Lots of hugs and all the best wishes one could possibly send in current circumstances – betcha never forget this birthday!
Hope there’s an ale or two in the fridge to celebrate with, and plenty fuel for the generator :)
Happy Burpday PM, may your power be restored so that you may celebrate in style.
Have a good one mate. power or no power cleanup or no cleanup
at least stop for a bit of cake or whatever you love to on your birthday.
Happy Birthday PM.
Make a bonfire on an ant’s nest and dance about.
Hippy Bathday, may you have many more…
Happy Birthday from me too PM :)
Happy hippys to you. If you were here we could share the Mississippi Mud Cake I made last night. Would have been good with “Happy Birthday” and a candle or two on top.
a good day to celebrate being alive :)
happy b’day master.
aquarius i believe. they are the water carriers and ‘spose to be smart.
i hope you can get some time off and a cold beer at the bar.
is the power back on yet?
Happy Birthday, PM :) Hope you get at least a little rest away from the bitey ants!
Happy Birthday PM
Hope everyday gets a little easier over there.
Best wishes
Happy birthday PM.
thank you forum friends and thank you for your warm wishes.
Now a chocolate mudcake would be sweet, but alas, still no power and ergo no oven. But speaking of ergon, they have gifted me with a new stobie pole today, it maybe a day or so before we are back on the grid. I wonder if solar panels are the go? I do have a cold beer and some time off… the clean up at work is progressing well, and while I have done some work from home this morning, I have also gone to the movies, and do yourself a favour “True Grit” is a great movie. Fantastic story telling, great acting, and the odd typical Coen brothers scene which will make you squirm.
And as a special treat. Peking Duck for dinner!
pain master said:
And as a special treat. Peking Duck for dinner!
awwwww…who?
Yeehah said:
Lots of hugs and all the best wishes one could possibly send in current circumstances – betcha never forget this birthday!Hope there’s an ale or two in the fridge to celebrate with, and plenty fuel for the generator :)
you got in early with the birthday wished Yeehah!
hortfurball said:
Happy Burpday PM, may your power be restored so that you may celebrate in style.
wishful thinking hfb, might be Turdsday before the power is back on!
roughbarked said:
Have a good one mate. power or no power cleanup or no cleanupat least stop for a bit of cake or whatever you love to on your birthday.
cake, beer its all good. Got some Coopers too!
Happy Potter said:
Happy Birthday PM.
Make a bonfire on an ant’s nest and dance about.
if I go anywhere near an ants nest, I dance even without flames!
pain master said:
cake, beer its all good. Got some Coopers too!
I see in TCM Obits, one of the Coopers’ maestros passed away last November…
Dinetta said:
Hippy Bathday, may you have many more…
I hope so, this one has been pretty good so far!
AnneS said:
Happy Birthday from me too PM :)
cheers Anne :)
pomolo said:
Happy hippys to you. If you were here we could share the Mississippi Mud Cake I made last night. Would have been good with “Happy Birthday” and a candle or two on top.
Aussie post it?
bluegreen said:
a good day to celebrate being alive :)
everyday above ground is a good day.
pepe said:
happy b’day master.aquarius i believe. they are the water carriers and ‘spose to be smart.
i hope you can get some time off and a cold beer at the bar.is the power back on yet?
no power. its like camping out inside your own house. But i have cold beer, and i have some good stories about being aquarius and water carrying. Hopefully will be able to one day chat to you about that over a cold beer???
bon008 said:
Happy Birthday, PM :) Hope you get at least a little rest away from the bitey ants!
no bitey ants today bon… they have made a bit of a mess to me and GF… but we have salve and beer so all good here!
Muschee said:
Happy Birthday PMHope everyday gets a little easier over there.
Best wishes
but Muschee, there’s nothing like a challenge to help remember that you are alive! the old cliche, what doesn’t kill you springs to mind???
Veg gardener said:
Happy birthday PM.
cheers Veg. :)
Dinetta said:
pain master said:And as a special treat. Peking Duck for dinner!
awwwww…who?
I found one in the shops, so not one of ours…
Dinetta said:
pain master said:cake, beer its all good. Got some Coopers too!
I see in TCM Obits, one of the Coopers’ maestros passed away last November…
:( Vale old beer brewing guy…
its easy to dominate the LHC when its your bidet! Yay!
pain master said:
thank you forum friends and thank you for your warm wishes.Now a chocolate mudcake would be sweet, but alas, still no power and ergo no oven. But speaking of ergon, they have gifted me with a new stobie pole today, it maybe a day or so before we are back on the grid. I wonder if solar panels are the go? I do have a cold beer and some time off… the clean up at work is progressing well, and while I have done some work from home this morning, I have also gone to the movies, and do yourself a favour “True Grit” is a great movie. Fantastic story telling, great acting, and the odd typical Coen brothers scene which will make you squirm.
And as a special treat. Peking Duck for dinner!
Over this way, solar panels which are connected into the grid (so you get credit back from the power company) won’t function when the grid is down. Which is a bit stupid really – you’d think if you had solar panels you should be able to use them in a power cut! I believe it’s supposed to be for safety reasons, but I’m not sure of the details.
bon008 said:
pain master said:
thank you forum friends and thank you for your warm wishes.Now a chocolate mudcake would be sweet, but alas, still no power and ergo no oven. But speaking of ergon, they have gifted me with a new stobie pole today, it maybe a day or so before we are back on the grid. I wonder if solar panels are the go? I do have a cold beer and some time off… the clean up at work is progressing well, and while I have done some work from home this morning, I have also gone to the movies, and do yourself a favour “True Grit” is a great movie. Fantastic story telling, great acting, and the odd typical Coen brothers scene which will make you squirm.
And as a special treat. Peking Duck for dinner!
Over this way, solar panels which are connected into the grid (so you get credit back from the power company) won’t function when the grid is down. Which is a bit stupid really – you’d think if you had solar panels you should be able to use them in a power cut! I believe it’s supposed to be for safety reasons, but I’m not sure of the details.
ohhh really… might investigate.
Happy birthday PM:) Hope is was a corker of a day for you:)
HUGE GIANT HUGS>>>>>>>>>:)
Lucky1 said:
Happy birthday PM:) Hope is was a corker of a day for you:)HUGE GIANT HUGS>>>>>>>>>:)
Thank you Lucky, always happy to accept hugs from you and the Elf! Cheers!
Over this way, solar panels which are connected into the grid (so you get credit back from the power company) won’t function when the grid is down. Which is a bit stupid really – you’d think if you had solar panels you should be able to use them in a power cut! I believe it’s supposed to be for safety reasons, but I’m not sure of the details.
——————
it’s stupid but true.
our PV cells generate up to 1kW but if there’s a power failure we get nothing.
pain master said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:cake, beer its all good. Got some Coopers too!
I see in TCM Obits, one of the Coopers’ maestros passed away last November…
:( Vale old beer brewing guy…
how do you come by such a rare piece of knowledge D?
pain master said:
pepe said:
happy b’day master.aquarius i believe. they are the water carriers and ‘spose to be smart.
i hope you can get some time off and a cold beer at the bar.is the power back on yet?
no power. its like camping out inside your own house. But i have cold beer, and i have some good stories about being aquarius and water carrying. Hopefully will be able to one day chat to you about that over a cold beer???
we’re going to see the dalai lama in melbourne in mid winter. could be a talk over mulled wine.
pepe said:
pain master said:
pepe said:
happy b’day master.aquarius i believe. they are the water carriers and ‘spose to be smart.
i hope you can get some time off and a cold beer at the bar.is the power back on yet?
no power. its like camping out inside your own house. But i have cold beer, and i have some good stories about being aquarius and water carrying. Hopefully will be able to one day chat to you about that over a cold beer???
we’re going to see the dalai lama in melbourne in mid winter. could be a talk over mulled wine.
Hmmmm?
Happy Birthday, Glad to hear you had a coldie :)
pain master said:
Muschee said:
Happy Birthday PMHope everyday gets a little easier over there.
Best wishes
but Muschee, there’s nothing like a challenge to help remember that you are alive! the old cliche, what doesn’t kill you springs to mind???
Yep so true PM…but as we get older (no I’m not havin a dig :) these challenges can be more difficult to deal with.
daff said:
Happy Birthday, Glad to hear you had a coldie :)
Cheers Daff, it took some fuel and a gennie, but a cold beer was had by all!
Muschee said:
pain master said:
Muschee said:
Happy Birthday PMHope everyday gets a little easier over there.
Best wishes
but Muschee, there’s nothing like a challenge to help remember that you are alive! the old cliche, what doesn’t kill you springs to mind???
Yep so true PM…but as we get older (no I’m not havin a dig :) these challenges can be more difficult to deal with.
no dig accepted… I know what you meant
pain master said:
Muschee said:
pain master said:but Muschee, there’s nothing like a challenge to help remember that you are alive! the old cliche, what doesn’t kill you springs to mind???
Yep so true PM…but as we get older (no I’m not havin a dig :) these challenges can be more difficult to deal with.
no dig accepted… I know what you meant
:o) well goodnight PM, I’m sure this will be a memorable Birthday. Hope the rest of your night is very nice for you.
pepe said:
pain master said:
Dinetta said:I see in TCM Obits, one of the Coopers’ maestros passed away last November…
:( Vale old beer brewing guy…
how do you come by such a rare piece of knowledge D?
OK, it was in The Courier Mail obitury (F7): every day except Sunday they choose a remarkable person from all the obits submitted…sometimes it takes a while to get into the paper but I often read them as there’s some tremenjus achievements to be read…
On Monday, the obit was for the Cooper’s chap: although he had passed away in November last year. I guess somebody had only just submitted the obituary?
The Courier Mail is Queensland’s national newspaper…you don’t have to be a Queenslander to end up in the obits of our State newspaper…
pain master said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:And as a special treat. Peking Duck for dinner!
awwwww…who?
I found one in the shops, so not one of ours…
Now that I have chickens and have indicated that they will have a cushy retirement plan with me, my new man keeps teasing me by asking people if they have any good roast chicken recipes, and he tells the chickens that if they don’t lay an egg a day then it’s the roasting pan for them, LOL! Anyway, just as well that I feel the way I do, because I found out that according to my council by laws, it is illegal to kill an animal here unless euthanised by a vet. Interesting…
pain master said:
Yeehah said:
Lots of hugs and all the best wishes one could possibly send in current circumstances – betcha never forget this birthday!Hope there’s an ale or two in the fridge to celebrate with, and plenty fuel for the generator :)
you got in early with the birthday wished Yeehah!
If I said I made sure I stayed up past midnight on purpose so I could be the first to post your HB wishes it would sound lame – so don’t think that’s what I did alright :P !!!!!
Yeehah said:
pain master said:
Yeehah said:
Lots of hugs and all the best wishes one could possibly send in current circumstances – betcha never forget this birthday!Hope there’s an ale or two in the fridge to celebrate with, and plenty fuel for the generator :)
you got in early with the birthday wished Yeehah!
If I said I made sure I stayed up past midnight on purpose so I could be the first to post your HB wishes it would sound lame – so don’t think that’s what I did alright :P !!!!!
I still appreciate your effort! :)
pepe said:
Over this way, solar panels which are connected into the grid (so you get credit back from the power company) won’t function when the grid is down. Which is a bit stupid really – you’d think if you had solar panels you should be able to use them in a power cut! I believe it’s supposed to be for safety reasons, but I’m not sure of the details.
——————
it’s stupid but true.our PV cells generate up to 1kW but if there’s a power failure we get nothing.
The excess power needs to be channeled somewhere. Up at Debbie’s place the excess power goes into a huge amount of batteries that are used at night for lights, TV and such.
bon008 said:
Over this way, solar panels which are connected into the grid (so you get credit back from the power company) won’t function when the grid is down. Which is a bit stupid really – you’d think if you had solar panels you should be able to use them in a power cut! I believe it’s supposed to be for safety reasons, but I’m not sure of the details.
Need batteries to store the power. They’re called stand-alone systems. If you’re already connected to the grid it costs more for the batteries than it’s probably worth to give you the same power availabilty that you have from the grid. For most people it’s a bit challenging to have to audit their power use and gear it back to the capability of the system they’re able to afford.
Our house on the bush block was gonna cost $25,000+ to hook up to the grid, and that can buy a lot of solar power. But seeing as we spent a bit more than that on legal fees for two Family Law custody matters, we couldn’t afford the big flash setup. Instead we did the budget, bare-minimum setup: initially we spent $800 on 100 watts of panels, a cheap little inverter that would run small appliances and $250 on a truck battery. Months later the panels went down to $650 and we got another two sets of 100 watts, which is fine for the one battery – any more and it might be worth investing in another battery. A bit further along in time we bought a 1500 watt inverter so that we could run larger appliances or plug more things in at once without upsetting the tiny inverter.
Nowadays I use the little inverter plugged into the car cigarette lighter outlet to charge things like my laptop as we drive!
Each 100 watt “panel” actually consists of 5 × 20 watt panels that came in kit form that Mr Y had to wire together and make a frame for and rivet the panels to. Those frames just sit out on the ground, the grand plan was to make a bigger frame to house multiple panels, but I guess the house will be sold with the setup as is.
The ceiling lights in the house are all low-voltage wired directly to the battery on a 12 volt wiring system, so lights can be used at any time, but we have pull-cord switches. The 95-litre camp fridge (can run as half fridge and half freezer, but the space is all used for fridge atm, besides it uses less power) is wired directly to the battery but it can be switched off, which Mr Y does sometimes when the panels struggle to keep the battery charged. (We were broke for so long that running the generator to charge the battery was not an option – we just couldn’t afford the extra $10-$20 a week for generator fuel, so we were very careful to eat the food we had in the fridge before it went off!).
Mind you, you can’t just plug things in willy-nilly in the house – there aren’t any power points! We run an extension cord inside and only turn the inverter on when there’s plenty of charge in the battery. Otherwise there’s a small generator that will run the washing machine, vacuum or iron (one at a time); or a thumping big old generator that will run everything and more but send you deaf in the process, lol!
Yeehah said:
…or a thumping big old generator that will run everything and more but send you deaf in the process, lol!
At the camp, we had an old truck engine to use as a generator, it also ran the welder…however such were the lamps back in those days you could only have one light on at a time in the caravan (I think the men’s tent had one light as well, plus the hurricane lamps…)
Lucky1 said:
pepe said:
Over this way, solar panels which are connected into the grid (so you get credit back from the power company) won’t function when the grid is down. Which is a bit stupid really – you’d think if you had solar panels you should be able to use them in a power cut! I believe it’s supposed to be for safety reasons, but I’m not sure of the details.
——————
it’s stupid but true.our PV cells generate up to 1kW but if there’s a power failure we get nothing.
The excess power needs to be channeled somewhere. Up at Debbie’s place the excess power goes into a huge amount of batteries that are used at night for lights, TV and such.
I wonder if you’re allowed to be connected to the grid, AND have the batteries there for when the grid is down?
Yeehah said:
bon008 said:Over this way, solar panels which are connected into the grid (so you get credit back from the power company) won’t function when the grid is down. Which is a bit stupid really – you’d think if you had solar panels you should be able to use them in a power cut! I believe it’s supposed to be for safety reasons, but I’m not sure of the details.
Need batteries to store the power. They’re called stand-alone systems. If you’re already connected to the grid it costs more for the batteries than it’s probably worth to give you the same power availabilty that you have from the grid. For most people it’s a bit challenging to have to audit their power use and gear it back to the capability of the system they’re able to afford.
Our house on the bush block was gonna cost $25,000+ to hook up to the grid, and that can buy a lot of solar power. But seeing as we spent a bit more than that on legal fees for two Family Law custody matters, we couldn’t afford the big flash setup. Instead we did the budget, bare-minimum setup: initially we spent $800 on 100 watts of panels, a cheap little inverter that would run small appliances and $250 on a truck battery. Months later the panels went down to $650 and we got another two sets of 100 watts, which is fine for the one battery – any more and it might be worth investing in another battery. A bit further along in time we bought a 1500 watt inverter so that we could run larger appliances or plug more things in at once without upsetting the tiny inverter.
Nowadays I use the little inverter plugged into the car cigarette lighter outlet to charge things like my laptop as we drive!
Each 100 watt “panel” actually consists of 5 × 20 watt panels that came in kit form that Mr Y had to wire together and make a frame for and rivet the panels to. Those frames just sit out on the ground, the grand plan was to make a bigger frame to house multiple panels, but I guess the house will be sold with the setup as is.
The ceiling lights in the house are all low-voltage wired directly to the battery on a 12 volt wiring system, so lights can be used at any time, but we have pull-cord switches. The 95-litre camp fridge (can run as half fridge and half freezer, but the space is all used for fridge atm, besides it uses less power) is wired directly to the battery but it can be switched off, which Mr Y does sometimes when the panels struggle to keep the battery charged. (We were broke for so long that running the generator to charge the battery was not an option – we just couldn’t afford the extra $10-$20 a week for generator fuel, so we were very careful to eat the food we had in the fridge before it went off!).
Mind you, you can’t just plug things in willy-nilly in the house – there aren’t any power points! We run an extension cord inside and only turn the inverter on when there’s plenty of charge in the battery. Otherwise there’s a small generator that will run the washing machine, vacuum or iron (one at a time); or a thumping big old generator that will run everything and more but send you deaf in the process, lol!
.. and even more comprehensively! Thanks Yeehah :)
bon008 said:
I wonder if you’re allowed to be connected to the grid, AND have the batteries there for when the grid is down?
Yes, I think so… if you’re willing to pay + $20,000 per battery…
bon008 said:
I wonder if you’re allowed to be connected to the grid, AND have the batteries there for when the grid is down?
Dinetta said:
Yeehah said:…or a thumping big old generator that will run everything and more but send you deaf in the process, lol!
At the camp, we had an old truck engine to use as a generator, it also ran the welder…however such were the lamps back in those days you could only have one light on at a time in the caravan (I think the men’s tent had one light as well, plus the hurricane lamps…)
I grew up on 32 volt lights in the house. Seems like it was back in the stone age…not back in the 80’s, 70’s and 80’s.
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:
pepe said:
Over this way, solar panels which are connected into the grid (so you get credit back from the power company) won’t function when the grid is down. Which is a bit stupid really – you’d think if you had solar panels you should be able to use them in a power cut! I believe it’s supposed to be for safety reasons, but I’m not sure of the details.
——————
it’s stupid but true.our PV cells generate up to 1kW but if there’s a power failure we get nothing.
The excess power needs to be channeled somewhere. Up at Debbie’s place the excess power goes into a huge amount of batteries that are used at night for lights, TV and such.
I wonder if you’re allowed to be connected to the grid, AND have the batteries there for when the grid is down?
Dunno……
Lucky1 said:
I grew up on 32 volt lights in the house. Seems like it was back in the stone age…not back in the 80’s, 70’s and 80’s.
…and you survived…honestly I think our houses are over-lit at night…the Europeans my daughter was staying with, the general lighting was dim but they had standard lamps where they wanted them for reading and study, etc…
Dinetta said:
Lucky1 said:I grew up on 32 volt lights in the house. Seems like it was back in the stone age…not back in the 80’s, 70’s and 80’s.
…and you survived…honestly I think our houses are over-lit at night…the Europeans my daughter was staying with, the general lighting was dim but they had standard lamps where they wanted them for reading and study, etc…
Yep and I treasure those memories as not everyone lived this way. My kids lived this way too…how cool is that???
Lucky1 said:
Dinetta said:
Lucky1 said:I grew up on 32 volt lights in the house. Seems like it was back in the stone age…not back in the 80’s, 70’s and 80’s.
…and you survived…honestly I think our houses are over-lit at night…the Europeans my daughter was staying with, the general lighting was dim but they had standard lamps where they wanted them for reading and study, etc…
Yep and I treasure those memories as not everyone lived this way. My kids lived this way too…how cool is that???
Way cool, Lucky!
Lucky1 said:
Dinetta said:
Lucky1 said:I grew up on 32 volt lights in the house. Seems like it was back in the stone age…not back in the 80’s, 70’s and 80’s.
…and you survived…honestly I think our houses are over-lit at night…the Europeans my daughter was staying with, the general lighting was dim but they had standard lamps where they wanted them for reading and study, etc…
Yep and I treasure those memories as not everyone lived this way. My kids lived this way too…how cool is that???
Given how technologically advanced most houses are now, Littlemiss and Younger Son will have some stories to tell that are out of step with other kids their ages.
Younger Son spends every other week with his father. Now that house is like stepping waaaay back in time! He still has an open fire in the bedroom as his only source of heating. Although he does have a couple of solar panels and an inverter to run two lights, the radio and the laptops.
Younger Son doesn’t “watch telly” at either his father’s house or mine. One thing his father and I have always agreed on is that tv ain’t our favourite thing.
From me too.
Better late than never.
pain master said:
thank you forum friends and thank you for your warm wishes.Now a chocolate mudcake would be sweet, but alas, still no power and ergo no oven. But speaking of ergon, they have gifted me with a new stobie pole today, it maybe a day or so before we are back on the grid. I wonder if solar panels are the go? I do have a cold beer and some time off… the clean up at work is progressing well, and while I have done some work from home this morning, I have also gone to the movies, and do yourself a favour “True Grit” is a great movie. Fantastic story telling, great acting, and the odd typical Coen brothers scene which will make you squirm.
And as a special treat. Peking Duck for dinner!
I agree. GREAT movie.
pain master said:
pepe said:
pain master said:no power. its like camping out inside your own house. But i have cold beer, and i have some good stories about being aquarius and water carrying. Hopefully will be able to one day chat to you about that over a cold beer???
we’re going to see the dalai lama in melbourne in mid winter. could be a talk over mulled wine.
Hmmmm?
OMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM OMMMMMMMMMMMM
A bit late, but I hope your day was special and lots of birthday cheer had by all 
thank you Thee :)