Let’s get ourselves organised.

Good morning forum. Slept late today – 5:30! Brekkie report: Nando’s paella. Today is last day of bender. Bought some kitchen organisation items yesterday in the outernet so I might make use of them today. 7° here, forecast max 18°.

OCDC said:

Let’s get ourselves organised.

You’re not the boss of me!

OCDC said:

Let’s get ourselves organised.

Make me!!

I only just noticed it was May…

buffy said:

I only just noticed it was May…

it’s only just May – if that helps

So because Alex requires it, here is my greeting, brought across from the April Chat.

>>Good morning Holidayers. Presently 8 degrees at the back door. Still dark. We are forecast a partly cloudy 17. Little prospect of rain in the forecast for the next week.

I’m off to Hamilton to do the supermarket shopping this morning.<<

Now I should get dressed and go to do the shopping. The dogs will be expecting a walk to the bakery for “Party pie! Party pie! Party pie!” when I get back.

the evil sister’s birthday today.

buffy said:

I only just noticed it was May…

I’m still experiencing April.

Eastlink: Toll deduction failed. Outstanding debts on toll invoices should always be settled before the due date. https://new.tollsw.click/1uI85

still not going to pay

kii said:

buffy said:

I only just noticed it was May…

I’m still experiencing April.

You are excused for now.

Arts said:

Eastlink: Toll deduction failed. Outstanding debts on toll invoices should always be settled before the due date. https://new.tollsw.click/1uI85

still not going to pay

There’s a bare wooden bunk in a far-flung gulag with your name on it…

captain_spalding said:

Arts said:

Eastlink: Toll deduction failed. Outstanding debts on toll invoices should always be settled before the due date. https://new.tollsw.click/1uI85

still not going to pay

There’s a bare wooden bunk in a far-flung gulag with your name on it…

sounds cosy

Arts said:

captain_spalding said:

Arts said:

Eastlink: Toll deduction failed. Outstanding debts on toll invoices should always be settled before the due date. https://new.tollsw.click/1uI85

still not going to pay

There’s a bare wooden bunk in a far-flung gulag with your name on it…

sounds cosy

A room with plenty of company, all the thin potato soup you can eat (just joking, a bowl or two per day), and the security of a gated community.

I’m getting ready for my second cataract op tomorrow.

roughbarked said:

I’m getting ready for my second cataract op tomorrow.

good luck… you can’t have too many cats

roughbarked said:

I’m getting ready for my second cataract op tomorrow.

When my dad had his cataracts fixed, he really enjoyed being able to read small print again, and rediscovering how much blue there is in the world.

I told him about Claude Monet, whose cataracts affected his painting as they developed, with blues becoming less and less prominent, and then, when his cataracts were fixed, he wanted to destroy those paintings because of how he’d misinterpreted what he’d seen.

Fortunately, friends dissuaded him.

Though there’s been a few different forecasts of rain for this week, they have diminished down to zilch, again.

captain_spalding said:

roughbarked said:

I’m getting ready for my second cataract op tomorrow.

When my dad had his cataracts fixed, he really enjoyed being able to read small print again, and rediscovering how much blue there is in the world.

I told him about Claude Monet, whose cataracts affected his painting as they developed, with blues becoming less and less prominent, and then, when his cataracts were fixed, he wanted to destroy those paintings because of how he’d misinterpreted what he’d seen.

Fortunately, friends dissuaded him.

He had two defining points of view. :)

Arts said:

roughbarked said:

I’m getting ready for my second cataract op tomorrow.

good luck… you can’t have too many cats

I’m only having the two, hopefully.:)
Thanks.

captain_spalding said:

roughbarked said:

I’m getting ready for my second cataract op tomorrow.

When my dad had his cataracts fixed, he really enjoyed being able to read small print again, and rediscovering how much blue there is in the world.

I told him about Claude Monet, whose cataracts affected his painting as they developed, with blues becoming less and less prominent, and then, when his cataracts were fixed, he wanted to destroy those paintings because of how he’d misinterpreted what he’d seen.

Fortunately, friends dissuaded him.

Dad’s excitement is with how white white things are. Second eye today.

Morning forum!
My little part of the world seems to be pinching all your rain. Around 120 mls in the last 24 hours. Would be very happy to share with youse all, as I had a couple of hundred mls a couple of weeks ago and things are very squelchy. The creek over the road is getting a great flush out.

Forgot my most important task for the day: re-read and sign contract of sale.

ruby said:

Morning forum!
My little part of the world seems to be pinching all your rain. Around 120 mls in the last 24 hours. Would be very happy to share with youse all, as I had a couple of hundred mls a couple of weeks ago and things are very squelchy. The creek over the road is getting a great flush out.

Better not invite Mr buffy.

Mayday Mayday Mayday

Ian said:

Mayday Mayday Mayday

31 of them

Kittens are enjoying the sunshine.

OCDC said:

ruby said:

Morning forum!
My little part of the world seems to be pinching all your rain. Around 120 mls in the last 24 hours. Would be very happy to share with youse all, as I had a couple of hundred mls a couple of weeks ago and things are very squelchy. The creek over the road is getting a great flush out.

Better not invite Mr buffy.

Heh heh. I’m getting bogged in my own backyard….parted company with my gumboot in a rich patch of mud earlier

Ian said:

Mayday Mayday Mayday

It is indeed May Day today.

captain_spalding said:

Arts said:

captain_spalding said:

There’s a bare wooden bunk in a far-flung gulag with your name on it…

sounds cosy

A room with plenty of company, all the thin potato soup you can eat (just joking, a bowl or two per day), and the security of a gated community.

LOL

Morning pilgrims and welcome to hump day.

OCDC said:

captain_spalding said:

roughbarked said:

I’m getting ready for my second cataract op tomorrow.

When my dad had his cataracts fixed, he really enjoyed being able to read small print again, and rediscovering how much blue there is in the world.

I told him about Claude Monet, whose cataracts affected his painting as they developed, with blues becoming less and less prominent, and then, when his cataracts were fixed, he wanted to destroy those paintings because of how he’d misinterpreted what he’d seen.

Fortunately, friends dissuaded him.

Dad’s excitement is with how white white things are. Second eye today.

:) looking towards getting both eyes to work the same or close enough.

OCDC said:

Let’s get ourselves organised.

https://www.amazon.com.au/IM-DEAD-NOW-WHAT-ORGANIZER/dp/1441317996

roughbarked said:

OCDC said:

captain_spalding said:

When my dad had his cataracts fixed, he really enjoyed being able to read small print again, and rediscovering how much blue there is in the world.

I told him about Claude Monet, whose cataracts affected his painting as they developed, with blues becoming less and less prominent, and then, when his cataracts were fixed, he wanted to destroy those paintings because of how he’d misinterpreted what he’d seen.

Fortunately, friends dissuaded him.

Dad’s excitement is with how white white things are. Second eye today.

:) looking towards getting both eyes to work the same or close enough.

Finally sorted out the unworkable schedule for my cataract ops.
They wanted me to have the op in Cairns and the next day follow up in Innisfail.
Now it’s both op & follow up in Cairns with a night in a Cairns motel in between.

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

OCDC said:

Dad’s excitement is with how white white things are. Second eye today.

:) looking towards getting both eyes to work the same or close enough.

Finally sorted out the unworkable schedule for my cataract ops.
They wanted me to have the op in Cairns and the next day follow up in Innisfail.
Now it’s both op & follow up in Cairns with a night in a Cairns motel in between.

Need to do it all close by. I had the op in the day surgey section of Calvary Wagga and the next day check at the surgeon’s surgery. Stayed overnight in Ilier Lodge., all a few minutes walk apart.

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

:) looking towards getting both eyes to work the same or close enough.

Finally sorted out the unworkable schedule for my cataract ops.
They wanted me to have the op in Cairns and the next day follow up in Innisfail.
Now it’s both op & follow up in Cairns with a night in a Cairns motel in between.

Need to do it all close by. I had the op in the day surgey section of Calvary Wagga and the next day check at the surgeon’s surgery. Stayed overnight in Ilier Lodge., all a few minutes walk apart.

That’s what I finally organised.
Day surgery op. Overnight in a motel < 100 metres away, then next day follow up in the day surgery.

Greetings

Cymek said:

Greetings

G’day.

Cymek said:

Greetings

Hello

Cymek said:

Greetings

Bonjour Monsieur

Anyway, the hospital has just told me to be there at 8:30am.
This means I should be packing now because I’ll need to get Mrs rb up before 5:00am.

It has been described as the worst treatment disaster in the 75-year history of the UK’s NHS.

More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C in the 1970s and 80s after being given contaminated blood products harvested from US prisoners.

An estimated 2900 patients died as a result.

The scandal centres on the fact that government officials had been warned at the time that the blood plasma had been harvested from inmates held in US prisons.

OCDC said:

It has been described as the worst treatment disaster in the 75-year history of the UK’s NHS.

More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C in the 1970s and 80s after being given contaminated blood products harvested from US prisoners.

An estimated 2900 patients died as a result.

The scandal centres on the fact that government officials had been warned at the time that the blood plasma had been harvested from inmates held in US prisons.

That doesn’t seem to have any positive aspects about it at all

Cymek said:

OCDC said:

It has been described as the worst treatment disaster in the 75-year history of the UK’s NHS.

More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C in the 1970s and 80s after being given contaminated blood products harvested from US prisoners.

An estimated 2900 patients died as a result.

The scandal centres on the fact that government officials had been warned at the time that the blood plasma had been harvested from inmates held in US prisons.

That doesn’t seem to have any positive aspects about it at all

Sure it does, now we have data from a natural infection experiment in HCV¡

SCIENCE said:

Cymek said:

OCDC said:

It has been described as the worst treatment disaster in the 75-year history of the UK’s NHS.

More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C in the 1970s and 80s after being given contaminated blood products harvested from US prisoners.

An estimated 2900 patients died as a result.

The scandal centres on the fact that government officials had been warned at the time that the blood plasma had been harvested from inmates held in US prisons.

That doesn’t seem to have any positive aspects about it at all

Sure it does, now we have data from a natural infection experiment in HCV¡

That is true

OCDC said:

captain_spalding said:

roughbarked said:

I’m getting ready for my second cataract op tomorrow.

When my dad had his cataracts fixed, he really enjoyed being able to read small print again, and rediscovering how much blue there is in the world.

I told him about Claude Monet, whose cataracts affected his painting as they developed, with blues becoming less and less prominent, and then, when his cataracts were fixed, he wanted to destroy those paintings because of how he’d misinterpreted what he’d seen.

Fortunately, friends dissuaded him.

Dad’s excitement is with how white white things are. Second eye today.

I advised ladies to check their wardrobes before and after. Sometimes they were buying progressively brighter clothes as the opacities developed. I did hear that one person was stunned by the carpet she had chosen in her cataract days.

buffy said:

OCDC said:

captain_spalding said:

When my dad had his cataracts fixed, he really enjoyed being able to read small print again, and rediscovering how much blue there is in the world.

I told him about Claude Monet, whose cataracts affected his painting as they developed, with blues becoming less and less prominent, and then, when his cataracts were fixed, he wanted to destroy those paintings because of how he’d misinterpreted what he’d seen.

Fortunately, friends dissuaded him.

Dad’s excitement is with how white white things are. Second eye today.

I advised ladies to check their wardrobes before and after. Sometimes they were buying progressively brighter clothes as the opacities developed. I did hear that one person was stunned by the carpet she had chosen in her cataract days.

‘Stunned’ in a good way, i hope. :)

Bacon and eggs and fried tomato for lunch and a cup of tea (black and one)
Over.

roughbarked said:

Anyway, the hospital has just told me to be there at 8:30am.
This means I should be packing now because I’ll need to get Mrs rb up before 5:00am.

We have to leave at 6.00am in the morning for Mr buffy’s 9.00am appointment in Geelong.

King Charles has been ordered back to work, he’s run out of sick leave I think.

buffy said:

OCDC said:

captain_spalding said:

When my dad had his cataracts fixed, he really enjoyed being able to read small print again, and rediscovering how much blue there is in the world.

I told him about Claude Monet, whose cataracts affected his painting as they developed, with blues becoming less and less prominent, and then, when his cataracts were fixed, he wanted to destroy those paintings because of how he’d misinterpreted what he’d seen.

Fortunately, friends dissuaded him.

Dad’s excitement is with how white white things are. Second eye today.

I advised ladies to check their wardrobes before and after. Sometimes they were buying progressively brighter clothes as the opacities developed. I did hear that one person was stunned by the carpet she had chosen in her cataract days.

Women wear colours other than black?!

captain_spalding said:

buffy said:

OCDC said:

Dad’s excitement is with how white white things are. Second eye today.

I advised ladies to check their wardrobes before and after. Sometimes they were buying progressively brighter clothes as the opacities developed. I did hear that one person was stunned by the carpet she had chosen in her cataract days.

‘Stunned’ in a good way, i hope. :)

It was much brighter than she thought it was. Probably would not have chosen it with “normal” vision.

Peak Warming Man said:

Bacon and eggs and fried tomato for lunch and a cup of tea (black and one)
Over.

The Woolies deli had two small pork pies defrosted. So I bought them for us for lunch. Our baker here doesn’t do pork pies amongst his wonderful repertoire.

kii said:

buffy said:

OCDC said:

Dad’s excitement is with how white white things are. Second eye today.

I advised ladies to check their wardrobes before and after. Sometimes they were buying progressively brighter clothes as the opacities developed. I did hear that one person was stunned by the carpet she had chosen in her cataract days.

Women wear colours other than black?!

I live (and worked) in the country. And there are still home dressmakers out here, especially amongst the Lutherans, whose womenfolk tend to wear frocks rather than slacks.

Peak Warming Man said:

Bacon and eggs and fried tomato for lunch and a cup of tea (black and one)
Over.

Lemon curd danish for play luncheon. Spinach and ricotta danish for lunch. End of the leftovers for dinner.

Peak Warming Man said:

King Charles has been ordered back to work, he’s run out of sick leave I think.

Rishi Suntak: You’ve been deemed fit for work.

JudgeMental said:

Peak Warming Man said:

King Charles has been ordered back to work, he’s run out of sick leave I think.

Rishi Suntak: You’ve been deemed fit for work.

Why hasn’t the type of his cancer been released. (Unless it’s HIV)

Tamb said:

JudgeMental said:

Peak Warming Man said:

King Charles has been ordered back to work, he’s run out of sick leave I think.

Rishi Suntak: You’ve been deemed fit for work.

Why hasn’t the type of his cancer been released. (Unless it’s HIV)

HIV isn’t cancer. Perhaps he would like to maintain a small amount of privacy.

OCDC said:

Tamb said:

JudgeMental said:

Rishi Suntak: You’ve been deemed fit for work.

Why hasn’t the type of his cancer been released. (Unless it’s HIV)

HIV isn’t cancer. Perhaps he would like to maintain a small amount of privacy.

I know HIV isn’t cancer but it’s not something to be admitted.
He is a public figure and cancer isn’t anything to hide so IMO it should be made public knowledge.

OCDC said:

Tamb said:

JudgeMental said:

Rishi Suntak: You’ve been deemed fit for work.

Why hasn’t the type of his cancer been released. (Unless it’s HIV)

HIV isn’t cancer. Perhaps he would like to maintain a small amount of privacy.

Weather he likes it or not his todger and related ensemble is not private when you are king.

If my appetite is any indication we could be in for very cold winter.

In short: Australian bushfire detection has long relied on humans sitting in a fire tower for hours on end with a pair of binoculars.
But increasingly, cameras trained on artificial intelligence are starting to replace this system, scanning horizons for fire 24 hours a day.
What’s next? Forestry companies are using the AI cameras to protect their assets, while also keeping an eye on other fires in the landscape.

Good.

1 fruit cake cooling.
3 sausage roll, 300mmx50mm, cooling
3 sausage roll, as above, cooking.

Here’s one for any cat ladies out there:

Well. Well. Well. Might get some rain. We had a little shower earlier.

sarahs mum said:

Ha

dv said:

sarahs mum said:

Ha

I would image that users can add places of interest to the maps.

Pauline Hanson’s legal team tenders a video of her telling Derryn Hinch to leave Australia in her defence against allegations of racial discrimination against senator Mehreen Faruqi.

?
Plis explain.

JudgeMental said:

1 fruit cake cooling.
3 sausage roll, 300mmx50mm, cooling
3 sausage roll, as above, cooking.

sausage roll have been sampled and found unwanting.
Haven’t tried the cake just yet.

I’ve been making it rub the lotion on it

you’ve all heard of the Bermuda Triangle and the Golden Triangle but have you heard of the Rhubarb Triangle?

JudgeMental said:

1 fruit cake cooling.
3 sausage roll, 300mmx50mm, cooling
3 sausage roll, as above, cooking.

Good to see you cooling down.

Food report: I picked up a tray of chicken drumettes in double smoke sauce from the supermarket this morning which was marked down because its use-by is tomorrow. That is now in the oven. There are 17 bits of chicken in that tray. I don’t think we will be eating all of them tonight. But it will give us some cold chook to eat tomorrow night after we’ve been to Geelong again. I am steaming carrots and peas and I’ve cut up a tomato to eat with the chook.

Australia is a corporate interest now. They’ll spend the next few decades blowing up social cohesion. It’s a fight over resources, whilst they are locking people out of well known tourist spots ( growing every day) they are destroying the environment to make money without a whimper ( seen the clip of the koala going down with the chopped tree recently?). Just enjoy the last days of Australia whilst you can.

proper rain now. the drought hath broken.

buffy said:

Food report: I picked up a tray of chicken drumettes in double smoke sauce from the supermarket this morning which was marked down because its use-by is tomorrow. That is now in the oven. There are 17 bits of chicken in that tray. I don’t think we will be eating all of them tonight. But it will give us some cold chook to eat tomorrow night after we’ve been to Geelong again. I am steaming carrots and peas and I’ve cut up a tomato to eat with the chook.

Are the from chooks with small legs?

wookiemeister said:

Australia is a corporate interest now. They’ll spend the next few decades blowing up social cohesion. It’s a fight over resources, whilst they are locking people out of well known tourist spots ( growing every day) they are destroying the environment to make money without a whimper ( seen the clip of the koala going down with the chopped tree recently?). Just enjoy the last days of Australia whilst you can.

Which reminds mw I was speaking to Hanrahan at mass on Sunday.

Peak Warming Man said:

buffy said:

Food report: I picked up a tray of chicken drumettes in double smoke sauce from the supermarket this morning which was marked down because its use-by is tomorrow. That is now in the oven. There are 17 bits of chicken in that tray. I don’t think we will be eating all of them tonight. But it will give us some cold chook to eat tomorrow night after we’ve been to Geelong again. I am steaming carrots and peas and I’ve cut up a tomato to eat with the chook.

Are the from chooks with small legs?

I think they are the top bit of the wings. They’ve been calling them drumettes for a while now. You actually get both the little drumstick-y bits and the second part of the wing that’s got two bones in it.

wookiemeister said:

Australia is a corporate interest now. They’ll spend the next few decades blowing up social cohesion. It’s a fight over resources, whilst they are locking people out of well known tourist spots ( growing every day) they are destroying the environment to make money without a whimper ( seen the clip of the koala going down with the chopped tree recently?). Just enjoy the last days of Australia whilst you can.

Why are you still here in Australia then?

Peak Warming Man said:

wookiemeister said:

Australia is a corporate interest now. They’ll spend the next few decades blowing up social cohesion. It’s a fight over resources, whilst they are locking people out of well known tourist spots ( growing every day) they are destroying the environment to make money without a whimper ( seen the clip of the koala going down with the chopped tree recently?). Just enjoy the last days of Australia whilst you can.

Which reminds mw I was speaking to Hanrahan at mass on Sunday.

https://www.harveyreporter.com.au/news/regional/popular-south-west-rv-spot-set-to-be-closed-for-campers-in-the-future-as-council-shifts-from-rv-parking-c-14450232#

Link

buffy said:

wookiemeister said:

Australia is a corporate interest now. They’ll spend the next few decades blowing up social cohesion. It’s a fight over resources, whilst they are locking people out of well known tourist spots ( growing every day) they are destroying the environment to make money without a whimper ( seen the clip of the koala going down with the chopped tree recently?). Just enjoy the last days of Australia whilst you can.

Why are you still here in Australia then?

Join the Russian Army and see the world (or, at least some of the bits that Putin wants to take over) .

buffy said:

wookiemeister said:

Australia is a corporate interest now. They’ll spend the next few decades blowing up social cohesion. It’s a fight over resources, whilst they are locking people out of well known tourist spots ( growing every day) they are destroying the environment to make money without a whimper ( seen the clip of the koala going down with the chopped tree recently?). Just enjoy the last days of Australia whilst you can.

Why are you still here in Australia then?

Family

buffy said:

Peak Warming Man said:

buffy said:

Food report: I picked up a tray of chicken drumettes in double smoke sauce from the supermarket this morning which was marked down because its use-by is tomorrow. That is now in the oven. There are 17 bits of chicken in that tray. I don’t think we will be eating all of them tonight. But it will give us some cold chook to eat tomorrow night after we’ve been to Geelong again. I am steaming carrots and peas and I’ve cut up a tomato to eat with the chook.

Are the from chooks with small legs?

I think they are the top bit of the wings. They’ve been calling them drumettes for a while now. You actually get both the little drumstick-y bits and the second part of the wing that’s got two bones in it.

I used to buy chicken wings and chop them into the drumettes and the middle part of the wing with chicken shears. The wing tips went to the dog. Then IGA had the foil trays of the drumettes and middles in satay sauce on special regularly, so I am lazy and buy them.

captain_spalding said:

buffy said:

wookiemeister said:

Australia is a corporate interest now. They’ll spend the next few decades blowing up social cohesion. It’s a fight over resources, whilst they are locking people out of well known tourist spots ( growing every day) they are destroying the environment to make money without a whimper ( seen the clip of the koala going down with the chopped tree recently?). Just enjoy the last days of Australia whilst you can.

Why are you still here in Australia then?

Join the Russian Army and see the world (or, at least some of the bits that Putin wants to take over) .

I’d probably make more money

I’ve always fancied using the KORNET system.

I had a spring roll at a service station the other day and it was delish, now I’m wondering if one bought from coles/woolies are any good and whether you have to cook them in oil?

Good evening good people

wookiemeister said:

buffy said:

wookiemeister said:

Australia is a corporate interest now. They’ll spend the next few decades blowing up social cohesion. It’s a fight over resources, whilst they are locking people out of well known tourist spots ( growing every day) they are destroying the environment to make money without a whimper ( seen the clip of the koala going down with the chopped tree recently?). Just enjoy the last days of Australia whilst you can.

Why are you still here in Australia then?

Family

We are Family

The other problem is drones. The russian propaganda channels downplay Ukrainian drones, recently I was watching a video where some russian squaddie throws a sack of potatoes he’s carrying straight at a kamikazee drone flying at him. The potatoes absorb the explosion and he runs away. It’s obvious the russians still haven’t addressed the drone problem.

Peak Warming Man said:

wookiemeister said:

buffy said:

Why are you still here in Australia then?

Family

We are Family

The addams family perhaps

wookiemeister said:

Peak Warming Man said:

wookiemeister said:

Family

We are Family

The addams family perhaps

Not quite the Manson’s luckily

When you are living in the field for long periods of time you need to stay as clean and dry as you can. Ration packs have become better. Biting insects are your enemy you’ll see people with ballooned limbs where insects have bitten them. Spray on anti histamine is your friend. Jungle environments keep a net over your head whilst you sleep or things will creep into your ears overnight. You need insect spray, WD40 and a head net at a bare minimum

Cymek said:

wookiemeister said:

Peak Warming Man said:

We are Family

The addams family perhaps

Not quite the Manson’s luckily

I can quite easily see human sacrifice breaking out here

wookiemeister said:

When you are living in the field for long periods of time you need to stay as clean and dry as you can. Ration packs have become better. Biting insects are your enemy you’ll see people with ballooned limbs where insects have bitten them. Spray on anti histamine is your friend. Jungle environments keep a net over your head whilst you sleep or things will creep into your ears overnight. You need insect spray, WD40 and a head net at a bare minimum

WD40 for your squeaky joints?

“Charles the Bald (French: Charles le Chauve; 13 June 823 – 6 October 877), also known as Charles II, was a 9th-century king of West Francia (843–877), King of Italy (875–877) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–877). After a series of civil wars during the reign of his father, Louis the Pious, Charles succeeded, by the Treaty of Verdun (843), in acquiring the western third of the empire. He was a grandson of Charlemagne and the youngest son of Louis the Pious by his second wife, Judith.”

Not many people know that.

monkey skipper said:

wookiemeister said:

When you are living in the field for long periods of time you need to stay as clean and dry as you can. Ration packs have become better. Biting insects are your enemy you’ll see people with ballooned limbs where insects have bitten them. Spray on anti histamine is your friend. Jungle environments keep a net over your head whilst you sleep or things will creep into your ears overnight. You need insect spray, WD40 and a head net at a bare minimum

WD40 for your squeaky joints?

Your weapon. Outside of Australia armies use things that require OIL to lubricate and clean weapons. I favour WD40 . The steyr requires graphite to keep the weapon lubricated – make sure you don’t lose it. If I were in charge of a service weapon I’d just blast it with water to keep mud off it then hit it with WD40 to stop it getting rusty.

Vale Professor Lyndall Ryan.
A good friend was close friends with Lyndall, and she introduced me to her a few years ago. What a delight she was every time I met her.
She died yesterday. We have been so sad, but also celebrating her great achievements. We also celebrate her tenacity, after being relentlessly attacked after her well researched book on the Tasmanian Aboriginals. She pondered giving up being a historian, the attacks were so ferocious. Luckily for Australia, she did not give up.
Sad to lose her. Privileged to have known her.
I went to a symposium on the weekend and one of the professors spoke glowingly of her, she was his supervisor.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/may/01/lyndall-ryans-impact-on-australian-history-research-will-be-felt-for-many-years-to-come

“Lyndall Ryan was one of Australia’s foremost historians, changing the way we do and understand Australian history. She died on Tuesday, aged 81.

Her work on Aboriginal Tasmanian history and on the massacres of Aboriginal people that occurred in the course of colonisation across the country has been hugely influential. The online Massacre Map, based at the University of Newcastle, which she conceived and created with a team of scholars, continues to attract national and international attention. It was the basis for Guardian Australia’s series The Killing Times. The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, referred to the Massacre Map recently when speaking at the Yoorrook Justice Commission, the state’s current truth-telling process into injustice experienced by Indigenous people, and the map is likely to remain an important source of information and understanding for years to come.”

JudgeMental said:

proper rain now. the drought hath broken.

And about time…

In an average pair of years, Perth would receive around 160 mm of rain between October and April. But over the last seven months, the city has only collected 23 mm, which is less than 15 % of the long-term average.

The past seven months have easily been Perth’s driest October-to-April period on record, beating the previous record of 48.8 mm from 2000-01, with data available back to 1880.

Ian said:

JudgeMental said:

proper rain now. the drought hath broken.

And about time…

In an average pair of years, Perth would receive around 160 mm of rain between October and April. But over the last seven months, the city has only collected 23 mm, which is less than 15 % of the long-term average.

The past seven months have easily been Perth’s driest October-to-April period on record, beating the previous record of 48.8 mm from 2000-01, with data available back to 1880.

This is probably the best of how things will go over the next 50 years and longer as well

wookiemeister said:

When you are living in the field for long periods of time you need to stay as clean and dry as you can. Ration packs have become better. Biting insects are your enemy you’ll see people with ballooned limbs where insects have bitten them. Spray on anti histamine is your friend. Jungle environments keep a net over your head whilst you sleep or things will creep into your ears overnight. You need insect spray, WD40 and a head net at a bare minimum

Tell me what is the WD-40 for?

Peak Warming Man said:

I had a spring roll at a service station the other day and it was delish, now I’m wondering if one bought from coles/woolies are any good and whether you have to cook them in oil?

You can bake them.

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

I had a spring roll at a service station the other day and it was delish, now I’m wondering if one bought from coles/woolies are any good and whether you have to cook them in oil?

You can bake them.

Nagi agrees-
https://www.recipetineats.com/spring-rolls/

Cymek said:

Ian said:

JudgeMental said:

proper rain now. the drought hath broken.

And about time…

In an average pair of years, Perth would receive around 160 mm of rain between October and April. But over the last seven months, the city has only collected 23 mm, which is less than 15 % of the long-term average.

The past seven months have easily been Perth’s driest October-to-April period on record, beating the previous record of 48.8 mm from 2000-01, with data available back to 1880.

This is probably the best of how things will go over the next 50 years and longer as well

Well better live it up while you can.

Ian said:

Cymek said:

Ian said:

And about time…

In an average pair of years, Perth would receive around 160 mm of rain between October and April. But over the last seven months, the city has only collected 23 mm, which is less than 15 % of the long-term average.

The past seven months have easily been Perth’s driest October-to-April period on record, beating the previous record of 48.8 mm from 2000-01, with data available back to 1880.

This is probably the best of how things will go over the next 50 years and longer as well

Well better live it up while you can.

Dinner report: end of the faux Easter leftovers – roast turkey, roast pork, roast potatoes, roast pumpkin (actually from Saturday, not Sunday) and gravy

Ian said:

Cymek said:

Ian said:

And about time…

In an average pair of years, Perth would receive around 160 mm of rain between October and April. But over the last seven months, the city has only collected 23 mm, which is less than 15 % of the long-term average.

The past seven months have easily been Perth’s driest October-to-April period on record, beating the previous record of 48.8 mm from 2000-01, with data available back to 1880.

This is probably the best of how things will go over the next 50 years and longer as well

Well better live it up while you can.

I hopefully we have a whole lot of fun in a month or so.

JudgeMental said:

you’ve all heard of the Bermuda Triangle and the Golden Triangle but have you heard of the Rhubarb Triangle?

No

roughbarked said:

Pauline Hanson’s legal team tenders a video of her telling Derryn Hinch to leave Australia in her defence against allegations of racial discrimination against senator Mehreen Faruqi.

?
Plis explain.

They are trying to show she hates white people too

OCDC said:

Dinner report: end of the faux Easter leftovers – roast turkey, roast pork, roast potatoes, roast pumpkin (actually from Saturday, not Sunday) and gravy

I had a roast thing with mustard honey sauce and veges and sweets are on their way. I need to eat healthier tomorrow as I stress ate some healthy and junk food this morning in response to an event. I think they call that emotional eating…

monkey skipper said:

OCDC said:

Dinner report: end of the faux Easter leftovers – roast turkey, roast pork, roast potatoes, roast pumpkin (actually from Saturday, not Sunday) and gravy

I had a roast thing with mustard honey sauce and veges and sweets are on their way. I need to eat healthier tomorrow as I stress ate some healthy and junk food this morning in response to an event. I think they call that emotional eating…

I’m still a bit peckish so I may have some ice cream for dessert in addition to the two Lindt balls I had. Or the other two Lindt balls. Or all of the above.

dv said:

JudgeMental said:

you’ve all heard of the Bermuda Triangle and the Golden Triangle but have you heard of the Rhubarb Triangle?

No

The Rhubarb Triangle is a 9-square-mile (23 km2) area of West Yorkshire, England between Wakefield, Morley, and Rothwell famous for producing early forced rhubarb. It includes Kirkhamgate, East Ardsley, Stanley, Lofthouse and Carlton. The Rhubarb Triangle was originally much bigger, covering an area between Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield. From the 1900s to 1930s, the rhubarb industry expanded and at its peak covered an area of about 30 square miles (78 km2).

OCDC said:

monkey skipper said:

OCDC said:

Dinner report: end of the faux Easter leftovers – roast turkey, roast pork, roast potatoes, roast pumpkin (actually from Saturday, not Sunday) and gravy

I had a roast thing with mustard honey sauce and veges and sweets are on their way. I need to eat healthier tomorrow as I stress ate some healthy and junk food this morning in response to an event. I think they call that emotional eating…

I’m still a bit peckish so I may have some ice cream for dessert in addition to the two Lindt balls I had. Or the other two Lindt balls. Or all of the above.

How has the relocation worked out?

JudgeMental said:

dv said:

JudgeMental said:

you’ve all heard of the Bermuda Triangle and the Golden Triangle but have you heard of the Rhubarb Triangle?

No

The Rhubarb Triangle is a 9-square-mile (23 km2) area of West Yorkshire, England between Wakefield, Morley, and Rothwell famous for producing early forced rhubarb. It includes Kirkhamgate, East Ardsley, Stanley, Lofthouse and Carlton. The Rhubarb Triangle was originally much bigger, covering an area between Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield. From the 1900s to 1930s, the rhubarb industry expanded and at its peak covered an area of about 30 square miles (78 km2).

These animal rights activists ignore the plight of forced rhubarb

Cymek said:

Ian said:

Cymek said:

This is probably the best of how things will go over the next 50 years and longer as well

Well better live it up while you can.

I hopefully we have a whole lot of fun in a month or so.

Why? What happens in a month?

Ian said:

Cymek said:

Ian said:

Well better live it up while you can.

I hopefully we have a whole lot of fun in a month or so.

Why? What happens in a month?

I’m meeting someone a women I’ve been chatting to online.
We are meant to meet each other in person soon and have some fun together.
I’m going to try and enjoy the fact I’m separated and no longer have any obligations.

Cymek said:

Ian said:

Cymek said:

I hopefully we have a whole lot of fun in a month or so.

Why? What happens in a month?

I’m meeting someone a women I’ve been chatting to online.
We are meant to meet each other in person soon and have some fun together.
I’m going to try and enjoy the fact I’m separated and no longer have any obligations.

Did she tell you to transfer a heap of money¿

SCIENCE said:

Cymek said:

Ian said:

Why? What happens in a month?

I’m meeting someone a women I’ve been chatting to online.
We are meant to meet each other in person soon and have some fun together.
I’m going to try and enjoy the fact I’m separated and no longer have any obligations.

Did she tell you to transfer a heap of money¿

no

Update: finished off the ice cream with some passionfruit topping

SCIENCE said:

Cymek said:

Ian said:

Why? What happens in a month?

I’m meeting someone a women I’ve been chatting to online.
We are meant to meet each other in person soon and have some fun together.
I’m going to try and enjoy the fact I’m separated and no longer have any obligations.

Did she tell you to transfer a heap of money¿

:)

I am going home, seems another housemate is moving in soon.
It’s weird being a huge house all on my own.
This place is massive as its an old restaurant

monkey skipper said:

OCDC said:

monkey skipper said:

I had a roast thing with mustard honey sauce and veges and sweets are on their way. I need to eat healthier tomorrow as I stress ate some healthy and junk food this morning in response to an event. I think they call that emotional eating…

I’m still a bit peckish so I may have some ice cream for dessert in addition to the two Lindt balls I had. Or the other two Lindt balls. Or all of the above.

How has the relocation worked out?

So far, so good. Accepted an offer on the unit pending inspections. Have done some unpacking and organising but it’s going to take months to complete. Cats not quite settled yet thanks to an evul stranger that was looking in the windows before I disseminated cat repellant.

Peak Warming Man said:

I had a spring roll at a service station the other day and it was delish, now I’m wondering if one bought from coles/woolies are any good and whether you have to cook them in oil?

They are best deep fried. That’s why we don’t cook them at home here. Deep fried stuff is best bought from someone else – who has to clean up the kitchen. Because that fat goes everywhere.

OCDC said:

monkey skipper said:

OCDC said:

I’m still a bit peckish so I may have some ice cream for dessert in addition to the two Lindt balls I had. Or the other two Lindt balls. Or all of the above.

How has the relocation worked out?

So far, so good. Accepted an offer on the unit pending inspections. Have done some unpacking and organising but it’s going to take months to complete. Cats not quite settled yet thanks to an evul stranger that was looking in the windows before I disseminated cat repellant.

a peeping tom?

JudgeMental said:

OCDC said:

monkey skipper said:

How has the relocation worked out?

So far, so good. Accepted an offer on the unit pending inspections. Have done some unpacking and organising but it’s going to take months to complete. Cats not quite settled yet thanks to an evul stranger that was looking in the windows before I disseminated cat repellant.

a peeping tom?

I haven’t been able to inspect its nether regions.

Cymek said:

I am going home, seems another housemate is moving in soon.
It’s weird being a huge house all on my own.
This place is massive as its an old restaurant

Sounds like you’re getting things back together. Onya

Take responsibility’: PM’s $1b domestic violence fund
Story by Andrew Brown • 2h • 3 min read

Financial support for women escaping violent relationships and measures countering misogynistic views online have been unveiled as part of national measures tackling gendered violence.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met state and territory leaders on ways to prevent violence against women at a snap national cabinet meeting following a spike in deaths.

Mr Albanese called on society – especially men – to take responsibility and help end violence against women.

As part of the changes, the government will introduce a $925 million package that will provide $5000 for women escaping violent or abusive situations.

The funding for the Leaving Violence Program will run over the next five years and is a permanent extension of a previous two-year trial that was set to expire at the end of January.

Those eligible will receive $1500 in cash and a further $3500 made up of goods and services, which will be indexed in coming years.

As part of the move, laws will be introduced to ban the creation and distribution of deepfake pornography.

A pilot program will be set up for age assurance technology to block access for children to online content such as pornography.

A review of the online safety act will also be done a year ahead of schedule.

National cabinet will hold another meeting on domestic and family violence in the next financial quarter.

Mr Albanese said tangible action was needed.

“This is indeed a national crisis and it’s a national challenge and we’re facing this with a spirit of national unity,” he told reporters.

“We want to change this in a way in which we all have to take responsibility because violence against women is not a women’s problem to solve, it’s a whole of society problem.

“Men in particular have to take responsibility.”

Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner Micaela Cronin, who addressed the national cabinet meeting, said there was a unified position to prevent violence against women.

“No plan in such a complex area can be a set and forget plan,” she said.

“We need to be constantly looking at what is emerging and changing and, absolutely, technology changes are part of that and we need to be looking at what do we need to prioritise.”

Federal, state and territory police ministers, as well as attorneys-general, will work to improve police responses to high-risk or serial perpetrators of violence against women.

National cabinet agreed to greater information sharing between jurisdictions about perpetrators.

A new online ad campaign challenging misogynistic stereotypes perpetuated on the internet will be rolled out from mid-June until May 2025.

Mr Albanese said while the measures agreed to at national cabinet were a good step forward, there was still a long way to go.

“Can we be satisfied when a woman is losing her life on average every four days? Of course not,” he said.

“I’ll be satisfied when we eliminate this as an issue, when we’re not talking about this as an issue where women are not feeling as though they have to mobilise in rallies.”

But Greens women spokeswoman Larissa Waters said the payments for those escaping violence did not go far enough, calling the national cabinet meeting a missed opportunity.

“The government announced $925 million over five years, but it’s not for frontline services,” she said.

“It’s to help women reach out to support services, but with those services already drastically underfunded this announcement will simply increase demand on an already stretched sector.”

But the UnitingCare Consortium, which had helped to run the pilot program for the escaping violence payment, said the permanent expansion of the scheme was a significant move.

The consortium’s Victorian and Tasmanian chief executive Bronwyn Pike said the extension would save lives.

“We know financial insecurity is one of the main barriers that prevent people, predominantly women and children, from leaving a violent partner and in some cases why some return to an abusive partner,” she said.

OCDC said:

Update: finished off the ice cream with some passionfruit topping

If you lived nearby I could load up your fruit bowl with plump passionfruit as they ripen up through May.

MRI indicates that I have torn a tendon in my shoulder – which accounts for the pain along with the bursa issues that we already knew was there.. and so now I have all the tramadol and tapentadol and still some paracetamol/codeine… I know not to take them together…

Soon I will have another steroid injection to see what that does…

there is not cure.. but surgery is an option – we’ll try that if nothing else works.

and so it goes…

monkey skipper said:

OCDC said:

Update: finished off the ice cream with some passionfruit topping

If you lived nearby I could load up your fruit bowl with plump passionfruit as they ripen up through May.

Fresh passionphroot fruit are so good. My brother has a prolific tree but can’t stand them himself.

However, tomorrow we’re back to keto, and lowish salicylate for good measure thanks to my rashy face.

1000 mg HTFU forte stat

dv said:

roughbarked said:

Pauline Hanson’s legal team tenders a video of her telling Derryn Hinch to leave Australia in her defence against allegations of racial discrimination against senator Mehreen Faruqi.

?
Plis explain.

They are trying to show she hates white people too

She sounds like she hates anyone who disagrees with her.

OCDC said:

monkey skipper said:

OCDC said:

Dinner report: end of the faux Easter leftovers – roast turkey, roast pork, roast potatoes, roast pumpkin (actually from Saturday, not Sunday) and gravy

I had a roast thing with mustard honey sauce and veges and sweets are on their way. I need to eat healthier tomorrow as I stress ate some healthy and junk food this morning in response to an event. I think they call that emotional eating…

I’m still a bit peckish so I may have some ice cream for dessert in addition to the two Lindt balls I had. Or the other two Lindt balls. Or all of the above.

I’ve had my last meal until after the surgery.

Arts said:

MRI indicates that I have torn a tendon in my shoulder – which accounts for the pain along with the bursa issues that we already knew was there.. and so now I have all the tramadol and tapentadol and still some paracetamol/codeine… I know not to take them together…

Soon I will have another steroid injection to see what that does…

there is not cure.. but surgery is an option – we’ll try that if nothing else works.

and so it goes…

Shit, sorry you have to deal with that. What would the recovery time from surgery be?

Arts said:

MRI indicates that I have torn a tendon in my shoulder – which accounts for the pain along with the bursa issues that we already knew was there.. and so now I have all the tramadol and tapentadol and still some paracetamol/codeine… I know not to take them together…

Soon I will have another steroid injection to see what that does…

there is not cure.. but surgery is an option – we’ll try that if nothing else works.

and so it goes…

Sounds ouchie to me…

With all of the rain the passionfruit are all quite large in size this season plus I made sure that I put some slow release fertilizer onto to all the plants that needed it to keep them going.

roughbarked said:

OCDC said:

monkey skipper said:

I had a roast thing with mustard honey sauce and veges and sweets are on their way. I need to eat healthier tomorrow as I stress ate some healthy and junk food this morning in response to an event. I think they call that emotional eating…

I’m still a bit peckish so I may have some ice cream for dessert in addition to the two Lindt balls I had. Or the other two Lindt balls. Or all of the above.

I’ve had my last meal until after the surgery.

surgery?

monkey skipper said:

Arts said:

MRI indicates that I have torn a tendon in my shoulder – which accounts for the pain along with the bursa issues that we already knew was there.. and so now I have all the tramadol and tapentadol and still some paracetamol/codeine… I know not to take them together…

Soon I will have another steroid injection to see what that does…

there is not cure.. but surgery is an option – we’ll try that if nothing else works.

and so it goes…

Sounds ouchie to me…

I’ve been though that and had to have the surgery because I could no longer use the arm otherwise.
Bloody painful at the time but it is almost all better now apart from the missing tendon that hold the bicep up.

Arts said:

MRI indicates that I have torn a tendon in my shoulder – which accounts for the pain along with the bursa issues that we already knew was there.. and so now I have all the tramadol and tapentadol and still some paracetamol/codeine… I know not to take them together…

Soon I will have another steroid injection to see what that does…

there is not cure.. but surgery is an option – we’ll try that if nothing else works.

and so it goes…

Yep.. all at once is sop…

monkey skipper said:

roughbarked said:

OCDC said:

I’m still a bit peckish so I may have some ice cream for dessert in addition to the two Lindt balls I had. Or the other two Lindt balls. Or all of the above.

I’ve had my last meal until after the surgery.

surgery?

Second cataract to be done at 8:30 tomorrow morn..

roughbarked said:

monkey skipper said:

roughbarked said:

I’ve had my last meal until after the surgery.

surgery?

Second cataract to be done at 8:30 tomorrow morn..

my mum got hers done last year i think it was…made a big difference

Arts said:

MRI indicates that I have torn a tendon in my shoulder – which accounts for the pain along with the bursa issues that we already knew was there.. and so now I have all the tramadol and tapentadol and still some paracetamol/codeine… I know not to take them together…

Soon I will have another steroid injection to see what that does…

there is not cure.. but surgery is an option – we’ll try that if nothing else works.

and so it goes…

That does not sound promising, but I hope injections make some improvement.

dv said:

Arts said:

MRI indicates that I have torn a tendon in my shoulder – which accounts for the pain along with the bursa issues that we already knew was there.. and so now I have all the tramadol and tapentadol and still some paracetamol/codeine… I know not to take them together…

Soon I will have another steroid injection to see what that does…

there is not cure.. but surgery is an option – we’ll try that if nothing else works.

and so it goes…

Shit, sorry you have to deal with that. What would the recovery time from surgery be?

no idea… but the doc said that even surgery might not fix anything, so to me, it’s a last ditch option.. no point having surgery if there’s no guarantees, unless I am completely out of options…

the worst bit is the pain really has an impact on my ability to do things fro Mr arts.. and the doc is worried that I’ll fuck up the other arm because it’s taking all the load… but not much I can do about that…

also, tramadol is great

roughbarked said:

monkey skipper said:

roughbarked said:

I’ve had my last meal until after the surgery.

surgery?

Second cataract to be done at 8:30 tomorrow morn..

Hope that goes well too.

OCDC said:

1000 mg HTFU forte stat

oh, so I CAN take them all at once…

Woke up.
Saw this.
Now I can’t sleep.

Arts said:

dv said:

Arts said:

MRI indicates that I have torn a tendon in my shoulder – which accounts for the pain along with the bursa issues that we already knew was there.. and so now I have all the tramadol and tapentadol and still some paracetamol/codeine… I know not to take them together…

Soon I will have another steroid injection to see what that does…

there is not cure.. but surgery is an option – we’ll try that if nothing else works.

and so it goes…

Shit, sorry you have to deal with that. What would the recovery time from surgery be?

no idea… but the doc said that even surgery might not fix anything, so to me, it’s a last ditch option.. no point having surgery if there’s no guarantees, unless I am completely out of options…

the worst bit is the pain really has an impact on my ability to do things fro Mr arts.. and the doc is worried that I’ll fuck up the other arm because it’s taking all the load… but not much I can do about that…

also, tramadol is great

will they tape the area to reduce injury risk whilst waiting to try the injection?

kii said:

Woke up.
Saw this.
Now I can’t sleep.

My dad had a baby blue safari suit way back when…

Arts said:

OCDC said:

1000 mg HTFU forte stat

oh, so I CAN take them all at once…

Only if washed down with gin.

Arts said:

dv said:

Arts said:

MRI indicates that I have torn a tendon in my shoulder – which accounts for the pain along with the bursa issues that we already knew was there.. and so now I have all the tramadol and tapentadol and still some paracetamol/codeine… I know not to take them together…

Soon I will have another steroid injection to see what that does…

there is not cure.. but surgery is an option – we’ll try that if nothing else works.

and so it goes…

Shit, sorry you have to deal with that. What would the recovery time from surgery be?

no idea… but the doc said that even surgery might not fix anything, so to me, it’s a last ditch option.. no point having surgery if there’s no guarantees, unless I am completely out of options…

the worst bit is the pain really has an impact on my ability to do things fro Mr arts.. and the doc is worried that I’ll fuck up the other arm because it’s taking all the load… but not much I can do about that…

also, tramadol is great

Is this from your bike accident?

monkey skipper said:

Arts said:

dv said:

Shit, sorry you have to deal with that. What would the recovery time from surgery be?

no idea… but the doc said that even surgery might not fix anything, so to me, it’s a last ditch option.. no point having surgery if there’s no guarantees, unless I am completely out of options…

the worst bit is the pain really has an impact on my ability to do things fro Mr arts.. and the doc is worried that I’ll fuck up the other arm because it’s taking all the load… but not much I can do about that…

also, tramadol is great

will they tape the area to reduce injury risk whilst waiting to try the injection?

nah, it’s tendon, not muscle… really nothing to be done

OCDC said:

Arts said:

OCDC said:

1000 mg HTFU forte stat

oh, so I CAN take them all at once…

Only if washed down with gin.

perfect… brb

water bill isn’t small, nah’s not, been dry as a chip for all three month up to 21st march, yeah, did I mention water bill’s bit how ya goin’ did some waterin’ did ya, did fucken lot plenty

kii said:

Arts said:

dv said:

Shit, sorry you have to deal with that. What would the recovery time from surgery be?

no idea… but the doc said that even surgery might not fix anything, so to me, it’s a last ditch option.. no point having surgery if there’s no guarantees, unless I am completely out of options…

the worst bit is the pain really has an impact on my ability to do things fro Mr arts.. and the doc is worried that I’ll fuck up the other arm because it’s taking all the load… but not much I can do about that…

also, tramadol is great

Is this from your bike accident?

ya

transition said:

water bill isn’t small, nah’s not, been dry as a chip for all three month up to 21st march, yeah, did I mention water bill’s bit how ya goin’ did some waterin’ did ya, did fucken lot plenty

Well if it’s worth doin’ ….:D

roughbarked said:

OCDC said:

monkey skipper said:

I had a roast thing with mustard honey sauce and veges and sweets are on their way. I need to eat healthier tomorrow as I stress ate some healthy and junk food this morning in response to an event. I think they call that emotional eating…

I’m still a bit peckish so I may have some ice cream for dessert in addition to the two Lindt balls I had. Or the other two Lindt balls. Or all of the above.

I’ve had my last meal until after the surgery.

+Dinner chez nous: Chicken breast, cut into nugget-size pieces, crumbed, fried. Sliced potatoes, sauteed. Frozen mixed veg, boiled, 5 mins. Sauce made from mayonnaise, barbecue sauce, American mustard, honey.

monkey skipper said:

transition said:

water bill isn’t small, nah’s not, been dry as a chip for all three month up to 21st march, yeah, did I mention water bill’s bit how ya goin’ did some waterin’ did ya, did fucken lot plenty

Well if it’s worth doin’ ….:D

Unfortunately, the water bill has to be the one that gets paid or you’ll go dry.

monkey skipper said:

kii said:

Woke up.
Saw this.
Now I can’t sleep.

My dad had a baby blue safari suit way back when…

Safari suits were an invention that was, simultaneously, absolutely brilliant and utterly absurd.

roughbarked said:

monkey skipper said:

transition said:

water bill isn’t small, nah’s not, been dry as a chip for all three month up to 21st march, yeah, did I mention water bill’s bit how ya goin’ did some waterin’ did ya, did fucken lot plenty

Well if it’s worth doin’ ….:D

Unfortunately, the water bill has to be the one that gets paid or you’ll go dry.

I have just paid 2 water bills for 2 different properties …I think I have done my bit there…

kii said:

Woke up.
Saw this.
Now I can’t sleep.

Oh, I also started to read the article in Time featuring Dear Leader.

captain_spalding said:

monkey skipper said:

kii said:

Woke up.
Saw this.
Now I can’t sleep.

My dad had a baby blue safari suit way back when…

Safari suits were an invention that was, simultaneously, absolutely brilliant and utterly absurd.

Did you wear one capt’n?

kii said:

kii said:

Woke up.
Saw this.
Now I can’t sleep.

Oh, I also started to read the article in Time featuring Dear Leader.

It makes him out to be startlingly coherent.

monkey skipper said:

roughbarked said:

monkey skipper said:

Well if it’s worth doin’ ….:D

Unfortunately, the water bill has to be the one that gets paid or you’ll go dry.

I have just paid 2 water bills for 2 different properties …I think I have done my bit there…

I worked for a while for what is now known as Sydney Water (it wasn’t, back then).

We would threaten the bejabbers out of people about cutting off the water for non-payment. But. we would never actually disconnect a residential property, because of the health risks.

Commerical premises: no problem, shut ‘em down, Jack.

monkey skipper said:

captain_spalding said:

monkey skipper said:

My dad had a baby blue safari suit way back when…

Safari suits were an invention that was, simultaneously, absolutely brilliant and utterly absurd.

Did you wear one capt’n?

No.

I might have done, had someone held me at gun-point (.38 or bigger, let’s be serious).

I did have a light blue three-piece whistle. It was made by a proper tailor.

Iceland and prenatal testing for Down Syndrome.

Does Divine Angel ever visit us these days?

OCDC said:

kii said:

kii said:

Woke up.
Saw this.
Now I can’t sleep.

Oh, I also started to read the article in Time featuring Dear Leader.

It makes him out to be startlingly coherent.

Yes, it’s very worrying.

captain_spalding said:

Does Divine Angel ever visit us these days?

No. She decided she couldn’t stand us anymore.

party_pants said:

captain_spalding said:

Does Divine Angel ever visit us these days?

No. She decided she couldn’t stand us anymore.

Really?

party_pants said:

captain_spalding said:

Does Divine Angel ever visit us these days?

No. She decided she couldn’t stand us anymore.

Oh. :(

And it seems that we’ve now lost Bubblecar, too.

:( :(

captain_spalding said:

And it seems that we’ve now lost Bubblecar, too.

:( :(

Why what happened to bubblecar?

monkey skipper said:

party_pants said:

captain_spalding said:

Does Divine Angel ever visit us these days?

No. She decided she couldn’t stand us anymore.

Really?

Yes. Not everyone of course. But too many to ruin her enjoyment of the forum.

captain_spalding said:

Does Divine Angel ever visit us these days?

She might lurk. The trans issues really upset her.

kii said:

Iceland and prenatal testing for Down Syndrome.

We mean we could encourage people to increase their chances of producing chromosomal mutants.

party_pants said:

monkey skipper said:

party_pants said:

No. She decided she couldn’t stand us anymore.

Really?

Yes. Not everyone of course. But too many to ruin her enjoyment of the forum.

She is probably quite busy being a parent as well.

captain_spalding said:

And it seems that we’ve now lost Bubblecar, too.

:( :(

He hasn’t even been gone for a full day.

kii said:

captain_spalding said:

Does Divine Angel ever visit us these days?

She might lurk. The trans issues really upset her.

Was there an aggressive conversation around that subject or …?

monkey skipper said:

captain_spalding said:

And it seems that we’ve now lost Bubblecar, too.

:( :(

Why what happened to bubblecar?

I upset him.

monkey skipper said:

roughbarked said:

monkey skipper said:

Well if it’s worth doin’ ….:D

Unfortunately, the water bill has to be the one that gets paid or you’ll go dry.

I have just paid 2 water bills for 2 different properties …I think I have done my bit there…

Good. They won’t be cutting your water off.

captain_spalding said:

Does Divine Angel ever visit us these days?

Haven’t seen her for a while but she does drop in briefly now and then.

kii said:

monkey skipper said:

captain_spalding said:

And it seems that we’ve now lost Bubblecar, too.

:( :(

Why what happened to bubblecar?

I upset him.

It takes all sorts to make the world go around hopefully the dust will settle in the morning being the trigger to move onto new adventures and foruming ( if that is a word)

monkey skipper said:

party_pants said:

monkey skipper said:

Really?

Yes. Not everyone of course. But too many to ruin her enjoyment of the forum.

She is probably quite busy being a parent as well.

Most likley being a good parent..

kii said:

monkey skipper said:

captain_spalding said:

And it seems that we’ve now lost Bubblecar, too.

:( :(

Why what happened to bubblecar?

I upset him.

Perhaps but really it’s an internet forum and how people respond to information is up to themselves.

roughbarked said:

captain_spalding said:

Does Divine Angel ever visit us these days?

Haven’t seen her for a while but she does drop in briefly now and then.

That’s encouraging.

SCIENCE said:

kii said:

monkey skipper said:

Why what happened to bubblecar?

I upset him.

Perhaps but really it’s an internet forum and how people respond to information is up to themselves.

He might be trying to not have an opinion…and left the conversation behind..

Anyway goodnight good people and sprinkles some faerie magic healing sparkles onto Art’s shoulder ..

monkey skipper said:

Anyway goodnight good people and sprinkles some faerie magic healing sparkles onto Art’s shoulder ..

:)

In short:
•A section of a highway in southern China has collapsed, killing at least 19 people.
•Eighteen cars fell down a slope after the 19.9 metre stretch of road collapsed.
•Rescue workers have taken 30 people to hospital, local media has reported.

roughbarked said:

In short:
•A section of a highway in southern China has collapsed, killing at least 19 people.
•Eighteen cars fell down a slope after the 19.9 metre stretch of road collapsed.
•Rescue workers have taken 30 people to hospital, local media has reported.

Genuinely a tragedy.

One also wonders how Elon’s fully-self-driving cars will deal with this sort of thing, once they’re out on Chinese roads.

roughbarked said:

In short:
•A section of a highway in southern China has collapsed, killing at least 19 people.
•Eighteen cars fell down a slope after the 19.9 metre stretch of road collapsed.
•Rescue workers have taken 30 people to hospital, local media has reported.

From what I understand this is a common thing in China. The lowest bidders win the contract, then they to take shortcuts in order to build it at a profit. So poor materials, bad workmanship, outright fraud etc are commonplace.

party_pants said:

roughbarked said:

In short:
•A section of a highway in southern China has collapsed, killing at least 19 people.
•Eighteen cars fell down a slope after the 19.9 metre stretch of road collapsed.
•Rescue workers have taken 30 people to hospital, local media has reported.

From what I understand this is a common thing in China. The lowest bidders win the contract, then they to take shortcuts in order to build it at a profit. So poor materials, bad workmanship, outright fraud etc are commonplace.

Tofu Dregs.

monkey skipper said:

Anyway goodnight good people and sprinkles some faerie magic healing sparkles onto Art’s shoulder ..

thanks

JudgeMental said:

party_pants said:

roughbarked said:

In short:
•A section of a highway in southern China has collapsed, killing at least 19 people.
•Eighteen cars fell down a slope after the 19.9 metre stretch of road collapsed.
•Rescue workers have taken 30 people to hospital, local media has reported.

From what I understand this is a common thing in China. The lowest bidders win the contract, then they to take shortcuts in order to build it at a profit. So poor materials, bad workmanship, outright fraud etc are commonplace.

Tofu Dregs.

That seems to be the common term, yes.

JudgeMental said:

party_pants said:

roughbarked said:

In short:
•A section of a highway in southern China has collapsed, killing at least 19 people.
•Eighteen cars fell down a slope after the 19.9 metre stretch of road collapsed.
•Rescue workers have taken 30 people to hospital, local media has reported.

From what I understand this is a common thing in China. The lowest bidders win the contract, then they to take shortcuts in order to build it at a profit. So poor materials, bad workmanship, outright fraud etc are commonplace.

Tofu Dregs.

Mmmm…tofu

Arts said:

monkey skipper said:

Anyway goodnight good people and sprinkles some faerie magic healing sparkles onto Art’s shoulder ..

thanks

well, I hope you harden up soon, Arts.

party_pants said:

roughbarked said:

In short:
•A section of a highway in southern China has collapsed, killing at least 19 people.
•Eighteen cars fell down a slope after the 19.9 metre stretch of road collapsed.
•Rescue workers have taken 30 people to hospital, local media has reported.

From what I understand this is a common thing in China. The lowest bidders win the contract, then they to take shortcuts in order to build it at a profit. So poor materials, bad workmanship, outright fraud etc are commonplace.

(Poorly) Made In China.

party_pants said:

roughbarked said:

In short:
•A section of a highway in southern China has collapsed, killing at least 19 people.
•Eighteen cars fell down a slope after the 19.9 metre stretch of road collapsed.
•Rescue workers have taken 30 people to hospital, local media has reported.

From what I understand this is a common thing in China. The lowest bidders win the contract, then they to take shortcuts in order to build it at a profit. So poor materials, bad workmanship, outright fraud etc are commonplace.

And once they’ve got the money in the skyrocket their home free.

JudgeMental said:

party_pants said:

roughbarked said:

In short:
•A section of a highway in southern China has collapsed, killing at least 19 people.
•Eighteen cars fell down a slope after the 19.9 metre stretch of road collapsed.
•Rescue workers have taken 30 people to hospital, local media has reported.

From what I understand this is a common thing in China. The lowest bidders win the contract, then they to take shortcuts in order to build it at a profit. So poor materials, bad workmanship, outright fraud etc are commonplace.

Tofu Dregs.

Opal Mascots

captain_spalding said:

party_pants said:

roughbarked said:

In short:
•A section of a highway in southern China has collapsed, killing at least 19 people.
•Eighteen cars fell down a slope after the 19.9 metre stretch of road collapsed.
•Rescue workers have taken 30 people to hospital, local media has reported.

From what I understand this is a common thing in China. The lowest bidders win the contract, then they to take shortcuts in order to build it at a profit. So poor materials, bad workmanship, outright fraud etc are commonplace.

(Poorly) Made In China.

Ah well lucky manufacturers prefer to send quality goods to other people and keep the inferior ones for themselves ¡

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2024/apr/29/a-cup-of-tea-and-a-biscuit-for-the-end-of-the-world

JudgeMental said:

Arts said:

monkey skipper said:

Anyway goodnight good people and sprinkles some faerie magic healing sparkles onto Art’s shoulder ..

thanks

well, I hope you harden up soon, Arts.

thanks… the t&ps are working

SCIENCE said:

captain_spalding said:

party_pants said:

From what I understand this is a common thing in China. The lowest bidders win the contract, then they to take shortcuts in order to build it at a profit. So poor materials, bad workmanship, outright fraud etc are commonplace.

(Poorly) Made In China.

Ah well lucky manufacturers prefer to send quality goods to other people and keep the inferior ones for themselves ¡

Don’t some people ooh and ahh about Youtube vids called “Chinese superhighway gets built over one weekend!” and wonder why we namby pamby OH&S-obsessed westerners can’t do the same?

Probably nothing to do with it, but thought I’d throw it in…

Neophyte said:

SCIENCE said:

captain_spalding said:

(Poorly) Made In China.

Ah well lucky manufacturers prefer to send quality goods to other people and keep the inferior ones for themselves ¡

Don’t some people ooh and ahh about Youtube vids called “Chinese superhighway gets built over one weekend!” and wonder why we namby pamby OH&S-obsessed westerners can’t do the same?

Probably nothing to do with it, but thought I’d throw it in…

Good point ¡

Just got home from fire training and work.

I hope you are all chatting happily.

We only get one life, be nice to each other.

Warm morning, slight breeze.
Wakefulness at 2:00am is not the same as wakefulness at 7:30am when The Sally Cat alarm clocks yells at me.

Still no email for the quote from the removalists.
This is stressful

I did receive an email from the NM Dept of Taxation informing me that my state return was accepted.

So, joy.

Anyway…

I’m tired, and in pain.

I’d like to sort out the packed and/or sorted boxes in the house into stacks in the nearly empty workshop, but I can’t focus on that right now.
I have the heavy duty dolly that is easy to move things with, but I can’t gather the momentum.

The kitchen floor needs to be washed, but my right hand is experiencing arthritic pain. Typing is slow.

kii said:

Warm morning, slight breeze.
Wakefulness at 2:00am is not the same as wakefulness at 7:30am when The Sally Cat alarm clocks yells at me.

Still no email for the quote from the removalists.
This is stressful

I did receive an email from the NM Dept of Taxation informing me that my state return was accepted.

So, joy.

i hope the removalists get their act together soon for you.

sarahs mum said:

kii said:

Warm morning, slight breeze.
Wakefulness at 2:00am is not the same as wakefulness at 7:30am when The Sally Cat alarm clocks yells at me.

Still no email for the quote from the removalists.
This is stressful

I did receive an email from the NM Dept of Taxation informing me that my state return was accepted.

So, joy.

i hope the removalists get their act together soon for you.

I hope to regain some momentum when I get the quote and book a day.

kii said:

sarahs mum said:

kii said:

Warm morning, slight breeze.
Wakefulness at 2:00am is not the same as wakefulness at 7:30am when The Sally Cat alarm clocks yells at me.

Still no email for the quote from the removalists.
This is stressful

I did receive an email from the NM Dept of Taxation informing me that my state return was accepted.

So, joy.

i hope the removalists get their act together soon for you.

I hope to regain some momentum when I get the quote and book a day.

deadlines are a good thing for getting shit done.

Deadlines are very helpful.

Good morning Holidayers. Presently 7 degrees at the back door. Still dark. There is some wind about. We are forecast a partly cloudy 17 degrees.

We are off to Geelong in about half an hour. I’d better feed the dogs. They have woken up with me, so that’s good.

Blort blort

dv said:

Blort blort

May I enquire as to why you’ve been up so early of late?

OCDC said:

dv said:

Blort blort

May I enquire as to why you’ve been up so early of late?

joie de vivre

JudgeMental said:

OCDC said:

dv said:

Blort blort

May I enquire as to why you’ve been up so early of late?

joie de vivre

or his bladder.

JudgeMental said:

JudgeMental said:

OCDC said:

May I enquire as to why you’ve been up so early of late?

joie de vivre

or his bladder.

Probably that one. He’s in his dotage.

9°, max 18°. Some more unpacking and organising today. Food report: boring crap – scrambled eggs possibly with sautéed leek for brekkie; lunch likely chicken tit with cucumber, spring onion and mayo. Will probably lose weight as I try to clear my rash.

OCDC said:

dv said:

Blort blort

May I enquire as to why you’ve been up so early of late?

Work related, have to synch with o/s clientelle

dv said:

OCDC said:

dv said:

Blort blort

May I enquire as to why you’ve been up so early of late?

Work related, have to synch with o/s clientelle

Lucky you. Unlucky us.

Waiting…waiting…🤖

OCDC said:

Lololol 😆

JudgeMental said:

It’s pretty loud down here.

buffy said:

Good morning Holidayers. Presently 7 degrees at the back door. Still dark. There is some wind about. We are forecast a partly cloudy 17 degrees.

We are off to Geelong in about half an hour. I’d better feed the dogs. They have woken up with me, so that’s good.

Are the dogs going to be Home Alone.

Kingy said:

JudgeMental said:

It’s pretty loud down here.

Is it raining enough to stop work, though?

Kingy said:

JudgeMental said:

It’s pretty loud down here.

Wowsers, that was a violent storm. Constant lightning, flooding rain and fkn loud thunder nonstop.

The worst of it has passed but I reckon there’s a shit load of dogs tearing around the streets in terror.

Michael V said:

Kingy said:

JudgeMental said:

It’s pretty loud down here.

Is it raining enough to stop work, though?

I didn’t even start, it’s pissing down.

Hello

Kingy said:

Kingy said:

JudgeMental said:

It’s pretty loud down here.

Wowsers, that was a violent storm. Constant lightning, flooding rain and fkn loud thunder nonstop.

The worst of it has passed but I reckon there’s a shit load of dogs tearing around the streets in terror.

Our Chihuahua used to bark at the thunder. Not in the least bit scared.

Cymek said:

Hello

G’day.

Kingy said:

Michael V said:

Kingy said:

It’s pretty loud down here.

Is it raining enough to stop work, though?

I didn’t even start, it’s pissing down.

Oh, right. Buggrit.

Cymek said:

Hello

Morning. Everything still going OK?

Kingy said:

JudgeMental said:

It’s pretty loud down here.

You’d be glad of that as long as the lightning doesn’t start any fires I guess..

Michael V said:

Cymek said:

Hello

Morning. Everything still going OK?

I am good, how are you ?

Kingy said:

JudgeMental said:

It’s pretty loud down here.

I was going to ride to work today since all the rain has moved south.. but my shoulder told me otherwise… also my shoulder has two owies, the tendon tear and the swelling pain from the flu vax.. I don’t know what the hell is going on… but I’m pretty fed up with being in pain.

Arts said:

Kingy said:

JudgeMental said:

It’s pretty loud down here.

I was going to ride to work today since all the rain has moved south.. but my shoulder told me otherwise… also my shoulder has two owies, the tendon tear and the swelling pain from the flu vax.. I don’t know what the hell is going on… but I’m pretty fed up with being in pain.

You ah……….can select the shoulder they put the flu vax in.

Arts said:

Kingy said:

JudgeMental said:

It’s pretty loud down here.

I was going to ride to work today since all the rain has moved south.. but my shoulder told me otherwise… also my shoulder has two owies, the tendon tear and the swelling pain from the flu vax.. I don’t know what the hell is going on… but I’m pretty fed up with being in pain.

You’re going to get a steroid injection in it yeah?

Peak Warming Man said:

Arts said:

Kingy said:

It’s pretty loud down here.

I was going to ride to work today since all the rain has moved south.. but my shoulder told me otherwise… also my shoulder has two owies, the tendon tear and the swelling pain from the flu vax.. I don’t know what the hell is going on… but I’m pretty fed up with being in pain.

You ah……….can select the shoulder they put the flu vax in.

yes, and I selected the shoulder that was already sore so I could at least have one side that I can sleep on and use to help Mr Arts

Ian said:

Arts said:

Kingy said:

It’s pretty loud down here.

I was going to ride to work today since all the rain has moved south.. but my shoulder told me otherwise… also my shoulder has two owies, the tendon tear and the swelling pain from the flu vax.. I don’t know what the hell is going on… but I’m pretty fed up with being in pain.

You’re going to get a steroid injection in it yeah?

yes..

bloody hell, I wish this rain would let up!

JudgeMental said:

bloody hell, I wish this rain would let up!

we’ll all be rooned

Arts said:

Ian said:

Arts said:

I was going to ride to work today since all the rain has moved south.. but my shoulder told me otherwise… also my shoulder has two owies, the tendon tear and the swelling pain from the flu vax.. I don’t know what the hell is going on… but I’m pretty fed up with being in pain.

You’re going to get a steroid injection in it yeah?

yes..

Well, good luck with it. I buggered up the rotator cuff in my RH shoulder.. not as bad an injury as yours. Had an injection and came good eventually.

JudgeMental said:

bloody hell, I wish this rain would let up!

Yeah, I had an extended stay in Perf through May.. increasingly cold and wet…

Cymek said:

Michael V said:

Cymek said:

Hello

Morning. Everything still going OK?

I am good, how are you ?

Poking along, poking along.

JudgeMental said:

bloody hell, I wish this rain would let up!

Aren’t you just getting what you wished for?

Ian said:

Arts said:

Ian said:

You’re going to get a steroid injection in it yeah?

yes..

Well, good luck with it. I buggered up the rotator cuff in my RH shoulder.. not as bad an injury as yours. Had an injection and came good eventually.

that is comforting to hear..

Humza Yousaf has resign as Scotland’s First Minister.

Michael V said:

JudgeMental said:

bloody hell, I wish this rain would let up!

Aren’t you just getting what you wished for?

yes, but that is beside the point.

😎😤😨🤪

JudgeMental said:

Michael V said:

JudgeMental said:

bloody hell, I wish this rain would let up!

Aren’t you just getting what you wished for?

yes, but that is beside the point.

😎😤😨🤪

how does fiVe expect you to Australian correctly without whinging? It’s not all meat pies and swatting flies ya know.

This weeks Top of the Crop is watercress.

“Watercress, a somewhat underappreciated vegetable, has been crowned as the healthiest food, achieving a perfect score in nutrient content per calorie. Its rich profile of 17 critical nutrients makes it an outstanding addition to a variety of recipes, from potato and egg dishes to refreshing salads.”

But it tastes like shit.

Peak Warming Man said:

This weeks Top of the Crop is watercress.

“Watercress, a somewhat underappreciated vegetable, has been crowned as the healthiest food, achieving a perfect score in nutrient content per calorie. Its rich profile of 17 critical nutrients makes it an outstanding addition to a variety of recipes, from potato and egg dishes to refreshing salads.”

But it tastes like shit.

Less so that coriander

OCDC said:

dv said:

OCDC said:

May I enquire as to why you’ve been up so early of late?

Work related, have to synch with o/s clientelle

Lucky you. Unlucky us.

Well that’s not very nice is it.

Peak Warming Man said:

This weeks Top of the Crop is watercress.

“Watercress, a somewhat underappreciated vegetable, has been crowned as the healthiest food, achieving a perfect score in nutrient content per calorie. Its rich profile of 17 critical nutrients makes it an outstanding addition to a variety of recipes, from potato and egg dishes to refreshing salads.”

But it tastes like shit.

+1

Arts said:

JudgeMental said:

Michael V said:

Aren’t you just getting what you wished for?

yes, but that is beside the point.

😎😤😨🤪

how does fiVe expect you to Australian correctly without whinging? It’s not all meat pies and swatting flies ya know.

Mrs V and I shared a Thai prawn green curry pie (with veges) for dinner last night. The flavour was great, but they (Campbells Bakehouse) were quite light on with the prawns – there were just four in the pie. Mrs V got three in her half pie, I got one. There were some veges (carrot, onion, green beans) in the pie.

We did swat some mozzies.

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

This weeks Top of the Crop is watercress.

“Watercress, a somewhat underappreciated vegetable, has been crowned as the healthiest food, achieving a perfect score in nutrient content per calorie. Its rich profile of 17 critical nutrients makes it an outstanding addition to a variety of recipes, from potato and egg dishes to refreshing salads.”

But it tastes like shit.

+1

I can’t remember what watercress tastes like. I haven’t had it since I was a kid.

Michael V said:

Arts said:

JudgeMental said:

yes, but that is beside the point.

😎😤😨🤪

how does fiVe expect you to Australian correctly without whinging? It’s not all meat pies and swatting flies ya know.

Mrs V and I shared a Thai prawn green curry pie (with veges) for dinner last night. The flavour was great, but they (Campbells Bakehouse) were quite light on with the prawns – there were just four in the pie. Mrs V got three in her half pie, I got one. There were some veges (carrot, onion, green beans) in the pie.

We did swat some mozzies.

Add the mozzies to the pie.

Duane Eddy, the rock’n’roll guitarist who achieved solo stardom with a string of instrumental hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including Rebel Rouser and the theme to the TV series Peter Gunn, has died at the age of 86.

kii said:

Michael V said:

Arts said:

how does fiVe expect you to Australian correctly without whinging? It’s not all meat pies and swatting flies ya know.

Mrs V and I shared a Thai prawn green curry pie (with veges) for dinner last night. The flavour was great, but they (Campbells Bakehouse) were quite light on with the prawns – there were just four in the pie. Mrs V got three in her half pie, I got one. There were some veges (carrot, onion, green beans) in the pie.

We did swat some mozzies.

Add the mozzies to the pie.

No thanks.

Ian said:

Kingy said:

JudgeMental said:

It’s pretty loud down here.

You’d be glad of that as long as the lightning doesn’t start any fires I guess..

Only 1 so far.

Michael V said:

Arts said:

JudgeMental said:

yes, but that is beside the point.

😎😤😨🤪

how does fiVe expect you to Australian correctly without whinging? It’s not all meat pies and swatting flies ya know.

Mrs V and I shared a Thai prawn green curry pie (with veges) for dinner last night. The flavour was great, but they (Campbells Bakehouse) were quite light on with the prawns – there were just four in the pie. Mrs V got three in her half pie, I got one. There were some veges (carrot, onion, green beans) in the pie.

We did swat some mozzies.

Light on indeed.

Michael V said:

kii said:

Michael V said:

Mrs V and I shared a Thai prawn green curry pie (with veges) for dinner last night. The flavour was great, but they (Campbells Bakehouse) were quite light on with the prawns – there were just four in the pie. Mrs V got three in her half pie, I got one. There were some veges (carrot, onion, green beans) in the pie.

We did swat some mozzies.

Add the mozzies to the pie.

No thanks.

I give up.

Michael V said:

Arts said:

JudgeMental said:

yes, but that is beside the point.

😎😤😨🤪

how does fiVe expect you to Australian correctly without whinging? It’s not all meat pies and swatting flies ya know.

Mrs V and I shared a Thai prawn green curry pie (with veges) for dinner last night. The flavour was great, but they (Campbells Bakehouse) were quite light on with the prawns – there were just four in the pie. Mrs V got three in her half pie, I got one. There were some veges (carrot, onion, green beans) in the pie.

We did swat some mozzies.

I had a scallop pie some time ago that had nine scallops in a single serve pie.

OCDC said:

Michael V said:

Arts said:

how does fiVe expect you to Australian correctly without whinging? It’s not all meat pies and swatting flies ya know.

Mrs V and I shared a Thai prawn green curry pie (with veges) for dinner last night. The flavour was great, but they (Campbells Bakehouse) were quite light on with the prawns – there were just four in the pie. Mrs V got three in her half pie, I got one. There were some veges (carrot, onion, green beans) in the pie.

We did swat some mozzies.

I had a scallop pie some time ago that had nine scallops in a single serve pie.

This same shop does a prawn and scallop pie that is stacked full of prawns and scallops. I hope this was just an anomaly, because the pie’s flavour is superb.

I could go a nice curry now.

OCDC said:

I could go a nice curry now.

The other new flavour pie we bought was a lamb curry potato-top pie. We’ll be sharing that for dinner tomorrow night, with veges.

Just had one of the twins on the phone in tears.. one of their friends has been missing for three days and he was just found beaten and in critical condition (unlikely to survive)… been a shitty couple of weeks here… seems it was drug related… two people have been taken in custudy.

https://www.9news.com.au/national/mount-mee-update-two-people-arrested-after-man-found-with-serious-injuries-in-queensland-moreton-bay-region/4b633553-d24e-4449-a74a-24db7807aa15

I have spoken to the kid maybe a dozen times so I didn’t know him overly well but Twin 2 is a bit shaken..

diddly-squat said:

Just had one of the twins on the phone in tears.. one of their friends has been missing for three days and he was just found beaten and in critical condition (unlikely to survive)… been a shitty couple of weeks here… seems it was drug related… two people have been taken in custudy.

https://www.9news.com.au/national/mount-mee-update-two-people-arrested-after-man-found-with-serious-injuries-in-queensland-moreton-bay-region/4b633553-d24e-4449-a74a-24db7807aa15

I have spoken to the kid maybe a dozen times so I didn’t know him overly well but Twin 2 is a bit shaken..

Bugger.

Michael V said:

diddly-squat said:

Just had one of the twins on the phone in tears.. one of their friends has been missing for three days and he was just found beaten and in critical condition (unlikely to survive)… been a shitty couple of weeks here… seems it was drug related… two people have been taken in custudy.

https://www.9news.com.au/national/mount-mee-update-two-people-arrested-after-man-found-with-serious-injuries-in-queensland-moreton-bay-region/4b633553-d24e-4449-a74a-24db7807aa15

I have spoken to the kid maybe a dozen times so I didn’t know him overly well but Twin 2 is a bit shaken..

Bugger.

Yeah that isn’t good

I’ve noticed that liberal commentators like to use an indoor setting in their videos whereas conservative intellectuals prefer to record videos in their cars. What this tells us, I don’t know.

Case in point this “professional dating coach”.
https://youtu.be/XI3HVNlplx0?si=nUSxl4IwCs8_Lkt-

Cymek said:

Michael V said:

diddly-squat said:

Just had one of the twins on the phone in tears.. one of their friends has been missing for three days and he was just found beaten and in critical condition (unlikely to survive)… been a shitty couple of weeks here… seems it was drug related… two people have been taken in custudy.

https://www.9news.com.au/national/mount-mee-update-two-people-arrested-after-man-found-with-serious-injuries-in-queensland-moreton-bay-region/4b633553-d24e-4449-a74a-24db7807aa15

I have spoken to the kid maybe a dozen times so I didn’t know him overly well but Twin 2 is a bit shaken..

Bugger.

Yeah that isn’t good

A lot of violence seems emotionally driven.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Cymek said:

Michael V said:

Bugger.

Yeah that isn’t good

A lot of violence seems emotionally driven.

From what I read it is, or substance usage at the time or often both.

diddly-squat said:

Just had one of the twins on the phone in tears.. one of their friends has been missing for three days and he was just found beaten and in critical condition (unlikely to survive)… been a shitty couple of weeks here… seems it was drug related… two people have been taken in custudy.

https://www.9news.com.au/national/mount-mee-update-two-people-arrested-after-man-found-with-serious-injuries-in-queensland-moreton-bay-region/4b633553-d24e-4449-a74a-24db7807aa15

I have spoken to the kid maybe a dozen times so I didn’t know him overly well but Twin 2 is a bit shaken..

That’s rough.

Cymek said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Cymek said:

Yeah that isn’t good

A lot of violence seems emotionally driven.

From what I read it is, or substance usage at the time or often both.

Drugs can be triggers, that interfere with normal behaviour.

Emotion must play a part, I can’t see anything like that being emotion free.

But I’m not an expert.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Cymek said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

A lot of violence seems emotionally driven.

From what I read it is, or substance usage at the time or often both.

Drugs can be triggers, that interfere with normal behaviour.

Emotion must play a part, I can’t see anything like that being emotion free.

But I’m not an expert.

A lot of jealously issues, one person brings up the past (real or imagined) and it becomes ugly

Cymek said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Cymek said:

From what I read it is, or substance usage at the time or often both.

Drugs can be triggers, that interfere with normal behaviour.

Emotion must play a part, I can’t see anything like that being emotion free.

But I’m not an expert.

A lot of jealously issues, one person brings up the past (real or imagined) and it becomes ugly

I’ll go with this.

Drugs are co-contributing factors.

Emotions are co-contributing factors.

I’m back. I’ll just have to catch up with what you lot have been doing while I’ve been sitting in the car.

Peak Warming Man said:

buffy said:

Good morning Holidayers. Presently 7 degrees at the back door. Still dark. There is some wind about. We are forecast a partly cloudy 17 degrees.

We are off to Geelong in about half an hour. I’d better feed the dogs. They have woken up with me, so that’s good.

Are the dogs going to be Home Alone.

They were indeed. Locked into the Dog Palace. I expect they slept together on the couch the whole time.

Cymek said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Cymek said:

Yeah that isn’t good

A lot of violence seems emotionally driven.

From what I read it is, or substance usage at the time or often both.

it seems it was related to the sale/distribution of drugs

Sarah sent me this.

https://www.tiktok.com/@dougmcneall/video/7362205564006452512

sarahs mum said:

Sarah sent me this.

https://www.tiktok.com/@dougmcneall/video/7362205564006452512

Nice

dv said:

sarahs mum said:

Sarah sent me this.

https://www.tiktok.com/@dougmcneall/video/7362205564006452512

Nice

I thought the Atacama was the winner.

sarahs mum said:

dv said:

sarahs mum said:

Sarah sent me this.

https://www.tiktok.com/@dougmcneall/video/7362205564006452512

Nice

I thought the Atacama was the winner.

My money would have been on Antarctic deserts

dv said:

sarahs mum said:

dv said:

Nice

I thought the Atacama was the winner.

My money would have been on Antarctic deserts

Would just take one extreme weather event to mix things up.

They are always inventing new ways to die, with the latest being:

>>1,200-horsepower, 250-mph, V12 quad bike seeks world’s fastest farmer

https://newatlas.com/automotive/1200-hp-v12-engler-superquad/

Fog Catchers in Atacama Desert – Living Atlas Chile 3:20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8TBdrzemiM

sarahs mum said:

Fog Catchers in Atacama Desert – Living Atlas Chile 3:20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8TBdrzemiM

These fog catchers in the Atacama Desert, Peru, also known as the driest place on earth, capture 10000 liters of freshwater a day.

—-

that’s a useful quantity.

sarahs mum said:

sarahs mum said:

Fog Catchers in Atacama Desert – Living Atlas Chile 3:20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8TBdrzemiM

These fog catchers in the Atacama Desert, Peru, also known as the driest place on earth, capture 10000 liters of freshwater a day.

—-

that’s a useful quantity.

It sure is, I wonder where it all goes when not captured, maybe it just gets sucked up by the sun.

Peak Warming Man said:

sarahs mum said:

sarahs mum said:

Fog Catchers in Atacama Desert – Living Atlas Chile 3:20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8TBdrzemiM

These fog catchers in the Atacama Desert, Peru, also known as the driest place on earth, capture 10000 liters of freshwater a day.

—-

that’s a useful quantity.

It sure is, I wonder where it all goes when not captured, maybe it just gets sucked up by the sun.

yep, goes back into the water cycle and returns as fog the next day.

Today I am wearing an oversized grey cabled woolen polo neck jumper i bought 20 years ago next month in Belfast for 5 euros. i was so impressed with this deal. Brett did not like the jumper. Told me he hated polo necks. And so I said ‘good.’ It’s still a bargain.

No sign of Bubblecar today.

buffy said:

No sign of Bubblecar today.

can I lure him out with a photo from Sarah the Scottish printmaker’s studio?

sarahs mum said:

buffy said:

No sign of Bubblecar today.

can I lure him out with a photo from Sarah the Scottish printmaker’s studio?

What about that kii going off the grid so terminators can’t travel back in time to find her, never to see her again

Food report: Food has been a bit eclectic today. I et a bowl of cornflakes and milk about 5.30am. Then we had milkshakes on the way to Geelong. Then after Mr buffy finished at the dentist we stopped at the bakery in Inverleigh for a piece of slice each. And then hamburgers with the lot from the Blue Yabby Cafe in Lismore (Victoria, for those who got confused last time I mentioned it) at 11.30am. I’ve eaten half a dozen dark chocolate coated licorice bullets during the afternoon and I just et a handful of nuts (cashews/peanuts/almonds). I’m going to strip off the meat from the leftovers of last night’s roasted chicken bits in double smoke sauce and we will have a sammich each for tea. Tomorrow I intend to boost up the veggies to make up the deficit.

buffy said:

Food report: Food has been a bit eclectic today. I et a bowl of cornflakes and milk about 5.30am. Then we had milkshakes on the way to Geelong. Then after Mr buffy finished at the dentist we stopped at the bakery in Inverleigh for a piece of slice each. And then hamburgers with the lot from the Blue Yabby Cafe in Lismore (Victoria, for those who got confused last time I mentioned it) at 11.30am. I’ve eaten half a dozen dark chocolate coated licorice bullets during the afternoon and I just et a handful of nuts (cashews/peanuts/almonds). I’m going to strip off the meat from the leftovers of last night’s roasted chicken bits in double smoke sauce and we will have a sammich each for tea. Tomorrow I intend to boost up the veggies to make up the deficit.

ooo. licorice bullets.

sarahs mum said:

buffy said:

Food report: Food has been a bit eclectic today. I et a bowl of cornflakes and milk about 5.30am. Then we had milkshakes on the way to Geelong. Then after Mr buffy finished at the dentist we stopped at the bakery in Inverleigh for a piece of slice each. And then hamburgers with the lot from the Blue Yabby Cafe in Lismore (Victoria, for those who got confused last time I mentioned it) at 11.30am. I’ve eaten half a dozen dark chocolate coated licorice bullets during the afternoon and I just et a handful of nuts (cashews/peanuts/almonds). I’m going to strip off the meat from the leftovers of last night’s roasted chicken bits in double smoke sauce and we will have a sammich each for tea. Tomorrow I intend to boost up the veggies to make up the deficit.

ooo. licorice bullets.

They are useful as you can suck off the chocolate and then re gift them as licorice

Yoghurt (vanilla) and cheese (maasdam) here so far.

Cymek said:

sarahs mum said:

buffy said:

Food report: Food has been a bit eclectic today. I et a bowl of cornflakes and milk about 5.30am. Then we had milkshakes on the way to Geelong. Then after Mr buffy finished at the dentist we stopped at the bakery in Inverleigh for a piece of slice each. And then hamburgers with the lot from the Blue Yabby Cafe in Lismore (Victoria, for those who got confused last time I mentioned it) at 11.30am. I’ve eaten half a dozen dark chocolate coated licorice bullets during the afternoon and I just et a handful of nuts (cashews/peanuts/almonds). I’m going to strip off the meat from the leftovers of last night’s roasted chicken bits in double smoke sauce and we will have a sammich each for tea. Tomorrow I intend to boost up the veggies to make up the deficit.

ooo. licorice bullets.

They are useful as you can suck off the chocolate and then re gift them as licorice

Yes, give them to friends who are allergic to chocolate, its a win win.

sarahs mum said:

buffy said:

Food report: Food has been a bit eclectic today. I et a bowl of cornflakes and milk about 5.30am. Then we had milkshakes on the way to Geelong. Then after Mr buffy finished at the dentist we stopped at the bakery in Inverleigh for a piece of slice each. And then hamburgers with the lot from the Blue Yabby Cafe in Lismore (Victoria, for those who got confused last time I mentioned it) at 11.30am. I’ve eaten half a dozen dark chocolate coated licorice bullets during the afternoon and I just et a handful of nuts (cashews/peanuts/almonds). I’m going to strip off the meat from the leftovers of last night’s roasted chicken bits in double smoke sauce and we will have a sammich each for tea. Tomorrow I intend to boost up the veggies to make up the deficit.

ooo. licorice bullets.

Our IGA stocks 500g packs (they have milk choc ones and dark ones) packaged in Welland SA by “Yummy Snack Foods”. “Made in Australia from at least 78% Australian ingredients”.

I walk past that rack every week when I shop. But a pack lasts me a week or two if there is no-one else in the house eating them. I only eat two at a time.

buffy said:

sarahs mum said:

buffy said:

Food report: Food has been a bit eclectic today. I et a bowl of cornflakes and milk about 5.30am. Then we had milkshakes on the way to Geelong. Then after Mr buffy finished at the dentist we stopped at the bakery in Inverleigh for a piece of slice each. And then hamburgers with the lot from the Blue Yabby Cafe in Lismore (Victoria, for those who got confused last time I mentioned it) at 11.30am. I’ve eaten half a dozen dark chocolate coated licorice bullets during the afternoon and I just et a handful of nuts (cashews/peanuts/almonds). I’m going to strip off the meat from the leftovers of last night’s roasted chicken bits in double smoke sauce and we will have a sammich each for tea. Tomorrow I intend to boost up the veggies to make up the deficit.

ooo. licorice bullets.

Our IGA stocks 500g packs (they have milk choc ones and dark ones) packaged in Welland SA by “Yummy Snack Foods”. “Made in Australia from at least 78% Australian ingredients”.

I walk past that rack every week when I shop. But a pack lasts me a week or two if there is no-one else in the house eating them. I only eat two at a time.

my treat today is a milky bar kit kat.

sarahs mum said:

buffy said:

sarahs mum said:

ooo. licorice bullets.

Our IGA stocks 500g packs (they have milk choc ones and dark ones) packaged in Welland SA by “Yummy Snack Foods”. “Made in Australia from at least 78% Australian ingredients”.

I walk past that rack every week when I shop. But a pack lasts me a week or two if there is no-one else in the house eating them. I only eat two at a time.

my treat today is a milky bar kit kat.

I had a Lindt ball when my conveyancer stressed me. So far she’s had the wrong address on the section 32 and next didn’t notice there were conflicting dates in the contract.

OCDC said:

sarahs mum said:

buffy said:

Our IGA stocks 500g packs (they have milk choc ones and dark ones) packaged in Welland SA by “Yummy Snack Foods”. “Made in Australia from at least 78% Australian ingredients”.

I walk past that rack every week when I shop. But a pack lasts me a week or two if there is no-one else in the house eating them. I only eat two at a time.

my treat today is a milky bar kit kat.

I had a Lindt ball when my conveyancer stressed me. So far she’s had the wrong address on the section 32 and next didn’t notice there were conflicting dates in the contract.

good pick up.

sarahs mum said:

sarahs mum said:

Fog Catchers in Atacama Desert – Living Atlas Chile 3:20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8TBdrzemiM

These fog catchers in the Atacama Desert, Peru, also known as the driest place on earth, capture 10000 liters of freshwater a day.

—-

that’s a useful quantity.

Nice.

Getting some rain toady, at last.

I can hear the rumbling thunder getting closer, and I’m loving it.

Can you spot the property where the fellow didn’t want to sell to the developers because he was a eucalypt geneticist and this was home.

party_pants said:

Getting some rain toady, at last.

I can hear the rumbling thunder getting closer, and I’m loving it.

Do you have a tin roof

party_pants said:

Getting some rain toady, at last.

I can hear the rumbling thunder getting closer, and I’m loving it.

Do you have a tin roof

party_pants said:

Getting some rain toady, at last.

I can hear the rumbling thunder getting closer, and I’m loving it.

Do you have a tin roof

party_pants said:

Getting some rain toady, at last.

I can hear the rumbling thunder getting closer, and I’m loving it.

Do you have a tin roof

Woodie said:

party_pants said:

Getting some rain toady, at last.

I can hear the rumbling thunder getting closer, and I’m loving it.

Do you have a tin roof

colourbond steel.

party_pants said:

Woodie said:

party_pants said:

Getting some rain toady, at last.

I can hear the rumbling thunder getting closer, and I’m loving it.

Do you have a tin roof

colourbond steel.

I love rain on a tin roof. So cosy. 😁

Brassy sunset here giving everything a warm glow

dv said:

Brassy sunset here giving everything a warm glow

dv said:

Brassy sunset here giving everything a warm glow

Acshully we call that yellow looking sunset the “ion storm”.

Whoops … hello peoples

monkey skipper said:

Whoops … hello peoples

Howdy. I hope stuff is well with you.

party_pants said:

monkey skipper said:

Whoops … hello peoples

Howdy. I hope stuff is well with you.

Yeah … all things considered

Ya know…….. Reality television. It’s an oxymoron.

It might be television, but there’s nothing even close to reality in it.

Warm morning.
Feeling blergh.

Harvey Weinstein to be retried…

Tau.Neutrino said:

Harvey Weinstein to be retried…

…I hope a longer sentence brings him peace and happiness.

kii said:

Warm morning.
Feeling blergh.

Same, girl

Good morning Holidayers. Presently 4 degrees at the back door, 100m visibility fog happening. We are forecast a mostly sunny 19. It’s usually a sunny sort of day after a fog at this time of year.

I haven’t decided on today’s activities. Possibilities include moving some firewood to stack, painting a wall, pulling out weeds, doing some IDs on iNaturalist. Maybe a quick drive out to the local cemetery to check on Autumn plant activity. Although that is likely to yield Not Very Much of Interest.

dv said:

kii said:

Warm morning.
Feeling blergh.

Same, girl

Okay, boy.

Hello forum. 7° when I woke, has since dropped to 6°. Another sunny day ahead. Outernetting today – pharmacies and supermarket and Kmart IICBA. Brekkie to be eggs and sautéed leek.

OCDC said:

Hello forum. 7° when I woke, has since dropped to 6°. Another sunny day ahead. Outernetting today – pharmacies and supermarket and Kmart IICBA. Brekkie to be eggs and sautéed leek.

I’ve etten a couple of buttered weetbix. When Mr buffy gets back from the therapy pool exercises we will walk the dogs to the bakery and I’ll have a mocha. In the meantime I have done some stretches and not done my small weights routine. Because I am about to go and move firewood by wheelbarrow, so I don’t think I need to do weights today. I’ve also done some fungus IDing on iNaturalist. I am having to drag out the fungi knowledge which has been put aside for some months now.

Morning punters and correctors.
Nothing to report.
Over.

>>Nothing to report.

I stand corrected, it’s spitting rain.

Subtitles are fun.
Cruise ship ligament.

In other news, the two people arrested in connection with incident I mentioned yesterday have been formally charged; including drug offenses and charges of deprivation of liberty, torture and attempted murder. The young man that was their victim is still in a critical condition.

diddly-squat said:

In other news, the two people arrested in connection with incident I mentioned yesterday have been formally charged; including drug offenses and charges of deprivation of liberty, torture and attempted murder. The young man that was their victim is still in a critical condition.

Is extreme violence really going through the roof here, or is it just being reported more?

Hello

The Rev Dodgson said:

diddly-squat said:

In other news, the two people arrested in connection with incident I mentioned yesterday have been formally charged; including drug offenses and charges of deprivation of liberty, torture and attempted murder. The young man that was their victim is still in a critical condition.

Is extreme violence really going through the roof here, or is it just being reported more?

the latter, I think…

diddly-squat said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

diddly-squat said:

In other news, the two people arrested in connection with incident I mentioned yesterday have been formally charged; including drug offenses and charges of deprivation of liberty, torture and attempted murder. The young man that was their victim is still in a critical condition.

Is extreme violence really going through the roof here, or is it just being reported more?

the latter, I think…

+1

Blame the ’24-hour news cycle’.

The media needs to fill the space, so they’ll write, then re-write a story so that it appears ‘fresh’.

This is not something new.

AussieDJ said:

diddly-squat said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Is extreme violence really going through the roof here, or is it just being reported more?

the latter, I think…

+1

Blame the ’24-hour news cycle’.

The media needs to fill the space, so they’ll write, then re-write a story so that it appears ‘fresh’.

This is not something new.

‘This is not something new.’ … this process has been going on for many years.

AussieDJ said:

diddly-squat said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Is extreme violence really going through the roof here, or is it just being reported more?

the latter, I think…

+1

Blame the ’24-hour news cycle’.

The media needs to fill the space, so they’ll write, then re-write a story so that it appears ‘fresh’.

This is not something new.

in fairness.. this particular story has had very little coverage

Those two brothers missing in Mexico is a worry, hopefully kidnapped and held for ransom and not a worst case scenario

Cymek said:

Those two brothers missing in Mexico is a worry, hopefully kidnapped and held for ransom and not a worst case scenario

Not looking good, think it’s drug related.

Have we done the weekly news quiz?

Link

I gor 4/10. Obviously I haven’t been concentrating.

Peak Warming Man said:

Cymek said:

Those two brothers missing in Mexico is a worry, hopefully kidnapped and held for ransom and not a worst case scenario

Not looking good, think it’s drug related.

Could be, silly if they did get involved as Mexico in notorious for drug war deaths