Aus flag. our athletes would great in uniforms of those colours.
Dark green and gold are the more normal colours. The colour of the leaves and flowers of the golden wattle, our national floral emblem.
I know. But there have been some bad choices for green and for gold over the years. To me it rarely looks smart. Also I would love if the Aus colours were actually the flag colours.
There’s a hundred other countries who have red white & blue, or red & white, or blue & white. We’d just get lost in all the clutter.
I do like black and ocher as a colour scheme.
sarahs mum said:
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:I’d be good for those colours for a new Aus flag. our athletes would great in uniforms of those colours.
Dark green and gold are the more normal colours. The colour of the leaves and flowers of the golden wattle, our national floral emblem.
I know. But there have been some bad choices for green and for gold over the years. To me it rarely looks smart. Also I would love if the Aus colours were actually the flag colours.
Yeah, some style disasters, for sure. Usually caused by trying to be too over-the-top with the designs and colours. Subtlety apparently has no place in considering how to use national colours.
I don’t think Iowa can take much more of this.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:Dunno about that. My sister turned 40 yesterday.captain_spalding said:i should say so.Green and gold have been the ‘official’ colours only since 1984. Prior to that, they were blue and gold.So it’s already been 39 years. That’s long enough to be considered a “normal” thing by now.
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:
party_pants said:
I quite like this one as a new WA state flag. It follows the standard pattern set out by the NT and ACT flags. Flag is split into one third and two thirds vertical panel. Darker panel nearest the mast which has the stars of the Southern Cross in white. The lighter colour panel has a state emblem, insignia or coat of arms etc. WA flag would look like this”
I really like it, very distinctive. Only small change I’d make is a red beak for the swan.
I also like.
I also like the colour choice.
Not sure why, but “black & gold” has always been the colours for WA. Most of our state sports teams use it on some form or another.
we ain’t fancy but we’re cheap.
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:party_pants said:Dunno about that. My sister turned 40 yesterday.So it’s already been 39 years. That’s long enough to be considered a “normal” thing by now.i should say so.
Well, tell her to make the most of it, it doesn’t get any easier after that.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:Dark green and gold are the more normal colours. The colour of the leaves and flowers of the golden wattle, our national floral emblem.
Green and gold have been the ‘official’ colours only since 1984. Prior to that, they were blue and gold.
So it’s already been 39 years. That’s long enough to be considered a “normal” thing by now.
traditional even.
Peak Warming Man said:
I don’t think Iowa can take much more of this.
that video doesn’t play.
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:
party_pants said:Dark green and gold are the more normal colours. The colour of the leaves and flowers of the golden wattle, our national floral emblem.
I know. But there have been some bad choices for green and for gold over the years. To me it rarely looks smart. Also I would love if the Aus colours were actually the flag colours.
There’s a hundred other countries who have red white & blue, or red & white, or blue & white. We’d just get lost in all the clutter.
I do like black and ocher as a colour scheme.
Uluru red should be in the team colours somewhere, maybe with sky blue or dry grass ochre.
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:
party_pants said:Dark green and gold are the more normal colours. The colour of the leaves and flowers of the golden wattle, our national floral emblem.
I know. But there have been some bad choices for green and for gold over the years. To me it rarely looks smart. Also I would love if the Aus colours were actually the flag colours.
There’s a hundred other countries who have red white & blue, or red & white, or blue & white. We’d just get lost in all the clutter.
I do like black and ocher as a colour scheme.
I quite like that. But the gold speaks of our richness and is a great colour for buttons. Also our federation star would look triff in gold.
JudgeMental said:
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:I also like.
I also like the colour choice.
Not sure why, but “black & gold” has always been the colours for WA. Most of our state sports teams use it on some form or another.
we ain’t fancy but we’re cheap.
eh!
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Been to the bush. I seem to be a bit lacking in energy today. Never the less, I accompanied Mr buffy while he used a chainsaw, in case of accidents. No accidents. I threw bits of tree off the paths. I took 95 photographs of flowers and plants. I now need to sort the photos. Nothing new in the plants today. Not much in flower now really.
And the tractor? What happened with it?
The tractor survived. Mr buffy drove the tractor. I walked.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Been to the bush. I seem to be a bit lacking in energy today. Never the less, I accompanied Mr buffy while he used a chainsaw, in case of accidents. No accidents. I threw bits of tree off the paths. I took 95 photographs of flowers and plants. I now need to sort the photos. Nothing new in the plants today. Not much in flower now really.
And the tractor? What happened with it?
The tractor survived. Mr buffy drove the tractor. I walked.
A womans got to know her place.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:And the tractor? What happened with it?
The tractor survived. Mr buffy drove the tractor. I walked.
A womans got to know her place.
Uh-oh…
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:And the tractor? What happened with it?
The tractor survived. Mr buffy drove the tractor. I walked.
A womans got to know her place.
This woman can’t see the plants from a vehicle. When you are looking for the tiny ones, it’s no damn good driving past (or over) them…
…
(Hand included for scale, as usual)
Kingy said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-14/new-nasa-space-craft-x59-takes-to-the-skies/103318344The debut of NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft is hoped to revolutionise commercial air travel in the US, paving the way for flights that can travel faster than the speed of sound. The aircraft, which is expected to travel at 1488.64 kilometres per hour, was unveiled at a facility in Palmdale, California.
Shakes fist at reporter who unthinkingly converted 925 mph to 1488.64 km/h. Spare me.
“About 1500 km/h” would have sufficed, as the 925 mph looks to be only an estimate.
ABC News:
It seems that return to the concept of ‘decentralisation’, which was touted in the 1970s, is under way, whether governments and/or ‘the economy’ want it to or not.
Coles order modification #1, 82 items now. Added kimchi, chick peas, four bean mix, more tinned fish etc.
Mr buffy did frighten a koala up a tree with the tractor. I arrived with the camera in time to get a photo on the limits of the zoom of my point and shoot.
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:The tractor survived. Mr buffy drove the tractor. I walked.
A womans got to know her place.
This woman can’t see the plants from a vehicle. When you are looking for the tiny ones, it’s no damn good driving past (or over) them…
(Hand included for scale, as usual)
That hand looks like it gets well scratched and buffeted while sorting through the wild foliage.
Bubblecar said:
Coles order modification #1, 82 items now. Added kimchi, chick peas, four bean mix, more tinned fish etc.
…and they won’t be able to supply any of them, and you’ll end up with water chestnuts, macadamia nuts, tinned spaghetti, and canned cat food.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:I was thinking that that hand looks decades younger than my hyper-linear eczematous hands.Peak Warming Man said:That hand looks like it gets well scratched and buffeted while sorting through the wild foliage.A womans got to know her place.This woman can’t see the plants from a vehicle. When you are looking for the tiny ones, it’s no damn good driving past (or over) them…
(Hand included for scale, as usual)
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Coles order modification #1, 82 items now. Added kimchi, chick peas, four bean mix, more tinned fish etc.
…and they won’t be able to supply any of them, and you’ll end up with water chestnuts, macadamia nuts, tinned spaghetti, and canned cat food.
They wouldn’t dare.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:I love SPC dinosaur tinned spag. Don’t know if it’s still made.Coles order modification #1, 82 items now. Added kimchi, chick peas, four bean mix, more tinned fish etc.…and they won’t be able to supply any of them, and you’ll end up with water chestnuts, macadamia nuts, tinned spaghetti, and canned cat food.
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:Bubblecar said:I love SPC dinosaur tinned spag. Don’t know if it’s still made.Coles order modification #1, 82 items now. Added kimchi, chick peas, four bean mix, more tinned fish etc.…and they won’t be able to supply any of them, and you’ll end up with water chestnuts, macadamia nuts, tinned spaghetti, and canned cat food.
Apparently, it is.
Coles say you can have for $1.75 for 420g tin.
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:And I can have 160g/day…captain_spalding said:Apparently, it is.…and they won’t be able to supply any of them, and you’ll end up with water chestnuts, macadamia nuts, tinned spaghetti, and canned cat food.I love SPC dinosaur tinned spag. Don’t know if it’s still made.
Coles say you can have for $1.75 for 420g tin.
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:OCDC said:And I can have 160g/day…I love SPC dinosaur tinned spag. Don’t know if it’s still made.Apparently, it is.
Coles say you can have for $1.75 for 420g tin.
Economy, pleasure, and nutrition, all in one tin.
Cutting down on my sugar intake not surprisingly has dropped my blood sugar levels don to the low sevens, but I do miss my sugar on the weebix though and the lolly water.
Peak Warming Man said:
Cutting down on my sugar intake not surprisingly has dropped my blood sugar levels don to the low sevens, but I do miss my sugar on the weebix though and the lolly water.
What about soda water as a substitute?
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:That’s my birthday sorted.captain_spalding said:Economy, pleasure, and nutrition, all in one tin.Apparently, it is.And I can have 160g/day…Coles say you can have for $1.75 for 420g tin.
Peak Warming Man said:
Cutting down on my sugar intake not surprisingly has dropped my blood sugar levels don to the low sevens, but I do miss my sugar on the weebix though and the lolly water.I’ve never had weebix.
OCDC said:
Peak Warming Man said:Cutting down on my sugar intake not surprisingly has dropped my blood sugar levels don to the low sevens, but I do miss my sugar on the weebix though and the lolly water.I’ve never had weebix.
DO NOT GOOGLE ‘WEEBIX’!
Keto didn’t change my fasting BGLs but my HbA1c fell from 5.5 to 5.0%.
OCDC said:
Peak Warming Man said:Cutting down on my sugar intake not surprisingly has dropped my blood sugar levels don to the low sevens, but I do miss my sugar on the weebix though and the lolly water.I’ve never had weebix.
They’re like weetbix except very tiny, and you serve them with wee-wee instead of milk.
ABC News:
‘Slugfest’ is one of those words. To me, it conjures a scene of people feasting on gastropods.
Would i buy a ticket to watch two big guys glomping down mollusc after mollusc (ideally, live ones)?
Maybe i would. Maybe i would.
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:OCDC said:And I can have 160g/day…I love SPC dinosaur tinned spag. Don’t know if it’s still made.Apparently, it is.
Coles say you can have for $1.75 for 420g tin.
Win win.
OK enough sitting around. Jobs to do:
a) Clear messy desk in the art room.
b) Repair and reglue the rebec saddle.
c) Hoover the kitchen, remembering to cull the build-up of daddy-long-leg spiders in various corners of the walls etc.
Peak Warming Man said:
Cutting down on my sugar intake not surprisingly has dropped my blood sugar levels don to the low sevens, but I do miss my sugar on the weebix though and the lolly water.
Woolies zero sugar cola is not a bad substitute for Coca Cola.
Michael V said:
Kingy said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-14/new-nasa-space-craft-x59-takes-to-the-skies/103318344The debut of NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft is hoped to revolutionise commercial air travel in the US, paving the way for flights that can travel faster than the speed of sound. The aircraft, which is expected to travel at 1488.64 kilometres per hour, was unveiled at a facility in Palmdale, California.
Shakes fist at reporter who unthinkingly converted 925 mph to 1488.64 km/h. Spare me.
“About 1500 km/h” would have sufficed, as the 925 mph looks to be only an estimate.
My guess it that the speed quoted was a Mach number, like 1.2 or 1.3 or something like that. A fairly low Mach number.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:buffy said:I was thinking that that hand looks decades younger than my hyper-linear eczematous hands.This woman can’t see the plants from a vehicle. When you are looking for the tiny ones, it’s no damn good driving past (or over) them…That hand looks like it gets well scratched and buffeted while sorting through the wild foliage.
(Hand included for scale, as usual)
Just don’t look at the knuckles. Starting to get my mother’s nobbly knuckles. Not painful so far, but nobbly. The worst one is because I damaged it in the garden some years ago and it’s gradually losing the ability to bend properly.
Here you go Alex…guess which finger I jammed between a branch and the loppers in the Casterton garden a few years ago. And for bonus points, which one did I later jam and mess up the nailbed on? And the little finger is normal for my mother’s family, it works fine, it’s just nobbly. My right hand is in better nick – it’s the one that does the damage to my left one.
buffy said:
Here you go Alex…guess which finger I jammed between a branch and the loppers in the Casterton garden a few years ago. And for bonus points, which one did I later jam and mess up the nailbed on? And the little finger is normal for my mother’s family, it works fine, it’s just nobbly. My right hand is in better nick – it’s the one that does the damage to my left one.
Looks like that it can be painful.
party_pants said:
Michael V said:
Kingy said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-14/new-nasa-space-craft-x59-takes-to-the-skies/103318344The debut of NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft is hoped to revolutionise commercial air travel in the US, paving the way for flights that can travel faster than the speed of sound. The aircraft, which is expected to travel at 1488.64 kilometres per hour, was unveiled at a facility in Palmdale, California.
Shakes fist at reporter who unthinkingly converted 925 mph to 1488.64 km/h. Spare me.
“About 1500 km/h” would have sufficed, as the 925 mph looks to be only an estimate.
My guess it that the speed quoted was a Mach number, like 1.2 or 1.3 or something like that. A fairly low Mach number.
Various journos & PR hacks getting involved, perhaps to add their take to the story …
It is expected to cruise at Mach 1.42 (1,510 km/h; 937 mph) at an altitude of 55,000 ft (16,800 m), creating a low 75 perceived Level decibel (PLdB) thump to evaluate supersonic transport acceptability.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_X-59_Quesst
(Not that Wikipedia should be taken as having the final word on the subject, either)
buffy said:
Here you go Alex…guess which finger I jammed between a branch and the loppers in the Casterton garden a few years ago. And for bonus points, which one did I later jam and mess up the nailbed on? And the little finger is normal for my mother’s family, it works fine, it’s just nobbly. My right hand is in better nick – it’s the one that does the damage to my left one.I would prefer knobbly over dry, cracked and bleeding but now that I don’t use alcohol-based hand rub a billion times a day the cracking is less painful.
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:
Here you go Alex…guess which finger I jammed between a branch and the loppers in the Casterton garden a few years ago. And for bonus points, which one did I later jam and mess up the nailbed on? And the little finger is normal for my mother’s family, it works fine, it’s just nobbly. My right hand is in better nick – it’s the one that does the damage to my left one.
Looks like that it can be painful.
It’s not painful. Well, it was when I jammed it…but not since. It’s quite bony in there.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:buffy said:I was thinking that that hand looks decades younger than my hyper-linear eczematous hands.This woman can’t see the plants from a vehicle. When you are looking for the tiny ones, it’s no damn good driving past (or over) them…That hand looks like it gets well scratched and buffeted while sorting through the wild foliage.
(Hand included for scale, as usual)
My fingerprints are worn away to such an extent that scanners often don’t recognise them. I put it down to hard work, age..
Nah.. hard work
OCDC said:
buffy said:Here you go Alex…guess which finger I jammed between a branch and the loppers in the Casterton garden a few years ago. And for bonus points, which one did I later jam and mess up the nailbed on? And the little finger is normal for my mother’s family, it works fine, it’s just nobbly. My right hand is in better nick – it’s the one that does the damage to my left one.I would prefer knobbly over dry, cracked and bleeding but now that I don’t use alcohol-based hand rub a billion times a day the cracking is less painful.
One winter I had both hands slathered in lanolin or something and wrapped in gauze. I’d failed to dry my hands properly so often that my skin split and bled. I was about 10.
That was fun.
kii said:
OCDC said:What are winters like for your hands now?buffy said:One winter I had both hands slathered in lanolin or something and wrapped in gauze. I’d failed to dry my hands properly so often that my skin split and bled. I was about 10.Here you go Alex…guess which finger I jammed between a branch and the loppers in the Casterton garden a few years ago. And for bonus points, which one did I later jam and mess up the nailbed on? And the little finger is normal for my mother’s family, it works fine, it’s just nobbly. My right hand is in better nick – it’s the one that does the damage to my left one.I would prefer knobbly over dry, cracked and bleeding but now that I don’t use alcohol-based hand rub a billion times a day the cracking is less painful.
That was fun.
buffy said:
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:
Here you go Alex…guess which finger I jammed between a branch and the loppers in the Casterton garden a few years ago. And for bonus points, which one did I later jam and mess up the nailbed on? And the little finger is normal for my mother’s family, it works fine, it’s just nobbly. My right hand is in better nick – it’s the one that does the damage to my left one.
Looks like that it can be painful.
It’s not painful. Well, it was when I jammed it…but not since. It’s quite bony in there.
good. :)
OCDC said:
kii said:OCDC said:What are winters like for your hands now?I would prefer knobbly over dry, cracked and bleeding but now that I don’t use alcohol-based hand rub a billion times a day the cracking is less painful.One winter I had both hands slathered in lanolin or something and wrapped in gauze. I’d failed to dry my hands properly so often that my skin split and bled. I was about 10.
That was fun.
Fine. Especially since I stopped working with books etc. So many paper cuts 😪
I’m a bit better at drying my hands properly.
kii said:
OCDC said:Good to hear.kii said:Fine. Especially since I stopped working with books etc. So many paper cuts 😪One winter I had both hands slathered in lanolin or something and wrapped in gauze. I’d failed to dry my hands properly so often that my skin split and bled. I was about 10.What are winters like for your hands now?
That was fun.
I’m a bit better at drying my hands properly.
(I am, of course, allergic to lanolin.)
Spocky & I went to the drive-in movies last night.
I was astounded at the number of people who could not work out that it was important to keep the lights off on their cars. We were parked with the car facing the screen and the people in front of us had the rear of their car doing the same. So when they decided to put the headlights on for a few minutes it was pretty blinding and difficult to see the screen. I gave it a couple of seconds before giving them a very short flash with my headlights, then a few seconds later a woman from the car wanders over and says to me, “the battery is playing up.”
“Well the headlights are draining it faster so turn them off!”
Another minute or two then they went out but the parkers stayed on which was still pretty bright in a dark field. So I moved the car (without any lights on and used the handbrake to stop the car so the brake lights wouldn’t annoy anyone) and found a darker spot, it had a car between us and the illuminated clown circus. Still a bunch of people randomly touching the brakes and parkers every now and then though.
Next time we’ll get there earlier and find a better spot close to the screen.
Stranded at the drive-in, branded a fool. What will they say Monday at school?
OCDC said:
Stranded at the drive-in, branded a fool. What will they say Monday at school?
I won’t tell if you won’t.
OCDC said:
kii said:OCDC said:Good to hear.What are winters like for your hands now?Fine. Especially since I stopped working with books etc. So many paper cuts 😪
I’m a bit better at drying my hands properly.
(I am, of course, allergic to lanolin.)
Grandfather was a shearer. It’d be unforgivable for me to be allergic to sheep grease.
kii said:
OCDC said:lolkii said:Grandfather was a shearer. It’d be unforgivable for me to be allergic to sheep grease.Fine. Especially since I stopped working with books etc. So many paper cuts 😪Good to hear.
I’m a bit better at drying my hands properly.
(I am, of course, allergic to lanolin.)
Is there such a word as servient, and if so does it mean the same as subservient?
party_pants said:
Is there such a word as servient, and if so does it mean the same as subservient?
It’s an archaic word, and yeah basically means the same as subservient, but perhaps without the negative connotations.
party_pants said:
Is there such a word as servient, and if so does it mean the same as subservient?OED:
servient, n. & adj.
That performs a service; serving. Also: subordinate, subject; = subservient, adj. A.1. Somewhat rare except in legal contexts (see sense B.1).
subservient, adj. & n.
Of a person, action, etc.: characterized by or displaying an attitude of slavish submission; servile, obsequious.
Iceland is having a major earthquake swarm near Grindavik right now.
https://vafri.is/quake/
party_pants said:
Is there such a word as servient, and if so does it mean the same as subservient?
LOL
Almost wish I lived up near Lake Moore, they’re copping some pretty wild stprms right now
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR793.loop.shtml#skip
IMPORTANT
A dietitian reveals what Princess Mary eats in a day
Surprisingly it involves potatoes
https://www.msn.com/en-au/video/webcontent/russell-coight-visits-a-junkyard-all-aussie-adventures/vi-G%2Bk%2BhmQIeZJMQw?vid=Kx6ybcFhe4Q&provider=yt&ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=256871c0571c4fde97c8189e5570f22f&ei=13
I got invited on a week long Snowy Mountains and Canberra road trip for next week. Yesterday my knee decided it would seize up, so reluctantly have had to stay home. It would have been my second Mount Kosciusko climb. And loads of alpine flowers would be out now.
Grumble grumble. Rotten aging bodies…
OCDC said:
IMPORTANTA dietitian reveals what Princess Mary eats in a day
Surprisingly it involves potatoes
By the look of her, not a lot of them.
ruby said:
I got invited on a week long Snowy Mountains and Canberra road trip for next week. Yesterday my knee decided it would seize up, so reluctantly have had to stay home. It would have been my second Mount Kosciusko climb. And loads of alpine flowers would be out now.
Grumble grumble. Rotten aging bodies…
Bummer.
ruby said:
I got invited on a week long Snowy Mountains and Canberra road trip for next week. Yesterday my knee decided it would seize up, so reluctantly have had to stay home. It would have been my second Mount Kosciusko climb. And loads of alpine flowers would be out now.How frustrating!
Grumble grumble. Rotten aging bodies…
ruby said:
I got invited on a week long Snowy Mountains and Canberra road trip for next week. Yesterday my knee decided it would seize up, so reluctantly have had to stay home. It would have been my second Mount Kosciusko climb. And loads of alpine flowers would be out now.
Grumble grumble. Rotten aging bodies…
Shame, it’s a great place in summer.
PS the Polish Z has been put back in it
ruby said:
I got invited on a week long Snowy Mountains and Canberra road trip for next week. Yesterday my knee decided it would seize up, so reluctantly have had to stay home. It would have been my second Mount Kosciusko climb. And loads of alpine flowers would be out now.
Grumble grumble. Rotten aging bodies…
Damn.
PermeateFree said:
ruby said:
I got invited on a week long Snowy Mountains and Canberra road trip for next week. Yesterday my knee decided it would seize up, so reluctantly have had to stay home. It would have been my second Mount Kosciusko climb. And loads of alpine flowers would be out now.
Grumble grumble. Rotten aging bodies…Shame, it’s a great place in summer.
Yep, love it there in summer. Plant nerd I work for now gave me directions to find a compact Scaevola that he had seen there. I also wanted to see if I could spot alpine yam daisies.
Ah well. Next time
One plus of not rushing to pack, I have picked 12 green mangoes to ripen on the windowsill. At least 30 left to ripen on the tree. I might make some green mango chutney now that I shall be home
Thinking for dinner I’ll do a simple spinach, cottage cheese & onion impossible quiche.
Livingstone, Montana
11th January 2024
PermeateFree said:
ruby said:
I got invited on a week long Snowy Mountains and Canberra road trip for next week. Yesterday my knee decided it would seize up, so reluctantly have had to stay home. It would have been my second Mount Kosciusko climb. And loads of alpine flowers would be out now.
Grumble grumble. Rotten aging bodies…Shame, it’s a great place in summer.
Very true. I remember walking around the Kiandra flats one summer’s day and it was full of life.
kii said:
Livingstone, Montana
11th January 2024
you can’t park there, mate!
kii said:
Livingstone, Montana
11th January 2024
Any idea why he parked it there?
kii said:
Livingstone, Montana
11th January 2024
Strange place to park an aeroplane.
roughbarked said:
kii said:
Livingstone, Montana
11th January 2024
Any idea why he parked it there?
“The crew departed Pontiac-Oakland County Airport on a cargo service to Livingston-Mission Field Airport (flight RAX698). After touchdown on runway 22, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance and overran. It went down into a ravine, lost its undercarriage and came to rest with both engines torn off. Both crew members evacuated safely.”
Michael V said:
kii said:
Livingstone, Montana
11th January 2024
Strange place to park an aeroplane.
But, i bet the landing fees are quite minimal.
phone charges some i’ll heads off yonder farmway checks some sheeps water, what I do
phone says 6%, was completely dead
windy did I mention the wind plenty that continues without stopping a stopless continuation of desistlessness, a great unstill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AapOqsoF7QA
Oscar nominated “STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN” from the creators of “Vicious Cycles”
stop motion. Vicious cycles is also worth a look.
Bubblecar said:
Thinking for dinner I’ll do a simple spinach, cottage cheese & onion impossible quiche.
We et coleslaw with fried fish from the takeaway. Why make a mess in my kitchen when they have the fryers going anyway.
transition said:
phone charges some i’ll heads off yonder farmway checks some sheeps water, what I dophone says 6%, was completely dead
windy did I mention the wind plenty that continues without stopping a stopless continuation of desistlessness, a great unstill
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Thinking for dinner I’ll do a simple spinach, cottage cheese & onion impossible quiche.
We et coleslaw with fried fish from the takeaway. Why make a mess in my kitchen when they have the fryers going anyway.
Makes sense.
kii said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:
Livingstone, Montana
11th January 2024
Any idea why he parked it there?
“The crew departed Pontiac-Oakland County Airport on a cargo service to Livingston-Mission Field Airport (flight RAX698). After touchdown on runway 22, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance and overran. It went down into a ravine, lost its undercarriage and came to rest with both engines torn off. Both crew members evacuated safely.”
Lucky escape.
ruby said:
PermeateFree said:
ruby said:
I got invited on a week long Snowy Mountains and Canberra road trip for next week. Yesterday my knee decided it would seize up, so reluctantly have had to stay home. It would have been my second Mount Kosciusko climb. And loads of alpine flowers would be out now.
Grumble grumble. Rotten aging bodies…Shame, it’s a great place in summer.
Yep, love it there in summer. Plant nerd I work for now gave me directions to find a compact Scaevola that he had seen there. I also wanted to see if I could spot alpine yam daisies.
Ah well. Next time
Amazing how active state botanists have been over the last 50 years, then there was only one Microseris in Victoria, that being M. scapigera, but now there are three. I recall collecting one not from the Herb Field, but growing in the dryer rocky ground up from the stream that flowed from it. I would probably have called it M. scapigera although it would now be known as Microseris lanceolata (presumably the Alpine Yam Daisy). The seed apparently has only a short viable period (months) and requires regular fires to stimulate germination, so another good place to look.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murnong
has a very good description of all species near the bottom of the page.
JudgeMental said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AapOqsoF7QAOscar nominated “STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN” from the creators of “Vicious Cycles”
stop motion. Vicious cycles is also worth a look.
Is this more heads in toilets?
Witty Rejoinder said:
JudgeMental said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AapOqsoF7QAOscar nominated “STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN” from the creators of “Vicious Cycles”
stop motion. Vicious cycles is also worth a look.
Is this more heads in toilets?
no.
PermeateFree said:
ruby said:
PermeateFree said:Shame, it’s a great place in summer.
Yep, love it there in summer. Plant nerd I work for now gave me directions to find a compact Scaevola that he had seen there. I also wanted to see if I could spot alpine yam daisies.
Ah well. Next time
Amazing how active state botanists have been over the last 50 years, then there was only one Microseris in Victoria, that being M. scapigera, but now there are three. I recall collecting one not from the Herb Field, but growing in the dryer rocky ground up from the stream that flowed from it. I would probably have called it M. scapigera although it would now be known as Microseris lanceolata (presumably the Alpine Yam Daisy). The seed apparently has only a short viable period (months) and requires regular fires to stimulate germination, so another good place to look.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murnong
has a very good description of all species near the bottom of the page.
Thanks for that. I was told that what we have in the Western part of Victoria is M. walteri, but I think I may have found a few M. scapigera on a roadside just out of town here in a boggy area. And I can’t remember why I thought it was different from the presumably M. walteri at our covenant over at Digby.
If you are interested, this is one of my iNaturalist observations that I labelled M. scapigera and one of my more usual ones labelled M. walteri. I think the side view is subtly different in some way. I don’t have seed photos.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189302298
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/186511707
All my Microseris observations that I’ve put onto iNaturalist are here – but even though some are at research grade, that doesn’t mean that the ID is right, just that a couple of people think it might be. Some of the people who have seconded my M. walteri IDs probably do know what they are doing. I’m not sure of the credentials of the person who seconded my M. scapigera IDs.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&taxon_id=54047&user_id=elizabethhatfield&verifiable=any
Right, going to get some icecream for dessert and then watch another episode of “Good People”.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
Livingstone, Montana
11th January 2024
Strange place to park an aeroplane.
But, i bet the landing fees are quite minimal.
And the take off fees are non existent.
OCDC said:
PS the Polish Z has been put back in it
I didn’t know it had been removed.
Do any of y’all say iced cream instead of ice cream?
dv said:
Do any of y’all say iced cream instead of ice cream?
good grief, no.
buffy said:
PermeateFree said:
ruby said:Yep, love it there in summer. Plant nerd I work for now gave me directions to find a compact Scaevola that he had seen there. I also wanted to see if I could spot alpine yam daisies.
Ah well. Next time
Amazing how active state botanists have been over the last 50 years, then there was only one Microseris in Victoria, that being M. scapigera, but now there are three. I recall collecting one not from the Herb Field, but growing in the dryer rocky ground up from the stream that flowed from it. I would probably have called it M. scapigera although it would now be known as Microseris lanceolata (presumably the Alpine Yam Daisy). The seed apparently has only a short viable period (months) and requires regular fires to stimulate germination, so another good place to look.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murnong
has a very good description of all species near the bottom of the page.
Thanks for that. I was told that what we have in the Western part of Victoria is M. walteri, but I think I may have found a few M. scapigera on a roadside just out of town here in a boggy area. And I can’t remember why I thought it was different from the presumably M. walteri at our covenant over at Digby.
If you are interested, this is one of my iNaturalist observations that I labelled M. scapigera and one of my more usual ones labelled M. walteri. I think the side view is subtly different in some way. I don’t have seed photos.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189302298
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/186511707
All my Microseris observations that I’ve put onto iNaturalist are here – but even though some are at research grade, that doesn’t mean that the ID is right, just that a couple of people think it might be. Some of the people who have seconded my M. walteri IDs probably do know what they are doing. I’m not sure of the credentials of the person who seconded my M. scapigera IDs.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&taxon_id=54047&user_id=elizabethhatfield&verifiable=any
Youve added to the knowledge base of plants in your area, well done.
dv said:
Do any of y’all say iced cream instead of ice cream?
Not me.
buffy said:
PermeateFree said:
ruby said:Yep, love it there in summer. Plant nerd I work for now gave me directions to find a compact Scaevola that he had seen there. I also wanted to see if I could spot alpine yam daisies.
Ah well. Next time
Amazing how active state botanists have been over the last 50 years, then there was only one Microseris in Victoria, that being M. scapigera, but now there are three. I recall collecting one not from the Herb Field, but growing in the dryer rocky ground up from the stream that flowed from it. I would probably have called it M. scapigera although it would now be known as Microseris lanceolata (presumably the Alpine Yam Daisy). The seed apparently has only a short viable period (months) and requires regular fires to stimulate germination, so another good place to look.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murnong
has a very good description of all species near the bottom of the page.
Thanks for that. I was told that what we have in the Western part of Victoria is M. walteri, but I think I may have found a few M. scapigera on a roadside just out of town here in a boggy area. And I can’t remember why I thought it was different from the presumably M. walteri at our covenant over at Digby.
If you are interested, this is one of my iNaturalist observations that I labelled M. scapigera and one of my more usual ones labelled M. walteri. I think the side view is subtly different in some way. I don’t have seed photos.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189302298
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/186511707
All my Microseris observations that I’ve put onto iNaturalist are here – but even though some are at research grade, that doesn’t mean that the ID is right, just that a couple of people think it might be. Some of the people who have seconded my M. walteri IDs probably do know what they are doing. I’m not sure of the credentials of the person who seconded my M. scapigera IDs.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&taxon_id=54047&user_id=elizabethhatfield&verifiable=any
Two very important features with Asteraceae are the mature seeds and often the root system, which regrettably you might need to dig one up. Personally, I would be reluctant to name your Microseris spp. There would be many times I have had to trudge back to a plant to get additional information and commonly I have been pleased I did.
dv said:
OCDC said:
PS the Polish Z has been put back in it
I didn’t know it had been removed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kosciuszko
dv said:
Do any of y’all say iced cream instead of ice cream?
Not me.
Michael V said:
dv said:
OCDC said:
PS the Polish Z has been put back in it
I didn’t know it had been removed.
“The name of the mountain was previously spelled “Mount Kosciusko”, an Anglicisation, but the spelling “Mount Kosciuszko” was officially adopted in 1997 by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. The traditional English pronunciation of Kosciuszko is /ˌkɒziˈʌskoʊ/ KOZ-ee-US-koh, but the pronunciation /kɒˈʃʊʃkoʊ/ kosh-UUSH-koh is now sometimes used, which is substantially closer to the Polish pronunciation .”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kosciuszko
bloody hell, you’re in Australia now, mate!
dv said:
Do any of y’all say iced cream instead of ice cream?
Not I.
dv said:
Do any of y’all say iced cream instead of ice cream?
Looks like you’re the only one.
Bubblecar said:
Thinking for dinner I’ll do a simple spinach, cottage cheese & onion impossible quiche.
Verdict: nice nosh but I didn’t photograph it, since the internets already have 794 snaps of my quiches.
I scream.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Do any of y’all say iced cream instead of ice cream?
Looks like you’re the only one.
Yeah, it looks like your on your own buster with you weird fucking iced cream.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Do any of y’all say iced cream instead of ice cream?
Looks like you’re the only one.
Yeah, it looks like your on your own buster with you weird fucking iced cream.
And I poled a recent studio audience.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Do any of y’all say iced cream instead of ice cream?
Looks like you’re the only one.
Not even me.
Michael V said:
dv said:
OCDC said:
PS the Polish Z has been put back in it
I didn’t know it had been removed.
“The name of the mountain was previously spelled “Mount Kosciusko”, an Anglicisation, but the spelling “Mount Kosciuszko” was officially adopted in 1997 by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. The traditional English pronunciation of Kosciuszko is /ˌkɒziˈʌskoʊ/ KOZ-ee-US-koh, but the pronunciation /kɒˈʃʊʃkoʊ/ kosh-UUSH-koh is now sometimes used, which is substantially closer to the Polish pronunciation .”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kosciuszko
Good grief. I thought botanising was bad enough with all the name changes.
Could we go all Australian and rename it Mount Kozzie instead?
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:Looks like you’re the only one.
Yeah, it looks like your on your own buster with you weird fucking iced cream.
And I poled a recent studio audience.
I thought that you were looking a little worn-out.
ruby said:
Michael V said:
dv said:I didn’t know it had been removed.
“The name of the mountain was previously spelled “Mount Kosciusko”, an Anglicisation, but the spelling “Mount Kosciuszko” was officially adopted in 1997 by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. The traditional English pronunciation of Kosciuszko is /ˌkɒziˈʌskoʊ/ KOZ-ee-US-koh, but the pronunciation /kɒˈʃʊʃkoʊ/ kosh-UUSH-koh is now sometimes used, which is substantially closer to the Polish pronunciation .”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kosciuszko
Good grief. I thought botanising was bad enough with all the name changes.
Could we go all Australian and rename it Mount Kozzie instead?
Janina would not be happy. You Australians do not appreciate how important Polish people are to this country. You even say Kosciuszko incorrectly.
buffy said:
PermeateFree said:
ruby said:Yep, love it there in summer. Plant nerd I work for now gave me directions to find a compact Scaevola that he had seen there. I also wanted to see if I could spot alpine yam daisies.
Ah well. Next time
Amazing how active state botanists have been over the last 50 years, then there was only one Microseris in Victoria, that being M. scapigera, but now there are three. I recall collecting one not from the Herb Field, but growing in the dryer rocky ground up from the stream that flowed from it. I would probably have called it M. scapigera although it would now be known as Microseris lanceolata (presumably the Alpine Yam Daisy). The seed apparently has only a short viable period (months) and requires regular fires to stimulate germination, so another good place to look.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murnong
has a very good description of all species near the bottom of the page.
Thanks for that. I was told that what we have in the Western part of Victoria is M. walteri, but I think I may have found a few M. scapigera on a roadside just out of town here in a boggy area. And I can’t remember why I thought it was different from the presumably M. walteri at our covenant over at Digby.
If you are interested, this is one of my iNaturalist observations that I labelled M. scapigera and one of my more usual ones labelled M. walteri. I think the side view is subtly different in some way. I don’t have seed photos.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189302298
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/186511707
All my Microseris observations that I’ve put onto iNaturalist are here – but even though some are at research grade, that doesn’t mean that the ID is right, just that a couple of people think it might be. Some of the people who have seconded my M. walteri IDs probably do know what they are doing. I’m not sure of the credentials of the person who seconded my M. scapigera IDs.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&taxon_id=54047&user_id=elizabethhatfield&verifiable=any
Thanks PF and Buffy.
I joined a murnong facebook group which was where I learnt about the 3 different ones, and that my one was likely M. lanceolata. They also had some active seed donors, so I got some walteri seed. But the snails were very partial to walteri and I have never been able to get them going.
My likely lanceolata doesn’t have the fat tuber of walteri, it has a branched tuber and in the second and third year they grow offsets that can be divided off and replanted. I have often wondered if they could have been selected for this trait before the sheep came and ate most of them.
VicFlora has very good observations on the differences.
https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/0227cb8c-4a85-47ae-9b9e-24d4ba831aae
A couple of people in the facebook group think that the species can cross to produce intermediate forms
PermeateFree said:
buffy said:
PermeateFree said:Amazing how active state botanists have been over the last 50 years, then there was only one Microseris in Victoria, that being M. scapigera, but now there are three. I recall collecting one not from the Herb Field, but growing in the dryer rocky ground up from the stream that flowed from it. I would probably have called it M. scapigera although it would now be known as Microseris lanceolata (presumably the Alpine Yam Daisy). The seed apparently has only a short viable period (months) and requires regular fires to stimulate germination, so another good place to look.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murnong
has a very good description of all species near the bottom of the page.
Thanks for that. I was told that what we have in the Western part of Victoria is M. walteri, but I think I may have found a few M. scapigera on a roadside just out of town here in a boggy area. And I can’t remember why I thought it was different from the presumably M. walteri at our covenant over at Digby.
If you are interested, this is one of my iNaturalist observations that I labelled M. scapigera and one of my more usual ones labelled M. walteri. I think the side view is subtly different in some way. I don’t have seed photos.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189302298
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/186511707
All my Microseris observations that I’ve put onto iNaturalist are here – but even though some are at research grade, that doesn’t mean that the ID is right, just that a couple of people think it might be. Some of the people who have seconded my M. walteri IDs probably do know what they are doing. I’m not sure of the credentials of the person who seconded my M. scapigera IDs.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&taxon_id=54047&user_id=elizabethhatfield&verifiable=any
Two very important features with Asteraceae are the mature seeds and often the root system, which regrettably you might need to dig one up. Personally, I would be reluctant to name your Microseris spp. There would be many times I have had to trudge back to a plant to get additional information and commonly I have been pleased I did.
Thanks. I reckon the digging up is likely to be the only way. I can do that at the covenant. I’d have to do it illegally on the roadside. But hey, not many cars are about on a Sunday morning out there. (Although they are all underground at the moment, not flowering.
:)
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Do any of y’all say iced cream instead of ice cream?
Looks like you’re the only one.
Not even me.
what about odd you? there’s more of that.
ruby said:
buffy said:
PermeateFree said:Amazing how active state botanists have been over the last 50 years, then there was only one Microseris in Victoria, that being M. scapigera, but now there are three. I recall collecting one not from the Herb Field, but growing in the dryer rocky ground up from the stream that flowed from it. I would probably have called it M. scapigera although it would now be known as Microseris lanceolata (presumably the Alpine Yam Daisy). The seed apparently has only a short viable period (months) and requires regular fires to stimulate germination, so another good place to look.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murnong
has a very good description of all species near the bottom of the page.
Thanks for that. I was told that what we have in the Western part of Victoria is M. walteri, but I think I may have found a few M. scapigera on a roadside just out of town here in a boggy area. And I can’t remember why I thought it was different from the presumably M. walteri at our covenant over at Digby.
If you are interested, this is one of my iNaturalist observations that I labelled M. scapigera and one of my more usual ones labelled M. walteri. I think the side view is subtly different in some way. I don’t have seed photos.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189302298
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/186511707
All my Microseris observations that I’ve put onto iNaturalist are here – but even though some are at research grade, that doesn’t mean that the ID is right, just that a couple of people think it might be. Some of the people who have seconded my M. walteri IDs probably do know what they are doing. I’m not sure of the credentials of the person who seconded my M. scapigera IDs.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&taxon_id=54047&user_id=elizabethhatfield&verifiable=any
Thanks PF and Buffy.
I joined a murnong facebook group which was where I learnt about the 3 different ones, and that my one was likely M. lanceolata. They also had some active seed donors, so I got some walteri seed. But the snails were very partial to walteri and I have never been able to get them going.My likely lanceolata doesn’t have the fat tuber of walteri, it has a branched tuber and in the second and third year they grow offsets that can be divided off and replanted. I have often wondered if they could have been selected for this trait before the sheep came and ate most of them.
VicFlora has very good observations on the differences.
https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/0227cb8c-4a85-47ae-9b9e-24d4ba831aae
A couple of people in the facebook group think that the species can cross to produce intermediate forms
I have gathered seed at the covenant and scattered it at home, but to no avail. I have also dug up some tubers (without taking enough notice of what they looked like, but I think they fitted M. walteri) but they don’t seem to like transplant to my veggie patch. Right now I’ve got a little spot out there where I planted a tuber and also scattered seed. I’ll see if anything happens in the growing season (Sept – early Dec for flowering, according to my notes for the covenant). Patience is a virtue…and can be really frustrating as well.
:)
Dino Prizmic, 18 y o from Crotia, has Djoker at 1 set all
Ian said:
Dino Prizmic, 18 y o from Crotia, has Djoker at 1 set all
Ohh, go Dino.
Smoke leaking into the house because, that’s right, some of the loonies around here are running their wood heaters in high summer.
Bubblecar said:
Smoke leaking into the house because, that’s right, some of the loonies around here are running their wood heaters in high summer.
Yeah, that’s pretty cracked, all right.
What’s the temp there right now?
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Smoke leaking into the house because, that’s right, some of the loonies around here are running their wood heaters in high summer.
Yeah, that’s pretty cracked, all right.
What’s the temp there right now?
16.
Neil the Seal has been spotted in multiple standoffs against local authorities across Tasmania 🦭🤣
https://fb.watch/pzsjyM0SWC/
—-
I’ve read people on Facebook asking where they can find Neil today to be met with angry posts about leaving Neil alone.
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Smoke leaking into the house because, that’s right, some of the loonies around here are running their wood heaters in high summer.
Yeah, that’s pretty cracked, all right.
What’s the temp there right now?
16.
Like some Qlders.
As soon as the temperature drops below 19, they start squawking about ‘freezing’ and they look for things to ignite.
sarahs mum said:
Neil the Seal has been spotted in multiple standoffs against local authorities across Tasmania 🦭🤣https://fb.watch/pzsjyM0SWC/
—-
I’ve read people on Facebook asking where they can find Neil today to be met with angry posts about leaving Neil alone.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:Yeah, that’s pretty cracked, all right.
What’s the temp there right now?
16.
Like some Qlders.
As soon as the temperature drops below 19, they start squawking about ‘freezing’ and they look for things to ignite.
It’s very annoying because I like to take advantage of a coolish evening like this to air the house. Can’t do while there’s so much smoke out there, maybe later.
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
Neil the Seal has been spotted in multiple standoffs against local authorities across Tasmania 🦭🤣https://fb.watch/pzsjyM0SWC/
—-
I’ve read people on Facebook asking where they can find Neil today to be met with angry posts about leaving Neil alone.
:)
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
Neil the Seal has been spotted in multiple standoffs against local authorities across Tasmania 🦭🤣https://fb.watch/pzsjyM0SWC/
—-
I’ve read people on Facebook asking where they can find Neil today to be met with angry posts about leaving Neil alone.
:)
Neil returns to the The Young Ones house after 40 years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogjpIS2W3S0
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:
:)
Neil returns to the The Young Ones house after 40 years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogjpIS2W3S0
Neil in cemetery and an old lady comes up to him and says ‘excurse me young man do you dig graves’ and Neil replies.
Yeah, there alright.
Complaining about smoke earlier, but what am I doing now? That’s right, burning incense.
There’s incense burning in a game I’m playing so I was inspired to find some decades-old myrrh sticks in a drawer.
Got one burning in the linen room, with the back door open, gently wafting it through the house.
Probably get sick of it in a minute or two.
kii said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:
Livingstone, Montana
11th January 2024
Any idea why he parked it there?
“The crew departed Pontiac-Oakland County Airport on a cargo service to Livingston-Mission Field Airport (flight RAX698). After touchdown on runway 22, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance and overran. It went down into a ravine, lost its undercarriage and came to rest with both engines torn off. Both crew members evacuated safely.”
Ah. Thank you.
dv said:
Do any of y’all say iced cream instead of ice cream?
No. Have never called it iced cream.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Do any of y’all say iced cream instead of ice cream?
No. Have never called it iced cream.
Poured cream over frozen blueberries. The cream went solid.
Was that frozen cream or iced cream?
AussieDJ said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Do any of y’all say iced cream instead of ice cream?
No. Have never called it iced cream.
Poured cream over frozen blueberries. The cream went solid.
Was that frozen cream or iced cream?
Sympathetic cream?
The wind is doing 50 clicks as it goes past.
So we now have a new queen to adore. One of our own even though she reigns over a faraway place.
Though I liked old Lizzie, I was never a monarchist and could never have accepted Camilla anyway.
I don’t have much time for Charlie either.
But a good looking Aussie chick adopting a queenly presence. Yeah.
roughbarked said:
So we now have a new queen to adore. One of our own even though she reigns over a faraway place.
Though I liked old Lizzie, I was never a monarchist and could never have accepted Camilla anyway.
I don’t have much time for Charlie either.
But a good looking Aussie chick adopting a queenly presence. Yeah.
Also a Taroona high student. Nice public school. :) none of that pretentious private shit.
roughbarked said:
So we now have a new queen to adore. One of our own even though she reigns over a faraway place.
Though I liked old Lizzie, I was never a monarchist and could never have accepted Camilla anyway.
I don’t have much time for Charlie either.
But a good looking Aussie chick adopting a queenly presence. Yeah.
Also a Taroona high student. Nice public school. :) none of that pretentious private shit.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
So we now have a new queen to adore. One of our own even though she reigns over a faraway place.
Though I liked old Lizzie, I was never a monarchist and could never have accepted Camilla anyway.
I don’t have much time for Charlie either.
But a good looking Aussie chick adopting a queenly presence. Yeah.
Also a Taroona high student. Nice public school. :) none of that pretentious private shit.
:) A down to earth girl who found her handsome prince.
In 2019, Mary was made a rigsforstander
gtk
dv said:
In 2019, Mary was made a rigsforstandergtk
Head of State. Presumably this was to open her position as a future queen?
roughbarked said:
dv said:
In 2019, Mary was made a rigsforstandergtk
Head of State. Presumably this was to open her position as a future queen?
Ooh look, the Royal Trap.
All this wind is being created by a storm passing to the north but by the closeness of that last thunderclap, I’d say the tail of the storm may yet give me a lashing.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:
In 2019, Mary was made a rigsforstandergtk
Head of State. Presumably this was to open her position as a future queen?
Ooh look, the Royal Trap.
Her son, Christian, is a descendant of Queen Victoria and inasmuch is in line for the British throne. Probably around 300th.
dv said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:Head of State. Presumably this was to open her position as a future queen?
Ooh look, the Royal Trap.
Her son, Christian, is a descendant of Queen Victoria and inasmuch is in line for the British throne. Probably around 300th.
That will doubtless quicken his heart.
roughbarked said:
All this wind is being created by a storm passing to the north but by the closeness of that last thunderclap, I’d say the tail of the storm may yet give me a lashing.
21 degrees. Time to start getting the doona out? The Queenslanders would be.
Woke up to hot air balloon noises going by.
Radio talked about the election in Guatemala and the Iowa caucus and the blizzard.
Groceries due sometime between 10am and 11am.
Cold air, blue sky and warm sunshine.
early enough or what
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 14 degrees at the back door, overcast and still. We are forecast a partly cloudy 30 degrees today.
I have some gardening to do for the New Lady Next Door today so I’d better get on with it before the heat. Her husband is still hanging on, she is at the hospital pretty much full time at the moment. She has got three sisters, one living here in Penshurst and the other two coming back and forth so there is always someone here at the house.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 14 degrees at the back door, overcast and still. We are forecast a partly cloudy 30 degrees today.Did you know the sister before the Next Doors moved in?I have some gardening to do for the New Lady Next Door today so I’d better get on with it before the heat. Her husband is still hanging on, she is at the hospital pretty much full time at the moment. She has got three sisters, one living here in Penshurst and the other two coming back and forth so there is always someone here at the house.
It was 17° this morning which is the lowest it’s been for a while. I didn’t need the AC on overnight. I’ve become more heat sensitive lately which is just great.
OCDC said:
buffy said:Good morning Holidayers. Presently 14 degrees at the back door, overcast and still. We are forecast a partly cloudy 30 degrees today.Did you know the sister before the Next Doors moved in?I have some gardening to do for the New Lady Next Door today so I’d better get on with it before the heat. Her husband is still hanging on, she is at the hospital pretty much full time at the moment. She has got three sisters, one living here in Penshurst and the other two coming back and forth so there is always someone here at the house.
It was 17° this morning which is the lowest it’s been for a while. I didn’t need the AC on overnight. I’ve become more heat sensitive lately which is just great.
Only in passing, just to say hello. The sister only moved here in the last 5 years. Did up a derelict weatherboard house. It’s apparently something the three of them have always done…do up houses.
buffy said:
OCDC said:My grandparents did that. Started with building their first home and then they were infected. Even when my grandfather died at 80, they were still midway through a house.buffy said:Only in passing, just to say hello. The sister only moved here in the last 5 years. Did up a derelict weatherboard house. It’s apparently something the three of them have always done…do up houses.Good morning Holidayers. Presently 14 degrees at the back door, overcast and still. We are forecast a partly cloudy 30 degrees today.Did you know the sister before the Next Doors moved in?I have some gardening to do for the New Lady Next Door today so I’d better get on with it before the heat. Her husband is still hanging on, she is at the hospital pretty much full time at the moment. She has got three sisters, one living here in Penshurst and the other two coming back and forth so there is always someone here at the house.
It was 17° this morning which is the lowest it’s been for a while. I didn’t need the AC on overnight. I’ve become more heat sensitive lately which is just great.
“ Luckily I’ve already made a bowl of popcorn.”
Nope, that’s me out, with the response I expected. Whoosh!
OCDC said:
“ Luckily I’ve already made a bowl of popcorn.”Nope, that’s me out, with the response I expected. Whoosh!
Yeah…I shouldn’t be flippant.
OCDC said:
“ Luckily I’ve already made a bowl of popcorn.”Nope, that’s me out, with the response I expected. Whoosh!
You know I don’t care. ;)
My doctor isn’t worried.
coffee landed, i’ll just have a first sip, or it could be a second, hmmm yeah perfect, update later as get down to the dregs and finish it, don’t go away now, oh yes that is a nice coffee, soothing my throat
fence sprinkler going, chucking some more water around
oh yes I remembers got my first photo of a bat lastnight, well twilight it was, out the farm, pestering a wagtail it was, the bat was flying around a lot, I thought that’s got to be a bat, looked a bit harder and became more certain it was a bat
anyway uncontrollably excited I was, not really the thing hardly makes for good pictures, moving a lot and it’s twilight, low light, hardly worth the effort, but I persisted because i’m a persistor, or persister, however that might be spelt if it were a word
transition said:
oh yes I remembers got my first photo of a bat lastnight, well twilight it was, out the farm, pestering a wagtail it was, the bat was flying around a lot, I thought that’s got to be a bat, looked a bit harder and became more certain it was a batanyway uncontrollably excited I was, not really the thing hardly makes for good pictures, moving a lot and it’s twilight, low light, hardly worth the effort, but I persisted because i’m a persistor, or persister, however that might be spelt if it were a word
and there it is, of the many pictures only a couple hint at what the thing might be
transition said:
transition said:
oh yes I remembers got my first photo of a bat lastnight, well twilight it was, out the farm, pestering a wagtail it was, the bat was flying around a lot, I thought that’s got to be a bat, looked a bit harder and became more certain it was a batanyway uncontrollably excited I was, not really the thing hardly makes for good pictures, moving a lot and it’s twilight, low light, hardly worth the effort, but I persisted because i’m a persistor, or persister, however that might be spelt if it were a word
and there it is, of the many pictures only a couple hint at what the thing might be
Good one.
Michael V said:
transition said:
transition said:
oh yes I remembers got my first photo of a bat lastnight, well twilight it was, out the farm, pestering a wagtail it was, the bat was flying around a lot, I thought that’s got to be a bat, looked a bit harder and became more certain it was a batanyway uncontrollably excited I was, not really the thing hardly makes for good pictures, moving a lot and it’s twilight, low light, hardly worth the effort, but I persisted because i’m a persistor, or persister, however that might be spelt if it were a word
and there it is, of the many pictures only a couple hint at what the thing might be
Good one.
Here’s one of my bat images: Bats flying out from their roosts, recorded on rain radar, 5;58 pm 28/01/21
transition said:
transition said:
oh yes I remembers got my first photo of a bat lastnight, well twilight it was, out the farm, pestering a wagtail it was, the bat was flying around a lot, I thought that’s got to be a bat, looked a bit harder and became more certain it was a batanyway uncontrollably excited I was, not really the thing hardly makes for good pictures, moving a lot and it’s twilight, low light, hardly worth the effort, but I persisted because i’m a persistor, or persister, however that might be spelt if it were a word
and there it is, of the many pictures only a couple hint at what the thing might be
Wow the image is ghostly without highlighting the bat. Did you alter the settings to shoot at low light or does the camera do that automatically. Love the panning effect.
Michael V said:
Here’s one of my bat images: Bats flying out from their roosts, recorded on rain radar, 5;58 pm 28/01/21
That’s awesome to think about.
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
transition said:and there it is, of the many pictures only a couple hint at what the thing might be
Good one.
Here’s one of my bat images: Bats flying out from their roosts, recorded on rain radar, 5;58 pm 28/01/21
That’s awesome if correct. Have you had that confirmed.
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Michael V said:Good one.
Here’s one of my bat images: Bats flying out from their roosts, recorded on rain radar, 5;58 pm 28/01/21
That’s awesome if correct. Have you had that confirmed.
Well, I saw and photographed them flying overhead at the time. Millions of little red flying foxes.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:Here’s one of my bat images: Bats flying out from their roosts, recorded on rain radar, 5;58 pm 28/01/21
That’s awesome if correct. Have you had that confirmed.
Well, I saw and photographed them flying overhead at the time. Millions of little red flying foxes.
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:That’s awesome if correct. Have you had that confirmed.
Well, I saw and photographed them flying overhead at the time. Millions of little red flying foxes.
Fair enough.
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:That’s awesome if correct. Have you had that confirmed.
Well, I saw and photographed them flying overhead at the time. Millions of little red flying foxes.
Wow. That’s amazing MV.
I wonder where had they come from, where were they going. Did they start from several sources and then all flocked together, or just pure chance that they all came together. So many thoughts on 3 images.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Here’s one of my bat images: Bats flying out from their roosts, recorded on rain radar, 5;58 pm 28/01/21
That’s awesome to think about.
You can sometimes also see ships passing up and down to the east of Fraser Island/K’gari.
A little line of pixels that moves north-south or vice versa, on a constant course and at a speed appropriate for a ship.
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:That’s awesome if correct. Have you had that confirmed.
Well, I saw and photographed them flying overhead at the time. Millions of little red flying foxes.
Eat ya heart out, Alfred Hitchcock!
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:That’s awesome if correct. Have you had that confirmed.
Well, I saw and photographed them flying overhead at the time. Millions of little red flying foxes.
Lovely. Occasionally had flights like that in the South Mole Creek area, of cave-living bats.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Michael V said:Well, I saw and photographed them flying overhead at the time. Millions of little red flying foxes.
Lovely. Occasionally had flights like that in the South Mole Creek area, of cave-living bats.
Not so lovely when all those bats decide to establish a roost close to where you live.
I cant mow until the dew is off the grass.
I’ll look at it after lunch.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Lovely. Occasionally had flights like that in the South Mole Creek area, of cave-living bats.
Not so lovely when all those bats decide to establish a roost close to where you live.
There were bat caves close to where I lived.
Peak Warming Man said:
I cant mow until the dew is off the grass.
I’ll look at it after lunch.
I’m about to call Mr Tunks. I hope he’s in the mood for a challenge.
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:Lovely. Occasionally had flights like that in the South Mole Creek area, of cave-living bats.
Not so lovely when all those bats decide to establish a roost close to where you live.
There were bat caves close to where I lived.
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:Lovely. Occasionally had flights like that in the South Mole Creek area, of cave-living bats.
Not so lovely when all those bats decide to establish a roost close to where you live.
There were bat caves close to where I lived.
That’s one kind of roost.
But there’s other kinds. Like when thousands and thousands of them decide to spend the days hanging from the branches of a group of trees near your house, with a barrage of noise and squabbling that varies in intensity throughout the day, and they area-bomb your house, car, and everything outside with excrement as they fly off and return in their swarms, to say nothing of the persistent smell that a vast crowd of bats produces.
Not long ago, the miniature steam railway club in Toowoomba had to move from its long-time home in one of the city parks to another park because a large bat colony had set up near their site, defied all attempts to disperse them, and made the location so unpleasant that even die-hard members of the club were reluctant to visit.
kii said:
OCDC said:
“ Luckily I’ve already made a bowl of popcorn.”Nope, that’s me out, with the response I expected. Whoosh!
Yeah…I shouldn’t be flippant.
Flippant is fine when called for.
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:That’s awesome if correct. Have you had that confirmed.
Well, I saw and photographed them flying overhead at the time. Millions of little red flying foxes.
Good enough for me. Similar to the radar confusing tactics of WWII.
Peak Warming Man said:
I cant mow until the dew is off the grass.
I’ll look at it after lunch.
I’ve done Gail’s mowing for her (time to stop calling her The New Lady Next Door). I spoke to her sister and she is still sitting with George at the hospital. The rest of the family are trying to persuade her that she can leave and come home for a bit.
ruby said:
Michael V said:
Michael V said:Well, I saw and photographed them flying overhead at the time. Millions of little red flying foxes.
Wow. That’s amazing MV.
I wonder where had they come from, where were they going. Did they start from several sources and then all flocked together, or just pure chance that they all came together. So many thoughts on 3 images.
They were camping by day at Inskip point (15 km north) and, seemingly several places on K’gari as well. Going by the radar images, they appeared to group together deliberately, then they flew south en-masse. They broke into smaller groups again about 20-25 km south, presumably to go to various areas of flowering trees. The same thing happened in the morning in the opposite direction (going north back to their camps). I imagine the giant group formed to reduce the risk of predation. I observed individual eagles hunting, but without success, as the bats made holes in their flying formation and darted around.
I probably should have saved whole sequences of radar images, rather than just the best two.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Here’s one of my bat images: Bats flying out from their roosts, recorded on rain radar, 5;58 pm 28/01/21
That’s awesome to think about.
You can sometimes also see ships passing up and down to the east of Fraser Island/K’gari.
A little line of pixels that moves north-south or vice versa, on a constant course and at a speed appropriate for a ship.
Some of those are ships, some are other artefacts (I don’t know what). At times, the radar can pick up the surf, or wind-blown sand as well.
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
Michael V said:Well, I saw and photographed them flying overhead at the time. Millions of little red flying foxes.
Eat ya heart out, Alfred Hitchcock!
:)
Interesting reading, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-15/australian-bush-wildlife-put-to-test-with-puzzles/103295408
Michael V said:
ruby said:
Michael V said:
Wow. That’s amazing MV.
I wonder where had they come from, where were they going. Did they start from several sources and then all flocked together, or just pure chance that they all came together. So many thoughts on 3 images.
They were camping by day at Inskip point (15 km north) and, seemingly several places on K’gari as well. Going by the radar images, they appeared to group together deliberately, then they flew south en-masse. They broke into smaller groups again about 20-25 km south, presumably to go to various areas of flowering trees. The same thing happened in the morning in the opposite direction (going north back to their camps). I imagine the giant group formed to reduce the risk of predation. I observed individual eagles hunting, but without success, as the bats made holes in their flying formation and darted around.
I probably should have saved whole sequences of radar images, rather than just the best two.
Nice observations!
Large groupings of bats really are unpleasant, I remember seeing (and smelling!) them at the Sydney Botanic Gardens. They were damaging the trees there by the sheer weight of numbers of them.
The poo can be quite caustic too. Took the paint off my car’s roof when I was too slow to clean it off.
ruby said:
Michael V said:
ruby said:Wow. That’s amazing MV.
I wonder where had they come from, where were they going. Did they start from several sources and then all flocked together, or just pure chance that they all came together. So many thoughts on 3 images.
They were camping by day at Inskip point (15 km north) and, seemingly several places on K’gari as well. Going by the radar images, they appeared to group together deliberately, then they flew south en-masse. They broke into smaller groups again about 20-25 km south, presumably to go to various areas of flowering trees. The same thing happened in the morning in the opposite direction (going north back to their camps). I imagine the giant group formed to reduce the risk of predation. I observed individual eagles hunting, but without success, as the bats made holes in their flying formation and darted around.
I probably should have saved whole sequences of radar images, rather than just the best two.
Nice observations!
Large groupings of bats really are unpleasant, I remember seeing (and smelling!) them at the Sydney Botanic Gardens. They were damaging the trees there by the sheer weight of numbers of them.
The poo can be quite caustic too. Took the paint off my car’s roof when I was too slow to clean it off.
I have had that problem with bat excrement and car paint. My observation was that the blob tenaciously gripped the paint, then shrank, ripping the paint off in the process.
Greetings
Thank you Bubblecar…buttons now nestled with the other antiques in the ancient button tin.
:)
buffy said:
Thank you Bubblecar…buttons now nestled with the other antiques in the ancient button tin.:)
:)
Mr Tunks will be here some time this week. He says his own back yard is now very overgrown so he knows what to expect.
I had a really disturbing dream where I threatened to kill someone who was harassing my daughter 12 years ago. Woke up angry.
BREAKING
“Joyce Randolph, who played Trixie Norton in The Honeymooners, has died aged 99.”
Trixie, gone.
dv said:
I had a really disturbing dream where I threatened to kill someone who was harassing my daughter 12 years ago. Woke up angry.
Most woke people are angry.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
I had a really disturbing dream where I threatened to kill someone who was harassing my daughter 12 years ago. Woke up angry.
Most woke people are angry.
chuckle
kii said:
OCDC said:
“ Luckily I’ve already made a bowl of popcorn.”Nope, that’s me out, with the response I expected. Whoosh!
Yeah…I shouldn’t be flippant.
Popcorn is like 12% protein.
I see food is still under discussion, so..Lunch report. 6 buttered kruskits and a couple of slices of cold turkey breast. There is a lack of imagination going on here today.
dv said:
I had a really disturbing dream where I threatened to kill someone who was harassing my daughter 12 years ago. Woke up angry.
Angry with the person who you threatened, or angry at yourself?
dv said:
kii said:
OCDC said:
“ Luckily I’ve already made a bowl of popcorn.”Nope, that’s me out, with the response I expected. Whoosh!
Yeah…I shouldn’t be flippant.
Popcorn is like 12% protein.
popcorn is shit food. even as a treat it is shit. same goes for twisties.
Bubblecar said:
Mr Tunks will be here some time this week. He says his own back yard is now very overgrown so he knows what to expect.
goodoh
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
kii said:Yeah…I shouldn’t be flippant.
Popcorn is like 12% protein.
popcorn is shit food. even as a treat it is shit. same goes for twisties.
Wouldn’t care if i never had another bit of popcorn ever.
But, once or twice in a decade, i get an urge for Twisties. Have to go and get a pack, enjoy them, and that’s it for a long while.
When it snows in Scotland the snow turns the Bannockburn statue of Robert the Bruce into something magical.
captain_spalding said:
JudgeMental said:
dv said:Popcorn is like 12% protein.
popcorn is shit food. even as a treat it is shit. same goes for twisties.
Wouldn’t care if i never had another bit of popcorn ever.
But, once or twice in a decade, i get an urge for Twisties. Have to go and get a pack, enjoy them, and that’s it for a long while.
I don’t mind a cheese Twistie now and then but they’re crazy high in calories.
463 calories per 100gm (over twice as much as ice cream).
sarahs mum said:
When it snows in Scotland the snow turns the Bannockburn statue of Robert the Bruce into something magical.
Nice one!
:)
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
kii said:Yeah…I shouldn’t be flippant.
Popcorn is like 12% protein.
popcorn is shit food. even as a treat it is shit. same goes for twisties.
I am hesitant to call either food. Shit, yeah.
sarahs mum said:
When it snows in Scotland the snow turns the Bannockburn statue of Robert the Bruce into something magical.
Heh :)
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
JudgeMental said:popcorn is shit food. even as a treat it is shit. same goes for twisties.
Wouldn’t care if i never had another bit of popcorn ever.
But, once or twice in a decade, i get an urge for Twisties. Have to go and get a pack, enjoy them, and that’s it for a long while.
I don’t mind a cheese Twistie now and then but they’re crazy high in calories.
463 calories per 100gm (over twice as much as ice cream).
Terrible. But, i doubt that a packet every 5-10 years will much hasten me to my grave.
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
When it snows in Scotland the snow turns the Bannockburn statue of Robert the Bruce into something magical.
Nice one!
:)
Spooky Bobby the B.
buffy said:
I see food is still under discussion, so..Lunch report. 6 buttered kruskits and a couple of slices of cold turkey breast. There is a lack of imagination going on here today.
No cranberry sauce?
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:Wouldn’t care if i never had another bit of popcorn ever.
But, once or twice in a decade, i get an urge for Twisties. Have to go and get a pack, enjoy them, and that’s it for a long while.
I don’t mind a cheese Twistie now and then but they’re crazy high in calories.
463 calories per 100gm (over twice as much as ice cream).
Terrible. But, i doubt that a packet every 5-10 years will much hasten me to my grave.
Depends on the size of the packet. If it was the party size pack, it could block up your colon completely.
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
kii said:Yeah…I shouldn’t be flippant.
Popcorn is like 12% protein.
popcorn is shit food. even as a treat it is shit. same goes for twisties.
mmmmmmmm ….. Twisties. …. mmmmmmmm.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:Wouldn’t care if i never had another bit of popcorn ever.
But, once or twice in a decade, i get an urge for Twisties. Have to go and get a pack, enjoy them, and that’s it for a long while.
I don’t mind a cheese Twistie now and then but they’re crazy high in calories.
463 calories per 100gm (over twice as much as ice cream).
Terrible. But, i doubt that a packet every 5-10 years will much hasten me to my grave.
Fair enough indeed.
There’s a Simpsons meme group called Mostly From Sugar Packets, which uses this format to teach about history. I learn a lot. In 2018, Scotland passed a law mandating that any official map of Scotland must show the Shetlands in their correct location with respect to the rest of the country, rather than putting ‘em in an inset box.
This was part of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018.
even though they are so far away and they should honestly just give them back to Norway
I didn’t know much about hair, but the various layers are more numerous than I would have expected.
captain_spalding said:
JudgeMental said:
dv said:Popcorn is like 12% protein.
popcorn is shit food. even as a treat it is shit. same goes for twisties.
Wouldn’t care if i never had another bit of popcorn ever.
But, once or twice in a decade, i get an urge for Twisties. Have to go and get a pack, enjoy them, and that’s it for a long while.
a family sized pack. mmmmm………. Twisties.
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
JudgeMental said:popcorn is shit food. even as a treat it is shit. same goes for twisties.
Wouldn’t care if i never had another bit of popcorn ever.
But, once or twice in a decade, i get an urge for Twisties. Have to go and get a pack, enjoy them, and that’s it for a long while.
I don’t mind a cheese Twistie now and then but they’re crazy high in calories.
463 calories per 100gm (over twice as much as ice cream).
mmmmmmmm……..Twisties on ice-cream. mmmmmmmmm.
JudgeMental said:
dv said:Proper popcorn is fine, it’s just corn plus or minus fat.kii said:popcorn is shit food. even as a treat it is shit. same goes for twisties.Yeah…I shouldn’t be flippant.Popcorn is like 12% protein.
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
kii said:Yeah…I shouldn’t be flippant.
Popcorn is like 12% protein.
popcorn is shit food. even as a treat it is shit. same goes for twisties.
Nothing like sitting down with the family on a Sunday to a good hearty lunch of roast twisties.
dv said:
There’s a Simpsons meme group called Mostly From Sugar Packets, which uses this format to teach about history. I learn a lot. In 2018, Scotland passed a law mandating that any official map of Scotland must show the Shetlands in their correct location with respect to the rest of the country, rather than putting ‘em in an inset box.
This was part of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018.
even though they are so far away and they should honestly just give them back to Norway
I often listen to 60 North Radio, from the Shetlands:
https://60north.radio/
varied, non-stop music, no ads except for occasional station identifiers.
There’s also Shetland webcams:
https://www.shetlandwebcams.com/
which gives you a look at various locations in a place very different from much of Australia.
Spiny Norman said:
I didn’t know much about hair, but the various layers are more numerous than I would have expected.
Today I learned.
Anyway now I want a packet of twisties.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:Wouldn’t care if i never had another bit of popcorn ever.
But, once or twice in a decade, i get an urge for Twisties. Have to go and get a pack, enjoy them, and that’s it for a long while.
I don’t mind a cheese Twistie now and then but they’re crazy high in calories.
463 calories per 100gm (over twice as much as ice cream).
mmmmmmmm……..Twisties on ice-cream. mmmmmmmmm.
Steady lad.
OCDC said:
Anyway now I want a packet of twisties.
Chicken flavoured
OCDC said:
Anyway now I want a packet of twisties.
I don’t but there are some of the last party pack left in a jar in the cupboard if I feel desperte. They are most likely stale as by now.
roughbarked said:
Interesting reading, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-15/australian-bush-wildlife-put-to-test-with-puzzles/103295408
Makes sense. I’ve often thought of possums as honorary primates, they are very dexterous and canny.
dv said:
roughbarked said:
Interesting reading, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-15/australian-bush-wildlife-put-to-test-with-puzzles/103295408
Makes sense. I’ve often thought of possums as honorary primates, they are very dexterous and canny.
Indeed and this proves it to be true.
Cymek said:
OCDC said:Of course.Anyway now I want a packet of twisties.Chicken flavoured
dv said:
roughbarked said:
Interesting reading, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-15/australian-bush-wildlife-put-to-test-with-puzzles/103295408
Makes sense. I’ve often thought of possums as honorary primates, they are very dexterous and canny.
Well, i can guarantee, it isn’t me.
Woodie said:
buffy said:
I see food is still under discussion, so..Lunch report. 6 buttered kruskits and a couple of slices of cold turkey breast. There is a lack of imagination going on here today.
No cranberry sauce?
No, I just et the bits of meat with my fingers.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:I don’t mind a cheese Twistie now and then but they’re crazy high in calories.
463 calories per 100gm (over twice as much as ice cream).
Terrible. But, i doubt that a packet every 5-10 years will much hasten me to my grave.
Depends on the size of the packet. If it was the party size pack, it could block up your colon completely.
Pretty unlikely.
dv said:
roughbarked said:
Interesting reading, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-15/australian-bush-wildlife-put-to-test-with-puzzles/103295408
Makes sense. I’ve often thought of possums as honorary primates, they are very dexterous and canny.
nnnn possums.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Terrible. But, i doubt that a packet every 5-10 years will much hasten me to my grave.
Depends on the size of the packet. If it was the party size pack, it could block up your colon completely.
Pretty unlikely.
Especially if you take them out of the pack, and only eat one or two at a time.
Tempted, that really is a cool stick.
I think I might siesta now. I’ll read a bit more of Oliver Sacks’ book. He’s annoying me a bit with his personal anecdotes though. I may not finish this book. I’ll give it a bit longer.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
I had a really disturbing dream where I threatened to kill someone who was harassing my daughter 12 years ago. Woke up angry.
Angry with the person who you threatened, or angry at yourself?
Angry at the person.
I see that WA is ablaze, again:
ABC News:
Is this the fault of Bubblecar’s neighbours, who cant survive a 16 deg cold snap without a blazing fire?
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Sure, if you already had a severe colonic structure that was ready to obstruct no matter what you ate.Bubblecar said:Depends on the size of the packet. If it was the party size pack, it could block up your colon completely.I don’t mind a cheese Twistie now and then but they’re crazy high in calories.Terrible. But, i doubt that a packet every 5-10 years will much hasten me to my grave.463 calories per 100gm (over twice as much as ice cream).
Food gets turned into a slurry of carbs, proteins and lipids in the stomach and small intestine. . It isn’t going to block your colon.
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
kii said:Yeah…I shouldn’t be flippant.
Popcorn is like 12% protein.
popcorn is shit food. even as a treat it is shit. same goes for twisties.
Well I don’t eat anything now, thanks to Andrew Tate.
dv said:
Tempted, that really is a cool stick.
Lots of those in my bush. Caused by the Tas blueberry vine.
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
I had a really disturbing dream where I threatened to kill someone who was harassing my daughter 12 years ago. Woke up angry.
Angry with the person who you threatened, or angry at yourself?
Angry at the person.
Understandable.
I recall a dream where i shot and killed someone, but that was after they’d shot me in the abdomen (never actually been shot in the abdomen, but don’t let anyone tell you that you never feel pain in dreams).
When i woke up, i was angry at myself, and ashamed that i’m the sort of person who could have such dreams.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:I’ve experienced both those feelings. Dreams can suck. But then sometimes I dream I’m with now-deceased relatives and I wake feeling sad but comforted in a way.captain_spalding said:Understandable.Angry with the person who you threatened, or angry at yourself?Angry at the person.
I recall a dream where i shot and killed someone, but that was after they’d shot me in the abdomen (never actually been shot in the abdomen, but don’t let anyone tell you that you never feel pain in dreams).
When i woke up, i was angry at myself, and ashamed that i’m the sort of person who could have such dreams.
Cymek said:
OCDC said:
Anyway now I want a packet of twisties.
Chicken flavoured
All foods taste a little bit like chicken, except chicken-flavoured twisties.
Broc and sausage for lunch here.
IRL my daug is moving to MEL soon.
OCDC said:
Broc and sausage for lunch here.
Eggmess consisting of 2 x eggs, spinach, peas, corn, carrot, onion, tiny dob of butter.
dv said:
IRL my daug is moving to MEL soon.Good. What part? For work, study or relationship?
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:I had a decent dob of butter on the broc.Broc and sausage for lunch here.Eggmess consisting of 2 x eggs, spinach, peas, corn, carrot, onion, tiny dob of butter.
A bowl of tuna onion and tomato well mixed, a hunk of buttered bread washed down with a cup of tea. (black and one)
Over.
Study and relationship.
What part? They’ll be staying at an apartment in the cbd until they find a more permanent home.
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
kii said:Yeah…I shouldn’t be flippant.
Popcorn is like 12% protein.
popcorn is shit food. even as a treat it is shit. same goes for twisties.
It’s the texture and the salty oil. I hate Twisties.
dv said:
Study and relationship.They’re unlikely to encounter me there if they avoid Dymocks and nearby Haigh’s, so you can stop stressing.What part? They’ll be staying at an apartment in the cbd until they find a more permanent home.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
Broc and sausage for lunch here.
Eggmess consisting of 2 x eggs, spinach, peas, corn, carrot, onion, tiny dob of butter.
I haven’t had breakfast yet.
It’s warming up: 28.2°C and 72% RH.
I’ve been cleaning the kitchen fume hood, which is more than a little mucky. Some of the cooking oil has now turned to a waxy, stubborn-to-remove substance.
dv said:
IRL my daug is moving to MEL soon.
someday you will get a family hol in tassie.
Cymek said:
OCDC said:
Anyway now I want a packet of twisties.
Chicken flavoured
🤢🤮
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
Broc and sausage for lunch here.
Eggmess consisting of 2 x eggs, spinach, peas, corn, carrot, onion, tiny dob of butter.
I haven’t had breakfast yet.
It’s warming up: 28.2°C and 72% RH.
I’ve been cleaning the kitchen fume hood, which is more than a little mucky. Some of the cooking oil has now turned to a waxy, stubborn-to-remove substance.
I have housework waiting, fortunately not that mucky.
But first I’m going to tune up the repaired rebec and hope that it doesn’t break again.
kii said:
Cymek said:
OCDC said:
Anyway now I want a packet of twisties.
Chicken flavoured
🤢🤮
Neither would be my go to snack of that type, but chicken is less gross
dv said:
Tempted, that really is a cool stick.
Gotta be worth five buck to the person that saw it and picked it up, if it is a Eucalyptus stick. If it came off a Salix tortuosa, you can get your own sticks for free.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
Tempted, that really is a cool stick.
Lots of those in my bush. Caused by the Tas blueberry vine.
Yep. That’d do it.
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:dv said:I’ve experienced both those feelings. Dreams can suck. But then sometimes I dream I’m with now-deceased relatives and I wake feeling sad but comforted in a way.Angry at the person.Understandable.I recall a dream where i shot and killed someone, but that was after they’d shot me in the abdomen (never actually been shot in the abdomen, but don’t let anyone tell you that you never feel pain in dreams).
When i woke up, i was angry at myself, and ashamed that i’m the sort of person who could have such dreams.
You don’t look like a person who has a gun.
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:For good reason. But I have a tricorder.captain_spalding said:You don’t look like a person who has a gun.Understandable.I’ve experienced both those feelings. Dreams can suck. But then sometimes I dream I’m with now-deceased relatives and I wake feeling sad but comforted in a way.I recall a dream where i shot and killed someone, but that was after they’d shot me in the abdomen (never actually been shot in the abdomen, but don’t let anyone tell you that you never feel pain in dreams).
When i woke up, i was angry at myself, and ashamed that i’m the sort of person who could have such dreams.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Tempted, that really is a cool stick.
Gotta be worth five buck to the person that saw it and picked it up, if it is a Eucalyptus stick. If it came off a Salix tortuosa, you can get your own sticks for free.
Gandalf would like it I reckon, if its long enough to work as walking stick and staff
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:He cares more for food than sticks. Shown here when the Tardis mis-materialised.dv said:Gandalf would like it I reckon, if its long enough to work as walking stick and staffGotta be worth five buck to the person that saw it and picked it up, if it is a Eucalyptus stick. If it came off a Salix tortuosa, you can get your own sticks for free.Tempted, that really is a cool stick.
OCDC said:
Cymek said:roughbarked said:He cares more for food than sticks. Shown here when the Tardis mis-materialised.Gotta be worth five buck to the person that saw it and picked it up, if it is a Eucalyptus stick. If it came off a Salix tortuosa, you can get your own sticks for free.Gandalf would like it I reckon, if its long enough to work as walking stick and staff
I didn’t know that Gandalf had a Tardis.
OCDC said:
Cymek said:roughbarked said:He cares more for food than sticks. Shown here when the Tardis mis-materialised.Gotta be worth five buck to the person that saw it and picked it up, if it is a Eucalyptus stick. If it came off a Salix tortuosa, you can get your own sticks for free.Gandalf would like it I reckon, if its long enough to work as walking stick and staff
Poor boy
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:I’m glad then that I obtained photographic evidence.Cymek said:I didn’t know that Gandalf had a Tardis.Gandalf would like it I reckon, if its long enough to work as walking stick and staffHe cares more for food than sticks. Shown here when the Tardis mis-materialised.
Lunch here was:\
Sandwiches: mustard, corned beef, green tomato pickle, pickled gherkin rounds, a little bit of mayonnaise, lettuce.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
IRL my daug is moving to MEL soon.
someday you will get a family hol in tassie.
It juices your odds
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
Tempted, that really is a cool stick.
Lots of those in my bush. Caused by the Tas blueberry vine.
Yep. That’d do it.
Yeah but it would cost me a lot more than $5 to go to Tasmania.
dv said:
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:Lots of those in my bush. Caused by the Tas blueberry vine.
Yep. That’d do it.
Yeah but it would cost me a lot more than $5 to go to Tasmania.
Swimming is cheap.
You cant blame people who live in the desert for not being gruntled.
It’s blistering hot in summer and cold as all folk in winter.
Arabs hey.
Peak Warming Man said:
You cant blame people who live in the desert for not being gruntled.
It’s blistering hot in summer and cold as all folk in winter.
Arabs hey.
They smoke fuck out of there hookers and lord only knows what they do with their wives.
Peak Warming Man said:
You cant blame people who live in the desert for not being gruntled.
It’s blistering hot in summer and cold as all folk in winter.
Arabs hey.
We all know of a man who grew up on a dessert world (hated sand) and became a genocidal maniac
dv said:
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:Lots of those in my bush. Caused by the Tas blueberry vine.
Yep. That’d do it.
Yeah but it would cost me a lot more than $5 to go to Tasmania.
All true but is the stick postage free?
Peak Warming Man said:
You cant blame people who live in the desert for not being gruntled.
It’s blistering hot in summer and cold as all folk in winter.
Arabs hey.
It ain’t far off that here. If the canals weren’t here, the population would be less than 20.
Cymek said:
Peak Warming Man said:
You cant blame people who live in the desert for not being gruntled.
It’s blistering hot in summer and cold as all folk in winter.
Arabs hey.
We all know of a man who grew up on a dessert world (hated sand) and became a genocidal maniac
#istandwiththeyounglings
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
You cant blame people who live in the desert for not being gruntled.
It’s blistering hot in summer and cold as all folk in winter.
Arabs hey.
It ain’t far off that here. If the canals weren’t here, the population would be less than 20.
You know it’s The Fertile Crescent, right? Birthplace of civilisation on a lush riverine basin?
dv said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
You cant blame people who live in the desert for not being gruntled.
It’s blistering hot in summer and cold as all folk in winter.
Arabs hey.
It ain’t far off that here. If the canals weren’t here, the population would be less than 20.
You know it’s The Fertile Crescent, right? Birthplace of civilisation on a lush riverine basin?
Not exactly here but yes, the Murrumbidge has lots of places of great fertility or did when it used to be untamed.
I’m a long way from any river.
Cymek said:
Peak Warming Man said:
You cant blame people who live in the desert for not being gruntled.
It’s blistering hot in summer and cold as all folk in winter.
Arabs hey.
We all know of a man who grew up on a dessert world (hated sand) and became a genocidal maniac
Maria Gonzalez hated the desert too.
Peak Warming Man said:
You cant blame people who live in the desert for not being gruntled.
It’s blistering hot in summer and cold as all folk in winter.
Arabs hey.
What?
Depends on the desert. I live in a high altitude desert. It gets cold and sometimes snows, but the heat and the evil winds are the enemy.
grindavik looks munted.
Cymek said:
Peak Warming Man said:
You cant blame people who live in the desert for not being gruntled.
It’s blistering hot in summer and cold as all folk in winter.
Arabs hey.
We all know of a man who grew up on a dessert world (hated sand) and became a genocidal maniac
What type of dessert? Chocolate?
JudgeMental said:
Cymek said:
Peak Warming Man said:
You cant blame people who live in the desert for not being gruntled.
It’s blistering hot in summer and cold as all folk in winter.
Arabs hey.
We all know of a man who grew up on a dessert world (hated sand) and became a genocidal maniac
Maria Gonzalez hated the desert too.
code 46
kii said:
Peak Warming Man said:
You cant blame people who live in the desert for not being gruntled.
It’s blistering hot in summer and cold as all folk in winter.
Arabs hey.
What?
Depends on the desert. I live in a high altitude desert. It gets cold and sometimes snows, but the heat and the evil winds are the enemy.
That’d be an uninviting place most of the time?
JudgeMental said:
grindavik looks munted.
Done and dusted.
kii said:
Cymek said:
Peak Warming Man said:
You cant blame people who live in the desert for not being gruntled.
It’s blistering hot in summer and cold as all folk in winter.
Arabs hey.
We all know of a man who grew up on a dessert world (hated sand) and became a genocidal maniac
What type of dessert? Chocolate?
Mousse?
JudgeMental said:
JudgeMental said:
Cymek said:We all know of a man who grew up on a dessert world (hated sand) and became a genocidal maniac
Maria Gonzalez hated the desert too.
code 46
Great film.
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-imaging-tiny-noble-gas-clusters.html?fbclid=IwAR1qEOJImsG68X-oaRF8zfYZTbpS3tgofZ_tO5ColTq39UerLEiUSqPmVZg
First direct imaging of tiny noble gas clusters at room temperature
JudgeMental said:
grindavik looks munted.
Yeah.
kii said:
Cymek said:
Peak Warming Man said:
You cant blame people who live in the desert for not being gruntled.
It’s blistering hot in summer and cold as all folk in winter.
Arabs hey.
We all know of a man who grew up on a dessert world (hated sand) and became a genocidal maniac
What type of dessert? Chocolate?
We can go with that one
Michael V said:
JudgeMental said:
grindavik looks munted.
Yeah.
I can’t keep up with all these new dating sites.
dv said:
Michael V said:
JudgeMental said:
grindavik looks munted.
Yeah.
I can’t keep up with all these new dating sites.
pornhub is the only one you need.
JudgeMental said:
JudgeMental said:
Cymek said:We all know of a man who grew up on a dessert world (hated sand) and became a genocidal maniac
Maria Gonzalez hated the desert too.
code 46
Detonates relatives and flies to Dover.
Three mysterious recreational drugs have surfaced for the first time in Australia with chemists describing them as unexpected, new psychoactive substances
sarahs mum said:
When it snows in Scotland the snow turns the Bannockburn statue of Robert the Bruce into something magical.
Hovering over a yellow submarine?
PermeateFree said:
sarahs mum said:
When it snows in Scotland the snow turns the Bannockburn statue of Robert the Bruce into something magical.
Hovering over a yellow submarine?
:) good description.
Boy critically injured in Kakadu crocodile attack
A boy, aged nine, has been bitten near Jabiru, the biggest town in Kakadu, sustaining a number of puncture wounds.
Quickly, contact Bob Katter.
sarahs mum said:
Yeah, well. :)
sarahs mum said:
Brilliant. It’s sounds like a storyline of a science fiction novel i read at the beach during my youth.
sarahs mum said:
sounds like a great set of reasons to ditch the giant space bucket and redivert the skills and capabilities of those thousands of people to something more worthwhile.
diddly-squat said:
sounds like a great set of reasons to ditch the giant space bucket and redivert the skills and capabilities of those thousands of people to something more worthwhile.
Which is not to say that there isn’t a list of candidates for being launched into space, and then we shut down all of the space programmes and support systems.
diddly-squat said:
sarahs mum said:
sounds like a great set of reasons to ditch the giant space bucket and redivert the skills and capabilities of those thousands of people to something more worthwhile.
Like saving the planet from our degradation?
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:sounds like a great set of reasons to ditch the giant space bucket and redivert the skills and capabilities of those thousands of people to something more worthwhile.
Which is not to say that there isn’t a list of candidates for being launched into space, and then we shut down all of the space programmes and support systems.
Golgafrinchan_Ark_Fleet_Ship_B ?
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:sounds like a great set of reasons to ditch the giant space bucket and redivert the skills and capabilities of those thousands of people to something more worthwhile.
Which is not to say that there isn’t a list of candidates for being launched into space, and then we shut down all of the space programmes and support systems.
LOL
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:sounds like a great set of reasons to ditch the giant space bucket and redivert the skills and capabilities of those thousands of people to something more worthwhile.
Which is not to say that there isn’t a list of candidates for being launched into space, and then we shut down all of the space programmes and support systems.
LOL
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:sounds like a great set of reasons to ditch the giant space bucket and redivert the skills and capabilities of those thousands of people to something more worthwhile.
Which is not to say that there isn’t a list of candidates for being launched into space, and then we shut down all of the space programmes and support systems.
LOL
the b ark.
sarahs mum said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:Which is not to say that there isn’t a list of candidates for being launched into space, and then we shut down all of the space programmes and support systems.
LOL
the b ark.
https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/posts/2114755/
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:Which is not to say that there isn’t a list of candidates for being launched into space, and then we shut down all of the space programmes and support systems.
LOL
A song title which gave me comfort that i was not ‘the worst’.
I was never the world’s greatest navigator, but i could usually locate the sky on all but my worst days.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:LOL
A song title which gave me comfort that i was not ‘the worst’.
I was never the world’s greatest navigator, but i could usually locate the sky on all but my worst days.
Things were looking up?
“Link“https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-15/tas-hobart-hurricanes-caught-out-over-unsecured-load-on-highway/103320884
roughbarked said:
“Link“https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-15/tas-hobart-hurricanes-caught-out-over-unsecured-load-on-highway/103320884
For the want of a bit of cheap rope.
Never do dodgy/dumb things in vehicles with names and phone numbers painted on them.
One morning in Bundaberg, the lights changed to amber, and were due o go to red as i, along with several other drivers, approached pedestrian crossing that served a school.
The driver of a ute put the foot on the accelerator, and raced through the crossing as the light went red.
The ute had the name of a local car dealer painted on it in large letters.
When i got to work, i made a phone call, and told the dealership what had happened, and that i was not impressed by it, as i’m sure other drivers were not, and that it was not a good advert for their enterprise.
I’m sure someone had a talk with someone else soon afterwards.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:sounds like a great set of reasons to ditch the giant space bucket and redivert the skills and capabilities of those thousands of people to something more worthwhile.
Which is not to say that there isn’t a list of candidates for being launched into space, and then we shut down all of the space programmes and support systems.
LOL
Yes, a worhy lololol 😆 🤣
My new books should arrive tomorrow.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
“Link“https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-15/tas-hobart-hurricanes-caught-out-over-unsecured-load-on-highway/103320884
For the want of a bit of cheap rope.
Never do dodgy/dumb things in vehicles with names and phone numbers painted on them.
One morning in Bundaberg, the lights changed to amber, and were due o go to red as i, along with several other drivers, approached pedestrian crossing that served a school.
The driver of a ute put the foot on the accelerator, and raced through the crossing as the light went red.
The ute had the name of a local car dealer painted on it in large letters.
When i got to work, i made a phone call, and told the dealership what had happened, and that i was not impressed by it, as i’m sure other drivers were not, and that it was not a good advert for their enterprise.
I’m sure someone had a talk with someone else soon afterwards.
I reported a bus that moved over to the left hand lane without indicating. It pushed our car up onto the verge. It was scary. I was informed that buses always have the right of way.
So that did not work.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
“Link“https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-15/tas-hobart-hurricanes-caught-out-over-unsecured-load-on-highway/103320884
For the want of a bit of cheap rope.
Never do dodgy/dumb things in vehicles with names and phone numbers painted on them.
One morning in Bundaberg, the lights changed to amber, and were due o go to red as i, along with several other drivers, approached pedestrian crossing that served a school.
The driver of a ute put the foot on the accelerator, and raced through the crossing as the light went red.
The ute had the name of a local car dealer painted on it in large letters.
When i got to work, i made a phone call, and told the dealership what had happened, and that i was not impressed by it, as i’m sure other drivers were not, and that it was not a good advert for their enterprise.
I’m sure someone had a talk with someone else soon afterwards.
did the same with a tailgater. he was only a couple of metres off the rear of the vehicle. I emailed the logistics manager when i got home. this was a sunday. 7:45 monday morning I got a phone call from him. told him what had happened. said he knew who it was and he would have a word with him. he did not sound happy.
sarahs mum said:
I reported a bus that moved over to the left hand lane without indicating. It pushed our car up onto the verge. It was scary. I was informed that buses always have the right of way.
So that did not work.
It should have done.
Having ‘right of way’ is one thing.
‘Failing to indicate when changing lane’, or ‘failing to indicate when joining traffic’ are other things entirely, and a separate offences from which no vehicle or driver is exempt.
Drivers tend to see ‘right of way’ as granting them some kind of immunity. At sea, you ALWAYS share some of the responsibility for when things go wrong.
In the International Regulations for preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (currently in force), there’s Rule 2.
“Rule 2
Responsibility
(a). Nothing in these Rules shall exonerate any vessel, or the owner, master or crew thereof, from the consequences of
any neglect to comply with these Rules or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary
practice of seamen, or by the special circumstances of the case.
(b). In construing and complying with these Rules due regard shall be had to all dangers of navigation and collision and
to any special circumstances, including the limitations of the vessels involved, which may make a departure from these
Rules necessary to avoid immediate danger. “
In other words, right of way or not, in the final analysis, it’s up to you to do everything you can to avoid a collision. You may have right of way, you may be doing everything strictly ‘by the book’, but if you didn’t do everything you could to avoid it, including disobeying ‘the rules’ if necessary, then you failed in your duty, and the best you can hope for is to be found ‘to have no case to answer’, which is not the same as exoneration.
JudgeMental said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
“Link“https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-15/tas-hobart-hurricanes-caught-out-over-unsecured-load-on-highway/103320884
For the want of a bit of cheap rope.
Never do dodgy/dumb things in vehicles with names and phone numbers painted on them.
One morning in Bundaberg, the lights changed to amber, and were due o go to red as i, along with several other drivers, approached pedestrian crossing that served a school.
The driver of a ute put the foot on the accelerator, and raced through the crossing as the light went red.
The ute had the name of a local car dealer painted on it in large letters.
When i got to work, i made a phone call, and told the dealership what had happened, and that i was not impressed by it, as i’m sure other drivers were not, and that it was not a good advert for their enterprise.
I’m sure someone had a talk with someone else soon afterwards.
did the same with a tailgater. he was only a couple of metres off the rear of the vehicle. I emailed the logistics manager when i got home. this was a sunday. 7:45 monday morning I got a phone call from him. told him what had happened. said he knew who it was and he would have a word with him. he did not sound happy.
Yeah, hate tailgaters.
Not too sure how you’d do a good job of securing that box in that trendy ute with a rope.
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:sounds like a great set of reasons to ditch the giant space bucket and redivert the skills and capabilities of those thousands of people to something more worthwhile.
Which is not to say that there isn’t a list of candidates for being launched into space, and then we shut down all of the space programmes and support systems.
it would seem to me that there are any multitude of less expensive and less resource intensive ways to rid the world of a small group of individuals
diddly-squat said:
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:sounds like a great set of reasons to ditch the giant space bucket and redivert the skills and capabilities of those thousands of people to something more worthwhile.
Which is not to say that there isn’t a list of candidates for being launched into space, and then we shut down all of the space programmes and support systems.
it would seem to me that there are any multitude of less expensive and less resource intensive ways to rid the world of a small group of individuals
Yeah, but the difference is that a lot of the arseholes would actually volunteer for the space thing, thinking it would make them ‘heroes’.
captain_spalding said:
In other words, right of way or not, in the final analysis, it’s up to you to do everything you can to avoid a collision. You may have right of way, you may be doing everything strictly ‘by the book’, but if you didn’t do everything you could to avoid it, including disobeying ‘the rules’ if necessary, then you failed in your duty, and the best you can hope for is to be found ‘to have no case to answer’, which is not the same as exoneration.
That notwithstanding, all any insurance company (and the police in the case of any fatality free collision) would care about is who has the legal right of way. The rest is window dressing.
I sees fish eating birds, one there front-right just came over top me check me out, tells me not sharing fish
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:I reported a bus that moved over to the left hand lane without indicating. It pushed our car up onto the verge. It was scary. I was informed that buses always have the right of way.
So that did not work.
It should have done.
Having ‘right of way’ is one thing.
‘Failing to indicate when changing lane’, or ‘failing to indicate when joining traffic’ are other things entirely, and a separate offences from which no vehicle or driver is exempt.
Drivers tend to see ‘right of way’ as granting them some kind of immunity. At sea, you ALWAYS share some of the responsibility for when things go wrong.
In the International Regulations for preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (currently in force), there’s Rule 2.
“Rule 2
Responsibility
(a). Nothing in these Rules shall exonerate any vessel, or the owner, master or crew thereof, from the consequences of
any neglect to comply with these Rules or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary
practice of seamen, or by the special circumstances of the case.(b). In construing and complying with these Rules due regard shall be had to all dangers of navigation and collision and
to any special circumstances, including the limitations of the vessels involved, which may make a departure from these
Rules necessary to avoid immediate danger. “In other words, right of way or not, in the final analysis, it’s up to you to do everything you can to avoid a collision. You may have right of way, you may be doing everything strictly ‘by the book’, but if you didn’t do everything you could to avoid it, including disobeying ‘the rules’ if necessary, then you failed in your duty, and the best you can hope for is to be found ‘to have no case to answer’, which is not the same as exoneration.
Yeah.
It made me wonder how many complaints they got a day.
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:I reported a bus that moved over to the left hand lane without indicating. It pushed our car up onto the verge. It was scary. I was informed that buses always have the right of way.
So that did not work.
It should have done.
Having ‘right of way’ is one thing.
‘Failing to indicate when changing lane’, or ‘failing to indicate when joining traffic’ are other things entirely, and a separate offences from which no vehicle or driver is exempt.
Drivers tend to see ‘right of way’ as granting them some kind of immunity. At sea, you ALWAYS share some of the responsibility for when things go wrong.
In the International Regulations for preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (currently in force), there’s Rule 2.
“Rule 2
Responsibility
(a). Nothing in these Rules shall exonerate any vessel, or the owner, master or crew thereof, from the consequences of
any neglect to comply with these Rules or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary
practice of seamen, or by the special circumstances of the case.(b). In construing and complying with these Rules due regard shall be had to all dangers of navigation and collision and
to any special circumstances, including the limitations of the vessels involved, which may make a departure from these
Rules necessary to avoid immediate danger. “In other words, right of way or not, in the final analysis, it’s up to you to do everything you can to avoid a collision. You may have right of way, you may be doing everything strictly ‘by the book’, but if you didn’t do everything you could to avoid it, including disobeying ‘the rules’ if necessary, then you failed in your duty, and the best you can hope for is to be found ‘to have no case to answer’, which is not the same as exoneration.
That’s all well and good when you’re sailing your destroyer down the M1.
Food report: Mr buffy is cook. There are veggies and bits of beef sausage in the wok and some boiled rice in a pot.
buffy said:
Food report: Mr buffy is cook. There are veggies and bits of beef sausage in the wok and some boiled rice in a pot.
Stir fried sausages.
buffy said:
Food report: Mr buffy is cook. There are veggies and bits of beef sausage in the wok and some boiled rice in a pot.
Yummo
University of Tasmania
1 h ·
What a thrill to see one of our alumni become Queen of Denmark!
Her Majesty Queen Mary’s story, and her commitment to education, leadership and service are inspirational to many.
Queen Mary has a long connection with our institution. She graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws in 1995 and both her parents have also worked at our University.
We offer Her Majesty Queen Mary our warmest wishes and congratulations on this historic occasion. 👸🤗
—————-
Taking care of dat dog again.
He doesn’t like dog food.
dv said:
Taking care of dat dog again.He doesn’t like dog food.
He’ll eat when he is hungry.
buffy said:
dv said:
Taking care of dat dog again.He doesn’t like dog food.
He’ll eat when he is hungry.
I like that attitude.
It is trying to rain here at the moment. Quite big Summer drops.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/279373687856917?mibextid=BhObA4&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
Audiobook
sarahs mum said:
University of Tasmania
1 h ·
What a thrill to see one of our alumni become Queen of Denmark!
Her Majesty Queen Mary’s story, and her commitment to education, leadership and service are inspirational to many.
Queen Mary has a long connection with our institution. She graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws in 1995 and both her parents have also worked at our University.
We offer Her Majesty Queen Mary our warmest wishes and congratulations on this historic occasion. 👸🤗
—————-
Bah.
dv said:
Taking care of dat dog again.He doesn’t like dog food.
This is somebody else’s dog?
And I can hear some distant thunder. On the radar it’s quite a small patch, but if it goes over us it could be heavy.
We are at the little notch in the road South of Hamilton.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR142.loop.shtml#skip
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
University of Tasmania
1 h ·
What a thrill to see one of our alumni become Queen of Denmark!
Her Majesty Queen Mary’s story, and her commitment to education, leadership and service are inspirational to many.
Queen Mary has a long connection with our institution. She graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws in 1995 and both her parents have also worked at our University.
We offer Her Majesty Queen Mary our warmest wishes and congratulations on this historic occasion. 👸🤗
—————-
Bah.
I get the feeling they are desperate for bums on seats.
dv said:
Taking care of dat dog again.He doesn’t like dog food.
At all or he loves it one day and then looks at it in disgust the next day repeating this pattern with whatever he gets served
Been doing this all arvo which is nice.. there’s zero flow in the creek.
diddly-squat said:
captain_spalding said:In other words, right of way or not, in the final analysis, it’s up to you to do everything you can to avoid a collision. You may have right of way, you may be doing everything strictly ‘by the book’, but if you didn’t do everything you could to avoid it, including disobeying ‘the rules’ if necessary, then you failed in your duty, and the best you can hope for is to be found ‘to have no case to answer’, which is not the same as exoneration.
That notwithstanding, all any insurance company (and the police in the case of any fatality free collision) would care about is who has the legal right of way. The rest is window dressing.
‘Failing to indicate’ when changing lane is an offence separate from any ‘right of way’,. The bus may well have ‘right of way’, but it’s pretty much impossible to accommodate its intentions if the bus fails to indicate change of lane.
In any case, the ‘right of way’ precedence ONLY applies when the bus is joining traffic from a bus stop, or bus bay, or from a similar position at the roadside.
It doesn’t apply at all to changing lanes, and that’s the same everywhere in Australia that has ‘right of way’ provisions for buses.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/313610318101023?mibextid=BhObA4&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
Doris Lessing Nobel speech
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Taking care of dat dog again.He doesn’t like dog food.
This is somebody else’s dog?
Yes, same as before, the one that gets fed duck bones. Friend of ours is in hospital so we’ll watch this beasty for a couple of weeks. He’s a good boy.
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:
captain_spalding said:In other words, right of way or not, in the final analysis, it’s up to you to do everything you can to avoid a collision. You may have right of way, you may be doing everything strictly ‘by the book’, but if you didn’t do everything you could to avoid it, including disobeying ‘the rules’ if necessary, then you failed in your duty, and the best you can hope for is to be found ‘to have no case to answer’, which is not the same as exoneration.
That notwithstanding, all any insurance company (and the police in the case of any fatality free collision) would care about is who has the legal right of way. The rest is window dressing.
‘Failing to indicate’ when changing lane is an offence separate from any ‘right of way’,. The bus may well have ‘right of way’, but it’s pretty much impossible to accommodate its intentions if the bus fails to indicate change of lane.
In any case, the ‘right of way’ precedence ONLY applies when the bus is joining traffic from a bus stop, or bus bay, or from a similar position at the roadside.
It doesn’t apply at all to changing lanes, and that’s the same everywhere in Australia that has ‘right of way’ provisions for buses.
Bus big, car small, you give way
Cymek said:
dv said:
Taking care of dat dog again.He doesn’t like dog food.
At all or he loves it one day and then looks at it in disgust the next day repeating this pattern with whatever he gets served
Won’t touch it. I take it he is used to human food.
Cymek said:
Bus big, car small, you give way
Simple common sense.
But, my point is that the bus not only made it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to safely allow it to change lanes by not signalling, but also committed a traffic offence from which it has no exemption.
The bus operators aren’t preserving the safety of their drivers, passengers, or of other road users, by blithely assuming that they have priority and exemption in every situation.
Going to Wales with Jonathan Ross at 7.30pm. Last week’s episode was light and easy. Should be dragons in Wales.
Jonathan Ross’ Myths And Legends
Monday, 15 Jan
7:30 PM – 8:25 PM
pg CC
Jonathan Ross explores Wales, a wild and magical country filled with hidden and intriguing legends. He starts in Mount Snowdon, and learns how the dragon became the Welsh symbol. In the historic town of Conwy, he meets Welsh musicians whose song tells the legend of a terrifying creature, a beaver-crocodile called the Afanc. Picking up several more tales along his journey.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Food report: Mr buffy is cook. There are veggies and bits of beef sausage in the wok and some boiled rice in a pot.
Stir fried sausages.
probably eat them with chopsticks just to be authentic.
>>I take it he is used to human food.
Watch him.
Fish and chips, crumbed cod to be precise.
Washed down with orange lolly water.
buffy said:
Food report: Mr buffy is cook. There are veggies and bits of beef sausage in the wok and some boiled rice in a pot.
I think that they call that ‘fusion cooking’.
Which is really just shorthand for ‘i couldn’t be arsed to look up any recipes or do any special shopping or preparation, so i’m just gonna chuck whatever comes to hand all together in a pan or a wok or something, and heat it until it looks done, and dish that up’.
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
Food report: Mr buffy is cook. There are veggies and bits of beef sausage in the wok and some boiled rice in a pot.
I think that they call that ‘fusion cooking’.
Which is really just shorthand for ‘i couldn’t be arsed to look up any recipes or do any special shopping or preparation, so i’m just gonna chuck whatever comes to hand all together in a pan or a wok or something, and heat it until it looks done, and dish that up’.
I think it was originally confusion cooking but it got abbreviated.
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
Food report: Mr buffy is cook. There are veggies and bits of beef sausage in the wok and some boiled rice in a pot.
I think that they call that ‘fusion cooking’.
Which is really just shorthand for ‘i couldn’t be arsed to look up any recipes or do any special shopping or preparation, so i’m just gonna chuck whatever comes to hand all together in a pan or a wok or something, and heat it until it looks done, and dish that up’.
And it’s something i do on a semi-regular basis.
Peak Warming Man said:
Fish and chips, crumbed cod to be precise.
Washed down with orange lolly water.
Now having a cheese board with Jatz biscuits
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Fish and chips, crumbed cod to be precise.
Washed down with orange lolly water.
Now having a cheese board with Jatz biscuits
aren’t cheese boards hard on the teeth?
Peak Warming Man said:
>>I take it he is used to human food.Watch him.
Ha…
The incredible story of Merlin the spaniel shows how little humans know about dogs
Richard Sugg
No technology can yet match the uncanny ability that dogs possess to find their way home
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/15/merlin-spaniel-humans-dogs-home
sarahs mum said:
The incredible story of Merlin the spaniel shows how little humans know about dogs
Richard Sugg
No technology can yet match the uncanny ability that dogs possess to find their way homehttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/15/merlin-spaniel-humans-dogs-home
Or my dog’s uncanny ability to hear the word ‘food’ whispered from three rooms away.
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:The incredible story of Merlin the spaniel shows how little humans know about dogs
Richard Sugg
No technology can yet match the uncanny ability that dogs possess to find their way homehttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/15/merlin-spaniel-humans-dogs-home
Or my dog’s uncanny ability to hear the word ‘food’ whispered from three rooms away.
my deaf dad was like that but with cup of tea…
So you see, the reason there are no pockets on the pool table in the Beat It video is that it is not a pool table. It is a carom billiards table.
dv said:
So you see, the reason there are no pockets on the pool table in the Beat It video is that it is not a pool table. It is a carom billiards table.
Fresh out of the shower and smelling like Palmolive Gold, Palmolive anti-dandruff shampoo and Nivea Men Silver Protect 48 Hour.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
So you see, the reason there are no pockets on the pool table in the Beat It video is that it is not a pool table. It is a carom billiards table.
Sir Kier Stammer has probably got one in his London club.
Bubblecar said:
Fresh out of the shower and smelling like Palmolive Gold, Palmolive anti-dandruff shampoo and Nivea Men Silver Protect 48 Hour.
Don’t wait to be told.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-15/site-of-luxury-country-club-destroyed-in-bindoon-bushfire/103319676
I reckon that’s Dan Ricciardo’s place.
Kingy said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-15/site-of-luxury-country-club-destroyed-in-bindoon-bushfire/103319676I reckon that’s Dan Ricciardo’s place.
I reckon Dan would have a quid.
Damn, The Wooksters in and I’ve got to go.
Peak Warming Man said:
Kingy said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-15/site-of-luxury-country-club-destroyed-in-bindoon-bushfire/103319676I reckon that’s Dan Ricciardo’s place.
I reckon Dan would have a quid.
I read that he was building his own racetrack and he lives thereabouts. He’s also spent enough time with the rich and famous to build a resort for his friends.
I may be wrong but there’s not many farmers there that could either afford a racetrack or a resort for the rich.
Peak Warming Man said:
Damn, The Wooksters in and I’ve got to go.
wookiemeister said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Damn, The Wooksters in and I’ve got to go.
I’m not hanging around
wookiemeister said:
wookiemeister said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Damn, The Wooksters in and I’ve got to go.
I’m not hanging around
Just got back from mums and bubs taekwondo so after my nunchucks practice I’m turning in
Peak Warming Man said:
Damn, The Wooksters in and I’ve got to go.
you can scroll back tomorrow morning. good to get the day off with some laughs.
Kingy said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-15/site-of-luxury-country-club-destroyed-in-bindoon-bushfire/103319676I reckon that’s Dan Ricciardo’s place.
Read the news earlier. Did not make the connection.
I had a callout last night at about midnight, for a fire near a powerpole.
It was a ringtail possum that tried to reach one bridge too far.
I got home at about 3am this morning.
Kingy said:
I had a callout last night at about midnight, for a fire near a powerpole.It was a ringtail possum that tried to reach one bridge too far.
I got home at about 3am this morning.
Footage of a test fire for a rocket engine in slow motion.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1015133706245346
Good evening folks
yawns goodnight it is persistently raining again
Lad and I finished Colony in Space. Some of those six parters from that era require a bit of padding but there is a lot happening in this story: Time Lord High Council, the colonists, spies, rebels within the mining company, the native people and their brainiac rulers, some development in the Doctor’s relationship with the Master, sacrifice and duplicity and so forth.
In other DW news, Disney has insisted that the next series be referred to as Series 1, which means there are now three Series 1.
Greetings. Warm sunshine. Not quite so cold air.
I opened a few windows for The Sally Cat. She wants to sniff the outside air, stare at the feral kittens across the road and complain about something.
I’m not sure if I have mentioned Appalachian Forager here. She is, of course, on various social media. She’s entertaining, knowledgeable about fungus and plants etc. Forages, prepares potions and food.
Whitney sort of reminds me of buffy.
https://appalachianforager.com/home
dv said:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/313610318101023?mibextid=BhObA4&s=yWDuG2&fs=eDoris Lessing Nobel speech
I love her book The Diaries of Jane Somers. When I was a younger woman I must have read that book every year or so. In the mid 1990s I loaned it a friend at uni and she didn’t give it back. Grrrr…..So I ordered one when I was back in Oz one year. Same edition. I felt much better having it on my bookshelf again.
My Fuck Death book has arrived! On a whim I also ordered the workbook. This grief thing is stuck in my brain, so maybe a workbook will dig it out. Yesterday I sort of nearly cried watching a poignant scene in a series about families and death and adoption.
Apparently we had lenticular clouds yesterday. Not my photo.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 16 degrees at the back door and just getting light. The maggies started some time ago and about 10 minutes ago a couple of kookaburras out did them for decibels. We are forecast 30 degrees with showers developing.
It’s Bakery Breakfast morning. And archery is back this evening. Although it might be a bit hot in the big tin shed and we do have a heat policy. We shall see.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 16 degrees at the back door and just getting light. The maggies started some time ago and about 10 minutes ago a couple of kookaburras out did them for decibels. We are forecast 30 degrees with showers developing.It’s Bakery Breakfast morning. And archery is back this evening. Although it might be a bit hot in the big tin shed and we do have a heat policy. We shall see.
19 degrees and I’ve been out trying to photograph an oncoming storm front at dawn. Those pesky mosquitoes make taking photos and videos a tad shaky.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 16 degrees at the back door and just getting light. The maggies started some time ago and about 10 minutes ago a couple of kookaburras out did them for decibels. We are forecast 30 degrees with showers developing.It’s Bakery Breakfast morning. And archery is back this evening. Although it might be a bit hot in the big tin shed and we do have a heat policy. We shall see.
19 degrees and I’ve been out trying to photograph an oncoming storm front at dawn. Those pesky mosquitoes make taking photos and videos a tad shaky.
AussieDJ said:
Footage of a test fire for a rocket engine in slow motion.https://www.facebook.com/reel/1015133706245346
Interesting. Ta.
kii said:
Apparently we had lenticular clouds yesterday. Not my photo.
Nice one.
Michael V said:
AussieDJ said:
Footage of a test fire for a rocket engine in slow motion.https://www.facebook.com/reel/1015133706245346
Interesting. Ta.
Firefly and reaver are from a TV series called Firefly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_(TV_series)
Greetings
Just signed the new lease (electronically). Unfortunately it comes with a $50pw rent increase.
Bubblecar said:
Just signed the new lease (electronically). Unfortunately it comes with a $50pw rent increase.
In stark contrast I just re-signed the agreement for the audio mob to keep supplying me with free hearing aids and batteries. At no extra cost.
It would be good if they ran the airport train late enough to take people who arrive on the late flight.
Bubblecar said:
Just signed the new lease (electronically). Unfortunately it comes with a $50pw rent increase.
damn.
still it could be worse.
Steady rain here in the Pearl.
Peak Warming Man said:
Steady rain here in the Pearl.
9 o’clock hours a.m. in the morning here and it is already 32 of your metric degrees celsius. Top of 41 predicted.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:Yep. You could be in Kweenzland.damn.
Just signed the new lease (electronically). Unfortunately it comes with a $50pw rent increase.
still it could be worse.
Bubblecar said:
Just signed the new lease (electronically). Unfortunately it comes with a $50pw rent increase.
Will you need to get a flat-mate in to share the expense?
OCDC said:
sarahs mum said:Bubblecar said:Yep. You could be in Kweenzland.damn.
Just signed the new lease (electronically). Unfortunately it comes with a $50pw rent increase.
still it could be worse.
Or Melbourne.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:Rodney.Just signed the new lease (electronically). Unfortunately it comes with a $50pw rent increase.Will you need to get a flat-mate in to share the expense?
dv said:
It would be good if they ran the airport train late enough to take people who arrive on the late flight.
I’ll say.
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:HORRORsarahs mum said:Or Melbourne.damn.Yep. You could be in Kweenzland.
still it could be worse.
Michael V said:
dv said:
It would be good if they ran the airport train late enough to take people who arrive on the late flight.
I’ll say.
No, they only run it late for people on departing flights.
dv said:
9 o’clock hours a.m. in the morning here and it is already 32 of your metric degrees celsius. Top of 41 predicted.
12:16pm and 18.2 °C heading for 30 °C.
31mm and still stormy.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:Bubblecar said:Rodney.Just signed the new lease (electronically). Unfortunately it comes with a $50pw rent increase.Will you need to get a flat-mate in to share the expense?
Weekend at Bernie’s type setup
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:OCDC said:HORRORYep. You could be in Kweenzland.Or Melbourne.
Melbourne doesn’t have a train to the airport so we’re one up on that at least.
Cymek said:
OCDC said:
Michael V said:Will you need to get a flat-mate in to share the expense?Rodney.
Weekend at Bernie’s type setup
He needs a printing press so he can make the extra money.
dv said:
9 o’clock hours a.m. in the morning here and it is already 32 of your metric degrees celsius. Top of 41 predicted.
Bloody!
26.0°C and 79% RH here. Forecast top of 29°C.
I’ve got the fan going flat out.
dv said:
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:Or Melbourne.HORROR
Melbourne doesn’t have a train to the airport so we’re one up on that at least.
Is there a tram to the airport?
OCDC said:
Michael V said:Bubblecar said:Rodney.Just signed the new lease (electronically). Unfortunately it comes with a $50pw rent increase.Will you need to get a flat-mate in to share the expense?
Whoops.
dv said:
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:Or Melbourne.HORROR
Melbourne doesn’t have a train to the airport so we’re one up on that at least.
Nor any trains home after a night out.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
OCDC said:
HORROR
Melbourne doesn’t have a train to the airport so we’re one up on that at least.
Is there a tram to the airport?
no.
dv said:
OCDC said:Airport trains are a sensible thing. We’ll get one one day. Maybe. Skybus is okay but not as good.captain_spalding said:Melbourne doesn’t have a train to the airport so we’re one up on that at least.Or Melbourne.HORROR
dv said:
9 o’clock hours a.m. in the morning here and it is already 32 of your metric degrees celsius. Top of 41 predicted.
29 O’C here.
OCDC said:
dv said:OCDC said:Airport trains are a sensible thing. We’ll get one one day. Maybe. Skybus is okay but not as good.HORRORMelbourne doesn’t have a train to the airport so we’re one up on that at least.
Some have been known to take a helicopter to the airport.
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:Melbourne doesn’t have a train to the airport so we’re one up on that at least.
Is there a tram to the airport?
no.
A regularly-scheduled brewer’s dray?
A clearly-defined walking track?
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
dv said:Melbourne doesn’t have a train to the airport so we’re one up on that at least.Airport trains are a sensible thing. We’ll get one one day. Maybe. Skybus is okay but not as good.
Some have been known to take a helicopter to the airport.
They probably also take a train to the railway station:
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
It would be good if they ran the airport train late enough to take people who arrive on the late flight.
I’ll say.
No, they only run it late for people on departing flights.
is that so they miss their flight?
JudgeMental said:
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:I’ll say.
No, they only run it late for people on departing flights.
is that so they miss their flight?
You catch on quick. Where’s the fun in getting them there on time?
ABC News:
So, we should be getting the left-overs up here for a weekend shortly thereafter.
Time to check over the tilt trolley, get the occy straps and the plastic milk crates ready.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Just signed the new lease (electronically). Unfortunately it comes with a $50pw rent increase.
Will you need to get a flat-mate in to share the expense?
I’ll be OK.
I was just catching up with you lot, thunder in the background, and the power glitched. Now the rain has started. It’s that blobby Summer rain again. It’s still 30 degrees outside. So a bit muggy. I’m inside, with the aircon on and most of the house shut off.
buffy said:
I was just catching up with you lot, thunder in the background, and the power glitched. Now the rain has started. It’s that blobby Summer rain again. It’s still 30 degrees outside. So a bit muggy. I’m inside, with the aircon on and most of the house shut off.
Our rain’s coming over the next two days. So I’ll do a bit of local shopping today.
And the power flicker seems to have messed up my wifi again. I’ll turn everything off and on again. Again. Might fix it. Or it might be at the tower and I’ll have to wait until things reset up there.
buffy said:
And the power flicker seems to have messed up my wifi again. I’ll turn everything off and on again. Again. Might fix it. Or it might be at the tower and I’ll have to wait until things reset up there.
Keep turning everything on and off until it’s fixed.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
And the power flicker seems to have messed up my wifi again. I’ll turn everything off and on again. Again. Might fix it. Or it might be at the tower and I’ll have to wait until things reset up there.
Keep turning everything on and off until it’s fixed.
Well, I suppose that has the advantage of being certain to work.
:)
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Just signed the new lease (electronically). Unfortunately it comes with a $50pw rent increase.
Will you need to get a flat-mate in to share the expense?
If it comes to that, I dare say wookie is also looking to reduce expenses.
Temperature is now back down to 24. When I looked at the back door before it was 30 degrees. Muggy though.
Time for some reading.
By the way…the shopping list has 15 items on it (three of those are bottles of cordial for the pantry..lemon, blackcurrant and raspberry vinegar), split between the stuff I get at IGA and the stuff I get at Woolies.
And my wifi is behaving itself again. Although I hesitate to jinx it by mentioning it.
Still very thundery here. But distant, not close, at the moment.
buffy said:
And my wifi is behaving itself again. Although I hesitate to jinx it by mentioning it.
We had persistent troubles with wi-fi/internet/NBN, where the router would repeatedly lose the signal from the phone network.
I had my own suspicion about this, which was confirmed when Aussie Broadband got someone from NBN to come and have a look.
He found that a branch-off from the telephone cable in the roof space had been poorly done, and was causing a lot of ‘noise’ on the line, which would cause the router to lose the signal.
As we didn’t really need that branch-off, he disconnected it, and made sure that the line was properly repaired.
Since then, the router has been rock solid, no failures, everything very reliable.
buffy said:
Still very thundery here. But distant, not close, at the moment.
I have been waiting for my grandkids to ask for some Terry Pratchett books. Finally one has asked me to get him some.
What would be the best ones to start him off?
ruby said:
I have been waiting for my grandkids to ask for some Terry Pratchett books. Finally one has asked me to get him some.
What would be the best ones to start him off?
Don’t ask me. Spalding Jr. was/is a fan of Pratchett.
I tried to read one of his books, and discarded it after less than 10 minutes.
Pie for lunch, plain pie and an apple turnover washed down with a cup of tea (black and one)
Over.
ruby said:
I have been waiting for my grandkids to ask for some Terry Pratchett books. Finally one has asked me to get him some.Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start…
What would be the best ones to start him off?
Although there are no real spoilers per se, he did make his universe evolve. Although I just read them in whatever order I could find them at the liberry. There are also some aimed at younger readers which are perfectly fine for adults (though vintage children’s lit is one of my favourite genres so perhaps I don’t speak for all) but depending on reading age, he may find them too young.
Peak Warming Man said:
Pie for lunch, plain pie and an apple turnover washed down with a cup of tea (black and one)I nearly got a turnover but had one during my Christmas bender, so I got some macarons for dessert instead.
Over.
OCDC said:
ruby said:IIRC Uncle Chris is a Pratchett fanatic.I have been waiting for my grandkids to ask for some Terry Pratchett books. Finally one has asked me to get him some.Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start…
What would be the best ones to start him off?
Although there are no real spoilers per se, he did make his universe evolve. Although I just read them in whatever order I could find them at the liberry. There are also some aimed at younger readers which are perfectly fine for adults (though vintage children’s lit is one of my favourite genres so perhaps I don’t speak for all) but depending on reading age, he may find them too young.
OCDC said:
Peak Warming Man said:Pie for lunch, plain pie and an apple turnover washed down with a cup of tea (black and one)I nearly got a turnover but had one during my Christmas bender, so I got some macarons for dessert instead.
Over.
You’ve got to live sister.
OCDC said:
ruby said:I have been waiting for my grandkids to ask for some Terry Pratchett books. Finally one has asked me to get him some.Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start…
What would be the best ones to start him off?
Although there are no real spoilers per se, he did make his universe evolve. Although I just read them in whatever order I could find them at the liberry. There are also some aimed at younger readers which are perfectly fine for adults (though vintage children’s lit is one of my favourite genres so perhaps I don’t speak for all) but depending on reading age, he may find them too young.
Thanks to you and the Captain for your well considered thoughts.
I have been looking around and think I will get him The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents first, as well as The Colour Of Magic. I think he would like Small Gods too as he recently did an in depth analysis of all the world’s religions to see which one best fitted his ideas (hint-none of them)
I am friends with Uncle Chris on facebook so I will ask him….special thanks for that, Uncle Chris is a lovely fellow
ruby said:
OCDC said:Be warned – no chapters! So if he’s a sneaky bookworm he will work this out and ask if he can stay up “til the end of the chapter”.ruby said:Thanks to you and the Captain for your well considered thoughts.I have been waiting for my grandkids to ask for some Terry Pratchett books. Finally one has asked me to get him some.Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start…
What would be the best ones to start him off?
Although there are no real spoilers per se, he did make his universe evolve. Although I just read them in whatever order I could find them at the liberry. There are also some aimed at younger readers which are perfectly fine for adults (though vintage children’s lit is one of my favourite genres so perhaps I don’t speak for all) but depending on reading age, he may find them too young.
I have been looking around and think I will get him The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents first, as well as The Colour Of Magic. I think he would like Small Gods too as he recently did an in depth analysis of all the world’s religions to see which one best fitted his ideas (hint-none of them)
I am friends with Uncle Chris on facebook so I will ask him….special thanks for that, Uncle Chris is a lovely fellow
OCDC said:
ruby said:OCDC said:Be warned – no chapters! So if he’s a sneaky bookworm he will work this out and ask if he can stay up “til the end of the chapter”.Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start…Thanks to you and the Captain for your well considered thoughts.Although there are no real spoilers per se, he did make his universe evolve. Although I just read them in whatever order I could find them at the liberry. There are also some aimed at younger readers which are perfectly fine for adults (though vintage children’s lit is one of my favourite genres so perhaps I don’t speak for all) but depending on reading age, he may find them too young.
I have been looking around and think I will get him The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents first, as well as The Colour Of Magic. I think he would like Small Gods too as he recently did an in depth analysis of all the world’s religions to see which one best fitted his ideas (hint-none of them)
I am friends with Uncle Chris on facebook so I will ask him….special thanks for that, Uncle Chris is a lovely fellow
Ha ha! Oh, that’s him all right….
BACK with some grass-fed beef & onion bangers + salad items.
But right now, about to celebrate the signing of the new lease with a large pink gin con mucho hielo.
ruby said:
OCDC said:
ruby said:I have been waiting for my grandkids to ask for some Terry Pratchett books. Finally one has asked me to get him some.Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start…
What would be the best ones to start him off?
Although there are no real spoilers per se, he did make his universe evolve. Although I just read them in whatever order I could find them at the liberry. There are also some aimed at younger readers which are perfectly fine for adults (though vintage children’s lit is one of my favourite genres so perhaps I don’t speak for all) but depending on reading age, he may find them too young.
Thanks to you and the Captain for your well considered thoughts.
I have been looking around and think I will get him The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents first, as well as The Colour Of Magic. I think he would like Small Gods too as he recently did an in depth analysis of all the world’s religions to see which one best fitted his ideas (hint-none of them)
I am friends with Uncle Chris on facebook so I will ask him….special thanks for that, Uncle Chris is a lovely fellow
I concur with those choices. I’ve got all of them sitting on their own dedicated bookshelf just to the right of me here. I accidentally read Men at Arms first because it was lying around. Then I started at the beginning, as Alex suggested. I just bought one, ordered the next and by the time I’d finished one the next one was at the bookshop for me. My practice was only 500m from the bookshop and the owners were my patients. Over time I built up a full set. My favorites would probably not be his favorites. I particularly like “Reaper Man”, “Small Gods”, “Maurice” (has at least two levels of story in that one), and “Feet of Clay”. He might like “Raising Steam”, but I think it would be worthwhile to have read a few more of the ones featuring Vetinari before that one as it would add to your understanding of the story. I’ve read them in order of publication (which is how I keep them on my shelf – yes, weird), I’ve read them through according to theme (Vetinari, witches, The Watch). And sometimes I just pick up Reaper Man or Small Gods because I like them. A lot. I’ve also done a Death read through – which reminds me “Thief of Time” is also one of my multi-reads.
sarahs mum said:
Uh oh.
sarahs mum said:
Are you Summer dry or still quite damp like we are?
sarahs mum said:
Too close for comfort :/
buffy said:
sarahs mum said:
Are you Summer dry or still quite damp like we are?
Not overly dry. this is down in town so I reckon they will jump on it.(in fact is within shouting distance of the CFA) Matt is going down for a sticky beak and to get himself some wine. I await further news.
buffy said:
ruby said:
OCDC said:
Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start…Although there are no real spoilers per se, he did make his universe evolve. Although I just read them in whatever order I could find them at the liberry. There are also some aimed at younger readers which are perfectly fine for adults (though vintage children’s lit is one of my favourite genres so perhaps I don’t speak for all) but depending on reading age, he may find them too young.
Thanks to you and the Captain for your well considered thoughts.
I have been looking around and think I will get him The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents first, as well as The Colour Of Magic. I think he would like Small Gods too as he recently did an in depth analysis of all the world’s religions to see which one best fitted his ideas (hint-none of them)
I am friends with Uncle Chris on facebook so I will ask him….special thanks for that, Uncle Chris is a lovely fellow
I concur with those choices. I’ve got all of them sitting on their own dedicated bookshelf just to the right of me here. I accidentally read Men at Arms first because it was lying around. Then I started at the beginning, as Alex suggested. I just bought one, ordered the next and by the time I’d finished one the next one was at the bookshop for me. My practice was only 500m from the bookshop and the owners were my patients. Over time I built up a full set. My favorites would probably not be his favorites. I particularly like “Reaper Man”, “Small Gods”, “Maurice” (has at least two levels of story in that one), and “Feet of Clay”. He might like “Raising Steam”, but I think it would be worthwhile to have read a few more of the ones featuring Vetinari before that one as it would add to your understanding of the story. I’ve read them in order of publication (which is how I keep them on my shelf – yes, weird), I’ve read them through according to theme (Vetinari, witches, The Watch). And sometimes I just pick up Reaper Man or Small Gods because I like them. A lot. I’ve also done a Death read through – which reminds me “Thief of Time” is also one of my multi-reads.
I’ve read one, no idea which one. It was given to me by a member of the preschool committee during the witch trials of Lawson 1995ish.
BU sent mr kii a copy of the audio books, it’s in the computer accessories bag.
one medium tanker on site
sarahs mum said:
one medium tanker on site
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
one medium tanker on site
and…it’s under control.
:)
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
one medium tanker on site
and…it’s under control.
:)
Quick and efficient :)
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
one medium tanker on site
and…it’s under control.
:)
The firies page does not list it as under control yet but my man on the scene does.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
and…it’s under control.
:)
Quick and efficient :)
no rumours of cause yet.
Nice snap from the nephew’s Eastern Arthurs 10-day trek, just after Christmas.
This is just a phone snap. His proper camera photos of this walk/climb aren’t uploaded yet.
Bubblecar said:
Nice snap from the nephew’s Eastern Arthurs 10-day trek, just after Christmas.This is just a phone snap. His proper camera photos of this walk/climb aren’t uploaded yet.
:)
not really a wilderness. It’s full of friends and nephews.
sarahs mum said:
Stay safe.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Just signed the new lease (electronically). Unfortunately it comes with a $50pw rent increase.
Will you need to get a flat-mate in to share the expense?
I’ll be OK.
Good-oh.
sarahs mum said:
Sounds very close.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Nice snap from the nephew’s Eastern Arthurs 10-day trek, just after Christmas.This is just a phone snap. His proper camera photos of this walk/climb aren’t uploaded yet.
:)
not really a wilderness. It’s full of friends and nephews.
He was wanting to do Federation Peak but the weather decided otherwise. He was snowed under for a whole day and night and eventually decided to truncate the 12-day trek to 10.
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
Sounds very close.
I’m five klicks up the hill. But it is heavily forested all the way.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
Sounds very close.
I’m five klicks up the hill. But it is heavily forested all the way.
But it there is only one way out and that is on the way. I did get a ‘Do you want to evacuate now?’ message. But I wasn’t convinced it was really a problem.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
Sounds very close.
I’m five klicks up the hill. But it is heavily forested all the way.
Is there an alternate route out.
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:Sounds very close.
I’m five klicks up the hill. But it is heavily forested all the way.
But it there is only one way out and that is on the way. I did get a ‘Do you want to evacuate now?’ message. But I wasn’t convinced it was really a problem.
OK
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:Sounds very close.
I’m five klicks up the hill. But it is heavily forested all the way.
But it there is only one way out and that is on the way. I did get a ‘Do you want to evacuate now?’ message. But I wasn’t convinced it was really a problem.
If the worst comes to the worst, what are the chances of getting a helicopter ride?
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:I’m five klicks up the hill. But it is heavily forested all the way.
But it there is only one way out and that is on the way. I did get a ‘Do you want to evacuate now?’ message. But I wasn’t convinced it was really a problem.
If the worst comes to the worst, what are the chances of getting a helicopter ride?
so slim as to be non existent?
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:and…it’s under control.
:)
Quick and efficient :)
no rumours of cause yet.
Did someone set fire to sumfin’?
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:But it there is only one way out and that is on the way. I did get a ‘Do you want to evacuate now?’ message. But I wasn’t convinced it was really a problem.
If the worst comes to the worst, what are the chances of getting a helicopter ride?
so slim as to be non existent?
Seems unfair given that they send them out to pick up the bushwalkers in fire situations.
Bubblecar said:
Nice snap from the nephew’s Eastern Arthurs 10-day trek, just after Christmas.This is just a phone snap. His proper camera photos of this walk/climb aren’t uploaded yet.
I’d go there if they put in a chairlift.
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:Sounds very close.
I’m five klicks up the hill. But it is heavily forested all the way.
Is there an alternate route out.
Helicopter.
Bubblecar said:
Nice snap from the nephew’s Eastern Arthurs 10-day trek, just after Christmas.This is just a phone snap. His proper camera photos of this walk/climb aren’t uploaded yet.
Oh, that is lovely.
ruby said:
Bubblecar said:
Nice snap from the nephew’s Eastern Arthurs 10-day trek, just after Christmas.This is just a phone snap. His proper camera photos of this walk/climb aren’t uploaded yet.
Oh, that is lovely.
Archive of his previous Tasmanian walks here, some beautiful photos
The photos from the latest walk will appear at the link above soon.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
Sounds very close.
I’m five klicks up the hill. But it is heavily forested all the way.
and fire travels faster up the hill.
buffy said:
ruby said:
OCDC said:
Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start…Although there are no real spoilers per se, he did make his universe evolve. Although I just read them in whatever order I could find them at the liberry. There are also some aimed at younger readers which are perfectly fine for adults (though vintage children’s lit is one of my favourite genres so perhaps I don’t speak for all) but depending on reading age, he may find them too young.
Thanks to you and the Captain for your well considered thoughts.
I have been looking around and think I will get him The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents first, as well as The Colour Of Magic. I think he would like Small Gods too as he recently did an in depth analysis of all the world’s religions to see which one best fitted his ideas (hint-none of them)
I am friends with Uncle Chris on facebook so I will ask him….special thanks for that, Uncle Chris is a lovely fellow
I concur with those choices. I’ve got all of them sitting on their own dedicated bookshelf just to the right of me here. I accidentally read Men at Arms first because it was lying around. Then I started at the beginning, as Alex suggested. I just bought one, ordered the next and by the time I’d finished one the next one was at the bookshop for me. My practice was only 500m from the bookshop and the owners were my patients. Over time I built up a full set. My favorites would probably not be his favorites. I particularly like “Reaper Man”, “Small Gods”, “Maurice” (has at least two levels of story in that one), and “Feet of Clay”. He might like “Raising Steam”, but I think it would be worthwhile to have read a few more of the ones featuring Vetinari before that one as it would add to your understanding of the story. I’ve read them in order of publication (which is how I keep them on my shelf – yes, weird), I’ve read them through according to theme (Vetinari, witches, The Watch). And sometimes I just pick up Reaper Man or Small Gods because I like them. A lot. I’ve also done a Death read through – which reminds me “Thief of Time” is also one of my multi-reads.
Oh, you’re the best too Buffy. I will make a note of all those for future reference.
I just rang the bookshop and asked them to put Maurice and The Colour of Magic aside for me. They didn’t have Small Gods but I will get them to order it in. They had Hogfather so i thought why not…
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:Sounds very close.
I’m five klicks up the hill. But it is heavily forested all the way.
Is there an alternate route out.
doesn’t sound like it.
Looks as though the rain is just going to skirt us again
dv said:
Looks as though the rain is just going to skirt us again
You haven’t included wind direction so I’d have to assume that it has already gone past.
dv said:
Looks as though the rain is just going to skirt us againHas Perth received any since I last saw a missive of yours on this subject?
ruby said:
buffy said:
ruby said:Thanks to you and the Captain for your well considered thoughts.
I have been looking around and think I will get him The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents first, as well as The Colour Of Magic. I think he would like Small Gods too as he recently did an in depth analysis of all the world’s religions to see which one best fitted his ideas (hint-none of them)
I am friends with Uncle Chris on facebook so I will ask him….special thanks for that, Uncle Chris is a lovely fellow
I concur with those choices. I’ve got all of them sitting on their own dedicated bookshelf just to the right of me here. I accidentally read Men at Arms first because it was lying around. Then I started at the beginning, as Alex suggested. I just bought one, ordered the next and by the time I’d finished one the next one was at the bookshop for me. My practice was only 500m from the bookshop and the owners were my patients. Over time I built up a full set. My favorites would probably not be his favorites. I particularly like “Reaper Man”, “Small Gods”, “Maurice” (has at least two levels of story in that one), and “Feet of Clay”. He might like “Raising Steam”, but I think it would be worthwhile to have read a few more of the ones featuring Vetinari before that one as it would add to your understanding of the story. I’ve read them in order of publication (which is how I keep them on my shelf – yes, weird), I’ve read them through according to theme (Vetinari, witches, The Watch). And sometimes I just pick up Reaper Man or Small Gods because I like them. A lot. I’ve also done a Death read through – which reminds me “Thief of Time” is also one of my multi-reads.
Oh, you’re the best too Buffy. I will make a note of all those for future reference.
I just rang the bookshop and asked them to put Maurice and The Colour of Magic aside for me. They didn’t have Small Gods but I will get them to order it in. They had Hogfather so i thought why not…
You know I’m going to have to read Reaper Man again now…
Woodie said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:Quick and efficient :)
no rumours of cause yet.
Did someone set fire to sumfin’?
do not know yet. one wonders about..school holidays.
Off to archery we go.
Bubblecar said:
ruby said:
Bubblecar said:
Nice snap from the nephew’s Eastern Arthurs 10-day trek, just after Christmas.This is just a phone snap. His proper camera photos of this walk/climb aren’t uploaded yet.
Oh, that is lovely.
Archive of his previous Tasmanian walks here, some beautiful photos
The photos from the latest walk will appear at the link above soon.
Makes me wish I had taken up serious bushwalking. He certainly got into some amazing places.
buffy said:
ruby said:
buffy said:I concur with those choices. I’ve got all of them sitting on their own dedicated bookshelf just to the right of me here. I accidentally read Men at Arms first because it was lying around. Then I started at the beginning, as Alex suggested. I just bought one, ordered the next and by the time I’d finished one the next one was at the bookshop for me. My practice was only 500m from the bookshop and the owners were my patients. Over time I built up a full set. My favorites would probably not be his favorites. I particularly like “Reaper Man”, “Small Gods”, “Maurice” (has at least two levels of story in that one), and “Feet of Clay”. He might like “Raising Steam”, but I think it would be worthwhile to have read a few more of the ones featuring Vetinari before that one as it would add to your understanding of the story. I’ve read them in order of publication (which is how I keep them on my shelf – yes, weird), I’ve read them through according to theme (Vetinari, witches, The Watch). And sometimes I just pick up Reaper Man or Small Gods because I like them. A lot. I’ve also done a Death read through – which reminds me “Thief of Time” is also one of my multi-reads.
Oh, you’re the best too Buffy. I will make a note of all those for future reference.
I just rang the bookshop and asked them to put Maurice and The Colour of Magic aside for me. They didn’t have Small Gods but I will get them to order it in. They had Hogfather so i thought why not…
You know I’m going to have to read Reaper Man again now…
I’ll send the grandson down to you, and you can read it out loud to him. :))))
PermeateFree said:
Bubblecar said:
ruby said:Oh, that is lovely.
Archive of his previous Tasmanian walks here, some beautiful photos
The photos from the latest walk will appear at the link above soon.
Makes me wish I had taken up serious bushwalking. He certainly got into some amazing places.
That’s more like hill clambering.
roughbarked said:
PermeateFree said:
Bubblecar said:Archive of his previous Tasmanian walks here, some beautiful photos
The photos from the latest walk will appear at the link above soon.
Makes me wish I had taken up serious bushwalking. He certainly got into some amazing places.
That’s more like hill clambering.
‘Serious bushwalking’ is a major reason why i joined the Navy and not the Army.
Bubblecar said:
ruby said:
Bubblecar said:
Nice snap from the nephew’s Eastern Arthurs 10-day trek, just after Christmas.This is just a phone snap. His proper camera photos of this walk/climb aren’t uploaded yet.
Oh, that is lovely.
Archive of his previous Tasmanian walks here, some beautiful photos
The photos from the latest walk will appear at the link above soon.
Oh goodness, he is a good photographer. And an excellent bushwalker- challenging stuff!
I also like some of the wry little comments he makes.
roughbarked said:
PermeateFree said:
Bubblecar said:Archive of his previous Tasmanian walks here, some beautiful photos
The photos from the latest walk will appear at the link above soon.
Makes me wish I had taken up serious bushwalking. He certainly got into some amazing places.
That’s more like hill clambering.
Well if it was easy, it would also be crowded and likely spoilt.
roughbarked said:
PermeateFree said:
Bubblecar said:Archive of his previous Tasmanian walks here, some beautiful photos
The photos from the latest walk will appear at the link above soon.
Makes me wish I had taken up serious bushwalking. He certainly got into some amazing places.
That’s more like hill clambering.
and thanks to Patrick for doing the hard yards for us.
PermeateFree said:
roughbarked said:
PermeateFree said:Makes me wish I had taken up serious bushwalking. He certainly got into some amazing places.
That’s more like hill clambering.
Well if it was easy, it would also be crowded and likely spoilt.
too right.
OCDC said:
dv said:Looks as though the rain is just going to skirt us againHas Perth received any since I last saw a missive of yours on this subject?
We had some rain for about an hour last week so that was nice.
dv said:
OCDC said:Ah, just enough to make a thunderstorm asthma outbreak. Very good.dv said:We had some rain for about an hour last week so that was nice.Looks as though the rain is just going to skirt us againHas Perth received any since I last saw a missive of yours on this subject?
Started this Christmas pressie jigsaw puzzle. Tricksier than it looks – the pattern partially repeats and some books are present more than once per cycle.
OCDC said:
More of it repeats than suggested by the box.Started this Christmas pressie jigsaw puzzle. Tricksier than it looks – the pattern partially repeats and some books are present more than once per cycle.
OCDC said:
OCDC said:More of it repeats than suggested by the box.Started this Christmas pressie jigsaw puzzle. Tricksier than it looks – the pattern partially repeats and some books are present more than once per cycle.
Have you read any of those schoolgirl epics?
On the bright side the temperature here has dropped 8.5 deg C in 2.5 hours so at least the cold front got us.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:So far no, though I’ve read some Angela Brazil. Bodleian also do a range of items with boys’ owns but not a puzzle.OCDC said:Have you read any of those schoolgirl epics?More of it repeats than suggested by the box.Started this Christmas pressie jigsaw puzzle. Tricksier than it looks – the pattern partially repeats and some books are present more than once per cycle.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:https://bodleianshop.co.uk/products/the-first-class-train-book-notecardOCDC said:So far no, though I’ve read some Angela Brazil. Bodleian also do a range of items with boys’ owns but not a puzzle.More of it repeats than suggested by the box.Have you read any of those schoolgirl epics?
OCDC said:
OCDC said:Bubblecar said:https://bodleianshop.co.uk/products/the-first-class-train-book-notecardHave you read any of those schoolgirl epics?So far no, though I’ve read some Angela Brazil. Bodleian also do a range of items with boys’ owns but not a puzzle.
I want a copy of that actual book.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:Thought you might :-)OCDC said:I want a copy of that actual book.So far no, though I’ve read some Angela Brazil. Bodleian also do a range of items with boys’ owns but not a puzzle.https://bodleianshop.co.uk/products/the-first-class-train-book-notecard
This was one of my favourite schoolgirl novels as a child.
Merry Marches On by Kiwi writer Clare Mallory
Haven’t heard of her. I have all of Elinor Brent-Dyer’s novels (Chalet School and all others), all of Mary Grant Bruce’s, and nearly all Ethel Turner with many of her sister’s and niece’s also. And a million Enid Blyton of course.
OCDC said:
Haven’t heard of her. I have all of Elinor Brent-Dyer’s novels (Chalet School and all others), all of Mary Grant Bruce’s, and nearly all Ethel Turner with many of her sister’s and niece’s also. And a million Enid Blyton of course.
Neither have I.
Dinner report: an assortment of Mr Chen’s dumplings
OCDC said:
Dinner report: an assortment of Mr Chen’s dumplings
Beef bangers and a simple salad this end.
I received a spam email that began: Dear Email Owner.
They aren’t even trying.
OCDC said:
Haven’t heard of her. I have all of Elinor Brent-Dyer’s novels (Chalet School and all others), all of Mary Grant Bruce’s, and nearly all Ethel Turner with many of her sister’s and niece’s also. And a million Enid Blyton of course.I lie. I have one of her books.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8458333-the-pen-and-pencil-girls
dv said:
I received a spam email that began: Dear Email Owner.They aren’t even trying.
Probably working three jobs while home-schooling 2.5 ADHD kids, give them a break.
OCDC said:
OCDC said:Haven’t heard of her. I have all of Elinor Brent-Dyer’s novels (Chalet School and all others), all of Mary Grant Bruce’s, and nearly all Ethel Turner with many of her sister’s and niece’s also. And a million Enid Blyton of course.I lie. I have one of her books.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8458333-the-pen-and-pencil-girls
Sounds good. I want to get the earlier Merry books eventually. I only read the final one.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:I can’t find a photo of it so I don’t know if it’s one I got in Dunedin or here.OCDC said:Sounds good. I want to get the earlier Merry books eventually. I only read the final one.Haven’t heard of her. I have all of Elinor Brent-Dyer’s novels (Chalet School and all others), all of Mary Grant Bruce’s, and nearly all Ethel Turner with many of her sister’s and niece’s also. And a million Enid Blyton of course.I lie. I have one of her books.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8458333-the-pen-and-pencil-girls
But I found this while browsing my book photos:
“The presence of DJs on the grounds of Melbourne Park has become a talking point, with some players for it and others firmly against the move.
It is part of the push from tournament organisers to improve the spectator experience, as is the introduction of a courtside bar.”
What can possibly go wrong.
OCDC said:
Pikelets?
Peak Warming Man said:
OCDC said:Close. Macarons.Pikelets?
Right, this puzzle is very unlikely to put itself together.
Happy birthday
Time for a crumb of kip, then it’ll be Mrs Oliphant in the living room, probably followed by an Ealing comedy on DVD.
OCDC said:
Right, this puzzle is very unlikely to put itself together.Update: I have at least one featured book, but not as attractive an edition.
Peak Warming Man said:
“The presence of DJs on the grounds of Melbourne Park has become a talking point, with some players for it and others firmly against the move.
It is part of the push from tournament organisers to improve the spectator experience, as is the introduction of a courtside bar.”What can possibly go wrong.
“…to improve the spectator experience…’
Translation: suck another dollar or two out of the punters’ pockets, and tennis, as such, can just HTFU.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“The presence of DJs on the grounds of Melbourne Park has become a talking point, with some players for it and others firmly against the move.
It is part of the push from tournament organisers to improve the spectator experience, as is the introduction of a courtside bar.”What can possibly go wrong.
“…to improve the spectator experience…’
Translation: suck another dollar or two out of the punters’ pockets, and tennis, as such, can just HTFU.
I hate it when companies force me to spend money.
JudgeMental said:
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“The presence of DJs on the grounds of Melbourne Park has become a talking point, with some players for it and others firmly against the move.
It is part of the push from tournament organisers to improve the spectator experience, as is the introduction of a courtside bar.”What can possibly go wrong.
“…to improve the spectator experience…’
Translation: suck another dollar or two out of the punters’ pockets, and tennis, as such, can just HTFU.
I hate it when companies force me to spend money.
Oh, it’s just another sport or organisation or whatever going the way of all things.
More bells and whistles, more shiny distractions, more gim-crack and gee-gaws, adding them on until the original reason for the event is submerged in the sideshows.
oh yes. that makes such good sense.
Tomorrow’s brekkie sorted.
captain_spalding said:
JudgeMental said:
captain_spalding said:“…to improve the spectator experience…’
Translation: suck another dollar or two out of the punters’ pockets, and tennis, as such, can just HTFU.
I hate it when companies force me to spend money.
Oh, it’s just another sport or organisation or whatever going the way of all things.
More bells and whistles, more shiny distractions, more gim-crack and gee-gaws, adding them on until the original reason for the event is submerged in the sideshows.
wouldn’t sell them if people didn’t want them. number one rule in a business is a positive cash flow.
OCDC said:
Tomorrow’s brekkie sorted.
I’d have been tempted to just hand the menu back to the waiter and say ‘one serve of everything, please’.
JudgeMental said:
captain_spalding said:
JudgeMental said:I hate it when companies force me to spend money.
Oh, it’s just another sport or organisation or whatever going the way of all things.
More bells and whistles, more shiny distractions, more gim-crack and gee-gaws, adding them on until the original reason for the event is submerged in the sideshows.
wouldn’t sell them if people didn’t want them. number one rule in a business is a positive cash flow.
True. But, let’s stop calling it ‘sport’, then, and start referring to it as ‘business’ e.g. on the news they throw to ‘Pat, for an update from the world of business’.
ruby said:
buffy said:
ruby said:Oh, you’re the best too Buffy. I will make a note of all those for future reference.
I just rang the bookshop and asked them to put Maurice and The Colour of Magic aside for me. They didn’t have Small Gods but I will get them to order it in. They had Hogfather so i thought why not…
You know I’m going to have to read Reaper Man again now…
I’ll send the grandson down to you, and you can read it out loud to him. :))))
It makes me cry. Before I get to the sad(happy) bit. Because I know what is happening.
Bubblecar said:
Time for a crumb of kip, then it’ll be Mrs Oliphant in the living room, probably followed by an Ealing comedy on DVD.
…and the choice is The Man in the White Suit (1951) starring Alec Guinness.
Well, that was annoying. “Good People” only has one season of 6 episodes, and they haven’t finished the story.
Peak Warming Man said:
“The presence of DJs on the grounds of Melbourne Park has become a talking point, with some players for it and others firmly against the move.
It is part of the push from tournament organisers to improve the spectator experience, as is the introduction of a courtside bar.”What can possibly go wrong.
Since when has what the players think got anything to do with it?
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:
Tomorrow’s brekkie sorted.
I’d have been tempted to just hand the menu back to the waiter and say ‘one serve of everything, please’.
…..in a bucket………… and don’t skimp on the pate!!
captain_spalding said:
JudgeMental said:
captain_spalding said:Oh, it’s just another sport or organisation or whatever going the way of all things.
More bells and whistles, more shiny distractions, more gim-crack and gee-gaws, adding them on until the original reason for the event is submerged in the sideshows.
wouldn’t sell them if people didn’t want them. number one rule in a business is a positive cash flow.
True. But, let’s stop calling it ‘sport’, then, and start referring to it as ‘business’ e.g. on the news they throw to ‘Pat, for an update from the world of business’.
The only real sport that is left, is cricket in the backyard at mum’s.
“This year marks a once in a lifetime event in the mysterious world of periodical cicadas: the simultaneous emergence of two separate broods in the US, a rare phenomenon that last occurred in 1803.
One of the greatest enigmas of the insect world, periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) live up to 99.5 percent of their lives underground as nymphs, feeding on tree root sap. Some broods wait 13 years to become adults; others wait 17 years.
The dual emergence of these two broods in 2024 marks a rare occasion of their 13 and 17 year life cycles synchronizing. This exciting double event won’t happen again until 2445.
Millions of cicadas from Brood XIII and XIX will emerge from the soil around mid-year to shed their exoskeletons as they transform from wingless nymphs into adults, leaving behind husks that may blanket trees and ground areas.
Then, life for the adult cicada is a whirlwind of mating and egg-laying.”
No cicadas at the redoubt this year but when there is it’s deafening.
Peak Warming Man said:
“This year marks a once in a lifetime event in the mysterious world of periodical cicadas: the simultaneous emergence of two separate broods in the US, a rare phenomenon that last occurred in 1803.
One of the greatest enigmas of the insect world, periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) live up to 99.5 percent of their lives underground as nymphs, feeding on tree root sap. Some broods wait 13 years to become adults; others wait 17 years.
The dual emergence of these two broods in 2024 marks a rare occasion of their 13 and 17 year life cycles synchronizing. This exciting double event won’t happen again until 2445.
Millions of cicadas from Brood XIII and XIX will emerge from the soil around mid-year to shed their exoskeletons as they transform from wingless nymphs into adults, leaving behind husks that may blanket trees and ground areas.
Then, life for the adult cicada is a whirlwind of mating and egg-laying.”No cicadas at the redoubt this year but when there is it’s deafening.
don’t remember hearing cicadas in Perth. remember them in Melbourne.
JudgeMental said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“This year marks a once in a lifetime event in the mysterious world of periodical cicadas: the simultaneous emergence of two separate broods in the US, a rare phenomenon that last occurred in 1803.
One of the greatest enigmas of the insect world, periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) live up to 99.5 percent of their lives underground as nymphs, feeding on tree root sap. Some broods wait 13 years to become adults; others wait 17 years.
The dual emergence of these two broods in 2024 marks a rare occasion of their 13 and 17 year life cycles synchronizing. This exciting double event won’t happen again until 2445.
Millions of cicadas from Brood XIII and XIX will emerge from the soil around mid-year to shed their exoskeletons as they transform from wingless nymphs into adults, leaving behind husks that may blanket trees and ground areas.
Then, life for the adult cicada is a whirlwind of mating and egg-laying.”No cicadas at the redoubt this year but when there is it’s deafening.
don’t remember hearing cicadas in Perth. remember them in Melbourne.
Haven’t had a good cicada year here for a few years now.
Peak Warming Man said:
“This year marks a once in a lifetime event in the mysterious world of periodical cicadas: the simultaneous emergence of two separate broods in the US, a rare phenomenon that last occurred in 1803.
One of the greatest enigmas of the insect world, periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) live up to 99.5 percent of their lives underground as nymphs, feeding on tree root sap. Some broods wait 13 years to become adults; others wait 17 years.
The dual emergence of these two broods in 2024 marks a rare occasion of their 13 and 17 year life cycles synchronizing. This exciting double event won’t happen again until 2445.
Millions of cicadas from Brood XIII and XIX will emerge from the soil around mid-year to shed their exoskeletons as they transform from wingless nymphs into adults, leaving behind husks that may blanket trees and ground areas.
Then, life for the adult cicada is a whirlwind of mating and egg-laying.”No cicadas at the redoubt this year but when there is it’s deafening.
They’ve all moved to my place. Hear ‘em over the lawn mower, ya can.
And the frogs? Cicadas all day and frogs all night it is I tells ya, hey what but.
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“This year marks a once in a lifetime event in the mysterious world of periodical cicadas: the simultaneous emergence of two separate broods in the US, a rare phenomenon that last occurred in 1803.
One of the greatest enigmas of the insect world, periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) live up to 99.5 percent of their lives underground as nymphs, feeding on tree root sap. Some broods wait 13 years to become adults; others wait 17 years.
The dual emergence of these two broods in 2024 marks a rare occasion of their 13 and 17 year life cycles synchronizing. This exciting double event won’t happen again until 2445.
Millions of cicadas from Brood XIII and XIX will emerge from the soil around mid-year to shed their exoskeletons as they transform from wingless nymphs into adults, leaving behind husks that may blanket trees and ground areas.
Then, life for the adult cicada is a whirlwind of mating and egg-laying.”No cicadas at the redoubt this year but when there is it’s deafening.
don’t remember hearing cicadas in Perth. remember them in Melbourne.
Haven’t had a good cicada year here for a few years now.
I get ‘em every year. Start just before Christmas and screech through til about mid March.
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:don’t remember hearing cicadas in Perth. remember them in Melbourne.
Haven’t had a good cicada year here for a few years now.
I get ‘em every year. Start just before Christmas and screech through til about mid March.
I used to get them every year. The young sparrowhawks out ot the nest usually feed on them while they wait for the parents to catch something bigger.
Last few years their time has been short if at all.
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:don’t remember hearing cicadas in Perth. remember them in Melbourne.
Haven’t had a good cicada year here for a few years now.
I get ‘em every year. Start just before Christmas and screech through til about mid March.
I’ve not heard many cicadas in Tassie at all at all. I was just thinking about grade 6. 1969. they were so loud you couldn’t hear a thing. they hurt my poor little head.
sarahs mum said:
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:Haven’t had a good cicada year here for a few years now.
I get ‘em every year. Start just before Christmas and screech through til about mid March.
I’ve not heard many cicadas in Tassie at all at all. I was just thinking about grade 6. 1969. they were so loud you couldn’t hear a thing. they hurt my poor little head.
They can get really loud when they are all competing.
sarahs mum said:
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:Haven’t had a good cicada year here for a few years now.
I get ‘em every year. Start just before Christmas and screech through til about mid March.
I’ve not heard many cicadas in Tassie at all at all. I was just thinking about grade 6. 1969. they were so loud you couldn’t hear a thing. they hurt my poor little head.
It is not like I haven’t got any trees for them to eat the roots of.
Anyone else here suffering from abysmally slow internet today?
It could have been something knocked out by our hailstorm last night. Or just me.
mollwollfumble said:
Anyone else here suffering from abysmally slow internet today?It could have been something knocked out by our hailstorm last night. Or just me.
I’m used to abysmal internet.
mollwollfumble said:
Anyone else here suffering from abysmally slow internet today?It could have been something knocked out by our hailstorm last night. Or just me.
my satellite did get itself all confused earlier today but after on and offing the unit and router everything was sweet.
sarahs mum said:
mollwollfumble said:
Anyone else here suffering from abysmally slow internet today?It could have been something knocked out by our hailstorm last night. Or just me.
my satellite did get itself all confused earlier today but after on and offing the unit and router everything was sweet.
Ta, I could try switching it off and on again.
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“This year marks a once in a lifetime event in the mysterious world of periodical cicadas: the simultaneous emergence of two separate broods in the US, a rare phenomenon that last occurred in 1803.
One of the greatest enigmas of the insect world, periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) live up to 99.5 percent of their lives underground as nymphs, feeding on tree root sap. Some broods wait 13 years to become adults; others wait 17 years.
The dual emergence of these two broods in 2024 marks a rare occasion of their 13 and 17 year life cycles synchronizing. This exciting double event won’t happen again until 2445.
Millions of cicadas from Brood XIII and XIX will emerge from the soil around mid-year to shed their exoskeletons as they transform from wingless nymphs into adults, leaving behind husks that may blanket trees and ground areas.
Then, life for the adult cicada is a whirlwind of mating and egg-laying.”No cicadas at the redoubt this year but when there is it’s deafening.
don’t remember hearing cicadas in Perth. remember them in Melbourne.
Haven’t had a good cicada year here for a few years now.
In Perth gardens the most commonly encountered cicada species are Tick-Tocks and the larger Sandgrinder.
mollwollfumble said:
sarahs mum said:
mollwollfumble said:
Anyone else here suffering from abysmally slow internet today?It could have been something knocked out by our hailstorm last night. Or just me.
my satellite did get itself all confused earlier today but after on and offing the unit and router everything was sweet.
Ta, I could try switching it off and on again.
Trid that, it seems to be faster. Anyhoo, good night for now.
dv said:
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:Haven’t had a good cicada year here for a few years now.
In Perth gardens the most commonly encountered cicada species are Tick-Tocks and the larger Sandgrinder.Ours are mainly black knights.
Peak Warming Man said:
“This year marks a once in a lifetime event in the mysterious world of periodical cicadas: the simultaneous emergence of two separate broods in the US, a rare phenomenon that last occurred in 1803.
One of the greatest enigmas of the insect world, periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) live up to 99.5 percent of their lives underground as nymphs, feeding on tree root sap. Some broods wait 13 years to become adults; others wait 17 years.
The dual emergence of these two broods in 2024 marks a rare occasion of their 13 and 17 year life cycles synchronizing. This exciting double event won’t happen again until 2445.
Millions of cicadas from Brood XIII and XIX will emerge from the soil around mid-year to shed their exoskeletons as they transform from wingless nymphs into adults, leaving behind husks that may blanket trees and ground areas.
Then, life for the adult cicada is a whirlwind of mating and egg-laying.”No cicadas at the redoubt this year but when there is it’s deafening.
Where did you get that piece, PWM? There seem to be several glaring errors in it (eg, if they’re even right about the coincidence (I haven’t checked,) the next time it’ll happen is 2244, not 2445.)
btm said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“This year marks a once in a lifetime event in the mysterious world of periodical cicadas: the simultaneous emergence of two separate broods in the US, a rare phenomenon that last occurred in 1803.
One of the greatest enigmas of the insect world, periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) live up to 99.5 percent of their lives underground as nymphs, feeding on tree root sap. Some broods wait 13 years to become adults; others wait 17 years.
The dual emergence of these two broods in 2024 marks a rare occasion of their 13 and 17 year life cycles synchronizing. This exciting double event won’t happen again until 2445.
Millions of cicadas from Brood XIII and XIX will emerge from the soil around mid-year to shed their exoskeletons as they transform from wingless nymphs into adults, leaving behind husks that may blanket trees and ground areas.
Then, life for the adult cicada is a whirlwind of mating and egg-laying.”No cicadas at the redoubt this year but when there is it’s deafening.
Where did you get that piece, PWM? There seem to be several glaring errors in it (eg, if they’re even right about the coincidence (I haven’t checked,) the next time it’ll happen is 2244, not 2445.)
I get 2245
dv said:
btm said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“This year marks a once in a lifetime event in the mysterious world of periodical cicadas: the simultaneous emergence of two separate broods in the US, a rare phenomenon that last occurred in 1803.
One of the greatest enigmas of the insect world, periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) live up to 99.5 percent of their lives underground as nymphs, feeding on tree root sap. Some broods wait 13 years to become adults; others wait 17 years.
The dual emergence of these two broods in 2024 marks a rare occasion of their 13 and 17 year life cycles synchronizing. This exciting double event won’t happen again until 2445.
Millions of cicadas from Brood XIII and XIX will emerge from the soil around mid-year to shed their exoskeletons as they transform from wingless nymphs into adults, leaving behind husks that may blanket trees and ground areas.
Then, life for the adult cicada is a whirlwind of mating and egg-laying.”No cicadas at the redoubt this year but when there is it’s deafening.
Where did you get that piece, PWM? There seem to be several glaring errors in it (eg, if they’re even right about the coincidence (I haven’t checked,) the next time it’ll happen is 2244, not 2445.)
I get 2245
You’re right; sorry, I made a mistake too.
btm said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“This year marks a once in a lifetime event in the mysterious world of periodical cicadas: the simultaneous emergence of two separate broods in the US, a rare phenomenon that last occurred in 1803.
One of the greatest enigmas of the insect world, periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) live up to 99.5 percent of their lives underground as nymphs, feeding on tree root sap. Some broods wait 13 years to become adults; others wait 17 years.
The dual emergence of these two broods in 2024 marks a rare occasion of their 13 and 17 year life cycles synchronizing. This exciting double event won’t happen again until 2445.
Millions of cicadas from Brood XIII and XIX will emerge from the soil around mid-year to shed their exoskeletons as they transform from wingless nymphs into adults, leaving behind husks that may blanket trees and ground areas.
Then, life for the adult cicada is a whirlwind of mating and egg-laying.”No cicadas at the redoubt this year but when there is it’s deafening.
Where did you get that piece, PWM? There seem to be several glaring errors in it (eg, if they’re even right about the coincidence (I haven’t checked,) the next time it’ll happen is 2244, not 2445.)
I think it was about the USA.
sarahs mum said:
btm said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“This year marks a once in a lifetime event in the mysterious world of periodical cicadas: the simultaneous emergence of two separate broods in the US, a rare phenomenon that last occurred in 1803.
One of the greatest enigmas of the insect world, periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) live up to 99.5 percent of their lives underground as nymphs, feeding on tree root sap. Some broods wait 13 years to become adults; others wait 17 years.
The dual emergence of these two broods in 2024 marks a rare occasion of their 13 and 17 year life cycles synchronizing. This exciting double event won’t happen again until 2445.
Millions of cicadas from Brood XIII and XIX will emerge from the soil around mid-year to shed their exoskeletons as they transform from wingless nymphs into adults, leaving behind husks that may blanket trees and ground areas.
Then, life for the adult cicada is a whirlwind of mating and egg-laying.”No cicadas at the redoubt this year but when there is it’s deafening.
Where did you get that piece, PWM? There seem to be several glaring errors in it (eg, if they’re even right about the coincidence (I haven’t checked,) the next time it’ll happen is 2244, not 2445.)
I think it was about the USA.
An internet search brings up a number of articles about it:
eg –
https://www.sciencealert.com/rare-event-two-cicada-broods-emerge-together-for-first-time-in-221-years – which mentions it occurring in the US.
Nothing much happening here.
Bright sun, cold air, a bit breezy.
The Sally Cat got some catnip on a sheet of crumpled packing paper. She mostly just sits on it.
Took some photos of the sunset over next door’s shed. Someone left the light on in the shed, and there’s a window on my side of the wall.
Had to use my phone as the two digital cameras had flat batteries.
early breakfast, is cornflakes, get to making a coffee shortly
transition said:
early breakfast, is cornflakes, get to making a coffee shortly
kettle light rumble hiss, does’t simmers, time to make’t coffee is
transition said:
transition said:
early breakfast, is cornflakes, get to making a coffee shortly
kettle light rumble hiss, does’t simmers, time to make’t coffee is
folded bread with margarine on while, and coffee landed few sips that
Yesterday I sorted a small box of empty slide boxes, a few cords, 4 or 5 tablets and the covers that we had for them. The cords are for a dead laptop that mr kii had, no cords for the tablets. I think I gathered all miscellaneous cords for electrical devices and left them in the workshop. I’ll have to go find them, because my goal is to fire all tablets up to get old photos off them.
So far I have d/l all 1,495 photos off the one card from one camera. On to the next one.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 14 degrees at the back door and it’s still dark. There was some more rain during the night. No idea how much. Possibly about 20mm going by the rain gauges in about a 50km radius from us. My ephemeral drainage “creek” that saves the dog palace and the back door from inundation was running last evening. Today we are forecast 20 degrees, with a shower or two.
I am going supermarketing this morning (about 20 items on the list, depending on if you count each tin of tomatoes or call 2 tins one item. There will be more by the time I check out what is on special, although probably not much more) Also got a couple of other things to do in Hamilton. Then when I get back, if it’s not raining, we will walk the dogs to the bakery for their weekly “party pie! party pie! party pie!”.
kii said:
Yesterday I sorted a small box of empty slide boxes, a few cords, 4 or 5 tablets and the covers that we had for them. The cords are for a dead laptop that mr kii had, no cords for the tablets. I think I gathered all miscellaneous cords for electrical devices and left them in the workshop. I’ll have to go find them, because my goal is to fire all tablets up to get old photos off them.That’ll keep you busy for a while. And all the emotions.
So far I have d/l all 1,495 photos off the one card from one camera. On to the next one.
Good morning forum. 19° when I woke and noticeably cooler out than in, so I opened the doors for a cross breeze and turned on the extractor fan. Overcast though so hopefully it won’t clear. Pineapple freddo for first brekkie and noodles for second. Email send to neuro regarding the previously mentioned investigations and med cert.
Hello
Cymek said:
Hello
Good morning.
Back from the supermarketing etc. According to the IGA docket, that was 17 items and the Woolies one claims 8 items. I never really noticed that such a statistic was printed on the dockets. Now I’ve got 3kg of chicken drumsticks to sort into bags of three to freeze. Bruna has 2, Long has 1, with kibble. For tea. When they aren’t eating lamb or chicken hearts, or chicken giblets.
buffy said:
Back from the supermarketing etc. According to the IGA docket, that was 17 items and the Woolies one claims 8 items. I never really noticed that such a statistic was printed on the dockets. Now I’ve got 3kg of chicken drumsticks to sort into bags of three to freeze. Bruna has 2, Long has 1, with kibble. For tea. When they aren’t eating lamb or chicken hearts, or chicken giblets.
And that gave me 16 bags of dinner for dogs. Comes to a little over $1 per dinner. These were quite small drumsticks this time. They will need a bit more kibble with them than they get when we get pterosaurus drumsticks.
Lunch report: rest of the dumplings, air fryered this time, with soy sauce
DV
Hobart tram group ‘ready and waiting’ to launch tourist tram from Regatta Grounds Pulse Hobart12:40pm Wed, January 10 2024
https://pulsehobart.com.au/news/hobart-tram-group-ready-and-waiting-to-launch-tourist-tram-from-regatta-grounds/
OCDC said:
Lunch report: rest of the dumplings, air fryered this time, with soy sauce
Have still got a bowl or two of the soup I made last night left and I can have a slice or two of my homemade bread with it. Buttered of course.
I have Margaret here. I’ve asked her leave a number of times. But she has just got drunker. She is spewing fake news crap. So much crap. Blaring talk back radio. I’ve had to ask twice for her to turn off. It’s on again.
Sorry to hear that sm.
sarahs mum said:
I have Margaret here. I’ve asked her leave a number of times. But she has just got drunker. She is spewing fake news crap. So much crap. Blaring talk back radio. I’ve had to ask twice for her to turn off. It’s on again.
Like me, you are way too tolerant. I have a friend who keeps telling me,“You have to be in control. Tell them to leave and never come back.
sarahs mum said:
I have Margaret here. I’ve asked her leave a number of times. But she has just got drunker. She is spewing fake news crap. So much crap. Blaring talk back radio. I’ve had to ask twice for her to turn off. It’s on again.
Is there someone you can call?
sarahs mum said:
I have Margaret here. I’ve asked her leave a number of times. But she has just got drunker. She is spewing fake news crap. So much crap. Blaring talk back radio. I’ve had to ask twice for her to turn off. It’s on again.
Yikes!
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
I have Margaret here. I’ve asked her leave a number of times. But she has just got drunker. She is spewing fake news crap. So much crap. Blaring talk back radio. I’ve had to ask twice for her to turn off. It’s on again.Is there someone you can call?
Can’t think of anyone. She says she is too drunk to drive now. how is this my fault? she arrived while I was still asleep. What a way to wake up and start the day.
the good news is that I have had half an inch of rain.
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
I have Margaret here. I’ve asked her leave a number of times. But she has just got drunker. She is spewing fake news crap. So much crap. Blaring talk back radio. I’ve had to ask twice for her to turn off. It’s on again.Is there someone you can call?
Margaretbusters ?
Cymek said:
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
I have Margaret here. I’ve asked her leave a number of times. But she has just got drunker. She is spewing fake news crap. So much crap. Blaring talk back radio. I’ve had to ask twice for her to turn off. It’s on again.Is there someone you can call?
Margaretbusters ?
lol
Cymek said:
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
I have Margaret here. I’ve asked her leave a number of times. But she has just got drunker. She is spewing fake news crap. So much crap. Blaring talk back radio. I’ve had to ask twice for her to turn off. It’s on again.Is there someone you can call?
Margaretbusters ?
:)
She might be leaving. She said she was going to the pub to pick up more wine and so i said…“please don’t come back’. I’m sorry world that I have not stopped the drunk Margaret from driving.
Ah. Quiet. *breathes again.
“ “Of the 115 embryo clones produced, only 1 per cent were able to be implanted, and of those, only 1 per cent resulted in a live birth,” Dr McKenna said.”
Someone failed maths.
sarahs mum said:
DVHobart tram group ‘ready and waiting’ to launch tourist tram from Regatta Grounds Pulse Hobart12:40pm Wed, January 10 2024
https://pulsehobart.com.au/news/hobart-tram-group-ready-and-waiting-to-launch-tourist-tram-from-regatta-grounds/
Tourist trams are all well and good but what I want to hear is that Tucker is going to pull the pin if they start tarmacking over the rail line.
sarahs mum said:
Cymek said:
kii said:Is there someone you can call?
Margaretbusters ?
:)
She might be leaving. She said she was going to the pub to pick up more wine and so i said…“please don’t come back’. I’m sorry world that I have not stopped the drunk Margaret from driving.
When she leaves, please ring the local police station and warn them of the drunk-driving Margaret, the type and colour of her car and its rego number, road she is likely to drive, etc.
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:Concur. Please.Cymek said:When she leaves, please ring the local police station and warn them of the drunk-driving Margaret, the type and colour of her car and its rego number, road she is likely to drive, etc.Margaretbusters ?:)
She might be leaving. She said she was going to the pub to pick up more wine and so i said…“please don’t come back’. I’m sorry world that I have not stopped the drunk Margaret from driving.
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
Cymek said:Margaretbusters ?
:)
She might be leaving. She said she was going to the pub to pick up more wine and so i said…“please don’t come back’. I’m sorry world that I have not stopped the drunk Margaret from driving.
When she leaves, please ring the local police station and warn them of the drunk-driving Margaret, the type and colour of her car and its rego number, road she is likely to drive, etc.
You’re a good man. sorry but I am a bit rattled for that phone call. in fact I am a bit of a mess.
sarahs mum said:
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said::)
She might be leaving. She said she was going to the pub to pick up more wine and so i said…“please don’t come back’. I’m sorry world that I have not stopped the drunk Margaret from driving.
When she leaves, please ring the local police station and warn them of the drunk-driving Margaret, the type and colour of her car and its rego number, road she is likely to drive, etc.
You’re a good man. sorry but I am a bit rattled for that phone call. in fact I am a bit of a mess.
this is being a shit day.
sarahs mum said:
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said::)
She might be leaving. She said she was going to the pub to pick up more wine and so i said…“please don’t come back’. I’m sorry world that I have not stopped the drunk Margaret from driving.
When she leaves, please ring the local police station and warn them of the drunk-driving Margaret, the type and colour of her car and its rego number, road she is likely to drive, etc.
You’re a good man. sorry but I am a bit rattled for that phone call. in fact I am a bit of a mess.
Would you like someone from here to make the call?
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
Michael V said:When she leaves, please ring the local police station and warn them of the drunk-driving Margaret, the type and colour of her car and its rego number, road she is likely to drive, etc.
You’re a good man. sorry but I am a bit rattled for that phone call. in fact I am a bit of a mess.
this is being a shit day.
last night I was looking at the grandkid’s christmas presents still under the tree that I have not taken down. the last time I messaged Sarah there was no reply so I tried again. She did reply this morning. and yes she is feeling fine. But she has been busy.
(and the kids have the flu but it’s good talking to you dad.)
So. It wasn’t a good start to the day.
Well at least she’s gone.
I think it might be worth just completely cutting her off.
dv said:
Well at least she’s gone.I think it might be worth just completely cutting her off.
yep. I’ll try again.
I got angry. I do not do angry well. It hurts. Am shaky.
“The AFL are paying for a new tram and rail system for Hobart.”
“Half of Tasmania’s paramedics are being shipped to the Ukraine.”
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
Well at least she’s gone.I think it might be worth just completely cutting her off.
yep. I’ll try again.
I got angry. I do not do angry well. It hurts. Am shaky.
“The AFL are paying for a new tram and rail system for Hobart.”
“Half of Tasmania’s paramedics are being shipped to the Ukraine.”
“the new stadium will hold 550,000 people.”
“Bruny islanders are angry about Asians shitting in the sand dunes.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-17/qld-torture-charges-slavery-fishing-vessel-karumba-police/103335626
Heck!
dv said:
Well at least she’s gone.I think it might be worth just completely cutting her off.
This just popped up in my FB feed
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
Well at least she’s gone.I think it might be worth just completely cutting her off.
yep. I’ll try again.
I got angry. I do not do angry well. It hurts. Am shaky.
“The AFL are paying for a new tram and rail system for Hobart.”
“Half of Tasmania’s paramedics are being shipped to the Ukraine.”
“the new stadium will hold 550,000 people.”
“Bruny islanders are angry about Asians shitting in the sand dunes.”
Let’s hope she gets picked up anyway.
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
Well at least she’s gone.I think it might be worth just completely cutting her off.
yep. I’ll try again.
I got angry. I do not do angry well. It hurts. Am shaky.
“The AFL are paying for a new tram and rail system for Hobart.”
“Half of Tasmania’s paramedics are being shipped to the Ukraine.”
“the new stadium will hold 550,000 people.”
“Bruny islanders are angry about Asians shitting in the sand dunes.”
Are you good at swearing? Takes a bit of practice but you’ll find it worth it. As Billy Connolly says, “go away” just dissipates wealkly so you really need to go for a FUCK OFF!
Michael V said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-17/qld-torture-charges-slavery-fishing-vessel-karumba-police/103335626Heck!
Damn
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:yep. I’ll try again.
I got angry. I do not do angry well. It hurts. Am shaky.
“The AFL are paying for a new tram and rail system for Hobart.”
“Half of Tasmania’s paramedics are being shipped to the Ukraine.”
“the new stadium will hold 550,000 people.”
“Bruny islanders are angry about Asians shitting in the sand dunes.”
Let’s hope she gets picked up anyway.
Hopefully she doesn’t have an accident and take anyone out. If I was in Australia I would be calling the local cops, but that’s just me.
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
Cymek said:Margaretbusters ?
:)
She might be leaving. She said she was going to the pub to pick up more wine and so i said…“please don’t come back’. I’m sorry world that I have not stopped the drunk Margaret from driving.
When she leaves, please ring the local police station and warn them of the drunk-driving Margaret, the type and colour of her car and its rego number, road she is likely to drive, etc.
Good advice.
Michael V said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-17/qld-torture-charges-slavery-fishing-vessel-karumba-police/103335626Heck!
You’ve got to keep a tight reign on these foreign workers, they’ll eat you bread AND drink your water and they might have escaped by morning, bloody sundowners.
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:yep. I’ll try again.
I got angry. I do not do angry well. It hurts. Am shaky.
“The AFL are paying for a new tram and rail system for Hobart.”
“Half of Tasmania’s paramedics are being shipped to the Ukraine.”
“the new stadium will hold 550,000 people.”
“Bruny islanders are angry about Asians shitting in the sand dunes.”
Let’s hope she gets picked up anyway.
I suppose i would have heard by now if she hadn’t made it through the hair pins.
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:yep. I’ll try again.
I got angry. I do not do angry well. It hurts. Am shaky.
“The AFL are paying for a new tram and rail system for Hobart.”
“Half of Tasmania’s paramedics are being shipped to the Ukraine.”
“the new stadium will hold 550,000 people.”
“Bruny islanders are angry about Asians shitting in the sand dunes.”
Are you good at swearing? Takes a bit of practice but you’ll find it worth it. As Billy Connolly says, “go away” just dissipates wealkly so you really need to go for a FUCK OFF!
no. I swear but raising my voice just upsets me more than the person I direct it to.
Shrink suggested martial arts or bashing up a cushion.
But I am better at hiding in my room.
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:
kii said:Is there someone you can call?
Margaretbusters ?
lol
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
sarahs mum said:“the new stadium will hold 550,000 people.”
“Bruny islanders are angry about Asians shitting in the sand dunes.”
Are you good at swearing? Takes a bit of practice but you’ll find it worth it. As Billy Connolly says, “go away” just dissipates wealkly so you really need to go for a FUCK OFF!
no. I swear but raising my voice just upsets me more than the person I direct it to.
Shrink suggested martial arts or bashing up a cushion.
But I am better at hiding in my room.
Lock your door while you are asleep is what I’d say after reading your account of the day. I’d probably keep it locked while you are awake and put a lock on your gate.
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
I have Margaret here. I’ve asked her leave a number of times. But she has just got drunker. She is spewing fake news crap. So much crap. Blaring talk back radio. I’ve had to ask twice for her to turn off. It’s on again.Like me, you are way too tolerant. I have a friend who keeps telling me,“You have to be in control. Tell them to leave and never come back.
Massive explosion
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
sarahs mum said:“the new stadium will hold 550,000 people.”
“Bruny islanders are angry about Asians shitting in the sand dunes.”
Are you good at swearing? Takes a bit of practice but you’ll find it worth it. As Billy Connolly says, “go away” just dissipates wealkly so you really need to go for a FUCK OFF!
no. I swear but raising my voice just upsets me more than the person I direct it to.
Shrink suggested martial arts or bashing up a cushion.
But I am better at hiding in my room.
wookiemeister said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:Margaretbusters ?
lol
Amy chance I could meet this Margaret? She sounds fascinating.
fascinating as in a case study?
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
Well at least she’s gone.I think it might be worth just completely cutting her off.
yep. I’ll try again.
I got angry. I do not do angry well. It hurts. Am shaky.
“The AFL are paying for a new tram and rail system for Hobart.”
“Half of Tasmania’s paramedics are being shipped to the Ukraine.”
Just say “That’s nice.”
I learned to say that from “Mrs Brown’s Boys”. She used to say “FUCK OFF”. Now she says “that’s nice”.
sarahs mum said:
wookiemeister said:
Peak Warming Man said:lol
Amy chance I could meet this Margaret? She sounds fascinating.
fascinating as in a case study?
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:Are you good at swearing? Takes a bit of practice but you’ll find it worth it. As Billy Connolly says, “go away” just dissipates wealkly so you really need to go for a FUCK OFF!
no. I swear but raising my voice just upsets me more than the person I direct it to.
Shrink suggested martial arts or bashing up a cushion.
But I am better at hiding in my room.
Lock your door while you are asleep is what I’d say after reading your account of the day. I’d probably keep it locked while you are awake and put a lock on your gate.
there is nowhere to run from here.
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
Well at least she’s gone.I think it might be worth just completely cutting her off.
yep. I’ll try again.
I got angry. I do not do angry well. It hurts. Am shaky.
“The AFL are paying for a new tram and rail system for Hobart.”
“Half of Tasmania’s paramedics are being shipped to the Ukraine.”
“the new stadium will hold 550,000 people.”
“Bruny islanders are angry about Asians shitting in the sand dunes.”
That’s nice.
Woodie said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
Well at least she’s gone.I think it might be worth just completely cutting her off.
yep. I’ll try again.
I got angry. I do not do angry well. It hurts. Am shaky.
“The AFL are paying for a new tram and rail system for Hobart.”
“Half of Tasmania’s paramedics are being shipped to the Ukraine.”
Just say “That’s nice.”
I learned to say that from “Mrs Brown’s Boys”. She used to say “FUCK OFF”. Now she says “that’s nice”.
love that woodie. i’ll try to remember.
Woodie said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
Well at least she’s gone.I think it might be worth just completely cutting her off.
yep. I’ll try again.
I got angry. I do not do angry well. It hurts. Am shaky.
“The AFL are paying for a new tram and rail system for Hobart.”
“Half of Tasmania’s paramedics are being shipped to the Ukraine.”
Just say “That’s nice.”
I learned to say that from “Mrs Brown’s Boys”. She used to say “FUCK OFF”. Now she says “that’s nice”.
wookiemeister said:
Woodie said:
sarahs mum said:yep. I’ll try again.
I got angry. I do not do angry well. It hurts. Am shaky.
“The AFL are paying for a new tram and rail system for Hobart.”
“Half of Tasmania’s paramedics are being shipped to the Ukraine.”
Just say “That’s nice.”
I learned to say that from “Mrs Brown’s Boys”. She used to say “FUCK OFF”. Now she says “that’s nice”.
Don’t mention to her Australia has shipped a billion dollars of weapons to ukraine, that will send her right off the deep end. Talk about less controversial subjects like electoral fraud and the labor party shipping in 1.5 million people in a housing crisis – subjects where you can find common ground. Tell her you are a “sovereign citizen “
I’m afraid that none of that will make any sense to Margaret.
Tomorrow is Mrs rb’s birthday. This time in 2015 she was told she had three months to live. Because she’s a cradle snatcher, she is older than me by a few months.
roughbarked said:
wookiemeister said:
Woodie said:Just say “That’s nice.”
I learned to say that from “Mrs Brown’s Boys”. She used to say “FUCK OFF”. Now she says “that’s nice”.
Don’t mention to her Australia has shipped a billion dollars of weapons to ukraine, that will send her right off the deep end. Talk about less controversial subjects like electoral fraud and the labor party shipping in 1.5 million people in a housing crisis – subjects where you can find common ground. Tell her you are a “sovereign citizen “
I’m afraid that none of that will make any sense to Margaret.
The world has moved to a black and white way of thinking
Oh you don’t like biscuits ?
I’ll kill you
The Australian Catholic University reveals it underpaid approximately 1,100 casual staff over a seven-year period. Yet denies wages theft.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-17/australian-catholic-university-underpayment-staff-wage-theft/103350182
sarahs mum said:
wookiemeister said:
Peak Warming Man said:lol
Amy chance I could meet this Margaret? She sounds fascinating.
fascinating as in a case study?
You should write a book. “The Musings of Margaret. 1st edition: A compendium of nutterisms”. Make a fortune, ya would hey what but.
roughbarked said:
Tomorrow is Mrs rb’s birthday. This time in 2015 she was told she had three months to live. Because she’s a cradle snatcher, she is older than me by a few months.
Way kewlies. 😮 HB to Mrs RB. 🍰🎂🍾
roughbarked said:
The Australian Catholic University reveals it underpaid approximately 1,100 casual staff over a seven-year period. Yet denies wages theft.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-17/australian-catholic-university-underpayment-staff-wage-theft/103350182
other unis can do why can’t we? I hear them say.
Woodie said:
sarahs mum said:
wookiemeister said:Amy chance I could meet this Margaret? She sounds fascinating.
fascinating as in a case study?
You should write a book. “The Musings of Margaret. 1st edition: A compendium of nutterisms”. Make a fortune, ya would hey what but.
isn’t that called SKYNEWS?
Murdoch is dead by the way. Died years ago.
roughbarked said:
Tomorrow is Mrs rb’s birthday. This time in 2015 she was told she had three months to live. Because she’s a cradle snatcher, she is older than me by a few months.
Whatcha got planned??
sarahs mum said:
“Half of Tasmania’s paramedics are being shipped to the Ukraine.”
Based on recent media reports which inform us that a lot of Tas paramedics spend large parts of their shifts ‘ramped’ at Tas hospitals, they might as well be shipped to Ukraine, where they could do something useful.
I wish woodie had been here for Margaret’s discussion about damage to her flat in tambourine mt. Apparently a number of c’linkers had said she could get a payment and then she got a phone call saying she was being fraudulent. (she was in Tas when that happened.) (But her flat there was damaged.)
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:“Half of Tasmania’s paramedics are being shipped to the Ukraine.”
Based on recent media reports which inform us that a lot of Tas paramedics spend large parts of their shifts ‘ramped’ at Tas hospitals, they might as well be shipped to Ukraine, where they could do something useful.
17January 2024
136 Deaths Linked to Ambulance Ramping in Tasmanian Hospitals | The Examiner | Launceston, TAS
Patient deaths at Tasmanian hospitals within 24 hours of ‘delayed transfer of care’ – what the government calls ramping. Source: Department of Health
Patient deaths at Tasmanian hospitals within 24 hours of ‘delayed transfer of care’ – what the government calls ramping. Source: Department of Health
New data has revealed that 136 people have died in the past five years shortly after being ramped outside Tasmanian hospitals.
In a letter sent to the parliamentary committee that is holding inquiry into ambulance ramping, Health Department deputy secretary Dale Webster confirmed the number of deaths, but said no conclusions could be drawn from it.
Video footage reveals significant ramping across Adelaide on December 27th and a declared “code white” for emergency departments, a 54-year-old male in Hectorville tragically passed away after waiting for over 10 hours for an ambulance.
“As ambulance arrivals usually reflect the most acutely unwell presentations, it is not unexpected that some patients will die while in hospital,” the letter read.
“A causal link cannot be drawn between transfer of care delay and cause of death based on these administrative data.”
The ambulance ramping inquiry was initiated last year following several high-profile cases where patients had died after their ambulance waited outside the hospital for beds to become available – a process referred to as ramping.
This included 71-year-old Kings Meadows woman Anne Pedler, who died in 2022 after being held in an ambulance at the hospital for eight hours.
Kings Meadows woman Anne Pedler died after waiting 8 hours on the hospital ramp for a bed to become available. File picture
Kings Meadows woman Anne Pedler died after waiting 8 hours on the hospital ramp for a bed to become available. File picture
Greens Leader Dr Rosalie Woodruff seized on the Mr Webster’s letter, saying it was an indication of how the government is mishandling the health system.
“What we are seeing is a direct relationship in the increase in ramping in Tasmania and the length of stay on the ramp, to the increase in the number of people who are dying shortly afterwards,” Dr Woodruff said.
She also pointed out that the number of deaths after ramping appeared to be on the increase.
The data shows 16 post-ramping deaths in 2018-2019, increasing to 18 the next year.
More than 135 patients died in five years after being ramped
More than 135 patients died in five years after being ramped
There were 30 in 2020-21, 28 the next year, and then 44 in 2022-23.
Government minister Jo Palmer said there was more the government could do in the space to reduce ramping.
But she also said some were misrepresenting the data for political ends.
“You cannot take two separate bits of data, join them together, and then have an unsubstantiated outcome,” she said.
“We are talking about families who are still going through a grieving process and we’ve got, for political purposes, the misrepresentation of data sets.
“This is a new low and I am very uncomfortable with it.”
Health Minister Guy Barnett said the federal government must also step in to help aged care and general practice.
About 40 per cent of patients that call an ambulance or show up in the emergency department ought to have gone to a GP, he said.
“We know increased demand on our emergency departments is often due to difficulty in accessing timely and affordable primary health care such as general practitioners,” Mr Barnett said.
“We have repeatedly called on the federal government to urgently outline its plan to adequately invest in Medicare to ensure GP clinics remain financially viable, so that Tasmanians can see a doctor when they need to,” he said.
the illusion of individuation created a fragmented consciousness and the lower bandwith hyperdimensional pocket of energetic compaction that humans currently exist in. We don’t age, express disease and die because of the passage of time. We experience those things because our energy bodies compact under the pain of separation from the unified field of awareness.
JudgeMental said:
the illusion of individuation created a fragmented consciousness and the lower bandwith hyperdimensional pocket of energetic compaction that humans currently exist in. We don’t age, express disease and die because of the passage of time. We experience those things because our energy bodies compact under the pain of separation from the unified field of awareness.
OK, got that, will factor it in.
‘there is white sand on top of the forest!”
“Um, that is mist.”
sarahs mum said:
“Half of Tasmania’s paramedics are being shipped to the Ukraine.”
could only find links to a story of two going. got a link?
sarahs mum said:
I wish woodie had been here for Margaret’s discussion about damage to her flat in tambourine mt. Apparently a number of c’linkers had said she could get a payment and then she got a phone call saying she was being fraudulent. (she was in Tas when that happened.) (But her flat there was damaged.)
I’d suggest that C’Link said “That’s nice”.
JudgeMental said:
sarahs mum said:“Half of Tasmania’s paramedics are being shipped to the Ukraine.”
could only find links to a story of two going. got a link?
2. :) Roffle.
Margaret was exaggerating.
JudgeMental said:
sarahs mum said:“Half of Tasmania’s paramedics are being shipped to the Ukraine.”
could only find links to a story of two going. got a link?
You mean, there’s more than four of them?
JudgeMental said:
the illusion of individuation created a fragmented consciousness and the lower bandwith hyperdimensional pocket of energetic compaction that humans currently exist in. We don’t age, express disease and die because of the passage of time. We experience those things because our energy bodies compact under the pain of separation from the unified field of awareness.
ChatGPT???
JudgeMental said:
the illusion of individuation created a fragmented consciousness and the lower bandwith hyperdimensional pocket of energetic compaction that humans currently exist in. We don’t age, express disease and die because of the passage of time. We experience those things because our energy bodies compact under the pain of separation from the unified field of awareness.
I see.
Well, no, I don’t…
JudgeMental said:
sarahs mum said:“Half of Tasmania’s paramedics are being shipped to the Ukraine.”
could only find links to a story of two going. got a link?
I asked for a link to the story of the AFL paying for a new tram/rail system.
she offered a green’s discussion paper.
Woodie said:
JudgeMental said:
the illusion of individuation created a fragmented consciousness and the lower bandwith hyperdimensional pocket of energetic compaction that humans currently exist in. We don’t age, express disease and die because of the passage of time. We experience those things because our energy bodies compact under the pain of separation from the unified field of awareness.
ChatGPT???
Looks like it. but the person posting it doesn’t say. more from the same poster
There are infinite individual perceptions and none of them are right or wrong…but when entire planet believes and performs from only one baseline reality bandwith due to artificially imposed limitations and enemy patterning , that’s called a polarized hive mind. Looping through the same evolutionary lessons over and over without resolve and the inability to respond to timeline triggers without emotional drama and violence creates energetic inertia in the entire species and the timeline it is creating. Humans are disempowered, thus they believe that power comes from predatory behaviors. They think that fear is respect, choose leaders that are psychopaths and worship dieties outside of themselves instead of showing reverence and gratitude to each other and the eternally positive context of existence. They’ve inadvertently created their own hell because they are easily manipulated by their survival instincts. Fear of death is the most common tactic used by those in positions of power to manipulate the mass consciousness into destroying the “other” without full disclosure that wars are mass extinction events for the planet and every species on it. Intelligent beings don’t self annhilate by destroying each other, their own bodies, environments, or future potentiality.
wookiemeister said:
sarahs mum said:
wookiemeister said:Amy chance I could meet this Margaret? She sounds fascinating.
fascinating as in a case study?
I’m looking for a suitable bride
What did you do with the last one?
From my experiences with some people, Margaret presents as having mental health issues. Conspiracies, self-medicating with alcohol in the morning, ignoring your requests to leave etc. She is being abusive towards you. For your own well-being this has to stop.
Drunk driving down a mountain is a serious problem. It’s a crime.
Anyway….I’ll just crawl into my corner.
I’m back. I’ve done bits and pieces of tidying, writing up the wall calendar for this year, some iNaturalist IDing. But I got interrupted by a power outage, which then required me to wander over to the fence and chat with the guys doing work for Gail next door to confirm for them and for me that the power was out. Then it came back on. I think my next activity for today will be some reading. Although, I should go back to the fungus identification I was pondering when the power went off. Is that thing Boletellus emodensis or Boletellus ananiceps? I need to check some references to see how you tell them apart. And I need to check the qualifications of the people naming them on iNaturalist.
JudgeMental said:
the illusion of individuation created a fragmented consciousness and the lower bandwith hyperdimensional pocket of energetic compaction that humans currently exist in. We don’t age, express disease and die because of the passage of time. We experience those things because our energy bodies compact under the pain of separation from the unified field of awareness.
Yeah?
Says who?
Been a cosy wet day this end, not a Margaret in sight.
sarahs mum said:
‘there is white sand on top of the forest!”“Um, that is mist.”
It is possible she’s a bit psychotic.
Sould really be over here, I suppose.
Woodie said:
HEADLINE NEWS: A WOODIE UPDATEWell that’s it. Am now confirmed as sans employment. Last day was yesterday. handed back the keys, and bye zee byes to the lot of ‘em. Whether I end up mit employment ever again is yet to be determined.
The mob I work for had the Literacy Training contract from the Fed G’ment taken off them. It was due to run through to 30th June 2024. Official statement is “a decision was made in conjunction with the department” to cease provision of services under the contract.
6 1/2 years I was there. However redundancy is according to the rules. Paid out outstanding annual leave, accrued long service leave and 11 weeks redundancy. Not so with the 7 weeks sick leave, though. 😥
So now, for the time being, I don’t have to worry about what time of day it is, or even what day it is.😁
I can do maaaarn whenever I like (but the maaar needs fixing, got to pull a dent out of the deck from when I hit a tree root that causes the blades to bang and shower sparks everywhere where the blades hit the dented bit).
I can poot whenever I like (like now).
I can go TOOT!! whenever I like.
I can go 3D printers and laser cutters whenever I like. (To make TOOTS)
I can do snoozleberries whenever I like.
I can do absolutely SFA if I like.
so wadda yas reckon, hey what but?
SFA sounds like a plan.
I’ll join you on Feb 5th.
OCDC said:
SFA sounds like a plan.I’ll join you on Feb 5th.
I hereby declare the 5th Feb to be “Forum do SFA Day”.
I think Ms Buffy will need to mentally prepare for that one. Perhaps Mr Kingy on that list too. Perhaps a practice run should be made available for those the need it as well.
Woodie said:
Sould really be over here, I suppose.Woodie said:
HEADLINE NEWS: A WOODIE UPDATEWell that’s it. Am now confirmed as sans employment. Last day was yesterday. handed back the keys, and bye zee byes to the lot of ‘em. Whether I end up mit employment ever again is yet to be determined.
The mob I work for had the Literacy Training contract from the Fed G’ment taken off them. It was due to run through to 30th June 2024. Official statement is “a decision was made in conjunction with the department” to cease provision of services under the contract.
6 1/2 years I was there. However redundancy is according to the rules. Paid out outstanding annual leave, accrued long service leave and 11 weeks redundancy. Not so with the 7 weeks sick leave, though. 😥
So now, for the time being, I don’t have to worry about what time of day it is, or even what day it is.😁
I can do maaaarn whenever I like (but the maaar needs fixing, got to pull a dent out of the deck from when I hit a tree root that causes the blades to bang and shower sparks everywhere where the blades hit the dented bit).
I can poot whenever I like (like now).
I can go TOOT!! whenever I like.
I can go 3D printers and laser cutters whenever I like. (To make TOOTS)
I can do snoozleberries whenever I like.
I can do absolutely SFA if I like.
so wadda yas reckon, hey what but?
Congratulations, and I hope you enjoy a long and pleasant retirement with many new trains.
Woodie said:
OCDC said:HUZZAH!!SFA sounds like a plan.I hereby declare the 5th Feb to be “Forum do SFA Day”.I’ll join you on Feb 5th.
I think Ms Buffy will need to mentally prepare for that one. Perhaps Mr Kingy on that list too. Perhaps a practice run should be made available for those the need it as well.
OCDC said:
SFA sounds like a plan.I’ll join you on Feb 5th.
Yeah go for the SFA.
And think about the other things.
The thing that makes the hydraulics go up and down on my tractor is borked.
They’re sending a new one from South Aus at no cost but I have to fit it myself.
But I think the nieces husband will do it and I’ll make the cups of tea.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Sould really be over here, I suppose.Woodie said:
HEADLINE NEWS: A WOODIE UPDATEWell that’s it. Am now confirmed as sans employment. Last day was yesterday. handed back the keys, and bye zee byes to the lot of ‘em. Whether I end up mit employment ever again is yet to be determined.
The mob I work for had the Literacy Training contract from the Fed G’ment taken off them. It was due to run through to 30th June 2024. Official statement is “a decision was made in conjunction with the department” to cease provision of services under the contract.
6 1/2 years I was there. However redundancy is according to the rules. Paid out outstanding annual leave, accrued long service leave and 11 weeks redundancy. Not so with the 7 weeks sick leave, though. 😥
So now, for the time being, I don’t have to worry about what time of day it is, or even what day it is.😁
I can do maaaarn whenever I like (but the maaar needs fixing, got to pull a dent out of the deck from when I hit a tree root that causes the blades to bang and shower sparks everywhere where the blades hit the dented bit).
I can poot whenever I like (like now).
I can go TOOT!! whenever I like.
I can go 3D printers and laser cutters whenever I like. (To make TOOTS)
I can do snoozleberries whenever I like.
I can do absolutely SFA if I like.
so wadda yas reckon, hey what but?
Congratulations, and I hope you enjoy a long and pleasant retirement with many new trains.
A lot of sums need to be done, Parpyone. Perhaps a spreadsheet might be in order before I make a final declaration.
Woodie said:
OCDC said:
SFA sounds like a plan.I’ll join you on Feb 5th.
I hereby declare the 5th Feb to be “Forum do SFA Day”.
I think Ms Buffy will need to mentally prepare for that one. Perhaps Mr Kingy on that list too. Perhaps a practice run should be made available for those the need it as well.
I’ve got plenty of experience.
Peak Warming Man said:
OCDC said:
SFA sounds like a plan.I’ll join you on Feb 5th.
Yeah go for the SFA.
And think about the other things.
The thing that makes the hydraulics go up and down on my tractor is borked.
They’re sending a new one from South Aus at no cost but I have to fit it myself.
But I think the nieces husband will do it and I’ll make the cups of tea.
Cheap Chongan junk.
Is it the hydraulic pump, Mr Man? or the cab levers? My pump borked itself. Was pumping hydraulic fluid into the sump instead. I replaced it myself. Awkward, but ultimately successful. Particularly re-attaching the metal hydraulic pipes. They ain’t that easily flexible to get them back on the pump.
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
OCDC said:
SFA sounds like a plan.I’ll join you on Feb 5th.
Yeah go for the SFA.
And think about the other things.
The thing that makes the hydraulics go up and down on my tractor is borked.
They’re sending a new one from South Aus at no cost but I have to fit it myself.
But I think the nieces husband will do it and I’ll make the cups of tea.
Cheap Chongan junk.
Is it the hydraulic pump, Mr Man? or the cab levers? My pump borked itself. Was pumping hydraulic fluid into the sump instead. I replaced it myself. Awkward, but ultimately successful. Particularly re-attaching the metal hydraulic pipes. They ain’t that easily flexible to get them back on the pump.
The cab levers, the levers for the bucket work fine but the levers that operate the slasher are borked.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
OCDC said:
SFA sounds like a plan.I’ll join you on Feb 5th.
I hereby declare the 5th Feb to be “Forum do SFA Day”.
I think Ms Buffy will need to mentally prepare for that one. Perhaps Mr Kingy on that list too. Perhaps a practice run should be made available for those the need it as well.
I’ve got plenty of experience.
Yep.. 5th Feb it is :)
Mind you it’ll take dedication..
No letting house maintenance, maaaaaaarrrrringg, weeding, microbat hunting, car fixing, tractoring or TOOOOTING get in the way.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
‘there is white sand on top of the forest!”“Um, that is mist.”
It is possible she’s a bit psychotic.
yep.
Matt just said that.
kii said:
From my experiences with some people, Margaret presents as having mental health issues. Conspiracies, self-medicating with alcohol in the morning, ignoring your requests to leave etc. She is being abusive towards you. For your own well-being this has to stop.
Drunk driving down a mountain is a serious problem. It’s a crime.
Anyway….I’ll just crawl into my corner.
You’re right.
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:Yeah go for the SFA.
And think about the other things.
The thing that makes the hydraulics go up and down on my tractor is borked.
They’re sending a new one from South Aus at no cost but I have to fit it myself.
But I think the nieces husband will do it and I’ll make the cups of tea.
Cheap Chongan junk.
Is it the hydraulic pump, Mr Man? or the cab levers? My pump borked itself. Was pumping hydraulic fluid into the sump instead. I replaced it myself. Awkward, but ultimately successful. Particularly re-attaching the metal hydraulic pipes. They ain’t that easily flexible to get them back on the pump.
The cab levers, the levers for the bucket work fine but the levers that operate the slasher are borked.
My TPL Raise/lower lever is down beside the seat. I think the hydraulics for the TPL are separate. I’d need to go look and follow the pipes. The engagement for the PTO itself (to rotate the slasher blades) is mechanical. I have hi/lo speed for that.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
Tomorrow is Mrs rb’s birthday. This time in 2015 she was told she had three months to live. Because she’s a cradle snatcher, she is older than me by a few months.
Whatcha got planned??
She’s only just arrived back in Canberra from Perth. Jetsetter. and before you ask, I can’t fly in jets. She’s going to stay in Canberra for her birthday because youngest granddaughter is going to make cupcakes for her birthday. I’d go but that would make two cars in Canberra to bring home. So I’ll shout her a meal the next day.
Ian said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:I hereby declare the 5th Feb to be “Forum do SFA Day”.
I think Ms Buffy will need to mentally prepare for that one. Perhaps Mr Kingy on that list too. Perhaps a practice run should be made available for those the need it as well.
I’ve got plenty of experience.
Yep.. 5th Feb it is :)
Mind you it’ll take dedication..
No letting house maintenance, maaaaaaarrrrringg, weeding, microbat hunting, car fixing, tractoring or TOOOOTING get in the way.
We’ll need some rules. Where Trev when ya need him?
eg. Will alcoholic beverage imbibing be allowed?
I think participation in televisual feasts should be allowed. This includes cricket.
Woodie said:
Ian said:
Michael V said:I’ve got plenty of experience.
Yep.. 5th Feb it is :)
Mind you it’ll take dedication..
No letting house maintenance, maaaaaaarrrrringg, weeding, microbat hunting, car fixing, tractoring or TOOOOTING get in the way.
We’ll need some rules. Where Trev when ya need him?
eg. Will alcoholic beverage imbibing be allowed?
I think participation in televisual feasts should be allowed. This includes cricket.
this sfa day is starting to sound more like a christian’s interpretation of the bible. just allow those bits you like.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Sould really be over here, I suppose.Congratulations, and I hope you enjoy a long and pleasant retirement with many new trains.
A lot of sums need to be done, Parpyone. Perhaps a spreadsheet might be in order before I make a final declaration.
Anyway, welcome to retirement.
Will alcoholic beverage imbibing be allowed?
I think participation in televisual feasts should be allowed. This includes cricket.
—
Yes, compulsory
Woodie said:
OCDC said:
SFA sounds like a plan.I’ll join you on Feb 5th.
I hereby declare the 5th Feb to be “Forum do SFA Day”.
I think Ms Buffy will need to mentally prepare for that one. Perhaps Mr Kingy on that list too. Perhaps a practice run should be made available for those the need it as well.
My fingers are in my ears and I am la-la-la-ing…
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
Tomorrow is Mrs rb’s birthday. This time in 2015 she was told she had three months to live. Because she’s a cradle snatcher, she is older than me by a few months.
Whatcha got planned??
She’s only just arrived back in Canberra from Perth. Jetsetter. and before you ask, I can’t fly in jets. She’s going to stay in Canberra for her birthday because youngest granddaughter is going to make cupcakes for her birthday. I’d go but that would make two cars in Canberra to bring home. So I’ll shout her a meal the next day.
and a bunch of wildflowers.
buffy said:
Woodie said:
OCDC said:
SFA sounds like a plan.I’ll join you on Feb 5th.
I hereby declare the 5th Feb to be “Forum do SFA Day”.
I think Ms Buffy will need to mentally prepare for that one. Perhaps Mr Kingy on that list too. Perhaps a practice run should be made available for those the need it as well.
My fingers are in my ears and I am la-la-la-ing…
I’ll be getting the finishiing touches done to my two front teeth.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:Whatcha got planned??
She’s only just arrived back in Canberra from Perth. Jetsetter. and before you ask, I can’t fly in jets. She’s going to stay in Canberra for her birthday because youngest granddaughter is going to make cupcakes for her birthday. I’d go but that would make two cars in Canberra to bring home. So I’ll shout her a meal the next day.
and a bunch of wildflowers.
:) Yes.
Good news with Choob – I can now watch ad-free again without opening it in an incognito window.
Woodie said:
OCDC said:
SFA sounds like a plan.I’ll join you on Feb 5th.
I hereby declare the 5th Feb to be “Forum do SFA Day”.
I think Ms Buffy will need to mentally prepare for that one. Perhaps Mr Kingy on that list too. Perhaps a practice run should be made available for those the need it as well.
I practice every day.
Bubblecar said:
Good news with Choob – I can now watch ad-free again without opening it in an incognito window.
What did you do?
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Good news with Choob – I can now watch ad-free again without opening it in an incognito window.
What did you do?
Nothing, they just suddenly stopped blocking me with that anti-ad-block message.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Good news with Choob – I can now watch ad-free again without opening it in an incognito window.
What did you do?
Nothing, they just suddenly stopped blocking me with that anti-ad-block message.
I assume that either:
a) YouTube decided to drop that campaign.
or
b) Ghostery has found a new way around it.
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:She’s only just arrived back in Canberra from Perth. Jetsetter. and before you ask, I can’t fly in jets. She’s going to stay in Canberra for her birthday because youngest granddaughter is going to make cupcakes for her birthday. I’d go but that would make two cars in Canberra to bring home. So I’ll shout her a meal the next day.
and a bunch of wildflowers.
:) Yes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd4bSJJu7hc
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Good news with Choob – I can now watch ad-free again without opening it in an incognito window.
What did you do?
Nothing, they just suddenly stopped blocking me with that anti-ad-block message.
OK. I’ve never seen their adblock message.
Apparently we can’t call it tequila but we now have an Agave farm. In Queensland of course.
Link
roughbarked said:
Apparently we can’t call it tequila but we now have an Agave farm. In Queensland of course.
Link
One agave two agave three agave .. floor.
5th Feb is only weeks away.. gunna need serious training drinking and doing sfa NOW
Woodie said:
Ian said:
Michael V said:I’ve got plenty of experience.
Yep.. 5th Feb it is :)
Mind you it’ll take dedication..
No letting house maintenance, maaaaaaarrrrringg, weeding, microbat hunting, car fixing, tractoring or TOOOOTING get in the way.
We’ll need some rules. Where Trev when ya need him?
eg. Will alcoholic beverage imbibing be allowed?
I think participation in televisual feasts should be allowed. This includes cricket.
I’m definitely out then…
Ian said:
5th Feb is only weeks away.. gunna need serious training drinking and doing sfa NOW
I’m enjoying a couple of pink gins while I think about dinner.
Food report. I am cook. I picked up one of those foil trays of chicken wings in tandoori marinade at the IGA for a bit over $5 (marked down). I think there are a dozen or so chicken wings in there. I doubt we will eat all of them tonight. They are in the oven with some wedges of potato which have been par-cooked in the microwave. On the plate they will be accompanied by steamed carrots (with a smidge of butter) and steamed Tetragonia (also with a smidge of butter, but also a squeeze of lemon juice) And that’s it. I et a custard tart this morning when we took the dogs to the bakery for the weekly “party pie! party pie! party pie!” outing. So no dessert required tonight. There are still some cherries in the fridge if I get interested.
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:I hope she has a great time and HB.roughbarked said:She’s only just arrived back in Canberra from Perth. Jetsetter. and before you ask, I can’t fly in jets. She’s going to stay in Canberra for her birthday because youngest granddaughter is going to make cupcakes for her birthday. I’d go but that would make two cars in Canberra to bring home. So I’ll shout her a meal the next day.Tomorrow is Mrs rb’s birthday. This time in 2015 she was told she had three months to live. Because she’s a cradle snatcher, she is older than me by a few months.Whatcha got planned??
Bubblecar said:
Ian said:
5th Feb is only weeks away.. gunna need serious training drinking and doing sfa NOW
I’m enjoying a couple of pink gins while I think about dinner.
….while listening to some chirpy Albinoni oboe concertos. He certainly knew his oboe, ol’ Tomaso
I don’t deserve flowers.
First husband sent me some roses on Valentine’s once. I thanked him and he said,‘John was sending some to Andrea (my 2IC) so I knew I could not get away with not sending you any’
Second husband got me some when Mum died. My sister’s place was full of flowers. I rang to say I was coming home. He had not even asked how I was coping. So I muttered under my breath,‘there had better be flowers.’ And that was the only time in that marriage.
buffy said:
Woodie said:Allowed but not mandatory. I’ll have the radio on mine (screensaver for the visual component).Ian said:I’m definitely out then…Yep.. 5th Feb it is :)We’ll need some rules. Where Trev when ya need him?Mind you it’ll take dedication..
No letting house maintenance, maaaaaaarrrrringg, weeding, microbat hunting, car fixing, tractoring or TOOOOTING get in the way.
eg. Will alcoholic beverage imbibing be allowed?
I think participation in televisual feasts should be allowed. This includes cricket.
Woodie said:
sarahs mum said:
wookiemeister said:Amy chance I could meet this Margaret? She sounds fascinating.
fascinating as in a case study?
You should write a book. “The Musings of Margaret. 1st edition: A compendium of nutterisms”. Make a fortune, ya would hey what but.
When a Woodie meets a wookie
Somewhere in the Cloud
Will the Woodie say what he thinks
and say it right out loud.
Or will the wookie get in first
With his where and why
Then all the lads will put him straight
or at least they’ll try.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Woodie said:
sarahs mum said:fascinating as in a case study?
You should write a book. “The Musings of Margaret. 1st edition: A compendium of nutterisms”. Make a fortune, ya would hey what but.
When a Woodie meets a wookie
Somewhere in the Cloud
Will the Woodie say what he thinks
and say it right out loud.Or will the wookie get in first
With his where and why
Then all the lads will put him straight
or at least they’ll try.
Heh.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:What did you do?
Nothing, they just suddenly stopped blocking me with that anti-ad-block message.
OK. I’ve never seen their adblock message.
Apparently its like stealing a dead policeman’s hat, taking a shit in it and then giving it back to the grieving widow
sarahs mum said:
I don’t deserve flowers.First husband sent me some roses on Valentine’s once. I thanked him and he said,‘John was sending some to Andrea (my 2IC) so I knew I could not get away with not sending you any’
Second husband got me some when Mum died. My sister’s place was full of flowers. I rang to say I was coming home. He had not even asked how I was coping. So I muttered under my breath,‘there had better be flowers.’ And that was the only time in that marriage.
I think I’ve told this here before…one of my multitudinous great aunts didn’t approve of giving flowers. And she was pretty forthright…“yes, I like children too, but I don’t chop their heads off…”
(Mr buffy and I don’t do flowers. I’ve always grown enough for our needs. We’d rather spend the money on chocolate)
no one has ever bought me flowers. don’t get birthday presents. usually get one gift of scratches at christmas from a friend. won $58 last xmas. don’t even get a message from any family members. rarely get visitors.
buffy said:
sarahs mum said:
I don’t deserve flowers.First husband sent me some roses on Valentine’s once. I thanked him and he said,‘John was sending some to Andrea (my 2IC) so I knew I could not get away with not sending you any’
Second husband got me some when Mum died. My sister’s place was full of flowers. I rang to say I was coming home. He had not even asked how I was coping. So I muttered under my breath,‘there had better be flowers.’ And that was the only time in that marriage.
I think I’ve told this here before…one of my multitudinous great aunts didn’t approve of giving flowers. And she was pretty forthright…“yes, I like children too, but I don’t chop their heads off…”
(Mr buffy and I don’t do flowers. I’ve always grown enough for our needs. We’d rather spend the money on chocolate)
Used to get the Ross sister peeping in now and then to present me with a lovely bouquet from her garden.
Not practical now they live in Hobart.
Instant noodles tonight, with the remainder of the macarons for sweets and probably some more choccy. Back to keto tomorrow.
JudgeMental said:
no one has ever bought me flowers. don’t get birthday presents. usually get one gift of scratches at christmas from a friend. won $58 last xmas. don’t even get a message from any family members. rarely get visitors.
The plumber is here faffing around with our bore. He replaced the pressure tank and the pressure controlling thingy at the borehead a couple of weeks ago and the thing is hiccuping. Don’t want to burn out the submersible pump. He said he’d come back to fix it tomorrow but he’s back now. We really could have managed with bucketing water into the cistern for the toilet for one night and he could have gone home for tea. He’s a Good Man.
JudgeMental said:
no one has ever bought me flowers. don’t get birthday presents. usually get one gift of scratches at christmas from a friend. won $58 last xmas. don’t even get a message from any family members. rarely get visitors.
Hard being a Hobbit
buffy said:
sarahs mum said:
I don’t deserve flowers.First husband sent me some roses on Valentine’s once. I thanked him and he said,‘John was sending some to Andrea (my 2IC) so I knew I could not get away with not sending you any’
Second husband got me some when Mum died. My sister’s place was full of flowers. I rang to say I was coming home. He had not even asked how I was coping. So I muttered under my breath,‘there had better be flowers.’ And that was the only time in that marriage.
I think I’ve told this here before…one of my multitudinous great aunts didn’t approve of giving flowers. And she was pretty forthright…“yes, I like children too, but I don’t chop their heads off…”
(Mr buffy and I don’t do flowers. I’ve always grown enough for our needs. We’d rather spend the money on chocolate)
And I have also grown flowers for the market. Still i do like a bunch on the table and if they aren’t the ones i grew I am the happier for something different.
My garden is certainly appreciating the outbreak of toxo in the local wildlife. Lots more garden this year.
JudgeMental said:
no one has ever bought me flowers. don’t get birthday presents. usually get one gift of scratches at christmas from a friend. won $58 last xmas. don’t even get a message from any family members. rarely get visitors.
you don’t bring me flowers.
you don’t wash the dishes.
you don’t cook the dinner anymore.
Buffy and mr car…could you please send Boris a Chrisbutt cart next Christchoff?
sarahs mum said:
JudgeMental said:
no one has ever bought me flowers. don’t get birthday presents. usually get one gift of scratches at christmas from a friend. won $58 last xmas. don’t even get a message from any family members. rarely get visitors.
you don’t bring me flowers.
you don’t wash the dishes.
you don’t cook the dinner anymore.Buffy and mr car…could you please send Boris a Chrisbutt cart next Christchoff?
Boris doesn’t like me so it wouldn’t be much of a treat for him.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Good news with Choob – I can now watch ad-free again without opening it in an incognito window.
What did you do?
Nothing, they just suddenly stopped blocking me with that anti-ad-block message.
Is Ghostly still running? My choobs hasn’t hiccupped at all since we last communicated.
sarahs mum said:
I don’t deserve flowers.
https://youtu.be/H7uLRVgqaeo?si=fjEvWDgh-WU64gNP
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:What did you do?
Nothing, they just suddenly stopped blocking me with that anti-ad-block message.
I assume that either:
a) YouTube decided to drop that campaign.
or
b) Ghostery has found a new way around it.
ah…… still chugging along. :) Mine did that. Seemed as if it took a few uses of choobs for it to kick in.
roughbarked said:
Apparently we can’t call it tequila but we now have an Agave farm. In Queensland of course.
Link
Call it Tea Killer??
The Rev Dodgson said:
Woodie said:
sarahs mum said:fascinating as in a case study?
You should write a book. “The Musings of Margaret. 1st edition: A compendium of nutterisms”. Make a fortune, ya would hey what but.
When a Woodie meets a wookie
Somewhere in the Cloud
Will the Woodie say what he thinks
and say it right out loud.Or will the wookie get in first
With his where and why
Then all the lads will put him straight
or at least they’ll try.
I hadn’t thought of you as a poet before. :)
Cymek said:
JudgeMental said:
no one has ever bought me flowers. don’t get birthday presents. usually get one gift of scratches at christmas from a friend. won $58 last xmas. don’t even get a message from any family members. rarely get visitors.
thank you.
:-)
Ian said:
JudgeMental said:
no one has ever bought me flowers. don’t get birthday presents. usually get one gift of scratches at christmas from a friend. won $58 last xmas. don’t even get a message from any family members. rarely get visitors.
Hard being a Hobbit
hermit, not hobbit.
JudgeMental said:
no one has ever bought me flowers. don’t get birthday presents. usually get one gift of scratches at christmas from a friend. won $58 last xmas. don’t even get a message from any family members. rarely get visitors.
You aren’t the lone stranger there.
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:Nothing, they just suddenly stopped blocking me with that anti-ad-block message.
OK. I’ve never seen their adblock message.
Apparently its like stealing a dead policeman’s hat, taking a shit in it and then giving it back to the grieving widow
Oh that’s something I’ve never tried.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Woodie said:
sarahs mum said:fascinating as in a case study?
You should write a book. “The Musings of Margaret. 1st edition: A compendium of nutterisms”. Make a fortune, ya would hey what but.
When a Woodie meets a wookie
Somewhere in the Cloud
Will the Woodie say what he thinks
and say it right out loud.Or will the wookie get in first
With his where and why
Then all the lads will put him straight
or at least they’ll try.
aaawwwww…… shucks. Idn’t that sweet. 😊
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Woodie said:You should write a book. “The Musings of Margaret. 1st edition: A compendium of nutterisms”. Make a fortune, ya would hey what but.
When a Woodie meets a wookie
Somewhere in the Cloud
Will the Woodie say what he thinks
and say it right out loud.Or will the wookie get in first
With his where and why
Then all the lads will put him straight
or at least they’ll try.
I hadn’t thought of you as a poet before. :)
I’ll confess to it being a copy of a copy.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:When a Woodie meets a wookie
Somewhere in the Cloud
Will the Woodie say what he thinks
and say it right out loud.Or will the wookie get in first
With his where and why
Then all the lads will put him straight
or at least they’ll try.
I hadn’t thought of you as a poet before. :)
I’ll confess to it being a copy of a copy.
i read it as Burns.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:When a Woodie meets a wookie
Somewhere in the Cloud
Will the Woodie say what he thinks
and say it right out loud.Or will the wookie get in first
With his where and why
Then all the lads will put him straight
or at least they’ll try.
I hadn’t thought of you as a poet before. :)
I’ll confess to it being a copy of a copy.
I have tended to notice that you borrow poetry and adapt it,
Which one is this from?
sarahs mum said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:I hadn’t thought of you as a poet before. :)
I’ll confess to it being a copy of a copy.
i read it as Burns.
Not being Scot, nobody ever offered me a book of Burns.
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
The Rev Dodgson said:I’ll confess to it being a copy of a copy.
i read it as Burns.
Not being Scot, nobody ever offered me a book of Burns.
there are lots of complete Burns’ around at a good price.
and then there is… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Muses_of_Caledonia
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:i read it as Burns.
Not being Scot, nobody ever offered me a book of Burns.
there are lots of complete Burns’ around at a good price.
and then there is… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Muses_of_Caledonia
We talked about comin’ through the rye a while ago and I mentioned rape.
Ayo Edebiri has admitted that she didn’t dream of winning awards, but rather of dental insurance when she set out on her acting career
In response to the question, Edebiri admitted that she dreamed of medical coverage, rather than awards.
“She didn’t dream of nights like this. She sort of dreamed of just, like, dental insurance,” Edebiri said. “We’ve got dental, we’ve got eye , we’ve got ear. We can go to the dermatologist.”
The 28 year old then took the opportunity to urge viewers to go to the dermatologist for regular screenings to “get that yearly check-up”.
“Check your moles, people. Wear sunscreen, even if you’re Black, and check your moles,” Edebiri continued, before adding that she’s recently learned she grinds her teeth at night. “I grind at night. I didn’t realise about myself.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/ayo-edebiri-dental-insurance-emmys-b2479286.html
The Rev Dodgson said:
Woodie said:
sarahs mum said:fascinating as in a case study?
You should write a book. “The Musings of Margaret. 1st edition: A compendium of nutterisms”. Make a fortune, ya would hey what but.
When a Woodie meets a wookie
Somewhere in the Cloud
Will the Woodie say what he thinks
and say it right out loud.Or will the wookie get in first
With his where and why
Then all the lads will put him straight
or at least they’ll try.
dv said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Woodie said:You should write a book. “The Musings of Margaret. 1st edition: A compendium of nutterisms”. Make a fortune, ya would hey what but.
When a Woodie meets a wookie
Somewhere in the Cloud
Will the Woodie say what he thinks
and say it right out loud.Or will the wookie get in first
With his where and why
Then all the lads will put him straight
or at least they’ll try.
better than bending your woodie.
Sisu isn’t a bad movie. bit over the top but otherwise enjoyable.
sarahs mum said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:I hadn’t thought of you as a poet before. :)
I’ll confess to it being a copy of a copy.
i read it as Burns.
That’s the original, with this one in between:
Gin a body meet a body
Flyin’ through the air,
Gin a body hit a body,
Will it fly? and where?
Ilka impact has its measure,
Ne’er a ane hae I,
Yet a’ the lads they measure me,
Or, at least, they try.
Gin a body meet a body
Altogether free,
How they travel afterwards
We do not always see.
Ilka problem has its method
By analytics high;
For me, I ken na ane o’ them,
But what the waur am I?
sarahs mum said:
JudgeMental said:
no one has ever bought me flowers. don’t get birthday presents. usually get one gift of scratches at christmas from a friend. won $58 last xmas. don’t even get a message from any family members. rarely get visitors.
you don’t bring me flowers.
you don’t wash the dishes.
you don’t cook the dinner anymore.Buffy and mr car…could you please send Boris a Chrisbutt cart next Christchoff?
But his address is a Top Secret, so I don’t think the posties are good enough any more to work out where to take a letter addressed to “Boris from the Holiday Forum”.
Dinner done, Ah’ma gonna go lay me some down.
If’n anyfolk want me, tell ‘em: “He done gone lay ‘im some down, and won’t be there fer you nor nobody when awakes, on accounta he’ll be keepin’ Mrs Oliphant company and watchin’ the rest of that ‘ol limey film.”
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:i read it as Burns.
Not being Scot, nobody ever offered me a book of Burns.
there are lots of complete Burns’ around at a good price.
and then there is… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Muses_of_Caledonia
Ta. I’ve often wanted to read his works but never got around to it. Though yes, I do have a round tuit hanging on the wall. A gift from a friend who knew me well.
photo from Snug haus.
The Rev Dodgson said:
sarahs mum said:
The Rev Dodgson said:I’ll confess to it being a copy of a copy.
i read it as Burns.
That’s the original, with this one in between:
Gin a body meet a body
Flyin’ through the air,
Gin a body hit a body,
Will it fly? and where?
Ilka impact has its measure,
Ne’er a ane hae I,
Yet a’ the lads they measure me,
Or, at least, they try.Gin a body meet a body
Altogether free,
How they travel afterwards
We do not always see.
Ilka problem has its method
By analytics high;
For me, I ken na ane o’ them,
But what the waur am I?
Good oh.
buffy said:
sarahs mum said:
JudgeMental said:
no one has ever bought me flowers. don’t get birthday presents. usually get one gift of scratches at christmas from a friend. won $58 last xmas. don’t even get a message from any family members. rarely get visitors.
you don’t bring me flowers.
you don’t wash the dishes.
you don’t cook the dinner anymore.Buffy and mr car…could you please send Boris a Chrisbutt cart next Christchoff?
But his address is a Top Secret, so I don’t think the posties are good enough any more to work out where to take a letter addressed to “Boris from the Holiday Forum”.
Just address it to Mr Walker Box 7, Morristown, Bengali,
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
sarahs mum said:you don’t bring me flowers.
you don’t wash the dishes.
you don’t cook the dinner anymore.Buffy and mr car…could you please send Boris a Chrisbutt cart next Christchoff?
But his address is a Top Secret, so I don’t think the posties are good enough any more to work out where to take a letter addressed to “Boris from the Holiday Forum”.
Just address it to Mr Walker Box 7, Morristown, Bengali,
Is that in India?
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:But his address is a Top Secret, so I don’t think the posties are good enough any more to work out where to take a letter addressed to “Boris from the Holiday Forum”.
Just address it to Mr Walker Box 7, Morristown, Bengali,
Is that in India?
No one knows for sure. The place has tigers and lions and even triceratops.
sarahs mum said:
Stunning. I am so jealous.photo from Snug haus.
roughbarked said:
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:Just address it to Mr Walker Box 7, Morristown, Bengali,
Is that in India?
No one knows for sure. The place has tigers and lions and even triceratops.
Sorry, my memory… Stegasaurus, Stegy.
OCDC said:
sarahs mum said:Stunning. I am so jealous.photo from Snug haus.
It us the apple of your isle?
hello!
OCDC said:
sarahs mum said:Stunning. I am so jealous.photo from Snug haus.
It’s the view from Heidi’s B&B. You can stay there. I recommend it. Heidi is lovely. My sister stayed there for a week in april and so i spent a lot of time down there playing 500 and what not.
sarahs mum said:
OCDC said:Once I get myself sorted and moved and my health stabilised I may well do just that.sarahs mum said:It’s the view from Heidi’s B&B. You can stay there. I recommend it. Heidi is lovely. My sister stayed there for a week in april and so i spent a lot of time down there playing 500 and what not.Stunning. I am so jealous.photo from Snug haus.
sarahs mum said:
OCDC said:
sarahs mum said:Stunning. I am so jealous.photo from Snug haus.
It’s the view from Heidi’s B&B. You can stay there. I recommend it. Heidi is lovely. My sister stayed there for a week in april and so i spent a lot of time down there playing 500 and what not.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063858450872
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:Following so I don’t forget.OCDC said:Stunning. I am so jealous.It’s the view from Heidi’s B&B. You can stay there. I recommend it. Heidi is lovely. My sister stayed there for a week in april and so i spent a lot of time down there playing 500 and what not.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063858450872
OCDC said:
sarahs mum said:sarahs mum said:Following so I don’t forget.It’s the view from Heidi’s B&B. You can stay there. I recommend it. Heidi is lovely. My sister stayed there for a week in april and so i spent a lot of time down there playing 500 and what not.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063858450872
She posts views from the haus and pics of echidnas and pademelons and currawongs.
Just testing an android keyboard feature. Hold on.
It works! Swiping left and right on the spacebar works for fine positioning of the cursor.
How did I not know that!
How is paisley goin’ SM?
My cat Pandora is starting to mature some what , which is good.
What’s happened to the cricket? Why isn’t it on my tele? My tele says it should be.
monkey skipper said:
How is paisley goin’ SM?My cat Pandora is starting to mature some what , which is good.
Paisley is dogged, and stubborn, and determined, and she thinks it is all about her. She is food protective and owns all visitors. She is very very smart. But dogged.
She does sit, sit down, talk and shake hands for a treat. Recall is still on the roll of a percentage dice.
Everybody loves her.
Woodie said:
What’s happened to the cricket? Why isn’t it on my tele? My tele says it should be.
Your tele is a liar
Just watched the first episode of “Blanca”. Liked it a lot. If you don’t mind reading the subtitles, or you understand Italian, I would highly recommend it. And in the first 10 minutes someone said “avanti!” I know that one from watching Montalbano. I didn’t need to read the subtitles for that one.
:)
It’s on SBS on demand, TV series section.
There is a reasonably large lightning strike bushfire nearby(60km away). We’ve just sent one of our heavy tankers in a task force to help out the neighbouring shire. It started yesterday around midday and took a big run, now the wind has changed direction and it took another big run today. Things are…
…difficult.
This is the incident control point at the Nannup Footy oval as of about 15 minutes ago. Our truck is now at the end of that queue.
sarahs mum said:
Well, that looks exciting. Did you get your spout watered?
OCDC said:
sarahs mum said:OCDC said:Once I get myself sorted and moved and my health stabilised I may well do just that.Stunning. I am so jealous.It’s the view from Heidi’s B&B. You can stay there. I recommend it. Heidi is lovely. My sister stayed there for a week in april and so i spent a lot of time down there playing 500 and what not.
Bookmarked!
AussieDJ said:
OCDC said:
sarahs mum said:It’s the view from Heidi’s B&B. You can stay there. I recommend it. Heidi is lovely. My sister stayed there for a week in april and so i spent a lot of time down there playing 500 and what not.Once I get myself sorted and moved and my health stabilised I may well do just that.
Bookmarked!
:)
In a fit of trying to keep it together I just made myself a real dinner. Worcestershire and pepper beef snags with smashed pink eyes and some sour cream and some home grown silver beet and balsamic.
Who are them nobodies they keep putting the camera on at the tennis? Same ones every time. Complete nobodies they are.
Why don’t they put the camera on proper nobodies. You know, the thousands of nobodies that paid good money to get into the joint. The nobodies that are massively suffering the cost of living crisis, and had to starve the kids, cancel their Netflix and move into the back seat of the car so they could afford a ticket to the back row at the tennis. Give ‘em a bit of value for their money and put these nobodies on the tele instead.
Not them biased, one-eyed freeloading good for nothing nobodies they keep pointing the camera at.
/endrant
Woodie said:
Who are them nobodies they keep putting the camera on at the tennis? Same ones every time. Complete nobodies they are.Why don’t they put the camera on proper nobodies. You know, the thousands of nobodies that paid good money to get into the joint. The nobodies that are massively suffering the cost of living crisis, and had to starve the kids, cancel their Netflix and move into the back seat of the car so they could afford a ticket to the back row at the tennis. Give ‘em a bit of value for their money and put these nobodies on the tele instead.
Not them biased, one-eyed freeloading good for nothing nobodies they keep pointing the camera at.
/endrant
what if the nobodies were actually somebodies but we don’t know who they are yet?
sarahs mum said:
Woodie said:
Who are them nobodies they keep putting the camera on at the tennis? Same ones every time. Complete nobodies they are.Why don’t they put the camera on proper nobodies. You know, the thousands of nobodies that paid good money to get into the joint. The nobodies that are massively suffering the cost of living crisis, and had to starve the kids, cancel their Netflix and move into the back seat of the car so they could afford a ticket to the back row at the tennis. Give ‘em a bit of value for their money and put these nobodies on the tele instead.
Not them biased, one-eyed freeloading good for nothing nobodies they keep pointing the camera at.
/endrant
what if the nobodies were actually somebodies but we don’t know who they are yet?
Well they are at the level of nobodyness that nobody seems to know who these nobodies are. Freeloading current squeeze is as close as I’ve hear so far.
These fruit cake recipes are all too complicated.
I might just play it by ear unless one of you people has a favourite fruit cake recipe.
Anyway, They’ve now gone and put that complete and utter knobber on, who I refuse to have on my television.
So I’ve switched over to the nice ladies.
And if they start squealin’ and gruntin’, they’ll get turned off too I tells ya, hey what but!!!
dv said:
These fruit cake recipes are all too complicated.I might just play it by ear unless one of you people has a favourite fruit cake recipe.
Which fruit cake recipes are you referring to?
sarahs mum said:
AussieDJ said:
OCDC said:
Once I get myself sorted and moved and my health stabilised I may well do just that.
Bookmarked!
:)
In a fit of trying to keep it together I just made myself a real dinner. Worcestershire and pepper beef snags with smashed pink eyes and some sour cream and some home grown silver beet and balsamic.
Very tasty.
AussieDJ said:
dv said:
These fruit cake recipes are all too complicated.I might just play it by ear unless one of you people has a favourite fruit cake recipe.
Which fruit cake recipes are you referring to?
Wookie cake.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Ian said:
5th Feb is only weeks away.. gunna need serious training drinking and doing sfa NOW
I’m enjoying a couple of pink gins while I think about dinner.
….while listening to some chirpy Albinoni oboe concertos. He certainly knew his oboe, ol’ Tomaso
Very pleasant, thank you.
AussieDJ said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:I’m enjoying a couple of pink gins while I think about dinner.
….while listening to some chirpy Albinoni oboe concertos. He certainly knew his oboe, ol’ Tomaso
Very pleasant, thank you.
:)
Back to this film…
Mr car. this is now a favourite. Better than rate my takeaway.
This month, we are trying new snacks from Spain from our Universal Yums snack box. Today, we are tasting the Fried Egg flavored potato chips. Watch to see if we like them! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5urPQNrK6Ydv said:
These fruit cake recipes are all too complicated.I might just play it by ear unless one of you people has a favourite fruit cake recipe.
what i do, and i make a pretty good fruit cake. the eggs, flour quantities are pretty standard (200g flour, 5 eggs + baking soda). cut the sugar by at least half, the fruit will make up the rest. i use heaps of mixed fruit and peel, sultanas and glace cherries.
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
These fruit cake recipes are all too complicated.I might just play it by ear unless one of you people has a favourite fruit cake recipe.
what i do, and i make a pretty good fruit cake. the eggs, flour quantities are pretty standard (200g flour, 5 eggs + baking soda). cut the sugar by at least half, the fruit will make up the rest. i use heaps of mixed fruit and peel, sultanas and glace cherries.
Plus the butter of course. beat the sugar and butter to a cream then add eggs one at a time while beating. add flour slowly.
JudgeMental said:
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
These fruit cake recipes are all too complicated.I might just play it by ear unless one of you people has a favourite fruit cake recipe.
what i do, and i make a pretty good fruit cake. the eggs, flour quantities are pretty standard (200g flour, 5 eggs + baking soda). cut the sugar by at least half, the fruit will make up the rest. i use heaps of mixed fruit and peel, sultanas and glace cherries.
Plus the butter of course. beat the sugar and butter to a cream then add eggs one at a time while beating. add flour slowly.
I also add whatever other dried fruit, nuts, seeds I have on hand. maybe some oats. once you have the basic mix right (butter, flour, eggs) the rest is whatever.
sarahs mum said:
Mr car. this is now a favourite. Better than rate my takeaway. This month, we are trying new snacks from Spain from our Universal Yums snack box. Today, we are tasting the Fried Egg flavored potato chips. Watch to see if we like them! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5urPQNrK6Y
Heh, but I don’t know if could watch many of those.
Talking about parents dragging their kids into these things, this was a bit amusing but again, one is enough :)
Eating 50 SAUSAGE ROLLS Challenge
Watch LadBaby and Son as they try and eat 50 sausage rolls in 2 minutes 😂 Will they be able to do it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sm4wG960ME
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Mr car. this is now a favourite. Better than rate my takeaway. This month, we are trying new snacks from Spain from our Universal Yums snack box. Today, we are tasting the Fried Egg flavored potato chips. Watch to see if we like them! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5urPQNrK6YHeh, but I don’t know if could watch many of those.
Talking about parents dragging their kids into these things, this was a bit amusing but again, one is enough :)
Eating 50 SAUSAGE ROLLS Challenge
Watch LadBaby and Son as they try and eat 50 sausage rolls in 2 minutes 😂 Will they be able to do it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sm4wG960ME
I’ll watch that ladbaby again. :)
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Mr car. this is now a favourite. Better than rate my takeaway. This month, we are trying new snacks from Spain from our Universal Yums snack box. Today, we are tasting the Fried Egg flavored potato chips. Watch to see if we like them! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5urPQNrK6YHeh, but I don’t know if could watch many of those.
Talking about parents dragging their kids into these things, this was a bit amusing but again, one is enough :)
Eating 50 SAUSAGE ROLLS Challenge
Watch LadBaby and Son as they try and eat 50 sausage rolls in 2 minutes 😂 Will they be able to do it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sm4wG960ME
She also helps unpack groceries. :)I’ll watch that ladbaby again. :)
Internets, ay :)
Anyway I’d better finish this film before Choob takes me on a ramble.
dv said:
These fruit cake recipes are all too complicated.I might just play it by ear unless one of you people has a favourite fruit cake recipe.
Have you soaked your dried fruit in dark rum, brandy, sherry or whiskey for a month or two?
One for the cap’n …
What about rum or brandy in the cake?
dv said:
What about rum or brandy in the cake?
And with the cake..
Slept in.
Avoiding a my annual blood test. Again.
Try again next week.
Can only be done on M, T, W mornings.
Must focus on leaving the house sometimes.
dv said:
These fruit cake recipes are all too complicated.I might just play it by ear unless one of you people has a favourite fruit cake recipe.
Somewhere on the dusty shelves of sssf there are a number of posts featuring steve (primus) xmas cake. I think the recipe is his mum’s.
AFAIK fruit cake is easy to make.
Morning.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Morning.
Same.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
From my experiences with some people, Margaret presents as having mental health issues. Conspiracies, self-medicating with alcohol in the morning, ignoring your requests to leave etc. She is being abusive towards you. For your own well-being this has to stop.
Drunk driving down a mountain is a serious problem. It’s a crime.
Anyway….I’ll just crawl into my corner.
You’re right.
Probably, sadly I have experienced this type of shit. Have you had any news about her?
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
‘there is white sand on top of the forest!”“Um, that is mist.”
It is possible she’s a bit psychotic.
yep.
Matt just said that.
I agree.
sm you should not be handling Margaret’s behaviour by yourself. It’s not healthy for you. Is there anyone who is able to step up to get her help/intervention? Especially with her destructive stuff (drunk driving).
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 10 degrees at the back door and it can’t decide if it is going to drizzle or not. We are forecast 19 degrees with a shower or two and becoming windy.
I want to do some weeding today, but it will have to be between the watery bits. Other activities yet to be decided.
JudgeMental said:
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
These fruit cake recipes are all too complicated.I might just play it by ear unless one of you people has a favourite fruit cake recipe.
what i do, and i make a pretty good fruit cake. the eggs, flour quantities are pretty standard (200g flour, 5 eggs + baking soda). cut the sugar by at least half, the fruit will make up the rest. i use heaps of mixed fruit and peel, sultanas and glace cherries.
Plus the butter of course. beat the sugar and butter to a cream then add eggs one at a time while beating. add flour slowly.
Brandy, where is the brandy?! It has to go into the creamed butter and sugar. I always et a bit of the creamed butter/sugar/brandy bit when Mum made fruit cake. I don’t make fruit cake myself. I’m not overfond of it and mr buffy doesn’t eat it at all.
buffy said:
JudgeMental said:
JudgeMental said:what i do, and i make a pretty good fruit cake. the eggs, flour quantities are pretty standard (200g flour, 5 eggs + baking soda). cut the sugar by at least half, the fruit will make up the rest. i use heaps of mixed fruit and peel, sultanas and glace cherries.
Plus the butter of course. beat the sugar and butter to a cream then add eggs one at a time while beating. add flour slowly.
Brandy, where is the brandy?! It has to go into the creamed butter and sugar. I always et a bit of the creamed butter/sugar/brandy bit when Mum made fruit cake. I don’t make fruit cake myself. I’m not overfond of it and mr buffy doesn’t eat it at all.
don’t like brandy so never buy it. anyway my fruitcakes are so good they don’t need you to be pissed to enjoy them.
https://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/drink/hyperdecanting-what-is-it-and-does-it-work/
frothy wine.
good morning
monkey skipper said:
good morning
Ciao bella.
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:
good morning
Ciao bella.
he rb … what’s doin’ ?
Good morning forum. 14.4° last night, the coolest night of the year. Heading for 24° which would be the coolest day of the month if it eventuates. Ham and cream cheese wrap for brekkie. Steak and veg for lunch or dinner if nausea remains at bay (none the last two days). Today I will make further enquiries about income protection as they haven’t rung me back. And hopefully the headache nurse will get back to me as I know my neuro has clinics on Thursday so she’ll be easier to catch.
monkey skipper said:
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:
good morning
Ciao bella.
he rb … what’s doin’ ?
Just hanging while the coffee and Orphendrine and Pregablin kick in.
Morning Dr Alex. 16 degrees overning and 16 degrees right now. Apparently going to reach 26 later.
roughbarked said:
Morning Dr Alex. 16 degrees overning and 16 degrees right now. Apparently going to reach 26 later.HB MRB
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:
roughbarked said:Ciao bella.
he rb … what’s doin’ ?
Just hanging while the coffee and Orphendrine and Pregablin kick in.
‘…Orphendrine and Pregablin…’
I dunno, the weird names some people give their kids. And since when can you afford to have servants?
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:Morning Dr Alex. 16 degrees overning and 16 degrees right now. Apparently going to reach 26 later.HB MRB
Yes
it wasn’t long ago she thought her life was done
some medical intervention and now she’s seventy one.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:he rb … what’s doin’ ?
Just hanging while the coffee and Orphendrine and Pregablin kick in.
‘…Orphendrine and Pregablin…’
I dunno, the weird names some people give their kids. And since when can you afford to have servants?
PBS mate. that’s how I afford it all.
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. 14.4° last night, the coolest night of the year. Heading for 24° which would be the coolest day of the month if it eventuates. Ham and cream cheese wrap for brekkie. Steak and veg for lunch or dinner if nausea remains at bay (none the last two days). Today I will make further enquiries about income protection as they haven’t rung me back. And hopefully the headache nurse will get back to me as I know my neuro has clinics on Thursday, so she’ll be easier to catch.
Hey, hopefully the income protection works out sooner rather than later.
At the redoubt and it’s wet.
Won’t get much done today.
Peak Warming Man said:
At the redoubt and it’s wet.
Won’t get much done today.
sfa day?
monkey skipper said:
OCDC said:I’m still getting paid so it can’t start yet anyway but I have some questions about it.Good morning forum. 14.4° last night, the coolest night of the year. Heading for 24° which would be the coolest day of the month if it eventuates. Ham and cream cheese wrap for brekkie. Steak and veg for lunch or dinner if nausea remains at bay (none the last two days). Today I will make further enquiries about income protection as they haven’t rung me back. And hopefully the headache nurse will get back to me as I know my neuro has clinics on Thursday, so she’ll be easier to catch.Hey, hopefully the income protection works out sooner rather than later.
OCDC said:
monkey skipper said:And importantly, my neuro is happy to do a letter for it. It was actually she who suggested it in the first place. My addled brane didn’t think of it.OCDC said:I’m still getting paid so it can’t start yet anyway but I have some questions about it.Good morning forum. 14.4° last night, the coolest night of the year. Heading for 24° which would be the coolest day of the month if it eventuates. Ham and cream cheese wrap for brekkie. Steak and veg for lunch or dinner if nausea remains at bay (none the last two days). Today I will make further enquiries about income protection as they haven’t rung me back. And hopefully the headache nurse will get back to me as I know my neuro has clinics on Thursday, so she’ll be easier to catch.Hey, hopefully the income protection works out sooner rather than later.
He’s actually got a wife? Maybe she has tinfoil under that beanie?
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:It is possible she’s a bit psychotic.
yep.
Matt just said that.
I agree.
sm you should not be handling Margaret’s behaviour by yourself. It’s not healthy for you. Is there anyone who is able to step up to get her help/intervention? Especially with her destructive stuff (drunk driving).
I will certainly agree that it is not good for me. It was the most rattled of days. I’m not sure about what she needs but Matt said if I have that problem again where she won’t leave that I should message and he will come up and practice his non violent activism on her.
>>Hey roz, sorry about being full on switch this morning..was wound up like a cork screw! I’m listening to little waves rolling in and calm as can be after a big power nap. Been living off adrenalin..
Wow, hope we get more rain! Love you 💗
Which made me wonder if I had missed a round in spot the habit.
So I sent this back…
“I don’t think you have processed just how much you upset me. I told you multiple times. You did not listen.”
and then blocked her.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
sarahs mum said:yep.
Matt just said that.
I agree.
sm you should not be handling Margaret’s behaviour by yourself. It’s not healthy for you. Is there anyone who is able to step up to get her help/intervention? Especially with her destructive stuff (drunk driving).
I will certainly agree that it is not good for me. It was the most rattled of days. I’m not sure about what she needs but Matt said if I have that problem again where she won’t leave that I should message and he will come up and practice his non violent activism on her.
>>Hey roz, sorry about being full on switch this morning..was wound up like a cork screw! I’m listening to little waves rolling in and calm as can be after a big power nap. Been living off adrenalin..
Wow, hope we get more rain! Love you 💗Which made me wonder if I had missed a round in spot the habit.
So I sent this back…
“I don’t think you have processed just how much you upset me. I told you multiple times. You did not listen.”
and then blocked her.
Well done. :) Big Hugz.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:Good and good.sarahs mum said:I will certainly agree that it is not good for me. It was the most rattled of days. I’m not sure about what she needs but Matt said if I have that problem again where she won’t leave that I should message and he will come up and practice his non violent activism on her.yep.I agree.Matt just said that.
sm you should not be handling Margaret’s behaviour by yourself. It’s not healthy for you. Is there anyone who is able to step up to get her help/intervention? Especially with her destructive stuff (drunk driving).
>>Hey roz, sorry about being full on switch this morning..was wound up like a cork screw! I’m listening to little waves rolling in and calm as can be after a big power nap. Been living off adrenalin..
Wow, hope we get more rain! Love you 💗Which made me wonder if I had missed a round in spot the habit.
So I sent this back…
“I don’t think you have processed just how much you upset me. I told you multiple times. You did not listen.”
and then blocked her.
Part Hillsong, Part Succession: Prosper is a juicy megachurch drama
ABC Entertainment
/
By Jared Richards
got an 8.30 wake up call from the hospital wanting to book a colonoscopy on my anniversary of a colonoscopy.
Could not process. Said I would ring back.
sarahs mum said:
got an 8.30 wake up call from the hospital wanting to book a colonoscopy on my anniversary of a colonoscopy.You’ll be right. Mine was due on my birthday last time.Could not process. Said I would ring back.
OCDC said:
sarahs mum said:got an 8.30 wake up call from the hospital wanting to book a colonoscopy on my anniversary of a colonoscopy.You’ll be right. Mine was due on my birthday last time.Could not process. Said I would ring back.
It wasnt what I wanted to hear first thing this morning.
But I will try to get my head around it and ask around for transport to and fro.
sarahs mum said:
OCDC said:Definitely not an ideal wake-up call. Have yourself a cuppa if you haven’t already.sarahs mum said:It wasnt what I wanted to hear first thing this morning.got an 8.30 wake up call from the hospital wanting to book a colonoscopy on my anniversary of a colonoscopy.You’ll be right. Mine was due on my birthday last time.Could not process. Said I would ring back.
But I will try to get my head around it and ask around for transport to and fro.
i’ll make my own breakfast
and today, I remembers momentarily, needs puts mouse baits out, written it down this time, a bold note near where I sits, the forgettery monsters are despairing, groans about how difficult it will be to cause a forget, now threatened is the reliable unreliableness, reliability of, of the dodginess, now verbose prevarication is sneaking in, I tells ya it’s a minefield of devices in favor of laziness, a devious apparatus, a black box largely expanding its enterprise, expanding the black, holding its ground with the unknowns
coffee and toast landed, and so ends this episode of typing practice
sarahs mum said:
got an 8.30 wake up call from the hospital wanting to book a colonoscopy on my anniversary of a colonoscopy.Could not process. Said I would ring back.
The hospital hasn’t rung me. Should’ve. My last one was 2017, and the recommendation to the GP was another after 3 years.
Canberra Police allege four young people were in a stolen car when it ran a red light, killing one passenger. They say the driver was just 14 years old.
It’s taken work six days to acknowledge my email saying I would not return for the remainder of my contract. And for four months I had no contact from them at all. This is obviously a good thing but JFC.
roughbarked said:
Canberra Police allege four young people were in a stolen car when it ran a red light, killing one passenger. They say the driver was just 14 years old.
Not like it is in the movies, is it, kids?
It’s never like it is in the movies.
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:Referrals generally expire after a year. You need to see your GP for a new one.got an 8.30 wake up call from the hospital wanting to book a colonoscopy on my anniversary of a colonoscopy.The hospital hasn’t rung me. Should’ve. My last one was 2017, and the recommendation to the GP was another after 3 years.Could not process. Said I would ring back.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Canberra Police allege four young people were in a stolen car when it ran a red light, killing one passenger. They say the driver was just 14 years old.
Not like it is in the movies, is it, kids?
It’s never like it is in the movies.
The above.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:sarahs mum said:Referrals generally expire after a year. You need to see your GP for a new one.got an 8.30 wake up call from the hospital wanting to book a colonoscopy on my anniversary of a colonoscopy.The hospital hasn’t rung me. Should’ve. My last one was 2017, and the recommendation to the GP was another after 3 years.Could not process. Said I would ring back.
Ta.
Federation TAFE in Ballarat offers first accredited medicinal cannabis cultivation course
I think I’ll apply for that.
roughbarked said:
Federation TAFE in Ballarat offers first accredited medicinal cannabis cultivation courseI think I’ll apply for that.
I’ll bet that the tutors are a colourful bunch.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:sarahs mum said:Referrals generally expire after a year. You need to see your GP for a new one.got an 8.30 wake up call from the hospital wanting to book a colonoscopy on my anniversary of a colonoscopy.The hospital hasn’t rung me. Should’ve. My last one was 2017, and the recommendation to the GP was another after 3 years.Could not process. Said I would ring back.
The clinic I go to hasn’t needed a referral since the first time (Sydney).
The Rev Dodgson said:
OCDC said:It depends on the wording of the referral.Michael V said:The clinic I go to hasn’t needed a referral since the first time (Sydney).The hospital hasn’t rung me. Should’ve. My last one was 2017, and the recommendation to the GP was another after 3 years.Referrals generally expire after a year. You need to see your GP for a new one.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Federation TAFE in Ballarat offers first accredited medicinal cannabis cultivation courseI think I’ll apply for that.
I’ll bet that the tutors are a colourful bunch.
:) Daresay that could well be so.
OCDC said:
The Rev Dodgson said:OCDC said:It depends on the wording of the referral.Referrals generally expire after a year. You need to see your GP for a new one.The clinic I go to hasn’t needed a referral since the first time (Sydney).
My referral came from the Gympie Hospital to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital. I was referred to Gympie for repair of my umbilical hernia.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:Where it came from doesn’t matter.The Rev Dodgson said:My referral came from the Gympie Hospital to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital. I was referred to Gympie for repair of my umbilical hernia.The clinic I go to hasn’t needed a referral since the first time (Sydney).It depends on the wording of the referral.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:But generally speaking, a hospital would send a discharge summary to a GP, and the GP is expected to follow up. So your GP is the one who should have initiated a new referral, not the hospital, as they are responsible for your ongoing care.OCDC said:Where it came from doesn’t matter.It depends on the wording of the referral.My referral came from the Gympie Hospital to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital. I was referred to Gympie for repair of my umbilical hernia.
Michael V said:
My referral came from the Gympie Hospital to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital. I was referred to Gympie for repair of my umbilical hernia.
Just seeing the word ‘umbilical’ remined me of something that happened some years back, hadn’t thought of it since then.
I typed up some extensive case notes for a doctor, and he brought them back and politely pointed out that i’d spelled ‘umbilical’ wrong, it should be ‘umbiliacal’.
At first, i thought he was joking, and almost laughed out loud. But, i realised that he wasn’t.
So, being aware that arguing with doctors is rarely a productive exercise, i went through the notes and altered every ‘umbilical’ to ‘umbiliacal’.
And all was well.
OCDC said:
OCDC said:Michael V said:But generally speaking, a hospital would send a discharge summary to a GP, and the GP is expected to follow up. So your GP is the one who should have initiated a new referral, not the hospital, as they are responsible for your ongoing care.My referral came from the Gympie Hospital to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital. I was referred to Gympie for repair of my umbilical hernia.Where it came from doesn’t matter.
Ta.
I have to organise an appointment next week to get my prescriptions renewed. And I need to talk about getting all the heart tests possible after Matthew’s death. And a referral for my annual abdominal aortic aneurism measurement, which is a bit overdue. So I’ll add a follow-up bumoscopy to the list.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:My referral came from the Gympie Hospital to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital. I was referred to Gympie for repair of my umbilical hernia.
Just seeing the word ‘umbilical’ remined me of something that happened some years back, hadn’t thought of it since then.
I typed up some extensive case notes for a doctor, and he brought them back and politely pointed out that i’d spelled ‘umbilical’ wrong, it should be ‘umbiliacal’.
At first, i thought he was joking, and almost laughed out loud. But, i realised that he wasn’t.
So, being aware that arguing with doctors is rarely a productive exercise, i went through the notes and altered every ‘umbilical’ to ‘umbiliacal’.
And all was well.
Um Well the kookaburra laughed and said “It’s true, oom ba da little da da da”.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:I’d suggest a long appointment to get it all done in one.OCDC said:Ta.Where it came from doesn’t matter.But generally speaking, a hospital would send a discharge summary to a GP, and the GP is expected to follow up. So your GP is the one who should have initiated a new referral, not the hospital, as they are responsible for your ongoing care.
I have to organise an appointment next week to get my prescriptions renewed. And I need to talk about getting all the heart tests possible after Matthew’s death. And a referral for my annual abdominal aortic aneurism measurement, which is a bit overdue. So I’ll add a follow-up bumoscopy to the list.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:I’d suggest a long appointment to get it all done in one.But generally speaking, a hospital would send a discharge summary to a GP, and the GP is expected to follow up. So your GP is the one who should have initiated a new referral, not the hospital, as they are responsible for your ongoing care.Ta.
I have to organise an appointment next week to get my prescriptions renewed. And I need to talk about getting all the heart tests possible after Matthew’s death. And a referral for my annual abdominal aortic aneurism measurement, which is a bit overdue. So I’ll add a follow-up bumoscopy to the list.
OK. Will do.
JudgeMental said:
buffy said:
JudgeMental said:Plus the butter of course. beat the sugar and butter to a cream then add eggs one at a time while beating. add flour slowly.
Brandy, where is the brandy?! It has to go into the creamed butter and sugar. I always et a bit of the creamed butter/sugar/brandy bit when Mum made fruit cake. I don’t make fruit cake myself. I’m not overfond of it and mr buffy doesn’t eat it at all.
don’t like brandy so never buy it. anyway my fruitcakes are so good they don’t need you to be pissed to enjoy them.
Brandy in the cake mix is not alcoholic by the time the cake has been cooked for hours, as fruit cakes are.
buffy said:
JudgeMental said:
buffy said:Brandy, where is the brandy?! It has to go into the creamed butter and sugar. I always et a bit of the creamed butter/sugar/brandy bit when Mum made fruit cake. I don’t make fruit cake myself. I’m not overfond of it and mr buffy doesn’t eat it at all.
don’t like brandy so never buy it. anyway my fruitcakes are so good they don’t need you to be pissed to enjoy them.
Brandy in the cake mix is not alcoholic by the time the cake has been cooked for hours, as fruit cakes are.
Yes the alcohol evaporates.
You ate the brandy butter?
Did it make you wobble around the kitchen?
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:My referral came from the Gympie Hospital to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital. I was referred to Gympie for repair of my umbilical hernia.
Just seeing the word ‘umbilical’ remined me of something that happened some years back, hadn’t thought of it since then.
I typed up some extensive case notes for a doctor, and he brought them back and politely pointed out that i’d spelled ‘umbilical’ wrong, it should be ‘umbiliacal’.
At first, i thought he was joking, and almost laughed out loud. But, i realised that he wasn’t.
So, being aware that arguing with doctors is rarely a productive exercise, i went through the notes and altered every ‘umbilical’ to ‘umbiliacal’.
And all was well.
Um Well the kookaburra laughed and said “It’s true, oom ba da little da da da”.
I’m not kidding, that’s how understood it to be spelled. I was astonished, because i wondered at how many times he must have seen the word in his life (he was in his thirties, and a good doctor), and did it never registered with him that there was only one ‘a’ in it? He pronounced it ‘umbilical’, (although, now i think of it, he might have been saying ‘um-billy-AH-cul, very quickly) but preferred to see it written as ‘umbiliacal’. How did he rationalise to himself the absence of that second ‘a’ in all of the journals and papers etc.?
There’s no accounting for human perception, and it’s many quirks and failings.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Just seeing the word ‘umbilical’ remined me of something that happened some years back, hadn’t thought of it since then.
I typed up some extensive case notes for a doctor, and he brought them back and politely pointed out that i’d spelled ‘umbilical’ wrong, it should be ‘umbiliacal’.
At first, i thought he was joking, and almost laughed out loud. But, i realised that he wasn’t.
So, being aware that arguing with doctors is rarely a productive exercise, i went through the notes and altered every ‘umbilical’ to ‘umbiliacal’.
And all was well.
Um Well the kookaburra laughed and said “It’s true, oom ba da little da da da”.
I’m not kidding, that’s how understood it to be spelled. I was astonished, because i wondered at how many times he must have seen the word in his life (he was in his thirties, and a good doctor), and did it never registered with him that there was only one ‘a’ in it? He pronounced it ‘umbilical’, (although, now i think of it, he might have been saying ‘um-billy-AH-cul, very quickly) but preferred to see it written as ‘umbiliacal’. How did he rationalise to himself the absence of that second ‘a’ in all of the journals and papers etc.?
There’s no accounting for human perception, and it’s many quirks and failings.
That’s partly why eyewitnesses cannot be relied upon.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Um Well the kookaburra laughed and said “It’s true, oom ba da little da da da”.
I’m not kidding, that’s how understood it to be spelled. I was astonished, because i wondered at how many times he must have seen the word in his life (he was in his thirties, and a good doctor), and did it never registered with him that there was only one ‘a’ in it? He pronounced it ‘umbilical’, (although, now i think of it, he might have been saying ‘um-billy-AH-cul, very quickly) but preferred to see it written as ‘umbiliacal’. How did he rationalise to himself the absence of that second ‘a’ in all of the journals and papers etc.?
There’s no accounting for human perception, and it’s many quirks and failings.
That’s partly why eyewitnesses cannot be relied upon.
Yeah, i reckon that’s right.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Federation TAFE in Ballarat offers first accredited medicinal cannabis cultivation courseI think I’ll apply for that.
I’ll bet that the tutors are a colourful bunch.
:) Daresay that could well be so.
“We know it’s a growth industry, so there is a sustainable career there for these individuals.” :)
Cooler one today, top of 27
dv said:
Cooler one today, top of 27
That’s warm. Mine is 26.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:I’ll bet that the tutors are a colourful bunch.
:) Daresay that could well be so.
“We know it’s a growth industry, so there is a sustainable career there for these individuals.” :)
That’s long been the opinion of people ‘in the industry’.
roughbarked said:
That’s partly why eyewitnesses cannot be relied upon.
As Holmes often said to Watson ‘we see, but we do not observe’.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Cooler one today, top of 27
That’s warm. Mine is 26.
Well it’s less than the 41 we had earlier in the week
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
JudgeMental said:don’t like brandy so never buy it. anyway my fruitcakes are so good they don’t need you to be pissed to enjoy them.
Brandy in the cake mix is not alcoholic by the time the cake has been cooked for hours, as fruit cakes are.
Yes the alcohol evaporates.
You ate the brandy butter?
Did it make you wobble around the kitchen?
No. I’d been given very small quantities of brandy since I was an annoying child when my sister was dying. The amount in the cake mix was miniscule when you are only licking the scraper.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Cooler one today, top of 27
That’s warm. Mine is 26.
BoM forecasts 31°C here.
Currently 25.3°C and a muggy 87% RH.
dv said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Cooler one today, top of 27
That’s warm. Mine is 26.
Well it’s less than the 41 we had earlier in the week
Considerably.
Even a drop from 48 to 38 feels like an enormous cool change, despite still being too hot.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:Brandy in the cake mix is not alcoholic by the time the cake has been cooked for hours, as fruit cakes are.
Yes the alcohol evaporates.
You ate the brandy butter?
Did it make you wobble around the kitchen?
No. I’d been given very small quantities of brandy since I was an annoying child when my sister was dying. The amount in the cake mix was miniscule when you are only licking the scraper.
True.
Back to my jigsaw. My favourite titles so far is are A Wilful Girl and The Worst Girl in the School.
Today I learned that Djokovic is a tree hugger.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2024-01-17/cow-and-bull-living-on-chinderah-island-after-2022-flood/103298248
roughbarked said:
Today I learned that Djokovic is a tree hugger.
He’s a complete and utter knobber.
More of Neil the seal.
https://fb.watch/pEhZ8ubMoa/
Pipe wrench legs.
sarahs mum said:
Pipe wrench legs.
Interesting.
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
Pipe wrench legs.
Interesting.
a bit arty.
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
Pipe wrench legs.
Interesting.
I like that. But I couldn’t tell you why I like it.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
Pipe wrench legs.
Interesting.
I like that. But I couldn’t tell you why I like it.
it’s the carving to suggest a soft pillow like surface texture.
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:Interesting.
I like that. But I couldn’t tell you why I like it.
it’s the carving to suggest a soft pillow like surface texture.
I think you are right about that. I can’t quite work out the height..is it bench or table height?
sarahs mum said:
Pipe wrench legs.
We were given 2 large slabs like that. mr kii made one into a headboard with a welded frame. I think it is red juniper.
Anyway, I’m going to go and read. Got a new Scientific American magazine in the mail today.
buffy said:
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:I like that. But I couldn’t tell you why I like it.
it’s the carving to suggest a soft pillow like surface texture.
I think you are right about that. I can’t quite work out the height..is it bench or table height?
I’m thinking bench.
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:
sarahs mum said:it’s the carving to suggest a soft pillow like surface texture.
I think you are right about that. I can’t quite work out the height..is it bench or table height?
I’m thinking bench.
They pipe wrenches look like 24s, so likely the top is about 60 cm above the floor.
They could be 18s, making the top height about 45 cm.
Lunch report: ginger tea, Vegemite toast, carrot sticks, more ginger tea
sarahs mum said:
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
Pipe wrench legs.
Interesting.
a bit arty.
I hope they have those ruby stops under the legs. Imagine dragging that across your wooden floor.
buffy said:
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:I like that. But I couldn’t tell you why I like it.
it’s the carving to suggest a soft pillow like surface texture.
I think you are right about that. I can’t quite work out the height..is it bench or table height?
Coffee table?
Remember folks… you heard it here.
Billionaires call on global leaders to tax them more
Hundreds of billionaires and multimillionaires have penned a letter calling on global leaders to fairly tax the super-rich, stating they’d be proud to pay more
Coles order will arrive between 4:30 and 5:30.
Thinking tonight I’ll just have choona with a nice salad.
OCDC said:
Lunch report: ginger tea, Vegemite toast, carrot sticks, more ginger tea
Ginger tea AND Vegemite? Wowsers. Hot tea? Or as the Seppos say…hawt tea.
Singapore’s Transport Minister S. Iswaran has resigned after being charged with corruption on Thursday, the prime minister’s office said, confirming a historic development for a city state that prides itself on having a squeaky-clean government.
—-
Eep
The 10 happiest songs:
‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ – Queen
‘Dancing Queen’ – ABBA
‘Good Vibrations’ – The Beach Boys
‘Uptown Girl’ – Billie Joel
‘Eye of the Tiger’ – Survivor
‘I’m a Believer’ – The Monkees
‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’ – Cyndi Lauper
‘Livin’ on a Prayer’ – Bon Jovi
‘I Will Survive’ – Gloria Gaynor
‘Walking on Sunshine’ – Katrina & The Waves
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/happiest-songs-according-to-science/
The other day buffy suggested a salad with diced cucumber and diced avocado amongst other stuff, so I’ll try that this evening.
Coles truck should be here soon.
kii said:
OCDC said:Hot tea x2Ginger tea AND Vegemite? Wowsers. Hot tea? Or as the Seppos say…hawt tea.
Lunch report: ginger tea, Vegemite toast, carrot sticks, more ginger tea
Coles truck is here. Name: Jenny.
Bubblecar said:
Coles truck is here. Name: Jenny.
good name for a truck, totally approve
OCDC said:
kii said:OCDC said:Hot tea x2Ginger tea AND Vegemite? Wowsers. Hot tea? Or as the Seppos say…hawt tea.
Lunch report: ginger tea, Vegemite toast, carrot sticks, more ginger tea
Cold ginger cordial x1 just now
I’m intrigued by the Vegemite and ginger with heat from the water.
kii said:
OCDC said:They were consumed sequentially, not concurrently.kii said:I’m intrigued by the Vegemite and ginger with heat from the water.Ginger tea AND Vegemite? Wowsers. Hot tea? Or as the Seppos say…hawt tea.Hot tea x2
Cold ginger cordial x1 just now
OCDC said:
kii said:OCDC said:They were consumed sequentially, not concurrently.Hot tea x2I’m intrigued by the Vegemite and ginger with heat from the water.
Cold ginger cordial x1 just now
Hmmm…taking notes 📝
Bubblecar said:
The other day buffy suggested a salad with diced cucumber and diced avocado amongst other stuff, so I’ll try that this evening.Coles truck should be here soon.
+ chickpeas (from a tin) + finely diced celery. Dressed with olive oil and lemon juice.
Food report: mr buffy is cook. He has defrosted and is now ovening a lamb and rosemary pie from the bakery. I don’t know what accompaniments are planned.
A steep drop in the population of the endangered Tasmanian devil is creating knock-on effects to the evolutionary genetics of the spotted-tailed quoll, according to a new Nature Ecology & Evolution study.
A global research team including experts from the University of Tasmania have found the decline of Tasmania’s top predator species, caused by a highly transmissible facial cancer, has enabled increased activity and less competition for quolls, the next level of predatory species in the ecosystem.
more..
https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/tasmanian-devil-declines-impact-quolls
Kabana and cheese here. And two Haigh’s milk choc orange pastilles.
Dad needs cataract surgery. His eyes are +/- 5 (I forget which; needs specs for distance). I presume they can give him better lenses?
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
The other day buffy suggested a salad with diced cucumber and diced avocado amongst other stuff, so I’ll try that this evening.Coles truck should be here soon.
+ chickpeas (from a tin) + finely diced celery. Dressed with olive oil and lemon juice.
Food report: mr buffy is cook. He has defrosted and is now ovening a lamb and rosemary pie from the bakery. I don’t know what accompaniments are planned.
Ta. I have plenty of tinned chick peas but no celery, so I’ll dice some green capsicum. And some mixed leaves.
sarahs mum said:
A steep drop in the population of the endangered Tasmanian devil is creating knock-on effects to the evolutionary genetics of the spotted-tailed quoll, according to a new Nature Ecology & Evolution study.A patient’s grandson brought his quoll toy with him when he visited her. He was impressed that I knew it was a quoll. That was the best part of my day… Probs week or month tbh.A global research team including experts from the University of Tasmania have found the decline of Tasmania’s top predator species, caused by a highly transmissible facial cancer, has enabled increased activity and less competition for quolls, the next level of predatory species in the ecosystem.
more..
https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/tasmanian-devil-declines-impact-quolls
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
The other day buffy suggested a salad with diced cucumber and diced avocado amongst other stuff, so I’ll try that this evening.Coles truck should be here soon.
+ chickpeas (from a tin) + finely diced celery. Dressed with olive oil and lemon juice.
Food report: mr buffy is cook. He has defrosted and is now ovening a lamb and rosemary pie from the bakery. I don’t know what accompaniments are planned.
Ta. I have plenty of tinned chick peas but no celery, so I’ll dice some green capsicum. And some mixed leaves.
…and ADD some mixed leaves (I won’t dice them :).
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
The other day buffy suggested a salad with diced cucumber and diced avocado amongst other stuff, so I’ll try that this evening.Coles truck should be here soon.
+ chickpeas (from a tin) + finely diced celery. Dressed with olive oil and lemon juice.
Food report: mr buffy is cook. He has defrosted and is now ovening a lamb and rosemary pie from the bakery. I don’t know what accompaniments are planned.
With tomato sauce? White Crow?
yeah….. whatever happened to White Crow tomato sauce. You know, Proper tomato sauce in a proper glass bottle, where ya mother would turn the bottle upside down and wack the arse out of it to get that last drop out.
Some people here have expressed an interest in slime moulds. I’ve just received an email from Fungimap and the first webinar this year is about slime moulds. Usually the webinars are free for members and others are requested to make a donation. I presume the same applies to this one. Here is the information I’ve got.
—————————————————————————————————
MYXOMYCETES AT BLACK SUGARLOAF, NORTHERN TASMANIA – A SLIME MOULD HOTSPOT
Sarah Lloyd
Thursday 8 February, 12.30 – 1.30pm AEDT
Held via Zoom
Cost: Free for current Fungimap paid members
Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/COPS
The taxonomic position of slime moulds has baffled naturalists and scientists for centuries. When “the father of taxonomy” Swedish botanists Carl Linneus devised his system of classification he included slime moulds (and fungi) in the plant kingdom. Slime moulds were subsequently placed in various kingdoms but are now regarded as amoebozoans.
Sarah Lloyd has observed the eucalypt forest at Birralee Tasmania for 13 years, which is now considered a hotspot for myxomycetes, with over 120 species documented from the site including 4 hitherto undescribed species, one new genus and more new species awaiting further study. In this webinar Sarah will discuss these and also describe the important ecological roles of slime moulds.
Sarah Lloyd has had a lifelong love of birds, and an interest in plants, bryophytes, fungi and slime moulds since 1988 when she moved to live in a forest at Black Sugarloaf, Birralee in central north Tasmania. She has contributed to several citizen science projects including the Australian Bird Count, and Fungimap, a project to record Australia’s undocumented fungal species. It was through Fungimap that she was introduced to slime moulds. In 2019 she was awarded an OAM (Order of Australia medal) for “services to conservation – and slime moulds”.
OCDC said:
sarahs mum said:A steep drop in the population of the endangered Tasmanian devil is creating knock-on effects to the evolutionary genetics of the spotted-tailed quoll, according to a new Nature Ecology & Evolution study.A patient’s grandson brought his quoll toy with him when he visited her. He was impressed that I knew it was a quoll. That was the best part of my day… Probs week or month tbh.A global research team including experts from the University of Tasmania have found the decline of Tasmania’s top predator species, caused by a highly transmissible facial cancer, has enabled increased activity and less competition for quolls, the next level of predatory species in the ecosystem.
more..
https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/tasmanian-devil-declines-impact-quolls
Janina traps and relocates possums from her garden. She mostly catches quolls. Lots of different ones of different ages. She lets them go. I think they are responsible for her missing shoes off the verandah. that’s my theory anyway.
OCDC said:
Kabana and cheese here. And two Haigh’s milk choc orange pastilles.Dad needs cataract surgery. His eyes are +/- 5 (I forget which; needs specs for distance). I presume they can give him better lenses?
As I understand it, the first lens is done as a distance vision eye, and second for reading. And spectacles are not need again.
Mine will need doing in the not-too-distant future.
Woodie, do you have a copy of Steve’s Xmas cake recipe?
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
The other day buffy suggested a salad with diced cucumber and diced avocado amongst other stuff, so I’ll try that this evening.Coles truck should be here soon.
+ chickpeas (from a tin) + finely diced celery. Dressed with olive oil and lemon juice.
Food report: mr buffy is cook. He has defrosted and is now ovening a lamb and rosemary pie from the bakery. I don’t know what accompaniments are planned.
Oh, and some finely chopped red onion (or I use spring onions). And you can put some coriander leaf in too, I don’t.
kii said:
Woodie, do you have a copy of Steve’s Xmas cake recipe?I thought it was a pudding, hence pudd.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:Interesting. He won’t know himself.Kabana and cheese here. And two Haigh’s milk choc orange pastilles.As I understand it, the first lens is done as a distance vision eye, and second for reading. And spectacles are not need again.Dad needs cataract surgery. His eyes are +/- 5 (I forget which; needs specs for distance). I presume they can give him better lenses?
Mine will need doing in the not-too-distant future.
OCDC said:
Kabana and cheese here. And two Haigh’s milk choc orange pastilles.Dad needs cataract surgery. His eyes are +/- 5 (I forget which; needs specs for distance). I presume they can give him better lenses?
They can correct the myopia and make him emmetropic. Personally, if/when I need cataract surgery, I want to remain at about -3 myopic. It’s perfect for reading without glasses. I’ve been able to read without glasses my entire life and I would be quite unhappy to not be able to do that. I don’t mind wearing glasses for distance vision. There are multifocal intra-ocular lenses now, but there is compromise involved in the vision. In my experience, myopes don’t compromise on clarity well.
Woodie said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
The other day buffy suggested a salad with diced cucumber and diced avocado amongst other stuff, so I’ll try that this evening.Coles truck should be here soon.
+ chickpeas (from a tin) + finely diced celery. Dressed with olive oil and lemon juice.
Food report: mr buffy is cook. He has defrosted and is now ovening a lamb and rosemary pie from the bakery. I don’t know what accompaniments are planned.
With tomato sauce? White Crow?
yeah….. whatever happened to White Crow tomato sauce. You know, Proper tomato sauce in a proper glass bottle, where ya mother would turn the bottle upside down and wack the arse out of it to get that last drop out.
You don’t adulterate one of Cam’s delicious lamb/rosemary/garlic potato topped pies with tomato sauce! And you don’t have to whack the bottle to get the last of the sauce out – you make “sauce casserole”, beef casserole, rinsing out the “empty” sauce bottle to make the casserole sauce.
buffy said:
OCDC said:Ta.Kabana and cheese here. And two Haigh’s milk choc orange pastilles.They can correct the myopia and make him emmetropic. Personally, if/when I need cataract surgery, I want to remain at about -3 myopic. It’s perfect for reading without glasses. I’ve been able to read without glasses my entire life and I would be quite unhappy to not be able to do that. I don’t mind wearing glasses for distance vision. There are multifocal intra-ocular lenses now, but there is compromise involved in the vision. In my experience, myopes don’t compromise on clarity well.Dad needs cataract surgery. His eyes are +/- 5 (I forget which; needs specs for distance). I presume they can give him better lenses?
OCDC said:
Kabana and cheese here. And two Haigh’s milk choc orange pastilles.Dad needs cataract surgery. His eyes are +/- 5 (I forget which; needs specs for distance). I presume they can give him better lenses?
Mrs rb has to go forr cataract surgery on 25th of Jan. So well be sleeping over and coming back on invasion day.
Woodie said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
The other day buffy suggested a salad with diced cucumber and diced avocado amongst other stuff, so I’ll try that this evening.Coles truck should be here soon.
+ chickpeas (from a tin) + finely diced celery. Dressed with olive oil and lemon juice.
Food report: mr buffy is cook. He has defrosted and is now ovening a lamb and rosemary pie from the bakery. I don’t know what accompaniments are planned.
With tomato sauce? White Crow?
yeah….. whatever happened to White Crow tomato sauce. You know, Proper tomato sauce in a proper glass bottle, where ya mother would turn the bottle upside down and wack the arse out of it to get that last drop out.
I’ve got a nott;e of Rosella in the fridge and yes it is in a glass bottle that I have to whack on the bum of.
sarahs mum said:
OCDC said:
sarahs mum said:A steep drop in the population of the endangered Tasmanian devil is creating knock-on effects to the evolutionary genetics of the spotted-tailed quoll, according to a new Nature Ecology & Evolution study.A patient’s grandson brought his quoll toy with him when he visited her. He was impressed that I knew it was a quoll. That was the best part of my day… Probs week or month tbh.A global research team including experts from the University of Tasmania have found the decline of Tasmania’s top predator species, caused by a highly transmissible facial cancer, has enabled increased activity and less competition for quolls, the next level of predatory species in the ecosystem.
more..
https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/tasmanian-devil-declines-impact-quolls
Janina traps and relocates possums from her garden. She mostly catches quolls. Lots of different ones of different ages. She lets them go. I think they are responsible for her missing shoes off the verandah. that’s my theory anyway.
or a fox. Foxes love leather.
kii said:
Woodie, do you have a copy of Steve’s Xmas cake recipe?
No I don’t. But it is Chrissy Pudd, not cake.
You might like to try here:
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
Kabana and cheese here. And two Haigh’s milk choc orange pastilles.Dad needs cataract surgery. His eyes are +/- 5 (I forget which; needs specs for distance). I presume they can give him better lenses?
As I understand it, the first lens is done as a distance vision eye, and second for reading. And spectacles are not need again.
Mine will need doing in the not-too-distant future.
You are talking about monovision. You lose your depth perception with monovision. I don’t recommend it without a contact lens trial first because the surgery is permanent (without further surgery for lens exchange) and it’s a good idea to make sure your brain can cope with one eye focussed close and one distance. It’s never done that before in its life. The situation can be mimicked with contact lenses as a trial. (Basically, I don’t recommend monovision)
Salad tossed, tuna dressed. Now to cool down in front of the fan with a glass of chilled white for a while, before diving in.
OCDC said:
kii said:Woodie, do you have a copy of Steve’s Xmas cake recipe?I thought it was a pudding, hence pudd.
Maybe? I took note of the recipe. I’d make a cake, but not a Xmas pudding. Even though I did inherit my grandmother’s pudding cloth.
kii said:
OCDC said:
kii said:Woodie, do you have a copy of Steve’s Xmas cake recipe?I thought it was a pudding, hence pudd.
Maybe? I took note of the recipe. I’d make a cake, but not a Xmas pudding. Even though I did inherit my grandmother’s pudding cloth.
basically the same thing.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
Kabana and cheese here. And two Haigh’s milk choc orange pastilles.Dad needs cataract surgery. His eyes are +/- 5 (I forget which; needs specs for distance). I presume they can give him better lenses?
As I understand it, the first lens is done as a distance vision eye, and second for reading. And spectacles are not need again.
Mine will need doing in the not-too-distant future.
You are talking about monovision. You lose your depth perception with monovision. I don’t recommend it without a contact lens trial first because the surgery is permanent (without further surgery for lens exchange) and it’s a good idea to make sure your brain can cope with one eye focussed close and one distance. It’s never done that before in its life. The situation can be mimicked with contact lenses as a trial. (Basically, I don’t recommend monovision)
Ta.
Woodie said:
kii said:
Woodie, do you have a copy of Steve’s Xmas cake recipe?
No I don’t. But it is Chrissy Pudd, not cake.
You might like to try here:
Hmmmm, very nicely done. I was sure it was a cake. I was asking about the cake recipe, because dv was complaining about making Xmas cakes.
kii said:
Woodie said:
kii said:
Woodie, do you have a copy of Steve’s Xmas cake recipe?
No I don’t. But it is Chrissy Pudd, not cake.
You might like to try here:
Hmmmm, very nicely done. I was sure it was a cake. I was asking about the cake recipe, because dv was complaining about making Xmas cakes.
sm put a fairly simple boiled fruit cake recipe in the recipe thread for dv. He has seen it.
Bubblecar said:
Salad tossed, tuna dressed. Now to cool down in front of the fan with a glass of chilled white for a while, before diving in.
Verdict: savoureux, gustosa, lecker, smachno. Tuna and avocado go very well together.
And the boy are on to The Daemons, the last of season 8. I’d rather forgotten how good this series is. The Master is in every story. When it turned out the vicar was he, me boy said “you’ve got to be fucking kidding me.” Too much Delgado is never enough.
dv said:
And the boy are on to The Daemons, the last of season 8. I’d rather forgotten how good this series is. The Master is in every story. When it turned out the vicar was he, me boy said “you’ve got to be fucking kidding me.” Too much Delgado is never enough.
He was pretty good, but not long for this world by then.
‘m’off to the S’pore for work again. Be able to examine some of the fruits of my labour.
dv said:
‘m’off to the S’pore for work again. Be able to examine some of the fruits of my labour.
Jolly good. How long will you be gone?
A mere week, I’ll be around in the evenings.
dv said:
‘m’off to the S’pore for work again. Be able to examine some of the fruits of my labour.
No doubt youll be staying
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
‘m’off to the S’pore for work again. Be able to examine some of the fruits of my labour.
No doubt youll be staying at the Raffel’s
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
‘m’off to the S’pore for work again. Be able to examine some of the fruits of my labour.
No doubt youll be staying at the Raffel’s
I don’t think that’s on the cards
Forgot to report: new next door neighbour’s husband died on Tuesday. Her sister told me this morning.
buffy said:
Forgot to report: new next door neighbour’s husband died on Tuesday. Her sister told me this morning.
Seemed inevitable. Doubtless a merciful release.
The Alstom-made commuter trains in Adelaide seem broadly similar to the trains on Victoria’s V/Line. However they are slower, with a top speed of 110 rather than 160 km/h.
dv said:
The Alstom-made commuter trains in Adelaide seem broadly similar to the trains on Victoria’s V/Line. However they are slower, with a top speed of 110 rather than 160 km/h.
Talking about Adelaide trains, recently the sister reminded me of a journey we kids undertook in 1970 to visit our Mum and newborn twin siblings, in a private maternity hospital.
We could get there by local train, catching it at the station just around the corner from East Parkway. All went well until after the visit when we returned to the line, and the older and immediately younger sisters disagreed as to which direction we needed to go to return home. Immediately younger sister was adamant that we needed to go thataway so she prevailed, resulting in us boarding the wrong train.
Eventually we realised we were passing through exotic realms and managed to disembark and catch the right train. But I think we endured several hours of lostness.
I topped all mouse bait tubs up around the yard, well with a modest two sometimes more blocks each with salt poured over, I promised everyone I would do that, mentioned it previous, and you know i’m a social creature in need of legitimacy, reassurance that way, I voluntarily make my activities subject a broader social dimension, i’m receptive that way, quite a few million years of evolution and it happened upon a useful accident in the arrangement of some neurons, and here I am, here we are, and a quick mention of those that failed the adaptation and didn’t successfully breed is probably in order at this point, what a wonderful thing is evolution, all the varied darwinian arseholery it makes possible, that replicates, good to be on the winning team isn’t it, to be here
and so ends this evenings brief typing practice episode
transition said:
I topped all mouse bait tubs up around the yard, well with a modest two sometimes more blocks each with salt poured over, I promised everyone I would do that, mentioned it previous, and you know i’m a social creature in need of legitimacy, reassurance that way, I voluntarily make my activities subject a broader social dimension, i’m receptive that way, quite a few million years of evolution and it happened upon a useful accident in the arrangement of some neurons, and here I am, here we are, and a quick mention of those that failed the adaptation and didn’t successfully breed is probably in order at this point, what a wonderful thing is evolution, all the varied darwinian arseholery it makes possible, that replicates, good to be on the winning team isn’t it, to be hereand so ends this evenings brief typing practice episode
As long as native fauna aren’t consuming these baits and suffering.
Had an early start today as the fire truck limped home from the Nannup fire at 1 am with a water leak. I wasn’t able to fix it in the station, so called in the shire mechanics to get onto it pronto.
Had to visit the doc this morning coz my fingernail is proper borked, then did 8 hours earthworks today, and straight back to the station for training at 5:30pm.
We had 4 new vollies this evening and I gave them a rundown of the station and trucks, and what was expected of them, 3 signed up straight away.
Another crew is heading back to Nannup at dawn, so after we cleaned the leaky appliance from last nights dust and debris, we cleaned and prepped the other heavy tanker ready to go at sunup. Then had a debrief about last nights shenanigans, and decamped to the beer fridge for some refreshments.
Kingy said:
Had an early start today as the fire truck limped home from the Nannup fire at 1 am with a water leak. I wasn’t able to fix it in the station, so called in the shire mechanics to get onto it pronto.Had to visit the doc this morning coz my fingernail is proper borked, then did 8 hours earthworks today, and straight back to the station for training at 5:30pm.
We had 4 new vollies this evening and I gave them a rundown of the station and trucks, and what was expected of them, 3 signed up straight away.
Another crew is heading back to Nannup at dawn, so after we cleaned the leaky appliance from last nights dust and debris, we cleaned and prepped the other heavy tanker ready to go at sunup. Then had a debrief about last nights shenanigans, and decamped to the beer fridge for some refreshments.
Sounds like you’ve got a great crew there with loyd of locals wanting to join up.
I’m guessing all the lightning in the last few days has started most of the fires going. Hopefully a few cooler days coming up with light winds, Been watching the lightning strikes on t]a mobile phone app earlier this week, lots of thunderclouds going right over forest areas. Can’t be good news for fireys.
Kingy said:
Had an early start today as the fire truck limped home from the Nannup fire at 1 am with a water leak. I wasn’t able to fix it in the station, so called in the shire mechanics to get onto it pronto.Had to visit the doc this morning coz my fingernail is proper borked, then did 8 hours earthworks today, and straight back to the station for training at 5:30pm.
We had 4 new vollies this evening and I gave them a rundown of the station and trucks, and what was expected of them, 3 signed up straight away.
Another crew is heading back to Nannup at dawn, so after we cleaned the leaky appliance from last nights dust and debris, we cleaned and prepped the other heavy tanker ready to go at sunup. Then had a debrief about last nights shenanigans, and decamped to the beer fridge for some refreshments.
I suspected that fingernail could really use the comprehensive scalpel treatment in the first place.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Had an early start today as the fire truck limped home from the Nannup fire at 1 am with a water leak. I wasn’t able to fix it in the station, so called in the shire mechanics to get onto it pronto.Had to visit the doc this morning coz my fingernail is proper borked, then did 8 hours earthworks today, and straight back to the station for training at 5:30pm.
We had 4 new vollies this evening and I gave them a rundown of the station and trucks, and what was expected of them, 3 signed up straight away.
Another crew is heading back to Nannup at dawn, so after we cleaned the leaky appliance from last nights dust and debris, we cleaned and prepped the other heavy tanker ready to go at sunup. Then had a debrief about last nights shenanigans, and decamped to the beer fridge for some refreshments.
Sounds like you’ve got a great crew there with loyd of locals wanting to join up.
I’m guessing all the lightning in the last few days has started most of the fires going. Hopefully a few cooler days coming up with light winds, Been watching the lightning strikes on t]a mobile phone app earlier this week, lots of thunderclouds going right over forest areas. Can’t be good news for fireys.
we got some nice rain today morning.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Had an early start today as the fire truck limped home from the Nannup fire at 1 am with a water leak. I wasn’t able to fix it in the station, so called in the shire mechanics to get onto it pronto.Had to visit the doc this morning coz my fingernail is proper borked, then did 8 hours earthworks today, and straight back to the station for training at 5:30pm.
We had 4 new vollies this evening and I gave them a rundown of the station and trucks, and what was expected of them, 3 signed up straight away.
Another crew is heading back to Nannup at dawn, so after we cleaned the leaky appliance from last nights dust and debris, we cleaned and prepped the other heavy tanker ready to go at sunup. Then had a debrief about last nights shenanigans, and decamped to the beer fridge for some refreshments.
Sounds like you’ve got a great crew there with
loydof locals wanting to join up.
lots of
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Had an early start today as the fire truck limped home from the Nannup fire at 1 am with a water leak. I wasn’t able to fix it in the station, so called in the shire mechanics to get onto it pronto.Had to visit the doc this morning coz my fingernail is proper borked, then did 8 hours earthworks today, and straight back to the station for training at 5:30pm.
We had 4 new vollies this evening and I gave them a rundown of the station and trucks, and what was expected of them, 3 signed up straight away.
Another crew is heading back to Nannup at dawn, so after we cleaned the leaky appliance from last nights dust and debris, we cleaned and prepped the other heavy tanker ready to go at sunup. Then had a debrief about last nights shenanigans, and decamped to the beer fridge for some refreshments.
Sounds like you’ve got a great crew there with loyd of locals wanting to join up.
I’m guessing all the lightning in the last few days has started most of the fires going. Hopefully a few cooler days coming up with light winds, Been watching the lightning strikes on t]a mobile phone app earlier this week, lots of thunderclouds going right over forest areas. Can’t be good news for fireys.
There was about 30ish new fires started by lightning on Tuesday. Plus another 20 or so yesterday further East in the wheatbelt, one still being somewhat difficult.
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
Had an early start today as the fire truck limped home from the Nannup fire at 1 am with a water leak. I wasn’t able to fix it in the station, so called in the shire mechanics to get onto it pronto.Had to visit the doc this morning coz my fingernail is proper borked, then did 8 hours earthworks today, and straight back to the station for training at 5:30pm.
We had 4 new vollies this evening and I gave them a rundown of the station and trucks, and what was expected of them, 3 signed up straight away.
Another crew is heading back to Nannup at dawn, so after we cleaned the leaky appliance from last nights dust and debris, we cleaned and prepped the other heavy tanker ready to go at sunup. Then had a debrief about last nights shenanigans, and decamped to the beer fridge for some refreshments.
I suspected that fingernail could really use the comprehensive scalpel treatment in the first place.
Yesterday after a hot sweaty day at work I stank, and I thought it was just sweat and dust. I was supposed to go to the fire station after work to advise the crew on the situation before they headed in, but I could smell my own BO, so I went home for a shower. When I got out of the shower, I could still smell a bad smell. I realised that it was my busted finger, it stank badly. I squeezed some putrid muck out from under the nail and nearly threw up…
So I went to see the doc this morning and it turns out that industrial strength antibiotics are gonna fix it. We’ll see.
Sorry for that mental picture. It’s been a big day and I’ve just had an industrial strength bourbon.
I’m gonna go outside and watch the lack of lightning for a while.
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
Had an early start today as the fire truck limped home from the Nannup fire at 1 am with a water leak. I wasn’t able to fix it in the station, so called in the shire mechanics to get onto it pronto.Had to visit the doc this morning coz my fingernail is proper borked, then did 8 hours earthworks today, and straight back to the station for training at 5:30pm.
We had 4 new vollies this evening and I gave them a rundown of the station and trucks, and what was expected of them, 3 signed up straight away.
Another crew is heading back to Nannup at dawn, so after we cleaned the leaky appliance from last nights dust and debris, we cleaned and prepped the other heavy tanker ready to go at sunup. Then had a debrief about last nights shenanigans, and decamped to the beer fridge for some refreshments.
I suspected that fingernail could really use the comprehensive scalpel treatment in the first place.
Yesterday after a hot sweaty day at work I stank, and I thought it was just sweat and dust. I was supposed to go to the fire station after work to advise the crew on the situation before they headed in, but I could smell my own BO, so I went home for a shower. When I got out of the shower, I could still smell a bad smell. I realised that it was my busted finger, it stank badly. I squeezed some putrid muck out from under the nail and nearly threw up…
So I went to see the doc this morning and it turns out that industrial strength antibiotics are gonna fix it. We’ll see.
Sorry for that mental picture. It’s been a big day and I’ve just had an industrial strength bourbon.
I’m gonna go outside and watch the lack of lightning for a while.
Take care of that. keep it clean.
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:I suspected that fingernail could really use the comprehensive scalpel treatment in the first place.
Yesterday after a hot sweaty day at work I stank, and I thought it was just sweat and dust. I was supposed to go to the fire station after work to advise the crew on the situation before they headed in, but I could smell my own BO, so I went home for a shower. When I got out of the shower, I could still smell a bad smell. I realised that it was my busted finger, it stank badly. I squeezed some putrid muck out from under the nail and nearly threw up…
So I went to see the doc this morning and it turns out that industrial strength antibiotics are gonna fix it. We’ll see.
Sorry for that mental picture. It’s been a big day and I’ve just had an industrial strength bourbon.
I’m gonna go outside and watch the lack of lightning for a while.
Take care of that. keep it clean.
Kingy said:
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:Yesterday after a hot sweaty day at work I stank, and I thought it was just sweat and dust. I was supposed to go to the fire station after work to advise the crew on the situation before they headed in, but I could smell my own BO, so I went home for a shower. When I got out of the shower, I could still smell a bad smell. I realised that it was my busted finger, it stank badly. I squeezed some putrid muck out from under the nail and nearly threw up…
So I went to see the doc this morning and it turns out that industrial strength antibiotics are gonna fix it. We’ll see.
Sorry for that mental picture. It’s been a big day and I’ve just had an industrial strength bourbon.
I’m gonna go outside and watch the lack of lightning for a while.
Take care of that. keep it clean.
ew. still it could look worse.
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:I suspected that fingernail could really use the comprehensive scalpel treatment in the first place.
Yesterday after a hot sweaty day at work I stank, and I thought it was just sweat and dust. I was supposed to go to the fire station after work to advise the crew on the situation before they headed in, but I could smell my own BO, so I went home for a shower. When I got out of the shower, I could still smell a bad smell. I realised that it was my busted finger, it stank badly. I squeezed some putrid muck out from under the nail and nearly threw up…
So I went to see the doc this morning and it turns out that industrial strength antibiotics are gonna fix it. We’ll see.
Sorry for that mental picture. It’s been a big day and I’ve just had an industrial strength bourbon.
I’m gonna go outside and watch the lack of lightning for a while.
Take care of that. keep it clean.
+1
Some pics from last night…
The British Post Office scandal is a miscarriage of justice which, between 1999 and 2015, saw over 900 subpostmasters prosecuted for theft, false accounting, and fraud for shortfalls at their branches when these shortfalls were in fact due to errors of the Post Office’s Horizon accounting software.
While some subpostmasters almost immediately noticed the new system reporting false shortfalls, sometimes for thousands of pounds, the Post Office insisted that the system was robust and, when shortfalls occurred, prosecuted the subpostmasters or forced them to make up the amount. The impact of court cases, criminal convictions, imprisonment, loss of livelihood and homes, debt and bankruptcy took a heavy toll on victims and their families, leading to stress, illness, divorce and, in at least four cases, suicide. In May 2009, Computer Weekly broke the story about problems with Horizon software and in September 2009 subpostmaster Alan Bates set up the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance (JFSA).
In 2012, as a result of pressure from campaigners and Members of Parliament, the Post Office appointed forensic accountants Second Sight to conduct an investigation into Horizon. The investigators concluded that Horizon contained faults that could result in accounting discrepancies, but the Post Office insisted that there were no systemic problems with the software. In 2017, a group of 555 subpostmasters led by Bates brought a group action in the High Court against the Post Office. After the judge ruled in November 2019 that Horizon contained bugs, errors and defects, the case was settled out of court for £58 million, which left the claimants with about £20,000 each after legal costs. The government later agreed to supplement their awards. In February of 2020 the prime minister said that the government would establish an inquiry into the scandal. Courts began to quash convictions from December 2020.
As of January 2024, most of those wrongly convicted are still waiting to have their convictions overturned, the public inquiry is ongoing, and the Metropolitan Police is investigating the Post Office for potential fraud offences.
A four-part television drama, Mr Bates vs the Post Office, was broadcast on ITV in January 2024, after which the scandal became a major news story and political issue. In January 2024, prime minister Rishi Sunak announced new legislation to exonerate wrongly-convicted subpostmasters.
—-
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal
dv said:
The British Post Office scandal is a miscarriage of justice which, between 1999 and 2015, saw over 900 subpostmasters prosecuted for theft, false accounting, and fraud for shortfalls at their branches when these shortfalls were in fact due to errors of the Post Office’s Horizon accounting software.While some subpostmasters almost immediately noticed the new system reporting false shortfalls, sometimes for thousands of pounds, the Post Office insisted that the system was robust and, when shortfalls occurred, prosecuted the subpostmasters or forced them to make up the amount. The impact of court cases, criminal convictions, imprisonment, loss of livelihood and homes, debt and bankruptcy took a heavy toll on victims and their families, leading to stress, illness, divorce and, in at least four cases, suicide. In May 2009, Computer Weekly broke the story about problems with Horizon software and in September 2009 subpostmaster Alan Bates set up the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance (JFSA).
In 2012, as a result of pressure from campaigners and Members of Parliament, the Post Office appointed forensic accountants Second Sight to conduct an investigation into Horizon. The investigators concluded that Horizon contained faults that could result in accounting discrepancies, but the Post Office insisted that there were no systemic problems with the software. In 2017, a group of 555 subpostmasters led by Bates brought a group action in the High Court against the Post Office. After the judge ruled in November 2019 that Horizon contained bugs, errors and defects, the case was settled out of court for £58 million, which left the claimants with about £20,000 each after legal costs. The government later agreed to supplement their awards. In February of 2020 the prime minister said that the government would establish an inquiry into the scandal. Courts began to quash convictions from December 2020.
As of January 2024, most of those wrongly convicted are still waiting to have their convictions overturned, the public inquiry is ongoing, and the Metropolitan Police is investigating the Post Office for potential fraud offences.
A four-part television drama, Mr Bates vs the Post Office, was broadcast on ITV in January 2024, after which the scandal became a major news story and political issue. In January 2024, prime minister Rishi Sunak announced new legislation to exonerate wrongly-convicted subpostmasters.
—-
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal
I feel for those people.
I also think it is shit when an action like this profits the lawyers and not the victims.
dv said:
The British Post Office scandal is a miscarriage of justice which, between 1999 and 2015, saw over 900 subpostmasters prosecuted for theft, false accounting, and fraud for shortfalls at their branches when these shortfalls were in fact due to errors of the Post Office’s Horizon accounting software.While some subpostmasters almost immediately noticed the new system reporting false shortfalls, sometimes for thousands of pounds, the Post Office insisted that the system was robust and, when shortfalls occurred, prosecuted the subpostmasters or forced them to make up the amount. The impact of court cases, criminal convictions, imprisonment, loss of livelihood and homes, debt and bankruptcy took a heavy toll on victims and their families, leading to stress, illness, divorce and, in at least four cases, suicide. In May 2009, Computer Weekly broke the story about problems with Horizon software and in September 2009 subpostmaster Alan Bates set up the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance (JFSA).
In 2012, as a result of pressure from campaigners and Members of Parliament, the Post Office appointed forensic accountants Second Sight to conduct an investigation into Horizon. The investigators concluded that Horizon contained faults that could result in accounting discrepancies, but the Post Office insisted that there were no systemic problems with the software. In 2017, a group of 555 subpostmasters led by Bates brought a group action in the High Court against the Post Office. After the judge ruled in November 2019 that Horizon contained bugs, errors and defects, the case was settled out of court for £58 million, which left the claimants with about £20,000 each after legal costs. The government later agreed to supplement their awards. In February of 2020 the prime minister said that the government would establish an inquiry into the scandal. Courts began to quash convictions from December 2020.
As of January 2024, most of those wrongly convicted are still waiting to have their convictions overturned, the public inquiry is ongoing, and the Metropolitan Police is investigating the Post Office for potential fraud offences.
A four-part television drama, Mr Bates vs the Post Office, was broadcast on ITV in January 2024, after which the scandal became a major news story and political issue. In January 2024, prime minister Rishi Sunak announced new legislation to exonerate wrongly-convicted subpostmasters.
—-
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal
Been following this the last week or two. Never heard about it of course via the mainstream media. But this is really tragic, and really infuriating, even though I am not even remotely a pom. The worst part of it seems to be that the Post Office had their own separate legislative authority to conduct their own private prosecutions without any oversight from the police or the DPP (or whatever the UK equivalent is called). The Post office’s own lawyers, with complete blind faith in their own software system, were able to prosecute people without any independent oversight of the case seems just …. words can’t describe.
I hope people get crucified or burnt at the stake for this.
Enormous Ice Deposit Nearly 4 Kilometers Thick Discovered Under Mars’s Equator
If the deposit melted, it would cover the whole planet in meters of water.
https://www.iflscience.com/enormous-ice-deposit-nearly-4-kilometers-thick-discovered-under-marss-equator-72512
sarahs mum said:
Enormous Ice Deposit Nearly 4 Kilometers Thick Discovered Under Mars’s Equator
If the deposit melted, it would cover the whole planet in meters of water.https://www.iflscience.com/enormous-ice-deposit-nearly-4-kilometers-thick-discovered-under-marss-equator-72512
Good
Erratic night until I passed out with the help of sleepy gummies x 2.
Warmish this morning. No below zero overnight.
All is well.
Michael V said:
kii said:
Woodie said:No I don’t. But it is Chrissy Pudd, not cake.
You might like to try here:
Hmmmm, very nicely done. I was sure it was a cake. I was asking about the cake recipe, because dv was complaining about making Xmas cakes.
sm put a fairly simple boiled fruit cake recipe in the recipe thread for dv. He has seen it.
Oh, excellent.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 11 degrees at the back door and starting to get light. We are forecast a partly cloudy 23 degrees today. Then a 31 tomorrow, back down to 23 for Sunday and Monday and up to 33 again for Tuesday and Wednesday. It seems we may have to wait for February for the traditional 40 degree days this Summer, although if we don’t get any, it will be the third Summer in a row without them (I think – I’d have to go back through the BOM records to check) I don’t miss them.
I’ll be dealing with weeds again today. My own rather than Gail’s next door. Plenty in both gardens with this moderate season which is including rain in the repertoire.
buffy said:
Some people here have expressed an interest in slime moulds. I’ve just received an email from Fungimap and the first webinar this year is about slime moulds. Usually the webinars are free for members and others are requested to make a donation. I presume the same applies to this one. Here is the information I’ve got.—————————————————————————————————
MYXOMYCETES AT BLACK SUGARLOAF, NORTHERN TASMANIA – A SLIME MOULD HOTSPOT
Sarah LloydThursday 8 February, 12.30 – 1.30pm AEDT
Held via Zoom
Cost: Free for current Fungimap paid members
Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/COPSThe taxonomic position of slime moulds has baffled naturalists and scientists for centuries. When “the father of taxonomy” Swedish botanists Carl Linneus devised his system of classification he included slime moulds (and fungi) in the plant kingdom. Slime moulds were subsequently placed in various kingdoms but are now regarded as amoebozoans.
Sarah Lloyd has observed the eucalypt forest at Birralee Tasmania for 13 years, which is now considered a hotspot for myxomycetes, with over 120 species documented from the site including 4 hitherto undescribed species, one new genus and more new species awaiting further study. In this webinar Sarah will discuss these and also describe the important ecological roles of slime moulds.
Sarah Lloyd has had a lifelong love of birds, and an interest in plants, bryophytes, fungi and slime moulds since 1988 when she moved to live in a forest at Black Sugarloaf, Birralee in central north Tasmania. She has contributed to several citizen science projects including the Australian Bird Count, and Fungimap, a project to record Australia’s undocumented fungal species. It was through Fungimap that she was introduced to slime moulds. In 2019 she was awarded an OAM (Order of Australia medal) for “services to conservation – and slime moulds”.
I just got another email about this and apparently there were some problems with the hyperlink for booking. If you have already booked, it’s fine, but the link stopped working, so the new link is:
https://www.trybooking.com/COPSX
buffy said:
Forgot to report: new next door neighbour’s husband died on Tuesday. Her sister told me this morning.
sad.
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
Enormous Ice Deposit Nearly 4 Kilometers Thick Discovered Under Mars’s Equator
If the deposit melted, it would cover the whole planet in meters of water.https://www.iflscience.com/enormous-ice-deposit-nearly-4-kilometers-thick-discovered-under-marss-equator-72512
Good
Long way to go to get a drink.
i’m going to have another coffee while I can, while it remains a possibility in possibility space
Heading for 23 and partly cloudy this end too.
I’ll be visiting the chemist for my medications and the IGA for some wraps (fancy an egg & salad wrap for lunch. Dinner will be mince & tatties).
I’ll also draw out Mr Tunks’s remuneration. He might be tackling the garden today.
transition said:
i’m going to have another coffee while I can, while it remains a possibility in possibility space
Doing that myself.
Mornings all.
Currently 14 degrees and maybe reach 28 later. Has to be one of the mildest summers I’ve experienced so far.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
i’m going to have another coffee while I can, while it remains a possibility in possibility space
Doing that myself.
imagine the soul of some utterance or writly was in that it were only uttered or writ once, meant to only be writ once, one single time, that there were meant be just one single example ever, or said just once, and you go ahead a ruin it, evaporate its soul, a thoughtless replication
yeah you’re a fucken ruiner of singularity, part of the replicator scum that inhabits the earth
humor^
how’s master rb, going have a quiet day or what
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:
i’m going to have another coffee while I can, while it remains a possibility in possibility space
Doing that myself.
imagine the soul of some utterance or writly was in that it were only uttered or writ once, meant to only be writ once, one single time, that there were meant be just one single example ever, or said just once, and you go ahead a ruin it, evaporate its soul, a thoughtless replication
yeah you’re a fucken ruiner of singularity, part of the replicator scum that inhabits the earth
humor^
how’s master rb, going have a quiet day or what
Friday is always busy. Being the day when I rush around trying to pick some of my collection of rubbish that I’m willing to put in the bin before the bin man comes to take it away. Because that moment when the truck stops at my place may vary from early to late by several hours, there are days when I pull my hair and say, missed him again.
After the bin man is gone, suddenly I’m not so busy but there is still lotsa stuff to do.
Otherwise I simply sit around ruiining singularity.
4/10. Seven were guesses on the ABCD method. So one guess turned out to be right…
buffy said:
NewsQuiz4/10. Seven were guesses on the ABCD method. So one guess turned out to be right…
Score: 7 / 10
⭐⭐️ Nice job!
But we think you can do even better next time. You’ve scored 14% better than average.
Had four guesses and three of those were incorrect.
buffy said:
NewsQuiz4/10. Seven were guesses on the ABCD method. So one guess turned out to be right…
2 out of 9….it won’t let me get #10, probably because I have failed so bad.
Just had a quick look back at the weather recordings for Hamilton (Vic) and the last time we had a day over 40 degrees looks like it was Jan 31st 2020. Prior to that for 6 years there were days over 40, with the exception of 2017.
Time to go weeding. I need to weed under the big bluegums and then run all the fallen bark and twigs through the chipper.
kii said:
buffy said:
NewsQuiz4/10. Seven were guesses on the ABCD method. So one guess turned out to be right…
2 out of 9….it won’t let me get #10, probably because I have failed so bad.
Found it! The old dead dog one!
3/10!!
Can’t be arsed finding the Elon Hate Thread.
What kind of idiot child posts this?
Yes I checked, it really is from his account.
Spiny Norman said:
Can’t be arsed finding the Elon Hate Thread.What kind of idiot child posts this?
Yes I checked, it really is from his account.
Trouble is, I can’t unsee that now.
Spiny Norman said:
Can’t be arsed finding the Elon Hate Thread.What kind of idiot child posts this?
Yes I checked, it really is from his account.
party_pants said:
dv said:
The British Post Office scandal is a miscarriage of justice which, between 1999 and 2015, saw over 900 subpostmasters prosecuted for theft, false accounting, and fraud for shortfalls at their branches when these shortfalls were in fact due to errors of the Post Office’s Horizon accounting software.While some subpostmasters almost immediately noticed the new system reporting false shortfalls, sometimes for thousands of pounds, the Post Office insisted that the system was robust and, when shortfalls occurred, prosecuted the subpostmasters or forced them to make up the amount. The impact of court cases, criminal convictions, imprisonment, loss of livelihood and homes, debt and bankruptcy took a heavy toll on victims and their families, leading to stress, illness, divorce and, in at least four cases, suicide. In May 2009, Computer Weekly broke the story about problems with Horizon software and in September 2009 subpostmaster Alan Bates set up the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance (JFSA).
In 2012, as a result of pressure from campaigners and Members of Parliament, the Post Office appointed forensic accountants Second Sight to conduct an investigation into Horizon. The investigators concluded that Horizon contained faults that could result in accounting discrepancies, but the Post Office insisted that there were no systemic problems with the software. In 2017, a group of 555 subpostmasters led by Bates brought a group action in the High Court against the Post Office. After the judge ruled in November 2019 that Horizon contained bugs, errors and defects, the case was settled out of court for £58 million, which left the claimants with about £20,000 each after legal costs. The government later agreed to supplement their awards. In February of 2020 the prime minister said that the government would establish an inquiry into the scandal. Courts began to quash convictions from December 2020.
As of January 2024, most of those wrongly convicted are still waiting to have their convictions overturned, the public inquiry is ongoing, and the Metropolitan Police is investigating the Post Office for potential fraud offences.
A four-part television drama, Mr Bates vs the Post Office, was broadcast on ITV in January 2024, after which the scandal became a major news story and political issue. In January 2024, prime minister Rishi Sunak announced new legislation to exonerate wrongly-convicted subpostmasters.
—-
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal
Been following this the last week or two. Never heard about it of course via the mainstream media. But this is really tragic, and really infuriating, even though I am not even remotely a pom. The worst part of it seems to be that the Post Office had their own separate legislative authority to conduct their own private prosecutions without any oversight from the police or the DPP (or whatever the UK equivalent is called). The Post office’s own lawyers, with complete blind faith in their own software system, were able to prosecute people without any independent oversight of the case seems just …. words can’t describe.
I hope people get crucified or burnt at the stake for this.
there are articles in the msn.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3054706/Decent-lives-destroyed-Post-Office-monstrous-injustice-scores-sub-postmasters-driven-ruin-suicide-computers-really-blame.html
April 2015
party_pants said:
…it seems to be that the Post Office had their own separate legislative authority to conduct their own private prosecutions without any oversight from the police or the DPP (or whatever the UK equivalent is called).
There’s a lot of outfits that can do that. A lot here in Australia.
For instance, the Australian Psychological Association can compel you to appear before any inquiry or investigation that it’s conducting, and, if you decline, can have you put in gaol for contempt, just like that, full compliance from the legal system, no questions asked.
Morning pilgrims.
Looks like a corker of a day out there, I should go and do something with it.
Over.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
Looks like a corker of a day out there, I should go and do something with it.
Over.
SFA sounds good.
JudgeMental said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
Looks like a corker of a day out there, I should go and do something with it.
Over.
SFA sounds good.
I could go outside and do SFA, however the mower calls.
I’ve edged the couch under the big bluegums and along the West Veggie Bed. Been to the bakery for morning tea (mocha and a french vanilla slice) and now it’s time to get out the chipper and deal with the bark and twigs on the ground up there by the back fence.
Good morning forum. Good psychologist appointment this morning. Turns out she has also had to take months off work due to chronic pain. Appointment followed by a length of kabana for a late brekkie. Today we trialed prophylactic ginger cordial and while it hasn’t worked perfectly, I’ll see how things go for the rest of the day. Also need to ring income protection people today; wasn’t up to talking important stuff yesterday.
Hello
Cymek said:
Hello
Good morning Cymek. How’s it going?
Michael V said:
Cymek said:
Hello
Good morning Cymek. How’s it going?
I’m reasonable how about you
Cymek said:
Hello
G’day
Peak Warming Man said:
JudgeMental said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
Looks like a corker of a day out there, I should go and do something with it.
Over.
SFA sounds good.
I could go outside and do SFA, however the mower calls.
So you’ve given your mower a voice?
Cymek said:
Michael V said:
Cymek said:
Hello
Good morning Cymek. How’s it going?
I’m reasonable how about you
Still pretty messy.
Michael V said:
Cymek said:
Michael V said:Good morning Cymek. How’s it going?
I’m reasonable how about you
Still pretty messy.
May be that way for a while until you reach closure.
I’ve given up putting bark and twigs through the chipper. Having to wipe my face every minute or two is too much. So I’ve come inside and showered the sweat off. I got a reasonable amount done. The other part will have to wait until I feel motivated enough to pick out the ivy seedlings before I can rake up the stuff to chip. Another day.
Also on the list for today is to make a tangelo cake, a cherry cake and some lemon cordial. Because I’ve got one tangelo (the first one ever from my tree) and some cherries leftover from last week’s shop which need to have something done with them. And my widow bush wanderer friend has run out of cordial and I’ll be seeing her tomorrow. I think that might just about see me out for today.
buffy said:
I’ve given up putting bark and twigs through the chipper. Having to wipe my face every minute or two is too much. So I’ve come inside and showered the sweat off. I got a reasonable amount done. The other part will have to wait until I feel motivated enough to pick out the ivy seedlings before I can rake up the stuff to chip. Another day.Also on the list for today is to make a tangelo cake, a cherry cake and some lemon cordial. Because I’ve got one tangelo (the first one ever from my tree) and some cherries leftover from last week’s shop which need to have something done with them. And my widow bush wanderer friend has run out of cordial and I’ll be seeing her tomorrow. I think that might just about see me out for today.
Yeah that will be alright I suppose.
Lunch report: ham, cream cheese and chutney wrap
OCDC said:
Lunch report: ham, cream cheese and chutney wrap
I haven’t decided what to eat for lunch yet. Probably some buttered Salada. And some other things.
OCDC said:
Lunch report: ham, cream cheese and chutney wrap
Breakfast report: Sausage with fried tomato and Cholula sauce
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. Good psychologist appointment this morning. Turns out she has also had to take months off work due to chronic pain. Appointment followed by a length of kabana for a late brekkie. Today we trialed prophylactic ginger cordial and while it hasn’t worked perfectly, I’ll see how things go for the rest of the day. Also need to ring income protection people today; wasn’t up to talking important stuff yesterday.
Is the ginger for nausea?
kii said:
OCDC said:Yes.Good morning forum. Good psychologist appointment this morning. Turns out she has also had to take months off work due to chronic pain. Appointment followed by a length of kabana for a late brekkie. Today we trialed prophylactic ginger cordial and while it hasn’t worked perfectly, I’ll see how things go for the rest of the day. Also need to ring income protection people today; wasn’t up to talking important stuff yesterday.Is the ginger for nausea?
Michael V said:
Cymek said:
Michael V said:Good morning Cymek. How’s it going?
I’m reasonable how about you
Still pretty messy.
Yeah I imagine so
Just repaired a pair of binoculars for an old scool friend who happens to live in the village and is a bird watcher. Browning 10×42. Bloody good set of binocs.
kii said:
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. Good psychologist appointment this morning. Turns out she has also had to take months off work due to chronic pain. Appointment followed by a length of kabana for a late brekkie. Today we trialed prophylactic ginger cordial and while it hasn’t worked perfectly, I’ll see how things go for the rest of the day. Also need to ring income protection people today; wasn’t up to talking important stuff yesterday.
Is the ginger for nausea?
No, spinning ‘round and ‘round on the spot is for nausea.
OCDC said:
kii said:OCDC said:Yes.Good morning forum. Good psychologist appointment this morning. Turns out she has also had to take months off work due to chronic pain. Appointment followed by a length of kabana for a late brekkie. Today we trialed prophylactic ginger cordial and while it hasn’t worked perfectly, I’ll see how things go for the rest of the day. Also need to ring income protection people today; wasn’t up to talking important stuff yesterday.Is the ginger for nausea?
I used it for morning sickness nausea. Also whey powder…blergh.
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. Good psychologist appointment this morning. Turns out she has also had to take months off work due to chronic pain. Appointment followed by a length of kabana for a late brekkie. Today we trialed prophylactic ginger cordial and while it hasn’t worked perfectly, I’ll see how things go for the rest of the day. Also need to ring income protection people today; wasn’t up to talking important stuff yesterday.
Is the ginger for nausea?
No, spinning ‘round and ‘round on the spot is for nausea.
I’ve heard that cannabis can do both.
kii said:
OCDC said:I am certain I am not great with child.kii said:I used it for morning sickness nausea. Also whey powder…blergh.Is the ginger for nausea?Yes.
OCDC said:
kii said:OCDC said:I am certain I am not great with child.Yes.I used it for morning sickness nausea. Also whey powder…blergh.
As a doktar, you should be certain.
Right then. On to the cordial prep, and the cake making. I am going to trial this recipe. I’ll let you know how it goes. It reads well. I shall add choc bits to the cherries.
kii said:
OCDC said:
kii said:Is the ginger for nausea?Yes.
I used it for morning sickness nausea. Also whey powder…blergh.
Pickled ginger is quite nice to eat on its own.
Cymek said:
kii said:
OCDC said:
Yes.
I used it for morning sickness nausea. Also whey powder…blergh.
Pickled ginger is quite nice to eat on its own.
I read that as picked ginger, and I thought Cymek is losing it.
buffy said:
Right then. On to the cordial prep, and the cake making. I am going to trial this recipe. I’ll let you know how it goes. It reads well. I shall add choc bits to the cherries.
Hmm…
https://anitalianinmykitchen.com/cherry-cake/#recipe
Something for Bob Katter to latch onto. 3.5m saltie in Vairns creek
OCDC said:
kii said:OCDC said:I am certain I am not great with child.Yes.I used it for morning sickness nausea. Also whey powder…blergh.
That with child nausea has scarred me. So very queasy all the time.
Cymek said:
kii said:
OCDC said:
Yes.
I used it for morning sickness nausea. Also whey powder…blergh.
Pickled ginger is quite nice to eat on its own.
I love glacé ginger.
6/10 in the ABC News Quiz, a chilling reminder to d-s about my imperfections.
Some of these were right in my wheelhouse.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-19/wedge-tailed-eagle-grounded-feather-replacement-byron-wildlife/103367530
I assume at the moment we can’t 3D print anything like feathers but I wonder if its doable in the near future
dv said:
6/10 in the ABC News Quiz, a chilling reminder to d-s about my imperfections.
Some of these were right in my wheelhouse.
OMG, I got 6/10 too
diddly-squat said:
dv said:
6/10 in the ABC News Quiz, a chilling reminder to d-s about my imperfections.
Some of these were right in my wheelhouse.
OMG, I got 6/10 too
5.
I should wash my hair.
kii said:
I should wash my hair.
me too.
Threads is a 1984 British-Australian apocalyptic war drama television film jointly produced by the BBC, Nine Network and Western-World Television Inc. Written by Barry Hines and directed and produced by Mick Jackson, it is a dramatic account of nuclear war and its effects in Britain, specifically on the city of Sheffield in Northern England. The plot centres on two families as a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union erupts. As the nuclear exchange between NATO and the Warsaw Pact begins, the film depicts the medical, economic, social and environmental consequences of nuclear war.
Never heard of it. Maybe I should check it.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
I should wash my hair.
me too.
It requires energy that I don’t have. I’ve been meaning to cut my hair for nearly 3 years. Maybe tomorrow. My mantra.
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
I should wash my hair.
me too.
It requires energy that I don’t have. I’ve been meaning to cut my hair for nearly 3 years. Maybe tomorrow. My mantra.
i plait my hair after i wash it. I usually start the plaiting from a different point. High near y ears or low toward the back parting. when i finish plaiting I snip off the split ends.
I haven’t been near a hairdresser for decades.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
I should wash my hair.
me too.
I’m sure she can do it by herself
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
I should wash my hair.
me too.
I already did that this morning. First with sweat. Then with rainwater and shampoo…
dinner will be top secret
i’ve encrypted it very basically from alphabet to numbers, and added 1 to each, so it can remain top secret
3,2,4,16,15,2,15,5,6,8,8,20
possibly i’ve made some errors because I counted on my fingers, and i’m dumb, so keep that in mind master cryptographers
transition said:
dinner will be top secreti’ve encrypted it very basically from alphabet to numbers, and added 1 to each, so it can remain top secret
3,2,4,16,15,2,15,5,6,8,8,20
possibly i’ve made some errors because I counted on my fingers, and i’m dumb, so keep that in mind master cryptographers
Nah I think you got it. Unusual choice for dinner.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1409366639928876?mibextid=FBXbJr&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
Me IRL
dv said:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1409366639928876?mibextid=FBXbJr&s=yWDuG2&fs=eMe IRL
:)
dv said:
Threads is a 1984 British-Australian apocalyptic war drama television film jointly produced by the BBC, Nine Network and Western-World Television Inc. Written by Barry Hines and directed and produced by Mick Jackson, it is a dramatic account of nuclear war and its effects in Britain, specifically on the city of Sheffield in Northern England. The plot centres on two families as a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union erupts. As the nuclear exchange between NATO and the Warsaw Pact begins, the film depicts the medical, economic, social and environmental consequences of nuclear war.Never heard of it. Maybe I should check it.
You are Bubblecar and I claim my ten pounds.
Neophyte said:
dv said:
Threads is a 1984 British-Australian apocalyptic war drama television film jointly produced by the BBC, Nine Network and Western-World Television Inc. Written by Barry Hines and directed and produced by Mick Jackson, it is a dramatic account of nuclear war and its effects in Britain, specifically on the city of Sheffield in Northern England. The plot centres on two families as a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union erupts. As the nuclear exchange between NATO and the Warsaw Pact begins, the film depicts the medical, economic, social and environmental consequences of nuclear war.Never heard of it. Maybe I should check it.
You are Bubblecar and I claim my ten pounds.
It did remind me of a movie that I saw on TV some 40 years ago, that I might see if i can find as well. The Medusa Touch.
Great ending. “Windscale”.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
sarahs mum said:me too.
It requires energy that I don’t have. I’ve been meaning to cut my hair for nearly 3 years. Maybe tomorrow. My mantra.
i plait my hair after i wash it. I usually start the plaiting from a different point. High near y ears or low toward the back parting. when i finish plaiting I snip off the split ends.
I haven’t been near a hairdresser for decades.
My fringe has grown out, my long layers are gone. Now I usually wear my hair in a high ponytail or a messy clump on top of my head. I was plaiting it in a side plait when mr kii was ill. I did use a golden brown Overtone colour goop for a while in 2020. I don’t like fussy hair stuff. All the hippy dippy shit says we store grief in our hair and we should cut it off. Maybe tomorrow.
Neophyte said:
dv said:
Threads is a 1984 British-Australian apocalyptic war drama television film jointly produced by the BBC, Nine Network and Western-World Television Inc. Written by Barry Hines and directed and produced by Mick Jackson, it is a dramatic account of nuclear war and its effects in Britain, specifically on the city of Sheffield in Northern England. The plot centres on two families as a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union erupts. As the nuclear exchange between NATO and the Warsaw Pact begins, the film depicts the medical, economic, social and environmental consequences of nuclear war.Never heard of it. Maybe I should check it.
You are Bubblecar and I claim my ten pounds.
i lived in some fear in 1984. I did move to Tasmania.
“Expert Advice: 8 Tips to Protect Your Home Against Harsh Frost”
There’s some good tips there.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Expert Advice: 8 Tips to Protect Your Home Against Harsh Frost”
There’s some good tips there.
Going to be a nice plate of mince and tatties here tonight. I’ve got a brand new bottle of Lea & Perrins.
Bubblecar said:
Going to be a nice plate of mince and tatties here tonight. I’ve got a brand new bottle of Lea & Perrins.
Bubblecar said:
Going to be a nice plate of mince and tatties here tonight. I’ve got a brand new bottle of Lea & Perrins.
approved.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Going to be a nice plate of mince and tatties here tonight. I’ve got a brand new bottle of Lea & Perrins.
A good choice, should go down well with tatties ad mince.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Going to be a nice plate of mince and tatties here tonight. I’ve got a brand new bottle of Lea & Perrins.
A good choice, should go down well with tatties ad mince.
And a nice bottle of cab sauv to wash it down with.
But right now, a pint of hard cider while I call FNDC.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Expert Advice: 8 Tips to Protect Your Home Against Harsh Frost”
There’s some good tips there.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Expert Advice: 8 Tips to Protect Your Home Against Harsh Frost”
There’s some good tips there.
LOL
Bubblecar said:
Going to be a nice plate of mince and tatties here tonight. I’ve got a brand new bottle of Lea & Perrins.
Looxury.
JudgeMental said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Expert Advice: 8 Tips to Protect Your Home Against Harsh Frost”
There’s some good tips there.
I protect my pillow slips in the wash by wrapping them in curtains.
As for the last one, just try going into the supermarket and asking where they stock the damp salt. The looks you get!
IMPORTANT
It’s rare for the British royals to release details of private health matters, so when statements from Kensington Palace and then Buckingham Palace came in quick succession in the early hours of our Thursday morning announcing serious issues with two of the most senior royals, it caused quite a media storm.
The Princess of Wales was already in hospital for a prolonged stay following abdominal surgery on Tuesday, while King Charles would be undergoing corrective surgery for an enlarged prostate next week, the palace advised.
Neither condition is understood to be cancer-related, the palace was quick to confirm, but in both cases royal engagements had been cancelled and the Princess of Wales, 42, would be out of commission until April.
OCDC said:
IMPORTANTMy sincerest apologies for omitting a trigger warning.It’s rare for the British royals to release details of private health matters, so when statements from Kensington Palace and then Buckingham Palace came in quick succession in the early hours of our Thursday morning announcing serious issues with two of the most senior royals, it caused quite a media storm.
The Princess of Wales was already in hospital for a prolonged stay following abdominal surgery on Tuesday, while King Charles would be undergoing corrective surgery for an enlarged prostate next week, the palace advised.
Neither condition is understood to be cancer-related, the palace was quick to confirm, but in both cases royal engagements had been cancelled and the Princess of Wales, 42, would be out of commission until April.
OCDC said:
…and the Princess of Wales, 42, would be out of commission until April.
They’ll probably take advantage of her being out of commission to put her into the graving dock, get her boilers cleaned and have her bottom scraped.
OCDC said:
IMPORTANTIt’s rare for the British royals to release details of private health matters, so when statements from Kensington Palace and then Buckingham Palace came in quick succession in the early hours of our Thursday morning announcing serious issues with two of the most senior royals, it caused quite a media storm.
The Princess of Wales was already in hospital for a prolonged stay following abdominal surgery on Tuesday, while King Charles would be undergoing corrective surgery for an enlarged prostate next week, the palace advised.
Neither condition is understood to be cancer-related, the palace was quick to confirm, but in both cases royal engagements had been cancelled and the Princess of Wales, 42, would be out of commission until April.
God bless them, and all who sail in them.
>while King Charles would be undergoing corrective surgery for an enlarged prostate next week
They’d better name a potato after him quickly then, so he can be remembered for something.
Just had a phone call from a dodgy-looking number.
It was a chap with a sub-continental accent, who told me that he was David, from the NBN service team.
‘No, you’re not, David’, i told him, ‘i know precisely where you’re from. Good afternoon’.
Honestly, does the NBN scam still work? Can there be anyone left in this country who hasn’t already been burned by it, or made wise to it?
captain_spalding said:
Just had a phone call from a dodgy-looking number.It was a chap with a sub-continental accent, who told me that he was David, from the NBN service team.
‘No, you’re not, David’, i told him, ‘i know precisely where you’re from. Good afternoon’.
Honestly, does the NBN scam still work? Can there be anyone left in this country who hasn’t already been burned by it, or made wise to it?
I don’t get David but I do get a recording of a Chinese lady saying my phone service is about to terminate or something. I press the red symbol and she’s left talking to herself.
Peak Warming Man said:
OCDC said:
IMPORTANTIt’s rare for the British royals to release details of private health matters, so when statements from Kensington Palace and then Buckingham Palace came in quick succession in the early hours of our Thursday morning announcing serious issues with two of the most senior royals, it caused quite a media storm.
The Princess of Wales was already in hospital for a prolonged stay following abdominal surgery on Tuesday, while King Charles would be undergoing corrective surgery for an enlarged prostate next week, the palace advised.
Neither condition is understood to be cancer-related, the palace was quick to confirm, but in both cases royal engagements had been cancelled and the Princess of Wales, 42, would be out of commission until April.
God bless them, and all who sail in them.
I hope you stood up when you typed that!
Bubblecar said:
>while King Charles would be undergoing corrective surgery for an enlarged prostate next weekThey’d better name a potato after him quickly then, so he can be remembered for something.
A variety of potato known as the Enlarged Blue Russet Prostate.
OCDC said:
IMPORTANTIt’s rare for the British royals to release details of private health matters, so when statements from Kensington Palace and then Buckingham Palace came in quick succession in the early hours of our Thursday morning announcing serious issues with two of the most senior royals, it caused quite a media storm.
The Princess of Wales was already in hospital for a prolonged stay following abdominal surgery on Tuesday, while King Charles would be undergoing corrective surgery for an enlarged prostate next week, the palace advised.
Neither condition is understood to be cancer-related, the palace was quick to confirm, but in both cases royal engagements had been cancelled and the Princess of Wales, 42, would be out of commission until April.
The article on the ABC’s website was really awful. Slagging off about Harry…sheesh.
Bubblecar said:
>while King Charles would be undergoing corrective surgery for an enlarged prostate next weekThey’d better name a potato after him quickly then, so he can be remembered for something.
I suppose that’s fancy terminoloy for we are going to enter your urethra with a laser and clean it all out.
Bubblecar said:
>while King Charles would be undergoing corrective surgery for an enlarged prostate next weekThey’d better name a potato after him quickly then, so he can be remembered for something.
Yer Maj
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:
>while King Charles would be undergoing corrective surgery for an enlarged prostate next weekThey’d better name a potato after him quickly then, so he can be remembered for something.
Yer Maj
They got the ears right.
His Royal Highness King Charles’s RA WA is to provide free charging for EVs in metropolitan areas.
Peak Warming Man said:
His Royal Highness King Charles’s RA WA is to provide free charging for EVs in metropolitan areas.
Are you sure?
I thought it was just at his residences.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
His Royal Highness King Charles’s RA WA is to provide free charging for EVs in metropolitan areas.
Are you sure?
I thought it was just at his residences.
What is the rough cost for EV charging, anyone know
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
His Royal Highness King Charles’s RA WA is to provide free charging for EVs in metropolitan areas.
Are you sure?
I thought it was just at his residences.
Anyone who runs out of juice and is a member.
Cymek said:
dv said:Probably.Peak Warming Man said:What is the rough cost for EV charging, anyone knowHis Royal Highness King Charles’s RA WA is to provide free charging for EVs in metropolitan areas.Are you sure?
I thought it was just at his residences.
OCDC said:
Cymek said:dv said:Probably.Are you sure?What is the rough cost for EV charging, anyone knowI thought it was just at his residences.
Thanks
Cymek said:
OCDC said:
Cymek said:What is the rough cost for EV charging, anyone knowProbably.
Thanks
no worries.
Cymek said:
OCDC said:
Cymek said:What is the rough cost for EV charging, anyone knowProbably.
Thanks
No worries.
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:
OCDC said:
Probably.
Thanks
No worries.
OK boomer.
Just finished another house pad in Cowaramup and now heading off to Busselton to start another.
Mince now simmering.
Kingy said:
Just finished another house pad in Cowaramup and now heading off to Busselton to start another.
Groovy pad, man.
Cymek said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
His Royal Highness King Charles’s RA WA is to provide free charging for EVs in metropolitan areas.
Are you sure?
I thought it was just at his residences.
What is the rough cost for EV charging, anyone know
Standard Tesla 3 has a 57.5 kW battery. To charge it from flat would cost around $20 in Perth
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
His Royal Highness King Charles’s RA WA is to provide free charging for EVs in metropolitan areas.
Are you sure?
I thought it was just at his residences.
Anyone who runs out of juice and is a member.
Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire ?
dv said:
Cymek said:
dv said:Are you sure?
I thought it was just at his residences.
What is the rough cost for EV charging, anyone know
Standard Tesla 3 has a 57.5 kW battery. To charge it from flat would cost around $20 in Perth
Thanks
That’s reasonably decent
Cymek said:
dv said:
Cymek said:What is the rough cost for EV charging, anyone know
Standard Tesla 3 has a 57.5 kW battery. To charge it from flat would cost around $20 in Perth
Thanks
That’s reasonably decent
Cheaper at home of course but it will not be fast unless you outlay $ for a fast charger.
Bubblecar said:
Mince now simmering.
that’s about the same as Mum’s. she would start with course mince steak. she also added swede pturnips and parsnips.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Mince now simmering.that’s about the same as Mum’s. she would start with course mince steak. she also added swede pturnips and parsnips.
To the mince or the tatties?
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Mince now simmering.that’s about the same as Mum’s. she would start with course mince steak. she also added swede pturnips and parsnips.
To the mince or the tatties?
to the mince.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:that’s about the same as Mum’s. she would start with course mince steak. she also added swede pturnips and parsnips.
To the mince or the tatties?
to the mince.
I’ll try that next time.
I remember when Kim Beasley called Howard a tatty man
dv said:
I remember when Kim Beasley called Howard a tatty man
everyone says Dutton is a tatty.
Bubblecar said:
Going to be a nice plate of mince and tatties here tonight. I’ve got a brand new bottle of Lea & Perrins.
Fish and wedges for tea tonight. We were going to have pizza, but the pizza chef is not available at the takeaway today.
Bubblecar said:
Mince now simmering.
‘scuse me…but did you really need a recipe for mince and mash?
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Mince now simmering.‘scuse me…but did you really need a recipe for mince and mash?
I didn’t need it, I wanted it, in case there was some Scottish peculiarity. There isn’t really, it’s very similar to a good basic meat pie filling.
This’ll be me reading Mrs Oliphant in the living room tonight.
Except I don’t have a footstool. Nor a lovely moonlit patio leading off the living room.
And I’m not a 1950s Frenchwoman, but the vibe is right.
left over mince on toast was a fave breakfast growing up.
Mr buffy has departed to get our tea from around the corner.
Further gossip about our pub. It seems there was some sort of legal order on their trading, which closed the kitchen and cafe and only allows the bar to operate. Mr buffy spoke to the chef who doesn’t work there now. I need to ask Mr buffy for the whole story. I know there is a legal dispute between the two owners. It must have shifted up a gear.
Don’t forget the Worcestershire sauce.
Peak Warming Man said:
Don’t forget the Worcestershire sauce.
There’s a tablespoon of Lea & Perrins in it.
buffy said:
Mr buffy has departed to get our tea from around the corner.Further gossip about our pub. It seems there was some sort of legal order on their trading, which closed the kitchen and cafe and only allows the bar to operate. Mr buffy spoke to the chef who doesn’t work there now. I need to ask Mr buffy for the whole story. I know there is a legal dispute between the two owners. It must have shifted up a gear.
Civil war.
Mince & tatties, ready to dive in.
Bubblecar said:
Mince & tatties, ready to dive in.
i would have stirred just a little cornflourry water into that before serving. but that’s me.
does look wholesome.
sad.
Bronson Battersby: Toddler found dead with his father in Skegness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OivPY2pd0Q
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Mince & tatties, ready to dive in.
i would have stirred just a little cornflourry water into that before serving. but that’s me.
does look wholesome.
What’s the cornfloury water for? It did have a tablespoon of plain flour in the cooking.
I generously peppered the potato before diving in.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Mince & tatties, ready to dive in.
i would have stirred just a little cornflourry water into that before serving. but that’s me.
does look wholesome.
What’s the cornfloury water for? It did have a tablespoon of plain flour in the cooking.
I generously peppered the potato before diving in.
BTW there’s plenty left over :)
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:i would have stirred just a little cornflourry water into that before serving. but that’s me.
does look wholesome.
What’s the cornfloury water for? It did have a tablespoon of plain flour in the cooking.
I generously peppered the potato before diving in.
BTW there’s plenty left over :)
…at least two serves that size. Think I’ll fridge it rather than freezing and enjoy tomorrow.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Mince & tatties, ready to dive in.
i would have stirred just a little cornflourry water into that before serving. but that’s me.
does look wholesome.
What’s the cornfloury water for? It did have a tablespoon of plain flour in the cooking.
I generously peppered the potato before diving in.
ah. it is gravyish then.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:What’s the cornfloury water for? It did have a tablespoon of plain flour in the cooking.
I generously peppered the potato before diving in.
BTW there’s plenty left over :)
…at least two serves that size. Think I’ll fridge it rather than freezing and enjoy tomorrow.
on toast?
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:i would have stirred just a little cornflourry water into that before serving. but that’s me.
does look wholesome.
What’s the cornfloury water for? It did have a tablespoon of plain flour in the cooking.
I generously peppered the potato before diving in.
ah. it is gravyish then.
Yes. What looks like watery stuff in that snap is fatty gravy.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:BTW there’s plenty left over :)
…at least two serves that size. Think I’ll fridge it rather than freezing and enjoy tomorrow.
on toast?
Plenty of mash left too, so I’ve dolloped out two more serves of mince & tatties and fridged them.
Bubblecar said:
Mince & tatties, ready to dive in.
Cottage pie by another name?
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Mince & tatties, ready to dive in.
Cottage pie by another name?
It’s in that family, yes.
I had some kabana and an Atkins mint crisp bar.
It gets covered with large vintage children’s books when I’m not doing it
OCDC said:
I had some kabana and an Atkins mint crisp bar.
It gets covered with large vintage children’s books when I’m not doing it
Coming along nicely.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
I had some kabana and an Atkins mint crisp bar.
It gets covered with large vintage children’s books when I’m not doing it
Coming along nicely.
What app is that ?
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:baryonic.puzzles.auOCDC said:What app is that ?I had some kabana and an Atkins mint crisp bar.Coming along nicely.
It gets covered with large vintage children’s books when I’m not doing it
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
I had some kabana and an Atkins mint crisp bar.
It gets covered with large vintage children’s books when I’m not doing it
Coming along nicely.
What app is that ?
Jigdaw Puddle. Not a cellphone in sight.
I finished reading Tess Gerritsen’s Vanish this afternoon.
Michael V said:
I finished reading Tess Gerritsen’s Vanish this afternoon.Ha. I got it for Christmas from my sister but I already have it so will attempt to exchange it when I brave a bookshop. What did you think? Have you read any of her others?
OCDC said:
Michael V said:I finished reading Tess Gerritsen’s Vanish this afternoon.Ha. I got it for Christmas from my sister but I already have it so will attempt to exchange it when I brave a bookshop. What did you think? Have you read any of her others?
I’ve read many others.
I think I introduced you to her (recommendation) years ago. I saw Vanish, which I hadn’t read, at a book exchange on the NSW Central Coast.
Looking up footstools on Temple & Webster for a while then I’m thinking an hour’s kip before joining Mrs Oliphant in the living room.
It’s always exciting to find a new one. There’s a new Rizzoli and Isles that I want. I think that’s what my sister intended to get me.
OCDC said:
It’s always exciting to find a new one. There’s a new Rizzoli and Isles that I want. I think that’s what my sister intended to get me.
Have you read Playing with fire?
Here’s the theme music: Incendio. The first one has Tess playing piano.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOg2km-Pwr4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYZy7SMbhWo
“Drivers protest as Bologna becomes first Italian city to bring in 30km/h limit”
Holy moley, next thing they’ll be insisting that they drive on the correct side of the road.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:I have not. I’ll keep an eye out for it. She’s a bit of an overachiever really.It’s always exciting to find a new one. There’s a new Rizzoli and Isles that I want. I think that’s what my sister intended to get me.Have you read Playing with fire?
Here’s the theme music: Incendio. The first one has Tess playing piano.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOg2km-Pwr4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYZy7SMbhWo
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:I have not. I’ll keep an eye out for it. She’s a bit of an overachiever really.It’s always exciting to find a new one. There’s a new Rizzoli and Isles that I want. I think that’s what my sister intended to get me.Have you read Playing with fire?
Here’s the theme music: Incendio. The first one has Tess playing piano.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOg2km-Pwr4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYZy7SMbhWo
I agree.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:Not available qbd or booktopia but Abe has plenty of copies. The second hand bookshop in Al may have it too.OCDC said:I have not. I’ll keep an eye out for it. She’s a bit of an overachiever really.It’s always exciting to find a new one. There’s a new Rizzoli and Isles that I want. I think that’s what my sister intended to get me.Have you read Playing with fire?
Here’s the theme music: Incendio. The first one has Tess playing piano.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOg2km-Pwr4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYZy7SMbhWo
OCDC said:
OCDC said:Michael V said:Not available qbd or booktopia but Abe has plenty of copies. The second hand bookshop in Al may have it too.Have you read Playing with fire?I have not. I’ll keep an eye out for it. She’s a bit of an overachiever really.Here’s the theme music: Incendio. The first one has Tess playing piano.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOg2km-Pwr4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYZy7SMbhWo
It would’ve been in our local library.
Tea is a can of tuna in bowl mixed with onion, tomato, feta cheese and a hunk of french bread washed down with a cup of tea (black and one)
Over.
Peak Warming Man said:
Tea is a can of tuna in bowl mixed with onion, tomato, feta cheese and a hunk of french bread washed down with a cup of tea (black and one)
Over.
prawns and salad.
My government accounts have to be recreated from scratch every time after three wrong password attempts.
Is this nessessary, why not just reset the password after a phone code?
Having to re connect all services is a pain.
Lleyton Hewitt has finally had a shave at last. The scruff!!
Tau.Neutrino said:
My government accounts have to be recreated from scratch every time after three wrong password attempts.Is this nessessary, why not just reset the password after a phone code?
Having to re connect all services is a pain.
This is the fun I had linking a service in the Mygov app
My government app > name > address > crn number > bank account number > type of payment disability support pension > jobseeker ID (I don’t have one) > Field of study (I am not studying) > Submit form > we do not have enough information to link you to centrelink.
Stupid App !
People on Disability support pension do not usually have a job seeker ID.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
My government accounts have to be recreated from scratch every time after three wrong password attempts.Is this nessessary, why not just reset the password after a phone code?
Having to re connect all services is a pain.
This is the fun I had linking a service in the Mygov app
My government app > name > address > crn number > bank account number > type of payment disability support pension > jobseeker ID (I don’t have one) > Field of study (I am not studying) > Submit form > we do not have enough information to link you to centrelink.
Stupid App !
People on Disability support pension do not usually have a job seeker ID.
Have you got the right form?``
Peak Warming Man said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
My government accounts have to be recreated from scratch every time after three wrong password attempts.Is this nessessary, why not just reset the password after a phone code?
Having to re connect all services is a pain.
This is the fun I had linking a service in the Mygov app
My government app > name > address > crn number > bank account number > type of payment disability support pension > jobseeker ID (I don’t have one) > Field of study (I am not studying) > Submit form > we do not have enough information to link you to centrelink.
Stupid App !
People on Disability support pension do not usually have a job seeker ID.
Have you got the right form?``
Thought I had.
If only the right form would pop up and ask the right questions.
“Pisces
February 20 to March 20
The Quarter Moon in Aries can coincide with a milestone, and a chance to commit further to something that seems to be working out well. Perhaps a new friendship, budding romance or a project is gaining momentum, and you now realize the value it holds for you. If you feel the push to continue, then don’t hesitate, Pisces. Very soon you’ll realize that you made the best choice.”
Praise the Lord.
legend has that there is a tree from which barb wire grows, and today I did find one of those rare trees, the location of i’m keeping secret of course
and there it is
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Don’t forget the Worcestershire sauce.
There’s a tablespoon of Lea & Perrins in it.
Boss lady prefers L&P
The aroma of a tin of tea when you open it
Tau.Neutrino said:
My government accounts have to be recreated from scratch every time after three wrong password attempts.Is this nessessary, why not just reset the password after a phone code?
Having to re connect all services is a pain.
System Analysis would show that that is inefficient and wastes a lot of people’s time collectively.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Don’t forget the Worcestershire sauce.
There’s a tablespoon of Lea & Perrins in it.
Boss lady prefers L&P
leaping herrings?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
My government accounts have to be recreated from scratch every time after three wrong password attempts.Is this nessessary, why not just reset the password after a phone code?
Having to re connect all services is a pain.
System Analysis would show that that is inefficient and wastes a lot of people’s time collectively.
Why else do you think that they want it done that way?
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
Bubblecar said:There’s a tablespoon of Lea & Perrins in it.
Boss lady prefers L&P
leaping herrings?
There’s a ‘retirement village’ thing near here called ‘Living Gems’.
It’s also known as ‘Livid Gums’.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
My government accounts have to be recreated from scratch every time after three wrong password attempts.Is this nessessary, why not just reset the password after a phone code?
Having to re connect all services is a pain.
System Analysis would show that that is inefficient and wastes a lot of people’s time collectively.
Is there anything special about the number just before a set becomes infinite?
They say there is nothing special about where the universe came from, that bit of space that expanded outwards, did originate from a position in space time far far away.
Just wondering.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
My government accounts have to be recreated from scratch every time after three wrong password attempts.Is this nessessary, why not just reset the password after a phone code?
Having to re connect all services is a pain.
System Analysis would show that that is inefficient and wastes a lot of people’s time collectively.
Is there anything special about the number just before a set becomes infinite?
They say there is nothing special about where the universe came from, that bit of space that expanded outwards, did originate from a position in space time far far away.
Just wondering.
Typing in an infinite password into a mygov account that never changes.
After typing in an infinite password you will need to re set your account and re type your password.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/abc-tugged-in-two-directions-amid-high-profile-scandal-over-resignation-of-reporter/ar-BB1gW8sn?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=9d48ded6d60b45479b352bbb92df5aab&ei=18
Amen brother.
It was a big day out for this Muppet. Finished a house pad in Cowaramup, started another in Busselton, got home just in time to discuss solar panels with a traveling salesman, then went to the fire station to welcome home the crew that had been at the Nannup fire since 7am. We cleaned the truck, flushed out the foam, and filled in most of the paperwork before having beers and debriefing.
My Gov make it too difficult to link services when they ask the wrong questions.
I was doing OK when the right questions were asked.
Why does my life have to turn to shit when the wrong questions are asked?
Outrageous I wasted over an hour and a half before realising I could not proceed forward.
I was jinxed at birth and after that I never was the same.
Tau.Neutrino said:
My Gov make it too difficult to link services when they ask the wrong questions.I was doing OK when the right questions were asked.
Why does my life have to turn to shit when the wrong questions are asked?
Outrageous I wasted over an hour and a half before realising I could not proceed forward.
Good luck with that, is all I can offer I’m afraid.
Tau.Neutrino said:
My Gov make it too difficult to link services when they ask the wrong questions.I was doing OK when the right questions were asked.
Why does my life have to turn to shit when the wrong questions are asked?
Outrageous I wasted over an hour and a half before realising I could not proceed forward.
i’m pretty sure it isn’t designed to work.
Kingy said:
It was a big day out for this Muppet. Finished a house pad in Cowaramup, started another in Busselton, got home just in time to discuss solar panels with a traveling salesman, then went to the fire station to welcome home the crew that had been at the Nannup fire since 7am. We cleaned the truck, flushed out the foam, and filled in most of the paperwork before having beers and debriefing.
Pondering flushed foam and fancying a beer, I’d imagine.
Tau.Neutrino said:
My Gov make it too difficult to link services when they ask the wrong questions.I was doing OK when the right questions were asked.
Why does my life have to turn to shit when the wrong questions are asked?
Outrageous I wasted over an hour and a half before realising I could not proceed forward.
At least the taxpayer didn’t have to pay someone to take your call or fix your problems.
That’s why they just outsource the problems to some website and don’t care about the actual people.
I have also lost hours of my life trying to navigate some dodgy website because the company that is taking my money to provide a service just directs you to some bullshit barely functional computer while the people who have already taken your money are sunning their pasty white arses on a yacht somewhere in the south pacific and ignoring their text messages.
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
It was a big day out for this Muppet. Finished a house pad in Cowaramup, started another in Busselton, got home just in time to discuss solar panels with a traveling salesman, then went to the fire station to welcome home the crew that had been at the Nannup fire since 7am. We cleaned the truck, flushed out the foam, and filled in most of the paperwork before having beers and debriefing.
Pondering flushed foam and fancying a beer, I’d imagine.
Some of the vollies are amazing, their previous life experiences give so much to the brigade. One of the guys in these pics used to work at BOM and provide us with 1) long range weather forecasts, and 2) immediate fire weather forecasts.
Now that he is retired and out of being in an office all day, he is loving being able to join us outside in the actual weather. His excitement and smiley face after being able to do something to help people is such a pleasure to see.
I love working with volunteer firefighters, it’s so much better than working with people who don’t want to be there, and are only in it for the money.
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
It was a big day out for this Muppet. Finished a house pad in Cowaramup, started another in Busselton, got home just in time to discuss solar panels with a traveling salesman, then went to the fire station to welcome home the crew that had been at the Nannup fire since 7am. We cleaned the truck, flushed out the foam, and filled in most of the paperwork before having beers and debriefing.
Pondering flushed foam and fancying a beer, I’d imagine.
Some of the vollies are amazing, their previous life experiences give so much to the brigade. One of the guys in these pics used to work at BOM and provide us with 1) long range weather forecasts, and 2) immediate fire weather forecasts.
Now that he is retired and out of being in an office all day, he is loving being able to join us outside in the actual weather. His excitement and smiley face after being able to do something to help people is such a pleasure to see.
I love working with volunteer firefighters, it’s so much better than working with people who don’t want to be there, and are only in it for the money.
I can imagine the work offers many rewards more worthwhile than money. The volunteers certainly get a lot out of it.
Australia was the second overseas country to screen Doctor Who (see Selling Doctor Who). It was, however, the first to be offered the series; and a purchase was confirmed in early March 1964, with transmission planned to commence from 17 May 1964, with other regions to follow.The ABC duly received film prints from BBC Sydney, and these were sent to the Australian Film Censorship Board (AFCB) for classification; the first two episodes were viewed on 14 April 1964. The censors assigned an “A” classification to the first 13 episodes.
The ABC initially planned to schedule the series in an appropriate time slot for that classification, however after viewing the film print of The Daleks part one, the “negative effect” in the opening scene was mistakenly believed to be a fault on the print, so a replacement copy was sourced from London. This too had the same “fault” – so another replacement was requested. By the time the ABC was made aware of and accepted that the negative effect was deliberate, the original May launch date had past, and there were no longer any available slots in the TV schedule for the remainder of 1964. The new series was held over until January 1965. (New Zealand therefore took the honour of being the first foreign country outside the UK to screen the series.)
lol
sarahs mum said:
same
dv said:
Australia was the second overseas country to screen Doctor Who (see Selling Doctor Who). It was, however, the first to be offered the series; and a purchase was confirmed in early March 1964, with transmission planned to commence from 17 May 1964, with other regions to follow.The ABC duly received film prints from BBC Sydney, and these were sent to the Australian Film Censorship Board (AFCB) for classification; the first two episodes were viewed on 14 April 1964. The censors assigned an “A” classification to the first 13 episodes.
The ABC initially planned to schedule the series in an appropriate time slot for that classification, however after viewing the film print of The Daleks part one, the “negative effect” in the opening scene was mistakenly believed to be a fault on the print, so a replacement copy was sourced from London. This too had the same “fault” – so another replacement was requested. By the time the ABC was made aware of and accepted that the negative effect was deliberate, the original May launch date had past, and there were no longer any available slots in the TV schedule for the remainder of 1964. The new series was held over until January 1965. (New Zealand therefore took the honour of being the first foreign country outside the UK to screen the series.)
lol
That’s a bit embarrassing.
sarahs mum said:
I’ve opened another bottle.
Little cheese plate of Wineglass Bay vintage cheddar, gorgonzola dolce and sliced strawberries.
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Just had a phone call from a dodgy-looking number.It was a chap with a sub-continental accent, who told me that he was David, from the NBN service team.
‘No, you’re not, David’, i told him, ‘i know precisely where you’re from. Good afternoon’.
Honestly, does the NBN scam still work? Can there be anyone left in this country who hasn’t already been burned by it, or made wise to it?
I don’t get David but I do get a recording of a Chinese lady saying my phone service is about to terminate or something. I press the red symbol and she’s left talking to herself.
My mobile phone, being an older model, has the physical space for two SIMs.
The first, and main one, was from Telstra.
The second one came from Optus. Almost immediately after I installed the second SIM, I began to get calls on that number with a two-part message: the first in accented English telling me I had to return my passport to the embassy, or something, and the second part of the message in what I assume was Mandarin. Not that I speak it, anyway.
This has been going on for some time.
I suspect Optus leaks like a sieve when it comes to phone numbers and email addresses – spam emails began to arrive within an hour of setting up the account and using an Optus email address for it.
AussieDJ said:
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Just had a phone call from a dodgy-looking number.It was a chap with a sub-continental accent, who told me that he was David, from the NBN service team.
‘No, you’re not, David’, i told him, ‘i know precisely where you’re from. Good afternoon’.
Honestly, does the NBN scam still work? Can there be anyone left in this country who hasn’t already been burned by it, or made wise to it?
I don’t get David but I do get a recording of a Chinese lady saying my phone service is about to terminate or something. I press the red symbol and she’s left talking to herself.
My mobile phone, being an older model, has the physical space for two SIMs.
The first, and main one, was from Telstra.
The second one came from Optus. Almost immediately after I installed the second SIM, I began to get calls on that number with a two-part message: the first in accented English telling me I had to return my passport to the embassy, or something, and the second part of the message in what I assume was Mandarin. Not that I speak it, anyway.
This has been going on for some time.I suspect Optus leaks like a sieve when it comes to phone numbers and email addresses – spam emails began to arrive within an hour of setting up the account and using an Optus email address for it.
Did anyone watch the cloud under the sea on the ABC?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
My government accounts have to be recreated from scratch every time after three wrong password attempts.Is this nessessary, why not just reset the password after a phone code?
Having to re connect all services is a pain.
This is the fun I had linking a service in the Mygov app
My government app > name > address > crn number > bank account number > type of payment disability support pension > jobseeker ID (I don’t have one) > Field of study (I am not studying) > Submit form > we do not have enough information to link you to centrelink.
Stupid App !
People on Disability support pension do not usually have a job seeker ID.
You should have ticked that box first?
dv said:
When the first bee lands, what an eggmess.
I’m saddened to learn about the passing of acclaimed musicologist and discoverer, or is that, unearther – if there is such a word – of the works of PDQ Bach, Peter Schickele, who has died at the age of 88.
He was a serious composer in his own right, but it was his work in resurrecting PDQ which left many audience members giggling, if not a little bemused on first contact with the last and, most-definitely, least of Papa Bach’s many children.
I played one of his pieces (not PDQ, on this occasion) – the ‘New Horizons in Music Appreciation version of the first movement of Beethoven’s Fifth’ on a radio program I was presenting many years ago. If you haven’t heard it, the idea was that sports commentary had taken over just about every aspect of human endeavour, with the exception (up to that stage) of classical concerts. It went on from there.
P.D.Q. Bach – Beethoven Symphony No. 5 Sportscast
After the item aired, I had a number of listeners tell me they’d been checking their radios, convinced that somehow, the orchestral performance had got mixed up with a sports broadcast – which, indeed it had!
AussieDJ said:
I’m saddened to learn about the passing of acclaimed musicologist and discoverer, or is that, unearther – if there is such a word – of the works of PDQ Bach, Peter Schickele, who has died at the age of 88.He was a serious composer in his own right, but it was his work in resurrecting PDQ which left many audience members giggling, if not a little bemused on first contact with the last and, most-definitely, least of Papa Bach’s many children.
I played one of his pieces (not PDQ, on this occasion) – the ‘New Horizons in Music Appreciation version of the first movement of Beethoven’s Fifth’ on a radio program I was presenting many years ago. If you haven’t heard it, the idea was that sports commentary had taken over just about every aspect of human endeavour, with the exception (up to that stage) of classical concerts. It went on from there.
P.D.Q. Bach – Beethoven Symphony No. 5 Sportscast
After the item aired, I had a number of listeners tell me they’d been checking their radios, convinced that somehow, the orchestral performance had got mixed up with a sports broadcast – which, indeed it had!
Interesting. Thanks.
roughbarked said:
:)
AussieDJ said:
I’m saddened to learn about the passing of acclaimed musicologist and discoverer, or is that, unearther – if there is such a word – of the works of PDQ Bach, Peter Schickele, who has died at the age of 88.He was a serious composer in his own right, but it was his work in resurrecting PDQ which left many audience members giggling, if not a little bemused on first contact with the last and, most-definitely, least of Papa Bach’s many children.
I played one of his pieces (not PDQ, on this occasion) – the ‘New Horizons in Music Appreciation version of the first movement of Beethoven’s Fifth’ on a radio program I was presenting many years ago. If you haven’t heard it, the idea was that sports commentary had taken over just about every aspect of human endeavour, with the exception (up to that stage) of classical concerts. It went on from there.
P.D.Q. Bach – Beethoven Symphony No. 5 Sportscast
After the item aired, I had a number of listeners tell me they’d been checking their radios, convinced that somehow, the orchestral performance had got mixed up with a sports broadcast – which, indeed it had!
Interesting. Thanks.
Got lost in photos and documents on some CDs I found in a box. Photos of mr kii and his siblings when they were celebrating xmas with his mum in 2005.
A slow day here.
Japan has become the fifth nation to land on the moon.
roughbarked said:
Japan has become the fifth nation to land on the moon.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 13 degrees at the back door, getting light, no wind. We are forecast a partly cloudy 31 degrees today. But tomorrow is back to a maximum of 22.
Going to have breakfast with my widow bush wanderer friend this morning. Then I’ll try to not overdo it today. Yesterday afternoon my muscles were really telling me I’m getting older. I also need to pop in next door to see Gail. Mr buffy saw her yesterday and I’ve been invited to see how the bathroom has finally come up. There is still quite a bit of renovation work to go in there, but it is coming together.
I’m actually very interested in that because Ben has renovated a bluestone wall in there as a feature wall. When they stripped out the lining, they not only found how the structure was barely holding together, but they found they had a rather nice wall to work with. Ben is a stonemason, as well as a general builder. The bathroom is a fill in section between the big old bluestone bank and the old weatherboard part of the house which may have been an original structure prior to the bank being built. So the bluestone wall is the outside of the bank building.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 13 degrees at the back door, getting light, no wind. We are forecast a partly cloudy 31 degrees today. But tomorrow is back to a maximum of 22.Going to have breakfast with my widow bush wanderer friend this morning. Then I’ll try to not overdo it today. Yesterday afternoon my muscles were really telling me I’m getting older. I also need to pop in next door to see Gail. Mr buffy saw her yesterday and I’ve been invited to see how the bathroom has finally come up. There is still quite a bit of renovation work to go in there, but it is coming together.
I’m actually very interested in that because Ben has renovated a bluestone wall in there as a feature wall. When they stripped out the lining, they not only found how the structure was barely holding together, but they found they had a rather nice wall to work with. Ben is a stonemason, as well as a general builder. The bathroom is a fill in section between the big old bluestone bank and the old weatherboard part of the house which may have been an original structure prior to the bank being built. So the bluestone wall is the outside of the bank building.
Bluestone was used a lot in Victoria.
13 degrees here too but our expcted max is 33.
WikiTree tells me that I am:
27 degrees from Burt Bacharach
20 degrees from Leonard Bernstein
23 degrees from Johnny Cash
23 degrees from Patsy Cline
17 degrees from Judith Durham
24 degrees from Jimi Hendrix
18 degrees from Mick Jagger
28 degrees from Lulu Kennedy-Cairns
24 degrees from Andy Kim
24 degrees from John Lennon
26 degrees from Diana Ross
22 degrees from John Rowles
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 13 degrees at the back door, getting light, no wind. We are forecast a partly cloudy 31 degrees today. But tomorrow is back to a maximum of 22.Going to have breakfast with my widow bush wanderer friend this morning. Then I’ll try to not overdo it today. Yesterday afternoon my muscles were really telling me I’m getting older. I also need to pop in next door to see Gail. Mr buffy saw her yesterday and I’ve been invited to see how the bathroom has finally come up. There is still quite a bit of renovation work to go in there, but it is coming together.
I’m actually very interested in that because Ben has renovated a bluestone wall in there as a feature wall. When they stripped out the lining, they not only found how the structure was barely holding together, but they found they had a rather nice wall to work with. Ben is a stonemason, as well as a general builder. The bathroom is a fill in section between the big old bluestone bank and the old weatherboard part of the house which may have been an original structure prior to the bank being built. So the bluestone wall is the outside of the bank building.
Bluestone was used a lot in Victoria.
13 degrees here too but our expcted max is 33.
This is the volcanic bit of the state. Plenty of basalt here.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 13 degrees at the back door, getting light, no wind. We are forecast a partly cloudy 31 degrees today. But tomorrow is back to a maximum of 22.Going to have breakfast with my widow bush wanderer friend this morning. Then I’ll try to not overdo it today. Yesterday afternoon my muscles were really telling me I’m getting older. I also need to pop in next door to see Gail. Mr buffy saw her yesterday and I’ve been invited to see how the bathroom has finally come up. There is still quite a bit of renovation work to go in there, but it is coming together.
I’m actually very interested in that because Ben has renovated a bluestone wall in there as a feature wall. When they stripped out the lining, they not only found how the structure was barely holding together, but they found they had a rather nice wall to work with. Ben is a stonemason, as well as a general builder. The bathroom is a fill in section between the big old bluestone bank and the old weatherboard part of the house which may have been an original structure prior to the bank being built. So the bluestone wall is the outside of the bank building.
Bluestone was used a lot in Victoria.
13 degrees here too but our expcted max is 33.
This is the volcanic bit of the state. Plenty of basalt here.
Noted.
Good morning forum. A lovely 14° here, heading for 29°. Yesterday was that warm but I didn’t feel it, and kept the doors open all day except a short period when there was some doof doof. Started on the ginger cordial.
Agenda: SFA
Brekkie: probably cream cheese, ham and chutney wrap
Maggies and kookaburras doing their thing.
I can smell fire smoke inside my home, the fireys blared nearby but nothing on VicEmergency app. No plumes visible so that’s good, but there are hills around that could block my line of sight. Anyway, I’d already had my seretide and I have a new, in-date ventolin.
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. A lovely 14° here, heading for 29°. Yesterday was that warm but I didn’t feel it, and kept the doors open all day except a short period when there was some doof doof. Started on the ginger cordial.Agenda: SFA
Brekkie: probably cream cheese, ham and chutney wrap
Heading for 22 here, possible showers.
SFA planned here too. Just scoffed a bucket of mince and tatties and now heading back to bed.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 13 degrees at the back door, getting light, no wind. We are forecast a partly cloudy 31 degrees today. But tomorrow is back to a maximum of 22.Going to have breakfast with my widow bush wanderer friend this morning. Then I’ll try to not overdo it today. Yesterday afternoon my muscles were really telling me I’m getting older. I also need to pop in next door to see Gail. Mr buffy saw her yesterday and I’ve been invited to see how the bathroom has finally come up. There is still quite a bit of renovation work to go in there, but it is coming together.
I’m actually very interested in that because Ben has renovated a bluestone wall in there as a feature wall. When they stripped out the lining, they not only found how the structure was barely holding together, but they found they had a rather nice wall to work with. Ben is a stonemason, as well as a general builder. The bathroom is a fill in section between the big old bluestone bank and the old weatherboard part of the house which may have been an original structure prior to the bank being built. So the bluestone wall is the outside of the bank building.
Did you find out what the deal is with the pub and its kitchen?
Morning punters.
Weather fine track soft.
Tom sauce cooking.
roughbarked said:
Tom sauce cooking.
I think it needs more sugar,
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
Tom sauce cooking.
I think it needs more sugar,
No sugar and no salt other than a stock cube. This is quick summer sauce that has to be frozen to keep longer than a few days.
Ten born agains looking for new cult members in the court today. Fortunately I had shut the front door not long before they arrived.
I goes for long walk, feels hotness monstas they out there wants gets me all dehydrated, just morn they all friends not arrived yet, big party hotness monstas more yet lots more
here right front me now is breakfast, makes it did, not says what, what is, is secret
Neophyte said:
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 13 degrees at the back door, getting light, no wind. We are forecast a partly cloudy 31 degrees today. But tomorrow is back to a maximum of 22.Going to have breakfast with my widow bush wanderer friend this morning. Then I’ll try to not overdo it today. Yesterday afternoon my muscles were really telling me I’m getting older. I also need to pop in next door to see Gail. Mr buffy saw her yesterday and I’ve been invited to see how the bathroom has finally come up. There is still quite a bit of renovation work to go in there, but it is coming together.
I’m actually very interested in that because Ben has renovated a bluestone wall in there as a feature wall. When they stripped out the lining, they not only found how the structure was barely holding together, but they found they had a rather nice wall to work with. Ben is a stonemason, as well as a general builder. The bathroom is a fill in section between the big old bluestone bank and the old weatherboard part of the house which may have been an original structure prior to the bank being built. So the bluestone wall is the outside of the bank building.
Did you find out what the deal is with the pub and its kitchen?
Yes, Mr buffy spoke to the cook yesterday. He is on extended leave (he had a lot owing apparently) while they try to sort out some legal problems between the two owners. I know some of that story but it’s not for general publication. And I only know one side. (I’m inclined to believe the side I heard from the horse’s mouth, but I reserve judgement) It seems there was a legal requirement for them to shut some of the business. Or something.
fb chose this for me.
OCDC said:
Ten born agains looking for new cult members in the court today. Fortunately I had shut the front door not long before they arrived.
Going around in packs of 10 doesn’t sound like a very efficient way to spread their movement.
The Rev Dodgson said:
OCDC said:They were divided into groups. Only three tried to get me.Ten born agains looking for new cult members in the court today. Fortunately I had shut the front door not long before they arrived.Going around in packs of 10 doesn’t sound like a very efficient way to spread their movement.
OCDC said:
fb chose this for me.
Maybe the fbbot thought you might like to challenge their sexist booking restrictions.
I’ve done my Main Things for today. I went out to photograph some plants on the roadside. I’m trying to track down if we’ve got a more unusual murnong out there. But I found lost of things. Photos later. Mr buffy and I went for breakfast with my bush wanderer friend. Lots of chatting. I’ve mowed a small part of the backyard near the house because it’s starting to get hot and I won’t be able to do it later. I’ve harvested some Rytidospermum (wallaby grass) seed from by the back door so I can propogate it further outside the back door and not have dry dusty dirt there over Summer. And now there is a load of towels to hang out on the line. Then I’ll get back to my plant stuff and sort out that murnong/not murnong. I illegally knifed up one plant this morning which I think is a murnong. No flower, so I’m not sure, but I’ve got plant, roots, seeds and a finished flower. I’ll dissect and photograph and have a think.
OCDC said:
Ten born agains looking for new cult members in the court today. Fortunately I had shut the front door not long before they arrived.
???
OCDC said:
fb chose this for me.
Uh-oh.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:ChristiansTen born agains looking for new cult members in the court today. Fortunately I had shut the front door not long before they arrived.???
44C tuesday sounds nasty
The Rev Dodgson said:
OCDC said:
Ten born agains looking for new cult members in the court today. Fortunately I had shut the front door not long before they arrived.
Going around in packs of 10 doesn’t sound like a very efficient way to spread their movement.
coffee nearly done
few jobs to do, take me a while, quite a while if you’re lucky, later I may come back a write poetry, and submit it here, yes i’m feeling malicious
OCDC said:
fb chose this for me.
If the ad said ‘no gay men allowed’, would it be legal?
OCDC said:
The Rev Dodgson said:OCDC said:They were divided into groups. Only three tried to get me.Ten born agains looking for new cult members in the court today. Fortunately I had shut the front door not long before they arrived.Going around in packs of 10 doesn’t sound like a very efficient way to spread their movement.
Yes, they split up.
They can annoy more people that way.
Tamb said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
OCDC said:
Ten born agains looking for new cult members in the court today. Fortunately I had shut the front door not long before they arrived.
Going around in packs of 10 doesn’t sound like a very efficient way to spread their movement.
They’re trying to recruit one more to make a born again cricket team.
Two more.
Someone has to push the drinks cart.
captain_spalding said:
Tamb said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Going around in packs of 10 doesn’t sound like a very efficient way to spread their movement.
They’re trying to recruit one more to make a born again cricket team.Two more.
Someone has to push the drinks cart.
OCDC said:
The Rev Dodgson said:OCDC said:They were divided into groups. Only three tried to get me.Ten born agains looking for new cult members in the court today. Fortunately I had shut the front door not long before they arrived.Going around in packs of 10 doesn’t sound like a very efficient way to spread their movement.
I tell them I follow the Marcion heresy.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:ChristiansTen born agains looking for new cult members in the court today. Fortunately I had shut the front door not long before they arrived.???
Ah, I thought that maybe you meant blow-flies or similar.
party_pants said:
OCDC said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Going around in packs of 10 doesn’t sound like a very efficient way to spread their movement.They were divided into groups. Only three tried to get me.
I tell them I follow the Marcion heresy.
It has much to commend it.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
Michael V said:???Christians
Ah, I thought that maybe you meant blow-flies or similar.
Of course not.
Blow-flies serve a purpose, helping to break down carrion and dung.
transition said:
coffee nearly donefew jobs to do, take me a while, quite a while if you’re lucky, later I may come back a write poetry, and submit it here, yes i’m feeling malicious
Put the poetry down, nice and easy and don’t make any sudden movements.
Something you can ask religious door-knockers:
Genesis 1: 27 tells us that ‘God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.’ This was on ‘the sixth day’.
God then took a day off (fair enough, worked hard). Then he got busy with creating the Garden of Eden, and appointing a caretaker for it. Selection list was short, as there was only Adam in the world at the time, and employment practices were distinctly sexist back then..
Then, (Genesis 2:18), ‘ The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
And he does the thing with the rib, and, presto! Eve!.
So who was the lady he created at least a few days before, and what happened to her?
captain_spalding said:
Something you can ask religious door-knockers:
Genesis 1: 27 tells us that ‘God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.’ This was on ‘the sixth day’.
God then took a day off (fair enough, worked hard). Then he got busy with creating the Garden of Eden, and appointing a caretaker for it. Selection list was short, as there was only Adam in the world at the time, and employment practices were distinctly sexist back then..
Then, (Genesis 2:18), ‘ The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
And he does the thing with the rib, and, presto! Eve!.
So who was the lady he created at least a few days before, and what happened to her?
Simple. There are two separate creation stories in Genesis. They were interwoven by by a scribe and mushed together into one longer narrative. But they contain glaring discontinuities and contradictions. You cab tease them out and come up with the two separate stories which read better on their own. But you can’t believe in both of them.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
OCDC said:
They were divided into groups. Only three tried to get me.
I tell them I follow the Marcion heresy.
It has much to commend it.
I somehow missed out on learning about Marcionism, but now I have consulted TATE, so I know all about it.
If I was the worshiping kind
(and thank the Lord I’m not sir)
The kind of God that I’d worship
Would be a Marcion deity.
I prefer to quote them Deuteronomy 32: 8 – 9
——————-
8 When the Most High divided the inheritance among the nations,
when he separated the sons of men,
he established the boundaries of the nations
according to the number of the sons of God.
9 The Lord’s own portion was his people,
Jacob his allotted inheritance.
———————
The clear implication here is that The Most High God and The Lord (Yahweh) are separate entities, with Yahweh being one of the sons of God. It implies that each tribe or each nation got their own territory and had their own lesser deity appointed as their local god. Yahweh is not the creator god, nor is he part of the Trinity with Jesus. He is a vengeful, evil genocidal maniac, certainly not the God of love of the NT.
Most bible translations will miss-translate verse 8 as sons of Israel rather than sons of God. But the oldest manuscripts we have (including the Dead Sea Scrolls) give the line as Sons of God. So this is pre-monotheism.
I prefer to just not talk to them and watch out the window til they leave.
The Rev Dodgson said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:I tell them I follow the Marcion heresy.
It has much to commend it.
I somehow missed out on learning about Marcionism, but now I have consulted TATE, so I know all about it.
If I was the worshiping kind
(and thank the Lord I’m not sir)
The kind of God that I’d worship
Would be a Marcion deity.
What about the Church of Wookie? They put out an intriguing newsletter.
OCDC said:
I prefer to just not talk to them and watch out the window til they leave.
knocks on window
Would you like to hear about the Lord our saviour?
The Rev Dodgson said:
I somehow missed out on learning about Marcionism, but now I have consulted TATE, so I know all about it.
If I was the worshiping kind
(and thank the Lord I’m not sir)
The kind of God that I’d worship
Would be a Marcion deity.
Great efforts have been made to suppress heresies.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:Something you can ask religious door-knockers:
Genesis 1: 27 tells us that ‘God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.’ This was on ‘the sixth day’.
God then took a day off (fair enough, worked hard). Then he got busy with creating the Garden of Eden, and appointing a caretaker for it. Selection list was short, as there was only Adam in the world at the time, and employment practices were distinctly sexist back then..
Then, (Genesis 2:18), ‘ The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
And he does the thing with the rib, and, presto! Eve!.
So who was the lady he created at least a few days before, and what happened to her?
Simple. There are two separate creation stories in Genesis. They were interwoven by by a scribe and mushed together into one longer narrative. But they contain glaring discontinuities and contradictions. You cab tease them out and come up with the two separate stories which read better on their own. But you can’t believe in both of them.
The point is, you don’t have to go very far into the book before it compels you to make choices about which parts of it you believe in, and which parts you’re going to discard.
If they can’t keep the story straight in the first two chapters, why should any of it be considered to be ‘correct’?
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:
I prefer to just not talk to them and watch out the window til they leave.
knocks on window
Would you like to hear about the Lord our saviour?
No, he was here yesterday, and told me that you’re full of shit.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:Something you can ask religious door-knockers:
Genesis 1: 27 tells us that ‘God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.’ This was on ‘the sixth day’.
God then took a day off (fair enough, worked hard). Then he got busy with creating the Garden of Eden, and appointing a caretaker for it. Selection list was short, as there was only Adam in the world at the time, and employment practices were distinctly sexist back then..
Then, (Genesis 2:18), ‘ The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
And he does the thing with the rib, and, presto! Eve!.
So who was the lady he created at least a few days before, and what happened to her?
Simple. There are two separate creation stories in Genesis. They were interwoven by by a scribe and mushed together into one longer narrative. But they contain glaring discontinuities and contradictions. You cab tease them out and come up with the two separate stories which read better on their own. But you can’t believe in both of them.
The point is, you don’t have to go very far into the book before it compels you to make choices about which parts of it you believe in, and which parts you’re going to discard.
If they can’t keep the story straight in the first two chapters, why should any of it be considered to be ‘correct’?
Exactly.
All of Protestantism is wrong because it relies on the sole authority of the Bible. But the Bible is imperfect and is the creation of men. Edited, added to, redacted, changed in error etc,
captain_spalding said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:
I prefer to just not talk to them and watch out the window til they leave.
knocks on window
Would you like to hear about the Lord our saviour?
No, he was here yesterday, and told me that you’re full of shit.
mONA
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
coffee nearly donefew jobs to do, take me a while, quite a while if you’re lucky, later I may come back a write poetry, and submit it here, yes i’m feeling malicious
Put the poetry down, nice and easy and don’t make any sudden movements.
chuckle
should be a reportable offense
threatened with transition’s poetry
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
coffee nearly donefew jobs to do, take me a while, quite a while if you’re lucky, later I may come back a write poetry, and submit it here, yes i’m feeling malicious
Put the poetry down, nice and easy and don’t make any sudden movements.
chuckle
should be a reportable offense
threatened with transition’s poetry
‘…later I may come back a write poetry…’
Always suspected that transition was a Vogon.
captain_spalding said:
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:Put the poetry down, nice and easy and don’t make any sudden movements.
chuckle
should be a reportable offense
threatened with transition’s poetry
‘…later I may come back a write poetry…’
Always suspected that transition was a Vogon.
you’re onto me
captain_spalding said:
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:Put the poetry down, nice and easy and don’t make any sudden movements.
chuckle
should be a reportable offense
threatened with transition’s poetry
‘…later I may come back a write poetry…’
Always suspected that transition was a Vogon.
transition said:
captain_spalding said:
transition said:chuckle
should be a reportable offense
threatened with transition’s poetry
‘…later I may come back a write poetry…’
Always suspected that transition was a Vogon.
you’re onto me
the ultimate torture would be if I played guitar and read my poetry to you, I doubt anyone could survive that, not more than a few minutes without sustaining some permanent injury
transition said:
transition said:
captain_spalding said:‘…later I may come back a write poetry…’
Always suspected that transition was a Vogon.
you’re onto me
the ultimate torture would be if I played guitar and read my poetry to you, I doubt anyone could survive that, not more than a few minutes without sustaining some permanent injury
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:Simple. There are two separate creation stories in Genesis. They were interwoven by by a scribe and mushed together into one longer narrative. But they contain glaring discontinuities and contradictions. You cab tease them out and come up with the two separate stories which read better on their own. But you can’t believe in both of them.
The point is, you don’t have to go very far into the book before it compels you to make choices about which parts of it you believe in, and which parts you’re going to discard.
If they can’t keep the story straight in the first two chapters, why should any of it be considered to be ‘correct’?
Exactly.
All of Protestantism is wrong because it relies on the sole authority of the Bible. But the Bible is imperfect and is the creation of men. Edited, added to, redacted, changed in error etc,
The Ten Commandments of (Jeremoth?), in the
Appendix to the Apocrypha: “And the Lord said unto the children
of (Bedinibott?), `Neither shalt thou eat the fruit of the of the carrot tree.
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:
I prefer to just not talk to them and watch out the window til they leave.
knocks on window
Would you like to hear about the Lord our saviour?
Since I yelled at 2 door-knocking church women I’ve not had too many nutters come to our door.
It was just after the Sandy Hook school shooting. These idiots knocked on the door when I was having a stressful morning. All I’d been reading and hearing about the mass shooting was “thoughts and prayers “. In hindsight I have realised that my anger came via my extreme anxiety, but wtf do they expect?Arriving at your home and invading your privacy?
kii said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:
I prefer to just not talk to them and watch out the window til they leave.
knocks on window
Would you like to hear about the Lord our saviour?
Since I yelled at 2 door-knocking church women I’ve not had too many nutters come to our door.
It was just after the Sandy Hook school shooting. These idiots knocked on the door when I was having a stressful morning. All I’d been reading and hearing about the mass shooting was “thoughts and prayers “. In hindsight I have realised that my anger came via my extreme anxiety, but wtf do they expect?Arriving at your home and invading your privacy?
oh but what of the scourge of atheism, godlessness, somone has to do the good work, help the return to honest christian ways
transition said:
kii said:
Witty Rejoinder said:knocks on window
Would you like to hear about the Lord our saviour?
Since I yelled at 2 door-knocking church women I’ve not had too many nutters come to our door.
It was just after the Sandy Hook school shooting. These idiots knocked on the door when I was having a stressful morning. All I’d been reading and hearing about the mass shooting was “thoughts and prayers “. In hindsight I have realised that my anger came via my extreme anxiety, but wtf do they expect?Arriving at your home and invading your privacy?oh but what of the scourge of atheism, godlessness, somone has to do the good work, help the return to honest christian ways
transition said:
kii said:
Witty Rejoinder said:knocks on window
Would you like to hear about the Lord our saviour?
Since I yelled at 2 door-knocking church women I’ve not had too many nutters come to our door.
It was just after the Sandy Hook school shooting. These idiots knocked on the door when I was having a stressful morning. All I’d been reading and hearing about the mass shooting was “thoughts and prayers “. In hindsight I have realised that my anger came via my extreme anxiety, but wtf do they expect?Arriving at your home and invading your privacy?oh but what of the scourge of atheism, godlessness, somone has to do the good work, help the return to honest christian ways
Fuck off.
kii said:
transition said:
kii said:Since I yelled at 2 door-knocking church women I’ve not had too many nutters come to our door.
It was just after the Sandy Hook school shooting. These idiots knocked on the door when I was having a stressful morning. All I’d been reading and hearing about the mass shooting was “thoughts and prayers “. In hindsight I have realised that my anger came via my extreme anxiety, but wtf do they expect?Arriving at your home and invading your privacy?oh but what of the scourge of atheism, godlessness, somone has to do the good work, help the return to honest christian ways
Fuck off.
Pardon me. Instant response to religious crap.
kii said:
kii said:
transition said:oh but what of the scourge of atheism, godlessness, somone has to do the good work, help the return to honest christian ways
Fuck off.
Pardon me. Instant response to religious crap.
Did you ask the door-knockers ‘where was your God at Sandy Hook?’.
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
kii said:Fuck off.
Pardon me. Instant response to religious crap.
Did you ask the door-knockers ‘where was your God at Sandy Hook?’.
I forget. I was not in a good space. I did say that I never wanted to see them again. Then as the younger woman led the older woman away I realised that the older woman was blind. So that happened.
kii said:
captain_spalding said:
kii said:Pardon me. Instant response to religious crap.
Did you ask the door-knockers ‘where was your God at Sandy Hook?’.
I forget. I was not in a good space. I did say that I never wanted to see them again. Then as the younger woman led the older woman away I realised that the older woman was blind. So that happened.
They stopped bringing the kids when I nearly had them convinced that Taoism was much nicer.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
captain_spalding said:Did you ask the door-knockers ‘where was your God at Sandy Hook?’.
I forget. I was not in a good space. I did say that I never wanted to see them again. Then as the younger woman led the older woman away I realised that the older woman was blind. So that happened.
They stopped bringing the kids when I nearly had them convinced that Taoism was much nicer.
I told some botherers that dragging kids around in the summer heat was abusive. I offered the kids a drink of water.
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
kii said:I forget. I was not in a good space. I did say that I never wanted to see them again. Then as the younger woman led the older woman away I realised that the older woman was blind. So that happened.
They stopped bringing the kids when I nearly had them convinced that Taoism was much nicer.
I told some botherers that dragging kids around in the summer heat was abusive. I offered the kids a drink of water.
i thought I had got rid of them all but there is a new church of botherers in the town. after explaining that I was a dyed in the wool full blown atheist and there was no way i was going to church because I wasn’t going go to church and there was no way I get to church anyway.
A light dawned. could they help me?
I was close to asking them to weed 5 acres but I just said I was fine.
they haven’t been back.
kii said:
I told some botherers that dragging kids around in the summer heat was abusive. I offered the kids a drink of water.
I had a day off, and the house i was renting had an inground pool. So, i was lazing by the pool, listening to the cricket, and opening tins (turned out that there was beer in all of them).
Two JW ‘missionaries’, about my age, arrived, in their white shirts and black ties, and asked if i wanted to talk. I said, not about religion ,no, but come in and have a drink.
It was a hot day, but the said that they couldn’t have beer. No worries, i said, we have Coke.
So, they came in, i got them a cold can of Coke each, and we had a good old chat. They were nice blokes, one American, and it was a good time, talking about America and Australia and places we’d been etc.
OK, that’s enough photo sorting for one day. I’ll just go and have a bit of a lie down and read now.
buffy said:
OK, that’s enough photo sorting for one day. I’ll just go and have a bit of a lie down and read now.
I have just been out to Bunnings to buy some steel. Serious work to be done this afternoon.
Too muggy here to do anything other than sit in front of a fan.
29.1°C and 74% RH.
kii said:
transition said:
kii said:Since I yelled at 2 door-knocking church women I’ve not had too many nutters come to our door.
It was just after the Sandy Hook school shooting. These idiots knocked on the door when I was having a stressful morning. All I’d been reading and hearing about the mass shooting was “thoughts and prayers “. In hindsight I have realised that my anger came via my extreme anxiety, but wtf do they expect?Arriving at your home and invading your privacy?oh but what of the scourge of atheism, godlessness, somone has to do the good work, help the return to honest christian ways
Fuck off.
chuckle
transition said:
kii said:
transition said:oh but what of the scourge of atheism, godlessness, somone has to do the good work, help the return to honest christian ways
Fuck off.
chuckle
Can I say fuck off too?
In the beginning there was a void.
captain_spalding said:
Something you can ask religious door-knockers:
Genesis 1: 27 tells us that ‘God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.’ This was on ‘the sixth day’.
God then took a day off (fair enough, worked hard). Then he got busy with creating the Garden of Eden, and appointing a caretaker for it. Selection list was short, as there was only Adam in the world at the time, and employment practices were distinctly sexist back then..
Then, (Genesis 2:18), ‘ The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
And he does the thing with the rib, and, presto! Eve!.
So who was the lady he created at least a few days before, and what happened to her?
You see that this is how they get themselves all tangled up. Taking every word in the bible as literal.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
kii said:Fuck off.
chuckle
Can I say fuck off too?
yeah i’m taking insults
transition said:
kii said:
transition said:oh but what of the scourge of atheism, godlessness, somone has to do the good work, help the return to honest christian ways
Fuck off.
chuckle
I really don’t like religious stuff. The witch stuff at the preschool broke me. Also the 7th Day Adventist grandfather of my sons managed to flip me off at his own funeral. The kids and I were not mentioned in the church service. I wasn’t married to the boys’ father. A few people noticed. So many other hateful shit from so-called religious fuckheads.
Witty Rejoinder said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
captain_spalding said:It has much to commend it.
I somehow missed out on learning about Marcionism, but now I have consulted TATE, so I know all about it.
If I was the worshiping kind
(and thank the Lord I’m not sir)
The kind of God that I’d worship
Would be a Marcion deity.What about the Church of Wookie? They put out an intriguing newsletter.
Where can I find this intriguing newsletter?
Peak Warming Man said:
In the beginning there was a void.
sounds interesting. I’ll look into it.
JudgeMental said:
Peak Warming Man said:
In the beginning there was a void.
sounds interesting. I’ll look into it.
Nothing to see there.
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
The Rev Dodgson said:I somehow missed out on learning about Marcionism, but now I have consulted TATE, so I know all about it.
If I was the worshiping kind
(and thank the Lord I’m not sir)
The kind of God that I’d worship
Would be a Marcion deity.What about the Church of Wookie? They put out an intriguing newsletter.
Where can I find this intriguing newsletter?
psych wards
Tau.Neutrino said:
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:What about the Church of Wookie? They put out an intriguing newsletter.
Where can I find this intriguing newsletter?
psych wards
Doctors
Psychologists
Etc
transition said:
yeah i’m taking insults
Your mum goes to the chippie in her slippers.
roughbarked said:
If you have a spare $58K you can buy a life-sized titanosaurus.
Wouldn’t mind one, it’s quite impressive.
Thinking tonight I’ll do the dressed choona and salad again, but this time served in a wrap.
And minus avocado, ‘cos there’s only one left and I want to eat that on its own later.
Bubblecar said:
Thinking tonight I’ll do the dressed choona and salad again, but this time served in a wrap.And minus avocado, ‘cos there’s only one left and I want to eat that on its own later.
I take it is tuna in olive oil rather than the busted arse, bland river water from the Ganges that they pass off as spring water.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Thinking tonight I’ll do the dressed choona and salad again, but this time served in a wrap.And minus avocado, ‘cos there’s only one left and I want to eat that on its own later.
I take it is tuna in olive oil rather than the busted arse, bland river water from the Ganges that they pass off as spring water.
It is tuna in olive oil but I drain most of the oil out.
The dressing will be Dijon, Greek yoghurt, lemon juice, tarragon, cracked pepper.
Wondering if I should have a shower and visit the BWS to purchase some final wine for the weekend. They shut at 7.
Bubblecar said:
Wondering if I should have a shower and visit the BWS to purchase some final wine for the weekend. They shut at 7.
You have a bottle of red.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Thinking tonight I’ll do the dressed choona and salad again, but this time served in a wrap.And minus avocado, ‘cos there’s only one left and I want to eat that on its own later.
I take it is tuna in olive oil rather than the busted arse, bland river water from the Ganges that they pass off as spring water.
It is tuna in olive oil but I drain most of the oil out.
The dressing will be Dijon, Greek yoghurt, lemon juice, tarragon, cracked pepper.
Sounds more than acceptable.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Wondering if I should have a shower and visit the BWS to purchase some final wine for the weekend. They shut at 7.
You have a bottle of red.
Yes but dinner really calls for some white or bubbly.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Wondering if I should have a shower and visit the BWS to purchase some final wine for the weekend. They shut at 7.
You have a bottle of red.
Yes but dinner really calls for some white or bubbly.
Steady lad, you don’t want to be talking shorthand for the rest of the evening.
Peak Warming Man said:
In the beginning there was a void.
A void religious callers?
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Wondering if I should have a shower and visit the BWS to purchase some final wine for the weekend. They shut at 7.
You have a bottle of red.
Yes but dinner really calls for some white or bubbly.
Approved.
have you thought about fresh fruit for dessert?
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:You have a bottle of red.
Yes but dinner really calls for some white or bubbly.
Approved.
have you thought about fresh fruit for dessert?
There are some strawberries and peaches left.
This vintage Metropolitan Vickers fan is available on eBay
There’s a video of it in action at the link.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:Yes but dinner really calls for some white or bubbly.
Approved.
have you thought about fresh fruit for dessert?
There are some strawberries and peaches left.
go the bubbly. you can chop some strawbs and some peach into a glass and fruit cocktail the champers for an aperitif.
Bubblecar said:
This vintage Metropolitan Vickers fan is available on eBayThere’s a video of it in action at the link.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:Approved.
have you thought about fresh fruit for dessert?
There are some strawberries and peaches left.
go the bubbly. you can chop some strawbs and some peach into a glass and fruit cocktail the champers for an aperitif.
Actually checking the fridge, I scoffed the last of the strawberries last night. But there are peaches and morello cherries.
Bubblecar said:
This vintage Metropolitan Vickers fan is available on eBayThere’s a video of it in action at the link.
…as is this Australian-made Elcon
OK shower let’s go.
Bubblecar said:
Thinking tonight I’ll do the dressed choona and salad again, but this time served in a wrap.And minus avocado, ‘cos there’s only one left and I want to eat that on its own later.
I am making chicken and veg stirfry in a coconut sauce.
I think I am going to make some fritters to serve with some sour cream.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Thinking tonight I’ll do the dressed choona and salad again, but this time served in a wrap.And minus avocado, ‘cos there’s only one left and I want to eat that on its own later.
I am making chicken and veg stirfry in a coconut sauce.
I’m making a second batch of tomato sauce. Buckets full of Romas, what else to do?
I’ll probably make some zucchini leek and potato soup again.
maybe have a cob of corn? Some ratatouie..
The lady is back so I’ve said, here’s your bucket of tomatoes.
Firearms, cash and explosives seized in Melbourne, three arrested including alleged Russian organised crime member
Three men have been arrested after more than 40 guns, sophisticated explosive devices and $1 million in cash were seized across Melbourne.
sarahs mum said:
I think I am going to make some fritters to serve with some sour cream.
I’ll be ducking back outside to turn another compost heap.
Am I back in chat?
OCDC said:
Am I back in chat?
Looks like it.
OCDC said:
Am I back in chat?
What’s the ant situation like at your end?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
roughbarked said:Where can I find this intriguing newsletter?
psych wards
Doctors
Psychologists
Etc
Places and people I have never felt the need to visit.
Apart from the doctors of course.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
yeah i’m taking insults
Your mum goes to the chippie in her slippers.
and transition wears socks with his sandals.
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:No ants, but also no Inky.Am I back in chat?What’s the ant situation like at your end?
OCDC said:
Witty Rejoinder said:OCDC said:No ants, but also no Inky.Am I back in chat?What’s the ant situation like at your end?
Did you have inky ants? What have I missed?
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:The late Gloworm.Witty Rejoinder said:Did you have inky ants? What have I missed?What’s the ant situation like at your end?No ants, but also no Inky.
OCDC said:
Am I back in chat?
Yep.
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:
Witty Rejoinder said:What’s the ant situation like at your end?No ants, but also no Inky.
Did you have inky ants? What have I missed?
Inky was gloworm’s dog.
‘They won’t be able to win’: Media companies risk wrath of IR law over Gaza discipline, top lawyer says
The ABC’s sacking of Antoinette Lattouf has ignited debate on the expression of political views in media. But what are the legal implications for journalists?
DAANYAL SAEEDDEC 22, 2023
UPDATED: 2.51PM, DEC 22
As the media industry grapples with the sackings of Antoinette Lattouf from the ABC and Clementine Ford from Nova over expressing strong views on the war in Gaza — and the preventing of staff at Nine papers who signed an open letter calling for objective coverage from reporting on the conflict — one pertinent question raised is whether it’s legal to sack journalists for their political views.
Lattouf, who had taken to social media to share content from UNICEF and Human Rights Watch, put out a statement late on Wednesday night stating she was “very disappointed” by the decision, believes she was “unlawfully terminated”.
Lattouf, represented by Sarah Ibrahim of Central Lawyers, filed proceedings in the Fair Work Commission on December 22, alleging that managing director David Anderson personally ordered her sacking.
The application, reported by the Nine papers, alleges that content director Elizabeth Green handballed responsibility for the decision to Anderson.
“It was above me, it was David Anderson. I know I shouldn’t be telling you this,” the application alleges.
The application also alleges that the Executive Council of Australian Jewry made complaints relating to her employment.
The ABC declined to comment when contacted by Crikey.
Crikey understands reports in The Australian, as well as posts to social media by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, were live within an hour of Lattouf being given notice of her termination.
Meanwhile the ABC Melbourne office was vandalised on Friday morning, with “tell the truth about Palestine” written in white paint, and red paint splashed across the front of the Southbank facility.
Crikey spoke to Josh Bornstein, the principal lawyer in employment law at Maurice Blackburn, about whether media companies are legally entitled to restrict the rights of their employees.
Bornstein himself took to social media to share Lattouf’s statement, tweeting: “One of the issues raised is whether the ABC sacked Antoinette by reason of her political opinion in breach of s772(1) (f) of the Fair Work Act.”
“This was the provision invoked by Scott McIntyre when he was sacked by SBS several years ago.”
Former SBS football reporter Scott McIntyre was fired by the multicultural broadcaster in 2016 over tweets about Anzac Day that saw then-communications minister Malcolm Turnbull personally intervene. McIntyre eventually settled out of court with SBS, having been represented by Bornstein pro bono.
Section s772(1)(f) of the Fair Work Act prohibits termination of an employee’s employment based on things such as race, sex, gender, nationality, ethnicity or political views, among other things.
“You cannot contract out of s.772 (1),” Bornstein said. “An employment contract that stipulated that you are not allowed to get pregnant or vote for the ALP would not be enforceable. Nevertheless, in these sorts of cases, employers argue that they were not terminating because of religion or political opinion but because the employee violated a policy. In my view, they are one and the same.”
Employers are not at liberty to dodge their obligations under the act by way of an employment contract, though not only has the definition of a political opinion not been tested in the courts — owing to the relevant cases settling, such as those involving La Trobe University’s Roz Ward or former Wallaby Israel Folau — but employer overreach has also increased in recent years.
“The words political opinion have not been given a detailed (meaning). There’s not detailed jurisprudence about what they mean,” he said.
“What is happening, in the digital age, the reach of employer, assertion of power and control over their employees has radically expanded and has become repressive and anti-democratic.”
Bornstein said the Fair Work Act didn’t impose a different standard on journalists, but that the media industry imposed on itself a unique position in the labour market.
“There’s no different standard , but corporate brand managers claim brand catastrophe every time someone tweets — the sky is falling because Fred tweeted about Anzac Day or Sally tweeted about a rainbow flag,” he said.
“Journalists are in a different position to most people in the labour market, because at least in organisations which are journals of record, there is this tension, which is a tension in theory and by convention, rather than by any ironclad law, that goes, ‘We are a journal of record reporting the facts. It’s important that our staff trade off democratic rights so that the presentation of facts is not besmirched or tainted by the activism of journalists’.”
“You can make a decent case that for news journalists, their obligations of fair and impartial reporting mean that they should refrain from participating in contentious political debate. Where it gets messier is a lot of journalists don’t do that — a lot of members of media organisations aren’t engaged in that activity ”.
“The issue of what the legitimate constraints are for employees in the media industry and for journalists, what are legitimate constraints what are lawful constraints is very unsettled. The law, the rules and conventions that apply in journalism are very brittle. There is a lot of contestation about the restrictions, particularly in America, where journalists have fought about the right to express views about things like #MeToo, Black Lives Matter, to march in the streets. It’s a very hotly contested space, and there isn’t a settled orthodoxy.”
Asked why cases of this nature tended to settle, Bornstein said it was because he thought employers in that position “wouldn’t be able to win”.
“I think the employer realises they’re going to look ridiculous. They won’t be able to win. Their claims of a brand catastrophe will probably be torn to shreds. And they don’t want that all aired in a public trial,” he said.
“It’s a debate over commercial brand management and human rights. And whether you should be able to contract out of the human right to participate in democracy, by expressing opinions, by marching in the streets, by waving a flag.”
Clarification: Since this story was published, Crikey has updated it to reflect confirmation of legal proceedings reported by the Nine papers. Josh Bornstein spoke to Crikey before legal undertakings were filed — his remarks are not a comment on proceedings.
https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/12/22/antoinette-lattouf-abc-firing-josh-bornstein/
Another moon landing fail, this time from Japan.
With all the technology available today it should be a piece of cake, after all it was a piece of cake 55 years ago.
Or was it.
Peak Warming Man said:
Another moon landing fail, this time from Japan.Shopped.
With all the technology available today it should be a piece of cake, after all it was a piece of cake 55 years ago.
Or was it.
I might have a spit roast suckling pig for tea tonight.
Peak Warming Man said:
I might have a spit roast suckling pig for tea tonight.
done that once. it was amazingly good. fed about 25 with leftovers and that was surprising to me. I over catered.
Lentils.
sarahs mum said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I might have a spit roast suckling pig for tea tonight.
done that once. it was amazingly good. fed about 25 with leftovers and that was surprising to me. I over catered.
Never done it, I recon it’d be easy to cock it up.
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I might have a spit roast suckling pig for tea tonight.
done that once. it was amazingly good. fed about 25 with leftovers and that was surprising to me. I over catered.
Never done it, I recon it’d be easy to cock it up.
We cooked it a long while – most of day- over coals. keeping the fire low while it was dripping fat.
Ended up being pink and smoked for about 4 cm in and then white meat.
Just got home from work, another housepad finished.
Ms Kingy and I and some friends are heading out to a small winery this evening, to eat pizzas and watch Oppenheimer on the outdoor cinema screen.
sarahs mum said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I might have a spit roast suckling pig for tea tonight.
done that once. it was amazingly good. fed about 25 with leftovers and that was surprising to me. I over catered.
I worked at a piggery for a few weeks, they did a pig on a spit every Friday. It was fkn delicious.
Kingy said:
Just got home from work, another housepad finished.Ms Kingy and I and some friends are heading out to a small winery this evening, to eat pizzas and watch Oppenheimer on the outdoor cinema screen.
how’s your fingers?
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:
Just got home from work, another housepad finished.Ms Kingy and I and some friends are heading out to a small winery this evening, to eat pizzas and watch Oppenheimer on the outdoor cinema screen.
how’s your fingers?
Lost the nail last night. It looks munted but pain free now.
Kingy said:
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:
Just got home from work, another housepad finished.Ms Kingy and I and some friends are heading out to a small winery this evening, to eat pizzas and watch Oppenheimer on the outdoor cinema screen.
how’s your fingers?
Lost the nail last night. It looks munted but pain free now.
good. I suppose.
Supper: perfectly ripe avocado. Just cut in half, sphere removed, lightly salted, scooped out with a spoon, for the full avocado deal with no intrusions.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:What did you do?
Nothing, they just suddenly stopped blocking me with that anti-ad-block message.
I assume that either:
a) YouTube decided to drop that campaign.
or
b) Ghostery has found a new way around it.
YouTube has just blocked me entirely.
I’ve cleared all the YouTube videos from my History, logged out of Chrome and did a full reboot of my modem (and NBN connection?) and WiFi router.
I haven’t logged back into Chrome or YouTube … but what I’m missing are all my YouTube favourites.
Ghostery is still working, as far as I can see.
Forget pigs. Use Piranha solution instead …. (somewhat more dangerous to use, though.)
Latter part of this video:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/290979986735652
AussieDJ said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:Nothing, they just suddenly stopped blocking me with that anti-ad-block message.
I assume that either:
a) YouTube decided to drop that campaign.
or
b) Ghostery has found a new way around it.
YouTube has just blocked me entirely.
I’ve cleared all the YouTube videos from my History, logged out of Chrome and did a full reboot of my modem (and NBN connection?) and WiFi router.
I haven’t logged back into Chrome or YouTube … but what I’m missing are all my YouTube favourites.
Ghostery is still working, as far as I can see.
My choobs blew up today as well. I haven’t looked since. Icognito still works though, hey what but.
Woodie said:
AussieDJ said:
Bubblecar said:I assume that either:
a) YouTube decided to drop that campaign.
or
b) Ghostery has found a new way around it.
YouTube has just blocked me entirely.
I’ve cleared all the YouTube videos from my History, logged out of Chrome and did a full reboot of my modem (and NBN connection?) and WiFi router.
I haven’t logged back into Chrome or YouTube … but what I’m missing are all my YouTube favourites.
Ghostery is still working, as far as I can see.
My choobs blew up today as well. I haven’t looked since. Icognito still works though, hey what but.
Nup. Still knackered.
Woodie said:
AussieDJ said:
Bubblecar said:I assume that either:
a) YouTube decided to drop that campaign.
or
b) Ghostery has found a new way around it.
YouTube has just blocked me entirely.
I’ve cleared all the YouTube videos from my History, logged out of Chrome and did a full reboot of my modem (and NBN connection?) and WiFi router.
I haven’t logged back into Chrome or YouTube … but what I’m missing are all my YouTube favourites.
Ghostery is still working, as far as I can see.
My choobs blew up today as well. I haven’t looked since. Icognito still works though, hey what but.
For some reason, I can’t get Ghostery to work on Incognito mode. So, when I launch it, the first thing that pops up is an ad.
In a way, I wouldn’t mind if there were ads but, at present, they pop up in inappropriate places, like in the middle of a long musical piece.
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
AussieDJ said:YouTube has just blocked me entirely.
I’ve cleared all the YouTube videos from my History, logged out of Chrome and did a full reboot of my modem (and NBN connection?) and WiFi router.
I haven’t logged back into Chrome or YouTube … but what I’m missing are all my YouTube favourites.
Ghostery is still working, as far as I can see.
My choobs blew up today as well. I haven’t looked since. Icognito still works though, hey what but.
Nup. Still knackered.
:(
AussieDJ said:
Woodie said:
AussieDJ said:YouTube has just blocked me entirely.
I’ve cleared all the YouTube videos from my History, logged out of Chrome and did a full reboot of my modem (and NBN connection?) and WiFi router.
I haven’t logged back into Chrome or YouTube … but what I’m missing are all my YouTube favourites.
Ghostery is still working, as far as I can see.
My choobs blew up today as well. I haven’t looked since. Icognito still works though, hey what but.
For some reason, I can’t get Ghostery to work on Incognito mode. So, when I launch it, the first thing that pops up is an ad.
In a way, I wouldn’t mind if there were ads but, at present, they pop up in inappropriate places, like in the middle of a long musical piece.
Choobs can GAGF. Just like everything else. They get greedy. Ads were tolerable but not any more. There are times where you don’t get the option to “skip ad”. Be fucked if I’m watching 2 minutes of ads in a 4 minute video, only to find it’s the video I didn’t want 30 seconds into it.
And it’s the creators that place the ads and where. I’ve seen some that put ads in every 3 minutes.
I see the average Simpsons episode is about 22mins for a half hour slot. I have a full DVD collection of I Love Lucy and their running time for a 1/2 hour slot is about 27 minutes. Greed. The lotta ‘em. Can’t help themselves.
FTA commercial TV does not go on my tele for the same reason Choobs can GAGF.
Awake. Wish I was asleep. The Sally Cat has her routine and has to remind me of things, like GET OUTTA BED!!!!
Woodie said:
AussieDJ said:
Woodie said:My choobs blew up today as well. I haven’t looked since. Icognito still works though, hey what but.
For some reason, I can’t get Ghostery to work on Incognito mode. So, when I launch it, the first thing that pops up is an ad.
In a way, I wouldn’t mind if there were ads but, at present, they pop up in inappropriate places, like in the middle of a long musical piece.
Choobs can GAGF. Just like everything else. They get greedy. Ads were tolerable but not any more. There are times where you don’t get the option to “skip ad”. Be fucked if I’m watching 2 minutes of ads in a 4 minute video, only to find it’s the video I didn’t want 30 seconds into it.
And it’s the creators that place the ads and where. I’ve seen some that put ads in every 3 minutes.
I see the average Simpsons episode is about 22mins for a half hour slot. I have a full DVD collection of I Love Lucy and their running time for a 1/2 hour slot is about 27 minutes. Greed. The lotta ‘em. Can’t help themselves.
FTA commercial TV does not go on my tele for the same reason Choobs can GAGF.
Absolutely!
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 13 degrees at the back door, overcast and still. Lots of bird song going on. We are forecast a cloudy 21 degrees today.
I have more gardening to do today.
Morning pilgrims.
Off to mass shortly, I hope I don’t get bailed up be Hanrahan.
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:OCDC said:The late Gloworm.No ants, but also no Inky.Did you have inky ants? What have I missed?
Oh. cloud ants.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:
No ants, but also no Inky.
Did you have inky ants? What have I missed?
Inky was gloworm’s dog.
I don’t recall meeting her dog.
Peak Warming Man said:
Lentils.
Soldier beans. Borlotti beans too.
The Roman army marched on beans and that’s why they are called soldier beans. I put three borlotti beans in the shot as a comparison.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
Off to mass shortly, I hope I don’t get bailed up be Hanrahan.
That wasn’t his name. Neither was John O’Brien his name.
Must have missed a lot of news yesterday.
Leader of the Pack and lead singer of the Shangri-Las, Mary Weiss, dies at age 75
Good late morning forum. Already 30°. Spent too much money at supermarkets and pharmacy today. Got some keto fake chips that are full of dodgy ingredients but taste and feel just like artificial cheese corn chips so they’ll be good for snacking emergencies when I only have the spoons to maintain macros and none left to eat real food. Later I’ll put together some more vintage books: will finish them today or tomorrow.
Not only has my phone gone mental, i’ve also broken the Forum.
captain_spalding said:
Not only has my phone gone mental, i’ve also broken the Forum.
captain_spalding said:
Not only has my phone gone mental, i’ve also broken the Forum.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Not only has my phone gone mental, i’ve also broken the Forum.
Take three.
I think one of us needs to go back to bed.
Great. I have developed a rash and lost feeling on all my left fingertips (but not thumb).
Actually, on inspection with a hand lens, it now extends down my fingers and onto my palm.
Michael V said:
Great. I have developed a rash and lost feeling on all my left fingertips (but not thumb).Get ye to hospital stat. Don’t drive yourself. Could be a TIA or stroke with coincidental rash. Unless you’re on a lignocaine infusion right now in which case the rate needs to be reduced.Actually, on inspection with a hand lens, it now extends down my fingers and onto my palm.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:Or it could be something minor but irritating but better to be sure.Great. I have developed a rash and lost feeling on all my left fingertips (but not thumb).Get ye to hospital stat. Don’t drive yourself. Could be a TIA or stroke with coincidental rash. Unless you’re on a lignocaine infusion right now in which case the rate needs to be reduced.Actually, on inspection with a hand lens, it now extends down my fingers and onto my palm.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:Great. I have developed a rash and lost feeling on all my left fingertips (but not thumb).Get ye to hospital stat. Don’t drive yourself. Could be a TIA or stroke with coincidental rash. Unless you’re on a lignocaine infusion right now in which case the rate needs to be reduced.Actually, on inspection with a hand lens, it now extends down my fingers and onto my palm.
And mention to the Emerg. Dept. screening people that you’re acting on advice from a doctor that it’s urgent.
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:
Michael V said:Great. I have developed a rash and lost feeling on all my left fingertips (but not thumb).Get ye to hospital stat. Don’t drive yourself. Could be a TIA or stroke with coincidental rash. Unless you’re on a lignocaine infusion right now in which case the rate needs to be reduced.Actually, on inspection with a hand lens, it now extends down my fingers and onto my palm.
And mention to the Emerg. Dept. screening people that you’re acting on advice from a doctor that it’s urgent.
Just checked, Gympie is the closest. And it’s not close. Got a 24 hour doctor or something like that there? I’ll look as well.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:
Get ye to hospital stat. Don’t drive yourself. Could be a TIA or stroke with coincidental rash. Unless you’re on a lignocaine infusion right now in which case the rate needs to be reduced.
And mention to the Emerg. Dept. screening people that you’re acting on advice from a doctor that it’s urgent.
Just checked, Gympie is the closest. And it’s not close. Got a 24 hour doctor or something like that there? I’ll look as well.
Only thing I’ve found so far. Still looking.
https://www.13cure.com.au/locations/queensland/rainbow_beach-15662
OCDC said:
OCDC said:Michael V said:Or it could be something minor but irritating but better to be sure.Great. I have developed a rash and lost feeling on all my left fingertips (but not thumb).Get ye to hospital stat. Don’t drive yourself. Could be a TIA or stroke with coincidental rash. Unless you’re on a lignocaine infusion right now in which case the rate needs to be reduced.Actually, on inspection with a hand lens, it now extends down my fingers and onto my palm.
No lignocaine.
No hospital within 75 km.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:Need a CT to rule out bleed in brain. 000 if no-one can drive you.OCDC said:No lignocaine.Get ye to hospital stat. Don’t drive yourself. Could be a TIA or stroke with coincidental rash. Unless you’re on a lignocaine infusion right now in which case the rate needs to be reduced.Or it could be something minor but irritating but better to be sure.
No hospital within 75 km.
captain_spalding said:
Not only has my phone gone mental, i’ve also broken the Forum.
Your phone, the forum and now MV!
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:Need a CT to rule out bleed in brain. 000 if no-one can drive you.Or it could be something minor but irritating but better to be sure.No lignocaine.
No hospital within 75 km.
That’s my advice as well – I can’t find anything close so best get an ambulance.
OCDC knows best!
kii said:
captain_spalding said:We need to seriously discuss his membership and whether it should be cancelled.Not only has my phone gone mental, i’ve also broken the Forum.Your phone, the forum and now MV!
If they need to send a helicopter, it’s about 25- 30 mins from Maroochydore to Rainbow Beach, about 40 mins from Bundaberg.
Hey, Bill, did you see the news report about the 747 with an engine fire?
OCDC said:
kii said:captain_spalding said:We need to seriously discuss his membership and whether it should be cancelled.Not only has my phone gone mental, i’ve also broken the Forum.Your phone, the forum and now MV!
Now he’s talking about helicopters, and planes on fire!
1005, your silence is making me anxious.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:Need a CT to rule out bleed in brain. 000 if no-one can drive you.Or it could be something minor but irritating but better to be sure.No lignocaine.
No hospital within 75 km.
Is it the loss of feeling that makes you concerned?
I do suffer from peripheral neuropathy. First it was parts of my palms 20-odd years ago, which I have either got used to or has fixed itself. I now have peripheral neuropathy in both feet and lower legs. This seems to be a family trait: mother, grandmother and sister all suffer from this too.
captain_spalding said:
Hey, Bill, did you see the news report about the 747 with an engine fire?
I saw something from a wack job blaming this on something crazy.
captain_spalding said:
Hey, Bill, did you see the news report about the 747 with an engine fire?
Yep. Probably a bird-strike I’d guess. No big deal when you have three more engines.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:Yes, the numbness. Peripheral neuropathy develops slowly; it sounds like this is new. If the conclusion is progression of neuropathy, I will be very happy, but sinister things need to be ruled out.Michael V said:Is it the loss of feeling that makes you concerned?No lignocaine.Need a CT to rule out bleed in brain. 000 if no-one can drive you.No hospital within 75 km.
I do suffer from peripheral neuropathy. First it was parts of my palms 20-odd years ago, which I have either got used to or has fixed itself. I now have peripheral neuropathy in both feet and lower legs. This seems to be a family trait: mother, grandmother and sister all suffer from this too.
kii said:
OCDC said:
kii said:Your phone, the forum and now MV!We need to seriously discuss his membership and whether it should be cancelled.
Now he’s talking about helicopters, and planes on fire!
I’m just brimming over with positivity.
captain_spalding said:
kii said:Little Miss SunshineOCDC said:I’m just brimming over with positivity.Now he’s talking about helicopters, and planes on fire!
We need to seriously discuss his membership and whether it should be cancelled.
OCDC said:
1005, your silence is making me anxious.
I’m fine for the moment.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Hey, Bill, did you see the news report about the 747 with an engine fire?
Yep. Probably a bird-strike I’d guess. No big deal when you have three more engines.
I believe that there was some hint that the engine might have chucked a blade or two out through the casing.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
Michael V said:No lignocaine.Need a CT to rule out bleed in brain. 000 if no-one can drive you.No hospital within 75 km.
Is it the loss of feeling that makes you concerned?
I do suffer from peripheral neuropathy. First it was parts of my palms 20-odd years ago, which I have either got used to or has fixed itself. I now have peripheral neuropathy in both feet and lower legs. This seems to be a family trait: mother, grandmother and sister all suffer from this too.
I’m also a PN sufferer. The worst thing is that I can’t feel if I’m urinating so have to watch until the flow stops.
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:kii said:Little Miss SunshineNow he’s talking about helicopters, and planes on fire!I’m just brimming over with positivity.
Queenslander 🤣
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Hey, Bill, did you see the news report about the 747 with an engine fire?
Yep. Probably a bird-strike I’d guess. No big deal when you have three more engines.
I believe that there was some hint that the engine might have chucked a blade or two out through the casing.
A bird-strike can do that. The bird will hit a couple of blades, they come loose and break a few more off. Very messy business.
Tamb said:
I’m also a PN sufferer. The worst thing is that I can’t feel if I’m urinating so have to watch until the flow stops.
While getting old is a privilege (not everyone gets to do it), it does have its penalties and problems.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:I collected a bird with the front of my little car a few years ago. Sliced into bits by the grille. Fortunately I had gloves at home to remove the bits.Spiny Norman said:A bird-strike can do that. The bird will hit a couple of blades, they come loose and break a few more off. Very messy business.Yep. Probably a bird-strike I’d guess. No big deal when you have three more engines.I believe that there was some hint that the engine might have chucked a blade or two out through the casing.
captain_spalding said:
Tamb said:I’m also a PN sufferer. The worst thing is that I can’t feel if I’m urinating so have to watch until the flow stops.
While getting old is a privilege (not everyone gets to do it), it does have its penalties and problems.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:Yep. Probably a bird-strike I’d guess. No big deal when you have three more engines.
I believe that there was some hint that the engine might have chucked a blade or two out through the casing.
A bird-strike can do that. The bird will hit a couple of blades, they come loose and break a few more off. Very messy business.
It’s why i don’t like seats that are on the ‘latitude’ of the engines.
All those large, super-hard, very sharp, super-hot knife blades, spinning around out there at a phenomenal rate, with the finest of tolerances built into the set-up, just itching for a chance to be liberated and fly free…
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:I believe that there was some hint that the engine might have chucked a blade or two out through the casing.
A bird-strike can do that. The bird will hit a couple of blades, they come loose and break a few more off. Very messy business.
It’s why i don’t like seats that are on the ‘latitude’ of the engines.
All those large, super-hard, very sharp, super-hot knife blades, spinning around out there at a phenomenal rate, with the finest of tolerances built into the set-up, just itching for a chance to be liberated and fly free…
Hey something else for you to think about then – The cooling of the turbine blades is critical, far more than you think. They run air cooling passages though the internal structure and that air exits via numerous small holes on the surface of the blade, mainly near the leading edge. That provides a film of cooling air, which is quite important as the blades operate in an environment 300° hotter than their melting point.
Feel better now?
Michael V said:
Great. I have developed a rash and lost feeling on all my left fingertips (but not thumb).Actually, on inspection with a hand lens, it now extends down my fingers and onto my palm.
Doesn’t sound good.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Great. I have developed a rash and lost feeling on all my left fingertips (but not thumb).Actually, on inspection with a hand lens, it now extends down my fingers and onto my palm.
Doesn’t sound good.
Have you had the shingles vaccination?
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:A bird-strike can do that. The bird will hit a couple of blades, they come loose and break a few more off. Very messy business.
It’s why i don’t like seats that are on the ‘latitude’ of the engines.
All those large, super-hard, very sharp, super-hot knife blades, spinning around out there at a phenomenal rate, with the finest of tolerances built into the set-up, just itching for a chance to be liberated and fly free…
Hey something else for you to think about then – The cooling of the turbine blades is critical, far more than you think. They run air cooling passages though the internal structure and that air exits via numerous small holes on the surface of the blade, mainly near the leading edge. That provides a film of cooling air, which is quite important as the blades operate in an environment 300° hotter than their melting point.
Feel better now?
In the 70’s there was an HQ Holden one tonner from Mildura that struck a Galah at speed on an urgent trip from Mildura to Melbourne, said bird went through radiator, fan blades and embedded in the block. Even with highly trained paramedics on board they couldn’t save either bird engine
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:A bird-strike can do that. The bird will hit a couple of blades, they come loose and break a few more off. Very messy business.
It’s why i don’t like seats that are on the ‘latitude’ of the engines.
All those large, super-hard, very sharp, super-hot knife blades, spinning around out there at a phenomenal rate, with the finest of tolerances built into the set-up, just itching for a chance to be liberated and fly free…
Hey something else for you to think about then – The cooling of the turbine blades is critical, far more than you think. They run air cooling passages though the internal structure and that air exits via numerous small holes on the surface of the blade, mainly near the leading edge. That provides a film of cooling air, which is quite important as the blades operate in an environment 300° hotter than their melting point.
Feel better now?
I can boast that i already knew that.
A chap we knew in Bundaberg actually made gas turbine blades in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s. He told me a lot about them.
captain_spalding said:
Tamb said:I’m also a PN sufferer. The worst thing is that I can’t feel if I’m urinating so have to watch until the flow stops.
While getting old is a privilege (not everyone gets to do it), it does have its penalties and problems.
So does getting even older.
kryten said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:It’s why i don’t like seats that are on the ‘latitude’ of the engines.
All those large, super-hard, very sharp, super-hot knife blades, spinning around out there at a phenomenal rate, with the finest of tolerances built into the set-up, just itching for a chance to be liberated and fly free…
Hey something else for you to think about then – The cooling of the turbine blades is critical, far more than you think. They run air cooling passages though the internal structure and that air exits via numerous small holes on the surface of the blade, mainly near the leading edge. That provides a film of cooling air, which is quite important as the blades operate in an environment 300° hotter than their melting point.
Feel better now?
In the 70’s there was an HQ Holden one tonner from Mildura that struck a Galah at speed on an urgent trip from Mildura to Melbourne, said bird went through radiator, fan blades and embedded in the block. Even with highly trained paramedics on board they couldn’t save either bird engine
Maybe the Ukrainians could stop using depleted-uranium rounds, and start using dead-galah ammunition.
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:It’s why i don’t like seats that are on the ‘latitude’ of the engines.
All those large, super-hard, very sharp, super-hot knife blades, spinning around out there at a phenomenal rate, with the finest of tolerances built into the set-up, just itching for a chance to be liberated and fly free…
Hey something else for you to think about then – The cooling of the turbine blades is critical, far more than you think. They run air cooling passages though the internal structure and that air exits via numerous small holes on the surface of the blade, mainly near the leading edge. That provides a film of cooling air, which is quite important as the blades operate in an environment 300° hotter than their melting point.
Feel better now?
I can boast that i already knew that.
A chap we knew in Bundaberg actually made gas turbine blades in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s. He told me a lot about them.
Lovely. They’ve progressed a fair bit since then as well no doubt. Super alloys, etc.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:Hey something else for you to think about then – The cooling of the turbine blades is critical, far more than you think. They run air cooling passages though the internal structure and that air exits via numerous small holes on the surface of the blade, mainly near the leading edge. That provides a film of cooling air, which is quite important as the blades operate in an environment 300° hotter than their melting point.
Feel better now?
I can boast that i already knew that.
A chap we knew in Bundaberg actually made gas turbine blades in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s. He told me a lot about them.
Lovely. They’ve progressed a fair bit since then as well no doubt. Super alloys, etc.
That’s what he said, reckoned it must be a vastly changed business to what he knew back then.
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:I can boast that i already knew that.
A chap we knew in Bundaberg actually made gas turbine blades in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s. He told me a lot about them.
Lovely. They’ve progressed a fair bit since then as well no doubt. Super alloys, etc.
That’s what he said, reckoned it must be a vastly changed business to what he knew back then.
This video is worth a watch if you’re into the engineering of them. The turbine blades are like UFO technology.
Tin of tuna with feta cheese onion and tomato, hunk of bread, washed down with a cup of tea (black and one).
Over.
Peak Warming Man said:
Tin of tuna with feta cheese onion and tomato, hunk of bread, washed down with a cup of tea (black and one).Two slices of cheese followed by ham and avo wrap, washed down with a cup of iced tea (black and none).
Over.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:Lovely. They’ve progressed a fair bit since then as well no doubt. Super alloys, etc.
That’s what he said, reckoned it must be a vastly changed business to what he knew back then.
This video is worth a watch if you’re into the engineering of them. The turbine blades are like UFO technology.
Thanks.
roughbarked said:
Spiny Norman said:No worries.captain_spalding said:Thanks.That’s what he said, reckoned it must be a vastly changed business to what he knew back then.This video is worth a watch if you’re into the engineering of them. The turbine blades are like UFO technology.
OCDC said:
Peak Warming Man said:Tin of tuna with feta cheese onion and tomato, hunk of bread, washed down with a cup of tea (black and one).Two slices of cheese followed by ham and avo wrap, washed down with a cup of iced tea (black and none).
Over.
Over.
Dinner was late afternoon popcorn and mineral water.
Thinking about eggs and a mug of tea (two teabags and splash of milk). Add an avocado to the eggs?
kii said:
OCDC said:Avo is good.Peak Warming Man said:Dinner was late afternoon popcorn and mineral water.Tin of tuna with feta cheese onion and tomato, hunk of bread, washed down with a cup of tea (black and one).Two slices of cheese followed by ham and avo wrap, washed down with a cup of iced tea (black and none).
Over.
Over.
Thinking about eggs and a mug of tea (two teabags and splash of milk). Add an avocado to the eggs?
Peak Warming Man said:
Tin of tuna with feta cheese onion and tomato, hunk of bread, washed down with a cup of tea (black and one).
Over.
Just thinking about breakfast. Bacon & eggs on toast with a side of baked beans and hash browns or bubble&squeak depending on what’s in the freezer.
Kingy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Tin of tuna with feta cheese onion and tomato, hunk of bread, washed down with a cup of tea (black and one).
Over.
Just thinking about breakfast. Bacon & eggs on toast with a side of baked beans and hash browns or bubble&squeak depending on what’s in the freezer.
If your going out skip the baked beans, they can make you fart like a brewery horse.
Peak Warming Man said:
Kingy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Tin of tuna with feta cheese onion and tomato, hunk of bread, washed down with a cup of tea (black and one).
Over.
Just thinking about breakfast. Bacon & eggs on toast with a side of baked beans and hash browns or bubble&squeak depending on what’s in the freezer.
If your going out skip the baked beans, they can make you fart like a brewery horse.
I already do, so no change there.
Neil the Seal: Marine Biologist’s Take on the Viral Sensation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcubVEX1ZXk
Reading about the 1974 floods in Brizzy:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/1974-floods-changed-brisbane-southern-queensland-forever/103367964
“At its peak in 1974, the Brisbane River reached a level of 5.45 metres.
It was lower than the 8.35m recorded in the 1893 floods but higher than the 4.46m recorded in the 2011 floods and 3.85m recorded in 2022.”
Damn, an 8.35m flood would have been epic. It’s a wonder that anyone rebuilt there after that.
Kingy said:
Reading about the 1974 floods in Brizzy:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/1974-floods-changed-brisbane-southern-queensland-forever/103367964
“At its peak in 1974, the Brisbane River reached a level of 5.45 metres.
It was lower than the 8.35m recorded in the 1893 floods but higher than the 4.46m recorded in the 2011 floods and 3.85m recorded in 2022.”Damn, an 8.35m flood would have been epic. It’s a wonder that anyone rebuilt there after that.
I was in Brisbane just before the flood. My parents had family staying, and my younger siblings were still living at home. They got cut off. So 6 adults in a small house. My brother set up a campsite in the trailer and slept in a hammock in the fern house.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/gloucester-bicentennial-tree-climbs-closed-tourism-fears/103309592
I climbed the Glosta tree when I was younger. Scary as fuck, it was just pegs sticking out the side of the tree, but the view at the top was amazing. The trip back down was even worse.
A couple of years ago I took nanna there for a look at it, but the local govt/Parks/someone had set up a toll booth where you didn’t know it was there before you got there, you drove in, got told to pay a fee, couldn’t turn around or back out and had to pay the fee, then the tree was closed anyway. I was seriously pissed off at that scam.
Kingy said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/gloucester-bicentennial-tree-climbs-closed-tourism-fears/103309592I climbed the Glosta tree when I was younger. Scary as fuck, it was just pegs sticking out the side of the tree, but the view at the top was amazing. The trip back down was even worse.
A couple of years ago I took nanna there for a look at it, but the local govt/Parks/someone had set up a toll booth where you didn’t know it was there before you got there, you drove in, got told to pay a fee, couldn’t turn around or back out and had to pay the fee, then the tree was closed anyway. I was seriously pissed off at that scam.
I remember being there as a child. My mum would not let me climb it. I was pissed off. I was a great climber as a child. My older cousins were allowed to climb it.
Kingy said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/gloucester-bicentennial-tree-climbs-closed-tourism-fears/103309592I climbed the Glosta tree when I was younger. Scary as fuck, it was just pegs sticking out the side of the tree, but the view at the top was amazing. The trip back down was even worse.
A couple of years ago I took nanna there for a look at it, but the local govt/Parks/someone had set up a toll booth where you didn’t know it was there before you got there, you drove in, got told to pay a fee, couldn’t turn around or back out and had to pay the fee, then the tree was closed anyway. I was seriously pissed off at that scam.
Speaking of toll booths …
The Attendant. A short film about a man beating the system
https://youtu.be/R1HyisEtjsM
A state government has acted on growing calls to ban popular dark-coloured roof home design trend
It’s the popular trend you’ll see almost everywhere, from The Block to high-end magazines, but experts want it urgently forbidden.
https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/sustainability/a-state-government-has-acted-on-growing-calls-to-ban-popular-darkcoloured-roof-home-design-trend/news-story/cf503f9a605f93d4fe8d86c3f1d4f2d9
are you there Mr V?
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/gloucester-bicentennial-tree-climbs-closed-tourism-fears/103309592I climbed the Glosta tree when I was younger. Scary as fuck, it was just pegs sticking out the side of the tree, but the view at the top was amazing. The trip back down was even worse.
A couple of years ago I took nanna there for a look at it, but the local govt/Parks/someone had set up a toll booth where you didn’t know it was there before you got there, you drove in, got told to pay a fee, couldn’t turn around or back out and had to pay the fee, then the tree was closed anyway. I was seriously pissed off at that scam.
I remember being there as a child. My mum would not let me climb it. I was pissed off. I was a great climber as a child. My older cousins were allowed to climb it.
We were there in 1982. Myself and my six year old son climbed all the way to the top. Mrs rb stayed at the bottom because the steps were a but far apart for my four year old daughter.
Grey old day here. I’ve spent most of it in bed and I think I’ll go back in after this cup of tea. Rotting in bed is good for the soul now and then.
At some stage I’ll get up and stuff a red capsicum with minced hen, mushrooms, garlic and herbs etc.
Kingy said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/gloucester-bicentennial-tree-climbs-closed-tourism-fears/103309592I climbed the Glosta tree when I was younger. Scary as fuck, it was just pegs sticking out the side of the tree, but the view at the top was amazing. The trip back down was even worse.
A couple of years ago I took nanna there for a look at it, but the local govt/Parks/someone had set up a toll booth where you didn’t know it was there before you got there, you drove in, got told to pay a fee, couldn’t turn around or back out and had to pay the fee, then the tree was closed anyway. I was seriously pissed off at that scam.
I climbed the Gloucester Tree in 77. Got about 3m up and asked myself do I really want to do this? I did. got to the lookout. all you can see is the tops of other trees.
Jigsaw update: completed
JudgeMental said:
Kingy said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/gloucester-bicentennial-tree-climbs-closed-tourism-fears/103309592I climbed the Glosta tree when I was younger. Scary as fuck, it was just pegs sticking out the side of the tree, but the view at the top was amazing. The trip back down was even worse.
A couple of years ago I took nanna there for a look at it, but the local govt/Parks/someone had set up a toll booth where you didn’t know it was there before you got there, you drove in, got told to pay a fee, couldn’t turn around or back out and had to pay the fee, then the tree was closed anyway. I was seriously pissed off at that scam.
I climbed the Gloucester Tree in 77. Got about 3m up and asked myself do I really want to do this? I did. got to the lookout. all you can see is the tops of other trees.
:) That’s the truth. It is after all only a fire lookout.
OCDC said:
Jigsaw update: completed
Goodo, let’s see it then.
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:
Kingy said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/gloucester-bicentennial-tree-climbs-closed-tourism-fears/103309592I climbed the Glosta tree when I was younger. Scary as fuck, it was just pegs sticking out the side of the tree, but the view at the top was amazing. The trip back down was even worse.
A couple of years ago I took nanna there for a look at it, but the local govt/Parks/someone had set up a toll booth where you didn’t know it was there before you got there, you drove in, got told to pay a fee, couldn’t turn around or back out and had to pay the fee, then the tree was closed anyway. I was seriously pissed off at that scam.
I climbed the Gloucester Tree in 77. Got about 3m up and asked myself do I really want to do this? I did. got to the lookout. all you can see is the tops of other trees.
:) That’s the truth. It is after all only a fire lookout.
Maybe they need to build a nice new steel tower.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:I climbed the Gloucester Tree in 77. Got about 3m up and asked myself do I really want to do this? I did. got to the lookout. all you can see is the tops of other trees.
:) That’s the truth. It is after all only a fire lookout.
Maybe they need to build a nice new steel tower.
If they want to draw in the tourists they should build some pyramids.
sarahs mum said:
are you there Mr V?
Yes.
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said::) That’s the truth. It is after all only a fire lookout.
Maybe they need to build a nice new steel tower.
If they want to draw in the tourists they should build some pyramids.
Might be a bit out of place in a forest setting.
I’m sure we’ve got plenty of broad flat plains in other parts of the state that might be a bit better suited to it.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:Maybe they need to build a nice new steel tower.
If they want to draw in the tourists they should build some pyramids.
Might be a bit out of place in a forest setting.
I’m sure we’ve got plenty of broad flat plains in other parts of the state that might be a bit better suited to it.
Nods.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:Jigsaw update: completedGoodo, let’s see it then.
Hard to get a shot without glare.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:Maybe they need to build a nice new steel tower.
If they want to draw in the tourists they should build some pyramids.
Might be a bit out of place in a forest setting.
I’m sure we’ve got plenty of broad flat plains in other parts of the state that might be a bit better suited to it.
To be built from concrete, steel and glass of course :)
I like this one in Memphis
OCDC said:
Jigsaw update: completed
applauds quietly.
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
are you there Mr V?
Yes.
good good,
party_pants said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:If they want to draw in the tourists they should build some pyramids.
Might be a bit out of place in a forest setting.
I’m sure we’ve got plenty of broad flat plains in other parts of the state that might be a bit better suited to it.
To be built from concrete, steel and glass of course :)
I like this one in Memphis
That’ll blend right in at Pemberton.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:OCDC said:Jigsaw update: completedGoodo, let’s see it then.
Hard to get a shot without glare.
Yes. Glare is always a problem when trying to appreciate a puzzle.
sarahs mum said:
OCDC said:
Jigsaw update: completed
applauds quietly.
quietly applauds.
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
party_pants said:Might be a bit out of place in a forest setting.
I’m sure we’ve got plenty of broad flat plains in other parts of the state that might be a bit better suited to it.
To be built from concrete, steel and glass of course :)
I like this one in Memphis
That’ll blend right in at Pemberton.
No No, I think just a tower for Pemby. Pyramid to be built out in the goldfields or the outer fringes of the wheatbelt, in some other town looking for a tourist attraction.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
party_pants said:To be built from concrete, steel and glass of course :)
I like this one in Memphis
That’ll blend right in at Pemberton.
No No, I think just a tower for Pemby. Pyramid to be built out in the goldfields or the outer fringes of the wheatbelt, in some other town looking for a tourist attraction.
Got a farking big hole out in the goldfields. It is almost an upside down pyramid.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:OCDC said:Jigsaw update: completedGoodo, let’s see it then.
Hard to get a shot without glare.
Try turning off the flash and remove any direct lights on the subject. In a well-lit room it should overcome the glare and be only slightly dimmer.
PermeateFree said:
OCDC said:Bubblecar said:Try turning off the flash and remove any direct lights on the subject. In a well-lit room it should overcome the glare and be only slightly dimmer.Goodo, let’s see it then.
Hard to get a shot without glare.
It’s a dark corner which is why I like it.
OCDC said:
PermeateFree said:OCDC said:Try turning off the flash and remove any direct lights on the subject. In a well-lit room it should overcome the glare and be only slightly dimmer.Hard to get a shot without glare.
It’s a dark corner which is why I like it.
You should try shining a light on it. :p
But seriously, that’s just two identical jigsaws next to each other.
Kingy said:
OCDC said:The middle isn’t duplicated. The box is sneaky though and doesn’t show the duplication.PermeateFree said:You should try shining a light on it. :pTry turning off the flash and remove any direct lights on the subject. In a well-lit room it should overcome the glare and be only slightly dimmer.
It’s a dark corner which is why I like it.
But seriously, that’s just two identical jigsaws next to each other.
OCDC said:
Kingy said:OCDC said:The middle isn’t duplicated. The box is sneaky though and doesn’t show the duplication.You should try shining a light on it. :pIt’s a dark corner which is why I like it.
But seriously, that’s just two identical jigsaws next to each other.
BIG PUZZLE STRIKES AGAIN!
OCDC said:
PermeateFree said:OCDC said:Try turning off the flash and remove any direct lights on the subject. In a well-lit room it should overcome the glare and be only slightly dimmer.Hard to get a shot without glare.
It’s a dark corner which is why I like it.
You could try a reflective light off a white sheet with a strong light shining on it, plus again no flashlight.
PermeateFree said:
OCDC said:I’m too lazy :-)PermeateFree said:You could try a reflective light off a white sheet with a strong light shining on it, plus again no flashlight.Try turning off the flash and remove any direct lights on the subject. In a well-lit room it should overcome the glare and be only slightly dimmer.
It’s a dark corner which is why I like it.
OCDC said:
PermeateFree said:OCDC said:I’m too lazy :-)You could try a reflective light off a white sheet with a strong light shining on it, plus again no flashlight.It’s a dark corner which is why I like it.
Yes, you can get carried away with photography.
It’s currently a pleasant 47 degrees in Onslow, after falling to a chilly 28 overnight. Apparently it’s going to warm up this week.
Kingy said:
It’s currently a pleasant 47 degrees in Onslow, after falling to a chilly 28 overnight. Apparently it’s going to warm up this week.
It’s a dry heat. :)
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:
It’s currently a pleasant 47 degrees in Onslow, after falling to a chilly 28 overnight. Apparently it’s going to warm up this week.
It’s a dry heat. :)
Paraburdoo reached their highest recorded level of 47.9 degrees Celsius on Saturday
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:
It’s currently a pleasant 47 degrees in Onslow, after falling to a chilly 28 overnight. Apparently it’s going to warm up this week.
It’s a dry heat. :)
Paraburdoo reached their highest recorded level of 47.9 degrees Celsius on Saturday
Even for me, that is too hot.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:It’s a dry heat. :)
Paraburdoo reached their highest recorded level of 47.9 degrees Celsius on Saturday
Even for me, that is too hot.
That sort of heat can kill trees that have stood for many decades.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:OCDC said:Jigsaw update: completedGoodo, let’s see it then.
Hard to get a shot without glare.
Well played.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:OCDC said:Jigsaw update: completedGoodo, let’s see it then.
Hard to get a shot without glare.
That photo just broke my eyes.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Goodo, let’s see it then.
Hard to get a shot without glare.
Well played.
I wonder how the motorbike with sidecar comes into the story.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:I think one of them owns it perhaps. I could be wrong. It’s been years since I’ve read mine, which is this edition:OCDC said:I wonder how the motorbike with sidecar comes into the story.Well played.Hard to get a shot without glare.
Interesting.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-12/nasa-astronomers-find-surprising-gamma-ray-signal-outside-galaxy/103315776
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:“Dick and John are taken with Cicely and Joan, respectively, and scarcely dance with anyone else. The two men, as well as Joy, have motorbikes with sidecars, and there is much racing about in them, Joy driving Jen. There is an accident; Jen is badly injured and all fear that she might never walk, let alone dance, again. The sometimes careless Joy is sobered by this event—EJO frequently uses a shocking external event to cause a girl to grow and mature.”Bubblecar said:I think one of them owns it perhaps. I could be wrong. It’s been years since I’ve read mine, which is this edition:Well played.I wonder how the motorbike with sidecar comes into the story.
Last night I dreamt DV started reading The Diary of Anne Frank but gave up after about a dozen pages. I then wrote him an essay about what he was missing out on.
OCDC said:
OCDC said:Bubblecar said:“Dick and John are taken with Cicely and Joan, respectively, and scarcely dance with anyone else. The two men, as well as Joy, have motorbikes with sidecars, and there is much racing about in them, Joy driving Jen. There is an accident; Jen is badly injured and all fear that she might never walk, let alone dance, again. The sometimes careless Joy is sobered by this event—EJO frequently uses a shocking external event to cause a girl to grow and mature.”I wonder how the motorbike with sidecar comes into the story.I think one of them owns it perhaps. I could be wrong. It’s been years since I’ve read mine, which is this edition:
I see.
OCDC said:
Last night I dreamt DV started reading The Diary of Anne Frank but gave up after about a dozen pages. I then wrote him an essay about what he was missing out on.
This afternoon I dreamt that the Coles truck had arrived, but when I opened the front door, the delivery man spotted a bit of muck on the hallway floor, and came in with a dustpan and brush to sweep it up.
I thought it odd and a bit intrusive but I said, “Oh thanks, I was just about to do that.”
Michael V said:
Interesting.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-12/nasa-astronomers-find-surprising-gamma-ray-signal-outside-galaxy/103315776
very interesting
A dark day
Even in the 19th century, questions were asked of Mitchell about what transpired on the day his men killed at least seven Aboriginal people.
Harvey Johnston, a Heritage NSW officer, led the project to have Mount Dispersion formally recognised.
“The real history is unclear because he probably doesn’t write the exact truth,” he said.
“But from the various accounts that we know, they got scared.”
Mitchell’s party first encountered their victims when they arrived at Lake Benanee, near the present-day town of Euston.
The Aboriginal group followed the surveyors for several days and, Mr Johnston said, “were gradually becoming more intrusive” to Mitchell’s expedition.
But instead of negotiating, the colonialists decided on an ambush.
“The people who were following fled across the Murray and swam over the river onto the Victorian side,” Mr Johnston said.
“And Mitchell’s men continued to shoot people as they swam across the river and climbed across the other side of the bank and ran into the bushes.
> which is why I’ll endeavour to call my fave cockatoo the Pink Cockatoo now or wee juggler. Knowing that I can no longer use Mitchell’s name to describe such a beautiful bird.
Ready to go in the oven. A huge pepper but wobbly on its feet so I halved it lengthwise.
Hen mince, tomato, sliced mushroom, onion, garlic, herbs, tiny touch of chilli, topped with vintage cheddar.
roughbarked said:
A dark dayEven in the 19th century, questions were asked of Mitchell about what transpired on the day his men killed at least seven Aboriginal people.
Harvey Johnston, a Heritage NSW officer, led the project to have Mount Dispersion formally recognised.
“The real history is unclear because he probably doesn’t write the exact truth,” he said.
“But from the various accounts that we know, they got scared.”
Mitchell’s party first encountered their victims when they arrived at Lake Benanee, near the present-day town of Euston.
The Aboriginal group followed the surveyors for several days and, Mr Johnston said, “were gradually becoming more intrusive” to Mitchell’s expedition.
But instead of negotiating, the colonialists decided on an ambush.
“The people who were following fled across the Murray and swam over the river onto the Victorian side,” Mr Johnston said.
“And Mitchell’s men continued to shoot people as they swam across the river and climbed across the other side of the bank and ran into the bushes.
> which is why I’ll endeavour to call my fave cockatoo the Pink Cockatoo now or wee juggler. Knowing that I can no longer use Mitchell’s name to describe such a beautiful bird.
:( and this shit still hurts.
Bubblecar said:
Ready to go in the oven. A huge pepper but wobbly on its feet so I halved it lengthwise.Hen mince, tomato, sliced mushroom, onion, garlic, herbs, tiny touch of chilli, topped with vintage cheddar.
Half for now, half for supper.
Good afternoon,
Well, I was hoping to refurbish or get started on refurbishing a dining table and chairs but instead reshuffled some of the outdoor furniture , swept out the patio again , sugar soaps some walls inside , worked , re-arranged some of my pots , including some of the herbs, considered moving my bookshelf to another location , to make room for moving the piano again. I am not convinced it will make the living space more functional though ( more considering to take place there). Dinner was marinated loin fillets , mashed tator and gravy…but I did not yet refurbish the dining table and dining chairs
monkey skipper said:
Good afternoon,Well, I was hoping to refurbish or get started on refurbishing a dining table and chairs but instead reshuffled some of the outdoor furniture , swept out the patio again , sugar soaps some walls inside , worked , re-arranged some of my pots , including some of the herbs, considered moving my bookshelf to another location , to make room for moving the piano again. I am not convinced it will make the living space more functional though ( more considering to take place there). Dinner was marinated loin fillets , mashed tator and gravy…but I did not yet refurbish the dining table and dining chairs
A very industrious day though, well done. I did SFA.
I did some late afternoon mowing, starting to get on top of it.
Bubblecar said:
monkey skipper said:
Good afternoon,Well, I was hoping to refurbish or get started on refurbishing a dining table and chairs but instead reshuffled some of the outdoor furniture , swept out the patio again , sugar soaps some walls inside , worked , re-arranged some of my pots , including some of the herbs, considered moving my bookshelf to another location , to make room for moving the piano again. I am not convinced it will make the living space more functional though ( more considering to take place there). Dinner was marinated loin fillets , mashed tator and gravy…but I did not yet refurbish the dining table and dining chairs
A very industrious day though, well done. I did SFA.
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:
monkey skipper said:
Good afternoon,Well, I was hoping to refurbish or get started on refurbishing a dining table and chairs but instead reshuffled some of the outdoor furniture , swept out the patio again , sugar soaps some walls inside , worked , re-arranged some of my pots , including some of the herbs, considered moving my bookshelf to another location , to make room for moving the piano again. I am not convinced it will make the living space more functional though ( more considering to take place there). Dinner was marinated loin fillets , mashed tator and gravy…but I did not yet refurbish the dining table and dining chairs
A very industrious day though, well done. I did SFA.
My current dinner table is a little bit like this but is also extendable and a little bit more ornate underneath. I will try and replicate this look by sanding back the top , and refinish the table top with beeswax or something similar ( is my current thought) and then use a hardwearing white paint underneath and see how it turns out. I will need to do a variation of this to the mahogany chairs to give it all a fresh look but consider what I want to do with the seat of the chairs.
Good luck with it, should look pleasing.
I should get going with refurbishing and painting my cabinet of horrors. I’ll probably bite the bullet and take the top half into the workshop this week.
Peak Warming Man said:
I did some late afternoon mowing, starting to get on top of it.
I imagine it was hot and steamy? It was very humid in the garden before work Saturday morning.
My chairs aren’t like this really but the white timber look gives an idea of how I might approach refurbishing them
Bubblecar said:
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:A very industrious day though, well done. I did SFA.
My current dinner table is a little bit like this but is also extendable and a little bit more ornate underneath. I will try and replicate this look by sanding back the top , and refinish the table top with beeswax or something similar ( is my current thought) and then use a hardwearing white paint underneath and see how it turns out. I will need to do a variation of this to the mahogany chairs to give it all a fresh look but consider what I want to do with the seat of the chairs.
Good luck with it, should look pleasing.
I should get going with refurbishing and painting my cabinet of horrors. I’ll probably bite the bullet and take the top half into the workshop this week.
Cabinet of horrors?
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:
monkey skipper said:
My current dinner table is a little bit like this but is also extendable and a little bit more ornate underneath. I will try and replicate this look by sanding back the top , and refinish the table top with beeswax or something similar ( is my current thought) and then use a hardwearing white paint underneath and see how it turns out. I will need to do a variation of this to the mahogany chairs to give it all a fresh look but consider what I want to do with the seat of the chairs.
Good luck with it, should look pleasing.
I should get going with refurbishing and painting my cabinet of horrors. I’ll probably bite the bullet and take the top half into the workshop this week.
Cabinet of horrors?
The eccentric old cabinet in this computer room. I’ve bought this skull pediment for it and will replace the glass in the doors (one of side of which is missing) with wooden panels.
The whole thing will be painted and have various other wooden decoration applied.
Bubblecar said:
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:Good luck with it, should look pleasing.
I should get going with refurbishing and painting my cabinet of horrors. I’ll probably bite the bullet and take the top half into the workshop this week.
Cabinet of horrors?
The eccentric old cabinet in this computer room. I’ve bought this skull pediment for it and will replace the glass in the doors (one of side of which is missing) with wooden panels.
The whole thing will be painted and have various other wooden decoration applied.
SpOoKy!
Grubs.
Teen lifesaver carries out daring rescue at Sydney’s Northern Beaches to free boys trapped in cave
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/sydney-teenage-lifesaver-daring-cave-rescue-warriewood-beach/103373564
Jeebuz these bloody ice blocks melt quick in ya drink these days.
These new fangled ice blocks that these new fridges make just ain’t what they used to be, hey what but
Put ‘e in ya drink and melted in seconds they are.
Not like proper ice blocks when ize woz a lad.
Even bloody iceblocks have gone all cheap and junky. Probably made in China they are. Cheap Chinese shit.
The bureau currently estimates the system will develop into a category one cyclone by 10pm Monday, and reach category three strength by Wednesday morning.
Senior forecaster Steve Hadley said there was a possibility some areas of the Queensland coast — even those some distance away from where the system makes landfall — could be significantly impacted.
The Bureau released its first tropical cyclone track map on Sunday morning, forecasting that the system will intensify into a category one system on Monday.(Supplied: Bureau of Meteorology)
“At this stage, we can’t rule out severe-tropical-cyclone impacts this week in Queensland,” Mr Hadley said.
He said there was still a lot of uncertainty about how the system would behave in the coming days.
“Tropical cyclones are quite hard to predict. We’ve seen a whole range of potential scenarios,” he said.
“So fucked if I know where it will end up” Mr Hadley said.
It’s not me/you/us — the dialogue in TV and movies has become harder to hear.
https://youtu.be/VYJtb2YXae8
https://www.tiktok.com/@zpoopee/video/7325273269785955626
The nail bed under my ex fingernail.
Light rain overnight, still sprinkling. It’s lovely.
Groceries arriving soon.
All I want to do is be like The Sally Cat – asleep on the cozy doona.
Excitement for today: 3 new lip balms. The exciting one is the Rose Water variety.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 10 degrees at the back door, no wind to speak of and just getting light. (I very much approve of these cool nights in January) We are forecast a cloudy 21 degrees today. Tomorrow is looking towards a 32, but the forecast for the rest of the period is back down in the twenties.
I have to fight the raspberry canes this morning to tie them up. I’ve got some Autumn fruiting ones which are madly growing, and a new set of ones that are making their canes for next year.
AussieDJ said:
It’s not me/you/us — the dialogue in TV and movies has become harder to hear.https://youtu.be/VYJtb2YXae8
Hearing aids don’t improve iit either.
Experts warn that with elections to be held in about 50 countries this year — including the world’s biggest democracies in India, the United States, and Indonesia — the proliferation of easy-to-use AI tools is set to lead to a tsunami of disinformation
roughbarked said:
AussieDJ said:
It’s not me/you/us — the dialogue in TV and movies has become harder to hear.https://youtu.be/VYJtb2YXae8
Hearing aids don’t improve iit either.
I’m gld to see they had sub-titles by default.
A bit long though :)
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
AussieDJ said:
It’s not me/you/us — the dialogue in TV and movies has become harder to hear.https://youtu.be/VYJtb2YXae8
Hearing aids don’t improve iit either.
I’m gld to see they had sub-titles by default.
A bit long though :)
Sub-titles are not the best either. As white text disappears against lighter backgrounds and the text can disappear before reading it all. Not to mention that it distracts from watching the movie. Can become hard work. Tellow text is a bit better but the other problems still exist.
Very broken sleep so I’ve decided to get up, have a nice breakfast then go back to bed. There’ll be plenty of energetic housework in the afternoon and evening to get me properly tired.
Breakfast will be 2 x eggs scrambled up with some hen mince, herbs and onion, served in a wrap with baby leaves and a béarnaise-style sauce.
Heading for a mild 18 today and 7 overnight.
i’m here for you, taking insults, material for study of the arseholery
Kingy said:
The nail bed under my ex fingernail.
smashed nail porn, making me cringe, i’ve had a few, blocked them entirely from awareness mostly, but no a bit of help from you i’m getting tortured by my own memory
bastard
Should be very tasty.
transition said:
i’m here for you, taking insults, material for study of the arseholery
You’re not as hardworking as roughbarked.
That’s breakfast scoffed. Should I now:
a) Go straight back to bed, as originally planned?
b) Have a cup of tea then go back to bed?
c) Have a cup of tea and stay up?
transition said:
i’m here for you, taking insults, material for study of the arseholery
I’ll pretend to not be an arsehole.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
i’m here for you, taking insults, material for study of the arseholery
You’re not as hardworking as roughbarked.
There could be times where I don’t work as hard as trans. Particularly now I’m retired and old and creaky.
However, I still grow enough food for a family of hungry locusts that have all left home.
and I still grow native plants and plant them out though the amount of that has shrunk remarkably.
Bubblecar said:
That’s breakfast scoffed. Should I now:a) Go straight back to bed, as originally planned?
b) Have a cup of tea then go back to bed?
c) Have a cup of tea and stay up?
I’ll leave that up to you to talk about with yourself.
Livestock producers say unreliable long-term weather forecasts have played havoc with sheep and cattle prices, after farmers made business decisions based on media reports.
What?
Long term forecasts have never been accurate and all the other farmers had to put up with it.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
shrinking violet
Well done that lady. Takes after our buffy.
It is true that there are stalwart observers who do the science and record it.
ABC News:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
Roger that.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
i’m here for you, taking insults, material for study of the arseholery
You’re not as hardworking as roughbarked.
chuckle
Peak Warming Man said:
The bureau currently estimates the system will develop into a category one cyclone by 10pm Monday, and reach category three strength by Wednesday morning.
Senior forecaster Steve Hadley said there was a possibility some areas of the Queensland coast — even those some distance away from where the system makes landfall — could be significantly impacted.The Bureau released its first tropical cyclone track map on Sunday morning, forecasting that the system will intensify into a category one system on Monday.(Supplied: Bureau of Meteorology)
“At this stage, we can’t rule out severe-tropical-cyclone impacts this week in Queensland,” Mr Hadley said.
He said there was still a lot of uncertainty about how the system would behave in the coming days.“Tropical cyclones are quite hard to predict. We’ve seen a whole range of potential scenarios,” he said.
“So fucked if I know where it will end up” Mr Hadley said.
Uh-oh.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
How come an evil old bastard dying of old age is treated like big news?
The Rev Dodgson said:
How come an evil old bastard dying of old age is treated like big news?
Like why splash his name around now? The interview on the ABC with someone who knew him well was brought to a quick end by Michael Rowling because he was obviously shutting it down.
The Rev Dodgson said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
How come an evil old bastard dying of old age is treated like big news?
Because he was an evil old bastard and some people lived in Sydney during those years and it’s good to know he died in custody? What happened to Sallie-Anne Huckstepp really rattled a few of us.
kii said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
How come an evil old bastard dying of old age is treated like big news?
Because he was an evil old bastard and some people lived in Sydney during those years and it’s good to know he died in custody? What happened to Sallie-Anne Huckstepp really rattled a few of us.
Yes he was an evil bastard. There’sno doubting that.
But there’s other evil bastards out there to catch and cause to die in a cell.
Brekkie report: keto oven pancakes. I shall do them this way henceforth.
OCDC said:
Brekkie report: keto oven pancakes. I shall do them this way henceforth.
Looks fruity enough.
OCDC said:
Brekkie report: keto oven pancakes. I shall do them this way henceforth.
is that really keto?
OCDC said:
Brekkie report: keto oven pancakes. I shall do them this way henceforth.
Oven pancakes?
roughbarked said:
kii said:
The Rev Dodgson said:How come an evil old bastard dying of old age is treated like big news?
Because he was an evil old bastard and some people lived in Sydney during those years and it’s good to know he died in custody? What happened to Sallie-Anne Huckstepp really rattled a few of us.
Yes he was an evil bastard. There’sno doubting that.
But there’s other evil bastards out there to catch and cause to die in a cell.
I don’t need you to affirm that Rogerson was a piece of shit. I don’t need you to point out the other evil men who kill women.
roughbarked said:
kii said:
The Rev Dodgson said:How come an evil old bastard dying of old age is treated like big news?
Because he was an evil old bastard and some people lived in Sydney during those years and it’s good to know he died in custody? What happened to Sallie-Anne Huckstepp really rattled a few of us.
Yes he was an evil bastard. There’sno doubting that.
But there’s other evil bastards out there to catch and cause to die in a cell.
I have just read the story on the ABC about Roger Rogerson, and I found it instructive that people who think they are cunning and cleverer than others……“many saw him as charming, smart, charismatic and outcomes-focused; showing the early promise which allowed him to rise through the ranks quickly”……can bring about their own undoing by their own weaknesses.
My sense of justice is pleased when I see the occasional example of someone sins finding them out.
kii said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:Because he was an evil old bastard and some people lived in Sydney during those years and it’s good to know he died in custody? What happened to Sallie-Anne Huckstepp really rattled a few of us.
Yes he was an evil bastard. There’sno doubting that.
But there’s other evil bastards out there to catch and cause to die in a cell.
I don’t need you to affirm that Rogerson was a piece of shit. I don’t need you to point out the other evil men who kill women.
But you are obviously supporting him being big news again.
diddly-squat said:
OCDC said:5g carbsBrekkie report: keto oven pancakes. I shall do them this way henceforth.is that really keto?
Eggs, cream, psyllium, fake maple
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:Pour mix onto sheet pan. Cook in oven. So much easier than doing them in a frying pan.Brekkie report: keto oven pancakes. I shall do them this way henceforth.Oven pancakes?
roughbarked said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:Yes he was an evil bastard. There’sno doubting that.
But there’s other evil bastards out there to catch and cause to die in a cell.
I don’t need you to affirm that Rogerson was a piece of shit. I don’t need you to point out the other evil men who kill women.
But you are obviously supporting him being big news again.
No I am not. Don’t ever tell me what I feeling about any issue.
roughbarked said:
shrinking violet
Not unlike one we have in Victoria known as a “hidden violet”. The very tiny ones I’ve seen are the hidden violet and the “tiny violet”. Looking at the size of that, there are distinct similarities to both of those. But it’s a quite different leaf shape.
Morning Pilgrims.
Its going to be a hot one in the Pearl, the dart throwers are saying 37.
kii said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:I don’t need you to affirm that Rogerson was a piece of shit. I don’t need you to point out the other evil men who kill women.
But you are obviously supporting him being big news again.
No I am not. Don’t ever tell me what I feeling about any issue.
I was only relating to what you said. Not what you are thinking.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning Pilgrims.
Its going to be a hot one in the Pearl, the dart throwers are saying 37.
We had that yesterday but it is slightly cooler today at 33. Tuesday will be 35, Wed, 40 Thurs 42..
roughbarked said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:But you are obviously supporting him being big news again.
No I am not. Don’t ever tell me what I feeling about any issue.
I was only relating to what you said. Not what you are thinking.
Hey…fuck off.
kii said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:No I am not. Don’t ever tell me what I feeling about any issue.
I was only relating to what you said. Not what you are thinking.
Hey…fuck off.
I think that there something in that for all of us, don’t you?
OCDC said:
diddly-squat said:OCDC said:5g carbsBrekkie report: keto oven pancakes. I shall do them this way henceforth.is that really keto?
Eggs, cream, psyllium, fake maple
wow… that’s very cool
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:I was only relating to what you said. Not what you are thinking.
Hey…fuck off.
I think that there something in that for all of us, don’t you?
It’s a rite of passage to be told to fuck off by Kii.
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:
kii said:Hey…fuck off.
I think that there something in that for all of us, don’t you?
It’s a rite of passage to be told to fuck off by Kii.
has happened to the best of us
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
shrinking violet
Not unlike one we have in Victoria known as a “hidden violet”. The very tiny ones I’ve seen are the hidden violet and the “tiny violet”. Looking at the size of that, there are distinct similarities to both of those. But it’s a quite different leaf shape.
The power of citizen science indeed. What a great story.
I do wonder if a seed could have been brought in on a bushwalkers muddy boots. Further research will tell I guess.
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:I was only relating to what you said. Not what you are thinking.
Hey…fuck off.
I think that there something in that for all of us, don’t you?
Yeah, don’t incorrectly tell someone how to feel or respond to posts.
I hated Rogerson for my own reasons and to read that he is dead gives me some closure. I don’t need roughbarked to keep making posts about my response to the news.
So…fuck off is appropriate.
diddly-squat said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:I think that there something in that for all of us, don’t you?
It’s a rite of passage to be told to fuck off by Kii.
has happened to the best of us
sarahs mum said:
Orderly.
BBC News:
California: Rockslide blocking road cleared with explosives
Authorities in California have cleared a rockslide that was blocking a road, by using explosives.
Did the job. Front-end loader and trucks will suffice after that.
captain_spalding said:
BBC News:California: Rockslide blocking road cleared with explosives
Authorities in California have cleared a rockslide that was blocking a road, by using explosives.
Did the job. Front-end loader and trucks will suffice after that.
Oops, forgot the URL:
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-68046575
sarahs mum said:
Fork handles.
sarahs mum said:
Reminds me of my grandparents’ garden garage, which was always fun to explore. They also had a car garage which was immaculate.
OCDC said:
sarahs mum said:I hope to do more gardening once I’m back home. I have herbs here but vegies would be nice too.Reminds me of my grandparents’ garden garage, which was always fun to explore. They also had a car garage which was immaculate.
OCDC said:
OCDC said:sarahs mum said:I hope to do more gardening once I’m back home. I have herbs here but vegies would be nice too.Reminds me of my grandparents’ garden garage, which was always fun to explore. They also had a car garage which was immaculate.
The forum will chip in for a shade shelter for those pesky UV rays.
OCDC said:
OCDC said:sarahs mum said:I hope to do more gardening once I’m back home. I have herbs here but vegies would be nice too.Reminds me of my grandparents’ garden garage, which was always fun to explore. They also had a car garage which was immaculate.
I did some “gardening “ today. Moved my 2 remaining succulents so I could rack up/sweep the leaf litter in the corner of the back patio.
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:Offer accepted with thanks.OCDC said:The forum will chip in for a shade shelter for those pesky UV rays.Reminds me of my grandparents’ garden garage, which was always fun to explore. They also had a car garage which was immaculate.I hope to do more gardening once I’m back home. I have herbs here but vegies would be nice too.
Fucking bullshit.
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:
OCDC said:Reminds me of my grandparents’ garden garage, which was always fun to explore. They also had a car garage which was immaculate.I hope to do more gardening once I’m back home. I have herbs here but vegies would be nice too.
The forum will chip in for a shade shelter for those pesky UV rays.
Alex will just grow mushrooms, no photons need to be suffered.
Peak Warming Man said:
Fucking bullshit.
have another cup of tea. black with one.
Peak Warming Man said:
Fucking bullshit.
esselte said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Fucking bullshit.
is that liver with a mushroom sauce?
Peak Warming Man said:
Fucking bullshit.
Well, consuming the flesh of humans might suggest some anti-social tendencies.
JudgeMental said:
Witty Rejoinder said:You’re an Ideas Man.OCDC said:Alex will just grow mushrooms, no photons need to be suffered.I hope to do more gardening once I’m back home. I have herbs here but vegies would be nice too.The forum will chip in for a shade shelter for those pesky UV rays.
OCDC said:
JudgeMental said:Witty Rejoinder said:You’re an Ideas Man.The forum will chip in for a shade shelter for those pesky UV rays.Alex will just grow mushrooms, no photons need to be suffered.
Be careful with the Amanitas. I love that some of them are called Destroying Angels. Although they are an American Amanita. And our Deathcaps are not native.
JudgeMental said:
esselte said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Fucking bullshit.
is that liver with a mushroom sauce?
My sister’s bastard neighbour broke into her currently unoccupied house. They took a lot of stuff and dropped some next to the side fence that has a new hole.
esselte said:
JudgeMental said:
esselte said:
is that liver with a mushroom sauce?
Census workers deserve everything that comes to them.
OCDC said:
My sister’s bastard neighbour broke into her currently unoccupied house. They took a lot of stuff and dropped some next to the side fence that has a new hole.
Did she call the police.
Peak Warming Man said:
OCDC said:Yes.My sister’s bastard neighbour broke into her currently unoccupied house. They took a lot of stuff and dropped some next to the side fence that has a new hole.Did she call the police.
OCDC said:
Peak Warming Man said:Same neighbour whose car was towed by the cops during one of her open for inspections.OCDC said:Yes.My sister’s bastard neighbour broke into her currently unoccupied house. They took a lot of stuff and dropped some next to the side fence that has a new hole.Did she call the police.
OCDC said:
OCDC said:Peak Warming Man said:Same neighbour whose car was towed by the cops during one of her open for inspections.Did she call the police.Yes.
Dear oh dear.
The new Volkswagen campervan looks to be a winner. Wouldn’t mind one myself.
https://newatlas.com/automotive/eriba-car-camper-van/
Had to pop outside the house briefly a couple of times. It’s incredibly hot! Lucky we have air conditioning in the house so it’s quite pleasant in here.
Notorious corrupt NSW police officer Roger ‘The Dodger’ Rogerson dead
By STEPHEN RICE
January 22, 2024
Former police detective Roger Rogerson in his old turf of Surry Hills in Sydney. Picture: Sam Mooy
Like many a career detective, Roger “The Dodger” Rogerson’s name will forever be associated with murder. In Rogerson’s case, however, he will likely be better remembered for the murders he committed, and for others he organised, than for the ones he solved.
The disgraced former NSW detective – arguably the most infamous in a state with a colourful record on law enforcement – was serving a life sentence for the 2014 murder of a 20-year-old drug dealer when he was found unresponsive in his cell on Thursday night.
The one-time detective-turned-killer and drug dealer was taken to the Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick, Sydney, just before midnight on Thursday following a suspected brain aneurysm.
Rogerson died at the hospital at 11pm on Sunday night after his life support was switched off about 11.30am on Friday.
Born on January 3, 1941, Roger Caleb Rogerson was 17 when he joined the NSW Police Cadets. Two years later he was sworn in as a Probationary Constable. After starting out as a uniformed constable at Bankstown, Rogerson was soon training as a detective. At a short-staffed Criminal Investigation Branch, he quickly made a name for himself as a murder investigator.
By the early 1970s, and with his career and reputation on the up, Rogerson was transferred to the armed hold-up squad, where shared professional interests saw him befriend two notorious criminals, Arthur Stanley “Neddy” Smith and the Melbourne-based hitman Christopher Dale “Mr Rent-a-Kill” Flannery.
Rogerson also formed a long and fruitful relationship with Sydney crime boss Louis Bayeh, who told the Wood Royal Commission into the NSW Police Service that he had once given Rogerson $1000 towards his daughter’s wedding.
It was through Neddy Smith that Rogerson made the acquaintance of heroin dealer Warren Lanfranchi and Lanfranchi’s lover, Sallie-Anne Huckstepp.
When Lanfranchi was named as an accomplice in a series of armed robberies, Smith and Rogerson feared that he might be tempted to cut a deal, rolling over and telling the police what he knew about Smith’s heroin operation and about Rogerson’s corrupt links with Smith.
Smith arranged a meeting between Lanfranchi and Rogerson in inner-city Chippendale, ostensibly to discuss a bribe. To show that he was unarmed, Lanfranchi had been told not to wear a coat. On June 27, 1981, Rogerson and Lanfranchi walked together into Dangar Place, where 18 police officers were ready to arrest him. Rogerson saved them the trouble by shooting Lanfranchi dead.
Killer cop’s life support switched off
The NSW Coroner found that as a matter of law there was no evidence upon which he could find that an indictable offence had been committed, but the jury was unconvinced, declining to find that Rogerson had shot Lanfranchi in the course of duty or in self-defence.
While Lanfranchi was no longer a threat to Rogerson, Sallie-Anne Huckstepp was. Three weeks after her lover’s death, she had gone to Police Headquarters in Darlinghurst and given a statement to detectives from Internal Affairs in which she promised to tell them “everything” she knew about corruption in the drug and armed hold-up squads.
On the evening of February 6, 1986, Huckstepp was invited to a meeting with drug dealer Warren Richards.
Around 8.45 the next morning her body was found floating in Busby’s Pond in Sydney’s Centennial Park. She had been strangled, dragged into the pond and drowned. Few had a better reason for wanting her dead than Neddy Smith and Roger Rogerson.
Nearly three decades later, Rogerson hooked up with another crooked mate, former Kings Cross detective Glen McNamara, to murder drug dealer Jamie Gao after luring him to a Padstow storage unit in a plot to steal nearly 3kg of methamphetamine. Gao’s body was wrapped in a tarpaulin and dumped at sea, but the two homicide experts botched the job and the body refused to sink.
By then Rogerson was long out of the force, having been dismissed from the police in 1986. Accused, but miraculously acquitted, of being involved in the attempted murder of Detective Michael Drury, who had rejected Rogerson’s attempts to bribe him, the Dodger served a few years in jail for perverting the course of justice.
There was no dodging the evidence against him this time and Rogerson and McNamara, each blaming the other, were both convicted of murdering Gao.
At their trial, the judge refused to allow McNamara to tell the jury about an alleged invitation by Rogerson for McNamara to write a book about six murders Rogerson claimed to have been involved in (the book was to be written after Rogerson’s death). Some of it was bluster but not all. While there is no doubt he helped organise the shooting of Drury, he did not pull the trigger and had taken the precaution of arranging an alibi.
And while Rogerson might have approved the murder of Sallie-Anne Huckstepp, it was probably Neddy Smith who killed her.
As for the crimes Rogerson will take to his grave, one involved a contract to murder a senior NSW police officer against whom Rogerson had long held a grudge. Tipped off about the plot against his life, the would-be target made his own unorthodox arrangements with interested parties to ensure that Rogerson never carried out his threat.
Rogerson was a hard man, no doubt, but he was never the hardest man in town.
Salad dressing for tonight’s low kJ meal has been made. I’m quite pleased with it. Moderately tart and complexly flavoursome.
Just had a nice cold shower, so no more work today.
I’ll sit here and annoy youse.
Peak Warming Man said:
Just had a nice cold shower, so no more work today.
I’ll sit here and annoy youse.
just had a long bath. washed hair. replait.
I’ll have to wash my Australian flag some time this week.
sarahs mum said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Just had a nice cold shower, so no more work today.
I’ll sit here and annoy youse.
just had a long bath. washed hair. replait.
It doesn’t take me long to wash my hair these days.
Food report: I am cook. I have chopped up a very large chunk of rump steak and it is “velveting” at the moment. Lots of chopped up veggies lined up on the bench in bowls. Jar of Hoisin sauce also on the bench. In about half an hour all of that will combine in the wok, in the appropriate order, and be dished up to eat.
Can’t be arsed cooking any thing tonight, so it’ll b fish and chips fron Pelicans Nest,
buffy said:
Food report: I am cook. I have chopped up a very large chunk of rump steak and it is “velveting” at the moment. Lots of chopped up veggies lined up on the bench in bowls. Jar of Hoisin sauce also on the bench. In about half an hour all of that will combine in the wok, in the appropriate order, and be dished up to eat.
Are you going to cook it?`
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Food report: I am cook. I have chopped up a very large chunk of rump steak and it is “velveting” at the moment. Lots of chopped up veggies lined up on the bench in bowls. Jar of Hoisin sauce also on the bench. In about half an hour all of that will combine in the wok, in the appropriate order, and be dished up to eat.
Are you going to cook it?`
Yeah, the gas will be on underneath the wok…
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Food report: I am cook. I have chopped up a very large chunk of rump steak and it is “velveting” at the moment. Lots of chopped up veggies lined up on the bench in bowls. Jar of Hoisin sauce also on the bench. In about half an hour all of that will combine in the wok, in the appropriate order, and be dished up to eat.
Are you going to cook it?`
Yeah, the gas will be on underneath the wok…
Brilliant.
Arvo tea and dinner report: ginger tabs, hyoscine tabs, peppermint tea, toddler yoghurt
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Just had a nice cold shower, so no more work today.
I’ll sit here and annoy youse.
just had a long bath. washed hair. replait.
It doesn’t take me long to wash my hair these days.
I just bought meself one of these today, Mr Man. My local hair cutter has put her prices up from $25 to $30 for a 5 min number zeroes cut. Was $10 when I first started going there. Be stuffed if I’m paying that much to cut off what little now remains.
There are cheaper ones, but this one has two spare sets of cutters plus other attachments. Not a bad deal for the price of two haircuts, hey what but, even if it does break after a couple of BUZZ cuts. 👩🦲 😁
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:just had a long bath. washed hair. replait.
It doesn’t take me long to wash my hair these days.
I just bought meself one of these today, Mr Man. My local hair cutter has put her prices up from $25 to $30 for a 5 min number zeroes cut. Was $10 when I first started going there. Be stuffed if I’m paying that much to cut off what little now remains.
There are cheaper ones, but this one has two spare sets of cutters plus other attachments. Not a bad deal for the price of two haircuts, hey what but, even if it does break after a couple of BUZZ cuts. 👩🦲 😁
Gees, plenty of spare heads.
It looks kie a saturn rocket.
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:just had a long bath. washed hair. replait.
It doesn’t take me long to wash my hair these days.
I just bought meself one of these today, Mr Man. My local hair cutter has put her prices up from $25 to $30 for a 5 min number zeroes cut. Was $10 when I first started going there. Be stuffed if I’m paying that much to cut off what little now remains.
There are cheaper ones, but this one has two spare sets of cutters plus other attachments. Not a bad deal for the price of two haircuts, hey what but, even if it does break after a couple of BUZZ cuts. 👩🦲 😁
Hey woodie in my case it was a search fee
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:It doesn’t take me long to wash my hair these days.
I just bought meself one of these today, Mr Man. My local hair cutter has put her prices up from $25 to $30 for a 5 min number zeroes cut. Was $10 when I first started going there. Be stuffed if I’m paying that much to cut off what little now remains.
There are cheaper ones, but this one has two spare sets of cutters plus other attachments. Not a bad deal for the price of two haircuts, hey what but, even if it does break after a couple of BUZZ cuts. 👩🦲 😁
Gees, plenty of spare heads.
It looks kie a saturn rocket.
Once delivered, I’ll prepare a full report for the coroner.
kryten said:
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:It doesn’t take me long to wash my hair these days.
I just bought meself one of these today, Mr Man. My local hair cutter has put her prices up from $25 to $30 for a 5 min number zeroes cut. Was $10 when I first started going there. Be stuffed if I’m paying that much to cut off what little now remains.
There are cheaper ones, but this one has two spare sets of cutters plus other attachments. Not a bad deal for the price of two haircuts, hey what but, even if it does break after a couple of BUZZ cuts. 👩🦲 😁
Hey woodie in my case it was a search fee
…… and my local hair cutter don’t do up ya nose. That thing does. 👃🏻 😎
Woodie said:
kryten said:
Woodie said:I just bought meself one of these today, Mr Man. My local hair cutter has put her prices up from $25 to $30 for a 5 min number zeroes cut. Was $10 when I first started going there. Be stuffed if I’m paying that much to cut off what little now remains.
There are cheaper ones, but this one has two spare sets of cutters plus other attachments. Not a bad deal for the price of two haircuts, hey what but, even if it does break after a couple of BUZZ cuts. 👩🦲 😁
Hey woodie in my case it was a search fee
…… and my local hair cutter don’t do up ya nose. That thing does. 👃🏻 😎
I got one of those you beaut 3 head electric shavers.
It was fucking hopeless to start with, even with the cover off it wasn;t much better
Well, there you go. I haven’t had a request for a patient report for quite some months. Got one today. And I still know how to do them!
From Snopes about the red marks on Trump’s hand is some photos from last week.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2024/01/18/trump-hand-sores/
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:just had a long bath. washed hair. replait.
It doesn’t take me long to wash my hair these days.
I just bought meself one of these today, Mr Man. My local hair cutter has put her prices up from $25 to $30 for a 5 min number zeroes cut. Was $10 when I first started going there. Be stuffed if I’m paying that much to cut off what little now remains.
There are cheaper ones, but this one has two spare sets of cutters plus other attachments. Not a bad deal for the price of two haircuts, hey what but, even if it does break after a couple of BUZZ cuts. 👩🦲 😁
Looks good.
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie said:I just bought meself one of these today, Mr Man. My local hair cutter has put her prices up from $25 to $30 for a 5 min number zeroes cut. Was $10 when I first started going there. Be stuffed if I’m paying that much to cut off what little now remains.
There are cheaper ones, but this one has two spare sets of cutters plus other attachments. Not a bad deal for the price of two haircuts, hey what but, even if it does break after a couple of BUZZ cuts. 👩🦲 😁
Gees, plenty of spare heads.
It looks kie a saturn rocket.
Once delivered, I’ll prepare a full report for the coroner.
Excellent.
How is that hand today MV?
buffy said:
How is that hand today MV?
Skin has started peeling off some of the tiny papules. Fingertips still numb.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
How is that hand today MV?
Skin has started peeling off some of the tiny papules. Fingertips still numb.
Mr buffy suggested an insect bite.
Anyway, going off to watch Jonathan Ross and his British myths and legends.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:
How is that hand today MV?
Skin has started peeling off some of the tiny papules. Fingertips still numb.
Mr buffy suggested an insect bite.
Lurgi.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:
How is that hand today MV?
Skin has started peeling off some of the tiny papules. Fingertips still numb.
Mr buffy suggested an insect bite.
Or hundreds of them.
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:Skin has started peeling off some of the tiny papules. Fingertips still numb.
Mr buffy suggested an insect bite.
Lurgi.
Oh no! Not the dreaded Lurgi!
Just browsing through the website Ogmog linked to on the Murnong thread…
Ogmog said:
my encounter was with it’s cousin Deadly Nightshade
… and found a story about the Bristlecone Pine, which the site suggested was ‘The oldest living thing on planet Earth’.
https://www.ambius.com/resources/blog/plant-profile/bristlecone-pine
I thought the Wollemi Pine was pretty old. Does the Bristlecone Pine outrank it in terms of age?
AussieDJ said:
Just browsing through the website Ogmog linked to on the Murnong thread…Ogmog said:
my encounter was with it’s cousin Deadly Nightshade
… and found a story about the Bristlecone Pine, which the site suggested was ‘The oldest living thing on planet Earth’.
https://www.ambius.com/resources/blog/plant-profile/bristlecone-pine
I thought the Wollemi Pine was pretty old. Does the Bristlecone Pine outrank it in terms of age?
Ta for that.
AussieDJ said:
Just browsing through the website Ogmog linked to on the Murnong thread…Ogmog said:
my encounter was with it’s cousin Deadly Nightshade
… and found a story about the Bristlecone Pine, which the site suggested was ‘The oldest living thing on planet Earth’.
https://www.ambius.com/resources/blog/plant-profile/bristlecone-pine
I thought the Wollemi Pine was pretty old. Does the Bristlecone Pine outrank it in terms of age?
I was about to point out that there were many living things before trees, but I guess they mean the oldest thing that is living now.
I’m still sceptical that this is it, but I suppose it could be.
how you feeling mr V?
All good?
sarahs mum said:
how you feeling mr V?All good?
don’t worry. caught up.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/22/oldest-known-scottish-tartan-piece-glen-affric-peat-bog-recreated
It does look a bit flannelette pjs.
sarahs mum said:
how you feeling mr V?All good?
Yes, fine, thanks.
:)
Russel Coight was lust explaining how salt water crocodiles can grow up to 20 feet.
But they usually only grow four.
Peak Warming Man said:
Russel Coight was lust explaining how salt water crocodiles can grow up to 20 feet.
But they usually only grow four.
:)
12 c. feels colder.
Hello peoples
monkey skipper said:
Hello peoples
*waves
sarahs mum said:
monkey skipper said:
Hello peoples
*waves
hey SM …what’s doin’?
sarahs mum said:
12 c. feels colder.
25.5°C, but feels much hotter because of the 82% RH.
monkey skipper said:
sarahs mum said:
monkey skipper said:
Hello peoples
*waves
hey SM …what’s doin’?
it’s cold. i’m still a bit crazy.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/experts-recreate-scotland-s-oldest-tartan/ar-BB1h3Eoaocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=c9c2ddbfdbd74cdca811ba9c374ca44a&ei=19
Experts recreate Scotland’s oldest tartan
Experts have recreated the oldest-known piece of tartan ever found, which was discovered in a peat bog after being buried for centuries.
The tartan was discovered around 40 years ago in the bog in Glen Affric in the Highlands, and underwent rigorous testing by the Scottish Tartans Authority last year to confirm it was the oldest surviving piece of tartan.
The Glen Affric Tartan dates from 1500-1600 AD and went on to be exhibited at the V&A Dundee.
Manufacturer and distributor of tartan fabrics, the House of Edgar, recreated the tartan under the guidance of tartan historian Peter Macdonald to recreate the Glen Affric for people to wear.
The original Glen Affric Tartan laid on top of the newly recreated tartan (Alan Richardson /House of Edgar/V&A/PA) ()
It features the colours that dye analysis of the original tartan had confirmed – this included the use of green, yellow and red, which would have come from woad or indigo to create the green along with other natural dyes.
This, along with the determined thread count, helped The House of Edgar bring this piece of Scottish history back to life.
Emma Wilkinson, the designer for House of Edgar who worked on the project, commented: “I create new tartans every day but this project is truly special – a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to recreate a piece of history.
“Tartan is such an iconic piece of Scotland’s identity and it has been a true pleasure to see this fabric come back to life to be enjoyed for generations to come.”
Emma Wilkinson, designer at House of Edgar with Peter E MacDonald, Head of Research & Collections at The Scottish Tartans Authority (Alan Richardson/House of E
Peter E MacDonald, head of research and collections at the Scottish Tartans Authority, said: “It was a privilege to examine the Glen Affric specimen which represents an extraordinary survivor of our textile history.
“The dye-analysis, Carbon14 dating and a detailed study of the piece, together with a collaboration with House of Edgar, has brought back to life a tartan that allows us to reach back in time and touch history.
“It is quite special to see the tartan remade as it could have been 500 years ago.”
James Wylie, assistant curator from the V&A Dundee, said: “The Glen Affric tartan took the world by storm when it was revealed prior to the opening of V&A Dundee’s Tartan exhibition and continued to be a major draw for many visitors over the past nine months.
“I am delighted that V&A Dundee could contribute to the preservation of this significant artefact. More so, I am excited its legacy can now live on through the studious efforts of the Scottish Tartans Authority and House of Edgar in reinterpreting its design, for the enjoyment and interest of all who cherish tartan’s historic allure.”
sarahs mum said:
That looks like a recipe for disaster. Two-way traffic around a round-about!
AussieDJ said:
sarahs mum said:
That looks like a recipe for disaster. Two-way traffic around a round-about!
6 roundabouts around a roundabout. I can imagine my sister spending a lot of time trying to exit that…just going round and round.
sarahs mum said:
AussieDJ said:
sarahs mum said:
That looks like a recipe for disaster. Two-way traffic around a round-about!
6 roundabouts around a roundabout. I can imagine my sister spending a lot of time trying to exit that…just going round and round.
It is just 6 roundabouts in quick succession. Treat each one as an individual and forget the bigger loop.
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:
AussieDJ said:That looks like a recipe for disaster. Two-way traffic around a round-about!
6 roundabouts around a roundabout. I can imagine my sister spending a lot of time trying to exit that…just going round and round.
It is just 6 roundabouts in quick succession. Treat each one as an individual and forget the bigger loop.
that’s just the voice the reason.
sarahs mum said:
Well, heck. That’s complicated.
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
Well, heck. That’s complicated.
It’s just a row of Y-junctions. Indicate accordingly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hura_crepitans
sarahs mum said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hura_crepitans
That’s a stabby tree.
Kingy said:
sarahs mum said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hura_crepitans
That’s a stabby tree.
and then it explodes.
nice.
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:
sarahs mum said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hura_crepitans
That’s a stabby tree.
and then it explodes.
nice.
Because its fruits explode when ripe, it has also received the colloquial nickname the dynamite tree.
One source states that ripe capsules catapult their seeds as far as 100 m (330 ft). Another source states that seeds are thrown as far as 45 m (150 ft) from a tree, averaging about 30 m (100 ft).
oh yeah..and its sap is poisonous.
Glad I don’t have one of them.
A couple of weeks ago around 3 in the morning I had to take my sick dog outside. The night was calm and very clear and I saw something very similar to the photo of SpaceX Starlink satellites (below) going overhead and heading East along the coast. I had been wondering if it had been a UFO, but checking out UFO types I came across Elon’s satellites that are far more likely.
PermeateFree said:
A couple of weeks ago around 3 in the morning I had to take my sick dog outside. The night was calm and very clear and I saw something very similar to the photo of SpaceX Starlink satellites (below) going overhead and heading East along the coast. I had been wondering if it had been a UFO, but checking out UFO types I came across Elon’s satellites that are far more likely.
As an afterthought, the lights were probably the rising sun (over east) being reflected off the satellites.
PermeateFree said:
PermeateFree said:
A couple of weeks ago around 3 in the morning I had to take my sick dog outside. The night was calm and very clear and I saw something very similar to the photo of SpaceX Starlink satellites (below) going overhead and heading East along the coast. I had been wondering if it had been a UFO, but checking out UFO types I came across Elon’s satellites that are far more likely.
As an afterthought, the lights were probably the rising sun (over east) being reflected off the satellites.
makes sense.
i’ll make my own breakfast, stay seated
transition said:
i’ll make my own breakfast, stay seated
Sure. You go ahead. I’ve already had mine.
AussieDJ said:
Just browsing through the website Ogmog linked to on the Murnong thread…Ogmog said:
my encounter was with it’s cousin Deadly Nightshade
… and found a story about the Bristlecone Pine, which the site suggested was ‘The oldest living thing on planet Earth’.
https://www.ambius.com/resources/blog/plant-profile/bristlecone-pine
I thought the Wollemi Pine was pretty old. Does the Bristlecone Pine outrank it in terms of age?
There are things older than bristlecone pines
Good morning Holidayers. Presently a nice cool 8 degrees at the back door, lightly overcast, little wind. We are forecast a mostly sunny 32 degrees today.
It’s Bakery Breakfast morning. Mr buffy picks up his new BT50 ute this afternoon. Archery this evening.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently a nice cool 8 degrees at the back door, lightly overcast, little wind. We are forecast a mostly sunny 32 degrees today.It’s Bakery Breakfast morning. Mr buffy picks up his new BT50 ute this afternoon. Archery this evening.
17 degrees here. It will be hitting at least 35 later.
Mowing lawns and digging potatoes.
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:That’s a stabby tree.
and then it explodes.
nice.
Because its fruits explode when ripe, it has also received the colloquial nickname the dynamite tree.
One source states that ripe capsules catapult their seeds as far as 100 m (330 ft). Another source states that seeds are thrown as far as 45 m (150 ft) from a tree, averaging about 30 m (100 ft).
oh yeah..and its sap is poisonous.
Glad I don’t have one of them.
Me too.
Good morning everybody.
22.2°C, 87% RH, overcast and calm. BoM forecasts a 30°C maximum and a 30% chance of rain right throughout the day.
No agenda yet. Maybe I might pressure-clean some more black mould and green algae off the concrete.
AussieDJ said:
sarahs mum said:
That looks like a recipe for disaster. Two-way traffic around a round-about!
I
They have had at least one in the UK for years. Works OK, or so I’m told.
And really irritates the Yanks, so all good.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12990209/Train-driver-sparks-outrage-Russia-throwing-pet-cat-thought-stray-carriage-300-000-people-sign-petition-calling-fired.html
yawn
doesn’t say much about the 300,000+ that didn’t sign the petition, or the imaginary petition asking if the world would be a worse place without the daily fail and should it be helped to not exist
i’m reading some news, should I continue
coffee’s good
transition said:
i’m reading some news, should I continuecoffee’s good
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/24380464/ai-haunting-plan-russia-war-uk-pm-speech/
God help us if that qualifies as news
Good morning forum. Remainder of the keto pancakes for brekkie. I have some life maintenance tasks to do. If I’m lucky I’ll do at least one of them today.
transition said:
transition said:
i’m reading some news, should I continuecoffee’s good
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/24380464/ai-haunting-plan-russia-war-uk-pm-speech/
God help us if that qualifies as news
I suppose you should ask ChatGPT for advice on how to rid the World of this stuff.
Good hayfever day today.
Weetbix cup of tea.
Over.
Radio update: Nutcracker March played yesterday evening and again now
someone was up early, went read some meters, checks sheeps drinking how much, right amounts, and no leaks
hotly monsters visits today, last I checked weatherologists indicated 44C
lots trucks going past carting from gypson mine, always a joy
feel heat building up, sun in the window
yawn bit excited about today
transition said:
someone was up early, went read some meters, checks sheeps drinking how much, right amounts, and no leaksI’ll let you keep that excitement, and watch from afar in the relative cool. But thanks for offering.hotly monsters visits today, last I checked weatherologists indicated 44C
lots trucks going past carting from gypson mine, always a joy
feel heat building up, sun in the window
yawn bit excited about today
OCDC said:
transition said:someone was up early, went read some meters, checks sheeps drinking how much, right amounts, and no leaksI’ll let you keep that excitement, and watch from afar in the relative cool. But thanks for offering.hotly monsters visits today, last I checked weatherologists indicated 44C
lots trucks going past carting from gypson mine, always a joy
feel heat building up, sun in the window
yawn bit excited about today
no worries, gives ya an update days end
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-10/spotters-guide-australian-flies-species-pests-and-good-deeds/103158802
transition said:
transition said:
i’m reading some news, should I continuecoffee’s good
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/24380464/ai-haunting-plan-russia-war-uk-pm-speech/
God help us if that qualifies as news
Anyway, I think all this stuff is truly terrific.
Looks like I terrified the forum into silence.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Looks like I terrified the forum into silence.
33 minutes!
You call that a silence?
Watch this!
AussieDJ said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Looks like I terrified the forum into silence.33 minutes!
You call that a silence?
Watch this!
Falls at the first fence.
transition said:
i’m reading some news, should I continuecoffee’s good
Sounds like you are reading the daily mail.
captain_spalding said:
AussieDJ said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Looks like I terrified the forum into silence.33 minutes!
You call that a silence?
Watch this!
Falls at the first fence.
Ha.
I’m beard-trimmed, shaved, showered, hair-washed, blow-dried, rolled-on and sprayed etc.
About to go and get some more wraps. I’ve decided many of my main meals will now be wraps, as a change from messes.
But I’ll be looking for low-carb wraps and the next Coles order will include some of their 70% lower carbs, which have far fewer calories than the Williams ones I’ve been eating.
Greetings
Cymek said:
Greetings
sgniteerg.
BACK. Didn’t have any low carb wraps so I grabbed a pack at random, Wattle Valley. Reading the back, they have even more calories than Williams, but not by much.
As usual at this time of year, the village is thick with holidaymakers, including a little old man who nodded at me. He was wearing a T-shirt which said You look like you could do with a good pork.
Bubblecar said:
I’m beard-trimmed, shaved, showered, hair-washed, blow-dried, rolled-on and sprayed etc.Simson’s pantry make keto wraps if you want to go crazy. 1 gram per wrap.About to go and get some more wraps. I’ve decided many of my main meals will now be wraps, as a change from messes.
But I’ll be looking for low-carb wraps and the next Coles order will include some of their 70% lower carbs, which have far fewer calories than the Williams ones I’ve been eating.
buffy’s article is a bit too thinky for me ATM. I’ll read it later.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:I’m beard-trimmed, shaved, showered, hair-washed, blow-dried, rolled-on and sprayed etc.Simson’s pantry make keto wraps if you want to go crazy. 1 gram per wrap.About to go and get some more wraps. I’ve decided many of my main meals will now be wraps, as a change from messes.
But I’ll be looking for low-carb wraps and the next Coles order will include some of their 70% lower carbs, which have far fewer calories than the Williams ones I’ve been eating.
Our Coles stocks them so I’ll give those a try too.
OCDC said:
buffy’s article is a bit too thinky for me ATM. I’ll read it later.
+1
An ice cream van is crushed for running on illegal red diesel. Birmingham, some years ago.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
buffy’s article is a bit too thinky for me ATM. I’ll read it later.
+1
Anyway, it is fairly easy to comprehend. I must have more free brain space?
For lunch I’m thinking a wrap filled with ground beef, garlic, herbs, tomato, capsicum, chilli, baby leaves, Greek yoghurt.
Bubblecar said:
For lunch I’m thinking a wrap filled with ground beef, garlic, herbs, tomato, capsicum, chilli, baby leaves, Greek yoghurt.Ham and avo wrap here too. Maybe cheese, haven’t decided yet.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Update: yes to cheeseFor lunch I’m thinking a wrap filled with ground beef, garlic, herbs, tomato, capsicum, chilli, baby leaves, Greek yoghurt.Ham and avo wrap here too. Maybe cheese, haven’t decided yet.
Ginger cordial is nice with lemon iced tea.
Don’t you hate buying food to try and then don’t like it but have to eat it as you are starving hungry
Cymek said:
Don’t you hate buying food to try and then don’t like it but have to eat it as you are starving hungry
So what was this particular disappointment?
When demolishing their old house in Germany, guess what this family found in the bathroom.
This is a “before” shot.
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
Don’t you hate buying food to try and then don’t like it but have to eat it as you are starving hungry
So what was this particular disappointment?
A muffin, raspberry and apple flavour, I don’t like the taste at all
Bubblecar said:
When demolishing their old house in Germany, guess what this family found in the bathroom.This is a “before” shot.
Nazi stuff ?
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
Don’t you hate buying food to try and then don’t like it but have to eat it as you are starving hungry
So what was this particular disappointment?
A muffin, raspberry and apple flavour, I don’t like the taste at all
Ah well, live and learn.
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
When demolishing their old house in Germany, guess what this family found in the bathroom.This is a “before” shot.
Nazi stuff ?
No, they found the bathroom was built inside the body of an old Ford Transit van.
They’d been using it for years and had no idea.
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
Don’t you hate buying food to try and then don’t like it but have to eat it as you are starving hungry
So what was this particular disappointment?
A muffin, raspberry and apple flavour, I don’t like the taste at all
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
When demolishing their old house in Germany, guess what this family found in the bathroom.This is a “before” shot.
Nazi stuff ?
No, they found the bathroom was built inside the body of an old Ford Transit van.
They’d been using it for years and had no idea.
The Stasi used to use vans like that to transport suspects, often they were disguised as work vehicles.. how do you hide the fact you were part of the secret police? build your house around the evidence.
diddly-squat said:
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:Nazi stuff ?
No, they found the bathroom was built inside the body of an old Ford Transit van.
They’d been using it for years and had no idea.
The Stasi used to use vans like that to transport suspects, often they were disguised as work vehicles.. how do you hide the fact you were part of the secret police? build your house around the evidence.
Looks more like a VW.
JudgeMental said:
diddly-squat said:
Bubblecar said:No, they found the bathroom was built inside the body of an old Ford Transit van.
They’d been using it for years and had no idea.
The Stasi used to use vans like that to transport suspects, often they were disguised as work vehicles.. how do you hide the fact you were part of the secret police? build your house around the evidence.
Looks more like a VW.
No it’s a German Ford FK 1000, later called the Ford Taunus Transit. Obviously much modified to serve its bathroom function.
Anyway here’s an article about the whole affair:
Family Discovers Vintage Ford Built Into the Walls of Their Home
Where’s my tree you arseholes?
PermeateFree said:
Where’s my tree you arseholes?
chuckle
I just been for walk see what raptors doing in the extreme heat, always interesting
transition said:
PermeateFree said:
Where’s my tree you arseholes?
chuckle
I just been for walk see what raptors doing in the extreme heat, always interesting
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
When demolishing their old house in Germany, guess what this family found in the bathroom.This is a “before” shot.
Nazi stuff ?
No, they found the bathroom was built inside the body of an old Ford Transit van.
They’d been using it for years and had no idea.
They’re a shithouse car.
transition said:
transition said:
PermeateFree said:
Where’s my tree you arseholes?
chuckle
I just been for walk see what raptors doing in the extreme heat, always interesting
Fine portrait.
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:Nazi stuff ?
No, they found the bathroom was built inside the body of an old Ford Transit van.
They’d been using it for years and had no idea.
They’re a shithouse car.
Heh.
‘The greatest groomer’: Reviewer reveals Tasmania Police officer’s disturbing child abuse techniques
Amber Wilson- Mercury.
Independent reviewer Regina Weiss has released an interim report into her investigation of the Paul Reynolds Tasmania Police scandal. Picture: Linda Higginson
Tasmanian policeman Paul Reynolds was known for being “charismatic” and “larger than life” – but this was all part of a facade he constructed in order to groom young boys, their parents, and the small communities they lived in.
This was a key observation and emerging theme noted by the woman behind an independent review into the now-deceased serial pedophile, whose conduct apparently lasted three decades.
On Tuesday, reviewer Regina Weiss released an interim report – identifying emerging themes – into the Tasmania Police scandal ahead of her final report and recommendations, which is expected at the end of June.
Ms Weiss said the evidence-gathering stage of the review was approximately midway, with “much work still to be done”, but the scope of Reynolds’ rampant grooming practices had already become apparent.
She said Reynolds had been a respected police officer within the small communities he lived and worked in, including Deloraine, and that he’d coached football, umpired basketball, and was the North Tasmanian Football Association president.
“He was generally perceived to be a ‘larger than life’ personality and well-known to many,” Ms Weiss said in her interim report.
“One victim-survivor described Paul Reynolds as ‘just the greatest groomer. He was so charismatic, everyone wanted to be around him’.
“Participants have spoken of the power imbalance felt because Paul Reynolds was a police officer, but also due to his position in sport.”
Ms Weiss said a number of people who had spoken to her about Reynolds said it was this public perception that made it “near-impossible” to speak up about the grooming and sexual abuse he unleashed upon teenage boys.
They also noted a “culture of silence” in Tasmania’s policing community, which they said extended beyond the time of Reynolds’ death and a lack of transparency around his conduct even years after.
Participants have reported Reynolds would use football as an initial conversation-starter with teenage boys, then groom them before engaging in “explicit messaging” in the form of texts and photos, and in some case subject them to physical sexual abuse.
She said one of Reynolds’ victim-survivors from more than 30 years ago said “who would believe me?”
Another historical victim-survivor said: “I wouldn’t even have known who I could report to. Who polices the police?”
Ms Weiss said as a result, Reynolds’ ability to “engage in inappropriate and entirely unacceptable conduct towards teenage boys” went unreported for many years.
However, she also noted that Tasmania Police had since taken extensive steps to remedy the reporting gap that existed historically, and safe reporting practices were very different today than they were in the 1980s.
Ms Weiss thanked participants for their courage, and urged anyone else who wished to, to come forward.
She also said as a result of her review, “one relevant disclosure” had been made to Tasmania Police regarding suspected child abuse or concern about the immediate safety of risk of harm to a person.
Tasmania Police Commissioner Donna Adams also acknowledged the bravery of those who had spoken about their experiences.
“It is distressing to learn that a once trusted member of Tasmania Police used his role to groom and abuse children as far back as 1988,” she said.
“I am deeply sorry for the hurt and suffering you experienced, the ongoing impact, and that you weren’t able to share your experiences before now.”
She said the interim report aimed to highlight emerging themes at this stage, with Ms Weiss’ recommendations expected later this year.
Tasmanian Police Commissioner Donna Adams has encouraged witnesses to continue coming forward.
Commissioner Adams also said Ms Weiss had not advised her of any current offending or inappropriate sexual behaviour by a serving police officer, or suspicions that a child in contact with a police officer might not be safe.
Anyone who wishes to make a written submission or register interest in a private session is invited to email submissions@weissindependentreview.tas.gov.au
Reynolds died by suicide in September 2018 shortly after his home had been searched amid child exploitation material and grooming allegations.
An independent review was announced in October last year.
It came after the Mercury reported that according to Tasmania’s child sexual abuse commission of inquiry final report, Reynolds was given a full police funeral in 2018 despite the force being aware of pedophilia allegations against him for a decade.
Got my medical certificate for the remainder of the contract. Now awaiting bloods, ECG , MRI and next infusion date (due Feb).
OCDC said:
Got my medical certificate for the remainder of the contract. Now awaiting bloods, ECG , MRI and next infusion date (due Feb).
Good going.
Tea will be bacon, eggs ,fried tomatos, fried bread, mushrooms, baked beans, all swimming in wostershire sauce and washed down with a cup of tea (black and one)
Over.
Dinner here was a mango toddler yoghurt. Not very mangoey though.
Peak Warming Man said:
Tea will be bacon, eggs ,fried tomatos, fried bread, mushrooms, baked beans, all swimming in wostershire sauce and washed down with a cup of tea (black and one)
Over.
Throw in some black pudding and that’s a Full English.
OCDC said:
Dinner here was a mango toddler yoghurt. Not very mangoey though.
In a squeeze pack ?
OCDC said:
Dinner here was a mango toddler yoghurt. Not very mangoey though.
That’s barely enough to keep an infant alive.
I’ll be having an eggmess of 2 x eggs, hen mince, herbs, green capsicum, seasonings.
Cymek said:
OCDC said:Yep.Dinner here was a mango toddler yoghurt. Not very mangoey though.In a squeeze pack ?
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
Dinner here was a mango toddler yoghurt. Not very mangoey though.
That’s barely enough to keep an infant alive.
I’ll be having an eggmess of 2 x eggs, hen mince, herbs, green capsicum, seasonings.
+ onion
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:Losing weight still thanks to migraine. Trying to eat enough fat though, which my pancakes are loaded with.Dinner here was a mango toddler yoghurt. Not very mangoey though.That’s barely enough to keep an infant alive.
I’ll be having an eggmess of 2 x eggs, hen mince, herbs, green capsicum, seasonings.
Who Are Western Europeans? New Study Reveals True Origins
Three great human migrations created the western European populations of today – one of which brought a special propensity with it, genetic analyses reveal
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2024-01-16/ty-article/who-are-western-europeans-new-study-reveals-true-origins/0000018d-0dfa-de9c-a3df-6ffb44030000
dear God what a day
transition said:
dear God what a day
larry just gived himself a bath
Witty Rejoinder said:
Who Are Western Europeans? New Study Reveals True OriginsInteresting, even if lacking sufficient biomedical science.Three great human migrations created the western European populations of today – one of which brought a special propensity with it, genetic analyses reveal
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2024-01-16/ty-article/who-are-western-europeans-new-study-reveals-true-origins/0000018d-0dfa-de9c-a3df-6ffb44030000
Witty Rejoinder said:
Who Are Western Europeans? New Study Reveals True OriginsThree great human migrations created the western European populations of today – one of which brought a special propensity with it, genetic analyses reveal
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2024-01-16/ty-article/who-are-western-europeans-new-study-reveals-true-origins/0000018d-0dfa-de9c-a3df-6ffb44030000
Nods, all coming out of the fertile crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
transition said:
dear God what a dayIt seems I was right this morning to not share your adventures.
transition said:
dear God what a day
You sound troubled my son.
Peak Warming Man said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Who Are Western Europeans? New Study Reveals True OriginsThree great human migrations created the western European populations of today – one of which brought a special propensity with it, genetic analyses reveal
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2024-01-16/ty-article/who-are-western-europeans-new-study-reveals-true-origins/0000018d-0dfa-de9c-a3df-6ffb44030000
Nods, all coming out of the fertile crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Except it actually shows all coming out of South Turkey.
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
dear God what a day
You sound troubled my son.
sees few raptors today, goes through a few now, not best pictures, not giving you best pictures
was spotted harrier, think it is
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
dear God what a day
You sound troubled my son.
sees few raptors today, goes through a few now, not best pictures, not giving you best pictures
was spotted harrier, think it is
brown goshawks three I reckons, mature here
transition said:
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:You sound troubled my son.
sees few raptors today, goes through a few now, not best pictures, not giving you best pictures
was spotted harrier, think it is
brown goshawks three I reckons, mature here
young brown-goshawk
transition said:
transition said:
transition said:sees few raptors today, goes through a few now, not best pictures, not giving you best pictures
was spotted harrier, think it is
brown goshawks three I reckons, mature here
young brown-goshawk
and brown falcon
transition said:
transition said:
transition said:brown goshawks three I reckons, mature here
young brown-goshawk
and brown falcon
The brown face falcon could do with a feed.
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
transition said:young brown-goshawk
and brown falcon
The brown face falcon could do with a feed.
my comprehension of wagtail noises is quite good, it was saying there’s a brown goshawk around here somewhere, not got eyes on it right now but the fucken thing is, and I walks down a bit and flushed it from near dam water inlet
Witty Rejoinder said:
Who Are Western Europeans? New Study Reveals True OriginsThree great human migrations created the western European populations of today – one of which brought a special propensity with it, genetic analyses reveal
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2024-01-16/ty-article/who-are-western-europeans-new-study-reveals-true-origins/0000018d-0dfa-de9c-a3df-6ffb44030000
I’ve read that now, deserves a thread Witty.
Peak Warming Man said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Who Are Western Europeans? New Study Reveals True OriginsThree great human migrations created the western European populations of today – one of which brought a special propensity with it, genetic analyses reveal
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2024-01-16/ty-article/who-are-western-europeans-new-study-reveals-true-origins/0000018d-0dfa-de9c-a3df-6ffb44030000
I’ve read that now, deserves a thread Witty.
What am I the thread fairy?
Okay Sir.
‘Popular Science’, Dec 1934
That’s got to be the most American thing i’ve ever seen.
I’m getting very close to blocking a cousin.
sarahs mum said:
I’m getting very close to blocking a cousin.
The level of ridic at “Australian nationalists” using that souvenir tea-towel of colonialism as their banner is just unbelievable. Are they capable of seeing themselves as others see them?
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:
I’m getting very close to blocking a cousin.
The level of ridic at “Australian nationalists” using that souvenir tea-towel of colonialism as their banner is just unbelievable. Are they capable of seeing themselves as others see them?
I have vegetarian and vegan friends. I also do not drink beer. I am excluded obviously.
sarahs mum said:
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:
I’m getting very close to blocking a cousin.
The level of ridic at “Australian nationalists” using that souvenir tea-towel of colonialism as their banner is just unbelievable. Are they capable of seeing themselves as others see them?
I have vegetarian and vegan friends. I also do not drink beer. I am excluded obviously.
Well, I suppose I qualify on all three counts, but I hate that kind of sentiment and want nothing to do with it.
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:
party_pants said:The level of ridic at “Australian nationalists” using that souvenir tea-towel of colonialism as their banner is just unbelievable. Are they capable of seeing themselves as others see them?
I have vegetarian and vegan friends. I also do not drink beer. I am excluded obviously.
Well, I suppose I qualify on all three counts, but I hate that kind of sentiment and want nothing to do with it.
I also know of few true Aussie bogans who don’t like beer and drink bourbon or rum instead.
sarahs mum said:
I’m getting very close to blocking a cousin.
If she keeps coming up with that “patriotic” scoundrel racist nonsense, you probably should.
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:
party_pants said:The level of ridic at “Australian nationalists” using that souvenir tea-towel of colonialism as their banner is just unbelievable. Are they capable of seeing themselves as others see them?
I have vegetarian and vegan friends. I also do not drink beer. I am excluded obviously.
Well, I suppose I qualify on all three counts, but I hate that kind of sentiment and want nothing to do with it.
I think about grandfather who was born in Ayrshire. He spent 60 years living in Aus and I betcha Charmaine could not understand a single word he said. But he went on building war memorials and hospitals and was a foreman on the northern pylons of the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the depression.
And so many migrant stories are just like that.
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
I’m getting very close to blocking a cousin.
If she keeps coming up with that “patriotic” scoundrel racist nonsense, you probably should.
Ta. :)
From earlier today …
captain_spalding said:
AussieDJ said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Looks like I terrified the forum into silence.33 minutes!
You call that a silence?
Watch this!
Falls at the first fence.
You were saying?
An hour, so far. On a weeknight, noch!
:)
party_pants said:
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:I have vegetarian and vegan friends. I also do not drink beer. I am excluded obviously.
Well, I suppose I qualify on all three counts, but I hate that kind of sentiment and want nothing to do with it.
I also know of few true Aussie bogans who don’t like beer and drink bourbon or rum instead.
Yeah, Hi.
waves
My day is done. Finished a few earthworks jobs, invoiced some clients, had a few bourbons, watered the lawn, now I’m looking for something to eat.
thunda monstas
could be dry, so might fires, keeps exciting
i’m going to wills makes do a coffee, nearly boils the kettle, very nearly now, got all demanding whistled it did, so runs over there turns down
thunda monstas coming over top, wants electrocutes me, I gives it preferential conductors, got big silos over there, or my TV antenna, stays away from that I says
best disconnect inverter
how romantic, torch light, I could light a candle but car probably turn up
transition said:
how romantic, torch light, I could light a candle but car probably turn up
He’s a bit far away and he’s also already abed, or so he announced earlier than this.
AussieDJ said:
transition said:
how romantic, torch light, I could light a candle but car probably turn up
He’s a bit far away and he’s also already abed, or so he announced earlier than this.
Gods banging away over my head, some rain now so fire danger reducing rapidly, well best not speak too soon
have a wren from earlier today, and lady variegated wren
How long should I boil smoked cod if I’m gunna do it with with a white sauce and vegies?
sees eleven ringneck parrots way back from farm early this morn, may as well have a scenic view with that, where I was
sarahs mum said:
I’m getting very close to blocking a cousin.
Your cousin, Ms Mum….
Like a good cabanosi pizza? What about a delicious No 22 Sweet and Sour Pork (Chopsticks optional) with a good helping of special fried rice? Olive oil in the salad dressing? Maybe a real tasty Mexican Burrito for tea? Maybe a home cooked spag bol? A delicious Chicken Korma from the local Punjab Palace? Favourite tipple Jack Daniels? Woofs down the occasional Tequila? Drives a Toyota maybe? Owns a Samsung phone? Watches a Panasonic TV? and the rest??
None of which are “Australian”. All brought here and made by “Foreigners”.
Hypocrite.
Woodie said:
How long should I boil smoked cod if I’m gunna do it with with a white sauce and vegies?
i’d poach it some butter with a little water until it was warmed through.
Woodie said:
sarahs mum said:
I’m getting very close to blocking a cousin.
Your cousin, Ms Mum….
Like a good cabanosi pizza? What about a delicious No 22 Sweet and Sour Pork (Chopsticks optional) with a good helping of special fried rice? Olive oil in the salad dressing? Maybe a real tasty Mexican Burrito for tea? Maybe a home cooked spag bol? A delicious Chicken Korma from the local Punjab Palace? Favourite tipple Jack Daniels? Woofs down the occasional Tequila? Drives a Toyota maybe? Owns a Samsung phone? Watches a Panasonic TV? and the rest??
None of which are “Australian”. All brought here and made by “Foreigners”.
Hypocrite.
i’ve decided i am just going to be vocal until they block me. Roland just shared a meme about veterans which is one of those ones where it started in the states but was changed to make Australians angry and divided.
sarahs mum said:
Woodie said:
How long should I boil smoked cod if I’m gunna do it with with a white sauce and vegies?
i’d poach it some butter with a little water until it was warmed through.
okies.
Woodie said:
How long should I boil smoked cod if I’m gunna do it with with a white sauce and vegies?
Two months minimum.
Woodie said:
sarahs mum said:
Woodie said:
How long should I boil smoked cod if I’m gunna do it with with a white sauce and vegies?
i’d poach it some butter with a little water until it was warmed through.
okies.
try this sometime Woodie..
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/cullen-skink
sarahs mum said:
Woodie said:
sarahs mum said:i’d poach it some butter with a little water until it was warmed through.
okies.
try this sometime Woodie..
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/cullen-skink
just reading through the comments. I love others suggestions.
Brother John made us a batch while we were in scotland with smoked haddock. He did use cream. It was yummy.
Meanwhile the police have turned up at my sister’s to arrest my nephew. again. he’s broken bail restrictions.
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:
party_pants said:The level of ridic at “Australian nationalists” using that souvenir tea-towel of colonialism as their banner is just unbelievable. Are they capable of seeing themselves as others see them?
I have vegetarian and vegan friends. I also do not drink beer. I am excluded obviously.
Well, I suppose I qualify on all three counts, but I hate that kind of sentiment and want nothing to do with it.
Well I know that all my ancestors came from somewhere else than Australia. So the fuckwits who think Australians speak English don’t have a clue where England is.
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:I have vegetarian and vegan friends. I also do not drink beer. I am excluded obviously.
Well, I suppose I qualify on all three counts, but I hate that kind of sentiment and want nothing to do with it.
Well I know that all my ancestors came from somewhere else than Australia. So the fuckwits who think Australians speak English don’t have a clue where England is.
or how many foreign words and the derivatives make up english.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:Well, I suppose I qualify on all three counts, but I hate that kind of sentiment and want nothing to do with it.
Well I know that all my ancestors came from somewhere else than Australia. So the fuckwits who think Australians speak English don’t have a clue where England is.
or how many foreign words and the derivatives make up english.
Yes.
sarahs mum said:
Meanwhile the police have turned up at my sister’s to arrest my nephew. again. he’s broken bail restrictions.
Silly man.
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:I have vegetarian and vegan friends. I also do not drink beer. I am excluded obviously.
Well, I suppose I qualify on all three counts, but I hate that kind of sentiment and want nothing to do with it.
Well I know that all my ancestors came from somewhere else than Australia. So the fuckwits who think Australians speak English don’t have a clue where England is.
I have no British ancestry (that I know of), but I was born and raised here, and I speak only English, as a native language with an Aussie accent . I cannot speak my parents’ native language apart from a few simple words and phrases.
sarahs mum said:
Meanwhile the police have turned up at my sister’s to arrest my nephew. again. he’s broken bail restrictions.
That doesn’t sound good. Will he ever learn?
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
Meanwhile the police have turned up at my sister’s to arrest my nephew. again. he’s broken bail restrictions.Silly man.
he’s not going to grow up. it’s everybody else’s fault.
i do feel sorry for my sister. she’s 75. she shouldn’t have to be still sorting his shit out.
sarahs mum said:
i do feel sorry for my sister. she’s 75. she shouldn’t have to be still sorting his shit out.
He should have sorted it out by now.
Bird flu wipes out over 95% of southern elephant seal pups in ‘catastrophic’ mass death
https://www.livescience.com/animals/seals/bird-flu-wipes-out-over-95-of-southern-elephant-seal-pups-in-catastrophic-mass-death
PermeateFree said:
Bird flu wipes out over 95% of southern elephant seal pups in ‘catastrophic’ mass death
https://www.livescience.com/animals/seals/bird-flu-wipes-out-over-95-of-southern-elephant-seal-pups-in-catastrophic-mass-death
That’s a lot of genetics.
Damn.
sarahs mum said:
PermeateFree said:Bird flu wipes out over 95% of southern elephant seal pups in ‘catastrophic’ mass death
https://www.livescience.com/animals/seals/bird-flu-wipes-out-over-95-of-southern-elephant-seal-pups-in-catastrophic-mass-death
That’s a lot of genetics.
Damn.
If the elephant seals are lucky, the five percent may hold the genes that can save them
Beautiful light rain overnight and continuing today.
Cool air, grey skies = bliss.
Today I might brave the workshop to gather another box of things to sort whilst I watch a series on Netflix and eat mini Toblerones.
The Sally Cat has dropped dried catnip all over the bedspread. It was on the sheet of crumpled packing paper on the floor in the lounge room. She gets a bit, a tiny bit, playful with catnip on sheets of paper.
sarahs mum said:
i do feel sorry for my sister. she’s 75. she shouldn’t have to be still sorting his shit out.
IIRC your nephew has a mental illness? Maybe your sister needs to readjust her expectations?
sarahs mum said:
I’m getting very close to blocking a cousin.
I blocked my religious cousin after years of unasked for religious crap. She’s a bossy person with no finesse, like announcing to the whole cafe that she’s allergic to gluten.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 15 degrees at the back door. It took some hours to cool down last night. Then the thunder started rumbling, around 3.00am, I think. And carried on for a couple of hours. A couple of showers of rain included. (Our dogs took no notice whatsoever). We are forecast 28 degrees with cloud clearing.
I haven’t decided on today’s activities. They will not include maar-ing, I’m up to date with that at the moment, both here and next door. But the next round will start in a couple of days or so. I have got some ivy seedling weeding to do and the chook pen could do with some sorting out. And I want to bury some chook poo in the veggie patch in anticipation of planting broccoli when the cabbage moth season finishes. There will, of course, be some time spent doing plant identification.
Well hello, it is Wednesday. Currently 25˚ and heading for 40˚.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 15 degrees at the back door. It took some hours to cool down last night. Then the thunder started rumbling, around 3.00am, I think. And carried on for a couple of hours. A couple of showers of rain included. (Our dogs took no notice whatsoever). We are forecast 28 degrees with cloud clearing.I haven’t decided on today’s activities. They will not include maar-ing, I’m up to date with that at the moment, both here and next door. But the next round will start in a couple of days or so. I have got some ivy seedling weeding to do and the chook pen could do with some sorting out. And I want to bury some chook poo in the veggie patch in anticipation of planting broccoli when the cabbage moth season finishes. There will, of course, be some time spent doing plant identification.
Morning buffy. Heading for 29 this end, much warmer than recent days. I’m hoping Mr Tunks will finally turn up and attend to the garden.
I’ve been up since midnight and further exploring medieval instrumental dances via the McGee book and other resources. and performing same.
The rest of the day will be spent reading and trying to keep cool.
roughbarked said:
Well hello, it is Wednesday. Currently 25˚ and heading for 40˚.
My sympathies. I hope you have proper air conditioning.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Well hello, it is Wednesday. Currently 25˚ and heading for 40˚.
My sympathies. I hope you have proper air conditioning.
Sit in the shade under a sprinkler.
Morning Pilgrims, today is hump day but it means very little to most of us these days.
Been for my constitutional, now for my weetbix and a cup of tea (black and one)
Exciting.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning Pilgrims, today is hump day but it means very little to most of us these days.
Been for my constitutional, now for my weetbix and a cup of tea (black and one)
Exciting.
The Barely-Domesticated Wolf will be ready for his constitutional by now.
All i need do is clink a post-breakfast plate and cup together to set off a storm of woofing which will confirm that.
ABC News:
Hmmm…
Will it be the case of someone who’s anti-ABC now being at the head of it, or of someone who’s had quite enough of Murdoch and his shenanigans, in the chair?
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
Hmmm…
Will it be the case of someone who’s anti-ABC now being at the head of it, or of someone who’s had quite enough of Murdoch and his shenanigans, in the chair?
We have yet to see.
i’m here for you
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning Pilgrims, today is hump day but it means very little to most of us these days.
Been for my constitutional, now for my weetbix and a cup of tea (black and one)
Exciting.
The Barely-Domesticated Wolf will be ready for his constitutional by now.
All i need do is clink a post-breakfast plate and cup together to set off a storm of woofing which will confirm that.
We need a photo of the BDW.
transition said:
i’m here for you
Praise the Lord.
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
i’m here for you
Praise the Lord.
might have an apple if nobody minds, too late, washed it, first mouthful, thirty-two chews, second mouthful, plenty mastication, saliva with, putting it down into the acid bath, see if can’t extract some goodness from it
good apple too, did I mention it was a nice apple, really nice, hope I explicated the enjoyment well, for you appleless people, suffering applelessness, apple poverty, apple impoverishment, ya losers
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
i’m here for you
Praise the Lord.
might have an apple if nobody minds, too late, washed it, first mouthful, thirty-two chews, second mouthful, plenty mastication, saliva with, putting it down into the acid bath, see if can’t extract some goodness from it
good apple too, did I mention it was a nice apple, really nice, hope I explicated the enjoyment well, for you appleless people, suffering applelessness, apple poverty, apple impoverishment, ya losers
Just never go taking one from a snake.
Good morning everybody.
26.8°C, 70% RH, and partly cloudy with light breezes. BoM forecasts 30°C and not much chance of rain, although there is a bit of local rain showing on the radar.
No agenda yet, apart from having coffee, which must happen soon. Very soon.
I see the cyclone hasn’t formed yet. It was predicted to form on Sunday. I suppose this is a good thing that it’s only building up slowly.
Greetings
Good afternoon forum. Outernetted today – two pharmacies, one supermarket, one bookshop. Got two of the books that were on my list – newish Tess Gerritsen and Astronomy 2024, as well as To Kill A Mockingbird which I’m ashamed to admit I’ve never read.
But in bad news, my sister’s unoccupied house was broken in again. This time the idiot left stuff outside his kids’ cubbyhouse which is visible from the new opening in the fence. When the policeperson looked him up, his eyes boggled. They will issue a search warrant. Everything that can fit in a car is being removed today, and they have a truck for Saturday to remove bigger items.
OCDC said:
Good afternoon forum. Outernetted today – two pharmacies, one supermarket, one bookshop. Got two of the books that were on my list – newish Tess Gerritsen and Astronomy 2024, as well as To Kill A Mockingbird which I’m ashamed to admit I’ve never read.But in bad news, my sister’s unoccupied house was broken in again. This time the idiot left stuff outside his kids’ cubbyhouse which is visible from the new opening in the fence. When the policeperson looked him up, his eyes boggled. They will issue a search warrant. Everything that can fit in a car is being removed today, and they have a truck for Saturday to remove bigger items.
Monstrous neighbours, it’s frightening.
Mr Tunks is here and hard at work.
I’m going to try for an hour’s kip while he’s at it.
Bubblecar said:
Mr Tunks is here and hard at work.I’m going to try for an hour’s kip while he’s at it.
He knows not to go near the unmarked grave doesn’t he, let Rodney rest
Haven’t heard from Lord Lucan for a while.
He’s probably dead or the silly old bugger has forgotten his password.
A late morning tea here.
Coffee made in the plunger, scones freshly made in our own kitchen, with cream and strawberry jam.
captain_spalding said:
A late morning tea here.Coffee made in the plunger, scones freshly made in our own kitchen, with cream and strawberry jam.
I don’t need much lunch. After a bit of weeding and digging this morning I indulged in some cream and sugar. Well, took the dogs to the bakery for their weekly “party pie! party pie! party pie” and I et a match cake with my mocha. Every now and then I have one of those. I’ve got some cold fried chicken from last night’s lemon chicken, so I’ll eat that and it will be enough. I’m going to make hamburgers for tea. Got a couple of round rolls from the bakery. Got mince thawing. Got salad makings.
In the mean time, I have made up a plant list from my iNaturalist observations for our local Boram Boram Cemetery. My bushwandering friend is thinking of getting her Old Person’s Helper to take her out for a drive one day and go there. I think that is something they should do in spring though, that’s when most of the flowers are out. I’ve got 23 native species for there. Quite a lot of introduced things too.
I had a salad featuring bacon, chicken, nuts and mango for lunch, but a substantial one that will keep me full for ages. Most I’ve eaten for a single meal for ages.
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
i’m here for you
Praise the Lord.
might have an apple if nobody minds, too late, washed it, first mouthful, thirty-two chews, second mouthful, plenty mastication, saliva with, putting it down into the acid bath, see if can’t extract some goodness from it
good apple too, did I mention it was a nice apple, really nice, hope I explicated the enjoyment well, for you appleless people, suffering applelessness, apple poverty, apple impoverishment, ya losers
Which breed of nice apple?
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.26.8°C, 70% RH, and partly cloudy with light breezes. BoM forecasts 30°C and not much chance of rain, although there is a bit of local rain showing on the radar.
No agenda yet, apart from having coffee, which must happen soon. Very soon.
I see the cyclone hasn’t formed yet. It was predicted to form on Sunday. I suppose this is a good thing that it’s only building up slowly.
Building slowly simply means that it can gather up more moisture to drop on you.
Bloody Octopus’s Garden on ABC Classic.
“Acting Sergeant Ben Timpson said the human bones were uncovered by workers digging a hole for a retaining wall.
He confirmed the bones were human.
“There will be ongoing enquiries into the identification of the bones whose they are,” he said.”
Ben’s all over this.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Acting Sergeant Ben Timpson said the human bones were uncovered by workers digging a hole for a retaining wall.
He confirmed the bones were human.
“There will be ongoing enquiries into the identification of the bones whose they are,” he said.”Ben’s all over this.
He’s a good man.
ABC News:
Ain’t Nature grand?
I had not realised that there are now 40 species of funnel-web spiders. The spider people must have been very active in recent years and to include the Fraser Island one with a venom 6 times more toxic than the Sydney funnel-web is something to behold.
An effective drug to stop potentially fatal cell damage in heart attack and ischemic stroke is one step closer to reality, after the K’gari funnel-web spider venom molecule Hi1a met critical benchmarks on its road to human trials.
Hi1a is sourced from the venom of the Hadronyche infensa, one of at least 40 species of funnel-webs. While this species is found across the states of Queensland and New South Wales, it has a unique population on K’gari (formerly Fraser) Island, having been isolated there off the coast of the mainland for around 20,000 years. As such, it has a different venom makeup to others, and is said to be six times more potent than its most famous cousin, the Sydney funnel-web, which prior to antivenom use was responsible for at least 13 known human deaths.
https://newatlas.com/medical/deadly-spiders-heart-drug-human-treatment/
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:We had or possibly still have this album.“Acting Sergeant Ben Timpson said the human bones were uncovered by workers digging a hole for a retaining wall.He’s a good man.
He confirmed the bones were human.
“There will be ongoing enquiries into the identification of the bones whose they are,” he said.”Ben’s all over this.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KjFK97WfK1k&pp=ygUZQmVuIHRpbnkgdGluYSBsaXR0bGUgam9obg%3D%3D
PermeateFree said:
I had not realised that there are now 40 species of funnel-web spiders. The spider people must have been very active in recent years and to include the Fraser Island one with a venom 6 times more toxic than the Sydney funnel-web is something to behold.
An effective drug to stop potentially fatal cell damage in heart attack and ischemic stroke is one step closer to reality, after the K’gari funnel-web spider venom molecule Hi1a met critical benchmarks on its road to human trials.
Hi1a is sourced from the venom of the Hadronyche infensa, one of at least 40 species of funnel-webs. While this species is found across the states of Queensland and New South Wales, it has a unique population on K’gari (formerly Fraser) Island, having been isolated there off the coast of the mainland for around 20,000 years. As such, it has a different venom makeup to others, and is said to be six times more potent than its most famous cousin, the Sydney funnel-web, which prior to antivenom use was responsible for at least 13 known human deaths.
https://newatlas.com/medical/deadly-spiders-heart-drug-human-treatment/
Ta.
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:Peak Warming Man said:We had or possibly still have this album.“Acting Sergeant Ben Timpson said the human bones were uncovered by workers digging a hole for a retaining wall.He’s a good man.
He confirmed the bones were human.
“There will be ongoing enquiries into the identification of the bones whose they are,” he said.”Ben’s all over this.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KjFK97WfK1k&pp=ygUZQmVuIHRpbnkgdGluYSBsaXR0bGUgam9obg%3D%3D
…..SCREAMS!!!!!!!!
Apparently there is fog outside.
kii said:
Apparently there is fog outside.
Looks out window.
Not here.
;)
kii said:
OCDC said:But it’s Australian. I did you a favour out of the kindness of my heart.captain_spalding said:…..SCREAMS!!!!!!!!He’s a good man.We had or possibly still have this album.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KjFK97WfK1k&pp=ygUZQmVuIHRpbnkgdGluYSBsaXR0bGUgam9obg%3D%3D
From the news:
“Why hot Australian cities keep laying dark heat-absorbing asphalt, and not pale ‘cool roads’”
If only there was some substance that could be used for durable road pavements and was light grey in colour.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Acting Sergeant Ben Timpson said the human bones were uncovered by workers digging a hole for a retaining wall.
He confirmed the bones were human.
“There will be ongoing enquiries into the identification of the bones whose they are,” he said.”Ben’s all over this.
But will his charge be to prepare the report for the coroner?
The Rev Dodgson said:
From the news:“Why hot Australian cities keep laying dark heat-absorbing asphalt, and not pale ‘cool roads’”
If only there was some substance that could be used for durable road pavements and was light grey in colour.
wookie will know, he’s all over this kinda stuff.
ATT: Parpyone (and others)
My Youtchoob blew up again about 3 days ago. Ad-blocker thing. However, Ghostly must have fixed it. Tis all OK without ads again now.
In addition, while it was knackered, I checked out a few other things and installed Ghostly’s own browser. No probs with Youchoobs on that, (no ads) even while Chrome choobs was knackered.
I don’t have any ad bl
GET ALL YOUR PRAYER REQUEST AT PETERT MINISTERIES
AFFORDABLE RATES, WE’LL EVEN TROW IN A FREE OUR FATHER
ockers and I don’t have a problem.
To hell with it, I’m going to have another glass of three heaped spoonful of milo.
Nice and cold.
The Rev Dodgson said:
From the news:“Why hot Australian cities keep laying dark heat-absorbing asphalt, and not pale ‘cool roads’”
If only there was some substance that could be used for durable road pavements and was light grey in colour.
honest question, what is the difference in CO2E between concrete and asphalt?
diddly-squat said:
The Rev Dodgson said:NFI, but there’s a concrete road in Mount Waverley in Melbourne whose surface is approaching a century. No glare issues IME.From the news:honest question, what is the difference in CO2E between concrete and asphalt?“Why hot Australian cities keep laying dark heat-absorbing asphalt, and not pale ‘cool roads’”
If only there was some substance that could be used for durable road pavements and was light grey in colour.
TATE:
“The suburb’s original streets, including Park Lane, Virginia Street and Sherwood Road, were built of concrete, not the less expensive asphalt. Council intended to charge an extra rate to residents of the estate to cover the huge loan of building these concrete streets. The surface is still the same as it was in the 1930s, with only minor maintenance over the decades.”
OCDC said:
diddly-squat said:The Rev Dodgson said:NFI, but there’s a concrete road in Mount Waverley in Melbourne whose surface is approaching a century. No glare issues IME.From the news:honest question, what is the difference in CO2E between concrete and asphalt?“Why hot Australian cities keep laying dark heat-absorbing asphalt, and not pale ‘cool roads’”
If only there was some substance that could be used for durable road pavements and was light grey in colour.
TATE:
“The suburb’s original streets, including Park Lane, Virginia Street and Sherwood Road, were built of concrete, not the less expensive asphalt. Council intended to charge an extra rate to residents of the estate to cover the huge loan of building these concrete streets. The surface is still the same as it was in the 1930s, with only minor maintenance over the decades.”
Mr Tunks has done a fine and thorough job as usual, and was awarded an appropriate bonus.
Forgot to take my metformin after my heavy lunch so I’ll take it after a light dinner.
OCDC said:
OCDC said:diddly-squat said:honest question, what is the difference in CO2E between concrete and asphalt?NFI, but there’s a concrete road in Mount Waverley in Melbourne whose surface is approaching a century. No glare issues IME.
TATE:
“The suburb’s original streets, including Park Lane, Virginia Street and Sherwood Road, were built of concrete, not the less expensive asphalt. Council intended to charge an extra rate to residents of the estate to cover the huge loan of building these concrete streets. The surface is still the same as it was in the 1930s, with only minor maintenance over the decades.”
So it’s presumably cheaper in the long run.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:I doubt councils and shires look quite that far into the future.OCDC said:So it’s presumably cheaper in the long run.NFI, but there’s a concrete road in Mount Waverley in Melbourne whose surface is approaching a century. No glare issues IME.TATE:
“The suburb’s original streets, including Park Lane, Virginia Street and Sherwood Road, were built of concrete, not the less expensive asphalt. Council intended to charge an extra rate to residents of the estate to cover the huge loan of building these concrete streets. The surface is still the same as it was in the 1930s, with only minor maintenance over the decades.”
I see the Mt Waverley thing, and acknowledge that, in some circumstances, concrete roads can be quite effective and durable.
Then i think of the expressway between Wyong and Newcastle, which was laid down in concrete in the 1980s.
This performed on a par with Russian/Soviet concrete/cement that i’ve seen i.e. it began to crack up about 15 mins after the last construction crew left.
There was major cracking, fragmenting and cratering along its length, and various repair efforts over ensuing years led to it being an adventurous drive, over a patchwork of concrete in various states of deterioration, and areas of asphalt which were, in varying degrees, somewhat better.
Drove along that road for the first time in several years last December, and noted that it only seems to have been recently that extensive and apparently effective repairs have been done. With asphalt.
diddly-squat said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
From the news:“Why hot Australian cities keep laying dark heat-absorbing asphalt, and not pale ‘cool roads’”
If only there was some substance that could be used for durable road pavements and was light grey in colour.
honest question, what is the difference in CO2E between concrete and asphalt?
roughbarked said:
diddly-squat said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
From the news:“Why hot Australian cities keep laying dark heat-absorbing asphalt, and not pale ‘cool roads’”
If only there was some substance that could be used for durable road pavements and was light grey in colour.
honest question, what is the difference in CO2E between concrete and asphalt?
https://osf.io/dvscq/download
https://www.driveasphalt.org/uploads/documents/carbon_footprint_web.pdf
https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2018/06/e3sconf_icenis2018_07001.pdf
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
diddly-squat said:honest question, what is the difference in CO2E between concrete and asphalt?
https://osf.io/dvscq/downloadhttps://www.driveasphalt.org/uploads/documents/carbon_footprint_web.pdf
https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2018/06/e3sconf_icenis2018_07001.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4809014/
https://permies.com/t/99426/Carbon-footprint-asphalt-cement-parking
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344027533_A_comparison_of_the_carbon_footprint_of_pavement_infrastructure_and_associated_materials_in_Indiana_and_Oklahoma
OCDC said:
diddly-squat said:The Rev Dodgson said:NFI, but there’s a concrete road in Mount Waverley in Melbourne whose surface is approaching a century. No glare issues IME.From the news:honest question, what is the difference in CO2E between concrete and asphalt?“Why hot Australian cities keep laying dark heat-absorbing asphalt, and not pale ‘cool roads’”
If only there was some substance that could be used for durable road pavements and was light grey in colour.
TATE:
“The suburb’s original streets, including Park Lane, Virginia Street and Sherwood Road, were built of concrete, not the less expensive asphalt. Council intended to charge an extra rate to residents of the estate to cover the huge loan of building these concrete streets. The surface is still the same as it was in the 1930s, with only minor maintenance over the decades.”
The production of cement emits a considerable amount of co2, so mass production for road use might be environmentally detrimental. Also, I think the reflective properties of heat (as to it absorption and temperature variation) might be a little more complicated. I live in a white sand environment and the heat reflection on a hot day in the surrounding environment is quite high and impossible to walk on in bare feet. A grass surface is much cooler, but it is not the color green being the reason for this as I have a green roof and that gets very hot too, as would any dark roof color. With other factors involved with heat reduction other than just color additional consideration might be required.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
diddly-squat said:honest question, what is the difference in CO2E between concrete and asphalt?
https://osf.io/dvscq/downloadhttps://www.driveasphalt.org/uploads/documents/carbon_footprint_web.pdf
https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2018/06/e3sconf_icenis2018_07001.pdf
We need flying cars.
But, not flying cars like the Jetsons, flying cars like Star Wars:
We could keep them confined to designated roadways, and avoid the cluttering of the skies, and the wreckage of traffic incidents raining from above.
But, there’d be no need to lay a road surface as such. Roads need not be substances that have to be hard and flat, like concrete or asphalt, but could be grass, or some suitable low-CO2 surfacing.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
diddly-squat said:honest question, what is the difference in CO2E between concrete and asphalt?
https://osf.io/dvscq/downloadhttps://www.driveasphalt.org/uploads/documents/carbon_footprint_web.pdf
https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2018/06/e3sconf_icenis2018_07001.pdf
We need flying cars.
But, not flying cars like the Jetsons, flying cars like Star Wars:
We could keep them confined to designated roadways, and avoid the cluttering of the skies, and the wreckage of traffic incidents raining from above.
But, there’d be no need to lay a road surface as such. Roads need not be substances that have to be hard and flat, like concrete or asphalt, but could be grass, or some suitable low-CO2 surfacing.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:https://osf.io/dvscq/download
https://www.driveasphalt.org/uploads/documents/carbon_footprint_web.pdf
https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2018/06/e3sconf_icenis2018_07001.pdf
We need flying cars.
But, not flying cars like the Jetsons, flying cars like Star Wars:
We could keep them confined to designated roadways, and avoid the cluttering of the skies, and the wreckage of traffic incidents raining from above.
But, there’d be no need to lay a road surface as such. Roads need not be substances that have to be hard and flat, like concrete or asphalt, but could be grass, or some suitable low-CO2 surfacing.
Hovercraft also can traverse minefields.
Hmm… the storm in the early hours of this morning must have been more lightiningy out near our covenant near Digby. Two small fires within 5km, and a couple more within 15km. We were planning to go out for a wander on Saturday. We shall see how things look by then. Not going if there is still fire around.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:https://osf.io/dvscq/download
https://www.driveasphalt.org/uploads/documents/carbon_footprint_web.pdf
https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2018/06/e3sconf_icenis2018_07001.pdf
We need flying cars.
But, not flying cars like the Jetsons, flying cars like Star Wars:
We could keep them confined to designated roadways, and avoid the cluttering of the skies, and the wreckage of traffic incidents raining from above.
But, there’d be no need to lay a road surface as such. Roads need not be substances that have to be hard and flat, like concrete or asphalt, but could be grass, or some suitable low-CO2 surfacing.
I always thought that flying cars were based on us harnessing anti gravity so they can’t just fall out the sky easily.
The staying in the air is the easy part and most of the work goes into moving us in whatever direction.
captain_spalding said:
I see the Mt Waverley thing, and acknowledge that, in some circumstances, concrete roads can be quite effective and durable.Perhaps smaller roads could be done in concrete then, instead of all. Still better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick.Then i think of the expressway between Wyong and Newcastle, which was laid down in concrete in the 1980s.
This performed on a par with Russian/Soviet concrete/cement that i’ve seen i.e. it began to crack up about 15 mins after the last construction crew left.
There was major cracking, fragmenting and cratering along its length, and various repair efforts over ensuing years led to it being an adventurous drive, over a patchwork of concrete in various states of deterioration, and areas of asphalt which were, in varying degrees, somewhat better.
Drove along that road for the first time in several years last December, and noted that it only seems to have been recently that extensive and apparently effective repairs have been done. With asphalt.
Reading the news.
>>He’s under fire following the decision by Woolworths not to sell Australia Day merchandise this year.
But there’s also growing community frustration and concern shoppers are paying unnecessarily high prices for basic everyday items.<<
Hang on… Australia Day merchandise is not essentials. Why get upset about something that you shouldn’t be bothering to spend money on if you say you can’t afford food?
From: “Link”: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-24/supermarket-gouging-subject-of-inquiries/103384926
1005, I hope to make your tomato and egg stir fry tomorrow. Because I am lazy and didn’t check the recipe before I went shopping, I have a dearth of fresh chilli. And I am too lazy to go out for one thing. Out of sriracha, cholula, ground chilli, chilli flakes, chilli-infused olive oil, and Sambal oelek, which would you recommend as a replacement?
buffy said:
Reading the news.>>He’s under fire following the decision by Woolworths not to sell Australia Day merchandise this year.
But there’s also growing community frustration and concern shoppers are paying unnecessarily high prices for basic everyday items.<<
Hang on… Australia Day merchandise is not essentials. Why get upset about something that you shouldn’t be bothering to spend money on if you say you can’t afford food?
From: “Link”: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-24/supermarket-gouging-subject-of-inquiries/103384926
It was mentioned it was mostly cheap Chinese products and how people could buy quality Australian made if they wanted
buffy said:
Reading the news.>>He’s under fire following the decision by Woolworths not to sell Australia Day merchandise this year.
But there’s also growing community frustration and concern shoppers are paying unnecessarily high prices for basic everyday items.<<
Hang on… Australia Day merchandise is not essentials. Why get upset about something that you shouldn’t be bothering to spend money on if you say you can’t afford food?
From: Link
In sad news, Astronomy 2024 may be the last of its kind. Sales are down and they are old.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:https://osf.io/dvscq/download
https://www.driveasphalt.org/uploads/documents/carbon_footprint_web.pdf
https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2018/06/e3sconf_icenis2018_07001.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4809014/
https://permies.com/t/99426/Carbon-footprint-asphalt-cement-parking
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344027533_A_comparison_of_the_carbon_footprint_of_pavement_infrastructure_and_associated_materials_in_Indiana_and_Oklahoma
roughbarked said:
Hovercraft also can traverse most minefields.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Hovercraft also can traverse most minefields.
My poor formatting.
Roughie said: ‘Hovercraft also can traverse minefields.’
I said: ‘Hovercraft also can traverse most minefields.’
Food report. There is sliced tomato, sliced cheese, shredded lettuce sitting on the bench. There are bread rolls waiting to be cut open. There is home made hamburger mix in a bowl. I’d better start cooking.
OCDC said:
In sad news, Astronomy 2024 may be the last of its kind. Sales are down and they are old.
I’ll order a copy.
captain_spalding said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Hovercraft also can traverse most minefields.
My poor formatting.
Roughie said: ‘Hovercraft also can traverse minefields.’
I said: ‘Hovercraft also can traverse most minefields.’
which is really handy when you want to drop the kids off at school and don’t want to be blown up because some neighbour decided to set a minefield out the front of their place.
buffy said:
Food report. There is sliced tomato, sliced cheese, shredded lettuce sitting on the bench. There are bread rolls waiting to be cut open. There is home made hamburger mix in a bowl. I’d better start cooking.
Sounds good. I had a meat & taters lunch so my dinner will just be a bowl of broccoli with seasonings.
captain_spalding said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Hovercraft also can traverse most minefields.
My poor formatting.
Roughie said: ‘Hovercraft also can traverse minefields.’
I said: ‘Hovercraft also can traverse most minefields.’
Yair, I suppose there are mines and there are mines.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
captain_spalding said:Hovercraft also can traverse most minefields.
My poor formatting.
Roughie said: ‘Hovercraft also can traverse minefields.’
I said: ‘Hovercraft also can traverse most minefields.’
Yair, I suppose there are mines and there are mines.
There are mines that will give you nightmares, if you learn/think about them.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:Keto choc-nut-orange bar here.Food report. There is sliced tomato, sliced cheese, shredded lettuce sitting on the bench. There are bread rolls waiting to be cut open. There is home made hamburger mix in a bowl. I’d better start cooking.Sounds good. I had a meat & taters lunch so my dinner will just be a bowl of broccoli with seasonings.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Food report. There is sliced tomato, sliced cheese, shredded lettuce sitting on the bench. There are bread rolls waiting to be cut open. There is home made hamburger mix in a bowl. I’d better start cooking.
Sounds good. I had a meat & taters lunch so my dinner will just be a bowl of broccoli with seasonings.
Thats hardly enough to sustain a growing lad, you’ll probable pass out later.
My good news for the day was that possibly due to some scattered cloudiness, the temp only got to 38˚. Which was less than the prescribed 40+.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Food report. There is sliced tomato, sliced cheese, shredded lettuce sitting on the bench. There are bread rolls waiting to be cut open. There is home made hamburger mix in a bowl. I’d better start cooking.
Sounds good. I had a meat & taters lunch so my dinner will just be a bowl of broccoli with seasonings.
Thats hardly enough to sustain a growing lad, you’ll probable pass out later.
Nah. He doesn’t work as hard as transition.
JudgeMental said:
Still dry over there I see.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:Sounds good. I had a meat & taters lunch so my dinner will just be a bowl of broccoli with seasonings.
Thats hardly enough to sustain a growing lad, you’ll probable pass out later.
Nah. He doesn’t work as hard as transition.
Yeah but transition eats well, he often has spaghetti on toast.
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:
Still dry over there I see.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:Thats hardly enough to sustain a growing lad, you’ll probable pass out later.
Nah. He doesn’t work as hard as transition.
Yeah but transition eats well, he often has spaghetti on toast.
Sometimes his meals are so secret, that he’s probably pinching his wife’s choccies.
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:
Still dry over there I see.
yep, never get much rain over summer. starts again around anzac.
JudgeMental said:
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:
Still dry over there I see.
yep, never get much rain over summer. starts again around anzac.
Similar to here but the climate has been changing and we’ve not had the same sort of wet winters we were used to.
I saw a comment on one of the iNaturalist observations about this being (so far) the 5th cool Summer in a row. Somewhere in Victoria, but I don’t remember checking the location. But that is pretty much right for us here. Although until Oct 2022 it was dry as well.
What I’m not looking forward to is the upswing. Must be almost there. We have still got February and March to go, but our grass is not properly cured here yet, and we’ve had more rain and thunder and stuff than we’ve had for quite a few years.
buffy said:
I saw a comment on one of the iNaturalist observations about this being (so far) the 5th cool Summer in a row. Somewhere in Victoria, but I don’t remember checking the location. But that is pretty much right for us here. Although until Oct 2022 it was dry as well.What I’m not looking forward to is the upswing. Must be almost there. We have still got February and March to go, but our grass is not properly cured here yet, and we’ve had more rain and thunder and stuff than we’ve had for quite a few years.
Yes. There is sure to be fires in Feb.
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:
roughbarked said:Still dry over there I see.
yep, never get much rain over summer. starts again around anzac.
Similar to here but the climate has been changing and we’ve not had the same sort of wet winters we were used to.
our rainfall in the sw has gone down by around 200mm over the last few decades.
“The owner of Kalgoorlie’s Super Pit gold mine says it will continue to feed additional power into the grid as Western Power undertakes repairs, but wants “multiple contingencies” in place to secure the region’s future energy supply.
Gold miner Northern Star Resources owns 50 per cent of the Parkeston power station at Kalgoorlie, alongside Canadian electricity wholesaler TransAlta.
The 110-megawatt plant, which supplies the mine, has been crucial in resolving blackouts caused by widespread storms last week, complicated when two gas turbines used for Kalgoorlie’s backup power supply failed.”
Source: The Internet
Kirrily is a lovely name.
JudgeMental said:
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:yep, never get much rain over summer. starts again around anzac.
Similar to here but the climate has been changing and we’ve not had the same sort of wet winters we were used to.
our rainfall in the sw has gone down by around 200mm over the last few decades.
That’s a lot. I believe it is because of changed conditions in Antarctica that affect SW WA.
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:
roughbarked said:Similar to here but the climate has been changing and we’ve not had the same sort of wet winters we were used to.
our rainfall in the sw has gone down by around 200mm over the last few decades.
That’s a lot. I believe it is because of changed conditions in Antarctica that affect SW WA.
Ours has remained basically the same but coming at different times of year than the farmers are used to.
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:
roughbarked said:Still dry over there I see.
yep, never get much rain over summer. starts again around anzac.
Similar to here but the climate has been changing and we’ve not had the same sort of wet winters we were used to.
I honestly don’t know if the climate is changing here because I don’t know what the usual cycles are. We moved from Melbourne in late 1981, and it was droughty. Then there were the Ash Wednesday fires in 1983 (the previous big ones in this district were in 1977), followed by floods very quickly after, and then something nearing 10 cool Summers. Then it cycled up again for more fires in 2009.
So let’s see…for this district, big fires have been in 1851, 1919, 1939, 1944, 1977, 1983 and 2009. No particular pattern there.
Police say three people have died after getting into difficulty in the water at a beach south-east of Melbourne this afternoon.
Authorities were called to Newhaven, Phillip Island, about 3:30pm on Wednesday.
Victoria Police said three women and a man were pulled from the water unresponsive.
“CPR was administered on all four but three were pronounced deceased at the scene,” a police spokesperson said.
“At this stage the deceased are believed to be a man in his 40s and two women in their 20s.”
An Ambulance Victoria spokesperson said the fourth person, a woman in her 20s, had been airlifted to the Alfred Hospital in a critical condition.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
I saw a comment on one of the iNaturalist observations about this being (so far) the 5th cool Summer in a row. Somewhere in Victoria, but I don’t remember checking the location. But that is pretty much right for us here. Although until Oct 2022 it was dry as well.What I’m not looking forward to is the upswing. Must be almost there. We have still got February and March to go, but our grass is not properly cured here yet, and we’ve had more rain and thunder and stuff than we’ve had for quite a few years.
Yes. There is sure to be fires in Feb.
That ain’t necessarily so. Although we do have spot fires going right now from the storm.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:WRONG!JudgeMental said:I honestly don’t know if the climate is changing here because I don’t know what the usual cycles are. We moved from Melbourne in late 1981, and it was droughty. Then there were the Ash Wednesday fires in 1983 (the previous big ones in this district were in 1977), followed by floods very quickly after, and then something nearing 10 cool Summers. Then it cycled up again for more fires in 2009.yep, never get much rain over summer. starts again around anzac.Similar to here but the climate has been changing and we’ve not had the same sort of wet winters we were used to.
So let’s see…for this district, big fires have been in 1851, 1919, 1939, 1944, 1977, 1983 and 2009. No particular pattern there.
Each number gets bigger.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
I saw a comment on one of the iNaturalist observations about this being (so far) the 5th cool Summer in a row. Somewhere in Victoria, but I don’t remember checking the location. But that is pretty much right for us here. Although until Oct 2022 it was dry as well.What I’m not looking forward to is the upswing. Must be almost there. We have still got February and March to go, but our grass is not properly cured here yet, and we’ve had more rain and thunder and stuff than we’ve had for quite a few years.
Yes. There is sure to be fires in Feb.
There’ll be bush fires for sure said Roughbarked as he chewed a piece of grass.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
I saw a comment on one of the iNaturalist observations about this being (so far) the 5th cool Summer in a row. Somewhere in Victoria, but I don’t remember checking the location. But that is pretty much right for us here. Although until Oct 2022 it was dry as well.What I’m not looking forward to is the upswing. Must be almost there. We have still got February and March to go, but our grass is not properly cured here yet, and we’ve had more rain and thunder and stuff than we’ve had for quite a few years.
Yes. There is sure to be fires in Feb.
There’ll be bush fires for sure said Roughbarked as he chewed a piece of grass.
and we won’t know where to run
OCDC said:
buffy said:roughbarked said:WRONG!Similar to here but the climate has been changing and we’ve not had the same sort of wet winters we were used to.I honestly don’t know if the climate is changing here because I don’t know what the usual cycles are. We moved from Melbourne in late 1981, and it was droughty. Then there were the Ash Wednesday fires in 1983 (the previous big ones in this district were in 1977), followed by floods very quickly after, and then something nearing 10 cool Summers. Then it cycled up again for more fires in 2009.
So let’s see…for this district, big fires have been in 1851, 1919, 1939, 1944, 1977, 1983 and 2009. No particular pattern there.
Each number gets bigger.
:)
Maths genius.
roughbarked said:
OCDC said:I didn’t do year 9 maths in year 8 and year 11 maths in year 9 and get the school’s highest score in the maths competition for nothing.buffy said::)I honestly don’t know if the climate is changing here because I don’t know what the usual cycles are. We moved from Melbourne in late 1981, and it was droughty. Then there were the Ash Wednesday fires in 1983 (the previous big ones in this district were in 1977), followed by floods very quickly after, and then something nearing 10 cool Summers. Then it cycled up again for more fires in 2009.WRONG!So let’s see…for this district, big fires have been in 1851, 1919, 1939, 1944, 1977, 1983 and 2009. No particular pattern there.
Each number gets bigger.
Maths genius.
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:OCDC said:I didn’t do year 9 maths in year 8 and year 11 maths in year 9 and get the school’s highest score in the maths competition for nothing.WRONG!:)Each number gets bigger.
Maths genius.
:)
Back in Oz, diss me like you miss me
dv said:
Back in Oz, diss me like you miss me
good to see your back.
Peak Warming Man said:
“The owner of Kalgoorlie’s Super Pit gold mine says it will continue to feed additional power into the grid as Western Power undertakes repairs, but wants “multiple contingencies” in place to secure the region’s future energy supply.
Gold miner Northern Star Resources owns 50 per cent of the Parkeston power station at Kalgoorlie, alongside Canadian electricity wholesaler TransAlta.
The 110-megawatt plant, which supplies the mine, has been crucial in resolving blackouts caused by widespread storms last week, complicated when two gas turbines used for Kalgoorlie’s backup power supply failed.”Source: The Internet
It makes you wonder how they keep the power reasonably reliable in a warzone say like the Ukraine when they are being destroyed.
dv said:
Back in Oz, diss me like you miss meNew phone, who dis?
dv said:
Back in Oz, diss me like you miss me
Oh, you’ve been away?
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
Back in Oz, diss me like you miss me
good to see your back.
Like he’s walking away defeated
OCDC said:
1005, I hope to make your tomato and egg stir fry tomorrow. Because I am lazy and didn’t check the recipe before I went shopping, I have a dearth of fresh chilli. And I am too lazy to go out for one thing. Out of sriracha, cholula, ground chilli, chilli flakes, chilli-infused olive oil, and Sambal oelek, which would you recommend as a replacement?
Ground chilli.
Small amount, then taste. Adjust if necessary. You can always add more. It’s difficult to take chilli out.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:Ta :-)1005, I hope to make your tomato and egg stir fry tomorrow. Because I am lazy and didn’t check the recipe before I went shopping, I have a dearth of fresh chilli. And I am too lazy to go out for one thing. Out of sriracha, cholula, ground chilli, chilli flakes, chilli-infused olive oil, and Sambal oelek, which would you recommend as a replacement?Ground chilli.
Small amount, then taste. Adjust if necessary. You can always add more. It’s difficult to take chilli out.
That is how I educate on insulin dosing.
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
Back in Oz, diss me like you miss me
good to see your back.
LOLOLOL
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:Ta :-)1005, I hope to make your tomato and egg stir fry tomorrow. Because I am lazy and didn’t check the recipe before I went shopping, I have a dearth of fresh chilli. And I am too lazy to go out for one thing. Out of sriracha, cholula, ground chilli, chilli flakes, chilli-infused olive oil, and Sambal oelek, which would you recommend as a replacement?Ground chilli.
Small amount, then taste. Adjust if necessary. You can always add more. It’s difficult to take chilli out.
That is how I educate on insulin dosing.
:)
Nice one!
Normally when I fly into Perth airport, Nothing To Declare passengers get a wave through to the exit. This time, everyone from three flights queued, must have been 600 pax, as they picked out a lot of people for inspection. I was one of them so because wheelsdown and arrival lounge ended up being 70 minutes. Seemed like a kind of intense questioning. Is this your name? Did you fill in the arrival form yourself? Is this your signature? Are these details all correct? Did you pack the bag yourself? Did anyone help you? Has it been opened since you removed it from the carousel? Where were you born? (Dude’s holding my passport) Do you read English? So you know what all this means on the arrival form? Are you carrying cash worth.$10000 or more? Travellers cheques worth more than 10000? Any other financial instruments?
Went through everything, opened lids on containers, turned socks inside out, looked through pages of textbooks. I had some pre-packaged non-contraband food items that he laid out separately and we had to wait until he could summon a superior officer to confirm that none of those items were contraband.
I can only assume they were tipped off there was going to be a major shipment of something. Consider myself lucky I didn’t get my duodenum surveyed.
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
Back in Oz, diss me like you miss me
good to see your back.
Ha
dv said:
Normally when I fly into Perth airport, Nothing To Declare passengers get a wave through to the exit. This time, everyone from three flights queued, must have been 600 pax, as they picked out a lot of people for inspection. I was one of them so because wheelsdown and arrival lounge ended up being 70 minutes. Seemed like a kind of intense questioning. Is this your name? Did you fill in the arrival form yourself? Is this your signature? Are these details all correct? Did you pack the bag yourself? Did anyone help you? Has it been opened since you removed it from the carousel? Where were you born? (Dude’s holding my passport) Do you read English? So you know what all this means on the arrival form? Are you carrying cash worth.$10000 or more? Travellers cheques worth more than 10000? Any other financial instruments?
Went through everything, opened lids on containers, turned socks inside out, looked through pages of textbooks. I had some pre-packaged non-contraband food items that he laid out separately and we had to wait until he could summon a superior officer to confirm that none of those items were contraband.
I can only assume they were tipped off there was going to be a major shipment of something. Consider myself lucky I didn’t get my duodenum surveyed.
Consider yourself lucky that you gave up the drugs years ago.
This new ABC bloke is Quite Interesting. I didn’t know anything about him.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-24/kim-williams-abc-chair-career-life/103385310
buffy said:
This new ABC bloke is Quite Interesting. I didn’t know anything about him.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-24/kim-williams-abc-chair-career-life/103385310
Is he more interesting than Ita was?
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Normally when I fly into Perth airport, Nothing To Declare passengers get a wave through to the exit. This time, everyone from three flights queued, must have been 600 pax, as they picked out a lot of people for inspection. I was one of them so because wheelsdown and arrival lounge ended up being 70 minutes. Seemed like a kind of intense questioning. Is this your name? Did you fill in the arrival form yourself? Is this your signature? Are these details all correct? Did you pack the bag yourself? Did anyone help you? Has it been opened since you removed it from the carousel? Where were you born? (Dude’s holding my passport) Do you read English? So you know what all this means on the arrival form? Are you carrying cash worth.$10000 or more? Travellers cheques worth more than 10000? Any other financial instruments?
Went through everything, opened lids on containers, turned socks inside out, looked through pages of textbooks. I had some pre-packaged non-contraband food items that he laid out separately and we had to wait until he could summon a superior officer to confirm that none of those items were contraband.
I can only assume they were tipped off there was going to be a major shipment of something. Consider myself lucky I didn’t get my duodenum surveyed.
Consider yourself lucky that you gave up the drugs years ago.
Even in my really stupid days I wasn’t stupid enough to take narcotics on a plane.
Oddly enough… there were no dogs involved last night.
buffy said:
This new ABC bloke is Quite Interesting. I didn’t know anything about him.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-24/kim-williams-abc-chair-career-life/103385310
Yes I’ll give him a chance
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
This new ABC bloke is Quite Interesting. I didn’t know anything about him.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-24/kim-williams-abc-chair-career-life/103385310
Is he more interesting than Ita was?
He’s got a good set of experiences.
dv said:
Normally when I fly into Perth airport, Nothing To Declare passengers get a wave through to the exit. This time, everyone from three flights queued, must have been 600 pax, as they picked out a lot of people for inspection. I was one of them so because wheelsdown and arrival lounge ended up being 70 minutes. Seemed like a kind of intense questioning. Is this your name? Did you fill in the arrival form yourself? Is this your signature? Are these details all correct? Did you pack the bag yourself? Did anyone help you? Has it been opened since you removed it from the carousel? Where were you born? (Dude’s holding my passport) Do you read English? So you know what all this means on the arrival form? Are you carrying cash worth.$10000 or more? Travellers cheques worth more than 10000? Any other financial instruments?
Went through everything, opened lids on containers, turned socks inside out, looked through pages of textbooks. I had some pre-packaged non-contraband food items that he laid out separately and we had to wait until he could summon a superior officer to confirm that none of those items were contraband.
I can only assume they were tipped off there was going to be a major shipment of something. Consider myself lucky I didn’t get my duodenum surveyed.
Maybe you looked dodgy.
Michael V said:
dv said:
Normally when I fly into Perth airport, Nothing To Declare passengers get a wave through to the exit. This time, everyone from three flights queued, must have been 600 pax, as they picked out a lot of people for inspection. I was one of them so because wheelsdown and arrival lounge ended up being 70 minutes. Seemed like a kind of intense questioning. Is this your name? Did you fill in the arrival form yourself? Is this your signature? Are these details all correct? Did you pack the bag yourself? Did anyone help you? Has it been opened since you removed it from the carousel? Where were you born? (Dude’s holding my passport) Do you read English? So you know what all this means on the arrival form? Are you carrying cash worth.$10000 or more? Travellers cheques worth more than 10000? Any other financial instruments?
Went through everything, opened lids on containers, turned socks inside out, looked through pages of textbooks. I had some pre-packaged non-contraband food items that he laid out separately and we had to wait until he could summon a superior officer to confirm that none of those items were contraband.
I can only assume they were tipped off there was going to be a major shipment of something. Consider myself lucky I didn’t get my duodenum surveyed.
Maybe you looked dodgy.
Nervous?
dv said:
Back in Oz, diss me like you miss me
no.
:)
dv said:
Normally when I fly into Perth airport, Nothing To Declare passengers get a wave through to the exit. This time, everyone from three flights queued, must have been 600 pax, as they picked out a lot of people for inspection. I was one of them so because wheelsdown and arrival lounge ended up being 70 minutes. Seemed like a kind of intense questioning. Is this your name? Did you fill in the arrival form yourself? Is this your signature? Are these details all correct? Did you pack the bag yourself? Did anyone help you? Has it been opened since you removed it from the carousel? Where were you born? (Dude’s holding my passport) Do you read English? So you know what all this means on the arrival form? Are you carrying cash worth.$10000 or more? Travellers cheques worth more than 10000? Any other financial instruments?
Went through everything, opened lids on containers, turned socks inside out, looked through pages of textbooks. I had some pre-packaged non-contraband food items that he laid out separately and we had to wait until he could summon a superior officer to confirm that none of those items were contraband.
I can only assume they were tipped off there was going to be a major shipment of something. Consider myself lucky I didn’t get my duodenum surveyed.
Yes shady looking characters get the treatment.
I breeze through, you can go straight through Sir they unusually syy.
Except this on time when the little fucking beagle sat down with my carry on bag which had some fruit in it that my sister had given me at Heathrow that I had forgotten about.
Michael V said:
dv said:
Normally when I fly into Perth airport, Nothing To Declare passengers get a wave through to the exit. This time, everyone from three flights queued, must have been 600 pax, as they picked out a lot of people for inspection. I was one of them so because wheelsdown and arrival lounge ended up being 70 minutes. Seemed like a kind of intense questioning. Is this your name? Did you fill in the arrival form yourself? Is this your signature? Are these details all correct? Did you pack the bag yourself? Did anyone help you? Has it been opened since you removed it from the carousel? Where were you born? (Dude’s holding my passport) Do you read English? So you know what all this means on the arrival form? Are you carrying cash worth.$10000 or more? Travellers cheques worth more than 10000? Any other financial instruments?
Went through everything, opened lids on containers, turned socks inside out, looked through pages of textbooks. I had some pre-packaged non-contraband food items that he laid out separately and we had to wait until he could summon a superior officer to confirm that none of those items were contraband.
I can only assume they were tipped off there was going to be a major shipment of something. Consider myself lucky I didn’t get my duodenum surveyed.
Maybe you looked dodgy.
I could post a photo…
:-)
roughbarked said:
Australia’s population hits 27 million, nearly two decades ahead of forecast
If you don’t give a shit about the environment and a lower standard of living for many …… who cares?
Michael V said:
dv said:
Normally when I fly into Perth airport, Nothing To Declare passengers get a wave through to the exit. This time, everyone from three flights queued, must have been 600 pax, as they picked out a lot of people for inspection. I was one of them so because wheelsdown and arrival lounge ended up being 70 minutes. Seemed like a kind of intense questioning. Is this your name? Did you fill in the arrival form yourself? Is this your signature? Are these details all correct? Did you pack the bag yourself? Did anyone help you? Has it been opened since you removed it from the carousel? Where were you born? (Dude’s holding my passport) Do you read English? So you know what all this means on the arrival form? Are you carrying cash worth.$10000 or more? Travellers cheques worth more than 10000? Any other financial instruments?
Went through everything, opened lids on containers, turned socks inside out, looked through pages of textbooks. I had some pre-packaged non-contraband food items that he laid out separately and we had to wait until he could summon a superior officer to confirm that none of those items were contraband.
I can only assume they were tipped off there was going to be a major shipment of something. Consider myself lucky I didn’t get my duodenum surveyed.
Maybe you looked dodgy.
Maybe but they went through a lot of people
dv said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
Normally when I fly into Perth airport, Nothing To Declare passengers get a wave through to the exit. This time, everyone from three flights queued, must have been 600 pax, as they picked out a lot of people for inspection. I was one of them so because wheelsdown and arrival lounge ended up being 70 minutes. Seemed like a kind of intense questioning. Is this your name? Did you fill in the arrival form yourself? Is this your signature? Are these details all correct? Did you pack the bag yourself? Did anyone help you? Has it been opened since you removed it from the carousel? Where were you born? (Dude’s holding my passport) Do you read English? So you know what all this means on the arrival form? Are you carrying cash worth.$10000 or more? Travellers cheques worth more than 10000? Any other financial instruments?
Went through everything, opened lids on containers, turned socks inside out, looked through pages of textbooks. I had some pre-packaged non-contraband food items that he laid out separately and we had to wait until he could summon a superior officer to confirm that none of those items were contraband.
I can only assume they were tipped off there was going to be a major shipment of something. Consider myself lucky I didn’t get my duodenum surveyed.
Maybe you looked dodgy.
Maybe but they went through a lot of people
Presumably, someone got by them with something they shouldn’t have, and got caught later, and the boss got a rocket from ‘upstairs’, and then the boss took it out on the front-line staff, who were then taking it out on the arriving passenger.
PermeateFree said:
roughbarked said:
Australia’s population hits 27 million, nearly two decades ahead of forecastIf you don’t give a shit about the environment and a lower standard of living for many …… who cares?
I can’t actually do anything else about it but care.
roughbarked said:
PermeateFree said:
roughbarked said:
Australia’s population hits 27 million, nearly two decades ahead of forecastIf you don’t give a shit about the environment and a lower standard of living for many …… who cares?
I can’t actually do anything else about it but care.
The ones that do and do so with glee are big business with increased sales, and governments with the way the economy is formulated, makes them look more successful than they really are and more likely to be reelected. The rest of you are just consumers.
roughbarked said:
PermeateFree said:
roughbarked said:
Australia’s population hits 27 million, nearly two decades ahead of forecastIf you don’t give a shit about the environment and a lower standard of living for many …… who cares?
I can’t actually do anything else about it but care.
I remember it was 12.5 mill when I was first taught in school.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
PermeateFree said:If you don’t give a shit about the environment and a lower standard of living for many …… who cares?
I can’t actually do anything else about it but care.
I remember it was 12.5 mill when I was first taught in school.
Australia has its fair share or greedy, self-centered people who are more interested in themselves than the welfare of the country.
PermeateFree said:
roughbarked said:
Australia’s population hits 27 million, nearly two decades ahead of forecastIf you don’t give a shit about the environment and a lower standard of living for many …… who cares?
That’s why I have 17 children with multiple wives and dabble in electric cars on the side.
dv said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
Normally when I fly into Perth airport, Nothing To Declare passengers get a wave through to the exit. This time, everyone from three flights queued, must have been 600 pax, as they picked out a lot of people for inspection. I was one of them so because wheelsdown and arrival lounge ended up being 70 minutes. Seemed like a kind of intense questioning. Is this your name? Did you fill in the arrival form yourself? Is this your signature? Are these details all correct? Did you pack the bag yourself? Did anyone help you? Has it been opened since you removed it from the carousel? Where were you born? (Dude’s holding my passport) Do you read English? So you know what all this means on the arrival form? Are you carrying cash worth.$10000 or more? Travellers cheques worth more than 10000? Any other financial instruments?
Went through everything, opened lids on containers, turned socks inside out, looked through pages of textbooks. I had some pre-packaged non-contraband food items that he laid out separately and we had to wait until he could summon a superior officer to confirm that none of those items were contraband.
I can only assume they were tipped off there was going to be a major shipment of something. Consider myself lucky I didn’t get my duodenum surveyed.
Maybe you looked dodgy.
Maybe but they went through a lot of people
Oh, I see. I had assumed they singled you out.
Witty Rejoinder said:
PermeateFree said:
roughbarked said:
Australia’s population hits 27 million, nearly two decades ahead of forecastIf you don’t give a shit about the environment and a lower standard of living for many …… who cares?
That’s why I have 17 children with multiple wives and dabble in electric cars on the side.
Can your children afford to buy a home or even a block of land? Are they concerned about the disappearing landscape where they used play or otherwise use?
PermeateFree said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
PermeateFree said:If you don’t give a shit about the environment and a lower standard of living for many …… who cares?
That’s why I have 17 children with multiple wives and dabble in electric cars on the side.
Can your children afford to buy a home or even a block of land? Are they concerned about the disappearing landscape where they used play or otherwise use?
Well since my investment in social media they can only afford multi million-dollar mansions now: or they could if I paid child-support.
Witty Rejoinder said:
PermeateFree said:
Witty Rejoinder said:That’s why I have 17 children with multiple wives and dabble in electric cars on the side.
Can your children afford to buy a home or even a block of land? Are they concerned about the disappearing landscape where they used play or otherwise use?
Well since my investment in social media they can only afford multi million-dollar mansions now: or they could if I paid child-support.
Don’t worry, you are one of many that continue to grow daily. Few people can save when they must pay high rentals, or even get a decent job that does not have a ‘casual’ aspect to it so you can’t get a loan and are always on call to a boss who doesn’t care.
roughbarked said:
Australia’s population hits 27 million, nearly two decades ahead of forecast
It is very poor planning.
I say again (for the hundredth time) we must break away from the capital cites/urban sprawl model and ad hoc adding more housing at the fringes – to something far more sustainable and which delivers better quality of life and standard of living.
PermeateFree said:
roughbarked said:
PermeateFree said:If you don’t give a shit about the environment and a lower standard of living for many …… who cares?
I can’t actually do anything else about it but care.
The ones that do and do so with glee are big business with increased sales, and governments with the way the economy is formulated, makes them look more successful than they really are and more likely to be reelected. The rest of you are just consumers.
True. Nothing has really changed at all despite all the protests that the consumers have made.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
PermeateFree said:If you don’t give a shit about the environment and a lower standard of living for many …… who cares?
I can’t actually do anything else about it but care.
I remember it was 12.5 mill when I was first taught in school.
It was 9mill in qbout 1960.
PermeateFree said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
PermeateFree said:If you don’t give a shit about the environment and a lower standard of living for many …… who cares?
That’s why I have 17 children with multiple wives and dabble in electric cars on the side.
Can your children afford to buy a home or even a block of land? Are they concerned about the disappearing landscape where they used play or otherwise use?
But where do the children play?
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:I can’t actually do anything else about it but care.
I remember it was 12.5 mill when I was first taught in school.
It was 9mill in qbout 1960.
15 million when I was in primary school, 17 million by high school.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
Australia’s population hits 27 million, nearly two decades ahead of forecastIt is very poor planning.
I say again (for the hundredth time) we must break away from the capital cites/urban sprawl model and ad hoc adding more housing at the fringes – to something far more sustainable and which delivers better quality of life and standard of living.
and I for the hundred thousandth time.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:I remember it was 12.5 mill when I was first taught in school.
It was 9mill in qbout 1960.
15 million when I was in primary school, 17 million by high school.
and all the time there have been concerns about who can get water.
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
Australia’s population hits 27 million, nearly two decades ahead of forecastIt is very poor planning.
I say again (for the hundredth time) we must break away from the capital cites/urban sprawl model and ad hoc adding more housing at the fringes – to something far more sustainable and which delivers better quality of life and standard of living.
and I for the hundred thousandth time.
Now, if governments had been serious about ‘decentralisation’ that was touted back in the early 1970s, and committed to following through on that, we’d now have the results of 50 years work on creating new centres of population and productivity, an expanded and better-distributed system of essential infrastructure, and a more varied and innovative economy.
But, where’s the political point scoring against predecessors in that? Where’s the real-estate profits?
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:It is very poor planning.
I say again (for the hundredth time) we must break away from the capital cites/urban sprawl model and ad hoc adding more housing at the fringes – to something far more sustainable and which delivers better quality of life and standard of living.
and I for the hundred thousandth time.
Now, if governments had been serious about ‘decentralisation’ that was touted back in the early 1970s, and committed to following through on that, we’d now have the results of 50 years work on creating new centres of population and productivity, an expanded and better-distributed system of essential infrastructure, and a more varied and innovative economy.
But, where’s the political point scoring against predecessors in that? Where’s the real-estate profits?
The thing is and always was… Water.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:It is very poor planning.
I say again (for the hundredth time) we must break away from the capital cites/urban sprawl model and ad hoc adding more housing at the fringes – to something far more sustainable and which delivers better quality of life and standard of living.
and I for the hundred thousandth time.
Now, if governments had been serious about ‘decentralisation’ that was touted back in the early 1970s, and committed to following through on that, we’d now have the results of 50 years work on creating new centres of population and productivity, an expanded and better-distributed system of essential infrastructure, and a more varied and innovative economy.
But, where’s the political point scoring against predecessors in that? Where’s the real-estate profits?
Well there isn’t of course. But there are other ways to achieve it.
I’d love to build a private city. I’d kick arse at it.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:and I for the hundred thousandth time.
Now, if governments had been serious about ‘decentralisation’ that was touted back in the early 1970s, and committed to following through on that, we’d now have the results of 50 years work on creating new centres of population and productivity, an expanded and better-distributed system of essential infrastructure, and a more varied and innovative economy.
But, where’s the political point scoring against predecessors in that? Where’s the real-estate profits?
Well there isn’t of course. But there are other ways to achieve it.
I’d love to build a private city. I’d kick arse at it.
Do you know how you are going to water it?
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:and I for the hundred thousandth time.
Now, if governments had been serious about ‘decentralisation’ that was touted back in the early 1970s, and committed to following through on that, we’d now have the results of 50 years work on creating new centres of population and productivity, an expanded and better-distributed system of essential infrastructure, and a more varied and innovative economy.
But, where’s the political point scoring against predecessors in that? Where’s the real-estate profits?
The thing is and always was… Water.
Not an insoluble problem. Difficult, probably wildly expensive, but not insoluble, i’m sure.
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:Now, if governments had been serious about ‘decentralisation’ that was touted back in the early 1970s, and committed to following through on that, we’d now have the results of 50 years work on creating new centres of population and productivity, an expanded and better-distributed system of essential infrastructure, and a more varied and innovative economy.
But, where’s the political point scoring against predecessors in that? Where’s the real-estate profits?
Well there isn’t of course. But there are other ways to achieve it.
I’d love to build a private city. I’d kick arse at it.
Do you know how you are going to water it?
First things to do are: dig out the whole of the NT and north-west WA to a depth of at least 20 metres. Crack open the access to the sea, flood the lot, change the Australian climate.
(Listen to me, i’m starting to sound like wookie.)
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:Now, if governments had been serious about ‘decentralisation’ that was touted back in the early 1970s, and committed to following through on that, we’d now have the results of 50 years work on creating new centres of population and productivity, an expanded and better-distributed system of essential infrastructure, and a more varied and innovative economy.
But, where’s the political point scoring against predecessors in that? Where’s the real-estate profits?
Well there isn’t of course. But there are other ways to achieve it.
I’d love to build a private city. I’d kick arse at it.
Do you know how you are going to water it?
Desal.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Now, if governments had been serious about ‘decentralisation’ that was touted back in the early 1970s, and committed to following through on that, we’d now have the results of 50 years work on creating new centres of population and productivity, an expanded and better-distributed system of essential infrastructure, and a more varied and innovative economy.
But, where’s the political point scoring against predecessors in that? Where’s the real-estate profits?
The thing is and always was… Water.
Not an insoluble problem. Difficult, probably wildly expensive, but not insoluble, i’m sure.
Always at the expense of the very environs we depend upon.
Solve this one and you are away my friend.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:Well there isn’t of course. But there are other ways to achieve it.
I’d love to build a private city. I’d kick arse at it.
Do you know how you are going to water it?
First things to do are: dig out the whole of the NT and north-west WA to a depth of at least 20 metres. Crack open the access to the sea, flood the lot, change the Australian climate.
(Listen to me, i’m starting to sound like wookie.)
It was a popular theory in the 1800’s.
But no wukkas. When the sea level rises, we can save the cost of digging the holes.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:Well there isn’t of course. But there are other ways to achieve it.
I’d love to build a private city. I’d kick arse at it.
Do you know how you are going to water it?
Desal.
So how are you going to power that?
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Do you know how you are going to water it?
First things to do are: dig out the whole of the NT and north-west WA to a depth of at least 20 metres. Crack open the access to the sea, flood the lot, change the Australian climate.
(Listen to me, i’m starting to sound like wookie.)
It was a popular theory in the 1800’s.
But no wukkas. When the sea level rises, we can save the cost of digging the holes.
It’s an ill wind, indeed, that blows no good at all.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:First things to do are: dig out the whole of the NT and north-west WA to a depth of at least 20 metres. Crack open the access to the sea, flood the lot, change the Australian climate.
(Listen to me, i’m starting to sound like wookie.)
It was a popular theory in the 1800’s.
But no wukkas. When the sea level rises, we can save the cost of digging the holes.
It’s an ill wind, indeed, that blows no good at all.
Could be good for you, the water may actually allow you to park a destroyer inland somewhere.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:It was a popular theory in the 1800’s.
But no wukkas. When the sea level rises, we can save the cost of digging the holes.
It’s an ill wind, indeed, that blows no good at all.
Could be good for you, the water may actually allow you to park a destroyer inland somewhere.
Well, i’ve already done it on paper.
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:Do you know how you are going to water it?
Desal.
So how are you going to power that?
passive solar thermal. Large evaporation ponds with a covered clear roof. Trap the heat, blow air over the surface to increase evaporation, collect the warm humid air and rapidly cool it to collect the moisture. Both water and salt can be harvested as a resource. In may parts of the state the evaporation rate can be over 2.5m oper year. With a bit help to trap the heat in this can be increased dramatically.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:Well there isn’t of course. But there are other ways to achieve it.
I’d love to build a private city. I’d kick arse at it.
Do you know how you are going to water it?
First things to do are: dig out the whole of the NT and north-west WA to a depth of at least 20 metres. Crack open the access to the sea, flood the lot, change the Australian climate.
(Listen to me, i’m starting to sound like wookie.)
You’ve got a long way to go…you haven’t decided what you are going to paint white yet.
‘Russian transport plane crashes near Ukraine with 65 Ukrainian POWs on board”
They’re having a lot of bad luck with plane crashes.
‘Russian transport plane crashes near Ukraine with 65 Ukrainian POWs on board”
They’re having a lot of bad luck with plane crashes.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:Desal.
So how are you going to power that?
passive solar thermal. Large evaporation ponds with a covered clear roof. Trap the heat, blow air over the surface to increase evaporation, collect the warm humid air and rapidly cool it to collect the moisture. Both water and salt can be harvested as a resource. In may parts of the state the evaporation rate can be over 2.5m oper year. With a bit help to trap the heat in this can be increased dramatically.
Yes it could work but why hasn’t it been done before?
I mean apart from what trees do that is.
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:So how are you going to power that?
passive solar thermal. Large evaporation ponds with a covered clear roof. Trap the heat, blow air over the surface to increase evaporation, collect the warm humid air and rapidly cool it to collect the moisture. Both water and salt can be harvested as a resource. In may parts of the state the evaporation rate can be over 2.5m oper year. With a bit help to trap the heat in this can be increased dramatically.
Yes it could work but why hasn’t it been done before?
I mean apart from what trees do that is.
Because nobody has needed to. So far we just build salt ponds and let the water evaporate till we have nothing but salts, or we build huge desal plants which make fresh water and dump all of the salts back out at sea.
Covered ponds will require at lot of land area. I intend to use marginal or already salt affected lands for this purpose. If the land isn’t good for anything it should be dirt cheap.
The BBL cricket final is getting interesting.
According to the big puff of blue dust that just wafted over my fence my neighbours are having a boy.
Citizen Scientists of Tasmania
Greg Close · 1 h ·
There’s been some talk lately about Cormorants attacking Platypus. I have no way of knowing how this fellow got its injury, but they certainly share the Don River with plenty of cormorants.
Saw it briefly on one occasion last week along Waverly Road.
Brisbane win the BBL final. Worthy winners, been the best team all season.
There’s some kind of … scar or mark or something on this dog’s cornea.
dv said:
There’s some kind of … scar or mark or something on this dog’s cornea.
try reposting tomorrow while buffy is around?
Woodie said:
ATT: Parpyone (and others)My Youtchoob blew up again about 3 days ago. Ad-blocker thing. However, Ghostly must have fixed it. Tis all OK without ads again now.
In addition, while it was knackered, I checked out a few other things and installed Ghostly’s own browser. No probs with Youchoobs on that, (no ads) even while Chrome choobs was knackered.
I’m still running Ghostery on Chrome, but I signed out of YouTube. So far, tchoob hasn’t complained at me again.
The only downside as far as signing out is concerned is I don’t see my favourites, and I can’t Like or add comments to any video.
dv said:
There’s some kind of … scar or mark or something on this dog’s cornea.
Get this critter to a vet. It could be a scratch from a branch or a cat bapping the dog’s face. It could become an ulcer.
Ulcers on the eye are bad.
kii said:
dv said:
There’s some kind of … scar or mark or something on this dog’s cornea.
Get this critter to a vet. It could be a scratch from a branch or a cat bapping the dog’s face. It could become an ulcer.
Ulcers on the eye are bad.
Also check with the creature’s humans. It might be from a previous issue.
Light rain overnight, again.
With a mix of clouds and blue skies this morning.
A very good night’s sleep.
I really need to motivate myself out of this slump.
My brain is not on task. For example: making myself a flat white – put milk in mug, put milk back into the fridge, leave mug on counter while I get the coffee plunger organised. Go to get the coffee from the cupboard, but instead I get the gallon of milk out of the fridge. Carry over to the counter and pour more milk into the mug…so it is nearly overflowing.
kii said:
Light rain overnight, again.
With a mix of clouds and blue skies this morning.
A very good night’s sleep.
I really need to motivate myself out of this slump.My brain is not on task. For example: making myself a flat white – put milk in mug, put milk back into the fridge, leave mug on counter while I get the coffee plunger organised. Go to get the coffee from the cupboard, but instead I get the gallon of milk out of the fridge. Carry over to the counter and pour more milk into the mug…so it is nearly overflowing.
Morning.
Coffee.
Had no problems making it.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 12 degrees at the back door, lightly overcast. We are forecast a partly cloudy 27 degrees.
I intend to wage further war on ivy seedlings this morning, and then rake out the chook run. There is a lot of debris in there at the moment as it’s under large mature gum trees. That will make good mulch for the area I am de-ivying. So things will have to be done in order.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 12 degrees at the back door, lightly overcast. We are forecast a partly cloudy 27 degrees.I intend to wage further war on ivy seedlings this morning, and then rake out the chook run. There is a lot of debris in there at the moment as it’s under large mature gum trees. That will make good mulch for the area I am de-ivying. So things will have to be done in order.
A place for everything and everything in it’s place.
Morning punters and correctors.
The day is set fair so I’ll think about doing some more mowing although it’s already too warm for thinking.
Yay Captain Cook statue cut down in Melbourne by Australia Day activist.
Good morning forum. Made 1005’s egg, tomato and broccoli stir fry for brekkie which was bloody delish and will definitely be made again. Increased the oil to make better for keto.
Apart from that we’ve had some nice morning storms here already. Gandalf hid under the coffee table for a while as is his wont.
Also just had a Telstra outage of nearly an hour which was only a problem because I needed to email the headache nurse. Have since done so but I wanted to do it before clinic and sadly did not.
Peak Warming Man said:
Yay Captain Cook statue cut down in Melbourne by Australia Day activist.
Wonder if they’ll glue him back on.
Morning. Not sure if I’ve had adequate sleep. I’ll make breakfast shortly and then decide.
Music is planned for today, including practising estampie no.5, tuning the psaltery so it can join in and delving into further pieces from the Medieval instrumental Dances book.
Veteran BBC presenter Cecil Taylor has passed on aged 96.
Former BBC news editor Robin Walsh told BBC News NI’s Good Morning Ulster that Taylor would be ‘sadly, sadly missed.’
Good Morning Ulster doesn’t have a lot of viewers.
Peak Warming Man said:
Veteran BBC presenter Cecil Taylor has passed on aged 96.
Former BBC news editor Robin Walsh told BBC News NI’s Good Morning Ulster that Taylor would be ‘sadly, sadly missed.’
Good Morning Ulster doesn’t have a lot of viewers.
The day I start watching breakfast telly, you can put me in a home.
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. Made 1005’s egg, tomato and broccoli stir fry for brekkie which was bloody delish and will definitely be made again. Increased the oil to make better for keto.Apart from that we’ve had some nice morning storms here already. Gandalf hid under the coffee table for a while as is his wont.
Can’t decide what I want for breakfast.
Maybe just a bowl of four-bean-mix with some brislings and an olive oil, lemon juice dressing, perhaps with some chilli powder mixed in for fun.
Or something completely different.
Peak Warming Man said:
Yay Captain Cook statue cut down in Melbourne by Australia Day activist.
Well, that’s the problem solved, then.
Anyway, I have to go and earn some money so I can reduce my marginal tax rate from 82.5% to 32.5%.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Yay Captain Cook statue cut down in Melbourne by Australia Day activist.
Well, that’s the problem solved, then.
I wonder why they didn’t take the statue with them. They just left it on the lawn.
Peak Warming Man said:
Veteran BBC presenter Cecil Taylor has passed on aged 96.
Former BBC news editor Robin Walsh told BBC News NI’s Good Morning Ulster that Taylor would be ‘sadly, sadly missed.’
Good Morning Ulster doesn’t have a lot of viewers.
The phrase ‘Good Morning Ulster’ doesn’t have a lot of credibility, either.
buffy said:
This new ABC bloke is Quite Interesting. I didn’t know anything about him.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-24/kim-williams-abc-chair-career-life/103385310
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Williams_(media_executive)
what now
transition said:
what now
You may need to consult your diary.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Yay Captain Cook statue cut down in Melbourne by Australia Day activist.
Wonder if they’ll glue him back on.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-25/melbourne-captain-cook-queen-victoria-statues-vandalised/103386996
no comment
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
what now
You may need to consult your diary.
i’ve had my dairy, milk in my coffee, does that qualify
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. Made 1005’s egg, tomato and broccoli stir fry for brekkie which was bloody delish and will definitely be made again. Increased the oil to make better for keto.Apart from that we’ve had some nice morning storms here already. Gandalf hid under the coffee table for a while as is his wont.
I’m glad you enjoyed it.
:)
Bubblecar said:
Maybe just a bowl of four-bean-mix with some brislings and an olive oil, lemon juice dressing, perhaps with some chilli powder mixed in for fun.
Did have that and it was very tasty but I have a criticism of Coles own brand four-bean-mix – far too many chick peas.
It’s like those packets of “mixed nuts” that are mostly peanuts.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:Family also wish to try it.Good morning forum. Made 1005’s egg, tomato and broccoli stir fry for brekkie which was bloody delish and will definitely be made again. Increased the oil to make better for keto.I’m glad you enjoyed it.Apart from that we’ve had some nice morning storms here already. Gandalf hid under the coffee table for a while as is his wont.
:)
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:Maybe just a bowl of four-bean-mix with some brislings and an olive oil, lemon juice dressing, perhaps with some chilli powder mixed in for fun.
Did have that and it was very tasty but I have a criticism of Coles own brand four-bean-mix – far too many chick peas.
It’s like those packets of “mixed nuts” that are mostly peanuts.
Are you talking four bean mix or mixed nuts, make up your mind. What’s it to be.
I have successfully almost filled a 60l bucket/tub with ivy seedlings and delivered them to the FOGO bin. I was going to strew them across the lawn to be killed by the next mow, but there were too many of them. And anyway, the lawn is presently herb strewn (balm of Gilead and oregano got cut back yesterday). So that will smell good when the mower goes over it. Also been to the bakery for morning mocha (and a Neenish tart). Now going up along the backfence for more weeding and to Summer prune the gooseberry bush. Which set 3 fruit this season past. Which I missed. They started to go red (it must be a Red Lion), and the next time I looked…they were gone. I suppose the birds partook.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:Family also wish to try it.Good morning forum. Made 1005’s egg, tomato and broccoli stir fry for brekkie which was bloody delish and will definitely be made again. Increased the oil to make better for keto.I’m glad you enjoyed it.Apart from that we’ve had some nice morning storms here already. Gandalf hid under the coffee table for a while as is his wont.
:)
:)
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
Michael V said:I’m glad you enjoyed it.Family also wish to try it.:)
:)
Is it in the recipe thread?
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:Is it in the recipe thread?Family also wish to try it.:)
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Michael V said::)Is it in the recipe thread?
Ta.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
Family also wish to try it.
:)
Is it in the recipe thread?
Yes.
few rainies on tin roof, was thinking needs water bamboo, but lady tells me about rain today, then starts light rain, so reckons she’s a witch or something
Greetings
transition said:
few rainies on tin roof, was thinking needs water bamboo, but lady tells me about rain today, then starts light rain, so reckons she’s a witch or something
could let rain do first flush but reckons get up there on the roofs with hose, does it all proper properly proper
cool change here, wind gone around
transition said:
transition said:
few rainies on tin roof, was thinking needs water bamboo, but lady tells me about rain today, then starts light rain, so reckons she’s a witch or something
could let rain do first flush but reckons get up there on the roofs with hose, does it all proper properly proper
cool change here, wind gone around
couldn’t be bothered, not like short of water anyway, lady just checked level on other tank that’s near full
transition said:
few rainies on tin roof, was thinking needs water bamboo, but lady tells me about rain today, then starts light rain, so reckons she’s a witch or something
Does she weigh more than a duck?
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
few rainies on tin roof, was thinking needs water bamboo, but lady tells me about rain today, then starts light rain, so reckons she’s a witch or something
Does she weigh more than a duck?
I may have to weigh her
What happened to the dog, dv?
kii said:
What happened to the dog, dv?
He’s still here, seems to have missed me
dv said:
kii said:
What happened to the dog, dv?
He’s still here, seems to have missed me
His eye?
kii said:
What happened to the dog, dv?
It got out, who, who, who, who
dv said:
kii said:
What happened to the dog, dv?
He’s still here, seems to have missed me
Kii seems to be ‘one of us’.
In our house, when there’s a movie with a dog in it, and explosions, landslides, tornadoes, and all manner of disasters are threatening, injuring, even killing large numbers of people, we’re asking ‘ the dog! Where’s the dog? Is the dog OK?!’.
kii said:
dv said:
kii said:
What happened to the dog, dv?
He’s still here, seems to have missed me
His eye?
I mentioned it to his owners
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
kii said:
What happened to the dog, dv?
He’s still here, seems to have missed me
Kii seems to be ‘one of us’.
In our house, when there’s a movie with a dog in it, and explosions, landslides, tornadoes, and all manner of disasters are threatening, injuring, even killing large numbers of people, we’re asking ‘ the dog! Where’s the dog? Is the dog OK?!’.
Always. Dogs are better than humans.
dv said:
kii said:
dv said:He’s still here, seems to have missed me
His eye?
I mentioned it to his owners
That’s so nice of you.
kii said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:He’s still here, seems to have missed me
Kii seems to be ‘one of us’.
In our house, when there’s a movie with a dog in it, and explosions, landslides, tornadoes, and all manner of disasters are threatening, injuring, even killing large numbers of people, we’re asking ‘ the dog! Where’s the dog? Is the dog OK?!’.
Always. Dogs are better than humans.
Dogs “Low bar there but we agree”
Melanie has died, she was relatively young at 76.
Peak Warming Man said:
Melanie has died, she was relatively young at 76.
That’s sad. She did some great stuff, including in recent years.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Melanie has died, she was relatively young at 76.
That’s sad. She did some great stuff, including in recent years.
Nice.
Peak Warming Man said:
Melanie has died, she was relatively young at 76.
:(
Lunch report: cream cheese, ham and avo wrap
Peak Warming Man said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Melanie has died, she was relatively young at 76.
That’s sad. She did some great stuff, including in recent years.
Nice.
Agree. I enjoyed that. Thanks Rev.
Peak Warming Man said:
Melanie has died, she was relatively young at 76.
I remember my brother as a tiny tot loved dancing to “Brand New Key”.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
The Rev Dodgson said:That’s sad. She did some great stuff, including in recent years.
Nice.
Agree. I enjoyed that. Thanks Rev.
OCDC said:
Lunch report: cream cheese, ham and avo wrap
I’ll have a bit of gorgonzola dolce on these tasty little crackers which have a 5 star health rating.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Melanie has died, she was relatively young at 76.
I remember my brother as a tiny tot loved dancing to “Brand New Key”.
and alexander beetle.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Melanie has died, she was relatively young at 76.
I remember my brother as a tiny tot loved dancing to “Brand New Key”.
and alexander beetle.
I don’t think we had that one but he would have liked it, since his name’s Alexander :)
These days he’s a jazz fiend.
How’s ya choobs, Parpyone?
My choobs is back working again. adless.
Woodie said:
How’s ya choobs, Parpyone?My choobs is back working again. adless.
Well you may want to have a look at this then.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57qzGiKNVMQ
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Melanie has died, she was relatively young at 76.
I remember my brother as a tiny tot loved dancing to “Brand New Key”.
and alexander beetle.
and beetle ran away.
Respect the Mountain – No Cable Car
3 h ·
Adrian Bold’s latest ‘vision’ in response to congestion on the Mountain:
“Imagine boarding Hobart’s restored heritage trams from the waterfront, weaving their way up Collins St, alongside the rivulet track to explore the Cascades, Female Factory and our base station,”
Letter published in today’s Mercury in response to Adrian Bold’s latest ‘vision’:
“MWCC bin this brain fart. You think the opposition to the cable car is difficult? It’s nothing compared to what’s coming with this proposal.”
Woodie said:
How’s ya choobs, Parpyone?My choobs is back working again. adless.
Mine came good for a day or two – I was adless in my normal account – but then it went funny again and it won’t let me be adless unless I open it incognito.
I’s all wets now from being in the rain, wet rain, falls from clouds, helped by gravity, not sure how a cloud would work out which direction to let the rain go if wasn’t gravity
Speaking of liking dogs better than people …
I watched Asteroid City on the plane.
It’s a Wes Anderson picture and I kind of wonder why he keeps making them. He goes out his way to make it impossible to relate to or care about his characters. They all speak fast and without emotion, like Noel Coward in robot form.
It’s all very clever, a double-frame story, I’m sure he was pleased with himself. But all of the characters could have died and I wouldn’t have cared. Who was the protagonist? I couldn’t tell you.
It ticks everything in the Wes Anderson checklist:
*Interesting camera work
It’s not that I hated it but it’s like an Escher drawing: well done, I feel nothing. Not my favourite 2023 movie with atomic bombs and also not my favourite 2023 movie with Margot Robbie.
The reason this ties to liking dogs better than people is that the only Wes Anderson movie that did make me feel anything is Isle of Dogs.
sarahs mum said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Melanie has died, she was relatively young at 76.
:(
That’s pretty old
Super load coming through here soon. Looks like l have to get up early.
Can now officially confirm this.
OCDC said:
Can now officially confirm this.
This will never not crack me up.
kii said:
OCDC said:Susan the limping cat is my favourite.This will never not crack me up.Can now officially confirm this.
OK people. I’ve got a stand lamp with two halogen lights on it. It was a good idea at the time, but I didn’t know the globes got so hot it’s dangerous. (This was a long time ago). It’s fitted up for this type of globe (random internet photo of globe):
It seems to me that I can’t substitute a different type of globe with that sort of fitting. Anyone know of any way of doing it to change to an LED or something other than halogen?
OCDC said:
kii said:OCDC said:Susan the limping cat is my favourite.This will never not crack me up.Can now officially confirm this.
She’s perfect.
I hope to have a lamb snag and some veg for dinner.
OCDC said:
I hope to have a lamb snag and some veg for dinner.
I’m going to do a mini spag bol.
OCDC said:
I hope to have a lamb snag and some veg for dinner.
Mr buffy has been to the dentist (only a checkup this time) and has acquired a roast chook to bring home for tea. We will have lettuce and tomato salad with it. And I’ve just made up a small quantity of “Spiece Moroccan Carrots” to try with the salad. You eat it cold. I’ve not made it before. It smells OK.
buffy said:
OK people. I’ve got a stand lamp with two halogen lights on it. It was a good idea at the time, but I didn’t know the globes got so hot it’s dangerous. (This was a long time ago). It’s fitted up for this type of globe (random internet photo of globe):
It seems to me that I can’t substitute a different type of globe with that sort of fitting. Anyone know of any way of doing it to change to an LED or something other than halogen?
That same place has GU10 LED lights. It seems to be OK to replace halogen with LED. Although you will need to get dimmable LED if you use a dimmer.
https://thelightingoutlet.com.au/collections/gu10-globes
Google GU10 LED.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
OK people. I’ve got a stand lamp with two halogen lights on it. It was a good idea at the time, but I didn’t know the globes got so hot it’s dangerous. (This was a long time ago). It’s fitted up for this type of globe (random internet photo of globe):
It seems to me that I can’t substitute a different type of globe with that sort of fitting. Anyone know of any way of doing it to change to an LED or something other than halogen?
That same place has GU10 LED lights. It seems to be OK to replace halogen with LED. Although you will need to get dimmable LED if you use a dimmer.
https://thelightingoutlet.com.au/collections/gu10-globes
Google GU10 LED.
Thank you, I couldn’t find that for looking!
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:
OK people. I’ve got a stand lamp with two halogen lights on it. It was a good idea at the time, but I didn’t know the globes got so hot it’s dangerous. (This was a long time ago). It’s fitted up for this type of globe (random internet photo of globe):
It seems to me that I can’t substitute a different type of globe with that sort of fitting. Anyone know of any way of doing it to change to an LED or something other than halogen?
That same place has GU10 LED lights. It seems to be OK to replace halogen with LED. Although you will need to get dimmable LED if you use a dimmer.
https://thelightingoutlet.com.au/collections/gu10-globes
Google GU10 LED.
Thank you, I couldn’t find that for looking!
And it looks like I should be able to get them at Woolies when I next shop. Helps to search on the right description, doesn’t it…
buffy said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:That same place has GU10 LED lights. It seems to be OK to replace halogen with LED. Although you will need to get dimmable LED if you use a dimmer.
https://thelightingoutlet.com.au/collections/gu10-globes
Google GU10 LED.
Thank you, I couldn’t find that for looking!
And it looks like I should be able to get them at Woolies when I next shop. Helps to search on the right description, doesn’t it…
:)
I’m happy that I remembered GU10.
:)
Michael V said:
buffy said:
buffy said:Thank you, I couldn’t find that for looking!
And it looks like I should be able to get them at Woolies when I next shop. Helps to search on the right description, doesn’t it…
:)
I’m happy that I remembered GU10.
:)
I admit that is on a marking on the lampstand, but I didn’t recognize it as a globe fitting shape.
I just picked about 10 peaches. Because otherwise it’s just a big possum feast out there. And the buggers have been leaving the stones in the middle of the grass to show off. I know these peaches will finish ripening inside, so I’ve taken all of what was left. Only a small number this year anyway. But I’ll be eating peaches (over the sink) for a few days.
:)
I need to tell Gail next door that her nectarines are ready. That’s a little bit earlier than usual. But I nicked three the other day and they are now completely ripe having sat on the bench since.
My sister’s evil neighbour also entirely stripped her multiple fruit trees of their very large crops.
buffy said:
I just picked about 10 peaches. Because otherwise it’s just a big possum feast out there. And the buggers have been leaving the stones in the middle of the grass to show off. I know these peaches will finish ripening inside, so I’ve taken all of what was left. Only a small number this year anyway. But I’ll be eating peaches (over the sink) for a few days.:)
I need to tell Gail next door that her nectarines are ready. That’s a little bit earlier than usual. But I nicked three the other day and they are now completely ripe having sat on the bench since.
I went to Ye Olde at Oyster Cove on a soft fruit raid. I bought white and yellow nectarines, apricots and some lovely peaches. the cashier, young asian lady, was commenting to another young girl, perhaps a sister, that she was back at uni next week. So I asked what she was studying and she replied ‘‘aeronautical engineering.’ I said ‘groovy’ and smiled. then she packed my soft fruit under the kipfler and dutch cream potatoes.
photo stolen from tas gardening page.
https://www.perthnow.com.au/lifestyle/controversial-oklahoma-senator-dusty-deevers-proposes-ban-on-porn-and-sexual-content-in-radical-new-law-c-13351567
Do you think with that name he could be a porn star
OCDC said:
My sister’s evil neighbour also entirely stripped her multiple fruit trees of their very large crops.
Bugger.
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:
I just picked about 10 peaches. Because otherwise it’s just a big possum feast out there. And the buggers have been leaving the stones in the middle of the grass to show off. I know these peaches will finish ripening inside, so I’ve taken all of what was left. Only a small number this year anyway. But I’ll be eating peaches (over the sink) for a few days.:)
I need to tell Gail next door that her nectarines are ready. That’s a little bit earlier than usual. But I nicked three the other day and they are now completely ripe having sat on the bench since.
I went to Ye Olde at Oyster Cove on a soft fruit raid. I bought white and yellow nectarines, apricots and some lovely peaches. the cashier, young asian lady, was commenting to another young girl, perhaps a sister, that she was back at uni next week. So I asked what she was studying and she replied ‘‘aeronautical engineering.’ I said ‘groovy’ and smiled. then she packed my soft fruit under the kipfler and dutch cream potatoes.
That’s evil!
OCDC said:
My sister’s evil neighbour also entirely stripped her multiple fruit trees of their very large crops.
That’s more evil than the potatoes squashing the fruit!
has anyone been following the diplomatic crisis in st pancras station?
sarahs mum said:
has anyone been following the diplomatic crisis in st pancras station?
The Chinese tourists?
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
has anyone been following the diplomatic crisis in st pancras station?
The Chinese tourists?
yes. they have rights apparently.
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:
I just picked about 10 peaches. Because otherwise it’s just a big possum feast out there. And the buggers have been leaving the stones in the middle of the grass to show off. I know these peaches will finish ripening inside, so I’ve taken all of what was left. Only a small number this year anyway. But I’ll be eating peaches (over the sink) for a few days.:)
I need to tell Gail next door that her nectarines are ready. That’s a little bit earlier than usual. But I nicked three the other day and they are now completely ripe having sat on the bench since.
I went to Ye Olde at Oyster Cove on a soft fruit raid. I bought white and yellow nectarines, apricots and some lovely peaches. the cashier, young asian lady, was commenting to another young girl, perhaps a sister, that she was back at uni next week. So I asked what she was studying and she replied ‘‘aeronautical engineering.’ I said ‘groovy’ and smiled. then she packed my soft fruit under the kipfler and dutch cream potatoes.
Damn.
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
has anyone been following the diplomatic crisis in st pancras station?
The Chinese tourists?
yes. they have rights apparently.
In the UK, they ‘have rights’, and they insist upon them.
Back home in China, well,…
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
has anyone been following the diplomatic crisis in st pancras station?
The Chinese tourists?
yes. they have rights apparently.
the version being aired in china is doctored from the live stream and tells a sad story about Chinese woman victimised by bully English piano player.
My spagellini bolognostus is now ready.
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:
I just picked about 10 peaches. Because otherwise it’s just a big possum feast out there. And the buggers have been leaving the stones in the middle of the grass to show off. I know these peaches will finish ripening inside, so I’ve taken all of what was left. Only a small number this year anyway. But I’ll be eating peaches (over the sink) for a few days.:)
I need to tell Gail next door that her nectarines are ready. That’s a little bit earlier than usual. But I nicked three the other day and they are now completely ripe having sat on the bench since.
I went to Ye Olde at Oyster Cove on a soft fruit raid. I bought white and yellow nectarines, apricots and some lovely peaches. the cashier, young asian lady, was commenting to another young girl, perhaps a sister, that she was back at uni next week. So I asked what she was studying and she replied ‘‘aeronautical engineering.’ I said ‘groovy’ and smiled. then she packed my soft fruit under the kipfler and dutch cream potatoes.
Dear oh dear.
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:The Chinese tourists?
yes. they have rights apparently.
the version being aired in china is doctored from the live stream and tells a sad story about Chinese woman victimised by bully English piano player.
I understand that, very soon, the Chinese government will produce a map, with a dotted line showing that St. Pancras station is ‘traditionally’ Chinese territory.
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:yes. they have rights apparently.
the version being aired in china is doctored from the live stream and tells a sad story about Chinese woman victimised by bully English piano player.
I understand that, very soon, the Chinese government will produce a map, with a dotted line showing that St. Pancras station is ‘traditionally’ Chinese territory.
Don’t shoot me I am only the piano player.
The woman who yells ‘don’t shoot’…ummm…
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:the version being aired in china is doctored from the live stream and tells a sad story about Chinese woman victimised by bully English piano player.
I understand that, very soon, the Chinese government will produce a map, with a dotted line showing that St. Pancras station is ‘traditionally’ Chinese territory.
Don’t shoot me I am only the piano player.
The woman who yells ‘don’t shoot’…ummm…
I’d bet that it also has something to do with the broadcasting of the policewoman’s ignorance as to what the rules actually are about performing in public and filming in public.
‘Oh, show the Met. Police as being uninformed as well as uniformed, would you? Well, your piano is shut down now, so there.’
The highest note on a piano or a piccolo is C8 (4186 Hz)and it is usually said that these are the highest notes that can be played on a standard Western instrument.
E7 (2637 Hz) is usually considered the top note of a violin and I’m not aware of any composition that requires higher notes but it certainly possible for a skilled violinist to produce higher notes: notes beyond the fingerboard. At some point, the notes lose their musicality for the human ear or brain: although they can clearly be heard, tunes played above around 6000 Hz just aren’t interpreted the way tunes are in the normal range.
This fellow here plays perhaps an A8 (7040 Hz).
https://youtu.be/O_frJ3UFZjk?si=MGdwR-YfUnHEHEJv
For comparison, Mariah Carey’s top note is a G7, 3135 Hz.
dv said:
The highest note on a piano or a piccolo is C8 (4186 Hz)and it is usually said that these are the highest notes that can be played on a standard Western instrument.Yeah but what about Agnetha and Freda?E7 (2637 Hz) is usually considered the top note of a violin and I’m not aware of any composition that requires higher notes but it certainly possible for a skilled violinist to produce higher notes: notes beyond the fingerboard. At some point, the notes lose their musicality for the human ear or brain: although they can clearly be heard, tunes played above around 6000 Hz just aren’t interpreted the way tunes are in the normal range.
This fellow here plays perhaps an A8 (7040 Hz).
https://youtu.be/O_frJ3UFZjk?si=MGdwR-YfUnHEHEJv
For comparison, Mariah Carey’s top note is a G7, 3135 Hz.
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:The Chinese tourists?
yes. they have rights apparently.
In the UK, they ‘have rights’, and they insist upon them.
Back home in China, well,…
It would appear that they Karens in China too, except theirs are male.
dv said:
The highest note on a piano or a piccolo is C8 (4186 Hz)and it is usually said that these are the highest notes that can be played on a standard Western instrument.E7 (2637 Hz) is usually considered the top note of a violin and I’m not aware of any composition that requires higher notes but it certainly possible for a skilled violinist to produce higher notes: notes beyond the fingerboard. At some point, the notes lose their musicality for the human ear or brain: although they can clearly be heard, tunes played above around 6000 Hz just aren’t interpreted the way tunes are in the normal range.
This fellow here plays perhaps an A8 (7040 Hz).
https://youtu.be/O_frJ3UFZjk?si=MGdwR-YfUnHEHEJv
For comparison, Mariah Carey’s top note is a G7, 3135 Hz.
You lost me at Mariah Carey.
kii said:
dv said:
The highest note on a piano or a piccolo is C8 (4186 Hz)and it is usually said that these are the highest notes that can be played on a standard Western instrument.E7 (2637 Hz) is usually considered the top note of a violin and I’m not aware of any composition that requires higher notes but it certainly possible for a skilled violinist to produce higher notes: notes beyond the fingerboard. At some point, the notes lose their musicality for the human ear or brain: although they can clearly be heard, tunes played above around 6000 Hz just aren’t interpreted the way tunes are in the normal range.
This fellow here plays perhaps an A8 (7040 Hz).
https://youtu.be/O_frJ3UFZjk?si=MGdwR-YfUnHEHEJv
For comparison, Mariah Carey’s top note is a G7, 3135 Hz.
You lost me at Mariah Carey.
That’s understandable
dv said:
The highest note on a piano or a piccolo is C8 (4186 Hz)and it is usually said that these are the highest notes that can be played on a standard Western instrument.E7 (2637 Hz) is usually considered the top note of a violin and I’m not aware of any composition that requires higher notes but it certainly possible for a skilled violinist to produce higher notes: notes beyond the fingerboard. At some point, the notes lose their musicality for the human ear or brain: although they can clearly be heard, tunes played above around 6000 Hz just aren’t interpreted the way tunes are in the normal range.
This fellow here plays perhaps an A8 (7040 Hz).
https://youtu.be/O_frJ3UFZjk?si=MGdwR-YfUnHEHEJv
For comparison, Mariah Carey’s top note is a G7, 3135 Hz.
wonders bout the top note on my harmonium with the piccolo stop out.
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:The Chinese tourists?
yes. they have rights apparently.
the version being aired in china is doctored from the live stream and tells a sad story about Chinese woman victimised by bully English piano player.
so there media is no better than some of ours? colour me surprised.
kii said:
dv said:It’s pronounced Maria Salomea Skłodowska.The highest note on a piano or a piccolo is C8 (4186 Hz)and it is usually said that these are the highest notes that can be played on a standard Western instrument.You lost me at Mariah Carey.E7 (2637 Hz) is usually considered the top note of a violin and I’m not aware of any composition that requires higher notes but it certainly possible for a skilled violinist to produce higher notes: notes beyond the fingerboard. At some point, the notes lose their musicality for the human ear or brain: although they can clearly be heard, tunes played above around 6000 Hz just aren’t interpreted the way tunes are in the normal range.
This fellow here plays perhaps an A8 (7040 Hz).
https://youtu.be/O_frJ3UFZjk?si=MGdwR-YfUnHEHEJv
For comparison, Mariah Carey’s top note is a G7, 3135 Hz.
Cymek said:
kii said:
dv said:
The highest note on a piano or a piccolo is C8 (4186 Hz)and it is usually said that these are the highest notes that can be played on a standard Western instrument.E7 (2637 Hz) is usually considered the top note of a violin and I’m not aware of any composition that requires higher notes but it certainly possible for a skilled violinist to produce higher notes: notes beyond the fingerboard. At some point, the notes lose their musicality for the human ear or brain: although they can clearly be heard, tunes played above around 6000 Hz just aren’t interpreted the way tunes are in the normal range.
This fellow here plays perhaps an A8 (7040 Hz).
https://youtu.be/O_frJ3UFZjk?si=MGdwR-YfUnHEHEJv
For comparison, Mariah Carey’s top note is a G7, 3135 Hz.
You lost me at Mariah Carey.
That’s understandable
Xmas retail music destroyed me.
kii said:
Cymek said:
kii said:You lost me at Mariah Carey.
That’s understandable
Xmas retail music destroyed me.
Yes just hearing it when you shop is bad enough let alone working in the store
OCDC said:
kii said:dv said:It’s pronounced Maria Salomea Skłodowska.The highest note on a piano or a piccolo is C8 (4186 Hz)and it is usually said that these are the highest notes that can be played on a standard Western instrument.You lost me at Mariah Carey.E7 (2637 Hz) is usually considered the top note of a violin and I’m not aware of any composition that requires higher notes but it certainly possible for a skilled violinist to produce higher notes: notes beyond the fingerboard. At some point, the notes lose their musicality for the human ear or brain: although they can clearly be heard, tunes played above around 6000 Hz just aren’t interpreted the way tunes are in the normal range.
This fellow here plays perhaps an A8 (7040 Hz).
https://youtu.be/O_frJ3UFZjk?si=MGdwR-YfUnHEHEJv
For comparison, Mariah Carey’s top note is a G7, 3135 Hz.
Curiouser and curiouser…
Michael V said:
OCDC said:kii said:Curiouser and curiouser…You lost me at Mariah Carey.It’s pronounced Maria Salomea Skłodowska.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:It’s pronounced Maria Salomea Skłodowska.Curiouser and curiouser…
:)
This is what’s left on the pedestal of Captain Cook’s statue in the St Kilda gardens. Queen Victoria was covered in red paint. Cook’s body lay on the ground, face down.
—-
As much sympathy as I have for the cause I am saddened by this.
kii said:
Cymek said:
kii said:You lost me at Mariah Carey.
That’s understandable
Xmas retail music destroyed me.
pan pipes eh?
sarahs mum said:
This is what’s left on the pedestal of Captain Cook’s statue in the St Kilda gardens. Queen Victoria was covered in red paint. Cook’s body lay on the ground, face down.
—-
As much sympathy as I have for the cause I am saddened by this.
Yes, i can sympathise with ‘the cause’ as much as anyone.
But, just how does this sort of thing advance it at all?
While we may well blame the past for the present, this kind of activity doesn’t change anything. I suppose it might make the perpetrators feel like they’re being ‘heroic’ and ‘symbolic’, but actual effect? Nil.
BBC News:
No-one who claims to be in possession of their faculties would ever take advice from any American on how to make tea.
captain_spalding said:
BBC News:
No-one who claims to be in possession of their faculties would ever take advice from any American on how to make tea.
Looks like he’s removing a baby octopus from that cup.
well fancy that.
An Ayrshire farmer recites ‘Tam O’Shanter’ by Robert Burns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjCJqr1FvLI
sarahs mum said:
well fancy that.
Shades of Milli Vanilli!
kii said:
dv said:
The highest note on a piano or a piccolo is C8 (4186 Hz)and it is usually said that these are the highest notes that can be played on a standard Western instrument.E7 (2637 Hz) is usually considered the top note of a violin and I’m not aware of any composition that requires higher notes but it certainly possible for a skilled violinist to produce higher notes: notes beyond the fingerboard. At some point, the notes lose their musicality for the human ear or brain: although they can clearly be heard, tunes played above around 6000 Hz just aren’t interpreted the way tunes are in the normal range.
This fellow here plays perhaps an A8 (7040 Hz).
https://youtu.be/O_frJ3UFZjk?si=MGdwR-YfUnHEHEJv
For comparison, Mariah Carey’s top note is a G7, 3135 Hz.
You lost me at Mariah Carey.
There’s an alternative universe where she is an acclaimed soprano.
I’m going to make a cup of tea and no, I won’t be adding salt or baby octopuses.
dv said:
kii said:
dv said:
The highest note on a piano or a piccolo is C8 (4186 Hz)and it is usually said that these are the highest notes that can be played on a standard Western instrument.E7 (2637 Hz) is usually considered the top note of a violin and I’m not aware of any composition that requires higher notes but it certainly possible for a skilled violinist to produce higher notes: notes beyond the fingerboard. At some point, the notes lose their musicality for the human ear or brain: although they can clearly be heard, tunes played above around 6000 Hz just aren’t interpreted the way tunes are in the normal range.
This fellow here plays perhaps an A8 (7040 Hz).
https://youtu.be/O_frJ3UFZjk?si=MGdwR-YfUnHEHEJv
For comparison, Mariah Carey’s top note is a G7, 3135 Hz.
You lost me at Mariah Carey.
There’s an alternative universe where she is an acclaimed soprano.
Just our luck, we’re in this universe.
Bubblecar said:
I’m going to make a cup of tea and no, I won’t be adding salt or baby octopuses.
Black and one.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
I’m going to make a cup of tea and no, I won’t be adding salt or baby octopuses.
Black and one.
Brown and none.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
I’m going to make a cup of tea and no, I won’t be adding salt or baby octopuses.
Black and one.
oops, hit ‘submit’ by mistake.
ABC News:
‘Stole his ideas’?
How could he tell? There’s hundreds, thousands, of anime productions, and they’re practically identical.
captain_spalding said:
BBC News:
No-one who claims to be in possession of their faculties would ever take advice from any American on how to make tea.
When I was a kid I had to make mother breakfast in bed every morning. Pot of tea, a slice of toast and on a bed tray. She required food before her morning meds.
I got tired of her surliness, so I started adding salt, in increasing amounts, to the tea pot. Just to see if she noticed. She never said anything. She was being treated for high blood pressure. Apparently supposed to be on a low sodium diet. I was just a kid, like 9 years old.
Anyway….
Needing to go me some bed but I’m trying to stay me some up.
If I can hang on until 10, I can rise at a sensible hour after a decent dollop of dormancy.
JudgeMental said:
You could get away with that in Germany’s milder climate.
70,000 books, store like that in the roof space of an Australian house would end up in a very sorry state, indeed.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
‘Stole his ideas’?
How could he tell? There’s hundreds, thousands, of anime productions, and they’re practically identical.
I guess Hayao Miyazaki is just one of those thousands.
JudgeMental said:
Looks like he was buying them by the kilo.
PermeateFree said:
JudgeMental said:
Looks like he was buying them by the kilo.
insulation?
sarahs mum said:
PermeateFree said:
JudgeMental said:
Looks like he was buying them by the kilo.
insulation?
Well I bet they were not his favorite reading ones.
captain_spalding said:
BBC News:
No-one who claims to be in possession of their faculties would ever take advice from any American on how to make tea.
Had a bit of an online discussion some years back about kettles vs microwave for making tea. Microwaves are less efficient and, for a given power, take about twice as long to heat a given amount of water. This gets worse at high temperatures due to greater losses to air and cup in the microwave, as kettles are well insulated and, you know, specifically designed for this purpose. I’m aware US sockets have low power, but I was dubious of the American’s claims that it is faster to use a microwave. Some confounding factors might be that their cup volumes are small compared to the safe min volume of their kettles, or that leaving the bag in for the duration means the drawing process starts early (obv, can’t put tea directly in the kettle). But ultimately I think a lot of them are making their tea with hot water, rather than boiling water.
Then again Twinings recommends letting water cool for 2 to 3 minutes before pouring it on the leaves so fuck you Twinings. You should stick to slave trading.
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
BBC News:
No-one who claims to be in possession of their faculties would ever take advice from any American on how to make tea.
Had a bit of an online discussion some years back about kettles vs microwave for making tea. Microwaves are less efficient and, for a given power, take about twice as long to heat a given amount of water. This gets worse at high temperatures due to greater losses to air and cup in the microwave, as kettles are well insulated and, you know, specifically designed for this purpose. I’m aware US sockets have low power, but I was dubious of the American’s claims that it is faster to use a microwave. Some confounding factors might be that their cup volumes are small compared to the safe min volume of their kettles, or that leaving the bag in for the duration means the drawing process starts early (obv, can’t put tea directly in the kettle). But ultimately I think a lot of them are making their tea with hot water, rather than boiling water.
Then again Twinings recommends letting water cool for 2 to 3 minutes before pouring it on the leaves so fuck you Twinings. You should stick to slave trading.
I didn’t know Twinings were offering such eccentric advice. I wonder why they think that acceptable.
The water should be boiling when poured into cup or pot as the tea really does need to cook.
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
BBC News:
No-one who claims to be in possession of their faculties would ever take advice from any American on how to make tea.
Had a bit of an online discussion some years back about kettles vs microwave for making tea. Microwaves are less efficient and, for a given power, take about twice as long to heat a given amount of water. This gets worse at high temperatures due to greater losses to air and cup in the microwave, as kettles are well insulated and, you know, specifically designed for this purpose. I’m aware US sockets have low power, but I was dubious of the American’s claims that it is faster to use a microwave. Some confounding factors might be that their cup volumes are small compared to the safe min volume of their kettles, or that leaving the bag in for the duration means the drawing process starts early (obv, can’t put tea directly in the kettle). But ultimately I think a lot of them are making their tea with hot water, rather than boiling water.
Then again Twinings recommends letting water cool for 2 to 3 minutes before pouring it on the leaves so fuck you Twinings. You should stick to slave trading.
I just made my tea in the microwave cos reheating spag bol in the kettle just makes a mess.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
BBC News:
No-one who claims to be in possession of their faculties would ever take advice from any American on how to make tea.
Had a bit of an online discussion some years back about kettles vs microwave for making tea. Microwaves are less efficient and, for a given power, take about twice as long to heat a given amount of water. This gets worse at high temperatures due to greater losses to air and cup in the microwave, as kettles are well insulated and, you know, specifically designed for this purpose. I’m aware US sockets have low power, but I was dubious of the American’s claims that it is faster to use a microwave. Some confounding factors might be that their cup volumes are small compared to the safe min volume of their kettles, or that leaving the bag in for the duration means the drawing process starts early (obv, can’t put tea directly in the kettle). But ultimately I think a lot of them are making their tea with hot water, rather than boiling water.
Then again Twinings recommends letting water cool for 2 to 3 minutes before pouring it on the leaves so fuck you Twinings. You should stick to slave trading.
I didn’t know Twinings were offering such eccentric advice. I wonder why they think that acceptable.
The water should be boiling when poured into cup or pot as the tea really does need to cook.
Quite, quite. Get that oxalic acid out, give me some ash.
This is their advice verbatim anyway.
https://twinings.co.uk/blogs/news/how-to-make-a-cup-of-tea-perfectly
6) Make Sure the Water Temperature Is Right
Once your kettle has boiled with fresh water, you need to leave it for a few minutes to cool down.You may read this and think, ‘but I love my tea piping hot?’ Leaving it for a few minutes will still produce a very hot cup of tea and will give you better results.
Our top tip is never to pour boiling water over a tea bag or loose tea. The reason for this is that the boiling water will burn the tea and scald it; therefore, the tea doesn’t release all of its maximum flavours.
Tea is a delicate plant and needs to be cared for carefully to receive the full benefits. So once your water has rested for about 2-3 minutes, it’s ready to be poured onto your tea.
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
BBC News:
No-one who claims to be in possession of their faculties would ever take advice from any American on how to make tea.
Had a bit of an online discussion some years back about kettles vs microwave for making tea. Microwaves are less efficient and, for a given power, take about twice as long to heat a given amount of water. This gets worse at high temperatures due to greater losses to air and cup in the microwave, as kettles are well insulated and, you know, specifically designed for this purpose. I’m aware US sockets have low power, but I was dubious of the American’s claims that it is faster to use a microwave. Some confounding factors might be that their cup volumes are small compared to the safe min volume of their kettles, or that leaving the bag in for the duration means the drawing process starts early (obv, can’t put tea directly in the kettle). But ultimately I think a lot of them are making their tea with hot water, rather than boiling water.
Then again Twinings recommends letting water cool for 2 to 3 minutes before pouring it on the leaves so fuck you Twinings. You should stick to slave trading.
I just made my tea in the microwave cos reheating spag bol in the kettle just makes a mess.
Most amusing
dv said:
JudgeMental said:
dv said:Had a bit of an online discussion some years back about kettles vs microwave for making tea. Microwaves are less efficient and, for a given power, take about twice as long to heat a given amount of water. This gets worse at high temperatures due to greater losses to air and cup in the microwave, as kettles are well insulated and, you know, specifically designed for this purpose. I’m aware US sockets have low power, but I was dubious of the American’s claims that it is faster to use a microwave. Some confounding factors might be that their cup volumes are small compared to the safe min volume of their kettles, or that leaving the bag in for the duration means the drawing process starts early (obv, can’t put tea directly in the kettle). But ultimately I think a lot of them are making their tea with hot water, rather than boiling water.
Then again Twinings recommends letting water cool for 2 to 3 minutes before pouring it on the leaves so fuck you Twinings. You should stick to slave trading.
I just made my tea in the microwave cos reheating spag bol in the kettle just makes a mess.
Most amusing
Thank you. I am glad some here appreciate my wit.
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
well fancy that.
Shades of Milli Vanilli!
I presume it was noted here a day or two back when Milli Vanilli (along with Boney M) creator Frank Farian bit the dust?
Neophyte said:
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
well fancy that.
Shades of Milli Vanilli!
I presume it was noted here a day or two back when Milli Vanilli (along with Boney M) creator Frank Farian bit the dust?
Frank Farina was a soccer player.
Mr buffy just found Tawny Frogmouths in the backyard, right by the door. My point and shoot camera is not particularly good for dusk, but here is the first one:
Than a second one flew right past me completely soundlessly and landed on the branch:
Then the first bird flew off to another tree and the second bird sat there for a while looking at me. I turned off the flash for this one, but then you have to be very, very steady and I didn’t have time to get the tripod.
buffy said:
Mr buffy just found Tawny Frogmouths in the backyard, right by the door. My point and shoot camera is not particularly good for dusk, but here is the first one:
Than a second one flew right past me completely soundlessly and landed on the branch:
Then the first bird flew off to another tree and the second bird sat there for a while looking at me. I turned off the flash for this one, but then you have to be very, very steady and I didn’t have time to get the tripod.
Looks like they are eating something?
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Mr buffy just found Tawny Frogmouths in the backyard, right by the door. My point and shoot camera is not particularly good for dusk, but here is the first one:
Than a second one flew right past me completely soundlessly and landed on the branch:
Then the first bird flew off to another tree and the second bird sat there for a while looking at me. I turned off the flash for this one, but then you have to be very, very steady and I didn’t have time to get the tripod.
Looks like they are eating something?
I don’t think so. But they will certainly be looking for food at this time of night.
Now you two young ladies. Now you look ‘ere OK. Yes, I’m talkin’ to you two. You know who you are.
Now. you listening to me? Are you? Listening are ya??? You’d better, or else!! Have I got your undivided attention?
YES!!! YOU TWO!! LOOK AT ME NOW!!
Now if you two start gruntin’ and squealin’ like a wild pig with it’s nuts caught in a barbed wire fence? Ya know what’s gunna happen? Do ya really wanna know, hey what but?
Ya gunna get turned off. That’s what’s gunna happen. “CLICK”. As easy as that button on my remote.
Have I made myself perfectly clear?? Have I???
GLARES AT TELE
Woodie said:
Now you two young ladies. Now you look ‘ere OK. Yes, I’m talkin’ to you two. You know who you are.Now. you listening to me? Are you? Listening are ya??? You’d better, or else!! Have I got your undivided attention?
YES!!! YOU TWO!! LOOK AT ME NOW!!
Now if you two start gruntin’ and squealin’ like a wild pig with it’s nuts caught in a barbed wire fence? Ya know what’s gunna happen? Do ya really wanna know, hey what but?
Ya gunna get turned off. That’s what’s gunna happen. “CLICK”. As easy as that button on my remote.
Have I made myself perfectly clear?? Have I???
GLARES AT TELE
The Belarusians seem to be the worst.
Good evening good people.
A couple of hours ago, I had just completed another house pad in Margaret River, and then parked the bobcat and compactor back on the truck ready to return home.
After I pulled out of the empty block across the road from my job where I parked the truck and trailer, I checked the dashboard gauges, turned off the radio and then looked in the rear view mirrors to check for traffic, and realised that the air brake pressure had got so low while I was working that the trailer brakes had activated and locked the tires solid.
I have just left the largest skidmark in Margaret River since the Margaret River Food & Wine Festival’s public toilet debacle.
Hey DV, I watched Oppenheimer last weekend, and saw the obvious “mistake”.
Spoiler below…
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
There are enough actual nuke explosions to use footage of, including Trinity.
But they had to use a gas explosion because Hollywood. It was a let-down. I was waiting for the bang which didn’t happen.
Also the glowing count-down timer wasn’t invented yet at the time.
Kingy said:
Good evening good people.A couple of hours ago, I had just completed another house pad in Margaret River, and then parked the bobcat and compactor back on the truck ready to return home.
After I pulled out of the empty block across the road from my job where I parked the truck and trailer, I checked the dashboard gauges, turned off the radio and then looked in the rear view mirrors to check for traffic, and realised that the air brake pressure had got so low while I was working that the trailer brakes had activated and locked the tires solid.
I have just left the largest skidmark in Margaret River since the Margaret River Food & Wine Festival’s public toilet debacle.
Oops ….
Kingy said:
Good evening good people.A couple of hours ago, I had just completed another house pad in Margaret River, and then parked the bobcat and compactor back on the truck ready to return home.
After I pulled out of the empty block across the road from my job where I parked the truck and trailer, I checked the dashboard gauges, turned off the radio and then looked in the rear view mirrors to check for traffic, and realised that the air brake pressure had got so low while I was working that the trailer brakes had activated and locked the tires solid.
I have just left the largest skidmark in Margaret River since the Margaret River Food & Wine Festival’s public toilet debacle.
have you made millions yet?
Kingy said:
Good evening good people.A couple of hours ago, I had just completed another house pad in Margaret River, and then parked the bobcat and compactor back on the truck ready to return home.
After I pulled out of the empty block across the road from my job where I parked the truck and trailer, I checked the dashboard gauges, turned off the radio and then looked in the rear view mirrors to check for traffic, and realised that the air brake pressure had got so low while I was working that the trailer brakes had activated and locked the tires solid.
I have just left the largest skidmark in Margaret River since the Margaret River Food & Wine Festival’s public toilet debacle.
Ya silly Billy!! 🙄
Kingy said:
Hey DV, I watched Oppenheimer last weekend, and saw the obvious “mistake”.Spoiler below…
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
..
.
.
.
.
.
.There are enough actual nuke explosions to use footage of, including Trinity.
But they had to use a gas explosion because Hollywood. It was a let-down. I was waiting for the bang which didn’t happen.
Also the glowing count-down timer wasn’t invented yet at the time.
Yeah
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:
Good evening good people.A couple of hours ago, I had just completed another house pad in Margaret River, and then parked the bobcat and compactor back on the truck ready to return home.
After I pulled out of the empty block across the road from my job where I parked the truck and trailer, I checked the dashboard gauges, turned off the radio and then looked in the rear view mirrors to check for traffic, and realised that the air brake pressure had got so low while I was working that the trailer brakes had activated and locked the tires solid.
I have just left the largest skidmark in Margaret River since the Margaret River Food & Wine Festival’s public toilet debacle.
have you made millions yet?
A few hundred dollaridoos.
I thought that I might pay down some of the debt, but now I need a new bobcat coz mine keeps breaking down, and is expensive to run.
“Jesus is our only hope in these troublous times” Well so the tele tells me.
I know what “Jesus” means, but is “troublous” a word??
Woodie said:
“Jesus is our only hope in these troublous times” Well so the tele tells me.I know what “Jesus” means, but is “troublous” a word??
Tis a word, it would make a good plural
troublous (adjective).
An archaic or literary word for ‘full of troubles; disturbed (troublous times)’. In most contexts, troubled or troublesome… … Troublous – Oxford ReferenceKingy said:
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:
Good evening good people.A couple of hours ago, I had just completed another house pad in Margaret River, and then parked the bobcat and compactor back on the truck ready to return home.
After I pulled out of the empty block across the road from my job where I parked the truck and trailer, I checked the dashboard gauges, turned off the radio and then looked in the rear view mirrors to check for traffic, and realised that the air brake pressure had got so low while I was working that the trailer brakes had activated and locked the tires solid.
I have just left the largest skidmark in Margaret River since the Margaret River Food & Wine Festival’s public toilet debacle.
have you made millions yet?
A few hundred dollaridoos.
I thought that I might pay down some of the debt, but now I need a new bobcat coz mine keeps breaking down, and is expensive to run.
I remember when I was going out with a man prime mover.
update on nephew.
BIL got him out of jail again this morning. Took him to the doctor and he was prescribed heavy dosage of vitamins and valium. And then Peter took him golfing. (is that rewarding bad behaviour?)
I warned that they should watch out whether he was going to use the valium medicinally or recreationally and I was told he had had 6 before dinner time. sigh.
Kingy said:
Good evening good people.A couple of hours ago, I had just completed another house pad in Margaret River, and then parked the bobcat and compactor back on the truck ready to return home.
After I pulled out of the empty block across the road from my job where I parked the truck and trailer, I checked the dashboard gauges, turned off the radio and then looked in the rear view mirrors to check for traffic, and realised that the air brake pressure had got so low while I was working that the trailer brakes had activated and locked the tires solid.
I have just left the largest skidmark in Margaret River since the Margaret River Food & Wine Festival’s public toilet debacle.
Come on. Show us the pictures!
:)
What public toilet debacle?
Kingy said:
Good evening good people.A couple of hours ago, I had just completed another house pad in Margaret River, and then parked the bobcat and compactor back on the truck ready to return home.
After I pulled out of the empty block across the road from my job where I parked the truck and trailer, I checked the dashboard gauges, turned off the radio and then looked in the rear view mirrors to check for traffic, and realised that the air brake pressure had got so low while I was working that the trailer brakes had activated and locked the tires solid.
I have just left the largest skidmark in Margaret River since the Margaret River Food & Wine Festival’s public toilet debacle.
LOL
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:I understand that, very soon, the Chinese government will produce a map, with a dotted line showing that St. Pancras station is ‘traditionally’ Chinese territory.
Don’t shoot me I am only the piano player.
The woman who yells ‘don’t shoot’…ummm…
I’d bet that it also has something to do with the broadcasting of the policewoman’s ignorance as to what the rules actually are about performing in public and filming in public.
‘Oh, show the Met. Police as being uninformed as well as uniformed, would you? Well, your piano is shut down now, so there.’
So it appears that there was also a Japanese film crew there that day and Kavanagh knew them. He had initially thought the Chinese were part of that mob because they were standing in much the same area and so..at one stage early on in the kerfuffle he referred to the Chinese as Japanese. this is the one of the big problems the Chinese have. Both were making a doco about free public pianos but the Japanese were recording what was going on and the Chinese bought their own pianist. the Chinese claim Kavanagh was hogging the piano. but the livestream was 9 minutes in when the shit hit the.
Sleep failed until 3:30am.
Coolish air, blue skies and warm sun.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 12 degrees and overcast. We are forecast a partly cloudy 22 today.
I think I’ll be pottering around in the garden again this morning. We were planning on going to the bush block tomorrow, but there have been some lightning strike fires quite close by and if they are still listed, not going. We will wait and see.
Morning buffy et al, heading for 22 here too, slight chance of shower.
I had a decent night’s kip and will be enjoying an interesting day of music.
Morning punters and correctors, happy Australia Day.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning punters and correctors, happy Australia Day.
Thanks for reminding me, I need to give the older sister a birthday call at some stage today.
Breakfast: back to a traditional eggmess of 2 x eggs, peas, corn, diced carrot, onion, olive oil, hen stock, chilli, ground pepper.
Breakfast is the usual weetbix and a cuppa.
Going up the farm early today, taking some old people with me.
I hope they don’t take a lot of gear the Challenger has been struggling with the range lately the temp has been getting close to the red zone.
I think it will be ok.
Peak Warming Man said:
Going up the farm early today, taking some old people with me.
I hope they don’t take a lot of gear the Challenger has been struggling with the range lately the temp has been getting close to the red zone.
I think it will be ok.
So you’ve sold the redoubt and bought a farm?
Good morning forum. Muggy and overcast here, 19°. Avo, cream cheese and ham wrap for brekkie to fortify myself for an arduous day of blushing.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Going up the farm early today, taking some old people with me.
I hope they don’t take a lot of gear the Challenger has been struggling with the range lately the temp has been getting close to the red zone.
I think it will be ok.
So you’ve sold the redoubt and bought a farm?
Anyway what’s the wind like there today, still a cyclone going?
Some great English and proof-reading skillz from Aunty:
“I was getting toed by my dad’s boat while holding a tight rope,” he said.
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. Muggy and overcast here, 19°. Avo, cream cheese and ham wrap for brekkie to fortify myself for an arduous day of blushing.
Do you have some major embarrassments planned?
OCDC said:
Some great English and proof-reading skillz from Aunty:
“I was getting toed by my dad’s boat while holding a tight rope,” he said.
Nothing worse than fatherly footsy flotsam when you’re trying to hold a tight rope.
OCDC said:
Some great English and proof-reading skillz from Aunty:
“I was getting toed by my dad’s boat while holding a tight rope,” he said.
Dear oh dear.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:lolGood morning forum. Muggy and overcast here, 19°. Avo, cream cheese and ham wrap for brekkie to fortify myself for an arduous day of blushing.Do you have some major embarrassments planned?
Just that one. The rest of the day I will bludge.
Rewatching Fried Green Tomatoes.
Alabama…some former high school friends recently moved there from Sydney.
Dear oh dear oh dear. My addled brane has resulted in a calamity – two opened jars of cucumber pickles and two opened jars of marinated capsicum in the fridge!
OCDC said:
Dear oh dear oh dear. My addled brane has resulted in a calamity – two opened jars of cucumber pickles and two opened jars of marinated capsicum in the fridge!
There’s a recipe for chicken marinated in pickle juice that is quite yummy.
kii said:
OCDC said:That sounds right up my alley but these jars have sugar in the juice so I discard it. Normally I’d just drink it.Dear oh dear oh dear. My addled brane has resulted in a calamity – two opened jars of cucumber pickles and two opened jars of marinated capsicum in the fridge!There’s a recipe for chicken marinated in pickle juice that is quite yummy.
OCDC said:
kii said:OCDC said:That sounds right up my alley but these jars have sugar in the juice so I discard it. Normally I’d just drink it.Dear oh dear oh dear. My addled brane has resulted in a calamity – two opened jars of cucumber pickles and two opened jars of marinated capsicum in the fridge!There’s a recipe for chicken marinated in pickle juice that is quite yummy.
You sound like Dorothy Hall.
kii said:
OCDC said:Pls no.kii said:You sound like Dorothy Hall.There’s a recipe for chicken marinated in pickle juice that is quite yummy.That sounds right up my alley but these jars have sugar in the juice so I discard it. Normally I’d just drink it.
I did some weeding under my citrus trees this morning. I let strawberry plants grow wild there to keep the soil cool. Usually I don’t get any strawberries, the birds and insecty critters get to them first. But today I got some. Now I find that none of my recipe books have got a recipe for Strawberry Shortcake. I will have to resort to the interwebs.
7/10. I had 4 guesses. One of them turned out to be right.
buffy said:
ABC news quiz6/107/10. I had 4 guesses. One of them turned out to be right.
OCDC said:
buffy said:ABC news quiz6/107/10. I had 4 guesses. One of them turned out to be right.
7/10
Time for a coffee break.
Been practising a sequence of estampie improvisations on the cittern, but now I’ve played it so many times I no longer know if it makes any sense.
I found a Stephanie Alexander recipe for strawberry shortcake which fits what I thought it should be like. So I’ll use that. As individual ones. Then I can just freeze any excess rounds for later use.
https://www.stephaniealexander.com.au/what-to-cook/recipes/strawberry-shortcake-recipe/
Buffy and OCDC….thank you for the Terry Pratchett recommendations. I decided it would be best if I roadtested each book before I gave them to my grandson.
I loved the Amazing Maurice so much, and noted that this was the book that the author said he was most proud of. It has definitely hooked the grandson back in to reading, he is loving it too.
I shall buy another copy for the Adelaide grandson.
ruby said:
Buffy and OCDC….thank you for the Terry Pratchett recommendations. I decided it would be best if I roadtested each book before I gave them to my grandson.:-)
I loved the Amazing Maurice so much, and noted that this was the book that the author said he was most proud of. It has definitely hooked the grandson back in to reading, he is loving it too.
I shall buy another copy for the Adelaide grandson.
I has second breakfast, more proper one, previous one was marginally proper, even improper, couple sweet biscuits involved
I’ve just locked in 3 “power hours” for this afternoon – 3 hours of free electricity courtesy of Aurora. So I’ll have a long shower some time between 2 and 5pm.
transition said:
I has second breakfast, more proper one, previous one was marginally proper, even improper, couple sweet biscuits involved
So what was the second offering?
Bubblecar said:
I’ve just locked in 3 “power hours” for this afternoon – 3 hours of free electricity courtesy of Aurora. So I’ll have a long shower some time between 2 and 5pm.
got something to bung in the oven?
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
I has second breakfast, more proper one, previous one was marginally proper, even improper, couple sweet biscuits involved
So what was the second offering?
top secret, you know, master car, if I tells you i’d need desist your consciousness
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
I’ve just locked in 3 “power hours” for this afternoon – 3 hours of free electricity courtesy of Aurora. So I’ll have a long shower some time between 2 and 5pm.
got something to bung in the oven?
Nothing planned but I might think of something.
Delia and I have medium boiled some eggs for lunch. Probably to be eaten with carrot and capsicum sticks and mayo. Maybe dukkah on the eggs if we want some excitement.
While they were cooking we condensed the cucumber pickles and marinated capsicum into one jar each. Actually maybe that’s enough excitement for today.
Bubblecar said:
I’ve just locked in 3 “power hours” for this afternoon – 3 hours of free electricity courtesy of Aurora. So I’ll have a long shower some time between 2 and 5pm.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
I’ve just locked in 3 “power hours” for this afternoon – 3 hours of free electricity courtesy of Aurora. So I’ll have a long shower some time between 2 and 5pm.
got something to bung in the oven?
Nothing planned but I might think of something.
Tamb said:
Bubblecar said:
I’ve just locked in 3 “power hours” for this afternoon – 3 hours of free electricity courtesy of Aurora. So I’ll have a long shower some time between 2 and 5pm.
A load of washing might be a good use of the hours.
Yeah I’ll do another load during those hours (got a load on now).
OCDC said:
Delia and I have medium boiled some eggs for lunch. Probably to be eaten with carrot and capsicum sticks and mayo. Maybe dukkah on the eggs if we want some excitement.While they were cooking we condensed the cucumber pickles and marinated capsicum into one jar each. Actually maybe that’s enough excitement for today.
Goodo. I’m currently compiling next week’s Coles order.
ruby said:
Buffy and OCDC….thank you for the Terry Pratchett recommendations. I decided it would be best if I roadtested each book before I gave them to my grandson.
I loved the Amazing Maurice so much, and noted that this was the book that the author said he was most proud of. It has definitely hooked the grandson back in to reading, he is loving it too.
I shall buy another copy for the Adelaide grandson.
I’ve read Maurice a number of times. Read it again – in Pratchett books, there is always, and I mean always, something you missed.
Coles order submitted, 82 items.
Bubblecar said:
Coles order submitted, 82 items.
….but I’ve just realised I forgot to include flatbreads, so I’ll modify it later.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
Delia and I have medium boiled some eggs for lunch. Probably to be eaten with carrot and capsicum sticks and mayo. Maybe dukkah on the eggs if we want some excitement.While they were cooking we condensed the cucumber pickles and marinated capsicum into one jar each. Actually maybe that’s enough excitement for today.
Goodo. I’m currently compiling next week’s Coles order.
Breakfast report: One IGA thin sausage, a fried tomato (three slices, topped with garlic chives) and Cholula sauce each.
26 January 2024
Convicted murderer Sue Neill-Fraser to attend annual Bob Chappell Australia Day rally
Amber Wilson
It was exactly 15 years ago that medical physicist Bob Chappell disappeared into the River Derwent on Australia Day 2009, his body never found.
A decade-and-a-half later, and for the first time, the woman convicted of murdering him will join a Hobart rally on Saturday which will call for an inquiry into why she was blamed for his death.
Sue Neill-Fraser, 69, was released from prison in October 2022 after serving 13 years for murdering her partner of 18 years.
The grandmother is still serving a parole period of 10 years for a crime her sentencing judge, Chief Justice Alan Blow, described as “intentional and purposeful” with the aim of financial betterment, and possibly to take full ownership of the couple’s yacht, the Four Winds.
However the grandmother has a huge support group that has always believed in her innocence, and has campaigned yearly for a commission of inquiry into Tasmania’s justice system.
Neill-Fraser is barred, under the conditions of her parole, from speaking publicly at such an event – but will have several high-profile people to do the talking for her.
Rosie Crumpton-Crook, the Sue Neill-Fraser Support Group president, said the yearly Australia Day rally to mark Mr Chappell’s disappearance was now held on January 27 in respect of First Nations Australians.
She said the yearly anniversary of his death was difficult for Neill-Fraser.
“Australia Day is obviously quite painful for her. I think as the years go by, it’s less painful, but it’s obviously still very, very significant,” Ms Crumpton-Crook said.
“We talk about how there hasn’t been justice for Sue, but there also hasn’t been justice for Bob – because his real murderers have not been called to account. And I think that weighs heavily with her.”
Ms Crumpton-Crook said Neill-Fraser “definitely wants” a commission of inquiry, and despite her new-found freedom, was frequently “a bit despondent wondering if she will ever get her name cleared”.
“I think that for many people, the sense of urgency has gone because Sue is now out of prison. But what we are saying is that Sue is out of prison, but she’s certainly not free. She still has to serve her sentence on parole, which has a lot of restrictions,” she said.
“She’s still a convicted murderer. She still has to walk around in public with people who recognise her, who believe she’s a murderer.
“I say to people, the pressure is as strong as ever. We can’t relax because Sue’s out of prison because there’s too much at stake, we’ve got to have this properly investigated.”
Speaking at the rally will be Sydne Ketcham, the mother of Neill-Fraser’s first husband, Brett Meeker.
Ms Ketcham will address a rumour that Neill-Fraser murdered Mr Meeker, who she says is “alive and well” and living in the Channel district.
Sue Neill-Fraser’s former mother-in-law, Sydne Ketcham, will speak at a rally calling for Neill-Fraser’s exoneration. Ms Ketcham will address a rumour that the convicted murderer also murdered her son, Brett Meeker, who she says is “alive and well”.
“Although Sue and Brett separated, they were always on good terms and Brett has been supportive of Sue right the way through,” Ms Crumpton-Crook said.
Also speaking at the rally are Anglican Minister and long-time supporter, Reverend John Langlois, and Peter Lavac, a pro bono lawyer for the Eden Westbrook family.
The rally will be held on Saturday January 27 at Parliament House lawns, from 11am to 1pm.
Follow @ambervwilson
—-
Peak Warming Man said:
OCDC said:
Some great English and proof-reading skillz from Aunty:
“I was getting toed by my dad’s boat while holding a tight rope,” he said.
Dear oh dear.
They meant toad
OCDC said:
buffy said:ABC news quiz6/107/10. I had 4 guesses. One of them turned out to be right.
6/10
“How many years did he serve in parliament?”
About half of them
sarahs mum said:
26 January 2024
Convicted murderer Sue Neill-Fraser to attend annual Bob Chappell Australia Day rally
Amber Wilson
It was exactly 15 years ago that medical physicist Bob Chappell disappeared into the River Derwent on Australia Day 2009, his body never found.
A decade-and-a-half later, and for the first time, the woman convicted of murdering him will join a Hobart rally on Saturday which will call for an inquiry into why she was blamed for his death.
Sue Neill-Fraser, 69, was released from prison in October 2022 after serving 13 years for murdering her partner of 18 years.
The grandmother is still serving a parole period of 10 years for a crime her sentencing judge, Chief Justice Alan Blow, described as “intentional and purposeful” with the aim of financial betterment, and possibly to take full ownership of the couple’s yacht, the Four Winds.
However the grandmother has a huge support group that has always believed in her innocence, and has campaigned yearly for a commission of inquiry into Tasmania’s justice system.
Neill-Fraser is barred, under the conditions of her parole, from speaking publicly at such an event – but will have several high-profile people to do the talking for her.
Rosie Crumpton-Crook, the Sue Neill-Fraser Support Group president, said the yearly Australia Day rally to mark Mr Chappell’s disappearance was now held on January 27 in respect of First Nations Australians.
She said the yearly anniversary of his death was difficult for Neill-Fraser.
“Australia Day is obviously quite painful for her. I think as the years go by, it’s less painful, but it’s obviously still very, very significant,” Ms Crumpton-Crook said.
“We talk about how there hasn’t been justice for Sue, but there also hasn’t been justice for Bob – because his real murderers have not been called to account. And I think that weighs heavily with her.”
Ms Crumpton-Crook said Neill-Fraser “definitely wants” a commission of inquiry, and despite her new-found freedom, was frequently “a bit despondent wondering if she will ever get her name cleared”.
“I think that for many people, the sense of urgency has gone because Sue is now out of prison. But what we are saying is that Sue is out of prison, but she’s certainly not free. She still has to serve her sentence on parole, which has a lot of restrictions,” she said.
“She’s still a convicted murderer. She still has to walk around in public with people who recognise her, who believe she’s a murderer.
“I say to people, the pressure is as strong as ever. We can’t relax because Sue’s out of prison because there’s too much at stake, we’ve got to have this properly investigated.”
Speaking at the rally will be Sydne Ketcham, the mother of Neill-Fraser’s first husband, Brett Meeker.
Ms Ketcham will address a rumour that Neill-Fraser murdered Mr Meeker, who she says is “alive and well” and living in the Channel district.
Sue Neill-Fraser’s former mother-in-law, Sydne Ketcham, will speak at a rally calling for Neill-Fraser’s exoneration. Ms Ketcham will address a rumour that the convicted murderer also murdered her son, Brett Meeker, who she says is “alive and well”.
“Although Sue and Brett separated, they were always on good terms and Brett has been supportive of Sue right the way through,” Ms Crumpton-Crook said.
Also speaking at the rally are Anglican Minister and long-time supporter, Reverend John Langlois, and Peter Lavac, a pro bono lawyer for the Eden Westbrook family.
The rally will be held on Saturday January 27 at Parliament House lawns, from 11am to 1pm.
Follow @ambervwilson
—- although Brett and his 2nd wife are not on good terms and he does not still live with her in the channel district.
….and although Brett is alive he’s not really very well.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
26 January 2024
Convicted murderer Sue Neill-Fraser to attend annual Bob Chappell Australia Day rally
Amber Wilson
It was exactly 15 years ago that medical physicist Bob Chappell disappeared into the River Derwent on Australia Day 2009, his body never found.
A decade-and-a-half later, and for the first time, the woman convicted of murdering him will join a Hobart rally on Saturday which will call for an inquiry into why she was blamed for his death.
Sue Neill-Fraser, 69, was released from prison in October 2022 after serving 13 years for murdering her partner of 18 years.
The grandmother is still serving a parole period of 10 years for a crime her sentencing judge, Chief Justice Alan Blow, described as “intentional and purposeful” with the aim of financial betterment, and possibly to take full ownership of the couple’s yacht, the Four Winds.
However the grandmother has a huge support group that has always believed in her innocence, and has campaigned yearly for a commission of inquiry into Tasmania’s justice system.
Neill-Fraser is barred, under the conditions of her parole, from speaking publicly at such an event – but will have several high-profile people to do the talking for her.
Rosie Crumpton-Crook, the Sue Neill-Fraser Support Group president, said the yearly Australia Day rally to mark Mr Chappell’s disappearance was now held on January 27 in respect of First Nations Australians.
She said the yearly anniversary of his death was difficult for Neill-Fraser.
“Australia Day is obviously quite painful for her. I think as the years go by, it’s less painful, but it’s obviously still very, very significant,” Ms Crumpton-Crook said.
“We talk about how there hasn’t been justice for Sue, but there also hasn’t been justice for Bob – because his real murderers have not been called to account. And I think that weighs heavily with her.”
Ms Crumpton-Crook said Neill-Fraser “definitely wants” a commission of inquiry, and despite her new-found freedom, was frequently “a bit despondent wondering if she will ever get her name cleared”.
“I think that for many people, the sense of urgency has gone because Sue is now out of prison. But what we are saying is that Sue is out of prison, but she’s certainly not free. She still has to serve her sentence on parole, which has a lot of restrictions,” she said.
“She’s still a convicted murderer. She still has to walk around in public with people who recognise her, who believe she’s a murderer.
“I say to people, the pressure is as strong as ever. We can’t relax because Sue’s out of prison because there’s too much at stake, we’ve got to have this properly investigated.”
Speaking at the rally will be Sydne Ketcham, the mother of Neill-Fraser’s first husband, Brett Meeker.
Ms Ketcham will address a rumour that Neill-Fraser murdered Mr Meeker, who she says is “alive and well” and living in the Channel district.
Sue Neill-Fraser’s former mother-in-law, Sydne Ketcham, will speak at a rally calling for Neill-Fraser’s exoneration. Ms Ketcham will address a rumour that the convicted murderer also murdered her son, Brett Meeker, who she says is “alive and well”.
“Although Sue and Brett separated, they were always on good terms and Brett has been supportive of Sue right the way through,” Ms Crumpton-Crook said.
Also speaking at the rally are Anglican Minister and long-time supporter, Reverend John Langlois, and Peter Lavac, a pro bono lawyer for the Eden Westbrook family.
The rally will be held on Saturday January 27 at Parliament House lawns, from 11am to 1pm.
Follow @ambervwilson
—- although Brett and his 2nd wife are not on good terms and he does not still live with her in the channel district.….and although Brett is alive he’s not really very well.
one friend said she saw him ‘exercising’ in a wheel chair. another friend said he is bedridden with bad pressure sores. who knows?
19 years ago today I arrived in Kweenzland for med skool.
OCDC said:
19 years ago today I arrived in Kweenzland for med skool.
And the State is grateful for your arrival.
Tamb said:
OCDC said:Probs more for my departure. Though my two years working in Brisbane were the best I’ve ever had at acute hospitals.19 years ago today I arrived in Kweenzland for med skool.And the State is grateful for your arrival.
Tamb said:
OCDC said:
19 years ago today I arrived in Kweenzland for med skool.
And the State is grateful for your arrival.
Not so much for your staying here.
(Just kidding :))
On the topic of changing dates, I think we should change the date for Easter – just make it the second weekend of April. Then we make Australia Day fall on the last weekend of January – either a Friday or a Monday – so we can fit in a full school term inside that period. Australia Day will still fall on the 26th January occasionally, but really it will just become a handy marker to mark the end of summer school holidays and back to school.
Though it lies in ruins on the northeast coast of England, Kilton Castle was once an imposing stone fortress, home to several noble families, and—it appears—at least eight cats. Archaeological excavations in the 1960s uncovered a well, at the bottom of which lay the bones of several felines dating back to the 14th century. The animals were an odd mix: Some were domestic cats, but other, larger specimens appeared to be European wildcats, a fierce, burly species that has inhabited the continent for hundreds of thousands of years.
The two species’ closeness in death was deceptive. A study published today in Current Biology finds that even though European wildcats and domestic cats overlapped in Great Britain for more than 2000 years—including at sites such as Kilton—they appear to have almost never interbred. That changed suddenly about 70 years ago, when domestic cats began to mate with wildcats in Scotland. In the span of mere decades, the genome of the Scottish wildcat—the last remaining wildcat in Great Britain—has become so corrupted that the animal is now effectively extinct, a second study in the same issue finds. The findings could complicate ongoing efforts to save the most endangered mammalian carnivore in Great Britain.
“It’s very intriguing work,” says Shu-Jin Luo, a geneticist at Peking University who researches the DNA of wildcats in China and who has similar concerns about the impact of domestic cats there. “The studies set a very good template for studying the interactions between domestic cats and wildcats around the world.”
Domestic cats have been in Europe for thousands of years, having likely followed migrating farmers from their birthplace in the Middle East. Once they entered the continent, they invaded the home of a distant relative, the European wildcat.
The two aren’t so different: Both belong to the genus Felis (our kitties are F. catus; the wildcat is F. silvestris), and the European wildcat has a brown, striped coat reminiscent of some tabbies. But the wildcat is about 20% bigger, with denser fur and a thick, blunt tail. It’s also fiercely solitary and wants nothing to do with humans. Try as you might to tame it, says Roo Campbell, a mammal specialist at NatureScot, Scotland’s nature agency, “you’re not going to end up with a cuddly pet.”
So perhaps it’s no surprise that domestic cats and European wildcats kept to themselves. Even though domestic cats became widespread in Europe during Roman times, DNA markers from modern cats and ancient bones show virtually no genetic overlap between the two species, the first paper reports.
One explanation is that—Kilton Castle aside—they largely avoided the same places. Domestic cats lived in close proximity to people, where food (and perhaps petting) was plentiful, whereas wildcats preferred scrubland far from human habitation. Wildcats also only mate twice a year, whereas domestic cats can mate whenever they want, so hooking up at the right time would have proved challenging.
Dogs and wolves show a similar pattern, notes study author Greger Larson, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Oxford. Those two canids have overlapped in the Northern Hemisphere for at least 11,000 years, he says, but show little evidence of interbreeding.
Scottish wildcat hybrid,
A Scottish wildcat hybrid, whose long, thin tail and spotted coat come from mating with domestic cats.IMAGEBROKER.COM GMBH & CO. KG/ALAMY
Yet the barrier between domestic cat and wildcat eventually broke down. The second new study—based on DNA from dozens of modern domestic cats and wildcat samples from nature, captivity, and museums—finds that, starting in the mid-1950s, more than 5% of the genetic markers in Scottish wildcats began to resemble those of domestic cats. After 1997, that figure jumped to as high as 74%.
That may be because the Scottish wildcat had nowhere else to go, says Campbell, an author of the study. Human hunting of wildcats—for pelts and because they were seen as vermin—in Great Britain in medieval times eventually drove the animals up into the remote highlands of Scotland. “It was their last stronghold,” he says. Here, they began to recover. But in the 1950s, a viral disease decimated the rabbits the cats relied on, while human encroachment stole critical habitat. As their population shrunk—by some estimates it became as low as 30 individuals—they had no choice but to mate with domestic cats.
Today, the genome of the Scottish wildcat is so “swamped” with domestic cat DNA that the animal is “genomically extinct,” the authors conclude. All that’s left in nature is a “hybrid swarm,” they write, a confused mix of wild and domestic DNA. In some cases, the wildcats’ striking stripes have been replaced by spots, as well as other patterns and colors not found in nature.
“Everything these wildcats have evolved over thousands of years is being lost in a few generations,” says the study’s lead author, Jo Howard-McCombe, a conservation geneticist at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS). The findings are a particular sting to Scotland, where the wildcat is a symbol of bravery and independence, appearing on everything from high school logos to the crests of storied clans.
Ironically, the one thing that may have kept Scottish wildcats hanging on so long is genes they inherited from domestic cats. The researchers found that wildcat DNA was heavily enriched in domestic “major histocompatibility complex” genes, which help our pets fight deadly diseases such as feline leukemia and feline immunodeficiency virus (similar to AIDS in humans). But the only reason wildcats would have been exposed to these diseases in the first place is close contact with domestic cats, Howard-McCombe says. “It’s like they’re stabbing you, then calling the ambulance.”
Some hope may lie in the 160 Scottish wildcats that live in captivity, thanks to early conservation efforts. Only 18% of their DNA markers register as domestic, according to the new work. Helen Senn, an author on both new papers and the leader of RZSS’s Saving Wildcats Project, is spearheading an effort to reintroduce the captive cats back into the wild. This summer, her team released 19 of the animals into a national park in the Scottish highlands, far from domestic cats. The team hopes that as the wildcats adapt to their environment over several generations, they’ll begin to shed their domestic DNA.
The plan sounds dubious to Steve Piper, former chairman of the Scottish Wildcat Association, a conservation charity. He believes the captive wildcats are genetically too far gone to rescue. A better solution, he says, would be to introduce wildcats from Romania or elsewhere in Europe, where they’re still thriving.
Senn remains optimistic, however. She knows that it may never be possible to return to the Scottish wildcat to 100% of its genetic glory. But, she says, “We’ve got to start somewhere.”
www.science.org/content/article/scottish-wildcat-has-been-wiped-out-breeding-domestic-cats
party_pants said:
On the topic of changing dates, I think we should change the date for Easter – just make it the second weekend of April. Then we make Australia Day fall on the last weekend of January – either a Friday or a Monday – so we can fit in a full school term inside that period. Australia Day will still fall on the 26th January occasionally, but really it will just become a handy marker to mark the end of summer school holidays and back to school.Teachers in Kld we’re back by the 16th this year.
More great ABC work:
“Ultimately that’s the thing I’m most proud of having done over the years, and alot of the stories I’m most proud of are not necessarily the ones that have got any real publicity or follow up or generated any sort of great public outcry,” he said.
Cats and genetics: two of my favourite things. Will send it to the fam too (though they are less interested in the latter).
OCDC said:
party_pants said:*wereOn the topic of changing dates, I think we should change the date for Easter – just make it the second weekend of April. Then we make Australia Day fall on the last weekend of January – either a Friday or a Monday – so we can fit in a full school term inside that period. Australia Day will still fall on the 26th January occasionally, but really it will just become a handy marker to mark the end of summer school holidays and back to school.Teachers in Kld we’re back by the 16th this year.
OCDC said:
19 years ago today I arrived in Kweenzland for med skool.
Well, there you go. Congratulations.
sarahs mum said:
Though it lies in ruins on the northeast coast of England, Kilton Castle was once an imposing stone fortress, home to several noble families, and—it appears—at least eight cats. Archaeological excavations in the 1960s uncovered a well, at the bottom of which lay the bones of several felines dating back to the 14th century. The animals were an odd mix: Some were domestic cats, but other, larger specimens appeared to be European wildcats, a fierce, burly species that has inhabited the continent for hundreds of thousands of years.The two species’ closeness in death was deceptive. A study published today in Current Biology finds that even though European wildcats and domestic cats overlapped in Great Britain for more than 2000 years—including at sites such as Kilton—they appear to have almost never interbred. That changed suddenly about 70 years ago, when domestic cats began to mate with wildcats in Scotland. In the span of mere decades, the genome of the Scottish wildcat—the last remaining wildcat in Great Britain—has become so corrupted that the animal is now effectively extinct, a second study in the same issue finds. The findings could complicate ongoing efforts to save the most endangered mammalian carnivore in Great Britain.
“It’s very intriguing work,” says Shu-Jin Luo, a geneticist at Peking University who researches the DNA of wildcats in China and who has similar concerns about the impact of domestic cats there. “The studies set a very good template for studying the interactions between domestic cats and wildcats around the world.”
Domestic cats have been in Europe for thousands of years, having likely followed migrating farmers from their birthplace in the Middle East. Once they entered the continent, they invaded the home of a distant relative, the European wildcat.
The two aren’t so different: Both belong to the genus Felis (our kitties are F. catus; the wildcat is F. silvestris), and the European wildcat has a brown, striped coat reminiscent of some tabbies. But the wildcat is about 20% bigger, with denser fur and a thick, blunt tail. It’s also fiercely solitary and wants nothing to do with humans. Try as you might to tame it, says Roo Campbell, a mammal specialist at NatureScot, Scotland’s nature agency, “you’re not going to end up with a cuddly pet.”
So perhaps it’s no surprise that domestic cats and European wildcats kept to themselves. Even though domestic cats became widespread in Europe during Roman times, DNA markers from modern cats and ancient bones show virtually no genetic overlap between the two species, the first paper reports.
One explanation is that—Kilton Castle aside—they largely avoided the same places. Domestic cats lived in close proximity to people, where food (and perhaps petting) was plentiful, whereas wildcats preferred scrubland far from human habitation. Wildcats also only mate twice a year, whereas domestic cats can mate whenever they want, so hooking up at the right time would have proved challenging.
Dogs and wolves show a similar pattern, notes study author Greger Larson, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Oxford. Those two canids have overlapped in the Northern Hemisphere for at least 11,000 years, he says, but show little evidence of interbreeding.
Scottish wildcat hybrid,
A Scottish wildcat hybrid, whose long, thin tail and spotted coat come from mating with domestic cats.IMAGEBROKER.COM GMBH & CO. KG/ALAMYYet the barrier between domestic cat and wildcat eventually broke down. The second new study—based on DNA from dozens of modern domestic cats and wildcat samples from nature, captivity, and museums—finds that, starting in the mid-1950s, more than 5% of the genetic markers in Scottish wildcats began to resemble those of domestic cats. After 1997, that figure jumped to as high as 74%.
That may be because the Scottish wildcat had nowhere else to go, says Campbell, an author of the study. Human hunting of wildcats—for pelts and because they were seen as vermin—in Great Britain in medieval times eventually drove the animals up into the remote highlands of Scotland. “It was their last stronghold,” he says. Here, they began to recover. But in the 1950s, a viral disease decimated the rabbits the cats relied on, while human encroachment stole critical habitat. As their population shrunk—by some estimates it became as low as 30 individuals—they had no choice but to mate with domestic cats.
Today, the genome of the Scottish wildcat is so “swamped” with domestic cat DNA that the animal is “genomically extinct,” the authors conclude. All that’s left in nature is a “hybrid swarm,” they write, a confused mix of wild and domestic DNA. In some cases, the wildcats’ striking stripes have been replaced by spots, as well as other patterns and colors not found in nature.
“Everything these wildcats have evolved over thousands of years is being lost in a few generations,” says the study’s lead author, Jo Howard-McCombe, a conservation geneticist at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS). The findings are a particular sting to Scotland, where the wildcat is a symbol of bravery and independence, appearing on everything from high school logos to the crests of storied clans.
Ironically, the one thing that may have kept Scottish wildcats hanging on so long is genes they inherited from domestic cats. The researchers found that wildcat DNA was heavily enriched in domestic “major histocompatibility complex” genes, which help our pets fight deadly diseases such as feline leukemia and feline immunodeficiency virus (similar to AIDS in humans). But the only reason wildcats would have been exposed to these diseases in the first place is close contact with domestic cats, Howard-McCombe says. “It’s like they’re stabbing you, then calling the ambulance.”
Some hope may lie in the 160 Scottish wildcats that live in captivity, thanks to early conservation efforts. Only 18% of their DNA markers register as domestic, according to the new work. Helen Senn, an author on both new papers and the leader of RZSS’s Saving Wildcats Project, is spearheading an effort to reintroduce the captive cats back into the wild. This summer, her team released 19 of the animals into a national park in the Scottish highlands, far from domestic cats. The team hopes that as the wildcats adapt to their environment over several generations, they’ll begin to shed their domestic DNA.
The plan sounds dubious to Steve Piper, former chairman of the Scottish Wildcat Association, a conservation charity. He believes the captive wildcats are genetically too far gone to rescue. A better solution, he says, would be to introduce wildcats from Romania or elsewhere in Europe, where they’re still thriving.
Senn remains optimistic, however. She knows that it may never be possible to return to the Scottish wildcat to 100% of its genetic glory. But, she says, “We’ve got to start somewhere.”
www.science.org/content/article/scottish-wildcat-has-been-wiped-out-breeding-domestic-cats
Looks like a domestic cat head stuck onto an oversized body.
OCDC said:
Tamb said:OCDC said:Probs more for my departure. Though my two years working in Brisbane were the best I’ve ever had at acute hospitals.19 years ago today I arrived in Kweenzland for med skool.And the State is grateful for your arrival.
Good.
:)
OCDC said:
party_pants said:On the topic of changing dates, I think we should change the date for Easter – just make it the second weekend of April. Then we make Australia Day fall on the last weekend of January – either a Friday or a Monday – so we can fit in a full school term inside that period. Australia Day will still fall on the 26th January occasionally, but really it will just become a handy marker to mark the end of summer school holidays and back to school.Teachers in Kld we’re back by the 16th this year.
It is not about the teachers, they always start a week or two earlier than the childrens.
QLD kids started school this week, most of the rest of the country starts next week. This is so the school term ends at Easter. Easter falls early this year, so QLD kids have an early start. Most of the rest of the country school term ends a week or two after Easter. Except in WA which also finishes on Easter so consequently does not have a regular number of weeks in each term.
The biggest mess is trying to fit Easter into the school calendar because it keeps on shifting. If we made that a fixed date it would solve the issue.
party_pants said:
OCDC said:When I was a boy Good Friday was always the first day of holidays. But still a fair point.party_pants said:It is not about the teachers, they always start a week or two earlier than the childrens.On the topic of changing dates, I think we should change the date for Easter – just make it the second weekend of April. Then we make Australia Day fall on the last weekend of January – either a Friday or a Monday – so we can fit in a full school term inside that period. Australia Day will still fall on the 26th January occasionally, but really it will just become a handy marker to mark the end of summer school holidays and back to school.Teachers in Kld we’re back by the 16th this year.
QLD kids started school this week, most of the rest of the country starts next week. This is so the school term ends at Easter. Easter falls early this year, so QLD kids have an early start. Most of the rest of the country school term ends a week or two after Easter. Except in WA which also finishes on Easter so consequently does not have a regular number of weeks in each term.
The biggest mess is trying to fit Easter into the school calendar because it keeps on shifting. If we made that a fixed date it would solve the issue.
I have just gone completely bonkers and had two (2 (II)) squares of Lindt!
party_pants said:
OCDC said:
party_pants said:On the topic of changing dates, I think we should change the date for Easter – just make it the second weekend of April. Then we make Australia Day fall on the last weekend of January – either a Friday or a Monday – so we can fit in a full school term inside that period. Australia Day will still fall on the 26th January occasionally, but really it will just become a handy marker to mark the end of summer school holidays and back to school.Teachers in Kld we’re back by the 16th this year.
It is not about the teachers, they always start a week or two earlier than the childrens.
QLD kids started school this week, most of the rest of the country starts next week. This is so the school term ends at Easter. Easter falls early this year, so QLD kids have an early start. Most of the rest of the country school term ends a week or two after Easter. Except in WA which also finishes on Easter so consequently does not have a regular number of weeks in each term.
The biggest mess is trying to fit Easter into the school calendar because it keeps on shifting. If we made that a fixed date it would solve the issue.
I think we should change the New Year’s Day holiday into a New Year’s Eve holiday. Celebrate Aus on the first. Bring in a new flag with just a Federation star on it. And go for some unity ticket.
Hello,
Have done some more reorganising of pots in the garden this morning. I am yet to do a little tidy up of a front yard shrub.
I have had some black butterflies and also some white sorta yellowish butterflies in the back garden today but of course I did not have my camera at the ready when they were fluttering close by.
The barbeque sausage sizzle went down a treat. Quite simple lunch of sausages, cooked tomatoes and onions that were served on a fresh bun with bbq sauce. I opted for an artisan spiced rum.
OCDC said:
I have just gone completely bonkers and had two (2 (II)) squares of Lindt!
Good
OCDC said:
I have just gone completely bonkers and had two (2 (II)) squares of Lindt!
Well, that’s you off your face for the rest of the day.
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:😵💫I have just gone completely bonkers and had two (2 (II)) squares of Lindt!Well, that’s you off your face for the rest of the day.
Watching Love on the Spectrum. Season 2. Connor is my new favourite peson.
monkey skipper said:
Hello,Have done some more reorganising of pots in the garden this morning. I am yet to do a little tidy up of a front yard shrub.
I have had some black butterflies and also some white sorta yellowish butterflies in the back garden today but of course I did not have my camera at the ready when they were fluttering close by.
The barbeque sausage sizzle went down a treat. Quite simple lunch of sausages, cooked tomatoes and onions that were served on a fresh bun with bbq sauce. I opted for an artisan spiced rum.
That sounds tasty enough, well done.
Bubblecar said:
monkey skipper said:
Hello,Have done some more reorganising of pots in the garden this morning. I am yet to do a little tidy up of a front yard shrub.
I have had some black butterflies and also some white sorta yellowish butterflies in the back garden today but of course I did not have my camera at the ready when they were fluttering close by.
The barbeque sausage sizzle went down a treat. Quite simple lunch of sausages, cooked tomatoes and onions that were served on a fresh bun with bbq sauce. I opted for an artisan spiced rum.
That sounds tasty enough, well done.
I just read some indigenous Australians started their day with a dawn service..
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:
monkey skipper said:
Hello,Have done some more reorganising of pots in the garden this morning. I am yet to do a little tidy up of a front yard shrub.
I have had some black butterflies and also some white sorta yellowish butterflies in the back garden today but of course I did not have my camera at the ready when they were fluttering close by.
The barbeque sausage sizzle went down a treat. Quite simple lunch of sausages, cooked tomatoes and onions that were served on a fresh bun with bbq sauce. I opted for an artisan spiced rum.
That sounds tasty enough, well done.
I just read some indigenous Australians started their day with a dawn service..
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/25/invasion-day-2024-a-guide-to-protest-marches-and-events-across-australia-on-26-january
kii said:
Watching Love on the Spectrum. Season 2. Connor is my new favourite peson.
I think Kate is going to run away while Tanner is in the loo. Or she might scream at him to stop listing animals he likes
Shower and hair wash done, load of towels in the washing machine.
I’ll do some sort of chicken & cauliflower bake in the oven later to use more free electricity.
Bit crook today but it’s not the vid
dv said:
Bit crook today but it’s not the vid
I was utterly crook yesterday.
The after-effects of radiation treatment have taken a while to make their presence felt, but they didn’t hold back yesterday.
What i felt yesterday was things that are all listed in the Big Boys’ List of Nasty Feelings After Having Your Gonads Irradiated.
Firstly, i felt like someone had compelled me to stay up all night, unloading breeze blocks from trucks by hand.
Secondly, i felt like someone had given me a kick in the scrotum, which had promptly been followed by
Thirdly, a solid kick in the rectum.
Still some pain, but nothing like yesterday, and feeling much better, thank you.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Bit crook today but it’s not the vid
I was utterly crook yesterday.
The after-effects of radiation treatment have taken a while to make their presence felt, but they didn’t hold back yesterday.
What i felt yesterday was things that are all listed in the Big Boys’ List of Nasty Feelings After Having Your Gonads Irradiated.
Firstly, i felt like someone had compelled me to stay up all night, unloading breeze blocks from trucks by hand.
Secondly, i felt like someone had given me a kick in the scrotum, which had promptly been followed by
Thirdly, a solid kick in the rectum.
Still some pain, but nothing like yesterday, and feeling much better, thank you.
Damn that’s awful, my sympathies.
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Bit crook today but it’s not the vid
I was utterly crook yesterday.
The after-effects of radiation treatment have taken a while to make their presence felt, but they didn’t hold back yesterday.
What i felt yesterday was things that are all listed in the Big Boys’ List of Nasty Feelings After Having Your Gonads Irradiated.
Firstly, i felt like someone had compelled me to stay up all night, unloading breeze blocks from trucks by hand.
Secondly, i felt like someone had given me a kick in the scrotum, which had promptly been followed by
Thirdly, a solid kick in the rectum.
Still some pain, but nothing like yesterday, and feeling much better, thank you.
Damn that’s awful, my sympathies.
It’s all part of growing up, and being British, as Monty Python said.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Bit crook today but it’s not the vid
I was utterly crook yesterday.
The after-effects of radiation treatment have taken a while to make their presence felt, but they didn’t hold back yesterday.
What i felt yesterday was things that are all listed in the Big Boys’ List of Nasty Feelings After Having Your Gonads Irradiated.
Firstly, i felt like someone had compelled me to stay up all night, unloading breeze blocks from trucks by hand.
Secondly, i felt like someone had given me a kick in the scrotum, which had promptly been followed by
Thirdly, a solid kick in the rectum.
Still some pain, but nothing like yesterday, and feeling much better, thank you.
Sounds awful. How often do you have to do this?
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Bit crook today but it’s not the vid
I was utterly crook yesterday.
The after-effects of radiation treatment have taken a while to make their presence felt, but they didn’t hold back yesterday.
What i felt yesterday was things that are all listed in the Big Boys’ List of Nasty Feelings After Having Your Gonads Irradiated.
Firstly, i felt like someone had compelled me to stay up all night, unloading breeze blocks from trucks by hand.
Secondly, i felt like someone had given me a kick in the scrotum, which had promptly been followed by
Thirdly, a solid kick in the rectum.
Still some pain, but nothing like yesterday, and feeling much better, thank you.
Sounds awful. How often do you have to do this?
The course of radiation treatments finished back in the first half of December, but the after-effects can take a while to appear, and may linger significantly for 2-3 months.
Hopefully, effects such as those evidenced yesterday will rarely be so pronounced, or, even better, not recur at all.
dv said:
Bit crook today but it’s not the vid
tummy thing?
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Bit crook today but it’s not the vid
I was utterly crook yesterday.
The after-effects of radiation treatment have taken a while to make their presence felt, but they didn’t hold back yesterday.
What i felt yesterday was things that are all listed in the Big Boys’ List of Nasty Feelings After Having Your Gonads Irradiated.
Firstly, i felt like someone had compelled me to stay up all night, unloading breeze blocks from trucks by hand.
Secondly, i felt like someone had given me a kick in the scrotum, which had promptly been followed by
Thirdly, a solid kick in the rectum.
Still some pain, but nothing like yesterday, and feeling much better, thank you.
Empathy.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:I was utterly crook yesterday.
The after-effects of radiation treatment have taken a while to make their presence felt, but they didn’t hold back yesterday.
What i felt yesterday was things that are all listed in the Big Boys’ List of Nasty Feelings After Having Your Gonads Irradiated.
Firstly, i felt like someone had compelled me to stay up all night, unloading breeze blocks from trucks by hand.
Secondly, i felt like someone had given me a kick in the scrotum, which had promptly been followed by
Thirdly, a solid kick in the rectum.
Still some pain, but nothing like yesterday, and feeling much better, thank you.
Damn that’s awful, my sympathies.
It’s all part of growing up, and being British, as Monty Python said.
was there much swearing? sounds like it was off the scale in pain
dv said:
Bit crook today but it’s not the vid
vid?
Crook how?
monkey skipper said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:Damn that’s awful, my sympathies.
It’s all part of growing up, and being British, as Monty Python said.
was there much swearing? sounds like it was off the scale in pain
A vast amount of swearing, but all inside my head. The pain was more ‘enormous discomfort’ rather than ‘agonising’, and i was able to find some sleeping positions which minimised it, so spent a portion of the day napping.
monkey skipper said:
dv said:
Bit crook today but it’s not the vid
tummy thing?
Throat and nose and so forth
Michael V said:
dv said:
Bit crook today but it’s not the vid
vid?
Crook how?
Covid
Throat & nose, sound like Selma Bouvier
dv said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
Bit crook today but it’s not the vid
vid?
Crook how?
Covid
Throat & nose, sound like Selma Bouvier
Bugger.
Hope you improve quickly.
dv said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
Bit crook today but it’s not the vid
vid?
Crook how?
Covid
Throat & nose, sound like Selma Bouvier
But not Jacqueline Bouvier?
Plenty of flu and RSV around the place as well as the rona. I got some rona / flu RATs a while ago. Haven’t had to use any yet but they weren’t cheap so if need be I’ll do a free rona RAT first and only the combo if that remains negative.
Hope you feel better soon Captain.
OCDC said:
Plenty of flu and RSV around the place as well as the rona. I got some rona / flu RATs a while ago. Haven’t had to use any yet but they weren’t cheap so if need be I’ll do a free rona RAT first and only the combo if that remains negative.Hope you feel better soon Captain.
Feeling much better today, thanks, doc. And i hope that dv is hale and hearty again soon.
OCDC said:
Plenty of flu and RSV around the place as well as the rona. I got some rona / flu RATs a while ago. Haven’t had to use any yet but they weren’t cheap so if need be I’ll do a free rona RAT first and only the combo if that remains negative.Hope you feel better soon Captain.
Older sister has another bad long-lasting cold that has spoilt her birthday somewhat.
And an appointment has been made for me at the headache Botox clinic. This is rather strange because it’s after my next neuro appointment and I refuse to have Botox again. Exhibit A which took a month of steroids and antihistamines to settle:
OCDC said:
And an appointment has been made for me at the headache Botox clinic. This is rather strange because it’s after my next neuro appointment and I refuse to have Botox again. Exhibit A which took a month of steroids and antihistamines to settle:Sorry, issues with my gravity generator.
I was watching the TV news recently, and there was a report of a young lad in Townsville who’d just finished his course of cancer treatment. As is the custom in many cancer clinics, the lad rang a bell to signify the occasion.
I noted that the bell had, as its ringing arrangement, a rather paltry bit of cord. ‘I can improve on that’, i thought, and set to work on something of a ‘spare moments’ project.
Now it’s done (although i need to get a shackle on Monday:
and then i’ll send it to Townsville University Hospital’s cancer clinic.
No great example of the craft, it is, i suggest, a step up, and might inspire someone with more skill to create something better.
Since I gave up all contact with the outernet, I’ve not been sick.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
Plenty of flu and RSV around the place as well as the rona. I got some rona / flu RATs a while ago. Haven’t had to use any yet but they weren’t cheap so if need be I’ll do a free rona RAT first and only the combo if that remains negative.Hope you feel better soon Captain.
Older sister has another bad long-lasting cold that has spoilt her birthday somewhat.
kii said:
Since I gave up all contact with the outernet, I’ve not been sick.I’ve had no infections since 2021 when I got bronchitis at work (small shared lunchroom and office even though I remained as masked as possible and dined outside when weather permitted).
captain_spalding said:
I was watching the TV news recently, and there was a report of a young lad in Townsville who’d just finished his course of cancer treatment. As is the custom in many cancer clinics, the lad rang a bell to signify the occasion.I noted that the bell had, as its ringing arrangement, a rather paltry bit of cord. ‘I can improve on that’, i thought, and set to work on something of a ‘spare moments’ project.
Now it’s done (although i need to get a shackle on Monday:
and then i’ll send it to Townsville University Hospital’s cancer clinic.
No great example of the craft, it is, i suggest, a step up, and might inspire someone with more skill to create something better.
Wowsers!
kii said:
Since I gave up all contact with the outernet, I’ve not been sick.
Well, people are basically just disease-laden, germ-filled buckets of pus, are they not?
Tamb said:
Bubblecar said:That’s a birthday to remember.OCDC said:Some years ago I got measles for my birthday. I was NOT popular.Plenty of flu and RSV around the place as well as the rona. I got some rona / flu RATs a while ago. Haven’t had to use any yet but they weren’t cheap so if need be I’ll do a free rona RAT first and only the combo if that remains negative.Older sister has another bad long-lasting cold that has spoilt her birthday somewhat.Hope you feel better soon Captain.
OCDC said:
kii said:Since I gave up all contact with the outernet, I’ve not been sick.I’ve had no infections since 2021 when I got bronchitis at work (small shared lunchroom and office even though I remained as masked as possible and dined outside when weather permitted).
Yes, infections. I mean I’m really quite sick in many non-contagious ways.
captain_spalding said:
I was watching the TV news recently, and there was a report of a young lad in Townsville who’d just finished his course of cancer treatment. As is the custom in many cancer clinics, the lad rang a bell to signify the occasion.I noted that the bell had, as its ringing arrangement, a rather paltry bit of cord. ‘I can improve on that’, i thought, and set to work on something of a ‘spare moments’ project.
Now it’s done (although i need to get a shackle on Monday:
and then i’ll send it to Townsville University Hospital’s cancer clinic.
No great example of the craft, it is, i suggest, a step up, and might inspire someone with more skill to create something better.
Lovely, I’m sure it’ll be appreciated.
Tamb said:
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
Plenty of flu and RSV around the place as well as the rona. I got some rona / flu RATs a while ago. Haven’t had to use any yet but they weren’t cheap so if need be I’ll do a free rona RAT first and only the combo if that remains negative.Hope you feel better soon Captain.
Older sister has another bad long-lasting cold that has spoilt her birthday somewhat.
Some years ago I got measles for my birthday. I was NOT popular.
Rotten timing.
OCDC said:
Tamb said:Bubblecar said:That’s a birthday to remember.Older sister has another bad long-lasting cold that has spoilt her birthday somewhat.Some years ago I got measles for my birthday. I was NOT popular.
OCDC said:
OCDC said:And an appointment has been made for me at the headache Botox clinic. This is rather strange because it’s after my next neuro appointment and I refuse to have Botox again. Exhibit A which took a month of steroids and antihistamines to settle:Sorry, issues with my gravity generator.
Damn. So how is Botox supposed to deal with headaches?
Bubblecar said:
Tamb said:
Bubblecar said:Older sister has another bad long-lasting cold that has spoilt her birthday somewhat.
Some years ago I got measles for my birthday. I was NOT popular.
Rotten timing.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
OCDC said:And an appointment has been made for me at the headache Botox clinic. This is rather strange because it’s after my next neuro appointment and I refuse to have Botox again. Exhibit A which took a month of steroids and antihistamines to settle:Sorry, issues with my gravity generator.
Damn. So how is Botox supposed to deal with headaches?
I was wondering that, too.
dv said:
monkey skipper said:
dv said:
Bit crook today but it’s not the vid
tummy thing?
Throat and nose and so forth
Did you bring something back from Foreign Parts?
kii said:
Since I gave up all contact with the outernet, I’ve not been sick.
I think that is why I rarely get crook. Limit my interactions with the great unwashed.
buffy said:
dv said:
monkey skipper said:tummy thing?
Throat and nose and so forth
Did you bring something back from Foreign Parts?
buffy said:
dv said:
monkey skipper said:tummy thing?
Throat and nose and so forth
Did you bring something back from Foreign Parts?
I did that once.
Amoebic dysentery.
The souvenir that lingers.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:One gets a million injections around the cranium. I think it’s supposed to reduce sensitivity to stimuli. Local anaesthetic can also be used. Neither were of assistance but the latter at least had no adverse effects.OCDC said:Damn. So how is Botox supposed to deal with headaches?And an appointment has been made for me at the headache Botox clinic. This is rather strange because it’s after my next neuro appointment and I refuse to have Botox again. Exhibit A which took a month of steroids and antihistamines to settle:Sorry, issues with my gravity generator.
Tamb said:
Bubblecar said:No presents is cruel and inhumane!Tamb said:Sadly it was the only thing I did get. No party. No presents. :(Some years ago I got measles for my birthday. I was NOT popular.Rotten timing.
OCDC said:
Tamb said:Bubblecar said:No presents is cruel and inhumane!Rotten timing.Sadly it was the only thing I did get. No party. No presents. :(
Isn’t it contrary to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:Article 1 in fact.Tamb said:Isn’t it contrary to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?Sadly it was the only thing I did get. No party. No presents. :(No presents is cruel and inhumane!
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:OCDC said:Article 1 in fact.No presents is cruel and inhumane!Isn’t it contrary to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
Not there explicitly, but the wording
‘Article 1
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.’
obviously includes birthday presents, because if birthday presents aren’t ‘brotherhood’, then what is?
OCDC said:
Apparently it doesn’t apply to parents.
captain_spalding said:OCDC said:Article 1 in fact.No presents is cruel and inhumane!Isn’t it contrary to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
>>> All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience …. <<<
Big chunk of assumption going on there, if you don’t mind me saying.
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:Isn’t it contrary to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?Article 1 in fact.
Not there explicitly, but the wording
‘Article 1
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.’obviously includes birthday presents, because if birthday presents aren’t ‘brotherhood’, then what is?
meaningless really. just nice words that people hope will be taken notice of. also sounds like something a sovcit would say.
party_pants said:
>>> All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience …. <<<Big chunk of assumption going on there, if you don’t mind me saying.
There are obvious and extraordinary exceptions. One would like to be US President again.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:>>> All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience …. <<<Big chunk of assumption going on there, if you don’t mind me saying.
There are obvious and extraordinary exceptions. One would like to be US President again.
JudgeMental said:
kii said:
Since I gave up all contact with the outernet, I’ve not been sick.
I think that is why I rarely get crook. Limit my interactions with the great unwashed.
I think Mr buffy and I had a cold in late 2019, after I had retired. But looking at my diary I can’t see where I could have fitted in being unwell…there was just so much to do in that latter 6 months of that year. Neither of us have had so much as any minor symptoms since COVID started. We have joked that we might have had it before it was known and that is why we’ve not had anything since.
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:>>> All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience …. <<<Big chunk of assumption going on there, if you don’t mind me saying.
There are obvious and extraordinary exceptions. One would like to be US President again.
Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot to name a few.
Like a septic tank, isn’t it? Biggest chunks seem to rise to the top.
captain_spalding said:
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:There are obvious and extraordinary exceptions. One would like to be US President again.
Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot to name a few.Like a septic tank, isn’t it? Biggest chunks seem to rise to the top.
certainly the smelly bits anyway.
OCDC said:
And an appointment has been made for me at the headache Botox clinic. This is rather strange because it’s after my next neuro appointment and I refuse to have Botox again. Exhibit A which took a month of steroids and antihistamines to settle:
Its do with a protein that causes it I believe
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Tamb said:Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot to name a few.
Like a septic tank, isn’t it? Biggest chunks seem to rise to the top.
certainly the smelly bits anyway.
wookiemeister said:
OCDC said:Yes, CGRP monoclonal antibodies. I started a subcut one (Emgality) in 2020, just before lockdown, then changed to the IV one (Vyepti) last year. They’ve helped but obviously not sufficiently.And an appointment has been made for me at the headache Botox clinic. This is rather strange because it’s after my next neuro appointment and I refuse to have Botox again. Exhibit A which took a month of steroids and antihistamines to settle:There’s an injection for migraines now
Its do with a protein that causes it I believe
Now lightly cooking in the microwave: third of a cauli, chopped, with chopped onion, garlic, sundried tomatoes and some of their oil, mixed herbs, hen stock, worcester, lemon juice, ground pepper, a little water.
I’ll then dump that in a baking dish with some hen mince, chopped tomatoes, peas & cottage cheese, and bake in the conventional ovenator.
OCDC said:
And an appointment has been made for me at the headache Botox clinic. This is rather strange because it’s after my next neuro appointment and I refuse to have Botox again. Exhibit A which took a month of steroids and antihistamines to settle:
You might be allergic to the proteins for the botulism virus?
OCDC said:
kii said:Since I gave up all contact with the outernet, I’ve not been sick.I’ve had no infections since 2021 when I got bronchitis at work (small shared lunchroom and office even though I remained as masked as possible and dined outside when weather permitted).
Bubblecar said:
Now lightly cooking in the microwave: third of a cauli, chopped, with chopped onion, garlic, sundried tomatoes and some of their oil, mixed herbs, hen stock, worcester, lemon juice, ground pepper, a little water.Sounds nice if you swap the cauli for broc.I’ll then dump that in a baking dish with some hen mince, chopped tomatoes, peas & cottage cheese, and bake in the conventional ovenator.
Probably a toddler yoghurt (strawberry) here.
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Like a septic tank, isn’t it? Biggest chunks seem to rise to the top.
certainly the smelly bits anyway.
I am mercifully unaware of the inner workings of septic tanks.
it is all about bacteria?
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Since I gave up all contact with the outernet, I’ve not been sick.
Well, people are basically just disease-laden, germ-filled buckets of pus, are they not?
And we’re all in this together “they said” nice lol capt’n! :D
monkey skipper said:
OCDC said:Bacterium. Definitely allergic to some component though. Started as hives.And an appointment has been made for me at the headache Botox clinic. This is rather strange because it’s after my next neuro appointment and I refuse to have Botox again. Exhibit A which took a month of steroids and antihistamines to settle:You might be allergic to the proteins for the botulism virus?
OCDC said:
monkey skipper said:OCDC said:Bacterium. Definitely allergic to some component though. Started as hives.And an appointment has been made for me at the headache Botox clinic. This is rather strange because it’s after my next neuro appointment and I refuse to have Botox again. Exhibit A which took a month of steroids and antihistamines to settle:You might be allergic to the proteins for the botulism virus?
Bubblecar said:
Now lightly cooking in the microwave: third of a cauli, chopped, with chopped onion, garlic, sundried tomatoes and some of their oil, mixed herbs, hen stock, worcester, lemon juice, ground pepper, a little water.I’ll then dump that in a baking dish with some hen mince, chopped tomatoes, peas & cottage cheese, and bake in the conventional ovenator.
I haven’t thought about what dinner might be yet but I did make some banana early this morning..
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:
Now lightly cooking in the microwave: third of a cauli, chopped, with chopped onion, garlic, sundried tomatoes and some of their oil, mixed herbs, hen stock, worcester, lemon juice, ground pepper, a little water.I’ll then dump that in a baking dish with some hen mince, chopped tomatoes, peas & cottage cheese, and bake in the conventional ovenator.
I haven’t thought about what dinner might be yet but I did make some banana early this morning..
Hand-made banana, always a treat.
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:
Now lightly cooking in the microwave: third of a cauli, chopped, with chopped onion, garlic, sundried tomatoes and some of their oil, mixed herbs, hen stock, worcester, lemon juice, ground pepper, a little water.I’ll then dump that in a baking dish with some hen mince, chopped tomatoes, peas & cottage cheese, and bake in the conventional ovenator.
I haven’t thought about what dinner might be yet but I did make some banana early this morning..
banana bread i should have said
monkey skipper said:
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:
Now lightly cooking in the microwave: third of a cauli, chopped, with chopped onion, garlic, sundried tomatoes and some of their oil, mixed herbs, hen stock, worcester, lemon juice, ground pepper, a little water.I’ll then dump that in a baking dish with some hen mince, chopped tomatoes, peas & cottage cheese, and bake in the conventional ovenator.
I haven’t thought about what dinner might be yet but I did make some banana early this morning..
banana bread i should have said
:)
Bubblecar said:
Now lightly cooking in the microwave: third of a cauli, chopped, with chopped onion, garlic, sundried tomatoes and some of their oil, mixed herbs, hen stock, worcester, lemon juice, ground pepper, a little water.I’ll then dump that in a baking dish with some hen mince, chopped tomatoes, peas & cottage cheese, and bake in the conventional ovenator.
Also added a splodge of Dijon.
Now in the oven. Should be ready well within my last half hour of free power.
I’m not sure if it’s been mentioned yet and I’m not going to dig up the thread, but the Ingenuity drone rover on Mars has made its last flight. On the last landing it seems that one of the blades contacted the surface and the tip has broken off. Since the blades have to spin very quickly to generate enough lift in the very thin atmosphere, any imbalance makes it unflyable.
It was supposed to last at least five flights, it managed 72 and equally covered a lot more terrain than the original plan called for.
Spiny Norman said:
I’m not sure if it’s been mentioned yet and I’m not going to dig up the thread, but the Ingenuity drone rover on Mars has made its last flight. On the last landing it seems that one of the blades contacted the surface and the tip has broken off. Since the blades have to spin very quickly to generate enough lift in the very thin atmosphere, any imbalance makes it unflyable.
It was supposed to last at least five flights, it managed 72 and equally covered a lot more terrain than the original plan called for.
Thanks for that Spiny. No it hasn’t been noted here until now.
I’ve been away from the news and just learned that Melanie died. :(
Like a candle in the rain.
Bubblecar said:
Spiny Norman said:
I’m not sure if it’s been mentioned yet and I’m not going to dig up the thread, but the Ingenuity drone rover on Mars has made its last flight. On the last landing it seems that one of the blades contacted the surface and the tip has broken off. Since the blades have to spin very quickly to generate enough lift in the very thin atmosphere, any imbalance makes it unflyable.
It was supposed to last at least five flights, it managed 72 and equally covered a lot more terrain than the original plan called for.Thanks for that Spiny. No it hasn’t been noted here until now.
I heard it here first.
Where you bin, roughie?
Bubblecar said:
Where you bin, roughie?
Getting Mrs rb through cataract removal and lens replacement. In Wagga Wagga.
Only other thing I noted was some serious police activity not gar from where we were staying. Police car was seen to enter the Sturt Highway and travel back in the wrong lane to take a shortcut to whatever the incident wasWe saw two police cars flashing lights and sirens disobeying traffic rules to take the shortest route to wherever they were going. One of them almost ran our car over as it came around us in the corner we were traversing.
captain_spalding said:
I was watching the TV news recently, and there was a report of a young lad in Townsville who’d just finished his course of cancer treatment. As is the custom in many cancer clinics, the lad rang a bell to signify the occasion.I noted that the bell had, as its ringing arrangement, a rather paltry bit of cord. ‘I can improve on that’, i thought, and set to work on something of a ‘spare moments’ project.
Now it’s done (although i need to get a shackle on Monday:
and then i’ll send it to Townsville University Hospital’s cancer clinic.
No great example of the craft, it is, i suggest, a step up, and might inspire someone with more skill to create something better.
Onya!
:)
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
I was watching the TV news recently, and there was a report of a young lad in Townsville who’d just finished his course of cancer treatment. As is the custom in many cancer clinics, the lad rang a bell to signify the occasion.I noted that the bell had, as its ringing arrangement, a rather paltry bit of cord. ‘I can improve on that’, i thought, and set to work on something of a ‘spare moments’ project.
Now it’s done (although i need to get a shackle on Monday:
and then i’ll send it to Townsville University Hospital’s cancer clinic.
No great example of the craft, it is, i suggest, a step up, and might inspire someone with more skill to create something better.
Onya!
:)
Seconded.
I’d reckon it is pretty bloody good if you were to ask me.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Now lightly cooking in the microwave: third of a cauli, chopped, with chopped onion, garlic, sundried tomatoes and some of their oil, mixed herbs, hen stock, worcester, lemon juice, ground pepper, a little water.I’ll then dump that in a baking dish with some hen mince, chopped tomatoes, peas & cottage cheese, and bake in the conventional ovenator.
Also added a splodge of Dijon.
Now in the oven. Should be ready well within my last half hour of free power.
Verdict: an unusual but very tasty bake.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Where you bin, roughie?
Getting Mrs rb through cataract removal and lens replacement. In Wagga Wagga.
Only other thing I noted was some serious police activity not gar from where we were staying. Police car was seen to enter the Sturt Highway and travel back in the wrong lane to take a shortcut to whatever the incident wasWe saw two police cars flashing lights and sirens disobeying traffic rules to take the shortest route to wherever they were going. One of them almost ran our car over as it came around us in the corner we were traversing.
How’s Mrs rb after all that?
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Where you bin, roughie?
Getting Mrs rb through cataract removal and lens replacement. In Wagga Wagga.
Only other thing I noted was some serious police activity not gar from where we were staying. Police car was seen to enter the Sturt Highway and travel back in the wrong lane to take a shortcut to whatever the incident wasWe saw two police cars flashing lights and sirens disobeying traffic rules to take the shortest route to wherever they were going. One of them almost ran our car over as it came around us in the corner we were traversing.
How’s Mrs rb after all that?
Sleeping. It was quite an experience for her. However, she asked me to remove that lens from her spectacles because she didn’t need it now.
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:
Now lightly cooking in the microwave: third of a cauli, chopped, with chopped onion, garlic, sundried tomatoes and some of their oil, mixed herbs, hen stock, worcester, lemon juice, ground pepper, a little water.I’ll then dump that in a baking dish with some hen mince, chopped tomatoes, peas & cottage cheese, and bake in the conventional ovenator.
I haven’t thought about what dinner might be yet but I did make some banana early this morning..
Food Report: I am cook. I am going to bake some crumbed lamb cutlets in the oven. To be accompanied by steamed carrot and broccoli. For dessert I have made Stephanie Alexander’s take on strawberry shortcake. It looks good. And was easy. I think I will be keeping the recipe. I’ll go and take a photo. (I made individual ones)
Here they are. I got 10 rounds from the mix. The other 8 will go in the freezer for sometime in the future. I think you could do this easily with any fruit, and we are entering my fruit eating part of the year. Nectarines and peaches. Apples and pears.
It’s a scone type mix, but with egg in it.
There is no other description but…cowards.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-26/police-operation-north-sydney-train-station/103394488
buffy said:
There is no other description but…cowards.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-26/police-operation-north-sydney-train-station/103394488
I have no words.
buffy said:
There is no other description but…cowards.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-26/police-operation-north-sydney-train-station/103394488
I take it they were on their way to harass people somewhere?
I think the story is missing half the detail…
buffy said:
Here they are. I got 10 rounds from the mix. The other 8 will go in the freezer for sometime in the future. I think you could do this easily with any fruit, and we are entering my fruit eating part of the year. Nectarines and peaches. Apples and pears.
It’s a scone type mix, but with egg in it.
They look tempting enough.
buffy said:
There is no other description but…cowards.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-26/police-operation-north-sydney-train-station/103394488
Massed masked morons.
buffy said:
There is no other description but…cowards.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-26/police-operation-north-sydney-train-station/103394488
i hate north shore nazis.
Bubblecar said:
Spiny Norman said:
I’m not sure if it’s been mentioned yet and I’m not going to dig up the thread, but the Ingenuity drone rover on Mars has made its last flight. On the last landing it seems that one of the blades contacted the surface and the tip has broken off. Since the blades have to spin very quickly to generate enough lift in the very thin atmosphere, any imbalance makes it unflyable.
It was supposed to last at least five flights, it managed 72 and equally covered a lot more terrain than the original plan called for.Thanks for that Spiny. No it hasn’t been noted here until now.
Ah well it was a good experiment
i hope Cappin Spalding is feeling betterer soon and I like strawberry shortcakes Buffy. Glad mrs roughbarked has a good outcome.
sarahs mum said:
i hope Cappin Spalding is feeling betterer soon and I like strawberry shortcakes Buffy. Glad mrs roughbarked has a good outcome.
hope DV is feeling better soon 2.
party_pants said:
buffy said:
There is no other description but…cowards.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-26/police-operation-north-sydney-train-station/103394488
I take it they were on their way to harass people somewhere?
I think the story is missing half the detail…
Detail has been mercifully suppressed.
sarahs mum said:
i hope Cappin Spalding is feeling betterer soon and I like strawberry shortcakes Buffy. Glad mrs roughbarked has a good outcome.
Wot woz wrong with the good Capp’n?
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
i hope Cappin Spalding is feeling betterer soon and I like strawberry shortcakes Buffy. Glad mrs roughbarked has a good outcome.hope DV is feeling better soon 2.
Jeez, has evrywun bin crook?
Japanese lander SLIM appears to have landed on its nose but it managed to deploy the Lev-2 rover (which took this picture).
Lev-1, the hopping rover, has done six hops. Despite the out-of-spec landing of the main craft, the mission is proceeding
successfully.
https://www.space.com/japan-slim-moon-lander-photo-lunar-surface
roughbarked said:
I’ve been away from the news and just learned that Melanie died. :(
Like a candle in the rain.
Melanie?
monkey skipper said:
roughbarked said:
I’ve been away from the news and just learned that Melanie died. :(
Like a candle in the rain.
Melanie?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-25/melanie-dead-woodstock-hilltop-hoods/103389396
dv said:
Japanese lander SLIM appears to have landed on its nose but it managed to deploy the Lev-2 rover (which took this picture).
Lev-1, the hopping rover, has done six hops. Despite the out-of-spec landing of the main craft, the mission is proceeding
successfully.https://www.space.com/japan-slim-moon-lander-photo-lunar-surface
Goodo. Might as well post that in your mistitled thread on this topic.
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:
roughbarked said:
I’ve been away from the news and just learned that Melanie died. :(
Like a candle in the rain.
Melanie?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-25/melanie-dead-woodstock-hilltop-hoods/103389396
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:
roughbarked said:
I’ve been away from the news and just learned that Melanie died. :(
Like a candle in the rain.
Melanie?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-25/melanie-dead-woodstock-hilltop-hoods/103389396
Wow. Never knew she was the original artist of that song. Only ever heard the Hilltop Hoods version.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:Melanie?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-25/melanie-dead-woodstock-hilltop-hoods/103389396
Wow. Never knew she was the original artist of that song. Only ever heard the Hilltop Hoods version.
Life is full of learning.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:Melanie?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-25/melanie-dead-woodstock-hilltop-hoods/103389396
Wow. Never knew she was the original artist of that song. Only ever heard the Hilltop Hoods version.
I’ve only heard the Melanie version. I had a piece of 45 cent sheetmusic of it once.
sarahs mum said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-25/melanie-dead-woodstock-hilltop-hoods/103389396
Wow. Never knew she was the original artist of that song. Only ever heard the Hilltop Hoods version.
I’ve only heard the Melanie version. I had a piece of 45 cent sheetmusic of it once.
Well I’d never heard of the Hilltop Hoods until today.
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
party_pants said:Wow. Never knew she was the original artist of that song. Only ever heard the Hilltop Hoods version.
I’ve only heard the Melanie version. I had a piece of 45 cent sheetmusic of it once.
Well I’d never heard of the Hilltop Hoods until today.
and I had never heard of Melanie.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:I’ve only heard the Melanie version. I had a piece of 45 cent sheetmusic of it once.
Well I’d never heard of the Hilltop Hoods until today.
and I had never heard of Melanie.
I saw her in concert in Darwin around 80.
JudgeMental said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:Well I’d never heard of the Hilltop Hoods until today.
and I had never heard of Melanie.
I saw her in concert in Darwin around 80.
1968, If I were a Carpenter
Rain…..on my tin roof.
JudgeMental said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:Well I’d never heard of the Hilltop Hoods until today.
and I had never heard of Melanie.
I saw her in concert in Darwin around 80.
I was not old enough to go to concerts in 1980. My parents were still part of a fairly strict church that frowned upon enjoying popular culture around that time. Such worldly pursuits would have been out of the question.
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:
party_pants said:and I had never heard of Melanie.
I saw her in concert in Darwin around 80.
1968, If I were a Carpenter
Which by the way is as awesome as Melanie could be.
party_pants said:
JudgeMental said:
party_pants said:and I had never heard of Melanie.
I saw her in concert in Darwin around 80.
I was not old enough to go to concerts in 1980. My parents were still part of a fairly strict church that frowned upon enjoying popular culture around that time. Such worldly pursuits would have been out of the question.
my first concert was elton john’s promo for goodbye yellow brick road. 74? it was triff.
Novak Djokovic has lost in the semifinals at the Australian Open for the first time, going down in four sets against Jannik Sinner.
The 10-time champion’s title defence ended at the hands of fourth-seeded Italian Sinner, who won their clash 6-1, 6-2, 6-7(8/6), 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:I’ve only heard the Melanie version. I had a piece of 45 cent sheetmusic of it once.
Well I’d never heard of the Hilltop Hoods until today.
and I had never heard of Melanie.
I reckon even Bubblecar would have heard of Melanie.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:I saw her in concert in Darwin around 80.
1968, If I were a Carpenter
Which by the way is as awesome as Melanie could be.
she was a better gitar player than some.
sarahs mum said:
party_pants said:
JudgeMental said:I saw her in concert in Darwin around 80.
I was not old enough to go to concerts in 1980. My parents were still part of a fairly strict church that frowned upon enjoying popular culture around that time. Such worldly pursuits would have been out of the question.
my first concert was elton john’s promo for goodbye yellow brick road. 74? it was triff.
I never got to go to converts because I didn’t have a car or a driver’s licence and apart from the tyranny of distance but I did get to Sunbury in 1973 when Queen made their first appearance to Australian audiences.
Neophyte said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:Well I’d never heard of the Hilltop Hoods until today.
and I had never heard of Melanie.
I reckon even Bubblecar would have heard of Melanie.
I’m sure he knows about Melamine.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:Melanie?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-25/melanie-dead-woodstock-hilltop-hoods/103389396
Wow. Never knew she was the original artist of that song. Only ever heard the Hilltop Hoods version.
:)
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
party_pants said:I was not old enough to go to concerts in 1980. My parents were still part of a fairly strict church that frowned upon enjoying popular culture around that time. Such worldly pursuits would have been out of the question.
my first concert was elton john’s promo for goodbye yellow brick road. 74? it was triff.
I never got to go to converts because I didn’t have a car or a driver’s licence and apart from the tyranny of distance but I did get to Sunbury in 1973 when Queen made their first appearance to Australian audiences.
Sunbury is a worthy memory.
and Djoko has been knocked out of the Open.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:my first concert was elton john’s promo for goodbye yellow brick road. 74? it was triff.
I never got to go to converts because I didn’t have a car or a driver’s licence and apart from the tyranny of distance but I did get to Sunbury in 1973 when Queen made their first appearance to Australian audiences.
Sunbury is a worthy memory.
Sure is. I saw some really great artists and a lot of other things besides.
Loved Captain Matchbox Whoopee band’s work on Sunday morning. :)
Ian said:
Novak Djokovic has lost in the semifinals at the Australian Open for the first time, going down in four sets against Jannik Sinner.The 10-time champion’s title defence ended at the hands of fourth-seeded Italian Sinner, who won their clash 6-1, 6-2, 6-7(8/6), 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena.
How good is that!
:)
Michael V said:
Ian said:
Novak Djokovic has lost in the semifinals at the Australian Open for the first time, going down in four sets against Jannik Sinner.The 10-time champion’s title defence ended at the hands of fourth-seeded Italian Sinner, who won their clash 6-1, 6-2, 6-7(8/6), 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena.
How good is that!
:)
He’s probably had his day.
Neophyte said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:Well I’d never heard of the Hilltop Hoods until today.
and I had never heard of Melanie.
I reckon even Bubblecar would have heard of Melanie.
That’s OK then, because I didn’t know of her. So at least one of us can say we never heard of her. I may know the songs.
Momus
PRONUNCIATION:
(MOH-muhs)
MEANING:
noun: A carping critic.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin Momus, from Greek Momos, the god of censure and ridicule in Greek mythology. He was expelled from Mount Olympus for mocking other gods. In Greek, the word momos literally means blame or ridicule. Earliest documented use: 1563.
USAGE:
“Haigh’s music is optimistic and light-hearted. … But Mozart is much more of a Momus, delighting in pointed, intentional mockery.”
Benjamin Katz; HAIGH: 6 Harpsichord Concertos; American Record Guide (Washington, DC); Jul/Aug 2013.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosi_(film)
Just re-watched this film. Some low budget Aussie films are worth watching.
Too bad, so sad:
…
Tesla shares tumble as analyst decries ‘train wreck’ investor call
In an earnings call this week, CEO Elon Musk failed to allay concerns over falling demand and persistent price cuts
By Aaron Gregg and Faiz Siddiqui
Tesla shares plummeted more than 10 percent Thursday, wiping billions off the company’s valuation after CEO Elon Musk failed to allay concerns about stagnating growth and persistent price cuts on the company’s earnings call.
Get a curated selection of 10 of our best stories in your inbox every weekend.
The electric-vehicle maker ushered in steep price cuts to maintain demand throughout 2023, resulting in 38 percent growth in vehicle deliveries that hardly translated into additional revenue, prompting worry from investors and analysts.
On Wednesday, Tesla reported quarterly results that missed analysts’ expectations, including annual revenue that grew by merely 3 percent despite significantly higher sales volume, and a forecast for a potential “notably lower growth rate” than in 2023 as it invests in a next-generation vehicle it says it will begin building in 2025.
Meanwhile, Musk is asking for more control over the company after drawing down a significant portion of his Tesla stock amid his purchase of Twitter in 2022.
“Tesla is currently between two major growth waves,” Musk told investors Wednesday. The company is preparing to ship a new iteration of its driver-assistance system, he said, and is making progress toward its next vehicle.
Wall Street observers expected better news out of the earnings call. Dan Ives, a tech analyst with Wedbush Securities, said executives failed to address short-term concerns, even though he remains sold on the company’s long-term value.
“We were dead wrong expecting Musk and team to step up like adults in the room on the call and give a strategic and financial overview of the ongoing price cuts, margin structure and fluctuating demand. … instead we got a high-level Tesla long-term view with another train wreck conference call,” Ives wrote Thursday.
The company’s falling margins and “constant never-ending price cuts” are concerns, Ives wrote.
Gene Munster, managing partner of Deepwater Asset Management, said the company’s outlook gave investors pause.
“This was the most sobering guidance I’ve seen from Tesla,” he said.
Musk also faced questions about his public demand for 25 percent of the company’s voting shares. Musk said Wednesday he wants the power to resist activist investors who may have “strange ideas” about how to run Tesla.
“I don’t want to control it, but if I have so little influence over the company at that stage, I could sort of be booted out by some random shareholder advisory firm,” Musk said.
Tesla laid out other plans for 2024 on the call, including rolling out the latest version of its Full Self-Driving Beta software, the company’s advanced driver-assistance system, to around 400,000 users.
But the company has faced new challenges with regulators when it comes to its driver-assistance software, Autopilot, which can maneuver its vehicles from highway on-ramp to off-ramp, maintaining a set distance and speed and even making lane changes. Full Self-Driving brings those capabilities to surface streets, allowing the vehicles to navigate from point to point, following road signs and making turns. Drivers must pay full attention at all times while using the software.
Tesla agreed last month to recall 2 million vehicles, nearly every car it has produced, over concerns that Autopilot did not adequately safeguard against driver misuse. The recall, conducted via a remote update, followed a series of meetings with regulators in late 2023 amid a larger investigation into Autopilot.
Days before the recall was announced, The Washington Post published an investigation identifying at least eight fatal or serious crashes involving Autopilot in locations where the software was not intended to be used.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/25/tesla-share-price-earnings/?
monkey skipper said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosi_(film)Just re-watched this film. Some low budget Aussie films are worth watching.
I do like Cozi.. I’ll have to get around to watching it again sometime soon.
JudgeMental said:
MomusPRONUNCIATION:
(MOH-muhs)MEANING:
noun: A carping critic.ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin Momus, from Greek Momos, the god of censure and ridicule in Greek mythology. He was expelled from Mount Olympus for mocking other gods. In Greek, the word momos literally means blame or ridicule. Earliest documented use: 1563.USAGE:
“Haigh’s music is optimistic and light-hearted. … But Mozart is much more of a Momus, delighting in pointed, intentional mockery.”
Benjamin Katz; HAIGH: 6 Harpsichord Concertos; American Record Guide (Washington, DC); Jul/Aug 2013.
Interesting. thanks.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Too bad, so sad:…
Tesla shares tumble as analyst decries ‘train wreck’ investor call
In an earnings call this week, CEO Elon Musk failed to allay concerns over falling demand and persistent price cutsMeanwhile, Musk is asking for more control over the company after drawing down a significant portion of his Tesla stock amid his purchase of Twitter in 2022.
Musk also faced questions about his public demand for 25 percent of the company’s voting shares. Musk said Wednesday he wants the power to resist activist investors who may have “strange ideas” about how to run Tesla.
“I don’t want to control it, but if I have so little influence over the company at that stage, I could sort of be booted out by some random shareholder advisory firm,” Musk said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/25/tesla-share-price-earnings/?
So he’s sold his shares in Tesla and blown billions on twitter, and now he wants his shares back?
Nah mate, that’s not how it works. You have to buy them back. With money.
Kingy said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Too bad, so sad:…
Tesla shares tumble as analyst decries ‘train wreck’ investor call
In an earnings call this week, CEO Elon Musk failed to allay concerns over falling demand and persistent price cutsMeanwhile, Musk is asking for more control over the company after drawing down a significant portion of his Tesla stock amid his purchase of Twitter in 2022.
Musk also faced questions about his public demand for 25 percent of the company’s voting shares. Musk said Wednesday he wants the power to resist activist investors who may have “strange ideas” about how to run Tesla.
“I don’t want to control it, but if I have so little influence over the company at that stage, I could sort of be booted out by some random shareholder advisory firm,” Musk said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/25/tesla-share-price-earnings/?
So he’s sold his shares in Tesla and blown billions on twitter, and now he wants his shares back?
Nah mate, that’s not how it works. You have to buy them back. With money.
The above.
Woodie said:
monkey skipper said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosi_(film)Just re-watched this film. Some low budget Aussie films are worth watching.
I do like Cozi.. I’ll have to get around to watching it again sometime soon.
Me too.
Kingy said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Too bad, so sad:…
Tesla shares tumble as analyst decries ‘train wreck’ investor call
In an earnings call this week, CEO Elon Musk failed to allay concerns over falling demand and persistent price cutsMeanwhile, Musk is asking for more control over the company after drawing down a significant portion of his Tesla stock amid his purchase of Twitter in 2022.
Musk also faced questions about his public demand for 25 percent of the company’s voting shares. Musk said Wednesday he wants the power to resist activist investors who may have “strange ideas” about how to run Tesla.
“I don’t want to control it, but if I have so little influence over the company at that stage, I could sort of be booted out by some random shareholder advisory firm,” Musk said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/25/tesla-share-price-earnings/?
So he’s sold his shares in Tesla and blown billions on twitter, and now he wants his shares back?
Nah mate, that’s not how it works. You have to buy them back. With money.
Yes.
Also, he seems to think that him being booted out by shareholders to be a bad thing. It is their money too.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Too bad, so sad:…
Tesla shares tumble as analyst decries ‘train wreck’ investor call
In an earnings call this week, CEO Elon Musk failed to allay concerns over falling demand and persistent price cutsMeanwhile, Musk is asking for more control over the company after drawing down a significant portion of his Tesla stock amid his purchase of Twitter in 2022.
Musk also faced questions about his public demand for 25 percent of the company’s voting shares. Musk said Wednesday he wants the power to resist activist investors who may have “strange ideas” about how to run Tesla.
“I don’t want to control it, but if I have so little influence over the company at that stage, I could sort of be booted out by some random shareholder advisory firm,” Musk said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/25/tesla-share-price-earnings/?
So he’s sold his shares in Tesla and blown billions on twitter, and now he wants his shares back?
Nah mate, that’s not how it works. You have to buy them back. With money.
Yes.
Also, he seems to think that him being booted out by shareholders to be a bad thing. It is their money too.
Plot lost.
Full moon tonight which I normally welcome, but in this case it’s unfortunate because there could be a good aurora, according to the space boffins.
Bubblecar said:
Full moon tonight which I normally welcome, but in this case it’s unfortunate because there could be a good aurora, according to the space boffins.
Doesn’t matter. I’ve got photos of the aurora from this lattitude 34.17°S with a full moon and half the sky was pink while the other half was dark and the moonshine is clear as the pink on my new rainwater tank.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Full moon tonight which I normally welcome, but in this case it’s unfortunate because there could be a good aurora, according to the space boffins.
Doesn’t matter. I’ve got photos of the aurora from this lattitude 34.17°S with a full moon and half the sky was pink while the other half was dark and the moonshine is clear as the pink on my new rainwater tank.
It does matter. It’s only the exceptionally bright auroras that can be seen in moonlight, and even they aren’t as spectacular as they otherwise would be.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Full moon tonight which I normally welcome, but in this case it’s unfortunate because there could be a good aurora, according to the space boffins.
Doesn’t matter. I’ve got photos of the aurora from this lattitude 34.17°S with a full moon and half the sky was pink while the other half was dark and the moonshine is clear as the pink on my new rainwater tank.
I took the film in to be processed and when I picked up the prints I asked the man I knew well, “were there any other photos of this put in for development?” and he just shook his head and said, “These are unique”.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Full moon tonight which I normally welcome, but in this case it’s unfortunate because there could be a good aurora, according to the space boffins.
Doesn’t matter. I’ve got photos of the aurora from this lattitude 34.17°S with a full moon and half the sky was pink while the other half was dark and the moonshine is clear as the pink on my new rainwater tank.
It does matter. It’s only the exceptionally bright auroras that can be seen in moonlight, and even they aren’t as spectacular as they otherwise would be.
Pretty bloody exceptionally bright for me to see it 350 miles from Melbourne.
Bubblecar said:
Full moon tonight which I normally welcome, but in this case it’s unfortunate because there could be a good aurora, according to the space boffins.
I think it was last night. But near enough.
Ian said:
Bubblecar said:
Full moon tonight which I normally welcome, but in this case it’s unfortunate because there could be a good aurora, according to the space boffins.
I think it was last night. But near enough.
I didn’t say anything because I don’t know if he had his specs on or not.
Ian said:
Bubblecar said:
Full moon tonight which I normally welcome, but in this case it’s unfortunate because there could be a good aurora, according to the space boffins.
I think it was last night. But near enough.
What was last night?
Full moon is tonight, I’m not making it up.
Bubblecar said:
Full moon is tonight, I’m not making it up.
https://moonphases.willyweather.com.au/tas/northern/campbell-town.html
The word is that the fourth film in Kenneth Branagh’s delightful Christie series will be based on The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.
I’ve not read this one and it does seem as though the only previous film version, a 1931 job titled Alibi, is a lost film for some reason. Starring Austin Trevor as Poirot, it was first of a series of three, the others being Black Coffee and Lord Edgware Dies.
Black Coffee is also lost media but you can watch Lord Edgware Dies on YouTube.
dv said:
The word is that the fourth film in Kenneth Branagh’s delightful Christie series will be based on The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.
I’ve not read this one and it does seem as though the only previous film version, a 1931 job titled Alibi, is a lost film for some reason. Starring Austin Trevor as Poirot, it was first of a series of three, the others being Black Coffee and Lord Edgware Dies.Black Coffee is also lost media but you can watch Lord Edgware Dies on YouTube.
ta.
Bubblecar said:
Full moon is tonight, I’m not making it up.
I’ve never doubted you.
Bubblecar said:
Full moon is tonight, I’m not making it up.
I’ll go and check…
Bubblecar said:
Ian said:
Bubblecar said:
Full moon tonight which I normally welcome, but in this case it’s unfortunate because there could be a good aurora, according to the space boffins.
I think it was last night. But near enough.
What was last night?
yesterday eve.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
Full moon is tonight, I’m not making it up.
I’ve never doubted you.
not ever?
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Full moon is tonight, I’m not making it up.
I’ll go and check…
no. that’s outside..
dv said:
The word is that the fourth film in Kenneth Branagh’s delightful Christie series will be based on The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.
I’ve not read this one and it does seem as though the only previous film version, a 1931 job titled Alibi, is a lost film for some reason. Starring Austin Trevor as Poirot, it was first of a series of three, the others being Black Coffee and Lord Edgware Dies.Black Coffee is also lost media but you can watch Lord Edgware Dies on YouTube.
I’ve been watching some good TV Christie from the 80s on DVD, and when I was staying at Pontville, on Britbox.
The Miss Marple series starring Joan Hickson and a little series called The Agatha Christie Hour.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Full moon is tonight, I’m not making it up.
I’ll go and check…
Seems you are correct. Every website on the Google search I just did say 26 January.
party_pants said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Full moon is tonight, I’m not making it up.
I’ll go and check…
Seems you are correct. Every website on the Google search I just did say 26 January.
It should be clear that there was some leg pulling at the beginning of this conversation.
party_pants said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Full moon is tonight, I’m not making it up.
I’ll go and check…
Seems you are correct. Every website on the Google search I just did say 26 January.
Well so it was here.. early hours..
Ian said:
party_pants said:
party_pants said:I’ll go and check…
Seems you are correct. Every website on the Google search I just did say 26 January.
Well so it was here.. early hours..
If it was here, where did it go?
Lovely FULL yellow moon, now rising.
Ian said:
party_pants said:
party_pants said:I’ll go and check…
Seems you are correct. Every website on the Google search I just did say 26 January.
Well so it was here.. early hours..
Gotcha. So 1.54 am 26 January was today, but it has already happened.
party_pants said:
Ian said:
party_pants said:Seems you are correct. Every website on the Google search I just did say 26 January.
Well so it was here.. early hours..
Gotcha. So 1.54 am 26 January was today, but it has already happened.
We are heading for tomorrow here, being after 22:00 hours.
party_pants said:
Ian said:
party_pants said:Seems you are correct. Every website on the Google search I just did say 26 January.
Well so it was here.. early hours..
Gotcha. So 1.54 am 26 January was today, but it has already happened.
:)
From Willy Weather, for my village:
Bubblecar said:
From Willy Weather, for my village:
But photos or we cannot believe what you see.
It is often difficult to pick out the maker of the guitars the musicins use. However, It is clear that Melanie used Goya guitars.
Had a nana nap
Coming home today I found this at the second last intersection on the home road.
It is my neighbour across the road’s wife’s car.
I really do hope that injuries sustained were less than the impact looks.
roughbarked said:
Coming home today I found this at the second last intersection on the home road.
It is my neighbour across the road’s wife’s car.
I really do hope that injuries sustained were less than the impact looks.
Looks like someone went through the giveway sign and took her out.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
The word is that the fourth film in Kenneth Branagh’s delightful Christie series will be based on The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.
I’ve not read this one and it does seem as though the only previous film version, a 1931 job titled Alibi, is a lost film for some reason. Starring Austin Trevor as Poirot, it was first of a series of three, the others being Black Coffee and Lord Edgware Dies.Black Coffee is also lost media but you can watch Lord Edgware Dies on YouTube.
ta.
Man’s not even wearing a moustache. Disgraceful.
roughbarked said:
Coming home today I found this at the second last intersection on the home road.
It is my neighbour across the road’s wife’s car.
I really do hope that injuries sustained were less than the impact looks.
ooooo.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
Coming home today I found this at the second last intersection on the home road.
It is my neighbour across the road’s wife’s car.
I really do hope that injuries sustained were less than the impact looks.
ooooo.
It does look like she was cut from the car.
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
Coming home today I found this at the second last intersection on the home road.
It is my neighbour across the road’s wife’s car.
I really do hope that injuries sustained were less than the impact looks.
ooooo.
It does look like she was cut from the car.
There’s no sign of the other car. Though it is clear that there was an impact from another car. It would have happened today according to another local.
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
Coming home today I found this at the second last intersection on the home road.
It is my neighbour across the road’s wife’s car.
I really do hope that injuries sustained were less than the impact looks.
ooooo.
It does look like she was cut from the car.
Yep, on a backboard. The airbags would have cushioned the impact a bit, but that was a big hit. She’s gonna have some nasty bruises.
Kingy said:
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:ooooo.
It does look like she was cut from the car.
Yep, on a backboard. The airbags would have cushioned the impact a bit, but that was a big hit. She’s gonna have some nasty bruises.
Agree, that’s clear.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:ooooo.
It does look like she was cut from the car.
There’s no sign of the other car. Though it is clear that there was an impact from another car. It would have happened today according to another local.
That intersection was changed from an offset crossover to a straight crossover. That’s fkn stupid. The whole reason for an offset is to stop this sort of crash.
Someone needs their arse kicked till their nose bleeds, and if I was her husband, I would be looking for someone to strangle.
Kingy said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:It does look like she was cut from the car.
There’s no sign of the other car. Though it is clear that there was an impact from another car. It would have happened today according to another local.
That intersection was changed from an offset crossover to a straight crossover. That’s fkn stupid. The whole reason for an offset is to stop this sort of crash.
Someone needs their arse kicked till their nose bleeds, and if I was her husband, I would be looking for someone to strangle.
The intersection hasn’t changed. It has always been a straight crossover. They did upgrade it and install giveway signs but i’ve been on all the anchors smoking my tyres when a semi trailer with five sheep on the back sailed through the giveway sign and the driver shrugged as if to say, I didn’t see you or I haven’t got any brakes. Either way he was in the wrong and I had to get a new set of tyres.
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:
roughbarked said:There’s no sign of the other car. Though it is clear that there was an impact from another car. It would have happened today according to another local.
That intersection was changed from an offset crossover to a straight crossover. That’s fkn stupid. The whole reason for an offset is to stop this sort of crash.
Someone needs their arse kicked till their nose bleeds, and if I was her husband, I would be looking for someone to strangle.
The intersection hasn’t changed. It has always been a straight crossover. They did upgrade it and install giveway signs but i’ve been on all the anchors smoking my tyres when a semi trailer with five sheep on the back sailed through the giveway sign and the driver shrugged as if to say, I didn’t see you or I haven’t got any brakes. Either way he was in the wrong and I had to get a new set of tyres.
Google streetview shows it being an offset crossover in 2008.
Kingy said:
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:That intersection was changed from an offset crossover to a straight crossover. That’s fkn stupid. The whole reason for an offset is to stop this sort of crash.
Someone needs their arse kicked till their nose bleeds, and if I was her husband, I would be looking for someone to strangle.
The intersection hasn’t changed. It has always been a straight crossover. They did upgrade it and install giveway signs but i’ve been on all the anchors smoking my tyres when a semi trailer with five sheep on the back sailed through the giveway sign and the driver shrugged as if to say, I didn’t see you or I haven’t got any brakes. Either way he was in the wrong and I had to get a new set of tyres.
Google streetview shows it being an offset crossover in 2008.
OK. So you know the intersection? If off by much it wasn’t by a lot.
Also missed by a day.
Radio broadcasting started in Melbourne on January 26, 1924.
The launch callsign was 3AR. Much later, the station became part of the-then Australian Broadcasting Commission, and now the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, which also changed the callsign to 3RN.
My right foot arch is complaining about everything. Very sore. Probably because The Sally Cat slept on my feet.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 8 degrees at the back door. I’m not complaining about these nice cool nights in January. We are forecast 22 and becomign cloudy.
Going to have breakfast at the bakery with my bushwandering friend. And then Mr buffy and I are going to the bush block. Friend can’t come this time, she’s got something on this afternoon here. There have been a couple of lightning strike fires within 10km of the block earlier in the week, but they are now under control. They were both only 2 hectares. But there will be no using of mowing equipment today as obviously things have dried out enough to ignite now. Although a couple of spots were still quite damp last visit. Anyway, Mr buffy got his new BT50 ute the other day and he wants to drive it.
Good morning good people.
Time to toast a slice of my home baked banana bread and a cup of tea to start the day.
kii said:
My right foot arch is complaining about everything. Very sore. Probably because The Sally Cat slept on my feet.
Bone sore or muscular sore?
ABC News:
Rather tired of seeing and hearing every step of this bloke’s perigrinations being announced in Australian media, simply because he grew up in Melbourne and coached the Australian team for a while.
Good morning forum. Grocery shopping completed (3 items coles, 15 items Woollies; broc and tomatoes two thereof, to make 1005’s egg and tomato again), dishes washed and drying (>18 items because I’ve been lazy of late), cheese (lactose-free) eaten for play lunch. A very pleasant 21° with breeze outside so door is open for fresh air. Later I will play Star Trek and read some more little black classics.
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. Grocery shopping completed (3 items coles, 15 items Woollies; broc and tomatoes two thereof, to make 1005’s egg and tomato again), dishes washed and drying (>18 items because I’ve been lazy of late), cheese (lactose-free) eaten for play lunch. A very pleasant 21° with breeze outside so door is open for fresh air. Later I will play Star Trek and read some more little black classics.
Good morning OCDC
I’ve been rude, sorry. I’ve not posted my good morning and weather report to the forum.
Good morning everybody.
It’s already hot: 27.5°C and 76% RH. It’s partly cloudy and there’s a light air. BoM forecasts an unbearable top of 34°C and not much chance of rain.
The fan is not cooling me much. I have no pre-determined agenda, nor any purpose. Mrs V went to the bakery and bought a loaf of bread.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:At least you’re in time to make it a morning report. Arvo report would be deserving of three demerits, so six because it’s the long weekend.Good morning forum. Grocery shopping completed (3 items coles, 15 items Woollies; broc and tomatoes two thereof, to make 1005’s egg and tomato again), dishes washed and drying (>18 items because I’ve been lazy of late), cheese (lactose-free) eaten for play lunch. A very pleasant 21° with breeze outside so door is open for fresh air. Later I will play Star Trek and read some more little black classics.Good morning OCDC
I’ve been rude, sorry. I’ve not posted my good morning and weather report to the forum.
Good morning everybody.
It’s already hot: 27.5°C and 76% RH. It’s partly cloudy and there’s a light air. BoM forecasts an unbearable top of 34°C and not much chance of rain.
The fan is not cooling me much. I have no pre-determined agenda, nor any purpose. Mrs V went to the bakery and bought a loaf of bread.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:At least you’re in time to make it a morning report. Arvo report would be deserving of three demerits, so six because it’s the long weekend.Good morning forum. Grocery shopping completed (3 items coles, 15 items Woollies; broc and tomatoes two thereof, to make 1005’s egg and tomato again), dishes washed and drying (>18 items because I’ve been lazy of late), cheese (lactose-free) eaten for play lunch. A very pleasant 21° with breeze outside so door is open for fresh air. Later I will play Star Trek and read some more little black classics.Good morning OCDC
I’ve been rude, sorry. I’ve not posted my good morning and weather report to the forum.
Good morning everybody.
It’s already hot: 27.5°C and 76% RH. It’s partly cloudy and there’s a light air. BoM forecasts an unbearable top of 34°C and not much chance of rain.
The fan is not cooling me much. I have no pre-determined agenda, nor any purpose. Mrs V went to the bakery and bought a loaf of bread.
LOL
It’s hot for 10 am.
I dunno what to have for breakfast.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:A block of Lindt orange intense and a bag of Allen’s pineapples. Fruit is good for you.Michael V said:LOLGood morning OCDCAt least you’re in time to make it a morning report. Arvo report would be deserving of three demerits, so six because it’s the long weekend.I’ve been rude, sorry. I’ve not posted my good morning and weather report to the forum.
Good morning everybody.
It’s already hot: 27.5°C and 76% RH. It’s partly cloudy and there’s a light air. BoM forecasts an unbearable top of 34°C and not much chance of rain.
The fan is not cooling me much. I have no pre-determined agenda, nor any purpose. Mrs V went to the bakery and bought a loaf of bread.
It’s hot for 10 am.
I dunno what to have for breakfast.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
Michael V said:Good morning OCDCAt least you’re in time to make it a morning report. Arvo report would be deserving of three demerits, so six because it’s the long weekend.I’ve been rude, sorry. I’ve not posted my good morning and weather report to the forum.
Good morning everybody.
It’s already hot: 27.5°C and 76% RH. It’s partly cloudy and there’s a light air. BoM forecasts an unbearable top of 34°C and not much chance of rain.
The fan is not cooling me much. I have no pre-determined agenda, nor any purpose. Mrs V went to the bakery and bought a loaf of bread.
LOL
It’s hot for 10 am.
I dunno what to have for breakfast.
I fancy an octopus pizza (on flatbread) but I don’t have the ingredients.
I’ll do one next week (but probably not for breakfast).
Play lunch update: I’ve had one piece of Lindt cherry chilli chocolate. Yesterday’s recklessness is over.
https://flaggle.app/ has changed from relative size to relative direction.
OCDC said:
https://flaggle.app/ has changed from relative size to relative direction.
OK
Is this just a minor administrative matter, or something that needs to be discussed in at the UN?
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:UN, but it can be second on the agenda.https://flaggle.app/ has changed from relative size to relative direction.OK
Is this just a minor administrative matter, or something that needs to be discussed in at the UN?
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:A block of Lindt orange intense and a bag of Allen’s pineapples. Fruit is good for you.At least you’re in time to make it a morning report. Arvo report would be deserving of three demerits, so six because it’s the long weekend.LOL
It’s hot for 10 am.
I dunno what to have for breakfast.
LOL
:)
Mind you, I really don’t like fruit much. I can’t stand the smell. I much prefer savoury.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
At least you’re in time to make it a morning report. Arvo report would be deserving of three demerits, so six because it’s the long weekend.
LOL
It’s hot for 10 am.
I dunno what to have for breakfast.
I fancy an octopus pizza (on flatbread) but I don’t have the ingredients.
I’ll do one next week (but probably not for breakfast).
What sort of octopus do you use?
Yesterday, i posted a pic or some ropework i’d just finished,
These ladies found a pile of rope washed up on the shore at Esperance, WA, and they and other turned it into various ‘artworks’.
ABC News:
Another pic shows some of >the items made from the rope, some of which appear to be rather impressive:
Most impressive of all is that someone was apparently skilled enough to make a video projector out of rope (shades of Gilligan’s Island!).
Michael V said:
OCDC said:I miss fruit a lot, nearly as much as hot chips. Choccy is much easier to have a small amount of, but even a single apple has nearly a whole day’s carbs. Berries and lemon are okay, so I don’t go without completely, but I am always sad as I scuttle through the fruit section to get to veg.Michael V said:LOLA block of Lindt orange intense and a bag of Allen’s pineapples. Fruit is good for you.It’s hot for 10 am.
I dunno what to have for breakfast.
LOL
:)
Mind you, I really don’t like fruit much. I can’t stand the smell. I much prefer savoury.
captain_spalding said:
Yesterday, i posted a pic or some ropework i’d just finished,These ladies found a pile of rope washed up on the shore at Esperance, WA, and they and other turned it into various ‘artworks’.
ABC News:
Another pic shows some of >the items made from the rope, some of which appear to be rather impressive:
Most impressive of all is that someone was apparently skilled enough to make a video projector out of rope (shades of Gilligan’s Island!).
Fishing companies are responsible for a lot of ocean rubbish.
A way to identify nets and ropes to fishing companies would be useful.
OCDC said:
]I miss fruit a lot, nearly as much as hot chips. Choccy is much easier to have a small amount of, but even a single apple has nearly a whole day’s carbs. Berries and lemon are okay, so I don’t go without completely, but I am always sad as I scuttle through the fruit section to get to veg.
Back in the 90s, one of Mrs S’s cousins came out from England for a visit and stayed with us in Bargara for a while, almost as soon as she arrived.
Something that delighted her was the variety and quantity of fresh fruit available in the local fruit/veg shop, at prices she assured us were ‘giveaway’ by UK standards.
More than once she bought a large bag of assorted fruits, sat on the beach (only two minutes walk away), and ate the lot. She said the trip from Britain was worth it just for that.
Tau.Neutrino said:
captain_spalding said:
Yesterday, i posted a pic or some ropework i’d just finished,These ladies found a pile of rope washed up on the shore at Esperance, WA, and they and other turned it into various ‘artworks’.
ABC News:
Another pic shows some of >the items made from the rope, some of which appear to be rather impressive:
Most impressive of all is that someone was apparently skilled enough to make a video projector out of rope (shades of Gilligan’s Island!).
Fishing companies are responsible for a lot of ocean rubbish.
A way to identify nets and ropes to fishing companies would be useful.
You’d find that a lot of them belong to Japanese and Chinese fishers. Good luck on getting fishing companies from either of those nations to accept responsibility for anything at all.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:I miss fruit a lot, nearly as much as hot chips. Choccy is much easier to have a small amount of, but even a single apple has nearly a whole day’s carbs. Berries and lemon are okay, so I don’t go without completely, but I am always sad as I scuttle through the fruit section to get to veg.A block of Lindt orange intense and a bag of Allen’s pineapples. Fruit is good for you.
LOL
:)
Mind you, I really don’t like fruit much. I can’t stand the smell. I much prefer savoury.
Veges are good. Spices work well.
Mind you, I recently made some mango-chilli jam. And ate some mango. And ate some pineapple. I have a few more donated mangoes in the fridge, so I suppose some might be made into lunch, with the inclusion of ice cream. Fresh ultra-ripe pineapple with chilli is nice, too.
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:Interesting. There must be a lot we take for granted here.I miss fruit a lot, nearly as much as hot chips. Choccy is much easier to have a small amount of, but even a single apple has nearly a whole day’s carbs. Berries and lemon are okay, so I don’t go without completely, but I am always sad as I scuttle through the fruit section to get to veg.Back in the 90s, one of Mrs S’s cousins came out from England for a visit and stayed with us in Bargara for a while, almost as soon as she arrived.
Something that delighted her was the variety and quantity of fresh fruit available in the local fruit/veg shop, at prices she assured us were ‘giveaway’ by UK standards.
More than once she bought a large bag of assorted fruits, sat on the beach (only two minutes walk away), and ate the lot. She said the trip from Britain was worth it just for that.
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:
]I miss fruit a lot, nearly as much as hot chips. Choccy is much easier to have a small amount of, but even a single apple has nearly a whole day’s carbs. Berries and lemon are okay, so I don’t go without completely, but I am always sad as I scuttle through the fruit section to get to veg.
Back in the 90s, one of Mrs S’s cousins came out from England for a visit and stayed with us in Bargara for a while, almost as soon as she arrived.
Something that delighted her was the variety and quantity of fresh fruit available in the local fruit/veg shop, at prices she assured us were ‘giveaway’ by UK standards.
More than once she bought a large bag of assorted fruits, sat on the beach (only two minutes walk away), and ate the lot. She said the trip from Britain was worth it just for that.
:)
Sucked in by click-bait:
“The most beautiful tunnels in the world, which Australian ones make the list?”
After about 40 clicks the answer is:
None of them.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:LOL
It’s hot for 10 am.
I dunno what to have for breakfast.
I fancy an octopus pizza (on flatbread) but I don’t have the ingredients.
I’ll do one next week (but probably not for breakfast).
What sort of octopus do you use?
I’ve never made an octopus pizza before but I was thinking of just using some marinated octopus pieces from Coles deli (along with other toppings of course).
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:OCDC said:Interesting. There must be a lot we take for granted here.I miss fruit a lot, nearly as much as hot chips. Choccy is much easier to have a small amount of, but even a single apple has nearly a whole day’s carbs. Berries and lemon are okay, so I don’t go without completely, but I am always sad as I scuttle through the fruit section to get to veg.Back in the 90s, one of Mrs S’s cousins came out from England for a visit and stayed with us in Bargara for a while, almost as soon as she arrived.
Something that delighted her was the variety and quantity of fresh fruit available in the local fruit/veg shop, at prices she assured us were ‘giveaway’ by UK standards.
More than once she bought a large bag of assorted fruits, sat on the beach (only two minutes walk away), and ate the lot. She said the trip from Britain was worth it just for that.
Billy Connolly said it to an audience at one of his shows: ‘you people live in paradise, and you don’t realise it’.
Spike Milligan wrote about how, in the early 1980s, he’d seen people at the Central Coast Leagues Club in NSW ordering food in the dining room. Lobsters, steaks, roasts, whole fish etc. etc.
All of which, he said, would have been the slap-up meal of a lifetime back in the UK, and unaffordable by most except for the wealthy. But, these were ordinary people, bus drivers, clerks, builders’ labourers and so on, and their families, and they did this on a regular, if not necessarily frequent, basis.
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:
]I miss fruit a lot, nearly as much as hot chips. Choccy is much easier to have a small amount of, but even a single apple has nearly a whole day’s carbs. Berries and lemon are okay, so I don’t go without completely, but I am always sad as I scuttle through the fruit section to get to veg.
Back in the 90s, one of Mrs S’s cousins came out from England for a visit and stayed with us in Bargara for a while, almost as soon as she arrived.
Something that delighted her was the variety and quantity of fresh fruit available in the local fruit/veg shop, at prices she assured us were ‘giveaway’ by UK standards.
More than once she bought a large bag of assorted fruits, sat on the beach (only two minutes walk away), and ate the lot. She said the trip from Britain was worth it just for that.
At the bookstore I worked with a guy who was once in the US Navy. One trip landed him in QLD the variety of tropical fruits amazed him. He mentioned that to me frequently.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Sucked in by click-bait:“The most beautiful tunnels in the world, which Australian ones make the list?”
After about 40 clicks the answer is:
None of them.
Well, they probably are beautiful.
But, it’s also probably too dark to see inside most of them.
Must admit my Coles order now has 93 items. But I can modify it for some days so I might scale it down again before long.
Bubblecar said:
Must admit my Coles order now has 93 items. But I can modify it for some days so I might scale it down again before long.
You could save time if you condensed your order to ‘one of everything, please’.
I need to stop reading abc news.
“And even if they’re not dedicated clinics per say there could be incentives to get people back into regional areas or even if town had more gynos or physio.
captain_spalding said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Sucked in by click-bait:“The most beautiful tunnels in the world, which Australian ones make the list?”
After about 40 clicks the answer is:
None of them.
Well, they probably are beautiful.
But, it’s also probably too dark to see inside most of them.
You can always look at the ends.
First Australian job I worked on:
Bubblecar said:
Must admit my Coles order now has 93 items. But I can modify it for some days so I might scale it down again before long.CATS: ha ha ha ha
OCDC said:
I need to stop reading abc news.“And even if they’re not dedicated clinics per say there could be incentives to get people back into regional areas or even if town had more gynos or physio.
That’s a bit embarrassing.
The Rev Dodgson said:
captain_spalding said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Sucked in by click-bait:“The most beautiful tunnels in the world, which Australian ones make the list?”
After about 40 clicks the answer is:
None of them.
Well, they probably are beautiful.
But, it’s also probably too dark to see inside most of them.
You can always look at the ends.
First Australian job I worked on:
Well done.
The Rev Dodgson said:
First Australian job I worked on:
Neat, not gaudy.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:Yesterday’s effort:I need to stop reading abc news.That’s a bit embarrassing.“And even if they’re not dedicated clinics per say there could be incentives to get people back into regional areas or even if town had more gynos or physio.
“I was getting toed by my dad’s boat while holding a tight rope,” he said.
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
captain_spalding said:Well, they probably are beautiful.
But, it’s also probably too dark to see inside most of them.
You can always look at the ends.
First Australian job I worked on:
Well done.
Well I had a bit of help with it :)
(In fact my job was to watch the people actually doing the work).
The Rev Dodgson said:
(In fact my job was to watch the people actually doing the work).
It’s the weight of the responsibility that breaks you.
This is a bit depressing but not entirely surprising. Whilst weight loss improves insulin resistance, it isn’t going to fix β-cells in the pancreas.
OCDC said:
This is a bit depressing but not entirely surprising. Whilst weight loss improves insulin resistance, it isn’t going to fix β-cells in the pancreas.Very few patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) achieve and sustain diabetes remission via weight loss alone, new research suggests.
Among more than 37,000 people with T2D in Hong Kong, only 6% had achieved and sustained diabetes remission solely through weight loss up to 8 years after diagnosis. Among those who initially achieved remission, 67% had hyperglycemia at 3 years.
And these patients were considerably slimmer than typical western diabetics:
At baseline, participants’ mean age was 56.6 years, mean body mass index (BMI) was 26.4 kg/m2, and mean A1c was 7.7%, and 65% were using glucose-lowering drugs (GLDs).
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:I fancy an octopus pizza (on flatbread) but I don’t have the ingredients.
I’ll do one next week (but probably not for breakfast).
What sort of octopus do you use?
I’ve never made an octopus pizza before but I was thinking of just using some marinated octopus pieces from Coles deli (along with other toppings of course).
with some prawns and a lot of garlic and a lot of parsley.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:What sort of octopus do you use?
I’ve never made an octopus pizza before but I was thinking of just using some marinated octopus pieces from Coles deli (along with other toppings of course).
with some prawns and a lot of garlic and a lot of parsley.
And chilli flakes…
Oh wow! Just did the maths and I’ve lost a third of my starting weight! Which itself was 4 kg below my max.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:What sort of octopus do you use?
I’ve never made an octopus pizza before but I was thinking of just using some marinated octopus pieces from Coles deli (along with other toppings of course).
with some prawns and a lot of garlic and a lot of parsley.
And maybe some halved cherry toms, crumbled feta and sliced kalamatas.
OCDC said:
OCDC said:This is a bit depressing but not entirely surprising. Whilst weight loss improves insulin resistance, it isn’t going to fix β-cells in the pancreas.Very few patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) achieve and sustain diabetes remission via weight loss alone, new research suggests.
Among more than 37,000 people with T2D in Hong Kong, only 6% had achieved and sustained diabetes remission solely through weight loss up to 8 years after diagnosis. Among those who initially achieved remission, 67% had hyperglycemia at 3 years.
And these patients were considerably slimmer than typical western diabetics:
At baseline, participants’ mean age was 56.6 years, mean body mass index (BMI) was 26.4 kg/m2, and mean A1c was 7.7%, and 65% were using glucose-lowering drugs (GLDs).
Hmm. Well we’ll see what happens in my case. Haven’t lost substantial weight yet.
OCDC said:
Oh wow! Just did the maths and I’ve lost a third of my starting weight! Which itself was 4 kg below my max.
Excellent.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:I’ve never made an octopus pizza before but I was thinking of just using some marinated octopus pieces from Coles deli (along with other toppings of course).
with some prawns and a lot of garlic and a lot of parsley.
And maybe some halved cherry toms, crumbled feta and sliced kalamatas.
What you have there is an octopus jig-saw puzzle.
Lunch will be a simple egg wrap with a layer of Greek yoghurt mixed with Dijon and a shake of dried tarragon, a layer of baby rocket, a layer of sliced hard-boiled egg, layer of anchovy, few more rocket leaves.
Might have a wrap pizza later. If I air fry the wrap then grill it once decorated it might stay crispier than if I just oven it.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:I’ve never made an octopus pizza before but I was thinking of just using some marinated octopus pieces from Coles deli (along with other toppings of course).
with some prawns and a lot of garlic and a lot of parsley.
And maybe some halved cherry toms, crumbled feta and sliced kalamatas.
hold the feta.
furious said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:I’ve never made an octopus pizza before but I was thinking of just using some marinated octopus pieces from Coles deli (along with other toppings of course).
with some prawns and a lot of garlic and a lot of parsley.
And chilli flakes…
Aye but not too many.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:with some prawns and a lot of garlic and a lot of parsley.
And maybe some halved cherry toms, crumbled feta and sliced kalamatas.
hold the feta.
So no cheese at all?
Bubblecar said:
Lunch will be a simple egg wrap with a layer of Greek yoghurt mixed with Dijon and a shake of dried tarragon, a layer of baby rocket, a layer of sliced hard-boiled egg, layer of anchovy, few more rocket leaves.Hold the anchovy.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:And maybe some halved cherry toms, crumbled feta and sliced kalamatas.
hold the feta.
So no cheese at all?
just the mozz.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:hold the feta.
So no cheese at all?
just the mozz.
Wayne Brookes
3 h ·
Phew, foundation finished, now the fun begins…
this isn’t being a quick paint by numbers dream.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Lunch will be a simple egg wrap with a layer of Greek yoghurt mixed with Dijon and a shake of dried tarragon, a layer of baby rocket, a layer of sliced hard-boiled egg, layer of anchovy, few more rocket leaves.Hold the anchovy.
Nooo, anchovy and egg go very well together, especially with a judicious shake of tarragon.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:Yeahno.Bubblecar said:Nooo, anchovy and egg go very well together, especially with a judicious shake of tarragon.Lunch will be a simple egg wrap with a layer of Greek yoghurt mixed with Dijon and a shake of dried tarragon, a layer of baby rocket, a layer of sliced hard-boiled egg, layer of anchovy, few more rocket leaves.Hold the anchovy.
Do I want this diecast ice cream van?
Bubblecar said:
Do I want this diecast ice cream van?
what scale is it?
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:I fancy an octopus pizza (on flatbread) but I don’t have the ingredients.
I’ll do one next week (but probably not for breakfast).
What sort of octopus do you use?
I’ve never made an octopus pizza before but I was thinking of just using some marinated octopus pieces from Coles deli (along with other toppings of course).
What are they marinated in?
OCDC said:
Oh wow! Just did the maths and I’ve lost a third of my starting weight! Which itself was 4 kg below my max.
Well done!
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Do I want this diecast ice cream van?
what scale is it?
1:43. So too big for my current model railway stuff but in scale with various other models I have, such as this old cottage.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:What sort of octopus do you use?
I’ve never made an octopus pizza before but I was thinking of just using some marinated octopus pieces from Coles deli (along with other toppings of course).
What are they marinated in?
I can’t remember (only had them once) and it doesn’t say on their website, but it was nothing offensive.
Bubblecar said:
Do I want this diecast ice cream van?
Of course you do.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Do I want this diecast ice cream van?
what scale is it?
1:43. So too big for my current model railway stuff but in scale with various other models I have, such as this old cottage.
no. that isn’t a match. you should buy some to scale stuff for your train set.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
Michael V said:Good morning OCDCAt least you’re in time to make it a morning report. Arvo report would be deserving of three demerits, so six because it’s the long weekend.I’ve been rude, sorry. I’ve not posted my good morning and weather report to the forum.
Good morning everybody.
It’s already hot: 27.5°C and 76% RH. It’s partly cloudy and there’s a light air. BoM forecasts an unbearable top of 34°C and not much chance of rain.
The fan is not cooling me much. I have no pre-determined agenda, nor any purpose. Mrs V went to the bakery and bought a loaf of bread.
LOL
It’s hot for 10 am.
I dunno what to have for breakfast.
Oh I haven’t done that either. er report on weather and stuff, say good day etc.
sunny 25 degrees at 35%r/h with a 20km/h SW.
Spent most of the morning fixing the other half up with shopping and getting temporary spectacles until she gets the other eye done.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:A block of Lindt orange intense and a bag of Allen’s pineapples. Fruit is good for you.At least you’re in time to make it a morning report. Arvo report would be deserving of three demerits, so six because it’s the long weekend.LOL
It’s hot for 10 am.
I dunno what to have for breakfast.
Breakfast.. two cups of coffee and later a handful of peanuts. Now it is lunch.
captain_spalding said:
Yesterday, i posted a pic or some ropework i’d just finished,These ladies found a pile of rope washed up on the shore at Esperance, WA, and they and other turned it into various ‘artworks’.
ABC News:
Another pic shows some of >the items made from the rope, some of which appear to be rather impressive:
Most impressive of all is that someone was apparently skilled enough to make a video projector out of rope (shades of Gilligan’s Island!).
Heh.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:what scale is it?
1:43. So too big for my current model railway stuff but in scale with various other models I have, such as this old cottage.
no. that isn’t a match. you should buy some to scale stuff for your train set.
This 1:76 Austin 7 is in scale with my railway stuff and only $11.
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:
]I miss fruit a lot, nearly as much as hot chips. Choccy is much easier to have a small amount of, but even a single apple has nearly a whole day’s carbs. Berries and lemon are okay, so I don’t go without completely, but I am always sad as I scuttle through the fruit section to get to veg.
Back in the 90s, one of Mrs S’s cousins came out from England for a visit and stayed with us in Bargara for a while, almost as soon as she arrived.
Something that delighted her was the variety and quantity of fresh fruit available in the local fruit/veg shop, at prices she assured us were ‘giveaway’ by UK standards.
More than once she bought a large bag of assorted fruits, sat on the beach (only two minutes walk away), and ate the lot. She said the trip from Britain was worth it just for that.
Good. That’s the kind of good news story I like.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
Michael V said:I miss fruit a lot, nearly as much as hot chips. Choccy is much easier to have a small amount of, but even a single apple has nearly a whole day’s carbs. Berries and lemon are okay, so I don’t go without completely, but I am always sad as I scuttle through the fruit section to get to veg.LOL
:)
Mind you, I really don’t like fruit much. I can’t stand the smell. I much prefer savoury.
Veges are good. Spices work well.
Mind you, I recently made some mango-chilli jam. And ate some mango. And ate some pineapple. I have a few more donated mangoes in the fridge, so I suppose some might be made into lunch, with the inclusion of ice cream. Fresh ultra-ripe pineapple with chilli is nice, too.
Wanna few bucketfuls of zucchini?
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:1:43. So too big for my current model railway stuff but in scale with various other models I have, such as this old cottage.
no. that isn’t a match. you should buy some to scale stuff for your train set.
This 1:76 Austin 7 is in scale with my railway stuff and only $11.
That’s a fairly late Austin 7 (probably mid 1930s or later).
OCDC said:
captain_spalding said:OCDC said:Interesting. There must be a lot we take for granted here.I miss fruit a lot, nearly as much as hot chips. Choccy is much easier to have a small amount of, but even a single apple has nearly a whole day’s carbs. Berries and lemon are okay, so I don’t go without completely, but I am always sad as I scuttle through the fruit section to get to veg.Back in the 90s, one of Mrs S’s cousins came out from England for a visit and stayed with us in Bargara for a while, almost as soon as she arrived.
Something that delighted her was the variety and quantity of fresh fruit available in the local fruit/veg shop, at prices she assured us were ‘giveaway’ by UK standards.
More than once she bought a large bag of assorted fruits, sat on the beach (only two minutes walk away), and ate the lot. She said the trip from Britain was worth it just for that.
It is when Italian food in Australia tastes miles better than Italian food in Italy and the consensus is that it is the freshness of the food.
The Rev Dodgson said:
captain_spalding said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Sucked in by click-bait:“The most beautiful tunnels in the world, which Australian ones make the list?”
After about 40 clicks the answer is:
None of them.
Well, they probably are beautiful.
But, it’s also probably too dark to see inside most of them.
You can always look at the ends.
First Australian job I worked on:
So you did that?
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
I miss fruit a lot, nearly as much as hot chips. Choccy is much easier to have a small amount of, but even a single apple has nearly a whole day’s carbs. Berries and lemon are okay, so I don’t go without completely, but I am always sad as I scuttle through the fruit section to get to veg.
Veges are good. Spices work well.
Mind you, I recently made some mango-chilli jam. And ate some mango. And ate some pineapple. I have a few more donated mangoes in the fridge, so I suppose some might be made into lunch, with the inclusion of ice cream. Fresh ultra-ripe pineapple with chilli is nice, too.
Wanna few bucketfuls of zucchini?
OK.
I can’t get them to grow here. (Downy mildew, nematodes.) I use a lot, though.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:You can always look at the ends.
First Australian job I worked on:
Well done.
Well I had a bit of help with it :)
(In fact my job was to watch the people actually doing the work).
Did you carry a clipboard?
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Veges are good. Spices work well.
Mind you, I recently made some mango-chilli jam. And ate some mango. And ate some pineapple. I have a few more donated mangoes in the fridge, so I suppose some might be made into lunch, with the inclusion of ice cream. Fresh ultra-ripe pineapple with chilli is nice, too.
Wanna few bucketfuls of zucchini?
OK.
I can’t get them to grow here. (Downy mildew, nematodes.) I use a lot, though.
I’m giving thm to neighbours whether they want them or not.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:They make very nice keto fritters if you use almond flour.OCDC said:Wanna few bucketfuls of zucchini?I miss fruit a lot, nearly as much as hot chips. Choccy is much easier to have a small amount of, but even a single apple has nearly a whole day’s carbs. Berries and lemon are okay, so I don’t go without completely, but I am always sad as I scuttle through the fruit section to get to veg.Veges are good. Spices work well.
Mind you, I recently made some mango-chilli jam. And ate some mango. And ate some pineapple. I have a few more donated mangoes in the fridge, so I suppose some might be made into lunch, with the inclusion of ice cream. Fresh ultra-ripe pineapple with chilli is nice, too.
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:Well done.
Well I had a bit of help with it :)
(In fact my job was to watch the people actually doing the work).
Did you carry a clipboard?
No, but I did carry around paper drawings when required.
From the days when it was regarded as a good idea to have independent engineers checking that what the contractor was building was the same as shown on the drawings.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:1:43. So too big for my current model railway stuff but in scale with various other models I have, such as this old cottage.
no. that isn’t a match. you should buy some to scale stuff for your train set.
This 1:76 Austin 7 is in scale with my railway stuff and only $11.
is sweet.
OCDC said:
roughbarked said:Michael V said:They make very nice keto fritters if you use almond flour.Veges are good. Spices work well.Wanna few bucketfuls of zucchini?Mind you, I recently made some mango-chilli jam. And ate some mango. And ate some pineapple. I have a few more donated mangoes in the fridge, so I suppose some might be made into lunch, with the inclusion of ice cream. Fresh ultra-ripe pineapple with chilli is nice, too.
I don’t bother flouring them. Most often simply slice them and steam them in the frying pan with the lid on then a dash of low salt soy sauce and a sprinkling of grated cheese while they are still warmish.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Well I had a bit of help with it :)
(In fact my job was to watch the people actually doing the work).
Did you carry a clipboard?
No, but I did carry around paper drawings when required.
From the days when it was regarded as a good idea to have independent engineers checking that what the contractor was building was the same as shown on the drawings.
Always important.
Plenty of fine buses in 1:76 but I’m not planning much in the way of roads on my layout.
Bubblecar said:
Plenty of fine buses in 1:76 but I’m not planning much in the way of roads on my layout.
can you turn it into a green house?
tic.
St Pancras piano gate.
Seems like the change between friendly and aggro happened when a Chinese operative already outed by MI5 turned up in the background.
Also they are now trying to get the Piers Morgan interview taken down.
I ordered a chook and vegetable pizza to be delivered. Enough for dinner tonight and lunch tomorrow.
The Door Dasher sent me a text in Portuguese.
Too much excitement.
Worse today, joint pains, might just go back to bed
dv said:
Worse today, joint pains, might just go back to bed
take some drugs.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
Worse today, joint pains, might just go back to bed
take some drugs.
So what’s wrong? Did you catch Covid or somesuch?
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
Worse today, joint pains, might just go back to bed
take some drugs.
So what’s wrong? Did you catch Covid or somesuch?
He invented a novel way of stopping his bike.
PermeateFree said:
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:take some drugs.
So what’s wrong? Did you catch Covid or somesuch?
He invented a novel way of stopping his bike.
Over the handlebars again?
Arvo tea report: strawberry toddler yoghurt
Back from the bush. Photographed some flaars. We came back via Casterton and the new new people (the house has been sold on again) are doing a great job in “my” garden. They have pepped it up a bit. They have kept the orchard and veggie patch. We didn’t stop to talk to them as we drove past because I had a fit of shyness. Maybe another time.
I should look at these photos and see what is useable.
Nursery tea report: ham, capsicum (red) and mushroom pizza. Base needs workshopping and I forgot the jalapeño but it was still delish and I’m more than happy to keep practising. Capsicum was purchased on the 9th before I got particularly seedy myself but still edible.
OCDC said:
Nursery tea report: ham, capsicum (red) and mushroom pizza. Base needs workshopping and I forgot the jalapeño but it was still delish and I’m more than happy to keep practising. Capsicum was purchased on the 9th before I got particularly seedy myself but still edible.Some erbs would’ve been nice too.
I M P O R T A N T
She’s done it. She’s bloody done it. Kylie Minogue is BACK BABY, as Padam Padam crashes into the Hottest 100 at number 48.
The song was truly one of the anthems of the year, so it wouldn’t have felt right if it didn’t make it into the countdown.
This is Kylie’s first Hottest 100 appearance in 26 years, making her the artist with the most years between Hottest 100 inclusions.
OCDC said:
I M P O R T A N TShe’s done it. She’s bloody done it. Kylie Minogue is BACK BABY, as Padam Padam crashes into the Hottest 100 at number 48.
The song was truly one of the anthems of the year, so it wouldn’t have felt right if it didn’t make it into the countdown.
This is Kylie’s first Hottest 100 appearance in 26 years, making her the artist with the most years between Hottest 100 inclusions.
What?
kii said:
OCDC said:JJJ Hottest 100 it seems. This is the extent of my knowledge. Hopefully PeterT will pop by soon with more.I M P O R T A N TWhat?She’s done it. She’s bloody done it. Kylie Minogue is BACK BABY, as Padam Padam crashes into the Hottest 100 at number 48.
The song was truly one of the anthems of the year, so it wouldn’t have felt right if it didn’t make it into the countdown.
This is Kylie’s first Hottest 100 appearance in 26 years, making her the artist with the most years between Hottest 100 inclusions.
OCDC said:
kii said:OCDC said:JJJ Hottest 100 it seems. This is the extent of my knowledge. Hopefully PeterT will pop by soon with more.I M P O R T A N TWhat?She’s done it. She’s bloody done it. Kylie Minogue is BACK BABY, as Padam Padam crashes into the Hottest 100 at number 48.
The song was truly one of the anthems of the year, so it wouldn’t have felt right if it didn’t make it into the countdown.
This is Kylie’s first Hottest 100 appearance in 26 years, making her the artist with the most years between Hottest 100 inclusions.
Looks like a few OH&S violations on that video set for Padam Padam.
Lunch report: cold Christmas Pudding (made by the weatherman) and Bulla vanilla ice cream.
Good for such a hot day. (BoM has us as severe heatwave.) 34°C and 60% RH
Michael V said:
Lunch report: cold Christmas Pudding (made by the weatherman) and Bulla vanilla ice cream.Yum!Good for such a hot day. (BoM has us as severe heatwave.) 34°C and 60% RH
Michael V said:
Lunch report: cold Christmas Pudding (made by the weatherman) and Bulla vanilla ice cream.Good for such a hot day. (BoM has us as severe heatwave.) 34°C and 60% RH
Perfect.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:Lunch report: cold Christmas Pudding (made by the weatherman) and Bulla vanilla ice cream.Yum!Good for such a hot day. (BoM has us as severe heatwave.) 34°C and 60% RH
And it’s packed full of fruit.
Steve’s modified the recipe quite a bit from the original Trev’s mum’s recipe, or so he tells me. He has YouTubes about it.
kii said:
Michael V said:
Lunch report: cold Christmas Pudding (made by the weatherman) and Bulla vanilla ice cream.Good for such a hot day. (BoM has us as severe heatwave.) 34°C and 60% RH
Perfect.
:)
OCDC said:
Nursery tea report: ham, capsicum (red) and mushroom pizza. Base needs workshopping and I forgot the jalapeño but it was still delish and I’m more than happy to keep practising. Capsicum was purchased on the 9th before I got particularly seedy myself but still edible.
Food report: Mr buffy is cook. He’s just gone around to the takeaway to pick up a pizza he ordered earlier. There are individual strawberry shortcakes for dessert again. He did not make them.
buffy said:
OCDC said:He’s made you a lovely dinner there buffy…Nursery tea report: ham, capsicum (red) and mushroom pizza. Base needs workshopping and I forgot the jalapeño but it was still delish and I’m more than happy to keep practising. Capsicum was purchased on the 9th before I got particularly seedy myself but still edible.Food report: Mr buffy is cook. He’s just gone around to the takeaway to pick up a pizza he ordered earlier. There are individual strawberry shortcakes for dessert again. He did not make them.
Two site visits done, 9 quotes sent in, December quarter BAS report under way, SWMS paperwork submitted, my work invoices emailed out, Fire brigade Navtab invoices emailed out, Engineers incorrect bills emailed back with instructions, two email addresses moved to new laptop, my bills paid, fire brigade bills paid, laptop files sorted out and placed into correct folders.
Still have to organise an excavator for two jobs in the next fortnight, visit a fire station to measure up for a navtab bracket system, and then order bracket system.
Then I’m calling FNDC. 🥃
To Bowie, Carinda – then with a population of 40 – had a “frankly brute character”.
“As much as I love this country,” he told Rolling Stone magazine in 1983, “it’s probably one of the most racially intolerant in the world, well in line with South Africa. I mean, in the north, there’s unbelievable intolerance.”
sarahs mum said:
To Bowie, Carinda – then with a population of 40 – had a “frankly brute character”.
“As much as I love this country,” he told Rolling Stone magazine in 1983, “it’s probably one of the most racially intolerant in the world, well in line with South Africa. I mean, in the north, there’s unbelievable intolerance.”
I think it was David Bowie who promulgated a story about a remote town in NSW (Wilcannia? Parkes? can’t remember) where the aboriginal inhabitants of the town were ‘compelled’ to ‘get up at sunrise each day, and wash down the streets of the town’.
The story did not circulate long before being withdrawn from media because it was arrant nonsense, but someone had sold the tale to David, and he totally bought it.
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
To Bowie, Carinda – then with a population of 40 – had a “frankly brute character”.
“As much as I love this country,” he told Rolling Stone magazine in 1983, “it’s probably one of the most racially intolerant in the world, well in line with South Africa. I mean, in the north, there’s unbelievable intolerance.”
I think it was David Bowie who promulgated a story about a remote town in NSW (Wilcannia? Parkes? can’t remember) where the aboriginal inhabitants of the town were ‘compelled’ to ‘get up at sunrise each day, and wash down the streets of the town’.
The story did not circulate long before being withdrawn from media because it was arrant nonsense, but someone had sold the tale to David, and he totally bought it.
That aside, there was and still is unbelievable intolerance toward Aboriginal people in many northern inland towns and that is a fact.
Kingy said:
Two site visits done, 9 quotes sent in, December quarter BAS report under way, SWMS paperwork submitted, my work invoices emailed out, Fire brigade Navtab invoices emailed out, Engineers incorrect bills emailed back with instructions, two email addresses moved to new laptop, my bills paid, fire brigade bills paid, laptop files sorted out and placed into correct folders.Still have to organise an excavator for two jobs in the next fortnight, visit a fire station to measure up for a navtab bracket system, and then order bracket system.
Then I’m calling FNDC. 🥃
Busy, busy, busy!
But you seem to be a day behind…
OCDC said:
OCDC said:Nursery tea report: ham, capsicum (red) and mushroom pizza. Base needs workshopping and I forgot the jalapeño but it was still delish and I’m more than happy to keep practising. Capsicum was purchased on the 9th before I got particularly seedy myself but still edible.Some erbs would’ve been nice too.
That’s why I ‘ave an’erb garden at the back door.
Michael V said:
Kingy said:
Two site visits done, 9 quotes sent in, December quarter BAS report under way, SWMS paperwork submitted, my work invoices emailed out, Fire brigade Navtab invoices emailed out, Engineers incorrect bills emailed back with instructions, two email addresses moved to new laptop, my bills paid, fire brigade bills paid, laptop files sorted out and placed into correct folders.Still have to organise an excavator for two jobs in the next fortnight, visit a fire station to measure up for a navtab bracket system, and then order bracket system.
Then I’m calling FNDC. 🥃
Busy, busy, busy!
But you seem to be a day behind…
Yeah, yesterday was full on.
Now I’m teaching myself excel to assist with my quoting jobs. Never used it before, so I’m starting from scratch.
PermeateFree said:
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
To Bowie, Carinda – then with a population of 40 – had a “frankly brute character”.
“As much as I love this country,” he told Rolling Stone magazine in 1983, “it’s probably one of the most racially intolerant in the world, well in line with South Africa. I mean, in the north, there’s unbelievable intolerance.”
I think it was David Bowie who promulgated a story about a remote town in NSW (Wilcannia? Parkes? can’t remember) where the aboriginal inhabitants of the town were ‘compelled’ to ‘get up at sunrise each day, and wash down the streets of the town’.
The story did not circulate long before being withdrawn from media because it was arrant nonsense, but someone had sold the tale to David, and he totally bought it.
That aside, there was and still is unbelievable intolerance toward Aboriginal people in many northern inland towns and that is a fact.
No argument about that.
Just saying that DB might not have been the most well-informed commentator on the matter.
PermeateFree said:
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
To Bowie, Carinda – then with a population of 40 – had a “frankly brute character”.
“As much as I love this country,” he told Rolling Stone magazine in 1983, “it’s probably one of the most racially intolerant in the world, well in line with South Africa. I mean, in the north, there’s unbelievable intolerance.”
I think it was David Bowie who promulgated a story about a remote town in NSW (Wilcannia? Parkes? can’t remember) where the aboriginal inhabitants of the town were ‘compelled’ to ‘get up at sunrise each day, and wash down the streets of the town’.
The story did not circulate long before being withdrawn from media because it was arrant nonsense, but someone had sold the tale to David, and he totally bought it.
That aside, there was and still is unbelievable intolerance toward Aboriginal people in many northern inland towns and that is a fact.
There is unbelieveble intolerance everywhere.
Well my mate has gone back up north and taken his dog with him
roughbarked said:
PermeateFree said:
captain_spalding said:I think it was David Bowie who promulgated a story about a remote town in NSW (Wilcannia? Parkes? can’t remember) where the aboriginal inhabitants of the town were ‘compelled’ to ‘get up at sunrise each day, and wash down the streets of the town’.
The story did not circulate long before being withdrawn from media because it was arrant nonsense, but someone had sold the tale to David, and he totally bought it.
That aside, there was and still is unbelievable intolerance toward Aboriginal people in many northern inland towns and that is a fact.
There is unbelieveble intolerance everywhere.
And it appears to be getting worse with an added half dozen flags and some balaclavas.
dv said:
Well my mate has gone back up north and taken his dog with him
and the flu?
captain_spalding said:
PermeateFree said:
captain_spalding said:I think it was David Bowie who promulgated a story about a remote town in NSW (Wilcannia? Parkes? can’t remember) where the aboriginal inhabitants of the town were ‘compelled’ to ‘get up at sunrise each day, and wash down the streets of the town’.
The story did not circulate long before being withdrawn from media because it was arrant nonsense, but someone had sold the tale to David, and he totally bought it.
That aside, there was and still is unbelievable intolerance toward Aboriginal people in many northern inland towns and that is a fact.
No argument about that.
Just saying that DB might not have been the most well-informed commentator on the matter.
The attitude of many whites in that area (near walgett) was very bad and although this was obviously a hoax, it would have been quite believable to an outsider.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
Well my mate has gone back up north and taken his dog with him
and the flu?
Sadly the flu, if indeed such it is, did not also depart
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
Well my mate has gone back up north and taken his dog with him
and the flu?
Sadly the flu, if indeed such it is, did not also depart
Hot lemon tea and just sip it
monkey skipper said:
dv said:
sarahs mum said:and the flu?
Sadly the flu, if indeed such it is, did not also depart
Hot lemon tea and just sip it
Lemon thyme tea with a squeeze of lime or lemon in it.
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
Well my mate has gone back up north and taken his dog with him
and the flu?
Sadly the flu, if indeed such it is, did not also depart
My post-radiation aches have also made an encore today.
A sore bum, but nothing extraordinary. Worse is a strong and persistent ache more towards the scrotum (pardon the graphic wording, please), which verges on making me nauseous.
Perhaps tomorrow will be a good day.
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:
dv said:Sadly the flu, if indeed such it is, did not also depart
Hot lemon tea and just sip it
Lemon thyme tea with a squeeze of lime or lemon in it.
Brandy.
But, i prescribe brandy for everything.
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:
dv said:Sadly the flu, if indeed such it is, did not also depart
Hot lemon tea and just sip it
Lemon thyme tea with a squeeze of lime or lemon in it.
with a couple of dissolvable aspirin, some honey and a shot of whisk(e)y. and a good lay down.
JudgeMental said:
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:Hot lemon tea and just sip it
Lemon thyme tea with a squeeze of lime or lemon in it.
with a couple of dissolvable aspirin, some honey and a shot of whisk(e)y. and a good lay down.
feed a cold and starve a fever.
old jungle saying.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:Hot lemon tea and just sip it
Lemon thyme tea with a squeeze of lime or lemon in it.
Brandy.
But, i prescribe brandy for everything.
Don’t sailors use rum?
JudgeMental said:
JudgeMental said:
roughbarked said:Lemon thyme tea with a squeeze of lime or lemon in it.
with a couple of dissolvable aspirin, some honey and a shot of whisk(e)y. and a good lay down.
feed a cold and starve a fever.
old jungle saying.
Have heard it often.
JudgeMental said:
JudgeMental said:
roughbarked said:Lemon thyme tea with a squeeze of lime or lemon in it.
with a couple of dissolvable aspirin, some honey and a shot of whisk(e)y. and a good lay down.
feed a cold and starve a fever.
old jungle saying.
That old jungle talked a lot.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Lemon thyme tea with a squeeze of lime or lemon in it.
Brandy.
But, i prescribe brandy for everything.
Don’t sailors use rum?
Once the brandy runs out, yes.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Lemon thyme tea with a squeeze of lime or lemon in it.
Brandy.
But, i prescribe brandy for everything.
Don’t sailors use rum?
I’ve got some rum!!
https://fb.watch/pQy45LNk1Y/
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
sarahs mum said:and the flu?
Sadly the flu, if indeed such it is, did not also depart
My post-radiation aches have also made an encore today.
A sore bum, but nothing extraordinary. Worse is a strong and persistent ache more towards the scrotum (pardon the graphic wording, please), which verges on making me nauseous.
Perhaps tomorrow will be a good day.
:(
sarahs mum said:
https://fb.watch/pQy45LNk1Y/
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
https://fb.watch/pQy45LNk1Y/
Works for me this end.
It is about a man who on finding hermit crabs with plastic refuse for shells…offers the crab a number of real shells like hermit crab club shell swaps..
20 foot high Belarusian women cleans up in the tennis as expected.
Ian said:
20 foot high Belarusian women cleans up in the tennis as expected.
Yes, as expected. TV transmission failed to here, so I didn’t have to listen to her loud squealing.
Probably also good that the Ukainian lass lost in the semis, too. That could’ve become awkward very quickly.
Ian said:
20 foot high Belarusian women cleans up in the tennis as expected.
Is her name Anna?
Anna Bolika?
Ok, just taught myself some basic Excel, with the very helpful help function.
Now I have a spreadsheet that automates most of the earthworks quoting process.
I just ran it through some of my old quotes and it came out fairly close. It’s only suitable for the simple jobs on relatively flat blocks, but so far so good. I’ll expand on it as I go, so that in future I can get it to cope with clearing trees and excavating hills etc. But not tonight.
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
https://fb.watch/pQy45LNk1Y/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGRkYmxFrD8
Just had someone randomly text me about buying the half dead Hilux on my front lawn.
We negotiated a price and he/she is going to come and check it out tomorrow morning.
I wasn’t ready to sell it yet, but if he wants to pay my price, he can have it.
Kingy said:
Just had someone randomly text me about buying the half dead Hilux on my front lawn.We negotiated a price and he/she is going to come and check it out tomorrow morning.
I wasn’t ready to sell it yet, but if he wants to pay my price, he can have it.
Market forces at work.
captain_spalding said:
Kingy said:
Just had someone randomly text me about buying the half dead Hilux on my front lawn.We negotiated a price and he/she is going to come and check it out tomorrow morning.
I wasn’t ready to sell it yet, but if he wants to pay my price, he can have it.
Market forces at work.
bastards
captain_spalding said:
Kingy said:
Just had someone randomly text me about buying the half dead Hilux on my front lawn.We negotiated a price and he/she is going to come and check it out tomorrow morning.
I wasn’t ready to sell it yet, but if he wants to pay my price, he can have it.
Market forces at work.
When a potential buyer asks about something that is not for sale, it means that they want it.
I had planned on fixing it and offering it for sale, which means that I don’t want it.
The sale price just unexpectedly just went up.
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:
dv said:Sadly the flu, if indeed such it is, did not also depart
Hot lemon tea and just sip it
Lemon thyme tea with a squeeze of lime or lemon in it.
Htfu forte
My post-radiation aches have also made an encore today.
A sore bum, but nothing extraordinary. Worse is a strong and persistent ache more towards the scrotum (pardon the graphic wording, please), which verges on making me nauseous.
Perhaps tomorrow will be a good day.
How long is the course expected to go?
sarahs mum said:
Shenanigans?
dv said:
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:Hot lemon tea and just sip it
Lemon thyme tea with a squeeze of lime or lemon in it.
Htfu forte
Whatever.
Two tablespoons of cement…
sarahs mum said:
Damn
Michael V said:
dv said:
roughbarked said:Lemon thyme tea with a squeeze of lime or lemon in it.
Htfu forte
Whatever.
Two tablespoons of cement…
Yeah just brick over the whole deal
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cask_of_Amontillado
Have just spent the last two hours ‘screen’-recording a lecture which was given over Zoom, and which was going to be deleted as of midnight Saturday, Perth time.
Apart from the fact that the link to the lecture went down at midnight Eastern Daylight instead of midnight Western Australia Standard time, I’ve also just discovered that – for some reason – my Windows recording mixer didn’t capture any of the audio.
It’s still not doing it, even now, trying to capture audio from YouTube.
:(
We may have seen this previously, but it’s rather good.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/677998107721490
AussieDJ said:
We may have seen this previously, but it’s rather good.https://www.facebook.com/reel/677998107721490
That was a lot of work.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UwbtyBEYiTQ?feature=share
Cool air, warm sun, blue skies.
Slept well. Woke up to feel a bit of panic about my attempts to be organised and GTF out of this country.
Perth’s own Matthew Ebden and Bangalore’s own Rohan Bopanna have won the men’s doubles. This is Ebden’s second major win the men’s doubles, but a first for Bopanna, and it’s quite an achievement for a 43 year old.
Tyler Perry’s new film, ‘Joe’s College Road Trip’, is to be filmed in Las Cruces. So that’s exciting.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 12 degrees at the back door and getting light now. I was woken by the tawny frogmouths hooting about 5.30. We are forecast a cloudy 26 degrees today.
I think there will be some maar-ing today. And weeding. And general pottering.
Morning. 11 degrees, maybe make it to 32 later.
Looks like a good day to get some mowing done.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:Sadly the flu, if indeed such it is, did not also depart
My post-radiation aches have also made an encore today.
A sore bum, but nothing extraordinary. Worse is a strong and persistent ache more towards the scrotum (pardon the graphic wording, please), which verges on making me nauseous.
Perhaps tomorrow will be a good day.
:(
Hope today is better.
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
https://fb.watch/pQy45LNk1Y/
Works for me this end.
It is about a man who on finding hermit crabs with plastic refuse for shells…offers the crab a number of real shells like hermit crab club shell swaps..
Should teach them where the swap-a-house site is so that they can bring the waste to be recycled.
dv said:
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:Hot lemon tea and just sip it
Lemon thyme tea with a squeeze of lime or lemon in it.
Htfu forte
sure is.
Good morning forum. Currently 16° and heading for 30° but the door is open for some fresh air for now. Probably 1005’s stir fry for brekkie if I feel like cooking.
Already scoffed an eggmess here and I’m well into medieval music practice, learning La Septime Estampie Real.
Here’s a version of it played by Aria Rita. Her cat seems to enjoy it or at least tolerate it
Heading for 27 here, zero chance of rain, so amongst other housework I’ll wash and dry some bedding.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:My post-radiation aches have also made an encore today.
A sore bum, but nothing extraordinary. Worse is a strong and persistent ache more towards the scrotum (pardon the graphic wording, please), which verges on making me nauseous.
Perhaps tomorrow will be a good day.
:(
Hope today is better.
Good morning, roughie.
Yes, thank you, so far today is better. Still got a sore bum, but that’s par for the course, it seems. Not a lot of sleep last night, but no other complaints. So far.
Steady rain here, i hope that the day finds you well.
Wanting to make proper tabbouleh but neither my IGA nor Coles sell bulgur wheat, so I’ll order some from the mainland.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said::(
Hope today is better.
Good morning, roughie.
Yes, thank you, so far today is better. Still got a sore bum, but that’s par for the course, it seems. Not a lot of sleep last night, but no other complaints. So far.
Steady rain here, i hope that the day finds you well.
Clear and sunny here but not too hot. Still only 21..
I slept well and am as well as I could expect. The old girl is a bit knocked about and needing help with certain things though she said I could have today off as a school teacher friend is coming to help her with filling out a leave form because the eye surgeon wrote a certificate for a month off. Considering that she goes back in 10 days for the other eye to be done.
Bubblecar said:
Wanting to make proper tabbouleh but neither my IGA nor Coles sell bulgur wheat, so I’ll order some from the mainland.
…actually will be cheaper to ask a sibling to post me some from Hobart.
Brekkie update: added mushies to the stir-fry, very nice
Bubblecar said:
Wanting to make proper tabbouleh but neither my IGA nor Coles sell bulgur wheat, so I’ll order some from the mainland.
We do a quick version: replace bulgur with cous cous. Haven’t used bulgur for years.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Wanting to make proper tabbouleh but neither my IGA nor Coles sell bulgur wheat, so I’ll order some from the mainland.
We do a quick version: replace bulgur with cous cous. Haven’t used bulgur for years.
I’ve done the couscous version and it’s pleasant but not really the same.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Wanting to make proper tabbouleh but neither my IGA nor Coles sell bulgur wheat, so I’ll order some from the mainland.
We do a quick version: replace bulgur with cous cous. Haven’t used bulgur for years.
I’ve done the couscous version and it’s pleasant but not really the same.
Apparently quinoa can also be used as a substitute for bulgur.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:We do a quick version: replace bulgur with cous cous. Haven’t used bulgur for years.
I’ve done the couscous version and it’s pleasant but not really the same.
Apparently quinoa can also be used as a substitute for bulgur.
….and Coles do sell that so I’ll give that a try next week.
OCDC said:
Brekkie update: added mushies to the stir-fry, very niceApart from low sodium soy sauce, is there a lower sodium way of adding similar umaminess?
Time to modify my Coles order once again.
Bubblecar and OCDC were little gluttons
Who ate four serves beef or mutton
Then undid their lower buttons
And consumed plum duff
OCDC said:
OCDC said:Brekkie update: added mushies to the stir-fry, very niceApart from low sodium soy sauce, is there a lower sodium way of adding similar umaminess?
Reconstituted dried shiitake mushroom. Reconstituted dried fish. Tomatoes.
Hang on, I found a page about it:
https://www.umamiinfo.com/richfood/
Michael V said:
OCDC said:That looks great, thanks.OCDC said:Reconstituted dried shiitake mushroom. Reconstituted dried fish. Tomatoes.Brekkie update: added mushies to the stir-fry, very niceApart from low sodium soy sauce, is there a lower sodium way of adding similar umaminess?
Hang on, I found a page about it:
https://www.umamiinfo.com/richfood/
Had to take the Wolf for his morning constitutional, then needed a little lie down.
captain_spalding said:
Had to take the Wolf for his morning constitutional, then needed a little lie down.
I hope that wolf’s being understanding about your more fragile condition.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar and OCDC were little gluttons
Who ate four serves beef or mutton
Then undid their lower buttons
And consumed plum duff
:)
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Had to take the Wolf for his morning constitutional, then needed a little lie down.
I hope that wolf’s being understanding about your more fragile condition.
Not a bit. :)
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:That looks great, thanks.Apart from low sodium soy sauce, is there a lower sodium way of adding similar umaminess?Reconstituted dried shiitake mushroom. Reconstituted dried fish. Tomatoes.
Hang on, I found a page about it:
https://www.umamiinfo.com/richfood/
I use MSG at times.
I used to get dried tomatoes (not the oily ones, but like dried apricots), but I haven’t been able to find them in small quantities for a few years.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:I have to watch how much tomato I have but MSG might be good.Michael V said:I use MSG at times.Reconstituted dried shiitake mushroom. Reconstituted dried fish. Tomatoes.That looks great, thanks.Hang on, I found a page about it:
https://www.umamiinfo.com/richfood/
I used to get dried tomatoes (not the oily ones, but like dried apricots), but I haven’t been able to find them in small quantities for a few years.
Bubblecar said:
Time to modify my Coles order once again.
Now on 101 items, which sounds a lot, but it’s nearly all wholesome low-calorie food.
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Had to take the Wolf for his morning constitutional, then needed a little lie down.
I hope that wolf’s being understanding about your more fragile condition.
dogs can smell your illness.
wents for walk, propelled the body-vehicle, did, traversed some terrain, negotiated some obstacles
here I am, taking insults briefly, try to be creative, difficult as it is, dig deep, hurt the neuron
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:I have to watch how much tomato I have but MSG might be good.That looks great, thanks.I use MSG at times.
I used to get dried tomatoes (not the oily ones, but like dried apricots), but I haven’t been able to find them in small quantities for a few years.
MSG is cheap and you don’t use much, but it does have sodium.
It seems from reading that fermented foods have more umami, because glutamates become freed from proteins. eg cheeses, kimchi, douchi, natto etc. You could use douchi (fermented black beans, as in black bean sauce) by washing the salt off them. I don’t but many recipes do suggest washing them to remove salt.
See also:
https://www.webmd.com/diet/what-is-umami
transition said:
wents for walk, propelled the body-vehicle, did, traversed some terrain, negotiated some obstacleshere I am, taking insults briefly, try to be creative, difficult as it is, dig deep, hurt the neuron
You are a fine example of why shampoo bottles have instructions on them.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:I don’t need to eliminate sodium completely. I eat much less than the recommended max, and my BP is well-controlled these days. But it does make me extremely thirsty and I already drink more than three litres a day due to medication-induced dry mouth, and I don’t want to have to add back the fourth antihypertensive.Michael V said:MSG is cheap and you don’t use much, but it does have sodium.I use MSG at times.I have to watch how much tomato I have but MSG might be good.I used to get dried tomatoes (not the oily ones, but like dried apricots), but I haven’t been able to find them in small quantities for a few years.
It seems from reading that fermented foods have more umami, because glutamates become freed from proteins. eg cheeses, kimchi, douchi, natto etc. You could use douchi (fermented black beans, as in black bean sauce) by washing the salt off them. I don’t but many recipes do suggest washing them to remove salt.
See also:
https://www.webmd.com/diet/what-is-umami
captain_spalding said:
transition said:
wents for walk, propelled the body-vehicle, did, traversed some terrain, negotiated some obstacleshere I am, taking insults briefly, try to be creative, difficult as it is, dig deep, hurt the neuron
You are a fine example of why shampoo bottles have instructions on them.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
Michael V said:Reconstituted dried shiitake mushroom. Reconstituted dried fish. Tomatoes.That looks great, thanks.Hang on, I found a page about it:
https://www.umamiinfo.com/richfood/
I use MSG at times.
I used to get dried tomatoes (not the oily ones, but like dried apricots), but I haven’t been able to find them in small quantities for a few years.
I bought some in the last month in Hamilton Woolies, in the “foreign food” section. (They were very yum, actually.) Where the Chinese sausage sometimes resides. I think they were these, but I threw that packing out a couple of weeks ago and kept them in a covered glass bowl.
This one is trivia. I got 35/50 with at least 3 of my answers being guesses.
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:I have to watch how much tomato I have but MSG might be good.That looks great, thanks.I use MSG at times.
I used to get dried tomatoes (not the oily ones, but like dried apricots), but I haven’t been able to find them in small quantities for a few years.
Why do you have to ration tomatoes?
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:
Michael V said:I use MSG at times.I have to watch how much tomato I have but MSG might be good.I used to get dried tomatoes (not the oily ones, but like dried apricots), but I haven’t been able to find them in small quantities for a few years.
Why do you have to ration tomatoes?
Sugar content I should think.
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:Salicylate intolerance. Not as bad as it used to be though.Michael V said:Why do you have to ration tomatoes?I use MSG at times.I have to watch how much tomato I have but MSG might be good.I used to get dried tomatoes (not the oily ones, but like dried apricots), but I haven’t been able to find them in small quantities for a few years.
OCDC said:
Witty Rejoinder said:OCDC said:Salicylate intolerance. Not as bad as it used to be though.I have to watch how much tomato I have but MSG might be good.Why do you have to ration tomatoes?
Ta.
OCDC said:
Witty Rejoinder said:OCDC said:Salicylate intolerance. Not as bad as it used to be though.I have to watch how much tomato I have but MSG might be good.Why do you have to ration tomatoes?
Of course it had to be something more esoteric.
I couldly wouldly jobsy wobsies
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said::-)Witty Rejoinder said:Of course it had to be something more esoteric.Why do you have to ration tomatoes?Salicylate intolerance. Not as bad as it used to be though.
Ordered some new royal blue Egyptian cotton sheets.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
That looks great, thanks.
I use MSG at times.
I used to get dried tomatoes (not the oily ones, but like dried apricots), but I haven’t been able to find them in small quantities for a few years.
I bought some in the last month in Hamilton Woolies, in the “foreign food” section. (They were very yum, actually.) Where the Chinese sausage sometimes resides. I think they were these, but I threw that packing out a couple of weeks ago and kept them in a covered glass bowl.
Thanks.
They are supposed to be in stock at Cooloola Cove, so I’ll give them a whirl.
transition said:
I couldly wouldly jobsy wobsies
My house needs hoovering, if you’re looking for some pocket money.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:As does mine but I’ll give you old carbs instead.I couldly wouldly jobsy wobsiesMy house needs hoovering, if you’re looking for some pocket money.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
I couldly wouldly jobsy wobsies
My house needs hoovering, if you’re looking for some pocket money.
mr tunks have a fit if sees me at your place, go into a jealous rage burn your house down, so save any trouble i’ll just keep to the mainland
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Why do you have to ration tomatoes?Salicylate intolerance. Not as bad as it used to be though.
Ta.
So don’t chew on willow twigs?
captain_spalding said:
Hey, Mr. Car,What’s a ‘parlour guitar’?
It’s an acoustic guitar with a smallish body, usually with a narrower shape than full size guitars.
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:
Salicylate intolerance. Not as bad as it used to be though.
Ta.
So don’t chew on willow twigs?
Or cricket bats.
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Hey, Mr. Car,What’s a ‘parlour guitar’?
It’s an acoustic guitar with a smallish body, usually with a narrower shape than full size guitars.
Martin parlour guitar c.1870.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Hey, Mr. Car,What’s a ‘parlour guitar’?
It’s an acoustic guitar with a smallish body, usually with a narrower shape than full size guitars.
Martin parlour guitar c.1870.
Ta.
Story on ABC News about a bloke who was looking for one.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Hey, Mr. Car,What’s a ‘parlour guitar’?
It’s an acoustic guitar with a smallish body, usually with a narrower shape than full size guitars.
Martin parlour guitar c.1870.
A modern parlour guitar by Tasman.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Hey, Mr. Car,What’s a ‘parlour guitar’?
It’s an acoustic guitar with a smallish body, usually with a narrower shape than full size guitars.
Martin parlour guitar c.1870.
They are usually shorter necked which is why I mentioned a carbine.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:It’s an acoustic guitar with a smallish body, usually with a narrower shape than full size guitars.
Martin parlour guitar c.1870.
A modern parlour guitar by Tasman.
Are these more popular for children learning to play?
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:Martin parlour guitar c.1870.
A modern parlour guitar by Tasman.
Are these more popular for children learning to play?
Not really, children will usually start on cheap 3/4 size classical guitars.
Parlour guitars are normally a bit more upmarket, for adults wanting a more compact guitar. Some are nylon-strung, some steel-strung, some can use both.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:Martin parlour guitar c.1870.
A modern parlour guitar by Tasman.
Are these more popular for children learning to play?
Not that I’ve noticed.
Lunch Report: I’m eating buttered Salada with some bits of gherkin, cheese, pickled onion variously applied.
buffy said:
Lunch Report: I’m eating buttered Salada with some bits of gherkin, cheese, pickled onion variously applied.I think wrap pizza here, using dill and chive pesto instead of tomato as a base.
I’m having a little bean & sardine salad (cannellini with red onion, cumcuber, capsicum, olive oil, lemon juice, chilli flakes, topped with brislings).
buffy said:
Lunch Report: I’m eating buttered Salada with some bits of gherkin, cheese, pickled onion variously applied.
Dinner: 1 large tomato chopped and cooked in olive oil, lid on. Add crumbled feta to cooked tomato, lid on. Three eggs poached in the liquid mess. Lid on. Attempt to cook until yolks still runny. Toast and tea (2 bags, mug, splash of milk). Sprinkle of Mrs Dash’s Table Blend Seasoning and little bit of salt.
▶️ Watch this video
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/V31LoirnBmUPu1nC/?mibextid=FBXbJr
Sadly, this did not make the theatrical cut
Lovely clean bedding now on the bed.
Taking hearing protection to the next level…
From BBC Archives
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1482001165707202
AussieDJ said:
Taking hearing protection to the next level…From BBC Archives
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1482001165707202
Heh. They often liked to end on a jocular note.
The dangers of social media … sucked in watching one video after another.
Story aside … this bloke doesn’t blink! It’s very disconcerting.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/812083676763938
https://youtu.be/wazAF_KmFlM?si=9y4YoBHP5-DrGD85
Speaking of accents…
I watch a lot of transport related video channels. Jago Hazzard, RMTransit, CityNerd.
For some reason I can’t stand listening to GWVillager. There’s nothing wrong with the content but something about his way of speaking is draining.
dv said:
https://youtu.be/wazAF_KmFlM?si=9y4YoBHP5-DrGD85Speaking of accents…
I watch a lot of transport related video channels. Jago Hazzard, RMTransit, CityNerd.
For some reason I can’t stand listening to GWVillager. There’s nothing wrong with the content but something about his way of speaking is draining.
Should be subtitles appearing when you click the appropriate symbol, then you can watch with the sound off.
dv said:
https://youtu.be/wazAF_KmFlM?si=9y4YoBHP5-DrGD85Speaking of accents…
I watch a lot of transport related video channels. Jago Hazzard, RMTransit, CityNerd.
For some reason I can’t stand listening to GWVillager. There’s nothing wrong with the content but something about his way of speaking is draining.
RUOK?
Vey loud military helicopter going overhead.
Might watch some Queer Eye.
Tomorrow’s excitement will be getting 2 cans of canned air. So much desert dust to clean out of things.
Nursery tea report: lamb snag with mixed, formerly-frozen veg, and herb and garlic butter. And a square of Lindt fig intense (it’s pleasant, but there are many others better so I won’t buy it again).
OCDC said:
Nursery tea report: lamb snag with mixed, formerly-frozen veg, and herb and garlic butter. And a square of Lindt fig intense (it’s pleasant, but there are many others better so I won’t buy it again).
I’m going to have the last of the hen mince with various veg, including ex-frigid items.
dv said:
The only KFC that could withstand a nuclear attack.
dv said:
Tomorrow’s breakfast, lunch and tea sorted!
ruby said:
Filed under transport, odd.
ruby said:
Ta, never seen those before.
ruby said:
Well, that’s just plain weird.
Food report: I have made a macaroni salad including macaroni, cold roast chook, avocado, finely diced celery and a small amount of finely diced onion. Dressed with supermarket mayonnaise. I think I’ll garnish the top with some little feta cubes and some beetroot wedges (from a tin).
For dessert there will be jelly and strawberries and cream. I found a few more incidental strawberries in the garden.
ruby said:
I wonder how the rider gets in & out of it? The bubble is bolted to the bodywork. I’m guessing there’s a hinge at the front and the whole contraption rotates on that out of the way.
Dinner time.
Bubblecar said:
Dinner time.
Idiot, Bonzo was a chimp not a dog.
This is supposed to be Abbott eating a raw onion.
Bubblecar said:
This is supposed to be Abbott eating a raw onion.
Another version.
Bubblecar said:
This is supposed to be Abbott eating a raw onion.
Which Abbott? Governor of Texas is Greg Abbott.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
This is supposed to be Abbott eating a raw onion.
Another version.
Renaissance style.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
This is supposed to be Abbott eating a raw onion.
Another version.
So many fingers.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bubblecar said:
This is supposed to be Abbott eating a raw onion.
Which Abbott? Governor of Texas is Greg Abbott.
I specified Tony and the AI is doing its best.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
This is supposed to be Abbott eating a raw onion.
Another version.
Renaissance style.
Semi-abstract.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:Another version.
Renaissance style.
Semi-abstract.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:Renaissance style.
Semi-abstract.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:Semi-abstract.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
kii said:Alllex doing meal prep…That’ll have to be Tuesday. Tomorrow is the KFC from dv.
is dv moonlighting at doordash?
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Why can’t the AI count 4?
Ian said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Why can’t the AI count 4?
It’s an artist, not a mathematician.
Bubblecar said:
Ian said:
Bubblecar said:
Why can’t the AI count 4?
It’s an artist, not a mathematician.
Why can’t the artist count 4?
Ian said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Why can’t the AI count 4?
Weird.
dv said:
This supposed to be Scomo belatedly holding loads of hoses.
Bubblecar said:
This supposed to be Scomo belatedly holding loads of hoses.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
This supposed to be Scomo belatedly holding loads of hoses.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
This supposed to be Scomo belatedly holding loads of hoses.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Another Dougie Dodgson Project
kii said:
dv said:
https://youtu.be/wazAF_KmFlM?si=9y4YoBHP5-DrGD85Speaking of accents…
I watch a lot of transport related video channels. Jago Hazzard, RMTransit, CityNerd.
For some reason I can’t stand listening to GWVillager. There’s nothing wrong with the content but something about his way of speaking is draining.
RUOK?
Not at all
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
This supposed to be Scomo belatedly holding loads of hoses.
Saint Scomo and his Edict of Worms.
dv said:
kii said:You’re in the right place then.dv said:Not at allhttps://youtu.be/wazAF_KmFlM?si=9y4YoBHP5-DrGD85RUOK?Speaking of accents…
I watch a lot of transport related video channels. Jago Hazzard, RMTransit, CityNerd.
For some reason I can’t stand listening to GWVillager. There’s nothing wrong with the content but something about his way of speaking is draining.
ruby said:
Cool
JudgeMental said:
OCDC said:
kii said:Alllex doing meal prep…That’ll have to be Tuesday. Tomorrow is the KFC from dv.
is dv moonlighting at doordash?
Always a risk that I’d eat the profits
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-27/researchers-find-new-animal-species-yalgoo-wa-biodiversity/103365402
sarahs mum said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-27/researchers-find-new-animal-species-yalgoo-wa-biodiversity/103365402Good.
third cook statue down.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-28/captain-cook-monument-toppled-edinburgh-garden/103398688
sarahs mum said:
third cook statue down.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-28/captain-cook-monument-toppled-edinburgh-garden/103398688
I’m sure that someone is sitting at home somewhere now, feeling that they’ve really ‘done their bit’.
As to just how this advances any cause, i remain baffled.
Food report: black tea with milk
dv said:
Food report: black tea with milk
Still nursing the manflu?
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Food report: black tea with milk
Still nursing the manflu?
It’s probably the plague.
Fmr. Trump press sec.: Melania has been ‘really pressuring’ Trump to combat Carroll allegations
SHARE THIS -
https://www.msnbc.com/weekends-with-alex-witt/watch/former-trump-press-sec-melania-has-been-really-pressuring-trump-to-combat-e-jean-carroll-allegations-203085381562
Why, though? None of his supporters give a damn about any of this, they probably think sexual assault is just the natural order of things. If he keeps on defaming her lord knows what the settlement will be next time.
Or maybe Melania and E Jean Carroll are in cahoots and are going to split the dough.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Food report: black tea with milk
Still nursing the manflu?
It’s probably the plague.
How was the party up at the farm?
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
third cook statue down.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-28/captain-cook-monument-toppled-edinburgh-garden/103398688
I’m sure that someone is sitting at home somewhere now, feeling that they’ve really ‘done their bit’.
As to just how this advances any cause, i remain baffled.
Yeah you pretty much like to heckle from the side-lines.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:Still nursing the manflu?
It’s probably the plague.
How was the party up at the farm?
dv said:
Or maybe Melania and E Jean Carroll are in cahoots and are going to split the dough.
Oh, oh…
…that would be exquisitely, supremely, wonderfully, ecstatically delicious.
Going by the muscle joint pain I think it might actually be according to Hoyle influenza. Can’t swallow anything. I remember the days when you could go to the apotek and just codeine yourself out for the duration.
dv said:
Fmr. Trump press sec.: Melania has been ‘really pressuring’ Trump to combat Carroll allegations
SHARE THIS -https://www.msnbc.com/weekends-with-alex-witt/watch/former-trump-press-sec-melania-has-been-really-pressuring-trump-to-combat-e-jean-carroll-allegations-203085381562
Why, though? None of his supporters give a damn about any of this, they probably think sexual assault is just the natural order of things. If he keeps on defaming her lord knows what the settlement will be next time.
Or maybe Melania and E Jean Carroll are in cahoots and are going to split the dough.
It would be interesting to know what the rumoured renegotiated Trump pre nup says.
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
third cook statue down.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-28/captain-cook-monument-toppled-edinburgh-garden/103398688
I’m sure that someone is sitting at home somewhere now, feeling that they’ve really ‘done their bit’.
As to just how this advances any cause, i remain baffled.
Yeah you pretty much like to heckle from the side-lines.
‘Kibbitz’ is my middle name.
But, i don’t see that this kind of thing is likely to expand support for whatever cause they’re attempting to express in two or three word slogans poorly written in red spray paint.
As i’ve said, we may rightly blame the past for the present, but i’d like an enumeration of the effectiveness of this tactic.
dv said:
Going by the muscle joint pain I think it might actually be according to Hoyle influenza. Can’t swallow anything. I remember the days when you could go to the apotek and just codeine yourself out for the duration.
some bug you picked up in singers?
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:Still nursing the manflu?
It’s probably the plague.
How was the party up at the farm?
It was good we sang the national anthem and then we did the solemn poem “under the southern cross I stand a twig of wattle in my had etc”
And then we all said God Save the King and fired a one gun slute cause we only had one.
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
Going by the muscle joint pain I think it might actually be according to Hoyle influenza. Can’t swallow anything. I remember the days when you could go to the apotek and just codeine yourself out for the duration.
some bug you picked up in singers?
That’s where i got my amoebic dysentery!
Couldn’t look at prawns, or curry, for years afterwards.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:It’s probably the plague.
How was the party up at the farm?
It was good we sang the national anthem and then we did the solemn poem “under the southern cross I stand a twig of wattle in my had etc”
And then we all said God Save the King and fired a one gun slute cause we only had one.
It was an odd number of guns fired, so it was a festive salute.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:How was the party up at the farm?
It was good we sang the national anthem and then we did the solemn poem “under the southern cross I stand a twig of wattle in my had etc”
And then we all said God Save the King and fired a one gun slute cause we only had one.
It was an odd number of guns fired, so it was a festive salute.
Very festive, then we drank to excess and told lies.
It was a good night.
captain_spalding said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:I’m sure that someone is sitting at home somewhere now, feeling that they’ve really ‘done their bit’.
As to just how this advances any cause, i remain baffled.
Yeah you pretty much like to heckle from the side-lines.
‘Kibbitz’ is my middle name.
But, i don’t see that this kind of thing is likely to expand support for whatever cause they’re attempting to express in two or three word slogans poorly written in red spray paint.
As i’ve said, we may rightly blame the past for the present, but i’d like an enumeration of the effectiveness of this tactic.
To some, Cook is representative of a process that destroyed their lives and culture, Yours is the outrage of the victors.
PermeateFree said:
captain_spalding said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Yeah you pretty much like to heckle from the side-lines.
‘Kibbitz’ is my middle name.
But, i don’t see that this kind of thing is likely to expand support for whatever cause they’re attempting to express in two or three word slogans poorly written in red spray paint.
As i’ve said, we may rightly blame the past for the present, but i’d like an enumeration of the effectiveness of this tactic.
To some, Cook is representative of a process that destroyed their lives and culture, Yours is the outrage of the victors.
I’m far from ‘outraged’, just curious.
I can understand that people would wish to attack what they see as symbolic of the source of their troubles, but it just seems to me to a good deal of effort (if not risk: large bronze statues toppling off plinths care not where or who they land on) for something which does nothing to effectively address any issues.
PermeateFree said:
captain_spalding said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Yeah you pretty much like to heckle from the side-lines.
‘Kibbitz’ is my middle name.
But, i don’t see that this kind of thing is likely to expand support for whatever cause they’re attempting to express in two or three word slogans poorly written in red spray paint.
As i’ve said, we may rightly blame the past for the present, but i’d like an enumeration of the effectiveness of this tactic.
To some, Cook is representative of a process that destroyed their lives and culture, Yours is the outrage of the victors.
It’s vandalism pure and simple.
captain_spalding said:
PermeateFree said:
captain_spalding said:‘Kibbitz’ is my middle name.
But, i don’t see that this kind of thing is likely to expand support for whatever cause they’re attempting to express in two or three word slogans poorly written in red spray paint.
As i’ve said, we may rightly blame the past for the present, but i’d like an enumeration of the effectiveness of this tactic.
To some, Cook is representative of a process that destroyed their lives and culture, Yours is the outrage of the victors.
I’m far from ‘outraged’, just curious.
I can understand that people would wish to attack what they see as symbolic of the source of their troubles, but it just seems to me to a good deal of effort (if not risk: large bronze statues toppling off plinths care not where or who they land on) for something which does nothing to effectively address any issues.
How dare they!
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
Going by the muscle joint pain I think it might actually be according to Hoyle influenza. Can’t swallow anything. I remember the days when you could go to the apotek and just codeine yourself out for the duration.
some bug you picked up in singers?
Good be. Daughter went through similar after her recent return therefrom. Though I suppose that’s a coincidence.
Peak Warming Man said:
PermeateFree said:
captain_spalding said:‘Kibbitz’ is my middle name.
But, i don’t see that this kind of thing is likely to expand support for whatever cause they’re attempting to express in two or three word slogans poorly written in red spray paint.
As i’ve said, we may rightly blame the past for the present, but i’d like an enumeration of the effectiveness of this tactic.
To some, Cook is representative of a process that destroyed their lives and culture, Yours is the outrage of the victors.
It’s vandalism pure and simple.
And pray, what would you call the destruction the British did to them?
Peak Warming Man said:
PermeateFree said:
captain_spalding said:‘Kibbitz’ is my middle name.
But, i don’t see that this kind of thing is likely to expand support for whatever cause they’re attempting to express in two or three word slogans poorly written in red spray paint.
As i’ve said, we may rightly blame the past for the present, but i’d like an enumeration of the effectiveness of this tactic.
To some, Cook is representative of a process that destroyed their lives and culture, Yours is the outrage of the victors.
It’s vandalism pure and simple.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:
PermeateFree said:To some, Cook is representative of a process that destroyed their lives and culture, Yours is the outrage of the victors.
It’s vandalism pure and simple.
Yep vandalism.
Peak Warming Man said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:It’s vandalism pure and simple.
Yep vandalism.
You poor fellow being so concerned about a few symbols and ignoring the lives and misery of thousands. The outrage of the victors know no bounds for what they do is always right.
Peak Warming Man said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:It’s vandalism pure and simple.
Yep vandalism.
I really don’t like the ‘oi oi oi.’
PermeateFree said:
Peak Warming Man said:
PermeateFree said:To some, Cook is representative of a process that destroyed their lives and culture, Yours is the outrage of the victors.
It’s vandalism pure and simple.
And pray, what would you call the destruction the British did to them?
Does a lesser crime in any way compensate for a greater crime?
captain_spalding said:
PermeateFree said:
Peak Warming Man said:It’s vandalism pure and simple.
And pray, what would you call the destruction the British did to them?
Does a lesser crime in any way compensate for a greater crime?
Good grief, you must be British! Never mind the crime as long as we can cover it up and pretend we are the good guys.
Just been for a drive up to Bunbury to check out a car (Mercedes/Winnebago) for my Sis in law, and it’s in good nick, I approved.
It’s got soooo many storage places, a fridge, microwave, stove, cooktop, bathroom with shower and toilet, two double beds, solar panels, solar controller, inverter, awning, low km, air-con, etc etc. Winnebago have certainly worked out how to package lots of stuff into a small place.
Kingy said:
Just been for a drive up to Bunbury to check out a car (Mercedes/Winnebago) for my Sis in law, and it’s in good nick, I approved.It’s got soooo many storage places, a fridge, microwave, stove, cooktop, bathroom with shower and toilet, two double beds, solar panels, solar controller, inverter, awning, low km, air-con, etc etc. Winnebago have certainly worked out how to package lots of stuff into a small place.
Doesn’t sound cheap.
PermeateFree said:
captain_spalding said:
PermeateFree said:And pray, what would you call the destruction the British did to them?
Does a lesser crime in any way compensate for a greater crime?
Good grief, you must be British! Never mind the crime as long as we can cover it up and pretend we are the good guys.
I grief. I feel so much pain these days.
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:
Just been for a drive up to Bunbury to check out a car (Mercedes/Winnebago) for my Sis in law, and it’s in good nick, I approved.It’s got soooo many storage places, a fridge, microwave, stove, cooktop, bathroom with shower and toilet, two double beds, solar panels, solar controller, inverter, awning, low km, air-con, etc etc. Winnebago have certainly worked out how to package lots of stuff into a small place.
Doesn’t sound cheap.
I was expecting $100k+, but it’s for sale at $80k. It has a few minor rust spots and some minor wear and damage but nothing that can’t be fixed easily.
Kingy said:
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:
Just been for a drive up to Bunbury to check out a car (Mercedes/Winnebago) for my Sis in law, and it’s in good nick, I approved.It’s got soooo many storage places, a fridge, microwave, stove, cooktop, bathroom with shower and toilet, two double beds, solar panels, solar controller, inverter, awning, low km, air-con, etc etc. Winnebago have certainly worked out how to package lots of stuff into a small place.
Doesn’t sound cheap.
I was expecting $100k+, but it’s for sale at $80k. It has a few minor rust spots and some minor wear and damage but nothing that can’t be fixed easily.
:)
Sounds like if all goes south there is a profit in it.
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:
sarahs mum said:Doesn’t sound cheap.
I was expecting $100k+, but it’s for sale at $80k. It has a few minor rust spots and some minor wear and damage but nothing that can’t be fixed easily.
:)
Sounds like if all goes south there is a profit in it.
She’s already offered it to Ms Kingy and I for a road trip/holiday if we can get some time off work.
Personally, I don’t think either of us can get time off work at the same time, anytime soon.
sarahs mum said:
What happened from 81 to 89 Mr Reagan? Did those big ol’ “donors” slide you some brown paper envelopes?
It’s not a bribe if it’s called a donation. Fair dinks. :/
what were you doing in hospital then? Finger nail still playing up?
Ahh, Nope. Visiting a family member(BIL) who fell over his walking frame and fckd himself up so bad (6 broken ribs and a broken spine) that he’ll never leave hospital except to got to the palliative section.
sarahs mum said:
https://treasury.gov.au/publication/economic-roundup-winter-2006/a-brief-history-of-australias-tax-system
Kingy said:
what were you doing in hospital then? Finger nail still playing up?
Ahh, Nope. Visiting a family member(BIL) who fell over his walking frame and fckd himself up so bad (6 broken ribs and a broken spine) that he’ll never leave hospital except to got to the palliative section.
so much sad.
Kingy said:
what were you doing in hospital then? Finger nail still playing up?
Ahh, Nope. Visiting a family member(BIL) who fell over his walking frame and fckd himself up so bad (6 broken ribs and a broken spine) that he’ll never leave hospital except to got to the palliative section.
Oh ;( That’s sad news. Sorry I asked.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:what were you doing in hospital then? Finger nail still playing up?
Ahh, Nope. Visiting a family member(BIL) who fell over his walking frame and fckd himself up so bad (6 broken ribs and a broken spine) that he’ll never leave hospital except to got to the palliative section.
Oh ;( That’s sad news. Sorry I asked.
Nope, all good. We are all getting older, and some of us have drawn the short straw with health, like cancer as a child, unexpected car accident, or some other random shit that fucks your life up.
He’s had a good life and a couple of great kids. My sister is doing it tough at the moment as she nurses him through this phase.My dad died in my arms when I was young and I decided to not let shit bother me, and to live life to the fullest. I have partied hard, raced hard, drank too much, smoked too much, and been a high risk taker all my life coz I never knew when my next day would be my last. I can’t believe that I’m still here, vertical and breathing, at my age.
I have some regrets, but I made hay while the sun shined. And the sun is still shining.
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:what were you doing in hospital then? Finger nail still playing up?
Ahh, Nope. Visiting a family member(BIL) who fell over his walking frame and fckd himself up so bad (6 broken ribs and a broken spine) that he’ll never leave hospital except to got to the palliative section.
Oh ;( That’s sad news. Sorry I asked.
Nope, all good. We are all getting older, and some of us have drawn the short straw with health, like cancer as a child, unexpected car accident, or some other random shit that fucks your life up.
He’s had a good life and a couple of great kids. My sister is doing it tough at the moment as she nurses him through this phase.My dad died in my arms when I was young and I decided to not let shit bother me, and to live life to the fullest. I have partied hard, raced hard, drank too much, smoked too much, and been a high risk taker all my life coz I never knew when my next day would be my last. I can’t believe that I’m still here, vertical and breathing, at my age.
I have some regrets, but I made hay while the sun shined. And the sun is still shining.
fair enough
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:what were you doing in hospital then? Finger nail still playing up?
Ahh, Nope. Visiting a family member(BIL) who fell over his walking frame and fckd himself up so bad (6 broken ribs and a broken spine) that he’ll never leave hospital except to got to the palliative section.
Oh ;( That’s sad news. Sorry I asked.
Nope, all good. We are all getting older, and some of us have drawn the short straw with health, like cancer as a child, unexpected car accident, or some other random shit that fucks your life up.
He’s had a good life and a couple of great kids. My sister is doing it tough at the moment as she nurses him through this phase.My dad died in my arms when I was young and I decided to not let shit bother me, and to live life to the fullest. I have partied hard, raced hard, drank too much, smoked too much, and been a high risk taker all my life coz I never knew when my next day would be my last. I can’t believe that I’m still here, vertical and breathing, at my age.
I have some regrets, but I made hay while the sun shined. And the sun is still shining.
I never thought I’d be alone this far down the line (to quote the Eagles)
not many shits will be given when I disappear.
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:
party_pants said:Oh ;( That’s sad news. Sorry I asked.
Nope, all good. We are all getting older, and some of us have drawn the short straw with health, like cancer as a child, unexpected car accident, or some other random shit that fucks your life up.
He’s had a good life and a couple of great kids. My sister is doing it tough at the moment as she nurses him through this phase.My dad died in my arms when I was young and I decided to not let shit bother me, and to live life to the fullest. I have partied hard, raced hard, drank too much, smoked too much, and been a high risk taker all my life coz I never knew when my next day would be my last. I can’t believe that I’m still here, vertical and breathing, at my age.
I have some regrets, but I made hay while the sun shined. And the sun is still shining.
I never thought I’d be alone this far down the line (to quote the Eagles)
not many shits will be given when I disappear.
You’re not alone. We are here. You are valued.
Kingy said:
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:Nope, all good. We are all getting older, and some of us have drawn the short straw with health, like cancer as a child, unexpected car accident, or some other random shit that fucks your life up.
He’s had a good life and a couple of great kids. My sister is doing it tough at the moment as she nurses him through this phase.My dad died in my arms when I was young and I decided to not let shit bother me, and to live life to the fullest. I have partied hard, raced hard, drank too much, smoked too much, and been a high risk taker all my life coz I never knew when my next day would be my last. I can’t believe that I’m still here, vertical and breathing, at my age.
I have some regrets, but I made hay while the sun shined. And the sun is still shining.
I never thought I’d be alone this far down the line (to quote the Eagles)
not many shits will be given when I disappear.
You’re not alone. We are here. You are valued.
I’m glad you are all here. very glad.
Kingy said:
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:Nope, all good. We are all getting older, and some of us have drawn the short straw with health, like cancer as a child, unexpected car accident, or some other random shit that fucks your life up.
He’s had a good life and a couple of great kids. My sister is doing it tough at the moment as she nurses him through this phase.My dad died in my arms when I was young and I decided to not let shit bother me, and to live life to the fullest. I have partied hard, raced hard, drank too much, smoked too much, and been a high risk taker all my life coz I never knew when my next day would be my last. I can’t believe that I’m still here, vertical and breathing, at my age.
I have some regrets, but I made hay while the sun shined. And the sun is still shining.
I never thought I’d be alone this far down the line (to quote the Eagles)
not many shits will be given when I disappear.
You’re not alone. We are here. You are valued.
+1
Morning has broken.
Warm sun, cool air, blue skies. Contrails aplenty.
Slept fine. Window open for cool air, works best with a fluffy doona. Also a cat.
Damn. Canned air is due tomorrow.
I’ll have to find something else to entertain me today.
Started doing a final clear out of the kitchen drawers where I keep spare batteries, post-it notes, spare keys, cat and dog medications, drawing pins…
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:
party_pants said:Oh ;( That’s sad news. Sorry I asked.
Nope, all good. We are all getting older, and some of us have drawn the short straw with health, like cancer as a child, unexpected car accident, or some other random shit that fucks your life up.
He’s had a good life and a couple of great kids. My sister is doing it tough at the moment as she nurses him through this phase.My dad died in my arms when I was young and I decided to not let shit bother me, and to live life to the fullest. I have partied hard, raced hard, drank too much, smoked too much, and been a high risk taker all my life coz I never knew when my next day would be my last. I can’t believe that I’m still here, vertical and breathing, at my age.
I have some regrets, but I made hay while the sun shined. And the sun is still shining.
I never thought I’d be alone this far down the line (to quote the Eagles)
not many shits will be given when I disappear.
We always expected mr kii to die before me, but we didn’t foresee a pandemic and a wannabe dictator and an insurrection. We didn’t expect the Spanish Inquisition.
Much sadness happens when any of us cark it, people are missed. Many people have no idea how to express grief and concern so they avoid doing it. They don’t want to embarrass themselves via a faux pas.
Sorry about your BiL, Kingy. My thoughts are with your sister and family, it’s really tough.
kii said:
Morning has broken.
Warm sun, cool air, blue skies. Contrails aplenty.
Slept fine. Window open for cool air, works best with a fluffy doona. Also a cat.
One of the things that I love about fb – the local volunteer/non-profit animal rescue groups can get real time help with things like pecans, cages, transportation etc.
A group in El Paso rescues and rehabs squirrels, ducks, skunks, birds etc. They posted that they need a large cage for a squirrel from a hoarding case up north. Also pecans for the animals. Within a few minutes they have it all. They’re coordinating with a rat rescue organisation in Albuquerque.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 13 degrees at the back door and just getting light. There is a fog out there. Which is odd, because the bit I remember of the dream I was having as I woke up was me walking out the front door here and saying “It’s very foggy out here”. Anyway, we are forecast a mostly sunny 28 degrees after the fog lifts.
I haven’t got particular plans today, but it will, of course, include both gardening and online plant identification.
Morning buffy, our forecast is the same as yours except partly cloudy.
I’ll be doing more music and plenty of housework, dusting and cleaning surfaces in every room prior to the main hoovering tomorrow.
By midweek I want the interior of the house to befit the newly manicured garden. (Just for my own satisfaction, there’s no inspection until April).
I may regret trying my tap dancing again. I just spent about half an hour seeing if my muscle memory is still there. It is, but it’s very rusty. And my balance is not so good. I’ll have to do it more often. It’s very good for balance, and I amn’t getting any younger. I also suspect the muscles of my lower legs might complain tomorrow about the 2 years (or whatever it is) between sessions.
now Bruna is looking at me with hope in her eyes…I’ll take her for a walk.
AussieDJ said:
Kingy said:
sarahs mum said:I never thought I’d be alone this far down the line (to quote the Eagles)
not many shits will be given when I disappear.
You’re not alone. We are here. You are valued.
+1
Very valued.
buffy said:
I may regret trying my tap dancing again. I just spent about half an hour seeing if my muscle memory is still there. It is, but it’s very rusty. And my balance is not so good. I’ll have to do it more often. It’s very good for balance, and I amn’t getting any younger. I also suspect the muscles of my lower legs might complain tomorrow about the 2 years (or whatever it is) between sessions.now Bruna is looking at me with hope in her eyes…I’ll take her for a walk.
Keep at it, sounds like fine exercise.
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:what were you doing in hospital then? Finger nail still playing up?
Ahh, Nope. Visiting a family member(BIL) who fell over his walking frame and fckd himself up so bad (6 broken ribs and a broken spine) that he’ll never leave hospital except to got to the palliative section.
so much sad.
Brittle bones?
Good morning forum. I dreamt that my aunt was seeing Boy George on Saturday and didn’t invite me. She did actually see him shortly before Covid so it’s not as outlandish a dream as it may seem. Heading for 34° today and 39° Sunday, so that’s just great. Ham and pickled onion cheese wrap for brekkie.
Agenda for tonight: early to bed, early to rise to find superload
OCDC said:
Agenda for tonight: early to bed, early to rise to find superload
Superload in this context being…
Trying out the lettering for the wagons on my industrial layout, which will be set around the (fictitious) Tyzack & Co chemical and soap works.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/newsmedia/2024/superload-on-the-moveAgenda for tonight: early to bed, early to rise to find superloadSuperload in this context being…
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:OCDC said:https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/newsmedia/2024/superload-on-the-moveAgenda for tonight: early to bed, early to rise to find superloadSuperload in this context being…
Ah that’s right, you mention it previously.
Bubblecar said:
Trying out the lettering for the wagons on my industrial layout, which will be set around the (fictitious) Tyzack & Co chemical and soap works.
What’s No 8 going to have on it.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Superload in this context being…https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/newsmedia/2024/superload-on-the-move
Ah that’s right, you mention it previously.
mentioned
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Trying out the lettering for the wagons on my industrial layout, which will be set around the (fictitious) Tyzack & Co chemical and soap works.
What’s No 8 going to have on it.
TYZACK
No. 8
Bubblecar said:
Trying out the lettering for the wagons on my industrial layout, which will be set around the (fictitious) Tyzack & Co chemical and soap works.
Did you know that
“W.A. Tyzack & Co. was a Sheffield, UK manufacturer of crucible steels, scythes, bill hooks, files, chisels, hammers, hand saws, trowels, other tools, and agricultural machine parts.”
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
Trying out the lettering for the wagons on my industrial layout, which will be set around the (fictitious) Tyzack & Co chemical and soap works.
Did you know that
“W.A. Tyzack & Co. was a Sheffield, UK manufacturer of crucible steels, scythes, bill hooks, files, chisels, hammers, hand saws, trowels, other tools, and agricultural machine parts.”
That was the heavy metal side of the family.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Trying out the lettering for the wagons on my industrial layout, which will be set around the (fictitious) Tyzack & Co chemical and soap works.
What’s No 8 going to have on it.
TYZACK
No. 8
The old KISS principle.
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
Trying out the lettering for the wagons on my industrial layout, which will be set around the (fictitious) Tyzack & Co chemical and soap works.
Did you know that
“W.A. Tyzack & Co. was a Sheffield, UK manufacturer of crucible steels, scythes, bill hooks, files, chisels, hammers, hand saws, trowels, other tools, and agricultural machine parts.”
That was the heavy metal side of the family.
So your lot are more into acid?
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:Should they not be alkaline?The Rev Dodgson said:So your lot are more into acid?Did you know thatThat was the heavy metal side of the family.“W.A. Tyzack & Co. was a Sheffield, UK manufacturer of crucible steels, scythes, bill hooks, files, chisels, hammers, hand saws, trowels, other tools, and agricultural machine parts.”
BREAKING
The Duchess of Rutland has passed away at the age of 86.
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKINGT&PThe Duchess of Rutland has passed away at the age of 86.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Did you know that
“W.A. Tyzack & Co. was a Sheffield, UK manufacturer of crucible steels, scythes, bill hooks, files, chisels, hammers, hand saws, trowels, other tools, and agricultural machine parts.”
That was the heavy metal side of the family.
So your lot are more into acid?
Heh :)
I didn’t know about the Sheffield Tyzack & Co but it doesn’t really matter. I just chose the name Tyzack because it seemed vaguely old-time industrial and will look good on the rolling stock.
The rough background story to my firm is that they began as candle and soap manufacturers but are more recently expanding into detergents and other chemical products.
OCDC said:
Peak Warming Man said:BREAKINGT&PThe Duchess of Rutland has passed away at the age of 86.
She has taken her secrets and scars to the grave.
is written in the Daily Mail.
The Rev Dodgson said:
OCDC said:
Peak Warming Man said:BREAKINGT&PThe Duchess of Rutland has passed away at the age of 86.
She has taken her secrets and scars to the grave.
is written in the Daily Mail.
So how many Duchesses of Rutland are there? This one’s still alive:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Manners,_Duchess_of_Rutland
“I’m the Duchess of Rutland!”
“Pig’s arse! I am and always have been!”
“There’s only one Duchess of Rutland and she has always been ME!”
“Yeah well you’re dead now so you can sod off of out of it! I am the true Duchess of Rutland!”
Anyway back to cleaning surfaces.
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
OCDC said:
T&P
She has taken her secrets and scars to the grave.
is written in the Daily Mail.
So how many Duchesses of Rutland are there? This one’s still alive:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Manners,_Duchess_of_Rutland
I would imagine that her husband’s father is dead and her husband’s mother is the Dowager Duchess of Rutland (recently deceased).
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:She has taken her secrets and scars to the grave.
is written in the Daily Mail.
So how many Duchesses of Rutland are there? This one’s still alive:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Manners,_Duchess_of_Rutland
I would imagine that her husband’s father is dead and her husband’s mother is the Dowager Duchess of Rutland (recently deceased).
Indeed that is the case.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Manners,_Duchess_of_Rutland
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:That was the heavy metal side of the family.
So your lot are more into acid?
Heh :)
I didn’t know about the Sheffield Tyzack & Co but it doesn’t really matter. I just chose the name Tyzack because it seemed vaguely old-time industrial and will look good on the rolling stock.
The rough background story to my firm is that they began as candle and soap manufacturers but are more recently expanding into detergents and other chemical products.
I’m guessing that your wagons will most likely be used for transporting sailboat fuel?
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:what were you doing in hospital then? Finger nail still playing up?
Ahh, Nope. Visiting a family member(BIL) who fell over his walking frame and fckd himself up so bad (6 broken ribs and a broken spine) that he’ll never leave hospital except to got to the palliative section.
Oh ;( That’s sad news. Sorry I asked.
Nope, all good. We are all getting older, and some of us have drawn the short straw with health, like cancer as a child, unexpected car accident, or some other random shit that fucks your life up.
He’s had a good life and a couple of great kids. My sister is doing it tough at the moment as she nurses him through this phase.My dad died in my arms when I was young and I decided to not let shit bother me, and to live life to the fullest. I have partied hard, raced hard, drank too much, smoked too much, and been a high risk taker all my life coz I never knew when my next day would be my last. I can’t believe that I’m still here, vertical and breathing, at my age.
I have some regrets, but I made hay while the sun shined. And the sun is still shining.
Nice one. Can you give me some lessons?
Michael V said:
Kingy said:
party_pants said:Oh ;( That’s sad news. Sorry I asked.
Nope, all good. We are all getting older, and some of us have drawn the short straw with health, like cancer as a child, unexpected car accident, or some other random shit that fucks your life up.
He’s had a good life and a couple of great kids. My sister is doing it tough at the moment as she nurses him through this phase.My dad died in my arms when I was young and I decided to not let shit bother me, and to live life to the fullest. I have partied hard, raced hard, drank too much, smoked too much, and been a high risk taker all my life coz I never knew when my next day would be my last. I can’t believe that I’m still here, vertical and breathing, at my age.
I have some regrets, but I made hay while the sun shined. And the sun is still shining.
Nice one. Can you give me some lessons?
Partying, racing, drinking, smoking or high risk taking?
Helllo
Kingy said:
Michael V said:
Kingy said:Nope, all good. We are all getting older, and some of us have drawn the short straw with health, like cancer as a child, unexpected car accident, or some other random shit that fucks your life up.
He’s had a good life and a couple of great kids. My sister is doing it tough at the moment as she nurses him through this phase.My dad died in my arms when I was young and I decided to not let shit bother me, and to live life to the fullest. I have partied hard, raced hard, drank too much, smoked too much, and been a high risk taker all my life coz I never knew when my next day would be my last. I can’t believe that I’m still here, vertical and breathing, at my age.
I have some regrets, but I made hay while the sun shined. And the sun is still shining.
Nice one. Can you give me some lessons?
Partying, racing, drinking, smoking or high risk taking?
I can (and do) do all those things.
It’s the “I decided to not let shit bother me, and to live life to the fullest” that I need lessons for.
So I guess this is the second time an Italian player has won a men’s singles Major in the Open Era. The other was Panatta’s French Open win in 1976.
Michael V said:
Kingy said:
Michael V said:Nice one. Can you give me some lessons?
Partying, racing, drinking, smoking or high risk taking?
I can (and do) do all those things.
It’s the “I decided to not let shit bother me, and to live life to the fullest” that I need lessons for.
In that case, you’ll need to subscribe to my newsletter for a small fee, to be paid in advance, recurring on the first of each month except February, when it’s to be paid twice due to scheduling commitments. There’s also a bond paid in advance, and GST. Finance is available.
Anyway…
Good morning everybody.
It’s 27.8°C, 79% RH, and mostly cloudy with a light air. We had a sun shower a short time ago, and we got 11 mm of rain in the previous 24 hours. BoM forecasts 30°C and a high chance of rain throughout the day.
It’s very muggy, so I will probably do little more than sit in front of the fan all day reading recipes and doom-scrolling the news.
Kingy said:
Michael V said:
Kingy said:Partying, racing, drinking, smoking or high risk taking?
I can (and do) do all those things.
It’s the “I decided to not let shit bother me, and to live life to the fullest” that I need lessons for.
In that case, you’ll need to subscribe to my newsletter for a small fee, to be paid in advance, recurring on the first of each month except February, when it’s to be paid twice due to scheduling commitments. There’s also a bond paid in advance, and GST. Finance is available.
LOL
:)
https://twitter.com/DobbersW/status/1751263529510830332?t=9bbk1haqIlDLHx2bIA44dA&s=19
Invasion on the body buses
Kingy said:
Michael V said:
Kingy said:Partying, racing, drinking, smoking or high risk taking?
I can (and do) do all those things.
It’s the “I decided to not let shit bother me, and to live life to the fullest” that I need lessons for.
In that case, you’ll need to subscribe to my newsletter for a small fee, to be paid in advance, recurring on the first of each month except February, when it’s to be paid twice due to scheduling commitments. There’s also a bond paid in advance, and GST. Finance is available.
Praise the Lord, finance available.
Put me down for two subscriptions.
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:So your lot are more into acid?
Heh :)
I didn’t know about the Sheffield Tyzack & Co but it doesn’t really matter. I just chose the name Tyzack because it seemed vaguely old-time industrial and will look good on the rolling stock.
The rough background story to my firm is that they began as candle and soap manufacturers but are more recently expanding into detergents and other chemical products.
I’m guessing that your wagons will most likely be used for transporting sailboat fuel?
No they’ll have various loads – different kinds of barrels and drums, boxes, mysterious tarpaulin covered masses etc. A few coal wagons.
There’ll also be specialised tank wagons for various chemicals and some closed vans, flat wagons etc.
OCDC said:
Peak Warming Man said:BREAKINGT&PThe Duchess of Rutland has passed away at the age of 86.
He is of course referring to the Dowager Duchess of Rutland.
The Duchess of Rutland remains alive, aged 60.
Another Short Bros aircraft.. Short 360-300. Used, inexplicably, by Qantas for a little while.
I flew in one on the Sydney Grafton run in the 90s sometime. It was kinda what it would be like if you could get a caravan airborne imo.
Michael V said:
It’s the “I decided to not let shit bother me, and to live life to the fullest” that I need lessons for.
I made my own decisions quite a while back.
Am i stranded in difficult circumstances? Am i covered in shit? Is anyone shooting at me? No? Well, then, things could be worse.
Is anyone dead? Anyone wounded? Anyone grievously harmed in any other way? No? Then this, too, shall pass.
Ian said:
Another Short Bros aircraft.. Short 360-300. Used, inexplicably, by Qantas for a little while.
I flew in one on the Sydney Grafton run in the 90s sometime. It was kinda what it would be like if you could get a caravan airborne imo.
Been in them quite few times, Bundaberg – Brisbane.
Known (not necessarily ‘affectionately’) as ‘shoeboxes’.
Still, they got the job done.
captain_spalding said:
Been in them quite few times, Bundaberg – Brisbane.
Known (not necessarily ‘affectionately’) as ‘shoeboxes’.
Still, they got the job done.
These were the fun planes. Flight West’s EMB-110 Bandeirantes:
Nothing but a curtain between you and the cockpit, and that wasn’t always closed.
captain_spalding said:
captain_spalding said:Been in them quite few times, Bundaberg – Brisbane.
Known (not necessarily ‘affectionately’) as ‘shoeboxes’.
Still, they got the job done.
These were the fun planes. Flight West’s EMB-110 Bandeirantes:
Nothing but a curtain between you and the cockpit, and that wasn’t always closed.
Yeah. On those small planes you used to able to poke your head in and have chat.
Ian said:
captain_spalding said:
captain_spalding said:Been in them quite few times, Bundaberg – Brisbane.
Known (not necessarily ‘affectionately’) as ‘shoeboxes’.
Still, they got the job done.
These were the fun planes. Flight West’s EMB-110 Bandeirantes:
Nothing but a curtain between you and the cockpit, and that wasn’t always closed.
Yeah. On those small planes you used to able to poke your head in and have chat.
One time, going back to Bundaberg, there was only me and two or three other blokes as passengers aboard.
One of the chaps up front (pilot, i think) looked out from the curtain and asked, ‘any of you fellers nervous fliers?’.
No, we all said.
‘Righto’, he said, ‘ let’s fly this thing my way’.
And we started off with the steepest climb-out and earliest wheels-up i’ve ever had on a commercial flight.
am here back from walk
does singy songy yawn
now ‘nother I tries to talk
kettle boil I am waits on
me be has few thoughts
activity from my neuron
kettle hear whistle ought
make’t coffee what doin’
done sip’n it taste alright
captain_spalding said:
Ian said:
captain_spalding said:These were the fun planes. Flight West’s EMB-110 Bandeirantes:
Nothing but a curtain between you and the cockpit, and that wasn’t always closed.
Yeah. On those small planes you used to able to poke your head in and have chat.
One time, going back to Bundaberg, there was only me and two or three other blokes as passengers aboard.
One of the chaps up front (pilot, i think) looked out from the curtain and asked, ‘any of you fellers nervous fliers?’.
No, we all said.
‘Righto’, he said, ‘ let’s fly this thing my way’.
And we started off with the steepest climb-out and earliest wheels-up i’ve ever had on a commercial flight.
:)
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:It’s the “I decided to not let shit bother me, and to live life to the fullest” that I need lessons for.
I made my own decisions quite a while back.
Am i stranded in difficult circumstances? Am i covered in shit? Is anyone shooting at me? No? Well, then, things could be worse.
Is anyone dead? Anyone wounded? Anyone grievously harmed in any other way? No? Then this, too, shall pass.
I find myself locked up into “I just can’t be bothered”.
Ian said:
Another Short Bros aircraft.. Short 360-300. Used, inexplicably, by Qantas for a little while.
I flew in one on the Sydney Grafton run in the 90s sometime. It was kinda what it would be like if you could get a caravan airborne imo.
they converted to the long ones in the 2000s.
JudgeMental said:
Ian said:
Another Short Bros aircraft.. Short 360-300. Used, inexplicably, by Qantas for a little while.
I flew in one on the Sydney Grafton run in the 90s sometime. It was kinda what it would be like if you could get a caravan airborne imo.
they converted to the long ones in the 2000s.
I found flying in them to be more akin to what you’d experience if they could get a shipping container to fly. A nicely-appointed shipping container.
Or a garden shed.
hello maam. i ringing from the NBN..
Na. fuck off. *click.
sarahs mum said:
hello maam. i ringing from the NBN..Na. fuck off. *click.
I got one of those the other day.
‘Hello, i’m David, from the NBN service team.’
‘No, you’re not, ‘David’, i know exactly where you’re from and what your purpose is. Good afternoon.’
dv said:
Works in Maine, I guess.
Australian pronunciation is “min”.
lunch will be bacon and eggs
transition said:
lunch will be bacon and eggs
Cheese and tomato sangers with a tall cold glass of milo.
Over.
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
lunch will be bacon and eggs
Cheese and tomato sangers with a tall cold glass of milo.
Over.
I et some buttered Salada biscuits while watching Blanca. Fortunately when you have to read subtitles, crunchy food does not interfere with your “listening”.
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:transition said:I et some buttered Salada biscuits while watching Blanca. Fortunately when you have to read subtitles, crunchy food does not interfere with your “listening”.lunch will be bacon and eggsCheese and tomato sangers with a tall cold glass of milo.
Over.
Toddler yoghurt, cold lamb snag, low carb choc orange bar. Unlikely to have much if anything for dinner.
OCDC said:
buffy said:Peak Warming Man said:Cheese and tomato sangers with a tall cold glass of milo.I et some buttered Salada biscuits while watching Blanca. Fortunately when you have to read subtitles, crunchy food does not interfere with your “listening”.
Over.
Toddler yoghurt, cold lamb snag, low carb choc orange bar. Unlikely to have much if anything for dinner.
two nectarines.
OCDC said:
buffy said:Peak Warming Man said:Cheese and tomato sangers with a tall cold glass of milo.I et some buttered Salada biscuits while watching Blanca. Fortunately when you have to read subtitles, crunchy food does not interfere with your “listening”.
Over.
Toddler yoghurt, cold lamb snag, low carb choc orange bar. Unlikely to have much if anything for dinner.
I’ve got a couple of pork steaks out to cook for tea. Mr buffy can’t eat pork chops at the moment, until he get his teeth finished. I might make him some mushroom gravy to have on his. I’ll pick a fresh apple, chop it fine, and nuke it to put on top of mine. He doesn’t eat apple with pork. I think just lettuce and tomato salad to go with it.
sarahs mum said:
OCDC said:
buffy said:I et some buttered Salada biscuits while watching Blanca. Fortunately when you have to read subtitles, crunchy food does not interfere with your “listening”.
Toddler yoghurt, cold lamb snag, low carb choc orange bar. Unlikely to have much if anything for dinner.
two nectarines.
Ooh, yes. I nicked three nectarines from next door last week. I’ve kept on until now, but its time has come.
buffy said:
OCDC said:Baby spinach is a nice addition to creamy mushroom sauce.buffy said:I’ve got a couple of pork steaks out to cook for tea. Mr buffy can’t eat pork chops at the moment, until he get his teeth finished. I might make him some mushroom gravy to have on his. I’ll pick a fresh apple, chop it fine, and nuke it to put on top of mine. He doesn’t eat apple with pork. I think just lettuce and tomato salad to go with it.I et some buttered Salada biscuits while watching Blanca. Fortunately when you have to read subtitles, crunchy food does not interfere with your “listening”.Toddler yoghurt, cold lamb snag, low carb choc orange bar. Unlikely to have much if anything for dinner.
OCDC said:
buffy said:OCDC said:Baby spinach is a nice addition to creamy mushroom sauce.Toddler yoghurt, cold lamb snag, low carb choc orange bar. Unlikely to have much if anything for dinner.I’ve got a couple of pork steaks out to cook for tea. Mr buffy can’t eat pork chops at the moment, until he get his teeth finished. I might make him some mushroom gravy to have on his. I’ll pick a fresh apple, chop it fine, and nuke it to put on top of mine. He doesn’t eat apple with pork. I think just lettuce and tomato salad to go with it.
I could put some strips of Tetragonia in. It’s better than spinach anyway.
buffy said:
OCDC said:
buffy said:I et some buttered Salada biscuits while watching Blanca. Fortunately when you have to read subtitles, crunchy food does not interfere with your “listening”.
Toddler yoghurt, cold lamb snag, low carb choc orange bar. Unlikely to have much if anything for dinner.
I’ve got a couple of pork steaks out to cook for tea. Mr buffy can’t eat pork chops at the moment, until he get his teeth finished. I might make him some mushroom gravy to have on his. I’ll pick a fresh apple, chop it fine, and nuke it to put on top of mine. He doesn’t eat apple with pork. I think just lettuce and tomato salad to go with it.
He’ll eat what he’s given or go without.
I was going to doctor a frozen pizza for dinner but I am now feeling more like chips.
dv said:
Yeah, that Jesus guy, he only spoke Aramaic or something, maybe a bit of Latin. He was no Christian.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Yeah, that Jesus guy, he only spoke Aramaic or something, maybe a bit of Latin. He was no Christian.
Atheists could speak binary
0101010101010101010101010
Cymek said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Yeah, that Jesus guy, he only spoke Aramaic or something, maybe a bit of Latin. He was no Christian.
Atheists could speak binary
0101010101010101010101010
On the other hand, it’s a question worth pursuing.
I’ll bring it up at the next meeting of ‘The Atheists’.
dv said:
Because we religious people let them. we are not vindictive.
Those who have fallen by the wayside use language to help them.
PeterT Ministries use language and umm gestures to provide succor to bustered arsed super models that are down on their luck.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Because we religious people let them. we are not vindictive.
Those who have fallen by the wayside use language to help them.
PeterT Ministries use language and umm gestures to provide succor to bustered arsed super models that are down on their luck.
‘…gestures…’
I like that. ‘Gestures’. Yes, could be useful.
dv said:
Gosh!
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Because we religious people let them. we are not vindictive.
Those who have fallen by the wayside use language to help them.
PeterT Ministries use language and umm gestures to provide succor to bustered arsed super models that are down on their luck.
Tamb said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Because we religious people let them. we are not vindictive.
Those who have fallen by the wayside use language to help them.
PeterT Ministries use language and umm gestures to provide succor to bustered arsed super models that are down on their luck.
Many atheists were brought up with another language and continue to use it afterwards.
Bilingualism is a sign of the devil.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Because we religious people let them. we are not vindictive.
Those who have fallen by the wayside use language to help them.
PeterT Ministries use language and umm gestures to provide succor to bustered arsed super models that are down on their luck.
‘…gestures…’
I like that. ‘Gestures’. Yes, could be useful.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Because we religious people let them. we are not vindictive.
Those who have fallen by the wayside use language to help them.
PeterT Ministries use language and umm gestures to provide succor to bustered arsed super models that are down on their luck.
‘…gestures…’
I like that. ‘Gestures’. Yes, could be useful.
that reminds me of the Adem people in the King Killer Chronicles.
Peak Warming Man said:
Tamb said:
Peak Warming Man said:Because we religious people let them. we are not vindictive.
Those who have fallen by the wayside use language to help them.
PeterT Ministries use language and umm gestures to provide succor to bustered arsed super models that are down on their luck.
Many atheists were brought up with another language and continue to use it afterwards.Bilingualism is a sign of the devil.
Tamb said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Tamb said:Many atheists were brought up with another language and continue to use it afterwards.
Bilingualism is a sign of the devil.
No. That’s Bisexualism.
Damn, I always get those two mixed up.
Peak Warming Man said:
Tamb said:
Peak Warming Man said:Bilingualism is a sign of the devil.
No. That’s Bisexualism.Damn, I always get those two mixed up.
I always assumed that you were a cunning linguist.
dv said:
I speak truth with a liberal sprinkling of made up words and swearing.
ATROSTO, the English language existed before Christianity reached England.
kii said:
dv said:
I speak truth with a liberal sprinkling of made up words and swearing.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
OCDC said:Toddler yoghurt, cold lamb snag, low carb choc orange bar. Unlikely to have much if anything for dinner.
I’ve got a couple of pork steaks out to cook for tea. Mr buffy can’t eat pork chops at the moment, until he get his teeth finished. I might make him some mushroom gravy to have on his. I’ll pick a fresh apple, chop it fine, and nuke it to put on top of mine. He doesn’t eat apple with pork. I think just lettuce and tomato salad to go with it.
He’ll eat what he’s given or go without.
Or he will walk around to the take-away..
Tamb said:
kii said:
dv said:
I speak truth with a liberal sprinkling of made up words and swearing.
What did Christians speak before English was invented?
Latin ?
kii said:
dv said:
I speak truth with a liberal sprinkling of made up words and swearing.
Do they not know that God did not make language?
sarahs mum said:
OCDC said:
buffy said:I et some buttered Salada biscuits while watching Blanca. Fortunately when you have to read subtitles, crunchy food does not interfere with your “listening”.
Toddler yoghurt, cold lamb snag, low carb choc orange bar. Unlikely to have much if anything for dinner.
two nectarines.
Same here only one was a peach.
Found a redback spider in a particularly unfortunate place – under the bathroom scales. Gone to spider heaven now.
just bunged some chips into the oven.
Bubblecar said:
Found a redback spider in a particularly unfortunate place – under the bathroom scales. Gone to spider heaven now.
If you have one inside there are likely others.
sarahs mum said:
just bunged some chips into the oven.
I’ve gotta go out the back and dig up my chips. They are buried.
sarahs mum said:
just bunged some chips into the oven.
Always a good idea.
Latest twist on that dodge: turning on the oven.
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
just bunged some chips into the oven.I’ve gotta go out the back and dig up my chips. They are buried.
Just don’t cash your chips.
Went down to the self-effacingly named Okay Restaurant because they do good soup.
Whilst stalking a former friend on fb, I watched a video of a gorgeous doggy running towards its human in heaven. I was nearly tempted to become a Christian on the spot, because heartstrings.
She’s a trumper, a nasty and heartless Christian.
kii said:
Whilst stalking a former friend on fb, I watched a video of a gorgeous doggy running towards its human in heaven. I was nearly tempted to become a Christian on the spot, because heartstrings.
She’s a trumper, a nasty and heartless Christian.
Is looking up someone’s page on FB stalking?
Neophyte said:
kii said:
Whilst stalking a former friend on fb, I watched a video of a gorgeous doggy running towards its human in heaven. I was nearly tempted to become a Christian on the spot, because heartstrings.
She’s a trumper, a nasty and heartless Christian.
Is looking up someone’s page on FB stalking?
Well, sure!
kii said:
Neophyte said:
kii said:
Whilst stalking a former friend on fb, I watched a video of a gorgeous doggy running towards its human in heaven. I was nearly tempted to become a Christian on the spot, because heartstrings.
She’s a trumper, a nasty and heartless Christian.
Is looking up someone’s page on FB stalking?
Well, sure!
How soon are you waiting to send her the boiled bunny?
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:
sarahs mum said:I never thought I’d be alone this far down the line (to quote the Eagles)
not many shits will be given when I disappear.
You’re not alone. We are here. You are valued.
I’m glad you are all here. very glad.
And.. I just received a parcel from my sister. It’s a fluffy blanket that has this message printed on it. “To my sister. Life is tough. But so are you. Never feel that you are alone because I am always right there in your heart. Wrap yourself up in this and consider it a big hug.
So that’s nice.
dv said:
Huh!
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:You’re not alone. We are here. You are valued.
I’m glad you are all here. very glad.
And.. I just received a parcel from my sister. It’s a fluffy blanket that has this message printed on it. “To my sister. Life is tough. But so are you. Never feel that you are alone because I am always right there in your heart. Wrap yourself up in this and consider it a big hug.
So that’s nice.
:)
Michael V said:
dv said:
Huh!
More details here, including that it was only 4 months from her first race to winning Olympics gold at age 16 at just her third race:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Robinson
I weighed myself at mummy’s, I sees 87.2kg on the dial
yeah and i’m not four foot high, so a not terrible weight
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:You’re not alone. We are here. You are valued.
I’m glad you are all here. very glad.
And.. I just received a parcel from my sister. It’s a fluffy blanket that has this message printed on it. “To my sister. Life is tough. But so are you. Never feel that you are alone because I am always right there in your heart. Wrap yourself up in this and consider it a big hug.
So that’s nice.
Sure is. Did you call youe sister up and tell her you love her?
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:I’m glad you are all here. very glad.
And.. I just received a parcel from my sister. It’s a fluffy blanket that has this message printed on it. “To my sister. Life is tough. But so are you. Never feel that you are alone because I am always right there in your heart. Wrap yourself up in this and consider it a big hug.
So that’s nice.
Sure is. Did you call youe sister up and tell her you love her?
i certainly will.
transition said:
I weighed myself at mummy’s, I sees 87.2kg on the dialyeah and i’m not four foot high, so a not terrible weight
Fatso.
Well, I haven’t given you an insult for at least a week.
Neophyte said:
kii said:
Neophyte said:Is looking up someone’s page on FB stalking?
Well, sure!
How soon are you waiting to send her the boiled bunny?
Huh?
roughbarked said:
transition said:
I weighed myself at mummy’s, I sees 87.2kg on the dialyeah and i’m not four foot high, so a not terrible weight
Fatso.
Well, I haven’t given you an insult for at least a week.
i’ll lose a few just for you, you bastardy bastard of bastards
kii said:
Neophyte said:
kii said:Well, sure!
How soon are you waiting to send her the boiled bunny?
Huh?
From the movie Fatal Attraction
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:You’re not alone. We are here. You are valued.
I’m glad you are all here. very glad.
And.. I just received a parcel from my sister. It’s a fluffy blanket that has this message printed on it. “To my sister. Life is tough. But so are you. Never feel that you are alone because I am always right there in your heart. Wrap yourself up in this and consider it a big hug.
So that’s nice.
:)
6 months pregnant woman kicked and punched by staff member over a stolen jar of Nutella. Staff member received stab wounds from woman’s husband.
transition said:
I weighed myself at mummy’s, I sees 87.2kg on the dialyeah and i’m not four foot high, so a not terrible weight
Good going.
You’re about 40kg lighter than a certain vehicle.
Cymek said:
kii said:
Neophyte said:How soon are you waiting to send her the boiled bunny?
Huh?
From the movie Fatal Attraction
Oh, never see it.
roughbarked said:
6 months pregnant woman kicked and punched by staff member over a stolen jar of Nutella. Staff member received stab wounds from woman’s husband.
Link?
kii said:
Cymek said:
kii said:Huh?
From the movie Fatal Attraction
Oh, never see it.
Seen, seen it! Dagnabit!
kii said:
roughbarked said:
6 months pregnant woman kicked and punched by staff member over a stolen jar of Nutella. Staff member received stab wounds from woman’s husband.
Link?
I just saw it on channel 7 news. Don’t really have a link. Yet.
roughbarked said:
6 months pregnant woman kicked and punched by staff member over a stolen jar of Nutella. Staff member received stab wounds from woman’s husband.
https://m.facebook.com/SkyNewsAustralia/posts/784472827043651/?comment_id=7710651238966685
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
6 months pregnant woman kicked and punched by staff member over a stolen jar of Nutella. Staff member received stab wounds from woman’s husband.
https://m.facebook.com/SkyNewsAustralia/posts/784472827043651/?comment_id=7710651238966685
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/man-woman-charged-after-iga-worker-stabbed-while-at-work/news-story/448121ca3c6b40c4423b9fb72cfd1ee3
https://www.9news.com.au/national/riverstone-two-people-charged-after-supermarket-worker-stabbed-in-sydney/fc9593cf-fe6c-4c37-af08-e62ea25c1907
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2024/jan/29/toto-the-tax-cut-cavoodle-explains-the-updated-stage-three-tax-cuts
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:Nope, all good. We are all getting older, and some of us have drawn the short straw with health, like cancer as a child, unexpected car accident, or some other random shit that fucks your life up.
He’s had a good life and a couple of great kids. My sister is doing it tough at the moment as she nurses him through this phase.My dad died in my arms when I was young and I decided to not let shit bother me, and to live life to the fullest. I have partied hard, raced hard, drank too much, smoked too much, and been a high risk taker all my life coz I never knew when my next day would be my last. I can’t believe that I’m still here, vertical and breathing, at my age.
I have some regrets, but I made hay while the sun shined. And the sun is still shining.
I never thought I’d be alone this far down the line (to quote the Eagles)
not many shits will be given when I disappear.
We always expected mr kii to die before me, but we didn’t foresee a pandemic and a wannabe dictator and an insurrection. We didn’t expect the Spanish Inquisition.
Much sadness happens when any of us cark it, people are missed. Many people have no idea how to express grief and concern so they avoid doing it. They don’t want to embarrass themselves via a faux pas.
Sorry about your BiL, Kingy. My thoughts are with your sister and family, it’s really tough.
Agreed.
Well put, kii
sarahs mum said:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2024/jan/29/toto-the-tax-cut-cavoodle-explains-the-updated-stage-three-tax-cuts
Thanks.
thaar be idjits.
sarahs mum said:
thaar be idjits.
Thar be dangerous idiots.
this was a long and very ugly read. Good journalism though…and that is a rare thing. More gothic Tasmanian stuff. So much cover up.
https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2024/february/nick-feik/rotten-core
Michael V said:
dv said:
Huh!
According to WP she switched to the relay because she couldn’t kneel properly any more.
transition said:
I weighed myself at mummy’s, I sees 87.2kg on the dialyeah and i’m not four foot high, so a not terrible weight
I can recommend a weightless program. Be unable to swallow food and have a dose of the trots for five days, it’s magic.
https://youtube.com/shorts/WCAK_omuiqk?si=suPAej7pBJu0XpXh
TBM building a service tunnel for HS2 breaks through
dv said:
That’s quite a story.
For the photographers here.
Question without notice:
what is a “Digital passport quality photograph”. Can i take a selfie with my smart phone, or does it need to be a specialty camera?
party_pants said:
Question without notice:what is a “Digital passport quality photograph”. Can i take a selfie with my smart phone, or does it need to be a specialty camera?
I am applying to renew my forklift licence .. etc
https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/worksafe/apply-renew-my-high-risk-work-licence
I enjoyed.
sarahs mum said:
I enjoyed.
Excellent.
Phoaw
The common opinion on the internet is that Turkish delight is bad.
dv said:
The common opinion on the internet is that Turkish delight is bad.
i Iike.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
The common opinion on the internet is that Turkish delight is bad.
i Iike.
Like the common opinion, or like Turkish Delight?
Just got home from a small bushfire. An excited possum decided to flashdance across a powerline. Apparently it was just a phase he was going through.
It took out most of the power in town, but luckily the farm owner heard the bang and managed to get most of the running fire out before we got there. We dumped 4 ton of water on it just as the power guys got there to repair the insulator.
Kingy said:
An excited possum decided to flashdance across a powerline.
Unfortunately, I’ve forgotten many of the details, but a story I heard some time ago concerned powerlines in a part of northern Victoria where there was a large population of pelicans, which were roosting on the power poles and cross-arms.
The story went that the power authorities increased the physical distance between the power lines so that the pelicans, when taking off, wouldn’t create a an electrical path between adjacent lines.
Uh oh…feels like spring is in the air :/
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
The common opinion on the internet is that Turkish delight is bad.
i Iike.
A well-made Turkish Delight is delightful. Mother loved the chocolate covered Turkish Delight.
Ooo…I can watch Nemesis on the intertubes!!
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 13 degrees at the back door and there is light in the East. We are forecast a partly cloudy 25 degrees today.
It’s Bakery Breakfast morning. And archery this evening. Not sure what will be going on in between.
Morning buffy, much the same weather expected here.
I’ve just scoffed a tasty eggmess breakfast (involving 2 x eggs, 2 x anchovies, peas, onion, tarragon, olive oil, sel et poivre).
Today I’ll be doing a little more housework, more music, more railway planning etc.
dv said:
The common opinion on the internet is that Turkish delight is bad.
I’ve never liked it.
Kingy said:
Just got home from a small bushfire. An excited possum decided to flashdance across a powerline. Apparently it was just a phase he was going through.It took out most of the power in town, but luckily the farm owner heard the bang and managed to get most of the running fire out before we got there. We dumped 4 ton of water on it just as the power guys got there to repair the insulator.
Don’t you mean a phase was going through him?
AussieDJ said:
Kingy said:
An excited possum decided to flashdance across a powerline.Unfortunately, I’ve forgotten many of the details, but a story I heard some time ago concerned powerlines in a part of northern Victoria where there was a large population of pelicans, which were roosting on the power poles and cross-arms.
The story went that the power authorities increased the physical distance between the power lines so that the pelicans, when taking off, wouldn’t create a an electrical path between adjacent lines.
I’ve seen what happens when a pelican hits the power lines.
Spiny Norman said:
For the photographers here.
I’ve always wanted what I cannot afford but had taught myself to not look at things I cannot afford and now you have shown me something I would never have looked at because it was beyond my reach. Arrgh!.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
The common opinion on the internet is that Turkish delight is bad.
i Iike.
+1
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
The common opinion on the internet is that Turkish delight is bad.
i Iike.
+1
In fact I’m tempted to order some.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:i Iike.
+1
In fact I’m tempted to order some.
“Former Internal Revenue Service contractor Charles Littlejohn on Monday was sentenced to five years in jail for leaking former President Donald Trump’s taxes to the New York Times.
NBC News reports that Littlejohn, who pleaded guilty to illegal tax disclosure this past October, not only leaked Trump’s tax documents, but also for Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.”
It looks like this bloke is a serial offender, but what of NBC who paid for the stolen information?
Peak Warming Man said:
“Former Internal Revenue Service contractor Charles Littlejohn on Monday was sentenced to five years in jail for leaking former President Donald Trump’s taxes to the New York Times.
NBC News reports that Littlejohn, who pleaded guilty to illegal tax disclosure this past October, not only leaked Trump’s tax documents, but also for Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.”It looks like this bloke is a serial offender, but what of NBC who paid for the stolen information?
Not NBC, The New York Times.
Good morning forum. A warm but clear night; the morning star was lovely but unfortunately a hill blocked my view of the conjunction of Mars and Mercury, and I don’t feel safe at night in unlit areas, so I’ll miss Mercury in the morning sky this time.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:I love.The common opinion on the internet is that Turkish delight is bad.i Iike.
dv said:
The common opinion on the internet is that Turkish delight is bad.
I like it. but not every day.
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
The common opinion on the internet is that Turkish delight is bad.
I like it. but not every day.
The weight of opinion is possibly skewed by Americans,
They’re suspicious of anything ‘foreign’ and corrupted by other tastes.
If you get a chance, buy yourself some American chocolate. It’s rather different from what we’re used to, and i don’t mean ‘different ‘ in a good way.
Or for the actual imported Turkish-made delights
I’ll be ordering some Turkish delight and Turkish olives from the above establishment.
ABC News:
I recall some years back that there was discussion about the difficulties of mothers from remote areas having to hundreds of kilometres to give birth in a hospital, that it was a rather scary thing for them.
The general opinion among those in the game (obstetricians, midwives etc.) was that they were lucky to have the ‘option’ to complain about, and that if they thought a long trip to hospital was scary, wait until something goes awfully wrong in your home birth, and the nearest hospital is hundreds of kilometres away.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:Births of babies who don’t breathe – there are no words.
I recall some years back that there was discussion about the difficulties of mothers from remote areas having to hundreds of kilometres to give birth in a hospital, that it was a rather scary thing for them.
The general opinion among those in the game (obstetricians, midwives etc.) was that they were lucky to have the ‘option’ to complain about, and that if they thought a long trip to hospital was scary, wait until something goes awfully wrong in your home birth, and the nearest hospital is hundreds of kilometres away.
Dusting and hoovering the living room, and guess what I found splattered on one of the armchairs, that I hadn’t noticed before….
Bubblecar said:
Dusting and hoovering the living room, and guess what I found splattered on one of the armchairs, that I hadn’t noticed before….
A rat.
Bubblecar said:
Dusting and hoovering the living room, and guess what I found splattered on one of the armchairs, that I hadn’t noticed before….
Mr Car.. what have you been up too??
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Dusting and hoovering the living room, and guess what I found splattered on one of the armchairs, that I hadn’t noticed before….
A rat.
No, birdshit. The last blackbird I freed from the wood heater must have dropped a gift before leaving via the window.
Seems odd that I hadn’t noticed it before, but it was on the side of the chair facing the heater itself.
I can thoroughly recommend the following TV shows
- Boys Swallows Universe
- True Detective (S4)
- Masters of the Sky
treat yourself… you won’t be disappointed
diddly-squat said:
Bubblecar said:
Dusting and hoovering the living room, and guess what I found splattered on one of the armchairs, that I hadn’t noticed before….
Mr Car.. what have you been up too??
No good.
diddly-squat said:
I can thoroughly recommend the following TV shows
- Boys Swallows Universe
- True Detective (S4)
- Masters of the Skytreat yourself… you won’t be disappointed
I’ll put them in the queue
dv said:
diddly-squat said:I can thoroughly recommend the following TV shows
- Boys Swallows Universe
- True Detective (S4)
- Masters of the Skytreat yourself… you won’t be disappointed
I’ll put them in the queue
Boy Swallows Universe is sooo cool.. love the 1980s Brisbane vibes
diddly-squat said:
dv said:
diddly-squat said:I can thoroughly recommend the following TV shows
- Boys Swallows Universe
- True Detective (S4)
- Masters of the Skytreat yourself… you won’t be disappointed
I’ll put them in the queue
Boy Swallows Universe is sooo cool.. love the 1980s Brisbane vibes
Dysfunctional families, heroin, incarcerated mother, trauma and violence?
OCDC said:
sarahs mum said:dv said:I love.The common opinion on the internet is that Turkish delight is bad.i Iike.
well i am not going rat out my siblings for it…
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-28/hard-quiz-trivia-tom-gleeson/103013450
25 out of 50 but it’s real trivia.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Dusting and hoovering the living room, and guess what I found splattered on one of the armchairs, that I hadn’t noticed before….
A rat.
No, birdshit. The last blackbird I freed from the wood heater must have dropped a gift before leaving via the window.
Seems odd that I hadn’t noticed it before, but it was on the side of the chair facing the heater itself.
A little birdy flying high,
dropped a message from the sky,
as I wiped it from my eye,
I thanked the lord that cows don’t fly.
kii said:
diddly-squat said:
dv said:I’ll put them in the queue
Boy Swallows Universe is sooo cool.. love the 1980s Brisbane vibes
Dysfunctional families, heroin, incarcerated mother, trauma and violence?
there are some challenging themes, I’ll grant you that.. but I’ve enjoyed the story thus far and the show is very true tot he book…
I think it’s a great show.
Today’s spoons are all gone thanks for asking. Just made two phone calls to the headache service I frequent, about things not yet being done since my appointment on the 11th. This is very frustrating but I trust my brane doctor’s doctoring knowledge and don’t particularly want to change to a new one.
OCDC said:
Today’s spoons are all gone thanks for asking. Just made two phone calls to the headache service I frequent, about things not yet being done since my appointment on the 11th. This is very frustrating but I trust my brane doctor’s doctoring knowledge and don’t particularly want to change to a new one.The admin person with whom I spake is even more frustrated than I am, so that reduced my anger.
diddly-squat said:
kii said:
diddly-squat said:Boy Swallows Universe is sooo cool.. love the 1980s Brisbane vibes
Dysfunctional families, heroin, incarcerated mother, trauma and violence?
there are some challenging themes, I’ll grant you that.. but I’ve enjoyed the story thus far and the show is very true tot he book…
I think it’s a great show.
You’ll grant me that will you?
So kind.
Challenging themes?
My mother worked in the domestic violence field in Brisbane. Places like Darra where women and children were challenged every day.
It is a well done series, and what I’ve heard is true to the book.
Try to avoid dismissing people’s traumas as “challenging themes”.
OCDC said:
Today’s spoons are all gone thanks for asking. Just made two phone calls to the headache service I frequent, about things not yet being done since my appointment on the 11th. This is very frustrating but I trust my brane doctor’s doctoring knowledge and don’t particularly want to change to a new one.
I started off with spoons, but unraveled to half completed housework and a bowl of popcorn.
kii said:
OCDC said:Zero housework here today. Popping ginger and hyoscine.Today’s spoons are all gone thanks for asking. Just made two phone calls to the headache service I frequent, about things not yet being done since my appointment on the 11th. This is very frustrating but I trust my brane doctor’s doctoring knowledge and don’t particularly want to change to a new one.I started off with spoons, but unraveled to half completed housework and a bowl of popcorn.
OCDC said:
kii said:OCDC said:Zero housework here today. Popping ginger and hyoscine.Today’s spoons are all gone thanks for asking. Just made two phone calls to the headache service I frequent, about things not yet being done since my appointment on the 11th. This is very frustrating but I trust my brane doctor’s doctoring knowledge and don’t particularly want to change to a new one.I started off with spoons, but unraveled to half completed housework and a bowl of popcorn.
I stripped the bed, did laundry, moved some piles of rugs, mats and curtains to the bed to pack and then lost the will to continue. So the bed isn’t made, The Sally Cat is annoyed, and I have piles of stuff everywhere.
Highlight of the day is my two cans of air were delivered.
OCDC said:
Today’s spoons are all gone thanks for asking. Just made two phone calls to the headache service I frequent, about things not yet being done since my appointment on the 11th. This is very frustrating but I trust my brane doctor’s doctoring knowledge and don’t particularly want to change to a new one.
spoons?
Michael V said:
OCDC said:Today’s spoons are all gone thanks for asking. Just made two phone calls to the headache service I frequent, about things not yet being done since my appointment on the 11th. This is very frustrating but I trust my brane doctor’s doctoring knowledge and don’t particularly want to change to a new one.spoons?
Update: just had email from lovely admin lady saying the brane doktor told her she’ll do these things today. I am not yet convinced.
I’ll just take the pills 12 times
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
Today’s spoons are all gone thanks for asking. Just made two phone calls to the headache service I frequent, about things not yet being done since my appointment on the 11th. This is very frustrating but I trust my brane doctor’s doctoring knowledge and don’t particularly want to change to a new one.
spoons?
there is no spoon.
I built my own 16-Bit CPU in Excel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rg7xvTJ8SU
I designed my own 16-Bit Computer in Microsoft Excel without using Visual Basic scripts, plugins, or anything other than plain Excel. This system on a spreadsheet is based off of a custom Instruction Set Architecture that has a total of 23 instruction mnemonics and 26 opcodes.
The main design of the CPU is broken into a fetch unit, control unit, arithmetic logic unit, register file, PC unit, several multiplexers, a memory control unit, a 128KB RAM table, and a 128×128 16-color display.
Try it out down below:
https://github.com/InkboxSoftware/exc…
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:Today’s spoons are all gone thanks for asking. Just made two phone calls to the headache service I frequent, about things not yet being done since my appointment on the 11th. This is very frustrating but I trust my brane doctor’s doctoring knowledge and don’t particularly want to change to a new one.spoons?
Bernard Cribbins approves
Hello
captain_spalding said:
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
The common opinion on the internet is that Turkish delight is bad.
I like it. but not every day.
The weight of opinion is possibly skewed by Americans,
They’re suspicious of anything ‘foreign’ and corrupted by other tastes.
If you get a chance, buy yourself some American chocolate. It’s rather different from what we’re used to, and i don’t mean ‘different ‘ in a good way.
Had an American fellow join the office I worked in some years ago. I went to one of those specialty confectionary stores and bought some Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups to present to him as a welcoming gesture. He accepted them gracefully, but added “Y’know, it wasn’t until I arrived in Australia that I discovered what sh*t American chocolate is…”
OCDC said:
Michael V said:OCDC said:Today’s spoons are all gone thanks for asking. Just made two phone calls to the headache service I frequent, about things not yet being done since my appointment on the 11th. This is very frustrating but I trust my brane doctor’s doctoring knowledge and don’t particularly want to change to a new one.spoons?
Ah. Never heard of that before.
I’ve used up three. Four more to be used up soon.
Using the toilet should be on there.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:Absolute quantity by itself is irrelevant; it’s how many you started with that matters.Michael V said:Ah. Never heard of that before.spoons?
I’ve used up three. Four more to be used up soon.
Using the toilet should be on there.
esselte said:
I built my own 16-Bit CPU in Excelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rg7xvTJ8SU
I designed my own 16-Bit Computer in Microsoft Excel without using Visual Basic scripts, plugins, or anything other than plain Excel. This system on a spreadsheet is based off of a custom Instruction Set Architecture that has a total of 23 instruction mnemonics and 26 opcodes.
The main design of the CPU is broken into a fetch unit, control unit, arithmetic logic unit, register file, PC unit, several multiplexers, a memory control unit, a 128KB RAM table, and a 128×128 16-color display.
Try it out down below:
https://github.com/InkboxSoftware/exc…
and you lot think I’m and Excel nerd :)
esselte said:
I built my own 16-Bit CPU in Excelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rg7xvTJ8SU
I designed my own 16-Bit Computer in Microsoft Excel without using Visual Basic scripts, plugins, or anything other than plain Excel. This system on a spreadsheet is based off of a custom Instruction Set Architecture that has a total of 23 instruction mnemonics and 26 opcodes.
The main design of the CPU is broken into a fetch unit, control unit, arithmetic logic unit, register file, PC unit, several multiplexers, a memory control unit, a 128KB RAM table, and a 128×128 16-color display.
Try it out down below:
https://github.com/InkboxSoftware/exc…
Good
captain_spalding said:
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
The common opinion on the internet is that Turkish delight is bad.
I like it. but not every day.
The weight of opinion is possibly skewed by Americans,
They’re suspicious of anything ‘foreign’ and corrupted by other tastes.
If you get a chance, buy yourself some American chocolate. It’s rather different from what we’re used to, and i don’t mean ‘different ‘ in a good way.
I tried some Hershey’s once. Because my sister told me it was awful. She was not wrong. This is why when my nieces and nephews were growing up in Texas, it was necessary to send care packages of chocolate frogs. Although they called them chocolate toads. Some years later she found Ghirardelli chocolate and sent me one of their cook books. That is real chocolate. But probably considered “foreign” because of the name. It seems it’s now owned by Lindt and Sprungli, since 1998.
https://www.ghirardelli.com/about-ghirardelli-history
Bubblecar said:
Or for the actual imported Turkish-made delightsI’ll be ordering some Turkish delight and Turkish olives from the above establishment.
Oasis is also worth a look. They’re based in Melbourne.
buffy said:
captain_spalding said:
JudgeMental said:I like it. but not every day.
The weight of opinion is possibly skewed by Americans,
They’re suspicious of anything ‘foreign’ and corrupted by other tastes.
If you get a chance, buy yourself some American chocolate. It’s rather different from what we’re used to, and i don’t mean ‘different ‘ in a good way.
I tried some Hershey’s once. Because my sister told me it was awful. She was not wrong. This is why when my nieces and nephews were growing up in Texas, it was necessary to send care packages of chocolate frogs. Although they called them chocolate toads. Some years later she found Ghirardelli chocolate and sent me one of their cook books. That is real chocolate. But probably considered “foreign” because of the name. It seems it’s now owned by Lindt and Sprungli, since 1998.
https://www.ghirardelli.com/about-ghirardelli-history
So many sweet things in the US are shit. Mostly corn syrup is to blame. Salt water taffy is the worst of it.
I meant weightloss, not weightless.
Autocorrect.
Right then, there is some maar-ing that does have to be done.
Victorian Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell says her body and outfit was photoshopped by Nine in their news broadcast
https://twitter.com/6NewsAU/status/1752098167934587069
dv said:
I meant weightloss, not weightless.
Autocorrect.
What?
sarahs mum said:
Victorian Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell says her body and outfit was photoshopped by Nine in their news broadcast
https://twitter.com/6NewsAU/status/1752098167934587069
I just read that, I notice her tattoos were brightened not the other things mentioned.
I assume AI could be given parameters to make someone more sexy according to predetermined societal ideas perhaps
I might watch the series “Dogs” now. I might even cry. I couldn’t watch it before.
Nearly a year since my princess baby cakes died. It was about now that Gracie Blue started to get unwell.
If you had a pet and it attacked you and was put down its not abnormal for you to be upset is it.
Neophyte said:
captain_spalding said:
JudgeMental said:I like it. but not every day.
The weight of opinion is possibly skewed by Americans,
They’re suspicious of anything ‘foreign’ and corrupted by other tastes.
If you get a chance, buy yourself some American chocolate. It’s rather different from what we’re used to, and i don’t mean ‘different ‘ in a good way.
Had an American fellow join the office I worked in some years ago. I went to one of those specialty confectionary stores and bought some Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups to present to him as a welcoming gesture. He accepted them gracefully, but added “Y’know, it wasn’t until I arrived in Australia that I discovered what sh*t American chocolate is…”
If you get a chance, try Royce’ Japanese chocolate. It is delectable.
Cymek said:
If you had a pet and it attacked you and was put down its not abnormal for you to be upset is it.
Not at all.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Cymek said:
If you had a pet and it attacked you and was put down its not abnormal for you to be upset is it.
Not at all.
Not me, but a comment in relation to a story about a women attacked by her dogs
Someone thought it strange she was upset when they attacked her and where subsequently put down.
kii said:
dv said:
I meant weightloss, not weightless.
Autocorrect.
What?
DV said, and I quote
“I can recommend a weightless program. Be unable to swallow food and have a dose of the trots for five days, it’s magic.”
JudgeMental said:
kii said:
dv said:
I meant weightloss, not weightless.
Autocorrect.
What?
DV said, and I quote
“I can recommend a weightless program. Be unable to swallow food and have a dose of the trots for five days, it’s magic.”
Ta. I must have missed that dieting advice.
JudgeMental said:
kii said:
dv said:
I meant weightloss, not weightless.
Autocorrect.
What?
DV said, and I quote
“I can recommend a weightless program. Be unable to swallow food and have a dose of the trots for five days, it’s magic.”
Not recommended for astronauts, you know the floating and stuff not good
sarahs mum said:
Victorian Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell says her body and outfit was photoshopped by Nine in their news broadcast
https://twitter.com/6NewsAU/status/1752098167934587069
sarahs mum said:
Victorian Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell says her body and outfit was photoshopped by Nine in their news broadcast
https://twitter.com/6NewsAU/status/1752098167934587069
I hate people.
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
Victorian Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell says her body and outfit was photoshopped by Nine in their news broadcast
https://twitter.com/6NewsAU/status/1752098167934587069
I hate people.
Don’t read my last Facebook post link then. It’s got me well and truly…
Well I don’t like Credlin. So there.
sarahs mum said:
Well I don’t like Credlin. So there.
I have noticed that when Skynews goes for hate they do it for days and days. Over and over.
JudgeMental said:
kii said:What?
DV said, and I quote
“I can recommend a weightless program. Be unable to swallow food and have a dose of the trots for five days, it’s magic.”
I assume you’ve seen a physician. 48 hours is considered long enough.
kii said:
dv said:
I meant weightloss, not weightless.
Autocorrect.
What?
It’s a software layer that detects spelling errors and makes corrections. I can’t be too mad since weightloss is not normally a single word, I suppose, and also it is of course my responsibility to do my own spell check before submitting.
Ian said:
JudgeMental said:He would just be given oral rehydration solution and sent straight home. If not tolerating ORS, then ED is appropriate, but the time frame doesn’t really make a difference to treatment received.kii said:I assume you’ve seen a physician. 48 hours is considered long enough.What?DV said, and I quote
“I can recommend a weightless program. Be unable to swallow food and have a dose of the trots for five days, it’s magic.”
Cymek said:
If you had a pet and it attacked you and was put down its not abnormal for you to be upset is it.
I would say it’s not abnormal.
AussieDJ said:
Bubblecar said:
Or for the actual imported Turkish-made delightsI’ll be ordering some Turkish delight and Turkish olives from the above establishment.
Oasis is also worth a look. They’re based in Melbourne.
Ta, they sell burghul.
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
Well I don’t like Credlin. So there.
I have noticed that when Skynews goes for hate they do it for days and days. Over and over.
I have blocked them now.
Yeah I’ve not consulted a physician, this remains the kind of thing that I’d expect my body to fix.
Back in the day Turkish Delight used to be my go-to confection.
dv said:
Cymek said:
If you had a pet and it attacked you and was put down its not abnormal for you to be upset is it.
I would say it’s not abnormal.
more abdominal by the sounds.
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
Cymek said:
If you had a pet and it attacked you and was put down its not abnormal for you to be upset is it.
I would say it’s not abnormal.
more abdominal by the sounds.
or abominable
AussieDJ said:
Kingy said:
An excited possum decided to flashdance across a powerline.Unfortunately, I’ve forgotten many of the details, but a story I heard some time ago concerned powerlines in a part of northern Victoria where there was a large population of pelicans, which were roosting on the power poles and cross-arms.
The story went that the power authorities increased the physical distance between the power lines so that the pelicans, when taking off, wouldn’t create a an electrical path between adjacent lines.
I found the body of a wedge-tail eagle at the base of a power pole that electrocuted itself when taking off. More birds like ducks fly into power lines at night though, usually breaking a wing that provides an easy catch for a passing fox.
Iraqi dog, US military, adoption, quarantine, planes…
Dog trainer in Iraq caring for a young dog. The guy makes “ch..ch…ch” noises when walking the pup. Subtitles say…“dog-training sounds”.
Bubblecar said:
Or for the actual imported Turkish-made delightsI’ll be ordering some Turkish delight and Turkish olives from the above establishment.
Me too. Mrs PF loves Turkish delight. Got some chocolates for myself, dark choc and grapes.
OCDC said:
Ian said:JudgeMental said:He would just be given oral rehydration solution and sent straight home. If not tolerating ORS, then ED is appropriate, but the time frame doesn’t really make a difference to treatment received.DV said, and I quoteI assume you’ve seen a physician. 48 hours is considered long enough.“I can recommend a weightless program. Be unable to swallow food and have a dose of the trots for five days, it’s magic.”
Yeah.. obvs
kii said:
Iraqi dog, US military, adoption, quarantine, planes…Dog trainer in Iraq caring for a young dog. The guy makes “ch..ch…ch” noises when walking the pup. Subtitles say…“dog-training sounds”.
This program is going to break my heart.
kii said:
Iraqi dog, US military, adoption, quarantine, planes…Dog trainer in Iraq caring for a young dog. The guy makes “ch..ch…ch” noises when walking the pup. Subtitles say…“dog-training sounds”.
Clicker training.. using tongue click, yeah?
Ian said:
kii said:
Iraqi dog, US military, adoption, quarantine, planes…Dog trainer in Iraq caring for a young dog. The guy makes “ch..ch…ch” noises when walking the pup. Subtitles say…“dog-training sounds”.
Clicker training.. using tongue click, yeah?
No, more just soothing sounds. Like kissy noises.
kii said:
Ian said:
kii said:
Iraqi dog, US military, adoption, quarantine, planes…Dog trainer in Iraq caring for a young dog. The guy makes “ch..ch…ch” noises when walking the pup. Subtitles say…“dog-training sounds”.
Clicker training.. using tongue click, yeah?
No, more just soothing sounds. Like kissy noises.
Dogs can be such sooks. :)
kii said:
Ian said:
kii said:
Iraqi dog, US military, adoption, quarantine, planes…Dog trainer in Iraq caring for a young dog. The guy makes “ch..ch…ch” noises when walking the pup. Subtitles say…“dog-training sounds”.
Clicker training.. using tongue click, yeah?
No, more just soothing sounds. Like kissy noises.
Well maybe if serves the same purpose..
Or the guy was eating.
PermeateFree said:
AussieDJ said:
Kingy said:
An excited possum decided to flashdance across a powerline.Unfortunately, I’ve forgotten many of the details, but a story I heard some time ago concerned powerlines in a part of northern Victoria where there was a large population of pelicans, which were roosting on the power poles and cross-arms.
The story went that the power authorities increased the physical distance between the power lines so that the pelicans, when taking off, wouldn’t create a an electrical path between adjacent lines.
I found the body of a wedge-tail eagle at the base of a power pole that electrocuted itself when taking off. More birds like ducks fly into power lines at night though, usually breaking a wing that provides an easy catch for a passing fox.
At night around here it’s usually a possum trying to reach around an insulator or across two conductors. During the day, it’s mostly larger birds. They tend to sit on top of the pole, and when they go to fly off, instead of jumping up and flapping like they would on the ground, they use their height and drop down to get airspeed, and go between the wires just as they spread their wings. Bang.
I saw one do it one day as I was driving towards it. It fell to the ground in a ball of flames. Luckily it was winter and everything was damp.
https://futurism.com/the-byte/fibonacci-quantum-computer
kii said:
diddly-squat said:
kii said:Dysfunctional families, heroin, incarcerated mother, trauma and violence?
there are some challenging themes, I’ll grant you that.. but I’ve enjoyed the story thus far and the show is very true tot he book…
I think it’s a great show.
You’ll grant me that will you?
So kind.
Challenging themes?
My mother worked in the domestic violence field in Brisbane. Places like Darra where women and children were challenged every day.
It is a well done series, and what I’ve heard is true to the book.
Try to avoid dismissing people’s traumas as “challenging themes”.
yes dear…
Ian said:
kii said:
Ian said:Clicker training.. using tongue click, yeah?
No, more just soothing sounds. Like kissy noises.
Well maybe if serves the same purpose..
Or the guy was eating.
Okay. Whatever.
kii said:
Ian said:
kii said:No, more just soothing sounds. Like kissy noises.
Well maybe if serves the same purpose..
Or the guy was eating.
Okay. Whatever.
Doggies do seems to go sooky for kissy noises
diddly-squat said:
kii said:
diddly-squat said:there are some challenging themes, I’ll grant you that.. but I’ve enjoyed the story thus far and the show is very true tot he book…
I think it’s a great show.
You’ll grant me that will you?
So kind.
Challenging themes?
My mother worked in the domestic violence field in Brisbane. Places like Darra where women and children were challenged every day.
It is a well done series, and what I’ve heard is true to the book.
Try to avoid dismissing people’s traumas as “challenging themes”.
yes dear…
nnnnnnnnnn.
kii said:
Iraqi dog, US military, adoption, quarantine, planes…Dog trainer in Iraq caring for a young dog. The guy makes “ch..ch…ch” noises when walking the pup. Subtitles say…“dog-training sounds”.
Makes sense
Exhibit A: toxic masculinity
OCDC said:
Exhibit A: toxic masculinity
Who ?
dv said:
kii said:
Iraqi dog, US military, adoption, quarantine, planes…Dog trainer in Iraq caring for a young dog. The guy makes “ch..ch…ch” noises when walking the pup. Subtitles say…“dog-training sounds”.
Makes sense
I watch everything with cc. When someone is speaking a language other than English the cc often says…“speaks foreign language”. Often not translated or even “speaks Swahili”.
kii said:
dv said:
kii said:
Iraqi dog, US military, adoption, quarantine, planes…Dog trainer in Iraq caring for a young dog. The guy makes “ch..ch…ch” noises when walking the pup. Subtitles say…“dog-training sounds”.
Makes sense
I watch everything with cc. When someone is speaking a language other than English the cc often says…“speaks foreign language”. Often not translated or even “speaks Swahili”.
Yes they have some vague description of some noises, which I suppose assume the person reading the subtitles/cc has heard the noise before and isn’t deaf from birth
Well, my house is now even cleaner and tidier than it is when I’m expecting inspections. Since the fridge is nearly empty I took the opportunity to give it a good interior clean.
A bumper Coles delivery on Thursday. I hope there’ll be sufficient room in fridge, freezer and cupboards for everything.
kii said:
dv said:
kii said:
Iraqi dog, US military, adoption, quarantine, planes…Dog trainer in Iraq caring for a young dog. The guy makes “ch..ch…ch” noises when walking the pup. Subtitles say…“dog-training sounds”.
Makes sense
I watch everything with cc. When someone is speaking a language other than English the cc often says…“speaks foreign language”. Often not translated or even “speaks Swahili”.
Sometimes it translates so badly that i get a laff from the new pictures that arise in my brain.
Cymek said:
OCDC said:The misogynist in the room.Exhibit A: toxic masculinityWho ?
Bubblecar said:
Well, my house is now even cleaner and tidier than it is when I’m expecting inspections. Since the fridge is nearly empty I took the opportunity to give it a good interior clean.My place could do with a bit of a tidy-up. I’ll pay you in carbs.A bumper Coles delivery on Thursday. I hope there’ll be sufficient room in fridge, freezer and cupboards for everything.
horror
Forgot a grocery update: many items, mostly small eg toddler yoghurts and salami sticks. I can’t count big enough. App tells me 20 at woollies and I went to coles too.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Well, my house is now even cleaner and tidier than it is when I’m expecting inspections. Since the fridge is nearly empty I took the opportunity to give it a good interior clean.My place could do with a bit of a tidy-up. I’ll pay you in carbs.A bumper Coles delivery on Thursday. I hope there’ll be sufficient room in fridge, freezer and cupboards for everything.
I’d like to help but after my own domestic efforts there’s much arse-sitting scheduled.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:I’m not unreasonable; tomorrow will be fine.Bubblecar said:I’d like to help but after my own domestic efforts there’s much arse-sitting scheduled.Well, my house is now even cleaner and tidier than it is when I’m expecting inspections. Since the fridge is nearly empty I took the opportunity to give it a good interior clean.My place could do with a bit of a tidy-up. I’ll pay you in carbs.A bumper Coles delivery on Thursday. I hope there’ll be sufficient room in fridge, freezer and cupboards for everything.
OCDC said:
horrorForgot a grocery update: many items, mostly small eg toddler yoghurts and salami sticks. I can’t count big enough. App tells me 20 at woollies and I went to coles too.
I didn’t make a note of the item tally after my last modification of the order, but it’s well over a hundred.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
horrorForgot a grocery update: many items, mostly small eg toddler yoghurts and salami sticks. I can’t count big enough. App tells me 20 at woollies and I went to coles too.
I didn’t make a note of the item tally after my last modification of the order, but it’s well over a hundred.
…112, glancing at the Coles email acknowledging my order.
OCDC said:
Cymek said:OCDC said:The misogynist in the room.Exhibit A: toxic masculinityWho ?
Yes.
OCDC said:
Exhibit A: toxic masculinity
lol..
I offer a personal opinion about a TV show and then get berated for “dismissing someone’s trauma” then I’m the one being toxic..
it’s moments like this that remind me why this place is a life raft for a lot of people here
diddly-squat said:
OCDC said:
Exhibit A: toxic masculinity
lol..
I offer a personal opinion about a TV show and then get berated for “dismissing someone’s trauma” then I’m the one being toxic..
it’s moments like this that remind me why this place is a life raft for a lot of people here
Supposed to be 40° here on Sunday. Just delightful.
diddly-squat said:
OCDC said:
Exhibit A: toxic masculinity
lol..
I offer a personal opinion about a TV show and then get berated for “dismissing someone’s trauma” then I’m the one being toxic..
it’s moments like this that remind me why this place is a life raft for a lot of people here
You said, “ Yes dear”. You know it’s a patronising put down but you played it anyway. And everyone woman in the room bristled. So it worked. And as far as being a ‘life raft’ for a ‘lot of people here’, the people wincing are also the people who have left here previously because of the language used by some of men in the room. It’s more like ‘driven from the room’.
OCDC said:
Supposed to be 40° here on Sunday. Just delightful.
Must be this lot coming over this wide brown land
JudgeMental said:
OCDC said:Please keep it there! The lowest max for the next week is 32°.Supposed to be 40° here on Sunday. Just delightful.Must be this lot coming over this wide brown land
OCDC said:
Supposed to be 40° here on Sunday. Just delightful.
Madness, my sympathies.
It’ll be 28 here, hottest day of the week. It’s been a pretty mild summer on the island so far.
OCDC said:
JudgeMental said:OCDC said:Please keep it there! The lowest max for the next week is 32°.Supposed to be 40° here on Sunday. Just delightful.Must be this lot coming over this wide brown land
I’ll have a word with Hughie.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
Supposed to be 40° here on Sunday. Just delightful.
Madness, my sympathies.
It’ll be 28 here, hottest day of the week. It’s been a pretty mild summer on the island so far.
It has been mild. I wouldn’t mind some February rain although it isn’t that likely. I am glad the wind has turned off.
JudgeMental said:
OCDC said:Thanking you in anticipation.JudgeMental said:I’ll have a word with Hughie.Must be this lot coming over this wide brown landPlease keep it there! The lowest max for the next week is 32°.
I hope you continue peeping in diddly, most people here are friendly most of the time.
sarahs mum said:
diddly-squat said:
OCDC said:
Exhibit A: toxic masculinity
lol..
I offer a personal opinion about a TV show and then get berated for “dismissing someone’s trauma” then I’m the one being toxic..
it’s moments like this that remind me why this place is a life raft for a lot of people here
You said, “ Yes dear”. You know it’s a patronising put down but you played it anyway. And everyone woman in the room bristled. So it worked. And as far as being a ‘life raft’ for a ‘lot of people here’, the people wincing are also the people who have left here previously because of the language used by some of men in the room. It’s more like ‘driven from the room’.
Exactly this.
Bubblecar said:
I hope you continue peeping in diddly, most people here are friendly most of the time.
Lololol 😆
Lololol 🤣
I’s been busy, swaps tyres around on lady’s car ready for couple new ones tomorrow, on the front is way I organized it the new tyres go on the front, and changes oil, new spark plugs, sets gaps too, not likes too bigger gap, coughs some occasionally with runty spark, complains can’t jumps that far boldly under compression and reliably ignite air fuel mixture, not that lean
all good news
couple not so good news now
notice one of boots on CV drive shafts which replaced all new is fucked already, anyways gots new boots here so do that oneday, were cheapest CV shafts complete could get
in other news notice the engine sump is nicely pushed in, from not long back drove through farm in it after a rain, caught something solid going over a rock ridge, nice solid limestone anchored in the ground, anyways no bad leaks and the lift pipe is still reliably lifting oil for the oil pump, so not critical at this stage
ends the news
weather report later
dinner will be pie, it’s in the oven
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
diddly-squat said:lol..
I offer a personal opinion about a TV show and then get berated for “dismissing someone’s trauma” then I’m the one being toxic..
it’s moments like this that remind me why this place is a life raft for a lot of people here
You said, “ Yes dear”. You know it’s a patronising put down but you played it anyway. And everyone woman in the room bristled. So it worked. And as far as being a ‘life raft’ for a ‘lot of people here’, the people wincing are also the people who have left here previously because of the language used by some of men in the room. It’s more like ‘driven from the room’.
Exactly this.
You leave my fellow young Liberal alone he knows how to treat the women’s properly
My grandson is two today, pity our daughter won’t let us see him anymore (her being psychotic and nasty)
I can’t even message her as she is likely to abuse me if I do
transition said:
dinner will be pie, it’s in the oven
Good.
Cymek said:
My grandson is two today, pity our daughter won’t let us see him anymore (her being psychotic and nasty)
I can’t even message her as she is likely to abuse me if I do
You still considering divorce?
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
My grandson is two today, pity our daughter won’t let us see him anymore (her being psychotic and nasty)
I can’t even message her as she is likely to abuse me if I do
You still considering divorce?
…oh and sorry to hear you can’t see your grandson :(
Sorry to hear that, Cymek :-(
Cymek said:
My grandson is two today, pity our daughter won’t let us see him anymore (her being psychotic and nasty)
I can’t even message her as she is likely to abuse me if I do
That’s awful. So sorry.
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
My grandson is two today, pity our daughter won’t let us see him anymore (her being psychotic and nasty)
I can’t even message her as she is likely to abuse me if I do
You still considering divorce?
Maybe, see how life goes over this year.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
My grandson is two today, pity our daughter won’t let us see him anymore (her being psychotic and nasty)
I can’t even message her as she is likely to abuse me if I do
You still considering divorce?
…oh and sorry to hear you can’t see your grandson :(
I briefly saw him by accident last week
My daughter was in my work building and when I saw them, he looked like he remembered me but wasn’t allowed to interact with me (its been two months now)
The worry is he will forget us completely if we never see him again.
I was berated for being spineless by my daughter even though the real events has me not making the situation worse
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:You still considering divorce?
…oh and sorry to hear you can’t see your grandson :(
I briefly saw him by accident last week
My daughter was in my work building and when I saw them, he looked like he remembered me but wasn’t allowed to interact with me (its been two months now)
The worry is he will forget us completely if we never see him again.
I was berated for being spineless by my daughter even though the real events has me not making the situation worse
Must be heart-breaking. I remember you saying that the grandson really enjoys your company, and vice versa.
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:…oh and sorry to hear you can’t see your grandson :(
I briefly saw him by accident last week
My daughter was in my work building and when I saw them, he looked like he remembered me but wasn’t allowed to interact with me (its been two months now)
The worry is he will forget us completely if we never see him again.
I was berated for being spineless by my daughter even though the real events has me not making the situation worse
Must be heart-breaking. I remember you saying that the grandson really enjoys your company, and vice versa.
Yes most of you are aware my wife and I just don’t get along and home life isn’t much chop most of the time.
My daughter has mental problems and goes psychotic, gets violent and the cycle starts again.
Worry for the little boy, all I asked from her was to not deliberately poison him against us
Anyway enough of me complaining
I’m ok anyway
My daughter did say the one thing that brings joy is gone now and it sucks to be you.
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:You still considering divorce?
…oh and sorry to hear you can’t see your grandson :(
I briefly saw him by accident last week
My daughter was in my work building and when I saw them, he looked like he remembered me but wasn’t allowed to interact with me (its been two months now)
The worry is he will forget us completely if we never see him again.
I was berated for being spineless by my daughter even though the real events has me not making the situation worse
:(
damn.
more than sad.
“Our graphics department sourced an online image of Georgie to use in our story on duck hunting,” Nine News director Hugh Nailon said in a statement.
“As is common practice, the image was resized to fit our specs. During that process, the automation by Photoshop created an image that was not consistent with the original.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-30/victorian-mp-georgie-purcell-altered-image/103403664
—
So does it also trim tummy fat and add man boobs for the gents?
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:I briefly saw him by accident last week
My daughter was in my work building and when I saw them, he looked like he remembered me but wasn’t allowed to interact with me (its been two months now)
The worry is he will forget us completely if we never see him again.
I was berated for being spineless by my daughter even though the real events has me not making the situation worse
Must be heart-breaking. I remember you saying that the grandson really enjoys your company, and vice versa.
Yes most of you are aware my wife and I just don’t get along and home life isn’t much chop most of the time.
My daughter has mental problems and goes psychotic, gets violent and the cycle starts again.
Worry for the little boy, all I asked from her was to not deliberately poison him against usAnyway enough of me complaining
I’m ok anywayMy daughter did say the one thing that brings joy is gone now and it sucks to be you.
:(
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:I briefly saw him by accident last week
My daughter was in my work building and when I saw them, he looked like he remembered me but wasn’t allowed to interact with me (its been two months now)
The worry is he will forget us completely if we never see him again.
I was berated for being spineless by my daughter even though the real events has me not making the situation worse
Must be heart-breaking. I remember you saying that the grandson really enjoys your company, and vice versa.
Yes most of you are aware my wife and I just don’t get along and home life isn’t much chop most of the time.
My daughter has mental problems and goes psychotic, gets violent and the cycle starts again.
Worry for the little boy, all I asked from her was to not deliberately poison him against usAnyway enough of me complaining
I’m ok anywayMy daughter did say the one thing that brings joy is gone now and it sucks to be you.
Has she been formally diagnosed?
transition said:
dinner will be pie, it’s in the oven
You sure it’s not a bun?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:Must be heart-breaking. I remember you saying that the grandson really enjoys your company, and vice versa.
Yes most of you are aware my wife and I just don’t get along and home life isn’t much chop most of the time.
My daughter has mental problems and goes psychotic, gets violent and the cycle starts again.
Worry for the little boy, all I asked from her was to not deliberately poison him against usAnyway enough of me complaining
I’m ok anywayMy daughter did say the one thing that brings joy is gone now and it sucks to be you.
Has she been formally diagnosed?
She had a psychological report written for when she appeared in court and they said she had a borderline personality disorder plus she has been diagnosed with ADHD
Cymek said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Cymek said:Yes most of you are aware my wife and I just don’t get along and home life isn’t much chop most of the time.
My daughter has mental problems and goes psychotic, gets violent and the cycle starts again.
Worry for the little boy, all I asked from her was to not deliberately poison him against usAnyway enough of me complaining
I’m ok anywayMy daughter did say the one thing that brings joy is gone now and it sucks to be you.
Has she been formally diagnosed?
She had a psychological report written for when she appeared in court and they said she had a borderline personality disorder plus she has been diagnosed with ADHD
I thought she might be BPD.
Cymek said:
That’s a gorgeous bubba.
Devastating Roman-era plagues were ushered in by cold snaps, study finds
By Stephanie Pappas published 27 Jan 2024
Periods of cold and severe plagues overlap in a new study of ancient Roman climate.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/devastating-roman-era-plagues-were-ushered-in-by-cold-snaps-study-finds
I hope your preparations are well underway for SFA Day, Woodie. I’m doing my part.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Cymek said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Has she been formally diagnosed?
She had a psychological report written for when she appeared in court and they said she had a borderline personality disorder plus she has been diagnosed with ADHD
I thought she might be BPD.
She could be that as well, I was shown the report but didn’t read it in detail, I mean you don’t really want to read it anyway
Woodie said:
transition said:
dinner will be pie, it’s in the oven
You sure it’s not a bun?
shepherds pie
kii said:
Cymek said:
That’s a gorgeous bubba.
Thanks he is very cute
It’s just lovely to play games with him and interact at his level, its cathartic and enjoyable.
transition said:
Woodie said:I made that a while ago, so yum.transition said:shepherds piedinner will be pie, it’s in the ovenYou sure it’s not a bun?
Cymek said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Cymek said:She had a psychological report written for when she appeared in court and they said she had a borderline personality disorder plus she has been diagnosed with ADHD
I thought she might be BPD.
She could be that as well, I was shown the report but didn’t read it in detail, I mean you don’t really want to read it anyway
Sorry I meant BPD as in Borderline Personality Disorder not Bipolar.
Cymek said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Cymek said:Yes most of you are aware my wife and I just don’t get along and home life isn’t much chop most of the time.
My daughter has mental problems and goes psychotic, gets violent and the cycle starts again.
Worry for the little boy, all I asked from her was to not deliberately poison him against usAnyway enough of me complaining
I’m ok anywayMy daughter did say the one thing that brings joy is gone now and it sucks to be you.
Has she been formally diagnosed?
She had a psychological report written for when she appeared in court and they said she had a borderline personality disorder plus she has been diagnosed with ADHD
Sorry to hear of all the troubles, Mr Mek. Stay strong and do what you feels is best.
Cymek said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Cymek said:Yes most of you are aware my wife and I just don’t get along and home life isn’t much chop most of the time.
My daughter has mental problems and goes psychotic, gets violent and the cycle starts again.
Worry for the little boy, all I asked from her was to not deliberately poison him against usAnyway enough of me complaining
I’m ok anywayMy daughter did say the one thing that brings joy is gone now and it sucks to be you.
Has she been formally diagnosed?
She had a psychological report written for when she appeared in court and they said she had a borderline personality disorder plus she has been diagnosed with ADHD
and your wife?
OCDC said:
I hope your preparations are well underway for SFA Day, Woodie. I’m doing my part.
I’ve had a good rehearsal so far today. 😁 Didn’t someone say that practice makes perfect?? 😛
Witty Rejoinder said:
Cymek said:
Witty Rejoinder said:I thought she might be BPD.
She could be that as well, I was shown the report but didn’t read it in detail, I mean you don’t really want to read it anyway
Sorry I meant BPD as in Borderline Personality Disorder not Bipolar.
OK no problem
Woodie said:
OCDC said:Good work! I needed comestibles so I had to go out, but I’ve done my best since I returned. Few more days of practise coming up.I hope your preparations are well underway for SFA Day, Woodie. I’m doing my part.I’ve had a good rehearsal so far today. 😁 Didn’t someone say that practice makes perfect?? 😛
sarahs mum said:
Cymek said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Has she been formally diagnosed?
She had a psychological report written for when she appeared in court and they said she had a borderline personality disorder plus she has been diagnosed with ADHD
and your wife?
She has ADHD as well
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:I briefly saw him by accident last week
My daughter was in my work building and when I saw them, he looked like he remembered me but wasn’t allowed to interact with me (its been two months now)
The worry is he will forget us completely if we never see him again.
I was berated for being spineless by my daughter even though the real events has me not making the situation worse
Must be heart-breaking. I remember you saying that the grandson really enjoys your company, and vice versa.
Yes most of you are aware my wife and I just don’t get along and home life isn’t much chop most of the time.
My daughter has mental problems and goes psychotic, gets violent and the cycle starts again.
Worry for the little boy, all I asked from her was to not deliberately poison him against usAnyway enough of me complaining
I’m ok anywayMy daughter did say the one thing that brings joy is gone now and it sucks to be you.
Bummer.
:(
Godfreys – the vacuum cleaner people – has gone into voluntary administration.
Very tempted to say that sucks, but I’ll refrain on this occasion.
Bubblecar said:
Dusting and hoovering the living room, and guess what I found splattered on one of the armchairs, that I hadn’t noticed before….
A redback?
Cymek said:
My grandson is two today, pity our daughter won’t let us see him anymore (her being psychotic and nasty)
I can’t even message her as she is likely to abuse me if I do
Bloody he’ll, sorry about all that
dv said:
Cymek said:
My grandson is two today, pity our daughter won’t let us see him anymore (her being psychotic and nasty)
I can’t even message her as she is likely to abuse me if I do
Bloody he’ll, sorry about all that
This is very sad.
My mother was horrified when her granddaughter somehow ended up with her husband taking all four great grandchildren away to Queensland and no one knows where they are.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Cymek said:
Witty Rejoinder said:I thought she might be BPD.
She could be that as well, I was shown the report but didn’t read it in detail, I mean you don’t really want to read it anyway
Sorry I meant BPD as in Borderline Personality Disorder not Bipolar.
I was never diagnosed but my daughter assures me that the ADHD that she and her daughters have, comes from me.
AussieDJ said:
Godfreys – the vacuum cleaner people – has gone into voluntary administration.Very tempted to say that sucks, but I’ll refrain on this occasion.
You could say, they’ve sucked.
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Cymek said:She could be that as well, I was shown the report but didn’t read it in detail, I mean you don’t really want to read it anyway
Sorry I meant BPD as in Borderline Personality Disorder not Bipolar.
I was never diagnosed but my daughter assures me that the ADHD that she and her daughters have, comes from me.
I was talking to someone at work about it and apparently its not well diagnosed or have many treatment options for girls/women
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Cymek said:
My grandson is two today, pity our daughter won’t let us see him anymore (her being psychotic and nasty)
I can’t even message her as she is likely to abuse me if I do
Bloody he’ll, sorry about all that
This is very sad.
My mother was horrified when her granddaughter somehow ended up with her husband taking all four great grandchildren away to Queensland and no one knows where they are.
I went to Tasmania and had my daughter here because of mother. But she did get letters and phone calls and photos and before Sarah was 2 she had maybe five trips to Sydney and biannual trips after. If I went with her, we would stay at mum’s but if her dad took her she just got visits. When she went as an unaccompanied minor she stayed with my sister. I wasn’t prepared to leave her alone with mum.
I’ve ordered four for PWM. One for day-to-day use, one for display, one emergency, and one emergency emergency.
OCDC said:
I’ve ordered four for PWM. One for day-to-day use, one for display, one emergency, and one emergency emergency.
Heh!
:)
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:Bloody he’ll, sorry about all that
This is very sad.
My mother was horrified when her granddaughter somehow ended up with her husband taking all four great grandchildren away to Queensland and no one knows where they are.
I went to Tasmania and had my daughter here because of mother. But she did get letters and phone calls and photos and before Sarah was 2 she had maybe five trips to Sydney and biannual trips after. If I went with her, we would stay at mum’s but if her dad took her she just got visits. When she went as an unaccompanied minor she stayed with my sister. I wasn’t prepared to leave her alone with mum.
My daughter has alternative views on many things
Anti vaxxer, won’t send him to school when the time comes, won’t visit the child health nurse and want to live in some community where everyone looks out for each other (does a place even exist that isn’t some weird cult or religious group)
sarahs mum said:
:)
Cymek said:
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:This is very sad.
My mother was horrified when her granddaughter somehow ended up with her husband taking all four great grandchildren away to Queensland and no one knows where they are.
I went to Tasmania and had my daughter here because of mother. But she did get letters and phone calls and photos and before Sarah was 2 she had maybe five trips to Sydney and biannual trips after. If I went with her, we would stay at mum’s but if her dad took her she just got visits. When she went as an unaccompanied minor she stayed with my sister. I wasn’t prepared to leave her alone with mum.
My daughter has alternative views on many things
Anti vaxxer, won’t send him to school when the time comes, won’t visit the child health nurse and want to live in some community where everyone looks out for each other (does a place even exist that isn’t some weird cult or religious group)
Is the current partner the father?
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
:)
Is that really a place where they grow navels?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Cymek said:
sarahs mum said:I went to Tasmania and had my daughter here because of mother. But she did get letters and phone calls and photos and before Sarah was 2 she had maybe five trips to Sydney and biannual trips after. If I went with her, we would stay at mum’s but if her dad took her she just got visits. When she went as an unaccompanied minor she stayed with my sister. I wasn’t prepared to leave her alone with mum.
My daughter has alternative views on many things
Anti vaxxer, won’t send him to school when the time comes, won’t visit the child health nurse and want to live in some community where everyone looks out for each other (does a place even exist that isn’t some weird cult or religious group)
Is the current partner the father?
No, how she became a mum isn’t nice (I won’t say anymore, but yeah)
Cymek said:
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:This is very sad.
My mother was horrified when her granddaughter somehow ended up with her husband taking all four great grandchildren away to Queensland and no one knows where they are.
I went to Tasmania and had my daughter here because of mother. But she did get letters and phone calls and photos and before Sarah was 2 she had maybe five trips to Sydney and biannual trips after. If I went with her, we would stay at mum’s but if her dad took her she just got visits. When she went as an unaccompanied minor she stayed with my sister. I wasn’t prepared to leave her alone with mum.
My daughter has alternative views on many things
Anti vaxxer, won’t send him to school when the time comes, won’t visit the child health nurse and want to live in some community where everyone looks out for each other (does a place even exist that isn’t some weird cult or religious group)
gee.
Every year at the beginning of the year i would ask Sarah if she wanted to be home schooled and she always said she wanted to go to school. She did have all the health care and vaxxes. But she did grow up in community. It’s hard to find one of them these days. You got to leave the cities.
sarahs mum said:
Cymek said:
sarahs mum said:I went to Tasmania and had my daughter here because of mother. But she did get letters and phone calls and photos and before Sarah was 2 she had maybe five trips to Sydney and biannual trips after. If I went with her, we would stay at mum’s but if her dad took her she just got visits. When she went as an unaccompanied minor she stayed with my sister. I wasn’t prepared to leave her alone with mum.
My daughter has alternative views on many things
Anti vaxxer, won’t send him to school when the time comes, won’t visit the child health nurse and want to live in some community where everyone looks out for each other (does a place even exist that isn’t some weird cult or religious group)
gee.
Every year at the beginning of the year i would ask Sarah if she wanted to be home schooled and she always said she wanted to go to school. She did have all the health care and vaxxes. But she did grow up in community. It’s hard to find one of them these days. You got to leave the cities.
Yep. Smaller country communities know what the word means.
sarahs mum said:
Cymek said:
sarahs mum said:I went to Tasmania and had my daughter here because of mother. But she did get letters and phone calls and photos and before Sarah was 2 she had maybe five trips to Sydney and biannual trips after. If I went with her, we would stay at mum’s but if her dad took her she just got visits. When she went as an unaccompanied minor she stayed with my sister. I wasn’t prepared to leave her alone with mum.
My daughter has alternative views on many things
Anti vaxxer, won’t send him to school when the time comes, won’t visit the child health nurse and want to live in some community where everyone looks out for each other (does a place even exist that isn’t some weird cult or religious group)
gee.
Every year at the beginning of the year i would ask Sarah if she wanted to be home schooled and she always said she wanted to go to school. She did have all the health care and vaxxes. But she did grow up in community. It’s hard to find one of them these days. You got to leave the cities.
She is abrasive so doesn’t attract the best men or friends and those that are nice get fed up eventually.
It worries me as you can’t really do much to help
Cymek said:
…wants to live in some community where everyone looks out for each other (does a place even exist that isn’t some weird cult or religious group)
Has she thought of joining the Army?
Dog helps Michigan police rescue owner from icy lake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4fHkl1z6Uo
——
Oh ruby.
Women’s T20 cricket starts soon.
AUS v SA.
Cymek said:
sarahs mum said:
Cymek said:My daughter has alternative views on many things
Anti vaxxer, won’t send him to school when the time comes, won’t visit the child health nurse and want to live in some community where everyone looks out for each other (does a place even exist that isn’t some weird cult or religious group)
gee.
Every year at the beginning of the year i would ask Sarah if she wanted to be home schooled and she always said she wanted to go to school. She did have all the health care and vaxxes. But she did grow up in community. It’s hard to find one of them these days. You got to leave the cities.
She is abrasive so doesn’t attract the best men or friends and those that are nice get fed up eventually.
It worries me as you can’t really do much to help
Seems to me like if you left your wife you might get custody.
captain_spalding said:
Cymek said:
…wants to live in some community where everyone looks out for each other (does a place even exist that isn’t some weird cult or religious group)
Has she thought of joining the Army?
Not that I am aware of
sarahs mum said:
Cymek said:
sarahs mum said:gee.
Every year at the beginning of the year i would ask Sarah if she wanted to be home schooled and she always said she wanted to go to school. She did have all the health care and vaxxes. But she did grow up in community. It’s hard to find one of them these days. You got to leave the cities.
She is abrasive so doesn’t attract the best men or friends and those that are nice get fed up eventually.
It worries me as you can’t really do much to help
Seems to me like if you left your wife you might get custody.
Maybe it was a thought that it might end up with my wife and I looking after him.
Cymek said:
captain_spalding said:
Cymek said:
…wants to live in some community where everyone looks out for each other (does a place even exist that isn’t some weird cult or religious group)
Has she thought of joining the Army?
Not that I am aware of
Seriously, a ‘ community where everyone looks out for each other’ will expect you to look out for the others in the community. It’s not all about them looking out for you.
Hard to imagine someone with ADHD coping with that kind of requirement.
I’m off home anyway
See everyone tomorrow
ABC News:
I think that ‘reality’ shows at 7:30 pm is a brilliant idea.
Gives me another good reason to not turn on the TV.
ABC News:
I think that ‘reality’ shows at 7:30 pm is a brilliant idea.
Gives me another good reason to not turn on the TV.
I should really read the recipe first before starting. I’ll just go back to 1998 and get some newspaper.
captain_spalding said:
Cymek said:
captain_spalding said:Has she thought of joining the Army?
Not that I am aware of
Seriously, a ‘ community where everyone looks out for each other’ will expect you to look out for the others in the community. It’s not all about them looking out for you.
Hard to imagine someone with ADHD coping with that kind of requirement.
I have my problems, but I still manage to make the odd dinner for man living in shed and I spend a good deal of time explaining to Janina the things that are hard for her with her English as a second language. I dog sit and I have fed neighbours’ chooks etc.
Last week there was a small fire in Snug. Heidi messaged me before the fireys got there. I messaged matt and Janina. We have each other’s backs.
Brett’s cousin is visiting from the states. His sister messaged me to ask if they could visit. I said sure. And then added it is coming on nine years since we talked. Expect a fatter older woman with a bad outlook on life.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
I think that ‘reality’ shows at 7:30 pm is a brilliant idea.
Gives me another good reason to not turn on the TV.
dv said:
I should really read the recipe first before starting. I’ll just go back to 1998 and get some newspaper.
Is this a recipe for baked newsprint?
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
I think that ‘reality’ shows at 7:30 pm is a brilliant idea.
Gives me another good reason to not turn on the TV.
Indicative of the general level of intelligence of the populace, actually.
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:
Cymek said:Not that I am aware of
Seriously, a ‘ community where everyone looks out for each other’ will expect you to look out for the others in the community. It’s not all about them looking out for you.
Hard to imagine someone with ADHD coping with that kind of requirement.
I have my problems, but I still manage to make the odd dinner for man living in shed and I spend a good deal of time explaining to Janina the things that are hard for her with her English as a second language. I dog sit and I have fed neighbours’ chooks etc.
Last week there was a small fire in Snug. Heidi messaged me before the fireys got there. I messaged matt and Janina. We have each other’s backs.
Well, not all ADHD sufferers. But, one like Cymek’s daughter, hey, wow! I’ve seen more than a couple of ‘full-on’ ADHD folks over the last couple of decades, and they’re all ‘i can’t handle that!’ , ‘can’t cope with this’, ‘yes, sure, i can manage that, ooh, look something shiny!’, ‘that’s not what i want!’
sarahs mum said:
Brett’s cousin is visiting from the states. His sister messaged me to ask if they could visit. I said sure. And then added it is coming on nine years since we talked. Expect a fatter older woman with a bad outlook on life.
With a lead-in like that, i’m sure that they’ll be pleasantly surprised.
I should really read the recipe first before starting. I’ll just go back to 1998 and get some newspaper.
Sorry for the double, I’m a bit out of me noggin today
dv said:
I should really read the recipe first before starting. I’ll just go back to 1998 and get some newspaper.
Go to the Mitchell Library. They have lots of old newspapers. I’m sure they’d be glad for you to remove some, clear some shelf space.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
I should really read the recipe first before starting. I’ll just go back to 1998 and get some newspaper.
Go to the Mitchell Library. They have lots of old newspapers. I’m sure they’d be glad for you to remove some, clear some shelf space.
one hot off the presses would be ideal. no need to preheat the oven.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
I should really read the recipe first before starting. I’ll just go back to 1998 and get some newspaper.
Is this a recipe for baked newsprint?
He’ll that’s a good point too, surely newspaper will burn at these temperatures.
I haven’t really slept in five days due to illness and I’m half out of my fucking head. I was hoping to be well by tomorrow because we are having a goodbye dinner for my daughter and her partner as they are moving to Vic, I think things are getting a bit addled in me noggin and am also emotional.
dv said:
captain_spalding said:Perhaps it is time for less forum and more sleep.dv said:He’ll that’s a good point too, surely newspaper will burn at these temperatures.Is this a recipe for baked newsprint?I should really read the recipe first before starting. I’ll just go back to 1998 and get some newspaper.
I haven’t really slept in five days due to illness and I’m half out of my fucking head. I was hoping to be well by tomorrow because we are having a goodbye dinner for my daughter and her partner as they are moving to Vic, I think things are getting a bit addled in me noggin and am also emotional.
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
I should really read the recipe first before starting. I’ll just go back to 1998 and get some newspaper.
Is this a recipe for baked newsprint?
He’ll that’s a good point too, surely newspaper will burn at these temperatures.
I haven’t really slept in five days due to illness and I’m half out of my fucking head. I was hoping to be well by tomorrow because we are having a goodbye dinner for my daughter and her partner as they are moving to Vic, I think things are getting a bit addled in me noggin and am also emotional.
I once went three full days without any sleep at all. I was barely able to function, hardly coherent, and i was hearing voices where i knew there was none. I think i might have also had some degree of hallucination. When i was able to sleep, i was out for fifteen hours straight.
Five days with minimal sleep: you might not be far off that. I hope that you can get some proper rest soon, and that tomorrow’s dinner goes very well indeed for all concerned.
If you’re at all curious about sleep deprivation, accounts of liver on Atlantic and Russian convoys are replete with remarks about it. Exhausted men, in uncomfortable ships, in terrible conditions, being attacked at frequent intervals. Anyone who got four hours sleep in twenty-four (not necessarily consecutive hours) was considered ‘lucky’.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
captain_spalding said:Is this a recipe for baked newsprint?
He’ll that’s a good point too, surely newspaper will burn at these temperatures.
I haven’t really slept in five days due to illness and I’m half out of my fucking head. I was hoping to be well by tomorrow because we are having a goodbye dinner for my daughter and her partner as they are moving to Vic, I think things are getting a bit addled in me noggin and am also emotional.
I once went three full days without any sleep at all. I was barely able to function, hardly coherent, and i was hearing voices where i knew there was none. I think i might have also had some degree of hallucination. When i was able to sleep, i was out for fifteen hours straight.
Five days with minimal sleep: you might not be far off that. I hope that you can get some proper rest soon, and that tomorrow’s dinner goes very well indeed for all concerned.
If you’re at all curious about sleep deprivation, accounts of liver on Atlantic and Russian convoys are replete with remarks about it. Exhausted men, in uncomfortable ships, in terrible conditions, being attacked at frequent intervals. Anyone who got four hours sleep in twenty-four (not necessarily consecutive hours) was considered ‘lucky’.
‘…accounts of liver…’! Ha!
‘…accounts of life…’
captain_spalding said:
dv said:60 hours (with bad gastro) of no sleep was more than enough for me. And I was dehydrated. My brane wasn’t completely out of order – I managed to ask a sib to bring me some hydralyte which helped somewhat.captain_spalding said:I once went three full days without any sleep at all. I was barely able to function, hardly coherent, and i was hearing voices where i knew there was none. I think i might have also had some degree of hallucination. When i was able to sleep, i was out for fifteen hours straight.Is this a recipe for baked newsprint?He’ll that’s a good point too, surely newspaper will burn at these temperatures.
I haven’t really slept in five days due to illness and I’m half out of my fucking head. I was hoping to be well by tomorrow because we are having a goodbye dinner for my daughter and her partner as they are moving to Vic, I think things are getting a bit addled in me noggin and am also emotional.
Five days with minimal sleep: you might not be far off that. I hope that you can get some proper rest soon, and that tomorrow’s dinner goes very well indeed for all concerned.
If you’re at all curious about sleep deprivation, accounts of liver on Atlantic and Russian convoys are replete with remarks about it. Exhausted men, in uncomfortable ships, in terrible conditions, being attacked at frequent intervals. Anyone who got four hours sleep in twenty-four (not necessarily consecutive hours) was considered ‘lucky’.
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
I should really read the recipe first before starting. I’ll just go back to 1998 and get some newspaper.
Is this a recipe for baked newsprint?
He’ll that’s a good point too, surely newspaper will burn at these temperatures.
I haven’t really slept in five days due to illness and I’m half out of my fucking head. I was hoping to be well by tomorrow because we are having a goodbye dinner for my daughter and her partner as they are moving to Vic, I think things are getting a bit addled in me noggin and am also emotional.
You’ll come good pilgrims.
OCDC said:
I’ve ordered four for PWM. One for day-to-day use, one for display, one emergency, and one emergency emergency.
OCDC said:
dv said:captain_spalding said:Perhaps it is time for less forum and more sleep.Is this a recipe for baked newsprint?He’ll that’s a good point too, surely newspaper will burn at these temperatures.
I haven’t really slept in five days due to illness and I’m half out of my fucking head. I was hoping to be well by tomorrow because we are having a goodbye dinner for my daughter and her partner as they are moving to Vic, I think things are getting a bit addled in me noggin and am also emotional.
I haven’t been on here at nightl, I’m going to bed at an appropriate time like a good boy but the infected head defeats slumber.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
captain_spalding said:Is this a recipe for baked newsprint?
He’ll that’s a good point too, surely newspaper will burn at these temperatures.
I haven’t really slept in five days due to illness and I’m half out of my fucking head. I was hoping to be well by tomorrow because we are having a goodbye dinner for my daughter and her partner as they are moving to Vic, I think things are getting a bit addled in me noggin and am also emotional.
You’ll come good pilgrims.
or die trying.
dv said:
OCDC said:Fighting microbes is an energy-intensive procedure.dv said:I haven’t been on here at nightl, I’m going to bed at an appropriate time like a good boy but the infected head defeats slumber.He’ll that’s a good point too, surely newspaper will burn at these temperatures.Perhaps it is time for less forum and more sleep.I haven’t really slept in five days due to illness and I’m half out of my fucking head. I was hoping to be well by tomorrow because we are having a goodbye dinner for my daughter and her partner as they are moving to Vic, I think things are getting a bit addled in me noggin and am also emotional.
OCDC said:
dv said:OCDC said:Fighting microbes is an energy-intensive procedure.Perhaps it is time for less forum and more sleep.I haven’t been on here at nightl, I’m going to bed at an appropriate time like a good boy but the infected head defeats slumber.
purebloods don’t have that problem.
JudgeMental said:
OCDC said:
dv said:I haven’t been on here at nightl, I’m going to bed at an appropriate time like a good boy but the infected head defeats slumber.Fighting microbes is an energy-intensive procedure.
purebloods don’t have that problem.
Getting called out as a mudblood up in here
OCDC said:
Woodie said:OCDC said:Good work! I needed comestibles so I had to go out, but I’ve done my best since I returned. Few more days of practise coming up.I hope your preparations are well underway for SFA Day, Woodie. I’m doing my part.I’ve had a good rehearsal so far today. 😁 Didn’t someone say that practice makes perfect?? 😛
I’m glad you lot are doing my share. I am not at all good at doing nothing.
Mystery solved? Explorer thinks he found Amelia Earhart’s lost plane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DqU8LaL-L0
Hey dv…if you haven’t collapsed in a total heap yet, I presume you were talking about lining a cake tin for a fruit cake earlier today. This is a long read, but it gives all the details about how to make the lining sit properly inside a round tin. We don’t use springform pans in our family, just normal tins. And I don’t remember the newspaper around the outside – we put a couple of layers of brown paper in the tin (the snipped bit around the edge and the round bit on the bottom – and then an inside layer of baking paper.
Australia’s EV battery metals industry faces Indonesia, China challenges
Weak nickel and lithium prices force some miners to stop digging
SHAUN TURTON, Nikkei staff writer
JANUARY 29, 2024 06:00 JST
SYDNEY — A prolonged slump in the price of metals used in electric vehicle batteries has spotlighted the challenges Australia faces in its quest to become a key player in the global green transition.
Several Australian nickel miners announced this month that they were slowing or halting operations because of weak prices, while a downgrade in the outlook for lithium saw lenders withdraw a $500 million loan for a planned project.
Analysts say the market is experiencing a correction, as a rush spurred by the push for renewable energy cools and forecasts for EV adoption become more cautious.
“You’ve seen a big investment in these sectors which has been running ahead of near-term supply considerations,” said senior economist at Westpac Justin Smirk. “While growth has still been strong, and that grabs a lot of headlines, the growth hasn’t been as strong as people had expected.”
Lower commodity prices would be good for the development of the EV market, Smirk added.
“It’s going to spur better ways to find batteries and supply. So you’re going to find EVs getting cheaper, which will help spur demand, and then demand will pick up again,” he said.
But the downturn lays bare the challenges local resource companies face as they compete to reap long-term gains from the shift to low-carbon technology. Barriers like high energy and labor costs, a need for infrastructure and China’s dominant role in processing critical minerals and manufacturing batteries are among issues Australia must contend with, experts say.
The challenge is acute in nickel. With government support and heavy Chinese investment, Indonesia has cornered the market, benefiting from innovation that allows lower-cost ore — known as Class II — to be refined and used in batteries. The Southeast Asian nation now accounts for 55% of global supply. The resulting boost in supply has crashed prices and made it difficult for higher-cost, Class I producers like Australia, which supplies 6% of the global nickel market.
Mining analyst Timothy Hoff from Canaccord Genuity said Australia’s industry had missed the opportunity to invest in mine development and downstream processing to capture higher prices, and the sector now faced structural challenges.
“Demand for nickel is good but supply is better, and new supply chains are replacing traditional Class I nickel’s target market,” Hoff said. “Australian nickel isn’t what it once was. Declining grades, a lack of exploration success, structural cost issues, a lack of innovation and risk-taking means we have missed a period of high pricing.”
The lithium market also appeared to be in surplus, he said, following a “pulse” of new supply from South America, Africa, Australia and China. Global lithium prices are down around 80% on the year, according to data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.
“The difference is lithium is still growing from a much smaller base, with fewer operations in existence. So it’s a much faster cycle,” Hoff said.
Australia is the world’s biggest source of lithium, supplying over half the global market. It is the third-biggest supplier of cobalt and fourth for rare earths, both of which are important for green technology like EVs.
Minister for Resources Madeleine King last week met with major players in lithium and nickel to discuss possible government support. Wyloo Metals — a nickel miner privately owned by resource magnate Andrew Forrest and which recently announced that its nickel mining operations would halt — lobbied for a tax credit and other measures to protect the local industry, local media reported.
Speaking to journalists, King said the government would focus on developing “common-user” infrastructure like ports, rail and road, and would discuss the potential of tax credits with the Treasury Department.
Her state government counterpart from Western Australia also flagged support for new exploration and would explore the possibility of royalty relief and reform. Miners in Australia pay a royalty o the government on non-renewable minerals they extract.
A central push by industry figures, which has received support from King, is for exchanges, in particular the London Metal Exchange, to create a green category of nickel to distinguish ore produced in places like Australia that have higher environmental standards.
Efforts to increase transparency around EV inputs face the challenge of China’s dominant role in processing and battery manufacturing, said Brent McInnes, director of a geometallurgy center at Curtin University in Western Australia.
McInnes’ team developed a blockchain-based, supply chain-tracing tool that can “fingerprint” the country of origin for lithium. Australia mines spodumene ore, a key source of lithium. China is bringing additional lithium supply to market via production from domestic lepidolite deposits — a lower quality ore that requires greater volumes to be mined to retrieve comparable amounts of lithium as is extracted from spodumene.
He said incentivizing cleaner production through supply chain transparency was a “great idea” and “technologically feasible,” but required global cooperation.
“If the bulk of your manufacturing is coming out of China, becomes quite opaque,” said McInnes.
“People talk about Australian minerals production being conflict-free and relatively environmentally friendly, but it’s a chemicals business we’re in and it’s the buyers of the chemicals who purify them and on-sell them to the battery makers,” he said. “Once the mined product leaves our shores, who knows what is happening?”
McInnes’ project is one of many facilitated by the Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre, which brings together industry players, government and researchers. The center estimates that the battery industry could add 55 billion Australian dollars ($36.2 billion) to the country’s gross domestic product by 2030, and create more than 60,000 jobs.
Smirk said he expected many of the recently mothballed mines to resume when prices rise and some operations are consolidated.
“Those who are well capitalized will survive, those who aren’t will be bought out by those who are well capitalized,” he said.
The Australian government in October expanded a multibillion-dollar fund to help finance critical mineral projects. To compete globally it needed to “get serious” about ramping up renewable power to support green and reliable downstream processing in what was a geopolitically stable nation, Smirk said.
“But we’re going to have to move fairly quick to do it,” he added. “Because then other people move in as well. Anywhere with the sunshine and sources of renewable energy, they can also do this.”
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Market-Spotlight/Australia-s-EV-battery-metals-industry-faces-Indonesia-China-challenges?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-30/sweet-shop-doctor-sayyed-farshchi-forced-labour/103404718
He’s not a doctor any more…
buffy said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-30/sweet-shop-doctor-sayyed-farshchi-forced-labour/103404718He’s not a doctor any more…
I was sure that was going to be a typo for sweatshop
buffy said:
Hey dv…if you haven’t collapsed in a total heap yet, I presume you were talking about lining a cake tin for a fruit cake earlier today. This is a long read, but it gives all the details about how to make the lining sit properly inside a round tin. We don’t use springform pans in our family, just normal tins. And I don’t remember the newspaper around the outside – we put a couple of layers of brown paper in the tin (the snipped bit around the edge and the round bit on the bottom – and then an inside layer of baking paper.
Thanks
sarahs mum said:
Mystery solved? Explorer thinks he found Amelia Earhart’s lost planehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DqU8LaL-L0
Sounds interesting but I’m on my tablet and I don’t know how to hilight a url.
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
Mystery solved? Explorer thinks he found Amelia Earhart’s lost planehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DqU8LaL-L0
Sounds interesting but I’m on my tablet and I don’t know how to hilight a url.
Found something that looks like her plane on the sea floor-deeper than titanic. Plans are to send down an unmanned thingy.
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
Mystery solved? Explorer thinks he found Amelia Earhart’s lost planehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DqU8LaL-L0
Sounds interesting but I’m on my tablet and I don’t know how to hilight a url.
With your finger. HTH.
sarahs mum said:
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
Mystery solved? Explorer thinks he found Amelia Earhart’s lost planehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DqU8LaL-L0
Sounds interesting but I’m on my tablet and I don’t know how to hilight a url.
Found something that looks like her plane on the sea floor-deeper than titanic. Plans are to send down an unmanned thingy.
Right, Gunnar cost a lot of money.
poikilotherm said:
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
Mystery solved? Explorer thinks he found Amelia Earhart’s lost planehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DqU8LaL-L0
Sounds interesting but I’m on my tablet and I don’t know how to hilight a url.
With your finger. HTH.
I drag my finger across it, nothing.
Peak Warming Man said:
poikilotherm said:
Peak Warming Man said:Sounds interesting but I’m on my tablet and I don’t know how to hilight a url.
With your finger. HTH.
I drag my finger across it, nothing.
What sort of tablet?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:
poikilotherm said:With your finger. HTH.
I drag my finger across it, nothing.
What sort of tablet?
Samsung tab a
Peak Warming Man said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:I drag my finger across it, nothing.
What sort of tablet?
Samsung tab a
On the screen on my HP laptop resting on a word highlights it and gives you the bars to highlight further text.
Well I fat fingered the trans thread…
poikilotherm said:
Well I fat fingered the trans thread…
Blame it on your tablet.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Witty Rejoinder said:What sort of tablet?
Samsung tab a
On the screen on my HP laptop resting on a word highlights it and gives you the bars to highlight further text.
Yeah that gives me some options, I’ll try it later.
Peak Warming Man said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:Samsung tab a
On the screen on my HP laptop resting on a word highlights it and gives you the bars to highlight further text.
Yeah that gives me some options, I’ll try it later.
Got it.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Witty Rejoinder said:On the screen on my HP laptop resting on a word highlights it and gives you the bars to highlight further text.
Yeah that gives me some options, I’ll try it later.
Got it.
Thanks Witty.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:Yeah that gives me some options, I’ll try it later.
Got it.
Thanks Witty.
yer blood’s worth bottling Witty. all 8 litres of it.
JudgeMental said:
Gee that would awful if your cat took to shitting in it.
would like to play this game one day.
I see Godfrey’s has gone under.
Their employees were sucked in.
Runs away.
What a great start to the day.
Tripped on my floppy pajama pants and fell on the tiled floor. Took out my left knee and right big toe. The right knee was not much help as I tried to get up. Airport knee injury of 2016.
I had left my phone on the kitchen bench across the room. Luckily I was near the front window if I had to signal for help.
Finally scooted around and with pillows managed to lean on my right knee, and pull myself up using the hard frame of the armchair.
The Sally Cat was useless and stayed on the bed.
Frozen bag of peas, pain meds as I attempted to lie down on the bed, but The Sally Cat wanted to sit on my on my tablet whilst I tried to distract myself with today’s headlines.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently a lovely 10 degrees at the back door and starting to get light. We are forecast a partly cloudy 23 today.
There will be maar-ing this morning.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently a lovely 10 degrees at the back door and starting to get light. We are forecast a partly cloudy 23 today.There will be maar-ing this morning.
Bit warmer expected this end, 25. Day of music, reading, railway planning. And I’ll probably have a go on the exercise bike.
Just scoffed a breakfast of peas, chopped spinach, olive oil, stock powder, chilli powder. There’s not much else left to eat in this house until tomorrow.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently a lovely 10 degrees at the back door and starting to get light. We are forecast a partly cloudy 23 today.There will be maar-ing this morning.
Morning. It is 19.2 °C here and the expected top will be 34 °C.
kii said:
What a great start to the day.
Tripped on my floppy pajama pants and fell on the tiled floor. Took out my left knee and right big toe. The right knee was not much help as I tried to get up. Airport knee injury of 2016.
I had left my phone on the kitchen bench across the room. Luckily I was near the front window if I had to signal for help.
Finally scooted around and with pillows managed to lean on my right knee, and pull myself up using the hard frame of the armchair.
The Sally Cat was useless and stayed on the bed.
Frozen bag of peas, pain meds as I attempted to lie down on the bed, but The Sally Cat wanted to sit on my on my tablet whilst I tried to distract myself with today’s headlines.
You’re a duffer! How is the knee now?
buffy said:
kii said:
What a great start to the day.
Tripped on my floppy pajama pants and fell on the tiled floor. Took out my left knee and right big toe. The right knee was not much help as I tried to get up. Airport knee injury of 2016.
I had left my phone on the kitchen bench across the room. Luckily I was near the front window if I had to signal for help.
Finally scooted around and with pillows managed to lean on my right knee, and pull myself up using the hard frame of the armchair.
The Sally Cat was useless and stayed on the bed.
Frozen bag of peas, pain meds as I attempted to lie down on the bed, but The Sally Cat wanted to sit on my on my tablet whilst I tried to distract myself with today’s headlines.
You’re a duffer! How is the knee now?
It is usually me who does all that.
My sympathies.
buffy said:
kii said:
What a great start to the day.
Tripped on my floppy pajama pants and fell on the tiled floor. Took out my left knee and right big toe. The right knee was not much help as I tried to get up. Airport knee injury of 2016.
I had left my phone on the kitchen bench across the room. Luckily I was near the front window if I had to signal for help.
Finally scooted around and with pillows managed to lean on my right knee, and pull myself up using the hard frame of the armchair.
The Sally Cat was useless and stayed on the bed.
Frozen bag of peas, pain meds as I attempted to lie down on the bed, but The Sally Cat wanted to sit on my on my tablet whilst I tried to distract myself with today’s headlines.
You’re a duffer! How is the knee now?
Sore in some positions. Sharp pain in one spot. I can walk on it. As a precaution I got my walking stick out of the packing box and nearly fell over again, because the mechanism didn’t lock properly. I had shortened it for packing.
I’m heading out to hang two towels on the line near the back door, then back to frozen peas and some choccy. I know I have some elastic bandages somewhere.
sarahs mum said:
would like to play this game one day.
A longtime friend of mine retired recently and called me up asking if it would be OK to drop in and see me. I said where are you?(he’s normally in Tassie). He said “I’m camping along the Barka and I’m somewhere between Moree and Mootwingee, not sure really. You know I’m just as happy to turn left instead of right at any T intersection. It is so good to not care but I eventually have to get back to Tassie so I’m driving down through the area and I could deviate over to see you both”. and so he did.
Good morning forum. Slept well last night for a change. 16° min, currently 21° and heading for 34° today with 40° at the weekend. I think I’ll make 1005’s stir fry for brekkie while I’m up to cooking. Probably going out this evening to observe the superload as it departs. There are some footbridges over the freeway in south Al so they should be good vantage points. Might get some aerogard first because I am a mozzie magnet and I do not wish to add Japanese encephalitis to my maladies.
i’m makes my own breakfast
sneeze take that, hold ya breath, go on, wants see ya goes blue in the face
kii said:
What a great start to the day.Can you get up to feed her or will she have to wait til you expire?
Tripped on my floppy pajama pants and fell on the tiled floor. Took out my left knee and right big toe. The right knee was not much help as I tried to get up. Airport knee injury of 2016.
I had left my phone on the kitchen bench across the room. Luckily I was near the front window if I had to signal for help.
Finally scooted around and with pillows managed to lean on my right knee, and pull myself up using the hard frame of the armchair.
The Sally Cat was useless and stayed on the bed.
Frozen bag of peas, pain meds as I attempted to lie down on the bed, but The Sally Cat wanted to sit on my on my tablet whilst I tried to distract myself with today’s headlines.
Maggies and kookaburras are singing the songs of their peoples.
Much better amount of chilli in today’s stir fry. Enough for my mouth to tingle but not enough to sweat.
OCDC said:
Much better amount of chilli in today’s stir fry. Enough for my mouth to tingle but not enough to sweat.
Good. I’ve been putting it in too many dishes lately as it seems to be slightly addictive.
And the dishes are done. I’ve become more efficient of late, cleaning up as I go, because I know I won’t be up to it later. Now I just need to catch up on everything else, which is a lot.
kii said:
What a great start to the day.
Tripped on my floppy pajama pants and fell on the tiled floor. Took out my left knee and right big toe. The right knee was not much help as I tried to get up. Airport knee injury of 2016.
I had left my phone on the kitchen bench across the room. Luckily I was near the front window if I had to signal for help.
Finally scooted around and with pillows managed to lean on my right knee, and pull myself up using the hard frame of the armchair.
The Sally Cat was useless and stayed on the bed.
Frozen bag of peas, pain meds as I attempted to lie down on the bed, but The Sally Cat wanted to sit on my on my tablet whilst I tried to distract myself with today’s headlines.
Bugger
OCDC said:
And the dishes are done. I’ve become more efficient of late, cleaning up as I go, because I know I won’t be up to it later. Now I just need to catch up on everything else, which is a lot.
Good luck.
I’ve just completed an overlooked kitchen job – cleaning the inside of the microwave and leaving it open to air.
Nothing left to do today except take the bins out later, and any incidental washing up etc. that will arise.
I has couple mini picnics
‘n’ while couple became three
gets all greedy I done did
couple became three ya sees
am I a chocolate addict?
transition said:
I has couple mini picnicsThat depends; are they larger than 1 kg each?
‘n’ while couple became three
gets all greedy I done did
couple became three ya sees
am I a chocolate addict?
transition said:
I has couple mini picnics
‘n’ while couple became three
gets all greedy I done did
couple became three ya sees
am I a chocolate addict?
Probably not.
My Coles order includes 100gm of chocolate almonds, which I’ll enjoy with a bottle of scotch over the course of several evenings.
OCDC said:
transition said:I has couple mini picnicsThat depends; are they larger than 1 kg each?
‘n’ while couple became three
gets all greedy I done did
couple became three ya sees
am I a chocolate addict?
ya sees I went to the bigger packet in the cupboard, thinks has couple them, couple became three, brian’s hoodoo, lapsed a moment, devious thing the instincts inclines chocolate greed, I tells ya, a devious thing
transition said:
OCDC said:They are tiny! You have a lot of catching up to do!transition said:ya sees I went to the bigger packet in the cupboard, thinks has couple them, couple became three, brian’s hoodoo, lapsed a moment, devious thing the instincts inclines chocolate greed, I tells ya, a devious thingI has couple mini picnicsThat depends; are they larger than 1 kg each?
‘n’ while couple became three
gets all greedy I done did
couple became three ya sees
am I a chocolate addict?
transition said:
OCDC said:
transition said:I has couple mini picnicsThat depends; are they larger than 1 kg each?
‘n’ while couple became three
gets all greedy I done did
couple became three ya sees
am I a chocolate addict?
ya sees I went to the bigger packet in the cupboard, thinks has couple them, couple became three, brian’s hoodoo, lapsed a moment, devious thing the instincts inclines chocolate greed, I tells ya, a devious thing
Picnics were one of Curve’s favourite treats. I sent him several in a parcel with other chocs during his final fateful stay in hospital.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
OCDC said:
That depends; are they larger than 1 kg each?
ya sees I went to the bigger packet in the cupboard, thinks has couple them, couple became three, brian’s hoodoo, lapsed a moment, devious thing the instincts inclines chocolate greed, I tells ya, a devious thing
Picnics were one of Curve’s favourite treats. I sent him several in a parcel with other chocs during his final fateful stay in hospital.
Well done, sibeen helped him out during his final time also, I think he went to his fu neral.
Sorcerer’s Apprentice on the wireless :-)
Huge if true
dv said:
Huge if true
You can’t teach old boilers new tricks.
Slept moderately well so I’m feeling much better.
I’m getting reax to things I 100% do not recall posting.
Greetings
dv said:
Slept moderately well so I’m feeling much better.Are you adequately hydrated? At least four wet nappies per day.
I’m getting reax to things I 100% do not recall posting.
kii said:
What a great start to the day.
Tripped on my floppy pajama pants and fell on the tiled floor. Took out my left knee and right big toe. The right knee was not much help as I tried to get up. Airport knee injury of 2016.
I had left my phone on the kitchen bench across the room. Luckily I was near the front window if I had to signal for help.
Finally scooted around and with pillows managed to lean on my right knee, and pull myself up using the hard frame of the armchair.
The Sally Cat was useless and stayed on the bed.
Frozen bag of peas, pain meds as I attempted to lie down on the bed, but The Sally Cat wanted to sit on my on my tablet whilst I tried to distract myself with today’s headlines.
damn. double damn.
OCDC said:
dv said:Slept moderately well so I’m feeling much better.Are you adequately hydrated? At least four wet nappies per day.
I’m getting reax to things I 100% do not recall posting.
Lol 😆 🤣 😂
Memories…🎶
I had a similar experience during my ketamine infusion. I heard later many things I could not remember, including entire phone calls that my call history confirmed actually occurred. I do however remember feeling very spaced out with delayed processing speed.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
What a great start to the day.
Tripped on my floppy pajama pants and fell on the tiled floor. Took out my left knee and right big toe. The right knee was not much help as I tried to get up. Airport knee injury of 2016.
I had left my phone on the kitchen bench across the room. Luckily I was near the front window if I had to signal for help.
Finally scooted around and with pillows managed to lean on my right knee, and pull myself up using the hard frame of the armchair.
The Sally Cat was useless and stayed on the bed.
Frozen bag of peas, pain meds as I attempted to lie down on the bed, but The Sally Cat wanted to sit on my on my tablet whilst I tried to distract myself with today’s headlines.
damn. double damn.
dv said:
Slept moderately well so I’m feeling much better.
I’m getting reax to things I 100% do not recall posting.
Praise the lord.
Tamb said:
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
What a great start to the day.
Tripped on my floppy pajama pants and fell on the tiled floor. Took out my left knee and right big toe. The right knee was not much help as I tried to get up. Airport knee injury of 2016.
I had left my phone on the kitchen bench across the room. Luckily I was near the front window if I had to signal for help.
Finally scooted around and with pillows managed to lean on my right knee, and pull myself up using the hard frame of the armchair.
The Sally Cat was useless and stayed on the bed.
Frozen bag of peas, pain meds as I attempted to lie down on the bed, but The Sally Cat wanted to sit on my on my tablet whilst I tried to distract myself with today’s headlines.
damn. double damn.
I know the problem as I was 5 hours waiting for rescue when i broke my hip. I now wear a fall watch.
That’s probably a good idea even for those of us who have a partner to look after us when we fall over.
MEPACS have a great system. They have a pendant you can wear, and a base station. The base station is sensitive enough to work even if you’re on a different storey. They have a patient who has epilepsy and has an assistance dog. The dog has been trained to press the button and bark if the patient has a seizure, so the call-taker knows when to send an ambulance.
OCDC said:
MEPACS have a great system. They have a pendant you can wear, and a base station. The base station is sensitive enough to work even if you’re on a different storey. They have a patient who has epilepsy and has an assistance dog. The dog has been trained to press the button and bark if the patient has a seizure, so the call-taker knows when to send an ambulance.
My dog died. So that’s a no.
kii said:
OCDC said:Sally not up for it? Alternatively you can press the button on the pendant, which will activate the base station.MEPACS have a great system. They have a pendant you can wear, and a base station. The base station is sensitive enough to work even if you’re on a different storey. They have a patient who has epilepsy and has an assistance dog. The dog has been trained to press the button and bark if the patient has a seizure, so the call-taker knows when to send an ambulance.My dog died. So that’s a no.
OCDC said:
MEPACS have a great system. They have a pendant you can wear, and a base station. The base station is sensitive enough to work even if you’re on a different storey. They have a patient who has epilepsy and has an assistance dog. The dog has been trained to press the button and bark if the patient has a seizure, so the call-taker knows when to send an ambulance.
Tamb said:
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
What a great start to the day.
Tripped on my floppy pajama pants and fell on the tiled floor. Took out my left knee and right big toe. The right knee was not much help as I tried to get up. Airport knee injury of 2016.
I had left my phone on the kitchen bench across the room. Luckily I was near the front window if I had to signal for help.
Finally scooted around and with pillows managed to lean on my right knee, and pull myself up using the hard frame of the armchair.
The Sally Cat was useless and stayed on the bed.
Frozen bag of peas, pain meds as I attempted to lie down on the bed, but The Sally Cat wanted to sit on my on my tablet whilst I tried to distract myself with today’s headlines.
damn. double damn.
I know the problem as I was 5 hours waiting for rescue when i broke my hip. I now wear a fall watch.
I’ve looked at something like that, but got sidetracked and overwhelmed. My phone is usually in my pocket or next to me. I was carrying my tablet and if I couldn’t get up I would have notified a friend who lives here. The tablet landed hard on its screen, but survived.
I’m always really careful about tripping. Especially with all this packing. Plus tripping over the cat is a worry, but I always fully turn around before walking in the kitchen, which is where she often tries to kill me.
OCDC said:
kii said:OCDC said:Sally not up for it? Alternatively you can press the button on the pendant, which will activate the base station.MEPACS have a great system. They have a pendant you can wear, and a base station. The base station is sensitive enough to work even if you’re on a different storey. They have a patient who has epilepsy and has an assistance dog. The dog has been trained to press the button and bark if the patient has a seizure, so the call-taker knows when to send an ambulance.My dog died. So that’s a no.
The Sally Cat is showing signs of dementia, like her Papa.
kii said:
Tamb said:IME, most calls happen in the shower.sarahs mum said:I’ve looked at something like that, but got sidetracked and overwhelmed. My phone is usually in my pocket or next to me. I was carrying my tablet and if I couldn’t get up I would have notified a friend who lives here. The tablet landed hard on its screen, but survived.damn. double damn.I know the problem as I was 5 hours waiting for rescue when i broke my hip. I now wear a fall watch.
I’m always really careful about tripping. Especially with all this packing. Plus tripping over the cat is a worry, but I always fully turn around before walking in the kitchen, which is where she often tries to kill me.
kii said:
OCDC said::-(kii said:The Sally Cat is showing signs of dementia, like her Papa.My dog died. So that’s a no.Sally not up for it? Alternatively you can press the button on the pendant, which will activate the base station.
I’ve got 3 safety bars in the bathroom from mr kii’s knee operation days.
I’ll stop lecturing now. I’ve done an awful lot of ortho rehab and falls prevention sessions so it’s automatic now.
Also, I’ll head back to The Wife of Bath.
OCDC said:
MEPACS have a great system. They have a pendant you can wear, and a base station. The base station is sensitive enough to work even if you’re on a different storey. They have a patient who has epilepsy and has an assistance dog. The dog has been trained to press the button and bark if the patient has a seizure, so the call-taker knows when to send an ambulance.
I wish that spoke Dog.
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:
MEPACS have a great system. They have a pendant you can wear, and a base station. The base station is sensitive enough to work even if you’re on a different storey. They have a patient who has epilepsy and has an assistance dog. The dog has been trained to press the button and bark if the patient has a seizure, so the call-taker knows when to send an ambulance.
I wish that spoke Dog.
>>that i spoke Dog.
OCDC said:
kii said:Tamb said:IME, most calls happen in the shower.I know the problem as I was 5 hours waiting for rescue when i broke my hip. I now wear a fall watch.I’ve looked at something like that, but got sidetracked and overwhelmed. My phone is usually in my pocket or next to me. I was carrying my tablet and if I couldn’t get up I would have notified a friend who lives here. The tablet landed hard on its screen, but survived.
I’m always really careful about tripping. Especially with all this packing. Plus tripping over the cat is a worry, but I always fully turn around before walking in the kitchen, which is where she often tries to kill me.
ABC News:
The RAAF is a massive legalised con job.
They’re always going on about ‘join us, and fly!’
Truth is rather different. One nickname for RAAFies used to be ‘penguins’: they’re all wearing a pair of wings somewhere, but only about one in a million ever gets to fly.
OCDC said:
I’ll stop lecturing now. I’ve done an awful lot of ortho rehab and falls prevention sessions so it’s automatic now.Also, I’ll head back to The Wife of Bath.
OCDC said:
I’ll stop lecturing now. I’ve done an awful lot of ortho rehab and falls prevention sessions so it’s automatic now.Also, I’ll head back to The Wife of Bath.
All cool. I am hyper aware of my situation. The pajamas are new and the floppy cuffs took me by surprise.
Tamb said:
OCDC said:
I’ll stop lecturing now. I’ve done an awful lot of ortho rehab and falls prevention sessions so it’s automatic now.Also, I’ll head back to The Wife of Bath.
Why? Did she have a fall?
Not in the shower, as you may have deduced.
captain_spalding said:
Tamb said:
OCDC said:
I’ll stop lecturing now. I’ve done an awful lot of ortho rehab and falls prevention sessions so it’s automatic now.Also, I’ll head back to The Wife of Bath.
Why? Did she have a fall?Not in the shower, as you may have deduced.
I was seriously tripping balls yesterday, not able to tell whether I’d done something or just planned to do something or merely imagined the need for it which was not a great state for getting my boy ready for his first school day of the year. Let alone that fucking cake, I got to part about adding Mixed Spice and I’m like what the fuck is Mixed Spice? And then discoverer that not only did I know what Mixed Spice is and had specifically bought it for this cake, but that I’d seemingly already added it to the batter. Boss lady came home and told me that my temperature was scalding, but we couldn’t find the thermometer so I can’t quantify that. So I hope my lad’s first day back at school isn’t a complete debacle and that this cake doesn’t kill anyone.
OCDC said:
dv said:Slept moderately well so I’m feeling much better.Are you adequately hydrated? At least four wet nappies per day.
I’m getting reax to things I 100% do not recall posting.
If it’s okay with you I’ll continue to drink water out of a glass thanks.
kii said:
What a great start to the day.
Tripped on my floppy pajama pants and fell on the tiled floor. Took out my left knee and right big toe. The right knee was not much help as I tried to get up. Airport knee injury of 2016.
I had left my phone on the kitchen bench across the room. Luckily I was near the front window if I had to signal for help.
Finally scooted around and with pillows managed to lean on my right knee, and pull myself up using the hard frame of the armchair.
The Sally Cat was useless and stayed on the bed.
Frozen bag of peas, pain meds as I attempted to lie down on the bed, but The Sally Cat wanted to sit on my on my tablet whilst I tried to distract myself with today’s headlines.
Bloody hell.
OCDC said:
kii said:Tamb said:IME, most calls happen in the shower.I know the problem as I was 5 hours waiting for rescue when i broke my hip. I now wear a fall watch.I’ve looked at something like that, but got sidetracked and overwhelmed. My phone is usually in my pocket or next to me. I was carrying my tablet and if I couldn’t get up I would have notified a friend who lives here. The tablet landed hard on its screen, but survived.
I’m always really careful about tripping. Especially with all this packing. Plus tripping over the cat is a worry, but I always fully turn around before walking in the kitchen, which is where she often tries to kill me.
Also, Mr buffy says in the toilet. Which is why not so long ago we had the door to our toilet re-swung so it opens outwards. Much easier to get the patient out of there if they aren’t jammed up against an inward opening door.
dv said:
kii said:
What a great start to the day.
Tripped on my floppy pajama pants and fell on the tiled floor. Took out my left knee and right big toe. The right knee was not much help as I tried to get up. Airport knee injury of 2016.
I had left my phone on the kitchen bench across the room. Luckily I was near the front window if I had to signal for help.
Finally scooted around and with pillows managed to lean on my right knee, and pull myself up using the hard frame of the armchair.
The Sally Cat was useless and stayed on the bed.
Frozen bag of peas, pain meds as I attempted to lie down on the bed, but The Sally Cat wanted to sit on my on my tablet whilst I tried to distract myself with today’s headlines.
Bloody hell.
A good day to lie still, and revel in the slow process of recovery.
dv said:
I was seriously tripping balls yesterday, not able to tell whether I’d done something or just planned to do something or merely imagined the need for it which was not a great state for getting my boy ready for his first school day of the year. Let alone that fucking cake, I got to part about adding Mixed Spice and I’m like what the fuck is Mixed Spice? And then discoverer that not only did I know what Mixed Spice is and had specifically bought it for this cake, but that I’d seemingly already added it to the batter. Boss lady came home and told me that my temperature was scalding, but we couldn’t find the thermometer so I can’t quantify that. So I hope my lad’s first day back at school isn’t a complete debacle and that this cake doesn’t kill anyone.
Crosses fingers.
captain_spalding said:
captain_spalding said:
OCDC said:
MEPACS have a great system. They have a pendant you can wear, and a base station. The base station is sensitive enough to work even if you’re on a different storey. They have a patient who has epilepsy and has an assistance dog. The dog has been trained to press the button and bark if the patient has a seizure, so the call-taker knows when to send an ambulance.
I wish that spoke Dog.
>>that i spoke Dog.
We have forsaken Kommisar Rex as Favorite TV Series Dog for Linneo. Guide dog in “Blanca”. We watched the whole series for the dog. Although it was quite a good series anyway. In this picture Linneo is recovering from being shot by a baddie. Blanca is blind.
Here she is in harness. (Although it’s a male name, it’s a female dog. It is explained in the series. Spoilers.)
!
!
The dog and the actress obviously absolutely adored each other.
Good just forget Latin and go for the Anglo-Saxon derived Riding.
OCDC said:
MEPACS have a great system. They have a pendant you can wear, and a base station. The base station is sensitive enough to work even if you’re on a different storey. They have a patient who has epilepsy and has an assistance dog. The dog has been trained to press the button and bark if the patient has a seizure, so the call-taker knows when to send an ambulance.
That does sound good
Makes you wonder of the world we are creating for ourselves.
>>A new study has predicted that AI activity by ‘bad actors’ determined to cause online harm through the spread of disinformation will be a daily occurrence by the middle of 2024. The findings are concerning given that more than 50 countries, including the US, will hold national elections this year, the outcomes of which will have a global impact.
Even before the release of the newest iterations of Generative Pretrained Transformer (GPT) systems, AI experts were forecasting that by 2026, 90% of online content will be generated by computers without human intervention, giving rise to the spread of mis- and disinformation.
https://newatlas.com/technology/malicious-ai-activity-prediction-daily-by-mid-2024-elections/
dv said:
Good just forget Latin and go for the Anglo-Saxon derived Riding.
yorkshire people did that though I believe it has been discontinued.
From my ISP. Whilst I appreciate the heads up a little less broad location would have been nice. WA is quite large.
This is a courtesy email from Activ8me,
Letting you know NBN will be performing Fixed Wireless Network capacity work in your area that might affect your connectivity to the internet.
This activity is critical to the maintenance and optimisation of the network.
The approximate dates of this maintenance/upgrade
work will be:
Impacted location: WA
Change start
31/01/2024 03:00 Australian Eastern Daylight Time
Change end
31/01/2024 09:00 Australian Eastern Daylight Time
lunch will be garlic bread, done under the grill
I was looking for a good version of a joke about Richard III, but I couldn’t find one.
I’m sure you all know it anyway, so I’ll just go back to work.
The Rev Dodgson said:
I was looking for a good version of a joke about Richard III, but I couldn’t find one.I’m sure you all know it anyway, so I’ll just go back to work.
The Rev Dodgson said:
I was looking for a good version of a joke about Richard III, but I couldn’t find one.I’m sure you all know it anyway, so I’ll just go back to work.
Haha Classic
Tamb said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
I was looking for a good version of a joke about Richard III, but I couldn’t find one.I’m sure you all know it anyway, so I’ll just go back to work.
You mean the Dickey ‘d Shit one?
The very one.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Tamb said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
I was looking for a good version of a joke about Richard III, but I couldn’t find one.I’m sure you all know it anyway, so I’ll just go back to work.
You mean the Dickey ‘d Shit one?The very one.
thought it might have been ‘a hearse, a hearse, my kingdom for a hearse”.
JudgeMental said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Tamb said:You mean the Dickey ‘d Shit one?
The very one.
thought it might have been ‘a hearse, a hearse, my kingdom for a hearse”.
JudgeMental said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Tamb said:You mean the Dickey ‘d Shit one?
The very one.
thought it might have been ‘a hearse, a hearse, my kingdom for a hearse”.
Well we had just been discussing t’irds.
The Rev Dodgson said:
JudgeMental said:
The Rev Dodgson said:The very one.
thought it might have been ‘a hearse, a hearse, my kingdom for a hearse”.
Well we had just been discussing t’irds.
Lunch report. A plate of chunks – smoked chicken breast, pickled onion, gherkin, beetroot, avocado. A bit eclectic. Large glass of cold milk.
buffy said:
Lunch report. A plate of chunks – smoked chicken breast, pickled onion, gherkin, beetroot, avocado. A bit eclectic. Large glass of cold milk.
Not sure the milk will go well with the pickled onion & gherkin.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Tamb said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
I was looking for a good version of a joke about Richard III, but I couldn’t find one.I’m sure you all know it anyway, so I’ll just go back to work.
You mean the Dickey ‘d Shit one?The very one.
The boss lady usually refers to charles the turd
Tamb said:
buffy said:
Lunch report. A plate of chunks – smoked chicken breast, pickled onion, gherkin, beetroot, avocado. A bit eclectic. Large glass of cold milk.
Not sure the milk will go well with the pickled onion & gherkin.
I love milk after a chunk of pickled onion. Tastes really creamy. Odd, I know…
buffy said:
Tamb said:I don’t like plain milk at any time, but lunch today was a delish Mersey valley pickled onion cheese and ham wrap.buffy said:I love milk after a chunk of pickled onion. Tastes really creamy. Odd, I know…Lunch report. A plate of chunks – smoked chicken breast, pickled onion, gherkin, beetroot, avocado. A bit eclectic. Large glass of cold milk.Not sure the milk will go well with the pickled onion & gherkin.
“A judge has ruled that Elon Musk’s record-breaking $US56 billion ($84 billion) Tesla pay package could be voided, calling the compensation “an unfathomable sum” that was not fair to shareholders.”
Couldn’t happen to a nicer bloke.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-31/elon-musk-84-billion-tesla-pay-package-voided/103408230
dv said:
I was seriously tripping balls yesterday, not able to tell whether I’d done something or just planned to do something or merely imagined the need for it which was not a great state for getting my boy ready for his first school day of the year. Let alone that fucking cake, I got to part about adding Mixed Spice and I’m like what the fuck is Mixed Spice? And then discoverer that not only did I know what Mixed Spice is and had specifically bought it for this cake, but that I’d seemingly already added it to the batter. Boss lady came home and told me that my temperature was scalding, but we couldn’t find the thermometer so I can’t quantify that. So I hope my lad’s first day back at school isn’t a complete debacle and that this cake doesn’t kill anyone.
I had one those severe gastric attacks.. ended up collapsing on the bed with music playing. Know what you mean nearly tripping…
I was able to decipher REM lyrics :)
Ian said:
dv said:
I was seriously tripping balls yesterday, not able to tell whether I’d done something or just planned to do something or merely imagined the need for it which was not a great state for getting my boy ready for his first school day of the year. Let alone that fucking cake, I got to part about adding Mixed Spice and I’m like what the fuck is Mixed Spice? And then discoverer that not only did I know what Mixed Spice is and had specifically bought it for this cake, but that I’d seemingly already added it to the batter. Boss lady came home and told me that my temperature was scalding, but we couldn’t find the thermometer so I can’t quantify that. So I hope my lad’s first day back at school isn’t a complete debacle and that this cake doesn’t kill anyone.
I had one those severe gastric attacks.. ended up collapsing on the bed with music playing. Know what you mean nearly tripping…
I was able to decipher REM lyrics :)
back in 76 I was stricken with a serious case of bad chicken. Spent a few days collapsed on the floor of the bedroom and bathroom, mostly unconscious.
the fellow I was living said that it was just so awful he went home to mum.
so I told him to fuck off and never talked to him again.
Michael V said:
“A judge has ruled that Elon Musk’s record-breaking $US56 billion ($84 billion) Tesla pay package could be voided, calling the compensation “an unfathomable sum” that was not fair to shareholders.”Couldn’t happen to a nicer bloke.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-31/elon-musk-84-billion-tesla-pay-package-voided/103408230
Well I’m sure that the amount he’s increased the value of Xitter will more than make up for that.
sarahs mum said:
Ian said:
dv said:
I was seriously tripping balls yesterday, not able to tell whether I’d done something or just planned to do something or merely imagined the need for it which was not a great state for getting my boy ready for his first school day of the year. Let alone that fucking cake, I got to part about adding Mixed Spice and I’m like what the fuck is Mixed Spice? And then discoverer that not only did I know what Mixed Spice is and had specifically bought it for this cake, but that I’d seemingly already added it to the batter. Boss lady came home and told me that my temperature was scalding, but we couldn’t find the thermometer so I can’t quantify that. So I hope my lad’s first day back at school isn’t a complete debacle and that this cake doesn’t kill anyone.
I had one those severe gastric attacks.. ended up collapsing on the bed with music playing. Know what you mean nearly tripping…
I was able to decipher REM lyrics :)
back in 76 I was stricken with a serious case of bad chicken. Spent a few days collapsed on the floor of the bedroom and bathroom, mostly unconscious.
the fellow I was living said that it was just so awful he went home to mum.
so I told him to fuck off and never talked to him again.
Yeah that does seem like a good decision on your part
sarahs mum said:
Ian said:
dv said:
I was seriously tripping balls yesterday, not able to tell whether I’d done something or just planned to do something or merely imagined the need for it which was not a great state for getting my boy ready for his first school day of the year. Let alone that fucking cake, I got to part about adding Mixed Spice and I’m like what the fuck is Mixed Spice? And then discoverer that not only did I know what Mixed Spice is and had specifically bought it for this cake, but that I’d seemingly already added it to the batter. Boss lady came home and told me that my temperature was scalding, but we couldn’t find the thermometer so I can’t quantify that. So I hope my lad’s first day back at school isn’t a complete debacle and that this cake doesn’t kill anyone.
I had one those severe gastric attacks.. ended up collapsing on the bed with music playing. Know what you mean nearly tripping…
I was able to decipher REM lyrics :)
back in 76 I was stricken with a serious case of bad chicken. Spent a few days collapsed on the floor of the bedroom and bathroom, mostly unconscious.
the fellow I was living said that it was just so awful he went home to mum.
so I told him to fuck off and never talked to him again.
And rightly so.
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
Ian said:I had one those severe gastric attacks.. ended up collapsing on the bed with music playing. Know what you mean nearly tripping…
I was able to decipher REM lyrics :)
back in 76 I was stricken with a serious case of bad chicken. Spent a few days collapsed on the floor of the bedroom and bathroom, mostly unconscious.
the fellow I was living said that it was just so awful he went home to mum.
so I told him to fuck off and never talked to him again.
And rightly so.
Yes
PermeateFree said:
Makes you wonder of the world we are creating for ourselves.>>A new study has predicted that AI activity by ‘bad actors’ determined to cause online harm through the spread of disinformation will be a daily occurrence by the middle of 2024. The findings are concerning given that more than 50 countries, including the US, will hold national elections this year, the outcomes of which will have a global impact.
Even before the release of the newest iterations of Generative Pretrained Transformer (GPT) systems, AI experts were forecasting that by 2026, 90% of online content will be generated by computers without human intervention, giving rise to the spread of mis- and disinformation.
https://newatlas.com/technology/malicious-ai-activity-prediction-daily-by-mid-2024-elections/
Hmm. As much as that?
Lunch here today was:
*fresh soft white buns with Swiss cheese, ham, and green tomato pickle (Mrs S)
*hot dogs, with onions and sauerkraut stir-fried until the onion softened, with tomato sauce and American mustard (me)
Some people like cheese on their hot dogs. It’s ok, but not my preference.
Ian said:
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:back in 76 I was stricken with a serious case of bad chicken. Spent a few days collapsed on the floor of the bedroom and bathroom, mostly unconscious.
the fellow I was living said that it was just so awful he went home to mum.
so I told him to fuck off and never talked to him again.
And rightly so.
Yes
all agreed.
sarahs mum said:
Ian said:
Michael V said:And rightly so.
Yes
all agreed.
He was, obviously, as they say in the classics, ‘a real git’.
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
Ian said:Yes
all agreed.
He was, obviously, as they say in the classics, ‘a real git’.
king’s school boy. Obviously never heard of getting medical help or even trying to keep hydration going. na. just leave the dying woman on the floor and we’ll see how it goes.
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:all agreed.
He was, obviously, as they say in the classics, ‘a real git’.
king’s school boy. Obviously never heard of getting medical help or even trying to keep hydration going. na. just leave the dying woman on the floor and we’ll see how it goes.
‘Oh, Mama, it was dreadful. She was there, spreadeagled on the floor, blathering something delirious about ‘help’ and ‘water’, and there was vomit, and excrement, and i don’t know what other fluids distributed absolutely everywhere, and it was just too, too ghastly. King’s never told us anything about that sort of thing, but i wondered, what should a King’s boy do in a situation like this, and, instantly, i knew the answer: make haste to Mama.’
‘There, there, Cuthbert, you did precisely right. Your expensive education was not wasted. I’m sure that someone will find her soon. Perhaps one of the servants.’
JFC! The Sally Cat just stood on my fucking knee!
kii said:
JFC! The Sally Cat just stood on my fucking knee!
Cats are assholes.
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:He was, obviously, as they say in the classics, ‘a real git’.
king’s school boy. Obviously never heard of getting medical help or even trying to keep hydration going. na. just leave the dying woman on the floor and we’ll see how it goes.
‘Oh, Mama, it was dreadful. She was there, spreadeagled on the floor, blathering something delirious about ‘help’ and ‘water’, and there was vomit, and excrement, and i don’t know what other fluids distributed absolutely everywhere, and it was just too, too ghastly. King’s never told us anything about that sort of thing, but i wondered, what should a King’s boy do in a situation like this, and, instantly, i knew the answer: make haste to Mama.’
‘There, there, Cuthbert, you did precisely right. Your expensive education was not wasted. I’m sure that someone will find her soon. Perhaps one of the servants.’
and mummy was glad to have him home.
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:king’s school boy. Obviously never heard of getting medical help or even trying to keep hydration going. na. just leave the dying woman on the floor and we’ll see how it goes.
‘Oh, Mama, it was dreadful. She was there, spreadeagled on the floor, blathering something delirious about ‘help’ and ‘water’, and there was vomit, and excrement, and i don’t know what other fluids distributed absolutely everywhere, and it was just too, too ghastly. King’s never told us anything about that sort of thing, but i wondered, what should a King’s boy do in a situation like this, and, instantly, i knew the answer: make haste to Mama.’
‘There, there, Cuthbert, you did precisely right. Your expensive education was not wasted. I’m sure that someone will find her soon. Perhaps one of the servants.’
and mummy was glad to have him home.
He’s probably still there.
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
JFC! The Sally Cat just stood on my fucking knee!
Cats are assholes.
Well, Gracie Blue kept leaning her full weight on my Airport Knee. Probably shouldn’t have adopted her a few weeks after the injury.
“Carpenters urgentlyrequired.
Cabinet falling apart -
Apply Parliament House,
HOBART, TAS.
As soon as possible.
(Don’t bring tools
the building is full of them)
REPLY 😝 READS: -
Workplace safety issue
Carpenters are not allowed in until the toxicology report is completed
The cabinet is broken because of the deadwood
Despite Felix being an ex plumber, he can’t even clean up the shit”
Also managed some solid food today, bagel and lox.
dv said:
Also managed some solid food today, bagel and lox.
With cream cheese?
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Also managed some solid food today, bagel and lox.
With cream cheese?
Quite
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Also managed some solid food today, bagel and lox.
With cream cheese?
Quite
I must have missed the post or just didn’t look, did something happen to you
https://www.babag.com.au/collections/turkish-delights
Decided their shipping is exorbitant ($22 for a small parcel) so I’ll wait until I’m feeling more indulgent.
Bubblecar said:
https://www.babag.com.au/collections/turkish-delightsDecided their shipping is exorbitant ($22 for a small parcel) so I’ll wait until I’m feeling more indulgent.
post is getting expensive. My sister’s A4 package to me, that weighed stuff all, cost $14.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
https://www.babag.com.au/collections/turkish-delightsDecided their shipping is exorbitant ($22 for a small parcel) so I’ll wait until I’m feeling more indulgent.
post is getting expensive. My sister’s A4 package to me, that weighed stuff all, cost $14.
Yes I doubt they’re overcharging, it’s just how it is these days. But since there are plenty of treats in my giant Coles order coming tomorrow, I can’t really justify splashing out more on unnecessary eatables at this juncture.
Bubblecar said:
https://www.babag.com.au/collections/turkish-delightsDecided their shipping is exorbitant ($22 for a small parcel) so I’ll wait until I’m feeling more indulgent.
I ordered nearly 4 kg from them with a postage cost of $26.34, but I got a discount off the order of $13.66 which cut the postage cost in half.
dinner will be top secret, all I will say is it rhymes with hate on can pegs, tells ya anymore and i’d have desist your CNS activity with some .5Mx(V^2) applied with a non sharp object, a surprise it’d need be, from behind
PermeateFree said:
Bubblecar said:
https://www.babag.com.au/collections/turkish-delightsDecided their shipping is exorbitant ($22 for a small parcel) so I’ll wait until I’m feeling more indulgent.
I ordered nearly 4 kg from them with a postage cost of $26.34, but I got a discount off the order of $13.66 which cut the postage cost in half.
Goodo. I’ll wait until I want an order of that sort of size then.
transition said:
dinner will be top secret, all I will say is it rhymes with hate on can pegs, tells ya anymore and i’d have desist your CNS activity with some .5Mx(V^2) applied with a non sharp object, a surprise it’d need be, from behind
Bacon and eggs, but it doesn’t really rhyme well with “hate on can pegs”.
Bubblecar said:
PermeateFree said:
Bubblecar said:
https://www.babag.com.au/collections/turkish-delightsDecided their shipping is exorbitant ($22 for a small parcel) so I’ll wait until I’m feeling more indulgent.
I ordered nearly 4 kg from them with a postage cost of $26.34, but I got a discount off the order of $13.66 which cut the postage cost in half.
Goodo. I’ll wait until I want an order of that sort of size then.
You can get a discount off all items regardless of quantity or price. When you place your order there is a code number on the order form that you use on your final invoice price.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
dinner will be top secret, all I will say is it rhymes with hate on can pegs, tells ya anymore and i’d have desist your CNS activity with some .5Mx(V^2) applied with a non sharp object, a surprise it’d need be, from behind
Bacon and eggs, but it doesn’t really rhyme well with “hate on can pegs”.
your opinion, so you want an argument, not happy with guessing, guessed right, wants and argument too, what a discontent
PermeateFree said:
Bubblecar said:
PermeateFree said:I ordered nearly 4 kg from them with a postage cost of $26.34, but I got a discount off the order of $13.66 which cut the postage cost in half.
Goodo. I’ll wait until I want an order of that sort of size then.
You can get a discount off all items regardless of quantity or price. When you place your order there is a code number on the order form that you use on your final invoice price.
Righto. But I’ll wait a couple weeks because my next Coles order will be a good deal smaller, so I’ll have more to lavish on imported goods.
Finally got the medical certificate that was promised “at the end of clinic” on the 11th. Clinic is well and truly ended because she’s now on leave and her minion had to do it. Said minion also has to do the investigation requests that were promised at the same time.
OCDC said:
Finally got the medical certificate that was promised “at the end of clinic” on the 11th. Clinic is well and truly ended because she’s now on leave and her minion had to do it. Said minion also has to do the investigation requests that were promised at the same time.Also my next infusion request has been done but it’ll be two weeks late because the deputy director doesn’t want me to have it early, early having been approved by brane doktor, but not documented.
OCDC said:
OCDC said:Finally got the medical certificate that was promised “at the end of clinic” on the 11th. Clinic is well and truly ended because she’s now on leave and her minion had to do it. Said minion also has to do the investigation requests that were promised at the same time.Also my next infusion request has been done but it’ll be two weeks late because the deputy director doesn’t want me to have it early, early having been approved by brane doktor, but not documented.
Shabby way to run a clinic.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:Yeah, I’m quite disappointed. Brane doktor herself is the head of the unit.OCDC said:Shabby way to run a clinic.Finally got the medical certificate that was promised “at the end of clinic” on the 11th. Clinic is well and truly ended because she’s now on leave and her minion had to do it. Said minion also has to do the investigation requests that were promised at the same time.Also my next infusion request has been done but it’ll be two weeks late because the deputy director doesn’t want me to have it early, early having been approved by brane doktor, but not documented.
one doctored frozen ham and pineapple pizza in the oven. lots of garlic, oregano, olives, thinly sliced onion and more mozzarella.
sarahs mum said:
one doctored frozen ham and pineapple pizza in the oven. lots of garlic, oregano, olives, thinly sliced onion and more mozzarella.
Mr buffy is cook. There is half of one of Cam’s lamb/garlic/rosemary/potato pies in the oven heating up. There will be steamed carrots and peas to accompany (that I’ve noticed being prepared)
There’s something wrong with me. I just watched a video of a guy massaging the inside of a horse’s nostrils with his thumbs.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-31/perth-swelters-through-summer-heatwave-/103410824
I think I remember the train tracks warping thing from Melbourne in the 1960s and 1970s.
kii said:
There’s something wrong with me. I just watched a video of a guy massaging the inside of a horse’s nostrils with his thumbs.
“Hmmm…so…tell me , how long has this been going on?”
:-)
kii said:
There’s something wrong with me. I just watched a video of a guy massaging the inside of a horse’s nostrils with his thumbs.
Well it sounds fascinating but I’d say the gummies might have an effect like this.
kii said:
There’s something wrong with me. I just watched a video of a guy massaging the inside of a horse’s nostrils with his thumbs.
Something’s wrong with him, too.
Michael V said:
kii said:
There’s something wrong with me. I just watched a video of a guy massaging the inside of a horse’s nostrils with his thumbs.
Something’s wrong with him, too.
Yeah … don’t let him off the hook!! :)
sarahs mum said:
one doctored frozen ham and pineapple pizza in the oven. lots of garlic, oregano, olives, thinly sliced onion and more mozzarella.
Sounds good.
I’ll be doing that promised octopus & prawn pizza tomorrow, provided those items do actually turn up in my Coles order.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
one doctored frozen ham and pineapple pizza in the oven. lots of garlic, oregano, olives, thinly sliced onion and more mozzarella.
Sounds good.
I’ll be doing that promised octopus & prawn pizza tomorrow, provided those items do actually turn up in my Coles order.
Cooking a boneless stuffed chook in the oven with some baked veges.
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
one doctored frozen ham and pineapple pizza in the oven. lots of garlic, oregano, olives, thinly sliced onion and more mozzarella.
Sounds good.
I’ll be doing that promised octopus & prawn pizza tomorrow, provided those items do actually turn up in my Coles order.
Cooking a boneless stuffed chook in the oven with some baked veges.
That’ll be satisfying.
are you still feelin’ unwell DV or did you recover?
buffy said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-31/perth-swelters-through-summer-heatwave-/103410824I think I remember the train tracks warping thing from Melbourne in the 1960s and 1970s.
I get to leave soon, the wall of heat is a surprise
The bus journey home I imagine will be hot those great big windows don’t help
kii said:
There’s something wrong with me. I just watched a video of a guy massaging the inside of a horse’s nostrils with his thumbs.
Nothing wrong with a thorough interest in zoology
monkey skipper said:
are you still feelin’ unwell DV or did you recover?
Much better, just a normal kind of flu-like level of symptoms now, even got some work done and ate.
I’m worried that I might catch it ff DV.
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
one doctored frozen ham and pineapple pizza in the oven. lots of garlic, oregano, olives, thinly sliced onion and more mozzarella.
Sounds good.
I’ll be doing that promised octopus & prawn pizza tomorrow, provided those items do actually turn up in my Coles order.
Cooking a boneless stuffed chook in the oven with some baked veges.
I like a boneless stuffed chook.
dv said:
monkey skipper said:
are you still feelin’ unwell DV or did you recover?
Much better, just a normal kind of flu-like level of symptoms now, even got some work done and ate.
What happened to you ?
dv said:
monkey skipper said:
are you still feelin’ unwell DV or did you recover?
Much better, just a normal kind of flu-like level of symptoms now, even got some work done and ate.
Not man flu then? :-)
Cymek said:
dv said:
monkey skipper said:
are you still feelin’ unwell DV or did you recover?
Much better, just a normal kind of flu-like level of symptoms now, even got some work done and ate.
What happened to you ?
He went mad but they didn’t shoot him.
monkey skipper said:
dv said:
monkey skipper said:
are you still feelin’ unwell DV or did you recover?
Much better, just a normal kind of flu-like level of symptoms now, even got some work done and ate.
Not man flu then? :-)
I think it’s back to standard “ manflu” proportions: mild fever, mild sore throat, bit phlegmy, no impediment to normal activity.
I lost 3 kg in 6 days.
JudgeMental said:
Cymek said:
dv said:Much better, just a normal kind of flu-like level of symptoms now, even got some work done and ate.
What happened to you ?
He went mad but they didn’t shoot him.
But was that indeed a mercy?
Back from the IGA with frozen mixed vegetables and three 1.5 kg packs of thin sausages. They were on special: $2 per pack, save $9.
Nice.
Michael V said:
Back from the IGA with frozen mixed vegetables and three 1.5 kg packs of thin sausages. They were on special: $2 per pack, save $9.Nice.
Big sausage fest at MV’s tonight?
dv said:
monkey skipper said:
dv said:Much better, just a normal kind of flu-like level of symptoms now, even got some work done and ate.
Not man flu then? :-)
I think it’s back to standard “ manflu” proportions: mild fever, mild sore throat, bit phlegmy, no impediment to normal activity.
I lost 3 kg in 6 days.
Good.
buffy said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-31/perth-swelters-through-summer-heatwave-/103410824It still happens.I think I remember the train tracks warping thing from Melbourne in the 1960s and 1970s.
Michael V said:
Back from the IGA with frozen mixed vegetables and three 1.5 kg packs of thin sausages. They were on special: $2 per pack, save $9.Nice.
That’s a shedload of snorkers.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
Back from the IGA with frozen mixed vegetables and three 1.5 kg packs of thin sausages. They were on special: $2 per pack, save $9.Nice.
Big sausage fest at MV’s tonight?
No. We repack them into lots of 2 and freeze them. We only ever have one sausage each at a time.
Tonight will be reheated rice, veges and ham, cooked last night in the brine from canned baby beets and canned beans with a little chilli and some verjuice.
Managed to get an HbA1c included on the blood slip. My hope is that it’s reduced even further since I started psyllium (5.5% June 2022, 5.0% June 2023).
Now I just need to plan Big Days Out for exsanguination and electrocardiology, and magnetic resonance imaging.
But first, a Big Evening Out to suss out this superload. Supposed to leave at 10 tonight, and I’ve scoped out a nice highway pedestrian overpass.
OCDC said:
Managed to get an HbA1c included on the blood slip. My hope is that it’s reduced even further since I started psyllium (5.5% June 2022, 5.0% June 2023).Now I just need to plan Big Days Out for exsanguination and electrocardiology, and magnetic resonance imaging.
But first, a Big Evening Out to suss out this superload. Supposed to leave at 10 tonight, and I’ve scoped out a nice highway pedestrian overpass.
That’ll be a late night indeed for you. Take some snaps.
Dinner report: I’ve snacked on cheese and salami and a choc-orange nut bar
OCDC said:
Managed to get an HbA1c included on the blood slip. My hope is that it’s reduced even further since I started psyllium (5.5% June 2022, 5.0% June 2023).Now I just need to plan Big Days Out for exsanguination and electrocardiology, and magnetic resonance imaging.
But first, a Big Evening Out to suss out this superload. Supposed to leave at 10 tonight, and I’ve scoped out a nice highway pedestrian overpass.
PMI, what’s a superload in this context?
I’m trying to stay awake long enough to shift my current bedtime to a more grown-up hour.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:Way past my bedtime! I won’t just take snaps, I’ll fillum it in T E C H N I C O L O R as would please the late Mr Disney.Managed to get an HbA1c included on the blood slip. My hope is that it’s reduced even further since I started psyllium (5.5% June 2022, 5.0% June 2023).That’ll be a late night indeed for you. Take some snaps.Now I just need to plan Big Days Out for exsanguination and electrocardiology, and magnetic resonance imaging.
But first, a Big Evening Out to suss out this superload. Supposed to leave at 10 tonight, and I’ve scoped out a nice highway pedestrian overpass.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Back from the IGA with frozen mixed vegetables and three 1.5 kg packs of thin sausages. They were on special: $2 per pack, save $9.Nice.
That’s a shedload of snorkers.
Yep. We won’t be buying any for many months, I think. We generally only have one sausage each per week.
I think the IGA may have over-ordered for the Australia day weekend.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:OCDC said:Way past my bedtime! I won’t just take snaps, I’ll fillum it in T E C H N I C O L O R as would please the late Mr Disney.Managed to get an HbA1c included on the blood slip. My hope is that it’s reduced even further since I started psyllium (5.5% June 2022, 5.0% June 2023).That’ll be a late night indeed for you. Take some snaps.Now I just need to plan Big Days Out for exsanguination and electrocardiology, and magnetic resonance imaging.
But first, a Big Evening Out to suss out this superload. Supposed to leave at 10 tonight, and I’ve scoped out a nice highway pedestrian overpass.
Jolly good.
dv said:
OCDC said:A 125 metre long vehicle carrying a massive transformer.Managed to get an HbA1c included on the blood slip. My hope is that it’s reduced even further since I started psyllium (5.5% June 2022, 5.0% June 2023).PMI, what’s a superload in this context?Now I just need to plan Big Days Out for exsanguination and electrocardiology, and magnetic resonance imaging.
But first, a Big Evening Out to suss out this superload. Supposed to leave at 10 tonight, and I’ve scoped out a nice highway pedestrian overpass.
https://bigrigs.com.au/2024/01/29/where-you-can-catch-the-477-tonne-superload-on-the-move/
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Back from the IGA with frozen mixed vegetables and three 1.5 kg packs of thin sausages. They were on special: $2 per pack, save $9.Nice.
That’s a shedload of snorkers.
Yep. We won’t be buying any for many months, I think. We generally only have one sausage each per week.
I think the IGA may have over-ordered for the Australia day weekend.
You’re lucky. I do like a nice mystery bag.
OCDC said:
dv said:OCDC said:A 125 metre long vehicle carrying a massive transformer.Managed to get an HbA1c included on the blood slip. My hope is that it’s reduced even further since I started psyllium (5.5% June 2022, 5.0% June 2023).PMI, what’s a superload in this context?Now I just need to plan Big Days Out for exsanguination and electrocardiology, and magnetic resonance imaging.
But first, a Big Evening Out to suss out this superload. Supposed to leave at 10 tonight, and I’ve scoped out a nice highway pedestrian overpass.
https://bigrigs.com.au/2024/01/29/where-you-can-catch-the-477-tonne-superload-on-the-move/
It’s like something out of Thunderbirds.
It’ll get stuck on a collapsing bridge and they’ll have to call International Rescue.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
dv said:PMI, what’s a superload in this context?A 125 metre long vehicle carrying a massive transformer.
https://bigrigs.com.au/2024/01/29/where-you-can-catch-the-477-tonne-superload-on-the-move/
It’s like something out of Thunderbirds.
It’ll get stuck on a collapsing bridge and they’ll have to call International Rescue.
…and it’ll teeter this way and that in a most threatening manner, putting in peril the life of the hapless driver trapped in the cab, until Thunderbird 2 arrives with yet another bit of Tracy mechanical wizardry which plucks the unfortunate driver from the wreckage only second or two before the whole thing plummets most spectacularly to the bottom of the steep and very deep ravine.
Seen it.
OCDC said:
dv said:OCDC said:A 125 metre long vehicle carrying a massive transformer.Managed to get an HbA1c included on the blood slip. My hope is that it’s reduced even further since I started psyllium (5.5% June 2022, 5.0% June 2023).PMI, what’s a superload in this context?Now I just need to plan Big Days Out for exsanguination and electrocardiology, and magnetic resonance imaging.
But first, a Big Evening Out to suss out this superload. Supposed to leave at 10 tonight, and I’ve scoped out a nice highway pedestrian overpass.
https://bigrigs.com.au/2024/01/29/where-you-can-catch-the-477-tonne-superload-on-the-move/
I thought it must be some medical term lol
dv said:
OCDC said:roffledv said:I thought it must be some medical term lolPMI, what’s a superload in this context?A 125 metre long vehicle carrying a massive transformer.
https://bigrigs.com.au/2024/01/29/where-you-can-catch-the-477-tonne-superload-on-the-move/
dv said:
OCDC said:
dv said:PMI, what’s a superload in this context?A 125 metre long vehicle carrying a massive transformer.
https://bigrigs.com.au/2024/01/29/where-you-can-catch-the-477-tonne-superload-on-the-move/
I thought it must be some medical term lol
Don’t Goolge ‘superload’.
You may not like some of the results.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
OCDC said:
A 125 metre long vehicle carrying a massive transformer.https://bigrigs.com.au/2024/01/29/where-you-can-catch-the-477-tonne-superload-on-the-move/
I thought it must be some medical term lol
Don’t Goolge ‘superload’.
You may not like some of the results.
Alta Vista was terrible when I typed in Cumbungi.
OCDC said:
dv said:OCDC said:A 125 metre long vehicle carrying a massive transformer.Managed to get an HbA1c included on the blood slip. My hope is that it’s reduced even further since I started psyllium (5.5% June 2022, 5.0% June 2023).PMI, what’s a superload in this context?Now I just need to plan Big Days Out for exsanguination and electrocardiology, and magnetic resonance imaging.
But first, a Big Evening Out to suss out this superload. Supposed to leave at 10 tonight, and I’ve scoped out a nice highway pedestrian overpass.
https://bigrigs.com.au/2024/01/29/where-you-can-catch-the-477-tonne-superload-on-the-move/
I saw a super-load many years ago on the New England Highway south of Tenterfield. It took up both lanes and a bit more. It had four prime movers pulling and four pushing the float. The float had steering operators on each corner of the float. I think the load may have been an armature for a coal-fired power plant.
I was ushered around by Police on a three-lane section of highway. I stopped at the narrow bridges just south of Tenterfield to watch it pass over, then followed it down Tenterfield’s main street. There were no cars parked on the main street, and all the electric overhead cables had been removed. I estimate that it had 10 mm either side at the bridges. Absolutely amazing.
I went to my job (east of Tenterfield) and three weeks later, I encountered the same thing going in the other direction. I expect that might have been the old armature.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
dv said:PMI, what’s a superload in this context?A 125 metre long vehicle carrying a massive transformer.
https://bigrigs.com.au/2024/01/29/where-you-can-catch-the-477-tonne-superload-on-the-move/
I saw a super-load many years ago on the New England Highway south of Tenterfield. It took up both lanes and a bit more. It had four prime movers pulling and four pushing the float. The float had steering operators on each corner of the float. I think the load may have been an armature for a coal-fired power plant.
I was ushered around by Police on a three-lane section of highway. I stopped at the narrow bridges just south of Tenterfield to watch it pass over, then followed it down Tenterfield’s main street. There were no cars parked on the main street, and all the electric overhead cables had been removed. I estimate that it had 10 mm either side at the bridges. Absolutely amazing.
I went to my job (east of Tenterfield) and three weeks later, I encountered the same thing going in the other direction. I expect that might have been the old armature.
The things one sees when out and about.
Talking about nostalgia, I’ve ordered this big fat facsimile copy of the 1923 Sears & Roebuck catalogue. 384 pages.
Michael V said:
I went to my job (east of Tenterfield) and three weeks later, I encountered the same thing going in the other direction. I expect that might have been the old armature.
might have been then wrong part. ebay can be like that.
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
dv said:PMI, what’s a superload in this context?A 125 metre long vehicle carrying a massive transformer.
https://bigrigs.com.au/2024/01/29/where-you-can-catch-the-477-tonne-superload-on-the-move/
I saw a super-load many years ago on the New England Highway south of Tenterfield. It took up both lanes and a bit more. It had four prime movers pulling and four pushing the float. The float had steering operators on each corner of the float. I think the load may have been an armature for a coal-fired power plant.
I was ushered around by Police on a three-lane section of highway. I stopped at the narrow bridges just south of Tenterfield to watch it pass over, then followed it down Tenterfield’s main street. There were no cars parked on the main street, and all the electric overhead cables had been removed. I estimate that it had 10 mm either side at the bridges. Absolutely amazing.
I went to my job (east of Tenterfield) and three weeks later, I encountered the same thing going in the other direction. I expect that might have been the old armature.
I have to say that I’m a bit surprised they don’t just chuck it on the back of a Hilux ute.
JudgeMental said:
Michael V said:I went to my job (east of Tenterfield) and three weeks later, I encountered the same thing going in the other direction. I expect that might have been the old armature.
might have been then wrong part. ebay can be like that.
That didn’t occur to me…
Bubblecar said:
Talking about nostalgia, I’ve ordered this big fat facsimile copy of the 1923 Sears & Roebuck catalogue. 384 pages.
That’s certainly a window to the past.
Spiny Norman said:
Michael V said:
OCDC said:
A 125 metre long vehicle carrying a massive transformer.https://bigrigs.com.au/2024/01/29/where-you-can-catch-the-477-tonne-superload-on-the-move/
I saw a super-load many years ago on the New England Highway south of Tenterfield. It took up both lanes and a bit more. It had four prime movers pulling and four pushing the float. The float had steering operators on each corner of the float. I think the load may have been an armature for a coal-fired power plant.
I was ushered around by Police on a three-lane section of highway. I stopped at the narrow bridges just south of Tenterfield to watch it pass over, then followed it down Tenterfield’s main street. There were no cars parked on the main street, and all the electric overhead cables had been removed. I estimate that it had 10 mm either side at the bridges. Absolutely amazing.
I went to my job (east of Tenterfield) and three weeks later, I encountered the same thing going in the other direction. I expect that might have been the old armature.
I have to say that I’m a bit surprised they don’t just chuck it on the back of a Hilux ute.
..with afterburners
Spiny Norman said:
Bubblecar said:
Talking about nostalgia, I’ve ordered this big fat facsimile copy of the 1923 Sears & Roebuck catalogue. 384 pages.
That’s certainly a window to the past.
Bubblecar said:
Spiny Norman said:
Bubblecar said:
Talking about nostalgia, I’ve ordered this big fat facsimile copy of the 1923 Sears & Roebuck catalogue. 384 pages.
That’s certainly a window to the past.
Nice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S9sDyooxf4
sarahs mum said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S9sDyooxf4
Lol
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S9sDyooxf4
Lol
It is funny in a not funny way.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S9sDyooxf4
Lol
It is funny in a not funny way.
In this video I explain what climate sensitivity is and why it is important. Climate sensitivity is a number that roughly speaking tells us how fast climate change will get worse. A few years ago, after various software improvements, a bunch of climate models began having a much higher climate sensitivity than previously. Climate scientists have come up with reasons for why to ignore this. I think it’s a bad idea to ignore this.
I kind of think that either I or she doesn’t understand who her audience is.
No one who is not interested in the climate is going to watch a video like this so there’s no need to go through five minutes of preface about “ everyone is tired of hearing about the climate”. Like… who? Not your audience, obv. Your downvotes are almost certainly by bots.
dv said:
I kind of think that either I or she doesn’t understand who her audience is.No one who is not interested in the climate is going to watch a video like this so there’s no need to go through five minutes of preface about “ everyone is tired of hearing about the climate”. Like… who? Not your audience, obv. Your downvotes are almost certainly by bots.
I keep on forgetting about bots.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
I kind of think that either I or she doesn’t understand who her audience is.No one who is not interested in the climate is going to watch a video like this so there’s no need to go through five minutes of preface about “ everyone is tired of hearing about the climate”. Like… who? Not your audience, obv. Your downvotes are almost certainly by bots.
I keep on forgetting about bots.
since pianogate brendan kavanagh’s posts are swamped with anti messages saying much the same thing/
does he make more money from that?
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
I kind of think that either I or she doesn’t understand who her audience is.No one who is not interested in the climate is going to watch a video like this so there’s no need to go through five minutes of preface about “ everyone is tired of hearing about the climate”. Like… who? Not your audience, obv. Your downvotes are almost certainly by bots.
I keep on forgetting about bots.
since pianogate brendan kavanagh’s posts are swamped with anti messages saying much the same thing/
does he make more money from that?
“THIS PIANO CHINA NOW!”
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
I kind of think that either I or she doesn’t understand who her audience is.No one who is not interested in the climate is going to watch a video like this so there’s no need to go through five minutes of preface about “ everyone is tired of hearing about the climate”. Like… who? Not your audience, obv. Your downvotes are almost certainly by bots.
I keep on forgetting about bots.
Bot activity makes up like 40% of internet traffic.
Taswegians 
Court orders temporary halt to logging in Tasmanian forest ahead of swift parrot case
Story by Lisa Cox and Jordyn Beazley • 27m
Conservationists have won a temporary injunction to stop logging in an area of forest south of Hobart they say is breeding habitat for the critically endangered swift parrot.
The Tasmanian supreme court granted the injunction on Wednesday afternoon pending a hearing of the legal challenge brought by the Bob Brown Foundation.
The case has been brought against Forestry Tasmania, which is owned by the Tasmanian government and trades as Sustainable Timber Tasmania, the Forest Practices Authority and a forest practices officer.
The case is challenging a decision to authorise a logging plan in a single forestry coupe, alleging this occurred despite recordings being provided of swift parrots in breeding habitat in the area.
The foundation alleges the logging should not have been authorised.
“This is a huge win for Tasmania’s forests and wildlife,” Bob Brown said of the court’s decision on Wednesday.
“This is both gratifying and a terrible indictment of the state and federal governments.”
The date for a full hearing of the case in Hobart is still to be set.
“If the court upholds our case, we expect action to be taken against those who will have plundered this native forest illegally,” Brown said.
Related: Australian populations of threatened bird species fall 60% in past 40 years
The foundation has launched similar challenges to logging in swift parrot habitat in forest in other parts of the state.
Brown said the foundation was “taking on what we believe is the illegality of the destruction of rare species habitat across Tasmania”.
Sustainable Timber Tasmania and the Tasmanian government were approached for comment.
In a separate case in 2021, the Bob Brown Foundation lost a legal challenge to native forest logging in Tasmania that claimed the industry’s logging was at odds with federal conservation laws.
Lawyers for the foundation said the agreement lacked an enforceable requirement that the state must protect threatened species, particularly the critically endangered swift parrot.
But the judgment, which Tasmanian senator Jonno Duniam said was “a win for Australia’s forest industry”, found the forestry agreement was legally binding.
Last year, researchers modelled new population projections for the critically endangered swift parrot, finding the outlook for the parrot was getting worse.
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
I kind of think that either I or she doesn’t understand who her audience is.No one who is not interested in the climate is going to watch a video like this so there’s no need to go through five minutes of preface about “ everyone is tired of hearing about the climate”. Like… who? Not your audience, obv. Your downvotes are almost certainly by bots.
I keep on forgetting about bots.
Bot activity makes up like 40% of internet traffic.
Sighs.
monkey skipper said:
TaswegiansCourt orders temporary halt to logging in Tasmanian forest ahead of swift parrot case
Story by Lisa Cox and Jordyn Beazley • 27mConservationists have won a temporary injunction to stop logging in an area of forest south of Hobart they say is breeding habitat for the critically endangered swift parrot.
The Tasmanian supreme court granted the injunction on Wednesday afternoon pending a hearing of the legal challenge brought by the Bob Brown Foundation.
The case has been brought against Forestry Tasmania, which is owned by the Tasmanian government and trades as Sustainable Timber Tasmania, the Forest Practices Authority and a forest practices officer.The case is challenging a decision to authorise a logging plan in a single forestry coupe, alleging this occurred despite recordings being provided of swift parrots in breeding habitat in the area.
The foundation alleges the logging should not have been authorised.
“This is a huge win for Tasmania’s forests and wildlife,” Bob Brown said of the court’s decision on Wednesday.
“This is both gratifying and a terrible indictment of the state and federal governments.”
The date for a full hearing of the case in Hobart is still to be set.
“If the court upholds our case, we expect action to be taken against those who will have plundered this native forest illegally,” Brown said.
Related: Australian populations of threatened bird species fall 60% in past 40 years
The foundation has launched similar challenges to logging in swift parrot habitat in forest in other parts of the state.
Brown said the foundation was “taking on what we believe is the illegality of the destruction of rare species habitat across Tasmania”.
Sustainable Timber Tasmania and the Tasmanian government were approached for comment.
In a separate case in 2021, the Bob Brown Foundation lost a legal challenge to native forest logging in Tasmania that claimed the industry’s logging was at odds with federal conservation laws.
Lawyers for the foundation said the agreement lacked an enforceable requirement that the state must protect threatened species, particularly the critically endangered swift parrot.
But the judgment, which Tasmanian senator Jonno Duniam said was “a win for Australia’s forest industry”, found the forestry agreement was legally binding.
Last year, researchers modelled new population projections for the critically endangered swift parrot, finding the outlook for the parrot was getting worse.
Good to hear, hope they win if only for the sake of common decency for the environment. The Logging Industry is such an arrogant and dishonest business.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
sarahs mum said:I keep on forgetting about bots.
Bot activity makes up like 40% of internet traffic.
Sighs.
I use a bot for most of my interactions these days. Beep bap book. Yes. No. Good. I see. That’s one that SCIENCE knows.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
sarahs mum said:I keep on forgetting about bots.
Bot activity makes up like 40% of internet traffic.
Sighs.
Sarah’s Makes
12 m ·
Update on my crazy pink Briar Rose blanket, it’s almost lap sized, so keeping me toasty in the evenings while I hook it.
It’s not spoken for, so if it’s calling your name, shoot me a message.
#crochetersoftheworld #crochetersofinstagram #crochetgirlgang #crocheting #rug #crocheter
Apparently, this is what a $75,000.00 bottle of alcohol looks like!! 
Bubblecar said:
https://www.babag.com.au/collections/turkish-delightsDecided their shipping is exorbitant ($22 for a small parcel) so I’ll wait until I’m feeling more indulgent.
(Just catching up on my reading)
How does the cost compare if you get it from the https://oasisonline.com.au/ store in Melbourne?
I was doing some research today at work. In 2017 the average compulsory unit cost $820. In 2024 – $2040 for the same unit.
Option units decreased by $13.
What a time to be alive.
Arts said:
I was doing some research today at work. In 2017 the average compulsory unit cost $820. In 2024 – $2040 for the same unit.Option units decreased by $13.
What a time to be alive.
getting to be an elite sport now.
Arts said:
I was doing some research today at work. In 2017 the average compulsory unit cost $820. In 2024 – $2040 for the same unit.Option units decreased by $13.
What a time to be alive.
Throw some interest on that.
JudgeMental said:
Arts said:
I was doing some research today at work. In 2017 the average compulsory unit cost $820. In 2024 – $2040 for the same unit.Option units decreased by $13.
What a time to be alive.
getting to be an elite sport now.
That was domestic, so they have a chance to utilise the HELP system… however in 2021 the index was .6, 2022 saw an index of 3.5. And last year it was 7.5.
I paid my HELP debt off yesterday so.. there’s that.
sarahs mum said:
Arts said:
I was doing some research today at work. In 2017 the average compulsory unit cost $820. In 2024 – $2040 for the same unit.Option units decreased by $13.
What a time to be alive.
Throw some interest on that.
Cut down all the permanent positions. underpay the casuals. Invest in real estate.
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
Arts said:
I was doing some research today at work. In 2017 the average compulsory unit cost $820. In 2024 – $2040 for the same unit.Option units decreased by $13.
What a time to be alive.
Throw some interest on that.
Cut down all the permanent positions. underpay the casuals. Invest in real estate.
If it wasn’t for the international students a number of universities would go belly up.
From Time to Time (2009)
A haunting ghost story spanning two worlds, more than a century apart. When 13-year-old Tolly finds he can mysteriously travel between the two, he begins an adventure that unlocks family secrets laid buried for generations.
Stars: Alex Etel, Timothy Spall, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Dominic West, Harriett Walter
Directed by: Julian Fellowes
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6DN41UjO2g
I enjoyed ceptin for some bits that were scary to a loony like me.
sarahs mum said:
From Time to Time (2009)
A haunting ghost story spanning two worlds, more than a century apart. When 13-year-old Tolly finds he can mysteriously travel between the two, he begins an adventure that unlocks family secrets laid buried for generations.Stars: Alex Etel, Timothy Spall, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Dominic West, Harriett Walter
Directed by: Julian Fellowes
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6DN41UjO2g
I enjoyed ceptin for some bits that were scary to a loony like me.
Catweazle?
Kingy said:
sarahs mum said:
From Time to Time (2009)
A haunting ghost story spanning two worlds, more than a century apart. When 13-year-old Tolly finds he can mysteriously travel between the two, he begins an adventure that unlocks family secrets laid buried for generations.Stars: Alex Etel, Timothy Spall, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Dominic West, Harriett Walter
Directed by: Julian Fellowes
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6DN41UjO2g
I enjoyed ceptin for some bits that were scary to a loony like me.
Catweazle?
From Time to Time is a 2009 British fantasy drama film directed by Julian Fellowes starring Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Carice van Houten, Alex Etel, Eliza Bennett, Elisabeth Dermot-Walsh, Dominic West, Hugh Bonneville, and Pauline Collins. It was adapted from Lucy M. Boston’s children’s novel The Chimneys of Green Knowe (1958). The film was shot in Athelhampton Hall, Dorset.
Plot
Near the end of World War II, teen-aged Tolly (Alex Etel) spends Christmas at his grandmother’s large country estate, Green Knowe. Tolly’s soldier father has been reported missing in action while his mother remains in London awaiting more information. His grandmother, Mrs. Oldknow (Maggie Smith), disapproved of her son’s marriage, considering his wife a commoner. Mrs. Oldknow is financially strapped and faced with selling Green Knowe.
On Tolly’s first night at Green Knowe, he sees and hears a ghostly young girl and adolescent boy. Soon after, he discovers that he magically time travels between the present and the early 19th century in the old manor house. Certain people in that time period can see and communicate with him, while he remains invisible to others. Susan, the blind daughter of Lord Thomas Oldknow, is the ghostly figure that Tolly first saw. She can speak to Tolly both in her time and his. He learns that his grandmother also sees the ancestral ghosts. Susan leads him on an adventure that unlocks family secrets laid buried for generations. Exciting events include a terrible fire, a tale of stolen jewels, and threats of a servant being sold into a press gang.
Although the lost treasure is eventually found and Green Knowe is saved, Tolly’s father is a casualty of the war. Mrs. Oldknow finally welcomes Tolly’s mother into the family. Tolly is comforted when his father’s ghost appears, assuring him everything will be all right.
sarahs mum said:
From Time to Time (2009)
A haunting ghost story spanning two worlds, more than a century apart. When 13-year-old Tolly finds he can mysteriously travel between the two, he begins an adventure that unlocks family secrets laid buried for generations.Stars: Alex Etel, Timothy Spall, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Dominic West, Harriett Walter
Directed by: Julian Fellowes
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6DN41UjO2g
I enjoyed ceptin for some bits that were scary to a loony like me.
I wonder whether you’d like the Eternal Monarch series that the boss lady and I watched in 2022.
breakfast early’s true
clock does says 3:22
monkey skipper said:
TaswegiansCourt orders temporary halt to logging in Tasmanian forest ahead of swift parrot case
Story by Lisa Cox and Jordyn Beazley • 27mConservationists have won a temporary injunction to stop logging in an area of forest south of Hobart they say is breeding habitat for the critically endangered swift parrot.
The Tasmanian supreme court granted the injunction on Wednesday afternoon pending a hearing of the legal challenge brought by the Bob Brown Foundation.
The case has been brought against Forestry Tasmania, which is owned by the Tasmanian government and trades as Sustainable Timber Tasmania, the Forest Practices Authority and a forest practices officer.The case is challenging a decision to authorise a logging plan in a single forestry coupe, alleging this occurred despite recordings being provided of swift parrots in breeding habitat in the area.
The foundation alleges the logging should not have been authorised.
“This is a huge win for Tasmania’s forests and wildlife,” Bob Brown said of the court’s decision on Wednesday.
“This is both gratifying and a terrible indictment of the state and federal governments.”
The date for a full hearing of the case in Hobart is still to be set.
“If the court upholds our case, we expect action to be taken against those who will have plundered this native forest illegally,” Brown said.
Related: Australian populations of threatened bird species fall 60% in past 40 years
The foundation has launched similar challenges to logging in swift parrot habitat in forest in other parts of the state.
Brown said the foundation was “taking on what we believe is the illegality of the destruction of rare species habitat across Tasmania”.
Sustainable Timber Tasmania and the Tasmanian government were approached for comment.
In a separate case in 2021, the Bob Brown Foundation lost a legal challenge to native forest logging in Tasmania that claimed the industry’s logging was at odds with federal conservation laws.
Lawyers for the foundation said the agreement lacked an enforceable requirement that the state must protect threatened species, particularly the critically endangered swift parrot.
But the judgment, which Tasmanian senator Jonno Duniam said was “a win for Australia’s forest industry”, found the forestry agreement was legally binding.
Last year, researchers modelled new population projections for the critically endangered swift parrot, finding the outlook for the parrot was getting worse.
nice looking bird, fortunate it’s a color photo and in focus or I might have yelled cut the forest down, and imagine a blurry B&W photo, everyone dislikes blurry B&W photos, what hope would a truly B&W bird have, and blurry bird, a blurry parrot, just black and white and shades of grey, could it even be a parrot, a proper parrot, if it were that naturally dull in color, colorless
and so ends that typing practice episode
transition said:
breakfast early’s true
clock does says 3:22
Yeah I’m up like a pig’s tail (“twirly” = too early).
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
breakfast early’s true
clock does says 3:22
Yeah I’m up like a pig’s tail (“twirly” = too early).
If you take my advice, you’ll go back to bed for an hour or two.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
breakfast early’s true
clock does says 3:22
Yeah I’m up like a pig’s tail (“twirly” = too early).
If you take my advice, you’ll go back to bed for an hour or two.
Slept well, pains in knee and toe is fine.
Took some Tylenol for arthritis before bed, which helps with the other pain I experience most days – lower back, Airport Knee, and right hand.
Couldn’t find the ibuprofen.
Gorgeous bruise on left forearm.
The Sally Cat failed to wake me up at 729am, for a few minutes I thought she might have carked it as she wasn’t on the bed. So I went back to sleep.
kii said:
Slept well, pains in knee and toe is* fine.
Took some Tylenol for arthritis before bed, which helps with the other pain I experience most days – lower back, Airport Knee, and right hand.
Couldn’t find the ibuprofen.
Gorgeous bruise on left forearm.
The Sally Cat failed to wake me up at 729am, for a few minutes I thought she might have carked it as she wasn’t on the bed. So I went back to sleep.
*are
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 11 degrees at the back door, overcast and still. We are forecast a partly cloudy 25 today.
I will go supermarketing this morning. But I won’t leave home until 8.30 today. Usually I go around 7.30. But Westpac doesn’t open until 10.00 and I need to go in to the bank.
Up again and feeling bouncier.
With a holla-holla-ho
And a holla-holla-hey
Another holiday
Heading for 25 again, partly cloudy. Coles delivery will be arriving between 2:30 and 3:30.
I’ll be heading to the shops in a couple of hours to get a few IGA items and something from the bakery for brunch.
PermeateFree said:
monkey skipper said:
TaswegiansCourt orders temporary halt to logging in Tasmanian forest ahead of swift parrot case
Story by Lisa Cox and Jordyn Beazley • 27mConservationists have won a temporary injunction to stop logging in an area of forest south of Hobart they say is breeding habitat for the critically endangered swift parrot.
The Tasmanian supreme court granted the injunction on Wednesday afternoon pending a hearing of the legal challenge brought by the Bob Brown Foundation.
The case has been brought against Forestry Tasmania, which is owned by the Tasmanian government and trades as Sustainable Timber Tasmania, the Forest Practices Authority and a forest practices officer.The case is challenging a decision to authorise a logging plan in a single forestry coupe, alleging this occurred despite recordings being provided of swift parrots in breeding habitat in the area.
The foundation alleges the logging should not have been authorised.
“This is a huge win for Tasmania’s forests and wildlife,” Bob Brown said of the court’s decision on Wednesday.
“This is both gratifying and a terrible indictment of the state and federal governments.”
The date for a full hearing of the case in Hobart is still to be set.
“If the court upholds our case, we expect action to be taken against those who will have plundered this native forest illegally,” Brown said.
Related: Australian populations of threatened bird species fall 60% in past 40 years
The foundation has launched similar challenges to logging in swift parrot habitat in forest in other parts of the state.
Brown said the foundation was “taking on what we believe is the illegality of the destruction of rare species habitat across Tasmania”.
Sustainable Timber Tasmania and the Tasmanian government were approached for comment.
In a separate case in 2021, the Bob Brown Foundation lost a legal challenge to native forest logging in Tasmania that claimed the industry’s logging was at odds with federal conservation laws.
Lawyers for the foundation said the agreement lacked an enforceable requirement that the state must protect threatened species, particularly the critically endangered swift parrot.
But the judgment, which Tasmanian senator Jonno Duniam said was “a win for Australia’s forest industry”, found the forestry agreement was legally binding.
Last year, researchers modelled new population projections for the critically endangered swift parrot, finding the outlook for the parrot was getting worse.
Good to hear, hope they win if only for the sake of common decency for the environment. The Logging Industry is such an arrogant and dishonest business.
True.
Good morning forum. Currently 21° after a min of 17°; forecast max 34°. Last night I attended my biggest party in a very long time to watch the massive truck following by an even more massive convoy of tailgating B-doubled. My vid didn’t work out but it was a great spectacle.
Brekkie will likely be egg stir-fry, though tomorrow I might mix things up a bit and bake pancakes to have with berries.
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. Currently 21° after a min of 17°; forecast max 34°. Last night I attended my biggest party in a very long time to watch the massive truck following by an even more massive convoy of tailgating B-doubled. My vid didn’t work out but it was a great spectacle.Brekkie will likely be egg stir-fry, though tomorrow I might mix things up a bit and bake pancakes to have with berries.
Damn, I was looking forward to the delayed telecast.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:I also looked forward to rewatching it.Good morning forum. Currently 21° after a min of 17°; forecast max 34°. Last night I attended my biggest party in a very long time to watch the massive truck following by an even more massive convoy of tailgating B-doubled. My vid didn’t work out but it was a great spectacle.Damn, I was looking forward to the delayed telecast.Brekkie will likely be egg stir-fry, though tomorrow I might mix things up a bit and bake pancakes to have with berries.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
Good morning forum. Currently 21° after a min of 17°; forecast max 34°. Last night I attended my biggest party in a very long time to watch the massive truck following by an even more massive convoy of tailgating B-doubled. My vid didn’t work out but it was a great spectacle.Brekkie will likely be egg stir-fry, though tomorrow I might mix things up a bit and bake pancakes to have with berries.
Damn, I was looking forward to the delayed telecast.
Yes, me, too.
OCDC, you’ve let down your fans, you’ve let down the game, you’ve let down the country, but worst of all…you’ve let down the kiddies! ( *sob!)
It was hard to get photos because the bridges had very high barriers made from very small mesh (too small to fit fingers in to easily climb).
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:great dismayOCDC said:Yes, me, too.Good morning forum. Currently 21° after a min of 17°; forecast max 34°. Last night I attended my biggest party in a very long time to watch the massive truck following by an even more massive convoy of tailgating B-doubled. My vid didn’t work out but it was a great spectacle.Damn, I was looking forward to the delayed telecast.Brekkie will likely be egg stir-fry, though tomorrow I might mix things up a bit and bake pancakes to have with berries.
OCDC, you’ve let down your fans, you’ve let down the game, you’ve let down the country, but worst of all…you’ve let down the kiddies! ( *sob!)
When there’s another one I’ll be back in Melbourne not far from the factory, so I’ll be able to get a much better view.
roughbarked said:
Zuckerberg forced to apologise to parents of children harmed on Facebook and Instagram
Seems like he’s cultivating some kind of hairstyle, in an effort to make himself look slightly more human.
ABC investigation tracks former Sunshine Coast paedophile teacher and coach Dean Carelse to a family holiday park in south-west England.
roughbarked said:
Legal advocates warn against Peter Dutton’s pledge to defund the Environmental Defenders Office
A L/NP govt, especially one of this day and age, doing something which would disadvantage Australian citizens against mining companies?
It’s hardly credible, now, is it?
And, i wasn’t aware that the leader of the NT Opposition (Country Liberal Party) is named Lia Finocchiaro.
I wonder if she’s known in some quarters as Liar Pinnochio, and whether the length of her nose is constant? (Not that the incumbent NT govt seems to be a whole lot better.)
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Legal advocates warn against Peter Dutton’s pledge to defund the Environmental Defenders OfficeA L/NP govt, especially one of this day and age, doing something which would disadvantage Australian citizens against mining companies?
It’s hardly credible, now, is it?
And, i wasn’t aware that the leader of the NT Opposition (Country Liberal Party) is named Lia Finocchiaro.
I wonder if she’s known in some quarters as Liar Pinnochio, and whether the length of her nose is constant? (Not that the incumbent NT govt seems to be a whole lot better.)
Tthe NT has been the paradise of cowboys for far too long.
BACK with one of JJ’s fine chicken rolls for breakfast, and following PWM’s dubious example, an apple turnover bursting with whipped cream.
Still plenty of tourists in the village. Spotted a campervan with Adventure Before Dementia painted on the back, which makes it sound like dementia is compulsory these days.
Bubblecar said:
BACK with one of JJ’s fine chicken rolls for breakfast, and following PWM’s dubious example, an apple turnover bursting with whipped cream.I love apple turnovers. Maybe even more than chocolate eclairs. Maybe. It’s close.Still plenty of tourists in the village. Spotted a campervan with Adventure Before Dementia painted on the back, which makes it sound like dementia is compulsory these days.
Morning pilgrims.
Today I’ll continue with my never ending battle with mowing.
When I say it’s never ending it will end when February ends and the hot humid weather ends until then it’s never ending it’s like the ending of the Never Ending Story.
Over.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:BACK with one of JJ’s fine chicken rolls for breakfast, and following PWM’s dubious example, an apple turnover bursting with whipped cream.I love apple turnovers. Maybe even more than chocolate eclairs. Maybe. It’s close.Still plenty of tourists in the village. Spotted a campervan with Adventure Before Dementia painted on the back, which makes it sound like dementia is compulsory these days.
Apple turnovers are better but I’m obviously prejudiced.
Seriously, wtf is wrong with my cat?
She climbs up on a small box, up to the table, parts the curtain, gets on the windowsill, sits there for a minute, turns around, gets off windowsill, walks over the junk on the table, little jump across to the side table next to me, walks across my lap, sits on my sore knee outstretched on the recliner, meows, turns around and jumps off to walk across the room and exits.
kii said:
Seriously, wtf is wrong with my cat?Because cat.
She climbs up on a small box, up to the table, parts the curtain, gets on the windowsill, sits there for a minute, turns around, gets off windowsill, walks over the junk on the table, little jump across to the side table next to me, walks across my lap, sits on my sore knee outstretched on the recliner, meows, turns around and jumps off to walk across the room and exits.
Brekkie was yum. Dishes yet to be washed.
What’s the sign at MONA say on Google Street View? Something about Stress?
I see
Talking about bursting, this chicken roll contains: shedload of chicken, sliced egg, sliced cheese, cucumber, tomato, baby leaves, parsley, red onion, grated beetroot, grated carrot, good mayo.
Bubblecar said:
Talking about bursting, this chicken roll contains: shedload of chicken, sliced egg, sliced cheese, cucumber, tomato, baby leaves, parsley, red onion, grated beetroot, grated carrot, good mayo.I also love a good salad roll. Daily lunch when I was at Rosebud. A nice old-fashioned one made by the old-fashioned Women’s Auxiliary wearing their old-fashioned pale pink pinnies.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Talking about bursting, this chicken roll contains: shedload of chicken, sliced egg, sliced cheese, cucumber, tomato, baby leaves, parsley, red onion, grated beetroot, grated carrot, good mayo.I also love a good salad roll. Daily lunch when I was at Rosebud. A nice old-fashioned one made by the old-fashioned Women’s Auxiliary wearing their old-fashioned pale pink pinnies.
Is it gladwrapped?
dv said:
OCDC said:Better – baking paper then in brown paper bag.Bubblecar said:Is it gladwrapped?Talking about bursting, this chicken roll contains: shedload of chicken, sliced egg, sliced cheese, cucumber, tomato, baby leaves, parsley, red onion, grated beetroot, grated carrot, good mayo.I also love a good salad roll. Daily lunch when I was at Rosebud. A nice old-fashioned one made by the old-fashioned Women’s Auxiliary wearing their old-fashioned pale pink pinnies.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Talking about bursting, this chicken roll contains: shedload of chicken, sliced egg, sliced cheese, cucumber, tomato, baby leaves, parsley, red onion, grated beetroot, grated carrot, good mayo.I also love a good salad roll. Daily lunch when I was at Rosebud. A nice old-fashioned one made by the old-fashioned Women’s Auxiliary wearing their old-fashioned pale pink pinnies.
Goodo.
They also do fine wraps but since I’ll be doing plenty of wraps myself in the coming days, I opted for a more exotic roll.
I’m now full so the apple turnover will be for lunch.
OCDC said:
I also love a good salad roll. Daily lunch when I was at Rosebud. A nice old-fashioned one made by the old-fashioned Women’s Auxiliary wearing their old-fashioned pale pink pinnies.
with mayo but hold the grated carrot. vile stuff.
dv said:
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Talking about bursting, this chicken roll contains: shedload of chicken, sliced egg, sliced cheese, cucumber, tomato, baby leaves, parsley, red onion, grated beetroot, grated carrot, good mayo.I also love a good salad roll. Daily lunch when I was at Rosebud. A nice old-fashioned one made by the old-fashioned Women’s Auxiliary wearing their old-fashioned pale pink pinnies.
Is it gladwrapped?
Tied plastic bag.
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Talking about bursting, this chicken roll contains: shedload of chicken, sliced egg, sliced cheese, cucumber, tomato, baby leaves, parsley, red onion, grated beetroot, grated carrot, good mayo.I also love a good salad roll. Daily lunch when I was at Rosebud. A nice old-fashioned one made by the old-fashioned Women’s Auxiliary wearing their old-fashioned pale pink pinnies.
I remember the salad rolls we got at high school made by the mothers at the tuck shop, fresh rolls, fresh makings.
They were awesome.
OCDC said:
dv said:OCDC said:Better – baking paper then in brown paper bag.I also love a good salad roll. Daily lunch when I was at Rosebud. A nice old-fashioned one made by the old-fashioned Women’s Auxiliary wearing their old-fashioned pale pink pinnies.Is it gladwrapped?
Australia would be finished without the Waux. Not many people know that.
Peak Warming Man said:
OCDC said:
Bubblecar said:Talking about bursting, this chicken roll contains: shedload of chicken, sliced egg, sliced cheese, cucumber, tomato, baby leaves, parsley, red onion, grated beetroot, grated carrot, good mayo.I also love a good salad roll. Daily lunch when I was at Rosebud. A nice old-fashioned one made by the old-fashioned Women’s Auxiliary wearing their old-fashioned pale pink pinnies.
I remember the salad rolls we got at high school made by the mothers at the tuck shop, fresh rolls, fresh makings.
They were awesome.
Always were always will be.
Bubblecar said:
Talking about bursting, this chicken roll contains: shedload of chicken, sliced egg, sliced cheese, cucumber, tomato, baby leaves, parsley, red onion, grated beetroot, grated carrot, good mayo.
Yummo.
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
From Time to Time (2009)
A haunting ghost story spanning two worlds, more than a century apart. When 13-year-old Tolly finds he can mysteriously travel between the two, he begins an adventure that unlocks family secrets laid buried for generations.Stars: Alex Etel, Timothy Spall, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Dominic West, Harriett Walter
Directed by: Julian Fellowes
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6DN41UjO2g
I enjoyed ceptin for some bits that were scary to a loony like me.
I wonder whether you’d like the Eternal Monarch series that the boss lady and I watched in 2022.
I’m just trying to find some free movies on youtube. some have been okay. :)
OCDC said:
dv said:OCDC said:Better – baking paper then in brown paper bag.I also love a good salad roll. Daily lunch when I was at Rosebud. A nice old-fashioned one made by the old-fashioned Women’s Auxiliary wearing their old-fashioned pale pink pinnies.Is it gladwrapped?
Ilike to use waxed lunchwrap for my rolls and wraps when we go to the bush. We bring the wrapping home again, obviously. In the Winter I use the used stuff for fire lighting.
buffy said:
OCDC said:
dv said:Is it gladwrapped?Better – baking paper then in brown paper bag.
Ilike to use waxed lunchwrap for my rolls and wraps when we go to the bush. We bring the wrapping home again, obviously. In the Winter I use the used stuff for fire lighting.
You’re a fire starter.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
OCDC said:
Better – baking paper then in brown paper bag.
Ilike to use waxed lunchwrap for my rolls and wraps when we go to the bush. We bring the wrapping home again, obviously. In the Winter I use the used stuff for fire lighting.
You’re a fire starter.
There’s a fire gene in my mother’s side. Her grandfather blew up logs with gelignite and Mum and her cousins all “helped” him. It’s watered down to just liking to light the woodheater at my generation.
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:Ilike to use waxed lunchwrap for my rolls and wraps when we go to the bush. We bring the wrapping home again, obviously. In the Winter I use the used stuff for fire lighting.
You’re a fire starter.
There’s a fire gene in my mother’s side. Her grandfather blew up logs with gelignite and Mum and her cousins all “helped” him. It’s watered down to just liking to light the woodheater at my generation.
mr kii had “recreational demolition” listed on his resume.
kii said:
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:You’re a fire starter.
There’s a fire gene in my mother’s side. Her grandfather blew up logs with gelignite and Mum and her cousins all “helped” him. It’s watered down to just liking to light the woodheater at my generation.
mr kii had “recreational demolition” listed on his resume.
LOL
A friend’s son’s business card stated “Itinerant Unemployed”. I think he was Artistic Director of Circus Oz at the time.
Michael V said:
kii said:
buffy said:There’s a fire gene in my mother’s side. Her grandfather blew up logs with gelignite and Mum and her cousins all “helped” him. It’s watered down to just liking to light the woodheater at my generation.
mr kii had “recreational demolition” listed on his resume.
LOL
A friend’s son’s business card stated “Itinerant Unemployed”. I think he was Artistic Director of Circus Oz at the time.
This guy:
https://artsreview.com.au/circus-oz-artistic-director-to-step-down-after-17-years/
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
kii said:mr kii had “recreational demolition” listed on his resume.
LOL
A friend’s son’s business card stated “Itinerant Unemployed”. I think he was Artistic Director of Circus Oz at the time.
This guy:
https://artsreview.com.au/circus-oz-artistic-director-to-step-down-after-17-years/
He looks like a bloke that would be fun to be around.
Although that is dated the first of April.
Wife of WA cousin…
>>Hello world from the critical care ward of the WWBH. I have been here since 31/1 at 0300hrs following a ten day history of what l thought was just another viral infection. I’m not after sympathy I’m wanting to tell people the dangers of the new COVID strain which l have and the complications of. This started out with nausea vomiting lack of appetite coughing and shortness of breath. If it wasn’t for my little persistent buddy who wouldn’t let me be l don’t know where I’d be, The shortness of breath increase so much that on Wednesday morning orang the ambos. They were there in minutes. Beautiful people so here l am. COVID positive and a cot behind my knee and extensive clots in both lungs. Apparently with everything else l have put a strain on my heart. Well at least l now know l have one.Im on high flow oxygen, various antibiotics was on heparin but couldn’t get a therapeutic level so am now on sub cut. Here’s hoping.l am absolutely exhausted.
Once again people don’t take for granted flu like symptoms Get tested, Take care of yourselves
sarahs mum said:
Wife of WA cousin…>>Hello world from the critical care ward of the WWBH. I have been here since 31/1 at 0300hrs following a ten day history of what l thought was just another viral infection. I’m not after sympathy I’m wanting to tell people the dangers of the new COVID strain which l have and the complications of. This started out with nausea vomiting lack of appetite coughing and shortness of breath. If it wasn’t for my little persistent buddy who wouldn’t let me be l don’t know where I’d be, The shortness of breath increase so much that on Wednesday morning orang the ambos. They were there in minutes. Beautiful people so here l am. COVID positive and a cot behind my knee and extensive clots in both lungs. Apparently with everything else l have put a strain on my heart. Well at least l now know l have one.Im on high flow oxygen, various antibiotics was on heparin but couldn’t get a therapeutic level so am now on sub cut. Here’s hoping.l am absolutely exhausted.
Once again people don’t take for granted flu like symptoms Get tested, Take care of yourselves
Damn, hope she recovers well. It’s still deadly but people are acting like it’s all over.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Wife of WA cousin…>>Hello world from the critical care ward of the WWBH. I have been here since 31/1 at 0300hrs following a ten day history of what l thought was just another viral infection. I’m not after sympathy I’m wanting to tell people the dangers of the new COVID strain which l have and the complications of. This started out with nausea vomiting lack of appetite coughing and shortness of breath. If it wasn’t for my little persistent buddy who wouldn’t let me be l don’t know where I’d be, The shortness of breath increase so much that on Wednesday morning orang the ambos. They were there in minutes. Beautiful people so here l am. COVID positive and a cot behind my knee and extensive clots in both lungs. Apparently with everything else l have put a strain on my heart. Well at least l now know l have one.Im on high flow oxygen, various antibiotics was on heparin but couldn’t get a therapeutic level so am now on sub cut. Here’s hoping.l am absolutely exhausted.
Once again people don’t take for granted flu like symptoms Get tested, Take care of yourselves
Damn, hope she recovers well. It’s still deadly but people are acting like it’s all over.
and..she was one of them.
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Michael V said:LOL
A friend’s son’s business card stated “Itinerant Unemployed”. I think he was Artistic Director of Circus Oz at the time.
This guy:
https://artsreview.com.au/circus-oz-artistic-director-to-step-down-after-17-years/
He looks like a bloke that would be fun to be around.
Although that is dated the first of April.
I think that’s when he made his announcement to step down from the position. I suppose showing his wicked humour to the end.
I very much enjoy his mother’s company. She’s quite a livewire.
sarahs mum said:
Wife of WA cousin…>>Hello world from the critical care ward of the WWBH. I have been here since 31/1 at 0300hrs following a ten day history of what l thought was just another viral infection. I’m not after sympathy I’m wanting to tell people the dangers of the new COVID strain which l have and the complications of. This started out with nausea vomiting lack of appetite coughing and shortness of breath. If it wasn’t for my little persistent buddy who wouldn’t let me be l don’t know where I’d be, The shortness of breath increase so much that on Wednesday morning orang the ambos. They were there in minutes. Beautiful people so here l am. COVID positive and a cot behind my knee and extensive clots in both lungs. Apparently with everything else l have put a strain on my heart. Well at least l now know l have one.Im on high flow oxygen, various antibiotics was on heparin but couldn’t get a therapeutic level so am now on sub cut. Here’s hoping.l am absolutely exhausted.
Once again people don’t take for granted flu like symptoms Get tested, Take care of yourselves
Heck!
