Dunno what I’m still doing up.
Oh yes. Posting here, of course.
Happy May Day!
May already?
Currently 15, heading for sunny and 24. Slight chance of rain mid afternoon.
Skipping walkies today due to lung issues. Dr appt this afternoon, I want to ask if an asthma preventative is suitable for me. I expect tests to see what exactly is going on with my lungs. Damn covid!
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 8 degrees at the back door, still dark. We are forecast a partly cloudy 17 today.
My bushwandering friend is bringing her washing here at 8.00am and we will put it on for our machine to do its thing while we go to breakfast at the bakery. She is on tank water only and is very very low. Then she will pick up the wet washing and go home because she is having her house painted at the moment. She knows the guy doing it well, but she wants to be there.
Undecided about what I will do for the rest of the day. Gardening. Maybe mowing. The Great Aussie Fungi Hunt is over. It was only for April. I should go and see how many observations we ended up with. I will still be doing more identifications though because I’m sure I haven’t looked at all of them.
Must been slow news night
who cares celebrities attracting attention and sledging each other who fn cares…
Nice, next just put some beacons on the trees that signal when moved far and see what happens.
SCIENCE said:
Nice, next just put some beacons on the trees that signal when moved far and see what happens.
I’m quite enjoying Claire Hooper’s House of Games, but I am rather annoyed that they misspelled Caribbean as “carribean”.
Divine Angel said:
I’m quite enjoying Claire Hooper’s House of Games, but I am rather annoyed that they misspelled Caribbean as “carribean”.
Maybe Carri Bean is one of the characters?
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
I’m quite enjoying Claire Hooper’s House of Games, but I am rather annoyed that they misspelled Caribbean as “carribean”.
Maybe Carri Bean is one of the characters?
Not in Pirates of the carribean
I mean, it’s not as bad as this atrocity.
How did nobody get Leather Tuscadero?
Divine Angel said:
How did nobody get Leather Tuscadero?
What are you talking about…
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
How did nobody get Leather Tuscadero?
What are you talking about…
Claire Hooper’s House of Games
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
How did nobody get Leather Tuscadero?
What are you talking about…
Claire Hooper’s House of Games
On ABC iview
Divine Angel said:
Divine Angel said:
dv said:What are you talking about…
Claire Hooper’s House of Games
On ABC iview
Leather Tuscadero, younger sister of Pinky Tuscadero, an old flame of Fonzie’s, appears in seven episodes of Happy Days in Seasons 5 and 6.
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
How did nobody get Leather Tuscadero?
What are you talking about…
Claire Hooper’s House of Games
That looked interesting but I haven’t been able to catch it. What did you think of ‘The Floor’ after viewing it?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
dv said:What are you talking about…
Claire Hooper’s House of Games
That looked interesting but I haven’t been able to catch it. What did you think of ‘The Floor’ after viewing it?
I thought my brain doesn’t work that fast 🙂
I like the concept
Divine Angel said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:Claire Hooper’s House of Games
That looked interesting but I haven’t been able to catch it. What did you think of ‘The Floor’ after viewing it?
I thought my brain doesn’t work that fast 🙂
I like the concept
:-)
Games shows have really lost their edge since the downfall of Sale of the Century… they stopped finding people smart enough to be champions, spent a bucket load on bringing in the guy from Different strokes, who lost in the first game and then spent the rest of the week ‘co hosting’ or being adjudicator or something because contracultural agreements required him to be aired…
the Australian public could not understand the concept of my favourite Game show Jeopardy… so that tanked.. and that was it (beside mastermind which most people had never heard of) for game shows that really demonstrated the great divide of knowledge amongst Australian people. We need that sort of elitism back again..
Arts said:
Games shows have really lost their edge since the downfall of Sale of the Century… they stopped finding people smart enough to be champions, spent a bucket load on bringing in the guy from Different strokes, who lost in the first game and then spent the rest of the week ‘co hosting’ or being adjudicator or something because contracultural agreements required him to be aired…the Australian public could not understand the concept of my favourite Game show Jeopardy… so that tanked.. and that was it (beside mastermind which most people had never heard of) for game shows that really demonstrated the great divide of knowledge amongst Australian people. We need that sort of elitism back again..
Jeopardy is still goiing strog on SBS.
Arts said:
Games shows have really lost their edge since the downfall of Sale of the Century… they stopped finding people smart enough to be champions, spent a bucket load on bringing in the guy from Different strokes, who lost in the first game and then spent the rest of the week ‘co hosting’ or being adjudicator or something because contracultural agreements required him to be aired…the Australian public could not understand the concept of my favourite Game show Jeopardy… so that tanked.. and that was it (beside mastermind which most people had never heard of) for game shows that really demonstrated the great divide of knowledge amongst Australian people. We need that sort of elitism back again..
What is ‘a stupid concept’?
runs away
House of Games is mostly trivia, but twisted. Like Smash. You get a photo and a clue, and you have to smash the answers together. Example:
Photo of potato. Clue, “Bonnie Tyler’s hit song.”
Answer: Potatotal Eclipse of the Heart.
roughbarked said:
Arts said:
Games shows have really lost their edge since the downfall of Sale of the Century… they stopped finding people smart enough to be champions, spent a bucket load on bringing in the guy from Different strokes, who lost in the first game and then spent the rest of the week ‘co hosting’ or being adjudicator or something because contracultural agreements required him to be aired…the Australian public could not understand the concept of my favourite Game show Jeopardy… so that tanked.. and that was it (beside mastermind which most people had never heard of) for game shows that really demonstrated the great divide of knowledge amongst Australian people. We need that sort of elitism back again..
Jeopardy is still goiing strog on SBS.
the American Version…
Witty Rejoinder said:
Arts said:
Games shows have really lost their edge since the downfall of Sale of the Century… they stopped finding people smart enough to be champions, spent a bucket load on bringing in the guy from Different strokes, who lost in the first game and then spent the rest of the week ‘co hosting’ or being adjudicator or something because contracultural agreements required him to be aired…the Australian public could not understand the concept of my favourite Game show Jeopardy… so that tanked.. and that was it (beside mastermind which most people had never heard of) for game shows that really demonstrated the great divide of knowledge amongst Australian people. We need that sort of elitism back again..
What is ‘a stupid concept’?
runs away
I like the idea of cognitive flexibility. I tell my students all the time that when you are trying to learn something you should think about the problem in both ways.. find the answers to the questions and also the questions to the answers…
in teaching someone to spell you not only ask “How do you Spell potato” you also ask “What does p-o-t-a-t-o spell”
What is tiger’s milk, in this context? Is it aptly named?
Divine Angel said:
How did nobody get Leather Tuscadero?
Fonzies girlfriend wasn’t she ?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
Witty Rejoinder said:That looked interesting but I haven’t been able to catch it. What did you think of ‘The Floor’ after viewing it?
I thought my brain doesn’t work that fast 🙂
I like the concept
:-)
Drinking to excess helps me view the floor
dv said:
What is tiger’s milk, in this context? Is it aptly named?
A quick binge tells me that it is milk made from tiger’s nuts, but they also say it is vegan, which doesn’t make sense, so I just don’t know.
dv said:
What is tiger’s milk, in this context? Is it aptly named?
It’s a type of dressing. Usually with lime juice and seasonings to go on fish
puts new radiator in little car, filled with coolant, runs and temperature stabilized at usual thermostat temperature
gold star for me
quite easy job on that car
deserves a coffee does yours truly
other news our water bill is $1220
dv said:
What is tiger’s milk, in this context? Is it aptly named?
https://cevicheceviche.nl/?cevichepedia=what-is-tigers-milk/#:~:text=‘Leche%20de%20tigre’%20or%20’,add%20garlic%2C%20celery%20or%20ginger.
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
What is tiger’s milk, in this context? Is it aptly named?
It’s a type of dressing. Usually with lime juice and seasonings to go on fish
Cheers
Michael V said:
dv said:
What is tiger’s milk, in this context? Is it aptly named?
https://cevicheceviche.nl/?cevichepedia=what-is-tigers-milk/#:~:text=‘Leche%20de%20tigre’%20or%20’,add%20garlic%2C%20celery%20or%20ginger.
What kind of world do we live in where there is a domain called cevicheceviche.nl?
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
What is tiger’s milk, in this context? Is it aptly named?
It’s a type of dressing. Usually with lime juice and seasonings to go on fish
Cheers
dv said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
What is tiger’s milk, in this context? Is it aptly named?
https://cevicheceviche.nl/?cevichepedia=what-is-tigers-milk/#:~:text=‘Leche%20de%20tigre’%20or%20’,add%20garlic%2C%20celery%20or%20ginger.
What kind of world do we live in where there is a domain called cevicheceviche.nl?
Amazing, hey.
Tamb said:
dv said:
Divine Angel said:It’s a type of dressing. Usually with lime juice and seasonings to go on fish
Cheers
Same naming thing as buffalo wings.
I thought Buffalo Wings were named after the place in New York where they were invented.
Michael V said:
Tamb said:
dv said:Cheers
Same naming thing as buffalo wings.I thought Buffalo Wings were named after the place in New York where they were invented.
That was my understanding…
dv said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
What is tiger’s milk, in this context? Is it aptly named?
https://cevicheceviche.nl/?cevichepedia=what-is-tigers-milk/#:~:text=‘Leche%20de%20tigre’%20or%20’,add%20garlic%2C%20celery%20or%20ginger.
What kind of world do we live in where there is a domain called cevicheceviche.nl?
It’s a digitalicious world.
Michael V said:
Tamb said:
dv said:Cheers
Same naming thing as buffalo wings.I thought Buffalo Wings were named after the place in New York where they were invented.
What has four letters, sometimes has nine letters, but always has six letters
btm said:
What has four letters, sometimes has nine letters, but always has six letters
True.
Tamb said:
Michael V said:
Tamb said:Same naming thing as buffalo wings.
I thought Buffalo Wings were named after the place in New York where they were invented.
They were. Just me being slack.
Oh. No worries.
;)
I need to shop for some bathroom taps.
Anyone else having troubles with Bunnings website?
captain_spalding said:
I need to shop for some bathroom taps.Anyone else having troubles with Bunnings website?
No. (One test.)
captain_spalding said:
I need to shop for some bathroom taps.Anyone else having troubles with Bunnings website?
Bunnings website is crap, it’s worse than early voting and store bought ravioli combined…
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
I need to shop for some bathroom taps.Anyone else having troubles with Bunnings website?
No. (One test.)
I had my VPN location as San Francisco. Changed it to an Australian location, works OK now.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
I need to shop for some bathroom taps.Anyone else having troubles with Bunnings website?
No. (One test.)
I had my VPN location as San Francisco. Changed it to an Australian location, works OK now.
No worries.
https://theshovel.com.au/2025/05/01/mushroom-recipe-allegedly-plagiarised-from-recipetin-eats/
As if things couldn’t get worse for the Victorian woman accused of murdering her relatives by serving them Beef Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms, she now faces fresh allegations that the lethal recipe was plagiarised.
In a bombshell courtroom twist, Erin Patterson was accused of directly lifting the delicious but deadly recipe from the popular food website RecipeTin Eats.
The Crown Prosecutor noted the “uncanny similarities” between the two recipes, particularly the instruction on the RecipeTin Eats site to “carefully dispose of the mushroom dehydrator immediately after use”.
The founder of the RecipeTin Eats website, Nagi Maehashi, says the poisonous Beef Wellington dish is one of her signature recipes, and was even included in her recent cookbook in a section titled “Showstoppers and Heartstoppers”.
Maehashi says it beggars belief that Patterson independently came up with ideas, such as serving her own slice on a different coloured plate, or claiming to have bought the mushrooms from an unspecified Asian grocer. “Both of those are straight from my recipe – Steps 4 and 9 -it’s there in black and white, right after the instruction to gently brush the pastry with egg wash and arsenic”.
The bestselling author said all she expected from Patterson, and from other would-be murderers, was a simple acknowledgement of the recipe’s origins. “Just a small attribution,” Maehashi said. “It’s such an easy, polite thing to do before sending your lunch guests to their certain deaths.”
Patterson has denied the allegations, insisting that she’s been making her lethal Beef Wellingtons since 2014, long before RecipeTin Eats first published its recipe. “I might be a murderer, but I’m not a plagiarist,” she told the court yesterday. “Even I wouldn’t stoop that low.”
Patterson said she has personally reached out to Maehashi, inviting her to a special lunch at her house so the two of them can resolve the dispute in private.
ruby said:
https://theshovel.com.au/2025/05/01/mushroom-recipe-allegedly-plagiarised-from-recipetin-eats/As if things couldn’t get worse for the Victorian woman accused of murdering her relatives by serving them Beef Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms, she now faces fresh allegations that the lethal recipe was plagiarised.
In a bombshell courtroom twist, Erin Patterson was accused of directly lifting the delicious but deadly recipe from the popular food website RecipeTin Eats.
The Crown Prosecutor noted the “uncanny similarities” between the two recipes, particularly the instruction on the RecipeTin Eats site to “carefully dispose of the mushroom dehydrator immediately after use”.
The founder of the RecipeTin Eats website, Nagi Maehashi, says the poisonous Beef Wellington dish is one of her signature recipes, and was even included in her recent cookbook in a section titled “Showstoppers and Heartstoppers”.
Maehashi says it beggars belief that Patterson independently came up with ideas, such as serving her own slice on a different coloured plate, or claiming to have bought the mushrooms from an unspecified Asian grocer. “Both of those are straight from my recipe – Steps 4 and 9 -it’s there in black and white, right after the instruction to gently brush the pastry with egg wash and arsenic”.
The bestselling author said all she expected from Patterson, and from other would-be murderers, was a simple acknowledgement of the recipe’s origins. “Just a small attribution,” Maehashi said. “It’s such an easy, polite thing to do before sending your lunch guests to their certain deaths.”
Patterson has denied the allegations, insisting that she’s been making her lethal Beef Wellingtons since 2014, long before RecipeTin Eats first published its recipe. “I might be a murderer, but I’m not a plagiarist,” she told the court yesterday. “Even I wouldn’t stoop that low.”
Patterson said she has personally reached out to Maehashi, inviting her to a special lunch at her house so the two of them can resolve the dispute in private.
giggle
Michael V said:
ruby said:
https://theshovel.com.au/2025/05/01/mushroom-recipe-allegedly-plagiarised-from-recipetin-eats/As if things couldn’t get worse for the Victorian woman accused of murdering her relatives by serving them Beef Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms, she now faces fresh allegations that the lethal recipe was plagiarised.
In a bombshell courtroom twist, Erin Patterson was accused of directly lifting the delicious but deadly recipe from the popular food website RecipeTin Eats.
The Crown Prosecutor noted the “uncanny similarities” between the two recipes, particularly the instruction on the RecipeTin Eats site to “carefully dispose of the mushroom dehydrator immediately after use”.
The founder of the RecipeTin Eats website, Nagi Maehashi, says the poisonous Beef Wellington dish is one of her signature recipes, and was even included in her recent cookbook in a section titled “Showstoppers and Heartstoppers”.
Maehashi says it beggars belief that Patterson independently came up with ideas, such as serving her own slice on a different coloured plate, or claiming to have bought the mushrooms from an unspecified Asian grocer. “Both of those are straight from my recipe – Steps 4 and 9 -it’s there in black and white, right after the instruction to gently brush the pastry with egg wash and arsenic”.
The bestselling author said all she expected from Patterson, and from other would-be murderers, was a simple acknowledgement of the recipe’s origins. “Just a small attribution,” Maehashi said. “It’s such an easy, polite thing to do before sending your lunch guests to their certain deaths.”
Patterson has denied the allegations, insisting that she’s been making her lethal Beef Wellingtons since 2014, long before RecipeTin Eats first published its recipe. “I might be a murderer, but I’m not a plagiarist,” she told the court yesterday. “Even I wouldn’t stoop that low.”
Patterson said she has personally reached out to Maehashi, inviting her to a special lunch at her house so the two of them can resolve the dispute in private.
giggle
Next thing we know, is she’ll be a “wild card” contestant on Masterchef.
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
ruby said:
https://theshovel.com.au/2025/05/01/mushroom-recipe-allegedly-plagiarised-from-recipetin-eats/As if things couldn’t get worse for the Victorian woman accused of murdering her relatives by serving them Beef Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms, she now faces fresh allegations that the lethal recipe was plagiarised.
In a bombshell courtroom twist, Erin Patterson was accused of directly lifting the delicious but deadly recipe from the popular food website RecipeTin Eats.
The Crown Prosecutor noted the “uncanny similarities” between the two recipes, particularly the instruction on the RecipeTin Eats site to “carefully dispose of the mushroom dehydrator immediately after use”.
The founder of the RecipeTin Eats website, Nagi Maehashi, says the poisonous Beef Wellington dish is one of her signature recipes, and was even included in her recent cookbook in a section titled “Showstoppers and Heartstoppers”.
Maehashi says it beggars belief that Patterson independently came up with ideas, such as serving her own slice on a different coloured plate, or claiming to have bought the mushrooms from an unspecified Asian grocer. “Both of those are straight from my recipe – Steps 4 and 9 -it’s there in black and white, right after the instruction to gently brush the pastry with egg wash and arsenic”.
The bestselling author said all she expected from Patterson, and from other would-be murderers, was a simple acknowledgement of the recipe’s origins. “Just a small attribution,” Maehashi said. “It’s such an easy, polite thing to do before sending your lunch guests to their certain deaths.”
Patterson has denied the allegations, insisting that she’s been making her lethal Beef Wellingtons since 2014, long before RecipeTin Eats first published its recipe. “I might be a murderer, but I’m not a plagiarist,” she told the court yesterday. “Even I wouldn’t stoop that low.”
Patterson said she has personally reached out to Maehashi, inviting her to a special lunch at her house so the two of them can resolve the dispute in private.
giggle
Next thing we know, is she’ll be a “wild card” contestant on Masterchef.
She’ll have her own movie deal with the working title: “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
ruby said:
https://theshovel.com.au/2025/05/01/mushroom-recipe-allegedly-plagiarised-from-recipetin-eats/As if things couldn’t get worse for the Victorian woman accused of murdering her relatives by serving them Beef Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms, she now faces fresh allegations that the lethal recipe was plagiarised.
In a bombshell courtroom twist, Erin Patterson was accused of directly lifting the delicious but deadly recipe from the popular food website RecipeTin Eats.
The Crown Prosecutor noted the “uncanny similarities” between the two recipes, particularly the instruction on the RecipeTin Eats site to “carefully dispose of the mushroom dehydrator immediately after use”.
The founder of the RecipeTin Eats website, Nagi Maehashi, says the poisonous Beef Wellington dish is one of her signature recipes, and was even included in her recent cookbook in a section titled “Showstoppers and Heartstoppers”.
Maehashi says it beggars belief that Patterson independently came up with ideas, such as serving her own slice on a different coloured plate, or claiming to have bought the mushrooms from an unspecified Asian grocer. “Both of those are straight from my recipe – Steps 4 and 9 -it’s there in black and white, right after the instruction to gently brush the pastry with egg wash and arsenic”.
The bestselling author said all she expected from Patterson, and from other would-be murderers, was a simple acknowledgement of the recipe’s origins. “Just a small attribution,” Maehashi said. “It’s such an easy, polite thing to do before sending your lunch guests to their certain deaths.”
Patterson has denied the allegations, insisting that she’s been making her lethal Beef Wellingtons since 2014, long before RecipeTin Eats first published its recipe. “I might be a murderer, but I’m not a plagiarist,” she told the court yesterday. “Even I wouldn’t stoop that low.”
Patterson said she has personally reached out to Maehashi, inviting her to a special lunch at her house so the two of them can resolve the dispute in private.
giggle
Next thing we know, is she’ll be a “wild card” contestant on Masterchef.
Special guest on A Bite To Eat With Alice.
C’mon Alice, eat up….
At the redoubt, it’s cold, I’m having a black cup of tea with half an orange squeezed into it.
Over.
Peak Warming Man said:
At the redoubt, it’s cold, I’m having a black cup of tea with half an orange squeezed into it.
Over.
Orange Pekoe?
Peak Warming Man said:
At the redoubt, it’s cold, I’m having a black cup of tea with half an orange squeezed into it.
Over.
Bangers and mash with green peas and gravy. Cold mid-strength beer.
Still warmish, about 23C outside. Expecting rain tomorrow.
Over.
party_pants said:
Peak Warming Man said:
At the redoubt, it’s cold, I’m having a black cup of tea with half an orange squeezed into it.
Over.
Bangers and mash with green peas and gravy. Cold mid-strength beer.
Still warmish, about 23C outside. Expecting rain tomorrow.Over.
Do you prick your snags before tossing them in the fry pan?
19, “feels like” 14. I’ve got slippers on so my toesies are toasty.
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
At the redoubt, it’s cold, I’m having a black cup of tea with half an orange squeezed into it.
Over.
Orange Pekoe?
What colour is the tea in the dark?
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
Peak Warming Man said:
At the redoubt, it’s cold, I’m having a black cup of tea with half an orange squeezed into it.
Over.
Bangers and mash with green peas and gravy. Cold mid-strength beer.
Still warmish, about 23C outside. Expecting rain tomorrow.Over.
Do you prick your snags before tossing them in the fry pan?
No. I buy good snags at the local potato emporium.
Neophyte said:
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
At the redoubt, it’s cold, I’m having a black cup of tea with half an orange squeezed into it.
Over.
Orange Pekoe?
What colour is the tea in the dark?
Black as the inside of a cat.
Peak Warming Man said:
At the redoubt, it’s cold, I’m having a black cup of tea with half an orange squeezed into it.
Over.
Does your new wireless machine gadget work well at The Redoubt, Mr Man?
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
At the redoubt, it’s cold, I’m having a black cup of tea with half an orange squeezed into it.
Over.
Does your new wireless machine gadget work well at The Redoubt, Mr Man?
It’s a bit hit and miss.
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
At the redoubt, it’s cold, I’m having a black cup of tea with half an orange squeezed into it.
Over.
Does your new wireless machine gadget work well at The Redoubt, Mr Man?
It’s a bit hit and miss.
Pastor Chuck’s ratings must plummet when you can’t tune in.
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie said:Does your new wireless machine gadget work well at The Redoubt, Mr Man?
It’s a bit hit and miss.
Pastor Chuck’s ratings must plummet when you can’t tune in.
Pasta Chuck is playing repeats, he’s pretty old, he might be poorly.
Divine Angel said:
19, “feels like” 14. I’ve got slippers on so my toesies are toasty.
That’s what R Kelly says
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
19, “feels like” 14. I’ve got slippers on so my toesies are toasty.
That’s what R Kelly says
Dude
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
19, “feels like” 14. I’ve got slippers on so my toesies are toasty.
That’s what R Kelly says
Dude
Ma’am
Resuming my viewing of Turning Point: The Vietnam War. Currently covering the years 1966/67.
I have many memories of my parents discussing this war around the kitchen table, the same table that is just to the left of where I am sitting now.
Mum took to the streets in protest and sometimes took some of my older brothers with her.
My eldest brother was approaching the age where he could be drafted, but he had very poor vision and would probably avoid the draft. My other older brother had severe asthma, and would probably get a medical exemption. I remember sitting in the kitchen and wondering if my younger brother might be fit enough for the draft.
Watching the films of the racist crap that Americans yelled at Black anti-war protesters, and Mohammad Ali telling the draft to fuck off. I cried.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 4 degrees at the back door, still dark. We are forecast a sunny 19 today.
I will finish resetting the little Winter house for my capsicum plants. They are in pots and need cover from the cold. The frame with shadecloth over it is still ready, but I need to retie the shadecloth in places and them put in the other covering and the glass panel. I remembered to bring the pot of capsicum plants into the covered area yesterday, so the 4 degrees this morning should not bother them too much. I might also put in some more snap peas. The last lot have germinated.
ruby said:
https://theshovel.com.au/2025/05/01/mushroom-recipe-allegedly-plagiarised-from-recipetin-eats/As if things couldn’t get worse for the Victorian woman accused of murdering her relatives by serving them Beef Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms, she now faces fresh allegations that the lethal recipe was plagiarised.
In a bombshell courtroom twist, Erin Patterson was accused of directly lifting the delicious but deadly recipe from the popular food website RecipeTin Eats.
The Crown Prosecutor noted the “uncanny similarities” between the two recipes, particularly the instruction on the RecipeTin Eats site to “carefully dispose of the mushroom dehydrator immediately after use”.
The founder of the RecipeTin Eats website, Nagi Maehashi, says the poisonous Beef Wellington dish is one of her signature recipes, and was even included in her recent cookbook in a section titled “Showstoppers and Heartstoppers”.
Maehashi says it beggars belief that Patterson independently came up with ideas, such as serving her own slice on a different coloured plate, or claiming to have bought the mushrooms from an unspecified Asian grocer. “Both of those are straight from my recipe – Steps 4 and 9 -it’s there in black and white, right after the instruction to gently brush the pastry with egg wash and arsenic”.
The bestselling author said all she expected from Patterson, and from other would-be murderers, was a simple acknowledgement of the recipe’s origins. “Just a small attribution,” Maehashi said. “It’s such an easy, polite thing to do before sending your lunch guests to their certain deaths.”
Patterson has denied the allegations, insisting that she’s been making her lethal Beef Wellingtons since 2014, long before RecipeTin Eats first published its recipe. “I might be a murderer, but I’m not a plagiarist,” she told the court yesterday. “Even I wouldn’t stoop that low.”
Patterson said she has personally reached out to Maehashi, inviting her to a special lunch at her house so the two of them can resolve the dispute in private.
This is really not funny. People died, another was seriously ill, she’s on trial. How is this funny?
Showers and a top of 23 today. Attending a funeral via livestream for a friend who died Easter night, then a dr appt this arvo for the results of yesterday’s tests.
kii said:
ruby said:
https://theshovel.com.au/2025/05/01/mushroom-recipe-allegedly-plagiarised-from-recipetin-eats/
As if things couldn’t get worse for the Victorian woman accused of murdering her relatives by serving them Beef Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms, she now faces fresh allegations that the lethal recipe was plagiarised.
In a bombshell courtroom twist, Erin Patterson was accused of directly lifting the delicious but deadly recipe from the popular food website RecipeTin Eats.
The Crown Prosecutor noted the “uncanny similarities” between the two recipes, particularly the instruction on the RecipeTin Eats site to “carefully dispose of the mushroom dehydrator immediately after use”.
The founder of the RecipeTin Eats website, Nagi Maehashi, says the poisonous Beef Wellington dish is one of her signature recipes, and was even included in her recent cookbook in a section titled “Showstoppers and Heartstoppers”.
Maehashi says it beggars belief that Patterson independently came up with ideas, such as serving her own slice on a different coloured plate, or claiming to have bought the mushrooms from an unspecified Asian grocer. “Both of those are straight from my recipe – Steps 4 and 9 -it’s there in black and white, right after the instruction to gently brush the pastry with egg wash and arsenic”.
The bestselling author said all she expected from Patterson, and from other would-be murderers, was a simple acknowledgement of the recipe’s origins. “Just a small attribution,” Maehashi said. “It’s such an easy, polite thing to do before sending your lunch guests to their certain deaths.”
Patterson has denied the allegations, insisting that she’s been making her lethal Beef Wellingtons since 2014, long before RecipeTin Eats first published its recipe. “I might be a murderer, but I’m not a plagiarist,” she told the court yesterday. “Even I wouldn’t stoop that low.”
Patterson said she has personally reached out to Maehashi, inviting her to a special lunch at her house so the two of them can resolve the dispute in private.
This is really not funny. People died, another was seriously ill, she’s on trial. How is this funny?
LOL
Arts said:
roughbarked said:
Arts said:
Games shows have really lost their edge since the downfall of Sale of the Century… they stopped finding people smart enough to be champions, spent a bucket load on bringing in the guy from Different strokes, who lost in the first game and then spent the rest of the week ‘co hosting’ or being adjudicator or something because contracultural agreements required him to be aired…the Australian public could not understand the concept of my favourite Game show Jeopardy… so that tanked.. and that was it (beside mastermind which most people had never heard of) for game shows that really demonstrated the great divide of knowledge amongst Australian people. We need that sort of elitism back again..
Jeopardy is still goiing strog on SBS.
the American Version…
Ah. I don’t recall an Australian version. Probably from the time when we didn’t have a TV.
transition said:
other news our water bill is $1220
and you are watering a lot of xeriscaping plants.
Hanrahan where are you?
there were droughts
and fires no doubt
then there’s been flooding rains
plagues of locusts to add to the pain.
i’ll makes me own breakfast, stay seated
roughbarked said:
transition said:other news our water bill is $1220
and you are watering a lot of xeriscaping plants.
been lot wetting down keeps dust down
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:other news our water bill is $1220
and you are watering a lot of xeriscaping plants.
been lot wetting down keeps dust down
ah.
First frost of the season in the low part of the Botanic Gardens this morning. My hands are a bit cold from walking Bruna.
buffy said:
First frost of the season in the low part of the Botanic Gardens this morning. My hands are a bit cold from walking Bruna.
I saw some partially frosted bean leaves in the garden this morning.
I got a phone call while I was driving home from school drop off (skipped walkies today). I thought, oh shit, the dr has bad news… but it was only the car place reminding me my car is due for a service.
Divine Angel said:
I got a phone call while I was driving home from school drop off (skipped walkies today). I thought, oh shit, the dr has bad news… but it was only the car place reminding me my car is due for a service.
That’s nice of them.
While I was getting my flu shot at the aboriginal medical service, where I followed my GP to, the nurse was looking at my hands and suggested I try Black Magic. Sourced from Eremophila out back of Ivanhoe NSW. Emu Bush Oil, she said.
I looked it up. Jyelah mind and body
Fuggin dear stuff. Might try making it myself. I’ve already got Eremophila from out back of Ivanhoe growing here.
How’s your infection going?
Divine Angel said:
How’s your infection going?
Almost entirely cleaned up. Thank Florey.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
How’s your infection going?
Almost entirely cleaned up. Thank Florey.
and TIL apparently Dr. Ernst Chain.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
How’s your infection going?
Almost entirely cleaned up. Thank Florey.
What happened?
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
How’s your infection going?
Almost entirely cleaned up. Thank Florey.
What happened?
You mean you didn’t see all the blurry photos of his naked shoulder?
kii said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:Almost entirely cleaned up. Thank Florey.
What happened?
You mean you didn’t see all the blurry photos of his naked shoulder?
I saw a couple of photos, but I couldn’t make any sense of them.
Was roughy bitten?
walked the larry, little four legged decrepit ambulator, shakes and sometimes falls over these days, out there having a roll in favorite chair this moment, blissing out, grunting joy and occasional yap, not an unhappy canine
i’m going to go sharpen the chainsaw, if nobody has any objections, if you do have an objection submit it to roughbarked, i’ve deemed roughbarked authority to assess the validity of objections, seemed the perfect guy for such an important job, not much gets past master roughbarked, the central scrutinizer
kii said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:Almost entirely cleaned up. Thank Florey.
What happened?
You mean you didn’t see all the blurry photos of his naked shoulder?
I didn’t even see the naked photos of his blurry shoulder.
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Michael V said:What happened?
You mean you didn’t see all the blurry photos of his naked shoulder?
I didn’t even see the naked photos of his blurry shoulder.
I saw them but then I couldn’t post for ten minutes.
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Michael V said:What happened?
You mean you didn’t see all the blurry photos of his naked shoulder?
I didn’t even see the naked photos of his blurry shoulder.
Hello
kii said:
captain_spalding said:
kii said:You mean you didn’t see all the blurry photos of his naked shoulder?
I didn’t even see the naked photos of his blurry shoulder.
It’s National No Pants Day.
Cymek said:
Hello
Hey just heard The Rev Dodgson laid caltrops down the highway on the way to town today how’s the traffic¿
You find out the most interesting things about people at funerals. Where and how their beliefs were formed, what shaped their personality, the laws at the time of their birth…
An excerpt from Discworld was read, the part about not really being dead until the ripples you caused have ceased. I knew she was heavily into the arts, I did not expect heavy metal to be played over the photographic montage. Surprised to see myself in one of the pics: an engagement photo of my high school best friend (through whom I knew Margaret). She was a staunch Labor supporter who lived in Albo’s electorate so the service finished with “preference Labor on the weekend!” because that’s what she’d be plastering all over Facebook today.
the abc weekly quiz is now online.
JudgeMental said:
the abc weekly quiz is now online.
Score: 7 / 10
⭐⭐️ Nice job!
But we think you can do even better next time. You’ve scored 2% better than average.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/weekly-news-quiz-friday-abc-news/105239830
JudgeMental said:
the abc weekly quiz is now online.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/weekly-news-quiz-friday-abc-news/105239830
8/10. Missed the painting one, and the tourism ad one. Knew the rest.
dv said:
JudgeMental said:
the abc weekly quiz is now online.
Score: 7 / 10
⭐⭐️ Nice job!
But we think you can do even better next time. You’ve scored 2% better than average.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/weekly-news-quiz-friday-abc-news/105239830
Copy cat!
I wonder if my recorded call has ever been used for training or quality purposes?
kii said:
dv said:
JudgeMental said:
the abc weekly quiz is now online.
Score: 7 / 10
⭐⭐️ Nice job!
But we think you can do even better next time. You’ve scored 2% better than average.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/weekly-news-quiz-friday-abc-news/105239830
Copy cat!
pardon?
JudgeMental said:
I wonder if my recorded call has ever been used for training or quality purposes?
they only do that if you cause a ruckus… that’s why you should be difficult, so it provides the company with training opportunities.. in effect your Kareness is helping.
The real question is, did the options recently change?
There’s an election in Singapore tomorrow an’ all, but uh, I think PAP will probably scrape home.
Divine Angel said:
The real question is, did the options recently change?
Hmm could you elaborate?
dv said:
kii said:
dv said:Score: 7 / 10
⭐⭐️ Nice job!
But we think you can do even better next time. You’ve scored 2% better than average.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/weekly-news-quiz-friday-abc-news/105239830
Copy cat!
pardon?
Score: 7 / 10
⭐⭐️ Nice job!
But we think you can do even better next time. You’ve scored 2% better than average.
today is only a half day in the trial.. I think the defence will finish its cross examination of the estranged husband and that will be it.
Certainly it’s enough for the jury to think about over the weekend.
there are plates that are mismatched – with the four victims having one style of plate and EP having a different one. The defence made a point of asking SP about the mismatched plates (as this was a conversation that he had with one victim on the car trip to the hospital) he said that EP had a number of small sets..
so if the victims got a matching plate.. and EP got her own plate.. I wonder what sort of plate SP would have gotten if he had attended the lunch.. I also wonder if the police took note of the plates and the number of them and that might be something the prosecution tells us about later.
If she had another plate in the same colour as the victims, then why didn’t she use it for herself? the lunch was ‘special’ to her (as evidenced by her texts messages trying to convince SP to attend) and if she doesn’t have more than four of the same coloured plate – what plate would she have given SP if he had attended…
also each of the plates contained a one portion sized beef wellington – that is EP did not make a large log and cut slices, she made individual mini wellingtons for everyone… which is a lot of work and interesting in itself.
the trial continues…
kii said:
dv said:
kii said:Copy cat!
pardon?
Score: 7 / 10
⭐⭐️ Nice job!But we think you can do even better next time. You’ve scored 2% better than average.
Twinnies!
dv said:
kii said:
dv said:pardon?
Score: 7 / 10
⭐⭐️ Nice job!But we think you can do even better next time. You’ve scored 2% better than average.
Twinnies!
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
The real question is, did the options recently change?
Hmm could you elaborate?
When you get to the menu and need to press a number to direct your call, it often tells you to pay attention because the options have recently changed.
Bloody hell, I overpaid for that box of mandarins. I paid $3, they’re now $2. Rude.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2025-05-02/election-2025-australians-struggling-to-afford-oral-healthcare/105239740
In short:
A survey of Australian dental practitioners has found roughly two-thirds support the idea of expanding Medicare to include more dental services.
The vast majority of dental care in Australia is provided by the private sector and predominantly funded out of patients’ own pockets.
What’s next?
The Australian Dental Association, which is advocating for a Seniors Dental Benefits Scheme, hopes the next government will increase funding for oral health care to address “significant gaps”.
JudgeMental said:
to address “significant gaps”.
lol
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
The real question is, did the options recently change?
Hmm could you elaborate?
When you get to the menu and need to press a number to direct your call, it often tells you to pay attention because the options have recently changed.
One thing that does NOT regularly change is the hold music
JudgeMental said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2025-05-02/election-2025-australians-struggling-to-afford-oral-healthcare/105239740In short:
A survey of Australian dental practitioners has found roughly two-thirds support the idea of expanding Medicare to include more dental services.The vast majority of dental care in Australia is provided by the private sector and predominantly funded out of patients’ own pockets.
What’s next?
The Australian Dental Association, which is advocating for a Seniors Dental Benefits Scheme, hopes the next government will increase funding for oral health care to address “significant gaps”.
Yeah, significant gaps between the teeth
kii said:
dv said:
JudgeMental said:
the abc weekly quiz is now online.
Score: 7 / 10
⭐⭐️ Nice job!
But we think you can do even better next time. You’ve scored 2% better than average.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/weekly-news-quiz-friday-abc-news/105239830
Copy cat!
5/10. I knew hardly any of those. I knew Q2 (thanks Holidayers), Q6,Q9 and Q10. And I educated guessed Q5. I must have been spending too much time looking at fungi this last week.
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
dv said:Hmm could you elaborate?
When you get to the menu and need to press a number to direct your call, it often tells you to pay attention because the options have recently changed.
One thing that does NOT regularly change is the hold music
There’s an old Jimeoin sketch where he’s on hold and someone picks up. He says, “hey, I was listening to that!”
JudgeMental said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2025-05-02/election-2025-australians-struggling-to-afford-oral-healthcare/105239740In short:
A survey of Australian dental practitioners has found roughly two-thirds support the idea of expanding Medicare to include more dental services.The vast majority of dental care in Australia is provided by the private sector and predominantly funded out of patients’ own pockets.
What’s next?
The Australian Dental Association, which is advocating for a Seniors Dental Benefits Scheme, hopes the next government will increase funding for oral health care to address “significant gaps”.
Private health insurance seems to pay out more for the dentist compared to other services
Divine Angel said:
JudgeMental said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2025-05-02/election-2025-australians-struggling-to-afford-oral-healthcare/105239740In short:
A survey of Australian dental practitioners has found roughly two-thirds support the idea of expanding Medicare to include more dental services.The vast majority of dental care in Australia is provided by the private sector and predominantly funded out of patients’ own pockets.
What’s next?
The Australian Dental Association, which is advocating for a Seniors Dental Benefits Scheme, hopes the next government will increase funding for oral health care to address “significant gaps”.
Yeah, significant gaps between the teeth
all i want for christmas is my two front teeth.
Arts said:
today is only a half day in the trial.. I think the defence will finish its cross examination of the estranged husband and that will be it.Certainly it’s enough for the jury to think about over the weekend.
there are plates that are mismatched – with the four victims having one style of plate and EP having a different one. The defence made a point of asking SP about the mismatched plates (as this was a conversation that he had with one victim on the car trip to the hospital) he said that EP had a number of small sets..
so if the victims got a matching plate.. and EP got her own plate.. I wonder what sort of plate SP would have gotten if he had attended the lunch.. I also wonder if the police took note of the plates and the number of them and that might be something the prosecution tells us about later.
If she had another plate in the same colour as the victims, then why didn’t she use it for herself? the lunch was ‘special’ to her (as evidenced by her texts messages trying to convince SP to attend) and if she doesn’t have more than four of the same coloured plate – what plate would she have given SP if he had attended…also each of the plates contained a one portion sized beef wellington – that is EP did not make a large log and cut slices, she made individual mini wellingtons for everyone… which is a lot of work and interesting in itself.
the trial continues…
Hey Arts…I assume at some point they will call a mycology expert witness? I’ll be interested to see who that is.
JudgeMental said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2025-05-02/election-2025-australians-struggling-to-afford-oral-healthcare/105239740In short:
A survey of Australian dental practitioners has found roughly two-thirds support the idea of expanding Medicare to include more dental services.The vast majority of dental care in Australia is provided by the private sector and predominantly funded out of patients’ own pockets.
What’s next?
The Australian Dental Association, which is advocating for a Seniors Dental Benefits Scheme, hopes the next government will increase funding for oral health care to address “significant gaps”.
I’m old enough to know the story of Medibank (original version). Optometry was in Medicare because we agreed to not charge more than schedule fees. Doctors were not prepared to do that, but we couldn’t be in unless we did. Dentists refused to do so, so were not in Medibank at the beginning.
big chainsaw sharpened, chain on its last, not as tight as want it, so takes little with also, has blocked idle jet keeps things interesting, conjure that a chainsaw that doesn’t idle and runs lean in lower RPM
i’ll make coffee, buffy promised earlier but she’s unreliable, her yard is littered with skeletons of coffee addicts
buffy said:
Arts said:
today is only a half day in the trial.. I think the defence will finish its cross examination of the estranged husband and that will be it.Certainly it’s enough for the jury to think about over the weekend.
there are plates that are mismatched – with the four victims having one style of plate and EP having a different one. The defence made a point of asking SP about the mismatched plates (as this was a conversation that he had with one victim on the car trip to the hospital) he said that EP had a number of small sets..
so if the victims got a matching plate.. and EP got her own plate.. I wonder what sort of plate SP would have gotten if he had attended the lunch.. I also wonder if the police took note of the plates and the number of them and that might be something the prosecution tells us about later.
If she had another plate in the same colour as the victims, then why didn’t she use it for herself? the lunch was ‘special’ to her (as evidenced by her texts messages trying to convince SP to attend) and if she doesn’t have more than four of the same coloured plate – what plate would she have given SP if he had attended…also each of the plates contained a one portion sized beef wellington – that is EP did not make a large log and cut slices, she made individual mini wellingtons for everyone… which is a lot of work and interesting in itself.
the trial continues…
Hey Arts…I assume at some point they will call a mycology expert witness? I’ll be interested to see who that is.
Some man with a sense of humour, a fun guy
I noticed yesterday my dr’s fees have gone up by $5. Out of pocket is now $32. At least the X-rays and blood tests were covered by Medicare.
buffy said:
Arts said:
today is only a half day in the trial.. I think the defence will finish its cross examination of the estranged husband and that will be it.Certainly it’s enough for the jury to think about over the weekend.
there are plates that are mismatched – with the four victims having one style of plate and EP having a different one. The defence made a point of asking SP about the mismatched plates (as this was a conversation that he had with one victim on the car trip to the hospital) he said that EP had a number of small sets..
so if the victims got a matching plate.. and EP got her own plate.. I wonder what sort of plate SP would have gotten if he had attended the lunch.. I also wonder if the police took note of the plates and the number of them and that might be something the prosecution tells us about later.
If she had another plate in the same colour as the victims, then why didn’t she use it for herself? the lunch was ‘special’ to her (as evidenced by her texts messages trying to convince SP to attend) and if she doesn’t have more than four of the same coloured plate – what plate would she have given SP if he had attended…also each of the plates contained a one portion sized beef wellington – that is EP did not make a large log and cut slices, she made individual mini wellingtons for everyone… which is a lot of work and interesting in itself.
the trial continues…
Hey Arts…I assume at some point they will call a mycology expert witness? I’ll be interested to see who that is.
you would think… or the expert witness can also write a report that is given as evidence.
I was listening to a podcast talking about death cap mushrooms and the expert was Dr Kylie Agnew-Francis who is a medical chemist and mycologist in Brisbane… but I doubt she will be called.. they, no doubt, have their own expert witnesses..
Divine Angel said:
I noticed yesterday my dr’s fees have gone up by $5. Out of pocket is now $32. At least the X-rays and blood tests were covered by Medicare.
In Perth CBD I pay either $75 or $100 to see the doctor, depends on what for with the price difference.
Divine Angel said:
I noticed yesterday my dr’s fees have gone up by $5. Out of pocket is now $32. At least the X-rays and blood tests were covered by Medicare.
I think I pay about $98 per visit now and get almost half of that back…
the angiogram I had last week was $900 but Medicare covered all of that…
JudgeMental said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2025-05-02/election-2025-australians-struggling-to-afford-oral-healthcare/105239740In short:
A survey of Australian dental practitioners has found roughly two-thirds support the idea of expanding Medicare to include more dental services.The vast majority of dental care in Australia is provided by the private sector and predominantly funded out of patients’ own pockets.
What’s next?
The Australian Dental Association, which is advocating for a Seniors Dental Benefits Scheme, hopes the next government will increase funding for oral health care to address “significant gaps”.
Will they certainly do not have a vested interest.
SCIENCE said:
Hey just heard The Rev Dodgson laid caltrops down the highway on the way to town today how’s the traffic¿
Wasn’t me gov, and I can prove it.
I was sitting in a Service NSW office, having my picture taken.
The Rev Dodgson said:
SCIENCE said:Hey just heard The Rev Dodgson laid caltrops down the highway on the way to town today how’s the traffic¿
Wasn’t me gov, and I can prove it.
I was sitting in a Service NSW office, having my picture taken.
aka mug shot.
Witty Rejoinder said:
JudgeMental said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2025-05-02/election-2025-australians-struggling-to-afford-oral-healthcare/105239740In short:
A survey of Australian dental practitioners has found roughly two-thirds support the idea of expanding Medicare to include more dental services.The vast majority of dental care in Australia is provided by the private sector and predominantly funded out of patients’ own pockets.
What’s next?
The Australian Dental Association, which is advocating for a Seniors Dental Benefits Scheme, hopes the next government will increase funding for oral health care to address “significant gaps”.
Will they certainly do not have a vested interest.
That’s the tooth
transition said:
big chainsaw sharpened, chain on its last, not as tight as want it, so takes little with also, has blocked idle jet keeps things interesting, conjure that a chainsaw that doesn’t idle and runs lean in lower RPMi’ll make coffee, buffy promised earlier but she’s unreliable, her yard is littered with skeletons of coffee addicts
buffy hasn’t made coffee in years. I’ve got a couple of plungers in the back of the cupboard. Haven’t got any in the house. I do have loose leaf tea and teabags, but very rarely make tea either.
buffy said:
transition said:
big chainsaw sharpened, chain on its last, not as tight as want it, so takes little with also, has blocked idle jet keeps things interesting, conjure that a chainsaw that doesn’t idle and runs lean in lower RPMi’ll make coffee, buffy promised earlier but she’s unreliable, her yard is littered with skeletons of coffee addicts
buffy hasn’t made coffee in years. I’ve got a couple of plungers in the back of the cupboard. Haven’t got any in the house. I do have loose leaf tea and teabags, but very rarely make tea either.
Hmm, those sentences are arse about. I’ve got plungers, haven’t got any coffee in the house.
JudgeMental said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
SCIENCE said:Hey just heard The Rev Dodgson laid caltrops down the highway on the way to town today how’s the traffic¿
Wasn’t me gov, and I can prove it.
I was sitting in a Service NSW office, having my picture taken.
aka mug shot.
Convicted Snowtown murderer James Vlassakis has applied to be released on parole, the Parole Board has told the ABC.
Vlassakis was the youngest of the four perpetrators involved in South Australia’s “bodies-in-the-barrels murders” between 1992 and 1999, and was the key prosecution witness.
His testimony helped convict John Bunting and Robert Wagner, who were jailed for 11 and 10 murders respectively, as well as accomplice Mark Ray Haydon, who was released into the community last year after serving a 25-year sentence.
Tamb said:
JudgeMental said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Wasn’t me gov, and I can prove it.
I was sitting in a Service NSW office, having my picture taken.
aka mug shot.
Anyone you know?
Not me.
I’m not that tall.
Morning pilgrims, just.
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
I noticed yesterday my dr’s fees have gone up by $5. Out of pocket is now $32. At least the X-rays and blood tests were covered by Medicare.
I think I pay about $98 per visit now and get almost half of that back…
the angiogram I had last week was $900 but Medicare covered all of that…
It would be good if they introduced a free medical system.
It costs me 84 dollars yesterday to get a medical for my license of which I got 42 dollars back.
It would blow a dog off a chain at the redoubt.
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
I noticed yesterday my dr’s fees have gone up by $5. Out of pocket is now $32. At least the X-rays and blood tests were covered by Medicare.
I think I pay about $98 per visit now and get almost half of that back…
the angiogram I had last week was $900 but Medicare covered all of that…
It would be good if they introduced a free medical system.
It costs me 84 dollars yesterday to get a medical for my license of which I got 42 dollars back.
Yesterday I had a 5 minute chat with a specialist doc which cost me $140 of which I’ll get about $70 back.
Luckily my GP does bulk billing for old folks, and for some reason they include me in that category.
Peak Warming Man said:
It would blow a dog off a chain at the redoubt.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:I think I pay about $98 per visit now and get almost half of that back…
the angiogram I had last week was $900 but Medicare covered all of that…
It would be good if they introduced a free medical system.
It costs me 84 dollars yesterday to get a medical for my license of which I got 42 dollars back.
Yesterday I had a 5 minute chat with a specialist doc which cost me $140 of which I’ll get about $70 back.
Luckily my GP does bulk billing for old folks, and for some reason they include me in that category.
What I’m hearing is we’re all unhealthy right now.
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
I noticed yesterday my dr’s fees have gone up by $5. Out of pocket is now $32. At least the X-rays and blood tests were covered by Medicare.
I think I pay about $98 per visit now and get almost half of that back…
the angiogram I had last week was $900 but Medicare covered all of that…
It would be good if they introduced a free medical system.
It costs me 84 dollars yesterday to get a medical for my license of which I got 42 dollars back.
Double A is going to fix it next term. Don’t know why he didn’t do it this term, but there you go…
Peak Warming Man said:
It would blow a dog off a chain at the redoubt.
It’s not even ruffling the curtains here at Le Cosy Country Comfort Cottage.
Australia saw twelve tropical cyclones develop in its waters during the 2024/25 tropical cyclone season, the most in a season since 2005/06.
The 2024/25 tropical cyclone season, which runs from November to April, was overall a busy one but was a tale of two halves. The Western Region (extending from the NT-WA border to 90°E) had its most active season in 41 years, with eleven tropical cyclones.
In contrast, the Northern Region (NT plus the Gulf of Carpentaria) did not record a single tropical cyclone, the first time that has occurred since the 2008/09 season. The Eastern Region (Tip of Cape York to 160°E) only recorded one; the infamous Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Severe Tropical Cyclones
This season saw a high number of severe tropical cyclones, with eight cyclones reaching at least category 3, the most since the 2005/06 season, although this season saw more systems reach categories 4 and 5. From mid-January to late February, there was a run where all six of the tropical cyclones that formed during that period became severe. The high number of severe tropical cyclones is likely correlated with the record-high ocean temperatures during the season.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia was the strongest tropical cyclone of the season, reaching category 5, packing sustained winds of 205km/h, and a central pressure of 927hPa. Severe Tropical Cyclone Courtney also made it to category 5, with similar wind strengths, but a slightly higher pressure of 933hPa.
Low number of coastal crossings
Despite the huge number of cyclones this season, only two tropical cyclones made landfall over the Australian mainland at cyclone strength: Zelia and Dianne. Alfred and Errol weakened below tropical cyclone strength just before landfall but may be reevaluated post-season. These four systems produced estimated insured losses exceeding $1.55 billion AUD, primarily from Zelia and Alfred, making it the most expensive season since the 2017/18 season with Tropical Cyclone Debbie.
Two tropical cyclones, designated Tropical Lows 09U and 25U, were declared to have reached tropical cyclone status during post-event analysis by the BoM. Since the BoM are the designated authority for tropical cyclones in the Australian region, each system is reevaluated afterwards to finalise tracks and strengths. There is also a review whether to permanently retire some names from the list of tropical cyclone names. Another area of interest will be evaluating the peak strength of Severe Tropical Cyclone Errol, as some sources suggest it briefly reached category 5.
https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/australias-most-active-tropical-cyclone-season-in-19-years/1890553
Divine Angel said:
Australia saw twelve tropical cyclones develop in its waters during the 2024/25 tropical cyclone season, the most in a season since 2005/06.The 2024/25 tropical cyclone season, which runs from November to April, was overall a busy one but was a tale of two halves. The Western Region (extending from the NT-WA border to 90°E) had its most active season in 41 years, with eleven tropical cyclones.
In contrast, the Northern Region (NT plus the Gulf of Carpentaria) did not record a single tropical cyclone, the first time that has occurred since the 2008/09 season. The Eastern Region (Tip of Cape York to 160°E) only recorded one; the infamous Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Severe Tropical Cyclones
This season saw a high number of severe tropical cyclones, with eight cyclones reaching at least category 3, the most since the 2005/06 season, although this season saw more systems reach categories 4 and 5. From mid-January to late February, there was a run where all six of the tropical cyclones that formed during that period became severe. The high number of severe tropical cyclones is likely correlated with the record-high ocean temperatures during the season.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia was the strongest tropical cyclone of the season, reaching category 5, packing sustained winds of 205km/h, and a central pressure of 927hPa. Severe Tropical Cyclone Courtney also made it to category 5, with similar wind strengths, but a slightly higher pressure of 933hPa.
Low number of coastal crossings
Despite the huge number of cyclones this season, only two tropical cyclones made landfall over the Australian mainland at cyclone strength: Zelia and Dianne. Alfred and Errol weakened below tropical cyclone strength just before landfall but may be reevaluated post-season. These four systems produced estimated insured losses exceeding $1.55 billion AUD, primarily from Zelia and Alfred, making it the most expensive season since the 2017/18 season with Tropical Cyclone Debbie.
Two tropical cyclones, designated Tropical Lows 09U and 25U, were declared to have reached tropical cyclone status during post-event analysis by the BoM. Since the BoM are the designated authority for tropical cyclones in the Australian region, each system is reevaluated afterwards to finalise tracks and strengths. There is also a review whether to permanently retire some names from the list of tropical cyclone names. Another area of interest will be evaluating the peak strength of Severe Tropical Cyclone Errol, as some sources suggest it briefly reached category 5.
https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/australias-most-active-tropical-cyclone-season-in-19-years/1890553
I don’t remember Errol.
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
It would blow a dog off a chain at the redoubt.
It’s not even ruffling the curtains here at Le Cosy Country Comfort Cottage.
Is the snake wintering at the cottage.
TC Errol was off the coast of WA a week or so before Easter.
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Australia saw twelve tropical cyclones develop in its waters during the 2024/25 tropical cyclone season, the most in a season since 2005/06.The 2024/25 tropical cyclone season, which runs from November to April, was overall a busy one but was a tale of two halves. The Western Region (extending from the NT-WA border to 90°E) had its most active season in 41 years, with eleven tropical cyclones.
In contrast, the Northern Region (NT plus the Gulf of Carpentaria) did not record a single tropical cyclone, the first time that has occurred since the 2008/09 season. The Eastern Region (Tip of Cape York to 160°E) only recorded one; the infamous Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Severe Tropical Cyclones
This season saw a high number of severe tropical cyclones, with eight cyclones reaching at least category 3, the most since the 2005/06 season, although this season saw more systems reach categories 4 and 5. From mid-January to late February, there was a run where all six of the tropical cyclones that formed during that period became severe. The high number of severe tropical cyclones is likely correlated with the record-high ocean temperatures during the season.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia was the strongest tropical cyclone of the season, reaching category 5, packing sustained winds of 205km/h, and a central pressure of 927hPa. Severe Tropical Cyclone Courtney also made it to category 5, with similar wind strengths, but a slightly higher pressure of 933hPa.
Low number of coastal crossings
Despite the huge number of cyclones this season, only two tropical cyclones made landfall over the Australian mainland at cyclone strength: Zelia and Dianne. Alfred and Errol weakened below tropical cyclone strength just before landfall but may be reevaluated post-season. These four systems produced estimated insured losses exceeding $1.55 billion AUD, primarily from Zelia and Alfred, making it the most expensive season since the 2017/18 season with Tropical Cyclone Debbie.
Two tropical cyclones, designated Tropical Lows 09U and 25U, were declared to have reached tropical cyclone status during post-event analysis by the BoM. Since the BoM are the designated authority for tropical cyclones in the Australian region, each system is reevaluated afterwards to finalise tracks and strengths. There is also a review whether to permanently retire some names from the list of tropical cyclone names. Another area of interest will be evaluating the peak strength of Severe Tropical Cyclone Errol, as some sources suggest it briefly reached category 5.
https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/australias-most-active-tropical-cyclone-season-in-19-years/1890553
I don’t remember Errol.
Errol? I would give everything, Just to be like him…
Excellent. My neighbour is using 2 leaf blowers at once.
I hate people.
Arts said:
today is only a half day in the trial.. I think the defence will finish its cross examination of the estranged husband and that will be it.Certainly it’s enough for the jury to think about over the weekend.
there are plates that are mismatched – with the four victims having one style of plate and EP having a different one. The defence made a point of asking SP about the mismatched plates (as this was a conversation that he had with one victim on the car trip to the hospital) he said that EP had a number of small sets..
so if the victims got a matching plate.. and EP got her own plate.. I wonder what sort of plate SP would have gotten if he had attended the lunch.. I also wonder if the police took note of the plates and the number of them and that might be something the prosecution tells us about later.
If she had another plate in the same colour as the victims, then why didn’t she use it for herself? the lunch was ‘special’ to her (as evidenced by her texts messages trying to convince SP to attend) and if she doesn’t have more than four of the same coloured plate – what plate would she have given SP if he had attended…also each of the plates contained a one portion sized beef wellington – that is EP did not make a large log and cut slices, she made individual mini wellingtons for everyone… which is a lot of work and interesting in itself.
the trial continues…
We make individual beef Wellingtons – the pastry cooks better.
Michael V said:
Arts said:
today is only a half day in the trial.. I think the defence will finish its cross examination of the estranged husband and that will be it.Certainly it’s enough for the jury to think about over the weekend.
there are plates that are mismatched – with the four victims having one style of plate and EP having a different one. The defence made a point of asking SP about the mismatched plates (as this was a conversation that he had with one victim on the car trip to the hospital) he said that EP had a number of small sets..
so if the victims got a matching plate.. and EP got her own plate.. I wonder what sort of plate SP would have gotten if he had attended the lunch.. I also wonder if the police took note of the plates and the number of them and that might be something the prosecution tells us about later.
If she had another plate in the same colour as the victims, then why didn’t she use it for herself? the lunch was ‘special’ to her (as evidenced by her texts messages trying to convince SP to attend) and if she doesn’t have more than four of the same coloured plate – what plate would she have given SP if he had attended…also each of the plates contained a one portion sized beef wellington – that is EP did not make a large log and cut slices, she made individual mini wellingtons for everyone… which is a lot of work and interesting in itself.
the trial continues…
We make individual beef Wellingtons – the pastry cooks better.
If I control plates and cutlery, I will go out of my way to ensure everyone has matching sets, except me. I’ve not poisoned anyone, it’s just a thing that I have…
buffy said:
JudgeMental said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2025-05-02/election-2025-australians-struggling-to-afford-oral-healthcare/105239740In short:
A survey of Australian dental practitioners has found roughly two-thirds support the idea of expanding Medicare to include more dental services.The vast majority of dental care in Australia is provided by the private sector and predominantly funded out of patients’ own pockets.
What’s next?
The Australian Dental Association, which is advocating for a Seniors Dental Benefits Scheme, hopes the next government will increase funding for oral health care to address “significant gaps”.
I’m old enough to know the story of Medibank (original version). Optometry was in Medicare because we agreed to not charge more than schedule fees. Doctors were not prepared to do that, but we couldn’t be in unless we did. Dentists refused to do so, so were not in Medibank at the beginning.
My dentist owns an MV Agusta motorbike.
We are definitely paying too much.
Peak Warming Man said:
It would blow a dog off a chain at the redoubt.
How are the crows flying?
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
It would blow a dog off a chain at the redoubt.
It’s not even ruffling the curtains here at Le Cosy Country Comfort Cottage.
Lucky you.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
It would blow a dog off a chain at the redoubt.
It’s not even ruffling the curtains here at Le Cosy Country Comfort Cottage.
Lucky you.
Anyone heard from Alex lately?
Peak Warming Man said:
Anyone heard from Alex lately?
I talked to her last week. About books.
furious said:
Michael V said:
Arts said:
today is only a half day in the trial.. I think the defence will finish its cross examination of the estranged husband and that will be it.Certainly it’s enough for the jury to think about over the weekend.
there are plates that are mismatched – with the four victims having one style of plate and EP having a different one. The defence made a point of asking SP about the mismatched plates (as this was a conversation that he had with one victim on the car trip to the hospital) he said that EP had a number of small sets..
so if the victims got a matching plate.. and EP got her own plate.. I wonder what sort of plate SP would have gotten if he had attended the lunch.. I also wonder if the police took note of the plates and the number of them and that might be something the prosecution tells us about later.
If she had another plate in the same colour as the victims, then why didn’t she use it for herself? the lunch was ‘special’ to her (as evidenced by her texts messages trying to convince SP to attend) and if she doesn’t have more than four of the same coloured plate – what plate would she have given SP if he had attended…also each of the plates contained a one portion sized beef wellington – that is EP did not make a large log and cut slices, she made individual mini wellingtons for everyone… which is a lot of work and interesting in itself.
the trial continues…
We make individual beef Wellingtons – the pastry cooks better.
If I control plates and cutlery, I will go out of my way to ensure everyone has matching sets, except me. I’ve not poisoned anyone, it’s just a thing that I have…
As the host you would take the mismatched ones
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Anyone heard from Alex lately?
I talked to her last week. About books.
How’s she going?
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Anyone heard from Alex lately?
I talked to her last week. About books.
How’s she going?
She hasn’t bought any new books for a while.
She’s not around much because reading on screens is too much for her migraines.
Cymek said:
furious said:
Michael V said:We make individual beef Wellingtons – the pastry cooks better.
If I control plates and cutlery, I will go out of my way to ensure everyone has matching sets, except me. I’ve not poisoned anyone, it’s just a thing that I have…
As the host you would take the mismatched ones
good grief, who has mismatched dining sets?
Divine Angel said:
TC Errol was off the coast of WA a week or so before Easter.
JudgeMental said:
Cymek said:
furious said:If I control plates and cutlery, I will go out of my way to ensure everyone has matching sets, except me. I’ve not poisoned anyone, it’s just a thing that I have…
As the host you would take the mismatched ones
good grief, who has mismatched dining sets?
The kind of people who can’t afford to buy mushrooms. Although, if your set only has four, but five people are having lunch…
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
TC Errol was off the coast of WA a week or so before Easter.
:)
furious said:
Michael V said:
Arts said:
today is only a half day in the trial.. I think the defence will finish its cross examination of the estranged husband and that will be it.Certainly it’s enough for the jury to think about over the weekend.
there are plates that are mismatched – with the four victims having one style of plate and EP having a different one. The defence made a point of asking SP about the mismatched plates (as this was a conversation that he had with one victim on the car trip to the hospital) he said that EP had a number of small sets..
so if the victims got a matching plate.. and EP got her own plate.. I wonder what sort of plate SP would have gotten if he had attended the lunch.. I also wonder if the police took note of the plates and the number of them and that might be something the prosecution tells us about later.
If she had another plate in the same colour as the victims, then why didn’t she use it for herself? the lunch was ‘special’ to her (as evidenced by her texts messages trying to convince SP to attend) and if she doesn’t have more than four of the same coloured plate – what plate would she have given SP if he had attended…also each of the plates contained a one portion sized beef wellington – that is EP did not make a large log and cut slices, she made individual mini wellingtons for everyone… which is a lot of work and interesting in itself.
the trial continues…
We make individual beef Wellingtons – the pastry cooks better.
If I control plates and cutlery, I will go out of my way to ensure everyone has matching sets, except me. I’ve not poisoned anyone, it’s just a thing that I have…
just know that they talk about that in the car on the way home.
Time to pack up and head down the mountain.
Arts said:
furious said:
Michael V said:We make individual beef Wellingtons – the pastry cooks better.
If I control plates and cutlery, I will go out of my way to ensure everyone has matching sets, except me. I’ve not poisoned anyone, it’s just a thing that I have…
just know that they talk about that in the car on the way home.
if they make it that far
Tara C. Smith
This is another Kennedy proposal that seems on the surface to be “common sense” or have a grain
of truth to it. It’s only if you understand vaccine testing processes that it becomes clear why this
would absolutely screw us over. Let’s discuss.
New vaccines absolutely do go through trials with a placebo control. We saw this in 2020 with the
COVID (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines, where there was a group that received the placebo (generally saline)
and the test group that received the vaccine. This is to monitor any potential adverse events that may
happen in the trial and to see if they are more common in the test group than the placebo group.
If they are, that suggests they may have been caused by the vaccination. Straightforward, right?
But for those trials, it was a completely new pathogen with no existing vaccine. What about cases
where we have existing vaccines but want to release one that may be improved over what is
currently available? For example, the current mess with approvals of reformulated COVID or flu
vaccines to account for viral evolution—this previously did not require new large-scale clinical
trials because it’s just a minor tweak to the formulation.
So if we do now require full clinical trials for each reformulated vaccine, you’re left with a tricky
situation. If you require a placebo, you run into ethical issues. We know COVID and flu vaccines
are imperfect, but are overall safe and effective. So to recruit folks into a placebo-controlled
study, you’re requiring that some of the population (generally half) are left with no protection
against these viruses for the duration of the study. Is this ethical when we know the alternatives
can help to protect people?
As a general rule, no.
That’s why the “common sense” idea of always having a placebo control doesn’t work. When
you already have an effective vaccine, but are looking into developing an alternative, often it’s
tested against the old vaccine so that no one is left completely vulnerable to infection. Then
you can compare safety and efficacy between the groups receiving the different vaccines to
see if the new one is as good as or better than the prior one. For the yearly COVID and flu
vaccines, no full clinical trial was ever required in the past, since each year’s new vaccine
was
just a minor tweak to the last one.
There may be a middle ground, doing a small, placebo-controlled trial to examine antibody
responses and any potential adverse events (eg, a few hundred people over a short time
period instead of the thousands and months of follow-up required for a full trial). However,
doubtful in my opinion that Kennedy would approve of such a compromise. I hope I’m wrong.
This new rule is going to make it incredibly challenging to develop new vaccines where existing
ones are already on the market. Which, with Kennedy at the helm, is almost certainly the end goal.
Peak Warming Man said:
Time to pack up and head down the mountain.
he’ll be heading down the mountain when he comes. (Gi- yap!) he’ll be heading
down the mountain when he comes. (Gi- yap!) he’ll be heading down the mountain,
he’ll be heading down the mountain, he’ll be heading down the mountain when he
comes.
I’ve seen a number of Black Mirror eps over the years but I’m going to go back and watch them from the start now
JudgeMental said:
Tara C. Smith
This is another Kennedy proposal that seems on the surface to be “common sense” or have a grain
of truth to it. It’s only if you understand vaccine testing processes that it becomes clear why this
would absolutely screw us over. Let’s discuss.New vaccines absolutely do go through trials with a placebo control. We saw this in 2020 with the
COVID (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines, where there was a group that received the placebo (generally saline)
and the test group that received the vaccine. This is to monitor any potential adverse events that may
happen in the trial and to see if they are more common in the test group than the placebo group.
If they are, that suggests they may have been caused by the vaccination. Straightforward, right?But for those trials, it was a completely new pathogen with no existing vaccine. What about cases
where we have existing vaccines but want to release one that may be improved over what is
currently available? For example, the current mess with approvals of reformulated COVID or flu
vaccines to account for viral evolution—this previously did not require new large-scale clinical
trials because it’s just a minor tweak to the formulation.So if we do now require full clinical trials for each reformulated vaccine, you’re left with a tricky
situation. If you require a placebo, you run into ethical issues. We know COVID and flu vaccines
are imperfect, but are overall safe and effective. So to recruit folks into a placebo-controlled
study, you’re requiring that some of the population (generally half) are left with no protection
against these viruses for the duration of the study. Is this ethical when we know the alternatives
can help to protect people?As a general rule, no.
That’s why the “common sense” idea of always having a placebo control doesn’t work. When
you already have an effective vaccine, but are looking into developing an alternative, often it’s
tested against the old vaccine so that no one is left completely vulnerable to infection. Then
you can compare safety and efficacy between the groups receiving the different vaccines to
see if the new one is as good as or better than the prior one. For the yearly COVID and flu
vaccines, no full clinical trial was ever required in the past, since each year’s new vaccine
was
just a minor tweak to the last one.There may be a middle ground, doing a small, placebo-controlled trial to examine antibody
responses and any potential adverse events (eg, a few hundred people over a short time
period instead of the thousands and months of follow-up required for a full trial). However,
doubtful in my opinion that Kennedy would approve of such a compromise. I hope I’m wrong.This new rule is going to make it incredibly challenging to develop new vaccines where existing
ones are already on the market. Which, with Kennedy at the helm, is almost certainly the end goal.
‘ken eedjot.
dv said:
I’ve seen a number of Black Mirror eps over the years but I’m going to go back and watch them from the start now
They are all decent if I remember correctly.
I started watching the first episode of the latest season
Love, Death and Robots is a good series if you haven’t seen it.
Today SP continued on the witness stand. Defence called into question his recall – this started yesterday when they pedantically mentioned that he didn’t use certain words in his police statement as he has here on the stand.
Today they bought into question that conversation he had with his father (while his father was sick in hospital) about the cancer diagnosis that EP allegedly used to bring them together for lunch. Defence intimated that SP’s recall wasn’t that accurate and he was possibly mistaken. SP countered that the defence was cray cray and they should move on to something else.
A lot of today was on the text and message exchanges over the years between SP and EP. I guess in an attempt to establish relationship patterns, but also bringing up some hospital exchanges and the fat that EP didn’t like hospitals (which could explain why she checked herself out early)
Trying to discredit a witness is a common tactic.. but SP seems to be able to stand up against it pretty well.. he stops to consider the questions before answering and seems to respond in an even way (he showed emotion when talking about his father yesterday ad some emotion when a video of his son and his dad played showing them doing some backyard science) but in general he is considered and thoughtful when responding.At the end of the day the Judge warned the jurors to ignore conversations abut the trial and media over the weekend.
SP will be back on the witness stand on monday
Arts said:
At the end of the day the Judge warned the jurors to ignore conversations abut the trial and media over the weekend.
Which instructions I’m sure every one of them will follow to the letter.
dv said:
I’ve seen a number of Black Mirror eps over the years but I’m going to go back and watch them from the start now
They’re not as good as I’d remembered. And this past season was a snore fest, but I liked the first episode
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
I’ve seen a number of Black Mirror eps over the years but I’m going to go back and watch them from the start now
They’re not as good as I’d remembered. And this past season was a snore fest, but I liked the first episode
some are great, other are meh
The other show that is similar is Secret Level
This was good, two seasons, I think…
In good news, Wednesday’s little episode wasn’t a heart attack. But what it was is still unknown. Probably viral. Maybe.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Arts said:At the end of the day the Judge warned the jurors to ignore conversations abut the trial and media over the weekend.
Which instructions I’m sure every one of them will follow to the letter.
that’s the hope. But either way they cannot bring in anything to the deliberation room apart from what has been heard in court.. so even if an individual juror decides something based on an outside influence, they cannot convince the others using that… Interestingly they will be sequestered during the deliberation stage. so I guess the powers that be think that this will take a while for the jury to decide…
in other news Jill Sobule is dead at 66
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:I talked to her last week. About books.
How’s she going?
She hasn’t bought any new books for a while.
we thought she was posting as The__Queen these days
Divine Angel said:
In good news, Wednesday’s little episode wasn’t a heart attack. But what it was is still unknown. Probably viral. Maybe.
What happened?
Arts said:
Today SP continued on the witness stand. Defence called into question his recall – this started yesterday when they pedantically mentioned that he didn’t use certain words in his police statement as he has here on the stand.
Today they bought into question that conversation he had with his father (while his father was sick in hospital) about the cancer diagnosis that EP allegedly used to bring them together for lunch. Defence intimated that SP’s recall wasn’t that accurate and he was possibly mistaken. SP countered that the defence was cray cray and they should move on to something else.A lot of today was on the text and message exchanges over the years between SP and EP. I guess in an attempt to establish relationship patterns, but also bringing up some hospital exchanges and the fat that EP didn’t like hospitals (which could explain why she checked herself out early)
Trying to discredit a witness is a common tactic.. but SP seems to be able to stand up against it pretty well.. he stops to consider the questions before answering and seems to respond in an even way (he showed emotion when talking about his father yesterday ad some emotion when a video of his son and his dad played showing them doing some backyard science) but in general he is considered and thoughtful when responding.At the end of the day the Judge warned the jurors to ignore conversations abut the trial and media over the weekend.
SP will be back on the witness stand on monday
I read through the ABC minute by minute rundown and thought he sounded like he is very much in control of himself.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
In good news, Wednesday’s little episode wasn’t a heart attack. But what it was is still unknown. Probably viral. Maybe.
What happened?
Walking through Westfield, lungs felt like someone was squeezing them hard, couldn’t breathe. Worst it’s ever been.
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:How’s she going?
She hasn’t bought any new books for a while.
we thought she was posting as The__Queen these days
No, that’s us. And we’re dead, anyway.
The_Queen said:
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:She hasn’t bought any new books for a while.
we thought she was posting as The__Queen these days
No, that’s us. And we’re dead, anyway.
“If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.”
Also May 4th is Sunday.
Arts, are you still lurking?
Divine Angel said:
Arts, are you still lurking?
yep
We are still in fire restrictions. A lot of Victoria is not. But we are. Another 10 days. And where the bush block is doesn’t come off restrictions until the 19th. It’s been a long dry time.
A new mini-drill was delivered today. I already have one but it’s in the redback-infested garage somewhere, and I was too scared to search through all the spidery boxes.
Bubblecar said:
A new mini-drill was delivered today. I already have one but it’s in the redback-infested garage somewhere, and I was too scared to search through all the spidery boxes.
…and by coincidence, just heard someone drilling into my outside wall.
It’s a technician from Aurora, fitting a new modem into my meter box thingy. Apparently my usage hasn’t been transmitted for a month.
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts, are you still lurking?
yep
Are police lineups a thing?
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts, are you still lurking?
yep
Are police lineups a thing?
I did one, it was a while ago though. And before assumptions are made, I wasn’t in the line up, I was the one identifying a perpetrator…
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts, are you still lurking?
yep
Are police lineups a thing?
yeah.. although they are more likely to do it via pictures these days..
I even heard of one cop making the guys in the line up sing one line each of I Want it that way…
wait…
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:yep
Are police lineups a thing?
yeah.. although they are more likely to do it via pictures these days..
I even heard of one cop making the guys in the line up sing one line each of I Want it that way…
wait…
It’s such an overused trope in tv and movies, I wondered if it was actually still something they did.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
In good news, Wednesday’s little episode wasn’t a heart attack. But what it was is still unknown. Probably viral. Maybe.
What happened?
Walking through Westfield, lungs felt like someone was squeezing them hard, couldn’t breathe. Worst it’s ever been.
Oh. Bugger. I hope they can figure it out.
Michael V said:
JudgeMental said:
Tara C. Smith
This is another Kennedy proposal that seems on the surface to be “common sense” or have a grain
of truth to it. It’s only if you understand vaccine testing processes that it becomes clear why this
would absolutely screw us over. Let’s discuss.New vaccines absolutely do go through trials with a placebo control. We saw this in 2020 with the
COVID (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines, where there was a group that received the placebo (generally saline)
and the test group that received the vaccine. This is to monitor any potential adverse events that may
happen in the trial and to see if they are more common in the test group than the placebo group.
If they are, that suggests they may have been caused by the vaccination. Straightforward, right?But for those trials, it was a completely new pathogen with no existing vaccine. What about cases
where we have existing vaccines but want to release one that may be improved over what is
currently available? For example, the current mess with approvals of reformulated COVID or flu
vaccines to account for viral evolution—this previously did not require new large-scale clinical
trials because it’s just a minor tweak to the formulation.So if we do now require full clinical trials for each reformulated vaccine, you’re left with a tricky
situation. If you require a placebo, you run into ethical issues. We know COVID and flu vaccines
are imperfect, but are overall safe and effective. So to recruit folks into a placebo-controlled
study, you’re requiring that some of the population (generally half) are left with no protection
against these viruses for the duration of the study. Is this ethical when we know the alternatives
can help to protect people?As a general rule, no.
That’s why the “common sense” idea of always having a placebo control doesn’t work. When
you already have an effective vaccine, but are looking into developing an alternative, often it’s
tested against the old vaccine so that no one is left completely vulnerable to infection. Then
you can compare safety and efficacy between the groups receiving the different vaccines to
see if the new one is as good as or better than the prior one. For the yearly COVID and flu
vaccines, no full clinical trial was ever required in the past, since each year’s new vaccine
was
just a minor tweak to the last one.There may be a middle ground, doing a small, placebo-controlled trial to examine antibody
responses and any potential adverse events (eg, a few hundred people over a short time
period instead of the thousands and months of follow-up required for a full trial). However,
doubtful in my opinion that Kennedy would approve of such a compromise. I hope I’m wrong.This new rule is going to make it incredibly challenging to develop new vaccines where existing
ones are already on the market. Which, with Kennedy at the helm, is almost certainly the end goal.
‘ken eedjot.
or clever strategist
sorry our bad miscounted the under scores
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:What happened?
Walking through Westfield, lungs felt like someone was squeezing them hard, couldn’t breathe. Worst it’s ever been.
Oh. Bugger. I hope they can figure it out.
I’ve felt like I’m coming down with something for the past few days, but it’s just sitting there not getting worse (or better). Bloods showed some sort of infection, so it’s wait and see at the moment.
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:Are police lineups a thing?
yeah.. although they are more likely to do it via pictures these days..
I even heard of one cop making the guys in the line up sing one line each of I Want it that way…
wait…
It’s such an overused trope in tv and movies, I wondered if it was actually still something they did.
in person line up are good because movement nuances help someone identify them.. but they are also bad because of revictimization issues.. and the idea that if there is a line up then one of them has to be the offender, so false accusations get made because of human obedience behaviours.
best practice is to show the photo sequentially where the person makes a choice, yes or no, before moving on to the next photo
Movement nuances, now that’s an interesting idea
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:Walking through Westfield, lungs felt like someone was squeezing them hard, couldn’t breathe. Worst it’s ever been.
Oh. Bugger. I hope they can figure it out.
I’ve felt like I’m coming down with something for the past few days, but it’s just sitting there not getting worse (or better). Bloods showed some sort of infection, so it’s wait and see at the moment.
Sounds awful, hope it soon passes and don’t come back.
Divine Angel said:
Movement nuances, now that’s an interesting idea
Rachael Raygun would be easy to pick.
Divine Angel said:
Movement nuances, now that’s an interesting idea
I recognize voices. Not so good on faces.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:Walking through Westfield, lungs felt like someone was squeezing them hard, couldn’t breathe. Worst it’s ever been.
Oh. Bugger. I hope they can figure it out.
I’ve felt like I’m coming down with something for the past few days, but it’s just sitting there not getting worse (or better). Bloods showed some sort of infection, so it’s wait and see at the moment.
Well, let’s hope it can be figured out.
Arts said:
in person line up are good because movement nuances help someone identify them.. but they are also bad because of revictimization issues.. and … false accusations get made because of human obedience behaviours.
best practice is to show the photo sequentially where the person makes a choice, yes or no, before moving on
deity damn just show them a motion picture then wtf
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
Movement nuances, now that’s an interesting idea
I recognize voices. Not so good on faces.
I recognise dogs, not people.
Crunch time for the proposed AFL stadium:
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-tassiecast/abc-tassiecast-macquarie-point-stadium-afl/105239374
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
Movement nuances, now that’s an interesting idea
I recognize voices. Not so good on faces.
I recognise dogs, not people.
Dogs should be recognized.
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:I recognize voices. Not so good on faces.
I recognise dogs, not people.
Dogs should be recognized.
Cats on the other hand………
You donts see many seeing eye cats
Sorry to the parched areas of Australia, the Central Coast has been stealing your rain. 100 mls last Tuesday, 145 over the weekend, another 100 on Tuesday/Wednesday and 40 over the last two days. It’s a squelch and leech fest outside.
So my afternoon was spent at the local gin distillery. A tough gig but someone’s got to do it.
Ya settled in front of the tele, Mr Panty Parts? Beanie and scarf?
Ize has tipped ‘em, ya know. They’d better not let me down.
Woodie said:
Ya settled in front of the tele, Mr Panty Parts? Beanie and scarf?Ize has tipped ‘em, ya know. They’d better not let me down.
Nup. Not beanie and scarf weather here yet, too early in the year.
I tipped ‘em too, but with no great confidence/ It’s like I almost don’t dare to watch.
Cymek said:
dv said:
I’ve seen a number of Black Mirror eps over the years but I’m going to go back and watch them from the start now
They are all decent if I remember correctly.
I started watching the first episode of the latest seasonLove, Death and Robots is a good series if you haven’t seen it.
Okay I’ll queue that.
The episode 15 Million Merits seems a bit … self-reflective.
Like it might have been written by someone who is thinking about the fact that they have now.attained a comfortable lifestyle by pointing out very troubling things about the real world.
Dear Mr Panty Parts,
I hereby give you permission to set fire to your beanie and scarf.
Signed,
Woodie.
Woodie said:
Dear Mr Panty Parts,I hereby give you permission to set fire to your beanie and scarf.
Signed,
Woodie.
Stick a fork in ‘em. Don’t tip unless playing at home against a bottom 5 or 6 ranked team.
Time to sack this coach, he’s going nowhere with this team.
So Ms Kingy reckons I have to make the bed tonight.
Kingy said:
So Ms Kingy reckons I have to make the bed tonight.
—
Ah… the delights of testing a new bed..
tauto said:
Kingy said:
So Ms Kingy reckons I have to make the bed tonight.
—
Ah… the delights of testing a new bed..
This is the first bit of actual new furniture that I have ever had, and I’m too knackered after work to assemble it.
I’ll probably sleep in the spare room, or on the floor on the new mattress.
Tomorrow is Firefighters memorial day and I have to go to Busselton by 10 am to be part of it, and then I have 3 site meetings in the arvo. At some point I have to find somewhere to vote.
heavy rain on the roof now
party_pants said:
heavy rain on the roof now
Yeah it was a bit interesting this arvo here.
Despite requesting a direct deposit for my state tax refund, I received a cheque. IIRC it’s been like that for years, but the option is still on the free filing tax return program and no explanation about why not.
Good that I can deposit the refund via an app for my bank, Yay for taking photos of the cheque with no hiccups. Previous attempts at this have been painful.
Anyway…
My back is really bothering me today, and my brain is running loops around the anxiety track.
My new Birkenstocks arrive today – 2 pairs, Arizona style in the waterproof option. Colours – Metallic Anthracite and Khaki.
So exciting.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 4 degrees at the back door, still dark. We are forecast a mostly sunny 20 degrees today.
We will go and vote at 8.00am, then go to the bakery for breakfast. My bushwandering friend will meet us at the polling booth. She lives about 15 minutes out of town. I’ve got more little gardening tasks for later in the day. I might start on the rose pruning.
fuck this statistical genius
“I really don’t like the claim that Australia has the world’s most dangerous snakes,” Dr Jackson said.
“If snakes kill two people every year, and snakes in India kill 40,000 to 60,000 people every year, do we have the world’s most dangerous snakes? Clearly not.”
Mnrnig
Scattered showers 23C tops
Vote early and vote often
SCIENCE said:
fuck this statistical genius
“I really don’t like the claim that Australia has the world’s most dangerous snakes,” Dr Jackson said.
“If snakes kill two people every year, and snakes in India kill 40,000 to 60,000 people every year, do we have the world’s most dangerous snakes? Clearly not.”
What a dsck. Australia has the most venomous. Not the most dangerous. The inland taipan is way more venomous than the eastern brown but the eastern brown is the most dangerous. Because it kills more people.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
How’s your infection going?
Almost entirely cleaned up. Thank Florey.
What happened?
Infected spider bite.
transition said:
i’m going to go sharpen the chainsaw, if nobody has any objections, if you do have an objection submit it to roughbarked, i’ve deemed roughbarked authority to assess the validity of objections, seemed the perfect guy for such an important job, not much gets past master roughbarked, the central scrutinizer
Well, I saw this.
Ooh, I’ve slept in! The forecast keeps saying showers but I’m yet to see any. Top of 23 today and a medium chance of showers from late morning.
SCIENCE said:
fuck this statistical genius
“I really don’t like the claim that Australia has the world’s most dangerous snakes,” Dr Jackson said.
“If snakes kill two people every year, and snakes in India kill 40,000 to 60,000 people every year, do we have the world’s most dangerous snakes? Clearly not.”
This ok then¿…
“The World Health Organization (WHO) listed snakebite envenoming as a neglected tropical disease in June 2017”
Otherwise interesting..
“For 18 years, Wisconsin man Tim Friede has injected increasing amounts of venom into his body from the world’s most deadly snakes.
His strange quest has today yielded results, with a team of US researchers claiming to have created “the most broadly effective” snake antivenom to date.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-05-03/universal-antivenom-snake-research/105233130
Morning Pilgrims.
Corker of a day in the Pearl, a zephyr of a breeze from the SW, cool but sunny.
Over.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:Walking through Westfield, lungs felt like someone was squeezing them hard, couldn’t breathe. Worst it’s ever been.
Oh. Bugger. I hope they can figure it out.
I’ve felt like I’m coming down with something for the past few days, but it’s just sitting there not getting worse (or better). Bloods showed some sort of infection, so it’s wait and see at the moment.
Hope they find it. Mrs rb had shingles in the lungs.
Ian said:
SCIENCE said:fuck this statistical genius
“I really don’t like the claim that Australia has the world’s most dangerous snakes,” Dr Jackson said.
“If snakes kill two people every year, and snakes in India kill 40,000 to 60,000 people every year, do we have the world’s most dangerous snakes? Clearly not.”
This ok then¿…
“The World Health Organization (WHO) listed snakebite envenoming as a neglected tropical disease in June 2017”
Otherwise interesting..
“For 18 years, Wisconsin man Tim Friede has injected increasing amounts of venom into his body from the world’s most deadly snakes.
His strange quest has today yielded results, with a team of US researchers claiming to have created “the most broadly effective” snake antivenom to date.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-05-03/universal-antivenom-snake-research/105233130
RFK will ban it.
Wow. Had no idea the holiday forum still existed.
Langy said:
Wow. Had no idea the holiday forum still existed.
I had no idea you still existed.
Langy said:
Wow. Had no idea the holiday forum still existed.
we’re all AI now. or chickens.
Peak Warming Man said:
Langy said:
Wow. Had no idea the holiday forum still existed.
I had no idea you still existed.
Maybe I don’t.
Langy said:
Wow. Had no idea the holiday forum still existed.
Gosh!
What’s happening?
Langy said:
Wow. Had no idea the holiday forum still existed.
Wow. A blast from the past. Welcome back.
Michael V said:
Langy said:
Wow. Had no idea the holiday forum still existed.
Gosh!
What’s happening?
Well, apparently my phone remembers my password better than I do.
Langy said:
Michael V said:
Langy said:
Wow. Had no idea the holiday forum still existed.
Gosh!
What’s happening?
Well, apparently my phone remembers my password better than I do.
Thanks AI. ;)
Langy said:
Michael V said:
Langy said:
Wow. Had no idea the holiday forum still existed.
Gosh!
What’s happening?
Well, apparently my phone remembers my password better than I do.
Ha!
:)
Langy said:
Wow. Had no idea the holiday forum still existed.
It’s like Hotel California – you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave…
https://youtu.be/x6rjEpPamKc
Some AI work.
Speaking of planes, for a sunny weekend morning close to an aerodrome, there’s a distinct lack of activity in the sky.
Divine Angel said:
Speaking of planes, for a sunny weekend morning close to an aerodrome, there’s a distinct lack of activity in the sky.
Plenty going on at the one up the road from us.
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
Speaking of planes, for a sunny weekend morning close to an aerodrome, there’s a distinct lack of activity in the sky.
Plenty going on at the one up the road from us.
Maybe there’s a local ban on brainwashing chemicals here.
Oh no, wait, I’m in a safe LNP seat. No need for brainwashing.
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
Speaking of planes, for a sunny weekend morning close to an aerodrome, there’s a distinct lack of activity in the sky.
Plenty going on at the one up the road from us.
Maybe there’s a local ban on brainwashing chemicals here.
So, if Bobby Brainworm gets ‘chemtrails’ banned, he’ll just have explain that the contrails that continue to be seen in the sky are OK, because he told them to take out the naughty stuff, and it’s all fine now, settle down, forget about it, it’s fixed, because he says so, OK, got it?
Divine Angel said:
Oh no, wait, I’m in a safe LNP seat. No need for brainwashing.
Same here. Fews brains around here to wash.
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:Plenty going on at the one up the road from us.
Maybe there’s a local ban on brainwashing chemicals here.
So, if Bobby Brainworm gets ‘chemtrails’ banned, he’ll just have explain that the contrails that continue to be seen in the sky are OK, because he told them to take out the naughty stuff, and it’s all fine now, settle down, forget about it, it’s fixed, because he says so, OK, got it?
I guess all those workers at the chemtrail factories will be out of work now? Thanks Donald.
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:Plenty going on at the one up the road from us.
Maybe there’s a local ban on brainwashing chemicals here.
So, if Bobby Brainworm gets ‘chemtrails’ banned, he’ll just have explain that the contrails that continue to be seen in the sky are OK, because he told them to take out the naughty stuff, and it’s all fine now, settle down, forget about it, it’s fixed, because he says so, OK, got it?
Oh…..O…..K…..
Firefighters memorial day today, gonna go to Busselton to stand in the rain to pay my respects. Then find somewhere to vote, then come home get changed, go out for 3 building site visits/meetings, then home again to assemble my bedroom.
Tomorrow is a tip run to get rid of all the packaging and other miscellaneous crap, then take a truck to a fundraiser at a local surfboard shop. They are doing a podcast so I’ve been brushing up on my surfie speak, like radical man. Dropped in and it was gnarly chop, nearly came off the lip but like had an epic tube ride then cut back over the top, dude.
Kingy said:
Firefighters memorial day today, gonna go to Busselton to stand in the rain to pay my respects. Then find somewhere to vote, then come home get changed, go out for 3 building site visits/meetings, then home again to assemble my bedroom.Tomorrow is a tip run to get rid of all the packaging and other miscellaneous crap, then take a truck to a fundraiser at a local surfboard shop. They are doing a podcast so I’ve been brushing up on my surfie speak, like radical man. Dropped in and it was gnarly chop, nearly came off the lip but like had an epic tube ride then cut back over the top, dude.
Steady.
Kingy said:
Firefighters memorial day today, gonna go to Busselton to stand in the rain to pay my respects. Then find somewhere to vote, then come home get changed, go out for 3 building site visits/meetings, then home again to assemble my bedroom.Tomorrow is a tip run to get rid of all the packaging and other miscellaneous crap, then take a truck to a fundraiser at a local surfboard shop. They are doing a podcast so I’ve been brushing up on my surfie speak, like radical man. Dropped in and it was gnarly chop, nearly came off the lip but like had an epic tube ride then cut back over the top, dude.
Approved.
(Red stamp, gold star.)
Bogsnorkler said:
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:Maybe there’s a local ban on brainwashing chemicals here.
So, if Bobby Brainworm gets ‘chemtrails’ banned, he’ll just have explain that the contrails that continue to be seen in the sky are OK, because he told them to take out the naughty stuff, and it’s all fine now, settle down, forget about it, it’s fixed, because he says so, OK, got it?
I guess all those workers at the chemtrail factories will be out of work now? Thanks Donald.
I was told that the contrail chemical was in the fuel and has been there since the 1910s.
Interesting. A local high school’s Mother’s Day stall is run by year 10 business students and proceeds go to the RSPCA.
(I don’t expect many people know that high schools get more funding per student than primary schools do. It’s freely available information on https://myschool.edu.au/ )
Comedic actor Ruth Buzzi has died.
I remember her from Lost Saucer when I was a kid, alongside Jim Nabors.
dv said:
Comedic actor Ruth Buzzi has died.I remember her from Lost Saucer when I was a kid, alongside Jim Nabors.
She was also on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, IIRC.
Tamb said:
Bogsnorkler said:
captain_spalding said:So, if Bobby Brainworm gets ‘chemtrails’ banned, he’ll just have explain that the contrails that continue to be seen in the sky are OK, because he told them to take out the naughty stuff, and it’s all fine now, settle down, forget about it, it’s fixed, because he says so, OK, got it?
I guess all those workers at the chemtrail factories will be out of work now? Thanks Donald.
I was told that the contrail chemical was in the fuel and has been there since the 1910s.
Credit where it’s due:
If Bobby says , it’s OK, i fixed it, there’s no more chemtrails, then he will have got the MAGA chemtrail-fans to shut up about it, which is something no-one else could do.
They simply won’t be able to persist wth the notion that such things are happening, because that would imply that President Trump’s government is telling them lies.
“I can see the chemtails, but i can’t say that they’re there, because that would be heresy.”
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
Oh no, wait, I’m in a safe LNP seat. No need for brainwashing.
Same here. Fews brains around here to wash.
I was in that position for many, many years. This election and the last one is actually quite exciting and we will get mentions on the broadcast tonight. It’s close here, where it’s been Liberal for a long, long time.
dv said:
Comedic actor Ruth Buzzi has died.I remember her from Lost Saucer when I was a kid, alongside Jim Nabors.
I remember her from a dreadful Schwarzenegger film called The Villain. Her character was named Damsel in Distress, which should give you an idea about the rest of the film.
buffy said:
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
Oh no, wait, I’m in a safe LNP seat. No need for brainwashing.
Same here. Fews brains around here to wash.
I was in that position for many, many years. This election and the last one is actually quite exciting and we will get mentions on the broadcast tonight. It’s close here, where it’s been Liberal for a long, long time.
Good. I’ll watch that one when they are counting tonight.
btm said:
dv said:
Comedic actor Ruth Buzzi has died.I remember her from Lost Saucer when I was a kid, alongside Jim Nabors.
I remember her from a dreadful Schwarzenegger film called The Villain. Her character was named Damsel in Distress, which should give you an idea about the rest of the film.
and along came Jones.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Comedic actor Ruth Buzzi has died.I remember her from Lost Saucer when I was a kid, alongside Jim Nabors.
She was also on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, IIRC.
Alongside Goldie Hawn?
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Comedic actor Ruth Buzzi has died.I remember her from Lost Saucer when I was a kid, alongside Jim Nabors.
She was also on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, IIRC.
Alongside Goldie Hawn?
and that Illinois nazi guy.
Ruth Buzzi died yesterday.
Spiny Norman said:
Ruth Buzzi died yesterday.
do you believe in the hereafter?
yes
then you know what i’m here after.
Bogsnorkler said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:She was also on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, IIRC.
Alongside Goldie Hawn?
and that Illinois nazi guy.
And Arte Johnson.
It was all v-e-r-r-ry interesting.
captain_spalding said:
Tamb said:
Bogsnorkler said:I guess all those workers at the chemtrail factories will be out of work now? Thanks Donald.
I was told that the contrail chemical was in the fuel and has been there since the 1910s.
Credit where it’s due:
If Bobby says , it’s OK, i fixed it, there’s no more chemtrails, then he will have got the MAGA chemtrail-fans to shut up about it, which is something no-one else could do.
They simply won’t be able to persist wth the notion that such things are happening, because that would imply that President Trump’s government is telling them lies.
“I can see the chemtails, but i can’t say that they’re there, because that would be heresy.”
:)
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Comedic actor Ruth Buzzi has died.I remember her from Lost Saucer when I was a kid, alongside Jim Nabors.
She was also on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, IIRC.
Alongside Goldie Hawn?
Very interesting. But stupid.
Peter Gare vying to be president of the DMC
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:She was also on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, IIRC.
Alongside Goldie Hawn?
Very interesting. But stupid.
A flower, by Henry Gibson.
“You got that bed made yet?
Even more important, did the old car start?”
Haven’t started on my bed yet, still cleaning up the mess from the other one.
And the old car isn’t getting a spark to the plugs, I ran out of time to check if it was the coil or the distributor.
Kingy said:
“You got that bed made yet?
Even more important, did the old car start?”
Haven’t started on my bed yet, still cleaning up the mess from the other one.
And the old car isn’t getting a spark to the plugs, I ran out of time to check if it was the coil or the distributor.
Good luck…
Kingy said:
“You got that bed made yet?
Even more important, did the old car start?”
Haven’t started on my bed yet, still cleaning up the mess from the other one.
And the old car isn’t getting a spark to the plugs, I ran out of time to check if it was the coil or the distributor.
So you are saying the leads are new and tested?
dv said:
F’real?
dv said:
It is farken difficult.
dv said:
Looks like Sanitarium™ canned sausages made from peanuts.
Michael V said:
dv said:
F’real?
I doubt US airforce is taking it’s riding instructions from Twitter feeds.
Michael V said:
dv said:
F’real?
It’s real that @VleckieHond identified the site, and it is real that it was attacked and that there were civ casualties.
Whether the Pentagon relied on @VleckieHond’s assessment, I don’t know. I also don’t know about the 500 euro thing.
dv said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
F’real?
It’s real that @VleckieHond identified the site, and it is real that it was attacked and that there were civ casualties.
Whether the Pentagon relied on @VleckieHond’s assessment, I don’t know. I also don’t know about the 500 euro thing.
Well, at least partly true then. Maybe even fully true. Bloody.
Michael V said:
dv said:
Michael V said:F’real?
It’s real that @VleckieHond identified the site, and it is real that it was attacked and that there were civ casualties.
Whether the Pentagon relied on @VleckieHond’s assessment, I don’t know. I also don’t know about the 500 euro thing.
Well, at least partly true then. Maybe even fully true. Bloody.
Even partly… is bloody!
dv said:
You wouldn’t f***ing dare.
Been at a kids’ birthday party. Chatted with a school mum I haven’t seen for a while as she’s been undergoing cancer treatment. She’s from the Netherlands and their voting system is interesting.
Oh, and as I was driving through Dutton country, I saw a rainbow.
Divine Angel said:
Oh, and as I was driving through Dutton country, I saw a rainbow.
Pot of gold?
Divine Angel said:
Oh, and as I was driving through Dutton country, I saw a rainbow.
Were the ends of the rainbow out of the electorate?
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Oh, and as I was driving through Dutton country, I saw a rainbow.
Were the ends of the rainbow out of the electorate?
It’s a biiiiig electorate
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Oh, and as I was driving through Dutton country, I saw a rainbow.
Were the ends of the rainbow out of the electorate?
It’s a biiiiig electorate
I thought it might be a ridiculous question.
Also drove past Dutton’s office but it was graffiti free
Divine Angel said:
Also drove past Dutton’s office but it was graffiti free
No bullet holes in the windows?
I suppose I’d better struggle into some village togs and waddle down to the off-licence.
Bubblecar said:
I suppose I’d better struggle into some village togs and waddle down to the off-licence.
How terribly British of you.
In Australia, alcohol stores are commonly known as bottle-ohs, shortened from “bottle shops”.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
I suppose I’d better struggle into some village togs and waddle down to the off-licence.
How terribly British of you.
In Australia, alcohol stores are commonly known as bottle-ohs, shortened from “bottle shops”.
Around here, It’s the local Billabong.
My mom was helping someone clear out a house in Virginia and
she was given this old footstool. The legs are metal and have faces
on them. She then gave it to me recently but with the request that
I have Raymond stand on it to take a photos to send to her. I sent
her the photo and now present the same photos to you all.
I bought some Guinness for tonight’s election count. I decided it was a special enough occasion.
party_pants said:
I bought some Guinness for tonight’s election count. I decided it was a special enough occasion.
I very nearly bought a six pack of Coopers best extra but decided against.
Curried chicken and rice tonight.
Peak Warming Man said:
Curried chicken and rice tonight.
What type of curry?
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Curried chicken and rice tonight.
What type of curry?
Keens
Just back from the Wolf’s perambulatiions.
Rain has just started here, coming from the east. It was preceded by a magnificent rainbow, bright enough to be a double rainbow, with quite vibrant colours on the main rainbow.
There’s a big camp-draft event on at the showgrounds, has been going since the middle of the week, with the main arena set up with fences and pens, and some cattle penned there for events. Quite a metropolis of horse floats and caravans over most of the showground area, and horses, horses, and more horses everywhere.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
I suppose I’d better struggle into some village togs and waddle down to the off-licence.
How terribly British of you.
In Australia, alcohol stores are commonly known as bottle-ohs, shortened from “bottle shops”.
“Off-licence” is also occasionally heard amongst older Tasmanians.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
I suppose I’d better struggle into some village togs and waddle down to the off-licence.
How terribly British of you.
In Australia, alcohol stores are commonly known as bottle-ohs, shortened from “bottle shops”.
“Off-licence” is also occasionally heard amongst older Tasmanians.
….and is still the official term:
https://ablis.business.gov.au/service/tas/liquor-licence-off-licence/7319
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Curried chicken and rice tonight.
What type of curry?
Keens
Ha!
captain_spalding said:
Just back from the Wolf’s perambulatiions.Rain has just started here, coming from the east. It was preceded by a magnificent rainbow, bright enough to be a double rainbow, with quite vibrant colours on the main rainbow.
There’s a big camp-draft event on at the showgrounds, has been going since the middle of the week, with the main arena set up with fences and pens, and some cattle penned there for events. Quite a metropolis of horse floats and caravans over most of the showground area, and horses, horses, and more horses everywhere.
Good.
Peak Warming Man said:
Curried chicken and rice tonight.
We’ve found ourselves unexpectedly child-free tonight so the culinary world is our oyster.
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Curried chicken and rice tonight.
We’ve found ourselves unexpectedly child-free tonight so the culinary world is our oyster.
I thought you weren’t fond of seafood.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
I suppose I’d better struggle into some village togs and waddle down to the off-licence.
How terribly British of you.
In Australia, alcohol stores are commonly known as bottle-ohs, shortened from “bottle shops”.
“Off-licence” is also occasionally heard amongst older Tasmanians.
:)
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:How terribly British of you.
In Australia, alcohol stores are commonly known as bottle-ohs, shortened from “bottle shops”.
“Off-licence” is also occasionally heard amongst older Tasmanians.
….and is still the official term:
https://ablis.business.gov.au/service/tas/liquor-licence-off-licence/7319
TIL
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Curried chicken and rice tonight.
We’ve found ourselves unexpectedly child-free tonight so the culinary world is our oyster.
I thought you weren’t fond of seafood.
Correct
Back from my building site visits and meetings, time to make my bed.
Bloody hell, there’s a fkn lot of packaging. There’s enough cardboard, styrofoam and plastic to entirely fill a standard bedroom to the ceiling.
I should probably watch the ABC news, which is at 5.30 today…whoops, missed it. I’ve been watching JustIn during the day. We’ll watch the election coverage and do other things as well. Good chance to do a bit more knitting. And iNaturalist IDs.
Kingy said:
Back from my building site visits and meetings, time to make my bed.Bloody hell, there’s a fkn lot of packaging. There’s enough cardboard, styrofoam and plastic to entirely fill a standard bedroom to the ceiling.
Once you’re done, you’ll look at all the packaging and wonder how they fit it all in the box, plus the object.
Kingy said:
Back from my building site visits and meetings, time to make my bed.Bloody hell, there’s a fkn lot of packaging. There’s enough cardboard, styrofoam and plastic to entirely fill a standard bedroom to the ceiling.
Good luck with that. You may need a few swearwords.
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Curried chicken and rice tonight.
We’ve found ourselves unexpectedly child-free tonight so the culinary world is our oyster.
And… What will be your choice?
If I had a choice, it might be Coffin Bay.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Back from my building site visits and meetings, time to make my bed.Bloody hell, there’s a fkn lot of packaging. There’s enough cardboard, styrofoam and plastic to entirely fill a standard bedroom to the ceiling.
Once you’re done, you’ll look at all the packaging and wonder how they fit it all in the box, plus the object.
the boxes are bigger on the inside.
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
Back from my building site visits and meetings, time to make my bed.Bloody hell, there’s a fkn lot of packaging. There’s enough cardboard, styrofoam and plastic to entirely fill a standard bedroom to the ceiling.
Good luck with that. You may need a few swearwords.
Time to open and pour a Guinness.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Curried chicken and rice tonight.
We’ve found ourselves unexpectedly child-free tonight so the culinary world is our oyster.
And… What will be your choice?
If I had a choice, it might be Coffin Bay.
mine would be cobourg peninsula. free. just sit on the rocks at low tide and chip them off. feed the little fish around your feet and sip on your gin and tonic.
Bogsnorkler said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Back from my building site visits and meetings, time to make my bed.Bloody hell, there’s a fkn lot of packaging. There’s enough cardboard, styrofoam and plastic to entirely fill a standard bedroom to the ceiling.
Once you’re done, you’ll look at all the packaging and wonder how they fit it all in the box, plus the object.
the boxes are bigger on the inside.
When I got the aircon installed, they left all the packaing behind. I ended up filling the boot and taking it all to work to dump in the skip bin.
Honest 2 Betsy, ‘The Big Bamboo’
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YY1u—MIIfY
I love this lass, she’s pure entertainment.
Bogsnorkler said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:We’ve found ourselves unexpectedly child-free tonight so the culinary world is our oyster.
And… What will be your choice?
If I had a choice, it might be Coffin Bay.
mine would be cobourg peninsula. free. just sit on the rocks at low tide and chip them off. feed the little fish around your feet and sip on your gin and tonic.
We used to get them at Bobbin Head on Cowan Creek in Sydney.
captain_spalding said:
Honest 2 Betsy, ‘The Big Bamboo’https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YY1u—MIIfY
I love this lass, she’s pure entertainment.
Heh.
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Honest 2 Betsy, ‘The Big Bamboo’https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YY1u—MIIfY
I love this lass, she’s pure entertainment.
Heh.
Much, much more here:
Black mirror Hated in the Nation…
I think they should have just given that Meades woman some head and body armour.
dv said:
Black mirror Hated in the Nation…I think they should have just given that Meades woman some head and body armour.
We rewatched the entire series last year. I have rated that episode a 9 out of 10.
I tend to rate things on IMDb so I know whether I’ve watched it or not, but I rarely rate entire series episode by episode.
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
Back from my building site visits and meetings, time to make my bed.Bloody hell, there’s a fkn lot of packaging. There’s enough cardboard, styrofoam and plastic to entirely fill a standard bedroom to the ceiling.
Good luck with that. You may need a few swearwords.
Not many swearwords so far…
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
Back from my building site visits and meetings, time to make my bed.Bloody hell, there’s a fkn lot of packaging. There’s enough cardboard, styrofoam and plastic to entirely fill a standard bedroom to the ceiling.
Good luck with that. You may need a few swearwords.
Not many swearwords so far…
Careful with that drew scriver. It could jump up and poke you in the nether regions when you least expect it.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Honest 2 Betsy, ‘The Big Bamboo’https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YY1u—MIIfY
I love this lass, she’s pure entertainment.
Heh.
Much, much more here:
Anything like this one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUr7fu-LXj4
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
Back from my building site visits and meetings, time to make my bed.Bloody hell, there’s a fkn lot of packaging. There’s enough cardboard, styrofoam and plastic to entirely fill a standard bedroom to the ceiling.
Good luck with that. You may need a few swearwords.
Not many swearwords so far…
Gosh that’s complicated.
Michael V said:
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:Good luck with that. You may need a few swearwords.
Not many swearwords so far…
Gosh that’s complicated.
Getting closer. Just stopped to give my back a rest.
Kingy said:
Michael V said:
Kingy said:Not many swearwords so far…
Gosh that’s complicated.
Getting closer. Just stopped to give my back a rest.
It’s a complicated looking bed.
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
Michael V said:Gosh that’s complicated.
Getting closer. Just stopped to give my back a rest.
It’s a complicated looking bed.
It’s got gas struts so you can lift up the slats & mattress and use the storage space underneath. There’s even a large “drawer” at the end that you can put blankies & pillows in. I’ve never owned new furniture before, it’s quite interesting. Ms Kingy bought it for me.
Kingy said:
Michael V said:
Kingy said:Not many swearwords so far…
Gosh that’s complicated.
Getting closer. Just stopped to give my back a rest.
You’re gunna need a good night’s sleep to help the back recover.
Should I make my popcorn now?
buffy said:
Should I make my popcorn now?
Go ahead. I’m eating French vanilla ice cream with a few prunes.
buffy said:
Should I make my popcorn now?
Use ghee instead of butter on popcorn 👍🏼
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Should I make my popcorn now?
Go ahead. I’m eating French vanilla ice cream with a few prunes.
Re the prunes to get you moving on your thoughts of Peter Dutton? 😮
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:
Should I make my popcorn now?
Use ghee instead of butter on popcorn 👍🏼
Strap yourself in and taste the ghees.
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:
Should I make my popcorn now?
Use ghee instead of butter on popcorn 👍🏼
I pop it in a saucepan with peanut oil (has no flavour) and then drop some icing sugar on the popped corn and toss it.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Should I make my popcorn now?
Go ahead. I’m eating French vanilla ice cream with a few prunes.
Re the prunes to get you moving on your thoughts of Peter Dutton? 😮
I try not to imagine butt plugs when seated on the throne.
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:Getting closer. Just stopped to give my back a rest.
It’s a complicated looking bed.
It’s got gas struts so you can lift up the slats & mattress and use the storage space underneath. There’s even a large “drawer” at the end that you can put blankies & pillows in. I’ve never owned new furniture before, it’s quite interesting. Ms Kingy bought it for me.
Democracy bed made, Democracy quilt(by sister) spread over it. Democracy whiskey being consumed. LNP voted out.
It’s a good day today..
Kingy said:
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:
It’s a complicated looking bed.
It’s got gas struts so you can lift up the slats & mattress and use the storage space underneath. There’s even a large “drawer” at the end that you can put blankies & pillows in. I’ve never owned new furniture before, it’s quite interesting. Ms Kingy bought it for me.
Democracy bed made, Democracy quilt(by sister) spread over it. Democracy whiskey being consumed. LNP voted out.
It’s a good day today..
oh wow nice
Kingy said:
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:It’s a complicated looking bed.
It’s got gas struts so you can lift up the slats & mattress and use the storage space underneath. There’s even a large “drawer” at the end that you can put blankies & pillows in. I’ve never owned new furniture before, it’s quite interesting. Ms Kingy bought it for me.
Democracy bed made, Democracy quilt(by sister) spread over it. Democracy whiskey being consumed. LNP voted out.
It’s a good day today..
Very impressive, cheers :)
Can it travel through space and time?
remember once in the NT catching a snake that was 3.14 metres long. It was a python.
Having trouble getting to sleep so I’m taking up Capt Spalding’s suggestion and reading The African Queen.
Kingy said:
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:It’s a complicated looking bed.
It’s got gas struts so you can lift up the slats & mattress and use the storage space underneath. There’s even a large “drawer” at the end that you can put blankies & pillows in. I’ve never owned new furniture before, it’s quite interesting. Ms Kingy bought it for me.
Democracy bed made, Democracy quilt(by sister) spread over it. Democracy whiskey being consumed. LNP voted out.
It’s a good day today..
Congrats.
Doing some detective work. I was checking an old email from my younger brother about some papers that I inherited from our father. There was an old QLD driving license dated April1955 with a Brisbane address on it.
I know that he met our mother when he inquired about a room at a boarding house in Brisbane. Mum’s mother and stepfather were running the place, and she was staying there as she had left her husband – she had 2 toddlers and was heavily pregnant. That baby was born in June 1955.
The place is still listed as a boarding house. Current real estate photos show stairs at the front, side and back of the house. Mum always mentioned the stairs when she talked about living there. Apparently she answered the door and found a gorgeous man wanting a room.
It’s nice to be able to track some things down.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 13 degrees at the back door. Still dark. We are forecast a windy and sunny 23 degrees today.
I intend to go to the wetland reserve with the light first thing to mow some of the trackside. There is a local small market and town garage sale here today. I won’t bother with those, but the bakery is open (they don’t usually open on a Sunday) so I will have something sweet for morning tea.
25/50. But I really couldn’t claim to have known any of those. I had to guess them all.
buffy said:
ABC Sunday quiz25/50. But I really couldn’t claim to have known any of those. I had to guess them all.
Some educated guesses, a few I knew. Missed the Tom one and Q8
Showers today, top of 24. No real plans but I have to pick up Mini Me from her friend’s place at some point, and I think Mr Mutant wants to go to Bunnings. And the cat just threw up.
buffy said:
ABC Sunday quiz25/50. But I really couldn’t claim to have known any of those. I had to guess them all.
Yay, I’m an even better guesser than buffy.
30/50
The Rev Dodgson said:
buffy said:
ABC Sunday quiz25/50. But I really couldn’t claim to have known any of those. I had to guess them all.
Yay, I’m an even better guesser than buffy.
30/50
Oops, blank post there.
Anyway, those questions are, indeed, trivial.
Even if i’d heard of any of the matters raised in them, i wouldn’t have bothered to retain the knowledge.
captain_spalding said:
Oops, blank post there.Anyway, those questions are, indeed, trivial.
Even if i’d heard of any of the matters raised in them, i wouldn’t have bothered to retain the knowledge.
There’s a reason my mum calls me the Queen of Useless Trivia.
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:
Oops, blank post there.
Anyway, those questions are, indeed, trivial.
Even if i’d heard of any of the matters raised in them, i wouldn’t have bothered to retain the knowledge.
There’s a reason my mum calls me the Queen of Useless Trivia.
Queensland University of Technology
kii said:
Doing some detective work. I was checking an old email from my younger brother about some papers that I inherited from our father. There was an old QLD driving license dated April1955 with a Brisbane address on it.I know that he met our mother when he inquired about a room at a boarding house in Brisbane. Mum’s mother and stepfather were running the place, and she was staying there as she had left her husband – she had 2 toddlers and was heavily pregnant. That baby was born in June 1955.
The place is still listed as a boarding house. Current real estate photos show stairs at the front, side and back of the house. Mum always mentioned the stairs when she talked about living there. Apparently she answered the door and found a gorgeous man wanting a room.
It’s nice to be able to track some things down.
Huh!
:)
Morning Pilgrims.
Good turnout at mass this morning.
And at Churchill Downs Sovereignty won the Kentucky Derby.
Over.
Michael V said:
kii said:
Doing some detective work. I was checking an old email from my younger brother about some papers that I inherited from our father. There was an old QLD driving license dated April1955 with a Brisbane address on it.I know that he met our mother when he inquired about a room at a boarding house in Brisbane. Mum’s mother and stepfather were running the place, and she was staying there as she had left her husband – she had 2 toddlers and was heavily pregnant. That baby was born in June 1955.
The place is still listed as a boarding house. Current real estate photos show stairs at the front, side and back of the house. Mum always mentioned the stairs when she talked about living there. Apparently she answered the door and found a gorgeous man wanting a room.
It’s nice to be able to track some things down.
Huh!
:)
It’s a really mind-blowing adventure delving into his papers, and being able to link up certain things via the internet.
kii said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
Doing some detective work. I was checking an old email from my younger brother about some papers that I inherited from our father. There was an old QLD driving license dated April1955 with a Brisbane address on it.I know that he met our mother when he inquired about a room at a boarding house in Brisbane. Mum’s mother and stepfather were running the place, and she was staying there as she had left her husband – she had 2 toddlers and was heavily pregnant. That baby was born in June 1955.
The place is still listed as a boarding house. Current real estate photos show stairs at the front, side and back of the house. Mum always mentioned the stairs when she talked about living there. Apparently she answered the door and found a gorgeous man wanting a room.
It’s nice to be able to track some things down.
Huh!
:)
It’s a really mind-blowing adventure delving into his papers, and being able to link up certain things via the internet.
It would be great to have such a good history to delve into.
Um…I think there was a small earthquake. Local dogs were yipping, then I felt a strange wobble in my back.
kii said:
Um…I think there was a small earthquake. Local dogs were yipping, then I felt a strange wobble in my back.
Fun!
:)
There is one shown in Texas:
Michael V said:
kii said:
Um…I think there was a small earthquake. Local dogs were yipping, then I felt a strange wobble in my back.
Fun!
:)
There is one shown in Texas:
Cool, thanks. The UTC thing…my brain can’t make sense of that.
Michael V said:
kii said:
Um…I think there was a small earthquake. Local dogs were yipping, then I felt a strange wobble in my back.
Fun!
:)
There is one shown in Texas:
On that map: 
This is Night in the Yoshiwara by Hokusai’s daughter, Katsushika Ōi. Hokusai
is famous for the Great Wave, but did you know that his child was also a great artist?
This was rare for a female in the days of Old Edo. This scene shows the brothel
district and courtesans behind a grille.
Bogsnorkler said:
This is Night in the Yoshiwara by Hokusai’s daughter, Katsushika Ōi. Hokusai
is famous for the Great Wave, but did you know that his child was also a great artist?
This was rare for a female in the days of Old Edo. This scene shows the brothel
district and courtesans behind a grille.
I like.
kii said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
Um…I think there was a small earthquake. Local dogs were yipping, then I felt a strange wobble in my back.
Fun!
:)
There is one shown in Texas:
Cool, thanks. The UTC thing…my brain can’t make sense of that.
Figured it out. I really shouldn’t try to read things in the dark while I watch TV
On women in the workforce. Women and Horology
Went to Costco for eggs, ended up with a jar of taco seasoning and a jar of chicken salt as well. Bunnings to get fertiliser, and make up our snags deficiency from missing out on democracy sausages yesterday. Also picked up child from sleepover.
kii said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
Um…I think there was a small earthquake. Local dogs were yipping, then I felt a strange wobble in my back.
Fun!
:)
There is one shown in Texas:
Cool, thanks. The UTC thing…my brain can’t make sense of that.
I can for here, but for you? Too much concentration necessary…
UTC is effectively Greenwich Mean Time.
Saw this in Costco, I didn’t know mustard oil was a thing.
outside windy’n dusty
I wets down
so me breathes easy
been no fun
p2 mask’s necessary
‘re not done
the butcherbird noisy
lots of talkin’
insects be plenty ‘em
finds excitin’
best go back to jobsy
few not one
more to do’n out farm
Divine Angel said:
Saw this in Costco, I didn’t know mustard oil was a thing.
It’s a flavouring oil, like sesame oil. A small amount goes a long way. It’ll give you a hint of India. I use it on some simple soups. About one eighth of a teaspoon per bowl of soup.
I got up too early (6.00am), mowed rough ground, washed sheets, hung them out, brought them in, washed a blanket, hung that out. I have decided a siesta is in order.
Thunder, smell of rain, 81% chance of 🌧
kii said:
Thunder, smell of rain, 81% chance of 🌧
Nice. Love that smell.
:)
Michael V said:
kii said:
Thunder, smell of rain, 81% chance of 🌧
Nice. Love that smell.
:)
The desert smells are different. It’s the mesquite, and another plant that I can’t remember right now.
kii said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
Thunder, smell of rain, 81% chance of 🌧
Nice. Love that smell.
:)
The desert smells are different. It’s the mesquite, and another plant that I can’t remember right now.
Creosote bush.
Divine Angel said:
Saw this in Costco, I didn’t know mustard oil was a thing.
Golly they grow a lot of it at or near Young NSW. Have been gottling it for decades.
Michael V said:
kii said:
Thunder, smell of rain, 81% chance of 🌧
Nice. Love that smell.
:)
A bit of petrichlor alongside the herbal aromatic oils that permeate the air.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-04/think-you-re-a-trivia-guru-prove-it/105234294
25/50 in the hard quiz
dv said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-04/think-you-re-a-trivia-guru-prove-it/10523429425/50 in the hard quiz
Slightly better I got 30/50.
dv said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-04/think-you-re-a-trivia-guru-prove-it/10523429425/50 in the hard quiz
35 including 3 lucky guesses.
A more recent aftershock in NM. 
dv said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-04/think-you-re-a-trivia-guru-prove-it/10523429425/50 in the hard quiz
The same.
dv said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-04/think-you-re-a-trivia-guru-prove-it/10523429425/50 in the hard quiz
6/10 mostly educated guesses.
Over.
dry as a chip what stumpy would say from jamestown
dusty fucken hellhole, the end times
what’s with these little flies, sent to torture me, the work of the devil
transition said:
dry as a chip what stumpy would say from jamestowndusty fucken hellhole, the end times
what’s with these little flies, sent to torture me, the work of the devil
Nothing but dust and flies.
We’ll all be rooned said Hanrahan.
transition said:
dry as a chip what stumpy would say from jamestowndusty fucken hellhole, the end times
what’s with these little flies, sent to torture me, the work of the devil
Tamb said:
transition said:
dry as a chip what stumpy would say from jamestowndusty fucken hellhole, the end times
what’s with these little flies, sent to torture me, the work of the devil
I have to wear wraparound safety glasses to keep the little beasties from getting in my eyes.
what about those ones that go in ya ear and you’re not sure if it came out
Tamb said:
transition said:
dry as a chip what stumpy would say from jamestowndusty fucken hellhole, the end times
what’s with these little flies, sent to torture me, the work of the devil
I have to wear wraparound safety glasses to keep the little beasties from getting in my eyes.
Me too.
transition said:
Tamb said:
transition said:
dry as a chip what stumpy would say from jamestowndusty fucken hellhole, the end times
what’s with these little flies, sent to torture me, the work of the devil
I have to wear wraparound safety glasses to keep the little beasties from getting in my eyes.what about those ones that go in ya ear and you’re not sure if it came out
Don’t get them anymore now the ears are plugged.
I’ve been chemtrailed. I knew no good would come from doing that ABC political questionaire.
kii said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
Thunder, smell of rain, 81% chance of 🌧
Nice. Love that smell.
:)
The desert smells are different. It’s the mesquite, and another plant that I can’t remember right now.
I’ve never smelt mesquite, nor a wet US desert.
Just Australian petrichor and geosmin. And wet Australian deserts.
Is Mesquite smell reminiscent of anything else?
could be gunna explode
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uturuncu
“Uturuncu is a dormant volcano in the Sur Lípez Province of Bolivia. It is 6,008 metres (19,711 ft) high, has two summit peaks, and consists of a complex of lava domes and lava flows with a total volume estimated to be 50–85 km3. It bears traces of a former glaciation, even though it does not currently carry glaciers. Volcanic activity took place during the Pleistocene epoch and the last eruption was 250,000 years ago; since then Uturuncu has not erupted but active fumaroles occur in the summit region, between the two summits.”
kii said:
kii said:
Michael V said:Nice. Love that smell.
:)
The desert smells are different. It’s the mesquite, and another plant that I can’t remember right now.
Creosote bush.
Ah ta.
transition said:
Tamb said:
transition said:
dry as a chip what stumpy would say from jamestowndusty fucken hellhole, the end times
what’s with these little flies, sent to torture me, the work of the devil
I have to wear wraparound safety glasses to keep the little beasties from getting in my eyes.what about those ones that go in ya ear and you’re not sure if it came out
roughbarked said:
I’ve been chemtrailed. I knew no good would come from doing that ABC political questionaire.
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:
I’ve been chemtrailed. I knew no good would come from doing that ABC political questionaire.
Ooh look. They’re playing noughts & crosses.
The planes to Adelaide Mebourne and Perth. Darwin Brisbane Sydney, All crossover here.
roughbarked said:
I’ve been chemtrailed. I knew no good would come from doing that ABC political questionaire.
It’s OK. Nearly at the end. RFK Jr’s getting rid of them.
Or perhaps that’s only in his country. Perhaps he intends to make them more mind-numbing in our country.
Bugger. Which is it?
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
I’ve been chemtrailed. I knew no good would come from doing that ABC political questionaire.
It’s OK. Nearly at the end. RFK Jr’s getting rid of them.
Or perhaps that’s only in his country. Perhaps he intends to make them more mind-numbing in our country.
Bugger. Which is it?
Doubt that RFK jnr., knows who or where I am exists at all.
Bit chilly outside, surprised Mini Me hasn’t asked for fire pit. Not that we have any wood, mind you.
Divine Angel said:
Bit chilly outside, surprised Mini Me hasn’t asked for fire pit. Not that we have any wood, mind you.
I picked up three hardwood logs from the pony club rubbish heap while on the Wolf’s walk.
Chainsaw tomorrow.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
I’ve been chemtrailed. I knew no good would come from doing that ABC political questionaire.
It’s OK. Nearly at the end. RFK Jr’s getting rid of them.
Or perhaps that’s only in his country. Perhaps he intends to make them more mind-numbing in our country.
Bugger. Which is it?
Doubt that RFK jnr., knows who or where I am exists at all.
spreading aluminum powder to give you dementia so big pharma can sell you a vaccine for dementia, all part of the worldist plan to destroy the earth and force migration and colonization of other planets, starting with mars, it all starts with a reverse terraforming of earth, is how you are initiated, all being run by a clandestine black ops operation out of the world health organization, the deep antistate, a cabal of artificial intelligence that hides in the noise of modern communications, well into the noise, below the noise threshold, totally undetectable
transition said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:It’s OK. Nearly at the end. RFK Jr’s getting rid of them.
Or perhaps that’s only in his country. Perhaps he intends to make them more mind-numbing in our country.
Bugger. Which is it?
Doubt that RFK jnr., knows who or where I am exists at all.
spreading aluminum powder to give you dementia so big pharma can sell you a vaccine for dementia, all part of the worldist plan to destroy the earth and force migration and colonization of other planets, starting with mars, it all starts with a reverse terraforming of earth, is how you are initiated, all being run by a clandestine black ops operation out of the world health organization, the deep antistate, a cabal of artificial intelligence that hides in the noise of modern communications, well into the noise, below the noise threshold, totally undetectable
It’s a broad church.
Did a tip run this arvo. FMD there is a lot of packaging in flat pack(not Ikea) furniture these days.
Partypants posted that I would be amazed that so much shit could even be packed into the boxes, let alone the actual furniture, and yes I was. Tick.
The packaging from two beds, one “highboy”(drawers), and a chest freezer filled a 8 × 4 trailer, and there is still one to go.
Oh, I just discovered why it’s called a chest freezer. Each time I reach into it, it freezes my chest.
To help me deal with my current ADHD-fueled anxiety I have ordered some fidget spinners etc.
We’ll see what happens.
If Wes Anderson made a film about ADHD.
LOLOLOL….
Yet another public holiday in Qld today, Labour Day. Although Labor Day was Saturday, amiright?
Top of 25 with a few morning showers.
kii said:
To help me deal with my current ADHD-fueled anxiety I have ordered some fidget spinners etc.
We’ll see what happens.
I have an emotional support crocheted avocado for days like that. He holds a little sign saying “You’ve totally guac this!” The sensory input from running my fingers over the crochet stitches works better than fidgeting for me.
Divine Angel said:
kii said:
To help me deal with my current ADHD-fueled anxiety I have ordered some fidget spinners etc.
We’ll see what happens.
I have an emotional support crocheted avocado for days like that. He holds a little sign saying “You’ve totally guac this!” The sensory input from running my fingers over the crochet stitches works better than fidgeting for me.
Those words would irritate me.
I’m getting two of these for textural input. Easy to wash.
Plus two different fidget spinners.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 13 degrees at the back door and there is light on the Eastern horizon. It’s gusty…into the 40s/50s for about 24 hours now. We are still in fire danger period.
Dental checkup at 9.00am, then I haven’t decided what else is on today after that.
Flashback: “that’s not how you make porridge!”
https://youtu.be/WADdeYZYmrE?si=PxRBiMClvZnaw-Mf
Maybe Boris shouldn’t look at this.
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/05/02/multimedia/00xp-tomb-jpcv/00xp-tomb-jpcv-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp
Arts said:
Maybe Boris shouldn’t look at this.https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/05/02/multimedia/00xp-tomb-jpcv/00xp-tomb-jpcv-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp
Arts said:
Arts said:
Maybe Boris shouldn’t look at this.https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/05/02/multimedia/00xp-tomb-jpcv/00xp-tomb-jpcv-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp
I did look but at what i haven’t the foggiest.
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
Arts said:
Maybe Boris shouldn’t look at this.https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/05/02/multimedia/00xp-tomb-jpcv/00xp-tomb-jpcv-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp
I did look but at what i haven’t the foggiest.
The box they buried Pope Francis in?
roughbarked said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
I did look but at what i haven’t the foggiest.
The box they buried Pope Francis in?
he must have lost a lot of weight to fit in that thin a box, or did the squish him up?
any way, off to bunbury to get my dressing changed. hope i get the blue light and the ointment from the tube and not the green gel on the gauze.
Bogsnorkler said:
any way, off to bunbury to get my dressing changed. hope i get the blue light and the ointment from the tube and not the green gel on the gauze.
Make sure you don’t get the Caesar dressing.
Divine Angel said:
Bogsnorkler said:
any way, off to bunbury to get my dressing changed. hope i get the blue light and the ointment from the tube and not the green gel on the gauze.
Make sure you don’t get the Caesar dressing.
Tamb said:
Divine Angel said:
Bogsnorkler said:
any way, off to bunbury to get my dressing changed. hope i get the blue light and the ointment from the tube and not the green gel on the gauze.
Make sure you don’t get the Caesar dressing.
Would that be a toga?
Applied with knives
Any word on what’s wrong with your lungs, DA?
Morning Pilgrims, it’s a rainy day in old Brisbane town.
Over.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning Pilgrims, it’s a rainy day in old Brisbane town.
Over.
btm said:
Any word on what’s wrong with your lungs, DA?
Nope. Went for a 15 minute walk in the rain this morning, they were fine. Didn’t need Ventolin at all.
This part is called Elf Forest, because the walk behind me is called Fairy Way.
Divine Angel said:
btm said:
Any word on what’s wrong with your lungs, DA?
Nope. Went for a 15 minute walk in the rain this morning, they were fine. Didn’t need Ventolin at all.
This part is called Elf Forest, because the walk behind me is called Fairy Way.
Elfs are made up.
I’ve never seen elves there, plenty of kangaroos though.
Divine Angel said:
btm said:
Any word on what’s wrong with your lungs, DA?
Nope. Went for a 15 minute walk in the rain this morning, they were fine. Didn’t need Ventolin at all.
This part is called Elf Forest, because the walk behind me is called Fairy Way.
Looks like country gnomes and orcs would stay away from.
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
btm said:
Any word on what’s wrong with your lungs, DA?
Nope. Went for a 15 minute walk in the rain this morning, they were fine. Didn’t need Ventolin at all.
This part is called Elf Forest, because the walk behind me is called Fairy Way.
Elfs are made up.
Mary Quant style?
Divine Angel said:
I’ve never seen elves there, plenty of kangaroos though.
At least they have pointy ears. ;)
Damn, I missed out on saying May the 4th be with you by that much.
Peak Warming Man said:
Damn, I missed out on saying May the 4th be with you by that much.
Today reminds me of the Dave Clak Five for reasons unfathomable.
Peak Warming Man said:
Damn, I missed out on saying May the 4th be with you by that much.
I’m still experiencing May the 4th.
Peak Warming Man said:
Damn, I missed out on saying May the 4th be with you by that much.
And also with you.
Greetings
Peak Warming Man said:
Damn, I missed out on saying May the 4th be with you by that much.
Today’s revenge of the fifth
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Damn, I missed out on saying May the 4th be with you by that much.
Today’s revenge of the fifth
Yeah. Got the washing out, only for it to be rained on half an hour later. Nothing obvious on the radar when the washing was started.
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
Arts said:
Maybe Boris shouldn’t look at this.https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/05/02/multimedia/00xp-tomb-jpcv/00xp-tomb-jpcv-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp
I did look but at what i haven’t the foggiest.
the kerning sends typography types into a spin…
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Damn, I missed out on saying May the 4th be with you by that much.
Today’s revenge of the fifth
Arts said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
I did look but at what i haven’t the foggiest.
the kerning sends typography types into a spin…
Trump and his Jr want to reopen Alcatraz to house illegal immigrants
you know, because it makes perfect sense… it’s only being used for tourism, which should be in the downslide anyway, and who needs modern facilities for people to be detained no-one, that’s who…
Tamb said:
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Damn, I missed out on saying May the 4th be with you by that much.
Today’s revenge of the fifth
And the firth of forth
I somehow missed that there was now a third fifth of fourth bridge:
https://www.theforthbridges.org/about-the-forth-bridges/queensferry-crossing/
The Rev Dodgson said:
Tamb said:
Divine Angel said:Today’s revenge of the fifth
And the firth of forthI somehow missed that there was now a third fifth of fourth bridge:
https://www.theforthbridges.org/about-the-forth-bridges/queensferry-crossing/
Nowhere near as iconic as the Nessie lookalike.
Tamb said:
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Damn, I missed out on saying May the 4th be with you by that much.
Today’s revenge of the fifth
And the firth of forth
The red bridge is an astonshing bit of engineering, when you consider that, in the time that it was built, your land transport options in Scotland were (1) railway train, (2) horse and cart.
kii said:
Arts said:
Bogsnorkler said:I did look but at what i haven’t the foggiest.
the kerning sends typography types into a spin…
LOLOL….he missed the obvious. Such a wanker.
I want to know…Francisc vs. who?
they are telling us that all 15 jurors have returned… lol who would want to miss this? I can understand if someone got sick, but wow.. it makes me wonder what the normal attrition rate is for jurors once a trial has started. (I know about illness or family issues)
I dont know why they insist on telling us what each person is wearing… seems like a bring detail to me… anyway, EP’s family is in today.
I heard that the cafes and restaurants in town are doing a great trade.. some even feature mushroom dishes (not beef wellington) but things like mushroom toasties and steak and mushroom pie.
no fear these country types….
Arts said:
they are telling us that all 15 jurors have returned… lol who would want to miss this? I can understand if someone got sick, but wow.. it makes me wonder what the normal attrition rate is for jurors once a trial has started. (I know about illness or family issues)I dont know why they insist on telling us what each person is wearing… seems like a bring detail to me… anyway, EP’s family is in today.
I heard that the cafes and restaurants in town are doing a great trade.. some even feature mushroom dishes (not beef wellington) but things like mushroom toasties and steak and mushroom pie.
no fear these country types….
It’s like the Japanese with fugu fish.
The dish itself is not all that exceptional, it’s the frisson of danger that’s associated with it.
Arts said:
they are telling us that all 15 jurors have returned… lol who would want to miss this? I can understand if someone got sick, but wow.. it makes me wonder what the normal attrition rate is for jurors once a trial has started. (I know about illness or family issues)I dont know why they insist on telling us what each person is wearing… seems like a bring detail to me… anyway, EP’s family is in today.
I heard that the cafes and restaurants in town are doing a great trade.. some even feature mushroom dishes (not beef wellington) but things like mushroom toasties and steak and mushroom pie.
no fear these country types….
Arts – bringing you the important details…food more important than clothes!
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:
they are telling us that all 15 jurors have returned… lol who would want to miss this? I can understand if someone got sick, but wow.. it makes me wonder what the normal attrition rate is for jurors once a trial has started. (I know about illness or family issues)I dont know why they insist on telling us what each person is wearing… seems like a bring detail to me… anyway, EP’s family is in today.
I heard that the cafes and restaurants in town are doing a great trade.. some even feature mushroom dishes (not beef wellington) but things like mushroom toasties and steak and mushroom pie.
no fear these country types….
It’s like the Japanese with fugu fish.
The dish itself is not all that exceptional, it’s the frisson of danger that’s associated with it.
Oooh, Captain said frisson.
buffy said:
Arts said:
they are telling us that all 15 jurors have returned… lol who would want to miss this? I can understand if someone got sick, but wow.. it makes me wonder what the normal attrition rate is for jurors once a trial has started. (I know about illness or family issues)I dont know why they insist on telling us what each person is wearing… seems like a bring detail to me… anyway, EP’s family is in today.
I heard that the cafes and restaurants in town are doing a great trade.. some even feature mushroom dishes (not beef wellington) but things like mushroom toasties and steak and mushroom pie.
no fear these country types….
Arts – bringing you the important details…food more important than clothes!
yes, obviously… :)
Hey DA, there will be a hundred books written on this.. wanna write a book with me? make it 101?
Mrs S says that she wants to go on a cruise from Singapore to Hong Kong.
Well, i’ll go back to South East Asia, but i’d bet the answer sure ain’t there.
captain_spalding said:
Mrs S says that she wants to go on a cruise from Singapore to Hong Kong.Well, i’ll go back to South East Asia, but i’d bet the answer sure ain’t there.
hit the word ‘check’ harder and change cruise to flight and it’ll land better…
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:
they are telling us that all 15 jurors have returned… lol who would want to miss this? I can understand if someone got sick, but wow.. it makes me wonder what the normal attrition rate is for jurors once a trial has started. (I know about illness or family issues)I dont know why they insist on telling us what each person is wearing… seems like a bring detail to me… anyway, EP’s family is in today.
I heard that the cafes and restaurants in town are doing a great trade.. some even feature mushroom dishes (not beef wellington) but things like mushroom toasties and steak and mushroom pie.
no fear these country types….
It’s like the Japanese with fugu fish.
The dish itself is not all that exceptional, it’s the frisson of danger that’s associated with it.
Oooh, Captain said frisson.
Arts said:
buffy said:
Arts said:
they are telling us that all 15 jurors have returned… lol who would want to miss this? I can understand if someone got sick, but wow.. it makes me wonder what the normal attrition rate is for jurors once a trial has started. (I know about illness or family issues)I dont know why they insist on telling us what each person is wearing… seems like a bring detail to me… anyway, EP’s family is in today.
I heard that the cafes and restaurants in town are doing a great trade.. some even feature mushroom dishes (not beef wellington) but things like mushroom toasties and steak and mushroom pie.
no fear these country types….
Arts – bringing you the important details…food more important than clothes!
yes, obviously… :)
Hey DA, there will be a hundred books written on this.. wanna write a book with me? make it 101?
Last night I watched a movie called The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer, so sure.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:
they are telling us that all 15 jurors have returned… lol who would want to miss this? I can understand if someone got sick, but wow.. it makes me wonder what the normal attrition rate is for jurors once a trial has started. (I know about illness or family issues)I dont know why they insist on telling us what each person is wearing… seems like a bring detail to me… anyway, EP’s family is in today.
I heard that the cafes and restaurants in town are doing a great trade.. some even feature mushroom dishes (not beef wellington) but things like mushroom toasties and steak and mushroom pie.
no fear these country types….
It’s like the Japanese with fugu fish.
The dish itself is not all that exceptional, it’s the frisson of danger that’s associated with it.
Oooh, Captain said frisson.
Removing the Taipan gave me a years supply of frissons.
Arts said:
buffy said:
Arts said:
they are telling us that all 15 jurors have returned… lol who would want to miss this? I can understand if someone got sick, but wow.. it makes me wonder what the normal attrition rate is for jurors once a trial has started. (I know about illness or family issues)I dont know why they insist on telling us what each person is wearing… seems like a bring detail to me… anyway, EP’s family is in today.
I heard that the cafes and restaurants in town are doing a great trade.. some even feature mushroom dishes (not beef wellington) but things like mushroom toasties and steak and mushroom pie.
no fear these country types….
Arts – bringing you the important details…food more important than clothes!
yes, obviously… :)
Hey DA, there will be a hundred books written on this.. wanna write a book with me? make it 101?
I think you two need to watch The Man Who Died. We had just finished watching it when the Paterson story broke.
Tamb said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:It’s like the Japanese with fugu fish.
The dish itself is not all that exceptional, it’s the frisson of danger that’s associated with it.
Oooh, Captain said frisson.
Removing the Taipan gave me a years supply of frissons.
That’ll do it.
Peak Warming Man said:
Tamb said:
Peak Warming Man said:Oooh, Captain said frisson.
Removing the Taipan gave me a years supply of frissons.
That’ll do it.
.410 shotgun. All over and done with, just like that, minimal collateral damage.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Tamb said:Removing the Taipan gave me a years supply of frissons.
That’ll do it.
.410 shotgun. All over and done with, just like that, minimal collateral damage.
Too much gun.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:That’ll do it.
.410 shotgun. All over and done with, just like that, minimal collateral damage.
Too much gun.
Close-range accuracy with a .22 rifle is harder than most people imagine, and comparatively few have access to pistols in that minimal calibre.
buffy said:
Arts said:
buffy said:Arts – bringing you the important details…food more important than clothes!
yes, obviously… :)
Hey DA, there will be a hundred books written on this.. wanna write a book with me? make it 101?
I think you two need to watch The Man Who Died. We had just finished watching it when the Paterson story broke.
*adds to list
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Tamb said:Removing the Taipan gave me a years supply of frissons.
That’ll do it.
.410 shotgun. All over and done with, just like that, minimal collateral damage.
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:That’ll do it.
.410 shotgun. All over and done with, just like that, minimal collateral damage.
I didn’t want to harm it.
Differing tactical viewpoints.
captain_spalding said:
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:.410 shotgun. All over and done with, just like that, minimal collateral damage.
I didn’t want to harm it.Differing tactical viewpoints.
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
buffy said:Arts – bringing you the important details…food more important than clothes!
yes, obviously… :)
Hey DA, there will be a hundred books written on this.. wanna write a book with me? make it 101?
Last night I watched a movie called The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer, so sure.
perfect… if found guilty EP will be a family annihilator or mass murderer… so brush up
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:
Tamb said:I didn’t want to harm it.
Differing tactical viewpoints.
Lots of plastic water pipes & electrical stuff under the deck with Mr snake coiled through it.
>This is a stock image. It was too difficult to get an image of hers.
Arts said:
buffy said:
Arts said:
they are telling us that all 15 jurors have returned… lol who would want to miss this? I can understand if someone got sick, but wow.. it makes me wonder what the normal attrition rate is for jurors once a trial has started. (I know about illness or family issues)I dont know why they insist on telling us what each person is wearing… seems like a bring detail to me… anyway, EP’s family is in today.
I heard that the cafes and restaurants in town are doing a great trade.. some even feature mushroom dishes (not beef wellington) but things like mushroom toasties and steak and mushroom pie.
no fear these country types….
Arts – bringing you the important details…food more important than clothes!
yes, obviously… :)
Hey DA, there will be a hundred books written on this.. wanna write a book with me? make it 101?
Are you ever going to let me know which of my family anecdotes, about one of my sisters iirc, you used in a book you wrote?
kii said:
Arts said:
buffy said:Arts – bringing you the important details…food more important than clothes!
yes, obviously… :)
Hey DA, there will be a hundred books written on this.. wanna write a book with me? make it 101?
Are you ever going to let me know which of my family anecdotes, about one of my sisters iirc, you used in a book you wrote?
me? never happened
Arts said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
I did look but at what i haven’t the foggiest.
the kerning sends typography types into a spin…
I see now. What can you expect from chiselers?
Arts said:
kii said:
Arts said:yes, obviously… :)
Hey DA, there will be a hundred books written on this.. wanna write a book with me? make it 101?
Are you ever going to let me know which of my family anecdotes, about one of my sisters iirc, you used in a book you wrote?
me? never happened
That would be directed to DA. She used some of my family information in the book too.
Tamb said:
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:Differing tactical viewpoints.
Lots of plastic water pipes & electrical stuff under the deck with Mr snake coiled through it.
Very sad today.
A Grevillia which mz Tamb planted bloomed today.
>This is a stock image. It was too difficult to get an image of hers.
Oh.
:(
kii said:
Arts said:
buffy said:Arts – bringing you the important details…food more important than clothes!
yes, obviously… :)
Hey DA, there will be a hundred books written on this.. wanna write a book with me? make it 101?
Are you ever going to let me know which of my family anecdotes, about one of my sisters iirc, you used in a book you wrote?
No, because I haven’t the slightest idea what I might have written where.
buffy said:
Arts said:
kii said:Are you ever going to let me know which of my family anecdotes, about one of my sisters iirc, you used in a book you wrote?
me? never happened
That would be directed to DA. She used some of my family information in the book too.
K was definitely inspiration. I’d always thought it was an interesting thought process, but when I was actually writing it I had a very young child so the decision was unfathomable.
Pretty much all anecdotes I hear end up lost in the forgotten memories part of my brain. Not that I’ve written anything for a while, certainly nothing worth publishing.
Divine Angel said:
kii said:
Arts said:yes, obviously… :)
Hey DA, there will be a hundred books written on this.. wanna write a book with me? make it 101?
Are you ever going to let me know which of my family anecdotes, about one of my sisters iirc, you used in a book you wrote?
No, because I haven’t the slightest idea what I might have written where.
The question was directed at Arts.
Arts said:
kii said:
Arts said:yes, obviously… :)
Hey DA, there will be a hundred books written on this.. wanna write a book with me? make it 101?
Are you ever going to let me know which of my family anecdotes, about one of my sisters iirc, you used in a book you wrote?
me? never happened
Oh? You’ve hinted at it at least twice over the years, and you tried to dismiss my request the last time I asked by saying that you were joking.
kii said:
Arts said:
kii said:Are you ever going to let me know which of my family anecdotes, about one of my sisters iirc, you used in a book you wrote?
me? never happened
Oh? You’ve hinted at it at least twice over the years, and you tried to dismiss my request the last time I asked by saying that you were joking.
I haven’t written any books… so I really don’t know what you are talking about.. it most certainly wasn’t me.
Arts said:
kii said:
Arts said:me? never happened
Oh? You’ve hinted at it at least twice over the years, and you tried to dismiss my request the last time I asked by saying that you were joking.
I haven’t written any books… so I really don’t know what you are talking about.. it most certainly wasn’t me.
books of fiction
well sounds good we would love to write a book or 20 about the lot of yous if yous just send us your bank account login details and your device passwords and identity documents we’ll happily compile them and
SCIENCE said:
well sounds good we would love to write a book or 20 about the lot of yous if yous just send us your bank account login details and your device passwords and identity documents we’ll happily compile them and
you could title it – the most gullible people on the internet…
SCIENCE said:
well sounds good we would love to write a book or 20 about the lot of yous if yous just send us your bank account login details and your device passwords and identity documents we’ll happily compile them and
I’ll need your email addy for that.
Arts said:
kii said:
Arts said:me? never happened
Oh? You’ve hinted at it at least twice over the years, and you tried to dismiss my request the last time I asked by saying that you were joking.
I haven’t written any books… so I really don’t know what you are talking about.. it most certainly wasn’t me.
A short story, written under a pseudonym.
If you were joking about it, then that was in very bad taste.
kii said:
Arts said:
kii said:
Oh? You’ve hinted at it at least twice over the years, and you tried to dismiss my request the last time I asked by saying that you were joking.
I haven’t written any books… so I really don’t know what you are talking about.. it most certainly wasn’t me.
A short story, written under a pseudonym.
If you were joking about it, then that was in very bad taste.
Only Some Of Us Are Allowed To Joke
ABC News:
Drowned?
Someone he ate disagreed with him?
Where is Arts’ opinion piece on the Mushroom Trial for today?
buffy said:
Where is Arts’ opinion piece on the Mushroom Trial for today?
she’s keeping us in the dark…
Bogsnorkler said:
buffy said:
Where is Arts’ opinion piece on the Mushroom Trial for today?
she’s keeping us in the dark…
Should keep it all in one Mushroom Trial thread.
Spocky & I went to have a walk around the local dam. We were talking to an elderly lady that had a couple of dogs and after a couple of minutes her husband showed up in another car.
Got out and had a MAGA hat on.
About ten seconds later I said to Spocky that we “had a roast in the oven so we’d best get going.” She knew what I meant so we buggered off in the car.
Shakes head why do some people think it’s a good idea to advertise they are morons?
buffy said:
Where is Arts’ opinion piece on the Mushroom Trial for today?
oh sorry I got distracted with work..
today we saw the end of SP cross examination which really just revolved around the messages to the group chat. He was upset that EP had included some comments in the family chat rather than just to him – saying that he didn’t want his mum to be upset.. or that EP was deliberately provoking some tension or stress for his mum.
Then three facebook friends were called as witnesses. All had met on a Keli Lane true crime facebook page but they splintered off to another private chat page where they talked about life and stuff.
Lots of recipes were discussed too.. which is not unlike this forum. They talked about beef wellingtons and EP was excited to tell them that she purchased a food dehydrator and would dehydrate mushrooms and put them into the cooking she did for her kids including some brownies – she was delighted that her kids didn’t seem to know that they were eating mushrooms.
A couple of them seemed to focus on the food aspect while one talked about her relationship issues with SP as EP told it. (so one sided)
I always wonder why people think that private chat rooms are private.. or that privacy settings on your social media actually mean people cant see things…
EP had at least three facebook profiles… Erin Patterson, Erin Erin and Erin Erin Erin so that’s fun.
the courtroom today was apparently not full to the brim… with a few chairs empty.
Arts said:
buffy said:
Where is Arts’ opinion piece on the Mushroom Trial for today?
oh sorry I got distracted with work..
today we saw the end of SP cross examination which really just revolved around the messages to the group chat. He was upset that EP had included some comments in the family chat rather than just to him – saying that he didn’t want his mum to be upset.. or that EP was deliberately provoking some tension or stress for his mum.
Then three facebook friends were called as witnesses. All had met on a Keli Lane true crime facebook page but they splintered off to another private chat page where they talked about life and stuff.
Lots of recipes were discussed too.. which is not unlike this forum. They talked about beef wellingtons and EP was excited to tell them that she purchased a food dehydrator and would dehydrate mushrooms and put them into the cooking she did for her kids including some brownies – she was delighted that her kids didn’t seem to know that they were eating mushrooms.
A couple of them seemed to focus on the food aspect while one talked about her relationship issues with SP as EP told it. (so one sided)I always wonder why people think that private chat rooms are private.. or that privacy settings on your social media actually mean people cant see things…
EP had at least three facebook profiles… Erin Patterson, Erin Erin and Erin Erin Erin so that’s fun.
the courtroom today was apparently not full to the brim… with a few chairs empty.
the bombshell moment in courts was when SP said that he never accused EP of poisoning his parents using the food dehydrator (as was widely reported in all papers) the courtroom was silent after that.
don’t know wtf is going on these days, first the dirty communists win the election, now there’s chemtrails everywhere it’s like the end times
Spiny Norman said:
Spocky & I went to have a walk around the local dam. We were talking to an elderly lady that had a couple of dogs and after a couple of minutes her husband showed up in another car.
Got out and had a MAGA hat on.About ten seconds later I said to Spocky that we “had a roast in the oven so we’d best get going.” She knew what I meant so we buggered off in the car.
Shakes head why do some people think it’s a good idea to advertise they are morons?
Dunning Kruger, they aren’t aware they is morons.
Arts said:
buffy said:
Where is Arts’ opinion piece on the Mushroom Trial for today?
oh sorry I got distracted with work..
today we saw the end of SP cross examination which really just revolved around the messages to the group chat. He was upset that EP had included some comments in the family chat rather than just to him – saying that he didn’t want his mum to be upset.. or that EP was deliberately provoking some tension or stress for his mum.
Then three facebook friends were called as witnesses. All had met on a Keli Lane true crime facebook page but they splintered off to another private chat page where they talked about life and stuff.
Lots of recipes were discussed too.. which is not unlike this forum. They talked about beef wellingtons and EP was excited to tell them that she purchased a food dehydrator and would dehydrate mushrooms and put them into the cooking she did for her kids including some brownies – she was delighted that her kids didn’t seem to know that they were eating mushrooms.
A couple of them seemed to focus on the food aspect while one talked about her relationship issues with SP as EP told it. (so one sided)I always wonder why people think that private chat rooms are private.. or that privacy settings on your social media actually mean people cant see things…
EP had at least three facebook profiles… Erin Patterson, Erin Erin and Erin Erin Erin so that’s fun.
the courtroom today was apparently not full to the brim… with a few chairs empty.
Met on a Keli Lane group… I see.
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
buffy said:
Where is Arts’ opinion piece on the Mushroom Trial for today?
oh sorry I got distracted with work..
today we saw the end of SP cross examination which really just revolved around the messages to the group chat. He was upset that EP had included some comments in the family chat rather than just to him – saying that he didn’t want his mum to be upset.. or that EP was deliberately provoking some tension or stress for his mum.
Then three facebook friends were called as witnesses. All had met on a Keli Lane true crime facebook page but they splintered off to another private chat page where they talked about life and stuff.
Lots of recipes were discussed too.. which is not unlike this forum. They talked about beef wellingtons and EP was excited to tell them that she purchased a food dehydrator and would dehydrate mushrooms and put them into the cooking she did for her kids including some brownies – she was delighted that her kids didn’t seem to know that they were eating mushrooms.
A couple of them seemed to focus on the food aspect while one talked about her relationship issues with SP as EP told it. (so one sided)I always wonder why people think that private chat rooms are private.. or that privacy settings on your social media actually mean people cant see things…
EP had at least three facebook profiles… Erin Patterson, Erin Erin and Erin Erin Erin so that’s fun.
the courtroom today was apparently not full to the brim… with a few chairs empty.
Met on a Keli Lane group… I see.
meh every man and their dog is on a true crime group of some sort… this is not seen as unusual these days…
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
Spocky & I went to have a walk around the local dam. We were talking to an elderly lady that had a couple of dogs and after a couple of minutes her husband showed up in another car.
Got out and had a MAGA hat on.About ten seconds later I said to Spocky that we “had a roast in the oven so we’d best get going.” She knew what I meant so we buggered off in the car.
Shakes head why do some people think it’s a good idea to advertise they are morons?
Dunning Kruger, they aren’t aware they is morons.
I ‘fraid to be in America!
Prisoner me in America!
Nobody free in America
held in a cell in America!
Auto-da-fe in America,
Bars of steel in America,
Barbe-wirefence in America,
Very big deal in America!
Immigrants held to America,
Many hells in America;
Nobody knows in America
Export Latinos America!
I leave the shores of America!
Shutting the doors on America!
Locks on the doors in America,
Wall-to-wall flaws in America
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
Spocky & I went to have a walk around the local dam. We were talking to an elderly lady that had a couple of dogs and after a couple of minutes her husband showed up in another car.
Got out and had a MAGA hat on.About ten seconds later I said to Spocky that we “had a roast in the oven so we’d best get going.” She knew what I meant so we buggered off in the car.
Shakes head why do some people think it’s a good idea to advertise they are morons?
Dunning Kruger, they aren’t aware they is morons.
I ‘fraid to be in America!
Prisoner me in America!
Nobody free in America
held in a cell in America!Auto-da-fe in America,
Bars of steel in America,
Barbe-wirefence in America,
Very big deal in America!Immigrants held to America,
Many hells in America;
Nobody knows in America
Export Latinos America!I leave the shores of America!
Shutting the doors on America!
Locks on the doors in America,
Wall-to-wall flaws in America
West Side Story…
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
oh sorry I got distracted with work..
today we saw the end of SP cross examination which really just revolved around the messages to the group chat. He was upset that EP had included some comments in the family chat rather than just to him – saying that he didn’t want his mum to be upset.. or that EP was deliberately provoking some tension or stress for his mum.
Then three facebook friends were called as witnesses. All had met on a Keli Lane true crime facebook page but they splintered off to another private chat page where they talked about life and stuff.
Lots of recipes were discussed too.. which is not unlike this forum. They talked about beef wellingtons and EP was excited to tell them that she purchased a food dehydrator and would dehydrate mushrooms and put them into the cooking she did for her kids including some brownies – she was delighted that her kids didn’t seem to know that they were eating mushrooms.
A couple of them seemed to focus on the food aspect while one talked about her relationship issues with SP as EP told it. (so one sided)I always wonder why people think that private chat rooms are private.. or that privacy settings on your social media actually mean people cant see things…
EP had at least three facebook profiles… Erin Patterson, Erin Erin and Erin Erin Erin so that’s fun.
the courtroom today was apparently not full to the brim… with a few chairs empty.
Met on a Keli Lane group… I see.
meh every man and their dog is on a true crime group of some sort… this is not seen as unusual these days…
… every man and their dog in yousr circle maybe …
today I learned about the other than honourable discharge.. so there are honourable discharges, dishonourable discharges and now this one..
This category is for a variety of reasons, including misconduct or failure to meet military standards, but not as serious as Bad Conduct or Dishonorable.
sheesh
Arts said:
today I learned about the other than honourable discharge.. so there are honourable discharges, dishonourable discharges and now this one..This category is for a variety of reasons, including misconduct or failure to meet military standards, but not as serious as Bad Conduct or Dishonorable.
sheesh
Lenny Bruce joined the US Navy when the US entered WWII; after the war ended he applied to leave but was refused. He read the military regulations and discovered that he could be discharged for not having the right attitude so started wearing women’s clothes at every opportunity. He was discharged under Section 8 (the Klinger character in the M*A*S*H TV show was modelled on him.) It was neither an honourable nor dishonourable discharge. I find it laughable that the Navy could send Bruce to fight in four (or five — no-one’s really sure) invasions, but wearing women’s clothing is inexcusable.
btm said:
Arts said:
today I learned about the other than honourable discharge.. so there are honourable discharges, dishonourable discharges and now this one..This category is for a variety of reasons, including misconduct or failure to meet military standards, but not as serious as Bad Conduct or Dishonorable.
sheesh
Lenny Bruce joined the US Navy when the US entered WWII; after the war ended he applied to leave but was refused. He read the military regulations and discovered that he could be discharged for not having the right attitude so started wearing women’s clothes at every opportunity. He was discharged under Section 8 (the Klinger character in the M*A*S*H TV show was modelled on him.) It was neither an honourable nor dishonourable discharge. I find it laughable that the Navy could send Bruce to fight in four (or five — no-one’s really sure) invasions, but wearing women’s clothing is inexcusable.
Didn’t know that :)
SCIENCE said:
don’t know wtf is going on these days, first the dirty communists win the election, now there’s chemtrails everywhere it’s like the end times
You too?
They’ve spread the stuff all over my sky and are no even raining the stuff down on me.
Damp down your way sarahs mum? Heavy rain and wind here.
Bubblecar said:
Damp down your way sarahs mum? Heavy rain and wind here.
a bit. on and off.
Not looking good for her so far:
‘I’ve been hiding powdered mushrooms in everything’: Erin Patterson’s Facebook messages revealed
Rolling thunder approaching here now.
Bubblecar said:
Not looking good for her so far:‘I’ve been hiding powdered mushrooms in everything’: Erin Patterson’s Facebook messages revealed
She had been giving the kids all sorts of foods with dried and powdered mushroom and they couldn’t tell there was mushrooms in it. The poor dears were her guinea pigs. She was working out how to hide the taste of the mushrooms.
Doing my Coles order for this week.
They have no blackcurrant jam in any shape or form.
Bubblecar said:
Doing my Coles order for this week.They have no blackcurrant jam in any shape or form.
There was probably this conversation at Coles Kings Meadows just a few days ago:
Senior Manager: I have a hunch Bubblecar will be wanting to include blackcurrant jam on his next online order. Make sure we don’t have any in stock. Throw it in the skip, if necessary.
Junior Manager: Righto sir, you can rely on me.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Doing my Coles order for this week.They have no blackcurrant jam in any shape or form.
There was probably this conversation at Coles Kings Meadows just a few days ago:
Senior Manager: I have a hunch Bubblecar will be wanting to include blackcurrant jam on his next online order. Make sure we don’t have any in stock. Throw it in the skip, if necessary.
Junior Manager: Righto sir, you can rely on me.
A quick online search of a couple of my local colesworths stores suggest that blackcurrant jam is out of stock.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Not looking good for her so far:‘I’ve been hiding powdered mushrooms in everything’: Erin Patterson’s Facebook messages revealed
She had been giving the kids all sorts of foods with dried and powdered mushroom and they couldn’t tell there was mushrooms in it. The poor dears were her guinea pigs. She was working out how to hide the taste of the mushrooms.
You don’t need to do that in beef Wellington. There’s nothing suspicious about what she said in her Facebook groups. Remember they are cherry picking comments amount a bunch of comments because of the context of the case. We could pick out some individual comments people have said here which could make us all look suspicious.
AussieDJ said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Doing my Coles order for this week.They have no blackcurrant jam in any shape or form.
There was probably this conversation at Coles Kings Meadows just a few days ago:
Senior Manager: I have a hunch Bubblecar will be wanting to include blackcurrant jam on his next online order. Make sure we don’t have any in stock. Throw it in the skip, if necessary.
Junior Manager: Righto sir, you can rely on me.
A quick online search of a couple of my local colesworths stores suggest that blackcurrant jam is out of stock.
I blame Donald Trump, and he is blaming Joe Biden.
party_pants said:
AussieDJ said:
Bubblecar said:There was probably this conversation at Coles Kings Meadows just a few days ago:
Senior Manager: I have a hunch Bubblecar will be wanting to include blackcurrant jam on his next online order. Make sure we don’t have any in stock. Throw it in the skip, if necessary.
Junior Manager: Righto sir, you can rely on me.
A quick online search of a couple of my local colesworths stores suggest that blackcurrant jam is out of stock.
I blame Donald Trump, and he is blaming Joe Biden.
Apparently the world’s biggest producers of blackcurrants are Russia, Ukraine and Poland, so there might be a shortage.
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
AussieDJ said:A quick online search of a couple of my local colesworths stores suggest that blackcurrant jam is out of stock.
I blame Donald Trump, and he is blaming Joe Biden.
Apparently the world’s biggest producers of blackcurrants are Russia, Ukraine and Poland, so there might be a shortage.
I can’t think why…
Arts said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Not looking good for her so far:
‘I’ve been hiding powdered mushrooms in everything’: Erin Patterson’s Facebook messages revealed
She had been giving the kids all sorts of foods with dried and powdered mushroom and they couldn’t tell there was mushrooms in it. The poor dears were her guinea pigs. She was working out how to hide the taste of the mushrooms.
You don’t need to do that in beef Wellington. There’s nothing suspicious about what she said in her Facebook groups. Remember they are cherry picking comments amount a bunch of comments because of the context of the case. We could pick out some individual comments people have said here which could make us all look suspicious.
Fair enough people planning a crime never mix their suspicious activity with a bunch of innocuous activity.
Arts said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Not looking good for her so far:‘I’ve been hiding powdered mushrooms in everything’: Erin Patterson’s Facebook messages revealed
She had been giving the kids all sorts of foods with dried and powdered mushroom and they couldn’t tell there was mushrooms in it. The poor dears were her guinea pigs. She was working out how to hide the taste of the mushrooms.
You don’t need to do that in beef Wellington. There’s nothing suspicious about what she said in her Facebook groups. Remember they are cherry picking comments amount a bunch of comments because of the context of the case. We could pick out some individual comments people have said here which could make us all look suspicious.
OK. I’ve never had Beef Wellington. It sounds a bit like old rubber.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 11 degrees at the back door and still dark. The wind has dropped, thankfully. We are forecast 20 degrees with showers. Maybe we will actually get 1mm or 2!
Bakery breakfast with Hamilton archery friend this morning and our usual walk around the Botanic Gardens. Other activities to be decided.
roughbarked said:
Arts said:
roughbarked said:She had been giving the kids all sorts of foods with dried and powdered mushroom and they couldn’t tell there was mushrooms in it. The poor dears were her guinea pigs. She was working out how to hide the taste of the mushrooms.
You don’t need to do that in beef Wellington. There’s nothing suspicious about what she said in her Facebook groups. Remember they are cherry picking comments amount a bunch of comments because of the context of the case. We could pick out some individual comments people have said here which could make us all look suspicious.
OK. I’ve never had Beef Wellington. It sounds a bit like old rubber.
Why would you say that?
Top of 25 with morning showers and a sunny afternoon, bit of a breeze.
Another blood test today, dr just wants to check iron, kidney, liver, thyroid etc. Exciting stuff.
Divine Angel said:
Top of 25 with morning showers and a sunny afternoon, bit of a breeze.Another blood test today, dr just wants to check iron, kidney, liver, thyroid etc. Exciting stuff.
Getting a needle stuck in your arm is mildly exciting I suppose.
R/H 86% wind 2 km/h,10 degrees now. Maximum of 27 expected.kii said:
roughbarked said:
Arts said:You don’t need to do that in beef Wellington. There’s nothing suspicious about what she said in her Facebook groups. Remember they are cherry picking comments amount a bunch of comments because of the context of the case. We could pick out some individual comments people have said here which could make us all look suspicious.
OK. I’ve never had Beef Wellington. It sounds a bit like old rubber.
Why would you say that?
Not one of my recipe books has a recipe for beef wellington (even the antique ones or Margaret Fulton or Mrs Beetons), but I presume you would use something like eye fillet. Shouldn’t be tough at all.
buffy said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:OK. I’ve never had Beef Wellington. It sounds a bit like old rubber.
Why would you say that?
Not one of my recipe books has a recipe for beef wellington (even the antique ones or Margaret Fulton or Mrs Beetons), but I presume you would use something like eye fillet. Shouldn’t be tough at all.
It was a joke attached to the wellington boot.
roughbarked said:
Arts said:
roughbarked said:She had been giving the kids all sorts of foods with dried and powdered mushroom and they couldn’t tell there was mushrooms in it. The poor dears were her guinea pigs. She was working out how to hide the taste of the mushrooms.
You don’t need to do that in beef Wellington. There’s nothing suspicious about what she said in her Facebook groups. Remember they are cherry picking comments amount a bunch of comments because of the context of the case. We could pick out some individual comments people have said here which could make us all look suspicious.
OK. I’ve never had Beef Wellington. It sounds a bit like old rubber.
that is what i said about my mum’s attempt. which of course was untrue as mum never made it.
There was a young lass from Madras
Who had a most wonderful ass
It was not round and pink
As someone might think
But was grey, had long ears, and ate grass.
At the redoubt and there is a heavy fog cuddling the shack.
Peak Warming Man said:
At the redoubt and there is a heavy fog cuddling the shack.
The love shack.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
kii said:
Why would you say that?
Not one of my recipe books has a recipe for beef wellington (even the antique ones or Margaret Fulton or Mrs Beetons), but I presume you would use something like eye fillet. Shouldn’t be tough at all.
It was a joke attached to the wellington boot.
tough like the crowd
buffy said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:OK. I’ve never had Beef Wellington. It sounds a bit like old rubber.
Why would you say that?
Not one of my recipe books has a recipe for beef wellington (even the antique ones or Margaret Fulton or Mrs Beetons), but I presume you would use something like eye fillet. Shouldn’t be tough at all.
One could Google that.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
kii said:Why would you say that?
Not one of my recipe books has a recipe for beef wellington (even the antique ones or Margaret Fulton or Mrs Beetons), but I presume you would use something like eye fillet. Shouldn’t be tough at all.
It was a joke attached to the wellington boot.
Pardon me, went right over my head. I can’t multitask like the old days. I did manage to get through to the local council on the phone and organise something something, then set up an online account to do something something else.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
At the redoubt and there is a heavy fog cuddling the shack.
The love shack.
“Tin roof…rusted!”
Went to Woolies after my blood test, an elderly gentleman sees the gauze on my elbow and says, “You’ve had a blood test! I never let them take my blood, that’s how you get AIDS.”
Divine Angel said:
Went to Woolies after my blood test, an elderly gentleman sees the gauze on my elbow and says, “You’ve had a blood test! I never let them take my blood, that’s how you get AIDS.”
band-AIDS that is.
Divine Angel said:
Went to Woolies after my blood test, an elderly gentleman sees the gauze on my elbow and says, “You’ve had a blood test! I never let them take my blood, that’s how you get AIDS.”
With one remark, he manages to insult phlebotomists everywhere.
He started talking about his mate who got AIDS back in 1985 and I tactfully said I didn’t have time for this, and walked off.
Divine Angel said:
He started talking about his mate who got AIDS back in 1985 and I tactfully said I didn’t have time for this, and walked off.
Very polite of you :)
Divine Angel said:
He started talking about his mate who got AIDS back in 1985 and I tactfully said I didn’t have time for this, and walked off.
I’d call that a missed opportunity.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
He started talking about his mate who got AIDS back in 1985 and I tactfully said I didn’t have time for this, and walked off.
Very polite of you :)
He was apparently an elderly gent lost in his mind somewhere.
buffy said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:OK. I’ve never had Beef Wellington. It sounds a bit like old rubber.
Why would you say that?
Not one of my recipe books has a recipe for beef wellington (even the antique ones or Margaret Fulton or Mrs Beetons), but I presume you would use something like eye fillet. Shouldn’t be tough at all.
apparently the splinter group that EP participated in used to spruik that Tineats book a lot.. which is the book that has been in the news recently with the plagiarism allegations.
Divine Angel said:
He started talking about his mate who got AIDS back in 1985 and I tactfully said I didn’t have time for this, and walked off.
he’s running off fear
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
He started talking about his mate who got AIDS back in 1985 and I tactfully said I didn’t have time for this, and walked off.
Very polite of you :)
I’m not normally rude to people these days. There are exceptions of course, such as people who don’t belong to the SSSF Excellent Drivers Club. Bigots, racists, etc.
More than 1,000 drivers have come forward reporting tyre damage after shards of scrap metal spilt from a truck over the southbound lanes of the M1 motorway on the NSW Central Coast.
This will upset a lot of people lol
“Adam Lambert joins Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl this summer, playing Judas alongside Cynthia Erivo as Jesus”
roughbarked said:
More than 1,000 drivers have come forward reporting tyre damage after shards of scrap metal spilt from a truck over the southbound lanes of the M1 motorway on the NSW Central Coast.
it was a scrap of metal that bought down the Concord…
roughbarked said:
More than 1,000 drivers have come forward reporting tyre damage after shards of scrap metal spilt from a truck over the southbound lanes of the M1 motorway on the NSW Central Coast.
Verdant green there.
Greetings
Arts said:
roughbarked said:
More than 1,000 drivers have come forward reporting tyre damage after shards of scrap metal spilt from a truck over the southbound lanes of the M1 motorway on the NSW Central Coast.
it was a scrap of metal that bought down the Concord…
Indeed it was.
Cynthia Erivo played Mary in an all-female JCS a few years back, but now that people have actually heard of her, it’ll cause some upset. Not that JCS wasn’t controversial to begin with…
roughbarked said:
Arts said:
roughbarked said:
More than 1,000 drivers have come forward reporting tyre damage after shards of scrap metal spilt from a truck over the southbound lanes of the M1 motorway on the NSW Central Coast.
it was a scrap of metal that bought down the Concord…
Indeed it was.
and now it’s ruining the morning commute…
Divine Angel said:
Cynthia Erivo played Mary in an all-female JCS a few years back, but now that people have actually heard of her, it’ll cause some upset. Not that JCS wasn’t controversial to begin with…
I dont know how to love (that show)
Divine Angel said:
This will upset a lot of people lol“Adam Lambert joins Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl this summer, playing Judas alongside Cynthia Erivo as Jesus”
JFC!!!
Cymek said:
Greetings
Divine Angel said:
This will upset a lot of people lol“Adam Lambert joins Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl this summer, playing Judas alongside Cynthia Erivo as Jesus”
Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ,
Folks don’t even get your gender right.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
This will upset a lot of people lol“Adam Lambert joins Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl this summer, playing Judas alongside Cynthia Erivo as Jesus”
Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ,
Folks don’t even get your gender right.
gone woke they have.
old yoda saying.
Tamb said:
Cymek said:
Greetings
Good moaning.
Morn’.
The rest of the cast are yet to be announced. Are they going to have a bloke play Mary?
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
More than 1,000 drivers have come forward reporting tyre damage after shards of scrap metal spilt from a truck over the southbound lanes of the M1 motorway on the NSW Central Coast.
Verdant green there.
It’s pretty green around Toowoomba, too, after some good rain, and regular showers.
Arts said:
roughbarked said:
Arts said:it was a scrap of metal that bought down the Concord…
Indeed it was.
and now it’s ruining the morning commute…
If only The Scrap would use its powers for good, instead of evil…
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
More than 1,000 drivers have come forward reporting tyre damage after shards of scrap metal spilt from a truck over the southbound lanes of the M1 motorway on the NSW Central Coast.
Verdant green there.
It’s pretty green around Toowoomba, too, after some good rain, and regular showers.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Verdant green there.
It’s pretty green around Toowoomba, too, after some good rain, and regular showers.
So dry the trees are struggling.
Yeah, it’s been like that around here, too, a few years back.
I’ll do a rain dance for you, a bit later.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:It’s pretty green around Toowoomba, too, after some good rain, and regular showers.
So dry the trees are struggling.
Yeah, it’s been like that around here, too, a few years back.
I’ll do a rain dance for you, a bit later.
Just don’t cause a late season cyclone.
Divine Angel said:
Went to Woolies after my blood test, an elderly gentleman sees the gauze on my elbow and says, “You’ve had a blood test! I never let them take my blood, that’s how you get AIDS.”
Gosh!
Divine Angel said:
He started talking about his mate who got AIDS back in 1985 and I tactfully said I didn’t have time for this, and walked off.
Uh-oh.
kii said:
buffy said:
kii said:Why would you say that?
Not one of my recipe books has a recipe for beef wellington (even the antique ones or Margaret Fulton or Mrs Beetons), but I presume you would use something like eye fillet. Shouldn’t be tough at all.
One could Google that.
I did that and didn’t recognized the cut that was mentioned.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:It’s pretty green around Toowoomba, too, after some good rain, and regular showers.
So dry the trees are struggling.
Yeah, it’s been like that around here, too, a few years back.
I’ll do a rain dance for you, a bit later.
Thanks. Yours may be more effective than mine.
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:So dry the trees are struggling.
Yeah, it’s been like that around here, too, a few years back.
I’ll do a rain dance for you, a bit later.
Just don’t cause a late season cyclone.
cHemTraiLZ
https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/s/5c6MCiWhb9
Divine Angel said:
cHemTraiLZ
which landing zone what coded message is this
Divine Angel said:
cHemTraiLZhttps://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/s/5c6MCiWhb9
they must have the dispersal rate knob set to 11!
The cattle are yarded and I sit
Beside the fire and poke at it
Glad, I’m glad I’m back again
Back at the redoubt with my traps
And fencing wire and tanks and taps
I turn the slip jack make the tea
All’s as still as still can be
And the old black Billy winks at me.
Peak Warming Man said:
The cattle are yarded and I sit
Beside the fire and poke at it
Glad, I’m glad I’m back again
Back at the redoubt with my traps
And fencing wire and tanks and taps
I turn the slip jack make the tea
All’s as still as still can be
And the old black Billy winks at me.
Going to trap something for supper?
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
The cattle are yarded and I sit
Beside the fire and poke at it
Glad, I’m glad I’m back again
Back at the redoubt with my traps
And fencing wire and tanks and taps
I turn the slip jack make the tea
All’s as still as still can be
And the old black Billy winks at me.
Going to trap something for supper?
Next season on Alone Australia…
day five was interesting – the most interesting by far.
We have only surviving guest arrive at court today Ian Wilkinson… I rubbed my hand together as I have been waiting to hear from this one.
but first we had the very short testimony of a manger at the store that EP bought the food dehydrator.. which cost her $229
IW talked about his relationship with EP as friendly but distant – they just didn’t really have much reason to interact with each other – though he said he was happy to go to the lunch when his wife told him about it.
He talked about the lunch – how EP wasn’t very keen to allow his wife to see her pantry, how he couldnt remember how the Beef wellington was served but his wife and his wifes sister brought the grey plates to the table and EP brought her plate. The ladies offered to help with the plating but EP said ‘nah, I’ve got this”
The males scoffed all their meal, GP only ate half and DP ate the rest of hers (he would pay for this later)
There was a short conversation followed by some prayers for the cancer diagnosis that EP said was the reason for the lunch.
That night he and his wife were fighting over the bathroom. but they decided to take a toilet each and give it a hug. The next day they called SP and he took them to hospital.
In the mean time DP and GP were also on their way to hospital (a different one – because, I don’t know country towns are weird)
The very astute HW talked about the plates in between vomits.. her suspicions immediately aroused and she wasn’t having it let go or forgotten. ..
Defence took a moment to ask IW about EP and her house proudness – he said Meh I didn’t think so.. they said sure she was house proud.. he said nah… they said yeah and there was a moment in the court that finally IW conceded that she probably was… who knows… that bit was weird.. because if she was why wouldn’t she show her pantry.. and why not get matching dinner sets??
IW said he didnt remember the Beef wellingtons being served forma tray but that’s what he apparently told the police in september 2023.. so he said I guess I did then..
everyone went to hospital and so they bought in a couple of doctorbs and other folks to establish timeline.
Doctorbs said hey we didn’t know it was Death Cap mushroom poisoning for ages so we took a while to administer the antidote – silibinin.. and poor old DP was having a shitty time of it… (having eaten a lot of the beef wellington) .
Eventually some toxicologists said you know what it might be? and so they gave the antidote, but this was like two days later… and then they also found out that EP had presented to hospital, but then noped her way out of there.
Prosecution wanted to call another witness (the toxicologist) but the judge called a time out and stopped everything and so the tox dude will have to wait until another time.
and so day five is done.
Been chessing like shit lately. Won 2 of my last 10 games.
Today’s mess: I’m black here, we are both a move away from conversion… only decent moves are rook f1 or rook c1. Instead I went with the conversion to Q, he takes it with his rook, I take his rook with mine, then he converts and I’m down a queen versus a rook.
Why bring in the manager of the place she bought the dehydrator?
Divine Angel said:
Why bring in the manager of the place she bought the dehydrator?
Just a bit of padding.
dv said:
Been chessing like shit lately. Won 2 of my last 10 games.Today’s mess: I’m black here, we are both a move away from conversion… only decent moves are rook f1 or rook c1. Instead I went with the conversion to Q, he takes it with his rook, I take his rook with mine, then he converts and I’m down a queen versus a rook.
sounds like our moba days
Divine Angel said:
Why bring in the manager of the place she bought the dehydrator?
to establish the timeline of when she bought it… you know.. did she do it a long time before or did she buy ti special for this purpose
dv said:
Been chessing like shit lately. Won 2 of my last 10 games.Today’s mess: I’m black here, we are both a move away from conversion… only decent moves are rook f1 or rook c1. Instead I went with the conversion to Q, he takes it with his rook, I take his rook with mine, then he converts and I’m down a queen versus a rook.
Not a lot of thought went into that…
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Why bring in the manager of the place she bought the dehydrator?
Just a bit of padding.
courts don’t really want to waste time, especially when they know it’s going to be a long trial..
I wonder what the end game was in relation to the poisonings
I wouldn’t think it would be something you would do and then believe you would not get caught.
Cymek said:
I wonder what the end game was in relation to the poisonings
I wouldn’t think it would be something you would do and then believe you would not get caught.
It doesn’t look like she thought that far ahead.
Arts said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Why bring in the manager of the place she bought the dehydrator?
Just a bit of padding.
courts don’t really want to waste time, especially when they know it’s going to be a long trial..
I wasn’t being serious :)
But it’s the kind of little scene that would be regarded as padding if it was a film.
Cymek said:
I wonder what the end game was in relation to the poisonings
I wouldn’t think it would be something you would do and then believe you would not get caught.
motive does nto need to be establish.. the jury only have to determine:
She caused the deaths by serving the meal.
Her actions were conscious, voluntary, and deliberate
At the time of conduct she intended to kill or cause serious injury.
She wasn’t acting in self-defence.
Arts said:
Cymek said:
I wonder what the end game was in relation to the poisonings
I wouldn’t think it would be something you would do and then believe you would not get caught.motive does nto need to be establish.. the jury only have to determine:
She caused the deaths by serving the meal.
Her actions were conscious, voluntary, and deliberate
At the time of conduct she intended to kill or cause serious injury.
She wasn’t acting in self-defence.
having said that there has been a bit of alluding to her and how she feels about having nice things.. and her behaviour when she doesn’t get money she thinks she deserves ..
Arts said:
Cymek said:
I wonder what the end game was in relation to the poisonings
I wouldn’t think it would be something you would do and then believe you would not get caught.motive does nto need to be establish.. the jury only have to determine:
She caused the deaths by serving the meal.
Her actions were conscious, voluntary, and deliberate
At the time of conduct she intended to kill or cause serious injury.
She wasn’t acting in self-defence.
No
Just wondering was murder all that occupied her mind and any consequences not even thought of.
Arts said:
Cymek said:
I wonder what the end game was in relation to the poisonings
I wouldn’t think it would be something you would do and then believe you would not get caught.motive does nto need to be establish.. the jury only have to determine:
She caused the deaths by serving the meal.
Her actions were conscious, voluntary, and deliberate
At the time of conduct she intended to kill or cause serious injury.
She wasn’t acting in self-defence.
Beyond reasonable doubt.
Cymek said:
I wonder what the end game was in relation to the poisonings
I wouldn’t think it would be something you would do and then believe you would not get caught.
She doesn’t appear to be terribly bright.
Arts said:
Arts said:
Cymek said:
I wonder what the end game was in relation to the poisonings
I wouldn’t think it would be something you would do and then believe you would not get caught.motive does nto need to be establish.. the jury only have to determine:
She caused the deaths by serving the meal.
Her actions were conscious, voluntary, and deliberate
At the time of conduct she intended to kill or cause serious injury.
She wasn’t acting in self-defence.having said that there has been a bit of alluding to her and how she feels about having nice things.. and her behaviour when she doesn’t get money she thinks she deserves ..
and apparently there’s a lot of money to be had.
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
I wonder what the end game was in relation to the poisonings
I wouldn’t think it would be something you would do and then believe you would not get caught.
She doesn’t appear to be terribly bright.
Probably not.
When I read some of the facts for serious crimes it’s not usually well thought out.
Even if they are you have the police to contend with and all the resources they have access to.
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
I wonder what the end game was in relation to the poisonings
I wouldn’t think it would be something you would do and then believe you would not get caught.
She doesn’t appear to be terribly bright.
she has studies vet science courses and some legal courses, and worked as an air traffic controller and as a qualified accountant in a local law department.
Arts said:
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
I wonder what the end game was in relation to the poisonings
I wouldn’t think it would be something you would do and then believe you would not get caught.
She doesn’t appear to be terribly bright.
she has studies vet science courses and some legal courses, and worked as an air traffic controller and as a qualified accountant in a local law department.
She still doesn’t appear to be terribly bright :)
Or maybe she just has her heart set on notoriety. But you’d think in that case she’s plead guilty.
Bubblecar said:
Arts said:
Bubblecar said:She doesn’t appear to be terribly bright.
she has studies vet science courses and some legal courses, and worked as an air traffic controller and as a qualified accountant in a local law department.
She still doesn’t appear to be terribly bright :)
Or maybe she just has her heart set on notoriety. But you’d think in that case she’s plead guilty.
she’s = she’d
https://youtube.com/shorts/Z4xG0UwBWeY?si=Arpxi7vvJQ3ofofv
“Yeah we told you you have 7 beta hydroxysteroid hydrogenase deficiency. “
Bubblecar said:
Arts said:
Bubblecar said:She doesn’t appear to be terribly bright.
she has studies vet science courses and some legal courses, and worked as an air traffic controller and as a qualified accountant in a local law department.
She still doesn’t appear to be terribly bright :)
Or maybe she just has her heart set on notoriety. But you’d think in that case she’s plead guilty.
It comes across as a simplistic way to take people out.
I’ll poison them and that’s it.
Arts said:
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
I wonder what the end game was in relation to the poisonings
I wouldn’t think it would be something you would do and then believe you would not get caught.
She doesn’t appear to be terribly bright.
she has studies vet science courses and some legal courses, and worked as an air traffic controller and as a qualified accountant in a local law department.
I used to work with someone who appeared very bright… as long as she learned it from a textbook. When presented with a problem where she needed to think for herself, she had no freaking idea.
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
Arts said:she has studies vet science courses and some legal courses, and worked as an air traffic controller and as a qualified accountant in a local law department.
She still doesn’t appear to be terribly bright :)
Or maybe she just has her heart set on notoriety. But you’d think in that case she’s plead guilty.
It comes across as a simplistic way to take people out.
I’ll poison them and that’s it.
It’s possible she was conflicted about it. Her first reaction might have been, “Doh, now look what you’ve done!”
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:She still doesn’t appear to be terribly bright :)
Or maybe she just has her heart set on notoriety. But you’d think in that case she’s plead guilty.
It comes across as a simplistic way to take people out.
I’ll poison them and that’s it.
It’s possible she was conflicted about it. Her first reaction might have been, “Doh, now look what you’ve done!”
Doh, I should have poisoned myself too, I should have had those mushrooms as well.
Doh, I’ve poisoned other people but not myself.
Doh, what will that look like to other people.
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
Arts said:she has studies vet science courses and some legal courses, and worked as an air traffic controller and as a qualified accountant in a local law department.
She still doesn’t appear to be terribly bright :)
Or maybe she just has her heart set on notoriety. But you’d think in that case she’s plead guilty.
It comes across as a simplistic way to take people out.
I’ll poison them and that’s it.
very common method for women
I’m not saying she is smart or she isn’t the truth is that best laid plans can fuck up, or people think only in terms of what an individual can achieve, and forget that despite popular TV shows about criminal events, investigations include a lot of unthought of factors, including the sheer amount of human resources available to the investigative team. The lead investigator might go get some sleep, but while they are doing that, others are doing ground work, analytical work, lab work… people forget about these things because they think that investigations are one guy who doesn’t get paid enough and runs on coffee and nicotine.
but also she might just be innocent.
Arts said:
I’m not saying she is smart or she isn’t the truth is that best laid plans can fuck up, or people think only in terms of what an individual can achieve, and forget that despite popular TV shows about criminal events, investigations include a lot of unthought of factors, including the sheer amount of human resources available to the investigative team. The lead investigator might go get some sleep, but while they are doing that, others are doing ground work, analytical work, lab work… people forget about these things because they think that investigations are one guy who doesn’t get paid enough and runs on coffee and nicotine.but also she might just be innocent.
As foreperson of the Forum Jury, I sayeth we needs more evidence before raising a conclusion.
ABC News:
I do not, for one second, deny that button batteries are genuine problem when it comes to small children. Whatever steps can be taken to avoid such disastrous situations are well and good.
I am puzzled as to how children seem to have changed over the decades.
I was as curious and ‘adventurous’ as any other small child, in my day, but i honestly cannot recall any time in my infancy where i was tempted to swallow small metal objects, no matter how lovely and shiny. They were, and are,i think, quite obviously not food.
Threepenny bits, cufflinks or collar studs, small hexagonal nuts, ball bearings, whatever. I honestly don’t recall ever being possessed by an urge to ingest anything of the sort.
Why is it a thing these days?
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
I’m not saying she is smart or she isn’t the truth is that best laid plans can fuck up, or people think only in terms of what an individual can achieve, and forget that despite popular TV shows about criminal events, investigations include a lot of unthought of factors, including the sheer amount of human resources available to the investigative team. The lead investigator might go get some sleep, but while they are doing that, others are doing ground work, analytical work, lab work… people forget about these things because they think that investigations are one guy who doesn’t get paid enough and runs on coffee and nicotine.but also she might just be innocent.
As foreperson of the Forum Jury, I sayeth we needs more evidence before raising a conclusion.
wise.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
I do not, for one second, deny that button batteries are genuine problem when it comes to small children. Whatever steps can be taken to avoid such disastrous situations are well and good.
I am puzzled as to how children seem to have changed over the decades.
I was as curious and ‘adventurous’ as any other small child, in my day, but i honestly cannot recall any time in my infancy where i was tempted to swallow small metal objects, no matter how lovely and shiny. They were, and are,i think, quite obviously not food.
Threepenny bits, cufflinks or collar studs, small hexagonal nuts, ball bearings, whatever. I honestly don’t recall ever being possessed by an urge to ingest anything of the sort.
Why is it a thing these days?
it’s not it’s always been a thing… some kids have oral fixations, some have pica, some have sensory issues where behaviours like sucking or licking can be calming. there are a number of reasons that other children might put thing in their mouths.. it’s not a new thing.
but button batteries are quite dangerous.. and these types of recalls and accountability for large companies pumping out useless items that end up in landfill is never a waste of time.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
I do not, for one second, deny that button batteries are genuine problem when it comes to small children. Whatever steps can be taken to avoid such disastrous situations are well and good.
I am puzzled as to how children seem to have changed over the decades.
I was as curious and ‘adventurous’ as any other small child, in my day, but i honestly cannot recall any time in my infancy where i was tempted to swallow small metal objects, no matter how lovely and shiny. They were, and are,i think, quite obviously not food.
Threepenny bits, cufflinks or collar studs, small hexagonal nuts, ball bearings, whatever. I honestly don’t recall ever being possessed by an urge to ingest anything of the sort.
Why is it a thing these days?
I accidentally swallowed a two-shilling piece that was meant to pay for my school lunch when I was maybe seven or so. Lots of things went into my mouth to taste and feel them.
I didn’t tell my parents about the swallowing, as I knew they’d be pretty cross. It took several weeks, but I eventually passed it. I remember not feeling hungry during that time. Dad found it in the toilet bowl, and boy did I get into trouble then.
Several weeks to pass???
Mini Me swallowed a $2 coin when she six. We took her to the ED, and luckily the coun wasn’t stuck anyway. Coupla days, bewdfiful.
It was a good chance for her to learn the difference between getting in trouble, and consequences. We weren’t mad at her for swallowing the coin, but the consequence was a trip to hospital.
Yes, i see that, as in all things, people can be varied in the ‘oral behaviour’.
I suppose that some kids are quite mouth-oriented, and that button batteries present a hazard which is a comparatively recent arrival. No-one was going to be hurt by swallowing a threepenny bit or a small ball bearing.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
I do not, for one second, deny that button batteries are genuine problem when it comes to small children. Whatever steps can be taken to avoid such disastrous situations are well and good.
I am puzzled as to how children seem to have changed over the decades.
I was as curious and ‘adventurous’ as any other small child, in my day, but i honestly cannot recall any time in my infancy where i was tempted to swallow small metal objects, no matter how lovely and shiny. They were, and are,i think, quite obviously not food.
Threepenny bits, cufflinks or collar studs, small hexagonal nuts, ball bearings, whatever. I honestly don’t recall ever being possessed by an urge to ingest anything of the sort.
Why is it a thing these days?
I accidentally swallowed a two-shilling piece that was meant to pay for my school lunch when I was maybe seven or so. Lots of things went into my mouth to taste and feel them.
I didn’t tell my parents about the swallowing, as I knew they’d be pretty cross. It took several weeks, but I eventually passed it. I remember not feeling hungry during that time. Dad found it in the toilet bowl, and boy did I get into trouble then.
So, strictly speaking, you may have been the world’s first ATM
when the boy was little I gave him one tic tac in the car.. a second later I asked him where the tic tac was and he pointed to his nose.. so I looked and thought I saw the tic tac shoved up there.. after several moments of trying to get him to blow it out I took him to the emergency place which (thankfully) was not that full and we didn’t have to wait long.
The doctorbs looked up his nose and said “Oh yeah I can see it” .. so they used this bellows type thing to try to blow it out via his mouth.. a few puffs, it cant have been comfortable and… nothing… so they tried some forceps but ‘couldn’t get a grip of it” eventually they said “It’ll probably just dissolve and then fall out on its own. so we left..
as I was strapping him into the car I saw the tic tack on the floor…
captain_spalding said:
Yes, i see that, as in all things, people can be varied in the ‘oral behaviour’.I suppose that some kids are quite mouth-oriented, and that button batteries present a hazard which is a comparatively recent arrival. No-one was going to be hurt by swallowing a threepenny bit or a small ball bearing.
there was a kid in the UK who swallowed two magnets… but one at a time.. and that caused him some issues as they moved through his system at different times and then somehow found their way back to each other with his bowel in between… ouch
Arts said:
when the boy was little I gave him one tic tac in the car.. a second later I asked him where the tic tac was and he pointed to his nose.. so I looked and thought I saw the tic tac shoved up there.. after several moments of trying to get him to blow it out I took him to the emergency place which (thankfully) was not that full and we didn’t have to wait long.
The doctorbs looked up his nose and said “Oh yeah I can see it” .. so they used this bellows type thing to try to blow it out via his mouth.. a few puffs, it cant have been comfortable and… nothing… so they tried some forceps but ‘couldn’t get a grip of it” eventually they said “It’ll probably just dissolve and then fall out on its own. so we left..as I was strapping him into the car I saw the tic tack on the floor…
And looking back up his nose, you thought “Snot there” and went on with your day…
Neophyte said:
Arts said:
when the boy was little I gave him one tic tac in the car.. a second later I asked him where the tic tac was and he pointed to his nose.. so I looked and thought I saw the tic tac shoved up there.. after several moments of trying to get him to blow it out I took him to the emergency place which (thankfully) was not that full and we didn’t have to wait long.
The doctorbs looked up his nose and said “Oh yeah I can see it” .. so they used this bellows type thing to try to blow it out via his mouth.. a few puffs, it cant have been comfortable and… nothing… so they tried some forceps but ‘couldn’t get a grip of it” eventually they said “It’ll probably just dissolve and then fall out on its own. so we left..as I was strapping him into the car I saw the tic tack on the floor…
And looking back up his nose, you thought “Snot there” and went on with your day…
I have always wondered what it was that the doctor ‘saw’… but the bottom line is – kids are stupid.
The local hospital ED recently got split into an adult section and a paeds section which cuts down on waiting times for kids.
Divine Angel said:
Several weeks to pass???Mini Me swallowed a $2 coin when she six. We took her to the ED, and luckily the coun wasn’t stuck anyway. Coupla days, bewdfiful.
It was a good chance for her to learn the difference between getting in trouble, and consequences. We weren’t mad at her for swallowing the coin, but the consequence was a trip to hospital.
My memory is three weeks – but I am not completely sure. The coin was the same size as a 20 cent piece. It was very tarnished when it re-emerged. It was a silver coin – not cupro-nickel.
Well done with Miss MM.
Neophyte said:
Arts said:
when the boy was little I gave him one tic tac in the car.. a second later I asked him where the tic tac was and he pointed to his nose.. so I looked and thought I saw the tic tac shoved up there.. after several moments of trying to get him to blow it out I took him to the emergency place which (thankfully) was not that full and we didn’t have to wait long.
The doctorbs looked up his nose and said “Oh yeah I can see it” .. so they used this bellows type thing to try to blow it out via his mouth.. a few puffs, it cant have been comfortable and… nothing… so they tried some forceps but ‘couldn’t get a grip of it” eventually they said “It’ll probably just dissolve and then fall out on its own. so we left..as I was strapping him into the car I saw the tic tack on the floor…
And looking back up his nose, you thought “Snot there” and went on with your day…
:)
With one of my nephews it was a raw pea up the nose. Can’t remember how his parents eventually got it out.
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
I’m not saying she is smart or she isn’t the truth is that best laid plans can fuck up, or people think only in terms of what an individual can achieve, and forget that despite popular TV shows about criminal events, investigations include a lot of unthought of factors, including the sheer amount of human resources available to the investigative team. The lead investigator might go get some sleep, but while they are doing that, others are doing ground work, analytical work, lab work… people forget about these things because they think that investigations are one guy who doesn’t get paid enough and runs on coffee and nicotine.but also she might just be innocent.
As foreperson of the Forum Jury, I sayeth we needs more evidence before raising a conclusion.
wise.
why is it such a big deal anyway is it just the equipoise we don’t remember people obsessing so much about Skripal affair
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
I do not, for one second, deny that button batteries are genuine problem when it comes to small children. Whatever steps can be taken to avoid such disastrous situations are well and good.
I am puzzled as to how children seem to have changed over the decades.
I was as curious and ‘adventurous’ as any other small child, in my day, but i honestly cannot recall any time in my infancy where i was tempted to swallow small metal objects, no matter how lovely and shiny. They were, and are,i think, quite obviously not food.
Threepenny bits, cufflinks or collar studs, small hexagonal nuts, ball bearings, whatever. I honestly don’t recall ever being possessed by an urge to ingest anything of the sort.
Why is it a thing these days?
I accidentally swallowed a two-shilling piece that was meant to pay for my school lunch when I was maybe seven or so. Lots of things went into my mouth to taste and feel them.
I didn’t tell my parents about the swallowing, as I knew they’d be pretty cross. It took several weeks, but I eventually passed it. I remember not feeling hungry during that time. Dad found it in the toilet bowl, and boy did I get into trouble then.
why, couldn’t you just have told them it fell in from your pocket
captain_spalding said:
Yes, i see that, as in all things, people can be varied in the ‘oral behaviour’.I suppose that some kids are quite mouth-oriented, and that button batteries present a hazard which is a comparatively recent arrival. No-one was going to be hurt by swallowing a threepenny bit or a small ball bearing.
we suggest there’s survivorship bias going on
An email I have been waiting for all day has finally come through except now I’m too tired to deal with it.
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
I do not, for one second, deny that button batteries are genuine problem when it comes to small children. Whatever steps can be taken to avoid such disastrous situations are well and good.
I am puzzled as to how children seem to have changed over the decades.
I was as curious and ‘adventurous’ as any other small child, in my day, but i honestly cannot recall any time in my infancy where i was tempted to swallow small metal objects, no matter how lovely and shiny. They were, and are,i think, quite obviously not food.
Threepenny bits, cufflinks or collar studs, small hexagonal nuts, ball bearings, whatever. I honestly don’t recall ever being possessed by an urge to ingest anything of the sort.
Why is it a thing these days?
I accidentally swallowed a two-shilling piece that was meant to pay for my school lunch when I was maybe seven or so. Lots of things went into my mouth to taste and feel them.
I didn’t tell my parents about the swallowing, as I knew they’d be pretty cross. It took several weeks, but I eventually passed it. I remember not feeling hungry during that time. Dad found it in the toilet bowl, and boy did I get into trouble then.
why, couldn’t you just have told them it fell in from your pocket
I’ve never been a quick thinker.
Woke up feeling very, very depressed. No energy.
Finally figured that no one was coming to check on the laundry situation, so I got up and tried to become enthusiastic. I began the journey to the laundry to check the washing and see if it has become sentient, and walked off in disgust. I keep leaving washed loads in the machine, I’m averaging 1 a week.
The laundry can only be accessed via the backdoor. I have to walk through the (small) house and take the key off the desk, open the French doors, open the laundry door and then walk back about the same length as half the distance I just walked. That is – the laundry is a long room that takes up half the length of the house.
So on my way to the laundry I got distracted by the main computer on the desk, which is near the back doors, and decided to check various streaming subscriptions etc.
I have now cleaned up a spare gmail email account that my dog Daisy Mae used for her Facebook profile, every email is now deleted. It is also connected to an Amazon account I made so we could cheat on 7 day free trials.
The laundry situation is unresolved, at this point.
After familiarising myself with the state of the laundry and the cleaning up of the old email account my brain is now full blown bllllerph. This seems normal.
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Sunny, top of 25, bit breezy, low humidity, slim chance of rain.
BOM forecasts a drier winter after well-above-average rainfall totals for March and April in Qld and northern NSW. Redcliffe recorded nearly triple its average rainfall for April.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-06/queensland-record-wet-april-2025-drier-conditions-ahead/105260274
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 11 degrees at the back door, starting to get light. We are forecast 16 degrees with showers easing. Which is interesting, as there haven’t been any showers for hours now and yesterday wasn’t really what you would call showers – a bit of mist.
Supermarketing this morning. Archery late afternoon.
Morning. 12 degrees 71% R/H, 9km/h NW, 0.0 rain.
LOLWTF
They likewise failed to find any evidence of a … But in a quirky finding, one of the 11 studies concluded that … Tara Cain, a research assistant and lead author on the project, admits this is difficult to interpret.
no you disinformation agent it’s fucking easy to interpret, it means the null hypothesis is correct
I should get dressed and head in to Hamilton. Back later.
Arts said:
I’m not saying she is smart or she isn’t the truth is that best laid plans can fuck up, or people think only in terms of what an individual can achieve, and forget that despite popular TV shows about criminal events, investigations include a lot of unthought of factors, including the sheer amount of human resources available to the investigative team. The lead investigator might go get some sleep, but while they are doing that, others are doing ground work, analytical work, lab work… people forget about these things because they think that investigations are one guy who doesn’t get paid enough and runs on coffee and nicotine.but also she might just be innocent.
She may be innocent but it is difficult to believe that someone who is ‘obsessed by mushrooms’, could mistake the death cap as something else.
Arts said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
I do not, for one second, deny that button batteries are genuine problem when it comes to small children. Whatever steps can be taken to avoid such disastrous situations are well and good.
I am puzzled as to how children seem to have changed over the decades.
I was as curious and ‘adventurous’ as any other small child, in my day, but i honestly cannot recall any time in my infancy where i was tempted to swallow small metal objects, no matter how lovely and shiny. They were, and are,i think, quite obviously not food.
Threepenny bits, cufflinks or collar studs, small hexagonal nuts, ball bearings, whatever. I honestly don’t recall ever being possessed by an urge to ingest anything of the sort.
Why is it a thing these days?
it’s not it’s always been a thing… some kids have oral fixations, some have pica, some have sensory issues where behaviours like sucking or licking can be calming. there are a number of reasons that other children might put thing in their mouths.. it’s not a new thing.
but button batteries are quite dangerous.. and these types of recalls and accountability for large companies pumping out useless items that end up in landfill is never a waste of time.
Agree. There should be legislation about the pumping out of useless items.
Our across the road favourite neighbours had a small dog.. I think it was a dachshund or something similar… good length, height challenged. Sweetest little dog with a great temperament. Great for their kids who are 6 and 9.
Last night around sixish I heard this terrible noise of a dog in distress, at first I thought it was my dog… mr arts was outside having just come home from work chatting to our neighbour and the kids were hanging out in front of our house… this is a common occurrence. Our street is a designated cycle street so 30km/hr. This is great for the family and small children packed street.
Cue distressing noises, son and I rush outside, chaos. Small dog had been hit by a car. Children in distress, favourite neighbours scooping up dog while other is pulling out their car. I gather up small children and tell them to come to my house. Favourite neighbour rush off to the emergency vet.
We calm children down, son goes back to neighbour house (we have a key) and collects the dinner that was in the middle of being prepared. So we feed and play card games with the kids. Favourite neighbours text to say they are at vet waiting. My daughter gets home. My daughter has been the girls’ babysitter since they were actual babies… we take the girls home and they shower and get ready for bed… we keep them entertained until their parents get home. I take one look at my friends face and know… the girls fall into heap and are hysterical. holy shit that was heavy. That poor family.
We discretely leave and lock up the house and let them grieve as a family.
What an shitty afternoon.
It is currently 6.15am. I am thinking of heading to the bakery and getting them muffins and breakfast type things and flowers…. Is this appropriate? (Because I am terrible at this stuff).
Yes, it’s appropriate.
What an awful thing to happen
Arts said:
Our across the road favourite neighbours had a small dog.. I think it was a dachshund or something similar… good length, height challenged. Sweetest little dog with a great temperament. Great for their kids who are 6 and 9.
Last night around sixish I heard this terrible noise of a dog in distress, at first I thought it was my dog… mr arts was outside having just come home from work chatting to our neighbour and the kids were hanging out in front of our house… this is a common occurrence. Our street is a designated cycle street so 30km/hr. This is great for the family and small children packed street.
Cue distressing noises, son and I rush outside, chaos. Small dog had been hit by a car. Children in distress, favourite neighbours scooping up dog while other is pulling out their car. I gather up small children and tell them to come to my house. Favourite neighbour rush off to the emergency vet.
We calm children down, son goes back to neighbour house (we have a key) and collects the dinner that was in the middle of being prepared. So we feed and play card games with the kids. Favourite neighbours text to say they are at vet waiting. My daughter gets home. My daughter has been the girls’ babysitter since they were actual babies… we take the girls home and they shower and get ready for bed… we keep them entertained until their parents get home. I take one look at my friends face and know… the girls fall into heap and are hysterical. holy shit that was heavy. That poor family.We discretely leave and lock up the house and let them grieve as a family.
What an shitty afternoon.
It is currently 6.15am. I am thinking of heading to the bakery and getting them muffins and breakfast type things and flowers…. Is this appropriate? (Because I am terrible at this stuff).
It is up to you what you do. If you feel it is appropriate, then do it.
Divine Angel said:
Yes, it’s appropriate.What an awful thing to happen
Yes, this type of compassion for others is always appropriate.
Once again trying to line up replacement lids for Pyrex containers.
Today, after the drama of the laundry and the email account clean up, I sorted through a few already-packed boxes to find all the various ones without lids.
In the haze of clearing out cupboards a few years ago I got overwhelmed, gave a few away and kept others – with no recognisable reasoning why. We had a good collection of them that I bought for leftovers – mr kii’s favourite food, then I added a few smaller ones when he got sick and needed soupy mush stuff.
My brain hurts.
Arts said:
Our across the road favourite neighbours had a small dog.. I think it was a dachshund or something similar… good length, height challenged. Sweetest little dog with a great temperament. Great for their kids who are 6 and 9.
Last night around sixish I heard this terrible noise of a dog in distress, at first I thought it was my dog… mr arts was outside having just come home from work chatting to our neighbour and the kids were hanging out in front of our house… this is a common occurrence. Our street is a designated cycle street so 30km/hr. This is great for the family and small children packed street.
Cue distressing noises, son and I rush outside, chaos. Small dog had been hit by a car. Children in distress, favourite neighbours scooping up dog while other is pulling out their car. I gather up small children and tell them to come to my house. Favourite neighbour rush off to the emergency vet.
We calm children down, son goes back to neighbour house (we have a key) and collects the dinner that was in the middle of being prepared. So we feed and play card games with the kids. Favourite neighbours text to say they are at vet waiting. My daughter gets home. My daughter has been the girls’ babysitter since they were actual babies… we take the girls home and they shower and get ready for bed… we keep them entertained until their parents get home. I take one look at my friends face and know… the girls fall into heap and are hysterical. holy shit that was heavy. That poor family.We discretely leave and lock up the house and let them grieve as a family.
What an shitty afternoon.
It is currently 6.15am. I am thinking of heading to the bakery and getting them muffins and breakfast type things and flowers…. Is this appropriate? (Because I am terrible at this stuff).
Oh.
Bugger.
Yes. Do it. Is good.
Arts said:
Our across the road favourite neighbours had a small dog.. I think it was a dachshund or something similar… good length, height challenged. Sweetest little dog with a great temperament. Great for their kids who are 6 and 9.
Last night around sixish I heard this terrible noise of a dog in distress, at first I thought it was my dog… mr arts was outside having just come home from work chatting to our neighbour and the kids were hanging out in front of our house… this is a common occurrence. Our street is a designated cycle street so 30km/hr. This is great for the family and small children packed street.
Cue distressing noises, son and I rush outside, chaos. Small dog had been hit by a car. Children in distress, favourite neighbours scooping up dog while other is pulling out their car. I gather up small children and tell them to come to my house. Favourite neighbour rush off to the emergency vet.
We calm children down, son goes back to neighbour house (we have a key) and collects the dinner that was in the middle of being prepared. So we feed and play card games with the kids. Favourite neighbours text to say they are at vet waiting. My daughter gets home. My daughter has been the girls’ babysitter since they were actual babies… we take the girls home and they shower and get ready for bed… we keep them entertained until their parents get home. I take one look at my friends face and know… the girls fall into heap and are hysterical. holy shit that was heavy. That poor family.We discretely leave and lock up the house and let them grieve as a family.
What an shitty afternoon.
It is currently 6.15am. I am thinking of heading to the bakery and getting them muffins and breakfast type things and flowers…. Is this appropriate? (Because I am terrible at this stuff).
Bugger.
Morning pilgrims, another spiffing autumn in the pearl.
Over.
kii said:
Once again trying to line up replacement lids for Pyrex containers.Today, after the drama of the laundry and the email account clean up, I sorted through a few already-packed boxes to find all the various ones without lids.
In the haze of clearing out cupboards a few years ago I got overwhelmed, gave a few away and kept others – with no recognisable reasoning why. We had a good collection of them that I bought for leftovers – mr kii’s favourite food, then I added a few smaller ones when he got sick and needed soupy mush stuff.
My brain hurts.
I’ve checked Walmart, Amazon and the Pyrex website. I now remember why I gave up last time. This one is what stumped me. Same issue I had a few years ago. This size is the stumbling block to my continuing fragile sanity. Glad to see another person saying: WTF??!!
Meanwhile I have found one set of lids for the smaller sized dish at Walmart. I need 3, but can only purchase a pack of 4 for $13.99 free shipping.
From the Pyrex Website for the larger bowls – I need 2:
“How it is possible that just the replacement lid costs $12. 50 + shipping when I can order a new 7cup glass storage container with a brand new lid for $7. 99?!
Wed Mar 26 2025
Store Owner
Hello Greg, we apologize for any inconvenience caused by the cost of the replacement lid. Our popular glass storage dishes and covers are provided in sets (dish and cover together) at prices lower than individual item cost (dish and or cover sold separately). This ensures more value and efficient shopping for the consumer.
However, we can appreciate your feelings regarding pricing on individual pieces and thank you for your feedback. Your comments have been forwarded to the appropriate departments for future consideration. In the meantime, we advise watching for promotions that we may have on our covers, or may include our covers. Thanks!”
Michael V said:
Arts said:
Our across the road favourite neighbours had a small dog.. I think it was a dachshund or something similar… good length, height challenged. Sweetest little dog with a great temperament. Great for their kids who are 6 and 9.
Last night around sixish I heard this terrible noise of a dog in distress, at first I thought it was my dog… mr arts was outside having just come home from work chatting to our neighbour and the kids were hanging out in front of our house… this is a common occurrence. Our street is a designated cycle street so 30km/hr. This is great for the family and small children packed street.
Cue distressing noises, son and I rush outside, chaos. Small dog had been hit by a car. Children in distress, favourite neighbours scooping up dog while other is pulling out their car. I gather up small children and tell them to come to my house. Favourite neighbour rush off to the emergency vet.
We calm children down, son goes back to neighbour house (we have a key) and collects the dinner that was in the middle of being prepared. So we feed and play card games with the kids. Favourite neighbours text to say they are at vet waiting. My daughter gets home. My daughter has been the girls’ babysitter since they were actual babies… we take the girls home and they shower and get ready for bed… we keep them entertained until their parents get home. I take one look at my friends face and know… the girls fall into heap and are hysterical. holy shit that was heavy. That poor family.We discretely leave and lock up the house and let them grieve as a family.
What an shitty afternoon.
It is currently 6.15am. I am thinking of heading to the bakery and getting them muffins and breakfast type things and flowers…. Is this appropriate? (Because I am terrible at this stuff).
Oh.
Bugger.
Yes. Do it. Is good.
Fresh baked muffins delivered. Could not source flowers
Thanks team.
kii said:
kii said:
Once again trying to line up replacement lids for Pyrex containers.Today, after the drama of the laundry and the email account clean up, I sorted through a few already-packed boxes to find all the various ones without lids.
In the haze of clearing out cupboards a few years ago I got overwhelmed, gave a few away and kept others – with no recognisable reasoning why. We had a good collection of them that I bought for leftovers – mr kii’s favourite food, then I added a few smaller ones when he got sick and needed soupy mush stuff.
My brain hurts.
I’ve checked Walmart, Amazon and the Pyrex website. I now remember why I gave up last time. This one is what stumped me. Same issue I had a few years ago. This size is the stumbling block to my continuing fragile sanity. Glad to see another person saying: WTF??!!
Meanwhile I have found one set of lids for the smaller sized dish at Walmart. I need 3, but can only purchase a pack of 4 for $13.99 free shipping.
From the Pyrex Website for the larger bowls – I need 2:
“How it is possible that just the replacement lid costs $12. 50 + shipping when I can order a new 7cup glass storage container with a brand new lid for $7. 99?!
Wed Mar 26 2025Store Owner
Hello Greg, we apologize for any inconvenience caused by the cost of the replacement lid. Our popular glass storage dishes and covers are provided in sets (dish and cover together) at prices lower than individual item cost (dish and or cover sold separately). This ensures more value and efficient shopping for the consumer.However, we can appreciate your feelings regarding pricing on individual pieces and thank you for your feedback. Your comments have been forwarded to the appropriate departments for future consideration. In the meantime, we advise watching for promotions that we may have on our covers, or may include our covers. Thanks!”
This is why I just gifted all my old unlidded ones and bought a whole new ‘set’. Life is too short to stress out over this
Arts said:
Michael V said:
Arts said:
Our across the road favourite neighbours had a small dog.. I think it was a dachshund or something similar… good length, height challenged. Sweetest little dog with a great temperament. Great for their kids who are 6 and 9.
Last night around sixish I heard this terrible noise of a dog in distress, at first I thought it was my dog… mr arts was outside having just come home from work chatting to our neighbour and the kids were hanging out in front of our house… this is a common occurrence. Our street is a designated cycle street so 30km/hr. This is great for the family and small children packed street.
Cue distressing noises, son and I rush outside, chaos. Small dog had been hit by a car. Children in distress, favourite neighbours scooping up dog while other is pulling out their car. I gather up small children and tell them to come to my house. Favourite neighbour rush off to the emergency vet.
We calm children down, son goes back to neighbour house (we have a key) and collects the dinner that was in the middle of being prepared. So we feed and play card games with the kids. Favourite neighbours text to say they are at vet waiting. My daughter gets home. My daughter has been the girls’ babysitter since they were actual babies… we take the girls home and they shower and get ready for bed… we keep them entertained until their parents get home. I take one look at my friends face and know… the girls fall into heap and are hysterical. holy shit that was heavy. That poor family.We discretely leave and lock up the house and let them grieve as a family.
What an shitty afternoon.
It is currently 6.15am. I am thinking of heading to the bakery and getting them muffins and breakfast type things and flowers…. Is this appropriate? (Because I am terrible at this stuff).
Oh.
Bugger.
Yes. Do it. Is good.
Fresh baked muffins delivered. Could not source flowers
Thanks team.
:)
Hello
Cymek said:
Hello
Lo
Cymek said:
Hello
Greetings.
Arts said:
This is why I just gifted all my old unlidded ones and bought a whole new ‘set’. Life is too short to stress out over this
Yes.
Cymek said:
Hello
Greetings. Want some Pyrex dishes?
kii said:
Cymek said:
Hello
Greetings. Want some Pyrex dishes?
I’m good
I don’t need any dishes, thanks though
I’m back. Got the shopping done a bit more quickly this morning. Picked up the tax papers for last year for the super fund from the accountant. The Pug and Bruna want to go to the bakery, but it is closed today. The dogs have been trained (or trained themselves) that when I come home from shopping, we go to the bakery for party pie! party pie! party pie!
Have cleaned the oven and pulled all the basil plants after collecting a bagful of seed. Have hung the washing and now I might pick capsicums and eggplants and by then the washing will be dry and I can attempt to use a lawnmower for the first time in months.
roughbarked said:
Have cleaned the oven and pulled all the basil plants after collecting a bagful of seed. Have hung the washing and now I might pick capsicums and eggplants and by then the washing will be dry and I can attempt to use a lawnmower for the first time in months.
Look at you being productive!
I’m just over here recovering from a humiliating experience and wondering what I can have for lunch.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Have cleaned the oven and pulled all the basil plants after collecting a bagful of seed. Have hung the washing and now I might pick capsicums and eggplants and by then the washing will be dry and I can attempt to use a lawnmower for the first time in months.
Look at you being productive!
I’m just over here recovering from a humiliating experience and wondering what I can have for lunch.
Comfort food.
roughbarked said:
Have cleaned the oven and pulled all the basil plants after collecting a bagful of seed. Have hung the washing and now I might pick capsicums and eggplants and by then the washing will be dry and I can attempt to use a lawnmower for the first time in months.
Ah. Before lawn mowing, pick up the walnuts.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Have cleaned the oven and pulled all the basil plants after collecting a bagful of seed. Have hung the washing and now I might pick capsicums and eggplants and by then the washing will be dry and I can attempt to use a lawnmower for the first time in months.
Look at you being productive!
I’m just over here recovering from a humiliating experience and wondering what I can have for lunch.
Comfort food.
I rabbitholed…Looked at Facebook for the Victorian Field Naturalists and there was a post about Dr Robert Parsons who has died and was a lecturer in plants at La Trobe Uni. So I looked him up. And I looked at his publications. I got waylaid at the second one from the top, which was about Taraxacum (dandelions) in Australia. Very interesting. I had picked up quite a bit of the info, but it never hurts to consolidate it.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Have cleaned the oven and pulled all the basil plants after collecting a bagful of seed. Have hung the washing and now I might pick capsicums and eggplants and by then the washing will be dry and I can attempt to use a lawnmower for the first time in months.
Ah. Before lawn mowing, pick up the walnuts.
I mow them in with the recycle mower.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Have cleaned the oven and pulled all the basil plants after collecting a bagful of seed. Have hung the washing and now I might pick capsicums and eggplants and by then the washing will be dry and I can attempt to use a lawnmower for the first time in months.
Look at you being productive!
I’m just over here recovering from a humiliating experience and wondering what I can have for lunch.
I suspect we shouldn’t ask…
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:Look at you being productive!
I’m just over here recovering from a humiliating experience and wondering what I can have for lunch.
Comfort food.
I rabbitholed…Looked at Facebook for the Victorian Field Naturalists and there was a post about Dr Robert Parsons who has died and was a lecturer in plants at La Trobe Uni. So I looked him up. And I looked at his publications. I got waylaid at the second one from the top, which was about Taraxacum (dandelions) in Australia. Very interesting. I had picked up quite a bit of the info, but it never hurts to consolidate it.
But will you remember it.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:Look at you being productive!
I’m just over here recovering from a humiliating experience and wondering what I can have for lunch.
Comfort food.
I rabbitholed…Looked at Facebook for the Victorian Field Naturalists and there was a post about Dr Robert Parsons who has died and was a lecturer in plants at La Trobe Uni. So I looked him up. And I looked at his publications. I got waylaid at the second one from the top, which was about Taraxacum (dandelions) in Australia. Very interesting. I had picked up quite a bit of the info, but it never hurts to consolidate it.
Sounds like one of those useful rabbit holes.
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Have cleaned the oven and pulled all the basil plants after collecting a bagful of seed. Have hung the washing and now I might pick capsicums and eggplants and by then the washing will be dry and I can attempt to use a lawnmower for the first time in months.
Look at you being productive!
I’m just over here recovering from a humiliating experience and wondering what I can have for lunch.
I suspect we shouldn’t ask…
… comfort food. ;)
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
roughbarked said:Comfort food.
I rabbitholed…Looked at Facebook for the Victorian Field Naturalists and there was a post about Dr Robert Parsons who has died and was a lecturer in plants at La Trobe Uni. So I looked him up. And I looked at his publications. I got waylaid at the second one from the top, which was about Taraxacum (dandelions) in Australia. Very interesting. I had picked up quite a bit of the info, but it never hurts to consolidate it.
But will you remember it.
Surprisingly, I do seem to be remembering at least some of what I read. But I still can’t make names stick. I can pick the correct name out of a list of suggestions, but can’t always drag it up out of my brain.
:)
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Have cleaned the oven and pulled all the basil plants after collecting a bagful of seed. Have hung the washing and now I might pick capsicums and eggplants and by then the washing will be dry and I can attempt to use a lawnmower for the first time in months.
Look at you being productive!
I’m just over here recovering from a humiliating experience and wondering what I can have for lunch.
I suspect we shouldn’t ask…
hope you are ok DA..
I had a cardiologist appt this morning.. my angiogram came back perfect.. absolutely nothing wrong with my arteries, they strong and clear. Heart good, everything still in place… monitoring came back perfect… sternum going well. I still get pain sporadically at the ‘bottom’ of my heart… cardiologist said he doesn’t know why that would be, but there’s absolutely nothing that he can see, so push through it… and I am allowed to go back to the gym.. but have to avoid doing dips (which I dont like doing anyway so I’m not upset by that) . small medication change to combat my fatigue .. otherwise see you in six months…
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
roughbarked said:Comfort food.
I rabbitholed…Looked at Facebook for the Victorian Field Naturalists and there was a post about Dr Robert Parsons who has died and was a lecturer in plants at La Trobe Uni. So I looked him up. And I looked at his publications. I got waylaid at the second one from the top, which was about Taraxacum (dandelions) in Australia. Very interesting. I had picked up quite a bit of the info, but it never hurts to consolidate it.
But will you remember it.
If ever called upon, perhaps. Having it in the mental library at least means it can be found if looking for it.
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:I rabbitholed…Looked at Facebook for the Victorian Field Naturalists and there was a post about Dr Robert Parsons who has died and was a lecturer in plants at La Trobe Uni. So I looked him up. And I looked at his publications. I got waylaid at the second one from the top, which was about Taraxacum (dandelions) in Australia. Very interesting. I had picked up quite a bit of the info, but it never hurts to consolidate it.
But will you remember it.
Surprisingly, I do seem to be remembering at least some of what I read. But I still can’t make names stick. I can pick the correct name out of a list of suggestions, but can’t always drag it up out of my brain.
:)
I’m having trouble with names as well. Mrs rb tries to encourage me to remember tthe names because I used to use them.
Arts said:
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:Look at you being productive!
I’m just over here recovering from a humiliating experience and wondering what I can have for lunch.
I suspect we shouldn’t ask…
hope you are ok DA..
I had a cardiologist appt this morning.. my angiogram came back perfect.. absolutely nothing wrong with my arteries, they strong and clear. Heart good, everything still in place… monitoring came back perfect… sternum going well. I still get pain sporadically at the ‘bottom’ of my heart… cardiologist said he doesn’t know why that would be, but there’s absolutely nothing that he can see, so push through it… and I am allowed to go back to the gym.. but have to avoid doing dips (which I dont like doing anyway so I’m not upset by that) . small medication change to combat my fatigue .. otherwise see you in six months…
Excellent. Now, get back to watching that trial.
Arts said:
hope you are ok DA..
I had a cardiologist appt this morning.. my angiogram came back perfect.. absolutely nothing wrong with my arteries, they strong and clear. Heart good, everything still in place… monitoring came back perfect… sternum going well. I still get pain sporadically at the ‘bottom’ of my heart… cardiologist said he doesn’t know why that would be, but there’s absolutely nothing that he can see, so push through it… and I am allowed to go back to the gym.. but have to avoid doing dips (which I dont like doing anyway so I’m not upset by that) . small medication change to combat my fatigue .. otherwise see you in six months…
Good news. things take a while to heal as you get older especially big ops.
Arts said:
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:Look at you being productive!
I’m just over here recovering from a humiliating experience and wondering what I can have for lunch.
I suspect we shouldn’t ask…
hope you are ok DA..
I had a cardiologist appt this morning.. my angiogram came back perfect.. absolutely nothing wrong with my arteries, they strong and clear. Heart good, everything still in place… monitoring came back perfect… sternum going well. I still get pain sporadically at the ‘bottom’ of my heart… cardiologist said he doesn’t know why that would be, but there’s absolutely nothing that he can see, so push through it… and I am allowed to go back to the gym.. but have to avoid doing dips (which I dont like doing anyway so I’m not upset by that) . small medication change to combat my fatigue .. otherwise see you in six months…
Hey that’s fantastic news!
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
buffy said:I suspect we shouldn’t ask…
hope you are ok DA..
I had a cardiologist appt this morning.. my angiogram came back perfect.. absolutely nothing wrong with my arteries, they strong and clear. Heart good, everything still in place… monitoring came back perfect… sternum going well. I still get pain sporadically at the ‘bottom’ of my heart… cardiologist said he doesn’t know why that would be, but there’s absolutely nothing that he can see, so push through it… and I am allowed to go back to the gym.. but have to avoid doing dips (which I dont like doing anyway so I’m not upset by that) . small medication change to combat my fatigue .. otherwise see you in six months…
Hey that’s fantastic news!
Sure is. :)
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Have cleaned the oven and pulled all the basil plants after collecting a bagful of seed. Have hung the washing and now I might pick capsicums and eggplants and by then the washing will be dry and I can attempt to use a lawnmower for the first time in months.
Look at you being productive!
I’m just over here recovering from a humiliating experience and wondering what I can have for lunch.
I suspect we shouldn’t ask…
But she wants you to ask.
Those that haven’t already been burned. 
kii said:
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:Look at you being productive!
I’m just over here recovering from a humiliating experience and wondering what I can have for lunch.
I suspect we shouldn’t ask…
But she wants you to ask.
She may be away having lunch.
roughbarked said:
kii said:
buffy said:I suspect we shouldn’t ask…
But she wants you to ask.
She may be away having lunch.
You missed the point.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Have cleaned the oven and pulled all the basil plants after collecting a bagful of seed. Have hung the washing and now I might pick capsicums and eggplants and by then the washing will be dry and I can attempt to use a lawnmower for the first time in months.
Look at you being productive!
I’m just over here recovering from a humiliating experience and wondering what I can have for lunch.
What happened?
Arts said:
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:Look at you being productive!
I’m just over here recovering from a humiliating experience and wondering what I can have for lunch.
I suspect we shouldn’t ask…
hope you are ok DA..
I had a cardiologist appt this morning.. my angiogram came back perfect.. absolutely nothing wrong with my arteries, they strong and clear. Heart good, everything still in place… monitoring came back perfect… sternum going well. I still get pain sporadically at the ‘bottom’ of my heart… cardiologist said he doesn’t know why that would be, but there’s absolutely nothing that he can see, so push through it… and I am allowed to go back to the gym.. but have to avoid doing dips (which I dont like doing anyway so I’m not upset by that) . small medication change to combat my fatigue .. otherwise see you in six months…
Excellent news.
kii said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:But she wants you to ask.
She may be away having lunch.
You missed the point.
I doubt that. Do I have to acknowledge my definition of the context every time so that you don’t have to think I missed the point and therefore feel compelled to remind me?
roughbarked said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:She may be away having lunch.
You missed the point.
I doubt that. Do I have to acknowledge my definition of the context every time so that you don’t have to think I missed the point and therefore feel compelled to remind me?
Sometimes people hint at something and want to elicit responses. There’s a name for it, but I can’t think of it right now.
ABC News:
I’m not Tasmanian.
But, if i were, my response to Mr. Rockliff would be, ‘yeah, so what?’.
She won the DFC for this.
https://youtu.be/yXsPV4XTZAI
Peak Warming Man said:
She won the DFC for this.
https://youtu.be/yXsPV4XTZAI
Is that fair?
Black Mirror: Common People is some serious feel-bad viewing. Close enough to a real circumstances to be genuinely troubling.
Peak Warming Man said:
She won the DFC for this.
https://youtu.be/yXsPV4XTZAI
14 minutes. hard to believe.
roughbarked said:
kii said:
buffy said:I suspect we shouldn’t ask…
But she wants you to ask.
She may be away having lunch.
LOL
kii said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:But she wants you to ask.
She may be away having lunch.
You missed the point.
LOL
roughbarked said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:She may be away having lunch.
You missed the point.
I doubt that. Do I have to acknowledge my definition of the context every time so that you don’t have to think I missed the point and therefore feel compelled to remind me?
LOL
kii said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:You missed the point.
I doubt that. Do I have to acknowledge my definition of the context every time so that you don’t have to think I missed the point and therefore feel compelled to remind me?
Sometimes people hint at something and want to elicit responses. There’s a name for it, but I can’t think of it right now.
LOL
I pronounce moths with a ths sound and paths with a dhz sound if you see what I mean. Is this standard?
dv said:
I pronounce moths with a ths sound and paths with a dhz sound if you see what I mean. Is this standard?
I would do the same
Cymek said:
dv said:
I pronounce moths with a ths sound and paths with a dhz sound if you see what I mean. Is this standard?
I would do the same
we say ths ths
dv said:
I pronounce moths with a ths sound and paths with a dhz sound if you see what I mean. Is this standard?
See a speech specialist and take your mate Cymek with you.
Bloody retards,
dv said:
I pronounce moths with a ths sound and paths with a dhz sound if you see what I mean. Is this standard?
I assume you mean /θ/ vs /ð/. It’s very common in your above example.
I’ll tell you what’s a clumsy sounding but correct word: mutinying. Used in today’s Times cryptic.
Bubblecar said:
I’ll tell you what’s a clumsy sounding but correct word: mutinying. Used in today’s Times cryptic.
I’d avoid it and use something like “the music is in the process of being turned off”
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
I pronounce moths with a ths sound and paths with a dhz sound if you see what I mean. Is this standard?
See a speech specialist and take your mate Cymek with you.
Bloody retards,
POINTS
HEY! WE FOUND THE EMBARRASSING PERSON!!
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
I pronounce moths with a ths sound and paths with a dhz sound if you see what I mean. Is this standard?
See a speech specialist and take your mate Cymek with you.
Bloody retards,
That’s not very nice.
Victor ! wase elected Bishop of Rome in 189, he as a Berber, I don’t know if he can be described as the first black Pope.
Peak Warming Man said:
Victor ! wase elected Bishop of Rome in 189, he as a Berber, I don’t know if he can be described as the first black Pope.
While it’s difficult to say definitively whether Pope Victor I was Black, historical records indicate he was of African descent, specifically from the Roman province of Africa, which is believed to have been Berber. Some sources, like Black Catholic Messenger and a pdf document, even state that he was the first Black Pope. However, the term “Black” is a modern construct, and it’s not clear how accurately that term applies to the population of the Roman province of Africa in the 2nd century.
Generative AI is experimental.
Peak Warming Man said:
Victor ! wase elected Bishop of Rome in 189, he as a Berber, I don’t know if he can be described as the first black Pope.
Eh seems a stretch.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Victor ! wase elected Bishop of Rome in 189, he as a Berber, I don’t know if he can be described as the first black Pope.
While it’s difficult to say definitively whether Pope Victor I was Black, historical records indicate he was of African descent, specifically from the Roman province of Africa, which is believed to have been Berber. Some sources, like Black Catholic Messenger and a pdf document, even state that he was the first Black Pope. However, the term “Black” is a modern construct, and it’s not clear how accurately that term applies to the population of the Roman province of Africa in the 2nd century.
Generative AI is experimental.
I was thinking myself what would black mean back then.
I’ll wait for Kanye to weigh in.
Witty Rejoinder said:
I’ll wait for Kanye to weigh in.
Ask him, “Kanye no spare a moment to settle a wee dispute?”
Bubblecar said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
I’ll wait for Kanye to weigh in.
Ask him, “Kanye no spare a moment to settle a wee dispute?”
I think we should hear Ye
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
I pronounce moths with a ths sound and paths with a dhz sound if you see what I mean. Is this standard?
I assume you mean /θ/ vs /ð/. It’s very common in your above example.
I think that’s the way I pronounce those two words.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Victor ! wase elected Bishop of Rome in 189, he as a Berber, I don’t know if he can be described as the first black Pope.
Eh seems a stretch.
Could he have been a carpet?
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
I pronounce moths with a ths sound and paths with a dhz sound if you see what I mean. Is this standard?
I assume you mean /θ/ vs /ð/. It’s very common in your above example.
I think that’s the way I pronounce those two words.
I think I even say baths. I wonder why paths is so special.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Victor ! wase elected Bishop of Rome in 189, he as a Berber, I don’t know if he can be described as the first black Pope.
Eh seems a stretch.
Could he have been a carpet?
I had Berber carpet in the house in Armidale. It was a long way from being black.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:Eh seems a stretch.
Could he have been a carpet?
I had Berber carpet in the house in Armidale. It was a long way from being black.
And that singer Justin he isn’t black
dv said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:I assume you mean /θ/ vs /ð/. It’s very common in your above example.
I think that’s the way I pronounce those two words.
I think I even say baths. I wonder why paths is so special.
Convention?
an interesting array of witnesses in court today…
first up is the medical registrar who creates management plans for patients that have suffered poisoning – he saw DP and GP and knew of the other two at another hospital. At first they didnt know what the hell was going on but eventually they realised it was poisoning from liver function tests and things were happening to the four patients where functions were deteriorating and not getting better (remember this for later)
then we had a couple of friend of IW and HW who had met them the afternoon of the lunch, they said they were just fine and talked about how delicious the meal was.
A daughter of GP & DP was called and she cried a lot.. clearly emotional from recalling the lead up to the lunch in the moment before she knew they were the last with her parents.. even EP showed some emotions at this time (she has been pretty stoic up to now)
The defence, in an effort to still show EP is a nice person talked abut the loans she gave out to the family…
Some other health people .. one form the Department of health that talked about a mandatory registry where a diagnosis of cancer has to be recorded… she looked for Erins name and it turned up nothing… so EP saying that she had been diagnosed with cancer was either not recorded or her pants are actually on fire.
then the Daughter of IW & HW she was just surprised that EP had invited anyone anywhere and said as much (I dont think she like EP too much)
Then the Patterson’s son is called,… he said that he asked EP where the mushrooms had come from and she said “Woolies’
Defence again talked about the loan the EP gave to family… but also said that Ep’s relationship with his parents was ‘good’.
then a bunch of doctors… they went through diagnostic tests on the four vicitms and the toxicologist said that he asked EP where she got the mushrooms and she said Woolies.
Another doctor later asked EP where she got the mushrooms and EP told her “Safeways and some Asian Grocer” so that’s a lot of shopping for someone.
One of the doctors calls the cops because EP decides she’s fine and wants to go home to ‘do some stuff’ but then she returns later and the doctors says.. hey you know what would be helpful? the leftovers.. can the police go get them… EP had nothing to say to that, so the police go to the house and dig through her two day old garbage and fish out the left over beef wellington (I wonder how much she made??)
EP tells the doctor that she had given her kids the leftovers (but not the mushrooms) the next day so the doctor says.. you should probably bring them in to get checked out and EP says Nah, she’ll be right.
then another doctor is called and she asks Ep to not leave, because you might be poisoned… EP says nah and stands at the door to leave… the doctor says to the court that all vital signs were normal, but Heart rate a little high on first check then it got into the fine range on subsequent checks… unlike the other patients who seemed to not be getting better., this doctors said that she didnt see EP vomit or have diarrhoea… meanwhile the others were constantly going to the bathroom and using up vomit bags like crazy. So doctor get EP to sign a discharge against medical advice form. EP says – I’ll be back in 30 I just gotta do some things at home… and she doesn’t come back
the leftovers make their way to the hospital and the Doctor take a photo of things.. all CCTV footage of this was played so there’s no question of if the doctor did anything suspicious..
the doctors that dealt with EP will have to come back tomorrow to continue.. as the judge decides that the defence begins their cross with a difficult questions… so he pulls the pin and said later gators…
see ya for day seven…
We figured out where gold comes from. The answer is explosive.
A new study has found that such heavy metals may have formed through eruptions on a rare type of star called a magnetar.
Updated May 4, 2025
By Kasha Patel
Even if early Earth had water and oxygen, the planet would still have needed another ingredient for life to flourish: heavy metals. Our cellphones, Earth’s core and even human metabolism would otherwise be nonexistent. But scientists have long wondered how these elements originated and spread in our universe.
New research has found that heavier elements from iron to uranium may have been formed through eruptions on a rare type of star called a magnetar. Magnetars, which have been around since before the solar system was created, could have been an early source of precious metals — like gold — on our planet, according to the study published Tuesday in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
“If you think about the basic ingredients of what everything’s made of, it’s just neutrons, protons, electrons,” said Anirudh Patel, lead author of the study. “The question is how does nature forge these basic building blocks into the complex matter that we see all around us.”
Probing the densest object in our universe
Over the years, scientists have come up with a list of requirements for what can make heavy metals: first, a lot of neutrons and protons in a dense area that can smash into each other. Second, a lot more neutrons than protons are needed; otherwise the protons would repel each other and the internal bonds within the nucleus would break apart.
An obvious answer (if you’re an astrophysicist) is neutron stars. They’re the densest object known in our universe and literally packed with neutrons. When a massive star undergoes a supernova explosion and collapses its core, the remaining collapsed core is the neutron star. It can be about twice the mass of our sun but squeezed into an object about the size of Washington, D.C.
“If you disrupt the neutron star, you have now freed the densest matter in the universe that’s mostly comprised of neutrons,” said Eric Burns, a co-author on the study and astrophysicist at Louisiana State University.
In 2017, scientists detected two neutron stars merging for the first time, which proved to be quite the metal factory. The amount of gold created from the event was several times the mass of Earth.
“That was really the first time we were able to observationally confirm that these heavy elements can be produced in the merger of two neutron stars,” said Patel, a doctoral student at Columbia University.
But neutron star mergers couldn’t be the only source, he said. For one, these events occur relatively late in galactic history, which doesn’t explain how stars formed earlier in the universe had these heavy metals. Second, the mergers were also very rare — once every 100,000 years or so — and couldn’t be the sole supplier of heavy metals across the universe.
Lurking in the abyss of space, another possible source came to light — literally.
A brilliant flare of gamma rays
Neutron stars come in different flavors. Take a basic neutron star, place the most extreme magnetic field over it and you get a magnetar. Now, watch that magnetar burst. That eruption, the team suspected, would probably be enough to create a literal gold rush.
“You’re taking the densest object in the universe, the strongest magnetic fields, and you’re breaking it,” Burns said. “That energy release is just enormous.”
Magnetars are rare in the universe, but they do flare quite often and are thought to have been around early in our galaxy — occurring earlier and more often than neutron star merger events. But scientists still had to observe whether a magnetar giant flare could create heavy metals.
Only three of these impressive “magnetar giant flares” have been documented in the past 60 years, but the king event was observed in 2004. A magnetar erupted with so much energy that it affected Earth’s ionosphere, even though it was located 30,000 light-years away. (You can imagine a different doomsday scenario for Earth if a flare happened closer to us, but the team assured us that no magnetar is close enough to wipe us out.)
“A flare from basically the other side of our galaxy was able to have such a huge impact on the Earth,” said Brian Metzger, a study co-author and astrophysicist at Columbia University. The flare “was probably the brightest electromagnetic thing that we’ve ever seen outside of our solar system.”
The magnetar gave off a powerful burst of light. But it also ejected material from the surface of the neutron star.
As material from the star was ejected, expanded and cooled, Patel said the protons and neutrons basically recombined to form heavier and heavier elements like gold, platinum and uranium — a process called rapid-neutron capture. As these heavy elements are produced, they are radioactive and unstable. They then decay to their stable forms, releasing energy in the form of gamma rays in the process.
Patel and the team predicted what elements may have been produced and the total amount of gamma ray energy released from the decaying elements. When the team saw the actual gamma ray data from the flare, they were astounded at how closely their predictions matched the observation. The flare produced a huge amount of heavier elements, surpassing the mass of Mars.
“This is a very exciting development,” said Hsin-Yu Chen, an astrophysicist at the University of Texas at Austin who was not involved in the study. “It shows new observational evidence for another way heavy elements can form in the universe.”
Scientists have long suspected that heavier elements were formed in multiple ways, “but were not able to conclusively show until now,” added Anna Frebel, professor of physics and head of astrophysics at MIT, who also was not involved in the study.
Both agreed the findings can help explain how heavy elements were formed early in the universe in ways that neutron star mergers can’t.
On a more immediate level, Frebel said, we can say now that our gold and platinum jewelry probably came from explosively flaring and merging neutron stars “that operated in the billion or so years before the birth of the sun.”
Overall, all magnetar giant flares could contribute from 1 to 10 percent of all the elements heavier than iron in the galaxy, the team found. Neutron star mergers contribute as well, but that still probably leaves a gap to account for the remaining quantities of heavy metals.
Any further exploration will require continued investment, Patel said. A big leap could occur with the potential launch in 2027 of NASA’s Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI), a gamma ray telescope that will be able to identify individual elements formed from events like magnetar giant flares.
“We want to eventually complete the picture of the origin of heavy elements,” said Patel, who said his research incorporated knowledge and resources from the National Science Foundation, NASA and Department of Energy, among others. “There are other astrophysical sites that produce heavy elements out there that we haven’t yet discovered.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/05/04/first-gold-universe-heavy-metals-magnetar/?
Witty Rejoinder said:
We figured out where gold comes from. The answer is explosive.
A new study has found that such heavy metals may have formed through eruptions on a rare type of star called a magnetar.Updated May 4, 2025
By Kasha PatelEven if early Earth had water and oxygen, the planet would still have needed another ingredient for life to flourish: heavy metals. Our cellphones, Earth’s core and even human metabolism would otherwise be nonexistent. But scientists have long wondered how these elements originated and spread in our universe.
New research has found that heavier elements from iron to uranium may have been formed through eruptions on a rare type of star called a magnetar. Magnetars, which have been around since before the solar system was created, could have been an early source of precious metals — like gold — on our planet, according to the study published Tuesday in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
“If you think about the basic ingredients of what everything’s made of, it’s just neutrons, protons, electrons,” said Anirudh Patel, lead author of the study. “The question is how does nature forge these basic building blocks into the complex matter that we see all around us.”
Probing the densest object in our universe
Over the years, scientists have come up with a list of requirements for what can make heavy metals: first, a lot of neutrons and protons in a dense area that can smash into each other. Second, a lot more neutrons than protons are needed; otherwise the protons would repel each other and the internal bonds within the nucleus would break apart.An obvious answer (if you’re an astrophysicist) is neutron stars. They’re the densest object known in our universe and literally packed with neutrons. When a massive star undergoes a supernova explosion and collapses its core, the remaining collapsed core is the neutron star. It can be about twice the mass of our sun but squeezed into an object about the size of Washington, D.C.
“If you disrupt the neutron star, you have now freed the densest matter in the universe that’s mostly comprised of neutrons,” said Eric Burns, a co-author on the study and astrophysicist at Louisiana State University.
In 2017, scientists detected two neutron stars merging for the first time, which proved to be quite the metal factory. The amount of gold created from the event was several times the mass of Earth.
“That was really the first time we were able to observationally confirm that these heavy elements can be produced in the merger of two neutron stars,” said Patel, a doctoral student at Columbia University.
But neutron star mergers couldn’t be the only source, he said. For one, these events occur relatively late in galactic history, which doesn’t explain how stars formed earlier in the universe had these heavy metals. Second, the mergers were also very rare — once every 100,000 years or so — and couldn’t be the sole supplier of heavy metals across the universe.
Lurking in the abyss of space, another possible source came to light — literally.
A brilliant flare of gamma rays
Neutron stars come in different flavors. Take a basic neutron star, place the most extreme magnetic field over it and you get a magnetar. Now, watch that magnetar burst. That eruption, the team suspected, would probably be enough to create a literal gold rush.“You’re taking the densest object in the universe, the strongest magnetic fields, and you’re breaking it,” Burns said. “That energy release is just enormous.”
Magnetars are rare in the universe, but they do flare quite often and are thought to have been around early in our galaxy — occurring earlier and more often than neutron star merger events. But scientists still had to observe whether a magnetar giant flare could create heavy metals.
Only three of these impressive “magnetar giant flares” have been documented in the past 60 years, but the king event was observed in 2004. A magnetar erupted with so much energy that it affected Earth’s ionosphere, even though it was located 30,000 light-years away. (You can imagine a different doomsday scenario for Earth if a flare happened closer to us, but the team assured us that no magnetar is close enough to wipe us out.)
“A flare from basically the other side of our galaxy was able to have such a huge impact on the Earth,” said Brian Metzger, a study co-author and astrophysicist at Columbia University. The flare “was probably the brightest electromagnetic thing that we’ve ever seen outside of our solar system.”
The magnetar gave off a powerful burst of light. But it also ejected material from the surface of the neutron star.
As material from the star was ejected, expanded and cooled, Patel said the protons and neutrons basically recombined to form heavier and heavier elements like gold, platinum and uranium — a process called rapid-neutron capture. As these heavy elements are produced, they are radioactive and unstable. They then decay to their stable forms, releasing energy in the form of gamma rays in the process.
Patel and the team predicted what elements may have been produced and the total amount of gamma ray energy released from the decaying elements. When the team saw the actual gamma ray data from the flare, they were astounded at how closely their predictions matched the observation. The flare produced a huge amount of heavier elements, surpassing the mass of Mars.
“This is a very exciting development,” said Hsin-Yu Chen, an astrophysicist at the University of Texas at Austin who was not involved in the study. “It shows new observational evidence for another way heavy elements can form in the universe.”
Scientists have long suspected that heavier elements were formed in multiple ways, “but were not able to conclusively show until now,” added Anna Frebel, professor of physics and head of astrophysics at MIT, who also was not involved in the study.
Both agreed the findings can help explain how heavy elements were formed early in the universe in ways that neutron star mergers can’t.
On a more immediate level, Frebel said, we can say now that our gold and platinum jewelry probably came from explosively flaring and merging neutron stars “that operated in the billion or so years before the birth of the sun.”
Overall, all magnetar giant flares could contribute from 1 to 10 percent of all the elements heavier than iron in the galaxy, the team found. Neutron star mergers contribute as well, but that still probably leaves a gap to account for the remaining quantities of heavy metals.
Any further exploration will require continued investment, Patel said. A big leap could occur with the potential launch in 2027 of NASA’s Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI), a gamma ray telescope that will be able to identify individual elements formed from events like magnetar giant flares.
“We want to eventually complete the picture of the origin of heavy elements,” said Patel, who said his research incorporated knowledge and resources from the National Science Foundation, NASA and Department of Energy, among others. “There are other astrophysical sites that produce heavy elements out there that we haven’t yet discovered.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/05/04/first-gold-universe-heavy-metals-magnetar/?
Hmm
Do you think EP will be allowed in the prison kitchen to cook for fellow inmates?
Witty Rejoinder said:
We figured out where gold comes from. The answer is explosive.
A new study has found that such heavy metals may have formed through eruptions on a rare type of star called a magnetar.Updated May 4, 2025
By Kasha PatelEven if early Earth had water and oxygen, the planet would still have needed another ingredient for life to flourish: heavy metals. Our cellphones, Earth’s core and even human metabolism would otherwise be nonexistent. But scientists have long wondered how these elements originated and spread in our universe.
New research has found that heavier elements from iron to uranium may have been formed through eruptions on a rare type of star called a magnetar. Magnetars, which have been around since before the solar system was created, could have been an early source of precious metals — like gold — on our planet, according to the study published Tuesday in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
“If you think about the basic ingredients of what everything’s made of, it’s just neutrons, protons, electrons,” said Anirudh Patel, lead author of the study. “The question is how does nature forge these basic building blocks into the complex matter that we see all around us.”
Probing the densest object in our universe
Over the years, scientists have come up with a list of requirements for what can make heavy metals: first, a lot of neutrons and protons in a dense area that can smash into each other. Second, a lot more neutrons than protons are needed; otherwise the protons would repel each other and the internal bonds within the nucleus would break apart.An obvious answer (if you’re an astrophysicist) is neutron stars. They’re the densest object known in our universe and literally packed with neutrons. When a massive star undergoes a supernova explosion and collapses its core, the remaining collapsed core is the neutron star. It can be about twice the mass of our sun but squeezed into an object about the size of Washington, D.C.
“If you disrupt the neutron star, you have now freed the densest matter in the universe that’s mostly comprised of neutrons,” said Eric Burns, a co-author on the study and astrophysicist at Louisiana State University.
In 2017, scientists detected two neutron stars merging for the first time, which proved to be quite the metal factory. The amount of gold created from the event was several times the mass of Earth.
“That was really the first time we were able to observationally confirm that these heavy elements can be produced in the merger of two neutron stars,” said Patel, a doctoral student at Columbia University.
But neutron star mergers couldn’t be the only source, he said. For one, these events occur relatively late in galactic history, which doesn’t explain how stars formed earlier in the universe had these heavy metals. Second, the mergers were also very rare — once every 100,000 years or so — and couldn’t be the sole supplier of heavy metals across the universe.
Lurking in the abyss of space, another possible source came to light — literally.
A brilliant flare of gamma rays
Neutron stars come in different flavors. Take a basic neutron star, place the most extreme magnetic field over it and you get a magnetar. Now, watch that magnetar burst. That eruption, the team suspected, would probably be enough to create a literal gold rush.“You’re taking the densest object in the universe, the strongest magnetic fields, and you’re breaking it,” Burns said. “That energy release is just enormous.”
Magnetars are rare in the universe, but they do flare quite often and are thought to have been around early in our galaxy — occurring earlier and more often than neutron star merger events. But scientists still had to observe whether a magnetar giant flare could create heavy metals.
Only three of these impressive “magnetar giant flares” have been documented in the past 60 years, but the king event was observed in 2004. A magnetar erupted with so much energy that it affected Earth’s ionosphere, even though it was located 30,000 light-years away. (You can imagine a different doomsday scenario for Earth if a flare happened closer to us, but the team assured us that no magnetar is close enough to wipe us out.)
“A flare from basically the other side of our galaxy was able to have such a huge impact on the Earth,” said Brian Metzger, a study co-author and astrophysicist at Columbia University. The flare “was probably the brightest electromagnetic thing that we’ve ever seen outside of our solar system.”
The magnetar gave off a powerful burst of light. But it also ejected material from the surface of the neutron star.
As material from the star was ejected, expanded and cooled, Patel said the protons and neutrons basically recombined to form heavier and heavier elements like gold, platinum and uranium — a process called rapid-neutron capture. As these heavy elements are produced, they are radioactive and unstable. They then decay to their stable forms, releasing energy in the form of gamma rays in the process.
Patel and the team predicted what elements may have been produced and the total amount of gamma ray energy released from the decaying elements. When the team saw the actual gamma ray data from the flare, they were astounded at how closely their predictions matched the observation. The flare produced a huge amount of heavier elements, surpassing the mass of Mars.
“This is a very exciting development,” said Hsin-Yu Chen, an astrophysicist at the University of Texas at Austin who was not involved in the study. “It shows new observational evidence for another way heavy elements can form in the universe.”
Scientists have long suspected that heavier elements were formed in multiple ways, “but were not able to conclusively show until now,” added Anna Frebel, professor of physics and head of astrophysics at MIT, who also was not involved in the study.
Both agreed the findings can help explain how heavy elements were formed early in the universe in ways that neutron star mergers can’t.
On a more immediate level, Frebel said, we can say now that our gold and platinum jewelry probably came from explosively flaring and merging neutron stars “that operated in the billion or so years before the birth of the sun.”
Overall, all magnetar giant flares could contribute from 1 to 10 percent of all the elements heavier than iron in the galaxy, the team found. Neutron star mergers contribute as well, but that still probably leaves a gap to account for the remaining quantities of heavy metals.
Any further exploration will require continued investment, Patel said. A big leap could occur with the potential launch in 2027 of NASA’s Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI), a gamma ray telescope that will be able to identify individual elements formed from events like magnetar giant flares.
“We want to eventually complete the picture of the origin of heavy elements,” said Patel, who said his research incorporated knowledge and resources from the National Science Foundation, NASA and Department of Energy, among others. “There are other astrophysical sites that produce heavy elements out there that we haven’t yet discovered.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/05/04/first-gold-universe-heavy-metals-magnetar/?
Nice.
Will the program get the bullet from Trump?
Divine Angel said:
Do you think EP will be allowed in the prison kitchen to cook for fellow inmates?
I’d be more concerned about her tending the vegetable patch.
Divine Angel said:
Do you think EP will be allowed in the prison kitchen to cook for fellow inmates?
I doubt it, he’s been dead for 48 years.
Chappell Roan has a hint of eighties glam going at the Met Gala:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Chappell Roan has a hint of eighties glam going at the Met Gala:
NHOH
Peak Warming Man said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Chappell Roan has a hint of eighties glam going at the Met Gala:
NHOH
She sings Pink Pony Club. Look up her performance from the Grammys.
What a week to send your cardinal’s cassock to the dry-cleaners:
Witty Rejoinder said:
What a week to send your cardinal’s cassock to the dry-cleaners:
That’s a lovely photo, though. Might have been a painting.
dv said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
What a week to send your cardinal’s cassock to the dry-cleaners:
That’s a lovely photo, though. Might have been a painting.
probably 爱 then
Divine Angel said:
Do you think EP will be allowed in the prison kitchen to cook for fellow inmates?
She can cook all she wants.
Let’s see her get someone to eat any of it.
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
Do you think EP will be allowed in the prison kitchen to cook for fellow inmates?
She can cook all she wants.
Let’s see her get someone to eat any of it.
Magic mushrooms 🍄 🍄 🍄 yum.
Sir David Attenborough has a new doco out called Oceans.
He’s 99 and still working.
Peak Warming Man said:
Sir David Attenborough has a new doco out called Oceans.
He’s 99 and still working.
Damn cost of living, what hope for the rest of us?
Peak Warming Man said:
Sir David Attenborough has a new doco out called Oceans.
He’s 99 and still working.
Good
“Poachers have killed more than 100 rhinos in South Africa this year, most of them in national parks”
But think of all the good that it’s doing, think of all the Chinese men that are having trouble rogering.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Poachers have killed more than 100 rhinos in South Africa this year, most of them in national parks”But think of all the good that it’s doing, think of all the Chinese men that are having trouble rogering.
They should just get implants
Just walking past the woodheap and noticed a dim glow on a piece of wood close to the ground. The glow is roughly circular and about the size of a 20 cent piece. When I touched it (it felt hard, maybe chitinous, possibly metallic) the glow switched off and whatever it was moved off the wood and onto the ground. I looked over the area with a torch, but nothing I found matches what I saw.
Peak Warming Man said:
Sir David Attenborough has a new doco out called Oceans.
He’s 99 and still working.
No he’s not. This docco is his last.
btm said:
Just walking past the woodheap and noticed a dim glow on a piece of wood close to the ground. The glow is roughly circular and about the size of a 20 cent piece. When I touched it (it felt hard, maybe chitinous, possibly metallic) the glow switched off and whatever it was moved off the wood and onto the ground. I looked over the area with a torch, but nothing I found matches what I saw.
Scorpion?
Hi all, just got home from work.
I hope everything is going ok.
Kingy said:
Hi all, just got home from work.I hope everything is going ok.
Me too
Kingy said:
Hi all, just got home from work.I hope everything is going ok.
No fires here, you can stand down.
roughbarked said:
btm said:
Just walking past the woodheap and noticed a dim glow on a piece of wood close to the ground. The glow is roughly circular and about the size of a 20 cent piece. When I touched it (it felt hard, maybe chitinous, possibly metallic) the glow switched off and whatever it was moved off the wood and onto the ground. I looked over the area with a torch, but nothing I found matches what I saw.
Scorpion?
Possibly, but I don’t know of any local scorpions (inner Melbourne), I don’t know of any nearby scorpion with a body that size and shape, and I don’t know of any scorpions that glow in the dark.
btm said:
Just walking past the woodheap and noticed a dim glow on a piece of wood close to the ground. The glow is roughly circular and about the size of a 20 cent piece. When I touched it (it felt hard, maybe chitinous, possibly metallic) the glow switched off and whatever it was moved off the wood and onto the ground. I looked over the area with a torch, but nothing I found matches what I saw.
btm said:
roughbarked said:
btm said:
Just walking past the woodheap and noticed a dim glow on a piece of wood close to the ground. The glow is roughly circular and about the size of a 20 cent piece. When I touched it (it felt hard, maybe chitinous, possibly metallic) the glow switched off and whatever it was moved off the wood and onto the ground. I looked over the area with a torch, but nothing I found matches what I saw.
Scorpion?
Possibly, but I don’t know of any local scorpions (inner Melbourne), I don’t know of any nearby scorpion with a body that size and shape, and I don’t know of any scorpions that glow in the dark.
Maybe some type of firefly.
Bubblecar said:
btm said:
roughbarked said:Scorpion?
Possibly, but I don’t know of any local scorpions (inner Melbourne), I don’t know of any nearby scorpion with a body that size and shape, and I don’t know of any scorpions that glow in the dark.
Maybe some type of firefly.
“The most popular Pope in modern times was Pope John Paul. That’s why I really hope the new Pope takes the name Pope George Ringo.”
LOLOL…..it’s silly, but I needed a giggle.
kii said:
“The most popular Pope in modern times was Pope John Paul. That’s why I really hope the new Pope takes the name Pope George Ringo.”LOLOL…..it’s silly, but I needed a giggle.
Ringo played the Pope in Ken Russell’s “Lisztomania” back in 1976.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 5 degrees at the back door. There is a slight lightening on the Eastern horizon. We are forecast a cloudy 15 degrees today.
Bakery breakfast with my bushwandering friend but no wandering. Still nothing to see (no rain) and she’s still got the bloke painting her house yellow at the moment so she likes to be at home.
Mostly sunny with a top of 27 today.
Me n Mr Mutant are celebrating our anniversary today, together 17 years, married for four.
Some days I doubt my ability to read at all because I keep losing focus, but yesterday I binge-read Ione Skye’s memoir in a whole day.
Neophyte said:
kii said:
“The most popular Pope in modern times was Pope John Paul. That’s why I really hope the new Pope takes the name Pope George Ringo.”LOLOL…..it’s silly, but I needed a giggle.
Ringo played the Pope in Ken Russell’s “Lisztomania” back in 1976.
Brain cells remember that.
I received my package of Bob’s Red Mill Nutritional Yeast today. I love it.
https://boingboing.net/2018/09/17/spiders-blamed-after-broken-si.html
Spiders blamed after broken siren played creepy nursery rhymes randomly at night to UK townsfolk
Bogsnorkler said:
https://boingboing.net/2018/09/17/spiders-blamed-after-broken-si.htmlSpiders blamed after broken siren played creepy nursery rhymes randomly at night to UK townsfolk
And people laugh at my phobia, when really, the little fuckers are out to get us for reals.
Divine Angel said:
Bogsnorkler said:
https://boingboing.net/2018/09/17/spiders-blamed-after-broken-si.htmlSpiders blamed after broken siren played creepy nursery rhymes randomly at night to UK townsfolk
And people laugh at my phobia, when really, the little fuckers are out to get us for reals.
I’ve never laughed.
Two of Mini Me’s friends have come home with a rash on their arms from the school’s playground equipment, so today me and walkies friend investigated. We found something we suspected was the culprit, a plastic joint which sparkled in the sun. Walkies friend rubbed her arm against it, and I’m like, what the hell, I will too. Almost immediately, her arm broke out in a rash, which she poked and prodded. A few minutes later, my arm felt tingly but I didn’t touch it. She complained her arm felt nasty, so we reported it to the school office. After our morning walk when we got back to her house, I rested my arm on her steps, and holy moley, it was painful.
She’s used duct tape to try and pull off anything stuck in her arm, and I’ve run my arm under water. Her arm seems to be better, my arm is still sore so I’m using tape too.
Well you know, we did the experiment!
Divine Angel said:
Two of Mini Me’s friends have come home with a rash on their arms from the school’s playground equipment, so today me and walkies friend investigated. We found something we suspected was the culprit, a plastic joint which sparkled in the sun. Walkies friend rubbed her arm against it, and I’m like, what the hell, I will too. Almost immediately, her arm broke out in a rash, which she poked and prodded. A few minutes later, my arm felt tingly but I didn’t touch it. She complained her arm felt nasty, so we reported it to the school office. After our morning walk when we got back to her house, I rested my arm on her steps, and holy moley, it was painful.She’s used duct tape to try and pull off anything stuck in her arm, and I’ve run my arm under water. Her arm seems to be better, my arm is still sore so I’m using tape too.
Well you know, we did the experiment!
Did you go back and take samples?
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Two of Mini Me’s friends have come home with a rash on their arms from the school’s playground equipment, so today me and walkies friend investigated. We found something we suspected was the culprit, a plastic joint which sparkled in the sun. Walkies friend rubbed her arm against it, and I’m like, what the hell, I will too. Almost immediately, her arm broke out in a rash, which she poked and prodded. A few minutes later, my arm felt tingly but I didn’t touch it. She complained her arm felt nasty, so we reported it to the school office. After our morning walk when we got back to her house, I rested my arm on her steps, and holy moley, it was painful.She’s used duct tape to try and pull off anything stuck in her arm, and I’ve run my arm under water. Her arm seems to be better, my arm is still sore so I’m using tape too.
Well you know, we did the experiment!
Did you go back and take samples?
The school is sending out the groundsman to have a look, and the BM will follow up. Surely the first aid person has had kids come through with symptoms after playing on the equipment.
Divine Angel said:
Mostly sunny with a top of 27 today.Me n Mr Mutant are celebrating our anniversary today, together 17 years, married for four.
Gosh!
Well done.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Mostly sunny with a top of 27 today.Me n Mr Mutant are celebrating our anniversary today, together 17 years, married for four.
Gosh!
Well done.
+1
Divine Angel said:
Two of Mini Me’s friends have come home with a rash on their arms from the school’s playground equipment, so today me and walkies friend investigated. We found something we suspected was the culprit, a plastic joint which sparkled in the sun. Walkies friend rubbed her arm against it, and I’m like, what the hell, I will too. Almost immediately, her arm broke out in a rash, which she poked and prodded. A few minutes later, my arm felt tingly but I didn’t touch it. She complained her arm felt nasty, so we reported it to the school office. After our morning walk when we got back to her house, I rested my arm on her steps, and holy moley, it was painful.She’s used duct tape to try and pull off anything stuck in her arm, and I’ve run my arm under water. Her arm seems to be better, my arm is still sore so I’m using tape too.
Well you know, we did the experiment!
Bloody!
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Two of Mini Me’s friends have come home with a rash on their arms from the school’s playground equipment, so today me and walkies friend investigated. We found something we suspected was the culprit, a plastic joint which sparkled in the sun. Walkies friend rubbed her arm against it, and I’m like, what the hell, I will too. Almost immediately, her arm broke out in a rash, which she poked and prodded. A few minutes later, my arm felt tingly but I didn’t touch it. She complained her arm felt nasty, so we reported it to the school office. After our morning walk when we got back to her house, I rested my arm on her steps, and holy moley, it was painful.She’s used duct tape to try and pull off anything stuck in her arm, and I’ve run my arm under water. Her arm seems to be better, my arm is still sore so I’m using tape too.
Well you know, we did the experiment!
Bloody!
Sounds like it might be micro-fibres of some sort.
Like the fine hairs that you can get stuck in your skin from some cactus plants.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Mostly sunny with a top of 27 today.Me n Mr Mutant are celebrating our anniversary today, together 17 years, married for four.
Gosh!
Well done.
Happy anniversary.
Bloke 3D printed some titanium pens then anodised them. I think they look rather good indeed.
ABC News:
I suppose that, just like with eggs, (a) the supermarket chains will start diverting other states’ supplies of oysters to those areas deprived of the molluscs by this disaster, and (b) this will prompt some form of panic-buying whch leads to some rather odd people to descend on the supermarkets at opening time, and strip their shelves bare of oysters in minutes, every bloody day.
Divine Angel said:
Bogsnorkler said:
https://boingboing.net/2018/09/17/spiders-blamed-after-broken-si.htmlSpiders blamed after broken siren played creepy nursery rhymes randomly at night to UK townsfolk
And people laugh at my phobia, when really, the little fuckers are out to get us for reals.
Have you ever sought therapy about this?
kii said:
Divine Angel said:
Bogsnorkler said:
https://boingboing.net/2018/09/17/spiders-blamed-after-broken-si.htmlSpiders blamed after broken siren played creepy nursery rhymes randomly at night to UK townsfolk
And people laugh at my phobia, when really, the little fuckers are out to get us for reals.
Have you ever sought therapy about this?
She has, but the docs all say that she’s too crazy to deal with.
Hello
Eh we went to see Thunderbolts*.
Pretty fun.
“We’re brought up with this belief that there are good guys and there are bad guys. But eventually, you come to realize that there are bad guys and there are worse guys, and nothing else.”
dv said:
Eh we went to see Thunderbolts*.
Pretty fun.“We’re brought up with this belief that there are good guys and there are bad guys. But eventually, you come to realize that there are bad guys and there are worse guys, and nothing else.”
optimistic
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Bogsnorkler said:
https://boingboing.net/2018/09/17/spiders-blamed-after-broken-si.htmlSpiders blamed after broken siren played creepy nursery rhymes randomly at night to UK townsfolk
And people laugh at my phobia, when really, the little fuckers are out to get us for reals.
I’ve never laughed.
bug
dv said:
Eh we went to see Thunderbolts*.
Pretty fun.“We’re brought up with this belief that there are good guys and there are bad guys. But eventually, you come to realize that there are bad guys and there are worse guys, and nothing else.”
ROFLMAO
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Eh we went to see Thunderbolts*.
Pretty fun.“We’re brought up with this belief that there are good guys and there are bad guys. But eventually, you come to realize that there are bad guys and there are worse guys, and nothing else.”
ROFLMAO
Saw it the other days and keep typing responses, but have to delete them as they might be considered spoilers.
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:And people laugh at my phobia, when really, the little fuckers are out to get us for reals.
I’ve never laughed.
bug
The automatic doors at the Visitor Centre kept opening & closing. The Electricians couldn’t diagnose the cause until we found a spider in the sensor casing. Little blighter was walking across the sensor lens.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Two of Mini Me’s friends have come home with a rash on their arms from the school’s playground equipment, so today me and walkies friend investigated. We found something we suspected was the culprit, a plastic joint which sparkled in the sun. Walkies friend rubbed her arm against it, and I’m like, what the hell, I will too. Almost immediately, her arm broke out in a rash, which she poked and prodded. A few minutes later, my arm felt tingly but I didn’t touch it. She complained her arm felt nasty, so we reported it to the school office. After our morning walk when we got back to her house, I rested my arm on her steps, and holy moley, it was painful.She’s used duct tape to try and pull off anything stuck in her arm, and I’ve run my arm under water. Her arm seems to be better, my arm is still sore so I’m using tape too.
Well you know, we did the experiment!
Bloody!
Sounds like it might be micro-fibres of some sort.
Like the fine hairs that you can get stuck in your skin from some cactus plants.
fibreglass does that.
Neophyte said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Eh we went to see Thunderbolts*.
Pretty fun.“We’re brought up with this belief that there are good guys and there are bad guys. But eventually, you come to realize that there are bad guys and there are worse guys, and nothing else.”
ROFLMAO
Saw it the other days and keep typing responses, but have to delete them as they might be considered spoilers.
Just write “spoiler” first sheesh…
Cymek said:
Hello
Good morning sir.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:Bloody!
Sounds like it might be micro-fibres of some sort.
Like the fine hairs that you can get stuck in your skin from some cactus plants.
fibreglass does that.
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
Hello
Good morning sir.
Tamb said:
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:I’ve never laughed.
bug
The automatic doors at the Visitor Centre kept opening & closing. The Electricians couldn’t diagnose the cause until we found a spider in the sensor casing. Little blighter was walking across the sensor lens.
Paper wasps were turning my sensor lights on over and over. I had to go and spray them because it is 300W burning each time.
Divine Angel said:
Bogsnorkler said:
https://boingboing.net/2018/09/17/spiders-blamed-after-broken-si.htmlSpiders blamed after broken siren played creepy nursery rhymes randomly at night to UK townsfolk
And people laugh at my phobia, when really, the little fuckers are out to get us for reals.
About 18 months ago something crawled up my trouser leg and bit me in three places. I didn’t feel the bites but the following day I had three itchy spots on my calf and shin. It didn’t bother me too much and I expected them to go away. After about 3 months of the spots not going away, but growing, I saw the doc, who gave me some cream to rub on them.
I ran out of cream about a month ago and went to see the doc again. He was surprised to see how they had changed. One has turned into a dark circle about 10mm across, and the other two are a raised lump with a white crust. I had a biopsy on Monday to find out what the fuck they are, and now have half a dozen stitches on my calf. It’ll be about a week before the results come back.
Kingy said:
Divine Angel said:
Bogsnorkler said:
https://boingboing.net/2018/09/17/spiders-blamed-after-broken-si.html
Spiders blamed after broken siren played creepy nursery rhymes randomly at night to UK townsfolk
And people laugh at my phobia, when really, the little fuckers are out to get us for reals.
About 18 months ago something crawled up my trouser leg and bit me in three places. I didn’t feel the bites but the following day I had three itchy spots on my calf and shin. It didn’t bother me too much and I expected them to go away. After about 3 months of the spots not going away, but growing, I saw the doc, who gave me some cream to rub on them.
I ran out of cream about a month ago and went to see the doc again. He was surprised to see how they had changed. One has turned into a dark circle about 10mm across, and the other two are a raised lump with a white crust. I had a biopsy on Monday to find out what the fuck they are, and now have half a dozen stitches on my calf. It’ll be about a week before the results come back.
weird
might be cool to discover something
https://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/19/health/snail-in-knee/index.html
like this
Kingy said:
Divine Angel said:
Bogsnorkler said:
https://boingboing.net/2018/09/17/spiders-blamed-after-broken-si.htmlSpiders blamed after broken siren played creepy nursery rhymes randomly at night to UK townsfolk
And people laugh at my phobia, when really, the little fuckers are out to get us for reals.
About 18 months ago something crawled up my trouser leg and bit me in three places. I didn’t feel the bites but the following day I had three itchy spots on my calf and shin. It didn’t bother me too much and I expected them to go away. After about 3 months of the spots not going away, but growing, I saw the doc, who gave me some cream to rub on them.
I ran out of cream about a month ago and went to see the doc again. He was surprised to see how they had changed. One has turned into a dark circle about 10mm across, and the other two are a raised lump with a white crust. I had a biopsy on Monday to find out what the fuck they are, and now have half a dozen stitches on my calf. It’ll be about a week before the results come back.
Ouch. Do you have ticks over there?
SCIENCE said:
Kingy said:
Divine Angel said:
And people laugh at my phobia, when really, the little fuckers are out to get us for reals.
About 18 months ago something crawled up my trouser leg and bit me in three places. I didn’t feel the bites but the following day I had three itchy spots on my calf and shin. It didn’t bother me too much and I expected them to go away. After about 3 months of the spots not going away, but growing, I saw the doc, who gave me some cream to rub on them.
I ran out of cream about a month ago and went to see the doc again. He was surprised to see how they had changed. One has turned into a dark circle about 10mm across, and the other two are a raised lump with a white crust. I had a biopsy on Monday to find out what the fuck they are, and now have half a dozen stitches on my calf. It’ll be about a week before the results come back.
weird
might be cool to discover something
https://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/19/health/snail-in-knee/index.html
like this
Turbo snail.
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:
Divine Angel said:And people laugh at my phobia, when really, the little fuckers are out to get us for reals.
About 18 months ago something crawled up my trouser leg and bit me in three places. I didn’t feel the bites but the following day I had three itchy spots on my calf and shin. It didn’t bother me too much and I expected them to go away. After about 3 months of the spots not going away, but growing, I saw the doc, who gave me some cream to rub on them.
I ran out of cream about a month ago and went to see the doc again. He was surprised to see how they had changed. One has turned into a dark circle about 10mm across, and the other two are a raised lump with a white crust. I had a biopsy on Monday to find out what the fuck they are, and now have half a dozen stitches on my calf. It’ll be about a week before the results come back.
Ouch. Do you have ticks over there?
ew
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:About 18 months ago something crawled up my trouser leg and bit me in three places. I didn’t feel the bites but the following day I had three itchy spots on my calf and shin. It didn’t bother me too much and I expected them to go away. After about 3 months of the spots not going away, but growing, I saw the doc, who gave me some cream to rub on them.
I ran out of cream about a month ago and went to see the doc again. He was surprised to see how they had changed. One has turned into a dark circle about 10mm across, and the other two are a raised lump with a white crust. I had a biopsy on Monday to find out what the fuck they are, and now have half a dozen stitches on my calf. It’ll be about a week before the results come back.
Ouch. Do you have ticks over there?
ew
Does sound a bit like a spider without a toothbrush. But a weirder result than I’ve seen before.
Tamb said:
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:I’ve never laughed.
bug
The automatic doors at the Visitor Centre kept opening & closing. The Electricians couldn’t diagnose the cause until we found a spider in the sensor casing. Little blighter was walking across the sensor lens.
Also: smoke alarms can be triggered by spiders, spider webs and insects. Very difficult to clean. IME, compressed air is the best.
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:
Divine Angel said:And people laugh at my phobia, when really, the little fuckers are out to get us for reals.
About 18 months ago something crawled up my trouser leg and bit me in three places. I didn’t feel the bites but the following day I had three itchy spots on my calf and shin. It didn’t bother me too much and I expected them to go away. After about 3 months of the spots not going away, but growing, I saw the doc, who gave me some cream to rub on them.
I ran out of cream about a month ago and went to see the doc again. He was surprised to see how they had changed. One has turned into a dark circle about 10mm across, and the other two are a raised lump with a white crust. I had a biopsy on Monday to find out what the fuck they are, and now have half a dozen stitches on my calf. It’ll be about a week before the results come back.
Ouch. Do you have ticks over there?
I know we have kangaroo ticks, coz one got me some years back.
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:Ouch. Do you have ticks over there?
ew
Does sound a bit like a spider without a toothbrush. But a weirder result than I’ve seen before.
My calf.
Kingy said:
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:ew
Does sound a bit like a spider without a toothbrush. But a weirder result than I’ve seen before.
My calf.
That’s nasty looking. If the flesh dies in and around the bite area from necrosis, it seems to keep doing that until it is excised.
And the voice is now filled with icy cold rage.
As expected, Ocean is about the glory of the watery world — which feeds us, cleans our air and could save us from climate catastrophe.
But it is also about how we are killing it.
The day of the film’s release, May 8, is David Attenborough’s 99th birthday — and he has come to the party ready to fight.
Today the old chap turns 99.
I suppose I should go get some work done, since that’s how I get paid.
Seeyers later.
Once upon a time when I lived in Mittagong, I came across a lady who’d been bitten by a white tail. She’d seen it on her ankle and it bit her when she tried to flick it away. She was positive on the ID, but you know, people can be wrong and don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story etc.
Her whole leg looked like it was ready for amputation. Red, swollen, puffy, patchy, hot to touch (but not infected according to the many doctors she claims to have seen). You could clearly see the puncture marks on her ankle. She was on medications for it, which I thought may be causing or exacerbating symptoms, but holy hell.
Dreamt I’d developed an egg substitute that was made of eggs.
So really entirely pointless, and I’d like to lodge a complaint with whoever is issuing such dumb dreams.
Bubblecar said:
Dreamt I’d developed an egg substitute that was made of eggs.So really entirely pointless, and I’d like to lodge a complaint with whoever is issuing such dumb dreams.
lights pipe
Bubblecar said:
Dreamt I’d developed an egg substitute that was made of eggs.So really entirely pointless, and I’d like to lodge a complaint with whoever is issuing such dumb dreams.
As you might have surmised, I’m getting up rather late these days.
Skipping breakfast so there’ll be nil by mouth until lunch, which will be about when the Coles delivery arrives, between 4:35 and 5:35pm.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Dreamt I’d developed an egg substitute that was made of eggs.So really entirely pointless, and I’d like to lodge a complaint with whoever is issuing such dumb dreams.
As you might have surmised, I’m getting up rather late these days.
Skipping breakfast so there’ll be nil by mouth until lunch, which will be about when the Coles delivery arrives, between 4:35 and 5:35pm.
….aaand Coles have no eggs :(
Sorry, Bubblecar
Some items you ordered are out of stock
What you ordered: Pure Foods Devil Appeal Free Range X Large Eggs 12 pack 700g
Ordered: 2 | Supplied: 0
No substitute available
Tamb said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Dreamt I’d developed an egg substitute that was made of eggs.So really entirely pointless, and I’d like to lodge a complaint with whoever is issuing such dumb dreams.
As you might have surmised, I’m getting up rather late these days.
Skipping breakfast so there’ll be nil by mouth until lunch, which will be about when the Coles delivery arrives, between 4:35 and 5:35pm.
Had an early get-up this morning so I could have a blood test (Chem 20 & FBC).
I hope the results are satisfactory.
Bubblecar said:
….aaand Coles have no eggs :(Sorry, Bubblecar
Some items you ordered are out of stock
What you ordered: Pure Foods Devil Appeal Free Range X Large Eggs 12 pack 700g
Ordered: 2 | Supplied: 0
No substitute available
I’ll be visiting the IGA this afternoon before the Coles delivery. See if they have any.
Tamb said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Dreamt I’d developed an egg substitute that was made of eggs.So really entirely pointless, and I’d like to lodge a complaint with whoever is issuing such dumb dreams.
As you might have surmised, I’m getting up rather late these days.
Skipping breakfast so there’ll be nil by mouth until lunch, which will be about when the Coles delivery arrives, between 4:35 and 5:35pm.
Had an early get-up this morning so I could have a blood test (Chem 20 & FBC).
I get my blood test results tomorrow. I bet I get A+
Bubblecar said:
Tamb said:
Bubblecar said:As you might have surmised, I’m getting up rather late these days.
Skipping breakfast so there’ll be nil by mouth until lunch, which will be about when the Coles delivery arrives, between 4:35 and 5:35pm.
Had an early get-up this morning so I could have a blood test (Chem 20 & FBC).
I hope the results are satisfactory.
Bubblecar said:
….aaand Coles have no eggs :(Sorry, Bubblecar
Some items you ordered are out of stock
What you ordered: Pure Foods Devil Appeal Free Range X Large Eggs 12 pack 700g
Ordered: 2 | Supplied: 0
No substitute available
Bugger. It’s been happening a lot here.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
….aaand Coles have no eggs :(Sorry, Bubblecar
Some items you ordered are out of stock
What you ordered: Pure Foods Devil Appeal Free Range X Large Eggs 12 pack 700g
Ordered: 2 | Supplied: 0
No substitute available
I’ll be visiting the IGA this afternoon before the Coles delivery. See if they have any.
My bushwandering friend’s chooks have gone off the lay, but I’ve still got a dozen eggs in the fridge. I think there are eggs on the roadside stalls around here though.
Divine Angel said:
Once upon a time when I lived in Mittagong, I came across a lady who’d been bitten by a white tail. She’d seen it on her ankle and it bit her when she tried to flick it away. She was positive on the ID, but you know, people can be wrong and don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story etc.Her whole leg looked like it was ready for amputation. Red, swollen, puffy, patchy, hot to touch (but not infected according to the many doctors she claims to have seen). You could clearly see the puncture marks on her ankle. She was on medications for it, which I thought may be causing or exacerbating symptoms, but holy hell.
White tails get blamed for many bites that aren’t theirs.
Ordered a good original edition of this fine book, published in 1979 and long out of print. I remember borrowing it from the library in the 1980s.
Vanden Plas Coachbuilders.
“The name Vanden Plas must for ever be linked to that of Bentley and Brian Smith’s excellent treatise on this famous coachbuilder shows just why. Hundreds of vintage photographs. The entire story from 1870-1979.”
Divine Angel said:
Tamb said:
Bubblecar said:As you might have surmised, I’m getting up rather late these days.
Skipping breakfast so there’ll be nil by mouth until lunch, which will be about when the Coles delivery arrives, between 4:35 and 5:35pm.
Had an early get-up this morning so I could have a blood test (Chem 20 & FBC).I get my blood test results tomorrow. I bet I get A+
That’s what I got.
poikilotherm said:
Divine Angel said:
Tamb said:Had an early get-up this morning so I could have a blood test (Chem 20 & FBC).
I get my blood test results tomorrow. I bet I get A+
That’s what I got.
*high five
Divine Angel said:
poikilotherm said:
Divine Angel said:I get my blood test results tomorrow. I bet I get A+
That’s what I got.
*high five
Me too. But let’s not jump to any conclusions.
Don’t know what blood type I am. I can’t find it on My Health Record anywhere.
Kingy said:
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:ew
Does sound a bit like a spider without a toothbrush. But a weirder result than I’ve seen before.
My calf.
skin cancers, squamous.
Better head for the IGA.
Had to wash my hair with dishwashing liquid ‘cos there was no shampoo left. Luckily there was still plenty of conditioner.
Bubblecar said:
Better head for the IGA.Had to wash my hair with dishwashing liquid ‘cos there was no shampoo left. Luckily there was still plenty of conditioner.
Have you got a clean pirate shirt.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Better head for the IGA.Had to wash my hair with dishwashing liquid ‘cos there was no shampoo left. Luckily there was still plenty of conditioner.
Have you got a clean pirate shirt.
I’m wearing a white dress shirt with dark blue/grey floral pattern.
Bubblecar said:
Better head for the IGA.Had to wash my hair with dishwashing liquid ‘cos there was no shampoo left. Luckily there was still plenty of conditioner.
Gentle on your hands while you do your hair?
SCIENCE said:
Kingy said:
Divine Angel said:
And people laugh at my phobia, when really, the little fuckers are out to get us for reals.
About 18 months ago something crawled up my trouser leg and bit me in three places. I didn’t feel the bites but the following day I had three itchy spots on my calf and shin. It didn’t bother me too much and I expected them to go away. After about 3 months of the spots not going away, but growing, I saw the doc, who gave me some cream to rub on them.
I ran out of cream about a month ago and went to see the doc again. He was surprised to see how they had changed. One has turned into a dark circle about 10mm across, and the other two are a raised lump with a white crust. I had a biopsy on Monday to find out what the fuck they are, and now have half a dozen stitches on my calf. It’ll be about a week before the results come back.
weird
might be cool to discover something
https://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/19/health/snail-in-knee/index.html
like this
Ha!
I’ve had to submit an email to the ABC about proofreading their TV shows.
In last night’s episode of Claire Hooper’s House of Games, the clue read “Judy Bloom” but of course her name is Judy Blume.
I know, I know, it’s an absolutely shocking oversight.
Pietro is firm favourite, Mitre is in good shape and cassock is immaculate, but lack of recent miracles could be a drawback.
BACK and the IGA had plenty of eggs.
Jacqui Lambie’s official Senator car was outside the BWS, and as I passed she pulled out straight into oncoming traffic, scoring an extended BEEEEEP!!
Bubblecar said:
BACK and the IGA had plenty of eggs.Jacqui Lambie’s official Senator car was outside the BWS, and as I passed she pulled out straight into oncoming traffic, scoring an extended BEEEEEP!!
LOL
Vague post…that’s the term I was trying to remember.
Peak Warming Man said:
Pietro is firm favourite, Mitre is in good shape and cassock is immaculate, but lack of recent miracles could be a drawback.
Peter Erdo could be a smokey, he has no conviction for rogering altar boys, could be a plus but hard to say.
One to watch.
Matteo Zuppi is a glorious name.
Divine Angel said:
Matteo Zuppi is a glorious name.
Can imagine him running a popular Autentica Pizza Italiana joint.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Matteo Zuppi is a glorious name.
Can imagine him running a popular Autentica Pizza Italiana joint.
That’s a job for Pierbarrista Pizzaballer.
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Matteo Zuppi is a glorious name.
Can imagine him running a popular Autentica Pizza Italiana joint.
That’s a job for Pierbarrista Pizzaballer.
Pizza + Coffee shoppe
Coles truck will be here some time within the next hour.
Time to mix a brandy old-fashioned.
Bubblecar said:
Coles truck will be here some time within the next hour.Time to mix a brandy old-fashioned.
Make mine a large one, please.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Coles truck will be here some time within the next hour.Time to mix a brandy old-fashioned.
Make mine a large one, please.
Cheers.
Work has a lecture coming up on the use of therapy dogs in the courts.
Sounds interesting
They would have to have doggies there wouldn’t they
That would be a travesty otherwise
day 7 of proceedings started a bit meh but picked up as the day went on…
the doctor who treated EP. until EP noped out of there, still on the stand.
She said on first presentation EP was ‘upset’ had high HR and BP and did an abdominal exam, because EP told her she had gastro. I reckon doctors love it when you present equipped with a diagnosis. it must make their job so much easier.
Anyway, The doctor said “Girl you should bring the kids, but we will send you to one hospital and the kids will go to another (what the hell country towns!!!) EP did not like that at all.
Doc said ‘Ez… girl you might need a liver transplant if you’ve been exposed to the mushrooms, but, whatever… oh and also I cant tell you how bad your lunch guests are.”
After a bit the high readings were fine again and the doc conceded that EP could have just had stress, or run a few laps around the carpark before she came in.
then they got rid of the doctor and bought in a nurse… nurse also tells EP that shits serious, but Ep also told her she’s gotta go and then left saying she’ll be back for the viatl treatment to save her liver later.
EP finally tells everyone that she’s leaving because she came to hospital not expecting to stay and she’s gotta go get some clean underwear and her night mask…
the nurse said – fine, sign the form and Ill see you later, expecting to see EP and her children who she may or may not have poisoned.
Defence gets up and says – So EP didn’t want to not be treated, just she didn’t want to be admitted at that time… which is code for.. we got nothing but threads to hold on to.
Another nurse was called.. who said EP on second presentation looked fit while the other patients were in struggle town.
She also told EP that even though she scraped the mushrooms off the meal for the kids, the toxins could have seeped into the meat. EP made a phone call and then used the bathroom and then went into the ambulance for transfer..
The cop who had to rifle through the rubbish bin was called he said that EP knew exactly where the leftovers were and there was enough for one or two beef wellingtons… in a brown paper woollies bag.. so he brought that to the hospital but stuff was leaking out of it and the rookie cop had to clean the car when he got back to the station.
Then the daughter in law of GP & IP was called… she said sure EP loaned them money and sure, she attended a couple fo family gatherings, but the relationship between EP and her brother in law was going downhill. she also said that after GP & DP & HW died, EP emailed her asking her to look after the children if CPS got involved. – so that’s interesting.
A tox doctor is called. He was told about EP’s slightly high pH reading and slightly low potassium level .. the hospital doctors told him that EP said he has had diarrhoea for 36 hours, but it miraculously hasn’t shown at the hospital.
The tox doctors asked EP where she got the mushrooms from and EP said they were “unbranded, presliced button mushrooms from Safeway and a Chinese food store in Oakleigh’. She also said she no longer has the packaging and would not be able to find them.
The kind doctor, for fear of a public health issue, said he would list all the Chinese food supply stores in Oakleigh, and EP said “Dude I bought these mushrooms in April… no-one could remember back that far”
So doc said “I got you.. We can go through the list together” and EP said actually I think I bought them in Glen Waverly… of course, no-one could possibly make two lists so she’s covered herself there.
The paramedic that took EP from Leongatha to Monash said that EP told her that she had diarrhoea up to 30 times before going to hospital, but noted that EP did not need the toilet for the whole 100 minutes they were in the ambulance. EP did have a headache and they gave her fentanyl because which EP took happily and was calm and nonchalant through the uneventful journey.
The police interview of EP & SP’s daughter (9 at the time) is played. She confirms that she was told her and her brother would go to the movies while her mother, grandparent and ‘Heather and Ian’ had lunch.
She confirms that her and her brother ate the left overs the next day
She confirms that mum was sick and went to the toilet at least 10 times.
Ep cries when the video is played.. she is visibly upset and when the judge calls the end of the day EP take a moment to compose herself and then walks out.
The judge at the beginning of the day told the jurors that Monday will be a public holiday and court will not be in session.. during the day the jurors slipped the judge a note asking if every Monday would be a court holiday – judge says nice try.. yesterday the Judge made a joke when IW’s chair kept sinking… dude thinks he’s a comedian.
Arts said:
day 7 of proceedings started a bit meh but picked up as the day went on…the doctor who treated EP. until EP noped out of there, still on the stand.
She said on first presentation EP was ‘upset’ had high HR and BP and did an abdominal exam, because EP told her she had gastro. I reckon doctors love it when you present equipped with a diagnosis. it must make their job so much easier.
Anyway, The doctor said “Girl you should bring the kids, but we will send you to one hospital and the kids will go to another (what the hell country towns!!!) EP did not like that at all.
Doc said ‘Ez… girl you might need a liver transplant if you’ve been exposed to the mushrooms, but, whatever… oh and also I cant tell you how bad your lunch guests are.”
After a bit the high readings were fine again and the doc conceded that EP could have just had stress, or run a few laps around the carpark before she came in.then they got rid of the doctor and bought in a nurse… nurse also tells EP that shits serious, but Ep also told her she’s gotta go and then left saying she’ll be back for the viatl treatment to save her liver later.
EP finally tells everyone that she’s leaving because she came to hospital not expecting to stay and she’s gotta go get some clean underwear and her night mask…
the nurse said – fine, sign the form and Ill see you later, expecting to see EP and her children who she may or may not have poisoned.
Defence gets up and says – So EP didn’t want to not be treated, just she didn’t want to be admitted at that time… which is code for.. we got nothing but threads to hold on to.Another nurse was called.. who said EP on second presentation looked fit while the other patients were in struggle town.
She also told EP that even though she scraped the mushrooms off the meal for the kids, the toxins could have seeped into the meat. EP made a phone call and then used the bathroom and then went into the ambulance for transfer..The cop who had to rifle through the rubbish bin was called he said that EP knew exactly where the leftovers were and there was enough for one or two beef wellingtons… in a brown paper woollies bag.. so he brought that to the hospital but stuff was leaking out of it and the rookie cop had to clean the car when he got back to the station.
Then the daughter in law of GP & IP was called… she said sure EP loaned them money and sure, she attended a couple fo family gatherings, but the relationship between EP and her brother in law was going downhill. she also said that after GP & DP & HW died, EP emailed her asking her to look after the children if CPS got involved. – so that’s interesting.
A tox doctor is called. He was told about EP’s slightly high pH reading and slightly low potassium level .. the hospital doctors told him that EP said he has had diarrhoea for 36 hours, but it miraculously hasn’t shown at the hospital.
The tox doctors asked EP where she got the mushrooms from and EP said they were “unbranded, presliced button mushrooms from Safeway and a Chinese food store in Oakleigh’. She also said she no longer has the packaging and would not be able to find them.
The kind doctor, for fear of a public health issue, said he would list all the Chinese food supply stores in Oakleigh, and EP said “Dude I bought these mushrooms in April… no-one could remember back that far”
So doc said “I got you.. We can go through the list together” and EP said actually I think I bought them in Glen Waverly… of course, no-one could possibly make two lists so she’s covered herself there.The paramedic that took EP from Leongatha to Monash said that EP told her that she had diarrhoea up to 30 times before going to hospital, but noted that EP did not need the toilet for the whole 100 minutes they were in the ambulance. EP did have a headache and they gave her fentanyl because which EP took happily and was calm and nonchalant through the uneventful journey.
The police interview of EP & SP’s daughter (9 at the time) is played. She confirms that she was told her and her brother would go to the movies while her mother, grandparent and ‘Heather and Ian’ had lunch.
She confirms that her and her brother ate the left overs the next day
She confirms that mum was sick and went to the toilet at least 10 times.Ep cries when the video is played.. she is visibly upset and when the judge calls the end of the day EP take a moment to compose herself and then walks out.
The judge at the beginning of the day told the jurors that Monday will be a public holiday and court will not be in session.. during the day the jurors slipped the judge a note asking if every Monday would be a court holiday – judge says nice try.. yesterday the Judge made a joke when IW’s chair kept sinking… dude thinks he’s a comedian.
I’m sure the jury understands that “alleged diarrhoea” is a long way short of death from mushroom poisoning, for someone who supposedly served herself the same ingredients.
Coles truck is here. Name: Santa again.
Some more Amanita muscaria photos from iNaturalist. Showing the stages of development, nice set. (These are not deathcaps, but they will make you sick)
I’ve missed something here. So EP has presented to the ED with gastro. The bit I’m missing is, did the docs know she’d been at the poisoned mushroom lunch or did the tests show liver damage already?
buffy said:
Some more Amanita muscaria photos from iNaturalist. Showing the stages of development, nice set. (These are not deathcaps, but they will make you sick)
Pretty mushrooms.
The red is supposed to mean “don’t eat me!” but I’m sure for many toddlers it would mean “eat me!”
Bubblecar said:
Arts said:
day 7 of proceedings started a bit meh but picked up as the day went on…the doctor who treated EP. until EP noped out of there, still on the stand.
She said on first presentation EP was ‘upset’ had high HR and BP and did an abdominal exam, because EP told her she had gastro. I reckon doctors love it when you present equipped with a diagnosis. it must make their job so much easier.
Anyway, The doctor said “Girl you should bring the kids, but we will send you to one hospital and the kids will go to another (what the hell country towns!!!) EP did not like that at all.
Doc said ‘Ez… girl you might need a liver transplant if you’ve been exposed to the mushrooms, but, whatever… oh and also I cant tell you how bad your lunch guests are.”
After a bit the high readings were fine again and the doc conceded that EP could have just had stress, or run a few laps around the carpark before she came in.then they got rid of the doctor and bought in a nurse… nurse also tells EP that shits serious, but Ep also told her she’s gotta go and then left saying she’ll be back for the viatl treatment to save her liver later.
EP finally tells everyone that she’s leaving because she came to hospital not expecting to stay and she’s gotta go get some clean underwear and her night mask…
the nurse said – fine, sign the form and Ill see you later, expecting to see EP and her children who she may or may not have poisoned.
Defence gets up and says – So EP didn’t want to not be treated, just she didn’t want to be admitted at that time… which is code for.. we got nothing but threads to hold on to.Another nurse was called.. who said EP on second presentation looked fit while the other patients were in struggle town.
She also told EP that even though she scraped the mushrooms off the meal for the kids, the toxins could have seeped into the meat. EP made a phone call and then used the bathroom and then went into the ambulance for transfer..The cop who had to rifle through the rubbish bin was called he said that EP knew exactly where the leftovers were and there was enough for one or two beef wellingtons… in a brown paper woollies bag.. so he brought that to the hospital but stuff was leaking out of it and the rookie cop had to clean the car when he got back to the station.
Then the daughter in law of GP & IP was called… she said sure EP loaned them money and sure, she attended a couple fo family gatherings, but the relationship between EP and her brother in law was going downhill. she also said that after GP & DP & HW died, EP emailed her asking her to look after the children if CPS got involved. – so that’s interesting.
A tox doctor is called. He was told about EP’s slightly high pH reading and slightly low potassium level .. the hospital doctors told him that EP said he has had diarrhoea for 36 hours, but it miraculously hasn’t shown at the hospital.
The tox doctors asked EP where she got the mushrooms from and EP said they were “unbranded, presliced button mushrooms from Safeway and a Chinese food store in Oakleigh’. She also said she no longer has the packaging and would not be able to find them.
The kind doctor, for fear of a public health issue, said he would list all the Chinese food supply stores in Oakleigh, and EP said “Dude I bought these mushrooms in April… no-one could remember back that far”
So doc said “I got you.. We can go through the list together” and EP said actually I think I bought them in Glen Waverly… of course, no-one could possibly make two lists so she’s covered herself there.The paramedic that took EP from Leongatha to Monash said that EP told her that she had diarrhoea up to 30 times before going to hospital, but noted that EP did not need the toilet for the whole 100 minutes they were in the ambulance. EP did have a headache and they gave her fentanyl because which EP took happily and was calm and nonchalant through the uneventful journey.
The police interview of EP & SP’s daughter (9 at the time) is played. She confirms that she was told her and her brother would go to the movies while her mother, grandparent and ‘Heather and Ian’ had lunch.
She confirms that her and her brother ate the left overs the next day
She confirms that mum was sick and went to the toilet at least 10 times.Ep cries when the video is played.. she is visibly upset and when the judge calls the end of the day EP take a moment to compose herself and then walks out.
The judge at the beginning of the day told the jurors that Monday will be a public holiday and court will not be in session.. during the day the jurors slipped the judge a note asking if every Monday would be a court holiday – judge says nice try.. yesterday the Judge made a joke when IW’s chair kept sinking… dude thinks he’s a comedian.
I’m sure the jury understands that “alleged diarrhoea” is a long way short of death from mushroom poisoning, for someone who supposedly served herself the same ingredients.
It’s becoming increasingly clear that EP’s version of event isn’t really lining up with everyone else’s version… there are some nuggets of truth, but it’s wrapped in a layer of lies… some of which she has admitted to and others that look like last minute coverups and still others that she thought no one would notice.. I have to say, I dont think it’s looking good for her…
the interesting thing about this trial is that if she is found guilty of one murder charge, then she has to be found guilty of all of them. I have been thinking about the attempted murder charge and I suspect that that one has to follow a guilty verdict for the murder charges…
unlike other cases where you can be found guilty of one and not the other/s this case is different..
I also think the defence is playing an interesting game… like they are just trying to insert nuggets of doubt…
Bogsnorkler said:
Kingy said:
roughbarked said:
Does sound a bit like a spider without a toothbrush. But a weirder result than I’ve seen before.
My calf.
skin cancers, squamous.
why not basal
Divine Angel said:
I’ve missed something here. So EP has presented to the ED with gastro. The bit I’m missing is, did the docs know she’d been at the poisoned mushroom lunch or did the tests show liver damage already?
the tests didn’t show anything terribly elevated. From what I can gather (because the evidence goes back and forth in time) is that by the time EP presented they already had the other four across two hospitals… some already in ICU… this is why they wanted to keep her in overnight… IIRC the toxins for death caps wokrs after a period of time.. so you get sick, then seemingly better then much much worse EP presented well after the others..
SCIENCE said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Kingy said:
My calf.
skin cancers, squamous.
why not basal
that is what mine looked like and iirc they said squamous. but i will ask my doc who cut them out what they were tomorrow when I see her.
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
I’ve missed something here. So EP has presented to the ED with gastro. The bit I’m missing is, did the docs know she’d been at the poisoned mushroom lunch or did the tests show liver damage already?
the tests didn’t show anything terribly elevated. From what I can gather (because the evidence goes back and forth in time) is that by the time EP presented they already had the other four across two hospitals… some already in ICU… this is why they wanted to keep her in overnight… IIRC the toxins for death caps wokrs after a period of time.. so you get sick, then seemingly better then much much worse EP presented well after the others..
for clarity
July 30 (Sunday – the day after the lunch) the four guests present to different hospitals.
EP tells her kids she feels sick but spend the day running errands with the kids and serves them the meal she says are leftovers from lunch.
July 31 (monday) the others are in bad shape at other hospitals and being transferred to hospitals that can cope better.
EP takes kids to school then gets herself to hospital after SP says he wasn’t going to take her
First hospital she declines a full examination – so by this time the doctors in the area are all talking to each other
EP returns to the hospital then goes to another hospital where she stays overnight
August 1
All other guests get worse..
EP appears clinically well and she is discharged by 1pm
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
I’ve missed something here. So EP has presented to the ED with gastro. The bit I’m missing is, did the docs know she’d been at the poisoned mushroom lunch or did the tests show liver damage already?
the tests didn’t show anything terribly elevated. From what I can gather (because the evidence goes back and forth in time) is that by the time EP presented they already had the other four across two hospitals… some already in ICU… this is why they wanted to keep her in overnight… IIRC the toxins for death caps wokrs after a period of time.. so you get sick, then seemingly better then much much worse EP presented well after the others..
for clarity
July 30 (Sunday – the day after the lunch) the four guests present to different hospitals.
EP tells her kids she feels sick but spend the day running errands with the kids and serves them the meal she says are leftovers from lunch.
July 31 (monday) the others are in bad shape at other hospitals and being transferred to hospitals that can cope better.
EP takes kids to school then gets herself to hospital after SP says he wasn’t going to take her
First hospital she declines a full examination – so by this time the doctors in the area are all talking to each other
EP returns to the hospital then goes to another hospital where she stays overnight
August 1
All other guests get worse..
EP appears clinically well and she is discharged by 1pm
The men who murdered the Aboriginal boy were found guilty
Being sentenced next month.
Something I didn’t think of but its true.
People are a bit hesitant to do the pre-sentence reports due to nature of the crimes.
We keep them here and apparently they are easy as because the only option is prison.
Arts said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
I’ve missed something here. So EP has presented to the ED with gastro. The bit I’m missing is, did the docs know she’d been at the poisoned mushroom lunch or did the tests show liver damage already?
the tests didn’t show anything terribly elevated. From what I can gather (because the evidence goes back and forth in time) is that by the time EP presented they already had the other four across two hospitals… some already in ICU… this is why they wanted to keep her in overnight… IIRC the toxins for death caps wokrs after a period of time.. so you get sick, then seemingly better then much much worse EP presented well after the others..
for clarity
July 30 (Sunday – the day after the lunch) the four guests present to different hospitals.
EP tells her kids she feels sick but spend the day running errands with the kids and serves them the meal she says are leftovers from lunch.July 31 (monday) the others are in bad shape at other hospitals and being transferred to hospitals that can cope better.
EP takes kids to school then gets herself to hospital after SP says he wasn’t going to take her
First hospital she declines a full examination – so by this time the doctors in the area are all talking to each otherEP returns to the hospital then goes to another hospital where she stays overnight
August 1
All other guests get worse..
EP appears clinically well and she is discharged by 1pm
It would make some sense if murder by poisoning was your option to partial poison yourself to throw suspicion it being an accident.
And she’s up on murder, which means premeditation with an intent to end their lives. Is that right?
Cymek said:
Arts said:
Arts said:the tests didn’t show anything terribly elevated. From what I can gather (because the evidence goes back and forth in time) is that by the time EP presented they already had the other four across two hospitals… some already in ICU… this is why they wanted to keep her in overnight… IIRC the toxins for death caps wokrs after a period of time.. so you get sick, then seemingly better then much much worse EP presented well after the others..
for clarity
July 30 (Sunday – the day after the lunch) the four guests present to different hospitals.
EP tells her kids she feels sick but spend the day running errands with the kids and serves them the meal she says are leftovers from lunch.July 31 (monday) the others are in bad shape at other hospitals and being transferred to hospitals that can cope better.
EP takes kids to school then gets herself to hospital after SP says he wasn’t going to take her
First hospital she declines a full examination – so by this time the doctors in the area are all talking to each otherEP returns to the hospital then goes to another hospital where she stays overnight
August 1
All other guests get worse..
EP appears clinically well and she is discharged by 1pmIt would make some sense if murder by poisoning was your option to partial poison yourself to throw suspicion it being an accident.
She’s acting all weird about it though. If you’re going to pretend to be sick, you gotta put some effort into it.
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
I’ve missed something here. So EP has presented to the ED with gastro. The bit I’m missing is, did the docs know she’d been at the poisoned mushroom lunch or did the tests show liver damage already?
the tests didn’t show anything terribly elevated. From what I can gather (because the evidence goes back and forth in time) is that by the time EP presented they already had the other four across two hospitals… some already in ICU… this is why they wanted to keep her in overnight… IIRC the toxins for death caps wokrs after a period of time.. so you get sick, then seemingly better then much much worse EP presented well after the others..
I’m pretty sure you are right about the effects. That is what is so concerning about it. You can think you are over the “food poisoning” bit and then your liver starts packing it in after a delay.
so polonium would have been a far better choice
SCIENCE said:
so polonium would have been a far better choice
Maybe just get a cheap version from Temu. What can go wrong?
“The country has great and imperative obligations to the weak, the sick, the unfortunate. It must give to them all the sustenance and support it can. We look forward to social and unemployment insurances, to improved health services, to a wiser control of our economy to avert if possible all booms and slumps which tend to convert labour into a commodity, to a better distribution of wealth, to a keener sense of social justice and social responsibility. We not only look forward to these things, we shall demand and obtain them.”
Without Googling (or Binging) … who said this?
dv said:
“The country has great and imperative obligations to the weak, the sick, the unfortunate. It must give to them all the sustenance and support it can. We look forward to social and unemployment insurances, to improved health services, to a wiser control of our economy to avert if possible all booms and slumps which tend to convert labour into a commodity, to a better distribution of wealth, to a keener sense of social justice and social responsibility. We not only look forward to these things, we shall demand and obtain them.”Without Googling (or Binging) … who said this?
Since you’re setting it up as an apparent surprise, I’ll say some well-known conservative figure. But I don’t know which one.
dv said:
“The country has great and imperative obligations to the weak, the sick, the unfortunate. It must give to them all the sustenance and support it can. We look forward to social and unemployment insurances, to improved health services, to a wiser control of our economy to avert if possible all booms and slumps which tend to convert labour into a commodity, to a better distribution of wealth, to a keener sense of social justice and social responsibility. We not only look forward to these things, we shall demand and obtain them.”Without Googling (or Binging) … who said this?
Hmm, too long for fit on the Statue of Liberty, and probably an Aussie pollie, let’s pick a PM… Menzies.
Divine Angel said:
And she’s up on murder, which means premeditation with an intent to end their lives. Is that right?
sort of the jury has to determine
so the deliberate bit covers intent…
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
“The country has great and imperative obligations to the weak, the sick, the unfortunate. It must give to them all the sustenance and support it can. We look forward to social and unemployment insurances, to improved health services, to a wiser control of our economy to avert if possible all booms and slumps which tend to convert labour into a commodity, to a better distribution of wealth, to a keener sense of social justice and social responsibility. We not only look forward to these things, we shall demand and obtain them.”Without Googling (or Binging) … who said this?
Hmm, too long for fit on the Statue of Liberty, and probably an Aussie pollie, let’s pick a PM… Menzies.
But it also sounds like a sentiment Bob Hawke would have said, but his speeches tended to be less elegant.
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
And she’s up on murder, which means premeditation with an intent to end their lives. Is that right?
sort of the jury has to determine
- She caused the deaths by serving the meal.
Her actions were conscious, voluntary, and deliberate
At the time of conduct she intended to kill or cause serious injury.
She wasn’t acting in self-defence.so the deliberate bit covers intent…
Righto
Arts said:
It’s becoming increasingly clear that EP’s version of event isn’t really lining up with everyone else’s version… there are some nuggets of truth, but it’s wrapped in a layer of lies… some of which she has admitted to and others that look like last minute coverups and still others that she thought no one would notice.. I have to say, I dont think it’s looking good for her…
the interesting thing about this trial is that if she is found guilty of one murder charge, then she has to be found guilty of all of them. I have been thinking about the attempted murder charge and I suspect that that one has to follow a guilty verdict for the murder charges…
unlike other cases where you can be found guilty of one and not the other/s this case is different..
I also think the defence is playing an interesting game… like they are just trying to insert nuggets of doubt…
My understanding is that the courts have dropped the attempted murder charge?
dv said:
“The country has great and imperative obligations to the weak, the sick, the unfortunate. It must give to them all the sustenance and support it can. We look forward to social and unemployment insurances, to improved health services, to a wiser control of our economy to avert if possible all booms and slumps which tend to convert labour into a commodity, to a better distribution of wealth, to a keener sense of social justice and social responsibility. We not only look forward to these things, we shall demand and obtain them.”Without Googling (or Binging) … who said this?
Maybe Gough?
roughbarked said:
Arts said:It’s becoming increasingly clear that EP’s version of event isn’t really lining up with everyone else’s version… there are some nuggets of truth, but it’s wrapped in a layer of lies… some of which she has admitted to and others that look like last minute coverups and still others that she thought no one would notice.. I have to say, I dont think it’s looking good for her…
the interesting thing about this trial is that if she is found guilty of one murder charge, then she has to be found guilty of all of them. I have been thinking about the attempted murder charge and I suspect that that one has to follow a guilty verdict for the murder charges…
unlike other cases where you can be found guilty of one and not the other/s this case is different..
I also think the defence is playing an interesting game… like they are just trying to insert nuggets of doubt…
My understanding is that the courts have dropped the attempted murder charge?
the ones that were against her husband.. the historical ones have been dropped.. there’s still one for the surviving lunch guest
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
“The country has great and imperative obligations to the weak, the sick, the unfortunate. It must give to them all the sustenance and support it can. We look forward to social and unemployment insurances, to improved health services, to a wiser control of our economy to avert if possible all booms and slumps which tend to convert labour into a commodity, to a better distribution of wealth, to a keener sense of social justice and social responsibility. We not only look forward to these things, we shall demand and obtain them.”Without Googling (or Binging) … who said this?
Since you’re setting it up as an apparent surprise, I’ll say some well-known conservative figure. But I don’t know which one.
You’ve played knify spoony before.
But yeah DA got it, it’s Ming the Merciless
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
“The country has great and imperative obligations to the weak, the sick, the unfortunate. It must give to them all the sustenance and support it can. We look forward to social and unemployment insurances, to improved health services, to a wiser control of our economy to avert if possible all booms and slumps which tend to convert labour into a commodity, to a better distribution of wealth, to a keener sense of social justice and social responsibility. We not only look forward to these things, we shall demand and obtain them.”Without Googling (or Binging) … who said this?
Since you’re setting it up as an apparent surprise, I’ll say some well-known conservative figure. But I don’t know which one.
You’ve played knify spoony before.
But yeah DA got it, it’s Ming the Merciless
From the Flash Gordon movie
Arts said:
roughbarked said:
Arts said:It’s becoming increasingly clear that EP’s version of event isn’t really lining up with everyone else’s version… there are some nuggets of truth, but it’s wrapped in a layer of lies… some of which she has admitted to and others that look like last minute coverups and still others that she thought no one would notice.. I have to say, I dont think it’s looking good for her…
the interesting thing about this trial is that if she is found guilty of one murder charge, then she has to be found guilty of all of them. I have been thinking about the attempted murder charge and I suspect that that one has to follow a guilty verdict for the murder charges…
unlike other cases where you can be found guilty of one and not the other/s this case is different..
I also think the defence is playing an interesting game… like they are just trying to insert nuggets of doubt…
My understanding is that the courts have dropped the attempted murder charge?
the ones that were against her husband.. the historical ones have been dropped.. there’s still one for the surviving lunch guest
Ah. Thanks.
buffy said:
Some more Amanita muscaria photos from iNaturalist. Showing the stages of development, nice set. (These are not deathcaps, but they will make you sick)
Nice images.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
“The country has great and imperative obligations to the weak, the sick, the unfortunate. It must give to them all the sustenance and support it can. We look forward to social and unemployment insurances, to improved health services, to a wiser control of our economy to avert if possible all booms and slumps which tend to convert labour into a commodity, to a better distribution of wealth, to a keener sense of social justice and social responsibility. We not only look forward to these things, we shall demand and obtain them.”Without Googling (or Binging) … who said this?
Since you’re setting it up as an apparent surprise, I’ll say some well-known conservative figure. But I don’t know which one.
On the same basis, and also guessing it must have been quite some time ago, I’ll go for Menzies.
dv said:
“The country has great and imperative obligations to the weak, the sick, the unfortunate. It must give to them all the sustenance and support it can. We look forward to social and unemployment insurances, to improved health services, to a wiser control of our economy to avert if possible all booms and slumps which tend to convert labour into a commodity, to a better distribution of wealth, to a keener sense of social justice and social responsibility. We not only look forward to these things, we shall demand and obtain them.”Without Googling (or Binging) … who said this?
NFI, sorry.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
“The country has great and imperative obligations to the weak, the sick, the unfortunate. It must give to them all the sustenance and support it can. We look forward to social and unemployment insurances, to improved health services, to a wiser control of our economy to avert if possible all booms and slumps which tend to convert labour into a commodity, to a better distribution of wealth, to a keener sense of social justice and social responsibility. We not only look forward to these things, we shall demand and obtain them.”Without Googling (or Binging) … who said this?
Since you’re setting it up as an apparent surprise, I’ll say some well-known conservative figure. But I don’t know which one.
On the same basis, and also guessing it must have been quite some time ago, I’ll go for Menzies.
I see DA beat me to it :)
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
“The country has great and imperative obligations to the weak, the sick, the unfortunate. It must give to them all the sustenance and support it can. We look forward to social and unemployment insurances, to improved health services, to a wiser control of our economy to avert if possible all booms and slumps which tend to convert labour into a commodity, to a better distribution of wealth, to a keener sense of social justice and social responsibility. We not only look forward to these things, we shall demand and obtain them.”Without Googling (or Binging) … who said this?
Since you’re setting it up as an apparent surprise, I’ll say some well-known conservative figure. But I don’t know which one.
On the same basis, and also guessing it must have been quite some time ago, I’ll go for Menzies.
Clement Attlee? Ernest Bevan?
Michael V said:
dv said:
“The country has great and imperative obligations to the weak, the sick, the unfortunate. It must give to them all the sustenance and support it can. We look forward to social and unemployment insurances, to improved health services, to a wiser control of our economy to avert if possible all booms and slumps which tend to convert labour into a commodity, to a better distribution of wealth, to a keener sense of social justice and social responsibility. We not only look forward to these things, we shall demand and obtain them.”Without Googling (or Binging) … who said this?
NFI, sorry.
There are at least two or three who say it was Menzies.
https://www.threads.com/@political.satirical/post/DJYaGYttwEW?xmt=AQF0Rjoi5rX3eIwXfTJ91518-5T-WOW8UJVf_YJxPUOX6Q
1980s … Grump on Sesame St, played by Joe Pesci
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
“The country has great and imperative obligations to the weak, the sick, the unfortunate. It must give to them all the sustenance and support it can. We look forward to social and unemployment insurances, to improved health services, to a wiser control of our economy to avert if possible all booms and slumps which tend to convert labour into a commodity, to a better distribution of wealth, to a keener sense of social justice and social responsibility. We not only look forward to these things, we shall demand and obtain them.”Without Googling (or Binging) … who said this?
NFI, sorry.
There are at least two or three who say it was Menzies.
Yes, well I hadn’t got to the spoilers when I replied.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:NFI, sorry.
There are at least two or three who say it was Menzies.
Yes, well I hadn’t got to the spoilers when I replied.
Same here when I said Gough.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:NFI, sorry.
There are at least two or three who say it was Menzies.
Yes, well I hadn’t got to the spoilers when I replied.
You should have Yahooed :)
roughbarked said:
These 9 myths about mushrooms aren’t true
TL;DW. (Started, though.)
What are the nine myths?
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:NFI, sorry.
There are at least two or three who say it was Menzies.
Yes, well I hadn’t got to the spoilers when I replied.
Now that Menzies is mentioned, i do recall that it was him who said it.
Odd that i didn’t rememeber it, because i do remember that when i first read of it, i recall thinking that the Liberal Party seemed to have drifted quite a long way from what Bob said when it was the United Australia Party.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
These 9 myths about mushrooms aren’t trueTL;DW. (Started, though.)
What are the nine myths?
Mundane really.
Myth one is titled ‘No real science’/ Basically says that yes there is science being done on mushrooms. That sort of thing.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
TL;DW. (Started, though.)
What are the nine myths?
Mundane really.
Myth one is titled ‘No real science’/ Basically says that yes there is science being done on mushrooms. That sort of thing.
Intro
one or the other you actually look at
the science or you don’t
when it comes to mushrooms have you ever
heard sayings like this there’s bold
mushroom hunters and there’s old
mushroom hunters but there’s no old bold
mushroom hunters we’re sayings like this
Myths about mushrooms
you can eat any mushroom once if you’re
into nature people have probably sent
you things like that and in some ways
it’s kind of funny but the problem is a
lot of those stem from a basic
misunderstanding of mushrooms something
that a lot of us share there’s a lot of
myths which we’re going to break today
that have permeated our culture and our
tv shows in fact here is a clip from one
of my favorite shows norseman
and this guy which one did he eat
first he ate one of these and then he
took a big bite out of one of these okay
so that one is deadly then
it’s hard to tell it could just as well
been the first one
can’t you just eat that okay and we’ll
see
what i love in particular about that
clip is that it gives this illusion that
at some point in history we knew nothing
about the edibility of mushrooms and
then some brave souls decided they were
going to systematically classify them
sacrifice a few people write down which
ones you could eat and which ones you
couldn’t my feel is that today
many of us who come from western
european descent have less knowledge of
mushrooms than most of our ancestors did
going back into history
and i say western european because
there’s a little bit of microphobia that
is associated with ancestors of say
england and some of the people in the
western part of europe it’s not so in
the east or in other parts of the world
and that’s probably the reason that when
i grew up almost nobody had this feeling
that you could go out and eat mushrooms
in the wild in fact you were taught the
opposite you were taught don’t at all
touch mushrooms in the wild let alone
try to pick them and maybe eat them that
just wasn’t a thing
we’re learning now we are in the
mushroom revolution which is such a fun
time to be in
and we are going to break and debunk
some of the myths that a lot of you
probably have and by the way to help me
with this i have a few people who are
experts in the field robert rogers who
i’m very lucky to get to spend time with
who’s arguably the leading expert in the
science behind medicinal mushrooms and
then other mycology friends who you’ve
seen in the past including trad and
irene tony amonita dreamer just a lot of
people who are very knowledgeable to
help us get this information right let’s
get started myth number one there’s no
Myth 1 No real science
real science behind the health benefits
of mushrooms
that is not true i hear it all the time
though
both of these two books walk through the
current science as we know it for
medicinal and just general mushrooms
this one has over 220 species this is
the human clinical trials robert rogers
wrote both of these books who i’m out
here with today so that he can help me
understand the specifics because i have
lots of questions i wanted him to give
me his best example the study that i
often cite that i think is useful is
they took several hundred patients who
had colorectal cancer they did surgery
they cut out the cancerous part
resected up the intestine and then sent
them home and
half the group they gave uh turkey tail
extract very small one gram twice a day
the other group they gave a placebo and
then they followed them for the rest of
their lives and the group that received
the control placebo lived an average of
4.6 years after the surgery which is
right under that five-year survival rate
that is always bragged about by cancer
centers the other group who actually
received the turkey tail lived an
average of 10.6 years fully six years
more we should know that i think people
who are undergoing cancer therapy should
know that kind of information oncology
centers should know it oncologists
should know it because they will often
say don’t take any supplement
while you’re taking a chemotherapy or
radiation session and that is absolutely
unscientifically true
you can’t say that you’re practicing
evidence-based medicine and then ignore
it
right it’s one or the other you actually
look at the science or you don’t why
aren’t oncologists telling people to
take mushrooms like what’s the problem
the point is they’re not trained to look
at integrative therapies and
part of the reason i wrote the book was
specifically i’ve given a whole swac of
those books away to oncology centers
hoping people will read them
Myth 2 The famous Amanita Muscaria
myth two the famous amanita muscaria the
flyagric is deadly poisonous we’ve
probably all heard that it has the
potential to be deadly poisonous and
many of us have probably repeated that
information to others we definitely have
ourselves although you cannot pick it
and you should never eat it however i
recently did a deep dive into the
science and practical use of it from
people who use it every single day i
think it’s the limitless drug and if you
take it in the right doses you will see
for yourself that it is i’ve been on it
i know what it does it’s helped me find
a way to navigate the world through my
neurodiversity still be me but not with
the anxiety anymore and this is part one
of a two-part series on amanita muscaria
that if you want to check out i think
it’s one of the more fun videos we’ve
made myth three magic mushrooms will
Myth 3 Magic mushrooms will melt your brain
melt your brain
it’s definitely not gonna melt your
brain cells absolutely not and there is
a proof for that we have
you know so many years experience in the
clinical research and we know how it
works we know for sure we’re not
guessing if you’re like me and you grew
up in the 80s and 90s
you might have thought that the problem
is it’s not at all true this spring we
actually went to jamaica we went to a
psilocybin retreat so we got to explore
philosophy mushrooms and their use in
therapy and mental health
fascinating that myth is definitely
broken it’s not true you can watch that
longer video which i would highly
recommend you do if you’re all
interested
right here and i i would go to that link
afterwards because you’re not gonna get
it into your feed unfortunately youtube
is has shadow banned that content for me
Myth 4 Cooking mushrooms is totally optional
myth four cooking mushrooms is totally
optional i’m not sure why people think
that you can just go out into the forest
pick a mushroom
and then have a gourmet meal it’s not
really how it works never eat raw
mushrooms because they’re not good for
you
mushrooms are composed of chitin
so it’s like it’s like you’re eating
that a chemically component identical to
what’s in a crab shell
if you eat a raw mushroom is passing
through you
if you cook a mushroom
you’re actually getting access your body
can access the protein that i just
talked about the medicinal properties
i’m going to talk about i would just
maybe not eat raw mushrooms there’s not
that many you can eat raw i think the
reason for that misunderstanding is that
you often see those common button
mushrooms in the store and that’s one of
the few exceptions where you just chop
it up and you put it on your salad myth
Myth 5 touching deadly mushrooms is extremely dangerous
5 touching deadly mushrooms is extremely
dangerous and you should never do it now
the reason i say it like that is that i
recently went on a walk in sweden with
jonas who is a biologist of course
he had his young son with him and he had
this understanding that i think a lot of
people share that not only should he not
touch any of the mushrooms especially
the ones that he saw that were deadly
but he shouldn’t let his son touch them
or anyone else and that you should wash
your hands right away when you get back
which probably for hygiene is good but i
think it was just this idea that even
just a little bit of it on your hands
like maybe poison ivy or something does
could spread the toxin into your body i
mean i can understand the parental
caution but i didn’t know how to address
that that’s why i asked robert rogers so
do you encourage people to
touch and feel and pick and like smell
and lick yeah i think you can do any of
those i mean
people go some of the amanita are quite
deadly poison
but you can handle them and and you can
taste them
don’t ingest them but i think the
sensory part particularly
many mushrooms have a particular smell
if you don’t do the smell test i think
you’re missing a lot of
how you learn about mushrooms yeah and
are mushrooms safe to
taste with the tip of your tongue
yeah like like a lot of the russell is a
lot of these you know gilled waxy kind
of but red capped there’s hundreds of
them if you taste it a little bit and it
starts to get quite hot fairly quickly
you probably know that you’re dealing it
with something that is not edible this
one’s gonna get huge this is awesome
it’s big
that’s a big one yeah you’re sweaty
Myth 6 poisonous mushrooms can be identified by their bright color
f6 poisonous mushrooms can be identified
by their bright showy color just like
you would frogs or insects there’s
almost nothing true about this although
you can bring that information with you
to other things like insects and
reptiles and amphibians
that bright showiness says hey don’t eat
me i will mess you up
in the mushroom world that myth may be
exacerbated by the fact that the most
famous one the red and white amanita
muscaria the fly agaric the mario
brothers mushroom there that one
while it’s not deadly poisonous which we
talked about in myth two
it can cause you to get sick but some of
the deadliest ones have no color at all
like this pure white destroying angel
this thing will kill you if you eat it
and others like the deadly gallerinas
well they’re just little brown mushrooms
nothing showy about them at all
so there’s really no rule of thumb when
it comes to the color
and the deadliness of mushrooms myth
seven functional and medicinal mushrooms
Myth 7 Functional and medicinal mushrooms are adaptogens
are adaptogens
it’s such a fun word to say
but the problem is there’s a little more
nuance to it so i had my friend tony
from freshcap explain
what it really means to be an adaptogen
hey rob so adaptogens we hear this term
tossed around a lot believe it or not
adaptogen is a very specific scientific
term a natural substance considered to
help the body adapt stress and to exert
a normalizing effect upon bodily
processes the only mushroom that is
known to be a proven adaptogen is
actually cordyceps
this is cordyceps militarist and it’s
typically used for energy and endurance
but it is a powerful adaptogen there is
another mushroom that is considered to
be a probable adaptogen and that is
reishi
a lot of people do use reishi for stress
already and maybe one day it will be
considered a proven adaptogen all the
other functional mushrooms might be
adaptogens but the truth is we really
don’t know yet
Myth 8 You can eat all medicinal mushrooms
myth 8 you can eat all medicinal
mushrooms you’d think you could right
it’s it’s actually not true i found that
out just a second ago from robert rogers
all medicinal mushrooms are edible we
know that’s not true if you’ve ever
chewed on a tricky tail
the other is that all medicinal
mushrooms can be taken safely with
pharmaceuticals
i mean even reishi tend to have some
blood thinning
properties
and shouldn’t be taken with you know
coumadin or warfarin they should not be
taken at the same time
due to danger of bleeding out how do you
know which ones you should take and
which ones you shouldn’t
well you could read my book
read your book okay but do you have a
list in your book or something yeah and
and you should look it up because uh
there are a lot of great medicinal
mushrooms and they do have little condor
indications for example
uh one of my favorites is turkey tail
uh and taken over a period of time the
melanin
pigmentation will increase and and turn
your fingernails a dark brown
which is not really harmful and goes
away once you stop taking them but for
people who don’t know that’s a big issue
myth nine is that if we find out
Myth 9 If we find out mushrooms are good for us well use them
mushrooms are good for us
we’ll start using them one of the key
questions i wanted to ask robert rogers
about was
even though the science is there
we know from the studies that these
mushrooms are beneficial
why aren’t people using them why aren’t
clinicians recommending them to people
education
the way they’re educated in medical
school feel like we’re at the time where
it’s changing it is changing
absolutely and i think some of the
younger physicians that i talk to and do
courses for and with they’re way more
open and they’re understanding a lot
that there is a place for very strong
pharmaceuticals
but there’s also a place for helping
people learn how to take care and
educate
so that they
they eat better and they they look at
what they
surround their lifestyle with so that
they actually
don’t have to rely on end-of-life kind
of medications they can actually promote
their own well-being through the use of
good foods
adding mushrooms into your diet i’m
going to stop right here and say if you
are interested in the longer interview
everything that i asked robert rogers
about medicinal mushrooms and generally
how mushrooms relate to modern medicine
and natural medicines then i would
encourage you to go over to the patreon
page where i have links to all of that
down below i also have a link to some of
the extra work that irene and trad are
doing in psychedelic psychotherapy super
interesting stuff they’re using
mushrooms
and then also what tony is doing with
functional mushrooms i’m gonna leave
links to all of that there also i’m
going to take just a second to say all
of you out there should take advantage
of mushrooms in your diet add them to
your diet no matter if you’re young or
if you’re old you can get some benefits
you can start with oyster mushrooms like
robert rogers suggests two meals of
oyster mushrooms a week is as good as
any of the statin drugs for keeping
cholesterol levels low and they’re
delicious right so why not or you can
get the benefits from various powders
like this i feel incredibly lucky to
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matter how you do it i think it’s really
important to start getting mushrooms in
your diet and by the way if you’re
actually curious what the medicinal
benefits are of these individual
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on right here highly encourage that
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roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
These 9 myths about mushrooms aren’t trueTL;DW. (Started, though.)
What are the nine myths?
Mundane really.
Myth one is titled ‘No real science’/ Basically says that yes there is science being done on mushrooms. That sort of thing.
Ta.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
These 9 myths about mushrooms aren’t trueTL;DW. (Started, though.)
What are the nine myths?
I learned nothing from that video
A few fungi from the weekend.
dv said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
TL;DW. (Started, though.)
What are the nine myths?
I learned nothing from that video
so they’re basically just debunking a bunch of dried anthropomorphic poaceae then
dv said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
These 9 myths about mushrooms aren’t trueTL;DW. (Started, though.)
What are the nine myths?
I learned nothing from that video
Mundane stuff.
fsm said:
A few fungi from the weekend.
Awesome photos as usual. :)
fsm said:
A few fungi from the weekend.
Nice photos. A couple of Amanita in there (neither are deathcaps).
SCIENCE said:
dv said:
Michael V said:
TL;DW. (Started, though.)
What are the nine myths?
I learned nothing from that video
so they’re basically just debunking a bunch of dried anthropomorphic poaceae then
Pretty much.
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
TL;DW. (Started, though.)
What are the nine myths?
Mundane really.
Myth one is titled ‘No real science’/ Basically says that yes there is science being done on mushrooms. That sort of thing.
Intro
one or the other you actually look at
the science or you don’t
when it comes to mushrooms have you ever
heard sayings like this there’s bold
mushroom hunters and there’s old
mushroom hunters but there’s no old bold
mushroom hunters we’re sayings like this
Myths about mushrooms
you can eat any mushroom once if you’re
into nature people have probably sent
you things like that and in some ways
it’s kind of funny but the problem is a
lot of those stem from a basic
misunderstanding of mushrooms something
that a lot of us share there’s a lot of
myths which we’re going to break today
that have permeated our culture and our
tv shows in fact here is a clip from one
of my favorite shows norseman————————————————-cut—————————————————
Thanks.
SCIENCE said:
Your photos? Is there something you want to know about them?
SCIENCE said:
That’s not an Amanita! It’s a bolete of some sort. There are lots of problems IDing boletes in Australia. (The gum leaves suggest that photo was taken in Australia, but…there are Eucs in a lot of places these days)
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:
Your photos? Is there something you want to know about them?
Looks like a bolete.
fsm said:
A few fungi from the weekend.
:)
buffy said:
SCIENCE said:
That’s not an Amanita! It’s a bolete of some sort. There are lots of problems IDing boletes in Australia. (The gum leaves suggest that photo was taken in Australia, but…there are Eucs in a lot of places these days)
Doen’t mean it is a native Bolete either.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
SCIENCE said:
That’s not an Amanita! It’s a bolete of some sort. There are lots of problems IDing boletes in Australia. (The gum leaves suggest that photo was taken in Australia, but…there are Eucs in a lot of places these days)
Doen’t mean it is a native Bolete either.
Ya can’t trust anything these days!
buffy said:
fsm said:
A few fungi from the weekend.
Nice photos. A couple of Amanita in there (neither are deathcaps).
I think the top one is a Cruentomycena (ruby bonnet), the second may be a chanterelle, an Amanita, then a Ramaria, a Rickenella, then an LBM (little brown mushroom, maybe a webcap, maybe a Laccaria) and another (different) Amanita. My brain goes automatically into ID mode after about 6 weeks of hours and hours of fungi IDing.
buffy said:
buffy said:
fsm said:
A few fungi from the weekend.
Nice photos. A couple of Amanita in there (neither are deathcaps).
I think the top one is a Cruentomycena (ruby bonnet), the second may be a chanterelle, an Amanita, then a Ramaria, a Rickenella, then an LBM (little brown mushroom, maybe a webcap, maybe a Laccaria) and another (different) Amanita. My brain goes automatically into ID mode after about 6 weeks of hours and hours of fungi IDing.
Cool knowledge. Wish I could rattle off Fungi ID’s like that.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
buffy said:Nice photos. A couple of Amanita in there (neither are deathcaps).
I think the top one is a Cruentomycena (ruby bonnet), the second may be a chanterelle, an Amanita, then a Ramaria, a Rickenella, then an LBM (little brown mushroom, maybe a webcap, maybe a Laccaria) and another (different) Amanita. My brain goes automatically into ID mode after about 6 weeks of hours and hours of fungi IDing.
Cool knowledge. Wish I could rattle off Fungi ID’s like that.
Repetition, repetition, repetition. And then more repetition. It takes time to stick. And I’ve never been good at names (of people, animals, plants, fungi) so I really do have to think hard. As I’ve been doing fungi pretty solidly, when I went to do a plant list this morning, I had to have a list beside me to work from. During the wildflower season, the fungi names go into the attic and I have to pull them out when we come round to fungi again.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:I think the top one is a Cruentomycena (ruby bonnet), the second may be a chanterelle, an Amanita, then a Ramaria, a Rickenella, then an LBM (little brown mushroom, maybe a webcap, maybe a Laccaria) and another (different) Amanita. My brain goes automatically into ID mode after about 6 weeks of hours and hours of fungi IDing.
Cool knowledge. Wish I could rattle off Fungi ID’s like that.
Repetition, repetition, repetition. And then more repetition. It takes time to stick. And I’ve never been good at names (of people, animals, plants, fungi) so I really do have to think hard. As I’ve been doing fungi pretty solidly, when I went to do a plant list this morning, I had to have a list beside me to work from. During the wildflower season, the fungi names go into the attic and I have to pull them out when we come round to fungi again.
Yes for the repetition. I could rattle off plant names once but because I’m not using them all the time now, I have to think for a while before I can drag the names up.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
buffy said:Nice photos. A couple of Amanita in there (neither are deathcaps).
I think the top one is a Cruentomycena (ruby bonnet), the second may be a chanterelle, an Amanita, then a Ramaria, a Rickenella, then an LBM (little brown mushroom, maybe a webcap, maybe a Laccaria) and another (different) Amanita. My brain goes automatically into ID mode after about 6 weeks of hours and hours of fungi IDing.
Cool knowledge. Wish I could rattle off Fungi ID’s like that.
Yeah but she knows nothing about the Rolls Royce Avon engines that powered the Lightning interceptor.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:I think the top one is a Cruentomycena (ruby bonnet), the second may be a chanterelle, an Amanita, then a Ramaria, a Rickenella, then an LBM (little brown mushroom, maybe a webcap, maybe a Laccaria) and another (different) Amanita. My brain goes automatically into ID mode after about 6 weeks of hours and hours of fungi IDing.
Cool knowledge. Wish I could rattle off Fungi ID’s like that.
Yeah but she knows nothing about the Rolls Royce Avon engines that powered the Lightning interceptor.
You are quite right about that. Maybe next life. (Or maybe not)
Went to the bank today, as one does when one has a shed load of shrapnel to cash in.
They have an ATM type machine where you just chuck it all in and it goes “gurgle gurgle clank clunk” and adds it all up and puts it in your bank account.
I am now $974 richer in my bank account. 💰💰💲💲😎😁
WOO HOO!!!
Woodie said:
Went to the bank today, as one does when one has a shed load of shrapnel to cash in.They have an ATM type machine where you just chuck it all in and it goes “gurgle gurgle clank clunk” and adds it all up and puts it in your bank account.
I am now $974 richer in my bank account. 💰💰💲💲😎😁
WOO HOO!!!
That’s a shedload of 5c pieces.
Woodie said:
Went to the bank today, as one does when one has a shed load of shrapnel to cash in.They have an ATM type machine where you just chuck it all in and it goes “gurgle gurgle clank clunk” and adds it all up and puts it in your bank account.
I am now $974 richer in my bank account. 💰💰💲💲😎😁
WOO HOO!!!
Ha.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Went to the bank today, as one does when one has a shed load of shrapnel to cash in.They have an ATM type machine where you just chuck it all in and it goes “gurgle gurgle clank clunk” and adds it all up and puts it in your bank account.
I am now $974 richer in my bank account. 💰💰💲💲😎😁
WOO HOO!!!
That’s a shedload of 5c pieces.
I reckon there might have been a lot of gold coins in that lot.
Woodie said:
Went to the bank today, as one does when one has a shed load of shrapnel to cash in.They have an ATM type machine where you just chuck it all in and it goes “gurgle gurgle clank clunk” and adds it all up and puts it in your bank account.
I am now $974 richer in my bank account. 💰💰💲💲😎😁
WOO HOO!!!
Awesome.
I must Google for the closest one near me.
Woodie said:
Went to the bank today, as one does when one has a shed load of shrapnel to cash in.They have an ATM type machine where you just chuck it all in and it goes “gurgle gurgle clank clunk” and adds it all up and puts it in your bank account.
I am now $974 richer in my bank account. 💰💰💲💲😎😁
WOO HOO!!!
Should I trust the “gurgle gurgle clank clunk” of the machine that it added it all up correctly? Should I of added it all up first?
Since the Tooth Fairy retired, I haven’t any shrapnel lying around.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Went to the bank today, as one does when one has a shed load of shrapnel to cash in.They have an ATM type machine where you just chuck it all in and it goes “gurgle gurgle clank clunk” and adds it all up and puts it in your bank account.
I am now $974 richer in my bank account. 💰💰💲💲😎😁
WOO HOO!!!
That’s a shedload of 5c pieces.
I reckon there might have been a lot of gold coins in that lot.
A US 1c piece, and a damaged 50c piece got spat out. And a cuppla small screws jammed the machine up. Not sure where all the bits of grit from the bottom of the ice cream container went though hey what but.
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Went to the bank today, as one does when one has a shed load of shrapnel to cash in.They have an ATM type machine where you just chuck it all in and it goes “gurgle gurgle clank clunk” and adds it all up and puts it in your bank account.
I am now $974 richer in my bank account. 💰💰💲💲😎😁
WOO HOO!!!
Should I trust the “gurgle gurgle clank clunk” of the machine that it added it all up correctly? Should I of added it all up first?
That would have taken some time, and you may have made an error at some point. So trust the machine. You can’t really ask it to spit it all out again anyway.
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
Went to the bank today, as one does when one has a shed load of shrapnel to cash in.They have an ATM type machine where you just chuck it all in and it goes “gurgle gurgle clank clunk” and adds it all up and puts it in your bank account.
I am now $974 richer in my bank account. 💰💰💲💲😎😁
WOO HOO!!!
Awesome.
I must Google for the closest one near me.
I had to get some cash out when last in Lismore and saw the machine then. So I took all my shrapnel today on this visit. NAB it is. I’d never seen a machine for that sorta thing before in a bank.
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
Went to the bank today, as one does when one has a shed load of shrapnel to cash in.They have an ATM type machine where you just chuck it all in and it goes “gurgle gurgle clank clunk” and adds it all up and puts it in your bank account.
I am now $974 richer in my bank account. 💰💰💲💲😎😁
WOO HOO!!!
Awesome.
I must Google for the closest one near me.
I had to get some cash out when last in Lismore and saw the machine then. So I took all my shrapnel today on this visit. NAB it is. I’d never seen a machine for that sorta thing before in a bank.
I bet the tellers are mighty glad that technology has caught up with such a tedious task.
I’ve changed me tip. Now tipping the Collingscum.
……. and apologies for Mr Panty Parts. But I ain’t tipped them Shockers tonight. As much as I hate tippin’ them Pies, I need the tip. I’m well down the list of tipsters ATM.
party_pants said:
I’ve changed me tip. Now tipping the Collingscum.
Shockers have started well though, hey what but.
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
I’ve changed me tip. Now tipping the Collingscum.
Shockers have started well though, hey what but.
Now that I changed my tip they’ll win by 10 goals….
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Went to the bank today, as one does when one has a shed load of shrapnel to cash in.They have an ATM type machine where you just chuck it all in and it goes “gurgle gurgle clank clunk” and adds it all up and puts it in your bank account.
I am now $974 richer in my bank account. 💰💰💲💲😎😁
WOO HOO!!!
Should I trust the “gurgle gurgle clank clunk” of the machine that it added it all up correctly? Should I of added it all up first?
Trust it.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Went to the bank today, as one does when one has a shed load of shrapnel to cash in.They have an ATM type machine where you just chuck it all in and it goes “gurgle gurgle clank clunk” and adds it all up and puts it in your bank account.
I am now $974 richer in my bank account. 💰💰💲💲😎😁
WOO HOO!!!
Should I trust the “gurgle gurgle clank clunk” of the machine that it added it all up correctly? Should I of added it all up first?
Trust it.
I think it is not worth the time for the reward.
party_pants said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:Should I trust the “gurgle gurgle clank clunk” of the machine that it added it all up correctly? Should I of added it all up first?
Trust it.
I think it is not worth the time for the reward.
I did get a printed receipt of how many of each coin (and $$ sub-total) it clunked and gurgled.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
party_pants said:Awesome.
I must Google for the closest one near me.
I had to get some cash out when last in Lismore and saw the machine then. So I took all my shrapnel today on this visit. NAB it is. I’d never seen a machine for that sorta thing before in a bank.
I bet the tellers are mighty glad that technology has caught up with such a tedious task.
They’ve had the multi-coin-type counting machines for yonks. Prior to that it was plastic tubes. Before that it was counting, which was pretty easy. Much easier than counting notes.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:I had to get some cash out when last in Lismore and saw the machine then. So I took all my shrapnel today on this visit. NAB it is. I’d never seen a machine for that sorta thing before in a bank.
I bet the tellers are mighty glad that technology has caught up with such a tedious task.
They’ve had the multi-coin-type counting machines for yonks. Prior to that it was plastic tubes. Before that it was counting, which was pretty easy. Much easier than counting notes.
Ah. I rarely handle cash and haven’t had big pots of coins since the copper days.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:I had to get some cash out when last in Lismore and saw the machine then. So I took all my shrapnel today on this visit. NAB it is. I’d never seen a machine for that sorta thing before in a bank.
I bet the tellers are mighty glad that technology has caught up with such a tedious task.
They’ve had the multi-coin-type counting machines for yonks. Prior to that it was plastic tubes. Before that it was counting, which was pretty easy. Much easier than counting notes.
If it was all sorted by coin type, they used to just weigh it as well. They’d also do that at casinos and clubs with what the pokies would spit out when they did spit out coins.
A 1966 1c coin in choice condition is now worth $5.
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
Went to the bank today, as one does when one has a shed load of shrapnel to cash in.They have an ATM type machine where you just chuck it all in and it goes “gurgle gurgle clank clunk” and adds it all up and puts it in your bank account.
I am now $974 richer in my bank account. 💰💰💲💲😎😁
WOO HOO!!!
Awesome.
I must Google for the closest one near me.
I had to get some cash out when last in Lismore and saw the machine then. So I took all my shrapnel today on this visit. NAB it is. I’d never seen a machine for that sorta thing before in a bank.
We had a charity tin on the counter at Krispy Kreme which I took to one of those machines. The one at Comm Bank required a fee for non-Comm Bank accounts, which this charity was, but waived for charities.
Woodie said:
Went to the bank today, as one does when one has a shed load of shrapnel to cash in.They have an ATM type machine where you just chuck it all in and it goes “gurgle gurgle clank clunk” and adds it all up and puts it in your bank account.
I am now $974 richer in my bank account. 💰💰💲💲😎😁
WOO HOO!!!
Ar our Westpac they’ve got a not counting machine…which played up so much they gave up using it and just relearnt to count the cash. I think coins are weighed.
buffy said:
Woodie said:
Went to the bank today, as one does when one has a shed load of shrapnel to cash in.They have an ATM type machine where you just chuck it all in and it goes “gurgle gurgle clank clunk” and adds it all up and puts it in your bank account.
I am now $974 richer in my bank account. 💰💰💲💲😎😁
WOO HOO!!!
Ar our Westpac they’ve got a not counting machine…which played up so much they gave up using it and just relearnt to count the cash. I think coins are weighed.
Oh dear: At our Westpac they’ve got a note counting machine…
Bubblecar said:
A 1966 1c coin in choice condition is now worth $5.
I should think that would almost cover inflation since then.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
A 1966 1c coin in choice condition is now worth $5.
I should think that would almost cover inflation since then.
Heh.
But yes, hold onto it for another 500 years or so.
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
A 1966 1c coin in choice condition is now worth $5.
I should think that would almost cover inflation since then.
Heh.
But yes, hold onto it for another 500 years or so.
By which time it would be worth infinitely more than I would.
Cymek said:
Arts said:
Arts said:the tests didn’t show anything terribly elevated. From what I can gather (because the evidence goes back and forth in time) is that by the time EP presented they already had the other four across two hospitals… some already in ICU… this is why they wanted to keep her in overnight… IIRC the toxins for death caps wokrs after a period of time.. so you get sick, then seemingly better then much much worse EP presented well after the others..
for clarity
July 30 (Sunday – the day after the lunch) the four guests present to different hospitals.
EP tells her kids she feels sick but spend the day running errands with the kids and serves them the meal she says are leftovers from lunch.July 31 (monday) the others are in bad shape at other hospitals and being transferred to hospitals that can cope better.
EP takes kids to school then gets herself to hospital after SP says he wasn’t going to take her
First hospital she declines a full examination – so by this time the doctors in the area are all talking to each otherEP returns to the hospital then goes to another hospital where she stays overnight
August 1
All other guests get worse..
EP appears clinically well and she is discharged by 1pmIt would make some sense if murder by poisoning was your option to partial poison yourself to throw suspicion it being an accident.
I think it’s kind of hard to slightly poison yourself using mushrooms… if she had diarrhoea there are other ways to induce that than to slightly suck on a deadly mushroom.
Arts said:
Cymek said:
Arts said:
for clarity
July 30 (Sunday – the day after the lunch) the four guests present to different hospitals.
EP tells her kids she feels sick but spend the day running errands with the kids and serves them the meal she says are leftovers from lunch.July 31 (monday) the others are in bad shape at other hospitals and being transferred to hospitals that can cope better.
EP takes kids to school then gets herself to hospital after SP says he wasn’t going to take her
First hospital she declines a full examination – so by this time the doctors in the area are all talking to each otherEP returns to the hospital then goes to another hospital where she stays overnight
August 1
All other guests get worse..
EP appears clinically well and she is discharged by 1pmIt would make some sense if murder by poisoning was your option to partial poison yourself to throw suspicion it being an accident.
I think it’s kind of hard to slightly poison yourself using mushrooms… if she had diarrhoea there are other ways to induce that than to slightly suck on a deadly mushroom.
hey why not just go all the way, if they think you’re criminally responsible and want you fit to stand trial then maybe they’ll go even harder to try to save your life
Arts said:
Cymek said:
Arts said:for clarity
July 30 (Sunday – the day after the lunch) the four guests present to different hospitals.
EP tells her kids she feels sick but spend the day running errands with the kids and serves them the meal she says are leftovers from lunch.July 31 (monday) the others are in bad shape at other hospitals and being transferred to hospitals that can cope better.
EP takes kids to school then gets herself to hospital after SP says he wasn’t going to take her
First hospital she declines a full examination – so by this time the doctors in the area are all talking to each otherEP returns to the hospital then goes to another hospital where she stays overnight
August 1
All other guests get worse..
EP appears clinically well and she is discharged by 1pmIt would make some sense if murder by poisoning was your option to partial poison yourself to throw suspicion it being an accident.
I think it’s kind of hard to slightly poison yourself using mushrooms… if she had diarrhoea there are other ways to induce that than to slightly suck on a deadly mushroom.
You really don’t need much at all of Amanita phalloides (or Galerina, Funeral Bells, same poison) to cause very serious trouble. One of the identifying things for fungi is taste – but all references say to never taste any Amanita. Not even a nibble. I don’t taste. I sometimes remember to smell, but you have to make sure you don’t hoover up the spores by smelling the gills/pores. Mostly I go on looks.
waves to Parpyone.
Ou et le big boys bicyclettes de la Italiano de le grande tour commencement et le noir nuit.
Woodie said:
waves to Parpyone.Ou et le big boys bicyclettes de la Italiano de le grande tour commencement et le noir nuit.
Goodo. Which night does the coverage start?
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
waves to Parpyone.Ou et le big boys bicyclettes de la Italiano de le grande tour commencement et le noir nuit.
Goodo. Which night does the coverage start?
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
waves to Parpyone.Ou et le big boys bicyclettes de la Italiano de le grande tour commencement et le noir nuit.
Goodo. Which night does the coverage start?
…seems to be 9pm tomorrow night.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
waves to Parpyone.Ou et le big boys bicyclettes de la Italiano de le grande tour commencement et le noir nuit.
Goodo. Which night does the coverage start?
Ou et le nuit immediatement!! 21 etapes pour le GIro del le Italiano. 🚴🚴♂️🚴♀️🚴🚴♂️🚴♀️
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:Goodo. Which night does the coverage start?
…seems to be 9pm tomorrow night.
They’ve had the day tours on over the last three weeks or so but the full 3 week tours (Giro, Tour, La Vuelta) starts tomorrow night.
Giro is a bit better for us. as it is further east than the others, so starts/ends here at reasonable hours than the others.
BTW……. it’s Eurovision next week as well.
They’re in there with a wiff, Mr Panty Parts.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:…seems to be 9pm tomorrow night.
They’ve had the day tours on over the last three weeks or so but the full 3 week tours (Giro, Tour, La Vuelta) starts tomorrow night.
Giro is a bit better for us. as it is further east than the others, so starts/ends here at reasonable hours than the others.
BTW……. it’s Eurovision next week as well.
So lots of telly ahead, ta for reminding me :)
Today’s Quora quote:
“Absolutely right. Aussies have no idea what takeout means. The fools!
(Sorry, I meant the idiots!)
Clearly, takeaway is way too confusing for rational, literal-minded intelligentsia.
We cause problems with other nouns too.
We say garbage when we mean trash, we say bin when we mean wastepaper basket, boot when we mean trunk, horse-riding when we mean horseback riding, petrol when we mean gas, glasses when we mean eyeglasses, footpath when we mean sidewalk, toilet when we mean restroom/powder-room, main course when we mean entree (??!!), indicator when we mean turn signal, railway when we mean railroad, chips when we mean French fries (which came from Belgium, btw), biscuit when we mean cookie, roll when we mean sandwich, muffin when we mean English muffin, soft drink when we mean soda, aluminium when we mean aluminum, solder when we mean sodder (I think), lift when we mean elevator, tram when we mean streetcar, first floor when we mean level two,
…
and wanker when we mean president.”
The Rev Dodgson said:
Today’s Quora quote:“Absolutely right. Aussies have no idea what takeout means. The fools!
(Sorry, I meant the idiots!)
Clearly, takeaway is way too confusing for rational, literal-minded intelligentsia.
We cause problems with other nouns too.
We say garbage when we mean trash, we say bin when we mean wastepaper basket, boot when we mean trunk, horse-riding when we mean horseback riding, petrol when we mean gas, glasses when we mean eyeglasses, footpath when we mean sidewalk, toilet when we mean restroom/powder-room, main course when we mean entree (??!!), indicator when we mean turn signal, railway when we mean railroad, chips when we mean French fries (which came from Belgium, btw), biscuit when we mean cookie, roll when we mean sandwich, muffin when we mean English muffin, soft drink when we mean soda, aluminium when we mean aluminum, solder when we mean sodder (I think), lift when we mean elevator, tram when we mean streetcar, first floor when we mean level two,
…
and wanker when we mean president.”
I think it is time to abandon quora for the sake of your sanity.
Woodie said:
They’re in there with a wiff, Mr Panty Parts.
They were in with a wiff, Mr Panty Parts. But they haven’t been disgraced. Not like last week.
Woodie said:
They’re in there with a wiff, Mr Panty Parts.
Nah, only the margin is the point of interest now.
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
They’re in there with a wiff, Mr Panty Parts.
They were in with a wiff, Mr Panty Parts. But they haven’t been disgraced. Not like last week.
Well, the scored more in the first half than they did the entire game last week.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Today’s Quora quote:“Absolutely right. Aussies have no idea what takeout means. The fools!
(Sorry, I meant the idiots!)
Clearly, takeaway is way too confusing for rational, literal-minded intelligentsia.
We cause problems with other nouns too.
We say garbage when we mean trash, we say bin when we mean wastepaper basket, boot when we mean trunk, horse-riding when we mean horseback riding, petrol when we mean gas, glasses when we mean eyeglasses, footpath when we mean sidewalk, toilet when we mean restroom/powder-room, main course when we mean entree (??!!), indicator when we mean turn signal, railway when we mean railroad, chips when we mean French fries (which came from Belgium, btw), biscuit when we mean cookie, roll when we mean sandwich, muffin when we mean English muffin, soft drink when we mean soda, aluminium when we mean aluminum, solder when we mean sodder (I think), lift when we mean elevator, tram when we mean streetcar, first floor when we mean level two,
…
and wanker when we mean president.”
Americans tend top be a bit aggressive when it comes to their distortion of language. It’s a bit like when Putin declared that the term “champagne” shall henceforth only be used for Russian sparkling wine, not the French stuff.
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
They’re in there with a wiff, Mr Panty Parts.
Nah, only the margin is the point of interest now.
My margin was 26.
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
They’re in there with a wiff, Mr Panty Parts.
Nah, only the margin is the point of interest now.
My margin was 26.
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SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
Cymek said:
It would make some sense if murder by poisoning was your option to partial poison yourself to throw suspicion it being an accident.
I think it’s kind of hard to slightly poison yourself using mushrooms… if she had diarrhoea there are other ways to induce that than to slightly suck on a deadly mushroom.
hey why not just go all the way, if they think you’re criminally responsible and want you fit to stand trial then maybe they’ll go even harder to try to save your life
You should write motivational posters.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Today’s Quora quote:“Absolutely right. Aussies have no idea what takeout means. The fools!
(Sorry, I meant the idiots!)
Clearly, takeaway is way too confusing for rational, literal-minded intelligentsia.
We cause problems with other nouns too.
We say garbage when we mean trash, we say bin when we mean wastepaper basket, boot when we mean trunk, horse-riding when we mean horseback riding, petrol when we mean gas, glasses when we mean eyeglasses, footpath when we mean sidewalk, toilet when we mean restroom/powder-room, main course when we mean entree (??!!), indicator when we mean turn signal, railway when we mean railroad, chips when we mean French fries (which came from Belgium, btw), biscuit when we mean cookie, roll when we mean sandwich, muffin when we mean English muffin, soft drink when we mean soda, aluminium when we mean aluminum, solder when we mean sodder (I think), lift when we mean elevator, tram when we mean streetcar, first floor when we mean level two,
…
and wanker when we mean president.”
Years ago I was running a story time/craft activity at the bookstore. As the kids were finishing I told them to put their bits of leftover paper in the bin. I had put it near the table and I probably gestured towards it. Some really uptight man said to his daughter: She means trash can. The child was already putting her stuff in the bin.
Wanker.
Solder is just pronounced “sodder”.
The soft drink issue is different in each state. Some states actually call them “fountain drinks” – referring to the dispensing machine.
Also “car park” and “parking lot”.
The toilet one includes “bathroom” which is often used in public places like malls etc, I’m not bathing or resting or powdering (generally) anything in those spaces.. I trained the bookstore staff to understand “loo”
Apparently they’ve sent white smoke up the chimlee.
Woodie said:
Apparently they’ve sent white smoke up the chimlee.
It’s lots of “habemus papums” all round apparently.
My mysterious bioluminescent critter was back tonight, but more skittish than last night; when I reached for it it scampered away before I even touched it. It;s a soft, dim blue-white light about the size and shape of a 20 cent piece.
The bells are ringin’ and the bands, they are a playin’ 😮
Woodie said:
Apparently they’ve sent white smoke up the chimlee.
Hoping it’s Pope Pizzaballa.
“Matildas captain Sam Kerr and partner Kristie Mewis announce birth of son
Sam Kerr has welcomed her first child with partner Kristie Mewis.
The couple announced the birth of their son, Jagger Mewis-Kerr, on Thursday.”
This!!
There’s no need to use “baby boy” or the even more stoopid one “new baby boy”.
Then Kerr fucks it up by saying “Our little man is here, Jagger Mewis-Kerr,”
When it’s a girl do we say “little woman”?
kii said:
“Matildas captain Sam Kerr and partner Kristie Mewis announce birth of sonSam Kerr has welcomed her first child with partner Kristie Mewis.
The couple announced the birth of their son, Jagger Mewis-Kerr, on Thursday.”
This!!
There’s no need to use “baby boy” or the even more stoopid one “new baby boy”.
Then Kerr fucks it up by saying “Our little man is here, Jagger Mewis-Kerr,”
When it’s a girl do we say “little woman”?
Poor kid is gonna hear this all his life
https://youtu.be/iEPTlhBmwRg?si=6o5FMUxSjN87Oqv9
kii said:
Years ago I was running a story time/craft activity at the bookstore. As the kids were finishing I told them to put their bits of leftover paper in the bin. I had put it near the table and I probably gestured towards it. Some really uptight man said to his daughter: She means trash can. The child was already putting her stuff in the bin.
Wanker.
Solder is just pronounced “sodder”.
The soft drink issue is different in each state. Some states actually call them “fountain drinks” – referring to the dispensing machine.
Also “car park” and “parking lot”.
The toilet one includes “bathroom” which is often used in public places like malls etc, I’m not bathing or resting or powdering (generally) anything in those spaces.. I trained the bookstore staff to understand “loo”
Americans have problems understanding when we say “water”. To them it needs to be more like “Wodder”.
“Fountain drinks” confused me for years. I’d read the term in novels and think of actual fountains spewing out cola, like a chocolate fountain. I think it was Reddit where I learned what it actually referred to, causing different confusion because the dispenser is hardly fountain-like at all.
Divine Angel said:
kii said:
Years ago I was running a story time/craft activity at the bookstore. As the kids were finishing I told them to put their bits of leftover paper in the bin. I had put it near the table and I probably gestured towards it. Some really uptight man said to his daughter: She means trash can. The child was already putting her stuff in the bin.
Wanker.
Solder is just pronounced “sodder”.
The soft drink issue is different in each state. Some states actually call them “fountain drinks” – referring to the dispensing machine.
Also “car park” and “parking lot”.
The toilet one includes “bathroom” which is often used in public places like malls etc, I’m not bathing or resting or powdering (generally) anything in those spaces.. I trained the bookstore staff to understand “loo”
Americans have problems understanding when we say “water”. To them it needs to be more like “Wodder”.
“Fountain drinks” confused me for years. I’d read the term in novels and think of actual fountains spewing out cola, like a chocolate fountain. I think it was Reddit where I learned what it actually referred to, causing different confusion because the dispenser is hardly fountain-like at all.
what if you put a sugar dusted lolly in it
Divine Angel said:
kii said:
“Matildas captain Sam Kerr and partner Kristie Mewis announce birth of son
Sam Kerr has welcomed her first child with partner Kristie Mewis.
The couple announced the birth of their son, Jagger Mewis-Kerr, on Thursday.”
This!!
There’s no need to use “baby boy” or the even more stoopid one “new baby boy”.
Then Kerr fucks it up by saying “Our little man is here, Jagger Mewis-Kerr,”
When it’s a girl do we say “little woman”?
Poor kid is gonna hear this all his life
we suppose this place is filled with prescriptivists but in fact it turns out that language is full of redundancy and sometimes it’s a total waste but sometimes it seems to contribute to rapid understanding which we suppose is the general purpose of language so shrug
and we believe that for the old girls here some really would say little lady so shrug
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 7 degrees at the back door, a little light starting in the East. We are forecast a partly cloudy 18 degrees.
We are off to Warrnambool this morning for Mr buffy to have a scan prior to his review appointment next week with the kidney specialist. We will pick up some roadside potatoes in Koroit on the way, and book the train to Melbourne for the week after next for Mr buffy to have a different scan for the other specialist.
what the fuck
OpenAI’s website states that ChatGPT is “not meant for” people younger than 13, even though it’s free on the open web. But Google’s Gemini tool is one of the few mainstream tools explicitly targeted at users that age.
Mostly cloudy with morning showers, top of 23. I have a dr appointment to get the results of the blood test. It’s just checking liver, kidneys, thyroid, iron, and a slightly elevated CRP detected last week.
party_pants said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Today’s Quora quote:“Absolutely right. Aussies have no idea what takeout means. The fools!
(Sorry, I meant the idiots!)
Clearly, takeaway is way too confusing for rational, literal-minded intelligentsia.
We cause problems with other nouns too.
We say garbage when we mean trash, we say bin when we mean wastepaper basket, boot when we mean trunk, horse-riding when we mean horseback riding, petrol when we mean gas, glasses when we mean eyeglasses, footpath when we mean sidewalk, toilet when we mean restroom/powder-room, main course when we mean entree (??!!), indicator when we mean turn signal, railway when we mean railroad, chips when we mean French fries (which came from Belgium, btw), biscuit when we mean cookie, roll when we mean sandwich, muffin when we mean English muffin, soft drink when we mean soda, aluminium when we mean aluminum, solder when we mean sodder (I think), lift when we mean elevator, tram when we mean streetcar, first floor when we mean level two,
…
and wanker when we mean president.”
I think it is time to abandon quora for the sake of your sanity.
It can be a bit depressing at times, but I thought that one was quite amusing.
btm said:
My mysterious bioluminescent critter was back tonight, but more skittish than last night; when I reached for it it scampered away before I even touched it. It;s a soft, dim blue-white light about the size and shape of a 20 cent piece.
I hope you can discover what it is.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 7 degrees at the back door, a little light starting in the East. We are forecast a partly cloudy 18 degrees.We are off to Warrnambool this morning for Mr buffy to have a scan prior to his review appointment next week with the kidney specialist. We will pick up some roadside potatoes in Koroit on the way, and book the train to Melbourne for the week after next for Mr buffy to have a different scan for the other specialist.
Good luck.
Divine Angel said:
Mostly cloudy with morning showers, top of 23. I have a dr appointment to get the results of the blood test. It’s just checking liver, kidneys, thyroid, iron, and a slightly elevated CRP detected last week.
Good luck.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Mostly cloudy with morning showers, top of 23. I have a dr appointment to get the results of the blood test. It’s just checking liver, kidneys, thyroid, iron, and a slightly elevated CRP detected last week.
Good luck.
Bloods good. ECG good. Booked in for spirometer next week, go from there.
Greetings
Cymek said:
Greetings
Hello.
Cymek said:
Greetings
Are you the new Pope?
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
Greetings
Are you the new Pope?
No, I’m the new Poop though
In Wednesday’s episode of Claire Hooper’s House of Games, the question was, “What does AM stand for?”
I know PM is post meridiem but I did not know AM. (More likely, I had forgotten.) At least I knew it wasn’t “after midnight” as the contestants guessed.
Don’t you just hate it when there is a major spelling mistake in the credits of a movie?
kii said:
Don’t you just hate it when there is a major spelling mistake in the credits of a movie?
Well, every American film has lots of those. :)
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Don’t you just hate it when there is a major spelling mistake in the credits of a movie?
Well, every American film has lots of those. :)
servere instead of severe?
Divine Angel said:
In Wednesday’s episode of Claire Hooper’s House of Games, the question was, “What does AM stand for?”I know PM is post meridiem but I did not know AM. (More likely, I had forgotten.) At least I knew it wasn’t “after midnight” as the contestants guessed.
In the 12-hour clock system, AM stands for ante meridiem, which means “before midday”.
Divine Angel said:
In Wednesday’s episode of Claire Hooper’s House of Games, the question was, “What does AM stand for?”I know PM is post meridiem but I did not know AM. (More likely, I had forgotten.) At least I knew it wasn’t “after midnight” as the contestants guessed.
I would never have got that, I would have said anti meridiem.
Anyway…
More ads on various streaming services are mentioning “made in the USA” or “assembled in the USA”. I think there was an ad for a medication that said “compounded in the USA”.
kii said:
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Don’t you just hate it when there is a major spelling mistake in the credits of a movie?
Well, every American film has lots of those. :)
servere instead of severe?
I saw a sign yesterday with “origianl” instead of “original”. the rest of the sign looked AI generated but still, how do you let that go to the printers?
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
In Wednesday’s episode of Claire Hooper’s House of Games, the question was, “What does AM stand for?”I know PM is post meridiem but I did not know AM. (More likely, I had forgotten.) At least I knew it wasn’t “after midnight” as the contestants guessed.
In the 12-hour clock system, AM stands for ante meridiem, which means “before midday”.
Well I know that now thanks to the show.
In French, ‘AM’ could mean either morning or afternoon.
It could stand for avant-midi (before middday), or for après-midi (after midday).
In practice, the term is not used. Before noon is referred to as du matin (morning), and after noon is après-midi (until about 6:00 pm, when it becomes du soir (evening)).
But, you may hear people use AM and PM in conversation, as examples of the infiltration of English into the French language (‘Freanglais’) e.g. ‘le weekend’.
captain_spalding said:
In French, ‘AM’ could mean either morning or afternoon.It could stand for avant-midi (before middday), or for après-midi (after midday).
In practice, the term is not used. Before noon is referred to as du matin (morning), and after noon is après-midi (until about 6:00 pm, when it becomes du soir (evening)).
But, you may hear people use AM and PM in conversation, as examples of the infiltration of English into the French language (‘Freanglais’) e.g. ‘le weekend’.
I knew i’d bugger up the HTML.
captain_spalding said:
In French, ‘AM’ could mean either morning or afternoon.It could stand for avant-midi (before middday), or for après-midi (after midday).
In practice, the term is not used. Before noon is referred to as du matin (morning), and after noon is après-midi (until about 6:00 pm, when it becomes du soir (evening)).
But, you may hear people use AM and PM in conversation, as examples of the infiltration of English into the French language (‘Freanglais’) e.g. ‘le weekend’.
As long as no one says, “10am in the morning” because that shits me. Unless you’re French, apparently, where it could mean either before or after midday.
Divine Angel said:
kii said:
captain_spalding said:Well, every American film has lots of those. :)
servere instead of severe?
I saw a sign yesterday with “origianl” instead of “original”. the rest of the sign looked AI generated but still, how do you let that go to the printers?
This was directed by Angelina Jolie, it’s about a WWII veteran’s experiences as a POW. The guy was an Olympian. Unbroken. Based on a true story.
Students always get the AM and PM thing mixed up…
I usually have assessments due at 12pm.. then I write the word Midday because they think 12pm is midnight… but that’s not the way I was taught.. but they still didn’t get it correct . even with Midday .. so I started to make the assessment due 11.59am
guess what?
They still don’t know… so now I say 11pm on a Sunday night so when you get home from the Sunday Session – hit submit.
that works better… time telling skills are waning
Divine Angel said:
kii said:
captain_spalding said:Well, every American film has lots of those. :)
servere instead of severe?
I saw a sign yesterday with “origianl” instead of “original”. the rest of the sign looked AI generated but still, how do you let that go to the printers?
You’d be surprised, or not, at some of the things that we (ex) printers see. Usually we proofread the copy, compared to what they supplied, before the client sees it then the client signs off on that proof. I used to give the first prints a proofread before starting the full run. Used to pick up errors everyone else missed. Boss hated it, she was the main proofreader. Told me not to do it. so I didn’t. got into trouble for printing stuff with errors.
Divine Angel said:
As long as no one says, “10am in the morning” because that shits me. Unless you’re French, apparently, where it could mean either before or after midday.
A lot of the time, people will use the 24-hour clock when referring to time. So, instead of saying ’huit heures du soir’ (eight o’clock in the evening), they’ll say ’vingt heures’ (i.e. 20:00, in the 24-hour system).
sooooo is midday AM or PM? and is midnight PM or AM? Neither are before or after AM or PM. it’s a paradox.
Arts said:
Students always get the AM and PM thing mixed up…I usually have assessments due at 12pm.. then I write the word Midday because they think 12pm is midnight… but that’s not the way I was taught.. but they still didn’t get it correct . even with Midday .. so I started to make the assessment due 11.59am
guess what?
They still don’t know… so now I say 11pm on a Sunday night so when you get home from the Sunday Session – hit submit.
that works better… time telling skills are waning
All my assessments were due at 11.59pm, and the number of people who still thought they had until midday was astonishing. Me? I’d submit two days early. Just in case of tech problems.
Divine Angel said:
As long as no one says, “10am in the morning” because that shits me. Unless you’re French, apparently, where it could mean either before or after midday.
I have noticed people saying that a lot more lately, It annoys me too.
Arts said:
Students always get the AM and PM thing mixed up…I usually have assessments due at 12pm.. then I write the word Midday because they think 12pm is midnight… but that’s not the way I was taught.. but they still didn’t get it correct . even with Midday .. so I started to make the assessment due 11.59am
guess what?
They still don’t know… so now I say 11pm on a Sunday night so when you get home from the Sunday Session – hit submit.
that works better… time telling skills are waning
Start deducting marks for people who can’t tell the time.
Bogsnorkler said:
sooooo is midday AM or PM? and is midnight PM or AM? Neither are before or after AM or PM. it’s a paradox.
I think midday is PM and midnight is AM – that’s the way I’ve always been taught it…
but I am increasingly using 24 hr time because it saves confusion.
Divine Angel said:
As long as no one says, “10am in the morning” because that shits me. Unless you’re French, apparently, where it could mean either before or after midday.
Would “10 in the morning” be alright Miss.
Arts said:
Students always get the AM and PM thing mixed up…I usually have assessments due at 12pm.. then I write the word Midday because they think 12pm is midnight… but that’s not the way I was taught.. but they still didn’t get it correct . even with Midday .. so I started to make the assessment due 11.59am
guess what?
They still don’t know… so now I say 11pm on a Sunday night so when you get home from the Sunday Session – hit submit.
that works better… time telling skills are waning
In the 24 hour clock in the military, there’s no such time as midnight. That is, there’s deemed to be no such time as ’00:00’.
For record keeping (e.g. a ship’s log book), things can be noted up to 23:59:59, if necessary. The next ‘recordable’ time is 00:00:01.
kii said:
Arts said:
Students always get the AM and PM thing mixed up…I usually have assessments due at 12pm.. then I write the word Midday because they think 12pm is midnight… but that’s not the way I was taught.. but they still didn’t get it correct . even with Midday .. so I started to make the assessment due 11.59am
guess what?
They still don’t know… so now I say 11pm on a Sunday night so when you get home from the Sunday Session – hit submit.
that works better… time telling skills are waning
Start deducting marks for people who can’t tell the time.
nah, it’s not their fault someone failed to teach them time properly
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
As long as no one says, “10am in the morning” because that shits me. Unless you’re French, apparently, where it could mean either before or after midday.
Would “10 in the morning” be alright Miss.
Acceptable. Also, 10am yesterday.
Divine Angel said:
As long as no one says, “10am in the morning” because that shits me. Unless you’re French, apparently, where it could mean either before or after midday.
How does a phrase like ‘10am in the morning at the ATM machine’ affect you?
Arts said:
Bogsnorkler said:
sooooo is midday AM or PM? and is midnight PM or AM? Neither are before or after AM or PM. it’s a paradox.
I think midday is PM and midnight is AM – that’s the way I’ve always been taught it…
but I am increasingly using 24 hr time because it saves confusion.
24 hour time is the only one to use when communicating a time to someone.
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
As long as no one says, “10am in the morning” because that shits me. Unless you’re French, apparently, where it could mean either before or after midday.
How does a phrase like ‘10am in the morning at the ATM machine’ affect you?
And you put in your PIN number
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:
Students always get the AM and PM thing mixed up…I usually have assessments due at 12pm.. then I write the word Midday because they think 12pm is midnight… but that’s not the way I was taught.. but they still didn’t get it correct . even with Midday .. so I started to make the assessment due 11.59am
guess what?
They still don’t know… so now I say 11pm on a Sunday night so when you get home from the Sunday Session – hit submit.
that works better… time telling skills are waning
In the 24 hour clock in the military, there’s no such time as midnight. That is, there’s deemed to be no such time as ’00:00’.
For record keeping (e.g. a ship’s log book), things can be noted up to 23:59:59, if necessary. The next ‘recordable’ time is 00:00:01.
in printing we had a 23:59 Black.
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:
Students always get the AM and PM thing mixed up…I usually have assessments due at 12pm.. then I write the word Midday because they think 12pm is midnight… but that’s not the way I was taught.. but they still didn’t get it correct . even with Midday .. so I started to make the assessment due 11.59am
guess what?
They still don’t know… so now I say 11pm on a Sunday night so when you get home from the Sunday Session – hit submit.
that works better… time telling skills are waning
In the 24 hour clock in the military, there’s no such time as midnight. That is, there’s deemed to be no such time as ’00:00’.
For record keeping (e.g. a ship’s log book), things can be noted up to 23:59:59, if necessary. The next ‘recordable’ time is 00:00:01.
Would 00:00:00 be alright Sir.
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:
Students always get the AM and PM thing mixed up…I usually have assessments due at 12pm.. then I write the word Midday because they think 12pm is midnight… but that’s not the way I was taught.. but they still didn’t get it correct . even with Midday .. so I started to make the assessment due 11.59am
guess what?
They still don’t know… so now I say 11pm on a Sunday night so when you get home from the Sunday Session – hit submit.
that works better… time telling skills are waning
In the 24 hour clock in the military, there’s no such time as midnight. That is, there’s deemed to be no such time as ’00:00’.
For record keeping (e.g. a ship’s log book), things can be noted up to 23:59:59, if necessary. The next ‘recordable’ time is 00:00:01.
yes.. and since we use 24 hour indicators in evidence gathering I have always wondered if forensic peeps just use 1159 or 0001 as the time of gathered evidence at a crime scene.
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
As long as no one says, “10am in the morning” because that shits me. Unless you’re French, apparently, where it could mean either before or after midday.
How does a phrase like ‘10am in the morning at the ATM machine’ affect you?
And you put in your PIN number
Of course. :)
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:
Students always get the AM and PM thing mixed up…I usually have assessments due at 12pm.. then I write the word Midday because they think 12pm is midnight… but that’s not the way I was taught.. but they still didn’t get it correct . even with Midday .. so I started to make the assessment due 11.59am
guess what?
They still don’t know… so now I say 11pm on a Sunday night so when you get home from the Sunday Session – hit submit.
that works better… time telling skills are waning
In the 24 hour clock in the military, there’s no such time as midnight. That is, there’s deemed to be no such time as ’00:00’.
For record keeping (e.g. a ship’s log book), things can be noted up to 23:59:59, if necessary. The next ‘recordable’ time is 00:00:01.
Would 00:00:00 be alright Sir.
Not. At. All.
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
As long as no one says, “10am in the morning” because that shits me. Unless you’re French, apparently, where it could mean either before or after midday.
How does a phrase like ‘10am in the morning at the ATM machine’ affect you?
Especially if you are withdrawing dollarbucks.
Arts said:
kii said:
Arts said:
Students always get the AM and PM thing mixed up…I usually have assessments due at 12pm.. then I write the word Midday because they think 12pm is midnight… but that’s not the way I was taught.. but they still didn’t get it correct . even with Midday .. so I started to make the assessment due 11.59am
guess what?
They still don’t know… so now I say 11pm on a Sunday night so when you get home from the Sunday Session – hit submit.
that works better… time telling skills are waning
Start deducting marks for people who can’t tell the time.
nah, it’s not their fault someone failed to teach them time properly
Hold them accountable for basic skills, fucking spoonfed dorks.
Also do a unit on how to tell the time. How are they able to function in the real world?
Arts said:
kii said:
Arts said:
Students always get the AM and PM thing mixed up…I usually have assessments due at 12pm.. then I write the word Midday because they think 12pm is midnight… but that’s not the way I was taught.. but they still didn’t get it correct . even with Midday .. so I started to make the assessment due 11.59am
guess what?
They still don’t know… so now I say 11pm on a Sunday night so when you get home from the Sunday Session – hit submit.
that works better… time telling skills are waning
Start deducting marks for people who can’t tell the time.
nah, it’s not their fault someone failed to teach them time properly
damn schooling system
shakes fist
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
Bogsnorkler said:
sooooo is midday AM or PM? and is midnight PM or AM? Neither are before or after AM or PM. it’s a paradox.
I think midday is PM and midnight is AM – that’s the way I’ve always been taught it…
but I am increasingly using 24 hr time because it saves confusion.
24 hour time is the only one to use when communicating a time to someone.
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
As long as no one says, “10am in the morning” because that shits me. Unless you’re French, apparently, where it could mean either before or after midday.
How does a phrase like ‘10am in the morning at the ATM machine’ affect you?
Especially if you are withdrawing dollarbucks.
“Dollarbucks” Is common vernacular now thanks to Bluey.
Arts said:
kii said:
Arts said:
Students always get the AM and PM thing mixed up…I usually have assessments due at 12pm.. then I write the word Midday because they think 12pm is midnight… but that’s not the way I was taught.. but they still didn’t get it correct . even with Midday .. so I started to make the assessment due 11.59am
guess what?
They still don’t know… so now I say 11pm on a Sunday night so when you get home from the Sunday Session – hit submit.
that works better… time telling skills are waning
Start deducting marks for people who can’t tell the time.
nah, it’s not their fault someone failed to teach them time properly
learnt to tell the time in primary school. we were lucky though as we learnt zulu time. the gold standard of time keeping.
Divine Angel said:
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:How does a phrase like ‘10am in the morning at the ATM machine’ affect you?
Especially if you are withdrawing dollarbucks.
“Dollarbucks” Is common vernacular now thanks to Bluey.
Are we really sure that issues with telling the difference between AM and PM are a new thing?
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
kii said:Start deducting marks for people who can’t tell the time.
nah, it’s not their fault someone failed to teach them time properly
learnt to tell the time in primary school. we were lucky though as we learnt zulu time. the gold standard of time keeping.
I learned through Play School like normal kids back then.
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
kii said:Start deducting marks for people who can’t tell the time.
nah, it’s not their fault someone failed to teach them time properly
learnt to tell the time in primary school. we were lucky though as we learnt zulu time. the gold standard of time keeping.
You’d be on india time now, though, wouldn’t you?
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
kii said:Start deducting marks for people who can’t tell the time.
nah, it’s not their fault someone failed to teach them time properly
learnt to tell the time in primary school. we were lucky though as we learnt zulu time. the gold standard of time keeping.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-09/new-caledonia-gecko-poaching-social-media-pet-trade-crisis/105233778
snip…..New Caledonia’s giant geckos are the latest sensation in the global pet trade. But conservationists warn their social media-fuelled popularity is putting the endangered species at risk… snip
Some enterprising person should paint up some baby goannas and sell them to the influencers. Several years down the track, ‘omg, this gecko is huge and has its scary claws hooked in my leg’
Divine Angel said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:nah, it’s not their fault someone failed to teach them time properly
learnt to tell the time in primary school. we were lucky though as we learnt zulu time. the gold standard of time keeping.
It’s in the year 1 curriculum.I learned through Play School like normal kids back then.
maybe we just need to bring back playschool
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
kii said:Start deducting marks for people who can’t tell the time.
nah, it’s not their fault someone failed to teach them time properly
learnt to tell the time in primary school. we were lucky though as we learnt zulu time. the gold standard of time keeping.
I had a dog that could tell the time, I think he was some sort of watch dog.
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
Bogsnorkler said:
sooooo is midday AM or PM? and is midnight PM or AM? Neither are before or after AM or PM. it’s a paradox.
I think midday is PM and midnight is AM – that’s the way I’ve always been taught it…
but I am increasingly using 24 hr time because it saves confusion.
24 hour time is the only one to use when communicating a time to someone.
bullshit we use Unix time
kii said:
Don’t you just hate it when there is a major spelling mistake in the credits of a movie?
no
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
kii said:
“Matildas captain Sam Kerr and partner Kristie Mewis announce birth of son
Sam Kerr has welcomed her first child with partner Kristie Mewis.
The couple announced the birth of their son, Jagger Mewis-Kerr, on Thursday.”
This!!
There’s no need to use “baby boy” or the even more stoopid one “new baby boy”.
Then Kerr fucks it up by saying “Our little man is here, Jagger Mewis-Kerr,”
When it’s a girl do we say “little woman”?
Poor kid is gonna hear this all his life
we suppose this place is filled with prescriptivists but in fact it turns out that language is full of redundancy and sometimes it’s a total waste but sometimes it seems to contribute to rapid understanding which we suppose is the general purpose of language so shrug
and we believe that for the old girls here some really would say little lady so shrug
As long as no one says, “10am in the morning” because that shits me. Unless you’re French, apparently, where it could mean either before or after midday.
How does a phrase like ‘10am in the morning at the ATM machine’ affect you?
And you put in your PIN number
we suppose this place is filled with prescriptivists but in fact it turns out that language is full of redundancy and sometimes it’s a total waste but sometimes it seems to contribute to rapid understanding which we suppose is the general purpose of language so shrug
Sam Kerr has become a father.
Peak Warming Man said:
Sam Kerr has become a father.
Fuck off.
diddly-squat said:
Are we really sure that issues with telling the difference between AM and PM are a new thing?
yes, they didn’t have this problem 40000 years ago
Peak Warming Man said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:nah, it’s not their fault someone failed to teach them time properly
learnt to tell the time in primary school. we were lucky though as we learnt zulu time. the gold standard of time keeping.
I had a dog that could tell the time, I think he was some sort of watch dog.
A Clocker Spaniel?
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
In the 24 hour clock in the military, there’s no such time as midnight. That is, there’s deemed to be no such time as ’00:00’.
For record keeping (e.g. a ship’s log book), things can be noted up to 23:59:59, if necessary. The next ‘recordable’ time is 00:00:01.
Would 00:00:00 be alright Sir.
Not. At. All.
maybe people can just be cognitively skilled and handle times like 2600 as equivalent to 0200 the next day and so forth
kii said:
Arts said:
kii said:Start deducting marks for people who can’t tell the time.
nah, it’s not their fault someone failed to teach them time properly
Hold them accountable for basic skills, fucking spoonfed dorks.
Also do a unit on how to tell the time. How are they able to function in the real world?
have you ever tried to use a sundial at night sheesh
Tamb said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
I think midday is PM and midnight is AM – that’s the way I’ve always been taught it…
but I am increasingly using 24 hr time because it saves confusion.
24 hour time is the only one to use when communicating a time to someone.
AM is confusing to some people as they think the A means after.
like antifa and antefa and antiantifa and antiantefa and anteantifa and anteantefa and ah fa kit
kii said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Sam Kerr has become a father.
Fuck off.
^
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Bogsnorkler said:
learnt to tell the time in primary school. we were lucky though as we learnt zulu time. the gold standard of time keeping.
It’s in the year 1 curriculum.
I learned through Play School like normal kids back then.
maybe we just need to bring back playschool
we watch it all the time
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
Arts said:nah, it’s not their fault someone failed to teach them time properly
Hold them accountable for basic skills, fucking spoonfed dorks.
Also do a unit on how to tell the time. How are they able to function in the real world?
have you ever tried to use a sundial at night sheesh
SCIENCE said:
Tamb said:
Bogsnorkler said:
24 hour time is the only one to use when communicating a time to someone.
AM is confusing to some people as they think the A means after.like antifa and antefa and antiantifa and antiantefa and anteantifa and anteantefa and ah fa kit
Tamb said:
SCIENCE said:
kii said:Hold them accountable for basic skills, fucking spoonfed dorks.
Also do a unit on how to tell the time. How are they able to function in the real world?
have you ever tried to use a sundial at night sheesh
Use a torch or the moon.
BTW I live in the tropics where sundials have two gnomons.
thumb thumb g thumb thumb thumb n……………..just talk among yourselves
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Sam Kerr has become a father.
Fuck off.
^
This is the Sammy Kerr I remember
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
party_pants said:Awesome.
I must Google for the closest one near me.
I had to get some cash out when last in Lismore and saw the machine then. So I took all my shrapnel today on this visit. NAB it is. I’d never seen a machine for that sorta thing before in a bank.
I bet the tellers are mighty glad that technology has caught up with such a tedious task.
Tellers haven’t coounted change dor decades. They weigh it.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
A 1966 1c coin in choice condition is now worth $5.
I should think that would almost cover inflation since then.
To think I melted the new ones(fill bigger holes) to do a brazing job on an exhaust system for a generator.
Peak Warming Man said:
Sam Kerr has become a father.
Didn’t know she had it in her.
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
A 1966 1c coin in choice condition is now worth $5.
I should think that would almost cover inflation since then.
To think I melted the new ones(fill bigger holes) to do a brazing job on an exhaust system for a generator.
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:I should think that would almost cover inflation since then.
To think I melted the new ones(fill bigger holes) to do a brazing job on an exhaust system for a generator.
The 5 cent coin is due for the chop soon
Probably have $10 worth of those.
roughbarked said:
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:To think I melted the new ones(fill bigger holes) to do a brazing job on an exhaust system for a generator.
The 5 cent coin is due for the chop soonProbably have $10 worth of those.
I saw my lawyers yesterday; my pseudonym has been approved and assigned, and it’s a really normal-sounding name. I was hoping for something weird or strange.
btm said:
I saw my lawyers yesterday; my pseudonym has been approved and assigned, and it’s a really normal-sounding name. I was hoping for something weird or strange.
Who choose this pseudonym if not yourself?
Witty Rejoinder said:
btm said:
I saw my lawyers yesterday; my pseudonym has been approved and assigned, and it’s a really normal-sounding name. I was hoping for something weird or strange.
Who choose this pseudonym if not yourself?
The Supreme Court of Victoria.
btm said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
btm said:
I saw my lawyers yesterday; my pseudonym has been approved and assigned, and it’s a really normal-sounding name. I was hoping for something weird or strange.
Who choose this pseudonym if not yourself?
The Supreme Court of Victoria.
And why did they need to do so?
Witty Rejoinder said:
btm said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Who choose this pseudonym if not yourself?
The Supreme Court of Victoria.
And why did they need to do so?
I’m involved in a legal case and I and my lawyers thought my real name should not be revealed. The court has now agreed.
btm said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
btm said:The Supreme Court of Victoria.
And why did they need to do so?
I’m involved in a legal case and I and my lawyers thought my real name should not be revealed. The court has now agreed.
Is this a civil or criminal action?
btm said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
btm said:The Supreme Court of Victoria.
And why did they need to do so?
I’m involved in a legal case and I and my lawyers thought my real name should not be revealed. The court has now agreed.
It’s ok, we won’t tell anyone we know you.
Bogsnorkler said:
sooooo is midday AM or PM? and is midnight PM or AM? Neither are before or after AM or PM. it’s a paradox.
most amusing.
Hope MV isn’t around Gympie today.
Witty Rejoinder said:
btm said:
Witty Rejoinder said:And why did they need to do so?
I’m involved in a legal case and I and my lawyers thought my real name should not be revealed. The court has now agreed.
Is this a civil or criminal action?
This part of it’s civil. There’s some criminal stuff involved too, but this part’s the civil part. And no, I’m not the defendant.
Tamb said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:I think midday is PM and midnight is AM – that’s the way I’ve always been taught it…
but I am increasingly using 24 hr time because it saves confusion.
24 hour time is the only one to use when communicating a time to someone.
AM is confusing to some people as they think the A means after.
No problem.
We have After-Midnight and Pre-Midnight.
Divine Angel said:
btm said:
Witty Rejoinder said:And why did they need to do so?
I’m involved in a legal case and I and my lawyers thought my real name should not be revealed. The court has now agreed.
It’s ok, we won’t tell anyone we know you.
I knew I could rely on you. Would you like some field mushrooms I found?
btm said:
Divine Angel said:
btm said:I’m involved in a legal case and I and my lawyers thought my real name should not be revealed. The court has now agreed.
It’s ok, we won’t tell anyone we know you.
I knew I could rely on you. Would you like some field mushrooms I found?
That’s one way to segue yourself into a criminal trial
some of you ghouls wanted to see my cancer op wound. next post will have a pic. so don’t open if you don’t want to see it.
I’m not going to quote the pic for those who choose not to view.
How’s it healing? Do you need medical maggots to clear it out?
Divine Angel said:
I’m not going to quote the pic for those who choose not to view.How’s it healing? Do you need medical maggots to clear it out?
The people who know, surgeon and nurses, reckon it is coming along nicely. I reckon it looks horrible. There was quite a big chunk taken out and not in a good spot to heal quickly. no maggotd. I have had red light, blue light, green gel on gauze, brown paste and yellowish paste.
Not a fan.
Bogsnorkler said:
Divine Angel said:
I’m not going to quote the pic for those who choose not to view.How’s it healing? Do you need medical maggots to clear it out?
The people who know, surgeon and nurses, reckon it is coming along nicely. I reckon it looks horrible. There was quite a big chunk taken out and not in a good spot to heal quickly. no maggotd. I have had red light, blue light, green gel on gauze, brown paste and yellowish paste.
I’ll ask the surgeon to try kissing it better next time I’m in.
Bogsnorkler said:
Divine Angel said:
I’m not going to quote the pic for those who choose not to view.How’s it healing? Do you need medical maggots to clear it out?
The people who know, surgeon and nurses, reckon it is coming along nicely. I reckon it looks horrible. There was quite a big chunk taken out and not in a good spot to heal quickly. no maggotd. I have had red light, blue light, green gel on gauze, brown paste and yellowish paste.
Just from the photo, it looks like it’s healing well. No obvious signs of infection, no weeping. It’s a large wound, but the edges seem to be growing in on it.
Bogsnorkler said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Divine Angel said:
I’m not going to quote the pic for those who choose not to view.How’s it healing? Do you need medical maggots to clear it out?
The people who know, surgeon and nurses, reckon it is coming along nicely. I reckon it looks horrible. There was quite a big chunk taken out and not in a good spot to heal quickly. no maggotd. I have had red light, blue light, green gel on gauze, brown paste and yellowish paste.
I’ll ask the surgeon to try kissing it better next time I’m in.
It needs some healing sunshine.
Bogsnorkler said:
Bogsnorkler said:
some of you ghouls wanted to see my cancer op wound. next post will have a pic. so don’t open if you don’t want to see it.
what if we were reading backward through the time listing
Peak Warming Man said:
Not a fan.
you never like the Archibald prize winner
Peak Warming Man said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Bogsnorkler said:The people who know, surgeon and nurses, reckon it is coming along nicely. I reckon it looks horrible. There was quite a big chunk taken out and not in a good spot to heal quickly. no maggotd. I have had red light, blue light, green gel on gauze, brown paste and yellowish paste.
I’ll ask the surgeon to try kissing it better next time I’m in.
It needs some healing sunshine.
Failing that, some black salve, colloidal silver and/or ivermectin.
(and as a last resort, urine)
SCIENCE said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Bogsnorkler said:
some of you ghouls wanted to see my cancer op wound. next post will have a pic. so don’t open if you don’t want to see it.
what if we were reading backward through the time listing
then you deserve everything you get!!!
Divine Angel said:
If there is anything to get I don’t think I got it.
I’ve never seen doge hiding under a table because it’s windy before. I shoulda checked it when Alfred was happening.
Divine Angel said:
I’ve never seen doge hiding under a table because it’s windy before. I shoulda checked it when Alfred was happening.
Doh. I really should have got that. How come it’s not in the meme thread though?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
I’ve never seen doge hiding under a table because it’s windy before. I shoulda checked it when Alfred was happening.
Doh. I really should have got that. How come it’s not in the meme thread though?
I don’t have an answer for that.
Arts…they’ve finished a the mushroom trial for today. It was only a half day. But I’ve read the ABC live blog and as I spent some hours in the car today, I’ve heard most of the detail.
Day 8 was filled with the recorded police interviews of EP’s children.
They finished the recoding from yesterday of EP& SP’s daughter who was 9 at the time of the interview in late 2023
She just basically goes through the days following the lunch.. with not much information she said her mum was a ‘good cook’
She said she doesnt like mushroom, she’s never been mushroom picking and she does not recall seeing mushroom in Mt Waverly (where they spent the easter break)
The son (14yrs old) interview was also played.. again a lot of confirming the timeline which coincided with his sisters testimony.. but he added that the next day even though EP said she was too unwell to go to church and had been going to the bathroom.. she drove him out to his flying lesson (about 70mins away) with no stops, then just before they got there the flying instructor bailed and cancelled the lesson, so they turned around and drove home. They stopped for dimsims and hotdog but EP did not use the bathroom at all on the entire trip.
Son then said she ‘raced to get inside’ to the bathroom once they got home.. but I don’t think that means she was sick, it just means she spent about three ours in the car without going.
He also helped to pack the dishwasher after the lunch and confirms the plates were ‘white and about 15cm diameter” and said they were the plates mum uses to serve dinner.
he mentioned a salad he saw being prepared – but this is the first mention of a salad I have seen… so the kid could be wrong or maybe no one else noticed it (the dinner is said to have been mashed potato, beef wellington and green beans) so the salad is interesting.
Son also said that when he went upstairs to ask his mum to take his friend home she was playing lego…
she also had her morning coffees on monday and Sunday.. and another coffee on that drive from the flying lesson…
He said that the ‘leftover’ steak he had was ‘some of the best meat I have eaten’ and it was eye fillet and he saw it the day before.. and that it was a block that he cut up and ate.
At 6.30 monday morning EP drove him to the bus stop and had said she was up through the night to go to the toilet and she felt dizzy… but she still had her morning coffee..
the last semi interesting point was that the child said he remembers being on a walk with his mother during covid and she took a pic of a mushroom because ‘it looked nice’
EP herself went through a lot of emotions during this listen. She nodded along to parts of the testimony at other times she dabbed her eyes with a tissue. I can imagine that she hasn’t seen much of her kids since she was arrested, so I understand that their voices would have an emotional effect on her..
or maybe she’s thinking something else..
in all it was a quieter day in court, and not a lot of revelation but we cant expect everyday to be interesting.
They wont resume until Tuesday…
Maybe she popped a couple of Imodium before the drive.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Mostly cloudy with morning showers, top of 23. I have a dr appointment to get the results of the blood test. It’s just checking liver, kidneys, thyroid, iron, and a slightly elevated CRP detected last week.
Good luck.
Bloods good. ECG good. Booked in for spirometer next week, go from there.
Good-oh.
:)
Divine Angel said:
Maybe she popped a couple of Imodium before the drive.
then went wild with the coffee…
Bogsnorkler said:
sooooo is midday AM or PM? and is midnight PM or AM? Neither are before or after AM or PM. it’s a paradox.
It’s something that can’t be worked out from first principles, unfortunately.
I often get it wrong. Which makes it very annoying.
Arts said:
Day 8 was filled with the recorded police interviews of EP’s children.
They finished the recoding from yesterday of EP& SP’s daughter who was 9 at the time of the interview in late 2023
She just basically goes through the days following the lunch.. with not much information she said her mum was a ‘good cook’
She said she doesnt like mushroom, she’s never been mushroom picking and she does not recall seeing mushroom in Mt Waverly (where they spent the easter break)The son (14yrs old) interview was also played.. again a lot of confirming the timeline which coincided with his sisters testimony.. but he added that the next day even though EP said she was too unwell to go to church and had been going to the bathroom.. she drove him out to his flying lesson (about 70mins away) with no stops, then just before they got there the flying instructor bailed and cancelled the lesson, so they turned around and drove home. They stopped for dimsims and hotdog but EP did not use the bathroom at all on the entire trip.
Son then said she ‘raced to get inside’ to the bathroom once they got home.. but I don’t think that means she was sick, it just means she spent about three ours in the car without going.He also helped to pack the dishwasher after the lunch and confirms the plates were ‘white and about 15cm diameter” and said they were the plates mum uses to serve dinner.
he mentioned a salad he saw being prepared – but this is the first mention of a salad I have seen… so the kid could be wrong or maybe no one else noticed it (the dinner is said to have been mashed potato, beef wellington and green beans) so the salad is interesting.Son also said that when he went upstairs to ask his mum to take his friend home she was playing lego…
she also had her morning coffees on monday and Sunday.. and another coffee on that drive from the flying lesson…He said that the ‘leftover’ steak he had was ‘some of the best meat I have eaten’ and it was eye fillet and he saw it the day before.. and that it was a block that he cut up and ate.
At 6.30 monday morning EP drove him to the bus stop and had said she was up through the night to go to the toilet and she felt dizzy… but she still had her morning coffee..
the last semi interesting point was that the child said he remembers being on a walk with his mother during covid and she took a pic of a mushroom because ‘it looked nice’
EP herself went through a lot of emotions during this listen. She nodded along to parts of the testimony at other times she dabbed her eyes with a tissue. I can imagine that she hasn’t seen much of her kids since she was arrested, so I understand that their voices would have an emotional effect on her..
or maybe she’s thinking something else..
in all it was a quieter day in court, and not a lot of revelation but we cant expect everyday to be interesting.
They wont resume until Tuesday…
What’s with taking Monday off? No official PH in Victoria.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Justice Beale just told the jury yesterday that Monday would not have proceedings due to the PH… but halfway through the Jury sent the judge a note asking if they could have every monday off.. to which Justice Beale said – sure if you want to go to work every monday… the jury were not on board with that…
Arts said:
Day 8 was filled with the recorded police interviews of EP’s children.
They finished the recoding from yesterday of EP& SP’s daughter who was 9 at the time of the interview in late 2023
She just basically goes through the days following the lunch.. with not much information she said her mum was a ‘good cook’
She said she doesnt like mushroom, she’s never been mushroom picking and she does not recall seeing mushroom in Mt Waverly (where they spent the easter break)The son (14yrs old) interview was also played.. again a lot of confirming the timeline which coincided with his sisters testimony.. but he added that the next day even though EP said she was too unwell to go to church and had been going to the bathroom.. she drove him out to his flying lesson (about 70mins away) with no stops, then just before they got there the flying instructor bailed and cancelled the lesson, so they turned around and drove home. They stopped for dimsims and hotdog but EP did not use the bathroom at all on the entire trip.
Son then said she ‘raced to get inside’ to the bathroom once they got home.. but I don’t think that means she was sick, it just means she spent about three ours in the car without going.He also helped to pack the dishwasher after the lunch and confirms the plates were ‘white and about 15cm diameter” and said they were the plates mum uses to serve dinner.
he mentioned a salad he saw being prepared – but this is the first mention of a salad I have seen… so the kid could be wrong or maybe no one else noticed it (the dinner is said to have been mashed potato, beef wellington and green beans) so the salad is interesting.Son also said that when he went upstairs to ask his mum to take his friend home she was playing lego…
she also had her morning coffees on monday and Sunday.. and another coffee on that drive from the flying lesson…He said that the ‘leftover’ steak he had was ‘some of the best meat I have eaten’ and it was eye fillet and he saw it the day before.. and that it was a block that he cut up and ate.
At 6.30 monday morning EP drove him to the bus stop and had said she was up through the night to go to the toilet and she felt dizzy… but she still had her morning coffee..
the last semi interesting point was that the child said he remembers being on a walk with his mother during covid and she took a pic of a mushroom because ‘it looked nice’
EP herself went through a lot of emotions during this listen. She nodded along to parts of the testimony at other times she dabbed her eyes with a tissue. I can imagine that she hasn’t seen much of her kids since she was arrested, so I understand that their voices would have an emotional effect on her..
or maybe she’s thinking something else..
in all it was a quieter day in court, and not a lot of revelation but we cant expect everyday to be interesting.
They wont resume until Tuesday…
What’s with taking Monday off? No official PH in Victoria.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Arts said:
Day 8 was filled with the recorded police interviews of EP’s children.
They finished the recoding from yesterday of EP& SP’s daughter who was 9 at the time of the interview in late 2023
She just basically goes through the days following the lunch.. with not much information she said her mum was a ‘good cook’
She said she doesnt like mushroom, she’s never been mushroom picking and she does not recall seeing mushroom in Mt Waverly (where they spent the easter break)The son (14yrs old) interview was also played.. again a lot of confirming the timeline which coincided with his sisters testimony.. but he added that the next day even though EP said she was too unwell to go to church and had been going to the bathroom.. she drove him out to his flying lesson (about 70mins away) with no stops, then just before they got there the flying instructor bailed and cancelled the lesson, so they turned around and drove home. They stopped for dimsims and hotdog but EP did not use the bathroom at all on the entire trip.
Son then said she ‘raced to get inside’ to the bathroom once they got home.. but I don’t think that means she was sick, it just means she spent about three ours in the car without going.He also helped to pack the dishwasher after the lunch and confirms the plates were ‘white and about 15cm diameter” and said they were the plates mum uses to serve dinner.
he mentioned a salad he saw being prepared – but this is the first mention of a salad I have seen… so the kid could be wrong or maybe no one else noticed it (the dinner is said to have been mashed potato, beef wellington and green beans) so the salad is interesting.Son also said that when he went upstairs to ask his mum to take his friend home she was playing lego…
she also had her morning coffees on monday and Sunday.. and another coffee on that drive from the flying lesson…He said that the ‘leftover’ steak he had was ‘some of the best meat I have eaten’ and it was eye fillet and he saw it the day before.. and that it was a block that he cut up and ate.
At 6.30 monday morning EP drove him to the bus stop and had said she was up through the night to go to the toilet and she felt dizzy… but she still had her morning coffee..
the last semi interesting point was that the child said he remembers being on a walk with his mother during covid and she took a pic of a mushroom because ‘it looked nice’
EP herself went through a lot of emotions during this listen. She nodded along to parts of the testimony at other times she dabbed her eyes with a tissue. I can imagine that she hasn’t seen much of her kids since she was arrested, so I understand that their voices would have an emotional effect on her..
or maybe she’s thinking something else..
in all it was a quieter day in court, and not a lot of revelation but we cant expect everyday to be interesting.
They wont resume until Tuesday…
What’s with taking Monday off? No official PH in Victoria.
Rest and recouperation.
Arts said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Justice Beale just told the jury yesterday that Monday would not have proceedings due to the PH… but halfway through the Jury sent the judge a note asking if they could have every monday off.. to which Justice Beale said – sure if you want to go to work every monday… the jury were not on board with that…
Arts said:
Day 8 was filled with the recorded police interviews of EP’s children.
They finished the recoding from yesterday of EP& SP’s daughter who was 9 at the time of the interview in late 2023
She just basically goes through the days following the lunch.. with not much information she said her mum was a ‘good cook’
She said she doesnt like mushroom, she’s never been mushroom picking and she does not recall seeing mushroom in Mt Waverly (where they spent the easter break)The son (14yrs old) interview was also played.. again a lot of confirming the timeline which coincided with his sisters testimony.. but he added that the next day even though EP said she was too unwell to go to church and had been going to the bathroom.. she drove him out to his flying lesson (about 70mins away) with no stops, then just before they got there the flying instructor bailed and cancelled the lesson, so they turned around and drove home. They stopped for dimsims and hotdog but EP did not use the bathroom at all on the entire trip.
Son then said she ‘raced to get inside’ to the bathroom once they got home.. but I don’t think that means she was sick, it just means she spent about three ours in the car without going.He also helped to pack the dishwasher after the lunch and confirms the plates were ‘white and about 15cm diameter” and said they were the plates mum uses to serve dinner.
he mentioned a salad he saw being prepared – but this is the first mention of a salad I have seen… so the kid could be wrong or maybe no one else noticed it (the dinner is said to have been mashed potato, beef wellington and green beans) so the salad is interesting.Son also said that when he went upstairs to ask his mum to take his friend home she was playing lego…
she also had her morning coffees on monday and Sunday.. and another coffee on that drive from the flying lesson…He said that the ‘leftover’ steak he had was ‘some of the best meat I have eaten’ and it was eye fillet and he saw it the day before.. and that it was a block that he cut up and ate.
At 6.30 monday morning EP drove him to the bus stop and had said she was up through the night to go to the toilet and she felt dizzy… but she still had her morning coffee..
the last semi interesting point was that the child said he remembers being on a walk with his mother during covid and she took a pic of a mushroom because ‘it looked nice’
EP herself went through a lot of emotions during this listen. She nodded along to parts of the testimony at other times she dabbed her eyes with a tissue. I can imagine that she hasn’t seen much of her kids since she was arrested, so I understand that their voices would have an emotional effect on her..
or maybe she’s thinking something else..
in all it was a quieter day in court, and not a lot of revelation but we cant expect everyday to be interesting.
They wont resume until Tuesday…
What’s with taking Monday off? No official PH in Victoria.
I think he said that time was needed for preparation of more stuff to be given to the jury.
I had a bit of annoyance at some of the ABC reporting today. (I sat in the car for several hours, I heard a lot of this stuff multiple times) One of the reporters said something along the lines of the children’s interviews were being done remotely. No. The interviews shown were remote in time, not happening today, because they were the police interviews of the children back near the actual incident. If you weren’t listening carefully, you could very easily have thought the kids were on video link to the court or something.
I am supposed to go to a party tonight of one of our good friends.. its a 50 birthday party..
I’ve had a chaotic week at work, the incident that happened on tuesday (or monday – I cant remember now) night – which i still haven’t mentally reconciled.. and i have to get up and be at the zoo for 6.30am on saturday…
I really do not feel like going out..
but we have known this person for like 35 years, they are part of our friend group, it’s 50th all socially mandated signs say I should absolutely attend..
but I really just want to curl up in bed with the ipad and watch something mindless and go to sleep early
Arts said:
I am supposed to go to a party tonight of one of our good friends.. its a 50 birthday party..I’ve had a chaotic week at work, the incident that happened on tuesday (or monday – I cant remember now) night – which i still haven’t mentally reconciled.. and i have to get up and be at the zoo for 6.30am on saturday…
I really do not feel like going out..
but we have known this person for like 35 years, they are part of our friend group, it’s 50th all socially mandated signs say I should absolutely attend..
but I really just want to curl up in bed with the ipad and watch something mindless and go to sleep early
“I’m so sorry, I can’t make it tonight, we’ll catch up next week.”
Don’t run on an empty tank. It’s ok not to go.
Arts said:
I am supposed to go to a party tonight of one of our good friends.. its a 50 birthday party..I’ve had a chaotic week at work, the incident that happened on tuesday (or monday – I cant remember now) night – which i still haven’t mentally reconciled.. and i have to get up and be at the zoo for 6.30am on saturday…
I really do not feel like going out..
but we have known this person for like 35 years, they are part of our friend group, it’s 50th all socially mandated signs say I should absolutely attend..
but I really just want to curl up in bed with the ipad and watch something mindless and go to sleep early
Can you organise a semi emergency phone call from family and leave early
Arts said:
I am supposed to go to a party tonight of one of our good friends.. its a 50 birthday party..I’ve had a chaotic week at work, the incident that happened on tuesday (or monday – I cant remember now) night – which i still haven’t mentally reconciled.. and i have to get up and be at the zoo for 6.30am on saturday…
I really do not feel like going out..
but we have known this person for like 35 years, they are part of our friend group, it’s 50th all socially mandated signs say I should absolutely attend..
but I really just want to curl up in bed with the ipad and watch something mindless and go to sleep early
Have a nap beforehand and be fashionably late.
buffy said:
Arts said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Justice Beale just told the jury yesterday that Monday would not have proceedings due to the PH… but halfway through the Jury sent the judge a note asking if they could have every monday off.. to which Justice Beale said – sure if you want to go to work every monday… the jury were not on board with that…What’s with taking Monday off? No official PH in Victoria.
I think he said that time was needed for preparation of more stuff to be given to the jury.
I had a bit of annoyance at some of the ABC reporting today. (I sat in the car for several hours, I heard a lot of this stuff multiple times) One of the reporters said something along the lines of the children’s interviews were being done remotely. No. The interviews shown were remote in time, not happening today, because they were the police interviews of the children back near the actual incident. If you weren’t listening carefully, you could very easily have thought the kids were on video link to the court or something.
the reporting style changes depending on who writes the article.. but I have an insider who send me snippits throughout also… that I am adding to my document… so I use the live updates to get the basics, then use the inside word to clarify, reject or sustain… then I fill in other bits as I hear from other sources…
It is a very information heavy trial (I mean they all are but this one is hugely dependant on the timeline) the timeline is sometimes difficult to establish because the defence keep going back over things.. and the recorded interviews aren’t in chronological order either… I have created a timeline of what I believe is correct, but will change it as I get more info… in the end I think I’ll have a fairly accurate document.. then will see if I can get the court transcript at some point.
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
I am supposed to go to a party tonight of one of our good friends.. its a 50 birthday party..I’ve had a chaotic week at work, the incident that happened on tuesday (or monday – I cant remember now) night – which i still haven’t mentally reconciled.. and i have to get up and be at the zoo for 6.30am on saturday…
I really do not feel like going out..
but we have known this person for like 35 years, they are part of our friend group, it’s 50th all socially mandated signs say I should absolutely attend..
but I really just want to curl up in bed with the ipad and watch something mindless and go to sleep early
“I’m so sorry, I can’t make it tonight, we’ll catch up next week.”
Don’t run on an empty tank. It’s ok not to go.
“I’ve got the trots from a dodgy sausage roll, can’t go anywhere, sincere apologies.”
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
I am supposed to go to a party tonight of one of our good friends.. its a 50 birthday party..I’ve had a chaotic week at work, the incident that happened on tuesday (or monday – I cant remember now) night – which i still haven’t mentally reconciled.. and i have to get up and be at the zoo for 6.30am on saturday…
I really do not feel like going out..
but we have known this person for like 35 years, they are part of our friend group, it’s 50th all socially mandated signs say I should absolutely attend..
but I really just want to curl up in bed with the ipad and watch something mindless and go to sleep early
“I’m so sorry, I can’t make it tonight, we’ll catch up next week.”
Don’t run on an empty tank. It’s ok not to go.
“I’ve got the trots from a dodgy
sausage rollbeef Wellington, can’t go anywhere, sincere apologies.”
FIFY
Arts said:
buffy said:
Arts said:Justice Beale just told the jury yesterday that Monday would not have proceedings due to the PH… but halfway through the Jury sent the judge a note asking if they could have every monday off.. to which Justice Beale said – sure if you want to go to work every monday… the jury were not on board with that…I think he said that time was needed for preparation of more stuff to be given to the jury.
I had a bit of annoyance at some of the ABC reporting today. (I sat in the car for several hours, I heard a lot of this stuff multiple times) One of the reporters said something along the lines of the children’s interviews were being done remotely. No. The interviews shown were remote in time, not happening today, because they were the police interviews of the children back near the actual incident. If you weren’t listening carefully, you could very easily have thought the kids were on video link to the court or something.
the reporting style changes depending on who writes the article.. but I have an insider who send me snippits throughout also… that I am adding to my document… so I use the live updates to get the basics, then use the inside word to clarify, reject or sustain… then I fill in other bits as I hear from other sources…
It is a very information heavy trial (I mean they all are but this one is hugely dependant on the timeline) the timeline is sometimes difficult to establish because the defence keep going back over things.. and the recorded interviews aren’t in chronological order either… I have created a timeline of what I believe is correct, but will change it as I get more info… in the end I think I’ll have a fairly accurate document.. then will see if I can get the court transcript at some point.
Does the transcript become public once the trial is over or do you have contacts who can get it.
they are all great excuses or reasons.. but Mr Arts will definitely go, so I don’t want to make him lie either.. I might just bail early. By the time everyone gets a few drinks into them they wont notice if I slip away…
or, as per DA solution, I might just give myself permission to stay home. ..
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:“I’m so sorry, I can’t make it tonight, we’ll catch up next week.”
Don’t run on an empty tank. It’s ok not to go.
“I’ve got the trots from a dodgy
sausage rollbeef Wellington, can’t go anywhere, sincere apologies.”FIFY
Yeah I was thinking something similar
Arts “Hi everyone, got a basket of mushroom I foraged for in semi daylight”
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
I am supposed to go to a party tonight of one of our good friends.. its a 50 birthday party..I’ve had a chaotic week at work, the incident that happened on tuesday (or monday – I cant remember now) night – which i still haven’t mentally reconciled.. and i have to get up and be at the zoo for 6.30am on saturday…
I really do not feel like going out..
but we have known this person for like 35 years, they are part of our friend group, it’s 50th all socially mandated signs say I should absolutely attend..
but I really just want to curl up in bed with the ipad and watch something mindless and go to sleep early
“I’m so sorry, I can’t make it tonight, we’ll catch up next week.”
Don’t run on an empty tank. It’s ok not to go.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
I am supposed to go to a party tonight of one of our good friends.. its a 50 birthday party..I’ve had a chaotic week at work, the incident that happened on tuesday (or monday – I cant remember now) night – which i still haven’t mentally reconciled.. and i have to get up and be at the zoo for 6.30am on saturday…
I really do not feel like going out..
but we have known this person for like 35 years, they are part of our friend group, it’s 50th all socially mandated signs say I should absolutely attend..
but I really just want to curl up in bed with the ipad and watch something mindless and go to sleep early
“I’m so sorry, I can’t make it tonight, we’ll catch up next week.”
Don’t run on an empty tank. It’s ok not to go.
I’d make a token assistance and leave early. Ideally 50th birthday celebrations of very close friends are something you should arrange your week around.
assistance=appearance
Cymek said:
Arts said:
buffy said:I think he said that time was needed for preparation of more stuff to be given to the jury.
I had a bit of annoyance at some of the ABC reporting today. (I sat in the car for several hours, I heard a lot of this stuff multiple times) One of the reporters said something along the lines of the children’s interviews were being done remotely. No. The interviews shown were remote in time, not happening today, because they were the police interviews of the children back near the actual incident. If you weren’t listening carefully, you could very easily have thought the kids were on video link to the court or something.
the reporting style changes depending on who writes the article.. but I have an insider who send me snippits throughout also… that I am adding to my document… so I use the live updates to get the basics, then use the inside word to clarify, reject or sustain… then I fill in other bits as I hear from other sources…
It is a very information heavy trial (I mean they all are but this one is hugely dependant on the timeline) the timeline is sometimes difficult to establish because the defence keep going back over things.. and the recorded interviews aren’t in chronological order either… I have created a timeline of what I believe is correct, but will change it as I get more info… in the end I think I’ll have a fairly accurate document.. then will see if I can get the court transcript at some point.
Does the transcript become public once the trial is over or do you have contacts who can get it.
court transcripts usually become public through FOI… sometimes they aren’t public or, more often, they are heavily redacted.. especially if there are children or certain offences involved.. but I don’t see this one as falling into any of those categories. sometimes you have to pay a fee (like an admin fee) to get the transcripts .. but yes, I have contacts so usually can get them sent to me for nothing.
Divine Angel said:
Hope MV isn’t around Gympie today.
No. Woolies, Cooloola Cove…
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
I am supposed to go to a party tonight of one of our good friends.. its a 50 birthday party..I’ve had a chaotic week at work, the incident that happened on tuesday (or monday – I cant remember now) night – which i still haven’t mentally reconciled.. and i have to get up and be at the zoo for 6.30am on saturday…
I really do not feel like going out..
but we have known this person for like 35 years, they are part of our friend group, it’s 50th all socially mandated signs say I should absolutely attend..
but I really just want to curl up in bed with the ipad and watch something mindless and go to sleep early
“I’m so sorry, I can’t make it tonight, we’ll catch up next week.”
Don’t run on an empty tank. It’s ok not to go.
I’d make a token assistance and leave early. Ideally 50th birthday celebrations of very close friends are something you should arrange your week around.
usually I’d agree, but two weeks ago when I asked this person what they were doing. they said they didn’t want a party.. we got the message on Sunday night that now there was going to be a party… so …
Arts said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:“I’m so sorry, I can’t make it tonight, we’ll catch up next week.”
Don’t run on an empty tank. It’s ok not to go.
I’d make a token assistance and leave early. Ideally 50th birthday celebrations of very close friends are something you should arrange your week around.usually I’d agree, but two weeks ago when I asked this person what they were doing. they said they didn’t want a party.. we got the message on Sunday night that now there was going to be a party… so …
if they are good friends then telling them you just don’t feel like partying, give the reasons, then that should be OK. On the other hand I have gone to partys that I really didn’t want to and had a great time.
Arts said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:“I’m so sorry, I can’t make it tonight, we’ll catch up next week.”
Don’t run on an empty tank. It’s ok not to go.
I’d make a token assistance and leave early. Ideally 50th birthday celebrations of very close friends are something you should arrange your week around.usually I’d agree, but two weeks ago when I asked this person what they were doing. they said they didn’t want a party.. we got the message on Sunday night that now there was going to be a party… so …
Yeah that is annoying.
You could always go with this tops excuse
https://youtu.be/lttyeNpMh0k?si=618m3RAPWAmN87rF
deity damn have yous boomers never heard of online video conferencing sheesh
Divine Angel said:
You could always go with this tops excusehttps://youtu.be/lttyeNpMh0k?si=618m3RAPWAmN87rF
LOL… I would also reject a dinner with Tom Cruise, roast or not… but it was fun to the young Naomi Watts again.
SCIENCE said:
deity damn have yous boomers never heard of online video conferencing sheesh
what are you yelling at us for now?
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
You could always go with this tops excusehttps://youtu.be/lttyeNpMh0k?si=618m3RAPWAmN87rF
LOL… I would also reject a dinner with Tom Cruise, roast or not… but it was fun to the young Naomi Watts again.
This was back when Tom Cruises was cool, before he jumped on couches, before the deep spiral into Scientology (although he was into it then).
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
deity damn have yous boomers never heard of online video conferencing sheesh
what are you yelling at us for now?
we’d‘ve thought yous modern technology geniuses would have the virtual LAN party down pat, who needs to attend a old hominid’s party in person anyway
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Hope MV isn’t around Gympie today.
No. Woolies, Cooloola Cove…
But while I was in Woolies, I had some weird visual disturbances. Lasted 10 or 15 minutes. It was a bit like I was looking through a kaleidoscope. Bits were moving around and disappearing. I couldn’t read. And it was sparkly (like looking through a diamond) in areas. Both eyes were affected (but each was different). I didn’t feel unwell in any other way. But was expecting to pass out or vomit or something. It was quite distressing.
Enjoying a brandy cocktail* then I’ll be heading to the BWS for some nice red wine.
So I’d better call FNDC.
*few slivers of pickled ginger, sliced baby mandarin, ice, big shot of French brandy, splash of lime juice, dry ginger ale.
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Hope MV isn’t around Gympie today.
No. Woolies, Cooloola Cove…
But while I was in Woolies, I had some weird visual disturbances. Lasted 10 or 15 minutes. It was a bit like I was looking through a kaleidoscope. Bits were moving around and disappearing. I couldn’t read. And it was sparkly (like looking through a diamond) in areas. Both eyes were affected (but each was different). I didn’t feel unwell in any other way. But was expecting to pass out or vomit or something. It was quite distressing.
Certainly sounds distressing. Seek medical advice asap.
Divine Angel said:
You could always go with this tops excusehttps://youtu.be/lttyeNpMh0k?si=618m3RAPWAmN87rF
Heh!
:)
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Hope MV isn’t around Gympie today.
No. Woolies, Cooloola Cove…
But while I was in Woolies, I had some weird visual disturbances. Lasted 10 or 15 minutes. It was a bit like I was looking through a kaleidoscope. Bits were moving around and disappearing. I couldn’t read. And it was sparkly (like looking through a diamond) in areas. Both eyes were affected (but each was different). I didn’t feel unwell in any other way. But was expecting to pass out or vomit or something. It was quite distressing.
That is not good, hopefully nothing serious
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Hope MV isn’t around Gympie today.
No. Woolies, Cooloola Cove…
But while I was in Woolies, I had some weird visual disturbances. Lasted 10 or 15 minutes. It was a bit like I was looking through a kaleidoscope. Bits were moving around and disappearing. I couldn’t read. And it was sparkly (like looking through a diamond) in areas. Both eyes were affected (but each was different). I didn’t feel unwell in any other way. But was expecting to pass out or vomit or something. It was quite distressing.
That sounds a lot like the aura phase of a migraine. I get it occasionally, but not the headache.
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Hope MV isn’t around Gympie today.
No. Woolies, Cooloola Cove…
But while I was in Woolies, I had some weird visual disturbances. Lasted 10 or 15 minutes. It was a bit like I was looking through a kaleidoscope. Bits were moving around and disappearing. I couldn’t read. And it was sparkly (like looking through a diamond) in areas. Both eyes were affected (but each was different). I didn’t feel unwell in any other way. But was expecting to pass out or vomit or something. It was quite distressing.
Oh MV! That sounds awful! Agree with btm about the aura phase of a migraine, but also have your dr check your BP and medication dosages.
Has Mrs V had any other funny turns?
btm said:
Michael V said:
Michael V said:No. Woolies, Cooloola Cove…
But while I was in Woolies, I had some weird visual disturbances. Lasted 10 or 15 minutes. It was a bit like I was looking through a kaleidoscope. Bits were moving around and disappearing. I couldn’t read. And it was sparkly (like looking through a diamond) in areas. Both eyes were affected (but each was different). I didn’t feel unwell in any other way. But was expecting to pass out or vomit or something. It was quite distressing.
That sounds a lot like the aura phase of a migraine. I get it occasionally, but not the headache.
Thanks for that. No headache with or after this.
I get migraines irregularly, but not at all like this. The visual disturbances with my migraines tend to be jagged black edges around the outside of the eye and with moving solid (as opposed to transparent – as today) colour shapes, that react to sound. And any sound is intensely painful and may cause vomiting. If anything, I couldn’t hear as well as I normally would, but who can tell with Woolies music playing?
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Hope MV isn’t around Gympie today.
No. Woolies, Cooloola Cove…
But while I was in Woolies, I had some weird visual disturbances. Lasted 10 or 15 minutes. It was a bit like I was looking through a kaleidoscope. Bits were moving around and disappearing. I couldn’t read. And it was sparkly (like looking through a diamond) in areas. Both eyes were affected (but each was different). I didn’t feel unwell in any other way. But was expecting to pass out or vomit or something. It was quite distressing.
Oh dear…… HUGZ.
Keep us updated.
btm said:
Michael V said:
Michael V said:No. Woolies, Cooloola Cove…
But while I was in Woolies, I had some weird visual disturbances. Lasted 10 or 15 minutes. It was a bit like I was looking through a kaleidoscope. Bits were moving around and disappearing. I couldn’t read. And it was sparkly (like looking through a diamond) in areas. Both eyes were affected (but each was different). I didn’t feel unwell in any other way. But was expecting to pass out or vomit or something. It was quite distressing.
That sounds a lot like the aura phase of a migraine. I get it occasionally, but not the headache.
This. Any headache at all? Usually would be one sided. Report it to your GP though. It would be a bit unusual to start having migraines now. (Note I didn’t say “at your age”…)
buffy said:
btm said:
Michael V said:But while I was in Woolies, I had some weird visual disturbances. Lasted 10 or 15 minutes. It was a bit like I was looking through a kaleidoscope. Bits were moving around and disappearing. I couldn’t read. And it was sparkly (like looking through a diamond) in areas. Both eyes were affected (but each was different). I didn’t feel unwell in any other way. But was expecting to pass out or vomit or something. It was quite distressing.
That sounds a lot like the aura phase of a migraine. I get it occasionally, but not the headache.
This. Any headache at all? Usually would be one sided. Report it to your GP though. It would be a bit unusual to start having migraines now. (Note I didn’t say “at your age”…)
I see you do have migraines. It’s not impossible that your migraines are changing. That does happen. Nice not to get the vomitting bit.
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
deity damn have yous boomers never heard of online video conferencing sheesh
what are you yelling at us for now?
we’d‘ve thought yous modern technology geniuses would have the virtual LAN party down pat, who needs to attend a old hominid’s party in person anyway
well I am not a boomer, but I think virtual parties went out in 2021…
Overpopulation, Underpopulation
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RJj7R4Xi9dM?feature=share
1 min 30 sec
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Hope MV isn’t around Gympie today.
No. Woolies, Cooloola Cove…
But while I was in Woolies, I had some weird visual disturbances. Lasted 10 or 15 minutes. It was a bit like I was looking through a kaleidoscope. Bits were moving around and disappearing. I couldn’t read. And it was sparkly (like looking through a diamond) in areas. Both eyes were affected (but each was different). I didn’t feel unwell in any other way. But was expecting to pass out or vomit or something. It was quite distressing.
sounds like the pre aura thing I get before a migraine… or it could be a tooma.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Michael V said:No. Woolies, Cooloola Cove…
But while I was in Woolies, I had some weird visual disturbances. Lasted 10 or 15 minutes. It was a bit like I was looking through a kaleidoscope. Bits were moving around and disappearing. I couldn’t read. And it was sparkly (like looking through a diamond) in areas. Both eyes were affected (but each was different). I didn’t feel unwell in any other way. But was expecting to pass out or vomit or something. It was quite distressing.
Oh MV! That sounds awful! Agree with btm about the aura phase of a migraine, but also have your dr check your BP and medication dosages.
Has Mrs V had any other funny turns?
No she hasn’t.
Dr and I are going through a review of medications. All were stopped except one, and some have been re-introduced one-by-one, as necessary. I measure and record my BP daily. My BP meds are now 20 mg (were 80 mg) and the readings are mostly in the “good” range.
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
deity damn have yous boomers never heard of online video conferencing sheesh
what are you yelling at us for now?
we’d‘ve thought yous modern technology geniuses would have the virtual LAN party down pat, who needs to attend a old hominid’s party in person anyway
Stay here and have a forum party with us fine peoples
captain_spalding said:
Overpopulation, Underpopulationhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/RJj7R4Xi9dM?feature=share
1 min 30 sec
Heh.
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
Michael V said:No. Woolies, Cooloola Cove…
But while I was in Woolies, I had some weird visual disturbances. Lasted 10 or 15 minutes. It was a bit like I was looking through a kaleidoscope. Bits were moving around and disappearing. I couldn’t read. And it was sparkly (like looking through a diamond) in areas. Both eyes were affected (but each was different). I didn’t feel unwell in any other way. But was expecting to pass out or vomit or something. It was quite distressing.
Oh dear…… HUGZ.
Keep us updated.
Ta. Will do.
:)
buffy said:
buffy said:
btm said:That sounds a lot like the aura phase of a migraine. I get it occasionally, but not the headache.
This. Any headache at all? Usually would be one sided. Report it to your GP though. It would be a bit unusual to start having migraines now. (Note I didn’t say “at your age”…)
I see you do have migraines. It’s not impossible that your migraines are changing. That does happen. Nice not to get the vomitting bit.
And the dreadful pounding headache.
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:Arts said:
what are you yelling at us for now?
we’d‘ve thought yous modern technology geniuses would have the virtual LAN party down pat, who needs to attend a old hominid’s party in person anyway
Stay here and have a forum party with us fine peoples
*Mixes a cocktail for SCIENCE.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:we’d‘ve thought yous modern technology geniuses would have the virtual LAN party down pat, who needs to attend a old hominid’s party in person anyway
Stay here and have a forum party with us fine peoples
*Mixes a cocktail for SCIENCE.
AI?
Thanks for the ideas everybody.
And for Arts: I recently had a Brain MRI – all was pretty good for an old geezer…
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:Stay here and have a forum party with us fine peoples
*Mixes a cocktail for SCIENCE.
AI?
If not, a clever imitation.
;)
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:*Mixes a cocktail for SCIENCE.
AI?
If not, a clever imitation.
;)
There’s definitely something wrong with that lady in blue.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:AI?
If not, a clever imitation.
;)
There’s definitely something wrong with that lady in blue.
It’s not often they let her out of the showroom window to attend parties.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:we’d‘ve thought yous modern technology geniuses would have the virtual LAN party down pat, who needs to attend a old hominid’s party in person anyway
Stay here and have a forum party with us fine peoples
*Mixes a cocktail for SCIENCE.
Oh man, the more I look, the worse it gets! Especially the hands.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:we’d‘ve thought yous modern technology geniuses would have the virtual LAN party down pat, who needs to attend a old hominid’s party in person anyway
Stay here and have a forum party with us fine peoples
*Mixes a cocktail for SCIENCE.
I haven’t been to a pre black tie dinner drinks for ages.
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Hope MV isn’t around Gympie today.
No. Woolies, Cooloola Cove…
But while I was in Woolies, I had some weird visual disturbances. Lasted 10 or 15 minutes. It was a bit like I was looking through a kaleidoscope. Bits were moving around and disappearing. I couldn’t read. And it was sparkly (like looking through a diamond) in areas. Both eyes were affected (but each was different). I didn’t feel unwell in any other way. But was expecting to pass out or vomit or something. It was quite distressing.
Had Buffy been sending you mushroom samples?
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
deity damn have yous boomers never heard of online video conferencing sheesh
what are you yelling at us for now?
we’d‘ve thought yous modern technology geniuses would have the virtual LAN party down pat, who needs to attend a old hominid’s party in person anyway
well I am not a boomer, but I think virtual parties went out in 2021…
Stay here and have a forum party with us fine peoples
exactly isn’t that the beauty of the virtual party you can attend 10 of them simultaneously and still be in your pyjamas
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:*Mixes a cocktail for SCIENCE.
AI?
If not, a clever imitation.
;)
we could enjoy a Rick Astley party true
Michael V said:
buffy said:
buffy said:This. Any headache at all? Usually would be one sided. Report it to your GP though. It would be a bit unusual to start having migraines now. (Note I didn’t say “at your age”…)
I see you do have migraines. It’s not impossible that your migraines are changing. That does happen. Nice not to get the vomitting bit.
And the dreadful pounding headache.
I used to describe classis migraine as “ooh look, sparkly things!” followed by “ooh, I’m going to vomit – yep, vomitting now” followed by “my head is falling apart and I really want to crawl into the dark and die – and please don’t make any noises”. You can get any individual part of this lovely group. I may have told you lot that I had one patient many years ago that really stumped the doctors. His prodromal (most commonly the sparkly, castle ramparts, kaleidescope bit) was tingling down one arm. They did work it out eventually.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Michael V said:
Michael V said:No. Woolies, Cooloola Cove…
But while I was in Woolies, I had some weird visual disturbances. Lasted 10 or 15 minutes. It was a bit like I was looking through a kaleidoscope. Bits were moving around and disappearing. I couldn’t read. And it was sparkly (like looking through a diamond) in areas. Both eyes were affected (but each was different). I didn’t feel unwell in any other way. But was expecting to pass out or vomit or something. It was quite distressing.
Had Buffy been sending you mushroom samples?
Taps nose.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:I see you do have migraines. It’s not impossible that your migraines are changing. That does happen. Nice not to get the vomitting bit.
And the dreadful pounding headache.
I used to describe classis migraine as “ooh look, sparkly things!” followed by “ooh, I’m going to vomit – yep, vomitting now” followed by “my head is falling apart and I really want to crawl into the dark and die – and please don’t make any noises”. You can get any individual part of this lovely group. I may have told you lot that I had one patient many years ago that really stumped the doctors. His prodromal (most commonly the sparkly, castle ramparts, kaleidescope bit) was tingling down one arm. They did work it out eventually.
classis=classic
LOL we thought doctors ruled out everything else before they can just dump the diagnosis of migraine on something so if course it’ll take them lots of dead ends LOL
SCIENCE said:
LOL we thought doctors ruled out everything else before they can just dump the diagnosis of migraine on something so if course it’ll take them lots of dead ends LOL
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck – it’s probably a duck. Clinical pearls version of Ockham’s Razor.
buffy said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:And the dreadful pounding headache.
I used to describe classis migraine as “ooh look, sparkly things!” followed by “ooh, I’m going to vomit – yep, vomitting now” followed by “my head is falling apart and I really want to crawl into the dark and die – and please don’t make any noises”. You can get any individual part of this lovely group. I may have told you lot that I had one patient many years ago that really stumped the doctors. His prodromal (most commonly the sparkly, castle ramparts, kaleidescope bit) was tingling down one arm. They did work it out eventually.
classis=classic
I had migraines when i was 11 years old.
Felt like i’d been whacked around the head with a fence paling.
Needed rest in a quiet, dark space.
Never had them before or after that year.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Michael V said:
Michael V said:No. Woolies, Cooloola Cove…
But while I was in Woolies, I had some weird visual disturbances. Lasted 10 or 15 minutes. It was a bit like I was looking through a kaleidoscope. Bits were moving around and disappearing. I couldn’t read. And it was sparkly (like looking through a diamond) in areas. Both eyes were affected (but each was different). I didn’t feel unwell in any other way. But was expecting to pass out or vomit or something. It was quite distressing.
Had Buffy been sending you mushroom samples?
LOL
:)
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
buffy said:I used to describe classis migraine as “ooh look, sparkly things!” followed by “ooh, I’m going to vomit – yep, vomitting now” followed by “my head is falling apart and I really want to crawl into the dark and die – and please don’t make any noises”. You can get any individual part of this lovely group. I may have told you lot that I had one patient many years ago that really stumped the doctors. His prodromal (most commonly the sparkly, castle ramparts, kaleidescope bit) was tingling down one arm. They did work it out eventually.
classis=classic
I had migraines when i was 11 years old.
Felt like i’d been whacked around the head with a fence paling.
Needed rest in a quiet, dark space.
Never had them before or after that year.
Well, you’ve experienced almost everything else at least once, so why not migraines too…
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
buffy said:I used to describe classis migraine as “ooh look, sparkly things!” followed by “ooh, I’m going to vomit – yep, vomitting now” followed by “my head is falling apart and I really want to crawl into the dark and die – and please don’t make any noises”. You can get any individual part of this lovely group. I may have told you lot that I had one patient many years ago that really stumped the doctors. His prodromal (most commonly the sparkly, castle ramparts, kaleidescope bit) was tingling down one arm. They did work it out eventually.
classis=classic
I had migraines when i was 11 years old.
Felt like i’d been whacked around the head with a fence paling.
Needed rest in a quiet, dark space.
Never had them before or after that year.
I used to get what they called “cluster headaches” occasionally as a young adult. Excruciating pain. Haven’t had any since.
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
buffy said:
I used to describe classis migraine as “ooh look, sparkly things!” followed by “ooh, I’m going to vomit – yep, vomitting now” followed by “my head is falling apart and I really want to crawl into the dark and die – and please don’t make any noises”. You can get any individual part of this lovely group. I may have told you lot that I had one patient many years ago that really stumped the doctors. His prodromal (most commonly the sparkly, castle ramparts, kaleidescope bit) was tingling down one arm. They did work it out eventually.
classis=classic
I had migraines when i was 11 years old.
Felt like i’d been whacked around the head with a fence paling.
Needed rest in a quiet, dark space.
Never had them before or after that year.
damn turns out we’re captain_spalding who would have thought
furious said:
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:classis=classic
I had migraines when i was 11 years old.
Felt like i’d been whacked around the head with a fence paling.
Needed rest in a quiet, dark space.
Never had them before or after that year.
Well, you’ve experienced almost everything else at least once, so why not migraines too…
I’m genuinely puzzled as to why i was afflicted with them at that particular age, and thennever again.
SCIENCE said:
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
classis=classic
I had migraines when i was 11 years old.
Felt like i’d been whacked around the head with a fence paling.
Needed rest in a quiet, dark space.
Never had them before or after that year.
damn turns out we’re captain_spalding who would have thought
Look at it from my viewpoint: it turns out that i’m SCIENCE!
captain_spalding said:
furious said:
captain_spalding said:I had migraines when i was 11 years old.
Felt like i’d been whacked around the head with a fence paling.
Needed rest in a quiet, dark space.
Never had them before or after that year.
Well, you’ve experienced almost everything else at least once, so why not migraines too…
I’m genuinely puzzled as to why i was afflicted with them at that particular age, and thennever again.
Is this around the time your home had a poltergeist?
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:
furious said:Well, you’ve experienced almost everything else at least once, so why not migraines too…
I’m genuinely puzzled as to why i was afflicted with them at that particular age, and thennever again.
Is this around the time your home had a poltergeist?
We had (and the house still has) a set of floorboards in a high-traffic area which ‘relax’at night.
To the uninitiated, it sounds just like a sequence of footsteps through the house.
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
buffy said:I used to describe classis migraine as “ooh look, sparkly things!” followed by “ooh, I’m going to vomit – yep, vomitting now” followed by “my head is falling apart and I really want to crawl into the dark and die – and please don’t make any noises”. You can get any individual part of this lovely group. I may have told you lot that I had one patient many years ago that really stumped the doctors. His prodromal (most commonly the sparkly, castle ramparts, kaleidescope bit) was tingling down one arm. They did work it out eventually.
classis=classic
I had migraines when i was 11 years old.
Felt like i’d been whacked around the head with a fence paling.
Needed rest in a quiet, dark space.
Never had them before or after that year.
Sounds like a (thankfully) one-off experience I had at around the same age.
captain_spalding said:
furious said:
captain_spalding said:I had migraines when i was 11 years old.
Felt like i’d been whacked around the head with a fence paling.
Needed rest in a quiet, dark space.
Never had them before or after that year.
Well, you’ve experienced almost everything else at least once, so why not migraines too…
I’m genuinely puzzled as to why i was afflicted with them at that particular age, and thennever again.
Growing pains, a my mum would say.
Woodie said:
captain_spalding said:
furious said:Well, you’ve experienced almost everything else at least once, so why not migraines too…
I’m genuinely puzzled as to why i was afflicted with them at that particular age, and thennever again.
Growing pains, a my mum would say.
Yes, quite possibly something along those lines.
Neophyte said:
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:classis=classic
I had migraines when i was 11 years old.
Felt like i’d been whacked around the head with a fence paling.
Needed rest in a quiet, dark space.
Never had them before or after that year.
Sounds like a (thankfully) one-off experience I had at around the same age.
interesting there’s probably some pattern the doctors should investigate there
Anyway, did Arts go to the party?
BACK, with the moon guiding me at times as some of the streetlights are out.
As I left the BWS, a white-haired lady entering said “Oh what a lovely shirt, really beautiful.”
I replied “Oh thank you.”
We’re now down to ‘single digit’ days until Mrs S’s back surgery, i.e. 9 days, counting tomorrow.
She’s going to have L3 and L4 lumbar fusion/replacement.
The earnest hope is that this will provide significant relief to her debilitating nerve-compression pain.
I have developed some kind of chest cold ijn the last few days, and am very keen to not pass on to Mrs S anything which might possibly delay the surgery.
I’ve seen the GP, who has diagnosed it as some sort of viral thing, and given me drugs to suppress its development (not ‘cure’ it).
I wear a mask almost continuously while getting about the house, and, as that makes you aware of your potentially infectious state, also when i go to the supermarket and similar. Hand washing is currently a staggeringly frequent activity.
Bubblecar said:
BACK, with the moon guiding me at times as some of the streetlights are out.As I left the BWS, a white-haired lady entering said “Oh what a lovely shirt, really beautiful.”
I replied “Oh thank you.”
Pirate shirt?
Best wishes to Mrs S.
captain_spalding said:
We’re now down to ‘single digit’ days until Mrs S’s back surgery, i.e. 9 days, counting tomorrow.She’s going to have L3 and L4 lumbar fusion/replacement.
The earnest hope is that this will provide significant relief to her debilitating nerve-compression pain.
I have developed some kind of chest cold ijn the last few days, and am very keen to not pass on to Mrs S anything which might possibly delay the surgery.
I’ve seen the GP, who has diagnosed it as some sort of viral thing, and given me drugs to suppress its development (not ‘cure’ it).
I wear a mask almost continuously while getting about the house, and, as that makes you aware of your potentially infectious state, also when i go to the supermarket and similar. Hand washing is currently a staggeringly frequent activity.
Looks like a delicate operation.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
BACK, with the moon guiding me at times as some of the streetlights are out.As I left the BWS, a white-haired lady entering said “Oh what a lovely shirt, really beautiful.”
I replied “Oh thank you.”
Pirate shirt?
Leafy autumnal dress shirt, worn with a navy blue waistcoat & trousers.
Bubblecar said:
BACK, with the moon guiding me at times as some of the streetlights are out.As I left the BWS, a white-haired lady entering said “Oh what a lovely shirt, really beautiful.”
I replied “Oh thank you.”
I did something similar not long ago.
At the nearest supermarket, i saw two young women, in their twenties, who were superbly dressed in ‘casual business’ attire.
I said to them, ‘i don’t want to sound creepy, but you young ladies are the best dressed people i’ve ever seen in this shop’.
‘They smiled, blushed, and said ‘thank you, that’s lovely of you’.
captain_spalding said:
We’re now down to ‘single digit’ days until Mrs S’s back surgery, i.e. 9 days, counting tomorrow.She’s going to have L3 and L4 lumbar fusion/replacement.
The earnest hope is that this will provide significant relief to her debilitating nerve-compression pain.
I have developed some kind of chest cold ijn the last few days, and am very keen to not pass on to Mrs S anything which might possibly delay the surgery.
I’ve seen the GP, who has diagnosed it as some sort of viral thing, and given me drugs to suppress its development (not ‘cure’ it).
I wear a mask almost continuously while getting about the house, and, as that makes you aware of your potentially infectious state, also when i go to the supermarket and similar. Hand washing is currently a staggeringly frequent activity.
Best of luck to Mrs S and good work keeping your infection at bay.
Bubblecar said:
Sounds like my aunt Cinderella. She loves dressing well.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
BACK, with the moon guiding me at times as some of the streetlights are out.As I left the BWS, a white-haired lady entering said “Oh what a lovely shirt, really beautiful.”
I replied “Oh thank you.”
Pirate shirt?
Leafy autumnal dress shirt, worn with a navy blue waistcoat & trousers.
Peak Warming Man said:
Looks like a delicate operation.
It is major surgery.
She was scheduled to have it back in December, but the day before the scheduled day, she collapsed with a pulmonary embolism.
The surgeon, the clinical physician, and the GP all agree that, had she not collapsed when she did, the undetected embolism would have ensured that she did not survive the surgery. Dead for a ducat.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:Looks like a delicate operation.
It is major surgery.
She was scheduled to have it back in December, but the day before the scheduled day, she collapsed with a pulmonary embolism.
The surgeon, the clinical physician, and the GP all agree that, had she not collapsed when she did, the undetected embolism would have ensured that she did not survive the surgery. Dead for a ducat.
Blimey
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
BACK, with the moon guiding me at times as some of the streetlights are out.As I left the BWS, a white-haired lady entering said “Oh what a lovely shirt, really beautiful.”
I replied “Oh thank you.”
I did something similar not long ago.
At the nearest supermarket, i saw two young women, in their twenties, who were superbly dressed in ‘casual business’ attire.
I said to them, ‘i don’t want to sound creepy, but you young ladies are the best dressed people i’ve ever seen in this shop’.
‘They smiled, blushed, and said ‘thank you, that’s lovely of you’.
:)
Time to get the lamb shanks & veg underway.
With the slow cooker on high, should be ready by midnight.
Bubblecar said:
Time to get the lamb shanks & veg underway.With the slow cooker on high, should be ready by midnight.
That’s way past my bedtime.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Time to get the lamb shanks & veg underway.With the slow cooker on high, should be ready by midnight.
That’s way past my bedtime.
I got up about 3pm today. Sleeping cycle going walkabout again.
Bubblecar said:
Time to get the lamb shanks & veg underway.With the slow cooker on high, should be ready by midnight.
That’s right, you’re currently working on GMT+ 6 / ‘Sierra’ time zone hours, aren’t you?
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Time to get the lamb shanks & veg underway.With the slow cooker on high, should be ready by midnight.
That’s right, you’re currently working on GMT+ 6 / ‘Sierra’ time zone hours, aren’t you?
Something like that.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:Looks like a delicate operation.
It is major surgery.
She was scheduled to have it back in December, but the day before the scheduled day, she collapsed with a pulmonary embolism.
The surgeon, the clinical physician, and the GP all agree that, had she not collapsed when she did, the undetected embolism would have ensured that she did not survive the surgery. Dead for a ducat.
Oh goodness. Good to hear that her collapse turned out to be a Good Thing. Wishing Mrs S all the best for successful surgery and speedy recovery
Buffy musta been busy today.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-09/abc-weekly-news-quiz-friday/105268684
I missed Q4 and 10.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Looks like a delicate operation.
It is major surgery.
She was scheduled to have it back in December, but the day before the scheduled day, she collapsed with a pulmonary embolism.
The surgeon, the clinical physician, and the GP all agree that, had she not collapsed when she did, the undetected embolism would have ensured that she did not survive the surgery. Dead for a ducat.
what no words from the anaesthetist what did they want to go ahead what
Divine Angel said:
Buffy musta been busy today.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-09/abc-weekly-news-quiz-friday/105268684
I missed Q4 and 10.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-09/abc-weekly-news-quiz-friday/105268684?utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared
Buffy asked me
to do the quiz for her today9/10 and didn’t read the answers correctly on the button battery question
kryten said:
Divine Angel said:
Buffy musta been busy today.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-09/abc-weekly-news-quiz-friday/105268684
I missed Q4 and 10.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-09/abc-weekly-news-quiz-friday/105268684?utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared
Buffy asked me
to do the quiz for her today9/10 and didn’t read the answers correctly on the button battery question
8/10. Got 3 and 7 wrong. Knew a lot this week.
Hi kryten, hope your scans show everything’s hunky dory
Hi DA. should be, I won’t find out til next Friday when I have a final check up with the urology surgeon.
Giro d’Italia kicks off in Albania this year, should be an interesting ride. On SBS now.
Hi all,
Just finished work, and as usual I am the last person to join in chat before buffy wakes up a couple of hours after I go to bed.My day at work was ok, I dug a hole, and filled it in again. I got paid for it, so that’s ok.
Apparently there is a new pope.
Pope Leo Wanker, Thrillseeker.
I’m expecting him to do a world record jump in the popemobile, in front of the Vatican, just like Evel Knievel.
I wanted to use AI to make an image of him doing this, but it’s late, I’m tired and hungry.
Meanwhile I am going to find something to eat.
Kingy said:
Hi all, Just finished work, and as usual I am the last person to join in chat before buffy wakes up a couple of hours after I go to bed.My day at work was ok, I dug a hole, and filled it in again. I got paid for it, so that’s ok.
Apparently there is a new pope.
Pope Leo Wanker, Thrillseeker.
I’m expecting him to do a world record jump in the popemobile, in front of the Vatican, just like Evel Knievel.
I wanted to use AI to make an image of him doing this, but it’s late, I’m tired and hungry.
Meanwhile I am going to find something to eat.
Cheers :)
Bubblecar said:
Giro d’Italia kicks off in Albania this year, should be an interesting ride. On SBS now.
I’ll be switching over after the footy. Just fetching fluffy slippers, doona and cosy snood for the evening’s couch comfort and snugginess. 😁
Kingy said:
Hi all, Just finished work, and as usual I am the last person to join in chat before buffy wakes up a couple of hours after I go to bed.My day at work was ok, I dug a hole, and filled it in again. I got paid for it, so that’s ok.
Apparently there is a new pope.
Pope Leo Wanker, Thrillseeker.
I’m expecting him to do a world record jump in the popemobile, in front of the Vatican, just like Evel Knievel.
I wanted to use AI to make an image of him doing this, but it’s late, I’m tired and hungry.
Meanwhile I am going to find something to eat.
Sounds like you work too hard. I’ve been sitting outside having a few cold beers watching the sunset because it is still warm and calm outside. Last week or so of fine weather before winter really kicks in I reckon.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Giro d’Italia kicks off in Albania this year, should be an interesting ride. On SBS now.
I’ll be switching over after the footy. Just fetching fluffy slippers, doona and cosy snood for the evening’s couch comfort and snugginess. 😁
:)
SCIENCE said:
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Looks like a delicate operation.
It is major surgery.
She was scheduled to have it back in December, but the day before the scheduled day, she collapsed with a pulmonary embolism.
The surgeon, the clinical physician, and the GP all agree that, had she not collapsed when she did, the undetected embolism would have ensured that she did not survive the surgery. Dead for a ducat.
what no words from the anaesthetist what did they want to go ahead what
Anaesthetists are the most sanguine of people.
As one of them once saidto me, ‘anaesthsia is the finely-developed art of not quite killing someone’.
Has to be said, Albania is a pretty drab-looking country.
In all the various stats they’re giving of Albania, they haven’t yet pointed out that it’s a tiny place, less than half the size of Tasmania.
Bubblecar said:
Has to be said, Albania is a pretty drab-looking country.
doesn’t look that drab to me:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
Has to be said, Albania is a pretty drab-looking country.
doesn’t look that drab to me:
Doubtless there are some nice bits :)
But the ride so far has been through fairly drab regions with very uninspiring architecture.
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
Has to be said, Albania is a pretty drab-looking country.
doesn’t look that drab to me:
Doubtless there are some nice bits :)
But the ride so far has been through fairly drab regions with very uninspiring architecture.
I’m off to bed, so I’ll leave you to enjoy the drab cyclists ploughing their way through the drab scenes of Albania :)
Bubblecar said:
In all the various stats they’re giving of Albania, they haven’t yet pointed out that it’s a tiny place, less than half the size of Tasmania.
Looks like you’d get some fabulous property bargains there. Ripe for renovation into a Tuscany style villas, hey what but.
Where’s Biniam, Parpyone. I haven’t seen Biniam yet.
I’m twofa, Mr Panty Parts. twofa outa twofa!!!
Woodie said:
I’m twofa, Mr Panty Parts. twofa outa twofa!!!
braggart.
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
I’m twofa, Mr Panty Parts. twofa outa twofa!!!
braggart.
That Kingy bloke is shittin’ it in.
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
I’m twofa, Mr Panty Parts. twofa outa twofa!!!
braggart.
That Kingy bloke is shittin’ it in.
I think he cheats, his missus does his tips for him :)
(common complaint at work tipping comps when some female is doing well in the comp: “her husband must be doing her tips)
Slow-cooking shanks nowhere near ready yet. Will need another couple of hours at least.
Bubblecar said:
Slow-cooking shanks nowhere near ready yet. Will need another couple of hours at least.
Done in a red jus, Parpyone?
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Slow-cooking shanks nowhere near ready yet. Will need another couple of hours at least.
Done in a red jus, Parpyone?
There’s red wine in it and lots of other stuff. Maybe too much.
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Sam Kerr has become a father.
Fuck off.
^
Why does no one else call him out for these frequent comments?
Arts said:
Students always get the AM and PM thing mixed up…I usually have assessments due at 12pm.. then I write the word Midday because they think 12pm is midnight… but that’s not the way I was taught.. but they still didn’t get it correct . even with Midday .. so I started to make the assessment due 11.59am
guess what?
They still don’t know… so now I say 11pm on a Sunday night so when you get home from the Sunday Session – hit submit.
that works better… time telling skills are waning
Further to this discussion…
Man: You need to be back in by 9am. In the morning.
Woman: Yes, I know when the morning is.
LOLOLOL……
kii said:
Arts said:
Students always get the AM and PM thing mixed up…I usually have assessments due at 12pm.. then I write the word Midday because they think 12pm is midnight… but that’s not the way I was taught.. but they still didn’t get it correct . even with Midday .. so I started to make the assessment due 11.59am
guess what?
They still don’t know… so now I say 11pm on a Sunday night so when you get home from the Sunday Session – hit submit.
that works better… time telling skills are waning
Further to this discussion…
Man: You need to be back in by 9am. In the morning.
Woman: Yes, I know when the morning is.LOLOLOL……
we mean she could just give them a countdown timer and bring able to compute it is part of the project
kii said:
SCIENCE said:
kii said:Fuck off.
^
Why does no one else call him out for these frequent comments?
First time we saw them make that comment tbh but sure we do.
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
SCIENCE said:^
Why does no one else call him out for these frequent comments?
First time we saw them make that comment tbh but sure we do.
PWM often makes homophobic comments.
kii said:
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
Why does no one else call him out for these frequent comments?
First time we saw them make that comment tbh but sure we do.
PWM often makes homophobic comments.
well as dv say we’ren’t forum completists but sure if there are vilification then they should be addressed
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 5 degrees at the back door and getting light. We are forecast a mostly sunny 19 degrees today.
Bakery breakfast with my bushwandering friend this morning. Then she is coming to our house to pick up a bag of shredded paper for chook bedding and her towels which I washed for her. She has only tank water and it’s getting very low. She uses the laundromat in town, but I suggested she just leave her washing with me as I see her twice a week and I put it in with ours. We will also fill some bottles with tank water for drinking water for her. Then she will go home and I’ll probably do some gardening.
Top of 23 with a few showers and wind. Due to the wind chill, it’ll feel colder than 23 so I think it’s time to pull out the long pants and find my Looney Tunes jacket.
Mini Me has basketball this morning. This afternoon sister, Mini Me, and I are going to an early Mother’s Day thing with mum.
I’ve done something nice for walkies friend. She’s a single mum running on money fumes at the moment. I happen to know there’s a particular book she wants to read so I bought it, gave it to her eldest kid with the instructions to give it to her on Mother’s Day. The kids want to give her something other than the junk from the school’s mother’s day stall but she doesn’t have cash to spare.
Divine Angel said:
Top of 23 with a few showers and wind. Due to the wind chill, it’ll feel colder than 23 so I think it’s time to pull out the long pants and find my Looney Tunes jacket.Mini Me has basketball this morning. This afternoon sister, Mini Me, and I are going to an early Mother’s Day thing with mum.
I’ve done something nice for walkies friend. She’s a single mum running on money fumes at the moment. I happen to know there’s a particular book she wants to read so I bought it, gave it to her eldest kid with the instructions to give it to her on Mother’s Day. The kids want to give her something other than the junk from the school’s mother’s day stall but she doesn’t have cash to spare.
That’s a great thing to do.
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
Top of 23 with a few showers and wind. Due to the wind chill, it’ll feel colder than 23 so I think it’s time to pull out the long pants and find my Looney Tunes jacket.Mini Me has basketball this morning. This afternoon sister, Mini Me, and I are going to an early Mother’s Day thing with mum.
I’ve done something nice for walkies friend. She’s a single mum running on money fumes at the moment. I happen to know there’s a particular book she wants to read so I bought it, gave it to her eldest kid with the instructions to give it to her on Mother’s Day. The kids want to give her something other than the junk from the school’s mother’s day stall but she doesn’t have cash to spare.
That’s a great thing to do.
+1
Hey Capt, since you’re a connoisseur of the French language, I have a question.
I don’t understand gendered language. Like German, where all dogs are male even when they’re female. When learning such languages, is this just something one remembers, or is there a trick to gauging what gender an eraser is?
kii said:
SCIENCE said:
kii said:Why does no one else call him out for these frequent comments?
First time we saw them make that comment tbh but sure we do.
PWM often makes homophobic comments.
He’s internalized a lot of self loathing.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:But while I was in Woolies, I had some weird visual disturbances. Lasted 10 or 15 minutes. It was a bit like I was looking through a kaleidoscope. Bits were moving around and disappearing. I couldn’t read. And it was sparkly (like looking through a diamond) in areas. Both eyes were affected (but each was different). I didn’t feel unwell in any other way. But was expecting to pass out or vomit or something. It was quite distressing.
Oh MV! That sounds awful! Agree with btm about the aura phase of a migraine, but also have your dr check your BP and medication dosages.
Has Mrs V had any other funny turns?
No she hasn’t.
Dr and I are going through a review of medications. All were stopped except one, and some have been re-introduced one-by-one, as necessary. I measure and record my BP daily. My BP meds are now 20 mg (were 80 mg) and the readings are mostly in the “good” range.
Hope you get that one sorted mate. Freaky.
Morning Pilgrims, weather fine, track a heavy 8
Over.
How ya feeling today, Mr V?
Woodie said:
How ya feeling today, Mr V?
Fine thanks, and the symptoms haven’t recurred.
In fact I was fine once the visual disturbances stopped. And during them too really, except for feeling like something bad was just about to happen.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
How ya feeling today, Mr V?
Fine thanks, and the symptoms haven’t recurred.
In fact I was fine once the visual disturbances stopped. And during them too really, except for feeling like something bad was just about to happen.
Did you have issues breathing? Sorta like you’d “forgotten” how to breath?
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
How ya feeling today, Mr V?
Fine thanks, and the symptoms haven’t recurred.
In fact I was fine once the visual disturbances stopped. And during them too really, except for feeling like something bad was just about to happen.
Take it easy for a while Michael.
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
How ya feeling today, Mr V?
Fine thanks, and the symptoms haven’t recurred.
In fact I was fine once the visual disturbances stopped. And during them too really, except for feeling like something bad was just about to happen.
Did you have issues breathing? Sorta like you’d “forgotten” how to breath?
No, not at all.
I was slightly more unsteady than normal, but I suspect that that might be because of me not concentrating, because of the new symptoms. And I felt like I couldn’t hear quite as well, but that might have been because Mrs V was a fair way further down the aisle, so I couldn’t hear anyway over the Woolies loud music.
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
How ya feeling today, Mr V?
Fine thanks, and the symptoms haven’t recurred.
In fact I was fine once the visual disturbances stopped. And during them too really, except for feeling like something bad was just about to happen.
Did you have issues breathing? Sorta like you’d “forgotten” how to breath?
No.
What are you thinking of?
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Michael V said:Fine thanks, and the symptoms haven’t recurred.
In fact I was fine once the visual disturbances stopped. And during them too really, except for feeling like something bad was just about to happen.
Did you have issues breathing? Sorta like you’d “forgotten” how to breath?
No.
What are you thinking of?
Panic attacks. We’ve chatted about this before.
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:Did you have issues breathing? Sorta like you’d “forgotten” how to breath?
No.
What are you thinking of?
Panic attacks. We’ve chatted about this before.
Ah. Yes, I see. I doubt it was a panic attack, nor do I think it caused a panic attack.
How are things going sarahs mum?
Eating some slivers of Dutch edam that have just the right amount of isovaleric acid (stinky feet odour).
And yes, it is exactly the same compound found in both cheese and sweaty feet.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has either a marketing department trolling him, or some creative critics.
2C tonight, don’t panic got more wood, good solid wood, be two weeks of wood here now, about fourteen days of wood, depending on how cold it was, if it stayed really cold it may not last that long, or of it was warmer it might last three weeks or twenty-one days, there’s some uncertainty, variability, unknowns, some known unknowns and there are also unknown unknowns, the latter have the greatest uncertainty, but also are probably less likely, anyway might at this point very shortly get around to terminating this sentence, it seems quite long, more like a bloated paragraph, so how about a full stop now at this point.
transition said:
2C tonight, don’t panic got more wood, good solid wood, be two weeks of wood here now, about fourteen days of wood, depending on how cold it was, if it stayed really cold it may not last that long, or of it was warmer it might last three weeks or twenty-one days, there’s some uncertainty, variability, unknowns, some known unknowns and there are also unknown unknowns, the latter have the greatest uncertainty, but also are probably less likely, anyway might at this point very shortly get around to terminating this sentence, it seems quite long, more like a bloated paragraph, so how about a full stop now at this point.
So it’s cold but you’ve got some wood.
transition said:
2C tonight, don’t panic got more wood, good solid wood, be two weeks of wood here now, about fourteen days of wood, depending on how cold it was, if it stayed really cold it may not last that long, or of it was warmer it might last three weeks or twenty-one days, there’s some uncertainty, variability, unknowns, some known unknowns and there are also unknown unknowns, the latter have the greatest uncertainty, but also are probably less likely, anyway might at this point very shortly get around to terminating this sentence, it seems quite long, more like a bloated paragraph, so how about a full stop now at this point.
I do miss the wood fire but I don’t miss the smoke and ashes.
transition said:
2C tonight, don’t panic got more wood, good solid wood, be two weeks of wood here now, about fourteen days of wood, depending on how cold it was, if it stayed really cold it may not last that long, or of it was warmer it might last three weeks or twenty-one days, there’s some uncertainty, variability, unknowns, some known unknowns and there are also unknown unknowns, the latter have the greatest uncertainty, but also are probably less likely, anyway might at this point very shortly get around to terminating this sentence, it seems quite long, more like a bloated paragraph, so how about a full stop now at this point.
Heading for 2 here tonight, too.
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
2C tonight, don’t panic got more wood, good solid wood, be two weeks of wood here now, about fourteen days of wood, depending on how cold it was, if it stayed really cold it may not last that long, or of it was warmer it might last three weeks or twenty-one days, there’s some uncertainty, variability, unknowns, some known unknowns and there are also unknown unknowns, the latter have the greatest uncertainty, but also are probably less likely, anyway might at this point very shortly get around to terminating this sentence, it seems quite long, more like a bloated paragraph, so how about a full stop now at this point.
So it’s cold but you’ve got some wood.
It’s also a bit nippy in the Pearl.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
2C tonight, don’t panic got more wood, good solid wood, be two weeks of wood here now, about fourteen days of wood, depending on how cold it was, if it stayed really cold it may not last that long, or of it was warmer it might last three weeks or twenty-one days, there’s some uncertainty, variability, unknowns, some known unknowns and there are also unknown unknowns, the latter have the greatest uncertainty, but also are probably less likely, anyway might at this point very shortly get around to terminating this sentence, it seems quite long, more like a bloated paragraph, so how about a full stop now at this point.
So it’s cold but you’ve got some wood.
It’s also a bit nippy in the Pearl.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
2C tonight, don’t panic got more wood, good solid wood, be two weeks of wood here now, about fourteen days of wood, depending on how cold it was, if it stayed really cold it may not last that long, or of it was warmer it might last three weeks or twenty-one days, there’s some uncertainty, variability, unknowns, some known unknowns and there are also unknown unknowns, the latter have the greatest uncertainty, but also are probably less likely, anyway might at this point very shortly get around to terminating this sentence, it seems quite long, more like a bloated paragraph, so how about a full stop now at this point.
So it’s cold but you’ve got some wood.
It’s also a bit nippy in the Pearl.
There’s also isolated showers marching up the coast.
18 degrees here ✌🏼 not exactly balmy but not winter pyjamas weather either. I’ll get the other blanket from the closet though.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
2C tonight, don’t panic got more wood, good solid wood, be two weeks of wood here now, about fourteen days of wood, depending on how cold it was, if it stayed really cold it may not last that long, or of it was warmer it might last three weeks or twenty-one days, there’s some uncertainty, variability, unknowns, some known unknowns and there are also unknown unknowns, the latter have the greatest uncertainty, but also are probably less likely, anyway might at this point very shortly get around to terminating this sentence, it seems quite long, more like a bloated paragraph, so how about a full stop now at this point.
Heading for 2 here tonight, too.
copycat, get ya own temperature
transition said:
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
2C tonight, don’t panic got more wood, good solid wood, be two weeks of wood here now, about fourteen days of wood, depending on how cold it was, if it stayed really cold it may not last that long, or of it was warmer it might last three weeks or twenty-one days, there’s some uncertainty, variability, unknowns, some known unknowns and there are also unknown unknowns, the latter have the greatest uncertainty, but also are probably less likely, anyway might at this point very shortly get around to terminating this sentence, it seems quite long, more like a bloated paragraph, so how about a full stop now at this point.
Heading for 2 here tonight, too.
copycat, get ya own temperature
I’m in tshirt and shorts.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
2C tonight, don’t panic got more wood, good solid wood, be two weeks of wood here now, about fourteen days of wood, depending on how cold it was, if it stayed really cold it may not last that long, or of it was warmer it might last three weeks or twenty-one days, there’s some uncertainty, variability, unknowns, some known unknowns and there are also unknown unknowns, the latter have the greatest uncertainty, but also are probably less likely, anyway might at this point very shortly get around to terminating this sentence, it seems quite long, more like a bloated paragraph, so how about a full stop now at this point.
So it’s cold but you’ve got some wood.
It’s also a bit nippy in the Pearl.
Here, too. I’ve had to put my cardigan on. It’s just 20.0° C and getting colder.
Brrrrr.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
Bubblecar said:Heading for 2 here tonight, too.
copycat, get ya own temperature
I’m in tshirt and shorts.
getting life too easy
may a blizzard visit you, and freeze your testicles off
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:copycat, get ya own temperature
I’m in tshirt and shorts.
getting life too easy
may a blizzard visit you, and freeze your testicles off
Won’t be far off. We have often had frosts in April. Not this year though.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:So it’s cold but you’ve got some wood.
It’s also a bit nippy in the Pearl.
Here, too. I’ve had to put my cardigan on. It’s just 20.0° C and getting colder.
Brrrrr.
Yep, I might go to bed and listen to NQ play Penrith and then listen to the BBC overseas service before drifting off to the land of nod.
Over.
Mum knitted me some oven mitts but I can’t be sure she hasn’t used an acrylic blend. What else can I use them for?
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:It’s also a bit nippy in the Pearl.
Here, too. I’ve had to put my cardigan on. It’s just 20.0° C and getting colder.
Brrrrr.
Yep, I might go to bed and listen to NQ play Penrith and then listen to the BBC overseas service before drifting off to the land of nod.
Over.
Nonsense, you don’t have go to bed before 8pm like a three year old.
Divine Angel said:
Mum knitted me some oven mitts but I can’t be sure she hasn’t used an acrylic blend. What else can I use them for?
Doesn’t she know?
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Mum knitted me some oven mitts but I can’t be sure she hasn’t used an acrylic blend. What else can I use them for?
Doesn’t she know?
She says it’s fine, we are not so sure.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Mum knitted me some oven mitts but I can’t be sure she hasn’t used an acrylic blend. What else can I use them for?
Doesn’t she know?
She says it’s fine, we are not so sure.
Just test a small patch of it with a cigarette lighter or gas stive lighter etc… while not wearing it of course. See if it melts.
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:Doesn’t she know?
She says it’s fine, we are not so sure.
Just test a small patch of it with a cigarette lighter or gas stive lighter etc… while not wearing it of course. See if it melts.
I already have perfectly good oven gloves so I don’t need these anyway. Might make a hat for the cat. Unpick the other one and make booties for him too.
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:Doesn’t she know?
She says it’s fine, we are not so sure.
Just test a small patch of it with a cigarette lighter or gas stive lighter etc… while not wearing it of course. See if it melts.
Yes.
There’s an awful lot of secret squirrel business going on in my house tonight. I suspect the 3D printer is being put to use.
someone is going to have popcorn, guess who, not saying
leave the popcornless lowlifes in a state NFI so they die of envy, slowly, emotional turmoil, conflict, death by dissonance, something like that, the conflict of wanting to know and not knowing, it’s ripping you apart, there’s no way out, crawl over into the bushes and feed the worms
salt’s going on
smells good
transition said:
someone is going to have popcorn, guess who, not sayingleave the popcornless lowlifes in a state NFI so they die of envy, slowly, emotional turmoil, conflict, death by dissonance, something like that, the conflict of wanting to know and not knowing, it’s ripping you apart, there’s no way out, crawl over into the bushes and feed the worms
salt’s going on
smells good
Popcorn is one of the most overated snacks ever,
I’ve got crackers and cheese for ron. I’ve only just finished dinner.
party_pants said:
transition said:
someone is going to have popcorn, guess who, not sayingleave the popcornless lowlifes in a state NFI so they die of envy, slowly, emotional turmoil, conflict, death by dissonance, something like that, the conflict of wanting to know and not knowing, it’s ripping you apart, there’s no way out, crawl over into the bushes and feed the worms
salt’s going on
smells good
Popcorn is one of the most overated snacks ever,
I’ve got crackers and cheese for ron. I’ve only just finished dinner.
I didn’t like it until couple weeks ago, something happened, head injury maybe, my phrenologist was a bit rough with the examination last visit, could have been that
You gotta have the right seasoning for popcorn. And the ones without kernels are the best.
Divine Angel said:
You gotta have the right seasoning for popcorn. And the ones without kernels are the best.
Hulls, I meant hulls.
and now lady is making scones, square scones these days, no bullshit round scones
party_pants said:
Popcorn is one of the most overated snacks ever,
yep, packing peanuts with some flavouring.
transition said:
party_pants said:
transition said:
someone is going to have popcorn, guess who, not sayingleave the popcornless lowlifes in a state NFI so they die of envy, slowly, emotional turmoil, conflict, death by dissonance, something like that, the conflict of wanting to know and not knowing, it’s ripping you apart, there’s no way out, crawl over into the bushes and feed the worms
salt’s going on
smells good
Popcorn is one of the most overated snacks ever,
I’ve got crackers and cheese for ron. I’ve only just finished dinner.
I didn’t like it until couple weeks ago, something happened, head injury maybe, my phrenologist was a bit rough with the examination last visit, could have been that
I might eat a packet of popcorn every couple of years.
And ghee, not butter.
Divine Angel said:
Mum knitted me some oven mitts but I can’t be sure she hasn’t used an acrylic blend. What else can I use them for?
Polishing the dog.
I bet arts is doing a bit of phrenology on the side
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrenology
“..Phrenology was one of the first to bring about the idea of rehabilitation of criminals instead of vindictive punishments that would not stop criminals, only with the reorganizing a disorganized brain would bring about change. Voisin believed along with others the accuracy of phrenology in diagnosing criminal tendencies. Diagnosis could point to the type of offender, the insane, an idiot or brute, and by knowing this an appropriate course of action could be taken..”
transition said:
and now lady is making scones, square scones these days, no bullshit round scones
I thought you may have desiccated by now, dried up into a pile of dust.
Is the bush showing signs of distress?
Kingy said:
transition said:
and now lady is making scones, square scones these days, no bullshit round scones
I thought you may have desiccated by now, dried up into a pile of dust.
Is the bush showing signs of distress?
yeah’s shit
i’ve gone past the madness, the depressed madness, now I just giggle at nothing, talk to myself a lot, i’m finding the happiness in imaginary friends that never talk about the weather, built an entire alternate reality, detached myself
anyways things will turn around with a good rain, perhaps even this year, or this season
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
Mum knitted me some oven mitts but I can’t be sure she hasn’t used an acrylic blend. What else can I use them for?
Polishing the dog.
Coin purse…
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Mum knitted me some oven mitts but I can’t be sure she hasn’t used an acrylic blend. What else can I use them for?
Doesn’t she know?
She says it’s fine, we are not so sure.
A lovely handmade present from your mother.
It’s a big fortnight for the family. I have officially retired, bought an new car ( a Geely EV) and husband has knee surgery on Monday
Brindabellas said:
It’s a big fortnight for the family. I have officially retired, bought an new car ( a Geely EV) and husband has knee surgery on Monday
Woo hoo! Hope the knee surgery goes well
Showers and a top of 23.
I don’t know what these two secret squirrels have planned but I want to go to the Forgotten Fairytales markets. There’s a bunch of quirky arty and crafty things there.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 6 degrees at the back door, still dark. We are forecast a mostly sunny 21 degrees.
Going to the bush for firewood and a wander.
Poik’s Styx looks set to have a population boom.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-11/city-of-orange-hoping-to-become-next-silicon-valley/105004412
30/50, mostly guesses. I’d be surprised if anyone here actually knows Q7 (I guessed wrong).
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-11/hard-quiz-weekly-trivia/105259896
Divine Angel said:
30/50, mostly guesses. I’d be surprised if anyone here actually knows Q7 (I guessed wrong).https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-11/hard-quiz-weekly-trivia/105259896
25/50. I knew 4 and 6 and I made a reasonable guess at 5. A couple of guesses came in as correct. Most of the questions were about things I’d never heard of. My stab at 7 was wrong too.
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
30/50, mostly guesses. I’d be surprised if anyone here actually knows Q7 (I guessed wrong).https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-11/hard-quiz-weekly-trivia/105259896
25/50. I knew 4 and 6 and I made a reasonable guess at 5. A couple of guesses came in as correct. Most of the questions were about things I’d never heard of. My stab at 7 was wrong too.
25/50 here as well. Had no idea about Q7. I should have gone for the one I’d never heard of.
The chicken dance question I got wrong because I pressed the wrong answer by mistake. Jellybean shoved her face under my arm as I was about to lock in the right answer, so my finger came down on an incorrect answer.
Divine Angel said:
30/50, mostly guesses. I’d be surprised if anyone here actually knows Q7 (I guessed wrong).https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-11/hard-quiz-weekly-trivia/105259896
A worthy 50% here.
50% of DA that is.
Started off well then got 0/6.
Divine Angel said:
The chicken dance question I got wrong because I pressed the wrong answer by mistake. Jellybean shoved her face under my arm as I was about to lock in the right answer, so my finger came down on an incorrect answer.
Bloody kids :)
Divine Angel said:
Poik’s Styx looks set to have a population boom.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-11/city-of-orange-hoping-to-become-next-silicon-valley/105004412
Interesting…one good drought and it all collapses, probably.
Morning, cool in the styx, feels like 5.6, currently 10 and windy.
poikilotherm said:
Divine Angel said:
Poik’s Styx looks set to have a population boom.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-11/city-of-orange-hoping-to-become-next-silicon-valley/105004412
Interesting…one good drought and it all collapses, probably.
I like the bit where they talk about Orange’s “proximity to Sydney”. It’s not exactly a day trip.
Divine Angel said:
poikilotherm said:
Divine Angel said:
Poik’s Styx looks set to have a population boom.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-11/city-of-orange-hoping-to-become-next-silicon-valley/105004412
Interesting…one good drought and it all collapses, probably.
I like the bit where they talk about Orange’s “proximity to Sydney”. It’s not exactly a day trip.
A mere 3 1/2 hours from Sydney.
But they did say the silicon valley thing was a running joke.
Divine Angel said:
poikilotherm said:
Divine Angel said:
Poik’s Styx looks set to have a population boom.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-11/city-of-orange-hoping-to-become-next-silicon-valley/105004412
Interesting…one good drought and it all collapses, probably.
I like the bit where they talk about Orange’s “proximity to Sydney”. It’s not exactly a day trip.
I’ve done a trip down to Sydney to see Eddie Vedder after work on a Saturday, then driven back that night/morning and worked the Sunday….working on Sunday was an unpleasant experience.
poikilotherm said:
Divine Angel said:
poikilotherm said:Interesting…one good drought and it all collapses, probably.
I like the bit where they talk about Orange’s “proximity to Sydney”. It’s not exactly a day trip.
I’ve done a trip down to Sydney to see Eddie Vedder after work on a Saturday, then driven back that night/morning and worked the Sunday….working on Sunday was an unpleasant experience.
Not a lot of sleep involved there.
Walkies friend thanked me for the book. No idea what’s she’s talking about
Found an interesting movie – The Rule of Jenny Pen. With John Lithgow and Geoffery Rush. Featuring one of my favourite sayings: You don’t stop playing when you get old, you get old when you stop playing.
Nothing is simple.
I ordered 2 replacement Pyrex storage dishes – I have the lids, because at some point I seem to have given away the original dishes during a mental fart of clearing out my possessions for shipping.
The listing definitely states 2 dishes for $17.00 and they are 2 cups in size.
I received 1 dish today. I wrote an email to the shipping company and said – WTF?
So, very quickly, they replied – send us photos of everything and we can help you with a replacement lid for the one you have not received.
Fucking nimrods.
Is there really a difference between male and female brains
Note that in spite of extensive study, science has yet to find much in the way of significant differences in male and female brains.
So, as George Bernard Shaw responded, when asked to compare men and women, “Which man? Which woman?”
roughbarked said:
Is there really a difference between male and female brainsNote that in spite of extensive study, science has yet to find much in the way of significant differences in male and female brains.
So, as George Bernard Shaw responded, when asked to compare men and women, “Which man? Which woman?”
are there differences between male and female cells
Morning Pilgrims.
Bob Cowper has died, the first Australian to score 300 in a test against England in Australia in Melbourne on a Wednesday.
an avian bird little dinosaur feathered thing to keeps ya company, over the dam shortly ago, insisted wanted a picture and be on the internet, some of its thug friends came up behind me with persuasive tweets, yeah threats, mafia talk, said ya gotta do it, or else, I said take it easy, consider it done
transition said:
an avian bird little dinosaur feathered thing to keeps ya company, over the dam shortly ago, insisted wanted a picture and be on the internet, some of its thug friends came up behind me with persuasive tweets, yeah threats, mafia talk, said ya gotta do it, or else, I said take it easy, consider it done
I love grey fantails dancing in their waistcoat and vest.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
an avian bird little dinosaur feathered thing to keeps ya company, over the dam shortly ago, insisted wanted a picture and be on the internet, some of its thug friends came up behind me with persuasive tweets, yeah threats, mafia talk, said ya gotta do it, or else, I said take it easy, consider it done
I love grey fantails dancing in their waistcoat and vest.
Ummm…
…i notice that you’ve used two ‘English’ terms there.
‘Waistcoat’ and ‘vest’
When The Goodies were about to visit Australia, their agent here messaged Tim Brooke-Taylor to ‘not forget to bring his vest’.
Tim was confused by this , because, to the English, this is a ‘vest’ (as worn by Onslow, in ‘Keeping Up Appearances’):
after some puzzlement, and further messages, it was established that the agent meant Tim’s famous ‘Union Jack’ waistcoat’.
‘Vest’ used to mean ‘waistcoat’ is an Americanism, and one which has established itself in Australian English to a good extent.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:
an avian bird little dinosaur feathered thing to keeps ya company, over the dam shortly ago, insisted wanted a picture and be on the internet, some of its thug friends came up behind me with persuasive tweets, yeah threats, mafia talk, said ya gotta do it, or else, I said take it easy, consider it done
I love grey fantails dancing in their waistcoat and vest.
Ummm…
…i notice that you’ve used two ‘English’ terms there.
‘Waistcoat’ and ‘vest’
When The Goodies were about to visit Australia, their agent here messaged Tim Brooke-Taylor to ‘not forget to bring his vest’.
Tim was confused by this , because, to the English, this is a ‘vest’ (as worn by Onslow, in ‘Keeping Up Appearances’):
after some puzzlement, and further messages, it was established that the agent meant Tim’s famous ‘Union Jack’ waistcoat’.
‘Vest’ used to mean ‘waistcoat’ is an Americanism, and one which has established itself in Australian English to a good extent.
A fine specimen of English manhood.
It’s a cool rainified day in old Brisbane town.
The perils of being exceptional, for both oneself and others:
…
NationalBondi Junction attack
From treated to tragic: The deterioration of a killer
By Miklos Bolza
May 10, 2025 — 12.35pm
Top of his class at university and able to speak three languages, the future looked bright for Joel Cauchi.
But a series of fateful decisions would lead to him being overlooked by authorities and detached from the mental health system before he became one of Australia’s worst mass killers.
The 40-year-old armed himself with a pigging knife when he killed six people and injured 10 others at Sydney’s Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre while experiencing a psychotic episode in April 2024.
Details about his history and mental health decline were revealed during an inquest into the tragedy, which ended when the knife-wielding Cauchi was shot dead by a senior police officer.
The Toowoomba man had been diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teen after experiencing hallucinations.
He was successfully treated for decades through a combination of anti-psychotic medication and psychiatric treatment in the public and later private systems.
Cauchi was a “high-functioning” schizophrenic who had a university degree – coming top in his class – and could speak German and Mandarin, his mother later told Queensland police.
By June 2019, he had been weaned off the two drugs he was taking after he complained about their side effects.
Eight months later, he moved to Brisbane to study to become an English teacher, but as COVID-19 swept the world, he was cut off from his psychiatric sessions.
From that point, he fell off the radar of mental health professionals.
But numerous interactions with Queensland police between 2021 and 2023 should have signalled something was wrong, the inquest into the mass stabbing heard.
Three times – in October 2020, November 2020 and May 2021 – Cauchi was pulled over by Brisbane highway patrol officers when they witnessed his erratic driving.
This included rapidly braking and accelerating, and swerving into adjacent lanes.
On each occasion, he told officers he was schizophrenic but unmedicated.
In May 2021, he told a senior constable he didn’t realise he was driving dangerously.
“You didn’t realise you were braking and then accelerating and then braking and then accelerating?” the officer asked.
“No, no,” Cauchi replied.
The then-37-year-old had been on his way to charity Wesley Mission to get food.
He received a warning from police.
The same month, police were called to an apartment complex in the inner-Brisbane suburb of Kangaroo Point.
They had been notified of a man screaming and the sounds of someone being hit.
When Cauchi answered his door, he told officers he had been slamming his fridge.
Just over a year later, he made repeated phone calls to a Toowoomba girls’ high school asking permission to watch events like swimming carnivals, netball and gymnastics.
A concerned staff member notified police.
From about 2022, Cauchi’s online search history showed his interest in disturbing topics, such as serial killers, mass stabbings and weapons.
“Five best assault rifles in the world,” one search read. “14 bands that serial killers loved,” another read.
On an evening in January 2023, Cauchi called police to his parents’ Toowoomba home, accusing father Andrew of stealing his military knives.
One was the same type of knife later used in the shopping centre attack.
By that stage, Cauchi had quit studying to be a teacher and returned to live with his parents after his unit lease ran out.
His mother, Michele, told police her son had been up at 3am making noises and stamping his feet.
Mr Cauchi took the knives and gave them to a friend to look after because he was worried about his son having them in his current mental state.
“He’s been in a rage, and he was pushing us around a little bit,” Mrs Cauchi said.
Cauchi claimed he would be made homeless, left bankrupt and killed if the knives were not returned.
Mrs Cauchi pleaded with officers that her son needed help.
“He’s gone too far now. He doesn’t know he is sick,” she said.
“I don’t know how we’re gonna get into treatment really, unless he does something drastic.”
Speaking with another officer, Cauchi was asked about his mental health.
“Yeah, it’s been, um, terrific, actually … really good,” he said.
Cauchi’s mental condition was never seen by police as being so bad that he needed involuntary treatment, the inquest was told.
But one of the officers who attended the family home was concerned enough to email the police mental health incident co-ordinator about a follow-up the night after the knife-related callout.
That email was seen, but nothing further was done.
Fifteen months later, Cauchi had become homeless and was living in Sydney’s eastern suburbs before he stepped into the Bondi Junction shopping centre and murdered six people with his knife.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/from-treated-to-tragic-the-deterioration-of-a-killer-20250510-p5ly3v.html
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
30/50, mostly guesses. I’d be surprised if anyone here actually knows Q7 (I guessed wrong).https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-11/hard-quiz-weekly-trivia/105259896
25/50. I knew 4 and 6 and I made a reasonable guess at 5. A couple of guesses came in as correct. Most of the questions were about things I’d never heard of. My stab at 7 was wrong too.
40/50. One of the few times that Ms Kingy & I knew most of them. The two we didn’t know(1&7) were guessed wrong.
Kingy said:
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
30/50, mostly guesses. I’d be surprised if anyone here actually knows Q7 (I guessed wrong).https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-11/hard-quiz-weekly-trivia/105259896
25/50. I knew 4 and 6 and I made a reasonable guess at 5. A couple of guesses came in as correct. Most of the questions were about things I’d never heard of. My stab at 7 was wrong too.
40/50. One of the few times that Ms Kingy & I knew most of them. The two we didn’t know(1&7) were guessed wrong.
6/10 here.
The Forgotten Fairytales market was a lot of dead things in jars. Mostly bugs, butterflies, and spiders, but one lady taxidermied rats & mice. Macabre, but hilarious. You ain’t lived til you’ve seen a taxidermied mouse in Marilyn Monroe’s pose from the Seven Year Itch.
I got a murderous elephant. I really wanted a ghost girl porcelain doll, but Mr Mutant thinks my regular porcelain dolls are creepy, let alone ghost girl, so I didn’t. Mini Me said I should buy it anyway, but I said he wouldn’t buy a wolf spider in a jar. It’s called being considerate.
Peak Warming Man said:
Kingy said:
buffy said:25/50. I knew 4 and 6 and I made a reasonable guess at 5. A couple of guesses came in as correct. Most of the questions were about things I’d never heard of. My stab at 7 was wrong too.
40/50. One of the few times that Ms Kingy & I knew most of them. The two we didn’t know(1&7) were guessed wrong.
6/10 here.
I got only 2 correct. All my guesses were wrong.
Peak Warming Man said:
Kingy said:
buffy said:25/50. I knew 4 and 6 and I made a reasonable guess at 5. A couple of guesses came in as correct. Most of the questions were about things I’d never heard of. My stab at 7 was wrong too.
40/50. One of the few times that Ms Kingy & I knew most of them. The two we didn’t know(1&7) were guessed wrong.
6/10 here.
10/10, 6 guesses (including Q7).
btm said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Kingy said:40/50. One of the few times that Ms Kingy & I knew most of them. The two we didn’t know(1&7) were guessed wrong.
6/10 here.
10/10, 6 guesses (including Q7).
Show off
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:
an avian bird little dinosaur feathered thing to keeps ya company, over the dam shortly ago, insisted wanted a picture and be on the internet, some of its thug friends came up behind me with persuasive tweets, yeah threats, mafia talk, said ya gotta do it, or else, I said take it easy, consider it done
I love grey fantails dancing in their waistcoat and vest.
Ummm…
…i notice that you’ve used two ‘English’ terms there.
‘Waistcoat’ and ‘vest’
When The Goodies were about to visit Australia, their agent here messaged Tim Brooke-Taylor to ‘not forget to bring his vest’.
Tim was confused by this , because, to the English, this is a ‘vest’ (as worn by Onslow, in ‘Keeping Up Appearances’):
after some puzzlement, and further messages, it was established that the agent meant Tim’s famous ‘Union Jack’ waistcoat’.
‘Vest’ used to mean ‘waistcoat’ is an Americanism, and one which has established itself in Australian English to a good extent.
eye c
party_pants said:
I had already seen it, popped up on my YouTube feed too. I suspect this is the case for a lot of videos now, the algorithm sends us all the same suggestions. I listen to the first few minutes of it, but it was too long and just audio only so I got bored.
Speak for yourselves, this is what my algorithm suggests
Divine Angel said:
party_pants said:I had already seen it, popped up on my YouTube feed too. I suspect this is the case for a lot of videos now, the algorithm sends us all the same suggestions. I listen to the first few minutes of it, but it was too long and just audio only so I got bored.
Speak for yourselves, this is what my algorithm suggests
You’re an outlier.
I did get the one about the Australian timezones, but I didn’t watch it because I think I already know enough about it.
I’m surprised I don’t get more pond stuff, I subscribe to OzPonds. And watch a lot of videos about pond filters…
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
party_pants said:I had already seen it, popped up on my YouTube feed too. I suspect this is the case for a lot of videos now, the algorithm sends us all the same suggestions. I listen to the first few minutes of it, but it was too long and just audio only so I got bored.
Speak for yourselves, this is what my algorithm suggests
You’re an outlier.
I did get the one about the Australian timezones, but I didn’t watch it because I think I already know enough about it.
I don’t have a feed as such. However, I note that I’ve picked up a lot of your feeds in what is on offer whenever I do go to youtube.
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
party_pants said:I had already seen it, popped up on my YouTube feed too. I suspect this is the case for a lot of videos now, the algorithm sends us all the same suggestions. I listen to the first few minutes of it, but it was too long and just audio only so I got bored.
Speak for yourselves, this is what my algorithm suggests
You’re an outlier.
I did get the one about the Australian timezones, but I didn’t watch it because I think I already know enough about it.
Here’s what yootube thinks I’d like to watch:
Pretty accurate, which is a bit of a worry.
The Rev Dodgson said:
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:Speak for yourselves, this is what my algorithm suggests
You’re an outlier.
I did get the one about the Australian timezones, but I didn’t watch it because I think I already know enough about it.
Here’s what yootube thinks I’d like to watch:
Pretty accurate, which is a bit of a worry.
“A new boobtastic game” hey
Divine Angel said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
party_pants said:You’re an outlier.
I did get the one about the Australian timezones, but I didn’t watch it because I think I already know enough about it.
Here’s what yootube thinks I’d like to watch:
Pretty accurate, which is a bit of a worry.
“A new boobtastic game” hey
Didn’t even notice that one :)
Witty Rejoinder said:
The perils of being exceptional, for both oneself and others:…
NationalBondi Junction attack
From treated to tragic: The deterioration of a killer
By Miklos Bolza
May 10, 2025 — 12.35pmTop of his class at university and able to speak three languages, the future looked bright for Joel Cauchi.
But a series of fateful decisions would lead to him being overlooked by authorities and detached from the mental health system before he became one of Australia’s worst mass killers.
The 40-year-old armed himself with a pigging knife when he killed six people and injured 10 others at Sydney’s Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre while experiencing a psychotic episode in April 2024.
Details about his history and mental health decline were revealed during an inquest into the tragedy, which ended when the knife-wielding Cauchi was shot dead by a senior police officer.
The Toowoomba man had been diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teen after experiencing hallucinations.
He was successfully treated for decades through a combination of anti-psychotic medication and psychiatric treatment in the public and later private systems.
Cauchi was a “high-functioning” schizophrenic who had a university degree – coming top in his class – and could speak German and Mandarin, his mother later told Queensland police.
By June 2019, he had been weaned off the two drugs he was taking after he complained about their side effects.
Eight months later, he moved to Brisbane to study to become an English teacher, but as COVID-19 swept the world, he was cut off from his psychiatric sessions.
From that point, he fell off the radar of mental health professionals.
But numerous interactions with Queensland police between 2021 and 2023 should have signalled something was wrong, the inquest into the mass stabbing heard.
Three times – in October 2020, November 2020 and May 2021 – Cauchi was pulled over by Brisbane highway patrol officers when they witnessed his erratic driving.
This included rapidly braking and accelerating, and swerving into adjacent lanes.
On each occasion, he told officers he was schizophrenic but unmedicated.
In May 2021, he told a senior constable he didn’t realise he was driving dangerously.
“You didn’t realise you were braking and then accelerating and then braking and then accelerating?” the officer asked.
“No, no,” Cauchi replied.
The then-37-year-old had been on his way to charity Wesley Mission to get food.
He received a warning from police.
The same month, police were called to an apartment complex in the inner-Brisbane suburb of Kangaroo Point.
They had been notified of a man screaming and the sounds of someone being hit.
When Cauchi answered his door, he told officers he had been slamming his fridge.
Just over a year later, he made repeated phone calls to a Toowoomba girls’ high school asking permission to watch events like swimming carnivals, netball and gymnastics.
A concerned staff member notified police.
From about 2022, Cauchi’s online search history showed his interest in disturbing topics, such as serial killers, mass stabbings and weapons.
“Five best assault rifles in the world,” one search read. “14 bands that serial killers loved,” another read.
On an evening in January 2023, Cauchi called police to his parents’ Toowoomba home, accusing father Andrew of stealing his military knives.
One was the same type of knife later used in the shopping centre attack.
By that stage, Cauchi had quit studying to be a teacher and returned to live with his parents after his unit lease ran out.
His mother, Michele, told police her son had been up at 3am making noises and stamping his feet.
Mr Cauchi took the knives and gave them to a friend to look after because he was worried about his son having them in his current mental state.
“He’s been in a rage, and he was pushing us around a little bit,” Mrs Cauchi said.
Cauchi claimed he would be made homeless, left bankrupt and killed if the knives were not returned.
Mrs Cauchi pleaded with officers that her son needed help.
“He’s gone too far now. He doesn’t know he is sick,” she said.
“I don’t know how we’re gonna get into treatment really, unless he does something drastic.”
Speaking with another officer, Cauchi was asked about his mental health.
“Yeah, it’s been, um, terrific, actually … really good,” he said.
Cauchi’s mental condition was never seen by police as being so bad that he needed involuntary treatment, the inquest was told.
But one of the officers who attended the family home was concerned enough to email the police mental health incident co-ordinator about a follow-up the night after the knife-related callout.
That email was seen, but nothing further was done.
Fifteen months later, Cauchi had become homeless and was living in Sydney’s eastern suburbs before he stepped into the Bondi Junction shopping centre and murdered six people with his knife.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/from-treated-to-tragic-the-deterioration-of-a-killer-20250510-p5ly3v.html
More like the perils of untreated mental health conditions.
We are back. Been back for a bit actually. Here is where I was walking today. No fungi found. Some signs of Autumn plants starting to wake up, but incredibly dry.
buffy said:
We are back. Been back for a bit actually. Here is where I was walking today. No fungi found. Some signs of Autumn plants starting to wake up, but incredibly dry.
Looks an inviting path anyway.
Essentially modern English, very easy to follow.
A Naturalistic Court Discussion from 1685
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnUJDdZxIQ0
In this video, I present an excerpt of a court transcript from 1685, read in era-appropriate reconstructed accents. I think this is a fantastic example of naturalistic speech from the time, even if the context is relatively formal.
salt and caffeine, what I has shortly in a moment not too long wont be a forever wait, you stay seated, if car looks like he’s going to try to help shoot him with the tranquilizer gun
Robert Maskew Cowper OAM (5 October 1940 – 10 May 2025) was a cricketer who played Test cricket for Australia from 1964 to 1968, and Sheffield Shield cricket for Victoria.
Now Maskew is not a name you hear everyday.
Peak Warming Man said:
Robert Maskew Cowper OAM (5 October 1940 – 10 May 2025) was a cricketer who played Test cricket for Australia from 1964 to 1968, and Sheffield Shield cricket for Victoria.Now Maskew is not a name you hear everyday.
It sounds like a surname turned into a middle name.
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Robert Maskew Cowper OAM (5 October 1940 – 10 May 2025) was a cricketer who played Test cricket for Australia from 1964 to 1968, and Sheffield Shield cricket for Victoria.Now Maskew is not a name you hear everyday.
It sounds like a surname turned into a middle name.
Could well be.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
We are back. Been back for a bit actually. Here is where I was walking today. No fungi found. Some signs of Autumn plants starting to wake up, but incredibly dry.
Looks an inviting path anyway.
nice
Peak Warming Man said:
Robert Maskew Cowper OAM (5 October 1940 – 10 May 2025) was a cricketer who played Test cricket for Australia from 1964 to 1968, and Sheffield Shield cricket for Victoria.Now Maskew is not a name you hear everyday.
Mother’s or Grandmother’s family name?
Going to watch The Piano on ABC tonight. I enjoyed last week’s episode. Then Bergerac. I can’t bring the original one to mind, but I feel sure I probably saw it.
buffy said:
Going to watch The Piano on ABC tonight. I enjoyed last week’s episode. Then Bergerac. I can’t bring the original one to mind, but I feel sure I probably saw it.
Starred John Nettles (also of Midsomer Murders). Nine series 18 October 1981 to 26 December 1991. I don’t remember it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergerac_(TV_series)
The modern series:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergerac_(2025_TV_series)
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Going to watch The Piano on ABC tonight. I enjoyed last week’s episode. Then Bergerac. I can’t bring the original one to mind, but I feel sure I probably saw it.
Starred John Nettles (also of Midsomer Murders). Nine series 18 October 1981 to 26 December 1991. I don’t remember it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergerac_(TV_series)
The modern series:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergerac_(2025_TV_series)
Yes, I even did an image search, but things were not looking familiar. It just seems like something we would have watched.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Going to watch The Piano on ABC tonight. I enjoyed last week’s episode. Then Bergerac. I can’t bring the original one to mind, but I feel sure I probably saw it.
Starred John Nettles (also of Midsomer Murders). Nine series 18 October 1981 to 26 December 1991. I don’t remember it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergerac_(TV_series)
The modern series:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergerac_(2025_TV_series)
Yes, I even did an image search, but things were not looking familiar. It just seems like something we would have watched.
Ah, says it was a BBC and Seven Network thing. We may not have seen it then.
I bought an el cheapo smart fitness bracelet thingy today. I don’t expect too much from it which is good because in the hour I’ve been wearing it, I’ve not left the couch and it has recorded over 1200 steps. Also measures heart rate, bpm, O2 saturation etc. And it’s a watch, which is handy. I can sync it to receive calls and SMS but I won’t.
So far the worst thing about it is the ridiculous charging cord. It’s about 10cm long and the charging connection is magnetic but unstable so it’s a balancing trick to get the bloody thing to charge.
Anyone else here seen the Total Training Support site on Youtube?
It has a whole lot of explanatory videos. A lot of aeroplane-related stuff, but a lot of other things, too, like three-phase power, electro-magnetic induction, how touchscreens work, stuff like that.
Divine Angel said:
I bought an el cheapo smart fitness bracelet thingy today. I don’t expect too much from it which is good because in the hour I’ve been wearing it, I’ve not left the couch and it has recorded over 1200 steps. Also measures heart rate, bpm, O2 saturation etc. And it’s a watch, which is handy. I can sync it to receive calls and SMS but I won’t.So far the worst thing about it is the ridiculous charging cord. It’s about 10cm long and the charging connection is magnetic but unstable so it’s a balancing trick to get the bloody thing to charge.
There’s a fair chance that it’s just an espionage app. Records voices, wifi, phone signals, location, movement, etc.
I’m not even joking.
Kingy said:
Divine Angel said:
I bought an el cheapo smart fitness bracelet thingy today. I don’t expect too much from it which is good because in the hour I’ve been wearing it, I’ve not left the couch and it has recorded over 1200 steps. Also measures heart rate, bpm, O2 saturation etc. And it’s a watch, which is handy. I can sync it to receive calls and SMS but I won’t.
So far the worst thing about it is the ridiculous charging cord. It’s about 10cm long and the charging connection is magnetic but unstable so it’s a balancing trick to get the bloody thing to charge.
There’s a fair chance that it’s just an espionage app. Records voices, wifi, phone signals, location, movement, etc.
I’m not even joking.
well that elonmusk arsehole can just fuck off
Divine Angel said:
I bought an el cheapo smart fitness bracelet thingy today. I don’t expect too much from it which is good because in the hour I’ve been wearing it, I’ve not left the couch and it has recorded over 1200 steps. Also measures heart rate, bpm, O2 saturation etc. And it’s a watch, which is handy. I can sync it to receive calls and SMS but I won’t.So far the worst thing about it is the ridiculous charging cord. It’s about 10cm long and the charging connection is magnetic but unstable so it’s a balancing trick to get the bloody thing to charge.
Temu?
Kingy said:
Divine Angel said:
I bought an el cheapo smart fitness bracelet thingy today. I don’t expect too much from it which is good because in the hour I’ve been wearing it, I’ve not left the couch and it has recorded over 1200 steps. Also measures heart rate, bpm, O2 saturation etc. And it’s a watch, which is handy. I can sync it to receive calls and SMS but I won’t.So far the worst thing about it is the ridiculous charging cord. It’s about 10cm long and the charging connection is magnetic but unstable so it’s a balancing trick to get the bloody thing to charge.
There’s a fair chance that it’s just an espionage app. Records voices, wifi, phone signals, location, movement, etc.
I’m not even joking.
Thanks Kingy. I’ve turned on the app privacy report on my phone so at the first sign of anything untoward, it’s gone. My BIL is an expert in cybersecurity so I’ll get him to have a look too. He’s so dedicated to cybersecurity he rewrote the code to his robot vac so it couldn’t send data back to China or Russia or wherever.
None of the permissions were ever turned on.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
I bought an el cheapo smart fitness bracelet thingy today. I don’t expect too much from it which is good because in the hour I’ve been wearing it, I’ve not left the couch and it has recorded over 1200 steps. Also measures heart rate, bpm, O2 saturation etc. And it’s a watch, which is handy. I can sync it to receive calls and SMS but I won’t.So far the worst thing about it is the ridiculous charging cord. It’s about 10cm long and the charging connection is magnetic but unstable so it’s a balancing trick to get the bloody thing to charge.
Temu?
No, Jaycar. We popped in today cos Mr Mutant wanted some more 3D printing filament.
Divine Angel said:
Kingy said:
Divine Angel said:
I bought an el cheapo smart fitness bracelet thingy today. I don’t expect too much from it which is good because in the hour I’ve been wearing it, I’ve not left the couch and it has recorded over 1200 steps. Also measures heart rate, bpm, O2 saturation etc. And it’s a watch, which is handy. I can sync it to receive calls and SMS but I won’t.
So far the worst thing about it is the ridiculous charging cord. It’s about 10cm long and the charging connection is magnetic but unstable so it’s a balancing trick to get the bloody thing to charge.
There’s a fair chance that it’s just an espionage app. Records voices, wifi, phone signals, location, movement, etc.
I’m not even joking.
Thanks Kingy. I’ve turned on the app privacy report on my phone so at the first sign of anything untoward, it’s gone. My BIL is an expert in cybersecurity so I’ll get him to have a look too. He’s so dedicated to cybersecurity he rewrote the code to his robot vac so it couldn’t send data back to China or Russia or wherever.
None of the permissions were ever turned on.
don’t worry send it to the amazon and the pomme place they’re nice
Tau.Neutrino said:
NewsWorld Huge underwater volcano ready to erupt off the US West Coast
Headline is very dramatic. It’s unlikely to be as dramatic as that suggests.
If you want to read more about the previous eruption and Axial Seamount’s position in the world of current spreading centre tectonics:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial_Seamount
If you want to see a decapitated seamount (complete with coral atoll) in cross-section, pushed up onto land, go visit the Ashford Limestone in northern NSW.
“https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashford_Caves“https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashford_Caves
Michael V said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
NewsWorld Huge underwater volcano ready to erupt off the US West Coast
Headline is very dramatic. It’s unlikely to be as dramatic as that suggests.
If you want to read more about the previous eruption and Axial Seamount’s position in the world of current spreading centre tectonics:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial_Seamount
If you want to see a decapitated seamount (complete with coral atoll) in cross-section, pushed up onto land, go visit the Ashford Limestone in northern NSW.
Link fixed.
https://youtube.com/shorts/TzFDvTtwK1I?si=PiCX8fc4LevUIZvr
“The perfect cosplay doesn’t exist”
coffee time in’t
transition said:
coffee time in’t
Certainly, or another cuppa of something, at least.
Good idea!
Showers and a top of 24. In fact, showers and tops in mid-twenties all week.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 6 degrees at the back door and there is a fog out there in the dark. We are forecast a sunny 21 degrees today. We’ve got a <50% possibility of 1mm rain for a couple of days in the forecast this week.
I’ll do outside things this morning. I want to resurrect some bird nesting boxes from the old aviary and pass them on to some friends who want to put them in their garden. I might keep one of them for our garden, but ours is mature so the birds make their own nests mostly.
seems like a very expanded meaning of misleading
what
A baby cries hysterically in a bouncer as a childcare worker slaps her across the face — again and again — for fun. It was filmed at an Affinity Education centre in South Strathfield in Sydney’s inner west in May 2023. A colleague recorded the abuse for entertainment to be posted on Snapchat with a laughing emoji.
the fuck
hey don’t places have stuff like working with children checks
SCIENCE said:
what
A baby cries hysterically in a bouncer as a childcare worker slaps her across the face — again and again — for fun. It was filmed at an Affinity Education centre in South Strathfield in Sydney’s inner west in May 2023. A colleague recorded the abuse for entertainment to be posted on Snapchat with a laughing emoji.
the fuck
hey don’t places have stuff like working with children checks
Faaaark…this makes me so angry and sick.
SCIENCE said:
what
A baby cries hysterically in a bouncer as a childcare worker slaps her across the face — again and again — for fun. It was filmed at an Affinity Education centre in South Strathfield in Sydney’s inner west in May 2023. A colleague recorded the abuse for entertainment to be posted on Snapchat with a laughing emoji.
the fuck
hey don’t places have stuff like working with children checks
Just because they’ve never been caught before…
SCIENCE said:
seems like a very expanded meaning of misleading
I thought it would be plainly obvious to everyone that Bunnings is dominated by exclusive brands. It has been to me ever since I bought my first electrical tool there, well over 20 years ago. That doesn’t detract from the price (often considerably cheaper than the competition) and warranty (the same as the competition).
kii said:
SCIENCE said:what
A baby cries hysterically in a bouncer as a childcare worker slaps her across the face — again and again — for fun. It was filmed at an Affinity Education centre in South Strathfield in Sydney’s inner west in May 2023. A colleague recorded the abuse for entertainment to be posted on Snapchat with a laughing emoji.
the fuck
hey don’t places have stuff like working with children checks
Faaaark…this makes me so angry and sick.
‘ken arses.
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:seems like a very expanded meaning of misleading
I thought it would be plainly obvious to everyone that Bunnings is dominated by exclusive brands. It has been to me ever since I bought my first electrical tool there, well over 20 years ago. That doesn’t detract from the price (often considerably cheaper than the competition) and warranty (the same as the competition).
The headline suggested that Bunnings was Australia’s most trusted brand. WTF? I know nobody who thinks that.
TourIng Britain. ·
Mark Seymour ·
It is a truth universally acknowledged … at least by those who’ve had the misfortune to rise before dawn with a pickaxe in hand and the scent of damp slate in their nose … that tin miners are a peculiar breed. And none more peculiar than Jago Trevellick of St Agnes, who worked the Chapel Porth tin mine and greeted each new day with a grunt, a suspicious sniff of the air, and an unfounded accusation against his mother-in-law’s cat.
Now, Jago was not what you’d call a man of ambition. He had one pair of trousers (of dubious vintage), two teeth (one his own), and a reputation for both honesty and creative swearing. Every morning, without fail, he’d lurch out of his sagging cot, knock his head on the same roof beam (which he swore moved in the night), and utter his traditional greeting to the world:
“Bleddy hell, not again!”
At five o’clock, when even the seagulls were still tucked under their wings and the sea was sulking at low tide, Jago’s morning would begin in earnest. The small hovel he called home, halfway up a cliff and entirely off-kilter, smelled of old boots and turnip stew. His wife, Morwenna, had been awake for some time, tending to a cauldron of tea so dark and strong it could dissolve nails. She didn’t believe in conversation before sunrise, which suited Jago just fine, since his mouth was usually too busy grumbling or negotiating with his boots.
Boots, you see, were a matter of eternal conflict for Jago. His pair, held together by an alliance of string, hope, and ancient badger fat, had their own ideas about direction. The left one insisted on a southwesterly lean, the right often dithered, and both squeaked like protesting mice with every step.
Once the battle of the boots was won (or at least delayed), Jago would squint at the breakfast his wife had left him: a crust of bread hard enough to be classified as geological, and a lump of cheese that might’ve once mooed. But he wasn’t a fussy man. He’d chew thoughtfully, stare at the fire, and wonder if perhaps, just this once, the mine might be closed for a flood, a collapse, or a particularly violent haunting.
No such luck. The mine, like Morwenna, was always waiting.
Chapel Porth Mine sat like a wart on the Cornish coast, beautiful in its bleakness, its engine house belching out steam like an indignant dragon, its men clanking and muttering as they filed in. The path down was steep, winding, and populated by sheep with no respect for personal space. Jago had long since stopped worrying about slipping. He merely yelled “Make way for dignity!” and hoped for the best.
Once at the adit, he would join his fellow miners … a band of men who had all the charm of a bucket of gravel and twice the grit. There was Old Pascoe, whose beard had its own ecosystem; Tregony Jim, who’d once mistaken a badger for his lunch; and Nance, the bal maid turned capstan operator who could outswear a Bosun on rum ration day.
The morning ritual was always the same. They’d light candles, adjust helmets, spit thoughtfully into the mine’s mouth as if warning it not to get ideas, and descend into the belly of the earth.
Chapel Porth was a proper mine … wet, echoing, and home to a thousand small creaks that all sounded like doom. Jago’s role was to drill and blast, which he approached with the grace of a man writing poetry with dynamite. The trouble was, Jago was clumsy. Not “tripped over a bucket” clumsy … no, he was the sort of clumsy that caused small geological events.
On this particular morning, things were going more or less as normal. Jago had dropped his drill three times, lit a candle with the wrong end of the fuse, and started an argument with a donkey that turned out to be Tregony Jim in a new coat.
But it wasn’t until the incident with the echo that the day took a turn.
“Echo!” Jago called, testing the cavern’s acoustics while waiting for the latest hole to finish smoking.
“—cho,” came the reply.
“Jago’s a handsome devil!” he shouted.
“…ev—il…” the echo muttered, uncertainly.
“Oi!” said Jago. “I’ll not be insulted by a rock wall.”
“Then stop talkin’ to it,” said Pascoe from the shadows. “That wall’s got better manners than you, and it don’t smell like fish guts left in a boot overnight.”
The laughter echoed louder than the rocks.
Later that morning, the real catastrophe occurred. Jago, in a moment of inspiration (or idiocy), decided to try a new method of drilling involving a pickaxe, a spoon, and gravity.
“Watch this, lads!” he shouted.
They didn’t, of course. They’d learned.
Moments later, a rockslide the size of a Methodist choir thundered down from the ceiling and sealed the main tunnel. Jago emerged, coughing dust, looking like a ghost of poor decisions.
“You alright?” asked Nance, peering through the gloom.
“I’m fine,” he said. “But I think I broke Tuesday.”
“What?”
“Never mind.”
Cleanup took the rest of the morning, mostly involving shovels, apologies, and theories about whether Jago was a curse or merely a cosmic test of patience.
By midday, the men paused for their meal break. Jago sat on a rock, chewing a pasty so hot it threatened to fuse his molars. He stared at the sea through a crack in the rock face, the only light in the tunnel, and sighed.
“Y’know,” he said to no one in particular, “this ain’t such a bad life. Bit damp. Bit loud. Bit, er… explosive.”
Pascoe grunted. “You blew up the privy last week.”
“That weren’t my fault. That was the fumes. And Jim’s cabbage pie.”
The men laughed again, the kind of laughter that comes from people too tired to care and too stubborn to quit.
When the day ended, the ascent began … a grim procession of tired limbs and wheezing lungs. Back into the light, into the wind, into the arms of wives who greeted them with scowls and teapots.
Morwenna was waiting at the door.
“You get paid?”
“Aye.”
“Whole coin, or did you spend it on that nonsense about a self-sharpenin’ pick?”
“I was misled.”
“By who?”
“Me own optimism.”
She grunted, let him in, and handed him a mug of the same dark tea.
Jago sat, boots off, feet steaming. He looked out the window at the grey sea, the darker sky, and the chimney of Chapel Porth belching in the distance.
“Y’know,” he said to the cat (which he still didn’t trust), “I might take up something easier. Like wranglin’ sharks. Or juggling knives. Or parliament.”
The cat stared at him with the quiet hatred only cats possess.
And thus ended another morning … and very nearly the structural integrity … at Chapel Porth Mine. Jago Trevellick, miner, survivor, and unwitting hazard to Cornish geology, leaned back in his chair, sighed, and muttered:
“Bleddy hell… not again tomorrow?”
But of course, it would be. Because for all his complaining, all his disasters, and all his eccentricities, Jago loved that mine. Not because it was easy. But because it was his … wet rocks, echoing tunnels, argumentative donkeys and all.
And besides, Morwenna’s tea tasted worse when he wasn’t covered in tin dust. ( I hope you’ve enjoyed this fictional tale ? I write them to encourage curiosity and travel. Today I will take a small group of Americans, to see the mine above Chapel Porth in Cornwall… it will be a good day !)
“Responding to objections, the artist defended the mural as ‘empowering’ and told objectors to ‘chill’,” the group said.
The business wasn’t named on the ABC but in my opine they should be named and shamed.
Michael V said:
kii said:
SCIENCE said:what
A baby cries hysterically in a bouncer as a childcare worker slaps her across the face — again and again — for fun. It was filmed at an Affinity Education centre in South Strathfield in Sydney’s inner west in May 2023. A colleague recorded the abuse for entertainment to be posted on Snapchat with a laughing emoji.
the fuck
hey don’t places have stuff like working with children checks
Faaaark…this makes me so angry and sick.
‘ken arses.
I always objected to childcare. I stopped work when Mrs rb worked, in order to not send the children to childcare.
roughbarked said:
“Responding to objections, the artist defended the mural as ‘empowering’ and told objectors to ‘chill’,” the group said.The business wasn’t named on the ABC but in my opine they should be named and shamed.
nah free speech is good guns are good
roughbarked said:
“Responding to objections, the artist defended the mural as ‘empowering’ and told objectors to ‘chill’,” the group said.The business wasn’t named on the ABC but in my opine they should be named and shamed.
There’s nothing about the mural I’d describe as “empowering”.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
“Responding to objections, the artist defended the mural as ‘empowering’ and told objectors to ‘chill’,” the group said.The business wasn’t named on the ABC but in my opine they should be named and shamed.
There’s nothing about the mural I’d describe as “empowering”.
Unless you are into sadomasochism?
Which most of us aren’t.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:seems like a very expanded meaning of misleading
I thought it would be plainly obvious to everyone that Bunnings is dominated by exclusive brands. It has been to me ever since I bought my first electrical tool there, well over 20 years ago. That doesn’t detract from the price (often considerably cheaper than the competition) and warranty (the same as the competition).
The headline suggested that Bunnings was Australia’s most trusted brand. WTF? I know nobody who thinks that.
It’s also somewhat amusing that Bunnings is so highly regarded when it is owned by Westfarmers who own Coles which since covid has become one of the least trusted brands.
Witty Rejoinder said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:I thought it would be plainly obvious to everyone that Bunnings is dominated by exclusive brands. It has been to me ever since I bought my first electrical tool there, well over 20 years ago. That doesn’t detract from the price (often considerably cheaper than the competition) and warranty (the same as the competition).
The headline suggested that Bunnings was Australia’s most trusted brand. WTF? I know nobody who thinks that.
It’s also somewhat amusing that Bunnings is so highly regarded when it is owned by Westfarmers who own Coles which since covid has become one of the least trusted brands.
Belay that. They did to 2023 when they sold it.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
kii said:Faaaark…this makes me so angry and sick.
‘ken arses.
I always objected to childcare. I stopped work when Mrs rb worked, in order to not send the children to childcare.
Just stfu you stupid old man
My profession for 25 years was early childhood education. I worked in or ran some of the most trusted and creative services for families for many years.
Some children are better off having time away from their families in environments that keep them safe.
I could list the many ways that children thrive in early childhood services, but you don’t deserve my efforts.
kii said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:‘ken arses.
I always objected to childcare. I stopped work when Mrs rb worked, in order to not send the children to childcare.
Just stfu you stupid old man
My profession for 25 years was early childhood education. I worked in or ran some of the most trusted and creative services for families for many years.
Some children are better off having time away from their families in environments that keep them safe.
I could list the many ways that children thrive in early childhood services, but you don’t deserve my efforts.
I wasn’t referring to you in any way shape or form. I wasn’t talking about anything other than the childcare we were going to have to use in our specific situation. Which you know nothing about.
roughbarked said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:I always objected to childcare. I stopped work when Mrs rb worked, in order to not send the children to childcare.
Just stfu you stupid old man
My profession for 25 years was early childhood education. I worked in or ran some of the most trusted and creative services for families for many years.
Some children are better off having time away from their families in environments that keep them safe.
I could list the many ways that children thrive in early childhood services, but you don’t deserve my efforts.
I wasn’t referring to you in any way shape or form. I wasn’t talking about anything other than the childcare we were going to have to use in our specific situation. Which you know nothing about.
Well, be specific about what you object to. The services in your area, not childcare in general.
It’s well-known here what I spent my working life doing, but you just love shooting your stupid mouth off and think you’re being clever.
You make me sick.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
kii said:Faaaark…this makes me so angry and sick.
‘ken arses.
I always objected to childcare. I stopped work when Mrs rb worked, in order to not send the children to childcare.
LOL
kii said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:‘ken arses.
I always objected to childcare. I stopped work when Mrs rb worked, in order to not send the children to childcare.
Just stfu you stupid old man
My profession for 25 years was early childhood education. I worked in or ran some of the most trusted and creative services for families for many years.
Some children are better off having time away from their families in environments that keep them safe.
I could list the many ways that children thrive in early childhood services, but you don’t deserve my efforts.
LOL
roughbarked said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:I always objected to childcare. I stopped work when Mrs rb worked, in order to not send the children to childcare.
Just stfu you stupid old man
My profession for 25 years was early childhood education. I worked in or ran some of the most trusted and creative services for families for many years.
Some children are better off having time away from their families in environments that keep them safe.
I could list the many ways that children thrive in early childhood services, but you don’t deserve my efforts.
I wasn’t referring to you in any way shape or form. I wasn’t talking about anything other than the childcare we were going to have to use in our specific situation. Which you know nothing about.
LOL
kii said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:Just stfu you stupid old man
My profession for 25 years was early childhood education. I worked in or ran some of the most trusted and creative services for families for many years.
Some children are better off having time away from their families in environments that keep them safe.
I could list the many ways that children thrive in early childhood services, but you don’t deserve my efforts.
I wasn’t referring to you in any way shape or form. I wasn’t talking about anything other than the childcare we were going to have to use in our specific situation. Which you know nothing about.
Well, be specific about what you object to. The services in your area, not childcare in general.
It’s well-known here what I spent my working life doing, but you just love shooting your stupid mouth off and think you’re being clever.
You make me sick.
LOL
kii said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:Just stfu you stupid old man
My profession for 25 years was early childhood education. I worked in or ran some of the most trusted and creative services for families for many years.
Some children are better off having time away from their families in environments that keep them safe.
I could list the many ways that children thrive in early childhood services, but you don’t deserve my efforts.
I wasn’t referring to you in any way shape or form. I wasn’t talking about anything other than the childcare we were going to have to use in our specific situation. Which you know nothing about.
Well, be specific about what you object to. The services in your area, not childcare in general.
It’s well-known here what I spent my working life doing, but you just love shooting your stupid mouth off and think you’re being clever.
You make me sick.
If I am speaking to you I will mention your name. I have never deliberately said anything to denigrate you. This is all in your head.
SCIENCE said:
LOL
you’re in a happy mood today.
SCIENCE said:
LOL
Is that all you do? Lolling about?
roughbarked said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:I wasn’t referring to you in any way shape or form. I wasn’t talking about anything other than the childcare we were going to have to use in our specific situation. Which you know nothing about.
Well, be specific about what you object to. The services in your area, not childcare in general.
It’s well-known here what I spent my working life doing, but you just love shooting your stupid mouth off and think you’re being clever.
You make me sick.
If I am speaking to you I will mention your name. I have never deliberately said anything to denigrate you. This is all in your head.
LOL
Morning Pilgrims, can’t get a dry day for mowing, it’s fine now but it has been raining and there are showers marching up the coast.
I won’t mow with wet grass.
Over.
roughbarked said:
Bogsnorkler said:
SCIENCE said:
LOL
you’re in a happy mood today.
Is that all you do? Lolling about?
hey we’re happy most days but yes we were just planning a nice relaxing and peaceful day for ourselves
Bogsnorkler said:
SCIENCE said:LOL
you’re in a happy mood today.
LOL
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning Pilgrims, can’t get a dry day for mowing, it’s fine now but it has been raining and there are showers marching up the coast.
I won’t mow with wet grass.
Over.
It’s the best time to mow grass here. Just after the rain has stopped.
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
Bogsnorkler said:
you’re in a happy mood today.
Is that all you do? Lolling about?
hey we’re happy most days but yes we were just planning a nice relaxing and peaceful day for ourselves
make sure to drink plenty of water.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bogsnorkler said:
SCIENCE said:LOL
you’re in a happy mood today.
LOL
Not me.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bogsnorkler said:you’re in a happy mood today.
LOL
Not me.
sorry
Bogsnorkler said:
SCIENCE said:roughbarked said:
Is that all you do? Lolling about?
hey we’re happy most days but yes we were just planning a nice relaxing and peaceful day for ourselves
make sure to drink plenty of water.
LOL.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bogsnorkler said:you’re in a happy mood today.
LOL
Not me.
What’s up mate?
Bogsnorkler said:
SCIENCE said:roughbarked said:
Is that all you do? Lolling about?
hey we’re happy most days but yes we were just planning a nice relaxing and peaceful day for ourselves
make sure to drink plenty of water.
got ourselves some nice almond milk, it’s cheaper than fuel oil so should wash the staple vegetable meat down nicely
SCIENCE said:
Bogsnorkler said:
SCIENCE said:hey we’re happy most days but yes we were just planning a nice relaxing and peaceful day for ourselves
make sure to drink plenty of water.
got ourselves some nice almond milk, it’s cheaper than fuel oil so should wash the staple vegetable meat down nicely
It is the oldest fruiting tree in cultivation.
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:
Bogsnorkler said:make sure to drink plenty of water.
got ourselves some nice almond milk, it’s cheaper than fuel oil so should wash the staple vegetable meat down nicely
It is the oldest fruiting tree in cultivation.
Er; Notwithstanding that list does not include native Australian food trees that were cultivated long before written history.
Hello
still having this genius debate we see, how’d that all go in Europe over the thermal aberration break recently
Cymek said:
Hello
have a nice day
Cymek said:
Hello
Greetings.
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:LOL
Not me.
sorry
LOL
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:LOL
Not me.
What’s up mate?
I’m just in a mood.
Cymek said:
Hello
It’s a beautiful day.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Not me.
What’s up mate?
I’m just in a mood.
OK. Hope your mood improves as the day progresses.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Not me.
What’s up mate?
I’m just in a mood.
I’m sorry to hear that, MV. I can dig up some amusing memes if you think that might help.
alleged
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
“Responding to objections, the artist defended the mural as ‘empowering’ and told objectors to ‘chill’,” the group said.The business wasn’t named on the ABC but in my opine they should be named and shamed.
There’s nothing about the mural I’d describe as “empowering”.
… and the degree of “lewdness” really isn’t the point.
SCIENCE said:
alleged
PHARQUE
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:alleged
PHARQUE
Google doesn’t have any real competition?
Really?
made my own breakfast, that guy rb was meant to make the coffee but he’s hopelessly unreliable that way, if he had a coffee shop it would have to be self serve, otherwise be like an above-ground cemetery for caffeine addicts, which would be seriously self-limiting of desire for a coffee consequence of the olfactory aversion, deterrent that way, disincentive, a hellscape and curing people unnecessarily of a love of coffee, sort of bastard thing he might do, but he is secretly a fanatic darwinist, so secretly even he doesn’t know, which is the way of recursive secret secrets, they disappear into the oblivion of the obliviated
and so ends this morning’s typing practice, nothing of consequence, some alphabet, possibly some abuse of the King’s English, but i’m practicing for a job a jester
https://www.facebook.com/benngunnfans/videos/trevor-the-trapped-testicleshilarious/10156482411833236/
A poignant story about Trevs left testicle.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:
alleged
PHARQUE
Google doesn’t have any real competition?
Really?
name one
roughbarked said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:I wasn’t referring to you in any way shape or form. I wasn’t talking about anything other than the childcare we were going to have to use in our specific situation. Which you know nothing about.
Well, be specific about what you object to. The services in your area, not childcare in general.
It’s well-known here what I spent my working life doing, but you just love shooting your stupid mouth off and think you’re being clever.
You make me sick.
If I am speaking to you I will mention your name. I have never deliberately said anything to denigrate you. This is all in your head.
There’s a lot to unpack in Kii’s head.
What an adventure! Went to the fruit barn, where avocados are 9c each and mini watermelons are 98c. Decided I needed petrol so after checking the PetrolSpy app, discovered Costco fuel is 30c/L cheaper than everywhere else (in some cases, 40c/L). On my way out there I got RBT’d. Luckily I didn’t have a mimosa for breakfast.
And here’s a thread for buffy
https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/s/kYmu37gPfS
Divine Angel said:
What an adventure! Went to the fruit barn, where avocados are 9c each and mini watermelons are 98c. Decided I needed petrol so after checking the PetrolSpy app, discovered Costco fuel is 30c/L cheaper than everywhere else (in some cases, 40c/L). On my way out there I got RBT’d. Luckily I didn’t have a mimosa for breakfast.
Phew.
Divine Angel said:
And here’s a thread for buffy
https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/s/kYmu37gPfS
Thanks. I can’t name any of those to species. There are a few Mycena (bonnets) in there, but I don’t know their full names. It’s a good range though.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
What an adventure! Went to the fruit barn, where avocados are 9c each and mini watermelons are 98c. Decided I needed petrol so after checking the PetrolSpy app, discovered Costco fuel is 30c/L cheaper than everywhere else (in some cases, 40c/L). On my way out there I got RBT’d. Luckily I didn’t have a mimosa for breakfast.
Phew.
we thought they undercut the other fuel retailers constantly
Witty Rejoinder said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:Well, be specific about what you object to. The services in your area, not childcare in general.
It’s well-known here what I spent my working life doing, but you just love shooting your stupid mouth off and think you’re being clever.
You make me sick.
If I am speaking to you I will mention your name. I have never deliberately said anything to denigrate you. This is all in your head.
There’s a lot to unpack in Kii’s head.
Go with the old WinZip ?
“Ah, Pisces, the stars are whispering tales of transformation this week. With the Full Moon in Scorpio illuminating your path, expect deep emotional insights to surface. This is a time for introspection, allowing you to shed old patterns and embrace new beginnings. As the Sun dances with Uranus in Taurus, unexpected opportunities may arise, urging you to step out of your comfort zone. Embrace the unknown with open arms, for the universe is aligning to support your growth. Remember, every starry night leads to a brighter dawn.”
Sounds good, although I’m not so sure about this bit “As the Sun dances with Uranus”
Bit of excitement in Mini Me’s class today
Divine Angel said:
Bit of excitement in Mini Me’s class today
damn that musk fella
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
Bit of excitement in Mini Me’s class today
damn that musk fella
using machines to spread that odour of his
Peak Warming Man said:
“Ah, Pisces, the stars are whispering tales of transformation this week. With the Full Moon in Scorpio illuminating your path, expect deep emotional insights to surface. This is a time for introspection, allowing you to shed old patterns and embrace new beginnings. As the Sun dances with Uranus in Taurus, unexpected opportunities may arise, urging you to step out of your comfort zone. Embrace the unknown with open arms, for the universe is aligning to support your growth. Remember, every starry night leads to a brighter dawn.”Sounds good, although I’m not so sure about this bit “As the Sun dances with Uranus”
I think it means you need to look into perineum sunning.
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Ah, Pisces, the stars are whispering tales of transformation this week. With the Full Moon in Scorpio illuminating your path, expect deep emotional insights to surface. This is a time for introspection, allowing you to shed old patterns and embrace new beginnings. As the Sun dances with Uranus in Taurus, unexpected opportunities may arise, urging you to step out of your comfort zone. Embrace the unknown with open arms, for the universe is aligning to support your growth. Remember, every starry night leads to a brighter dawn.”Sounds good, although I’m not so sure about this bit “As the Sun dances with Uranus”
I think it means you need to look into perineum sunning.
Divine Angel said:
Bit of excitement in Mini Me’s class today
Good.
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
Bit of excitement in Mini Me’s class today
damn that musk fella
He’s disappeared off the radar. What’s happened to him?
fsm said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Ah, Pisces, the stars are whispering tales of transformation this week. With the Full Moon in Scorpio illuminating your path, expect deep emotional insights to surface. This is a time for introspection, allowing you to shed old patterns and embrace new beginnings. As the Sun dances with Uranus in Taurus, unexpected opportunities may arise, urging you to step out of your comfort zone. Embrace the unknown with open arms, for the universe is aligning to support your growth. Remember, every starry night leads to a brighter dawn.”Sounds good, although I’m not so sure about this bit “As the Sun dances with Uranus”
I think it means you need to look into perineum sunning.
Ooh-ahh.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Bit of excitement in Mini Me’s class today
Good.
What is a laptop trolley?
Note to lonely women: celebrities are not going to contact you for a relationship over social media.
Note to scammers: you went too far, no one has $40 million to spare
UK woman was contacted via Instagram by scammers pretending to be TV vet Dr Chris Brown. When “Dr Brown” asked her to marry him, she said no and asked if it was a scam, so the scammers used AI over a messaging app to convince it was really him. She sent them money from her disability pension until they asked for $40m, when the penny dropped and she called the cops to report a scam.
https://7news.com.au/sunrise/lisa-nock-44-scammed-out-of-22800-after-being-tricked-she-was-in-a-relationship-with-dr-chris-brown—c-18661199
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Bit of excitement in Mini Me’s class today
Good.
What is a laptop trolley?
It’s a trolley on wheels which has 30 charging cords so a class full of laptops or iPads can be stored and charged when not in use.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:Good.
What is a laptop trolley?
It’s a trolley on wheels which has 30 charging cords so a class full of laptops or iPads can be stored and charged when not in use.
https://techxpress.com.au/shop/lapcabby-unicabby-32-horizontal-32-device-mobile-ac-charging-trolley-for-laptops-tablets-and-chromebooks-up-to-14-horizontal/
Divine Angel said:
Note to lonely women: celebrities are not going to contact you for a relationship over social media.Note to scammers: you went too far, no one has $40 million to spare
UK woman was contacted via Instagram by scammers pretending to be TV vet Dr Chris Brown. When “Dr Brown” asked her to marry him, she said no and asked if it was a scam, so the scammers used AI over a messaging app to convince it was really him. She sent them money from her disability pension until they asked for $40m, when the penny dropped and she called the cops to report a scam.
https://7news.com.au/sunrise/lisa-nock-44-scammed-out-of-22800-after-being-tricked-she-was-in-a-relationship-with-dr-chris-brown—c-18661199
Her surname changes a bit in that report. Nock, NockNock and Knock.
Divine Angel said:
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:What is a laptop trolley?
It’s a trolley on wheels which has 30 charging cords so a class full of laptops or iPads can be stored and charged when not in use.
https://techxpress.com.au/shop/lapcabby-unicabby-32-horizontal-32-device-mobile-ac-charging-trolley-for-laptops-tablets-and-chromebooks-up-to-14-horizontal/
Ta. Nothing like that in my prehistoric schooldays.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Divine Angel said:It’s a trolley on wheels which has 30 charging cords so a class full of laptops or iPads can be stored and charged when not in use.
https://techxpress.com.au/shop/lapcabby-unicabby-32-horizontal-32-device-mobile-ac-charging-trolley-for-laptops-tablets-and-chromebooks-up-to-14-horizontal/
Ta. Nothing like that in my prehistoric schooldays.
Nor mine. At least I didn’t have a slate and chalk!
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:https://techxpress.com.au/shop/lapcabby-unicabby-32-horizontal-32-device-mobile-ac-charging-trolley-for-laptops-tablets-and-chromebooks-up-to-14-horizontal/
Ta. Nothing like that in my prehistoric schooldays.
Nor mine. At least I didn’t have a slate and chalk!
I did. That was fun.
I spent a fortnight at Sovereign Hill in Ballarat, a recreation of the 1850s mining era; they have a school where students and teachers dress in era-appropriate clothing and use 1850s equipment. They get real students and real teachers, and they really teach stuff, but it was part of our school’s Australian history classes. It was fun, though.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:https://techxpress.com.au/shop/lapcabby-unicabby-32-horizontal-32-device-mobile-ac-charging-trolley-for-laptops-tablets-and-chromebooks-up-to-14-horizontal/
Ta. Nothing like that in my prehistoric schooldays.
Nor mine. At least I didn’t have a slate and chalk!
we had etch-a-sketch. almost like an iPad.
btm said:
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:Ta. Nothing like that in my prehistoric schooldays.
Nor mine. At least I didn’t have a slate and chalk!
I did. That was fun.
I spent a fortnight at Sovereign Hill in Ballarat, a recreation of the 1850s mining era; they have a school where students and teachers dress in era-appropriate clothing and use 1850s equipment. They get real students and real teachers, and they really teach stuff, but it was part of our school’s Australian history classes. It was fun, though.
I didn’t find it but I did find this pic of Lady Scruffington
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:https://techxpress.com.au/shop/lapcabby-unicabby-32-horizontal-32-device-mobile-ac-charging-trolley-for-laptops-tablets-and-chromebooks-up-to-14-horizontal/
Ta. Nothing like that in my prehistoric schooldays.
Nor mine. At least I didn’t have a slate and chalk!
I did, and an ink well.
Divine Angel said:
I didn’t find it but I did find this pic of Lady Scruffington
That’s close enough :)
Divine Angel said:
I didn’t find it but I did find this pic of Lady Scruffington
:)
Divine Angel said:
I didn’t find it but I did find this pic of Lady Scruffington
Classic.
Mind you one thing I did get to experience as a 10-year-old that Mini-Me won’t, was to watch people walking on the moon on live TV.
They’ve fallen on hard times.
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
I didn’t find it but I did find this pic of Lady Scruffington
Classic.
Is a gypsy telling fortunes
Cost – 1 bone.
I don’t know how to preface this thread.
https://www.reddit.com/r/cakedecorating/s/GXQr6pG99w
Peak Warming Man said:
They’ve fallen on hard times.
It’s a nice bike but without a chainguard, he needs clips.
Bubblecar said:
Mind you one thing I did get to experience as a 10-year-old that Mini-Me won’t, was to watch people walking on the moon on live TV.
I didn’t even get to witness Giotto reaching Halley’s Comet. The rendezvous was scheduled for 11am, which was recess time and the teacher wouldn’t let us stay and watch.
Those poor school kids all over America watching Challenger lifting off though…
Peak Warming Man said:
They’ve fallen on hard times.
The only king in the village, unlike Daffyd who was the only queen.
Bubblecar said:
Mind you one thing I did get to experience as a 10-year-old that Mini-Me won’t, was to watch people walking on the moon on live TV.
She might get to watch people landing on Mars, not via TV but YouTube or something.
Divine Angel said:
I don’t know how to preface this thread.https://www.reddit.com/r/cakedecorating/s/GXQr6pG99w
B-day. I suspect trolling.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
They’ve fallen on hard times.
It’s a nice bike but without a chainguard, he needs clips.
And the saddle is too low for him.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
They’ve fallen on hard times.
It’s a nice bike but without a chainguard, he needs clips.
And the saddle is too low for him.
That was my first thought too. And I don’t know much about bikes.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
They’ve fallen on hard times.
It’s a nice bike but without a chainguard, he needs clips.
And the saddle is too low for him.
there is no saddle.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:It’s a nice bike but without a chainguard, he needs clips.
And the saddle is too low for him.
That was my first thought too. And I don’t know much about bikes.
Will he join the Famous Five and have lots of picnics and bust a Russian spy ring.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:It’s a nice bike but without a chainguard, he needs clips.
And the saddle is too low for him.
That was my first thought too. And I don’t know much about bikes.
The bike in general is too small for him. Looks like a child’s bike.
Bogsnorkler said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:It’s a nice bike but without a chainguard, he needs clips.
And the saddle is too low for him.
there is no saddle.
Ooh-ahh.
Once DV is released he should be able to post again.
Peak Warming Man said:
Once DV is released he should be able to post again.
What happened? Did he get caught in a dingo trap?
Deev’s list isn’t loading for me again, so I’ll have to post this here.
(Old photos thread)
Frenchman tries out Coca-Cola for the first time, 1950s
Spiny Norman said:
Deev’s list isn’t loading for me again, so I’ll have to post this here.
(Old photos thread)Frenchman tries out Coca-Cola for the first time, 1950s
Mon Du it takes like horse piss
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Once DV is released he should be able to post again.
What happened? Did he get caught in a dingo trap?
Dropbear attack. Major surgery to reattach his leg.
45 years damn
Witty Rejoinder said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:Well, be specific about what you object to. The services in your area, not childcare in general.
It’s well-known here what I spent my working life doing, but you just love shooting your stupid mouth off and think you’re being clever.
You make me sick.
If I am speaking to you I will mention your name. I have never deliberately said anything to denigrate you. This is all in your head.
There’s a lot to unpack in Kii’s head.
Is there?
The recent incidents in these childcare centres are very distressing to me. I literally felt sick to my stomach. I react to stressful news that way.
When roughbarked made his sweeping comment about childcare centres I saw red. He often makes stupid and insensitive posts w/o thinking of other people.
His kids are in their 40s (?) I was working in early childhood education 40 years ago. I know first-hand what it was like, maybe not in his small town, but I bet the women working there (it was almost always women employed in them) were doing their best to provide good quality care and education. All while being dismissed for their professional skills and dedication.
He made a sweeping and judgmental comment about the services in his area with “I always objected to childcare. I stopped work when Mrs rb worked, in order to not send the children to childcare.”
That comment taken in the context of the abuse that was reported on equates these criminal incidents with childcare in general. In his very limited and blinkered experience.
Plus, thanks to all the usual idiots who piled on. Yesterday was Mother’s Day for me, I am really depressed about my sons and my current situation.
Anyway…fuck off and stop being such idiots.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 8 degrees at the back door and there is a very thick fog out there. We are forecast a sunny 22 degrees after the fog clears.
Bakery Breakfast with Hamilton archery friend this morning. Biscuit Bakery after lunch. Friends of Yatmerone wetland reserve meeting this evening.
Showers and a top of 24. Around 4am it was chilly enough to pull on the second blanket, first time this year.
Home alone today, Mr Mutant has a work thing in the city.
kryten said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 8 degrees at the back door and there is a very thick fog out there. We are forecast a sunny 22 degrees after the fog clears.Bakery Breakfast with Hamilton archery friend this morning. Biscuit Bakery after lunch. Friends of Yatmerone wetland reserve meeting this evening.
Ah, I see I forgot to check if Mr buffy had logged in here before making my morning report…
This one’s (mostly) for MV. Myanmar earthquake. Watch the right side of the video, not the driveway.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/s/IV3tMBQeSQ
Divine Angel said:
This one’s (mostly) for MV. Myanmar earthquake. Watch the right side of the video, not the driveway.https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/s/IV3tMBQeSQ
That’s sort of elegant the way that tower does that.
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
This one’s (mostly) for MV. Myanmar earthquake. Watch the right side of the video, not the driveway.https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/s/IV3tMBQeSQ
That’s sort of elegant the way that tower does that.
Didn’t even see the tower! That’s pretty cool too.
kii said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
roughbarked said:If I am speaking to you I will mention your name. I have never deliberately said anything to denigrate you. This is all in your head.
There’s a lot to unpack in Kii’s head.
Is there?
The recent incidents in these childcare centres are very distressing to me. I literally felt sick to my stomach. I react to stressful news that way.
When roughbarked made his sweeping comment about childcare centres I saw red. He often makes stupid and insensitive posts w/o thinking of other people.
His kids are in their 40s (?) I was working in early childhood education 40 years ago. I know first-hand what it was like, maybe not in his small town, but I bet the women working there (it was almost always women employed in them) were doing their best to provide good quality care and education. All while being dismissed for their professional skills and dedication.
He made a sweeping and judgmental comment about the services in his area with “I always objected to childcare. I stopped work when Mrs rb worked, in order to not send the children to childcare.”
That comment taken in the context of the abuse that was reported on equates these criminal incidents with childcare in general. In his very limited and blinkered experience.
Plus, thanks to all the usual idiots who piled on. Yesterday was Mother’s Day for me, I am really depressed about my sons and my current situation.
Anyway…fuck off and stop being such idiots.
Change of plan, I’ve scored some relief work for today
Witty Rejoinder said:
It’s not all about you.
Thanks for the reminder. I’ll mention that to the mental health crisis hotline councilor when I call them next. If DOGE hasn’t cut all the funding for that service.
kii said:
Witty Rejoinder said:It’s not all about you.
Thanks for the reminder. I’ll mention that to the mental health crisis hotline councilor when I call them next. If DOGE hasn’t cut all the funding for that service.
If you find that you need to discuss your forum interactions with mental health professionals you should seriously consider not reading the posts of those forumites you find triggering.
kii said:
Anyway…fuck off and stop being such idiots.
It is perfectly within the rights of any parent to decide to look after their own kids.
Which is what we did.
That’s all I said.
Divine Angel said:
This one’s (mostly) for MV. Myanmar earthquake. Watch the right side of the video, not the driveway.https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/s/IV3tMBQeSQ
Surface fracture: mid-upper left to mid right, 0:13 – 0:15, stepwise. I love the dextral ground movement seen above the gate and fence, just after the gates open. And how a hidden human structure becomes visible on the right side of the gate portal as the other bock moves to the right.
Shows just how powerful that earthquake was, moving that amount of land. Note that that amount of ground movement (3 metres) and more was recorded over hundreds of kilometres along the surface trace of the fault.
Thanks. Amazing.
:)
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
This one’s (mostly) for MV. Myanmar earthquake. Watch the right side of the video, not the driveway.https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/s/IV3tMBQeSQ
Surface fracture: mid-upper left to mid right, 0:13 – 0:15, stepwise. I love the dextral ground movement seen above the gate and fence, just after the gates open. And how a hidden human structure becomes visible on the right side of the gate portal as the other bock moves to the right.
Shows just how powerful that earthquake was, moving that amount of land. Note that that amount of ground movement (3 metres) and more was recorded over hundreds of kilometres along the surface trace of the fault.
Thanks. Amazing.
:)
Would be a real trouser-filler, if you were there.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) council has ruled that Russia was responsible for the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine in 2014.
It found that Russia breached the prohibition under international law on the use of weapons against civil aircraft in flight and is responsible for the loss of 298 innocent lives.
Link
roughbarked said:
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) council has ruled that Russia was responsible for the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine in 2014.It found that Russia breached the prohibition under international law on the use of weapons against civil aircraft in flight and is responsible for the loss of 298 innocent lives.
Link
Well, i’m glad that we’ve got that sorted out.
And i hope that Russia has learnt a lesson from all this.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) council has ruled that Russia was responsible for the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine in 2014.It found that Russia breached the prohibition under international law on the use of weapons against civil aircraft in flight and is responsible for the loss of 298 innocent lives.
Link
Well, i’m glad that we’ve got that sorted out.
And i hope that Russia has learnt a lesson from all this.
Fat chance while Putin is there.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) council has ruled that Russia was responsible for the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine in 2014.It found that Russia breached the prohibition under international law on the use of weapons against civil aircraft in flight and is responsible for the loss of 298 innocent lives.
Link
Well, i’m glad that we’ve got that sorted out.
And i hope that Russia has learnt a lesson from all this.
Fat chance while Putin is there.
damn we are so surprised
Hello
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) council has ruled that Russia was responsible for the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine in 2014.It found that Russia breached the prohibition under international law on the use of weapons against civil aircraft in flight and is responsible for the loss of 298 innocent lives.
Link
Well, i’m glad that we’ve got that sorted out.
And i hope that Russia has learnt a lesson from all this.
The two Volads are supposed to be having a meeting soon, ostensibly to sort out the war that Putin thinks Ukraine started…
Cymek said:
Hello
Greetings.
Queensland State of Origin selectors have gone for the old firm, not much youth in there.
They’ll need to bring their A game or they could be in for a tough night
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/gunman-on-the-run-after-truck-driver-hospitalised-in-sydney/ar-AA1EDGRX?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=968506005c13480f81608099f2f221d1&ei=41
I think Channel 9 might have put the wrong photo in that story, although Sydney is a bit like Gaza I suppose.
Peak Warming Man said:
Queensland State of Origin selectors have gone for the old firm, not much youth in there.
They’ll need to bring their A game or they could be in for a tough night
There was a ‘friendly’ Rugby Union match at HMAS Cerberus, near Melbourne, between a team of new, young Navy players, and an ‘old-timers’ side of blokes who’d once played, “but that was years ago”.
After the first half, the old-timers were done in. Exhausted. Kaput. Nothing left in the tank.
“They’re just too quick, coach”, said one old-timer, “they run rings around us”.
“Yeah”, said the coach, “but you’ve got what they haven’t got; experience. You can take ‘em in the scrums and the rucks.”
“…you mean, coach…?”
“Work it out for yourselves.”
At full-time, the old-timers’ score had improved considerably, and more than a couple of the young team looked distinctly shell-shocked.
Peak Warming Man said:
I think Channel 9 might have put the wrong photo in that story, although Sydney is a bit like Gaza I suppose.
South western Sydney or middle eastern Sydney or inner western sanctum Sydney or far eastern north shore Sydney¿
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Queensland State of Origin selectors have gone for the old firm, not much youth in there.
They’ll need to bring their A game or they could be in for a tough night
There was a ‘friendly’ Rugby Union match at HMAS Cerberus, near Melbourne, between a team of new, young Navy players, and an ‘old-timers’ side of blokes who’d once played, “but that was years ago”.
After the first half, the old-timers were done in. Exhausted. Kaput. Nothing left in the tank.
“They’re just too quick, coach”, said one old-timer, “they run rings around us”.
“Yeah”, said the coach, “but you’ve got what they haven’t got; experience. You can take ‘em in the scrums and the rucks.”
“…you mean, coach…?”
“Work it out for yourselves.”
At full-time, the old-timers’ score had improved considerably, and more than a couple of the young team looked distinctly shell-shocked.
Ooh, ooh. Tom May is up as expert witness at the mushroom trial. I need to go and read the live blog. Back soon.
Blimey, he must have been rehabilitated like Bill Clinton.
Peak Warming Man said:
Blimey, he must have been rehabilitated like Bill Clinton.
Bill’s rehabilitation began to take effect when the incumbency of Geo. W. Bush showed that Bill might have been a philanderer (and, blimey, he wasn’t the first Prez on either side to be that), but at least he wasn’t a dumb-arse President.
Then along came Trump, and people began to wish for a President like Bill.
Peak Warming Man said:
Blimey, he must have been rehabilitated like Bill Clinton.
FMD.
wait why did the dehydrator end up at the tip
SCIENCE said:
wait why did the dehydrator end up at the tip
Because it did have death cap resodue in it.
SCIENCE said:
wait why did the dehydrator end up at the tip
EP took it there
I ma somewhat behind on my ability to watch the trial today because work is crazy right now and demand my attention.. but Buffy asked when the mycology expert was in and that’s today
Arts said:
I ma somewhat behind on my ability to watch the trial today because work is crazy right now and demand my attention.. but Buffy asked when the mycology expert was in and that’s today
Buffy was all over it.
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:
I ma somewhat behind on my ability to watch the trial today because work is crazy right now and demand my attention.. but Buffy asked when the mycology expert was in and that’s today
Buffy was all over it.
phew
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:
I ma somewhat behind on my ability to watch the trial today because work is crazy right now and demand my attention.. but Buffy asked when the mycology expert was in and that’s today
Buffy was all over it.
Taking notes,,,?
Arts said:
I ma somewhat behind on my ability to watch the trial today because work is crazy right now and demand my attention.. but Buffy asked when the mycology expert was in and that’s today
I heard they are also a comedian a fun guy in many respects
Today was a day I wasn’t expecting. It’s so interesting to see how different schools work.
Divine Angel said:
Today was a day I wasn’t expecting. It’s so interesting to see how different schools work.
are the kids gonna be alright, or is the system broken?
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:
Today was a day I wasn’t expecting. It’s so interesting to see how different schools work.
are the kids gonna be alright, or is the system broken?
The school I was at today is a lot different to Mini Me’s school. I made the right decision sending her out of catchment.
Arts said:
I ma somewhat behind on my ability to watch the trial today because work is crazy right now and demand my attention.. but Buffy asked when the mycology expert was in and that’s today
Yes, I’ve just read through the ABC live blog. The expert witness, Tom May, is a real expert witness. One of the most knowledgeable mycologists in Australia. I’ve known about him since I joined Fungimap 20 odd years ago and he has helped me with some of my iNaturalist IDs. He’s back again tomorrow. They had him IDing from photos today. I expect he told them that you need top, underneath and side photos of a mushroom to even start IDing.
Neophyte said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:
I ma somewhat behind on my ability to watch the trial today because work is crazy right now and demand my attention.. but Buffy asked when the mycology expert was in and that’s today
Buffy was all over it.
Taking notes,,,?
Not really. I know how to ID Amanita phalloides. More to the point, I know not to eat white gilled mushrooms unless IDd by someone who has eaten them before and survived. I was interested to see that the iNaturalist observation in the Gippsland area at the relevent time was one of Tom’s personal observations and IDs. Although I’d searched iNaturalist and was pretty sure I knew that already.
Maybe I should consult a numerologist to see what name brings me success.
Divine Angel said:
Maybe I should consult a numerologist to see what name brings me success.
Roxette if you dress well
Divine Angel said:
Maybe I should consult a numerologist to see what name brings me success.
What’s your star sign?
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Maybe I should consult a numerologist to see what name brings me success.
What’s your star sign?
Like I tell 6 year olds, I don’t have a birthday.
Rushes in waving a piece of paper.
Peace in our time.
Call me cynical but prayers for world peace have never come true.
Roman aqua ducts.
https://youtu.be/m7AXS5lPjaQ
DA: thanks so much for the Myanmar earthquake rupture and ground-displacement video. It was extraordinary.
Divine Angel said:
Call me cynical but prayers for world peace have never come true.
They have.
The hard part is getting all of parts to be at peace, at the same time.
Michael V said:
DA: thanks so much for the Myanmar earthquake rupture and ground-displacement video. It was extraordinary.
No wuckers. I saw Spiny post it not long after I did 😏
I watched that video several times, always something new to see!
Peak Warming Man said:
Roman aqua ducts.
https://youtu.be/m7AXS5lPjaQ
Roman aqua duck
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Roman aqua ducts.
https://youtu.be/m7AXS5lPjaQ
Roman aqua duck
FMD
Last year we went to Qld Museum’s Egypt exhibition. Disappointed to see the gift shop was full of junk, including this classy piece.
I was hoping for replica amulets or keychain mummies.
Michael V said:
DA: thanks so much for the Myanmar earthquake rupture and ground-displacement video. It was extraordinary.
I saw it once yesterday, and dismissed it as AI junk because it was so unbelievable.
After watching it a few times, it does look legit.
Arts said:
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:
wait why did the dehydrator end up at the tip
Because it did have death cap resodue in it.
EP took it there
yeah we meant whywhyporquoi not howhycomment … like if we were going to murder someone with botulism we’d keep the canning machine on our display shelf as a trophy
Peak Warming Man said:
Rushes in waving a piece of paper.
Peace in our time.
is that an outstretched right arm
SCIENCE said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Rushes in waving a piece of paper.
Peace in our time.
is that an outstretched right arm
Subtle differences between a ‘hi’ sign and a ‘heil’ sign.
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:Peak Warming Man said:
Rushes in waving a piece of paper.
Peace in our time.
is that an outstretched right arm
Subtle differences between a ‘hi’ sign and a ‘heil’ sign.
It’s a no ball, it’s bent at the elbow.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:is that an outstretched right arm
Subtle differences between a ‘hi’ sign and a ‘heil’ sign.
It’s a no ball, it’s bent at the elbow.
Divine Angel said:
Call me cynical but prayers for world peace have never come true.
John Clarke: Well of course not Brian, if you’re praying to the wrong god.
Apparently Amber Heard has given birth to twins, and (equally apparently) their father is Charlie Sheen. She’s decided they should have his name, though; as she noted, the children should Sheen, not Heard.
btm said:
Apparently Amber Heard has given birth to twins, and (equally apparently) their father is Charlie Sheen. She’s decided they should have his name, though; as she noted, the children should Sheen, not Heard.
Bit of a stretch there mate.
btm said:
Apparently Amber Heard has given birth to twins, and (equally apparently) their father is Charlie Sheen. She’s decided they should have his name, though; as she noted, the children should Sheen, not Heard.
blink
I dated a vexillologist once, but there were too many red flags.
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:Subtle differences between a ‘hi’ sign and a ‘heil’ sign.
It’s a no ball, it’s bent at the elbow.
Aww, Hitler was bent alll over.
btm said:
Apparently Amber Heard has given birth to twins, and (equally apparently) their father is Charlie Sheen. She’s decided they should have his name, though; as she noted, the children should Sheen, not Heard.
(golf clap)
There’s a piece of music I hear a lot in movies and tv shows. Having first heard it in 1987’s La Bamba, I thought Ritchie Valens might’ve recorded it.
Anyhoo, it’s this.
https://youtu.be/YBRCvVpknvg?si=ClOvW_GpVNMmSO—
Looks like sarahs mum has abandoned us, at least for a while.
She might have found somewhere else to chat.
Bubblecar said:
Looks like sarahs mum has abandoned us, at least for a while.She might have found somewhere else to chat.
I hope that she doesn’t forget us altogether.
I’m finding that losing people is getting to be more difficult.
Kingy said:
Michael V said:
DA: thanks so much for the Myanmar earthquake rupture and ground-displacement video. It was extraordinary.
I saw it once yesterday, and dismissed it as AI junk because it was so unbelievable.
After watching it a few times, it does look legit.
Ha!
I didn’t even think of AI.
But everything is exactly as I would expect for a dextral strike-slip fault and surface rupture.
btm said:
Apparently Amber Heard has given birth to twins, and (equally apparently) their father is Charlie Sheen. She’s decided they should have his name, though; as she noted, the children should Sheen, not Heard.
Ha.
Here, have a “be”.
:)
Divine Angel said:
I dated a vexillologist once, but there were too many red flags.
Ha!
Bubblecar said:
Looks like sarahs mum has abandoned us, at least for a while.She might have found somewhere else to chat.
Oh. I’ll miss her posting the letters from the American history professor. And many other things besides.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Looks like sarahs mum has abandoned us, at least for a while.She might have found somewhere else to chat.
Oh. I’ll miss her posting the letters from the American history professor. And many other things besides.
The last Heather Cox Richardson essay sm posted was the May 9 edition, which appeared in Australia on Saturday 10th.
There have been three editions since – I’ll post them in the Politics thread shortly.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Looks like sarahs mum has abandoned us, at least for a while.She might have found somewhere else to chat.
Oh. I’ll miss her posting the letters from the American history professor. And many other things besides.
I’m missing her too. I should give her a call later in the week and see how she is.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Looks like sarahs mum has abandoned us, at least for a while.She might have found somewhere else to chat.
Oh. I’ll miss her posting the letters from the American history professor. And many other things besides.
I’m missing her too. I should give her a call later in the week and see how she is.
Do it in the morning, Parpyone. She’s been MIA for quite a few days now.
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
Call me cynical but prayers for world peace have never come true.
They have.
The hard part is getting all of parts to be at peace, at the same time.
oh they’ll come true eventually
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:Oh. I’ll miss her posting the letters from the American history professor. And many other things besides.
I’m missing her too. I should give her a call later in the week and see how she is.
Do it in the morning, Parpyone. She’s been MIA for quite a few days now.
probably that Kosmos 482 thing got her
More showers, most likely late this afternoon. Top of 24.
Mr Mutant is in the city again today. Regardless of whether the school needs me again or not I need to pop in with some paperwork I couldn’t finish while I was there. Proof of name change etc.
Mini Me has early clarinet band this morning before school.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 8 degrees at the back door, no fog this morning. We are forecast 18 degrees with a shower or two. We live in hope.
Supermarketing this morning, archery late in the afternoon. Other activities tba.
I’m of the opinion that if you wish to name your child Shithead, you’re not fit to be a parent.
https://7news.com.au/sunrise/the-89-names-parents-cannot-bestow-on-their-babies-in-australia—c-18621334
Live from walkies friend’s house
Divine Angel said:
I’m of the opinion that if you wish to name your child Shithead, you’re not fit to be a parent.https://7news.com.au/sunrise/the-89-names-parents-cannot-bestow-on-their-babies-in-australia—c-18621334
Link didn’t work for me but a search on the title took me there.
Doesn’t actually say that shithead is banned, even though s**thead is.
Presumably there are plenty of other names that are not allowed. Do they only get on the list when someone actually wants to use it?
Anyway, Kingy is lucky he has a y on the other end, otherwise he’d be banned.
It’s more a case of, this name won’t be approved when submitted.
I think it’s Denmark which has a list of like, 10,000 names and you can only name your kid from that list. I’m not sure about spelling variations of those approved names.
But some undesirable names get through. Like that journo from that ABC show who called her kid Methamphetamine and it went through. She had to call them to say she was trying to prove a point and it backfired lol
Divine Angel said:
It’s more a case of, this name won’t be approved when submitted.I think it’s Denmark which has a list of like, 10,000 names and you can only name your kid from that list. I’m not sure about spelling variations of those approved names.
Still seems to be a strange collection of names to ban, whilst leaving out others just as offensive.
Still, it means we will never have a Major Major Major Major in Australia, so I suppose that’s something.
Divine Angel said:
But some undesirable names get through. Like that journo from that ABC show who called her kid Methamphetamine and it went through. She had to call them to say she was trying to prove a point and it backfired lol
I somehow missed that one.
https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/baby-names-methamphetamine-rules-aussie-mum-strange-name/7e67a90b-0ae0-4e87-905c-dc8ffd661ba3#:~:text=ABC%20journalist%20Kirsten%20Drysdale%20named%20her%20baby%20boy,which%20answers%20questions%20sent%20in%20by%20their%20audience.
watching that ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxOljBVil2g
Mark ‘Jacko’ Jackson’s Open Mike interview.
transition said:
watching that ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxOljBVil2g
Mark ‘Jacko’ Jackson’s Open Mike interview.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTL9thBEP9A
Open Mike: David Rhys-Jones
Morning pilgrims, what news?
transition said:
transition said:
watching that ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxOljBVil2g
Mark ‘Jacko’ Jackson’s Open Mike interview.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTL9thBEP9A
Open Mike: David Rhys-Jones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hboA1lMgL20
Open Mike 2013 Episode 12: Warwick Capper
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, what news?
I have indigestion.
Also, I decided not to watch the first Eurovision semi-final live, even though I haven’t been to bed yet. But I will watch the 2nd semi-final live on Friday morning ‘cos Australia’s entry will be in it.
transition said:
transition said:
transition said:
watching that ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxOljBVil2g
Mark ‘Jacko’ Jackson’s Open Mike interview.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTL9thBEP9A
Open Mike: David Rhys-Jones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hboA1lMgL20
Open Mike 2013 Episode 12: Warwick Capper
I don’t know these people.
Divine Angel said:
But some undesirable names get through. Like that journo from that ABC show who called her kid Methamphetamine and it went through. She had to call them to say she was trying to prove a point and it backfired lol
They might have thought it was a Greek name.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, what news?
I have indigestion.
Also, I decided not to watch the first Eurovision semi-final live, even though I haven’t been to bed yet. But I will watch the 2nd semi-final live on Friday morning ‘cos Australia’s entry will be in it.
Haven’t been to bed yet?
You’ll have a huge electricity bill.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, what news?
I have indigestion.
Also, I decided not to watch the first Eurovision semi-final live, even though I haven’t been to bed yet. But I will watch the 2nd semi-final live on Friday morning ‘cos Australia’s entry will be in it.
Haven’t been to bed yet?
You’ll have a huge electricity bill.
Albo keeps putting wads of money in my electricity account.
Go call SM, tell her we miss her.
Divine Angel said:
Go call SM, tell her we miss her.
Please, Mr Car.
Divine Angel said:
Go call SM, tell her we miss her.
Trouble is, she might be in bed in which case I wouldn’t want to disturb her. Her sleeping hours tend to wander like mine, and I don’t know what her current timetable is.
Divine Angel said:
I’m of the opinion that if you wish to name your child Shithead, you’re not fit to be a parent.https://7news.com.au/sunrise/the-89-names-parents-cannot-bestow-on-their-babies-in-australia—c-18621334
I worked at Births, Deaths and Marriages for a while.
A rejection, reinstated by the Registrar General after appeal: “Fawn Autumn Sky Remembrance (surname)” for a girl. Parents showed that they were native American, and claimed it was a traditional name indicating that that was the weather when she was born.
A rejection, upheld: “Doctor Little Jack Horner.” Horner was the family name, so was OK. Doctor was rejected (not permitted personal name) and “Little Jack” was also rejected because of the family name, and the relationship to a nursery rhyme would likely cause problems for the child.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Go call SM, tell her we miss her.
Trouble is, she might be in bed in which case I wouldn’t want to disturb her. Her sleeping hours tend to wander like mine, and I don’t know what her current timetable is.
Oh dear. So you can never call.
:(
How do we overcome this?
Greetings
I think Fawn Autumn Sky Remembrance is a lovely name.
Doctor Little Jack Horner is funny for about two minutes, but then the kid has to go to school, get a job etc.
Cymek said:
Greetings
Yo
Cymek said:
Greetings
Hello.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
I’m of the opinion that if you wish to name your child Shithead, you’re not fit to be a parent.https://7news.com.au/sunrise/the-89-names-parents-cannot-bestow-on-their-babies-in-australia—c-18621334
I worked at Births, Deaths and Marriages for a while.
A rejection, reinstated by the Registrar General after appeal: “Fawn Autumn Sky Remembrance (surname)” for a girl. Parents showed that they were native American, and claimed it was a traditional name indicating that that was the weather when she was born.
A rejection, upheld: “Doctor Little Jack Horner.” Horner was the family name, so was OK. Doctor was rejected (not permitted personal name) and “Little Jack” was also rejected because of the family name, and the relationship to a nursery rhyme would likely cause problems for the child.
if they just named the kid Jack, no-one would have been wiser
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Go call SM, tell her we miss her.
Trouble is, she might be in bed in which case I wouldn’t want to disturb her. Her sleeping hours tend to wander like mine, and I don’t know what her current timetable is.
Oh dear. So you can never call.
:(
How do we overcome this?
I’ll call her around midday.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:Trouble is, she might be in bed in which case I wouldn’t want to disturb her. Her sleeping hours tend to wander like mine, and I don’t know what her current timetable is.
Oh dear. So you can never call.
:(
How do we overcome this?
I’ll call her around midday.
If that doesn’t work, call her around midnight.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:Oh dear. So you can never call.
:(
How do we overcome this?
I’ll call her around midday.
If that doesn’t work, call her around midnight.
Might be a safe bet. She’s usually up at that time to do the Wordle but she didn’t do it (or at least didn’t post it) last night.
For some time she was just posting the Wordle and the Heather Cox Richardson without interacting with anyone.
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:I’ll call her around midday.
If that doesn’t work, call her around midnight.
Might be a safe bet. She’s usually up at that time to do the Wordle but she didn’t do it (or at least didn’t post it) last night.
For some time she was just posting the Wordle and the Heather Cox Richardson without interacting with anyone.
Hope all is well.
Divine Angel said:
I think Fawn Autumn Sky Remembrance is a lovely name.Doctor Little Jack Horner is funny for about two minutes, but then the kid has to go to school, get a job etc.
“Fawn Autumn Sky Remembrance” was considered potentially lewd 60 years ago.
“Doctor Little Jack Horner” is a dreadful thing to do. Awful parents.
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:I’ll call her around midday.
If that doesn’t work, call her around midnight.
Might be a safe bet. She’s usually up at that time to do the Wordle but she didn’t do it (or at least didn’t post it) last night.
For some time she was just posting the Wordle and the Heather Cox Richardson without interacting with anyone.
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:I’ll call her around midday.
If that doesn’t work, call her around midnight.
Might be a safe bet. She’s usually up at that time to do the Wordle but she didn’t do it (or at least didn’t post it) last night.
For some time she was just posting the Wordle and the Heather Cox Richardson without interacting with anyone.
If all else fails, I can get in touch with Sarah.
Divine Angel said:
I think Fawn Autumn Sky Remembrance is a lovely name.Doctor Little Jack Horner is funny for about two minutes, but then the kid has to go to school, get a job etc.
Also, we had a family name “Fucks” in the indices. We suspected it may have been an uninformed WWI re-spelling of the German family name “Fuchs”.
Arts said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
I’m of the opinion that if you wish to name your child Shithead, you’re not fit to be a parent.https://7news.com.au/sunrise/the-89-names-parents-cannot-bestow-on-their-babies-in-australia—c-18621334
I worked at Births, Deaths and Marriages for a while.
A rejection, reinstated by the Registrar General after appeal: “Fawn Autumn Sky Remembrance (surname)” for a girl. Parents showed that they were native American, and claimed it was a traditional name indicating that that was the weather when she was born.
A rejection, upheld: “Doctor Little Jack Horner.” Horner was the family name, so was OK. Doctor was rejected (not permitted personal name) and “Little Jack” was also rejected because of the family name, and the relationship to a nursery rhyme would likely cause problems for the child.
if they just named the kid Jack, no-one would have been wiser
Yes.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:Trouble is, she might be in bed in which case I wouldn’t want to disturb her. Her sleeping hours tend to wander like mine, and I don’t know what her current timetable is.
Oh dear. So you can never call.
:(
How do we overcome this?
I’ll call her around midday.
Thank you.
:)
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
I think Fawn Autumn Sky Remembrance is a lovely name.Doctor Little Jack Horner is funny for about two minutes, but then the kid has to go to school, get a job etc.
Also, we had a family name “Fucks” in the indices. We suspected it may have been an uninformed WWI re-spelling of the German family name “Fuchs”.
Ufuk must cause a few problems as well.
Met a kid yesterday who had the most unusual eyes I’ve ever seen. Thinking to myself that this kid is not from this planet.
Some time later, he starts talking to me about aliens. Yep, definitely not from Earth.
And to top it off, he’s got a name from Star Wars, which I only found out after I thought he was an alien.
Divine Angel said:
Met a kid yesterday who had the most unusual eyes I’ve ever seen. Thinking to myself that this kid is not from this planet.Some time later, he starts talking to me about aliens. Yep, definitely not from Earth.
And to top it off, he’s got a name from Star Wars, which I only found out after I thought he was an alien.
Heh.
:)
What was unusual about the eyes?
Divine Angel said:
Met a kid yesterday who had the most unusual eyes I’ve ever seen. Thinking to myself that this kid is not from this planet.Some time later, he starts talking to me about aliens. Yep, definitely not from Earth.
And to top it off, he’s got a name from Star Wars, which I only found out after I thought he was an alien.
What was so unusual?
Divine Angel said:
Met a kid yesterday who had the most unusual eyes I’ve ever seen. Thinking to myself that this kid is not from this planet.Some time later, he starts talking to me about aliens. Yep, definitely not from Earth.
And to top it off, he’s got a name from Star Wars, which I only found out after I thought he was an alien.
Damien?
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Met a kid yesterday who had the most unusual eyes I’ve ever seen. Thinking to myself that this kid is not from this planet.Some time later, he starts talking to me about aliens. Yep, definitely not from Earth.
And to top it off, he’s got a name from Star Wars, which I only found out after I thought he was an alien.
Heh.
:)
What was unusual about the eyes?
Bloody Aliens, they are everywhere.
Even taking over at Microsoft.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Met a kid yesterday who had the most unusual eyes I’ve ever seen. Thinking to myself that this kid is not from this planet.Some time later, he starts talking to me about aliens. Yep, definitely not from Earth.
And to top it off, he’s got a name from Star Wars, which I only found out after I thought he was an alien.
Heh.
:)
What was unusual about the eyes?
Big, wide, bluest of blue, with thick limbal rings.
The Rev Dodgson said:
one of the seven deadly sins…
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Met a kid yesterday who had the most unusual eyes I’ve ever seen. Thinking to myself that this kid is not from this planet.Some time later, he starts talking to me about aliens. Yep, definitely not from Earth.
And to top it off, he’s got a name from Star Wars, which I only found out after I thought he was an alien.
Heh.
:)
What was unusual about the eyes?
Big, wide, bluest of blue, with thick limbal rings.
Tamb said:
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:Heh.
:)
What was unusual about the eyes?
Big, wide, bluest of blue, with thick limbal rings.
All three of them?
LOL
Tamb said:
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:Heh.
:)
What was unusual about the eyes?
Big, wide, bluest of blue, with thick limbal rings.
All three of them?
Divine Angel said:
Tamb said:
Divine Angel said:Big, wide, bluest of blue, with thick limbal rings.
All three of them?
The third one was barely noticeable under the green eyelid.
Tamb said:
Divine Angel said:
Tamb said:All three of them?
The third one was barely noticeable under the green eyelid.
Blue and green should never be seen without a colour in between.
duh that’s why we have the teals
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
Met a kid yesterday who had the most unusual eyes I’ve ever seen. Thinking to myself that this kid is not from this planet.Some time later, he starts talking to me about aliens. Yep, definitely not from Earth.
And to top it off, he’s got a name from Star Wars, which I only found out after I thought he was an alien.
What was so unusual?
Being loved by anyone
dv said:
Tamb said:
Divine Angel said:The third one was barely noticeable under the green eyelid.
Blue and green should never be seen without a colour in between.duh that’s why we have the teals
Michael V said:
Arts said:
Michael V said:
I worked at Births, Deaths and Marriages for a while.
A rejection, reinstated by the Registrar General after appeal: “Fawn Autumn Sky Remembrance (surname)” for a girl. Parents showed that they were native American, and claimed it was a traditional name indicating that that was the weather when she was born.
A rejection, upheld: “Doctor Little Jack Horner.” Horner was the family name, so was OK. Doctor was rejected (not permitted personal name) and “Little Jack” was also rejected because of the family name, and the relationship to a nursery rhyme would likely cause problems for the child.
if they just named the kid Jack, no-one would have been wiser
Yes.
fortunately Exa Dark Sideræl X Æ A-12 has nothing to do with any nursery rhymes so these kids should have no problem
dv said:
Tamb said:
Divine Angel said:
The third one was barely noticeable under the green eyelid.
Blue and green should never be seen without a colour in between.duh that’s why we have the teals
beat us to it
Divine Angel said:
Tamb said:
Divine Angel said:Big, wide, bluest of blue, with thick limbal rings.
All three of them?
The third one was barely noticeable under the green eyelid.
Wow!
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
Arts said:
if they just named the kid Jack, no-one would have been wiser
Yes.
fortunately Exa Dark Sideræl X Æ A-12 has nothing to do with any nursery rhymes so these kids should have no problem
Those types of names would have been rejected in NSW when I was working for BDM (1974).
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:Michael V said:
Yes.
fortunately Exa Dark Sideræl X Æ A-12 has nothing to do with any nursery rhymes so these kids should have no problem
Those types of names would have been rejected in NSW when I was working for BDM (1974).
I’ve come across a few names like Harry Cocks and R Sole
Cymek said:
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:fortunately Exa Dark Sideræl X Æ A-12 has nothing to do with any nursery rhymes so these kids should have no problem
Those types of names would have been rejected in NSW when I was working for BDM (1974).
I’ve come across a few names like Harry Cocks and R Sole
I had a racing dinghy named Rsup, written upsidedown.
Cymek said:
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:fortunately Exa Dark Sideræl X Æ A-12 has nothing to do with any nursery rhymes so these kids should have no problem
Those types of names would have been rejected in NSW when I was working for BDM (1974).
I’ve come across a few names like Harry Cocks and R Sole
we have a guy at work called Les Goh
diddly-squat said:
Cymek said:
Michael V said:Those types of names would have been rejected in NSW when I was working for BDM (1974).
I’ve come across a few names like Harry Cocks and R Sole
we have a guy at work called Les Goh
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:Michael V said:
Yes.
fortunately Exa Dark Sideræl X Æ A-12 has nothing to do with any nursery rhymes so these kids should have no problem
Those types of names would have been rejected in NSW when I was working for BDM (1974).
Bondage Discipline and Massage?
Tamb said:
diddly-squat said:
Cymek said:I’ve come across a few names like Harry Cocks and R Sole
we have a guy at work called Les Goh
There was a touring car driver named Rick Shaw.
Max Power always amuses me.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Tamb said:
diddly-squat said:we have a guy at work called Les Goh
There was a touring car driver named Rick Shaw.Max Power always amuses me.
Wait that’s not right. Some other Auscar driver whose name eludes me at the present.
Bogsnorkler said:
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:fortunately Exa Dark Sideræl X Æ A-12 has nothing to do with any nursery rhymes so these kids should have no problem
Those types of names would have been rejected in NSW when I was working for BDM (1974).
Bondage Discipline and Massage?
My bad. I failed to put BDM in parentheses when I wrote that I worked for Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Tamb said:
diddly-squat said:we have a guy at work called Les Goh
There was a touring car driver named Rick Shaw.Max Power always amuses me.
Bogsnorkler said:
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:
fortunately Exa Dark Sideræl X Æ A-12 has nothing to do with any nursery rhymes so these kids should have no problem
Those types of names would have been rejected in NSW when I was working for BDM (1974).
Bondage Discipline and Massage?
why do they always leave out the sibilant
Here’s a controversial opinion: Cameron Crowe is a poor man’s John Hughes.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Tamb said:There was a touring car driver named Rick Shaw.
Max Power always amuses me.
Wait that’s not right. Some other Auscar driver whose name eludes me at the present.
Will Power?
He’s an Australian IndyCar driver.
Michael V said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Max Power always amuses me.
Wait that’s not right. Some other Auscar driver whose name eludes me at the present.
Will Power?
He’s an Australian IndyCar driver.
That’s it I think.
I called sarahs mum but there was no answer. I’ll try again this evening (it’s time for me to get some sleep).
Divine Angel said:
Here’s a controversial opinion: Cameron Crowe is a poor man’s John Hughes.
Lots of the John Hughes movies are supposedly inappropriate now with male behaviour
Michael V said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Michael V said:Those types of names would have been rejected in NSW when I was working for BDM (1974).
Bondage Discipline and Massage?
My bad. I failed to put BDM in parentheses when I wrote that I worked for Births, Deaths and Marriages.
hatches, matches and dispatches
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
Here’s a controversial opinion: Cameron Crowe is a poor man’s John Hughes.
Lots of the John Hughes movies are supposedly inappropriate now with male behaviour
Tons of romantic movies are gross.
Divine Angel said:
Here’s a controversial opinion: Cameron Crowe is a poor man’s John Hughes.
Never heard of them.
the defence are trying to trip up the expert but he seems to be hanging in there.. they area also showing their ignorance with mushroom ID and trying to make it look like EP was just out picking mushrooms (even though she says she never foraged) and accidentally found some to cook…
a smarter defence would be contacting another mushroom expert privately, to get all the information first and then tailoring their questions with that information.. their game yesterday was an attempt to make TM look stupid, but that didn’t work, because scientists like to use words like ‘potential for’ and ‘high probability’
Bubblecar said:
I called sarahs mum but there was no answer. I’ll try again this evening (it’s time for me to get some sleep).
Thank you for trying.
Arts said:
the defence are trying to trip up the expert but he seems to be hanging in there.. they area also showing their ignorance with mushroom ID and trying to make it look like EP was just out picking mushrooms (even though she says she never foraged) and accidentally found some to cook…a smarter defence would be contacting another mushroom expert privately, to get all the information first and then tailoring their questions with that information.. their game yesterday was an attempt to make TM look stupid, but that didn’t work, because scientists like to use words like ‘potential for’ and ‘high probability’
Yes.
They didn’t manage to trip him up.
Arts said:
the defence are trying to trip up the expert but he seems to be hanging in there.. they area also showing their ignorance with mushroom ID and trying to make it look like EP was just out picking mushrooms (even though she says she never foraged) and accidentally found some to cook…a smarter defence would be contacting another mushroom expert privately, to get all the information first and then tailoring their questions with that information.. their game yesterday was an attempt to make TM look stupid, but that didn’t work, because scientists like to use words like ‘potential for’ and ‘high probability’
I’d hate to be on the stand. I know they’re trying to trip me up, I’d be second guessing myself, they’d twist my words and I’d end up confessing things I’ve never done.
roughbarked said:
Arts said:
the defence are trying to trip up the expert but he seems to be hanging in there.. they area also showing their ignorance with mushroom ID and trying to make it look like EP was just out picking mushrooms (even though she says she never foraged) and accidentally found some to cook…a smarter defence would be contacting another mushroom expert privately, to get all the information first and then tailoring their questions with that information.. their game yesterday was an attempt to make TM look stupid, but that didn’t work, because scientists like to use words like ‘potential for’ and ‘high probability’
Yes.
They didn’t manage to trip him up.
After another debate about mushrooms, following an identical line of questioning, our 45-minute journey into the world of mycology is paused.
Justice Beale calls for a break.
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
the defence are trying to trip up the expert but he seems to be hanging in there.. they area also showing their ignorance with mushroom ID and trying to make it look like EP was just out picking mushrooms (even though she says she never foraged) and accidentally found some to cook…a smarter defence would be contacting another mushroom expert privately, to get all the information first and then tailoring their questions with that information.. their game yesterday was an attempt to make TM look stupid, but that didn’t work, because scientists like to use words like ‘potential for’ and ‘high probability’
I’d hate to be on the stand. I know they’re trying to trip me up, I’d be second guessing myself, they’d twist my words and I’d end up confessing things I’ve never done.
Ditto.
Anyway, her kids would know if she went mushrooming and they said that they didn’t kknow of her mushrooming and that she’d never taken them mushrooming.
My argument to the accidental picking thing is.. everyone (even a non mushroom expert like myself) knows that some mushrooms are toxic… so if I was at all even with the slightest doubt about something.. I would not eat it.. rather than go – nah I’ll take a chance… Ep was not a novice mushroom gal.. her Facebook friend said she was kind of into them.. so she either picked wild mushrooms and was overconfident in her ID and decided to feed them to her extended family but clearly not to herself – or at least not nearly as much… or she picked them deliberately and had intent.
roughbarked said:
Anyway, her kids would know if she went mushrooming and they said that they didn’t kknow of her mushrooming and that she’d never taken them mushrooming.
I dont think that’s entirely true.. my kids wouldnt know what I am up to half the time..
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Here’s a controversial opinion: Cameron Crowe is a poor man’s John Hughes.
Never heard of them.
^
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
Here’s a controversial opinion: Cameron Crowe is a poor man’s John Hughes.
Lots of the John Hughes movies are supposedly inappropriate now with male behaviour
Tons of romantic movies are gross.
wait are there any that aren’t
Arts said:
My argument to the accidental picking thing is.. everyone (even a non mushroom expert like myself) knows that some mushrooms are toxic… so if I was at all even with the slightest doubt about something.. I would not eat it.. rather than go – nah I’ll take a chance… Ep was not a novice mushroom gal.. her Facebook friend said she was kind of into them.. so she either picked wild mushrooms and was overconfident in her ID and decided to feed them to her extended family but clearly not to herself – or at least not nearly as much… or she picked them deliberately and had intent.
It does seem more like the latter the more I hear.
Arts said:
roughbarked said:
Anyway, her kids would know if she went mushrooming and they said that they didn’t kknow of her mushrooming and that she’d never taken them mushrooming.
I dont think that’s entirely true.. my kids wouldnt know what I am up to half the time..
Quite probably.
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
the defence are trying to trip up the expert but he seems to be hanging in there.. they area also showing their ignorance with mushroom ID and trying to make it look like EP was just out picking mushrooms (even though she says she never foraged) and accidentally found some to cook…a smarter defence would be contacting another mushroom expert privately, to get all the information first and then tailoring their questions with that information.. their game yesterday was an attempt to make TM look stupid, but that didn’t work, because scientists like to use words like ‘potential for’ and ‘high probability’
I’d hate to be on the stand. I know they’re trying to trip me up, I’d be second guessing myself, they’d twist my words and I’d end up confessing things I’ve never done.
as an expert witness there is nothing to confess to, so you just have to be confident in your expertise and experience. but also as an expert in a field you can say no to appearing.
roughbarked said:
Arts said:
My argument to the accidental picking thing is.. everyone (even a non mushroom expert like myself) knows that some mushrooms are toxic… so if I was at all even with the slightest doubt about something.. I would not eat it.. rather than go – nah I’ll take a chance… Ep was not a novice mushroom gal.. her Facebook friend said she was kind of into them.. so she either picked wild mushrooms and was overconfident in her ID and decided to feed them to her extended family but clearly not to herself – or at least not nearly as much… or she picked them deliberately and had intent.
It does seem more like the latter the more I hear.
nah c’m‘on if you wanted to taste test stuff of course you’d use the family in law to get their opinion first
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:Lots of the John Hughes movies are supposedly inappropriate now with male behaviour
Tons of romantic movies are gross.
wait are there any that aren’t
This one’s not so bad, Say Anything, written and directed by Cameron Crowe. After reading Ione Skye’s memoir, I realised I knew that scene, I knew the meme, but hadn’t actually seen the movie.
So far I’ve recognised two thirds of the Heathers in minor roles.
Well, I’m trying to watch it…
Arts said:
the defence are trying to trip up the expert but he seems to be hanging in there.. they area also showing their ignorance with mushroom ID and trying to make it look like EP was just out picking mushrooms (even though she says she never foraged) and accidentally found some to cook…a smarter defense would be contacting another mushroom expert privately, to get all the information first and then tailoring their questions with that information.. their game yesterday was an attempt to make TM look stupid, but that didn’t work, because scientists like to use words like ‘potential for’ and ‘high probability’
In the early eighties I was called as a witness in an arson case. The next best thing to an expert, and I found the defense barrister asking me questions he didn’t know the answer to and attacking my credentials without knowing what a paramedics role was. All the time attacking me in a most aggressive manner. I politely told him off and the county court Judge agreed and suggested that the barrister pull his head in
roughbarked said:
Anyway, her kids would know if she went mushrooming and they said that they didn’t kknow of her mushrooming and that she’d never taken them mushrooming.
we used to go mushrooming. mum used to take us. mum had to take her cardi off one time, tie the sleeves and use it as a bag because we got so many.
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:Tons of romantic movies are gross.
wait are there any that aren’t
This one’s not so bad, Say Anything, written and directed by Cameron Crowe. After reading Ione Skye’s memoir, I realised I knew that scene, I knew the meme, but hadn’t actually seen the movie.
So far I’ve recognised two thirds of the Heathers in minor roles.
That is an old movie Heathers
kryten said:
Arts said:
the defence are trying to trip up the expert but he seems to be hanging in there.. they area also showing their ignorance with mushroom ID and trying to make it look like EP was just out picking mushrooms (even though she says she never foraged) and accidentally found some to cook…a smarter defense would be contacting another mushroom expert privately, to get all the information first and then tailoring their questions with that information.. their game yesterday was an attempt to make TM look stupid, but that didn’t work, because scientists like to use words like ‘potential for’ and ‘high probability’
In the early eighties I was called as a witness in an arson case. The next best thing to an expert, and I found the defense barrister asking me questions he didn’t know the answer to and attacking my credentials without knowing what a paramedics role was. All the time attacking me in a most aggressive manner. I politely told him off and the county court Judge agreed and suggested that the barrister pull his head in
Judges should keep questioning reasonable
kryten said:
Arts said:
the defence are trying to trip up the expert but he seems to be hanging in there.. they area also showing their ignorance with mushroom ID and trying to make it look like EP was just out picking mushrooms (even though she says she never foraged) and accidentally found some to cook…a smarter defense would be contacting another mushroom expert privately, to get all the information first and then tailoring their questions with that information.. their game yesterday was an attempt to make TM look stupid, but that didn’t work, because scientists like to use words like ‘potential for’ and ‘high probability’
In the early eighties I was called as a witness in an arson case. The next best thing to an expert, and I found the defense barrister asking me questions he didn’t know the answer to and attacking my credentials without knowing what a paramedics role was. All the time attacking me in a most aggressive manner. I politely told him off and the county court Judge agreed and suggested that the barrister pull his head in
Well said.
Bogsnorkler said:
roughbarked said:
Anyway, her kids would know if she went mushrooming and they said that they didn’t kknow of her mushrooming and that she’d never taken them mushrooming.
we used to go mushrooming. mum used to take us. mum had to take her cardi off one time, tie the sleeves and use it as a bag because we got so many.
Have fond memories of family mushrooming trips. Also, There was a patch of mushies not far from my back door that I could reliably find delectable mushies after rains, often on the walk home from school.
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Here’s a controversial opinion: Cameron Crowe is a poor man’s John Hughes.
Never heard of them.
The Bingbot tells me that John Hughes is a WA car dealer.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Here’s a controversial opinion: Cameron Crowe is a poor man’s John Hughes.
Never heard of them.
The Bingbot tells me that John Hughes is a WA car dealer.
He is, been around for many years
John Hughes did many of those 80’s teen drama type romances.
Arts said:
the defence are trying to trip up the expert but he seems to be hanging in there.. they area also showing their ignorance with mushroom ID and trying to make it look like EP was just out picking mushrooms (even though she says she never foraged) and accidentally found some to cook…a smarter defence would be contacting another mushroom expert privately, to get all the information first and then tailoring their questions with that information.. their game yesterday was an attempt to make TM look stupid, but that didn’t work, because scientists like to use words like ‘potential for’ and ‘high probability’
And he’s had a lot of years of experience at using that language, and even co-wrote a book on safe foraging which I am absolutely sure was very, very carefully edited before publication.
transition said:
transition said:
watching that ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxOljBVil2g
Mark ‘Jacko’ Jackson’s Open Mike interview.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTL9thBEP9A
Open Mike: David Rhys-Jones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5KegF5R2JU
Open Mike: David Schwarz – April 29, 2013
and home sweet home, coffee landed
buffy said:
Arts said:
the defence are trying to trip up the expert but he seems to be hanging in there.. they area also showing their ignorance with mushroom ID and trying to make it look like EP was just out picking mushrooms (even though she says she never foraged) and accidentally found some to cook…a smarter defence would be contacting another mushroom expert privately, to get all the information first and then tailoring their questions with that information.. their game yesterday was an attempt to make TM look stupid, but that didn’t work, because scientists like to use words like ‘potential for’ and ‘high probability’
And he’s had a lot of years of experience at using that language, and even co-wrote a book on safe foraging which I am absolutely sure was very, very carefully edited before publication.
Yes. He’s clearly very knowledgeable and aware of not making slips.
I should go and read the live blog of the mushroom trial.
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
the defence are trying to trip up the expert but he seems to be hanging in there.. they area also showing their ignorance with mushroom ID and trying to make it look like EP was just out picking mushrooms (even though she says she never foraged) and accidentally found some to cook…a smarter defence would be contacting another mushroom expert privately, to get all the information first and then tailoring their questions with that information.. their game yesterday was an attempt to make TM look stupid, but that didn’t work, because scientists like to use words like ‘potential for’ and ‘high probability’
I’d hate to be on the stand. I know they’re trying to trip me up, I’d be second guessing myself, they’d twist my words and I’d end up confessing things I’ve never done.
Last year I was engaged by a law firm to act as an expert in a land court hearing. I did a two week intensive “how to be an expert witness” course and it’s absolutely crazy how on the ball the barristers are. They essentially become experts in their own right for these cases in an effort to trip you up.
The case was settled out of court and I never got to have my day, but it was a really cool thing to do.
Arts said:
roughbarked said:
Anyway, her kids would know if she went mushrooming and they said that they didn’t kknow of her mushrooming and that she’d never taken them mushrooming.
I dont think that’s entirely true.. my kids wouldnt know what I am up to half the time..
50% of my kids don’t know what I’m doing 100% of the time
OK, I’ve caught up with the live blog. I’m surprised at some of the iNaturalist observations they used. They were not even to Research Grade. That means only one person has tried to ID the mushroom and it hasn’t been agreed by others. It’s a citizen science site. There are a lot of non experts. And at least a couple of those observations used would have my confirmation of ID on them too, I think. I reckon I remember looking at those Oudemansiella ones.
I’m not really understanding what the defence are trying to do with their questions to Tom. He’s very clear, and always has been, that if there is any doubt…don’t eat it. There are a few mushrooms that are straightforward to ID, but there are many many more that ID is equivocal. And especially without quite a lot of detail.
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
the defence are trying to trip up the expert but he seems to be hanging in there.. they area also showing their ignorance with mushroom ID and trying to make it look like EP was just out picking mushrooms (even though she says she never foraged) and accidentally found some to cook…a smarter defence would be contacting another mushroom expert privately, to get all the information first and then tailoring their questions with that information.. their game yesterday was an attempt to make TM look stupid, but that didn’t work, because scientists like to use words like ‘potential for’ and ‘high probability’
I’d hate to be on the stand. I know they’re trying to trip me up, I’d be second guessing myself, they’d twist my words and I’d end up confessing things I’ve never done.
Last year I was engaged by a law firm to act as an expert in a land court hearing. I did a two week intensive “how to be an expert witness” course and it’s absolutely crazy how on the ball the barristers are. They essentially become experts in their own right for these cases in an effort to trip you up.
The case was settled out of court and I never got to have my day, but it was a really cool thing to do.
Barristers are, at the heart of it, actors. They present a story, a characterisation, a version of events, to convince an audience that that’s how it happened.
Years ago, Graham Kennedy said that, when preparing for the Vietnam film ‘The Odd Angry Shot’, the soldiers coaching the film cast were impressed at how quickly and how well the cast (including Kennedy, Bryan Brown, John Hargreaves, John Jarratt, and Graeme Blundell) learnt and applied the things that they were being taught.
But that, said Kennedy, is the trade of an actor: to become, in a short time, someone who you never were before, who may do things you’d never do yourself, in settings you’ve never seen before, giving people a hypothetical story.
Barristers are actors, who, in a confined setting and role, present hypotheticals, learning and presenting them just as do actors.
buffy said:
OK, I’ve caught up with the live blog. I’m surprised at some of the iNaturalist observations they used. They were not even to Research Grade. That means only one person has tried to ID the mushroom and it hasn’t been agreed by others. It’s a citizen science site. There are a lot of non experts. And at least a couple of those observations used would have my confirmation of ID on them too, I think. I reckon I remember looking at those Oudemansiella ones.I’m not really understanding what the defence are trying to do with their questions to Tom. He’s very clear, and always has been, that if there is any doubt…don’t eat it. There are a few mushrooms that are straightforward to ID, but there are many many more that ID is equivocal. And especially without quite a lot of detail.
They appear to be trying to establish some uncertainty for some reason. It doesn’t appear to be working for them.
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:I’d hate to be on the stand. I know they’re trying to trip me up, I’d be second guessing myself, they’d twist my words and I’d end up confessing things I’ve never done.
Last year I was engaged by a law firm to act as an expert in a land court hearing. I did a two week intensive “how to be an expert witness” course and it’s absolutely crazy how on the ball the barristers are. They essentially become experts in their own right for these cases in an effort to trip you up.
The case was settled out of court and I never got to have my day, but it was a really cool thing to do.
Barristers are, at the heart of it, actors. They present a story, a characterisation, a version of events, to convince an audience that that’s how it happened.
Years ago, Graham Kennedy said that, when preparing for the Vietnam film ‘The Odd Angry Shot’, the soldiers coaching the film cast were impressed at how quickly and how well the cast (including Kennedy, Bryan Brown, John Hargreaves, John Jarratt, and Graeme Blundell) learnt and applied the things that they were being taught.
But that, said Kennedy, is the trade of an actor: to become, in a short time, someone who you never were before, who may do things you’d never do yourself, in settings you’ve never seen before, giving people a hypothetical story.
Barristers are actors, who, in a confined setting and role, present hypotheticals, learning and presenting them just as do actors.
That makes a lot of sense.
buffy said:
OK, I’ve caught up with the live blog. I’m surprised at some of the iNaturalist observations they used. They were not even to Research Grade. That means only one person has tried to ID the mushroom and it hasn’t been agreed by others. It’s a citizen science site. There are a lot of non experts. And at least a couple of those observations used would have my confirmation of ID on them too, I think. I reckon I remember looking at those Oudemansiella ones.I’m not really understanding what the defence are trying to do with their questions to Tom. He’s very clear, and always has been, that if there is any doubt…don’t eat it. There are a few mushrooms that are straightforward to ID, but there are many many more that ID is equivocal. And especially without quite a lot of detail.
just to let youse all know (in case you didn’t), the ABC does has a daily podcast on this case called Mushroom Case Daily
buffy said:
OK, I’ve caught up with the live blog. I’m surprised at some of the iNaturalist observations they used. They were not even to Research Grade. That means only one person has tried to ID the mushroom and it hasn’t been agreed by others. It’s a citizen science site. There are a lot of non experts. And at least a couple of those observations used would have my confirmation of ID on them too, I think. I reckon I remember looking at those Oudemansiella ones.I’m not really understanding what the defence are trying to do with their questions to Tom. He’s very clear, and always has been, that if there is any doubt…don’t eat it. There are a few mushrooms that are straightforward to ID, but there are many many more that ID is equivocal. And especially without quite a lot of detail.
A common game play is to make the ‘expert’ witness trip up… anything that makes them seem less expert puts doubt in the mind of the jury.. remember they just have to create reasonable doubt, not disprove anything…
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
OK, I’ve caught up with the live blog. I’m surprised at some of the iNaturalist observations they used. They were not even to Research Grade. That means only one person has tried to ID the mushroom and it hasn’t been agreed by others. It’s a citizen science site. There are a lot of non experts. And at least a couple of those observations used would have my confirmation of ID on them too, I think. I reckon I remember looking at those Oudemansiella ones.I’m not really understanding what the defence are trying to do with their questions to Tom. He’s very clear, and always has been, that if there is any doubt…don’t eat it. There are a few mushrooms that are straightforward to ID, but there are many many more that ID is equivocal. And especially without quite a lot of detail.
They appear to be trying to establish some uncertainty for some reason. It doesn’t appear to be working for them.
For some reason?
They only have to establish some uncertainty that the jury will consider reasonable, and they have won.
Arts said:
buffy said:
OK, I’ve caught up with the live blog. I’m surprised at some of the iNaturalist observations they used. They were not even to Research Grade. That means only one person has tried to ID the mushroom and it hasn’t been agreed by others. It’s a citizen science site. There are a lot of non experts. And at least a couple of those observations used would have my confirmation of ID on them too, I think. I reckon I remember looking at those Oudemansiella ones.I’m not really understanding what the defence are trying to do with their questions to Tom. He’s very clear, and always has been, that if there is any doubt…don’t eat it. There are a few mushrooms that are straightforward to ID, but there are many many more that ID is equivocal. And especially without quite a lot of detail.
A common game play is to make the ‘expert’ witness trip up… anything that makes them seem less expert puts doubt in the mind of the jury.. remember they just have to create reasonable doubt, not disprove anything…
This.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
OK, I’ve caught up with the live blog. I’m surprised at some of the iNaturalist observations they used. They were not even to Research Grade. That means only one person has tried to ID the mushroom and it hasn’t been agreed by others. It’s a citizen science site. There are a lot of non experts. And at least a couple of those observations used would have my confirmation of ID on them too, I think. I reckon I remember looking at those Oudemansiella ones.I’m not really understanding what the defence are trying to do with their questions to Tom. He’s very clear, and always has been, that if there is any doubt…don’t eat it. There are a few mushrooms that are straightforward to ID, but there are many many more that ID is equivocal. And especially without quite a lot of detail.
They appear to be trying to establish some uncertainty for some reason. It doesn’t appear to be working for them.
Well, there is uncertainty. If I picked deathcaps and fed them to someone, I’d look as guilty as hell. Because I’ve got some knowledge behind me. For the general public with little knowledge, it could look like and could easily be, a mistake. In which case they really, really haven’t been listening to the public advice that comes out every year when the deathcaps come up, particularly in Canberra and Melbourne.
Arts said:
buffy said:
OK, I’ve caught up with the live blog. I’m surprised at some of the iNaturalist observations they used. They were not even to Research Grade. That means only one person has tried to ID the mushroom and it hasn’t been agreed by others. It’s a citizen science site. There are a lot of non experts. And at least a couple of those observations used would have my confirmation of ID on them too, I think. I reckon I remember looking at those Oudemansiella ones.I’m not really understanding what the defence are trying to do with their questions to Tom. He’s very clear, and always has been, that if there is any doubt…don’t eat it. There are a few mushrooms that are straightforward to ID, but there are many many more that ID is equivocal. And especially without quite a lot of detail.
A common game play is to make the ‘expert’ witness trip up… anything that makes them seem less expert puts doubt in the mind of the jury.. remember they just have to create reasonable doubt, not disprove anything…
You’d want to pick a different expert then. This guy’s done this stuff before. For 40 odd years.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
OK, I’ve caught up with the live blog. I’m surprised at some of the iNaturalist observations they used. They were not even to Research Grade. That means only one person has tried to ID the mushroom and it hasn’t been agreed by others. It’s a citizen science site. There are a lot of non experts. And at least a couple of those observations used would have my confirmation of ID on them too, I think. I reckon I remember looking at those Oudemansiella ones.I’m not really understanding what the defence are trying to do with their questions to Tom. He’s very clear, and always has been, that if there is any doubt…don’t eat it. There are a few mushrooms that are straightforward to ID, but there are many many more that ID is equivocal. And especially without quite a lot of detail.
They appear to be trying to establish some uncertainty for some reason. It doesn’t appear to be working for them.
For some reason?
They only have to establish some uncertainty that the jury will consider reasonable, and they have won.
:)
Well they don’t appear to be winning.
It definitely isn’t from bought mushrooms.
It wasn’t in the remnants of the meal tested but it was in the dehydrator.
Suggesting that she had previously picked and dried the death caps.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
OK, I’ve caught up with the live blog. I’m surprised at some of the iNaturalist observations they used. They were not even to Research Grade. That means only one person has tried to ID the mushroom and it hasn’t been agreed by others. It’s a citizen science site. There are a lot of non experts. And at least a couple of those observations used would have my confirmation of ID on them too, I think. I reckon I remember looking at those Oudemansiella ones.I’m not really understanding what the defence are trying to do with their questions to Tom. He’s very clear, and always has been, that if there is any doubt…don’t eat it. There are a few mushrooms that are straightforward to ID, but there are many many more that ID is equivocal. And especially without quite a lot of detail.
They appear to be trying to establish some uncertainty for some reason. It doesn’t appear to be working for them.
Well, there is uncertainty. If I picked deathcaps and fed them to someone, I’d look as guilty as hell. Because I’ve got some knowledge behind me. For the general public with little knowledge, it could look like and could easily be, a mistake. In which case they really, really haven’t been listening to the public advice that comes out every year when the deathcaps come up, particularly in Canberra and Melbourne.
True.
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:I’d hate to be on the stand. I know they’re trying to trip me up, I’d be second guessing myself, they’d twist my words and I’d end up confessing things I’ve never done.
Last year I was engaged by a law firm to act as an expert in a land court hearing. I did a two week intensive “how to be an expert witness” course and it’s absolutely crazy how on the ball the barristers are. They essentially become experts in their own right for these cases in an effort to trip you up.
The case was settled out of court and I never got to have my day, but it was a really cool thing to do.
Barristers are, at the heart of it, actors. They present a story, a characterisation, a version of events, to convince an audience that that’s how it happened.
Years ago, Graham Kennedy said that, when preparing for the Vietnam film ‘The Odd Angry Shot’, the soldiers coaching the film cast were impressed at how quickly and how well the cast (including Kennedy, Bryan Brown, John Hargreaves, John Jarratt, and Graeme Blundell) learnt and applied the things that they were being taught.
But that, said Kennedy, is the trade of an actor: to become, in a short time, someone who you never were before, who may do things you’d never do yourself, in settings you’ve never seen before, giving people a hypothetical story.
Barristers are actors, who, in a confined setting and role, present hypotheticals, learning and presenting them just as do actors.
While I agree with the general motive, It’s more than that. Barristers are super intelligent people that, over a very short period of time, learn an incredible amount about all kinds of topics so that they can understand the core of the technical argument they are either trying to support or refute. Their understanding is often a lot more than just skin deep.
First they attack your credibility then they attack your technical argument.
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:They appear to be trying to establish some uncertainty for some reason. It doesn’t appear to be working for them.
For some reason?
They only have to establish some uncertainty that the jury will consider reasonable, and they have won.
:) Well they don’t appear to be winning.
It definitely isn’t from bought mushrooms.
It wasn’t in the remnants of the meal tested but it was in the dehydrator.
Suggesting that she had previously picked and dried the death caps.
Chucking the dryer out is suspicious unless it broke
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:For some reason?
They only have to establish some uncertainty that the jury will consider reasonable, and they have won.
:) Well they don’t appear to be winning.
It definitely isn’t from bought mushrooms.
It wasn’t in the remnants of the meal tested but it was in the dehydrator.
Suggesting that she had previously picked and dried the death caps.
Chucking the dryer out is suspicious unless it broke
It was a big mistake taking it to the local tip. She could have just dumped it in the bush like lots of people do.
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
roughbarked said::) Well they don’t appear to be winning.
It definitely isn’t from bought mushrooms.
It wasn’t in the remnants of the meal tested but it was in the dehydrator.
Suggesting that she had previously picked and dried the death caps.
Chucking the dryer out is suspicious unless it broke
It was a big mistake taking it to the local tip. She could have just dumped it in the bush like lots of people do.
Took it out and buried it somewhere.
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
the defence are trying to trip up the expert but he seems to be hanging in there.. they area also showing their ignorance with mushroom ID and trying to make it look like EP was just out picking mushrooms (even though she says she never foraged) and accidentally found some to cook…a smarter defence would be contacting another mushroom expert privately, to get all the information first and then tailoring their questions with that information.. their game yesterday was an attempt to make TM look stupid, but that didn’t work, because scientists like to use words like ‘potential for’ and ‘high probability’
I’d hate to be on the stand. I know they’re trying to trip me up, I’d be second guessing myself, they’d twist my words and I’d end up confessing things I’ve never done.
Last year I was engaged by a law firm to act as an expert in a land court hearing. I did a two week intensive “how to be an expert witness” course and it’s absolutely crazy how on the ball the barristers are. They essentially become experts in their own right for these cases in an effort to trip you up.
The case was settled out of court and I never got to have my day, but it was a really cool thing to do.
Luckily for me I’m not an expert in anything.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
OK, I’ve caught up with the live blog. I’m surprised at some of the iNaturalist observations they used. They were not even to Research Grade. That means only one person has tried to ID the mushroom and it hasn’t been agreed by others. It’s a citizen science site. There are a lot of non experts. And at least a couple of those observations used would have my confirmation of ID on them too, I think. I reckon I remember looking at those Oudemansiella ones.I’m not really understanding what the defence are trying to do with their questions to Tom. He’s very clear, and always has been, that if there is any doubt…don’t eat it. There are a few mushrooms that are straightforward to ID, but there are many many more that ID is equivocal. And especially without quite a lot of detail.
They appear to be trying to establish some uncertainty for some reason. It doesn’t appear to be working for them.
Well, there is uncertainty. If I picked deathcaps and fed them to someone, I’d look as guilty as hell. Because I’ve got some knowledge behind me. For the general public with little knowledge, it could look like and could easily be, a mistake. In which case they really, really haven’t been listening to the public advice that comes out every year when the deathcaps come up, particularly in Canberra and Melbourne.
If I picked deathcaps and fed them to someone, I’d look guilty as hell because I once wrote a short story about death by mushrooms. It’s online, not hard to find.
That’s even without me having any sort of mushroom knowledge.
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
the defence are trying to trip up the expert but he seems to be hanging in there.. they area also showing their ignorance with mushroom ID and trying to make it look like EP was just out picking mushrooms (even though she says she never foraged) and accidentally found some to cook…a smarter defence would be contacting another mushroom expert privately, to get all the information first and then tailoring their questions with that information.. their game yesterday was an attempt to make TM look stupid, but that didn’t work, because scientists like to use words like ‘potential for’ and ‘high probability’
I’d hate to be on the stand. I know they’re trying to trip me up, I’d be second guessing myself, they’d twist my words and I’d end up confessing things I’ve never done.
Last year I was engaged by a law firm to act as an expert in a land court hearing. I did a two week intensive “how to be an expert witness” course and it’s absolutely crazy how on the ball the barristers are. They essentially become experts in their own right for these cases in an effort to trip you up.
The case was settled out of court and I never got to have my day, but it was a really cool thing to do.
Mine site kill someone?
Divine Angel said:
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:I’d hate to be on the stand. I know they’re trying to trip me up, I’d be second guessing myself, they’d twist my words and I’d end up confessing things I’ve never done.
Last year I was engaged by a law firm to act as an expert in a land court hearing. I did a two week intensive “how to be an expert witness” course and it’s absolutely crazy how on the ball the barristers are. They essentially become experts in their own right for these cases in an effort to trip you up.
The case was settled out of court and I never got to have my day, but it was a really cool thing to do.
Luckily for me I’m not an expert in anything.
I’m planning on suing Disney…
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
OK, I’ve caught up with the live blog. I’m surprised at some of the iNaturalist observations they used. They were not even to Research Grade. That means only one person has tried to ID the mushroom and it hasn’t been agreed by others. It’s a citizen science site. There are a lot of non experts. And at least a couple of those observations used would have my confirmation of ID on them too, I think. I reckon I remember looking at those Oudemansiella ones.I’m not really understanding what the defence are trying to do with their questions to Tom. He’s very clear, and always has been, that if there is any doubt…don’t eat it. There are a few mushrooms that are straightforward to ID, but there are many many more that ID is equivocal. And especially without quite a lot of detail.
They appear to be trying to establish some uncertainty for some reason. It doesn’t appear to be working for them.
Well, there is uncertainty. If I picked deathcaps and fed them to someone, I’d look as guilty as hell. Because I’ve got some knowledge behind me. For the general public with little knowledge, it could look like and could easily be, a mistake. In which case they really, really haven’t been listening to the public advice that comes out every year when the deathcaps come up, particularly in Canberra and Melbourne.
Ep was particularly interested in mushrooms and according to her online friend – she bought the dehydrator specifically to dry mushrooms… she wasn’t as lay as say I am.. but she also wasn’t an expert.
Maybe this mean we need to not trust our online friends..
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
diddly-squat said:Last year I was engaged by a law firm to act as an expert in a land court hearing. I did a two week intensive “how to be an expert witness” course and it’s absolutely crazy how on the ball the barristers are. They essentially become experts in their own right for these cases in an effort to trip you up.
The case was settled out of court and I never got to have my day, but it was a really cool thing to do.
Luckily for me I’m not an expert in anything.
I’m planning on suing Disney…
Not if you’ve got a Disney+ account
Divine Angel said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:Luckily for me I’m not an expert in anything.
I’m planning on suing Disney…
Not if you’ve got a Disney+ account
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
diddly-squat said:Last year I was engaged by a law firm to act as an expert in a land court hearing. I did a two week intensive “how to be an expert witness” course and it’s absolutely crazy how on the ball the barristers are. They essentially become experts in their own right for these cases in an effort to trip you up.
The case was settled out of court and I never got to have my day, but it was a really cool thing to do.
Luckily for me I’m not an expert in anything.
I’m planning on suing Disney…
What for, perchance I might learn something?
Arts said:
buffy said:
roughbarked said:They appear to be trying to establish some uncertainty for some reason. It doesn’t appear to be working for them.
Well, there is uncertainty. If I picked deathcaps and fed them to someone, I’d look as guilty as hell. Because I’ve got some knowledge behind me. For the general public with little knowledge, it could look like and could easily be, a mistake. In which case they really, really haven’t been listening to the public advice that comes out every year when the deathcaps come up, particularly in Canberra and Melbourne.
Ep was particularly interested in mushrooms and according to her online friend – she bought the dehydrator specifically to dry mushrooms… she wasn’t as lay as say I am.. but she also wasn’t an expert.
Maybe this mean we need to not trust our online friends..
Yep.
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:
I’d hate to be on the stand. I know they’re trying to trip me up, I’d be second guessing myself, they’d twist my words and I’d end up confessing things I’ve never done.
Last year I was engaged by a law firm to act as an expert in a land court hearing. I did a two week intensive “how to be an expert witness” course and it’s absolutely crazy how on the ball the barristers are. They essentially become experts in their own right for these cases in an effort to trip you up.
The case was settled out of court and I never got to have my day, but it was a really cool thing to do.
Barristers are, at the heart of it, actors. They present a story, a characterisation, a version of events, to convince an audience that that’s how it happened.
Years ago, Graham Kennedy said that, when preparing for the Vietnam film ‘The Odd Angry Shot’, the soldiers coaching the film cast were impressed at how quickly and how well the cast (including Kennedy, Bryan Brown, John Hargreaves, John Jarratt, and Graeme Blundell) learnt and applied the things that they were being taught.
But that, said Kennedy, is the trade of an actor: to become, in a short time, someone who you never were before, who may do things you’d never do yourself, in settings you’ve never seen before, giving people a hypothetical story.
Barristers are actors, who, in a confined setting and role, present hypotheticals, learning and presenting them just as do actors.
so they’re cargo cultists are all of them
roughbarked said:
Arts said:
buffy said:Well, there is uncertainty. If I picked deathcaps and fed them to someone, I’d look as guilty as hell. Because I’ve got some knowledge behind me. For the general public with little knowledge, it could look like and could easily be, a mistake. In which case they really, really haven’t been listening to the public advice that comes out every year when the deathcaps come up, particularly in Canberra and Melbourne.
Ep was particularly interested in mushrooms and according to her online friend – she bought the dehydrator specifically to dry mushrooms… she wasn’t as lay as say I am.. but she also wasn’t an expert.
Maybe this mean we need to not trust our online friends..
Yep.
She told her online friends she was very interested in drying and concealing mushrooms in various foods fed to the kids. or so they said she did. Likely there is online data to that effect.
If death cap residue was indeed found in the disposed of dehydrator, then it is clear she didn’t feed any of that to her kids.
>>A man accused of murdering one of four men who invaded his Safety Bay home wearing balaclavas has had the charge dropped, with prosecutors citing WA’s home invader laws.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>A man accused of murdering one of four men who invaded his Safety Bay home wearing balaclavas has had the charge dropped, with prosecutors citing WA’s home invader laws.
The same laws don’t exist as far as I am aware in NSW.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>A man accused of murdering one of four men who invaded his Safety Bay home wearing balaclavas has had the charge dropped, with prosecutors citing WA’s home invader laws.
let’s go
(1) It is lawful for a person (“the occupant”) who is in peaceable possession of a dwelling to use any force or do anything else that the occupant believes, on reasonable grounds, to be necessary —
(a) to prevent a home invader from wrongfully entering the dwelling or an associated place; (b) to cause a home invader who is wrongfully in the dwelling or on or in an associated place to leave the dwelling or place; (c) to make effectual defence against violence used or threatened in relation to a person by a home invader who is — (i) attempting to wrongfully enter the dwelling or an associated place; or (ii) wrongfully in the dwelling or on or in an associated place; or (d) to prevent a home invader from committing, or make a home invader stop committing, an offence in the dwelling or on or in an associated place.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
Witty Rejoinder said:I’m planning on suing Disney…
Not if you’ve got a Disney+ account
I would have expected that to have been challenged and ruled unlawful in court by now. How many people die in Disney Parks per year?
TIL there’s a Wikipedia page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort
That specific case was dropped in August last year (I missed that news)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-21/disney-drops-attempt-to-avoid-wrongful-death-lawsuit/104251600
Divine Angel said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
Not if you’ve got a Disney+ account
I would have expected that to have been challenged and ruled unlawful in court by now. How many people die in Disney Parks per year?
TIL there’s a Wikipedia page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_incidents_at_Disneyland_ResortThat specific case was dropped in August last year (I missed that news)
nah no way
it was “absurd” to believe that the more than 150 million subscribers to Disney+ have waived all rights to sue the company and its affiliates in perpetuity because of language “buried” in the fine print
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
I would have expected that to have been challenged and ruled unlawful in court by now. How many people die in Disney Parks per year?
TIL there’s a Wikipedia page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_incidents_at_Disneyland_ResortThat specific case was dropped in August last year (I missed that news)
nah no way
it was “absurd” to believe that the more than 150 million subscribers to Disney+ have waived all rights to sue the company and its affiliates in perpetuity because of language “buried” in the fine print
This seems like it needs Walt defrosted from cyrosleep to sort out.
Peter Sullivan, who spent more than 38 years in custody for the murder of Diane Sindall, is thought to be the victim of the country’s longest miscarriage of justice.
Police have reopened their investigation into Ms Sindall’s death but have found no match for forensic evidence left at the scene. Link
roughbarked said:
Peter Sullivan, who spent more than 38 years in custody for the murder of Diane Sindall, is thought to be the victim of the country’s longest miscarriage of justice.Police have reopened their investigation into Ms Sindall’s death but have found no match for forensic evidence left at the scene. Link
Yes, I was just reading about that.
EP is shown to have put the dehydrator into the e-waste bin.. civic minded and a greenie to boot.
Mini Me has a solo in the upcoming music concert.
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me has a solo in the upcoming music concert.
what is she singing/ playng?
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me has a solo in the upcoming music concert.
Will she slam it down fast?
poikilotherm said:
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:I’d hate to be on the stand. I know they’re trying to trip me up, I’d be second guessing myself, they’d twist my words and I’d end up confessing things I’ve never done.
Last year I was engaged by a law firm to act as an expert in a land court hearing. I did a two week intensive “how to be an expert witness” course and it’s absolutely crazy how on the ball the barristers are. They essentially become experts in their own right for these cases in an effort to trip you up.
The case was settled out of court and I never got to have my day, but it was a really cool thing to do.
Mine site kill someone?
no, it was a dispute about overlapping tenure
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me has a solo in the upcoming music concert.
Clarinet?
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me has a solo in the upcoming music concert.
what is she singing/ playng?
She plays viola, clarinet, and recorder, all of which she’ll be playing at the concert.
Unfortunately the solo is for the recorder. Please send earplugs.
Kingy said:
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me has a solo in the upcoming music concert.
Will she slam it down fast?
LOL
There’s a new Fanta flavour, lemon. Lemon Fanta… isn’t that just Lift?
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me has a solo in the upcoming music concert.
Congratulations to her!
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me has a solo in the upcoming music concert.
what is she singing/ playng?
She plays viola, clarinet, and recorder, all of which she’ll be playing at the concert.
Unfortunately the solo is for the recorder. Please send earplugs.
I also played the clarinet as a child.. then I went to percussion, embracing the drums mainly.. which I’m certain my parents were super pleased about
I think I’ll get a hamburger from the Pelicans nest tonight, and it’s cold.
Peak Warming Man said:
I think I’ll get a hamburger from the Pelicans nest tonight, and it’s cold.
Planning nachos over here.
Ooh my sister is doing jury duty tomorrow. Wonder if it’s something juicy.
Peak Warming Man said:
I think I’ll get a hamburger from the Pelicans nest tonight, and it’s cold.
I’d‘ve thought you’d like at least the meat and bun hot. But, each to their own I suppose.
Divine Angel said:
There’s a new Fanta flavour, lemon. Lemon Fanta… isn’t that just Lift?
Called St Clemens?
Divine Angel said:
Ooh my sister is doing jury duty tomorrow. Wonder if it’s something juicy.
Challenge.
well that’s a bit unfair, it’s as if nobody’s every poisoned a food supply at all
Dr Truong said it would be “impossible” for someone to buy death cap mushrooms from a supermarket, because commercially sold fungi was cultivated and the poisonous varieties only grew in the wild.
ever
or even put needles into strawberries
wait
… wait
… wait …
SCIENCE said:
well that’s a bit unfair, it’s as if nobody’s every poisoned a food supply at all
Dr Truong said it would be “impossible” for someone to buy death cap mushrooms from a supermarket, because commercially sold fungi was cultivated and the poisonous varieties only grew in the wild.
ever
or even put needles into strawberries
wait
… wait
… wait …
Tampered Panadol
SCIENCE said:
well that’s a bit unfair, it’s as if nobody’s every poisoned a food supply at all
Dr Truong said it would be “impossible” for someone to buy death cap mushrooms from a supermarket, because commercially sold fungi was cultivated and the poisonous varieties only grew in the wild.
ever
or even put needles into strawberries
wait
… wait
… wait …
if someone were to taint the supply chain, it makes much more sense (in terms of purpose) to do it on a larger scale than to just confine it to one purchase…
unless that specific family is the target, but then why not just drop off a nice neighbourhood care package to them? that would ensure you hitting the target.
There was a case of a neighbour dispute where one neighbour dropped off some bottles of coke (a cola) to their other neighbour but had added something a little extra to the bottles and caused a fatality …
all I;m saying is that there are better ways to target and better ways to cause mass chaos
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:
well that’s a bit unfair, it’s as if nobody’s every poisoned a food supply at all
Dr Truong said it would be “impossible” for someone to buy death cap mushrooms from a supermarket, because commercially sold fungi was cultivated and the poisonous varieties only grew in the wild.
ever
or even put needles into strawberries
wait
… wait
… wait …
Tampered Panadol
it’s impossible to buy toxic anticholinergic delirium salad from a supermarket too
https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/food-recalls/FoodIncidents/recall-baby-spinach-products
… uh oh shit no it’sn’t
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:
well that’s a bit unfair, it’s as if nobody’s every poisoned a food supply at all
Dr Truong said it would be “impossible” for someone to buy death cap mushrooms from a supermarket, because commercially sold fungi was cultivated and the poisonous varieties only grew in the wild.
ever
or even put needles into strawberries
wait
… wait
… wait …
Tampered Panadol
it’s impossible to buy toxic anticholinergic delirium salad from a supermarket too
https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/food-recalls/FoodIncidents/recall-baby-spinach-products
… uh oh shit no it’sn’t
wasn’t that poor preparation or storage or something?
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:
well that’s a bit unfair, it’s as if nobody’s every poisoned a food supply at all
Dr Truong said it would be “impossible” for someone to buy death cap mushrooms from a supermarket, because commercially sold fungi was cultivated and the poisonous varieties only grew in the wild.
ever
or even put needles into strawberries
wait
… wait
… wait …
Tampered Panadol
it’s impossible to buy toxic anticholinergic delirium salad from a supermarket too
https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/food-recalls/FoodIncidents/recall-baby-spinach-products
… uh oh shit no it’sn’t
Baby spinach, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Baby spinach, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo.
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:
well that’s a bit unfair, it’s as if nobody’s every poisoned a food supply at all
Dr Truong said it would be “impossible” for someone to buy death cap mushrooms from a supermarket, because commercially sold fungi was cultivated and the poisonous varieties only grew in the wild.
ever
or even put needles into strawberries
wait
… wait
… wait …
Tampered Panadol
if someone were to taint the supply chain, it makes much more sense (in terms of purpose) to do it on a larger scale than to just confine it to one purchase…
unless that specific family is the target, but then why not just drop off a nice neighbourhood care package to them? that would ensure you hitting the target.
There was a case of a neighbour dispute where one neighbour dropped off some bottles of coke (a cola) to their other neighbour but had added something a little extra to the bottles and caused a fatality …
all I;m saying is that there are better ways to target and better ways to cause mass chaos
it’s impossible to buy toxic anticholinergic delirium salad from a supermarket too
https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/food-recalls/FoodIncidents/recall-baby-spinach-products
… uh oh shit no it’sn’t
wasn’t that poor preparation or storage or something?
note of course that yes we agree (though we thought the weed thing was more they do happen to grow together and accidentally got mixed in, we didn’t follow that investigation either though), and are just being silly but to poke mild ridicule at the reporting
I think people should be more creative in murdering loved ones. Hiding Redbanks in the dunny should have never gone out of style.
From the ABC blog:
1.Dr May continued to give evidence today, telling the court death cap mushrooms don’t have a particular aroma as they age, but that dried death caps smelt “very unpleasant”.
2.Dr Truong was sent a package from Monash Health containing beef Wellington leftovers. She said she analysed the leftovers and did not find any death cap mushrooms in the food.
3.Koonwarra tip operations manager Darren Canty talked the court through CCTV footage and still images that showed a red car pulling into the facility and a woman getting out, opening the boot and carrying an item into a shed. A black Sunbeam dehydrator was found in the e-waste bin in the shed.
4.Intensive care specialist Professor Andrew Bersten told the court he reviewed Erin’s medical records and found no evidence of a cancer diagnosis.
5.Professor Bersten said tests conducted on Erin after the lunch did not show any sudden damage to the liver or presence of pathogens, but said there was evidence of mild dehydration and an acute diarrhoeal illness.
~~~
I find point #2 interesting.
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:well that’s a bit unfair, it’s as if nobody’s every poisoned a food supply at all
Dr Truong said it would be “impossible” for someone to buy death cap mushrooms from a supermarket, because commercially sold fungi was cultivated and the poisonous varieties only grew in the wild.
ever
or even put needles into strawberries
wait
… wait
… wait …
if someone were to taint the supply chain, it makes much more sense (in terms of purpose) to do it on a larger scale than to just confine it to one purchase…
unless that specific family is the target, but then why not just drop off a nice neighbourhood care package to them? that would ensure you hitting the target.
There was a case of a neighbour dispute where one neighbour dropped off some bottles of coke (a cola) to their other neighbour but had added something a little extra to the bottles and caused a fatality …
all I;m saying is that there are better ways to target and better ways to cause mass chaos
I did wonder if you could poison people(s) via the ricin in castor oil plants
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
it’s impossible to buy toxic anticholinergic delirium salad from a supermarket too
https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/food-recalls/FoodIncidents/recall-baby-spinach-products
… uh oh shit no it’sn’t
wasn’t that poor preparation or storage or something?
note of course that yes we agree (though we thought the weed thing was more they do happen to grow together and accidentally got mixed in, we didn’t follow that investigation either though), and are just being silly but to poke mild ridicule at the reporting
nah, you are correct.. it was about the weed thing growing with the infant spinach…
Divine Angel said:
From the ABC blog:1.Dr May continued to give evidence today, telling the court death cap mushrooms don’t have a particular aroma as they age, but that dried death caps smelt “very unpleasant”.
2.Dr Truong was sent a package from Monash Health containing beef Wellington leftovers. She said she analysed the leftovers and did not find any death cap mushrooms in the food.
3.Koonwarra tip operations manager Darren Canty talked the court through CCTV footage and still images that showed a red car pulling into the facility and a woman getting out, opening the boot and carrying an item into a shed. A black Sunbeam dehydrator was found in the e-waste bin in the shed.
4.Intensive care specialist Professor Andrew Bersten told the court he reviewed Erin’s medical records and found no evidence of a cancer diagnosis.
5.Professor Bersten said tests conducted on Erin after the lunch did not show any sudden damage to the liver or presence of pathogens, but said there was evidence of mild dehydration and an acute diarrhoeal illness.~~~
I find point #2 interesting.
the leftovers is an interesting concept in itself..
my theory is that EP did not do anything to the BW that she was going to eat.. and that is what the leftovers that got tested are… we heard that all other portions got eaten by the guests (although DP ate the part of his wifes that she didnt eat) so there were no leftovers there…
as for the children getting leftovers… if i buy an amount of food and don’t use some of it in the dish I bought it for (so say the extra meat goes into the fridge) and the next day I cook that extra meat – it’s conceivable that I would call that ‘leftovers’ as it is the extra food from the meal I didn’t need in the preparation of that meal…
also the children called it leftovers becuase EP called it leftovers.. so she controlled that narrative, but what the son described was not beef wellington
Speaking of leftovers, I’ll soon have to go plump-up the leftovers from last night with more veges, then change the flavour of the sauce.
Divine Angel said:
From the ABC blog:1.Dr May continued to give evidence today, telling the court death cap mushrooms don’t have a particular aroma as they age, but that dried death caps smelt “very unpleasant”.
2.Dr Truong was sent a package from Monash Health containing beef Wellington leftovers. She said she analysed the leftovers and did not find any death cap mushrooms in the food.
3.Koonwarra tip operations manager Darren Canty talked the court through CCTV footage and still images that showed a red car pulling into the facility and a woman getting out, opening the boot and carrying an item into a shed. A black Sunbeam dehydrator was found in the e-waste bin in the shed.
4.Intensive care specialist Professor Andrew Bersten told the court he reviewed Erin’s medical records and found no evidence of a cancer diagnosis.
5.Professor Bersten said tests conducted on Erin after the lunch did not show any sudden damage to the liver or presence of pathogens, but said there was evidence of mild dehydration and an acute diarrhoeal illness.~~~
I find point #2 interesting.
So they only pretended to die of mushroom poisoning? The plot thickens.
Cymek said:
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
well that’s a bit unfair, it’s as if nobody’s every poisoned a food supply at all
Dr Truong said it would be “impossible” for someone to buy death cap mushrooms from a supermarket, because commercially sold fungi was cultivated and the poisonous varieties only grew in the wild.
ever
or even put needles into strawberries
wait
… wait
… wait …
if someone were to taint the supply chain, it makes much more sense (in terms of purpose) to do it on a larger scale than to just confine it to one purchase…
unless that specific family is the target, but then why not just drop off a nice neighbourhood care package to them? that would ensure you hitting the target.
There was a case of a neighbour dispute where one neighbour dropped off some bottles of coke (a cola) to their other neighbour but had added something a little extra to the bottles and caused a fatality …
all I;m saying is that there are better ways to target and better ways to cause mass chaos
I did wonder if you could poison people(s) via the ricin in castor oil plants
someone better page BU back here damn
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
From the ABC blog:1.Dr May continued to give evidence today, telling the court death cap mushrooms don’t have a particular aroma as they age, but that dried death caps smelt “very unpleasant”.
2.Dr Truong was sent a package from Monash Health containing beef Wellington leftovers. She said she analysed the leftovers and did not find any death cap mushrooms in the food.
3.Koonwarra tip operations manager Darren Canty talked the court through CCTV footage and still images that showed a red car pulling into the facility and a woman getting out, opening the boot and carrying an item into a shed. A black Sunbeam dehydrator was found in the e-waste bin in the shed.
4.Intensive care specialist Professor Andrew Bersten told the court he reviewed Erin’s medical records and found no evidence of a cancer diagnosis.
5.Professor Bersten said tests conducted on Erin after the lunch did not show any sudden damage to the liver or presence of pathogens, but said there was evidence of mild dehydration and an acute diarrhoeal illness.~~~
I find point #2 interesting.
So they only pretended to die of mushroom poisoning? The plot thickens.
Cunning.
SCIENCE said:
Cymek said:
Arts said:
if someone were to taint the supply chain, it makes much more sense (in terms of purpose) to do it on a larger scale than to just confine it to one purchase…
unless that specific family is the target, but then why not just drop off a nice neighbourhood care package to them? that would ensure you hitting the target.
There was a case of a neighbour dispute where one neighbour dropped off some bottles of coke (a cola) to their other neighbour but had added something a little extra to the bottles and caused a fatality …
all I;m saying is that there are better ways to target and better ways to cause mass chaos
I did wonder if you could poison people(s) via the ricin in castor oil plants
someone better page BU back here damn
LOLOLOL
Divine Angel said:
From the ABC blog:1.Dr May continued to give evidence today, telling the court death cap mushrooms don’t have a particular aroma as they age, but that dried death caps smelt “very unpleasant”.
2.Dr Truong was sent a package from Monash Health containing beef Wellington leftovers. She said she analysed the leftovers and did not find any death cap mushrooms in the food.
3.Koonwarra tip operations manager Darren Canty talked the court through CCTV footage and still images that showed a red car pulling into the facility and a woman getting out, opening the boot and carrying an item into a shed. A black Sunbeam dehydrator was found in the e-waste bin in the shed.
4.Intensive care specialist Professor Andrew Bersten told the court he reviewed Erin’s medical records and found no evidence of a cancer diagnosis.
5.Professor Bersten said tests conducted on Erin after the lunch did not show any sudden damage to the liver or presence of pathogens, but said there was evidence of mild dehydration and an acute diarrhoeal illness.~~~
I find point #2 interesting.
Me too. You would have to be extremely organized to arrange that. EP told the police where to find the leftovers. Detailed planning if that was part of the plan.
kryten said:
Divine Angel said:
From the ABC blog:1.Dr May continued to give evidence today, telling the court death cap mushrooms don’t have a particular aroma as they age, but that dried death caps smelt “very unpleasant”.
2.Dr Truong was sent a package from Monash Health containing beef Wellington leftovers. She said she analysed the leftovers and did not find any death cap mushrooms in the food.
3.Koonwarra tip operations manager Darren Canty talked the court through CCTV footage and still images that showed a red car pulling into the facility and a woman getting out, opening the boot and carrying an item into a shed. A black Sunbeam dehydrator was found in the e-waste bin in the shed.
4.Intensive care specialist Professor Andrew Bersten told the court he reviewed Erin’s medical records and found no evidence of a cancer diagnosis.
5.Professor Bersten said tests conducted on Erin after the lunch did not show any sudden damage to the liver or presence of pathogens, but said there was evidence of mild dehydration and an acute diarrhoeal illness.~~~
I find point #2 interesting.
Me too. You would have to be extremely organized to arrange that. EP told the police where to find the leftovers. Detailed planning if that was part of the plan.
And that was me. Again I forgot to check the login.
Cymek said:
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:well that’s a bit unfair, it’s as if nobody’s every poisoned a food supply at all
Dr Truong said it would be “impossible” for someone to buy death cap mushrooms from a supermarket, because commercially sold fungi was cultivated and the poisonous varieties only grew in the wild.
ever
or even put needles into strawberries
wait
… wait
… wait …
if someone were to taint the supply chain, it makes much more sense (in terms of purpose) to do it on a larger scale than to just confine it to one purchase…
unless that specific family is the target, but then why not just drop off a nice neighbourhood care package to them? that would ensure you hitting the target.
There was a case of a neighbour dispute where one neighbour dropped off some bottles of coke (a cola) to their other neighbour but had added something a little extra to the bottles and caused a fatality …
all I;m saying is that there are better ways to target and better ways to cause mass chaos
I did wonder if you could poison people(s) via the ricin in castor oil plants
Subways seem popular.
kryten said:
Divine Angel said:
From the ABC blog:1.Dr May continued to give evidence today, telling the court death cap mushrooms don’t have a particular aroma as they age, but that dried death caps smelt “very unpleasant”.
2.Dr Truong was sent a package from Monash Health containing beef Wellington leftovers. She said she analysed the leftovers and did not find any death cap mushrooms in the food.
3.Koonwarra tip operations manager Darren Canty talked the court through CCTV footage and still images that showed a red car pulling into the facility and a woman getting out, opening the boot and carrying an item into a shed. A black Sunbeam dehydrator was found in the e-waste bin in the shed.
4.Intensive care specialist Professor Andrew Bersten told the court he reviewed Erin’s medical records and found no evidence of a cancer diagnosis.
5.Professor Bersten said tests conducted on Erin after the lunch did not show any sudden damage to the liver or presence of pathogens, but said there was evidence of mild dehydration and an acute diarrhoeal illness.~~~
I find point #2 interesting.
Me too. You would have to be extremely organized to arrange that. EP told the police where to find the leftovers. Detailed planning if that was part of the plan.
if she is guilty of this, the plan was that everyone would have died but she would be not dead… there were only leftovers from her plate… she left them in the bin for two days… I do wonder if she thought far enough ahead to think if people would think it suspicious, or just think it a case of bad food poisoning.. my theory is that she ground up the dried death caps and added it to the four meals for the guests… possibly knowing the lethality… she may have used very little… I wonder how much death cap mushroom you need to kill someone?
Arts said:
kryten said:
Divine Angel said:
From the ABC blog:1.Dr May continued to give evidence today, telling the court death cap mushrooms don’t have a particular aroma as they age, but that dried death caps smelt “very unpleasant”.
2.Dr Truong was sent a package from Monash Health containing beef Wellington leftovers. She said she analysed the leftovers and did not find any death cap mushrooms in the food.
3.Koonwarra tip operations manager Darren Canty talked the court through CCTV footage and still images that showed a red car pulling into the facility and a woman getting out, opening the boot and carrying an item into a shed. A black Sunbeam dehydrator was found in the e-waste bin in the shed.
4.Intensive care specialist Professor Andrew Bersten told the court he reviewed Erin’s medical records and found no evidence of a cancer diagnosis.
5.Professor Bersten said tests conducted on Erin after the lunch did not show any sudden damage to the liver or presence of pathogens, but said there was evidence of mild dehydration and an acute diarrhoeal illness.~~~
I find point #2 interesting.
Me too. You would have to be extremely organized to arrange that. EP told the police where to find the leftovers. Detailed planning if that was part of the plan.
if she is guilty of this, the plan was that everyone would have died but she would be not dead… there were only leftovers from her plate… she left them in the bin for two days… I do wonder if she thought far enough ahead to think if people would think it suspicious, or just think it a case of bad food poisoning.. my theory is that she ground up the dried death caps and added it to the four meals for the guests… possibly knowing the lethality… she may have used very little… I wonder how much death cap mushroom you need to kill someone?
I did the goole – watch out… some sources suggest as little as 30g (which could be half a mushroom)
they look so innocent… like butter wouldn’t melt with them on toast…
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:well that’s a bit unfair, it’s as if nobody’s every poisoned a food supply at all
Dr Truong said it would be “impossible” for someone to buy death cap mushrooms from a supermarket, because commercially sold fungi was cultivated and the poisonous varieties only grew in the wild.
ever
or even put needles into strawberries
wait
… wait
… wait …
if someone were to taint the supply chain, it makes much more sense (in terms of purpose) to do it on a larger scale than to just confine it to one purchase…
unless that specific family is the target, but then why not just drop off a nice neighbourhood care package to them? that would ensure you hitting the target.
There was a case of a neighbour dispute where one neighbour dropped off some bottles of coke (a cola) to their other neighbour but had added something a little extra to the bottles and caused a fatality …
all I;m saying is that there are better ways to target and better ways to cause mass chaos
trepal?
Arts said:
Arts said:
kryten said:Me too. You would have to be extremely organized to arrange that. EP told the police where to find the leftovers. Detailed planning if that was part of the plan.
if she is guilty of this, the plan was that everyone would have died but she would be not dead… there were only leftovers from her plate… she left them in the bin for two days… I do wonder if she thought far enough ahead to think if people would think it suspicious, or just think it a case of bad food poisoning.. my theory is that she ground up the dried death caps and added it to the four meals for the guests… possibly knowing the lethality… she may have used very little… I wonder how much death cap mushroom you need to kill someone?
I did the goole – watch out… some sources suggest as little as 30g (which could be half a mushroom)
they look so innocent… like butter wouldn’t melt with them on toast…
It’s certainly not very much. I just checked Tom May’s book on foraging and it’s got a lot of detail but I can’t immediately see a quantity for lethality. Probably depends on growing conditions and stuff. But I do know that some mushrooms have destinctive flavours but it is inadvisable to even nibble something unless you’vve got a very good idea what it is you are nibbling.
buffy said:
Arts said:
Arts said:if she is guilty of this, the plan was that everyone would have died but she would be not dead… there were only leftovers from her plate… she left them in the bin for two days… I do wonder if she thought far enough ahead to think if people would think it suspicious, or just think it a case of bad food poisoning.. my theory is that she ground up the dried death caps and added it to the four meals for the guests… possibly knowing the lethality… she may have used very little… I wonder how much death cap mushroom you need to kill someone?
I did the goole – watch out… some sources suggest as little as 30g (which could be half a mushroom)
they look so innocent… like butter wouldn’t melt with them on toast…
It’s certainly not very much. I just checked Tom May’s book on foraging and it’s got a lot of detail but I can’t immediately see a quantity for lethality. Probably depends on growing conditions and stuff. But I do know that some mushrooms have destinctive flavours but it is inadvisable to even nibble something unless you’vve got a very good idea what it is you are nibbling.
are there any mushroom species where the poison can be absorbed through the skin?
buffy said:
Arts said:
Arts said:if she is guilty of this, the plan was that everyone would have died but she would be not dead… there were only leftovers from her plate… she left them in the bin for two days… I do wonder if she thought far enough ahead to think if people would think it suspicious, or just think it a case of bad food poisoning.. my theory is that she ground up the dried death caps and added it to the four meals for the guests… possibly knowing the lethality… she may have used very little… I wonder how much death cap mushroom you need to kill someone?
I did the goole – watch out… some sources suggest as little as 30g (which could be half a mushroom)
they look so innocent… like butter wouldn’t melt with them on toast…
It’s certainly not very much. I just checked Tom May’s book on foraging and it’s got a lot of detail but I can’t immediately see a quantity for lethality. Probably depends on growing conditions and stuff. But I do know that some mushrooms have destinctive flavours but it is inadvisable to even nibble something unless you’vve got a very good idea what it is you are nibbling.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/amanita-phalloides#:~:text=Reported%20mortality%20after%20ingestion%20of,from%2025%25%20to%2050%25.&text=The%20lethal%20dose%20of%20amanita,present%20in%20a%20single%20mushroom.
Just called sarahs mum again and there was still no answer.
Posters who are on Facebook (I’m not) might be able to track her down there….
In WA we dont have the Victorian type, we do have Marbled death caps (Amanita marmorata). which also look innocent.
poikilotherm said:
buffy said:
Arts said:I did the goole – watch out… some sources suggest as little as 30g (which could be half a mushroom)
they look so innocent… like butter wouldn’t melt with them on toast…
It’s certainly not very much. I just checked Tom May’s book on foraging and it’s got a lot of detail but I can’t immediately see a quantity for lethality. Probably depends on growing conditions and stuff. But I do know that some mushrooms have destinctive flavours but it is inadvisable to even nibble something unless you’vve got a very good idea what it is you are nibbling.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/amanita-phalloides#:~:text=Reported%20mortality%20after%20ingestion%20of,from%2025%25%20to%2050%25.&text=The%20lethal%20dose%20of%20amanita,present%20in%20a%20single%20mushroom.
Thanks poik. And a recent paper covers A. phalloides. You want page 17 for more information than you could possibly ever need. Note the red warnings!
https://know.ourplants.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/JABG38P001_Lebel.pdf
poikilotherm said:
buffy said:
Arts said:I did the goole – watch out… some sources suggest as little as 30g (which could be half a mushroom)
they look so innocent… like butter wouldn’t melt with them on toast…
It’s certainly not very much. I just checked Tom May’s book on foraging and it’s got a lot of detail but I can’t immediately see a quantity for lethality. Probably depends on growing conditions and stuff. But I do know that some mushrooms have destinctive flavours but it is inadvisable to even nibble something unless you’vve got a very good idea what it is you are nibbling.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/amanita-phalloides#:~:text=Reported%20mortality%20after%20ingestion%20of,from%2025%25%20to%2050%25.&text=The%20lethal%20dose%20of%20amanita,present%20in%20a%20single%20mushroom.
hooly dooly.
Arts said:
In WA we dont have the Victorian type, we do have Marbled death caps (Amanita marmorata). which also look innocent.
I think A. marmorata is native. Or presumed to be so. I’d need to check up on it.
Here you go. A. marmorata is also on the East coast, in NZ and some other places around the world. This is the iNaturalist description. And if you click on the map tab you can see where observations of it have been made around the world.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/179263-Amanita-marmorata
Bubblecar said:
Just called sarahs mum again and there was still no answer.Posters who are on Facebook (I’m not) might be able to track her down there….
Maybe i’m over-reacting, but feel a level of disquiet.
Interesting thought – the amatoxin is taken up by OATPs in the body, there are many drugs that inhibit these transport proteins, you could poison yourself as well as your guests, as long as you’d taken a cocktail of OATP inhibiting drugs, you might come out fine but mimic all the symptoms of liver troubles. Or you’d die as well, but there’d be a lot less suspicion if you didn’t…
buffy said:
Here you go. A. marmorata is also on the East coast, in NZ and some other places around the world. This is the iNaturalist description. And if you click on the map tab you can see where observations of it have been made around the world.https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/179263-Amanita-marmorata
each of those pictures look like all different types of mushroom… so basically, the probability of picking one by accident is high
I don’t even know what to say now. One minute we’re dissecting murder by mushroom and the next, we’ve lost another forum friend.
Divine Angel said:
I don’t even know what to say now. One minute we’re dissecting murder by mushroom and the next, we’ve lost another forum friend.
I only just got here, and that thread was top of View By Time. bit of a shock.
I have not been following any of the mushroom trial stuff.
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
I don’t even know what to say now. One minute we’re dissecting murder by mushroom and the next, we’ve lost another forum friend.
I only just got here, and that thread was top of View By Time. bit of a shock.
I have not been following any of the mushroom trial stuff.
you monster
Arts said:
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
I don’t even know what to say now. One minute we’re dissecting murder by mushroom and the next, we’ve lost another forum friend.
I only just got here, and that thread was top of View By Time. bit of a shock.
I have not been following any of the mushroom trial stuff.
you monster
It’s not the destination, it’s the monsters we meet along the way 😘
If it’d been a few years earlier, I could’ve been in court.
Arts said:
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
I don’t even know what to say now. One minute we’re dissecting murder by mushroom and the next, we’ve lost another forum friend.
I only just got here, and that thread was top of View By Time. bit of a shock.
I have not been following any of the mushroom trial stuff.
you monster
I have no enemies so great that I need to glean tips on how to poison them.
I’ve been busier than normal at work. Been running the place for the last week or two. The bosses wife had a major surgery and he was at home looking after her. Then his cousin died in a motorbike crash Friday last week. So he’s been a bit absent.
for every seven year old
party_pants said:
Arts said:
party_pants said:I only just got here, and that thread was top of View By Time. bit of a shock.
I have not been following any of the mushroom trial stuff.
you monster
I have no enemies so great that I need to glean tips on how to poison them.
I’ve been busier than normal at work. Been running the place for the last week or two. The bosses wife had a major surgery and he was at home looking after her. Then his cousin died in a motorbike crash Friday last week. So he’s been a bit absent.
oof, that’s a tough week…
anyone else? we may as well pile the trauma on
Arts said:
party_pants said:
Arts said:you monster
I have no enemies so great that I need to glean tips on how to poison them.
I’ve been busier than normal at work. Been running the place for the last week or two. The bosses wife had a major surgery and he was at home looking after her. Then his cousin died in a motorbike crash Friday last week. So he’s been a bit absent.
oof, that’s a tough week…
anyone else? we may as well pile the trauma on
Nah I’m good this week
Arts said:
party_pants said:
Arts said:you monster
I have no enemies so great that I need to glean tips on how to poison them.
I’ve been busier than normal at work. Been running the place for the last week or two. The bosses wife had a major surgery and he was at home looking after her. Then his cousin died in a motorbike crash Friday last week. So he’s been a bit absent.
oof, that’s a tough week…
anyone else? we may as well pile the trauma on
I’m not wishing it on anyone.
OCDC said:
If it’d been a few years earlier, I could’ve been in court.
As accused, or expert?
:)
wipes tears
It’s that time of year again, we are out burning stuff.
I got up because I couldn’t sleep. Logged onto the forum – no chance of getting to sleep in the near future now. I’m so sad.
A couple of weeks ago it was announced that the Bungendore Woodwork Gallery is to close. I thought, I must tell Geoff D, then I remembered he too is gone.
Feeling sad :-(
Brindabellas said:
I got up because I couldn’t sleep. Logged onto the forum – no chance of getting to sleep in the near future now. I’m so sad.A couple of weeks ago it was announced that the Bungendore Woodwork Gallery is to close. I thought, I must tell Geoff D, then I remembered he too is gone.
Feeling sad :-(
Sympathies. I’m sitting here with red eyes and congested nose. Waves of grief washing over and subsiding for a while until the next one.
Would have been easier to prepare for if we’d been expecting it. I’d recently started doing Wordle again to get closer to sarahs mum as I felt her withdrawing, but I certainly didn’t expect we’d soon lose her forever.
Just waiting for daytime now really so I can have a shower and go and get some whisky or suchlike, which I’m going to need.
Also feeling very grateful that my life was enriched by Ros, but the loss will be painful for a long time.
Slept badly. I’m just so sad.
Some sun today, mostly cloudy, possible shower. Top of 24.
Today I’ll search for an Eeyore, even a cute mini plushie will suffice for the moment.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 7 degrees at the back door, starting to get light. We are forecast 17 degrees today.
Breakfast with my bushwandering friend. Gardening.
Divine Angel said:
Slept badly. I’m just so sad.Some sun today, mostly cloudy, possible shower. Top of 24.
Today I’ll search for an Eeyore, even a cute mini plushie will suffice for the moment.
I’ve not been to bed (but I didn’t get up until gone 6pm yesterday).
Losing my poor lovely friend sarahs mum has really hit me hard, I’m still pretty much in a daze. It’s going to be tough going.
I’ll be trying to concentrate on remembering and celebrating her. Everything else seems pretty pointless for now.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Slept badly. I’m just so sad.Some sun today, mostly cloudy, possible shower. Top of 24.
Today I’ll search for an Eeyore, even a cute mini plushie will suffice for the moment.
I’ve not been to bed (but I didn’t get up until gone 6pm yesterday).
Losing my poor lovely friend sarahs mum has really hit me hard, I’m still pretty much in a daze. It’s going to be tough going.
I’ll be trying to concentrate on remembering and celebrating her. Everything else seems pretty pointless for now.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Slept badly. I’m just so sad.Some sun today, mostly cloudy, possible shower. Top of 24.
Today I’ll search for an Eeyore, even a cute mini plushie will suffice for the moment.
I’ve not been to bed (but I didn’t get up until gone 6pm yesterday).
Losing my poor lovely friend sarahs mum has really hit me hard, I’m still pretty much in a daze. It’s going to be tough going.
I’ll be trying to concentrate on remembering and celebrating her. Everything else seems pretty pointless for now.
Hey Car, do you need to chat? Im available after school drop off. I know this hit you hardest of all.
Thanks for the offer DA, it’s good to know support is there.
Really for now I just have to do a lot of crying and mourning, and regretting I wasn’t more of the support for sarahs mum that I should have been.
I’ll buy some drinks this morning which will help take the edge off the pain while enabling me to raise a glass to my lost friend.
AussieDJ said:
OCDC said:As treating doktor. But really, being attended by OCDC is no treat.If it’d been a few years earlier, I could’ve been in court.As accused, or expert?
:)
I dreamt last night that we lost two other forumites with 24 hours of Ros, but they weren’t real people.
OCDC said:
AussieDJ said:
OCDC said:As treating doktor. But really, being attended by OCDC is no treat.If it’d been a few years earlier, I could’ve been in court.As accused, or expert?
:)
I dreamt last night that we lost two other forumites with 24 hours of Ros, but they weren’t real people.
well there are plenty of bots here so could be true
Morning pilgrims.
The summer sun is fading as the year grows old,
And darker days are drawing near,
The winter winds will be much colder,
Now you’re not here.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
The summer sun is fading as the year grows old,
And darker days are drawing near,
The winter winds will be much colder,
Now you’re not here.
very apt :-(
My sister’s doing jury duty today. While signing in or whatever she was doing, she got red marker all over her blouse so now it looks like she’s murdered someone to get there.
Back. As well as scotch I bought a loaf of sarahs mum’s favourite bread – Cripps wholemeal – and some of her favourite sweets – Natural Confectionary Co Fruit Salad soft jellies.
Bubblecar said:
Back. As well as scotch I bought a loaf of sarahs mum’s favourite bread – Cripps wholemeal – and some of her favourite sweets – Natural Confectionary Co Fruit Salad soft jellies.
They were playing Bye Bye Miss American Pie in the IGA, and the tears were welling behind my sunglasses.
Greetings
Cymek said:
Greetings
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Back. As well as scotch I bought a loaf of sarahs mum’s favourite bread – Cripps wholemeal – and some of her favourite sweets – Natural Confectionary Co Fruit Salad soft jellies.
They were playing Bye Bye Miss American Pie in the IGA, and the tears were welling behind my sunglasses.
I heard Forever Young in the car this morning. Ugh.
i’m up, verticalized, dehorizontalized, departed the Land of Sleep-a-Lot, wandered to the eating area after a detour to urea some lawn, since sat at the table, breakfast be served in a moment, kitchen staff happen to be up, seems fortuitous if you can spell it, but everyone has spellcheck these days, long gone are the class distinctions based on the capacity to use alphabet, quite a devolution really, probably the end days such experiments in egalitarianism, bring back book burning I say, or whatever the modern day equivalent, burn the devices!
so ends this morning’s typing practice, I will resume drinking my coffee before entropy gets it, and the entire universe succumbs to heat death
Tamb said:
That’s something like eight of us have gone now.
It’s all my fault. I have a notebook of forumers having a pud in the sky, because somehow I ended up in charge of the annual The Day The Handle Died thread where we honour those fallen. Except I haven’t been on the forum regularly for a couple of years.
On Tuesday I pulled out the notebook because it also has my tax file number written in it, which I needed for employment papers for the relief work I did that day.
I jinxed it 😢
Anyway, there’s eight names in my notebook now:
Geoff D, Sept 2013
Stumpy_Seahorse, Oct 2018
Shell aka Artemis, Jan 2020
Richard C, 2020
Curve, May 2020
sibeen, Feb 2023
beervatar, April 2023
SM, May 2025
Divine Angel said:
Tamb said:
That’s something like eight of us have gone now.
It’s all my fault. I have a notebook of forumers having a pud in the sky, because somehow I ended up in charge of the annual The Day The Handle Died thread where we honour those fallen. Except I haven’t been on the forum regularly for a couple of years.
On Tuesday I pulled out the notebook because it also has my tax file number written in it, which I needed for employment papers for the relief work I did that day.
I jinxed it 😢
Anyway, there’s eight names in my notebook now:
Geoff D, Sept 2013
Stumpy_Seahorse, Oct 2018
Shell aka Artemis, Jan 2020
Richard C, 2020
Curve, May 2020
sibeen, Feb 2023
beervatar, April 2023
SM, May 2025
Richard C – June 2020
Thanks kii, I’ll update my entry
doesn’t like seven years since stumpy died.
Divine Angel said:
My sister’s doing jury duty today. While signing in or whatever she was doing, she got red marker all over her blouse so now it looks like she’s murdered someone to get there.
Heh!
:)
Bogsnorkler said:
doesn’t like seven years since stumpy died.
I still half-expect to see his handle pop up on the Forum.
Bogsnorkler said:
doesn’t like seven years since stumpy died.
I still half-expect to see his handle pop up on the Forum.
Bogsnorkler said:
doesn’t like seven years since stumpy died.
Bogsnorkler said:
doesn’t like seven years since stumpy died.
He died the day before my birthday, so I always raise a slice of cake to him.
Divine Angel said:
Bogsnorkler said:
doesn’t like seven years since stumpy died.
He died the day before my birthday, so I always raise a slice of cake to him.
Awww.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Bogsnorkler said:
doesn’t like seven years since stumpy died.
He died the day before my birthday, so I always raise a slice of cake to him.
Awww.
That is a lovely thing to do! Raise a slice of cake for stumpy.
Gosh that 7 years went fast.
Howdy Spockness. Hope you’re well
Was just reading something online and someone asked was a sovereign citizen is. This was one of the replies: 😄
Imagine the Peak of Mt Stupid in the Dunning-Kreuger effect.Now imagine building a tower on it to get even more elevation. And that tower was built really shoddily because these morons don’t believe in building codes or regulations.
That would be where these fuckwit sovcits would be in regards to understanding the law.
Divine Angel said:
Tamb said:
That’s something like eight of us have gone now.
It’s all my fault. I have a notebook of forumers having a pud in the sky, because somehow I ended up in charge of the annual The Day The Handle Died thread where we honour those fallen. Except I haven’t been on the forum regularly for a couple of years.
On Tuesday I pulled out the notebook because it also has my tax file number written in it, which I needed for employment papers for the relief work I did that day.
I jinxed it 😢
Anyway, there’s eight names in my notebook now:
Geoff D, Sept 2013
Stumpy_Seahorse, Oct 2018
Shell aka Artemis, Jan 2020
Richard C, 2020
Curve, May 2020
sibeen, Feb 2023
beervatar, April 2023
SM, May 2025
;(((
Divine Angel said:
Howdy Spockness. Hope you’re well
Hello Divine Angel,
GTSY. I hope you & your little family is going okay.
I am a bit shocked about Sarah’s Mum. I never met her but we spoke on the phone a few times. I saw all her amazing art.
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
Howdy Spockness. Hope you’re well
Hello Divine Angel,
GTSY. I hope you & your little family is going okay.
I am a bit shocked about Sarah’s Mum. I never met her but we spoke on the phone a few times. I saw all her amazing art.
Yeah we’re plugging along. Every day is a kaleidoscope of possibilities.
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
Howdy Spockness. Hope you’re well
Hello Divine Angel,
GTSY. I hope you & your little family is going okay.
I am a bit shocked about Sarah’s Mum. I never met her but we spoke on the phone a few times. I saw all her amazing art.
Yeah we’re plugging along. Every day is a kaleidoscope of possibilities.
:)
Tamb said:
Bogsnorkler said:
doesn’t like seven years since stumpy died.
Geoff D & I used to have a bit of a natter in Indo to keep up our almost unused language skills.
Hugs Tamb,
Oh wow! I didn’t know that. You must miss GeoffD. What a great way to connect via Indo language skills.
ms spock said:
Michael V said:
btm said:
BuggerThis is devastating news.
I never met Ros IRL, but hoped to. That’ll never happen now. I never met sibeen, either, even when I lived in the next suburb.
I’ve never actually met anyone on here, and I think I’d like to before it’s too late.
Yes, do it.
I concur with my learned colleague.
Hello to you Mr V and best wishes to Mrs V.
Tanks.
:)
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
Michael V said:Yes, do it.
I concur with my learned colleague.
Hello to you Mr V and best wishes to Mrs V.
Tanks.
:)
Hopefully you’ll figure out my typo. I meant “Thanks”.
So here’s a brand new “h” to insert in the correct location.
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
Michael V said:Yes, do it.
I concur with my learned colleague.
Hello to you Mr V and best wishes to Mrs V.
Tanks.
:)
\\\\/////
YVW
Big hugs to you and Mrs V!
I’ll soon go make a low kJ lunch: a can of baked beans with added Chinese spices and Pigface (Carpobrotus glaucescens) leaves. Pigface is a local native that grows on the back-beach just above the high tide mark. We have cultivated it in the garden.
ms spock said:
Michael V said:
ms spock said:I concur with my learned colleague.
Hello to you Mr V and best wishes to Mrs V.
Tanks.
:)
\\\\/////
YVW
Big hugs to you and Mrs V!
Ta!
And back at you two as well!
:)
MV, may I ask a personal question?
Divine Angel said:
MV, may I ask a personal question?
Sure.
Last night you posted that the past 162 days have been terribly difficult. What did you mean by that?
Brindabellas said:
I got up because I couldn’t sleep. Logged onto the forum – no chance of getting to sleep in the near future now. I’m so sad.A couple of weeks ago it was announced that the Bungendore Woodwork Gallery is to close. I thought, I must tell Geoff D, then I remembered he too is gone.
Feeling sad :-(
Big hugs Brindabellas. Long time no chat!
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
Michael V said:Tanks.
:)
\\\\/////
YVW
Big hugs to you and Mrs V!
Ta!
And back at you two as well!
:)
:)
Divine Angel said:
Last night you posted that the past 162 days have been terribly difficult. What did you mean by that?
I had to give up the grog. Damaged my liver, you see. I had tried on numerous occasions before, unsuccessfully.
I was not a socially difficult drunk – not violent, not aggressive, nor driving vehicles. I just used it too much over a very long period and became addicted.
Anyone interested in a mobile phone from 1970?
Popular Science, Feb 1970:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Last night you posted that the past 162 days have been terribly difficult. What did you mean by that?
I had to give up the grog. Damaged my liver, you see. I had tried on numerous occasions before, unsuccessfully.
I was not a socially difficult drunk – not violent, not aggressive, nor driving vehicles. I just used it too much over a very long period and became addicted.
Funny, i was just thinking, on Monday night, that i need to rein in my alcohol consumption.
It’s not a problem yet, but i can see that it could easily become one, if i’m not careful.
Goodness knows, i’ve seen the drink carry off better people than me.
we agree that cutting back on hazardous ethanol consumption is a good idea for health reasons
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Last night you posted that the past 162 days have been terribly difficult. What did you mean by that?
I had to give up the grog. Damaged my liver, you see. I had tried on numerous occasions before, unsuccessfully.
I was not a socially difficult drunk – not violent, not aggressive, nor driving vehicles. I just used it too much over a very long period and became addicted.
Oh gosh. I can see how that would be difficult, especially when life throws a curveball. Good for you, though, I’m proud of you.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Last night you posted that the past 162 days have been terribly difficult. What did you mean by that?
I had to give up the grog. Damaged my liver, you see. I had tried on numerous occasions before, unsuccessfully.
I was not a socially difficult drunk – not violent, not aggressive, nor driving vehicles. I just used it too much over a very long period and became addicted.
Funny, i was just thinking, on Monday night, that i need to rein in my alcohol consumption.
It’s not a problem yet, but i can see that it could easily become one, if i’m not careful.
Goodness knows, i’ve seen the drink carry off better people than me.
I’ve been addicted for more than 35 years. It has worried me on and off, and I tried to stop it or rein it in, every now and then but I couldn’t. I never drank at work, and rarely drank until after dark.
Since stopping, I’ve been amazed how often grog is used on TV shows. Glasses of wine here, pub scene with beers there, a shot of whisky to bond etc. Very common. Very, very common.
Food is my coping strategy.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Last night you posted that the past 162 days have been terribly difficult. What did you mean by that?
I had to give up the grog. Damaged my liver, you see. I had tried on numerous occasions before, unsuccessfully.
I was not a socially difficult drunk – not violent, not aggressive, nor driving vehicles. I just used it too much over a very long period and became addicted.
Oh gosh. I can see how that would be difficult, especially when life throws a curveball. Good for you, though, I’m proud of you.
I didn’t have any last night. Which is good. And it was difficult, and it was surprising.
I’ve only been properly drunk once in my life; some of you were there to witness it.
Divine Angel said:
Food is my coping strategy.
It’s one of mine too. Just coping with life…
;)
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:I had to give up the grog. Damaged my liver, you see. I had tried on numerous occasions before, unsuccessfully.
I was not a socially difficult drunk – not violent, not aggressive, nor driving vehicles. I just used it too much over a very long period and became addicted.
Oh gosh. I can see how that would be difficult, especially when life throws a curveball. Good for you, though, I’m proud of you.
I didn’t have any last night. Which is good. And it was difficult, and it was surprising.
Go you!
Still happy to chat if you need to. It’s important to have support.
Divine Angel said:
I’ve only been properly drunk once in my life; some of you were there to witness it.
Whistles nonchalantly and looks in the other direction.
:)
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:Oh gosh. I can see how that would be difficult, especially when life throws a curveball. Good for you, though, I’m proud of you.
I didn’t have any last night. Which is good. And it was difficult, and it was surprising.
Go you!
Still happy to chat if you need to. It’s important to have support.
Thanks, appreciate it.
:)
I’m doing OK at the moment.
(Oh, and that number you have is defunct.)
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:I didn’t have any last night. Which is good. And it was difficult, and it was surprising.
Go you!
Still happy to chat if you need to. It’s important to have support.
Thanks, appreciate it.
:)
I’m doing OK at the moment.
(Oh, and that number you have is defunct.)
Will delete 👍🏼
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Last night you posted that the past 162 days have been terribly difficult. What did you mean by that?
I had to give up the grog. Damaged my liver, you see. I had tried on numerous occasions before, unsuccessfully.
I was not a socially difficult drunk – not violent, not aggressive, nor driving vehicles. I just used it too much over a very long period and became addicted.
I am sorry to read that Mr V. Addiction is a hard thing, and getting to 162 days is a huge achievement. That is really hard going. I struggle in this area as well though I don’t drink.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Food is my coping strategy.
It’s one of mine too. Just coping with life…
;)
Nothing wrong with that.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Last night you posted that the past 162 days have been terribly difficult. What did you mean by that?
I had to give up the grog. Damaged my liver, you see. I had tried on numerous occasions before, unsuccessfully.
I was not a socially difficult drunk – not violent, not aggressive, nor driving vehicles. I just used it too much over a very long period and became addicted.
Funny, i was just thinking, on Monday night, that i need to rein in my alcohol consumption.
It’s not a problem yet, but i can see that it could easily become one, if i’m not careful.
Goodness knows, i’ve seen the drink carry off better people than me.
Wise thoughts Captain Spalding
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:I had to give up the grog. Damaged my liver, you see. I had tried on numerous occasions before, unsuccessfully.
I was not a socially difficult drunk – not violent, not aggressive, nor driving vehicles. I just used it too much over a very long period and became addicted.
Oh gosh. I can see how that would be difficult, especially when life throws a curveball. Good for you, though, I’m proud of you.
I didn’t have any last night. Which is good. And it was difficult, and it was surprising.
You did really well!
Divine Angel said:
Food is my coping strategy.
+1
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
MV, may I ask a personal question?
Sure.
Have you ever been in a Turkish prison?
Bogsnorkler said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
MV, may I ask a personal question?
Sure.
Have you ever been in a Turkish prison?
;)
No. Not that I remember, anyway.
ms spock said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:Oh gosh. I can see how that would be difficult, especially when life throws a curveball. Good for you, though, I’m proud of you.
I didn’t have any last night. Which is good. And it was difficult, and it was surprising.
You did really well!
Thanks.
I was appalled the other day when the cashier informed me that my groceries were $271.90
I went to the self checkout for a second opinion – $41.50
Much better.
Bogsnorkler said:
I was appalled the other day when the cashier informed me that my groceries were $271.90
I went to the self checkout for a second opinion – $41.50
Much better.
Oh dear…
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:I had to give up the grog. Damaged my liver, you see. I had tried on numerous occasions before, unsuccessfully.
I was not a socially difficult drunk – not violent, not aggressive, nor driving vehicles. I just used it too much over a very long period and became addicted.
Funny, i was just thinking, on Monday night, that i need to rein in my alcohol consumption.
It’s not a problem yet, but i can see that it could easily become one, if i’m not careful.
Goodness knows, i’ve seen the drink carry off better people than me.
I’ve been addicted for more than 35 years. It has worried me on and off, and I tried to stop it or rein it in, every now and then but I couldn’t. I never drank at work, and rarely drank until after dark.
Since stopping, I’ve been amazed how often grog is used on TV shows. Glasses of wine here, pub scene with beers there, a shot of whisky to bond etc. Very common. Very, very common.
I remember having a conversation with an acquaintance several years ago; this person was an alcoholic. They recalled a situation where, after achieving sobriety, they were offered a drink in a public setting. After they politely declined the person that offered said, “surely you can have just one”, to which he replied, “that’s the problem, I can’t have just one”.
Bogsnorkler said:
I was appalled the other day when the cashier informed me that my groceries were $271.90
I went to the self checkout for a second opinion – $41.50
Much better.
LOL
Bogsnorkler said:
I was appalled the other day when the cashier informed me that my groceries were $271.90
I went to the self checkout for a second opinion – $41.50
Much better.
in reality, supermarkets will con you at every turn.
Yesterday, had to get some unsalted peanuts. Not a whole lot, a few hundred grams of them.
At the buy-by-the-scoop self-serve nuts and snack stand, they had packets of unsalted peanuts (no scoop-it-yourself u/s peanuts on sale) at a price which equals $12.50 per kg. Says so right there on the price tag.
Ten steps away, on the shelves where the pretzels and similar ‘bar snacks’ are sold, there’s packets of unsalted peanuts selling at $7.50 per kg.
They’re unsalted peanuts. No difference at all.
I expect that the higher price is some marketing/psychological trick, to make you think that you’re ok with $12.50 per kg, because you’re buying it from the ‘natural, healthy, wholesome’ snacks bar. Makes you feel just a little bit saintly, superior.
captain_spalding said:
Bogsnorkler said:
I was appalled the other day when the cashier informed me that my groceries were $271.90
I went to the self checkout for a second opinion – $41.50
Much better.
in reality, supermarkets will con you at every turn.
Yesterday, had to get some unsalted peanuts. Not a whole lot, a few hundred grams of them.
At the buy-by-the-scoop self-serve nuts and snack stand, they had packets of unsalted peanuts (no scoop-it-yourself u/s peanuts on sale) at a price which equals $12.50 per kg. Says so right there on the price tag.
Ten steps away, on the shelves where the pretzels and similar ‘bar snacks’ are sold, there’s packets of unsalted peanuts selling at $7.50 per kg.
They’re unsalted peanuts. No difference at all.
I expect that the higher price is some marketing/psychological trick, to make you think that you’re ok with $12.50 per kg, because you’re buying it from the ‘natural, healthy, wholesome’ snacks bar. Makes you feel just a little bit saintly, superior.
They could be fresher. Those in the bags might have been packed months ago.
diddly-squat said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:Funny, i was just thinking, on Monday night, that i need to rein in my alcohol consumption.
It’s not a problem yet, but i can see that it could easily become one, if i’m not careful.
Goodness knows, i’ve seen the drink carry off better people than me.
I’ve been addicted for more than 35 years. It has worried me on and off, and I tried to stop it or rein it in, every now and then but I couldn’t. I never drank at work, and rarely drank until after dark.
Since stopping, I’ve been amazed how often grog is used on TV shows. Glasses of wine here, pub scene with beers there, a shot of whisky to bond etc. Very common. Very, very common.
I remember having a conversation with an acquaintance several years ago; this person was an alcoholic. They recalled a situation where, after achieving sobriety, they were offered a drink in a public setting. After they politely declined the person that offered said, “surely you can have just one”, to which he replied, “that’s the problem, I can’t have just one”.
I suspect that that’s likely the case. I’m not prepared to test it yet. I may never be prepared to test it.
But I would like to be able to have some in social situations – eg when we have visitors.
Hey Arts, my sister went for jury duty today but was ultimately rejected. They chose an all-POC jury.
She’d make a terrible juror anyway, she said the defendant “looked guilty”.
Divine Angel said:
Hey Arts, my sister went for jury duty today but was ultimately rejected. They chose an all-POC jury.She’d make a terrible juror anyway, she said the defendant “looked guilty”.
:)
SCIENCE said:
good
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-05-15/auroras-mars-nasa-perseverance/105295470
Divine Angel said:
Hey Arts, my sister went for jury duty today but was ultimately rejected. They chose an all-POC jury.She’d make a terrible juror anyway, she said the defendant “looked guilty”.
interesting choices made… and lol yeah you have to be the most vanilla person to be on a jury… also most of us on this side of the fence would always want to opt for judge only if we were ever convicted of a crime … so that’s saying something about juries.
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Hey Arts, my sister went for jury duty today but was ultimately rejected. They chose an all-POC jury.She’d make a terrible juror anyway, she said the defendant “looked guilty”.
interesting choices made… and lol yeah you have to be the most vanilla person to be on a jury… also most of us on this side of the fence would always want to opt for judge only if we were ever convicted of a crime … so that’s saying something about juries.
Monday mornings here in Perth, all waiting outside the District Court.
Bogsnorkler said:
I was appalled the other day when the cashier informed me that my groceries were $271.90
I went to the self checkout for a second opinion – $41.50
Much better.
I noticed last week in Coles the camera’s recording everything and the pute was correctly identifying the type of fruit that I was presenting.
So no mangoes as potatoes!
A juror has been discharged from Erin Patterson’s triple murder trial.
Earlier today, Justice Christopher Beale told the jury he had received information the juror had been discussing the case with family and friends “contrary to my instructions”.
He said he had not made a positive finding that the juror discussed the case with family and friends, but “neither could I discount the possibility that he had”.
He directed the jury not to contact the juror who had been discharged, directly or indirectly.
—-
Boy, is he strict.
Ian said:
A juror has been discharged from Erin Patterson’s triple murder trial.Earlier today, Justice Christopher Beale told the jury he had received information the juror had been discussing the case with family and friends “contrary to my instructions”.
He said he had not made a positive finding that the juror discussed the case with family and friends, but “neither could I discount the possibility that he had”.
He directed the jury not to contact the juror who had been discharged, directly or indirectly.
—-
Boy, is he strict.
nope, just following the law
That’s jury training 101: you can’t tell your friends or family (or social media etc) even what case you’re on, let alone details.
What an idiot.
so form the conversation yesterday it takes, according to the toxicologist about 0.1milligrams per kilo to kill a human .. so for a 70kg human about three tablespoons…
but of course these are tests done on animals because no humans would put themself forward for testing – the selfish bastards.
Arts said:
so form the conversation yesterday it takes, according to the toxicologist about 0.1milligrams per kilo to kill a human .. so for a 70kg human about three tablespoons…but of course these are tests done on animals because no humans would put themself forward for testing – the selfish bastards.
Ethics committees are such wet blankets 😤 never let anyone have any fun
Arts said:
so form the conversation yesterday it takes, according to the toxicologist about 0.1milligrams per kilo to kill a human .. so for a 70kg human about three tablespoons…but of course these are tests done on animals because no humans would put themself forward for testing – the selfish bastards.
You’d think they get a happy man to do it, him being a fun guy
Arts said:
so form the conversation yesterday it takes, according to the toxicologist about 0.1milligrams per kilo to kill a human .. so for a 70kg human about three tablespoons…but of course these are tests done on animals because no humans would put themself forward for testing – the selfish bastards.
that’s why we need capital punishment. kill two birds etc…
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
so form the conversation yesterday it takes, according to the toxicologist about 0.1milligrams per kilo to kill a human .. so for a 70kg human about three tablespoons…but of course these are tests done on animals because no humans would put themself forward for testing – the selfish bastards.
that’s why we need capital punishment. kill two birds etc…
No no no we need humans, not birds! Haven’t you been listening?
Divine Angel said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
so form the conversation yesterday it takes, according to the toxicologist about 0.1milligrams per kilo to kill a human .. so for a 70kg human about three tablespoons…but of course these are tests done on animals because no humans would put themself forward for testing – the selfish bastards.
that’s why we need capital punishment. kill two birds etc…
No no no we need humans, not birds! Haven’t you been listening?
What, no birds!?
so the presence of amanitin has been found in the food dehydrator and the a sample of the mushroom paste and some vegetables that were dehydrated in the dehydrator.
Pharmacies accused of misleading customers with overuse of brightly coloured price tickets, leading to people thinking the products are on special when they’re not.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-15/pharmacies-are-pricing-items-on-discount-unfairly-study-finds/105294606
Chemist Warehouse does it a lot.
Divine Angel said:
Pharmacies accused of misleading customers with overuse of brightly coloured price tickets, leading to people thinking the products are on special when they’re not.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-15/pharmacies-are-pricing-items-on-discount-unfairly-study-finds/105294606
Chemist Warehouse does it a lot.
worse than drug dealers!?
Arts said:
so form the conversation yesterday it takes, according to the toxicologist about 0.1milligrams per kilo to kill a human .. so for a 70kg human about three tablespoons…but of course these are tests done on animals because no humans would put themself forward for testing – the selfish bastards.
0.1 × 70 = 7 milligrams so they must be pretty tiny tablespoons.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Arts said:
so form the conversation yesterday it takes, according to the toxicologist about 0.1milligrams per kilo to kill a human .. so for a 70kg human about three tablespoons…but of course these are tests done on animals because no humans would put themself forward for testing – the selfish bastards.
0.1 × 70 = 7 milligrams so they must be pretty tiny tablespoons.
7 mg of the toxin is contained in about 3 tablespoons of the particular poisonous mushrooms.
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Arts said:
so form the conversation yesterday it takes, according to the toxicologist about 0.1milligrams per kilo to kill a human .. so for a 70kg human about three tablespoons…but of course these are tests done on animals because no humans would put themself forward for testing – the selfish bastards.
0.1 × 70 = 7 milligrams so they must be pretty tiny tablespoons.
7 mg of the toxin is contained in about 3 tablespoons of the particular poisonous mushrooms.
Ah, that would explain it.
Divine Angel said:
Hey Arts, my sister went for jury duty today but was ultimately rejected. They chose an all-POC jury.She’d make a terrible juror anyway, she said the defendant “looked guilty”.
The defendant has rights, he has the right to a trial, then we’ll hang him.
Travel company goes bust, leaving customers devastated.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-15/melbourne-travel-company-traveldream-collapse/105296488
What I’m hearing is, they dodged a bullet by not travelling to the US.
Bloody hell.
“ A woman has been charged following investigations into five bomb hoaxes in the Bayside area today.
It will be alleged that a series of threatening messages were sent to childcare centres and a primary school in Brisbane’s Bayside in the early hours of Thursday morning.
This afternoon, detectives from the Bayside Criminal Investigation Branch charged a 50-year-old Cleveland woman with five counts of making a bomb hoax – falsely inform bomb present.
Police investigations have concluded that the alleged threats were unsubstantiated, and that there was no risk to any children or the community.
Police will further allege the woman was not known to, or connected with the centres or school.
The woman will appear at the Cleveland Magistrate’s Court on June 5.”
hmmmm hard not to think about the fact that this little corner of the internet is only getting smaller – it does worry me that a lot of people here depend on this place for a good proportion of their social interactions.
diddly-squat said:
hmmmm hard not to think about the fact that this little corner of the internet is only getting smaller – it does worry me that a lot of people here depend on this place for a good proportion of their social interactions.
I wonder at times who’s going to be the last left.
diddly-squat said:
hmmmm hard not to think about the fact that this little corner of the internet is only getting smaller – it does worry me that a lot of people here depend on this place for a good proportion of their social interactions.
it’s our lifeboat man. none of us have a life outside this forum.
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:hmmmm hard not to think about the fact that this little corner of the internet is only getting smaller – it does worry me that a lot of people here depend on this place for a good proportion of their social interactions.
I wonder at times who’s going to be the last left.
Me. still telling jokes and posting memes.
Bogsnorkler said:
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:hmmmm hard not to think about the fact that this little corner of the internet is only getting smaller – it does worry me that a lot of people here depend on this place for a good proportion of their social interactions.
I wonder at times who’s going to be the last left.
Me. still telling jokes and posting memes.
It won’t be me.
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:hmmmm hard not to think about the fact that this little corner of the internet is only getting smaller – it does worry me that a lot of people here depend on this place for a good proportion of their social interactions.
I wonder at times who’s going to be the last left.
I wonder who is the actual youngest here
Hard to think there is anyone that is younger than 40
Stumpy once said the forum tends to attract the unhinged. We’re definitely a special breed.
my mum had a heart attack last night… she’s still alive and now living it up in hospital… I suspect she was trying to one up me.. she’s always had this thing where she’s had to win… but not this time… no surgery for her… loser.
Divine Angel said:
Stumpy once said the forum tends to attract the unhinged. We’re definitely a special breed.
Divine Angel said:
Stumpy once said the forum tends to attract the unhinged. We’re definitely a special breed.
It’s clear this place doesn’t attract anyone.. like was just said, this place is a lifeboat for people that simply don’t want to go anywhere else.
Arts said:
my mum had a heart attack last night… she’s still alive and now living it up in hospital… I suspect she was trying to one up me.. she’s always had this thing where she’s had to win… but not this time… no surgery for her… loser.
bloody hell.
hope she makes a full recovery.
Arts said:
my mum had a heart attack last night… she’s still alive and now living it up in hospital… I suspect she was trying to one up me.. she’s always had this thing where she’s had to win… but not this time… no surgery for her… loser.
Omg Arts! That’s not something you need. Well, generally, but especially right now. Glad your mama’s more or less ok for the moment
Arts said:
my mum had a heart attack last night… she’s still alive and now living it up in hospital… I suspect she was trying to one up me.. she’s always had this thing where she’s had to win… but not this time… no surgery for her… loser.
did you make an L with your fingers on your forehead?
Alex’s dad is in the horsepiddle too
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:hmmmm hard not to think about the fact that this little corner of the internet is only getting smaller – it does worry me that a lot of people here depend on this place for a good proportion of their social interactions.
I wonder at times who’s going to be the last left.
I wonder who is the actual youngest here
Hard to think there is anyone that is younger than 40
Probably DA is the youngest regular?
I’m over 50 now, and one of the younger members, maybe in the lower quartile.
Arts said:
my mum had a heart attack last night… she’s still alive and now living it up in hospital… I suspect she was trying to one up me.. she’s always had this thing where she’s had to win… but not this time… no surgery for her… loser.
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:I wonder at times who’s going to be the last left.
I wonder who is the actual youngest here
Hard to think there is anyone that is younger than 40
Probably DA is the youngest regular?
I’m over 50 now, and one of the younger members, maybe in the lower quartile.
I think DA and I are the same age
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:
Stumpy once said the forum tends to attract the unhinged. We’re definitely a special breed.
It’s clear this place doesn’t attract anyone.. like was just said, this place is a lifeboat for people that simply don’t want to go anywhere else.
you mean like FB where I probably interact more with a wide range of people? Or Youtube? and so why are you here? or are you “different”?
Arts said:
my mum had a heart attack last night… she’s still alive and now living it up in hospital… I suspect she was trying to one up me.. she’s always had this thing where she’s had to win… but not this time… no surgery for her… loser.
Damn. Hope she makes a full and rapid recovery.
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:I wonder at times who’s going to be the last left.
I wonder who is the actual youngest here
Hard to think there is anyone that is younger than 40
Probably DA is the youngest regular?
I’m over 50 now, and one of the younger members, maybe in the lower quartile.
once upon a time I had a spreadsheet with all the forum ages on it.. I remember turning stumps age red…. but I cant seem to find it now…
Bogsnorkler said:
diddly-squat said:hmmmm hard not to think about the fact that this little corner of the internet is only getting smaller – it does worry me that a lot of people here depend on this place for a good proportion of their social interactions.
it’s our lifeboat man. none of us have a life outside this forum.
Speak for yourself! I’ve got plants and fungi…
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:I wonder who is the actual youngest here
Hard to think there is anyone that is younger than 40
Probably DA is the youngest regular?
I’m over 50 now, and one of the younger members, maybe in the lower quartile.
I think DA and I are the same age
I thought you were slightly older?
diddly-squat said:
Arts said:
my mum had a heart attack last night… she’s still alive and now living it up in hospital… I suspect she was trying to one up me.. she’s always had this thing where she’s had to win… but not this time… no surgery for her… loser.
that’s exactly what I did when I got to the hospital
Bogsnorkler said:
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:
Stumpy once said the forum tends to attract the unhinged. We’re definitely a special breed.
It’s clear this place doesn’t attract anyone.. like was just said, this place is a lifeboat for people that simply don’t want to go anywhere else.
you mean like FB where I probably interact more with a wide range of people? Or Youtube? and so why are you here? or are you “different”?
I come here because I enjoy (some of the) discourse.
Arts said:
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:I wonder who is the actual youngest here
Hard to think there is anyone that is younger than 40
Probably DA is the youngest regular?
I’m over 50 now, and one of the younger members, maybe in the lower quartile.
once upon a time I had a spreadsheet with all the forum ages on it.. I remember turning stumps age red…. but I cant seem to find it now…
As I was saying about being a special breed here…
I’m 66 next month. Sarahs mum was a year or two older than me.
Divine Angel said:
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:Probably DA is the youngest regular?
I’m over 50 now, and one of the younger members, maybe in the lower quartile.
I think DA and I are the same age
I thought you were slightly older?
1976 model here
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:
diddly-squat said:I think DA and I are the same age
I thought you were slightly older?
1976 model here
1978
Divine Angel said:
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:I thought you were slightly older?
1976 model here
1978
old ’55.
Divine Angel said:
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:I thought you were slightly older?
1976 model here
1978
so it’s probably you DA, the youngest forum regular is in her late 40s – this place maybe have another two decades left in it… unless that is, that cb88 will be the death of us all.
Bogsnorkler said:
Divine Angel said:
diddly-squat said:1976 model here
1978
old ’55.
1972 model. bits missing, no longer in showroom condition
party_pants said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Divine Angel said:1978
old ’55.
1972 model. bits missing, no longer in showroom condition
me too. should buff out though.
Arts said:
diddly-squat said:
Arts said:
my mum had a heart attack last night… she’s still alive and now living it up in hospital… I suspect she was trying to one up me.. she’s always had this thing where she’s had to win… but not this time… no surgery for her… loser.
that’s exactly what I did when I got to the hospital
I hope she has a speedy recovery.
I’m dealing with a husband who has had knee surgery. He is not a very good patient, and wont rest – then complains his knee is hurting.
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
party_pants said:Probably DA is the youngest regular?
I’m over 50 now, and one of the younger members, maybe in the lower quartile.
once upon a time I had a spreadsheet with all the forum ages on it.. I remember turning stumps age red…. but I cant seem to find it now…
As I was saying about being a special breed here…
I found it.. poik wins
Bogsnorkler said:
party_pants said:
Bogsnorkler said:old ’55.
1972 model. bits missing, no longer in showroom condition
me too. should buff out though.
Oh, and DA…I’m almost to the end of The Naturalist from Amsterdam. I am finding the jumpy timeline disconcerting.
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:once upon a time I had a spreadsheet with all the forum ages on it.. I remember turning stumps age red…. but I cant seem to find it now…
As I was saying about being a special breed here…
I found it.. poik wins
the average age is 62.19
Arts said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:As I was saying about being a special breed here…
I found it.. poik wins
the average age is 62.19
however there are people on this list that have not visited the forum for many years.. and some that may now visit the forum who’s data wasnt gathered.
buffy said:
Oh, and DA…I’m almost to the end of The Naturalist from Amsterdam. I am finding the jumpy timeline disconcerting.
Same
Divine Angel said:
Bloody hell.“ A woman has been charged following investigations into five bomb hoaxes in the Bayside area today.
It will be alleged that a series of threatening messages were sent to childcare centres and a primary school in Brisbane’s Bayside in the early hours of Thursday morning.
This afternoon, detectives from the Bayside Criminal Investigation Branch charged a 50-year-old Cleveland woman with five counts of making a bomb hoax – falsely inform bomb present.
Police investigations have concluded that the alleged threats were unsubstantiated, and that there was no risk to any children or the community.
Police will further allege the woman was not known to, or connected with the centres or school.
The woman will appear at the Cleveland Magistrate’s Court on June 5.”
Gosh!
I wonder – why?
Arts said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:As I was saying about being a special breed here…
I found it.. poik wins
the average age is 62.19
Registrations are turned off, though, so we can’t attract new members.
party_pants said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Divine Angel said:1978
old ’55.
1972 model. bits missing, no longer in showroom condition
1965.
Accident damaged. Born in the wrong place.
Still trying to work out what the fuck is going on.
Arts said:
my mum had a heart attack last night… she’s still alive and now living it up in hospital… I suspect she was trying to one up me.. she’s always had this thing where she’s had to win… but not this time… no surgery for her… loser.
Bloody!
Divine Angel said:
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:I thought you were slightly older?
1976 model here
1978
Both born after Matthew V (who was the original host of this place).
Except he’s not getting any older…
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:once upon a time I had a spreadsheet with all the forum ages on it.. I remember turning stumps age red…. but I cant seem to find it now…
As I was saying about being a special breed here…
I found it.. poik wins
Aha!
Watching Eurovision semi-final 2, ‘cos sarahs mum would want me to try to cheer up :)
Bubblecar said:
Watching Eurovision semi-final 2, ‘cos sarahs mum would want me to try to cheer up :)
We are up first, Parpyone.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Watching Eurovision semi-final 2, ‘cos sarahs mum would want me to try to cheer up :)
We are up first, Parpyone.
WTF??????? Nil poi.
Bubblecar said:
Watching Eurovision semi-final 2, ‘cos sarahs mum would want me to try to cheer up :)
Hey Bubbles, you have a good support network here and IRL, make sure you use it mate.
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Watching Eurovision semi-final 2, ‘cos sarahs mum would want me to try to cheer up :)
We are up first, Parpyone.
WTF??????? Nil poi.
Wotcha mean?
Dark Orange said:
Bubblecar said:
Watching Eurovision semi-final 2, ‘cos sarahs mum would want me to try to cheer up :)
Hey Bubbles, you have a good support network here and IRL, make sure you use it mate.
I know DO, I’m grateful.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Woodie said:We are up first, Parpyone.
WTF??????? Nil poi.
Wotcha mean?
Hadn’t you heard the song before, or were you disappointed with the presentation?
The original video was better produced.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:WTF??????? Nil poi.
Wotcha mean?
Hadn’t you heard the song before, or were you disappointed with the presentation?
The original video was better produced.
I’d looked it up once or twice. I still say “nil poi”.
I like this Irish entry.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:Wotcha mean?
Hadn’t you heard the song before, or were you disappointed with the presentation?
The original video was better produced.
I’d looked it up once or twice. I still say “nil poi”.
It’s not great and it’s not going to win, but it could have been worse :)
Some nice harmonies from Latvia.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:Hadn’t you heard the song before, or were you disappointed with the presentation?
The original video was better produced.
I’d looked it up once or twice. I still say “nil poi”.
It’s not great and it’s not going to win, but it could have been worse :)
I won’t even get past the semi final.
Surely this country can come up with something better than that.
Bubblecar said:
Some nice harmonies from Latvia.
It’s the year of the native language too. The 1st semi final was the same.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:I’d looked it up once or twice. I still say “nil poi”.
It’s not great and it’s not going to win, but it could have been worse :)
I won’t even get past the semi final.
Surely this country can come up with something better than that.
You’d think so, but who knows. The judges and audiences sometimes favour some of the crappier stuff.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:I’d looked it up once or twice. I still say “nil poi”.
It’s not great and it’s not going to win, but it could have been worse :)
I won’t even get past the semi final.
Surely this country can come up with something better than that.
I’d vote for the ads before I’d vote for that.
Dramatic entry from Austria.
Oh look….. a Nana Mouskouri look alike!!!
Well the UK won’t be going anywhere either.
Bubblecar said:
Well the UK won’t be going anywhere either.
Bit ordinermerry.
Woodie said:
Oh look….. a Nana Mouskouri look alike!!!
I assume you’re watching this on the telly. I’m watching on the pooter with SBS On Demand, with a few pauses, so you’re ahead of me :)
Pleasing song from Greece, whatever it was about.
Lithuania started evocatively but then disintegrated.
Love the frock. But they can leave the Cossacks out of it.
Might give that one a cuppla poi.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Oh look….. a Nana Mouskouri look alike!!!
I assume you’re watching this on the telly. I’m watching on the pooter with SBS On Demand, with a few pauses, so you’re ahead of me :)
All my tele channels went off for a few hours for some reason earlier on. Back on now though, hey what but.
Bit of inspiration from Ms Piaf in that one.
Woodie said:
Bit of inspiration from Ms Piaf in that one.
It’s certainly a Frenchy French one.
Mr Czechia will get through, methinks.
Cuppla more poi than the other ones.
Rain and a possible thunderstorm later this evening, top,of 23.
Mr Mutant had a restless night so I’ll let him have a sleep-in. Mini Me has pet-sitting from this afternoon til Monday morning: the school mums are all going camping this weekend. We never get invited but they do pay us to pet sit. I’d rather play with dogs than camp anyway, especially when it’s going to be rainy all weekend.
Morning pilgrims.
At the redoubt and it’s cold.
Just here for a security check, all good.
A blanket of fog, no wind, should be a nice day.
Over.
Not another costume reveal!!
Pleasant toe-tapper from Luxembourg.
Love the staircase. Not sure if I’d put it in my house, though, hey what but.
Woodie said:
Love the staircase. Not sure if I’d put it in my house, though, hey what but.
That one gets douze poi for staging of the night.
Divine Angel said:
Rain and a possible thunderstorm later this evening, top,of 23.Mr Mutant had a restless night so I’ll let him have a sleep-in. Mini Me has pet-sitting from this afternoon til Monday morning: the school mums are all going camping this weekend. We never get invited but they do pay us to pet sit. I’d rather play with dogs than camp anyway, especially when it’s going to be rainy all weekend.
I hope Mini Me, you and the doggos have fun.
Max of 16 here, chance of showers.
I’m drinking scotch and watching Eurovision and missing sarahs mum. What comes next, who knows.
Good morning everybody.
It seems to be an unevenly grey day outside. There’s been very light rain on and off throughout the night. The smoke alarm woke me hours ago but ceased harassing me after a few minutes. There was neither any smoke nor a fire so I eventually went back to sleep. I awoke as the sky was lightening. There was a strange sharp noise like a bird striking the outside of the house. That woke me fully. Now I am up and will go make coffee and do the washing-up soon.
It’s currently a chilly 15.2° C, at 94% RH, overcast and almost completely calm. The BoM is recommending that I dress for a top of 24° C and that I prepare for more rain.
Mrs V wants a sausage for breakfast. No other agenda set.
fa la la la la la la la la la la la ……nup.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
At the redoubt and it’s cold.
Just here for a security check, all good.
A blanket of fog, no wind, should be a nice day.
Over.
Were you expecting a security breach of some sort?
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Rain and a possible thunderstorm later this evening, top,of 23.Mr Mutant had a restless night so I’ll let him have a sleep-in. Mini Me has pet-sitting from this afternoon til Monday morning: the school mums are all going camping this weekend. We never get invited but they do pay us to pet sit. I’d rather play with dogs than camp anyway, especially when it’s going to be rainy all weekend.
I hope Mini Me, you and the doggos have fun.
Max of 16 here, chance of showers.
I’m drinking scotch and watching Eurovision and missing sarahs mum. What comes next, who knows.
You could always stream semi final No 1.
Woodie said:
fa la la la la la la la la la la la ……nup.
It’s a bit of a nothing.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Rain and a possible thunderstorm later this evening, top,of 23.Mr Mutant had a restless night so I’ll let him have a sleep-in. Mini Me has pet-sitting from this afternoon til Monday morning: the school mums are all going camping this weekend. We never get invited but they do pay us to pet sit. I’d rather play with dogs than camp anyway, especially when it’s going to be rainy all weekend.
I hope Mini Me, you and the doggos have fun.
Max of 16 here, chance of showers.
I’m drinking scotch and watching Eurovision and missing sarahs mum. What comes next, who knows.
You could always stream semi final No 1.
Good idea.
Poi?
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
At the redoubt and it’s cold.
Just here for a security check, all good.
A blanket of fog, no wind, should be a nice day.
Over.
I set fire to stuff last night. Still snug and cozy even though it’s nearly out.
I’m finding these two Eurovision tragics highly entertaining this morning.
The artist now known as Princ.
That one’s a bit of a belt it out number.
Maybe a cuppla poi from me.
Miss Finland’s got a decent set of…… eeeerrr……um ….. lungs.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:I hope Mini Me, you and the doggos have fun.
Max of 16 here, chance of showers.
I’m drinking scotch and watching Eurovision and missing sarahs mum. What comes next, who knows.
You could always stream semi final No 1.
Good idea.
Yeah……. do a good and proper Eurovision Binge, hey what but.
Woodie said:
Miss Finland’s got a decent set of…… eeeerrr……um ….. lungs.
So she sings loudly. Good. Or is she just very fit?
I’d better of make C…O…F…F…E…E…
And do the washing up. Back in a little while.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
At the redoubt and it’s cold.
Just here for a security check, all good.
A blanket of fog, no wind, should be a nice day.
Over.
Were you expecting a security breach of some sort?
No, it’s pretty secure, haven’t had any security breaches so far, it’s very remote.
I’ve got tank traps and and pillboxs enfilading the entrance.
My huit poi – Greece
My diix poi – Serbia
My douze poi – Israel
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
At the redoubt and it’s cold.
Just here for a security check, all good.
A blanket of fog, no wind, should be a nice day.
Over.
Were you expecting a security breach of some sort?
No, it’s pretty secure, haven’t had any security breaches so far, it’s very remote.
I’ve got tank traps and and pillboxs enfilading the entrance.
Sensible.
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
At the redoubt and it’s cold.
Just here for a security check, all good.
A blanket of fog, no wind, should be a nice day.
Over.
I set fire to stuff last night. Still snug and cozy even though it’s nearly out.
Do you catch wild wood or do you buy it.
I buy it now, too much arsing about and I’m old.
Woodie said:
My huit poi – Greece
My diix poi – Serbia
My douze poi – Israel
Fair enough. I’m not voting, because my mood was too changeable throughout the songs.
adjust identifications and orientations and so forth as relevant but seems like about 227% of yous contributors here going be under suspicion for planning another Bondi style thing
There were bookmark pages that included “12 common traits of serial killers” and “21 famous serial killers and their creepy backstories”. There were also searches including “what women look for in men”, “dating advice” and “how to find a woman”.
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
At the redoubt and it’s cold.
Just here for a security check, all good.
A blanket of fog, no wind, should be a nice day.
Over.
I set fire to stuff last night. Still snug and cozy even though it’s nearly out.
Do you catch wild wood or do you buy it.
I buy it now, too much arsing about and I’m old.
Got some left from last year.
WIll be getting some rounds next week. Then put the log splitter to good use.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
My huit poi – Greece
My diix poi – Serbia
My douze poi – Israel
Fair enough. I’m not voting, because my mood was too changeable throughout the songs.
I’m not voting either. It costs.
Michael V said:
I’d better of make C…O…F…F…E…E…And do the washing up. Back in a little while.
Done. Brewing now.
‘ken ants.
Australia are out.
Bubblecar said:
Australia are out.
Greece go through :)
Woodie said:
My huit poi – Greece
My diix poi – Serbia
My douze poi – Israel
Well, two outa three ain’t bad.
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
My huit poi – Greece
My diix poi – Serbia
My douze poi – Israel
Well, two outa three ain’t bad.
:)
Bubblecar said:
Australia are out.
Said they wouldn’t make it.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 7 degrees at the back door, overcast. We are forecast 16 degrees with a shower or two.
Going to Warrnambool again today for Mr buffy to see the kidney stones man for a review appointment.
Well…… that’s it. I’m orf.
Take the phone off the hook and get a cuppla hours snoozleberries.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 7 degrees at the back door, overcast. We are forecast 16 degrees with a shower or two.Going to Warrnambool again today for Mr buffy to see the kidney stones man for a review appointment.
Good luck for kryten
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
I’d better of make C…O…F…F…E…E…And do the washing up. Back in a little while.
Done. Brewing now.
‘ken ants.
Total nuclear holocaust AND laser beams.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Australia are out.
Said they wouldn’t make it.
I knew they wouldn’t. It was a very unambitious effort.
Woodie said:
Well…… that’s it. I’m orf.Take the phone off the hook and get a cuppla hours snoozleberries.
Nighto.
I’ll have a squint at the first semi-final, which I missed live.
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
I’d better of make C…O…F…F…E…E…And do the washing up. Back in a little while.
Done. Brewing now.
‘ken ants.
Total nuclear holocaust AND laser beams.
Yeah, I need something like that.
I’ve wash up a few bottle caps for poison.
Pharque me. Who’s ever heard of ants in the fridge? Sometimes I even find them in the freezer.
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
I’d better of make C…O…F…F…E…E…And do the washing up. Back in a little while.
Done. Brewing now.
‘ken ants.
We’ve had ants ever since Alfred. Different ones too: big orange ones in my study, tiny black ones in the bathroom, medium black ones in the pantry, greyish ones in the kitchen…
Bubblecar said:
Australia are out.
All out, how many did they make?
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
I’d better of make C…O…F…F…E…E…And do the washing up. Back in a little while.
Done. Brewing now.
‘ken ants.
We’ve had ants ever since Alfred. Different ones too: big orange ones in my study, tiny black ones in the bathroom, medium black ones in the pantry, greyish ones in the kitchen…
Eating much?
I don’t mind them being around, but eating my food is a step too far.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Australia are out.
All out, how many did they make?
He probably won’t tell us until the start of the second innings. Just to tease us and keep us on tenterhooks.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
I’d better of make C…O…F…F…E…E…And do the washing up. Back in a little while.
Done. Brewing now.
‘ken ants.
We’ve had ants ever since Alfred. Different ones too: big orange ones in my study, tiny black ones in the bathroom, medium black ones in the pantry, greyish ones in the kitchen…
Should Gloworm go on the list of those no longer with us.
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:Done. Brewing now.
‘ken ants.
We’ve had ants ever since Alfred. Different ones too: big orange ones in my study, tiny black ones in the bathroom, medium black ones in the pantry, greyish ones in the kitchen…
Should Gloworm go on the list of those no longer with us.
Probably. It seems I am channelling her. She has to have passed for that to happen, right?
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:Done. Brewing now.
‘ken ants.
We’ve had ants ever since Alfred. Different ones too: big orange ones in my study, tiny black ones in the bathroom, medium black ones in the pantry, greyish ones in the kitchen…
Should Gloworm go on the list of those no longer with us.
She won’t be the only one. There were several other elderly SSSF regulars (some for just a while) who are gone by now.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:We’ve had ants ever since Alfred. Different ones too: big orange ones in my study, tiny black ones in the bathroom, medium black ones in the pantry, greyish ones in the kitchen…
Should Gloworm go on the list of those no longer with us.
She won’t be the only one. There were several other elderly SSSF regulars (some for just a while) who are gone by now.
I guess. I mean, it is all a quarter of a century ago…
Do me a favour, when I die don’t say that I have “passed away” or anything like that.
Just say that I am dead. I died.
I find it an insult to the process of death. Do we use namby pamby words when a person is born?
Oh..wait…some people probably do.
Rightio.
kii said:
Do me a favour, when I die don’t say that I have “passed away” or anything like that.
Just say that I am dead. I died.
I find it an insult to the process of death. Do we use namby pamby words when a person is born?
Oh..wait…some people probably do.
Fair enough, that’s your preference and I understand it.
But I personally think “passed away” is an accurate enough description, not a euphemism.
When we die, we pass away – leave the timeline – from the perspective of the living. It’s like a tree you pass on the road, and it’s no longer with us.
Sarahs mum has passed away, but she’s still there, back on her own timeline, with which we can no longer communicate.
But she’s still with us as the presence we have built into the sarahs mum corner of our minds and our worlds.
Bubblecar said:
kii said:
Do me a favour, when I die don’t say that I have “passed away” or anything like that.
Just say that I am dead. I died.
I find it an insult to the process of death. Do we use namby pamby words when a person is born?
Oh..wait…some people probably do.
Fair enough, that’s your preference and I understand it.
But I personally think “passed away” is an accurate enough description, not a euphemism.
When we die, we pass away – leave the timeline – from the perspective of the living. It’s like a tree you pass on the road, and it’s no longer with us.
Sarahs mum has passed away, but she’s still there, back on her own timeline, with which we can no longer communicate.
But she’s still with us as the presence we have built into the sarahs mum corner of our minds and our worlds.
Just stfu. Leave me alone.
Lolol…I’m not referring to Ros’s death. I’ve just been reminded of my preference.
kii said:
Bubblecar said:
kii said:
Do me a favour, when I die don’t say that I have “passed away” or anything like that.
Just say that I am dead. I died.
I find it an insult to the process of death. Do we use namby pamby words when a person is born?
Oh..wait…some people probably do.
Fair enough, that’s your preference and I understand it.
But I personally think “passed away” is an accurate enough description, not a euphemism.
When we die, we pass away – leave the timeline – from the perspective of the living. It’s like a tree you pass on the road, and it’s no longer with us.
Sarahs mum has passed away, but she’s still there, back on her own timeline, with which we can no longer communicate.
But she’s still with us as the presence we have built into the sarahs mum corner of our minds and our worlds.
Just stfu. Leave me alone.
Lolol…I’m not referring to Ros’s death. I’ve just been reminded of my preference.
I’ll leave you to your own battles, whatever they are.
kii said:
Do me a favour, when I die don’t say that I have “passed away” or anything like that.
Just say that I am dead. I died.
I find it an insult to the process of death. Do we use namby pamby words when a person is born?
Oh..wait…some people probably do.
People in may family always die. No-one passes away, or over or anything else. The memories may live on, but the body dies.
buffy said:
kii said:
Do me a favour, when I die don’t say that I have “passed away” or anything like that.
Just say that I am dead. I died.
I find it an insult to the process of death. Do we use namby pamby words when a person is born?
Oh..wait…some people probably do.
People in may family always die. No-one passes away, or over or anything else. The memories may live on, but the body dies.
Yes, the memories live on, but the body dies when it passes away.
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:Done. Brewing now.
‘ken ants.
We’ve had ants ever since Alfred. Different ones too: big orange ones in my study, tiny black ones in the bathroom, medium black ones in the pantry, greyish ones in the kitchen…
Should Gloworm go on the list of those no longer with us.
Wasn’t one of her nieces on the forums?
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:We’ve had ants ever since Alfred. Different ones too: big orange ones in my study, tiny black ones in the bathroom, medium black ones in the pantry, greyish ones in the kitchen…
Should Gloworm go on the list of those no longer with us.
Probably. It seems I am channelling her. She has to have passed for that to happen, right?
Good morning Mr V ;)
Dia daoich (Greetings) Forumities!
Bubblecar said:
kii said:
Do me a favour, when I die don’t say that I have “passed away” or anything like that.
Just say that I am dead. I died.
I find it an insult to the process of death. Do we use namby pamby words when a person is born?
Oh..wait…some people probably do.
Fair enough, that’s your preference and I understand it.
But I personally think “passed away” is an accurate enough description, not a euphemism.
When we die, we pass away – leave the timeline – from the perspective of the living. It’s like a tree you pass on the road, and it’s no longer with us.
Sarahs mum has passed away, but she’s still there, back on her own timeline, with which we can no longer communicate.
But she’s still with us as the presence we have built into the sarahs mum corner of our minds and our worlds.
And by telling stories about her and talking about her we make her part of our continuing timelines.
ms spock said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:We’ve had ants ever since Alfred. Different ones too: big orange ones in my study, tiny black ones in the bathroom, medium black ones in the pantry, greyish ones in the kitchen…
Should Gloworm go on the list of those no longer with us.
Wasn’t one of her nieces on the forums?
Yes, that was J.F.
ms spock said:
Bubblecar said:
kii said:
Do me a favour, when I die don’t say that I have “passed away” or anything like that.
Just say that I am dead. I died.
I find it an insult to the process of death. Do we use namby pamby words when a person is born?
Oh..wait…some people probably do.
Fair enough, that’s your preference and I understand it.
But I personally think “passed away” is an accurate enough description, not a euphemism.
When we die, we pass away – leave the timeline – from the perspective of the living. It’s like a tree you pass on the road, and it’s no longer with us.
Sarahs mum has passed away, but she’s still there, back on her own timeline, with which we can no longer communicate.
But she’s still with us as the presence we have built into the sarahs mum corner of our minds and our worlds.
And by telling stories about her and talking about her we make her part of our continuing timelines.
:)
ms spock said:
Dia daoich (Greetings) Forumities!
Good morning spocky.
Bubblecar said:
kii said:
Bubblecar said:Fair enough, that’s your preference and I understand it.
But I personally think “passed away” is an accurate enough description, not a euphemism.
When we die, we pass away – leave the timeline – from the perspective of the living. It’s like a tree you pass on the road, and it’s no longer with us.
Sarahs mum has passed away, but she’s still there, back on her own timeline, with which we can no longer communicate.
But she’s still with us as the presence we have built into the sarahs mum corner of our minds and our worlds.
Just stfu. Leave me alone.
Lolol…I’m not referring to Ros’s death. I’ve just been reminded of my preference.
I’ll leave you to your own battles, whatever they are.
Lololol 😆
No battles here. Just straightforward commonsense about death. Just as buffy explained.
kii said:
Bubblecar said:
kii said:Just stfu. Leave me alone.
Lolol…I’m not referring to Ros’s death. I’ve just been reminded of my preference.
I’ll leave you to your own battles, whatever they are.
Lololol 😆
No battles here. Just straightforward commonsense about death. Just as buffy explained.
Goodo.
at my funeral i want a powerpoint presentation of all my best jokes and memes played. give those mourners a laugh or two.
Bubblecar said:
ms spock said:
Peak Warming Man said:Should Gloworm go on the list of those no longer with us.
Wasn’t one of her nieces on the forums?
Yes, that was J.F.
I am not up with the latest. Is J.F still around?
Bogsnorkler said:
at my funeral i want a powerpoint presentation of all my best jokes and memes played. give those mourners a laugh or two.
But you are going to be the last one of us… you’d better organise that yourself.
Bubblecar said:
ms spock said:
Bubblecar said:Fair enough, that’s your preference and I understand it.
But I personally think “passed away” is an accurate enough description, not a euphemism.
When we die, we pass away – leave the timeline – from the perspective of the living. It’s like a tree you pass on the road, and it’s no longer with us.
Sarahs mum has passed away, but she’s still there, back on her own timeline, with which we can no longer communicate.
But she’s still with us as the presence we have built into the sarahs mum corner of our minds and our worlds.
And by telling stories about her and talking about her we make her part of our continuing timelines.
:)
Ros shared such beautiful music with me Mr Car.
Bubblecar said:
ms spock said:Dia daoich (Greetings) Forumities!
Good morning spocky.
Morning Mr Car!
Arts said:
Bogsnorkler said:
at my funeral i want a powerpoint presentation of all my best jokes and memes played. give those mourners a laugh or two.
But you are going to be the last one of us… you’d better organise that yourself.
Damn, forgot about that.
When. I die I want nothing. No talk no mourning no funeral
Just take any good organs for others and then burn my body, put the ashes into a small goblet and make countries battle over them in some arbitrary game that changes to rules each year so no one knows how to play.
Bogsnorkler said:
at my funeral i want a powerpoint presentation of all my best jokes and memes played. give those mourners a laugh or two.
That is something you can do in advance, so none of the best jokes have been left out. And all the funniest memes are in the right order to give those mourners a laugh or two.
c’m‘on be more Australian, just say carked it
SCIENCE said:
c’m‘on be more Australian, just say carked it
Excellent word. I approve.
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
Bogsnorkler said:
at my funeral i want a powerpoint presentation of all my best jokes and memes played. give those mourners a laugh or two.
But you are going to be the last one of us… you’d better organise that yourself.
Damn, forgot about that.
We’ll read your last post.
At my funeral, I’d be happy for the people to sit through hours of my own badly mixed and poorly recorded music, before the final curtain.
And then they can say “Thank god it’s over” :)
Arts said:
When. I die I want nothing. No talk no mourning no funeralJust take any good organs for others and then burn my body, put the ashes into a small goblet and make countries battle over them in some arbitrary game that changes to rules each year so no one knows how to play.
I like this. Although I don’t want the goblet thing, I want to be scattered over one of my orchid colonies in the bush. They will appreciate the potash and bone dust.
To continue my process of temporary cheering up, I’m off to embark on the first Eurovision semi-final (having watched the second live), on SBS On Demand.
kii said:
SCIENCE said:c’m‘on be more Australian, just say carked it
Excellent word. I approve.
That made me think about how we use that phrase. In my family we tend to say “When I cark it, (whatever, whatever)”. But in talking about someone dying, we say they died and when it’s into the past, then you can say “When so-and-so carked it, (whatever, whatever)”. But it’s only appropriate to use carked it for some people. For some people died remains right forever.
Arts said:
When. I die I want nothing. No talk no mourning no funeralJust take any good organs for others and then burn my body, put the ashes into a small goblet and make countries battle over them in some arbitrary game that changes to rules each year so no one knows how to play.
I had the option of having my ashes interred next to mr kii’s. In the veteran section of a Montana cemetery. I declined. The thought of his bitch sisters praying near my burnt remains every time they visit him is just laughable.
Take anything of use, burn the rest and sprinkle the bits on the waves of the outgoing tide. Don’t talk about me, just go away.
ms spock said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:Should Gloworm go on the list of those no longer with us.
Probably. It seems I am channelling her. She has to have passed for that to happen, right?
Good morning Mr V ;)
Good morning to you, too.
Bogsnorkler said:
at my funeral i want a powerpoint presentation of all my best jokes and memes played. give those mourners a laugh or two.
I don’t want that.
It’d be empty.
I don’t really care what people do when i am dead. they can dance about on my grave, singing hallelujah. looxury.
As it happens, I am reading a book by Caitlin Doughty, called From Here to Eternity. It’s about the different customs and rituals surrounding death around the world.
I’ve just finished a chapter about a small village in Indonesia who mummify their loved ones’ bodies… and carry on like nothing’s happened. Deceased grandma sits at the table, sleeps in the bed with the children, gets dressed daily (fancy clothes for special occasions), and the rest of the family chat away to grandma.
Eventually, some years later (I’m talking twelve years later), the family invite the village around, burn the mummy in a “grave-house”, sacrifice some animals, and eat the meat which has been cooked on the flames of the grave-house. They believe the person is only really dead when the sacrificial ox is also dead.
Divine Angel said:
As it happens, I am reading a book by Caitlin Doughty, called From Here to Eternity. It’s about the different customs and rituals surrounding death around the world.I’ve just finished a chapter about a small village in Indonesia who mummify their loved ones’ bodies… and carry on like nothing’s happened. Deceased grandma sits at the table, sleeps in the bed with the children, gets dressed daily (fancy clothes for special occasions), and the rest of the family chat away to grandma.
Eventually, some years later (I’m talking twelve years later), the family invite the village around, burn the mummy in a “grave-house”, sacrifice some animals, and eat the meat which has been cooked on the flames of the grave-house. They believe the person is only really dead when the sacrificial ox is also dead.
Caitlin has a really informative and entertaining Youtube channel:
Divine Angel said:
As it happens, I am reading a book by Caitlin Doughty, called From Here to Eternity. It’s about the different customs and rituals surrounding death around the world.I’ve just finished a chapter about a small village in Indonesia who mummify their loved ones’ bodies… and carry on like nothing’s happened. Deceased grandma sits at the table, sleeps in the bed with the children, gets dressed daily (fancy clothes for special occasions), and the rest of the family chat away to grandma.
Eventually, some years later (I’m talking twelve years later), the family invite the village around, burn the mummy in a “grave-house”, sacrifice some animals, and eat the meat which has been cooked on the flames of the grave-house. They believe the person is only really dead when the sacrificial ox is also dead.
Gosh!
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
As it happens, I am reading a book by Caitlin Doughty, called From Here to Eternity. It’s about the different customs and rituals surrounding death around the world.I’ve just finished a chapter about a small village in Indonesia who mummify their loved ones’ bodies… and carry on like nothing’s happened. Deceased grandma sits at the table, sleeps in the bed with the children, gets dressed daily (fancy clothes for special occasions), and the rest of the family chat away to grandma.
Eventually, some years later (I’m talking twelve years later), the family invite the village around, burn the mummy in a “grave-house”, sacrifice some animals, and eat the meat which has been cooked on the flames of the grave-house. They believe the person is only really dead when the sacrificial ox is also dead.
Caitlin has a really informative and entertaining Youtube channel:
Yeah, I started watching a couple of videos and found her incredibly annoying to listen to.
Arts said:
When. I die I want nothing. No talk no mourning no funeralJust take any good organs for others and then burn my body, put the ashes into a small goblet and make countries battle over them in some arbitrary game that changes to rules each year so no one knows how to play.
maybe we can die in a catastrophic space shuttle re entry or something that requires no further management of the remains
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
Bogsnorkler said:
at my funeral i want a powerpoint presentation of all my best jokes and memes played. give those mourners a laugh or two.
But you are going to be the last one of us… you’d better organise that yourself.
Damn, forgot about that.
also given they all score aequal 0 does that mean we have to play all of them
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
When. I die I want nothing. No talk no mourning no funeralJust take any good organs for others and then burn my body, put the ashes into a small goblet and make countries battle over them in some arbitrary game that changes to rules each year so no one knows how to play.
maybe we can die in a catastrophic space shuttle re entry or something that requires no further management of the remains
I once read a book about the recovery of Columbia’s shuttle and human remains.
6/10. Started well, got everything wrong once I had to guess.
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
As it happens, I am reading a book by Caitlin Doughty, called From Here to Eternity. It’s about the different customs and rituals surrounding death around the world.I’ve just finished a chapter about a small village in Indonesia who mummify their loved ones’ bodies… and carry on like nothing’s happened. Deceased grandma sits at the table, sleeps in the bed with the children, gets dressed daily (fancy clothes for special occasions), and the rest of the family chat away to grandma.
Eventually, some years later (I’m talking twelve years later), the family invite the village around, burn the mummy in a “grave-house”, sacrifice some animals, and eat the meat which has been cooked on the flames of the grave-house. They believe the person is only really dead when the sacrificial ox is also dead.
Caitlin has a really informative and entertaining Youtube channel:
Yeah, I started watching a couple of videos and found her incredibly annoying to listen to.
Oh, i really don’t mind her presentation. She hams it up for entertainment value, but, as a qualified mortician she knows what she’s talking about, and she has strong views on the ‘greed’ in the US funeral industry.
Bogsnorkler said:
I don’t really care what people do when i am dead. they can dance about on my grave, singing hallelujah. looxury.
Which reminds me:
An old scotsman is dying and ask his long time friend to pour a bottle of his favourite whisky on his grave as he is buried.
His friend replies,
Aye, that I will.
Ye’ll nae object if I pass it through the kidneys first?
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:Caitlin has a really informative and entertaining Youtube channel:
Yeah, I started watching a couple of videos and found her incredibly annoying to listen to.
Oh, i really don’t mind her presentation. She hams it up for entertainment value, but, as a qualified mortician she knows what she’s talking about, and she has strong views on the ‘greed’ in the US funeral industry.
This is the second book of hers I’m up to. I read Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? last week. I watched her video on Disney’s portrayal of death, which reminded me of an essay I wrote in uni on that very subject. It was actually about the Production Code and how the cultural view of death has changed over the years forms the way in which Disney films represent it.
At the end of the Indonesian chapter, she ponders why Americans are so pro-embalming when the body is buried/cremated ASAP.
Proposition: you get to choose one song/piece of music to be played at your funderal service.
What’s it going to be?
Monty Python’s ‘Always Look On The Bright Side?’
Skyhooks ‘Why Dontcha All Get Fucked’?
Jimmy Cliff singing ‘I Can See Clearly Now’?
or,…what?
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:Yeah, I started watching a couple of videos and found her incredibly annoying to listen to.
Oh, i really don’t mind her presentation. She hams it up for entertainment value, but, as a qualified mortician she knows what she’s talking about, and she has strong views on the ‘greed’ in the US funeral industry.
This is the second book of hers I’m up to. I read Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? last week. I watched her video on Disney’s portrayal of death, which reminded me of an essay I wrote in uni on that very subject. It was actually about the Production Code and how the cultural view of death has changed over the years forms the way in which Disney films represent it.
At the end of the Indonesian chapter, she ponders why Americans are so pro-embalming when the body is buried/cremated ASAP.
I must get her books. Thanks for informing me of them.
captain_spalding said:
Proposition: you get to choose one song/piece of music to be played at your funderal service.What’s it going to be?
Monty Python’s ‘Always Look On The Bright Side?’
Skyhooks ‘Why Dontcha All Get Fucked’?
Jimmy Cliff singing ‘I Can See Clearly Now’?
or,…what?
‘…funderal service…’
Blimey.
captain_spalding said:
Proposition: you get to choose one song/piece of music to be played at your funderal service.What’s it going to be?
Monty Python’s ‘Always Look On The Bright Side?’
Skyhooks ‘Why Dontcha All Get Fucked’?
Jimmy Cliff singing ‘I Can See Clearly Now’?
or,…what?
Fall Out Boy, thnks fr th mmrs
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
When. I die I want nothing. No talk no mourning no funeralJust take any good organs for others and then burn my body, put the ashes into a small goblet and make countries battle over them in some arbitrary game that changes to rules each year so no one knows how to play.
maybe we can die in a catastrophic space shuttle re entry or something that requires no further management of the remains
I once read a book about the recovery of Columbia’s shuttle and human remains.
The fucking thing that got us was that it happened like over 20 years ago WTF¿
captain_spalding said:
Proposition: you get to choose one song/piece of music to be played at your funderal service.What’s it going to be?
Monty Python’s ‘Always Look On The Bright Side?’
Skyhooks ‘Why Dontcha All Get Fucked’?
Jimmy Cliff singing ‘I Can See Clearly Now’?
or,…what?
Art Garfunkel “Bright Eyes”.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bogsnorkler said:
I don’t really care what people do when i am dead. they can dance about on my grave, singing hallelujah. looxury.
Which reminds me:
An old scotsman is dying and ask his long time friend to pour a bottle of his favourite whisky on his grave as he is buried.
His friend replies,
Aye, that I will.Ye’ll nae object if I pass it through the kidneys first?
Donald Trump has a heart attack and dies. He goes to Hell where the Devil is waiting for him. “I don’t know what to do,” says the Devil. “You’re on my list but I have no room for you. But you definitely have to stay here, so I’ll tell you what I’m going to do. I’ve got three people here who weren’t quite as bad as you. I’ll let one of them go, but you have to take their place. I’ll even let YOU decide who leaves.” Trump thought that sounded pretty good so he agreed. The devil opened the first room. In it was Richard Nixon and a large pool of water. He kept diving in and surfacing empty handed over and over and over, such was his fate in Hell. “No!” Trump said. “I don’t think so. I’m not a good swimmer and I don’t think I could do that all day long.” The Devil led him to the next room. In it was Tony Blair with a sledgehammer and a room full of rocks. All he did was swing that hammer, time after time after time. “No! I’ve got this problem with my shoulder. I would be in constant agony if all I could do was break rocks all day!” commented Trump. The Devil opened a third door. In it, Trump saw Bill Clinton lying naked on the floor with his arms staked over his head and his legs staked in spread-eagle pose. Bent over him was Monica Lewinsky, doing what she does best. Trump looked at this in disbelief for a while and finally said, “Yeah, I can handle this.” The Devil smiled and said, “Monica, you’re free to go!”.
Hello
buffy said:
captain_spalding said:
Proposition: you get to choose one song/piece of music to be played at your funderal service.What’s it going to be?
Monty Python’s ‘Always Look On The Bright Side?’
Skyhooks ‘Why Dontcha All Get Fucked’?
Jimmy Cliff singing ‘I Can See Clearly Now’?
or,…what?
Art Garfunkel “Bright Eyes”.
Steve Earle, Transcendental Blues
As I get sprinkled on the waves.
Heading off to Warrnambool soon. Seeyas later.
“ A truck carrying a section of a wind turbine has crashed into a bridge west of Brisbane, causing extensive delays down a major highway.
Motorists are being warned to avoid using the Warrego Highway at North Tivoli after the vehicle and its cargo struck with an overhead bridge about 2.30am on Friday.
The turbine has become wedged underneath the overpass and drawn a huge emergency response.”
buffy said:
captain_spalding said:
Proposition: you get to choose one song/piece of music to be played at your funderal service.What’s it going to be?
Monty Python’s ‘Always Look On The Bright Side?’
Skyhooks ‘Why Dontcha All Get Fucked’?
Jimmy Cliff singing ‘I Can See Clearly Now’?
or,…what?
Art Garfunkel “Bright Eyes”.
The Editors – All Sparks
A black cavalcade winds its way through the back streets
Flowers piled high on a wooden box
With friends and relations sat in rows in the back seats
All looking shaky cos it came as a shock
A black cavalcade winds its way through the back streets
Some poor soul took his final taxi
And there’s only one destination in the final taxi
Up through the town to the garden of rest
Riding in style in a long wooden box
No fare on the meter they’ll be paying by cheque -
This is one fare you won’t see up on the clock
Riding in style in a long wooden box
Some poor soul took his final taxi
And there’s only one destination in the final taxi
Only one destination in the final taxi
Only one destination
Only one destination
Only one destination
Only one destination
There’s only one destination in the final taxi
They lowered him down into a hole in the ground
Threw in the flowers and shoveled earth on the top
Then the cars pulled away from the garden of rest
For a funeral tea with twenty five guests
The cars pulled away for the funeral tea
Cos some poor sod took his final taxi
And there’s only one destination in the final taxi…
We’re living in a Black Mirror episode.
We’re currently on the ad tier of Netflix to save a few dollars. The shows are ok with two ad breaks, but movies are unwatchable with nine ad breaks on average, and often right in the middle of a scene. Prime films have 2-3 ad breaks, but I suspect they have a higher ad break count if the movie is popular and/or a new release.
Tbh we’ll probably ditch Netflix before the end of the year.
Netflix to start interactive, AI generated ads in pause and mid-roll media from 2026.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/netflix-will-show-generative-ai-ads-midway-through-streams-in-2026/
diddly-squat said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bogsnorkler said:
I don’t really care what people do when i am dead. they can dance about on my grave, singing hallelujah. looxury.
Which reminds me:
An old scotsman is dying and ask his long time friend to pour a bottle of his favourite whisky on his grave as he is buried.
His friend replies,
Aye, that I will.Ye’ll nae object if I pass it through the kidneys first?
Donald Trump has a heart attack and dies. He goes to Hell where the Devil is waiting for him. “I don’t know what to do,” says the Devil. “You’re on my list but I have no room for you. But you definitely have to stay here, so I’ll tell you what I’m going to do. I’ve got three people here who weren’t quite as bad as you. I’ll let one of them go, but you have to take their place. I’ll even let YOU decide who leaves.” Trump thought that sounded pretty good so he agreed. The devil opened the first room. In it was Richard Nixon and a large pool of water. He kept diving in and surfacing empty handed over and over and over, such was his fate in Hell. “No!” Trump said. “I don’t think so. I’m not a good swimmer and I don’t think I could do that all day long.” The Devil led him to the next room. In it was Tony Blair with a sledgehammer and a room full of rocks. All he did was swing that hammer, time after time after time. “No! I’ve got this problem with my shoulder. I would be in constant agony if all I could do was break rocks all day!” commented Trump. The Devil opened a third door. In it, Trump saw Bill Clinton lying naked on the floor with his arms staked over his head and his legs staked in spread-eagle pose. Bent over him was Monica Lewinsky, doing what she does best. Trump looked at this in disbelief for a while and finally said, “Yeah, I can handle this.” The Devil smiled and said, “Monica, you’re free to go!”.
Ha!
:)
Divine Angel said:
We’re living in a Black Mirror episode.We’re currently on the ad tier of Netflix to save a few dollars. The shows are ok with two ad breaks, but movies are unwatchable with nine ad breaks on average, and often right in the middle of a scene. Prime films have 2-3 ad breaks, but I suspect they have a higher ad break count if the movie is popular and/or a new release.
Tbh we’ll probably ditch Netflix before the end of the year.
Netflix to start interactive, AI generated ads in pause and mid-roll media from 2026.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/netflix-will-show-generative-ai-ads-midway-through-streams-in-2026/
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
We’re living in a Black Mirror episode.We’re currently on the ad tier of Netflix to save a few dollars. The shows are ok with two ad breaks, but movies are unwatchable with nine ad breaks on average, and often right in the middle of a scene. Prime films have 2-3 ad breaks, but I suspect they have a higher ad break count if the movie is popular and/or a new release.
Tbh we’ll probably ditch Netflix before the end of the year.
Netflix to start interactive, AI generated ads in pause and mid-roll media from 2026.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/netflix-will-show-generative-ai-ads-midway-through-streams-in-2026/
Torrents FTW.
Spiny Norman said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
We’re living in a Black Mirror episode.We’re currently on the ad tier of Netflix to save a few dollars. The shows are ok with two ad breaks, but movies are unwatchable with nine ad breaks on average, and often right in the middle of a scene. Prime films have 2-3 ad breaks, but I suspect they have a higher ad break count if the movie is popular and/or a new release.
Tbh we’ll probably ditch Netflix before the end of the year.
Netflix to start interactive, AI generated ads in pause and mid-roll media from 2026.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/netflix-will-show-generative-ai-ads-midway-through-streams-in-2026/
Torrents FTW.
Still popular for the popular shows
Spiny Norman said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
We’re living in a Black Mirror episode.We’re currently on the ad tier of Netflix to save a few dollars. The shows are ok with two ad breaks, but movies are unwatchable with nine ad breaks on average, and often right in the middle of a scene. Prime films have 2-3 ad breaks, but I suspect they have a higher ad break count if the movie is popular and/or a new release.
Tbh we’ll probably ditch Netflix before the end of the year.
Netflix to start interactive, AI generated ads in pause and mid-roll media from 2026.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/netflix-will-show-generative-ai-ads-midway-through-streams-in-2026/
Torrents FTW.
Our torrenting has definitely kicked up a notch this year. From missing episodes in a series on streaming to that one movie I want to watch unavailable on any streamer to fkn ads everywhere… torrenting is the answer.
Except that time we torrented Moana 2 and there was a gambling ticker moving across the screen the whole time lol
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Torrents FTW.
Our torrenting has definitely kicked up a notch this year. From missing episodes in a series on streaming to that one movie I want to watch unavailable on any streamer to fkn ads everywhere… torrenting is the answer.
Except that time we torrented Moana 2 and there was a gambling ticker moving across the screen the whole time lol
Make sure to not get the early uploads. ;)
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
When. I die I want nothing. No talk no mourning no funeralJust take any good organs for others and then burn my body, put the ashes into a small goblet and make countries battle over them in some arbitrary game that changes to rules each year so no one knows how to play.
maybe we can die in a catastrophic space shuttle re entry or something that requires no further management of the remains
perfect.. I’ll reach out to Musk and see what he’s got coming up…
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
When. I die I want nothing. No talk no mourning no funeralJust take any good organs for others and then burn my body, put the ashes into a small goblet and make countries battle over them in some arbitrary game that changes to rules each year so no one knows how to play.
maybe we can die in a catastrophic space shuttle re entry or something that requires no further management of the remains
perfect.. I’ll reach out to Musk and see what he’s got coming up…
He’s busy importing white South Africans as*checks notes* refugees.
LOLOL…
it is a bit season turning outside, some windly erratic, drizzle, and autumn leafs falls off trees
full report later, after coffee
Divine Angel said:
“ A truck carrying a section of a wind turbine has crashed into a bridge west of Brisbane, causing extensive delays down a major highway.Motorists are being warned to avoid using the Warrego Highway at North Tivoli after the vehicle and its cargo struck with an overhead bridge about 2.30am on Friday.
The turbine has become wedged underneath the overpass and drawn a huge emergency response.”
coal would have prevented this
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
“ A truck carrying a section of a wind turbine has crashed into a bridge west of Brisbane, causing extensive delays down a major highway.Motorists are being warned to avoid using the Warrego Highway at North Tivoli after the vehicle and its cargo struck with an overhead bridge about 2.30am on Friday.
The turbine has become wedged underneath the overpass and drawn a huge emergency response.”
coal would have prevented this
chortle
Brindabellas said:
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
“ A truck carrying a section of a wind turbine has crashed into a bridge west of Brisbane, causing extensive delays down a major highway.Motorists are being warned to avoid using the Warrego Highway at North Tivoli after the vehicle and its cargo struck with an overhead bridge about 2.30am on Friday.
The turbine has become wedged underneath the overpass and drawn a huge emergency response.”
coal would have prevented this
chortle
because things carrying coal never collide.
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
“ A truck carrying a section of a wind turbine has crashed into a bridge west of Brisbane, causing extensive delays down a major highway.Motorists are being warned to avoid using the Warrego Highway at North Tivoli after the vehicle and its cargo struck with an overhead bridge about 2.30am on Friday.
The turbine has become wedged underneath the overpass and drawn a huge emergency response.”
coal would have prevented this
Funny thing…
…they were bringing a wind turbine towards Toowoomba, and coal gets sent by the train-load away from Toowoomba.
Son #2 @ age 3
Bogsnorkler said:
I don’t really care what people do when i am dead. they can dance about on my grave, singing hallelujah. looxury.
It’s not as much fun when you give us permission.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bogsnorkler said:
I don’t really care what people do when i am dead. they can dance about on my grave, singing hallelujah. looxury.
It’s not as much fun when you give us permission.
And some of us are tired of standing in queues.
Neophyte said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bogsnorkler said:
I don’t really care what people do when i am dead. they can dance about on my grave, singing hallelujah. looxury.
It’s not as much fun when you give us permission.
And some of us are tired of standing in queues.
what if they give them commission
7/10 on the weekly quiz. A couple were lucky guesses. Only reason I knew the football question is because I live in Dolphins territory and would have heard about it.
Divine Angel said:
7/10 on the weekly quiz. A couple were lucky guesses. Only reason I knew the football question is because I live in Dolphins territory and would have heard about it.
I did good 9/10
Time to pack up and head down the mountain.
kii said:
Son #2 @ age 3
Mess? Me? Nah, not me.
Michael V said:
kii said:
Son #2 @ age 3
Mess? Me? Nah, not me.
I like this outfit he put together…
kii said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
Son #2 @ age 3
Mess? Me? Nah, not me.
I like this outfit he put together…
What a cutie patootie! Has he retained that fashion sense?
Divine Angel said:
kii said:
Michael V said:Mess? Me? Nah, not me.
I like this outfit he put together…
What a cutie patootie! Has he retained that fashion sense?
Fuck no. He’s now a truck mechanic.
buffy said:
Arts said:
When. I die I want nothing. No talk no mourning no funeralJust take any good organs for others and then burn my body, put the ashes into a small goblet and make countries battle over them in some arbitrary game that changes to rules each year so no one knows how to play.
I like this. Although I don’t want the goblet thing, I want to be scattered over one of my orchid colonies in the bush. They will appreciate the potash and bone dust.
Heya buffy…
buffy said:
kii said:
SCIENCE said:c’m‘on be more Australian, just say carked it
Excellent word. I approve.
That made me think about how we use that phrase. In my family we tend to say “When I cark it, (whatever, whatever)”. But in talking about someone dying, we say they died and when it’s into the past, then you can say “When so-and-so carked it, (whatever, whatever)”. But it’s only appropriate to use carked it for some people. For some people died remains right forever.
Carked it is more colloquial for friends and family buffy?
Cymek said:
Hello
Hello Cymek!
We are back. The kidney stones man does not want to see Mr buffy for any more reviews.
Going to watch Dr Who for a bit now.
buffy said:
We are back. The kidney stones man does not want to see Mr buffy for any more reviews.Going to watch Dr Who for a bit now.
Oh, that’s excellent!
:)
buffy said:
We are back. The kidney stones man does not want to see Mr buffy for any more reviews.Going to watch Dr Who for a bit now.
Excellent news!
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
When. I die I want nothing. No talk no mourning no funeralJust take any good organs for others and then burn my body, put the ashes into a small goblet and make countries battle over them in some arbitrary game that changes to rules each year so no one knows how to play.
maybe we can die in a catastrophic space shuttle re entry or something that requires no further management of the remains
perfect.. I’ll reach out to Musk and see what he’s got coming up…
LOL Arts
Hiya Arts!
It’s wild mushroom season, here’s how to not get poisoned
https://theconversation.com/its-wild-mushroom-season-in-australia-heres-how-to-stay-safe-and-avoid-poisoning-256561
The trail was a bit boring, but some experts just talked about their testing procedures and the use of controls.
The prosecution asked if one person who has injected death caps could survive while another could not.. to which the answer was yes.. well duh! but I suppose the prosecution should be dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s
there was death cap residue found in the dehydrator – I’m interested to see how the defence sum up for that particular piece of evidence.. to me that may be the nail in the coffin (so to speak).
EP was excited to have bought the dehydrator (according to facebook friends)
It was relatively new.
She used it to dry mushrooms to grind up and put in her children’s food without them knowing.
She attempted disposal of it (why would you dispose of a new item that you really enjoyed using?)
There was death cap residue found in testing.
that series alone looks bleak.
Divine Angel said:
It’s wild mushroom season, here’s how to not get poisonedhttps://theconversation.com/its-wild-mushroom-season-in-australia-heres-how-to-stay-safe-and-avoid-poisoning-256561
Step 1. Don’t eat bits of fungus that you find growing in random places.
Step 2. There are no other steps.
Arts said:
The trail was a bit boring, but some experts just talked about their testing procedures and the use of controls.The prosecution asked if one person who has injected death caps could survive while another could not.. to which the answer was yes.. well duh! but I suppose the prosecution should be dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s
there was death cap residue found in the dehydrator – I’m interested to see how the defence sum up for that particular piece of evidence.. to me that may be the nail in the coffin (so to speak).
EP was excited to have bought the dehydrator (according to facebook friends)
It was relatively new.
She used it to dry mushrooms to grind up and put in her children’s food without them knowing.
She attempted disposal of it (why would you dispose of a new item that you really enjoyed using?)
There was death cap residue found in testing.that series alone looks bleak.
Unless it broke, you wouldn’t just throw it out.
They often leave a residue on the trays
So I suppose if it had poison it might be too hard to clean all if off so throw it away instead
Cymek said:
Unless it broke, you wouldn’t just throw it out.
I have thrown out devices that would not be considered to have been ‘broken’.
I’m thinking of ink-jet printers.
They weren’t broken, i just couldn’t stand their bullshit any more.
captain_spalding said:
Cymek said:Unless it broke, you wouldn’t just throw it out.
I have thrown out devices that would not be considered to have been ‘broken’.
I’m thinking of ink-jet printers.
They weren’t broken, i just couldn’t stand their bullshit any more.
Printers are exempt, they are fuckers
captain_spalding said:
Cymek said:Unless it broke, you wouldn’t just throw it out.
I have thrown out devices that would not be considered to have been ‘broken’.
I’m thinking of ink-jet printers.
They weren’t broken, i just couldn’t stand their bullshit any more.
I’m not looking forward to the day when I can’t use appliances without a subscription.
Arts said:
The trail was a bit boring, but some experts just talked about their testing procedures and the use of controls.The prosecution asked if one person who has injected death caps could survive while another could not.. to which the answer was yes.. well duh! but I suppose the prosecution should be dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s
there was death cap residue found in the dehydrator – I’m interested to see how the defence sum up for that particular piece of evidence.. to me that may be the nail in the coffin (so to speak).
EP was excited to have bought the dehydrator (according to facebook friends)
It was relatively new.
She used it to dry mushrooms to grind up and put in her children’s food without them knowing.
She attempted disposal of it (why would you dispose of a new item that you really enjoyed using?)
There was death cap residue found in testing.that series alone looks bleak.
If her defence is, she didn’t know she had procured death caps, that explains the residue. Dumping the dehydrator? That’s a different story. Has she been asked why she dumped it?
More ads saying where cars are assembled…like Chatanooga.
Interesting changes.
kii said:
More ads saying where cars are assembled…like Chatanooga.
Interesting changes.
Here I was thinking Chattanooga only made Choo choos
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
The trail was a bit boring, but some experts just talked about their testing procedures and the use of controls.The prosecution asked if one person who has injected death caps could survive while another could not.. to which the answer was yes.. well duh! but I suppose the prosecution should be dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s
there was death cap residue found in the dehydrator – I’m interested to see how the defence sum up for that particular piece of evidence.. to me that may be the nail in the coffin (so to speak).
EP was excited to have bought the dehydrator (according to facebook friends)
It was relatively new.
She used it to dry mushrooms to grind up and put in her children’s food without them knowing.
She attempted disposal of it (why would you dispose of a new item that you really enjoyed using?)
There was death cap residue found in testing.that series alone looks bleak.
If her defence is, she didn’t know she had procured death caps, that explains the residue. Dumping the dehydrator? That’s a different story. Has she been asked why she dumped it?
at first she told police that she has never been foraging, then admitted that was a lie. (would an innocent person even lie about that if the procuring of the mushrooms was accidental? – putting aside the defence strategy which is exactly what they are going for)
the only police we have heard form so far is the one who retrieved the ‘left overs’ from her bin. We still have the interviewer to come (if they get called) so that will be interesting. to hear in order…
then there’s the digital evidence to come… which will also be interesting,
we wait and see
captain_spalding said:
Step 1. Don’t eat bits of fungus that you find growing in random places.
Step 2. There are no other steps.
Growing in random places? Sorta like between ya toes, or in ya ears?
Don’t get me wrong, I think she’s guilty. But you know, gotta examine the evidence, beyond reasonable doubt and all that.
kii said:
More ads saying where cars are assembled…like Chatanooga.
Interesting changes.
I though they made choo choos there.
Woodie said:
kii said:
More ads saying where cars are assembled…like Chatanooga.
Interesting changes.
I though they made choo choos there.
Lisa choo choo choose Ralph
Divine Angel said:
Don’t get me wrong, I think she’s guilty. But you know, gotta examine the evidence, beyond reasonable doubt and all that.
I guess we’ll find out if she was asked why she dumped it.. I also suspect that they tested it once it was retrieved to eliminate if it was ‘broken’ or not.. but that may just mean she broke it before she dumped it…
I think a lot of people think she’s guilty because it was reported from the outset like that… she was never shown in a positive way from the get go – trial by media and all that.. so I reserve my opinion of her guilt or innocence…
remembering that people are not found innocent – they are found not guilty… which is an entirely different thing.
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Don’t get me wrong, I think she’s guilty. But you know, gotta examine the evidence, beyond reasonable doubt and all that.
I guess we’ll find out if she was asked why she dumped it.. I also suspect that they tested it once it was retrieved to eliminate if it was ‘broken’ or not.. but that may just mean she broke it before she dumped it…
I think a lot of people think she’s guilty because it was reported from the outset like that… she was never shown in a positive way from the get go – trial by media and all that.. so I reserve my opinion of her guilt or innocence…
remembering that people are not found innocent – they are found not guilty… which is an entirely different thing.
Speaking of trial by media, I haven’t read much about her defence, it’s mostly prosecution. So that’s probably colouring my bias too.
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
The trail was a bit boring, but some experts just talked about their testing procedures and the use of controls.The prosecution asked if one person who has injected death caps could survive while another could not.. to which the answer was yes.. well duh! but I suppose the prosecution should be dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s
there was death cap residue found in the dehydrator – I’m interested to see how the defence sum up for that particular piece of evidence.. to me that may be the nail in the coffin (so to speak).
EP was excited to have bought the dehydrator (according to facebook friends)
It was relatively new.
She used it to dry mushrooms to grind up and put in her children’s food without them knowing.
She attempted disposal of it (why would you dispose of a new item that you really enjoyed using?)
There was death cap residue found in testing.that series alone looks bleak.
If her defence is, she didn’t know she had procured death caps, that explains the residue. Dumping the dehydrator? That’s a different story. Has she been asked why she dumped it?
Do we anticipate EP fronting the stand?
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
It’s wild mushroom season, here’s how to not get poisonedhttps://theconversation.com/its-wild-mushroom-season-in-australia-heres-how-to-stay-safe-and-avoid-poisoning-256561
Step 1. Don’t eat bits of fungus that you find growing in random places.
Step 2. There are no other steps.
Good summary.
Woodie said:
captain_spalding said:Step 1. Don’t eat bits of fungus that you find growing in random places.
Step 2. There are no other steps.
Growing in random places? Sorta like between ya toes, or in ya ears?
A few years ago I was an impecunious uni student looking for a residence to rent; one place I looked at had mushrooms growing in the shower stall. Another had stalactites and straws growing from the roof above the shower.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
The trail was a bit boring, but some experts just talked about their testing procedures and the use of controls.The prosecution asked if one person who has injected death caps could survive while another could not.. to which the answer was yes.. well duh! but I suppose the prosecution should be dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s
there was death cap residue found in the dehydrator – I’m interested to see how the defence sum up for that particular piece of evidence.. to me that may be the nail in the coffin (so to speak).
EP was excited to have bought the dehydrator (according to facebook friends)
It was relatively new.
She used it to dry mushrooms to grind up and put in her children’s food without them knowing.
She attempted disposal of it (why would you dispose of a new item that you really enjoyed using?)
There was death cap residue found in testing.that series alone looks bleak.
If her defence is, she didn’t know she had procured death caps, that explains the residue. Dumping the dehydrator? That’s a different story. Has she been asked why she dumped it?
Do we anticipate EP fronting the stand?
she doesn’t have to , and in general defence lawyers prefer their clients to not take the stand, it means they cannot control the narrative as well… so it’ll be an interesting strategy if they do put her up.
btm said:
Woodie said:
captain_spalding said:Step 1. Don’t eat bits of fungus that you find growing in random places.
Step 2. There are no other steps.
Growing in random places? Sorta like between ya toes, or in ya ears?
A few years ago I was an impecunious uni student looking for a residence to rent; one place I looked at had mushrooms growing in the shower stall. Another had stalactites and straws growing from the roof above the shower.
did ya eat them?
By golly gosh these butter toffee cashews from Costco are a-ma-ZING 🤤
Arts said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:If her defence is, she didn’t know she had procured death caps, that explains the residue. Dumping the dehydrator? That’s a different story. Has she been asked why she dumped it?
Do we anticipate EP fronting the stand?
she doesn’t have to , and in general defence lawyers prefer their clients to not take the stand, it means they cannot control the narrative as well… so it’ll be an interesting strategy if they do put her up.
Yeah I thought her giving testimony was unlikely.
Arts said:
btm said:
Woodie said:Growing in random places? Sorta like between ya toes, or in ya ears?
A few years ago I was an impecunious uni student looking for a residence to rent; one place I looked at had mushrooms growing in the shower stall. Another had stalactites and straws growing from the roof above the shower.
did ya eat them?
Not them, no. I have been known to eat mushrooms I found growing on nature strips, though.
Divine Angel said:
By golly gosh these butter toffee cashews from Costco are a-ma-ZING 🤤
Kirkland Brand? They get terrible reviews online.
Arts said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:If her defence is, she didn’t know she had procured death caps, that explains the residue. Dumping the dehydrator? That’s a different story. Has she been asked why she dumped it?
Do we anticipate EP fronting the stand?
she doesn’t have to , and in general defence lawyers prefer their clients to not take the stand, it means they cannot control the narrative as well… so it’ll be an interesting strategy if they do put her up.
Imagine how long they would talk if they were LP as opposed to EP
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
By golly gosh these butter toffee cashews from Costco are a-ma-ZING 🤤
Kirkland Brand? They get terrible reviews online.
Doing alright here
btm said:
Arts said:
btm said:A few years ago I was an impecunious uni student looking for a residence to rent; one place I looked at had mushrooms growing in the shower stall. Another had stalactites and straws growing from the roof above the shower.
did ya eat them?
Not them, no. I have been known to eat mushrooms I found growing on nature strips, though.
wild
Cymek said:
Arts said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Do we anticipate EP fronting the stand?
she doesn’t have to , and in general defence lawyers prefer their clients to not take the stand, it means they cannot control the narrative as well… so it’ll be an interesting strategy if they do put her up.
Imagine how long they would talk if they were LP as opposed to EP
ok, I’ll pay that one
You know what’s not amazing? Costco search function
Arts said:
I think a lot of people think she’s guilty because it was reported from the outset like that… she was never shown in a positive way from the get go – trial by media and all that.. so I reserve my opinion of her guilt or innocence…
sounds like what is was like in the NT when Azaria went missing.
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:I think a lot of people think she’s guilty because it was reported from the outset like that… she was never shown in a positive way from the get go – trial by media and all that.. so I reserve my opinion of her guilt or innocence…
sounds like what is was like in the NT when Azaria went missing.
not just the NT all around Australia… LC didn’t stand a chance.
There is a good deal of research about this notion of an ‘ideal victim’ and how we think people should behave in certain circumstances. Lindy Chamberlain suffered from this greatly, because she was rather stoic in her interviews, she did not behave like ‘we’ think a grieving mother should behave. So the public persecuted her. And it is thought, in some circles, that this drove the police bias and in their effort to make a conviction, they didn’t do their jobs properly, we could even say they were down right incompetent …
I think EP has suffered from this also – she is ‘homely’ in appearance, and has lashed out at reporters, and in the one interview she did give to the media, she did not come across at all as ‘warm’. And the general public does not take into account that the media had been stalking her for days, she was grieving (you can still grieve a loss even if you were the cause of that loss) , and she had children to protect… you don’t get lesson on how to handle the media, when something like this happens.. and they are fairly robust and persistent in their approach for a good story.
So while behavioural series linking is a tool in a tool box of investigation, we cannot rely on it solely.. because the simple truth is that NONE of us know how we would react in that moment. Sure we might realise we would be sad, but how many hours/days of strangers with cameras relentlessly parked outside your house would it take before we react? they aren’t quiet about it either.. they talk and chat amongst themselves, they get food, they make comments, they ask questions… you know they are there.
trial by media is even worse these days, because you also get trial by keyboard warriors… where once public opinion could be ignored, it would be difficult to now…
Arts said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:I think a lot of people think she’s guilty because it was reported from the outset like that… she was never shown in a positive way from the get go – trial by media and all that.. so I reserve my opinion of her guilt or innocence…
sounds like what is was like in the NT when Azaria went missing.
not just the NT all around Australia… LC didn’t stand a chance.
There is a good deal of research about this notion of an ‘ideal victim’ and how we think people should behave in certain circumstances. Lindy Chamberlain suffered from this greatly, because she was rather stoic in her interviews, she did not behave like ‘we’ think a grieving mother should behave. So the public persecuted her. And it is thought, in some circles, that this drove the police bias and in their effort to make a conviction, they didn’t do their jobs properly, we could even say they were down right incompetent …
I think EP has suffered from this also – she is ‘homely’ in appearance, and has lashed out at reporters, and in the one interview she did give to the media, she did not come across at all as ‘warm’. And the general public does not take into account that the media had been stalking her for days, she was grieving (you can still grieve a loss even if you were the cause of that loss) , and she had children to protect… you don’t get lesson on how to handle the media, when something like this happens.. and they are fairly robust and persistent in their approach for a good story.
So while behavioural series linking is a tool in a tool box of investigation, we cannot rely on it solely.. because the simple truth is that NONE of us know how we would react in that moment. Sure we might realise we would be sad, but how many hours/days of strangers with cameras relentlessly parked outside your house would it take before we react? they aren’t quiet about it either.. they talk and chat amongst themselves, they get food, they make comments, they ask questions… you know they are there.
trial by media is even worse these days, because you also get trial by keyboard warriors… where once public opinion could be ignored, it would be difficult to now…
(And the husband had nothing to do with it)
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
Bogsnorkler said:sounds like what is was like in the NT when Azaria went missing.
not just the NT all around Australia… LC didn’t stand a chance.
There is a good deal of research about this notion of an ‘ideal victim’ and how we think people should behave in certain circumstances. Lindy Chamberlain suffered from this greatly, because she was rather stoic in her interviews, she did not behave like ‘we’ think a grieving mother should behave. So the public persecuted her. And it is thought, in some circles, that this drove the police bias and in their effort to make a conviction, they didn’t do their jobs properly, we could even say they were down right incompetent …
I think EP has suffered from this also – she is ‘homely’ in appearance, and has lashed out at reporters, and in the one interview she did give to the media, she did not come across at all as ‘warm’. And the general public does not take into account that the media had been stalking her for days, she was grieving (you can still grieve a loss even if you were the cause of that loss) , and she had children to protect… you don’t get lesson on how to handle the media, when something like this happens.. and they are fairly robust and persistent in their approach for a good story.
So while behavioural series linking is a tool in a tool box of investigation, we cannot rely on it solely.. because the simple truth is that NONE of us know how we would react in that moment. Sure we might realise we would be sad, but how many hours/days of strangers with cameras relentlessly parked outside your house would it take before we react? they aren’t quiet about it either.. they talk and chat amongst themselves, they get food, they make comments, they ask questions… you know they are there.
trial by media is even worse these days, because you also get trial by keyboard warriors… where once public opinion could be ignored, it would be difficult to now…
I watched a doco about a woman who disappeared. In police interviews, the husband did not behave as expected, I thought for sure he was guilty. Plus it’s most likely to be the husband, statistically. Anyhoo she faked her abduction.
I assume perhaps if you are a personality type that isn’t common you reactions could peg you as guilty acting.
Plus what if you hate the person murdered, didn’t have any part in it, but aren’t sorry.
Arts said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:I think a lot of people think she’s guilty because it was reported from the outset like that… she was never shown in a positive way from the get go – trial by media and all that.. so I reserve my opinion of her guilt or innocence…
sounds like what is was like in the NT when Azaria went missing.
not just the NT all around Australia… LC didn’t stand a chance.
There is a good deal of research about this notion of an ‘ideal victim’ and how we think people should behave in certain circumstances. Lindy Chamberlain suffered from this greatly, because she was rather stoic in her interviews, she did not behave like ‘we’ think a grieving mother should behave. So the public persecuted her. And it is thought, in some circles, that this drove the police bias and in their effort to make a conviction, they didn’t do their jobs properly, we could even say they were down right incompetent …
I think EP has suffered from this also – she is ‘homely’ in appearance, and has lashed out at reporters, and in the one interview she did give to the media, she did not come across at all as ‘warm’. And the general public does not take into account that the media had been stalking her for days, she was grieving (you can still grieve a loss even if you were the cause of that loss) , and she had children to protect… you don’t get lesson on how to handle the media, when something like this happens.. and they are fairly robust and persistent in their approach for a good story.
So while behavioural series linking is a tool in a tool box of investigation, we cannot rely on it solely.. because the simple truth is that NONE of us know how we would react in that moment. Sure we might realise we would be sad, but how many hours/days of strangers with cameras relentlessly parked outside your house would it take before we react? they aren’t quiet about it either.. they talk and chat amongst themselves, they get food, they make comments, they ask questions… you know they are there.
trial by media is even worse these days, because you also get trial by keyboard warriors… where once public opinion could be ignored, it would be difficult to now…
This is why I think the jokes and memes are disgusting.
It’s pissisting down.
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:I think a lot of people think she’s guilty because it was reported from the outset like that… she was never shown in a positive way from the get go – trial by media and all that.. so I reserve my opinion of her guilt or innocence…
sounds like what is was like in the NT when Azaria went missing.
She was tried by media throughout the whole of Australia. No understanding of a person being in shock or in a freeze state. You know like fight, flight freeze or fawn.
Arts said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:I think a lot of people think she’s guilty because it was reported from the outset like that… she was never shown in a positive way from the get go – trial by media and all that.. so I reserve my opinion of her guilt or innocence…
sounds like what is was like in the NT when Azaria went missing.
not just the NT all around Australia… LC didn’t stand a chance.
trial by media is even worse these days, because you also get trial by keyboard warriors… where once public opinion could be ignored, it would be difficult to now…
My observation was more to do with what people were saying “on the street”, so to speak. Even though I was working at a newspaper at the time. I can’t remember what opinion we printed. We were a weekly. We did send someone down to Alice to sort of get some story.
Arts said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:I think a lot of people think she’s guilty because it was reported from the outset like that… she was never shown in a positive way from the get go – trial by media and all that.. so I reserve my opinion of her guilt or innocence…
sounds like what is was like in the NT when Azaria went missing.
not just the NT all around Australia… LC didn’t stand a chance.
There is a good deal of research about this notion of an ‘ideal victim’ and how we think people should behave in certain circumstances. Lindy Chamberlain suffered from this greatly, because she was rather stoic in her interviews, she did not behave like ‘we’ think a grieving mother should behave. So the public persecuted her. And it is thought, in some circles, that this drove the police bias and in their effort to make a conviction, they didn’t do their jobs properly, we could even say they were down right incompetent …
I think EP has suffered from this also – she is ‘homely’ in appearance, and has lashed out at reporters, and in the one interview she did give to the media, she did not come across at all as ‘warm’. And the general public does not take into account that the media had been stalking her for days, she was grieving (you can still grieve a loss even if you were the cause of that loss) , and she had children to protect… you don’t get lesson on how to handle the media, when something like this happens.. and they are fairly robust and persistent in their approach for a good story.
So while behavioural series linking is a tool in a tool box of investigation, we cannot rely on it solely.. because the simple truth is that NONE of us know how we would react in that moment. Sure we might realise we would be sad, but how many hours/days of strangers with cameras relentlessly parked outside your house would it take before we react? they aren’t quiet about it either.. they talk and chat amongst themselves, they get food, they make comments, they ask questions… you know they are there.
trial by media is even worse these days, because you also get trial by keyboard warriors… where once public opinion could be ignored, it would be difficult to now…
She might not have only been grieving, she might have been genuinely shocked that her lunch guests died from her cooking. Maybe (big maybe) her portion didn’t have much/any mushroom in it because she personally doesn’t like the taste, but she wanted to impress. By all accounts what she dished up was delicious. Perhaps…she foraged (which I think they have not established yet?) and made a really big mistake. How would you mentally deal with this scenario?
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Don’t get me wrong, I think she’s guilty. But you know, gotta examine the evidence, beyond reasonable doubt and all that.
I guess we’ll find out if she was asked why she dumped it.. I also suspect that they tested it once it was retrieved to eliminate if it was ‘broken’ or not.. but that may just mean she broke it before she dumped it…
I think a lot of people think she’s guilty because it was reported from the outset like that… she was never shown in a positive way from the get go – trial by media and all that.. so I reserve my opinion of her guilt or innocence…
remembering that people are not found innocent – they are found not guilty… which is an entirely different thing.
Speaking of trial by media, I haven’t read much about her defence, it’s mostly prosecution. So that’s probably colouring my bias too.
it’s not like the jurors have a media blackout right
So we’re petsitting a dog and a chook at their house. Neighbour decided to pick a fight with me about the dog being left alone.
I think my fave part was when she said the dog never gets taken for a walk and I asked how often she sticks her face against the window taking notes about the owners exercising the dog.
(The dog is a million years old with arthritis, she’s barely making it to the end of the driveway let alone a proper walk.)
kii said:
Arts said:
Bogsnorkler said:sounds like what is was like in the NT when Azaria went missing.
not just the NT all around Australia… LC didn’t stand a chance.
There is a good deal of research about this notion of an ‘ideal victim’ and how we think people should behave in certain circumstances. Lindy Chamberlain suffered from this greatly, because she was rather stoic in her interviews, she did not behave like ‘we’ think a grieving mother should behave. So the public persecuted her. And it is thought, in some circles, that this drove the police bias and in their effort to make a conviction, they didn’t do their jobs properly, we could even say they were down right incompetent …
I think EP has suffered from this also – she is ‘homely’ in appearance, and has lashed out at reporters, and in the one interview she did give to the media, she did not come across at all as ‘warm’. And the general public does not take into account that the media had been stalking her for days, she was grieving (you can still grieve a loss even if you were the cause of that loss) , and she had children to protect… you don’t get lesson on how to handle the media, when something like this happens.. and they are fairly robust and persistent in their approach for a good story.
So while behavioural series linking is a tool in a tool box of investigation, we cannot rely on it solely.. because the simple truth is that NONE of us know how we would react in that moment. Sure we might realise we would be sad, but how many hours/days of strangers with cameras relentlessly parked outside your house would it take before we react? they aren’t quiet about it either.. they talk and chat amongst themselves, they get food, they make comments, they ask questions… you know they are there.
trial by media is even worse these days, because you also get trial by keyboard warriors… where once public opinion could be ignored, it would be difficult to now…
This is why I think the jokes and memes are disgusting.
what if they were joking about how easy it is to make a mistake
Divine Angel said:
You know what’s not amazing? Costco search function
they need to put some ChatGPT into it that’ll fix it right up all good
Divine Angel said:
So we’re petsitting a dog and a chook at their house. Neighbour decided to pick a fight with me about the dog being left alone.I think my fave part was when she said the dog never gets taken for a walk and I asked how often she sticks her face against the window taking notes about the owners exercising the dog.
(The dog is a million years old with arthritis, she’s barely making it to the end of the driveway let alone a proper walk.)
Why do you reckon the neighbour is being aggressive towards you?
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
So we’re petsitting a dog and a chook at their house. Neighbour decided to pick a fight with me about the dog being left alone.I think my fave part was when she said the dog never gets taken for a walk and I asked how often she sticks her face against the window taking notes about the owners exercising the dog.
(The dog is a million years old with arthritis, she’s barely making it to the end of the driveway let alone a proper walk.)
Why do you reckon the neighbour is being aggressive towards you?
Because the owners ignore her. Last time they went away, they left the dog with friends, and the neighbour still complained about the dog being noisy.
Also, if anyone asks, my name is Penelope McMurty 👀
I’ll send her this with a note, “love from the dog”
https://www.glitterbombyourenemies.com.au/product/bag-of-d/?srsltid=AfmBOooTqoI7sEAAc5obRKWyodrX4kykg9U2RgXvrUvGTfqjbaEd6E-D
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
So we’re petsitting a dog and a chook at their house. Neighbour decided to pick a fight with me about the dog being left alone.I think my fave part was when she said the dog never gets taken for a walk and I asked how often she sticks her face against the window taking notes about the owners exercising the dog.
(The dog is a million years old with arthritis, she’s barely making it to the end of the driveway let alone a proper walk.)
Why do you reckon the neighbour is being aggressive towards you?
Because the owners ignore her. Last time they went away, they left the dog with friends, and the neighbour still complained about the dog being noisy.
Also, if anyone asks, my name is Penelope McMurty 👀
OK Miss Penelope.
Divine Angel said:
I’ll send her this with a note, “love from the dog”https://www.glitterbombyourenemies.com.au/product/bag-of-d/?srsltid=AfmBOooTqoI7sEAAc5obRKWyodrX4kykg9U2RgXvrUvGTfqjbaEd6E-D
LOLOLOL
buffy said:
Someone is in deep shit for not scouting this route properly…
nuclear baseload would have prevented this
buffy said:
Someone is in deep shit for not scouting this route properly…
Turbine trucks go that way all the time, they’re supposed to use the high vehicles detour over the bridge, not under it.
buffy said:
Someone is in deep shit for not scouting this route properly…
Looks like that someone will be the driver:
“The Queensland Police Service said its initial investigation revealed the truck failed to follow pilot vehicles and escorting vehicles up an off-ramp.
“The truck has continued westbound on the Warrego Highway and struck the bridge,” a Queensland police spokesperson said.”
The Rev Dodgson said:
buffy said:
Someone is in deep shit for not scouting this route properly…
Looks like that someone will be the driver:
“The Queensland Police Service said its initial investigation revealed the truck failed to follow pilot vehicles and escorting vehicles up an off-ramp.
“The truck has continued westbound on the Warrego Highway and struck the bridge,” a Queensland police spokesperson said.”
the pilot vehicles should have, they might have, radioed the truck driver to stop going that way.
Some beetles are just beautiful. Apparently this is a Fireblight Leaf Beatle. Photographed by someone in Melbourne today.
Home is the hunter, home from the hill.
Peak Warming Man said:
Home is the hunter, home from the hill.
Did you get wet along the way?
Cymek said:
Plus what if you hate the person murdered, didn’t have any part in it, but aren’t sorry.
hell by that standard we’d be guilty of murdering kkk for sure
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Home is the hunter, home from the hill.
Did you get wet along the way?
Too right.
It was a hard drive what with the rain and the oncoming car and truck headlight,
Peak Warming Man said:
Home is the hunter, home from the hill.
How ya doing, you cranky old bugger? Finally thrown off the round eternal?
Bogsnorkler said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:
buffy said:
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
“ A truck carrying a section of a wind turbine has crashed into a bridge west of Brisbane, causing extensive delays down a major highway.
Motorists are being warned to avoid using the Warrego Highway at North Tivoli after the vehicle and its cargo struck with an overhead bridge about 2.30am on Friday.
The turbine has become wedged underneath the overpass and drawn a huge emergency response.”
coal would have prevented this
Someone is in deep shit for not scouting this route properly…
nuclear baseload would have prevented this
Turbine trucks go that way all the time, they’re supposed to use the high vehicles detour over the bridge, not under it.
Ouch!
Looks like that someone will be the driver:
“The Queensland Police Service said its initial investigation revealed the truck failed to follow pilot vehicles and escorting vehicles up an off-ramp.
“The truck has continued westbound on the Warrego Highway and struck the bridge,” a Queensland police spokesperson said.”
the pilot vehicles should have, they might have, radioed the truck driver to stop going that way.
aha we knew it had happened before
gas lighted recovery would have prevented it anyway
Hey Mr Woodie, I’ve tipped the Swannies.
They’d better fuckin’ ‘Carn tonight, or I’ll want to know why not
CAR’N SWANNIES!!!! 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢
Dark Orange said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Home is the hunter, home from the hill.
How ya doing, you cranky old bugger? Finally thrown off the round eternal?
Yeah doing alright, just a slight twing in the curmudgeon.
How a things with you, still brewing?
party_pants said:
Hey Mr Woodie, I’ve tipped the Swannies.They’d better fuckin’ ‘Carn tonight, or I’ll want to know why not
Ditto.
Peak Warming Man said:
Dark Orange said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Home is the hunter, home from the hill.
How ya doing, you cranky old bugger? Finally thrown off the round eternal?
Yeah doing alright, just a slight twing in the curmudgeon.
How a things with you, still brewing?
For the amount I drink, I don’t have the time for brewing but I occasionally do a few litres of pineapple beer though.
But I have sunk an inordinate amount of time into studying gold recovery methods and sluice designs as well as working out the best way to make metallic nanoparticles in the kitchen. Gold is easy, but copper and carbon are a little more difficult.
Dark Orange said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Dark Orange said:How ya doing, you cranky old bugger? Finally thrown off the round eternal?
Yeah doing alright, just a slight twing in the curmudgeon.
How a things with you, still brewing?
For the amount I drink, I don’t have the time for brewing but I occasionally do a few litres of pineapple beer though.
But I have sunk an inordinate amount of time into studying gold recovery methods and sluice designs as well as working out the best way to make metallic nanoparticles in the kitchen. Gold is easy, but copper and carbon are a little more difficult.
Just get yourself a hadron collider in size large
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/scientists-turn-lead-gold-1st-time-split/story?id=121762241
Divine Angel said:
Dark Orange said:
Peak Warming Man said:Yeah doing alright, just a slight twing in the curmudgeon.
How a things with you, still brewing?
For the amount I drink, I don’t have the time for brewing but I occasionally do a few litres of pineapple beer though.
But I have sunk an inordinate amount of time into studying gold recovery methods and sluice designs as well as working out the best way to make metallic nanoparticles in the kitchen. Gold is easy, but copper and carbon are a little more difficult.Just get yourself a hadron collider in size large
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/scientists-turn-lead-gold-1st-time-split/story?id=121762241
Sell your gold!
Buy lead!
Arts said:
When. I die I want nothing. No talk no mourning no funeralJust take any good organs for others and then burn my body, put the ashes into a small goblet and make countries battle over them in some arbitrary game that changes to rules each year so no one knows how to play.
Well I want a State Funeral, a chorus of the worlds best opera singers belting out melancholy songs, 10 years Global mourning, a new religion based on my memes, all of the world leader flagellating themselves, and a giant pyramid that puts the Egyptian ones to shame.
Oh and a packet of twisties at the wake.
Kingy said:
Arts said:
When. I die I want nothing. No talk no mourning no funeralJust take any good organs for others and then burn my body, put the ashes into a small goblet and make countries battle over them in some arbitrary game that changes to rules each year so no one knows how to play.
Well I want a State Funeral, a chorus of the worlds best opera singers belting out melancholy songs, 10 years Global mourning, a new religion based on my memes, all of the world leader flagellating themselves, and a giant pyramid that puts the Egyptian ones to shame.
Oh and a packet of twisties at the wake.
Cheese or chicken?
Neophyte said:
Kingy said:
Arts said:
When. I die I want nothing. No talk no mourning no funeralJust take any good organs for others and then burn my body, put the ashes into a small goblet and make countries battle over them in some arbitrary game that changes to rules each year so no one knows how to play.
Well I want a State Funeral, a chorus of the worlds best opera singers belting out melancholy songs, 10 years Global mourning, a new religion based on my memes, all of the world leader flagellating themselves, and a giant pyramid that puts the Egyptian ones to shame.
Oh and a packet of twisties at the wake.
Cheese or chicken?
Chicken of course. What do you take me for? One of those busted arse chicken twistie eating weirdo’s?
Ms Kingy just brought home some light reading.
Kingy said:
Ms Kingy just brought home some light reading.
Should keep her occupied for a few days.
What are they?
The Rev Dodgson said:
Kingy said:
Ms Kingy just brought home some light reading.
Should keep her occupied for a few days.
What are they?
A 1945 dictionary and a 1928 Library of health.
Kingy said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Kingy said:
Ms Kingy just brought home some light reading.
Should keep her occupied for a few days.
What are they?
A 1945 dictionary and a 1928 Library of health.
imagines medicine before antibiotics damn
Kingy said:
Neophyte said:
Kingy said:Well I want a State Funeral, a chorus of the worlds best opera singers belting out melancholy songs, 10 years Global mourning, a new religion based on my memes, all of the world leader flagellating themselves, and a giant pyramid that puts the Egyptian ones to shame.
Oh and a packet of twisties at the wake.
Cheese or chicken?
Chicken of course. What do you take me for? One of those busted arse chicken twistie eating weirdo’s?
Cheese Chicken
Fucked up the reply :/
SCIENCE said:
Kingy said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Should keep her occupied for a few days.
What are they?
A 1945 dictionary and a 1928 Library of health.
imagines medicine before antibiotics damn
Wasn’t it all just do come cocaine and with a whiskey chaser?
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
Kingy said:
A 1945 dictionary and a 1928 Library of health.
imagines medicine before antibiotics damn
Wasn’t it all just do come cocaine and with a whiskey chaser?
vaguely remember reading about injections of hydrochloric acid and arsenic and fun stuff like that
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
Hey Mr Woodie, I’ve tipped the Swannies.They’d better fuckin’ ‘Carn tonight, or I’ll want to know why not
Ditto.
I think they’re ‘carning well and good tonight
YAYAYAYAYAYAY FOR SWANNIES!!!! 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
Hey Mr Woodie, I’ve tipped the Swannies.They’d better fuckin’ ‘Carn tonight, or I’ll want to know why not
Ditto.
I think they’re ‘carning well and good tonight
Specially that last quarter.
Twofa outa twofa Ize ziz, Mr Panty Parts. 😁
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
imagines medicine before antibiotics damn
Wasn’t it all just do come cocaine and with a whiskey chaser?
vaguely remember reading about injections of hydrochloric acid and arsenic and fun stuff like that
Ooooh. :/
Kingy said:
SCIENCE said:Arts said:
Wasn’t it all just do come cocaine and with a whiskey chaser?
vaguely remember reading about injections of hydrochloric acid and arsenic and fun stuff like that
….. and leeches. Don’t forget a good course of leeches.
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
Woodie said:Ditto.
I think they’re ‘carning well and good tonight
Specially that last quarter.
Twofa outa twofa Ize ziz, Mr Panty Parts. 😁
I’m only one-fa. I changed me tip for tonight with 10 minutes to go, then changed it back with 3 minutes to go. Had me nervous for a while.
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
party_pants said:I think they’re ‘carning well and good tonight
Specially that last quarter.
Twofa outa twofa Ize ziz, Mr Panty Parts. 😁
I’m only one-fa. I changed me tip for tonight with 10 minutes to go, then changed it back with 3 minutes to go. Had me nervous for a while.
Just look to that (looks around forum) Kingy bloke (who ever he may be) for divine intervention in ya footy tips, Mr Panty Parts..😁
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
Woodie said:Specially that last quarter.
Twofa outa twofa Ize ziz, Mr Panty Parts. 😁
I’m only one-fa. I changed me tip for tonight with 10 minutes to go, then changed it back with 3 minutes to go. Had me nervous for a while.
Just look to that (looks around forum) Kingy bloke (who ever he may be) for divine intervention in ya footy tips, Mr Panty Parts..😁
Are you saying he is divine in hoe he does his tips, or is he secretly logging into my account and changing my tips?
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
party_pants said:I’m only one-fa. I changed me tip for tonight with 10 minutes to go, then changed it back with 3 minutes to go. Had me nervous for a while.
Just look to that (looks around forum) Kingy bloke (who ever he may be) for divine intervention in ya footy tips, Mr Panty Parts..😁
Are you saying he is divine in hoe he does his tips, or is he secretly logging into my account and changing my tips?
Methinks he must have The Pope on speed dial.
Another book going in my library.
Kingy said:
Another book going in my library.
Lovely.
How was your all day Eurovision binge, Parpyone?
People keep saying “don’t beat yourself up”, but who knows what I would have found if I’d called her on Sunday, just to say “Happy mother’s day”?
We would have been able to have a meaningful chat, and the health problems would have been clearer. If she was obviously impaired, as her few posts at the time suggested, I could have called for an ambulance or other medical attention.
I’d been thinking of calling her for a whole week prior to Sunday, due to her odd detachment from the forum. What stopped me?
It was a combination of my own drifting sleeping hours, lack of knowledge of her current sleeping hours, and my own usual neurotic barriers to easy social communication. Plus a (seemingly reasonable?) expectation that her behaviour would normalise without my intervention.
Whatever, I failed, and we have no way of knowing whether that failure meant the difference between losing or helping to save a very dear friend.
Woodie said:
How was your all day Eurovision binge, Parpyone?
It tapered off towards the end of the first semi, as I was falling asleep :)
But yeah, it all helped cheer me up a bit.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
How was your all day Eurovision binge, Parpyone?
It tapered off towards the end of the first semi, as I was falling asleep :)
But yeah, it all helped cheer me up a bit.
Well, settle in and enjoy le bicyclettes and scenic de le Italiao for a while. 😎
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
How was your all day Eurovision binge, Parpyone?
It tapered off towards the end of the first semi, as I was falling asleep :)
But yeah, it all helped cheer me up a bit.
Well, settle in and enjoy le bicyclettes and scenic de le Italiao for a while. 😎
Thanks for the invitation. I might wander into the living room and turn on the telly, in a little while.
Bubblecar said:
People keep saying “don’t beat yourself up”, but who knows what I would have found if I’d called her on Sunday, just to say “Happy mother’s day”?We would have been able to have a meaningful chat, and the health problems would have been clearer. If she was obviously impaired, as her few posts at the time suggested, I could have called for an ambulance or other medical attention.
I’d been thinking of calling her for a whole week prior to Sunday, due to her odd detachment from the forum. What stopped me?
It was a combination of my own drifting sleeping hours, lack of knowledge of her current sleeping hours, and my own usual neurotic barriers to easy social communication. Plus a (seemingly reasonable?) expectation that her behaviour would normalise without my intervention.
Whatever, I failed, and we have no way of knowing whether that failure meant the difference between losing or helping to save a very dear friend.
See my last music post this evening.
I didn’t have anyone in mind when I posted it, but it seems appropriate.
How ya hangin’ Mr V? In there?
Woodie said:
How ya hangin’ Mr V? In there?
Yeah. Mostly OK. Mustn’t complain.
;)
Channelling Gloworm’s hatred of ants; they are attacking stuff in the fridge, or anything on the bench-tops left for even a few minutes. They are even getting into the freezer.
And you?
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
How ya hangin’ Mr V? In there?
Yeah. Mostly OK. Mustn’t complain.
;)
Channelling Gloworm’s hatred of ants; they are attacking stuff in the fridge, or anything on the bench-tops left for even a few minutes. They are even getting into the freezer.
And you?
Are there .long trails of them, or do they just appear from everywhere?
Maybe set up a barrier of squished dead ones. That’ll learn ‘em.
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
How ya hangin’ Mr V? In there?
Yeah. Mostly OK. Mustn’t complain.
;)
Channelling Gloworm’s hatred of ants; they are attacking stuff in the fridge, or anything on the bench-tops left for even a few minutes. They are even getting into the freezer.
And you?
I understand if you squish them and leave them in situ, it releases their formic acid which they don ‘t like trampling over where dead ones are.Are there .long trails of them, or do they just appear from everywhere?
Maybe set up a barrier of squished dead ones. That’ll learn ‘em.
Oh dear. Idea wrong.
btm said:
A few years ago I was an impecunious uni student looking for a residence to rent…
Impecunious … I haven’t seen that word for a long time.
It immediately triggered…
When I, good friends, was called to the bar,
I’d an appetite fresh and hearty.
But I was, as many young barristers are,
An impecunious party.
I’d a swallow-tail coat of a beautiful blue —
And a brief which I bought of a booby —
A couple of shirts, and a collar or two,
And a ring that looked like a ruby!
CHORUS. He’d a couple of shirts, and a collar or two,
and a ring that looked like a ruby.
JUDGE. In Westminster Hall I danced a dance,
Like a semi-despondent fury;
For I thought I never should hit on a chance
Of addressing a British Jury—
But I soon got tired of third-class journeys,
And dinners of bread and water;
So I fell in love with a rich attorney’s
Elderly, ugly daughter.
CHORUS. So he fell in love with a rich attorney’s
Elderly, ugly daughter.
JUDGE. The rich attorney, he jumped with joy,
And replied to my fond professions:
“You shall reap the reward of your pluck, my boy,
At the Bailey and Middlesex sessions.
You’ll soon get used to her looks,” said he,
“And a very nice girl you will find her!
She may very well pass for forty-three
In the dusk, with a light behind her!”
CHORUS. She may very well pass for forty-three
In the dusk, with a light behind her!
JUDGE. The rich attorney was good as his word;
The briefs came trooping gaily,
And every day my voice was heard
At the Sessions or Ancient Bailey.
All thieves who could my fees afford
Relied on my orations.
And many a burglar I’ve restored
To his friends and his relations.
CHORUS. And many a burglar he’s restored
To his friends and his relations.
JUDGE. At length I became as rich as the Gurneys —
An incubus then I thought her,
So I threw over that rich attorney’s
Elderly, ugly daughter.
The rich attorney my character high
Tried vainly to disparage—
CHORUS. No!
JUDGE. Yes! (chuckles)
And now, if you please, I’m ready to try
This Breach of Promise of Marriage!
CHORUS. And now if you please, he’s ready to try
This Breach of Promise of Marriage!
JUDGE. For now I’m a Judge!
ALL. And a good Judge, too!
JUDGE. For now I’m a Judge!
ALL. And a good Judge, too!
JUDGE. Though all my law be fudge,
Yet I’ll never, never budge,
But I’ll live and die a Judge!
ALL. And a good Judge, too!
JUDGE (pianissimo). It was managed by a job—
ALL. And a good job, too!
JUDGE. It was managed by a job!
ALL. And a good job too!
JUDGE. It is patent to the mob,
That my being made a nob
Was effected by a job.
ALL. And a good job too!
Bubblecar said:
People keep saying “don’t beat yourself up”, but who knows what I would have found if I’d called her on Sunday, just to say “Happy mother’s day”?We would have been able to have a meaningful chat, and the health problems would have been clearer. If she was obviously impaired, as her few posts at the time suggested, I could have called for an ambulance or other medical attention.
I’d been thinking of calling her for a whole week prior to Sunday, due to her odd detachment from the forum. What stopped me?
It was a combination of my own drifting sleeping hours, lack of knowledge of her current sleeping hours, and my own usual neurotic barriers to easy social communication. Plus a (seemingly reasonable?) expectation that her behaviour would normalise without my intervention.
Whatever, I failed, and we have no way of knowing whether that failure meant the difference between losing or helping to save a very dear friend.
This forum is a bit of a sad house at the moment so I am not much tempted to pop in.
Even though we only met face to face once, I certainly feel that my communications with ros here and via other electronic media led her to know me as well as nearly anyone, and for me to know her quite well. There would only be a handful of people whose life history, troubles and joys I know as well as I know hers.
I think the term IRL rather downplays how real the online interactions are. I tend to be a bit reserved in person, whereas here I can expound on my thoughts at length. I’ve shared millions of words with her, and with others here: more than with anyone other than my immediate family.
I sound melodramatic and narcissistic in so saying but that’s how it feels. There’s a pall over the forum and it’s saddening knowing she won’t be one of the people to read what I say.
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
How ya hangin’ Mr V? In there?
Yeah. Mostly OK. Mustn’t complain.
;)
Channelling Gloworm’s hatred of ants; they are attacking stuff in the fridge, or anything on the bench-tops left for even a few minutes. They are even getting into the freezer.
And you?
I understand if you squish them and leave them in situ, it releases their formic acid which they don ‘t like trampling over where dead ones are.Are there .long trails of them, or do they just appear from everywhere?
Maybe set up a barrier of squished dead ones. That’ll learn ‘em.
Both trails and from all over.
I’ve tried the squish-em and leave-em trick. They don’t seem to care. Sometimes they cart them off, sometimes not.
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Michael V said:Yeah. Mostly OK. Mustn’t complain.
;)
Channelling Gloworm’s hatred of ants; they are attacking stuff in the fridge, or anything on the bench-tops left for even a few minutes. They are even getting into the freezer.
And you?
I understand if you squish them and leave them in situ, it releases their formic acid which they don ‘t like trampling over where dead ones are.Are there .long trails of them, or do they just appear from everywhere?
Maybe set up a barrier of squished dead ones. That’ll learn ‘em.
Oh dear. Idea wrong.
I’m going to try baits. I’ve saved a few soft drink bottle lids.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
People keep saying “don’t beat yourself up”, but who knows what I would have found if I’d called her on Sunday, just to say “Happy mother’s day”?We would have been able to have a meaningful chat, and the health problems would have been clearer. If she was obviously impaired, as her few posts at the time suggested, I could have called for an ambulance or other medical attention.
I’d been thinking of calling her for a whole week prior to Sunday, due to her odd detachment from the forum. What stopped me?
It was a combination of my own drifting sleeping hours, lack of knowledge of her current sleeping hours, and my own usual neurotic barriers to easy social communication. Plus a (seemingly reasonable?) expectation that her behaviour would normalise without my intervention.
Whatever, I failed, and we have no way of knowing whether that failure meant the difference between losing or helping to save a very dear friend.
This forum is a bit of a sad house at the moment so I am not much tempted to pop in.
Even though we only met face to face once, I certainly feel that my communications with ros here and via other electronic media led her to know me as well as nearly anyone, and for me to know her quite well. There would only be a handful of people whose life history, troubles and joys I know as well as I know hers.
I think the term IRL rather downplays how real the online interactions are. I tend to be a bit reserved in person, whereas here I can expound on my thoughts at length. I’ve shared millions of words with her, and with others here: more than with anyone other than my immediate family.
I sound melodramatic and narcissistic in so saying but that’s how it feels. There’s a pall over the forum and it’s saddening knowing she won’t be one of the people to read what I say.
It is a sad house but the sorrow is real and important, as I’m sure you understand. It’s not something I can avoid. I also feel some degree of guilt which is justified – I wasn’t as supportive of Ros as I should have been.
I met Ros in SSSF and our relationship existed online to the proverbial 99.99%. But talking to her in person or on the phone, as I sometimes did, was a very much more effective way of catching up to date with all the important things. It’s just that it seldom happened.
For me the sudden loss of sarahs mum, as well as being a profound loss in itself that needs to be observed, has reminded me that at my age, there’s a lot more of this to come, involving siblings and friends more distant. Each loss hits hard and detracts from the meaning of me maintaining the grind.
I’ve decided that once my mainland sister dies, probably this year some time, I’ll give myself permission to leave. And in the meantime, work on a few songs and other pieces of music, to leave for others to enjoy.
AussieDJ said:
btm said:A few years ago I was an impecunious uni student looking for a residence to rent…
Impecunious … I haven’t seen that word for a long time.
It immediately triggered…
When I, good friends, was called to the bar,
I’d an appetite fresh and hearty.
But I was, as many young barristers are,
An impecunious party.I’d a swallow-tail coat of a beautiful blue —
And a brief which I bought of a booby —
A couple of shirts, and a collar or two,
And a ring that looked like a ruby!CHORUS. He’d a couple of shirts, and a collar or two,
and a ring that looked like a ruby.JUDGE. In Westminster Hall I danced a dance,
Like a semi-despondent fury;
For I thought I never should hit on a chance
Of addressing a British Jury—
But I soon got tired of third-class journeys,
And dinners of bread and water;
So I fell in love with a rich attorney’s
Elderly, ugly daughter.CHORUS. So he fell in love with a rich attorney’s
Elderly, ugly daughter.JUDGE. The rich attorney, he jumped with joy,
And replied to my fond professions:
“You shall reap the reward of your pluck, my boy,
At the Bailey and Middlesex sessions.
You’ll soon get used to her looks,” said he,
“And a very nice girl you will find her!
She may very well pass for forty-three
In the dusk, with a light behind her!”CHORUS. She may very well pass for forty-three
In the dusk, with a light behind her!JUDGE. The rich attorney was good as his word;
The briefs came trooping gaily,
And every day my voice was heard
At the Sessions or Ancient Bailey.
All thieves who could my fees afford
Relied on my orations.
And many a burglar I’ve restored
To his friends and his relations.CHORUS. And many a burglar he’s restored
To his friends and his relations.JUDGE. At length I became as rich as the Gurneys —
An incubus then I thought her,
So I threw over that rich attorney’s
Elderly, ugly daughter.
The rich attorney my character high
Tried vainly to disparage—CHORUS. No!
JUDGE. Yes! (chuckles)
And now, if you please, I’m ready to try
This Breach of Promise of Marriage!CHORUS. And now if you please, he’s ready to try
This Breach of Promise of Marriage!JUDGE. For now I’m a Judge!
ALL. And a good Judge, too!
JUDGE. For now I’m a Judge!
ALL. And a good Judge, too!
JUDGE. Though all my law be fudge,
Yet I’ll never, never budge,
But I’ll live and die a Judge!ALL. And a good Judge, too!
JUDGE (pianissimo). It was managed by a job—
ALL. And a good job, too!
JUDGE. It was managed by a job!
ALL. And a good job too!
JUDGE. It is patent to the mob,
That my being made a nob
Was effected by a job.ALL. And a good job too!
I wrecked my singing voice doing “Trial by Jury”, the only G & S opera. I sang soprano, and forced my voice to tenor; my voice never “broke”. I’ve not been able to sing in tune reliably since.
The Usher (bass-baritone) was done by a fifth-former who went on to become a professional operatic baritone in Italy. Lyndon Terracini. He had such a deep, full voice.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
People keep saying “don’t beat yourself up”, but who knows what I would have found if I’d called her on Sunday, just to say “Happy mother’s day”?We would have been able to have a meaningful chat, and the health problems would have been clearer. If she was obviously impaired, as her few posts at the time suggested, I could have called for an ambulance or other medical attention.
I’d been thinking of calling her for a whole week prior to Sunday, due to her odd detachment from the forum. What stopped me?
It was a combination of my own drifting sleeping hours, lack of knowledge of her current sleeping hours, and my own usual neurotic barriers to easy social communication. Plus a (seemingly reasonable?) expectation that her behaviour would normalise without my intervention.
Whatever, I failed, and we have no way of knowing whether that failure meant the difference between losing or helping to save a very dear friend.
This forum is a bit of a sad house at the moment so I am not much tempted to pop in.
Even though we only met face to face once, I certainly feel that my communications with ros here and via other electronic media led her to know me as well as nearly anyone, and for me to know her quite well. There would only be a handful of people whose life history, troubles and joys I know as well as I know hers.
I think the term IRL rather downplays how real the online interactions are. I tend to be a bit reserved in person, whereas here I can expound on my thoughts at length. I’ve shared millions of words with her, and with others here: more than with anyone other than my immediate family.
I sound melodramatic and narcissistic in so saying but that’s how it feels. There’s a pall over the forum and it’s saddening knowing she won’t be one of the people to read what I say.
It is a sad house but the sorrow is real and important, as I’m sure you understand. It’s not something I can avoid. I also feel some degree of guilt which is justified – I wasn’t as supportive of Ros as I should have been.
I met Ros in SSSF and our relationship existed online to the proverbial 99.99%. But talking to her in person or on the phone, as I sometimes did, was a very much more effective way of catching up to date with all the important things. It’s just that it seldom happened.
For me the sudden loss of sarahs mum, as well as being a profound loss in itself that needs to be observed, has reminded me that at my age, there’s a lot more of this to come, involving siblings and friends more distant. Each loss hits hard and detracts from the meaning of me maintaining the grind.
I’ve decided that once my mainland sister dies, probably this year some time, I’ll give myself permission to leave. And in the meantime, work on a few songs and other pieces of music, to leave for others to enjoy.
Well that’s pretty sad as well. I suppose I can only hope your sister makes a dramatic recovery.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Michael V said:Yeah. Mostly OK. Mustn’t complain.
;)
Channelling Gloworm’s hatred of ants; they are attacking stuff in the fridge, or anything on the bench-tops left for even a few minutes. They are even getting into the freezer.
And you?
I understand if you squish them and leave them in situ, it releases their formic acid which they don ‘t like trampling over where dead ones are.Are there .long trails of them, or do they just appear from everywhere?
Maybe set up a barrier of squished dead ones. That’ll learn ‘em.
Both trails and from all over.
I’ve tried the squish-em and leave-em trick. They don’t seem to care. Sometimes they cart them off, sometimes not.
have you tried surface spray, high toxic high residue , but if the are getting into the freezer might be the go for while.
the other thing is to trace the trails back to the nest and bomb that with ant granules and other poisons.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:This forum is a bit of a sad house at the moment so I am not much tempted to pop in.
Even though we only met face to face once, I certainly feel that my communications with ros here and via other electronic media led her to know me as well as nearly anyone, and for me to know her quite well. There would only be a handful of people whose life history, troubles and joys I know as well as I know hers.
I think the term IRL rather downplays how real the online interactions are. I tend to be a bit reserved in person, whereas here I can expound on my thoughts at length. I’ve shared millions of words with her, and with others here: more than with anyone other than my immediate family.
I sound melodramatic and narcissistic in so saying but that’s how it feels. There’s a pall over the forum and it’s saddening knowing she won’t be one of the people to read what I say.
It is a sad house but the sorrow is real and important, as I’m sure you understand. It’s not something I can avoid. I also feel some degree of guilt which is justified – I wasn’t as supportive of Ros as I should have been.
I met Ros in SSSF and our relationship existed online to the proverbial 99.99%. But talking to her in person or on the phone, as I sometimes did, was a very much more effective way of catching up to date with all the important things. It’s just that it seldom happened.
For me the sudden loss of sarahs mum, as well as being a profound loss in itself that needs to be observed, has reminded me that at my age, there’s a lot more of this to come, involving siblings and friends more distant. Each loss hits hard and detracts from the meaning of me maintaining the grind.
I’ve decided that once my mainland sister dies, probably this year some time, I’ll give myself permission to leave. And in the meantime, work on a few songs and other pieces of music, to leave for others to enjoy.
Well that’s pretty sad as well. I suppose I can only hope your sister makes a dramatic recovery.
Please look after yourselves.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:This forum is a bit of a sad house at the moment so I am not much tempted to pop in.
Even though we only met face to face once, I certainly feel that my communications with ros here and via other electronic media led her to know me as well as nearly anyone, and for me to know her quite well. There would only be a handful of people whose life history, troubles and joys I know as well as I know hers.
I think the term IRL rather downplays how real the online interactions are. I tend to be a bit reserved in person, whereas here I can expound on my thoughts at length. I’ve shared millions of words with her, and with others here: more than with anyone other than my immediate family.
I sound melodramatic and narcissistic in so saying but that’s how it feels. There’s a pall over the forum and it’s saddening knowing she won’t be one of the people to read what I say.
It is a sad house but the sorrow is real and important, as I’m sure you understand. It’s not something I can avoid. I also feel some degree of guilt which is justified – I wasn’t as supportive of Ros as I should have been.
I met Ros in SSSF and our relationship existed online to the proverbial 99.99%. But talking to her in person or on the phone, as I sometimes did, was a very much more effective way of catching up to date with all the important things. It’s just that it seldom happened.
For me the sudden loss of sarahs mum, as well as being a profound loss in itself that needs to be observed, has reminded me that at my age, there’s a lot more of this to come, involving siblings and friends more distant. Each loss hits hard and detracts from the meaning of me maintaining the grind.
I’ve decided that once my mainland sister dies, probably this year some time, I’ll give myself permission to leave. And in the meantime, work on a few songs and other pieces of music, to leave for others to enjoy.
Well that’s pretty sad as well. I suppose I can only hope your sister makes a dramatic recovery.
That not’s going to happen, unfortunately. She has end stage emphysema, is permanently attached to an oxygen supply and looks like a living corpse.
But anyway, “giving myself permission to leave” doesn’t mean there’s a train to catch :)
It’s really a way of relieving the more chaotic suicidal reactions to awful events. It just means you can go, sensibly and calmly, at a convenient time, even if it means hanging around to tidy up this or that project, clean the toilet, say your goodbyes etc :)
Michael V said:
AussieDJ said:
btm said:A few years ago I was an impecunious uni student looking for a residence to rent…
Impecunious … I haven’t seen that word for a long time.
It immediately triggered…
When I, good friends, was called to the bar,
I’d an appetite fresh and hearty.
But I was, as many young barristers are,
An impecunious party.I’d a swallow-tail coat of a beautiful blue —
And a brief which I bought of a booby —
A couple of shirts, and a collar or two,
And a ring that looked like a ruby!CHORUS. He’d a couple of shirts, and a collar or two,
and a ring that looked like a ruby.JUDGE. In Westminster Hall I danced a dance,
Like a semi-despondent fury;
For I thought I never should hit on a chance
Of addressing a British Jury—
But I soon got tired of third-class journeys,
And dinners of bread and water;
So I fell in love with a rich attorney’s
Elderly, ugly daughter.CHORUS. So he fell in love with a rich attorney’s
Elderly, ugly daughter.JUDGE. The rich attorney, he jumped with joy,
And replied to my fond professions:
“You shall reap the reward of your pluck, my boy,
At the Bailey and Middlesex sessions.
You’ll soon get used to her looks,” said he,
“And a very nice girl you will find her!
She may very well pass for forty-three
In the dusk, with a light behind her!”CHORUS. She may very well pass for forty-three
In the dusk, with a light behind her!JUDGE. The rich attorney was good as his word;
The briefs came trooping gaily,
And every day my voice was heard
At the Sessions or Ancient Bailey.
All thieves who could my fees afford
Relied on my orations.
And many a burglar I’ve restored
To his friends and his relations.CHORUS. And many a burglar he’s restored
To his friends and his relations.JUDGE. At length I became as rich as the Gurneys —
An incubus then I thought her,
So I threw over that rich attorney’s
Elderly, ugly daughter.
The rich attorney my character high
Tried vainly to disparage—CHORUS. No!
JUDGE. Yes! (chuckles)
And now, if you please, I’m ready to try
This Breach of Promise of Marriage!CHORUS. And now if you please, he’s ready to try
This Breach of Promise of Marriage!JUDGE. For now I’m a Judge!
ALL. And a good Judge, too!
JUDGE. For now I’m a Judge!
ALL. And a good Judge, too!
JUDGE. Though all my law be fudge,
Yet I’ll never, never budge,
But I’ll live and die a Judge!ALL. And a good Judge, too!
JUDGE (pianissimo). It was managed by a job—
ALL. And a good job, too!
JUDGE. It was managed by a job!
ALL. And a good job too!
JUDGE. It is patent to the mob,
That my being made a nob
Was effected by a job.ALL. And a good job too!
I wrecked my singing voice doing “Trial by Jury”, the only G & S opera. I sang soprano, and forced my voice to tenor; my voice never “broke”. I’ve not been able to sing in tune reliably since.
The Usher (bass-baritone) was done by a fifth-former who went on to become a professional operatic baritone in Italy. Lyndon Terracini. He had such a deep, full voice.
I know Lyndon and his wife (Liz) from many years ago when I was managing the tickets for the local theatrical mob in Lismore. He was the boss.
I think he’s now boss of Opera Australia
That not’s = That’s not
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
People keep saying “don’t beat yourself up”, but who knows what I would have found if I’d called her on Sunday, just to say “Happy mother’s day”?We would have been able to have a meaningful chat, and the health problems would have been clearer. If she was obviously impaired, as her few posts at the time suggested, I could have called for an ambulance or other medical attention.
I’d been thinking of calling her for a whole week prior to Sunday, due to her odd detachment from the forum. What stopped me?
It was a combination of my own drifting sleeping hours, lack of knowledge of her current sleeping hours, and my own usual neurotic barriers to easy social communication. Plus a (seemingly reasonable?) expectation that her behaviour would normalise without my intervention.
Whatever, I failed, and we have no way of knowing whether that failure meant the difference between losing or helping to save a very dear friend.
This forum is a bit of a sad house at the moment so I am not much tempted to pop in.
Even though we only met face to face once, I certainly feel that my communications with ros here and via other electronic media led her to know me as well as nearly anyone, and for me to know her quite well. There would only be a handful of people whose life history, troubles and joys I know as well as I know hers.
I think the term IRL rather downplays how real the online interactions are. I tend to be a bit reserved in person, whereas here I can expound on my thoughts at length. I’ve shared millions of words with her, and with others here: more than with anyone other than my immediate family.
I sound melodramatic and narcissistic in so saying but that’s how it feels. There’s a pall over the forum and it’s saddening knowing she won’t be one of the people to read what I say.
It is a sad house but the sorrow is real and important, as I’m sure you understand. It’s not something I can avoid. I also feel some degree of guilt which is justified – I wasn’t as supportive of Ros as I should have been.
I met Ros in SSSF and our relationship existed online to the proverbial 99.99%. But talking to her in person or on the phone, as I sometimes did, was a very much more effective way of catching up to date with all the important things. It’s just that it seldom happened.
For me the sudden loss of sarahs mum, as well as being a profound loss in itself that needs to be observed, has reminded me that at my age, there’s a lot more of this to come, involving siblings and friends more distant. Each loss hits hard and detracts from the meaning of me maintaining the grind.
I’ve decided that once my mainland sister dies, probably this year some time, I’ll give myself permission to leave. And in the meantime, work on a few songs and other pieces of music, to leave for others to enjoy.
Yeah. it hurts hard. I am sad too.
I sat here and cried a bit, same with sibeen, Curve and Stumpy.
party_pants said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:I understand if you squish them and leave them in situ, it releases their formic acid which they don ‘t like trampling over where dead ones are.
Are there .long trails of them, or do they just appear from everywhere?
Maybe set up a barrier of squished dead ones. That’ll learn ‘em.
Both trails and from all over.
I’ve tried the squish-em and leave-em trick. They don’t seem to care. Sometimes they cart them off, sometimes not.
have you tried surface spray, high toxic high residue , but if the are getting into the freezer might be the go for while.
the other thing is to trace the trails back to the nest and bomb that with ant granules and other poisons.
I think there are several nests in the house. One may be in the fridge-freezer insulation. I reckon poisons, much as I hate them, might be the go. Finding the right one might be difficult, so the local termite man explained. Even though they are little black ants, they are not piss-ants, which apparently are fairly simple to deal with.
They’ve been here since we bought the house. Each year they get worse around this time. This has been the worst year so far.
party_pants said:
Yeah. it hurts hard. I am sad too.
I sat here and cried a bit, same with sibeen, Curve and Stumpy.
Off at a tangent, kind of …
Speaking of sibeen, has anything been heard recently about his sprogs?
Has anyone been in touch with them, to see how they’re travelling?
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:This forum is a bit of a sad house at the moment so I am not much tempted to pop in.
Even though we only met face to face once, I certainly feel that my communications with ros here and via other electronic media led her to know me as well as nearly anyone, and for me to know her quite well. There would only be a handful of people whose life history, troubles and joys I know as well as I know hers.
I think the term IRL rather downplays how real the online interactions are. I tend to be a bit reserved in person, whereas here I can expound on my thoughts at length. I’ve shared millions of words with her, and with others here: more than with anyone other than my immediate family.
I sound melodramatic and narcissistic in so saying but that’s how it feels. There’s a pall over the forum and it’s saddening knowing she won’t be one of the people to read what I say.
It is a sad house but the sorrow is real and important, as I’m sure you understand. It’s not something I can avoid. I also feel some degree of guilt which is justified – I wasn’t as supportive of Ros as I should have been.
I met Ros in SSSF and our relationship existed online to the proverbial 99.99%. But talking to her in person or on the phone, as I sometimes did, was a very much more effective way of catching up to date with all the important things. It’s just that it seldom happened.
For me the sudden loss of sarahs mum, as well as being a profound loss in itself that needs to be observed, has reminded me that at my age, there’s a lot more of this to come, involving siblings and friends more distant. Each loss hits hard and detracts from the meaning of me maintaining the grind.
I’ve decided that once my mainland sister dies, probably this year some time, I’ll give myself permission to leave. And in the meantime, work on a few songs and other pieces of music, to leave for others to enjoy.
Yeah. it hurts hard. I am sad too.
I sat here and cried a bit, same with sibeen, Curve and Stumpy.
Yep. Harder for me with sarahs mum because she was a special friend, my best friend really.
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
AussieDJ said:Impecunious … I haven’t seen that word for a long time.
It immediately triggered…
When I, good friends, was called to the bar,
I’d an appetite fresh and hearty.
But I was, as many young barristers are,
An impecunious party.I’d a swallow-tail coat of a beautiful blue —
And a brief which I bought of a booby —
A couple of shirts, and a collar or two,
And a ring that looked like a ruby!CHORUS. He’d a couple of shirts, and a collar or two,
and a ring that looked like a ruby.JUDGE. In Westminster Hall I danced a dance,
Like a semi-despondent fury;
For I thought I never should hit on a chance
Of addressing a British Jury—
But I soon got tired of third-class journeys,
And dinners of bread and water;
So I fell in love with a rich attorney’s
Elderly, ugly daughter.CHORUS. So he fell in love with a rich attorney’s
Elderly, ugly daughter.JUDGE. The rich attorney, he jumped with joy,
And replied to my fond professions:
“You shall reap the reward of your pluck, my boy,
At the Bailey and Middlesex sessions.
You’ll soon get used to her looks,” said he,
“And a very nice girl you will find her!
She may very well pass for forty-three
In the dusk, with a light behind her!”CHORUS. She may very well pass for forty-three
In the dusk, with a light behind her!JUDGE. The rich attorney was good as his word;
The briefs came trooping gaily,
And every day my voice was heard
At the Sessions or Ancient Bailey.
All thieves who could my fees afford
Relied on my orations.
And many a burglar I’ve restored
To his friends and his relations.CHORUS. And many a burglar he’s restored
To his friends and his relations.JUDGE. At length I became as rich as the Gurneys —
An incubus then I thought her,
So I threw over that rich attorney’s
Elderly, ugly daughter.
The rich attorney my character high
Tried vainly to disparage—CHORUS. No!
JUDGE. Yes! (chuckles)
And now, if you please, I’m ready to try
This Breach of Promise of Marriage!CHORUS. And now if you please, he’s ready to try
This Breach of Promise of Marriage!JUDGE. For now I’m a Judge!
ALL. And a good Judge, too!
JUDGE. For now I’m a Judge!
ALL. And a good Judge, too!
JUDGE. Though all my law be fudge,
Yet I’ll never, never budge,
But I’ll live and die a Judge!ALL. And a good Judge, too!
JUDGE (pianissimo). It was managed by a job—
ALL. And a good job, too!
JUDGE. It was managed by a job!
ALL. And a good job too!
JUDGE. It is patent to the mob,
That my being made a nob
Was effected by a job.ALL. And a good job too!
I wrecked my singing voice doing “Trial by Jury”, the only G & S opera. I sang soprano, and forced my voice to tenor; my voice never “broke”. I’ve not been able to sing in tune reliably since.
The Usher (bass-baritone) was done by a fifth-former who went on to become a professional operatic baritone in Italy. Lyndon Terracini. He had such a deep, full voice.
I know Lyndon and his wife (Liz) from many years ago when I was managing the tickets for the local theatrical mob in Lismore. He was the boss.
I think he’s now boss of Opera Australia
Huh!
Small world.
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:It is a sad house but the sorrow is real and important, as I’m sure you understand. It’s not something I can avoid. I also feel some degree of guilt which is justified – I wasn’t as supportive of Ros as I should have been.
I met Ros in SSSF and our relationship existed online to the proverbial 99.99%. But talking to her in person or on the phone, as I sometimes did, was a very much more effective way of catching up to date with all the important things. It’s just that it seldom happened.
For me the sudden loss of sarahs mum, as well as being a profound loss in itself that needs to be observed, has reminded me that at my age, there’s a lot more of this to come, involving siblings and friends more distant. Each loss hits hard and detracts from the meaning of me maintaining the grind.
I’ve decided that once my mainland sister dies, probably this year some time, I’ll give myself permission to leave. And in the meantime, work on a few songs and other pieces of music, to leave for others to enjoy.
Yeah. it hurts hard. I am sad too.
I sat here and cried a bit, same with sibeen, Curve and Stumpy.
Yep. Harder for me with sarahs mum because she was a special friend, my best friend really.
Losing a very close friend is devastating. I feel for you.
Michael V said:
I wrecked my singing voice doing “Trial by Jury”, the only G & S opera. I sang soprano, and forced my voice to tenor; my voice never “broke”. I’ve not been able to sing in tune reliably since.
The Usher (bass-baritone) was done by a fifth-former who went on to become a professional operatic baritone in Italy. Lyndon Terracini. He had such a deep, full voice.
I was introduced to the music of G & S through “Trial by Jury”, when I was in first form in High School. I appeared as a member of the chorus.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
I’ll send her this with a note, “love from the dog”https://www.glitterbombyourenemies.com.au/product/bag-of-d/?srsltid=AfmBOooTqoI7sEAAc5obRKWyodrX4kykg9U2RgXvrUvGTfqjbaEd6E-D
LOLOLOL
Indeed!
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
How ya hangin’ Mr V? In there?
Yeah. Mostly OK. Mustn’t complain.
;)
Channelling Gloworm’s hatred of ants; they are attacking stuff in the fridge, or anything on the bench-tops left for even a few minutes. They are even getting into the freezer.
And you?
In the fridge and the freezer?
Wow…very persistent ants…or is it persistant…LOLOL
It’s still pissisting down. Has been since mid afternoon.
Maybe 30 – 40 moolies so far. Haven’t checked the moolie measurer.
Woodie said:
It’s still pissisting down. Has been since mid afternoon.Maybe 30 – 40 moolies so far. Haven’t checked the moolie measurer.
We are in year 7, I think, of a drought. My apricot tree has died. The apple tree across the road has died.
Top of 25 and “showers easing” but we havent had any rain.
Dreamed I was trying to make Monte Carlo biscuits, forgot the jam.
Mr mutant is doing his taxes this arvo (always does them late 🙄). While he’s at the accountant, Mini Me and I know a lovely park nearby with a man-made lake that we like to hang around.
And petsitting. If the neighbour wants to have another rant, I’ll let them, and wish them a good day. Owners are out of reception til Monday. Considering getting dog a marrow bone from the butcher, but since the dog won’t be under constant supervision, and is on a strict diet for health issues, I’m wary.
Morning DA. Hope you enjoy your pet-sitting.
My grief and guilt seem are getting worse rather than better, so I’m wondering if you could write the short speech acknowledging sarahs mum’s enrichment of our lives through the forums over 25 years. You could post it here and I might be up to adding to it, and others might want to add something, then it could be sent to Sarah.
It’s making me feel even more useless but I’m just rather overwhelmed.
Sure, Car. I’ll see what I can come up with. Even if I just get the bones of it, because I could never capture the breadth of your experience. And I wandered in here “late”, I’ve not been here as long as the rest of you.
Also my sister is heading to Melbs today. She’s a finalist in the Web awards and the ceremony is tonight.
The big bosses refused to pay for her trip, saying it’s not “core business”. Apparently doing all the marketing doesn’t count. So she paid for the trip herself.
She doesn’t expect to win. I reminded her about Stephen Bradbury. Also no one expected the American to be voted Pope.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 7 degrees at the back door – and it is actually RAINING! Well, it’s drizzling. Look slike we might have managed about 1mm since I went to bed. I can hear it running off the roof towards the tanks.
Breakfast at the bakery with my bushwandering friend this morning. But we won’t be walking around the Botanic Gardens this morning. I might do some sewing and knitting this afternoon.
Kingy said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Kingy said:
Ms Kingy just brought home some light reading.
Should keep her occupied for a few days.
What are they?
A 1945 dictionary and a 1928 Library of health.
Looks like a Websters. We’ve got one of those here. One of the dogs back in the past did a bit of chewing on it. They are far too big to handle easily. Ours is 1966.
buffy said:
Kingy said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Should keep her occupied for a few days.
What are they?
A 1945 dictionary and a 1928 Library of health.
Looks like a Websters. We’ve got one of those here. One of the dogs back in the past did a bit of chewing on it. They are far too big to handle easily. Ours is 1966.
I have my father’s Estonian/English dictionary. It’s about that thick, but bigger. Can’t remember when it was published, Probably nearly 100 years old.
Divine Angel said:
Also my sister is heading to Melbs today. She’s a finalist in the Web awards and the ceremony is tonight.The big bosses refused to pay for her trip, saying it’s not “core business”. Apparently doing all the marketing doesn’t count. So she paid for the trip herself.
She doesn’t expect to win. I reminded her about Stephen Bradbury. Also no one expected the American to be voted Pope.
She’d need to check with her accountant, but that may well be tax deductible as part of earning a living.
kii said:
buffy said:
Kingy said:A 1945 dictionary and a 1928 Library of health.
Looks like a Websters. We’ve got one of those here. One of the dogs back in the past did a bit of chewing on it. They are far too big to handle easily. Ours is 1966.
I have my father’s Estonian/English dictionary. It’s about that thick, but bigger. Can’t remember when it was published, Probably nearly 100 years old.
I’ve got a ginormous Langenscheidt’s German/English dictionary one of our German friends gave me when he went back to Germany years ago.
I probably should feed the dogs. They woke me nearly an hour ago and I sent them outside for pissing and then gave them chewsticks to clean their teeth. Then I got into reading online.
buffy said:
kii said:
buffy said:Looks like a Websters. We’ve got one of those here. One of the dogs back in the past did a bit of chewing on it. They are far too big to handle easily. Ours is 1966.
I have my father’s Estonian/English dictionary. It’s about that thick, but bigger. Can’t remember when it was published, Probably nearly 100 years old.
I’ve got a ginormous Langenscheidt’s German/English dictionary one of our German friends gave me when he went back to Germany years ago.
I have my Dad’s two volume set of Ukrainian/English dictionaries.
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
Also my sister is heading to Melbs today. She’s a finalist in the Web awards and the ceremony is tonight.The big bosses refused to pay for her trip, saying it’s not “core business”. Apparently doing all the marketing doesn’t count. So she paid for the trip herself.
She doesn’t expect to win. I reminded her about Stephen Bradbury. Also no one expected the American to be voted Pope.
She’d need to check with her accountant, but that may well be tax deductible as part of earning a living.
I’d assume so, but I’m no taxologist.
Divine Angel said:
Sure, Car. I’ll see what I can come up with. Even if I just get the bones of it, because I could never capture the breadth of your experience. And I wandered in here “late”, I’ve not been here as long as the rest of you.
Thanks very much.
I seem to have missed the second part:
“These amanitins were found in beef Wellington leftovers, the dehydrator and in human samples from Don Patterson and Ian Wilkinson, he said.
They were not detected in Erin Patterson, or the bodies of Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-17/erin-patterson-mushroom-murder-trial-beef-wellington-bichemistry/105303310
Divine Angel said:
I seem to have missed the second part:“These amanitins were found in beef Wellington leftovers, the dehydrator and in human samples from Don Patterson and Ian Wilkinson, he said.
They were not detected in Erin Patterson, or the bodies of Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-17/erin-patterson-mushroom-murder-trial-beef-wellington-bichemistry/105303310
the toxicologist said that when they take the samples and where they get them from gives different results.. the surviving member had the freshest samples and the amenities were detected. I think they took them from DP quite early or from his urine sample, while GP and HW were a little later.. and EP samples taken the latest still…
Divine Angel said:
I seem to have missed the second part:“These amanitins were found in beef Wellington leftovers, the dehydrator and in human samples from Don Patterson and Ian Wilkinson, he said.
They were not detected in Erin Patterson, or the bodies of Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-17/erin-patterson-mushroom-murder-trial-beef-wellington-bichemistry/105303310
Certainly seems odd.
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
I seem to have missed the second part:“These amanitins were found in beef Wellington leftovers, the dehydrator and in human samples from Don Patterson and Ian Wilkinson, he said.
They were not detected in Erin Patterson, or the bodies of Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-17/erin-patterson-mushroom-murder-trial-beef-wellington-bichemistry/105303310
the toxicologist said that when they take the samples and where they get them from gives different results.. the surviving member had the freshest samples and the amenities were detected. I think they took them from DP quite early or from his urine sample, while GP and HW were a little later.. and EP samples taken the latest still…
so auto correct doesn’t think the word amanitins exists.
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
I seem to have missed the second part:“These amanitins were found in beef Wellington leftovers, the dehydrator and in human samples from Don Patterson and Ian Wilkinson, he said.
They were not detected in Erin Patterson, or the bodies of Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-17/erin-patterson-mushroom-murder-trial-beef-wellington-bichemistry/105303310
the toxicologist said that when they take the samples and where they get them from gives different results.. the surviving member had the freshest samples and the amenities were detected. I think they took them from DP quite early or from his urine sample, while GP and HW were a little later.. and EP samples taken the latest still…
I see.
Divine Angel said:
I seem to have missed the second part:
“These amanitins were found in beef Wellington leftovers, the dehydrator and in human samples from Don Patterson and Ian Wilkinson, he said.
They were not detected in Erin Patterson, or the bodies of Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson.”
so they’re blaming the person but are they even rightfully blaming the mushrooms we mean
the media paint those man eater phalluses as “death caps” but did they really kill the nondudes
we really should not rely on news reports alone to discuss the intricacies of the case. Things need to be taken in context and with full information
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
kii said:
I have my father’s Estonian/English dictionary. It’s about that thick, but bigger. Can’t remember when it was published, Probably nearly 100 years old.
I’ve got a ginormous Langenscheidt’s German/English dictionary one of our German friends gave me when he went back to Germany years ago.
I have my Dad’s two volume set of Ukrainian/English dictionaries.
how does one find such ancient texts we ask because as SCIENCE have at least some interest in the development of modern ideas and 100 year old books do illuminate
Arts said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
I seem to have missed the second part:
“These amanitins were found in beef Wellington leftovers, the dehydrator and in human samples from Don Patterson and Ian Wilkinson, he said.
They were not detected in Erin Patterson, or the bodies of Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson.”
the toxicologist said that when they take the samples and where they get them from gives different results.. the surviving member had the freshest samples and the amenities were detected. I think they took them from DP quite early or from his urine sample, while GP and HW were a little later.. and EP samples taken the latest still…
so auto correct doesn’t think the word amanitins exists.
right so by what Sapir and Whorf taught us then poisonous mushrooms probably don’t even exist
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
I seem to have missed the second part:
“These amanitins were found in beef Wellington leftovers, the dehydrator and in human samples from Don Patterson and Ian Wilkinson, he said.
They were not detected in Erin Patterson, or the bodies of Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson.”
so they’re blaming the person but are they even rightfully blaming the mushrooms we mean
the media paint those man eater phalluses as “death caps” but did they really kill the nondudes
“Man eater phalluses” was not a phrase I expected to see today
Arts said:
we really should not rely on news reports alone to discuss the intricacies of the case. Things need to be taken in context and with full information
That’s why we have you.
And jurors talking to their friends and family.
SCIENCE said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
I’ve got a ginormous Langenscheidt’s German/English dictionary one of our German friends gave me when he went back to Germany years ago.
I have my Dad’s two volume set of Ukrainian/English dictionaries.
how does one find such ancient texts we ask because as SCIENCE have at least some interest in the development of modern ideas and 100 year old books do illuminate
Well in my case, you get them from your Dad :)
(But my Ukrainian/English dictionaries aren’t very old, published in the 1970s).
And now for something completely different…
https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/s/A1OL3Kxms5
well, I have the zoo to go to.
To be quite honest I am not feeling the zoo joy I used to. it might be my time to hang it up and go for a new challenge… I think 15 years is long enough.
Arts said:
we really should not rely on news reports alone to discuss the intricacies of the case. Things need to be taken in context and with full information
Is it being streamed live?
I guess it is too soon for it to be on Australasian Legal Information Institute
Morning Forumites!
ms spock said:
Arts said:
we really should not rely on news reports alone to discuss the intricacies of the case. Things need to be taken in context and with full information
Is it being streamed live?
I guess it is too soon for it to be on Australasian Legal Information Institute
we don’t live stream in Australia… there is a live stream that transmits to the media room since the courthouse itself is too small to take all of the media reps… so if someone can hack into that, that’s about as much chance as anyone is going to get.
The court transcript wont be available until after the trial, possibly not until after sentencing if a guilty verdict is passed. Sometimes you don’t get the transcripts at all or they are heavily redacted.. and I believe it’s illegal in Australia for the jury to discuss their deliberations, even after the trial…
anyway, I must away…
buffy said:
Some beetles are just beautiful. Apparently this is a Fireblight Leaf Beatle. Photographed by someone in Melbourne today.
That’s a magnificent beetle!
ms spock said:
Morning Forumites!
‘Allo!
How have you been since I saw you last?
SCIENCE said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
I’ve got a ginormous Langenscheidt’s German/English dictionary one of our German friends gave me when he went back to Germany years ago.
I have my Dad’s two volume set of Ukrainian/English dictionaries.
how does one find such ancient texts we ask because as SCIENCE have at least some interest in the development of modern ideas and 100 year old books do illuminate
I inherited my father’s ancient text, along with 6 Eesti/Inglise pocket dictionaries and at least one Swedish/English one. Also various books on architecture, furniture carpentry and stuff.
Arts said:
we really should not rely on news reports alone to discuss the intricacies of the case. Things need to be taken in context and with full information
There we go. Some common sense.
ms spock said:
Morning Forumites!
Good morning ms spock.
Arts said:
ms spock said:
Arts said:
we really should not rely on news reports alone to discuss the intricacies of the case. Things need to be taken in context and with full information
Is it being streamed live?
I guess it is too soon for it to be on Australasian Legal Information Institute
we don’t live stream in Australia… there is a live stream that transmits to the media room since the courthouse itself is too small to take all of the media reps… so if someone can hack into that, that’s about as much chance as anyone is going to get.
The court transcript wont be available until after the trial, possibly not until after sentencing if a guilty verdict is passed. Sometimes you don’t get the transcripts at all or they are heavily redacted.. and I believe it’s illegal in Australia for the jury to discuss their deliberations, even after the trial…
anyway, I must away…
I have watched a couple of court cases via livestream. Though a couple of them were upsetting and I stopped watching them.
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Spiny Norman said:
ms spock said:Morning Forumites!
‘Allo!
How have you been since I saw you last?
I am doing okay.
Bubblecar said:
ms spock said:Morning Forumites!
Good morning ms spock.
Good morning mr car.
Morning pilgrims, weather overcast, track a heavy 7.
Over.
Arts said:
well, I have the zoo to go to.To be quite honest I am not feeling the zoo joy I used to. it might be my time to hang it up and go for a new challenge… I think 15 years is long enough.
I ran the puppy classes for ten years and pulled the pin after one day when I was driving to Warrnambool to take a class and was at the same time thinking…“I’d rather be walking in the bush”. It was a Sign.
kii said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
How ya hangin’ Mr V? In there?
Yeah. Mostly OK. Mustn’t complain.
;)
Channelling Gloworm’s hatred of ants; they are attacking stuff in the fridge, or anything on the bench-tops left for even a few minutes. They are even getting into the freezer.
And you?
In the fridge and the freezer?
Wow…very persistent ants…or is it persistant…LOLOL
:)
Still more showers, rain for the Northern Rivers.
..
A period of intense rain and damaging winds will hit parts of eastern NSW early next week, with flooding likely in some parts of the state.
Nice
Divine Angel said:
Also my sister is heading to Melbs today. She’s a finalist in the Web awards and the ceremony is tonight.The big bosses refused to pay for her trip, saying it’s not “core business”. Apparently doing all the marketing doesn’t count. So she paid for the trip herself.
She doesn’t expect to win. I reminded her about Stephen Bradbury. Also no one expected the American to be voted Pope.
What arsehole bosses.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, weather overcast, track a heavy 7.
Over.
Greetings PWM, it is coldish here.
buffy said:
Arts said:
well, I have the zoo to go to.To be quite honest I am not feeling the zoo joy I used to. it might be my time to hang it up and go for a new challenge… I think 15 years is long enough.
I ran the puppy classes for ten years and pulled the pin after one day when I was driving to Warrnambool to take a class and was at the same time thinking…“I’d rather be walking in the bush”. It was a Sign.
It is good to be in contact with yourself enough to know these things.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Also my sister is heading to Melbs today. She’s a finalist in the Web awards and the ceremony is tonight.The big bosses refused to pay for her trip, saying it’s not “core business”. Apparently doing all the marketing doesn’t count. So she paid for the trip herself.
She doesn’t expect to win. I reminded her about Stephen Bradbury. Also no one expected the American to be voted Pope.
What arsehole bosses.
That was my thought too. Your employees get nominated. How the hell wouldn’t you go fantastic, this is great coverage for our firm, of course we will pay?
ms spock said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, weather overcast, track a heavy 7.
Over.
Greetings PWM, it is coldish here.
Yeah, I had to put a jumper on this morning.
Divine Angel said:
And now for something completely different…https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/s/A1OL3Kxms5
I wonder how the Sky Remembrance was…
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Also my sister is heading to Melbs today. She’s a finalist in the Web awards and the ceremony is tonight.The big bosses refused to pay for her trip, saying it’s not “core business”. Apparently doing all the marketing doesn’t count. So she paid for the trip herself.
She doesn’t expect to win. I reminded her about Stephen Bradbury. Also no one expected the American to be voted Pope.
What arsehole bosses.
Management is often like a septic tank.
The biggest one float to the top.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Also my sister is heading to Melbs today. She’s a finalist in the Web awards and the ceremony is tonight.The big bosses refused to pay for her trip, saying it’s not “core business”. Apparently doing all the marketing doesn’t count. So she paid for the trip herself.
She doesn’t expect to win. I reminded her about Stephen Bradbury. Also no one expected the American to be voted Pope.
What arsehole bosses.
Management is often like a septic tank.
The biggest one float to the top.
‘…ones…’
ms spock said:
buffy said:
Arts said:
well, I have the zoo to go to.To be quite honest I am not feeling the zoo joy I used to. it might be my time to hang it up and go for a new challenge… I think 15 years is long enough.
I ran the puppy classes for ten years and pulled the pin after one day when I was driving to Warrnambool to take a class and was at the same time thinking…“I’d rather be walking in the bush”. It was a Sign.
It is good to be in contact with yourself enough to know these things.
There was an interesting thread on Reddit earlier, about people who walked away on their wedding day. Some people found out their future spouse cheated, some already knew the relationship was bad and didn’t want the divorce paperwork, some were in love with someone else.
ms spock said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Also my sister is heading to Melbs today. She’s a finalist in the Web awards and the ceremony is tonight.The big bosses refused to pay for her trip, saying it’s not “core business”. Apparently doing all the marketing doesn’t count. So she paid for the trip herself.
She doesn’t expect to win. I reminded her about Stephen Bradbury. Also no one expected the American to be voted Pope.
What arsehole bosses.
That was my thought too. Your employees get nominated. How the hell wouldn’t you go fantastic, this is great coverage for our firm, of course we will pay?
In this case, “the firm” is the state government lol
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:
Michael V said:What arsehole bosses.
That was my thought too. Your employees get nominated. How the hell wouldn’t you go fantastic, this is great coverage for our firm, of course we will pay?
In this case, “the firm” is the state government lol
I’ve seen Qld Health happily lay out $20,000 so someone (one person) could go to Adelaide to present an award. Total time on stage: less than 5 minutes.
Anyway this is her work, as in, she did this entire website.
https://www.yurika.com.au/
If you see signage on bus stops, she did that too
ms spock said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, weather overcast, track a heavy 7.
Over.
Greetings PWM, it is coldish here.
Tis wettish here.
empties 57 moolies out of the moolie measurer
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:That was my thought too. Your employees get nominated. How the hell wouldn’t you go fantastic, this is great coverage for our firm, of course we will pay?
In this case, “the firm” is the state government lol
I’ve seen Qld Health happily lay out $20,000 so someone (one person) could go to Adelaide to present an award. Total time on stage: less than 5 minutes.
Their argument was, a website isn’t core business. She doesn’t go out repairing the network, so to them she’s not doing “the business”.
ms spock said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Also my sister is heading to Melbs today. She’s a finalist in the Web awards and the ceremony is tonight.The big bosses refused to pay for her trip, saying it’s not “core business”. Apparently doing all the marketing doesn’t count. So she paid for the trip herself.
She doesn’t expect to win. I reminded her about Stephen Bradbury. Also no one expected the American to be voted Pope.
What arsehole bosses.
That was my thought too. Your employees get nominated. How the hell wouldn’t you go fantastic, this is great coverage for our firm, of course we will pay?
Being proud of staff achievements is a good thing. Showing that pride is good management.
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:In this case, “the firm” is the state government lol
I’ve seen Qld Health happily lay out $20,000 so someone (one person) could go to Adelaide to present an award. Total time on stage: less than 5 minutes.
Their argument was, a website isn’t core business. She doesn’t go out repairing the network, so to them she’s not doing “the business”.
So, let’s see if we can get the website to crash, and see if they change their minds at all.
Woodie said:
ms spock said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, weather overcast, track a heavy 7.
Over.
Greetings PWM, it is coldish here.
Tis wettish here.
empties 57 moolies out of the moolie measurer
We’ll all be rooned if this rain doesn’t stop.
Peak Warming Man said:
ms spock said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, weather overcast, track a heavy 7.
Over.
Greetings PWM, it is coldish here.
Yeah, I had to put a jumper on this morning.
I am looking for a second jumper as I type this.
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie said:
ms spock said:Greetings PWM, it is coldish here.
Tis wettish here.
empties 57 moolies out of the moolie measurer
We’ll all be rooned if this rain doesn’t stop.
I’ve had that much, that the driveway has sprung a leak half way up the hill.
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie said:Tis wettish here.
empties 57 moolies out of the moolie measurer
We’ll all be rooned if this rain doesn’t stop.
I’ve had that much, that the driveway has sprung a leak half way up the hill.
Uh-oh.
the weather it will be
there will be
weather you will see
‘n’ feel likely
temperatures mostly
if it is sunny
or be cloudy’n windy
swayin’ tree
is on ya face breezy
cold maybe
the weather it will be
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
And now for something completely different…https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/s/A1OL3Kxms5
I wonder how the Sky Remembrance was…
Leverets get left on their own for the day.
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:
buffy said:I ran the puppy classes for ten years and pulled the pin after one day when I was driving to Warrnambool to take a class and was at the same time thinking…“I’d rather be walking in the bush”. It was a Sign.
It is good to be in contact with yourself enough to know these things.
There was an interesting thread on Reddit earlier, about people who walked away on their wedding day. Some people found out their future spouse cheated, some already knew the relationship was bad and didn’t want the divorce paperwork, some were in love with someone else.
That sounds like an interesting thread. I have been reading Gabor Maté and he talks about connecting to yourself and your intuition. The connection to self and the primary caregiver has another stronger connection which is your connection to the land you are present on. I was doing all these trauma courses and doing a lot of the conferences. I know I screen shot that one. It was fascinating. I learnt so much from doing those courses.
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
Michael V said:What arsehole bosses.
That was my thought too. Your employees get nominated. How the hell wouldn’t you go fantastic, this is great coverage for our firm, of course we will pay?
Being proud of staff achievements is a good thing. Showing that pride is good management.
Indeed! You want to keep your good and innovative employees? Make sure they feel appreciated and encouraged.
“Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre is a dry salt bed in the lowest point in Australia, sitting 15 metres below sea level, and covers about 9500 square kilometres.
But record levels of inundation from south-west Queensland and north-east parts of the state are beginning to fill up the salt lake for the fourth time in 160 years.”
Lake Eyre is the lowest point in Australia, I sort of knew that.
Why is it that, i peel one onion, as carefully as i can, clean up all of the bits of onion skin i can see, yet i’m still finding little bits of onion skin on the next day?
Peak Warming Man said:
“Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre is a dry salt bed in the lowest point in Australia, sitting 15 metres below sea level, and covers about 9500 square kilometres.
But record levels of inundation from south-west Queensland and north-east parts of the state are beginning to fill up the salt lake for the fourth time in 160 years.”Lake Eyre is the lowest point in Australia, I sort of knew that.
I thought that the lowest point moved around, with Clive Palmer.
Peak Warming Man said:
Lake Eyre is the lowest point in Australia, I sort of knew that.
Is it??? I though Peter Dutton was.
captain_spalding said:
Why is it that, i peel one onion, as carefully as i can, clean up all of the bits of onion skin i can see, yet i’m still finding little bits of onion skin on the next day?
On the floor, Mr Spalding? I find that all sorts of bits end up on the floor.
Woodie said:
captain_spalding said:
Why is it that, i peel one onion, as carefully as i can, clean up all of the bits of onion skin i can see, yet i’m still finding little bits of onion skin on the next day?
On the floor, Mr Spalding? I find that all sorts of bits end up on the floor.
Yes, mostly on the floor. They get collected withthe vacuuming and sweeping, but it annoys me that they’re even there.
Currently doing a mental health first aid refresher, online.
I am impressed that zoom works so well, but I have better things to do with my Saturday.
Kingy said:
Currently doing a mental health first aid refresher, online.I am impressed that zoom works so well, but I have better things to do with my Saturday.
I’m impressed that there is mental health first aid training. Excellent. Maybe one day it will help you in your various lines of work. I’m sure firefighting is a fertile ground for trauma-related responses. Don’t dismiss it.
A week sun broke through the clouds and I went like WTF is that and then all those memories came flooding back.
Peak Warming Man said:
A week sun broke through the clouds and I went like WTF is that and then all those memories came flooding back.
Don’t jinx it, I’m trying to catch up on the washing
Peak Warming Man said:
A week sun broke through the clouds and I went like WTF is that and then all those memories came flooding back.
Is this a weekly occurrence?
Well that sucks
Divine Angel said:
Well that sucks
Something’s happened. I can’t quite work out what though.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Well that sucks
Something’s happened. I can’t quite work out what though.
This is the only evidence I have of a rat problem.
When one door closes another opens.
Other than that it’s a pretty good car.
The cords at the back are for the internet, thankfully those are non-chewed.
The blue canister is a spare CO2 for the sodastream
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Well that sucks
Something’s happened. I can’t quite work out what though.
Rats. The cord has been nibbled on in a few places, there claw marks on the appliance.This is the only evidence I have of a rat problem.
Luckily Australia doesn’t have bubonic plague.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Well that sucks
Something’s happened. I can’t quite work out what though.
Rats. The cord has been nibbled on in a few places, there claw marks on the appliance.This is the only evidence I have of a rat problem.
Bugger.
When we had rats in Armidale (usually each winter), they sounded like they were running around above the ceiling with hobnail boots on. A rat trap, carefully filed to a hair trigger and baited with peanut butter, quickly stopped their parties.
Peak Warming Man said:
When one door closes another opens.
Other than that it’s a pretty good car.
this also applies to mental institutions.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:Something’s happened. I can’t quite work out what though.
Rats. The cord has been nibbled on in a few places, there claw marks on the appliance.This is the only evidence I have of a rat problem.
Bugger.
When we had rats in Armidale (usually each winter), they sounded like they were running around above the ceiling with hobnail boots on. A rat trap, carefully filed to a hair trigger and baited with peanut butter, quickly stopped their parties.
Don’t worry, I’ll be sending Mr Mutant to Bunnings for rat traps while I go to Kmart for another pie maker 😒
Around the corner there’s a fast food precinct. The other day I noticed large rat traps scattered around the car parks and near the buildings.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:Rats. The cord has been nibbled on in a few places, there claw marks on the appliance.
This is the only evidence I have of a rat problem.
Bugger.
When we had rats in Armidale (usually each winter), they sounded like they were running around above the ceiling with hobnail boots on. A rat trap, carefully filed to a hair trigger and baited with peanut butter, quickly stopped their parties.
Don’t worry, I’ll be sending Mr Mutant to Bunnings for rat traps while I go to Kmart for another pie maker 😒
https://www.bunnings.com.au/ratsak-max-strength-rat-trap_p0037851
reccommend. Caught 1 rat and 3 mice. use raisins and some jam for bait.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:Rats. The cord has been nibbled on in a few places, there claw marks on the appliance.
This is the only evidence I have of a rat problem.
Bugger.
When we had rats in Armidale (usually each winter), they sounded like they were running around above the ceiling with hobnail boots on. A rat trap, carefully filed to a hair trigger and baited with peanut butter, quickly stopped their parties.
Don’t worry, I’ll be sending Mr Mutant to Bunnings for rat traps while I go to Kmart for another pie maker 😒
Sorted.
:)
Bogsnorkler said:
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:Bugger.
When we had rats in Armidale (usually each winter), they sounded like they were running around above the ceiling with hobnail boots on. A rat trap, carefully filed to a hair trigger and baited with peanut butter, quickly stopped their parties.
Don’t worry, I’ll be sending Mr Mutant to Bunnings for rat traps while I go to Kmart for another pie maker 😒
https://www.bunnings.com.au/ratsak-max-strength-rat-trap_p0037851
reccommend. Caught 1 rat and 3 mice. use raisins and some jam for bait.
Mr Mutant prefers poison but I’m like noooooo! There’s a lot of owls around here!
I’m just glad the cat isn’t leaving me presents of dead rats.
I mean, I’ve had a whole box of mandarins sitting out for two weeks. I’d have thought I’d see evidence of half eaten mandies around.
Divine Angel said:
I’m just glad the cat isn’t leaving me presents of dead rats.
LOL
Divine Angel said:
I’m just glad the cat isn’t leaving me presents of dead rats.
our cat in england used to leave the tails on the back step as proof of his kills.
Bogsnorkler said:
Divine Angel said:
I’m just glad the cat isn’t leaving me presents of dead rats.
our cat in england used to leave the tails on the back step as proof of his kills.
Better than the heads.
He leaves dead cockroaches, skinks and geckos in my shoes.
Bogsnorkler said:
Divine Angel said:
I’m just glad the cat isn’t leaving me presents of dead rats.
our cat in england used to leave the tails on the back step as proof of his kills.
Ours used to leave the heads.
Peak Warming Man said:
A week sun broke through the clouds and I went like WTF is that and then all those memories came flooding back.
We had a similar reaction to strange wet stuff falling out of the sky…but it’s stopped now, so probably a figment of my imagination.
Wow 🙁
Watching a program that has just started to look at child sexual abuse in the Navajo Nation. An ad came on. The visual is of a snack bar as a girl learns to skateboard, the voice over is a girl talking about her teacher sexually abusing her. Then it just stopped and went back to the program.
kii said:
Wow 🙁
Watching a program that has just started to look at child sexual abuse in the Navajo Nation. An ad came on. The visual is of a snack bar as a girl learns to skateboard, the voice over is a girl talking about her teacher sexually abusing her. Then it just stopped and went back to the program.
WTAF???
Bogsnorkler said:
https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/nuytsia/article/1086Neomytus.
Excellent. And I like the use of a descriptive name. And I like the suggested vernacular name of Bouncing Brookweed. We have a Samolus here (S. repens) at one of my roadside spots that I watch which is apparently saline, judging by what grows there. Ours is more dainty than Neo’s one.
Michael V said:
kii said:
Wow 🙁
Watching a program that has just started to look at child sexual abuse in the Navajo Nation. An ad came on. The visual is of a snack bar as a girl learns to skateboard, the voice over is a girl talking about her teacher sexually abusing her. Then it just stopped and went back to the program.
WTAF???
Sounds like they played some of the program audio over the top of the ad? then pulled the ad break and went back to the program while they sorted it out.
Well, MV has ants…I’ve just spent three hours cleaning in the kitchen as we have mice. I had to clean behind the woodheater. The benches (remove everything, clean stuff), the little trolly thingie. Then I discovered where they had been taking the pumpkin seeds into the pantry and eating them on the floor in the corner behind the flour bin. And on top of the flour bin. They can’t get in there, it’s a plastic garbage bin with a clip on lid. But I’ve had enough of cleaning for today.
party_pants said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
Wow 🙁
Watching a program that has just started to look at child sexual abuse in the Navajo Nation. An ad came on. The visual is of a snack bar as a girl learns to skateboard, the voice over is a girl talking about her teacher sexually abusing her. Then it just stopped and went back to the program.
WTAF???
Sounds like they played some of the program audio over the top of the ad? then pulled the ad break and went back to the program while they sorted it out.
No. The program is about Navajo police chief and he’s hallucinating. Dialogue is just in male voices and Diné, the Navajo language.
The ad was a young girl.
kii said:
Wow 🙁
Watching a program that has just started to look at child sexual abuse in the Navajo Nation. An ad came on. The visual is of a snack bar as a girl learns to skateboard, the voice over is a girl talking about her teacher sexually abusing her. Then it just stopped and went back to the program.
What the dickens
buffy said:
Well, MV has ants…I’ve just spent three hours cleaning in the kitchen as we have mice. I had to clean behind the woodheater. The benches (remove everything, clean stuff), the little trolly thingie. Then I discovered where they had been taking the pumpkin seeds into the pantry and eating them on the floor in the corner behind the flour bin. And on top of the flour bin. They can’t get in there, it’s a plastic garbage bin with a clip on lid. But I’ve had enough of cleaning for today.
You’re a good wife.
Bubblecar must be doing Day Sleeping again.
Divine Angel said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Divine Angel said:Don’t worry, I’ll be sending Mr Mutant to Bunnings for rat traps while I go to Kmart for another pie maker 😒
https://www.bunnings.com.au/ratsak-max-strength-rat-trap_p0037851
reccommend. Caught 1 rat and 3 mice. use raisins and some jam for bait.
Mr Mutant prefers poison but I’m like noooooo! There’s a lot of owls around here!
can’t you just miss mushrooms into the rat bait
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
Bogsnorkler said:https://www.bunnings.com.au/ratsak-max-strength-rat-trap_p0037851
reccommend. Caught 1 rat and 3 mice. use raisins and some jam for bait.
Mr Mutant prefers poison but I’m like noooooo! There’s a lot of owls around here!
can’t you just mix mushrooms into the rat bait
fk predictive text ai
kii said:
party_pants said:
Michael V said:WTAF???
Sounds like they played some of the program audio over the top of the ad? then pulled the ad break and went back to the program while they sorted it out.
No. The program is about Navajo police chief and he’s hallucinating. Dialogue is just in male voices and Diné, the Navajo language.
The ad was a young girl.
so what’s the significance of the juxtaposition
kii said:
party_pants said:
Michael V said:WTAF???
Sounds like they played some of the program audio over the top of the ad? then pulled the ad break and went back to the program while they sorted it out.
No. The program is about Navajo police chief and he’s hallucinating. Dialogue is just in male voices and Diné, the Navajo language.
The ad was a young girl.
Odd. They’ve obviously got the wrong audio somehow. I think that’s why they cut short the ad break and went back to the program to figure out what happened. Whether it was a mistake at their end or if the advertising was supplied with that audio. Certainly confusing for the viewer.
party_pants said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
Wow 🙁
Watching a program that has just started to look at child sexual abuse in the Navajo Nation. An ad came on. The visual is of a snack bar as a girl learns to skateboard, the voice over is a girl talking about her teacher sexually abusing her. Then it just stopped and went back to the program.
WTAF???
Sounds like they played some of the program audio over the top of the ad? then pulled the ad break and went back to the program while they sorted it out.
Ah. That makes sense.
x8 = Zenzizenzizenzic
Bogsnorkler said:
x8 = Zenzizenzizenzic
Gesundheit
Bogsnorkler said:
x8 = Zenzizenzizenzic
What about x16?
Michael V said:
party_pants said:
Michael V said:WTAF???
Sounds like they played some of the program audio over the top of the ad? then pulled the ad break and went back to the program while they sorted it out.
Ah. That makes sense.
I’m watching it on AMC+. There were a few earlier glitches where it looked like an ad should be playing, via the timer thingy and the progression bar, but no ad was played.
kii said:
Kingy said:
Currently doing a mental health first aid refresher, online.I am impressed that zoom works so well, but I have better things to do with my Saturday.
I’m impressed that there is mental health first aid training. Excellent. Maybe one day it will help you in your various lines of work. I’m sure firefighting is a fertile ground for trauma-related responses. Don’t dismiss it.
All finished.
I wasn’t dismissing it, it’s a refresher. I’ve done the course twice before, but I need to do it to keep my qualifications current.
I’ve had a few opportunities to use the info, but not as much if I was in Fire&Rescue that do the car accidents and house fires.
I forgot to pay my annual subscription to Scrabble Club. Now they’re sending me threatening letters.
btm said:
I forgot to pay my annual subscription to Scrabble Club. Now they’re sending me threatening letters.
Uh-oh…
Y?
btm said:
I forgot to pay my annual subscription to Scrabble Club. Now they’re sending me threatening letters.
shakes head
btm said:
I forgot to pay my annual subscription to Scrabble Club. Now they’re sending me threatening letters.
Dearie me
The featured article on wiki today is about TRAPPIST-1. It mentions the planets orbit in circular orbits, which surely means nearly circular. There has to be some eccentricity, right?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRAPPIST-1
Divine Angel said:
The featured article on wiki today is about TRAPPIST-1. It mentions the planets orbit in circular orbits, which surely means nearly circular. There has to be some eccentricity, right?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRAPPIST-1
From the Brasser paper in the refs
For planet c we get k2/Q = (8 ± 4) × 10−4 with orbital eccentricity between 0.0013 and 0.0028. For planet e we get a range for k2/Q between 0.007 and 0.0092, and for planet f between 0.0114 and 0.0138. For planets b and d the values from dynamics and interior modelling do not match.
Compare that with Earth’s orbit with 0.0167 eccentricity
Planet e can be called Bond. 0.007 eccentricity is pretty damn near a perfect circle tho
Divine Angel said:
The featured article on wiki today is about TRAPPIST-1. It mentions the planets orbit in circular orbits, which surely means nearly circular. There has to be some eccentricity, right?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRAPPIST-1
an ellipse is just a special kind of circle.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-17/potato-point-emu-population-east-coast-beach/105185358
Good to see, I wonder what they laid baits for.
Part of the Warrego Highway between Brisbane and Ipswich could remain closed for over a year after a truck carrying a wind turbine tower got stuck under an overpass early on Friday.
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/part-of-major-seq-highway-faces-year-long-closure-after-turbine-crash-20250517-p5m00z.html
Divine Angel said:
Part of the Warrego Highway between Brisbane and Ipswich could remain closed for over a year after a truck carrying a wind turbine tower got stuck under an overpass early on Friday.https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/part-of-major-seq-highway-faces-year-long-closure-after-turbine-crash-20250517-p5m00z.html
I had been wondering, recently, as to just how travel along that route might be f***ed up, as there seemed to be no reason these days to dig up long sections of it.
I congratulate them for their creativity.
The dog has priorities
https://www.reddit.com/r/Unexpected/s/fiVkm2inMK
Divine Angel said:
The dog has prioritieshttps://www.reddit.com/r/Unexpected/s/fiVkm2inMK
never fight on an empty stomach.
Divine Angel said:
Part of the Warrego Highway between Brisbane and Ipswich could remain closed for over a year after a truck carrying a wind turbine tower got stuck under an overpass early on Friday.https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/part-of-major-seq-highway-faces-year-long-closure-after-turbine-crash-20250517-p5m00z.html
Blimey.
Michael V said:
I need training in this arena.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:Something’s happened. I can’t quite work out what though.
Rats. The cord has been nibbled on in a few places, there claw marks on the appliance.This is the only evidence I have of a rat problem.
Bugger.
When we had rats in Armidale (usually each winter), they sounded like they were running around above the ceiling with hobnail boots on. A rat trap, carefully filed to a hair trigger and baited with peanut butter, quickly stopped their parties.
ms spock said:
Michael V said:I need training in this arena.
Divine Angel said:Rats. The cord has been nibbled on in a few places, there claw marks on the appliance.
This is the only evidence I have of a rat problem.
Bugger.
When we had rats in Armidale (usually each winter), they sounded like they were running around above the ceiling with hobnail boots on. A rat trap, carefully filed to a hair trigger and baited with peanut butter, quickly stopped their parties.
My cousin and me, at their farm, would shoot rats in the feed shed with his American Crosman slug gun (an honest-to-God ‘weapon’).
One of us would flash on the big Eveready torch, the other take the shot.
Terrific training for shooting fast and accurate.
Bogsnorkler said:
Divine Angel said:
The dog has priorities
never fight on an empty stomach.
don’t they go by odour
Divine Angel said:
The dog has prioritieshttps://www.reddit.com/r/Unexpected/s/fiVkm2inMK
I reckon the dog already knew who they were, before they entered the room.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
The dog has prioritieshttps://www.reddit.com/r/Unexpected/s/fiVkm2inMK
I reckon the dog already knew who they were, before they entered the room.
Scent, most likely.
You can never over-estimate a dog’s sense of smell, espeically long-nosed dogs.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
The dog has prioritieshttps://www.reddit.com/r/Unexpected/s/fiVkm2inMK
I reckon the dog already knew who they were, before they entered the room.
really?
Bogsnorkler said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
The dog has prioritieshttps://www.reddit.com/r/Unexpected/s/fiVkm2inMK
I reckon the dog already knew who they were, before they entered the room.
really?
Yes. Dogs are like that.
Michael V said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Michael V said:I reckon the dog already knew who they were, before they entered the room.
really?
Yes. Dogs are like that.
Dogs are weird.
Mrs S says that, before i retired, The Wolf would begin to ‘wait’ for me a couple of minutes before i arrived home.
Even on days when i came home early.
He doesn’t draw a salary it’s all found though.
I guess he get’s his beer and smokes money by selling indulgences.
Michael V said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Michael V said:I reckon the dog already knew who they were, before they entered the room.
really?
Yes. Dogs are like that.
seeing as they are all rolling around laughing then I guess the dog probably knew them.
>>and thanks to DA, I now know there is more to the thistle than I first thought.
?
Peak Warming Man said:
>>and thanks to DA, I now know there is more to the thistle than I first thought.?
“I’d say thistles, but nobody listens to me, anyway.”- Eeyore
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
Bogsnorkler said:really?
Yes. Dogs are like that.
Dogs are weird.
Mrs S says that, before i retired, The Wolf would begin to ‘wait’ for me a couple of minutes before i arrived home.
Even on days when i came home early.
One dog we had, had a “welcome” bark, and an “I don’t know you” bark. But the welcome bark included the person. “Welcome Rick” was different to “Welcome Mark”.
ruby said:
Peak Warming Man said:
>>and thanks to DA, I now know there is more to the thistle than I first thought.?
“I’d say thistles, but nobody listens to me, anyway.”- Eeyore
Ros handing out thistles on the forum sometimes. DA mentioned Eeyore. Aha.
And I’m sure there are more layers of significance other than the Scottishness and the Eeyoreness.
Bogsnorkler said:
Michael V said:
Bogsnorkler said:really?
Yes. Dogs are like that.
seeing as they are all rolling around laughing then I guess the dog probably knew them.
At the end they are, but not initially.
ruby said:
Peak Warming Man said:
>>and thanks to DA, I now know there is more to the thistle than I first thought.?
“I’d say thistles, but nobody listens to me, anyway.”- Eeyore
Ah, I didn’t know that.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:Yes. Dogs are like that.
Dogs are weird.
Mrs S says that, before i retired, The Wolf would begin to ‘wait’ for me a couple of minutes before i arrived home.
Even on days when i came home early.
One dog we had, had a “welcome” bark, and an “I don’t know you” bark. But the welcome bark included the person. “Welcome Rick” was different to “Welcome Mark”.
Just today, The Wolf was barking, and i knew it meant that someone was at the front door.
I also knew, from the sound of the bark, that it was someone who he knew well.
It was the lady from next door.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:Yes. Dogs are like that.
Dogs are weird.
Mrs S says that, before i retired, The Wolf would begin to ‘wait’ for me a couple of minutes before i arrived home.
Even on days when i came home early.
One dog we had, had a “welcome” bark, and an “I don’t know you” bark. But the welcome bark included the person. “Welcome Rick” was different to “Welcome Mark”.
Ha, that is lovely that you noticed.
My dog greets people on the beach on our morning walks, and now that you mention it, I think there are different yips for different people and their associated dogs. I shall pay attention next time!
ruby said:
ruby said:
Peak Warming Man said:
>>and thanks to DA, I now know there is more to the thistle than I first thought.?
“I’d say thistles, but nobody listens to me, anyway.”- Eeyore
Ros handing out thistles on the forum sometimes. DA mentioned Eeyore. Aha.
And I’m sure there are more layers of significance other than the Scottishness and the Eeyoreness.
Don’t forget the Danes.
ruby said:
ruby said:
Peak Warming Man said:
>>and thanks to DA, I now know there is more to the thistle than I first thought.?
“I’d say thistles, but nobody listens to me, anyway.”- Eeyore
Ros handing out thistles on the forum sometimes. DA mentioned Eeyore. Aha.
And I’m sure there are more layers of significance other than the Scottishness and the Eeyoreness.
I never saw Ros handing out thistles on the forum. Or I never remembered it. No, I’m sure I would’ve. Wouldn’t I?
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:Dogs are weird.
Mrs S says that, before i retired, The Wolf would begin to ‘wait’ for me a couple of minutes before i arrived home.
Even on days when i came home early.
One dog we had, had a “welcome” bark, and an “I don’t know you” bark. But the welcome bark included the person. “Welcome Rick” was different to “Welcome Mark”.
Just today, The Wolf was barking, and i knew it meant that someone was at the front door.
I also knew, from the sound of the bark, that it was someone who he knew well.
It was the lady from next door.
:)
captain_spalding said:
ruby said:
ruby said:“I’d say thistles, but nobody listens to me, anyway.”- Eeyore
Ros handing out thistles on the forum sometimes. DA mentioned Eeyore. Aha.
And I’m sure there are more layers of significance other than the Scottishness and the Eeyoreness.
Don’t forget the Danes.
???
Do tell.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:Dogs are weird.
Mrs S says that, before i retired, The Wolf would begin to ‘wait’ for me a couple of minutes before i arrived home.
Even on days when i came home early.
One dog we had, had a “welcome” bark, and an “I don’t know you” bark. But the welcome bark included the person. “Welcome Rick” was different to “Welcome Mark”.
Just today, The Wolf was barking, and i knew it meant that someone was at the front door.
I also knew, from the sound of the bark, that it was someone who he knew well.
It was the lady from next door.
If you were younger he’d probably teach you new tricks.
Michael V said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Michael V said:Yes. Dogs are like that.
seeing as they are all rolling around laughing then I guess the dog probably knew them.
At the end they are, but not initially.
most dogs won’t take a blind bit of notice when they are gulping food down especially when it senses no danger.
my kelpie didn’t bark at knocks on the door. she’d follow you there. she rarely barked at all. you needed to really stir her up in a playful way to get her to bark.
ruby said:
captain_spalding said:
ruby said:Ros handing out thistles on the forum sometimes. DA mentioned Eeyore. Aha.
And I’m sure there are more layers of significance other than the Scottishness and the Eeyoreness.
Don’t forget the Danes.
???
Do tell.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:One dog we had, had a “welcome” bark, and an “I don’t know you” bark. But the welcome bark included the person. “Welcome Rick” was different to “Welcome Mark”.
Just today, The Wolf was barking, and i knew it meant that someone was at the front door.
I also knew, from the sound of the bark, that it was someone who he knew well.
It was the lady from next door.
If you were younger he’d probably teach you new tricks.
LOL
captain_spalding said:
ruby said:
captain_spalding said:Don’t forget the Danes.
???
Do tell.
Ha, brilliant, I didn’t know about the vikings and the Danes and the thistles!
And I love this-
the thistle came to be the national emblem, standing proudly next to the Scottish motto: “Nemo me impune lacessit”, meaning “No-one harms me without punishment”
I’m going to get some thistle and Scottish motto t shirts made for me and my brothers.
Bogsnorkler said:
my kelpie didn’t bark at knocks on the door. she’d follow you there. she rarely barked at all. you needed to really stir her up in a playful way to get her to bark.
Our kelpie loved things to be in their correct place. If I parked the car up near the house. He’d bark at it and push on the front, to try and get it to go back down the yard where it should have been (where I usually parked it). And he loved to run. A lot.
You could speak to him in full sentences, and he’d (generally) do what was asked.
ruby said:
Peak Warming Man said:
>>and thanks to DA, I now know there is more to the thistle than I first thought.?
“I’d say thistles, but nobody listens to me, anyway.”- Eeyore
Wasn’t it Kanga who ate thistles? “Hot! Hot! HOT!”
Michael V said:
Bogsnorkler said:
my kelpie didn’t bark at knocks on the door. she’d follow you there. she rarely barked at all. you needed to really stir her up in a playful way to get her to bark.
Our kelpie loved things to be in their correct place. If I parked the car up near the house. He’d bark at it and push on the front, to try and get it to go back down the yard where it should have been (where I usually parked it). And he loved to run. A lot.
You could speak to him in full sentences, and he’d (generally) do what was asked.
Splash was a good dog too.
btm said:
ruby said:
Peak Warming Man said:
>>and thanks to DA, I now know there is more to the thistle than I first thought.?
“I’d say thistles, but nobody listens to me, anyway.”- Eeyore
Wasn’t it Kanga who ate thistles? “Hot! Hot! HOT!”
:)))
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Bogsnorkler said:
my kelpie didn’t bark at knocks on the door. she’d follow you there. she rarely barked at all. you needed to really stir her up in a playful way to get her to bark.
Our kelpie loved things to be in their correct place. If I parked the car up near the house. He’d bark at it and push on the front, to try and get it to go back down the yard where it should have been (where I usually parked it). And he loved to run. A lot.
You could speak to him in full sentences, and he’d (generally) do what was asked.
Splash was a good dog too.
Awww.
You remembered his name.
Nice.
:)
tell me Mr Panty Parts. Ya did, or ya didn’t?
It hasn’t finished on tele here yet, but it was all over and done with ages ago.
Woodie said:
tell me Mr Panty Parts. Ya did, or ya didn’t?It hasn’t finished on tele here yet, but it was all over and done with ages ago.
Nah, I didn’t tip my own team, playing away against a higher ranked team.
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
tell me Mr Panty Parts. Ya did, or ya didn’t?It hasn’t finished on tele here yet, but it was all over and done with ages ago.
Nah, I didn’t tip my own team, playing away against a higher ranked team.
It was on delay here (coz it’s Saturday). Probably on delay for you to. Has it been on yet for you?
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
tell me Mr Panty Parts. Ya did, or ya didn’t?It hasn’t finished on tele here yet, but it was all over and done with ages ago.
Nah, I didn’t tip my own team, playing away against a higher ranked team.
It was on delay here (coz it’s Saturday). Probably on delay for you to. Has it been on yet for you?
It was on live here. We pretty much always get the Eagles and Dockers live.
I have Kayo streaming anyway, should I want to watch it.
“They were still round, still black and still up, so thank goodness they survived.”
Going to be a cold one tonight. I’ll have to keep running the water now and then in various room, to try to keep the pipes from freezing.
Bubblecar said:
Going to be a cold one tonight. I’ll have to keep running the water now and then in various room, to try to keep the pipes from freezing.
Here ya go Parpyone.
Have a nice steaming large bowl of home made creamy leek and potato soup. That’ll warm the cockles.
It’s nom noms, Ize tells ya. 😁
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Going to be a cold one tonight. I’ll have to keep running the water now and then in various room, to try to keep the pipes from freezing.
Here ya go Parpyone.
Have a nice steaming large bowl of home made creamy leek and potato soup. That’ll warm the cockles.
It’s nom noms, Ize tells ya. 😁
There’s plenty to go around. I’m having a double helping.😮
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Going to be a cold one tonight. I’ll have to keep running the water now and then in various room, to try to keep the pipes from freezing.
Here ya go Parpyone.
Have a nice steaming large bowl of home made creamy leek and potato soup. That’ll warm the cockles.
It’s nom noms, Ize tells ya. 😁
Ta :)
I Haven’t been cooking lately but tonight I will put a nice big beef and vegetable casserole in the oven.
Bubblecar said:
Going to be a cold one tonight. I’ll have to keep running the water now and then in various room, to try to keep the pipes from freezing.
That is a bit fresh. You’ll probably need to shovel the snow off your driveway tomorrow.
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:
Going to be a cold one tonight. I’ll have to keep running the water now and then in various room, to try to keep the pipes from freezing.
That is a bit fresh. You’ll probably need to shovel the snow off your driveway tomorrow.
This is forecast for next week. Buckle up, and stockpile dunny paper or something.
Kingy said:
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:
Going to be a cold one tonight. I’ll have to keep running the water now and then in various room, to try to keep the pipes from freezing.
That is a bit fresh. You’ll probably need to shovel the snow off your driveway tomorrow.
This is forecast for next week. Buckle up, and stockpile dunny paper or something.
Our warmest minimum for the week ahead will be 1.
Just thinkin’ as one does at this time of night.
Why don’t they put subtitles on TV ads for hearing aids?
My friend The Rocket Scientist posted that the tornado in St Louis Missouri didn’t get him. He lives in the area that was hit.
Woodie said:
Just thinkin’ as one does at this time of night.Why don’t they put subtitles on TV ads for hearing aids?
I use CC all the time now. I can hear perfectly, but some actors mumble. Sometimes I get so caught up in reading the subtitles that I forget to watch the actual images.
I watched the 2019 miniseries Chernobyl at last.
Good acting, good political drama etc.
But the science is terrible.
Consider the following exchange.
Legasov: The uranium will begin to melt the sand around it, creating a kind of lava that will begin to melt down through the shield below.
GORBACHEV: You’ve made… lava.
LEGASOV: I had anticipated this. I believed we had time to reinforce this lower concrete pad before the lava reached the earth and contaminated the groundwater. But as it turns out, I
was worried about the wrong thing. It was my understanding the large water tanks under the reactor were essentially empty.
This is Ulana Khomyuk of the Byelorusian Institute. Thanks to her insight, we are now aware that the
tanks are, in fact, full.
GORBACHEV: Of water. What exactly is the
problem here, Legasov?
KHOMYUK: When the lava enters these tanks, it
will instantly superheat and vaporize approximately 7000 cubic
meters of water, causing a significant thermal explosion.
GORBACHEV: How significant?
KHOMYUK: We estimate between two and four megatons. Everything within a 30 kilometer radius will be completely destroyed, including the other three nuclear reactors at Chernobyl. The entirety of radioactive material in all of the
cores will be ejected at force, and dispersed by a massive shockwave— which will extend approximately
200 kilometers and likely be fatal to the entire population of Kiev as well as a portion of Minsk.
The release of radiation will be severe, and will impact all of
Soviet Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania and Byelorusia, as well as Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Hungary, and most of East Germany.
GORBACHEV: What do you mean “impact”?
LEGASOV: For much of the area, a nearly permanent disruption of water and food supplies, and a steep increase in the rates of
cancer and birth defects. I don’t know how many will die, but— many. For Byelorusia and Ukraine, “impact” means completely uninhabitable. For a minimum of one hundred years.
GORBACHEV: There are fifty million people in Byelorusia and Ukraine alone.
LEGASOV: Sixty. Yes.
GORBACHEV: How long before this happens?
LEGASOV: Approximately 48 to 72 hours.
—-
Just ridiculous.
Even if the entire core and all the sand and boron were converted to lava and the whole plant were converted to lava, and ALL of the energy of that lava were transferred to the water, it’s an explosion of about 1 kiloton, not 2 to 4 megatons. In reality the contact would be gradual and somewhat limited by the contact area. Still, that’s like dozens of MOABs so I’m sure it would be enough to destroy the plant and maybe Pripyat.
The amount of effective radioactive material dispersed in the actual explosion was about 5% of the total material at the plant. So even if the all of that material went airborne, the worst case scenario described above, it would be an environmental health problem about 20 times the observed event. Presumably the exclusion zone would need to be larger, precautions would need to be taken in Belarus and Ukraine somewhat longer, but it’s not enough material to render the whole area uninhabitable for a hundred years.
dv said:
I watched the 2019 miniseries Chernobyl at last.
Good acting, good political drama etc.
But the science is terrible.Consider the following exchange.
Legasov: The uranium will begin to melt the sand around it, creating a kind of lava that will begin to melt down through the shield below.
GORBACHEV: You’ve made… lava.
LEGASOV: I had anticipated this. I believed we had time to reinforce this lower concrete pad before the lava reached the earth and contaminated the groundwater. But as it turns out, I
was worried about the wrong thing. It was my understanding the large water tanks under the reactor were essentially empty.
This is Ulana Khomyuk of the Byelorusian Institute. Thanks to her insight, we are now aware that the
tanks are, in fact, full.
GORBACHEV: Of water. What exactly is the
problem here, Legasov?
KHOMYUK: When the lava enters these tanks, it
will instantly superheat and vaporize approximately 7000 cubic
meters of water, causing a significant thermal explosion.GORBACHEV: How significant?
KHOMYUK: We estimate between two and four megatons. Everything within a 30 kilometer radius will be completely destroyed, including the other three nuclear reactors at Chernobyl. The entirety of radioactive material in all of the
cores will be ejected at force, and dispersed by a massive shockwave— which will extend approximately
200 kilometers and likely be fatal to the entire population of Kiev as well as a portion of Minsk.
The release of radiation will be severe, and will impact all of
Soviet Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania and Byelorusia, as well as Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Hungary, and most of East Germany.GORBACHEV: What do you mean “impact”?
LEGASOV: For much of the area, a nearly permanent disruption of water and food supplies, and a steep increase in the rates of
cancer and birth defects. I don’t know how many will die, but— many. For Byelorusia and Ukraine, “impact” means completely uninhabitable. For a minimum of one hundred years.GORBACHEV: There are fifty million people in Byelorusia and Ukraine alone.
LEGASOV: Sixty. Yes.
GORBACHEV: How long before this happens?
LEGASOV: Approximately 48 to 72 hours.
—-
Just ridiculous.
Even if the entire core and all the sand and boron were converted to lava and the whole plant were converted to lava, and ALL of the energy of that lava were transferred to the water, it’s an explosion of about 1 kiloton, not 2 to 4 megatons. In reality the contact would be gradual and somewhat limited by the contact area. Still, that’s like dozens of MOABs so I’m sure it would be enough to destroy the plant and maybe Pripyat.
The amount of effective radioactive material dispersed in the actual explosion was about 5% of the total material at the plant. So even if the all of that material went airborne, the worst case scenario described above, it would be an environmental health problem about 20 times the observed event. Presumably the exclusion zone would need to be larger, precautions would need to be taken in Belarus and Ukraine somewhat longer, but it’s not enough material to render the whole area uninhabitable for a hundred years.
Meh. What’s a few megatons between friends?
I thought it was a good series on the whole.
Ian said:
dv said:
I watched the 2019 miniseries Chernobyl at last.
Good acting, good political drama etc.
But the science is terrible.Consider the following exchange.
Legasov: The uranium will begin to melt the sand around it, creating a kind of lava that will begin to melt down through the shield below.
GORBACHEV: You’ve made… lava.
LEGASOV: I had anticipated this. I believed we had time to reinforce this lower concrete pad before the lava reached the earth and contaminated the groundwater. But as it turns out, I
was worried about the wrong thing. It was my understanding the large water tanks under the reactor were essentially empty.
This is Ulana Khomyuk of the Byelorusian Institute. Thanks to her insight, we are now aware that the
tanks are, in fact, full.
GORBACHEV: Of water. What exactly is the
problem here, Legasov?
KHOMYUK: When the lava enters these tanks, it
will instantly superheat and vaporize approximately 7000 cubic
meters of water, causing a significant thermal explosion.GORBACHEV: How significant?
KHOMYUK: We estimate between two and four megatons. Everything within a 30 kilometer radius will be completely destroyed, including the other three nuclear reactors at Chernobyl. The entirety of radioactive material in all of the
cores will be ejected at force, and dispersed by a massive shockwave— which will extend approximately
200 kilometers and likely be fatal to the entire population of Kiev as well as a portion of Minsk.
The release of radiation will be severe, and will impact all of
Soviet Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania and Byelorusia, as well as Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Hungary, and most of East Germany.GORBACHEV: What do you mean “impact”?
LEGASOV: For much of the area, a nearly permanent disruption of water and food supplies, and a steep increase in the rates of
cancer and birth defects. I don’t know how many will die, but— many. For Byelorusia and Ukraine, “impact” means completely uninhabitable. For a minimum of one hundred years.GORBACHEV: There are fifty million people in Byelorusia and Ukraine alone.
LEGASOV: Sixty. Yes.
GORBACHEV: How long before this happens?
LEGASOV: Approximately 48 to 72 hours.
—-
Just ridiculous.
Even if the entire core and all the sand and boron were converted to lava and the whole plant were converted to lava, and ALL of the energy of that lava were transferred to the water, it’s an explosion of about 1 kiloton, not 2 to 4 megatons. In reality the contact would be gradual and somewhat limited by the contact area. Still, that’s like dozens of MOABs so I’m sure it would be enough to destroy the plant and maybe Pripyat.
The amount of effective radioactive material dispersed in the actual explosion was about 5% of the total material at the plant. So even if the all of that material went airborne, the worst case scenario described above, it would be an environmental health problem about 20 times the observed event. Presumably the exclusion zone would need to be larger, precautions would need to be taken in Belarus and Ukraine somewhat longer, but it’s not enough material to render the whole area uninhabitable for a hundred years.
Meh. What’s a few megatons between friends?
I thought it was a good series on the whole.
Sure sure, a good watch
Things that peeve me about films etc:
Disposable coffee cups are always empty and it’s obvious because of the “visual weight” of them. They look empty.
Same with the bags that people carry – mostly the shoulder bags that women carry. No visible weight and in some cases the bag is flat and shows the signs of being folded and recently taken out of a box.
Every single person sits on the bed near the pillows, wearing their “day clothes” That is the clothes they have been wearing outside whilst sitting on public spaces – chairs, gutters, bus seats, steps….erky perky.
Also they put their luggage on the bed near the pillows.
Then there are my concerns about where people put their house keys when they walk inside their homes.
Plus – people sit down for breakfast and THEY NEVER FINISH WHAT THEY ARE EATING!!! One or 2 bites, slurps and they leave the rest.
There are more irritating things that I can add to this list. Maybe later.
“Feed on other people’s suffering.”
Excellent description of religious people, and others.
Bubblecar said:
Going to be a cold one tonight. I’ll have to keep running the water now and then in various room, to try to keep the pipes from freezing.
Yeah you can keep that for yourself.
Top of 24, possible showers and storm.
Today’s plans are: all the things we were too lazy to do yesterday, plus petsitting.
Slow start but I got better, 30/50
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-18/hard-quiz-lets-do-it/105294584
Divine Angel said:
Slow start but I got better, 30/50https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-18/hard-quiz-lets-do-it/105294584
Score: 35 / 50
⭐⭐️ Nice job!
But we think you can do even better next time. You’ve scored 28% better than average.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Going to be a cold one tonight. I’ll have to keep running the water now and then in various room, to try to keep the pipes from freezing.
Yeah you can keep that for yourself.
Top of 24, possible showers and storm.
Today’s plans are: all the things we were too lazy to do yesterday, plus petsitting.
I’ll hopefully be relaxing more after a distressing night. Brain chemistry is still in a sort of repetitive panic mode.
But I should be getting a little better each day, with any luck. I’ll also try to stay up later and go to bed at actual night time.
Bubblecar said:
I’ll hopefully be relaxing more after a distressing night. Brain chemistry is still in a sort of repetitive panic mode.
But I should be getting a little better each day, with any luck. I’ll also try to stay up later and go to bed at actual night time.
Last weekend at the Forgotten Fairytales market, Mini Me created a small jar. She filled it with moss, crystals, dried flowers etc. I don’t know how, but I seem to have come home with a metal key ornament from the stall. (Mini Me didn’t use that type of key, she had a different one.) Anyhoo, I know the local discount store sells all the materials needed for such an activity so I’m gonna purchase some and make my own. Obviously it will be Alice inspired, so I’m hoping to find a tiny rabbit to fit in there as well. It will be fake moss, but I have tiny crystals to add.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently nice and chilly – 3 degrees at the back door. There has been some more minor precipitation. Possibly about 1mm. We are forecast a partly cloudy 13.
I think I will go to the wetland reserve and mow the trackside. It will be too cold for snakes at the moment.
Divine Angel said:
Last weekend at the Forgotten Fairytales market, Mini Me created a small jar. She filled it with moss, crystals, dried flowers etc. I don’t know how, but I seem to have come home with a metal key ornament from the stall. (Mini Me didn’t use that type of key, she had a different one.) Anyhoo, I know the local discount store sells all the materials needed for such an activity so I’m gonna purchase some and make my own. Obviously it will be Alice inspired, so I’m hoping to find a tiny rabbit to fit in there as well. It will be fake moss, but I have tiny crystals to add.
That sounds like fun.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Slow start but I got better, 30/50https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-18/hard-quiz-lets-do-it/105294584
Score: 35 / 50
⭐⭐️ Nice job!
But we think you can do even better next time. You’ve scored 28% better than average.
Heading for an exceptional 0/100 after the first 6, but then got careless and ended up with a mediocre 15/50.
Good morning everybody.
Clear, calm, a very chilly 9.5° C and 97% RH right now. BoM forecast a little rain and a top of 25° C.
No agenda. Ants are still being annoying. Especially in the fridge.
DA..I finished The Naturalist last night. Not the best book I’ve ever read. Slow in the beginning, OK in the middle, dragged a bit after that and then finished rather abruptly (my sister in law says I’m a bit too honest in my appraisal of books!) And the messy timelines where I had no idea Philip had died and read half a chapter wondering what was going on. Thanks for the suggestion though, I went and looked at the described artwork and it’s impressive. Possibly could have included something in the novel to show it.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Slow start but I got better, 30/50https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-18/hard-quiz-lets-do-it/105294584
Score: 35 / 50
⭐⭐️ Nice job!
But we think you can do even better next time. You’ve scored 28% better than average.
Heading for an exceptional 0/100 after the first 6, but then got careless and ended up with a mediocre 15/50.
Quite remarkable :)
Many of mine were guesses.
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.Clear, calm, a very chilly 9.5° C and 97% RH right now. BoM forecast a little rain and a top of 25° C.
No agenda. Ants are still being annoying. Especially in the fridge.
Damn. Don’t think I’ve ever had ants in the fridge.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Slow start but I got better, 30/50https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-18/hard-quiz-lets-do-it/105294584
Score: 35 / 50
⭐⭐️ Nice job!
But we think you can do even better next time. You’ve scored 28% better than average.
Heading for an exceptional 0/100 after the first 6, but then got careless and ended up with a mediocre 15/50.
20/50. Number 6 was the only one I could really claim to know. I should have got the squash court one right…but I didn’t.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently nice and chilly – 3 degrees at the back door. There has been some more minor precipitation. Possibly about 1mm. We are forecast a partly cloudy 13.I think I will go to the wetland reserve and mow the trackside. It will be too cold for snakes at the moment.
I might have a go at mowing some of my grass with the electric mower this week.
The exercise and fresh air would do me good.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Slow start but I got better, 30/50https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-18/hard-quiz-lets-do-it/105294584
Score: 35 / 50
⭐⭐️ Nice job!
But we think you can do even better next time. You’ve scored 28% better than average.
Heading for an exceptional 0/100 after the first 6, but then got careless and ended up with a mediocre 15/50.
Same her! I started off so well, wrong answers every time. Then I fucked up and knew something.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:I’ll hopefully be relaxing more after a distressing night. Brain chemistry is still in a sort of repetitive panic mode.
But I should be getting a little better each day, with any luck. I’ll also try to stay up later and go to bed at actual night time.
Darkness always exacerbates a distressed mind.
No, not always.
It’s International Museum Day.
Talking about fresh air, I ought to have a shower and go for a walk to get some wine and I don’t know, Twisties or suchlike.
Bubblecar said:
Talking about fresh air, I ought to have a shower and go for a walk to get some wine and I don’t know, Twisties or suchlike.
No rush, the BWS doesn’t open until 10am on Sundays.
Israel currently in the lead in the Eurovision Grand Final.
Bubblecar said:
Israel currently in the lead in the Eurovision Grand Final.
No spoilers!
Morning Pilgrims, a spiffing day in the pearl.
I’ll finally get some mowing done.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning Pilgrims, a spiffing day in the pearl.
I’ll finally get some mowing done.
Good to hear.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning Pilgrims, a spiffing day in the pearl.
I’ll finally get some mowing done.
Greetings Forumites!
Bubblecar said:
It’s International Museum Day.
I hope that the museums survive in America.
They are going to close down the Irish Potato Famine Museum in America I heard yesterday.
Divine Angel said:
Last weekend at the Forgotten Fairytales market, Mini Me created a small jar. She filled it with moss, crystals, dried flowers etc. I don’t know how, but I seem to have come home with a metal key ornament from the stall. (Mini Me didn’t use that type of key, she had a different one.) Anyhoo, I know the local discount store sells all the materials needed for such an activity so I’m gonna purchase some and make my own. Obviously it will be Alice inspired, so I’m hoping to find a tiny rabbit to fit in there as well. It will be fake moss, but I have tiny crystals to add.
Any photos available?
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Going to be a cold one tonight. I’ll have to keep running the water now and then in various room, to try to keep the pipes from freezing.
Yeah you can keep that for yourself.
Top of 24, possible showers and storm.
Today’s plans are: all the things we were too lazy to do yesterday, plus petsitting.
I’ll hopefully be relaxing more after a distressing night. Brain chemistry is still in a sort of repetitive panic mode.
But I should be getting a little better each day, with any luck. I’ll also try to stay up later and go to bed at actual night time.
Thinking of you Mr Car.
Big hugs!
ms spock said:
Greetings Forumites!
Morning.
:)
ms spock said:
Bubblecar said:
It’s International Museum Day.
I hope that the museums survive in America.
They are going to close down the Irish Potato Famine Museum in America I heard yesterday.
Why?
Michael V said:
ms spock said:Greetings Forumites!
Morning.
:)
ms spock said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:Yeah you can keep that for yourself.
Top of 24, possible showers and storm.
Today’s plans are: all the things we were too lazy to do yesterday, plus petsitting.
I’ll hopefully be relaxing more after a distressing night. Brain chemistry is still in a sort of repetitive panic mode.
But I should be getting a little better each day, with any luck. I’ll also try to stay up later and go to bed at actual night time.
Thinking of you Mr Car.
Big hugs!
Thanks ms spock.
Bad things in buffy’s region:
ABC News:
To celebrate International Museum Day, here’s a baby Apatosaurus at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.
captain_spalding said:
Bad things in buffy’s region:ABC News:
It’s alright, I didn’t eat the mushrooms
captain_spalding said:
Bad things in buffy’s region:ABC News:
Yes, it went up on the VicPol news a couple of days ago. Guess who reads VicPol news in this house…
Bubblecar said:
To celebrate International Museum Day, here’s a baby Apatosaurus at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.
Ischium of an Apatosaurus showing bite marks from Fred Flinstone a large theropod.
Everyone loves Stegosaurus.
This one is in the Natural History Museum, London.
Found out where the rats are coming in. The wall behind the dishwasher is wrecked. I want to call in pest professionals but Mr Mutant is adamant it’s a DIY fix.
Divine Angel said:
Found out where the rats are coming in. The wall behind the dishwasher is wrecked. I want to call in pest professionals but Mr Mutant is adamant it’s a DIY fix.
That sounds a bit catastrophic. Can you see the damage from the outside?
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Found out where the rats are coming in. The wall behind the dishwasher is wrecked. I want to call in pest professionals but Mr Mutant is adamant it’s a DIY fix.
That sounds a bit catastrophic. Can you see the damage from the outside?
Nope. This is directly behind the dishwasher.
Divine Angel said:
Found out where the rats are coming in. The wall behind the dishwasher is wrecked. I want to call in pest professionals but Mr Mutant is adamant it’s a DIY fix.
Humour him for the first day or so then lay down the law.
Divine Angel said:
Found out where the rats are coming in. The wall behind the dishwasher is wrecked. I want to call in pest professionals but Mr Mutant is adamant it’s a DIY fix.
Get professionals.
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Divine Angel said:
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Raised a smile, but I’m pretty sure this isn’t the only surviving forum on the entire electric internet.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
Divine Angel said:
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Raised a smile, but I’m pretty sure this isn’t the only surviving forum on the entire electric internet.
I think mudcat is still going and it’s even less sophisticated than we are here.
buffy said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
Raised a smile, but I’m pretty sure this isn’t the only surviving forum on the entire electric internet.
I think mudcat is still going and it’s even less sophisticated than we are here.
I’ve been having trouble accessing mudcat lately. It used to be good, though.
btm said:
buffy said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Raised a smile, but I’m pretty sure this isn’t the only surviving forum on the entire electric internet.
I think mudcat is still going and it’s even less sophisticated than we are here.
I’ve been having trouble accessing mudcat lately. It used to be good, though.
I don’t use it, but my bushwandering friend is an old folkie. She has mentioned it isn’t as good as it used to be but some of the old users are still participating.
buffy said:
btm said:
buffy said:I think mudcat is still going and it’s even less sophisticated than we are here.
I’ve been having trouble accessing mudcat lately. It used to be good, though.
I don’t use it, but my bushwandering friend is an old folkie. She has mentioned it isn’t as good as it used to be but some of the old users are still participating.
Tamb said:
buffy said:
btm said:I’ve been having trouble accessing mudcat lately. It used to be good, though.
I don’t use it, but my bushwandering friend is an old folkie. She has mentioned it isn’t as good as it used to be but some of the old users are still participating.
The old sssf forum struggles on.
Which one?
Divine Angel said:
Found out where the rats are coming in. The wall behind the dishwasher is wrecked. I want to call in pest professionals but Mr Mutant is adamant it’s a DIY fix.
Suggestion: put in some fine metal mesh over the opening, before plastering over it or whatever.
Rats won’t be able tore-open that avenue of entrances.
Divine Angel said:
Divine Angel said:
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Amen brother.
buffy said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
Raised a smile, but I’m pretty sure this isn’t the only surviving forum on the entire electric internet.
I think mudcat is still going and it’s even less sophisticated than we are here.
NHOI
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
Found out where the rats are coming in. The wall behind the dishwasher is wrecked. I want to call in pest professionals but Mr Mutant is adamant it’s a DIY fix.
Suggestion: put in some fine metal mesh over the opening, before plastering over it or whatever.
Rats won’t be able tore-open that avenue of entrances.
I’ll send him back to Bunnings.
Divine Angel said:
Divine Angel said:
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Should PearlyZephyr be extended an invitation to this Foorum?
I saw some cute Eeyore earrings at the markets this morning. Unfortunately too heavy for my ears. So Mr Mutant is gonna 3D print me an Eeyore, after he prints my White Rabbit for my Alice jar.
buffy said:
Mexican Navy ship crashes into New York’s Brooklyn Bridge carrying more than 200 peopleWhoops…
Maldita sea, acabo de recordar que somos lo que llaman un barco alto…
(Damn, I just remembered we’re what they call a tall ship…)
Michael V said:
ms spock said:Greetings Forumites!
Morning.
:)
:)
buffy said:
Mexican Navy ship crashes into New York’s Brooklyn Bridge carrying more than 200 peopleWhoops…
Oh dear.
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
Bubblecar said:
It’s International Museum Day.
I hope that the museums survive in America.
They are going to close down the Irish Potato Famine Museum in America I heard yesterday.
Why?
Trump wants to close down all histories that don’t promote whiteness, they are removing Black history. Irish and Italians weren’t considered white until the end of the last Century. So Irish is to be removed as well.
Tamb said:
Michael V said:
ms spock said:Greetings Forumites!
Morning.
:)
G’day
:)
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Found out where the rats are coming in. The wall behind the dishwasher is wrecked. I want to call in pest professionals but Mr Mutant is adamant it’s a DIY fix.
That sounds a bit catastrophic. Can you see the damage from the outside?
Nope. This is directly behind the dishwasher.
Bugger.
buffy said:
Mexican Navy ship crashes into New York’s Brooklyn Bridge carrying more than 200 peopleWhoops…
Could be a major equipment failure, perhaps steering or engines, leaving the ship unmanageable in confined waters.
Or a stuff-up.
We’ll wait, and see.
Divine Angel said:
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:)
captain_spalding said:
We’ll wait, and see.
that’s not the forum way
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
Divine Angel said:
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Should PearlyZephyr be extended an invitation to this Foorum?
:)
Probably.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:That sounds a bit catastrophic. Can you see the damage from the outside?
Nope. This is directly behind the dishwasher.
Bugger.
Yeah that’s just replacing a small-ish section of Gyprock, no big deal really. One problem is making sure that the rats really are stopped though. Just replace that part and they’ll chew their way through again. Something pretty substantial has to be fitted, such as a metal barrier to stop them getting to that area.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:We’ll wait, and see.
that’s not the forum way
Oh, sorry, i forgot.
Captain is guilty of gross negligence and derelicton of duty.
To be hung from the yardarm, immediately.
Bubblecar said:
Everyone loves Stegosaurus.This one is in the Natural History Museum, London.
They do!
buffy said:
Mexican Navy ship crashes into New York’s Brooklyn Bridge carrying more than 200 peopleWhoops…
I’ll say.
Divine Angel said:
Found out where the rats are coming in. The wall behind the dishwasher is wrecked. I want to call in pest professionals but Mr Mutant is adamant it’s a DIY fix.
Gosh you were quick with that!
ms spock said:
Michael V said:
ms spock said:I hope that the museums survive in America.
They are going to close down the Irish Potato Famine Museum in America I heard yesterday.
Why?
Trump wants to close down all histories that don’t promote whiteness, they are removing Black history. Irish and Italians weren’t considered white until the end of the last Century. So Irish is to be removed as well.
Seems odd. Irish people are whiter than half Trump’s staff.
buffy said:
Mexican Navy ship crashes into New York’s Brooklyn Bridge carrying more than 200 peopleWhoops…
We’re questions asked beforehand?
It will fit under no worries.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:We’ll wait, and see.
that’s not the forum way
Oh, sorry, i forgot.
Captain is guilty of gross negligence and derelicton of duty.
To be hung from the yardarm, immediately.
Let’s not go too far.
Tau.Neutrino said:
buffy said:
Mexican Navy ship crashes into New York’s Brooklyn Bridge carrying more than 200 peopleWhoops…
We’re questions asked beforehand?
It will fit under no worries.
Just had three planes fly over in formation.
A Spitfire IX and two Mustangs, i believe.
captain_spalding said:
Just had three planes fly over in formation.A Spitfire IX and two Mustangs, i believe.
I remember walking past a hanger a few decades ago at the airport near you, and was rather surprised to see a Spitfire sitting in it. Might even be the same one.
captain_spalding said:
Just had three planes fly over in formation.A Spitfire IX and two Mustangs, i believe.
Airshow on nearby?
captain_spalding said:
Just had three planes fly over in formation.A Spitfire IX and two Mustangs, i believe.
A greater military formation than New Zealand’s entire air force.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Just had three planes fly over in formation.A Spitfire IX and two Mustangs, i believe.
I remember walking past a hanger a few decades ago at the airport near you, and was rather surprised to see a Spitfire sitting in it. Might even be the same one.
You never know what you’ll see at Toowoomba’s aerodrome.
There’s an outfit there, Aerotec, that specialises in restoration work, and which has its own aircraft collection.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Just had three planes fly over in formation.A Spitfire IX and two Mustangs, i believe.
Airshow on nearby?
Yeah, some sort of event at the aerodrome, not far up the road.
Divine Angel said:
Divine Angel said:
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I really miss SSSF, Scribblygum and Techtalk!
I complained about a few things. I wish I hadn’t because I feel like if there hadn’t been so much complaining it might still be going.
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
Michael V said:Why?
Trump wants to close down all histories that don’t promote whiteness, they are removing Black history. Irish and Italians weren’t considered white until the end of the last Century. So Irish is to be removed as well.
Seems odd. Irish people are whiter than half Trump’s staff.
I expect that the Famine Museum made signficant mention of how the effects of the potato famine were exacerbated by the evictions of starving and destitute tenants carried out by English landlords.
Trump wouldn’t like any thing that reflects badly on the behaviour of landlords (as he’s a slumlord himself), or which suggests that an aristocracy is maybe not such a good thing.
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
Divine Angel said:
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I really miss SSSF, Scribblygum and Techtalk!
I complained about a few things. I wish I hadn’t because I feel like if there hadn’t been so much complaining it might still be going.
Nah, the ABC just couldn’t be arsed to provide platforms like those. Undoubtedly, bean-counters objected to anyone on ABC staff being tasked with running such trivialities, and quite possibly the staff saw it as a minor and time-wasting assignment, too.
They just got tired of it.
Mowing halted due to impending rain…………..well that’s my excuse.
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Just had three planes fly over in formation.A Spitfire IX and two Mustangs, i believe.
I remember walking past a hanger a few decades ago at the airport near you, and was rather surprised to see a Spitfire sitting in it. Might even be the same one.
You never know what you’ll see at Toowoomba’s aerodrome.
There’s an outfit there, Aerotec, that specialises in restoration work, and which has its own aircraft collection.
Ah yes, Guido Zucolli.
I was working at Coolangatta Airport in the 80’s when he came through to put a huge amount of oil into the engine oil tank and a quick splash of fuel into it.
Bloody large single-engined beast all right.
captain_spalding said:
Just had three planes fly over in formation.A Spitfire IX and two Mustangs, i believe.
Nice.
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Just had three planes fly over in formation.A Spitfire IX and two Mustangs, i believe.
I remember walking past a hanger a few decades ago at the airport near you, and was rather surprised to see a Spitfire sitting in it. Might even be the same one.
You never know what you’ll see at Toowoomba’s aerodrome.
There’s an outfit there, Aerotec, that specialises in restoration work, and which has its own aircraft collection.
:)
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
ms spock said:Trump wants to close down all histories that don’t promote whiteness, they are removing Black history. Irish and Italians weren’t considered white until the end of the last Century. So Irish is to be removed as well.
Seems odd. Irish people are whiter than half Trump’s staff.
I expect that the Famine Museum made signficant mention of how the effects of the potato famine were exacerbated by the evictions of starving and destitute tenants carried out by English landlords.
Trump wouldn’t like any thing that reflects badly on the behaviour of landlords (as he’s a slumlord himself), or which suggests that an aristocracy is maybe not such a good thing.
That fits.
Spiny Norman said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:Nope. This is directly behind the dishwasher.
Bugger.
Yeah that’s just replacing a small-ish section of Gyprock, no big deal really. One problem is making sure that the rats really are stopped though. Just replace that part and they’ll chew their way through again. Something pretty substantial has to be fitted, such as a metal barrier to stop them getting to that area.
Heavy-duty steel-wool should do the job.
Peak Warming Man said:
Mowing halted due to impending rain…………..well that’s my excuse.
Well, if you kept mowing, it’d be raining from you.
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
Michael V said:Why?
Trump wants to close down all histories that don’t promote whiteness, they are removing Black history. Irish and Italians weren’t considered white until the end of the last Century. So Irish is to be removed as well.
Seems odd. Irish people are whiter than half Trump’s staff.
America is totally odd, that is for sure.
Historically Irish people and Italians weren’t considered white in America until quite recently, relatively speaking.
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
Divine Angel said:
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I really miss SSSF, Scribblygum and Techtalk!
I complained about a few things. I wish I hadn’t because I feel like if there hadn’t been so much complaining it might still be going.
From memory you complained about the misogyny and the sexism. Shit like that needed to be called out.
The men…lolol…making fun of Storm and you, trying to silence me for being upset about inappropriate photos of women, the list is long.
Anyway…
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:I remember walking past a hanger a few decades ago at the airport near you, and was rather surprised to see a Spitfire sitting in it. Might even be the same one.
You never know what you’ll see at Toowoomba’s aerodrome.
There’s an outfit there, Aerotec, that specialises in restoration work, and which has its own aircraft collection.
Ah yes, Guido Zucolli.
I was working at Coolangatta Airport in the 80’s when he came through to put a huge amount of oil into the engine oil tank and a quick splash of fuel into it.
Bloody large single-engined beast all right.
Friends of mine worked for him up in Darwin. steelcon constructions.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
ms spock said:Trump wants to close down all histories that don’t promote whiteness, they are removing Black history. Irish and Italians weren’t considered white until the end of the last Century. So Irish is to be removed as well.
Seems odd. Irish people are whiter than half Trump’s staff.
I expect that the Famine Museum made signficant mention of how the effects of the potato famine were exacerbated by the evictions of starving and destitute tenants carried out by English landlords.
Trump wouldn’t like any thing that reflects badly on the behaviour of landlords (as he’s a slumlord himself), or which suggests that an aristocracy is maybe not such a good thing.
Captain Spalding, I hadn’t considered from that point of view, but that does make sense. In my Gaeilge/Irish classes there’s a running joke about the Irish being the first ones to kick the English out.
Suggestions that an aristocracy/oligarchy maybe not such a good thing is something I hope spreads across America quickly.
captain_spalding said:
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
I really miss SSSF, Scribblygum and Techtalk!
I complained about a few things. I wish I hadn’t because I feel like if there hadn’t been so much complaining it might still be going.
Nah, the ABC just couldn’t be arsed to provide platforms like those. Undoubtedly, bean-counters objected to anyone on ABC staff being tasked with running such trivialities, and quite possibly the staff saw it as a minor and time-wasting assignment, too.
They just got tired of it.
It is such a shame! A real shame for everyone.
It is like when the took stateline for each state and territory off air. It ended so much interactivity.
None of potential new folks can find us now.
AussieDJ said:
Spiny Norman said:
Michael V said:Bugger.
Yeah that’s just replacing a small-ish section of Gyprock, no big deal really. One problem is making sure that the rats really are stopped though. Just replace that part and they’ll chew their way through again. Something pretty substantial has to be fitted, such as a metal barrier to stop them getting to that area.
Heavy-duty steel-wool should do the job.
Yeah, steel wool and expanding foam is a common trick to plug small holes.
This looks like it’s a bit more advanced…
AussieDJ said:
Spiny Norman said:
Michael V said:Bugger.
Yeah that’s just replacing a small-ish section of Gyprock, no big deal really. One problem is making sure that the rats really are stopped though. Just replace that part and they’ll chew their way through again. Something pretty substantial has to be fitted, such as a metal barrier to stop them getting to that area.
Heavy-duty steel-wool should do the job.
I would vote for steel plating or steel mesh that is fixed, otherwise the rats will just come back in. When I was doing zookeeping the rats would come up through the concrete floors unless there was reinforced steel mesh (not the right name) was in the concrete.
buffy said:
Mexican Navy ship crashes into New York’s Brooklyn Bridge carrying more than 200 peopleWhoops…
The forward planning…
^
Any other tall ships?
kii said:
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
I really miss SSSF, Scribblygum and Techtalk!
I complained about a few things. I wish I hadn’t because I feel like if there hadn’t been so much complaining it might still be going.
From memory you complained about the misogyny and the sexism. Shit like that needed to be called out.
The men…lolol…making fun of Storm and you, trying to silence me for being upset about inappropriate photos of women, the list is long.
Anyway…
It is true that shit like misogyny and sexism needs to be called out. I can’t remember the inappropropriate photos of women, I hope Storm and I were of some assistance.
Tau.Neutrino said:
buffy said:
Mexican Navy ship crashes into New York’s Brooklyn Bridge carrying more than 200 peopleWhoops…
The forward planning…
^
Any other tall ships?
New York Brooklyn Bridge
127 ft (38.7 m) above mean high water.
The captain could have googled it for that time period.
Tide Times for Brooklyn Bridge, East River, New York The next low Tide will be at 05:14 pm with a predicted level of 0.98 ft and the last high Tide for today will be at 11:45 pm with water at the 4.79 ft mark.
https://www.fishingreminder.com
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
buffy said:
Mexican Navy ship crashes into New York’s Brooklyn Bridge carrying more than 200 peopleWhoops…
The forward planning…
^
Any other tall ships?
New York Brooklyn Bridge
127 ft (38.7 m) above mean high water.
The captain could have googled it for that time period.
Tide Times for Brooklyn Bridge, East River, New York The next low Tide will be at 05:14 pm with a predicted level of 0.98 ft and the last high Tide for today will be at 11:45 pm with water at the 4.79 ft mark.
https://www.fishingreminder.com
The main mast of the Cuauhtémoc, a Mexican Navy tall ship, is 48.2 meters high. This three-masted barque is 90.5 meters long.
ms spock said:
AussieDJ said:
Spiny Norman said:Yeah that’s just replacing a small-ish section of Gyprock, no big deal really. One problem is making sure that the rats really are stopped though. Just replace that part and they’ll chew their way through again. Something pretty substantial has to be fitted, such as a metal barrier to stop them getting to that area.
Heavy-duty steel-wool should do the job.
I would vote for steel plating or steel mesh that is fixed, otherwise the rats will just come back in. When I was doing zookeeping the rats would come up through the concrete floors unless there was reinforced steel mesh (not the right name) was in the concrete.
We’ve got traps around the place, just gotta make sure cat features doesn’t get to anything.
We have animal-proof flyscreen, do you think that’ll work? We replaced it all because the cat made big holes in our existing fly screens.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:The forward planning…
^
Any other tall ships?
New York Brooklyn Bridge
127 ft (38.7 m) above mean high water.
The captain could have googled it for that time period.
Tide Times for Brooklyn Bridge, East River, New York The next low Tide will be at 05:14 pm with a predicted level of 0.98 ft and the last high Tide for today will be at 11:45 pm with water at the 4.79 ft mark.
https://www.fishingreminder.comThe main mast of the Cuauhtémoc, a Mexican Navy tall ship, is 48.2 meters high. This three-masted barque is 90.5 meters long.
Forward planning might involve knowing the height of all Bridges for sailing under not into.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:New York Brooklyn Bridge
127 ft (38.7 m) above mean high water.
The captain could have googled it for that time period.
Tide Times for Brooklyn Bridge, East River, New York The next low Tide will be at 05:14 pm with a predicted level of 0.98 ft and the last high Tide for today will be at 11:45 pm with water at the 4.79 ft mark.
https://www.fishingreminder.comThe main mast of the Cuauhtémoc, a Mexican Navy tall ship, is 48.2 meters high. This three-masted barque is 90.5 meters long.
Forward planning might involve knowing the height of all Bridges for sailing under not into.
They are saying it went off course.
Hmm.
Nup, not buying that one .
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:
AussieDJ said:Heavy-duty steel-wool should do the job.
I would vote for steel plating or steel mesh that is fixed, otherwise the rats will just come back in. When I was doing zookeeping the rats would come up through the concrete floors unless there was reinforced steel mesh (not the right name) was in the concrete.
We’ve got traps around the place, just gotta make sure cat features doesn’t get to anything.
We have animal-proof flyscreen, do you think that’ll work? We replaced it all because the cat made big holes in our existing fly screens.
Gotta be a metal mesh and I think a rat will even chew through those given enough time. Maybe a few layers of it?
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:
AussieDJ said:Heavy-duty steel-wool should do the job.
I would vote for steel plating or steel mesh that is fixed, otherwise the rats will just come back in. When I was doing zookeeping the rats would come up through the concrete floors unless there was reinforced steel mesh (not the right name) was in the concrete.
We’ve got traps around the place, just gotta make sure cat features doesn’t get to anything.
We have animal-proof flyscreen, do you think that’ll work? We replaced it all because the cat made big holes in our existing fly screens.
Not for rats, they can eat through concrete floors to get into aviaries. Which is why we used to put a certain type of metal mesh half way through pouring the concrete floors.
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:
AussieDJ said:Heavy-duty steel-wool should do the job.
I would vote for steel plating or steel mesh that is fixed, otherwise the rats will just come back in. When I was doing zookeeping the rats would come up through the concrete floors unless there was reinforced steel mesh (not the right name) was in the concrete.
We’ve got traps around the place, just gotta make sure cat features doesn’t get to anything.
We have animal-proof flyscreen, do you think that’ll work? We replaced it all because the cat made big holes in our existing fly screens.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/rapidmesh-600-x-900-x-0-6mm-6-5-x-6-5mm-silver-wire-mesh-panel_p0203641
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:The main mast of the Cuauhtémoc, a Mexican Navy tall ship, is 48.2 meters high. This three-masted barque is 90.5 meters long.
Forward planning might involve knowing the height of all Bridges for sailing under not into.
They are saying it went off course.
Hmm.
Nup, not buying that one .
Rings New York Port authority
Will a 48.7 meter tall ship fit under that 38 .2 meter Brooklyn Bridge at x tide mark.
Yeah. No worries.
Spiny Norman said:
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:I would vote for steel plating or steel mesh that is fixed, otherwise the rats will just come back in. When I was doing zookeeping the rats would come up through the concrete floors unless there was reinforced steel mesh (not the right name) was in the concrete.
We’ve got traps around the place, just gotta make sure cat features doesn’t get to anything.
We have animal-proof flyscreen, do you think that’ll work? We replaced it all because the cat made big holes in our existing fly screens.
Gotta be a metal mesh and I think a rat will even chew through those given enough time. Maybe a few layers of it?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:Forward planning might involve knowing the height of all Bridges for sailing under not into.
They are saying it went off course.
Hmm.
Nup, not buying that one .
Rings New York Port authority
Will a 48.7 meter tall ship fit under that 38 .2 meter Brooklyn Bridge at x tide mark.
Yeah. No worries.
It went off course and the back wheels fell off.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:They are saying it went off course.
Hmm.
Nup, not buying that one .
Rings New York Port authority
Will a 48.7 meter tall ship fit under that 38 .2 meter Brooklyn Bridge at x tide mark.
Yeah. No worries.
It went off course and the back wheels fell off.
Bogsnorkler said:
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:I would vote for steel plating or steel mesh that is fixed, otherwise the rats will just come back in. When I was doing zookeeping the rats would come up through the concrete floors unless there was reinforced steel mesh (not the right name) was in the concrete.
We’ve got traps around the place, just gotta make sure cat features doesn’t get to anything.
We have animal-proof flyscreen, do you think that’ll work? We replaced it all because the cat made big holes in our existing fly screens.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/rapidmesh-600-x-900-x-0-6mm-6-5-x-6-5mm-silver-wire-mesh-panel_p0203641
I was thinking along the lines of this
https://www.amazon.com.au/AWF-PRO-Control-Bacteria-Resistant/dp/B093CMW73M
Tamb said:
Spiny Norman said:
Divine Angel said:We’ve got traps around the place, just gotta make sure cat features doesn’t get to anything.
We have animal-proof flyscreen, do you think that’ll work? We replaced it all because the cat made big holes in our existing fly screens.
Gotta be a metal mesh and I think a rat will even chew through those given enough time. Maybe a few layers of it?
We had rodent invasion problems a few years ago.
Fixed by joining an electric fence driver to the metal flyscreen. It didn’t kill them but it made ‘em yelp & go away.
This is an approach that could work well in my current situation.
Here’s a video of Mr Boaty trying to squeeze under the bridge. It appears to be going in reverse at a fair old power setting, which seems quite odd.
ms spock said:
Tamb said:
Spiny Norman said:Gotta be a metal mesh and I think a rat will even chew through those given enough time. Maybe a few layers of it?
We had rodent invasion problems a few years ago.
Fixed by joining an electric fence driver to the metal flyscreen. It didn’t kill them but it made ‘em yelp & go away.This is an approach that could work well in my current situation.
Spiny Norman said:
Here’s a video of Mr Boaty trying to squeeze under the bridge. It appears to be going in reverse at a fair old power setting, which seems quite odd.
BBC update: 2 fatalities – power failure to blame, apparently.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c991n8p4pdyo
Tamb said:
ms spock said:
Tamb said:We had rodent invasion problems a few years ago.
Fixed by joining an electric fence driver to the metal flyscreen. It didn’t kill them but it made ‘em yelp & go away.This is an approach that could work well in my current situation.
It was a surprise when you forgot it was there & grabbed the door to go outside.
I bet it was LOL!
AI could do your shopping for you
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-18/visa-and-mastercard-artificial-intelligence-agents-explained/105274468
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:Forward planning might involve knowing the height of all Bridges for sailing under not into.
They are saying it went off course.
Hmm.
Nup, not buying that one .
Rings New York Port authority
Will a 48.7 meter tall ship fit under that 38 .2 meter Brooklyn Bridge at x tide mark.
Yeah. No worries.
Look it’s a training ship and now they have been trained.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:They are saying it went off course.
Hmm.
Nup, not buying that one .
Rings New York Port authority
Will a 48.7 meter tall ship fit under that 38 .2 meter Brooklyn Bridge at x tide mark.
Yeah. No worries.
Look it’s a training ship and now they have been trained.
And now they need a bit more training.
:)
Divine Angel said:
AI could do your shopping for you
so groceries trades will be done like stock exchange trades have been done for 30 years cool
AussieDJ said:
Spiny Norman said:
Here’s a video of Mr Boaty trying to squeeze under the bridge. It appears to be going in reverse at a fair old power setting, which seems quite odd.
BBC update: 2 fatalities – power failure to blame, apparently.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c991n8p4pdyo
so Brooklyn Baltimore same difference
Back out at the farm trying to start my car. I have got the engine to turn over and got the coil to produce a spark. Now to find out why the distributors points aren’t working.
And since roughy asked if the leads were in good condition, yeah nah. They are 96 years old and one of them is bare.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
buffy said:
Mexican Navy ship crashes into New York’s Brooklyn Bridge carrying more than 200 peopleWhoops…
The forward planning…
^
Any other tall ships?
New York Brooklyn Bridge
127 ft (38.7 m) above mean high water.
The captain could have googled it for that time period.
Tide Times for Brooklyn Bridge, East River, New York The next low Tide will be at 05:14 pm with a predicted level of 0.98 ft and the last high Tide for today will be at 11:45 pm with water at the 4.79 ft mark.
https://www.fishingreminder.com
That’s a rather small difference between high and low tides, even though the Moon is in the ‘waning gibbous’ phase where it still has a strong influence on tides.
A quick search informs me that the largest tidal variation along the Hudson River is 6 feet (1.8 m), while the smallest is 3 feet (0.9 m).
It appaears that, for a vessel of that size and type, whether it was high or low tide wasn’t going to make a lot of difference in that situation.
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:I would vote for steel plating or steel mesh that is fixed, otherwise the rats will just come back in. When I was doing zookeeping the rats would come up through the concrete floors unless there was reinforced steel mesh (not the right name) was in the concrete.
We’ve got traps around the place, just gotta make sure cat features doesn’t get to anything.
We have animal-proof flyscreen, do you think that’ll work? We replaced it all because the cat made big holes in our existing fly screens.
Not for rats, they can eat through concrete floors to get into aviaries. Which is why we used to put a certain type of metal mesh half way through pouring the concrete floors.
Termimesh.
(For termites.)
SCIENCE said:
AussieDJ said:
Spiny Norman said:
Here’s a video of Mr Boaty trying to squeeze under the bridge. It appears to be going in reverse at a fair old power setting, which seems quite odd.
BBC update: 2 fatalities – power failure to blame, apparently.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c991n8p4pdyo
so Brooklyn Baltimore same difference
It was probably green energy, was the sun going down?
Divine Angel said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Divine Angel said:We’ve got traps around the place, just gotta make sure cat features doesn’t get to anything.
We have animal-proof flyscreen, do you think that’ll work? We replaced it all because the cat made big holes in our existing fly screens.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/rapidmesh-600-x-900-x-0-6mm-6-5-x-6-5mm-silver-wire-mesh-panel_p0203641
I was thinking along the lines of this
https://www.amazon.com.au/AWF-PRO-Control-Bacteria-Resistant/dp/B093CMW73M
This should do the trick. Not sure if Bunnings have them though.
American ABC News reports that:
‘The captain, who was maneuvering the ship, lost power and mechanical function, and the current “caused the ship to go right into the pillar of the bridge, hitting the mass of the ship where there was a couple of sailors,” NYPD Chief Wilson Aramboles said during a press briefing.’
The video of the incident shows the ship going astern (backwards) under the bridge.
No captain of a large ship navigates his vessel around a busy, confined harbour backwards.You don’t intentionally take a ‘tall ship’ under a bridge backwards.
As i suggested before, it seems to be a case of major equipment failure.
Kingy said:
Divine Angel said:
Bogsnorkler said:https://www.bunnings.com.au/rapidmesh-600-x-900-x-0-6mm-6-5-x-6-5mm-silver-wire-mesh-panel_p0203641
I was thinking along the lines of this
https://www.amazon.com.au/AWF-PRO-Control-Bacteria-Resistant/dp/B093CMW73M
This should do the trick. Not sure if Bunnings have them though.
I used to know a bloke who could get them for you, wholesale.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:Rings New York Port authority
Will a 48.7 meter tall ship fit under that 38 .2 meter Brooklyn Bridge at x tide mark.
Yeah. No worries.
Look it’s a training ship and now they have been trained.
And now they need a bit more training.
:)
Will it fit?
Moments Later.
Mexican sailors were seen dangling from a navy training vessel’s main mast moments after the ship smashed into the Brooklyn Bridge.
Looks like it won’t fit captain.
captain_spalding said:
American ABC News reports that:‘The captain, who was maneuvering the ship, lost power and mechanical function, and the current “caused the ship to go right into the pillar of the bridge, hitting the mass of the ship where there was a couple of sailors,” NYPD Chief Wilson Aramboles said during a press briefing.’
The video of the incident shows the ship going astern (backwards) under the bridge.
No captain of a large ship navigates his vessel around a busy, confined harbour backwards.You don’t intentionally take a ‘tall ship’ under a bridge backwards.
As i suggested before, it seems to be a case of major equipment failure.
What would the tidal flow have been like?
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:We’ve got traps around the place, just gotta make sure cat features doesn’t get to anything.
We have animal-proof flyscreen, do you think that’ll work? We replaced it all because the cat made big holes in our existing fly screens.
Not for rats, they can eat through concrete floors to get into aviaries. Which is why we used to put a certain type of metal mesh half way through pouring the concrete floors.
Termimesh.
(For termites.)
Thanks Mr V!
Kingy said:
Divine Angel said:
Bogsnorkler said:https://www.bunnings.com.au/rapidmesh-600-x-900-x-0-6mm-6-5-x-6-5mm-silver-wire-mesh-panel_p0203641
I was thinking along the lines of this
https://www.amazon.com.au/AWF-PRO-Control-Bacteria-Resistant/dp/B093CMW73M
This should do the trick. Not sure if Bunnings have them though.
LOL with handy instructions.
The weather forecast is is for extreme rainfall in Eastern NSW this week.
Perhaps the forumites there should start stockpiling dunny paper too.
This is a training ship. This is how you crash into a bridge.
AussieDJ said:
captain_spalding said:
American ABC News reports that:‘The captain, who was maneuvering the ship, lost power and mechanical function, and the current “caused the ship to go right into the pillar of the bridge, hitting the mass of the ship where there was a couple of sailors,” NYPD Chief Wilson Aramboles said during a press briefing.’
The video of the incident shows the ship going astern (backwards) under the bridge.
No captain of a large ship navigates his vessel around a busy, confined harbour backwards.You don’t intentionally take a ‘tall ship’ under a bridge backwards.
As i suggested before, it seems to be a case of major equipment failure.
What would the tidal flow have been like?
The current in the East River (which is not actually a river, at all) can be 4 knots, or 7.5 kmh.
In today’s edition of duh me:
At some point in the distant past I created an account on the Woolies app. Have never used it. Today, I did. We’re conducting an experiment with click and collect groceries to see if we can save money (I am the absolute worst impulse shopper).
Anyhoo, I get to the collection point at the store, give my name. They can’t find my order. Turns out I signed up using a fake name 🤦🏻♀️
Divine Angel said:
In today’s edition of duh me:At some point in the distant past I created an account on the Woolies app. Have never used it. Today, I did. We’re conducting an experiment with click and collect groceries to see if we can save money (I am the absolute worst impulse shopper).
Anyhoo, I get to the collection point at the store, give my name. They can’t find my order. Turns out I signed up using a fake name 🤦🏻♀️
did you get your order?
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
In today’s edition of duh me:At some point in the distant past I created an account on the Woolies app. Have never used it. Today, I did. We’re conducting an experiment with click and collect groceries to see if we can save money (I am the absolute worst impulse shopper).
Anyhoo, I get to the collection point at the store, give my name. They can’t find my order. Turns out I signed up using a fake name 🤦🏻♀️
did you get your order?
Sure did
Anyway Arts, do you still have a spare handle? Sarah doesn’t have a login here and new registrations are closed.
Tau.Neutrino said:
This is a training ship. This is how you crash into a bridge.
Mexican Navy discovers arithmetic.
Divine Angel said:
In today’s edition of duh me:At some point in the distant past I created an account on the Woolies app. Have never used it. Today, I did. We’re conducting an experiment with click and collect groceries to see if we can save money (I am the absolute worst impulse shopper).
Anyhoo, I get to the collection point at the store, give my name. They can’t find my order. Turns out I signed up using a fake name 🤦🏻♀️
Was it “Divine Angel”?
Divine Angel said:
Anyway Arts, do you still have a spare handle? Sarah doesn’t have a login here and new registrations are closed.
I gave my spare handle to the Shebs child…
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Anyway Arts, do you still have a spare handle? Sarah doesn’t have a login here and new registrations are closed.
I gave my spare handle to the Shebs child…
I haven’t got one. This is the only one i have.
Divine Angel said:
In today’s edition of duh me:At some point in the distant past I created an account on the Woolies app. Have never used it. Today, I did. We’re conducting an experiment with click and collect groceries to see if we can save money (I am the absolute worst impulse shopper).
Anyhoo, I get to the collection point at the store, give my name. They can’t find my order. Turns out I signed up using a fake name 🤦🏻♀️
Snigger.
:)
I can’t remember the passwords for my extra handles.
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Anyway Arts, do you still have a spare handle? Sarah doesn’t have a login here and new registrations are closed.
I gave my spare handle to the Shebs child…
you can give them to more than one person. just ask them to burn after reading.
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Anyway Arts, do you still have a spare handle? Sarah doesn’t have a login here and new registrations are closed.
I gave my spare handle to the Shebs child…
I haven’t got one. This is the only one i have.
Neither do I, and I don’t know the password for this one, the computer logs me in automatically.
If this computer dies I won’t be able to log in.
Chimps sometimes care for others’ wounds, and scientists want to know why
There is still debate, researchers say, over whether the behavior is instinctual or based in more complex thought or even empathy.
May 14, 2025
By Vivian Ho
Primatologist Elodie Freymann arrived in Uganda’s Budongo Forest in 2021 to observe the chimpanzees there and learn more about their ability to self-medicate with healing plants.
But as she flipped through a field book at the site containing the observations of researchers dating back to 1993, she began to notice accounts of the chimps not just ingesting plants to self-medicate, but using them for wound care — and sometimes not always on themselves.
In looking through 30 years of observations — as well as eight months of their own — Freymann and her colleagues found that the chimpanzees of Budongo have, in dozens of instances, administered first aid on themselves and others. According to Freymann, these observations, published Wednesday in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, raise questions over chimpanzees’ capacity for empathy and altruism.
“It’s hard to prove that a nonhuman animal has empathy because you can’t sit down and have a conversation with them,” Freymann said. “Most studies have been done in captivity. But this provides a case study, or several case studies, of chimpanzees in the wild possessing the ability to not just take care of themselves, but to transfer those skills to others.”
Chimpanzees and their behaviors have long dominated the field of zoopharmacognosy, the study of nonhuman self-medication. In addition to Freymann’s previous research looking into chimpanzees ingesting healing plants to self-medicate, researchers who documented chimpanzees using insects to treat themselves and others in Loango National Park in Gabon argued that their behavior was evidence of their capacity for “prosocial behaviors,” or voluntary actions that serve the best interest of another.
The research into the chimpanzees of Budongo found 34 instances of the chimpanzees practicing self-care, whether it be something as simple as licking their wounds or using leaves to wipe after a bowel movement or mating, to something more complex, such as chewing up plants and putting the material on a wound. There have been seven more instances of chimpanzees providing this sort of care on other chimpanzees and not just related kin.
In 2012, a subadult male — a chimpanzee between the age of 10 and 14 — identified as PS sucked the wound on the leg of another subadult male identified as ZG. In 2008, researchers documented an adult male identified as NK removing the nylon snare off an unrelated adult female.
The behavior also raises questions over whether the animals’ caring skills are instinctual or acquired and then passed on through social learning, Freymann said. In 2008, researchers observed an adult female identified as NB, injured in a bout of intragroup aggression, applying a folded and chewed leaf to her wound. Her daughter, a juvenile female identified as NT, observed her mother doing this and then mimicked the behavior, chewing a leaf and then applying it to her mother’s wound.
“I’m not making a case that every certain medicinal behavior is learned, but I think it’s not out of the question that chimpanzees are capable of possessing medicinal culture,” Freymann said.
Given that apes are considered the closest evolutionary cousin to human beings, understanding “cognitive and social foundations of health-care behaviors in humans requires examining their evolutionary precursors in our closest living relatives,” Freymann argued in her research article. The chimpanzee behavior observed in Budongo suggests that “the shared ancestors that we have with chimps and apes would have likely been capable of this kind of caregiving and have the capacity to identify those in need of care and to provide that to others,” Freymann said.
But Alexander Piel, a University College London associate professor of evolutionary anthropology who was not involved in Freymann’s research, noted that the prosocial behavior demonstrated by chimpanzees in Budongo was very rare, which makes him reluctant to tie the findings to human evolution. There’s always an inclination, he said, to connect similarities between humans and apes to evolution, and while it’s always a possibility, “we share other features with them, like our intense sociality, and we share them with non-apes.”
Researchers have observed prosocial health-care behaviors among non-ape species such as elephants and dwarf mongooses, Freymann wrote in her study. “The fact that we see them in non-closely related species suggests that there are some other drivers to this beyond humanness or human-relatedness. … Empathy is a part of the equation, but the data doesn’t support that it’s the ultimate driver of this behavior,” Piel said.
The findings provide a good jumping-off point, Piel said, for exploration into the drivers behind this rare type of prosocial behavior — for example, why chimps are so selective in providing health care to other chimps. Freymann said there will be more studies to come, as well as more long-term monitoring.
“I think we’re going to find medicinal cultures not just in chimps but in other animals as well,” Freymann said. “There’s debate always, but there are some medicinal behaviors that appear to be instinctual, the more basic ones. There are some behaviors that we’ve observed that I think are too complex to be instinctual.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/05/14/chimpanzees-first-aid-empathy-research-uganda/
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:I gave my spare handle to the Shebs child…
I haven’t got one. This is the only one i have.
Neither do I, and I don’t know the password for this one, the computer logs me in automatically.
If this computer dies I won’t be able to log in.
i write my passwords down. plus i use the same one, or variations, for all non-critical log-ins.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:I gave my spare handle to the Shebs child…
I haven’t got one. This is the only one i have.
Neither do I, and I don’t know the password for this one, the computer logs me in automatically.
If this computer dies I won’t be able to log in.
I know my login for here because at irregular intervals it requires me to log in again.
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:I haven’t got one. This is the only one i have.
Neither do I, and I don’t know the password for this one, the computer logs me in automatically.
If this computer dies I won’t be able to log in.i write my passwords down. plus i use the same one, or variations, for all non-critical log-ins.
If you’re not careful some crazy person will guess your password and start posting in your stead… wait
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
This is a training ship. This is how you crash into a bridge.Mexican Navy discovers arithmetic.
Mexican Navy discovers need for backup power.
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Anyway Arts, do you still have a spare handle? Sarah doesn’t have a login here and new registrations are closed.
I gave my spare handle to the Shebs child…
you can give them to more than one person. just ask them to burn after reading.
I think she changed the password.. the she said “do you mind if I change th password so I can come back to the forum form time to time”. and I said sure…
then she ghosted all of us.
but I’m not mad, I have no regrets, she might just need to feel like she can have a bit of her dad’s world even if she doesn’t visit it.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
This is a training ship. This is how you crash into a bridge.Mexican Navy discovers arithmetic.
Mexican Navy discovers need for backup power.
I remember another ship that lost power and crashed into a bridge.
Today I have eaten two dimsims, 6 hot jam donuts and a massive quantity of M&Ms. I plan on getting a large HJ Whopper meal to end the day. Thus endeth the lesson to Buffy on the meaning of indulgence.
Arts said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:I gave my spare handle to the Shebs child…
you can give them to more than one person. just ask them to burn after reading.
I think she changed the password.. the she said “do you mind if I change th password so I can come back to the forum form time to time”. and I said sure…
then she ghosted all of us.
but I’m not mad, I have no regrets, she might just need to feel like she can have a bit of her dad’s world even if she doesn’t visit it.
darn!
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:I haven’t got one. This is the only one i have.
Neither do I, and I don’t know the password for this one, the computer logs me in automatically.
If this computer dies I won’t be able to log in.i write my passwords down. plus i use the same one, or variations, for all non-critical log-ins.
thanks can yous please show us the evidence of that here for example using an image of it
Darn, ok
Divine Angel said:
Darn, ok
On occasion one can take the meaning of ‘sometimes food’ to the extreme.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Today I have eaten two dimsims, 6 hot jam donuts and a massive quantity of M&Ms. I plan on getting a large HJ Whopper meal to end the day. Thus endeth the lesson to Buffy on the meaning of indulgence.
That would send party pants into a coma
I just remembered something that i felt that i should do .
I sent this message to the local Lifeline management:
‘‘I looked in at your ‘Herries Street Superstore’ on Friday 16 May. There, i saw a small, unbranded Tupperware-type container of, i estimated, about 500ml capacity. It was in ‘good’ condition, but was clearly a used item.
When i turned it over, i saw the price marked on it:
$8.00
WT Actual F?
Honestly, i burst into laughter.
I don’t know who’s marking the prices for items in some of your shops, but i suggest that they may be in need of some kind of help.
Please see here:
https://www.coles.com.au/product/sistema-klip-it-plus-rectangle-container-400ml-1-each-3793906
Even without the ’40% discount’, Coles beats your Herries Street shop into a pulp. And, the item was DONATED to your shop. You didn’t have to pay anything for it.
Forget about your ‘overheads’. If your overheads require prices of $8 for something that should sell for 50 cents (at most), then you’re in over your head.
Please bring Lifeline shops back to Planet Earth.”
Here’s the COles item i referred to:
Op shops are a joke these days. They’re selling used Kmart shirts for $6-$10 when Kmart only sells them for $4.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Today I have eaten two dimsims, 6 hot jam donuts and a massive quantity of M&Ms. I plan on getting a large HJ Whopper meal to end the day. Thus endeth the lesson to Buffy on the meaning of indulgence.
I hate to break it to you, but…M&Ms don’t count as chocolate. You will need to eat some late night chocolate to really call it a day of indulgence.
:)
Divine Angel said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Today I have eaten two dimsims, 6 hot jam donuts and a massive quantity of M&Ms. I plan on getting a large HJ Whopper meal to end the day. Thus endeth the lesson to Buffy on the meaning of indulgence.
That would send party pants into a coma
I don’t think I could manage 6 jam doughnuts in a day. Two. Maybe three, but they would have to be spread several hours apart.
buffy said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Today I have eaten two dimsims, 6 hot jam donuts and a massive quantity of M&Ms. I plan on getting a large HJ Whopper meal to end the day. Thus endeth the lesson to Buffy on the meaning of indulgence.
I hate to break it to you, but…M&Ms don’t count as chocolate. You will need to eat some late night chocolate to really call it a day of indulgence.
:)
If dark chocolate is healthier how is it more indulgent than milk chocolate?
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:I haven’t got one. This is the only one i have.
Neither do I, and I don’t know the password for this one, the computer logs me in automatically.
If this computer dies I won’t be able to log in.i write my passwords down. plus i use the same one, or variations, for all non-critical log-ins.
Is there anyway I can get the computer to tell me the password, it dam well knows it.
Divine Angel said:
Op shops are a joke these days. They’re selling used Kmart shirts for $6-$10 when Kmart only sells them for $4.
Next thing you know they’ll be selling used undies.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:Neither do I, and I don’t know the password for this one, the computer logs me in automatically.
If this computer dies I won’t be able to log in.i write my passwords down. plus i use the same one, or variations, for all non-critical log-ins.
Is there anyway I can get the computer to tell me the password, it dam well knows it.
not unless you have told the puta to save them, i don’t believe.
buffy said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Today I have eaten two dimsims, 6 hot jam donuts and a massive quantity of M&Ms. I plan on getting a large HJ Whopper meal to end the day. Thus endeth the lesson to Buffy on the meaning of indulgence.
I hate to break it to you, but…M&Ms don’t count as chocolate. You will need to eat some late night chocolate to really call it a day of indulgence.
:)
Buffy is upping the ante by adding time limits to indulgence… savage
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Op shops are a joke these days. They’re selling used Kmart shirts for $6-$10 when Kmart only sells them for $4.
Next thing you know they’ll be selling used undies.
As long as that’s what the customer wants, and the items are appropriately priced…
Peak Warming Man said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:Neither do I, and I don’t know the password for this one, the computer logs me in automatically.
If this computer dies I won’t be able to log in.i write my passwords down. plus i use the same one, or variations, for all non-critical log-ins.
Is there anyway I can get the computer to tell me the password, it dam well knows it.
Give me remote access and share your screen and we will be able to help you with that toot sweet…
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Op shops are a joke these days. They’re selling used Kmart shirts for $6-$10 when Kmart only sells them for $4.
Next thing you know they’ll be selling used undies.
What browser? Should be under saved passwords in settings.
What browser you using, PWM?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Op shops are a joke these days. They’re selling used Kmart shirts for $6-$10 when Kmart only sells them for $4.
Next thing you know they’ll be selling used undies.
What browser? Should be under saved passwords in settings.
I am so keeping this post for posterity
I am cooking a roast pork tonight with cracking.. the daughter decided to go out with friends last night and came home at 5.30am. She has requested an ‘orange’ poweraid, and her boyfriend has just arrived with a bag of hungry jacks… I was going to put up some shelves for her today, but I think I might leave that for another time…
so the roast and the veggies will be for the three of us… and the night will likely end with a game of monopoly
Arts said:
buffy said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Today I have eaten two dimsims, 6 hot jam donuts and a massive quantity of M&Ms. I plan on getting a large HJ Whopper meal to end the day. Thus endeth the lesson to Buffy on the meaning of indulgence.
I hate to break it to you, but…M&Ms don’t count as chocolate. You will need to eat some late night chocolate to really call it a day of indulgence.
:)
Buffy is upping the ante by adding time limits to indulgence… savage
Oi! I wasn’t the one who began the post with “today”…
Anyway, I’m going to watch The Piano and Bergerac on my ABC
buffy said:
Arts said:
buffy said:I hate to break it to you, but…M&Ms don’t count as chocolate. You will need to eat some late night chocolate to really call it a day of indulgence.
:)
Buffy is upping the ante by adding time limits to indulgence… savage
Oi! I wasn’t the one who began the post with “today”…
I indulged today, I had a sausage in a bun with onions from Bunnings to help some guy ride for cancer… I think supporting cancer is weird, but I’m not going to judge him
I only ate half the bun, because I’m not a fan of white bread products.. but I still call it indulgence since it’s not something I would normally eat
Arts said:
buffy said:
Arts said:Buffy is upping the ante by adding time limits to indulgence… savage
Oi! I wasn’t the one who began the post with “today”…
I indulged today, I had a sausage in a bun with onions from Bunnings to help some guy ride for cancer… I think supporting cancer is weird, but I’m not going to judge him
I only ate half the bun, because I’m not a fan of white bread products.. but I still call it indulgence since it’s not something I would normally eat
come to think of it, that probably drove my craving for the veggies for tonight…
Arts said:
buffy said:
Arts said:Buffy is upping the ante by adding time limits to indulgence… savage
Oi! I wasn’t the one who began the post with “today”…
I indulged today, I had a sausage in a bun with onions from Bunnings to help some guy ride for cancer… I think supporting cancer is weird, but I’m not going to judge him
I only ate half the bun, because I’m not a fan of white bread products.. but I still call it indulgence since it’s not something I would normally eat
processed meats, aka sausages, can cause cancer.
Our Bunnings fundraiser was a local private school’s netball team.
I’ve so many fundraising BBQs I could tell the sausages and bread were from Coles.
captain_spalding said:
I just remembered something that i felt that i should do .
I sent this message to the local Lifeline management:
‘‘I looked in at your ‘Herries Street Superstore’ on Friday 16 May. There, i saw a small, unbranded Tupperware-type container of, i estimated, about 500ml capacity. It was in ‘good’ condition, but was clearly a used item.
When i turned it over, i saw the price marked on it:
$8.00
WT Actual F?
Honestly, i burst into laughter.
I don’t know who’s marking the prices for items in some of your shops, but i suggest that they may be in need of some kind of help.
Please see here:
https://www.coles.com.au/product/sistema-klip-it-plus-rectangle-container-400ml-1-each-3793906
Even without the ’40% discount’, Coles beats your Herries Street shop into a pulp. And, the item was DONATED to your shop. You didn’t have to pay anything for it.
Forget about your ‘overheads’. If your overheads require prices of $8 for something that should sell for 50 cents (at most), then you’re in over your head.
Please bring Lifeline shops back to Planet Earth.”
Here’s the COles item i referred to:
well we blame dirty CHINA and their cheap mass production market manipulations
Arts said:
I am cooking a roast pork tonight with cracking.. the daughter decided to go out with friends last night and came home at 5.30am. She has requested an ‘orange’ poweraid, and her boyfriend has just arrived with a bag of hungry jacks… I was going to put up some shelves for her today, but I think I might leave that for another time…so the roast and the veggies will be for the three of us… and the night will likely end with a game of monopoly
so it will never end
Divine Angel said:
Our Bunnings fundraiser was a local private school’s netball team.I’ve so many fundraising BBQs I could tell the sausages and bread were from Coles.
Could you tell the difference between the sausages and the bread?
Arts said:
buffy said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Today I have eaten two dimsims, 6 hot jam donuts and a massive quantity of M&Ms. I plan on getting a large HJ Whopper meal to end the day. Thus endeth the lesson to Buffy on the meaning of indulgence.
I hate to break it to you, but…M&Ms don’t count as chocolate. You will need to eat some late night chocolate to really call it a day of indulgence.
:)
Buffy is upping the ante by adding time limits to indulgence… savage
Does it change things if I admit I are the donuts over the course of an hour?
Divine Angel said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Today I have eaten two dimsims, 6 hot jam donuts and a massive quantity of M&Ms. I plan on getting a large HJ Whopper meal to end the day. Thus endeth the lesson to Buffy on the meaning of indulgence.
That would send party pants into a coma
I’d manage by injecting more insulin, but it would just make me (more) fat in the long term.
So far today I had a bowl of cereal, a couple of bikkies, several coffees with frothed milk (that counts), a Bunnings fundraiser sausage sandwich, and an apple. Thinking about supermarket frozen chicken kiev and steamed veggies for dinner. Or spicey jalapeno sausages in a sandwich.
Arts said:
buffy said:
Arts said:Buffy is upping the ante by adding time limits to indulgence… savage
Oi! I wasn’t the one who began the post with “today”…
I indulged today, I had a sausage in a bun with onions from Bunnings to help some guy ride for cancer… I think supporting cancer is weird, but I’m not going to judge him
I only ate half the bun, because I’m not a fan of white bread products.. but I still call it indulgence since it’s not something I would normally eat
Mine was for the local Highland Dancing club. I’m not even Scottish, but the smell of the onions and BBQ was too good to pass by.
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Today I have eaten two dimsims, 6 hot jam donuts and a massive quantity of M&Ms. I plan on getting a large HJ Whopper meal to end the day. Thus endeth the lesson to Buffy on the meaning of indulgence.
That would send party pants into a coma
I’d manage by injecting more insulin, but it would just make me (more) fat in the long term.
So far today I had a bowl of cereal, a couple of bikkies, several coffees with frothed milk (that counts), a Bunnings fundraiser sausage sandwich, and an apple. Thinking about supermarket frozen chicken kiev and steamed veggies for dinner. Or spicey jalapeno sausages in a sandwich.
I just made a curry out of all the leftovers in the fridge, turned out alright.
Divine Angel said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:Next thing you know they’ll be selling used undies.
What browser? Should be under saved passwords in settings.
I am so keeping this post for posterity
Doh.
Goddamn my footy tips have gone to pot this afternoon.
.. and I bloody changed two of them last night!
DA still around?
party_pants said:
Goddamn my footy tips have gone to pot this afternoon... and I bloody changed two of them last night!
This last minute changing of your picks might lead others to conclude that you don’t know what you’re doing.
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:
Goddamn my footy tips have gone to pot this afternoon... and I bloody changed two of them last night!
This last minute changing of your picks might lead others to conclude that you don’t know what you’re doing.
my dismal scores are already a dead giveaway.
btm said:
DA still around?
Oui
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Op shops are a joke these days. They’re selling used Kmart shirts for $6-$10 when Kmart only sells them for $4.
Next thing you know they’ll be selling used undies.
What browser? Should be under saved passwords in settings.
Ok, thanks Witty, I’ll play with it in the morning.
Divine Angel said:
btm said:
DA still around?
Oui
I’ve got an account on here you can give Sarah. Drop me an email at kariwitchet at proton dot me.
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
I am cooking a roast pork tonight with cracking.. the daughter decided to go out with friends last night and came home at 5.30am. She has requested an ‘orange’ poweraid, and her boyfriend has just arrived with a bag of hungry jacks… I was going to put up some shelves for her today, but I think I might leave that for another time…so the roast and the veggies will be for the three of us… and the night will likely end with a game of monopoly
so it will never end
like the song
Ok, so we might have a special new forumite soon.
I have just got off the phone with Dr Karl himself, and he had no idea that this forum still existed. He thought the end of The Lab was the end of SSSF, not knowing that we had just moved ship. He was having a read of this forum as we spoke.He has just tried to log in but his handle was taken and the password didn’t work. He’s registered a new handle and is waiting for CB88’s approval( I think that’s how it works ).
Kingy said:
Ok, so we might have a special new forumite soon. I have just got off the phone with Dr Karl himself, and he had no idea that this forum still existed. He thought the end of The Lab was the end of SSSF, not knowing that we had just moved ship. He was having a read of this forum as we spoke.He has just tried to log in but his handle was taken and the password didn’t work. He’s registered a new handle and is waiting for CB88’s approval( I think that’s how it works ).
Well, someone certainly moves in elevated circles, don’t they?!
Kingy said:
Ok, so we might have a special new forumite soon. I have just got off the phone with Dr Karl himself, and he had no idea that this forum still existed. He thought the end of The Lab was the end of SSSF, not knowing that we had just moved ship. He was having a read of this forum as we spoke.He has just tried to log in but his handle was taken and the password didn’t work. He’s registered a new handle and is waiting for CB88’s approval( I think that’s how it works ).
Well if we’re getting a fancy guest I should put pants on.
Divine Angel said:
Kingy said:
Ok, so we might have a special new forumite soon. I have just got off the phone with Dr Karl himself, and he had no idea that this forum still existed. He thought the end of The Lab was the end of SSSF, not knowing that we had just moved ship. He was having a read of this forum as we spoke.He has just tried to log in but his handle was taken and the password didn’t work. He’s registered a new handle and is waiting for CB88’s approval( I think that’s how it works ).
Well if we’re getting a fancy guest I should put pants on.
It’s what June Dally-Watkins always recommended.
Kingy said:
Ok, so we might have a special new forumite soon. I have just got off the phone with Dr Karl himself, and he had no idea that this forum still existed. He thought the end of The Lab was the end of SSSF, not knowing that we had just moved ship. He was having a read of this forum as we spoke.He has just tried to log in but his handle was taken and the password didn’t work. He’s registered a new handle and is waiting for CB88’s approval( I think that’s how it works ).
Good grief!
Divine Angel said:
Kingy said:
Ok, so we might have a special new forumite soon. I have just got off the phone with Dr Karl himself, and he had no idea that this forum still existed. He thought the end of The Lab was the end of SSSF, not knowing that we had just moved ship. He was having a read of this forum as we spoke.He has just tried to log in but his handle was taken and the password didn’t work. He’s registered a new handle and is waiting for CB88’s approval( I think that’s how it works ).
Well if we’re getting a fancy guest I should put pants on.
take you time… approval in this place goes at the speed of one step forward two steps back…
Divine Angel said:
Kingy said:
Ok, so we might have a special new forumite soon. I have just got off the phone with Dr Karl himself, and he had no idea that this forum still existed. He thought the end of The Lab was the end of SSSF, not knowing that we had just moved ship. He was having a read of this forum as we spoke.He has just tried to log in but his handle was taken and the password didn’t work. He’s registered a new handle and is waiting for CB88’s approval( I think that’s how it works ).
Well if we’re getting a fancy guest I should put pants on.
Ooo.
hides the chocolate
Kingy said:
Ok, so we might have a special new forumite soon. I have just got off the phone with Dr Karl himself, and he had no idea that this forum still existed. He thought the end of The Lab was the end of SSSF, not knowing that we had just moved ship. He was having a read of this forum as we spoke.He has just tried to log in but his handle was taken and the password didn’t work. He’s registered a new handle and is waiting for CB88’s approval( I think that’s how it works ).
Just out of curiosity…
a) Who rang whom?
b) Does he have a boat?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:Mexican Navy discovers arithmetic.
Mexican Navy discovers need for backup power.
I remember another ship that lost power and crashed into a bridge.
Um, how can the ship loose power but still have power for all the lights?
Neophyte said:
Kingy said:
Ok, so we might have a special new forumite soon. I have just got off the phone with Dr Karl himself, and he had no idea that this forum still existed. He thought the end of The Lab was the end of SSSF, not knowing that we had just moved ship. He was having a read of this forum as we spoke.He has just tried to log in but his handle was taken and the password didn’t work. He’s registered a new handle and is waiting for CB88’s approval( I think that’s how it works ).
Just out of curiosity…
a) Who rang whom?
b) Does he have a boat?
a) I texted him earlier this past week, he texted back this morning with a request to call him. So I did. :)
b) I forgot to ask.
Kingy said:
Neophyte said:
Kingy said:
Ok, so we might have a special new forumite soon. I have just got off the phone with Dr Karl himself, and he had no idea that this forum still existed. He thought the end of The Lab was the end of SSSF, not knowing that we had just moved ship. He was having a read of this forum as we spoke.He has just tried to log in but his handle was taken and the password didn’t work. He’s registered a new handle and is waiting for CB88’s approval( I think that’s how it works ).
Just out of curiosity…
a) Who rang whom?
b) Does he have a boat?
a) I texted him earlier this past week, he texted back this morning with a request to call him. So I did. :)
b) I forgot to ask.
Well done Kingy.
Kingy said:
Neophyte said:
Kingy said:
Ok, so we might have a special new forumite soon. I have just got off the phone with Dr Karl himself, and he had no idea that this forum still existed. He thought the end of The Lab was the end of SSSF, not knowing that we had just moved ship. He was having a read of this forum as we spoke.He has just tried to log in but his handle was taken and the password didn’t work. He’s registered a new handle and is waiting for CB88’s approval( I think that’s how it works ).
Just out of curiosity…
a) Who rang whom?
b) Does he have a boat?
a) I texted him earlier this past week, he texted back this morning with a request to call him. So I did. :)
b) I forgot to ask.
This is a most unexpected turn of events.
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Anyway Arts, do you still have a spare handle? Sarah doesn’t have a login here and new registrations are closed.
I gave my spare handle to the Shebs child…
I asked this earlier, but may have missed the reply.
Has there been anything heard from Sibeen’s sprogs? Do we know how they’re travelling?
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:I haven’t got one. This is the only one i have.
Neither do I, and I don’t know the password for this one, the computer logs me in automatically.
If this computer dies I won’t be able to log in.I know my login for here because at irregular intervals it requires me to log in again.
The same happens to (for?) me. I don’t know why the computer logs me out of this site.
AussieDJ said:
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:Neither do I, and I don’t know the password for this one, the computer logs me in automatically.
If this computer dies I won’t be able to log in.I know my login for here because at irregular intervals it requires me to log in again.
The same happens to (for?) me. I don’t know why the computer logs me out of this site.
The mysterious ways of cb88.
(It also happens to me.)
AussieDJ said:
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:Neither do I, and I don’t know the password for this one, the computer logs me in automatically.
If this computer dies I won’t be able to log in.I know my login for here because at irregular intervals it requires me to log in again.
The same happens to (for?) me. I don’t know why the computer logs me out of this site.
It’s because when you sign in the site sets a cookie on your computer; the cookie’s got a time limit on it, though, and when it expires you’re automatically logged out.
Has roughbarked been in recently?
btm said:
AussieDJ said:
buffy said:I know my login for here because at irregular intervals it requires me to log in again.
The same happens to (for?) me. I don’t know why the computer logs me out of this site.
It’s because when you sign in the site sets a cookie on your computer; the cookie’s got a time limit on it, though, and when it expires you’re automatically logged out.
Ah. Thank you btm.
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Anyway Arts, do you still have a spare handle? Sarah doesn’t have a login here and new registrations are closed.
I gave my spare handle to the Shebs child…
If new registrations are closed, Dr Karl won’t be able to register a new handle.
I can give him my Bunny_Fugger but that seems a bit beneath him.
Kingy said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Anyway Arts, do you still have a spare handle? Sarah doesn’t have a login here and new registrations are closed.
I gave my spare handle to the Shebs child…
If new registrations are closed, Dr Karl won’t be able to register a new handle.
I can give him my Bunny_Fugger but that seems a bit beneath him.
I have Eagle Fangs. Maybe.
Kingy said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Anyway Arts, do you still have a spare handle? Sarah doesn’t have a login here and new registrations are closed.
I gave my spare handle to the Shebs child…
If new registrations are closed, Dr Karl won’t be able to register a new handle.
I can give him my Bunny_Fugger but that seems a bit beneath him.
—
I am sure our overlord will allow Karl’s admission.
Otherwise we could spam them with requests.
The mansion on Nottoway Plantation has been destroyed by fire. Interesting responses on social media.
“Burn, baby! Burn!”
Kingy said:
Ok, so we might have a special new forumite soon. I have just got off the phone with Dr Karl himself, and he had no idea that this forum still existed. He thought the end of The Lab was the end of SSSF, not knowing that we had just moved ship. He was having a read of this forum as we spoke.He has just tried to log in but his handle was taken and the password didn’t work. He’s registered a new handle and is waiting for CB88’s approval( I think that’s how it works ).
btm said:
AussieDJ said:
buffy said:I know my login for here because at irregular intervals it requires me to log in again.
The same happens to (for?) me. I don’t know why the computer logs me out of this site.
It’s because when you sign in the site sets a cookie on your computer; the cookie’s got a time limit on it, though, and when it expires you’re automatically logged out.
I use “save password” for stuff like this.
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
Kingy said:
Ok, so we might have a special new forumite soon. I have just got off the phone with Dr Karl himself, and he had no idea that this forum still existed. He thought the end of The Lab was the end of SSSF, not knowing that we had just moved ship. He was having a read of this forum as we spoke.He has just tried to log in but his handle was taken and the password didn’t work. He’s registered a new handle and is waiting for CB88’s approval( I think that’s how it works ).
Well if we’re getting a fancy guest I should put pants on.
It’s what June Dally-Watkins always recommended.
LOL
:)
AussieDJ said:
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:Neither do I, and I don’t know the password for this one, the computer logs me in automatically.
If this computer dies I won’t be able to log in.I know my login for here because at irregular intervals it requires me to log in again.
The same happens to (for?) me. I don’t know why the computer logs me out of this site.
It’s part of the underlying program. She site logs you out.
kii said:
The mansion on Nottoway Plantation has been destroyed by fire. Interesting responses on social media.
“Burn, baby! Burn!”
:)
Love it!
Woodie said:
Kingy said:
Ok, so we might have a special new forumite soon. I have just got off the phone with Dr Karl himself, and he had no idea that this forum still existed. He thought the end of The Lab was the end of SSSF, not knowing that we had just moved ship. He was having a read of this forum as we spoke.He has just tried to log in but his handle was taken and the password didn’t work. He’s registered a new handle and is waiting for CB88’s approval( I think that’s how it works ).
oooooo eeeer……… Better get out the Noritake china and my two dozen double damask dinner napkins for the occasion, if we are to have notoriety join us, hey what but!!
You mean dinner nipkins, don’t you?
Unfortunately, most of the replays have lost their high-frequency audio responses and are somewhat muffled.
This might be the best, so far … (complete with surface noise)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVEwBqpF0Ak
Link
AussieDJ said:
Woodie said:
Kingy said:
Ok, so we might have a special new forumite soon. I have just got off the phone with Dr Karl himself, and he had no idea that this forum still existed. He thought the end of The Lab was the end of SSSF, not knowing that we had just moved ship. He was having a read of this forum as we spoke.He has just tried to log in but his handle was taken and the password didn’t work. He’s registered a new handle and is waiting for CB88’s approval( I think that’s how it works ).
oooooo eeeer……… Better get out the Noritake china and my two dozen double damask dinner napkins for the occasion, if we are to have notoriety join us, hey what but!!
You mean dinner nipkins, don’t you?
Unfortunately, most of the replays have lost their high-frequency audio responses and are somewhat muffled.
This might be the best, so far … (complete with surface noise)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVEwBqpF0Ak
Link
That’s the one. 😁
Back in town after being with my daughter and family for a few days. Mrs rb and I managed the trip, both old crocks.
Here’s a bit of that lake a short walk out the back door. Lake Ginninderra, i think they call it.
These photos remind me of Sarah’s mum.
roughbarked said:
Back in town after being with my daughter and family for a few days. Mrs rb and I managed the trip, both old crocks.Here’s a bit of that lake a short walk out the back door. Lake Ginninderra, i think they call it.
These photos remind me of Sarah’s mum.
Next time you are going out of town, let us know. Some people were getting worried and we don’t want Boris to declare your premature demise again.
roughbarked said:
Back in town after being with my daughter and family for a few days. Mrs rb and I managed the trip, both old crocks.Here’s a bit of that lake a short walk out the back door. Lake Ginninderra, i think they call it.
These photos remind me of Sarah’s mum.
It’s a nice spot.
Kingy said:
roughbarked said:
Back in town after being with my daughter and family for a few days. Mrs rb and I managed the trip, both old crocks.Here’s a bit of that lake a short walk out the back door. Lake Ginninderra, i think they call it.
These photos remind me of Sarah’s mum.
Next time you are going out of town, let us know. Some people were getting worried and we don’t want Boris to declare your premature demise again.
Wasn’t away long enough for that this time. I got talked into it last minute because they planned a birthday party. Being the guest of honour, I had to go.
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:
roughbarked said:
Back in town after being with my daughter and family for a few days. Mrs rb and I managed the trip, both old crocks.Here’s a bit of that lake a short walk out the back door. Lake Ginninderra, i think they call it.
These photos remind me of Sarah’s mum.
Next time you are going out of town, let us know. Some people were getting worried and we don’t want Boris to declare your premature demise again.
Wasn’t away long enough for that this time. I got talked into it last minute because they planned a birthday party. Being the guest of honour, I had to go.
Belated Happy Birthday! :)
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Back in town after being with my daughter and family for a few days. Mrs rb and I managed the trip, both old crocks.Here’s a bit of that lake a short walk out the back door. Lake Ginninderra, i think they call it.
These photos remind me of Sarah’s mum.
It’s a nice spot.
It is. At dawn, all the magic happens.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:Next time you are going out of town, let us know. Some people were getting worried and we don’t want Boris to declare your premature demise again.
Wasn’t away long enough for that this time. I got talked into it last minute because they planned a birthday party. Being the guest of honour, I had to go.
Belated Happy Birthday! :)
Seconded!
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:
roughbarked said:
Back in town after being with my daughter and family for a few days. Mrs rb and I managed the trip, both old crocks.Here’s a bit of that lake a short walk out the back door. Lake Ginninderra, i think they call it.
These photos remind me of Sarah’s mum.
Next time you are going out of town, let us know. Some people were getting worried and we don’t want Boris to declare your premature demise again.
Wasn’t away long enough for that this time. I got talked into it last minute because they planned a birthday party. Being the guest of honour, I had to go.
Happy 29th.
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:
roughbarked said:
Back in town after being with my daughter and family for a few days. Mrs rb and I managed the trip, both old crocks.Here’s a bit of that lake a short walk out the back door. Lake Ginninderra, i think they call it.
These photos remind me of Sarah’s mum.
Next time you are going out of town, let us know. Some people were getting worried and we don’t want Boris to declare your premature demise again.
Wasn’t away long enough for that this time. I got talked into it last minute because they planned a birthday party. Being the guest of honour, I had to go.
happy birthday etc ..
I’ve just been doing earthworks quotes, and the last one is for a 2 bedroom house with a total floor area of 69m2.
It’s not the smallest I’ve done, but it’s close.
I completed one a few years ago with a housepad size of 2100m2. It was rather extravagant.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:Next time you are going out of town, let us know. Some people were getting worried and we don’t want Boris to declare your premature demise again.
Wasn’t away long enough for that this time. I got talked into it last minute because they planned a birthday party. Being the guest of honour, I had to go.
Belated Happy Birthday! :)
Ta. :)
AussieDJ said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:Wasn’t away long enough for that this time. I got talked into it last minute because they planned a birthday party. Being the guest of honour, I had to go.
Belated Happy Birthday! :)
Seconded!
Ta, seconded. ;)
Kingy said:
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:Next time you are going out of town, let us know. Some people were getting worried and we don’t want Boris to declare your premature demise again.
Wasn’t away long enough for that this time. I got talked into it last minute because they planned a birthday party. Being the guest of honour, I had to go.
Happy 29th.
I was 17 the day before and 27 the next. ;)
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:Next time you are going out of town, let us know. Some people were getting worried and we don’t want Boris to declare your premature demise again.
Wasn’t away long enough for that this time. I got talked into it last minute because they planned a birthday party. Being the guest of honour, I had to go.
happy birthday etc ..
Ta etc.. :)
Kingy said:
I’ve just been doing earthworks quotes, and the last one is for a 2 bedroom house with a total floor area of 69m2.It’s not the smallest I’ve done, but it’s close.
I completed one a few years ago with a housepad size of 2100m2. It was rather extravagant.
My humble abode is classed as a cottage.
Kingy said:
I’ve just been doing earthworks quotes, and the last one is for a 2 bedroom house with a total floor area of 69m2.It’s not the smallest I’ve done, but it’s close.
I completed one a few years ago with a housepad size of 2100m2. It was rather extravagant.
I wonder how that compares with my current 2 bedroom house (rented), which could do with another couple of big rooms.
Kingy said:
I’ve just been doing earthworks quotes, and the last one is for a 2 bedroom house with a total floor area of 69m2.It’s not the smallest I’ve done, but it’s close.
I completed one a few years ago with a housepad size of 2100m2. It was rather extravagant.
That’s around 7m x 10m. Not too bad for a comfy cottage for a single person. Convert one bedroom into a study.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
I’ve just been doing earthworks quotes, and the last one is for a 2 bedroom house with a total floor area of 69m2.It’s not the smallest I’ve done, but it’s close.
I completed one a few years ago with a housepad size of 2100m2. It was rather extravagant.
That’s around 7m x 10m. Not too bad for a comfy cottage for a single person. Convert one bedroom into a study.
From memory our three bed abode is close to 9×10. No kids here now so there are a couple of rooms that are full of the stuff they left behind.
AussieDJ said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:Wasn’t away long enough for that this time. I got talked into it last minute because they planned a birthday party. Being the guest of honour, I had to go.
Belated Happy Birthday! :)
Seconded!
‘es older than that, surely!!
Woodie said:
AussieDJ said:
Bubblecar said:Belated Happy Birthday! :)
Seconded!
‘es older than that, surely!!
‘es done his three score and ten fer sure.
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
I’ve just been doing earthworks quotes, and the last one is for a 2 bedroom house with a total floor area of 69m2.It’s not the smallest I’ve done, but it’s close.
I completed one a few years ago with a housepad size of 2100m2. It was rather extravagant.
I wonder how that compares with my current 2 bedroom house (rented), which could do with another couple of big rooms.
Yeah. One to put the trains in. 😎
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
I’ve just been doing earthworks quotes, and the last one is for a 2 bedroom house with a total floor area of 69m2.It’s not the smallest I’ve done, but it’s close.
I completed one a few years ago with a housepad size of 2100m2. It was rather extravagant.
I wonder how that compares with my current 2 bedroom house (rented), which could do with another couple of big rooms.
Yeah. One to put the trains in. 😎
Ha. :)
I see things have been happening over buffy’s way.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
I’ve just been doing earthworks quotes, and the last one is for a 2 bedroom house with a total floor area of 69m2.It’s not the smallest I’ve done, but it’s close.
I completed one a few years ago with a housepad size of 2100m2. It was rather extravagant.
I wonder how that compares with my current 2 bedroom house (rented), which could do with another couple of big rooms.
Yeah. One to put the trains in. 😎
Aye. I need a big train room and a big guest bedroom. And an extra bathroom with an actual bath in it (I only have a shower).
If I had a guest bedroom I could have invited sarahs mum to come up and stay for a weekend now and then.
And indeed my brother or other relatives now and then.
Bubblecar said:
If I had a guest bedroom I could have invited sarahs mum to come up and stay for a weekend now and then.And indeed my brother or other relatives now and then.
(One of the supposed “two bedrooms” in this house is the small room I use as an art studio and tiny train room. Certainly no room for a bed as well as all that).
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:I wonder how that compares with my current 2 bedroom house (rented), which could do with another couple of big rooms.
Yeah. One to put the trains in. 😎
Aye. I need a big train room and a big guest bedroom. And an extra bathroom with an actual bath in it (I only have a shower).
So how are the toots, Parpyone. Still tooting along? TOOT!!! 🚂🚂🚂
I’m off to the hostible in the morning. All scheduled stuff.
Had both big toes smashed and reset last year. Tis 2nd toe right foot’s turn this time for a session with the sledge hammer and hacksaw. Arthur Itis has caused it to “claw” which mean the end of it just about points straight down, which makes for a painful nail.
Just a day stay this time. No overnight.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:Yeah. One to put the trains in. 😎
Aye. I need a big train room and a big guest bedroom. And an extra bathroom with an actual bath in it (I only have a shower).
So how are the toots, Parpyone. Still tooting along? TOOT!!! 🚂🚂🚂
Yep, around their tiny oval :)
I’ve got a couple of cattle wagons on order which should be delivered soon.
Woodie said:
I’m off to the hostible in the morning. All scheduled stuff.Had both big toes smashed and reset last year. Tis 2nd toe right foot’s turn this time for a session with the sledge hammer and hacksaw. Arthur Itis has caused it to “claw” which mean the end of it just about points straight down, which makes for a painful nail.
Just a day stay this time. No overnight.
Ouch. Good luck with that, but I imagine you’re used to it by now.
Woodie said:
I’m off to the hostible in the morning. All scheduled stuff.Had both big toes smashed and reset last year. Tis 2nd toe right foot’s turn this time for a session with the sledge hammer and hacksaw. Arthur Itis has caused it to “claw” which mean the end of it just about points straight down, which makes for a painful nail.
Just a day stay this time. No overnight.
Oh bloody hell. Hope that all goes well for ya Mr. Woodie.
If not, tell them to just cut it off so you can throw it in the dam :)
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
I’m off to the hostible in the morning. All scheduled stuff.Had both big toes smashed and reset last year. Tis 2nd toe right foot’s turn this time for a session with the sledge hammer and hacksaw. Arthur Itis has caused it to “claw” which mean the end of it just about points straight down, which makes for a painful nail.
Just a day stay this time. No overnight.
Oh bloody hell. Hope that all goes well for ya Mr. Woodie.
If not, tell them to just cut it off so you can throw it in the dam :)
Heh :)
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:Aye. I need a big train room and a big guest bedroom. And an extra bathroom with an actual bath in it (I only have a shower).
So how are the toots, Parpyone. Still tooting along? TOOT!!! 🚂🚂🚂
Yep, around their tiny oval :)
I’ve got a couple of cattle wagons on order which should be delivered soon.
Kewlies. Are you putting some little cattles and a few piles of their do do inside?
Woodie said:
I’m off to the hostible in the morning. All scheduled stuff.Had both big toes smashed and reset last year. Tis 2nd toe right foot’s turn this time for a session with the sledge hammer and hacksaw. Arthur Itis has caused it to “claw” which mean the end of it just about points straight down, which makes for a painful nail.
Just a day stay this time. No overnight.
Ouch! Surgery is not fun … best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Woodie said:
I’m off to the hostible in the morning. All scheduled stuff.Had both big toes smashed and reset last year. Tis 2nd toe right foot’s turn this time for a session with the sledge hammer and hacksaw. Arthur Itis has caused it to “claw” which mean the end of it just about points straight down, which makes for a painful nail.
Just a day stay this time. No overnight.
Sounds like Mrs rb’s hands. She’s a real soldier. I doubt she’d be up to having her fingers smashed to be put right again. They point sideways in all directions. In school the kids laughed when she pointed a finger at a child, it points off to another. Harsh. She adopted the hand like a bird’s beak.
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
I’m off to the hostible in the morning. All scheduled stuff.Had both big toes smashed and reset last year. Tis 2nd toe right foot’s turn this time for a session with the sledge hammer and hacksaw. Arthur Itis has caused it to “claw” which mean the end of it just about points straight down, which makes for a painful nail.
Just a day stay this time. No overnight.
Oh bloody hell. Hope that all goes well for ya Mr. Woodie.
If not, tell them to just cut it off so you can throw it in the dam :)
I had to laugh, though harsh as it is.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
I’m off to the hostible in the morning. All scheduled stuff.Had both big toes smashed and reset last year. Tis 2nd toe right foot’s turn this time for a session with the sledge hammer and hacksaw. Arthur Itis has caused it to “claw” which mean the end of it just about points straight down, which makes for a painful nail.
Just a day stay this time. No overnight.
Ouch. Good luck with that, but I imagine you’re used to it by now.
Don’t mind being knocked out with total sensory deprivation and backup drugs. Gives ya a bit of a break from the world.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
I’m off to the hostible in the morning. All scheduled stuff.Had both big toes smashed and reset last year. Tis 2nd toe right foot’s turn this time for a session with the sledge hammer and hacksaw. Arthur Itis has caused it to “claw” which mean the end of it just about points straight down, which makes for a painful nail.
Just a day stay this time. No overnight.
Ouch. Good luck with that, but I imagine you’re used to it by now.
Don’t mind being knocked out with total sensory deprivation and backup drugs. Gives ya a bit of a break from the world.
I recall my mother telling me about how they decided that she was too old to do things otherwise, so they sat her up with the epidural to watch them get the drills and chainsaws out to replace both hips while she watched.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:So how are the toots, Parpyone. Still tooting along? TOOT!!! 🚂🚂🚂
Yep, around their tiny oval :)
I’ve got a couple of cattle wagons on order which should be delivered soon.
Kewlies. Are you putting some little cattles and a few piles of their do do inside?
Not this time. I did that once with one of these nice Steam Era Models VR cattle wagons, using some good whitemetal cattle and a little brown plaster to hold them in place.
But it was very hard to see the cattle in there and the extra weight eventually led to the model falling apart.
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
I’m off to the hostible in the morning. All scheduled stuff.Had both big toes smashed and reset last year. Tis 2nd toe right foot’s turn this time for a session with the sledge hammer and hacksaw. Arthur Itis has caused it to “claw” which mean the end of it just about points straight down, which makes for a painful nail.
Just a day stay this time. No overnight.
Oh bloody hell. Hope that all goes well for ya Mr. Woodie.
If not, tell them to just cut it off so you can throw it in the dam :)
I fear if I left it much longer, that’s probably what they’d have to do.
Surgeon tells me he’ll send me home with a steel pin poking out of the end of the toe, which he’ll take out in a cuppla weeks.
roughbarked said:
Woodie said:
I’m off to the hostible in the morning. All scheduled stuff.Had both big toes smashed and reset last year. Tis 2nd toe right foot’s turn this time for a session with the sledge hammer and hacksaw. Arthur Itis has caused it to “claw” which mean the end of it just about points straight down, which makes for a painful nail.
Just a day stay this time. No overnight.
Sounds like Mrs rb’s hands. She’s a real soldier. I doubt she’d be up to having her fingers smashed to be put right again. They point sideways in all directions. In school the kids laughed when she pointed a finger at a child, it points off to another. Harsh. She adopted the hand like a bird’s beak.
Thing is, Mr Barked/, if they tried to fix it, they’d probably have to fuse the joints.
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
I’m off to the hostible in the morning. All scheduled stuff.Had both big toes smashed and reset last year. Tis 2nd toe right foot’s turn this time for a session with the sledge hammer and hacksaw. Arthur Itis has caused it to “claw” which mean the end of it just about points straight down, which makes for a painful nail.
Just a day stay this time. No overnight.
Oh bloody hell. Hope that all goes well for ya Mr. Woodie.
If not, tell them to just cut it off so you can throw it in the dam :)
I fear if I left it much longer, that’s probably what they’d have to do.
Surgeon tells me he’ll send me home with a steel pin poking out of the end of the toe, which he’ll take out in a cuppla weeks.
Ouch. Don’t knock it on the table leg.
I get me stitches out tomorrow and find out what the thing growing on my leg is.
roughbarked said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:Ouch. Good luck with that, but I imagine you’re used to it by now.
Don’t mind being knocked out with total sensory deprivation and backup drugs. Gives ya a bit of a break from the world.
I recall my mother telling me about how they decided that she was too old to do things otherwise, so they sat her up with the epidural to watch them get the drills and chainsaws out to replace both hips while she watched.
AAAAAARH!! She could have just closed her eyes and stuck her fingers in her ears. 😮
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:Yep, around their tiny oval :)
I’ve got a couple of cattle wagons on order which should be delivered soon.
Kewlies. Are you putting some little cattles and a few piles of their do do inside?
Not this time. I did that once with one of these nice Steam Era Models VR cattle wagons, using some good whitemetal cattle and a little brown plaster to hold them in place.
But it was very hard to see the cattle in there and the extra weight eventually led to the model falling apart.
You need to at least put a cuppla piles of real cow do do in there, if you are going for real authenticity and an aroma to match.
Kingy said:
I get me stitches out tomorrow and find out what the thing growing on my leg is.
I think you’ll find it’s a foot.
Woodie said:
Kingy said:I get me stitches out tomorrow and find out what the thing growing on my leg is.
I think you’ll find it’s a foot.
Something’s afoot.
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
I’m off to the hostible in the morning. All scheduled stuff.Had both big toes smashed and reset last year. Tis 2nd toe right foot’s turn this time for a session with the sledge hammer and hacksaw. Arthur Itis has caused it to “claw” which mean the end of it just about points straight down, which makes for a painful nail.
Just a day stay this time. No overnight.
Oh bloody hell. Hope that all goes well for ya Mr. Woodie.
If not, tell them to just cut it off so you can throw it in the dam :)
I fear if I left it much longer, that’s probably what they’d have to do.
Surgeon tells me he’ll send me home with a steel pin poking out of the end of the toe, which he’ll take out in a cuppla weeks.
Be careful of what you stub that on.
From my Facebook memories…
Blast from the past
You can only imagine that what this climber saw at 8.32 a.m. on May 18th 1980 literally knocked her off her feet. The huge bulge that had been growing on the northern flank of Mount Saint Helens (at a rate of nearly 2m a day) ultimately collapsed into one of the biggest debris avalanches recorded in human history. John V. Christensen took this image of the volcano’s lateral blast from atop another volcano, Mount Adams, about 50km away.
Christensen’s photos capture the beginning of the lateral blast eruption. Pressure had been building for weeks inside of Mt. St. Helens, deforming the north side of the volcano into a bulge. An earthquake and an avalanche on the morning of May 18th ripped open that bulge and released the pressure on one side of the mountain.
At the time of eruption, the bulge (known as a cryptodome) had expanded nearly 140m outwards, hiding a reservoir of magma that had been accumulating for months. In the days leading up to the eruption, earthquakes shook the ground. That fateful morning, a 5.1 magnitude earthquake (which could have knocked the climber off her feet) rattled under the volcano, causing a chain reaction, that ultimately ruptured the bulge.
The mountain exploded; not upwards like most volcanoes, but sideways, sending an enormous cloud of superheated rock, gases, and large pieces of the mountain out sideways, sandblasting everything in their path.
The resulting blast, which let loose an avalanche of debris, erupted with more force than a nuclear bomb. During this initial blast, the upper 400m of the mountain top was blasted off and and the once nearly perfect symmetrical cone was reduced to a horse-shoe crater and a barren wasteland.
The debris flow devastated the surrounding area, but the climber and photographer atop Mount Adams — roughly 53km away — probably only had to deal with the fine ash the volcano was spewing. They were luckier than some.
As the mountain released pressure (and shed its bulge), it continued to spew material into the air for hours. The pyroclastic flow (made of hot gas and rocks) quickly spread, coveringing a fan-shaped area 23 miles across and 19 miles long. This caused the nearby Spirit Lake and North Fork Toutle River to flash steam, triggering a secondary explosion.
By noon, multiple pyroclastic flows had come down the mountain, and when combined with melting ice had caused lahars (surges of water mixed with debris) reaching as far away as 80km from the volcano.
In total the blast knocked down about 230 square miles of forest. The landslide that helped start it all, left the volcano’s main vertical vent exposed the main, creating an eruption column that reached 12 miles into the sky. The resulting mushroom cloud covered the surrounding area in a thick coating of ash, reaching 15 miles into the atmosphere, depositing ash in 11 U.S. states.
Sadly, 57 people (including residents, photographers, and scientists) were killed during the devastating eruption.
Image: Jonathan F. Christensen (National Geographic). The eruption of Mt St Helens on May 18th as seen from Mount Adams.
To check our our previous post on this please click here: http://on.fb.me/SAmR69.
References:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/msh/
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/st_helens/
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
Woodie said:
I’m off to the hostible in the morning. All scheduled stuff.Had both big toes smashed and reset last year. Tis 2nd toe right foot’s turn this time for a session with the sledge hammer and hacksaw. Arthur Itis has caused it to “claw” which mean the end of it just about points straight down, which makes for a painful nail.
Just a day stay this time. No overnight.
Sounds like Mrs rb’s hands. She’s a real soldier. I doubt she’d be up to having her fingers smashed to be put right again. They point sideways in all directions. In school the kids laughed when she pointed a finger at a child, it points off to another. Harsh. She adopted the hand like a bird’s beak.
Thing is, Mr Barked/, if they tried to fix it, they’d probably have to fuse the joints.
They are fused anyway. Psoriatic arthur itis.
Kingy said:
Woodie said:
party_pants said:Oh bloody hell. Hope that all goes well for ya Mr. Woodie.
If not, tell them to just cut it off so you can throw it in the dam :)
I fear if I left it much longer, that’s probably what they’d have to do.
Surgeon tells me he’ll send me home with a steel pin poking out of the end of the toe, which he’ll take out in a cuppla weeks.
Ouch. Don’t knock it on the table leg.
I get me stitches out tomorrow and find out what the thing growing on my leg is.
biopsy?
roughbarked said:
Woodie said:
party_pants said:Oh bloody hell. Hope that all goes well for ya Mr. Woodie.
If not, tell them to just cut it off so you can throw it in the dam :)
I fear if I left it much longer, that’s probably what they’d have to do.
Surgeon tells me he’ll send me home with a steel pin poking out of the end of the toe, which he’ll take out in a cuppla weeks.
Be careful of what you stub that on.
Hopefully, my worst enemy!!
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
Woodie said:Don’t mind being knocked out with total sensory deprivation and backup drugs. Gives ya a bit of a break from the world.
I recall my mother telling me about how they decided that she was too old to do things otherwise, so they sat her up with the epidural to watch them get the drills and chainsaws out to replace both hips while she watched.
AAAAAARH!! She could have just closed her eyes and stuck her fingers in her ears. 😮
She was fascinated and told me all about how she couldn’t feel the pain but the vibration could be visualised and thus translated.
Woodie said:
Kingy said:I get me stitches out tomorrow and find out what the thing growing on my leg is.
I think you’ll find it’s a foot.
Heh. I’m still giggling. Cracked me up.
roughbarked said:
Woodie said:
Kingy said:
I get me stitches out tomorrow and find out what the thing growing on my leg is.
I think you’ll find it’s a foot.
Heh. I’m still giggling. Cracked me up.
wait maybe it’s the rest of the body
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
Woodie said:
I think you’ll find it’s a foot.
Heh. I’m still giggling. Cracked me up.
wait maybe it’s the rest of the body
There is that directional tangent.
Well, I’m off to put together my proper paragraphs for sarahs mum’s memorial.
But first: a bowl of beef stew.
Bubblecar said:
Well, I’m off to put together my proper paragraphs for sarahs mum’s memorial.But first: a bowl of beef stew.
I’m going to have to catch up on this memorial. Perhaps I said it all when I said “she reached out to everyone, including me”.
Lovely short film…The Quilters.
Beautiful.
Men in a Missouri maximum-security prison design and sew beautiful, personalized quilts for foster children.
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
I’m off to the hostible in the morning. All scheduled stuff.Had both big toes smashed and reset last year. Tis 2nd toe right foot’s turn this time for a session with the sledge hammer and hacksaw. Arthur Itis has caused it to “claw” which mean the end of it just about points straight down, which makes for a painful nail.
Just a day stay this time. No overnight.
Oh bloody hell. Hope that all goes well for ya Mr. Woodie.
If not, tell them to just cut it off so you can throw it in the dam :)
I fear if I left it much longer, that’s probably what they’d have to do.
Surgeon tells me he’ll send me home with a steel pin poking out of the end of the toe, which he’ll take out in a cuppla weeks.
Oh that sounds horrid, wishing you a speedy recovery
Possible showers and a top of 24.
Mini Me has an early start for viola this morning. Petsitting owners will be back sometime today to deal with their neighbours. I’m sure I have something to do, just can’t offhand think of it right now, having just woken up.
Good luck in the horsepiddle, Woodie.
Good morning Holidayers. Six degrees at the back door and overcast. We are forecast a mostly sunny thirteen degrees.
I haven’t decided which activities will fill my day yet.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Six degrees at the back door and overcast. We are forecast a mostly sunny thirteen degrees.I haven’t decided which activities will fill my day yet.
Funny thing. I came home form Canberra where I was in a tshirt to here where I woke up and turned a heater on.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-19/mothers-day-meteorite-found-in-wa-salt-lake/105307006
I see Pope Leo is condemning the exploitation of the poor. That won’t make him friends with Gina.
roughbarked said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-19/mothers-day-meteorite-found-in-wa-salt-lake/105307006
looks like a mallee fowl nest.
Sarah’s here!
I got my own actual registration sorted out.
SARAH said:
Sarah’s here!I got my own actual registration sorted out.
Woo hoo!
Bogsnorkler said:
roughbarked said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-19/mothers-day-meteorite-found-in-wa-salt-lake/105307006
looks like a mallee fowl nest.
Knew you’d say that. ;)
SARAH said:
Sarah’s here!I got my own actual registration sorted out.
Cool. So glad you are here. We are all hurting but I’m sure your need is greater.
roughbarked said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-19/mothers-day-meteorite-found-in-wa-salt-lake/105307006
Fantastic.
:)
SARAH said:
Sarah’s here!I got my own actual registration sorted out.
Well done!
SARAH said:
Sarah’s here!I got my own actual registration sorted out.
Hello Sarah!
Great news!
Woodie said:
I’m off to the hostible in the morning. All scheduled stuff.Had both big toes smashed and reset last year. Tis 2nd toe right foot’s turn this time for a session with the sledge hammer and hacksaw. Arthur Itis has caused it to “claw” which mean the end of it just about points straight down, which makes for a painful nail.
Just a day stay this time. No overnight.
Good luck with that, Woodie.
ms spock said:
SARAH said:
Sarah’s here!I got my own actual registration sorted out.
Hello Sarah!
Great news!
Hello again ms spock. :)
Kingy said:
Woodie said:
party_pants said:Oh bloody hell. Hope that all goes well for ya Mr. Woodie.
If not, tell them to just cut it off so you can throw it in the dam :)
I fear if I left it much longer, that’s probably what they’d have to do.
Surgeon tells me he’ll send me home with a steel pin poking out of the end of the toe, which he’ll take out in a cuppla weeks.
Ouch. Don’t knock it on the table leg.
I get me stitches out tomorrow and find out what the thing growing on my leg is.
Uh-oh.
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:
SARAH said:
Sarah’s here!I got my own actual registration sorted out.
Hello Sarah!
Great news!
Hello again ms spock. :)
Hello roughbarked
Mr Cooney said by overstating the coverage available to most Australians, Telstra and its resellers may have retained customers that would have otherwise signed up to rival telcos.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-19/vodafone-tpg-claims-telstra-coverage-less-than-advertised/105300124
That’s rubbish in my case. I had an Optus account which I’d set up when I was near the coast but could not use my phone in most of the places I wanted to use it, away from the coastal populated areas. I switched to a Telstra account because I knew they had towers in those areas. It isn’t as good as I would like in signal strength but at least I get a signal.
Morning Pilgrims’
Today I’ll do some more mowing.
Over
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning Pilgrims’
Today I’ll do some more mowing.
Over
One man went to mow, went to mow a meadow, one man and his dog, went to mow a meadow…
Woodie said:
I fear if I left it much longer, that’s probably what they’d have to do.
Surgeon tells me he’ll send me home with a steel pin poking out of the end of the toe, which he’ll take out in a cuppla weeks.
He’s more machine now than man.
SARAH said:
Sarah’s here!I got my own actual registration sorted out.
G’day Sarah
Hope you’re doing ok.
welcome allcaps wearers
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning Pilgrims’
Today I’ll do some more mowing.
Over
You lucky lucky bastard.
Showering here again again.
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning Pilgrims’
Today I’ll do some more mowing.
Over
One man went to mow, went to mow a meadow, one man and his dog, went to mow a meadow…
I thought that was a place name when I was a kid – “Moa Meadow”, like “Kangaroo Creek: etc.
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning Pilgrims’
Today I’ll do some more mowing.
Over
One man went to mow, went to mow a meadow, one man and his dog, SPOT!!*, went to mow a meadow…
*fixed
SCIENCE said:
welcome allcaps wearers
It might get confusing.
kii said:
SCIENCE said:
welcome allcaps wearers
It might get confusing.
Only if they call themselves scLence surely¡
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning Pilgrims’
Today I’ll do some more mowing.
Over
One man went to mow, went to mow a meadow, one man and his dog, went to mow a meadow…
I thought that was a place name when I was a kid – “Moa Meadow”, like “Kangaroo Creek: etc.
Moa Meadow
SCIENCE said:
welcome allcaps wearers
MAGA not welcome. No.
Ian said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:One man went to mow, went to mow a meadow, one man and his dog, went to mow a meadow…
I thought that was a place name when I was a kid – “Moa Meadow”, like “Kangaroo Creek: etc.
Moa Meadow
Yeah, you get the idea.
I may have visualised piles of bones. Or it may have been after I’d been to Victoria and through Moe.
Hello
SARAH said:
Sarah’s here!I got my own actual registration sorted out.
Yay! Welcome lovely Sarah
An ad for Spicks and Specks popped up on my fb, jogging my memory that I dreamed me and Adam Hills were best friends in high school. I went with him to a job interview at the ABC…
…then got woken up by Jellybean wanting to go out.
Cymek said:
Hello
Greetings.
Cymek said:
Hello
Hello!
Old friend of mine in Bris says he applied to be an SES volunteer 6 years ago. Today he got a response thanking him for his patience.
dv said:
Old friend of mine in Bris says he applied to be an SES volunteer 6 years ago. Today he got a response thanking him for his patience.
Dear oh dear.
dv said:
Old friend of mine in Bris says he applied to be an SES volunteer 6 years ago. Today he got a response thanking him for his patience.
I as an SES volunteer before had the kids… we were a ‘cliff rescue’ squad so did ropes work and repelling activities and rescues that were a little more interesting than the average suburban SES team… it was fun and all, but by god, far too many gung ho, impulsive, main character wannabe action hero’s for me to trust any one of them to tie the knots that would keep me alive. fucking insanity, and no respect for safety of self and others…
Arts said:
dv said:
Old friend of mine in Bris says he applied to be an SES volunteer 6 years ago. Today he got a response thanking him for his patience.
I as an SES volunteer before had the kids… we were a ‘cliff rescue’ squad so did ropes work and repelling activities and rescues that were a little more interesting than the average suburban SES team… it was fun and all, but by god, far too many gung ho, impulsive, main character wannabe action hero’s for me to trust any one of them to tie the knots that would keep me alive. fucking insanity, and no respect for safety of self and others…
Ja suffer any dings?
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:Next time you are going out of town, let us know. Some people were getting worried and we don’t want Boris to declare your premature demise again.
Wasn’t away long enough for that this time. I got talked into it last minute because they planned a birthday party. Being the guest of honour, I had to go.
Belated Happy Birthday! :)
Michael V said:
Ian said:
Michael V said:I thought that was a place name when I was a kid – “Moa Meadow”, like “Kangaroo Creek: etc.
Moa Meadow
Yeah, you get the idea.
I may have visualised piles of bones. Or it may have been after I’d been to Victoria and through Moe.
:) Yea.
Divine Angel said:
An ad for Spicks and Specks popped up on my fb, jogging my memory that I dreamed me and Adam Hills were best friends in high school. I went with him to a job interview at the ABC……then got woken up by Jellybean wanting to go out.
Did you tell her that was a rude awakening?
Michael V said:
SARAH said:
Sarah’s here!I got my own actual registration sorted out.
Well done!
That also bodes well for a member of the original Forum who has only just learned of the existence of this one…
ms spock said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:Wasn’t away long enough for that this time. I got talked into it last minute because they planned a birthday party. Being the guest of honour, I had to go.
Belated Happy Birthday! :)
+1
ta. :)
Ian said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:One man went to mow, went to mow a meadow, one man and his dog, went to mow a meadow…
I thought that was a place name when I was a kid – “Moa Meadow”, like “Kangaroo Creek: etc.
Moa Meadow
Can’t get it to play.
Peak Warming Man said:
Ian said:
Michael V said:I thought that was a place name when I was a kid – “Moa Meadow”, like “Kangaroo Creek: etc.
Moa Meadow
Can’t get it to play.
I keep clicking and clicking. ;)
kii said:
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning Pilgrims’
Today I’ll do some more mowing.
Over
One man went to mow, went to mow a meadow, one man and his dog, SPOT!!*, went to mow a meadow…
*fixed
Well…that’s how we sing it in our family, including Spot!!, but online lyrics didn’t seem to mention Spot. And SPOT!! does indeed have to be shouted!
buffy said:
kii said:
buffy said:One man went to mow, went to mow a meadow, one man and his dog, SPOT!!*, went to mow a meadow…
*fixed
Well…that’s how we sing it in our family, including Spot!!, but online lyrics didn’t seem to mention Spot. And SPOT!! does indeed have to be shouted!
I spent a quarter of a century singing this song with preschoolers.
dv said:
Old friend of mine in Bris says he applied to be an SES volunteer 6 years ago. Today he got a response thanking him for his patience.
!!!
Arts said:
dv said:
Old friend of mine in Bris says he applied to be an SES volunteer 6 years ago. Today he got a response thanking him for his patience.
I as an SES volunteer before had the kids… we were a ‘cliff rescue’ squad so did ropes work and repelling activities and rescues that were a little more interesting than the average suburban SES team… it was fun and all, but by god, far too many gung ho, impulsive, main character wannabe action hero’s for me to trust any one of them to tie the knots that would keep me alive. fucking insanity, and no respect for safety of self and others…
“and repelling activities”
LOL
dv said:
Old friend of mine in Bris says he applied to be an SES volunteer 6 years ago. Today he got a response thanking him for his patience.
maybe they’ve been busy. floods, cyclones etc etc.
Michael V said:
Arts said:
dv said:
Old friend of mine in Bris says he applied to be an SES volunteer 6 years ago. Today he got a response thanking him for his patience.
I as an SES volunteer before had the kids… we were a ‘cliff rescue’ squad so did ropes work and repelling activities and rescues that were a little more interesting than the average suburban SES team… it was fun and all, but by god, far too many gung ho, impulsive, main character wannabe action hero’s for me to trust any one of them to tie the knots that would keep me alive. fucking insanity, and no respect for safety of self and others…
“and repelling activities”
LOL
there are a lot of mistakes in the paragraph, but at least it’s still comprehensible. … .. . . … … .. …
Arts said:
Michael V said:
Arts said:I as an SES volunteer before had the kids… we were a ‘cliff rescue’ squad so did ropes work and repelling activities and rescues that were a little more interesting than the average suburban SES team… it was fun and all, but by god, far too many gung ho, impulsive, main character wannabe action hero’s for me to trust any one of them to tie the knots that would keep me alive. fucking insanity, and no respect for safety of self and others…
“and repelling activities”
LOL
there are a lot of mistakes in the paragraph, but at least it’s still comprehensible. … .. . . … … .. …
well, it would be if my head hadn’t exploded in disbelief.
waves & HUGZ from my comfy chair in le hospitable.
Hoping for some good sensory deprivation and backup drugs.
Pretty piss poor so far on that matter. Just two panadols!!! It’s just not good Enuff, Ize tells ya! It will just not do.
I will be writing to The Minister demanding their resignation and that they recall the Ambassador.
I also demand to see a doctor. A proper doctor. You know, one with a white coat and stethoscope and a proper name badge.
I know my rights, you know.
Oi, nurse….. Yes, you!!!
More drugs and one of them cannula things they stick in your arm!!! PRONTO!!!!
Woodie said:
waves & HUGZ from my comfy chair in le hospitable.Hoping for some good sensory deprivation and backup drugs.
Pretty piss poor so far on that matter. Just two panadols!!! It’s just not good Enuff, Ize tells ya! It will just not do.
I will be writing to The Minister demanding their resignation and that they recall the Ambassador.
I also demand to see a doctor. A proper doctor. You know, one with a white coat and stethoscope and a proper name badge.
I know my rights, you know.
Oi, nurse….. Yes, you!!!
More drugs and one of them cannula things they stick in your arm!!! PRONTO!!!!
STAT!
Ooh, Hosstabull. Good luck.
was very chilly this morning.
Mrs S was supposed to also be in hoss stubble today.
But, she is not.
The surgeon and the clinical physician examined her today, and declared that it’s unsafe to operate on her back right now, as she still has some symptoms of the upper respiratory tract infection that we’ve suffered over the last 10 -12 days.
The surgical guidelines dictate a wait of four weeks, so, we’re back home, and looking at a new date in mid-June.
It’s going to be a strict admit-no-germs policy here for the next month.
captain_spalding said:
Mrs S was supposed to also be in hoss stubble today.But, she is not.
The surgeon and the clinical physician examined her today, and declared that it’s unsafe to operate on her back right now, as she still has some symptoms of the upper respiratory tract infection that we’ve suffered over the last 10 -12 days.
The surgical guidelines dictate a wait of four weeks, so, we’re back home, and looking at a new date in mid-June.
It’s going to be a strict admit-no-germs policy here for the next month.
Bloody!
That’s an absolute shit.
:(
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
Mrs S was supposed to also be in hoss stubble today.But, she is not.
The surgeon and the clinical physician examined her today, and declared that it’s unsafe to operate on her back right now, as she still has some symptoms of the upper respiratory tract infection that we’ve suffered over the last 10 -12 days.
The surgical guidelines dictate a wait of four weeks, so, we’re back home, and looking at a new date in mid-June.
It’s going to be a strict admit-no-germs policy here for the next month.
Bloody!
That’s an absolute shit.
:(
She was in tears about it, but recognised that the docs were quite right.
As a former Registered Nurse, she said, herself, that ‘at no place where i’ve ever worked would they do surgery on someone in my situation’.
So, we may not grin, but we will bear it.
I’m going for my siesta now. I probably don’t need one today as I stayed in bed until nearly 8.00am. With a couple of dogs squishing me, one from each side. At least a Boxer and a Pug is a bit less squishy than the Olden Days when we had two Boxers. I’m reading “Girt” again. It is still amusingly written. This might be my third read of it. It’s some years since I read it last.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
Mrs S was supposed to also be in hoss stubble today.But, she is not.
The surgeon and the clinical physician examined her today, and declared that it’s unsafe to operate on her back right now, as she still has some symptoms of the upper respiratory tract infection that we’ve suffered over the last 10 -12 days.
The surgical guidelines dictate a wait of four weeks, so, we’re back home, and looking at a new date in mid-June.
It’s going to be a strict admit-no-germs policy here for the next month.
Bloody!
That’s an absolute shit.
:(
She was in tears about it, but recognised that the docs were quite right.
As a former Registered Nurse, she said, herself, that ‘at no place where i’ve ever worked would they do surgery on someone in my situation’.
So, we may not grin, but we will bear it.
it’s ideal for them to wait, but it’s also a situation that is less than ideal for the individual, so sulking while you are waiting is acceptable.
I had to wait a week for surgery so they could clear my lungs as much as possible, because putting someone under sedation with less than ideal breathing capacity is a level up of possible shit that can go wrong, and quite frankly, there is already a lot of shit that can go wrong… it was a painful and terrifying week to be honest… but I completely understood their decision and am thankful that the odds were even considered let alone considered ever in my favour. .
I have a lot of work on today, so will not be able to follow the EP case until much later this afternoon… I will get the usual precis from my insider, but also not until late this afternoon /evening
no spoilers please.
Arts said:
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:Bloody!
That’s an absolute shit.
:(
She was in tears about it, but recognised that the docs were quite right.
As a former Registered Nurse, she said, herself, that ‘at no place where i’ve ever worked would they do surgery on someone in my situation’.
So, we may not grin, but we will bear it.
it’s ideal for them to wait, but it’s also a situation that is less than ideal for the individual, so sulking while you are waiting is acceptable.
I had to wait a week for surgery so they could clear my lungs as much as possible, because putting someone under sedation with less than ideal breathing capacity is a level up of possible shit that can go wrong, and quite frankly, there is already a lot of shit that can go wrong… it was a painful and terrifying week to be honest… but I completely understood their decision and am thankful that the odds were even considered let alone considered ever in my favour. .
Did you do a lung function type test or not enough time ?
captain_spalding said:
Mrs S was supposed to also be in hoss stubble today.But, she is not.
The surgeon and the clinical physician examined her today, and declared that it’s unsafe to operate on her back right now, as she still has some symptoms of the upper respiratory tract infection that we’ve suffered over the last 10 -12 days.
The surgical guidelines dictate a wait of four weeks, so, we’re back home, and looking at a new date in mid-June.
It’s going to be a strict admit-no-germs policy here for the next month.
Oh no!
buffy said:
I’m going for my siesta now. I probably don’t need one today as I stayed in bed until nearly 8.00am. With a couple of dogs squishing me, one from each side. At least a Boxer and a Pug is a bit less squishy than the Olden Days when we had two Boxers. I’m reading “Girt” again. It is still amusingly written. This might be my third read of it. It’s some years since I read it last.
I did have a siesta. No animals though. I think the cat is sleeping in the mandarin box, and Jellybean is at the other end of the couch.
Cymek said:
Arts said:
captain_spalding said:She was in tears about it, but recognised that the docs were quite right.
As a former Registered Nurse, she said, herself, that ‘at no place where i’ve ever worked would they do surgery on someone in my situation’.
So, we may not grin, but we will bear it.
it’s ideal for them to wait, but it’s also a situation that is less than ideal for the individual, so sulking while you are waiting is acceptable.
I had to wait a week for surgery so they could clear my lungs as much as possible, because putting someone under sedation with less than ideal breathing capacity is a level up of possible shit that can go wrong, and quite frankly, there is already a lot of shit that can go wrong… it was a painful and terrifying week to be honest… but I completely understood their decision and am thankful that the odds were even considered let alone considered ever in my favour. .
Did you do a lung function type test or not enough time ?
No, it was a stethoscope examination.
We see the clin phys again in two weeks. Maybe a lung test then, maybe not.
Arts said:
it’s ideal for them to wait, but it’s also a situation that is less than ideal for the individual, so sulking while you are waiting is acceptable.
Mrs S actually seems rather less stressed now, as she admitted that she had her own concerns about having surgery at this stage.
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:it’s ideal for them to wait, but it’s also a situation that is less than ideal for the individual, so sulking while you are waiting is acceptable.
Mrs S actually seems rather less stressed now, as she admitted that she had her own concerns about having surgery at this stage.
well, good luck to her and you for the time of surgery…
I see SCIENCE has been at the wacky baccy and got the giggles.
a brief shower is passing.
I thought a can of tuna with chilli would be mild but it;s quite strong, goes well with tomato, cheese and onion chopped up.
And some kikoman sauce.
Over.
LOL
(Talking about the Tesla Cybertruck)
“Out of 1.2 million reservations, only about 40,000 customers actually followed through and bought one.”
Divine Angel said:
LOL(Talking about the Tesla Cybertruck)
“Out of 1.2 million reservations, only about 40,000 customers actually followed through and bought one.”
There is more than one way to skin a cat…
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:it’s ideal for them to wait, but it’s also a situation that is less than ideal for the individual, so sulking while you are waiting is acceptable.
Mrs S actually seems rather less stressed now, as she admitted that she had her own concerns about having surgery at this stage.
That’s good.
One could get addicted to general anaesthetics.
Woodie said:
One could get addicted to general anaesthetics.
How did it go? Did they smash the right toe?
Woodie said:
One could get addicted to general anaesthetics.
Hope they are giving you all the good drugs and you have a speedy recovery
Woodie said:
One could get addicted to general anaesthetics.
Ooh you got the good stuff
I look at a lot of medical gore. I’ve seen pics of necrosis and degloving and putrefaction and all sorts of cancers and decay.
But the thought of having wire sticking out of my toe is giving me the ick 🤷🏻♀️
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
One could get addicted to general anaesthetics.
How did it go? Did they smash the right toe?
I think so. It’s all bandaged up. It took about an hour.
I’ve had the usual post operative sandwich and cup of tea.
I’ll be able to go home soon. I’m not allowed to catch the bus apparently.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
One could get addicted to general anaesthetics.
How did it go? Did they smash the right toe?
I think so. It’s all bandaged up. It took about an hour.
I’ve had the usual post operative sandwich and cup of tea.
I’ll be able to go home soon. I’m not allowed to catch the bus apparently.
So how will you get home?
Woodie said:
One could get addicted to general anaesthetics.
Survivor!
Well done!
:)
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
One could get addicted to general anaesthetics.
How did it go? Did they smash the right toe?
I think so. It’s all bandaged up. It took about an hour.
I’ve had the usual post operative sandwich and cup of tea.
I’ll be able to go home soon. I’m not allowed to catch the bus apparently.
There’d be a bit of a walk in that, that’s for sure.
Are you instead going to drive?
Dinner will be.
transition said:
Dinner will be.
Dot? Please don’t eat her.
Woodie said:
waves & HUGZ from my comfy chair in le hospitable.Hoping for some good sensory deprivation and backup drugs.
Pretty piss poor so far on that matter. Just two panadols!!! It’s just not good Enuff, Ize tells ya! It will just not do.
I will be writing to The Minister demanding their resignation and that they recall the Ambassador.
I also demand to see a doctor. A proper doctor. You know, one with a white coat and stethoscope and a proper name badge.
I know my rights, you know.
Oi, nurse….. Yes, you!!!
More drugs and one of them cannula things they stick in your arm!!! PRONTO!!!!
Have you got the steel bar sticking out of your toe yet?
transition said:
Dinner will be.
…said the Lord unto thee.
captain_spalding said:
Mrs S was supposed to also be in hoss stubble today.But, she is not.
The surgeon and the clinical physician examined her today, and declared that it’s unsafe to operate on her back right now, as she still has some symptoms of the upper respiratory tract infection that we’ve suffered over the last 10 -12 days.
The surgical guidelines dictate a wait of four weeks, so, we’re back home, and looking at a new date in mid-June.
It’s going to be a strict admit-no-germs policy here for the next month.
Do you have good respirators and air filters?
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
Mrs S was supposed to also be in hoss stubble today.But, she is not.
The surgeon and the clinical physician examined her today, and declared that it’s unsafe to operate on her back right now, as she still has some symptoms of the upper respiratory tract infection that we’ve suffered over the last 10 -12 days.
The surgical guidelines dictate a wait of four weeks, so, we’re back home, and looking at a new date in mid-June.
It’s going to be a strict admit-no-germs policy here for the next month.
Bloody!
That’s an absolute shit.
:(
She was in tears about it, but recognised that the docs were quite right.
As a former Registered Nurse, she said, herself, that ‘at no place where i’ve ever worked would they do surgery on someone in my situation’.
So, we may not grin, but we will bear it.
I am sorry Mrs S was in tears about it. And I bet it was really stressful for you as well. It is a lot to bear.
It’s really disappointing to get to where you think something will be resolved and then have the rug pulled out from under your feet.
ms spock said:
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:Bloody!
That’s an absolute shit.
:(
She was in tears about it, but recognised that the docs were quite right.
As a former Registered Nurse, she said, herself, that ‘at no place where i’ve ever worked would they do surgery on someone in my situation’.
So, we may not grin, but we will bear it.
I am sorry Mrs S was in tears about it. And I bet it was really stressful for you as well. It is a lot to bear.
It’s really disappointing to get to where you think something will be resolved and then have the rug pulled out from under your feet.
Yes. I think that’s the second time now for Mrs spalding.
My hernia operation was delayed twice due to infections.
just changed angle to 25degrees on the first sharpen, my special sharpen, doesn’t matter how bad the cutter bar and chain are
Bubblecar said:
ms spock said:
captain_spalding said:She was in tears about it, but recognised that the docs were quite right.
As a former Registered Nurse, she said, herself, that ‘at no place where i’ve ever worked would they do surgery on someone in my situation’.
So, we may not grin, but we will bear it.
I am sorry Mrs S was in tears about it. And I bet it was really stressful for you as well. It is a lot to bear.
It’s really disappointing to get to where you think something will be resolved and then have the rug pulled out from under your feet.
Yes. I think that’s the second time now for Mrs spalding.
My hernia operation was delayed twice due to infections.
Damn it! Twice for Mrs spalding and twice for your hernia operation due to infections. Was it colds, flu or Covid?
ms spock said:
Bubblecar said:
ms spock said:I am sorry Mrs S was in tears about it. And I bet it was really stressful for you as well. It is a lot to bear.
It’s really disappointing to get to where you think something will be resolved and then have the rug pulled out from under your feet.
Yes. I think that’s the second time now for Mrs spalding.
My hernia operation was delayed twice due to infections.
Damn it! Twice for Mrs spalding and twice for your hernia operation due to infections. Was it colds, flu or Covid?
It was skin infections in my case, which my legs were particularly prone to at the time.
Bubblecar said:
ms spock said:
Bubblecar said:Yes. I think that’s the second time now for Mrs spalding.
My hernia operation was delayed twice due to infections.
Damn it! Twice for Mrs spalding and twice for your hernia operation due to infections. Was it colds, flu or Covid?
It was skin infections in my case, which my legs were particularly prone to at the time.
I didn’t know that skin infections could prevent surgery. I had presumed it was respiratory issues that did that. So they thought the skin infections would spread from your legs to where the hernia was?
ms spock said:
Bubblecar said:
ms spock said:Damn it! Twice for Mrs spalding and twice for your hernia operation due to infections. Was it colds, flu or Covid?
It was skin infections in my case, which my legs were particularly prone to at the time.
I didn’t know that skin infections could prevent surgery. I had presumed it was respiratory issues that did that. So they thought the skin infections would spread from your legs to where the hernia was?
I think it’s more that if your body is fighting an infection, it’s not in the best condition to undergo the stress of an operation.
But I’m no expert :)
Bubblecar said:
ms spock said:
Bubblecar said:It was skin infections in my case, which my legs were particularly prone to at the time.
I didn’t know that skin infections could prevent surgery. I had presumed it was respiratory issues that did that. So they thought the skin infections would spread from your legs to where the hernia was?
I think it’s more that if your body is fighting an infection, it’s not in the best condition to undergo the stress of an operation.
But I’m no expert :)
Aha! That makes sense.
I’m finding it mildly amusing that Sarah’s handle is in all caps and sm’s handle was lowercase..
just me? ok I’ll go back to my spot.
Just tested – the handles are case-sensitive. They weren’t on the old sssf.
There, I registered “flicker”, but used it occasionally in upper-case, as “FLICKER”.
Arts said:
I’m finding it mildly amusing that Sarah’s handle is in all caps and sm’s handle was lowercase..just me? ok I’ll go back to my spot.
I’m just saying that sm would absolutely have Sarah in uppercase… always proud of her.
I used to send her pics of Sarah when she was featured on a bookshop facebook page… she was always so proud of her.
Michael V said:
Just tested – the handles are case-sensitive. They weren’t on the old sssf.There, I registered “flicker”, but used it occasionally in upper-case, as “FLICKER”.
No need for that kind of language.
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Just tested – the handles are case-sensitive. They weren’t on the old sssf.There, I registered “flicker”, but used it occasionally in upper-case, as “FLICKER”.
No need for that kind of language.
There were some there that deserved that type of language.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Just tested – the handles are case-sensitive. They weren’t on the old sssf.There, I registered “flicker”, but used it occasionally in upper-case, as “FLICKER”.
No need for that kind of language.
There were some there that deserved that type of language.
And Ms Goody-Two-Shoes suggested that I register “The Rock Hunt” after people traipsed around Woodie’s place looking for fossilised wood. I did, after she explained it to me.
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:No need for that kind of language.
There were some there that deserved that type of language.
And Ms Goody-Two-Shoes suggested that I register “The Rock Hunt” after people traipsed around Woodie’s place looking for fossilised wood. I did, after she explained it to me.
😇
Arts said:
I’m finding it mildly amusing that Sarah’s handle is in all caps and sm’s handle was lowercase..just me? ok I’ll go back to my spot.
It was kind of an accident, I was doing the registration quite quickly, while also blow drying my hair, I hit the upper case button to just do the S (like a normal person) but I’d actually gone into caps.
Then I just thought, hey, why not?
Something to do with scraps from 3D printing
https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/s/l6zUqOjLpQ
SARAH said:
Arts said:
I’m finding it mildly amusing that Sarah’s handle is in all caps and sm’s handle was lowercase..just me? ok I’ll go back to my spot.
It was kind of an accident, I was doing the registration quite quickly, while also blow drying my hair, I hit the upper case button to just do the S (like a normal person) but I’d actually gone into caps.
Then I just thought, hey, why not?
:)
Divine Angel said:
Something to do with scraps from 3D printinghttps://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/s/l6zUqOjLpQ
Woodie?
Come look at this!
:)
Mini Me was serving ice cream for dessert. I suggested freshly smooshed strawberries on top.
Mini Me: you just got yourself a job, little lady
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Something to do with scraps from 3D printinghttps://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/s/l6zUqOjLpQ
Woodie?
Come look at this!
:)
Way kewlies ma doo dah!! 😎
SARAH said:
Arts said:
I’m finding it mildly amusing that Sarah’s handle is in all caps and sm’s handle was lowercase..just me? ok I’ll go back to my spot.
It was kind of an accident, I was doing the registration quite quickly, while also blow drying my hair, I hit the upper case button to just do the S (like a normal person) but I’d actually gone into caps.
Then I just thought, hey, why not?
absolutely… I think it’s perfect
the trial today was really just a bunch of digital forensics.. which is interesting, but also kind of prefaced by the fact that it’s not perfect… the numbers are fine, but the inference from them are somewhat arbitrary. Still it suggests that EP was in certain areas at certain key times, possibly just hanging out ..
I idlily wondered if they found any receipts, petrol, snacks, anything like that during these times… they can also track the car computer… I suspect the councils have done their due diligence, so I’m interested to see any further triangulation to support their assertions that EP was foraging for death caps after seeing sightings on iNaturalist.
I still have many questions and thoughts about behaviours and motivations… but they can wait.
Arts said:
the trial today was really just a bunch of digital forensics.. which is interesting, but also kind of prefaced by the fact that it’s not perfect… the numbers are fine, but the inference from them are somewhat arbitrary. Still it suggests that EP was in certain areas at certain key times, possibly just hanging out ..I idlily wondered if they found any receipts, petrol, snacks, anything like that during these times… they can also track the car computer… I suspect the councils have done their due diligence, so I’m interested to see any further triangulation to support their assertions that EP was foraging for death caps after seeing sightings on iNaturalist.
I still have many questions and thoughts about behaviours and motivations… but they can wait.
I read the ABC live blog thingie before. You probably need to know how much she drives around the district normally to know if those trips are relevent. Maybe it’s like here and certain things are in certain places, like not in your own town. Loch and Outtrim are not all that far from each other or where she lives. Who knows where her various friends and church people live.
I’m off to eat chocolate custard for dessert, watch an episode of QI and then one of Hudson and Rex. I live a quiet life these days.
buffy said:
Arts said:
the trial today was really just a bunch of digital forensics.. which is interesting, but also kind of prefaced by the fact that it’s not perfect… the numbers are fine, but the inference from them are somewhat arbitrary. Still it suggests that EP was in certain areas at certain key times, possibly just hanging out ..I idlily wondered if they found any receipts, petrol, snacks, anything like that during these times… they can also track the car computer… I suspect the councils have done their due diligence, so I’m interested to see any further triangulation to support their assertions that EP was foraging for death caps after seeing sightings on iNaturalist.
I still have many questions and thoughts about behaviours and motivations… but they can wait.
I read the ABC live blog thingie before. You probably need to know how much she drives around the district normally to know if those trips are relevent. Maybe it’s like here and certain things are in certain places, like not in your own town. Loch and Outtrim are not all that far from each other or where she lives. Who knows where her various friends and church people live.
sure, but it has been previously stated that she’s not one for visitors or socialising.. so that might put a spanner in the theory of general. The digital tech guy said that he had four years of content to analyse.. so I suspect their were establishing patterns.
Arts said:
buffy said:
Arts said:
the trial today was really just a bunch of digital forensics.. which is interesting, but also kind of prefaced by the fact that it’s not perfect… the numbers are fine, but the inference from them are somewhat arbitrary. Still it suggests that EP was in certain areas at certain key times, possibly just hanging out ..I idlily wondered if they found any receipts, petrol, snacks, anything like that during these times… they can also track the car computer… I suspect the councils have done their due diligence, so I’m interested to see any further triangulation to support their assertions that EP was foraging for death caps after seeing sightings on iNaturalist.
I still have many questions and thoughts about behaviours and motivations… but they can wait.
I read the ABC live blog thingie before. You probably need to know how much she drives around the district normally to know if those trips are relevent. Maybe it’s like here and certain things are in certain places, like not in your own town. Loch and Outtrim are not all that far from each other or where she lives. Who knows where her various friends and church people live.
sure, but it has been previously stated that she’s not one for visitors or socialising.. so that might put a spanner in the theory of general. The digital tech guy said that he had four years of content to analyse.. so I suspect their were establishing patterns.
She apparently drove her son quite a distance to flying lessons. So travelling isn’t necessarily an unusual thing.
buffy said:
Arts said:
buffy said:I read the ABC live blog thingie before. You probably need to know how much she drives around the district normally to know if those trips are relevent. Maybe it’s like here and certain things are in certain places, like not in your own town. Loch and Outtrim are not all that far from each other or where she lives. Who knows where her various friends and church people live.
sure, but it has been previously stated that she’s not one for visitors or socialising.. so that might put a spanner in the theory of general. The digital tech guy said that he had four years of content to analyse.. so I suspect their were establishing patterns.
She apparently drove her son quite a distance to flying lessons. So travelling isn’t necessarily an unusual thing.
Is the tech guy up again tomorrow? Today’s stuff was all quite specific about particular dates according to the ABC reporting.
Hey Buffy, I presume you got a letter from the Skeptics about their magazine?
Evenin’ all.
I have been somewhat preoccupied with an early morning fire, and earning a shekel.
Any news to report?
buffy said:
buffy said:
Arts said:sure, but it has been previously stated that she’s not one for visitors or socialising.. so that might put a spanner in the theory of general. The digital tech guy said that he had four years of content to analyse.. so I suspect their were establishing patterns.
She apparently drove her son quite a distance to flying lessons. So travelling isn’t necessarily an unusual thing.
Is the tech guy up again tomorrow? Today’s stuff was all quite specific about particular dates according to the ABC reporting.
yes, Prosecution have finished, but defence get a go at him
Kingy said:
Evenin’ all.I have been somewhat preoccupied with an early morning fire, and earning a shekel.
Any news to report?
Apart from Woodies toes going all funny, no.
Yesterdays fungi hunt.
fsm said:
Yesterdays fungi hunt.
This one.
Saw some examples of it this morning, while perambulating with the Wolf. Identical, or near as dammit.
Didn’t have any sort of camera on me.
What might it be, please?
Peak Warming Man said:
Kingy said:
Evenin’ all.I have been somewhat preoccupied with an early morning fire, and earning a shekel.
Any news to report?
Apart from Woodies toes going all funny, no.
It stilll doesn’t hurt, but the hospitable gave me some oxycodone in case it does.
captain_spalding said:
fsm said:
Yesterdays fungi hunt.
This one.
Saw some examples of it this morning, while perambulating with the Wolf. Identical, or near as dammit.
Didn’t have any sort of camera on me.
What might it be, please?
I’m sure buffy will be able to identify it for us.
This one is 50 shots at different focus points, taken hand held and then focus stacked.
Arts said:
buffy said:
buffy said:She apparently drove her son quite a distance to flying lessons. So travelling isn’t necessarily an unusual thing.
Is the tech guy up again tomorrow? Today’s stuff was all quite specific about particular dates according to the ABC reporting.
yes, Prosecution have finished, but defence get a go at him
Which way would be leaning if you were a juror?
Neophyte said:
Hey Buffy, I presume you got a letter from the Skeptics about their magazine?
Yes, I got an email. I paid for 3 years in December. Not sure what will happen there. I likely won’t remember to check the website, the magazine was bedtime reading for me.
fsm said:
Yesterdays fungi hunt.
From some-one who hasn’t seen much in the way of fungi now for a couple of seasons (drought), I’m jealous. You appear to have some more ghosts in there.
captain_spalding said:
fsm said:
Yesterdays fungi hunt.
This one.
Saw some examples of it this morning, while perambulating with the Wolf. Identical, or near as dammit.
Didn’t have any sort of camera on me.
What might it be, please?
One of the Trametes. In Victoria and NSW, T.coccinea, in the top bit of Queensland T. sanguinea. Common name Cinnabar polypore.
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:
buffy said:Is the tech guy up again tomorrow? Today’s stuff was all quite specific about particular dates according to the ABC reporting.
yes, Prosecution have finished, but defence get a go at him
Which way would be leaning if you were a juror?
I would hope the jury is not leaning any way at this point. the defence have yet to call any of their witnesses. and we are only about half way through…
also we are not getting nearly the whole picture… we are getting second hand accounts of very long and very technical testimonies… I would be very hesitant to say what I would be thinking if I was sitting in that court room every day…
Arts said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:yes, Prosecution have finished, but defence get a go at him
Which way would be leaning if you were a juror?
I would hope the jury is not leaning any way at this point. the defence have yet to call any of their witnesses. and we are only about half way through…
also we are not getting nearly the whole picture… we are getting second hand accounts of very long and very technical testimonies… I would be very hesitant to say what I would be thinking if I was sitting in that court room every day…
Yep it’s a bit early to get the rope.
Arts said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:yes, Prosecution have finished, but defence get a go at him
Which way would be leaning if you were a juror?
I would hope the jury is not leaning any way at this point. the defence have yet to call any of their witnesses. and we are only about half way through…
also we are not getting nearly the whole picture… we are getting second hand accounts of very long and very technical testimonies… I would be very hesitant to say what I would be thinking if I was sitting in that court room every day…
I feel sorry for the jury. Must be ghastly to have to sit through that.
party_pants said:
Arts said:
Peak Warming Man said:Which way would be leaning if you were a juror?
I would hope the jury is not leaning any way at this point. the defence have yet to call any of their witnesses. and we are only about half way through…
also we are not getting nearly the whole picture… we are getting second hand accounts of very long and very technical testimonies… I would be very hesitant to say what I would be thinking if I was sitting in that court room every day…
I feel sorry for the jury. Must be ghastly to have to sit through that.
This one is mild.. I mean it’s a lot of information and very draining on you mentally, and the final decision is absolutely going to affect children and family, so that’s a big burden to bear…. but I don’t think this trial is as emotionally draining as some I have read/watched. But we’ll see what the defence do with it.
lady going to make scones
cold night getting down to 1C the weatherology people reckons, got three fires going, doing my bit to keep everyone warm
War of the Worlds and The War of the Worlds both TV series that came out in 2019. I gave the former a go, but it didn’t grab me. It seemed pretty similar to other shows I’ve seen.
Might try the latter.
cold enough outside or what, quite a bit colder than inside the fridge
golden whistler keeps company
The crash of the Mexican naval vessel into the bridge…faark. I didn’t realize it was this bad.
I sort of glazed over the headlines 😕
Grocery* order arrived. Included 2 gallons of milk that I didn’t order, and an extra bag of cough lozenges.
*Dear Leader has only just recently discovered the word “groceries”.
kii said:
Grocery* order arrived. Included 2 gallons of milk that I didn’t order, and an extra bag of cough lozenges.*Dear Leader has only just recently discovered the word “groceries”.
Free, not charged for. Plus it’s the cheap shit milk I’d never buy.
Good morning Holidayers. One degree at the back door and still dark. I have lit the woodheater. We are forecast morning frost and a sunny 16 degrees later.
Bakery breakfast with Hamilton archery friend, socializing, and this afternoon some wood splitting with the hydraulic splitter.
kii said:
Grocery* order arrived. Included 2 gallons of milk that I didn’t order, and an extra bag of cough lozenges.*Dear Leader has only just recently discovered the word “groceries”.
Now, now, isn’t that one of the words he “made up”?
Morning pilgrims, things to do today.
24, mostly sunny, and I just got called in for relief work 👍🏼
Temperature here has now dropped to zero. Bitey on the fingertips out there.
buffy said:
Temperature here has now dropped to zero. Bitey on the fingertips out there.
Bugger that, any rain.
Still -3 here. We’re promised a warmer minimum of 0 tomorrow.
Bubblecar said:
Still -3 here. We’re promised a warmer minimum of 0 tomorrow.
Madness.
Anyway things to see people to do.
Dia dhaoibh (Hello) Forumites
SARAH said:
Arts said:
I’m finding it mildly amusing that Sarah’s handle is in all caps and sm’s handle was lowercase..just me? ok I’ll go back to my spot.
It was kind of an accident, I was doing the registration quite quickly, while also blow drying my hair, I hit the upper case button to just do the S (like a normal person) but I’d actually gone into caps.
Then I just thought, hey, why not?
:)))
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me was serving ice cream for dessert. I suggested freshly smooshed strawberries on top.Mini Me: you just got yourself a job, little lady
LOL
Divine Angel said:
Something to do with scraps from 3D printinghttps://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/s/l6zUqOjLpQ
Very cool!
Good morning everybody.
Currently it’s a cool 17.2° C and 78% RH in this office. Outside, it is overcast and there are light-to-moderate breezes. BoM forecasts showers and a top of only 23° C.
No agenda set.
Mrs V has decided on lightly spiced cooked mushrooms in sauce on toast for breakfast. There is rice and Thai Massaman curry with bones-in chicken lumps in it, in the fridge for dinner. Lunch? No ideas yet.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, things to do today.
well, idle hands are the devil’s tools.
dv said:
War of the Worlds and The War of the Worlds both TV series that came out in 2019. I gave the former a go, but it didn’t grab me. It seemed pretty similar to other shows I’ve seen.
Might try the latter.
Turns out, that’s not good either.
my computer is telling me that it’s currently 6deg…. I had wondered why my morning walk was brisk
Arts said:
my computer is telling me that it’s currently 6deg…. I had wondered why my morning walk was brisk
future computer is telling me that Friday night is going to hit a low of 4… which, for us, is what we would consider quite chilly…
dv said:
dv said:
War of the Worlds and The War of the Worlds both TV series that came out in 2019. I gave the former a go, but it didn’t grab me. It seemed pretty similar to other shows I’ve seen.
Might try the latter.
Turns out, that’s not good either.
I suppose there’s not a lot one can do to freshen up a tired old tale like that.
Bubblecar said:
Still -3 here. We’re promised a warmer minimum of 0 tomorrow.
Only got down to 4.8 here.
Dia dhaoibh(spocky).
Hello
Cymek said:
Hello
G’day.
https://ausemade.com.au/guest-authors/marc-newman/
Sounds like a useful bloke.
Its interesting to see the resources and information the police and DPP have access to.
These people cross state borders to assault someone.
Has records of mobile phone towers pings for locations
Copies of relevant messages for all of them.
All sorts of other relevant information.
Police must love mobile phones and all the information they contain.
Self incrimination just about.
Cymek said:
Its interesting to see the resources and information the police and DPP have access to.These people cross state borders to assault someone.
Has records of mobile phone towers pings for locations
Copies of relevant messages for all of them.
All sorts of other relevant information.Police must love mobile phones and all the information they contain.
Self incrimination just about.
Criminally ubiquitous.
another load of wood unloaded, into the wood shed that lot thought that’s a good place to put it given other area is overflowing, anyway’s more tomorrow keep at it, enough for a short nuclear winter is the idea, you’ve got to be prepared, i’m guessing if adelaide is bombed i’ll need put the wood in an underground bunker, otherwise the wood will get radioactive and cause a health hazard when I burn it in the slow combustion, one step at a time, i’m working on the preparedness incrementally, don’t want to get all overwhelmed, lose hope, get overcome by hopelessness, you’ve got to know ya limitations, pace yaself
transition said:
another load of wood unloaded, into the wood shed that lot thought that’s a good place to put it given other area is overflowing, anyway’s more tomorrow keep at it, enough for a short nuclear winter is the idea, you’ve got to be prepared, i’m guessing if adelaide is bombed i’ll need put the wood in an underground bunker, otherwise the wood will get radioactive and cause a health hazard when I burn it in the slow combustion, one step at a time, i’m working on the preparedness incrementally, don’t want to get all overwhelmed, lose hope, get overcome by hopelessness, you’ve got to know ya limitations, pace yaself
It’s an extreme triangular corner of the globe. One day you’re baked to the marrow in a 40C+ furnace, the next you’re stockpiling wood to stave off glaciation.
Cymek said:
Its interesting to see the resources and information the police and DPP have access to.These people cross state borders to assault someone.
Has records of mobile phone towers pings for locations
Copies of relevant messages for all of them.
All sorts of other relevant information.Police must love mobile phones and all the information they contain.
Self incrimination just about.
Also, there are stationary average speed cameras. These tell the police where you have driven, if they feel they have a need to look.
transition said:
another load of wood unloaded, into the wood shed that lot thought that’s a good place to put it given other area is overflowing, anyway’s more tomorrow keep at it, enough for a short nuclear winter is the idea, you’ve got to be prepared, i’m guessing if adelaide is bombed i’ll need put the wood in an underground bunker, otherwise the wood will get radioactive and cause a health hazard when I burn it in the slow combustion, one step at a time, i’m working on the preparedness incrementally, don’t want to get all overwhelmed, lose hope, get overcome by hopelessness, you’ve got to know ya limitations, pace yaself
Prepper!
transition said:
another load of wood unloaded, into the wood shed that lot thought that’s a good place to put it given other area is overflowing, anyway’s more tomorrow keep at it, enough for a short nuclear winter is the idea, you’ve got to be prepared, i’m guessing if adelaide is bombed i’ll need put the wood in an underground bunker, otherwise the wood will get radioactive and cause a health hazard when I burn it in the slow combustion, one step at a time, i’m working on the preparedness incrementally, don’t want to get all overwhelmed, lose hope, get overcome by hopelessness, you’ve got to know ya limitations, pace yaself
Another day out under the great nuclear reactor.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Temperature here has now dropped to zero. Bitey on the fingertips out there.
Bugger that, any rain.
No.
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Temperature here has now dropped to zero. Bitey on the fingertips out there.
Bugger that, any rain.
No.
Our annual rainfall thus far. Total For 2025 65.4mm
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:Bugger that, any rain.
No.
Our annual rainfall thus far. Total For 2025 65.4mm
We’ve had slightly more, 85.5mm. Longterm average for the period is near enough to 240mm.
This morning we et breakfast at the bakery, wandered around the Botanic Gardens amongst the frosted grass (which got more frosted while we were at the bakery), sat on the front verandah chatting and doing the crosswords in the Herald Sun, and then when Hamilton Archery Friend went home, we split some wood and I stacked it. I’ve etten reheated creamy potato bake for lunch. And I’ve caught up with you lot for the morning. I haven’t read Heather Cox Richardson yet, so I’ll do that and then lie down and read and nap lightly before watching Dr Who at a bit before 3.00pm.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:No.
Our annual rainfall thus far. Total For 2025 65.4mm
We’ve had slightly more, 85.5mm. Long term average for the period is near enough to 240mm.
We’ve had a little more as well: 1121 mm
A little under half of that was on two consecutive days in March.
buffy said:
This morning we et breakfast at the bakery, wandered around the Botanic Gardens amongst the frosted grass (which got more frosted while we were at the bakery), sat on the front verandah chatting and doing the crosswords in the Herald Sun, and then when Hamilton Archery Friend went home, we split some wood and I stacked it. I’ve etten reheated creamy potato bake for lunch. And I’ve caught up with you lot for the morning. I haven’t read Heather Cox Richardson yet, so I’ll do that and then lie down and read and nap lightly before watching Dr Who at a bit before 3.00pm.
A pleasant morning, by the sound of it.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
roughbarked said:Our annual rainfall thus far. Total For 2025 65.4mm
We’ve had slightly more, 85.5mm. Long term average for the period is near enough to 240mm.
We’ve had a little more as well: 1121 mm
A little under half of that was on two consecutive days in March.
I really don’t want that much. Annual average around here is about 600mm.
reporters are boring… the technical part of trials don’t really add much value to a news article, so they tend to gloss over these parts.. personally I am more interested in the technical parts that add to learning and understanding, but for clicks it does not make, so we have to wait for court transcripts to get that information.
It also plays into the idea that people interested in crime are excited to do jury duty.. because the really tedious stuff is not talked about as much and they think it’s all mic drop moments…
anyway… the defences job so far today was to downplay the importance or relevance of phone locational data.
Here ya go, Parpyone (and other Eurovision tragics)
Full breakdown and analysis of Eurovision scoring.
https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2025
I see United Kingdom and especially Switzerland did OK with the “jury” votes, Switzerland came 2nd with the jury votes) but got absolutely nil poi from the public!!
If you look at semi-final 1, we came 11th in the voting. The top 10 went through to the final.
How’s the foot, Woodie?
Michael V said:
How’s the foot, Woodie?
Still attached. 😁
A little ball headed pin poking out the end of it. All bandaged up still. Gotta make an appointment with surgeon for a week’s time to get the pin taken out.
Rather oddly, no pain at all from it. But don’t think I should go hitting it with a hammer to see. The nerve block may still be working, but I doubt it.
The hospitable gave me some oxycodone for it. Not even close to needing even a panadol.
Arts said:
reporters are boring… the technical part of trials don’t really add much value to a news article, so they tend to gloss over these parts.. personally I am more interested in the technical parts that add to learning and understanding, but for clicks it does not make, so we have to wait for court transcripts to get that information.It also plays into the idea that people interested in crime are excited to do jury duty.. because the really tedious stuff is not talked about as much and they think it’s all mic drop moments…
anyway… the defences job so far today was to downplay the importance or relevance of phone locational data.
And accuracy, from my reading.
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
How’s the foot, Woodie?
Still attached. 😁
A little ball headed pin poking out the end of it. All bandaged up still. Gotta make an appointment with surgeon for a week’s time to get the pin taken out.
Rather oddly, no pain at all from it. But don’t think I should go hitting it with a hammer to see. The nerve block may still be working, but I doubt it.
The hospitable gave me some oxycodone for it. Not even close to needing even a panadol.
Good-oh.
:)
Woodie said:
Here ya go, Parpyone (and other Eurovision tragics)Full breakdown and analysis of Eurovision scoring.
https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2025
I see United Kingdom and especially Switzerland did OK with the “jury” votes, Switzerland came 2nd with the jury votes) but got absolutely nil poi from the public!!
If you look at semi-final 1, we came 11th in the voting. The top 10 went through to the final.
To be fair, the UK entry was nothing on a stick.
Like Oz, they ought to be able to much better than that.
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
How’s the foot, Woodie?
Still attached. 😁
A little ball headed pin poking out the end of it. All bandaged up still. Gotta make an appointment with surgeon for a week’s time to get the pin taken out.
Rather oddly, no pain at all from it. But don’t think I should go hitting it with a hammer to see. The nerve block may still be working, but I doubt it.
The hospitable gave me some oxycodone for it. Not even close to needing even a panadol.
Well that sounds satisfactory :)
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Here ya go, Parpyone (and other Eurovision tragics)Full breakdown and analysis of Eurovision scoring.
https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2025
I see United Kingdom and especially Switzerland did OK with the “jury” votes, Switzerland came 2nd with the jury votes) but got absolutely nil poi from the public!!
If you look at semi-final 1, we came 11th in the voting. The top 10 went through to the final.
To be fair, the UK entry was nothing on a stick.
Like Oz, they ought to be able to much better than that.
Switzerland came 2nd in the jury vote (out of 25), but got nil poi from the public vote.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
How’s the foot, Woodie?
Still attached. 😁
A little ball headed pin poking out the end of it. All bandaged up still. Gotta make an appointment with surgeon for a week’s time to get the pin taken out.
Rather oddly, no pain at all from it. But don’t think I should go hitting it with a hammer to see. The nerve block may still be working, but I doubt it.
The hospitable gave me some oxycodone for it. Not even close to needing even a panadol.
Well that sounds satisfactory :)
They also gave me some Meloxicam (anti-inflammatory), but told me not start taking it until today.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Here ya go, Parpyone (and other Eurovision tragics)Full breakdown and analysis of Eurovision scoring.
https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2025
I see United Kingdom and especially Switzerland did OK with the “jury” votes, Switzerland came 2nd with the jury votes) but got absolutely nil poi from the public!!
If you look at semi-final 1, we came 11th in the voting. The top 10 went through to the final.
To be fair, the UK entry was nothing on a stick.
Like Oz, they ought to be able to much better than that.
Switzerland came 2nd in the jury vote (out of 25), but got nil poi from the public vote.
Aye, it was a very nice old-school song. No votes? Madness.
Zoë Më – Voyage (LIVE) | Switzerland 🇨🇭 | Grand Final | Eurovision 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TMc6HzimQo
buffy said:
Arts said:
reporters are boring… the technical part of trials don’t really add much value to a news article, so they tend to gloss over these parts.. personally I am more interested in the technical parts that add to learning and understanding, but for clicks it does not make, so we have to wait for court transcripts to get that information.It also plays into the idea that people interested in crime are excited to do jury duty.. because the really tedious stuff is not talked about as much and they think it’s all mic drop moments…
anyway… the defences job so far today was to downplay the importance or relevance of phone locational data.
And accuracy, from my reading.
yes, the expert did already say that yesterday… that’s not really a bombshell. I really want them to bring car data into this as well…
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
How’s the foot, Woodie?
Still attached. 😁
A little ball headed pin poking out the end of it. All bandaged up still. Gotta make an appointment with surgeon for a week’s time to get the pin taken out.
Rather oddly, no pain at all from it. But don’t think I should go hitting it with a hammer to see. The nerve block may still be working, but I doubt it.
The hospitable gave me some oxycodone for it. Not even close to needing even a panadol.
That’s great.
Might as well pop the oxy for the hell of it 😂 👺
Have you got diabetes, Woodie?
I’d better have a shower and go and get a bottle of something special for sarahs mum’s send off tomorrow.
And maybe some cake and ice cream. I’ve been wanting sweet comfort foods in these dark days.
For btm:
Explains the stuff you were asking questions about Biden’s stage five prostate cancer diagnosis.
btm said:
Have you got diabetes, Woodie?
Yes. (haven’t we all??) Waiting for the endocrinologist to call me after I sent them a referral from my GP.
Ian said:
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
How’s the foot, Woodie?
Still attached. 😁
A little ball headed pin poking out the end of it. All bandaged up still. Gotta make an appointment with surgeon for a week’s time to get the pin taken out.
Rather oddly, no pain at all from it. But don’t think I should go hitting it with a hammer to see. The nerve block may still be working, but I doubt it.
The hospitable gave me some oxycodone for it. Not even close to needing even a panadol.
That’s great.
Might as well pop the oxy for the hell of it 😂 👺
Might save them for when I have to remove a well stuck band-aid. hehehehehehe
Woodie said:
btm said:
Have you got diabetes, Woodie?
Yes. (haven’t we all??) Waiting for the endocrinologist to call me after I sent them a referral from my GP.
I was just wondering whether diabetic neuropathy was why your toe’s not painful.
Nearly up to 10k steps today.
I wasn’t with just one class today, I moved around every half hour. Makes the day go quickly but also when there’s a kid getting on your nerves, you’re outta there quickly too. One of those half hours was in the library, the librarian was surprised I knew how to put books back correctly.
btm said:
Woodie said:
btm said:
Have you got diabetes, Woodie?
Yes. (haven’t we all??) Waiting for the endocrinologist to call me after I sent them a referral from my GP.
I was just wondering whether diabetic neuropathy was why your toe’s not painful.
Nah….very minor neuropathy. Where I had the big toes done 12 months ago still throbs and aches a bit sometimes.
Divine Angel said:
Nearly up to 10k steps today.I wasn’t with just one class today, I moved around every half hour. Makes the day go quickly but also when there’s a kid getting on your nerves, you’re outta there quickly too. One of those half hours was in the library, the librarian was surprised I knew how to put books back correctly.
Do they still do Dewey Classification?
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
Nearly up to 10k steps today.I wasn’t with just one class today, I moved around every half hour. Makes the day go quickly but also when there’s a kid getting on your nerves, you’re outta there quickly too. One of those half hours was in the library, the librarian was surprised I knew how to put books back correctly.
Do they still do Dewey Classification?
Yes.
That library isn’t very big either, so there’s really no room to screw up.
Michael V said:
For btm:Explains the stuff you were asking questions about Biden’s stage five prostate cancer diagnosis.
Thanks MV; that appears to show that the “Gleason score,” which can go up to 10 and indicates the aggressiveness of the cancer and the patient’s prognosis, whereas the “stage” of cancer’s progress indicates how advanced it is (which incorporates the Gleason score,) from 1 (just detectable) to 4 (metastacised.) Trump Jr’s comments referred to “Stage 5 cancer” in criticising Dr. Jill Biden’s failure to diagnose the cancer, showing that he has no idea what he’s talking about (even ignoring the fact that Dr Biden’s doctorate is not a medical one.)
Was that a real tweet? I thought it was photoshopped.
Seems it was real.
Divine Angel said:
Was that a real tweet? I thought it was photoshopped.
I assumed it was real; I may well have been wrong.
P&C meeting tonight, don’t think I can be bothered. Motion this, second that, yawn.
Divine Angel said:
P&C meeting tonight, don’t think I can be bothered. Motion this, second that, yawn.
The eyes have it…
Divine Angel said:
P&C meeting tonight, don’t think I can be bothered. Motion this, second that, yawn.
Is it bitchy and back stabbing ?
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
P&C meeting tonight, don’t think I can be bothered. Motion this, second that, yawn.
Is it bitchy and back stabbing ?
No. They’re good people.
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
P&C meeting tonight, don’t think I can be bothered. Motion this, second that, yawn.
Is it bitchy and back stabbing ?
No. They’re good people.
That is good
BACK, with a nice Speyside single malt for sarahs mum’s do tomorrow.
Also bought some very nice pork cutlets (“Tasmanian Cutlets – HAND SELECTED FINEST GRADE RICH EARTHY FLAVOURS”) one of which I’ll have for dinner tonight, served with chilli beans and mash.
On the sweet side, I scored a box of almond Magnums and a packet of Cripps Premium Shortbread, arguably the world’s finest shortbread (apart from buffy’s of course).
roughbarked said:
Dia dhaoibh(spocky).
\\//
Cymek said:
Hello
Greetings!
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:Is it bitchy and back stabbing ?
No. They’re good people.
That is good
but are they good value
transition said:
another load of wood unloaded, into the wood shed that lot thought that’s a good place to put it given other area is overflowing, anyway’s more tomorrow keep at it, enough for a short nuclear winter is the idea, you’ve got to be prepared, i’m guessing if adelaide is bombed i’ll need put the wood in an underground bunker, otherwise the wood will get radioactive and cause a health hazard when I burn it in the slow combustion, one step at a time, i’m working on the preparedness incrementally, don’t want to get all overwhelmed, lose hope, get overcome by hopelessness, you’ve got to know ya limitations, pace yaself
This sounds very wise – pacing is important.
buffy said:
This morning we et breakfast at the bakery, wandered around the Botanic Gardens amongst the frosted grass (which got more frosted while we were at the bakery), sat on the front verandah chatting and doing the crosswords in the Herald Sun, and then when Hamilton Archery Friend went home, we split some wood and I stacked it. I’ve etten reheated creamy potato bake for lunch. And I’ve caught up with you lot for the morning. I haven’t read Heather Cox Richardson yet, so I’ll do that and then lie down and read and nap lightly before watching Dr Who at a bit before 3.00pm.
Latest photos of canine napping in situ?
ms spock said:
buffy said:
This morning we et breakfast at the bakery, wandered around the Botanic Gardens amongst the frosted grass (which got more frosted while we were at the bakery), sat on the front verandah chatting and doing the crosswords in the Herald Sun, and then when Hamilton Archery Friend went home, we split some wood and I stacked it. I’ve etten reheated creamy potato bake for lunch. And I’ve caught up with you lot for the morning. I haven’t read Heather Cox Richardson yet, so I’ll do that and then lie down and read and nap lightly before watching Dr Who at a bit before 3.00pm.
Latest photos of canine napping in situ?
We haven’t taken any photos of the dogs for a while. Bruna is now 8 and Long is 12.
buffy said:
ms spock said:
buffy said:
This morning we et breakfast at the bakery, wandered around the Botanic Gardens amongst the frosted grass (which got more frosted while we were at the bakery), sat on the front verandah chatting and doing the crosswords in the Herald Sun, and then when Hamilton Archery Friend went home, we split some wood and I stacked it. I’ve etten reheated creamy potato bake for lunch. And I’ve caught up with you lot for the morning. I haven’t read Heather Cox Richardson yet, so I’ll do that and then lie down and read and nap lightly before watching Dr Who at a bit before 3.00pm.
Latest photos of canine napping in situ?
We haven’t taken any photos of the dogs for a while. Bruna is now 8 and Long is 12.
Wow buffy! That is amazing Long being 12! And Bruna being 8! Gosh time goes fast sometimes.
Bubblecar said:
I’d better have a shower and go and get a bottle of something special for sarahs mum’s send off tomorrow.And maybe some cake and ice cream. I’ve been wanting sweet comfort foods in these dark days.
Sweet comfort foods are sorely needed in these dark days.
ms spock said:
buffy said:
ms spock said:Latest photos of canine napping in situ?
We haven’t taken any photos of the dogs for a while. Bruna is now 8 and Long is 12.
Wow buffy! That is amazing Long being 12! And Bruna being 8! Gosh time goes fast sometimes.
The Barely-Domesticated Wolf is also 12 years old, heading for 13, as far as we know.
When we bailed him out of the RSPCA, after he’d been a street dog, they estimated that he was 2 years old, but we don’t know for certain.
captain_spalding said:
ms spock said:
buffy said:We haven’t taken any photos of the dogs for a while. Bruna is now 8 and Long is 12.
Wow buffy! That is amazing Long being 12! And Bruna being 8! Gosh time goes fast sometimes.
The Barely-Domesticated Wolf is also 12 years old, heading for 13, as far as we know.
When we bailed him out of the RSPCA, after he’d been a street dog, they estimated that he was 2 years old, but we don’t know for certain.
OMG! The Barely-Domesticated Wolf is also 12 years, heading for 13?
Wow time has passed fast.
That is one lucky Barely-Domesticated Wolf, I hate to think what would have happened if you hadn’t bailed him out from the RSPCA. A dog being a street dog is so sad Captain Spalding.
It must make throwing birthday parties difficult as you don’t know the exact date of his birthday. ;)
captain_spalding said:
ms spock said:
buffy said:We haven’t taken any photos of the dogs for a while. Bruna is now 8 and Long is 12.
Wow buffy! That is amazing Long being 12! And Bruna being 8! Gosh time goes fast sometimes.
The Barely-Domesticated Wolf is also 12 years old, heading for 13, as far as we know.
When we bailed him out of the RSPCA, after he’d been a street dog, they estimated that he was 2 years old, but we don’t know for certain.
The last of our pusses (there were originally nine) is coming up for her 18th birthday
Next Monday is the cat’s second adoptaversary. When we got him, the lady asked if Mini Me would take him when she moved out.
Neophyte said:
captain_spalding said:
ms spock said:Wow buffy! That is amazing Long being 12! And Bruna being 8! Gosh time goes fast sometimes.
The Barely-Domesticated Wolf is also 12 years old, heading for 13, as far as we know.
When we bailed him out of the RSPCA, after he’d been a street dog, they estimated that he was 2 years old, but we don’t know for certain.
The last of our pusses (there were originally nine) is coming up for her 18th birthday
Wow Neophyte I think I met some of your cats a long time ago now. Wow! She is turning 18 years old. I know you had a lot but I didn’t realise you had 9 cats. That is truly committed! Oh that will be a very emotional time for you when that puss passes over the rainbow. Is this puss in good health? I hope?
ms spock said:
captain_spalding said:
ms spock said:Wow buffy! That is amazing Long being 12! And Bruna being 8! Gosh time goes fast sometimes.
The Barely-Domesticated Wolf is also 12 years old, heading for 13, as far as we know.
When we bailed him out of the RSPCA, after he’d been a street dog, they estimated that he was 2 years old, but we don’t know for certain.
OMG! The Barely-Domesticated Wolf is also 12 years, heading for 13?
Wow time has passed fast.
That is one lucky Barely-Domesticated Wolf, I hate to think what would have happened if you hadn’t bailed him out from the RSPCA. A dog being a street dog is so sad Captain Spalding.
It must make throwing birthday parties difficult as you don’t know the exact date of his birthday. ;)
We adopted 1 August (‘the horses’ birthday’) as his ‘official’ birthday, like the King has an ‘official’ birthday.
Divine Angel said:
Next Monday is the cat’s second adoptaversary. When we got him, the lady asked if Mini Me would take him when she moved out.
So what did Mini Me say? Yay? or Nay?
I have never see it written thus a “second adoptaversary”. Nice way to express it.
Has this cat got good rat catching abilities? Or does s/he need rat trap back up?
captain_spalding said:
ms spock said:
captain_spalding said:The Barely-Domesticated Wolf is also 12 years old, heading for 13, as far as we know.
When we bailed him out of the RSPCA, after he’d been a street dog, they estimated that he was 2 years old, but we don’t know for certain.
OMG! The Barely-Domesticated Wolf is also 12 years, heading for 13?
Wow time has passed fast.
That is one lucky Barely-Domesticated Wolf, I hate to think what would have happened if you hadn’t bailed him out from the RSPCA. A dog being a street dog is so sad Captain Spalding.
It must make throwing birthday parties difficult as you don’t know the exact date of his birthday. ;)
We adopted 1 August (‘the horses’ birthday’) as his ‘official’ birthday, like the King has an ‘official’ birthday.
what a coincidence my birthday is 1st August and I feel like I was adopted.
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
Next Monday is the cat’s second adoptaversary. When we got him, the lady asked if Mini Me would take him when she moved out.
So what did Mini Me say? Yay? or Nay?
I have never see it written thus a “second adoptaversary”. Nice way to express it.
Has this cat got good rat catching abilities? Or does s/he need rat trap back up?
This cat is useless with rodents, but good with geckos, skinks, and cockroaches. I’m kinda glad about this, I wouldn’t want dead rats, or parts thereof, as presents.
Mini Me loves cat, cat does not love Mini Me.
Bogsnorkler said:
captain_spalding said:
ms spock said:OMG! The Barely-Domesticated Wolf is also 12 years, heading for 13?
Wow time has passed fast.
That is one lucky Barely-Domesticated Wolf, I hate to think what would have happened if you hadn’t bailed him out from the RSPCA. A dog being a street dog is so sad Captain Spalding.
It must make throwing birthday parties difficult as you don’t know the exact date of his birthday. ;)
We adopted 1 August (‘the horses’ birthday’) as his ‘official’ birthday, like the King has an ‘official’ birthday.
what a coincidence my birthday is 1st August and I feel like I was adopted.
Well, you are…the Forum adopted you. We’ve been meaning to tell you, but it was never quite the right time…
captain_spalding said:
ms spock said:
captain_spalding said:The Barely-Domesticated Wolf is also 12 years old, heading for 13, as far as we know.
When we bailed him out of the RSPCA, after he’d been a street dog, they estimated that he was 2 years old, but we don’t know for certain.
OMG! The Barely-Domesticated Wolf is also 12 years, heading for 13?
Wow time has passed fast.
That is one lucky Barely-Domesticated Wolf, I hate to think what would have happened if you hadn’t bailed him out from the RSPCA. A dog being a street dog is so sad Captain Spalding.
It must make throwing birthday parties difficult as you don’t know the exact date of his birthday. ;)
We adopted 1 August (‘the horses’ birthday’) as his ‘official’ birthday, like the King has an ‘official’ birthday.
A wise and sage choice.
Jellybean’s adoptaversary is next month.
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
Next Monday is the cat’s second adoptaversary. When we got him, the lady asked if Mini Me would take him when she moved out.
So what did Mini Me say? Yay? or Nay?
I have never see it written thus a “second adoptaversary”. Nice way to express it.
Has this cat got good rat catching abilities? Or does s/he need rat trap back up?
This cat is useless with rodents, but good with geckos, skinks, and cockroaches. I’m kinda glad about this, I wouldn’t want dead rats, or parts thereof, as presents.
Mini Me loves cat, cat does not love Mini Me.
LOL So the cat will be staying with you when Mini Me grows up and moves out. What colour cat is
s/he?
buffy said:
Bogsnorkler said:
captain_spalding said:We adopted 1 August (‘the horses’ birthday’) as his ‘official’ birthday, like the King has an ‘official’ birthday.
what a coincidence my birthday is 1st August and I feel like I was adopted.
Well, you are…the Forum adopted you. We’ve been meaning to tell you, but it was never quite the right time…
Buffy is right. We have all the paperwork in the yellow envelop. We were just waiting until you were old enough for the “talk”.
Cat giving me death glares
Divine Angel said:
Jellybean’s adoptaversary is next month.
How long have you had Jellybean now?
Divine Angel said:
Cat giving me death glares
:))
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
Jellybean’s adoptaversary is next month.
How long have you had Jellybean now?
6 years, I think.
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
Jellybean’s adoptaversary is next month.
How long have you had Jellybean now?
6 years, I think.
Gosh time does go fast! Any photos on hand?
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:How long have you had Jellybean now?
6 years, I think.
Gosh time does go fast! Any photos on hand?
And our two…less alert than Jellybean…
They seem to have “acquired” Mr buffy’s old beanbag.
I’m off to watch QI for a bit.
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:6 years, I think.
Gosh time does go fast! Any photos on hand?
Awww Jellybean.
She inspired me to go back to terrier owning. This is Winnie, age 4
ruby said:
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:Gosh time does go fast! Any photos on hand?
Awww Jellybean.
She inspired me to go back to terrier owning. This is Winnie, age 4
Surely you feed her and she doesn’t need to eat sand?!
ohmigosh,ohmigosh…
…this, this:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5dzOI3r_ta8
made my heat skip a beat, stop, and race.
That sound, the sight of the helicopter flying NOE (Nape Of the Earth), the hand signals, the asymmestric set-down…
..ohh, where’s me pills!
buffy said:
ruby said:
Divine Angel said:
Awww Jellybean.
She inspired me to go back to terrier owning. This is Winnie, age 4
Surely you feed her and she doesn’t need to eat sand?!
Heh heh, Winnie’s nickname is now Big Chungus. Aussie terriers love their food.
She loves a morning dip of the face into the rockpools. Then a little roll around in the sand. Comes home and drops sand all through the house. :)))
After all the rain here on the central coast, you can’t set foot outside without falling over fungi at the moment.
Rustgill, Gymnopilus
Leathery goblet, Cymatoderma elegans
ruby said:
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:Gosh time does go fast! Any photos on hand?
Awww Jellybean.
She inspired me to go back to terrier owning. This is Winnie, age 4
🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Divine Angel said:
ruby said:
Divine Angel said:
Awww Jellybean.
She inspired me to go back to terrier owning. This is Winnie, age 4
🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Winnie looks like a wild spirit.
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
ruby said:Awww Jellybean.
She inspired me to go back to terrier owning. This is Winnie, age 4
🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Winnie looks like a wild spirit.
Nah, she’s the Best Girl. Never rolls in the dead things. Or eats poo. But she does love the play with the dawn dog pack. We have a nice group that meets up on the end of the beach. Great way to start the day.
It’s cold at the redoubt but it should be a nice day tomorrow.
ruby said:
After all the rain here on the central coast, you can’t set foot outside without falling over fungi at the moment.Rustgill, Gymnopilus
Leathery goblet, Cymatoderma elegans
It’s not fair!! The only way I could participate in The Great Aussie Fungi Hunt was by doing IDs of photos. We’ve had no fungi season this year. Didn’t really have one last year either. But it’s been excellent for consolidating my knowledge, and expanding it.
:)
Snacks will be.
transition said:
Snacks will be.
and landed
Anyone taking bets on the next liberal party leadership spill?
My guess is October.
watched a very nice video on making sahari orin bells. Japanese. Buddhist.
Kingy said:
Anyone taking bets on the next liberal party leadership spill?My guess is October.
I’ll one-up ya, and go for an actual split by the end of the year.
Kingy said:
Anyone taking bets on the next liberal party leadership spill?My guess is October.
_
Poisened chalice anyway. Libs won’t win back enough seats next election to govern.
I guess that’s why Hastie and Tehan pulled out of this leadership race..
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Anyone taking bets on the next liberal party leadership spill?My guess is October.
I’ll one-up ya, and go for an actual split by the end of the year.
I guess the question is, who keeps the branding and the funds on hand?
some unforcasted precipitational gravity-assisted H2O droplets from clouds descends downward fallingly, though does say 25% chance of less than 1mm the forecasters asserted, so possibly maybe not violated the projections seriously enough to draw into question the forecast, or what went into the forecast, who knows anyway the weatherology computer may have deceived the immediate users, and all who refer to it, perhaps the computer developed self-awareness, evolved a theory of brian, inserted a deception into the forecast to make life a little interesting, save you from boredom, blame charles dickens for boredom having ever become a thing, yeah so a weatherology computer and charles dickens conspired, the former sensed your boredom
done coffee a noodles, arranged some alphabet while, multitasked, i’m a wizard
Morning pilgrims, it’s cold at the redoubt.
Over
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 1 degree at the back door, still dark. We are forecast a mostly sunny 17 today.
Supermarketing this morning, archery in the late afternoon.
Mostly sunny and 25 today. I fell asleep at 8.30 last night, slept til the alarm at 6.30am.
Mini Me has early clarinet.
Anyone know what time the funeral starts, and a url for the live stream?
btm said:
Anyone know what time the funeral starts, and a url for the live stream?
Look in the Vale SM thread.
kii said:
btm said:
Anyone know what time the funeral starts, and a url for the live stream?
Look in the Vale SM thread.
so in summary the answer is
yes
Greetings Forumites on this day!
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
btm said:
Anyone know what time the funeral starts, and a url for the live stream?
Look in the Vale SM thread.
so in summary the answer is
yes
From Ros’s fb page:
“A memorial will be held at Turnbull Funerals in Leticia Street, North Hobart, on Wednesday 21st at 1230pm – All Welcome.
There will be a live stream available for those too far away. https://view.oneroomstreaming.com/index.php?data=MTc0NzIwMTQwNzE2Mjk0ODcmb25lcm9vbS1hZG1pbiZjb3B5×2xpbms=”
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:6 years, I think.
Gosh time does go fast! Any photos on hand?
Awwwwwww Jellybeans
Good morning everyone. About 0 here, heading for 15. I’ll be doing some housework then watching the memorial.
But first, a hot breakfast of Birds Eye fish cakes on toast with a fried on egg on top.
Seems my services at the school aren’t required today so I’m available to virtually attend the funeral. Second one in a month, after my Sydney friend who died on Easter Sunday.
Just waiting for walkies friend, then I have to get a couple of things from Aldi.
Seems my services at the school aren’t required today so I’m available to virtually attend the funeral. Second one in a month, after my Sydney friend who died on Easter Sunday.
Just waiting for walkies friend, then I have to get a couple of things from Aldi.
Weird, that double posted but the post I wrote was still on the screen
kii said:
SCIENCE said:kii said:
Look in the Vale SM thread.
so in summary the answer is
yes
From Ros’s fb page:
“A memorial will be held at Turnbull Funerals in Leticia Street, North Hobart, on Wednesday 21st at 1230pm – All Welcome.
There will be a live stream available for those too far away. https://view.oneroomstreaming.com/index.php?data=MTc0NzIwMTQwNzE2Mjk0ODcmb25lcm9vbS1hZG1pbiZjb3B5×2xpbms=”
The link stays active for 90 days afterwards, so if you’re unable to watch today, it’ll all the there.
SARAH said:
kii said:
SCIENCE said:so in summary the answer is
yes
From Ros’s fb page:
“A memorial will be held at Turnbull Funerals in Leticia Street, North Hobart, on Wednesday 21st at 1230pm – All Welcome.
There will be a live stream available for those too far away. https://view.oneroomstreaming.com/index.php?data=MTc0NzIwMTQwNzE2Mjk0ODcmb25lcm9vbS1hZG1pbiZjb3B5×2xpbms=”
The link stays active for 90 days afterwards, so if you’re unable to watch today, it’ll all the there.
Thanks Sarah.
buffy said:
And our two…less alert than Jellybean…
They seem to have “acquired” Mr buffy’s old beanbag.
I’m off to watch QI for a bit.
Awwww Ty buffy
Long is 12 and Bruna is 8.
They definitely have acquired Mr buffy’s bean bag.
Bubblecar said:
SARAH said:
kii said:From Ros’s fb page:
“A memorial will be held at Turnbull Funerals in Leticia Street, North Hobart, on Wednesday 21st at 1230pm – All Welcome.
There will be a live stream available for those too far away. https://view.oneroomstreaming.com/index.php?data=MTc0NzIwMTQwNzE2Mjk0ODcmb25lcm9vbS1hZG1pbiZjb3B5×2xpbms=”
The link stays active for 90 days afterwards, so if you’re unable to watch today, it’ll all the there.
Thanks Sarah.
Yes, thanks Sarah. I hope today’s not too stressful for you.
Mini Me’s school had a random beanbag that they were gonna chuck in the bin, so I scored it for Jells.
SARAH said:
kii said:
SCIENCE said:so in summary the answer is
yes
From Ros’s fb page:
“A memorial will be held at Turnbull Funerals in Leticia Street, North Hobart, on Wednesday 21st at 1230pm – All Welcome.
There will be a live stream available for those too far away. https://view.oneroomstreaming.com/index.php?data=MTc0NzIwMTQwNzE2Mjk0ODcmb25lcm9vbS1hZG1pbiZjb3B5×2xpbms=”
The link stays active for 90 days afterwards, so if you’re unable to watch today, it’ll all the there.
With gratitude and thanks SARAH!
I have this song stuck in my head
https://youtu.be/RhxF9Qg5mOU?si=f967L6vSNBCyS26S
Divine Angel said:
I have this song stuck in my headhttps://youtu.be/RhxF9Qg5mOU?si=f967L6vSNBCyS26S
Would be nice if you told us the name otherwise it will be stuck in our heads too.
transition said:
some unforcasted precipitational gravity-assisted H2O droplets from clouds descends downward fallingly, though does say 25% chance of less than 1mm the forecasters asserted, so possibly maybe not violated the projections seriously enough to draw into question the forecast, or what went into the forecast, who knows anyway the weatherology computer may have deceived the immediate users, and all who refer to it, perhaps the computer developed self-awareness, evolved a theory of brian, inserted a deception into the forecast to make life a little interesting, save you from boredom, blame charles dickens for boredom having ever become a thing, yeah so a weatherology computer and charles dickens conspired, the former sensed your boredomdone coffee a noodles, arranged some alphabet while, multitasked, i’m a wizard
Eain forecast every day for the rest of the week but none bigger than 50% chance of up to 3mm. Most are less.
ruby said:
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:Gosh time does go fast! Any photos on hand?
Awww Jellybean.
She inspired me to go back to terrier owning. This is Winnie, age 4
Awwwww Winnie aged 4 very cute!
Has Winnie been playing fetch? Winnie has a lot of sand around her/his mouth.
ruby said:
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Winnie looks like a wild spirit.
Nah, she’s the Best Girl. Never rolls in the dead things. Or eats poo. But she does love the play with the dawn dog pack. We have a nice group that meets up on the end of the beach. Great way to start the day.
That sounds lovely!
SARAH said:
kii said:
SCIENCE said:so in summary the answer is
yes
From Ros’s fb page:
“A memorial will be held at Turnbull Funerals in Leticia Street, North Hobart, on Wednesday 21st at 1230pm – All Welcome.
There will be a live stream available for those too far away. https://view.oneroomstreaming.com/index.php?data=MTc0NzIwMTQwNzE2Mjk0ODcmb25lcm9vbS1hZG1pbiZjb3B5×2xpbms=”
The link stays active for 90 days afterwards, so if you’re unable to watch today, it’ll all the there.
Thanks Sarah.
I fucking hate the father of my sons. He buried his birth certificate and valid passport in his dog’s grave. I seriously can’t believe his shit.
For years son#2 has mentioned needing my original birth certificate or passport to get his own passport. No other details, no explanation. I asked him, but…nooo…it’d be too easy to tell your mother wtf he means.
Finally he decided to explain that because of his birth date he is required to have a citizenship certificate.
My sons are the paternal grandchildren of a woman who was stolen from her family.
This citizenship crap is making me really pissed off.
SARAH said:
kii said:
SCIENCE said:so in summary the answer is
yes
From Ros’s fb page:
“A memorial will be held at Turnbull Funerals in Leticia Street, North Hobart, on Wednesday 21st at 1230pm – All Welcome.
There will be a live stream available for those too far away. https://view.oneroomstreaming.com/index.php?data=MTc0NzIwMTQwNzE2Mjk0ODcmb25lcm9vbS1hZG1pbiZjb3B5×2xpbms=”
The link stays active for 90 days afterwards, so if you’re unable to watch today, it’ll all the there.
Thanks.
This is definitely how to break records for long distance running.
Goodness! BOM’s website changed the rainfall forecast quite suddenly from yesterday’s bugger all rain to this.
roughbarked said:
Goodness! BOM’s website changed the rainfall forecast quite suddenly from yesterday’s bugger all rain to this.
Five days of showers forecast here from Friday onwards.
The Aust Govt seem to be anticipating some sort of threat. Next month they’re starting a cyber security and terrorist attack awareness campaign. I knew they were already strengthening their electrical grids and other major areas like water. Just makes me wonder if they’ve had a direct threat or preparing for WWIII. Costco sells prepper meals so maybe we should stock up lol.
Divine Angel said:
The Aust Govt seem to be anticipating some sort of threat. Next month they’re starting a cyber security and terrorist attack awareness campaign. I knew they were already strengthening their electrical grids and other major areas like water. Just makes me wonder if they’ve had a direct threat or preparing for WWIII. Costco sells prepper meals so maybe we should stock up lol.
Well it’s been quite a while since the “alert but not alarmed” days.
Divine Angel said:
The Aust Govt seem to be anticipating some sort of threat. Next month they’re starting a cyber security and terrorist attack awareness campaign. I knew they were already strengthening their electrical grids and other major areas like water. Just makes me wonder if they’ve had a direct threat or preparing for WWIII. Costco sells prepper meals so maybe we should stock up lol.
Labelled as “prepper meals”?
I also can’t stop thinking about this kid I saw yesterday. This kid’s teeth were rotting away. The two front teeth were OK, because they were new adult teeth, but the baby teeth were awful. Poor kid.
Hello
Cymek said:
Hello
Morning sir.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
The Aust Govt seem to be anticipating some sort of threat. Next month they’re starting a cyber security and terrorist attack awareness campaign. I knew they were already strengthening their electrical grids and other major areas like water. Just makes me wonder if they’ve had a direct threat or preparing for WWIII. Costco sells prepper meals so maybe we should stock up lol.
Labelled as “prepper meals”?
https://www.costco.com.au/Household/Live-Ready-Emergency-Food-Supply/p/165966
It’s listed as out of stock on the website, but there were plenty of buckets when I went a fortnight ago.
Divine Angel said:
I also can’t stop thinking about this kid I saw yesterday. This kid’s teeth were rotting away. The two front teeth were OK, because they were new adult teeth, but the baby teeth were awful. Poor kid.
I knew a family that drank a lot of coke and maybe ate a lot of sweets but three of the four had the two front teeth rotted. That was so obvious I never looked to see how many other teeth were in trouble. They were young teenagers.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
The Aust Govt seem to be anticipating some sort of threat. Next month they’re starting a cyber security and terrorist attack awareness campaign. I knew they were already strengthening their electrical grids and other major areas like water. Just makes me wonder if they’ve had a direct threat or preparing for WWIII. Costco sells prepper meals so maybe we should stock up lol.
Labelled as “prepper meals”?
https://www.costco.com.au/Household/Live-Ready-Emergency-Food-Supply/p/165966
It’s listed as out of stock on the website, but there were plenty of buckets when I went a fortnight ago.
TFP is a popular one
Divine Angel said:
The Aust Govt seem to be anticipating some sort of threat. Next month they’re starting a cyber security and terrorist attack awareness campaign. I knew they were already strengthening their electrical grids and other major areas like water. Just makes me wonder if they’ve had a direct threat or preparing for WWIII. Costco sells prepper meals so maybe we should stock up lol.
Interesting Four Corners on the state of the world. Repeat running on ABC NSW right now.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
The Aust Govt seem to be anticipating some sort of threat. Next month they’re starting a cyber security and terrorist attack awareness campaign. I knew they were already strengthening their electrical grids and other major areas like water. Just makes me wonder if they’ve had a direct threat or preparing for WWIII. Costco sells prepper meals so maybe we should stock up lol.
Interesting Four Corners on the state of the world. Repeat running on ABC NSW right now.
I’m already sad today, I don’t need that to worry about as well. The world is sucking right now, I don’t particularly need to know just how much.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
The Aust Govt seem to be anticipating some sort of threat. Next month they’re starting a cyber security and terrorist attack awareness campaign. I knew they were already strengthening their electrical grids and other major areas like water. Just makes me wonder if they’ve had a direct threat or preparing for WWIII. Costco sells prepper meals so maybe we should stock up lol.
Interesting Four Corners on the state of the world. Repeat running on ABC NSW right now.
I’m already sad today, I don’t need that to worry about as well. The world is sucking right now, I don’t particularly need to know just how much.
Good. I’m going out to transplant my finger limes. There’s about 20 there. Plant the seed from the desert lime I got on the weekend. Daughter had some fruit on her tree. ;) Then there’s the plants purchased from the dool climate nursery to pot up for the winter.
Cymek said:
Hello
Greetings Cymek…
Divine Angel said:
I also can’t stop thinking about this kid I saw yesterday. This kid’s teeth were rotting away. The two front teeth were OK, because they were new adult teeth, but the baby teeth were awful. Poor kid.
I find that really hard to deal with. We really need dental care in Medicare. Seeing a kid like that is most distressing. It also brings up issues of gum disease and problems with their adult teeth.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
The Aust Govt seem to be anticipating some sort of threat. Next month they’re starting a cyber security and terrorist attack awareness campaign. I knew they were already strengthening their electrical grids and other major areas like water. Just makes me wonder if they’ve had a direct threat or preparing for WWIII. Costco sells prepper meals so maybe we should stock up lol.
Labelled as “prepper meals”?
https://www.costco.com.au/Household/Live-Ready-Emergency-Food-Supply/p/165966
It’s listed as out of stock on the website, but there were plenty of buckets when I went a fortnight ago.
That is totally wild and disturbing.
AI detector flags Declaration of Independence as AI generated
https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/JSoOrLzLw4
Those forefathers really had a good grip on technology back then huh
seems to be a delay in the case today… there was a bit of trouble yesterday afternoon, probably unresolved…
Ohh… George Wendt died. Best known as Norm on Cheers.
Divine Angel said:
Ohh… George Wendt died. Best known as Norm on Cheers.
Its amusing how on Becker they had him and Kelsey Grammar as guests stars, seperate episodes.
Divine Angel said:
Ohh… George Wendt died. Best known as Norm on Cheers.
NORM
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
The Aust Govt seem to be anticipating some sort of threat. Next month they’re starting a cyber security and terrorist attack awareness campaign. I knew they were already strengthening their electrical grids and other major areas like water. Just makes me wonder if they’ve had a direct threat or preparing for WWIII. Costco sells prepper meals so maybe we should stock up lol.
Labelled as “prepper meals”?
https://www.costco.com.au/Household/Live-Ready-Emergency-Food-Supply/p/165966
It’s listed as out of stock on the website, but there were plenty of buckets when I went a fortnight ago.
Ha!
:)
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
Ohh… George Wendt died. Best known as Norm on Cheers.
Its amusing how on Becker they had him and Kelsey Grammar as guests stars, seperate episodes.
I didn’t mind Becker. Wouldn’t rush out to buy the box set or anything, but it was alright.
Norm and Cliff were classics.
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
Ohh… George Wendt died. Best known as Norm on Cheers.
Its amusing how on Becker they had him and Kelsey Grammar as guests stars, seperate episodes.
Frasier had a lot of Cheers guest stars, except Kirstie Alley because as a Scientologist, she didn’t believe in psychiatry.
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
Ohh… George Wendt died. Best known as Norm on Cheers.
Its amusing how on Becker they had him and Kelsey Grammar as guests stars, seperate episodes.
Frasier had a lot of Cheers guest stars, except Kirstie Alley because as a Scientologist, she didn’t believe in psychiatry.
Yeah I remember that.
At my regular watering hole we had a couple of identical twins, Vandal and Hawkeye, FMD they were classics.
Divine Angel said:
AI detector flags Declaration of Independence as AI generated
https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/JSoOrLzLw4
Those forefathers really had a good grip on technology back then huh
surely they were robots sent back in time
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
AI detector flags Declaration of Independence as AI generated
https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/JSoOrLzLw4
Those forefathers really had a good grip on technology back then huh
surely they were robots sent back in time
Terminators. Remember, their entire existence was due to AI becoming self aware
though in seriousness we went through there looking for answers like this one and agree
AI detectors basically just go “does this look like the kind of formal or academic material I was trained on?”
Surnames
I assume you could make one up and get your name changed officially.
I was thinking how a number of surnames relate to pass professions of ones ancestors.
Nothing modern though.
Cymek said:
SurnamesI assume you could make one up and get your name changed officially.
I was thinking how a number of surnames relate to pass professions of ones ancestors.
Nothing modern though.
You can change your name to pretty much whatever you like.
My maiden surname is a misspelling of a place name. I assume Mr Mutant’s surname is a profession.
Peak Warming Man said:
At my regular watering hole we had a couple of identical twins, Vandal and Hawkeye, FMD they were classics.
who were the other identical twins?
Cymek said:
SurnamesI assume you could make one up and get your name changed officially.
I was thinking how a number of surnames relate to pass professions of ones ancestors.
Nothing modern though.
If I give my surname to someone who hails from eastern Europe, they can tell what trade my ancestors engaged in.
AussieDJ said:
Cymek said:
SurnamesI assume you could make one up and get your name changed officially.
I was thinking how a number of surnames relate to pass professions of ones ancestors.
Nothing modern though.
If I give my surname to someone who hails from eastern Europe, they can tell what trade my ancestors engaged in.
Hope it wasn’t Brown.
roughbarked said:
AussieDJ said:
Cymek said:
SurnamesI assume you could make one up and get your name changed officially.
I was thinking how a number of surnames relate to pass professions of ones ancestors.
Nothing modern though.
If I give my surname to someone who hails from eastern Europe, they can tell what trade my ancestors engaged in.
Hope it wasn’t Brown.
No.
AussieDJ said:
roughbarked said:
AussieDJ said:If I give my surname to someone who hails from eastern Europe, they can tell what trade my ancestors engaged in.
Hope it wasn’t Brown.
No.
Gulagkommandant?
Neophyte said:
AussieDJ said:
roughbarked said:Hope it wasn’t Brown.
No.
Gulagkommandant?
Ha!
Nowhere near that radical
I won’t pollute the Vale SM thread … but, interesting (to me), each of the video feeds from the funeral home has its own recording/replay available.
Hi DA,
regarding names and your comment Pretty sure that’s how Mr Mutant settled on Mini Me’s name, there’s a Cecily Street on his way to work back then.
I met a lovely older lady (mid 70s) at a knitting guild meeting called Cecily. she said she was shocking at remembering names. I told her I would remember her name, as my friend’s daughter had the same name She was very impressed and said there should be more people named Cecily as she was sick of spelling it when she ordered her coffee.
Brindabellas said:
Hi DA,regarding names and your comment Pretty sure that’s how Mr Mutant settled on Mini Me’s name, there’s a Cecily Street on his way to work back then.
I met a lovely older lady (mid 70s) at a knitting guild meeting called Cecily. she said she was shocking at remembering names. I told her I would remember her name, as my friend’s daughter had the same name She was very impressed and said there should be more people named Cecily as she was sick of spelling it when she ordered her coffee.
I wonder if she gets Seserli?
Brindabellas said:
Hi DA,regarding names and your comment Pretty sure that’s how Mr Mutant settled on Mini Me’s name, there’s a Cecily Street on his way to work back then.
I met a lovely older lady (mid 70s) at a knitting guild meeting called Cecily. she said she was shocking at remembering names. I told her I would remember her name, as my friend’s daughter had the same name She was very impressed and said there should be more people named Cecily as she was sick of spelling it when she ordered her coffee.
Divine Angel said:
Brindabellas said:
Hi DA,regarding names and your comment Pretty sure that’s how Mr Mutant settled on Mini Me’s name, there’s a Cecily Street on his way to work back then.
I met a lovely older lady (mid 70s) at a knitting guild meeting called Cecily. she said she was shocking at remembering names. I told her I would remember her name, as my friend’s daughter had the same name She was very impressed and said there should be more people named Cecily as she was sick of spelling it when she ordered her coffee.
Mini Me is already tired of spelling it for others lol. She gets called Cecile a lot, or Ceceelee. It’s uncommon, but not obscure. It’s such a pretty name.
I’ve loved it since high school when I read The Importance of Being Earnest.
Miss Cecily Cardew had already come to mind.
Bubbles, thanks for sharing La Volta. Since retiring, I am now playing the piano again, and really enjoying it.
Brindabellas said:
Bubbles, thanks for sharing La Volta. Since retiring, I am now playing the piano again, and really enjoying it.
Splendid :)
Was thinking, wonder how long since Tamb was in? I know he posted in the Vale SM thread on the 15th but I haven’t noticed him since I came back on the 19th. It is now the 21st.
I don’t know anyone named after a street, but I’ve two friends who’ve had a street named after them.
Neophyte said:
I don’t know anyone named after a street, but I’ve two friends who’ve had a street named after them.
My mother always said that her youngest child, to her 2nd husband, was named after a street they past o the way homefromhospital. Turns out that it was a family name on dad’s side. Considering that my younger brother and i were given traditional family names from dad’s side, i think mum was a bit of a bitch. I have photos of the women my sister was named after, from the 1880s.
I give up.
kii said:
I give up.
what did you give up
kii said:
I give up.
Big hug for kii as well.
Or a morose empathetic nod, whatever you’re comfortable with.
kii said:
I give up.
Are we allowed to ?
I think about it
Done family, on my own, don’t care too much about life anymore.
Anyway I just scored a week’s worth of work 🥳
Divine Angel said:
Anyway I just scored a week’s worth of work 🥳
Good
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
Anyway I just scored a week’s worth of work 🥳
Good
more importantly does it come with a week’s worth of pay
SCIENCE said:
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
Anyway I just scored a week’s worth of work 🥳
Good
more importantly does it come with a week’s worth of pay
Yep. Now I just gotta tell my day job I’m unavailable. I’m surprised AI hasn’t taken that over but here we are.
some the most solid wood i’ve cut, shortly ago, unloaded into the shed now
maybe you’re woodless, living under a bridge, teeth chattering, you shiver to stay warm, I have a privileged appreciation of your deprivation
cornflakes done, and coffee landed
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
Anyway I just scored a week’s worth of work 🥳
Good
waves to Ms Angel.
What type of 3D printer does Mr Mutant have?
Filament or resin?
Is it for hobby or professional purposes?
Woodie said:
waves to Ms Angel.What type of 3D printer does Mr Mutant have?
Filament or resin?
Is it for hobby or professional purposes?
Um, it’s a black one 👍🏼
I don’t know if this is the exact one but it looks pretty similar to this. Definitely this brand.
https://store.creality.com/au/products/ender-3-v3-ke-3d-printer
Divine Angel said:
Woodie said:
waves to Ms Angel.What type of 3D printer does Mr Mutant have?
Filament or resin?
Is it for hobby or professional purposes?
Um, it’s a black one 👍🏼
I don’t know if this is the exact one but it looks pretty similar to this. Definitely this brand.
https://store.creality.com/au/products/ender-3-v3-ke-3d-printer
Ah….. a filament one. WIth a big reeel of plastic sting sorta stuf. He doesn’t pour in goo from a bottle.
How’s the recovery going Woodie?
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
Woodie said:
waves to Ms Angel.What type of 3D printer does Mr Mutant have?
Filament or resin?
Is it for hobby or professional purposes?
Um, it’s a black one 👍🏼
I don’t know if this is the exact one but it looks pretty similar to this. Definitely this brand.
https://store.creality.com/au/products/ender-3-v3-ke-3d-printer
Ah….. a filament one. WIth a big reeel of plastic sting sorta stuf. He doesn’t pour in goo from a bottle.
No, it’s definitely filament.
Mini Me has a 3D printing pen so they share filament.
Brindabellas said:
How’s the recovery going Woodie?
Quite good, actually. Bit of soreness today, but nothing to be concerned about. No pills required.
Got one of these to wear till at least the end of next week.
o
Divine Angel said:
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:Um, it’s a black one 👍🏼
I don’t know if this is the exact one but it looks pretty similar to this. Definitely this brand.
https://store.creality.com/au/products/ender-3-v3-ke-3d-printer
Ah….. a filament one. WIth a big reeel of plastic sting sorta stuf. He doesn’t pour in goo from a bottle.
No, it’s definitely filament.
Mini Me has a 3D printing pen so they share filament.
kewlies. Ask Mr Mutant for me “How’s your initial layer going? Got it all worked out?”
Woodie said:
Brindabellas said:
How’s the recovery going Woodie?Quite good, actually. Bit of soreness today, but nothing to be concerned about. No pills required.
Got one of these to wear till at least the end of next week.
That is excellent news.
Anyone seen Mr V today? Not like him to have not at least peeped in.
Guy has LASIK eye surgery after being assured there’s a 99.99% success rate. The procedure leaves him with headaches, vision problems, and photosensitivity. He’s unable to work his dream job as a cop, and five months after the procedure, takes his life.
His parents want LASIK to be banned, saying “one complication is too many” and their son’s suicide is “not about mental health”.
I feel for them, their grief is unfathomable. But I don’t think they understand the nature of risk. Everything carries risk. Their son was a police officer. Who would they blame if he was killed in the line of duty?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14733481/police-officer-effects-lasik-eye-surgery-ryan-kingerski.html
Cymek said:
kii said:
I give up.
Are we allowed to ?
I think about it
Done family, on my own, don’t care too much about life anymore.
I like you, so don’t give up.
Divine Angel said:
Guy has LASIK eye surgery after being assured there’s a 99.99% success rate. The procedure leaves him with headaches, vision problems, and photosensitivity. He’s unable to work his dream job as a cop, and five months after the procedure, takes his life.His parents want LASIK to be banned, saying “one complication is too many” and their son’s suicide is “not about mental health”.
I feel for them, their grief is unfathomable. But I don’t think they understand the nature of risk. Everything carries risk. Their son was a police officer. Who would they blame if he was killed in the line of duty?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14733481/police-officer-effects-lasik-eye-surgery-ryan-kingerski.html
More if the risk is understated in the name of money making
Woodie said:
Anyone seen Mr V today? Not like him to have not at least peeped in.
He was here for several posts this morning.
Woodie said:
Anyone seen Mr V today? Not like him to have not at least peeped in.
I’m around.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Anyone seen Mr V today? Not like him to have not at least peeped in.
I’m around.
Round round get around
I get around
Wah wa ooh
Wah wa ooh
Wah wa ooh
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Anyone seen Mr V today? Not like him to have not at least peeped in.
I’m around.
waves & HUGZ
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Anyone seen Mr V today? Not like him to have not at least peeped in.
I’m around.
waves & HUGZ
Ta.
Bakacha.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Anyone seen Mr V today? Not like him to have not at least peeped in.
I’m around.
As Mr. McCartney said, we appreciate you bein’ ‘round.
Bogsnorkler said:
Cymek said:
kii said:
I give up.
Are we allowed to ?
I think about it
Done family, on my own, don’t care too much about life anymore.
I like you, so don’t give up.
Moved on to another town
Tried hard to settle down
For every job, so many men
So many men no-one needs
Just driven back from a meeting and there was “The Religion and Ethics Report” on Radio National, otherwise known as “Everything is All About Christianity”.
God it’s irritating.
Not that she cares much about that.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Anyone seen Mr V today? Not like him to have not at least peeped in.
I’m around.
(((((Mr V))))))
ms spock said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Anyone seen Mr V today? Not like him to have not at least peeped in.
I’m around.
(((((Mr V))))))
Ta.
:)
ms spock said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Anyone seen Mr V today? Not like him to have not at least peeped in.
I’m around.
(((((Mr V))))))
Damn how Jewish is this guy?
dv said:
ms spock said:
Michael V said:I’m around.
(((((Mr V))))))
Damn how Jewish is this guy?
you may have to explain that for some here.
Bogsnorkler said:
dv said:
ms spock said:(((((Mr V))))))
Damn how Jewish is this guy?
you may have to explain that for some here.
Oh I’m sure all these pop-culture savvy forumers will get it.
Bogsnorkler said:
dv said:
ms spock said:(((((Mr V))))))
Damn how Jewish is this guy?
you may have to explain that for some here.
+1
AussieDJ said:
Bogsnorkler said:
dv said:Damn how Jewish is this guy?
you may have to explain that for some here.
+1
Really? I was sure we had talked about that here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_parentheses
Triple parentheses or triple brackets, or an echo, often referred to in print as an (((echo))), are an antisemitic symbol that has been used to highlight the names of individuals thought to be Jews, and the names of organizations thought to be owned by Jews. This use of the symbol originated from the alt-right-affiliated, neo-Nazi blog The Right Stuff, whose editors said that the symbol refers to the historic actions of Jews which have caused their surnames to “echo throughout history”. The triple parentheses have been adopted as an online stigma by antisemites, neo-Nazis, browsers of the “Politically Incorrect” board on 4chan, and white nationalists to identify individuals of Jewish background as targets for online harassment, such as Jewish political journalists critical of Donald Trump during his 2016 election campaign.
Use of the notation was brought to mainstream attention by an article posted by Mic in June 2016. The reports also led Google to remove a browser extension meant to automatically place the “echo” notation around Jewish names on web pages, and the notation being classified as a form of hate speech by the Anti-Defamation League. In the wake of these actions, some users, both Jews and non-Jews, have intentionally placed their own names within triple parentheses as an act of reappropriation or solidarity.
Prior to its use as an antisemitic label or identifier, ((( screen name ))) had been used in online communities such as AOL to indicate that a user was “cyberhugging” the user with the specified screen name.
dv said:
AussieDJ said:
Bogsnorkler said:+1
Really? I was sure we had talked about that here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_parentheses
Triple parentheses or triple brackets, or an echo, often referred to in print as an (((echo))), are an antisemitic symbol that has been used to highlight the names of individuals thought to be Jews, and the names of organizations thought to be owned by Jews. This use of the symbol originated from the alt-right-affiliated, neo-Nazi blog The Right Stuff, whose editors said that the symbol refers to the historic actions of Jews which have caused their surnames to “echo throughout history”. The triple parentheses have been adopted as an online stigma by antisemites, neo-Nazis, browsers of the “Politically Incorrect” board on 4chan, and white nationalists to identify individuals of Jewish background as targets for online harassment, such as Jewish political journalists critical of Donald Trump during his 2016 election campaign.
Use of the notation was brought to mainstream attention by an article posted by Mic in June 2016. The reports also led Google to remove a browser extension meant to automatically place the “echo” notation around Jewish names on web pages, and the notation being classified as a form of hate speech by the Anti-Defamation League. In the wake of these actions, some users, both Jews and non-Jews, have intentionally placed their own names within triple parentheses as an act of reappropriation or solidarity.
Prior to its use as an antisemitic label or identifier, ((( screen name ))) had been used in online communities such as AOL to indicate that a user was “cyberhugging” the user with the specified screen name.
I had forgotten that. I must have found it uninteresting.
Arts – the mushroom case was a bit boring by the ABC live blog today. Anything interesting from your insider?
dv said:
AussieDJ said:
Bogsnorkler said:+1
Really? I was sure we had talked about that here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_parentheses
Triple parentheses or triple brackets, or an echo, often referred to in print as an (((echo))), are an antisemitic symbol that has been used to highlight the names of individuals thought to be Jews, and the names of organizations thought to be owned by Jews. This use of the symbol originated from the alt-right-affiliated, neo-Nazi blog The Right Stuff, whose editors said that the symbol refers to the historic actions of Jews which have caused their surnames to “echo throughout history”. The triple parentheses have been adopted as an online stigma by antisemites, neo-Nazis, browsers of the “Politically Incorrect” board on 4chan, and white nationalists to identify individuals of Jewish background as targets for online harassment, such as Jewish political journalists critical of Donald Trump during his 2016 election campaign.
Use of the notation was brought to mainstream attention by an article posted by Mic in June 2016. The reports also led Google to remove a browser extension meant to automatically place the “echo” notation around Jewish names on web pages, and the notation being classified as a form of hate speech by the Anti-Defamation League. In the wake of these actions, some users, both Jews and non-Jews, have intentionally placed their own names within triple parentheses as an act of reappropriation or solidarity.
Prior to its use as an antisemitic label or identifier, ((( screen name ))) had been used in online communities such as AOL to indicate that a user was “cyberhugging” the user with the specified screen name.
I have no recollection of the antisemitic connotations.
Jelena Dokic’s dad is dead.
buffy said:
I had forgotten that. I must have found it uninteresting.
Fair.
Divine Angel said:
Jelena Dokic’s dad is dead.
I remember him lying down under a bus outside Wimbledon to protest something or other, he was a bit of a nutter.
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Jelena Dokic’s dad is dead.
I remember him lying down under a bus outside Wimbledon to protest something or other, he was a bit of a nutter.
Kind of an arsehole as well.
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jelena-dokic-unbreakable-documentary-tennis-abuse-future-talent/104452774
popcorn i’ve got, study your envy and report back
think another coffee in order, immediately no waiting, now
Divine Angel said:
Jelena Dokic’s dad is dead.
Sad.
But, he was a dick.
Gosh I’m glad Gruen explained Labubu. I only heard of them on Saturday and now I’m hearing and seeing them everywhere.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Small jet plane
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bede_BD-5
The BD-5J version holds the record for the world’s smallest jet aircraft, weighing only 358.8 lb (162.7 kg).
Richard Bach, author of Jonithan Livingstone Seagull, was the first person to privately own one and wrote about flying it in his novel The Bridge Across Forever. said it was a bastard to handle during takeoff but easy as pie to land.
Here he is flying it.
Divine Angel said:
Jelena Dokic’s dad is dead.
That death does not make me sad.
esselte said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Small jet plane
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bede_BD-5
The BD-5J version holds the record for the world’s smallest jet aircraft, weighing only 358.8 lb (162.7 kg).
Richard Bach, author of Jonithan Livingstone Seagull, was the first person to privately own one and wrote about flying it in his novel The Bridge Across Forever. said it was a bastard to handle during takeoff but easy as pie to land.
Here he is flying it.
Sounds like fun, but i’d be looking something a little bit bigger.
party_pants said:
esselte said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Small jet plane
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bede_BD-5
The BD-5J version holds the record for the world’s smallest jet aircraft, weighing only 358.8 lb (162.7 kg).
Richard Bach, author of Jonithan Livingstone Seagull, was the first person to privately own one and wrote about flying it in his novel The Bridge Across Forever. said it was a bastard to handle during takeoff but easy as pie to land.
Here he is flying it.
Sounds like fun, but i’d be looking something a little bit bigger.
The lure of dangerous toys.
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
esselte said:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bede_BD-5
The BD-5J version holds the record for the world’s smallest jet aircraft, weighing only 358.8 lb (162.7 kg).
Richard Bach, author of Jonithan Livingstone Seagull, was the first person to privately own one and wrote about flying it in his novel The Bridge Across Forever. said it was a bastard to handle during takeoff but easy as pie to land.
Here he is flying it.
Sounds like fun, but i’d be looking something a little bit bigger.
The lure of dangerous toys.
I can’t be allowed a pilot’s licence on account of the diabetes. I’d need to sit in the back seat of two-seater and let a real pilot fly it. Plenty of ex-military trainer models on the market
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:Sounds like fun, but i’d be looking something a little bit bigger.
The lure of dangerous toys.
I can’t be allowed a pilot’s licence on account of the diabetes. I’d need to sit in the back seat of two-seater and let a real pilot fly it. Plenty of ex-military trainer models on the market
I’ll stick with pilot’s eye view videos.
Airbus A320 Landing | Girl Pilot Landing in MEX 05R | 3 minutes of aviation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRCr_NOUt7k
Cymek said:
kii said:
I give up.
Are we allowed to ?
I think about it
Done family, on my own, don’t care too much about life anymore.
I give up trying to understand some people here. Not on my life.
Please, always reach out to others when you get in that headspace.
Sunny and a top of 25.
I need to get a watch today. My el cheapo “smart” watch I bought only tells Correct time when near my phone, but at school my phone is in my bag in the office (or hub, or a different classroom). The other day when I was moving between classes every half hour, with a watch on incorrect time, and none of the classrooms had a clock made for a fun morning. (Grabbed my phone and used that at first break.)
Good morning all. Heading for a top of 15 today, mostly sunny, -1 tonight and probably about that right now.
Feeling cheerier this morning. Woke up chuckling about Alison’s story of Ros being so excited to start school at age 4, she slept in her school uniform while waiting for the starting day.
Coles delivery will be early today, between 8:30 and 9:30am.
Then I’ll probably visit the IGA for a extra items, then it’ll be reading and relaxing, and making a nice seafood pasta dinner tonight.
kii said:
Cymek said:
kii said:
I give up.
Are we allowed to ?
I think about it
Done family, on my own, don’t care too much about life anymore.
I give up trying to understand some people here. Not on my life.
Please, always reach out to others when you get in that headspace.
LOL ain’t nothing to understand people just people they should look after themselves before worrying about idiosyncracies of others
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
Cymek said:
Are we allowed to ?
I think about it
Done family, on my own, don’t care too much about life anymore.
I give up trying to understand some people here. Not on my life.
Please, always reach out to others when you get in that headspace.
LOL ain’t nothing to understand people just people they should look after themselves before worrying about idiosyncracies of others
When people’s behaviour impacts other people it matters, yeah I know I have been a bitch to some people, it works both ways.
Mainly because I gave up being nice. I was accused of having a serious mental illness, and I will never forgive or forget.
kii said:
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
I give up trying to understand some people here. Not on my life.
Please, always reach out to others when you get in that headspace.
LOL ain’t nothing to understand people just people they should look after themselves before worrying about idiosyncracies of others
When people’s behaviour impacts other people it matters, yeah I know I have been a bitch to some people, it works both ways.
Mainly because I gave up being nice. I was accused of having a serious mental illness, and I will never forgive or forget.
yes it matters hence people have a responsibility to get themselves under self control sure it’s tough at times and mistakes get made and people should cut others some slack
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 2 degrees at the back door, but I suspect it’s colder away from the door because I can see frost in the lowlands of the Botanic Gardens over the road. We are forecast a sunny 16 degrees today.
Bakery Breakfast with my bushwandering friend this morning.
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
SCIENCE said:
LOL ain’t nothing to understand people just people they should look after themselves before worrying about idiosyncracies of others
When people’s behaviour impacts other people it matters, yeah I know I have been a bitch to some people, it works both ways.
Mainly because I gave up being nice. I was accused of having a serious mental illness, and I will never forgive or forget.yes it matters hence people have a responsibility to get themselves under self control sure it’s tough at times and mistakes get made and people should cut others some slack
Yeah…I don’t cut people slack anymore.
Good morning.
Another squelchy day and night ahead for the central coast as the rain system clears through. I’m feeling for the NSW north coast people with record breaking floods. Also feeling for all those in drought. Can’t control the weather (or can you….)
Not much I can do outdoors so I shall continue reading The Good Wife Of Bath.
Thanks for that oh so interesting fungi pic Buffy. Very arty.
kii said:
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
When people’s behaviour impacts other people it matters, yeah I know I have been a bitch to some people, it works both ways.
Mainly because I gave up being nice. I was accused of having a serious mental illness, and I will never forgive or forget.yes it matters hence people have a responsibility to get themselves under self control sure it’s tough at times and mistakes get made and people should cut others some slack
Yeah…I don’t cut people slack anymore.
shrug that’s your responsibility nothing to do with us shrug
I’m off for breakfast. Back later.
dv said:
Bogsnorkler said:
dv said:Damn how Jewish is this guy?
you may have to explain that for some here.
Oh I’m sure all these pop-culture savvy forumers will get it.
What’s this pop culture shit?
dv said:
AussieDJ said:
Bogsnorkler said:+1
Really? I was sure we had talked about that here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_parentheses
Triple parentheses or triple brackets, or an echo, often referred to in print as an (((echo))), are an antisemitic symbol that has been used to highlight the names of individuals thought to be Jews, and the names of organizations thought to be owned by Jews. This use of the symbol originated from the alt-right-affiliated, neo-Nazi blog The Right Stuff, whose editors said that the symbol refers to the historic actions of Jews which have caused their surnames to “echo throughout history”. The triple parentheses have been adopted as an online stigma by antisemites, neo-Nazis, browsers of the “Politically Incorrect” board on 4chan, and white nationalists to identify individuals of Jewish background as targets for online harassment, such as Jewish political journalists critical of Donald Trump during his 2016 election campaign.
Use of the notation was brought to mainstream attention by an article posted by Mic in June 2016. The reports also led Google to remove a browser extension meant to automatically place the “echo” notation around Jewish names on web pages, and the notation being classified as a form of hate speech by the Anti-Defamation League. In the wake of these actions, some users, both Jews and non-Jews, have intentionally placed their own names within triple parentheses as an act of reappropriation or solidarity.
Prior to its use as an antisemitic label or identifier, ((( screen name ))) had been used in online communities such as AOL to indicate that a user was “cyberhugging” the user with the specified screen name.
So why do we have to act like right wing nutjobs and accept their popular culture?
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Jelena Dokic’s dad is dead.
I remember him lying down under a bus outside Wimbledon to protest something or other, he was a bit of a nutter.
Yeah I dout he’ll be missed by many.
Very frosty AND foggy out there this morning. I hope they’ve both cleared somewhat by the time I step out there.
Coles truck is here. It’s a nameless one again.
32 toilet rolls. I thought I ordered 16, but never mind…
Bubblecar said:
32 toilet rolls. I thought I ordered 16, but never mind…
Ordered 2 x zucchinis, score 4.
One egg was broken.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
32 toilet rolls. I thought I ordered 16, but never mind…
Ordered 2 x zucchinis, score 4.
One egg was broken.
Morning Pilgrims.
Report the broken egg but not the zucchinis.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
32 toilet rolls. I thought I ordered 16, but never mind…
Ordered 2 x zucchinis, score 4.
One egg was broken.
Morning Pilgrims.
Report the broken egg but not the zucchinis.
I don’t think a single broken egg is really worth reporting.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:Ordered 2 x zucchinis, score 4.
One egg was broken.
Morning Pilgrims.
Report the broken egg but not the zucchinis.
I don’t think a single broken egg is really worth reporting.
No no no you need to go full Karen on them.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:Ordered 2 x zucchinis, score 4.
One egg was broken.
Morning Pilgrims.
Report the broken egg but not the zucchinis.
I don’t think a single broken egg is really worth reporting.
You could embroider the story and claim that two were broken.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:Morning Pilgrims.
Report the broken egg but not the zucchinis.
I don’t think a single broken egg is really worth reporting.
No no no you need to go full Karen on them.
Yeah, take a day out of life to visit Kings Meadows Coles in person and say, “I need to speak to a manager.”
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:I don’t think a single broken egg is really worth reporting.
No no no you need to go full Karen on them.
Yeah, take a day out of life to visit Kings Meadows Coles in person and say, “I need to speak to a manager.”
= my life
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:Morning Pilgrims.
Report the broken egg but not the zucchinis.
I don’t think a single broken egg is really worth reporting.
You could embroider the story and claim that two were broken.
No. I may be a sad old fool, but I’m an honest sad old fool.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:I don’t think a single broken egg is really worth reporting.
You could embroider the story and claim that two were broken.
No. I may be a sad old fool, but I’m an honest sad old fool.
Gosh I love it when you have a conversation with yourself
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:You could embroider the story and claim that two were broken.
No. I may be a sad old fool, but I’m an honest sad old fool.
Gosh I love it when you have a conversation with yourself
Come around to my place then.
I have arguments with myself.
And i don’t always win.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:You could embroider the story and claim that two were broken.
No. I may be a sad old fool, but I’m an honest sad old fool.
Gosh I love it when you have a conversation with yourself
I find it quite amusing, too. Certainly makes me smile. Every time, as well.
:)
Damn, just got my bin in and it’s still half full of rubbish :(
They didn’t shake it enough.
Bubblecar said:
Damn, just got my bin in and it’s still half full of rubbish :(They didn’t shake it enough.
Sticking to the bin?
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:No. I may be a sad old fool, but I’m an honest sad old fool.
Gosh I love it when you have a conversation with yourself
I find it quite amusing, too. Certainly makes me smile. Every time, as well.
:)
Well I’m glad, and the other one probably is too.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Damn, just got my bin in and it’s still half full of rubbish :(They didn’t shake it enough.
Sticking to the bin?
It was bit compacted but not overly, I would have thought.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Damn, just got my bin in and it’s still half full of rubbish :(They didn’t shake it enough.
Sticking to the bin?
It was bit compacted but not overly, I would have thought.
Get a stick and give it a stir?
I’m ready to visit the local shops but the fog is still so thick and damp, I’d doubtless be drenched by the time I got there.
I’ll wait another hour.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:Sticking to the bin?
It was bit compacted but not overly, I would have thought.
Get a stick and give it a stir?
I’ll repackage it in a big black garbage bag, then return it to the bin. But not right now.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:Gosh I love it when you have a conversation with yourself
I find it quite amusing, too. Certainly makes me smile. Every time, as well.
:)
Well I’m glad, and the other one probably is too.
Don’t we all talk to ourselves? Just, maybe not in print.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:It was bit compacted but not overly, I would have thought.
Get a stick and give it a stir?
I’ll repackage it in a big black garbage bag, then return it to the bin. But not right now.
The fog too thick and moist?
AussieDJ said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:I find it quite amusing, too. Certainly makes me smile. Every time, as well.
:)
Well I’m glad, and the other one probably is too.
Don’t we all talk to ourselves? Just, maybe not in print.
I do.
roughbarked said:
AussieDJ said:
Bubblecar said:
Well I’m glad, and the other one probably is too.
Don’t we all talk to ourselves? Just, maybe not in print.
I do.
All commune with deity¡
dv said:
ms spock said:
Michael V said:
I’m around.
(((((Mr V))))))
Damn how Jewish is this guy?
5/3
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:Gosh I love it when you have a conversation with yourself
I find it quite amusing, too. Certainly makes me smile. Every time, as well.
:)
Well I’m glad, and the other one probably is too.
Snigger.
:)
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:Get a stick and give it a stir?
I’ll repackage it in a big black garbage bag, then return it to the bin. But not right now.
The fog too thick and moist?
It’s a misty moisty morning indeed.
Steeleye Span – One Misty Moisty Morning (Live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKZlsBbtCRw
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:I’ll repackage it in a big black garbage bag, then return it to the bin. But not right now.
The fog too thick and moist?
It’s a misty moisty morning indeed.
Steeleye Span – One Misty Moisty Morning (Live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKZlsBbtCRw
I’ve loved that song since they came to Perth.
SCIENCE said:
dv said:
ms spock said:
(((((Mr V))))))
Damn how Jewish is this guy?
5/3
LOL
Morning – just sitting down with a cup of tea and a snack.
Husband has gone to have a coffee with his mate. He has had knee surgery and getting frustrated that he isn’t pain free yet. I am hoping that the surgery (an arthoscopic meniscus repair, is successful. He is not going to cope not being able to go for long works, as that is about his only interest.
A morning tea of a pie nad peas and an apple turnover over.
Brindabellas said:
Morning – just sitting down with a cup of tea and a snack.Husband has gone to have a coffee with his mate. He has had knee surgery and getting frustrated that he isn’t pain free yet. I am hoping that the surgery (an arthoscopic meniscus repair, is successful. He is not going to cope not being able to go for long works, as that is about his only interest.
Morning Brindabellas. I hope the pain subsides quickly and he’s able to happily resume his walks.
My knees are holding out so far. Little bit of arthritis in the left one but not severe at this stage.
Peak Warming Man said:
A morning tea of a pie nad peas and an apple turnover over.
That’s more like a brunch.
Brindabellas said:
Morning – just sitting down with a cup of tea and a snack.Husband has gone to have a coffee with his mate. He has had knee surgery and getting frustrated that he isn’t pain free yet. I am hoping that the surgery (an arthoscopic meniscus repair, is successful. He is not going to cope not being able to go for long works, as that is about his only interest.
Has he been prescribed specific exercises, or exercises to avoid? Hydrotherapy pools are magic things.
Hello
Cymek said:
Hello
Morning.
Cymek said:
Hello
Greetings
I’m supposed to be doing my mandatory training, but I don’t have my credentials like employee number or EQ email address yet. The BM isn’t there on Thursdays and Fridays.
I did get around to reading the welcome pack though, so yay me.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
A morning tea of a pie nad peas and an apple turnover over.
That’s more like a brunch.
Got to fortify yourself against the coming winter because the sun is fading as the year grows old.
I’m back. I went and looked at my bushwandering friend’s house, which is being painted sunshine yellow on the outside. I was skeptical. But it actually looks OK. As long as you don’t mind your house being quite obvious. Photos in a minute or two.
Deathcap mushroom lady was Web searching deathcap mushrooms a year ago.
Suspicious.
Very Suspicious.
Most suspicious.
Divine Angel said:
Brindabellas said:
Morning – just sitting down with a cup of tea and a snack.Husband has gone to have a coffee with his mate. He has had knee surgery and getting frustrated that he isn’t pain free yet. I am hoping that the surgery (an arthoscopic meniscus repair, is successful. He is not going to cope not being able to go for long works, as that is about his only interest.
Has he been prescribed specific exercises, or exercises to avoid? Hydrotherapy pools are magic things.
yes he has exercises – problem is I think he is overdoing them, sigh,
Brindabellas said:
Divine Angel said:
Brindabellas said:
Morning – just sitting down with a cup of tea and a snack.Husband has gone to have a coffee with his mate. He has had knee surgery and getting frustrated that he isn’t pain free yet. I am hoping that the surgery (an arthoscopic meniscus repair, is successful. He is not going to cope not being able to go for long works, as that is about his only interest.
Has he been prescribed specific exercises, or exercises to avoid? Hydrotherapy pools are magic things.
yes he has exercises – problem is I think he is overdoing them, sigh,
Ah, too eager for healing hey.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Deathcap mushroom lady was Web searching deathcap mushrooms a year ago.Suspicious.
Very Suspicious.
Most suspicious.
If any of us are ever implicated in a mushroom crime, we’re screwed.
We bought an EV ( a Geely), Oh my the problems trying to get an EV charger and changing electricity plans. Definitely not economically worth it atm, due to the cost of getting new smart meter, ev charger installed. And it’s not working properly yet.
Divine Angel said:
I’m supposed to be doing my mandatory training, but I don’t have my credentials like employee number or EQ email address yet. The BM isn’t there on Thursdays and Fridays.I did get around to reading the welcome pack though, so yay me.
Sounds very familiar.
Divine Angel said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Deathcap mushroom lady was Web searching deathcap mushrooms a year ago.Suspicious.
Very Suspicious.
Most suspicious.
If any of us are ever implicated in a mushroom crime, we’re screwed.
It would probably be useful to know what else she looked at on iNaturalist as well. My name is on some of the iNaturalist observations of deathcaps as an identifier. But it’s not a very large percentage of the number observations I have put an ID on. Or that I have looked at.
Divine Angel said:
I’m supposed to be doing my mandatory training, but I don’t have my credentials like employee number or EQ email address yet. The BM isn’t there on Thursdays and Fridays.I did get around to reading the welcome pack though, so yay me.
What type of work is it ?
And here, with permission, is my bushwandering friend’s yellow house. I think her block is 5 acres. It was bare except for some pine trees when they bought it and she and her husband revegetated it to bushland.
buffy said:
And here, with permission, is my bushwandering friend’s yellow house. I think her block is 5 acres. It was bare except for some pine trees when they bought it and she and her husband revegetated it to bushland.
It is very sweet – and love the gate – but I could not live in a yellow house – I hate yellow with a passion.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Deathcap mushroom lady was Web searching deathcap mushrooms a year ago.Suspicious.
Very Suspicious.
Most suspicious.
It is what the jury think of that which matters.
Divine Angel said:
Brindabellas said:
Divine Angel said:Has he been prescribed specific exercises, or exercises to avoid? Hydrotherapy pools are magic things.
yes he has exercises – problem is I think he is overdoing them, sigh,
Ah, too eager for healing hey.
My FIL had to wiggle his toes a hundred times a day or something like that.
Divine Angel said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Deathcap mushroom lady was Web searching deathcap mushrooms a year ago.Suspicious.
Very Suspicious.
Most suspicious.
If any of us are ever implicated in a mushroom crime, we’re screwed.
We’ve been discussing poisonous mushrooms and ID’s for quite some time indeed.
buffy said:
And here, with permission, is my bushwandering friend’s yellow house. I think her block is 5 acres. It was bare except for some pine trees when they bought it and she and her husband revegetated it to bushland.
Vey nice. Thanks for posting.
Brindabellas said:
buffy said:
And here, with permission, is my bushwandering friend’s yellow house. I think her block is 5 acres. It was bare except for some pine trees when they bought it and she and her husband revegetated it to bushland.
It is very sweet – and love the gate – but I could not live in a yellow house – I hate yellow with a passion.
I wouldn’t paint it yellow either.
Brindabellas said:
buffy said:
And here, with permission, is my bushwandering friend’s yellow house. I think her block is 5 acres. It was bare except for some pine trees when they bought it and she and her husband revegetated it to bushland.
It is very sweet – and love the gate – but I could not live in a yellow house – I hate yellow with a passion.
What’s yellow done now.
Peak Warming Man said:
Brindabellas said:
buffy said:
And here, with permission, is my bushwandering friend’s yellow house. I think her block is 5 acres. It was bare except for some pine trees when they bought it and she and her husband revegetated it to bushland.
It is very sweet – and love the gate – but I could not live in a yellow house – I hate yellow with a passion.
What’s yellow done now.
It sort of YELLS at you?
Dia daoich Forumites!
Sunny with a ton of weeding to do.
Brindabellas said:
buffy said:
And here, with permission, is my bushwandering friend’s yellow house. I think her block is 5 acres. It was bare except for some pine trees when they bought it and she and her husband revegetated it to bushland.
It is very sweet – and love the gate – but I could not live in a yellow house – I hate yellow with a passion.
Ros also hated yellow with a similar passion.
Washing to hang out. Some weeds to dig/pull. Back later.
ms spock said:
Dia daoich Forumites!
Sunny with a ton of weeding to do.
It’s finally rainy here -with lots of raking of Autumn leaves to do
kii said:
Brindabellas said:
buffy said:
And here, with permission, is my bushwandering friend’s yellow house. I think her block is 5 acres. It was bare except for some pine trees when they bought it and she and her husband revegetated it to bushland.
It is very sweet – and love the gate – but I could not live in a yellow house – I hate yellow with a passion.
Ros also hated yellow with a similar passion.
Well we all know she had good taste. Still traumatised by mum choosing lemon for the our brides maids dresses when she got married. i was 16 and hated the frumpy dress, and I had to wear it to my school formal, as I wasn;t allowed to have a second good dress
Brindabellas said:
ms spock said:Dia daoich Forumites!
Sunny with a ton of weeding to do.
It’s finally rainy here -with lots of raking of Autumn leaves to do
Will the rain delay the Autumn leave raking? Or do you have to rug up and soldier on? Or do you rain between downpours?
buffy said:
And here, with permission, is my bushwandering friend’s yellow house. I think her block is 5 acres. It was bare except for some pine trees when they bought it and she and her husband revegetated it to bushland.
It works pretty well but would look better with a red oxide roof.
“The old house” on our South Mole Creek property was a white weatherboard cottage that I repainted yellow (although a more subdued shade than that), but me being me I didn’t finish the job so when we sold the property, it was still half yellow and half white.
Brindabellas said:
We bought an EV ( a Geely), Oh my the problems trying to get an EV charger and changing electricity plans. Definitely not economically worth it atm, due to the cost of getting new smart meter, ev charger installed. And it’s not working properly yet.
Isn’t there going to be a 30% subsidy on getting storage batteries? I thought it was part of the Labor offerings? Apologies if it is only for houses. I just heard about it in passing.
buffy said:
And here, with permission, is my bushwandering friend’s yellow house. I think her block is 5 acres. It was bare except for some pine trees when they bought it and she and her husband revegetated it to bushland.
Revegetation and rewilding is an amazing thing to do. Every little bit helps.
ms spock said:
buffy said:
And here, with permission, is my bushwandering friend’s yellow house. I think her block is 5 acres. It was bare except for some pine trees when they bought it and she and her husband revegetated it to bushland.
Revegetation and rewilding is an amazing thing to do. Every little bit helps.
Have been doing that for forty three years now.
I had a sample at Costco of lychee drink with coconut jelly pieces. It was gross. That was an hour ago and I can still taste it 🤢
Divine Angel said:
I had a sample at Costco of lychee drink with coconut jelly pieces. It was gross. That was an hour ago and I can still taste it 🤢
ack!
Divine Angel said:
I had a sample at Costco of lychee drink with coconut jelly pieces. It was gross. That was an hour ago and I can still taste it 🤢
Coconut pieces/shredded spoil both chocolate and ice cream
Divine Angel said:
I had a sample at Costco of lychee drink with coconut jelly pieces. It was gross. That was an hour ago and I can still taste it 🤢
Never look a gift horse in the mouth, maybe that’s because you might see the Trojans.
dv said:
AussieDJ said:
Bogsnorkler said:+1
Really? I was sure we had talked about that here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_parentheses
Triple parentheses or triple brackets, or an echo, often referred to in print as an (((echo))), are an antisemitic symbol that has been used to highlight the names of individuals thought to be Jews, and the names of organizations thought to be owned by Jews. This use of the symbol originated from the alt-right-affiliated, neo-Nazi blog The Right Stuff, whose editors said that the symbol refers to the historic actions of Jews which have caused their surnames to “echo throughout history”. The triple parentheses have been adopted as an online stigma by antisemites, neo-Nazis, browsers of the “Politically Incorrect” board on 4chan, and white nationalists to identify individuals of Jewish background as targets for online harassment, such as Jewish political journalists critical of Donald Trump during his 2016 election campaign.
Use of the notation was brought to mainstream attention by an article posted by Mic in June 2016. The reports also led Google to remove a browser extension meant to automatically place the “echo” notation around Jewish names on web pages, and the notation being classified as a form of hate speech by the Anti-Defamation League. In the wake of these actions, some users, both Jews and non-Jews, have intentionally placed their own names within triple parentheses as an act of reappropriation or solidarity.
Prior to its use as an antisemitic label or identifier, ((( screen name ))) had been used in online communities such as AOL to indicate that a user was “cyberhugging” the user with the specified screen name.
OMG!
I had no idea. I have always used (((Cymek))) or (((Mr Carr))) or (((Mr V))) as hugs.
Sheesh! You saved me from making an idiot of myself! Thank you!
I am a co-facilitator of a Jewish Conversation Circle (not Jewish, but as an ally) of like minded people trying to get the word out about the genocide in Gaza. Very small handmade actions of letter writing and assisting in small different projects. Mostly a place for Jewish people who have lost their families, communities and synagogues because the genocide in Gaza has ripped their lives apart. Most want to platform Palestinian voices, but Muslims and Arabs have said to me they feel so dehumanised that the priority for them are the Jews speaking up about the horrors of the genocide in Gaza.
My role is minor and I offer deep listening and a little bit of writing. But it is at least something to physically do and be part of whilst that genocide going on. As modest as it is to do.
Anyway I was clueless.
damn yous coconut haters what next probably dumping on cilantroriander like a bunch of brats
SCIENCE said:
damn yous coconut haters what next probably dumping on cilantroriander like a bunch of brats
Coconut au naturale is fine. It is the stuff they do to it that makes it ick.
Generally speaking, I like coconut. Mix a little drinking chocolate powder into coconut oil and you’ve got yourself a DIY Ice Magic chocolate topping for ice cream.
I don’t like bits, and these were large bits, in my drinks.
I love coconut. Dad often bought me one from Paddy’s Markets.
Today I had a coconut Greek yogurt and I added slivered almonds for extra crunch.
Divine Angel said:
Generally speaking, I like coconut. Mix a little drinking chocolate powder into coconut oil and you’ve got yourself a DIY Ice Magic chocolate topping for ice cream.I don’t like bits, and these were large bits, in my drinks.
I have a strict policy about having to chew a drink.. I wont do it and I don’t like it
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:damn yous coconut haters what next probably dumping on cilantroriander like a bunch of brats
Coconut au naturale is fine. It is the stuff they do to it that makes it ick.
not a fan of coconut. not bad on a lammie, but that is as far as it goes.
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Generally speaking, I like coconut. Mix a little drinking chocolate powder into coconut oil and you’ve got yourself a DIY Ice Magic chocolate topping for ice cream.I don’t like bits, and these were large bits, in my drinks.
I have a strict policy about having to chew a drink.. I wont do it and I don’t like it
you are doing Milo wrong then
Bogsnorkler said:
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:damn yous coconut haters what next probably dumping on cilantroriander like a bunch of brats
Coconut au naturale is fine. It is the stuff they do to it that makes it ick.
not a fan of coconut. not bad on a lammie, but that is as far as it goes.
That’s dessicated coconut, which if someone hadn’t thought of putting it on a lamington, I’d never be able to eat the stuff otherwise.
Beware the white man’s soap. “https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-22/white-nationalists-using-wellness-industry-to-spread-racism/105314926”:
ms spock said:
dv said:
AussieDJ said:Really? I was sure we had talked about that here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_parentheses
Triple parentheses or triple brackets, or an echo, often referred to in print as an (((echo))), are an antisemitic symbol that has been used to highlight the names of individuals thought to be Jews, and the names of organizations thought to be owned by Jews. This use of the symbol originated from the alt-right-affiliated, neo-Nazi blog The Right Stuff, whose editors said that the symbol refers to the historic actions of Jews which have caused their surnames to “echo throughout history”. The triple parentheses have been adopted as an online stigma by antisemites, neo-Nazis, browsers of the “Politically Incorrect” board on 4chan, and white nationalists to identify individuals of Jewish background as targets for online harassment, such as Jewish political journalists critical of Donald Trump during his 2016 election campaign.
Use of the notation was brought to mainstream attention by an article posted by Mic in June 2016. The reports also led Google to remove a browser extension meant to automatically place the “echo” notation around Jewish names on web pages, and the notation being classified as a form of hate speech by the Anti-Defamation League. In the wake of these actions, some users, both Jews and non-Jews, have intentionally placed their own names within triple parentheses as an act of reappropriation or solidarity.
Prior to its use as an antisemitic label or identifier, ((( screen name ))) had been used in online communities such as AOL to indicate that a user was “cyberhugging” the user with the specified screen name.
OMG!
I had no idea. I have always used (((Cymek))) or (((Mr Carr))) or (((Mr V))) as hugs.
Sheesh! You saved me from making an idiot of myself! Thank you!
I am a co-facilitator of a Jewish Conversation Circle (not Jewish, but as an ally) of like minded people trying to get the word out about the genocide in Gaza. Very small handmade actions of letter writing and assisting in small different projects. Mostly a place for Jewish people who have lost their families, communities and synagogues because the genocide in Gaza has ripped their lives apart. Most want to platform Palestinian voices, but Muslims and Arabs have said to me they feel so dehumanised that the priority for them are the Jews speaking up about the horrors of the genocide in Gaza.
My role is minor and I offer deep listening and a little bit of writing. But it is at least something to physically do and be part of whilst that genocide going on. As modest as it is to do.
Anyway I was clueless.
FWIW I don’t think you should feel the need to stop using ((())) to indicate HUGS. It’s definitely also internet-speak for hugs, has been for a lot longer than the antisemitic meaning
It’s like the attempt to re-appropriate the OK hand gesture as a symbol of White Power; sensible people can generally distinguish intent, especially if they already know you like the people on this forum do, and conceding to bigots or racists like Mr (d)omestic (v)iolence up there will only embolden them.
I’m joking about the dv thing. Like, I doubt anyone here sees the dv handle and thinks the guy is promoting or signalling approval of domestic violence, and I doubt anyone here would see you (((Cymek)))ing or (((Mr Carr)))ing or (((Mr V)))ing and think you were being antisemitic.
ms spock said:
Brindabellas said:
We bought an EV ( a Geely), Oh my the problems trying to get an EV charger and changing electricity plans. Definitely not economically worth it atm, due to the cost of getting new smart meter, ev charger installed. And it’s not working properly yet.
Isn’t there going to be a 30% subsidy on getting storage batteries? I thought it was part of the Labor offerings? Apologies if it is only for houses. I just heard about it in passing.
We dont have solar – doesn’t work with our old house and big shady trees
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:
buffy said:
And here, with permission, is my bushwandering friend’s yellow house. I think her block is 5 acres. It was bare except for some pine trees when they bought it and she and her husband revegetated it to bushland.
Revegetation and rewilding is an amazing thing to do. Every little bit helps.
Have been doing that for forty three years now.
Brilliant!
esselte said:
ms spock said:
dv said:OMG!
I had no idea. I have always used (((Cymek))) or (((Mr Carr))) or (((Mr V))) as hugs.
Sheesh! You saved me from making an idiot of myself! Thank you!
I am a co-facilitator of a Jewish Conversation Circle (not Jewish, but as an ally) of like minded people trying to get the word out about the genocide in Gaza. Very small handmade actions of letter writing and assisting in small different projects. Mostly a place for Jewish people who have lost their families, communities and synagogues because the genocide in Gaza has ripped their lives apart. Most want to platform Palestinian voices, but Muslims and Arabs have said to me they feel so dehumanised that the priority for them are the Jews speaking up about the horrors of the genocide in Gaza.
My role is minor and I offer deep listening and a little bit of writing. But it is at least something to physically do and be part of whilst that genocide going on. As modest as it is to do.
Anyway I was clueless.
FWIW I don’t think you should feel the need to stop using ((())) to indicate HUGS. It’s definitely also internet-speak for hugs, has been for a lot longer than the antisemitic meaning
It’s like the attempt to re-appropriate the OK hand gesture as a symbol of White Power; sensible people can generally distinguish intent, especially if they already know you like the people on this forum do, and conceding to bigots or racists like Mr (d)omestic (v)iolence up there will only embolden them.
I’m joking about the dv thing. Like, I doubt anyone here sees the dv handle and thinks the guy is promoting or signalling approval of domestic violence, and I doubt anyone here would see you (((Cymek)))ing or (((Mr Carr)))ing or (((Mr V)))ing and think you were being antisemitic.
I always see DV’s handle as deviant velvet.
ms spock said:
dv said:
AussieDJ said:Really? I was sure we had talked about that here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_parentheses
Triple parentheses or triple brackets, or an echo, often referred to in print as an (((echo))), are an antisemitic symbol that has been used to highlight the names of individuals thought to be Jews, and the names of organizations thought to be owned by Jews. This use of the symbol originated from the alt-right-affiliated, neo-Nazi blog The Right Stuff, whose editors said that the symbol refers to the historic actions of Jews which have caused their surnames to “echo throughout history”. The triple parentheses have been adopted as an online stigma by antisemites, neo-Nazis, browsers of the “Politically Incorrect” board on 4chan, and white nationalists to identify individuals of Jewish background as targets for online harassment, such as Jewish political journalists critical of Donald Trump during his 2016 election campaign.
Use of the notation was brought to mainstream attention by an article posted by Mic in June 2016. The reports also led Google to remove a browser extension meant to automatically place the “echo” notation around Jewish names on web pages, and the notation being classified as a form of hate speech by the Anti-Defamation League. In the wake of these actions, some users, both Jews and non-Jews, have intentionally placed their own names within triple parentheses as an act of reappropriation or solidarity.
Prior to its use as an antisemitic label or identifier, ((( screen name ))) had been used in online communities such as AOL to indicate that a user was “cyberhugging” the user with the specified screen name.
OMG!
I had no idea. I have always used (((Cymek))) or (((Mr Carr))) or (((Mr V))) as hugs.
Sheesh! You saved me from making an idiot of myself! Thank you!
I am a co-facilitator of a Jewish Conversation Circle (not Jewish, but as an ally) of like minded people trying to get the word out about the genocide in Gaza. Very small handmade actions of letter writing and assisting in small different projects. Mostly a place for Jewish people who have lost their families, communities and synagogues because the genocide in Gaza has ripped their lives apart. Most want to platform Palestinian voices, but Muslims and Arabs have said to me they feel so dehumanised that the priority for them are the Jews speaking up about the horrors of the genocide in Gaza.
My role is minor and I offer deep listening and a little bit of writing. But it is at least something to physically do and be part of whilst that genocide going on. As modest as it is to do.
Anyway I was clueless.
A comment DV?
esselte said:
ms spock said:
dv said:OMG!
I had no idea. I have always used (((Cymek))) or (((Mr Carr))) or (((Mr V))) as hugs.
Sheesh! You saved me from making an idiot of myself! Thank you!
I am a co-facilitator of a Jewish Conversation Circle (not Jewish, but as an ally) of like minded people trying to get the word out about the genocide in Gaza. Very small handmade actions of letter writing and assisting in small different projects. Mostly a place for Jewish people who have lost their families, communities and synagogues because the genocide in Gaza has ripped their lives apart. Most want to platform Palestinian voices, but Muslims and Arabs have said to me they feel so dehumanised that the priority for them are the Jews speaking up about the horrors of the genocide in Gaza.
My role is minor and I offer deep listening and a little bit of writing. But it is at least something to physically do and be part of whilst that genocide going on. As modest as it is to do.
Anyway I was clueless.
FWIW I don’t think you should feel the need to stop using ((())) to indicate HUGS. It’s definitely also internet-speak for hugs, has been for a lot longer than the antisemitic meaning
It’s like the attempt to re-appropriate the OK hand gesture as a symbol of White Power; sensible people can generally distinguish intent, especially if they already know you like the people on this forum do, and conceding to bigots or racists like Mr (d)omestic (v)iolence up there will only embolden them.
I’m joking about the dv thing. Like, I doubt anyone here sees the dv handle and thinks the guy is promoting or signalling approval of domestic violence, and I doubt anyone here would see you (((Cymek)))ing or (((Mr Carr)))ing or (((Mr V)))ing and think you were being antisemitic.
This.
I might add that I’d never heard of the OK linked to the white supremacism thing before, nor the ((you)) as anymore than just that.
Brindabellas said:
ms spock said:
Brindabellas said:
We bought an EV ( a Geely), Oh my the problems trying to get an EV charger and changing electricity plans. Definitely not economically worth it atm, due to the cost of getting new smart meter, ev charger installed. And it’s not working properly yet.
Isn’t there going to be a 30% subsidy on getting storage batteries? I thought it was part of the Labor offerings? Apologies if it is only for houses. I just heard about it in passing.
We dont have solar – doesn’t work with our old house and big shady trees
That’s my problem too and it was me wo planted the trees.
That mushroom court:
Shop by shop, Mr Schonknecht is being taken through his report into the Monash Asian grocers.
Tables being shown to the court include the details of mushroom products, pictures and the suppliers.
At this rate, this exercise may take a while.
In total Mr Schonknecht said he took 340 photos during his investigation.
esselte said:
ms spock said:
dv said:OMG!
I had no idea. I have always used (((Cymek))) or (((Mr Carr))) or (((Mr V))) as hugs.
Sheesh! You saved me from making an idiot of myself! Thank you!
I am a co-facilitator of a Jewish Conversation Circle (not Jewish, but as an ally) of like minded people trying to get the word out about the genocide in Gaza. Very small handmade actions of letter writing and assisting in small different projects. Mostly a place for Jewish people who have lost their families, communities and synagogues because the genocide in Gaza has ripped their lives apart. Most want to platform Palestinian voices, but Muslims and Arabs have said to me they feel so dehumanised that the priority for them are the Jews speaking up about the horrors of the genocide in Gaza.
My role is minor and I offer deep listening and a little bit of writing. But it is at least something to physically do and be part of whilst that genocide going on. As modest as it is to do.
Anyway I was clueless.
FWIW I don’t think you should feel the need to stop using ((())) to indicate HUGS. It’s definitely also internet-speak for hugs, has been for a lot longer than the antisemitic meaning
It’s like the attempt to re-appropriate the OK hand gesture as a symbol of White Power; sensible people can generally distinguish intent, especially if they already know you like the people on this forum do, and conceding to bigots or racists like Mr (d)omestic (v)iolence up there will only embolden them.
I’m joking about the dv thing. Like, I doubt anyone here sees the dv handle and thinks the guy is promoting or signalling approval of domestic violence, and I doubt anyone here would see you (((Cymek)))ing or (((Mr Carr)))ing or (((Mr V)))ing and think you were being antisemitic.
That’s a good point too. And the folks of the Jewish Conversation Circle do know my intent. Gosh you can’t give up the ground either. So many nuances. Thanks (((esselte)))
Brindabellas said:
ms spock said:
Brindabellas said:
We bought an EV ( a Geely), Oh my the problems trying to get an EV charger and changing electricity plans. Definitely not economically worth it atm, due to the cost of getting new smart meter, ev charger installed. And it’s not working properly yet.
Isn’t there going to be a 30% subsidy on getting storage batteries? I thought it was part of the Labor offerings? Apologies if it is only for houses. I just heard about it in passing.
We dont have solar – doesn’t work with our old house and big shady trees
Okay I was hoping somehow it was connected to EVs. My bad.
Bogsnorkler said:
esselte said:
ms spock said:FWIW I don’t think you should feel the need to stop using ((())) to indicate HUGS. It’s definitely also internet-speak for hugs, has been for a lot longer than the antisemitic meaning
It’s like the attempt to re-appropriate the OK hand gesture as a symbol of White Power; sensible people can generally distinguish intent, especially if they already know you like the people on this forum do, and conceding to bigots or racists like Mr (d)omestic (v)iolence up there will only embolden them.
I’m joking about the dv thing. Like, I doubt anyone here sees the dv handle and thinks the guy is promoting or signalling approval of domestic violence, and I doubt anyone here would see you (((Cymek)))ing or (((Mr Carr)))ing or (((Mr V)))ing and think you were being antisemitic.
I always see DV’s handle as deviant velvet.
None of us can ever get enough deviant velvet.
ms spock said:
Bogsnorkler said:
esselte said:FWIW I don’t think you should feel the need to stop using ((())) to indicate HUGS. It’s definitely also internet-speak for hugs, has been for a lot longer than the antisemitic meaning
It’s like the attempt to re-appropriate the OK hand gesture as a symbol of White Power; sensible people can generally distinguish intent, especially if they already know you like the people on this forum do, and conceding to bigots or racists like Mr (d)omestic (v)iolence up there will only embolden them.
I’m joking about the dv thing. Like, I doubt anyone here sees the dv handle and thinks the guy is promoting or signalling approval of domestic violence, and I doubt anyone here would see you (((Cymek)))ing or (((Mr Carr)))ing or (((Mr V)))ing and think you were being antisemitic.
I always see DV’s handle as deviant velvet.
None of us can ever get enough deviant velvet.
You can say that again. ;)
kii said:
Cymek said:
kii said:
I give up.
Are we allowed to ?
I think about it
Done family, on my own, don’t care too much about life anymore.
I give up trying to understand some people here. Not on my life.
Please, always reach out to others when you get in that headspace.
Well said kii!
Divine Angel said:
I’m supposed to be doing my mandatory training, but I don’t have my credentials like employee number or EQ email address yet. The BM isn’t there on Thursdays and Fridays.I did get around to reading the welcome pack though, so yay me.
Will they (whoever they are) pay you?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Deathcap mushroom lady was Web searching deathcap mushrooms a year ago.Suspicious.
Very Suspicious.
Most suspicious.
Nah. I’ve searched for them, ages ago. I’ve not killed someone by mushrooms.
Brindabellas said:
We bought an EV ( a Geely), Oh my the problems trying to get an EV charger and changing electricity plans. Definitely not economically worth it atm, due to the cost of getting new smart meter, ev charger installed. And it’s not working properly yet.
Bummer.
:(
Michael V said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Deathcap mushroom lady was Web searching deathcap mushrooms a year ago.Suspicious.
Very Suspicious.
Most suspicious.
Nah. I’ve searched for them, ages ago. I’ve not killed someone by mushrooms.
I’m always on the lookout for the ones that I know will kill people but it is only to make sure there aren’t any amongst mushrooms picked for consumption.
buffy said:
And here, with permission, is my bushwandering friend’s yellow house. I think her block is 5 acres. It was bare except for some pine trees when they bought it and she and her husband revegetated it to bushland.
Nice.
We painted our place in Brisbane a much brighter yellow than that.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Deathcap mushroom lady was Web searching deathcap mushrooms a year ago.Suspicious.
Very Suspicious.
Most suspicious.
Nah. I’ve searched for them, ages ago. I’ve not killed someone by mushrooms.
I’m always on the lookout for the ones that I know will kill people but it is only to make sure there aren’t any amongst mushrooms picked for consumption.
There’s still more testimony to come from Mr Schonknecht, and more pages of his visits to various Asian grocers.
So far, much of the testimony has been that he found no evidence of death cap mushrooms being sold in any Asian grocers in the area.
More to come after lunch.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
And here, with permission, is my bushwandering friend’s yellow house. I think her block is 5 acres. It was bare except for some pine trees when they bought it and she and her husband revegetated it to bushland.
Nice.
We painted our place in Brisbane a much brighter yellow than that.
I like that yellow or not, it still manages to hide behind the trees.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
I’m supposed to be doing my mandatory training, but I don’t have my credentials like employee number or EQ email address yet. The BM isn’t there on Thursdays and Fridays.I did get around to reading the welcome pack though, so yay me.
Will they (whoever they are) pay you?
I am now an employee of Education Queensland.
I haven’t given up my current gig as a chatbot though.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
I’m supposed to be doing my mandatory training, but I don’t have my credentials like employee number or EQ email address yet. The BM isn’t there on Thursdays and Fridays.I did get around to reading the welcome pack though, so yay me.
Will they (whoever they are) pay you?
I am now an employee of Education Queensland.
I haven’t given up my current gig as a chatbot though.
Congrats :)
yeah back when we hung out in Albanese areas there was a local that did some damn good coconut fried rice but they got gentrified out
esselte said:
ms spock said:
dv said:OMG!
I had no idea. I have always used (((Cymek))) or (((Mr Carr))) or (((Mr V))) as hugs.
Sheesh! You saved me from making an idiot of myself! Thank you!
I am a co-facilitator of a Jewish Conversation Circle (not Jewish, but as an ally) of like minded people trying to get the word out about the genocide in Gaza. Very small handmade actions of letter writing and assisting in small different projects. Mostly a place for Jewish people who have lost their families, communities and synagogues because the genocide in Gaza has ripped their lives apart. Most want to platform Palestinian voices, but Muslims and Arabs have said to me they feel so dehumanised that the priority for them are the Jews speaking up about the horrors of the genocide in Gaza.
My role is minor and I offer deep listening and a little bit of writing. But it is at least something to physically do and be part of whilst that genocide going on. As modest as it is to do.
Anyway I was clueless.
FWIW I don’t think you should feel the need to stop using ((())) to indicate HUGS. It’s definitely also internet-speak for hugs, has been for a lot longer than the antisemitic meaning
It’s like the attempt to re-appropriate the OK hand gesture as a symbol of White Power; sensible people can generally distinguish intent, especially if they already know you like the people on this forum do, and conceding to bigots or racists like Mr (d)omestic (v)iolence up there will only embolden them.
I’m joking about the dv thing. Like, I doubt anyone here sees the dv handle and thinks the guy is promoting or signalling approval of domestic violence, and I doubt anyone here would see you (((Cymek)))ing or (((Mr Carr)))ing or (((Mr V)))ing and think you were being antisemitic.
I agree.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Deathcap mushroom lady was Web searching deathcap mushrooms a year ago.Suspicious.
Very Suspicious.
Most suspicious.
Nah. I’ve searched for them, ages ago. I’ve not killed someone by mushrooms.
I’m always on the lookout for the ones that I know will kill people but it is only to make sure there aren’t any amongst mushrooms picked for consumption.
Its an interesting area of study, fungi, mushroom, etc
Yeah well, I’m only a casual doing relief work at the moment, but they’ve booked me for tomorrow and all next week.
This school is quite different from Mini Me’s school, which was a bit of a shock.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
I’m supposed to be doing my mandatory training, but I don’t have my credentials like employee number or EQ email address yet. The BM isn’t there on Thursdays and Fridays.I did get around to reading the welcome pack though, so yay me.
Will they (whoever they are) pay you?
I am now an employee of Education Queensland.
I haven’t given up my current gig as a chatbot though.
Congrats.
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Nah. I’ve searched for them, ages ago. I’ve not killed someone by mushrooms.
I’m always on the lookout for the ones that I know will kill people but it is only to make sure there aren’t any amongst mushrooms picked for consumption.
Its an interesting area of study, fungi, mushroom, etc
It is one definitely not yet studied enough.
roughbarked said:
That mushroom court:
Shop by shop, Mr Schonknecht is being taken through his report into the Monash Asian grocers.Tables being shown to the court include the details of mushroom products, pictures and the suppliers.
At this rate, this exercise may take a while.
In total Mr Schonknecht said he took 340 photos during his investigation.
I worked with a parson who had that family name. Everybody called him “Shonky”.
Michael V said:
esselte said:
ms spock said:FWIW I don’t think you should feel the need to stop using ((())) to indicate HUGS. It’s definitely also internet-speak for hugs, has been for a lot longer than the antisemitic meaning
It’s like the attempt to re-appropriate the OK hand gesture as a symbol of White Power; sensible people can generally distinguish intent, especially if they already know you like the people on this forum do, and conceding to bigots or racists like Mr (d)omestic (v)iolence up there will only embolden them.
I’m joking about the dv thing. Like, I doubt anyone here sees the dv handle and thinks the guy is promoting or signalling approval of domestic violence, and I doubt anyone here would see you (((Cymek)))ing or (((Mr Carr)))ing or (((Mr V)))ing and think you were being antisemitic.
I agree.
My way of thinking is that everyone is a person first and race, ethnicity, sexuality, etc is secondary.
You don’t call people out on any of it, you call them out for being an arsehole.
So we can call out Israel for acts of death and destruction and its nothing to do with them being Jewish.
Cymek said:
Michael V said:
esselte said:FWIW I don’t think you should feel the need to stop using ((())) to indicate HUGS. It’s definitely also internet-speak for hugs, has been for a lot longer than the antisemitic meaning
It’s like the attempt to re-appropriate the OK hand gesture as a symbol of White Power; sensible people can generally distinguish intent, especially if they already know you like the people on this forum do, and conceding to bigots or racists like Mr (d)omestic (v)iolence up there will only embolden them.
I’m joking about the dv thing. Like, I doubt anyone here sees the dv handle and thinks the guy is promoting or signalling approval of domestic violence, and I doubt anyone here would see you (((Cymek)))ing or (((Mr Carr)))ing or (((Mr V)))ing and think you were being antisemitic.
I agree.
My way of thinking is that everyone is a person first and race, ethnicity, sexuality, etc is secondary.
You don’t call people out on any of it, you call them out for being an arsehole.
So we can call out Israel for acts of death and destruction and its nothing to do with them being Jewish.
Correct.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
I’m supposed to be doing my mandatory training, but I don’t have my credentials like employee number or EQ email address yet. The BM isn’t there on Thursdays and Fridays.I did get around to reading the welcome pack though, so yay me.
Will they (whoever they are) pay you?
I am now an employee of Education Queensland.
I haven’t given up my current gig as a chatbot though.
Ha!
:)
Chat away and keep showing funny memes, please.
:)
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
I’m supposed to be doing my mandatory training, but I don’t have my credentials like employee number or EQ email address yet. The BM isn’t there on Thursdays and Fridays.I did get around to reading the welcome pack though, so yay me.
Will they (whoever they are) pay you?
I am now an employee of Education Queensland.
I haven’t given up my current gig as a chatbot though.
Is this a joke? Or are you really a chatbot? Or are you running an advice line?
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
I’m supposed to be doing my mandatory training, but I don’t have my credentials like employee number or EQ email address yet. The BM isn’t there on Thursdays and Fridays.I did get around to reading the welcome pack though, so yay me.
Will they (whoever they are) pay you?
I am now an employee of Education Queensland.
I haven’t given up my current gig as a chatbot though.
Well done.
W’ell have to call you Miss now,
SCIENCE said:
yeah back when we hung out in Albanese areas there was a local that did some damn good coconut fried rice but they got gentrified out
Like a fried version of kiribath?
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:Will they (whoever they are) pay you?
I am now an employee of Education Queensland.
I haven’t given up my current gig as a chatbot though.
Is this a joke? Or are you really a chatbot? Or are you running an advice line?
Someone in Spain pays me to talk to clients. I’m honestly surprised AI hasn’t taken over yet so I’m taking advantage of it while it lasts.
I’m back. I’ve done a couple of loads of washing and done some hand weeding under the apple tree with a trowel and spade. I spent some time sitting on the ground. Shouldn’t be able to do that in mid May, the ground should be wet. I also, at one stage, sat down rather more promptly and unintentionally than was comfortable. In the chook pen, when an edging plank slipped from under my feet and sat me down. My bum muscles, which are reminding me that it is day 2 since I lifted and stacked firewood, went “WHAAAA!” However, I told them to shut up and get on with their work.
I’ve etten a sav in white bread for lunch, about to have a big glass of cold Milo. And a marshmallow snowball. With coconut on it.
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:I am now an employee of Education Queensland.
I haven’t given up my current gig as a chatbot though.
Is this a joke? Or are you really a chatbot? Or are you running an advice line?
Someone in Spain pays me to talk to clients. I’m honestly surprised AI hasn’t taken over yet so I’m taking advantage of it while it lasts.
Oh that sounds interesting! I imagine the mistakes that AI makes is the reason why.
Divine Angel said:
Yeah well, I’m only a casual doing relief work at the moment, but they’ve booked me for tomorrow and all next week.This school is quite different from Mini Me’s school, which was a bit of a shock.
Mrs V did a lot of casual relief work “teaching” at special schools. She loved it.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
That mushroom court:
Shop by shop, Mr Schonknecht is being taken through his report into the Monash Asian grocers.Tables being shown to the court include the details of mushroom products, pictures and the suppliers.
At this rate, this exercise may take a while.
In total Mr Schonknecht said he took 340 photos during his investigation.
I worked with a parson who had that family name. Everybody called him “Shonky”.
“person”, not parson.
Cymek said:
Michael V said:
esselte said:
FWIW I don’t think you should feel the need to stop using ((())) to indicate HUGS. It’s definitely also internet-speak for hugs, has been for a lot longer than the antisemitic meaning
It’s like the attempt to re-appropriate the OK hand gesture as a symbol of White Power; sensible people can generally distinguish intent, especially if they already know you like the people on this forum do, and conceding to bigots or racists like Mr (d)omestic (v)iolence up there will only embolden them.
I’m joking about the dv thing. Like, I doubt anyone here sees the dv handle and thinks the guy is promoting or signalling approval of domestic violence, and I doubt anyone here would see you (((Cymek)))ing or (((Mr Carr)))ing or (((Mr V)))ing and think you were being antisemitic.
I agree.
My way of thinking is that everyone is a person first and race, ethnicity, sexuality, etc is secondary.
You don’t call people out on any of it, you call them out for being an arsehole.
So we can call out Israel for acts of death and destruction and its nothing to do with them being Jewish.
what if they introduce themselves outright as “hi i’m racial / ethnic / sexualoriented / religious / politicalwinged” before their individual identifier
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:I am now an employee of Education Queensland.
I haven’t given up my current gig as a chatbot though.
Is this a joke? Or are you really a chatbot? Or are you running an advice line?
Someone in Spain pays me to talk to clients. I’m honestly surprised AI hasn’t taken over yet so I’m taking advantage of it while it lasts.
Gosh.
I thought that you meant here…
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:I’m always on the lookout for the ones that I know will kill people but it is only to make sure there aren’t any amongst mushrooms picked for consumption.
Its an interesting area of study, fungi, mushroom, etc
It is one definitely not yet studied enough.
My year 10 Science teacher , Mrs Catcheside, went back to uni to study fungi when she was 58. She has now written a couple of books. She was a fantastic teacher
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jan/06/never-too-late-how-a-retired-teachers-fungi-hobby-led-to-her-finding-20-new-species
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Yeah well, I’m only a casual doing relief work at the moment, but they’ve booked me for tomorrow and all next week.This school is quite different from Mini Me’s school, which was a bit of a shock.
Mrs V did a lot of casual relief work “teaching” at special schools. She loved it.
There’s a couple of special schools around here. I got put off when talking to someone last year who worked there. A child with multiple issues died in her arms. The kid was never going to reach adulthood, but no one sends their kid to school thinking today’s their last day, you know? Anyway I thought if that happened to me I’d never recover. I’m far too sensitive for that heartbreak.
SCIENCE said:
Cymek said:
Michael V said:
I agree.
My way of thinking is that everyone is a person first and race, ethnicity, sexuality, etc is secondary.
You don’t call people out on any of it, you call them out for being an arsehole.
So we can call out Israel for acts of death and destruction and its nothing to do with them being Jewish.what if they introduce themselves outright as “hi i’m racial / ethnic / sexualoriented / religious / politicalwinged” before their individual identifier
A lot of Jewish people are identifying as Jewish and definitely not Zionist. So that is going to make for some interesting conversations in the next decade.
buffy said:
I’m back. I’ve done a couple of loads of washing and done some hand weeding under the apple tree with a trowel and spade. I spent some time sitting on the ground. Shouldn’t be able to do that in mid May, the ground should be wet. I also, at one stage, sat down rather more promptly and unintentionally than was comfortable. In the chook pen, when an edging plank slipped from under my feet and sat me down. My bum muscles, which are reminding me that it is day 2 since I lifted and stacked firewood, went “WHAAAA!” However, I told them to shut up and get on with their work.I’ve etten a sav in white bread for lunch, about to have a big glass of cold Milo. And a marshmallow snowball. With coconut on it.
The rain has settled in here.
https://reg.bom.gov.au/products/IDR941.loop.shtml
Brindabellas said:
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:Its an interesting area of study, fungi, mushroom, etc
It is one definitely not yet studied enough.
My year 10 Science teacher , Mrs Catcheside, went back to uni to study fungi when she was 58. She has now written a couple of books. She was a fantastic teacher
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jan/06/never-too-late-how-a-retired-teachers-fungi-hobby-led-to-her-finding-20-new-species
Cool. :) Thanks for that read.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
I’m back. I’ve done a couple of loads of washing and done some hand weeding under the apple tree with a trowel and spade. I spent some time sitting on the ground. Shouldn’t be able to do that in mid May, the ground should be wet. I also, at one stage, sat down rather more promptly and unintentionally than was comfortable. In the chook pen, when an edging plank slipped from under my feet and sat me down. My bum muscles, which are reminding me that it is day 2 since I lifted and stacked firewood, went “WHAAAA!” However, I told them to shut up and get on with their work.I’ve etten a sav in white bread for lunch, about to have a big glass of cold Milo. And a marshmallow snowball. With coconut on it.
The rain has settled in here.
https://reg.bom.gov.au/products/IDR941.loop.shtml
of droughts and flooding rain
ms spock said:
SCIENCE said:Cymek said:
My way of thinking is that everyone is a person first and race, ethnicity, sexuality, etc is secondary.
You don’t call people out on any of it, you call them out for being an arsehole.
So we can call out Israel for acts of death and destruction and its nothing to do with them being Jewish.what if they introduce themselves outright as “hi i’m racial / ethnic / sexualoriented / religious / politicalwinged” before their individual identifier
A lot of Jewish people are identifying as Jewish and definitely not Zionist. So that is going to make for some interesting conversations in the next decade.
There has always been deep division between the Hebrews and the Zionists.
buffy said:
I’m back. I’ve done a couple of loads of washing and done some hand weeding under the apple tree with a trowel and spade. I spent some time sitting on the ground. Shouldn’t be able to do that in mid May, the ground should be wet. I also, at one stage, sat down rather more promptly and unintentionally than was comfortable. In the chook pen, when an edging plank slipped from under my feet and sat me down. My bum muscles, which are reminding me that it is day 2 since I lifted and stacked firewood, went “WHAAAA!” However, I told them to shut up and get on with their work.I’ve etten a sav in white bread for lunch, about to have a big glass of cold Milo. And a marshmallow snowball. With coconut on it.
Ooh, take care. Being sat down unexpectedly can injure more than bum muscles.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:Is this a joke? Or are you really a chatbot? Or are you running an advice line?
Someone in Spain pays me to talk to clients. I’m honestly surprised AI hasn’t taken over yet so I’m taking advantage of it while it lasts.
Gosh.
I thought that you meant here…
It’s just something I do during school hours, it works in terms of time zones around the world.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
I’m back. I’ve done a couple of loads of washing and done some hand weeding under the apple tree with a trowel and spade. I spent some time sitting on the ground. Shouldn’t be able to do that in mid May, the ground should be wet. I also, at one stage, sat down rather more promptly and unintentionally than was comfortable. In the chook pen, when an edging plank slipped from under my feet and sat me down. My bum muscles, which are reminding me that it is day 2 since I lifted and stacked firewood, went “WHAAAA!” However, I told them to shut up and get on with their work.I’ve etten a sav in white bread for lunch, about to have a big glass of cold Milo. And a marshmallow snowball. With coconut on it.
The rain has settled in here.
https://reg.bom.gov.au/products/IDR941.loop.shtml
of droughts and flooding rain
The bloke who wrote that lived not far from here when he did it.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
I’m back. I’ve done a couple of loads of washing and done some hand weeding under the apple tree with a trowel and spade. I spent some time sitting on the ground. Shouldn’t be able to do that in mid May, the ground should be wet. I also, at one stage, sat down rather more promptly and unintentionally than was comfortable. In the chook pen, when an edging plank slipped from under my feet and sat me down. My bum muscles, which are reminding me that it is day 2 since I lifted and stacked firewood, went “WHAAAA!” However, I told them to shut up and get on with their work.I’ve etten a sav in white bread for lunch, about to have a big glass of cold Milo. And a marshmallow snowball. With coconut on it.
The rain has settled in here.
https://reg.bom.gov.au/products/IDR941.loop.shtml
Your turn for the flooding rains
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
I’m back. I’ve done a couple of loads of washing and done some hand weeding under the apple tree with a trowel and spade. I spent some time sitting on the ground. Shouldn’t be able to do that in mid May, the ground should be wet. I also, at one stage, sat down rather more promptly and unintentionally than was comfortable. In the chook pen, when an edging plank slipped from under my feet and sat me down. My bum muscles, which are reminding me that it is day 2 since I lifted and stacked firewood, went “WHAAAA!” However, I told them to shut up and get on with their work.I’ve etten a sav in white bread for lunch, about to have a big glass of cold Milo. And a marshmallow snowball. With coconut on it.
Ooh, take care. Being sat down unexpectedly can injure more than bum muscles.
Yeah. Good soldiering on to get the work done but I’ll bet those glutes will need a soft cushion tonight.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Yeah well, I’m only a casual doing relief work at the moment, but they’ve booked me for tomorrow and all next week.This school is quite different from Mini Me’s school, which was a bit of a shock.
Mrs V did a lot of casual relief work “teaching” at special schools. She loved it.
There’s a couple of special schools around here. I got put off when talking to someone last year who worked there. A child with multiple issues died in her arms. The kid was never going to reach adulthood, but no one sends their kid to school thinking today’s their last day, you know? Anyway I thought if that happened to me I’d never recover. I’m far too sensitive for that heartbreak.
Mrs V volunteered at a couple of schools first, to try it out. Apparently it’s not for anyone, and probably not for most. I don’t think I could do it.
She never had that sort of awful happen though.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
I’m back. I’ve done a couple of loads of washing and done some hand weeding under the apple tree with a trowel and spade. I spent some time sitting on the ground. Shouldn’t be able to do that in mid May, the ground should be wet. I also, at one stage, sat down rather more promptly and unintentionally than was comfortable. In the chook pen, when an edging plank slipped from under my feet and sat me down. My bum muscles, which are reminding me that it is day 2 since I lifted and stacked firewood, went “WHAAAA!” However, I told them to shut up and get on with their work.I’ve etten a sav in white bread for lunch, about to have a big glass of cold Milo. And a marshmallow snowball. With coconut on it.
The rain has settled in here.
https://reg.bom.gov.au/products/IDR941.loop.shtml
Your turn for the flooding rains
I doubt we’ll get flooded. It would have to rain a couple of feet in a day for that, maybe more.
Brindabellas said:
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:Its an interesting area of study, fungi, mushroom, etc
It is one definitely not yet studied enough.
My year 10 Science teacher , Mrs Catcheside, went back to uni to study fungi when she was 58. She has now written a couple of books. She was a fantastic teacher
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jan/06/never-too-late-how-a-retired-teachers-fungi-hobby-led-to-her-finding-20-new-species
I didn’t know Pam was as old as that. I’ve known her name through Fungimap for yonks.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:Someone in Spain pays me to talk to clients. I’m honestly surprised AI hasn’t taken over yet so I’m taking advantage of it while it lasts.
Gosh.
I thought that you meant here…
It’s just something I do during school hours, it works in terms of time zones around the world.
Cool.
Ms Chatbot. That has a certain ring to it.
;)
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
I’m back. I’ve done a couple of loads of washing and done some hand weeding under the apple tree with a trowel and spade. I spent some time sitting on the ground. Shouldn’t be able to do that in mid May, the ground should be wet. I also, at one stage, sat down rather more promptly and unintentionally than was comfortable. In the chook pen, when an edging plank slipped from under my feet and sat me down. My bum muscles, which are reminding me that it is day 2 since I lifted and stacked firewood, went “WHAAAA!” However, I told them to shut up and get on with their work.I’ve etten a sav in white bread for lunch, about to have a big glass of cold Milo. And a marshmallow snowball. With coconut on it.
Ooh, take care. Being sat down unexpectedly can injure more than bum muscles.
Yeah. Good soldiering on to get the work done but I’ll bet those glutes will need a soft cushion tonight.
I doubt it. I haven’t got time or inclination to worry about it.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:The rain has settled in here.
https://reg.bom.gov.au/products/IDR941.loop.shtml
of droughts and flooding rain
The bloke who wrote that lived not far from here when he did it.
Bloke?
buffy said:
Brindabellas said:
roughbarked said:It is one definitely not yet studied enough.
My year 10 Science teacher , Mrs Catcheside, went back to uni to study fungi when she was 58. She has now written a couple of books. She was a fantastic teacher
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jan/06/never-too-late-how-a-retired-teachers-fungi-hobby-led-to-her-finding-20-new-species
I didn’t know Pam was as old as that. I’ve known her name through Fungimap for yonks.
That’s really cool.
Poor Dad, he has been watching the news. Rang me because he was worried about me getting flooded (in Canberra?). Anyhow, he asked what the weather was like there – told him to open the curtain, I’m only 2 kms away. He must have thought he still lived in Adelaide, and hadn’t moved to Canberra.
Brindabellas said:
buffy said:
Brindabellas said:My year 10 Science teacher , Mrs Catcheside, went back to uni to study fungi when she was 58. She has now written a couple of books. She was a fantastic teacher
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jan/06/never-too-late-how-a-retired-teachers-fungi-hobby-led-to-her-finding-20-new-species
I didn’t know Pam was as old as that. I’ve known her name through Fungimap for yonks.
That’s really cool.
Here is one of here Fungimap articles.
buffy said:
Brindabellas said:
buffy said:I didn’t know Pam was as old as that. I’ve known her name through Fungimap for yonks.
That’s really cool.
Here is one of here Fungimap articles.
2nd shingle and flu vax today. more pricks than a secondhand dartboard.
Bogsnorkler said:
2nd shingle and flu vax today. more pricks than a secondhand dartboard.
More pricks than a weather girl.
Bogsnorkler said:
2nd shingle and flu vax today. more pricks than a secondhand dartboard.
…more pricks than a Trump cabinet meeting.
Brindabellas said:
Poor Dad, he has been watching the news. Rang me because he was worried about me getting flooded (in Canberra?). Anyhow, he asked what the weather was like there – told him to open the curtain, I’m only 2 kms away. He must have thought he still lived in Adelaide, and hadn’t moved to Canberra.
Bugger.
:(
Brindabellas said:
Poor Dad, he has been watching the news. Rang me because he was worried about me getting flooded (in Canberra?). Anyhow, he asked what the weather was like there – told him to open the curtain, I’m only 2 kms away. He must have thought he still lived in Adelaide, and hadn’t moved to Canberra.
It is sad. At least he’s still communicating.
Bogsnorkler said:
2nd shingle and flu vax today. more pricks than a secondhand dartboard.
There’s a Volvo joke there somewhere, too.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:of droughts and flooding rain
The bloke who wrote that lived not far from here when he did it.
Bloke?
Peak Warming Man said:
Bogsnorkler said:
2nd shingle and flu vax today. more pricks than a secondhand dartboard.
More pricks than a weather girl.
These days I’m looking lke a pincushion.
captain_spalding said:
Bogsnorkler said:
2nd shingle and flu vax today. more pricks than a secondhand dartboard.
…more pricks than a Trump cabinet meeting.
I’ll pay that one.
The pictured fruit + the written clue =
Arvs
Flooded in here as expected. I had an appointment in Coffs yesterday and roads were beginning to be inundated with water as I drove home. Our little floodway (overflow from the Orara) was about to go under.
Ian said:
ArvsFlooded in here as expected. I had an appointment in Coffs yesterday and roads were beginning to be inundated with water as I drove home. Our little floodway (overflow from the Orara) was about to go under.
Road approaching the high level bridge
Ian said:
ArvsFlooded in here as expected. I had an appointment in Coffs yesterday and roads were beginning to be inundated with water as I drove home. Our little floodway (overflow from the Orara) was about to go under.
Holey moley!
Have you still got supplies from Alfred?
Divine Angel said:
The pictured fruit + the written clue =
WTAF?
Ian said:
Ian said:
ArvsFlooded in here as expected. I had an appointment in Coffs yesterday and roads were beginning to be inundated with water as I drove home. Our little floodway (overflow from the Orara) was about to go under.
Road approaching the high level bridge
Wettish.
Ian said:
Ian said:
ArvsFlooded in here as expected. I had an appointment in Coffs yesterday and roads were beginning to be inundated with water as I drove home. Our little floodway (overflow from the Orara) was about to go under.
Road approaching the high level bridge
Time to dust off the DUKW.
Ian said:
Ian said:
ArvsFlooded in here as expected. I had an appointment in Coffs yesterday and roads were beginning to be inundated with water as I drove home. Our little floodway (overflow from the Orara) was about to go under.
Road approaching the high level bridge
Check your roof for sturdiness, make sure it can hold a couple of people until the helicopter arrives.
Over.
Brindabellas said:
Poor Dad, he has been watching the news. Rang me because he was worried about me getting flooded (in Canberra?). Anyhow, he asked what the weather was like there – told him to open the curtain, I’m only 2 kms away. He must have thought he still lived in Adelaide, and hadn’t moved to Canberra.
Ya reckon?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-25/heavy-rain-wreaks-havoc-in-canberra/9482470
What does one do when a daughter and a wife have mental problems and are extremely nasty towards each other.
I feel so damn helpless and the guilt laid on me is unfair
I get told how shit I am and do nothing to help
I can’t magic a house or get a child back from care.
I try to tell someone they can’t act that way (as in be scarily aggressive) and all I get is abuse
People threaten to kill themselves, hurt others or do really stupid things.
Neither will even entertain the idea of going on medication to stability mood.
Not sure of the truth as both lie or have some skewed version of reality.
Its tiring and makes me extremely sad
Divine Angel said:
Ian said:
ArvsFlooded in here as expected. I had an appointment in Coffs yesterday and roads were beginning to be inundated with water as I drove home. Our little floodway (overflow from the Orara) was about to go under.
Holey moley!
Have you still got supplies from Alfred?
Yes. And it virtually hasn’t stopped raining/showering since then.
Cymek said:
What does one do when a daughter and a wife have mental problems and are extremely nasty towards each other.I feel so damn helpless and the guilt laid on me is unfair
I get told how shit I am and do nothing to help
I can’t magic a house or get a child back from care.
I try to tell someone they can’t act that way (as in be scarily aggressive) and all I get is abuse
People threaten to kill themselves, hurt others or do really stupid things.
Neither will even entertain the idea of going on medication to stability mood.
Not sure of the truth as both lie or have some skewed version of reality.
Its tiring and makes me extremely sad
Sounds an awful situation Cymek.
Cymek said:
What does one do when a daughter and a wife have mental problems and are extremely nasty towards each other.I feel so damn helpless and the guilt laid on me is unfair
I get told how shit I am and do nothing to help
I can’t magic a house or get a child back from care.
I try to tell someone they can’t act that way (as in be scarily aggressive) and all I get is abuse
People threaten to kill themselves, hurt others or do really stupid things.
Neither will even entertain the idea of going on medication to stability mood.
Not sure of the truth as both lie or have some skewed version of reality.
Its tiring and makes me extremely sad
Oh Cymek 😞
I’m not sure there is much you can do. You can’t reason with people like this. It’s extremely draining and depressing. Sometimes, all you can do is watch the shitshow from afar. Lead a horse to water and all that.
Cymek said:
What does one do when a daughter and a wife have mental problems and are extremely nasty towards each other.I feel so damn helpless and the guilt laid on me is unfair
I get told how shit I am and do nothing to help
I can’t magic a house or get a child back from care.
I try to tell someone they can’t act that way (as in be scarily aggressive) and all I get is abuse
People threaten to kill themselves, hurt others or do really stupid things.
Neither will even entertain the idea of going on medication to stability mood.
Not sure of the truth as both lie or have some skewed version of reality.
Its tiring and makes me extremely sad
Move out (I thought you had).
Look after (((yourself))).
Ian said:
Divine Angel said:
Ian said:
ArvsFlooded in here as expected. I had an appointment in Coffs yesterday and roads were beginning to be inundated with water as I drove home. Our little floodway (overflow from the Orara) was about to go under.
Holey moley!
Have you still got supplies from Alfred?
Yes. And it virtually hasn’t stopped raining/showering since then.
Yeah. We’ve had rain most days since Alfred, but no rain bombs like down south. This week is really the first whole week we’ve had sunny skies.
Mini Me’s school does inter school sport; since the beginning of February, they’ve only had one sport day because it’s either been raining, or the grounds are too soggy to play. They’ve just canceled the rest of the term’s sport.
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
What does one do when a daughter and a wife have mental problems and are extremely nasty towards each other.I feel so damn helpless and the guilt laid on me is unfair
I get told how shit I am and do nothing to help
I can’t magic a house or get a child back from care.
I try to tell someone they can’t act that way (as in be scarily aggressive) and all I get is abuse
People threaten to kill themselves, hurt others or do really stupid things.
Neither will even entertain the idea of going on medication to stability mood.
Not sure of the truth as both lie or have some skewed version of reality.
Its tiring and makes me extremely sad
Oh Cymek 😞
I’m not sure there is much you can do. You can’t reason with people like this. It’s extremely draining and depressing. Sometimes, all you can do is watch the shitshow from afar. Lead a horse to water and all that.
No I can’t
What do I do if my daughter does kill herself or something equally life changing.
She wants me to rent a house with her and live together
Whilst I can get along with her most of the time, I don’t want to rent a house or live with anyone else.
She is living in a tent in the backyard of my old house.
She tells me her mum won’t let her inside, prepare food, abuses her and so on.
Its likely true mixed in with her behaviour causing it to be far worse.
Its like psychotic violence and behaviour
Cymek said:
What does one do when a daughter and a wife have mental problems and are extremely nasty towards each other.I feel so damn helpless and the guilt laid on me is unfair
I get told how shit I am and do nothing to help
I can’t magic a house or get a child back from care.
I try to tell someone they can’t act that way (as in be scarily aggressive) and all I get is abuse
People threaten to kill themselves, hurt others or do really stupid things.
Neither will even entertain the idea of going on medication to stability mood.
Not sure of the truth as both lie or have some skewed version of reality.
Its tiring and makes me extremely sad
Bloody.
I don’t know what to do, but your position sounds awful. Sorry you are enduring such stress.
Michael V said:
Cymek said:
What does one do when a daughter and a wife have mental problems and are extremely nasty towards each other.I feel so damn helpless and the guilt laid on me is unfair
I get told how shit I am and do nothing to help
I can’t magic a house or get a child back from care.
I try to tell someone they can’t act that way (as in be scarily aggressive) and all I get is abuse
People threaten to kill themselves, hurt others or do really stupid things.
Neither will even entertain the idea of going on medication to stability mood.
Not sure of the truth as both lie or have some skewed version of reality.
Its tiring and makes me extremely sad
Bloody.
I don’t know what to do, but your position sounds awful. Sorry you are enduring such stress.
So am I Cymek, it sounds hard.
Michael V said:
Cymek said:
What does one do when a daughter and a wife have mental problems and are extremely nasty towards each other.I feel so damn helpless and the guilt laid on me is unfair
I get told how shit I am and do nothing to help
I can’t magic a house or get a child back from care.
I try to tell someone they can’t act that way (as in be scarily aggressive) and all I get is abuse
People threaten to kill themselves, hurt others or do really stupid things.
Neither will even entertain the idea of going on medication to stability mood.
Not sure of the truth as both lie or have some skewed version of reality.
Its tiring and makes me extremely sad
Bloody.
I don’t know what to do, but your position sounds awful. Sorry you are enduring such stress.
Thanks everyone for your words
Its more I need to know if I am being selfish by looking after my own well being.
The situation is difficult that is all
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
What does one do when a daughter and a wife have mental problems and are extremely nasty towards each other.I feel so damn helpless and the guilt laid on me is unfair
I get told how shit I am and do nothing to help
I can’t magic a house or get a child back from care.
I try to tell someone they can’t act that way (as in be scarily aggressive) and all I get is abuse
People threaten to kill themselves, hurt others or do really stupid things.
Neither will even entertain the idea of going on medication to stability mood.
Not sure of the truth as both lie or have some skewed version of reality.
Its tiring and makes me extremely sad
Oh Cymek 😞
I’m not sure there is much you can do. You can’t reason with people like this. It’s extremely draining and depressing. Sometimes, all you can do is watch the shitshow from afar. Lead a horse to water and all that.
No I can’t
What do I do if my daughter does kill herself or something equally life changing.
She wants me to rent a house with her and live together
Whilst I can get along with her most of the time, I don’t want to rent a house or live with anyone else.
She is living in a tent in the backyard of my old house.
She tells me her mum won’t let her inside, prepare food, abuses her and so on.
Its likely true mixed in with her behaviour causing it to be far worse.
Its like psychotic violence and behaviour
Nothing she does is your fault. You are not to blame for her choices, even though those choices are made with an ill mind. You cant control their choices.
These women are treating you like shit, it’s hard not to believe them. But you must know that you have done everything, given every opportunity, and they choose not to take it.
“Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada’s personal secretary Ximena Guzmán and adviser José Muñoz were assassinated as they travelled to work on Tuesday morning, the country’s authorities have said.”
Blimey.
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
What does one do when a daughter and a wife have mental problems and are extremely nasty towards each other.I feel so damn helpless and the guilt laid on me is unfair
I get told how shit I am and do nothing to help
I can’t magic a house or get a child back from care.
I try to tell someone they can’t act that way (as in be scarily aggressive) and all I get is abuse
People threaten to kill themselves, hurt others or do really stupid things.
Neither will even entertain the idea of going on medication to stability mood.
Not sure of the truth as both lie or have some skewed version of reality.
Its tiring and makes me extremely sad
Oh Cymek 😞
I’m not sure there is much you can do. You can’t reason with people like this. It’s extremely draining and depressing. Sometimes, all you can do is watch the shitshow from afar. Lead a horse to water and all that.
No I can’t
What do I do if my daughter does kill herself or something equally life changing.
She wants me to rent a house with her and live together
Whilst I can get along with her most of the time, I don’t want to rent a house or live with anyone else.
She is living in a tent in the backyard of my old house.
She tells me her mum won’t let her inside, prepare food, abuses her and so on.
Its likely true mixed in with her behaviour causing it to be far worse.
Its like psychotic violence and behaviour
Heck.
Look after yourself first.
Cymek said:
Thanks everyone for your words
Its more I need to know if I am being selfish by looking after my own well being.
The situation is difficult that is all
Fuck no, you’re not being selfish by looking after yourself. You’ve been in a shitty situation for decades, you deserve to put yourself first for a change.
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
What does one do when a daughter and a wife have mental problems and are extremely nasty towards each other.I feel so damn helpless and the guilt laid on me is unfair
I get told how shit I am and do nothing to help
I can’t magic a house or get a child back from care.
I try to tell someone they can’t act that way (as in be scarily aggressive) and all I get is abuse
People threaten to kill themselves, hurt others or do really stupid things.
Neither will even entertain the idea of going on medication to stability mood.
Not sure of the truth as both lie or have some skewed version of reality.
Its tiring and makes me extremely sad
Oh Cymek 😞
I’m not sure there is much you can do. You can’t reason with people like this. It’s extremely draining and depressing. Sometimes, all you can do is watch the shitshow from afar. Lead a horse to water and all that.
No I can’t
What do I do if my daughter does kill herself or something equally life changing.
She wants me to rent a house with her and live together
Whilst I can get along with her most of the time, I don’t want to rent a house or live with anyone else.
She is living in a tent in the backyard of my old house.
She tells me her mum won’t let her inside, prepare food, abuses her and so on.
Its likely true mixed in with her behaviour causing it to be far worse.
Its like psychotic violence and behaviour
Are social workers, psychs, cops taking an interest?
Cymek said:
Michael V said:
Cymek said:
What does one do when a daughter and a wife have mental problems and are extremely nasty towards each other.I feel so damn helpless and the guilt laid on me is unfair
I get told how shit I am and do nothing to help
I can’t magic a house or get a child back from care.
I try to tell someone they can’t act that way (as in be scarily aggressive) and all I get is abuse
People threaten to kill themselves, hurt others or do really stupid things.
Neither will even entertain the idea of going on medication to stability mood.
Not sure of the truth as both lie or have some skewed version of reality.
Its tiring and makes me extremely sad
Bloody.
I don’t know what to do, but your position sounds awful. Sorry you are enduring such stress.
Thanks everyone for your words
Its more I need to know if I am being selfish by looking after my own well being.
The situation is difficult that is all
No, you are not being selfish. As others have noted, taking care of yourself is the most important. Put on your own mask first…
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
Thanks everyone for your words
Its more I need to know if I am being selfish by looking after my own well being.
The situation is difficult that is all
Fuck no, you’re not being selfish by looking after yourself. You’ve been in a shitty situation for decades, you deserve to put yourself first for a change.
Thanks DA
I appreciate your words.
Australia’s medicines regulator has approved a new drug to treat the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, but experts warn that less than one in five people with dementia will be eligible for the treatment that could cost more than $80,000 out of pocket.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has registered donanemab, sold under the brand name Kisunla and developed by pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, for the treatment of adults with early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease who have a specific genetic profile.
Donanemab is given as an intravenous infusion through the arm every four weeks for a maximum of 18 months, and works by targeting amyloid proteins in the brain – the buildup of which researchers believe contributes to Alzheimer’s disease.
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You may need to submit to regular brain imaging, spinal taps, brain tissue sampling…
Words and memes are all I can offer.
Ian said:
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:Oh Cymek 😞
I’m not sure there is much you can do. You can’t reason with people like this. It’s extremely draining and depressing. Sometimes, all you can do is watch the shitshow from afar. Lead a horse to water and all that.
No I can’t
What do I do if my daughter does kill herself or something equally life changing.
She wants me to rent a house with her and live together
Whilst I can get along with her most of the time, I don’t want to rent a house or live with anyone else.
She is living in a tent in the backyard of my old house.
She tells me her mum won’t let her inside, prepare food, abuses her and so on.
Its likely true mixed in with her behaviour causing it to be far worse.
Its like psychotic violence and behaviourAre social workers, psychs, cops taking an interest?
The police when the situation escalates to violence.
My grandson is under the care of DCP.
He was removed and put into foster care.
My daughter will not temper her behaviour no matter the situation.
This is part of what is preventing him being returned.
She has no where else to live as she gets kicked out or leaves
My wife is dysfunctional because of her own mental problems
They both attract bad people and situations
Have you ever come across people that just attract trouble, they are like that.
I just got a whole lot of messages from my daughter and it started me worrying again.
Cymek said:
I just got a whole lot of messages from my daughter and it started me worrying again.
If she’s having an episode, as difficult as it is, don’t buy into it.
Cymek said:
Ian said:
Cymek said:No I can’t
What do I do if my daughter does kill herself or something equally life changing.
She wants me to rent a house with her and live together
Whilst I can get along with her most of the time, I don’t want to rent a house or live with anyone else.
She is living in a tent in the backyard of my old house.
She tells me her mum won’t let her inside, prepare food, abuses her and so on.
Its likely true mixed in with her behaviour causing it to be far worse.
Its like psychotic violence and behaviourAre social workers, psychs, cops taking an interest?
The police when the situation escalates to violence.
My grandson is under the care of DCP.
He was removed and put into foster care.
My daughter will not temper her behaviour no matter the situation.
This is part of what is preventing him being returned.
She has no where else to live as she gets kicked out or leaves
My wife is dysfunctional because of her own mental problems
They both attract bad people and situations
Have you ever come across people that just attract trouble, they are like that.
Yes, on occasion. It’s a bastard when it’s your own family… I can see that.
Cymek, assuming those two are being prescribed medications, are they taking them?
Have they been reassessed recently?
Divine Angel said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Deathcap mushroom lady was Web searching deathcap mushrooms a year ago.Suspicious.
Very Suspicious.
Most suspicious.
If any of us are ever implicated in a mushroom crime, we’re screwed.
I think Deathcap lady is implicated, very implicated.
Ian said:
Cymek, assuming those two are being prescribed medications, are they taking them?Have they been reassessed recently?
My wife was assessed many years ago for ADHD
She doesn’t take any medication for it
Her hoarding seems to be something entirely separate and is not easily solved.
She gets violent if anything is touched and its not healthy apart from the clutter as she has left food rotting in cookers for weeks.
My daughter was assessed recently and put on Dexamphetamines.
She was then taken off them as she refused to take a mood stabilisers also prescribed to her.
The psychiatrist in question had complaints against him for unnecessary prescriptions to young women.
So neither is taking anything, I wonder if they think its a slight against them as people so don’t even try.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Divine Angel said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Deathcap mushroom lady was Web searching deathcap mushrooms a year ago.Suspicious.
Very Suspicious.
Most suspicious.
If any of us are ever implicated in a mushroom crime, we’re screwed.
I think Deathcap lady is implicated, very implicated.
Deathcap lady giving herself a different coloured plate for example.
Not eating deathcap mushrooms.
Must be many others.
Cymek said:
Ian said:
Cymek, assuming those two are being prescribed medications, are they taking them?Have they been reassessed recently?
My wife was assessed many years ago for ADHD
She doesn’t take any medication for it
Her hoarding seems to be something entirely separate and is not easily solved.
She gets violent if anything is touched and its not healthy apart from the clutter as she has left food rotting in cookers for weeks.My daughter was assessed recently and put on Dexamphetamines.
She was then taken off them as she refused to take a mood stabilisers also prescribed to her.
The psychiatrist in question had complaints against him for unnecessary prescriptions to young women.So neither is taking anything, I wonder if they think its a slight against them as people so don’t even try.
I suggest that the wife should see a psychologist again. She have been misdiagnosed. And see if you can get the daughter in to see a new psychiatrist.
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
What does one do when a daughter and a wife have mental problems and are extremely nasty towards each other.I feel so damn helpless and the guilt laid on me is unfair
I get told how shit I am and do nothing to help
I can’t magic a house or get a child back from care.
I try to tell someone they can’t act that way (as in be scarily aggressive) and all I get is abuse
People threaten to kill themselves, hurt others or do really stupid things.
Neither will even entertain the idea of going on medication to stability mood.
Not sure of the truth as both lie or have some skewed version of reality.
Its tiring and makes me extremely sad
Oh Cymek 😞
I’m not sure there is much you can do. You can’t reason with people like this. It’s extremely draining and depressing. Sometimes, all you can do is watch the shitshow from afar. Lead a horse to water and all that.
No I can’t
What do I do if my daughter does kill herself or something equally life changing.
She wants me to rent a house with her and live together
Whilst I can get along with her most of the time, I don’t want to rent a house or live with anyone else.
She is living in a tent in the backyard of my old house.
She tells me her mum won’t let her inside, prepare food, abuses her and so on.
Its likely true mixed in with her behaviour causing it to be far worse.
Its like psychotic violence and behaviour
sometimes you have to just love people from afar until they are ready .. it’s not ideal, but you have the right to look after your own mental, emotional, and physical security as well.
Try to not consider the what ifs, but certainly reach out to places like beyond blue to ask their advice on your daughter. They may not be able to help, and whatever help they offer may not be accepted by your daughter, this is something you will have to accept.
we cannot stop people from falling, we can offer the net to catch them, and love them from afar.
Arts said:
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:Oh Cymek 😞
I’m not sure there is much you can do. You can’t reason with people like this. It’s extremely draining and depressing. Sometimes, all you can do is watch the shitshow from afar. Lead a horse to water and all that.
No I can’t
What do I do if my daughter does kill herself or something equally life changing.
She wants me to rent a house with her and live together
Whilst I can get along with her most of the time, I don’t want to rent a house or live with anyone else.
She is living in a tent in the backyard of my old house.
She tells me her mum won’t let her inside, prepare food, abuses her and so on.
Its likely true mixed in with her behaviour causing it to be far worse.
Its like psychotic violence and behavioursometimes you have to just love people from afar until they are ready .. it’s not ideal, but you have the right to look after your own mental, emotional, and physical security as well.
Try to not consider the what ifs, but certainly reach out to places like beyond blue to ask their advice on your daughter. They may not be able to help, and whatever help they offer may not be accepted by your daughter, this is something you will have to accept.
we cannot stop people from falling, we can offer the net to catch them, and love them from afar.
Thanks Arts
Its sad for the fact she is likely never going to live a normal life
She is smart and intelligent and its like all that was taken away because of how she is.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Divine Angel said:If any of us are ever implicated in a mushroom crime, we’re screwed.
I think Deathcap lady is implicated, very implicated.
Deathcap lady giving herself a different coloured plate for example.
Not eating deathcap mushrooms.
Must be many others.
Death Cap Mushroom Locations Erin Patterson Allegedly Visited Revealed.
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
What does one do when a daughter and a wife have mental problems and are extremely nasty towards each other.I feel so damn helpless and the guilt laid on me is unfair
I get told how shit I am and do nothing to help
I can’t magic a house or get a child back from care.
I try to tell someone they can’t act that way (as in be scarily aggressive) and all I get is abuse
People threaten to kill themselves, hurt others or do really stupid things.
Neither will even entertain the idea of going on medication to stability mood.
Not sure of the truth as both lie or have some skewed version of reality.
Its tiring and makes me extremely sad
Oh Cymek 😞
I’m not sure there is much you can do. You can’t reason with people like this. It’s extremely draining and depressing. Sometimes, all you can do is watch the shitshow from afar. Lead a horse to water and all that.
No I can’t
What do I do if my daughter does kill herself or something equally life changing.
She wants me to rent a house with her and live together
Whilst I can get along with her most of the time, I don’t want to rent a house or live with anyone else.
She is living in a tent in the backyard of my old house.
She tells me her mum won’t let her inside, prepare food, abuses her and so on.
Its likely true mixed in with her behaviour causing it to be far worse.
Its like psychotic violence and behaviour
That sounds incredibly stressful Cymek. I am really sorry to read you are having such a hard time of it.
Cymek said:
Michael V said:
Cymek said:
What does one do when a daughter and a wife have mental problems and are extremely nasty towards each other.I feel so damn helpless and the guilt laid on me is unfair
I get told how shit I am and do nothing to help
I can’t magic a house or get a child back from care.
I try to tell someone they can’t act that way (as in be scarily aggressive) and all I get is abuse
People threaten to kill themselves, hurt others or do really stupid things.
Neither will even entertain the idea of going on medication to stability mood.
Not sure of the truth as both lie or have some skewed version of reality.
Its tiring and makes me extremely sad
Bloody.
I don’t know what to do, but your position sounds awful. Sorry you are enduring such stress.
Thanks everyone for your words
Its more I need to know if I am being selfish by looking after my own well being.
The situation is difficult that is all
I think it is crucial for you to look after your own well being. It is not selfish to look after your own wellbeing.
Is it possible for you get some type of support or assistance?
I hope this is not too forward Cymek. Here are three suggestions.
The Suicide Call Back Service 1300659467 is for those who have a loved one who is suicidal, has committed suicide or is feeling suicidal themselves.
I don’t know if you have a good GP who can support you in getting support to manage a very difficult situation.
Then there is Life Line Call 13 11 14.
If none of these are appropriate please know I send this information as a gesture of support and with best wishes.
Cymek said:
Ian said:
Cymek said:No I can’t
What do I do if my daughter does kill herself or something equally life changing.
She wants me to rent a house with her and live together
Whilst I can get along with her most of the time, I don’t want to rent a house or live with anyone else.
She is living in a tent in the backyard of my old house.
She tells me her mum won’t let her inside, prepare food, abuses her and so on.
Its likely true mixed in with her behaviour causing it to be far worse.
Its like psychotic violence and behaviourAre social workers, psychs, cops taking an interest?
The police when the situation escalates to violence.
My grandson is under the care of DCP.
He was removed and put into foster care.
My daughter will not temper her behaviour no matter the situation.
This is part of what is preventing him being returned.
She has no where else to live as she gets kicked out or leaves
My wife is dysfunctional because of her own mental problems
They both attract bad people and situations
Have you ever come across people that just attract trouble, they are like that.
I am so sorry that you are going through all this Cymek.
another load wood unloaded in the wood shed
love that old china-made chainsaw, swapped chain from other while other needs parts
anyways sounds like a well tuned gutsy dirt bike, only need touch the throttle lightly and have all the power ya need
and coffee and noodles landed
transition said:
another load wood unloaded in the wood shedlove that old china-made chainsaw, swapped chain from other while other needs parts
anyways sounds like a well tuned gutsy dirt bike, only need touch the throttle lightly and have all the power ya need
and coffee and noodles landed
You’ll run out of stumps one day.
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
another load wood unloaded in the wood shedlove that old china-made chainsaw, swapped chain from other while other needs parts
anyways sounds like a well tuned gutsy dirt bike, only need touch the throttle lightly and have all the power ya need
and coffee and noodles landed
You’ll run out of stumps one day.
doing logs, tidy logs, no stumps this year
not sure how much more get out of my communist red chainsaw, before front sprocket wears out, cuts through
reckon might use that engine on a pushbike, convert it to motorized
ms spock said:
Cymek said:
Michael V said:Bloody.
I don’t know what to do, but your position sounds awful. Sorry you are enduring such stress.
Thanks everyone for your words
Its more I need to know if I am being selfish by looking after my own well being.
The situation is difficult that is all
I think it is crucial for you to look after your own well being. It is not selfish to look after your own wellbeing.
Is it possible for you get some type of support or assistance?
I hope this is not too forward Cymek. Here are three suggestions.
The Suicide Call Back Service 1300659467 is for those who have a loved one who is suicidal, has committed suicide or is feeling suicidal themselves.
I don’t know if you have a good GP who can support you in getting support to manage a very difficult situation.
Then there is Life Line Call 13 11 14.
If none of these are appropriate please know I send this information as a gesture of support and with best wishes.
we use the terminology ‘died by suicide’ these days…
Ian, how did you get on flood wise?
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
another load wood unloaded in the wood shedlove that old china-made chainsaw, swapped chain from other while other needs parts
anyways sounds like a well tuned gutsy dirt bike, only need touch the throttle lightly and have all the power ya need
and coffee and noodles landed
You’ll run out of stumps one day.
They probably said that to Douglas Bader
Watching Death of a Unicorn. Only fifteen minutes in so can’t comment yet, but it’s pretty cheesy.
Peak Warming Man said:
Ian, how did you get on flood wise?
Good. I reckon I can tread water for a few days.
Did Kingy pop back to say what was wrong with his leg?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:I think Deathcap lady is implicated, very implicated.
Deathcap lady giving herself a different coloured plate for example.
Not eating deathcap mushrooms.
Must be many others.
Death Cap Mushroom Locations Erin Patterson Allegedly Visited Revealed.
The day after she looked them up on iNaturalist.
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
another load wood unloaded in the wood shedlove that old china-made chainsaw, swapped chain from other while other needs parts
anyways sounds like a well tuned gutsy dirt bike, only need touch the throttle lightly and have all the power ya need
and coffee and noodles landed
You’ll run out of stumps one day.
He’s got a few trees left yet.
Divine Angel said:
Did Kingy pop back to say what was wrong with his leg?
I haven’t seen him today.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Did Kingy pop back to say what was wrong with his leg?
I haven’t seen him today.
AFAIK he hasn’t mentioned the results of the biopsy if there was one,.
Divine Angel said:
Watching Death of a Unicorn. Only fifteen minutes in so can’t comment yet, but it’s pretty cheesy.
This is one of the dumbest movies I’ve ever seen 😂
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Did Kingy pop back to say what was wrong with his leg?
I haven’t seen him today.
AFAIK he hasn’t mentioned the results of the biopsy if there was one,.
if it looks cancerous they will always test it after they cut it out.
Divine Angel said:
Divine Angel said:
Watching Death of a Unicorn. Only fifteen minutes in so can’t comment yet, but it’s pretty cheesy.
This is one of the dumbest movies I’ve ever seen 😂
It sounds a pretty dumb storyline.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_a_Unicorn
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Did Kingy pop back to say what was wrong with his leg?
I haven’t seen him today.
AFAIK he hasn’t mentioned the results of the biopsy if there was one,.
That’s tight. He had a legodectomy, didn’t he?
How’s your toe, Woodie?
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Divine Angel said:
Watching Death of a Unicorn. Only fifteen minutes in so can’t comment yet, but it’s pretty cheesy.
This is one of the dumbest movies I’ve ever seen 😂
It sounds a pretty dumb storyline.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_a_Unicorn
I don’t think it’s based on and actual real life event, Parpyone.
Divine Angel said:
How’s your toe, Woodie?
Still attached. It got a workout up and down the aisles at Woolies today.
As with all things like this, you are tempted to pick at it. In this case, turn the pin that’s poking out the end.
Probably not a good idea with this though, hey what but. I have no idea how far the pin goes it.
How are you coping with all the rains Woodie? Are you impacted by the floods?
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
How’s your toe, Woodie?
Still attached. It got a workout up and down the aisles at Woolies today.
As with all things like this, you are tempted to pick at it. In this case, turn the pin that’s poking out the end.
Probably not a good idea with this though, hey what but. I have no idea how far the pin goes it.
Is your ball yellow like these?
https://www.luxefootsurgery.com/pin-removal-after-hammertoe-surgery/
party_pants said:
How are you coping with all the rains Woodie? Are you impacted by the floods?
Ironically. haven’t had any (and none predicted) over the last and next few days.
The main rains are further down south, half way to Sydney around Taree.
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
How are you coping with all the rains Woodie? Are you impacted by the floods?
Ironically. haven’t had any (and none predicted) over the last and next few days.
The main rains are further down south, half way to Sydney around Taree.
We got a bit over 7mm.
They dropped it on it’s side?
A 5,000-tonne North Korean warship has been left badly damaged after being dropped on its side during its launch ceremony.
The accident left sections of the ship’s bottom crushed, with South Korea’s military saying it was lying sideways in the water.
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
How are you coping with all the rains Woodie? Are you impacted by the floods?
Ironically. haven’t had any (and none predicted) over the last and next few days.
The main rains are further down south, half way to Sydney around Taree.
Ah all good then. My mental geography of NSW is not as good as I thought it was then. Or maybe we’re getting misreporting of it here in the west.
roughbarked said:
They dropped it on it’s side?A 5,000-tonne North Korean warship has been left badly damaged after being dropped on its side during its launch ceremony.
The accident left sections of the ship’s bottom crushed, with South Korea’s military saying it was lying sideways in the water.
Good.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
How’s your toe, Woodie?
Still attached. It got a workout up and down the aisles at Woolies today.
As with all things like this, you are tempted to pick at it. In this case, turn the pin that’s poking out the end.
Probably not a good idea with this though, hey what but. I have no idea how far the pin goes it.
Is your ball yellow like these?
https://www.luxefootsurgery.com/pin-removal-after-hammertoe-surgery/
Yep. Thems is the ones. (and a good read too). I don’t know if there were incisions/stiches in the toe either.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:Still attached. It got a workout up and down the aisles at Woolies today.
As with all things like this, you are tempted to pick at it. In this case, turn the pin that’s poking out the end.
Probably not a good idea with this though, hey what but. I have no idea how far the pin goes it.
Is your ball yellow like these?
https://www.luxefootsurgery.com/pin-removal-after-hammertoe-surgery/
Yep. Thems is the ones. (and a good read too). I don’t know if there were incisions/stiches in the toe either.
Sounds like they didn’t give you much of a briefing.
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
How are you coping with all the rains Woodie? Are you impacted by the floods?
Ironically. haven’t had any (and none predicted) over the last and next few days.
The main rains are further down south, half way to Sydney around Taree.
Ah all good then. My mental geography of NSW is not as good as I thought it was then. Or maybe we’re getting misreporting of it here in the west.
Ironically, again, I usually light the fire around 6 or 7 in the footy. It’s now round 11 and feel no need to light it just yet. (see forecast above)
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:Is your ball yellow like these?
https://www.luxefootsurgery.com/pin-removal-after-hammertoe-surgery/
Yep. Thems is the ones. (and a good read too). I don’t know if there were incisions/stiches in the toe either.
Sounds like they didn’t give you much of a briefing.
They did have lots of machines that went “bing” in the operating theatre, though hey what but.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:Yep. Thems is the ones. (and a good read too). I don’t know if there were incisions/stiches in the toe either.
Sounds like they didn’t give you much of a briefing.
They did have lots of machines that went “bing” in the operating theatre, though hey what but.
OK for a day stay, but hospital pings, bings and dings, are not nice things when they go all night long.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:Sounds like they didn’t give you much of a briefing.
They did have lots of machines that went “bing” in the operating theatre, though hey what but.
OK for a day stay, but hospital pings, bings and dings, are not nice things when they go all night long.
Lots of “bing” machines in the operating theatre, specially if they are the most expensive machines in the hospital) and lots of fussing and scurrying by nurses and doctors, does give you a good sense of security and confidence, that they might actually know what they’re doing.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
They dropped it on it’s side?A 5,000-tonne North Korean warship has been left badly damaged after being dropped on its side during its launch ceremony.
The accident left sections of the ship’s bottom crushed, with South Korea’s military saying it was lying sideways in the water.
Good.
Could have been different – if the front fell off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM
Bubblecar said:
My nibbles at the moment (roasted salted sunflower seeds) require two bowls – one for the seeds and one for the shells.Annoying snack but tasty.
On the plus side, you can pretend you’re a parrot.
Will be raining here within 15 minutes
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR704.loop.shtml#skip
party_pants said:
Will be raining here within 15 minuteshttp://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR704.loop.shtml#skip
Make the most of it, Mr Panty Parts.
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
Will be raining here within 15 minuteshttp://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR704.loop.shtml#skip
Make the most of it, Mr Panty Parts.
It’s dark and cold outside, and I’m about to wander of bedwards
Now enjoying some Double Gloucester cheese with a sauv blanc that is a little too acidic.
Bubblecar said:
Now enjoying some Double Gloucester cheese with a sauv blanc that is a little too acidic.
pats Parpyone on back
BURP
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Now enjoying some Double Gloucester cheese with a sauv blanc that is a little too acidic.
pats Parpyone on back
BURP
Ta.
Sunny with a top of 25.
I’m at school with the prep class today. (Kindergarten.) Usually preppies are cutie patootie but these are covid babies, whose parents fought over toilet paper in supermarkets.
Divine Angel said:
Sunny with a top of 25.I’m at school with the prep class today. (Kindergarten.) Usually preppies are cutie patootie but these are covid babies, whose parents fought over toilet paper in supermarkets.
Good luck with that…
going to go out on a limb and
suggest that all of these
are the same fascist interests infiltrating and taking advantage of the widespread failure of critical thinking in development
SCIENCE said:
going to go out on a limb and
suggest that all of these
are the same fascist interests infiltrating and taking advantage of the widespread failure of critical thinking in development
I remember this being discussed quite a bit last year in various places.
kii said:
SCIENCE said:
going to go out on a limb and
suggest that all of these
are the same fascist interests infiltrating and taking advantage of the widespread failure of critical thinking in development
I remember this being discussed quite a bit last year in various places.
sorry going to come in from the limb
we mean yes last year, last decade, it’s obvious but suddenly surprise surprise there are 2 articles today
will it get worse nah no way nobody could have foreseen this
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
SCIENCE said:
going to go out on a limb and
suggest that all of these
are the same fascist interests infiltrating and taking advantage of the widespread failure of critical thinking in development
I remember this being discussed quite a bit last year in various places.
sorry going to come in from the limb
we mean yes last year, last decade, it’s obvious but suddenly surprise surprise there are 2 articles today
will it get worse nah no way nobody could have foreseen this
Nah, just stay out on your limb. All I did was make the observation that last year I read a lot of stuff about it.
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
SCIENCE said:
going to go out on a limb and
suggest that all of these
are the same fascist interests infiltrating and taking advantage of the widespread failure of critical thinking in development
I remember this being discussed quite a bit last year in various places.
sorry going to come in from the limb
we mean yes last year, last decade, it’s obvious but suddenly surprise surprise there are 2 articles today
will it get worse nah no way nobody could have foreseen this
Today? They were both posted yesteerday. ;)
roughbarked said:
kii said:
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
I remember this being discussed quite a bit last year in various places.
sorry going to come in from the limb
we mean yes last year, last decade, it’s obvious but suddenly surprise surprise there are 2 articles today
will it get worse nah no way nobody could have foreseen this
Nah, just stay out on your limb. All I did was make the observation that last year I read a lot of stuff about it.
Today? They were both posted yesteerday. ;)
shrug we’re busy shrug it’s no surprise then given it’s a limb thing to suggest that fascists work together shrug
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 7 degrees at the back door, overcast. We are forecast a cloudy 17 degrees today. The forecast for next Monday is for a possibility of up to 15mm rain – that would be Very Good. If it happens.
Today I plan to do more weeding and I might try a late sowing of carrot seed. I think there might be enough heat in the ground to germinate them.
Good morning Australia. About -1 here, heading for a quite warm 18 with showers.
Breakfast will be Cripps multigrain toast, buttered and topped with kidney beans, then a layer of chopped spinach, then a layer of shredded cheese and melt it under the gorilla.
For dinner I’m thinking I’ll do a nice pork stew.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 7 degrees at the back door, overcast. We are forecast a cloudy 17 degrees today. The forecast for next Monday is for a possibility of up to 15mm rain – that would be Very Good. If it happens.Today I plan to do more weeding and I might try a late sowing of carrot seed. I think there might be enough heat in the ground to germinate them.
I’ve still got carrots coming up. Trouble is, so is the grass.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 7 degrees at the back door, overcast. We are forecast a cloudy 17 degrees today. The forecast for next Monday is for a possibility of up to 15mm rain – that would be Very Good. If it happens.Today I plan to do more weeding and I might try a late sowing of carrot seed. I think there might be enough heat in the ground to germinate them.
I’ve still got carrots coming up. Trouble is, so is the grass.
My grass has been growing veery slowly, what with the dry frosty weather, which is why I haven’t had Mr Tunks here for some time.
But I will ask him to visit within the next couple of weeks.
Had a bit of rain in Sydney yesterday and overnight:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Had a bit of rain in Sydney yesterday and overnight:
Damp indeed.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Had a bit of rain in Sydney yesterday and overnight:
The rain gauge has overflowed here. Over 150 mms and still raining. I’m expecting some landslips along the beach cliff line.
Lots of flooded roads. The creek opposite me is raging along at a great rate
The Rev Dodgson said:
Had a bit of rain in Sydney yesterday and overnight:
My rain guage has been steadily filling up. Had 16mm when I last looked about half an hour ago. Still raining.
ruby said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Had a bit of rain in Sydney yesterday and overnight:
The rain gauge has overflowed here. Over 150 mms and still raining. I’m expecting some landslips along the beach cliff line.
Lots of flooded roads. The creek opposite me is raging along at a great rate
That’s wet and dangerous.
roughbarked said:
ruby said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Had a bit of rain in Sydney yesterday and overnight:
The rain gauge has overflowed here. Over 150 mms and still raining. I’m expecting some landslips along the beach cliff line.
Lots of flooded roads. The creek opposite me is raging along at a great rate
That’s wet and dangerous.
Not as bad as further north. Heartbreaking stuff up there
Morning Pilgrims, spiffing day in the pearl.
Fine sunny, soggy morning here.
The flood peak passeth..
Morning – it is a lovely rainy day today – have had over 20mm yay!
Today I will be doing grocery shopping and visiting dad, and sorting out our electicity plan
Hello
I’m back. I had a yen for a small quiche…so I went and et one with my daily mocha at the bakery. I brought back a coffee scroll to cut into bits and eat over the day.
Cymek said:
Hello
Hi, Cymek.
It’s Friday and I hope that’s a good feeling for you.
buffy said:
I’m back. I had a yen for a small quiche…so I went and et one with my daily mocha at the bakery. I brought back a coffee scroll to cut into bits and eat over the day.
Yeah that should be alright.
7/10. I actually knew some of these. I got 5,6 and 8 wrong. Who needs to know the RBA interest rate? All I need to know is that what I get paid on my bank account went down a bit.
Cymek said:
Hello
Greetings.
kii said:
Cymek said:
Hello
Hi, Cymek.
It’s Friday and I hope that’s a good feeling for you.
Hello kii
It is mostly
My daughter and I had a talk on the phone and are OK.
Cymek said:
Hello
Ay oop.
Cymek said:
kii said:
Cymek said:
Hello
Hi, Cymek.
It’s Friday and I hope that’s a good feeling for you.
Hello kii
It is mostly
My daughter and I had a talk on the phone and are OK.
Cymek said:
kii said:
Cymek said:
Hello
Hi, Cymek.
It’s Friday and I hope that’s a good feeling for you.
Hello kii
It is mostly
My daughter and I had a talk on the phone and are OK.
Good 🙂
It can be so exhausting being a parent and sometimes all we need is a good talk on the phone.
Cymek said:
kii said:
Cymek said:
Hello
Hi, Cymek.
It’s Friday and I hope that’s a good feeling for you.
Hello kii
It is mostly
My daughter and I had a talk on the phone and are OK.
Good to hear.
kii said:
Cymek said:
kii said:Hi, Cymek.
It’s Friday and I hope that’s a good feeling for you.
Hello kii
It is mostly
My daughter and I had a talk on the phone and are OK.Good 🙂
It can be so exhausting being a parent and sometimes all we need is a good talk on the phone.
Yes
Cymek said:
kii said:
Cymek said:
Hello
Hi, Cymek.
It’s Friday and I hope that’s a good feeling for you.
Hello kii
It is mostly
My daughter and I had a talk on the phone and are OK.
Good Cymek.
Be the calm centre for your family.
I have been talking with my siblings about our turbulent childhood. I have strong memories of family members and a few concerned people who became our rocks and influences when those closest to us were not doing their best. I wish I could go back and thank them for their wisdom and care.
Look after yourself and you can be there to look after others.
buffy said:
ABC weekly news quiz7/10. I actually knew some of these. I got 5,6 and 8 wrong. Who needs to know the RBA interest rate? All I need to know is that what I get paid on my bank account went down a bit.
30/50 here.
Cymek said:
kii said:
Cymek said:
Hello
Hi, Cymek.
It’s Friday and I hope that’s a good feeling for you.
Hello kii
It is mostly
My daughter and I had a talk on the phone and are OK.
That’s better news. :)
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
ABC weekly news quiz7/10. I actually knew some of these. I got 5,6 and 8 wrong. Who needs to know the RBA interest rate? All I need to know is that what I get paid on my bank account went down a bit.
30/50 here.
I got 50/50.
Dia daoich (Greetings) Forumites!
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
ABC weekly news quiz7/10. I actually knew some of these. I got 5,6 and 8 wrong. Who needs to know the RBA interest rate? All I need to know is that what I get paid on my bank account went down a bit.
30/50 here.
I got 50/50.
Dia daoich backatchya.
roughbarked said:
Dia daoich backatchya.
:)
Cymek said:
It looks like an owl to me too.
Cymek said:
Yep. It is an owl.
Difficult to tell which owl but do you hear screeching at night?
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
Yep. It is an owl.
Difficult to tell which owl but do you hear screeching at night?
Owls can be determined by the calls they make.
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
Yep. It is an owl.
Difficult to tell which owl but do you hear screeching at night?
No is quiet
If I get too close it flies away
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
Yep. It is an owl.
Difficult to tell which owl but do you hear screeching at night?
No is quiet
If I get too close it flies away
I mean, can you hear the outside noises when you are inside?
Because when you aren’t disturbing the owl it may make the various noises owls make.
eg: if it is a barn owl it will make a screech noise.
If it is a boobook it will make the mopoke sound.
and etc for the barkinig owl and others.
no owls.
roughbarked said:
no owls.
Bluddy eck!
The Drum Tower, built in 1375, during the Ming Dynasty, in Fengyang, China, the roof fell off.
roughbarked said:
Elon Musk CRIES And RESIGNS On LIVE TV After Koenigsegg Revealed It’s New Engine, GOODBYE TESLA!
They keeps saying that this is what he did.
But, it turns out to be…bullshit!
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Elon Musk CRIES And RESIGNS On LIVE TV After Koenigsegg Revealed It’s New Engine, GOODBYE TESLA!
They keeps saying that this is what he did.
But, it turns out to be…bullshit!
Yeah.
Elon Musk CRIES, RESIGNS and SHOOTS HIMSELF IN THE HEAD on LIVE TV after realising none of us like him.
North Korean warship’s sideways launch goes sideways:
ABC News:
“Kim Jong Un was looking to celebrate North Korea’s newest show of power when disaster struck.
He was at the launch ceremony for a new 5,000-tonne warship when it slid off its ramp, throwing it off-balance and damaging parts of its hull.”
“It appeared that the ship had rolled on its side and was positioned diagonally from the dock.”
North Korean television news says:
“Kim Jong Jong Jong observed the entire accident and gave a stern assessment that this is a serious accident that cannot be produced and cannot be tolerated due to pure carelessness, irresponsibility, and unscientific empiricism, and it is a serious accident and a criminal act.”
Uh-oh.
Names will be taken, bums will be kicked.
At the very least, some people are going to be enjoying a very rusticated lifestyle, subsisting mostly on cabbage, for the rest of their days. As will their children, and their grandchildren.
captain_spalding said:
North Korean warship’s sideways launch goes sideways:ABC News:
“Kim Jong Un was looking to celebrate North Korea’s newest show of power when disaster struck.
He was at the launch ceremony for a new 5,000-tonne warship when it slid off its ramp, throwing it off-balance and damaging parts of its hull.”
“It appeared that the ship had rolled on its side and was positioned diagonally from the dock.”
North Korean television news says:
“Kim Jong Jong Jong observed the entire accident and gave a stern assessment that this is a serious accident that cannot be produced and cannot be tolerated due to pure carelessness, irresponsibility, and unscientific empiricism, and it is a serious accident and a criminal act.”
Uh-oh.
Names will be taken, bums will be kicked.
At the very least, some people are going to be enjoying a very rusticated lifestyle, subsisting mostly on cabbage, for the rest of their days. As will their children, and their grandchildren.
How embarrassment.
captain_spalding said:
North Korean warship’s sideways launch goes sideways:ABC News:
“Kim Jong Un was looking to celebrate North Korea’s newest show of power when disaster struck.
He was at the launch ceremony for a new 5,000-tonne warship when it slid off its ramp, throwing it off-balance and damaging parts of its hull.”
“It appeared that the ship had rolled on its side and was positioned diagonally from the dock.”
North Korean television news says:
“Kim Jong Jong Jong observed the entire accident and gave a stern assessment that this is a serious accident that cannot be produced and cannot be tolerated due to pure carelessness, irresponsibility, and unscientific empiricism, and it is a serious accident and a criminal act.”
Uh-oh.
Names will be taken, bums will be kicked.
At the very least, some people are going to be enjoying a very rusticated lifestyle, subsisting mostly on cabbage, for the rest of their days. As will their children, and their grandchildren.
They will have a brief, but rewarding, career as a torpedo…
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Elon Musk CRIES And RESIGNS On LIVE TV After Koenigsegg Revealed It’s New Engine, GOODBYE TESLA!
They keeps saying that this is what he did.
But, it turns out to be…bullshit!
Yeah.
Elon Musk CRIES, RESIGNS and SHOOTS HIMSELF IN THE HEAD on LIVE TV after realising none of us like him.
What Is tiabkcilC¿¡
SCIENCE said:
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
They keeps saying that this is what he did.
But, it turns out to be…bullshit!
Yeah.
Elon Musk CRIES, RESIGNS and SHOOTS HIMSELF IN THE HEAD on LIVE TV after realising none of us like him.
What Is tiabkcilC¿¡
Anyone ever see one of those clickbait pictures that Youtube uses, where the circles and arrows actually indicate something that is in any way relevant to the story?
furious said:
captain_spalding said:
North Korean warship’s sideways launch goes sideways:ABC News:
“Kim Jong Un was looking to celebrate North Korea’s newest show of power when disaster struck.
He was at the launch ceremony for a new 5,000-tonne warship when it slid off its ramp, throwing it off-balance and damaging parts of its hull.”
“It appeared that the ship had rolled on its side and was positioned diagonally from the dock.”
North Korean television news says:
“Kim Jong Jong Jong observed the entire accident and gave a stern assessment that this is a serious accident that cannot be produced and cannot be tolerated due to pure carelessness, irresponsibility, and unscientific empiricism, and it is a serious accident and a criminal act.”
Uh-oh.
Names will be taken, bums will be kicked.
At the very least, some people are going to be enjoying a very rusticated lifestyle, subsisting mostly on cabbage, for the rest of their days. As will their children, and their grandchildren.
They will have a brief, but rewarding, career as a torpedo…
Or as someone holding up a wall.
furious said:
captain_spalding said:
North Korean warship’s sideways launch goes sideways:
ABC News:
“Kim Jong Un was looking to celebrate North Korea’s newest show of power when disaster struck.
He was at the launch ceremony for a new 5,000-tonne warship when it slid off its ramp, throwing it off-balance and damaging parts of its hull.”
“It appeared that the ship had rolled on its side and was positioned diagonally from the dock.”
North Korean television news says:
“Kim Jong Jong Jong observed the entire accident and gave a stern assessment that this is a serious accident that cannot be produced and cannot be tolerated due to pure carelessness, irresponsibility, and unscientific empiricism, and it is a serious accident and a criminal act.”
Uh-oh.
Names will be taken, bums will be kicked.
At the very least, some people are going to be enjoying a very rusticated lifestyle, subsisting mostly on cabbage, for the rest of their days. As will their children, and their grandchildren.
They will have a brief, but rewarding, career as a torpedo…
so they will learn to stop worrying and love the bomb
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:
Bubblecar said:
Yeah.
Elon Musk CRIES, RESIGNS and SHOOTS HIMSELF IN THE HEAD on LIVE TV after realising none of us like him.
What Is tiabkcilC¿¡
Anyone ever see one of those clickbait pictures that Youtube uses, where the circles and arrows actually indicate something that is in any way relevant to the story?
we find it irritating that even for stuff like physics engineering mathematics indiscretion the thumbnail too often doesn’t appear to be from within the video
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Elon Musk CRIES And RESIGNS On LIVE TV After Koenigsegg Revealed It’s New Engine, GOODBYE TESLA!
They keeps saying that this is what he did.
But, it turns out to be…bullshit!
Of course but it keeps him in the minds eye.
Today the teacher quit.
Divine Angel said:
Today the teacher quit.
What did you do to her?
Divine Angel said:
Today the teacher quit.
Out of the blue?
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Today the teacher quit.
What did you do to her?
The longer version of that story is, I was working with a relief teacher, who clearly didn’t want to be there. After first break she was informed that the regular teacher, who apparently has a lot of time off, has resigned. I assume it’s something outside of her control, like illness or something. But I gotta say, those prep kids are something else.
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Today the teacher quit.
What did you do to her?
The longer version of that story is, I was working with a relief teacher, who clearly didn’t want to be there. After first break she was informed that the regular teacher, who apparently has a lot of time off, has resigned. I assume it’s something outside of her control, like illness or something. But I gotta say, those prep kids are something else.
Sad about the teacher. Sonds llike an illness. War zone is the prep kids?
It’s Friday, the kids are excited about their zoo excursion on Monday, we’re both relief staff, we had no chance. Strap yourself in and ride the wave.
I did get to blow the kids’ minds though, I told them Peppa Pig has a new baby sister. That was the most exciting thing they’d ever heard!
Divine Angel said:
It’s Friday, the kids are excited about their zoo excursion on Monday, we’re both relief staff, we had no chance. Strap yourself in and ride the wave.
Hope you had your cone of silence.
Divine Angel said:
Today the teacher quit.
Do you often have that effect on people?
;)
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
It’s Friday, the kids are excited about their zoo excursion on Monday, we’re both relief staff, we had no chance. Strap yourself in and ride the wave.
Hope you had your cone of silence.
Ha, my watch beeps when I’m in a noisy environment. There was a lot of beeping today.
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Today the teacher quit.
What did you do to her?
The longer version of that story is, I was working with a relief teacher, who clearly didn’t want to be there. After first break she was informed that the regular teacher, who apparently has a lot of time off, has resigned. I assume it’s something outside of her control, like illness or something. But I gotta say, those prep kids are something else.
Ah.
Divine Angel said:
I did get to blow the kids’ minds though, I told them Peppa Pig has a new baby sister. That was the most exciting thing they’d ever heard!
Heh.
Divine Angel said:
I did get to blow the kids’ minds though, I told them Peppa Pig has a new baby sister. That was the most exciting thing they’d ever heard!
I didn’t know that either. ;)
Bwahahahahaha
“ A Queensland woman has been fined for riding with her pooch on her motorbike in a harness she bought online.
Officers from Sunshine Coast Highway Patrol stopped the motorbike rider and her furry friend at Alexandra Headland last Saturday to question the 35-year-old Maroochydore woman.
She said she bought the harness, that allowed her dog to travel between her arms as she rode, online.
“Yeah, no, I didn’t know ,” she said.
“I bought this off Temu.” “
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-23/sunshine-coast-motorbike-rider-fined-for-riding-with-dog/105326962
Divine Angel said:
Bwahahahahaha“ A Queensland woman has been fined for riding with her pooch on her motorbike in a harness she bought online.
Officers from Sunshine Coast Highway Patrol stopped the motorbike rider and her furry friend at Alexandra Headland last Saturday to question the 35-year-old Maroochydore woman.
She said she bought the harness, that allowed her dog to travel between her arms as she rode, online.
“Yeah, no, I didn’t know ,” she said.
“I bought this off Temu.” “
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-23/sunshine-coast-motorbike-rider-fined-for-riding-with-dog/105326962
It comes in through customs. Surely they should be stopped as agin the law here, like replica pistols.
FNDC called, and raising another glass to sarahs mum, who seldom actually drank (but did at exhibitions and puds etc :)).
Coles has some nice red grapes in.
Over.
Divine Angel said:
Bwahahahahaha“ A Queensland woman has been fined for riding with her pooch on her motorbike in a harness she bought online.
Officers from Sunshine Coast Highway Patrol stopped the motorbike rider and her furry friend at Alexandra Headland last Saturday to question the 35-year-old Maroochydore woman.
She said she bought the harness, that allowed her dog to travel between her arms as she rode, online.
“Yeah, no, I didn’t know ,” she said.
“I bought this off Temu.” “
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-23/sunshine-coast-motorbike-rider-fined-for-riding-with-dog/105326962
Policeman seemed calm and patient :)
The sun was just at the perfect angle to show a hole in the curtain. But now it’s not and I can’t see the hole.
I assume the hole was made by cat.
Divine Angel said:
The sun was just at the perfect angle to show a hole in the curtain. But now it’s not and I can’t see the hole.I assume the hole was made by cat.
That doesn’t sound like cat behaviour
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
The sun was just at the perfect angle to show a hole in the curtain. But now it’s not and I can’t see the hole.I assume the hole was made by cat.
That doesn’t sound like cat behaviour
Half a chance and the curtain could be torn to shreds as long as it keeps playing the cat.
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
The sun was just at the perfect angle to show a hole in the curtain. But now it’s not and I can’t see the hole.I assume the hole was made by cat.
That doesn’t sound like cat behaviour
LOL
Peak Warming Man said:
Coles has some nice red grapes in.
Over.
and I suppose you’ll masticate them?
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Coles has some nice red grapes in.
Over.
and I suppose you’ll masticate them?
I would if I had some.
I was reading recently that actresses are having buccal fat removed but also not chewing food to reduce the look of their masticating muscles.
Divine Angel said:
I was reading recently that actresses are having buccal fat removed but also not chewing food to reduce the look of their masticating muscles.
and the male actors are having the same invasive procedure and self deprivation, I assume…
Divine Angel said:
I was reading recently that actresses are having buccal fat removed but also not chewing food to reduce the look of their masticating muscles.
FMD
“The Beauty Myth”.
Male actors are severely dehydrated to look like this
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
I was reading recently that actresses are having buccal fat removed but also not chewing food to reduce the look of their masticating muscles.
and the male actors are having the same invasive procedure and self deprivation, I assume…
Probably not. The industry is not so focused on male facial features in the same way.
Divine Angel said:
Male actors are severely dehydrated to look like this
12% body fat supposedly to get that ripped
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
Male actors are severely dehydrated to look like this
12% body fat supposedly to get that ripped
Yeah but to get those veins to pop, you gotta be dehydrated.
Divine Angel said:
Male actors are severely dehydrated to look like this
Mrs V really dislikes that look, and years ago made a point of asking me not to do any body-building.
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
Male actors are severely dehydrated to look like this
12% body fat supposedly to get that ripped
Yeah but to get those veins to pop, you gotta be dehydrated.
I imagine so
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Male actors are severely dehydrated to look like this
Mrs V really dislikes that look, and years ago made a point of asking me not to do any body-building.
Darn, she really crushed your dreams huh
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Male actors are severely dehydrated to look like this
Mrs V really dislikes that look, and years ago made a point of asking me not to do any body-building.
Was it the titanium claws?
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Male actors are severely dehydrated to look like this
Mrs V really dislikes that look, and years ago made a point of asking me not to do any body-building.
Darn, she really crushed your dreams huh
I liked her, so I reluctantly acquiesced.
I wonder who decides what’s beautiful and what isn’t. Whoever it is reminds me a bit of dog breeders. Someone has decided that this or that feature is desirable, and then everybody in that group takes it to the extreme and you end up with a lot of very ugly and unhappy and deformed looking creatures. All of us lay-people are supposed to accept their judgement and feel ashamed for our ignorance.
I get that same feeling with models and actors. Normal is good for me.
party_pants said:
I wonder who decides what’s beautiful and what isn’t. Whoever it is reminds me a bit of dog breeders. Someone has decided that this or that feature is desirable, and then everybody in that group takes it to the extreme and you end up with a lot of very ugly and unhappy and deformed looking creatures. All of us lay-people are supposed to accept their judgement and feel ashamed for our ignorance.I get that same feeling with models and actors. Normal is good for me.
+1
Ian said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Male actors are severely dehydrated to look like this
Mrs V really dislikes that look, and years ago made a point of asking me not to do any body-building.
Was it the titanium claws?
Only in part.
party_pants said:
I wonder who decides what’s beautiful and what isn’t. Whoever it is reminds me a bit of dog breeders. Someone has decided that this or that feature is desirable, and then everybody in that group takes it to the extreme and you end up with a lot of very ugly and unhappy and deformed looking creatures. All of us lay-people are supposed to accept their judgement and feel ashamed for our ignorance.I get that same feeling with models and actors. Normal is good for me.
Last night while watching Death of a Unicorn, I paid attention to actors Téa Leoni and Paul Rudd. They’ve both had work, but it’s very good work to the point where you don’t notice they’ve had work. Pamela Anderson is another one, the ultra expensive facelifts make it look like you’ve not had anything done.
Compared to the Botox and fillers which can look so terrible that you wish people hadn’t started it.
party_pants said:
I wonder who decides what’s beautiful and what isn’t. Whoever it is reminds me a bit of dog breeders. Someone has decided that this or that feature is desirable, and then everybody in that group takes it to the extreme and you end up with a lot of very ugly and unhappy and deformed looking creatures. All of us lay-people are supposed to accept their judgement and feel ashamed for our ignorance.I get that same feeling with models and actors. Normal is good for me.
Read the book I alluded to earlier: “The Beauty Myth”.
I think the only thing I asked Mr Mutant not to do was move to Seattle. He was offered buttloads of money, more than he’d ever make here, but I just couldn’t live there. Rainy and cold.
This was before Trump’s first term.
Gold! Gold! Gold! Aussie gold!
I heard about the medal winning Thelymitra a couple of days ago, but couldn’t find anything online about it at the time.
The article drops mention of climate change which was part of the concept.
ruby said:
Gold! Gold! Gold! Aussie gold!I heard about the medal winning Thelymitra a couple of days ago, but couldn’t find anything online about it at the time.
The article drops mention of climate change which was part of the concept.
$270 entry fee, oh dear.
Divine Angel said:
I think the only thing I asked Mr Mutant not to do was move to Seattle. He was offered buttloads of money, more than he’d ever make here, but I just couldn’t live there. Rainy and cold.This was before Trump’s first term.
:)
Mt Rainier is nearby, though…
Divine Angel said:
I think the only thing I asked Mr Mutant not to do was move to Seattle. He was offered buttloads of money, more than he’d ever make here, but I just couldn’t live there. Rainy and cold.This was before Trump’s first term.
A very good thing.
Divine Angel said:
I think the only thing I asked Mr Mutant not to do was move to Seattle. He was offered buttloads of money, more than he’d ever make here, but I just couldn’t live there. Rainy and cold.This was before Trump’s first term.
My niece married an American and moved to Seattle. They’ve had two sprogs since then. My brother and my trans nephew were going to visit this month but my nephew definitely didn’t want to risk going and cancelled his trip. My brother also has been watching the Trump antics and just cancelled as well. Even though he really wanted to see his only grandsons. Goodonya Trump ya nong.
We’re hoping the family might decide that Australia is a better place to bring up the kids.
ruby said:
Gold! Gold! Gold! Aussie gold!I heard about the medal winning Thelymitra a couple of days ago, but couldn’t find anything online about it at the time.
The article drops mention of climate change which was part of the concept.
TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY DOLLARYDOOS!!!
I’d want complimentary tea and gold plated scones for that price.
Divine Angel said:
ruby said:
Gold! Gold! Gold! Aussie gold!I heard about the medal winning Thelymitra a couple of days ago, but couldn’t find anything online about it at the time.
The article drops mention of climate change which was part of the concept.
TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY DOLLARYDOOS!!!
I’d want complimentary tea and gold plated scones for that price.
And and Patsy was there.
Divine Angel said:
ruby said:
Gold! Gold! Gold! Aussie gold!I heard about the medal winning Thelymitra a couple of days ago, but couldn’t find anything online about it at the time.
The article drops mention of climate change which was part of the concept.
TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY DOLLARYDOOS!!!
I’d want complimentary tea and gold plated scones for that price.
Two hundred and seventy dollarbucks keep the riff raff out I guess.
Foocus is quite good at generating fictitious vintage mugshots, until it tries to add writing.
ruby said:
Divine Angel said:
ruby said:
Gold! Gold! Gold! Aussie gold!I heard about the medal winning Thelymitra a couple of days ago, but couldn’t find anything online about it at the time.
The article drops mention of climate change which was part of the concept.
TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY DOLLARYDOOS!!!
I’d want complimentary tea and gold plated scones for that price.
Two hundred and seventy dollarbucks keep the riff raff out I guess.
Quite.
“If you need to ask the price then you can’t afford it”
ruby said:
Divine Angel said:
I think the only thing I asked Mr Mutant not to do was move to Seattle. He was offered buttloads of money, more than he’d ever make here, but I just couldn’t live there. Rainy and cold.This was before Trump’s first term.
My niece married an American and moved to Seattle. They’ve had two sprogs since then. My brother and my trans nephew were going to visit this month but my nephew definitely didn’t want to risk going and cancelled his trip. My brother also has been watching the Trump antics and just cancelled as well. Even though he really wanted to see his only grandsons. Goodonya Trump ya nong.
We’re hoping the family might decide that Australia is a better place to bring up the kids.
That’d be a good outcome.
No Mt Rainier though…
Bubblecar said:
Foocus is quite good at generating fictitious vintage mugshots, until it tries to add writing.
Hey Mr Car,
if you want to have your AI bot do something, how about getting it to make a picture of the current White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dressed like the infamous “Baghdad Bob” (Iraqi Information Minister) uniform.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Foocus is quite good at generating fictitious vintage mugshots, until it tries to add writing.Hey Mr Car,
if you want to have your AI bot do something, how about getting it to make a picture of the current White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dressed like the infamous “Baghdad Bob” (Iraqi Information Minister) uniform.
Heh. I’ll leave that to the more topically inclined.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Foocus is quite good at generating fictitious vintage mugshots, until it tries to add writing.Hey Mr Car,
if you want to have your AI bot do something, how about getting it to make a picture of the current White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dressed like the infamous “Baghdad Bob” (Iraqi Information Minister) uniform.
Aww, he wears it better than she ever could.
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Foocus is quite good at generating fictitious vintage mugshots, until it tries to add writing.Hey Mr Car,
if you want to have your AI bot do something, how about getting it to make a picture of the current White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dressed like the infamous “Baghdad Bob” (Iraqi Information Minister) uniform.
Heh. I’ll leave that to the more topically inclined.
I was thinking we could call her “Baghdad Barbie” from now on. I just need a picture to spread the meme.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:Hey Mr Car,
if you want to have your AI bot do something, how about getting it to make a picture of the current White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dressed like the infamous “Baghdad Bob” (Iraqi Information Minister) uniform.
Heh. I’ll leave that to the more topically inclined.
I was thinking we could call her “Baghdad Barbie” from now on. I just need a picture to spread the meme.
“The Mother of All Bullshit”.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:Heh. I’ll leave that to the more topically inclined.
I was thinking we could call her “Baghdad Barbie” from now on. I just need a picture to spread the meme.
“The Mother of All Bullshit”.
Ain’t that the truth.
No wait…ain’t that the lies. She does all the lies, the best lies, tremendous lies
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:Heh. I’ll leave that to the more topically inclined.
I was thinking we could call her “Baghdad Barbie” from now on. I just need a picture to spread the meme.
“The Mother of All Bullshit”.
:)
Time for a post-dinner lay-me-down before tonight’s bicycles.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
I was reading recently that actresses are having buccal fat removed but also not chewing food to reduce the look of their masticating muscles.
FMD
“The Beauty Myth”.
Naomi Wolf. The book is on the shelf beside me here.
whaddaya know, it’s already been done. Google search for Baghdad barbie images…
party_pants said:
whaddaya know, it’s already been done. Google search for Baghdad barbie images…
the hair in the second image…
Errk.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
I was reading recently that actresses are having buccal fat removed but also not chewing food to reduce the look of their masticating muscles.
FMD
“The Beauty Myth”.
Naomi Wolf. The book is on the shelf beside me here.
That’s the one.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:FMD
“The Beauty Myth”.
Naomi Wolf. The book is on the shelf beside me here.
That’s the one.
She shares the shelf with Germaine, Kate (Burridge) Marilyn (Waring) and for some reason Bertrand Russell. Kaz (Cooke) and Beatrice (Faust) are on another shelf because Germaine has written enough books to take up most of the first shelf.
Kaz Cooke has a great book for tweens. I gave it to Mini Me a year or so ago.
Divine Angel said:
Kaz Cooke has a great book for tweens. I gave it to Mini Me a year or so ago.
I got that book for my first grand daughter when she was a tween. It is very very good
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:Naomi Wolf. The book is on the shelf beside me here.
That’s the one.
She shares the shelf with Germaine, Kate (Burridge) Marilyn (Waring) and for some reason Bertrand Russell. Kaz (Cooke) and Beatrice (Faust) are on another shelf because Germaine has written enough books to take up most of the first shelf.
Gosh!
party_pants said:
I wonder who decides what’s beautiful and what isn’t. Whoever it is reminds me a bit of dog breeders. Someone has decided that this or that feature is desirable, and then everybody in that group takes it to the extreme and you end up with a lot of very ugly and unhappy and deformed looking creatures. All of us lay-people are supposed to accept their judgement and feel ashamed for our ignorance.I get that same feeling with models and actors. Normal is good for me.
no, we don’t have to accept anything…
Divine Angel said:
Kaz Cooke has a great book for tweens. I gave it to Mini Me a year or so ago.
years ago someone gave me her book Up the Duff… I tried, I really did, but I could not get through it.. it was numbing
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Kaz Cooke has a great book for tweens. I gave it to Mini Me a year or so ago.
years ago someone gave me her book Up the Duff… I tried, I really did, but I could not get through it.. it was numbing
I tried to read The Silmarillion, a Tolkin book that he had started but died before he finished it.
I think his publishers finished it, man it was heavy going, eventually I gave it a miss.
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Kaz Cooke has a great book for tweens. I gave it to Mini Me a year or so ago.
years ago someone gave me her book Up the Duff… I tried, I really did, but I could not get through it.. it was numbing
I tried to read The Silmarillion, a Tolkin book that he had started but died before he finished it.
I think his publishers finished it, man it was heavy going, eventually I gave it a miss.
you need to be an intellectual to read it. and the memory of an elephant not to have to go to the family trees at the back, to see who is who, every paragraph.
party_pants said:
I wonder who decides what’s beautiful
evolution
or deity, yous choose which to believe
Divine Angel said:
I think the only thing I asked Mr Mutant not to do was move to Seattle. He was offered buttloads of money, more than he’d ever make here, but I just couldn’t live there. Rainy and cold.
This was before Trump’s first term.
there’s always Melbourne for that
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Kaz Cooke has a great book for tweens. I gave it to Mini Me a year or so ago.
years ago someone gave me her book Up the Duff… I tried, I really did, but I could not get through it.. it was numbing
I tried to read The Silmarillion, a Tolkin book that he had started but died before he finished it.
I think his publishers finished it, man it was heavy going, eventually I gave it a miss.
That and the Book of Lost Tales 1 and 2 were finished by his son Christopher, who used his father’s name to make money for himself. They’re all tedious crap.
btm said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:years ago someone gave me her book Up the Duff… I tried, I really did, but I could not get through it.. it was numbing
I tried to read The Silmarillion, a Tolkin book that he had started but died before he finished it.
I think his publishers finished it, man it was heavy going, eventually I gave it a miss.
That and the Book of Lost Tales 1 and 2 were finished by his son Christopher, who used his father’s name to make money for himself. They’re all tedious crap.
thank deity we have ChatGPT for all that these days
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:years ago someone gave me her book Up the Duff… I tried, I really did, but I could not get through it.. it was numbing
I tried to read The Silmarillion, a Tolkin book that he had started but died before he finished it.
I think his publishers finished it, man it was heavy going, eventually I gave it a miss.
you need to be an intellectual to read it. and the memory of an elephant not to have to go to the family trees at the back, to see who is who, every paragraph.
I think to really enjoy and appreciate Kaz cooke you need to … um… not be me.
I just didnt like it at all and found it less entertaining than watching a brick do calculus.
Arts said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:I tried to read The Silmarillion, a Tolkin book that he had started but died before he finished it.
I think his publishers finished it, man it was heavy going, eventually I gave it a miss.
you need to be an intellectual to read it. and the memory of an elephant not to have to go to the family trees at the back, to see who is who, every paragraph.
I think to really enjoy and appreciate Kaz cooke you need to … um… not be me.
I just didnt like it at all and found it less entertaining than watching a brick do calculus.
most things are less entertaining than watching a brick do calculus though
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
Bogsnorkler said:you need to be an intellectual to read it. and the memory of an elephant not to have to go to the family trees at the back, to see who is who, every paragraph.
I think to really enjoy and appreciate Kaz cooke you need to … um… not be me.
I just didnt like it at all and found it less entertaining than watching a brick do calculus.
most things are less entertaining than watching a brick do calculus though
look, you might have the fancy calculus doing bricks up your way, but our bricks do nothing… and dont understand calculus… so the analogy fits.
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Kaz Cooke has a great book for tweens. I gave it to Mini Me a year or so ago.
years ago someone gave me her book Up the Duff… I tried, I really did, but I could not get through it.. it was numbing
Don’t bother with her book about menopause
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Kaz Cooke has a great book for tweens. I gave it to Mini Me a year or so ago.
years ago someone gave me her book Up the Duff… I tried, I really did, but I could not get through it.. it was numbing
Don’t bother with her book about menopause
Noted. Thanks for the advice.
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
I think to really enjoy and appreciate Kaz cooke you need to … um… not be me.
I just didnt like it at all and found it less entertaining than watching a brick do calculus.
most things are less entertaining than watching a brick do calculus though
look, you might have the fancy calculus doing bricks up your way, but our bricks do nothing… and dont understand calculus… so the analogy fits.
❤️ https://www.wolframalpha.com/calculators/integral-calculator/ ❤️
ruby said:
Gold! Gold! Gold! Aussie gold!I heard about the medal winning Thelymitra a couple of days ago, but couldn’t find anything online about it at the time.
The article drops mention of climate change which was part of the concept.
I liked that too.
party_pants said:
whaddaya know, it’s already been done. Google search for Baghdad barbie images…
She needs to work on her tan.
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Kaz Cooke has a great book for tweens. I gave it to Mini Me a year or so ago.
years ago someone gave me her book Up the Duff… I tried, I really did, but I could not get through it.. it was numbing
Don’t bother with her book about menopause
I’m old enough to have read her Keep Yourself Nice columns (in The Age, I think) and because I liked them I bought Up the Duff and Real Gorgeous. It’s years since I read them. I forgot to mention I’ve also got The New Hite Report: Women and Love. That part of the bookshelf is considered to be my rabid feminist collection. There are some interesting history books too, “Of Bridles and Burnings. The Punishment of Women”, “Victorian Women”, “Women, Celibacy and Passion”, “Great Australian Women” and “Sex and Suffering” (a history of the Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne). I see Kathy Lette’s “Men. A User’s Guide” is also on that shelf. There are another dozen or so out in the back room because I chose to keep my craft and science books in here in the library/office and something had to go to the storage stacks.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:Naomi Wolf. The book is on the shelf beside me here.
That’s the one.
She shares the shelf with Germaine, Kate (Burridge) Marilyn (Waring) and for some reason Bertrand Russell. Kaz (Cooke) and Beatrice (Faust) are on another shelf because Germaine has written enough books to take up most of the first shelf.
Have you hot Germaine’s White Beech?
btm said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:years ago someone gave me her book Up the Duff… I tried, I really did, but I could not get through it.. it was numbing
I tried to read The Silmarillion, a Tolkin book that he had started but died before he finished it.
I think his publishers finished it, man it was heavy going, eventually I gave it a miss.
That and the Book of Lost Tales 1 and 2 were finished by his son Christopher, who used his father’s name to make money for himself. They’re all tedious crap.
I never got through the Silmarillion either.
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
whaddaya know, it’s already been done. Google search for Baghdad barbie images…
She needs to work on her tan.
i’d like for someone to replace the male hands. It’s a bit creepy with those hands.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:That’s the one.
She shares the shelf with Germaine, Kate (Burridge) Marilyn (Waring) and for some reason Bertrand Russell. Kaz (Cooke) and Beatrice (Faust) are on another shelf because Germaine has written enough books to take up most of the first shelf.
Have you hot Germaine’s White Beech?
No. I went to one of her lectures on Shakespeare’s King Lear years ago and she is a very good speaker. I had not read that play, but I had no trouble following her talk.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
whaddaya know, it’s already been done. Google search for Baghdad barbie images…
She needs to work on her tan.
i’d like for someone to replace the male hands. It’s a bit creepy with those hands.
they sorted that too
SCIENCE said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
She needs to work on her tan.
i’d like for someone to replace the male hands. It’s a bit creepy with those hands.
they sorted that too
That’s quite well done actually.
This guys house in Taree still has a well ventilated roof space.
party_pants said:
SCIENCE said:party_pants said:
i’d like for someone to replace the male hands. It’s a bit creepy with those hands.
they sorted that too
That’s quite well done actually.
4 fingers and 1 thumb on each hand?
Clearly it hasn’t been to AI school.
The Rev Dodgson said:
party_pants said:
SCIENCE said:they sorted that too
That’s quite well done actually.
4 fingers and 1 thumb on each hand?
Clearly it hasn’t been to AI school.
Probably shopped.
Ize is twofa outa twofa, Mr Panty Parts.
That Kingy bloke’s probably got fourfa outa twofa already..
Woodie said:
Ize is twofa outa twofa, Mr Panty Parts.That Kingy bloke’s probably got fourfa outa twofa already..
Me also.
“Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa has been axed by the BBC after two series.“
“Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa has been axed by the BBC after two series.“
https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/star-axed-from-iconic-tv-role-after-just-two-seasons/news-story/377efb7e2f4e1617ff82f76d9b98ef0a?amp
“Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa has been axed by the BBC after two series.“
https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/star-axed-from-iconic-tv-role-after-just-two-seasons/news-story/377efb7e2f4e1617ff82f76d9b98ef0a?amp
“Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa has been axed by the BBC after two series.“
https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/star-axed-from-iconic-tv-role-after-just-two-seasons/news-story/377efb7e2f4e1617ff82f76d9b98ef0a?amp
“Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa has been axed by the BBC after two series.“
https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/star-axed-from-iconic-tv-role-after-just-two-seasons/news-story/377efb7e2f4e1617ff82f76d9b98ef0a?amp
“Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa has been axed by the BBC after two series.“
https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/star-axed-from-iconic-tv-role-after-just-two-seasons/news-story/377efb7e2f4e1617ff82f76d9b98ef0a?amp
“Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa has been axed by the BBC after two series.“
https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/star-axed-from-iconic-tv-role-after-just-two-seasons/news-story/377efb7e2f4e1617ff82f76d9b98ef0a?amp
“Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa has been axed by the BBC after two series.“
https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/star-axed-from-iconic-tv-role-after-just-two-seasons/news-story/377efb7e2f4e1617ff82f76d9b98ef0a?amp
Neophyte said:
“Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa has been axed by the BBC after two series.“https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/star-axed-from-iconic-tv-role-after-just-two-seasons/news-story/377efb7e2f4e1617ff82f76d9b98ef0a?amp
nasty tic you have there neo.
Neophyte said:
“Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa has been axed by the BBC after two series.“https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/star-axed-from-iconic-tv-role-after-just-two-seasons/news-story/377efb7e2f4e1617ff82f76d9b98ef0a?amp
My harsh verdict: they should have killed the show off years ago.
Thanks for letting us know.
Bubblecar said:
Neophyte said:
“Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa has been axed by the BBC after two series.“https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/star-axed-from-iconic-tv-role-after-just-two-seasons/news-story/377efb7e2f4e1617ff82f76d9b98ef0a?amp
My harsh verdict: they should have killed the show off years ago.
I can’t watch it anyway. And I’m not about pay to do so.
Bubblecar said:
Neophyte said:
“Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa has been axed by the BBC after two series.“https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/star-axed-from-iconic-tv-role-after-just-two-seasons/news-story/377efb7e2f4e1617ff82f76d9b98ef0a?amp
My harsh verdict: they should have killed the show off years ago.
It’s like the carrot-man era of Lost in Space.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:She shares the shelf with Germaine, Kate (Burridge) Marilyn (Waring) and for some reason Bertrand Russell. Kaz (Cooke) and Beatrice (Faust) are on another shelf because Germaine has written enough books to take up most of the first shelf.
Have you hot Germaine’s White Beech?
No. I went to one of her lectures on Shakespeare’s King Lear years ago and she is a very good speaker. I had not read that play, but I had no trouble following her talk.
Yes. I’ve always thought she spoke well.
SCIENCE said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
She needs to work on her tan.
i’d like for someone to replace the male hands. It’s a bit creepy with those hands.
they sorted that too
That’s a lot better.
Kingy said:
This guys house in Taree still has a well ventilated roof space.
A bit hard standing on that waiting for the helicopter.
Nom noms. 1kg bag of Glucojel Jelly beans.
get another big handful out of bag
They’re from the chemist shop, so they must be good for ya.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Neophyte said:
“Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa has been axed by the BBC after two series.“https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/star-axed-from-iconic-tv-role-after-just-two-seasons/news-story/377efb7e2f4e1617ff82f76d9b98ef0a?amp
My harsh verdict: they should have killed the show off years ago.
I can’t watch it anyway. And I’m not about pay to do so.
Pay money?
What kind a joke is this?Woodie said:
Nom noms. 1kg bag of Glucojel Jelly beans.get another big handful out of bag
They’re from the chemist shop, so they must be good for ya.
Eating a banana this end.
Hmm, i seem to have gotten carried away…sorry about that!
roughbarked said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:My harsh verdict: they should have killed the show off years ago.
I can’t watch it anyway. And I’m not about pay to do so.
Pay money?
What kind a joke is this?
Might I suggest that is the major reason for it’s ratings demise.
Woodie said:
Nom noms. 1kg bag of Glucojel Jelly beans.get another big handful out of bag
They’re from the chemist shop, so they must be good for ya.
Only jellybeans worth having imo
Neophyte said:
Hmm, i seem to have gotten carried away…sorry about that!
Glad you clarified that, Cuz Phyte. I’d thought you gone completely beresque!
Woodie said:
Nom noms. 1kg bag of Glucojel Jelly beans.get another big handful out of bag
They’re from the chemist shop, so they must be good for ya.
They don’t suggest that they are high fibre.
Neophyte said:
Hmm, i seem to have gotten carried away…sorry about that!
Finger stutter?
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
Woodie said:I can’t watch it anyway. And I’m not about pay to do so.
Pay money?
What kind a joke is this?Might I suggest that is the major reason for it’s ratings demise.
You may.
roughbarked said:
Neophyte said:
Hmm, i seem to have gotten carried away…sorry about that!
Finger stutter?
Posting on the iPad, instead of the usual desktop…
Neophyte said:
roughbarked said:
Neophyte said:
Hmm, i seem to have gotten carried away…sorry about that!
Finger stutter?
Posting on the iPad, instead of the usual desktop…
Blaming your tools now? ;)
Received a quote for the tree removal, a dead apricot tree about 2m tall, and some simple trimming of a few bushes. A small amount of dead weed removal.
It’s somewhat ridiculous. I think it’s a quote saying “we don’t want this job, so fuck off”.
Is it bad that I don’t text the guy back to say “no thanks”?
I’m tempted to just ignore him. The guy was too clean and neat, not like a hardworking gardener. Plus his sidekick was a bit creepy.
I tells ya that shithole over the pacific is completely fucked, corruption the norm at the very top
Sunny and 25 today. Mini Me has basketball, then a sleepover at mum’s.
It appears to be overcast here. I hope it changes to sunny.
Damn, that’s gonna mess up her astrology chart
Divine Angel said:
Damn, that’s gonna mess up her astrology chart
Double the astrological powers, though.
She’ll become a superwoman.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 6 degrees at the back door, still dark. We are forecast 18 degrees with a shower or two this evening. I hope that eventuates.
Breakfast with my bushwandering friend this morning. Other activities tba.
transition said:
I tells ya that shithole over the pacific is completely fucked, corruption the norm at the very top
yous mean this then
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Damn, that’s gonna mess up her astrology chart
Double the astrological powers, though.
She’ll become a superwoman.
where’s the double ss
Weldon gave varying accounts, including that the crowbar was his son’s, later suggesting it belonged to someone else who asked if he could store it at the house. Acting Justice Berman noted the case had taken on OJ Simpson echoes when the shoes found in the house were not Weldon’s size.
so maybe it was the son
Here ya go, buffy
“ The blast of wintry weather for south-east states will arrive with the passage of a vigorous cold front early next week and is likely to bring the heaviest rain in at least five months to drought ravaged southern South Australia and south-west Victoria, along with a healthy dump of alpine snow”
Good morning Australasia. Heading for 16 here, showers easing. Probably about 5 right now and very wet out there.
Breakfast will be Mexican jumping beans on toast with a fried egg upon top.
Lunch will be leftover pork stew. Not sure about dinner yet.
“ Billy Joel has canceled all upcoming concerts after he was diagnosed with the brain disorder normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), the singer announced on Friday”
Damn.
Divine Angel said:
Here ya go, buffy“ The blast of wintry weather for south-east states will arrive with the passage of a vigorous cold front early next week and is likely to bring the heaviest rain in at least five months to drought ravaged southern South Australia and south-west Victoria, along with a healthy dump of alpine snow”
Five months?! It’s nearly two years since we were anywhere near long term average for rainfall…
Divine Angel said:
“ Billy Joel has canceled all upcoming concerts after he was diagnosed with the brain disorder normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), the singer announced on Friday”Damn.
Sounds very unpleasant, but it can be treated.
>Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) is a condition where excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up in the brain’s ventricles, leading to enlarged ventricles and potential brain damage. Unlike other forms of hydrocephalus, NPH typically doesn’t cause a significant increase in pressure, hence the name “normal pressure”. The condition can cause symptoms like gait problems, urinary incontinence, and cognitive decline, often resembling dementia.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
“ Billy Joel has canceled all upcoming concerts after he was diagnosed with the brain disorder normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), the singer announced on Friday”Damn.
Sounds very unpleasant, but it can be treated.
>Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) is a condition where excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up in the brain’s ventricles, leading to enlarged ventricles and potential brain damage. Unlike other forms of hydrocephalus, NPH typically doesn’t cause a significant increase in pressure, hence the name “normal pressure”. The condition can cause symptoms like gait problems, urinary incontinence, and cognitive decline, often resembling dementia.
I originally read the news on Reddit, which of course draws in all the comments about “my relative had this and here’s all their complications…” which was depressing to read.
Divine Angel said:
Here ya go, buffy“ The blast of wintry weather for south-east states will arrive with the passage of a vigorous cold front early next week and is likely to bring the heaviest rain in at least five months to drought ravaged southern South Australia and south-west Victoria, along with a healthy dump of alpine snow”
Well that will be a wintry blessing. For those who are in receipt.
Bubblecar said:
Good morning Australasia. Heading for 16 here, showers easing. Probably about 5 right now and very wet out there.Breakfast will be Mexican jumping beans on toast with a fried egg upon top.
Lunch will be leftover pork stew. Not sure about dinner yet.
Summary Max 19 Mostly sunny.
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
Here ya go, buffy“ The blast of wintry weather for south-east states will arrive with the passage of a vigorous cold front early next week and is likely to bring the heaviest rain in at least five months to drought ravaged southern South Australia and south-west Victoria, along with a healthy dump of alpine snow”
Five months?! It’s nearly two years since we were anywhere near long term average for rainfall…
Yes. and to think, nothing really got over the lone gry between 1991 and 2010.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
“ Billy Joel has canceled all upcoming concerts after he was diagnosed with the brain disorder normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), the singer announced on Friday”Damn.
Sounds very unpleasant, but it can be treated.
>Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) is a condition where excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up in the brain’s ventricles, leading to enlarged ventricles and potential brain damage. Unlike other forms of hydrocephalus, NPH typically doesn’t cause a significant increase in pressure, hence the name “normal pressure”. The condition can cause symptoms like gait problems, urinary incontinence, and cognitive decline, often resembling dementia.
I originally read the news on Reddit, which of course draws in all the comments about “my relative had this and here’s all their complications…” which was depressing to read.
I’d never heard of that disease before which also means I don’t know anyone with it.
ABC News:
I wonder if he went out, and called to the people on the ship, “you’ll have to take it back, it’s the wrong colour”.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
I wonder if he went out, and called to the people on the ship, “you’ll have to take it back, it’s the wrong colour”.
And here’s me complaining about my neighbour’s fishing boat.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
I wonder if he went out, and called to the people on the ship, “you’ll have to take it back, it’s the wrong colour”.
Morning, would you like a cuppa?
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
I wonder if he went out, and called to the people on the ship, “you’ll have to take it back, it’s the wrong colour”.
And here’s me complaining about my neighbour’s fishing boat.
Yeah.Try backing your car past that one.
Ah yes, John Hopoate…
…was known for his powerful running style and for accumulating 45 games on suspension during his time in the game, earning him the distinction of being the most suspended player in history. His longest and most infamous suspension was in March 2005, when he left Cronulla forward Keith Galloway knocked out and bleeding from the ear. Hopoate had dived out of the defensive line and launched his entire body off the ground with his left elbow cocked, colliding with Galloway’s head in a sickening collision. The NRL judiciary handed down a 17-week suspension. He gained further notoriety when he was banned for 12 matches for poking opponents’ dates with his finger while at Wests Tigers.
Off the field, he intimidated and bashed those who crossed him and he was convicted and fined after pleading guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm over a Sydney bashing in 2010.
He had a short career boyond league in boxing where he used illegal tactics and broke arms.
Hopoate has a long history of driving-related offenses and in the last four years alone he has accumulated 19 speeding tickets, 8 for using a mobile phone while driving and 8 driving while disqualified convictions. Most recently, he was busted for driving a tip truck in Collaroy while disqualified. The judge in this case noted that his driving record went far beyond the seven-page print-out. Following this case, he walked free once again calling his accusers dickheads. His punishment was merely some hours of community service, and now, vision has surfaced of him helping out little old ladies with their knitting while proudly wearing his up-pointing-finger badge.What a legend. It can’t be very long before his story is adapted for the big screen.
Ian said:
Ah yes, John Hopoate……was known for his powerful running style and for accumulating 45 games on suspension during his time in the game, earning him the distinction of being the most suspended player in history. His longest and most infamous suspension was in March 2005, when he left Cronulla forward Keith Galloway knocked out and bleeding from the ear. Hopoate had dived out of the defensive line and launched his entire body off the ground with his left elbow cocked, colliding with Galloway’s head in a sickening collision. The NRL judiciary handed down a 17-week suspension. He gained further notoriety when he was banned for 12 matches for poking opponents’ dates with his finger while at Wests Tigers.
Off the field, he intimidated and bashed those who crossed him and he was convicted and fined after pleading guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm over a Sydney bashing in 2010.
He had a short career boyond league in boxing where he used illegal tactics and broke arms.
Hopoate has a long history of driving-related offenses and in the last four years alone he has accumulated 19 speeding tickets, 8 for using a mobile phone while driving and 8 driving while disqualified convictions. Most recently, he was busted for driving a tip truck in Collaroy while disqualified. The judge in this case noted that his driving record went far beyond the seven-page print-out. Following this case, he walked free once again calling his accusers dickheads. His punishment was merely some hours of community service, and now, vision has surfaced of him helping out little old ladies with their knitting while proudly wearing his up-pointing-finger badge.What a legend. It can’t be very long before his story is adapted for the big screen.
They should order him to join the Holiday Forum where he will become an excellent driver.
Morning Pilgrims, weather fine, track good.
Over.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
Here ya go, buffy“ The blast of wintry weather for south-east states will arrive with the passage of a vigorous cold front early next week and is likely to bring the heaviest rain in at least five months to drought ravaged southern South Australia and south-west Victoria, along with a healthy dump of alpine snow”
Five months?! It’s nearly two years since we were anywhere near long term average for rainfall…
Yes. and to think, nothing really got over the lone gry between 1991 and 2010.
^ dry.
This is like, a BBC weather description.
Sunny and a moderate breeze, temp:— 14°c, low :— 8°c, Wind:— South 13 / 5 mph, Precipitation:— 22% / 0% Pollen:— L UV:— H pollution:— L Humidity:— 71% Visibility:— Pressure:— 1019Mb. Steady.
Variable amounts of cloud will tend to clear through the day with plenty of sunshine expected through the afternoon. Warm in places.
Tonight
Through this evening and tonight, cloud cover will gradually move in from the north-east, with a chance of the spot of drizzle in places. Clear spells will start developing towards dawn.
Which of these is like the better one? Wish sm was still here.
roughbarked said:
Which of these is like the better one? Wish sm was still here.
oops. tried to repair.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Which of these is like the better one? Wish sm was still here.
oops. tried to repair.
bluddy ‘ell. 
Alongside Coulter drive Belconnen.
roughbarked said:
What are we looking at?
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
What are we looking at?
Some trees and a road.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
What are we looking at?
Some trees and a road.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
What are we looking at?
Some trees and a road.
Coupla cars too
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
What are we looking at?
Some trees and a road.
Right.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
What are we looking at?
Some trees and a road.
That’s a relief. I thought it might be some kind of Rorsach test, and i wasn’t doing well at it.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
What are we looking at?
Trees.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
What are we looking at?
Some trees and a road.
and a moving car or two.
Oh good, we didn’t miss anything then. I thought there was a koala or sumfink
Absolutely riveting.
Tried to download the whole Goodnight thread to see what Tamb’s last post there was. It may have been about going to get his next round of chemo, in which case his absence (nearly a week now) might be accounted for.
But the Goodnight thread won’t download further than 2020. In fact the last in the supposedly full thread post is Date: 13/01/2020 23:12:09
From: Bubblecar
It’s 11:11 and I’ve just scoffed a boiled egg
…Which seems an odd goodnight post anyway.
Bubblecar said:
Tried to download the whole Goodnight thread to see what Tamb’s last post there was. It may have been about going to get his next round of chemo, in which case his absence (nearly a week now) might be accounted for.But the Goodnight thread won’t download further than 2020. In fact the last in the supposedly full thread post is Date: 13/01/2020 23:12:09
From: Bubblecar
It’s 11:11 and I’ve just scoffed a boiled egg
…Which seems an odd goodnight post anyway.
Stopped at:
Date: 22/02/2020 23:32:53
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 1504145
for me.
Which doesn’t really help.
When love becomes a crime, resistance becomes a duty.
On 9 October 1979, the streets of central Melbourne bore witness to an act as tender as it was radical: over one hundred men and women gathered outside the Woolshed Hotel and kissed. It was a public, unapologetic embrace—of love, of dignity, of defiance. Just weeks earlier, two men, Terry Stokes and Darren Turner, had been fined and arrested simply for kissing in the same spot. Their charge? “Loitering with homosexual intent.” In a single moment, affection became an offence.
But the community refused to let shame win. The kiss-in was not just an act of solidarity—it was a statement: We will not be erased. Police stood by, but this time, no arrests were made. The visibility of same-sex love became the protest. And from that small circle of defiance, a storm of support followed. Students at the University of Melbourne occupied Graduate House, where Stokes, a PhD student, had been evicted following his arrest. Their demand? Justice.
Unionised cafeteria workers at the university, hearing of the injustice, stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the protest. They downed tools, held a mass meeting, and voted unanimously to strike if Stokes was not reinstated. It was a rare and beautiful coalition—students, workers, lovers—united not just for a man’s housing, but for the dignity of all those who had been silenced.
Confronted with the pressure, the university relented. Stokes returned to his accommodation. But the echo of that October day still lingers. What began as a kiss bloomed into a movement, a reminder that even in the face of injustice, the softest acts—love, solidarity, courage—can carry revolutionary weight. “Love is not a crime. But when it is treated as one, love becomes our most powerful form of protest.”
Pretty sure Tamb has been here since 2020 but I don’t have anything marked on a calendar or anyfink.
Divine Angel said:
Pretty sure Tamb has been here since 2020 but I don’t have anything marked on a calendar or anyfink.
Yeah. We know he was here on the 18th of this month.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Pretty sure Tamb has been here since 2020 but I don’t have anything marked on a calendar or anyfink.
Yeah. We know he was here on the 18th of this month.
I can’t remember if anyone here has contact details for him.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Pretty sure Tamb has been here since 2020 but I don’t have anything marked on a calendar or anyfink.
Yeah. We know he was here on the 18th of this month.
I can’t remember if anyone here has contact details for him.
Your friend DO probably.
There are tons of wannabe and former Survivor contestants who sell Survivor-themed gear, including puzzles. Someone’s uploaded all the Survivor puzzles (give or take) into free designs to 3D print at home.
https://www.thingiverse.com/this_is_my_panderosa/designs
This was Tamb’s last post, https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/posts/2283395/, on 18 May.
Tamb said:
ms spock said:
Tamb said:We had rodent invasion problems a few years ago.
Fixed by joining an electric fence driver to the metal flyscreen. It didn’t kill them but it made ‘em yelp & go away.This is an approach that could work well in my current situation.
It was a surprise when you forgot it was there & grabbed the door to go outside.
Divine Angel said:
There are tons of wannabe and former Survivor contestants who sell Survivor-themed gear, including puzzles. Someone’s uploaded all the Survivor puzzles (give or take) into free designs to 3D print at home.https://www.thingiverse.com/this_is_my_panderosa/designs
Ha!
I don’t have a 3D printer, and I have observed Woodie, so I’m unlikely to get one.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
There are tons of wannabe and former Survivor contestants who sell Survivor-themed gear, including puzzles. Someone’s uploaded all the Survivor puzzles (give or take) into free designs to 3D print at home.https://www.thingiverse.com/this_is_my_panderosa/designs
Ha!
I don’t have a 3D printer, and I have observed Woodie, so I’m unlikely to get one.
Is it in the dam?
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
There are tons of wannabe and former Survivor contestants who sell Survivor-themed gear, including puzzles. Someone’s uploaded all the Survivor puzzles (give or take) into free designs to 3D print at home.https://www.thingiverse.com/this_is_my_panderosa/designs
Ha!
I don’t have a 3D printer, and I have observed Woodie, so I’m unlikely to get one.
Is it in the dam?
Likely, but he won’t be beaten, so he gets another.
Just repotted my elephant ear pond plant. It was getting too big for its pot. Caught it in time, the roots were getting bound. Used some potting mix from a pond plant which died off after being eaten by grasshoppers. You can’t use any old potting mix, you have to use aquatic mix. It’s made the pond a bit muddy but it’ll clear soon enough.
“ A “significant” earthquake has shaken parts of western New South Wales early on Saturday, in a seismic event felt as far away as Sydney.
Geoscience Australia said the magnitude 5.2 quake struck just after 2:30am in a remote part of the Orana region, about 90 kilometres north of Nyngan and 160 kilometres south-east of Bourke.
It was followed seven minutes later by a magnitude 4.2 aftershock and another magnitude 3.7 tremor about 5:30am.
Senior seismologist Trevor Allen said hundreds of people had registered feeling the impact on the Geoscience Australia website.
“It is a significant earthquake,” he said.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-24/western-nsw-earthquake/105332308
Divine Angel said:
Just repotted my elephant ear pond plant. It was getting too big for its pot. Caught it in time, the roots were getting bound. Used some potting mix from a pond plant which died off after being eaten by grasshoppers. You can’t use any old potting mix, you have to use aquatic mix. It’s made the pond a bit muddy but it’ll clear soon enough.
Goodo. Wish I had a pond. Or better still, a small lake.
On Reddit, r/ponds has some absolutely gorgeous ponds. I’m envious! Some are huge, some are small, all are beautiful.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Just repotted my elephant ear pond plant. It was getting too big for its pot. Caught it in time, the roots were getting bound. Used some potting mix from a pond plant which died off after being eaten by grasshoppers. You can’t use any old potting mix, you have to use aquatic mix. It’s made the pond a bit muddy but it’ll clear soon enough.Goodo. Wish I had a pond. Or better still, a small lake.
Put a wall at one end of it … turn it into a dam, then chuck things into it … like another poster here!
Divine Angel said:
On Reddit, r/ponds has some absolutely gorgeous ponds. I’m envious! Some are huge, some are small, all are beautiful.
I walked around my bushwandering friend’s revegetated area this morning. The wetland is not a wetland any more. Maybe if we get good rain. But there is a wallaby hiding in there. We think we heard it today. Thumping around.
Divine Angel said:
“ A “significant” earthquake has shaken parts of western New South Wales early on Saturday, in a seismic event felt as far away as Sydney.Geoscience Australia said the magnitude 5.2 quake struck just after 2:30am in a remote part of the Orana region, about 90 kilometres north of Nyngan and 160 kilometres south-east of Bourke.
It was followed seven minutes later by a magnitude 4.2 aftershock and another magnitude 3.7 tremor about 5:30am.
Senior seismologist Trevor Allen said hundreds of people had registered feeling the impact on the Geoscience Australia website.
“It is a significant earthquake,” he said.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-24/western-nsw-earthquake/105332308
Ta.
I think I am going to buy another digital camera for my plants and fungi etc. The Cannon Ixus 285 hs has 12x zoom, which would allow me to photograph the Gang-Gangs when they refuse to come close to me. My old red Nikon Coolpix was an 8X zoom and it still works, but the lenses need cleaning and that’s not really an option these days. My present Ricoh WG6 is only a 5X zoom, but has a really good close macro setting (1cm). So between the two, I should be set for a while.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
“ A “significant” earthquake has shaken parts of western New South Wales early on Saturday, in a seismic event felt as far away as Sydney.Geoscience Australia said the magnitude 5.2 quake struck just after 2:30am in a remote part of the Orana region, about 90 kilometres north of Nyngan and 160 kilometres south-east of Bourke.
It was followed seven minutes later by a magnitude 4.2 aftershock and another magnitude 3.7 tremor about 5:30am.
Senior seismologist Trevor Allen said hundreds of people had registered feeling the impact on the Geoscience Australia website.
“It is a significant earthquake,” he said.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-24/western-nsw-earthquake/105332308Ta.
Maybe the water is lubricating the cracks.
buffy said:
I think I am going to buy another digital camera for my plants and fungi etc. The Cannon Ixus 285 hs has 12x zoom, which would allow me to photograph the Gang-Gangs when they refuse to come close to me. My old red Nikon Coolpix was an 8X zoom and it still works, but the lenses need cleaning and that’s not really an option these days. My present Ricoh WG6 is only a 5X zoom, but has a really good close macro setting (1cm). So between the two, I should be set for a while.
My sister is a keen bird watcher and gets a new camera every couple of years too. As I tell here when she starts to explain why, you don’t have to justify yourself to me, it is your hobby and you spend your money however you please on it. If that means you have 5 cameras and 10 lenses then so be it.
it was funny trying to watch here use the birding camera at the wedding a couple of weeks ago, she didn’t know what setting to use for doing photos of people.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
“ A “significant” earthquake has shaken parts of western New South Wales early on Saturday, in a seismic event felt as far away as Sydney.Geoscience Australia said the magnitude 5.2 quake struck just after 2:30am in a remote part of the Orana region, about 90 kilometres north of Nyngan and 160 kilometres south-east of Bourke.
It was followed seven minutes later by a magnitude 4.2 aftershock and another magnitude 3.7 tremor about 5:30am.
Senior seismologist Trevor Allen said hundreds of people had registered feeling the impact on the Geoscience Australia website.
“It is a significant earthquake,” he said.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-24/western-nsw-earthquake/105332308Ta.
Maybe the water is lubricating the cracks.
It’s most likely a reactivation of an old basement Paleozoic fault. There are younger sediments above it, so it’ll be deeper than where the recent rains have soaked to.
In any case, it has most likely occurred below the water table anyway, so it will not be a dry-to-wet relubrication-triggered earthquake.
On April 1st, 1962, something very strange aired on Sweden’s only television channel at the time (now known as SVT). The entire country had black-and-white TVs — and then came a bold announcement…
Technical expert Kjell Stensson appeared live on-air and declared:
A revolutionary new technology could instantly turn any black-and-white TV into full color — using nothing but a nylon stocking.
Yes. A woman’s stocking. Preferably an old one.
Budget-friendly and household-approved.
With a calm, serious tone, Stensson explained that the fine mesh of nylon had light-bending properties that, when stretched tightly over the screen, created the illusion of color. But wait — for the best effect, viewers had to sit at just the right distance and even gently bob their heads back and forth to align the “color spectrum.”
And thousands believed him.
📞 The studio was flooded with calls:
“Which brand of stocking works best?”
“Do they have to be freshly washed?”
“Mine didn’t work — should I try both legs?”
That night, across Sweden, fathers were seen rummaging through drawers, begging wives for old nylons, and carefully stretching them over bulky TV screens. Families sat in front of glowing black-and-white boxes, slowly rocking their heads like mesmerized penguins.
Needless to say, color didn’t magically appear — but laughter did.
🎉 The punchline?
Sweden didn’t get actual color TV until 1970.
Also on April 1st. Because clearly… the Swedes have a sense of humor.
buffy said:
I think I am going to buy another digital camera for my plants and fungi etc. The Cannon Ixus 285 hs has 12x zoom, which would allow me to photograph the Gang-Gangs when they refuse to come close to me. My old red Nikon Coolpix was an 8X zoom and it still works, but the lenses need cleaning and that’s not really an option these days. My present Ricoh WG6 is only a 5X zoom, but has a really good close macro setting (1cm). So between the two, I should be set for a while.
I’m still reasonably happy with my old snap-happy Olympus (about 20 years old now) for my close-up model train photos.
I bought a Canon with much more megapixels some years ago thinking it would be an upgrade, but I’ve never been happy with its performance.
Bogsnorkler said:
On April 1st, 1962, something very strange aired on Sweden’s only television channel at the time (now known as SVT). The entire country had black-and-white TVs — and then came a bold announcement…
Technical expert Kjell Stensson appeared live on-air and declared:A revolutionary new technology could instantly turn any black-and-white TV into full color — using nothing but a nylon stocking.
Yes. A woman’s stocking. Preferably an old one.
Budget-friendly and household-approved.
With a calm, serious tone, Stensson explained that the fine mesh of nylon had light-bending properties that, when stretched tightly over the screen, created the illusion of color. But wait — for the best effect, viewers had to sit at just the right distance and even gently bob their heads back and forth to align the “color spectrum.”
And thousands believed him.
📞 The studio was flooded with calls:
“Which brand of stocking works best?”
“Do they have to be freshly washed?”
“Mine didn’t work — should I try both legs?”That night, across Sweden, fathers were seen rummaging through drawers, begging wives for old nylons, and carefully stretching them over bulky TV screens. Families sat in front of glowing black-and-white boxes, slowly rocking their heads like mesmerized penguins.
Needless to say, color didn’t magically appear — but laughter did.
🎉 The punchline?
Sweden didn’t get actual color TV until 1970.
Also on April 1st. Because clearly… the Swedes have a sense of humor.
Heh :)
Although the Swedes are (stereotypically) known for their gloominess and lack of humour.
Which is why Clive James always referred to them sarcastically as “those fun-loving Swedes”.
party_pants said:
buffy said:
I think I am going to buy another digital camera for my plants and fungi etc. The Cannon Ixus 285 hs has 12x zoom, which would allow me to photograph the Gang-Gangs when they refuse to come close to me. My old red Nikon Coolpix was an 8X zoom and it still works, but the lenses need cleaning and that’s not really an option these days. My present Ricoh WG6 is only a 5X zoom, but has a really good close macro setting (1cm). So between the two, I should be set for a while.
My sister is a keen bird watcher and gets a new camera every couple of years too. As I tell here when she starts to explain why, you don’t have to justify yourself to me, it is your hobby and you spend your money however you please on it. If that means you have 5 cameras and 10 lenses then so be it.
it was funny trying to watch here use the birding camera at the wedding a couple of weeks ago, she didn’t know what setting to use for doing photos of people.
Cameras went out of fashion for a few years there but there are quite a lot of digitals back now. I mentioned it to the Harvey Norman person the other day when I had to get a new mouse, because they’ve got a few in a locked cabinet in the shop. I told him I would be back after I’d sat down an looked at specifications. I’ll go in next week and see if they can be bothered getting in the one I want. On the general Harvey Norman website the particular Cannon one is marked as “coming soon”, yet other places seem to be selling it. I prefer to buy locally, but if I have to go online, I suppose I have to.
btm said:
This was Tamb’s last post, https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/posts/2283395/, on 18 May.
Tamb said:
ms spock said:This is an approach that could work well in my current situation.
It was a surprise when you forgot it was there & grabbed the door to go outside.
Would keep the heart pumping.
Divine Angel said:
“ A “significant” earthquake has shaken parts of western New South Wales early on Saturday, in a seismic event felt as far away as Sydney.Geoscience Australia said the magnitude 5.2 quake struck just after 2:30am in a remote part of the Orana region, about 90 kilometres north of Nyngan and 160 kilometres south-east of Bourke.
It was followed seven minutes later by a magnitude 4.2 aftershock and another magnitude 3.7 tremor about 5:30am.
Senior seismologist Trevor Allen said hundreds of people had registered feeling the impact on the Geoscience Australia website.
“It is a significant earthquake,” he said.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-24/western-nsw-earthquake/105332308
That’s what woke me up in the ungodly.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:Ta.
Maybe the water is lubricating the cracks.
It’s most likely a reactivation of an old basement Paleozoic fault. There are younger sediments above it, so it’ll be deeper than where the recent rains have soaked to.
In any case, it has most likely occurred below the water table anyway, so it will not be a dry-to-wet relubrication-triggered earthquake.
ta.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
I think I am going to buy another digital camera for my plants and fungi etc. The Cannon Ixus 285 hs has 12x zoom, which would allow me to photograph the Gang-Gangs when they refuse to come close to me. My old red Nikon Coolpix was an 8X zoom and it still works, but the lenses need cleaning and that’s not really an option these days. My present Ricoh WG6 is only a 5X zoom, but has a really good close macro setting (1cm). So between the two, I should be set for a while.
I’m still reasonably happy with my old snap-happy Olympus (about 20 years old now) for my close-up model train photos.
I bought a Canon with much more megapixels some years ago thinking it would be an upgrade, but I’ve never been happy with its performance.
My Olympus TG-1 does excellent closeup macro stuff. Is able to be used a couple of metres under water and can be dropped from a metre or more just as long as it doesn’t land on the plastic corner like mine did. Lenses never get dirty. Sealed inside the case. Can put a 100mm telephoto on it.
Talking about cockles, I’ll have to order some of these soon. Pickled cockles from Wales.
But I’ll wait until I have a big enough order of various offerings from this website.
https://eurofood.com.au/products/parsons-cockles-jar-155g?_pos=1&_sid=98007815b&_ss=r
Bubblecar said:
Talking about cockles, I’ll have to order some of these soon. Pickled cockles from Wales.But I’ll wait until I have a big enough order of various offerings from this website.
https://eurofood.com.au/products/parsons-cockles-jar-155g?_pos=1&_sid=98007815b&_ss=r
Free local delivery within 6 km of Llandysul for orders over $120.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Talking about cockles, I’ll have to order some of these soon. Pickled cockles from Wales.But I’ll wait until I have a big enough order of various offerings from this website.
https://eurofood.com.au/products/parsons-cockles-jar-155g?_pos=1&_sid=98007815b&_ss=r
Free local delivery within 6 km of Llandysul for orders over $120.
Locally you could probably pick them up and pickle them yourself.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Talking about cockles, I’ll have to order some of these soon. Pickled cockles from Wales.But I’ll wait until I have a big enough order of various offerings from this website.
https://eurofood.com.au/products/parsons-cockles-jar-155g?_pos=1&_sid=98007815b&_ss=r
Free local delivery within 6 km of Llandysul for orders over $120.
Locally you could probably pick them up and pickle them yourself.
I’ve not visited the seaside for many years.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:Free local delivery within 6 km of Llandysul for orders over $120.
Locally you could probably pick them up and pickle them yourself.
I’ve not visited the seaside for many years.
They say the sea air does you good.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:Locally you could probably pick them up and pickle them yourself.
I’ve not visited the seaside for many years.
They say the sea air does you good.
I’ll get there one day, and I’ll roll my trousers above my knees, and step once more unto the ocean.
Oof.
Wife if the Oceangate submersible asks, “what was that bang?” It was the submersible imploding. The two men seem to know instantly that it wasn’t good…
https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/kDDEBFqs31
In Australia, everyone has a hot take about the mushroom murder trial
Mycology and forensics are the subject of conversation across Australia as Erin Patterson stands trial, accused of murdering three relatives with a beef Wellington.
May 22, 2025 at 9:55 p.m.
By Michael E. Miller
SYDNEY — It is the criminal trial that has captivated Australia. No fewer than four podcasts track its every update. At least two documentaries are delving into it. Newspapers have been devoting pages to the trial, while websites have been live-blogging every witness’s testimony. And each morning, scores of people line up for the chance to squeeze into a courtroom to watch it unfold.
It is the mushroom murder case, and almost everyone Down Under is talking about it.
“It’s fascinating,” said Dave Thorpe, 78, as he waited for a coffee at a Sydney cafe, with a mushroom-case-heavy tabloid under his arm. “She’s not your typical murder suspect. She looks more like a churchgoer.”
For the past month, the small town of Morwell, a few hours outside of Melbourne, has been the setting for a courtroom saga of a mushroom meal most foul.
Erin Patterson, a 50-year-old mother of two, faces three counts of murder for serving toxic beef Wellington to relatives at her house in the even smaller nearby town of Leongatha on July 29, 2023.
Patterson’s parents-in-law, Don and Gail Patterson, died of suspected death cap mushroom poisoning. Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, also died, while Heather’s husband, Ian, survived after spending weeks in the hospital. Patterson’s estranged husband, Simon Patterson, was supposed to attend the ill-fated lunch but backed out.
Patterson has pleaded not guilty in proceedings expected to conclude early next month.
At a time when the United States and much of the world is fixated on another trial — the celebrity-filled case against American rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs — the story of the Leongatha lunch gone wrong has gripped Australia and even garnered some global attention of its own.
Australians suddenly can’t stop talking about mycology, the scientific study of fungi. The Latin nomenclature for death cap mushrooms — Amanita phalloides — has become a household name. And Facebook groups are afire with debates over different methods of forensic analysis.
“Everyone has an opinion on this case and we hear it — friends, family, people at the cafe down the road,” said investigative reporter Rachael Brown on a recent episode of “Mushroom Case Daily,” the most popular of the mushrooming number of podcasts on the mushroom case.
Australia averages fewer than 300 homicides per year, and most of those stem from fights, criminal vendettas or domestic violence incidents. Female offenders make up about 13 percent of cases.
Those cases often draw more attention because they defy the gender norm of women as caregivers, said Murray Lee, a professor of criminology at the University of Sydney. The accusation that Patterson poisoned her victims with death cap mushrooms adds to the public interest.
“It’s the fact that it’s so unusual, yet it’s also mundane,” he said. “It could happen to anyone, and yet it doesn’t.”
Lee likened the case to an episode of “Midsomer Murders,” the long-running TV mystery series set in a small English country town.
Or an Agatha Christie novel, said Jessica Gildersleeve, a literature professor at the University of Southern Queensland who has written about the case.
“It’s a family drama and they are alluding to elements of revenge,” she said of prosecutors. “It’s really appealing to those base literary elements that make for a really good story.”
Unlike most murder mysteries, however, many of the facts in the case aren’t in dispute. Instead, the trial’s outcome hinges on the question of intent.
Prosecutors have said the poisoning was deliberate and have put forward as evidence that Patterson traveled to known death cap mushroom locations before the lunch; that she disposed of a food processor used to prepare the mushrooms; and that she reset her phone afterward. They also say Patterson told a number of lies, from the false cancer diagnosis she allegedly used to lure people to the lunch to the origin of the mushrooms she served.
But Patterson’s defense team has called the deadly meal “a terrible accident” after which she “panicked.”
“She was overwhelmed by the fact that these four people had become so ill because of the food she’d served to them,” defense barrister Colin Mandy said during opening arguments.
The case has weighed heavily on Leongatha, a close-knit town of fewer than 6,000 people, according to Nathan Hersey, a local councillor who was mayor for the area at the time.
“The media interest was like nothing our community had ever seen,” he said, recalling journalists “stopping people on the street, going to people’s homes, going to the church, basically wanting comment from anyone and everyone that was around.”
Locals who were shocked by the three deaths were then stunned to see them on the front pages of newspapers in the United States and Britain, he said. As mayor, he received messages of condolences from communities in New Zealand and Africa. “It was really something that had a much farther reach than anyone would have anticipated,” he said.
The current mayor, John Schelling, declined to comment other than to say: “I hope the trial goes away.”
The trial, which began in late April, has renewed the media interest and reopened some wounds, Hersey said. But Leongatha has been partially spared by the fact that it is too small to host the proceedings, and that a mountain range stands between it and Morwell, giving locals some physical and mental distance.
For Morwell, whose only other moment in the national spotlight was when the power station closed, the trial has been a much-needed boon, with its streets “awash with journalists, bloggers, podcasters and more — notebooks and microphones at the ready to capture every detail aired in court,” the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
“It’s been a positive thing to see the cafes and restaurants and bakeries and shops with a bit of a buzz about them,” said Dale Harriman, the mayor for the area, who is hoping all the media attention leads to more tourism. “Hopefully, there are a few people sitting in London or over in Europe thinking, ‘That looks like a nice spot; we might pay it a visit.’”
If they do, it’ll probably be because they heard about it on one of the four mushroom case podcasts, three of which are in Australia’s top 10.
“I’ve never seen a trial that has captivated such a wide audience across the country as this one,” said Brooke Grebert-Craig, a reporter at the Herald Sun newspaper and the host of “The Mushroom Cook.” The daily podcast has been downloaded almost 2 million times in Australia, she said, and listened to 400,000 times in Britain, as well as 120,000 times each in the U.S. and Ireland.
“The international reach and attention on this case is unlike anything I’ve ever seen before,” said Penelope Liersch, a reporter for 9 News and the co-host of another competing podcast, “The Mushroom Trial: Say Grace.”
For Liersch, who did a podcast on a different trial last year, part of the appeal is to take listeners inside a case as if they were in the courtroom, and to dispel misperceptions that some Australians might have adopted from American pop culture. “People have this idea that the Australian legal system is like the American legal system, and it really isn’t,” she said.
Perhaps the biggest difference is the strict rules surrounding media coverage of trials in Australia, which doesn’t have an equivalent of the First Amendment. Jurors are usually off-limits for interviews, even years after a trial has ended. And journalists covering trials are instructed not to include details that haven’t been put before the jury, such as public statements a person might have made before the trial began.
Gildersleeve, the literature professor, said such close coverage can be a double-edged sword, providing transparency into the trial but also empowering listeners to form their own conclusions, which might conflict with the court outcome.
Already, details from the trial have worked their way into Australian pop culture, with references to mushroom dishes or the color of plates after Ian Wilkinson, who survived, testified that Patterson ate off a different colored plate than her guests.
For some, like cafegoer Thorpe, it’s already changing their culinary preferences. “I don’t think I’ll ever eat a beef Wellington again,” he said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/23/mushroom-murder-trial-australia/
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:Locally you could probably pick them up and pickle them yourself.
I’ve not visited the seaside for many years.
They say the sea air does you good.
It’s not done me any good, that I can determine, anyway.
Witty Rejoinder said:
In Australia, everyone has a hot take about the mushroom murder trial
Mycology and forensics are the subject of conversation across Australia as Erin Patterson stands trial, accused of murdering three relatives with a beef Wellington.May 22, 2025 at 9:55 p.m.
By Michael E. Miller
SYDNEY — It is the criminal trial that has captivated Australia. No fewer than four podcasts track its every update. At least two documentaries are delving into it. Newspapers have been devoting pages to the trial, while websites have been live-blogging every witness’s testimony. And each morning, scores of people line up for the chance to squeeze into a courtroom to watch it unfold.
It is the mushroom murder case, and almost everyone Down Under is talking about it.
“It’s fascinating,” said Dave Thorpe, 78, as he waited for a coffee at a Sydney cafe, with a mushroom-case-heavy tabloid under his arm. “She’s not your typical murder suspect. She looks more like a churchgoer.”
For the past month, the small town of Morwell, a few hours outside of Melbourne, has been the setting for a courtroom saga of a mushroom meal most foul.
Erin Patterson, a 50-year-old mother of two, faces three counts of murder for serving toxic beef Wellington to relatives at her house in the even smaller nearby town of Leongatha on July 29, 2023.
Patterson’s parents-in-law, Don and Gail Patterson, died of suspected death cap mushroom poisoning. Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, also died, while Heather’s husband, Ian, survived after spending weeks in the hospital. Patterson’s estranged husband, Simon Patterson, was supposed to attend the ill-fated lunch but backed out.
Patterson has pleaded not guilty in proceedings expected to conclude early next month.
At a time when the United States and much of the world is fixated on another trial — the celebrity-filled case against American rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs — the story of the Leongatha lunch gone wrong has gripped Australia and even garnered some global attention of its own.
Australians suddenly can’t stop talking about mycology, the scientific study of fungi. The Latin nomenclature for death cap mushrooms — Amanita phalloides — has become a household name. And Facebook groups are afire with debates over different methods of forensic analysis.
“Everyone has an opinion on this case and we hear it — friends, family, people at the cafe down the road,” said investigative reporter Rachael Brown on a recent episode of “Mushroom Case Daily,” the most popular of the mushrooming number of podcasts on the mushroom case.
Australia averages fewer than 300 homicides per year, and most of those stem from fights, criminal vendettas or domestic violence incidents. Female offenders make up about 13 percent of cases.
Those cases often draw more attention because they defy the gender norm of women as caregivers, said Murray Lee, a professor of criminology at the University of Sydney. The accusation that Patterson poisoned her victims with death cap mushrooms adds to the public interest.
“It’s the fact that it’s so unusual, yet it’s also mundane,” he said. “It could happen to anyone, and yet it doesn’t.”
Lee likened the case to an episode of “Midsomer Murders,” the long-running TV mystery series set in a small English country town.
Or an Agatha Christie novel, said Jessica Gildersleeve, a literature professor at the University of Southern Queensland who has written about the case.
“It’s a family drama and they are alluding to elements of revenge,” she said of prosecutors. “It’s really appealing to those base literary elements that make for a really good story.”
Unlike most murder mysteries, however, many of the facts in the case aren’t in dispute. Instead, the trial’s outcome hinges on the question of intent.
Prosecutors have said the poisoning was deliberate and have put forward as evidence that Patterson traveled to known death cap mushroom locations before the lunch; that she disposed of a food processor used to prepare the mushrooms; and that she reset her phone afterward. They also say Patterson told a number of lies, from the false cancer diagnosis she allegedly used to lure people to the lunch to the origin of the mushrooms she served.
But Patterson’s defense team has called the deadly meal “a terrible accident” after which she “panicked.”
“She was overwhelmed by the fact that these four people had become so ill because of the food she’d served to them,” defense barrister Colin Mandy said during opening arguments.
The case has weighed heavily on Leongatha, a close-knit town of fewer than 6,000 people, according to Nathan Hersey, a local councillor who was mayor for the area at the time.
“The media interest was like nothing our community had ever seen,” he said, recalling journalists “stopping people on the street, going to people’s homes, going to the church, basically wanting comment from anyone and everyone that was around.”
Locals who were shocked by the three deaths were then stunned to see them on the front pages of newspapers in the United States and Britain, he said. As mayor, he received messages of condolences from communities in New Zealand and Africa. “It was really something that had a much farther reach than anyone would have anticipated,” he said.
The current mayor, John Schelling, declined to comment other than to say: “I hope the trial goes away.”
The trial, which began in late April, has renewed the media interest and reopened some wounds, Hersey said. But Leongatha has been partially spared by the fact that it is too small to host the proceedings, and that a mountain range stands between it and Morwell, giving locals some physical and mental distance.
For Morwell, whose only other moment in the national spotlight was when the power station closed, the trial has been a much-needed boon, with its streets “awash with journalists, bloggers, podcasters and more — notebooks and microphones at the ready to capture every detail aired in court,” the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
“It’s been a positive thing to see the cafes and restaurants and bakeries and shops with a bit of a buzz about them,” said Dale Harriman, the mayor for the area, who is hoping all the media attention leads to more tourism. “Hopefully, there are a few people sitting in London or over in Europe thinking, ‘That looks like a nice spot; we might pay it a visit.’”
If they do, it’ll probably be because they heard about it on one of the four mushroom case podcasts, three of which are in Australia’s top 10.
“I’ve never seen a trial that has captivated such a wide audience across the country as this one,” said Brooke Grebert-Craig, a reporter at the Herald Sun newspaper and the host of “The Mushroom Cook.” The daily podcast has been downloaded almost 2 million times in Australia, she said, and listened to 400,000 times in Britain, as well as 120,000 times each in the U.S. and Ireland.
“The international reach and attention on this case is unlike anything I’ve ever seen before,” said Penelope Liersch, a reporter for 9 News and the co-host of another competing podcast, “The Mushroom Trial: Say Grace.”
For Liersch, who did a podcast on a different trial last year, part of the appeal is to take listeners inside a case as if they were in the courtroom, and to dispel misperceptions that some Australians might have adopted from American pop culture. “People have this idea that the Australian legal system is like the American legal system, and it really isn’t,” she said.
Perhaps the biggest difference is the strict rules surrounding media coverage of trials in Australia, which doesn’t have an equivalent of the First Amendment. Jurors are usually off-limits for interviews, even years after a trial has ended. And journalists covering trials are instructed not to include details that haven’t been put before the jury, such as public statements a person might have made before the trial began.
Gildersleeve, the literature professor, said such close coverage can be a double-edged sword, providing transparency into the trial but also empowering listeners to form their own conclusions, which might conflict with the court outcome.
Already, details from the trial have worked their way into Australian pop culture, with references to mushroom dishes or the color of plates after Ian Wilkinson, who survived, testified that Patterson ate off a different colored plate than her guests.
For some, like cafegoer Thorpe, it’s already changing their culinary preferences. “I don’t think I’ll ever eat a beef Wellington again,” he said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/23/mushroom-murder-trial-australia/
I remember when Sir Desmond Glazebrook was before the courts on some baseless charge of fraud and embezzlement he hired a top silk who was an expert in swirling aroud dramatically and pointing. Needless to say the case was thrown out.
Witty Rejoinder said:
It is the criminal trial that has captivated Australia
Except me it would seem.
I’m happy to be an outlier on this one.
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
It is the criminal trial that has captivated Australia
Except me it would seem.
I’m happy to be an outlier on this one.
we mean it is a bit of a media beat up
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:It is the criminal trial that has captivated Australia
Except me it would seem.
I’m happy to be an outlier on this one.
I’m not avidly following it.
Taking a mild interest but that’s all.
My mind is alrready made up on how the case should turn out but I’m not the jury and I reckon some of these cases are jeapordised by the media flurry.
Anyway, Dapto has let the dogs out.
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:It is the criminal trial that has captivated Australia
Except me it would seem.
I’m happy to be an outlier on this one.
I’m not avidly following it.
Taking a mild interest but that’s all.My mind is alrready made up on how the case should turn out but I’m not the jury and I reckon some of these cases are jeapordised by the media flurry.
Why would your mind already be made up? There are a couple more weeks to go yet.
Evening – today I went to an Alpaca farm, looked and learned about yarn, fed alpacas and llamas and learnt not to trust the navigation system on my new car.
Brindabellas said:
Evening – today I went to an Alpaca farm, looked and learned about yarn, fed alpacas and llamas and learnt not to trust the navigation system on my new car.
I think llamas are native to Wales.
Peak Warming Man said:
Brindabellas said:
Evening – today I went to an Alpaca farm, looked and learned about yarn, fed alpacas and llamas and learnt not to trust the navigation system on my new car.
I think llamas are native to Wales.
I think they’re bigger than frogs.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:Except me it would seem.
I’m happy to be an outlier on this one.
I’m not avidly following it.
Taking a mild interest but that’s all.My mind is alrready made up on how the case should turn out but I’m not the jury and I reckon some of these cases are jeapordised by the media flurry.
Why would your mind already be made up? There are a couple more weeks to go yet.
They are just dragging through everything really. It is all really important stuff. Like it would be good to know that you can’t walk into an Asian store and buy dried deathcaps.
My mind is made up to not get involved in the digging over of the evidence. I’m happy for the courts to tell me what the final decision is.
Brindabellas said:
Evening – today I went to an Alpaca farm, looked and learned about yarn, fed alpacas and llamas and learnt not to trust the navigation system on my new car.
Do tell.
Michael V said:
Brindabellas said:
Evening – today I went to an Alpaca farm, looked and learned about yarn, fed alpacas and llamas and learnt not to trust the navigation system on my new car.
Do tell.
The question on my lips is; are you going to get one to lead you around Bunnings and spit at all the dogs?
Michael V said:
Brindabellas said:
Evening – today I went to an Alpaca farm, looked and learned about yarn, fed alpacas and llamas and learnt not to trust the navigation system on my new car.
Do tell.
Car navigation wanted me to turn down a road that did not exist. Then I saw the sign to the Farm (Black Wattle) pointing right, but car told me to go left. I was infront of the shop, and car was telling me to do a u-turn. It is a very dangerous situation, as I have absolutely no sense of direction. Luckily I gave myself and extra 15 minutes to get there, and I only ended up 5 minutes late!
Brindabellas said:
Michael V said:
Brindabellas said:
Evening – today I went to an Alpaca farm, looked and learned about yarn, fed alpacas and llamas and learnt not to trust the navigation system on my new car.
Do tell.
Car navigation wanted me to turn down a road that did not exist. Then I saw the sign to the Farm (Black Wattle) pointing right, but car told me to go left. I was infront of the shop, and car was telling me to do a u-turn. It is a very dangerous situation, as I have absolutely no sense of direction. Luckily I gave myself and extra 15 minutes to get there, and I only ended up 5 minutes late!
You did well. But do you think you taught the car anything?
Brindabellas said:
Michael V said:
Brindabellas said:
Evening – today I went to an Alpaca farm, looked and learned about yarn, fed alpacas and llamas and learnt not to trust the navigation system on my new car.
Do tell.
Car navigation wanted me to turn down a road that did not exist. Then I saw the sign to the Farm (Black Wattle) pointing right, but car told me to go left. I was infront of the shop, and car was telling me to do a u-turn. It is a very dangerous situation, as I have absolutely no sense of direction. Luckily I gave myself and extra 15 minutes to get there, and I only ended up 5 minutes late!
Ha!
Several times I saw people try to turn off a particular highway at a place where there was no road. I guess it was following computer instructions.
Michael V said:
Brindabellas said:
Michael V said:Do tell.
Car navigation wanted me to turn down a road that did not exist. Then I saw the sign to the Farm (Black Wattle) pointing right, but car told me to go left. I was infront of the shop, and car was telling me to do a u-turn. It is a very dangerous situation, as I have absolutely no sense of direction. Luckily I gave myself and extra 15 minutes to get there, and I only ended up 5 minutes late!
Ha!
Several times I saw people try to turn off a particular highway at a place where there was no road. I guess it was following computer instructions.
Some people put up signs saying, You are going the wrong way. Because so many are led there by their navigation system.
it’s 4 minutes past Princess Cordelia’s dinner time, and she hasn’t advised me it is late, not called the RSPCA. I had better go check if she is okay.
Peak Warming Man said:
Brindabellas said:
Evening – today I went to an Alpaca farm, looked and learned about yarn, fed alpacas and llamas and learnt not to trust the navigation system on my new car.
I think llamas are native to Wales.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Brindabellas said:
Evening – today I went to an Alpaca farm, looked and learned about yarn, fed alpacas and llamas and learnt not to trust the navigation system on my new car.
Do tell.
The question on my lips is; are you going to get one to lead you around Bunnings and spit at all the dogs?
I presume that you meant that the llama will do the spitting, and not Brindabellas.
That was fairly special – I popped outside for a leak and looked up at the night sky. I saw the Southern Cross and the two pointer stars, Alpha & Beta Centauri, and unfortunately there’s too much light pollution to see Proxima Centauri.
Off to the side I noticed what I first thought was a jet contrail but as soon as it resolved I realised it was a new constellation of Starlink satellites, still all in a fairly close formation. It would have stretched about 2/3’s of the way between the two Centauri’s in length. And it faded from view in about twenty seconds.
Spiny Norman said:
That was fairly special – I popped outside for a leak and looked up at the night sky. I saw the Southern Cross and the two pointer stars, Alpha & Beta Centauri, and unfortunately there’s too much light pollution to see Proxima Centauri.
Off to the side I noticed what I first thought was a jet contrail but as soon as it resolved I realised it was a new constellation of Starlink satellites, still all in a fairly close formation. It would have stretched about 2/3’s of the way between the two Centauri’s in length. And it faded from view in about twenty seconds.
Nice.
(Thanks for the astro-pollution Elon.)
Spiny Norman said:
That was fairly special – I popped outside for a leak and looked up at the night sky. I saw the Southern Cross and the two pointer stars, Alpha & Beta Centauri, and unfortunately there’s too much light pollution to see Proxima Centauri.
Off to the side I noticed what I first thought was a jet contrail but as soon as it resolved I realised it was a new constellation of Starlink satellites, still all in a fairly close formation. It would have stretched about 2/3’s of the way between the two Centauri’s in length. And it faded from view in about twenty seconds.
Do you know about
https://www.heavens-above.com/ ?
It’ll explain just about any satellite that you see in the sky, predict what objects you might see at a particular time, provide sky maps, and provide notice of when you might see a satellite/object ‘flare’ i.e. strongly reflect the setting or rising Sun so as to provide a brilliant ‘star’ in the sky.
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
That was fairly special – I popped outside for a leak and looked up at the night sky. I saw the Southern Cross and the two pointer stars, Alpha & Beta Centauri, and unfortunately there’s too much light pollution to see Proxima Centauri.
Off to the side I noticed what I first thought was a jet contrail but as soon as it resolved I realised it was a new constellation of Starlink satellites, still all in a fairly close formation. It would have stretched about 2/3’s of the way between the two Centauri’s in length. And it faded from view in about twenty seconds.
Do you know about
https://www.heavens-above.com/ ?
It’ll explain just about any satellite that you see in the sky, predict what objects you might see at a particular time, provide sky maps, and provide notice of when you might see a satellite/object ‘flare’ i.e. strongly reflect the setting or rising Sun so as to provide a brilliant ‘star’ in the sky.
Thanks for that.
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
That was fairly special – I popped outside for a leak and looked up at the night sky. I saw the Southern Cross and the two pointer stars, Alpha & Beta Centauri, and unfortunately there’s too much light pollution to see Proxima Centauri.
Off to the side I noticed what I first thought was a jet contrail but as soon as it resolved I realised it was a new constellation of Starlink satellites, still all in a fairly close formation. It would have stretched about 2/3’s of the way between the two Centauri’s in length. And it faded from view in about twenty seconds.
Do you know about
https://www.heavens-above.com/ ?
It’ll explain just about any satellite that you see in the sky, predict what objects you might see at a particular time, provide sky maps, and provide notice of when you might see a satellite/object ‘flare’ i.e. strongly reflect the setting or rising Sun so as to provide a brilliant ‘star’ in the sky.
can you see the satellite of love?
Bogsnorkler said:
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
That was fairly special – I popped outside for a leak and looked up at the night sky. I saw the Southern Cross and the two pointer stars, Alpha & Beta Centauri, and unfortunately there’s too much light pollution to see Proxima Centauri.
Off to the side I noticed what I first thought was a jet contrail but as soon as it resolved I realised it was a new constellation of Starlink satellites, still all in a fairly close formation. It would have stretched about 2/3’s of the way between the two Centauri’s in length. And it faded from view in about twenty seconds.
Do you know about
https://www.heavens-above.com/ ?
It’ll explain just about any satellite that you see in the sky, predict what objects you might see at a particular time, provide sky maps, and provide notice of when you might see a satellite/object ‘flare’ i.e. strongly reflect the setting or rising Sun so as to provide a brilliant ‘star’ in the sky.
can you see the satellite of love?
Lou Reed reference there. Transformer album.
I’m 4-fa outa 4 Mr Woodie!
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:I’ve not visited the seaside for many years.
They say the sea air does you good.
It’s not done me any good, that I can determine, anyway.
Coincidentally, I was going to post about a NS article saying there is evidence (although not conclusive) that we receive significant nutrients from the air, and it may be good for our health to go out and smell the seaweed, if you have the opportunity.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:They say the sea air does you good.
It’s not done me any good, that I can determine, anyway.
Coincidentally, I was going to post about a NS article saying there is evidence (although not conclusive) that we receive significant nutrients from the air, and it may be good for our health to go out and smell the seaweed, if you have the opportunity.
Soooo breatherians are onto something?
Peak Warming Man said:
Brindabellas said:
Evening – today I went to an Alpaca farm, looked and learned about yarn, fed alpacas and llamas and learnt not to trust the navigation system on my new car.
I think llamas are native to Wales.
As in Llamairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?
Bogsnorkler said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:It’s not done me any good, that I can determine, anyway.
Coincidentally, I was going to post about a NS article saying there is evidence (although not conclusive) that we receive significant nutrients from the air, and it may be good for our health to go out and smell the seaweed, if you have the opportunity.
Soooo breatherians are onto something?
well, they did say the quantities were not sufficient to replace nutrients absorbed through the stomach.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bogsnorkler said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Coincidentally, I was going to post about a NS article saying there is evidence (although not conclusive) that we receive significant nutrients from the air, and it may be good for our health to go out and smell the seaweed, if you have the opportunity.
Soooo breatherians are onto something?
well, they did say the quantities were not sufficient to replace nutrients absorbed through the stomach.
Take that, Breaterians!!! suck air grab clusters!
party_pants said:
I’m 4-fa outa 4 Mr Woodie!
Nice work.
Bogsnorkler said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bogsnorkler said:Soooo breatherians are onto something?
well, they did say the quantities were not sufficient to replace nutrients absorbed through the stomach.
Take that, Breaterians!!! suck air grab clusters!
load of bullshit we’re pretty sure the stomach can’t match breathing to supply humans with oxygen
Bogsnorkler said:
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
That was fairly special – I popped outside for a leak and looked up at the night sky. I saw the Southern Cross and the two pointer stars, Alpha & Beta Centauri, and unfortunately there’s too much light pollution to see Proxima Centauri.
Off to the side I noticed what I first thought was a jet contrail but as soon as it resolved I realised it was a new constellation of Starlink satellites, still all in a fairly close formation. It would have stretched about 2/3’s of the way between the two Centauri’s in length. And it faded from view in about twenty seconds.
Do you know about
https://www.heavens-above.com/ ?
It’ll explain just about any satellite that you see in the sky, predict what objects you might see at a particular time, provide sky maps, and provide notice of when you might see a satellite/object ‘flare’ i.e. strongly reflect the setting or rising Sun so as to provide a brilliant ‘star’ in the sky.
can you see the satellite of love?
Funny you should metnion that.
I’ve been watching a fair bit of MST3K.
Bogsnorkler said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bogsnorkler said:Soooo breatherians are onto something?
well, they did say the quantities were not sufficient to replace nutrients absorbed through the stomach.
Take that, Breaterians!!! suck air grab clusters!
“Liberation of Earth” (1953) by William Tenn
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:They say the sea air does you good.
It’s not done me any good, that I can determine, anyway.
Coincidentally, I was going to post about a NS article saying there is evidence (although not conclusive) that we receive significant nutrients from the air, and it may be good for our health to go out and smell the seaweed, if you have the opportunity.
Huh.
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
I’m 4-fa outa 4 Mr Woodie!
Nice work.
Normally about now that it all begins to unravel :)
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Brindabellas said:
Evening – today I went to an Alpaca farm, looked and learned about yarn, fed alpacas and llamas and learnt not to trust the navigation system on my new car.
I think llamas are native to Wales.
As in Llamairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?
I have a train platform ticket that I bought at Llanfair p. g. when I was a kid.
SCIENCE said:
Bogsnorkler said:
The Rev Dodgson said:well, they did say the quantities were not sufficient to replace nutrients absorbed through the stomach.
Take that, Breaterians!!! suck air grab clusters!
load of bullshit we’re pretty sure the stomach can’t match breathing to supply humans with oxygen
The article also pointed out that there are those who include oxygen as a nutrient, but (for unspecified reasons) most scientist do not.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Do tell.
The question on my lips is; are you going to get one to lead you around Bunnings and spit at all the dogs?
I presume that you meant that the llama will do the spitting, and not Brindabellas.
:) Yes.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
I’m 4-fa outa 4 Mr Woodie!
Nice work.
Normally about now that it all begins to unravel :)
I don’t have enough spare time to check out teams and have no idea about which team is better than the others, so I just select the team that the bookies choose.
Now I’m in front by accident, you have to take a risk while I just select the bookies choice.
If I win this year, it’ll be the bookies that win for me. Not me. I’m just the standard punter.
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:Nice work.
Normally about now that it all begins to unravel :)
I don’t have enough spare time to check out teams and have no idea about which team is better than the others, so I just select the team that the bookies choose.
Now I’m in front by accident, you have to take a risk while I just select the bookies choice.
If I win this year, it’ll be the bookies that win for me. Not me. I’m just the standard punter.
Fourfa at this end too. WOO HOO!!
Kings how’s your leg?
Interesting chess concept.
https://youtu.be/ucnjWpkHOpo
Divine Angel said:
Kingy how’s your leg?
I asked teh doc what it was, and he waved a magic wand (Bill) and I think there was an incantation about a Harry Potterish spell.
Squamous Keratosis
The nurse next to me just vanished.
Ms Kingy put a bandaid on it.
I think my leg is still attached.
Kim’s new ship lying on its side was side launched.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Kim’s new ship lying on its side was side launched.
It probably just fell over laughing.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Kim’s new ship lying on its side was side launched.
Upright launching gives better results.
Bubblecar said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Kim’s new ship lying on its side was side launched.
It probably just fell over laughing.
It has been rapidly promoted to submarine.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Kim’s new ship lying on its side was side launched.
Yeah, The standard procedure for side launch is to let go the forward and aft sleds simultaneously. in this case it seems the aft seciton was released too early while the forward part remained stationary. So it got a bit twisted and bent.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Kim’s new ship lying on its side was side launched.
Upright launching gives better results.
Better not tell them that.
party_pants said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Kim’s new ship lying on its side was side launched.
Yeah, The standard procedure for side launch is to let go the forward and aft sleds simultaneously. in this case it seems the aft seciton was released too early while the forward part remained stationary. So it got a bit twisted and bent.
Kim not happy with criminal act.
Tau.Neutrino said:
party_pants said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Kim’s new ship lying on its side was side launched.
Yeah, The standard procedure for side launch is to let go the forward and aft sleds simultaneously. in this case it seems the aft seciton was released too early while the forward part remained stationary. So it got a bit twisted and bent.
Kim not happy with criminal act.
Might see an admiral launched.
Kingy said:
Divine Angel said:
Kingy how’s your leg?
I asked teh doc what it was, and he waved a magic wand (Bill) and I think there was an incantation about a Harry Potterish spell.
Squamous Keratosis
The nurse next to me just vanished.
Ms Kingy put a bandaid on it.
I think my leg is still attached.
Good to hear it wasn’t nasty,.. yet
Bubblecar said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Kim’s new ship lying on its side was side launched.
It probably just fell over laughing.
Can you send a ship to a re-education camp?
Does anyone know how to remove a rust stain from concrete/limestone?
I was hoping to seal the concrete out my front door before the rusted gutter stained it.
Divine Angel said:
Kingy said:
Divine Angel said:
Kingy how’s your leg?
I asked teh doc what it was, and he waved a magic wand (Bill) and I think there was an incantation about a Harry Potterish spell.
Squamous Keratosis
The nurse next to me just vanished.
Ms Kingy put a bandaid on it.
I think my leg is still attached.
Good to hear it wasn’t nasty,.. yet
+1
Kingy said:
Divine Angel said:
Kingy how’s your leg?
I asked teh doc what it was, and he waved a magic wand (Bill) and I think there was an incantation about a Harry Potterish spell.
Squamous Keratosis
The nurse next to me just vanished.
Ms Kingy put a bandaid on it.
I think my leg is still attached.
Did you get to bring it home in a jar for posterity’s sake?
Kingy said:
Wot dat?
Kingy said:
Does anyone know how to remove a rust stain from concrete/limestone?I was hoping to seal the concrete out my front door before the rusted gutter stained it.
There’s bound to be a few commercial products out there.
I was thinking CLR. Maybe do a test spot first.
Wind is picking up here. It’s been a bit windy this afternoon,I had to fight the washing on and off the line. Now into the 40s and gusting into the 70s. There may be cleaning up in the backyard in the morning.
5-fa
Sherlock and Daughter, no thank you. Ridiculous idea and what an ugly Holmes.
Further evidence that the linkedin bot is pretty dim, received in today’s e-mail:
“follow Scott Morrison – Member, Strategic Advisory Board at Wellington Advocacy”
and in case you were wondering:
“Wellington Advocacy is your trusted partner in Government Relations and Public Affairs in Canada
Book a Consultation with our experienced advisors now.”
The Rev Dodgson said:
Further evidence that the linkedin bot is pretty dim, received in today’s e-mail:“follow Scott Morrison – Member, Strategic Advisory Board at Wellington Advocacy”
and in case you were wondering:
“Wellington Advocacy is your trusted partner in Government Relations and Public Affairs in Canada
Book a Consultation with our experienced advisors now.”
shudder
6-fa!
party_pants said:
6-fa!
WOO HOO!!!!
Ize ziz sixfa too.😁😎
That Kingy bloke (whoever he is) is a LOSER!!!!!!!!
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
6-fa!
WOO HOO!!!!
Ize ziz sixfa too.😁😎
That Kingy bloke (whoever he is) is a LOSER!!!!!!!!
.. just for this week :)
google ai said:
While there’s a tendency to use the indicative mood (e.g., “If I were to go”) in many situations where the subjunctive (e.g., “If I were to go”) would traditionally have been used, it’s not a matter of overuse but rather a shift in usage patterns.
Well, that clears it up nicely.
btm said:
google ai said:
While there’s a tendency to use the indicative mood (e.g., “If I were to go”) in many situations where the subjunctive (e.g., “If I were to go”) would traditionally have been used, it’s not a matter of overuse but rather a shift in usage patterns.Well, that clears it up nicely.
don’t know if we generally search mainly technical topics but we find that these generative A.S.ses continually quoting the same erroneous items multiple times in contradictory ways in their responses
Sunny and a top of 26.
MIL is coming over today. No doubt she’ll regale us with tales from her recent hike through Portugal. I don’t mind MIL, although she does complain a lot.
Someone’s made a subreddit for historic bridges in Victoria.
https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoricOldBridgesVIC/s/CY9bNTahW5
Divine Angel said:
Sunny and a top of 26.MIL is coming over today. No doubt she’ll regale us with tales from her recent hike through Portugal. I don’t mind MIL, although she does complain a lot.
Sunday roast with all the trimmings for you favvy MIL?
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
Sunny and a top of 26.MIL is coming over today. No doubt she’ll regale us with tales from her recent hike through Portugal. I don’t mind MIL, although she does complain a lot.
Sunday roast with all the trimmings for you favvy MIL?
Every time she comes over, she wants Hungry Jacks for lunch 🤷🏻♀️
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 4 degrees at the back door and overcast. There is no wind. The “rain” last night was enough to wet the ground, but didn’t make it to 1mm. Today we are forecast 17 degrees and becoming windy.
I’m up to a bit of knitting that involves shaping that I will need to sit and work my way through without interruption, so I might sit down and do that.
btm said:
google ai said:While there’s a tendency to use the indicative mood (e.g., “If I were to go”) in many situations where the subjunctive (e.g., “If I were to go”) would traditionally have been used, it’s not a matter of overuse but rather a shift in usage patterns.Well, that clears it up nicely.
These ai things have an appreciation of subtle distinctions beyond that of we mere mortals.
Last night Mr Mutant watched a short AI generated video about AI characters knowing they were AI generated. The quality was excellent; it was like watching real film footage. He found it on Twitter.
I think I like it better when I can tell it’s AI.
Good morning. Heading for 14 here, medium chance showers.
There’ll be housework and catching up with crosswords today.
Breakfast will be tomato pesto on multigrain toast, topped with a layer of sardines, then a layer of shredded cheese, then placed under the gorilla.
Divine Angel said:
Someone’s made a subreddit for historic bridges in Victoria.https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoricOldBridgesVIC/s/CY9bNTahW5
Link saved :)
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
Someone’s made a subreddit for historic bridges in Victoria.https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoricOldBridgesVIC/s/CY9bNTahW5
Link saved :)
+1
Sharing is caring, I thought someone here would appreciate it
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
Someone’s made a subreddit for historic bridges in Victoria.https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoricOldBridgesVIC/s/CY9bNTahW5
Link saved :)
+1
My father spent a lot of time photographing old Victorian bridges (and culverts) for the National Trust. Somewhere in the Trust files there must be many photos. Although that was back in the 1980s and 1990s, so it’s probably negatives and they may not still be in existence.
Good morning everybody.
It’s 15.1° C and 92% RH in the office here. It was clear and calm with dew on everything outside half an hour ago. Now there’s a thick fog. I can’t see the sand hill, and the houses nearby are shrouded in mist. It’s still calm. BoM forecasts a top of 26° C and just a 5% chance of rain. I expect the fog will clear (flow out to sea, or burn off – evaporate – dissolve in the air) and after that we should have a nice day. I hope so. The first lot of washing has just finished. We have several more waiting.
15/50. I knew the Vogon question, and two of my 9 guesses turned out to be right.
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.It’s 15.1° C and 92% RH in the office here. It was clear and calm with dew on everything outside half an hour ago. Now there’s a thick fog. I can’t see the sand hill, and the houses nearby are shrouded in mist. It’s still calm. BoM forecasts a top of 26° C and just a 5% chance of rain. I expect the fog will clear (flow out to sea, or burn off – evaporate – dissolve in the air) and after that we should have a nice day. I hope so. The first lot of washing has just finished. We have several more waiting.
Clear and sunny here. 11.1 deg. 70% R/H. 7km/h NNW breeze.
Kingy said:
Does anyone know how to remove a rust stain from concrete/limestone?I was hoping to seal the concrete out my front door before the rusted gutter stained it.
CLR?
I’ll be back. Mr buffy and Bruna need to go for a walk.
buffy said:
ABC weekend quiz15/50. I knew the Vogon question, and two of my 9 guesses turned out to be right.
40/50. Got the first two wrong.
buffy said:
ABC weekend quiz15/50. I knew the Vogon question, and two of my 9 guesses turned out to be right.
25/50. Knew a few, fared badly on guesses.
Morning pilgrims, good turnout at mass this morning.
Over.
buffy said:
ABC weekend quiz15/50. I knew the Vogon question, and two of my 9 guesses turned out to be right.
Same here :)
I should have got no. 1, but I didn’t.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
ABC weekend quiz15/50. I knew the Vogon question, and two of my 9 guesses turned out to be right.
25/50. Knew a few, fared badly on guesses.
4/10 here.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
ABC weekend quiz15/50. I knew the Vogon question, and two of my 9 guesses turned out to be right.
25/50. Knew a few, fared badly on guesses.
4/10 here.
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:25/50. Knew a few, fared badly on guesses.
4/10 here.
He’s a warlock, burn him, burn him……..burn ……..burn.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:4/10 here.
He’s a warlock, burn him, burn him……..burn ……..burn.
Please, turn it off!
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bogsnorkler said:
He’s a warlock, burn him, burn him……..burn ……..burn.
Please, turn it off!
Anyway, it appears they are getting into Bonsai with natives. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-25/bonsai-australian-native-tree-popularity-grows/105319374
I recall that advertisement brought me the most customers back then, ‘Rare natives suitable for bonsai’. Place was flooded with tyre kickers the next day.
I was doing bonsai with Banksias and a Eucalyptus melliodora which was growing in a punnet for several years before one day it blew over while I wasn’t home and the roots got too much air and dried.
I sucked at that quiz. All were guesses, some educated.
Divine Angel said:
I sucked at that quiz. All were guesses, some educated.
25/50 for me. I knew 3 of them and the rest were all guesses.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, good turnout at mass this morning.
Over.
Triff.
From the butterfly lady, “It’s like if you put a car in a garage, and the whole thing disintegrated, and it comes out as a helicopter.”
must be a good day, start of, the keyboard i is working, still requires a little extra force, not reliable, perhaps the i is worn out from self-referencing, i this i that, imagine the thrill when it does multiple i, now could do an alphabet check, you wait there i’ve got this
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz actually looks good, complete
and look the kettle is boiling
Elevens: pie and peas and a apple turnover, over.
transition said:
must be a good day, start of, the keyboard i is working, still requires a little extra force, not reliable, perhaps the i is worn out from self-referencing, i this i that, imagine the thrill when it does multiple i, now could do an alphabet check, you wait there i’ve got thisabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz actually looks good, complete
and look the kettle is boiling
LOL
roughbarked said:
Anyway, it appears they are getting into Bonsai with natives. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-25/bonsai-australian-native-tree-popularity-grows/105319374I recall that advertisement brought me the most customers back then, ‘Rare natives suitable for bonsai’. Place was flooded with tyre kickers the next day.
I was doing bonsai with Banksias and a Eucalyptus melliodora which was growing in a punnet for several years before one day it blew over while I wasn’t home and the roots got too much air and dried.
My father had a “native bonsai” period in the 1970s. Not very successfully.
later today there will be rain, starting about 9pm, preceded by wind, the wind blows the rain in, the wind will start proper about lunch time, or midday i’ll say just in case someone is unfortunate enough to read this that is unaccustomed to lunchtime being middle of the day, can’t assume too much ya know, insult people like that, always a good idea to be explicit with plenty of detail, point with your finger straight up above even, say when the sun is directly overhead middle of the sky, say it slowly also so the listener feels like they are understanding properly, you will see the look on their face when they fully comprehend, a flicker of intensity, likely dissembled, but be reassured you may have just been the subject of a fantasy, in which you could have been desisted from breathing
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
Anyway, it appears they are getting into Bonsai with natives. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-25/bonsai-australian-native-tree-popularity-grows/105319374I recall that advertisement brought me the most customers back then, ‘Rare natives suitable for bonsai’. Place was flooded with tyre kickers the next day.
I was doing bonsai with Banksias and a Eucalyptus melliodora which was growing in a punnet for several years before one day it blew over while I wasn’t home and the roots got too much air and dried.
My father had a “native bonsai” period in the 1970s. Not very successfully.
There had to be a lot of water around and extremely well drained for it to work well.
transition said:
later today there will be rain, starting about 9pm, preceded by wind, the wind blows the rain in, the wind will start proper about lunch time, or midday i’ll say just in case someone is unfortunate enough to read this that is unaccustomed to lunchtime being middle of the day, can’t assume too much ya know, insult people like that, always a good idea to be explicit with plenty of detail, point with your finger straight up above even, say when the sun is directly overhead middle of the sky, say it slowly also so the listener feels like they are understanding properly, you will see the look on their face when they fully comprehend, a flicker of intensity, likely dissembled, but be reassured you may have just been the subject of a fantasy, in which you could have been desisted from breathing
For all of us east of you, the sun is well past the vertical meridian when you see it that way.
A land of drought and flooding rains.
Peak Warming Man said:
A land of drought and flooding rains.
Except for those parts of the country with CSa or CSb climates.
party_pants said:
Peak Warming Man said:
A land of drought and flooding rains.
Except for those parts of the country with CSa or CSb climates.
“In the Köppen climate classification, “CSa” and “CSb” represent the Mediterranean climate, distinguished by the temperature of their summers. CSa climates have “hot-summer” Mediterranean climates, while CSb climates have “warm-summer” Mediterranean climates, both characterized by dry summers and wet winters.”
My learning for today.
The family of missing teenager Phoebe Bishop are offering a reward of a fishing tinny and trailer for info. Maybe PWM can join the search, get a boat.
Speaking of boats, my neighbour’s boat has disappeared. In the three years they e lived there, he’s taken the boat out less than a dozen times. I saw him last night with a fishing rod and his car, but no boat. Sure would be shame if something happened to that eyesore which reduces my visibility lovely piece of machinery.
party_pants said:
Peak Warming Man said:
A land of drought and flooding rains.
Except for those parts of the country with CSa or CSb climates.
The poem talks about a country. Australia encompasses many climate zones.
Divine Angel said:
The family of missing teenager Phoebe Bishop are offering a reward of a fishing tinny and trailer for info. Maybe PWM can join the search, get a boat.
Great idea.
Divine Angel said:
Speaking of boats, my neighbour’s boat has disappeared. In the three years they e lived there, he’s taken the boat out less than a dozen times. I saw him last night with a fishing rod and his car, but no boat. Sure would be shame if something happened to thateyesore which reduces my visibilitylovely piece of machinery.
Should PWM connect it to his car and take it to the redoubt?
Michael V said:
party_pants said:
Peak Warming Man said:
A land of drought and flooding rains.
Except for those parts of the country with CSa or CSb climates.
The poem talks about a country. Australia encompasses many climate zones.
Well then they should secede¡
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
party_pants said:
Except for those parts of the country with CSa or CSb climates.
The poem talks about a country. Australia encompasses many climate zones.
Well then they should secede¡
I don’t think climate is sufficient grounds. It’s not anybody’s fault, not even the Victorians.
I’m back. Somehow my rest day morphed into “I’ll just do a bit of weeding and kikuyu reduction. Oh, and now I’d better mow over that stuff I’ve thrown out over the grassy bits.”
I’m off to Bunnings for a bit, and tghen to the Cheesecake Shop.
How is it, that when you are an adult you are the one expected to buy and share a cake for your birthday? And why do my work colleagues keep a list and remind me when my birthday is coming up?
party_pants said:
I’m off to Bunnings for a bit, and tghen to the Cheesecake Shop.How is it, that when you are an adult you are the one expected to buy and share a cake for your birthday? And why do my work colleagues keep a list and remind me when my birthday is coming up?
It’s taken me years to work out I have birthday anxiety. I hid my birthday on social media, I don’t tell anyone when my birthday is, and if anyone I worked with threw me a surprise birthday morning tea I’d not be happy. Only Boost Juice and my family are privy to that information.
Divine Angel said:
party_pants said:
I’m off to Bunnings for a bit, and tghen to the Cheesecake Shop.How is it, that when you are an adult you are the one expected to buy and share a cake for your birthday? And why do my work colleagues keep a list and remind me when my birthday is coming up?
It’s taken me years to work out I have birthday anxiety. I hid my birthday on social media, I don’t tell anyone when my birthday is, and if anyone I worked with threw me a surprise birthday morning tea I’d not be happy. Only Boost Juice and my family are privy to that information.
I din’t have anxiety, I just don’t treat the day as anything special anymore. I had kind of forgotten it until Friday afternoon we were saying goodbye at work and someone said “it’s your birthday on Monday”, as in, “we expect cake”. I was surprised it was that close, and now I am obliged to go out in the rain and cold in search of cake on my Sunday afternoon. Luckily it is just around the corner from Bunnings. I can park at Bunnings and walk over there.
Got some creative geniuses on this site…
party_pants said:
I’m off to Bunnings for a bit, and tghen to the Cheesecake Shop.How is it, that when you are an adult you are the one expected to buy and share a cake for your birthday? And why do my work colleagues keep a list and remind me when my birthday is coming up?
Well let’s hope they have some cheesecake.
dv said:
Got some creative geniuses on this site…
No worries.
party_pants said:
I’m off to Bunnings for a bit, and tghen to the Cheesecake Shop.How is it, that when you are an adult you are the one expected to buy and share a cake for your birthday? And why do my work colleagues keep a list and remind me when my birthday is coming up?
You sure they’re not having a lend?
Divine Angel said:
party_pants said:
I’m off to Bunnings for a bit, and tghen to the Cheesecake Shop.How is it, that when you are an adult you are the one expected to buy and share a cake for your birthday? And why do my work colleagues keep a list and remind me when my birthday is coming up?
It’s taken me years to work out I have birthday anxiety. I hid my birthday on social media, I don’t tell anyone when my birthday is, and if anyone I worked with threw me a surprise birthday morning tea I’d not be happy. Only Boost Juice and my family are privy to that information.
Just do it like the monarch.
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:
I’m off to Bunnings for a bit, and tghen to the Cheesecake Shop.How is it, that when you are an adult you are the one expected to buy and share a cake for your birthday? And why do my work colleagues keep a list and remind me when my birthday is coming up?
Well let’s hope they have some cheesecake.
Yeah, they had plenty of it.
Divine Angel said:
party_pants said:
I’m off to Bunnings for a bit, and tghen to the Cheesecake Shop.How is it, that when you are an adult you are the one expected to buy and share a cake for your birthday? And why do my work colleagues keep a list and remind me when my birthday is coming up?
It’s taken me years to work out I have birthday anxiety. I hid my birthday on social media, I don’t tell anyone when my birthday is, and if anyone I worked with threw me a surprise birthday morning tea I’d not be happy. Only Boost Juice and my family are privy to that information.
CAR’N SWANNIES!!!!! 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
party_pants said:
I’m off to Bunnings for a bit, and tghen to the Cheesecake Shop.How is it, that when you are an adult you are the one expected to buy and share a cake for your birthday? And why do my work colleagues keep a list and remind me when my birthday is coming up?
It’s taken me years to work out I have birthday anxiety. I hid my birthday on social media, I don’t tell anyone when my birthday is, and if anyone I worked with threw me a surprise birthday morning tea I’d not be happy. Only Boost Juice and my family are privy to that information.
Cough.
Woodie said:
CAR’N SWANNIES!!!!! 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢
I too have tipped the Swannnies, so I hope they do some good car’ning this afternoon.
I’d better have a shower and go and get a few drinks for the bicycles tonight.
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:It’s taken me years to work out I have birthday anxiety. I hid my birthday on social media, I don’t tell anyone when my birthday is, and if anyone I worked with threw me a surprise birthday morning tea I’d not be happy. Only Boost Juice and my family are privy to that information.
Cough.
…and people who never forget anything 😂
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Michael V said:Cough.
…and people who never forget anything 😂
:)
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
CAR’N SWANNIES!!!!! 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢
I too have tipped the Swannnies, so I hope they do some good car’ning this afternoon.
I also have tipped the Swadney Sins, despite the bookies choosing the home team.
Ian said:
party_pants said:
I’m off to Bunnings for a bit, and tghen to the Cheesecake Shop.How is it, that when you are an adult you are the one expected to buy and share a cake for your birthday? And why do my work colleagues keep a list and remind me when my birthday is coming up?
You sure they’re not having a lend?
Well, they’ll have to scoff two birthday cakes by the sounds of that.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
party_pants said:
I’m off to Bunnings for a bit, and tghen to the Cheesecake Shop.How is it, that when you are an adult you are the one expected to buy and share a cake for your birthday? And why do my work colleagues keep a list and remind me when my birthday is coming up?
It’s taken me years to work out I have birthday anxiety. I hid my birthday on social media, I don’t tell anyone when my birthday is, and if anyone I worked with threw me a surprise birthday morning tea I’d not be happy. Only Boost Juice and my family are privy to that information.
I left town so that nobody could chuck a 21st for me.
Hi Kingy.
Not that I’ve been able to do much catch-up reading here in the past few days, but do we have any news on whether the Good Doctor will be joining us in the near future?
(I am in work-related email contact with him occasionally. I could ask, but don’t want to step on toes.)
roughbarked said:
Ian said:
party_pants said:
I’m off to Bunnings for a bit, and tghen to the Cheesecake Shop.How is it, that when you are an adult you are the one expected to buy and share a cake for your birthday? And why do my work colleagues keep a list and remind me when my birthday is coming up?
You sure they’re not having a lend?
Well, they’ll have to scoff two birthday cakes by the sounds of that.
Huh? I don’t think Bunnings sells cake.
Ian said:
roughbarked said:
Ian said:You sure they’re not having a lend?
Well, they’ll have to scoff two birthday cakes by the sounds of that.
Huh? I don’t think Bunnings sells cake.
After Bunniings, to the cheesecake shop.
I wets down the dust monstas
dampen I ruin their good work
at best they’s mud is what are
all sticky stuck hah be that dirt
AussieDJ said:
Hi Kingy.Not that I’ve been able to do much catch-up reading here in the past few days, but do we have any news on whether the Good Doctor will be joining us in the near future?
(I am in work-related email contact with him occasionally. I could ask, but don’t want to step on toes.)
I just sent him a text, I’ll let you know if he replies.
Kingy said:
AussieDJ said:
Hi Kingy.Not that I’ve been able to do much catch-up reading here in the past few days, but do we have any news on whether the Good Doctor will be joining us in the near future?
(I am in work-related email contact with him occasionally. I could ask, but don’t want to step on toes.)
I just sent him a text, I’ll let you know if he replies.
He replied :)
He’s waiting on the email to reset his password. I hope no-one registered his handle with their own email addy.
“Your wifi is killing my plants!”
https://www.reddit.com/r/EntitledPeople/s/JAm1FeiqkI
Why is it, that just when you put your feet up on the comfy couch, and get perfectly snug under the doona, you’ll always find the TV remote control out of reach up the other fucking end of the couch. GGGGGRRRRRRR!!!
Woodie said:
Why is it, that just when you put your feet up on the comfy couch, and get perfectly snug under the doona, you’ll always find the TV remote control out of reach up the other fucking end of the couch. GGGGGRRRRRRR!!!
Two remotes in my case – one for the telly, one for the external speakers (if I was watching in the living room, which I’m not tonight – I’m watching in the pooter room on SBS on Demand).
Woodie said:
Why is it, that just when you put your feet up on the comfy couch, and get perfectly snug under the doona, you’ll always find the TV remote control out of reach up the other fucking end of the couch. GGGGGRRRRRRR!!!
….. and just when you move just a teensie for more comfort. your stash of jelly beans all roll off onto the floor!!!!
Test.
Kingy here. Making sure I have a spare handle for emergencies.
Yay, it worked.
Username said:
Test.Kingy here. Making sure I have a spare handle for emergencies.
So you say.
Peak Warming Man said:
Username said:
Test.Kingy here. Making sure I have a spare handle for emergencies.
So you say.
Also making sure that Dr K is able to register a new handle. If I can, he can.
Kingy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Username said:
Test.Kingy here. Making sure I have a spare handle for emergencies.
So you say.
Also making sure that Dr K is able to register a new handle. If I can, he can.
I think he might be disappointed by the lack of science in this forum.
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Why is it, that just when you put your feet up on the comfy couch, and get perfectly snug under the doona, you’ll always find the TV remote control out of reach up the other fucking end of the couch. GGGGGRRRRRRR!!!
….. and just when you move just a teensie for more comfort. your stash of jelly beans all roll off onto the floor!!!!
Damnation.
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
Peak Warming Man said:So you say.
Also making sure that Dr K is able to register a new handle. If I can, he can.
I think he might be disappointed by the lack of science in this forum.
Roughly half of the topics in view by topic are actual science threads.
And to be honest, it’s not an actual science forum, just a forum for people interested in science, but who also are interested in other topics.
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:Also making sure that Dr K is able to register a new handle. If I can, he can.
I think he might be disappointed by the lack of science in this forum.
Roughly half of the topics in view by topic are actual science threads.
And to be honest, it’s not an actual science forum, just a forum for people interested in science, but who also are interested in other topics.
Fair enough.
eaghtfa outa ninefa,Mr Kingy.
Kern’ useless Swannnies, they are, hey what but. Kern’ useless.
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
Peak Warming Man said:So you say.
Also making sure that Dr K is able to register a new handle. If I can, he can.
I think he might be disappointed by the lack of science in this forum.
….. and not terribly much about holidays either.
Woodie said:
eaghtfa outa ninefa,Mr Kingy.Kern’ useless Swannnies, they are, hey what but. Kern’ useless.
Nice work Mr Dee.
I usually give the home team a few extra points in my calculations, but the bookies had the Swannies ahead last week so I stayed the course, hit the reef and sank with the ship.
Woodie said:
eaghtfa outa ninefa,Mr Kingy.Kern’ useless Swannnies, they are, hey what but. Kern’ useless.
Same here.
I have made big leaps up the rankings in the other two comps I am in, now in the middle ranks.
Still dead last in the Holiday Forum comp.
Ms Kingy’s elderly mum is now ensconced in a care home nearby, this means that her old house has to be cleaned out for her granddaughter to live in. Ms Kingy is a major part of this process and is bringing home a lot of furniture, stuff, and childhood treasures. My house is now chockers full but occasionally there is special stuff that makes it worth while.
She found her Mattel “Talk up doll” from 1971.
Watching her play with it again is like playing roulette. She either listens to it and frowns, or when it occasionally plays her favourite bit, she cracks up laughing.
Absolutely worth it.
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
Peak Warming Man said:So you say.
Also making sure that Dr K is able to register a new handle. If I can, he can.
I think he might be disappointed by the lack of science in this forum.
That is easily remedied.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:Also making sure that Dr K is able to register a new handle. If I can, he can.
I think he might be disappointed by the lack of science in this forum.
That is easily remedied.
Don’t be obvious, buffy.
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:Also making sure that Dr K is able to register a new handle. If I can, he can.
I think he might be disappointed by the lack of science in this forum.
Roughly half of the topics in view by topic are actual science threads.
And to be honest, it’s not an actual science forum, just a forum for people interested in science, but who also are interested in other topics.
So.. a chat forum. Yes exactly.
A general forum.
Kingy said:
Kingy said:
AussieDJ said:
Hi Kingy.Not that I’ve been able to do much catch-up reading here in the past few days, but do we have any news on whether the Good Doctor will be joining us in the near future?
(I am in work-related email contact with him occasionally. I could ask, but don’t want to step on toes.)
I just sent him a text, I’ll let you know if he replies.
He replied :)
He’s waiting on the email to reset his password. I hope no-one registered his handle with their own email addy.
Goodo! (and thanks)
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
Peak Warming Man said:So you say.
Also making sure that Dr K is able to register a new handle. If I can, he can.
I think he might be disappointed by the lack of science in this forum.
You just have to go searching for it a bit.
three fire lit, no rain yet, peak probability is 6:30am, maybe something between now and then, and after, we’ll see, see what the good Lord does
I could be asleep soon, abandon this wakeful business, overrated it is, I mean why do it more than is necessary? Eyes wide open all the time, would you if you could? Longitudinal blindness, amphetamines, whatever, perhaps defiance, not want be dictated to by diurnality, biorhythms, maybe imagine you’re a teenager again, do all nighters, defy your ageing biology
you’ve got a plastic brian, you should retrain it
Monaco GP about to start…
For some reason the New York Times have been sending me e-mails,
I got 6/8, which is not good.
The Rev Dodgson said:
For some reason the New York Times have been sending me e-mails,I got 6/8, which is not good.
Mine: Perfect! You scored 28 points, with all 8 events correct, on this week’s Flashback.
https://premierchristian.news/us/news/article/joe-rogan-attending-church-regularly
Joe Rogan is going to church so I assume charges impend.
Arts said:
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:I think he might be disappointed by the lack of science in this forum.
Roughly half of the topics in view by topic are actual science threads.
And to be honest, it’s not an actual science forum, just a forum for people interested in science, but who also are interested in other topics.
So.. a chat forum. Yes exactly.
General interests.
G’morning from the other side of the world.
It’s the “Memorial Day Sales On Now!” weekend.
The tv ads about the item being “Made in the USA/America” is still interesting.
Dear Leader was rambling about trophy wives and drag shows at the West Point Commencement Address, and it was a shit show. I haven’t watched it, just read various reports about him being his usual clusterfuck.
Oh, and a style and aesthetics note:
That shade of pink doesn’t work very well with the red hat and the orange face. Especially with such a dark suit.
A better combination is found in the famous Marimekko Unikko pattern from the 1960s.
Username said:
Test.
Kingy here. Making sure I have a spare handle for emergencies.
Kingy said:
Yay, it worked.
Peak Warming Man said:
So you say.
Kingy said:
Also making sure that Dr K is able to register a new handle. If I can, he can.
Bubblecar said:
I think he might be disappointed by the lack of science in this forum.
Kingy said:
Roughly half of the topics in view by topic are actual science threads.
And to be honest, it’s not an actual science forum, just a forum for people interested in science, but who also are interested in other topics.
Bubblecar said:
Fair enough.
Woodie said:
….. and not terribly much about holidays either.
buffy said:
That is easily remedied.
kii said:
Don’t be obvious, buffy.
Arts said:
So.. a chat forum. Yes exactly.
Ian said:
A general forum.
The Rev Dodgson said:
You just have to go searching for it a bit.
kii said:
General interests.
well sorr-ee all yous geniuses we can’t do all yousr dirty work for yous
SCIENCE said:
Username said:
Test.
Kingy here. Making sure I have a spare handle for emergencies.
Kingy said:
Yay, it worked.
Peak Warming Man said:
So you say.
Kingy said:
Also making sure that Dr K is able to register a new handle. If I can, he can.
Bubblecar said:
I think he might be disappointed by the lack of science in this forum.
Kingy said:
Roughly half of the topics in view by topic are actual science threads.
And to be honest, it’s not an actual science forum, just a forum for people interested in science, but who also are interested in other topics.
Bubblecar said:
Fair enough.
Woodie said:
….. and not terribly much about holidays either.
buffy said:
That is easily remedied.
kii said:
Don’t be obvious, buffy.
Arts said:
So.. a chat forum. Yes exactly.
Ian said:
A general forum.
The Rev Dodgson said:
You just have to go searching for it a bit.
kii said:
General interests.
well sorr-ee all yous geniuses we can’t do all yousr dirty work for yous
I like watching human behaviour.
**Adds notes to SCIENCE’s file.
kii said:
SCIENCE said:
Username said:
Test.
Kingy here. Making sure I have a spare handle for emergencies.
Kingy said:
Yay, it worked.
Peak Warming Man said:
So you say.
Kingy said:
Also making sure that Dr K is able to register a new handle. If I can, he can.
Bubblecar said:
I think he might be disappointed by the lack of science in this forum.
Kingy said:
Roughly half of the topics in view by topic are actual science threads.
And to be honest, it’s not an actual science forum, just a forum for people interested in science, but who also are interested in other topics.
Bubblecar said:
Fair enough.
Woodie said:
….. and not terribly much about holidays either.
buffy said:
That is easily remedied.
kii said:
Don’t be obvious, buffy.
Arts said:
So.. a chat forum. Yes exactly.
Ian said:
A general forum.
The Rev Dodgson said:
You just have to go searching for it a bit.
kii said:
General interests.
well sorr-ee all yous geniuses we can’t do all yousr dirty work for yous
I like watching human behaviour.
**Adds notes to SCIENCE’s file.
shrug we didn’t say it was a SCIENCE forum shrug
Woodie said:
Why is it, that just when you put your feet up on the comfy couch, and get perfectly snug under the doona, you’ll always find the TV remote control out of reach up the other fucking end of the couch. GGGGGRRRRRRR!!!
SCIENCE said:
Woodie said:
Why is it, that just when you put your feet up on the comfy couch, and get perfectly snug under the doona, you’ll always find the TV remote control out of reach up the other fucking end of the couch. GGGGGRRRRRRR!!!
Or a back scratcher. It involves a tad more dexterity and has its limits.
Sunny and 26 today. Winter? Pfft.
Mini Me has early viola today. I’m at school, don’t know what class. Not preps, they’re off to the zoo today.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/26/culture-of-disrespect-australian-teachers-say-students-behaviour-is-driving-them-from-profession
I hear about this a lot from friends who are in education, and staff I’ve worked with. Every time someone tells me I should be a teacher, I laugh. As a TA, I get to hand over a troublesome kid to the teacher. On my first day of TA-ing, a six yo called me a motherfucker because I told him off for running when he’s supposed to be walking. I mentioned last week about the prep teacher who quit. Obviously I don’t know the circumstances of her resignation, but I did work with her class…
As from today, the local fruit barn is 24/7 trading. I don’t know who needs a banana at 3am but it is next door to a 24 hour gym. When you need a midnight smoothie, the fruit barn’s got you.
Divine Angel said:
Sunny and 26 today. Winter? Pfft.Mini Me has early viola today. I’m at school, don’t know what class. Not preps, they’re off to the zoo today.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/26/culture-of-disrespect-australian-teachers-say-students-behaviour-is-driving-them-from-profession
I hear about this a lot from friends who are in education, and staff I’ve worked with. Every time someone tells me I should be a teacher, I laugh. As a TA, I get to hand over a troublesome kid to the teacher. On my first day of TA-ing, a six yo called me a motherfucker because I told him off for running when he’s supposed to be walking. I mentioned last week about the prep teacher who quit. Obviously I don’t know the circumstances of her resignation, but I did work with her class…
It is a tough gig.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 9 degrees at the back door. We’ve had no rain. There were some windy bits of the night. I see Mt Willliam (in the Grampians) managed a gust at 122km/hr at midnight. We were in the 60s here across the plain, I’d say.
We will be catching the midday train from Warrnambool to Melbourne today. Coming back on Wednesday on the mid morning train.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 9 degrees at the back door. We’ve had no rain. There were some windy bits of the night. I see Mt Willliam (in the Grampians) managed a gust at 122km/hr at midnight. We were in the 60s here across the plain, I’d say.We will be catching the midday train from Warrnambool to Melbourne today. Coming back on Wednesday on the mid morning train.
Roger that, safe travels.
Someone I worked with at Krispy is now a TA in a private boys’ high school. She doesn’t deal with any behaviour, that’s strictly the teacher’s job. She was shocked when I said 90% of my time is managing behaviour.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 9 degrees at the back door. We’ve had no rain. There were some windy bits of the night. I see Mt Willliam (in the Grampians) managed a gust at 122km/hr at midnight. We were in the 60s here across the plain, I’d say.We will be catching the midday train from Warrnambool to Melbourne today. Coming back on Wednesday on the mid morning train.
Hope you enjoy the trip.
Divine Angel said:
Sunny and 26 today. Winter? Pfft. On my first day of TA-ing, a six yo called me a motherfucker because I told him off for running when he’s supposed to be walking.
How did you “tell him off”? Kids with difficult behaviours don’t react well to being “told off”.
kii said:
Divine Angel said:
Sunny and 26 today. Winter? Pfft. On my first day of TA-ing, a six yo called me a motherfucker because I told him off for running when he’s supposed to be walking.How did you “tell him off”? Kids with difficult behaviours don’t react well to being “told off”.
Firm tone, “walk!”
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 9 degrees at the back door. We’ve had no rain. There were some windy bits of the night. I see Mt Willliam (in the Grampians) managed a gust at 122km/hr at midnight. We were in the 60s here across the plain, I’d say.We will be catching the midday train from Warrnambool to Melbourne today. Coming back on Wednesday on the mid morning train.
Hope you enjoy the trip.
+1, and I hope Mr buffy’s scans are satisfactory.
Heading for 16 here, showers. I might see if I can return to some creative work today, composing music or suchlike.
Breakfast will be leftover lamb hotpot, reheated and served on toast.
Divine Angel said:
kii said:
Divine Angel said:
Sunny and 26 today. Winter? Pfft. On my first day of TA-ing, a six yo called me a motherfucker because I told him off for running when he’s supposed to be walking.How did you “tell him off”? Kids with difficult behaviours don’t react well to being “told off”.
Firm tone, “walk!”
Excellent! Always give them clear instructions!
Morning Pilgrims.
Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog in the west. Light winds.
Heading for a top of 28, over.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning Pilgrims.
Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog in the west. Light winds.
Heading for a top of 28, over.
Heading for a top of 19 here. Looks like it might rain. https://radar.ozforecast.com.au/stormtracker?radar=NSW
Morning – it got to below 0C this morning. Currently 8C. Forecast of 16C with predicted rain 6-25mm. Sunny at the moment. Would love to take the dog and husband for a walk to the cafe to get a coffee, but husband’s still recovering from knee surgery. Seeing specialist tomorrow.
Good news. Our Pope is now Roman. He seems to be disassociating himself from his US heritage?
kii said:
Divine Angel said:
kii said:
How did you “tell him off”? Kids with difficult behaviours don’t react well to being “told off”.
Firm tone, “walk!”
Excellent! Always give them clear instructions!
did it work
Hello
Cymek said:
Hello
Top of the mornin’ to ye.
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
Hello
Top of the mornin’ to ye.
Back at you
I could read the rain gauge, you stay there
transition said:
I could read the rain gauge, you stay there
Taps foot.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
I could read the rain gauge, you stay there
Taps foot.
Not much in it so far here.
https://radar.ozforecast.com.au/stormtracker?radar=NSW
I’ll mind my lan guage
dv said:
I’ll mind my lan guage
U do that.
transition said:
I could read the rain gauge, you stay there
You’re going to get wind and rain.
Over.
🤯 fine ass gage
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
I could read the rain gauge, you stay there
You’re going to get wind and rain.
Over.
and lots more wind and rain.
SCIENCE said:
🤯 fine ass gage
That’s a plum.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
I could read the rain gauge, you stay there
You’re going to get wind and rain.
Over.
and lots more wind and rain.
Possibly, soup, too.
Spike Milligan’s representation of WW2 British battle-fress:
roughbarked said:
transition said:
I could read the rain gauge, you stay there
Taps foot.
3.7
reckons ya know that’s not inches, feet, or metres, have a guess ya wizard of intuition
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:You’re going to get wind and rain.
Over.
and lots more wind and rain.
Possibly, soup, too.
Spike Milligan’s representation of WW2 British battle-fress:
spike he’s a good one, watched lot of in recent times
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:
I could read the rain gauge, you stay there
Taps foot.
3.7
reckons ya know that’s not inches, feet, or metres, have a guess ya wizard of intuition
nanometres?
Sounds like you are getting too much wind for the rain to land?
transition said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:and lots more wind and rain.
Possibly, soup, too.
Spike Milligan’s representation of WW2 British battle-fress:
spike he’s a good one, watched lot of in recent times
Have got all his books.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
captain_spalding said:Possibly, soup, too.
Spike Milligan’s representation of WW2 British battle-fress:
spike he’s a good one, watched lot of in recent times
Have got all his books.
I have his autograph in my copy of ‘Rommel? Gunner Who?’
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:spike he’s a good one, watched lot of in recent times
Have got all his books.
I have his autograph in my copy of ‘Rommel? Gunner Who?’
I can’t match that. ;)
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:You’re going to get wind and rain.
Over.
and lots more wind and rain.
Possibly, soup, too.
Spike Milligan’s representation of WW2 British battle-fress:
We have a family friend who was best mates with my late father.
Friend is, let me say, somewhat vertically challenged.
When he enlisted in the Australian Army during WWII, he received an army greatcoat as part of his uniform.
His mother took to it with a pair of tailoring shears to shorten it and, in doing so, cut off the bottom of the pockets.
They became somewhat useless, as a result.
FMD…… Wouldn’t wanna be sick.
Referral from GP to see an endocrinologist
Wednesday 27th August. (This year, thankfully). Initial appointment $450. Medicare rebate $260..
What is the matter with this health care system of ours??????
Woodie said:
FMD…… Wouldn’t wanna be sick.Referral from GP to see an endocrinologist
Wednesday 27th August. (This year, thankfully). Initial appointment $450. Medicare rebate $260..
What is the matter with this health care system of ours??????
Ask Albo, he’s the one holding up the Medicare card throughout the campaign.
Divine Angel said:
Woodie said:
FMD…… Wouldn’t wanna be sick.Referral from GP to see an endocrinologist
Wednesday 27th August. (This year, thankfully). Initial appointment $450. Medicare rebate $260..
What is the matter with this health care system of ours??????
Ask Albo, he’s the one holding up the Medicare card throughout the campaign.
No bulk billing, even for a OAP old codger like me. But they are going to provide me with a couple of those auto BSL arm sensors for free. Normally would cost $100 each. Each sensor covers 2 weeks. So get a thorough and cmoprehensive BSL monitoring for a few weeks prior to the appointment.
So my sister won the NT volunteer of the year. this is the women who spends 2 minutes a fortnight calling her father, and spent less than 3 hours seeing him in the aged care home when she visited. And she was supposed to be in charge of selling dad’s house, but decided to go on a road trip with her boyfriend the week of settlement, so couldn’t be contacted. And told me that there is always someone who has to take the burden of looking after the parents. FMD…. she is all about the drama – you dont get awards for doing your family duty.
/rant
getting excellent care for my skin cancers. no bulk billing. medicare rebate. all i didn’t get back was the equipment usage. dressings, weekly, no charge.
My hot water system has packed it in, I have been resetting the trip in the box for a few days and that did the trick for a while but now it won’t reset, it trips straight away.
I’ll have to get an electrologist to have a look at it.
By looking at our history we can unlock our future.
Peak Warming Man said:
My hot water system has packed it in, I have been resetting the trip in the box for a few days and that did the trick for a while but now it won’t reset, it trips straight away.I’ll have to get an electrologist to have a look at it.
ask them if they have eyebrows before you hire them.
Peak Warming Man said:
My hot water system has packed it in, I have been resetting the trip in the box for a few days and that did the trick for a while but now it won’t reset, it trips straight away.I’ll have to get an electrologist to have a look at it.
Woodie said:
FMD…… Wouldn’t wanna be sick.Referral from GP to see an endocrinologist
Wednesday 27th August. (This year, thankfully). Initial appointment $450. Medicare rebate $260..
What is the matter with this health care system of ours??????
Hey-Zeus!
Brindabellas said:
So my sister won the NT volunteer of the year. this is the women who spends 2 minutes a fortnight calling her father, and spent less than 3 hours seeing him in the aged care home when she visited. And she was supposed to be in charge of selling dad’s house, but decided to go on a road trip with her boyfriend the week of settlement, so couldn’t be contacted. And told me that there is always someone who has to take the burden of looking after the parents. FMD…. she is all about the drama – you dont get awards for doing your family duty./rant
…
Peak Warming Man said:
My hot water system has packed it in, I have been resetting the trip in the box for a few days and that did the trick for a while but now it won’t reset, it trips straight away.I’ll have to get an electrologist to have a look at it.
Great diarrhoea.
Brindabellas said:
So my sister won the NT volunteer of the year. this is the women who spends 2 minutes a fortnight calling her father, and spent less than 3 hours seeing him in the aged care home when she visited. And she was supposed to be in charge of selling dad’s house, but decided to go on a road trip with her boyfriend the week of settlement, so couldn’t be contacted. And told me that there is always someone who has to take the burden of looking after the parents. FMD…. she is all about the drama – you dont get awards for doing your family duty./rant
I totally understand. Some family members are just fucking mongrels.
My older sister described our younger sister’s suicide (a result of schizophrenia) as euthanasia, and she “diagnosed” my eldest son as having NPD. He was eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia, by actual doctors.
How can there be such horrible, horrible people in the world?
Also…she has award-winning hydrangeas in her award-winning southern highlands garden.
Very important.
Finally did the mandatory training. For the bit about hazards I just went through the steps I took when I found rat poison in the playground this morning.
Divine Angel said:
Finally did the mandatory training. For the bit about hazards I just went through the steps I took when I found rat poison in the playground this morning.
Hamster poison.
How quickly they forget, The Animals had the definitive version in the sixties.
Over.
Divine Angel said:
Finally did the mandatory training. For the bit about hazards I just went through the steps I took when I found rat poison in the playground this morning.
What did you do? And any idea how it got there?
kii said:
Brindabellas said:
So my sister won the NT volunteer of the year. this is the women who spends 2 minutes a fortnight calling her father, and spent less than 3 hours seeing him in the aged care home when she visited. And she was supposed to be in charge of selling dad’s house, but decided to go on a road trip with her boyfriend the week of settlement, so couldn’t be contacted. And told me that there is always someone who has to take the burden of looking after the parents. FMD…. she is all about the drama – you dont get awards for doing your family duty.
/rant
I totally understand. Some family members are just fucking mongrels.
My older sister described our younger sister’s suicide (a result of schizophrenia) as euthanasia, and she “diagnosed” my eldest son as having NPD. He was eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia, by actual doctors.
How can there be such horrible, horrible people in the world?
well don’t look at us we’re completely innocent
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Finally did the mandatory training. For the bit about hazards I just went through the steps I took when I found rat poison in the playground this morning.
What did you do? And any idea how it got there?
exactly, surely the rat poison is there for good reason and we wouldn’t really want rats in our schools
Michael V said:
Brindabellas said:
So my sister won the NT volunteer of the year. this is the women who spends 2 minutes a fortnight calling her father, and spent less than 3 hours seeing him in the aged care home when she visited. And she was supposed to be in charge of selling dad’s house, but decided to go on a road trip with her boyfriend the week of settlement, so couldn’t be contacted. And told me that there is always someone who has to take the burden of looking after the parents. FMD…. she is all about the drama – you dont get awards for doing your family duty.
/rant
…
we suppose it could be said that there are plenty of awards given to plenty of other people who chase some kind of success at the trade off of putting their resources into something else like family or home or health or ethics
I have been far too busy to do a lot of recap on the ep trial, and today is no exception…
but I think I can so this in one sentence today…
EP said some stuff initially, then backtracked and said other stuff as her brain tried to make her (alleged) lies work.
that is all.
Arts said:
I have been far too busy to do a lot of recap on the ep trial, and today is no exception…
but I think I can so this in one sentence today…
EP said some stuff initially, then backtracked and said other stuff as her brain tried to make her (alleged) lies work.
that is all.
lies¿ Seems prejudicial
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
I have been far too busy to do a lot of recap on the ep trial, and today is no exception…
but I think I can so this in one sentence today…
EP said some stuff initially, then backtracked and said other stuff as her brain tried to make her (alleged) lies work.
that is all.
lies¿ Seems prejudicial
I said alleged
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
I have been far too busy to do a lot of recap on the ep trial, and today is no exception…
but I think I can so this in one sentence today…
EP said some stuff initially, then backtracked and said other stuff as her brain tried to make her (alleged) lies work.
that is all.
lies¿ Seems prejudicial
I said alleged
ok fine we blame the parens in law
Arts said:
I have been far too busy to do a lot of recap on the ep trial, and today is no exception…but I think I can so this in one sentence today…
EP said some stuff initially, then backtracked and said other stuff as her brain tried to make her (alleged) lies work.
that is all.
>Ms Atkinson says Erin told her she’d never made beef Wellingtons before but had wanted to make something “fancy” for her guests.
…well she sure done dat.
Peak Warming Man said:
How quickly they forget, The Animals had the definitive version in the sixties.
Over.
If, back in the 1960s, someone had said to you, about a song that someone had performed, ‘you know, the definitive version of that song was done by (insert name of singer/band here) back in the 1920s’, would you have known, or cared?
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
How quickly they forget, The Animals had the definitive version in the sixties.
Over.
If, back in the 1960s, someone had said to you, about a song that someone had performed, ‘you know, the definitive version of that song was done by (insert name of singer/band here) back in the 1920s’, would you have known, or cared?
^shakes fist*
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:Arts said:
I have been far too busy to do a lot of recap on the ep trial, and today is no exception…
but I think I can so this in one sentence today…
EP said some stuff initially, then backtracked and said other stuff as her brain tried to make her (alleged) lies work.
that is all.
lies¿ Seems prejudicial
I said alleged
She’s as alleged as the alleged on your face.
“ An Australian man has been arrested in Bali, Indonesia for allegedly smuggling 1.8 kilograms of cocaine.
Police in Bali say there was a total of 206 packages of cocaine, worth an estimated $1.1 million that they confiscated.
Speaking at a press conference, authorities said potential charges included those which carried a maximum sentence of death.”
~~~
It’s been 20-odd years since Schapelle Corby, and the Bali Nine. I guess young people these days just don’t know the dangers of smuggling drugs into Bali.
Hey, Mr. Car, is it you who’s a fan of the ‘Gunsmoke’ radio show?
Divine Angel said:
“ An Australian man has been arrested in Bali, Indonesia for allegedly smuggling 1.8 kilograms of cocaine.Police in Bali say there was a total of 206 packages of cocaine, worth an estimated $1.1 million that they confiscated.
Speaking at a press conference, authorities said potential charges included those which carried a maximum sentence of death.”
~~~
It’s been 20-odd years since Schapelle Corby, and the Bali Nine. I guess young people these days just don’t know the dangers of smuggling drugs into Bali.
That would certainly be a very dumb thing to do.
But, the ‘tough on drugs’ thing is also a very convenient way to make life extremely awkward for people with whom some Indonesians in some positions find themselves displeased.
Divine Angel said:
“ An Australian man has been arrested in Bali, Indonesia for allegedly smuggling 1.8 kilograms of cocaine.Police in Bali say there was a total of 206 packages of cocaine, worth an estimated $1.1 million that they confiscated.
Speaking at a press conference, authorities said potential charges included those which carried a maximum sentence of death.”
~~~
It’s been 20-odd years since Schapelle Corby, and the Bali Nine. I guess young people these days just don’t know the dangers of smuggling drugs into Bali.
The barley nine were cereal offenders.
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
“ An Australian man has been arrested in Bali, Indonesia for allegedly smuggling 1.8 kilograms of cocaine.Police in Bali say there was a total of 206 packages of cocaine, worth an estimated $1.1 million that they confiscated.
Speaking at a press conference, authorities said potential charges included those which carried a maximum sentence of death.”
~~~
It’s been 20-odd years since Schapelle Corby, and the Bali Nine. I guess young people these days just don’t know the dangers of smuggling drugs into Bali.
The barley nine were cereal offenders.
Oh dear
captain_spalding said:
Hey, Mr. Car, is it you who’s a fan of the ‘Gunsmoke’ radio show?
Not me, more likely to be PWM.
Divine Angel said:
“ An Australian man has been arrested in Bali, Indonesia for allegedly smuggling 1.8 kilograms of cocaine.Police in Bali say there was a total of 206 packages of cocaine, worth an estimated $1.1 million that they confiscated.
Speaking at a press conference, authorities said potential charges included those which carried a maximum sentence of death.”
~~~
It’s been 20-odd years since Schapelle Corby, and the Bali Nine. I guess young people these days just don’t know the dangers of smuggling drugs into Bali.
Heck!
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
“ An Australian man has been arrested in Bali, Indonesia for allegedly smuggling 1.8 kilograms of cocaine.Police in Bali say there was a total of 206 packages of cocaine, worth an estimated $1.1 million that they confiscated.
Speaking at a press conference, authorities said potential charges included those which carried a maximum sentence of death.”
~~~
It’s been 20-odd years since Schapelle Corby, and the Bali Nine. I guess young people these days just don’t know the dangers of smuggling drugs into Bali.
The barley nine were cereal offenders.
:)
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Hey, Mr. Car, is it you who’s a fan of the ‘Gunsmoke’ radio show?
Not me, more likely to be PWM.
Ah, thanks.
I have another old-time radio show that he might enjoy.
Happy birfday party pantses
Divine Angel said:
Happy birfday party pantses
+1
Many Happy Re-runs :)
And I hope your co-workers enjoyed the cake you bought them.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Hey, Mr. Car, is it you who’s a fan of the ‘Gunsmoke’ radio show?
Not me, more likely to be PWM.
Ah, thanks.
I have another old-time radio show that he might enjoy.
Shoot.
Divine Angel said:
Happy birfday party pantses
Thankee :)
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
Happy birfday party pantses
Thankee :)
HB PP
Over.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Happy birfday party pantses
+1
Many Happy Re-runs :)
And I hope your co-workers enjoyed the cake you bought them.
Yes, it was good.
Still over half of it left. I didn’t take it home because I can’t eat that much cake. I will force-feed them the remainders tomorrow and even Wednesday :)
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
Happy birfday party pantses
Thankee :)
HB PP
Over.
10-4
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Happy birfday party pantses
+1
Many Happy Re-runs :)
And I hope your co-workers enjoyed the cake you bought them.
Yes, it was good.
Still over half of it left. I didn’t take it home because I can’t eat that much cake. I will force-feed them the remainders tomorrow and even Wednesday :)
Happy birthday party_pants….hope you lived up to your name and wore some suitably festive ones today. Or perhaps tomorrow for the new tradition of forcefeeding cake to people who insisted you bring your own. Mwahaha
ruby said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:+1
Many Happy Re-runs :)
And I hope your co-workers enjoyed the cake you bought them.
Yes, it was good.
Still over half of it left. I didn’t take it home because I can’t eat that much cake. I will force-feed them the remainders tomorrow and even Wednesday :)
Happy birthday party_pants….hope you lived up to your name and wore some suitably festive ones today. Or perhaps tomorrow for the new tradition of forcefeeding cake to people who insisted you bring your own. Mwahaha
I got a card :)
…even signed by someone who has been away on holidays the last 3 weeks. So I think this was all pre-plotted before she went on holiday. Even though she misses out on the cake.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:Not me, more likely to be PWM.
Ah, thanks.
I have another old-time radio show that he might enjoy.
Shoot.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Happy birfday party pantses
+1
Many Happy Re-runs :)
And I hope your co-workers enjoyed the cake you bought them.
Yes, it was good.
Still over half of it left. I didn’t take it home because I can’t eat that much cake. I will force-feed them the remainders tomorrow and even Wednesday :)
Serves them right :)
Oh goody. It’s about to rain again. I think my mud needed a wash.
ruby said:
Oh goody. It’s about to rain again. I think my mud needed a wash.
I was treading mud into the house yesterday after visiting the shops.
Still that’s pretty usual here for much of the year. What was unusual is that it’s been dust, not mud, for so long this autumn.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:Ah, thanks.
I have another old-time radio show that he might enjoy.
Shoot.
Thanks, I’ll work my way through them.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:Shoot.
Thanks, I’ll work my way through them.
Speaking of ‘Gunsmoke’:
did you know that James Arness, of the TV series, was quite likely the first Allied soldier ashore at the Anzio landings in WW2?
Because of his height, Arness 6 ft 7 in / 2 m) was the first man to be ordered off the landing craft to determine the depth of the water; it came up to his waist.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:Thanks, I’ll work my way through them.
Speaking of ‘Gunsmoke’:
did you know that James Arness, of the TV series, was quite likely the first Allied soldier ashore at the Anzio landings in WW2?
Because of his height, Arness 6 ft 7 in / 2 m) was the first man to be ordered off the landing craft to determine the depth of the water; it came up to his waist.
Well there’s a bit of trivia.
The bloke who voices the radio episodes as Matt Dillon is Willam Conrad, he was never out of work.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:Thanks, I’ll work my way through them.
Speaking of ‘Gunsmoke’:
did you know that James Arness, of the TV series, was quite likely the first Allied soldier ashore at the Anzio landings in WW2?
Because of his height, Arness 6 ft 7 in / 2 m) was the first man to be ordered off the landing craft to determine the depth of the water; it came up to his waist.
Well there’s a bit of trivia.
The bloke who voices the radio episodes as Matt Dillon is Willam Conrad, he was never out of work.
Yes, he was the star of the 70s TV series ‘Cannon’. Worth a look for the sake of ‘retro’.
Just cruisin’ past, taking a video, and KABLAMMO! A volcanic eruption caught on tape.
https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/s/sJdaL1IPeA
Ms Kingy is collecting stuff from the farm and bringing it home.
I thought that this might be of interest to our resident rock scientists.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:Speaking of ‘Gunsmoke’:
did you know that James Arness, of the TV series, was quite likely the first Allied soldier ashore at the Anzio landings in WW2?
Because of his height, Arness 6 ft 7 in / 2 m) was the first man to be ordered off the landing craft to determine the depth of the water; it came up to his waist.
Well there’s a bit of trivia.
The bloke who voices the radio episodes as Matt Dillon is Willam Conrad, he was never out of work.
Yes, he was the star of the 70s TV series ‘Cannon’. Worth a look for the sake of ‘retro’.
Listened to a couple of those, it’s like reading a short story, they are well produced for the time.
Any news from transition?
He was trying to hose down the dust yesterday, and now there’s a fair chance that he has been blown into Victoria.
Media Watch was good tonight.
Learned of the demise of Radio Free Asia and Radio Free Europe.
Two US funded news organisations.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Media Watch was good tonight.Learned of the demise of Radio Free Asia and Radio Free Europe.
Two US funded news organisations.
From TATE:
“On March 15, 2025, the United States Agency for Global Media terminated grants to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Radio Free Asia following a directive from the Trump Administration. The station and its staff have defied the executive order and remained on the air while considering legal action to challenge the presidential directive. On March 27, Democracy Forward filed suit on behalf of Radio Free Asia to block the U.S. Agency for Global Media’s attempt to cancel federal funds appropriated by Congress.”
Pretty good run, 74 years
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Media Watch was good tonight.Learned of the demise of Radio Free Asia and Radio Free Europe.
Two US funded news organisations.
From TATE:
“On March 15, 2025, the United States Agency for Global Media terminated grants to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Radio Free Asia following a directive from the Trump Administration. The station and its staff have defied the executive order and remained on the air while considering legal action to challenge the presidential directive. On March 27, Democracy Forward filed suit on behalf of Radio Free Asia to block the U.S. Agency for Global Media’s attempt to cancel federal funds appropriated by Congress.”
I keep meaning to ask … what is TATE?
AussieDJ said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Media Watch was good tonight.Learned of the demise of Radio Free Asia and Radio Free Europe.
Two US funded news organisations.
From TATE:
“On March 15, 2025, the United States Agency for Global Media terminated grants to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Radio Free Asia following a directive from the Trump Administration. The station and its staff have defied the executive order and remained on the air while considering legal action to challenge the presidential directive. On March 27, Democracy Forward filed suit on behalf of Radio Free Asia to block the U.S. Agency for Global Media’s attempt to cancel federal funds appropriated by Congress.”
I keep meaning to ask … what is TATE?
wiki. the answer to everything
Bogsnorkler said:
AussieDJ said:
The Rev Dodgson said:From TATE:
“On March 15, 2025, the United States Agency for Global Media terminated grants to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Radio Free Asia following a directive from the Trump Administration. The station and its staff have defied the executive order and remained on the air while considering legal action to challenge the presidential directive. On March 27, Democracy Forward filed suit on behalf of Radio Free Asia to block the U.S. Agency for Global Media’s attempt to cancel federal funds appropriated by Congress.”
I keep meaning to ask … what is TATE?
wiki. the answer to everything
Sigh (and thank you).
Bogsnorkler said:
AussieDJ said:
The Rev Dodgson said:From TATE:
“On March 15, 2025, the United States Agency for Global Media terminated grants to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Radio Free Asia following a directive from the Trump Administration. The station and its staff have defied the executive order and remained on the air while considering legal action to challenge the presidential directive. On March 27, Democracy Forward filed suit on behalf of Radio Free Asia to block the U.S. Agency for Global Media’s attempt to cancel federal funds appropriated by Congress.”
I keep meaning to ask … what is TATE?
wiki. the answer to everything
Yes, starting in the days here when some liked to say it was not the answer to everything, but it seemed to me that although it may not be the answer to absolutely everything, it is sufficiently close to be worthy of the title.
Of course, it may not be TCATE.
Kingy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Username said:
Test.Kingy here. Making sure I have a spare handle for emergencies.
So you say.
Also making sure that Dr K is able to register a new handle. If I can, he can.
And if you can, he can .. and I can…
Is this going to start a run of the regulars (and others) generating spare handles for emergency use?
Oh .. and it’s AussieDJ here.
:)I for one am disappointed that Kingy didn’t use Password as his ‘Password’ for his new Username handle.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:Speaking of ‘Gunsmoke’:
did you know that James Arness, of the TV series, was quite likely the first Allied soldier ashore at the Anzio landings in WW2?
Because of his height, Arness 6 ft 7 in / 2 m) was the first man to be ordered off the landing craft to determine the depth of the water; it came up to his waist.
Well there’s a bit of trivia.
The bloke who voices the radio episodes as Matt Dillon is Willam Conrad, he was never out of work.
Yes, he was the star of the 70s TV series ‘Cannon’. Worth a look for the sake of ‘retro’.
He was also the narrator in Rocky & Bullwinkel cartoons.
Witty Rejoinder said:
I for one am disappointed that Kingy didn’t use Password as his ‘Password’ for his new Username handle.
Damn, I wasn’t expecting someone to try to hack my Username #password#.
Well, actually, I was.
I was hoping that Dr K would have posted something here by now.
I might send him my Username & #Password#
Kingy said:
Any news from transition?He was trying to hose down the dust yesterday, and now there’s a fair chance that he has been blown into Victoria.
don’t you be worryin’ ‘bout me
little sprinkle, plenty wind peaked bit after lunch,
Warm one today, 29 and mostly sunny.
I’m at school, where it’s Wear Footy Colours Day. I don’t have any, and I haven’t decided which Disney shirt to wear. Yesterday I wore Cheshire Cat saying “U mad?”
Morning all, heading for 15 and another damp one in the middle of the island.
For breakfast I’ll try to find that recipe of Michael’s involving broccoli, tomatoes and eggs, that OC/DC enjoys.
Today I might have a go at removing the patches of mould spots from the laundry ceiling.
Bubblecar said:
Morning all, heading for 15 and another damp one in the middle of the island.For breakfast I’ll try to find that recipe of Michael’s involving broccoli, tomatoes and eggs, that OC/DC enjoys.
Today I might have a go at removing the patches of mould spots from the laundry ceiling.
….found it.
Egg, tomato and broccoli stir-fry
—————————————————————-
Yields 2 servings, about 800 kJ each.
MDV original, based very loosely on this recipe:
https://thewoksoflife.com/stir-fried-tomato-and-egg/
————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
PREP TIME: 10 minutes.
————————————————-
INGREDIENTS (Serves 2):
——————————————————
2 medium tomatoes (about 150g each), chopped into sixteenths, each tomato in a separate bowl.
35g Broccoli florets cut into bite-sized pieces.
3 eggs, beaten
2 cloves of garlic (~6 g)
1 Malaquetinha chilli (ie, a small amount of chilli to taste).
2 teaspoon oil (one for eggs, one for veges).
1 tsp cornflour (veges).
1.5 tsp light soy sauce (veges).
————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
METHOD:
——————-
Oil wok (1 tsp) and cook beaten eggs. Chop into pieces and set aside.
Oil wok, put in one bowl of tomato pieces, and stir-fry until mostly sauce-like. Meanwhile, crush the garlic into the cooking tomatoes, scissor-cut chilli into the tomatoes and add light soy sauce.
When the first lot of tomatoes are well-cooked add wetted cornflour, then the second bowl of tomato and the broccoli. Heat though, then add the chopped cooked egg pieces for thirty seconds or so to heat through.
You should end up with piping hot egg pieces, tomato pieces and small broccoli florets in a thick lightly spiced tomato sauce.
Divine Angel said:
Happy birfday party pantses
Cheers for yesterday.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Happy birfday party pantses
+1
Many Happy Re-runs :)
And I hope your co-workers enjoyed the cake you bought them.
But did they lie and had actually bought one anyway?
Kingy said:
Ms Kingy is collecting stuff from the farm and bringing it home.I thought that this might be of interest to our resident rock scientists.
and that’s all on your farm?
Bubblecar said:
Morning all, heading for 15 and another damp one in the middle of the island.For breakfast I’ll try to find that recipe of Michael’s involving broccoli, tomatoes and eggs, that OC/DC enjoys.
Today I might have a go at removing the patches of mould spots from the laundry ceiling.
Be careful.
Morning pilgrims, spiffing day again in the pearl.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Morning all, heading for 15 and another damp one in the middle of the island.For breakfast I’ll try to find that recipe of Michael’s involving broccoli, tomatoes and eggs, that OC/DC enjoys.
Today I might have a go at removing the patches of mould spots from the laundry ceiling.
….found it.
Egg, tomato and broccoli stir-fry
—————————————————————-Yields 2 servings, about 800 kJ each.
MDV original, based very loosely on this recipe:
https://thewoksoflife.com/stir-fried-tomato-and-egg/
————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————PREP TIME: 10 minutes.
————————————————-INGREDIENTS (Serves 2):
——————————————————2 medium tomatoes (about 150g each), chopped into sixteenths, each tomato in a separate bowl.
35g Broccoli florets cut into bite-sized pieces.
3 eggs, beaten2 cloves of garlic (~6 g)
1 Malaquetinha chilli (ie, a small amount of chilli to taste).
2 teaspoon oil (one for eggs, one for veges).
1 tsp cornflour (veges).
1.5 tsp light soy sauce (veges).————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
METHOD:
——————-Oil wok (1 tsp) and cook beaten eggs. Chop into pieces and set aside.
Oil wok, put in one bowl of tomato pieces, and stir-fry until mostly sauce-like. Meanwhile, crush the garlic into the cooking tomatoes, scissor-cut chilli into the tomatoes and add light soy sauce.
When the first lot of tomatoes are well-cooked add wetted cornflour, then the second bowl of tomato and the broccoli. Heat though, then add the chopped cooked egg pieces for thirty seconds or so to heat through.
You should end up with piping hot egg pieces, tomato pieces and small broccoli florets in a thick lightly spiced tomato sauce.
:)
I hope you enjoy it.
:)
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:
Ms Kingy is collecting stuff from the farm and bringing it home.I thought that this might be of interest to our resident rock scientists.
and that’s all on your farm?
No, it wouldn’t be. I expect that it’s a purchased set of specimens.
Just for interest, fuchsite is a great indicator mineral for gold.
Michael V said:
:)I hope you enjoy it.
:)
I did, ta. Very nice with brown bread & butter.
Similar to my eggmesses but a bit more exotic.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:
Ms Kingy is collecting stuff from the farm and bringing it home.I thought that this might be of interest to our resident rock scientists.
and that’s all on your farm?
No, it wouldn’t be. I expect that it’s a purchased set of specimens.
Just for interest, fuchsite is a great indicator mineral for gold.
and as for the fuchsite, you mean on the surface?
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said::)I hope you enjoy it.
:)
I did, ta. Very nice with brown bread & butter.
Similar to my eggmesses but a bit more exotic.
sounds like a good way to use up that six pack of eggs if they aren’t already out of date.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said::)I hope you enjoy it.
:)
I did, ta. Very nice with brown bread & butter.
Similar to my eggmesses but a bit more exotic.
sounds like a good way to use up that six pack of eggs if they aren’t already out of date.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said::)I hope you enjoy it.
:)
I did, ta. Very nice with brown bread & butter.
Similar to my eggmesses but a bit more exotic.
Good-oh.
:)
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:I did, ta. Very nice with brown bread & butter.
Similar to my eggmesses but a bit more exotic.
sounds like a good way to use up that six pack of eggs if they aren’t already out of date.
Good morning all.
Both my computers picked up viruses so have been to the doctors for a week. The laptop had one virus & the desktop had two.
Phew.
We were worried.
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:I did, ta. Very nice with brown bread & butter.
Similar to my eggmesses but a bit more exotic.
sounds like a good way to use up that six pack of eggs if they aren’t already out of date.
Good morning all.
Both my computers picked up viruses so have been to the doctors for a week. The laptop had one virus & the desktop had two.
Phew! We were worried!
Good to see you back :)
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:and that’s all on your farm?
No, it wouldn’t be. I expect that it’s a purchased set of specimens.
Just for interest, fuchsite is a great indicator mineral for gold.
Thought so.and as for the fuchsite, you mean on the surface?
It’s a specimen in the set.
If one finds fuchsite, one should look for gold in the rocks.
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:I did, ta. Very nice with brown bread & butter.
Similar to my eggmesses but a bit more exotic.
sounds like a good way to use up that six pack of eggs if they aren’t already out of date.
Good morning all.
Both my computers picked up viruses so have been to the doctors for a week. The laptop had one virus & the desktop had two.
WE missed your cheerful banter. ;)
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:No, it wouldn’t be. I expect that it’s a purchased set of specimens.
Just for interest, fuchsite is a great indicator mineral for gold.
Thought so.and as for the fuchsite, you mean on the surface?
It’s a specimen in the set.
If one finds fuchsite, one should look for gold in the rocks.
Ta. :)
“Insiders: On the Insiders episode broadcast on 25 May an ABC panellist made comments inferring two Nationals MPs, Alison Penfold and Pat Conaghan, were not in their electorates during the recent NSW floods. The ABC wishes to clarify that both Penfold and Conaghan spent the week in their electorates and sincerely apologises for the error. The comment has been removed from the on-demand version of the program.”
It was worse than that, they inferred that Nationals MPs were in Canberra while people died in their electorates, appalling journalism from your ABC.
Bubblecar said:
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:sounds like a good way to use up that six pack of eggs if they aren’t already out of date.
Good morning all.
Both my computers picked up viruses so have been to the doctors for a week. The laptop had one virus & the desktop had two.Phew! We were worried!
Good to see you back :)
Tamb said:
Bubblecar said:
Tamb said:Good morning all.
Both my computers picked up viruses so have been to the doctors for a week. The laptop had one virus & the desktop had two.Phew! We were worried!
Good to see you back :)
Nice to be back and among friends.
:) That’s what friends are for.
coercive control now an offence in QLD
max jail sentence of up to 14 years,,
illegal for adults to use this form of abuse on more than one occasion against current or former partners or family members.
first introduced in NSW in July 2024
first 6 months 157 incidents reported
3 resulted in charges
1 withdrawn
1 proven
1 pending
so as effective as other offenses pertaining to DV
we like to think that even a small step forward is a step forward.. but meanwhile people are suffering.
Here’s a little historical riddle.
A mercury gilt bronze clock case, early 19th century French clock.
Does anyone have an idea of who the statuary represents from history. The ebay description doesn’t seem to have any idea.
ie: “Depicted 2 lovers sitting on a sofa; one with book in hand…”
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:I did, ta. Very nice with brown bread & butter.
Similar to my eggmesses but a bit more exotic.
sounds like a good way to use up that six pack of eggs if they aren’t already out of date.
Good morning all.
Both my computers picked up viruses so have been to the doctors for a week. The laptop had one virus & the desktop had two.
We thought you had a virus, good to see alls well.
roughbarked said:
Here’s a little historical riddle.
A mercury gilt bronze clock case, early 19th century French clock.Does anyone have an idea of who the statuary represents from history. The ebay description doesn’t seem to have any idea.
ie: “Depicted 2 lovers sitting on a sofa; one with book in hand…”
Arts said:
coercive control now an offence in QLD
max jail sentence of up to 14 years,,
illegal for adults to use this form of abuse on more than one occasion against current or former partners or family members.
first introduced in NSW in July 2024
first 6 months 157 incidents reported
3 resulted in charges
1 withdrawn
1 proven
1 pendingso as effective as other offenses pertaining to DV
we like to think that even a small step forward is a step forward.. but meanwhile people are suffering.
how should we(1,1,1) do things differently
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
coercive control now an offence in QLD
max jail sentence of up to 14 years,,
illegal for adults to use this form of abuse on more than one occasion against current or former partners or family members.
first introduced in NSW in July 2024
first 6 months 157 incidents reported
3 resulted in charges
1 withdrawn
1 proven
1 pendingso as effective as other offenses pertaining to DV
we like to think that even a small step forward is a step forward.. but meanwhile people are suffering.
how should we(1,1,1) do things differently
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
coercive control now an offence in QLD
max jail sentence of up to 14 years,,
illegal for adults to use this form of abuse on more than one occasion against current or former partners or family members.
first introduced in NSW in July 2024
first 6 months 157 incidents reported
3 resulted in charges
1 withdrawn
1 proven
1 pendingso as effective as other offenses pertaining to DV
we like to think that even a small step forward is a step forward.. but meanwhile people are suffering.
how should we(1,1,1) do things differently
remove the stigma for reporting (this is especially important for men who are victims)
Appropriate judicial techniques that reduces, or removes, revictimization.
More emergency living options
police victim interviewing with appropriate training in DV interview techniques
intervention planning – including social attitude change
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:Arts said:
coercive control now an offence in QLD
max jail sentence of up to 14 years,,
illegal for adults to use this form of abuse on more than one occasion against current or former partners or family members.
first introduced in NSW in July 2024
first 6 months 157 incidents reported
3 resulted in charges
1 withdrawn
1 proven
1 pendingso as effective as other offenses pertaining to DV
we like to think that even a small step forward is a step forward.. but meanwhile people are suffering.
how should we(1,1,1) do things differently
remove the stigma for reporting (this is especially important for men who are victims)
Appropriate judicial techniques that reduces, or removes, revictimization.
More emergency living options
police victim interviewing with appropriate training in DV interview techniques
intervention planning – including social attitude change
roughbarked said:
Arts said:
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
coercive control now an offence in QLD
max jail sentence of up to 14 years,,
illegal for adults to use this form of abuse on more than one occasion against current or former partners or family members.
first introduced in NSW in July 2024
first 6 months 157 incidents reported
3 resulted in charges
1 withdrawn
1 proven
1 pendingso as effective as other offenses pertaining to DV
we like to think that even a small step forward is a step forward.. but meanwhile people are suffering.
how should we(1,1,1) do things differently
remove the stigma for reporting (this is especially important for men who are victims)
Appropriate judicial techniques that reduces, or removes, revictimization.
More emergency living options
police victim interviewing with appropriate training in DV interview techniques
intervention planning – including social attitude changeAll that.
I note that the emergency hostel for victims of DV in my town has increased exponentially in size. Don’t know what male victims can do.
thanks so there are some straightforward solutions that just need to be implemented, how is it that making coercive control an offence is easier to achieve than other meaningful steps
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
Arts said:
remove the stigma for reporting (this is especially important for men who are victims)
Appropriate judicial techniques that reduces, or removes, revictimization.
More emergency living options
police victim interviewing with appropriate training in DV interview techniques
intervention planning – including social attitude changeAll that.
I note that the emergency hostel for victims of DV in my town has increased exponentially in size. Don’t know what male victims can do.
thanks so there are some straightforward solutions that just need to be implemented, how is it that making coercive control an offence is easier to achieve than other meaningful steps
Because the bullies reach the top and exercise their coercive control from there.
It looks peaceful enough but don’t put your swag down here. In fact, don’t even start to clear the space for it.
Hello
Cymek said:
Hello
Bongiorno.
Divine Angel said:
Just cruisin’ past, taking a video, and KABLAMMO! A volcanic eruption caught on tape.https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/s/sJdaL1IPeA
Good one, thanks.
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
Arts said:
remove the stigma for reporting (this is especially important for men who are victims)
Appropriate judicial techniques that reduces, or removes, revictimization.
More emergency living options
police victim interviewing with appropriate training in DV interview techniques
intervention planning – including social attitude changeAll that.
I note that the emergency hostel for victims of DV in my town has increased exponentially in size. Don’t know what male victims can do.
thanks so there are some straightforward solutions that just need to be implemented, how is it that making coercive control an offence is easier to achieve than other meaningful steps
what are other meaningful steps?
My position is that victims find reporting difficult – there are many factors that come into play with coercive control, including recognition of, children, finances and isolation issues, this makes the act of reporting difficult both physically and emotionally. However, for those that do report, they are sometimes not believed, not heard, not correctly reported (by the attending), or made to feel like it was their fault for letting someone do that to them.
Coercive control is often not physical, and this does not warrant immediate police intervention – even in the short term – like physically abusive domestic violence.. it’s about ways to control another person in a non violent manner – including financial control, geographic control, social control, behavioural control…
the ‘quietness’ of it is the issue. both for initial reporting, but also in terms of evidence finding in a judicial sense
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:roughbarked said:
All that.
I note that the emergency hostel for victims of DV in my town has increased exponentially in size. Don’t know what male victims can do.
thanks so there are some straightforward solutions that just need to be implemented, how is it that making coercive control an offence is easier to achieve than other meaningful steps
what are other meaningful steps?
My position is that victims find reporting difficult – there are many factors that come into play with coercive control, including recognition of, children, finances and isolation issues, this makes the act of reporting difficult both physically and emotionally. However, for those that do report, they are sometimes not believed, not heard, not correctly reported (by the attending), or made to feel like it was their fault for letting someone do that to them.
Coercive control is often not physical, and this does not warrant immediate police intervention – even in the short term – like physically abusive domestic violence.. it’s about ways to control another person in a non violent manner – including financial control, geographic control, social control, behavioural control…
the ‘quietness’ of it is the issue. both for initial reporting, but also in terms of evidence finding in a judicial sense
Particularly for those under coercive control, often enough they are so frightened in their inner self to know how to voice it.
Michael V said:
Kingy said:
Ms Kingy is collecting stuff from the farm and bringing it home.I thought that this might be of interest to our resident rock scientists.
Just for interest, fuchsite is a great indicator mineral for gold.
Thanks for your geology snippet MV, which made me want to look up fuchsite and then diopside.
Fascinating. I can see why you love it so much. It puts us puny humans into perspective, reading about the mighty forces of nature working away to produce some pretty fab things.
I liked this article, it even included how to pronounce fuchsite and why. I’m now going to be a serial pest on the right way to pronounce fuchsia plants -
https://geology.com/minerals/fuchsite.shtml
ruby said:
Michael V said:
Kingy said:
Ms Kingy is collecting stuff from the farm and bringing it home.I thought that this might be of interest to our resident rock scientists.
Just for interest, fuchsite is a great indicator mineral for gold.
Thanks for your geology snippet MV, which made me want to look up fuchsite and then diopside.
Fascinating. I can see why you love it so much. It puts us puny humans into perspective, reading about the mighty forces of nature working away to produce some pretty fab things.I liked this article, it even included how to pronounce fuchsite and why. I’m now going to be a serial pest on the right way to pronounce fuchsia plants -
https://geology.com/minerals/fuchsite.shtml
:)
Anyway…
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
Arts said:
remove the stigma for reporting (this is especially important for men who are victims)
Appropriate judicial techniques that reduces, or removes, revictimization.
More emergency living options
police victim interviewing with appropriate training in DV interview techniques
intervention planning – including social attitude changeAll that.
I note that the emergency hostel for victims of DV in my town has increased exponentially in size. Don’t know what male victims can do.
thanks so there are some straightforward solutions that just need to be implemented, how is it that making coercive control an offence is easier to achieve than other meaningful steps
what are other meaningful steps?
My position is that victims find reporting difficult – there are many factors that come into play with coercive control, including recognition of, children, finances and isolation issues, this makes the act of reporting difficult both physically and emotionally. However, for those that do report, they are sometimes not believed, not heard, not correctly reported (by the attending), or made to feel like it was their fault for letting someone do that to them.
Coercive control is often not physical, and this does not warrant immediate police intervention – even in the short term – like physically abusive domestic violence.. it’s about ways to control another person in a non violent manner – including financial control, geographic control, social control, behavioural control…
the ‘quietness’ of it is the issue. both for initial reporting, but also in terms of evidence finding in a judicial sense
We mean you suggested some. It seems there is the ability to and appetite for making coercive control an offence, enforcing such a rule, and failing to convict in 98.7% of reported cases. Could some of that effort instead go to removing the stigma for reporting, appropriate judicial techniques that reduce / remove revictimization, more emergency living options, police victim interviewing with appropriate training, and intervention planning including social attitude change¿ What’s the hold up¿
If Hotel California was released today, the waiter wouldn’t have had that spirit here since 2018.
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
thanks so there are some straightforward solutions that just need to be implemented, how is it that making coercive control an offence is easier to achieve than other meaningful steps
what are other meaningful steps?
My position is that victims find reporting difficult – there are many factors that come into play with coercive control, including recognition of, children, finances and isolation issues, this makes the act of reporting difficult both physically and emotionally. However, for those that do report, they are sometimes not believed, not heard, not correctly reported (by the attending), or made to feel like it was their fault for letting someone do that to them.
Coercive control is often not physical, and this does not warrant immediate police intervention – even in the short term – like physically abusive domestic violence.. it’s about ways to control another person in a non violent manner – including financial control, geographic control, social control, behavioural control…
the ‘quietness’ of it is the issue. both for initial reporting, but also in terms of evidence finding in a judicial sense
We mean you suggested some. It seems there is the ability to and appetite for making coercive control an offence, enforcing such a rule, and failing to convict in 98.7% of reported cases. Could some of that effort instead go to removing the stigma for reporting, appropriate judicial techniques that reduce / remove revictimization, more emergency living options, police victim interviewing with appropriate training, and intervention planning including social attitude change¿ What’s the hold up¿
money
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
thanks so there are some straightforward solutions that just need to be implemented, how is it that making coercive control an offence is easier to achieve than other meaningful steps
what are other meaningful steps?
My position is that victims find reporting difficult – there are many factors that come into play with coercive control, including recognition of, children, finances and isolation issues, this makes the act of reporting difficult both physically and emotionally. However, for those that do report, they are sometimes not believed, not heard, not correctly reported (by the attending), or made to feel like it was their fault for letting someone do that to them.
Coercive control is often not physical, and this does not warrant immediate police intervention – even in the short term – like physically abusive domestic violence.. it’s about ways to control another person in a non violent manner – including financial control, geographic control, social control, behavioural control…
the ‘quietness’ of it is the issue. both for initial reporting, but also in terms of evidence finding in a judicial sense
We mean you suggested some. It seems there is the ability to and appetite for making coercive control an offence, enforcing such a rule, and failing to convict in 98.7% of reported cases. Could some of that effort instead go to removing the stigma for reporting, appropriate judicial techniques that reduce / remove revictimization, more emergency living options, police victim interviewing with appropriate training, and intervention planning including social attitude change¿ What’s the hold up¿
To be fair to government and police, etc
People themselves need to take responsibility.
Perth has a specialist DV court.
It works in that taking part in the programme reduces your sentence severity
Putting responsibility onto the perpetrator.
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
what are other meaningful steps?
My position is that victims find reporting difficult – there are many factors that come into play with coercive control, including recognition of, children, finances and isolation issues, this makes the act of reporting difficult both physically and emotionally. However, for those that do report, they are sometimes not believed, not heard, not correctly reported (by the attending), or made to feel like it was their fault for letting someone do that to them.
Coercive control is often not physical, and this does not warrant immediate police intervention – even in the short term – like physically abusive domestic violence.. it’s about ways to control another person in a non violent manner – including financial control, geographic control, social control, behavioural control…
the ‘quietness’ of it is the issue. both for initial reporting, but also in terms of evidence finding in a judicial sense
We mean you suggested some. It seems there is the ability to and appetite for making coercive control an offence, enforcing such a rule, and failing to convict in 98.7% of reported cases. Could some of that effort instead go to removing the stigma for reporting, appropriate judicial techniques that reduce / remove revictimization, more emergency living options, police victim interviewing with appropriate training, and intervention planning including social attitude change¿ What’s the hold up¿
money
so it costs little to make coercive control an offence, enforce such a rule, and fail to convict in 98.7% of reported cases, damn and we were trying not to accuse politicians of announcing highly visible chances with broad public support that appear significant but in fact require little investment due to their lack of efficacy
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:Arts said:
what are other meaningful steps?
My position is that victims find reporting difficult – there are many factors that come into play with coercive control, including recognition of, children, finances and isolation issues, this makes the act of reporting difficult both physically and emotionally. However, for those that do report, they are sometimes not believed, not heard, not correctly reported (by the attending), or made to feel like it was their fault for letting someone do that to them.
Coercive control is often not physical, and this does not warrant immediate police intervention – even in the short term – like physically abusive domestic violence.. it’s about ways to control another person in a non violent manner – including financial control, geographic control, social control, behavioural control…
the ‘quietness’ of it is the issue. both for initial reporting, but also in terms of evidence finding in a judicial sense
We mean you suggested some. It seems there is the ability to and appetite for making coercive control an offence, enforcing such a rule, and failing to convict in 98.7% of reported cases. Could some of that effort instead go to removing the stigma for reporting, appropriate judicial techniques that reduce / remove revictimization, more emergency living options, police victim interviewing with appropriate training, and intervention planning including social attitude change¿ What’s the hold up¿
money
I mean that’s glib, but it’s not untrue… the bigger issue is that governments want votes, and if we drill down to the voting majority, it is clear that patriarchal attitudes to domestic life still seem to be very present. The people want a tough on crime approach.. and the government that says they will be tough on crime usually win those votes.. the unspoken but assumed word is that the ‘crime’ of which they speak are rarely in the space that also (if you were to Venn diagram it) overlaps with what a man’s ‘right’ may be in the privacy of his own home. Along with that attitude comes the idea that a man should be ‘a man’ which rarely means ‘allowing’ a woman to coercively control them. Actually in this space we have little research because of these social attitudes and vast underreporting from male victims.
So a government that wants votes is not going to shade out almost 50% of their votes by putting these issues on the public agenda.
so what do we need?
Huge public campaigns
Police training and retraining
Prevention strategies
post crime victim emergency safety options
a government that publicly supports the criminality of the actions
nation wide societal acceptance and calling out behaviours that are acceptable (we are happy to tell police if someone else shoplifts or speeds or smacks your mate out in the pub – why aren’t we as open when someone smacks their wife, husband or children? )
open conversations about relationships and what a healthy one looks like – so people can see or hear when one isnt..
and all this take money and time and a brave government.
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:Arts said:
what are other meaningful steps?
My position is that victims find reporting difficult – there are many factors that come into play with coercive control, including recognition of, children, finances and isolation issues, this makes the act of reporting difficult both physically and emotionally. However, for those that do report, they are sometimes not believed, not heard, not correctly reported (by the attending), or made to feel like it was their fault for letting someone do that to them.
Coercive control is often not physical, and this does not warrant immediate police intervention – even in the short term – like physically abusive domestic violence.. it’s about ways to control another person in a non violent manner – including financial control, geographic control, social control, behavioural control…
the ‘quietness’ of it is the issue. both for initial reporting, but also in terms of evidence finding in a judicial sense
We mean you suggested some. It seems there is the ability to and appetite for making coercive control an offence, enforcing such a rule, and failing to convict in 98.7% of reported cases. Could some of that effort instead go to removing the stigma for reporting, appropriate judicial techniques that reduce / remove revictimization, more emergency living options, police victim interviewing with appropriate training, and intervention planning including social attitude change¿ What’s the hold up¿
To be fair to government and police, etc
People themselves need to take responsibility.
Perth has a specialist DV court.
It works in that taking part in the programme reduces your sentence severity
Putting responsibility onto the perpetrator.
before you get there the crime needs to be recognised by the police and government…
Arts said:
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:We mean you suggested some. It seems there is the ability to and appetite for making coercive control an offence, enforcing such a rule, and failing to convict in 98.7% of reported cases. Could some of that effort instead go to removing the stigma for reporting, appropriate judicial techniques that reduce / remove revictimization, more emergency living options, police victim interviewing with appropriate training, and intervention planning including social attitude change¿ What’s the hold up¿
money
I mean that’s glib, but it’s not untrue… the bigger issue is that governments want votes, and if we drill down to the voting majority, it is clear that patriarchal attitudes to domestic life still seem to be very present. The people want a tough on crime approach.. and the government that says they will be tough on crime usually win those votes.. the unspoken but assumed word is that the ‘crime’ of which they speak are rarely in the space that also (if you were to Venn diagram it) overlaps with what a man’s ‘right’ may be in the privacy of his own home. Along with that attitude comes the idea that a man should be ‘a man’ which rarely means ‘allowing’ a woman to coercively control them. Actually in this space we have little research because of these social attitudes and vast underreporting from male victims.
So a government that wants votes is not going to shade out almost 50% of their votes by putting these issues on the public agenda.
so what do we need?
Huge public campaigns
Police training and retraining
Prevention strategies
post crime victim emergency safety options
a government that publicly supports the criminality of the actions
nation wide societal acceptance and calling out behaviours that are acceptable (we are happy to tell police if someone else shoplifts or speeds or smacks your mate out in the pub – why aren’t we as open when someone smacks their wife, husband or children? )
open conversations about relationships and what a healthy one looks like – so people can see or hear when one isnt..and all this take money and time and a brave government.
The same problems exist within and between the members of the government.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-27/new-zealand-teen-dies-after-participating-in-tackle-game/105341912
NZ police say a 19-year-old man has died after suffering head injuries while playing a game based on a controversial social media tackling craze.
The trend sees participants compete in full-contact collisions without protective gear.
roughbarked said:
NZ police say a 19-year-old man has died after suffering head injuries while playing a game based on a controversial social media tackling craze.
The trend sees participants compete in full-contact collisions without protective gear.
kiwi keno
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
NZ police say a 19-year-old man has died after suffering head injuries while playing a game based on a controversial social media tackling craze.
The trend sees participants compete in full-contact collisions without protective gear.
kiwi keno
Tamb said:
SCIENCE said:roughbarked said:
NZ police say a 19-year-old man has died after suffering head injuries while playing a game based on a controversial social media tackling craze.
The trend sees participants compete in full-contact collisions without protective gear.
kiwi keno
A less skillful version of Rugby.
Thugby?
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:Arts said:
what are other meaningful steps?
My position is that victims find reporting difficult – there are many factors that come into play with coercive control, including recognition of, children, finances and isolation issues, this makes the act of reporting difficult both physically and emotionally. However, for those that do report, they are sometimes not believed, not heard, not correctly reported (by the attending), or made to feel like it was their fault for letting someone do that to them.
Coercive control is often not physical, and this does not warrant immediate police intervention – even in the short term – like physically abusive domestic violence.. it’s about ways to control another person in a non violent manner – including financial control, geographic control, social control, behavioural control…
the ‘quietness’ of it is the issue. both for initial reporting, but also in terms of evidence finding in a judicial sense
We mean you suggested some. It seems there is the ability to and appetite for making coercive control an offence, enforcing such a rule, and failing to convict in 98.7% of reported cases. Could some of that effort instead go to removing the stigma for reporting, appropriate judicial techniques that reduce / remove revictimization, more emergency living options, police victim interviewing with appropriate training, and intervention planning including social attitude change¿ What’s the hold up¿
money
Howard gutted the whole DV sector, reduced crisis housing, laid off DV workers in a variety of work places such as social work, court support, and legal aid was cut.
It ended up with the violent spouse who could likely get prison time over a conviction, was prioritised over a spouse wanting protection from their violent spouse.
The last time I advocated for someone, about 6 years ago, the pro bono legal night I attended, organised by a law student, things were still the same, the person facing prison time is still prioritised over the person suffering from violence. There’s another level of legal practitioner, not a QC but a higher than a solicitor. I had an interesting conversation with him about it. He felt it was reasonable, and I was quite shocked by his attitude.
Howard was comprehensive in reducing funding from a lot the remaining programmes. It was cleverly done because research programmes and studies that collected data from the closed programmes could no longer function. At the time there was a tremendous outpouring of anger, grief and rage. I went to a conference where everyone was discussing the cuts.
There were houses, with 24/7 support workers and psychologists who assisted parents in not being violent to their children. They were highly successful and the children/teenagersI spoke to spoke fondly of being there for the 12 months and were distressed when their parents didn’t have that level of support anymore. There was meant to be ongoing support for the parents to assist them in changing their behaviours towards their children. All that funding was cut.
Emergency housing for teenagers raped by a family member were cut severely. At that time it came in a lot of shapes and sizes for young people with disabilities, LGBTIQQA+, cultural group, etc. And there were workers from that young person’s cultural group.
There were outdoors type programmes where they took survivors of abuse out into the country/nature. And they were apparently successful. I heard good things about them.
Howard cut a lot of diversionary programmes for young offenders as well, most young offenders did come with a DV or child rape history, which is why they ended up getting into trouble with the law. They had run away from the abuse. The diversionary programmes that were outdoors based were fondly remembered by young people I talked to, for some horses were the first people they bonded with, if that makes sense.
There was a group of professionals working with people who had been convicted of raping children, trying to get them to see the child as a person, and I never found out if it worked, but that funding was cut too.
Abbott cut a further $300 million dollars from DV. Rosie Batty implored him not to do it, but he did. I don’t remember the number for what Howard did, just that it was huge, seemed all encompassing and elicited a lot of despair.
Coercive control is particularly tricky because if financial control is part of the situation, it can be almost impossible to access outside assistance. And if the person doing the coercive control is a police officer, psychologist or in a position of power, the spouse is unlikely to be believed. It is easy to put tracking devices in someone’s phone or car. So the controlling partner can monitor where the other person goes.
The stigma of reporting any type of DV or abuse is still so high, coercive control needs some nuanced and highly skilled interactions. I would imagine it makes it really hard to access services.
Arts said:
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:We mean you suggested some. It seems there is the ability to and appetite for making coercive control an offence, enforcing such a rule, and failing to convict in 98.7% of reported cases. Could some of that effort instead go to removing the stigma for reporting, appropriate judicial techniques that reduce / remove revictimization, more emergency living options, police victim interviewing with appropriate training, and intervention planning including social attitude change¿ What’s the hold up¿
money
I mean that’s glib, but it’s not untrue… the bigger issue is that governments want votes, and if we drill down to the voting majority, it is clear that patriarchal attitudes to domestic life still seem to be very present. The people want a tough on crime approach.. and the government that says they will be tough on crime usually win those votes.. the unspoken but assumed word is that the ‘crime’ of which they speak are rarely in the space that also (if you were to Venn diagram it) overlaps with what a man’s ‘right’ may be in the privacy of his own home. Along with that attitude comes the idea that a man should be ‘a man’ which rarely means ‘allowing’ a woman to coercively control them. Actually in this space we have little research because of these social attitudes and vast underreporting from male victims.
So a government that wants votes is not going to shade out almost 50% of their votes by putting these issues on the public agenda.
so what do we need?
Huge public campaigns
Police training and retraining
Prevention strategies
post crime victim emergency safety options
a government that publicly supports the criminality of the actions
nation wide societal acceptance and calling out behaviours that are acceptable (we are happy to tell police if someone else shoplifts or speeds or smacks your mate out in the pub – why aren’t we as open when someone smacks their wife, husband or children? )
open conversations about relationships and what a healthy one looks like – so people can see or hear when one isnt..and all this take money and time and a brave government.
In first year Law School in NSW I did a subject which included by law reform was so difficult, and that was politicians using “a tough on crime” rhetoric for their election campaigns. I only did one year so I don’t know if they came up with strategies which addressed this as the law degree progressed.
ScarlettaPimpernella said:
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:We mean you suggested some. It seems there is the ability to and appetite for making coercive control an offence, enforcing such a rule, and failing to convict in 98.7% of reported cases. Could some of that effort instead go to removing the stigma for reporting, appropriate judicial techniques that reduce / remove revictimization, more emergency living options, police victim interviewing with appropriate training, and intervention planning including social attitude change¿ What’s the hold up¿
money
Howard gutted the whole DV sector, reduced crisis housing, laid off DV workers in a variety of work places such as social work, court support, and legal aid was cut.
It ended up with the violent spouse who could likely get prison time over a conviction, was prioritised over a spouse wanting protection from their violent spouse.
The last time I advocated for someone, about 6 years ago, the pro bono legal night I attended, organised by a law student, things were still the same, the person facing prison time is still prioritised over the person suffering from violence. There’s another level of legal practitioner, not a QC but a higher than a solicitor. I had an interesting conversation with him about it. He felt it was reasonable, and I was quite shocked by his attitude.
Howard was comprehensive in reducing funding from a lot the remaining programmes. It was cleverly done because research programmes and studies that collected data from the closed programmes could no longer function. At the time there was a tremendous outpouring of anger, grief and rage. I went to a conference where everyone was discussing the cuts.
There were houses, with 24/7 support workers and psychologists who assisted parents in not being violent to their children. They were highly successful and the children/teenagersI spoke to spoke fondly of being there for the 12 months and were distressed when their parents didn’t have that level of support anymore. There was meant to be ongoing support for the parents to assist them in changing their behaviours towards their children. All that funding was cut.
Emergency housing for teenagers raped by a family member were cut severely. At that time it came in a lot of shapes and sizes for young people with disabilities, LGBTIQQA+, cultural group, etc. And there were workers from that young person’s cultural group.
There were outdoors type programmes where they took survivors of abuse out into the country/nature. And they were apparently successful. I heard good things about them.
Howard cut a lot of diversionary programmes for young offenders as well, most young offenders did come with a DV or child rape history, which is why they ended up getting into trouble with the law. They had run away from the abuse. The diversionary programmes that were outdoors based were fondly remembered by young people I talked to, for some horses were the first people they bonded with, if that makes sense.
There was a group of professionals working with people who had been convicted of raping children, trying to get them to see the child as a person, and I never found out if it worked, but that funding was cut too.
Abbott cut a further $300 million dollars from DV. Rosie Batty implored him not to do it, but he did. I don’t remember the number for what Howard did, just that it was huge, seemed all encompassing and elicited a lot of despair.
Coercive control is particularly tricky because if financial control is part of the situation, it can be almost impossible to access outside assistance. And if the person doing the coercive control is a police officer, psychologist or in a position of power, the spouse is unlikely to be believed. It is easy to put tracking devices in someone’s phone or car. So the controlling partner can monitor where the other person goes.
The stigma of reporting any type of DV or abuse is still so high, coercive control needs some nuanced and highly skilled interactions. I would imagine it makes it really hard to access services.
So much is a result of the ambulance at the bottom of the hill mind set
Trauma ignored until it becomes a matter for the courts and then its probably too late and/or much harder to fix.
Something that almost comes across as racist in nature is the treatment of Aboriginal women.
The man is violent, they don’t like to lock the man up (being Aboriginal and over represented in the prison population)
To me this almost seems like the woman is not considered in the scenario for protection.
Cymek said:
ScarlettaPimpernella said:
Arts said:money
Howard gutted the whole DV sector, reduced crisis housing, laid off DV workers in a variety of work places such as social work, court support, and legal aid was cut.
It ended up with the violent spouse who could likely get prison time over a conviction, was prioritised over a spouse wanting protection from their violent spouse.
The last time I advocated for someone, about 6 years ago, the pro bono legal night I attended, organised by a law student, things were still the same, the person facing prison time is still prioritised over the person suffering from violence. There’s another level of legal practitioner, not a QC but a higher than a solicitor. I had an interesting conversation with him about it. He felt it was reasonable, and I was quite shocked by his attitude.
Howard was comprehensive in reducing funding from a lot the remaining programmes. It was cleverly done because research programmes and studies that collected data from the closed programmes could no longer function. At the time there was a tremendous outpouring of anger, grief and rage. I went to a conference where everyone was discussing the cuts.
There were houses, with 24/7 support workers and psychologists who assisted parents in not being violent to their children. They were highly successful and the children/teenagersI spoke to spoke fondly of being there for the 12 months and were distressed when their parents didn’t have that level of support anymore. There was meant to be ongoing support for the parents to assist them in changing their behaviours towards their children. All that funding was cut.
Emergency housing for teenagers raped by a family member were cut severely. At that time it came in a lot of shapes and sizes for young people with disabilities, LGBTIQQA+, cultural group, etc. And there were workers from that young person’s cultural group.
There were outdoors type programmes where they took survivors of abuse out into the country/nature. And they were apparently successful. I heard good things about them.
Howard cut a lot of diversionary programmes for young offenders as well, most young offenders did come with a DV or child rape history, which is why they ended up getting into trouble with the law. They had run away from the abuse. The diversionary programmes that were outdoors based were fondly remembered by young people I talked to, for some horses were the first people they bonded with, if that makes sense.
There was a group of professionals working with people who had been convicted of raping children, trying to get them to see the child as a person, and I never found out if it worked, but that funding was cut too.
Abbott cut a further $300 million dollars from DV. Rosie Batty implored him not to do it, but he did. I don’t remember the number for what Howard did, just that it was huge, seemed all encompassing and elicited a lot of despair.
Coercive control is particularly tricky because if financial control is part of the situation, it can be almost impossible to access outside assistance. And if the person doing the coercive control is a police officer, psychologist or in a position of power, the spouse is unlikely to be believed. It is easy to put tracking devices in someone’s phone or car. So the controlling partner can monitor where the other person goes.
The stigma of reporting any type of DV or abuse is still so high, coercive control needs some nuanced and highly skilled interactions. I would imagine it makes it really hard to access services.
So much is a result of the ambulance at the bottom of the hill mind set
Trauma ignored until it becomes a matter for the courts and then its probably too late and/or much harder to fix.
Something that almost comes across as racist in nature is the treatment of Aboriginal women.
The man is violent, they don’t like to lock the man up (being Aboriginal and over represented in the prison population)
To me this almost seems like the woman is not considered in the scenario for protection.
You are right our current system does seems like the woman is not considered in the scenario for protection. It’s a real problem.
It is really sad that this is an ambulance at the bottom of the hill approach. Teaching relationship skills from primary school through high school could be useful. And counselling resources freely available so families can get support before things get to a crisis level.
Trauma ignored until it becomes a matter for the police/courts is a huge problem. I had to run away from home when I was 15 to stop my father from killing my mother and my siblings. As a white man he faced no consequences for his violence. The last time he stalked/threatened/attacked me was in 2013. And I didn’t bother going to the police because men like my father are rarely arrested or face consequences. I was also so scared that he would escalate his violence.
It is true that traum is much harder to fix the longer it has gone on which is why addressing intergenerational trauma is so important.
Particularly during pregnancy there needs to be a lot of extra support and resources available, because so many women I have known over the years had their DV start once they became pregnant.
Early intervention is absolutely everything. 0-5 early education with trauma informed practitioners could change us in a generation. Early parental support programmes with enough resources would make a huge difference.
We have no problem locking up 10 year old Aboriginal children, so I really struggle that any part of the legal system is not incarcerating Aboriginal men because we don’t want too many Indigenous people in the prison system. There is research you can read on that.
It is true that Aboriginal women are 34 times more likely to be victims of DV than other spouses in Australia. If you read Dr Tracy Westerman she has done research on DV in Aboriginal communities and found that the violence more often comes from non-Aboriginal men, and when Aboriginal women ring the police they are more likely to be arrested than the person who is being violent to them. It is a complex situation, but her book “Jilya” has all her research listed at the end. Well worth a read.
Howard cut Indigenous responses to DV where the whole community became involved in a Conversation Circle about the violence where the issues were talked out. It was successful in reducing violence against Aboriginal women. I only know what happened in NSW in this arena. It was a real shame that funding was cut.
Today the prep support teacher came in and showed us a video of this guy, and then we all said what we were thankful for. Any lessons the kids took away from the video didn’t last long lol. Then we watched this video about what school was like in ye olden days.
Divine Angel said:
Any lessons the kids took away from the video didn’t last long lol.
how so
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
Any lessons the kids took away from the video didn’t last long lol.
how so
“choose kindness” was quickly forgotten
The teacher asked me when teachers stopped using the cane, “Was it the 90s? The 80s?”
Divine Angel said:
The teacher asked me when teachers stopped using the cane, “Was it the 90s? The 80s?”
1992 was the last Fatal Beating, or so I have been told.
Bogsnorkler said:
Divine Angel said:
The teacher asked me when teachers stopped using the cane, “Was it the 90s? The 80s?”
1992 was the last Fatal Beating, or so I have been told.
in WA it was the 80’s but I think it was much later that it became actually illegal
Arts said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Divine Angel said:
The teacher asked me when teachers stopped using the cane, “Was it the 90s? The 80s?”
1992 was the last Fatal Beating, or so I have been told.
in WA it was the 80’s but I think it was much later that it became actually illegal
I remember a student getting the cane in my first highschool so around about 85, but that was a private school. I dare say the public school system was somewhat earlier
Bogsnorkler said:
Divine Angel said:
The teacher asked me when teachers stopped using the cane, “Was it the 90s? The 80s?”
1992 was the last Fatal Beating, or so I have been told.
Was he taking out library books improperly.
Bogsnorkler said:
Divine Angel said:
The teacher asked me when teachers stopped using the cane, “Was it the 90s? The 80s?”
1992 was the last Fatal Beating, or so I have been told.
Arts said:
Arts said:
Bogsnorkler said:1992 was the last Fatal Beating, or so I have been told.
in WA it was the 80’s but I think it was much later that it became actually illegal
I remember a student getting the cane in my first highschool so around about 85, but that was a private school. I dare say the public school system was somewhat earlier
The cane was still being used in 1971 in NSW, when I finished school.
watching documentary re
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders
transition said:
watching documentary re
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders
Any rain?
transition said:
watching documentary re
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders
Dark stuff.
Divine Angel said:
The teacher asked me when teachers stopped using the cane, “Was it the 90s? The 80s?”
I met a “teacher’ who gave me a spanking with a cane.
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
watching documentary re
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders
Any rain?
some, not none, >zero
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
The teacher asked me when teachers stopped using the cane, “Was it the 90s? The 80s?”
I met a “teacher’ who gave me a spanking with a cane.
lucky guy
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
watching documentary re
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders
Any rain?
some, not none, >zero
Praise the Lord.
Nowt on the radar but it both looks and feels like we’re about to get a storm.
Divine Angel said:
Nowt on the radar but it both looks and feels like we’re about to get a storm.
Been like that on and off all day here. Just a few spots around 2 pm is all we’ve had.
Still, I’m quite happy to have no rain for a bit of a change.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
watching documentary re
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders
Dark stuff.
A friend of mine is a physiotherapist; he told me that during his training he worked in several hospital wards. He said the case that affected him most was that of a young woman (early twenties) who’d tried to take her own life by taking an overdose of paracetamol tablets (approximately 30 tablets.) She was unconscious when she came in; when she regained consciousness on Sunday the doctors told her “You’re going to die on Wednesday, and there’s nothing we can do about it.” She stayed in hospital until Wednesday, with nothing to do but wait, when she died.
The mechanism of action of paracetamol overdose is similar to amatoxins, in that they destroy the liver, and cause no pain or other symptoms until it’s too late. Given the trial currently under way in Victoria, I can’t help wondering whether anyone’s tried murder by Panadol, or how successful it might be.
btm said:
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
watching documentary re
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders
Dark stuff.
A friend of mine is a physiotherapist; he told me that during his training he worked in several hospital wards. He said the case that affected him most was that of a young woman (early twenties) who’d tried to take her own life by taking an overdose of paracetamol tablets (approximately 30 tablets.) She was unconscious when she came in; when she regained consciousness on Sunday the doctors told her “You’re going to die on Wednesday, and there’s nothing we can do about it.” She stayed in hospital until Wednesday, with nothing to do but wait, when she died.
The mechanism of action of paracetamol overdose is similar to amatoxins, in that they destroy the liver, and cause no pain or other symptoms until it’s too late. Given the trial currently under way in Victoria, I can’t help wondering whether anyone’s tried murder by Panadol, or how successful it might be.
That’s a surprisingly small number of paracetamols.
btm said:
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
watching documentary re
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders
Dark stuff.
A friend of mine is a physiotherapist; he told me that during his training he worked in several hospital wards. He said the case that affected him most was that of a young woman (early twenties) who’d tried to take her own life by taking an overdose of paracetamol tablets (approximately 30 tablets.) She was unconscious when she came in; when she regained consciousness on Sunday the doctors told her “You’re going to die on Wednesday, and there’s nothing we can do about it.” She stayed in hospital until Wednesday, with nothing to do but wait, when she died.
The mechanism of action of paracetamol overdose is similar to amatoxins, in that they destroy the liver, and cause no pain or other symptoms until it’s too late. Given the trial currently under way in Victoria, I can’t help wondering whether anyone’s tried murder by Panadol, or how successful it might be.
A young baby killed with paracetamol.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-65542626
btm said:
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
watching documentary re
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders
Dark stuff.
A friend of mine is a physiotherapist; he told me that during his training he worked in several hospital wards. He said the case that affected him most was that of a young woman (early twenties) who’d tried to take her own life by taking an overdose of paracetamol tablets (approximately 30 tablets.) She was unconscious when she came in; when she regained consciousness on Sunday the doctors told her “You’re going to die on Wednesday, and there’s nothing we can do about it.” She stayed in hospital until Wednesday, with nothing to do but wait, when she died.
The mechanism of action of paracetamol overdose is similar to amatoxins, in that they destroy the liver, and cause no pain or other symptoms until it’s too late. Given the trial currently under way in Victoria, I can’t help wondering whether anyone’s tried murder by Panadol, or how successful it might be.
When i worked with a child/youth mental health service, there was a couple of cases of young girls taking paracetamol overdoses. These were ‘cry for help’ cases: they’d heard that suicide by that method was possible, and were demonstrating their desperation, but were unaware of how little is needed i.e. 150mg per kg of body weight.
Considering how little some of those lasses weighed, and that you can get 500mg of paracetamol in one tablet, it doesn’t require very many.
Fortunately, it somehow transpired that none of the cases i witnessed died from it (it the most common form of overdose in Western societies).
“You’re gonna die in three days and there’s nothing we can do” sounds like the tagline to a horror movie a la The Ring.
My cousin’s best friend chose that method of suicide.
btm said:
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
watching documentary re
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders
Dark stuff.
A friend of mine is a physiotherapist; he told me that during his training he worked in several hospital wards. He said the case that affected him most was that of a young woman (early twenties) who’d tried to take her own life by taking an overdose of paracetamol tablets (approximately 30 tablets.) She was unconscious when she came in; when she regained consciousness on Sunday the doctors told her “You’re going to die on Wednesday, and there’s nothing we can do about it.” She stayed in hospital until Wednesday, with nothing to do but wait, when she died.
The mechanism of action of paracetamol overdose is similar to amatoxins, in that they destroy the liver, and cause no pain or other symptoms until it’s too late. Given the trial currently under way in Victoria, I can’t help wondering whether anyone’s tried murder by Panadol, or how successful it might be.
The doctor needs to work on his bedside manner.
Divine Angel said:
“You’re gonna die in three days and there’s nothing we can do” sounds like the tagline to a horror movie a la The Ring.
Decades back, i contracted an infection in a cut on my hand. I knew enough to see that the infection was spreading up my arm, via the lymph system.
I went to see the medical officer, and he put me on some anti-biotics (which cleared it up within several days).
‘You know’, he said, ‘fifty years ago, well within living memory, all i could have done for you was make you as comfortable as i could, and kid you along, and watch you slowly die’.
Bubblecar said:
btm said:
Bubblecar said:Dark stuff.
A friend of mine is a physiotherapist; he told me that during his training he worked in several hospital wards. He said the case that affected him most was that of a young woman (early twenties) who’d tried to take her own life by taking an overdose of paracetamol tablets (approximately 30 tablets.) She was unconscious when she came in; when she regained consciousness on Sunday the doctors told her “You’re going to die on Wednesday, and there’s nothing we can do about it.” She stayed in hospital until Wednesday, with nothing to do but wait, when she died.
The mechanism of action of paracetamol overdose is similar to amatoxins, in that they destroy the liver, and cause no pain or other symptoms until it’s too late. Given the trial currently under way in Victoria, I can’t help wondering whether anyone’s tried murder by Panadol, or how successful it might be.
That’s a surprisingly small number of paracetamols.
Yes
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
btm said:A friend of mine is a physiotherapist; he told me that during his training he worked in several hospital wards. He said the case that affected him most was that of a young woman (early twenties) who’d tried to take her own life by taking an overdose of paracetamol tablets (approximately 30 tablets.) She was unconscious when she came in; when she regained consciousness on Sunday the doctors told her “You’re going to die on Wednesday, and there’s nothing we can do about it.” She stayed in hospital until Wednesday, with nothing to do but wait, when she died.
The mechanism of action of paracetamol overdose is similar to amatoxins, in that they destroy the liver, and cause no pain or other symptoms until it’s too late. Given the trial currently under way in Victoria, I can’t help wondering whether anyone’s tried murder by Panadol, or how successful it might be.
That’s a surprisingly small number of paracetamols.
Yes
Not hard to work out.
Lethal at 150mg per kg of body weight.
500 mg tablets. Each one more than capable of ‘overdosing’ 3kg of body weight.
30 tablets X 500 mg = 1500 mg.
That would be risking lethality for someone who weighs 100 kg. And a lot of people who ‘pursue this method’ weigh a lot less than that.
ABC News:
Economists say a lot of things.
btm said:
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
watching documentary re
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders
Dark stuff.
A friend of mine is a physiotherapist; he told me that during his training he worked in several hospital wards. He said the case that affected him most was that of a young woman (early twenties) who’d tried to take her own life by taking an overdose of paracetamol tablets (approximately 30 tablets.) She was unconscious when she came in; when she regained consciousness on Sunday the doctors told her “You’re going to die on Wednesday, and there’s nothing we can do about it.” She stayed in hospital until Wednesday, with nothing to do but wait, when she died.
The mechanism of action of paracetamol overdose is similar to amatoxins, in that they destroy the liver, and cause no pain or other symptoms until it’s too late. Given the trial currently under way in Victoria, I can’t help wondering whether anyone’s tried murder by Panadol, or how successful it might be.
Changes to the regulations around the sale of panedol mean that for the most you’ll buy half the number of tablets at double the price.
They reckon it’ll cut down on the number of accidental and deliberate overdoses particularly among the young. But some say that’s just Darwinian selection getting rid of the feeble-minded from the gene pool. I couldn’t possibly comment.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
Economists say a lot of things.
“Australian housing costs have surged, due in part to a shortage of homes relative to a rapidly increasing population.
But what if you could build 12 per cent more homes each year than we are currently with no extra workers?”
heh, 300-500 thousand more people per year aren’t gonna be put in 12% more homes than currently built…
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
Economists say a lot of things.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-27/construction-small-businesses-cut-productivity-raise-costs/105342166
can’t we just mow down more young people with trucks or shoot them in the head for a gang land war and then transplant their livers
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
Economists say a lot of things.
what if you got them prefabricated from dirty CHINA like that hospital
btm said:
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
watching documentary re
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders
Dark stuff.
A friend of mine is a physiotherapist; he told me that during his training he worked in several hospital wards. He said the case that affected him most was that of a young woman (early twenties) who’d tried to take her own life by taking an overdose of paracetamol tablets (approximately 30 tablets.) She was unconscious when she came in; when she regained consciousness on Sunday the doctors told her “You’re going to die on Wednesday, and there’s nothing we can do about it.” She stayed in hospital until Wednesday, with nothing to do but wait, when she died.
The mechanism of action of paracetamol overdose is similar to amatoxins, in that they destroy the liver, and cause no pain or other symptoms until it’s too late. Given the trial currently under way in Victoria, I can’t help wondering whether anyone’s tried murder by Panadol, or how successful it might be.
probably harder to get someone to eat a bunch of paracetamol.. given that they taste terrible
Arts said:
btm said:
Bubblecar said:Dark stuff.
A friend of mine is a physiotherapist; he told me that during his training he worked in several hospital wards. He said the case that affected him most was that of a young woman (early twenties) who’d tried to take her own life by taking an overdose of paracetamol tablets (approximately 30 tablets.) She was unconscious when she came in; when she regained consciousness on Sunday the doctors told her “You’re going to die on Wednesday, and there’s nothing we can do about it.” She stayed in hospital until Wednesday, with nothing to do but wait, when she died.
The mechanism of action of paracetamol overdose is similar to amatoxins, in that they destroy the liver, and cause no pain or other symptoms until it’s too late. Given the trial currently under way in Victoria, I can’t help wondering whether anyone’s tried murder by Panadol, or how successful it might be.
probably harder to get someone to eat a bunch of paracetamol.. given that they taste terrible
Sings about sugar, a spoon and medicine.
;)
SCIENCE said:
can’t we just mow down more young people with trucks or shoot them in the head for a gang land war and then transplant their livers
Yeah, but if you destroy your liver on a Tuesday, and the surgeon only works on Mondays, your Friday deadline (in every sense of the word) is not going to help.
Arts said:
btm said:
Bubblecar said:Dark stuff.
A friend of mine is a physiotherapist; he told me that during his training he worked in several hospital wards. He said the case that affected him most was that of a young woman (early twenties) who’d tried to take her own life by taking an overdose of paracetamol tablets (approximately 30 tablets.) She was unconscious when she came in; when she regained consciousness on Sunday the doctors told her “You’re going to die on Wednesday, and there’s nothing we can do about it.” She stayed in hospital until Wednesday, with nothing to do but wait, when she died.
The mechanism of action of paracetamol overdose is similar to amatoxins, in that they destroy the liver, and cause no pain or other symptoms until it’s too late. Given the trial currently under way in Victoria, I can’t help wondering whether anyone’s tried murder by Panadol, or how successful it might be.
probably harder to get someone to eat a bunch of paracetamol.. given that they taste terrible
Alcohol: the cause of, and solution to, many of life’s problems.
Bogsnorkler said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
Economists say a lot of things.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-27/construction-small-businesses-cut-productivity-raise-costs/105342166
Hmm.
It seems to be a fraught game to be in. I’ve come across several builders/tradies who have been badly burnt on some contract or other.. even gone bust.
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:
btm said:A friend of mine is a physiotherapist; he told me that during his training he worked in several hospital wards. He said the case that affected him most was that of a young woman (early twenties) who’d tried to take her own life by taking an overdose of paracetamol tablets (approximately 30 tablets.) She was unconscious when she came in; when she regained consciousness on Sunday the doctors told her “You’re going to die on Wednesday, and there’s nothing we can do about it.” She stayed in hospital until Wednesday, with nothing to do but wait, when she died.
The mechanism of action of paracetamol overdose is similar to amatoxins, in that they destroy the liver, and cause no pain or other symptoms until it’s too late. Given the trial currently under way in Victoria, I can’t help wondering whether anyone’s tried murder by Panadol, or how successful it might be.
probably harder to get someone to eat a bunch of paracetamol.. given that they taste terrible
Alcohol: the cause of, and solution to, many of life’s problems.
And, helpfully, a liver destruction agent as well. Win-win.
There was a lot going on in todays episode of EP trial… but the witness who was last on the stand is the last witness for the prosecution… I think they still have to be cross examined, but next will come the defence witnesses (if any) and the wrap up then jury deliberation…
This morning’s surface chart was all over the place.
.
This afternoon’s is more stable.. and the bloke with blue pencil has been sacked.
Michael V said:
Arts said:
btm said:A friend of mine is a physiotherapist; he told me that during his training he worked in several hospital wards. He said the case that affected him most was that of a young woman (early twenties) who’d tried to take her own life by taking an overdose of paracetamol tablets (approximately 30 tablets.) She was unconscious when she came in; when she regained consciousness on Sunday the doctors told her “You’re going to die on Wednesday, and there’s nothing we can do about it.” She stayed in hospital until Wednesday, with nothing to do but wait, when she died.
The mechanism of action of paracetamol overdose is similar to amatoxins, in that they destroy the liver, and cause no pain or other symptoms until it’s too late. Given the trial currently under way in Victoria, I can’t help wondering whether anyone’s tried murder by Panadol, or how successful it might be.
probably harder to get someone to eat a bunch of paracetamol.. given that they taste terrible
Sings about sugar, a spoon and medicine.
;)
Go with autumn crocus extract then, beautiful¡
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
Arts said:probably harder to get someone to eat a bunch of paracetamol.. given that they taste terrible
Sings about sugar, a spoon and medicine.
;)
Go with autumn crocus extract then, beautiful¡
I have some tablets here for my occasional acute gout.
Divine Angel said:
I’ve seen nobody today, and they didn’t look like that fellow.
Divine Angel said:
The teacher asked me when teachers stopped using the cane, “Was it the 90s? The 80s?”
I still have callouses from that thing. It was certainly in use in the 70’s to any independent thinker.
Kingy said:
Divine Angel said:
The teacher asked me when teachers stopped using the cane, “Was it the 90s? The 80s?”
I still have callouses from that thing. It was certainly in use in the 70’s to any independent thinker.
In WA: 1987 or thereabouts. Midway through when I was in Year 9.
My latest Temu order was delivered today. One of the items I got is an Eeyore that is now hanging from my school bag. It’s freaking adorable.
Divine Angel said:
My latest Temu order was delivered today. One of the items I got is an Eeyore that is now hanging from my school bag. It’s freaking adorable.
:)
Divine Angel said:
My latest Temu order was delivered today. One of the items I got is an Eeyore that is now hanging from my school bag. It’s freaking adorable.
Why does the barman call you donkey.
Heawe heawe he always calls me donkey.
Bed to listen to pasta chuck.
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
My latest Temu order was delivered today. One of the items I got is an Eeyore that is now hanging from my school bag. It’s freaking adorable.
Why does the barman call you donkey.
Heawe heawe he always calls me donkey.
Ya know, Mr Man, if I had a pet donkey, I would call it Ohtee.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bed to listen to pasta chuck.
Is Pastor Chuck on the ABC Listen app?
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
My latest Temu order was delivered today. One of the items I got is an Eeyore that is now hanging from my school bag. It’s freaking adorable.
Why does the barman call you donkey.
Heawe heawe he always calls me donkey.
Ya know, Mr Man, if I had a pet donkey, I would call it Ohtee.
I say I say why would you call it Ohtee?
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bed to listen to pasta chuck.
Is Pastor Chuck on the ABC Listen app?
No he’s on the Radio for the Print Handicapped Listen app.
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:Why does the barman call you donkey.
Heawe heawe he always calls me donkey.
Ya know, Mr Man, if I had a pet donkey, I would call it Ohtee.
I say I say why would you call it Ohtee?
Coz it’s a donkey, Ohtee.
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie said:Ya know, Mr Man, if I had a pet donkey, I would call it Ohtee.
I say I say why would you call it Ohtee?
Coz it’s a donkey, Ohtee.
That’s it I’m going to bed.
I’ve done almost 11k steps today. It must have been all that Hokey Pokey.
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie said:Ya know, Mr Man, if I had a pet donkey, I would call it Ohtee.
I say I say why would you call it Ohtee?
Coz it’s a donkey, Ohtee.
omg
Divine Angel said:
I’ve done almost 11k steps today. It must have been all that Hokey Pokey.
Well done. I’ve walked from room to room now and then.
must have been a minor earth tremor here.
I have an empty 600 mL cola bottle sitting on the table in front of me. Suddenly started rattling, then stopped.
party_pants said:
must have been a minor earth tremor here.I have an empty 600 mL cola bottle sitting on the table in front of me. Suddenly started rattling, then stopped.
Ooh.
party_pants said:
must have been a minor earth tremor here.I have an empty 600 mL cola bottle sitting on the table in front of me. Suddenly started rattling, then stopped.
Nah. Ya got ya subwoofer turned up to high.
party_pants said:
must have been a minor earth tremor here.I have an empty 600 mL cola bottle sitting on the table in front of me. Suddenly started rattling, then stopped.
Nuthin’ showing up on the usual sites.
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
must have been a minor earth tremor here.I have an empty 600 mL cola bottle sitting on the table in front of me. Suddenly started rattling, then stopped.
Nuthin’ showing up on the usual sites.
Poltergeist.
Nothing to see, move along.
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
must have been a minor earth tremor here.I have an empty 600 mL cola bottle sitting on the table in front of me. Suddenly started rattling, then stopped.
Nuthin’ showing up on the usual sites.
Maybe something more local then. Weird.
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie said:Ya know, Mr Man, if I had a pet donkey, I would call it Ohtee.
I say I say why would you call it Ohtee?
Coz it’s a donkey, Ohtee.
That’s quite a quixotic name, Mr W.
party_pants said:
must have been a minor earth tremor here.I have an empty 600 mL cola bottle sitting on the table in front of me. Suddenly started rattling, then stopped.
Cool.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:I say I say why would you call it Ohtee?
Coz it’s a donkey, Ohtee.
That’s quite a quixotic name, Mr W.
Only for those callled Don.
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:Coz it’s a donkey, Ohtee.
That’s quite a quixotic name, Mr W.
Only for those called Don.
Is Don, is Good.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Michael V said:That’s quite a quixotic name, Mr W.
Only for those called Don.
Is Don, is Good.
So….. was it Donald Quixote, but he preferred Don instead?
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:Only for those called Don.
Is Don, is Good.
So….. was it Donald Quixote, but he preferred Don instead?
I think it might have been a title he gave himself. I tried to read it once, but got bored and didn’t continue.
watching documentary various, and reading re
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_(missile)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duga_radar
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
must have been a minor earth tremor here.I have an empty 600 mL cola bottle sitting on the table in front of me. Suddenly started rattling, then stopped.
Nuthin’ showing up on the usual sites.
Maybe something more local then. Weird.
a meth lab going up perhaps
SCIENCE said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:Nuthin’ showing up on the usual sites.
Maybe something more local then. Weird.
a meth lab going up perhaps
I’m south of the river mate.
party_pants said:
SCIENCE said:
party_pants said:Maybe something more local then. Weird.
a meth lab going up perhaps
I’m south of the river mate.
too dark to see mushroom clouds, need wait until morning, cup of hot milo meanwhile before bed
A couple celebrating their 57th wedding anniversary have had to be rescued after their car drove off a dock and into the water as they attempted to board a ferry in Tasmania.
A female employee of the Bruny Island ferry company dived into the water and smashed windows to free the pair from the submerged car, police said.
Police thanked those involved for their quick actions to save the couple. The ferry operator has announced a reduced service while an investigation proceeds.
abc news.
Bogsnorkler said:
A couple celebrating their 57th wedding anniversary have had to be rescued after their car drove off a dock and into the water as they attempted to board a ferry in Tasmania.A female employee of the Bruny Island ferry company dived into the water and smashed windows to free the pair from the submerged car, police said.
Police thanked those involved for their quick actions to save the couple. The ferry operator has announced a reduced service while an investigation proceeds.
abc news.
Wow. well done her. I wonder if she had training just for that scenario..?
Speaking of which, I have to do my annual CPR refresher lesson tomorrow. I hope my knees can handle it.
party_pants said:
Bogsnorkler said:
A couple celebrating their 57th wedding anniversary have had to be rescued after their car drove off a dock and into the water as they attempted to board a ferry in Tasmania.A female employee of the Bruny Island ferry company dived into the water and smashed windows to free the pair from the submerged car, police said.
Police thanked those involved for their quick actions to save the couple. The ferry operator has announced a reduced service while an investigation proceeds.
abc news.
Wow. well done her. I wonder if she had training just for that scenario..?
Speaking of which, I have to do my annual CPR refresher lesson tomorrow. I hope my knees can handle it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIACyhhpU2M
Speaking of word-related games (previous two posts in VBT), it seems that the Wikipedia-based Redactle.net game is down.
It has been for offline for almost a day.
AussieDJ said:
Speaking of word-related games (previous two posts in VBT), it seems that the Wikipedia-based Redactle.net game is down.It has been for offline for almost a day.
Gosh, there’ll be people suffering withdrawals.
roughbarked said:
AussieDJ said:
Speaking of word-related games (previous two posts in VBT), it seems that the Wikipedia-based Redactle.net game is down.It has been for offline for almost a day.
Gosh, there’ll be people suffering withdrawals.
Well, there’s one that (who?) I know of …
:)
AussieDJ said:
Speaking of word-related games (previous two posts in VBT), it seems that the Wikipedia-based Redactle.net game is down.It has been for offline for almost a day.
Dear oh dear…oh well…tsk tsk….anyway….
kii said:
AussieDJ said:
Speaking of word-related games (previous two posts in VBT), it seems that the Wikipedia-based Redactle.net game is down.It has been for offline for almost a day.
Dear oh dear…oh well…tsk tsk….anyway….
Exactly. Not worth worrying about …
I just thought I’d mention it in passing
After today’s unseasonably warm 30 degrees, we’re heading for 23 and mostly sunny today.
Mini Me has early clarinet, then school photos today. I’m at school til lunchtime (school lunch, not normal people lunch).
My uncle’s posted pics on fb of dust blown in from Victoria and SA, creating a haze over Sydney.
One of his friends has commented, “the Earth is in teaching mode. I hope we’re listening.”
What?
Morning all. Heading for 14 here today and -3 tonight. About 0 at the moment.
A little more housework to do today. Gradually getting the place perfick for my birthday next Tuesday.
But first, a cup of tea and the Times crossword.
Morning Pilgrims, it’s spiffing but cold in the Pearl this morning.
Over.
Divine Angel said:
My uncle’s posted pics on fb of dust blown in from Victoria and SA, creating a haze over Sydney.
One of his friends has commented, “the Earth is in teaching mode. I hope we’re listening.”
What?
Trump Saving The World Again
Got another funeral today, my cousin, we weren’t close.
Divine Angel said:
My uncle’s posted pics on fb of dust blown in from Victoria and SA, creating a haze over Sydney.One of his friends has commented, “the Earth is in teaching mode. I hope we’re listening.”
What?
Didn’t even notice the dust up here, but I have to drive down the hill into town today, so we’ll see how that goes.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
My uncle’s posted pics on fb of dust blown in from Victoria and SA, creating a haze over Sydney.One of his friends has commented, “the Earth is in teaching mode. I hope we’re listening.”
What?
Didn’t even notice the dust up here, but I have to drive down the hill into town today, so we’ll see how that goes.
The bad lands down the hill.
The other night I remembered something that Ros often said or did that had me cry a bit. When I woke up the next day I forgot what it was. I keep waiting for it to float to the top again.
Today I remembered something else – my DNA shows 36% Baltics and 30% Scotland, just a random thought after I heard the bagpipes being played on the series The Crown. Hearing the bagpipes always make me cry a bit.
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
My uncle’s posted pics on fb of dust blown in from Victoria and SA, creating a haze over Sydney.
One of his friends has commented, “the Earth is in teaching mode. I hope we’re listening.”
What?
Trump Saving The World Again
In fact the earth has been talking to us for a long time and only the scientists are listening.
Divine Angel said:
My uncle’s posted pics on fb of dust blown in from Victoria and SA, creating a haze over Sydney.One of his friends has commented, “the Earth is in teaching mode. I hope we’re listening.”
What?
hopefully that dust will soak up some of that water.
Bogsnorkler said:
Divine Angel said:
My uncle’s posted pics on fb of dust blown in from Victoria and SA, creating a haze over Sydney.One of his friends has commented, “the Earth is in teaching mode. I hope we’re listening.”
What?
hopefully that dust will soak up some of that water.
It has gone to the Pacific.
roughbarked said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Divine Angel said:
My uncle’s posted pics on fb of dust blown in from Victoria and SA, creating a haze over Sydney.One of his friends has commented, “the Earth is in teaching mode. I hope we’re listening.”
What?
hopefully that dust will soak up some of that water.
It has gone to the Pacific.
gunna need more dust to soak that up.
Bogsnorkler said:
roughbarked said:
Bogsnorkler said:hopefully that dust will soak up some of that water.
It has gone to the Pacific.
gunna need more dust to soak that up.
We have been chucking a lot at it but all it seems to do is feed krill.
roughbarked said:
Bogsnorkler said:
roughbarked said:It has gone to the Pacific.
gunna need more dust to soak that up.
We have been chucking a lot at it but all it seems to do is feed krill.
even dust clouds have a silver lining.
Bogsnorkler said:
roughbarked said:
Bogsnorkler said:gunna need more dust to soak that up.
We have been chucking a lot at it but all it seems to do is feed krill.
even dust clouds have a silver lining.
Ken the postman has just delivered my cattle wagons.
roughbarked said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Divine Angel said:
My uncle’s posted pics on fb of dust blown in from Victoria and SA, creating a haze over Sydney.One of his friends has commented, “the Earth is in teaching mode. I hope we’re listening.”
What?
hopefully that dust will soak up some of that water.
It has gone to the Pacific.
The orange bits
Bogsnorkler said:
roughbarked said:
Bogsnorkler said:gunna need more dust to soak that up.
We have been chucking a lot at it but all it seems to do is feed krill.
even dust clouds have a silver lining.
Morning
Bubblecar said:
Ken the postman has just delivered my cattle wagons.
Do they have cattle included ?
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
Ken the postman has just delivered my cattle wagons.
Do they have cattle included ?
No.
Cymek said:
Morning
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
Ken the postman has just delivered my cattle wagons.
Do they have cattle included ?
No, that’s the Coles truck.
Tamb said:
Cymek said:
Morning
Yes, it is.
Not here.
Spacex flight was mostly successful. The re-entry didn’t go to plan but it launched on a second hand booster, got to sub orbit, didn’t launch the fake satellites, coasted for a bit, then lost control.
Not a bad effort despite the asshole owner.
kii said:
Tamb said:
Cymek said:
Morning
Yes, it is.Not here.
Kingy said:
Spacex flight was mostly successful. The re-entry didn’t go to plan but it launched on a second hand booster, got to sub orbit, didn’t launch the fake satellites, coasted for a bit, then lost control.Not a bad effort despite the asshole owner.
Well I suppose it was more successful than previous attempts, but I’m seriously thinking about cancelling my reservation for a trip to Mars in 2029.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Kingy said:
Spacex flight was mostly successful. The re-entry didn’t go to plan but it launched on a second hand booster, got to sub orbit, didn’t launch the fake satellites, coasted for a bit, then lost control.Not a bad effort despite the asshole owner.
Well I suppose it was more successful than previous attempts, but I’m seriously thinking about cancelling my reservation for a trip to Mars in 2029.
The Mars timetables are very optimistic
Cymek said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Kingy said:
Spacex flight was mostly successful. The re-entry didn’t go to plan but it launched on a second hand booster, got to sub orbit, didn’t launch the fake satellites, coasted for a bit, then lost control.Not a bad effort despite the asshole owner.
Well I suppose it was more successful than previous attempts, but I’m seriously thinking about cancelling my reservation for a trip to Mars in 2029.
The Mars timetables are very optimistic
well move faster
The Rev Dodgson said:
Kingy said:
Spacex flight was mostly successful. The re-entry didn’t go to plan but it launched on a second hand booster, got to sub orbit, didn’t launch the fake satellites, coasted for a bit, then lost control.Not a bad effort despite the asshole owner.
Well I suppose it was more successful than previous attempts, but I’m seriously thinking about cancelling my reservation for a trip to Mars in 2029.
No-one ever mentions their trip back from Mars.
captain_spalding said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Kingy said:
Spacex flight was mostly successful. The re-entry didn’t go to plan but it launched on a second hand booster, got to sub orbit, didn’t launch the fake satellites, coasted for a bit, then lost control.
Not a bad effort despite the asshole owner.
Well I suppose it was more successful than previous attempts, but I’m seriously thinking about cancelling my reservation for a trip to Mars in 2029.
No-one ever mentions their trip back from Mars.
Relax
We are programmed to receive
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave
home sweet home
the answer to PWM’s question is we had 5.6mm rain, I was elsewhere, they had over an inch that elsewhere
in other news got lot of parts to go in the car, a lemon tree to go with other fruit trees, did the shopping, got a new chainsaw, though keep using the communist red chainsaw for the moment until that fails, then switch to the corporate blue Victa
and coffee landed, out of the thermos, still hot
transition said:
home sweet homethe answer to PWM’s question is we had 5.6mm rain, I was elsewhere, they had over an inch that elsewhere
in other news got lot of parts to go in the car, a lemon tree to go with other fruit trees, did the shopping, got a new chainsaw, though keep using the communist red chainsaw for the moment until that fails, then switch to the corporate blue Victa
and coffee landed, out of the thermos, still hot
A lemon tree is a wise investment.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
home sweet homethe answer to PWM’s question is we had 5.6mm rain, I was elsewhere, they had over an inch that elsewhere
in other news got lot of parts to go in the car, a lemon tree to go with other fruit trees, did the shopping, got a new chainsaw, though keep using the communist red chainsaw for the moment until that fails, then switch to the corporate blue Victa
and coffee landed, out of the thermos, still hot
A lemon tree is a wise investment.
there ya go, this year’s rain so far, it’s shit SFA
Afternoon. Lovely day here in the nation’s capital. Also, Canberra has taken out the number one spot for quality of life in Oxford Economics’ Global Cities Index 2025.
Brindabellas said:
Afternoon. Lovely day here in the nation’s capital. Also, Canberra has taken out the number one spot for quality of life in Oxford Economics’ Global Cities Index 2025.
According to the radio, the Sunshine Coast has lost its title of the place everyone is moving to. Greater Geelong is the new winner.
Brindabellas said:
Afternoon. Lovely day here in the nation’s capital. Also, Canberra has taken out the number one spot for quality of life in Oxford Economics’ Global Cities Index 2025.
… but it’s way down the list overall!
It’s a mystery to me how they work out the “overall” rankings.
Surely “quality of life” is all that matters.
Brindabellas said:
Afternoon. Lovely day here in the nation’s capital. Also, Canberra has taken out the number one spot for quality of life in Oxford Economics’ Global Cities Index 2025.
Well done!
Melbourne and Sydney came 6th and 7th in the “Overall” category.
Bubblecar said:
Brindabellas said:
Afternoon. Lovely day here in the nation’s capital. Also, Canberra has taken out the number one spot for quality of life in Oxford Economics’ Global Cities Index 2025.
Well done!
Melbourne and Sydney came 6th and 7th in the “Overall” category.
Considering that New York and London were 1st and 2nd “overall”, I think the “overall” category is pretty meaningless :)
The Rev Dodgson said:
Brindabellas said:
Afternoon. Lovely day here in the nation’s capital. Also, Canberra has taken out the number one spot for quality of life in Oxford Economics’ Global Cities Index 2025.
… but it’s way down the list overall!
It’s a mystery to me how they work out the “overall” rankings.
Surely “quality of life” is all that matters.
You’d think all the other categories contribute much to the “quality of life”, so the actual between that and “overall” is perhaps obscure.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
Brindabellas said:
Afternoon. Lovely day here in the nation’s capital. Also, Canberra has taken out the number one spot for quality of life in Oxford Economics’ Global Cities Index 2025.
Well done!
Melbourne and Sydney came 6th and 7th in the “Overall” category.
Considering that New York and London were 1st and 2nd “overall”, I think the “overall” category is pretty meaningless :)
Aye. London and New York might be places to visit but I wouldn’t want to live there. In fact I wouldn’t even want to visit NY.
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Brindabellas said:
Afternoon. Lovely day here in the nation’s capital. Also, Canberra has taken out the number one spot for quality of life in Oxford Economics’ Global Cities Index 2025.
… but it’s way down the list overall!
It’s a mystery to me how they work out the “overall” rankings.
Surely “quality of life” is all that matters.
You’d think all the other categories contribute much to the “quality of life”, so the actual between that and “overall” is perhaps obscure.
actual between = difference
Mini Me has been invited to graduate to a “big recorder”. she doesn’t know the name of it but I’m thinking it’s a bass recorder? Anyway, she’s got a solo performance on the regular recorder in a couple of weeks.
Today in the kids’ music class, the teacher introduced them to classical music, and a beginner’s guide to reading music (sort of?) by showing them this video (~3 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtJ1G3aMaQQ
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me has been invited to graduate to a “big recorder”. she doesn’t know the name of it but I’m thinking it’s a bass recorder? Anyway, she’s got a solo performance on the regular recorder in a couple of weeks.
More likely a tenor or alto.
Rick Astley talking about getting Rick Rolled, and the guy who started it.
2.30 min video on Facebook. https://fb.watch/zSm-VCiNzl/?
Divine Angel said:
Rick Astley talking about getting Rick Rolled, and the guy who started it.2.30 min video on Facebook. https://fb.watch/zSm-VCiNzl/?
not going anywhere near that :)
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me has been invited to graduate to a “big recorder”. she doesn’t know the name of it but I’m thinking it’s a bass recorder? Anyway, she’s got a solo performance on the regular recorder in a couple of weeks.
Don’t let her do any research on the Brown Noise
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
Rick Astley talking about getting Rick Rolled, and the guy who started it.2.30 min video on Facebook. https://fb.watch/zSm-VCiNzl/?
not going anywhere near that :)
I’d thought you never gonna give up, shame
Blurry snaps of the cattle wagons that arrived today. I’ll have fun making them dirty.
The little Eeyore hanging off my bag
Divine Angel said:
The little Eeyore hanging off my bag
:)
OK, I’d better have a shower and visit the shop.
transition said:
home sweet homethe answer to PWM’s question is we had 5.6mm rain, I was elsewhere, they had over an inch that elsewhere
in other news got lot of parts to go in the car, a lemon tree to go with other fruit trees, did the shopping, got a new chainsaw, though keep using the communist red chainsaw for the moment until that fails, then switch to the corporate blue Victa
and coffee landed, out of the thermos, still hot
I got 2mm.
Bubblecar said:
Blurry snaps of the cattle wagons that arrived today. I’ll have fun making them dirty.
So Craft doesn’t just make cheese.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
home sweet homethe answer to PWM’s question is we had 5.6mm rain, I was elsewhere, they had over an inch that elsewhere
in other news got lot of parts to go in the car, a lemon tree to go with other fruit trees, did the shopping, got a new chainsaw, though keep using the communist red chainsaw for the moment until that fails, then switch to the corporate blue Victa
and coffee landed, out of the thermos, still hot
A lemon tree is a wise investment.
One lemon tree can feed the whole street.
Divine Angel said:
Today in the kids’ music class, the teacher introduced them to classical music, and a beginner’s guide to reading music (sort of?) by showing them this video (~3 minutes)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtJ1G3aMaQQ
Got no idea how that is supposed to be related to reading music. Pretty dull video. They need a cool music teacher like my son :-)
transition said:
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
home sweet homethe answer to PWM’s question is we had 5.6mm rain, I was elsewhere, they had over an inch that elsewhere
in other news got lot of parts to go in the car, a lemon tree to go with other fruit trees, did the shopping, got a new chainsaw, though keep using the communist red chainsaw for the moment until that fails, then switch to the corporate blue Victa
and coffee landed, out of the thermos, still hot
A lemon tree is a wise investment.
there ya go, this year’s rain so far, it’s shit SFA
Bluddy’ell. I thought we were dry and we’ve had three times yours.
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me has been invited to graduate to a “big recorder”. she doesn’t know the name of it but I’m thinking it’s a bass recorder? Anyway, she’s got a solo performance on the regular recorder in a couple of weeks.
My son started on the recorder, as he was too small for the saxophone.
Brindabellas said:
Divine Angel said:
Today in the kids’ music class, the teacher introduced them to classical music, and a beginner’s guide to reading music (sort of?) by showing them this video (~3 minutes)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtJ1G3aMaQQ
Got no idea how that is supposed to be related to reading music. Pretty dull video. They need a cool music teacher like my son :-)
All three of my children played an instrument and high school killed any enthusiasm they had for it.
Cymek said:
Brindabellas said:
Divine Angel said:
Today in the kids’ music class, the teacher introduced them to classical music, and a beginner’s guide to reading music (sort of?) by showing them this video (~3 minutes)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtJ1G3aMaQQ
Got no idea how that is supposed to be related to reading music. Pretty dull video. They need a cool music teacher like my son :-)
All three of my children played an instrument and high school killed any enthusiasm they had for it.
We’re hoping to get Mini Me into a non-catchment high school through a music excellence program so she’d better stick with it lol
We are back. Where is Woodie?
TOOT! TOOT! We rode the fast train from Warrnambool to Melbourne on Monday and came back today. It’s called a fast train, and it’s not as atmospheric as the trains used to be and there is no First Class any more and there is no “clickety clack” noise (which was probably the biggest disappointment really). There were some cuttings, a 2 second tunnel and a 32 second tunnel. Quite a good way to do the 300 odd kilometres.
And then we had to work out how to tram around Melbourne because our MyKi cards were rather old. The nice lady at the PTV (Public transport Victoria) hub at Southern Cross Station sold me two new cards with $5.50 on each of them, which was all that was required to get us out to Richmond from the city yesterday afternoon and back in the early evening. Bargain. The cards were $3 each instead of $6 because we’ve got Seniors Cards. And then she said “Have you got your old card? We replace the old ones for nothing you know”. So I’ve got a spare MyKi with no money on it, but the card is OK for 4 years. We’ve both lost our Tram Legs after not using them for 30+ years. Just as well we developed good Tram Legs in our teens and twenties really, it’s like riding a bike. Except 65 year old legs are not quite as nimble as 25 year old legs.
And in other interesting news…I am now officially an Old Lady. A young man got up and gave me his seat on the tram! I thanked him very much.
buffy said:
We are back. Where is Woodie?TOOT! TOOT! We rode the fast train from Warrnambool to Melbourne on Monday and came back today. It’s called a fast train, and it’s not as atmospheric as the trains used to be and there is no First Class any more and there is no “clickety clack” noise (which was probably the biggest disappointment really). There were some cuttings, a 2 second tunnel and a 32 second tunnel. Quite a good way to do the 300 odd kilometres.
And then we had to work out how to tram around Melbourne because our MyKi cards were rather old. The nice lady at the PTV (Public transport Victoria) hub at Southern Cross Station sold me two new cards with $5.50 on each of them, which was all that was required to get us out to Richmond from the city yesterday afternoon and back in the early evening. Bargain. The cards were $3 each instead of $6 because we’ve got Seniors Cards. And then she said “Have you got your old card? We replace the old ones for nothing you know”. So I’ve got a spare MyKi with no money on it, but the card is OK for 4 years. We’ve both lost our Tram Legs after not using them for 30+ years. Just as well we developed good Tram Legs in our teens and twenties really, it’s like riding a bike. Except 65 year old legs are not quite as nimble as 25 year old legs.
And in other interesting news…I am now officially an Old Lady. A young man got up and gave me his seat on the tram! I thanked him very much.
:)
Good on him!
:)
Michael V said:
buffy said:
We are back. Where is Woodie?TOOT! TOOT! We rode the fast train from Warrnambool to Melbourne on Monday and came back today. It’s called a fast train, and it’s not as atmospheric as the trains used to be and there is no First Class any more and there is no “clickety clack” noise (which was probably the biggest disappointment really). There were some cuttings, a 2 second tunnel and a 32 second tunnel. Quite a good way to do the 300 odd kilometres.
And then we had to work out how to tram around Melbourne because our MyKi cards were rather old. The nice lady at the PTV (Public transport Victoria) hub at Southern Cross Station sold me two new cards with $5.50 on each of them, which was all that was required to get us out to Richmond from the city yesterday afternoon and back in the early evening. Bargain. The cards were $3 each instead of $6 because we’ve got Seniors Cards. And then she said “Have you got your old card? We replace the old ones for nothing you know”. So I’ve got a spare MyKi with no money on it, but the card is OK for 4 years. We’ve both lost our Tram Legs after not using them for 30+ years. Just as well we developed good Tram Legs in our teens and twenties really, it’s like riding a bike. Except 65 year old legs are not quite as nimble as 25 year old legs.
And in other interesting news…I am now officially an Old Lady. A young man got up and gave me his seat on the tram! I thanked him very much.
:)
Good on him!
:)
Yes. :)
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
Brindabellas said:Got no idea how that is supposed to be related to reading music. Pretty dull video. They need a cool music teacher like my son :-)
All three of my children played an instrument and high school killed any enthusiasm they had for it.
We’re hoping to get Mini Me into a non-catchment high school through a music excellence program so she’d better stick with it lol
Sounds good, that is what all three of my children did.
The local highschool was not fantastic
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:
We are back. Where is Woodie?TOOT! TOOT! We rode the fast train from Warrnambool to Melbourne on Monday and came back today. It’s called a fast train, and it’s not as atmospheric as the trains used to be and there is no First Class any more and there is no “clickety clack” noise (which was probably the biggest disappointment really). There were some cuttings, a 2 second tunnel and a 32 second tunnel. Quite a good way to do the 300 odd kilometres.
And then we had to work out how to tram around Melbourne because our MyKi cards were rather old. The nice lady at the PTV (Public transport Victoria) hub at Southern Cross Station sold me two new cards with $5.50 on each of them, which was all that was required to get us out to Richmond from the city yesterday afternoon and back in the early evening. Bargain. The cards were $3 each instead of $6 because we’ve got Seniors Cards. And then she said “Have you got your old card? We replace the old ones for nothing you know”. So I’ve got a spare MyKi with no money on it, but the card is OK for 4 years. We’ve both lost our Tram Legs after not using them for 30+ years. Just as well we developed good Tram Legs in our teens and twenties really, it’s like riding a bike. Except 65 year old legs are not quite as nimble as 25 year old legs.
And in other interesting news…I am now officially an Old Lady. A young man got up and gave me his seat on the tram! I thanked him very much.
:)
Good on him!
:)
Yes. :)
I suspect there is a degree of karma involved there – we always did that when we were students back in the early 1980s. I was managing quite OK, but no way was I going to be so ungracious as to refuse his offer.
I won’t be able to catch up on three days of posts. I see Tamb showed up after computer problems. Have I missed anything else of import?
Yeah yeah but how’s mr buffy?
buffy said:
I won’t be able to catch up on three days of posts. I see Tamb showed up after computer problems. Have I missed anything else of import?
Did you catch the bit where I had a pie and peas and an apple turnover with cream for lunch.
back with another load of wood and unloaded, did that all with the communist chainsaw
read the meters none leaks
first the crops up, jumped out the ground all the excitement about warm earth, I could hear all the cheery crop speak as drove past
coffee and noodles in a moment, my back at yelling at me
Divine Angel said:
Yeah yeah but how’s mr buffy?
He had a gastroscopy – endoscopic ultrasound. Checking cyst on head of pancreas. Basically looks OK. Stuff aspirated and sent for biochemistry, mucin staining, antigens and cytology. Awaiting results on stuff.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
I won’t be able to catch up on three days of posts. I see Tamb showed up after computer problems. Have I missed anything else of import?
Did you catch the bit where I had a pie and peas and an apple turnover with cream for lunch.
What, again?
buffy said:
I won’t be able to catch up on three days of posts. I see Tamb showed up after computer problems. Have I missed anything else of import?
I don’t think so.
Cymek said:
Brindabellas said:
Divine Angel said:
Today in the kids’ music class, the teacher introduced them to classical music, and a beginner’s guide to reading music (sort of?) by showing them this video (~3 minutes)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtJ1G3aMaQQ
Got no idea how that is supposed to be related to reading music. Pretty dull video. They need a cool music teacher like my son :-)
All three of my children played an instrument and high school killed any enthusiasm they had for it.
sounds like what high school does to any learning area
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
Yeah yeah but how’s mr buffy?
He had a gastroscopy – endoscopic ultrasound. Checking cyst on head of pancreas. Basically looks OK. Stuff aspirated and sent for biochemistry, mucin staining, antigens and cytology. Awaiting results on stuff.
Gosh!
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
Yeah yeah but how’s mr buffy?
He had a gastroscopy – endoscopic ultrasound. Checking cyst on head of pancreas. Basically looks OK. Stuff aspirated and sent for biochemistry, mucin staining, antigens and cytology. Awaiting results on stuff.
Gosh!
It could have been there for yonks. They are finding all sorts of things that were never seen before these more fancy scans and things were being done. When they looked at his kidney stones, they decided they should have a closer look at this too. It’s a very low probability of being trouble.
BACK. Lovely still, clear evening out there. I can see why we’re heading for -3.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:He had a gastroscopy – endoscopic ultrasound. Checking cyst on head of pancreas. Basically looks OK. Stuff aspirated and sent for biochemistry, mucin staining, antigens and cytology. Awaiting results on stuff.
Gosh!
It could have been there for yonks. They are finding all sorts of things that were never seen before these more fancy scans and things were being done. When they looked at his kidney stones, they decided they should have a closer look at this too. It’s a very low probability of being trouble.
🤞🏼 it stays good
Bubblecar said:
BACK. Lovely still, clear evening out there. I can see why we’re heading for -3.
A low of 13 here tonight, that’s plenty cold enough thank you very much.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:He had a gastroscopy – endoscopic ultrasound. Checking cyst on head of pancreas. Basically looks OK. Stuff aspirated and sent for biochemistry, mucin staining, antigens and cytology. Awaiting results on stuff.
Gosh!
It could have been there for yonks. They are finding all sorts of things that were never seen before these more fancy scans and things were being done. When they looked at his kidney stones, they decided they should have a closer look at this too. It’s a very low probability of being trouble.
That’s good to hear.
A flashing red light outside caught my eye. There’s a crane nearby which flashes red at night. I think they’re building townhouses over there.
Divine Angel said:
A flashing red light outside caught my eye. There’s a crane nearby which flashes red at night. I think they’re building townhouses over there.
Warning light for low-flying aerioplanes, I suppose.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
A flashing red light outside caught my eye. There’s a crane nearby which flashes red at night. I think they’re building townhouses over there.
Warning light for low-flying aerioplanes, I suppose.
Or Eye of Sauron, whatever.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
Yeah yeah but how’s mr buffy?
He had a gastroscopy – endoscopic ultrasound. Checking cyst on head of pancreas. Basically looks OK. Stuff aspirated and sent for biochemistry, mucin staining, antigens and cytology. Awaiting results on stuff.
Gosh!
Repeat, gosh!
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
A flashing red light outside caught my eye. There’s a crane nearby which flashes red at night. I think they’re building townhouses over there.
Warning light for low-flying aerioplanes, I suppose.
Or Eye of Sauron, whatever.
Prolly both.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:He had a gastroscopy – endoscopic ultrasound. Checking cyst on head of pancreas. Basically looks OK. Stuff aspirated and sent for biochemistry, mucin staining, antigens and cytology. Awaiting results on stuff.
Gosh!
Repeat, gosh!
Does not sound like fun, at all.
But, is it not great to live in an age where such diagnostics are available to us?
A while back, someone declared that people have trusted in the medical profession for thousands of years, but it’s only in the last 120 years or so that that trust has been in any way justified.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
A flashing red light outside caught my eye. There’s a crane nearby which flashes red at night. I think they’re building townhouses over there.
Warning light for low-flying aerioplanes, I suppose.
Yep, for the local airport(s).
Spiny Norman said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
A flashing red light outside caught my eye. There’s a crane nearby which flashes red at night. I think they’re building townhouses over there.
Warning light for low-flying aerioplanes, I suppose.
Yep, for the local airport(s).
With a busy aerodrome fairly close to the centre of town, just about every tall structure in and around Toowoomba has a bright red light on top of it.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Gosh!
Repeat, gosh!
Does not sound like fun, at all.
But, is it not great to live in an age where such diagnostics are available to us?
A while back, someone declared that people have trusted in the medical profession for thousands of years, but it’s only in the last 120 years or so that that trust has been in any way justified.
It is all great, The new eyes was probably the best so far but I loved the fact that ny shoulder was fixed from unable to be used at all to almost as good as it used to be. Now my hand is healing up I’ve got more dexterity back. The only thing medicine can’t give me yet is my youth and virility back.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Repeat, gosh!
Does not sound like fun, at all.
But, is it not great to live in an age where such diagnostics are available to us?
A while back, someone declared that people have trusted in the medical profession for thousands of years, but it’s only in the last 120 years or so that that trust has been in any way justified.
It is all great, The new eyes was probably the best so far but I loved the fact that ny shoulder was fixed from unable to be used at all to almost as good as it used to be. Now my hand is healing up I’ve got more dexterity back. The only thing medicine can’t give me yet is my youth and virility back.
I’m just missing the youth (ahem).
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
Bubblecar said:Warning light for low-flying aerioplanes, I suppose.
Yep, for the local airport(s).
With a busy aerodrome fairly close to the centre of town, just about every tall structure in and around Toowoomba has a bright red light on top of it.
Mandatory. We’ve had red lights on top of the local hill which happens to be next to the airport, for my whole life. here are water tanks up there and a radio towerThe only difference now is that there are now many more red lights up there what with Mobile phones.
We live in a medical age of which doctors of our grandparents’ time would hardly have dared to dream.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Does not sound like fun, at all.
But, is it not great to live in an age where such diagnostics are available to us?
A while back, someone declared that people have trusted in the medical profession for thousands of years, but it’s only in the last 120 years or so that that trust has been in any way justified.
It is all great, The new eyes was probably the best so far but I loved the fact that ny shoulder was fixed from unable to be used at all to almost as good as it used to be. Now my hand is healing up I’ve got more dexterity back. The only thing medicine can’t give me yet is my youth and virility back.
I’m just missing the youth (ahem).
You old stud.
captain_spalding said:
We live in a medical age of which doctors of our grandparents’ time would hardly have dared to dream.
We do.
Shallow magnitude 3.5 earthquake recorded near Appin, south-west of Sydney
By Mikayla McGuirk-Scolaro and Justin Huntsdale
45m ago
roughbarked said:
Shallow magnitude 3.5 earthquake recorded near Appin, south-west of Sydney
By Mikayla McGuirk-Scolaro and Justin Huntsdale ABC Illawarra Topic:Earthquakes45m ago
A shallow magnitude 3.5 earthquake has been recorded near Appin, south-west of Sydney.
“The earthquake was felt at 2:53pm this afternoon, striking at a depth of two kilometres.”;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-28/appin-earthquake-felt-south-west-of-sydney/105349008
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Gosh!
Repeat, gosh!
Does not sound like fun, at all.
But, is it not great to live in an age where such diagnostics are available to us?
A while back, someone declared that people have trusted in the medical profession for thousands of years, but it’s only in the last 120 years or so that that trust has been in any way justified.
For him it was a bit of a sleep. I got to sit in the waiting room for 5 hours. But I was expecting it to take time. And I’m not a shopper, so I was happy to just sit and read. I had taken a Pratchett with me. I could have walked in the Fitzroy Gardens – except it was drizzly and uninviting. Although by 5 o’clock (we were there around 1.00pm) I was the only person left in the room. I did a bit of walking and stretching then.
Oh, and it seems we should probably go to Melbourne more often. Since we left on Monday, there has been 15mm rain here in Penshurst.
The weather done gone chilly again
So I got home and checked the earthquake map on Geosciences Australia. There a Mag 2.3 last night near Meckering WA.
Odd thing is, it was around about one hour before I posted here about the empty plastic coke bottle rattling on the table. But around that time I was having dinner and it would have still been a near full coke bottle. So I might not have noticed it.
party_pants said:
So I got home and checked the earthquake map on Geosciences Australia. There a Mag 2.3 last night near Meckering WA.Odd thing is, it was around about one hour before I posted here about the empty plastic coke bottle rattling on the table. But around that time I was having dinner and it would have still been a near full coke bottle. So I might not have noticed it.
So you think there was an aftershock?
party_pants said:
So I got home and checked the earthquake map on Geosciences Australia. There a Mag 2.3 last night near Meckering WA.Odd thing is, it was around about one hour before I posted here about the empty plastic coke bottle rattling on the table. But around that time I was having dinner and it would have still been a near full coke bottle. So I might not have noticed it.
Have you considered you time travelled?
buffy said:
Oh, and it seems we should probably go to Melbourne more often. Since we left on Monday, there has been 15mm rain here in Penshurst.
Had enough rain here to turn the unpaved stretches of footpath into the usual winter mud traps.
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
So I got home and checked the earthquake map on Geosciences Australia. There a Mag 2.3 last night near Meckering WA.Odd thing is, it was around about one hour before I posted here about the empty plastic coke bottle rattling on the table. But around that time I was having dinner and it would have still been a near full coke bottle. So I might not have noticed it.
So you think there was an aftershock?
It may have been, but there is no info posted on that.
I’m claiming it anyway :)
Bogsnorkler said:
Bit cold and damp coming up. it is supposed to do that in winter.
I prophesy 40 days and 40 nights of rain, starting tomorrow.
party_pants said:
So I got home and checked the earthquake map on Geosciences Australia. There a Mag 2.3 last night near Meckering WA.Odd thing is, it was around about one hour before I posted here about the empty plastic coke bottle rattling on the table. But around that time I was having dinner and it would have still been a near full coke bottle. So I might not have noticed it.
Huh! I re-checked about half an hour ago, and was going to ask when I saw you around. Now I don’t need to…
Divine Angel said:
The weather done gone chilly again
Not yet stopping the mozzies, unfortunately.
Has Arts been doing mushroom trial updates? Should I flip back through the last couple of days?
(I’m going to watch TV now. I’ll check back later)
buffy said:
Has Arts been doing mushroom trial updates? Should I flip back through the last couple of days?(I’m going to watch TV now. I’ll check back later)
She’s been busy so hasn’t done in depth updates AFAICR.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
The weather done gone chilly again
Not yet stopping the mozzies, unfortunately.
We’re being attacked by frickin midgies here. Tiny bastards they are.
buffy said:
Has Arts been doing mushroom trial updates? Should I flip back through the last couple of days?(I’m going to watch TV now. I’ll check back later)
I’ve been super busy this and last week. But the chief investigator is currently on the stand and will be questioned by defence tomorrow. He is the prosecutions last witness so we will see what defence has to say.
Basically EP has lied and back tracked about a lot of things. We think the defence is going to say sure she lied about owning the dehydrator (she told police she didn’t own one even though she had a manual in her kitchen drawer) and she lied about foraging (she said she hadn’t at first but now admits that she did) but she did this in a panic and under great stress as her relatives lay dying in hospital… we can’t say how someone might respond under those circumstances.
But they will be a bit stuck on the original sin of lying about her cancer…. She can’t even say that she ‘thought’ she had cancer because there is no evidence of her having the appointments she told her mil she had in the weeks leading up to the lunch… remember Belle Gibson lying about having brain cancer and that famous interview where she said she thought she had brain cancer, and was under the impression she did? Erin might try to pull a Belle. But has no evidence or records of mris or biopsy’s.
I suspect that she will take the stand… she almost has to for the defences angle to work… so that will be interesting.
We wait.
party_pants said:
So I got home and checked the earthquake map on Geosciences Australia. There a Mag 2.3 last night near Meckering WA.Odd thing is, it was around about one hour before I posted here about the empty plastic coke bottle rattling on the table. But around that time I was having dinner and it would have still been a near full coke bottle. So I might not have noticed it.
It took an hour to get to you?
You have a mischievous spirit?
Aliens.
I read somewhere that she factory reset her phone a few times after foraging, including once remotely after the phone was confiscated by police.
Arts said:
party_pants said:
So I got home and checked the earthquake map on Geosciences Australia. There a Mag 2.3 last night near Meckering WA.Odd thing is, it was around about one hour before I posted here about the empty plastic coke bottle rattling on the table. But around that time I was having dinner and it would have still been a near full coke bottle. So I might not have noticed it.
It took an hour to get to you?
You have a mischievous spirit?
Aliens.
I’m claiming a small aftershock.
Arts said:
party_pants said:
So I got home and checked the earthquake map on Geosciences Australia. There a Mag 2.3 last night near Meckering WA.Odd thing is, it was around about one hour before I posted here about the empty plastic coke bottle rattling on the table. But around that time I was having dinner and it would have still been a near full coke bottle. So I might not have noticed it.
It took an hour to get to you?
You have a mischievous spirit?
Aliens.
An hour?
That’s nothing.
AliExpress tells me that my order was ‘…leaving origin country/region’ (i.e. China) at 18:21 AEST on 11 May.
It tells me also that it has “…arrived at local airport” at 18:48 AEST on 24 May.
Now, that’s a long flight.
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:
party_pants said:
So I got home and checked the earthquake map on Geosciences Australia. There a Mag 2.3 last night near Meckering WA.Odd thing is, it was around about one hour before I posted here about the empty plastic coke bottle rattling on the table. But around that time I was having dinner and it would have still been a near full coke bottle. So I might not have noticed it.
It took an hour to get to you?
You have a mischievous spirit?
Aliens.
An hour?
That’s nothing.
AliExpress tells me that my order was ‘…leaving origin country/region’ (i.e. China) at 18:21 AEST on 11 May.
It tells me also that it has “…arrived at local airport” at 18:48 AEST on 24 May.
Now, that’s a long flight.
Might be true.
Maybe it sat in a warehouse in Singapore or KL awaiting a connecting flight to “local airport”.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:It took an hour to get to you?
You have a mischievous spirit?
Aliens.
An hour?
That’s nothing.
AliExpress tells me that my order was ‘…leaving origin country/region’ (i.e. China) at 18:21 AEST on 11 May.
It tells me also that it has “…arrived at local airport” at 18:48 AEST on 24 May.
Now, that’s a long flight.
Might be true.
Maybe it sat in a warehouse in Singapore or KL awaiting a connecting flight to “local airport”.
Perhaps. Never thought of that.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:
It took an hour to get to you?
You have a mischievous spirit?
Aliens.
An hour?
That’s nothing.
AliExpress tells me that my order was ‘…leaving origin country/region’ (i.e. China) at 18:21 AEST on 11 May.
It tells me also that it has “…arrived at local airport” at 18:48 AEST on 24 May.
Now, that’s a long flight.
Might be true.
Maybe it sat in a warehouse in Singapore or KL awaiting a connecting flight to “local airport”.
ah well we got some lights delivered a couple of weeks back and found them at the door in the morning, then they told us in the afternoon that they were packed to send, and they told us the next day that it had been delivered, but if only we ordered it today then that would have been a much more interesting faster than light story
Arts said:
buffy said:
Has Arts been doing mushroom trial updates? Should I flip back through the last couple of days?(I’m going to watch TV now. I’ll check back later)
I’ve been super busy this and last week. But the chief investigator is currently on the stand and will be questioned by defence tomorrow. He is the prosecutions last witness so we will see what defence has to say.
Basically EP has lied and back tracked about a lot of things. We think the defence is going to say sure she lied about owning the dehydrator (she told police she didn’t own one even though she had a manual in her kitchen drawer) and she lied about foraging (she said she hadn’t at first but now admits that she did) but she did this in a panic and under great stress as her relatives lay dying in hospital… we can’t say how someone might respond under those circumstances.
But they will be a bit stuck on the original sin of lying about her cancer…. She can’t even say that she ‘thought’ she had cancer because there is no evidence of her having the appointments she told her mil she had in the weeks leading up to the lunch… remember Belle Gibson lying about having brain cancer and that famous interview where she said she thought she had brain cancer, and was under the impression she did? Erin might try to pull a Belle. But has no evidence or records of mris or biopsy’s.
I suspect that she will take the stand… she almost has to for the defences angle to work… so that will be interesting.
We wait.
Thank you. I went without interwebs for a couple of days.
Bugger.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bugger.
Did shit happen?
Peak Warming Man said:
Bugger.
—
Yeah, I’m feeling blue too.
Woohoo
Divine Angel said:
I read somewhere that she factory reset her phone a few times after foraging, including once remotely after the phone was confiscated by police.
allegedly
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
The weather done gone chilly again
Not yet stopping the mozzies, unfortunately.
We’re being attacked by frickin midgies here. Tiny bastards they are.
We don’t get a lot of midges here.
On the weekend, I threw out my back dancing to Walk Like an Egyptian. So I’m looking for recommendations, does anybody know a good Cairo practor?
From our old friend, Mr Pun Gent.
Woodie said:
On the weekend, I threw out my back dancing to Walk Like an Egyptian. So I’m looking for recommendations, does anybody know a good Cairo practor?From our old friend, Mr Pun Gent.
Heh.
Hi all,
Just got home from work and burning stuff.
Gonna have something to eat and a nap.
Kingy said:
Hi all, Just got home from work and burning stuff.
Gonna have something to eat and a nap.
Looks like a dinosaur’s foot sticking out of the ground.
Mostly cloudy with a top of 23 today.
I had some terrible dreams overnight. Dreamed two more of my friends died, and I was in a horrible car accident (I wasn’t driving, but the car I was in was at fault).
Today I’m at school doing much the same as I did yesterday. There’s a lady at the school who looks familiar but I couldn’t place her. Turns out she used to teach at Mini Me’s school, left a few years ago.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 6 degrees at the back door and still dark. There might have been some drizzle overnight. We are forecast a cloudy 16 today.
I’m going to have breakfast with my bushwandering friend and then I’ve got a load of washing to do. Probably do some more weeding and stuff. There was high winds while we were away, so there is lots of bluegum bark strips down in the backyard, which I’ll start piling up ready to put through the chipper. It makes fabulous garden mulch.
It’s my Opa’s birthday, born 106 years ago. He died in 2013.
Morning pilgrims, it’s a bit bleak out there.
Morning – lovely sunny day – got down to -1.7C presently 1.8C. Have just dropped the new EV car to be checked out, It isn’t getting the correct amount of power when charging. Should be 11KW but only gets 9.8KW. But really happy with the new Geely car
Brindabellas said:
Morning – lovely sunny day – got down to -1.7C presently 1.8C. Have just dropped the new EV car to be checked out, It isn’t getting the correct amount of power when charging. Should be 11KW but only gets 9.8KW. But really happy with the new Geely car
What colour is it.
Peak Warming Man said:
Brindabellas said:
Morning – lovely sunny day – got down to -1.7C presently 1.8C. Have just dropped the new EV car to be checked out, It isn’t getting the correct amount of power when charging. Should be 11KW but only gets 9.8KW. But really happy with the new Geely car
What colour is it.
It is white with a dark interior
Brindabellas said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Brindabellas said:
Morning – lovely sunny day – got down to -1.7C presently 1.8C. Have just dropped the new EV car to be checked out, It isn’t getting the correct amount of power when charging. Should be 11KW but only gets 9.8KW. But really happy with the new Geely car
What colour is it.
It is white with a dark interior
They’ve had a lot of trouble with the white ones.
Brindabellas said:
Morning – lovely sunny day – got down to -1.7C presently 1.8C. Have just dropped the new EV car to be checked out, It isn’t getting the correct amount of power when charging. Should be 11KW but only gets 9.8KW. But really happy with the new Geely car
I’d be really interested to hear the distance you get from fully-charged batteries.
Peak Warming Man said:
Brindabellas said:
Peak Warming Man said:What colour is it.
It is white with a dark interior
They’ve had a lot of trouble with the white ones.
Really? I doubt it :-)
Michael V said:
Brindabellas said:
Morning – lovely sunny day – got down to -1.7C presently 1.8C. Have just dropped the new EV car to be checked out, It isn’t getting the correct amount of power when charging. Should be 11KW but only gets 9.8KW. But really happy with the new Geely car
I’d be really interested to hear the distance you get from fully-charged batteries.
No where near as much as stated of 410km. Haven’t really done any consistent driving yet. It is a round town car. Got the Audi for road trips
Morning all, and a chilly one it is this end.
I was woken by an icy drop of water falling onto my face from the ceiling vent, as tends to happen at this time of year. So I draped a bath towel over the half-tester bed canopy to catch the drips.
A hot breakfast of egg & pork steak is planned, but first: cup of tea and the Times crossword.
Brindabellas said:
Michael V said:
Brindabellas said:
Morning – lovely sunny day – got down to -1.7C presently 1.8C. Have just dropped the new EV car to be checked out, It isn’t getting the correct amount of power when charging. Should be 11KW but only gets 9.8KW. But really happy with the new Geely car
I’d be really interested to hear the distance you get from fully-charged batteries.
No where near as much as stated of 410km. Haven’t really done any consistent driving yet. It is a round town car. Got the Audi for road trips
Thanks.
Michael V said:
Brindabellas said:
Michael V said:I’d be really interested to hear the distance you get from fully-charged batteries.
No where near as much as stated of 410km. Haven’t really done any consistent driving yet. It is a round town car. Got the Audi for road trips
Thanks.
we used to get 1000 km on a tank with the stereotypical hybrid but yeah full ev with fast charge would keep us happy
Hello
Cymek said:
Hello
Tamb said:
Cymek said:
Hello
Morning Cymek.
yo wut up cuz
SCIENCE said:
Tamb said:
Cymek said:
Hello
Morning Cymek.
yo wut up cuz
Wah gwahn?
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:Tamb said:
Morning Cymek.
yo wut up cuz
Wah gwahn?
‘kall
Tamb said:
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:yo wut up cuz
Wah gwahn?
‘kall
Not in Swizerland apparently.
OK, back from breakfast and a walk in the Botanic Gardens. Saw a rainbow trout in one of the ponds. Got a load of washing going. Opened up the house to refresh the inside air while Mr buffy is away and can’t complain that it’s cold in here. He can light the fire when he gets back. He’s gone to Warrnambool for some sort of breath test to see if he’s got a Helicobactor pylori infection.
And I’m off out the back to start piling up the bluegum bark.
buffy said:
OK, back from breakfast and a walk in the Botanic Gardens. Saw a rainbow trout in one of the ponds. Got a load of washing going. Opened up the house to refresh the inside air while Mr buffy is away and can’t complain that it’s cold in here. He can light the fire when he gets back. He’s gone to Warrnambool for some sort of breath test to see if he’s got a Helicobactor pylori infection.
A couple of days back I saw a rainbow south of me. Very faint but it was there against the black sky south of me. It is the first time I’ve ever seen a rainbow south of me.
Stuff to do here too, It doesn’t look like it is going to get much warmer.
roughbarked said:
Tamb said:
Michael V said:Wah gwahn?
‘kall
Not in Swizerland apparently.
“The village was evacuated earlier in the week, with about 300 people, as well as all livestock, moved.”
Reportedly just 1 person missing.
So well done the Swiss glacier watchers.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
Tamb said:‘kall
Not in Swizerland apparently.
“The village was evacuated earlier in the week, with about 300 people, as well as all livestock, moved.”
Reportedly just 1 person missing.
So well done the Swiss glacier watchers.
every day is a slow day except when it isn’t.
Bogsnorkler said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:Not in Swizerland apparently.
“The village was evacuated earlier in the week, with about 300 people, as well as all livestock, moved.”
Reportedly just 1 person missing.
So well done the Swiss glacier watchers.
every day is a slow day except when it isn’t.
roughbarked said:
Tamb said:
Michael V said:Wah gwahn?
‘kall
Not in Swizerland apparently.
Switzerland may look chocolate-box perfect, but it must be unnerving, to live in a place where large bits of the landscape can fall on you without warning.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
Tamb said:‘kall
Not in Swizerland apparently.
“The village was evacuated earlier in the week, with about 300 people, as well as all livestock, moved.”
Reportedly just 1 person missing.
So well done the Swiss glacier watchers.
Good to see that there’s sometimes some warning of the calamities.
roughbarked said:
Tamb said:
Michael V said:Wah gwahn?
‘kall
Not in Swizerland apparently.
“The village of Blatten”.
Sounds like an appropriate name for a village that got flattened.
breakfast landed
Took Princess Cordelia for a walk in the reserve behind us. Well more of a sniff than a walk these days. I saw a butcherbird. Very pleasant, but Princess Cordelia prefers going to the cafe where she gets more attention and pats from her adoring public, and the occasional snack,
Interesting doco.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy9At3oq1lA
Brindabellas said:
Took Princess Cordelia for a walk in the reserve behind us. Well more of a sniff than a walk these days. I saw a butcherbird. Very pleasant, but Princess Cordelia prefers going to the cafe where she gets more attention and pats from her adoring public, and the occasional snack,
Message from Long to Princess Cordelia: “Party Pie! Party Pie! Party Pie!”
I’ve got three piles of bark and twigs ready for chippering. But Mr buffy is only just back and I don’t use the chipperer when there is no-one else here. And I’ve had enough with the raking and piling and then edging about 20m of kikuya with the spade. There is another load of washing to go out, I’ll set the third one going, and then I think I’ll have some multigrain toast with vegemite for lunch.
buffy said:
I’ve got three piles of bark and twigs ready for chippering. But Mr buffy is only just back and I don’t use the chipperer when there is no-one else here. And I’ve had enough with the raking and piling and then edging about 20m of kikuya with the spade. There is another load of washing to go out, I’ll set the third one going, and then I think I’ll have some multigrain toast with vegemite for lunch.
Yeah, that’ll be alright.
Peak Warming Man said:
Interesting doco.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy9At3oq1lA
Ta, looks good. Now in my History for later.
Finished the last of the autumn wine with my lunch.
Liver needs a good rest, so no more drinks now until winter (pacifically, no more until June 3rd, next Tuesday, my birthday).
Bubblecar said:
Finished the last of the autumn wine with my lunch.Liver needs a good rest, so no more drinks now until winter (pacifically, no more until June 3rd, next Tuesday, my birthday).
didn’t you just have a birthday?
Arts said:
Bubblecar said:
Finished the last of the autumn wine with my lunch.Liver needs a good rest, so no more drinks now until winter (pacifically, no more until June 3rd, next Tuesday, my birthday).
didn’t you just have a birthday?
No. I have but one a year, always June 3rd.
Bubblecar said:
Arts said:
Bubblecar said:
Finished the last of the autumn wine with my lunch.Liver needs a good rest, so no more drinks now until winter (pacifically, no more until June 3rd, next Tuesday, my birthday).
didn’t you just have a birthday?
No. I have but one a year, always June 3rd.
Boris has many a year.. but he also doesn’t have friends… so I guess it evens out.
It was party_pants who has just had a birthday, in which he had to provide everyone at work with cake.
Which is not my idea of a proper birthday.
Arts said:
Bubblecar said:
Arts said:didn’t you just have a birthday?
No. I have but one a year, always June 3rd.
Boris has many a year.. but he also doesn’t have friends… so I guess it evens out.
I’m weird like that.
Bubblecar said:
It was party_pants who has just had a birthday, in which he had to provide everyone at work with cake.Which is not my idea of a proper birthday.
I used to provide everyone in the office with cake, every Wednesday.
I just like cake.
>The trial is nearing its end.
I’m surprised that Erin hasn’t yet stood up and announced:
“Ah fuck it all, I apologise for wasting everyone’s time with this farce. It’s as clear as the nose on the judge’s face that I murdered that lot and I now duly plead – GUILTY.”
Bubblecar said:
>The trial is nearing its end.I’m surprised that Erin hasn’t yet stood up and announced:
“Ah fuck it all, I apologise for wasting everyone’s time with this farce. It’s as clear as the nose on the judge’s face that I murdered that lot and I now duly plead – GUILTY.”
It wouldn’t serve any purpose besides perhaps morally, as with 3 murder charges a plea of early guilty wouldn’t get a sentence reduction.
We had a man found guilty of murder of a teenage boy.
He refused to be interviewed for his sentencing report.
Lack of cooperation I suppose was all he has left as I imagine he’d get life
Bubblecar said:
>The trial is nearing its end.I’m surprised that Erin hasn’t yet stood up and announced:
“Ah fuck it all, I apologise for wasting everyone’s time with this farce. It’s as clear as the nose on the judge’s face that I murdered that lot and I now duly plead – GUILTY.”
this case is kind of unique in that usually you have to show that there is intentional guilt for each individual murder.. but for this one if she is found guilty of one she HAS to be found guilty of all of them.. so for her it’s all of nothing .. pleading not guilty in this case and introducing reasonable doubt is all they had going for them.
Arts said:
Bubblecar said:
>The trial is nearing its end.I’m surprised that Erin hasn’t yet stood up and announced:
“Ah fuck it all, I apologise for wasting everyone’s time with this farce. It’s as clear as the nose on the judge’s face that I murdered that lot and I now duly plead – GUILTY.”
this case is kind of unique in that usually you have to show that there is intentional guilt for each individual murder.. but for this one if she is found guilty of one she HAS to be found guilty of all of them.. so for her it’s all of nothing .. pleading not guilty in this case and introducing reasonable doubt is all they had going for them.
The judge’s summing up will be an interesting exercise.
Bubblecar said:
It was party_pants who has just had a birthday, in which he had to provide everyone at work with cake.Which is not my idea of a proper birthday.
Probably because party_pants is generous and is a nice colleague. I don’t think he had to buy a cake. It seems like he chose to.
It would have been mr kii’s 73rd birthday the same day as party_pants’s birthday.
LOL
Deathcap lady
Likes picking deathcaps
In the woods where it’s shady.
Deathcapy lady
Serves colourful plates
A plate for deathcap lady
Deathcap lady, deathcap lady
Search for deathcaps on the Web
Deathcapy lady, deathcap lady
Deathcap lady
Tries to erase her phone
Deathcap lady.
In real life of course, my birthday lunches for many years consisted of me cooking a fine multi-course lunch for my guests, and doing all the washing up once they’d left.
These days we’re more likely to have a pub lunch but I’m not sure what the plans are this year, and how many people are coming.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Deathcap lady
Likes picking deathcaps
In the woods where it’s shady.Deathcapy lady
Serves colourful plates
A plate for deathcap ladyDeathcap lady, deathcap lady
Search for deathcaps on the Web
Deathcapy lady, deathcap ladyDeathcap lady
Tries to erase her phone
Deathcap lady.
I can imagine that having a brooding bass and a sombre drum solo fading off at the end.
Bubblecar said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Deathcap lady
Likes picking deathcaps
In the woods where it’s shady.Deathcapy lady
Serves colourful plates
A plate for deathcap ladyDeathcap lady, deathcap lady
Search for deathcaps on the Web
Deathcapy lady, deathcap ladyDeathcap lady
Tries to erase her phone
Deathcap lady.
I can imagine that having a brooding bass and a sombre drum solo fading off at the end.
I think deathcap lady is guilty.
To many clumsy cover-ups.
SCIENCE said:
LOL
^ this
Bubblecar said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Deathcap lady
Likes picking deathcaps
In the woods where it’s shady.Deathcapy lady
Serves colourful plates
A plate for deathcap ladyDeathcap lady, deathcap lady
Search for deathcaps on the Web
Deathcapy lady, deathcap ladyDeathcap lady
Tries to erase her phone
Deathcap lady.
I can imagine that having a brooding bass and a sombre drum solo fading off at the end.
Or is could go funky and Primus can do the song
I wonder how many hits the wiki page for Amanita phalloides has had lately
Arts said:
I wonder how many hits the wiki page for Amanita phalloides has had lately
Apparently she was looking up buffy’s friends at iNaturalist.
Bubblecar said:
Arts said:
I wonder how many hits the wiki page for Amanita phalloides has had lately
Apparently she was looking up buffy’s friends at iNaturalist.
I am in the middle of trying to ID a mushroom I saw in the Botanic Gardens this morning. I just had to go back and check if the yellow staining had faded – it had, but crushing the stem rejuvenated it – and because I forgot to smell it. Very faint smell, confirmed by the gardener, who was there.
But going to watch Dr Who first. I think we are nearly out of the ones I’m going to bother watching, we seem to be moving into the Missy episodes. Not keen on Missy.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Arts said:
I wonder how many hits the wiki page for Amanita phalloides has had lately
Apparently she was looking up buffy’s friends at iNaturalist.
I am in the middle of trying to ID a mushroom I saw in the Botanic Gardens this morning. I just had to go back and check if the yellow staining had faded – it had, but crushing the stem rejuvenated it – and because I forgot to smell it. Very faint smell, confirmed by the gardener, who was there.
But going to watch Dr Who first. I think we are nearly out of the ones I’m going to bother watching, we seem to be moving into the Missy episodes. Not keen on Missy.
Are you watching the new episodes ?
Bubblecar said:
Arts said:
I wonder how many hits the wiki page for Amanita phalloides has had lately
Apparently she was looking up buffy’s friends at iNaturalist.
I meant by the general public..
SCIENCE said:
mountain lion?
Today I introduced the teacher and class to Spike Milligan’s Hipporhinostricow poem.
Cymek said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:Apparently she was looking up buffy’s friends at iNaturalist.
I am in the middle of trying to ID a mushroom I saw in the Botanic Gardens this morning. I just had to go back and check if the yellow staining had faded – it had, but crushing the stem rejuvenated it – and because I forgot to smell it. Very faint smell, confirmed by the gardener, who was there.
But going to watch Dr Who first. I think we are nearly out of the ones I’m going to bother watching, we seem to be moving into the Missy episodes. Not keen on Missy.
Are you watching the new episodes ?
No, just the ones ABC Entertains is running.
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
mountain lion?
Very painful thing to step on in bare feet…
(Voice of my childhood)
buffy said:
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
mountain lion?
Very painful thing to step on in bare feet…
(Voice of my childhood)
Sweet gum?
https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/world/beethovens-intimidating-face-revealed-for-the-first-time-in-200-years-c-18847631
Good old Beeth Oven
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Arts said:mountain lion?
Very painful thing to step on in bare feet…
(Voice of my childhood)
Sweet gum?
Yes, looks like a Liquidambar to me. I’ve never known it as sweet gum, but apparently it is.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:Very painful thing to step on in bare feet…
(Voice of my childhood)
Sweet gum?
Yes, looks like a Liquidambar to me. I’ve never known it as sweet gum, but apparently it is.
We had one in the middle of the front lawn when I was a child. Pretty Autumn leaves. Very hurty seeds.
Cymek said:
https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/world/beethovens-intimidating-face-revealed-for-the-first-time-in-200-years-c-18847631Good old Beeth Oven
Some extravagent claims there. It looks like it’s based on Stieler’s portrait (lower image) more than anything else.
buffy said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:Sweet gum?
Yes, looks like a Liquidambar to me. I’ve never known it as sweet gum, but apparently it is.
We had one in the middle of the front lawn when I was a child. Pretty Autumn leaves. Very hurty seeds.
Same. Devastated to discover it’s now gone from that yard. A few years ago we went to Sydney, drove past my old childhood home. It’s been completely renovated, had I not known the address I’d think it was a totally different house.
We also visited Bowral and it was weird because Mr Mutant and Mini Me do not belong in the Bowral section of my brain.
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/world/beethovens-intimidating-face-revealed-for-the-first-time-in-200-years-c-18847631Good old Beeth Oven
Some extravagent claims there. It looks like it’s based on Stieler’s portrait (lower image) more than anything else.
I assumed paintings exist.
I wonder the accuracy of facial reconstruction from a skull.
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:
buffy said:Yes, looks like a Liquidambar to me. I’ve never known it as sweet gum, but apparently it is.
We had one in the middle of the front lawn when I was a child. Pretty Autumn leaves. Very hurty seeds.
Same. Devastated to discover it’s now gone from that yard. A few years ago we went to Sydney, drove past my old childhood home. It’s been completely renovated, had I not known the address I’d think it was a totally different house.
We also visited Bowral and it was weird because Mr Mutant and Mini Me do not belong in the Bowral section of my brain.
Its strange isn’t it.
My parents house after it was sold has been altered so much its hard to recognise.
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:We had one in the middle of the front lawn when I was a child. Pretty Autumn leaves. Very hurty seeds.
Same. Devastated to discover it’s now gone from that yard. A few years ago we went to Sydney, drove past my old childhood home. It’s been completely renovated, had I not known the address I’d think it was a totally different house.
We also visited Bowral and it was weird because Mr Mutant and Mini Me do not belong in the Bowral section of my brain.
Its strange isn’t it.
My parents house after it was sold has been altered so much its hard to recognise.
My parents house was bulldozed after we sold it when Mum died about 3 years ago. There is now a McMansion on the block, which I’ve seen online, but not in the flesh.
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
mountain lion?
LOL
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/world/beethovens-intimidating-face-revealed-for-the-first-time-in-200-years-c-18847631Good old Beeth Oven
Some extravagent claims there. It looks like it’s based on Stieler’s portrait (lower image) more than anything else.
I assumed paintings exist.
I wonder the accuracy of facial reconstruction from a skull.
tissue depth is pretty accurate, but we can only take an educated guess from ethnic markers noses and ears… and hair is a social guess. but style is a complete guess.
Bubblecar said:
Arts said:
I wonder how many hits the wiki page for Amanita phalloides has had lately
Apparently she was looking up buffy’s friends at iNaturalist.
Around a year ago?
Anyway it was some time ago.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Bubblecar said:
Arts said:
I wonder how many hits the wiki page for Amanita phalloides has had lately
Apparently she was looking up buffy’s friends at iNaturalist.
Around a year ago?
Anyway it was some time ago.
I think it was longer ago than that. Something you would expect someone to do if they were trying to learn what not to pick. Or what to pick.
Arts said:
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
Some extravagent claims there. It looks like it’s based on Stieler’s portrait (lower image) more than anything else.
I assumed paintings exist.
I wonder the accuracy of facial reconstruction from a skull.tissue depth is pretty accurate, but we can only take an educated guess from ethnic markers noses and ears… and hair is a social guess. but style is a complete guess.
doesn’t what one wear have impacts on the skeleton
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
Cymek said:
I assumed paintings exist.
I wonder the accuracy of facial reconstruction from a skull.tissue depth is pretty accurate, but we can only take an educated guess from ethnic markers noses and ears… and hair is a social guess. but style is a complete guess.
doesn’t what one wear have impacts on the skeleton
It would interesting in a macabre way to see how it accurate it is with the skull of someone whom a number of photos exist.
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
tissue depth is pretty accurate, but we can only take an educated guess from ethnic markers noses and ears… and hair is a social guess. but style is a complete guess.
doesn’t what one wear have impacts on the skeleton
It would interesting in a macabre way to see how it accurate it is with the skull of someone whom a number of photos exist.
well it could be done with CT or MR scans for people still alive
As expected – Car dealership couldn’t find anything wrong with car. Looks like the charging capability have been exaggerated (shock horror! who would have thunk)?
Brindabellas said:
As expected – Car dealership couldn’t find anything wrong with car. Looks like the charging capability have been exaggerated (shock horror! who would have thunk)?
Bummer.
Just saw on Youtube that there’s a video from New Zealand title ‘Our Navy: Sailing Into History’.
I’m wondering if i should suggest to the producers that they should change the title to ‘Our Navy: Sailing Into Reefs”.
captain_spalding said:
Just saw on Youtube that there’s a video from New Zealand title ‘Our Navy: Sailing Into History’.I’m wondering if i should suggest to the producers that they should change the title to ‘Our Navy: Sailing Into Reefs”.
The Australian Navy could do one as well. Our Navy: Cutting our own ships in two.
poikilotherm said:
captain_spalding said:
Just saw on Youtube that there’s a video from New Zealand title ‘Our Navy: Sailing Into History’.I’m wondering if i should suggest to the producers that they should change the title to ‘Our Navy: Sailing Into Reefs”.
The Australian Navy could do one as well. Our Navy: Cutting our own ships in two.
Why restrict the title to just our ships?
poikilotherm said:
captain_spalding said:
Just saw on Youtube that there’s a video from New Zealand title ‘Our Navy: Sailing Into History’.I’m wondering if i should suggest to the producers that they should change the title to ‘Our Navy: Sailing Into Reefs”.
The Australian Navy could do one as well. Our Navy: Cutting our own ships in two.
Don’t get me started.
I will only state a few salient points here:
1. In NEITHER case was HMAS Melbourne to blame for the incident.
2. In BOTH cases, the aircraft carrier did EVERYTHING (that they possibly could) right.
3. In the 1969 incident, the US Navy ABSOLUTELY BUSTED A GUT trying to pin the whole blame on HMAS Melbourne and on Capt. John Stevenson RAN.
4. The RAN treated Capt. Stevenson in the most appalling and disgraceful fashion after the USN-run inquiry was over.
I don’t know why you’d bring back Colby but not Jerri.
captain_spalding said:
poikilotherm said:
captain_spalding said:
Just saw on Youtube that there’s a video from New Zealand title ‘Our Navy: Sailing Into History’.I’m wondering if i should suggest to the producers that they should change the title to ‘Our Navy: Sailing Into Reefs”.
The Australian Navy could do one as well. Our Navy: Cutting our own ships in two.
Don’t get me started.
I will only state a few salient points here:
1. In NEITHER case was HMAS Melbourne to blame for the incident.
2. In BOTH cases, the aircraft carrier did EVERYTHING (that they possibly could) right.
3. In the 1969 incident, the US Navy ABSOLUTELY BUSTED A GUT trying to pin the whole blame on HMAS Melbourne and on Capt. John Stevenson RAN.
4. The RAN treated Capt. Stevenson in the most appalling and disgraceful fashion after the USN-run inquiry was over.
Nods.
another load wood cut out farmly way, since unloaded
coffee now
Divine Angel said:
I don’t know why you’d bring back Colby but not Jerri.
I suppose that there’s no chance of simply depositing them on whatever island or whatever, and just not mentioning them again?
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
poikilotherm said:The Australian Navy could do one as well. Our Navy: Cutting our own ships in two.
Don’t get me started.
I will only state a few salient points here:
1. In NEITHER case was HMAS Melbourne to blame for the incident.
2. In BOTH cases, the aircraft carrier did EVERYTHING (that they possibly could) right.
3. In the 1969 incident, the US Navy ABSOLUTELY BUSTED A GUT trying to pin the whole blame on HMAS Melbourne and on Capt. John Stevenson RAN.
4. The RAN treated Capt. Stevenson in the most appalling and disgraceful fashion after the USN-run inquiry was over.
Nods.
And the media, including (if not especially) the Australian media, did EVERYTHING IT POSSIBLY COULD to muddy the waters in both cases.
captain_spalding said:
Just saw on Youtube that there’s a video from New Zealand title ‘Our Navy: Sailing Into History’.I’m wondering if i should suggest to the producers that they should change the title to ‘Our Navy: Sailing Into Reefs”.
The firsat one might be true in a metaphorical way. Sailing into history as in they’ll soon have no ships and no navy left.
People you just can’t use logic on reminds me of this book
https://youtu.be/00moErWwv0g?feature=shared (4 minute video, it’s very cute)
that glacier apparently
For my birthday this year youse can all chip in and get me this
I tried dancing like an Egyptian, but hurt my back. Anyone know a good Cairo practor?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Ancient Egyptian Drawing Now Theorized To Represent the Milky Way’s Great Rift
The alncients they knew¡
Morning Holidayers.
It is 4 degrees and getting cooler.
Not much else to report.
Rainy with a top of 20 today. I’m not scheduled at school although that can change. A lot of TAs have half days on Fridays anyway so even if someone’s sick they’ll probably not bother calling me in.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 8 degrees at the back door, still dark, no wind. We are up to 30mm of rain for the month (long term average is 70mm). Year to date is sitting at 43% of long term average.
Mr buffy’s headed off to the pool for his exercises. I plan to put the bluegum bark and twigs and stuff through the chipper when he gets back in a couple of hours. Meantime I’ll feed the dogs, catch up on my online things, do some stretches.
This seems an odd programming choice. Sunday mornings are dead ratings periods, you put shows there to die. Hard Quiz is one of the ABC’s top rating shows.
Picture source: ABC iview Facebook post about the weekly Hard Quiz quiz on ABC News site.
4/10. I knew 1,5 and 10. Random guess on 9 turned out to be correct.
Nope, change of plans, I’m going in for the half day.
buffy said:
ABC news quiz4/10. I knew 1,5 and 10. Random guess on 9 turned out to be correct.
3/10. None of my guesses worked.
5/10. Two of my guesses were right.
2 degrees at 7AM. Coldest norning so far.
roughbarked said:
2 degrees at 7AM. Coldest norning so far.
Too early with that because it got to 1.8.
Morning all. Heading for 15 today, -3 tonight. On my birthday next Tuesday the nocturnal min will be -5.
Today and the next few days, I’m doing the 16 hour fasting. So nothing to eat until gone midday, then nothing after 8pm.
But I am allowed cups of tea and there’ll be one to accompany the Times crossword, shortly.
For kii (I may have put these photos up here before and I see it was 2023, not 2024 when I did this embroidery)
……….
buffy said:
For kii (I may have put these photos up here before and I see it was 2023, not 2024 when I did this embroidery)
Beautful embroidery and I love the idea of butterflies.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
For kii (I may have put these photos up here before and I see it was 2023, not 2024 when I did this embroidery)
Beautful embroidery and I love the idea of butterflies.
They are local butterflies and approximately life size. It’s good for the learning. You have to see the detail. I really should do some fungi and flowers.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
For kii (I may have put these photos up here before and I see it was 2023, not 2024 when I did this embroidery)
Beautful embroidery and I love the idea of butterflies.
They are local butterflies and approximately life size. It’s good for the learning. You have to see the detail. I really should do some fungi and flowers.
It’s raining at the redoubt, and cold.
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s raining at the redoubt, and cold.
Clear and sunny at 8˚.
Might get to 19.
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s raining at the redoubt, and cold.
rain here as well but not cold.
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s raining at the redoubt, and cold.
rain here as well but not cold.
Greetings
Cymek said:
Greetings
Tamb said:
Cymek said:
Greetings
Morning mate.
maaaates.
the photos and representations of EP (as few as they are) really don’t do her any justice.. (the medias way of throwing shade – they think she is not innocent) it will be interesting to see if she is found not guilty how those representations change.. or if they change. A verdict of not guilty does not imply innocence, just that there was enough reasonable doubt so the media may still crucify her via negative image representation.
Arts said:
the photos and representations of EP (as few as they are) really don’t do her any justice.. (the medias way of throwing shade – they think she is not innocent) it will be interesting to see if she is found not guilty how those representations change.. or if they change. A verdict of not guilty does not imply innocence, just that there was enough reasonable doubt so the media may still crucify her via negative image representation.
We await the judge’s statement to the jury and their verdict. I believe the media have made their minds up as to her guilt.
Monday is a public holiday in our state… we (university) never used to get the state public holidays recognised, but this year we do… so I have a day off…
to come into work and catch up on everything..
Arts said:
Monday is a public holiday in our state… we (university) never used to get the state public holidays recognised, but this year we do… so I have a day off…to come into work and catch up on everything..
Good.
Arts said:
Monday is a public holiday in our state… we (university) never used to get the state public holidays recognised, but this year we do… so I have a day off…to come into work and catch up on everything..
The public holiday is for Earthworkers Day.
Sometimes called Foundations Day.
Arts said:
Monday is a public holiday in our state… we (university) never used to get the state public holidays recognised, but this year we do… so I have a day off…to come into work and catch up on everything..
Quiet at least ?
Cymek said:
Arts said:
Monday is a public holiday in our state… we (university) never used to get the state public holidays recognised, but this year we do… so I have a day off…to come into work and catch up on everything..
Quiet at least ?
yes it will be… students have study break before their exams, so they will be off watching netflix…
Arts said:
Cymek said:
Arts said:
Monday is a public holiday in our state… we (university) never used to get the state public holidays recognised, but this year we do… so I have a day off…to come into work and catch up on everything..
Quiet at least ?
yes it will be… students have study break before their exams, so they will be off watching netflix…
Whatever happened to chugalugging heaps of coffee and NoDoze to ram the study in?
Kingy said:
Arts said:
Monday is a public holiday in our state… we (university) never used to get the state public holidays recognised, but this year we do… so I have a day off…to come into work and catch up on everything..
The public holiday is for Earthworkers Day.
Sometimes called Foundations Day.
Heh!
:)
Michael V said:
Kingy said:
Arts said:
Monday is a public holiday in our state… we (university) never used to get the state public holidays recognised, but this year we do… so I have a day off…to come into work and catch up on everything..
The public holiday is for Earthworkers Day.
Sometimes called Foundations Day.
Heh!
:)
Morning – another stunning sunny day in the Nation’s Capital. Got to a chilly -4C this morning – but currently 10C. Took Princess Cordelia to the cafe to get a coffee – sadly no pats or treats from strangers.
Brindabellas said:
Morning – another stunning sunny day in the Nation’s Capital. Got to a chilly -4C this morning – but currently 10C. Took Princess Cordelia to the cafe to get a coffee – sadly no pats or treats from strangers.
Off with their heads!
Tamb said:
Michael V said:
Kingy said:The public holiday is for Earthworkers Day.
Sometimes called Foundations Day.
Heh!
:)
It keeps them grounded.
Public holiday here in the ACT – Reconciliation Day
Brindabellas said:
Tamb said:
Michael V said:Heh!
:)
It keeps them grounded.Public holiday here in the ACT – Reconciliation Day
Everyone goes through their bank statements?
Brindabellas said:
Tamb said:
Michael V said:Heh!
:)
It keeps them grounded.Public holiday here in the ACT – Reconciliation Day
Which we are still waiting for.
Brindabellas said:
Morning – another stunning sunny day in the Nation’s Capital. Got to a chilly -4C this morning – but currently 10C. Took Princess Cordelia to the cafe to get a coffee – sadly no pats or treats from strangers.
Mr buffy wanted to go to the bakery for breakfast after he came home from swimming. Which was about an hour ago. I et my breakfast about 6.00am. So I had an apple turnover with cream with my mocha. Bruna had been wanting to go for a walk for some time but I was “busy” reading optometry politics (I can’t help it…). Then I didn’t really want to wrangle The Pug to the bakery. But he was asleep, and Bruna looked at me so pathetically that I harnessed her and we took her with us. So she’s had a party pie. The Pug doesn’t know.
:)
buffy said:
Brindabellas said:
Morning – another stunning sunny day in the Nation’s Capital. Got to a chilly -4C this morning – but currently 10C. Took Princess Cordelia to the cafe to get a coffee – sadly no pats or treats from strangers.
Mr buffy wanted to go to the bakery for breakfast after he came home from swimming. Which was about an hour ago. I et my breakfast about 6.00am. So I had an apple turnover with cream with my mocha. Bruna had been wanting to go for a walk for some time but I was “busy” reading optometry politics (I can’t help it…). Then I didn’t really want to wrangle The Pug to the bakery. But he was asleep, and Bruna looked at me so pathetically that I harnessed her and we took her with us. So she’s had a party pie. The Pug doesn’t know.
:)
We are going to a bakery at lunch, and leaving her behind – best not let her know either. But she will be snoozing in the sun so probably wont notice we have gone.
buffy said:
Brindabellas said:
Morning – another stunning sunny day in the Nation’s Capital. Got to a chilly -4C this morning – but currently 10C. Took Princess Cordelia to the cafe to get a coffee – sadly no pats or treats from strangers.
Mr buffy wanted to go to the bakery for breakfast after he came home from swimming. Which was about an hour ago. I et my breakfast about 6.00am. So I had an apple turnover with cream with my mocha. Bruna had been wanting to go for a walk for some time but I was “busy” reading optometry politics (I can’t help it…). Then I didn’t really want to wrangle The Pug to the bakery. But he was asleep, and Bruna looked at me so pathetically that I harnessed her and we took her with us. So she’s had a party pie. The Pug doesn’t know.
:)
A WHOLE PARTY PIE! They usually get half each.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Brindabellas said:
Morning – another stunning sunny day in the Nation’s Capital. Got to a chilly -4C this morning – but currently 10C. Took Princess Cordelia to the cafe to get a coffee – sadly no pats or treats from strangers.
Mr buffy wanted to go to the bakery for breakfast after he came home from swimming. Which was about an hour ago. I et my breakfast about 6.00am. So I had an apple turnover with cream with my mocha. Bruna had been wanting to go for a walk for some time but I was “busy” reading optometry politics (I can’t help it…). Then I didn’t really want to wrangle The Pug to the bakery. But he was asleep, and Bruna looked at me so pathetically that I harnessed her and we took her with us. So she’s had a party pie. The Pug doesn’t know.
:)
A WHOLE PARTY PIE! They usually get half each.
And optometry politics – will we find no greater hive of scum and villainy…?
It might be recency bias, but I think Andor’s the best show I’ve ever seen.
dv said:
It might be recency bias, but I think Andor’s the best show I’ve ever seen.
Sounds a bit involved:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andor_(TV_series)
dv said:
It might be recency bias, but I think Andor’s the best show I’ve ever seen.
I’m sure there must be other shows that are equally good, or even better.
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
It might be recency bias, but I think Andor’s the best show I’ve ever seen.
I’m sure there must be other shows that are equally good, or even better.
Yes, equally good and/or better than Andor.
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
It might be recency bias, but I think Andor’s the best show I’ve ever seen.
I’m sure there must be other shows that are equally good, or even better.
Well maybe. Can’t think of any right now.
It is near to perfect. There are around 300 scenes and each of them is treated as a precious project: every word chosen carefully. The cast is just ridiculously good: some big names, some experienced actors but not so famous, some amazing new talent. Secondary, even tertiary characters have been carefully written, cast, acted, directed. The themes and symbolism are poignant. Looks amazing. Complex webs of stories and interactions: unlike the rest of SW, I don’t think a child or moderately inattentive adult would follow what is going on, as so much is subtle and coded. Nothing is spelled out: if you didn’t track it, tough luck. Half a dozen brilliant speeches, and I love a good speech. 11/10, no notes, I am surprised something as perfect as this can exist.
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
It might be recency bias, but I think Andor’s the best show I’ve ever seen.
I’m sure there must be other shows that are equally good, or even better.
Yes, equally good and/or better than Andor.
Exactly.
I suspect dv may have missed the point :)
Neophyte said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:Mr buffy wanted to go to the bakery for breakfast after he came home from swimming. Which was about an hour ago. I et my breakfast about 6.00am. So I had an apple turnover with cream with my mocha. Bruna had been wanting to go for a walk for some time but I was “busy” reading optometry politics (I can’t help it…). Then I didn’t really want to wrangle The Pug to the bakery. But he was asleep, and Bruna looked at me so pathetically that I harnessed her and we took her with us. So she’s had a party pie. The Pug doesn’t know.
:)
A WHOLE PARTY PIE! They usually get half each.
And optometry politics – will we find no greater hive of scum and villainy…?
Buffy is blissfully unaware of the later bullying behaviour as a certain pug is teased on their deliberate exclusion from a family outing and treats… yes, as she quietly reads the latest edition of “Focus on Optometry” magazine, glasses perched on the end of her nose, as one hand lazily reaches for a sneaky vanilla slice afternoon tea treat, a pug will be silently shedding a tear as he buries his nose deep into the beanbag while the boxer stands over them with gleeful contempt, “Who’s your boss now, snuffles?”
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
It might be recency bias, but I think Andor’s the best show I’ve ever seen.
Sounds a bit involved:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andor_(TV_series)
It’s not a casual viewing Star Wars series.
dv said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
It might be recency bias, but I think Andor’s the best show I’ve ever seen.
I’m sure there must be other shows that are equally good, or even better.
Well maybe. Can’t think of any right now.
It is near to perfect. There are around 300 scenes and each of them is treated as a precious project: every word chosen carefully. The cast is just ridiculously good: some big names, some experienced actors but not so famous, some amazing new talent. Secondary, even tertiary characters have been carefully written, cast, acted, directed. The themes and symbolism are poignant. Looks amazing. Complex webs of stories and interactions: unlike the rest of SW, I don’t think a child or moderately inattentive adult would follow what is going on, as so much is subtle and coded. Nothing is spelled out: if you didn’t track it, tough luck. Half a dozen brilliant speeches, and I love a good speech. 11/10, no notes, I am surprised something as perfect as this can exist.
I’ve only watched a few episodes of this season
Taking that Tie Fighter out for a spin was impressive.
Arts said:
Neophyte said:
Bubblecar said:A WHOLE PARTY PIE! They usually get half each.
And optometry politics – will we find no greater hive of scum and villainy…?
Buffy is blissfully unaware of the later bullying behaviour as a certain pug is teased on their deliberate exclusion from a family outing and treats… yes, as she quietly reads the latest edition of “Focus on Optometry” magazine, glasses perched on the end of her nose, as one hand lazily reaches for a sneaky vanilla slice afternoon tea treat, a pug will be silently shedding a tear as he buries his nose deep into the beanbag while the boxer stands over them with gleeful contempt, “Who’s your boss now, snuffles?”
You should write books. :)
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
It might be recency bias, but I think Andor’s the best show I’ve ever seen.
Sounds a bit involved:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andor_(TV_series)
It’s not a casual viewing Star Wars series.
I really enjoyed it
Supported a kid with Marfan Syndrome today. I know of the condition (the dude who wrote Rent had it), but I’d never met anyone with it til today.
Supported a kid with Marfan Syndrome today. I know of the condition (the dude who wrote Rent had it), but I’d never met anyone with it til today.
Divine Angel said:
Supported a kid with Marfan Syndrome today. I know of the condition (the dude who wrote Rent had it), but I’d never met anyone with it til today.
Barron Trump?
kii said:
Divine Angel said:
Supported a kid with Marfan Syndrome today. I know of the condition (the dude who wrote Rent had it), but I’d never met anyone with it til today.
Barron Trump?
Thankfully, that twerp and I have not crossed paths.
i’ll make my own coffee, I know you wanted to, but this occasion i’ll do it myself, maybe some readjustment involved for you, but you know things were headed for a unshiftable dependency, so i’m going it alone, this one time at least, there will be other occasions, other opportunities, perhaps someone else will let you make them a coffee
international potato day today.
dv said:
It might be recency bias, but I think Andor’s the best show I’ve ever seen.
And/or?
;)
Arts said:
Neophyte said:
Bubblecar said:A WHOLE PARTY PIE! They usually get half each.
And optometry politics – will we find no greater hive of scum and villainy…?
Buffy is blissfully unaware of the later bullying behaviour as a certain pug is teased on their deliberate exclusion from a family outing and treats… yes, as she quietly reads the latest edition of “Focus on Optometry” magazine, glasses perched on the end of her nose, as one hand lazily reaches for a sneaky vanilla slice afternoon tea treat, a pug will be silently shedding a tear as he buries his nose deep into the beanbag while the boxer stands over them with gleeful contempt, “Who’s your boss now, snuffles?”
Ha!
Nicely written.
:)
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Brindabellas said:
Morning – another stunning sunny day in the Nation’s Capital. Got to a chilly -4C this morning – but currently 10C. Took Princess Cordelia to the cafe to get a coffee – sadly no pats or treats from strangers.
Mr buffy wanted to go to the bakery for breakfast after he came home from swimming. Which was about an hour ago. I et my breakfast about 6.00am. So I had an apple turnover with cream with my mocha. Bruna had been wanting to go for a walk for some time but I was “busy” reading optometry politics (I can’t help it…). Then I didn’t really want to wrangle The Pug to the bakery. But he was asleep, and Bruna looked at me so pathetically that I harnessed her and we took her with us. So she’s had a party pie. The Pug doesn’t know.
:)
A WHOLE PARTY PIE! They usually get half each.
Usually he gets 1/3 and she gets 2/3. She did not complain about getting a whole one.
:)
Bogsnorkler said:
international potato day today.
We’re having some (baked) with dinner tonight.
I have also had a meat pie for lunch (full-sized one).
It was sat in a bowl, on top a slice of buttered bread, with gravy poured over the lot.
I did not complain.
Arts said:
Neophyte said:
Bubblecar said:A WHOLE PARTY PIE! They usually get half each.
And optometry politics – will we find no greater hive of scum and villainy…?
Buffy is blissfully unaware of the later bullying behaviour as a certain pug is teased on their deliberate exclusion from a family outing and treats… yes, as she quietly reads the latest edition of “Focus on Optometry” magazine, glasses perched on the end of her nose, as one hand lazily reaches for a sneaky vanilla slice afternoon tea treat, a pug will be silently shedding a tear as he buries his nose deep into the beanbag while the boxer stands over them with gleeful contempt, “Who’s your boss now, snuffles?”
:) The Pug of Little Brain (now with dementia – yes, it was me that diagnosed it…) is incapable of remembering a grudge for more than about 2 minutes.
Time to pack up and head down the mountain.
Bogsnorkler said:
international potato day today.
Harvesting spuds today.
buffy said:
Arts said:
Neophyte said:And optometry politics – will we find no greater hive of scum and villainy…?
Buffy is blissfully unaware of the later bullying behaviour as a certain pug is teased on their deliberate exclusion from a family outing and treats… yes, as she quietly reads the latest edition of “Focus on Optometry” magazine, glasses perched on the end of her nose, as one hand lazily reaches for a sneaky vanilla slice afternoon tea treat, a pug will be silently shedding a tear as he buries his nose deep into the beanbag while the boxer stands over them with gleeful contempt, “Who’s your boss now, snuffles?”
:) The Pug of Little Brain (now with dementia – yes, it was me that diagnosed it…) is incapable of remembering a grudge for more than about 2 minutes.
Brindabellas said:
buffy said:
Arts said:Buffy is blissfully unaware of the later bullying behaviour as a certain pug is teased on their deliberate exclusion from a family outing and treats… yes, as she quietly reads the latest edition of “Focus on Optometry” magazine, glasses perched on the end of her nose, as one hand lazily reaches for a sneaky vanilla slice afternoon tea treat, a pug will be silently shedding a tear as he buries his nose deep into the beanbag while the boxer stands over them with gleeful contempt, “Who’s your boss now, snuffles?”
:) The Pug of Little Brain (now with dementia – yes, it was me that diagnosed it…) is incapable of remembering a grudge for more than about 2 minutes.
Oh dear, we call Cordelia the corgi of little brain. She may be the prettiest corgi we have had, but she sure aint the smartest.
roughbarked said:
Bogsnorkler said:
international potato day today.
Harvesting spuds today.
Or pomme de terre, if we are cooking Spuds ali France.
dv said:
roughbarked said:
Bogsnorkler said:
international potato day today.
Harvesting spuds today.
Or pomme de terre, if we are cooking Spuds ali France.
Nice
Yes, this is gross and completely inappropriate but the bit I’m stuck on is he bought her groceries from Aldi as an apology.
“A NSW doctor inappropriately massaged a patient, groped her breasts and “tweaked” her nipples, and made sexualised comments including that he could give her “the best orgasm of your life” before buying her an Aldi bag of groceries to say sorry, a tribunal has found.”
Divine Angel said:
Yes, this is gross and completely inappropriate but the bit I’m stuck on is he bought her groceries from Aldi as an apology.“A NSW doctor inappropriately massaged a patient, groped her breasts and “tweaked” her nipples, and made sexualised comments including that he could give her “the best orgasm of your life” before buying her an Aldi bag of groceries to say sorry, a tribunal has found.”
Yeah the Aldi part is even weirder.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Yes, this is gross and completely inappropriate but the bit I’m stuck on is he bought her groceries from Aldi as an apology.“A NSW doctor inappropriately massaged a patient, groped her breasts and “tweaked” her nipples, and made sexualised comments including that he could give her “the best orgasm of your life” before buying her an Aldi bag of groceries to say sorry, a tribunal has found.”
Yeah the Aldi part is even weirder.
Yeah, give her Woolies groceries to class it up a bit 🙄
dinner will be
shortly you’ll see
are schnitzel
few of vegetable
gravy plenty’t
a while be ready
I very hungry
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Yes, this is gross and completely inappropriate but the bit I’m stuck on is he bought her groceries from Aldi as an apology.“A NSW doctor inappropriately massaged a patient, groped her breasts and “tweaked” her nipples, and made sexualised comments including that he could give her “the best orgasm of your life” before buying her an Aldi bag of groceries to say sorry, a tribunal has found.”
Yeah the Aldi part is even weirder.
Yeah, give her Woolies groceries to class it up a bit 🙄
David Jones Food Hall would be classier.
very short day for jury today, as a lot of judicial issues are sorted.. but the defence is building a case that highlights the loving relationship that EP had with her inlaws, by showing messages of care and concern.. they will also most likely attack the police procedure, and, in summary, discuss the qualifications of the ‘experts’ basically trying to make their expertise look shoddy…
it’s all starting to wrap up
Arts said:
very short day for jury today, as a lot of judicial issues are sorted.. but the defence is building a case that highlights the loving relationship that EP had with her inlaws, by showing messages of care and concern.. they will also most likely attack the police procedure, and, in summary, discuss the qualifications of the ‘experts’ basically trying to make their expertise look shoddy…it’s all starting to wrap up
Taps nose
https://youtu.be/eOmYEssdXg8?si=tqURL3ieObsfxQhR
Candy as Welles
Arts said:
very short day for jury today, as a lot of judicial issues are sorted.. but the defence is building a case that highlights the loving relationship that EP had with her inlaws, by showing messages of care and concern.. they will also most likely attack the police procedure, and, in summary, discuss the qualifications of the ‘experts’ basically trying to make their expertise look shoddy…it’s all starting to wrap up
Is it usual to send the jury out as often as is happening here?
buffy said:
Arts said:
very short day for jury today, as a lot of judicial issues are sorted.. but the defence is building a case that highlights the loving relationship that EP had with her inlaws, by showing messages of care and concern.. they will also most likely attack the police procedure, and, in summary, discuss the qualifications of the ‘experts’ basically trying to make their expertise look shoddy…it’s all starting to wrap up
Is it usual to send the jury out as often as is happening here?
You always send the jury out while there are legal discussions – that bit is not unusual… but I dare say the judge would be kind of annoyed by this point in this case.
The judges generally don’t like to hold up proceedings, especially when there is a jury involved, because the more time out the more difficult it is to get a fair and accurate decision made. So both legal councils would be getting a bit of a telling off I should imagine… a sort of ‘get your acts together’ thing…
I head that yesterday one of the jurors got accidentally locked/left in the jury room, and had to be released… bwahaha
Just received my UK civil engineering magazine, with the following headlines:
Robots for infrastructure in space | Carbon capture in Liverpool | Dorset’s recycled plastic footbridge
which is a little different from the old days :)
Arts said:
buffy said:
Arts said:
very short day for jury today, as a lot of judicial issues are sorted.. but the defence is building a case that highlights the loving relationship that EP had with her inlaws, by showing messages of care and concern.. they will also most likely attack the police procedure, and, in summary, discuss the qualifications of the ‘experts’ basically trying to make their expertise look shoddy…it’s all starting to wrap up
Is it usual to send the jury out as often as is happening here?
You always send the jury out while there are legal discussions – that bit is not unusual… but I dare say the judge would be kind of annoyed by this point in this case.
The judges generally don’t like to hold up proceedings, especially when there is a jury involved, because the more time out the more difficult it is to get a fair and accurate decision made. So both legal councils would be getting a bit of a telling off I should imagine… a sort of ‘get your acts together’ thing…
I head that yesterday one of the jurors got accidentally locked/left in the jury room, and had to be released… bwahaha
Thanks, Arts.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Just received my UK civil engineering magazine, with the following headlines:Robots for infrastructure in space | Carbon capture in Liverpool | Dorset’s recycled plastic footbridge
which is a little different from the old days :)
Presumably one of these:
https://www.bisonbridges.co.uk/recycled-plastic-bridges/1111
The Rev Dodgson said:
Just received my UK civil engineering magazine, with the following headlines:Robots for infrastructure in space | Carbon capture in Liverpool | Dorset’s recycled plastic footbridge
which is a little different from the old days :)
YIKR, footbridges in Dorset, what’s the UK coming to?
Arts said:
buffy said:
Arts said:
very short day for jury today, as a lot of judicial issues are sorted.. but the defence is building a case that highlights the loving relationship that EP had with her inlaws, by showing messages of care and concern.. they will also most likely attack the police procedure, and, in summary, discuss the qualifications of the ‘experts’ basically trying to make their expertise look shoddy…it’s all starting to wrap up
Is it usual to send the jury out as often as is happening here?
You always send the jury out while there are legal discussions – that bit is not unusual… but I dare say the judge would be kind of annoyed by this point in this case.
The judges generally don’t like to hold up proceedings, especially when there is a jury involved, because the more time out the more difficult it is to get a fair and accurate decision made. So both legal councils would be getting a bit of a telling off I should imagine… a sort of ‘get your acts together’ thing…
I head that yesterday one of the jurors got accidentally locked/left in the jury room, and had to be released… bwahaha
I wonder if other states besides WA have court delays due to waiting for reports.
Some of the more specialist ones requires 20 weeks for someone to be available.
If the offender doesn’t cooperate even longer
It’s drizzled ALL day, Ize tells ya. ALL bloody day. Drizzled, it has.
Did Ize tells ya it’s drizzled all day??
Woodie said:
It’s drizzled ALL day, Ize tells ya. ALL bloody day. Drizzled, it has.Did Ize tells ya it’s drizzled all day??
You might have mentioned it.
Clear and dry here, heading for -3 tonight.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
It’s drizzled ALL day, Ize tells ya. ALL bloody day. Drizzled, it has.Did Ize tells ya it’s drizzled all day??
You might have mentioned it.
Clear and dry here, heading for -3 tonight.
Very light drizzle on and off all day, heavier rain expected overnight and throughout the weekend. Low of 13. Considering pulling out my winter pyjamas.
Home is the hunter, home from the hill’
It was a hard drive, winscreen wipers were never off, and the glare from oncoming traffic reflecting off the water.
And the oncoming traffic was epic being a Friday.
The store-bought garlic bread was weird. The garlic butter was on top, not smeared in the pre-cut slices.
Peak Warming Man said:
Home is the hunter, home from the hill’
It was a hard drive, winscreen wipers were never off, and the glare from oncoming traffic reflecting off the water.
And the oncoming traffic was epic being a Friday.
You’re safe though.
That’s good.
Divine Angel said:
The store-bought garlic bread was weird. The garlic butter was on top, not smeared in the pre-cut slices.
AI garlic bread.
Did we have any joy in finding out about Moll.
Oh ummm….. Oh…. yeah.
Thanks for reminding me.
Went back to toe surgeon yesterday for review. All looks good and the bandages came off.
Go back in a month so he can pull the pin out.
Gotta wear that silly boot thing until at least then.
No band-aids required.
Peak Warming Man said:
Home is the hunter, home from the hill’
It was a hard drive, winscreen wipers were never off, and the glare from oncoming traffic reflecting off the water.
And the oncoming traffic was epic being a Friday.
Shoulda turned around and gone with the flow, Mr Man. Might not have got home, but the drive would have been easier.
Woodie said:
Oh ummm….. Oh…. yeah.Thanks for reminding me.
Went back to toe surgeon yesterday for review. All looks good and the bandages came off.
Go back in a month so he can pull the pin out.
Gotta wear that silly boot thing until at least then.
No band-aids required.
Excellent! No amputation just yet then
Divine Angel said:
Woodie said:
Oh ummm….. Oh…. yeah.Thanks for reminding me.
Went back to toe surgeon yesterday for review. All looks good and the bandages came off.
Go back in a month so he can pull the pin out.
Gotta wear that silly boot thing until at least then.
No band-aids required.
Excellent! No amputation just yet then
Yes. Marvelous what modern medicine can do these days, hey what but!!! Decapitation not required.
Woodie said:
Oh ummm….. Oh…. yeah.Thanks for reminding me.
Went back to toe surgeon yesterday for review. All looks good and the bandages came off.
Go back in a month so he can pull the pin out.
Gotta wear that silly boot thing until at least then.
No band-aids required.
I forgot.
I also forgot what I was supposed to do today, so I did nothing.
Good to hear that all is on track for a full recovery.
Woodie said:
Oh ummm….. Oh…. yeah.Thanks for reminding me.
Went back to toe surgeon yesterday for review. All looks good and the bandages came off.
Go back in a month so he can pull the pin out.
Gotta wear that silly boot thing until at least then.
No band-aids required.
Well that all sounds satisfactory, apart from the silly boot, but that can’t be helped.
Peak Warming Man said:
Did we have any joy in finding out about Moll.
People keep saying he’s in Africa somewhere, but that might just be a figure of speech.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Oh ummm….. Oh…. yeah.Thanks for reminding me.
Went back to toe surgeon yesterday for review. All looks good and the bandages came off.
Go back in a month so he can pull the pin out.
Gotta wear that silly boot thing until at least then.
No band-aids required.
I forgot.
I also forgot what I was supposed to do today, so I did nothing.
Good to hear that all is on track for a full recovery.
I forgot firelighter and pick up some pills when I went to town yesterday. Had to go back today to get them.
Remind me to ring the firewood man too. Reckon I’ve got a week’s supply left.
Got the lecky bill yesterday. Gubbermints paid $168 of it. That doesn’t include the “energy supplement” of the OAP.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Did we have any joy in finding out about Moll.
People keep saying he’s in Africa somewhere, but that might just be a figure of speech.
Went to Africa and got eaten by missionaries.
Woodie said:
I forgot firelighter and pick up some pills when I went to town yesterday. Had to go back today to get them.
Oh…… and tomatoes. Wooliles didn’t have any yesterday, but they did today. $11.60 a kg.
Woodie said:
Woodie said:I forgot firelighter and pick up some pills when I went to town yesterday. Had to go back today to get them.
Oh…… and tomatoes. Wooliles didn’t have any yesterday, but they did today. $11.60 a kg.
Tomatoes are a piece of piss to grow Woodie.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Did we have any joy in finding out about Moll.
People keep saying he’s in Africa somewhere, but that might just be a figure of speech.
Went to Africa and got eaten by missionaries.
Dare I say they’d need a bigger pot that what my leek and potato soup is currently bubbling away in.
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie said:
Woodie said:I forgot firelighter and pick up some pills when I went to town yesterday. Had to go back today to get them.
Oh…… and tomatoes. Wooliles didn’t have any yesterday, but they did today. $11.60 a kg.
Tomatoes are a piece of piss to grow Woodie.
But not in winter.
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie said:
Woodie said:I forgot firelighter and pick up some pills when I went to town yesterday. Had to go back today to get them.
Oh…… and tomatoes. Wooliles didn’t have any yesterday, but they did today. $11.60 a kg.
Tomatoes are a piece of piss to grow Woodie.
Not according to the little sign that Woolies had stuck on the shelf where they’d normally be. 😁
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie said:Oh…… and tomatoes. Wooliles didn’t have any yesterday, but they did today. $11.60 a kg.
Tomatoes are a piece of piss to grow Woodie.
But not in winter.
That’s a day and a bit away.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Did we have any joy in finding out about Moll.
People keep saying he’s in Africa somewhere, but that might just be a figure of speech.
Went to Africa and got eaten by missionaries.
So that’s the position?
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Oh ummm….. Oh…. yeah.Thanks for reminding me.
Went back to toe surgeon yesterday for review. All looks good and the bandages came off.
Go back in a month so he can pull the pin out.
Gotta wear that silly boot thing until at least then.
No band-aids required.
I forgot.
I also forgot what I was supposed to do today, so I did nothing.
Good to hear that all is on track for a full recovery.
I forgot firelighter and pick up some pills when I went to town yesterday. Had to go back today to get them.
Remind me to ring the firewood man too. Reckon I’ve got a week’s supply left.
Got the lecky bill yesterday. Gubbermints paid $168 of it. That doesn’t include the “energy supplement” of the OAP.
Paid mine today. Gummint donated $265 to the cause.
OAP energy supplement? What’s this and how do I get it?
Woodie said:
Woodie said:I forgot firelighter and pick up some pills when I went to town yesterday. Had to go back today to get them.
Oh…… and tomatoes. Wooliles didn’t have any yesterday, but they did today. $11.60 a kg.
FMD!
Why so high?
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie said:Oh…… and tomatoes. Wooliles didn’t have any yesterday, but they did today. $11.60 a kg.
Tomatoes are a piece of piss to grow Woodie.
But not in winter.
Actually, mine are doing better ow than they did in summer.
Which is not ‘fabulously’, but definitely better.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:People keep saying he’s in Africa somewhere, but that might just be a figure of speech.
Went to Africa and got eaten by missionaries.
So that’s the position?
LOL
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:Tomatoes are a piece of piss to grow Woodie.
But not in winter.
Actually, mine are doing better ow than they did in summer.
Which is not ‘fabulously’, but definitely better.
In northern NSW and Qld, Tomatoes are usually grown in winter to avoid fruit fly problems.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Woodie said:I forgot firelighter and pick up some pills when I went to town yesterday. Had to go back today to get them.
Oh…… and tomatoes. Wooliles didn’t have any yesterday, but they did today. $11.60 a kg.
FMD!
Why so high?
THe smaller cherry and berry tomatoes are over $20 per kg
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:But not in winter.
Actually, mine are doing better ow than they did in summer.
Which is not ‘fabulously’, but definitely better.
In northern NSW and Qld, Tomatoes are usually grown in winter to avoid fruit fly problems.
I thought they were all grown indoors in heated greenhouses with hydroponics and UV lighting and enhanced CO2 atmospheres and all that jazz. Just to keep a steady “out of season” supply to the supermarket shelves.
blame the floods I guess?
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Actually, mine are doing better ow than they did in summer.
Which is not ‘fabulously’, but definitely better.
In northern NSW and Qld, Tomatoes are usually grown in winter to avoid fruit fly problems.
I thought they were all grown indoors in heated greenhouses with hydroponics and UV lighting and enhanced CO2 atmospheres and all that jazz. Just to keep a steady “out of season” supply to the supermarket shelves.
don’t they just refrigerate unripe ones and warm them up and ripen as required
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Actually, mine are doing better ow than they did in summer.
Which is not ‘fabulously’, but definitely better.
In northern NSW and Qld, Tomatoes are usually grown in winter to avoid fruit fly problems.
I thought they were all grown indoors in heated greenhouses with hydroponics and UV lighting and enhanced CO2 atmospheres and all that jazz. Just to keep a steady “out of season” supply to the supermarket shelves.
That’s in Southern Austtralia.
SCIENCE said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:In northern NSW and Qld, Tomatoes are usually grown in winter to avoid fruit fly problems.
I thought they were all grown indoors in heated greenhouses with hydroponics and UV lighting and enhanced CO2 atmospheres and all that jazz. Just to keep a steady “out of season” supply to the supermarket shelves.
don’t they just refrigerate unripe ones and warm them up and ripen as required
That’s why thay taste like unripe tomatoes.
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:In northern NSW and Qld, Tomatoes are usually grown in winter to avoid fruit fly problems.
I thought they were all grown indoors in heated greenhouses with hydroponics and UV lighting and enhanced CO2 atmospheres and all that jazz. Just to keep a steady “out of season” supply to the supermarket shelves.
That’s in Southern Austtralia.
If only there some means of transport to facilitate easy interstate commerce…
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Michael V said:I forgot.
I also forgot what I was supposed to do today, so I did nothing.
Good to hear that all is on track for a full recovery.
I forgot firelighter and pick up some pills when I went to town yesterday. Had to go back today to get them.
Remind me to ring the firewood man too. Reckon I’ve got a week’s supply left.
Got the lecky bill yesterday. Gubbermints paid $168 of it. That doesn’t include the “energy supplement” of the OAP.
Paid mine today. Gummint donated $265 to the cause.
OAP energy supplement? What’s this and how do I get it?
Every OAP should get it AFAIK.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Michael V said:I forgot.
I also forgot what I was supposed to do today, so I did nothing.
Good to hear that all is on track for a full recovery.
I forgot firelighter and pick up some pills when I went to town yesterday. Had to go back today to get them.
Remind me to ring the firewood man too. Reckon I’ve got a week’s supply left.
Got the lecky bill yesterday. Gubbermints paid $168 of it. That doesn’t include the “energy supplement” of the OAP.
Paid mine today. Gummint donated $265 to the cause.
OAP energy supplement? What’s this and how do I get it?
here Mr V.
I didn’t read it all, but the details are there, I think.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Woodie said:I forgot firelighter and pick up some pills when I went to town yesterday. Had to go back today to get them.
Oh…… and tomatoes. Wooliles didn’t have any yesterday, but they did today. $11.60 a kg.
FMD!
Why so high?
Cause there ain’t any I suppose. But the Tabulam Quik-e-mart had them last Friday for $4.60 kg, when Woolies didn’t have any then either.
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:I forgot firelighter and pick up some pills when I went to town yesterday. Had to go back today to get them.
Remind me to ring the firewood man too. Reckon I’ve got a week’s supply left.
Got the lecky bill yesterday. Gubbermints paid $168 of it. That doesn’t include the “energy supplement” of the OAP.
Paid mine today. Gummint donated $265 to the cause.
OAP energy supplement? What’s this and how do I get it?
here Mr V.
I didn’t read it all, but the details are there, I think.
Ta. Part of the OAP – comes attached, it seems.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:Oh…… and tomatoes. Wooliles didn’t have any yesterday, but they did today. $11.60 a kg.
FMD!
Why so high?
THe smaller cherry and berry tomatoes are over $20 per kg
At the butchers, wagyu grain fed beef steaks were $55 kg.
As much as I hated doing it, Mr Panty Parts, I have tipped them pies tonight.
Big crowd at the MCG. 80K+ I’d reckon.
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:FMD!
Why so high?
THe smaller cherry and berry tomatoes are over $20 per kg
At the butchers, wagyu grain fed beef steaks were $55 kg.
Wagyu is always out of my price range.
Woodie said:
As much as I hated doing it, Mr Panty Parts, I have tipped them pies tonight.Big crowd at the MCG. 80K+ I’d reckon.
Yep. Including one of my mates, who is over there for a business conference. He has posted me a number of pics so far. Seems to be enjoying his night out.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Michael V said:Paid mine today. Gummint donated $265 to the cause.
OAP energy supplement? What’s this and how do I get it?
here Mr V.
I didn’t read it all, but the details are there, I think.
Ta. Part of the OAP – comes attached, it seems.
It’s listed on my OAP payment notifications.
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:here Mr V.
I didn’t read it all, but the details are there, I think.
Ta. Part of the OAP – comes attached, it seems.
It’s listed on my OAP payment notifications.
So you get $14.60 a fortnight?
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:here Mr V.
I didn’t read it all, but the details are there, I think.
Ta. Part of the OAP – comes attached, it seems.
It’s listed on my OAP payment notifications.
I’m not sure I’ve ever had a notification.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Michael V said:Ta. Part of the OAP – comes attached, it seems.
It’s listed on my OAP payment notifications.
I’m not sure I’ve ever had a notification.
I haven’t.
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
As much as I hated doing it, Mr Panty Parts, I have tipped them pies tonight.Big crowd at the MCG. 80K+ I’d reckon.
Yep. Including one of my mates, who is over there for a business conference. He has posted me a number of pics so far. Seems to be enjoying his night out.
Bloody ‘ell, Elliot!! I’m not advocating violence on the footy field or nuffin’, but will someone kick him in the nuts?
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:It’s listed on my OAP payment notifications.
I’m not sure I’ve ever had a notification.
I haven’t.
However, it is on my lecky bill.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:I’m not sure I’ve ever had a notification.
I haven’t.
However, it is on my lecky bill.
But the bassets charged me GST on the remainder.
roughbarked said:
Woodie said:
Michael V said:Ta. Part of the OAP – comes attached, it seems.
It’s listed on my OAP payment notifications.
So you get $14.60 a fortnight?
Energy Supplement $14.10
Pension Supplement (not sure what that’s for) $83.60
Should all be listed in your MyGov account, Mr V. >Centerlink>payment history
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
Woodie said:It’s listed on my OAP payment notifications.
So you get $14.60 a fortnight?
Energy Supplement $14.10
Pension Supplement (not sure what that’s for) $83.60Should all be listed in your MyGov account, Mr V. >Centerlink>payment history
Oh. Righty-oh. I only ever look there when they send me an email.
Thanks.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:Tomatoes are a piece of piss to grow Woodie.
But not in winter.
Actually, mine are doing better ow than they did in summer.
Which is not ‘fabulously’, but definitely better.
Most of my plants have been pulled out and the three remaining ones got frosted last week…so they look burnt. No fresh homegrown tomatoes for months here now.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:THe smaller cherry and berry tomatoes are over $20 per kg
At the butchers, wagyu grain fed beef steaks were $55 kg.
Wagyu is always out of my price range.
I have trouble with the marbling. I grew up knowing non marbled meat was the better quality.
Thinking of signing up to Disney Plus too stream ‘Andor’ after hearing good reviews from friends including DV. Special offer of $20 for 4 months should allow some leisurely viewing. One thing I do note is for some reason it is set in a not particularly ethnically diverse area of a galaxy far far away.
British actor and comedian Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty in a London court to charges of rape and sexual assault involving four women more than two decades ago.
Brand had been charged with two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault, and two counts of sexual assault.
What’s next?
The UK actor is due to stand trial in June 2026.
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
As much as I hated doing it, Mr Panty Parts, I have tipped them pies tonight.Big crowd at the MCG. 80K+ I’d reckon.
Yep. Including one of my mates, who is over there for a business conference. He has posted me a number of pics so far. Seems to be enjoying his night out.
Safe tip. The Pies are enfloggerating them now.
party_pants said:
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
As much as I hated doing it, Mr Panty Parts, I have tipped them pies tonight.Big crowd at the MCG. 80K+ I’d reckon.
Yep. Including one of my mates, who is over there for a business conference. He has posted me a number of pics so far. Seems to be enjoying his night out.
Safe tip. The Pies are enfloggerating them now.
I see no one is yet to kick that Jamie Elliot in the nuts, hey what but.
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
party_pants said:Yep. Including one of my mates, who is over there for a business conference. He has posted me a number of pics so far. Seems to be enjoying his night out.
Safe tip. The Pies are enfloggerating them now.
I see no one is yet to kick that Jamie Elliot in the nuts, hey what but.
I think that’s against the rules now
party_pants said:
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
As much as I hated doing it, Mr Panty Parts, I have tipped them pies tonight.Big crowd at the MCG. 80K+ I’d reckon.
Yep. Including one of my mates, who is over there for a business conference. He has posted me a number of pics so far. Seems to be enjoying his night out.
Safe tip. The Pies are enfloggerating them now.
3/4 time, Mr Pany Parts, and I think our tips are pretty safe now.
2-fa.
easy peasy Japanesee
party_pants said:
2-fa.easy peasy Japanesee
ditto 😎
Interesting that most of the front lines in the Ukraine/Putin war are now almost completely covered in fiber optic string due to the previous radio frequency jamming.
A rainy top of 21 today.
Mr Mutant has a tax appointment this afternoon. There’s a lovely park near his accountant which Mini Me and I like visiting but google says it’s permanently closed. We plan to check it out anyway, but if it’s rainy we mightn’t bother. There’s a covered area overlooking the man-made lake so maybe we’ll end up watching raindrops hitting the lake.
Having been home sick yesterday, chances for Mini Me to go to basketball are slim, but she’s looking forward to Craftival at the library as it was postponed earlier in the year due to Alfred.
Good morning Holidayers. Seven degrees at the back door, dark and still. We are forecast a partly cloudy 15.
Breakfast at the bakery with my bushwandering friend (and possibly mr buffy, if he has woken before 8.00am). Then gardening and stuff. My knitting is at a point where I need to sit for a couple of hours while I do decreasing sort of things at either side of a front cardie panel, but one lot is every second row and the other is every third row but simultaneously on opposite sides of the rows for shaping so I’ll need to mark and concentrate. Might do that this afternoon.
Aww, Loretta Swit died, aged 87. RIP Hot Lips.
Divine Angel said:
Aww, Loretta Swit died, aged 87. RIP Hot Lips.
She played that part well. RIP
3 degrees outside. There’ll be fost and frogs then a sunny 17.
Not much going on apart from gardening. A lot to catch up on.
Here’s a headline you don’t read every day:
Heavily pregnant woman is dragged to her death by crocodile after it swam into her flooded home
Divine Angel said:
Here’s a headline you don’t read every day:Heavily pregnant woman is dragged to her death by crocodile after it swam into her flooded home
Arrgh. That’s the kind of news story you don’t hear often but may become more frquent if climate change keeps worsening.
“Erin Patterson lied to the police, but she’s no murderer.”
In a nutshell, that’s what her defence case is.
Divine Angel said:
Aww, Loretta Swit died, aged 87. RIP Hot Lips.
Off the top of my head, only Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Gary Burghoff and Jame Farr are surviving regular cast members.
Divine Angel said:
Divine Angel said:
Aww, Loretta Swit died, aged 87. RIP Hot Lips.
Off the top of my head, only Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Gary Burghoff and Jame Farr are surviving regular cast members.
Alan looks his age these days.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Divine Angel said:
Aww, Loretta Swit died, aged 87. RIP Hot Lips.
Off the top of my head, only Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Gary Burghoff and Jame Farr are surviving regular cast members.
Alan looks his age these days.
Absolutely nothing wrong with that. He’s still acting, too. He was recently in the new The Four Seasons. Probably a cameo role, I haven’t seen it.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:Off the top of my head, only Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Gary Burghoff and Jame Farr are surviving regular cast members.
Alan looks his age these days.
Absolutely nothing wrong with that. He’s still acting, too. He was recently in the new The Four Seasons. Probably a cameo role, I haven’t seen it.
I always liked the man in real life as well.
Divine Angel said:
Aww, Loretta Swit died, aged 87. RIP Hot Lips.
We all die.
kii said:
Divine Angel said:
Aww, Loretta Swit died, aged 87. RIP Hot Lips.
We all die.
pretty good news hey
kii said:
Divine Angel said:
Aww, Loretta Swit died, aged 87. RIP Hot Lips.
We all die.
So what do you call this then?
Morning – about to go to the French Bakery -to get coffee and pastries and then go to the Dog Park. Then Check on Dad – and I have promised one of his friends from the aged care facility that I will play the piano for him. Then I will go to my knitting group at the club – where I will knit, chat and have a wine. And off to a friend’s place, who has just got a new kitchen, who is making us dinner. I love Saturdays like this.
Morning Pilgrims, track a heavy 8, weather shithouse.
Over.
Divine Angel said:
Aww, Loretta Swit died, aged 87. RIP Hot Lips.
Yeah she was hot, RIP.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning Pilgrims, track a heavy 8, weather shithouse.
Over.
Sunny but only 12 degrees. Wind is blowing back off the snowy uplands.
On the BBC Crowd Science they tried to explain to an average punter quantum mechanics and entanglement and how one thing can be in two places at the same time.
It was a bridge too far.
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Aww, Loretta Swit died, aged 87. RIP Hot Lips.
Yeah she was hot, RIP.
Needed to be in Korea. Can get very cold there.
Peak Warming Man said:
On the BBC Crowd Science they tried to explain to an average punter quantum mechanics and entanglement and how one thing can be in two places at the same time.
It was a bridge too far.
They couldn’t imagineer it all?
Peak Warming Man said:
On the BBC Crowd Science they tried to explain to an average punter quantum mechanics and entanglement and how one thing can be in two places at the same time.
It was a bridge too far.
And then on the BBC The Inquiry they were talking about why our core body temperature has dropped over time but I can’t remember much because I was drifting off to sleep per chance to dream, something to do with infection.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
On the BBC Crowd Science they tried to explain to an average punter quantum mechanics and entanglement and how one thing can be in two places at the same time.
It was a bridge too far.
They couldn’t imagineer it all?
Oh they had all the experts there to explain it to an average punter, but she kept asking them awkward questions.
“I, um, k-k-k-overslept,” stuttered Bubblecar.
“Still, you t-t-t-can’t really, c-c-c-blame me, on these b-b-b-minus three mornings.”
Today it’s housework all the way, plus ringing the older sister to see what the family has decided about my birthday next week.
We’re heading for a max of 14 and once again, a min of -3.
Bubblecar said:
“I, um, k-k-k-overslept,” stuttered Bubblecar.“Still, you t-t-t-can’t really, c-c-c-blame me, on these b-b-b-minus three mornings.”
You need a good fire going to warm your cockles, a good roaring wood fire that our ancestors used for millennium to warm their cockles.
Bubblecar said:
Today it’s housework all the way, plus ringing the older sister to see what the family has decided about my birthday next week.We’re heading for a max of 14 and once again, a min of -3.
They might not be doing anything.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Today it’s housework all the way, plus ringing the older sister to see what the family has decided about my birthday next week.We’re heading for a max of 14 and once again, a min of -3.
They might not be doing anything.
Give them a ring anyway but don’t make it about your birthday, ask them how they are going, talk about the weather etc.
And then before you hangup just mention it in passing, “oh I just remembered it’s my birthday next week, we might get together” like that.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Today it’s housework all the way, plus ringing the older sister to see what the family has decided about my birthday next week.We’re heading for a max of 14 and once again, a min of -3.
They might not be doing anything.
Of course they will. I suspect they’re coming to visit me, present me with gifts and treat me to a pub lunch etc.
But how many of them that will involve, and whether it will take place on the birthday itself (Tuesday) or a nearby day, I don’t know.
“Drug cartel members are suspected of murdering five Mexican band members,”
The Dead Grupo Fugitivo
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Aww, Loretta Swit died, aged 87. RIP Hot Lips.
Yeah she was hot, RIP.
She died of complications due to veganism.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Drug cartel members are suspected of murdering five Mexican band members,”The Dead Grupo Fugitivo
I mean mariachi music is annoying.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Aww, Loretta Swit died, aged 87. RIP Hot Lips.
Yeah she was hot, RIP.
She died of complications due to veganism.
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:Yeah she was hot, RIP.
She died of complications due to veganism.
Apparently 100% of people who come into contact with water die.
I’m English so no fear of that happening.
Speaking of water bottle labels, I have to get out my label maker. I’ve left my water bottle in too many classrooms this week 🤦🏻♀️
Bogsnorkler said:
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:
Bogsnorkler said:
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
It must be nice to feel no empathy.
but the words she is saying is true
Except that she is saving hers for after the others.
yes, because she can afford good healthcare.
Aww, Loretta Swit died, aged 87. RIP Hot Lips.
Yeah she was hot, RIP.
She died of complications due to veganism.
Apparently 100% of people who come into contact with water die.
I’m English so no fear of that happening.
So that GOPSenJoniErnst genius was onto something.
Bogsnorkler said:
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:She died of complications due to veganism.
Apparently 100% of people who come into contact with water die.
I’m English so no fear of that happening.
Being a lazy wet Saturday I’ll have a play with my system, you can play along at home.
All at Caulfield, all for a place.
Race 2 Horse 4 Sparkling
R3 H3 Just for Fun
R4 H4 Stylish
R5 H3 I Only Wish
R6 H4 Lim’s Saltoro
R7 H1 Bold Soul
R9 H1 Cafe Millenum.
Over.
Peak Warming Man said:
Being a lazy wet Saturday I’ll have a play with my system, you can play along at home.All at Caulfield, all for a place.
Race 2 Horse 4 Sparkling
R3 H3 Just for Fun
R4 H4 Stylish
R5 H3 I Only Wish
R6 H4 Lim’s Saltoro
R7 H1 Bold Soul
R9 H1 Cafe Millenum.Over.
I wonder what horses think of the names that they are given?
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Being a lazy wet Saturday I’ll have a play with my system, you can play along at home.All at Caulfield, all for a place.
Race 2 Horse 4 Sparkling
R3 H3 Just for Fun
R4 H4 Stylish
R5 H3 I Only Wish
R6 H4 Lim’s Saltoro
R7 H1 Bold Soul
R9 H1 Cafe Millenum.Over.
I wonder what horses think of the names that they are given?
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Being a lazy wet Saturday I’ll have a play with my system, you can play along at home.All at Caulfield, all for a place.
Race 2 Horse 4 Sparkling
R3 H3 Just for Fun
R4 H4 Stylish
R5 H3 I Only Wish
R6 H4 Lim’s Saltoro
R7 H1 Bold Soul
R9 H1 Cafe Millenum.Over.
I wonder what horses think of the names that they are given?
R4H4 and R7H1 think they are just fine.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Today it’s housework all the way, plus ringing the older sister to see what the family has decided about my birthday next week.We’re heading for a max of 14 and once again, a min of -3.
They might not be doing anything.
Of course they will. I suspect they’re coming to visit me, present me with gifts and treat me to a pub lunch etc.
But how many of them that will involve, and whether it will take place on the birthday itself (Tuesday) or a nearby day, I don’t know.
They’ll be here on Wednesday, but not for a pub lunch ‘cos they’ll all be bringing party food. I’ll make some sausage rolls.
Unsure of the numbers but probably 6-7 persons.
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Being a lazy wet Saturday I’ll have a play with my system, you can play along at home.All at Caulfield, all for a place.
Race 2 Horse 4 Sparkling
R3 H3 Just for Fun
R4 H4 Stylish
R5 H3 I Only Wish
R6 H4 Lim’s Saltoro
R7 H1 Bold Soul
R9 H1 Cafe Millenum.Over.
I wonder what horses think of the names that they are given?
At the droid races, entrant R2 D2 was named Kenny Baker.
Kingy said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Being a lazy wet Saturday I’ll have a play with my system, you can play along at home.All at Caulfield, all for a place.
Race 2 Horse 4 Sparkling
R3 H3 Just for Fun
R4 H4 Stylish
R5 H3 I Only Wish
R6 H4 Lim’s Saltoro
R7 H1 Bold Soul
R9 H1 Cafe Millenum.Over.
I wonder what horses think of the names that they are given?
At the droid races, entrant R2 D2 was named Kenny Baker.
Professor X could kind of read horse’s minds or something so he could tell you but I suspect horses are completely unaware of their names.
dv said:
Kingy said:
Bogsnorkler said:I wonder what horses think of the names that they are given?
At the droid races, entrant R2 D2 was named Kenny Baker.
Professor X could kind of read horse’s minds or something so he could tell you but I suspect horses are completely unaware of their names.
Racehorses would be unaware, but pet horses might have some notion if they’re frequently addressed or summoned by name.
Don’t they have racing names and names their team calls them?
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Kingy said:At the droid races, entrant R2 D2 was named Kenny Baker.
Professor X could kind of read horse’s minds or something so he could tell you but I suspect horses are completely unaware of their names.
Racehorses would be unaware, but pet horses might have some notion if they’re frequently addressed or summoned by name.
One of those questions sarahs mum may have been able to illuminate.
dv said:
Kingy said:
Bogsnorkler said:I wonder what horses think of the names that they are given?
At the droid races, entrant R2 D2 was named Kenny Baker.
Professor X could kind of read horse’s minds or something so he could tell you but I suspect horses are completely unaware of their names.
There are two horses at the redoubt named Billy and Prancer, call them by name and they will come.
So they are aware of their names, unless it’s just these two.
my legless cat has no name…
Jellybean knows her name. The cat also knows his name; if he’s hiding and we call his name, he’ll meow at us.
Bogsnorkler said:
my legless cat has no name…
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Kingy said:At the droid races, entrant R2 D2 was named Kenny Baker.
Professor X could kind of read horse’s minds or something so he could tell you but I suspect horses are completely unaware of their names.
There are two horses at the redoubt named Billy and Prancer, call them by name and they will come.
So they are aware of their names, unless it’s just these two.
Freya (the miniature horse next door here) answers to a call. But as she is the only one in the yard, it’s not really definitive. She also answers to “My Lady”. And she answers particularly if you have got an apple in your hand.
Mr Mutant is about to leave for his tax appointment so Mini Me has done his hair using butterfly clips, and fairy floss-scented detangling spray.
Divine Angel said:
Mr Mutant is about to leave for his tax appointment so Mini Me has done his hair using butterfly clips, and fairy floss-scented detangling spray.
Sensible choices.
NSW posters may be able to help me with this query:
I recall last century some time, watching footage of the then NSW Opposition leader (Liberal) having a row with a union leader, in which he repeatedly shouted at the union man:
“Why don’t you shut up!! Why don’t you just shut up!!”
Can anyone recall the politician’s name (he was ousted as leader shortly after that footage was released)?
Bubblecar said:
NSW posters may be able to help me with this query:I recall last century some time, watching footage of the then NSW Opposition leader (Liberal) having a row with a union leader, in which he repeatedly shouted at the union man:
“Why don’t you shut up!! Why don’t you just shut up!!”
Can anyone recall the politician’s name (he was ousted as leader shortly after that footage was released)?
Tamb said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Divine Angel said:Apparently 100% of people who come into contact with water die.
I’m English so no fear of that happening.
Deadly in all four of its phases.
From memory and without looking any thing up, the “fourth phase,” which lies somewhere between liquid and solid. He calls it EZ water, short for Exclusion Zone water. This phase is said to be somewhere between a liquid and a solid, more like a gel, and is negatively charged, which allows it to repel impurities.
Over.
Bubblecar said:
NSW posters may be able to help me with this query:I recall last century some time, watching footage of the then NSW Opposition leader (Liberal) having a row with a union leader, in which he repeatedly shouted at the union man:
“Why don’t you shut up!! Why don’t you just shut up!!”
Can anyone recall the politician’s name (he was ousted as leader shortly after that footage was released)?
Scanning the Hansards I have Michael Egan, formerly of the meatworkers union, being asked to shut up by Robert Webster in October 1993. RW held various shadow ministries during that era.
dv said:
Scanning the Hansards I have Michael Egan, formerly of the meatworkers union, being asked to shut up by Robert Webster in October 1993. RW held various shadow ministries during that era.
No, this was a face-to-face confrontation, probably on the street somewhere (can’t recall the details). The footage was shown on an ABC documentary, maybe Four Corners or the ilk.
Pretty sure it was a NSW Opposition leader during the Wran era.
dv said:
Scanning the Hansards I have Michael Egan, formerly of the meatworkers union, being asked to shut up by Robert Webster in October 1993. RW held various shadow ministries during that era.
The only other instance with similar wording is Greg Donnelly telling Fred Niles to shut up in 2017 but that’d clearly not what you meant.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Scanning the Hansards I have Michael Egan, formerly of the meatworkers union, being asked to shut up by Robert Webster in October 1993. RW held various shadow ministries during that era.
No, this was a face-to-face confrontation, probably on the street somewhere (can’t recall the details). The footage was shown on an ABC documentary, maybe Four Corners or the ilk.
Pretty sure it was a NSW Opposition leader during the Wran era.
Might have been this bloke, as he was only Opposition leader for a brief time:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_McDonald_(Australian_politician)
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Scanning the Hansards I have Michael Egan, formerly of the meatworkers union, being asked to shut up by Robert Webster in October 1993. RW held various shadow ministries during that era.
No, this was a face-to-face confrontation, probably on the street somewhere (can’t recall the details). The footage was shown on an ABC documentary, maybe Four Corners or the ilk.
Pretty sure it was a NSW Opposition leader during the Wran era.
Might have been this bloke, as he was only Opposition leader for a brief time:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_McDonald_(Australian_politician)
Or this one:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mason_(Australian_politician)
I was hoping the footage might be online somewhere, as it was a laughably hopeless performance. Just shouting WHY DON’T YOU JUST SHUT UP over and over again, while the union man just ignored him and carried on calmly talking.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Scanning the Hansards I have Michael Egan, formerly of the meatworkers union, being asked to shut up by Robert Webster in October 1993. RW held various shadow ministries during that era.
No, this was a face-to-face confrontation, probably on the street somewhere (can’t recall the details). The footage was shown on an ABC documentary, maybe Four Corners or the ilk.
Pretty sure it was a NSW Opposition leader during the Wran era.
Might have been this bloke, as he was only Opposition leader for a brief time:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_McDonald_(Australian_politician)
Then he might have been talking to Bill Preece
Time for a siesta here. Various muscles are complaining about me spending a couple of hours spading the edge of the couch/kikuyu and then kneeling down weeding out and crawling along the ground rather than standing up to move along. And the arm I was using as a prop (left) is also complaining about holding part of my bodyweight for that amount of time.
Bill Preece was an AWU spokesman during the Shearer’s Strike.
I have this brief search snippet, seemingly about Bruce McDonald telling Bill Preece “Why don’t you shut up?”.
However the NLA link is dead.
dv said:
Bill Preece was an AWU spokesman during the Shearer’s Strike.I have this brief search snippet, seemingly about Bruce McDonald telling Bill Preece “Why don’t you shut up?”.
However the NLA link is dead.
Ta.
Ah well, at least some faint trace remains in the archaeological record :)
buffy said:
Time for a siesta here. Various muscles are complaining about me spending a couple of hours spading the edge of the couch/kikuyu and then kneeling down weeding out and crawling along the ground rather than standing up to move along. And the arm I was using as a prop (left) is also complaining about holding part of my bodyweight for that amount of time.
Doesn’t sound like it’s doing you much good…
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Time for a siesta here. Various muscles are complaining about me spending a couple of hours spading the edge of the couch/kikuyu and then kneeling down weeding out and crawling along the ground rather than standing up to move along. And the arm I was using as a prop (left) is also complaining about holding part of my bodyweight for that amount of time.
Doesn’t sound like it’s doing you much good…
For gardening I sit on a milk crate and a thin cushion.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Time for a siesta here. Various muscles are complaining about me spending a couple of hours spading the edge of the couch/kikuyu and then kneeling down weeding out and crawling along the ground rather than standing up to move along. And the arm I was using as a prop (left) is also complaining about holding part of my bodyweight for that amount of time.
Doesn’t sound like it’s doing you much good…
For gardening I sit on a milk crate and a thin cushion.
I don’t use kneeling for gardening.
These are splendid grapes.
Grapes are good for you.
The Roman empire was built on grapes and Mae West said peel me a grape which proves my point.
Peak Warming Man said:
These are splendid grapes.
Grapes are good for you.
The Roman empire was built on grapes and Mae West said peel me a grape which proves my point.
What colour?
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
These are splendid grapes.
Grapes are good for you.
The Roman empire was built on grapes and Mae West said peel me a grape which proves my point.
What colour?
Red.
I asked AI Overview:
Approximately how many individual grapes are grown in Australia each year?
…but it chickened out of having a stab:
It’s difficult to give an exact number of individual grapes grown in Australia annually. However, Australia’s grape production is substantial.
Wine Australia estimates an average annual grape production of 1.75 million tonnes, which is used to make approximately 1.2 billion litres of wine. This production is spread across a vineyard base of around 150,000 hectares. Additionally, the Australian table grape industry produces roughly 200,000 tonnes of table grapes each year.
To give you a sense of the scale:
Table grapes: The table grape industry, which produces grapes for consumption, has a production of 200,000 tonnes.
Wine grapes: The annual grape production for winemaking is 1.75 million tonnes.
Vineyard area: The total vineyard area is around 150,000 hectares, with the majority of production coming from warm, inland regions.
While we can’t give a precise count of individual grapes, these figures highlight the significant role that grape production plays in the Australian agricultural sector.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
These are splendid grapes.
Grapes are good for you.
The Roman empire was built on grapes and Mae West said peel me a grape which proves my point.
What colour?
Red.
Refreshing
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Time for a siesta here. Various muscles are complaining about me spending a couple of hours spading the edge of the couch/kikuyu and then kneeling down weeding out and crawling along the ground rather than standing up to move along. And the arm I was using as a prop (left) is also complaining about holding part of my bodyweight for that amount of time.
Doesn’t sound like it’s doing you much good…
You could do with some physical activity yourself…
Bubblecar said:
I asked AI Overview:Approximately how many individual grapes are grown in Australia each year?
…but it chickened out of having a stab:
It’s difficult to give an exact number of individual grapes grown in Australia annually. However, Australia’s grape production is substantial.
Wine Australia estimates an average annual grape production of 1.75 million tonnes, which is used to make approximately 1.2 billion litres of wine. This production is spread across a vineyard base of around 150,000 hectares. Additionally, the Australian table grape industry produces roughly 200,000 tonnes of table grapes each year.
To give you a sense of the scale:
Table grapes: The table grape industry, which produces grapes for consumption, has a production of 200,000 tonnes.
Wine grapes: The annual grape production for winemaking is 1.75 million tonnes.
Vineyard area: The total vineyard area is around 150,000 hectares, with the majority of production coming from warm, inland regions.While we can’t give a precise count of individual grapes, these figures highlight the significant role that grape production plays in the Australian agricultural sector.
If a grape weighs 5 gram then there’s 40000000000 table grapes produced annually.in Australia.
Over.
Working it out myself, and assuming an average weight of 5 grams per grape and an annual production of 1.75 million tonnes:
Australia produces approximately 350 billion grapes each year.
Bubblecar said:
I asked AI Overview:Approximately how many individual grapes are grown in Australia each year?
…but it chickened out of having a stab:
It’s difficult to give an exact number of individual grapes grown in Australia annually. However, Australia’s grape production is substantial.
Wine Australia estimates an average annual grape production of 1.75 million tonnes, which is used to make approximately 1.2 billion litres of wine. This production is spread across a vineyard base of around 150,000 hectares. Additionally, the Australian table grape industry produces roughly 200,000 tonnes of table grapes each year.
To give you a sense of the scale:
Table grapes: The table grape industry, which produces grapes for consumption, has a production of 200,000 tonnes.
Wine grapes: The annual grape production for winemaking is 1.75 million tonnes.
Vineyard area: The total vineyard area is around 150,000 hectares, with the majority of production coming from warm, inland regions.While we can’t give a precise count of individual grapes, these figures highlight the significant role that grape production plays in the Australian agricultural sector.
General rule of thumb, it takes 1 grape to make 1 ml of wine, so around 1000 grapes per litre. So multiply the 1.2 billion litres by 1000 to get a rough estimate of the number of individual grapes, around 1.2 trillion grapes.
Bubblecar said:
Working it out myself, and assuming an average weight of 5 grams per grape and an annual production of 1.75 million tonnes:Australia produces approximately 350 billion grapes each year.
Actually I left out the table grapes, so: 390 billion grapes.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
I asked AI Overview:Approximately how many individual grapes are grown in Australia each year?
…but it chickened out of having a stab:
It’s difficult to give an exact number of individual grapes grown in Australia annually. However, Australia’s grape production is substantial.
Wine Australia estimates an average annual grape production of 1.75 million tonnes, which is used to make approximately 1.2 billion litres of wine. This production is spread across a vineyard base of around 150,000 hectares. Additionally, the Australian table grape industry produces roughly 200,000 tonnes of table grapes each year.
To give you a sense of the scale:
Table grapes: The table grape industry, which produces grapes for consumption, has a production of 200,000 tonnes.
Wine grapes: The annual grape production for winemaking is 1.75 million tonnes.
Vineyard area: The total vineyard area is around 150,000 hectares, with the majority of production coming from warm, inland regions.While we can’t give a precise count of individual grapes, these figures highlight the significant role that grape production plays in the Australian agricultural sector.
If a grape weighs 5 gram then there’s 40000000000 table grapes produced annually.in Australia.
Over.
You left off a 0…
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
I asked AI Overview:Approximately how many individual grapes are grown in Australia each year?
…but it chickened out of having a stab:
It’s difficult to give an exact number of individual grapes grown in Australia annually. However, Australia’s grape production is substantial.
Wine Australia estimates an average annual grape production of 1.75 million tonnes, which is used to make approximately 1.2 billion litres of wine. This production is spread across a vineyard base of around 150,000 hectares. Additionally, the Australian table grape industry produces roughly 200,000 tonnes of table grapes each year.
To give you a sense of the scale:
Table grapes: The table grape industry, which produces grapes for consumption, has a production of 200,000 tonnes.
Wine grapes: The annual grape production for winemaking is 1.75 million tonnes.
Vineyard area: The total vineyard area is around 150,000 hectares, with the majority of production coming from warm, inland regions.While we can’t give a precise count of individual grapes, these figures highlight the significant role that grape production plays in the Australian agricultural sector.
General rule of thumb, it takes 1 grape to make 1 ml of wine, so around 1000 grapes per litre. So multiply the 1.2 billion litres by 1000 to get a rough estimate of the number of individual grapes, around 1.2 trillion grapes.
Sounds a harsh overestimate when you go by weight…
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Working it out myself, and assuming an average weight of 5 grams per grape and an annual production of 1.75 million tonnes:Australia produces approximately 350 billion grapes each year.
Actually I left out the table grapes, so: 390 billion grapes.
I should be pointed out that these are not exact figures, they are rounded.
Over.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Working it out myself, and assuming an average weight of 5 grams per grape and an annual production of 1.75 million tonnes:Australia produces approximately 350 billion grapes each year.
Actually I left out the table grapes, so: 390 billion grapes.
I should be pointed out that these are not exact figures, they are rounded.
Over.
Sadly we can’t just physically count them, as that would take a lot longer than one year.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Time for a siesta here. Various muscles are complaining about me spending a couple of hours spading the edge of the couch/kikuyu and then kneeling down weeding out and crawling along the ground rather than standing up to move along. And the arm I was using as a prop (left) is also complaining about holding part of my bodyweight for that amount of time.
Doesn’t sound like it’s doing you much good…
You could do with some physical activity yourself…
There’s not much physical activity involved in buffy’s weeding, just awkward kneeling and crawling for long enough to cause aches and pains.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Time for a siesta here. Various muscles are complaining about me spending a couple of hours spading the edge of the couch/kikuyu and then kneeling down weeding out and crawling along the ground rather than standing up to move along. And the arm I was using as a prop (left) is also complaining about holding part of my bodyweight for that amount of time.
Doesn’t sound like it’s doing you much good…
You could do with some physical activity yourself…
There’s not much physical activity involved in buffy’s weeding, just awkward kneeling and crawling for long enough to cause aches and pains.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:Actually I left out the table grapes, so: 390 billion grapes.
I should be pointed out that these are not exact figures, they are rounded.
Over.
Sadly we can’t just physically count them, as that would take a lot longer than one year.
Exactly, and you can’t count ones that are lost in transport or ones eaten by pickers or truck drivers etc.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:I should be pointed out that these are not exact figures, they are rounded.
Over.
Sadly we can’t just physically count them, as that would take a lot longer than one year.
Exactly, and you can’t count ones that are lost in transport or ones eaten by pickers or truck drivers etc.
Not to mention the birdies and insects.
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
I asked AI Overview:Approximately how many individual grapes are grown in Australia each year?
…but it chickened out of having a stab:
It’s difficult to give an exact number of individual grapes grown in Australia annually. However, Australia’s grape production is substantial.
Wine Australia estimates an average annual grape production of 1.75 million tonnes, which is used to make approximately 1.2 billion litres of wine. This production is spread across a vineyard base of around 150,000 hectares. Additionally, the Australian table grape industry produces roughly 200,000 tonnes of table grapes each year.
To give you a sense of the scale:
Table grapes: The table grape industry, which produces grapes for consumption, has a production of 200,000 tonnes.
Wine grapes: The annual grape production for winemaking is 1.75 million tonnes.
Vineyard area: The total vineyard area is around 150,000 hectares, with the majority of production coming from warm, inland regions.While we can’t give a precise count of individual grapes, these figures highlight the significant role that grape production plays in the Australian agricultural sector.
General rule of thumb, it takes 1 grape to make 1 ml of wine, so around 1000 grapes per litre. So multiply the 1.2 billion litres by 1000 to get a rough estimate of the number of individual grapes, around 1.2 trillion grapes.
Sounds a harsh overestimate when you go by weight…
Meaning, yours sounds like an overestimate when you compare with the total derived by weight.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:General rule of thumb, it takes 1 grape to make 1 ml of wine, so around 1000 grapes per litre. So multiply the 1.2 billion litres by 1000 to get a rough estimate of the number of individual grapes, around 1.2 trillion grapes.
Sounds a harsh overestimate when you go by weight…
Meaning, yours sounds like an overestimate when you compare with the total derived by weight.
Well, I did a quick google search for how many grapes to make a bottle of wine, and the range is 500-800 (assuming a 750 ml bottle). So from that I deduced 1 grape to make 1 ml, which admittedly is at the upper end of the range but not drastically so.
https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1224776684/
The Bulletin Vol 101 No 5277 25 Aug 1981 Page 117
Doesn’t give us any more info but there we are.
Some more treats from the same page
dv said:
https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1224776684/The Bulletin Vol 101 No 5277 25 Aug 1981 Page 117
Doesn’t give us any more info but there we are.
Some more treats from the same page
3 hectare farm, golly.
The main problem I have with Disney’s live action remakes is that they try to “fix” things from the original animated versions. In Aladdin, they cast actual middle eastern actors in the lead roles, Dumbo removed the racist crows, Beauty and the Beast made Belle an inventor etc.
…which is exactly what they’ve also done with the Snow White. No longer does Snow sing about waiting for her Prince to rock up and save her, she sings about wishing for a different life than the dictatorship her stepmother is running. Instead of a random prince showing up to steal her away, she falls for a bandit who is leading a rebellion as she’s preparing to lead her people.
In the original animated movie, Snow is intolerably stupid. It’s always been a bug bear of mine that she falls for the poisoned apple, knowing the evil queen is after her and can change her appearance. In this version, she’s a lot smarter, but still eats the apple after the evil queen, disguised as a crone, earns her trust first.
There’s a ton of controversy over the CGI dwarfs. Disney said they didn’t want to reinforce stereotypes, so went with the CGI route instead. Yet there’s an actual person with dwarfism in the bandit’s band of merry men? 🤔
I’m no fan of Rachel Zegler, but she’s a competent Snow White in terms of character, not her online rants about the original story. Jonathon’s addition felt a lot like Flynn in Tangled (Disney’s version of Rapunzel) which isn’t a bad thing.
On the other hand, Gal Gadot’s Evil Queen is lacklustre. She should take evilness lessons from Angelina Jolie (Maleficent).
Instead of riding into the sunset with her new boyfriend, Snow reclaims her kingdom in her happily ever after ending. If you’re hoping for a fight to the death, you’ll be disappointed.
It’s not gonna be a fan favourite or cult classic, but it sure doesn’t deserve its current 1.7 out of 10 rating on IMDb.
dv said:
Interesting, I didn’t know that. But AFAIK they are still called Roberts Road and Kitchener Park, the name change was not reversed.
dv said:
https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1224776684/The Bulletin Vol 101 No 5277 25 Aug 1981 Page 117
Doesn’t give us any more info but there we are.
Some more treats from the same page
Well done.
But he didn’t just say it once, he repeated it over and over again, hoping Preece would eventually follow his orders.
dear God i’m all broken, back’s yelling at me, got another load of wood, all solid, nicely cut logs
rest from that for while, find some other activity to torture my back
coffee and noodles landed
Bill Preece doesn’t seem very popular.
transition said:
dear God i’m all broken, back’s yelling at me, got another load of wood, all solid, nicely cut logsrest from that for while, find some other activity to torture my back
coffee and noodles landed
You need one of these for the heavier jobs.
Divine Angel said:
The main problem I have with Disney’s live action remakes is that they try to “fix” things from the original animated versions. In Aladdin, they cast actual middle eastern actors in the lead roles, Dumbo removed the racist crows, Beauty and the Beast made Belle an inventor etc.…which is exactly what they’ve also done with the Snow White. No longer does Snow sing about waiting for her Prince to rock up and save her, she sings about wishing for a different life than the dictatorship her stepmother is running. Instead of a random prince showing up to steal her away, she falls for a bandit who is leading a rebellion as she’s preparing to lead her people.
In the original animated movie, Snow is intolerably stupid. It’s always been a bug bear of mine that she falls for the poisoned apple, knowing the evil queen is after her and can change her appearance. In this version, she’s a lot smarter, but still eats the apple after the evil queen, disguised as a crone, earns her trust first.
There’s a ton of controversy over the CGI dwarfs. Disney said they didn’t want to reinforce stereotypes, so went with the CGI route instead. Yet there’s an actual person with dwarfism in the bandit’s band of merry men? 🤔
I’m no fan of Rachel Zegler, but she’s a competent Snow White in terms of character, not her online rants about the original story. Jonathon’s addition felt a lot like Flynn in Tangled (Disney’s version of Rapunzel) which isn’t a bad thing.
On the other hand, Gal Gadot’s Evil Queen is lacklustre. She should take evilness lessons from Angelina Jolie (Maleficent).
Instead of riding into the sunset with her new boyfriend, Snow reclaims her kingdom in her happily ever after ending. If you’re hoping for a fight to the death, you’ll be disappointed.
It’s not gonna be a fan favourite or cult classic, but it sure doesn’t deserve its current 1.7 out of 10 rating on IMDb.
A lot of little actors are angry that Disney decided to replace them with CGI.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
dear God i’m all broken, back’s yelling at me, got another load of wood, all solid, nicely cut logsrest from that for while, find some other activity to torture my back
coffee and noodles landed
You need one of these for the heavier jobs.
don’t need bastards around making it look easy, imagine toward end of the day it turns on me and demands to be plugged in
I’d better go and hand-wash a party shirt or two for next week.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
The main problem I have with Disney’s live action remakes is that they try to “fix” things from the original animated versions. In Aladdin, they cast actual middle eastern actors in the lead roles, Dumbo removed the racist crows, Beauty and the Beast made Belle an inventor etc.…which is exactly what they’ve also done with the Snow White. No longer does Snow sing about waiting for her Prince to rock up and save her, she sings about wishing for a different life than the dictatorship her stepmother is running. Instead of a random prince showing up to steal her away, she falls for a bandit who is leading a rebellion as she’s preparing to lead her people.
In the original animated movie, Snow is intolerably stupid. It’s always been a bug bear of mine that she falls for the poisoned apple, knowing the evil queen is after her and can change her appearance. In this version, she’s a lot smarter, but still eats the apple after the evil queen, disguised as a crone, earns her trust first.
There’s a ton of controversy over the CGI dwarfs. Disney said they didn’t want to reinforce stereotypes, so went with the CGI route instead. Yet there’s an actual person with dwarfism in the bandit’s band of merry men? 🤔
I’m no fan of Rachel Zegler, but she’s a competent Snow White in terms of character, not her online rants about the original story. Jonathon’s addition felt a lot like Flynn in Tangled (Disney’s version of Rapunzel) which isn’t a bad thing.
On the other hand, Gal Gadot’s Evil Queen is lacklustre. She should take evilness lessons from Angelina Jolie (Maleficent).
Instead of riding into the sunset with her new boyfriend, Snow reclaims her kingdom in her happily ever after ending. If you’re hoping for a fight to the death, you’ll be disappointed.
It’s not gonna be a fan favourite or cult classic, but it sure doesn’t deserve its current 1.7 out of 10 rating on IMDb.
A lot of little actors are angry that Disney decided to replace them with CGI.
Were the dwarfs evil in LoR.
Bubblecar said:
I’d better go and hand-wash a party shirt or two for next week.
Why, what’s happening next week?
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
I’d better go and hand-wash a party shirt or two for next week.
Why, what’s happening next week?
It’s my birthday on Tuesday, 3rd of June.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
I’d better go and hand-wash a party shirt or two for next week.
Why, what’s happening next week?
Nothing, I think he’s just hoping.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
I’d better go and hand-wash a party shirt or two for next week.
Why, what’s happening next week?
It’s my birthday on Tuesday, 3rd of June.
You had your birthday on the 3rd of June last year too.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:Why, what’s happening next week?
It’s my birthday on Tuesday, 3rd of June.
You had your birthday on the 3rd of June last year too.
That’s right. Consistency in these matters should encouraged.
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:It’s my birthday on Tuesday, 3rd of June.
You had your birthday on the 3rd of June last year too.
That’s right. Consistency in these matters should encouraged.
= be
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:It’s my birthday on Tuesday, 3rd of June.
You had your birthday on the 3rd of June last year too.
That’s right. Consistency in these matters should encouraged.
Someone should tell that to Boris :)
>>Naajuga elders devastated after vandals destroy Greenough River’s sacred Bimara statue
And the bastards have cut off the head of a Captain Cook statue again.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Time for a siesta here. Various muscles are complaining about me spending a couple of hours spading the edge of the couch/kikuyu and then kneeling down weeding out and crawling along the ground rather than standing up to move along. And the arm I was using as a prop (left) is also complaining about holding part of my bodyweight for that amount of time.
Doesn’t sound like it’s doing you much good…
It’s not doing me any harm. I just tire more than I used to in my 40s. Which is hardly surprising. Also, when I was working, I was on my feet all day, but only did more heavy physical stuff on weekends. Since retiring I do a lot more heavy physical stuff. Almost every day.
Bubblecar said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bubblecar said:Doesn’t sound like it’s doing you much good…
You could do with some physical activity yourself…
There’s not much physical activity involved in buffy’s weeding, just awkward kneeling and crawling for long enough to cause aches and pains.
Perhaps you missed the spading bit…about 25m of spading through kikuyu…
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Witty Rejoinder said:You could do with some physical activity yourself…
There’s not much physical activity involved in buffy’s weeding, just awkward kneeling and crawling for long enough to cause aches and pains.
Perhaps you missed the spading bit…about 25m of spading through kikuyu…
Fair enough. Don’t overdo it :)
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Time for a siesta here. Various muscles are complaining about me spending a couple of hours spading the edge of the couch/kikuyu and then kneeling down weeding out and crawling along the ground rather than standing up to move along. And the arm I was using as a prop (left) is also complaining about holding part of my bodyweight for that amount of time.
Doesn’t sound like it’s doing you much good…
It’s not doing me any harm. I just tire more than I used to in my 40s. Which is hardly surprising. Also, when I was working, I was on my feet all day, but only did more heavy physical stuff on weekends. Since retiring I do a lot more heavy physical stuff. Almost every day.
I haven’t done heavy physical stuff since my deli days. *remembers moving a ton of frozen basa one day (literally 1000kgs, it was on special that week so people were buying a 20kg box at a time)
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:You had your birthday on the 3rd of June last year too.
That’s right. Consistency in these matters should encouraged.
Someone should tell that to Boris :)
my birthday is consistently every day.
I’m looking for a whistle. This must be the bestest whistle in the universe for that price
https://www.rebelsport.com.au/p/acme-477-thunderer-58.5-whistle-431622.html#q=Whistle&lang=en_AU&start=1
Divine Angel said:
I’m looking for a whistle. This must be the bestest whistle in the universe for that pricehttps://www.rebelsport.com.au/p/acme-477-thunderer-58.5-whistle-431622.html#q=Whistle&lang=en_AU&start=1
200 million sold worldwide is pretty impressive.
It’s a cold bleak day out there, make no mistake pilgrims.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
I’m looking for a whistle. This must be the bestest whistle in the universe for that pricehttps://www.rebelsport.com.au/p/acme-477-thunderer-58.5-whistle-431622.html#q=Whistle&lang=en_AU&start=1
200 million sold worldwide is pretty impressive.
If they were all blown at the same time, you could probably hear them from anywhere on the globe.*
*exaggeration
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s a cold bleak day out there, make no mistake pilgrims.
BuM has upgraded our overnight low from -3 to -2.
while away lady dug hole for ponytail palm, just got it in, found some dirt out front of stump shed to backfill where stones came out. And, she used the crowbar to break through limestone.
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s a cold bleak day out there, make no mistake pilgrims.
Temp 17, “feels like” 12. I haven’t checked the rain bucket but my pond is overflowing.
Bummer, my footy team didn’t let me down.
transition said:
while away lady dug hole for ponytail palm, just got it in, found some dirt out front of stump shed to backfill where stones came out. And, she used the crowbar to break through limestone.
They look evocatively prehistoric when bigger.
party_pants said:
Bummer, my footy team didn’t let me down.
The price of disloyalty.
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
Bummer, my footy team didn’t let me down.
The price of disloyalty.
I tipped against them, since they were playing away.
transition said:
while away lady dug hole for ponytail palm, just got it in, found some dirt out front of stump shed to backfill where stones came out. And, she used the crowbar to break through limestone.
Larry’s all prick and ribs.
I’ve been posting too much today instead of doing housework. View By Time is full of Bubblecar.
Bubblecar said:
I’ve been posting too much today instead of doing housework. View By Time is full of Bubblecar.
WHY DON’T YOU SHUT UP
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:Yeah she was hot, RIP.
She died of complications due to veganism.
Apparently 100% of people who come into contact with water die.
ove the image.
I want a bottle like that.
:)
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:She died of complications due to veganism.
Apparently 100% of people who come into contact with water die.
ove the image.
I want a bottle like that.
:)
There’s no hope for me then. I got rained on in the supermarket carpark earlier today.
Tamb said:
Bogsnorkler said:
my legless cat has no name…
A legless Cat
:)
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
while away lady dug hole for ponytail palm, just got it in, found some dirt out front of stump shed to backfill where stones came out. And, she used the crowbar to break through limestone.
Larry’s all prick and ribs.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
NSW posters may be able to help me with this query:I recall last century some time, watching footage of the then NSW Opposition leader (Liberal) having a row with a union leader, in which he repeatedly shouted at the union man:
“Why don’t you shut up!! Why don’t you just shut up!!”
Can anyone recall the politician’s name (he was ousted as leader shortly after that footage was released)?
nfi, sorry.
47mm in my rain container
Divine Angel said:
47mm in my rain container
Mind you don’t get any of it on you.
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
47mm in my rain container
Mind you don’t get any of it on you.
I’ve been imbibing CO2-infused H2O all day 😧
transition said:
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
dear God i’m all broken, back’s yelling at me, got another load of wood, all solid, nicely cut logsrest from that for while, find some other activity to torture my back
coffee and noodles landed
You need one of these for the heavier jobs.
don’t need bastards around making it look easy, imagine toward end of the day it turns on me and demands to be plugged in
When I worked for BMA, we had a set of specially designed exercises to do several times a day. They apparently reduced the risk of people getting back problems. I may have a copy of them somewhere.
Divine Angel said:
47mm in my rain container
Well officially Redcliff has had 40mm, so pretty close.
transition said:
while away lady dug hole for ponytail palm, just got it in, found some dirt out front of stump shed to backfill where stones came out. And, she used the crowbar to break through limestone.
They grow well here, in the sand.
party_pants said:
Bummer, my footy team didn’t let me down.
Did you bet against them again?
Divine Angel said:
47mm in my rain container
It was raining too hard at 9 am to go check the ORB, and we had Drs appointment later, and groceries shopping after that. Tomorrow I’ll measure it.
Divine Angel said:
47mm in my rain container
47 mm common in tanks
All caught up.
:)
Michael V said:
party_pants said:
Bummer, my footy team didn’t let me down.
Did you bet against them again?
I tipped against them, but there is no money involved.
party_pants said:
Michael V said:
party_pants said:
Bummer, my footy team didn’t let me down.
Did you bet against them again?
I tipped against them, but there is no money involved.
Ah, yess. I did read that later, after I commented.
Is it more important that your tip or your team wins?
Dramatic
dv said:
Dramatic
Screw worms.
Another half hour and I’m calling it.
120 tons carted in, 440 tons spread and compacted.
Kingy said:
Another half hour and I’m calling it.120 tons carted in, 440 tons spread and compacted.
Worthy effort.
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
Another half hour and I’m calling it.120 tons carted in, 440 tons spread and compacted.
Worthy effort.
120 carted in , 440 spread.
A real ‘loaves and fishes’ job.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
Another half hour and I’m calling it.120 tons carted in, 440 tons spread and compacted.
Worthy effort.
120 carted in , 440 spread.
A real ‘loaves and fishes’ job.
A special type of breeding sand?
Michael V said:
party_pants said:
Michael V said:Did you bet against them again?
I tipped against them, but there is no money involved.
Ah, yess. I did read that later, after I commented.
Is it more important that your tip or your team wins?
Hard to say. I want the team to win obviously. The footy tipping at work can get a bit competitive with a bit of banter exchanged on Monday mornings. Getting a good tipping score is always good.
I was thinking about changing my tip to Freo this morning, but chickened out.
https://youtu.be/URuRJMyPOjQ?si=rj551TI4KY6GYMBv
How the West Wing sold the War on Terror
dv said:
https://youtu.be/URuRJMyPOjQ?si=rj551TI4KY6GYMBv
How the West Wing sold the War on Terror
watching that
Michael V said:
transition said:
Bubblecar said:You need one of these for the heavier jobs.
don’t need bastards around making it look easy, imagine toward end of the day it turns on me and demands to be plugged in
When I worked for BMA, we had a set of specially designed exercises to do several times a day. They apparently reduced the risk of people getting back problems. I may have a copy of them somewhere.
my friend works at WA health, when they all were in the centralised office space, every 60 mins a chime would come over the loudpspeaker and the whole office would stand up and do some stretches… then COVID decentralised them all and they went to local agencies and they don’t get the chime anymore… she says she misses it, and definitely feels the difference in her body after a day of work.
Arts said:
Michael V said:
transition said:don’t need bastards around making it look easy, imagine toward end of the day it turns on me and demands to be plugged in
When I worked for BMA, we had a set of specially designed exercises to do several times a day. They apparently reduced the risk of people getting back problems. I may have a copy of them somewhere.
my friend works at WA health, when they all were in the centralised office space, every 60 mins a chime would come over the loudpspeaker and the whole office would stand up and do some stretches… then COVID decentralised them all and they went to local agencies and they don’t get the chime anymore… she says she misses it, and definitely feels the difference in her body after a day of work.
I wonder if there is a common electronic device that can be set to chime every hour.
/smartarse
In honour of World Parrot Day
Why is it so hard to get aspirin in Australia?
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Because the parrots eat ‘em all.
The Rev Dodgson said:
In honour of World Parrot DayWhy is it so hard to get aspirin in Australia?
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Because the parrots eat ‘em all.
I’m missing something.
Peak Warming Man said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
In honour of World Parrot DayWhy is it so hard to get aspirin in Australia?
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Because the parrots eat ‘em all.
I’m missing something.
Your aspirin supply?
Try paracetamol instead.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
In honour of World Parrot DayWhy is it so hard to get aspirin in Australia?
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Because the parrots eat ‘em all.
I’m missing something.
Your aspirin supply?
Try paracetamol instead.
shakes head
Arts said:
Michael V said:
transition said:don’t need bastards around making it look easy, imagine toward end of the day it turns on me and demands to be plugged in
When I worked for BMA, we had a set of specially designed exercises to do several times a day. They apparently reduced the risk of people getting back problems. I may have a copy of them somewhere.
my friend works at WA health, when they all were in the centralised office space, every 60 mins a chime would come over the loudpspeaker and the whole office would stand up and do some stretches… then COVID decentralised them all and they went to local agencies and they don’t get the chime anymore… she says she misses it, and definitely feels the difference in her body after a day of work.
The other day I did the Hokey Pokey with a class at school, which increased my step count significantly.
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
Michael V said:When I worked for BMA, we had a set of specially designed exercises to do several times a day. They apparently reduced the risk of people getting back problems. I may have a copy of them somewhere.
my friend works at WA health, when they all were in the centralised office space, every 60 mins a chime would come over the loudpspeaker and the whole office would stand up and do some stretches… then COVID decentralised them all and they went to local agencies and they don’t get the chime anymore… she says she misses it, and definitely feels the difference in her body after a day of work.
The other day I did the Hokey Pokey with a class at school, which increased my step count significantly.
must resist hokey pokey meme
must resist hokey pokey meme
Dammit, couldn’t resist
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
Michael V said:When I worked for BMA, we had a set of specially designed exercises to do several times a day. They apparently reduced the risk of people getting back problems. I may have a copy of them somewhere.
my friend works at WA health, when they all were in the centralised office space, every 60 mins a chime would come over the loudpspeaker and the whole office would stand up and do some stretches… then COVID decentralised them all and they went to local agencies and they don’t get the chime anymore… she says she misses it, and definitely feels the difference in her body after a day of work.
The other day I did the Hokey Pokey with a class at school, which increased my step count significantly.
did you put the right hand in?
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:Worthy effort.
120 carted in , 440 spread.
A real ‘loaves and fishes’ job.
A special type of breeding sand?
Two semi trailers carting sand in yesterday, plus a 6 wheeler carting in on Tuesday. Only had the opportunity to spread and compact this arvo.
I was supposed to finish this job yesterday, but had another 3 jobs to finish urgently during the week.
There’s a new job supposed to be started on Monday, but I doubt I’ll get there till Wednesday, and the weather is going to shit before that.
I’m going to bed to listen to the radio where it’s nice and warm.
Over and out.
Mr Woodie, when is your team going to turn up?
The game is halfway through.
Peak Warming Man said:
I’m going to bed to listen to the radio where it’s nice and warm.
Over and out.
“Over” and “Out” are two different replies.
Anyone using them together in the emergency services and/or military have to provide a carton to those people listening.
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
Michael V said:When I worked for BMA, we had a set of specially designed exercises to do several times a day. They apparently reduced the risk of people getting back problems. I may have a copy of them somewhere.
my friend works at WA health, when they all were in the centralised office space, every 60 mins a chime would come over the loudpspeaker and the whole office would stand up and do some stretches… then COVID decentralised them all and they went to local agencies and they don’t get the chime anymore… she says she misses it, and definitely feels the difference in her body after a day of work.
The other day I did the Hokey Pokey with a class at school, which increased my step count significantly.
Many years ago, I got addicted to the Hokey Pokey, but I turned myself around.
Kingy said:
Mr Woodie, when is your team going to turn up?The game is halfway through.
No spoilers please. I’m on delay. and yes, it’s half time on my tele.
Dem Swannnies am de shitzermucken.
Woodie said:
Kingy said:
Mr Woodie, when is your team going to turn up?The game is halfway through.
No spoilers please. I’m on delay. and yes, it’s half time on my tele.
Dem Swannnies am de shitzermucken.
It’s not on FTA here, so I’m watching the pedallers.
Kingy said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:my friend works at WA health, when they all were in the centralised office space, every 60 mins a chime would come over the loudpspeaker and the whole office would stand up and do some stretches… then COVID decentralised them all and they went to local agencies and they don’t get the chime anymore… she says she misses it, and definitely feels the difference in her body after a day of work.
The other day I did the Hokey Pokey with a class at school, which increased my step count significantly.
Many years ago, I got addicted to the Hokey Pokey, but I turned myself around.
Bill Bailey’s cover of Kraftwerk’s version of The Hokey Pokey, from his 2004 show Part Troll.
Kingy said:
… but I turned myself around.
.. and that’s what it’s all about
(sorry, someone had to)
I did over 5 kms at the zoo today.. and tomorrow the boy and I are going on a 7km hike .. so I’ll eat these lolly bananas if I damn well want to ..
Arts said:
I did over 5 kms at the zoo today.. and tomorrow the boy and I are going on a 7km hike .. so I’ll eat these lolly bananas if I damn well want to ..
Go for it.
I haven’t had a lolly banana for many years. I’m doing my Coles order right now and might put them on the list.
btm said:
Kingy said:
Divine Angel said:The other day I did the Hokey Pokey with a class at school, which increased my step count significantly.
Many years ago, I got addicted to the Hokey Pokey, but I turned myself around.
Bill Bailey’s cover of Kraftwerk’s version of The Hokey Pokey, from his 2004 show Part Troll.
Like :)
Arts said:
I did over 5 kms at the zoo today.. and tomorrow the boy and I are going on a 7km hike .. so I’ll eat these lolly bananas if I damn well want to ..
Do you still do the zoo stuff?
party_pants said:
Arts said:
I did over 5 kms at the zoo today.. and tomorrow the boy and I are going on a 7km hike .. so I’ll eat these lolly bananas if I damn well want to ..Do you still do the zoo stuff?
Please do not google that sentence.
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
Arts said:
I did over 5 kms at the zoo today.. and tomorrow the boy and I are going on a 7km hike .. so I’ll eat these lolly bananas if I damn well want to ..Do you still do the zoo stuff?
Please do not google that sentence.
I had originally written “do you still zoo?”, but I thought that wasn’t proper English.
party_pants said:
Arts said:
I did over 5 kms at the zoo today.. and tomorrow the boy and I are going on a 7km hike .. so I’ll eat these lolly bananas if I damn well want to ..Do you still do the zoo stuff?
sure do.. almost finished my 15th year… but I have been running the training program for the last three years, so this is training time now.. today was week 5 of the ten week program.
Arts said:
I did over 5 kms at the zoo today.. and tomorrow the boy and I are going on a 7km hike .. so I’ll eat these lolly bananas if I damn well want to ..
Lolly bananas! I love lolly bananas. I avoid buying them. They are like chocolate crackles…they scream at you to eat them.
Bogsnorkler said:
I need to try and get the washing done tomorrow.
party_pants said:
Bogsnorkler said:
I need to try and get the washing done tomorrow.
I bleached the sheets (and the washing machine) today and the sheets are out overnight. For preference I’d like a frost on them, but that won’t happen tonight.
Kingy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I’m going to bed to listen to the radio where it’s nice and warm.
Over and out.
“Over” and “Out” are two different replies.
Anyone using them together in the emergency services and/or military have to provide a carton to those people listening.
Roger roger
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
Michael V said:
When I worked for BMA, we had a set of specially designed exercises to do several times a day. They apparently reduced the risk of people getting back problems. I may have a copy of them somewhere.
my friend works at WA health, when they all were in the centralised office space, every 60 mins a chime would come over the loudpspeaker and the whole office would stand up and do some stretches… then COVID decentralised them all and they went to local agencies and they don’t get the chime anymore… she says she misses it, and definitely feels the difference in her body after a day of work.
I wonder if there is a common electronic device that can be set to chime every hour.
/smartarse
but does it have the same big brother overtones
SCIENCE said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
my friend works at WA health, when they all were in the centralised office space, every 60 mins a chime would come over the loudpspeaker and the whole office would stand up and do some stretches… then COVID decentralised them all and they went to local agencies and they don’t get the chime anymore… she says she misses it, and definitely feels the difference in her body after a day of work.
I wonder if there is a common electronic device that can be set to chime every hour.
/smartarse
but does it have the same big brother overtones
Big Bro would be ecstatic at the idea people are self regulating. Imagine if we were all just doing our own two minutes of hate (fuck Trump, fuck Musk, fuck Putin, fuck Andrew Tate) rather than having to be assembled.
esselte said:
SCIENCE said:Bogsnorkler said:
I wonder if there is a common electronic device that can be set to chime every hour.
/smartarse
but does it have the same big brother overtones
Big Bro would be ecstatic at the idea people are self regulating. Imagine if we were all just doing our own two minutes of hate (fuck Trump, fuck Musk, fuck Putin, fuck Andrew Tate) rather than having to be assembled.
These days we volunteer for our daily outrage.
Bogsnorkler said:
Not much use.
Michael V said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Not much use.
of course it is, it all adds to the water cycle.
Bogsnorkler said:
Michael V said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Not much use.
of course it is, it all adds to the water cycle.
Except we don’t know where.
dv said:
That’s what they’re like. Completely wacky. Religion has destroyed the USA.
