Well, that’s July done and dusted.
Let’s see what August brings.
Happy unbirthday to everyone except Boris.
Showery top of 19 today. I’m working but only for three hours, the last half hour is covering the preschool kids. A friend is shouting me dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant tonight.
Divine Angel said:
Happy unbirthday to everyone except Boris.Showery top of 19 today. I’m working but only for three hours, the last half hour is covering the preschool kids. A friend is shouting me dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant tonight.
Have you perused the menu?
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Happy unbirthday to everyone except Boris.Showery top of 19 today. I’m working but only for three hours, the last half hour is covering the preschool kids. A friend is shouting me dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant tonight.
Have you perused the menu?
Yes. Needed to make sure there would be something I’d eat, of course.
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Happy unbirthday to everyone except Boris.Showery top of 19 today. I’m working but only for three hours, the last half hour is covering the preschool kids. A friend is shouting me dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant tonight.
Have you perused the menu?
Yes. Needed to make sure there would be something I’d eat, of course.
and obviously rhere was something to your taste as you are going. ;)
Tasmania’s Natural Resources and Environment Department said the painter noticed “something unusual lodged in the wall” while chipping away at the rust — a sealed glass bottle containing a message.
Inside was an envelope containing a letter dated January 29, 1903.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-01/message-in-a-bottle-bruny-island-lighthouse/105598228
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:Have you perused the menu?
Yes. Needed to make sure there would be something I’d eat, of course.
and obviously rhere was something to your taste as you are going. ;)
https://www.quedining.com.au/eat
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:Yes. Needed to make sure there would be something I’d eat, of course.
and obviously rhere was something to your taste as you are going. ;)
I had it in my head that it was going to be mostly pork, which I don’t eat, but there’s a lot of chicken dishes.https://www.quedining.com.au/eat
:)
The scoring on the weekly quiz seems weird.
I got 9/10 but it said 10/8?
roughbarked said:
The scoring on the weekly quiz seems weird.
I got 9/10 but it said 10/8?
I got 8/8 🤷🏻♀️ but I know I got three wrong. At one point it said 6/5.
Good morning Holidayers. Got a zero at the back door, sky is getting light. We are forecast 13 degrees, becoming cloudy.
Weeding and tidying in the yard on the agenda for today.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Got a zero at the back door, sky is getting light. We are forecast 13 degrees, becoming cloudy.Weeding and tidying in the yard on the agenda for today.
3 degrees heading for 15, Same activities, though Mrs rb wants to go bush. That could well be on the cards.
roughbarked said:
The scoring on the weekly quiz seems weird.
I got 9/10 but it said 10/8?
The quiz is well and truly rogered.
Divine Angel said:
Happy unbirthday to everyone except Boris.Showery top of 19 today. I’m working but only for three hours, the last half hour is covering the preschool kids. A friend is shouting me dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant tonight.
I won’t tell you what I had last time I went to a Vietnamese restaurant, but it was really yummy (and not very chilli). I need to source two specialised ingredients to make it. I occasionally make Vietnamese pate, which we have on crackers, rather than Banh Mi. I hope you enjoy the food – it’s sort of like an Asian twist on French Cuisine.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:Yes. Needed to make sure there would be something I’d eat, of course.
and obviously rhere was something to your taste as you are going. ;)
I had it in my head that it was going to be mostly pork, which I don’t eat, but there’s a lot of chicken dishes.https://www.quedining.com.au/eat
Seems nice. Very Australianised.
Anyway, good morning everybody.
Deeply overcast – very dull; a depressingly grey day. Currently it is 13.2° C and 64% RH, with a light air. BoM Forecasts a top of 18° C and some showers.
Michael V said:
Anyway, good morning everybody.Deeply overcast – very dull; a depressingly grey day. Currently it is 13.2° C and 64% RH, with a light air. BoM Forecasts a top of 18° C and some showers.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:Yes. Needed to make sure there would be something I’d eat, of course.
and obviously rhere was something to your taste as you are going. ;)
I had it in my head that it was going to be mostly pork, which I don’t eat, but there’s a lot of chicken dishes.https://www.quedining.com.au/eat
ooh! Duck spring rolls!
kii said:
Michael V said:
Anyway, good morning everybody.Deeply overcast – very dull; a depressingly grey day. Currently it is 13.2° C and 64% RH, with a light air. BoM Forecasts a top of 18° C and some showers.
It sounds perfect. Continuous blue skies depress me.
Winter here is supposed to be mainly blue skies. We’ve had too many grey days here in the last couple of years.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
The scoring on the weekly quiz seems weird.
I got 9/10 but it said 10/8?
I got 8/8 🤷🏻♀️ but I know I got three wrong. At one point it said 6/5.
3/8, it says. But I’ve 6 green ones. So 6/10. I noticed the score flipped back to 0/3 somewhere around question 5 or 6.
Michael V said:
kii said:
Michael V said:
Anyway, good morning everybody.Deeply overcast – very dull; a depressingly grey day. Currently it is 13.2° C and 64% RH, with a light air. BoM Forecasts a top of 18° C and some showers.
It sounds perfect. Continuous blue skies depress me.
Winter here is supposed to be mainly blue skies. We’ve had too many grey days here in the last couple of years.
One can never have too many grey days. In my humble opinion.
BBL
Porridge to stir, washing up to do. Fridge vege drawers to clean.
Into the August thread with it!
AussieDJ said:
Cymek said:
ChrispenEvan said:Thank you.
Happy birthday Boris
Happy, happy returns
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:
FMD.This superannuation saga just keeps going! About two months ago, I submitted a request to transfer my super from Fund A to Fund B. Fund A keeps telling me I need to update my details ie my surname. I have submitted proof, it is reflected in my account. Last week I contacted them, she assured me it was all good, no worries.
Just got another fkn email asking for proof of my name change 🤦🏻♀️ My current, legal name, which I have already provided proof of, is the name already on my account 😡
Name change stuff can diabolically difficult.
Or expensive.
I’m living in the house my family moved into in 1963, having built it new. The gas account is still in my father’s name. When he died, my mother wanted to change it – just the given name, but keeping the surname. ‘Oh no’, she was told. She’d be up for a disconnection, then re-connection, fee. She left it as it was. After she died and I moved back in, I went through the same rigmarole. ‘Stuff it!’ I thought. ‘The old man lives on!’ Mind you, he’d be about 102 now – and there’s been no query from the supplier about how he’s getting on. I just keep paying the account…
My late mother lives on, too. Same company, but she managed to change the given name on the account when my father died. When I thought about changing it to my name after she died, the same BS occurred. She’d be about 101 now, and still no query from the supplier…
AussieDJ said:
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:
FMD.This superannuation saga just keeps going! About two months ago, I submitted a request to transfer my super from Fund A to Fund B. Fund A keeps telling me I need to update my details ie my surname. I have submitted proof, it is reflected in my account. Last week I contacted them, she assured me it was all good, no worries.
Just got another fkn email asking for proof of my name change 🤦🏻♀️ My current, legal name, which I have already provided proof of, is the name already on my account 😡
Name change stuff can diabolically difficult.
Or expensive.
I’m living in the house my family moved into in 1963, having built it new. The gas account is still in my father’s name. When he died, my mother wanted to change it – just the given name, but keeping the surname. ‘Oh no’, she was told. She’d be up for a disconnection, then re-connection, fee. She left it as it was. After she died and I moved back in, I went through the same rigmarole. ‘Stuff it!’ I thought. ‘The old man lives on!’ Mind you, he’d be about 102 now – and there’s been no query from the supplier about how he’s getting on. I just keep paying the account…
My late mother lives on, too. Same company, but she managed to change the given name on the account when my father died. When I thought about changing it to my name after she died, the same BS occurred. She’d be about 101 now, and still no query from the supplier…
When my Mum died, I got asked to do the survivorship application Dad. Joint tenants – fairly easy, just a standard form and a death certificate. Done plenty of them at the bank when I was doing property settlements. Went to do Dad’s, and found his name had mis miss-spelt on the title. That was a bit tricky, had to do the survivorship application and a change of name application all in one. That was a bit of a headfuck, but we got it done.
Snow predicted to fall in seven Australian states and territories this week
After heavy snowfall in alpine regions of NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT as well as in Western Australia, SA and Queensland could be next.
Spiny Norman said:
Snow predicted to fall in seven Australian states and territories this week
After heavy snowfall in alpine regions of NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT as well as in Western Australia, SA and Queensland could be next.
If the weather just tried a bit harder, it could snow in Darwin too.
Also, I think that’s why we have 8 points on the star on the Australian flag.
dv said:
Is this AI art?
The ‘newspaper’ doesn’t appear to have any oil stains, either.
Evenin’ all.
Just home from work.
I’m hoping that you are all having a reasonably good evening.
Spiny Norman said:
Snow predicted to fall in seven Australian states and territories this week
After heavy snowfall in alpine regions of NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT as well as in Western Australia, SA and Queensland could be next.
Nah, no snow for Qld. Won’t get cold enough.
Toowoomba has predicted top temp of 12 deg for tomorrow. Then, it just gets progrssively warmer and warmer, day by day.
Last time it snowed in Stanthorpe, we had a to temp of 8 deg here. If we’re going to get 12 tomorrow, Stanthorpe won’t be a lot lower than that, and that’s too warm for snow.
Kingy said:
Evenin’ all.Just home from work.
I’m hoping that you are all having a reasonably good evening.
Yes. It is good-ish.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Evenin’ all.Just home from work.
I’m hoping that you are all having a reasonably good evening.
Yes. It is good-ish.
I won 15 million bucks on Powerball, but other than that it’s been a pretty shit evening. Thanks for asking.
esselte said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Evenin’ all.Just home from work.
I’m hoping that you are all having a reasonably good evening.
Yes. It is good-ish.
I won 15 million bucks on Powerball, but other than that it’s been a pretty shit evening. Thanks for asking.
It’s Friday, Powerball is drawn on Thursdays
party_pants said:
esselte said:
party_pants said:Yes. It is good-ish.
I won 15 million bucks on Powerball, but other than that it’s been a pretty shit evening. Thanks for asking.
It’s Friday, Powerball is drawn on Thursdays
So you’re saying I didn;t win 15 million bucks on Powerball? Nigerians have never lied to me before,,,,
esselte said:
party_pants said:
esselte said:I won 15 million bucks on Powerball, but other than that it’s been a pretty shit evening. Thanks for asking.
It’s Friday, Powerball is drawn on Thursdays
So you’re saying I didn;t win 15 million bucks on Powerball? Nigerians have never lied to me before,,,,
I looked at it on Wednesday night, and the jackpot was “only” about 8 million. I decided not to enter. I looked again this afternoon and there were no winners and the jackpot is now $12 million.
I follow these things, and I have good sources.
esselte said:
party_pants said:
esselte said:I won 15 million bucks on Powerball, but other than that it’s been a pretty shit evening. Thanks for asking.
It’s Friday, Powerball is drawn on Thursdays
So you’re saying I didn;t win 15 million bucks on Powerball? Nigerians have never lied to me before,,,,
It seems that 15 million is clearly a trivial amount of money to you, so I suggest you distribute it equally between all forum members, to maximise the overall benefit.
The Rev Dodgson said:
esselte said:
party_pants said:It’s Friday, Powerball is drawn on Thursdays
So you’re saying I didn;t win 15 million bucks on Powerball? Nigerians have never lied to me before,,,,
It seems that 15 million is clearly a trivial amount of money to you, so I suggest you distribute it equally between all forum members, to maximise the overall benefit.
15 mill is chump change so I’m happy to do so Rev.
All forum members, please furnish me with your bank account details and passwords and PINS and dates of birth and first pet names and best friend in high school names and 2 factor authentication details and whatever other info I might need to beneficently distribute my good fortune equally amongst you suckers.
esselte said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
esselte said:So you’re saying I didn;t win 15 million bucks on Powerball? Nigerians have never lied to me before,,,,
It seems that 15 million is clearly a trivial amount of money to you, so I suggest you distribute it equally between all forum members, to maximise the overall benefit.
15 mill is chump change so I’m happy to do so Rev.
All forum members, please furnish me with your bank account details and passwords and PINS and dates of birth and first pet names and best friend in high school names and 2 factor authentication details and whatever other info I might need to beneficently distribute my good fortune equally amongst you suckers.
Correction—— “suckers” should read “fuckers”, autocorrection making it look like I’m some 2 bit con-artist rather than a foul-mouthed degenerate….
The Rev Dodgson said:
esselte said:
party_pants said:It’s Friday, Powerball is drawn on Thursdays
So you’re saying I didn;t win 15 million bucks on Powerball? Nigerians have never lied to me before,,,,
It seems that 15 million is clearly a trivial amount of money to you, so I suggest you distribute it equally between all forum members, to maximise the overall benefit.
I only need just over 0.5 million to clear my debts, and then start saving up for my old age.
esselte said:
esselte said:
The Rev Dodgson said:It seems that 15 million is clearly a trivial amount of money to you, so I suggest you distribute it equally between all forum members, to maximise the overall benefit.
15 mill is chump change so I’m happy to do so Rev.
All forum members, please furnish me with your bank account details and passwords and PINS and dates of birth and first pet names and best friend in high school names and 2 factor authentication details and whatever other info I might need to beneficently distribute my good fortune equally amongst you suckers.
Correction—— “suckers” should read “fuckers”, autocorrection making it look like I’m some 2 bit con-artist rather than a foul-mouthed degenerate….
why not both?
Neither a borrower nor a lender be,
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
ChrispenEvan said:
Neither a borrower nor a lender be,
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
Yeah, but … modernity.
Spiny Norman said:
Snow predicted to fall in seven Australian states and territories this week
After heavy snowfall in alpine regions of NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT as well as in Western Australia, SA and Queensland could be next.
Um….it’s Winter…
ChrispenEvan said:
esselte said:
esselte said:15 mill is chump change so I’m happy to do so Rev.
All forum members, please furnish me with your bank account details and passwords and PINS and dates of birth and first pet names and best friend in high school names and 2 factor authentication details and whatever other info I might need to beneficently distribute my good fortune equally amongst you suckers.
Correction—— “suckers” should read “fuckers”, autocorrection making it look like I’m some 2 bit con-artist rather than a foul-mouthed degenerate….
why not both?
Well I don’t really want to be President of the United States….
Spiny Norman said:
Snow predicted to fall in seven Australian states and territories this week
After heavy snowfall in alpine regions of NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT as well as in Western Australia, SA and Queensland could be next.
One of these days I’ll have to do a WA snow trip just for shits and giggles.
esselte said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
esselte said:So you’re saying I didn;t win 15 million bucks on Powerball? Nigerians have never lied to me before,,,,
It seems that 15 million is clearly a trivial amount of money to you, so I suggest you distribute it equally between all forum members, to maximise the overall benefit.
15 mill is chump change so I’m happy to do so Rev.
All forum members, please furnish me with your bank account details and passwords and PINS and dates of birth and first pet names and best friend in high school names and 2 factor authentication details and whatever other info I might need to beneficently distribute my good fortune equally amongst you suckers.
Ok and my porn name is Bugsy Mitchell.
Divine Angel said:
esselte said:
The Rev Dodgson said:It seems that 15 million is clearly a trivial amount of money to you, so I suggest you distribute it equally between all forum members, to maximise the overall benefit.
15 mill is chump change so I’m happy to do so Rev.
All forum members, please furnish me with your bank account details and passwords and PINS and dates of birth and first pet names and best friend in high school names and 2 factor authentication details and whatever other info I might need to beneficently distribute my good fortune equally amongst you suckers.
Ok and my porn name is Bugsy Mitchell.
Spot Royal.
dv said:
Spiny Norman said:
Snow predicted to fall in seven Australian states and territories this week
After heavy snowfall in alpine regions of NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT as well as in Western Australia, SA and Queensland could be next.One of these days I’ll have to do a WA snow trip just for shits and giggles.
I think the record for the longest distance for snow skiing in WA is about 3 meters.
You could give that a go.
Kingy said:
Evenin’ all.Just home from work.
I’m hoping that you are all having a reasonably good evening.
I’m twofa in me footy tips. 😁
……………….. and I noddeded off.
just cutting my finger nails, might want put your hand over coffee cup for a moment
transition said:
just cutting my finger nails, might want put your hand over coffee cup for a moment
done, won’t do my toenails tonight, you may safely resume drinking your drink
I don’t have any friends that would knowingly continue drinking a drink after a piece of a finger or toenail of mine went in their drink
finding good friends is not easy
Woodie said:
Kingy said:
Evenin’ all.Just home from work.
I’m hoping that you are all having a reasonably good evening.
I’m twofa in me footy tips. 😁
……………….. and I noddeded off.
I’m not quite sure how my footy tipping margin went to shit so bad so quickly.
I reckon Woodie nobbled it.
transition said:
transition said:
just cutting my finger nails, might want put your hand over coffee cup for a moment
done, won’t do my toenails tonight, you may safely resume drinking your drink
I don’t have any friends that would knowingly continue drinking a drink after a piece of a finger or toenail of mine went in their drink
finding good friends is not easy
I’ve never had a friend refuse to drink from my-toenail-clipping-infused beverages. Maybe you’re just not very good at making friends.
transition said:
just cutting my finger nails, might want put your hand over coffee cup for a moment
A pair of these are really good. Nice straight cut.
esselte said:
transition said:
transition said:
just cutting my finger nails, might want put your hand over coffee cup for a moment
done, won’t do my toenails tonight, you may safely resume drinking your drink
I don’t have any friends that would knowingly continue drinking a drink after a piece of a finger or toenail of mine went in their drink
finding good friends is not easy
I’ve never had a friend refuse to drink from my-toenail-clipping-infused beverages. Maybe you’re just not very good at making friends.
braggart, you probably make soup with yours
Woodie said:
transition said:
just cutting my finger nails, might want put your hand over coffee cup for a moment
A pair of these are really good. Nice straight cut.
you must have hooves
Kingy said:
I’m not quite sure how my footy tipping margin went to shit so bad so quickly.I reckon Woodie nobbled it.
I wouldn’t worry to much about that one, Mr Kingy. You’re equal first in that regard.
Might watch le femmes for a while.
Chooky drumsticks and taytees (dusted in Moroccan stuff) in the air fryer for 1/2 hr.
Woodie said:
Might watch le femmes for a while.Chooky drumsticks and taytees (dusted in Moroccan stuff) in the air fryer for 1/2 hr.
I’ll have a peep at them too. Just started on SBS on demand.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Might watch le femmes for a while.Chooky drumsticks and taytees (dusted in Moroccan stuff) in the air fryer for 1/2 hr.
I’ll have a peep at them too. Just started on SBS on demand.
Even though the TV guide says “full stage” and “all the action”. Nup. They’ve already done 100kms.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Might watch le femmes for a while.Chooky drumsticks and taytees (dusted in Moroccan stuff) in the air fryer for 1/2 hr.
I’ll have a peep at them too. Just started on SBS on demand.
Even though the TV guide says “full stage” and “all the action”. Nup. They’ve already done 100kms.
Yes it’s disappointing. But it’ll take quite a while ‘cos of the climbs to come.
Woodie said:
Chooky drumsticks and taytees (dusted in Moroccan stuff) in the air fryer for 1/2 hr.
Absolutely bloody nom noms, even if I do say so myself!!
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Chooky drumsticks and taytees (dusted in Moroccan stuff) in the air fryer for 1/2 hr.
Absolutely bloody nom noms, even if I do say so myself!!
Goodo.
Is that pin out of your toe yet?
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Chooky drumsticks and taytees (dusted in Moroccan stuff) in the air fryer for 1/2 hr.
Absolutely bloody nom noms, even if I do say so myself!!
Goodo.
Is that pin out of your toe yet?
Quite a few weeks ago now. All seems OK.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:Absolutely bloody nom noms, even if I do say so myself!!
Goodo.
Is that pin out of your toe yet?
Quite a few weeks ago now. All seems OK.
Ah, I must have been caught in a time warp.
Glad it’s all over for your poor feet :)
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Chooky drumsticks and taytees (dusted in Moroccan stuff) in the air fryer for 1/2 hr.
Absolutely bloody nom noms, even if I do say so myself!!
This one from Coles.
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Chooky drumsticks and taytees (dusted in Moroccan stuff) in the air fryer for 1/2 hr.
Absolutely bloody nom noms, even if I do say so myself!!
This one from Coles.
That’s certainly affordable. I’m sure I’ll get one eventually.
Where’s Lotte?
I want Lotte!!!! 🚴🚴🚴
Woodie said:
Where’s Lotte?I want Lotte!!!! 🚴🚴🚴
She was in the breakaway………… nowhere to be seen now.
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Where’s Lotte?I want Lotte!!!! 🚴🚴🚴
She was in the breakaway………… nowhere to be seen now.
She’s 1 m 25 s 1.3km behind now. (according to the app)
Going downhill like bats out of hell.
Going to be another French stage win.
Squiban wins the day.
Mostly sunny, top of 18, possible shower.
Mini Me has basketball this morning, probably grocery shopping afterwards.
Currently 7 degrees with 9km/h wind from SE. 82% R/H.
BOM says:
Max 18
Partly cloudy.
Chance of any rain: 20%
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming south to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 5 degrees at the back door, still dark. We are forecast a partly cloudy 14 degrees today.
Bakery Breakfast with my bushwandering friend. Then more weeding in the garden. It is a bumper year for yellow flowered Oxalis. It’s a bugger with its little bulblets. Sometimes I think I’ve nearly got the better of it, but short of digging and sifting the soil you can’t get rid of it.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 5 degrees at the back door, still dark. We are forecast a partly cloudy 14 degrees today.Bakery Breakfast with my bushwandering friend. Then more weeding in the garden. It is a bumper year for yellow flowered Oxalis. It’s a bugger with its little bulblets. Sometimes I think I’ve nearly got the better of it, but short of digging and sifting the soil you can’t get rid of it.
Yair. To be fair, it is a tough nut to crack. The bulblets get smaller and harder to see but the minute you leave the soil undug, back up it pops. My FiL swore by a strong dose of Urea. Kills it dead.
Morning pilgrims, another spiffing day in the pearl.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, another spiffing day in the pearl.
G’day. Sprinkling rain here.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, another spiffing day in the pearl.
It’s been spiffing down here as well:
i’ll make my own coffee, you seem so distant this morning
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, another spiffing day in the pearl.
It’s been spiffing down here as well:
Mrrrnfg
Spliffin day here in the centre of the known universe..
Ian said:
MrrrnfgSpliffin day here in the centre of the known universe..
There’s a mm in the gauge. I hung out the washing anyway.
AussieDJ said:
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:
FMD.This superannuation saga just keeps going! About two months ago, I submitted a request to transfer my super from Fund A to Fund B. Fund A keeps telling me I need to update my details ie my surname. I have submitted proof, it is reflected in my account. Last week I contacted them, she assured me it was all good, no worries.
Just got another fkn email asking for proof of my name change 🤦🏻♀️ My current, legal name, which I have already provided proof of, is the name already on my account 😡
Name change stuff can diabolically difficult.
Or expensive.
I’m living in the house my family moved into in 1963, having built it new. The gas account is still in my father’s name. When he died, my mother wanted to change it – just the given name, but keeping the surname. ‘Oh no’, she was told. She’d be up for a disconnection, then re-connection, fee. She left it as it was. After she died and I moved back in, I went through the same rigmarole. ‘Stuff it!’ I thought. ‘The old man lives on!’ Mind you, he’d be about 102 now – and there’s been no query from the supplier about how he’s getting on. I just keep paying the account…
My late mother lives on, too. Same company, but she managed to change the given name on the account when my father died. When I thought about changing it to my name after she died, the same BS occurred. She’d be about 101 now, and still no query from the supplier…
Bloody!
roughbarked said:
Ian said:
MrrrnfgSpliffin day here in the centre of the known universe..
There’s a mm in the gauge. I hung out the washing anyway.
She’ll be right.
Here in the 4th? system for the week…
11mm
11mm
Nil mil
16mm.. so far
roughbarked said:
Ian said:
MrrrnfgSpliffin day here in the centre of the known universe..
There’s a mm in the gauge. I hung out the washing anyway.
I hope I run out of washing before I run out of washing powder.
esselte said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Evenin’ all.Just home from work.
I’m hoping that you are all having a reasonably good evening.
Yes. It is good-ish.
I won 15 million bucks on Powerball, but other than that it’s been a pretty shit evening. Thanks for asking.
LOL
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Chooky drumsticks and taytees (dusted in Moroccan stuff) in the air fryer for 1/2 hr.
Absolutely bloody nom noms, even if I do say so myself!!
This one from Coles.
Onya!
Received my new gadget: the cordless electric rotary cutting tool. Sweet.
The temperatures are heading back up to over 100°F for a while, we’ve had high 80s and mid 90s for a week or so.
I’m watching The Good Fight, fictional but featuring real world events. It covers a lot of the trump 1st term from the POV of a bunch of lawyers, mostly Black. Just watched the Pee Pee Tape incident.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Ian said:
MrrrnfgSpliffin day here in the centre of the known universe..
There’s a mm in the gauge. I hung out the washing anyway.
I hope I run out of washing before I run out of washing powder.
got another 2kg for the price of one onlu uesterday.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:There’s a mm in the gauge. I hung out the washing anyway.
I hope I run out of washing before I run out of washing powder.
got another 2kg for the price of one onlu uesterday.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:There’s a mm in the gauge. I hung out the washing anyway.
I hope I run out of washing before I run out of washing powder.
got another 2kg for the price of one onlu uesterday.
Wet and rainy here, once again the forecasters were completely correct. Washing will need to be hung indoors on the frames.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:I hope I run out of washing before I run out of washing powder.
got another 2kg for the price of one onlu uesterday.
Wet and rainy here, once again the forecasters were completely correct. Washing will need to be hung indoors on the frames.
Tamb said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:got another 2kg for the price of one onlu uesterday.
Wet and rainy here, once again the forecasters were completely correct. Washing will need to be hung indoors on the frames.
16° but feels much colder.
We’ve got 18, “feels like” 12. But the washing’s almost dry from the wind so I ain’t complainin’
Divine Angel said:
Tamb said:
party_pants said:Wet and rainy here, once again the forecasters were completely correct. Washing will need to be hung indoors on the frames.
16° but feels much colder.We’ve got 18, “feels like” 12. But the washing’s almost dry from the wind so I ain’t complainin’
14.8 °C
Feels like 10.4 °C
I’ve been out there pruning a wonga vine away from the shed. It is prone to pulling windows out or lifting the roof off. No wonder the first Australians used the stuff to make spears.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Tamb said:16° but feels much colder.
We’ve got 18, “feels like” 12. But the washing’s almost dry from the wind so I ain’t complainin’
14.8 °C
Feels like 10.4 °C
I’ve been out there pruning a wonga vine away from the shed. It is prone to pulling windows out or lifting the roof off. No wonder the first Australians used the stuff to make spears.
I don’t know what it feels like outside because it is too wet to bother going out there.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:We’ve got 18, “feels like” 12. But the washing’s almost dry from the wind so I ain’t complainin’
14.8 °C
Feels like 10.4 °C
I’ve been out there pruning a wonga vine away from the shed. It is prone to pulling windows out or lifting the roof off. No wonder the first Australians used the stuff to make spears.
I don’t know what it feels like outside because it is too wet to bother going out there.
I’d love that weather soon please.
Baby born more than 30 years after conception.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-02/baby-born-from-the-oldest-embryo/105600756
I’ll be back later. I left my purse in Bushwandering Friend’s car this morning so I have to go to Minhamite to her house to retrieve it. I’ll look for Brolgas and plants on the way.
did am burns big heap dead branches and variously stuff like that, yeah vegetation detached from its original place it growed
burning down nice, keeps turning it gives it all oxygen, and not smokes too much
update later
transition said:
did am burns big heap dead branches and variously stuff like that, yeah vegetation detached from its original place it growedburning down nice, keeps turning it gives it all oxygen, and not smokes too much
update later
I’ve got a heap of burning to do at the redoubt before summer.
transition said:
did am burns big heap dead branches and variously stuff like that, yeah vegetation detached from its original place it growedburning down nice, keeps turning it gives it all oxygen, and not smokes too much
update later
I’ve been out there with the long pole saw, attempting to save myself climbing up this big mother of a weeping mulberry. Of course being older than Boris, I’m not anywhere near as young and fit as the forum’s champion chainsaw wielder of eloquence.
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
did am burns big heap dead branches and variously stuff like that, yeah vegetation detached from its original place it growedburning down nice, keeps turning it gives it all oxygen, and not smokes too much
update later
I’ve got a heap of burning to do at the redoubt before summer.
I’ve already used some wood to burn a big patch of Aloe vera. Nobody needs that much of the stuff. Now I’m making a tall tangly pile of weeping mulbery contortionists.
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
did am burns big heap dead branches and variously stuff like that, yeah vegetation detached from its original place it growedburning down nice, keeps turning it gives it all oxygen, and not smokes too much
update later
I’ve got a heap of burning to do at the redoubt before summer.
just to be bushfire safe do it during a big rain, take plenty diesel, couple full twenty litre containers should do, or if it’s an unusually big rain and your sensing what you’re trying to burn is wet maybe a 200litre drum of diesel
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
did am burns big heap dead branches and variously stuff like that, yeah vegetation detached from its original place it growedburning down nice, keeps turning it gives it all oxygen, and not smokes too much
update later
I’ve got a heap of burning to do at the redoubt before summer.
I’ve already used some wood to burn a big patch of Aloe vera. Nobody needs that much of the stuff. Now I’m making a tall tangly pile of weeping mulbery contortionists.
Like this is what I grafted the day my son was born. So it is a fifty year old tree.
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
did am burns big heap dead branches and variously stuff like that, yeah vegetation detached from its original place it growedburning down nice, keeps turning it gives it all oxygen, and not smokes too much
update later
I’ve got a heap of burning to do at the redoubt before summer.
just to be bushfire safe do it during a big rain, take plenty diesel, couple full twenty litre containers should do, or if it’s an unusually big rain and your sensing what you’re trying to burn is wet maybe a 200litre drum of diesel
I always used diesel with a dash of petrol to start it.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:I’ve got a heap of burning to do at the redoubt before summer.
just to be bushfire safe do it during a big rain, take plenty diesel, couple full twenty litre containers should do, or if it’s an unusually big rain and your sensing what you’re trying to burn is wet maybe a 200litre drum of diesel
I always used diesel with a dash of petrol to start it.
I always add some fertilizer to my diesel, then backfill the hole afterward
we could indulge a spiraling braggart session of absurdity
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:just to be bushfire safe do it during a big rain, take plenty diesel, couple full twenty litre containers should do, or if it’s an unusually big rain and your sensing what you’re trying to burn is wet maybe a 200litre drum of diesel
I always used diesel with a dash of petrol to start it.
I always add some fertilizer to my diesel, then backfill the hole afterward
we could indulge a spiraling braggart session of absurdity
Ha. I did the shot firer’s course too. ;)
My sister – and me, come to that, although I have been very good at resisting for a few years now. I have to use what I’ve already got.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:I always used diesel with a dash of petrol to start it.
I always add some fertilizer to my diesel, then backfill the hole afterward
we could indulge a spiraling braggart session of absurdity
Ha. I did the shot firer’s course too. ;)
gives ya some of fruit tree etc
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:I always add some fertilizer to my diesel, then backfill the hole afterward
we could indulge a spiraling braggart session of absurdity
Ha. I did the shot firer’s course too. ;)
gives ya some of fruit tree etc
Nice. I love a big fire like that on a cold winter’s day.
party_pants said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:Ha. I did the shot firer’s course too. ;)
gives ya some of fruit tree etc
Nice. I love a big fire like that on a cold winter’s day.
Reminiscent of that big chain of bonfires they had going around the country as part of the Bicentenary celebrations back in 1988
Neophyte said:
party_pants said:
transition said:gives ya some of fruit tree etc
Nice. I love a big fire like that on a cold winter’s day.
Reminiscent of that big chain of bonfires they had going around the country as part of the Bicentenary celebrations back in 1988
I don’t have any memories of that. my memories of the Bicentennial were the silver coins and the tall ships fleet.
party_pants said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:Ha. I did the shot firer’s course too. ;)
gives ya some of fruit tree etc
Nice. I love a big fire like that on a cold winter’s day.
You bury a couple of chooks, half a suckling pig and a pile of vegetables under that and Bubblecar would be straight on the ferry.
102 years since POTUS Harding died.
“Doctors found that not only was his heart causing problems, but also that he had pneumonia, and he was confined to bed rest in his hotel room. Doctors treated him with liquid caffeine and digitalis, and he seemed to improve.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_G._Harding#Death_and_state_funeral
Succeeded by Calvin Coolidge. The day is young, history could repeat…
CAR’N SWANNIES!!!! 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🌈🏳️🌈
Wondering if I should go and get some more drinks for Saturday night.
You be the judge:
a) Sure, unwinding with a few drinks on a cold Saturday night is cheerful and harmless.
b) No, FFS you had enough booze last night. But go ahead if you really enjoy being a drunken fucking sleazebag.
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:I always add some fertilizer to my diesel, then backfill the hole afterward
we could indulge a spiraling braggart session of absurdity
Ha. I did the shot firer’s course too. ;)
gives ya some of fruit tree etc
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:Ha. I did the shot firer’s course too. ;)
gives ya some of fruit tree etc
The little saw performed above the specs.Thing is, gravity was put here to use.
Well done, it’s a confusing tree.
Bubblecar said:
Wondering if I should go and get some more drinks for Saturday night.You be the judge:
a) Sure, unwinding with a few drinks on a cold Saturday night is cheerful and harmless.
b) No, FFS you had enough booze last night. But go ahead if you really enjoy being a drunken fucking sleazebag.
I’d go with A, to hell with the consequences.
Woodie said:
CAR’N SWANNIES!!!! 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🌈🏳️🌈
I have tipped Swannies this week, so yes, car’n them.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Wondering if I should go and get some more drinks for Saturday night.You be the judge:
a) Sure, unwinding with a few drinks on a cold Saturday night is cheerful and harmless.
b) No, FFS you had enough booze last night. But go ahead if you really enjoy being a drunken fucking sleazebag.
I’d go with A, to hell with the consequences.
Decided to go with b) and go ahead, ‘cos I enjoy being a drunken fucking sleazebag.
But first, a shower.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:gives ya some of fruit tree etc
The little saw performed above the specs.Thing is, gravity was put here to use.
Well done, it’s a confusing tree.
Look at it this way. Have you ever seen a grafted standard rose? Any tree that has a straight stem and weeps from the top is a grafted standard. The tree was grown straight up for a year and then the tree was grafted at set heights with buds from Morus alba(pendula). A weeping form of the white mulberry. This tree was supposed to be done at 6ft, I slipped up and grafted it at 5’6”. Not standard, toss it on the burn heap. No chance. I took it home and planted it at my mother’s house because I didn’t even own a block of land at the time.
A few years later we had moved in to a new house and mum called me, saying “This tree is walking across my driveway, could tou please take it away?”.
So, I brought it here and here it still is.
The chidren played in it, used it as a cubbyhouse. Daughter made a swing from the flexible young branches and years later I had to cut the U shape out because the wood was now very thick and unyielding when I bumped into it. The tree has a long history of use and indeed some very harsh pruning. 
You can glimpse some of this long history. I’ve been uploading photos for decades into my Morus alba Flickr album
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:The little saw performed above the specs.Thing is, gravity was put here to use.
Well done, it’s a confusing tree.
Look at it this way. Have you ever seen a grafted standard rose? Any tree that has a straight stem and weeps from the top is a grafted standard. The tree was grown straight up for a year and then the tree was grafted at set heights with buds from Morus alba(pendula). A weeping form of the white mulberry. This tree was supposed to be done at 6ft, I slipped up and grafted it at 5’6”. Not standard, toss it on the burn heap. No chance. I took it home and planted it at my mother’s house because I didn’t even own a block of land at the time.
A few years later we had moved in to a new house and mum called me, saying “This tree is walking across my driveway, could tou please take it away?”.
So, I brought it here and here it still is.
The chidren played in it, used it as a cubbyhouse. Daughter made a swing from the flexible young branches and years later I had to cut the U shape out because the wood was now very thick and unyielding when I bumped into it. The tree has a long history of use and indeed some very harsh pruning.You can glimpse some of this long history. I’ve been uploading photos for decades into my Morus alba Flickr album
When standing in/on the top of it pruning with chainsaw or hand saw, it is like standing on an upturned straw broom. Looks strong but when standing up there, the whole tree sways around real scary like.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Wondering if I should go and get some more drinks for Saturday night.You be the judge:
a) Sure, unwinding with a few drinks on a cold Saturday night is cheerful and harmless.
b) No, FFS you had enough booze last night. But go ahead if you really enjoy being a drunken fucking sleazebag.
I’d go with A, to hell with the consequences.
Decided to go with b) and go ahead, ‘cos I enjoy being a drunken fucking sleazebag.
But first, a shower.
You can start out at A and slowly slide towards B as the night goes on.
roughbarked said:
You can glimpse some of this long history. I’ve been uploading photos for decades into my Morus alba Flickr album
Looks a bit nightmarish in this one.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
You can glimpse some of this long history. I’ve been uploading photos for decades into my Morus alba Flickr album
Looks a bit nightmarish in this one.
That year it was all done with a handsaw in one hand and hanging on for dear life with the other.
I’ve yet to see another as big as this one but that’s because, gee I’d love to travel.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
You can glimpse some of this long history. I’ve been uploading photos for decades into my Morus alba Flickr album
Looks a bit nightmarish in this one.
That year it was all done with a handsaw in one hand and hanging on for dear life with the other.
I’ve yet to see another as big as this one but that’s because, gee I’d love to travel.
and yes, I did the experiment. Because silkworms work best with the white mulberry or that’s what the Chinese fed them with.
Release the eggs.
Put bits of cardboard with silkworm eggs on them into the tree and watched what happened.
The chat about it covered about four or five photos and then there were none.
The paper wasps took them all home to feed their babies.
Camels, in New England, well I never.
Peak Warming Man said:
Camels, in New England, well I never.
I was going to post that but was distracted by a tree.
Heigh-ho, heigh-ho
To get some booze I go
(whistle)
At the B and the W,
And the S,
Heigh-ho, heigh-ho
Heigh-ho!
Peak Warming Man said:
Camels, in New England, well I never.
Mrs V is right now having a phone chat with one of her Armidale friends. Shirley tells her the snow fall is like 1984. I take that to mean it is about 30 cm deep so far.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Camels, in New England, well I never.
Mrs V is right now having a phone chat with one of her Armidale friends. Shirley tells her the snow fall is like 1984. I take that to mean it is about 30 cm deep so far.
Wow!
Saw some rain on the horizon so rushed outside to bring in the dry washing. A huge gust of wind blew, knocking over the washing basket & stand. I was in the process of taking some bedsheets off the line; the wind caught those and I almost lost them over the neighbour’s fence.
Divine Angel said:
Well, my prediction of ‘no snow’ was well wide of the mark, it seems.
Divine Angel said:
Saw some rain on the horizon so rushed outside to bring in the dry washing. A huge gust of wind blew, knocking over the washing basket & stand. I was in the process of taking some bedsheets off the line; the wind caught those and I almost lost them over the neighbour’s fence.
It’s all action!
All’s alright now, I take it?
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
Well, my prediction of ‘no snow’ was well wide of the mark, it seems.
To be fair, I have never seen snow in Armidale without the isobars on the weather map being north-south and very close together. Snow weather coming in from the east is unusual, to say the least.
But then a low developing over Armidale in the middle of winter is also unusual.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
Well, my prediction of ‘no snow’ was well wide of the mark, it seems.
To be fair, I have never seen snow in Armidale without the isobars on the weather map being north-south and very close together. Snow weather coming in from the east is unusual, to say the least.
But then a low developing over Armidale in the middle of winter is also unusual.
readallaboutit:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-02/new-england-north-west-snow-causes-chaos/105605586
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Camels, in New England, well I never.
Mrs V is right now having a phone chat with one of her Armidale friends. Shirley tells her the snow fall is like 1984. I take that to mean it is about 30 cm deep so far.
jealous
Divine Angel said:
lucky ducks
BACK after a pleasant walk with frogsong accompanying me most of the way.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Camels, in New England, well I never.
Mrs V is right now having a phone chat with one of her Armidale friends. Shirley tells her the snow fall is like 1984. I take that to mean it is about 30 cm deep so far.
Lucky ducks.
All you Brits are showing your roots. I’m not fond of snow at all. The cold hurts my ears.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Saw some rain on the horizon so rushed outside to bring in the dry washing. A huge gust of wind blew, knocking over the washing basket & stand. I was in the process of taking some bedsheets off the line; the wind caught those and I almost lost them over the neighbour’s fence.
It’s all action!
All’s alright now, I take it?
We’ve had several showers of rain since mid-afternoon, now it’s overcast and drizzly, quite cold. Cloud coming from SW, wind W to WNW.
buffy said:
All you Brits are showing your roots. I’m not fond of snow at all. The cold hurts my ears.
My neighbour up near Bundaberg was a ‘former’ American (naturalised Australian) from Oregon.
He loved Qld’s climate.
‘I’ve seen all the snow and ice i ever wanna see!’
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Saw some rain on the horizon so rushed outside to bring in the dry washing. A huge gust of wind blew, knocking over the washing basket & stand. I was in the process of taking some bedsheets off the line; the wind caught those and I almost lost them over the neighbour’s fence.
It’s all action!
All’s alright now, I take it?
Washing, yes. Life in general? Getting there, I think.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Camels, in New England, well I never.
Mrs V is right now having a phone chat with one of her Armidale friends. Shirley tells her the snow fall is like 1984. I take that to mean it is about 30 cm deep so far.
jealous
Absolutely not jealous at all.
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
All you Brits are showing your roots. I’m not fond of snow at all. The cold hurts my ears.
My neighbour up near Bundaberg was a ‘former’ American (naturalised Australian) from Oregon.
He loved Qld’s climate.
‘I’ve seen all the snow and ice i ever wanna see!’
I’ve experienced maybe ten days of snow in my life. That’s more than enough.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Camels, in New England, well I never.
Mrs V is right now having a phone chat with one of her Armidale friends. Shirley tells her the snow fall is like 1984. I take that to mean it is about 30 cm deep so far.
jealous
I’m not. I lived in Armidale for 30-odd years. I got some great photos of the 1984 snowfall, and was able to travel to Guyra with the Highway Patrol Sergeant because I worked at the Police station. But it’s cold enough here right now. I’ve become acclimatised, you see.
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Camels, in New England, well I never.
Mrs V is right now having a phone chat with one of her Armidale friends. Shirley tells her the snow fall is like 1984. I take that to mean it is about 30 cm deep so far.
Lucky ducks.
Seriously, snow is pretty, but it is cold, cold, cold.
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
All you Brits are showing your roots. I’m not fond of snow at all. The cold hurts my ears.
My neighbour up near Bundaberg was a ‘former’ American (naturalised Australian) from Oregon.
He loved Qld’s climate.
‘I’ve seen all the snow and ice i ever wanna see!’
Me, too. 30 years in Armidale was enough. Loved the summers there, though.
Pic of snowman in Armidale
https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/s/IcDJFoa3dw
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Saw some rain on the horizon so rushed outside to bring in the dry washing. A huge gust of wind blew, knocking over the washing basket & stand. I was in the process of taking some bedsheets off the line; the wind caught those and I almost lost them over the neighbour’s fence.
It’s all action!
All’s alright now, I take it?
Washing, yes. Life in general? Getting there, I think.
Good-oh.
:)
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:Mrs V is right now having a phone chat with one of her Armidale friends. Shirley tells her the snow fall is like 1984. I take that to mean it is about 30 cm deep so far.
Lucky ducks.
Seriously, snow is pretty, but it is cold, cold, cold.
Of course it is, nobody wants hot snow.
Divine Angel said:
Pic of snowman in Armidalehttps://www.reddit.com/r/australia/s/IcDJFoa3dw
It’s a jolly one.
Divine Angel said:
Pic of snowman in Armidalehttps://www.reddit.com/r/australia/s/IcDJFoa3dw
Ha!
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:Mrs V is right now having a phone chat with one of her Armidale friends. Shirley tells her the snow fall is like 1984. I take that to mean it is about 30 cm deep so far.
Lucky ducks.
Seriously, snow is pretty, but it is cold, cold, cold.
And dangerous, many years ago, when driving to work in the States I hit some ice on a bridge and ended up facing the wrong way. Bridges are notorious places for ice because it doesn’t have the warmth of the earth under them or some such.
I learnt pretty quickly.
WOO HOO!!
Fivefa outa fivefa on me footy tips!! 😎
…….. and bicyclettes start early tonight. 9.30pm. 😁🚴🚴🚴🚴
Woodie said:
WOO HOO!!Fivefa outa fivefa on me footy tips!! 😎
…….. and bicyclettes start early tonight. 9.30pm. 😁🚴🚴🚴🚴
I’ll be peeping at them.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
WOO HOO!!Fivefa outa fivefa on me footy tips!! 😎
…….. and bicyclettes start early tonight. 9.30pm. 😁🚴🚴🚴🚴
I’ll be peeping at them.
…and congrats on your tips.
Speaking of snow, I’m off to the living room to read some more of The Madhouse at the End of the Earth, before coming back in here for the bicyclettes.
Right, I’m off the disco in the Valley.
Checks that I’ve got everything…….keys, wallet, coke, money……..yep all set.
Back home from an afternoon out.
Took Nanna(Ms Kingy’s Mum) out of the care home out to her old house so she could sort through her stuff, while I worked on the old car. Then we went for a tour to see all the water flowing everywhere from the rains last night, dropped her back at the care home, then did our shopping.
Kingy said:
Back home from an afternoon out.Took Nanna(Ms Kingy’s Mum) out of the care home out to her old house so she could sort through her stuff, while I worked on the old car. Then we went for a tour to see all the water flowing everywhere from the rains last night, dropped her back at the care home, then did our shopping.
We took a fender off for minor repairs.
Cannot seem to get the water pump off for inspection, so it got bolted back on. The thermostat is completely disintegrated.
The ignition key has been lost in the eons of time, so I’ve bought a new one and have to work out how to get the old one out.
I can’t see behind the dashboard so I took a pic with my phone.
Also managed to acquire some old scaff planks which have been cut up and installed as a seat base and floorboards. Somehow I completely missed the fact that the seat base is only 2 inches above the floor, and the brake pedal is so close to the kick panel that I can’t fit my foot in the gap to press the accelerator pedal.
Oh well, it’s a work in progress.
Still Life (2013 film)
Still Life is a 2013 drama film written and directed by Uberto Pasolini. The film was presented at the 70th Venice Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Director in the category “Orizzonti”. At the Reykjavik International Film Festival, Still Life received the top award (Golden Puffin) as well as the FIPRESCI Award. It also received the Black Pearl award (the highest award) at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival for “its humanity, empathy and grace in treating grief, solitude and death”; for his performance, Eddie Marsan won the Best British Actor award at the 2014 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
wiki
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEMfI-zVYCM&t=1s
well worth a watch.
Peak Warming Man said:
Right, I’m off the disco in the Valley.
Checks that I’ve got everything…….keys, wallet, coke, money……..yep all set.
Last time you were there you got caught on security cameras.
Kingy said:
Kingy said:
Back home from an afternoon out.Took Nanna(Ms Kingy’s Mum) out of the care home out to her old house so she could sort through her stuff, while I worked on the old car. Then we went for a tour to see all the water flowing everywhere from the rains last night, dropped her back at the care home, then did our shopping.
We took a fender off for minor repairs.
What’ll it do flat out in top gear, Mr Kingy?
Woodie said:
Kingy said:
Kingy said:
Back home from an afternoon out.Took Nanna(Ms Kingy’s Mum) out of the care home out to her old house so she could sort through her stuff, while I worked on the old car. Then we went for a tour to see all the water flowing everywhere from the rains last night, dropped her back at the care home, then did our shopping.
We took a fender off for minor repairs.
What’ll it do flat out in top gear, Mr Kingy?
Probably about 80kmh, but I don’t want to be in it when that is happening. It has no brakes, shock absorbers, or windscreen.
The plan is to just trundle around the farm with it.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:Mrs V is right now having a phone chat with one of her Armidale friends. Shirley tells her the snow fall is like 1984. I take that to mean it is about 30 cm deep so far.
Lucky ducks.
Seriously, snow is pretty, but it is cold, cold, cold.
I have yet to see snow. I did see some whore frost (deliberate misspelling to annoy Kii) once, but not actual snow.
Kingy said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:Lucky ducks.
Seriously, snow is pretty, but it is cold, cold, cold.
I have yet to see snow. I did see some whore frost (deliberate misspelling to annoy Kii) once, but not actual snow.
I have seen snow on Mount Kosciuszko.
It appeared to be identical to the stuff you scrape out of a freezer when a defrosting is overdue.
It did not appear to me to be a valid basis for a multi-billion dollar tourism and ‘sporting’ industry.
Woodie said:
Kingy said:
Kingy said:
Back home from an afternoon out.Took Nanna(Ms Kingy’s Mum) out of the care home out to her old house so she could sort through her stuff, while I worked on the old car. Then we went for a tour to see all the water flowing everywhere from the rains last night, dropped her back at the care home, then did our shopping.
We took a fender off for minor repairs.
What’ll it do flat out in top gear, Mr Kingy?
Depend on how steep the hill is.
Kingy said:
Kingy said:
Back home from an afternoon out.Took Nanna(Ms Kingy’s Mum) out of the care home out to her old house so she could sort through her stuff, while I worked on the old car. Then we went for a tour to see all the water flowing everywhere from the rains last night, dropped her back at the care home, then did our shopping.
We took a fender off for minor repairs.
Cannot seem to get the water pump off for inspection, so it got bolted back on. The thermostat is completely disintegrated.
The ignition key has been lost in the eons of time, so I’ve bought a new one and have to work out how to get the old one out.
I can’t see behind the dashboard so I took a pic with my phone.
Also managed to acquire some old scaff planks which have been cut up and installed as a seat base and floorboards. Somehow I completely missed the fact that the seat base is only 2 inches above the floor, and the brake pedal is so close to the kick panel that I can’t fit my foot in the gap to press the accelerator pedal.
Oh well, it’s a work in progress.
Keep it up, soon have her taking part in vintage rallies.
captain_spalding said:
Kingy said:
Michael V said:Seriously, snow is pretty, but it is cold, cold, cold.
I have yet to see snow. I did see some whore frost (deliberate misspelling to annoy Kii) once, but not actual snow.
I have seen snow on Mount Kosciuszko.
It appeared to be identical to the stuff you scrape out of a freezer when a defrosting is overdue.
It did not appear to me to be a valid basis for a multi-billion dollar tourism and ‘sporting’ industry.
Hmmm, I thought that you were well traveled and had seen all the variations of the planet including snow, whereas, I have not been very far from my birth location and am longing to do so as soon as I can pay down some debts, and hopefully win lotto. The first shop I will visit then will be the travel agent.
Kingy said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:Lucky ducks.
Seriously, snow is pretty, but it is cold, cold, cold.
I have yet to see snow. I did see some whore frost (deliberate misspelling to annoy Kii) once, but not actual snow.
I knew snow from my infancy since it snowed every winter, sometimes heavily.
I remember walking to school along a narrow path cleared through the snow, with snow walls taller than me on each side.
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
Kingy said:
Back home from an afternoon out.Took Nanna(Ms Kingy’s Mum) out of the care home out to her old house so she could sort through her stuff, while I worked on the old car. Then we went for a tour to see all the water flowing everywhere from the rains last night, dropped her back at the care home, then did our shopping.
We took a fender off for minor repairs.
Cannot seem to get the water pump off for inspection, so it got bolted back on. The thermostat is completely disintegrated.
The ignition key has been lost in the eons of time, so I’ve bought a new one and have to work out how to get the old one out.
I can’t see behind the dashboard so I took a pic with my phone.
Also managed to acquire some old scaff planks which have been cut up and installed as a seat base and floorboards. Somehow I completely missed the fact that the seat base is only 2 inches above the floor, and the brake pedal is so close to the kick panel that I can’t fit my foot in the gap to press the accelerator pedal.
Oh well, it’s a work in progress.
Keep it up, soon have her taking part in vintage rallies.
If not for the tyranny of distance, and the lack of cash, I would drop by and pick you up in the back seat for a tour of somewhere. (This is what it used to look like).
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:We took a fender off for minor repairs.
Cannot seem to get the water pump off for inspection, so it got bolted back on. The thermostat is completely disintegrated.
The ignition key has been lost in the eons of time, so I’ve bought a new one and have to work out how to get the old one out.
I can’t see behind the dashboard so I took a pic with my phone.
Also managed to acquire some old scaff planks which have been cut up and installed as a seat base and floorboards. Somehow I completely missed the fact that the seat base is only 2 inches above the floor, and the brake pedal is so close to the kick panel that I can’t fit my foot in the gap to press the accelerator pedal.
Oh well, it’s a work in progress.
Keep it up, soon have her taking part in vintage rallies.
If not for the tyranny of distance, and the lack of cash, I would drop by and pick you up in the back seat for a tour of somewhere. (This is what it used to look like).
Very posh :)
captain_spalding said:
Kingy said:
Michael V said:Seriously, snow is pretty, but it is cold, cold, cold.
I have yet to see snow. I did see some whore frost (deliberate misspelling to annoy Kii) once, but not actual snow.
I have seen snow on Mount Kosciuszko.
It appeared to be identical to the stuff you scrape out of a freezer when a defrosting is overdue.
It did not appear to me to be a valid basis for a multi-billion dollar tourism and ‘sporting’ industry.
Be asking a lot for people in cold climates to stay inside all Winter.
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:
Kingy said:We took a fender off for minor repairs.
What’ll it do flat out in top gear, Mr Kingy?
Depend on how steep the hill is.
I like the line up of spray cans.
Eeew…I smell sweaty Lycra.
kii said:
Eeew…I smell sweaty Lycra.
Mansplain warning:
the athletes wear lycra is for its breathability. It helps the wearer stay dry during physical exertion, like a cycling race.
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:We took a fender off for minor repairs.
Cannot seem to get the water pump off for inspection, so it got bolted back on. The thermostat is completely disintegrated.
The ignition key has been lost in the eons of time, so I’ve bought a new one and have to work out how to get the old one out.
I can’t see behind the dashboard so I took a pic with my phone.
Also managed to acquire some old scaff planks which have been cut up and installed as a seat base and floorboards. Somehow I completely missed the fact that the seat base is only 2 inches above the floor, and the brake pedal is so close to the kick panel that I can’t fit my foot in the gap to press the accelerator pedal.
Oh well, it’s a work in progress.
Keep it up, soon have her taking part in vintage rallies.
If not for the tyranny of distance, and the lack of cash, I would drop by and pick you up in the back seat for a tour of somewhere. (This is what it used to look like).
Very nice.
party_pants said:
kii said:
Eeew…I smell sweaty Lycra.
Mansplain warning:
the athletes wear lycra is for its breathability. It helps the wearer stay dry during physical exertion, like a cycling race.
Are the armchair athletes also wearing Lycra?
(PS – one July I spent a beach side holiday with one of my older brothers and his family. It was a holiday rental. It rained. A lot. I was trapped in a house with 4 teenage boys, my brother and his mouse-like wife. Only one teev.
He was a Tour de France armchair fanatic, he did ride a fancy sporty bike with all the accessories. He also had an acquired heart valve weakness. Anyway, he watched the fucking T de F all the fucking time. In between yelling at his sons for not being interested in watching this shit. He spent hours regaling all of us trapped in the house with him about “fun facts”.
So, I know about Lycra.
When he started getting shitty with my boys we left before the end of the holiday. There’s only so much time one can sit on a beach in the rain with your kids to avoid sweaty Lycra numpties.)
82,000 watched Collingwood get beat!!! 😁😎
Didn’t get the tip though, hey what but. 😢
Woodie said:
82,000 watched Collingwood get beat!!! 😁😎Didn’t get the tip though, hey what but. 😢
Me neither. I thought about it, but chickened out.
Kingy said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:Lucky ducks.
Seriously, snow is pretty, but it is cold, cold, cold.
I have yet to see snow. I did see some whore frost (deliberate misspelling to annoy Kii) once, but not actual snow.
Such an immature dig at me. So predictable. So boring. It doesn’t annoy me, it just confirms your mindset. You work in a male-dominated world and you get your positive feedback from men who like to use sexist jokes to boost their self-worth.
Anyway…
Gearing up for some horrendously hot days staring tomorrow. Have I mentioned how much I hate hot weather?
I noticed that buffy mentioned something about people with origins in Britain…? I can’t be bothered scrolling back for the post.
My mother’s family were all from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, but she was raised in Central QLD. She hated the heat. Dad’s family had origins in Baltic and Nordic countries, where he was raised. He hated, and feared, the cold.
mr kii’s family was from various Nordic countries, but he was raised in Montana. He hated, and feared, the cold. As an adult he also experienced extreme cold in Germany, Oklahoma and Washington State.
I was raised in Sydney near the beaches. I’ve experienced snow in the Blue Mtns and here in the high desert of NM. There was a short visit to Montana during winter where I was briefly exposed to the literally bone-chilling cold of a dry winter’s day. My finger bones ached as we stood outside on a still and sunny day to admire a memorial brick display honouring students at a uni. I had wool-lined leather gloves on.
Summary: I love the snow and I love cold days. The majority of time I can dress appropriately for being outside in snowy weather, but in hot weather I can’t venture outside because it will kill me.
The End.
Sunny, cold (the feels like temp is 3), top of 19.
Mini Me & Mr Mutant have plans to go to Ikea today, but since Mini Me was up all night with an earache, we’re also off to the clinic as soon as they open at 8am.
Annnnd… I bought new undies not long ago, but they’re already full of holes and busted elastics. Grrr! Mini Me also needs new socks as she’s lost all 10 pairs of her school socks. Grrr!
Divine Angel said:
Sunny, cold (the feels like temp is 3), top of 19.Mini Me & Mr Mutant have plans to go to Ikea today, but since Mini Me was up all night with an earache, we’re also off to the clinic as soon as they open at 8am.
Annnnd… I bought new undies not long ago, but they’re already full of holes and busted elastics. Grrr! Mini Me also needs new socks as she’s lost all 10 pairs of her school socks. Grrr!
A wee bit chilly here as well.
Good morning Holidayers, zero degrees at the back door and it’s not dawn yet, so it will go lower. We are forecast a mostly sunny 15 today, so relatively warm.
I intend to mow the tracksides at the wetland reserve today, but it will have to warm up a bit. But I’ll go fairly early because observations of snakes around the district have been appearing on iNaturalist in the last week or so. They will be sluggish but they do pop out for a sunbake on the cooler days in Winter. I don’t want to be mowing over them.
25/50. Didn’t know many of them. Probably only two of them actually. Guessing wasn’t very productive this time.
30/50 for me.
90% guesses.
buffy said:
weekend quiz25/50. Didn’t know many of them. Probably only two of them actually. Guessing wasn’t very productive this time.
5/10 here.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
weekend quiz25/50. Didn’t know many of them. Probably only two of them actually. Guessing wasn’t very productive this time.
5/10 here.
100/200 for me too.
Which is pretty good for me.
A bit of rain yesterday:
Divine Angel said:
Sunny, cold (the feels like temp is 3), top of 19.Mini Me & Mr Mutant have plans to go to Ikea today, but since Mini Me was up all night with an earache, we’re also off to the clinic as soon as they open at 8am.
Annnnd… I bought new undies not long ago, but they’re already full of holes and busted elastics. Grrr! Mini Me also needs new socks as she’s lost all 10 pairs of her school socks. Grrr!
Found a pair of school socks and a school jacket amongst my trees. The jacket had faded so dunno where it blew in from but it had been in the sun for a while. Socks were still folded together like they were just washed and dried.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Sunny, cold (the feels like temp is 3), top of 19.Mini Me & Mr Mutant have plans to go to Ikea today, but since Mini Me was up all night with an earache, we’re also off to the clinic as soon as they open at 8am.
Annnnd… I bought new undies not long ago, but they’re already full of holes and busted elastics. Grrr! Mini Me also needs new socks as she’s lost all 10 pairs of her school socks. Grrr!
Found a pair of school socks and a school jacket amongst my trees. The jacket had faded so dunno where it blew in from but it had been in the sun for a while. Socks were still folded together like they were just washed and dried.
DA has been looking everywhere for those socks. Send them back immediately.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Sunny, cold (the feels like temp is 3), top of 19.Mini Me & Mr Mutant have plans to go to Ikea today, but since Mini Me was up all night with an earache, we’re also off to the clinic as soon as they open at 8am.
Annnnd… I bought new undies not long ago, but they’re already full of holes and busted elastics. Grrr! Mini Me also needs new socks as she’s lost all 10 pairs of her school socks. Grrr!
Found a pair of school socks and a school jacket amongst my trees. The jacket had faded so dunno where it blew in from but it had been in the sun for a while. Socks were still folded together like they were just washed and dried.
DA has been looking everywhere for those socks. Send them back immediately.
Shall do.
Peak Warming Man said:
Right, I’m off the disco in the Valley.
Checks that I’ve got everything…….keys, wallet, coke, money……..yep all set.
:)
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:We took a fender off for minor repairs.
Cannot seem to get the water pump off for inspection, so it got bolted back on. The thermostat is completely disintegrated.
The ignition key has been lost in the eons of time, so I’ve bought a new one and have to work out how to get the old one out.
I can’t see behind the dashboard so I took a pic with my phone.
Also managed to acquire some old scaff planks which have been cut up and installed as a seat base and floorboards. Somehow I completely missed the fact that the seat base is only 2 inches above the floor, and the brake pedal is so close to the kick panel that I can’t fit my foot in the gap to press the accelerator pedal.
Oh well, it’s a work in progress.
Keep it up, soon have her taking part in vintage rallies.
If not for the tyranny of distance, and the lack of cash, I would drop by and pick you up in the back seat for a tour of somewhere. (This is what it used to look like).
deteriorated fast in the short time you’ve had it, really need to look after things better, kingy
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keep us posted with progress reports, need a distraction from the possibility of nuclear war, something normal
Saturday 2 August 1662
Up early, and got me ready in my riding clothes, and so to the office, and there wrote letters to my father and wife against night, and then to the business of my office, which being done, I took boat with Will, and down to Greenwich, where Captain Cocke not being at home I was vexed, and went to walk in the Park till he come thither to me: and Will’s forgetting to bring my boots in the boat did also vex me, for I was forced to send the boat back again for them. I to Captain Cocke’s along with him to dinner, where I find his lady still pretty, but not so good a humour as I thought she was. We had a plain, good dinner, and I see they do live very frugally. I eat among other fruit much mulberrys, a thing I have not eat of these many years, since I used to be at Ashted, at my cozen Pepys’s. After dinner we to boat, and had a pleasant passage down to Gravesend, but it was nine o’clock before we got thither, so that we were in great doubt what to do, whether to stay there or no; and the rather because I was afeard to ride, because of my pain … ; but at the Swan, finding Mr. Hemson and Lieutenant Carteret of the Foresight come to meet me, I borrowed Mr. Hemson’s horse, and he took another, and so we rode to Rochester in the dark, and there at the Crown Mr. Gregory, Barrow, and others staid to meet me. So after a glass of wine, we to our barge, that was ready for me, to the Hill-house, where we soon went to bed, before we slept I telling upon discourse Captain Cocke the manner of my being cut of the stone, which pleased him much. So to sleep.
Divine Angel said:
Sunny, cold (the feels like temp is 3), top of 19.Mini Me & Mr Mutant have plans to go to Ikea today, but since Mini Me was up all night with an earache, we’re also off to the clinic as soon as they open at 8am.
Annnnd… I bought new undies not long ago, but they’re already full of holes and busted elastics. Grrr! Mini Me also needs new socks as she’s lost all 10 pairs of her school socks. Grrr!
Gosh! 10 lost pairs of socks!
I wonder how?
Peak Warming Man said:
Saturday 2 August 1662
Up early, and got me ready in my riding clothes, and so to the office, and there wrote letters to my father and wife against night, and then to the business of my office, which being done, I took boat with Will, and down to Greenwich, where Captain Cocke not being at home I was vexed, and went to walk in the Park till he come thither to me: and Will’s forgetting to bring my boots in the boat did also vex me, for I was forced to send the boat back again for them. I to Captain Cocke’s along with him to dinner, where I find his lady still pretty, but not so good a humour as I thought she was. We had a plain, good dinner, and I see they do live very frugally. I eat among other fruit much mulberrys, a thing I have not eat of these many years, since I used to be at Ashted, at my cozen Pepys’s. After dinner we to boat, and had a pleasant passage down to Gravesend, but it was nine o’clock before we got thither, so that we were in great doubt what to do, whether to stay there or no; and the rather because I was afeard to ride, because of my pain … ; but at the Swan, finding Mr. Hemson and Lieutenant Carteret of the Foresight come to meet me, I borrowed Mr. Hemson’s horse, and he took another, and so we rode to Rochester in the dark, and there at the Crown Mr. Gregory, Barrow, and others staid to meet me. So after a glass of wine, we to our barge, that was ready for me, to the Hill-house, where we soon went to bed, before we slept I telling upon discourse Captain Cocke the manner of my being cut of the stone, which pleased him much. So to sleep.
:)
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Sunny, cold (the feels like temp is 3), top of 19.Mini Me & Mr Mutant have plans to go to Ikea today, but since Mini Me was up all night with an earache, we’re also off to the clinic as soon as they open at 8am.
Annnnd… I bought new undies not long ago, but they’re already full of holes and busted elastics. Grrr! Mini Me also needs new socks as she’s lost all 10 pairs of her school socks. Grrr!
Gosh! 10 lost pairs of socks!
I wonder how?
The sock munching monster under the bed.
Divine Angel said:
Sunny, cold (the feels like temp is 3), top of 19.Mini Me & Mr Mutant have plans to go to Ikea today, but since Mini Me was up all night with an earache, we’re also off to the clinic as soon as they open at 8am.
Annnnd… I bought new undies not long ago, but they’re already full of holes and busted elastics. Grrr! Mini Me also needs new socks as she’s lost all 10 pairs of her school socks. Grrr!
The undies problem is the same for men’s undies. If they haven’t got holes yet, the elastic is buggered but usually it is both. I don’t know what the Chinese are doing with all the cotton they buy from us but they don’t put much of it in the undies.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Sunny, cold (the feels like temp is 3), top of 19.Mini Me & Mr Mutant have plans to go to Ikea today, but since Mini Me was up all night with an earache, we’re also off to the clinic as soon as they open at 8am.
Annnnd… I bought new undies not long ago, but they’re already full of holes and busted elastics. Grrr! Mini Me also needs new socks as she’s lost all 10 pairs of her school socks. Grrr!
Gosh! 10 lost pairs of socks!
I wonder how?
Yes, losing10 single socks from 10 pairs would be quite understandable, but to lose all 20 socks looks like carelessness.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Sunny, cold (the feels like temp is 3), top of 19.Mini Me & Mr Mutant have plans to go to Ikea today, but since Mini Me was up all night with an earache, we’re also off to the clinic as soon as they open at 8am.
Annnnd… I bought new undies not long ago, but they’re already full of holes and busted elastics. Grrr! Mini Me also needs new socks as she’s lost all 10 pairs of her school socks. Grrr!
The undies problem is the same for men’s undies. If they haven’t got holes yet, the elastic is buggered but usually it is both. I don’t know what the Chinese are doing with all the cotton they buy from us but they don’t put much of it in the undies.
I buy Jockey undies. They last for years, and the elastic is so good, I save it to use on shorts when the elastic fails on them. Brilliant.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Sunny, cold (the feels like temp is 3), top of 19.Mini Me & Mr Mutant have plans to go to Ikea today, but since Mini Me was up all night with an earache, we’re also off to the clinic as soon as they open at 8am.
Annnnd… I bought new undies not long ago, but they’re already full of holes and busted elastics. Grrr! Mini Me also needs new socks as she’s lost all 10 pairs of her school socks. Grrr!
Gosh! 10 lost pairs of socks!
I wonder how?
Yes, losing10 single socks from 10 pairs would be quite understandable, but to lose all 20 socks looks like carelessness.
Paging Oscar Wilde…
After being shown the door at the White House Elon has gone back to doing what he does best, putting people in space.
In a hybrid car you’re lugging around two engines, that’s got to fuck with your economy.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Sunny, cold (the feels like temp is 3), top of 19.Mini Me & Mr Mutant have plans to go to Ikea today, but since Mini Me was up all night with an earache, we’re also off to the clinic as soon as they open at 8am.
Annnnd… I bought new undies not long ago, but they’re already full of holes and busted elastics. Grrr! Mini Me also needs new socks as she’s lost all 10 pairs of her school socks. Grrr!
The undies problem is the same for men’s undies. If they haven’t got holes yet, the elastic is buggered but usually it is both. I don’t know what the Chinese are doing with all the cotton they buy from us but they don’t put much of it in the undies.
I buy Jockey undies. They last for years, and the elastic is so good, I save it to use on shorts when the elastic fails on them. Brilliant.
Tamb said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:The undies problem is the same for men’s undies. If they haven’t got holes yet, the elastic is buggered but usually it is both. I don’t know what the Chinese are doing with all the cotton they buy from us but they don’t put much of it in the undies.
I buy Jockey undies. They last for years, and the elastic is so good, I save it to use on shorts when the elastic fails on them. Brilliant.
My shape & pain resistance has changed after 900+ needles in my tummy so I can no longer wear undies. Please forgive.
Well alright, you are forgiven,
Peak Warming Man said:
Tamb said:
Michael V said:I buy Jockey undies. They last for years, and the elastic is so good, I save it to use on shorts when the elastic fails on them. Brilliant.
My shape & pain resistance has changed after 900+ needles in my tummy so I can no longer wear undies. Please forgive.Well alright, you are forgiven,
Lololol…from the Walmart site.
About this item
Cadbury Drinking Chocolate Simply add warm milk A favorite in the UK Perfect for cozying up by the hot fire Please Note This is a British Product and the Expiry Date will be in UK format DAY-MONTH-YEAR“Bass Strait search underway for missing aircraft flying from Tasmania to New South Wales”
Uh Oh.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Bass Strait search underway for missing aircraft flying from Tasmania to New South Wales”Uh Oh.
Ooh a new Bermuda Triangle!
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Sunny, cold (the feels like temp is 3), top of 19.Mini Me & Mr Mutant have plans to go to Ikea today, but since Mini Me was up all night with an earache, we’re also off to the clinic as soon as they open at 8am.
Annnnd… I bought new undies not long ago, but they’re already full of holes and busted elastics. Grrr! Mini Me also needs new socks as she’s lost all 10 pairs of her school socks. Grrr!
Gosh! 10 lost pairs of socks!
I wonder how?
Eddie Izzard on washing clothes.
I’m back. I may have to have a nanna nap this afternoon. I wasn’t intending to pull apart the stove and clean it this morning, but I did. Then I went to the wetland and pushed the mower around for one tank of petrol (about an hour and a half). I neglected to eat breakfast except for a couple of squares of chocolate. So just et a couple of mini spring rolls and a couple of garlic chicken balls from the takeaway. Now eating a couple of slices of buttered raisin toast. Large glass of cold Milo on the go.
We’ve just put Mini Me’s old bookcase out the front, with a big FREE sign stuck on it. I’m a bit sad, I have always liked that bookcase (Mr Mutant has not). She’s downsizing to a smaller bookcase and making herself a reading nook in her room.
I’m fading…I’m going to lie down for an hour or so.
buffy said:
I’m fading…I’m going to lie down for an hour or so.
Sure, that will be fine. We’ll look after the place. I am stuck indoors because it is wet & rainy outside.
party_pants said:
buffy said:
I’m fading…I’m going to lie down for an hour or so.
Sure, that will be fine. We’ll look after the place. I am stuck indoors because it is wet & rainy outside.
OK.
I am also stuck indoors. Sunny, but absolutely icy winds.
Looks like it’s going to be another boring day for doggy here:
Michael V said:
party_pants said:
buffy said:
I’m fading…I’m going to lie down for an hour or so.
Sure, that will be fine. We’ll look after the place. I am stuck indoors because it is wet & rainy outside.
OK.
I am also stuck indoors. Sunny, but absolutely icy winds.
I’ve just let yet another birdy out of the wood heater in the living room.
A sensible one this time who flew straight out of the window.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
party_pants said:Sure, that will be fine. We’ll look after the place. I am stuck indoors because it is wet & rainy outside.
OK.
I am also stuck indoors. Sunny, but absolutely icy winds.
I’ve just let yet another birdy out of the wood heater in the living room.
A sensible one this time who flew straight out of the window.
Or the same one.
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:Gosh! 10 lost pairs of socks!
I wonder how?
Yes, losing10 single socks from 10 pairs would be quite understandable, but to lose all 20 socks looks like carelessness.
Paging Oscar Wilde…
She’s probably leaving a pair in the sports day changing rooms each time she’s there.?
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
party_pants said:Sure, that will be fine. We’ll look after the place. I am stuck indoors because it is wet & rainy outside.
OK.
I am also stuck indoors. Sunny, but absolutely icy winds.
I’ve just let yet another birdy out of the wood heater in the living room.
A sensible one this time who flew straight out of the window.
Do you use the wood heater? No? Why not stuff something up the flue?
The Rev Dodgson said:
Looks like it’s going to be another boring day for doggy here:
Rain, rain,
go away.
Come again,
Another day.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
party_pants said:Sure, that will be fine. We’ll look after the place. I am stuck indoors because it is wet & rainy outside.
OK.
I am also stuck indoors. Sunny, but absolutely icy winds.
I’ve just let yet another birdy out of the wood heater in the living room.
A sensible one this time who flew straight out of the window.
Ha.
I never had that problem in Armidale, where I had six open chimneys.
I wonder why?
Are they getting any tailor at the moment, Michael?
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:OK.
I am also stuck indoors. Sunny, but absolutely icy winds.
I’ve just let yet another birdy out of the wood heater in the living room.
A sensible one this time who flew straight out of the window.
Do you use the wood heater? No? Why not stuff something up the flue?
I reported the problem to the estate agent years ago and they sent a man who sealed off the chimney somehow at the top.
But whatever he did, didn’t last long at all. I should give them another call.
Peak Warming Man said:
Are they getting any tailor at the moment, Michael?
I haven’t heard, sorry.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:OK.
I am also stuck indoors. Sunny, but absolutely icy winds.
I’ve just let yet another birdy out of the wood heater in the living room.
A sensible one this time who flew straight out of the window.
Ha.
I never had that problem in Armidale, where I had six open chimneys.
I wonder why?
I think the birds end up trapped in the wood heater because they try to establish nests at the top of the flue (which has a little roof thingy) but they always collapse.
If it’s just an open chimney there’s less likely to be that temptation.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:I’ve just let yet another birdy out of the wood heater in the living room.
A sensible one this time who flew straight out of the window.
Do you use the wood heater? No? Why not stuff something up the flue?
I reported the problem to the estate agent years ago and they sent a man who sealed off the chimney somehow at the top.
But whatever he did, didn’t last long at all. I should give them another call.
Yep. I stopped them coming down my chimney flue. I got the cone type flue lid and dropped it down too close to the top of the flue for the bird to get in.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:I’ve just let yet another birdy out of the wood heater in the living room.
A sensible one this time who flew straight out of the window.
Ha.
I never had that problem in Armidale, where I had six open chimneys.
I wonder why?
I think the birds end up trapped in the wood heater because they try to establish nests at the top of the flue (which has a little roof thingy) but they always collapse.
If it’s just an open chimney there’s less likely to be that temptation.
Good idea. Ta.
I don’t need to worry here. There are no chimneys or flues.
Saw someone measuring the bookcase outside. They were using a walking stick to measure. Either too big to fit, or they couldn’t lift it into their vehicle.
Divine Angel said:
Saw someone measuring the bookcase outside. They were using a walking stick to measure. Either too big to fit, or they couldn’t lift it into their vehicle.
Ha. How big is it? I would have thought by now she’d need a bigger bookcase, not a smaller one.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Saw someone measuring the bookcase outside. They were using a walking stick to measure. Either too big to fit, or they couldn’t lift it into their vehicle.
Ha. How big is it? I would have thought by now she’d need a bigger bookcase, not a smaller one.
https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/kallax-shelving-unit-white-40616746/
This one took up her whole wall. She wants to move her storage case to that wall, and put a smaller bookshelf and chair at the end of her bed to make a reading nook.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Saw someone measuring the bookcase outside. They were using a walking stick to measure. Either too big to fit, or they couldn’t lift it into their vehicle.
Ha. How big is it? I would have thought by now she’d need a bigger bookcase, not a smaller one.
https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/kallax-shelving-unit-white-40616746/
This one took up her whole wall. She wants to move her storage case to that wall, and put a smaller bookshelf and chair at the end of her bed to make a reading nook.
That sounds cosy.
I like clouds. I like loooking at them from both sides too.
We had some strange clouds the other day. (Not my pic, Reddit was loaded with pics like this.)
roughbarked said:
I like clouds. I like loooking at them from both sides too.
And today I learned:
“Mitchell has said that “Both Sides, Now” was inspired by a passage in Henderson the Rain King, a 1959 novel by Saul Bellow.
I was reading … Henderson the Rain King on a plane and early in the book Henderson … is also up in a plane. He’s on his way to Africa and he looks down and sees these clouds. I put down the book, looked out the window and saw clouds too, and I immediately started writing the song. I had no idea that the song would become as popular as it did.
“Both Sides, Now” appears in the album Joni Mitchell: Live at the Second Fret 1966 (2014, All Access Records, AACD0120), a live performance on November 17, 1966, from The Second Fret in Philadelphia, PA, which was broadcast live by WRTI, Temple University’s radio station. This suggests that Mitchell wrote the song before 1967 (the year of composition cited in the Los Angeles Times article above) and precedes the first Judy Collins release in 1967.”
Divine Angel said:
We had some strange clouds the other day. (Not my pic, Reddit was loaded with pics like this.)
Mackerel sky.
Divine Angel said:
We had some strange clouds the other day. (Not my pic, Reddit was loaded with pics like this.)
Cloud streets?
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Saw someone measuring the bookcase outside. They were using a walking stick to measure. Either too big to fit, or they couldn’t lift it into their vehicle.
Ha. How big is it? I would have thought by now she’d need a bigger bookcase, not a smaller one.
https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/kallax-shelving-unit-white-40616746/
This one took up her whole wall. She wants to move her storage case to that wall, and put a smaller bookshelf and chair at the end of her bed to make a reading nook.
If I lived nearby, I’d be right around to take it off your hands.
OK, reading and nap was more than an hour. But I’ve also wandered around the garden deciding on where to start on tomorrow’s weeding. But I bet I don’t do what I just planned. I will almost certainly walk out, see something and start on that. Doesn’t matter, none of the weeds are going to pull themselves out. I also picked some oranges and limes.
Peak Warming Man said:
In a hybrid car you’re lugging around two engines, that’s got to fuck with your economy.
Yeah. Two almost identical cars:
One has a normal petrol engine, the other has a petrol engine and two electric motors plus a big battery.
The one with the normal engine gets 7lt/100km, and the hybrid only gets 1lt/100km.
https://www.carsguide.com.au/family/jaecoo-j7-awd-phev-97361
Looks like the marches in Sydney and Melbourne got good numbers.
So cold I’m considering bringing in the fire pit. Obviously there’s no flue but it’ll be ok next to an open window, right? (I suppose that’s one way to get on the news.)
Kingy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
In a hybrid car you’re lugging around two engines, that’s got to fuck with your economy.
Yeah. Two almost identical cars:
One has a normal petrol engine, the other has a petrol engine and two electric motors plus a big battery.
The one with the normal engine gets 7lt/100km, and the hybrid only gets 1lt/100km.
https://www.carsguide.com.au/family/jaecoo-j7-awd-phev-97361
Yeah, and for short trips if you go in battery only mode, you’ll get zero lt/100 km.
That article reads like not using petrol is a good thing!
Kingy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
In a hybrid car you’re lugging around two engines, that’s got to fuck with your economy.
Yeah. Two almost identical cars:
One has a normal petrol engine, the other has a petrol engine and two electric motors plus a big battery.
The one with the normal engine gets 7lt/100km, and the hybrid only gets 1lt/100km.
https://www.carsguide.com.au/family/jaecoo-j7-awd-phev-97361
Pulling a van.
Divine Angel said:
So cold I’m considering bringing in the fire pit. Obviously there’s no flue but it’ll be ok next to an open window, right? (I suppose that’s one way to get on the news.)
Or, just set fire to the house, then you won’t have to bother dragging the fire pit inside.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
I like clouds. I like loooking at them from both sides too.
And today I learned:
“Mitchell has said that “Both Sides, Now” was inspired by a passage in Henderson the Rain King, a 1959 novel by Saul Bellow.
I was reading … Henderson the Rain King on a plane and early in the book Henderson … is also up in a plane. He’s on his way to Africa and he looks down and sees these clouds. I put down the book, looked out the window and saw clouds too, and I immediately started writing the song. I had no idea that the song would become as popular as it did.
“Both Sides, Now” appears in the album Joni Mitchell: Live at the Second Fret 1966 (2014, All Access Records, AACD0120), a live performance on November 17, 1966, from The Second Fret in Philadelphia, PA, which was broadcast live by WRTI, Temple University’s radio station. This suggests that Mitchell wrote the song before 1967 (the year of composition cited in the Los Angeles Times article above) and precedes the first Judy Collins release in 1967.”
Ta. It is one of my fave songs of hers.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
We had some strange clouds the other day. (Not my pic, Reddit was loaded with pics like this.)
Mackerel sky.
Yep. That’s the name for it.
More common around Brisbane.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:OK.
I am also stuck indoors. Sunny, but absolutely icy winds.
I’ve just let yet another birdy out of the wood heater in the living room.
A sensible one this time who flew straight out of the window.
Ha.
I never had that problem in Armidale, where I had six open chimneys.
I wonder why?
…….. it’s chimlees. You had six chimlees.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
We had some strange clouds the other day. (Not my pic, Reddit was loaded with pics like this.)
Mackerel sky.
Yep. That’s the name for it.
More common around Brisbane.
Over on the Batshit Crazy Cookers FB site, they are reporting several bods claiming it’s a result of the chemspraying
Neophyte said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:Mackerel sky.
Yep. That’s the name for it.
More common around Brisbane.
Over on the Batshit Crazy Cookers FB site, they are reporting several bods claiming it’s a result of the chemspraying
Ha but as you said, Batshit gaga.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
We had some strange clouds the other day. (Not my pic, Reddit was loaded with pics like this.)
Mackerel sky.
Yep. That’s the name for it.
More common around Brisbane.
Some people consider that a ‘mackerel’ sky, or a ‘fishscale’ sky, presage the arrival of some rain in the next few days.
Divine Angel said:
So cold I’m considering bringing in the fire pit. Obviously there’s no flue but it’ll be ok next to an open window, right? (I suppose that’s one way to get on the news.)
As asphyxiated persona, yes.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
So cold I’m considering bringing in the fire pit. Obviously there’s no flue but it’ll be ok next to an open window, right? (I suppose that’s one way to get on the news.)
As asphyxiated persona, yes.
At least your corpse will look cheerful and healthy.
Carbon monoxide poisoning bring a rosy red glow to your cheeks.
Neophyte said:
Over on the Batshit Crazy Cookers FB site, they are reporting several bods claiming it’s a result of the chemspraying
The problem with conspiracy nonsense like that is that, if it’s left unchecked, it can lead to people being burnt at the stake.
Neophyte said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:Mackerel sky.
Yep. That’s the name for it.
More common around Brisbane.
Over on the Batshit Crazy Cookers FB site, they are reporting several bods claiming it’s a result of the chemspraying
captain_spalding said:
Neophyte said:Over on the Batshit Crazy Cookers FB site, they are reporting several bods claiming it’s a result of the chemspraying
The problem with conspiracy nonsense like that is that, if it’s left unchecked, it can lead to people being burnt at the stake.
Fuck’em. This is a conspiracy to nibble the flowers off my Eremophila plants outside my lounge room window. It is called real life. Bet they don’t consider such stuff driving around waving huge flags. Scares the birds off it does.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
So cold I’m considering bringing in the fire pit. Obviously there’s no flue but it’ll be ok next to an open window, right? (I suppose that’s one way to get on the news.)
As asphyxiated persona, yes.
At least your corpse will look cheerful and healthy.
Carbon monoxide poisoning bring a rosy red glow to your cheeks.
Yes, England Swings is all about carbon monoxide poisoning.
Bubblecar said:
Neophyte said:
roughbarked said:Yep. That’s the name for it.
More common around Brisbane.
Over on the Batshit Crazy Cookers FB site, they are reporting several bods claiming it’s a result of the chemspraying
I dunno, you bats never look down at the huge growing pile of guano.
You know, I don’t think I’ve ever seen A Chorus Line.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:As asphyxiated persona, yes.
At least your corpse will look cheerful and healthy.
Carbon monoxide poisoning bring a rosy red glow to your cheeks.
Yes, England Swings is all about carbon monoxide poisoning.
The rosy red cheeks of the little children.
Divine Angel said:
You know, I don’t think I’ve ever seen A Chorus Line.
You can can, you know.
Divine Angel said:
You know, I don’t think I’ve ever seen A Chorus Line.
See it once.
Once is enough for anyone.
Not that it’s bad.
Just that once is enough.
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
You know, I don’t think I’ve ever seen A Chorus Line.
See it once.
Once is enough for anyone.
Not that it’s bad.
Just that once is enough.
Agree.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
You know, I don’t think I’ve ever seen A Chorus Line.
See it once.
Once is enough for anyone.
Not that it’s bad.
Just that once is enough.
Agree.
It’s one…singular sensation.
Well, today I learned…
Divine Angel said:
Well, today I learned…
Jebus.
Personally, I think Pazuzu is a lot cuter than Labubu. They’re creepy as.
Divine Angel said:
Personally, I think Pazuzu is a lot cuter than Labubu. They’re creepy as.
NHOT
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
Personally, I think Pazuzu is a lot cuter than Labubu. They’re creepy as.
NHOT
TMTOU
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
Personally, I think Pazuzu is a lot cuter than Labubu. They’re creepy as.
NHOT
Eh, just the latest peer pressure toy. “Every kid” has one so every other kid needs one too.
Divine Angel said:
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
Personally, I think Pazuzu is a lot cuter than Labubu. They’re creepy as.
NHOT
Eh, just the latest peer pressure toy. “Every kid” has one so every other kid needs one too.
Rihanna has a lot to answer for.
Divine Angel said:
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
Personally, I think Pazuzu is a lot cuter than Labubu. They’re creepy as.
NHOT
Eh, just the latest peer pressure toy. “Every kid” has one so every other kid needs one too.
Prolly more plastic to get chucked in the sea.
Divine Angel said:
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
Personally, I think Pazuzu is a lot cuter than Labubu. They’re creepy as.
NHOT
Eh, just the latest peer pressure toy. “Every kid” has one so every other kid needs one too.
.. and the rich kids have 2
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
party_pants said:NHOT
Eh, just the latest peer pressure toy. “Every kid” has one so every other kid needs one too.
.. and the rich kids have 2
Their principal marketing brainwave is that they arrive in a sealed box without the buyer knowing which one they’ve got. Open up you might find your purchased one of the rare ones immediately worth hundreds if not thousands of dollars.
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:Eh, just the latest peer pressure toy. “Every kid” has one so every other kid needs one too.
.. and the rich kids have 2
Their principal marketing brainwave is that they arrive in a sealed box without the buyer knowing which one they’ve got. Open up you might find your purchased one of the rare ones immediately worth hundreds if not thousands of dollars.
It’s not gambling, really officer.
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:Eh, just the latest peer pressure toy. “Every kid” has one so every other kid needs one too.
.. and the rich kids have 2
Their principal marketing brainwave is that they arrive in a sealed box without the buyer knowing which one they’ve got. Open up you might find your purchased one of the rare ones immediately worth hundreds if not thousands of dollars.
Ka-Ching!
Mystery boxes are biiiiiiig money.
Geez, she must be tiny!
Divine Angel said:
Geez, she must be tiny!
If that Cynthia Erivo? She looks much skinnier than when she made ‘Wicked’. Ariana Grande is also a bit of a midget. But fuck me Kristin Chenoweth takes the cake!
It is indeed Cynthia Erivo. She plays Jesus in JCS.
I watched footage from the show on YouTube today. She’s quite muscular but in that photo, she looks small and fragile.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Well, today I learned…
Jebus.
Someone’s going to bank the money 💰 💰 💰 💰 💰.
Tau.Neutrino said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Well, today I learned…
Jebus.
Someone’s going to bank the money 💰 💰 💰 💰 💰.
It’s all about the money, why won’t anyone think of the children.
Early night tonight, I’m thinking.
Too many boozy late nights recently with bicycles, dancing, giggling, more boozing, then going home with strange men who don’t respect me in the morning.
I’ll do a couple crosswords after dinner and wander bedwards.
Bubblecar said:
Too many boozy late nights recently with bicycles, dancing, giggling, more boozing, then going home with strange men who don’t respect me in the morning.
Don’t threaten me with a good time.
Estimates of 90,000 people at the protest on the SHB today.
That’s a lot.
Bubblecar said:
Early night tonight, I’m thinking.Too many boozy late nights recently with bicycles, dancing, giggling, more boozing, then going home with strange men who don’t respect me in the morning.
I’ll do a couple crosswords after dinner and wander bedwards.
Last night of the bicyclettes tonight for a few weeks. But doesn’t start til rooly rooly rooly rooly late.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Early night tonight, I’m thinking.Too many boozy late nights recently with bicycles, dancing, giggling, more boozing, then going home with strange men who don’t respect me in the morning.
I’ll do a couple crosswords after dinner and wander bedwards.
Last night of the bicyclettes tonight for a few weeks. But doesn’t start til rooly rooly rooly rooly late.
I wanted to watch the F1 tonight, but I gotta be up before the sparrows are tuckin into their baked beans tomorrow.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Early night tonight, I’m thinking.Too many boozy late nights recently with bicycles, dancing, giggling, more boozing, then going home with strange men who don’t respect me in the morning.
I’ll do a couple crosswords after dinner and wander bedwards.
Last night of the bicyclettes tonight for a few weeks. But doesn’t start til rooly rooly rooly rooly late.
I’ll be off to bed early tonight too, so I’ll miss the firm-bottomed girls on their bicycles too.
Kingy said:
Estimates of 90,000 people at the protest on the SHB today.That’s a lot.
Rotten weather though, hey what but.
Gusty arvo, 59km/h per BOM. The boss lady’s glasses blew into a pond, and retrieval was a team job.
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Early night tonight, I’m thinking.Too many boozy late nights recently with bicycles, dancing, giggling, more boozing, then going home with strange men who don’t respect me in the morning.
I’ll do a couple crosswords after dinner and wander bedwards.
Last night of the bicyclettes tonight for a few weeks. But doesn’t start til rooly rooly rooly rooly late.
I’ll be off to bed early tonight too, so I’ll miss the firm-bottomed girls on their bicycles too.
dv said:
Gusty arvo, 59km/h per BOM. The boss lady’s glasses blew into a pond, and retrieval was a team job.
110km/h here, with a wind chill of -4 at 9am.
Spent all day indoors doing quotes, emails, bills, other admin etc.
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
Woodie said:Last night of the bicyclettes tonight for a few weeks. But doesn’t start til rooly rooly rooly rooly late.
I’ll be off to bed early tonight too, so I’ll miss the firm-bottomed girls on their bicycles too.
:)
Well spotted. At least someone is awake to my little jokes. I was going to say fat bottomed girls but that would be disrepectful to professional athletes,
Kingy said:
dv said:
Gusty arvo, 59km/h per BOM. The boss lady’s glasses blew into a pond, and retrieval was a team job.
110km/h here, with a wind chill of -4 at 9am.
Spent all day indoors doing quotes, emails, bills, other admin etc.
I did my tax this afternoon. I owe them money :(
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
dv said:
Gusty arvo, 59km/h per BOM. The boss lady’s glasses blew into a pond, and retrieval was a team job.
110km/h here, with a wind chill of -4 at 9am.
Spent all day indoors doing quotes, emails, bills, other admin etc.
I did my tax this afternoon. I owe them money :(
Well that sucks.
I was supposed to do my tax this weekend, but worked on the old REO yesterday and did earthworks admin all day today.
Maybe next weekend…
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:110km/h here, with a wind chill of -4 at 9am.
Spent all day indoors doing quotes, emails, bills, other admin etc.
I did my tax this afternoon. I owe them money :(
Well that sucks.
I was supposed to do my tax this weekend, but worked on the old REO yesterday and did earthworks admin all day today.
Maybe next weekend…
It will be about $80, not really a big deal. But I would have preferred to get 80 bucks back than be short by it.
watches 3 mins of Logies
Nup. Talk about the Mutual Backslap Society. Sycophantic lot they are.
Not one of them thanks those that watched it or voted for them.
Not one of them.
turns Logies off
Can someone check out my new upload please.
It’s supposed to be private so this is the first time it’s been linked online.
https://youtu.be/i8ALr2EO5z8
Kingy said:
Can someone check out my new upload please.It’s supposed to be private so this is the first time it’s been linked online.
https://youtu.be/i8ALr2EO5z8
Video Unavailable – this video is private
Kingy said:
Can someone check out my new upload please.It’s supposed to be private so this is the first time it’s been linked online.
https://youtu.be/i8ALr2EO5z8
Yep I can’t watch it.
Spiny Norman said:
Kingy said:
Can someone check out my new upload please.It’s supposed to be private so this is the first time it’s been linked online.
https://youtu.be/i8ALr2EO5z8
Yep I can’t watch it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8ALr2EO5z8
Ok, try now.
Kingy said:
Spiny Norman said:
Kingy said:
Can someone check out my new upload please.It’s supposed to be private so this is the first time it’s been linked online.
https://youtu.be/i8ALr2EO5z8
Yep I can’t watch it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8ALr2EO5z8
Ok, try now.
Still private.
Kingy said:
Spiny Norman said:
Kingy said:
Can someone check out my new upload please.It’s supposed to be private so this is the first time it’s been linked online.
https://youtu.be/i8ALr2EO5z8
Yep I can’t watch it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8ALr2EO5z8
Ok, try now.
Still private.
Kingy said:
Spiny Norman said:
Kingy said:
Can someone check out my new upload please.It’s supposed to be private so this is the first time it’s been linked online.
https://youtu.be/i8ALr2EO5z8
Yep I can’t watch it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8ALr2EO5z8
Ok, try now.
nup. Same again. Private
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8ALr2EO5z8
Kingy said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8ALr2EO5z8
Now it works.
Kingy said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8ALr2EO5z8
Works now.
Spiny Norman said:
Kingy said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8ALr2EO5z8
Works now.
Beat you that time :)
The Rev Dodgson said:
Spiny Norman said:
Kingy said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8ALr2EO5z8
Works now.
Beat you that time :)
The Rev Dodgson said:
Kingy said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8ALr2EO5z8
Now it works.
Thanks.
I’ve been trying to start a fire brigade youtube channel but the last few attempts didn’t work.
Also, the helmet cam is from my helmet.
Interesting timing. I’ve been watching The Good Fight. Previously I had watched some of the early seasons, but missed later ones.
The series is centred around US politics, starting from the 2016 election of trump. It features real events, mixed in with the characters and their reactions to the politics of that time.
This morning I am up to Season 4 Episode 7. The death of Epstein.
kii said:
Interesting timing. I’ve been watching The Good Fight. Previously I had watched some of the early seasons, but missed later ones.
The series is centred around US politics, starting from the 2016 election of trump. It features real events, mixed in with the characters and their reactions to the politics of that time.
This morning I am up to Season 4 Episode 7. The death of Epstein.
And what’s their take on it – self-inflicted or something more sinister?
Neophyte said:
kii said:
Interesting timing. I’ve been watching The Good Fight. Previously I had watched some of the early seasons, but missed later ones.
The series is centred around US politics, starting from the 2016 election of trump. It features real events, mixed in with the characters and their reactions to the politics of that time.
This morning I am up to Season 4 Episode 7. The death of Epstein.
And what’s their take on it – self-inflicted or something more sinister?
Some facts. Some conspiracies. Some weird shit, including Epstein’s brain and dick being kept in cryogenic storage on his island in a temple with random stuff like statues etc.
Mostly sunny top of 23.
If I’m not called in today, I’m cleaning the house. Mini Me talks in her sleep and she’s just yelled out, “no anchovies!” 😂
Divine Angel said:
Mostly sunny top of 23.If I’m not called in today, I’m cleaning the house. Mini Me talks in her sleep and she’s just yelled out, “no anchovies!” 😂
Ha :)
Heading for a remarkable warm 15 here, slight chance of a shower.
I need to do some housework too, and make a GP appointment and a shots appointment.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 8 degrees at the back door and lightly overcast. We are forecast 16 degrees and showers this evening.
I’ve got various jobs listed in my brain, not sure which ones will get done today.
Morning. 11 degrees with an 11km/h Easterly. Mrs rb and I will be off to the bush today for some walking/climbing type exercise and to assess the state of the orchids mosses ferns and ‘shrooms.
Morning pilgrims, a spiffing day in the Pearl today.
I’ll do a spot of mowing.
Over.
Walkies friend is MIA. Normally she messages me to say the kids aren’t going to school, or we’re not home or whatever. But today I rocked up to her house and her car was gone. Her daughter is in the same music workshop Mini Me is, but I’m pretty sure that’s tomorrow for clarinet band (Mini Me is doing strings).
Hmm, AI Overview claims:
Several dog breeds have names that end with the letter “a”. Examples include the Alaskan Malamute, Anatolian Shepherd Dog, and the Irish Water Spaniel. Other breeds, like the Chinook, Azawakh, and the Peruvian Inca Orchid, also fit this description. Many more breeds exist with names ending in “a,” especially when considering various global breed registries and their classifications.
???
Bubblecar said:
Hmm, AI Overview claims:Several dog breeds have names that end with the letter “a”. Examples include the Alaskan Malamute, Anatolian Shepherd Dog, and the Irish Water Spaniel. Other breeds, like the Chinook, Azawakh, and the Peruvian Inca Orchid, also fit this description. Many more breeds exist with names ending in “a,” especially when considering various global breed registries and their classifications.
???
LOL
Bubblecar said:
Hmm, AI Overview claims:Several dog breeds have names that end with the letter “a”. Examples include the Alaskan Malamute, Anatolian Shepherd Dog, and the Irish Water Spaniel. Other breeds, like the Chinook, Azawakh, and the Peruvian Inca Orchid, also fit this description. Many more breeds exist with names ending in “a,” especially when considering various global breed registries and their classifications.
???
I can make my own mistakes without AI’s help.
Chinook was a fascinating case because it doesn’t even contain the letter a anywhere in it, although the internet tells me they used to be known as Chinookia, which does fit the description.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Hmm, AI Overview claims:Several dog breeds have names that end with the letter “a”. Examples include the Alaskan Malamute, Anatolian Shepherd Dog, and the Irish Water Spaniel. Other breeds, like the Chinook, Azawakh, and the Peruvian Inca Orchid, also fit this description. Many more breeds exist with names ending in “a,” especially when considering various global breed registries and their classifications.
???
LOL
Seems the AI doesn’t know its arse from its elba.
I just searched dog breeds that end in a in Google (to help with a cryptic crossword) and that’s what AI Overview offered.
I was barking up the wrong tree anyway because the answer in the end was not a dog breed.
Damn, the wind is getting up into the 60s at least. I’ve got outside things to do. I’ll do them quickly and get back inside.
Hello
Cymek said:
Hello
Greetings.
Good morning forumites.
Loads of rain and tempest here for the past few days, coming to an end thank goodness. The gale force winds on top of around 150 mms of rain had me watching some of the trees around here, and the cliff top houses.
A few friends braved the rain yesterday to do the Palestine protest march, impressive vids from them.
I visited the doc last week after a call back from my blood tests. I joked beforehand that they were going to give me a gold star for being the healthiest old lady they had on their books, when in reality I was expecting to be told that my blood sugar and cholesterol levels were out of control and I’d need to go on medication and strict diet. But blood sugar levels normal, blood pressure normal, unhealthy cholesterol level a bit high. When the doc put all the measurements into his risk calculator, I had only a 3% chance of a heart attack and no need to go on statins. So I just about skipped out of the surgery with my unexpected gold star.
I have upped my healthy eating lately with more fibre, various whole seeds and a few more vegies and fruit. Cultivating healthier people interactions has been a game changer as well.
My other rant today…
There’s an OOSHC run at Mini Me’s school. For years there’s been a male carer, but he hasn’t been there recently. I’m hearing he was feeling the pressure from some parents about a male looking after their children and decided to take some time off.
ruby said:
Good morning forumites.
Loads of rain and tempest here for the past few days, coming to an end thank goodness. The gale force winds on top of around 150 mms of rain had me watching some of the trees around here, and the cliff top houses.
A few friends braved the rain yesterday to do the Palestine protest march, impressive vids from them.I visited the doc last week after a call back from my blood tests. I joked beforehand that they were going to give me a gold star for being the healthiest old lady they had on their books, when in reality I was expecting to be told that my blood sugar and cholesterol levels were out of control and I’d need to go on medication and strict diet. But blood sugar levels normal, blood pressure normal, unhealthy cholesterol level a bit high. When the doc put all the measurements into his risk calculator, I had only a 3% chance of a heart attack and no need to go on statins. So I just about skipped out of the surgery with my unexpected gold star.
I have upped my healthy eating lately with more fibre, various whole seeds and a few more vegies and fruit. Cultivating healthier people interactions has been a game changer as well.
❤️
Go you!
Divine Angel said:
My other rant today…There’s an OOSHC run at Mini Me’s school. For years there’s been a male carer, but he hasn’t been there recently. I’m hearing he was feeling the pressure from some parents about a male looking after their children and decided to take some time off.
What’s an OOSHC run?
ruby said:
Good morning forumites.
Loads of rain and tempest here for the past few days, coming to an end thank goodness. The gale force winds on top of around 150 mms of rain had me watching some of the trees around here, and the cliff top houses.
A few friends braved the rain yesterday to do the Palestine protest march, impressive vids from them.I visited the doc last week after a call back from my blood tests. I joked beforehand that they were going to give me a gold star for being the healthiest old lady they had on their books, when in reality I was expecting to be told that my blood sugar and cholesterol levels were out of control and I’d need to go on medication and strict diet. But blood sugar levels normal, blood pressure normal, unhealthy cholesterol level a bit high. When the doc put all the measurements into his risk calculator, I had only a 3% chance of a heart attack and no need to go on statins. So I just about skipped out of the surgery with my unexpected gold star.
I have upped my healthy eating lately with more fibre, various whole seeds and a few more vegies and fruit. Cultivating healthier people interactions has been a game changer as well.
Onya.
What do you mean by this?:
“Cultivating healthier people interactions has been a game changer as well.”
The council has given me and everybody in the street a green recycling bin.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
My other rant today…There’s an OOSHC run at Mini Me’s school. For years there’s been a male carer, but he hasn’t been there recently. I’m hearing he was feeling the pressure from some parents about a male looking after their children and decided to take some time off.
What’s an OOSHC run?
Out of school hours centre.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
My other rant today…There’s an OOSHC run at Mini Me’s school. For years there’s been a male carer, but he hasn’t been there recently. I’m hearing he was feeling the pressure from some parents about a male looking after their children and decided to take some time off.
What’s an OOSHC run?
Out of school hours, it is at the school
kii said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
My other rant today…There’s an OOSHC run at Mini Me’s school. For years there’s been a male carer, but he hasn’t been there recently. I’m hearing he was feeling the pressure from some parents about a male looking after their children and decided to take some time off.
What’s an OOSHC run?
Out of school hours centre.
Thanks.
I thought it might have been a sponsored run for a charity of some sort. Silly me.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
My other rant today…There’s an OOSHC run at Mini Me’s school. For years there’s been a male carer, but he hasn’t been there recently. I’m hearing he was feeling the pressure from some parents about a male looking after their children and decided to take some time off.
What’s an OOSHC run?
Out of school hours, it is at the school
Ta.
Anyway…
My younger brother was an early childhood educator for his main career. He had a diploma and nearly completed his degree. He chose not to do one unit of his degree, because he would have had more responsibility in the under 3s room, leaving him open to more suspicion. He already encountered difficulties with a few parents. They just saw a childless middle-aged single man and expected the worst.
Fuckheads.
Michael V said:
ruby said:
Good morning forumites.
Loads of rain and tempest here for the past few days, coming to an end thank goodness. The gale force winds on top of around 150 mms of rain had me watching some of the trees around here, and the cliff top houses.
A few friends braved the rain yesterday to do the Palestine protest march, impressive vids from them.I visited the doc last week after a call back from my blood tests. I joked beforehand that they were going to give me a gold star for being the healthiest old lady they had on their books, when in reality I was expecting to be told that my blood sugar and cholesterol levels were out of control and I’d need to go on medication and strict diet. But blood sugar levels normal, blood pressure normal, unhealthy cholesterol level a bit high. When the doc put all the measurements into his risk calculator, I had only a 3% chance of a heart attack and no need to go on statins. So I just about skipped out of the surgery with my unexpected gold star.
I have upped my healthy eating lately with more fibre, various whole seeds and a few more vegies and fruit. Cultivating healthier people interactions has been a game changer as well.
Onya.
What do you mean by this?:
“Cultivating healthier people interactions has been a game changer as well.”
Heh. I’ve had a few people in my life that wittingly or unwittingly have not been the healthiest people in the way they interact with those around them. For so long I blamed myself for the problems. “it must be something about me” was my thinking.
For the last couple of years I have changed how I approach this. I have lessened the painful interactions and deliberately sought out ones that are on the positive side. To my surprise I now have a lovely supportive friend group, and the painful people left in my life seem to be finding new ways to interact. My mother has been the biggest surprise in all of this. She seems to have had an epiphany. Illusory I suspect. Both my brothers who also have problems with her are now on board with encouraging more positive ways of being around her, and lessening contact when she starts her usual behaviour.
Going to be a busy Friday afternoon this week.
Nadine the transport officer wants to see me for the “annual paperwork” at 1:45pm, then I have flu and covid shots at 2, then the GP appointment at 2:15.
ruby said:
Good morning forumites.
Loads of rain and tempest here for the past few days, coming to an end thank goodness. The gale force winds on top of around 150 mms of rain had me watching some of the trees around here, and the cliff top houses.
A few friends braved the rain yesterday to do the Palestine protest march, impressive vids from them.I visited the doc last week after a call back from my blood tests. I joked beforehand that they were going to give me a gold star for being the healthiest old lady they had on their books, when in reality I was expecting to be told that my blood sugar and cholesterol levels were out of control and I’d need to go on medication and strict diet. But blood sugar levels normal, blood pressure normal, unhealthy cholesterol level a bit high. When the doc put all the measurements into his risk calculator, I had only a 3% chance of a heart attack and no need to go on statins. So I just about skipped out of the surgery with my unexpected gold star.
I have upped my healthy eating lately with more fibre, various whole seeds and a few more vegies and fruit. Cultivating healthier people interactions has been a game changer as well.
Well done :)
My blood sugar, blood pressure, cholesterol and heart are all on daily medications :(
ruby said:
Michael V said:
ruby said:
Good morning forumites.
Loads of rain and tempest here for the past few days, coming to an end thank goodness. The gale force winds on top of around 150 mms of rain had me watching some of the trees around here, and the cliff top houses.
A few friends braved the rain yesterday to do the Palestine protest march, impressive vids from them.I visited the doc last week after a call back from my blood tests. I joked beforehand that they were going to give me a gold star for being the healthiest old lady they had on their books, when in reality I was expecting to be told that my blood sugar and cholesterol levels were out of control and I’d need to go on medication and strict diet. But blood sugar levels normal, blood pressure normal, unhealthy cholesterol level a bit high. When the doc put all the measurements into his risk calculator, I had only a 3% chance of a heart attack and no need to go on statins. So I just about skipped out of the surgery with my unexpected gold star.
I have upped my healthy eating lately with more fibre, various whole seeds and a few more vegies and fruit. Cultivating healthier people interactions has been a game changer as well.
Onya.
What do you mean by this?:
“Cultivating healthier people interactions has been a game changer as well.”
Heh. I’ve had a few people in my life that wittingly or unwittingly have not been the healthiest people in the way they interact with those around them. For so long I blamed myself for the problems. “it must be something about me” was my thinking.
For the last couple of years I have changed how I approach this. I have lessened the painful interactions and deliberately sought out ones that are on the positive side. To my surprise I now have a lovely supportive friend group, and the painful people left in my life seem to be finding new ways to interact. My mother has been the biggest surprise in all of this. She seems to have had an epiphany. Illusory I suspect. Both my brothers who also have problems with her are now on board with encouraging more positive ways of being around her, and lessening contact when she starts her usual behaviour.
Ta. I guessed that that might have been what you meant.
Good onya.
:)
Bubblecar said:
Going to be a busy Friday afternoon this week.Nadine the transport officer wants to see me for the “annual paperwork” at 1:45pm, then I have flu and covid shots at 2, then the GP appointment at 2:15.
That’s cutting it fine.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Going to be a busy Friday afternoon this week.Nadine the transport officer wants to see me for the “annual paperwork” at 1:45pm, then I have flu and covid shots at 2, then the GP appointment at 2:15.
That’s cutting it fine.
Blame the receptionist.
But the transport paperwork should be pretty quick.
kii said:
Anyway…
My younger brother was an early childhood educator for his main career. He had a diploma and nearly completed his degree. He chose not to do one unit of his degree, because he would have had more responsibility in the under 3s room, leaving him open to more suspicion. He already encountered difficulties with a few parents. They just saw a childless middle-aged single man and expected the worst.
Fuckheads.
It’s such a shame kii.
The childcare sector is increasingly difficult. More and more operators are purely profit driven, and cutting corners wherever they can, which is on staff mostly.
My daughter spent 4 years getting her degree and has seen the changes happening, starting with the ABC Learning fiasco.
It’s good that a spotlight is now on the sector, but it seems that it is the already overworked staff who are being blamed, and being pushed to make changes, not the management or the system.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Going to be a busy Friday afternoon this week.Nadine the transport officer wants to see me for the “annual paperwork” at 1:45pm, then I have flu and covid shots at 2, then the GP appointment at 2:15.
That’s cutting it fine.
Blame the receptionist.
But the transport paperwork should be pretty quick.
If she’s on time.
Morning.
https://thenightly.com.au/world/new-zealand-woman-arrested-after-two-year-old-girl-found-alive-in-suitcase-stowed-in-bus-luggage-c-19569823
From a purely financial position, you wouldn’t think a ticket would be expensive, if not free for a 2 year old.
My sister has sponsored a koala
Divine Angel said:
My sister has sponsored a koala
They sure look fluffy.
Divine Angel said:
My sister has sponsored a koala
What I say to many Americans….IT’S NOT A FUCKING BEAR!!
Cymek said:
https://thenightly.com.au/world/new-zealand-woman-arrested-after-two-year-old-girl-found-alive-in-suitcase-stowed-in-bus-luggage-c-19569823From a purely financial position, you wouldn’t think a ticket would be expensive, if not free for a 2 year old.
Some people…
Divine Angel said:
My sister has sponsored a koala
LOL @ Bear Grills.
May as well call it Barbie Koala.
ruby said:
kii said:
Anyway…
My younger brother was an early childhood educator for his main career. He had a diploma and nearly completed his degree. He chose not to do one unit of his degree, because he would have had more responsibility in the under 3s room, leaving him open to more suspicion. He already encountered difficulties with a few parents. They just saw a childless middle-aged single man and expected the worst.
Fuckheads.
It’s such a shame kii.
The childcare sector is increasingly difficult. More and more operators are purely profit driven, and cutting corners wherever they can, which is on staff mostly.
My daughter spent 4 years getting her degree and has seen the changes happening, starting with the ABC Learning fiasco.
It’s good that a spotlight is now on the sector, but it seems that it is the already overworked staff who are being blamed, and being pushed to make changes, not the management or the system.
I remember when the for-profit centres started to take over.
A place I was doing casual work for tried to pay me as an untrained worker. I took the position as it was for a trained person, I had to present my qualifications to show that I was trained and I had the duties of a trained person. The owner didn’t like me calling my union. Eventually I got the back-pay owed to me, but the woman never put me on the roster again.
Cymek said:
https://thenightly.com.au/world/new-zealand-woman-arrested-after-two-year-old-girl-found-alive-in-suitcase-stowed-in-bus-luggage-c-19569823From a purely financial position, you wouldn’t think a ticket would be expensive, if not free for a 2 year old.
Perzactly.
kii said:
ruby said:
kii said:
Anyway…
My younger brother was an early childhood educator for his main career. He had a diploma and nearly completed his degree. He chose not to do one unit of his degree, because he would have had more responsibility in the under 3s room, leaving him open to more suspicion. He already encountered difficulties with a few parents. They just saw a childless middle-aged single man and expected the worst.
Fuckheads.
It’s such a shame kii.
The childcare sector is increasingly difficult. More and more operators are purely profit driven, and cutting corners wherever they can, which is on staff mostly.
My daughter spent 4 years getting her degree and has seen the changes happening, starting with the ABC Learning fiasco.
It’s good that a spotlight is now on the sector, but it seems that it is the already overworked staff who are being blamed, and being pushed to make changes, not the management or the system.
I remember when the for-profit centres started to take over.
A place I was doing casual work for tried to pay me as an untrained worker. I took the position as it was for a trained person, I had to present my qualifications to show that I was trained and I had the duties of a trained person. The owner didn’t like me calling my union. Eventually I got the back-pay owed to me, but the woman never put me on the roster again.
Two areas childcare and nursing homes working from a profit point of view is not good.
I mean we know who will suffer to maintain a profit
Cymek said:
https://thenightly.com.au/world/new-zealand-woman-arrested-after-two-year-old-girl-found-alive-in-suitcase-stowed-in-bus-luggage-c-19569823From a purely financial position, you wouldn’t think a ticket would be expensive, if not free for a 2 year old.
There’s the old joke about a Scot who came aboard the ferry and paid for a single fare. The attendant said no, that’ll be one and six. “I’m not paying one and six when the fare is one shilling”. The conductor grabbed his suitcase and threw it overboard. The man said, “first you try to rip me off then you go and throw me wee bairn overboard!”
Hey MV – I meant to say…glorious ginger smell in my kitchen! It’s beautiful ginger.
:)
buffy said:
Hey MV – I meant to say…glorious ginger smell in my kitchen! It’s beautiful ginger.:)
Excellent.
:)
Mini Me is now the proud owner of this badge
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me is now the proud owner of this badge
Sweet
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me is now the proud owner of this badge
She could become a dobber prefect.
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me is now the proud owner of this badge
She could become a
dobberprefect.
Do they still have monitors?
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me is now the proud owner of this badge
G’don her!
:)
Neophyte said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me is now the proud owner of this badge
She could become a
dobberprefect.
Do they still have monitors?
A student leader is basically a monitor. They don’t really dob on people, they’re there for other kids to go to, help with playground duty, set up the hall for assemblies etc. Next term there’s a vote as to which student leader becomes school captain, arts captain, house captain etc.
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me is now the proud owner of this badge
If she gets another one will that make her a hool again?
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me is now the proud owner of this badge
G’don her!
:)
+1
Where’s dv gone to this time?
Bubblecar said:
Where’s dv gone to this time?
He might have detonated his relatives and flown to Dover again.
Fb reminded me, it’s SM’s birthday tomorrow 😢
Divine Angel said:
Fb reminded me, it’s SM’s birthday tomorrow 😢
Yes I know.
Sarahs mum’s birthday thread from last year.
Bubblecar said:
Sarahs mum’s birthday thread from last year.
Oh that got me 😭
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me is now the proud owner of this badge
G’don her!
:)
+1
She’s done way better than me. Today we were supposed to go to the bush but somewhere in putting stuff in the ute to go, my hearing aids disappeared, Yes this is ADHD for you. I have no recolllection of what happened to the hearing aids after I picked them up.
Have turned the ute inside out and searched the yard were I picked mandarins and oranges to go… Brain isn’t working like it should.
Bubblecar said:
Sarahs mum’s birthday thread from last year.
I have been expecting her to chime in about the Tasmanian elections etc. :(
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Sarahs mum’s birthday thread from last year.I have been expecting her to chime in about the Tasmanian elections etc. :(
I wonder if she’d want us to miss her as much as we do?
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Sarahs mum’s birthday thread from last year.I have been expecting her to chime in about the Tasmanian elections etc. :(
I wonder if she’d want us to miss her as much as we do?
I do believe we were part of her community.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Sarahs mum’s birthday thread from last year.I have been expecting her to chime in about the Tasmanian elections etc. :(
I wonder if she’d want us to miss her as much as we do?
When I’m gone I’ll expect the widespread tearing of clothes and gnashing of teeth.
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:I have been expecting her to chime in about the Tasmanian elections etc. :(
I wonder if she’d want us to miss her as much as we do?
When I’m gone I’ll expect the widespread tearing of clothes and gnashing of teeth.
I’m quite sure no one will give a rats as to the fact that I’m no longer here.
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:I wonder if she’d want us to miss her as much as we do?
When I’m gone I’ll expect the widespread tearing of clothes and gnashing of teeth.
I’m quite sure no one will give a rats as to the fact that I’m no longer here.
Of course they will, don’t be silly.
It’s just a shame we can’t enforce a “no dying” rule in this place.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:When I’m gone I’ll expect the widespread tearing of clothes and gnashing of teeth.
I’m quite sure no one will give a rats as to the fact that I’m no longer here.
Of course they will, don’t be silly.
It’s just a shame we can’t enforce a “no dying” rule in this place.
Maybe if we all became breatharians?
I mean, they don’t eat anything…
You know the rule. If you don’t eat you don’t shit and if you don’t shit, you die.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:When I’m gone I’ll expect the widespread tearing of clothes and gnashing of teeth.
I’m quite sure no one will give a rats as to the fact that I’m no longer here.
Of course they will, don’t be silly.
It’s just a shame we can’t enforce a “no dying” rule in this place.
We should say nice things about one another while we’re still here.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:I’m quite sure no one will give a rats as to the fact that I’m no longer here.
Of course they will, don’t be silly.
It’s just a shame we can’t enforce a “no dying” rule in this place.
We should say nice things about one another while we’re still here.
Without bullshitting that is…
Of course, we miss lots of people.
Geoff D., Stumpy, Sibeen…
Feel free to fill in the blanks.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:Of course they will, don’t be silly.
It’s just a shame we can’t enforce a “no dying” rule in this place.
We should say nice things about one another while we’re still here.
Without bullshitting that is…
Damn!
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:I wonder if she’d want us to miss her as much as we do?
When I’m gone I’ll expect the widespread tearing of clothes and gnashing of teeth.
I’m quite sure no one will give a rats as to the fact that I’m no longer here.
Kii won’t have a reason for living any more.
Witty Rejoinder said:
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:When I’m gone I’ll expect the widespread tearing of clothes and gnashing of teeth.
I’m quite sure no one will give a rats as to the fact that I’m no longer here.
Kii won’t have a reason for living any more.
That would seem to be correct. However, to be sure this would be denied.
Anyway, come in spinner. 
ChrispenEvan said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:We should say nice things about one another while we’re still here.
Without bullshitting that is…
Damn!
And that fucking DV, he can stick his index up his arse.
🫶🏼
z
In Canberra?
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:I’m quite sure no one will give a rats as to the fact that I’m no longer here.
Of course they will, don’t be silly.
It’s just a shame we can’t enforce a “no dying” rule in this place.
We should say nice things about one another while we’re still here.
Boris has err unique perspectives.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:Of course they will, don’t be silly.
It’s just a shame we can’t enforce a “no dying” rule in this place.
We should say nice things about one another while we’re still here.
Boris has err unique perspectives.
But he claims they are fact.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:Of course they will, don’t be silly.
It’s just a shame we can’t enforce a “no dying” rule in this place.
We should say nice things about one another while we’re still here.
Boris has err unique perspectives.
And don’t get me started about that digitally challenged wastrel.
Peak Warming Man said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:We should say nice things about one another while we’re still here.
Boris has err unique perspectives.
And don’t get me started about that digitally challenged wastrel.
As a watchmaker, I’m used to winding things up.
Peak Warming Man said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:We should say nice things about one another while we’re still here.
Boris has err unique perspectives.
And don’t get me started about that digitally challenged wastrel.
I’ve been digitally remastered.
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Boris has err unique perspectives.
And don’t get me started about that digitally challenged wastrel.
I’ve been digitally remastered.
Been seeing your urologist?
Peak Warming Man said:
ChrispenEvan said:
roughbarked said:Without bullshitting that is…
Damn!
And that fucking DV, he can stick his index up his arse.
Heh.
Just found out Pete and Bas did a show in Perth while I was o/s.
Gutted.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:I’m quite sure no one will give a rats as to the fact that I’m no longer here.
Of course they will, don’t be silly.
It’s just a shame we can’t enforce a “no dying” rule in this place.
We should say nice things about one another while we’re still here.
LOLOL….
Why?
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:I wonder if she’d want us to miss her as much as we do?
When I’m gone I’ll expect the widespread tearing of clothes and gnashing of teeth.
I’m quite sure no one will give a rats as to the fact that I’m no longer here.
I won’t, you’re not a friend. Mostly I find your posts really boring and predictable, and really annoying. With this post you’re fishing for positive responses. I’m sure some people in your real life will miss you.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Sarahs mum’s birthday thread from last year.I have been expecting her to chime in about the Tasmanian elections etc. :(
I wonder if she’d want us to miss her as much as we do?
No, I think she’d feel guilty that her death caused other people pain.
Witty Rejoinder said:
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:When I’m gone I’ll expect the widespread tearing of clothes and gnashing of teeth.
I’m quite sure no one will give a rats as to the fact that I’m no longer here.
Kii won’t have a reason for living any more.
Ahem….it’s “kii”.
There are only 2 people that I keep living for. My sons.
I’ve been following the post-flood recovery efforts in Kerrville, Texas, via various groups.
Lots of religious claptrappery posted by Americans – some really over-the-fucking-top “prayers”.
Recently I saw a few photos of a woman posing with a man who is involved in the search for bodies.
Her granddaughter was still missing. In the background there are some piles of debris and a house or two. The usual reactions of fervent praying, prayer hands emoticons etc is posted by many people.
Two days later the child’s remains were uncovered in the debris pile.
So, of course, this heartbreaking discovery is attributed to the “power of prayer”.
It’s just such bullshit.
I just can’t take them seriously.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 5 degrees at the back door and gently raining. We are forecast 14 degrees with a shower or two.
Bakery Breakfast with Hamilton friend this morning. Socializing. Don’t know what else today. Maybe I’ll sort out more patient records.
I can hear the garbage truck – that will be FOGO. I hope it’s got its muscles warmed up, my bin was heavy.
Mostly sunny top of 24.
Rough night here at Chateau Mutant, Mini Me kept asking up crying due to ear pain. She’s supposed to be going to a music workshop today for viola, then performing in the school concert tonight. I’ll wake her in half an hour and assess the situation.
kii said:
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:When I’m gone I’ll expect the widespread tearing of clothes and gnashing of teeth.
I’m quite sure no one will give a rats as to the fact that I’m no longer here.
I won’t, you’re not a friend. Mostly I find your posts really boring and predictable, and really annoying. With this post you’re fishing for positive responses. I’m sure some people in your real life will miss you.
Rubbish. You talk a pile of shit.
Morning all. Wet and rather windy today, with showers becoming less likely this afternoon.
I’ll hopefully be doing some music, a bit of housework, washing my hair and weather permitting, go and get a bottle of nice wine to celebrate sarahs mum’s birthday.
Divine Angel said:
Mostly sunny top of 24.Rough night here at Chateau Mutant, Mini Me kept asking up crying due to ear pain. She’s supposed to be going to a music workshop today for viola, then performing in the school concert tonight. I’ll wake her in half an hour and assess the situation.
Damn, hope it’s not some entrenched infection.
Divine Angel said:
Mostly sunny top of 24.Rough night here at Chateau Mutant, Mini Me kept asking up crying due to ear pain. She’s supposed to be going to a music workshop today for viola, then performing in the school concert tonight. I’ll wake her in half an hour and assess the situation.
Bloody!
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Mostly sunny top of 24.Rough night here at Chateau Mutant, Mini Me kept asking up crying due to ear pain. She’s supposed to be going to a music workshop today for viola, then performing in the school concert tonight. I’ll wake her in half an hour and assess the situation.
Bloody!
Sympathies. Had a lot of ear pain in my early years. Wouldn’t wish it on anyone.
Better go do last night’s washing up that I was too lazy to do last night. Then Mrs V will be able to cook the sausages and tomatoes for she plans for breakfast. I’m looking forward to the breakfast. One sausage and one sliced tomato each, pan-fried.
:)
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Mostly sunny top of 24.Rough night here at Chateau Mutant, Mini Me kept asking up crying due to ear pain. She’s supposed to be going to a music workshop today for viola, then performing in the school concert tonight. I’ll wake her in half an hour and assess the situation.
Bloody!
Not so far, thankfully ;)
She decided she was well enough to go to the music workshop. I let her music teacher know, so she’ll keep an eye on her and call me if needed.
Morning pilgrims.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Mostly sunny top of 24.Rough night here at Chateau Mutant, Mini Me kept asking up crying due to ear pain. She’s supposed to be going to a music workshop today for viola, then performing in the school concert tonight. I’ll wake her in half an hour and assess the situation.
Bloody!
Not so far, thankfully ;)
She decided she was well enough to go to the music workshop. I let her music teacher know, so she’ll keep an eye on her and call me if needed.
That’s good. Has she seen a Doctor yet?
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:Bloody!
Not so far, thankfully ;)
She decided she was well enough to go to the music workshop. I let her music teacher know, so she’ll keep an eye on her and call me if needed.
That’s good. Has she seen a Doctor yet?
We went to the dr first thing Sunday morning. He rushed us in and out to meet the 6 minute Medicare deadline*, saying that it “probably” wasn’t an infection, but caused by her common cold symptoms. Gave us a script for antibiotics just in case. Her ear is leaking fluid, but it’s clearly not pus, CSF, or blood.
Yesterday I realised she’s had this before; when she was very young, her eardrum ruptured in similar circumstances with similar symptoms. Last night’s ear pain was in the other ear, signifying the same problem is now happening bilaterally. Other than keeping an eye on it, I’m not too worried. Tomorrow is the teachers’ strike so she’ll be home anyway, and I can make another appointment with a better dr if I need to.
*we went to a 100% bulk-billing clinic because it’s the only GP clinic open on a Sunday morning. Not bad enough to go to the ED. Medicare bulk bills in increments, with 6 minutes being the fastest. More patients = more rebates for the doctors. Hence the rush. But since Mini Me is under 16, she’s entitled to bulk billed GP visits regardless.
Hello
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:Not so far, thankfully ;)
She decided she was well enough to go to the music workshop. I let her music teacher know, so she’ll keep an eye on her and call me if needed.
That’s good. Has she seen a Doctor yet?
We went to the dr first thing Sunday morning. He rushed us in and out to meet the 6 minute Medicare deadline*, saying that it “probably” wasn’t an infection, but caused by her common cold symptoms. Gave us a script for antibiotics just in case. Her ear is leaking fluid, but it’s clearly not pus, CSF, or blood.
Yesterday I realised she’s had this before; when she was very young, her eardrum ruptured in similar circumstances with similar symptoms. Last night’s ear pain was in the other ear, signifying the same problem is now happening bilaterally. Other than keeping an eye on it, I’m not too worried. Tomorrow is the teachers’ strike so she’ll be home anyway, and I can make another appointment with a better dr if I need to.
*we went to a 100% bulk-billing clinic because it’s the only GP clinic open on a Sunday morning. Not bad enough to go to the ED. Medicare bulk bills in increments, with 6 minutes being the fastest. More patients = more rebates for the doctors. Hence the rush. But since Mini Me is under 16, she’s entitled to bulk billed GP visits regardless.
My older sister has had painful ear problems her whole life, gets them regularly, often with colds.
I’ve only had a couple such problems, but enough to know how unpleasant it can be.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/hard-quiz-weekly-trivia/105484536
Hard Quiz is back
20/50
dv said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/hard-quiz-weekly-trivia/105484536Hard Quiz is back
20/50
I got 10/10 but it’s the second time I’ve done it.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/hard-quiz-weekly-trivia/105484536Hard Quiz is back
20/50
I got 10/10 but it’s the second time I’ve done it.
LOL
Nothin wrong with your memory then
dv said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/hard-quiz-weekly-trivia/105484536Hard Quiz is back
20/50
Ditto, 11% worse than average.
dv said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/hard-quiz-weekly-trivia/105484536Hard Quiz is back
20/50
We all did that on Sunday.
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/hard-quiz-weekly-trivia/105484536Hard Quiz is back
20/50
We all did that on Sunday.
… but my memory is evidently not as good as PWM’s.
4/5
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:Not so far, thankfully ;)
She decided she was well enough to go to the music workshop. I let her music teacher know, so she’ll keep an eye on her and call me if needed.
That’s good. Has she seen a Doctor yet?
We went to the dr first thing Sunday morning. He rushed us in and out to meet the 6 minute Medicare deadline*, saying that it “probably” wasn’t an infection, but caused by her common cold symptoms. Gave us a script for antibiotics just in case. Her ear is leaking fluid, but it’s clearly not pus, CSF, or blood.
Yesterday I realised she’s had this before; when she was very young, her eardrum ruptured in similar circumstances with similar symptoms. Last night’s ear pain was in the other ear, signifying the same problem is now happening bilaterally. Other than keeping an eye on it, I’m not too worried. Tomorrow is the teachers’ strike so she’ll be home anyway, and I can make another appointment with a better dr if I need to.
*we went to a 100% bulk-billing clinic because it’s the only GP clinic open on a Sunday morning. Not bad enough to go to the ED. Medicare bulk bills in increments, with 6 minutes being the fastest. More patients = more rebates for the doctors. Hence the rush. But since Mini Me is under 16, she’s entitled to bulk billed GP visits regardless.
Ta.
I’ve just seen an ad where the fine print says “crypto is not legal tender”.
The US definition says legal tender is the currency issued by the government, whereas as far as I can tell, the Australian definition is “ Legal tender is a form of payment recognised by the legal system such that, when it is offered (‘tendered’) in payment of a debt, the debt is legally discharged (i.e. the creditor cannot refuse a legal tender and then later pursue the debtor in court for the debt)”.
A few places around here accept bitcoin as payment, even though apparently it’s not legal tender, but rather honouring the unspoken contract between merchant and purchaser.
Interesting.
Also, you can’t pay your taxes in crypto, but if the ATO finds out you have significant crypto assets, they will come after you to pay taxes for it.
Monday 4 August 1662
Up by four o’clock in the morning and walked to the Dock, where Commissioner Pett and I took barge and went to the guardships and mustered them, finding them but badly manned; thence to the Sovereign, which we found kept in good order and very clean, which pleased us well, but few of the officers on board. Thence to the Charles, and were troubled to see her kept so neglectedly by the boatswain Clements, who I always took for a very good officer; it is a very brave ship. Thence to Upnor Castle, and there went up to the top, where there is a fine prospect, but of very small force; so to the yard, and there mustered the whole ordinary, where great disorder by multitude of servants and old decrepid men, which must be remedied. So to all the storehouses and viewed the stores of all sorts and the hemp, where we found Captain Cocke’s (which he came down to see along with me) very bad, and some others, and with much content (God forgive me) I did hear by the Clerk of the Ropeyard how it was by Sir W. Batten’s private letter that one parcel of Alderman Barker’s was received.
At two o’clock to dinner to the Hill-house, and after dinner dispatched many people’s business, and then to the yard again, and looked over Mr. Gregory’s and Barrow’s houses to see the matter of difference between them concerning an alteration that Barrow would make, which I shall report to the board, but both their houses very pretty, and deserve to be so, being well kept. Then to a trial of several sorts of hemp, but could not perform it here so well as at Woolwich, but we did do it pretty well.
So took barge at the dock and to Rochester, and there Captain Cocke and I and our two men took coach about 8 at night and to Gravesend, where it was very dark before we got thither to the Swan; and there, meeting with Doncaster, an old waterman of mine above bridge, we eat a short supper, being very merry with the drolling, drunken coachman that brought us, and so took water. It being very dark, and the wind rising, and our waterman unacquainted with this part of the river, so that we presently cast upon the Essex shore, but got off again, and so, as well as we could, went on, but I in such fear that I could not sleep till we came to Erith, and there it begun to be calm, and the stars to shine, and so I began to take heart again, and the rest too, and so made shift to slumber a little.
Above Woolwich we lost our way, and went back to Blackwall, and up and down, being guided by nothing but the barking of a dog, which we had observed in passing by Blackwall, and so…continued tomorrow. P.G.
Divine Angel said:
Also, you can’t pay your taxes in crypto, but if the ATO finds out you have significant crypto assets, they will come after you to pay taxes for it.
The same applies to property or share ownership, or any other store of value other than money.
Peak Warming Man said:
Monday 4 August 1662
Up by four o’clock in the morning and walked to the Dock, where Commissioner Pett and I took barge and went to the guardships and mustered them, finding them but badly manned; thence to the Sovereign, which we found kept in good order and very clean, which pleased us well, but few of the officers on board. Thence to the Charles, and were troubled to see her kept so neglectedly by the boatswain Clements, who I always took for a very good officer; it is a very brave ship. Thence to Upnor Castle, and there went up to the top, where there is a fine prospect, but of very small force; so to the yard, and there mustered the whole ordinary, where great disorder by multitude of servants and old decrepid men, which must be remedied. So to all the storehouses and viewed the stores of all sorts and the hemp, where we found Captain Cocke’s (which he came down to see along with me) very bad, and some others, and with much content (God forgive me) I did hear by the Clerk of the Ropeyard how it was by Sir W. Batten’s private letter that one parcel of Alderman Barker’s was received.At two o’clock to dinner to the Hill-house, and after dinner dispatched many people’s business, and then to the yard again, and looked over Mr. Gregory’s and Barrow’s houses to see the matter of difference between them concerning an alteration that Barrow would make, which I shall report to the board, but both their houses very pretty, and deserve to be so, being well kept. Then to a trial of several sorts of hemp, but could not perform it here so well as at Woolwich, but we did do it pretty well.
So took barge at the dock and to Rochester, and there Captain Cocke and I and our two men took coach about 8 at night and to Gravesend, where it was very dark before we got thither to the Swan; and there, meeting with Doncaster, an old waterman of mine above bridge, we eat a short supper, being very merry with the drolling, drunken coachman that brought us, and so took water. It being very dark, and the wind rising, and our waterman unacquainted with this part of the river, so that we presently cast upon the Essex shore, but got off again, and so, as well as we could, went on, but I in such fear that I could not sleep till we came to Erith, and there it begun to be calm, and the stars to shine, and so I began to take heart again, and the rest too, and so made shift to slumber a little.
Above Woolwich we lost our way, and went back to Blackwall, and up and down, being guided by nothing but the barking of a dog, which we had observed in passing by Blackwall, and so…continued tomorrow. P.G.
:)
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
Also, you can’t pay your taxes in crypto, but if the ATO finds out you have significant crypto assets, they will come after you to pay taxes for it.
The same applies to property or share ownership, or any other store of value other than money.
Good thing my collection of original da Vinci artworks are hidden in my secret tax haven then.
Peak Warming Man said:
Monday 4 August 1662
Up by four o’clock in the morning and walked to the Dock, where Commissioner Pett and I took barge and went to the guardships and mustered them, finding them but badly manned; thence to the Sovereign, which we found kept in good order and very clean, which pleased us well, but few of the officers on board. Thence to the Charles, and were troubled to see her kept so neglectedly by the boatswain Clements, who I always took for a very good officer; it is a very brave ship. Thence to Upnor Castle, and there went up to the top, where there is a fine prospect, but of very small force; so to the yard, and there mustered the whole ordinary, where great disorder by multitude of servants and old decrepid men, which must be remedied. So to all the storehouses and viewed the stores of all sorts and the hemp, where we found Captain Cocke’s (which he came down to see along with me) very bad, and some others, and with much content (God forgive me) I did hear by the Clerk of the Ropeyard how it was by Sir W. Batten’s private letter that one parcel of Alderman Barker’s was received.At two o’clock to dinner to the Hill-house, and after dinner dispatched many people’s business, and then to the yard again, and looked over Mr. Gregory’s and Barrow’s houses to see the matter of difference between them concerning an alteration that Barrow would make, which I shall report to the board, but both their houses very pretty, and deserve to be so, being well kept. Then to a trial of several sorts of hemp, but could not perform it here so well as at Woolwich, but we did do it pretty well.
So took barge at the dock and to Rochester, and there Captain Cocke and I and our two men took coach about 8 at night and to Gravesend, where it was very dark before we got thither to the Swan; and there, meeting with Doncaster, an old waterman of mine above bridge, we eat a short supper, being very merry with the drolling, drunken coachman that brought us, and so took water. It being very dark, and the wind rising, and our waterman unacquainted with this part of the river, so that we presently cast upon the Essex shore, but got off again, and so, as well as we could, went on, but I in such fear that I could not sleep till we came to Erith, and there it begun to be calm, and the stars to shine, and so I began to take heart again, and the rest too, and so made shift to slumber a little.
Above Woolwich we lost our way, and went back to Blackwall, and up and down, being guided by nothing but the barking of a dog, which we had observed in passing by Blackwall, and so…continued tomorrow. P.G.
First Nations launch application to block site of future Olympic infrastructure, stating it’s a place of cultural significance.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-05/qld-victoria-park-application-block-olympic-infrastructure/105613670
Morning.
Tamb said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Monday 4 August 1662
Up by four o’clock in the morning and walked to the Dock, where Commissioner Pett and I took barge and went to the guardships and mustered them, finding them but badly manned; thence to the Sovereign, which we found kept in good order and very clean, which pleased us well, but few of the officers on board. Thence to the Charles, and were troubled to see her kept so neglectedly by the boatswain Clements, who I always took for a very good officer; it is a very brave ship. Thence to Upnor Castle, and there went up to the top, where there is a fine prospect, but of very small force; so to the yard, and there mustered the whole ordinary, where great disorder by multitude of servants and old decrepid men, which must be remedied. So to all the storehouses and viewed the stores of all sorts and the hemp, where we found Captain Cocke’s (which he came down to see along with me) very bad, and some others, and with much content (God forgive me) I did hear by the Clerk of the Ropeyard how it was by Sir W. Batten’s private letter that one parcel of Alderman Barker’s was received.At two o’clock to dinner to the Hill-house, and after dinner dispatched many people’s business, and then to the yard again, and looked over Mr. Gregory’s and Barrow’s houses to see the matter of difference between them concerning an alteration that Barrow would make, which I shall report to the board, but both their houses very pretty, and deserve to be so, being well kept. Then to a trial of several sorts of hemp, but could not perform it here so well as at Woolwich, but we did do it pretty well.
So took barge at the dock and to Rochester, and there Captain Cocke and I and our two men took coach about 8 at night and to Gravesend, where it was very dark before we got thither to the Swan; and there, meeting with Doncaster, an old waterman of mine above bridge, we eat a short supper, being very merry with the drolling, drunken coachman that brought us, and so took water. It being very dark, and the wind rising, and our waterman unacquainted with this part of the river, so that we presently cast upon the Essex shore, but got off again, and so, as well as we could, went on, but I in such fear that I could not sleep till we came to Erith, and there it begun to be calm, and the stars to shine, and so I began to take heart again, and the rest too, and so made shift to slumber a little.
Above Woolwich we lost our way, and went back to Blackwall, and up and down, being guided by nothing but the barking of a dog, which we had observed in passing by Blackwall, and so…continued tomorrow. P.G.
Part of British naval lore is the phrase “dog barking skipper” which means that captains reportedly navigated along the coast by the different barks of shoreside dogs.
A navigator could go barking mad.
Afternoon.
Peak Warming Man said:
Tamb said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Monday 4 August 1662
Up by four o’clock in the morning and walked to the Dock, where Commissioner Pett and I took barge and went to the guardships and mustered them, finding them but badly manned; thence to the Sovereign, which we found kept in good order and very clean, which pleased us well, but few of the officers on board. Thence to the Charles, and were troubled to see her kept so neglectedly by the boatswain Clements, who I always took for a very good officer; it is a very brave ship. Thence to Upnor Castle, and there went up to the top, where there is a fine prospect, but of very small force; so to the yard, and there mustered the whole ordinary, where great disorder by multitude of servants and old decrepid men, which must be remedied. So to all the storehouses and viewed the stores of all sorts and the hemp, where we found Captain Cocke’s (which he came down to see along with me) very bad, and some others, and with much content (God forgive me) I did hear by the Clerk of the Ropeyard how it was by Sir W. Batten’s private letter that one parcel of Alderman Barker’s was received.At two o’clock to dinner to the Hill-house, and after dinner dispatched many people’s business, and then to the yard again, and looked over Mr. Gregory’s and Barrow’s houses to see the matter of difference between them concerning an alteration that Barrow would make, which I shall report to the board, but both their houses very pretty, and deserve to be so, being well kept. Then to a trial of several sorts of hemp, but could not perform it here so well as at Woolwich, but we did do it pretty well.
So took barge at the dock and to Rochester, and there Captain Cocke and I and our two men took coach about 8 at night and to Gravesend, where it was very dark before we got thither to the Swan; and there, meeting with Doncaster, an old waterman of mine above bridge, we eat a short supper, being very merry with the drolling, drunken coachman that brought us, and so took water. It being very dark, and the wind rising, and our waterman unacquainted with this part of the river, so that we presently cast upon the Essex shore, but got off again, and so, as well as we could, went on, but I in such fear that I could not sleep till we came to Erith, and there it begun to be calm, and the stars to shine, and so I began to take heart again, and the rest too, and so made shift to slumber a little.
Above Woolwich we lost our way, and went back to Blackwall, and up and down, being guided by nothing but the barking of a dog, which we had observed in passing by Blackwall, and so…continued tomorrow. P.G.
Part of British naval lore is the phrase “dog barking skipper” which means that captains reportedly navigated along the coast by the different barks of shoreside dogs.A navigator could go barking mad.
especially in Barking.
Divine Angel said:
First Nations launch application to block site of future Olympic infrastructure, stating it’s a place of cultural significance.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-05/qld-victoria-park-application-block-olympic-infrastructure/105613670
My cultural connection with the park is that it had 5 cricket ovals there and I used to play cricket there every Saturday afternoon.
Peak Warming Man said:
Tamb said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Monday 4 August 1662
Up by four o’clock in the morning and walked to the Dock, where Commissioner Pett and I took barge and went to the guardships and mustered them, finding them but badly manned; thence to the Sovereign, which we found kept in good order and very clean, which pleased us well, but few of the officers on board. Thence to the Charles, and were troubled to see her kept so neglectedly by the boatswain Clements, who I always took for a very good officer; it is a very brave ship. Thence to Upnor Castle, and there went up to the top, where there is a fine prospect, but of very small force; so to the yard, and there mustered the whole ordinary, where great disorder by multitude of servants and old decrepid men, which must be remedied. So to all the storehouses and viewed the stores of all sorts and the hemp, where we found Captain Cocke’s (which he came down to see along with me) very bad, and some others, and with much content (God forgive me) I did hear by the Clerk of the Ropeyard how it was by Sir W. Batten’s private letter that one parcel of Alderman Barker’s was received.At two o’clock to dinner to the Hill-house, and after dinner dispatched many people’s business, and then to the yard again, and looked over Mr. Gregory’s and Barrow’s houses to see the matter of difference between them concerning an alteration that Barrow would make, which I shall report to the board, but both their houses very pretty, and deserve to be so, being well kept. Then to a trial of several sorts of hemp, but could not perform it here so well as at Woolwich, but we did do it pretty well.
So took barge at the dock and to Rochester, and there Captain Cocke and I and our two men took coach about 8 at night and to Gravesend, where it was very dark before we got thither to the Swan; and there, meeting with Doncaster, an old waterman of mine above bridge, we eat a short supper, being very merry with the drolling, drunken coachman that brought us, and so took water. It being very dark, and the wind rising, and our waterman unacquainted with this part of the river, so that we presently cast upon the Essex shore, but got off again, and so, as well as we could, went on, but I in such fear that I could not sleep till we came to Erith, and there it begun to be calm, and the stars to shine, and so I began to take heart again, and the rest too, and so made shift to slumber a little.
Above Woolwich we lost our way, and went back to Blackwall, and up and down, being guided by nothing but the barking of a dog, which we had observed in passing by Blackwall, and so…continued tomorrow. P.G.
Part of British naval lore is the phrase “dog barking skipper” which means that captains reportedly navigated along the coast by the different barks of shoreside dogs.A navigator could go barking mad.
Tamb said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Tamb said:Part of British naval lore is the phrase “dog barking skipper” which means that captains reportedly navigated along the coast by the different barks of shoreside dogs.
A navigator could go barking mad.
The age old question “Who called the captain a ****?
And the reply. Who called the **** a captain?
The same of the cook.
Peak Warming Man said:
Tamb said:
Peak Warming Man said:A navigator could go barking mad.
The age old question “Who called the captain a ****?
And the reply. Who called the **** a captain?The same of the cook.
Jellybean’s not moved from her beanbag all day
Divine Angel said:
Jellybean’s not moved from her beanbag all day
I don’t blame her.
I’m feeling too tired to visit the shops in unsettled weather, so I’ll raise a glass for sarahs mum’s birthday later in the week.
Just watched a couple of episodes of Surreal Estate. We want to watch the just dropped third series on SBS on demand, but decided to start again at series 1. Still good.
ABC News:
What would Jebus say?
And here I am using the lappy as a screen. Just put it up higher – where I like my screen to be – and put the keyboard on. I’m not as fast typing on a laptop keyboard as I am on a normal keyboard. Also using a mouse, because I’m inelegant (and slow) using a touchpad. I hope it’s not too long to get my proper computer sorted out.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
What would Jebus say?
She was not cheeky enough.
accomplished a few things today. went shopping. baked a sultana cake. did two loads of washing. scavenged the time from the defunct air fryer and put it in the benchtop oven whose timer had carked it.
ABC News:
Is this that ‘private sector’ which always does things better, cheaper, faster, more efficiently, etc. etc. than does the ‘public’ sector, and which ought to be entitled to keep all of its profits, emoluments, and perquisites because it achieves all that via its own industry and discipline, without burden on the poor taxpayer?
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
Is this that ‘private sector’ which always does things better, cheaper, faster, more efficiently, etc. etc. than does the ‘public’ sector, and which ought to be entitled to keep all of its profits, emoluments, and perquisites because it achieves all that via its own industry and discipline, without burden on the poor taxpayer?
The ‘private sector’ is generally more efficient than the ‘public sector’. Neither exists without burden on the tax payer. As citizens, if we want shit we gotta be prepared to pay for shit.
It’s not really a dichotomy like you are describing. There’s plenty of ways to criticize the private sector, but there’s also plenty of criticisms of the public sector.
I’m sure we all wish everything could just be cool and unrelentingly prosperous, but that’s not how stuff works.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
Is this that ‘private sector’ which always does things better, cheaper, faster, more efficiently, etc. etc. than does the ‘public’ sector, and which ought to be entitled to keep all of its profits, emoluments, and perquisites because it achieves all that via its own industry and discipline, without burden on the poor taxpayer?
It’s a scam
Palmer tried it with the Townsville nickel smelter, but he couldn’t con the government into giving him millions, so he ran it into the ground, gave it to his nephew and relocated the nephew to Romania with cash for life.
esselte said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
Is this that ‘private sector’ which always does things better, cheaper, faster, more efficiently, etc. etc. than does the ‘public’ sector, and which ought to be entitled to keep all of its profits, emoluments, and perquisites because it achieves all that via its own industry and discipline, without burden on the poor taxpayer?
The ‘private sector’ is generally more efficient than the ‘public sector’. Neither exists without burden on the tax payer. As citizens, if we want shit we gotta be prepared to pay for shit.
It’s not really a dichotomy like you are describing. There’s plenty of ways to criticize the private sector, but there’s also plenty of criticisms of the public sector.
I’m sure we all wish everything could just be cool and unrelentingly prosperous, but that’s not how stuff works.
Nobody believes that anymore.
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1ConRmybAW/
Amusingly misleading videos
Top of 23, sunny. Probable fog but I have t looked outside.
Teachers’ strike today so no school. Mini Me wants me to help her finish her room. My union sent an email last night saying what I can and can’t do during today’s strike. (As a teacher aide, I’m not striking, but I’m also not allowed to do things like supervise students without a teacher present, wear my own union merch in solidarity etc. Not that I expect to be called in anyway, they’re not going to pay for me to stand around doing SFA all day.)
Divine Angel said:
Top of 23, sunny. Probable fog but I have t looked outside.Teachers’ strike today so no school. Mini Me wants me to help her finish her room. My union sent an email last night saying what I can and can’t do during today’s strike. (As a teacher aide, I’m not striking, but I’m also not allowed to do things like supervise students without a teacher present, wear my own union merch in solidarity etc. Not that I expect to be called in anyway, they’re not going to pay for me to stand around doing SFA all day.)
How’s her ear-ache?
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 6 degrees at the back door and dark. There has been a little rain overnight. We are forecast 12 degrees with a shower or two.
Supermarketing this morning, and going to see the geek about my computer. I also need to pay the accountant while I am in town for doing my tax return.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Top of 23, sunny. Probable fog but I have t looked outside.Teachers’ strike today so no school. Mini Me wants me to help her finish her room. My union sent an email last night saying what I can and can’t do during today’s strike. (As a teacher aide, I’m not striking, but I’m also not allowed to do things like supervise students without a teacher present, wear my own union merch in solidarity etc. Not that I expect to be called in anyway, they’re not going to pay for me to stand around doing SFA all day.)
How’s her ear-ache?
She slept through the night. We’ve started antibiotics as she was in quite a bit of pain during her music workshop yesterday. I learned Nurofen make chewable tablets for children, so that’s good. The liquid Nurofen for young kids is $30 a bottle! No generic brand available.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Top of 23, sunny. Probable fog but I have t looked outside.Teachers’ strike today so no school. Mini Me wants me to help her finish her room. My union sent an email last night saying what I can and can’t do during today’s strike. (As a teacher aide, I’m not striking, but I’m also not allowed to do things like supervise students without a teacher present, wear my own union merch in solidarity etc. Not that I expect to be called in anyway, they’re not going to pay for me to stand around doing SFA all day.)
How’s her ear-ache?
She slept through the night. We’ve started antibiotics as she was in quite a bit of pain during her music workshop yesterday. I learned Nurofen make chewable tablets for children, so that’s good. The liquid Nurofen for young kids is $30 a bottle! No generic brand available.
Good.
I feel sorry for her. Ear-aches are dreadful.
Earaches are the cherry on top of all the other stuff she’s going through.
Divine Angel said:
Top of 23, sunny. Probable fog but I have t looked outside.Teachers’ strike today so no school. Mini Me wants me to help her finish her room. My union sent an email last night saying what I can and can’t do during today’s strike. (As a teacher aide, I’m not striking, but I’m also not allowed to do things like supervise students without a teacher present, wear my own union merch in solidarity etc. Not that I expect to be called in anyway, they’re not going to pay for me to stand around doing SFA all day.)
You are free to pander to Mini Me’s wishes. ;)
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Top of 23, sunny. Probable fog but I have t looked outside.Teachers’ strike today so no school. Mini Me wants me to help her finish her room. My union sent an email last night saying what I can and can’t do during today’s strike. (As a teacher aide, I’m not striking, but I’m also not allowed to do things like supervise students without a teacher present, wear my own union merch in solidarity etc. Not that I expect to be called in anyway, they’re not going to pay for me to stand around doing SFA all day.)
How’s her ear-ache?
She slept through the night. We’ve started antibiotics as she was in quite a bit of pain during her music workshop yesterday. I learned Nurofen make chewable tablets for children, so that’s good. The liquid Nurofen for young kids is $30 a bottle! No generic brand available.
Hopefully all good then.
Divine Angel said:
Earaches are the cherry on top of all the other stuff she’s going through.
Gosh.
dv said:
The Shape of Water 2
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:How’s her ear-ache?
She slept through the night. We’ve started antibiotics as she was in quite a bit of pain during her music workshop yesterday. I learned Nurofen make chewable tablets for children, so that’s good. The liquid Nurofen for young kids is $30 a bottle! No generic brand available.
Good.
I feel sorry for her. Ear-aches are dreadful.
I spent most of my childhood suffering through middle ear infections. Any time my sons showed any sign of ear pain I took them straight to the doctor or ER to have their ears checked out.
Ken the postman has delivered a parcel that should contain 6 x pairs of merino socks.
But it’s huge. I hope it’s not a bomb.
For buffy
Bubblecar said:
Ken the postman has delivered a parcel that should contain 6 x pairs of merino socks.But it’s huge. I hope it’s not a bomb.
Maybe they’re still attached to the merinos
Vale Col Joye.
Col Joye, the first Australian pop performer to reach number one on the local charts, has died at the age of 89.
Colin Jacobsen — known professionally as Col Joye — had enormous success in Australia in the early days of rock and roll with his band the Joy Boys.
He started his music career in his brother Kevin Jacobsen’s band, The KJ Quintet, in Sydney in 1957.
They impulsively changed their name to Col Joye and the Joy Boys to secure a gig at the Manly Jazzerama and, joined by younger brother Keith on bass, the Joy Boys began performing regularly in Bankstown.
In 1959 their second single, Bye Bye Baby made the top spot on the Sydney charts and three further top 10 hits followed.
Along with his brother Kevin, in th 1960s Joye also established an influential management, publishing and recording business.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-06/australian-singer-col-joye-dies-aged-89/105618188
Joye saw the Bee Gees in Surfers Paradise in 1961 and signed them to Joye Music, with the Gibb brothers performing backing vocals as Joye’s hit single Starlight of Love in 1963.
In 1973, his single Heaven Is My Woman’s Love became a national number one.
roughbarked said:
Vale Col Joye.
Col Joye, the first Australian pop performer to reach number one on the local charts, has died at the age of 89.Colin Jacobsen — known professionally as Col Joye — had enormous success in Australia in the early days of rock and roll with his band the Joy Boys.
He started his music career in his brother Kevin Jacobsen’s band, The KJ Quintet, in Sydney in 1957.
They impulsively changed their name to Col Joye and the Joy Boys to secure a gig at the Manly Jazzerama and, joined by younger brother Keith on bass, the Joy Boys began performing regularly in Bankstown.
In 1959 their second single, Bye Bye Baby made the top spot on the Sydney charts and three further top 10 hits followed.
Along with his brother Kevin, in th 1960s Joye also established an influential management, publishing and recording business.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-06/australian-singer-col-joye-dies-aged-89/105618188
Joye saw the Bee Gees in Surfers Paradise in 1961 and signed them to Joye Music, with the Gibb brothers performing backing vocals as Joye’s hit single Starlight of Love in 1963.In 1973, his single Heaven Is My Woman’s Love became a national number one.
A good long run, especially after this accident:
In 1990, while pruning a neighbour’s tree with a chainsaw as a favour, Joye slipped and fell six metres onto brick paving below, striking his head and falling into a coma, as well as sustaining serious lower back and shoulder injuries. Initially given a poor prognosis, he eventually recovered to start performing and touring again in 1998.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Col_Joye
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Ken the postman has delivered a parcel that should contain 6 x pairs of merino socks.But it’s huge. I hope it’s not a bomb.
Maybe they’re still attached to the merinos
No, turns out they’re just nice big thick socks.
Hopefully not so thick that I won’t be able to get shoes on….
Greetings
Bubblecar said:
Ken the postman has delivered a parcel that should contain 6 x pairs of merino socks.But it’s huge. I hope it’s not a bomb.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Vale Col Joye.
Col Joye, the first Australian pop performer to reach number one on the local charts, has died at the age of 89.Colin Jacobsen — known professionally as Col Joye — had enormous success in Australia in the early days of rock and roll with his band the Joy Boys.
He started his music career in his brother Kevin Jacobsen’s band, The KJ Quintet, in Sydney in 1957.
They impulsively changed their name to Col Joye and the Joy Boys to secure a gig at the Manly Jazzerama and, joined by younger brother Keith on bass, the Joy Boys began performing regularly in Bankstown.
In 1959 their second single, Bye Bye Baby made the top spot on the Sydney charts and three further top 10 hits followed.
Along with his brother Kevin, in th 1960s Joye also established an influential management, publishing and recording business.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-06/australian-singer-col-joye-dies-aged-89/105618188
Joye saw the Bee Gees in Surfers Paradise in 1961 and signed them to Joye Music, with the Gibb brothers performing backing vocals as Joye’s hit single Starlight of Love in 1963.In 1973, his single Heaven Is My Woman’s Love became a national number one.
A good long run, especially after this accident:
In 1990, while pruning a neighbour’s tree with a chainsaw as a favour, Joye slipped and fell six metres onto brick paving below, striking his head and falling into a coma, as well as sustaining serious lower back and shoulder injuries. Initially given a poor prognosis, he eventually recovered to start performing and touring again in 1998.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Col_Joye
A bastion of the industry.
Cymek said:
Greetings
Cymek said:
Greetings
Morning pilgrims, I slept in.
Col Joy has died; he had a fair innings.
Over.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, I slept in…
A dumpster?
A bus stop shelter?
A hammock?
A bed infested with bed bugs?
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, I slept in.
Peak Warming Man said:
Col Joy has died; he had a fair innings.
Over.
kii said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, I slept in…
A dumpster?
A bus stop shelter?
A hammock?
A bed infested with bed bugs?
It’s in the medical gore sub but it’s not gory IMO. So I won’t post the pic. Anyhoo, this idiot was bored and decided to superglue a permanent marker into his bellybutton.
https://www.reddit.com/r/MedicalGore/s/SoFiInbaRu
Divine Angel said:
It’s in the medical gore sub but it’s not gory IMO. So I won’t post the pic. Anyhoo, this idiot was bored and decided to superglue a permanent marker into his bellybutton.https://www.reddit.com/r/MedicalGore/s/SoFiInbaRu
Tamb said:
Divine Angel said:
It’s in the medical gore sub but it’s not gory IMO. So I won’t post the pic. Anyhoo, this idiot was bored and decided to superglue a permanent marker into his bellybutton.https://www.reddit.com/r/MedicalGore/s/SoFiInbaRu
No problem. Just get the glued area sweaty and the glue will peel off.
I discovered this after I glued my finger to the toilet seat.
🤔
I’m back. The shopping has been put away. My desktop is with the geek. He has a queue, so he’ll look at it when he gets to it and let me know if it is a part or a new computer.
I should go and feed the chooks. They don’t get up early during Winter, so I didn’t feed them before I went in to town.
roughbarked said:
That takes quite a bit of skill.
Divine Angel said:
For buffy
:)
I’m not sure how many you are supposed to be given – the lady this morning just grabbed a fistful and put them into my bag.
roughbarked said:
Hopefully the driver ducked down when the collision occurred
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
For buffy
:)
I’m not sure how many you are supposed to be given – the lady this morning just grabbed a fistful and put them into my bag.
She’s probably not been getting many customers wanting them?
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
Hopefully the driver ducked down when the collision occurred
At a guess the driver was either asleep, dead drunk or simply dead already.
Hey Buffy, Spocky suggested that we ask you as to what these odd things are in one of our trees. We’re doing a bit of trimming of branches and spotted them, not wanting to remove them if they were important to insects or perhaps the tree itself.
I suspect they’re built by an insect due to the small holes to get in & out … ?
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
For buffy
:)
I’m not sure how many you are supposed to be given – the lady this morning just grabbed a fistful and put them into my bag.
She’s probably not been getting many customers wanting them?
I’m unsure of the Disney demographic at buffy’s Woolies. My local sells out very quickly, and not because of me 😛
Spiny, have you seen this?
https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/oK4GouuEMb
roughbarked said:
It doesn’t look good.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Spiny, have you seen this?https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/oK4GouuEMb
Not that particular video, but yeah I know of SpinLaunch.
Not entirely convinced it’ll be a viable thing but it’s probably worth testing at least.
Spiny Norman said:
Hey Buffy, Spocky suggested that we ask you as to what these odd things are in one of our trees. We’re doing a bit of trimming of branches and spotted them, not wanting to remove them if they were important to insects or perhaps the tree itself.
I suspect they’re built by an insect due to the small holes to get in & out … ?
Sorry, I don’t know. Maybe put it up on iNaturalist (you will have to join) and see if anyone offers a suggestion.
Spiny Norman said:
Hey Buffy, Spocky suggested that we ask you as to what these odd things are in one of our trees. We’re doing a bit of trimming of branches and spotted them, not wanting to remove them if they were important to insects or perhaps the tree itself.
I suspect they’re built by an insect due to the small holes to get in & out … ?
That’s a gall..
In the case of insect-induced galls, the organism lays eggs or larvae burrow into the plant tissue, causing the plant to form woody tissue around them, leading to the characteristic swelling.
Ian said:
That’s a gall..
not to be confused with *
ChrispenEvan said:
Ian said:That’s a gall..
not to be confused with *
Tamb said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Ian said:That’s a gall..
not to be confused with *
buffy said:
Spiny Norman said:
Hey Buffy, Spocky suggested that we ask you as to what these odd things are in one of our trees. We’re doing a bit of trimming of branches and spotted them, not wanting to remove them if they were important to insects or perhaps the tree itself.
I suspect they’re built by an insect due to the small holes to get in & out … ?
Sorry, I don’t know. Maybe put it up on iNaturalist (you will have to join) and see if anyone offers a suggestion.
Looks like some kind of gall wasp.
buffy said:
Spiny Norman said:
Hey Buffy, Spocky suggested that we ask you as to what these odd things are in one of our trees. We’re doing a bit of trimming of branches and spotted them, not wanting to remove them if they were important to insects or perhaps the tree itself.
I suspect they’re built by an insect due to the small holes to get in & out … ?
Sorry, I don’t know. Maybe put it up on iNaturalist (you will have to join) and see if anyone offers a suggestion.
Okay thanks anyway.
Ian said:
Spiny Norman said:
Hey Buffy, Spocky suggested that we ask you as to what these odd things are in one of our trees. We’re doing a bit of trimming of branches and spotted them, not wanting to remove them if they were important to insects or perhaps the tree itself.
I suspect they’re built by an insect due to the small holes to get in & out … ?
That’s a gall..
In the case of insect-induced galls, the organism lays eggs or larvae burrow into the plant tissue, causing the plant to form woody tissue around them, leading to the characteristic swelling.
Wow, ta for that. I wouldn’t have guessed.
Ian said:
Spiny Norman said:
Hey Buffy, Spocky suggested that we ask you as to what these odd things are in one of our trees. We’re doing a bit of trimming of branches and spotted them, not wanting to remove them if they were important to insects or perhaps the tree itself.
I suspect they’re built by an insect due to the small holes to get in & out … ?
That’s a gall..
In the case of insect-induced galls, the organism lays eggs or larvae burrow into the plant tissue, causing the plant to form woody tissue around them, leading to the characteristic swelling.
Yeah that’s what I think too.
Spiny Norman said:
Ian said:
Spiny Norman said:
Hey Buffy, Spocky suggested that we ask you as to what these odd things are in one of our trees. We’re doing a bit of trimming of branches and spotted them, not wanting to remove them if they were important to insects or perhaps the tree itself.
I suspect they’re built by an insect due to the small holes to get in & out … ?
That’s a gall..
In the case of insect-induced galls, the organism lays eggs or larvae burrow into the plant tissue, causing the plant to form woody tissue around them, leading to the characteristic swelling.
Wow, ta for that. I wouldn’t have guessed.
The leaves look like Hakea?
Spiny Norman said:
Ian said:
Spiny Norman said:
Hey Buffy, Spocky suggested that we ask you as to what these odd things are in one of our trees. We’re doing a bit of trimming of branches and spotted them, not wanting to remove them if they were important to insects or perhaps the tree itself.
I suspect they’re built by an insect due to the small holes to get in & out … ?
That’s a gall..
In the case of insect-induced galls, the organism lays eggs or larvae burrow into the plant tissue, causing the plant to form woody tissue around them, leading to the characteristic swelling.
Wow, ta for that. I wouldn’t have guessed.
Pretty sure I’ve seen them on citrus trees
Cymek said:
Spiny Norman said:
Ian said:That’s a gall..
In the case of insect-induced galls, the organism lays eggs or larvae burrow into the plant tissue, causing the plant to form woody tissue around them, leading to the characteristic swelling.
Wow, ta for that. I wouldn’t have guessed.
Pretty sure I’ve seen them on citrus trees
On citrus it is most often the European gall wasp.
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
Spiny Norman said:Wow, ta for that. I wouldn’t have guessed.
Pretty sure I’ve seen them on citrus trees
On citrus it is most often the European gall wasp.
Ok
ChrispenEvan said:
Ian said:That’s a gall..
not to be confused with *
LOL
Geek has blown out the dust from my computer and got it up and running again. But does advise an update. So I’ll go and see him on Friday, collect the old one and tell him what I want for a new one. He says $800 to $1000. I’ve got very basic requirements, no gaming, really just you lot, the ABC news and iNaturalist. And my photos for iNaturalist.
buffy said:
Geek has blown out the dust from my computer and got it up and running again. But does advise an update. So I’ll go and see him on Friday, collect the old one and tell him what I want for a new one. He says $800 to $1000. I’ve got very basic requirements, no gaming, really just you lot, the ABC news and iNaturalist. And my photos for iNaturalist.
Get a NUC.
Link a moment …
Spiny Norman said:
buffy said:
Geek has blown out the dust from my computer and got it up and running again. But does advise an update. So I’ll go and see him on Friday, collect the old one and tell him what I want for a new one. He says $800 to $1000. I’ve got very basic requirements, no gaming, really just you lot, the ABC news and iNaturalist. And my photos for iNaturalist.
Get a NUC.
Link a moment …
Perhaps something like this –
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/157126705884
Spiny Norman said:
buffy said:
Geek has blown out the dust from my computer and got it up and running again. But does advise an update. So I’ll go and see him on Friday, collect the old one and tell him what I want for a new one. He says $800 to $1000. I’ve got very basic requirements, no gaming, really just you lot, the ABC news and iNaturalist. And my photos for iNaturalist.
Get a NUC.
Link a moment …
Bloody bank.
Want me to fill in a 20 page form to provide them with information about my business that they already have.
buffy said:
Geek has blown out the dust from my computer and got it up and running again. But does advise an update. So I’ll go and see him on Friday, collect the old one and tell him what I want for a new one. He says $800 to $1000. I’ve got very basic requirements, no gaming, really just you lot, the ABC news and iNaturalist. And my photos for iNaturalist.
Great outcome.
Back up that hard disk drive.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bloody bank.Want me to fill in a 20 page form to provide them with information about my business that they already have.
Red Cross?
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Geek has blown out the dust from my computer and got it up and running again. But does advise an update. So I’ll go and see him on Friday, collect the old one and tell him what I want for a new one. He says $800 to $1000. I’ve got very basic requirements, no gaming, really just you lot, the ABC news and iNaturalist. And my photos for iNaturalist.
Great outcome.
Back up that hard disk drive.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Geek has blown out the dust from my computer and got it up and running again. But does advise an update. So I’ll go and see him on Friday, collect the old one and tell him what I want for a new one. He says $800 to $1000. I’ve got very basic requirements, no gaming, really just you lot, the ABC news and iNaturalist. And my photos for iNaturalist.
Great outcome.
Back up that hard disk drive.
About half what you would have paid for a non-IBM pc 40 years ago :)
Spiny Norman said:
Spiny Norman said:
buffy said:
Geek has blown out the dust from my computer and got it up and running again. But does advise an update. So I’ll go and see him on Friday, collect the old one and tell him what I want for a new one. He says $800 to $1000. I’ve got very basic requirements, no gaming, really just you lot, the ABC news and iNaturalist. And my photos for iNaturalist.
Get a NUC.
Link a moment …
Perhaps something like this –
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/157126705884
Thanks, but I’ll just go with his advice. He’s never failed us before.
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bloody bank.Want me to fill in a 20 page form to provide them with information about my business that they already have.
Red Cross?
Why would Red Cross have anything to do with it? It’s all ASIC and ATO type information.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bloody bank.Want me to fill in a 20 page form to provide them with information about my business that they already have.
Red Cross?
Why would Red Cross have anything to do with it? It’s all ASIC and ATO type information.
Anyway, back to filling in forms.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Geek has blown out the dust from my computer and got it up and running again. But does advise an update. So I’ll go and see him on Friday, collect the old one and tell him what I want for a new one. He says $800 to $1000. I’ve got very basic requirements, no gaming, really just you lot, the ABC news and iNaturalist. And my photos for iNaturalist.
Great outcome.
Back up that hard disk drive.
My photos are all backed up onto a separate external drive anyway. As well as most of them being at iNaturalist (which is not an archive, but in extremis I could copy them back from there). This has made me realize I’ve got some plant documents on there that I should have somewhere else. I do have hard copy of them, and touch typist or not, it would be a pain in the arse to have to type them up again. The other things on there are stock takes and stuff from the business. As I am now more than the 5 years required to keep stuff for tax, there is no need to worry about all that now.
I’ve had a think about a new one because I was starting to think it would be necessary soon anyway. I’ll get him to transfer my bookmarks and pictures, install Firefox and make sure I’ve got at least 6 USB ports. I use Paintshop Pro, but I’ve got the disc for that, which would hopefully still be able to be used – I’ll ask him about putting that on too. That just leaves a word processor. The edition of Word on the old computer is from before you had to pay licence fees all the time, you just bought it upfront. I’ll have to chat with him about what to do with that too.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Geek has blown out the dust from my computer and got it up and running again. But does advise an update. So I’ll go and see him on Friday, collect the old one and tell him what I want for a new one. He says $800 to $1000. I’ve got very basic requirements, no gaming, really just you lot, the ABC news and iNaturalist. And my photos for iNaturalist.
Great outcome.
Back up that hard disk drive.
My photos are all backed up onto a separate external drive anyway. As well as most of them being at iNaturalist (which is not an archive, but in extremis I could copy them back from there). This has made me realize I’ve got some plant documents on there that I should have somewhere else. I do have hard copy of them, and touch typist or not, it would be a pain in the arse to have to type them up again. The other things on there are stock takes and stuff from the business. As I am now more than the 5 years required to keep stuff for tax, there is no need to worry about all that now.
I’ve had a think about a new one because I was starting to think it would be necessary soon anyway. I’ll get him to transfer my bookmarks and pictures, install Firefox and make sure I’ve got at least 6 USB ports. I use Paintshop Pro, but I’ve got the disc for that, which would hopefully still be able to be used – I’ll ask him about putting that on too. That just leaves a word processor. The edition of Word on the old computer is from before you had to pay licence fees all the time, you just bought it upfront. I’ll have to chat with him about what to do with that too.
Oh, and I know I’ll have to go to Win 11…I’ll just have to ask him to make it look like what I’ve got now.
Bunnings!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Unit_of_Computing
Next Unit of Computing (NUC) is a line of small-form-factor barebone computer kits designed by Intel. Previewed in 2012 and launched in early 2013, the NUC line continues to develop over generations of Intel-based CPU launches, spanning from Sandy Bridge-based Celeron CPUs in the first generation, to Raptor Lake-based mobile and desktop CPUs in the thirteenth, and more recently Meteor Lake-based processors with AI capabilities.
Motherboard of a 6th generation NUC (Model NUC6i3SYH), extended with two 8 GB RAM modules
The standard barebone kits consist of the NUC board, in a plastic case with a fan, an external power supply, and a VESA mounting plate. The plastic case is typically offered on one of two chassis, Tall (allowing for a 2.5” drive bay) or Slim (no 2.5” drive bay). The NUC motherboard measures approximately 10 × 10 centimetres (4 × 4 in), although some models have had different dimensions. Intel also sells bare NUC motherboards, which have a built-in CPU. However, (as of 2013) the price of a NUC motherboard is very close to the corresponding cased kit; third-party cases for the NUC boards are also available.
In July 2023, Intel announced that it would no longer develop NUC mainboards and matching mini PCs. They subsequently announced that NUC products will continue to be manufactured, sold and supported by ASUS under a non-exclusive license. ASUS unveiled the latest generation of NUC products at CES 2024, consisting of the NUC 14 Pro, NUC 14 Pro+, and first ever ROG NUC. In early September at IFA Berlin 2024, the NUC 14 Pro AI was showcased.
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Interesting
buffy said:
That just leaves a word processor. The edition of Word on the old computer is from before you had to pay licence fees all the time, you just bought it upfront. I’ll have to chat with him about what to do with that too.
LibreOffice is a good & free alternative.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bloody bank.Want me to fill in a 20 page form to provide them with information about my business that they already have.
They’re just checking. ;)
buffy said:
Spiny Norman said:
Spiny Norman said:Get a NUC.
Link a moment …
Perhaps something like this –
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/157126705884
Thanks, but I’ll just go with his advice. He’s never failed us before.
:)
Spiny Norman said:
buffy said:That just leaves a word processor. The edition of Word on the old computer is from before you had to pay licence fees all the time, you just bought it upfront. I’ll have to chat with him about what to do with that too.
LibreOffice is a good & free alternative.
Haven’t seen any complaints about it.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bloody bank.Want me to fill in a 20 page form to provide them with information about my business that they already have.
Red Cross?
Why would Red Cross have anything to do with it? It’s all ASIC and ATO type information.
maybe a misread of bloody bank as blood bank.
ChrispenEvan said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:Red Cross?
Why would Red Cross have anything to do with it? It’s all ASIC and ATO type information.
maybe a misread of bloody bank as blood bank.
Though a blood bank really only wants to transfer your blood to their bank.
buffy said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:Great outcome.
Back up that hard disk drive.
My photos are all backed up onto a separate external drive anyway. As well as most of them being at iNaturalist (which is not an archive, but in extremis I could copy them back from there). This has made me realize I’ve got some plant documents on there that I should have somewhere else. I do have hard copy of them, and touch typist or not, it would be a pain in the arse to have to type them up again. The other things on there are stock takes and stuff from the business. As I am now more than the 5 years required to keep stuff for tax, there is no need to worry about all that now.
I’ve had a think about a new one because I was starting to think it would be necessary soon anyway. I’ll get him to transfer my bookmarks and pictures, install Firefox and make sure I’ve got at least 6 USB ports. I use Paintshop Pro, but I’ve got the disc for that, which would hopefully still be able to be used – I’ll ask him about putting that on too. That just leaves a word processor. The edition of Word on the old computer is from before you had to pay licence fees all the time, you just bought it upfront. I’ll have to chat with him about what to do with that too.
Oh, and I know I’ll have to go to Win 11…I’ll just have to ask him to make it look like what I’ve got now.
he should be able to transfer your stuff to the new HDD. of course some programs might not be compatible with win11.
roughbarked said:
ChrispenEvan said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Why would Red Cross have anything to do with it? It’s all ASIC and ATO type information.
maybe a misread of bloody bank as blood bank.
Though a blood bank really only wants to transfer your blood to their bank.
only if it is worth bottling.
Spiny Norman said:
buffy said:That just leaves a word processor. The edition of Word on the old computer is from before you had to pay licence fees all the time, you just bought it upfront. I’ll have to chat with him about what to do with that too.
LibreOffice is a good & free alternative.
Open Office as well.
Spiny Norman said:
buffy said:That just leaves a word processor. The edition of Word on the old computer is from before you had to pay licence fees all the time, you just bought it upfront. I’ll have to chat with him about what to do with that too.
LibreOffice is a good & free alternative.
Ah, that sounds like all I need. I’m not working any more. That should cover my study notes and stuff quite well enough. I will talk to him about using that. Thank you.
ChrispenEvan said:
roughbarked said:
ChrispenEvan said:maybe a misread of bloody bank as blood bank.
Though a blood bank really only wants to transfer your blood to their bank.
only if it is worth bottling.
Yeah but that’s all they want to know about you.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bloody bank.Want me to fill in a 20 page form to provide them with information about my business that they already have.
Red Cross?
Why would Red Cross have anything to do with it? It’s all ASIC and ATO type information.
Bloody bank…
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Geek has blown out the dust from my computer and got it up and running again. But does advise an update. So I’ll go and see him on Friday, collect the old one and tell him what I want for a new one. He says $800 to $1000. I’ve got very basic requirements, no gaming, really just you lot, the ABC news and iNaturalist. And my photos for iNaturalist.
Great outcome.
Back up that hard disk drive.
My photos are all backed up onto a separate external drive anyway. As well as most of them being at iNaturalist (which is not an archive, but in extremis I could copy them back from there). This has made me realize I’ve got some plant documents on there that I should have somewhere else. I do have hard copy of them, and touch typist or not, it would be a pain in the arse to have to type them up again. The other things on there are stock takes and stuff from the business. As I am now more than the 5 years required to keep stuff for tax, there is no need to worry about all that now.
I’ve had a think about a new one because I was starting to think it would be necessary soon anyway. I’ll get him to transfer my bookmarks and pictures, install Firefox and make sure I’ve got at least 6 USB ports. I use Paintshop Pro, but I’ve got the disc for that, which would hopefully still be able to be used – I’ll ask him about putting that on too. That just leaves a word processor. The edition of Word on the old computer is from before you had to pay licence fees all the time, you just bought it upfront. I’ll have to chat with him about what to do with that too.
Open Office suite. Similar to, but not quite the same as Word, Excel, etc.
Today’s mathematical assumption.
Universe = 1
ChrispenEvan said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:Red Cross?
Why would Red Cross have anything to do with it? It’s all ASIC and ATO type information.
maybe a misread of bloody bank as blood bank.
Deliberate.
Blood bank..
Restrictions around sexually active gay and bisexual men donating blood and plasma are being loosened in a new world-leading move by Australian Red Cross Lifeblood.
Under current rules, gay and bisexual men, and transgender women who have sex with men, cannot donate blood or plasma if they have had sex in the past three months.
But from July 14, in the first set of rule changes, Lifeblood will remove most restrictions on donating plasma related to sexual activity.
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Fine, good but still not interested in draining the very excellent blood of haemochromatosises.. oh noooooo..
roughbarked said:
ChrispenEvan said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Why would Red Cross have anything to do with it? It’s all ASIC and ATO type information.
maybe a misread of bloody bank as blood bank.
Though a blood bank really only wants to transfer your blood to their bank.
Ah!
I wouldn’t call a blood bank, a bloody bank :)
The bloody bank is St. George.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
ChrispenEvan said:maybe a misread of bloody bank as blood bank.
Though a blood bank really only wants to transfer your blood to their bank.
Ah!
I wouldn’t call a blood bank, a bloody bank :)
The bloody bank is St. George.
It was Fast Forward or some other ilk that had those bank skits and it was “every bloody bank”
Ian said:
Bunnings!
Blimy, Bunnings into computers now.
Peak Warming Man said:
Ian said:
Bunnings!
Blimy, Bunnings into computers now.
Is it those deceptive ones, were they sell it on their website but its a third party who is responsible
Cymek said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:Though a blood bank really only wants to transfer your blood to their bank.
Ah!
I wouldn’t call a blood bank, a bloody bank :)
The bloody bank is St. George.
It was Fast Forward or some other ilk that had those bank skits and it was “every bloody bank”
Which bank? Every bloody bank…
furious said:
Cymek said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Ah!
I wouldn’t call a blood bank, a bloody bank :)
The bloody bank is St. George.
It was Fast Forward or some other ilk that had those bank skits and it was “every bloody bank”
Which bank? Every bloody bank…
That was it
https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/new-zealand-evacuates-three-from-us-antarctic-base-c-19596467
Hopefully no huskies are brought back to civilisation
Do blood tests as well
The Chinese lady next door gave me a heap of home-grown passionfruit, a bit tart, too early in the season I think.
Still, they’ll be alright on ice-cream etc.
Over.
Peak Warming Man said:
The Chinese lady next door gave me a heap of home-grown passionfruit, a bit tart, too early in the season I think.
Still, they’ll be alright on ice-cream etc.
Over.
I’m sure they’re fine and not the deceptively similar deathcap passionfruit.
Ian said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Unit_of_ComputingNext Unit of Computing (NUC) is a line of small-form-factor barebone computer kits designed by Intel. Previewed in 2012 and launched in early 2013, the NUC line continues to develop over generations of Intel-based CPU launches, spanning from Sandy Bridge-based Celeron CPUs in the first generation, to Raptor Lake-based mobile and desktop CPUs in the thirteenth, and more recently Meteor Lake-based processors with AI capabilities.
Motherboard of a 6th generation NUC (Model NUC6i3SYH), extended with two 8 GB RAM modules
The standard barebone kits consist of the NUC board, in a plastic case with a fan, an external power supply, and a VESA mounting plate. The plastic case is typically offered on one of two chassis, Tall (allowing for a 2.5” drive bay) or Slim (no 2.5” drive bay). The NUC motherboard measures approximately 10 × 10 centimetres (4 × 4 in), although some models have had different dimensions. Intel also sells bare NUC motherboards, which have a built-in CPU. However, (as of 2013) the price of a NUC motherboard is very close to the corresponding cased kit; third-party cases for the NUC boards are also available.In July 2023, Intel announced that it would no longer develop NUC mainboards and matching mini PCs. They subsequently announced that NUC products will continue to be manufactured, sold and supported by ASUS under a non-exclusive license. ASUS unveiled the latest generation of NUC products at CES 2024, consisting of the NUC 14 Pro, NUC 14 Pro+, and first ever ROG NUC. In early September at IFA Berlin 2024, the NUC 14 Pro AI was showcased.
Have no idea what that means, but sounds so good, I’m just forced to believe it.
BACK after test-driving a pair of the new merino socks, which are a tight fit indeed in my Hush Puppies, but comfortable enough once you get walking.
Bubblecar said:
BACK after test-driving a pair of the new merino socks, which are a tight fit indeed in my Hush Puppies, but comfortable enough once you get walking.
They’re great mate.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
BACK after test-driving a pair of the new merino socks, which are a tight fit indeed in my Hush Puppies, but comfortable enough once you get walking.
They’re great mate.
woof.
Woodie said:
Ian said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Unit_of_ComputingNext Unit of Computing (NUC) is a line of small-form-factor barebone computer kits designed by Intel. Previewed in 2012 and launched in early 2013, the NUC line continues to develop over generations of Intel-based CPU launches, spanning from Sandy Bridge-based Celeron CPUs in the first generation, to Raptor Lake-based mobile and desktop CPUs in the thirteenth, and more recently Meteor Lake-based processors with AI capabilities.
Motherboard of a 6th generation NUC (Model NUC6i3SYH), extended with two 8 GB RAM modules
The standard barebone kits consist of the NUC board, in a plastic case with a fan, an external power supply, and a VESA mounting plate. The plastic case is typically offered on one of two chassis, Tall (allowing for a 2.5” drive bay) or Slim (no 2.5” drive bay). The NUC motherboard measures approximately 10 × 10 centimetres (4 × 4 in), although some models have had different dimensions. Intel also sells bare NUC motherboards, which have a built-in CPU. However, (as of 2013) the price of a NUC motherboard is very close to the corresponding cased kit; third-party cases for the NUC boards are also available.In July 2023, Intel announced that it would no longer develop NUC mainboards and matching mini PCs. They subsequently announced that NUC products will continue to be manufactured, sold and supported by ASUS under a non-exclusive license. ASUS unveiled the latest generation of NUC products at CES 2024, consisting of the NUC 14 Pro, NUC 14 Pro+, and first ever ROG NUC. In early September at IFA Berlin 2024, the NUC 14 Pro AI was showcased.
Have no idea what that means, but sounds so good, I’m just forced to believe it.
Well, a mini PC was suggested as a possible replacement for Buffy’s dying machine. Then I looked up a couple of things…
Then some smart arse said some of these would suit Woodie because he was always bricking his machines.. and he could kill them at a furious rate and chuck em in his overflowing dam as they’d take up bugger all space…
Time for an after-dinner courtesy kip, then I’ll be up and sunk in a living room armchair with the Madhouse at the End of the Earth book.
And raising a glass of cognac to sarahs mum’s yesterday birthday.
FMD today was tough. Started out well, then nosedived hard.
Divine Angel said:
FMD today was tough. Started out well, then nosedived hard.
Nobody told you there’d be days like this?
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
FMD today was tough. Started out well, then nosedived hard.
Nobody told you there’d be days like this?
It’s amazing how all the people who say “I’ll be there for you” aren’t. Friends indeed, hmph
Divine Angel said:
FMD today was tough. Started out well, then nosedived hard.
what happened?
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
FMD today was tough. Started out well, then nosedived hard.
Nobody told you there’d be days like this?
It’s amazing how all the people who say “I’ll be there for you” aren’t. Friends indeed, hmph
Aye, there’s the rub.
The underlying problem with friendships: disappointment.
Will you disappoint them? Will they disappoint you? Will you both do it to each other?
There’s only ever those three outcomes. It’s only a question of which of the three.
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:Nobody told you there’d be days like this?
It’s amazing how all the people who say “I’ll be there for you” aren’t. Friends indeed, hmph
Aye, there’s the rub.
The underlying problem with friendships: disappointment.
Will you disappoint them? Will they disappoint you? Will you both do it to each other?
There’s only ever those three outcomes. It’s only a question of which of the three.
that’s pretty bleak lad…
I mean, maybe I’m different, but value my friends and the friendships they provide.
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
FMD today was tough. Started out well, then nosedived hard.
Nobody told you there’d be days like this?
Mama said there’d be days like this.
80 years since Hiroshima.
kii said:
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
FMD today was tough. Started out well, then nosedived hard.
Nobody told you there’d be days like this?
Mama said there’d be days like this.
Alternatively, Van Morrison – ‘Days Like This’
AussieDJ said:
kii said:
captain_spalding said:Nobody told you there’d be days like this?
Mama said there’d be days like this.
Alternatively, Van Morrison – ‘Days Like This’
Always very nice. A different mood to The Shirelles.
and was reading some news, see plenty nonsense coming out of the political hellscape that is Britain, yes propaganda, bullshit
then reading this
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Strange
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 1 degree at the back door, still dark. We are forecast a cloudy 12 degrees, slight chance of a shower, light winds.
Bakery Breakfast with my bushwandering friend and then a bush wander at our covenanted block near Digby. Lunch in the bush. Should be a good day. Mr buffy and Strong Friend are also going over, to get firewood, but they are leaving later than us.
Partly cloudy top of 20, showers increasing, bit breezy.
I’m in the preschool today working with an extremely challenging child. So challenging, they’ve secured extra funding to have a third adult for a class of four kids. Preschool kids.
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:Nobody told you there’d be days like this?
It’s amazing how all the people who say “I’ll be there for you” aren’t. Friends indeed, hmph
Aye, there’s the rub.
The underlying problem with friendships: disappointment.
Will you disappoint them? Will they disappoint you? Will you both do it to each other?
There’s only ever those three outcomes. It’s only a question of which of the three.
I don’t remember those lyrics
Divine Angel said:
Partly cloudy top of 20, showers increasing, bit breezy.I’m in the preschool today working with an extremely challenging child. So challenging, they’ve secured extra funding to have a third adult for a class of four kids. Preschool kids.
Gosh!
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:It’s amazing how all the people who say “I’ll be there for you” aren’t. Friends indeed, hmph
Aye, there’s the rub.
The underlying problem with friendships: disappointment.
Will you disappoint them? Will they disappoint you? Will you both do it to each other?
There’s only ever those three outcomes. It’s only a question of which of the three.
I don’t remember those lyrics
Hi DA, do you want to talk about your problems yesterday?
Divine Angel said:
Partly cloudy top of 20, showers increasing, bit breezy.I’m in the preschool today working with an extremely challenging child. So challenging, they’ve secured extra funding to have a third adult for a class of four kids. Preschool kids.
Wow! And that’s only preschool!
https://people.com/millionaire-texas-rancher-killed-by-buffalo-hunting-south-africa-11785633
bummer.
Hello
Cymek said:
Hello
Greetings.
https://www.perthnow.com.au/wa/perth/central/western-suburbs/nedlands-council-meetings-double-up-to-tackle-workload-c-19545315
I wonder if Ms Sandri was hanging out to use the word cadence, twice.
Cymek said:
https://www.perthnow.com.au/wa/perth/central/western-suburbs/nedlands-council-meetings-double-up-to-tackle-workload-c-19545315I wonder if Ms Sandri was hanging out to use the word cadence, twice.
Not a log word but a big word, it’s in the list of words to use in the course I’m doing to become an intellectual.
Jims Intellectuals R Us.
Looks like being a heavy track on Saturday.
Divine Angel said:
It’s amazing how all the people who say “I’ll be there for you” aren’t. Friends indeed, hmph
—-
I let people know In a dirty stopout right from the getgo.
Should I mow some of the yard or have lunch first?
I’m going to have lunch first, it might rain while I’m having lunch, and it will be an excuse not to do the former.
Over.
some rainlies continues, lady’s reading the gauge, she be back in a moment if all goes well, and here she is…..how much?….3.9…+5.9 = 9.8 last two days or so
lucky she had her scientific calculator, otherwise would have had to get the abacus out, which is quite badly chewed from larry’s math lessons, which didn’t go well, back in his younger days, math is not his savant gift, he’s not a natural
dv said:
If you really want to have some fun argue with Seppos about the word “Legos”.
kii said:
dv said:
If you really want to have some fun argue with Seppos about the word “Legos”.
How do they say it ?
Cymek said:
kii said:
dv said:
If you really want to have some fun argue with Seppos about the word “Legos”.
How do they say it ?
The plural of LEGO is LEGO or LEGO Bricks
Seppos can’t get their head around that.
kii said:
dv said:
If you really want to have some fun argue with Seppos about the word “Legos”.
I’m not troubled by such regional variations. There’s nothing wrong with American English. There’s something wrong with the second person in the interaction above.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/2-juveniles-arrested-bloody-dc-attack-ex-doge-worker-known-big-balls
dv said:
kii said:
dv said:
If you really want to have some fun argue with Seppos about the word “Legos”.
I’m not troubled by such regional variations. There’s nothing wrong with American English. There’s something wrong with the second person in the interaction above.
The Danish LEGO company have an official stance on this. I see it was Americans disrespecting other countries.
It’s like koala bear.
Then the ones who say “could care less”.
dv said:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/2-juveniles-arrested-bloody-dc-attack-ex-doge-worker-known-big-balls
No, not going there otherwise I’ll be there all day.
kii said:
Cymek said:
kii said:If you really want to have some fun argue with Seppos about the word “Legos”.
How do they say it ?
The plural of LEGO is LEGO or LEGO Bricks
Seppos can’t get their head around that.
Ok
Yeah I would say Lego for multiples pieces
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/2-juveniles-arrested-bloody-dc-attack-ex-doge-worker-known-big-ballsNo, not going there otherwise I’ll be there all day.
It’s about Big Balls, conservative intellectual and senior advisor at DOGE, whom Trump reported was brutally set upon by a gang of thugs, but it turned out it a 15 year old girl and boy.
kii said:
dv said:
kii said:If you really want to have some fun argue with Seppos about the word “Legos”.
I’m not troubled by such regional variations. There’s nothing wrong with American English. There’s something wrong with the second person in the interaction above.
The Danish LEGO company have an official stance on this. I see it was Americans disrespecting other countries.
It’s like koala bear.
Then the ones who say “could care less”.
Also…
Many Americans don’t know the correct name for Smokey Bear.
Cymek said:
kii said:
Cymek said:How do they say it ?
The plural of LEGO is LEGO or LEGO Bricks
Seppos can’t get their head around that.
Ok
Yeah I would say Lego for multiples pieces
Look at it this way, in SA it’s pronounced “Laygo”…elsewhere in Australia it seems to be “Leggo”…
kii said:
kii said:
dv said:I’m not troubled by such regional variations. There’s nothing wrong with American English. There’s something wrong with the second person in the interaction above.
The Danish LEGO company have an official stance on this. I see it was Americans disrespecting other countries.
It’s like koala bear.
Then the ones who say “could care less”.
Also…
Many Americans don’t know the correct name for Smokey Bear.
Hang on, didn’t he originate there? What is his correct name?
kii said:
kii said:
dv said:I’m not troubled by such regional variations. There’s nothing wrong with American English. There’s something wrong with the second person in the interaction above.
The Danish LEGO company have an official stance on this. I see it was Americans disrespecting other countries.
It’s like koala bear.
Then the ones who say “could care less”.
Also…
Many Americans don’t know the correct name for Smokey Bear.
That’s kind of weird.
Neophyte said:
kii said:
kii said:The Danish LEGO company have an official stance on this. I see it was Americans disrespecting other countries.
It’s like koala bear.
Then the ones who say “could care less”.
Also…
Many Americans don’t know the correct name for Smokey Bear.
Hang on, didn’t he originate there? What is his correct name?
They refer to him as Smokey THE Bear.
“In 1952, Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins wrote the popular anthem that would launch a continuous debate about Smokey’s name. To maintain the rhythm of the song, they added “the” between “Smokey” and “Bear.” Due to the song’s popularity, Smokey Bear has been called “Smokey the Bear” by many adoring fans, but, in actuality, his name never changed. He’s still Smokey Bear.”
https://smokeybear.com/en/smokeys-history/story-of-smokey
Neophyte said:
“In 1952, Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins wrote the popular anthem that would launch a continuous debate about Smokey’s name. To maintain the rhythm of the song, they added “the” between “Smokey” and “Bear.” Due to the song’s popularity, Smokey Bear has been called “Smokey the Bear” by many adoring fans, but, in actuality, his name never changed. He’s still Smokey Bear.”https://smokeybear.com/en/smokeys-history/story-of-smokey
of course Smokey, the bear, is properly crommulent.
ChrispenEvan said:
Neophyte said:
“In 1952, Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins wrote the popular anthem that would launch a continuous debate about Smokey’s name. To maintain the rhythm of the song, they added “the” between “Smokey” and “Bear.” Due to the song’s popularity, Smokey Bear has been called “Smokey the Bear” by many adoring fans, but, in actuality, his name never changed. He’s still Smokey Bear.”https://smokeybear.com/en/smokeys-history/story-of-smokey
of course Smokey, the bear, is properly crommulent.
Bit like Rupert Bear and Rupert the Bear….
Back from Gympie and the dentist – new crown and a lot poorer. Mouth doesn’t work properly, and won’t until the anaesthetic wears off.
Neophyte said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Neophyte said:
“In 1952, Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins wrote the popular anthem that would launch a continuous debate about Smokey’s name. To maintain the rhythm of the song, they added “the” between “Smokey” and “Bear.” Due to the song’s popularity, Smokey Bear has been called “Smokey the Bear” by many adoring fans, but, in actuality, his name never changed. He’s still Smokey Bear.”https://smokeybear.com/en/smokeys-history/story-of-smokey
of course Smokey, the bear, is properly crommulent.
Bit like Rupert Bear and Rupert the Bear….
I changed my name to Pudsey Bear and now I can’t get a passport
Michael V said:
Back from Gympie and the dentist – new crown and a lot poorer. Mouth doesn’t work properly, and won’t until the anaesthetic wears off.
Crowns don’t come cheap.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Back from Gympie and the dentist – new crown and a lot poorer. Mouth doesn’t work properly, and won’t until the anaesthetic wears off.
Crowns don’t come cheap.
I’ll say!
kii said:
Cymek said:
kii said:If you really want to have some fun argue with Seppos about the word “Legos”.
How do they say it ?
The plural of LEGO is LEGO or LEGO Bricks
Seppos can’t get their head around that.
How do they deal with “sheep”, “fish”, etc?
kii said:
dv said:
kii said:If you really want to have some fun argue with Seppos about the word “Legos”.
I’m not troubled by such regional variations. There’s nothing wrong with American English. There’s something wrong with the second person in the interaction above.
The Danish LEGO company have an official stance on this. I see it was Americans disrespecting other countries.
It’s like koala bear.
Then the ones who say “could care less”.
That one is weird.
Back from the bush. I have taken photos. But I can’t deal with them until I get my new computer, or my old one back. I only want to fiddle with them once. I could upload them to Mr buffy’s computer, but he hasn’t got Paintshop Pro on here, so I’ll wait for the new computer and do a big sort out then. I’m guessing about a week. I’ll know more after I chat with the geek in Hamilton tomorrow about what he can set up for me.
dinner was.
is in the acid bath now, unrecognizable.
transition said:
dinner was.is in the acid bath now, unrecognizable.
The dinner of serial killers
Got called into the BM’s office today.
She said she doesn’t normally know how relief staff go, but teachers are going out of their way to tell her how great I am. Anyway I left her office with a contract in my hand.
Cymek said:
transition said:
dinner was.is in the acid bath now, unrecognizable.
The dinner of serial killers
yeah kerial sillers
what weather in and from perth are you to deliver soon, now appointed weatherology man
Divine Angel said:
Got called into the BM’s office today.She said she doesn’t normally know how relief staff go, but teachers are going out of their way to tell her how great I am. Anyway I left her office with a contract in my hand.
Sounds good.
Divine Angel said:
Got called into the BM’s office today.She said she doesn’t normally know how relief staff go, but teachers are going out of their way to tell her how great I am. Anyway I left her office with a contract in my hand.
Lovely. well done.
ChrispenEvan said:
Divine Angel said:
Got called into the BM’s office today.She said she doesn’t normally know how relief staff go, but teachers are going out of their way to tell her how great I am. Anyway I left her office with a contract in my hand.
Lovely. well done.
Congratulations
Divine Angel said:
Got called into the BM’s office today.She said she doesn’t normally know how relief staff go, but teachers are going out of their way to tell her how great I am. Anyway I left her office with a contract in my hand.
Great going!
Divine Angel said:
Got called into the BM’s office today.She said she doesn’t normally know how relief staff go, but teachers are going out of their way to tell her how great I am. Anyway I left her office with a contract in my hand.
BM?
It’s not full time, but she said I’m top of her list if something comes up. It’s two days a week, plus continued relief work when needed.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Got called into the BM’s office today.She said she doesn’t normally know how relief staff go, but teachers are going out of their way to tell her how great I am. Anyway I left her office with a contract in my hand.
BM?
Business manager.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Got called into the BM’s office today.She said she doesn’t normally know how relief staff go, but teachers are going out of their way to tell her how great I am. Anyway I left her office with a contract in my hand.
BM?
BM = big momma ?
Divine Angel said:
It’s not full time, but she said I’m top of her list if something comes up. It’s two days a week, plus continued relief work when needed.
Plus they are aware of you which bodes well for the future.
Divine Angel said:
Got called into the BM’s office today.She said she doesn’t normally know how relief staff go, but teachers are going out of their way to tell her how great I am. Anyway I left her office with a contract in my hand.
That must be very encouraging, well played.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Got called into the BM’s office today.She said she doesn’t normally know how relief staff go, but teachers are going out of their way to tell her how great I am. Anyway I left her office with a contract in my hand.
BM?
Business manager.
Ta. I didn’t know schools had those positions.
Popular toys from the 1940s
Divine Angel said:
It’s not full time, but she said I’m top of her list if something comes up. It’s two days a week, plus continued relief work when needed.
Nice.
(I had misread “contract” as “contact”.)
dv said:
Popular toys from the 1940s
Thank Dog that craze had passed when I was a kid.
dv said:
Popular toys from the 1940s
Is that the uranium trigger or whatever its called where the man got a radiation dose when he caused it to go critical
grapes pruned. cuttings taken to friends burn pile. asparagus mulched with straw.
Cymek said:
dv said:
Popular toys from the 1940s
Is that the uranium trigger or whatever its called where the man got a radiation dose when he caused it to go critical
yes, the Demon Core.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_core
ChrispenEvan said:
grapes pruned. cuttings taken to friends burn pile. asparagus mulched with straw.
Seems like good jobs well jobbed.
ChrispenEvan said:
Cymek said:
dv said:
Popular toys from the 1940s
Is that the uranium trigger or whatever its called where the man got a radiation dose when he caused it to go critical
yes, the Demon Core.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_core
Thanks
A grandfather turned down $220K and other offers to abandon his house and there’s a huge highway around it.
Not entirely sure it was worth it to be that stubborn.
ChrispenEvan said:
grapes pruned. cuttings taken to friends burn pile. asparagus mulched with straw.
I just plucked the first asparagus spear for the season. Mr buffy et it raw.
Spiny Norman said:
A grandfather turned down $220K and other offers to abandon his house and there’s a huge highway around it.Not entirely sure it was worth it to be that stubborn.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/regret-bit-stubborn-grandfather-motorway-195257610.html
China’s a funny kind of place. For all the fact that it is a one party state, individuals seem to have strong rights. In Australia the property would be subject to compulsory land acquisition.
dv said:
Popular toys from the 1940s
Far be it from me to be that grump, but that looks like a PhotoShop job to me.
captain_spalding said:
he must have two boats.
ChrispenEvan said:
captain_spalding said:
he must have two boats.
I wonder what his health status might be?
what sort of idiot does that, drops computer mouse in a freshly made coffee, submerges the mouse
anyways dropped it in some metho for flush, then shellite, see how it goes when dry
Donald is does very good well, he tariff everyone into ‘blivion, ruin america, he secretly works for russia and china
ChrispenEvan said:
captain_spalding said:
he must have two boats.
the original and not photoshopped copy.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-gets-realistic-picture-boat-painted-fence-designed-hide-rcna151928
shall i have another bowl of beef curry and dahl?
ChrispenEvan said:
shall i have another bowl of beef curry and dahl?
Do I dare
Disturb the universe?
In a minute there is time
For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.
ChrispenEvan said:
shall i have another bowl of beef curry and dahl?
Yeah, ok.
Divine Angel said:
ChrispenEvan said:
shall i have another bowl of beef curry and dahl?
Yeah, ok.
too late, I had a bit of my sultana cake and froze the curry and dahl.
Divine Angel said:
Got called into the BM’s office today.She said she doesn’t normally know how relief staff go, but teachers are going out of their way to tell her how great I am. Anyway I left her office with a contract in my hand.
Well that’s good news.
Well done :)
dammit, now i want one:
Done
captain_spalding said:
Ha!
:)
transition said:
what sort of idiot does that, drops computer mouse in a freshly made coffee, submerges the mouseanyways dropped it in some metho for flush, then shellite, see how it goes when dry
Why shellite?
ChrispenEvan said:
shall i have another bowl of beef curry and dahl?
Sure, why not?
captain_spalding said:
dammit, now i want one:
Me too, now.
Divine Angel said:
Got called into the BM’s office today.She said she doesn’t normally know how relief staff go, but teachers are going out of their way to tell her how great I am. Anyway I left her office with a contract in my hand.
Top notch. :)
transition said:
what sort of idiot does that, drops computer mouse in a freshly made coffee, submerges the mouseanyways dropped it in some metho for flush, then shellite, see how it goes when dry
No hair dryer deployed?
At the redoubt, the gloaming was beautiful this evening and we have a fullish moon tonight.
Peak Warming Man said:
At the redoubt, the gloaming was beautiful this evening and we have a fullish moon tonight.
Much the same here.
Peak Warming Man said:
At the redoubt, the gloaming was beautiful this evening and we have a fullish moon tonight.
I guess so, kinda hard to see here. Cloud cover has moved in, ready for some rain over the next few days.
Peak Warming Man said:
At the redoubt, the gloaming was beautiful this evening and we have a fullish moon tonight.
Waxing gibbous tomorrow, full Moon on Saturday.
Spring tides, low tides being quite low, high tides being quite high.
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
At the redoubt, the gloaming was beautiful this evening and we have a fullish moon tonight.
I guess so, kinda hard to see here. Cloud cover has moved in, ready for some rain over the next few days.
Moon quitre visible here, but a blurriness that suggests a good covering of ice crystals at high altitudes, which supports the BOM predictions of showers tomorrow.
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
At the redoubt, the gloaming was beautiful this evening and we have a fullish moon tonight.
I guess so, kinda hard to see here. Cloud cover has moved in, ready for some rain over the next few days.
Moon quitre visible here, but a blurriness that suggests a good covering of ice crystals at high altitudes, which supports the BOM predictions of showers tomorrow.
Moon is up and visible here. Looks pretty much the same as last time.
Forecast is for showers coming in timorrow and another rainy weekend.
I’m taking Friday and Monday off again and having a long weekend. Might do some woodowrk.
Look at this dog. JUST LOOK AT HER!
Ms Daisy Mae – such a Good Girl.
back from farm, reads five water meters, adjusts some pressures, set some restricts, checks few tank levels and troughs etc
another coffee I reckons
was in bed about 7:30pm, totally exhausted, bit crook too, not too bad now
transition said:
back from farm, reads five water meters, adjusts some pressures, set some restricts, checks few tank levels and troughs etcanother coffee I reckons
was in bed about 7:30pm, totally exhausted, bit crook too, not too bad now
Early!
Hey, why’d you use shellite after metho to clean your mouse?
Michael V said:
transition said:
back from farm, reads five water meters, adjusts some pressures, set some restricts, checks few tank levels and troughs etcanother coffee I reckons
was in bed about 7:30pm, totally exhausted, bit crook too, not too bad now
Early!
Hey, why’d you use shellite after metho to clean your mouse?
oh shellite is what use to use to clean really bad circuit boards, TV maybe or video been outside, some people don’t mind leaving electrical equipment out in the rain etc
but I didn’t take mouse apart to do that, so shellite was to flush metho out really, not sure how good that works but whatever, I was feeling incredibly lazy(read exhausted)
I keep cleaner here for doing gaskets and whatever, it doesn’t say it’s shellite but I know shellite
transition said:
Michael V said:
transition said:
back from farm, reads five water meters, adjusts some pressures, set some restricts, checks few tank levels and troughs etcanother coffee I reckons
was in bed about 7:30pm, totally exhausted, bit crook too, not too bad now
Early!
Hey, why’d you use shellite after metho to clean your mouse?
oh shellite is what use to use to clean really bad circuit boards, TV maybe or video been outside, some people don’t mind leaving electrical equipment out in the rain etc
but I didn’t take mouse apart to do that, so shellite was to flush metho out really, not sure how good that works but whatever, I was feeling incredibly lazy(read exhausted)
I keep cleaner here for doing gaskets and whatever, it doesn’t say it’s shellite but I know shellite
Thanks.
Michael V said:
transition said:
Michael V said:Early!
Hey, why’d you use shellite after metho to clean your mouse?
oh shellite is what use to use to clean really bad circuit boards, TV maybe or video been outside, some people don’t mind leaving electrical equipment out in the rain etc
but I didn’t take mouse apart to do that, so shellite was to flush metho out really, not sure how good that works but whatever, I was feeling incredibly lazy(read exhausted)
I keep cleaner here for doing gaskets and whatever, it doesn’t say it’s shellite but I know shellite
Thanks.
to answer your question properly
metho is corrosive and conductive, and dries slow
Windy and rainy, top of 20.
At school today, only a half day. There’s not many TAs there who do a full day on Fridays. I’m supporting one of my favourite students today.
I’m up and hungry.
Expecting 14, partly cloudy, light winds.
Three appointments this afternoon: paperwork (annual update with the transport officer), jabs (covid & flu), GP (mostly just script renewals).
Hot breakfast now cooking (two hen sausages in the oven, about to fry an egg, toast the toast).
It says I scored 10/10, but I actually got 2 wrong.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-08/friday-news-quiz-august-8/105623404
Divine Angel said:
It says I scored 10/10, but I actually got 2 wrong.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-08/friday-news-quiz-august-8/105623404
Ha! Zero out of ten for ABC then.
I don’t do that quiz as I don’t follow most news, it’s too depressing.
I can gather all the news I need on the weather report.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 4 degrees at the back door and there is a thick fog going on. We are forecast a partly cloudy 15 degrees.
I have to go in to Hamilton again this morning to discuss a new computer with the geek. I’ve made notes. Then there will be some lifting and stacking work…the back of the ute is again filled with logs of firewood.
Divine Angel said:
It says I scored 10/10, but I actually got 2 wrong.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-08/friday-news-quiz-august-8/105623404
It gave me 7/10, but I got 4 wrong…
transition said:
Michael V said:
transition said:oh shellite is what use to use to clean really bad circuit boards, TV maybe or video been outside, some people don’t mind leaving electrical equipment out in the rain etc
but I didn’t take mouse apart to do that, so shellite was to flush metho out really, not sure how good that works but whatever, I was feeling incredibly lazy(read exhausted)
I keep cleaner here for doing gaskets and whatever, it doesn’t say it’s shellite but I know shellite
Thanks.
to answer your question properly
metho is corrosive and conductive, and dries slow
You mean it attracts water?
Bubblecar said:
I don’t do that quiz as I don’t follow most news, it’s too depressing.I can gather all the news I need on the weather report.
Not any more. Donald is cutting the funding.
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
It says I scored 10/10, but I actually got 2 wrong.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-08/friday-news-quiz-august-8/105623404
It gave me 7/10, but I got 4 wrong…
Gave me 3/10 and it was correct.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
It says I scored 10/10, but I actually got 2 wrong.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-08/friday-news-quiz-august-8/105623404
Ha! Zero out of ten for ABC then.
3/10 here
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
It says I scored 10/10, but I actually got 2 wrong.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-08/friday-news-quiz-august-8/105623404
Ha! Zero out of ten for ABC then.
3/10 here
8/10
The progressive tally jumped around all through the quiz, appeared to settle on an incorrect score and then changed to the correct score.
I don’t give a shit about reporting my score, but felt my observations might be useful.
I might head in to Hamilton. Via the bakery for a hot chocolate or a mocha. The computer guy doesn’t open until 9.30 (might be 10.00) and it’s only a half hour drive. Seeyas later, after I’ve delivered my wants/wishes/requirements for my new computer.
FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI), WASHINGTON, DC.
email: KashPatel@mail2washington.com
Dear Beneficiary,
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Address: 333 W. Wacker Drive, 28th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
Attn: Michael CressWell
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Private E-mail: michaelcresswell0112@hotmail.com
website: www.everbank.com
Phone: +1 (773) 249-2388
Contact the bank today and furnish them with the information below for processing of your payment/funds accordingly.
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All we require from you henceforth is an update to enable us to be on track with you and EverBank. Without wasting much time, we will want you to contact them immediately with the above email address and phone number to enable them to attend to your case accordingly
without any further delay, as time is already running out.
In case you need any more information in regard to this notification, feel free to get back to us via email so that we can brief you more, as we are here to guide you during and after this project has been completed perfectly, and you have received your payment/fund as stated.
Thank you very much for your anticipated cooperation.
BEST REGARDS,
Kash Patel
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
J. Edgar Hoover Building
601, 4th Street,
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C.
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Email: KashPatel@mail2washington.com
roughbarked said:
FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI), WASHINGTON, DC.
email: KashPatel@mail2washington.comDear Beneficiary,
We hope this notification finds you in good health and mind. (FBI) Washington, DC, in conjunction with some other relevant investigation agencies here in the United STATES of America, has recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network that you have an overdue payment of $15,500,000.00 in EverBank
It might interest you to know that we have taken our time in screening through this project as stipulated in our protocol of operation and have finally confirmed that your payment/transaction with EverBank is 100% genuine and hitch-free from all facets and that you have the lawful right to claim your fund without any further delay. Having said all this, we will further advise that you go ahead in dealing with EverBank, Chicago, IL, accordingly, as we will be monitoring all their activities with you as well as your correspondence at all levels.
NOTE: There are numerous scam emails on the internet, with impostors impersonating names and images. We therefore warn our dear citizens to be very careful with any claim email they receive before these irregularities, so that they do not fall victim to this ugly circumstance anymore. And should you already be dealing with anybody or an office claiming that you have a payment with them, you are to STOP further contact with them immediately in your best interest and contact the real bank (EverBank) only where your fund is deposited, with the below information:
Bank Name: EverBank
Address: 333 W. Wacker Drive, 28th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
Attn: Michael CressWell
Managing Director of Wealth Management & Institutional Banking
Private E-mail: michaelcresswell0112@hotmail.com
website: www.everbank.com
Phone: +1 (773) 249-2388Contact the bank today and furnish them with the information below for processing of your payment/funds accordingly.
FULL NAME:
CURRENT ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER:NOTE: In your best interest, any message that does not come from the above email address with a phone number should be avoided immediately for security reasons.
Meanwhile, we will advise that you contact the EverBank office at 333 W. Wacker Drive, 28th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606, immediately with the above email address and request that they attend to your payment file as directed so as to enable you to receive your payment/fund accordingly.
Ensure you follow all directives from EverBank, as this will further help hasten the whole payment process regarding the transfer of your funds to you as designated. Also, have in mind that EverBank equally has its own protocol of operation as stipulated in their banking terms. All modalities have already been worked out before you were contacted, and note that we will be monitoring all your dealings with them as you proceed, so you don’t have anything to worry about.
All we require from you henceforth is an update to enable us to be on track with you and EverBank. Without wasting much time, we will want you to contact them immediately with the above email address and phone number to enable them to attend to your case accordingly
without any further delay, as time is already running out.In case you need any more information in regard to this notification, feel free to get back to us via email so that we can brief you more, as we are here to guide you during and after this project has been completed perfectly, and you have received your payment/fund as stated.
Thank you very much for your anticipated cooperation.
BEST REGARDS,
Kash Patel
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
J. Edgar Hoover Building
601, 4th Street,
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001, USA
Email: KashPatel@mail2washington.com
Well that’s put my doubts to rest.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI), WASHINGTON, DC.
email: KashPatel@mail2washington.comDear Beneficiary,
We hope this notification finds you in good health and mind. (FBI) Washington, DC, in conjunction with some other relevant investigation agencies here in the United STATES of America, has recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network that you have an overdue payment of $15,500,000.00 in EverBank
It might interest you to know that we have taken our time in screening through this project as stipulated in our protocol of operation and have finally confirmed that your payment/transaction with EverBank is 100% genuine and hitch-free from all facets and that you have the lawful right to claim your fund without any further delay. Having said all this, we will further advise that you go ahead in dealing with EverBank, Chicago, IL, accordingly, as we will be monitoring all their activities with you as well as your correspondence at all levels.
NOTE: There are numerous scam emails on the internet, with impostors impersonating names and images. We therefore warn our dear citizens to be very careful with any claim email they receive before these irregularities, so that they do not fall victim to this ugly circumstance anymore. And should you already be dealing with anybody or an office claiming that you have a payment with them, you are to STOP further contact with them immediately in your best interest and contact the real bank (EverBank) only where your fund is deposited, with the below information:
Bank Name: EverBank
Address: 333 W. Wacker Drive, 28th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
Attn: Michael CressWell
Managing Director of Wealth Management & Institutional Banking
Private E-mail: michaelcresswell0112@hotmail.com
website: www.everbank.com
Phone: +1 (773) 249-2388Contact the bank today and furnish them with the information below for processing of your payment/funds accordingly.
FULL NAME:
CURRENT ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER:NOTE: In your best interest, any message that does not come from the above email address with a phone number should be avoided immediately for security reasons.
Meanwhile, we will advise that you contact the EverBank office at 333 W. Wacker Drive, 28th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606, immediately with the above email address and request that they attend to your payment file as directed so as to enable you to receive your payment/fund accordingly.
Ensure you follow all directives from EverBank, as this will further help hasten the whole payment process regarding the transfer of your funds to you as designated. Also, have in mind that EverBank equally has its own protocol of operation as stipulated in their banking terms. All modalities have already been worked out before you were contacted, and note that we will be monitoring all your dealings with them as you proceed, so you don’t have anything to worry about.
All we require from you henceforth is an update to enable us to be on track with you and EverBank. Without wasting much time, we will want you to contact them immediately with the above email address and phone number to enable them to attend to your case accordingly
without any further delay, as time is already running out.In case you need any more information in regard to this notification, feel free to get back to us via email so that we can brief you more, as we are here to guide you during and after this project has been completed perfectly, and you have received your payment/fund as stated.
Thank you very much for your anticipated cooperation.
BEST REGARDS,
Kash Patel
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
J. Edgar Hoover Building
601, 4th Street,
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001, USA
Email: KashPatel@mail2washington.com
Well that’s put my doubts to rest.
Heh.
Hello
Cymek said:
Hello
Morning.
Morning Cymek.
Morning all.
roughbarked said:
FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI), WASHINGTON, DC.
email: KashPatel@mail2washington.comDear Beneficiary,
We hope this notification finds you in good health and mind. (FBI) Washington, DC, in conjunction with some other relevant investigation agencies here in the United STATES of America, has recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network that you have an overdue payment of $15,500,000.00 in EverBank
It might interest you to know that we have taken our time in screening through this project as stipulated in our protocol of operation and have finally confirmed that your payment/transaction with EverBank is 100% genuine and hitch-free from all facets and that you have the lawful right to claim your fund without any further delay. Having said all this, we will further advise that you go ahead in dealing with EverBank, Chicago, IL, accordingly, as we will be monitoring all their activities with you as well as your correspondence at all levels.
NOTE: There are numerous scam emails on the internet, with impostors impersonating names and images. We therefore warn our dear citizens to be very careful with any claim email they receive before these irregularities, so that they do not fall victim to this ugly circumstance anymore. And should you already be dealing with anybody or an office claiming that you have a payment with them, you are to STOP further contact with them immediately in your best interest and contact the real bank (EverBank) only where your fund is deposited, with the below information:
Bank Name: EverBank
Address: 333 W. Wacker Drive, 28th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
Attn: Michael CressWell
Managing Director of Wealth Management & Institutional Banking
Private E-mail: michaelcresswell0112@hotmail.com
website: www.everbank.com
Phone: +1 (773) 249-2388Contact the bank today and furnish them with the information below for processing of your payment/funds accordingly.
FULL NAME:
CURRENT ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER:NOTE: In your best interest, any message that does not come from the above email address with a phone number should be avoided immediately for security reasons.
Meanwhile, we will advise that you contact the EverBank office at 333 W. Wacker Drive, 28th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606, immediately with the above email address and request that they attend to your payment file as directed so as to enable you to receive your payment/fund accordingly.
Ensure you follow all directives from EverBank, as this will further help hasten the whole payment process regarding the transfer of your funds to you as designated. Also, have in mind that EverBank equally has its own protocol of operation as stipulated in their banking terms. All modalities have already been worked out before you were contacted, and note that we will be monitoring all your dealings with them as you proceed, so you don’t have anything to worry about.
All we require from you henceforth is an update to enable us to be on track with you and EverBank. Without wasting much time, we will want you to contact them immediately with the above email address and phone number to enable them to attend to your case accordingly
without any further delay, as time is already running out.In case you need any more information in regard to this notification, feel free to get back to us via email so that we can brief you more, as we are here to guide you during and after this project has been completed perfectly, and you have received your payment/fund as stated.
Thank you very much for your anticipated cooperation.
BEST REGARDS,
Kash Patel
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
J. Edgar Hoover Building
601, 4th Street,
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001, USA
Email: KashPatel@mail2washington.com
Someone wants money.
Tau.Neutrino said:
roughbarked said:
FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI), WASHINGTON, DC.
email: KashPatel@mail2washington.comDear Beneficiary,
We hope this notification finds you in good health and mind. (FBI) Washington, DC, in conjunction with some other relevant investigation agencies here in the United STATES of America, has recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network that you have an overdue payment of $15,500,000.00 in EverBank
It might interest you to know that we have taken our time in screening through this project as stipulated in our protocol of operation and have finally confirmed that your payment/transaction with EverBank is 100% genuine and hitch-free from all facets and that you have the lawful right to claim your fund without any further delay. Having said all this, we will further advise that you go ahead in dealing with EverBank, Chicago, IL, accordingly, as we will be monitoring all their activities with you as well as your correspondence at all levels.
NOTE: There are numerous scam emails on the internet, with impostors impersonating names and images. We therefore warn our dear citizens to be very careful with any claim email they receive before these irregularities, so that they do not fall victim to this ugly circumstance anymore. And should you already be dealing with anybody or an office claiming that you have a payment with them, you are to STOP further contact with them immediately in your best interest and contact the real bank (EverBank) only where your fund is deposited, with the below information:
Bank Name: EverBank
Address: 333 W. Wacker Drive, 28th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
Attn: Michael CressWell
Managing Director of Wealth Management & Institutional Banking
Private E-mail: michaelcresswell0112@hotmail.com
website: www.everbank.com
Phone: +1 (773) 249-2388Contact the bank today and furnish them with the information below for processing of your payment/funds accordingly.
FULL NAME:
CURRENT ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER:NOTE: In your best interest, any message that does not come from the above email address with a phone number should be avoided immediately for security reasons.
Meanwhile, we will advise that you contact the EverBank office at 333 W. Wacker Drive, 28th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606, immediately with the above email address and request that they attend to your payment file as directed so as to enable you to receive your payment/fund accordingly.
Ensure you follow all directives from EverBank, as this will further help hasten the whole payment process regarding the transfer of your funds to you as designated. Also, have in mind that EverBank equally has its own protocol of operation as stipulated in their banking terms. All modalities have already been worked out before you were contacted, and note that we will be monitoring all your dealings with them as you proceed, so you don’t have anything to worry about.
All we require from you henceforth is an update to enable us to be on track with you and EverBank. Without wasting much time, we will want you to contact them immediately with the above email address and phone number to enable them to attend to your case accordingly
without any further delay, as time is already running out.In case you need any more information in regard to this notification, feel free to get back to us via email so that we can brief you more, as we are here to guide you during and after this project has been completed perfectly, and you have received your payment/fund as stated.
Thank you very much for your anticipated cooperation.
BEST REGARDS,
Kash Patel
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
J. Edgar Hoover Building
601, 4th Street,
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001, USA
Email: KashPatel@mail2washington.comSomeone wants money.
They are trying too hard
I’m back. I have ordered and paid for a new computer to be put together for me. My lovely geek is making me a high end business/low end gaming one. I can give you the details of the bits when I pick it up because then I will have the itemized receipt. I know this fellow, so I didn’t demand a receipt when I handed over the cash. He might be the last cash business left in Hamilton. Although if he knows you he is happy for you to do a bank transfer payment. The bank was open just up the street though, so I wandered up and withdrew cash.
He is going to install Windows 11, move my pictures and bookmarks across, install Firefox, Libre and a photo manipulation program. He likes the freeware because he figures it will always be supported. And he showed them to me on his computer, so I know he is using them himself. He’s got all the components, and thinks he will have it sorted by the end of the day. But I told him not to stress, I’ll drive up on Monday to pick it up. He will also take an old tower of Mr buffy’s that I have sitting by my computer desk (I used to use it before I switched to my old work computer two or three years ago). He cannabilizes them for parts. And as he is very generous in giving people in need laptops and computers he has cleaned and serviced, we are more than happy for him to do this.
Occasionally a scam email or text message will be worded in a way that sounds intriguing and I will engage with them to see exactly what game the scammers are playing at. This happened on Tuesday and since then I’ve been chatting with some foreigner with very poor English in WhatsApp as he introduced me to their website which is spoofing a legitimate UK based tech company.
Anyway it soon became clear what they were up to but interestingly this set-up seems to reward the punters with actual realised small profits to lull you into a false sense of security about the legitimacy of their operation.
Consequently I currently have $45 AUD in a Binance account courtesy of some criminal syndicate. Now all I need to do is to work out how to withdraw this amount considering that you can’t yet link Binance to an actual bank account.
buffy said:
I’m back. I have ordered and paid for a new computer to be put together for me. My lovely geek is making me a high end business/low end gaming one. I can give you the details of the bits when I pick it up because then I will have the itemized receipt. I know this fellow, so I didn’t demand a receipt when I handed over the cash. He might be the last cash business left in Hamilton. Although if he knows you he is happy for you to do a bank transfer payment. The bank was open just up the street though, so I wandered up and withdrew cash.He is going to install Windows 11, move my pictures and bookmarks across, install Firefox, Libre and a photo manipulation program. He likes the freeware because he figures it will always be supported. And he showed them to me on his computer, so I know he is using them himself. He’s got all the components, and thinks he will have it sorted by the end of the day. But I told him not to stress, I’ll drive up on Monday to pick it up. He will also take an old tower of Mr buffy’s that I have sitting by my computer desk (I used to use it before I switched to my old work computer two or three years ago). He cannabilizes them for parts. And as he is very generous in giving people in need laptops and computers he has cleaned and serviced, we are more than happy for him to do this.
Oh, and I will be bringing my old one home to store too, just in case I discover there is something I need to get off it. And he is going to put my documents onto a memory stick for me. That computer has old work stuff on it as well as other stuff. So at some point I’ll sit down and transfer my plant notes to the new computer and leave the rest of the stuff on the stick.
buffy said:
I’m back. I have ordered and paid for a new computer to be put together for me. My lovely geek is making me a high end business/low end gaming one. I can give you the details of the bits when I pick it up because then I will have the itemized receipt. I know this fellow, so I didn’t demand a receipt when I handed over the cash. He might be the last cash business left in Hamilton. Although if he knows you he is happy for you to do a bank transfer payment. The bank was open just up the street though, so I wandered up and withdrew cash.He is going to install Windows 11, move my pictures and bookmarks across, install Firefox, Libre and a photo manipulation program. He likes the freeware because he figures it will always be supported. And he showed them to me on his computer, so I know he is using them himself. He’s got all the components, and thinks he will have it sorted by the end of the day. But I told him not to stress, I’ll drive up on Monday to pick it up. He will also take an old tower of Mr buffy’s that I have sitting by my computer desk (I used to use it before I switched to my old work computer two or three years ago). He cannabilizes them for parts. And as he is very generous in giving people in need laptops and computers he has cleaned and serviced, we are more than happy for him to do this.
All good news. :)
Witty Rejoinder said:
Occasionally a scam email or text message will be worded in a way that sounds intriguing and I will engage with them to see exactly what game the scammers are playing at. This happened on Tuesday and since then I’ve been chatting with some foreigner with very poor English in WhatsApp as he introduced me to their website which is spoofing a legitimate UK based tech company.Anyway it soon became clear what they were up to but interestingly this set-up seems to reward the punters with actual realised small profits to lull you into a false sense of security about the legitimacy of their operation.
Consequently I currently have $45 AUD in a Binance account courtesy of some criminal syndicate. Now all I need to do is to work out how to withdraw this amount considering that you can’t yet link Binance to an actual bank account.
Can you purchase crypto and use it to buy something ?
Cymek said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Occasionally a scam email or text message will be worded in a way that sounds intriguing and I will engage with them to see exactly what game the scammers are playing at. This happened on Tuesday and since then I’ve been chatting with some foreigner with very poor English in WhatsApp as he introduced me to their website which is spoofing a legitimate UK based tech company.Anyway it soon became clear what they were up to but interestingly this set-up seems to reward the punters with actual realised small profits to lull you into a false sense of security about the legitimacy of their operation.
Consequently I currently have $45 AUD in a Binance account courtesy of some criminal syndicate. Now all I need to do is to work out how to withdraw this amount considering that you can’t yet link Binance to an actual bank account.
Can you purchase crypto and use it to buy something ?
I’m sure you could. I’ll look into seeing who accepts crypto as payment.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Cymek said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Occasionally a scam email or text message will be worded in a way that sounds intriguing and I will engage with them to see exactly what game the scammers are playing at. This happened on Tuesday and since then I’ve been chatting with some foreigner with very poor English in WhatsApp as he introduced me to their website which is spoofing a legitimate UK based tech company.Anyway it soon became clear what they were up to but interestingly this set-up seems to reward the punters with actual realised small profits to lull you into a false sense of security about the legitimacy of their operation.
Consequently I currently have $45 AUD in a Binance account courtesy of some criminal syndicate. Now all I need to do is to work out how to withdraw this amount considering that you can’t yet link Binance to an actual bank account.
Can you purchase crypto and use it to buy something ?
I’m sure you could. I’ll look into seeing who accepts crypto as payment.
Worth having a look at TATE on Binance, if you haven’t done that already.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Cymek said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Occasionally a scam email or text message will be worded in a way that sounds intriguing and I will engage with them to see exactly what game the scammers are playing at. This happened on Tuesday and since then I’ve been chatting with some foreigner with very poor English in WhatsApp as he introduced me to their website which is spoofing a legitimate UK based tech company.Anyway it soon became clear what they were up to but interestingly this set-up seems to reward the punters with actual realised small profits to lull you into a false sense of security about the legitimacy of their operation.
Consequently I currently have $45 AUD in a Binance account courtesy of some criminal syndicate. Now all I need to do is to work out how to withdraw this amount considering that you can’t yet link Binance to an actual bank account.
Can you purchase crypto and use it to buy something ?
I’m sure you could. I’ll look into seeing who accepts crypto as payment.
Or maybe a crypto ATM.
buffy said:
I’m back. I have ordered and paid for a new computer to be put together for me. My lovely geek is making me a high end business/low end gaming one. I can give you the details of the bits when I pick it up because then I will have the itemized receipt. I know this fellow, so I didn’t demand a receipt when I handed over the cash. He might be the last cash business left in Hamilton. Although if he knows you he is happy for you to do a bank transfer payment. The bank was open just up the street though, so I wandered up and withdrew cash.He is going to install Windows 11, move my pictures and bookmarks across, install Firefox, Libre and a photo manipulation program. He likes the freeware because he figures it will always be supported. And he showed them to me on his computer, so I know he is using them himself. He’s got all the components, and thinks he will have it sorted by the end of the day. But I told him not to stress, I’ll drive up on Monday to pick it up. He will also take an old tower of Mr buffy’s that I have sitting by my computer desk (I used to use it before I switched to my old work computer two or three years ago). He cannabilizes them for parts. And as he is very generous in giving people in need laptops and computers he has cleaned and serviced, we are more than happy for him to do this.
Well sorted.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Occasionally a scam email or text message will be worded in a way that sounds intriguing and I will engage with them to see exactly what game the scammers are playing at. This happened on Tuesday and since then I’ve been chatting with some foreigner with very poor English in WhatsApp as he introduced me to their website which is spoofing a legitimate UK based tech company.Anyway it soon became clear what they were up to but interestingly this set-up seems to reward the punters with actual realised small profits to lull you into a false sense of security about the legitimacy of their operation.
Consequently I currently have $45 AUD in a Binance account courtesy of some criminal syndicate. Now all I need to do is to work out how to withdraw this amount considering that you can’t yet link Binance to an actual bank account.
Ha!
:)
(I wouldn’t do that.)
Witty Rejoinder said:
Occasionally a scam email or text message will be worded in a way that sounds intriguing and I will engage with them to see exactly what game the scammers are playing at. This happened on Tuesday and since then I’ve been chatting with some foreigner with very poor English in WhatsApp as he introduced me to their website which is spoofing a legitimate UK based tech company.Anyway it soon became clear what they were up to but interestingly this set-up seems to reward the punters with actual realised small profits to lull you into a false sense of security about the legitimacy of their operation.
Consequently I currently have $45 AUD in a Binance account courtesy of some criminal syndicate. Now all I need to do is to work out how to withdraw this amount considering that you can’t yet link Binance to an actual bank account.
Closest I got a to scam call today was a cold call from a real estate agent.
Cymek said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
roughbarked said:
FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI), WASHINGTON, DC.
email: KashPatel@mail2washington.comDear Beneficiary,
We hope this notification finds you in good health and mind. (FBI) Washington, DC, in conjunction with some other relevant investigation agencies here in the United STATES of America, has recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network that you have an overdue payment of $15,500,000.00 in EverBank
It might interest you to know that we have taken our time in screening through this project as stipulated in our protocol of operation and have finally confirmed that your payment/transaction with EverBank is 100% genuine and hitch-free from all facets and that you have the lawful right to claim your fund without any further delay. Having said all this, we will further advise that you go ahead in dealing with EverBank, Chicago, IL, accordingly, as we will be monitoring all their activities with you as well as your correspondence at all levels.
NOTE: There are numerous scam emails on the internet, with impostors impersonating names and images. We therefore warn our dear citizens to be very careful with any claim email they receive before these irregularities, so that they do not fall victim to this ugly circumstance anymore. And should you already be dealing with anybody or an office claiming that you have a payment with them, you are to STOP further contact with them immediately in your best interest and contact the real bank (EverBank) only where your fund is deposited, with the below information:
Bank Name: EverBank
Address: 333 W. Wacker Drive, 28th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
Attn: Michael CressWell
Managing Director of Wealth Management & Institutional Banking
Private E-mail: michaelcresswell0112@hotmail.com
website: www.everbank.com
Phone: +1 (773) 249-2388Contact the bank today and furnish them with the information below for processing of your payment/funds accordingly.
FULL NAME:
CURRENT ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER:NOTE: In your best interest, any message that does not come from the above email address with a phone number should be avoided immediately for security reasons.
Meanwhile, we will advise that you contact the EverBank office at 333 W. Wacker Drive, 28th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606, immediately with the above email address and request that they attend to your payment file as directed so as to enable you to receive your payment/fund accordingly.
Ensure you follow all directives from EverBank, as this will further help hasten the whole payment process regarding the transfer of your funds to you as designated. Also, have in mind that EverBank equally has its own protocol of operation as stipulated in their banking terms. All modalities have already been worked out before you were contacted, and note that we will be monitoring all your dealings with them as you proceed, so you don’t have anything to worry about.
All we require from you henceforth is an update to enable us to be on track with you and EverBank. Without wasting much time, we will want you to contact them immediately with the above email address and phone number to enable them to attend to your case accordingly
without any further delay, as time is already running out.In case you need any more information in regard to this notification, feel free to get back to us via email so that we can brief you more, as we are here to guide you during and after this project has been completed perfectly, and you have received your payment/fund as stated.
Thank you very much for your anticipated cooperation.
BEST REGARDS,
Kash Patel
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
J. Edgar Hoover Building
601, 4th Street,
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001, USA
Email: KashPatel@mail2washington.comSomeone wants money.
They are trying too hard
They could try working for it.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Cymek said:
Tau.Neutrino said:Someone wants money.
They are trying too hard
They could try working for it.
That as well
Divine Angel said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Occasionally a scam email or text message will be worded in a way that sounds intriguing and I will engage with them to see exactly what game the scammers are playing at. This happened on Tuesday and since then I’ve been chatting with some foreigner with very poor English in WhatsApp as he introduced me to their website which is spoofing a legitimate UK based tech company.Anyway it soon became clear what they were up to but interestingly this set-up seems to reward the punters with actual realised small profits to lull you into a false sense of security about the legitimacy of their operation.
Consequently I currently have $45 AUD in a Binance account courtesy of some criminal syndicate. Now all I need to do is to work out how to withdraw this amount considering that you can’t yet link Binance to an actual bank account.
Closest I got a to scam call today was a cold call from a real estate agent.
Did they call it a “courtesy call”.
That really irritates me :)
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Occasionally a scam email or text message will be worded in a way that sounds intriguing and I will engage with them to see exactly what game the scammers are playing at. This happened on Tuesday and since then I’ve been chatting with some foreigner with very poor English in WhatsApp as he introduced me to their website which is spoofing a legitimate UK based tech company.Anyway it soon became clear what they were up to but interestingly this set-up seems to reward the punters with actual realised small profits to lull you into a false sense of security about the legitimacy of their operation.
Consequently I currently have $45 AUD in a Binance account courtesy of some criminal syndicate. Now all I need to do is to work out how to withdraw this amount considering that you can’t yet link Binance to an actual bank account.
Closest I got a to scam call today was a cold call from a real estate agent.
Did they call it a “courtesy call”.
That really irritates me :)
Once he introduced himself, I asked him how much he paid for my data, and was it through the whole agency or just him? Then I said, “You’re calling at lunchtime on a Friday, so I’m going to guess you’ve got nothing better to do, no other houses to sell, and you’re hoping I will randomly change my mind and list my property with you. It’s you’re lucky day!” Then I ended with, “Seriously? Get fucked” and hung up because my lunch was ready, or else I would have strung him along a bit more.
Divine Angel said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:Closest I got a to scam call today was a cold call from a real estate agent.
Did they call it a “courtesy call”.
That really irritates me :)
Once he introduced himself, I asked him how much he paid for my data, and was it through the whole agency or just him? Then I said, “You’re calling at lunchtime on a Friday, so I’m going to guess you’ve got nothing better to do, no other houses to sell, and you’re hoping I will randomly change my mind and list my property with you. It’s you’re lucky day!” Then I ended with, “Seriously? Get fucked” and hung up because my lunch was ready, or else I would have strung him along a bit more.
Ugh, he even looks skeezy. Anyway cold calling with personal details is against the rules so I’m lodging a formal complaint.
https://www.atrealty.com.au/danielwells/
Divine Angel said:
Divine Angel said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Did they call it a “courtesy call”.
That really irritates me :)
Once he introduced himself, I asked him how much he paid for my data, and was it through the whole agency or just him? Then I said, “You’re calling at lunchtime on a Friday, so I’m going to guess you’ve got nothing better to do, no other houses to sell, and you’re hoping I will randomly change my mind and list my property with you. It’s you’re lucky day!” Then I ended with, “Seriously? Get fucked” and hung up because my lunch was ready, or else I would have strung him along a bit more.
Ugh, he even looks skeezy. Anyway cold calling with personal details is against the rules so I’m lodging a formal complaint.
https://www.atrealty.com.au/danielwells/
Seems such a waste of time, trying to persuade people to sell their homes with a phone call.
Almost ready to pursue my afternoon appointments.
Wallet, keys, hanky – check.
Shopping bags, phone – check.
Sunglasses – check.
By god, Nip/Tuck is a stupid show.
Bubblecar said:
Almost ready to pursue my afternoon appointments.Wallet, keys, hanky – check.
Shopping bags, phone – check.
Sunglasses – check.
Good luck and God speed.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
Michael V said:Thanks.
to answer your question properly
metho is corrosive and conductive, and dries slow
You mean it attracts water?
alcohol reacts with certain metals, and near metal combinations, I mean would you want it across CMOS circuits for example, pins of an IC working micropower, or whatever connected that is micropower, tends to mean the circuit is high R, and doesn’t dry fast in an enclosed space, like inside the mouse, I didn’t take it apart, or across switches which are enclosed, so and alcohol probably has some moisture, absorbs oxygen from atmosphere also, and I wanted it working fast because i’ve run out of ritalin
so I flushed with metho to get the coffee(sugar etc) out, then shellite
now do I get a fucken gold star or what
give me the gold star
And just got a message to say my new computer is ready. He thought perhaps by the end of the day. But I can’t be bothered driving the 60km round trip again today. I’ll pick it up Monday. Using the lappy is forcing me to reduce my computer time – because I won’t do my photos on the lappy. That is not such a bad thing, for a few days.
This should be a crime against nature.
US trophy hunter GORED to death by ‘Black Death’ buffalo he was trying to kill
Throw all this miserable hunters into jail.
Divine Angel said:
By god, Nip/Tuck is a stupid show.
Is it back because what his face died ?
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:to answer your question properly
metho is corrosive and conductive, and dries slow
You mean it attracts water?
alcohol reacts with certain metals, and near metal combinations, I mean would you want it across CMOS circuits for example, pins of an IC working micropower, or whatever connected that is micropower, tends to mean the circuit is high R, and doesn’t dry fast in an enclosed space, like inside the mouse, I didn’t take it apart, or across switches which are enclosed, so and alcohol probably has some moisture, absorbs oxygen from atmosphere also, and I wanted it working fast because i’ve run out of ritalin
so I flushed with metho to get the coffee(sugar etc) out, then shellite
now do I get a fucken gold star or what
give me the gold star
Here have a packet. 
Divine Angel said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:Closest I got a to scam call today was a cold call from a real estate agent.
Did they call it a “courtesy call”.
That really irritates me :)
Once he introduced himself, I asked him how much he paid for my data, and was it through the whole agency or just him? Then I said, “You’re calling at lunchtime on a Friday, so I’m going to guess you’ve got nothing better to do, no other houses to sell, and you’re hoping I will randomly change my mind and list my property with you. It’s you’re lucky day!” Then I ended with, “Seriously? Get fucked” and hung up because my lunch was ready, or else I would have strung him along a bit more.
:)
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Did they call it a “courtesy call”.
That really irritates me :)
Once he introduced himself, I asked him how much he paid for my data, and was it through the whole agency or just him? Then I said, “You’re calling at lunchtime on a Friday, so I’m going to guess you’ve got nothing better to do, no other houses to sell, and you’re hoping I will randomly change my mind and list my property with you. It’s you’re lucky day!” Then I ended with, “Seriously? Get fucked” and hung up because my lunch was ready, or else I would have strung him along a bit more.
:)
I got sick of telling them that the unpronounceable surname they were calling for, doesn’t exist here. I let the answeriing machine tell them to leave a message and none of them do.
Divine Angel said:
Divine Angel said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Did they call it a “courtesy call”.
That really irritates me :)
Once he introduced himself, I asked him how much he paid for my data, and was it through the whole agency or just him? Then I said, “You’re calling at lunchtime on a Friday, so I’m going to guess you’ve got nothing better to do, no other houses to sell, and you’re hoping I will randomly change my mind and list my property with you. It’s you’re lucky day!” Then I ended with, “Seriously? Get fucked” and hung up because my lunch was ready, or else I would have strung him along a bit more.
Ugh, he even looks skeezy. Anyway cold calling with personal details is against the rules so I’m lodging a formal complaint.
https://www.atrealty.com.au/danielwells/
Onya!
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:to answer your question properly
metho is corrosive and conductive, and dries slow
You mean it attracts water?
alcohol reacts with certain metals, and near metal combinations, I mean would you want it across CMOS circuits for example, pins of an IC working micropower, or whatever connected that is micropower, tends to mean the circuit is high R, and doesn’t dry fast in an enclosed space, like inside the mouse, I didn’t take it apart, or across switches which are enclosed, so and alcohol probably has some moisture, absorbs oxygen from atmosphere also, and I wanted it working fast because i’ve run out of ritalin
so I flushed with metho to get the coffee(sugar etc) out, then shellite
now do I get a fucken gold star or what
give me the gold star
OK.
⭐
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
By god, Nip/Tuck is a stupid show.
Is it back because what his face died ?
No, it’s been on Prime for a while. I’ve been meaning to watch it and now seems as good a time as any.
I did see Prime now has The Osbournes streaming since Ozzy died.
I just luxuriated under a piping hot shower, damn it was good.
Peak Warming Man said:
I just luxuriated under a piping hot shower, damn it was good.
But I got undressed and there was no gas so I had to change the bottle in the nuddy, Blimey it was cold.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I just luxuriated under a piping hot shower, damn it was good.
But I got undressed and there was no gas so I had to change the bottle in the nuddy, Blimey it was cold.
No wonder the piping hot shower was so good.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I just luxuriated under a piping hot shower, damn it was good.
But I got undressed and there was no gas so I had to change the bottle in the nuddy, Blimey it was cold.
No wonder the piping hot shower was so good.
Exactly.
Time to pack up and head down the mountain.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I just luxuriated under a piping hot shower, damn it was good.
But I got undressed and there was no gas so I had to change the bottle in the nuddy, Blimey it was cold.
hope you didn’t frighten any horses.
BACK and jabbed, paperworked etc.
GP is unhappy with my blood pressure and has doubled my dose of Metoprolol.
I asked Nadine if I could use community transport to take me to a big town hairdresser and she said yep, just give us a call when you’ve booked an appointment.
Bubblecar said:
BACK and jabbed, paperworked etc.GP is unhappy with my blood pressure and has doubled my dose of Metoprolol.
I asked Nadine if I could use community transport to take me to a big town hairdresser and she said yep, just give us a call when you’ve booked an appointment.
Booked in Tuesday, 9am for full fasting blood to be taken, then again next Friday, 2pm for the GP to take my BP after a week of upped medication.
buffy said:
And just got a message to say my new computer is ready. He thought perhaps by the end of the day. But I can’t be bothered driving the 60km round trip again today. I’ll pick it up Monday. Using the lappy is forcing me to reduce my computer time – because I won’t do my photos on the lappy. That is not such a bad thing, for a few days.
PWOOOOAR!! Way kewlies.😁😎
A brand new and shiny Ms Buffy, hey what but. You’ll look and feel twenty years younger! Your posts will shine even brighter and further to the far reaches of the universe and beyond.Did you also get a brand spanking new widescreen and fully immersive monitor as well? Capable of all the colours in the universe?
You be careful now. Unsuspecting new users of such visually spectacular devices can become totally mesmerised in the high definition imagery for days, even weeks at a time. Their soul completely consumed in a haze of illusionary deception. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!!! 😁
Woodie said:
buffy said:
And just got a message to say my new computer is ready. He thought perhaps by the end of the day. But I can’t be bothered driving the 60km round trip again today. I’ll pick it up Monday. Using the lappy is forcing me to reduce my computer time – because I won’t do my photos on the lappy. That is not such a bad thing, for a few days.
PWOOOOAR!! Way kewlies.😁😎
A brand new and shiny Ms Buffy, hey what but. You’ll look and feel twenty years younger! Your posts will shine even brighter and further to the far reaches of the universe and beyond.Did you also get a brand spanking new widescreen and fully immersive monitor as well? Capable of all the colours in the universe?
You be careful now. Unsuspecting new users of such visually spectacular devices can become totally mesmerised in the high definition imagery for days, even weeks at a time. Their soul completely consumed in a haze of illusionary deception. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!!! 😁
Heh.
I’m itching to get a much gianter monitor than my current 28 inch. But there are more urgent demands on my purse.
Peak Warming Man said:
Time to pack up and head down the mountain.
But but but….. ya only just got there!!
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Time to pack up and head down the mountain.
But but but….. ya only just got there!!
He never stays long enough to even unpack the paints and easel.
FNDC is called. Unfortunately we’re short of glasses so you may need to drink out of your hat.
Bubblecar said:
FNDC is called. Unfortunately we’re short of glasses so you may need to drink out of your hat.
I put all the beer glasses in the freezer.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Real?$6,789 Tesla Flying Car FINALLY On Production Line At Giga Texas! What’s Inside & First Look?
A quick binge suggests that it is a “flying” car, rather than a flying car.
The price looks a little suspicious as well.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I just luxuriated under a piping hot shower, damn it was good.
But I got undressed and there was no gas so I had to change the bottle in the nuddy, Blimey it was cold.
Thanks for that mind picture….
Woodie said:
buffy said:
And just got a message to say my new computer is ready. He thought perhaps by the end of the day. But I can’t be bothered driving the 60km round trip again today. I’ll pick it up Monday. Using the lappy is forcing me to reduce my computer time – because I won’t do my photos on the lappy. That is not such a bad thing, for a few days.
PWOOOOAR!! Way kewlies.😁😎
A brand new and shiny Ms Buffy, hey what but. You’ll look and feel twenty years younger! Your posts will shine even brighter and further to the far reaches of the universe and beyond.Did you also get a brand spanking new widescreen and fully immersive monitor as well? Capable of all the colours in the universe?
You be careful now. Unsuspecting new users of such visually spectacular devices can become totally mesmerised in the high definition imagery for days, even weeks at a time. Their soul completely consumed in a haze of illusionary deception. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!!! 😁
Well, not 20 years, but the computer was 16 years old. I will continue to use the old monitor, it’s reasonably big. I have a collection of monitors, some bigger than others. The one I use at the moment is 47cm (Acer). I’ve got another one of them still in it’s box (I can’t remember why I bought another one, I must have thought one of my screens was failing). Although Mr buffy says I need to check that I don’t need an adaptor to connect it. I’ve also got a couple of smaller ones too. At work I only used a small screen because all I used the computer for was writing letters to GPs and ophthalmologists.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-08/two-nsw-police-officers-jailed-assault-mentally-unwell-woman/105630358
damn
dv said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-08/two-nsw-police-officers-jailed-assault-mentally-unwell-woman/105630358damn
Disgusting creatures.
Time for an hour or two of kindness kip, civility sleep etc.
Or as Witty would harshly exaggerate it, “He’s scoffed himself into oblivion and had better find that bed before he passes out on the floor.”
This guy is very brave. A fully grown Komodo dragon is a 3 m, 70 kg apex predator with venomous saliva and 60 serrated teeth up to 2.5 cm long. It can smell prey from 9 km away, sprint 20 km/h, and deliver a bite causing shock, blood loss, and rapid death in animals far larger than itself.
“https://www.reddit.com/r/CooLplanetWOW/comments/1mkpznd/this_guy_is_very_brave_a_fully_grown_komodo
Sod that, it looks like a real dragon minus the wings.
Spiny Norman said:
This guy is very brave. A fully grown Komodo dragon is a 3 m, 70 kg apex predator with venomous saliva and 60 serrated teeth up to 2.5 cm long. It can smell prey from 9 km away, sprint 20 km/h, and deliver a bite causing shock, blood loss, and rapid death in animals far larger than itself.“https://www.reddit.com/r/CooLplanetWOW/comments/1mkpznd/this_guy_is_very_brave_a_fully_grown_komodo
Sod that, it looks like a real dragon minus the wings.
Scary enough being confronted by a full grown perentie.
It’s Fridee night, the fire’s lit, the footy is on the big screen, the doona is on the couch, and a large helping of home made lambs shank broth is warming in the slow cooker.
What more could a grown man want?
Woodie said:
It’s Fridee night, the fire’s lit, the footy is on the big screen, the doona is on the couch, and a large helping of home made lambs shank broth is warming in the slow cooker.What more could a grown man want?
alcoholic beverages?
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
It’s Fridee night, the fire’s lit, the footy is on the big screen, the doona is on the couch, and a large helping of home made lambs shank broth is warming in the slow cooker.What more could a grown man want?
alcoholic beverages?
Could do with a hot Toddy, I suppose.
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
It’s Fridee night, the fire’s lit, the footy is on the big screen, the doona is on the couch, and a large helping of home made lambs shank broth is warming in the slow cooker.What more could a grown man want?
alcoholic beverages?
Could do with a hot Toddy, I suppose.
Sorry, it’s his night off.
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:
party_pants said:alcoholic beverages?
Could do with a hot Toddy, I suppose.
Sorry, it’s his night off.
You’re lying. He just doesn’t love me any more.
Will a nip of alkyhol dissolve the perpetual ball of dread sitting in my stomach?
Bubblecar said:
Time for an hour or two of kindness kip, civility sleep etc.Or as Witty would harshly exaggerate it, “He’s scoffed himself into oblivion and had better find that bed before he passes out on the floor.”
You keep telling yourself that fatso.
99% full moon out there, sailing serenely across the night, to the tune of many frogs.
Divine Angel said:
Will a nip of alkyhol dissolve the perpetual ball of dread sitting in my stomach?
Possibly, cheers.
You’d better have that ball x-rayed.
Woodie said:
It’s Fridee night, the fire’s lit, the footy is on the big screen, the doona is on the couch, and a large helping of home made lambs shank broth is warming in the slow cooker.What more could a grown man want?
Bicycles.
There should be bicycles every night of the year in case people want to watch them, but they keep ending them.
Divine Angel said:
Will a nip of alkyhol dissolve the perpetual ball of dread sitting in my stomach?
I wish i could say that, yes, it would.
The best i can say is that it might help, for a while.
So much depends on the origin of that ball of dread, and working out a way to its elimination.
Can alcohol power cars?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Can alcohol power cars?
Google says yes
Four alcohols are suitable to use as fuel: methanol, ethanol, propanol, and butanol.
But sluggish in the winter months for ethanol.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Can alcohol power cars?
Drunk drivers are bad enough without drunk cars as well.
FMD… I knew Collingwood lost, but I didn’t know they got thrashed.
Witty Rejoinder said:
FMD… I knew Collingwood lost, but I didn’t know they got thrashed.
I think everyone who follows the game was a bit shocked. Of the 3 tipping comps I am in, nody picked this except for those well down the ladder trying to catch up with some risky tips.
Witty Rejoinder said:
FMD… I knew Collingwood lost, but I didn’t know they got thrashed.
More than thrashed. It was a shellacking.
Evenin’ all.
Just home from work. Any news?
Kingy said:
Evenin’ all.Just home from work. Any news?
The absolute latest news, Mr Kingy, The latest news, just in, is that you are home from work.
Woodie said:
Kingy said:
Evenin’ all.Just home from work. Any news?
The absolute latest news, Mr Kingy, The latest news, just in, is that you are home from work.
It’s been a busy week, and I rarely get a chance to pop in for a chat these days.
Ms Kingy and I have both just been accepted into the AFAC conference in Perth later this month. Surprisingly, 4 other of our vollies have also been accepted. There will be very much new information about emergency services available for us, and all paid for by DFES.
I’m looking forward to it, it’ll be fun and interesting.Kingy said:
Evenin’ all.Just home from work. Any news?
Not yet. *paces up and down *
Tau.Neutrino said:
Can alcohol power cars?
bites tongue
Tau.Neutrino said:
Can alcohol power cars?
With a little difficulty, yes.
Spiny Norman said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Can alcohol power cars?With a little difficulty, yes.
https://youtu.be/s2NMkpDxqTw?si=wbH7kbcrOE3iqFg6
First ICE running on alcohol was built about 150 years ago by Nicolaus Otto.
There have been a few methanol running cars in recent years (either fuel cell or ICE). Seems to be various reasons why it is not competitive with either battery cars or hydrocarbon cars but who knows what the future will bring.
WP tells me there is a class of dragracing vehicle that uses methanol. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Alcohol
dv said:
First ICE running on alcohol was built about 150 years ago by Nicolaus Otto.There have been a few methanol running cars in recent years (either fuel cell or ICE). Seems to be various reasons why it is not competitive with either battery cars or hydrocarbon cars but who knows what the future will bring.
WP tells me there is a class of dragracing vehicle that uses methanol. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Alcohol
top fuellers are awesome.
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:
First ICE running on alcohol was built about 150 years ago by Nicolaus Otto.There have been a few methanol running cars in recent years (either fuel cell or ICE). Seems to be various reasons why it is not competitive with either battery cars or hydrocarbon cars but who knows what the future will bring.
WP tells me there is a class of dragracing vehicle that uses methanol. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Alcohol
top fuellers are awesome.
Yes. If anyone has not seen a top fueller launch at a drag strip, they are missing out on absolute awesome.
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:
First ICE running on alcohol was built about 150 years ago by Nicolaus Otto.There have been a few methanol running cars in recent years (either fuel cell or ICE). Seems to be various reasons why it is not competitive with either battery cars or hydrocarbon cars but who knows what the future will bring.
WP tells me there is a class of dragracing vehicle that uses methanol. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Alcohol
top fuellers are awesome.
They certainly are.
0 – 100 km/h in just over half a second.
0 – 500 km/h in just over three seconds.
They pump so much nitromethane into each cylinder (using about 40 fuel injectors I think) that if the twin spark plugs don’t fire the mixture the cylinder becomes hydraulically locked and blows the head clean off.
They passed 11,000 hp a few years ago and are still getting more out of them. I’ve heard 12,000 hp but I think in reality it’s closer to 11,000.
Kingy said:
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:
First ICE running on alcohol was built about 150 years ago by Nicolaus Otto.There have been a few methanol running cars in recent years (either fuel cell or ICE). Seems to be various reasons why it is not competitive with either battery cars or hydrocarbon cars but who knows what the future will bring.
WP tells me there is a class of dragracing vehicle that uses methanol. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Alcohol
top fuellers are awesome.
Yes. If anyone has not seen a top fueller launch at a drag strip, they are missing out on absolute awesome.
I have seen a Wright R3350-W-26B 18 cylinder 2-row radial engine, rated at 3,050 hp, start up (with water/alcohol injection) not long after sunset.
It was a fearsome thing.
Spiny Norman said:
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:
First ICE running on alcohol was built about 150 years ago by Nicolaus Otto.There have been a few methanol running cars in recent years (either fuel cell or ICE). Seems to be various reasons why it is not competitive with either battery cars or hydrocarbon cars but who knows what the future will bring.
WP tells me there is a class of dragracing vehicle that uses methanol. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Alcohol
top fuellers are awesome.
They certainly are.
0 – 100 km/h in just over half a second.
0 – 500 km/h in just over three seconds.
They pump so much nitromethane into each cylinder (using about 40 fuel injectors I think) that if the twin spark plugs don’t fire the mixture the cylinder becomes hydraulically locked and blows the head clean off.
They passed 11,000 hp a few years ago and are still getting more out of them. I’ve heard 12,000 hp but I think in reality it’s closer to 11,000.
Getting up into Kuznetsov figures there.
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
ChrispenEvan said:top fuellers are awesome.
They certainly are.
0 – 100 km/h in just over half a second.
0 – 500 km/h in just over three seconds.
They pump so much nitromethane into each cylinder (using about 40 fuel injectors I think) that if the twin spark plugs don’t fire the mixture the cylinder becomes hydraulically locked and blows the head clean off.
They passed 11,000 hp a few years ago and are still getting more out of them. I’ve heard 12,000 hp but I think in reality it’s closer to 11,000.
Getting up into Kuznetsov figures there.
And the engines need a rebuild after a couple of minutes running, so yeah, very Russian.
Spiny Norman said:
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:
First ICE running on alcohol was built about 150 years ago by Nicolaus Otto.There have been a few methanol running cars in recent years (either fuel cell or ICE). Seems to be various reasons why it is not competitive with either battery cars or hydrocarbon cars but who knows what the future will bring.
WP tells me there is a class of dragracing vehicle that uses methanol. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Alcohol
top fuellers are awesome.
They certainly are.
0 – 100 km/h in just over half a second.
0 – 500 km/h in just over three seconds.
They pump so much nitromethane into each cylinder (using about 40 fuel injectors I think) that if the twin spark plugs don’t fire the mixture the cylinder becomes hydraulically locked and blows the head clean off.
They passed 11,000 hp a few years ago and are still getting more out of them. I’ve heard 12,000 hp but I think in reality it’s closer to 11,000.
So 5.6 g then.
This is the sandpit that I have been carting sand out of for the last few days.
Kingy said:
This is the sandpit that I have been carting sand out of for the last few days.
Does it get washed, or is it clean enough as it comes?
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
This is the sandpit that I have been carting sand out of for the last few days.
Does it get washed, or is it clean enough as it comes?
The yellow(ish) sand that I am using has been underneath the limestone dune for about 10,000 years.
In the pic is a roadtrain and a 966 caterpillar loader for scale.
Can the what are you watching thread be added to dv index?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Can the what are you watching thread be added to dv index?
This one
https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/?main=https%3A//tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/posts/2296332/
Hi gang.
Here’s the update on our Canadian holiday. We spent a couple of days in Vancouver, did a day trip to Grouse Mountain, up there we went on the chair lifts to the top. They had one of those interactive bird shows where they fly hawks and Eagles around over the crowd.
Next we flew to Calgary, spent a few days there and that leg of the trip included day trips out to Lake Louise and Banff. Both really beautiful.
Highlight though has been the trip to the Royal Tyrell Dinosaur museum in Drumheller. It’s amazing, had one of the largest collections of dino fossils in the world and is a really nicely curated museum. The kids loved it and so did the grown ups.
Then we had a massive drive to Saskatoon, where we’ve got family. This section has been catch ups and slower days, which has been nice.
Yesterday we drove up to where my brother in law’s wedding is going to take place (the reason for the holiday) which is up on an indigenous reservation north of the city. We’re at a really special lodge on Grieg Lake.
That’s the update.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Can the what are you watching thread be added to dv index?This one
https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/?main=https%3A//tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/posts/2296332/
done
SARAH said:
Hi gang.
Here’s the update on our Canadian holiday. We spent a couple of days in Vancouver, did a day trip to Grouse Mountain, up there we went on the chair lifts to the top. They had one of those interactive bird shows where they fly hawks and Eagles around over the crowd.
Next we flew to Calgary, spent a few days there and that leg of the trip included day trips out to Lake Louise and Banff. Both really beautiful.
Highlight though has been the trip to the Royal Tyrell Dinosaur museum in Drumheller. It’s amazing, had one of the largest collections of dino fossils in the world and is a really nicely curated museum. The kids loved it and so did the grown ups.Then we had a massive drive to Saskatoon, where we’ve got family. This section has been catch ups and slower days, which has been nice.
Yesterday we drove up to where my brother in law’s wedding is going to take place (the reason for the holiday) which is up on an indigenous reservation north of the city. We’re at a really special lodge on Grieg Lake.
That’s the update.
A late friend of mine had a photo album on his Facebook page called “Ian is scared of big things” – here’s his take on meeting a dinosaur…
SARAH said:
Hi gang.
Here’s the update on our Canadian holiday. We spent a couple of days in Vancouver, did a day trip to Grouse Mountain, up there we went on the chair lifts to the top. They had one of those interactive bird shows where they fly hawks and Eagles around over the crowd.
Next we flew to Calgary, spent a few days there and that leg of the trip included day trips out to Lake Louise and Banff. Both really beautiful.
Highlight though has been the trip to the Royal Tyrell Dinosaur museum in Drumheller. It’s amazing, had one of the largest collections of dino fossils in the world and is a really nicely curated museum. The kids loved it and so did the grown ups.Then we had a massive drive to Saskatoon, where we’ve got family. This section has been catch ups and slower days, which has been nice.
Yesterday we drove up to where my brother in law’s wedding is going to take place (the reason for the holiday) which is up on an indigenous reservation north of the city. We’re at a really special lodge on Grieg Lake.
That’s the update.
Sounds a delightful trip SARAH, glad you’re all enjoying it.
I’d love to visit a proper dinosaur museum like that.
Neophyte said:
SARAH said:
Hi gang.
Here’s the update on our Canadian holiday. We spent a couple of days in Vancouver, did a day trip to Grouse Mountain, up there we went on the chair lifts to the top. They had one of those interactive bird shows where they fly hawks and Eagles around over the crowd.
Next we flew to Calgary, spent a few days there and that leg of the trip included day trips out to Lake Louise and Banff. Both really beautiful.
Highlight though has been the trip to the Royal Tyrell Dinosaur museum in Drumheller. It’s amazing, had one of the largest collections of dino fossils in the world and is a really nicely curated museum. The kids loved it and so did the grown ups.Then we had a massive drive to Saskatoon, where we’ve got family. This section has been catch ups and slower days, which has been nice.
Yesterday we drove up to where my brother in law’s wedding is going to take place (the reason for the holiday) which is up on an indigenous reservation north of the city. We’re at a really special lodge on Grieg Lake.
That’s the update.
A late friend of mine had a photo album on his Facebook page called “Ian is scared of big things” – here’s his take on meeting a dinosaur…
Heh.
Divine Angel said:
Will a nip of alkyhol dissolve the perpetual ball of dread sitting in my stomach?
Four nips might.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Can alcohol power cars?
Yes. IIRC, the Australian Supercars series is powered by 75% ethanol fuel.
I have used Methanol to power three of my motorbikes.
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:
First ICE running on alcohol was built about 150 years ago by Nicolaus Otto.There have been a few methanol running cars in recent years (either fuel cell or ICE). Seems to be various reasons why it is not competitive with either battery cars or hydrocarbon cars but who knows what the future will bring.
WP tells me there is a class of dragracing vehicle that uses methanol. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Alcohol
top fuellers are awesome.
True.
Spiny Norman said:
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:
First ICE running on alcohol was built about 150 years ago by Nicolaus Otto.There have been a few methanol running cars in recent years (either fuel cell or ICE). Seems to be various reasons why it is not competitive with either battery cars or hydrocarbon cars but who knows what the future will bring.
WP tells me there is a class of dragracing vehicle that uses methanol. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Alcohol
top fuellers are awesome.
They certainly are.
0 – 100 km/h in just over half a second.
0 – 500 km/h in just over three seconds.
They pump so much nitromethane into each cylinder (using about 40 fuel injectors I think) that if the twin spark plugs don’t fire the mixture the cylinder becomes hydraulically locked and blows the head clean off.
They passed 11,000 hp a few years ago and are still getting more out of them. I’ve heard 12,000 hp but I think in reality it’s closer to 11,000.
From an eight litre motor.
SARAH said:
Hi gang.
Here’s the update on our Canadian holiday. We spent a couple of days in Vancouver, did a day trip to Grouse Mountain, up there we went on the chair lifts to the top. They had one of those interactive bird shows where they fly hawks and Eagles around over the crowd.
Next we flew to Calgary, spent a few days there and that leg of the trip included day trips out to Lake Louise and Banff. Both really beautiful.
Highlight though has been the trip to the Royal Tyrell Dinosaur museum in Drumheller. It’s amazing, had one of the largest collections of dino fossils in the world and is a really nicely curated museum. The kids loved it and so did the grown ups.Then we had a massive drive to Saskatoon, where we’ve got family. This section has been catch ups and slower days, which has been nice.
Yesterday we drove up to where my brother in law’s wedding is going to take place (the reason for the holiday) which is up on an indigenous reservation north of the city. We’re at a really special lodge on Grieg Lake.
That’s the update.
Thank you for the update.
Sounds just wonderful.
:)
Good morning to everybody.
It’s cold, it’s overcast, it’s raining, there are light breezes and we’re expecting a top of 17° C. Brrrrr.
I might go do the washing up soon. Again, I was too lazy to do it last night. But that might warm me up a bit, I hope.
Tonight I will cook chicken slices, bok choy and rice. There will be spices. Not sure which ones, but possibly ginger might be one. I don’t know about other meals yet.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 3 degrees at the back door and getting light. We are forecast a partly cloudy 17 degrees. Which to us is warm at this time of year.
Bakery Breakfast with my bushwandering friend, then a meeting at the bakery at 9.00am for our seminar next Saturday. I’m a hanger on to the organizers but I will undoubtedly be needed for setting up the hall, pulling things down etc etc.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 3 degrees at the back door and getting light. We are forecast a partly cloudy 17 degrees. Which to us is warm at this time of year.Bakery Breakfast with my bushwandering friend, then a meeting at the bakery at 9.00am for our seminar next Saturday. I’m a hanger on to the organizers but I will undoubtedly be needed for setting up the hall, pulling things down etc etc.
That’ll be an interesting seminar.
Rainy top of 19.
Mini Me has basketball. Other activities yet to be planned.
Woke up around 5am for an hour or so then went back to sleep, dreaming that the person I’m replacing at school next week left her tv guide instead of her class timetable.
I’m up and feeling a little jabworn, which will likely increase for a while before fading away. But I can return to bed whenever I feel the need.
Bubblecar said:
I’m up and feeling a little jabworn, which will likely increase for a while before fading away. But I can return to bed whenever I feel the need.
If your arms feel sore, swing them in circles. I promise it helps.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
I’m up and feeling a little jabworn, which will likely increase for a while before fading away. But I can return to bed whenever I feel the need.If your arms feel sore, swing them in circles. I promise it helps.
Ta.
Divine Angel said:
Good long run for Jim.
Never did get to walk on that dang moon.
Covid site (left arm) is more sore than the flu site (right arm).
The nurse knew that was likely to be the case so chose the left arm ‘cos I’m right-handed.
Bubblecar said:
Covid site (left arm) is more sore than the flu site (right arm).The nurse knew that was likely to be the case so chose the left arm ‘cos I’m right-handed.
Something I’ve noticed this week is the relatively high number of left handed kids at school. The average is one in ten, although autistic people are more likely to be left handed, and there is a high percentage of autistic kids at that school.
Divine Angel said:
Just gunna post about Jim.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Covid site (left arm) is more sore than the flu site (right arm).The nurse knew that was likely to be the case so chose the left arm ‘cos I’m right-handed.
Something I’ve noticed this week is the relatively high number of left handed kids at school. The average is one in ten, although autistic people are more likely to be left handed, and there is a high percentage of autistic kids at that school.
My younger brother is the only member of my immediate family who is left-handed. He’s not autistic but is very artistic, and a little cognitively challenged with things like knots and arithmetic.
He was already in his forties when we (and he) realised that he’d been using cutlery like a right-handed person his whole life, when he mentioned how annoying it was that people “forget he’s left-handed” when laying out his cutlery (in correct left-handed configuration :))
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 3 degrees at the back door and getting light. We are forecast a partly cloudy 17 degrees. Which to us is warm at this time of year.Bakery Breakfast with my bushwandering friend, then a meeting at the bakery at 9.00am for our seminar next Saturday. I’m a hanger on to the organizers but I will undoubtedly be needed for setting up the hall, pulling things down etc etc.
That’ll be an interesting seminar.
I’ll say!
Divine Angel said:
Rainy top of 19.Mini Me has basketball. Other activities yet to be planned.
Woke up around 5am for an hour or so then went back to sleep, dreaming that the person I’m replacing at school next week left her tv guide instead of her class timetable.
LOL
Divine Angel said:
A fantastic innings!
:)
OK, cosy lazy Saturday, let’s go. Now moving operations to the reading armchair in the living room.
Just ordered a couple of these:
https://beechworthsisters.com/collections/glasses-brooches
I got a blue book one for me, and a cow one for my sister. I have a soft glasses case which hangs around my wrist at school but it’s not very convenient.
Divine Angel said:
Just ordered a couple of these:
https://beechworthsisters.com/collections/glasses-broochesI got a blue book one for me, and a cow one for my sister. I have a soft glasses case which hangs around my wrist at school but it’s not very convenient.
I used to sell glasses brooches many years ago. They work really well actually, people often came back for more of them. Not as pretty as those ones though.
Divine Angel said:
Just ordered a couple of these:
https://beechworthsisters.com/collections/glasses-broochesI got a blue book one for me, and a cow one for my sister. I have a soft glasses case which hangs around my wrist at school but it’s not very convenient.
Looks a damn good idea. Bookmarked to order one for me after I get new glasses (seeing the optometrist next Thursday).
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
Just ordered a couple of these:
https://beechworthsisters.com/collections/glasses-broochesI got a blue book one for me, and a cow one for my sister. I have a soft glasses case which hangs around my wrist at school but it’s not very convenient.
I used to sell glasses brooches many years ago. They work really well actually, people often came back for more of them. Not as pretty as those ones though.
I’d never heard of them before an ad popped up on Facebook.
so glad to be home, not been anywhere
coffee be ready in a shortly moment not too long
transition said:
so glad to be home, not been anywherecoffee be ready in a shortly moment not too long
Home is where the heart is, so they say.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
so glad to be home, not been anywherecoffee be ready in a shortly moment not too long
Home is where the heart is, so they say.
sensing that you’ve been missing me, master car
absence makes the heart grow fonder
transition said:
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
so glad to be home, not been anywherecoffee be ready in a shortly moment not too long
Home is where the heart is, so they say.
sensing that you’ve been missing me, master car
absence makes the heart grow fonder
One day we’ll all go together,
To pick wild mountain thyme
All around the blooming heather.
Divine Angel said:
Just ordered a couple of these:
https://beechworthsisters.com/collections/glasses-broochesI got a blue book one for me, and a cow one for my sister. I have a soft glasses case which hangs around my wrist at school but it’s not very convenient.
Ha! Interesting notion.
Times for next month’s (08 September 2025) total lunar eclipse, as promised (times in AEST (UTC))
First contact (penumbra first contacts moon): 01.28 (15.28)
Second contact (umbra first contacts moon): 02.26 (16.26)
Totality (moon fully eclipsed): 03.31 (17.30)
Totality ends: 04.52 (18.52)
Umbra leaves moon: 05.55 (19.55)
Eclipse ends (penumbra leaves moon): 06.53 (20.53)
Note that these are my calculations and haven’t been checked against Fred Espenak’s (who I’ve just discovered died in June.)
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
so glad to be home, not been anywherecoffee be ready in a shortly moment not too long
Home is where the heart is, so they say.
I’m just back from a trip to the hills with Mrs RB. Have been observing a Peregine Falcon’s nest site off and on for thirty years or more. Today was the first time I’ve seen a pair of falcons using it. This was way over on the top of the other side of the gorge. Probably at least 600 metres in a direct line from where I was standing. Hard to hold a camera still when the lens is at full zoom 2000mm 
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
so glad to be home, not been anywherecoffee be ready in a shortly moment not too long
Home is where the heart is, so they say.
I’m just back from a trip to the hills with Mrs RB. Have been observing a Peregine Falcon’s nest site off and on for thirty years or more. Today was the first time I’ve seen a pair of falcons using it. This was way over on the top of the other side of the gorge. Probably at least 600 metres in a direct line from where I was standing. Hard to hold a camera still when the lens is at full zoom 2000mm
quitter talk, you been practicing since you were thirteen years old probably, no excuses
might have a coffee if nobody has any objections, fresh out of the thermos flask
yawn who’s unloading the wood, must be spins the bottle yeah car’s turn, get to it ya lazy prick, there’s some leather gloves for you, don’t come back until it’s done
transition said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:Home is where the heart is, so they say.
I’m just back from a trip to the hills with Mrs RB. Have been observing a Peregine Falcon’s nest site off and on for thirty years or more. Today was the first time I’ve seen a pair of falcons using it. This was way over on the top of the other side of the gorge. Probably at least 600 metres in a direct line from where I was standing. Hard to hold a camera still when the lens is at full zoom 2000mm
quitter talk, you been practicing since you were thirteen years old probably, no excuses
Heh. Well, yes I’ve had an SLR camera since 1971. However, I’ve only had a camera that can do this for less than a year.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:I’m just back from a trip to the hills with Mrs RB. Have been observing a Peregine Falcon’s nest site off and on for thirty years or more. Today was the first time I’ve seen a pair of falcons using it. This was way over on the top of the other side of the gorge. Probably at least 600 metres in a direct line from where I was standing. Hard to hold a camera still when the lens is at full zoom 2000mm
quitter talk, you been practicing since you were thirteen years old probably, no excuses
Heh. Well, yes I’ve had an SLR camera since 1971. However, I’ve only had a camera that can do this for less than a year.
you went out got a nikon p950 didn’t ya, copycat, stole the idea from me
transition said:
might have a coffee if nobody has any objections, fresh out of the thermos flaskyawn who’s unloading the wood, must be spins the bottle yeah car’s turn, get to it ya lazy prick, there’s some leather gloves for you, don’t come back until it’s done
I’m having a coffee that you didn’t offer me you slacker.
The peregine’s nest site is visible by the white of the droppings.
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:quitter talk, you been practicing since you were thirteen years old probably, no excuses
Heh. Well, yes I’ve had an SLR camera since 1971. However, I’ve only had a camera that can do this for less than a year.
you went out got a nikon p950 didn’t ya, copycat, stole the idea from me
I did and yes, you influenced me in that decision.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:Heh. Well, yes I’ve had an SLR camera since 1971. However, I’ve only had a camera that can do this for less than a year.
you went out got a nikon p950 didn’t ya, copycat, stole the idea from me
I did and yes, you influenced me in that decision.
I feel suddenly highly effectual, trending delusional, I think my head is going to explode
transition said:
might have a coffee if nobody has any objections, fresh out of the thermos flaskyawn who’s unloading the wood, must be spins the bottle yeah car’s turn, get to it ya lazy prick, there’s some leather gloves for you, don’t come back until it’s done
I have ably assisted in picking up wood and moving it to the splitter, where Mr buffy operated the hydraulics, and then barrowed it to the heap or the stack (depending on dryness of said wood). I can’t quite keep up with Mr buffy when I’m doing both the feeding in and the moving out aspects. Then sweeping out the tray of the ute and the floor in the shed under the splitter. And weeding out an area to put the sweepings.
My muscles require rest.
We saw no mushrooms.
It was very dry.
Only a small number of Pterostylis nana.
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:you went out got a nikon p950 didn’t ya, copycat, stole the idea from me
I did and yes, you influenced me in that decision.
I feel suddenly highly effectual, trending delusional, I think my head is going to explode
Please don’t. It’ll make a mess somebody else will have to clean up.
buffy said:
transition said:
might have a coffee if nobody has any objections, fresh out of the thermos flaskyawn who’s unloading the wood, must be spins the bottle yeah car’s turn, get to it ya lazy prick, there’s some leather gloves for you, don’t come back until it’s done
I have ably assisted in picking up wood and moving it to the splitter, where Mr buffy operated the hydraulics, and then barrowed it to the heap or the stack (depending on dryness of said wood). I can’t quite keep up with Mr buffy when I’m doing both the feeding in and the moving out aspects. Then sweeping out the tray of the ute and the floor in the shed under the splitter. And weeding out an area to put the sweepings.
My muscles require rest.
He’s lucky to have you as an able and willing assistant.
roughbarked said:
We saw no mushrooms.
It was very dry.
Only a small number of Pterostylis nana.
looks dry there
dinner is nearly ready, I may have to be unsociable while I eat, prepare yourself for the loneliness, RB, the feelings of abandonment
CAR’N SWANNIES!!!! 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢
transition said:
roughbarked said:
We saw no mushrooms.
It was very dry.
Only a small number of Pterostylis nana.
looks dry there
dinner is nearly ready, I may have to be unsociable while I eat, prepare yourself for the loneliness, RB, the feelings of abandonment
Literally hundreds of Dendrocygna arcuata(whistling tree duck) and one spoonbill. 
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:
We saw no mushrooms.
It was very dry.
Only a small number of Pterostylis nana.
looks dry there
dinner is nearly ready, I may have to be unsociable while I eat, prepare yourself for the loneliness, RB, the feelings of abandonment
Literally hundreds of Dendrocygna arcuata(whistling tree duck) and one spoonbill.
I suppose I should feed the dogs. Bruna has been eating grass today and looking sorry for herself. I told her she gets no sympathy from me. If I give her a pigs trotter to munch on, and she decides that it should be buried for a month before she enjoys it…she should not be surprised if she gets a tummy ache. I don’t know where it is at the moment, I think she has reburied it.
I’ve spent all day doing admin/bills/invoices etc. Now I’m quoting earthworks jobs. I get plans and engineering from the builder, and if it’s simple enough I prepare the quote without having to visit the site.
This is one I’m doing now. It seems that someone may have miscalculated the roof area a tiny bit.
YAYAYAYAYAY FOR SWANNIES!!! 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢
That’s 8 out of the last 9!!
Not enough to play finals though, hey what but.
Kingy said:
I’ve spent all day doing admin/bills/invoices etc. Now I’m quoting earthworks jobs. I get plans and engineering from the builder, and if it’s simple enough I prepare the quote without having to visit the site.This is one I’m doing now. It seems that someone may have miscalculated the roof area a tiny bit.
When too much roof is barely enough.
Woodie said:
YAYAYAYAYAY FOR SWANNIES!!! 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢That’s 8 out of the last 9!!
Not enough to play finals though, hey what but.
Well, that’s my tipping gone to pot for another week.
Kingy said:
I’ve spent all day doing admin/bills/invoices etc. Now I’m quoting earthworks jobs. I get plans and engineering from the builder, and if it’s simple enough I prepare the quote without having to visit the site.This is one I’m doing now. It seems that someone may have miscalculated the roof area a tiny bit.
Didn’t convert mm 2 to m 2 I think.
Gunfire in the street here, very unwelcome.
Bubblecar said:
Gunfire in the street here, very unwelcome.
I can see the headline now: Gang Gunfire in Sleepy Tasmanian Town
She didn’t muck around.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Gunfire in the street here, very unwelcome.
I can see the headline now: Gang Gunfire in Sleepy Tasmanian Town
It was just two shots. Possibly someone shooting at rabbits but you really shouldn’t do that in a residential street.
When I say “you” I don’t mean you personally, of course.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Gunfire in the street here, very unwelcome.
I can see the headline now: Gang Gunfire in Sleepy Tasmanian Town
It was just two shots. Possibly someone shooting at rabbits but you really shouldn’t do that in a residential street.
When I say “you” I don’t mean you personally, of course.
Two more shots.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Gunfire in the street here, very unwelcome.
I can see the headline now: Gang Gunfire in Sleepy Tasmanian Town
It was just two shots. Possibly someone shooting at rabbits but you really shouldn’t do that in a residential street.
When I say “you” I don’t mean you personally, of course.
*puts gun away
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:I can see the headline now: Gang Gunfire in Sleepy Tasmanian Town
It was just two shots. Possibly someone shooting at rabbits but you really shouldn’t do that in a residential street.
When I say “you” I don’t mean you personally, of course.
Two more shots.
Maybe firecrackers? They sound more like gunshots than the fiction on the telly.
Spiny Norman said:
She didn’t muck around.
Taps on her shoulder, there’s this President in America…
Tau.Neutrino said:
Spiny Norman said:
She didn’t muck around.
Taps on her shoulder, there’s this President in America…
Who is already the colour of a good butter chicken…
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:I can see the headline now: Gang Gunfire in Sleepy Tasmanian Town
It was just two shots. Possibly someone shooting at rabbits but you really shouldn’t do that in a residential street.
When I say “you” I don’t mean you personally, of course.
Two more shots.
Nutter on the loose?
Spiny Norman said:
She didn’t muck around.
Landlord, Behzad, was so perturbed by the cooking that he went upstairs to inquire. The scene that met his eyes has left him scarred for life, policemen said.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:It was just two shots. Possibly someone shooting at rabbits but you really shouldn’t do that in a residential street.
When I say “you” I don’t mean you personally, of course.
Two more shots.
Nutter on the loose?
Dunno, but I doubt that it’s the Milky Bar Kid.
Spiny Norman said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:It was just two shots. Possibly someone shooting at rabbits but you really shouldn’t do that in a residential street.
When I say “you” I don’t mean you personally, of course.
Two more shots.
Maybe firecrackers? They sound more like gunshots than the fiction on the telly.
Definitely gunfire.
Spiny Norman said:
She didn’t muck around.
Korma was his karma.
Bubblecar said:
Gunfire in the street here, very unwelcome.
Detonate your relatives and fly to Dover.
Bubblecar said:
Spiny Norman said:
Bubblecar said:Two more shots.
Maybe firecrackers? They sound more like gunshots than the fiction on the telly.
Definitely gunfire.
What calibre?
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Gunfire in the street here, very unwelcome.
Detonate your relatives and fly to Dover.
All quiet now.
He’s probably sitting on the kerb out there, eating raw rabbit.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Gunfire in the street here, very unwelcome.
Detonate your relatives and fly to Dover.
All quiet now.
He’s probably sitting on the kerb out there, eating raw rabbit.
You have bunnies hopping around in your street?
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Spiny Norman said:Maybe firecrackers? They sound more like gunshots than the fiction on the telly.
Definitely gunfire.
What calibre?
Loud, probably elephant gun.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:Detonate your relatives and fly to Dover.
All quiet now.
He’s probably sitting on the kerb out there, eating raw rabbit.
You have bunnies hopping around in your street?
For much of the year. Not so much in winter though.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:Definitely gunfire.
What calibre?
Loud, probably elephant gun.
So very close by.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:All quiet now.
He’s probably sitting on the kerb out there, eating raw rabbit.
You have bunnies hopping around in your street?
For much of the year. Not so much in winter though.
I see. We have hares but I haven’t seen a bunny locally.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:All quiet now.
He’s probably sitting on the kerb out there, eating raw rabbit.
You have bunnies hopping around in your street?
For much of the year. Not so much in winter though.
We get Roos hopping around the streets here, but people don’t normally shoot them.
From time to time, you’ll see something that just makes you think “I give up, I don’t care any more, this world is just so dumb”.
Very easy to hold in your hand
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0FIeq-rEYSo
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:You have bunnies hopping around in your street?
For much of the year. Not so much in winter though.
We get Roos hopping around the streets here, but people don’t normally shoot them.
Could well be wallabies hopping down this street at night. There are often some around the nearby highway from which this street branches, as attested by roadkill now and then.
“A carpenter from Michigan unexpectedly dropped dead while dancing with his girlfriend at a Grateful Dead concert in San Francisco. “
It must be something to do with the wood.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:I can see the headline now: Gang Gunfire in Sleepy Tasmanian Town
It was just two shots. Possibly someone shooting at rabbits but you really shouldn’t do that in a residential street.
When I say “you” I don’t mean you personally, of course.
Two more shots.
You can see the foxes and rabbits and hares when the moon is full.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:It was just two shots. Possibly someone shooting at rabbits but you really shouldn’t do that in a residential street.
When I say “you” I don’t mean you personally, of course.
Two more shots.
You can see the foxes and rabbits and hares when the moon is full.
That’s right, it’s full tonight.
No foxes on this island though, thankfully.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:Two more shots.
You can see the foxes and rabbits and hares when the moon is full.
That’s right, it’s full tonight.
No foxes on this island though, thankfully.
We hear them hunting out of town when there is moonlight. It can sound quite close even when it’s a km or two away.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:For much of the year. Not so much in winter though.
We get Roos hopping around the streets here, but people don’t normally shoot them.
Could well be wallabies hopping down this street at night. There are often some around the nearby highway from which this street branches, as attested by roadkill now and then.
Two dead roos within a km of my house last week.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:It was just two shots. Possibly someone shooting at rabbits but you really shouldn’t do that in a residential street.
When I say “you” I don’t mean you personally, of course.
Two more shots.
You can see the foxes and rabbits and hares when the moon is full.
True.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:You have bunnies hopping around in your street?
For much of the year. Not so much in winter though.
I see. We have hares but I haven’t seen a bunny locally.
Been ages since I ate rabbit. Maybe 20 years or more.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:You can see the foxes and rabbits and hares when the moon is full.
That’s right, it’s full tonight.
No foxes on this island though, thankfully.
We hear them hunting out of town when there is moonlight. It can sound quite close even when it’s a km or two away.
When we lived in a farmhouse on the local Mayor’s farm, one night it was very wet probably a couple of inches fell. There were bullets going past the house. Looked out and there was a local on a tractor out in the rain spotlighting foxes. Knew that becaise I found all the carcasses dumped after being skinned in a ditch on the main road.
Phew! Got a couple of tips right tonight.
Kingy said:
I’ve spent all day doing admin/bills/invoices etc. Now I’m quoting earthworks jobs. I get plans and engineering from the builder, and if it’s simple enough I prepare the quote without having to visit the site.This is one I’m doing now. It seems that someone may have miscalculated the roof area a tiny bit.
Bloody hell!
Woodie said:
YAYAYAYAYAY FOR SWANNIES!!! 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢That’s 8 out of the last 9!!
Not enough to play finals though, hey what but.
Cut it a bit fine, they did.
Bubblecar said:
Gunfire in the street here, very unwelcome.
Keep safe.
Spiny Norman said:
She didn’t muck around.
I’ll say.
Divine Angel said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Spiny Norman said:
She didn’t muck around.
Taps on her shoulder, there’s this President in America…
Who is already the colour of a good butter chicken…
LOL
esselte said:
Spiny Norman said:
She didn’t muck around.
Korma was his karma.
LOL
esselte said:
From time to time, you’ll see something that just makes you think “I give up, I don’t care any more, this world is just so dumb”.Very easy to hold in your hand
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0FIeq-rEYSo
Who knows, It might taste OK.
I found that a couple of McDonalds “Breakfast Burritos” a fantastic brekky meal in the US. Wholesome, flavoursome and cheap at $1 each.
Peak Warming Man said:
“A carpenter from Michigan unexpectedly dropped dead while dancing with his girlfriend at a Grateful Dead concert in San Francisco. “It must be something to do with the wood.
Wormwood?
Just watching a doco on the construction of new XXL container ships.They carry enough containers that if laid end to end would cover 150km.
Our destination was Cocoparra, Jack’s Creek.
Lotsa Devonian sandstone and conglomerate. Danger Big Falling Rocks! I’d hate to be there when that happens.
Some very interesting folding and faulting.
roughbarked said:
Our destination was Cocoparra, Jack’s Creek.
Lotsa Devonian sandstone and conglomerate. Danger Big Falling Rocks! I’d hate to be there when that happens.
Some very interesting folding and faulting.
The first one did topple. ;)
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Our destination was Cocoparra, Jack’s Creek.
Lotsa Devonian sandstone and conglomerate. Danger Big Falling Rocks! I’d hate to be there when that happens.
Some very interesting folding and faulting.
The first one did topple. ;)
Of course one side of the gorge was in shade and the other in bright sunlight.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Our destination was Cocoparra, Jack’s Creek.
Lotsa Devonian sandstone and conglomerate. Danger Big Falling Rocks! I’d hate to be there when that happens.
Some very interesting folding and faulting.
The first one did topple. ;)
Of course one side of the gorge was in shade and the other in bright sunlight.
I’d say the folding would have registered on the Richter scale.
Don’t laugh. I’ve had twisted conversations with some anti-choice nuts that were along this vein.
My mother had an abortion before getting pregnant with me. Late 1950s, she was married with 3 kids, she was having an affair with the man who would become my father.
So, anyway…
“wHaT wOuLd yOu haVe DONE iF sHE aBoRtEd YOu!!!??”
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 4 degrees at the back door and getting light. We are forecast 17 degrees with cloud clearing.
I will mow at the wetland reserve this morning and then probably tackle some more weeding later. I need to eat some breakfast. I think cheese on toast might be the go.
Morning. Should be another pleasant day, max 14, min 0. My reaction to the injabtions seems to have passed.
Today I’ll be putting the Coles order together, doing some housework, hand-washing some village clothes etc.
But first, the wonderful world of breakfast.
Scattered showers, top of 21.
I’m taking Mini Me to the movies, and finishing off her room.
kii said:
Don’t laugh. I’ve had twisted conversations with some anti-choice nuts that were along this vein.
My mother had an abortion before getting pregnant with me. Late 1950s, she was married with 3 kids, she was having an affair with the man who would become my father.
So, anyway…“wHaT wOuLd yOu haVe DONE iF sHE aBoRtEd YOu!!!??”
If he’d been aborted too they could have been happy together in Limbo for eternity.
Witty Rejoinder said:
kii said:
Don’t laugh. I’ve had twisted conversations with some anti-choice nuts that were along this vein.
My mother had an abortion before getting pregnant with me. Late 1950s, she was married with 3 kids, she was having an affair with the man who would become my father.
So, anyway…“wHaT wOuLd yOu haVe DONE iF sHE aBoRtEd YOu!!!??”
If he’d been aborted too they could have been happy together in Limbo for eternity.
Hard Quiz
8/10.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Hard Quiz
8/10.
I got the Disney one right, that’s all that matters. (7/10)
9/10 here
Was just having a snuggle with Jellybean, and I said her paws smell like grass. I must have been leaning on my watch, because Siri helpfully answered, “as a wise human once said, whoever smelt it, dealt it”.
kryten said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Hard Quiz
8/10.
I got the Disney one right, that’s all that matters. (7/10)
9/10 here
7/10 
roughbarked said:
Hard Quiz
8/10.
40/100
Should have been 45, but I thought the answer to No. 2 was too obvious, so I chose something else.
Divine Angel said:
Was just having a snuggle with Jellybean, and I said her paws smell like grass. I must have been leaning on my watch, because Siri helpfully answered, “as a wise human once said, whoever smelt it, dealt it”.
Those words of wisdom were frequently used when I was at school, but I’m not sure it showed those who said it to be particularly wise.
Also, having a watch that spoke to me with stuff like that is not something I would really enjoy, in fact it seems down right creepy.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
Was just having a snuggle with Jellybean, and I said her paws smell like grass. I must have been leaning on my watch, because Siri helpfully answered, “as a wise human once said, whoever smelt it, dealt it”.
Those words of wisdom were frequently used when I was at school, but I’m not sure it showed those who said it to be particularly wise.
Also, having a watch that spoke to me with stuff like that is not something I would really enjoy, in fact it seems down right creepy.
When using the Mickey Mouse face, I accidentally make him talk to me at random times. It’s weird to hear Mickey’s voice saying, “It’s 8.39! Good morning, pal!” when you’re not expecting it. It’s why I normally use the Snoopy face.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
Hard Quiz
8/10.
40/100
Should have been 45, but I thought the answer to No. 2 was too obvious, so I chose something else.
I knew the castle one because mr kii handed me that trivia. He visited the real castle and took lots of B&W photos of it, he was a pretty good photographer. One really nice one is of his 2nd wife sitting in a doorway, wearing a full length fur coat. She was Yugoslavian. I still have the photos….somewhere…..waves hands around
Divine Angel said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
Was just having a snuggle with Jellybean, and I said her paws smell like grass. I must have been leaning on my watch, because Siri helpfully answered, “as a wise human once said, whoever smelt it, dealt it”.
Those words of wisdom were frequently used when I was at school, but I’m not sure it showed those who said it to be particularly wise.
Also, having a watch that spoke to me with stuff like that is not something I would really enjoy, in fact it seems down right creepy.
When using the Mickey Mouse face, I accidentally make him talk to me at random times. It’s weird to hear Mickey’s voice saying, “It’s 8.39! Good morning, pal!” when you’re not expecting it. It’s why I normally use the Snoopy face.
Divine Angel said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
Was just having a snuggle with Jellybean, and I said her paws smell like grass. I must have been leaning on my watch, because Siri helpfully answered, “as a wise human once said, whoever smelt it, dealt it”.
Those words of wisdom were frequently used when I was at school, but I’m not sure it showed those who said it to be particularly wise.
Also, having a watch that spoke to me with stuff like that is not something I would really enjoy, in fact it seems down right creepy.
When using the Mickey Mouse face, I accidentally make him talk to me at random times. It’s weird to hear Mickey’s voice saying, “It’s 8.39! Good morning, pal!” when you’re not expecting it. It’s why I normally use the Snoopy face.
shakes head sadly :)
Tamb said:
Divine Angel said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Those words of wisdom were frequently used when I was at school, but I’m not sure it showed those who said it to be particularly wise.
Also, having a watch that spoke to me with stuff like that is not something I would really enjoy, in fact it seems down right creepy.
When using the Mickey Mouse face, I accidentally make him talk to me at random times. It’s weird to hear Mickey’s voice saying, “It’s 8.39! Good morning, pal!” when you’re not expecting it. It’s why I normally use the Snoopy face.
Mine just makes a tick sound every second.
Pfft, how boring :p
At 25 to the hour, Snoopy holds his food dish in his mouth and kicks the minute hand. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA cracks me up every time! I also like the one where he dives into a pool and water “splashes” all over the screen.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
Was just having a snuggle with Jellybean, and I said her paws smell like grass. I must have been leaning on my watch, because Siri helpfully answered, “as a wise human once said, whoever smelt it, dealt it”.
Those words of wisdom were frequently used when I was at school, but I’m not sure it showed those who said it to be particularly wise.
Also, having a watch that spoke to me with stuff like that is not something I would really enjoy, in fact it seems down right creepy.
First time SIRI tried to tell me something, I sad and you can fuck off. She said “OK” and I’ve never heard from her again.
Tamb said:
Divine Angel said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Those words of wisdom were frequently used when I was at school, but I’m not sure it showed those who said it to be particularly wise.
Also, having a watch that spoke to me with stuff like that is not something I would really enjoy, in fact it seems down right creepy.
When using the Mickey Mouse face, I accidentally make him talk to me at random times. It’s weird to hear Mickey’s voice saying, “It’s 8.39! Good morning, pal!” when you’re not expecting it. It’s why I normally use the Snoopy face.
Mine just makes a tick sound every second.
Mine makes 36,000 bph.
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
Was just having a snuggle with Jellybean, and I said her paws smell like grass. I must have been leaning on my watch, because Siri helpfully answered, “as a wise human once said, whoever smelt it, dealt it”.
Those words of wisdom were frequently used when I was at school, but I’m not sure it showed those who said it to be particularly wise.
Also, having a watch that spoke to me with stuff like that is not something I would really enjoy, in fact it seems down right creepy.
First time SIRI tried to tell me something, I sad and you can fuck off. She said “OK” and I’ve never heard from her again.
But then how do get helpful advice like “whoever smelt it, dealt it”?
roughbarked said:
Tamb said:
Divine Angel said:When using the Mickey Mouse face, I accidentally make him talk to me at random times. It’s weird to hear Mickey’s voice saying, “It’s 8.39! Good morning, pal!” when you’re not expecting it. It’s why I normally use the Snoopy face.
Mine just makes a tick sound every second.Mine makes 36,000 bph.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Those words of wisdom were frequently used when I was at school, but I’m not sure it showed those who said it to be particularly wise.
Also, having a watch that spoke to me with stuff like that is not something I would really enjoy, in fact it seems down right creepy.
First time SIRI tried to tell me something, I sad and you can fuck off. She said “OK” and I’ve never heard from her again.
But then how do get helpful advice like “whoever smelt it, dealt it”?
With one’s nasal sensors?
I really don’t like devices talking to me. Living alone means I rarely talk out loud anymore.
When my last critter was alive I’d always ask her questions etc, and she’d reply. It’s a year since she died.
Yesterday I was just quietly micro-napping in the armchair and I woke up to what I thought was a cat going bonkers in the pile of packing papers etc that lives under the dining table. Sally The Cat was fond of doing that.
It was a fierce squall that enveloped the house and made various parts of the swamp cooler, kitchen exhaust vent and skylight rattle. I’m hoping that there is no damage up there.
kii said:
I really don’t like devices talking to me. Living alone means I rarely talk out loud anymore.When my last critter was alive I’d always ask her questions etc, and she’d reply. It’s a year since she died.
Yesterday I was just quietly micro-napping in the armchair and I woke up to what I thought was a cat going bonkers in the pile of packing papers etc that lives under the dining table. Sally The Cat was fond of doing that.
It was a fierce squall that enveloped the house and made various parts of the swamp cooler, kitchen exhaust vent and skylight rattle. I’m hoping that there is no damage up there.
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:
Tamb said:Mine just makes a tick sound every second.
Mine makes 36,000 bph.
3600 surely?
I’ve got some that go as slow as 18,000. Others that go at 28,800 and then there are those that go at 36,000. In fact yours that ticks every second is actually vibrating at 36,00Hz and is stepped down to one revolution per second.
roughbarked said:
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:Mine makes 36,000 bph.
3600 surely?I’ve got some that go as slow as 18,000. Others that go at 28,800 and then there are those that go at 36,000. In fact yours that ticks every second is actually vibrating at 36,00Hz and is stepped down to one revolution per second.
roughbarked said:
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:Mine makes 36,000 bph.
3600 surely?I’ve got some that go as slow as 18,000. Others that go at 28,800 and then there are those that go at 36,000. In fact yours that ticks every second is actually vibrating at 36,000Hz and is stepped down to one revolution per second.
Let’s not forget the morning jokes:
Hey Siri, tell me a joke
Did you hear about the claustrophobic astronaut? He needed a little space
Divine Angel said:
Let’s not forget the morning jokes:Hey Siri, tell me a joke
Did you hear about the claustrophobic astronaut? He needed a little space
I’d be calling her, Dad.
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:
Tamb said:3600 surely?
I’ve got some that go as slow as 18,000. Others that go at 28,800 and then there are those that go at 36,000. In fact yours that ticks every second is actually vibrating at 36,00Hz and is stepped down to one revolution per second.
Ah. Thank you.
https://quillandpad.com/2020/03/25/fast-vs-slow-hertz-vs-vph-your-watchs-frequency-explained/
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Let’s not forget the morning jokes:Hey Siri, tell me a joke
Did you hear about the claustrophobic astronaut? He needed a little space
I’d be calling her, Dad.
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Let’s not forget the morning jokes:Hey Siri, tell me a joke
Did you hear about the claustrophobic astronaut? He needed a little space
I’d be calling her, Dad.
A 20th century Dad joke.
Yeah. My dad was born before the Wright Brothers flew and was still alive when they landed on the moon.
roughbarked said:
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:I’ve got some that go as slow as 18,000. Others that go at 28,800 and then there are those that go at 36,000. In fact yours that ticks every second is actually vibrating at 36,00Hz and is stepped down to one revolution per second.
Ah. Thank you.https://quillandpad.com/2020/03/25/fast-vs-slow-hertz-vs-vph-your-watchs-frequency-explained/
kii said:
I really don’t like devices talking to me. Living alone means I rarely talk out loud anymore.When my last critter was alive I’d always ask her questions etc, and she’d reply. It’s a year since she died.
Yesterday I was just quietly micro-napping in the armchair and I woke up to what I thought was a cat going bonkers in the pile of packing papers etc that lives under the dining table. Sally The Cat was fond of doing that.
It was a fierce squall that enveloped the house and made various parts of the swamp cooler, kitchen exhaust vent and skylight rattle. I’m hoping that there is no damage up there.
!!!
Divine Angel said:
Let’s not forget the morning jokes:Hey Siri, tell me a joke
Did you hear about the claustrophobic astronaut? He needed a little space
I see you have discovered where I get my jokes from.
Coles order placed, 67 items, $39.80 saved.
Morning pilgrims.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
Slept in?
Various shirts have been hand-washed.
Now time to do a bit of window-shopping for a new fridge I suppose.
Weather will be warming up in the not-too-distant future, and at the moment I can’t store fresh veg in my fridge ‘cos it freezes most of it (temperature control borked, fritzed and busted).
Bubblecar said:
Various shirts have been hand-washed.Now time to do a bit of window-shopping for a new fridge I suppose.
Weather will be warming up in the not-too-distant future, and at the moment I can’t store fresh veg in my fridge ‘cos it freezes most of it (temperature control borked, fritzed and busted).
Mind you the fridge is now 19 years old, which is a decent term of service.
kryten said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Hard Quiz
8/10.
I got the Disney one right, that’s all that matters. (7/10)
9/10 here
6/10
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
Slept in?
Yeah just a bit, I might have been busy last night, what with the full moon.
Thankfully there’s on reports of little old ladies being mutilated late last night.
Was reading a court case this morning, about a woman who took the Qld WWC Blue Card issuers to court. (WWC = Working With Children, they send you a Blue Card which says you’re ok to work with kids.)
Five years ago, the woman left her then-15 month old son home alone for about an hour, plus she assaulted a mechanic, but that part was deemed irrelevant to the case. The WWC people cancelled her blue card and refused to issue another.
Her defence was, “I was young and stupid, but now I have done some self-reflection and I’m a better human”. (At the time, she was 25 years old.) The judge agreed and now she has a nice shiny new Blue Card so she can finish her nursing degree.
God I love that sub
Had a dream I got doxxed on reddit.
dv said:
Had a dream I got doxxed on reddit.
lights pipe
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Hard Quiz
8/10.
I got the Disney one right, that’s all that matters. (7/10)
25/50 here
That last one is disturbing
“Here the ways of men divide: if you wish to strive for peace of soul and happiness, then believe; if you wish to be a disciple of truth, then inquire” – Friedrich Nietzsche, Letter to his sister, 11 June 1865
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Hard Quiz
8/10.
I got the Disney one right, that’s all that matters. (7/10)
25/50 here
That last one is disturbing
I remember the days of Vegemite flavoured Cadbury bars. There was a joke doing the rounds of Whiskers cat food Cadbury bars.
dv said:
“Here the ways of men divide: if you wish to strive for peace of soul and happiness, then believe; if you wish to be a disciple of truth, then inquire” – Friedrich Nietzsche, Letter to his sister, 11 June 1865
I believe that’s true.
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Hard Quiz
8/10.
I got the Disney one right, that’s all that matters. (7/10)
25/50 here
That last one is disturbing
6/10 here.
Over.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
“Here the ways of men divide: if you wish to strive for peace of soul and happiness, then believe; if you wish to be a disciple of truth, then inquire” – Friedrich Nietzsche, Letter to his sister, 11 June 1865
I believe that’s true.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLodkaDHn4g
Bubblecar said:
Coles order placed, 67 items, $39.80 saved.
Modified – it’s now 73 items and $61.80 saved, ‘cos I qualified for $25 discount as well.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
“Here the ways of men divide: if you wish to strive for peace of soul and happiness, then believe; if you wish to be a disciple of truth, then inquire” – Friedrich Nietzsche, Letter to his sister, 11 June 1865
I believe that’s true.
And Nietzsche died a relative nobody.
33°at 10:15pm. Dropping 11° over the next 45 minutes. Rain has started after distant rumblings and lightning.
>>Dropping 11° over the next 45 minutes.
In years gone by they didn’t have such accurate darts, they relied on ant activity.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Dropping 11° over the next 45 minutes.In years gone by they didn’t have such accurate darts, they relied on ant activity.
The ants are sleepy bye-byes in their little homes now.
dv said:
That’s going well, then.
Michael V said:
dv said:
That’s going well, then.
I like stories like this. They remind me I’m not the worst.
dv said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
That’s going well, then.
I like stories like this. They remind me I’m not the worst.
:)
I thought the start of Freakier Friday was a bit meh but by the end, I liked it. Clearly made for the people who originally saw it 24 years ago. Made me love Jamie Lee Curtis even more. That woman has no fear.
dv said:
Obviously the correct answer is potato. He’s dodged a bullet with her.
The drone shows are getting rather impressive. I much prefer them to fireworks now.
https://www.reddit.com/r/interesting/comments/1mman8l/chongqing_china_hosted_a_drone_show_featuring
Spiny Norman said:
The drone shows are getting rather impressive. I much prefer them to fireworks now.https://www.reddit.com/r/interesting/comments/1mman8l/chongqing_china_hosted_a_drone_show_featuring
After feedback from the community about fireworks disturbing animals, plus environmental concerns and cost, they’ve committed to using drone displays but have yet to actually do it.
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
The drone shows are getting rather impressive. I much prefer them to fireworks now.https://www.reddit.com/r/interesting/comments/1mman8l/chongqing_china_hosted_a_drone_show_featuring
After feedback from the community about fireworks disturbing animals, plus environmental concerns and cost, they’ve committed to using drone displays but have yet to actually do it.
I’m not sure how many such drone companies are in Aus either. I know there was one that put on a show in Melbourne, but the wind was stronger than the drones could handle and about 400 landed in pond/land/waterofsomesort.
Spiny Norman said:
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
The drone shows are getting rather impressive. I much prefer them to fireworks now.https://www.reddit.com/r/interesting/comments/1mman8l/chongqing_china_hosted_a_drone_show_featuring
After feedback from the community about fireworks disturbing animals, plus environmental concerns and cost, they’ve committed to using drone displays but have yet to actually do it.
I’m not sure how many such drone companies are in Aus either. I know there was one that put on a show in Melbourne, but the wind was stronger than the drones could handle and about 400 landed in pond/land/waterofsomesort.
Massive drone show fail in China last December. Most likely due to signal interference:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eHsY_fNPl5U
(about 1 min long)
I done did dishes then walks my legs ambulatory-like around the dams sees birds quite a few
transition said:
I done did dishes then walks my legs ambulatory-like around the dams sees birds quite a few
lady email me picture very impressed with how well I balances dishes
transition said:
I done did dishes then walks my legs ambulatory-like around the dams sees birds quite a few
Did you take the Larry?
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
I done did dishes then walks my legs ambulatory-like around the dams sees birds quite a few
Did you take the Larry?
With elbows up, eh?
A little while ago, in all their wisdom, the local council decided to turn our street into a cycle link from the train station about a kilometre away to the local uni about a kilometre in the opposite direction… the whole street is a 30km/hr zone. I actually don’t mind people driving slowly down our road, but in making the changes they installed super long speed humps, they are like raised humped areas stretching about 8-10 meters at each intersection…. Some people (specifically tradies) tend to ignore both the speed limit and the lumpy bits and fly over them.. this often dislodges things from their trays .. so far I have found on my front lawn two tape measures, a broom, three large buckets, a pocket knife, and someone’s lunch esky (empty apart from some reusable ice blocks). One day I will hold a sale stable and flag down all the tradies and sell their stuff back to them.
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
Divine Angel said:After feedback from the community about fireworks disturbing animals, plus environmental concerns and cost, they’ve committed to using drone displays but have yet to actually do it.
I’m not sure how many such drone companies are in Aus either. I know there was one that put on a show in Melbourne, but the wind was stronger than the drones could handle and about 400 landed in pond/land/waterofsomesort.
Massive drone show fail in China last December. Most likely due to signal interference:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eHsY_fNPl5U
(about 1 min long)
Then again, here was that time (2012) in San Diego when a glitch sent all the fireworks off at once…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndVhgq1yHdA
Arts said:
A little while ago, in all their wisdom, the local council decided to turn our street into a cycle link from the train station about a kilometre away to the local uni about a kilometre in the opposite direction… the whole street is a 30km/hr zone. I actually don’t mind people driving slowly down our road, but in making the changes they installed super long speed humps, they are like raised humped areas stretching about 8-10 meters at each intersection…. Some people (specifically tradies) tend to ignore both the speed limit and the lumpy bits and fly over them.. this often dislodges things from their trays .. so far I have found on my front lawn two tape measures, a broom, three large buckets, a pocket knife, and someone’s lunch esky (empty apart from some reusable ice blocks). One day I will hold a sale stable and flag down all the tradies and sell their stuff back to them.
:)
Neophyte said:
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:I’m not sure how many such drone companies are in Aus either. I know there was one that put on a show in Melbourne, but the wind was stronger than the drones could handle and about 400 landed in pond/land/waterofsomesort.
Massive drone show fail in China last December. Most likely due to signal interference:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eHsY_fNPl5U
(about 1 min long)
Then again, here was that time (2012) in San Diego when a glitch sent all the fireworks off at once…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndVhgq1yHdA
this one is always good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEAZIuZKvcE
Arts said:
A little while ago, in all their wisdom, the local council decided to turn our street into a cycle link from the train station about a kilometre away to the local uni about a kilometre in the opposite direction… the whole street is a 30km/hr zone. I actually don’t mind people driving slowly down our road, but in making the changes they installed super long speed humps, they are like raised humped areas stretching about 8-10 meters at each intersection…. Some people (specifically tradies) tend to ignore both the speed limit and the lumpy bits and fly over them.. this often dislodges things from their trays .. so far I have found on my front lawn two tape measures, a broom, three large buckets, a pocket knife, and someone’s lunch esky (empty apart from some reusable ice blocks). One day I will hold a sale stable and flag down all the tradies and sell their stuff back to them.
Very enterprising of you.
Thank heavens the voice of reason has arrived
Arts said:
A little while ago, in all their wisdom, the local council decided to turn our street into a cycle link from the train station about a kilometre away to the local uni about a kilometre in the opposite direction… the whole street is a 30km/hr zone. I actually don’t mind people driving slowly down our road, but in making the changes they installed super long speed humps, they are like raised humped areas stretching about 8-10 meters at each intersection…. Some people (specifically tradies) tend to ignore both the speed limit and the lumpy bits and fly over them.. this often dislodges things from their trays .. so far I have found on my front lawn two tape measures, a broom, three large buckets, a pocket knife, and someone’s lunch esky (empty apart from some reusable ice blocks). One day I will hold a sale stable and flag down all the tradies and sell their stuff back to them.
pity about the esky, could have been a couple of nice polony and tom sauce sangers in it.
ChrispenEvan said:
Arts said:
A little while ago, in all their wisdom, the local council decided to turn our street into a cycle link from the train station about a kilometre away to the local uni about a kilometre in the opposite direction… the whole street is a 30km/hr zone. I actually don’t mind people driving slowly down our road, but in making the changes they installed super long speed humps, they are like raised humped areas stretching about 8-10 meters at each intersection…. Some people (specifically tradies) tend to ignore both the speed limit and the lumpy bits and fly over them.. this often dislodges things from their trays .. so far I have found on my front lawn two tape measures, a broom, three large buckets, a pocket knife, and someone’s lunch esky (empty apart from some reusable ice blocks). One day I will hold a sale stable and flag down all the tradies and sell their stuff back to them.
pity about the esky, could have been a couple of nice polony and tom sauce sangers in it.
Not previously familiar with the phrase “sale stable”.
Yay, did most of my tax return today, just gotta sort out a few more bits before I send it.
Booo, just got an email telling me that the raw material supplier has increased the cost by 50%.
Sand was $12/ton yesterday, now it’s $18/ton.
All of my previous(approx 150) quotes are now null and void. Grrr.
dv said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Arts said:
A little while ago, in all their wisdom, the local council decided to turn our street into a cycle link from the train station about a kilometre away to the local uni about a kilometre in the opposite direction… the whole street is a 30km/hr zone. I actually don’t mind people driving slowly down our road, but in making the changes they installed super long speed humps, they are like raised humped areas stretching about 8-10 meters at each intersection…. Some people (specifically tradies) tend to ignore both the speed limit and the lumpy bits and fly over them.. this often dislodges things from their trays .. so far I have found on my front lawn two tape measures, a broom, three large buckets, a pocket knife, and someone’s lunch esky (empty apart from some reusable ice blocks). One day I will hold a sale stable and flag down all the tradies and sell their stuff back to them.
pity about the esky, could have been a couple of nice polony and tom sauce sangers in it.
Not previously familiar with the phrase “sale stable”.
“Sale” is the French word for ‘dirty’.
I’ve always wondered what visitors from French-speaking countries make of signs like ‘SALE! SALE! SALE!’ in the windows of shops e.g. Harvey Norman (‘DIRTY! DIRTY! DIRTY! ?)
Parpyone, if you’re lurking.
An oldie but a goodie. TOOT!!
The Titfield Thunderbolt 9GEM
Monday 11th August at 2:08 am (106 minutes)
When British Railways announces the closure of the Titfield line, citizens try to run it themselves, but the local bus company is out to shut down the competition. (Stanley Holloway, George Relph)
Actors/Presenters: Stanley Holloway, George Relph, Naunton Wayne, John Gregson, Godfrey Tearle, Edie Martin
G
1953, United Kingdom, Repeat, CC, Comedy
A blah day. Absolutely no focus, my executive dysfunction is trying to out do my previous records of “not giving a fuck” about anything.
At least the sky isn’t blue today.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 5 degrees at the back door and the sky is lightly overcast. We are forecast a mostly sunny 17.
I will pick up my new computer this morning and then I’ll have to learn how to use it. No choice but to go to Win 11 and so things are going to look different.
Mostly sunny, top of 21.
Ekka day today but we’re going to the council-run Family Fun Day instead. Free entry, free rides, plus showbags and food trucks.
Morning, another calm winter day here, 13, 1, light winds.
I’m gradually getting back into music after all the tragedy and turmoil of recent months, so will be doing a bit of that.
Apart from which there are shirts to iron and hair to wash, so I don’t have to do so early tomorrow morning (fasting bloods to be taken at 9am tomorrow).
Sunny, 6 degrees heading for 19.
Some shots of thel moon.
and speaking of those who talk of chemtrails, I wonder what they’d say about pink chemtrails?
Bubblecar said:
Morning, another calm winter day here, 13, 1, light winds.I’m gradually getting back into music after all the tragedy and turmoil of recent months, so will be doing a bit of that.
Apart from which there are shirts to iron and hair to wash, so I don’t have to do so early tomorrow morning (fasting bloods to be taken at 9am tomorrow).
A regular blood test or is the doctor looking for something new?
roughbarked said:
Sunny, 6 degrees heading for 19.
Some shots of thel moon.
and speaking of those who talk of chemtrails, I wonder what they’d say about pink chemtrails?
Pleasing moon protraits.
You know what they say: “Pink chemtrails in the morning, nutjob’s warning.”
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Sunny, 6 degrees heading for 19.
Some shots of thel moon.
and speaking of those who talk of chemtrails, I wonder what they’d say about pink chemtrails?
Pleasing moon protraits.
You know what they say: “Pink chemtrails in the morning, nutjob’s warning.”
or pink chemtrails in the evening, nutjob’s grieving?
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Morning, another calm winter day here, 13, 1, light winds.I’m gradually getting back into music after all the tragedy and turmoil of recent months, so will be doing a bit of that.
Apart from which there are shirts to iron and hair to wash, so I don’t have to do so early tomorrow morning (fasting bloods to be taken at 9am tomorrow).
A regular blood test or is the doctor looking for something new?
Routine multi-testing for this that and the other, multiple organ function etc.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Morning, another calm winter day here, 13, 1, light winds.I’m gradually getting back into music after all the tragedy and turmoil of recent months, so will be doing a bit of that.
Apart from which there are shirts to iron and hair to wash, so I don’t have to do so early tomorrow morning (fasting bloods to be taken at 9am tomorrow).
A regular blood test or is the doctor looking for something new?
Routine multi-testing for this that and the other, multiple organ function etc.
OK. Yes, the GP’s have a blood test mantra.
In the news.
He must have shaken the champagne too vigorously?
I walked
transition said:
I walked
Great shot.
Morning pilgrims,
transition said:
I walked
Nice.
ooops, should have moved into the correct thread!
buffy said:
ooops, should have moved into the correct thread!
It’s been 5 minutes and already you have some PEBDAK.
The geek moved some of my stuff across and the link to the forum came as the eating thread…
buffy said:
And hello from my new computer. I’ve just plugged it in…got a bit more faffing about to do. But it’s fast.
It certainly should be, given the vintage of your old machine.
Ooh, clever geek – he got Paint Shop Pro 6 to load for me. He’s also loaded Firefox, Picture Tube Converter and Libre.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
And hello from my new computer. I’ve just plugged it in…got a bit more faffing about to do. But it’s fast.
It certainly should be, given the vintage of your old machine.
And it’s got rainbow lights on the fans. Although my setup means I can’t see them because the screen is in front of the glass front on the case. I don’t need to see the guts.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
And hello from my new computer. I’ve just plugged it in…got a bit more faffing about to do. But it’s fast.
It certainly should be, given the vintage of your old machine.
And it’s got rainbow lights on the fans. Although my setup means I can’t see them because the screen is in front of the glass front on the case. I don’t need to see the guts.
Ah. I keep my desktop cases on the floor.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:It certainly should be, given the vintage of your old machine.
And it’s got rainbow lights on the fans. Although my setup means I can’t see them because the screen is in front of the glass front on the case. I don’t need to see the guts.
Ah. I keep my desktop cases on the floor.
I had the tower on the floor at work, but I prefer not to. Too much dust. I’m not as fond of vacuuming as you are.
I’ll just go and see if it needs anything special to get some photos off my cameras.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:And it’s got rainbow lights on the fans. Although my setup means I can’t see them because the screen is in front of the glass front on the case. I don’t need to see the guts.
Ah. I keep my desktop cases on the floor.
I had the tower on the floor at work, but I prefer not to. Too much dust. I’m not as fond of vacuuming as you are.
I hate vacuuming :)
But someone’s got to do it.
Anyway my current tower is far too big to go on the desk and its lights would be a major distraction.
buffy said:
The geek moved some of my stuff across and the link to the forum came as the eating thread…
What are the specifications of the new computer?
(We are getting close to dire need of replacements here.)
Michael V said:
buffy said:
The geek moved some of my stuff across and the link to the forum came as the eating thread…
What are the specifications of the new computer?
(We are getting close to dire need of replacements here.)
Sorry, I went off to find out how to download photos. When I got the Ricoh all I did was plug it into a USB port and the computer worked it out. This is not working at the moment. I’ll have to mess about with it.
Anyway, I spent ~$1000. This is what the invoice says:
Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 12 thread ($272.73)
Gigabyte B650M Gaming WIFI AMS mAtx Motherboard ($163.64)
CORSAIR Vengeance RGB DDR5 32GB (2×16GH) DDR5 6000 ($163.64)
MSI Spatium M450 1Tb M.2 NVMe ($100.00)
SilverStone FARA H1M Pro Micro-ATX ($100.00)
Thermaltake Litepower 450W Gen 2 Power Supply ($63.64)
Windows 11 Digital License ($45.45)
Labour – Data transfer to new PC ($45.45)
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:
The geek moved some of my stuff across and the link to the forum came as the eating thread…
What are the specifications of the new computer?
(We are getting close to dire need of replacements here.)
Sorry, I went off to find out how to download photos. When I got the Ricoh all I did was plug it into a USB port and the computer worked it out. This is not working at the moment. I’ll have to mess about with it.
Anyway, I spent ~$1000. This is what the invoice says:
Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 12 thread ($272.73)
Gigabyte B650M Gaming WIFI AMS mAtx Motherboard ($163.64)
CORSAIR Vengeance RGB DDR5 32GB (2×16GH) DDR5 6000 ($163.64)
MSI Spatium M450 1Tb M.2 NVMe ($100.00)
SilverStone FARA H1M Pro Micro-ATX ($100.00)
Thermaltake Litepower 450W Gen 2 Power Supply ($63.64)
Windows 11 Digital License ($45.45)
Labour – Data transfer to new PC ($45.45)
Thanks.
Lots of memory! Fast CPU.
Seems an excellent price.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:What are the specifications of the new computer?
(We are getting close to dire need of replacements here.)
Sorry, I went off to find out how to download photos. When I got the Ricoh all I did was plug it into a USB port and the computer worked it out. This is not working at the moment. I’ll have to mess about with it.
Anyway, I spent ~$1000. This is what the invoice says:
Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 12 thread ($272.73)
Gigabyte B650M Gaming WIFI AMS mAtx Motherboard ($163.64)
CORSAIR Vengeance RGB DDR5 32GB (2×16GH) DDR5 6000 ($163.64)
MSI Spatium M450 1Tb M.2 NVMe ($100.00)
SilverStone FARA H1M Pro Micro-ATX ($100.00)
Thermaltake Litepower 450W Gen 2 Power Supply ($63.64)
Windows 11 Digital License ($45.45)
Labour – Data transfer to new PC ($45.45)
Thanks.
Lots of memory! Fast CPU.
Seems an excellent price.
He’s a Good Geek.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:Sorry, I went off to find out how to download photos. When I got the Ricoh all I did was plug it into a USB port and the computer worked it out. This is not working at the moment. I’ll have to mess about with it.
Anyway, I spent ~$1000. This is what the invoice says:
Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 12 thread ($272.73)
Gigabyte B650M Gaming WIFI AMS mAtx Motherboard ($163.64)
CORSAIR Vengeance RGB DDR5 32GB (2×16GH) DDR5 6000 ($163.64)
MSI Spatium M450 1Tb M.2 NVMe ($100.00)
SilverStone FARA H1M Pro Micro-ATX ($100.00)
Thermaltake Litepower 450W Gen 2 Power Supply ($63.64)
Windows 11 Digital License ($45.45)
Labour – Data transfer to new PC ($45.45)
Thanks.
Lots of memory! Fast CPU.
Seems an excellent price.
He’s a Good Geek.
Oh, and he said he was setting me up for it to last at least 5 years. He knew the old one was about 15 years old.
buffy said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:Thanks.
Lots of memory! Fast CPU.
Seems an excellent price.
He’s a Good Geek.
Oh, and he said he was setting me up for it to last at least 5 years. He knew the old one was about 15 years old.
:)
Hey MV… did you watch The Family Next Door last night on ABC? We rather enjoyed it and will stay with it.
buffy said:
Hey MV… did you watch The Family Next Door last night on ABC? We rather enjoyed it and will stay with it.
Yes we did. It’s a bit different.
I suspect that the point of it all will be slowly revealed by the end of the series.
Where has everyone gone? I went to watch QI and an episode of Surreal Estate, and everyone went quiet here. I’ll be off to bed soon.
buffy said:
Where has everyone gone? I went to watch QI and an episode of Surreal Estate, and everyone went quiet here. I’ll be off to bed soon.
I’m here. Don’t go to bed yet young lady!
Witty Rejoinder said:
buffy said:
Where has everyone gone? I went to watch QI and an episode of Surreal Estate, and everyone went quiet here. I’ll be off to bed soon.
I’m here. Don’t go to bed yet young lady!
I’m going to bed to read. As I just finished a reread (for the umpteenth time) of Pride and Prejudice, I am now reading “The Making of Pride and Prejudice” from the BBC. I’ve read past the casting and am up to the bit about finding locations to use.
buffy said:
Where has everyone gone? I went to watch QI and an episode of Surreal Estate, and everyone went quiet here. I’ll be off to bed soon.
I had a child who wouldn’t go the fuck to sleep. She gonna be crankypants in the morning.
buffy said:
Where has everyone gone? I went to watch QI and an episode of Surreal Estate, and everyone went quiet here. I’ll be off to bed soon.
I’ve discover3ed a whole new doco series on Youtube by the British actor Mark Williams as host. All about the Industrial Revolution, then another series about railways, and another on the history of explosives.
You might know Mark Williams from many other acting roles over the years, but for this forum perhaps Petersen from Red Dwarf might ring a bell.
Not really serious adult doco stuff, but light entertainment as well as factual.
buffy said:
Where has everyone gone? I went to watch QI and an episode of Surreal Estate, and everyone went quiet here. I’ll be off to bed soon.
I went and cooked myself something to eat.
It’s been a long day, I started at 6am in the dark.
I watched one of those movie breakdowns and easter egg videos of Fantastic Four, by a reviewer that I usually like. He mentioned Lagos, which has been a location in a couple of MCU movies … and it became clear that he thinks Lagos is a fictional country that exists in those movies.
Not one of the biggest cities in the real world.
Interesting progression in a current series of ads for T-Mobile.
The ads feature Billy Bob Thornton, all folksy and charming. Over the last few months the displayed information has changed from just the T-Mobile logo to include the word “satellite” and now Starlink.
T-Mobile is the carrier for the tacky gold trump cell phone.
I don’t always watch the ads, usually my eyes are closed for the duration. This morning I noticed the addition of Starlink after noticing the mention of satellite yesterday.
dv said:
I watched one of those movie breakdowns and easter egg videos of Fantastic Four, by a reviewer that I usually like. He mentioned Lagos, which has been a location in a couple of MCU movies … and it became clear that he thinks Lagos is a fictional country that exists in those movies.Not one of the biggest cities in the real world.
Were his reviews any good apart from that factoid?
dv said:
I watched one of those movie breakdowns and easter egg videos of Fantastic Four, by a reviewer that I usually like. He mentioned Lagos, which has been a location in a couple of MCU movies … and it became clear that he thinks Lagos is a fictional country that exists in those movies.Not one of the biggest cities in the real world.
It’s where Paul McCartney recorded the Wings “Band On The Run” LP.
Neophyte said:
dv said:
I watched one of those movie breakdowns and easter egg videos of Fantastic Four, by a reviewer that I usually like. He mentioned Lagos, which has been a location in a couple of MCU movies … and it became clear that he thinks Lagos is a fictional country that exists in those movies.Not one of the biggest cities in the real world.
It’s where Paul McCartney recorded the Wings “Band On The Run” LP.
Well there’s something.
I’m going to watch more videos of rescued dogs and cats. They make me cry. My new favourite is rescued greyhounds.
Also read an interesting piece about veterinarians. People bringing the opinions of social media influencers into the consulting room to challenge the medical opinions of the professionals.
I remembered the incident from the across-the-road neighbour who tried to stave off the inevitable death of their Maine Coon cat, Mikey. What she did to him was abuse.
As he was dying, a slow and painful death, instead of taking him to the vet’s to be euthanised, she shaved his fur off and massaged him with oil. I saw him stretched out on the couch. I won’t ever forget that sight. Her husband did warn me not to look.
Anyway…
kii said:
I’m going to watch more videos of rescued dogs and cats. They make me cry. My new favourite is rescued greyhounds.Also read an interesting piece about veterinarians. People bringing the opinions of social media influencers into the consulting room to challenge the medical opinions of the professionals.
I remembered the incident from the across-the-road neighbour who tried to stave off the inevitable death of their Maine Coon cat, Mikey. What she did to him was abuse.
As he was dying, a slow and painful death, instead of taking him to the vet’s to be euthanised, she shaved his fur off and massaged him with oil. I saw him stretched out on the couch. I won’t ever forget that sight. Her husband did warn me not to look.
Anyway…
My recently removed neighbour was a greyhound rescuer and she daily walked her dogs around the crown land beside me which I’d planted with mainly local natives. She didn’t use poop bags but I buried the remains anyway, Nobody wants to hit that shit with the mower.
When I was about 12, a Vetinarian moved in outside our back gate. My mother got a job there and I was often in the operating room or babysittng their daughter.
Partly cloudy top of 21. I’ve realised I don’t know the difference between “partly cloudy” and “mostly sunny”. Seems to be foggy outside right now.
Today I’m in with year 1. Even though I’ve been in this class a bunch of times, I’ve only worked with the proper teacher twice. She’s experiencing burnout from one particular kid, as she admitted to me the last time I was in there. But that class also has one of my favourite students.
Divine Angel said:
Partly cloudy top of 21. I’ve realised I don’t know the difference between “partly cloudy” and “mostly sunny”. Seems to be foggy outside right now.Today I’m in with year 1. Even though I’ve been in this class a bunch of times, I’ve only worked with the proper teacher twice. She’s experiencing burnout from one particular kid, as she admitted to me the last time I was in there. But that class also has one of my favourite students.
Stay with the positives even if that is is only the one.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Partly cloudy top of 21. I’ve realised I don’t know the difference between “partly cloudy” and “mostly sunny”. Seems to be foggy outside right now.Today I’m in with year 1. Even though I’ve been in this class a bunch of times, I’ve only worked with the proper teacher twice. She’s experiencing burnout from one particular kid, as she admitted to me the last time I was in there. But that class also has one of my favourite students.
Stay with the positives even if that is is only the one.
It’s a pretty good class. They know me now, which helps a lot.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Partly cloudy top of 21. I’ve realised I don’t know the difference between “partly cloudy” and “mostly sunny”. Seems to be foggy outside right now.Today I’m in with year 1. Even though I’ve been in this class a bunch of times, I’ve only worked with the proper teacher twice. She’s experiencing burnout from one particular kid, as she admitted to me the last time I was in there. But that class also has one of my favourite students.
Stay with the positives even if that is is only the one.
It’s a pretty good class. They know me now, which helps a lot.
Off to a good start.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 4 degrees at the back door and it’s been lightly raining for some hours. We are forecast 14 degrees with some showers.
Bakery Breakfast with our Hamilton friend this morning. Don’t know what else today.
Morning all. Venus shining serenely out there with another bright planet immediately below, presumably Jupiter.
Heading for 14 here, showers this evening. I have to be at the health centre by 9am for fasting bloods to be taken.
Morning is here. 4.5 degrees. BOM says; Clear and sunny, will become cloudy with slight chance of a shower, up to 19 degrees
Good morning everybody.
Cold, humid, short light showers and light breezes here.
Porridge planned for breakfast, re-heated fried rice on toast for lunch. Clothes washing and rags washing to be done and hung inside.
We are going south to the Sunshine Coast for three days to visit friends and buy new shoes for Mrs V, as prescribed by her Orthopedic Surgeon. I’m not taking my computer, so I won’t be able to check in. I intend to be Bach.
:)
roughbarked said:
Nice lphotos Roughie.
I’m fogboinde at the redoubt but there’s no wind and the day looks set fair.
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.Cold, humid, short light showers and light breezes here.
Porridge planned for breakfast, re-heated fried rice on toast for lunch. Clothes washing and rags washing to be done and hung inside.
We are going south to the Sunshine Coast for three days to visit friends and buy new shoes for Mrs V, as prescribed by her Orthopedic Surgeon. I’m not taking my computer, so I won’t be able to check in. I intend to be Bach.
:)
Roger.
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.Cold, humid, short light showers and light breezes here.
Porridge planned for breakfast, re-heated fried rice on toast for lunch. Clothes washing and rags washing to be done and hung inside.
We are going south to the Sunshine Coast for three days to visit friends and buy new shoes for Mrs V, as prescribed by her Orthopedic Surgeon. I’m not taking my computer, so I won’t be able to check in. I intend to be Bach.
:)
Roger.
No, no. Roger is coming to visit next month.
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.Cold, humid, short light showers and light breezes here.
Porridge planned for breakfast, re-heated fried rice on toast for lunch. Clothes washing and rags washing to be done and hung inside.
We are going south to the Sunshine Coast for three days to visit friends and buy new shoes for Mrs V, as prescribed by her Orthopedic Surgeon. I’m not taking my computer, so I won’t be able to check in. I intend to be Bach.
:)
See you later J.S. :)
OK off I go. After the bloods are taken I’ll probably have a bakery breakfast, but not with my bushwalking friend ‘cos I don’t have one.
i’ll make the coffee
i’m here for you
Morning,
Having cuppa and a muesli bar before going off to see Dad. Have a meeting with the care manager, so see if they have implemented any of the recommendations the gerontologist made. sigh
and it’s such a lovely day – would love to go for a nice long bush walk.
Greetings
BACK already. Had a super-efficient nurse, Montana.
Usually takes them aaages to find a blood-bearing vein, but she hit paydirt first jab, and was able to fill all three required vials.
Instead of having a bakery breakfast I bought a nice sourdough loaf from there, and good bacon and mushrooms from the IGA.
So a bacon, egg & mushroom breakfast will be coming up shortly.
Brindabellas said:
Morning,Having cuppa and a muesli bar before going off to see Dad. Have a meeting with the care manager, so see if they have implemented any of the recommendations the gerontologist made. sigh
and it’s such a lovely day – would love to go for a nice long bush walk.
Good luck with that.
Cymek said:
Greetings
the larry, he not dead
I encourages him to bark, seems good for his health, tease him some playful
has to be able to talk, do the dog speak, tell us if something wrong, or good, does doggy talk, makes him happy, make him dog
transition said:
the larry, he not deadI encourages him to bark, seems good for his health, tease him some playful
has to be able to talk, do the dog speak, tell us if something wrong, or good, does doggy talk, makes him happy, make him dog
Looks like that tail’s still wagging.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
Nice lphotos Roughie.
I’m fogboinde at the redoubt but there’s no wind and the day looks set fair.
:) Hope that is how it turned out for you. I’ve been up ladders fixing eaves and stuff.
roughbarked said:
It’s an interesting secret ravine, a little chaotic.
Saved in Pictures/Roughbarked.
OK, I’m going to bed to read and nap. I woke around 4.00am this morning and had difficulty dropping off again. I got up at 6.00am as intended. But now I need to rest again.
buffy said:
OK, I’m going to bed to read and nap. I woke around 4.00am this morning and had difficulty dropping off again. I got up at 6.00am as intended. But now I need to rest again.
Yeah, that’ll be alright.
Right, the ragu has been set to slow cook ready for a family dinner. Time to make the most of the sunshine after days and days of rain….off for a quick bushwalk….
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
It’s an interesting secret ravine, a little chaotic.
Saved in Pictures/Roughbarked.
Yes it is a nice little ravine with very old rocks.
I opened the lid of the paper printer yesterday, and found that some ants have decided to make a home inside it.
I printed out a sheet of paper and there weren’t lines of dead ants streaming down the page, Matrix-style, so at least that part is okay.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
It’s an interesting secret ravine, a little chaotic.
Saved in Pictures/Roughbarked.
Yes it is a nice little ravine with very old rocks.
Spiny Norman said:
I opened the lid of the paper printer yesterday, and found that some ants have decided to make a home inside it.
I printed out a sheet of paper and there weren’t lines of dead ants streaming down the page, Matrix-style, so at least that part is okay.
At least they aren’t cloud ants.
Spiny Norman said:
I opened the lid of the paper printer yesterday, and found that some ants have decided to make a home inside it.
I printed out a sheet of paper and there weren’t lines of dead ants streaming down the page, Matrix-style, so at least that part is okay.
Better than mice, I suppose.
Spiny Norman said:
I opened the lid of the paper printer yesterday, and found that some ants have decided to make a home inside it.
I printed out a sheet of paper and there weren’t lines of dead ants streaming down the page, Matrix-style, so at least that part is okay.
I had them nest inside a fax machine once. I think they were in there for the warmth. That was at the Casterton visiting practice. It cured me of leaving the thing plugged in between weekly visits. I had my receptionist hold the doors open while I picked up the machine and ran it outside onto the verandah. They absolutely swarmed and I dropped the machine outside. Had to get a new phone/fax.
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
I opened the lid of the paper printer yesterday, and found that some ants have decided to make a home inside it.
I printed out a sheet of paper and there weren’t lines of dead ants streaming down the page, Matrix-style, so at least that part is okay.
Better than mice, I suppose.
Yeah we managed to get rid of those.
buffy said:
Spiny Norman said:
I opened the lid of the paper printer yesterday, and found that some ants have decided to make a home inside it.
I printed out a sheet of paper and there weren’t lines of dead ants streaming down the page, Matrix-style, so at least that part is okay.
I had them nest inside a fax machine once. I think they were in there for the warmth. That was at the Casterton visiting practice. It cured me of leaving the thing plugged in between weekly visits. I had my receptionist hold the doors open while I picked up the machine and ran it outside onto the verandah. They absolutely swarmed and I dropped the machine outside. Had to get a new phone/fax.
Ha! I can imagine. I’ll have to do something about them when I get home later today.
We were walking around the property yesterday and Spocky spotted this, and wondered what it was. She said you may well know?
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
I opened the lid of the paper printer yesterday, and found that some ants have decided to make a home inside it.
I printed out a sheet of paper and there weren’t lines of dead ants streaming down the page, Matrix-style, so at least that part is okay.
Better than mice, I suppose.
Depends on the ants. My house has the odorous ant from the floor to the ceiling but I can be bolstered by the fact that they’ll eat any termites they find. I try not to disturb them because they really stink. I share a citrus tree with them because they farm scale on it and I routinelly clean as much of the cushion scale off as I can. The apostle birds have a great time eating them at the tree so there is a balance of a sort going on.
Spiny Norman said:
buffy said:
Spiny Norman said:
I opened the lid of the paper printer yesterday, and found that some ants have decided to make a home inside it.
I printed out a sheet of paper and there weren’t lines of dead ants streaming down the page, Matrix-style, so at least that part is okay.
I had them nest inside a fax machine once. I think they were in there for the warmth. That was at the Casterton visiting practice. It cured me of leaving the thing plugged in between weekly visits. I had my receptionist hold the doors open while I picked up the machine and ran it outside onto the verandah. They absolutely swarmed and I dropped the machine outside. Had to get a new phone/fax.
Ha! I can imagine. I’ll have to do something about them when I get home later today.
We were walking around the property yesterday and Spocky spotted this, and wondered what it was. She said you may well know?
Canna lily?
roughbarked said:
Spiny Norman said:
buffy said:I had them nest inside a fax machine once. I think they were in there for the warmth. That was at the Casterton visiting practice. It cured me of leaving the thing plugged in between weekly visits. I had my receptionist hold the doors open while I picked up the machine and ran it outside onto the verandah. They absolutely swarmed and I dropped the machine outside. Had to get a new phone/fax.
Ha! I can imagine. I’ll have to do something about them when I get home later today.
We were walking around the property yesterday and Spocky spotted this, and wondered what it was. She said you may well know?
Canna lily?
Maybe this one? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canna_indica
Spiny Norman said:
buffy said:
Spiny Norman said:
I opened the lid of the paper printer yesterday, and found that some ants have decided to make a home inside it.
I printed out a sheet of paper and there weren’t lines of dead ants streaming down the page, Matrix-style, so at least that part is okay.
I had them nest inside a fax machine once. I think they were in there for the warmth. That was at the Casterton visiting practice. It cured me of leaving the thing plugged in between weekly visits. I had my receptionist hold the doors open while I picked up the machine and ran it outside onto the verandah. They absolutely swarmed and I dropped the machine outside. Had to get a new phone/fax.
Ha! I can imagine. I’ll have to do something about them when I get home later today.
We were walking around the property yesterday and Spocky spotted this, and wondered what it was. She said you may well know?
I’m not so good on exotics. Some sort of lily, at a guess.
Twinged my knee today. I think it was while I was dancing to this in class.
https://youtu.be/uIdD8aVArU0?feature=shared
daughter showed me headphones other day multi-language translator etc, granddaughter was about to download software, I said they could also translate dog barks, dog speak, she was initially impressed by that (perhaps pretended) to be keenly interested, but I think my seriousness was a bit flaky, anyways she may have just been indulging me, indulging the idiot
buffy said:
Spiny Norman said:
buffy said:I had them nest inside a fax machine once. I think they were in there for the warmth. That was at the Casterton visiting practice. It cured me of leaving the thing plugged in between weekly visits. I had my receptionist hold the doors open while I picked up the machine and ran it outside onto the verandah. They absolutely swarmed and I dropped the machine outside. Had to get a new phone/fax.
Ha! I can imagine. I’ll have to do something about them when I get home later today.
We were walking around the property yesterday and Spocky spotted this, and wondered what it was. She said you may well know?
I’m not so good on exotics. Some sort of lily, at a guess.
Ta, I’ll let her know.
Spiny Norman said:
buffy said:
Spiny Norman said:Ha! I can imagine. I’ll have to do something about them when I get home later today.
We were walking around the property yesterday and Spocky spotted this, and wondered what it was. She said you may well know?
I’m not so good on exotics. Some sort of lily, at a guess.
Ta, I’ll let her know.
Try this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canna_indica
roughbarked said:
Spiny Norman said:
buffy said:I’m not so good on exotics. Some sort of lily, at a guess.
Ta, I’ll let her know.
Try this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canna_indica
I think roughie is right about it being a canna lily. I weeded a bunch from my garden when we first moved in nearly 40 years ago. This year I spotted a couple growing in the same spot. Not sure if it was seeds or a very dormant rhizome. Bloody tough. Like cockroaches.
ruby said:
roughbarked said:
Spiny Norman said:Ta, I’ll let her know.
Try this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canna_indica
I think roughie is right about it being a canna lily. I weeded a bunch from my garden when we first moved in nearly 40 years ago. This year I spotted a couple growing in the same spot. Not sure if it was seeds or a very dormant rhizome. Bloody tough. Like cockroaches.
True. Can’t kill them with an axe but some frosts can knock them back hard. I used to hack the lot off when winter arrived Tthey shot up again next spring. Thankfully when I moved from that rented farmhouse, I left them where they were.
I think that, as the naval correspondent for the Forum, i should make some comment on the collision between a Chinese ‘coast guard’ ship and a Chines navy warship, while they were busy harrassing a Philippines patrol
I think that, as the naval correspondent for the Forum, i should make some comment on the collision between a Chinese ‘coast guard’ ship and a Chines navy warship, while they were busy harrassing a Philippines patrol
Oops.
I’ll finish that, with care to not (somehow) submit it before it’s complete.
I think that, as the naval correspondent for the Forum, i should make some comment on the collision between a Chinese ‘coast guard’ ship and a Chines navy warship, while they were busy harrassing a Philippines patrol boat.
I have viewwd the available videos several times, and have given due regard to the tactical situation, with reference to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972.
My considered view of the incident is:
captain_spalding said:
Oops.I’ll finish that, with care to not (somehow) submit it before it’s complete.
I think that, as the naval correspondent for the Forum, i should make some comment on the collision between a Chinese ‘coast guard’ ship and a Chines navy warship, while they were busy harrassing a Philippines patrol boat.
I have viewwd the available videos several times, and have given due regard to the tactical situation, with reference to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972.
My considered view of the incident is:
Agreed.
captain_spalding said:
Oops.I’ll finish that, with care to not (somehow) submit it before it’s complete.
I think that, as the naval correspondent for the Forum, i should make some comment on the collision between a Chinese ‘coast guard’ ship and a Chines navy warship, while they were busy harrassing a Philippines patrol boat.
I have viewwd the available videos several times, and have given due regard to the tactical situation, with reference to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972.
My considered view of the incident is:
Gosh, how lucky are we to have a naval expert in our midst?
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:
Oops.I’ll finish that, with care to not (somehow) submit it before it’s complete.
I think that, as the naval correspondent for the Forum, i should make some comment on the collision between a Chinese ‘coast guard’ ship and a Chines navy warship, while they were busy harrassing a Philippines patrol boat.
I have viewwd the available videos several times, and have given due regard to the tactical situation, with reference to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972.
My considered view of the incident is:
Gosh, how lucky are we to have a naval expert in our midst?
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:
Oops.I’ll finish that, with care to not (somehow) submit it before it’s complete.
I think that, as the naval correspondent for the Forum, i should make some comment on the collision between a Chinese ‘coast guard’ ship and a Chines navy warship, while they were busy harrassing a Philippines patrol boat.
I have viewwd the available videos several times, and have given due regard to the tactical situation, with reference to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972.
My considered view of the incident is:
Gosh, how lucky are we to have a naval expert in our midst?
well, i’ll do until a real one comes along.
captain_spalding said:
I think that, as the naval correspondent for the Forum, i should make some comment on the collision between a Chinese ‘coast guard’ ship and a Chines navy warship, while they were busy harrassing a Philippines patrol
What’s your thoughts on Australia spendin g half a billion dollars on expanding a naval base in PNG?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-12/png-lombrum-naval-base-cost-blowout-revealed/105643830
lonk
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
I think that, as the naval correspondent for the Forum, i should make some comment on the collision between a Chinese ‘coast guard’ ship and a Chines navy warship, while they were busy harrassing a Philippines patrol
What’s your thoughts on Australia spendin g half a billion dollars on expanding a naval base in PNG?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-12/png-lombrum-naval-base-cost-blowout-revealed/105643830
lonk
If we didn’t, the Chinese would.
And, the thing about the Chinese is that it’s very easy to get them into a country like P/NG, but it’s ever so bloody difficult to then get them out of a country like P/NG.
It’s a worthwhile investment, in the long run. Not only does it keep China from making a significant ‘investment’ in P/NG, but it can be ensured that the base suits the needs of P/NG, and Australia, and other Pacific allies.
captain_spalding said:
Oops.I’ll finish that, with care to not (somehow) submit it before it’s complete.
I think that, as the naval correspondent for the Forum, i should make some comment on the collision between a Chinese ‘coast guard’ ship and a Chines navy warship, while they were busy harrassing a Philippines patrol boat.
I have viewwd the available videos several times, and have given due regard to the tactical situation, with reference to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972.
My considered view of the incident is:
They were too busy trying to hose down the Phillipines boat and not watching where they were goiing.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
I think that, as the naval correspondent for the Forum, i should make some comment on the collision between a Chinese ‘coast guard’ ship and a Chines navy warship, while they were busy harrassing a Philippines patrol
What’s your thoughts on Australia spendin g half a billion dollars on expanding a naval base in PNG?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-12/png-lombrum-naval-base-cost-blowout-revealed/105643830
lonk
If we didn’t, the Chinese would.
And, the thing about the Chinese is that it’s very easy to get them into a country like P/NG, but it’s ever so bloody difficult to then get them out of a country like P/NG.
It’s a worthwhile investment, in the long run. Not only does it keep China from making a significant ‘investment’ in P/NG, but it can be ensured that the base suits the needs of P/NG, and Australia, and other Pacific allies.
Yes. It is in our interests. Particularly as China is making its presence felt across the Pacific.
There is a reaklly dry spot that rarely gets water near my front door. There’s a scraggly smelly pelargonium there. I’d noticed that a bearded dragon was having some brumation under the dry leaves. Then I couldn’t see it and thought it had left but today there it was, getting soome sun. Today it got to 20 degrees.
roughbarked said:
There is a reaklly dry spot that rarely gets water near my front door. There’s a scraggly smelly pelargonium there. I’d noticed that a bearded dragon was having some brumation under the dry leaves. Then I couldn’t see it and thought it had left but today there it was, getting soome sun. Today it got to 20 degrees.
and of course I forgot that photos from that camera need to be rotated.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
What’s your thoughts on Australia spendin g half a billion dollars on expanding a naval base in PNG?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-12/png-lombrum-naval-base-cost-blowout-revealed/105643830
lonk
If we didn’t, the Chinese would.
And, the thing about the Chinese is that it’s very easy to get them into a country like P/NG, but it’s ever so bloody difficult to then get them out of a country like P/NG.
It’s a worthwhile investment, in the long run. Not only does it keep China from making a significant ‘investment’ in P/NG, but it can be ensured that the base suits the needs of P/NG, and Australia, and other Pacific allies.
Yes. It is in our interests. Particularly as China is making its presence felt across the Pacific.
bullshit but yes we agree we actually need them to help stand strong against fascist imperialism 90 years after the last round
My new computer only has the Windows security stuff on it. Opinions please on AVG etc? I only need basic “cover”.
buffy said:
My new computer only has the Windows security stuff on it. Opinions please on AVG etc? I only need basic “cover”.
Never use anything more than the windows stuff at home. Most AV etc are superfluous.
poikilotherm said:
buffy said:
My new computer only has the Windows security stuff on it. Opinions please on AVG etc? I only need basic “cover”.
Never use anything more than the windows stuff at home. Most AV etc are superfluous.
I haven’t bothered before. Just wondering if I should. I don’t gallivant around the internet very much.
buffy said:
My new computer only has the Windows security stuff on it. Opinions please on AVG etc? I only need basic “cover”.
Like everything, it depends how much you want to pay.
There are some like AVG that let you have a basic version for free, but will periodically ask you for money to upgrade to the full version.
party_pants said:
buffy said:
My new computer only has the Windows security stuff on it. Opinions please on AVG etc? I only need basic “cover”.
Like everything, it depends how much you want to pay.
There are some like AVG that let you have a basic version for free, but will periodically ask you for money to upgrade to the full version.
Years ago I used AVG. I’m happy to use a free version and just keep ignoring their begging.
poikilotherm said:
buffy said:
My new computer only has the Windows security stuff on it. Opinions please on AVG etc? I only need basic “cover”.
Never use anything more than the windows stuff at home. Most AV etc are superfluous.
Same here.
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
If we didn’t, the Chinese would.
And, the thing about the Chinese is that it’s very easy to get them into a country like P/NG, but it’s ever so bloody difficult to then get them out of a country like P/NG.
It’s a worthwhile investment, in the long run. Not only does it keep China from making a significant ‘investment’ in P/NG, but it can be ensured that the base suits the needs of P/NG, and Australia, and other Pacific allies.
Yes. It is in our interests. Particularly as China is making its presence felt across the Pacific.
bullshit but yes we agree we actually need them to help stand strong against fascist imperialism 90 years after the last round
I don’t agree that it’s ‘bullshit’.
Manus Island has a history of being a most important location for naval support facilities in the western Pacific, back to World War 2.
In those days, it was a critical base for repair, maintenance, and resupply in the campaigns of the western and south-western Pacific. Its location and accesibility marked it as a very suitable place for such facilities
That role was maintained, to a reasonable degree , by Australia and the RAN until the early 1970s, and the base at Lombrum, at the eastern end of the island, was known as HMAS Tarangau.
That role for Australia and the RAN pretty much ceased after P/NG independence, and the capabilities of the base steadily declined thereafter.
The suitability of the location for a support base has never changed, and its potential in any new scenes of confrontation in the western, and more especially, the south-western Pacific, means that investment in its refurbishment and in co-operative access to it will quite possibly pay dividends in the future.
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
If we didn’t, the Chinese would.
And, the thing about the Chinese is that it’s very easy to get them into a country like P/NG, but it’s ever so bloody difficult to then get them out of a country like P/NG.
It’s a worthwhile investment, in the long run. Not only does it keep China from making a significant ‘investment’ in P/NG, but it can be ensured that the base suits the needs of P/NG, and Australia, and other Pacific allies.
Yes. It is in our interests. Particularly as China is making its presence felt across the Pacific.
bullshit but yes we agree we actually need them to help stand strong against fascist imperialism 90 years after the last round
Tell the Philippines Navy that.
captain_spalding said:
Oops.I’ll finish that, with care to not (somehow) submit it before it’s complete.
I think that, as the naval correspondent for the Forum, i should make some comment on the collision between a Chinese ‘coast guard’ ship and a Chines navy warship, while they were busy harrassing a Philippines patrol boat.
I have viewwd the available videos several times, and have given due regard to the tactical situation, with reference to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972.
My considered view of the incident is:
My considered view of the situation, and after viewing the available evidence is very similar.
Well,fuckem.gif
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
Yes. It is in our interests. Particularly as China is making its presence felt across the Pacific.
bullshit but yes we agree we actually need them to help stand strong against fascist imperialism 90 years after the last round
I don’t agree that it’s ‘bullshit’.
Manus Island has a history of being a most important location for naval support facilities in the western Pacific, back to World War 2.
In those days, it was a critical base for repair, maintenance, and resupply in the campaigns of the western and south-western Pacific. Its location and accesibility marked it as a very suitable place for such facilities
That role was maintained, to a reasonable degree , by Australia and the RAN until the early 1970s, and the base at Lombrum, at the eastern end of the island, was known as HMAS Tarangau.
That role for Australia and the RAN pretty much ceased after P/NG independence, and the capabilities of the base steadily declined thereafter.
The suitability of the location for a support base has never changed, and its potential in any new scenes of confrontation in the western, and more especially, the south-western Pacific, means that investment in its refurbishment and in co-operative access to it will quite possibly pay dividends in the future.
nah we mean like we said it shouldn’t keep industrial powerhouses from making investments in the region, we should encourage them to make friends with their neighbours and help to develop their societies in cooperative ways as good allies
maybe hears one of them over dam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_grass_frog
transition said:
maybe hears one of them over damhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_grass_frog
Interesting. There used to be a lot of them around here, don’t see them so much these days but maybe I don’t get around at night so much anymore and my deafness doesn’t help.
poikilotherm said:
buffy said:
My new computer only has the Windows security stuff on it. Opinions please on AVG etc? I only need basic “cover”.
Never use anything more than the windows stuff at home. Most AV etc are superfluous.
same. windows is fine.
Mostly cloudy top of 20, 50% chance of rain this evening, possible storm.
It’s pyjama day at school. I asked the office lady yesterday if staff wear pyjamas, she said it was up to me but most TAs will wear them. So I’m going to wear my Simpsons pyjamas.
It’s also my first official day of my contract. I don’t know what my timetable looks like but I expect it’s a different class every half hour working with kids I’ve supported before. I’m doing LAT, which is language skills like reading, writing, and comprehension for kids in years 2-5.
Morning. Min 8 Max 16 Shower or two. Possible rainfall: 0 to 2 mm Chance of any rain: 60% Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the early morning. Light winds becoming southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then tending southerly in the early afternoon.
It is now a week since my hearing aids disappeared as too, the memory of what happened.
If they are in the yard, they will be wet as there was 3mm in the night.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 2 degrees at the back door and there is a moderate level of fog. Feels bitey out there. We are forecast a partly cloudy 15 degrees.
Supermarketing this morning. Archery in the late afternoon. Although I’m a bit short of arrows as I’ve sent them to Hobart to be refletched and they are not back yet. So it will be more socializing than archerying.
Sounds like a convention of weather girls in here.
kii said:
Sounds like a convention of weather girls in here.
It’s always safer than politics. Well, mostly.
buffy said:
kii said:
Sounds like a convention of weather girls in here.
It’s always safer than politics. Well, mostly.
Three reports in a row is a tad boring. If I want to know the weather anywhere in the world I can check the intertubes.
How about some pareidolia then? 
Oh, and thanks to the people who answered my AVG question.
anyway there’s sunlight and moisture and airflow around these parts
That’s me away then. Off to the supermarket I go.
buffy said:
Oh, and thanks to the people who answered my AVG question.
My 2c: I used to run AVG years ago but realised it wasn’t doing much except slowing the system down, so got rid of it.
Now just rely on Windows native security, like the others.
Divine Angel said:
Mostly cloudy top of 20, 50% chance of rain this evening, possible storm.It’s pyjama day at school. I asked the office lady yesterday if staff wear pyjamas, she said it was up to me but most TAs will wear them. So I’m going to wear my Simpsons pyjamas.
It’s also my first official day of my contract. I don’t know what my timetable looks like but I expect it’s a different class every half hour working with kids I’ve supported before. I’m doing LAT, which is language skills like reading, writing, and comprehension for kids in years 2-5.
Have a jolly PJ day.
Too cold for such larks on the island.
SCIENCE said:
anyway there’s sunlight and moisture and airflow around these parts
Another calm day here: 15, 0, light winds.
Mostly housework, including cleaning the inside of the fridge for the final time before it’s replaced.
I also have to call the GP to try to get my Friday afternoon appointment changed to either tomorrow or Monday, since Friday afternoon here will feature 50km winds and 95% chance of rain.
Bubblecar said:
Another calm day here: 15, 0, light winds.Mostly housework, including cleaning the inside of the fridge for the final time before it’s replaced.
I also have to call the GP to try to get my Friday afternoon appointment changed to either tomorrow or Monday, since Friday afternoon here will feature 50km winds and 95% chance of rain.
I have to have a scan of my knee today. Might not be good news.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Another calm day here: 15, 0, light winds.Mostly housework, including cleaning the inside of the fridge for the final time before it’s replaced.
I also have to call the GP to try to get my Friday afternoon appointment changed to either tomorrow or Monday, since Friday afternoon here will feature 50km winds and 95% chance of rain.
I have to have a scan of my knee today. Might not be good news.
Break a leg :)
Another lovely sunny day ahead, I’m going to repeat yesterday’s bushwalk and hopefully my camera will behave itself for orchid pictures. There was a large patch of greenhoods, I was clicking away, but unbeknown to me, the lens connection was not working. Thoroughly enjoyed the walk though. A couple of whale splashes, they are on the move south after their winter sojourn.
A pair of red rumps were just now investigating the now empty aviary nesting boxes(logs). I wonder if they’ll get up the courage to use the log they were investigating?
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Oh, and thanks to the people who answered my AVG question.
My 2c: I used to run AVG years ago but realised it wasn’t doing much except slowing the system down, so got rid of it.
Now just rely on Windows native security, like the others.
We used to run AVG at work, but it gave too many false positives and too many false negatives. It was updated regularly (at least daily), but failed to find a bot that I found on one of our machines, even after I emailed AVG with full details of the malware. To be (a little bit) fair to AVG, Microsoft’s antimalware stuff also didn’t find it.
SCIENCE said:
anyway there’s sunlight and moisture and airflow around these parts
we have weather here as well.
kii said:
SCIENCE said:
anyway there’s sunlight and moisture and airflow around these parts
<3 <3 <3
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
SCIENCE said:
anyway there’s sunlight and moisture and airflow around these parts
<3 <3 <3
So I read this morning about how (according to some) there is no such thing as infinity, and now SCIENCE is telling me that some unstated thing is <3, which is <3, which is <3.
I just don’t know anymore.
The Rev Dodgson said:
SCIENCE said:kii said:
<3 <3 <3
So I read this morning about how (according to some) there is no such thing as infinity, and now SCIENCE is telling me that some unstated thing is <3, which is <3, which is <3.
I just don’t know anymore.
just think if you worked in an office you could ask your workmates what it all meant.
ChrispenEvan said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
SCIENCE said:<3 <3 <3
So I read this morning about how (according to some) there is no such thing as infinity, and now SCIENCE is telling me that some unstated thing is <3, which is <3, which is <3.
I just don’t know anymore.
just think if you worked in an office you could ask your workmates what it all meant.
And play tricks on them, e.g. hide the biscuit tin.
ChrispenEvan said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
SCIENCE said:<3 <3 <3
So I read this morning about how (according to some) there is no such thing as infinity, and now SCIENCE is telling me that some unstated thing is <3, which is <3, which is <3.
I just don’t know anymore.
just think if you worked in an office you could ask your workmates what it all meant.
Spose so.
But then I could send an e-mail, if I was that desperate.
Hello
ChrispenEvan said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
SCIENCE said:
<3 <3 <3
So I read this morning about how (according to some) there is no such thing as infinity, and now SCIENCE is telling me that some unstated thing is <3, which is <3, which is <3.
I just don’t know anymore.
just think if you worked in an office you could ask your workmates what it all meant.
reminds us of all those self congratulatory logic statements like ∀∀∃∃ and so forth
SCIENCE said:
ChrispenEvan said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
So I read this morning about how (according to some) there is no such thing as infinity, and now SCIENCE is telling me that some unstated thing is <3, which is <3, which is <3.
I just don’t know anymore.
just think if you worked in an office you could ask your workmates what it all meant.
reminds us of all those self congratulatory logic statements like ∀∀∃∃ and so forth
Cymek said:
Hello
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
Hello
Olleh.
Woodside must have a hearing in court today.
Drummers outside the District Court seem to do it each time they are in court.
Cymek said:
Woodside must have a hearing in court today.
Drummers outside the District Court seem to do it each time they are in court.
Drummers?
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
Woodside must have a hearing in court today.
Drummers outside the District Court seem to do it each time they are in court.
Drummers?
Yeah people drumming on actual drums.
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
Woodside must have a hearing in court today.
Drummers outside the District Court seem to do it each time they are in court.
Drummers?
You know, like:
“Come a stark naked drummer, a-beating a drum
With his heels in his bosom come marching along”
I always thought it was “his hands in his bosom”
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
Woodside must have a hearing in court today.
Drummers outside the District Court seem to do it each time they are in court.
Drummers?
Yeah people drumming on actual drums.
Protesting against Woodside?
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
Woodside must have a hearing in court today.
Drummers outside the District Court seem to do it each time they are in court.
Drummers?
You know, like:
“Come a stark naked drummer, a-beating a drum
With his heels in his bosom come marching along”I always thought it was “his hands in his bosom”
I’d never heard of drummers at court houses before.
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
Woodside must have a hearing in court today.
Drummers outside the District Court seem to do it each time they are in court.
Drummers?
Yeah people drumming on actual drums.
Without Googling…
Climate change protestors use drums in protests.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
Woodside must have a hearing in court today.
Drummers outside the District Court seem to do it each time they are in court.
Drummers?
You know, like:
“Come a stark naked drummer, a-beating a drum
With his heels in his bosom come marching along”I always thought it was “his hands in his bosom”
heels in his bosom
that’d take some doing.
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:Drummers?
Yeah people drumming on actual drums.
Protesting against Woodside?
Yes, sorry the photo got turned sideways.
So AOL is finally hanging up on dialup internet connections; it’s estimate that almost 175,000 people are still using the service in the US.
Dialup services are set to come to an end on the 1st Oct.
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:Yeah people drumming on actual drums.
Protesting against Woodside?
Yes, sorry the photo got turned sideways.
They aren’t actual drums by the look of it.
Its a lot smaller than before.
ChrispenEvan said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:Drummers?
You know, like:
“Come a stark naked drummer, a-beating a drum
With his heels in his bosom come marching along”I always thought it was “his hands in his bosom”
heels in his bosom
that’d take some doing.
Well that’s the point.
But it’s pretty hard to play a drum with your hands in your bosom as well.
A man was exploring the African jungle and came upon a tribe of natives, their presence underscored by the distinctive and monotonous beating of drums. The man spoke with the tribe and they allowed him to stay with them and sleep on their grounds.
The first night, the man didn’t sleep a wink due to the ongoing drumming so he spoke to the chief. “Chief, I got no sleep last night. Could you maybe stop the drumming for a night so I could rest?”
The chief replied, “The drums must not stop.”
The man figured it was their culture and focused on enjoying the day, studying and spending time with the tribe.
That night, the drums again kept the man awake for the whole night and in the morning he spoke with the chief. “Chief, please! I need some sleep; couldn’t the drums cease for just one night for my health?”
The chief replied, “The drums must not stop.”
The man, exacerbated, let the issue drop and tried to focus on the day at hand, but could not focus due to lack of sleep and the incessant pounding of the drums.
That night, the beating of the drums left the man sleepless yet again in the morning he angrily approached the chief. “Chief, I’ve just about had it. The drums must stop; it is impossible to get any rest with them!”
The chief replied, “The drums must not stop.”
“Why! Why can the drums not stop? What happens when the drums stop?!”
The chief replied, “Bass solo.”
that joke wasn’t that bad!
ChrispenEvan said:
that joke wasn’t that bad!
is it like the one where they use it to get everyone taking again
wait
oh wow that’s so meta
SCIENCE said:
ChrispenEvan said:
that joke wasn’t that bad!
is it like the one where they use it to get everyone taking again
wait
oh wow that’s so meta
oops
Looks like I sent everybody into an infinite self-referential loop again.
The Rev Dodgson said:
oops
Looks like I sent everybody into an infinite self-referential loop again.
fine then let us entertain yous with this
conclusion there are five hospitals in western Sydney
SCIENCE said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
oops
Looks like I sent everybody into an infinite self-referential loop again.
fine then let us entertain yous with this
conclusion there are five hospitals in western Sydney
Well there must be at least three. I can’t see how there is any upper limit to how many there might be.
The Rev Dodgson said:
SCIENCE said:The Rev Dodgson said:
oops
Looks like I sent everybody into an infinite self-referential loop again.
fine then let us entertain yous with this
conclusion there are five hospitals in western Sydney
Well there must be at least three. I can’t see how there is any upper limit to how many there might be.
Or they might be using the average for all of Sydney, so there might be only 2.
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
SCIENCE said:
fine then let us entertain yous with this
conclusion there are five hospitals in western Sydney
Well there must be at least three. I can’t see how there is any upper limit to how many there might be.
Or they might be using the average for all of Sydney, so there might be only 2.
yes obviously we’re being silly though in such instances we were scolded once that we should interpret “average” as measure of central tendency and the decent one to use is median
seems a bit unfair to report that x number of hospitals are below average though, we mean surely report y number are not meeting the intended standard
dinner will be,
a bowl of undisclosed
SCIENCE said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Well there must be at least three. I can’t see how there is any upper limit to how many there might be.
Or they might be using the average for all of Sydney, so there might be only 2.
yes obviously we’re being silly though in such instances we were scolded once that we should interpret “average” as measure of central tendency and the decent one to use is median
seems a bit unfair to report that x number of hospitals are below average though, we mean surely report y number are not meeting the intended standard
On that I’m happy to agree.
transition said:
dinner will be,a bowl of undisclosed
Very early dinner, covert or not.
OK, the announcement everyone’s been patiently awaiting:
The bins are now put out. Yes, you heard correctly – bins plural – general waste and recycling – are both on the kerb, awaiting their interaction with the collection vehicles tomorrow morning.
I’ve been reading The Darwin Awards Omnibus, 846 pages of human folly.
Online at Internet Archive. You need a (free) user account and can then borrow the whole book to read at your leisure.
(or you might even be able to borrow it without an account, I’m not sure).
https://archive.org/details/darwinawardsomni0000nort/mode/2up
What have I missed?
Bubblecar said:
I’ve been reading The Darwin Awards Omnibus, 846 pages of human folly.Online at Internet Archive. You need a (free) user account and can then borrow the whole book to read at your leisure.
(or you might even be able to borrow it without an account, I’m not sure).
https://archive.org/details/darwinawardsomni0000nort/mode/2up
I think I’ll leave my ever-growing folder of unread downloads free of this particular document.
buffy said:
What have I missed?
falling down an infinite self-referential loop.
buffy said:
What have I missed?
Not a lot
Haven’t eaten any of these since childhood.
The Rev Dodgson said:
buffy said:
What have I missed?
falling down an infinite self-referential loop.
Phew!
I’ve been renewing our Archery Australia registrations. We each got six (yes, 6) emails telling us we were due to renew today. We got the emails a couple of weeks ago. So I went into one of mine, which said Dear buffy…..etc, clicked on the link provided to renew and it put me into Mr buffy’s account. I checked. Every one of the 12 emails linked to Mr buffy’s membership. So I renewed his. Then couldn’t find how to log in from the website. Then I thought…what if I log out from his membership. Bingo! I could then log in to mine and pay my subs. It’s been a schemozzle to renew for some years now, since they centralized it and outsourced it. In the days when we just paid our local club and they sent it on to AA things were easier. But AA apparently didn’t like the local clubs having any power.
Now I’m going to read for half an hour, snooze for half an hour and then think about heading to Hamilton for archery. The people who are refletching our arrows and making me a couple of Flemish twist bowstrings are partway through the job, according to an email I got yesterday. I’ve only got a couple of arrows to shoot at the moment, but it doesn’t matter.
buffy said:
What have I missed?
Me.
Have ya missed me Ms Buffy?? 😜
Bubblecar said:
Haven’t eaten any of these since childhood.
I’ve stayed away from them for this long, it is hard to break a good habit.
buffy said:
What have I missed?
A huge storm broke during second break, sending kids sprinting back to their classrooms. I was on playground duty, in the middle of sending a kid to first aid with a broken wrist.
Tomorrow’s forecast includes a hailstorm.
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:
What have I missed?
A huge storm broke during second break, sending kids sprinting back to their classrooms. I was on playground duty, in the middle of sending a kid to first aid with a broken wrist.
Tomorrow’s forecast includes a hailstorm.
I was thinking pyjamas might prove unsuitable.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:
What have I missed?
A huge storm broke during second break, sending kids sprinting back to their classrooms. I was on playground duty, in the middle of sending a kid to first aid with a broken wrist.
Tomorrow’s forecast includes a hailstorm.
I was thinking pyjamas might prove unsuitable.
I was hot in them! Did PE this morning (good to know my coordination has not improved since I was in primary school), then playground duty, then cleaning up after art when the kids were painting fiery scenes.
For English assessment this term, they have to write which natural disaster is the worst and provide reasons for that opinion. They have a choice of tornado, flood, drought, fire, and earthquake.
https://www.jackiefrench.com/scholastic-books
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:A huge storm broke during second break, sending kids sprinting back to their classrooms. I was on playground duty, in the middle of sending a kid to first aid with a broken wrist.
Tomorrow’s forecast includes a hailstorm.
I was thinking pyjamas might prove unsuitable.
I was hot in them! Did PE this morning (good to know my coordination has not improved since I was in primary school), then playground duty, then cleaning up after art when the kids were painting fiery scenes.
For English assessment this term, they have to write which natural disaster is the worst and provide reasons for that opinion. They have a choice of tornado, flood, drought, fire, and earthquake.
https://www.jackiefrench.com/scholastic-books
Interesting question. It’s not tornado, I know that much :)
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:I was thinking pyjamas might prove unsuitable.
I was hot in them! Did PE this morning (good to know my coordination has not improved since I was in primary school), then playground duty, then cleaning up after art when the kids were painting fiery scenes.
For English assessment this term, they have to write which natural disaster is the worst and provide reasons for that opinion. They have a choice of tornado, flood, drought, fire, and earthquake.
https://www.jackiefrench.com/scholastic-books
Interesting question. It’s not tornado, I know that much :)
After a lot of thought, I choose drought.
buffy said:
What have I missed?
I’ve been busy.
Chinese property sector crisis
The Evergrande Group announces it will be delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on August 22 after trading remained suspended for over 18 months following a court-ordered liquidation in January 2024, with the company owing more than US$300 billion and unable to present a viable debt restructuring plan. (Euronews)
I can’t imagine very many businesses could present a viable debt restructuring plan for 300 billion
My watch tells me I’ve done 11,115 steps today, a total of 7.67kms. Must have been the playground duty, PE, and 7 trips to the office today.
Divine Angel said:
My watch tells me I’ve done 11,115 steps today, a total of 7.67kms. Must have been the playground duty, PE, and 7 trips to the office today.
Worthy effort.
I’ll be walking to the visiting optometrist at the health centre tomorrow and returning on the same feet. But probably only about 4km in all.
Divine Angel said:
My watch tells me I’ve done 11,115 steps today, a total of 7.67kms. Must have been the playground duty, PE, and 7 trips to the office today.
My watch only tells me when I have set the alarm. The rest of the time I have to look at it.
I called this one diesel Fuel.
Short video
Just got home from work, checking out the news & stuff.
Cleared some trees this morning and did maintenance on the toys (oil change and grease up etc.) and fixed some trucks this arvo.
The weather is kinda unclement here atm.
on our second power outage today. been windy so I guess a branch has come down somewhere, plus this one was the three strikes and you’re out type.
ChrispenEvan said:
on our second power outage today. been windy so I guess a branch has come down somewhere, plus this one was the three strikes and you’re out type.
on petrol power. glad I gave the genny a check over a couple of weeks ago.
ChrispenEvan said:
ChrispenEvan said:
on our second power outage today. been windy so I guess a branch has come down somewhere, plus this one was the three strikes and you’re out type.
on petrol power. glad I gave the genny a check over a couple of weeks ago.
damn imagine if there were some kind of problem that batteryfirmed renewable microgrids could solve
I would like to know where the $6m dollars went.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-13/indigenous-trust-loses-millions-failed-el-caballo-blanco-housing/105645032
ChrispenEvan said:
ChrispenEvan said:
on our second power outage today. been windy so I guess a branch has come down somewhere, plus this one was the three strikes and you’re out type.
on petrol power. glad I gave the genny a check over a couple of weeks ago.
The worst of it seems to have passed out my way. The lights have flickered a couple of times but stayed on.
In other news, i have won $500 in the Cash 3 lottery.
That’s twice this year, so I’m well ahead. It costs $1 a day.
Kingy said:
I would like to know where the $6m dollars went.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-13/indigenous-trust-loses-millions-failed-el-caballo-blanco-housing/105645032
Expenses.
Kingy said:
I would like to know where the $6m dollars went.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-13/indigenous-trust-loses-millions-failed-el-caballo-blanco-housing/105645032
Auditing is boring, and auditors are the most tedious people on Earth.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
I would like to know where the $6m dollars went.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-13/indigenous-trust-loses-millions-failed-el-caballo-blanco-housing/105645032
Auditing is boring, and auditors are the most tedious people on Earth.
They’re also the people most feared by the people who see themselves as ‘not-boring’.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
I would like to know where the $6m dollars went.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-13/indigenous-trust-loses-millions-failed-el-caballo-blanco-housing/105645032
Auditing is boring, and auditors are the most tedious people on Earth.
the money didn’t go anywhere. they paid too much for the property, didn’t have a good business plan. if anything the money went to those that sold the property.
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
I would like to know where the $6m dollars went.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-13/indigenous-trust-loses-millions-failed-el-caballo-blanco-housing/105645032
Auditing is boring, and auditors are the most tedious people on Earth.
the money didn’t go anywhere. they paid too much for the property, didn’t have a good business plan. if anything the money went to those that sold the property.
basically EQT responsibility to have done the right thing.
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
I would like to know where the $6m dollars went.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-13/indigenous-trust-loses-millions-failed-el-caballo-blanco-housing/105645032
Auditing is boring, and auditors are the most tedious people on Earth.
the money didn’t go anywhere. they paid too much for the property, didn’t have a good business plan. if anything the money went to those that sold the property.
Where is the money for the Inland Rail project going?
It’s been on the go for quite some several years now.
It has offices in Brisbane, and here in Toowoomba. It has a large rented premises in an industrial area of Toowoomba, where nothing ever happens – has had for a few years now. Vehicles with ‘Inland Rail’ signage are sometimes seen on the streets. There are signs which promise ’5,000 jobs in Qld during Inland Rail construction’.
Shovelfuls of soil so far turned in Qld for Inland Rail construction: 0.
captain_spalding said:
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:Auditing is boring, and auditors are the most tedious people on Earth.
the money didn’t go anywhere. they paid too much for the property, didn’t have a good business plan. if anything the money went to those that sold the property.
Where is the money for the Inland Rail project going?
It’s been on the go for quite some several years now.
It has offices in Brisbane, and here in Toowoomba. It has a large rented premises in an industrial area of Toowoomba, where nothing ever happens – has had for a few years now. Vehicles with ‘Inland Rail’ signage are sometimes seen on the streets. There are signs which promise ’5,000 jobs in Qld during Inland Rail construction’.
Shovelfuls of soil so far turned in Qld for Inland Rail construction: 0.
is that a #whataboutism?
ChrispenEvan said:
captain_spalding said:
ChrispenEvan said:the money didn’t go anywhere. they paid too much for the property, didn’t have a good business plan. if anything the money went to those that sold the property.
Where is the money for the Inland Rail project going?
It’s been on the go for quite some several years now.
It has offices in Brisbane, and here in Toowoomba. It has a large rented premises in an industrial area of Toowoomba, where nothing ever happens – has had for a few years now. Vehicles with ‘Inland Rail’ signage are sometimes seen on the streets. There are signs which promise ’5,000 jobs in Qld during Inland Rail construction’.
Shovelfuls of soil so far turned in Qld for Inland Rail construction: 0.
is that a #whataboutism?
Perhaps it is.
Perhaps it’s just another example of a rort.
captain_spalding said:
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:Auditing is boring, and auditors are the most tedious people on Earth.
the money didn’t go anywhere. they paid too much for the property, didn’t have a good business plan. if anything the money went to those that sold the property.
Where is the money for the Inland Rail project going?
It’s been on the go for quite some several years now.
It has offices in Brisbane, and here in Toowoomba. It has a large rented premises in an industrial area of Toowoomba, where nothing ever happens – has had for a few years now. Vehicles with ‘Inland Rail’ signage are sometimes seen on the streets. There are signs which promise ’5,000 jobs in Qld during Inland Rail construction’.
Shovelfuls of soil so far turned in Qld for Inland Rail construction: 0.
The Internet assures me that it is powering ahead.
Although quite possibly only in Victoria so far.
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Internet assures me that it is powering ahead.
Although quite possibly only in Victoria so far.
So, no danger of anyone in Qld involved in the project actually having to do anything for quite some years to come?
If ever?
This ad is one of the most annoying things to pop up in my life. Fuck, I hate “gadget food” and this is a prime example of it.
What even is Peppa Pig?
Link
kii said:
This ad is one of the most annoying things to pop up in my life. Fuck, I hate “gadget food” and this is a prime example of it.
What even is Peppa Pig?
Link
Peppa Pig is an animated character featuring on kids TV
https://www.abc.net.au/abckids/programs/peppa-pig
AussieDJ said:
kii said:
This ad is one of the most annoying things to pop up in my life. Fuck, I hate “gadget food” and this is a prime example of it.
What even is Peppa Pig?
LinkPeppa Pig is an animated character featuring on kids TV
https://www.abc.net.au/abckids/programs/peppa-pig
wait so it’s animal farm meets lord of the flies again or something areweright
Morning, dark outside again.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Morning, dark outside again.
Up early or still up late?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Morning, dark outside again.
Looks outside again, still dark.
roughbarked said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Morning, dark outside again.
Up early or still up late?
Up early.
AussieDJ said:
kii said:
This ad is one of the most annoying things to pop up in my life. Fuck, I hate “gadget food” and this is a prime example of it.
What even is Peppa Pig?
LinkPeppa Pig is an animated character featuring on kids TV
https://www.abc.net.au/abckids/programs/peppa-pig
It was a rhetorical question.
Tau.Neutrino said:
roughbarked said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Morning, dark outside again.
Up early or still up late?
Up early.
Bet it is still dark. ;)
Probable rain and a hailstorm, top of 20.
I’m in year 1 today.
I’m assuming this is Americaland.
Two blokes having a bit of an argument over something – one of them in a wheelchair – then the wheelchair bloke apparently starts to fumble for a pistol so the other bloke takes a few steps back, pulls out his pistol and pops a round into wheelchair bloke.
A bunch of people run away but a fair number just stand there and watch.
https://www.reddit.com/r/fuckaroundandfindout/comments/1mp9qwu/peaky_didnt_like_that
Divine Angel said:
Probable rain and a hailstorm, top of 20.I’m in year 1 today.
I dreamt that I was still in high school and was amazed at how youthful I looked in the mirror in the toilets, even though in the dream, I knew I was really in my sixties.
Quite uncanny.
Spiny Norman said:
I’m assuming this is Americaland.
Two blokes having a bit of an argument over something – one of them in a wheelchair – then the wheelchair bloke apparently starts to fumble for a pistol so the other bloke takes a few steps back, pulls out his pistol and pops a round into wheelchair bloke.
A bunch of people run away but a fair number just stand there and watch.https://www.reddit.com/r/fuckaroundandfindout/comments/1mp9qwu/peaky_didnt_like_that
Yep, in Seattle.
https://komonews.com/news
Morning all. Heading for 15, a little windy and slight chance of a shower.
Coles delivery will be between 10 and 11. Optometrist appointment at 1:15pm.
roughbarked said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
roughbarked said:Up early or still up late?
Up early.
Bet it is still dark. ;)
Getting lighter now.
Tau.Neutrino said:
roughbarked said:
Tau.Neutrino said:Up early.
Bet it is still dark. ;)
Getting lighter now.
LIght here but too much fog to see a lot.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 2 degrees at the back door and the air feels nippy. Which is explained by the frost out the front of the house. We are forecast a mostly sunny 16 degrees.
Bakery Breakfast with my bushwandering friend at 8.00am but we are not going anywhere today. We might just walk around the Botanic Gardens. It’s just as well we haven’t planned anything because my left knee is complaining again.
Seems legit and from what I’ve seen on social media I agree the average is dropping.
Rapidly.
Spiny Norman said:
Seems legit and from what I’ve seen on social media I agree the average is dropping.
Rapidly.
Have you got a date for that post? The Bates Method waxes and wanes in popularity (it’s not scientific, it’s woo) and every cycle there are some who don’t read the sentence that says “with eyes closed”.
What they call “palming” is also not a recommended practice.
buffy said:
Spiny Norman said:
Seems legit and from what I’ve seen on social media I agree the average is dropping.
Rapidly.
Have you got a date for that post? The Bates Method waxes and wanes in popularity (it’s not scientific, it’s woo) and every cycle there are some who don’t read the sentence that says “with eyes closed”.
What they call “palming” is also not a recommended practice.
No sorry, it’s from Reddit and I closed that tab a few minutes ago.
kii said:
AussieDJ said:
kii said:
This ad is one of the most annoying things to pop up in my life. Fuck, I hate “gadget food” and this is a prime example of it.
What even is Peppa Pig?
LinkPeppa Pig is an animated character featuring on kids TV
https://www.abc.net.au/abckids/programs/peppa-pig
It was a rhetorical question.
It was a rhetorical answer.
Email from Coles. Only one substition in a very large order, and it’s one that favours me.
What you ordered: Coles Australian Peach Slices In Juice 410g
What we’ve substituted: SPC Peach Slices in Juice Canned 825g
The Rev Dodgson said:
kii said:
AussieDJ said:Peppa Pig is an animated character featuring on kids TV
https://www.abc.net.au/abckids/programs/peppa-pig
It was a rhetorical question.
It was a rhetorical answer.
we thought it was another one of those abc riddles a bit like asking what odd is bluey
buffy said:
Spiny Norman said:
Seems legit and from what I’ve seen on social media I agree the average is dropping.
Rapidly.
Have you got a date for that post? The Bates Method waxes and wanes in popularity (it’s not scientific, it’s woo) and every cycle there are some who don’t read the sentence that says “with eyes closed”.
What they call “palming” is also not a recommended practice.
James Robert FRSNZ turned in their graves
Morning pilgrims.
Now they had a thing on Crowd Science on the BBC last night about people who had the same memory at 80 as normal people have at 50, they called them agearians or some such but I forget.
They also had a story about blowing into conch shells, what that was all about lord only knows.
Bubblecar said:
Email from Coles. Only one substition in a very large order, and it’s one that favours me.What you ordered: Coles Australian Peach Slices In Juice 410g
What we’ve substituted: SPC Peach Slices in Juice Canned 825g
Almost double the size, you lucky bastard.
buffy said:
Spiny Norman said:
Seems legit and from what I’ve seen on social media I agree the average is dropping.
Rapidly.
Have you got a date for that post? The Bates Method waxes and wanes in popularity (it’s not scientific, it’s woo) and every cycle there are some who don’t read the sentence that says “with eyes closed”.
What they call “palming” is also not a recommended practice.
Oh, that takes me back. My ex husband decided he no longer wanted to wear glasses and went all in on the Bates method. I thought it was rather unscientific for a person who professed to be the very pinnacle of rational thought, but what would I know…
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Email from Coles. Only one substition in a very large order, and it’s one that favours me.What you ordered: Coles Australian Peach Slices In Juice 410g
What we’ve substituted: SPC Peach Slices in Juice Canned 825g
Almost double the size, you lucky bastard.
More than double the size.
I’m the tinned peach king and no mistake.
And the Coles truck is now here. Name: Sari
Hmm, ordered 2kg of oranges, scored 1 orange :(
Hello
Bubblecar said:
Hmm, ordered 2kg of oranges, scored 1 orange :(
2 x eggs broken :(
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Hmm, ordered 2kg of oranges, scored 1 orange :(
2 x eggs broken :(
You can’t make an omelet without breaking some eggs.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Hmm, ordered 2kg of oranges, scored 1 orange :(
2 x eggs broken :(
You can’t make an omelet without breaking some eggs.
Not to worry, I’ve just discovered….
Ordered 2 dozen jumbo eggs, scored FOUR dozen….
what to do what do there’s jobs to do by you know who
yours truly yours truly the man can he will does do few
coal power has been restored.
ChrispenEvan said:
coal power has been restored.
Praise the Lord.
Peak Warming Man said:
ChrispenEvan said:
coal power has been restored.
Praise the Lord.
I did. I said thank christ for that!
The trout were a bit active in the gardens this morning. We stood quietly for about 20 minutes on a bridge. Two in the “top pond”.
Did the earth move for you this morning Buffy.
Peak Warming Man said:
Did the earth move for you this morning Buffy.
I had to look at the news…we are more than 300km from Dromana. So no. My bushwandering friend did, however, see the meteorite the other night. She was watching TV and has a window behind the TV, facing to the East. She thought she imagined a light in the sky until she read the reports the next day. The news didn’t indicate it being visible this far west.
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Did the earth move for you this morning Buffy.
I had to look at the news…we are more than 300km from Dromana. So no. My bushwandering friend did, however, see the meteorite the other night. She was watching TV and has a window behind the TV, facing to the East. She thought she imagined a light in the sky until she read the reports the next day. The news didn’t indicate it being visible this far west.
Melania Trump has demanded Hunter Biden “retract the false, defamatory, and lewd” statements he made about her and Jeffrey Epstein, Fox News has reported.
Perth could have its wettest winter going back as far as almost the turn of the millennia.
Peak Warming Man said:
Perth could have its wettest winter going back as far as almost the turn of the millennia.
Seems Perth has been pretty dry so far this millennium.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Perth could have its wettest winter going back as far as almost the turn of the millennia.
Seems Perth has been pretty dry so far this millennium.
it’s a wet dry though.
don’t panic
I can hear thunder
there’s no need to panic
Peak Warming Man said:
don’t panic
I can hear thunder
there’s no need to panic
AAAAARGH!!!! What else is there to do??
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
don’t panic
I can hear thunder
there’s no need to panic
AAAAARGH!!!! What else is there to do??
BACK from the optometrist. She did the full diabetic eye exam with various machines.
Verdict: my eyes are fine, no problems at all. See her in another year.
Also tested for new glasses, chose frames and paid for them. Be available soon.
I deserve another biscuit. I’ve backed up and sorted a lot of photos. I need to do something else for a bit.
Yesssss made it home before the storm! *high fives self
buffy said:
I deserve another biscuit. I’ve backed up and sorted a lot of photos. I need to do something else for a bit.
I can recommend these. Nice little buttery biscuits with choc rabbit poo.
Divine Angel said:
Yesssss made it home before the storm! *high fives self
How did Year 1 go?
“Second person dies after eating broccoli sandwich as botulism outbreak leaves multiple hospitalised”
I don’t eat anything with coli in the name.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
I deserve another biscuit. I’ve backed up and sorted a lot of photos. I need to do something else for a bit.
I can recommend these. Nice little buttery biscuits with choc rabbit poo.
I don’t buy biscuits that I make. So I et a shortbread cream, because I don’t make them. I make choc chip bikkies. Although I haven’t for a while.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Yesssss made it home before the storm! *high fives self
How did Year 1 go?
Year 1 was fine, it was the 20 minutes of playground duty in the prep area that made me question my life choices. I passed the teacher on my way out and she said the whole class was just off the rails today. I said that was putting it mildly, and thanked every deity I could think of that someone else wanted the permanent prep TA job and it wasn’t offered to me after all. (Prep = kindergarten)
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
I deserve another biscuit. I’ve backed up and sorted a lot of photos. I need to do something else for a bit.
I can recommend these. Nice little buttery biscuits with choc rabbit poo.
I don’t buy biscuits that I make. So I et a shortbread cream, because I don’t make them. I make choc chip bikkies. Although I haven’t for a while.
Fair enough. Shortbread creams are a worthy treat.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Yesssss made it home before the storm! *high fives self
How did Year 1 go?
Year 1 was fine, it was the 20 minutes of playground duty in the prep area that made me question my life choices. I passed the teacher on my way out and she said the whole class was just off the rails today. I said that was putting it mildly, and thanked every deity I could think of that someone else wanted the permanent prep TA job and it wasn’t offered to me after all. (Prep = kindergarten)
Toddlers from hell, I see.
It seems David Stratton has bitten the dust, unless I’m late to the party on that one.
Neophyte said:
It seems David Stratton has bitten the dust, unless I’m late to the party on that one.
Oh no :(
Neophyte said:
It seems David Stratton has bitten the dust, unless I’m late to the party on that one.
I was just about to post that.
Neophyte said:
It seems David Stratton has bitten the dust, unless I’m late to the party on that one.
Aw.
David Stratton, film critic and host of At the Movies alongside Margaret Pomeranz, dies aged 85
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-14/david-stratton-english-australian-film-critic-obituary/105654394
Good afternoon.
Back from the Sunshine Coast, and reporting in.
:)
Had a good time catching up with our friends. Mrs V has two new pairs of shoes.
:)
Michael V said:
Good afternoon.Back from the Sunshine Coast, and reporting in.
:)
Had a good time catching up with our friends. Mrs V has two new pairs of shoes.
:)
It’s not so sunny there now.
Michael V said:
Good afternoon.Back from the Sunshine Coast, and reporting in.
:)
Had a good time catching up with our friends. Mrs V has two new pairs of shoes.
:)
Splendid.
Michael V said:
Good afternoon.Back from the Sunshine Coast, and reporting in.
:)
Had a good time catching up with our friends. Mrs V has two new pairs of shoes.
:)
You let them wander around shops…………
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Good afternoon.Back from the Sunshine Coast, and reporting in.
:)
Had a good time catching up with our friends. Mrs V has two new pairs of shoes.
:)
It’s not so sunny there now.
We had only a few spots of rain on the way home. It rained whilst shoes were being purchased in the shopping centre. And gosh the sky was black and there was plenty of lightning ahead of us between Gympie and Raingow Beach. It’s obviously rained here, too.
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Good afternoon.Back from the Sunshine Coast, and reporting in.
:)
Had a good time catching up with our friends. Mrs V has two new pairs of shoes.
:)
You let them wander around shops…………
Actually, the first pair of shoes were planned – it was part of the reason for going down there. Her orthopedic surgeon recommended her first pair before her knee replacement. They are worn out and need to be replaced. The second pair from a nearby shoe shop were a surprise. They were not prescribed. Mrs Imelda likes shoes.
Norway wins comfortably.
Bubblecar said:
Norway wins comfortably.
Did not expect that.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Norway wins comfortably.
Did not expect that.
Pizza (and especially frozen pizza, and especially the local Grandiosa brand) is regarded as Norway’s (unofficial) national dish.
How a Frozen Pizza Brand Became Norway’s Unofficial National Dish
Michael V said:
Good afternoon.Back from the Sunshine Coast, and reporting in.
:)
Had a good time catching up with our friends. Mrs V has two new pairs of shoes.
:)
Sounds like she has a touch of Imelda Marcos there – this could be the thin edge of the wedge
Neophyte said:
Michael V said:
Good afternoon.Back from the Sunshine Coast, and reporting in.
:)
Had a good time catching up with our friends. Mrs V has two new pairs of shoes.
:)
Sounds like she has a touch of Imelda Marcos there – this could be the thin edge of the wedge
It has been said that Mr V doesn’t often wear shoes, so it is only fair that Mrs V gets his allocation…
Bubblecar said:
BACK from the optometrist. She did the full diabetic eye exam with various machines.Verdict: my eyes are fine, no problems at all. See her in another year.
Also tested for new glasses, chose frames and paid for them. Be available soon.
All the better to see you with, my dear.
Michael V said:
Good afternoon.Back from the Sunshine Coast, and reporting in.
:)
Had a good time catching up with our friends. Mrs V has two new pairs of shoes.
:)
A bon voyage, in other words. 😁
The two green spikes in Exercise was me on playground duty. The highest one, I was on the oval, the second highest, I was in the prep area which is much smaller. And when I stand up to make dinner, I’ll close the standing ring too.
>>Princess Kate Still Lives by Advice She Received from Prince Philip
I recon they made that up.
I’m off to watch QI and an episode of Surreal Estate. I shall return.
buffy said:
I’m off to watch QI and an episode of Surreal Estate. I shall return.
That’s OK.
David Stratton, RIP.
He loved movies.
Hailstorms from Stanthorpe to Gympie. None here though, we just got a bit of rain.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-14/showers-and-some-thunderstorms-with-hail-forecast-for-queensland/105646104
Tau.Neutrino said:
David Stratton, RIP.He loved movies.
RIP
Divine Angel said:
Hailstorms from Stanthorpe to Gympie. None here though, we just got a bit of rain.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-14/showers-and-some-thunderstorms-with-hail-forecast-for-queensland/105646104
No hail here, at least not in our part of Toowoomba. Rain, yes, but no hail seen.
hmmm, i’ll look at the weather, see what tomorrow brings, enjoy the low radioactivity atmosphere while there is one, before the long winter
transition said:
hmmm, i’ll look at the weather, see what tomorrow brings, enjoy the low radioactivity atmosphere while there is one, before the long winter
most rain be from midnight to 3:30am, depending on if the clouds and the weatherology people have some agreement
roughbarked said:
Melania Trump has demanded Hunter Biden “retract the false, defamatory, and lewd” statements he made about her and Jeffrey Epstein, Fox News has reported.
transition said:
transition said:
hmmm, i’ll look at the weather, see what tomorrow brings, enjoy the low radioactivity atmosphere while there is one, before the long wintermost rain be from midnight to 3:30am, depending on if the clouds and the weatherology people have some agreement
It was a fairly wild and windy night here last night. But it didn’t last long and passed by fairly quickly. Not the long slow steady soaking rains after a typical cold front.
party_pants said:
transition said:
transition said:
hmmm, i’ll look at the weather, see what tomorrow brings, enjoy the low radioactivity atmosphere while there is one, before the long wintermost rain be from midnight to 3:30am, depending on if the clouds and the weatherology people have some agreement
It was a fairly wild and windy night here last night. But it didn’t last long and passed by fairly quickly. Not the long slow steady soaking rains after a typical cold front.
it’s not a long bump on the probability chart
Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds. Guardian link
Environmentalists sound alarm over plan to remove 500 trees next to national park
“Conservationists have raised concerns over a proposal to remove 500 trees from the site of a new data centre in Sydney’s north-west that backs onto Lane Cove National Park.
The developer, which boasts environmental credentials, says it will offset the removal with 750 new trees elsewhere.”
Environmental credentials? bosh. How can putting 750 new seedlings somewhere else, offset the removal of 500 mature trees from and thus destroying the entire habitat/corridoor?
Tau.Neutrino said:
David Stratton, RIP.He loved movies.
He sure did. He also loved helping others to love movies as well.
RIP.
roughbarked said:
Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds. Guardian link
we blame 爱 the bastards
Mostly sunny top of 21. Some single-figure lows over the next week 🥶
Today is a half day. Half an hour in the other year 1 class, half an hour with the 2/3 class (grades 2 and 3, not two-thirds of the class), then an hour with a grade 5 kid, half an hour in pre-school, then home again home again jiggity jig.
sunlight <3 moisture <3 airflow <3 energy <3
Rather rough day predicted here, 13, min of -1, showers and very windy. But it’s calm for now.
Nothing much planned except feeding two whole litres of drain cleaner down the shower cubicle plughole, in two doses.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 8 degrees at the back door and it’s been gusty windy into the 50s and 60s since about midnight. Some minor precipitation happening, but mostly just blowing away. We are forecast 13 degrees with showers. I have lit the woodheater, it can just tick over slowly and I can cook some chicken carcases up for soup for the dogs.
We are meeting at the local hall this afternoon to get set up for tomorrow’s seminar. We have had over 100 RSVPs so at least that many chairs have to be put out. And those who know about these things have to set up the audio system etc. And some of the local naturey groups will have tables with information.
well Miss J is 20 today…
and so time is weird but also it makes perfect sense
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 8 degrees at the back door and it’s been gusty windy into the 50s and 60s since about midnight. Some minor precipitation happening, but mostly just blowing away. We are forecast 13 degrees with showers. I have lit the woodheater, it can just tick over slowly and I can cook some chicken carcases up for soup for the dogs.We are meeting at the local hall this afternoon to get set up for tomorrow’s seminar. We have had over 100 RSVPs so at least that many chairs have to be put out. And those who know about these things have to set up the audio system etc. And some of the local naturey groups will have tables with information.
no cost and free lunch… you country people are classic
Arts said:
well Miss J is 20 today…and so time is weird but also it makes perfect sense
Oldest grandson turned 20 this year.
I share your weird but perfect sense thoughts :)
Arts said:
well Miss J is 20 today…and so time is weird but also it makes perfect sense
Many happy returns to full-size Miss J.
Arts said:
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 8 degrees at the back door and it’s been gusty windy into the 50s and 60s since about midnight. Some minor precipitation happening, but mostly just blowing away. We are forecast 13 degrees with showers. I have lit the woodheater, it can just tick over slowly and I can cook some chicken carcases up for soup for the dogs.We are meeting at the local hall this afternoon to get set up for tomorrow’s seminar. We have had over 100 RSVPs so at least that many chairs have to be put out. And those who know about these things have to set up the audio system etc. And some of the local naturey groups will have tables with information.
no cost and free lunch… you country people are classic
Yes, and at the last meeting there was discussion about supplying tea and coffee. I suggested we did not need to do that. There are no morning or afternoon tea breaks. I said we tell them there is a very good bakery/coffee shop in town and point them there. The lunch is the Lions club doing sausages in bread and plates of cut up fruit (I think). We are paying them for doing it. They often do community barbecues. This seminar is being covered by a grant, but I don’t know where that came from. It was already well in train when I joined Friends of Yatmerone last year. I’m there for my muscles – I will be putting out chairs.
buffy said:
Arts said:
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 8 degrees at the back door and it’s been gusty windy into the 50s and 60s since about midnight. Some minor precipitation happening, but mostly just blowing away. We are forecast 13 degrees with showers. I have lit the woodheater, it can just tick over slowly and I can cook some chicken carcases up for soup for the dogs.We are meeting at the local hall this afternoon to get set up for tomorrow’s seminar. We have had over 100 RSVPs so at least that many chairs have to be put out. And those who know about these things have to set up the audio system etc. And some of the local naturey groups will have tables with information.
no cost and free lunch… you country people are classic
Yes, and at the last meeting there was discussion about supplying tea and coffee. I suggested we did not need to do that. There are no morning or afternoon tea breaks. I said we tell them there is a very good bakery/coffee shop in town and point them there. The lunch is the Lions club doing sausages in bread and plates of cut up fruit (I think). We are paying them for doing it. They often do community barbecues. This seminar is being covered by a grant, but I don’t know where that came from. It was already well in train when I joined Friends of Yatmerone last year. I’m there for my muscles – I will be putting out chairs.
Goodo, I hope they butter the bread.
>>no cost and free lunch
There’s no such thing.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>no cost and free lunchThere’s no such thing.
unless you are in Penshurst tomorrow
Arts said:
well Miss J is 20 today…and so time is weird but also it makes perfect sense
HB Miss J.
Two brand spanking new chicks are hatched, now for the hard work for mum and dad.
https://sea-eaglecam.org/video.html
Well I had my usual of wheetbix but I think I’ll have some bacon and eggs and fried tomato and toast and a cup of tea.
Over.
Peak Warming Man said:
Well I had my usual of wheetbix but I think I’ll have some bacon and eggs and fried tomato and toast and a cup of tea.
Over.
Very shortly followed by a pie with peas and an apple turnover, no doubt.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Arts said:no cost and free lunch… you country people are classic
Yes, and at the last meeting there was discussion about supplying tea and coffee. I suggested we did not need to do that. There are no morning or afternoon tea breaks. I said we tell them there is a very good bakery/coffee shop in town and point them there. The lunch is the Lions club doing sausages in bread and plates of cut up fruit (I think). We are paying them for doing it. They often do community barbecues. This seminar is being covered by a grant, but I don’t know where that came from. It was already well in train when I joined Friends of Yatmerone last year. I’m there for my muscles – I will be putting out chairs.
Goodo, I hope they butter the bread.
Noooooooooooooooooo
Peak Warming Man said:
Well I had my usual of wheetbix but I think I’ll have some bacon and eggs and fried tomato and toast and a cup of tea.
Over.
I made microwave scrambled eggs. Roadside eggs are good at the moment. Although it’s disappointing to break a dark brown egg and get pale yolk inside. I think the chooks need to eat more greens.
Arts said:
well Miss J is 20 today…and so time is weird but also it makes perfect sense
No longer a teenager, happy birthday Miss J….
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Well I had my usual of wheetbix but I think I’ll have some bacon and eggs and fried tomato and toast and a cup of tea.
Over.
Very shortly followed by a pie with peas and an apple turnover, no doubt.
And a can of slam it down fast…
roughbarked said:
Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds. Guardian link
Obviously we need more people like Martin Simpson’s dad who was
Never any good with money
… and buffy of course.
roughbarked said:
Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds. Guardian link
I sometimes walk across the front lawn with bare feet, to check the mail.
Arts said:
well Miss J is 20 today…and so time is weird but also it makes perfect sense
congratulations miss J.
Arts said:
well Miss J is 20 today…and so time is weird but also it makes perfect sense
gets shoes off, that means you are 20 years older.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds. Guardian link
Obviously we need more people like Martin Simpson’s dad who was
Never any good with money… and buffy of course.
And he needs a good shave.
7/10. But there were some good guesses in there. I think I actually knew three.
Greetings
buffy said:
ABC news quiz7/10. But there were some good guesses in there. I think I actually knew three.
7/10 here as well. There were two questions I realised I had read about the answer after I put the incorrect answer in. Made up for it with a couple of good guesses.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds. Guardian link
I sometimes walk across the front lawn with bare feet, to check the mail.
Not in winter, surely. ;)
ChrispenEvan said:
Arts said:
well Miss J is 20 today…and so time is weird but also it makes perfect sense
gets shoes off, that means you are 20 years older.
I remember talking about undergoing IVF on the forum and someone got upset that I was talking about such a ‘private thing’ on a public forum… never mind the science… people are honestly the most fragile little critters when they feel scandalised.
Arts said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Arts said:
well Miss J is 20 today…and so time is weird but also it makes perfect sense
gets shoes off, that means you are 20 years older.
I remember talking about undergoing IVF on the forum and someone got upset that I was talking about such a ‘private thing’ on a public forum… never mind the science… people are honestly the most fragile little critters when they feel scandalised.
Congrats on getting through those 20 years. :)
Arts said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Arts said:
well Miss J is 20 today…and so time is weird but also it makes perfect sense
gets shoes off, that means you are 20 years older.
I remember talking about undergoing IVF on the forum and someone got upset that I was talking about such a ‘private thing’ on a public forum… never mind the science… people are honestly the most fragile little critters when they feel scandalised.
I remember you posted some photos…?
Arts said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Arts said:
well Miss J is 20 today…and so time is weird but also it makes perfect sense
gets shoes off, that means you are 20 years older.
I remember talking about undergoing IVF on the forum and someone got upset that I was talking about such a ‘private thing’ on a public forum… never mind the science… people are honestly the most fragile little critters when they feel scandalised.
i remember you posting about IVF but not someone complaining about it. I mean, it is your “private” and if you are willing to share then no probs.
Arts said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Arts said:
well Miss J is 20 today…and so time is weird but also it makes perfect sense
gets shoes off, that means you are 20 years older.
I remember talking about undergoing IVF on the forum and someone got upset that I was talking about such a ‘private thing’ on a public forum… never mind the science… people are honestly the most fragile little critters when they feel scandalised.
If you are comfortable sharing it what does it matter
kii said:
Arts said:
ChrispenEvan said:gets shoes off, that means you are 20 years older.
I remember talking about undergoing IVF on the forum and someone got upset that I was talking about such a ‘private thing’ on a public forum… never mind the science… people are honestly the most fragile little critters when they feel scandalised.
I remember you posted some photos…?
absolutely did not… photos of what?
Arts said:
kii said:
Arts said:I remember talking about undergoing IVF on the forum and someone got upset that I was talking about such a ‘private thing’ on a public forum… never mind the science… people are honestly the most fragile little critters when they feel scandalised.
I remember you posted some photos…?
absolutely did not… photos of what?
I did post the footage of the placement.. it was the ultrasound footage.. hardly onlyfans material.
Arts said:
kii said:
Arts said:I remember talking about undergoing IVF on the forum and someone got upset that I was talking about such a ‘private thing’ on a public forum… never mind the science… people are honestly the most fragile little critters when they feel scandalised.
I remember you posted some photos…?
absolutely did not… photos of what?
Arts said:
kii said:
Arts said:I remember talking about undergoing IVF on the forum and someone got upset that I was talking about such a ‘private thing’ on a public forum… never mind the science… people are honestly the most fragile little critters when they feel scandalised.
I remember you posted some photos…?
absolutely did not… photos of what?
Not of the actual procedure. Photos of the view from your bed.
Then again, I might be insane for even caring or whatever.
Arts said:
Arts said:
kii said:I remember you posted some photos…?
absolutely did not… photos of what?
I did post the footage of the placement.. it was the ultrasound footage.. hardly onlyfans material.
I did not suggest that.
Sheesh…
Don’t have to be on the Nullabor. I ran out of fue oncejust short of Yass. It was the headwinds tthat did it. Anyway, I began to think I’d have to walk to Yass and leave my car unprotected. The year was 2000. Eventually a Highway Patrol pulled up and helped me out. He told me that “nobody would stop these days”. Got in contact with the NEMA for me.
ChrispenEvan said:
Arts said:
ChrispenEvan said:gets shoes off, that means you are 20 years older.
I remember talking about undergoing IVF on the forum and someone got upset that I was talking about such a ‘private thing’ on a public forum… never mind the science… people are honestly the most fragile little critters when they feel scandalised.
i remember you posting about IVF but not someone complaining about it. I mean, it is your “private” and if you are willing to share then no probs.
well, it wasn’t even private.. it was about the process and the science behind ART… but oh my it did upset some people.. both those who thought one should not talk about artificial insemination and getting pregnant, and those who thought artificial reproductive techniques were a crime against humanity, you know, if I cant have children naturally, then maybe I shouldn’t… the day I realised I was upsetting people about this really held some satisfaction for me..
Arts said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Arts said:I remember talking about undergoing IVF on the forum and someone got upset that I was talking about such a ‘private thing’ on a public forum… never mind the science… people are honestly the most fragile little critters when they feel scandalised.
i remember you posting about IVF but not someone complaining about it. I mean, it is your “private” and if you are willing to share then no probs.
well, it wasn’t even private.. it was about the process and the science behind ART… but oh my it did upset some people.. both those who thought one should not talk about artificial insemination and getting pregnant, and those who thought artificial reproductive techniques were a crime against humanity, you know, if I cant have children naturally, then maybe I shouldn’t… the day I realised I was upsetting people about this really held some satisfaction for me..
On the old SSSF forum ?
That is a bit surprising considering the nature of the forum.
Arts said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Arts said:I remember talking about undergoing IVF on the forum and someone got upset that I was talking about such a ‘private thing’ on a public forum… never mind the science… people are honestly the most fragile little critters when they feel scandalised.
i remember you posting about IVF but not someone complaining about it. I mean, it is your “private” and if you are willing to share then no probs.
well, it wasn’t even private.. it was about the process and the science behind ART… but oh my it did upset some people.. both those who thought one should not talk about artificial insemination and getting pregnant, and those who thought artificial reproductive techniques were a crime against humanity, you know, if I cant have children naturally, then maybe I shouldn’t… the day I realised I was upsetting people about this really held some satisfaction for me..
sounds similar to the breastfeeding vs formula argument.
Cymek said:
Arts said:
ChrispenEvan said:i remember you posting about IVF but not someone complaining about it. I mean, it is your “private” and if you are willing to share then no probs.
well, it wasn’t even private.. it was about the process and the science behind ART… but oh my it did upset some people.. both those who thought one should not talk about artificial insemination and getting pregnant, and those who thought artificial reproductive techniques were a crime against humanity, you know, if I cant have children naturally, then maybe I shouldn’t… the day I realised I was upsetting people about this really held some satisfaction for me..
On the old SSSF forum ?
That is a bit surprising considering the nature of the forum.
it went downhill once they started letting anyone in
Cymek said:
Arts said:
ChrispenEvan said:i remember you posting about IVF but not someone complaining about it. I mean, it is your “private” and if you are willing to share then no probs.
well, it wasn’t even private.. it was about the process and the science behind ART… but oh my it did upset some people.. both those who thought one should not talk about artificial insemination and getting pregnant, and those who thought artificial reproductive techniques were a crime against humanity, you know, if I cant have children naturally, then maybe I shouldn’t… the day I realised I was upsetting people about this really held some satisfaction for me..
On the old SSSF forum ?
That is a bit surprising considering the nature of the forum.
lot of weirdos on that forum.
Arts said:
Cymek said:
Arts said:well, it wasn’t even private.. it was about the process and the science behind ART… but oh my it did upset some people.. both those who thought one should not talk about artificial insemination and getting pregnant, and those who thought artificial reproductive techniques were a crime against humanity, you know, if I cant have children naturally, then maybe I shouldn’t… the day I realised I was upsetting people about this really held some satisfaction for me..
On the old SSSF forum ?
That is a bit surprising considering the nature of the forum.
it went downhill once they started letting anyone in
Oi!
ChrispenEvan said:
Arts said:
ChrispenEvan said:i remember you posting about IVF but not someone complaining about it. I mean, it is your “private” and if you are willing to share then no probs.
well, it wasn’t even private.. it was about the process and the science behind ART… but oh my it did upset some people.. both those who thought one should not talk about artificial insemination and getting pregnant, and those who thought artificial reproductive techniques were a crime against humanity, you know, if I cant have children naturally, then maybe I shouldn’t… the day I realised I was upsetting people about this really held some satisfaction for me..
sounds similar to the breastfeeding vs formula argument.
I am really against the micromanaging of childcare… not the stuff that is clearly wrong, like abuse or neglect (including medical neglect).. but the every day shoulds… nourishing the child – that’s good, keeping them clean – that’s good, educating them – that’s good…
Peak Warming Man said:
>>no cost and free lunchThere’s no such thing.
gratis andor libre
Cymek said:
Arts said:
ChrispenEvan said:gets shoes off, that means you are 20 years older.
I remember talking about undergoing IVF on the forum and someone got upset that I was talking about such a ‘private thing’ on a public forum… never mind the science… people are honestly the most fragile little critters when they feel scandalised.
If you are comfortable sharing it what does it matter
we absolutely mind the SCIENCE thank you very much
ChrispenEvan said:
Arts said:
Cymek said:
On the old SSSF forum ?
That is a bit surprising considering the nature of the forum.
it went downhill once they started letting anyone in
Oi!
wrong, you’re not anyone you’re noone
Arts said:
Arts said:
kii said:
I remember you posted some photos…?
absolutely did not… photos of what?
I did post the footage of the placement.. it was the ultrasound footage.. hardly onlyfans material.
fknel can’t believe we actually remember watching that and then there was a 30 day long discussion on what caused the brightening of the local tissues on the ultrasound damn
Cymek said:
Arts said:
ChrispenEvan said:i remember you posting about IVF but not someone complaining about it. I mean, it is your “private” and if you are willing to share then no probs.
well, it wasn’t even private.. it was about the process and the science behind ART… but oh my it did upset some people.. both those who thought one should not talk about artificial insemination and getting pregnant, and those who thought artificial reproductive techniques were a crime against humanity, you know, if I cant have children naturally, then maybe I shouldn’t… the day I realised I was upsetting people about this really held some satisfaction for me..
On the old SSSF forum ?
That is a bit surprising considering the nature of the forum.
Wasn’t there some religious person JF or somerthing like that ?
Arts said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Arts said:I remember talking about undergoing IVF on the forum and someone got upset that I was talking about such a ‘private thing’ on a public forum… never mind the science… people are honestly the most fragile little critters when they feel scandalised.
i remember you posting about IVF but not someone complaining about it. I mean, it is your “private” and if you are willing to share then no probs.
well, it wasn’t even private.. it was about the process and the science behind ART… but oh my it did upset some people.. both those who thought one should not talk about artificial insemination and getting pregnant, and those who thought artificial reproductive techniques were a crime against humanity, you know, if I cant have children naturally, then maybe I shouldn’t… the day I realised I was upsetting people about this really held some satisfaction for me..
Might be possible to find the actual thread(s), for those with such skills.
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
Arts said:
absolutely did not… photos of what?
I did post the footage of the placement.. it was the ultrasound footage.. hardly onlyfans material.
fknel can’t believe we actually remember watching that and then there was a 30 day long discussion on what caused the brightening of the local tissues on the ultrasound damn
!! you remember…
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
Arts said:well, it wasn’t even private.. it was about the process and the science behind ART… but oh my it did upset some people.. both those who thought one should not talk about artificial insemination and getting pregnant, and those who thought artificial reproductive techniques were a crime against humanity, you know, if I cant have children naturally, then maybe I shouldn’t… the day I realised I was upsetting people about this really held some satisfaction for me..
On the old SSSF forum ?
That is a bit surprising considering the nature of the forum.
Wasn’t there some religious person JF or somerthing like that ?
JF was religious but not prudish in that way. If anything she went too far in the other direction, posting about her masturbation techniques.
Anyway…
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:On the old SSSF forum ?
That is a bit surprising considering the nature of the forum.
Wasn’t there some religious person JF or somerthing like that ?
JF was religious but not prudish in that way. If anything she went too far in the other direction, posting about her masturbation techniques.
OK.
buffy said:
ABC news quiz7/10. But there were some good guesses in there. I think I actually knew three.
Somewhat east today
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
Arts said:
absolutely did not… photos of what?
I did post the footage of the placement.. it was the ultrasound footage.. hardly onlyfans material.
fknel can’t believe we actually remember watching that and then there was a 30 day long discussion on what caused the brightening of the local tissues on the ultrasound damn
This what I remember, yet Arts jumped on me for whatever reason
An apology would be nice.
I mean there was a period of time when some people got quite rabid about the details of various affairs etc. Not onlyfans stuff…bit too soap operish dramatics….Victoria!! that was her name. Then there were the stories about Squeezebabe…
kii said:
SCIENCE said:Arts said:
I did post the footage of the placement.. it was the ultrasound footage.. hardly onlyfans material.
fknel can’t believe we actually remember watching that and then there was a 30 day long discussion on what caused the brightening of the local tissues on the ultrasound damn
This what I remember, yet Arts jumped on me for whatever reason
An apology would be nice.
I mean there was a period of time when some people got quite rabid about the details of various affairs etc. Not onlyfans stuff…bit too soap operish dramatics….Victoria!! that was her name. Then there were the stories about Squeezebabe…
LOL 😂😂
the irony and hypocrisy.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:Wasn’t there some religious person JF or somerthing like that ?
JF was religious but not prudish in that way. If anything she went too far in the other direction, posting about her masturbation techniques.
OK.
not sure car totally unenjoyed it(masturbation details), having mentioned it, but it could be he’s having problems keeping it safely in his head so shared it with you, master rb, a problem shared is a problem halved some say, i’m not sure how reliable that is but there ya go, i’m not entirely responsible for the less-than-idealness of human existence
dv said:
buffy said:
ABC news quiz7/10. But there were some good guesses in there. I think I actually knew three.
Somewhat east today
5/10 here.
Over.
ChrispenEvan said:
kii said:
SCIENCE said:fknel can’t believe we actually remember watching that and then there was a 30 day long discussion on what caused the brightening of the local tissues on the ultrasound damn
This what I remember, yet Arts jumped on me for whatever reason
An apology would be nice.
I mean there was a period of time when some people got quite rabid about the details of various affairs etc. Not onlyfans stuff…bit too soap operish dramatics….Victoria!! that was her name. Then there were the stories about Squeezebabe…
LOL 😂😂
the irony and hypocrisy.
What do you mean by that comment?
kii said:
ChrispenEvan said:
kii said:This what I remember, yet Arts jumped on me for whatever reason
An apology would be nice.
I mean there was a period of time when some people got quite rabid about the details of various affairs etc. Not onlyfans stuff…bit too soap operish dramatics….Victoria!! that was her name. Then there were the stories about Squeezebabe…
LOL 😂😂
the irony and hypocrisy.
What do you mean by that comment?
An apology would be nice ..
transition said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:JF was religious but not prudish in that way. If anything she went too far in the other direction, posting about her masturbation techniques.
OK.
not sure car totally unenjoyed it(masturbation details), having mentioned it, but it could be he’s having problems keeping it safely in his head so shared it with you, master rb, a problem shared is a problem halved some say, i’m not sure how reliable that is but there ya go, i’m not entirely responsible for the less-than-idealness of human existence
I was simply remembering facts. JF was highly unlikely to disapprove of frank discussion of most matters, a laudable attitude.
raining, again, the gravity-assisted wetness
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:OK.
not sure car totally unenjoyed it(masturbation details), having mentioned it, but it could be he’s having problems keeping it safely in his head so shared it with you, master rb, a problem shared is a problem halved some say, i’m not sure how reliable that is but there ya go, i’m not entirely responsible for the less-than-idealness of human existence
I was simply remembering facts. JF was highly unlikely to disapprove of frank discussion of most matters, a laudable attitude.
I was teasing
coffee in a moment
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:OK.
not sure car totally unenjoyed it(masturbation details), having mentioned it, but it could be he’s having problems keeping it safely in his head so shared it with you, master rb, a problem shared is a problem halved some say, i’m not sure how reliable that is but there ya go, i’m not entirely responsible for the less-than-idealness of human existence
I was simply remembering facts. JF was highly unlikely to disapprove of frank discussion of most matters, a laudable attitude.
what was that website she was always directing us to? clitoris.com? to be fair, most of her posts were entirely scientific…
furious said:
kii said:
ChrispenEvan said:
LOL 😂😂
the irony and hypocrisy.
What do you mean by that comment?
An apology would be nice ..
shrug we didn’t see any person jumping person action so we’re sorry for being blind
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:
OK.
not sure car totally unenjoyed it(masturbation details), having mentioned it, but it could be he’s having problems keeping it safely in his head so shared it with you, master rb, a problem shared is a problem halved some say, i’m not sure how reliable that is but there ya go, i’m not entirely responsible for the less-than-idealness of human existence
I was simply remembering facts. JF was highly unlikely to disapprove of frank discussion of most matters, a laudable attitude.
and why wouldn’t anyone enjoy the Stroke Off Genius of the Forum why not indeed
transition said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:JF was religious but not prudish in that way. If anything she went too far in the other direction, posting about her masturbation techniques.
OK.
not sure car totally unenjoyed it(masturbation details), having mentioned it, but it could be he’s having problems keeping it safely in his head so shared it with you, master rb, a problem shared is a problem halved some say, i’m not sure how reliable that is but there ya go, i’m not entirely responsible for the less-than-idealness of human existence
Your wordsmanship has improved slightly.
Arts said:
Bubblecar said:
transition said:not sure car totally unenjoyed it(masturbation details), having mentioned it, but it could be he’s having problems keeping it safely in his head so shared it with you, master rb, a problem shared is a problem halved some say, i’m not sure how reliable that is but there ya go, i’m not entirely responsible for the less-than-idealness of human existence
I was simply remembering facts. JF was highly unlikely to disapprove of frank discussion of most matters, a laudable attitude.
what was that website she was always directing us to? clitoris.com? to be fair, most of her posts were entirely scientific…
Yo be fair she was a scientist who was also a believer.
Imagine as a 55 year old having your parents still involved in helping you out of being in trouble with the law.
No relaxing there in retirement.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:OK.
not sure car totally unenjoyed it(masturbation details), having mentioned it, but it could be he’s having problems keeping it safely in his head so shared it with you, master rb, a problem shared is a problem halved some say, i’m not sure how reliable that is but there ya go, i’m not entirely responsible for the less-than-idealness of human existence
Your wordsmanship has improved slightly.
tortured by your red biro, the guiding hand of love, and here we are
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:not sure car totally unenjoyed it(masturbation details), having mentioned it, but it could be he’s having problems keeping it safely in his head so shared it with you, master rb, a problem shared is a problem halved some say, i’m not sure how reliable that is but there ya go, i’m not entirely responsible for the less-than-idealness of human existence
Your wordsmanship has improved slightly.
tortured by your red biro, the guiding hand of love, and here we are
:) the world turns indeed.
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:not sure car totally unenjoyed it(masturbation details), having mentioned it, but it could be he’s having problems keeping it safely in his head so shared it with you, master rb, a problem shared is a problem halved some say, i’m not sure how reliable that is but there ya go, i’m not entirely responsible for the less-than-idealness of human existence
Your wordsmanship has improved slightly.
tortured by your red biro, the guiding hand of love, and here we are
By the way, have you. trieed writing a novel?
Cymek said:
Imagine as a 55 year old having your parents still involved in helping you out of being in trouble with the law.
No relaxing there in retirement.
Some people are special needs, you shouldn’t judge…
Cymek said:
Imagine as a 55 year old having your parents still involved in helping you out of being in trouble with the law.
No relaxing there in retirement.
it doesn’t matter how old my kids are, if they need my help, I’m giving it as much as I can.
I’m back. I have been sorting patient records (again) and I’ve been to the bakery for a mocha and a small slice of black forest cake. Cam doesn’t make that cake, but they have found a reliable source for the more fiddly things he doesn’t make himself. It was a good cake, lighter than I expected, which I liked. They also buy in little lemon meringue tarts, which Mr buffy sometimes eats for morning tea.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:Your wordsmanship has improved slightly.
tortured by your red biro, the guiding hand of love, and here we are
By the way, have you. trieed writing a novel?
what a novel idea
Arts said:
Cymek said:
Imagine as a 55 year old having your parents still involved in helping you out of being in trouble with the law.
No relaxing there in retirement.
it doesn’t matter how old my kids are, if they need my help, I’m giving it as much as I can.
It is a lifelong commitment.
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:tortured by your red biro, the guiding hand of love, and here we are
By the way, have you. trieed writing a novel?
what a novel idea
:)
Arts said:
Cymek said:
Imagine as a 55 year old having your parents still involved in helping you out of being in trouble with the law.
No relaxing there in retirement.
it doesn’t matter how old my kids are, if they need my help, I’m giving it as much as I can.
True
The stress was what I was thinking of and being older
The Friends School in Hobart is standing on its principles.
My brother’s children went to that school.
Cymek said:
Arts said:
Cymek said:
Imagine as a 55 year old having your parents still involved in helping you out of being in trouble with the law.
No relaxing there in retirement.
it doesn’t matter how old my kids are, if they need my help, I’m giving it as much as I can.
True
The stress was what I was thinking of and being older
fkit, if we had kids and we were dead and they needed to torque we’d turn in our graves just for them
“Thursday 14 August 1662
Up early and to look on my works, and find my house to go on apace. So to my office to prepare business, and then we met and sat till noon, and then Commissioner Pett and I being invited, went by Sir John Winter’s coach sent for us, to the Mitre, in Fenchurch street, to a venison-pasty; where I found him a very worthy man; and good discourse. Most of which was concerning the Forest of Dean, and the timber there, and iron-workes with their great antiquity, and the vast heaps of cinders which they find, and are now of great value, being necessary for the making of iron at this day; and without which they cannot work: with the age of many trees there left at a great fall in Edward the Third’s time, by the name of forbid-trees, which at this day are called vorbid trees.
Thence to my office about business till late, and so home and to bed.”
The forest of dean survived the iron works and is still there, 110 sq kilometers of it at least.
Some US TikTok dude is making fun of Australians for the whole hip hip hooray thing. ‘Cept he was calling it the “habib hooray” and how the first habib hoorayer is the alpha male of the gathering.
Divine Angel said:
Some US TikTok dude is making fun of Australians for the whole hip hip hooray thing. ‘Cept he was calling it the “habib hooray” and how the first habib hoorayer is the alpha male of the gathering.
TATE tells me that
“Hip hip hooray, also hippity hip hooray; hooray may also be spelled and pronounced hoorah, hurrah, hurray etc., is a cheer called out to express congratulation toward someone or something, in the English-speaking world and elsewhere, usually given three times.
By a sole speaker, it is a form of interjection. In a group, it takes the form of call and response: the cheer is initiated by one person exclaiming “Three cheers for…” (or, more archaically, “Three times three”), then calling out “hip hip” (archaically, “hip hip hip”) three times, each time being responded by “hooray” or “hurrah”.
The cheer continues to be used to express congratulations. In Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and to a lesser extent the United Kingdom, the cheer is usually expressed after the singing of “Happy Birthday to You”“
It’s news to me that it’s not used in the UK so much now.
It certainly was when I lived there.
But that was over 40 years ago.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
Some US TikTok dude is making fun of Australians for the whole hip hip hooray thing. ‘Cept he was calling it the “habib hooray” and how the first habib hoorayer is the alpha male of the gathering.
TATE tells me that
“Hip hip hooray, also hippity hip hooray; hooray may also be spelled and pronounced hoorah, hurrah, hurray etc., is a cheer called out to express congratulation toward someone or something, in the English-speaking world and elsewhere, usually given three times.By a sole speaker, it is a form of interjection. In a group, it takes the form of call and response: the cheer is initiated by one person exclaiming “Three cheers for…” (or, more archaically, “Three times three”), then calling out “hip hip” (archaically, “hip hip hip”) three times, each time being responded by “hooray” or “hurrah”.
The cheer continues to be used to express congratulations. In Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and to a lesser extent the United Kingdom, the cheer is usually expressed after the singing of “Happy Birthday to You”“
It’s news to me that it’s not used in the UK so much now.
It certainly was when I lived there.
But that was over 40 years ago.
Plenty of people called into the radio station (where I heard it) to say the UK still did it. But none of the callers said how long ago they, or their spouses, arrived here.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Thursday 14 August 1662
Up early and to look on my works, and find my house to go on apace. So to my office to prepare business, and then we met and sat till noon, and then Commissioner Pett and I being invited, went by Sir John Winter’s coach sent for us, to the Mitre, in Fenchurch street, to a venison-pasty; where I found him a very worthy man; and good discourse. Most of which was concerning the Forest of Dean, and the timber there, and iron-workes with their great antiquity, and the vast heaps of cinders which they find, and are now of great value, being necessary for the making of iron at this day; and without which they cannot work: with the age of many trees there left at a great fall in Edward the Third’s time, by the name of forbid-trees, which at this day are called vorbid trees.
Thence to my office about business till late, and so home and to bed.”The forest of dean survived the iron works and is still there, 110 sq kilometers of it at least.
So three cheers for the Forest of Dean.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Thursday 14 August 1662
Up early and to look on my works, and find my house to go on apace. So to my office to prepare business, and then we met and sat till noon, and then Commissioner Pett and I being invited, went by Sir John Winter’s coach sent for us, to the Mitre, in Fenchurch street, to a venison-pasty; where I found him a very worthy man; and good discourse. Most of which was concerning the Forest of Dean, and the timber there, and iron-workes with their great antiquity, and the vast heaps of cinders which they find, and are now of great value, being necessary for the making of iron at this day; and without which they cannot work: with the age of many trees there left at a great fall in Edward the Third’s time, by the name of forbid-trees, which at this day are called vorbid trees.
Thence to my office about business till late, and so home and to bed.”The forest of dean survived the iron works and is still there, 110 sq kilometers of it at least.
So three cheers for the Forest of Dean.
Habib Hurrah!
Habib Hurray!
Habib Hooray!
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Thursday 14 August 1662
Up early and to look on my works, and find my house to go on apace. So to my office to prepare business, and then we met and sat till noon, and then Commissioner Pett and I being invited, went by Sir John Winter’s coach sent for us, to the Mitre, in Fenchurch street, to a venison-pasty; where I found him a very worthy man; and good discourse. Most of which was concerning the Forest of Dean, and the timber there, and iron-workes with their great antiquity, and the vast heaps of cinders which they find, and are now of great value, being necessary for the making of iron at this day; and without which they cannot work: with the age of many trees there left at a great fall in Edward the Third’s time, by the name of forbid-trees, which at this day are called vorbid trees.
Thence to my office about business till late, and so home and to bed.”The forest of dean survived the iron works and is still there, 110 sq kilometers of it at least.
So three cheers for the Forest of Dean.
Habib Hurrah!
Habib Hurray!
Habib Hooray!
Habib means “my love” or “beloved”, “darling” etc in Arabic.
Toddler: Fucking windy outside.
Bubblecar: It’s just windy.
Toddler: No it’s fucking windy!
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:So three cheers for the Forest of Dean.
Habib Hurrah!
Habib Hurray!
Habib Hooray!
Habib means “my love” or “beloved”, “darling” etc in Arabic.
It was the name of Rebel Wilson’s man in Fat Pizza
Buffet at an Australian Antarctic station.
Bubblecar said:
Buffet at an Australian Antarctic station.
Judging by decorations and prawns etc, this is presumably a Christmas buffet.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Buffet at an Australian Antarctic station.
Judging by decorations and prawns etc, this is presumably a Christmas buffet.
Yeah, that’s why they had to politely hide the guy’s head, so his silly red hat wouldn’t be on display.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Buffet at an Australian Antarctic station.
Judging by decorations and prawns etc, this is presumably a Christmas buffet.
Yeah, that’s why they had to politely hide the guy’s head, so his silly red hat wouldn’t be on display.
Cynical mood today, Rev?
;)
Kingy could easily find himself useful in Antarctica. Fire is a real danger and firey teams are essential.
Here’s the fire team at Australia’s Davis station, with tracked fire engine.
Bubblecar said:
Buffet at an Australian Antarctic station.
Mawson would have killed for that.
Mini Me reports 26 kids came to Science Club today, up from 20 last week and 18 the week before. Today they made bubbles using different materials as blowy things, like pipe cleaners, straws, and proper bubble wands.
Bubblecar said:
Kingy could easily find himself useful in Antarctica. Fire is a real danger and firey teams are essential.Here’s the fire team at Australia’s Davis station, with tracked fire engine.
Kingy might be awhile.
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me reports 26 kids came to Science Club today, up from 20 last week and 18 the week before. Today they made bubbles using different materials as blowy things, like pipe cleaners, straws, and proper bubble wands.
Good to hear.
I’m back. 120 chairs have been ranged around the hall, the Volcano Dreaming banners are up. The tables with information on frogs and brolgas and volcanoes and Latham’s snipe have been set up. The sound and light has been tested. All ready for the speakers tomorrow.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Thursday 14 August 1662
Up early and to look on my works, and find my house to go on apace. So to my office to prepare business, and then we met and sat till noon, and then Commissioner Pett and I being invited, went by Sir John Winter’s coach sent for us, to the Mitre, in Fenchurch street, to a venison-pasty; where I found him a very worthy man; and good discourse. Most of which was concerning the Forest of Dean, and the timber there, and iron-workes with their great antiquity, and the vast heaps of cinders which they find, and are now of great value, being necessary for the making of iron at this day; and without which they cannot work: with the age of many trees there left at a great fall in Edward the Third’s time, by the name of forbid-trees, which at this day are called vorbid trees.
Thence to my office about business till late, and so home and to bed.”The forest of dean survived the iron works and is still there, 110 sq kilometers of it at least.
So three cheers for the Forest of Dean.
Hip hip hooray!
Hot cross buns being prepared at Australia’s Mawson Antarctic station by chef Kim de Laive.
buffy said:
I’m back. 120 chairs have been ranged around the hall, the Volcano Dreaming banners are up. The tables with information on frogs and brolgas and volcanoes and Latham’s snipe have been set up. The sound and light has been tested. All ready for the speakers tomorrow.
Wish I could be there but alas, it’s no night for the ferry.
Bubblecar said:
Kingy could easily find himself useful in Antarctica. Fire is a real danger and firey teams are essential.Here’s the fire team at Australia’s Davis station, with tracked fire engine.
Both water and exposed rock there!
buffy said:
I’m back. 120 chairs have been ranged around the hall, the Volcano Dreaming banners are up. The tables with information on frogs and brolgas and volcanoes and Latham’s snipe have been set up. The sound and light has been tested. All ready for the speakers tomorrow.
Well I hope you have fine weather.
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me reports 26 kids came to Science Club today, up from 20 last week and 18 the week before. Today they made bubbles using different materials as blowy things, like pipe cleaners, straws, and proper bubble wands.
We used to make them from bits of fencing wire.
Mawson powerhouse on fire in 1959, the year of my birth.
Bubblecar said:
Mawson powerhouse on fire in 1959, the year of my birth.
You’re just a whipper snipper.
buffy said:
I’m back. 120 chairs have been ranged around the hall, the Volcano Dreaming banners are up. The tables with information on frogs and brolgas and volcanoes and Latham’s snipe have been set up. The sound and light has been tested. All ready for the speakers tomorrow.
Onya!
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Kingy could easily find himself useful in Antarctica. Fire is a real danger and firey teams are essential.Here’s the fire team at Australia’s Davis station, with tracked fire engine.
Both water and exposed rock there!
Presumably summer.
This is all stuff form the government site
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Kingy could easily find himself useful in Antarctica. Fire is a real danger and firey teams are essential.Here’s the fire team at Australia’s Davis station, with tracked fire engine.
Both water and exposed rock there!
Presumably summer.
This is all stuff form the government site
Where form = from :)
Bubblecar said:
Hot cross buns being prepared at Australia’s Mawson Antarctic station by chef Kim de Laive.
He sounds foreign.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
I’m back. 120 chairs have been ranged around the hall, the Volcano Dreaming banners are up. The tables with information on frogs and brolgas and volcanoes and Latham’s snipe have been set up. The sound and light has been tested. All ready for the speakers tomorrow.
Onya!
I can only really claim to have done the chairs. And chatted with various people. I’m quite happy for other people to do the organizing. I’ll be doing the chair stacking and removal late tomorrow afternoon.
Frogs and brolgas and volcanoes, oh my!
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:
I’m back. 120 chairs have been ranged around the hall, the Volcano Dreaming banners are up. The tables with information on frogs and brolgas and volcanoes and Latham’s snipe have been set up. The sound and light has been tested. All ready for the speakers tomorrow.
Onya!
I can only really claim to have done the chairs. And chatted with various people. I’m quite happy for other people to do the organizing. I’ll be doing the chair stacking and removal late tomorrow afternoon.
Do you have a chair barrow?
Anyway FNDC is open and dutifully serving, especially for those needing to calm their souls due to the the unsettling winds.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:
I’m back. 120 chairs have been ranged around the hall, the Volcano Dreaming banners are up. The tables with information on frogs and brolgas and volcanoes and Latham’s snipe have been set up. The sound and light has been tested. All ready for the speakers tomorrow.
Onya!
I can only really claim to have done the chairs. And chatted with various people. I’m quite happy for other people to do the organizing. I’ll be doing the chair stacking and removal late tomorrow afternoon.
Every single chair? Fine effort.
Lovely fresh veg at Davis station, including hydroponic produce grown on site.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:Onya!
I can only really claim to have done the chairs. And chatted with various people. I’m quite happy for other people to do the organizing. I’ll be doing the chair stacking and removal late tomorrow afternoon.
Do you have a chair barrow?
There is a thing like a bag trolley to move 10 stacked chairs at a time.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:I can only really claim to have done the chairs. And chatted with various people. I’m quite happy for other people to do the organizing. I’ll be doing the chair stacking and removal late tomorrow afternoon.
Do you have a chair barrow?
There is a thing like a bag trolley to move 10 stacked chairs at a time.
Good. Hard work without one.
:)
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:Onya!
I can only really claim to have done the chairs. And chatted with various people. I’m quite happy for other people to do the organizing. I’ll be doing the chair stacking and removal late tomorrow afternoon.
Every single chair? Fine effort.
Phil wheeled them out in stacks of 10 and I separated them and started lining them up. There was someone else also separating them. Ultimately I went along and made sure there was room for people to walk between the rows. I’d have had that done in the first setting out, but the other unstacker was a bit haphazard in his work. No point in arguing. Just fix it later.
Duck breast and fresh green beans, Davis station.
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:Judging by decorations and prawns etc, this is presumably a Christmas buffet.
Yeah, that’s why they had to politely hide the guy’s head, so his silly red hat wouldn’t be on display.
Cynical mood today, Rev?
;)
Au contraire.
Just a typical bit of Revish good natured humour :)
Divine Angel said:
Obviously they are using the US gallon = 3/4 proper gallon.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
Obviously they are using the US gallon = 3/4 proper gallon.
honestly we don’t have an issue with reporters reporting prospectively or retrospectively as long as it’s clear which -rospectively they’re doing
Ronald manages to get changed and turn into a different person while been eaten.
Why many people can do that?
Ronald manages to get changed and turns into a different person while been eaten.
How many people can do that?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Ronald manages to get changed and turn into a different person while been eaten.
Why many people can do that?
Isn’t dying and your pets eating you a good thing ?
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Kingy could easily find himself useful in Antarctica. Fire is a real danger and firey teams are essential.Here’s the fire team at Australia’s Davis station, with tracked fire engine.
Kingy might be awhile.
He’s still at the buffet.
Cymek said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Ronald manages to get changed and turn into a different person while been eaten.
Why many people can do that?
Isn’t dying and your pets eating you a good thing ?
Not necessarily dying but if you do then what good pets to clean up
Ian said:
Ha.
She’s my bloody member.
Cymek said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Ronald manages to get changed and turn into a different person while been eaten.
Why many people can do that?
Isn’t dying and your pets eating you a good thing ?
My pets are fungi.
roughbarked said:
Ian said:
Ha.
She’s my bloody member.
gold
Kingy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Kingy could easily find himself useful in Antarctica. Fire is a real danger and firey teams are essential.Here’s the fire team at Australia’s Davis station, with tracked fire engine.
Kingy might be awhile.
He’s still at the buffet.
Ha!
:)
Ian said:
:)
One thing I remember about David Stratton was a quiet barney he had with Margaret Pomeranz about Fantasia 2000.
MP called it “Fantasia Two Thousand” like a human being while David insisted on calling it “Fantasia Twenty Hundred”.
I’ve only heard that formulation once before.
dv said:
One thing I remember about David Stratton was a quiet barney he had with Margaret Pomeranz about Fantasia 2000.MP called it “Fantasia Two Thousand” like a human being while David insisted on calling it “Fantasia Twenty Hundred”.
I’ve only heard that formulation once before.
Today I was playing What’s the Time, Mr Wolf? with some four year olds and one kept saying things like “sixty hundred o’clock” so it’s nice to know there’s precedent for such numbers.
Today is cool but beautiful.. we went for a 7.5km walk along the river..
tomorrow we hike.
In a couple of weeks the boy child and I will be heading down south for the weekend to hike in Porongurup National Park, and then tackle Bluff Knoll.
Arts said:
Today is cool but beautiful.. we went for a 7.5km walk along the river..tomorrow we hike.
In a couple of weeks the boy child and I will be heading down south for the weekend to hike in Porongurup National Park, and then tackle Bluff Knoll.
How’s the ticker?
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:
Today is cool but beautiful.. we went for a 7.5km walk along the river..tomorrow we hike.
In a couple of weeks the boy child and I will be heading down south for the weekend to hike in Porongurup National Park, and then tackle Bluff Knoll.
How’s the ticker?
so far so good
Arts said:
Today is cool but beautiful.. we went for a 7.5km walk along the river..tomorrow we hike.
In a couple of weeks the boy child and I will be heading down south for the weekend to hike in Porongurup National Park, and then tackle Bluff Knoll.
Bluff Knoll will be cold I would think.
Arts said:
Today is cool but beautiful.. we went for a 7.5km walk along the river..tomorrow we hike.
In a couple of weeks the boy child and I will be heading down south for the weekend to hike in Porongurup National Park, and then tackle Bluff Knoll.
Mrs rb and myself tackled Bluff Knoll. Our four year old daughter climbed to the top with us to the top of Bluff Knoll.
There they are, enjoying the view of the carpark.
Lazy son dropped back and wandered off in his own direction, ie; downhill. We had to go find him when we got back down.
Main reason I was keen to get up there was to see this.
ChrispenEvan said:
Arts said:
Today is cool but beautiful.. we went for a 7.5km walk along the river..tomorrow we hike.
In a couple of weeks the boy child and I will be heading down south for the weekend to hike in Porongurup National Park, and then tackle Bluff Knoll.
Bluff Knoll will be cold I would think.
Gets quite cool at the top.
ChrispenEvan said:
Arts said:
Today is cool but beautiful.. we went for a 7.5km walk along the river..tomorrow we hike.
In a couple of weeks the boy child and I will be heading down south for the weekend to hike in Porongurup National Park, and then tackle Bluff Knoll.
Bluff Knoll will be cold I would think.
perfect
CAR’N SWANNIES!!! 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢
It’s the ladies turn tonight. 😎
roughbarked said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Arts said:
Today is cool but beautiful.. we went for a 7.5km walk along the river..tomorrow we hike.
In a couple of weeks the boy child and I will be heading down south for the weekend to hike in Porongurup National Park, and then tackle Bluff Knoll.
Bluff Knoll will be cold I would think.
Gets quite cool at the top.
I’ve been up there a few times, I lived in Albany for a while when I first started teaching, and, not being the small town type, I spent most weekends out exploring the areas of few people and even fewer students… but the boy has never done it, and he has been enjoying our recent hikes around Perth, so I thought it was time we did the weekend away thing and he can experience it – as is his right of passage being a WAlien… (we have already ridden around Rotto several times.)
roughbarked said:
Arts said:
Today is cool but beautiful.. we went for a 7.5km walk along the river..tomorrow we hike.
In a couple of weeks the boy child and I will be heading down south for the weekend to hike in Porongurup National Park, and then tackle Bluff Knoll.
Mrs rb and myself tackled Bluff Knoll. Our four year old daughter climbed to the top with us to the top of Bluff Knoll.
There they are, enjoying the view of the carpark.
Lazy son dropped back and wandered off in his own direction, ie; downhill. We had to go find him when we got back down.
Main reason I was keen to get up there was to see this.
The only known locations where Darwinia collina is found are Bluff Knoll, Coyanarup Peak, Bakers Knob and East Bluff in the Stirling Range National Park.
roughbarked said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Arts said:
Today is cool but beautiful.. we went for a 7.5km walk along the river..tomorrow we hike.
In a couple of weeks the boy child and I will be heading down south for the weekend to hike in Porongurup National Park, and then tackle Bluff Knoll.
Bluff Knoll will be cold I would think.
Gets quite cool at the top.
name rings a bell, only been there once, twelve years old maybe, I was walking around australia solo to raise money for the natives of easter island
On the one year anniversary of my surgery I am planning to be dog sledding through Lapland… and hopefully I will catch some northern lights…
then I will make it to Tasmania, as I always promised SM, to see the southern lights at the appropriate time…
transition said:
roughbarked said:
ChrispenEvan said:Bluff Knoll will be cold I would think.
Gets quite cool at the top.
name rings a bell, only been there once, twelve years old maybe, I was walking around australia solo to raise money for the natives of easter island
Quite the philathropist.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Arts said:
Today is cool but beautiful.. we went for a 7.5km walk along the river..tomorrow we hike.
In a couple of weeks the boy child and I will be heading down south for the weekend to hike in Porongurup National Park, and then tackle Bluff Knoll.
Mrs rb and myself tackled Bluff Knoll. Our four year old daughter climbed to the top with us to the top of Bluff Knoll.
There they are, enjoying the view of the carpark.
Lazy son dropped back and wandered off in his own direction, ie; downhill. We had to go find him when we got back down.
Main reason I was keen to get up there was to see this.
The only known locations where Darwinia collina is found are Bluff Knoll, Coyanarup Peak, Bakers Knob and East Bluff in the Stirling Range National Park.
well, if I see any I’ll take a shot at it..
Arts said:
On the one year anniversary of my surgery I am planning to be dog sledding through Lapland… and hopefully I will catch some northern lights…then I will make it to Tasmania, as I always promised SM, to see the southern lights at the appropriate time…
Go for it. :)
Arts said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:Mrs rb and myself tackled Bluff Knoll. Our four year old daughter climbed to the top with us to the top of Bluff Knoll.
There they are, enjoying the view of the carpark.
Lazy son dropped back and wandered off in his own direction, ie; downhill. We had to go find him when we got back down.
Main reason I was keen to get up there was to see this.
The only known locations where Darwinia collina is found are Bluff Knoll, Coyanarup Peak, Bakers Knob and East Bluff in the Stirling Range National Park.
well, if I see any I’ll take a shot at it..
You’ll likely get a better photo than me. That was in 1982.
roughbarked said:
Arts said:
Today is cool but beautiful.. we went for a 7.5km walk along the river..tomorrow we hike.
In a couple of weeks the boy child and I will be heading down south for the weekend to hike in Porongurup National Park, and then tackle Bluff Knoll.
Mrs rb and myself tackled Bluff Knoll. Our four year old daughter climbed to the top with us to the top of Bluff Knoll.
There they are, enjoying the view of the carpark.
Lazy son dropped back and wandered off in his own direction, ie; downhill. We had to go find him when we got back down.
Main reason I was keen to get up there was to see this.
I had to read that 3 times. You let your young son wander off by himself, risking getting lost and hypothermia. Lazy parenting, not lazy son.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:Gets quite cool at the top.
name rings a bell, only been there once, twelve years old maybe, I was walking around australia solo to raise money for the natives of easter island
Quite the philathropist.
i’m a giver, and where’s me n, alphabet thief, unforgivable, send the cretin to the dungeons
Cool. That’s the one I voted for.
I used to see them a lot when I was a little bloke playing on the main canal bank. When parent’s wedren’t watching.
Haven’t seen a water rat in at least sixty years.
kii said:
roughbarked said:
Arts said:
Today is cool but beautiful.. we went for a 7.5km walk along the river..tomorrow we hike.
In a couple of weeks the boy child and I will be heading down south for the weekend to hike in Porongurup National Park, and then tackle Bluff Knoll.
Mrs rb and myself tackled Bluff Knoll. Our four year old daughter climbed to the top with us to the top of Bluff Knoll.
There they are, enjoying the view of the carpark.
Lazy son dropped back and wandered off in his own direction, ie; downhill. We had to go find him when we got back down.
Main reason I was keen to get up there was to see this.
I had to read that 3 times. You let your young son wander off by himself, risking getting lost and hypothermia. Lazy parenting, not lazy son.
We weren’t really aware that we’d lost him other than that he’d said he’d wait at the bottom. We knew he wouldn’t go far.
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:name rings a bell, only been there once, twelve years old maybe, I was walking around australia solo to raise money for the natives of easter island
Quite the philathropist.
i’m a giver, and where’s me n, alphabet thief, unforgivable, send the cretin to the dungeons
There’s you with your red pen. ;)
roughbarked said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:Mrs rb and myself tackled Bluff Knoll. Our four year old daughter climbed to the top with us to the top of Bluff Knoll.
There they are, enjoying the view of the carpark.
Lazy son dropped back and wandered off in his own direction, ie; downhill. We had to go find him when we got back down.
Main reason I was keen to get up there was to see this.
I had to read that 3 times. You let your young son wander off by himself, risking getting lost and hypothermia. Lazy parenting, not lazy son.
We weren’t really aware that we’d lost him other than that he’d said he’d wait at the bottom. We knew he wouldn’t go far.
He was always at home in the bush. He simply didn’t want to climb the hill. Though he went all the way to the top of the Gloucester tree.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:Quite the philathropist.
i’m a giver, and where’s me n, alphabet thief, unforgivable, send the cretin to the dungeons
There’s you with your red pen. ;)
twenty days in the dungeons with a hungry bear for you, i’ll not take any cheek from peasants
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:i’m a giver, and where’s me n, alphabet thief, unforgivable, send the cretin to the dungeons
There’s you with your red pen. ;)
twenty days in the dungeons with a hungry bear for you, i’ll not take any cheek from peasants
abashed I be. stay thine hand with the whip.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:I had to read that 3 times. You let your young son wander off by himself, risking getting lost and hypothermia. Lazy parenting, not lazy son.
We weren’t really aware that we’d lost him other than that he’d said he’d wait at the bottom. We knew he wouldn’t go far.
He was always at home in the bush. He simply didn’t want to climb the hill. Though he went all the way to the top of the Gloucester tree.
climbed the Gloucester tree. got about 3 metres up, asked myself do I really want to do this, then pressed on. haven’t done bluff knoll.
ChrispenEvan said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:We weren’t really aware that we’d lost him other than that he’d said he’d wait at the bottom. We knew he wouldn’t go far.
He was always at home in the bush. He simply didn’t want to climb the hill. Though he went all the way to the top of the Gloucester tree.
climbed the Gloucester tree. got about 3 metres up, asked myself do I really want to do this, then pressed on. haven’t done bluff knoll.
I’ve done that too… I think they have closed it down now..
Arts said:
ChrispenEvan said:
roughbarked said:He was always at home in the bush. He simply didn’t want to climb the hill. Though he went all the way to the top of the Gloucester tree.
climbed the Gloucester tree. got about 3 metres up, asked myself do I really want to do this, then pressed on. haven’t done bluff knoll.
I’ve done that too… I think they have closed it down now..
it was probably taller when you did it as well. I did it in 77.
ChrispenEvan said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:We weren’t really aware that we’d lost him other than that he’d said he’d wait at the bottom. We knew he wouldn’t go far.
He was always at home in the bush. He simply didn’t want to climb the hill. Though he went all the way to the top of the Gloucester tree.
climbed the Gloucester tree. got about 3 metres up, asked myself do I really want to do this, then pressed on. haven’t done bluff knoll.
I did Bluff Knoll on the way back from Albany to Perth. Left early in the morning, did the climb and back, got in the car (passenger seat, my mate was driving) and arrived back in Perth a few hours later, I stepped out of the car when he dropped me at my place, and my legs just about froze up with cramp. Not a good idea to do a couple hours vigorous walking and then sit still for 4 hours after.
I’d never heard of Bluff Knoll until four posts ago 😎
Cool but sunny afternoon FNDC.
party_pants said:
ChrispenEvan said:
roughbarked said:He was always at home in the bush. He simply didn’t want to climb the hill. Though he went all the way to the top of the Gloucester tree.
climbed the Gloucester tree. got about 3 metres up, asked myself do I really want to do this, then pressed on. haven’t done bluff knoll.
I did Bluff Knoll on the way back from Albany to Perth. Left early in the morning, did the climb and back, got in the car (passenger seat, my mate was driving) and arrived back in Perth a few hours later, I stepped out of the car when he dropped me at my place, and my legs just about froze up with cramp. Not a good idea to do a couple hours vigorous walking and then sit still for 4 hours after.
Ouch.
Divine Angel said:
I’d never heard of Bluff Knoll until four posts ago 😎
Bloody Kweenslanders. ;)
party_pants said:
Cool but sunny afternoon FNDC.
tilt ya sideways as you slip under the table :p
party_pants said:
Cool but sunny afternoon FNDC.
Don’t drink and drive. You’ll spill your drink.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
I’d never heard of Bluff Knoll until four posts ago 😎
Bloody Kweenslanders. ;)
I’ll tell youse sumfink for nuffink tho, I ain’t hiking up any Glasshouse Mountains neither.
roughbarked said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:Mrs rb and myself tackled Bluff Knoll. Our four year old daughter climbed to the top with us to the top of Bluff Knoll.
There they are, enjoying the view of the carpark.
Lazy son dropped back and wandered off in his own direction, ie; downhill. We had to go find him when we got back down.
Main reason I was keen to get up there was to see this.
I had to read that 3 times. You let your young son wander off by himself, risking getting lost and hypothermia. Lazy parenting, not lazy son.
We weren’t really aware that we’d lost him other than that he’d said he’d wait at the bottom. We knew he wouldn’t go far.
Lololol…you weren’t really aware….ffs
How many adults go missing in the bush every year? Get turned around. He was a bloody child!
transition said:
roughbarked said:
ChrispenEvan said:Bluff Knoll will be cold I would think.
Gets quite cool at the top.
name rings a bell, only been there once, twelve years old maybe, I was walking around australia solo to raise money for the natives of easter island
LOL
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
I’d never heard of Bluff Knoll until four posts ago 😎
Bloody Kweenslanders. ;)
I’ll tell youse sumfink for nuffink tho, I ain’t hiking up any Glasshouse Mountains neither.
In my later years, I’m reasonably sure I won’t be either. I did go up that 800m odd blob of granite a bit south of Noosa in 2017.
These days Mrs rb has trouble doing the hills out here. She slipped and fell just last week when we were attempting to ambulate up this provided stairway to…
Thankfully she suffered injuries that were minor enough to be not a major encumberance to herself as she managed to finish the other half of the 2km journey up the creek and up the hill back along the top and downhill into the creek at where we started.
kii said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:I had to read that 3 times. You let your young son wander off by himself, risking getting lost and hypothermia. Lazy parenting, not lazy son.
We weren’t really aware that we’d lost him other than that he’d said he’d wait at the bottom. We knew he wouldn’t go far.
Lololol…you weren’t really aware….ffs
How many adults go missing in the bush every year? Get turned around. He was a bloody child!
You clearly don’t know our son.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:Bloody Kweenslanders. ;)
I’ll tell youse sumfink for nuffink tho, I ain’t hiking up any Glasshouse Mountains neither.
In my later years, I’m reasonably sure I won’t be either. I did go up that 800m odd blob of granite a bit south of Noosa in 2017.
These days Mrs rb has trouble doing the hills out here. She slipped and fell just last week when we were attempting to ambulate up this provided stairway to…
Thankfully she suffered injuries that were minor enough to be not a major encumberance to herself as she managed to finish the other half of the 2km journey up the creek and up the hill back along the top and downhill into the creek at where we started.
Dang Mrs rb, she gots to take betterer care
This week is Bullying No Way week and the kids were asked to wear Orange for No Bullying Day. One kid proudly told me he was a bully, so methinks the whole deal is lost on him.
Divine Angel said:
This week is Bullying No Way week and the kids were asked to wear Orange for No Bullying Day. One kid proudly told me he was a bully, so methinks the whole deal is lost on him.
did you threaten to rip his bloody arms off if you caught him being a bully to someone?
Divine Angel said:
This week is Bullying No Way week and the kids were asked to wear Orange for No Bullying Day. One kid proudly told me he was a bully, so methinks the whole deal is lost on him.
Seems a strange colour to pick for No Bullying Day.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:I’ll tell youse sumfink for nuffink tho, I ain’t hiking up any Glasshouse Mountains neither.
In my later years, I’m reasonably sure I won’t be either. I did go up that 800m odd blob of granite a bit south of Noosa in 2017.
These days Mrs rb has trouble doing the hills out here. She slipped and fell just last week when we were attempting to ambulate up this provided stairway to…
Thankfully she suffered injuries that were minor enough to be not a major encumberance to herself as she managed to finish the other half of the 2km journey up the creek and up the hill back along the top and downhill into the creek at where we started.
Dang Mrs rb, she gots to take betterer care
and here she was worried about my knee.
She was behind me on the stair when she fell. 
I had to tell her, Hope you can get back up again because I’m going to have trouble carrying you back. Thankfully she had a small graze on her arm and a sore knee but hey it was more than ten years ago they gave her three months to live without treatment. She’s one determined person.
Divine Angel said:
This week is Bullying No Way week and the kids were asked to wear Orange for No Bullying Day. One kid proudly told me he was a bully, so methinks the whole deal is lost on him.
So what was the colour he wore, Yellow?
Divine Angel said:
I’d never heard of Bluff Knoll until four posts ago 😎
It’s the nearest thing we have to a mountain here in the southern regions of WA. The walk trail goes around the side and up the back before eventually reaching the cliff face. The view is quite worth it.
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
This week is Bullying No Way week and the kids were asked to wear Orange for No Bullying Day. One kid proudly told me he was a bully, so methinks the whole deal is lost on him.
Seems a strange colour to pick for No Bullying Day.
Agree but maybe it was like say SES colours?
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
I’d never heard of Bluff Knoll until four posts ago 😎
It’s the nearest thing we have to a mountain here in the southern regions of WA. The walk trail goes around the side and up the back before eventually reaching the cliff face. The view is quite worth it.
It surely is worth getting a bit of oxygen circulating for it.
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roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
This week is Bullying No Way week and the kids were asked to wear Orange for No Bullying Day. One kid proudly told me he was a bully, so methinks the whole deal is lost on him.
Seems a strange colour to pick for No Bullying Day.
Agree but maybe it was like say SES colours?
I was alluding to DJT.
ChrispenEvan said:
Divine Angel said:
This week is Bullying No Way week and the kids were asked to wear Orange for No Bullying Day. One kid proudly told me he was a bully, so methinks the whole deal is lost on him.
did you threaten to rip his bloody arms off if you caught him being a bully to someone?
And shove them in his ears and ride him like a motorcycle!
Divine Angel said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Divine Angel said:
This week is Bullying No Way week and the kids were asked to wear Orange for No Bullying Day. One kid proudly told me he was a bully, so methinks the whole deal is lost on him.
did you threaten to rip his bloody arms off if you caught him being a bully to someone?
And shove them in his ears and ride him like a motorcycle!
and there’s a scream as you ride him away!
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:Seems a strange colour to pick for No Bullying Day.
Agree but maybe it was like say SES colours?
I was alluding to DJT.
ah.
ChrispenEvan said:
Divine Angel said:
ChrispenEvan said:did you threaten to rip his bloody arms off if you caught him being a bully to someone?
And shove them in his ears and ride him like a motorcycle!
and there’s a scream as you ride him away!
no bullying doesn’t apply in this place does it
SCIENCE said:
no bullying doesn’t apply in this place does it
Shut the fuck up.
Peak Warming Man said:
SCIENCE said:
no bullying doesn’t apply in this place does it
Shut the fuck up.
where would you like us to shut it
roughbarked said:
Arts said:
Today is cool but beautiful.. we went for a 7.5km walk along the river..tomorrow we hike.
In a couple of weeks the boy child and I will be heading down south for the weekend to hike in Porongurup National Park, and then tackle Bluff Knoll.
Mrs rb and myself tackled Bluff Knoll. Our four year old daughter climbed to the top with us to the top of Bluff Knoll.
There they are, enjoying the view of the carpark.
Lazy son dropped back and wandered off in his own direction, ie; downhill. We had to go find him when we got back down.
Main reason I was keen to get up there was to see this.
Nice work.
I haven’t made it past the first 500m, but why is your first pic left handed?
SCIENCE said:
no bullying doesn’t apply in this place does it
Get out with ya.
I’m always getting kicked from this corner to that.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:Seems a strange colour to pick for No Bullying Day.
Agree but maybe it was like say SES colours?
I was alluding to DJT.
what about the political party that defends our country
Kingy said:
roughbarked said:
Arts said:
Today is cool but beautiful.. we went for a 7.5km walk along the river..tomorrow we hike.
In a couple of weeks the boy child and I will be heading down south for the weekend to hike in Porongurup National Park, and then tackle Bluff Knoll.
Mrs rb and myself tackled Bluff Knoll. Our four year old daughter climbed to the top with us to the top of Bluff Knoll.
There they are, enjoying the view of the carpark.
Lazy son dropped back and wandered off in his own direction, ie; downhill. We had to go find him when we got back down.
Main reason I was keen to get up there was to see this.
Nice work.
I haven’t made it past the first 500m, but why is your first pic left handed?
Probably scanned the slide the wrong way around? That was digitised decades ago, can’t remember for sure.
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:
no bullying doesn’t apply in this place does it
Get out with ya.
I’m always getting kicked from this corner to that.
Hey being able to take it doesn’t make it right but whatever we got more extensive teleostei to denature in lipids.
roughbarked said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Divine Angel said:And shove them in his ears and ride him like a motorcycle!
and there’s a scream as you ride him away!
the aunty jack show was the first aussie comedy show I found funny. 1968, so 3 1/2 years after we arrived.
kii said:
How many adults go missing in the bush every year?
Interesting question. What’s the answer?
ChrispenEvan said:
roughbarked said:
ChrispenEvan said:and there’s a scream as you ride him away!
the aunty jack show was the first aussie comedy show I found funny. 1968, so 3 1/2 years after we arrived.
It was out there and held the audience captivated.. or he’d jump through our telly and rip our bloody arms orf.
Divine Angel said:
I’d never heard of Bluff Knoll until four posts ago 😎
Wasn’t he an Australian Idol contestant?
esselte said:
Divine Angel said:
I’d never heard of Bluff Knoll until four posts ago 😎
Wasn’t he an Australian Idol contestant?
Buff Knoll, did a male stripper act.
esselte said:
Divine Angel said:
I’d never heard of Bluff Knoll until four posts ago 😎
Wasn’t he an Australian Idol contestant?
Heehee
ChrispenEvan said:
esselte said:
Divine Angel said:
I’d never heard of Bluff Knoll until four posts ago 😎
Wasn’t he an Australian Idol contestant?
Buff Knoll, did a male stripper act.
What about Grassy Knoll? What did he do?
kii said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:I had to read that 3 times. You let your young son wander off by himself, risking getting lost and hypothermia. Lazy parenting, not lazy son.
We weren’t really aware that we’d lost him other than that he’d said he’d wait at the bottom. We knew he wouldn’t go far.
Lololol…you weren’t really aware….ffs
How many adults go missing in the bush every year? Get turned around. He was a bloody child!
When I was 8 years old I wandered off in to the jungle of Borneo. This is actually true. I was an 8 year old Scottish lad lost in the Bornean jungle.
I was lost for hours. I stumbled on a river and followed it downstream to the coast, then back to home.
This isn’t an example of bad parenting. It’s an example of good parenting. Because my parents had taught me what to do if I ever became lost in the jungles of Borneo.
esselte said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:We weren’t really aware that we’d lost him other than that he’d said he’d wait at the bottom. We knew he wouldn’t go far.
Lololol…you weren’t really aware….ffs
How many adults go missing in the bush every year? Get turned around. He was a bloody child!
When I was 8 years old I wandered off in to the jungle of Borneo. This is actually true. I was an 8 year old Scottish lad lost in the Bornean jungle.
I was lost for hours. I stumbled on a river and followed it downstream to the coast, then back to home.
This isn’t an example of bad parenting. It’s an example of good parenting. Because my parents had taught me what to do if I ever became lost in the jungles of Borneo.
damn, i thought this was going to lead to where the legend of the wild man of borneo originated
ChrispenEvan said:
esselte said:
kii said:Lololol…you weren’t really aware….ffs
How many adults go missing in the bush every year? Get turned around. He was a bloody child!
When I was 8 years old I wandered off in to the jungle of Borneo. This is actually true. I was an 8 year old Scottish lad lost in the Bornean jungle.
I was lost for hours. I stumbled on a river and followed it downstream to the coast, then back to home.
This isn’t an example of bad parenting. It’s an example of good parenting. Because my parents had taught me what to do if I ever became lost in the jungles of Borneo.
damn, i thought this was going to lead to where the legend of the wild man of borneo originated
I love to tell people that our neighbors, when our family live in Tanjung Kidurong, were natives who had only officially given up the practice of head hunting 12 years before we moved there. The sad truth, of course, is that they had unofficially given up head-hunting over 20 years earlier.
SCIENCE said:
no bullying doesn’t apply in this place does it
No, sensei!
esselte said:
isn’t an example of bad parenting. It’s an example of good parenting. Because my parents had taught me what to do
yeah but the best parents teach their children to be bullies so that they know what it’s like on both ends of the ull
‘Carn Freo, ya bastards!!!
party_pants said:
‘Carn Freo, ya bastards!!!
I tipped ‘em.
party_pants said:
ChrispenEvan said:
roughbarked said:He was always at home in the bush. He simply didn’t want to climb the hill. Though he went all the way to the top of the Gloucester tree.
climbed the Gloucester tree. got about 3 metres up, asked myself do I really want to do this, then pressed on. haven’t done bluff knoll.
I did Bluff Knoll on the way back from Albany to Perth. Left early in the morning, did the climb and back, got in the car (passenger seat, my mate was driving) and arrived back in Perth a few hours later, I stepped out of the car when he dropped me at my place, and my legs just about froze up with cramp. Not a good idea to do a couple hours vigorous walking and then sit still for 4 hours after.
I haven’t caught up with chat today, I have a lot of stuff going on, but I did want to do the Bluff knoll climb one day.
The best I have managed to do was to get halfway up it in a firetruck.
esselte said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:We weren’t really aware that we’d lost him other than that he’d said he’d wait at the bottom. We knew he wouldn’t go far.
Lololol…you weren’t really aware….ffs
How many adults go missing in the bush every year? Get turned around. He was a bloody child!
When I was 8 years old I wandered off in to the jungle of Borneo. This is actually true. I was an 8 year old Scottish lad lost in the Bornean jungle.
I was lost for hours. I stumbled on a river and followed it downstream to the coast, then back to home.
This isn’t an example of bad parenting. It’s an example of good parenting. Because my parents had taught me what to do if I ever became lost in the jungles of Borneo.
:)
esselte said:
ChrispenEvan said:
esselte said:When I was 8 years old I wandered off in to the jungle of Borneo. This is actually true. I was an 8 year old Scottish lad lost in the Bornean jungle.
I was lost for hours. I stumbled on a river and followed it downstream to the coast, then back to home.
This isn’t an example of bad parenting. It’s an example of good parenting. Because my parents had taught me what to do if I ever became lost in the jungles of Borneo.
damn, i thought this was going to lead to where the legend of the wild man of borneo originated
I love to tell people that our neighbors, when our family live in Tanjung Kidurong, were natives who had only officially given up the practice of head hunting 12 years before we moved there. The sad truth, of course, is that they had unofficially given up head-hunting over 20 years earlier.
Bugger.
I hate toenail cutting days
ChrispenEvan said:
I hate toenail cutting days
Two octaves there.
party_pants said:
‘Carn Freo, ya bastards!!!
They’d better get a wriggle on, Mr Panty Parts.
ChrispenEvan said:
esselte said:
Divine Angel said:
I’d never heard of Bluff Knoll until four posts ago 😎
Wasn’t he an Australian Idol contestant?
Buff Knoll, did a male stripper act.
He was a Nude Zealander.
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
‘Carn Freo, ya bastards!!!
They’d better get a wriggle on, Mr Panty Parts.
Fucken oath, the bastard slackers!
esselte said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:We weren’t really aware that we’d lost him other than that he’d said he’d wait at the bottom. We knew he wouldn’t go far.
Lololol…you weren’t really aware….ffs
How many adults go missing in the bush every year? Get turned around. He was a bloody child!
When I was 8 years old I wandered off in to the jungle of Borneo. This is actually true. I was an 8 year old Scottish lad lost in the Bornean jungle.
I was lost for hours. I stumbled on a river and followed it downstream to the coast, then back to home.
This isn’t an example of bad parenting. It’s an example of good parenting. Because my parents had taught me what to do if I ever became lost in the jungles of Borneo.
Any way, my point is good parenting has more to do with how children are taught to navigate and understand and survive their environments, rather than parents keeping an eagle eye over every move their child makes.
Wouldn’t you agree, Kii?
what’s wrong with microchipping them with their scheduled 5G injections while they’re still babies anyway
SCIENCE said:
what’s wrong with microchipping them with their scheduled 5G injections while they’re still babies anyway
5G referred to money when I was a young ‘un, sonny. And a lot of money too!
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:what’s wrong with microchipping them with their scheduled 5G injections while they’re still babies anyway
5G referred to money when I was a young ‘un, sonny. And a lot of money too!
I got a 5c injection when I were a little lad, and bought a bag of mixed lollies.
Promptly got mugged by the big kids and didn’t get to eat any of them.
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
‘Carn Freo, ya bastards!!!
They’d better get a wriggle on, Mr Panty Parts.
Wriggle, they did not.
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
‘Carn Freo, ya bastards!!!
They’d better get a wriggle on, Mr Panty Parts.
Wriggle, they did not.
Bugger.
At least they came in a close second for a podium finish.
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
‘Carn Freo, ya bastards!!!
They’d better get a wriggle on, Mr Panty Parts.
Wriggle, they did not.
There goes a possible top 4 finish, and another season wasted.
there is always “next year”
This is why I stopped watching.
roughbarked said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:We weren’t really aware that we’d lost him other than that he’d said he’d wait at the bottom. We knew he wouldn’t go far.
Lololol…you weren’t really aware….ffs
How many adults go missing in the bush every year? Get turned around. He was a bloody child!
You clearly don’t know our son.
As usual you miss the point. You and your wife put your son at risk.
Rakali takes the win in our underrated animals countdown
It’s National Science Week, and we asked you to help uncover Australia’s most underrated animal.
After 15 days of voting, we whittled the list down to 10 little-known Aussie creatures.
Taking out the top spot was the rascally rakali, with the palm cockatoo and the cuttlefish close behind.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-15/wildlife-blog-15-august-2025/105651126
We saw one on Wednesday, when we went for a walk around Lake Burley Griffin
esselte said:
esselte said:
kii said:Lololol…you weren’t really aware….ffs
How many adults go missing in the bush every year? Get turned around. He was a bloody child!
When I was 8 years old I wandered off in to the jungle of Borneo. This is actually true. I was an 8 year old Scottish lad lost in the Bornean jungle.
I was lost for hours. I stumbled on a river and followed it downstream to the coast, then back to home.
This isn’t an example of bad parenting. It’s an example of good parenting. Because my parents had taught me what to do if I ever became lost in the jungles of Borneo.
Any way, my point is good parenting has more to do with how children are taught to navigate and understand and survive their environments, rather than parents keeping an eagle eye over every move their child makes.
Wouldn’t you agree, Kii?
No, it’s more complicated than that. You’re assuming too much.
Add in the risk of an unknown person that a child may encounter. Or the child having an accident – tripping on the uneven ground. Head injury? How about snakes?
Even young children who have some skills in bushwalking may not have the developmental skills to deal with potentially dangerous issues.
My parents trained all of us to be careful when playing outside. Such as strangers approaching us. Within view of my parents I was targeted by men trying to entice me away. Twice. I knew not to go with one, and my father ran across the playground to intervene.
Another guy convinced my brother and I to follow him around the beach to a cave, we knew it was wrong to go, but we thought we would be okay together. By the time we started to turn back both of us were “touched” inappropriately. Mum could see we were walking around the rocks, but thought we were okay until something alerted her to the guy’s intentions.
Anyway…
Brindabellas said:
Rakali takes the win in our underrated animals countdown
It’s National Science Week, and we asked you to help uncover Australia’s most underrated animal.
After 15 days of voting, we whittled the list down to 10 little-known Aussie creatures.
Taking out the top spot was the rascally rakali, with the palm cockatoo and the cuttlefish close behind.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-15/wildlife-blog-15-august-2025/105651126
We saw one on Wednesday, when we went for a walk around Lake Burley Griffin
I’ll have to try there. I’ve been walking around Lake Ginninderra.
Sunny with a top of 24, perfect for doing all the washing that’s built up over the week.
Mini Me has basketball this morning, and tonight we’re going to some twilight markets.
Cold and frosty morning, heading for a max of 11 and min of -4.
Same tomorrow and the minuses keep coming for some days.
Bubblecar said:
Cold and frosty morning, heading for a max of 11 and min of -4.Same tomorrow and the minuses keep coming for some days.
LOL
Brindabellas said:
Rakali takes the win in our underrated animals countdown
It’s National Science Week, and we asked you to help uncover Australia’s most underrated animal.
After 15 days of voting, we whittled the list down to 10 little-known Aussie creatures.
Taking out the top spot was the rascally rakali, with the palm cockatoo and the cuttlefish close behind.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-15/wildlife-blog-15-august-2025/105651126
We saw one on Wednesday, when we went for a walk around Lake Burley Griffin
They also live in Tasmania but pretty sure I’ve never seen one.
Bubblecar said:
Cold and frosty morning, heading for a max of 11 and min of -4.Same tomorrow and the minuses keep coming for some days.
The UV index for here is 6 today.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently zero at the back door. We are forecast 11 degrees with a shower or two today.
Stones, Springs and Wild Things seminar is today.
We have a Taswegian visiting. An ex-local old friend who wll doubtless want to go for a walk in the local bush.
Can’t wait for Gruen to come back and dissect the new Telstra cybersecurity ads.
For the train buff choc lovers. This little train is 34metres long and is entirely made from chocolate. In Brussels 2012. The chef is unknown AFAIK.
You can mute the music. This is how to make a large pocket watch from chocolate.
roughbarked said:
For the train buff choc lovers. This little train is 34metres long and is entirely made from chocolate. In Brussels 2012. The chef is unknown AFAIK.
You can mute the music. This is how to make a large pocket watch from chocolate.
Impressive. Would be a shame to eat it and a shame to not eat it.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
For the train buff choc lovers. This little train is 34metres long and is entirely made from chocolate. In Brussels 2012. The chef is unknown AFAIK.
You can mute the music. This is how to make a large pocket watch from chocolate.
Impressive. Would be a shame to eat it and a shame to not eat it.
Would require a heap of people at the table to consume it all.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently zero at the back door. We are forecast 11 degrees with a shower or two today.Stones, Springs and Wild Things seminar is today.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
For the train buff choc lovers. This little train is 34metres long and is entirely made from chocolate. In Brussels 2012. The chef is unknown AFAIK.
You can mute the music. This is how to make a large pocket watch from chocolate.
Impressive. Would be a shame to eat it and a shame to not eat it.
Would require a heap of people at the table to consume it all.
Hold my milk.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
For the train buff choc lovers. This little train is 34metres long and is entirely made from chocolate. In Brussels 2012. The chef is unknown AFAIK.
You can mute the music. This is how to make a large pocket watch from chocolate.
Impressive. Would be a shame to eat it and a shame to not eat it.
Would require a heap of people at the table to consume it all.
so put it in a box with a cat
The cat’s playing hide and seek.
Divine Angel said:
Can’t wait for Gruen to come back and dissect the new Telstra cybersecurity ads.
I don’t even know what that is.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
For the train buff choc lovers. This little train is 34metres long and is entirely made from chocolate. In Brussels 2012. The chef is unknown AFAIK.
You can mute the music. This is how to make a large pocket watch from chocolate.
Impressive. Would be a shame to eat it and a shame to not eat it.
Doesn’t seem to be anything to stop you walking up to it and taking a bite.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
For the train buff choc lovers. This little train is 34metres long and is entirely made from chocolate. In Brussels 2012. The chef is unknown AFAIK.
You can mute the music. This is how to make a large pocket watch from chocolate.
Impressive. Would be a shame to eat it and a shame to not eat it.
Doesn’t seem to be anything to stop you walking up to it and taking a bite.
No armed guards.
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
Can’t wait for Gruen to come back and dissect the new Telstra cybersecurity ads.
I don’t even know what that is.
Gruen is a show on the ABC TV which discusses advertising. It’s been going for several seasons, and it is both entertaining (often funny) and genuinely informative.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
Can’t wait for Gruen to come back and dissect the new Telstra cybersecurity ads.
I don’t even know what that is.
Gruen is a show on the ABC TV which discusses advertising. It’s been going for several seasons, and it is both entertaining (often funny) and genuinely informative.
And sometimes supremely annoying, particularly when they talk about “skin care” products.
MV…did you watch Professor T last night on ABC? We liked it. I think Arts would find it annoying, but possibly also strangely fascinating.
:)
buffy said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:I don’t even know what that is.
Gruen is a show on the ABC TV which discusses advertising. It’s been going for several seasons, and it is both entertaining (often funny) and genuinely informative.
And sometimes supremely annoying, particularly when they talk about “skin care” products.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:I don’t even know what that is.
Gruen is a show on the ABC TV which discusses advertising. It’s been going for several seasons, and it is both entertaining (often funny) and genuinely informative.
And sometimes supremely annoying, particularly when they talk about “skin care” products.
Wil is starting to grate my nerves.
Tamb said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:Gruen is a show on the ABC TV which discusses advertising. It’s been going for several seasons, and it is both entertaining (often funny) and genuinely informative.
And sometimes supremely annoying, particularly when they talk about “skin care” products.
I don’t watch it because Wil Anderson does not appeal. A poor man’s Adam Hills IMO.
I saw Wil’s comedy show years ago. He’d just broken up with his girlfriend so comedy wasn’t exactly his strong point at the time. Her name was Amy, and he’d been watching cricket, which was sponsored by AAMI, so all summer he’d had “Luckyyyy you’re with AAMI” blasting through his ears.
Anyway him becoming EP on Gruen has gone to his head and he thinks the same running joke is funny all season. It is not.
buffy said:
MV…did you watch Professor T last night on ABC? We liked it. I think Arts would find it annoying, but possibly also strangely fascinating.:)
Yes we did. Enjoyed it. Will watch more.
That’s me away then…seeyas late afternoon.
Tamb said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:Gruen is a show on the ABC TV which discusses advertising. It’s been going for several seasons, and it is both entertaining (often funny) and genuinely informative.
And sometimes supremely annoying, particularly when they talk about “skin care” products.
I don’t watch it because Wil Anderson does not appeal. A poor man’s Adam Hills IMO.
He doesn’t hit my funny bone.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
MV…did you watch Professor T last night on ABC? We liked it. I think Arts would find it annoying, but possibly also strangely fascinating.:)
Yes we did. Enjoyed it. Will watch more.
I watched it too, and found it entertaining
“smile” they said
I think smiles like this say more than words…
buffy said:
MV…did you watch Professor T last night on ABC? We liked it. I think Arts would find it annoying, but possibly also strangely fascinating.:)
Oh a criminologist with neurodivergence? Colour me shocked.
Morning pilgrims, weather fine track good.
Arts said:
buffy said:
MV…did you watch Professor T last night on ABC? We liked it. I think Arts would find it annoying, but possibly also strangely fascinating.:)
Oh a criminologist with neurodivergence? Colour me shocked.
I watched it and found it annoying.
Possibly because I was half watching and half working on my computer, so I may well have missed some of the little clues as to what was actually going on.
Divine Angel said:
Tamb said:
buffy said:And sometimes supremely annoying, particularly when they talk about “skin care” products.
I don’t watch it because Wil Anderson does not appeal. A poor man’s Adam Hills IMO.I saw Wil’s comedy show years ago. He’d just broken up with his girlfriend so comedy wasn’t exactly his strong point at the time. Her name was Amy, and he’d been watching cricket, which was sponsored by AAMI, so all summer he’d had “Luckyyyy you’re with AAMI” blasting through his ears.
Anyway him becoming EP on Gruen has gone to his head and he thinks the same running joke is funny all season. It is not.
Gruen lost its sparkle after the first season or two Sampson is the humanist, the other guy is avaricious and Will tries to marry them like two drunk uncles at the singles table during Christmas dinner. Throw in some industry jargon and you have the worst of media and marketing departments
Fucking media and marketing…. Right up there with HR
buffy said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:I don’t even know what that is.
Gruen is a show on the ABC TV which discusses advertising. It’s been going for several seasons, and it is both entertaining (often funny) and genuinely informative.
And sometimes supremely annoying, particularly when they talk about “skin care” products.
Gruen.. nah. Shoulda been axed years ago.
Wil Anderson.. his stand-up shows can be clever.
Ben Miller.. nah and nah
IMO
Now Weetbix Multi Grain has wheat rye sorghum and oats in it and it tastes good.
Over.
Did anyone just feel that earthquake??
Divine Angel said:
Did anyone just feel that earthquake??
Yes. Quite strong and lasted about a minute here!
:).
I’m vacuuming and I’m like wtf
Divine Angel said:
Did anyone just feel that earthquake??
It was just PWM, dropped his wallet.
Divine Angel said:
Did anyone just feel that earthquake??
Presumably you did.
Most likely others in your area did as well.
Divine Angel said:
Forgive me for my smug reply DA.
That’s getting pretty big by Aus standards.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
Forgive me for my smug reply DA.
That’s getting pretty big by Aus standards.
First a cyclone, now an earthquake?? wtf, 2025?
Divine Angel said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
Forgive me for my smug reply DA.
That’s getting pretty big by Aus standards.
First a cyclone, now an earthquake?? wtf, 2025?
LOL
Mr mutant and Mini Me are on their way to basketball, hope they’re ok. He didn’t answer his phone
A couple of years ago I made the mistake of emailing media and marketing about the fact that their handbook information was incorrect for our course. So they set up a meeting so they could ‘get the most up to date information from us’ you know the people actually working in the field.
We attend the meeting and their first question was
‘So what actually is criminology?’
I thought they were asking so they could get a grab for the brochure, but no, they genuinely did not know what the subject was… so I explained…
Then we went through the rest of the meeting with them going ‘oh!’ And ‘wow, did not know that!’ While furiously typing away
We wait for the promised refurbished information. We are talking pamphlets, brochures, handbooks, posters the works to advertise our course… they ‘don’t encourage’ individual schools to work up their own brochures because you know, we might get the branding wrong or something.
Then we finally got the materials… we were looking forward to finally having something fresh and with correct info.
At first it was all positive, looked great, read great, was correct… and then we noticed it…
On every single item… they spelled criminology wrong…. Criminlogy.
Fucking marketing.
Divine Angel said:
Mr mutant and Mini Me are on their way to basketball, hope they’re ok. He didn’t answer his phone
Geoscience Australia has it up now. M 5.6, Kilkivan, 2km depth. No wonder we felt it.
Divine Angel said:
Didn’t feel a thing here.
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Didn’t feel a thing here.
My next door neighbour didn’t feel it lol
Divine Angel said:
Did anyone just feel that earthquake??
Nope.
It’s been mentioned on Reddit a few times though. Was it at about 9:45 or so?
Arts said:
A couple of years ago I made the mistake of emailing media and marketing about the fact that their handbook information was incorrect for our course. So they set up a meeting so they could ‘get the most up to date information from us’ you know the people actually working in the field.
We attend the meeting and their first question was
‘So what actually is criminology?’
I thought they were asking so they could get a grab for the brochure, but no, they genuinely did not know what the subject was… so I explained…
Then we went through the rest of the meeting with them going ‘oh!’ And ‘wow, did not know that!’ While furiously typing away
We wait for the promised refurbished information. We are talking pamphlets, brochures, handbooks, posters the works to advertise our course… they ‘don’t encourage’ individual schools to work up their own brochures because you know, we might get the branding wrong or something.
Then we finally got the materials… we were looking forward to finally having something fresh and with correct info.
At first it was all positive, looked great, read great, was correct… and then we noticed it…On every single item… they spelled criminology wrong…. Criminlogy.
Fucking marketing.
Remarkable incompetence.
Arts said:
A couple of years ago I made the mistake of emailing media and marketing about the fact that their handbook information was incorrect for our course. So they set up a meeting so they could ‘get the most up to date information from us’ you know the people actually working in the field.
We attend the meeting and their first question was
‘So what actually is criminology?’
I thought they were asking so they could get a grab for the brochure, but no, they genuinely did not know what the subject was… so I explained…
Then we went through the rest of the meeting with them going ‘oh!’ And ‘wow, did not know that!’ While furiously typing away
We wait for the promised refurbished information. We are talking pamphlets, brochures, handbooks, posters the works to advertise our course… they ‘don’t encourage’ individual schools to work up their own brochures because you know, we might get the branding wrong or something.
Then we finally got the materials… we were looking forward to finally having something fresh and with correct info.
At first it was all positive, looked great, read great, was correct… and then we noticed it…On every single item… they spelled criminology wrong…. Criminlogy.
Fucking marketing.
Tamb said:
Arts said:
A couple of years ago I made the mistake of emailing media and marketing about the fact that their handbook information was incorrect for our course. So they set up a meeting so they could ‘get the most up to date information from us’ you know the people actually working in the field.
We attend the meeting and their first question was
‘So what actually is criminology?’
I thought they were asking so they could get a grab for the brochure, but no, they genuinely did not know what the subject was… so I explained…
Then we went through the rest of the meeting with them going ‘oh!’ And ‘wow, did not know that!’ While furiously typing away
We wait for the promised refurbished information. We are talking pamphlets, brochures, handbooks, posters the works to advertise our course… they ‘don’t encourage’ individual schools to work up their own brochures because you know, we might get the branding wrong or something.
Then we finally got the materials… we were looking forward to finally having something fresh and with correct info.
At first it was all positive, looked great, read great, was correct… and then we noticed it…On every single item… they spelled criminology wrong…. Criminlogy.
Fucking marketing.
I had something similar when I earned a diploma in optical Microscopy.
It’s sad to have a display document with a spelling error. Microscropy instead of Microscopy.
Damn.
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Didn’t feel a thing here.
Spiny Norman said:
Divine Angel said:
Did anyone just feel that earthquake??
Nope.
It’s been mentioned on Reddit a few times though. Was it at about 9:45 or so?
Yeah
Tamb said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Didn’t feel a thing here.
Oooh, errr. That’s where my daughter lives.
My dad would’ve gotten a good shake. His phone is turned off, as usual.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 has struck Queensland in eastern Australia, with shaking felt across Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, according to seismologists and local residents. There were no immediate reports of serious damage.
The earthquake, which struck at 9:49 a.m. local time on Saturday, was centered near the small town of Goomeri in the Gympie Region, about 90 kilometers northwest of Sunshine Coast or 150 kilometers northwest of Brisbane.
Geoscience Australia said the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 with a depth of 2 kilometers, making it a very shallow earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) put the magnitude substantially lower, at 4.9.
Details about damage or injuries were not immediately available, but the earthquake was widely felt throughout the region, including in Gympie, Kingaroy, Sunshine Coast, Caboolture, Esk, Kilcoy and Brisbane.
“The whole house shook and the windows were rattling,” Amber Cowan, from Sunshine Coast, told BNO News. “It didn’t last too long but long enough to have us feeling a bit shocked.”
Leighton Cochran described feeling about 30 seconds of “definite motion” at a 5-storey building in Teneriffe. “Notable sway of plants and chairs. Different from construction vibrations we get around here. No noise. Smooth and continuous,” Cochran wrote.
If you felt the earthquake, let us know where you are and what you experienced by sending us an email: tips@bnonews.com
https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/08/5-6-magnitude-earthquake-hits-near-brisbane/
Bubblecar said:
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 has struck Queensland in eastern Australia, with shaking felt across Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, according to seismologists and local residents. There were no immediate reports of serious damage.The earthquake, which struck at 9:49 a.m. local time on Saturday, was centered near the small town of Goomeri in the Gympie Region, about 90 kilometers northwest of Sunshine Coast or 150 kilometers northwest of Brisbane.
Geoscience Australia said the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 with a depth of 2 kilometers, making it a very shallow earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) put the magnitude substantially lower, at 4.9.
Details about damage or injuries were not immediately available, but the earthquake was widely felt throughout the region, including in Gympie, Kingaroy, Sunshine Coast, Caboolture, Esk, Kilcoy and Brisbane.
“The whole house shook and the windows were rattling,” Amber Cowan, from Sunshine Coast, told BNO News. “It didn’t last too long but long enough to have us feeling a bit shocked.”
Leighton Cochran described feeling about 30 seconds of “definite motion” at a 5-storey building in Teneriffe. “Notable sway of plants and chairs. Different from construction vibrations we get around here. No noise. Smooth and continuous,” Cochran wrote.
If you felt the earthquake, let us know where you are and what you experienced by sending us an email: tips@bnonews.com
https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/08/5-6-magnitude-earthquake-hits-near-brisbane/
Bubblecar said:
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 has struck Queensland in eastern Australia, with shaking felt across Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, according to seismologists and local residents. There were no immediate reports of serious damage.The earthquake, which struck at 9:49 a.m. local time on Saturday, was centered near the small town of Goomeri in the Gympie Region, about 90 kilometers northwest of Sunshine Coast or 150 kilometers northwest of Brisbane.
Geoscience Australia said the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 with a depth of 2 kilometers, making it a very shallow earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) put the magnitude substantially lower, at 4.9.
Details about damage or injuries were not immediately available, but the earthquake was widely felt throughout the region, including in Gympie, Kingaroy, Sunshine Coast, Caboolture, Esk, Kilcoy and Brisbane.
“The whole house shook and the windows were rattling,” Amber Cowan, from Sunshine Coast, told BNO News. “It didn’t last too long but long enough to have us feeling a bit shocked.”
Leighton Cochran described feeling about 30 seconds of “definite motion” at a 5-storey building in Teneriffe. “Notable sway of plants and chairs. Different from construction vibrations we get around here. No noise. Smooth and continuous,” Cochran wrote.
If you felt the earthquake, let us know where you are and what you experienced by sending us an email: tips@bnonews.com
https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/08/5-6-magnitude-earthquake-hits-near-brisbane/
Nah I’ll just post here lol.
Dad reports a bit of rock and roll, but no damage.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 has struck Queensland in eastern Australia, with shaking felt across Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, according to seismologists and local residents. There were no immediate reports of serious damage.The earthquake, which struck at 9:49 a.m. local time on Saturday, was centered near the small town of Goomeri in the Gympie Region, about 90 kilometers northwest of Sunshine Coast or 150 kilometers northwest of Brisbane.
Geoscience Australia said the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 with a depth of 2 kilometers, making it a very shallow earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) put the magnitude substantially lower, at 4.9.
Details about damage or injuries were not immediately available, but the earthquake was widely felt throughout the region, including in Gympie, Kingaroy, Sunshine Coast, Caboolture, Esk, Kilcoy and Brisbane.
“The whole house shook and the windows were rattling,” Amber Cowan, from Sunshine Coast, told BNO News. “It didn’t last too long but long enough to have us feeling a bit shocked.”
Leighton Cochran described feeling about 30 seconds of “definite motion” at a 5-storey building in Teneriffe. “Notable sway of plants and chairs. Different from construction vibrations we get around here. No noise. Smooth and continuous,” Cochran wrote.
If you felt the earthquake, let us know where you are and what you experienced by sending us an email: tips@bnonews.com
https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/08/5-6-magnitude-earthquake-hits-near-brisbane/
Nah I’ll just post here lol.
Dad reports a bit of rock and roll, but no damage.
I didn’t feel it but I heard about it here.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 has struck Queensland in eastern Australia, with shaking felt across Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, according to seismologists and local residents. There were no immediate reports of serious damage.The earthquake, which struck at 9:49 a.m. local time on Saturday, was centered near the small town of Goomeri in the Gympie Region, about 90 kilometers northwest of Sunshine Coast or 150 kilometers northwest of Brisbane.
Geoscience Australia said the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 with a depth of 2 kilometers, making it a very shallow earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) put the magnitude substantially lower, at 4.9.
Details about damage or injuries were not immediately available, but the earthquake was widely felt throughout the region, including in Gympie, Kingaroy, Sunshine Coast, Caboolture, Esk, Kilcoy and Brisbane.
“The whole house shook and the windows were rattling,” Amber Cowan, from Sunshine Coast, told BNO News. “It didn’t last too long but long enough to have us feeling a bit shocked.”
Leighton Cochran described feeling about 30 seconds of “definite motion” at a 5-storey building in Teneriffe. “Notable sway of plants and chairs. Different from construction vibrations we get around here. No noise. Smooth and continuous,” Cochran wrote.
If you felt the earthquake, let us know where you are and what you experienced by sending us an email: tips@bnonews.com
https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/08/5-6-magnitude-earthquake-hits-near-brisbane/
Nah I’ll just post here lol.
Dad reports a bit of rock and roll, but no damage.
Rock and Roll probably gave him the best years of his life.
Tamb said:
Coulda been worse.. Micropsopy
Arts said:
A couple of years ago I made the mistake of emailing media and marketing about the fact that their handbook information was incorrect for our course. So they set up a meeting so they could ‘get the most up to date information from us’ you know the people actually working in the field.
We attend the meeting and their first question was
‘So what actually is criminology?’
I thought they were asking so they could get a grab for the brochure, but no, they genuinely did not know what the subject was… so I explained…
Then we went through the rest of the meeting with them going ‘oh!’ And ‘wow, did not know that!’ While furiously typing away
We wait for the promised refurbished information. We are talking pamphlets, brochures, handbooks, posters the works to advertise our course… they ‘don’t encourage’ individual schools to work up their own brochures because you know, we might get the branding wrong or something.
Then we finally got the materials… we were looking forward to finally having something fresh and with correct info.
At first it was all positive, looked great, read great, was correct… and then we noticed it…On every single item… they spelled criminology wrong…. Criminlogy.
Fucking marketing.
I had something similar when I earned a diploma in optical Microscopy.
It’s sad to have a display document with a spelling error. Microscropy instead of Microscopy.
Ian said:
Tamb said:Coulda been worse.. Micropsopy
Arts said:
A couple of years ago I made the mistake of emailing media and marketing about the fact that their handbook information was incorrect for our course. So they set up a meeting so they could ‘get the most up to date information from us’ you know the people actually working in the field.
We attend the meeting and their first question was
‘So what actually is criminology?’
I thought they were asking so they could get a grab for the brochure, but no, they genuinely did not know what the subject was… so I explained…
Then we went through the rest of the meeting with them going ‘oh!’ And ‘wow, did not know that!’ While furiously typing away
We wait for the promised refurbished information. We are talking pamphlets, brochures, handbooks, posters the works to advertise our course… they ‘don’t encourage’ individual schools to work up their own brochures because you know, we might get the branding wrong or something.
Then we finally got the materials… we were looking forward to finally having something fresh and with correct info.
At first it was all positive, looked great, read great, was correct… and then we noticed it…On every single item… they spelled criminology wrong…. Criminlogy.
Fucking marketing.
I had something similar when I earned a diploma in optical Microscopy.
It’s sad to have a display document with a spelling error. Microscropy instead of Microscopy.
psopy: Variant of pseudo?
Apparently, we’re on La Nina watch.
Over.
Peak Warming Man said:
Apparently, we’re on La Nina watch.
Over.
Tamb said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Apparently, we’re on La Nina watch.
Over.
I’ll be OK. My watch is a Lorus.
I’m wearing a Bellmatic. It will alarm me at the appropriate time.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
Can’t wait for Gruen to come back and dissect the new Telstra cybersecurity ads.
I don’t even know what that is.
Gruen is a show on the ABC TV which discusses advertising. It’s been going for several seasons, and it is both entertaining (often funny) and genuinely informative.
ummmmm…….. “I don’t even know what that is” is a line from the ad.
People in Rockhampton are reporting feeling the earthquake.
Tamb said:
Ian said:
Tamb said:Coulda been worse.. MicropsopyI had something similar when I earned a diploma in optical Microscopy.
It’s sad to have a display document with a spelling error. Microscropy instead of Microscopy.psopy: Variant of pseudo?
Psyop?
Arts said:
A couple of years ago I made the mistake of emailing media and marketing about the fact that their handbook information was incorrect for our course. So they set up a meeting so they could ‘get the most up to date information from us’ you know the people actually working in the field.
We attend the meeting and their first question was
‘So what actually is criminology?’
I thought they were asking so they could get a grab for the brochure, but no, they genuinely did not know what the subject was… so I explained…
Then we went through the rest of the meeting with them going ‘oh!’ And ‘wow, did not know that!’ While furiously typing away
We wait for the promised refurbished information. We are talking pamphlets, brochures, handbooks, posters the works to advertise our course… they ‘don’t encourage’ individual schools to work up their own brochures because you know, we might get the branding wrong or something.
Then we finally got the materials… we were looking forward to finally having something fresh and with correct info.
At first it was all positive, looked great, read great, was correct… and then we noticed it…On every single item… they spelled criminology wrong…. Criminlogy.
Fucking marketing.
$50
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:I don’t even know what that is.
Gruen is a show on the ABC TV which discusses advertising. It’s been going for several seasons, and it is both entertaining (often funny) and genuinely informative.
ummmmm…….. “I don’t even know what that is” is a line from the ad.
OIC.
Shows how much attention I waste on ads.
Divine Angel said:
People in Rockhampton are reporting feeling the earthquake.
And even one report out west of Dubbo, NSW.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
People in Rockhampton are reporting feeling the earthquake.
And even one report out west of Dubbo, NSW.
Maybe it was this person
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
People in Rockhampton are reporting feeling the earthquake.
And even one report out west of Dubbo, NSW.
I think that bloke reported one that happened in Japan next day.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
People in Rockhampton are reporting feeling the earthquake.
And even one report out west of Dubbo, NSW.
Maybe it was this person
LOLOLOLOL
:)
From Linkedin:
“follow Sussan Ley – Leader of the Opposition at Parliament of Australia”
These people really need to get a new marketing bot.
The Rev Dodgson said:
From Linkedin:“follow Sussan Ley – Leader of the Opposition at Parliament of Australia”
These people really need to get a new marketing bot.
What took you to the corporate cess pool of virtue signalling and bullshit that is LinkedIn?
Ugly little dinosaur Pegomastax.
Bubblecar said:
Ugly little dinosaur Pegomastax.
Looks to have a nasty nip.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Ugly little dinosaur Pegomastax.
Looks to have a nasty nip.
beautiful
Last evening. 
poikilotherm said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
From Linkedin:“follow Sussan Ley – Leader of the Opposition at Parliament of Australia”
These people really need to get a new marketing bot.
What took you to the corporate cess pool of virtue signalling and bullshit that is LinkedIn?
Joined up in 2005 at the recommendation of youngest daughter’s friends. Never thought much of it, but now the people who run the association I do voluntary work for reckon it’s the best thing evah, so I look in occasionally, just to keep them happy.
There’s a house around the corner from me that’s gone up for sale. On the listing it says “just minutes to the train station” then states the station in the next suburb, not the station five minutes away in this suburb.
Divine Angel said:
There’s a house around the corner from me that’s gone up for sale. On the listing it says “just minutes to the train station” then states the station in the next suburb, not the station five minutes away in this suburb.
Is that “minutes” in walking or driving mode of transport?
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
There’s a house around the corner from me that’s gone up for sale. On the listing it says “just minutes to the train station” then states the station in the next suburb, not the station five minutes away in this suburb.
Is that “minutes” in walking or driving mode of transport?
Since any travel time greater than 119 seconds could be called “minutes”, it could be any mode of transport to anywhere other than the station just over the road.
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
There’s a house around the corner from me that’s gone up for sale. On the listing it says “just minutes to the train station” then states the station in the next suburb, not the station five minutes away in this suburb.
Is that “minutes” in walking or driving mode of transport?
Walking would take about half an hour to the closest station.
Divine Angel said:
There’s a house around the corner from me that’s gone up for sale. On the listing it says “just minutes to the train station” then states the station in the next suburb, not the station five minutes away in this suburb.
Ha!
I’m considering moving the memory herb to the cascade as sort of a bog filter. The memory herb hasn’t done well over winter despite no frosts. It likes sunshine, methinks.
The Rev Dodgson said:
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
There’s a house around the corner from me that’s gone up for sale. On the listing it says “just minutes to the train station” then states the station in the next suburb, not the station five minutes away in this suburb.
Is that “minutes” in walking or driving mode of transport?
Since any travel time greater than 119 seconds could be called “minutes”, it could be any mode of transport to anywhere other than the station just over the road.
Well yes, this is true. But not the sort of information I was looking for.
Divine Angel said:
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
There’s a house around the corner from me that’s gone up for sale. On the listing it says “just minutes to the train station” then states the station in the next suburb, not the station five minutes away in this suburb.
Is that “minutes” in walking or driving mode of transport?
Walking would take about half an hour to the closest station.
OK. So the average person would still drive to the station and park there. I guess 30 minutes is still minutes, but when they say just minutes from shops, schools, railway stations etc, I expect them to be talking about walking times. This was the key thing when I working in the city and catching the train every day, I really wanted to walk only and not drive and park.
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
party_pants said:Is that “minutes” in walking or driving mode of transport?
Walking would take about half an hour to the closest station.
OK. So the average person would still drive to the station and park there. I guess 30 minutes is still minutes, but when they say just minutes from shops, schools, railway stations etc, I expect them to be talking about walking times. This was the key thing when I working in the city and catching the train every day, I really wanted to walk only and not drive and park.
Son used to ride his bike to the station and put it on the train with him.
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:Walking would take about half an hour to the closest station.
OK. So the average person would still drive to the station and park there. I guess 30 minutes is still minutes, but when they say just minutes from shops, schools, railway stations etc, I expect them to be talking about walking times. This was the key thing when I working in the city and catching the train every day, I really wanted to walk only and not drive and park.
Son used to ride his bike to the station and put it on the train with him.
Not allowed to do that over here during peak hours. The trains are just too packed.
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:Walking would take about half an hour to the closest station.
OK. So the average person would still drive to the station and park there. I guess 30 minutes is still minutes, but when they say just minutes from shops, schools, railway stations etc, I expect them to be talking about walking times. This was the key thing when I working in the city and catching the train every day, I really wanted to walk only and not drive and park.
Son used to ride his bike to the station and put it on the train with him.
The bastard.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:OK. So the average person would still drive to the station and park there. I guess 30 minutes is still minutes, but when they say just minutes from shops, schools, railway stations etc, I expect them to be talking about walking times. This was the key thing when I working in the city and catching the train every day, I really wanted to walk only and not drive and park.
Son used to ride his bike to the station and put it on the train with him.
The bastard.
They let him do it.
An interesting idea:
captain_spalding said:
An interesting idea:
Very interesting.
dinner is, landed, no I can’t say, if I did i’d have to get my imaginary secret service friends to help with a terminal desistance of homeostatic functions, and maybe you’re not ready for it, it’d be premature
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Ugly little dinosaur Pegomastax.
Looks to have a nasty nip.
beautiful
Last evening.
beautiful
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
An interesting idea:
Very interesting.
worth a try, i’ve tried a few different when head worn or broken
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
An interesting idea:
Very interesting.
worth a try, i’ve tried a few different when head worn or broken
If your head is worn or broken best to go and have a good sit down.
I’m back. Well, I’ve been back for a bit but was catching up. The seminar went well. About a hundred people turned up. All went smoothly. I think we may have lost half a dozen at lunchtime (ie, didn’t come back for the afternoon session).
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:Very interesting.
worth a try, i’ve tried a few different when head worn or broken
If your head is worn or broken best to go and have a good sit down.
brian helps me
buffy said:
I’m back. Well, I’ve been back for a bit but was catching up. The seminar went well. About a hundred people turned up. All went smoothly. I think we may have lost half a dozen at lunchtime (ie, didn’t come back for the afternoon session).
Jolly good..
I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned how much I hate my neighbours’ boat. Shame the cyclone, earthquake, storms, hoons etc haven’t endeadened it yet.
What a great word, endeadened.
Divine Angel said:
I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned how much I hate my neighbours’ boat. Shame the cyclone, earthquake, storms, hoons etc haven’t endeadened it yet.What a great word, endeadened.
Why do you hate it so?
This guy just won the yo-yo championship. I just look at a yo-yo and it gets tangled.
https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/s/Loi61d7aFJ
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned how much I hate my neighbours’ boat. Shame the cyclone, earthquake, storms, hoons etc haven’t endeadened it yet.What a great word, endeadened.
Why do you hate it so?
Primarily because it blocks visibility for both me and drivers coming around the corner. Also because he parks too close to my driveway.
“ For this story, Fortune used generative AI to help with an initial draft. An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.”
Interesting.
Divine Angel said:
This guy just won the yo-yo championship. I just look at a yo-yo and it gets tangled.https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/s/Loi61d7aFJ
Far Canal!
Skill!
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned how much I hate my neighbours’ boat. Shame the cyclone, earthquake, storms, hoons etc haven’t endeadened it yet.What a great word, endeadened.
Why do you hate it so?
Primarily because it blocks visibility for both me and drivers coming around the corner. Also because he parks too close to my driveway.
Ah.
Divine Angel said:
“ For this story, Fortune used generative AI to help with an initial draft. An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.”Interesting.
And an instant warning to proceed with caution.
12 month meteor shower calendar with sensible information.
https://www.amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar/
It was a good day out at the lighthouse today. The brigade is invited to setup a sausage sizzle fundraiser on International Lighthouse Day each year, and we have to guess how many sausages we will sell from 9am till 2pm, then order everything several days earlier. This year we went with 120 @ $5 each, and ended up with 3 left over. :)
It was quite a pleasant day, unlike most years that provide horizontal hail, single digit temps and generally unlikable winds.
Kingy said:
It was a good day out at the lighthouse today. The brigade is invited to setup a sausage sizzle fundraiser on International Lighthouse Day each year, and we have to guess how many sausages we will sell from 9am till 2pm, then order everything several days earlier. This year we went with 120 @ $5 each, and ended up with 3 left over. :)It was quite a pleasant day, unlike most years that provide horizontal hail, single digit temps and generally unlikable winds.
117 bangers out of 120, almost “bang on”.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned how much I hate my neighbours’ boat. Shame the cyclone, earthquake, storms, hoons etc haven’t endeadened it yet.
What a great word, endeadened.
Why do you hate it so?
Primarily because it blocks visibility for both me and drivers coming around the corner. Also because he parks too close to my driveway.
aren’t there councils for this kind of thing
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Why do you hate it so?
Primarily because it blocks visibility for both me and drivers coming around the corner. Also because he parks too close to my driveway.
aren’t there councils for this kind of thing
hollow laugh
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Why do you hate it so?
Primarily because it blocks visibility for both me and drivers coming around the corner. Also because he parks too close to my driveway.
aren’t there councils for this kind of thing
Council came out, measured the boat. It’s within regulations and registered, so nothing they can do. There’s no laws about visibility, they told me.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
Primarily because it blocks visibility for both me and drivers coming around the corner. Also because he parks too close to my driveway.
aren’t there councils for this kind of thing
hollow laugh
Council came out, measured the boat. It’s within regulations and registered, so nothing they can do. There’s no laws about visibility, they told me.
ah well here’s us in our scientific naivety eh
guess they could put in a bylaw after someone sacrifices themselves by smashing into it for the common good
It was a classic glorious Perth winter day today.
Great day for a hike
On the way home we got caught in the freeway and then there were a couple of police cars and an ambulance screaming past us, then the police started directing everyone to turn around, yes on the freeway, and exit using an on ramp… I could see a truck, so I guess there was a fatality between a truck and a car….
Arts said:
It was a classic glorious Perth winter day today.Great day for a hike
On the way home we got caught in the freeway and then there were a couple of police cars and an ambulance screaming past us, then the police started directing everyone to turn around, yes on the freeway, and exit using an on ramp… I could see a truck, so I guess there was a fatality between a truck and a car….
Someone having a bad day :(
It was a lovely sunny day nonetheless.
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
hollow laugh
Council came out, measured the boat. It’s within regulations and registered, so nothing they can do. There’s no laws about visibility, they told me.
ah well here’s us in our scientific naivety eh
guess they could put in a bylaw after someone sacrifices themselves by smashing into it for the common good
I wouldn’t be sad if something happened and the boat magically went away.
Arts said:
It was a classic glorious Perth winter day today.Great day for a hike
On the way home we got caught in the freeway and then there were a couple of police cars and an ambulance screaming past us, then the police started directing everyone to turn around, yes on the freeway, and exit using an on ramp… I could see a truck, so I guess there was a fatality between a truck and a car….
Damn
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:Divine Angel said:
Council came out, measured the boat. It’s within regulations and registered, so nothing they can do. There’s no laws about visibility, they told me.
ah well here’s us in our scientific naivety eh
guess they could put in a bylaw after someone sacrifices themselves by smashing into it for the common good
I wouldn’t be sad if something happened and the boat magically went away.
You could pretend it’s yours and sell it on Gumtree.
Arrange for the new owner to take it away when the neighbours are out.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:ah well here’s us in our scientific naivety eh
guess they could put in a bylaw after someone sacrifices themselves by smashing into it for the common good
I wouldn’t be sad if something happened and the boat magically went away.
You could pretend it’s yours and sell it on Gumtree.
Arrange for the new owner to take it away when the neighbours are out.
Oh they never go out.
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
It was a classic glorious Perth winter day today.Great day for a hike
On the way home we got caught in the freeway and then there were a couple of police cars and an ambulance screaming past us, then the police started directing everyone to turn around, yes on the freeway, and exit using an on ramp… I could see a truck, so I guess there was a fatality between a truck and a car….
Damn
Skeptic Pete had a boat.
Drinking bubbly to bring up the wind. Might be able to manage a little bowl of assorted olives now.
buffy said:
I’m back. Well, I’ve been back for a bit but was catching up. The seminar went well. About a hundred people turned up. All went smoothly. I think we may have lost half a dozen at lunchtime (ie, didn’t come back for the afternoon session).
Did you put out enough seats?
Woodie said:
buffy said:
I’m back. Well, I’ve been back for a bit but was catching up. The seminar went well. About a hundred people turned up. All went smoothly. I think we may have lost half a dozen at lunchtime (ie, didn’t come back for the afternoon session).
Did you put out enough seats?
And was the bread buttered?
Arts said:
It was a classic glorious Perth winter day today.Great day for a hike
On the way home we got caught in the freeway and then there were a couple of police cars and an ambulance screaming past us, then the police started directing everyone to turn around, yes on the freeway, and exit using an on ramp… I could see a truck, so I guess there was a fatality between a truck and a car….
…between a semi, 4 cars, a horse float, the armco and the wire barrier.
No fatalities.
We had an earthquake today.
captain_spalding said:
We had an earthquake today.
Any damage?
captain_spalding said:
We had an earthquake today.
Did you hear that Michael Jackson died?
But seriously, did you get a decent shake, or just a wobble?
Kingy said:
captain_spalding said:
We had an earthquake today.Did you hear that Michael Jackson died?
But seriously, did you get a decent shake, or just a wobble?
A good wobble.
Was reading on my Samsung tablet at about 9:50 am, when it went ‘ting-ting’ and a little message popped up ‘earthquake M5.6 145 km away’.
I was a bit confused, thinking that it might be referring to whichever country in which the VPN server i was using is located.
About a minute later, there was a low rumbling, and there was a definite swaying imparted to the house, with some cupboard contents clinking.
Woodie said:
buffy said:
I’m back. Well, I’ve been back for a bit but was catching up. The seminar went well. About a hundred people turned up. All went smoothly. I think we may have lost half a dozen at lunchtime (ie, didn’t come back for the afternoon session).
Did you put out enough seats?
Yes. About 10 too many. So pretty close to right. I think there were around 120 there plus speakers (5).
Kingy said:
captain_spalding said:
We had an earthquake today.Did you hear that Michael Jackson died?
But seriously, did you get a decent shake, or just a wobble?
I haven’t been near the Forum much today. Was unaware of any earlier comments on the matter.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
buffy said:
I’m back. Well, I’ve been back for a bit but was catching up. The seminar went well. About a hundred people turned up. All went smoothly. I think we may have lost half a dozen at lunchtime (ie, didn’t come back for the afternoon session).
Did you put out enough seats?
And was the bread buttered?
No, it wasn’t. Although you could have it with a slice of plastic cheese if you wanted.
buffy said:
Woodie said:
buffy said:
I’m back. Well, I’ve been back for a bit but was catching up. The seminar went well. About a hundred people turned up. All went smoothly. I think we may have lost half a dozen at lunchtime (ie, didn’t come back for the afternoon session).
Did you put out enough seats?
Yes. About 10 too many. So pretty close to right. I think there were around 120 there plus speakers (5).
I’ve come in late.
What was the seminar about, please?
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
Woodie said:Did you put out enough seats?
Yes. About 10 too many. So pretty close to right. I think there were around 120 there plus speakers (5).
I’ve come in late.
What was the seminar about, please?
The Brolga speaker didn’t happen (politics intervened), but there was a talk on hunting Latham’s snipe in this area instead. Some interviewing of old farmers has been happening to get more information about numbers etc in the past.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:Did you put out enough seats?
And was the bread buttered?
No, it wasn’t. Although you could have it with a slice of plastic cheese if you wanted.
Well that’s better than nothing.
buffy said:
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:Yes. About 10 too many. So pretty close to right. I think there were around 120 there plus speakers (5).
I’ve come in late.
What was the seminar about, please?
The Brolga speaker didn’t happen (politics intervened), but there was a talk on hunting Latham’s snipe in this area instead. Some interviewing of old farmers has been happening to get more information about numbers etc in the past.
Yeah,that seems interesting. I would go to something like that.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:And was the bread buttered?
No, it wasn’t. Although you could have it with a slice of plastic cheese if you wanted.
Well that’s better than nothing.
The thing about that kind of cheese is, you can take it home, and nail it to your wall as a memento of the seminar, and it’ll last forever.
captain_spalding said:
Kingy said:
captain_spalding said:
We had an earthquake today.Did you hear that Michael Jackson died?
But seriously, did you get a decent shake, or just a wobble?
A good wobble.
Was reading on my Samsung tablet at about 9:50 am, when it went ‘ting-ting’ and a little message popped up ‘earthquake M5.6 145 km away’.
I was a bit confused, thinking that it might be referring to whichever country in which the VPN server i was using is located.
About a minute later, there was a low rumbling, and there was a definite swaying imparted to the house, with some cupboard contents clinking.
Sounds like fun.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
Kingy said:Did you hear that Michael Jackson died?
But seriously, did you get a decent shake, or just a wobble?
A good wobble.
Was reading on my Samsung tablet at about 9:50 am, when it went ‘ting-ting’ and a little message popped up ‘earthquake M5.6 145 km away’.
I was a bit confused, thinking that it might be referring to whichever country in which the VPN server i was using is located.
About a minute later, there was a low rumbling, and there was a definite swaying imparted to the house, with some cupboard contents clinking.
Sounds like fun.
I’d be interested to hear Michael V’s remarks on it.
getting a half good rain out of not expecting much
better than a kick in the head, quite a lot is better than a kick in the head, really, the rain certainly is
i’ll measure the rain shortly, put my torturous braggart hat on and report back, convey my good fortunes, remind all of the power of prayer and what having a good relationship with the Lord can bring, possibly with some repetitive repetitious repetition, in case you’re hearing aid is turned down, or you’re suffering atheism-induced bad luck, the Darwinian ways of a godless life are coming for you
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:A good wobble.
Was reading on my Samsung tablet at about 9:50 am, when it went ‘ting-ting’ and a little message popped up ‘earthquake M5.6 145 km away’.
I was a bit confused, thinking that it might be referring to whichever country in which the VPN server i was using is located.
About a minute later, there was a low rumbling, and there was a definite swaying imparted to the house, with some cupboard contents clinking.
Sounds like fun.
I’d be interested to hear Michael V’s remarks on it.
DA & MV commented on it within minutes, hence my humble self was aware of it within 3 minutes. The internet is cool like that.
8.6mm in the gauge, still going, I didn’t tip it out so didn’t write it up
there’s a secret math lesson in that
Kingy said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:Sounds like fun.
I’d be interested to hear Michael V’s remarks on it.
DA & MV commented on it within minutes, hence my humble self was aware of it within 3 minutes. The internet is cool like that.
Yeah, i’ve not been in here much today.
Thoguht i might have missed his comments on it. Meh.
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transition said:
8.6mm in the gauge, still going, I didn’t tip it out so didn’t write it upthere’s a secret math lesson in that
Send some my way.
Sunny, top of 22. Wonder if there will be any aftershocks today. Yesterday’s quake was the same strength as the 1989 Newcastle one in which 13 people died. I guess it’s good the epicentre wasn’t closer to the coast.
Already hearing conspiracies about it. Everything from fracking to climate control to secret Trump plans for invading Australia.
25/50
Blitzed the first half, then fell over on the second half.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-17/hard-quiz-weekly-trivia/105557822
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 4 degrees at the back door and overcast and calm. We are forecast 12 degrees with a possible shower.
Not sure what today’s activities will be.
Divine Angel said:
25/50Blitzed the first half, then fell over on the second half.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-17/hard-quiz-weekly-trivia/105557822
30/50 for me. I definitely knew 4 and was right in thinking I knew another one. Guesses were mostly wrong.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 4 degrees at the back door and overcast and calm. We are forecast 12 degrees with a possible shower.Not sure what today’s activities will be.
9° & sadly no sign of rain.
Tamb said:
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 4 degrees at the back door and overcast and calm. We are forecast 12 degrees with a possible shower.Not sure what today’s activities will be.
9° & sadly no sign of rain.
Yesterday I called my neighbour to ask if she felt the earthquake (she didn’t). I heard her son in the background asking about why I called, and she said we were talking about rain. I asked if he was having an issue, and she said he’s been funny since the cyclone, anxious about such things, and the earthquake would frighten him (he’s about to turn 9). So if we do get aftershocks which he feels, she’s got some explaining to do.
Anyhoo, no chance of rain here today but some expected tomorrow.
Divine Angel said:
Sunny, top of 22. Wonder if there will be any aftershocks today. Yesterday’s quake was the same strength as the 1989 Newcastle one in which 13 people died. I guess it’s good the epicentre wasn’t closer to the coast.Already hearing conspiracies about it. Everything from fracking to climate control to secret Trump plans for invading Australia.
‘Ken idiots.
The internet is like an amplified trumpet for those tools.
Heading for 11 and -3 tonight, upgraded from -4. Pretty damn frigid in the house this morning.
Dreamt that I met the Rev in real life and he looked like Graeme Garden from The Goodies.
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
25/50Blitzed the first half, then fell over on the second half.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-17/hard-quiz-weekly-trivia/105557822
30/50 for me. I definitely knew 4 and was right in thinking I knew another one. Guesses were mostly wrong.
30/50 here as well.
Tamb said:
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 4 degrees at the back door and overcast and calm. We are forecast 12 degrees with a possible shower.Not sure what today’s activities will be.
9° & sadly no sign of rain.
7˚ here. There’s a 50% chance of bugger all precipitation.
A bit of info from the ABC on the recent earthquake.
Jellybean would like to show everyone her new ball.
Divine Angel said:
Jellybean would like to show everyone her new ball.
LOL
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
25/50Blitzed the first half, then fell over on the second half.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-17/hard-quiz-weekly-trivia/105557822
30/50 for me. I definitely knew 4 and was right in thinking I knew another one. Guesses were mostly wrong.
A magnificent 15/50 here.
You high scoring lot should feel ashamed of yourselves.
Spiny Norman said:
A bit of info from the ABC on the recent earthquake.
It was quite the tremor. Interesting watching the dogs reaction.
Surprise good win by Australia over the Springboks las night.
roughbarked said:
Spiny Norman said:
A bit of info from the ABC on the recent earthquake.It was quite the tremor. Interesting watching the dogs reaction.
Jellybean was not impressed. Already traumatised by me using the vacuum, the quake did nothing for her nerves. Needed a Bex and a lie down, she did.
Bubblecar said:
Heading for 11 and -3 tonight, upgraded from -4. Pretty damn frigid in the house this morning.Dreamt that I met the Rev in real life and he looked like Graeme Garden from The Goodies.
Just had a look, and even Graeme Garden doesn’t look like Graeme Garden from The Goodies these days :)
But I’m flattered to be dreamt of :)
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
Heading for 11 and -3 tonight, upgraded from -4. Pretty damn frigid in the house this morning.Dreamt that I met the Rev in real life and he looked like Graeme Garden from The Goodies.
Just had a look, and even Graeme Garden doesn’t look like Graeme Garden from The Goodies these days :)
But I’m flattered to be dreamt of :)
Forum people quite often drift into my dreams.
I always know who they are instinctively, even if I’ve never met them IRL and don’t know what they look like :)
Peak Warming Man said:
Surprise good win by Australia over the Springboks las night.
Maxwell feted.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Spiny Norman said:
A bit of info from the ABC on the recent earthquake.It was quite the tremor. Interesting watching the dogs reaction.
Jellybean was not impressed. Already traumatised by me using the vacuum, the quake did nothing for her nerves. Needed a Bex and a lie down, she did.
I’m sure.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
Heading for 11 and -3 tonight, upgraded from -4. Pretty damn frigid in the house this morning.Dreamt that I met the Rev in real life and he looked like Graeme Garden from The Goodies.
Just had a look, and even Graeme Garden doesn’t look like Graeme Garden from The Goodies these days :)
But I’m flattered to be dreamt of :)
That’s a plus.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Spiny Norman said:
A bit of info from the ABC on the recent earthquake.It was quite the tremor. Interesting watching the dogs reaction.
Jellybean was not impressed. Already traumatised by me using the vacuum, the quake did nothing for her nerves. Needed a Bex and a lie down, she did.
You obviously mis-heard her.
She actually wanted some bics and a lie down.
“Justin link”;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-17/earthquake-in-sulawesi-magnititude-6/105663870
roughbarked said:
transition said:
8.6mm in the gauge, still going, I didn’t tip it out so didn’t write it upthere’s a secret math lesson in that
Send some my way.
send me some pictures of your dry uninhabitable martian-like surrounds, you hopelessly dehydrated barely able to prevent slipping into a coma, the life in you nearly fading away, your last moments of deadly thirst
and the rain continues, another shower just happened and some sunshine
the work of the good Lord
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:
8.6mm in the gauge, still going, I didn’t tip it out so didn’t write it upthere’s a secret math lesson in that
Send some my way.
send me some pictures of your dry uninhabitable martian-like surrounds, you hopelessly dehydrated barely able to prevent slipping into a coma, the life in you nearly fading away, your last moments of deadly thirst
and the rain continues, another shower just happened and some sunshine
the work of the good Lord
If the good Lord is doing it, he won’t forget me.
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:
8.6mm in the gauge, still going, I didn’t tip it out so didn’t write it upthere’s a secret math lesson in that
Send some my way.
send me some pictures of your dry uninhabitable martian-like surrounds, you hopelessly dehydrated barely able to prevent slipping into a coma, the life in you nearly fading away, your last moments of deadly thirst
and the rain continues, another shower just happened and some sunshine
the work of the good Lord
One day it’s a dust bowl, the next, you’re sploshing about in gumboots.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:Send some my way.
send me some pictures of your dry uninhabitable martian-like surrounds, you hopelessly dehydrated barely able to prevent slipping into a coma, the life in you nearly fading away, your last moments of deadly thirst
and the rain continues, another shower just happened and some sunshine
the work of the good Lord
If the good Lord is doing it, he won’t forget me.
shadows don’t need water so you should be alright
up the to the overflow to next dam but pipe not level so no flowing out yet
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:
8.6mm in the gauge, still going, I didn’t tip it out so didn’t write it upthere’s a secret math lesson in that
Send some my way.
send me some pictures of your dry uninhabitable martian-like surrounds, you hopelessly dehydrated barely able to prevent slipping into a coma, the life in you nearly fading away, your last moments of deadly thirst
and the rain continues, another shower just happened and some sunshine
the work of the good Lord
And through the night it pattered still,
And lightsome, gladsome elves
On dripping spout and window-sill
Kept talking to themselves.
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:send me some pictures of your dry uninhabitable martian-like surrounds, you hopelessly dehydrated barely able to prevent slipping into a coma, the life in you nearly fading away, your last moments of deadly thirst
and the rain continues, another shower just happened and some sunshine
the work of the good Lord
If the good Lord is doing it, he won’t forget me.
shadows don’t need water so you should be alright
up the to the overflow to next dam but pipe not level so no flowing out yet
I’ll bet you are loving having to get the old gumboots out and shake the redbacks out of them.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:
If the good Lord is doing it, he won’t forget me.
shadows don’t need water so you should be alright
up the to the overflow to next dam but pipe not level so no flowing out yet
I’ll bet you are loving having to get the old gumboots out and shake the redbacks out of them.
always get a couple sized too big, helps shake the sheep shit out too, trick I learned from my new zealand friends, they don’t talk to me much anymore, no christmas cards, don’t return my calls
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:shadows don’t need water so you should be alright
up the to the overflow to next dam but pipe not level so no flowing out yet
I’ll bet you are loving having to get the old gumboots out and shake the redbacks out of them.
always get a couple sized too big, helps shake the sheep shit out too, trick I learned from my new zealand friends, they don’t talk to me much anymore, no christmas cards, don’t return my calls
You probably pointed your shotty at them? Called them sheep shaggers or something … just sayin’.
No-one robs banks anymore… like you never hear about the highly organised, or even the Brendon Abbott style type of robberies anymore… It’s a crime that has faded to the history books..
Arts said:
No-one robs banks anymore… like you never hear about the highly organised, or even the Brendon Abbott style type of robberies anymore… It’s a crime that has faded to the history books..
Modern day bushrangers are Nigerian princes.
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
No-one robs banks anymore… like you never hear about the highly organised, or even the Brendon Abbott style type of robberies anymore… It’s a crime that has faded to the history books..
Modern day bushrangers are Nigerian princes.
Arts said:
No-one robs banks anymore… like you never hear about the highly organised, or even the Brendon Abbott style type of robberies anymore… It’s a crime that has faded to the history books..
and now it’s the banks that are the robbers!!!
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
No-one robs banks anymore… like you never hear about the highly organised, or even the Brendon Abbott style type of robberies anymore… It’s a crime that has faded to the history books..
Modern day bushrangers are Nigerian princes.
lady and me just look at that, that’s funny
and wintering, was about to whipper
ChrispenEvan said:
Arts said:
No-one robs banks anymore… like you never hear about the highly organised, or even the Brendon Abbott style type of robberies anymore… It’s a crime that has faded to the history books..
and now it’s the banks that are the robbers!!!
they have always been but now there’s no clap backs… the ‘common’ man winning against the banks was the only symbol of the banks losing, and now they have taken that away from us too… and the bigwigs are laughing al the way to the.. offshore resort
Arts said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Arts said:
No-one robs banks anymore… like you never hear about the highly organised, or even the Brendon Abbott style type of robberies anymore… It’s a crime that has faded to the history books..
and now it’s the banks that are the robbers!!!
they have always been but now there’s no clap backs… the ‘common’ man winning against the banks was the only symbol of the banks losing, and now they have taken that away from us too… and the bigwigs are laughing al the way to the.. offshore resort
Cryptocurrency Is Révolution ¡
I’ve been out checking roadside plants. Things are quietly starting to wake up. Then I made myself some fried eggy bread with sugar and lemon juice for breakfast. Which was late. It will soon be followed by lunch. Of some sort.
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
No-one robs banks anymore… like you never hear about the highly organised, or even the Brendon Abbott style type of robberies anymore… It’s a crime that has faded to the history books..
Modern day bushrangers are Nigerian princes.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Divine Angel said:
Jellybean would like to show everyone her new ball.
Oooo, come and play!
Anyone here use this Google Gemini thing?
Is it any use for anything?
The Rev Dodgson said:
Anyone here use this Google Gemini thing?Is it any use for anything?
Not me. I would likely regard it as an irrelevant intrusion.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Anyone here use this Google Gemini thing?Is it any use for anything?
It’s about a useful as any AI interface.
Witty Rejoinder said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Anyone here use this Google Gemini thing?Is it any use for anything?
It’s about a useful as any AI interface.
For example:
Make a Lego box of a man with lots of cats.
might go out and give some more blood to Cécile Brünner.
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Anyone here use this Google Gemini thing?Is it any use for anything?
Not me. I would likely regard it as an irrelevant intrusion.
“Gemini keeps installing itself without my permission”… a common complaint from Android users
These are the real names of famous musicians. Without looking it up, how many can you identify?
Gordon Sumner
Robert Zimmerman
Reginald Dwight
Paul Hewson
Stefani Germanotta
Simon Ritchie
Robyn Fenty
Marvin Aday
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.
dv said:
These are the real names of famous musicians. Without looking it up, how many can you identify?Gordon Sumner
Robert Zimmerman
Reginald Dwight
Paul Hewson
Stefani Germanotta
Simon Ritchie
Robyn Fenty
Marvin Aday
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.
First 3, and the 4th.
CAR’N SWANNIES!!!! 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
These are the real names of famous musicians. Without looking it up, how many can you identify?Gordon Sumner
Robert Zimmerman
Reginald Dwight
Paul Hewson
Stefani Germanotta
Simon Ritchie
Robyn Fenty
Marvin Aday
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.First 3, and the 4th.
Not the 4th, the 5th.
captain_spalding said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
These are the real names of famous musicians. Without looking it up, how many can you identify?Gordon Sumner
Robert Zimmerman
Reginald Dwight
Paul Hewson
Stefani Germanotta
Simon Ritchie
Robyn Fenty
Marvin Aday
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.First 3, and the 4th.
Not the 4th, the 5th.
dv said:
These are the real names of famous musicians. Without looking it up, how many can you identify?Gordon Sumner
Robert Zimmerman
Reginald Dwight
Paul Hewson
Stefani Germanotta
Simon Ritchie
Robyn Fenty
Marvin Aday
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.
All but Robyn Fenty
dv said:
These are the real names of famous musicians. Without looking it up, how many can you identify?Gordon Sumner
Robert Zimmerman
Reginald Dwight
Paul Hewson
Stefani Germanotta
Simon Ritchie
Robyn Fenty
Marvin Aday
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.
I was going to say none of them, then I remembered I do actually know who No. 2 is.
I think Open Misere is worth too much in 500. It’s just too easy to get. In an ordinary sitting someone will probably successfully bid OM. If it is the start of the game … well that’s it, game over, only 3 people participated.
Whereas in 30 years of playing the game, probably played 10000 hands, I’ve seen 10 No Trumps chased down a handful of times, but 10 NT is worth 520 points and OM is worth 500.
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
These are the real names of famous musicians. Without looking it up, how many can you identify?Gordon Sumner
Robert Zimmerman
Reginald Dwight
Paul Hewson
Stefani Germanotta
Simon Ritchie
Robyn Fenty
Marvin Aday
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.I was going to say none of them, then I remembered I do actually know who No. 2 is.
2, 3 and 9.
dv said:
These are the real names of famous musicians. Without looking it up, how many can you identify?Gordon Sumner
Robert Zimmerman
Reginald Dwight
Paul Hewson
Stefani Germanotta
Simon Ritchie
Robyn Fenty
Marvin Aday
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.
1.
Robert Zimmerman = Bob Dylan.
dv said:
I think Open Misere is worth too much in 500. It’s just too easy to get. In an ordinary sitting someone will probably successfully bid OM. If it is the start of the game … well that’s it, game over, only 3 people participated.Whereas in 30 years of playing the game, probably played 10000 hands, I’ve seen 10 No Trumps chased down a handful of times, but 10 NT is worth 520 points and OM is worth 500.
make up your own rules. if you’re just playing with friends what’s it matter?
captain_spalding said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
These are the real names of famous musicians. Without looking it up, how many can you identify?Gordon Sumner
Robert Zimmerman
Reginald Dwight
Paul Hewson
Stefani Germanotta
Simon Ritchie
Robyn Fenty
Marvin Aday
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.First 3, and the 4th.
Not the 4th, the 5th.
That’s Leonard Cohen.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
captain_spalding said:First 3, and the 4th.
Not the 4th, the 5th.
That’s Leonard Cohen.
Leonard Cohen was Leonard Cohen :)
5 is Lady Gaga.
dv said:
These are the real names of famous musicians. Without looking it up, how many can you identify?Gordon Sumner
Robert Zimmerman
Reginald Dwight
Paul Hewson
Stefani Germanotta
Simon Ritchie
Robyn Fenty
Marvin Aday
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.
3.
Elton John, Sting and Bono. But I’m not saying which is which.
Time to get that hearty pork stew underway.
Nothing like a good rich stew in winter.
party_pants said:
dv said:
These are the real names of famous musicians. Without looking it up, how many can you identify?Gordon Sumner
Robert Zimmerman
Reginald Dwight
Paul Hewson
Stefani Germanotta
Simon Ritchie
Robyn Fenty
Marvin Aday
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.3.
Elton John, Sting and Bono. But I’m not saying which is which.
My 3 were Bob Dylan, Elton John and John Denver.
dv said:
I think Open Misere is worth too much in 500. It’s just too easy to get. In an ordinary sitting someone will probably successfully bid OM. If it is the start of the game … well that’s it, game over, only 3 people participated.Whereas in 30 years of playing the game, probably played 10000 hands, I’ve seen 10 No Trumps chased down a handful of times, but 10 NT is worth 520 points and OM is worth 500.
The school where I learnt to play 500 had a local rule: No misere, no open misere calls.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:Not the 4th, the 5th.
That’s Leonard Cohen.
Leonard Cohen was Leonard Cohen :)
5 is Lady Gaga.
It’s almost a line from one of LC’s very well known songs.
dv said:
These are the real names of famous musicians. Without looking it up, how many can you identify?Gordon Sumner
Robert Zimmerman
Reginald Dwight
Paul Hewson
Stefani Germanotta
Simon Ritchie
Robyn Fenty
Marvin Aday
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.
Pfft, easy peasy
Had a wonderful afternoon tea in the side yard. Got a bit chilly when the sun dipped behind the lillypilly tree so we came inside.
https://www.reddit.com/r/news/s/gc5VSCid7H
Powerful Hurricane Erin has undergone a period of astonishingly rapid intensification — a phenomenon that has become far more common in recent years as the planet warms. It was a rare Category 5 for a time Saturday before becoming a Category 4, churning through the Atlantic Ocean north of the Caribbean.
Erin went from a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds at 11 a.m. Friday to a Category 5 with near 160 mph winds just over 24 hours later. It put Erin in the history books as one of the fastest-strengthening Atlantic hurricanes on record, and potentially the fastest intensification rate for any storm earlier than September 1.
Hurricane Erin is still expected to avoid a direct hit on any land mass, passing north of Puerto Rico, then curving north-northeast into the open Atlantic between the East Coast and Bermuda next week. As it does so, it is expected to double or even triple in size.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:That’s Leonard Cohen.
Leonard Cohen was Leonard Cohen :)
5 is Lady Gaga.
It’s almost a line from one of LC’s very well known songs.
Ah. I’m not really a fan :)
When was the last time you whistled a tune?
Me: just now. But it was the first time I’ve whistled a tune for many years.
Divine Angel said:
https://www.reddit.com/r/news/s/gc5VSCid7HPowerful Hurricane Erin has undergone a period of astonishingly rapid intensification — a phenomenon that has become far more common in recent years as the planet warms. It was a rare Category 5 for a time Saturday before becoming a Category 4, churning through the Atlantic Ocean north of the Caribbean.
Erin went from a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds at 11 a.m. Friday to a Category 5 with near 160 mph winds just over 24 hours later. It put Erin in the history books as one of the fastest-strengthening Atlantic hurricanes on record, and potentially the fastest intensification rate for any storm earlier than September 1.
Hurricane Erin is still expected to avoid a direct hit on any land mass, passing north of Puerto Rico, then curving north-northeast into the open Atlantic between the East Coast and Bermuda next week. As it does so, it is expected to double or even triple in size.
May get to the UK.
Current position of Erin on the Earth wind map.
Bubblecar said:
When was the last time you whistled a tune?Me: just now. But it was the first time I’ve whistled a tune for many years.
Not I, I can’t whistle.
Bubblecar said:
When was the last time you whistled a tune?Me: just now. But it was the first time I’ve whistled a tune for many years.
Were you working at the time?
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
When was the last time you whistled a tune?Me: just now. But it was the first time I’ve whistled a tune for many years.
Not I, I can’t whistle.
I remember reading in one of the James Bond novels that MI5 (or 6, or whoever it was) considered people who couldn’t whistle to be homosexual, and therefore unsuitable for work in intelligence.
btm said:
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
When was the last time you whistled a tune?Me: just now. But it was the first time I’ve whistled a tune for many years.
Not I, I can’t whistle.
I remember reading in one of the James Bond novels that MI5 (or 6, or whoever it was) considered people who couldn’t whistle to be homosexual, and therefore unsuitable for work in intelligence.
Oh, is that where that came from – I was told that in the primary schoolyard, followed by an outbreak of mass whistling from anxious boys.
Neophyte said:
btm said:
Divine Angel said:Not I, I can’t whistle.
I remember reading in one of the James Bond novels that MI5 (or 6, or whoever it was) considered people who couldn’t whistle to be homosexual, and therefore unsuitable for work in intelligence.
Oh, is that where that came from – I was told that in the primary schoolyard, followed by an outbreak of mass whistling from anxious boys.
and wolves
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
When was the last time you whistled a tune?Me: just now. But it was the first time I’ve whistled a tune for many years.
Were you working at the time?
No, just sitting on this very chair.
Neophyte said:
btm said:
Divine Angel said:Not I, I can’t whistle.
I remember reading in one of the James Bond novels that MI5 (or 6, or whoever it was) considered people who couldn’t whistle to be homosexual, and therefore unsuitable for work in intelligence.
Oh, is that where that came from – I was told that in the primary schoolyard, followed by an outbreak of mass whistling from anxious boys.
I can whistle and I’m willing to bet Woodie can too.
Sposed to get down to 7 here tonight 🥶
Divine Angel said:
Sposed to get down to 7 here tonight 🥶
That’s 11 degrees warmer than our forecast minimum.
But it’s all relative, I suppose :)
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Sposed to get down to 7 here tonight 🥶
That’s 11 degrees warmer than our forecast minimum.
But it’s all relative, I suppose :)
Yeah you can keep that 👍🏼
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Sposed to get down to 7 here tonight 🥶
That’s 11 degrees warmer than our forecast minimum.
But it’s all relative, I suppose :)
Yeah you can keep that 👍🏼
I’m actually sitting here with the fan on my face at the moment, since I got overheated cooking and eating dinner.
Divine Angel said:
https://www.reddit.com/r/news/s/gc5VSCid7HPowerful Hurricane Erin has undergone a period of astonishingly rapid intensification — a phenomenon that has become far more common in recent years as the planet warms. It was a rare Category 5 for a time Saturday before becoming a Category 4, churning through the Atlantic Ocean north of the Caribbean.
Erin went from a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds at 11 a.m. Friday to a Category 5 with near 160 mph winds just over 24 hours later. It put Erin in the history books as one of the fastest-strengthening Atlantic hurricanes on record, and potentially the fastest intensification rate for any storm earlier than September 1.
Hurricane Erin is still expected to avoid a direct hit on any land mass, passing north of Puerto Rico, then curving north-northeast into the open Atlantic between the East Coast and Bermuda next week. As it does so, it is expected to double or even triple in size.
I predict yet another opportunity for Trump to display what an insensitive, ignorant, demented, greedy arsehole, devoid of any human empathy, he is.
dv said:
These are the real names of famous musicians. Without looking it up, how many can you identify?Gordon Sumner
Robert Zimmerman
Reginald Dwight
Paul Hewson
Stefani Germanotta
Simon Ritchie
Robyn Fenty
Marvin Aday
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.
I got 2.5, Ms Kingy got 5.
A few more for you with love from Ms Kingy:
Farrokh Bulsara
Vince Furnier
Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotu
Harry Webb
Cherilyn Sarkisian
David Jones
Paul Gadd
Steveland Morris
Mary O’Brien
Richard Starkey
Anna Mae Bullock
William Broad
Declan MacManus
Stuart Goddard
Alecia Moore
Priscilla White
Bubblecar said:
Neophyte said:
btm said:I remember reading in one of the James Bond novels that MI5 (or 6, or whoever it was) considered people who couldn’t whistle to be homosexual, and therefore unsuitable for work in intelligence.
Oh, is that where that came from – I was told that in the primary schoolyard, followed by an outbreak of mass whistling from anxious boys.
I can whistle and I’m willing to bet Woodie can too.
Traditionally, whistling is banned in the Navy, the reason being one of those hangovers from ye olde days, when whistling might be confused with the ‘pipes’ (whistles) made on the bosuns’s call:
which little ‘tunes’ constituted orders in themselves. Pipes on the bosuns call are still used, but don’t serve such an important role as back then.
The only time you might be permitted to whistle is if you were sailing in one of the ship’s boats, and found yourself becalmed, when you might ‘whistle for a wind’.
Kingy said:
dv said:
These are the real names of famous musicians. Without looking it up, how many can you identify?Gordon Sumner
Robert Zimmerman
Reginald Dwight
Paul Hewson
Stefani Germanotta
Simon Ritchie
Robyn Fenty
Marvin Aday
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.I got 2.5, Ms Kingy got 5.
A few more for you with love from Ms Kingy:
Farrokh Bulsara
Vince Furnier
Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotu
Harry Webb
Cherilyn Sarkisian
David Jones
Paul Gadd
Steveland Morris
Mary O’Brien
Richard Starkey
Anna Mae Bullock
William Broad
Declan MacManus
Stuart Goddard
Alecia Moore
Priscilla White
Oops, Ms Kingy got 6/9. Musicians names are her preferred subject.
Kingy said:
Kingy said:
dv said:
These are the real names of famous musicians. Without looking it up, how many can you identify?Gordon Sumner
Robert Zimmerman
Reginald Dwight
Paul Hewson
Stefani Germanotta
Simon Ritchie
Robyn Fenty
Marvin Aday
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.I got 2.5, Ms Kingy got 5.
A few more for you with love from Ms Kingy:
Farrokh Bulsara
Vince Furnier
Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotu
Harry Webb
Cherilyn Sarkisian
David Jones
Paul Gadd
Steveland Morris
Mary O’Brien
Richard Starkey
Anna Mae Bullock
William Broad
Declan MacManus
Stuart Goddard
Alecia Moore
Priscilla WhiteOops, Ms Kingy got 6/9. Musicians names are her preferred subject.
Did she get Declan?
captain_spalding said:
Kingy said:
Kingy said:I got 2.5, Ms Kingy got 5.
A few more for you with love from Ms Kingy:
Farrokh Bulsara
Vince Furnier
Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotu
Harry Webb
Cherilyn Sarkisian
David Jones
Paul Gadd
Steveland Morris
Mary O’Brien
Richard Starkey
Anna Mae Bullock
William Broad
Declan MacManus
Stuart Goddard
Alecia Moore
Priscilla WhiteOops, Ms Kingy got 6/9. Musicians names are her preferred subject.
Did she get Declan?
She wrote the list as part of a quiz night. She knows all of the second list, just missed 3 of DV’s list.
Kingy said:
Kingy said:
dv said:
These are the real names of famous musicians. Without looking it up, how many can you identify?Gordon Sumner
Robert Zimmerman
Reginald Dwight
Paul Hewson
Stefani Germanotta
Simon Ritchie
Robyn Fenty
Marvin Aday
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.I got 2.5, Ms Kingy got 5.
A few more for you with love from Ms Kingy:
Farrokh Bulsara
Vince Furnier
Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotu
Harry Webb
Cherilyn Sarkisian
David Jones
Paul Gadd
Steveland Morris
Mary O’Brien
Richard Starkey
Anna Mae Bullock
William Broad
Declan MacManus
Stuart Goddard
Alecia Moore
Priscilla WhiteOops, Ms Kingy got 6/9. Musicians names are her preferred subject.
Mine too 😏
Kingy said:
dv said:
These are the real names of famous musicians. Without looking it up, how many can you identify?Gordon Sumner
Robert Zimmerman
Reginald Dwight
Paul Hewson
Stefani Germanotta
Simon Ritchie
Robyn Fenty
Marvin Aday
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.I got 2.5, Ms Kingy got 5.
How did ya get a .5 out of that list then???
60% in the HQ
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-17/hard-quiz-weekly-trivia/105557822
dv said:
60% in the HQhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-17/hard-quiz-weekly-trivia/105557822
9/10; missed the last one.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
dv said:
These are the real names of famous musicians. Without looking it up, how many can you identify?Gordon Sumner
Robert Zimmerman
Reginald Dwight
Paul Hewson
Stefani Germanotta
Simon Ritchie
Robyn Fenty
Marvin Aday
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.I got 2.5, Ms Kingy got 5.
How did ya get a .5 out of that list then???
I was fairly sure I knew the last one, but not sure enough to say it out loud.
I gave myself a 0.9, but the russian judge gave me a 0.1.
Bubblecar said:
Neophyte said:
btm said:I remember reading in one of the James Bond novels that MI5 (or 6, or whoever it was) considered people who couldn’t whistle to be homosexual, and therefore unsuitable for work in intelligence.
Oh, is that where that came from – I was told that in the primary schoolyard, followed by an outbreak of mass whistling from anxious boys.
I can whistle and I’m willing to bet Woodie can too.
ffffooooooo…ffooooo….. 🎵🎶 licks lips again ffffoooooo ffffeewwww 🎶🎵🎶🎵
btm said:
dv said:
60% in the HQhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-17/hard-quiz-weekly-trivia/105557822
9/10; missed the last one.
I got the first 5 and then faded
btm said:
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
When was the last time you whistled a tune?Me: just now. But it was the first time I’ve whistled a tune for many years.
Not I, I can’t whistle.
I remember reading in one of the James Bond novels that MI5 (or 6, or whoever it was) considered people who couldn’t whistle to be homosexual, and therefore unsuitable for work in intelligence.
People in the olden days just love to stack stupidity onto stupidity I think.
dv said:
btm said:
dv said:
60% in the HQhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-17/hard-quiz-weekly-trivia/105557822
9/10; missed the last one.
I got the first 5 and then faded
35/50
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Neophyte said:Oh, is that where that came from – I was told that in the primary schoolyard, followed by an outbreak of mass whistling from anxious boys.
I can whistle and I’m willing to bet Woodie can too.
ffffooooooo…ffooooo….. 🎵🎶 licks lips again ffffoooooo ffffeewwww 🎶🎵🎶🎵
There you are then.
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:I got 2.5, Ms Kingy got 5.
How did ya get a .5 out of that list then???
I was fairly sure I knew the last one, but not sure enough to say it out loud.
I gave myself a 0.9, but the russian judge gave me a 0.1.
hmm
dv said:
btm said:
Divine Angel said:Not I, I can’t whistle.
I remember reading in one of the James Bond novels that MI5 (or 6, or whoever it was) considered people who couldn’t whistle to be homosexual, and therefore unsuitable for work in intelligence.
People in the olden days just love to stack stupidity onto stupidity I think.
I don’t think it was limited to the good old days going by some of the posts on FB and YT.
dv said:
btm said:
Divine Angel said:Not I, I can’t whistle.
I remember reading in one of the James Bond novels that MI5 (or 6, or whoever it was) considered people who couldn’t whistle to be homosexual, and therefore unsuitable for work in intelligence.
People in the olden days just love to stack stupidity onto stupidity I think.
They weren’t considered unsitable for intelligence work because they were homosexual, but because they couldn’t whistle.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
btm said:I remember reading in one of the James Bond novels that MI5 (or 6, or whoever it was) considered people who couldn’t whistle to be homosexual, and therefore unsuitable for work in intelligence.
People in the olden days just love to stack stupidity onto stupidity I think.
They weren’t considered unsitable for intelligence work because they were homosexual, but because they couldn’t whistle.
Well exactly, are they supposed to play Colonel Bogey March on a zither?
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:People in the olden days just love to stack stupidity onto stupidity I think.
They weren’t considered unsitable for intelligence work because they were homosexual, but because they couldn’t whistle.
Well exactly, are they supposed to play Colonel Bogey March on a zither?
By all accounts, if MI5 and MI6 had been seriously inclined to identify and exclude homosexuals in the intelligence services, especially in the times that Fleming referred to, there would have been a very different set of people staffing those organisations.
still a week to go before the bicycles
party_pants said:
still a week to go before the bicycles
Starts Satdee night.
party_pants said:
still a week to go before the bicycles
Wasn’t that last week?
Or are they still trying to navigate around france, but haven’t got past the Maginot Line?
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
still a week to go before the bicycles
Wasn’t that last week?
Or are they still trying to navigate around france, but haven’t got past the Maginot Line?
sings
Oh this year we’re off to sunny Spain,
Et viva Espania!!!
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
still a week to go before the bicycles
Wasn’t that last week?
Or are they still trying to navigate around france, but haven’t got past the Maginot Line?
A whole new race. The Tour of Spain, but it has some fancy-smantz Spanish name of course.
We had our winter fire brigade social function today at the local pub..
Most of the vollies didn’t even now that there is a large venue at the back of the pub, and the owners of the pub don’t have enough staff to use it.
After way too many beers, it was decided that the fire brigade should buy the pub as a sideline.
I’m not sure that the bank account stretches that far, but it is for sale.
I’ll talk to the bank manager once I sober up, and see what he thinks.
Kingy said:
We had our winter fire brigade social function today at the local pub..Most of the vollies didn’t even now that there is a large venue at the back of the pub, and the owners of the pub don’t have enough staff to use it.
After way too many beers, it was decided that the fire brigade should buy the pub as a sideline.
I’m not sure that the bank account stretches that far, but it is for sale.
I’ll talk to the bank manager once I sober up, and see what he thinks.
Groan
now = know
At the redoubt and it’s cold, the car was flashing the 3 degrees thingie. Had a nice lunch with the family, well what’s left of them.
Kingy said:
We had our winter fire brigade social function today at the local pub..Most of the vollies didn’t even now that there is a large venue at the back of the pub, and the owners of the pub don’t have enough staff to use it.
After way too many beers, it was decided that the fire brigade should buy the pub as a sideline.
I’m not sure that the bank account stretches that far, but it is for sale.
I’ll talk to the bank manager once I sober up, and see what he thinks.
Try to catch the bank manager before he sobers up.
Kingy said:
Kingy said:
We had our winter fire brigade social function today at the local pub..Most of the vollies didn’t even now that there is a large venue at the back of the pub, and the owners of the pub don’t have enough staff to use it.
After way too many beers, it was decided that the fire brigade should buy the pub as a sideline.
I’m not sure that the bank account stretches that far, but it is for sale.
I’ll talk to the bank manager once I sober up, and see what he thinks.
Groan
now = know
I know that now.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
still a week to go before the bicycles
Wasn’t that last week?
Or are they still trying to navigate around france, but haven’t got past the Maginot Line?
A whole new race. The Tour of Spain, but it has some fancy-smantz Spanish name of course.
La Vuelta a Espania
captain_spalding said:
Kingy said:
Kingy said:
We had our winter fire brigade social function today at the local pub..Most of the vollies didn’t even now that there is a large venue at the back of the pub, and the owners of the pub don’t have enough staff to use it.
After way too many beers, it was decided that the fire brigade should buy the pub as a sideline.
I’m not sure that the bank account stretches that far, but it is for sale.
I’ll talk to the bank manager once I sober up, and see what he thinks.
Groan
now = know
I know that now.
There is still half a twistie stuc under the k key and it only wors about half the time that you type on the eyboard.
I burnt the Satay chicken. That is all.
One Fell Out the Cuckoo’s Nest is on NITV 9:54 tonight.
Nurse Ratched. Talk about evil!!!! 👿
Witty Rejoinder said:
I burnt the Satay chicken. That is all.
We are deeply sorry for your loss.
Witty Rejoinder said:
I burnt the Satay chicken. That is all.
I brought home leftovers, including satay chicen, fish n chips, and cold pizza for tomorrow.
Witty Rejoinder said:
I burnt the Satay chicken. That is all.
Call it Satan Chicken
Witty Rejoinder said:
I burnt the Satay chicken. That is all.
Just add more sauce. Nobody will be any the wiser.
Woodie said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
I burnt the Satay chicken. That is all.
Just add more sauce. Nobody will be any the wiser.
There is a mayonnaise haters club on facebook.
Just don’t use mayonnaise to hide the damage.
In my spare time, lol, I have ust ordered a new laptop.
The one that I have been using has some problems with eys not working.
It was provided by the local govt, and it’s getting old. The screen hinge has broen, and I have to hand it over to the new training officer.
At some point soon, I will need to excavate out the old twistie before I hand it over.
Kingy said:
In my spare time, lol, I have ust ordered a new laptop.The one that I have been using has some problems with eys not working.
It was provided by the local govt, and it’s getting old. The screen hinge has broen, and I have to hand it over to the new training officer.
At some point soon, I will need to excavate out the old twistie before I hand it over.
Do you have a dam? Or pass by one on a regular basis?
Woodie said:
Kingy said:
In my spare time, lol, I have ust ordered a new laptop.The one that I have been using has some problems with eys not working.
It was provided by the local govt, and it’s getting old. The screen hinge has broen, and I have to hand it over to the new training officer.
At some point soon, I will need to excavate out the old twistie before I hand it over.
Do you have a dam? Or pass by one on a regular basis?
What would be the postage for it to be sent to Woodie’s place?
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:
Kingy said:
In my spare time, lol, I have ust ordered a new laptop.The one that I have been using has some problems with eys not working.
It was provided by the local govt, and it’s getting old. The screen hinge has broen, and I have to hand it over to the new training officer.
At some point soon, I will need to excavate out the old twistie before I hand it over.
Do you have a dam? Or pass by one on a regular basis?
What would be the postage for it to be sent to Woodie’s place?
The half a stale twistie, or the busted arse laptop?
I have to hand over the official training laptop to the new training officer this wee.
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:
Kingy said:
In my spare time, lol, I have ust ordered a new laptop.The one that I have been using has some problems with eys not working.
It was provided by the local govt, and it’s getting old. The screen hinge has broen, and I have to hand it over to the new training officer.
At some point soon, I will need to excavate out the old twistie before I hand it over.
Do you have a dam? Or pass by one on a regular basis?
What would be the postage for it to be sent to Woodie’s place?
—
One of the strangest features of Australia Post is that you can post a package of under 5 kgs to anywhere in Oz for $23. Doesn’t matter if it is the next suburb or the other side of the country..
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
still a week to go before the bicycles
Starts Satdee night.
Goodo, I’ll make a smudge in my diary.
Back to this Norwegian train ride. She’s doing the picturesque Bergen line again with its many tunnels, but with a small freight train.
Dead of night but with a dawn light in the sky on account of it being that time of year in Norway.
RIP Terence Stamp
Neophyte said:
RIP Terence Stamp
He certainly had a good knock and a tremendous body of work
Fine morning, afternoon showers, top of 20.
Slept badly, kept waking up, bad dreams. If I’m not called in today, I want to watch the recent Hollywood Bowl performance of Jesus Christ Superstar on YouTube if it’s still there. Mini Me has viola before school so I’ll wake her soon.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 4 degrees at the back door (14 in the house), lightly overcast and barely any wind. We are forecast a cloudy 13 degrees today.
I plan on pulling out more yellow Oxalis weed today.
Good morning everybody.
12.5° C, 55% RH, clear, light breezes. Possible rain tonight. A top of 21° C forecast.
To Gympie for Mrs V to see her skin specialist. I’ll get a couple of things from Bunnings. Before that, washing up, shower, breakfast etc.
Another frigid morning at Chez Blubbercar.
GP appointment at noon. I’ll get some garlic, white pepper, bread and marge at the IGA on the way home.
dv said:
Neophyte said:
RIP Terence Stamp
He certainly had a good knock and a tremendous body of work
Saw him in a few things. He played Billy Budd in Billy Budd.
Morning pilgrims, it was minus 4 in Stanthorpe this morning.
It was cold alright make no mistake.
They gather in a quiet Perth neighbourhood, wearing matching purple polo shirts and lanyards identifying them as “Common Law Sheriff” and “Guardian of the Law”.
These sheriffs, who look like someone’s neighbour, are sworn to enforce the laws of their court. A court that has “convicted” a prime minister, “sentenced” premiers, and “ruled” on a child protection case.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-18/sovereign-citizen-movement-law-court-four-corners/105655100
?
Everyone looks like someone’s neighbour. What a weird thing to say.
At a farm in South Yorkshire, England, a flock of Swiss sheep mysteriously
started turning pink, and at first, even the farmer had no idea why. It wasn’t
until he looked closer that he realized they had been rubbing against a
freshly painted red feeder.
By then, the internet had already gone wild, calling them everything from
cotton candy to runway models. At this point, it’s not farming anymore,
it’s a full-blown fashion show.
dv said:
They gather in a quiet Perth neighbourhood, wearing matching purple polo shirts and lanyards identifying them as “Common Law Sheriff” and “Guardian of the Law”.
These sheriffs, who look like someone’s neighbour, are sworn to enforce the laws of their court. A court that has “convicted” a prime minister, “sentenced” premiers, and “ruled” on a child protection case.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-18/sovereign-citizen-movement-law-court-four-corners/105655100
?
Everyone looks like someone’s neighbour. What a weird thing to say.
obviously they mean a specific but yet unspecified someone
dv said:
They gather in a quiet Perth neighbourhood, wearing matching purple polo shirts and lanyards identifying them as “Common Law Sheriff” and “Guardian of the Law”.These sheriffs, who look like someone’s neighbour, are sworn to enforce the laws of their court. A court that has “convicted” a prime minister, “sentenced” premiers, and “ruled” on a child protection case.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-18/sovereign-citizen-movement-law-court-four-corners/105655100
?
Everyone looks like someone’s neighbour. What a weird thing to say.
this is a cult
ChrispenEvan said:
At a farm in South Yorkshire, England, a flock of Swiss sheep mysteriously
started turning pink, and at first, even the farmer had no idea why. It wasn’t
until he looked closer that he realized they had been rubbing against a
freshly painted red feeder.By then, the internet had already gone wild, calling them everything from
cotton candy to runway models. At this point, it’s not farming anymore,
it’s a full-blown fashion show.
imagine if smit marks
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
dv said:
They gather in a quiet Perth neighbourhood, wearing matching purple polo shirts and lanyards identifying them as “Common Law Sheriff” and “Guardian of the Law”.
These sheriffs, who look like someone’s neighbour, are sworn to enforce the laws of their court. A court that has “convicted” a prime minister, “sentenced” premiers, and “ruled” on a child protection case.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-18/sovereign-citizen-movement-law-court-four-corners/105655100
?
Everyone looks like someone’s neighbour. What a weird thing to say.
obviously they mean a specific but yet unspecified someone
this is a cult
but it is not a pipe
dv said:
They gather in a quiet Perth neighbourhood, wearing matching purple polo shirts and lanyards identifying them as “Common Law Sheriff” and “Guardian of the Law”.These sheriffs, who look like someone’s neighbour, are sworn to enforce the laws of their court. A court that has “convicted” a prime minister, “sentenced” premiers, and “ruled” on a child protection case.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-18/sovereign-citizen-movement-law-court-four-corners/105655100
?
Everyone looks like someone’s neighbour. What a weird thing to say.
If you’re in Hollywood your neighbour would look like Angelina Jolie.
I sang this in the shower:
Half a pound of tupenny rice,
Half a pound of wiener,
That’s the way the money goes,
Bob Dobalina!
Anyhoo, it is my 2 cents’ that sovcits shouldn’t be given any oxygen. Let them run their stupid laws and pretend courts. Cut off their actual government benefits too.
Bubblecar said:
I sang this in the shower:Half a pound of tupenny rice,
Half a pound of wiener,
That’s the way the money goes,
Bob Dobalina!
Go and dry your hair, idiot.
Divine Angel said:
Anyhoo, it is my 2 cents’ that sovcits shouldn’t be given any oxygen. Let them run their stupid laws and pretend courts. Cut off their actual government benefits too.
+2c
Bubblecar said:
I sang this in the shower:Half a pound of tupenny rice,
Half a pound of wiener,
That’s the way the money goes,
Bob Dobalina!
You’re a strange character, Bubbles. Netflix should make a series about you, the Real Bubblecar of Taswegia.
Divine Angel said:
Anyhoo, it is my 2 cents’ that sovcits shouldn’t be given any oxygen. Let them run their stupid laws and pretend courts. Cut off their actual government benefits too.
and the electricity, water, sewage.. not allowed to drive on main roads, suburban roads, no medicare, no police support…
Divine Angel said:
Anyhoo, it is my 2 cents’ that sovcits shouldn’t be given any oxygen. Let them run their stupid laws and pretend courts. Cut off their actual government benefits too.
I think that group or someone of a similar nature came through the court.
Charged with contempt
I want to know what suburbs they are in so I can actively avoid them
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
Anyhoo, it is my 2 cents’ that sovcits shouldn’t be given any oxygen. Let them run their stupid laws and pretend courts. Cut off their actual government benefits too.
I think that group or someone of a similar nature came through the court.
Charged with contempt
What’s that, a fine? Community service? Times behind bars?
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
Anyhoo, it is my 2 cents’ that sovcits shouldn’t be given any oxygen. Let them run their stupid laws and pretend courts. Cut off their actual government benefits too.
I think that group or someone of a similar nature came through the court.
Charged with contempt
What’s that, a fine? Community service? Times behind bars?
The article says two of them were convicted of contempt and imprisoned, but doesn’t say how long.
Arts said:
dv said:
They gather in a quiet Perth neighbourhood, wearing matching purple polo shirts and lanyards identifying them as “Common Law Sheriff” and “Guardian of the Law”.These sheriffs, who look like someone’s neighbour, are sworn to enforce the laws of their court. A court that has “convicted” a prime minister, “sentenced” premiers, and “ruled” on a child protection case.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-18/sovereign-citizen-movement-law-court-four-corners/105655100
?
Everyone looks like someone’s neighbour. What a weird thing to say.
this is a cult
Nods.
ChrispenEvan said:
At a farm in South Yorkshire, England, a flock of Swiss sheep mysteriously
started turning pink, and at first, even the farmer had no idea why. It wasn’t
until he looked closer that he realized they had been rubbing against a
freshly painted red feeder.By then, the internet had already gone wild, calling them everything from
cotton candy to runway models. At this point, it’s not farming anymore,
it’s a full-blown fashion show.
Ha!
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
obviously they mean a specific but yet unspecified someone
this is a cult
but it is not a pipe
René? Is that you René?
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
I sang this in the shower:Half a pound of tupenny rice,
Half a pound of wiener,
That’s the way the money goes,
Bob Dobalina!
You’re a strange character, Bubbles. Netflix should make a series about you, the Real Bubblecar of Taswegia.
Ros really disliked the term “Taswegian”. It’s often used as a slur alluding to inbreeding.
Bubblecar said:
I sang this in the shower:Half a pound of tupenny rice,
Half a pound of wiener,
That’s the way the money goes,
Bob Dobalina!
:)
Michael V said:
ChrispenEvan said:
At a farm in South Yorkshire, England, a flock of Swiss sheep mysteriously
started turning pink, and at first, even the farmer had no idea why. It wasn’t
until he looked closer that he realized they had been rubbing against a
freshly painted red feeder.By then, the internet had already gone wild, calling them everything from
cotton candy to runway models. At this point, it’s not farming anymore,
it’s a full-blown fashion show.
Ha!
That dog from Shaun the Sheep is going wtf
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Anyhoo, it is my 2 cents’ that sovcits shouldn’t be given any oxygen. Let them run their stupid laws and pretend courts. Cut off their actual government benefits too.
and the electricity, water, sewage.. not allowed to drive on main roads, suburban roads, no medicare, no police support…
All this.
This person lives on Blackadder Street.
I cannot possible think of that name without the theme song playing in my head
btm said:
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:I think that group or someone of a similar nature came through the court.
Charged with contempt
What’s that, a fine? Community service? Times behind bars?
The article says two of them were convicted of contempt and imprisoned, but doesn’t say how long.
Musta missed that part, I just skimmed it while getting Mini Me ready for school this morning.
Cymek said:
Michael V said:
ChrispenEvan said:
At a farm in South Yorkshire, England, a flock of Swiss sheep mysteriously
started turning pink, and at first, even the farmer had no idea why. It wasn’t
until he looked closer that he realized they had been rubbing against a
freshly painted red feeder.By then, the internet had already gone wild, calling them everything from
cotton candy to runway models. At this point, it’s not farming anymore,
it’s a full-blown fashion show.
Ha!
That dog from Shaun the Sheep is going wtf
I was thinking it would have made a good episode of StS.
I feel like I’ve not done much this morning. I got up late. I cleaned the woodheater and swept the kitchen floor. Then set and lit a fire. Fire was being cantankerous about getting going, so that wasted some time. I fed the chooks and gave them fresh water without koala poo in it. The koala was a really good shot to get about half a dozen pellets into the chooks water dish. I brought in the washing from yesterday. I pulled yellow Oxalis out for half an hour or so – the FOGO is full now, so I’ve stopped weeding for the moment.
This afternoon I plan to go through my fungi notes, photocopy some of them and laminate them so I can take them with me on Saturday. I have been invited to go on a Fungi Foray with the Hamilton Field Naturalists.
My eldest daughter saga just keeps going.
I am quite angry that no one else will help, mother and grandparents, both who have houses she could stay at temporarily
This stubbornness exists were they can’t be bothered and my daughter won’t ask.
Especially my wife and daughter, so stubborn and won’t ever admit they are difficult people
So its left up to me to find a solution and work full-time and manage my own life.
My daughter doesn’t always have the self control to manage herself which makes it all very hard.
She stays with me at times but this is also temporary.
I am trying to get money together so everyone can help pay bond and some rent so she doesn’t have to worry about it for a month or two.
A similar situation to what I have a room in a shared house.
The problem is she has shared before and for some reason gets in huge arguments with housemates.
I don’t understand this part, you keep to yourself.
It is this behaviour that worries me I will be looking after her forever as she can’t actually manage it alone.
Being selfish I don’t want to
BACK with yet three more daily medications to take.
My bloods tests were OK for everything except blood sugar which continues to rise, so I’ve now been put on a stronger form of slow-release metformin, plus another diabetes medication.
And he’s still unhappy with my BP so I’m now on another medication for that as well as the two I’m already taking.
Cymek said:
My eldest daughter saga just keeps going.I am quite angry that no one else will help, mother and grandparents, both who have houses she could stay at temporarily
This stubbornness exists were they can’t be bothered and my daughter won’t ask.
Especially my wife and daughter, so stubborn and won’t ever admit they are difficult peopleSo its left up to me to find a solution and work full-time and manage my own life.
My daughter doesn’t always have the self control to manage herself which makes it all very hard.
She stays with me at times but this is also temporary.I am trying to get money together so everyone can help pay bond and some rent so she doesn’t have to worry about it for a month or two.
A similar situation to what I have a room in a shared house.
The problem is she has shared before and for some reason gets in huge arguments with housemates.
I don’t understand this part, you keep to yourself.
It is this behaviour that worries me I will be looking after her forever as she can’t actually manage it alone.Being selfish I don’t want to
Sounds like a nightmare, Cymek. Wish I could offer some useful advice :(
“I am quite angry that no one else will help, mother and grandparents, both who have houses she could stay at temporarily”
Taking on someone who is difficult is quite an ask. I have two life mottos:1. Life’s too short for low fat cheese;
2. Take care of yourself first. You’re no good to anyone if you’re burned out.
Now, I don’t know your stance on low fat cheese but I do suggest protecting your own mental health.
Divine Angel said:
“I am quite angry that no one else will help, mother and grandparents, both who have houses she could stay at temporarily” Taking on someone who is difficult is quite an ask. I have two life mottos:1. Life’s too short for low fat cheese;
2. Take care of yourself first. You’re no good to anyone if you’re burned out.Now, I don’t know your stance on low fat cheese but I do suggest protecting your own mental health.
Low fat cheese, if no other choice.
Cymek said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
“ Queensland families will receive a $100 voucher for each primary school student to help pay for uniforms, school books and excursions.”
Two full school uniforms for Mini Me costs $134. Her booklist is $120 (unless you purchase from Officeworks; my PB is $30). Her excursion was $47. Interschool sport (compulsory) was $60. I got school shoes on clearance for $3, down from $25.
Non-compulsory items: a viola, and a clarinet: $700.
A hundred bucks ain’t going far.
once I found a clarinet at a bus stop…
Hmmm
exactly, that “musical instrument” case totally doesn’t contain a sniper rifle
I’ve done the photocopying. Once the laminator is warmed up, I’ll put the notes through so they don’t get wrecked in the field.
Time to pack up and head down the mountain.
Peak Warming Man said:
Time to pack up and head down the mountain.
Good luck and Godspeed.
Cymek said:
My eldest daughter saga just keeps going.I am quite angry that no one else will help, mother and grandparents, both who have houses she could stay at temporarily
This stubbornness exists were they can’t be bothered and my daughter won’t ask.
Especially my wife and daughter, so stubborn and won’t ever admit they are difficult peopleSo its left up to me to find a solution and work full-time and manage my own life.
My daughter doesn’t always have the self control to manage herself which makes it all very hard.
She stays with me at times but this is also temporary.I am trying to get money together so everyone can help pay bond and some rent so she doesn’t have to worry about it for a month or two.
A similar situation to what I have a room in a shared house.
The problem is she has shared before and for some reason gets in huge arguments with housemates.
I don’t understand this part, you keep to yourself.
It is this behaviour that worries me I will be looking after her forever as she can’t actually manage it alone.Being selfish I don’t want to
!!!
Bloody!
I feel for you.
MV! Just the geoscientician I was looking for.
I’m a little confuzzled by this article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-18/what-causes-earthquakes-australia-tectonic-plates/105666040
“ “The earthquakes that happen within Australia occur away from plate boundaries along old pre-existing faults that rupture in response to forces transferred through the crust from the plate boundaries”
“ And we’ll get a magnitude-6 or more quake every 10 years.”
And finally, we’re told to expect aftershocks from Saturday’s quake. I know aftershocks can occur hours to days to months later, what kind of magnitude aftershock could one expect from a quake such as this?
Fun fact: I cannot say “probability”.
Divine Angel said:
MV! Just the geoscientician I was looking for.I’m a little confuzzled by this article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-18/what-causes-earthquakes-australia-tectonic-plates/105666040
“ “The earthquakes that happen within Australia occur away from plate boundaries along old pre-existing faults that rupture in response to forces transferred through the crust from the plate boundaries”
- how are these “pre-existing” faults created?
“ And we’ll get a magnitude-6 or more quake every 10 years.”
- they also say the strongest magnitude quakes are in WA and NT. We don’t normally hear about these 6+ quakes, is this because they’re in very remote areas?
And finally, we’re told to expect aftershocks from Saturday’s quake. I know aftershocks can occur hours to days to months later, what kind of magnitude aftershock could one expect from a quake such as this?
“ “The earthquakes that happen within Australia occur away from plate boundaries along old pre-existing faults that rupture in response to forces transferred through the crust from the plate boundaries”
——————————————————->> Older and different plate boundaries. For instance, the fault that ruptured may be as much as 270 million years old – Permian – when eastern Australia was a major plate boundary. On reflection, it could be even older than that, as I think the rupture was west of the serpentinites that outcrop in that area.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
“ And we’ll get a magnitude-6 or more quake every 10 years.”
——————————————————->> Don’t know – likely an average. Last big one I remember was Newcastle. Before that, Tennant Creek. Before that, Meckering.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
And finally, we’re told to expect aftershocks from Saturday’s quake. I know aftershocks can occur hours to days to months later, what kind of magnitude aftershock could one expect from a quake such as this?
——————————————————->> Difficult to say. Maybe none at all. Maybe twos to fours. No aftershocks recorded yet.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Also, pose your questions to dv; he’s a seismologist.
Divine Angel said:
Fun fact: I cannot say “probability”.
sure you can just pronounce it t͡ʃɑːns and we’re all good
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
Fun fact: I cannot say “probability”.
sure you can just pronounce it t͡ʃɑːns and we’re all good
LOL
MV said:
Also, pose your questions to dv; he’s a seismologist.
Ya know, I always forget that about him.
Divine Angel said:
MV said:Also, pose your questions to dv; he’s a seismologist.
Ya know, I always forget that about him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Australia
Are you watching the latest incarnation of ‘Australian Survivor’ DA?
I’ve just been to the supermarket, where they’ve got an alpaca working in the deli. As I was leaving I asked the manager why they had an alpaca working there. He said, “That’s not an alpaca. That’s the deli llama.”
Has anyone else here gift wrapped a shipping container with 90% shadecloth?
I’m about 50% done, but the weather is gonna close us down in the morning. I think we’ll install an engine in a Hilux instead.
Kingy said:
Has anyone else here gift wrapped a shipping container with 90% shadecloth?
Not me. I have never encountered the necessity for such an action.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Has anyone else here gift wrapped a shipping container with 90% shadecloth?Not me. I have never encountered the necessity for such an action.
Have you ever had to work in a shipping container in summer?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Are you watching the latest incarnation of ‘Australian Survivor’ DA?
Ah crap, I forgot it had started again.
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Has anyone else here gift wrapped a shipping container with 90% shadecloth?Not me. I have never encountered the necessity for such an action.
Have you ever had to work in a shipping container in summer?
Yes. But not for long enough to need permanent cooling or heating. Once it is loaded or unloaded the job is done.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
party_pants said:Not me. I have never encountered the necessity for such an action.
Have you ever had to work in a shipping container in summer?
Yes. But not for long enough to need permanent cooling or heating. Once it is loaded or unloaded the job is done.
Agreed. But mine is also my workshop and store. In summer it’s about 60+ degrees inside.
Last year I installed vents down low and a spinny vent on the top, plus stacked a bunch of pallets on the roof to shade it, but it was still really hot inside. So now I’m wrapping it in shadecloth ready for next summer.
Watched ‘Four Corners’. These sovereign citizen folks are cray cray.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Watched ‘Four Corners’. These sovereign citizen folks are cray cray.
Yep, the result of denial of responsibility and an echo chamber.
They want roads and services, but don’t want to pay for them.
The only solution is jail so that they realise that their choices have consequences.
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:Have you ever had to work in a shipping container in summer?
Yes. But not for long enough to need permanent cooling or heating. Once it is loaded or unloaded the job is done.
Agreed. But mine is also my workshop and store. In summer it’s about 60+ degrees inside.
Last year I installed vents down low and a spinny vent on the top, plus stacked a bunch of pallets on the roof to shade it, but it was still really hot inside. So now I’m wrapping it in shadecloth ready for next summer.
I suspect that you aren’t really au fait with how shadecloth works.
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:Have you ever had to work in a shipping container in summer?
Yes. But not for long enough to need permanent cooling or heating. Once it is loaded or unloaded the job is done.
Agreed. But mine is also my workshop and store. In summer it’s about 60+ degrees inside.
Last year I installed vents down low and a spinny vent on the top, plus stacked a bunch of pallets on the roof to shade it, but it was still really hot inside. So now I’m wrapping it in shadecloth ready for next summer.
Good luck with that. They are bastard things to retrofit in habitable work or living spaces. We tried at work to turn one into an office. By the time you add wood frames and insulation and cladding etc, it takes up a good deal of space that gets pretty cramped inside. We got rid of it.
Kingy said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Watched ‘Four Corners’. These sovereign citizen folks are cray cray.
Yep, the result of denial of responsibility and an echo chamber.
They want roads and services, but don’t want to pay for them.
The only solution is jail so that they realise that their choices have consequences.
I think it’s worse than that. They employ pseudo legal gobbledygook which they truly believe renders them immune from outside authority yet as on the program they establish ‘citizens’ courts to charge and convict Scomo of treason for his conduct during COVID. Seemingly 95% of people can’t create institutions to govern society but this fringe minority can police the actions of the vast majority. It falls the simplest of tests of logic.
It’s like anarchists who claim they don’t believe in the institutions of government who meanwhile believe in the merits of the establishment of committees to determine what colour tea towel we use on Tuesdays.
captain_spalding said:
Kingy said:
party_pants said:Yes. But not for long enough to need permanent cooling or heating. Once it is loaded or unloaded the job is done.
Agreed. But mine is also my workshop and store. In summer it’s about 60+ degrees inside.
Last year I installed vents down low and a spinny vent on the top, plus stacked a bunch of pallets on the roof to shade it, but it was still really hot inside. So now I’m wrapping it in shadecloth ready for next summer.
I suspect that you aren’t really au fait with how shadecloth works.
Well, the first part is screwing CCA pine timber to the outside so that there is a 50mm air gap with air flow, then fixing the shade cloth to it.
Mid arvo I checked the “hot” wall, and it was about 14 degrees. I’m calling that a win.
Kingy said:
captain_spalding said:
Kingy said:Agreed. But mine is also my workshop and store. In summer it’s about 60+ degrees inside.
Last year I installed vents down low and a spinny vent on the top, plus stacked a bunch of pallets on the roof to shade it, but it was still really hot inside. So now I’m wrapping it in shadecloth ready for next summer.
I suspect that you aren’t really au fait with how shadecloth works.
Well, the first part is screwing CCA pine timber to the outside so that there is a 50mm air gap with air flow, then fixing the shade cloth to it.
Mid arvo I checked the “hot” wall, and it was about 14 degrees. I’m calling that a win.
Well done.
Kingy said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Watched ‘Four Corners’. These sovereign citizen folks are cray cray.
Yep, the result of denial of responsibility and an echo chamber.
They want roads and services, but don’t want to pay for them.
The only solution is jail so that they realise that their choices have consequences.
Might as well sell them as slaves for a few years. They will need to pass a test and take an oath or affirmation to rejoin society sensibly before they can be set free.
Witty Rejoinder said:
… on the program they establish ‘citizens’ courts to charge and convict Scomo of treason for his conduct during COVID.
That bit’s fair enough though.
Kingy said:
captain_spalding said:
Kingy said:Agreed. But mine is also my workshop and store. In summer it’s about 60+ degrees inside.
Last year I installed vents down low and a spinny vent on the top, plus stacked a bunch of pallets on the roof to shade it, but it was still really hot inside. So now I’m wrapping it in shadecloth ready for next summer.
I suspect that you aren’t really au fait with how shadecloth works.
Well, the first part is screwing CCA pine timber to the outside so that there is a 50mm air gap with air flow, then fixing the shade cloth to it.
Mid arvo I checked the “hot” wall, and it was about 14 degrees. I’m calling that a win.
But was only 11 C down there today, right?
Spiny Norman said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
… on the program they establish ‘citizens’ courts to charge and convict Scomo of treason for his conduct during COVID.
That bit’s fair enough though.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
captain_spalding said:I suspect that you aren’t really au fait with how shadecloth works.
Well, the first part is screwing CCA pine timber to the outside so that there is a 50mm air gap with air flow, then fixing the shade cloth to it.
Mid arvo I checked the “hot” wall, and it was about 14 degrees. I’m calling that a win.
But was only 11 C down there today, right?
Mid arvo it was around 19 degrees.
It was a fine sunny day. The guy I work with is from England and he said “it’s just like a summer day”.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Spiny Norman said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
… on the program they establish ‘citizens’ courts to charge and convict Scomo of treason for his conduct during COVID.
That bit’s fair enough though.
Hah.
I would have convicted him of treason for his conduct during black summer.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Kingy said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Watched ‘Four Corners’. These sovereign citizen folks are cray cray.
Yep, the result of denial of responsibility and an echo chamber.
They want roads and services, but don’t want to pay for them.
The only solution is jail so that they realise that their choices have consequences.
I think it’s worse than that. They employ pseudo legal gobbledygook which they truly believe renders them immune from outside authority yet as on the program they establish ‘citizens’ courts to charge and convict Scomo of treason for his conduct during COVID. Seemingly 95% of people can’t create institutions to govern society but this fringe minority can police the actions of the vast majority. It falls the simplest of tests of logic.
It’s like anarchists who claim they don’t believe in the institutions of government who meanwhile believe in the merits of the establishment of committees to determine what colour tea towel we use on Tuesdays.
They seem to believe that there’s some magic incantation which, if uttered correctly and at the right time, will compel any court to say ‘well, you’ve got us there, you’re absolutely right, the fact that you’re aware of that renders us impotent, and we must acknowledge that we have no authority over you, and you may go free, with our apologies, and our guarantee that we won’t bother you again’.
The incantation may mention Magna Carta, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, various bits of the Bible, English common law, the French revolution’s Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, the Code of Hammurabi, and, for all i know, the Desiderata and the lyrics to When You Wish Upon A Star.
The thing seems to revolve around a search for just the right combination of words, spoke in just the right way, conforming to the ‘secret’ known only to those who manipulate society e.g. police, judges, politicians etc. etc..
But, should some common person stumble upon that secret incantation, and utter it, then those manipulators are honour-bound to recognise that the sovereign citizen is beyond their reach, inviolable, and free to do as they please, without let or hindrance.
It just seems to always be that they haven’t quite cracked the code, yet.
Kingy said:
captain_spalding said:
Kingy said:Agreed. But mine is also my workshop and store. In summer it’s about 60+ degrees inside.
Last year I installed vents down low and a spinny vent on the top, plus stacked a bunch of pallets on the roof to shade it, but it was still really hot inside. So now I’m wrapping it in shadecloth ready for next summer.
I suspect that you aren’t really au fait with how shadecloth works.
Well, the first part is screwing CCA pine timber to the outside so that there is a 50mm air gap with air flow, then fixing the shade cloth to it.
Mid arvo I checked the “hot” wall, and it was about 14 degrees. I’m calling that a win.
Ah.
I had feared that you were simply literally wrappingthe box in multiple layers of shadecloth.
Spiny Norman said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
… on the program they establish ‘citizens’ courts to charge and convict Scomo of treason for his conduct during COVID.
That bit’s fair enough though.
Yeah, i’ll buy into that bit of the lunacy.
Here is a list of movies I saw Terence Stamp in
Superman (1978)
Superman II (1980)
Wall Street (1987)
Young Guns (1988)
Alien Nation (1988)
Priscilla Queen of the Desert (1994)
Star Wars Ep1: The Phantom Menace (1999)
Bowfinger (1999)
Red Planet (2000)
Elektra (2005)
Get Smart (2008)
Valkyrie (2008)
https://i.imgur.com/8a8wVII.mp4
Good morning Holidayers. We have got a zero degrees at the back door (14 in the kitchen). It’s still quite dark here. We are forecast 13 degrees with cloud clearing.
Bakery Breakfast with our Hamilton archery friend this morning, socializing and probably more Oxalis removal after the FOGO has been emptied and I can start filling it again.
And there is the FOGO truck now.
Showers today, top of 19. Heavy showers for the next couple of days.
If I’m not called in, I guess it’s a day of snuggling under a blanket watching TV. Apparently I have new Australia vs the World Survivor to catch up on…
Our loan has been approved. we bought an investment property.
Also… sciatic pain sucks monkey balls
Divine Angel said:
Showers today, top of 19. Heavy showers for the next couple of days.If I’m not called in, I guess it’s a day of snuggling under a blanket watching TV. Apparently I have new Australia vs the World Survivor to catch up on…
Our loan has been approved. we bought an investment property.
the start of your portfolio?
ChrispenEvan said:
Divine Angel said:
Showers today, top of 19. Heavy showers for the next couple of days.If I’m not called in, I guess it’s a day of snuggling under a blanket watching TV. Apparently I have new Australia vs the World Survivor to catch up on…
Our loan has been approved. we bought an investment property.
the start of your portfolio?
Maybe.
Morning, heading for 13, 0 this end.
Dreamt I was outside at night with the family and we saw a supernova. A bright star suddenly expanded to about the size of a 5c coin held at arm’s length, but very intensely bright, like the sun.
“Don’t look at it!” most of us shouted at once, but I did have another peep and it had already faded to a more milky brightness.
Then I woke up and I could still see that bright afterglow, as if I’d really stared at a very bright light.
Bubblecar said:
Morning, heading for 13, 0 this end.Dreamt I was outside at night with the family and we saw a supernova. A bright star suddenly expanded to about the size of a 5c coin held at arm’s length, but very intensely bright, like the sun.
“Don’t look at it!” most of us shouted at once, but I did have another peep and it had already faded to a more milky brightness.
Then I woke up and I could still see that bright afterglow, as if I’d really stared at a very bright light.
The power of imagination.
Note to Self:
Don’t leave the “spreadable butter” out on the counter all day.
I just picked it up and took the lid off without thinking, holding the container at a slight angle – as you do, and it all plopped out on the countertop, the pack of Swiss cheese slices…
I hate the world.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Bubblecar said:
Morning, heading for 13, 0 this end.Dreamt I was outside at night with the family and we saw a supernova. A bright star suddenly expanded to about the size of a 5c coin held at arm’s length, but very intensely bright, like the sun.
“Don’t look at it!” most of us shouted at once, but I did have another peep and it had already faded to a more milky brightness.
Then I woke up and I could still see that bright afterglow, as if I’d really stared at a very bright light.
The power of imagination.
bit o’ wever
ChrispenEvan said:
bit o’ wever
So do we, well it’s been raining and is now overcast and threatening.
Over.
Let’s not talk about Bolivia.
Divine Angel said:
Showers today, top of 19. Heavy showers for the next couple of days.If I’m not called in, I guess it’s a day of snuggling under a blanket watching TV. Apparently I have new Australia vs the World Survivor to catch up on…
Our loan has been approved. we bought an investment property.
Good luck with that.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Showers today, top of 19. Heavy showers for the next couple of days.If I’m not called in, I guess it’s a day of snuggling under a blanket watching TV. Apparently I have new Australia vs the World Survivor to catch up on…
Our loan has been approved. we bought an investment property.
Good luck with that.
How many acres?
Bubblecar said:
Morning, heading for 13, 0 this end.Dreamt I was outside at night with the family and we saw a supernova. A bright star suddenly expanded to about the size of a 5c coin held at arm’s length, but very intensely bright, like the sun.
“Don’t look at it!” most of us shouted at once, but I did have another peep and it had already faded to a more milky brightness.
Then I woke up and I could still see that bright afterglow, as if I’d really stared at a very bright light.
Maybe someone broke into your house and shone a torch in your face to see if you were awake.
Seriously, have a look in the mirror to see if there’s any visible changes in your eyes.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Morning, heading for 13, 0 this end.Dreamt I was outside at night with the family and we saw a supernova. A bright star suddenly expanded to about the size of a 5c coin held at arm’s length, but very intensely bright, like the sun.
“Don’t look at it!” most of us shouted at once, but I did have another peep and it had already faded to a more milky brightness.
Then I woke up and I could still see that bright afterglow, as if I’d really stared at a very bright light.
Maybe someone broke into your house and shone a torch in your face to see if you were awake.
Seriously, have a look in the mirror to see if there’s any visible changes in your eyes.
Or it could have been a near death experience.
Over.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Morning, heading for 13, 0 this end.Dreamt I was outside at night with the family and we saw a supernova. A bright star suddenly expanded to about the size of a 5c coin held at arm’s length, but very intensely bright, like the sun.
“Don’t look at it!” most of us shouted at once, but I did have another peep and it had already faded to a more milky brightness.
Then I woke up and I could still see that bright afterglow, as if I’d really stared at a very bright light.
Maybe someone broke into your house and shone a torch in your face to see if you were awake.
Seriously, have a look in the mirror to see if there’s any visible changes in your eyes.
They just look normal. Eye exam the other day found nothing amiss.
Dr Banji printed me a copy of the report he was sent by the optometrist. Buffy will know what these figures and jargon mean:
Unaided vision was R 6/9- L 6/9=.
Best corrected vision was R 6/5= L 6/5
New distance glasses are being arranged.
Slit lamp examination was unremarkable apart from some mild nuclear sclerosis R&L.
Intraocular pressure was R15 L 16 mmHg at 1.31pm.
Dilated retinal examination showed healthy optic nerves, maculae and retinae. There was no evidence of diabetic retinopathy or maculae oedema.
There were some mild changes to the retinal blood vessels in keeping with Bubblecar’s cardiovascular history. Retinal photographs were taken.
I have reassured Bubblecar that his eyes are healthy and recommend a review in 12 months time.
Divine Angel said:
Not very sympathetic.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Not very sympathetic.
Anything left on my bathroom floor becomes Jellybean’s midnight snack. Who makes jelly and custard without having any way to chill it enough to set?
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Not very sympathetic.
Anything left on my bathroom floor becomes Jellybean’s midnight snack. Who makes jelly and custard without having any way to chill it enough to set?
People who live in Greenland?
roughbarked said:
COME AND GET ME FILTHY COPPERS IF YOUR GAME
roughbarked said:
How stable is society, really?
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
COME AND GET ME FILTHY COPPERS IF YOUR GAME
YOU’RE
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
How stable is society, really?
Well if everyone owned a horse it would be very stable, like in the good old days when people were good law abiding God fearing pilgrims.
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
How stable is society, really?
Well if everyone owned a horse it would be very stable, like in the good old days when people were good law abiding God fearing pilgrims.
………and……….and when old people were treated with respect.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:How stable is society, really?
Well if everyone owned a horse it would be very stable, like in the good old days when people were good law abiding God fearing pilgrims.
………and……….and when old people were treated with respect.
Yes. Yes Sir, Mr Trump.
Divine Angel said:
Showers today, top of 19. Heavy showers for the next couple of days.If I’m not called in, I guess it’s a day of snuggling under a blanket watching TV. Apparently I have new Australia vs the World Survivor to catch up on…
Our loan has been approved. we bought an investment property.
Well…. today is the first day of my massive financial restructure.
Step 1. Sell down nearly all the shares and turn them into cash. (Not all, to avoid considerable Capital Gains tax) They’ve been my little babies for the last 23 years. 😢 The rest go over the next 3 years.
Step 2..Pay out Margin Lending Facility and close that.
Step 3. Roll over all Superannuation to a Pension based account.
Step 4. Consolidate share sales and some cash into that Pension based account.
Step 5. Set up a regular tax free income stream from that pension account.
That (according to my Financial Adviser) should see me with a CPI indexed income (together with CPI indexed OAP entitlements) until I’m 91, when the Pension based account will run out.
The house (asset) is not involved in any of this.
And yes, the total value of the Pension Based account will be subject to market fluctuation, but the amount I draw will not.
And yes, the Financial Advice I got far exceeds anything I could have set up myself, with regard to cost/tax/income/return etc effectiveness.
Anyway, I’d better go take my medications and do a bit of not-inside work before the rain starts.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
How stable is society, really?
Knife edge?
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:How stable is society, really?
Well if everyone owned a horse it would be very stable, like in the good old days when people were good law abiding God fearing pilgrims.
………and……….and when
oldpeople were treated with respect.
Fixed.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
COME AND GET ME FILTHY COPPERS IF YOUR GAME
YOU’RE
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
Showers today, top of 19. Heavy showers for the next couple of days.If I’m not called in, I guess it’s a day of snuggling under a blanket watching TV. Apparently I have new Australia vs the World Survivor to catch up on…
Our loan has been approved. we bought an investment property.
Well…. today is the first day of my massive financial restructure.
Step 1. Sell down nearly all the shares and turn them into cash. (Not all, to avoid considerable Capital Gains tax) They’ve been my little babies for the last 23 years. 😢 The rest go over the next 3 years.
Step 2..Pay out Margin Lending Facility and close that.
Step 3. Roll over all Superannuation to a Pension based account.
Step 4. Consolidate share sales and some cash into that Pension based account.
Step 5. Set up a regular tax free income stream from that pension account.That (according to my Financial Adviser) should see me with a CPI indexed income (together with CPI indexed OAP entitlements) until I’m 91, when the Pension based account will run out.
The house (asset) is not involved in any of this.
And yes, the total value of the Pension Based account will be subject to market fluctuation, but the amount I draw will not.
And yes, the Financial Advice I got far exceeds anything I could have set up myself, with regard to cost/tax/income/return etc effectiveness.
Good for you.
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
Showers today, top of 19. Heavy showers for the next couple of days.If I’m not called in, I guess it’s a day of snuggling under a blanket watching TV. Apparently I have new Australia vs the World Survivor to catch up on…
Our loan has been approved. we bought an investment property.
Well…. today is the first day of my massive financial restructure.
Step 1. Sell down nearly all the shares and turn them into cash. (Not all, to avoid considerable Capital Gains tax) They’ve been my little babies for the last 23 years. 😢 The rest go over the next 3 years.
Step 2..Pay out Margin Lending Facility and close that.
Step 3. Roll over all Superannuation to a Pension based account.
Step 4. Consolidate share sales and some cash into that Pension based account.
Step 5. Set up a regular tax free income stream from that pension account.That (according to my Financial Adviser) should see me with a CPI indexed income (together with CPI indexed OAP entitlements) until I’m 91, when the Pension based account will run out.
The house (asset) is not involved in any of this.
And yes, the total value of the Pension Based account will be subject to market fluctuation, but the amount I draw will not.
And yes, the Financial Advice I got far exceeds anything I could have set up myself, with regard to cost/tax/income/return etc effectiveness.
And you’ll be rich, richer than a weather girl.
roughbarked said:
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
Showers today, top of 19. Heavy showers for the next couple of days.If I’m not called in, I guess it’s a day of snuggling under a blanket watching TV. Apparently I have new Australia vs the World Survivor to catch up on…
Our loan has been approved. we bought an investment property.
Well…. today is the first day of my massive financial restructure.
Step 1. Sell down nearly all the shares and turn them into cash. (Not all, to avoid considerable Capital Gains tax) They’ve been my little babies for the last 23 years. 😢 The rest go over the next 3 years.
Step 2..Pay out Margin Lending Facility and close that.
Step 3. Roll over all Superannuation to a Pension based account.
Step 4. Consolidate share sales and some cash into that Pension based account.
Step 5. Set up a regular tax free income stream from that pension account.That (according to my Financial Adviser) should see me with a CPI indexed income (together with CPI indexed OAP entitlements) until I’m 91, when the Pension based account will run out.
The house (asset) is not involved in any of this.
And yes, the total value of the Pension Based account will be subject to market fluctuation, but the amount I draw will not.
And yes, the Financial Advice I got far exceeds anything I could have set up myself, with regard to cost/tax/income/return etc effectiveness.
Good for you.
PWM thinks it’s marvelous too.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:How stable is society, really?
Well if everyone owned a horse it would be very stable, like in the good old days when people were good law abiding God fearing pilgrims.
………and……….and when old people were treated with respect.
Could get a bit wet underfoot.
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
Showers today, top of 19. Heavy showers for the next couple of days.If I’m not called in, I guess it’s a day of snuggling under a blanket watching TV. Apparently I have new Australia vs the World Survivor to catch up on…
Our loan has been approved. we bought an investment property.
Well…. today is the first day of my massive financial restructure.
Step 1. Sell down nearly all the shares and turn them into cash. (Not all, to avoid considerable Capital Gains tax) They’ve been my little babies for the last 23 years. 😢 The rest go over the next 3 years.
Step 2..Pay out Margin Lending Facility and close that.
Step 3. Roll over all Superannuation to a Pension based account.
Step 4. Consolidate share sales and some cash into that Pension based account.
Step 5. Set up a regular tax free income stream from that pension account.That (according to my Financial Adviser) should see me with a CPI indexed income (together with CPI indexed OAP entitlements) until I’m 91, when the Pension based account will run out.
The house (asset) is not involved in any of this.
And yes, the total value of the Pension Based account will be subject to market fluctuation, but the amount I draw will not.
And yes, the Financial Advice I got far exceeds anything I could have set up myself, with regard to cost/tax/income/return etc effectiveness.
Will you have to move to Switzerland?
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
Showers today, top of 19. Heavy showers for the next couple of days.If I’m not called in, I guess it’s a day of snuggling under a blanket watching TV. Apparently I have new Australia vs the World Survivor to catch up on…
Our loan has been approved. we bought an investment property.
Well…. today is the first day of my massive financial restructure.
Step 1. Sell down nearly all the shares and turn them into cash. (Not all, to avoid considerable Capital Gains tax) They’ve been my little babies for the last 23 years. 😢 The rest go over the next 3 years.
Step 2..Pay out Margin Lending Facility and close that.
Step 3. Roll over all Superannuation to a Pension based account.
Step 4. Consolidate share sales and some cash into that Pension based account.
Step 5. Set up a regular tax free income stream from that pension account.That (according to my Financial Adviser) should see me with a CPI indexed income (together with CPI indexed OAP entitlements) until I’m 91, when the Pension based account will run out.
The house (asset) is not involved in any of this.
And yes, the total value of the Pension Based account will be subject to market fluctuation, but the amount I draw will not.
And yes, the Financial Advice I got far exceeds anything I could have set up myself, with regard to cost/tax/income/return etc effectiveness.
Will you have to move to Switzerland?
Only if they force me to open a bank account there.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
Showers today, top of 19. Heavy showers for the next couple of days.If I’m not called in, I guess it’s a day of snuggling under a blanket watching TV. Apparently I have new Australia vs the World Survivor to catch up on…
Our loan has been approved. we bought an investment property.
Well…. today is the first day of my massive financial restructure.
Step 1. Sell down nearly all the shares and turn them into cash. (Not all, to avoid considerable Capital Gains tax) They’ve been my little babies for the last 23 years. 😢 The rest go over the next 3 years.
Step 2..Pay out Margin Lending Facility and close that.
Step 3. Roll over all Superannuation to a Pension based account.
Step 4. Consolidate share sales and some cash into that Pension based account.
Step 5. Set up a regular tax free income stream from that pension account.That (according to my Financial Adviser) should see me with a CPI indexed income (together with CPI indexed OAP entitlements) until I’m 91, when the Pension based account will run out.
The house (asset) is not involved in any of this.
And yes, the total value of the Pension Based account will be subject to market fluctuation, but the amount I draw will not.
And yes, the Financial Advice I got far exceeds anything I could have set up myself, with regard to cost/tax/income/return etc effectiveness.
Will you have to move to Switzerland?
That sounds very grownup and responsible, and all a bit scary. We are so lucky that we were both in the old Public Service superannuation fund, that gives us a guaranteed cpi income for life.
Brindabellas said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:Well…. today is the first day of my massive financial restructure.
Step 1. Sell down nearly all the shares and turn them into cash. (Not all, to avoid considerable Capital Gains tax) They’ve been my little babies for the last 23 years. 😢 The rest go over the next 3 years.
Step 2..Pay out Margin Lending Facility and close that.
Step 3. Roll over all Superannuation to a Pension based account.
Step 4. Consolidate share sales and some cash into that Pension based account.
Step 5. Set up a regular tax free income stream from that pension account.That (according to my Financial Adviser) should see me with a CPI indexed income (together with CPI indexed OAP entitlements) until I’m 91, when the Pension based account will run out.
The house (asset) is not involved in any of this.
And yes, the total value of the Pension Based account will be subject to market fluctuation, but the amount I draw will not.
And yes, the Financial Advice I got far exceeds anything I could have set up myself, with regard to cost/tax/income/return etc effectiveness.
Will you have to move to Switzerland?
That sounds very grownup and responsible, and all a bit scary. We are so lucky that we were both in the old Public Service superannuation fund, that gives us a guaranteed cpi income for life.
Mrs rb never lets me forget that by resigning to look after babies that she lost that first state super. No that she regrets having babies.
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
Showers today, top of 19. Heavy showers for the next couple of days.If I’m not called in, I guess it’s a day of snuggling under a blanket watching TV. Apparently I have new Australia vs the World Survivor to catch up on…
Our loan has been approved. we bought an investment property.
Well…. today is the first day of my massive financial restructure.
Step 1. Sell down nearly all the shares and turn them into cash. (Not all, to avoid considerable Capital Gains tax) They’ve been my little babies for the last 23 years. 😢 The rest go over the next 3 years.
Step 2..Pay out Margin Lending Facility and close that.
Step 3. Roll over all Superannuation to a Pension based account.
Step 4. Consolidate share sales and some cash into that Pension based account.
Step 5. Set up a regular tax free income stream from that pension account.That (according to my Financial Adviser) should see me with a CPI indexed income (together with CPI indexed OAP entitlements) until I’m 91, when the Pension based account will run out.
The house (asset) is not involved in any of this.
And yes, the total value of the Pension Based account will be subject to market fluctuation, but the amount I draw will not.
And yes, the Financial Advice I got far exceeds anything I could have set up myself, with regard to cost/tax/income/return etc effectiveness.
Good for you!
Also make sure you have a will. Any boats you buy should go to PWM, of course.
Dad was in the SA Govt super scheme. He has got his money’s worth, he got a VR at 58 and turned 88 3 days ago – so 30 years so far.
FMD not a good start.
Wrong day to sell CSL shares. Down 11% today, based on released Financial Reports.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:Well…. today is the first day of my massive financial restructure.
Step 1. Sell down nearly all the shares and turn them into cash. (Not all, to avoid considerable Capital Gains tax) They’ve been my little babies for the last 23 years. 😢 The rest go over the next 3 years.
Step 2..Pay out Margin Lending Facility and close that.
Step 3. Roll over all Superannuation to a Pension based account.
Step 4. Consolidate share sales and some cash into that Pension based account.
Step 5. Set up a regular tax free income stream from that pension account.That (according to my Financial Adviser) should see me with a CPI indexed income (together with CPI indexed OAP entitlements) until I’m 91, when the Pension based account will run out.
The house (asset) is not involved in any of this.
And yes, the total value of the Pension Based account will be subject to market fluctuation, but the amount I draw will not.
And yes, the Financial Advice I got far exceeds anything I could have set up myself, with regard to cost/tax/income/return etc effectiveness.
Will you have to move to Switzerland?
Only if they force me to open a bank account there.
Woodie said:
FMD not a good start.Wrong day to sell CSL shares. Down 11% today, based on released Financial Reports.
damn
Brindabellas said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:Well…. today is the first day of my massive financial restructure.
Step 1. Sell down nearly all the shares and turn them into cash. (Not all, to avoid considerable Capital Gains tax) They’ve been my little babies for the last 23 years. 😢 The rest go over the next 3 years.
Step 2..Pay out Margin Lending Facility and close that.
Step 3. Roll over all Superannuation to a Pension based account.
Step 4. Consolidate share sales and some cash into that Pension based account.
Step 5. Set up a regular tax free income stream from that pension account.That (according to my Financial Adviser) should see me with a CPI indexed income (together with CPI indexed OAP entitlements) until I’m 91, when the Pension based account will run out.
The house (asset) is not involved in any of this.
And yes, the total value of the Pension Based account will be subject to market fluctuation, but the amount I draw will not.
And yes, the Financial Advice I got far exceeds anything I could have set up myself, with regard to cost/tax/income/return etc effectiveness.
Will you have to move to Switzerland?
That sounds very grownup and responsible, and all a bit scary. We are so lucky that we were both in the old Public Service superannuation fund, that gives us a guaranteed cpi income for life.
Very scary, Ms Bellas. Lot of trust involved in the advice given, but I have reasonable confidence and understanding of how it all works.
Divine Angel said:
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
Showers today, top of 19. Heavy showers for the next couple of days.If I’m not called in, I guess it’s a day of snuggling under a blanket watching TV. Apparently I have new Australia vs the World Survivor to catch up on…
Our loan has been approved. we bought an investment property.
Well…. today is the first day of my massive financial restructure.
Step 1. Sell down nearly all the shares and turn them into cash. (Not all, to avoid considerable Capital Gains tax) They’ve been my little babies for the last 23 years. 😢 The rest go over the next 3 years.
Step 2..Pay out Margin Lending Facility and close that.
Step 3. Roll over all Superannuation to a Pension based account.
Step 4. Consolidate share sales and some cash into that Pension based account.
Step 5. Set up a regular tax free income stream from that pension account.That (according to my Financial Adviser) should see me with a CPI indexed income (together with CPI indexed OAP entitlements) until I’m 91, when the Pension based account will run out.
The house (asset) is not involved in any of this.
And yes, the total value of the Pension Based account will be subject to market fluctuation, but the amount I draw will not.
And yes, the Financial Advice I got far exceeds anything I could have set up myself, with regard to cost/tax/income/return etc effectiveness.
Good for you!
Also make sure you have a will. Any boats you buy should go to PWM, of course.
You’d all better be very nice to me if you want to get written into my will. 😁 Specially if little Billy needs life saving brain surgery in the US.
Brindabellas said:
Dad was in the SA Govt super scheme. He has got his money’s worth, he got a VR at 58 and turned 88 3 days ago – so 30 years so far.
Noice
Some wet. Rainfall amounts predicted… all over the place
Ian said:
Some wet. Rainfall amounts predicted… all over the place
Thankfully Monday is washing day.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
Showers today, top of 19. Heavy showers for the next couple of days.If I’m not called in, I guess it’s a day of snuggling under a blanket watching TV. Apparently I have new Australia vs the World Survivor to catch up on…
Our loan has been approved. we bought an investment property.
Well…. today is the first day of my massive financial restructure.
Step 1. Sell down nearly all the shares and turn them into cash. (Not all, to avoid considerable Capital Gains tax) They’ve been my little babies for the last 23 years. 😢 The rest go over the next 3 years.
Step 2..Pay out Margin Lending Facility and close that.
Step 3. Roll over all Superannuation to a Pension based account.
Step 4. Consolidate share sales and some cash into that Pension based account.
Step 5. Set up a regular tax free income stream from that pension account.That (according to my Financial Adviser) should see me with a CPI indexed income (together with CPI indexed OAP entitlements) until I’m 91, when the Pension based account will run out.
The house (asset) is not involved in any of this.
And yes, the total value of the Pension Based account will be subject to market fluctuation, but the amount I draw will not.
And yes, the Financial Advice I got far exceeds anything I could have set up myself, with regard to cost/tax/income/return etc effectiveness.
Will you have to move to Switzerland?
Nah. Switzerland is generally considered one of the most expensive countries in the world. And there’s all those white and pointy bits.
Mama taught me not to say anything at all if I can’t say something nice. However, JP Drake can go to hell and spend eternity with flaming chainsaws up his butt.
https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/people-dont-want-to-work-drakes-boss-importing-workers-because-aussies-wont-apply/news-story/cb9d2d5615e928b7ec0fe4f37b44c5dc
Fear sells.
Divine Angel said:
Mama taught me not to say anything at all if I can’t say something nice. However, JP Drake can go to hell and spend eternity with flaming chainsaws up his butt.https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/people-dont-want-to-work-drakes-boss-importing-workers-because-aussies-wont-apply/news-story/cb9d2d5615e928b7ec0fe4f37b44c5dc
I’ve only vaguely heard of Drakes, they must want the publicity.
Divine Angel said:
Mama taught me not to say anything at all if I can’t say something nice. However, JP Drake can go to hell and spend eternity with flaming chainsaws up his butt.https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/people-dont-want-to-work-drakes-boss-importing-workers-because-aussies-wont-apply/news-story/cb9d2d5615e928b7ec0fe4f37b44c5dc
lot of dog whistles there.
ChrispenEvan said:
Divine Angel said:
Mama taught me not to say anything at all if I can’t say something nice. However, JP Drake can go to hell and spend eternity with flaming chainsaws up his butt.https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/people-dont-want-to-work-drakes-boss-importing-workers-because-aussies-wont-apply/news-story/cb9d2d5615e928b7ec0fe4f37b44c5dc
lot of dog whistles there.
He is a nasty, piece of shit human.
roughbarked said:
sort of what ya get libertarian notions in the least psychologically-minded idiot, carriers of ideology, express extreme
Peak Warming Man said:
Fear sells.
where would it go, if the ideological apparatus gave you the weather
It’s as black as the inside of a cat out there.
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s as black as the inside of a cat out there.
Tits a bit nipply too.
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s as black as the inside of a cat out there.
Tits a bit nipply too.
Sunny and 16 degrees here.
My glasses brooch has arrived with an insert which says, “to live happily, one must occasionally show their undies” and I’m not sure I agree with that at all.
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s as black as the inside of a cat out there.
“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside a dog it’s too dark to read.”
— attributed to Groucho Marx
Divine Angel said:
My glasses brooch has arrived with an insert which says, “to live happily, one must occasionally show their undies” and I’m not sure I agree with that at all.
Depends.
btm said:
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s as black as the inside of a cat out there.
“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside a dog it’s too dark to read.”
— attributed to Groucho Marx
Unless you have a backlit device.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Divine Angel said:
My glasses brooch has arrived with an insert which says, “to live happily, one must occasionally show their undies” and I’m not sure I agree with that at all.
Depends.
Definitely don’t show those.
“A judge in Atlanta mistakenly delivered a guilty verdict to a defendant, leaving the courtroom in shock.
Alton Oliver was on trial over the 2022 fatal shooting of a Fulton County deputy and faced six counts, including three of murder.
After Judge Henry Newkirk announced the verdict on Friday (15 August), the courthouse in Georgia erupted in chaos, as confused shouts of “what” could be heard.
The judge proceeded to check his papers and asked the room “Didn’t I say ‘not’?”, and when he realised his error, he re-read the correct statement which acquitted the defendant of all charges.
He then apologised for what he called a “mispronunciation”.
Oh dear.
‘
Divine Angel said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Divine Angel said:
My glasses brooch has arrived with an insert which says, “to live happily, one must occasionally show their undies” and I’m not sure I agree with that at all.
Depends.
Definitely don’t show those.
I was on a first date once and my companion asked me if I wore boxers or jocks. I answered, depends. she left.
ChrispenEvan said:
Divine Angel said:
Tau.Neutrino said:Depends.
Definitely don’t show those.
I was on a first date once and my companion asked me if I wore boxers or jocks. I answered, depends. she left.
Dear oh dear oh deary me. 🙄
Ancient Crater Lakes Rewrite Saharan Climate History, And Possibly Civilization’s Origins
https://www.iflscience.com/ancient-crater-lakes-rewrite-
saharan-climate-history-and-possibly-civilizations-origins-80454
Witty Rejoinder said:
Ancient Crater Lakes Rewrite Saharan Climate History, And Possibly Civilization’s Originshttps://www.iflscience.com/ancient-crater-lakes-rewrite-
saharan-climate-history-and-possibly-civilizations-origins-80454
Peak Warming Man said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Ancient Crater Lakes Rewrite Saharan Climate History, And Possibly Civilization’s Originshttps://www.iflscience.com/ancient-crater-lakes-rewrite-
saharan-climate-history-and-possibly-civilizations-origins-80454
I gunna need a bigger boat.
There is nothing quite like having a random visitor to show around the garden to gee you up to really do the weeding you were intending to do…
The planes-wanderer was thought to be endangered but now they have found billions of them, well more than 200 of them at least.
But they do look tasty.
Peak Warming Man said:
The planes-wanderer was thought to be endangered but now they have found billions of them, well more than 200 of them at least.
But they do look tasty.
I recon if you get a brace of them well plucked and slowly roasting over a roaring fire while enjoying a six pack a mans a king.
Peak Warming Man said:
The planes-wanderer was thought to be endangered but now they have found billions of them, well more than 200 of them at least.
But they do look tasty.
Thanks for the inspiration to look them up.
https://theconversation.com/we-tracked-one-of-australias-most-endangered-birds-into-strange-new-habitat-262317
They were the topic of conversation with the nursery volunteers, as one of them is going on a Plains Wanderer counting expedition soon.
ruby said:
Peak Warming Man said:
The planes-wanderer was thought to be endangered but now they have found billions of them, well more than 200 of them at least.
But they do look tasty.
Thanks for the inspiration to look them up.
https://theconversation.com/we-tracked-one-of-australias-most-endangered-birds-into-strange-new-habitat-262317
They were the topic of conversation with the nursery volunteers, as one of them is going on a Plains Wanderer counting expedition soon.
Good article, ta.
Peak Warming Man said:
ruby said:
Peak Warming Man said:
The planes-wanderer was thought to be endangered but now they have found billions of them, well more than 200 of them at least.
But they do look tasty.
Thanks for the inspiration to look them up.
https://theconversation.com/we-tracked-one-of-australias-most-endangered-birds-into-strange-new-habitat-262317
They were the topic of conversation with the nursery volunteers, as one of them is going on a Plains Wanderer counting expedition soon.
Good article, ta.
Now you know another place to find them. Just make sure you take their teeny tiny backpacks off before you cook them….
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
Showers today, top of 19. Heavy showers for the next couple of days.If I’m not called in, I guess it’s a day of snuggling under a blanket watching TV. Apparently I have new Australia vs the World Survivor to catch up on…
Our loan has been approved. we bought an investment property.
Well…. today is the first day of my massive financial restructure.
Step 1. Sell down nearly all the shares and turn them into cash. (Not all, to avoid considerable Capital Gains tax) They’ve been my little babies for the last 23 years. 😢 The rest go over the next 3 years.
Step 2..Pay out Margin Lending Facility and close that.
Step 3. Roll over all Superannuation to a Pension based account.
Step 4. Consolidate share sales and some cash into that Pension based account.
Step 5. Set up a regular tax free income stream from that pension account.That (according to my Financial Adviser) should see me with a CPI indexed income (together with CPI indexed OAP entitlements) until I’m 91, when the Pension based account will run out.
The house (asset) is not involved in any of this.
And yes, the total value of the Pension Based account will be subject to market fluctuation, but the amount I draw will not.
And yes, the Financial Advice I got far exceeds anything I could have set up myself, with regard to cost/tax/income/return etc effectiveness.
G’donya.
:)
Woodie said:
FMD not a good start.Wrong day to sell CSL shares. Down 11% today, based on released Financial Reports.
!!!
Peak Warming Man said:
The planes-wanderer was thought to be endangered but now they have found billions of them, well more than 200 of them at least.
But they do look tasty.
Tamb said:
Peak Warming Man said:
The planes-wanderer was thought to be endangered but now they have found billions of them, well more than 200 of them at least.
But they do look tasty.
Plains
Aye.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
FMD not a good start.Wrong day to sell CSL shares. Down 11% today, based on released Financial Reports.
!!!
Probably down by 16.5% by the end of the day. Shoulda sold this morning. That takes them back to their 2019 valuation.
Peak Warming Man said:
The planes-wanderer was thought to be endangered but now they have found billions of them, well more than 200 of them at least.
But they do look tasty.
They don’t wander on planes.
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
FMD not a good start.Wrong day to sell CSL shares. Down 11% today, based on released Financial Reports.
!!!
Probably down by 16.5% by the end of the day. Shoulda sold this morning. That takes them back to their 2019 valuation.
I think I’ll take a Bex and have a good lie down.
Mini Me asked me to put something of my choice into the air fryer as a snack for her. I didn’t tell her what I put in. When it beeped, I started singing:
(To the tune of I Love Rock and Roll)
I love Fancy Feast
Put another can in my lunchbox, mummy
I love Fancy Feast
Grab yourself a spoon and dine with me
(Fancy Feast is cat food) She was a bit afraid of what I cooked for her but relieved when she saw it was only chicken nuggs.
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me asked me to put something of my choice into the air fryer as a snack for her. I didn’t tell her what I put in. When it beeped, I started singing:(To the tune of I Love Rock and Roll)
I love Fancy Feast
Put another can in my lunchbox, mummy
I love Fancy Feast
Grab yourself a spoon and dine with me(Fancy Feast is cat food) She was a bit afraid of what I cooked for her but relieved when she saw it was only chicken nuggs.
Heh.
Well, one should hope so.
A Queensland judge has ruled an 11-year-old girl should be allowed to have an abortion after weighing up her “physical, psychological and social circumstances”.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-19/queensland-11-year-girl-abortion-allowed-supreme-court/105672370
woodruff key.
ChrispenEvan said:
woodruff key.
Amusing
dv said:
ChrispenEvan said:
woodruff key.
Amusing
thank you.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-19/uk-prime-minister-outlines-material-outcomes/105670562
Waves a piece of paper.
Peace in our time.
Peak Warming Man said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-19/uk-prime-minister-outlines-material-outcomes/105670562Waves a piece of paper.
Peace in our time.
Peace for our time. Bought a year for Britain to rearm. so not as bad as it is portrayed.
ChrispenEvan said:
woodruff key.
I busted the square key on a slasher drive.. had to make another. Prick of a job.
Getting even wetter than last time I looked.
And another thing I learnt today was that Robert Redford is still going; he is 89 today.
captain_spalding said:
It’s a cold rainy night here, I’m watching stuff on YouTube.
Peak Warming Man said:
And another thing I learnt today was that Robert Redford is still going; he is 89 today.
I remember as a youngster going to see him and fellow cutie Paul Newman in The Sting.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
And another thing I learnt today was that Robert Redford is still going; he is 89 today.
I remember as a youngster going to see him and fellow cutie Paul Newman in The Sting.
Some 60 years between his first film (Tall Story) and his last (Endgame).
Hi all,
Just got home.
There’s not much earthworks happening right now, so I’m rebuilding a hilux engine.
The plan is to get it running and sell it.
Kingy said:
Hi all,Just got home.
There’s not much earthworks happening right now, so I’m rebuilding a hilux engine.
The plan is to get it running and sell it.
Just the engine?
dv said:
Kingy said:
Hi all,Just got home.
There’s not much earthworks happening right now, so I’m rebuilding a hilux engine.
The plan is to get it running and sell it.
Just the engine?
No.
It’ll need some paint and rust work.
A bit of polish and a clean, but it’s a nice car.
This is what I used to do on my weekends off before I did what I do now.
These days I just spend my time quoting earthworks jobs on weekends.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
And another thing I learnt today was that Robert Redford is still going; he is 89 today.
I remember as a youngster going to see him and fellow cutie Paul Newman in The Sting.
Some 60 years between his first film (Tall Story) and his last (Endgame).
I remember seeing him and Paul Newman in ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ at Hoyts Regent cinema in George Street, Sydney.
1970, i think it was.
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
FMD not a good start.Wrong day to sell CSL shares. Down 11% today, based on released Financial Reports.
!!!
Probably down by 16.5% by the end of the day. Shoulda sold this morning. That takes them back to their 2019 valuation.
Bugger.
:(
Rainy with a top of 20.
Mini Me has clarinet before school, and I’m going in for my first day of contracted hours.
Good morning Holidayers. It’s -2 at the back door at the moment, feels a bit cold. Just getting light, so I think I can see the frost. We are forecast a sunny 17 today.
Supermarketing this morning, archery in the late afternoon.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. It’s -2 at the back door at the moment, feels a bit cold. Just getting light, so I think I can see the frost. We are forecast a sunny 17 today.Supermarketing this morning, archery in the late afternoon.
It’s light enough to see properly…it’s a very white frost out there.
My baby turns 38 today.
In his rat suit – 3 and a half months old.
And that’s me away then – off to the supermarkets I go.
Morning, no frost this end. Slightly warmer one today, 15, 3. And a very springlike 17 tomorrow.
Divine Angel said:
Rainy with a top of 20.Mini Me has clarinet before school, and I’m going in for my first day of contracted hours.
I posted a clarinet meme yesterday…
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. It’s -2 at the back door at the moment, feels a bit cold. Just getting light, so I think I can see the frost. We are forecast a sunny 17 today.Supermarketing this morning, archery in the late afternoon.
Have you got you new wizz bang shiny and spanky renovated and reinvigorated championship winning arrows back yet?
kii said:
My baby turns 38 today.
In his rat suit – 3 and a half months old.
aaaaawww……… shucks!!! 😁
buffy said:
And that’s me away then – off to the supermarkets I go.
I’ve gotta go get starving bloods done in preparation for endocronologist’s appointment next week.
Morning pilgrims, it’s rainified but nothing heavy.
Over.
Greetings
Cymek said:
Greetings
Hello.
Cymek said:
Greetings
Sgniteerg.
Woodie said:
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. It’s -2 at the back door at the moment, feels a bit cold. Just getting light, so I think I can see the frost. We are forecast a sunny 17 today.Supermarketing this morning, archery in the late afternoon.
Have you got you new wizz bang shiny and spanky renovated and reinvigorated championship winning arrows back yet?
Not yet. They are also making me a couple of wizz bang bright and spanky strings for my bow. One in red and black and on in fluoro purple and black. Sort of expecting them early next week.
How is it food powders that are meant to be mixed become liquid proof.
They repel the powder and don’t mix even when shaken well.
Consarnit
Cymek said:
How is it food powders that are meant to be mixed become liquid proof.
They repel the powder and don’t mix even when shaken well.Consarnit
add a little detergent to act as a surfactant.
OK, that shopping is not unpacking itself and putting itself away. Must be something wrong with my training regimen.
Nice day outside, might do some gardening.
Fresh air, be one with the universe.
Don’t think about politics or religion.
Think about the universe instead.
Cymek said:
How is it food powders that are meant to be mixed become liquid proof.
They repel the powder and don’t mix even when shaken well.Consarnit
It’s all about bottle design. I found the perfect mixing bottle for meal replacement powders and other powders.. since I have bought it, I have never had a problem with powder not mixing properly or bits stuck in the corners, or cleaning..
they had a 2 for one sale not too long ago, but it looks like that has finished.. still it is well worth the money
https://3rdphix.com.au/?srsltid=AfmBOoo-Fz3Fjd0Fl6kDQRQu-8St229JA97Gk4FvGZWqrGFl-Zi7oxFu
Arts said:
Cymek said:
How is it food powders that are meant to be mixed become liquid proof.
They repel the powder and don’t mix even when shaken well.Consarnit
It’s all about bottle design. I found the perfect mixing bottle for meal replacement powders and other powders.. since I have bought it, I have never had a problem with powder not mixing properly or bits stuck in the corners, or cleaning..
they had a 2 for one sale not too long ago, but it looks like that has finished.. still it is well worth the money
https://3rdphix.com.au/?srsltid=AfmBOoo-Fz3Fjd0Fl6kDQRQu-8St229JA97Gk4FvGZWqrGFl-Zi7oxFu
Thanks
Diarrhoea today for no apparent reason, so I looked up the possible side FX of both of the new medications I’m taking, and yep – diarrhoea listed for both :(
Arts said:
Cymek said:
How is it food powders that are meant to be mixed become liquid proof.
They repel the powder and don’t mix even when shaken well.Consarnit
It’s all about bottle design. I found the perfect mixing bottle for meal replacement powders and other powders.. since I have bought it, I have never had a problem with powder not mixing properly or bits stuck in the corners, or cleaning..
they had a 2 for one sale not too long ago, but it looks like that has finished.. still it is well worth the money
https://3rdphix.com.au/?srsltid=AfmBOoo-Fz3Fjd0Fl6kDQRQu-8St229JA97Gk4FvGZWqrGFl-Zi7oxFu
Oh food powders, I though he said foot powders.
Good arvo.
Raining. Been a lot of that last night and today. Water everywhere at Tin Can Bay. Saw the Doctor about our bone density scans. I have osteoporosis. Mrs V doesn’t. Go figure.
Bubblecar said:
Diarrhoea today for no apparent reason, so I looked up the possible side FX of both of the new medications I’m taking, and yep – diarrhoea listed for both :(
Bummer.
Michael V said:
Good arvo.Raining. Been a lot of that last night and today. Water everywhere at Tin Can Bay. Saw the Doctor about our bone density scans. I have osteoporosis. Mrs V doesn’t. Go figure.
Genetics.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Diarrhoea today for no apparent reason, so I looked up the possible side FX of both of the new medications I’m taking, and yep – diarrhoea listed for both :(
Bummer.
Exactly.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
Good arvo.Raining. Been a lot of that last night and today. Water everywhere at Tin Can Bay. Saw the Doctor about our bone density scans. I have osteoporosis. Mrs V doesn’t. Go figure.
Genetics.
Yes, I guess so. I think Dad may have had osteoporosis.
kii said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Diarrhoea today for no apparent reason, so I looked up the possible side FX of both of the new medications I’m taking, and yep – diarrhoea listed for both :(
Bummer.
Exactly.
:)
Michael V said:
Good arvo.Raining. Been a lot of that last night and today. Water everywhere at Tin Can Bay. Saw the Doctor about our bone density scans. I have osteoporosis. Mrs V doesn’t. Go figure.
Oh dear.
Harry Potter has a spell for mending bones.
waves wand three times and shouts the incantation
BRAKIUM EMENDO!!!
However, if not done properly, the spell can remove the bones entirely.😮
Bubblecar said:
Diarrhoea today for no apparent reason, so I looked up the possible side FX of both of the new medications I’m taking, and yep – diarrhoea listed for both :(
Which new meds?
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
Good arvo.Raining. Been a lot of that last night and today. Water everywhere at Tin Can Bay. Saw the Doctor about our bone density scans. I have osteoporosis. Mrs V doesn’t. Go figure.
Oh dear.
Harry Potter has a spell for mending bones.
waves wand three times and shouts the incantation
BRAKIUM EMENDO!!!
However, if not done properly, the spell can remove the bones entirely.😮
!!!
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Diarrhoea today for no apparent reason, so I looked up the possible side FX of both of the new medications I’m taking, and yep – diarrhoea listed for both :(
Which new meds?
Ardix Gliclazide (for Type 2 diabetes), which I think is the main offender.
Other one is Amlo 5 for BP/angina for which diarrhoea is listed as a “rare” side effect.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Diarrhoea today for no apparent reason, so I looked up the possible side FX of both of the new medications I’m taking, and yep – diarrhoea listed for both :(
Which new meds?
Ardix Gliclazide (for Type 2 diabetes), which I think is the main offender.
Other one is Amlo 5 for BP/angina for which diarrhoea is listed as a “rare” side effect.
Gliclazide (which I take) should be fine. Dunno about the other.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:Which new meds?
Ardix Gliclazide (for Type 2 diabetes), which I think is the main offender.
Other one is Amlo 5 for BP/angina for which diarrhoea is listed as a “rare” side effect.
Gliclazide (which I take) should be fine. Dunno about the other.
NHS says:
Side effects of gliclazide
Like all medicines, gliclazide can cause side effects, although not everyone gets them.
Side effects can be less likely if you take gliclazide tablets with a meal.
Common side effects
There are things you can do to help cope with these common side effects of gliclazide:
Stomach ache or indigestion
Feeling sick (nausea)
Being sick (vomiting)
Diarrhoea
Constipation
Speak to a doctor or pharmacist if the advice on how to cope does not help and a side effect is still bothering you or does not go away.
we heard Ozempic constipates people so maybe they can add that
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:Ardix Gliclazide (for Type 2 diabetes), which I think is the main offender.
Other one is Amlo 5 for BP/angina for which diarrhoea is listed as a “rare” side effect.
Gliclazide (which I take) should be fine. Dunno about the other.
NHS says:
Side effects of gliclazide
Like all medicines, gliclazide can cause side effects, although not everyone gets them.Side effects can be less likely if you take gliclazide tablets with a meal.
Common side effects
There are things you can do to help cope with these common side effects of gliclazide:Stomach ache or indigestion
Feeling sick (nausea)
Being sick (vomiting)
Diarrhoea
ConstipationSpeak to a doctor or pharmacist if the advice on how to cope does not help and a side effect is still bothering you or does not go away.
Anyway I’ll take it with breakfast tomorrow.
It may just be because I’m unused to it.
NSW politics
Eddie Obeid released from jail.
Daryl Maguire put in jail.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:Gliclazide (which I take) should be fine. Dunno about the other.
NHS says:
Side effects of gliclazide
Like all medicines, gliclazide can cause side effects, although not everyone gets them.Side effects can be less likely if you take gliclazide tablets with a meal.
Common side effects
There are things you can do to help cope with these common side effects of gliclazide:Stomach ache or indigestion
Feeling sick (nausea)
Being sick (vomiting)
Diarrhoea
ConstipationSpeak to a doctor or pharmacist if the advice on how to cope does not help and a side effect is still bothering you or does not go away.
Anyway I’ll take it with breakfast tomorrow.
It may just be because I’m unused to it.
See how it goes over the next day or so. I doubt you are gunna die, but you never know, hey what but!! 😮
Peak Warming Man said:
NSW politicsEddie Obeid released from jail.
Daryl Maguire put in jail.
Yes. A busy day for NSW Prison Officers.
Peak Warming Man said:
NSW politicsEddie Obeid released from jail.
Daryl Maguire put in jail.
Hot-bedding it.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:
Good arvo.Raining. Been a lot of that last night and today. Water everywhere at Tin Can Bay. Saw the Doctor about our bone density scans. I have osteoporosis. Mrs V doesn’t. Go figure.
Genetics.
Yes, I guess so. I think Dad may have had osteoporosis.
I’ve got genetics the other way – bones like granite that I inherited from my mother. Her GP got worried about old ladies and osteo when she was in her sixties, had bone density done and her bones were about 20 years younger than her chronological age. I had bone density done about 15 years ago or so (to prove a point that we didn’t need to worry about my Vitamin D levels) and mine was way up there slightly above the upper levels of the +/- lines for normal.
I need to go and prune some fruit trees and a couple of roses I missed in the general rose pruning a month ago and have just noticed.
OK, I just discovered that my speakers weren’t working on this new computer. Plugged into green slot, power turned on…no sound. I spent some time trying to work out what to do. Mr buffy suggested I plug into the blue slot…now I’ve got sound. But nowhere near as loud as it used to be with these speakers on my old computer. And why does it work from the blue slot? Isn’t it supposed to be the green one?
buffy said:
OK, I just discovered that my speakers weren’t working on this new computer. Plugged into green slot, power turned on…no sound. I spent some time trying to work out what to do. Mr buffy suggested I plug into the blue slot…now I’ve got sound. But nowhere near as loud as it used to be with these speakers on my old computer. And why does it work from the blue slot? Isn’t it supposed to be the green one?
Try all the slots.
Got a response from my complaint to the super fund.
“Please make sure your legal name is Divine Angel Mutant on Super B fund, then we’re happy to give you your money.”
I’m off to archery. I’ve unplugged the speakers and I’ll muck about with them some other time. I rarely need sound on the computer anyway.
buffy said:
OK, I just discovered that my speakers weren’t working on this new computer. Plugged into green slot, power turned on…no sound. I spent some time trying to work out what to do. Mr buffy suggested I plug into the blue slot…now I’ve got sound. But nowhere near as loud as it used to be with these speakers on my old computer. And why does it work from the blue slot? Isn’t it supposed to be the green one?
Green is audio out.
Pink is the mic
Blue is audio in
So something is not right.
Massive underwater volcano on brink of eruption after experiencing 2,000 earthquakes in one day
Axial Seamount is the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest and sits less than 300 miles from the US coastline, so you naturally might be a little worried to hear that it’s apparently on the brink of a huge eruption.
More…
buffy said:
OK, I just discovered that my speakers weren’t working on this new computer. Plugged into green slot, power turned on…no sound. I spent some time trying to work out what to do. Mr buffy suggested I plug into the blue slot…now I’ve got sound. But nowhere near as loud as it used to be with these speakers on my old computer. And why does it work from the blue slot? Isn’t it supposed to be the green one?
No idea, sorry.
Divine Angel said:
Got a response from my complaint to the super fund.“Please make sure your legal name is Divine Angel Mutant on Super B fund, then we’re happy to give you your money.”
Is that naming convention the way you would like it? Is it that way on the Super B fund?
ie, If you do what they say, will it solve your problem?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Massive underwater volcano on brink of eruption after experiencing 2,000 earthquakes in one dayAxial Seamount is the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest and sits less than 300 miles from the US coastline, so you naturally might be a little worried to hear that it’s apparently on the brink of a huge eruption.
More…
Nothing to panic about, I would expect.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Got a response from my complaint to the super fund.“Please make sure your legal name is Divine Angel Mutant on Super B fund, then we’re happy to give you your money.”
Is that naming convention the way you would like it? Is it that way on the Super B fund?
ie, If you do what they say, will it solve your problem?
My legal name is my pre-marriage surname plus Mr Mutant’s surname on the end. According to Super B, that’s the name on my account.
I don’t understand why it’s so difficult. The names on both accounts match.
Tau.Neutrino said:
buffy said:
OK, I just discovered that my speakers weren’t working on this new computer. Plugged into green slot, power turned on…no sound. I spent some time trying to work out what to do. Mr buffy suggested I plug into the blue slot…now I’ve got sound. But nowhere near as loud as it used to be with these speakers on my old computer. And why does it work from the blue slot? Isn’t it supposed to be the green one?
Green is audio out.
Pink is the mic
Blue is audio inSo something is not right.
+1
Although on my computer the audio all goes through a Steinberg audio interface, connected to the pooter by USB.
Bubblecar said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
buffy said:
OK, I just discovered that my speakers weren’t working on this new computer. Plugged into green slot, power turned on…no sound. I spent some time trying to work out what to do. Mr buffy suggested I plug into the blue slot…now I’ve got sound. But nowhere near as loud as it used to be with these speakers on my old computer. And why does it work from the blue slot? Isn’t it supposed to be the green one?
Green is audio out.
Pink is the mic
Blue is audio inSo something is not right.
+1
Although on my computer the audio all goes through a Steinberg audio interface, connected to the pooter by USB.
we used to have devices where one port would be for macrospeakers and one would be for earphones
Tau.Neutrino said:
buffy said:
OK, I just discovered that my speakers weren’t working on this new computer. Plugged into green slot, power turned on…no sound. I spent some time trying to work out what to do. Mr buffy suggested I plug into the blue slot…now I’ve got sound. But nowhere near as loud as it used to be with these speakers on my old computer. And why does it work from the blue slot? Isn’t it supposed to be the green one?
Green is audio out.
Pink is the mic
Blue is audio inSo something is not right.
Usually in the state of Denmark
SCIENCE said:
Bubblecar said:
Tau.Neutrino said:Green is audio out.
Pink is the mic
Blue is audio inSo something is not right.
+1
Although on my computer the audio all goes through a Steinberg audio interface, connected to the pooter by USB.
we used to have devices where one port would be for macrospeakers and one would be for earphones
That’s usually green too. What buffy may have to do is go to settings and select speakers rather than headphones.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Massive underwater volcano on brink of eruption after experiencing 2,000 earthquakes in one dayAxial Seamount is the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest and sits less than 300 miles from the US coastline, so you naturally might be a little worried to hear that it’s apparently on the brink of a huge eruption.
More…
Somehow, this, too, will be Joe Biden’s fault…
Never Underestimate Cloudbursts?
The front end loader was a bit over the top eh.
captain_spalding said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Massive underwater volcano on brink of eruption after experiencing 2,000 earthquakes in one dayAxial Seamount is the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest and sits less than 300 miles from the US coastline, so you naturally might be a little worried to hear that it’s apparently on the brink of a huge eruption.
More…
Somehow, this, too, will be Joe Biden’s fault…
I’m too lazy to read the link, is it connected to the supervolcano under Yellowstone?
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Massive underwater volcano on brink of eruption after experiencing 2,000 earthquakes in one dayAxial Seamount is the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest and sits less than 300 miles from the US coastline, so you naturally might be a little worried to hear that it’s apparently on the brink of a huge eruption.
More…
Somehow, this, too, will be Joe Biden’s fault…
I’m too lazy to read the link, is it connected to the supervolcano under Yellowstone?
No it’s 300 km off the US coast somewhere.
Man Fred Zimmerman had some hits, he’s right up there with David Leann.
“Among his films were The Search (1948), The Men (1950), High Noon (1952), From Here to Eternity (1953), Oklahoma! (1955), The Nun’s Story (1959), The Sundowners (1960), A Man for All Seasons (1966), The Day of the Jackal (1973), and Julia (1977). His films received 65 Oscar nominations, winning 24; Zinnemann himself was nominated for ten, and won Best Director for From Here to Eternity (1953), Best Picture and Best Director for A Man for All Seasons (1966), and Best Documentary, Short Subjects for Benjy (1951)”
Peak Warming Man said:
Man Fred Zimmerman had some hits, he’s right up there with David Leann.“Among his films were The Search (1948), The Men (1950), High Noon (1952), From Here to Eternity (1953), Oklahoma! (1955), The Nun’s Story (1959), The Sundowners (1960), A Man for All Seasons (1966), The Day of the Jackal (1973), and Julia (1977). His films received 65 Oscar nominations, winning 24; Zinnemann himself was nominated for ten, and won Best Director for From Here to Eternity (1953), Best Picture and Best Director for A Man for All Seasons (1966), and Best Documentary, Short Subjects for Benjy (1951)”
I love ‘A Man For All Seasons’ (apart from some very 1966 camera work).
THAT is a script, and well delivered.
Peak Warming Man said:
Man Fred Zimmerman had some hits, he’s right up there with David Leann.“Among his films were The Search (1948), The Men (1950), High Noon (1952), From Here to Eternity (1953), Oklahoma! (1955), The Nun’s Story (1959), The Sundowners (1960), A Man for All Seasons (1966), The Day of the Jackal (1973), and Julia (1977). His films received 65 Oscar nominations, winning 24; Zinnemann himself was nominated for ten, and won Best Director for From Here to Eternity (1953), Best Picture and Best Director for A Man for All Seasons (1966), and Best Documentary, Short Subjects for Benjy (1951)”
I have watched some of those.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Man Fred Zimmerman had some hits, he’s right up there with David Leann.“Among his films were The Search (1948), The Men (1950), High Noon (1952), From Here to Eternity (1953), Oklahoma! (1955), The Nun’s Story (1959), The Sundowners (1960), A Man for All Seasons (1966), The Day of the Jackal (1973), and Julia (1977). His films received 65 Oscar nominations, winning 24; Zinnemann himself was nominated for ten, and won Best Director for From Here to Eternity (1953), Best Picture and Best Director for A Man for All Seasons (1966), and Best Documentary, Short Subjects for Benjy (1951)”
I love ‘A Man For All Seasons’ (apart from some very 1966 camera work).
THAT is a script, and well delivered.
Bob Bolt has quite resume.
Ever seen a storm with red lightning and 100+ MPH straight-line winds?
I’m going with sprites.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Never Underestimate Cloudbursts?The front end loader was a bit over the top eh.
we had a pretty severe squall earlier this afternoon. It was dark brown on the BOM radar and passed right over the top of us. Absolutely bucking fucketed down. Got some water run-off into the workshop.
party_pants said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Never Underestimate Cloudbursts?The front end loader was a bit over the top eh.
we had a pretty severe squall earlier this afternoon. It was dark brown on the BOM radar and passed right over the top of us. Absolutely bucking fucketed down. Got some water run-off into the workshop.
Quantum metric third-order nonlinear Hall effect in a non-centrosymmetric ferromagnet
…
Doesn’t that just roll off the tongue:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-63133-7
Witty Rejoinder said:
Quantum metric third-order nonlinear Hall effect in a non-centrosymmetric ferromagnet…
Doesn’t that just roll off the tongue:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-63133-7
Thanks Witty; that’s interesting.
Bubblecar said:
SCIENCE said:
Bubblecar said:+1
Although on my computer the audio all goes through a Steinberg audio interface, connected to the pooter by USB.
we used to have devices where one port would be for macrospeakers and one would be for earphones
That’s usually green too. What buffy may have to do is go to settings and select speakers rather than headphones.
I’ve got nothing now. The speakers are plugged back into the green, where they should be. The power is going to the speakers, and I get static as I pull the plug in and out, so I think they work (they used to work on the old computer). I checked in the settings and Realtek drivers are up to date. On the bar along the bottom of the screen, the speaker symbol says no audio device is installed.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
SCIENCE said:we used to have devices where one port would be for macrospeakers and one would be for earphones
That’s usually green too. What buffy may have to do is go to settings and select speakers rather than headphones.
I’ve got nothing now. The speakers are plugged back into the green, where they should be. The power is going to the speakers, and I get static as I pull the plug in and out, so I think they work (they used to work on the old computer). I checked in the settings and Realtek drivers are up to date. On the bar along the bottom of the screen, the speaker symbol says no audio device is installed.
Have you looked in Settings, Devices (might be “Bluetooth & Devices”), Audio? Should give some idea of what’s going on.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:That’s usually green too. What buffy may have to do is go to settings and select speakers rather than headphones.
I’ve got nothing now. The speakers are plugged back into the green, where they should be. The power is going to the speakers, and I get static as I pull the plug in and out, so I think they work (they used to work on the old computer). I checked in the settings and Realtek drivers are up to date. On the bar along the bottom of the screen, the speaker symbol says no audio device is installed.
Have you looked in Settings, Devices (might be “Bluetooth & Devices”), Audio? Should give some idea of what’s going on.
I’m pretty sure I’ve looked there, but I’ll have another go.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:That’s usually green too. What buffy may have to do is go to settings and select speakers rather than headphones.
I’ve got nothing now. The speakers are plugged back into the green, where they should be. The power is going to the speakers, and I get static as I pull the plug in and out, so I think they work (they used to work on the old computer). I checked in the settings and Realtek drivers are up to date. On the bar along the bottom of the screen, the speaker symbol says no audio device is installed.
Have you looked in Settings, Devices (might be “Bluetooth & Devices”), Audio? Should give some idea of what’s going on.
Or more pertinently: Setting, System, Sound, Output.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:I’ve got nothing now. The speakers are plugged back into the green, where they should be. The power is going to the speakers, and I get static as I pull the plug in and out, so I think they work (they used to work on the old computer). I checked in the settings and Realtek drivers are up to date. On the bar along the bottom of the screen, the speaker symbol says no audio device is installed.
Have you looked in Settings, Devices (might be “Bluetooth & Devices”), Audio? Should give some idea of what’s going on.
I’m pretty sure I’ve looked there, but I’ll have another go.
Settings, System, Sound, Output is the more relevant one, sorry :)
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:Have you looked in Settings, Devices (might be “Bluetooth & Devices”), Audio? Should give some idea of what’s going on.
I’m pretty sure I’ve looked there, but I’ll have another go.
Settings, System, Sound, Output is the more relevant one, sorry :)
…you can “Add Device” if your speakers are not listed.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
SCIENCE said:we used to have devices where one port would be for macrospeakers and one would be for earphones
That’s usually green too. What buffy may have to do is go to settings and select speakers rather than headphones.
I’ve got nothing now. The speakers are plugged back into the green, where they should be. The power is going to the speakers, and I get static as I pull the plug in and out, so I think they work (they used to work on the old computer). I checked in the settings and Realtek drivers are up to date. On the bar along the bottom of the screen, the speaker symbol says no audio device is installed.
You’ll have to ring the man.
OK, I don’t know what I did, but I fiddled again in the settings, moved the plug to the blue slot…and I’ve got sound again. I’ll just stop right there.
buffy said:
OK, I don’t know what I did, but I fiddled again in the settings, moved the plug to the blue slot…and I’ve got sound again. I’ll just stop right there.
All’s well that ends well :)
Thank you everyone. I think I had a little speaker at the bottom before when it was plugged into the green slot, but now I’m so confused about it I don’t know if I just hadn’t noticed.
buffy said:
OK, I don’t know what I did, but I fiddled again in the settings, moved the plug to the blue slot…and I’ve got sound again. I’ll just stop right there.
Something about presents, horses, and dentition…
Plug the speaker into the green one and the little speaker should reappear on the screen.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Plug the speaker into the green one and the little speaker should reappear on the screen.
I think you need to enable the sound device in sound settings. .
To enable a sound device in Windows sound settings, navigate to the Sound settings, select the device, and ensure it’s enabled. Specifically, you can open Sound settings from the Control Panel or by right-clicking the sound icon in the system tray and choosing “Open sound settings.” Then, under Output, choose the device and click “Device properties,” where you can enable or disable it.
Crappy nocturnal snap of my PC audio setup.
The box with the single light and headphones on top is the Steinberg audio interface, here with two microphone cables protruding.
Plugged into the top of the PC with the white USB cable. Gives excellent sound while providing interface with the Steinberg Cubase digital audio workstation, for all music creation, composing and recording needs.
A bit wet round here today:
due to be even wetter tomorrow.
Bubblecar said:
Crappy nocturnal snap of my PC audio setup.The box with the single light and headphones on top is the Steinberg audio interface, here with two microphone cables protruding.
Plugged into the top of the PC with the white USB cable. Gives excellent sound while providing interface with the Steinberg Cubase digital audio workstation, for all music creation, composing and recording needs.
>Steinberg Cubase digital audio workstation
…which is software installed on the computer.
The Rev Dodgson said:
A bit wet round here today:
due to be even wetter tomorrow.
We’re in “shower or two” mode on the island, but might get some bigger rain next week.
Astronomers discover ‘ultra’ massive black hole
Ah! Spot the error.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Astronomers discover ‘ultra’ massive black holeAh! Spot the error.
They left out “billion”. Bit embarrassing.
I attract weird people
Im leaving my house on Wednesday
My rent is paid up until then
My landlord asked at inconvenience to ask if I can move on the weekend
I asked my son as I’m staying with him
He can’t
End of the matter
She told the new person he could move in Sunday evening
That isn’t my problem
Everyone involved in me moving works
She is now threatening me
Using guilt
Outright Lying
Using conversations against me
Texting me for two hours now repeating everything
Cymek said:
I attract weird peopleIm leaving my house on Wednesday
My rent is paid up until then
My landlord asked at inconvenience to ask if I can move on the weekend
I asked my son as I’m staying with him
He can’t
End of the matter
She told the new person he could move in Sunday evening
That isn’t my problem
Everyone involved in me moving works
She is now threatening me
Using guilt
Outright Lying
Using conversations against me
Texting me for two hours now repeating everything
Sheesh…don’t even try to discuss it with her. Some people are manipulative arseholes, there’s no way to have reasonable communication with them.
Gawd, life is exhausting.
1. Tried to talk to a call centre person about a booking my son made.
2. To my ear, she has a heavy accent, and she speaks softly.
3. The line is not great.
4. There is a lot of extraneous noise in the background at her end.
5. Tried to spell my email address out. As it features the letter “k” as part of my name, I have to also explain that I mean “k” and “not “kay”.
6. We tried the Phonetic Alphabet, and it appears that she has her own version of it. Also I am having trouble remembering some of it.
7. I’d rather deal with a Chatbot.
8. I hate everything.
More rain, top of 20.
It’s Book Week dress up day. I don’t have a costume but will wear my favourite Alice in Wonderland shirt, which needed minor repairs. Stoopid washing machine.
Mini Me is in the school choir. Today they have an excursion to an old folks’ home. Their performance includes Surf Safari by the Beach Boys, and Hawaiian Rollercoaster from the Lilo and Stitch movie.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 5 degrees at the back door and still dark. So there won’t be frost this morning like yesterday, which was white everywhere.
Bakery Breakfast this morning with my bushwandering friend and my long time Fungimap mentor. Then we are going to look at a protected reserve which was recently fenced by a local farmer who put his cows in there. After being told it was protected. My bushwandering friend contacted the local council and things have been sorted. I don’t know if the farmer has suffered any consequences. We are going to see how the plants are looking before they start properly Spring-ing. They should be OK, except for being trampled, eaten and pooed on.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Massive underwater volcano on brink of eruption after experiencing 2,000 earthquakes in one dayAxial Seamount is the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest and sits less than 300 miles from the US coastline, so you naturally might be a little worried to hear that it’s apparently on the brink of a huge eruption.
More…
Why would that worry me? The USA could do with a bit of a shake up.
roughbarked said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Massive underwater volcano on brink of eruption after experiencing 2,000 earthquakes in one dayAxial Seamount is the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest and sits less than 300 miles from the US coastline, so you naturally might be a little worried to hear that it’s apparently on the brink of a huge eruption.
More…
Why would that worry me? The USA could do with a bit of a shake up.
Good grief, you’re a fucking idiot.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
SCIENCE said:we used to have devices where one port would be for macrospeakers and one would be for earphones
That’s usually green too. What buffy may have to do is go to settings and select speakers rather than headphones.
I’ve got nothing now. The speakers are plugged back into the green, where they should be. The power is going to the speakers, and I get static as I pull the plug in and out, so I think they work (they used to work on the old computer). I checked in the settings and Realtek drivers are up to date. On the bar along the bottom of the screen, the speaker symbol says no audio device is installed.
..> audio output?
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 5 degrees at the back door and still dark. So there won’t be frost this morning like yesterday, which was white everywhere.Bakery Breakfast this morning with my bushwandering friend and my long time Fungimap mentor. Then we are going to look at a protected reserve which was recently fenced by a local farmer who put his cows in there. After being told it was protected. My bushwandering friend contacted the local council and things have been sorted. I don’t know if the farmer has suffered any consequences. We are going to see how the plants are looking before they start properly Spring-ing. They should be OK, except for being trampled, eaten and pooed on.
!!!
Morning, slightly warmer today: 16, 6.
I’ll be doing some music practice after dreaming that I was playing the rebec with a steel ruler instead of a bow, and making an awful racket.
A church in Sweden has miraculously mover 5 kilometers overnight to a safer place.
Praise the Lord.
Peak Warming Man said:
A church in Sweden has miraculously mover 5 kilometers overnight to a safer place.
Praise the Lord.
The lord moves in strange ways.
Clickbait is saying AI is causing psychotic breaks.
Greetings
Tau.Neutrino said:
Peak Warming Man said:
A church in Sweden has miraculously mover 5 kilometers overnight to a safer place.
Praise the Lord.
The lord moves in strange ways.
Tamb said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Peak Warming Man said:
A church in Sweden has miraculously mover 5 kilometers overnight to a safer place.
Praise the Lord.
The lord moves in strange ways.
Yes. This one:
What colour are we going to paint it?
Let’s do the walls in Mission Brown
How about the window trim?
Mission Brown
And the roof?
Mission Brown
That’s a lot of Mission Brown.
OK, let’s do the chimneys in Mission Brown with a hint of red
ruby said:
Tamb said:
Tau.Neutrino said:The lord moves in strange ways.
Yes. This one:What colour are we going to paint it?
Let’s do the walls in Mission Brown
How about the window trim?
Mission Brown
And the roof?
Mission Brown
That’s a lot of Mission Brown.
OK, let’s do the chimneys in Mission Brown with a hint of red
And the architect needs taking out and belted once a day and twice on Sundays.
never try to baptise a cat.
OJS
Yesterday I spent the day in ed… my lecture went embarrassingly not great, and the ambulance came and swooped me back to Hospital…
all’s well now, but ED are careful when you have a medical history of heart issues.
They gave me morphine, it’s great at the time, but today I feel so groggy and icky, I really want to go back to the way I was feeling when I had morphine… and now I understand the mechanisms to addiction
Arts said:
Yesterday I spent the day in ed… my lecture went embarrassingly not great, and the ambulance came and swooped me back to Hospital…all’s well now, but ED are careful when you have a medical history of heart issues.
They gave me morphine, it’s great at the time, but today I feel so groggy and icky, I really want to go back to the way I was feeling when I had morphine… and now I understand the mechanisms to addiction
Blimey you are in the wars lately.
Arts said:
Yesterday I spent the day in ed… my lecture went embarrassingly not great, and the ambulance came and swooped me back to Hospital…all’s well now, but ED are careful when you have a medical history of heart issues.
They gave me morphine, it’s great at the time, but today I feel so groggy and icky, I really want to go back to the way I was feeling when I had morphine… and now I understand the mechanisms to addiction
That isn’t good
Hopefully you are on the mend.
Arts said:
Yesterday I spent the day in ed… my lecture went embarrassingly not great, and the ambulance came and swooped me back to Hospital…all’s well now, but ED are careful when you have a medical history of heart issues.
They gave me morphine, it’s great at the time, but today I feel so groggy and icky, I really want to go back to the way I was feeling when I had morphine… and now I understand the mechanisms to addiction
That’s a worry. Did they warn you this might be a recurring thing?
Arts said:
Yesterday I spent the day in ed… my lecture went embarrassingly not great, and the ambulance came and swooped me back to Hospital…all’s well now, but ED are careful when you have a medical history of heart issues.
They gave me morphine, it’s great at the time, but today I feel so groggy and icky, I really want to go back to the way I was feeling when I had morphine… and now I understand the mechanisms to addiction
I’d give you a hug…but you know, girly germs…
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:
Yesterday I spent the day in ed… my lecture went embarrassingly not great, and the ambulance came and swooped me back to Hospital…all’s well now, but ED are careful when you have a medical history of heart issues.
They gave me morphine, it’s great at the time, but today I feel so groggy and icky, I really want to go back to the way I was feeling when I had morphine… and now I understand the mechanisms to addiction
Blimey you are in the wars lately.
I was going so well… anyway they (the ED boffins and my Cardiologist) think the symptoms may be due to a medication change that I had a week ago and no-one thought to tell me that this may cause some side effects. (and honestly I didn’t think it might be that either, otherwise I would have just gone home – but I may have some anxiety around anything that indicates an issue in that area)
I am work from home today – which is actually a win because we have a big meeting today, and I did not want to sit in that boardroom (the board is a homophone and stands for the state of mind you have while in one of these meetings) so now I can dial in and be doing something productive while it is going on.
Karma wins
ChrispenEvan said:
Arts said:
Yesterday I spent the day in ed… my lecture went embarrassingly not great, and the ambulance came and swooped me back to Hospital…all’s well now, but ED are careful when you have a medical history of heart issues.
They gave me morphine, it’s great at the time, but today I feel so groggy and icky, I really want to go back to the way I was feeling when I had morphine… and now I understand the mechanisms to addiction
I’d give you a hug…but you know, girly germs…
you are about the correct distance from me to consent to a hug.
Arts said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:
Yesterday I spent the day in ed… my lecture went embarrassingly not great, and the ambulance came and swooped me back to Hospital…all’s well now, but ED are careful when you have a medical history of heart issues.
They gave me morphine, it’s great at the time, but today I feel so groggy and icky, I really want to go back to the way I was feeling when I had morphine… and now I understand the mechanisms to addiction
Blimey you are in the wars lately.
I was going so well… anyway they (the ED boffins and my Cardiologist) think the symptoms may be due to a medication change that I had a week ago and no-one thought to tell me that this may cause some side effects. (and honestly I didn’t think it might be that either, otherwise I would have just gone home – but I may have some anxiety around anything that indicates an issue in that area)
I am work from home today – which is actually a win because we have a big meeting today, and I did not want to sit in that boardroom (the board is a homophone and stands for the state of mind you have while in one of these meetings) so now I can dial in and be doing something productive while it is going on.
Karma wins
Sounds reassuring, as long the symptoms don’t persist.
ruby said:
Tamb said:
Tau.Neutrino said:The lord moves in strange ways.
Yes. This one:What colour are we going to paint it?
Let’s do the walls in Mission Brown
How about the window trim?
Mission Brown
And the roof?
Mission Brown
That’s a lot of Mission Brown.
OK, let’s do the chimneys in Mission Brown with a hint of red
Styling: Early Woke.
Arts said:
Yesterday I spent the day in ed… my lecture went embarrassingly not great, and the ambulance came and swooped me back to Hospital…all’s well now, but ED are careful when you have a medical history of heart issues.
They gave me morphine, it’s great at the time, but today I feel so groggy and icky, I really want to go back to the way I was feeling when I had morphine… and now I understand the mechanisms to addiction
Bummer. What went wrong?
Arts said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:
Yesterday I spent the day in ed… my lecture went embarrassingly not great, and the ambulance came and swooped me back to Hospital…all’s well now, but ED are careful when you have a medical history of heart issues.
They gave me morphine, it’s great at the time, but today I feel so groggy and icky, I really want to go back to the way I was feeling when I had morphine… and now I understand the mechanisms to addiction
Blimey you are in the wars lately.
I was going so well… anyway they (the ED boffins and my Cardiologist) think the symptoms may be due to a medication change that I had a week ago and no-one thought to tell me that this may cause some side effects. (and honestly I didn’t think it might be that either, otherwise I would have just gone home – but I may have some anxiety around anything that indicates an issue in that area)
I am work from home today – which is actually a win because we have a big meeting today, and I did not want to sit in that boardroom (the board is a homophone and stands for the state of mind you have while in one of these meetings) so now I can dial in and be doing something productive while it is going on.
Karma wins
:)
Love the homophone notion.
:)
Bubblecar said:
Arts said:
Peak Warming Man said:Blimey you are in the wars lately.
I was going so well… anyway they (the ED boffins and my Cardiologist) think the symptoms may be due to a medication change that I had a week ago and no-one thought to tell me that this may cause some side effects. (and honestly I didn’t think it might be that either, otherwise I would have just gone home – but I may have some anxiety around anything that indicates an issue in that area)
I am work from home today – which is actually a win because we have a big meeting today, and I did not want to sit in that boardroom (the board is a homophone and stands for the state of mind you have while in one of these meetings) so now I can dial in and be doing something productive while it is going on.
Karma wins
Sounds reassuring, as long the symptoms don’t persist.
But if they do see your doctor.
Arts said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:
Yesterday I spent the day in ed… my lecture went embarrassingly not great, and the ambulance came and swooped me back to Hospital…all’s well now, but ED are careful when you have a medical history of heart issues.
They gave me morphine, it’s great at the time, but today I feel so groggy and icky, I really want to go back to the way I was feeling when I had morphine… and now I understand the mechanisms to addiction
Blimey you are in the wars lately.
I was going so well… anyway they (the ED boffins and my Cardiologist) think the symptoms may be due to a medication change that I had a week ago and no-one thought to tell me that this may cause some side effects. (and honestly I didn’t think it might be that either, otherwise I would have just gone home – but I may have some anxiety around anything that indicates an issue in that area)
I am work from home today – which is actually a win because we have a big meeting today, and I did not want to sit in that boardroom (the board is a homophone and stands for the state of mind you have while in one of these meetings) so now I can dial in and be doing something productive while it is going on.
Karma wins
:)
Fewer homophonic board meetings is one of the benefits of working for yourself.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Arts said:
Peak Warming Man said:Blimey you are in the wars lately.
I was going so well… anyway they (the ED boffins and my Cardiologist) think the symptoms may be due to a medication change that I had a week ago and no-one thought to tell me that this may cause some side effects. (and honestly I didn’t think it might be that either, otherwise I would have just gone home – but I may have some anxiety around anything that indicates an issue in that area)
I am work from home today – which is actually a win because we have a big meeting today, and I did not want to sit in that boardroom (the board is a homophone and stands for the state of mind you have while in one of these meetings) so now I can dial in and be doing something productive while it is going on.
Karma wins
:)
Fewer homophonic board meetings is one of the benefits of working for yourself.
you can still have them, they would just be quick and everyone would agree to everything..
Meeting opened 1400
Do we accept the minutes from the last meeting? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRD
The agenda item A? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRD
agenda item B? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRD
agenda item C? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRD
New Business: TRD applied for extended leave – Granted TRD, Seconded TRD
Meeting Closed 1403
Member are invited to afternoon snacks on the yacht
It’s a wet old day in Sydney town, and the sea eagle chicks will be glad to get out from underneath mum and see the sun.
Arts said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Arts said:I was going so well… anyway they (the ED boffins and my Cardiologist) think the symptoms may be due to a medication change that I had a week ago and no-one thought to tell me that this may cause some side effects. (and honestly I didn’t think it might be that either, otherwise I would have just gone home – but I may have some anxiety around anything that indicates an issue in that area)
I am work from home today – which is actually a win because we have a big meeting today, and I did not want to sit in that boardroom (the board is a homophone and stands for the state of mind you have while in one of these meetings) so now I can dial in and be doing something productive while it is going on.
Karma wins
:)
Fewer homophonic board meetings is one of the benefits of working for yourself.
you can still have them, they would just be quick and everyone would agree to everything..
Meeting opened 1400
Do we accept the minutes from the last meeting? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRDThe agenda item A? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRD
agenda item B? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRD
agenda item C? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRD
New Business: TRD applied for extended leave – Granted TRD, Seconded TRD
Meeting Closed 1403
Member are invited to afternoon snacks on the yacht
LOL
:)
Arts said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Arts said:
Yesterday I spent the day in ed… my lecture went embarrassingly not great, and the ambulance came and swooped me back to Hospital…all’s well now, but ED are careful when you have a medical history of heart issues.
They gave me morphine, it’s great at the time, but today I feel so groggy and icky, I really want to go back to the way I was feeling when I had morphine… and now I understand the mechanisms to addiction
I’d give you a hug…but you know, girly germs…
you are about the correct distance from me to consent to a hug.
and I’m even furrther so I’ll have to send my hug in the mail.
He’s admitted fault?
Arts said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Arts said:I was going so well… anyway they (the ED boffins and my Cardiologist) think the symptoms may be due to a medication change that I had a week ago and no-one thought to tell me that this may cause some side effects. (and honestly I didn’t think it might be that either, otherwise I would have just gone home – but I may have some anxiety around anything that indicates an issue in that area)
I am work from home today – which is actually a win because we have a big meeting today, and I did not want to sit in that boardroom (the board is a homophone and stands for the state of mind you have while in one of these meetings) so now I can dial in and be doing something productive while it is going on.
Karma wins
:)
Fewer homophonic board meetings is one of the benefits of working for yourself.
you can still have them, they would just be quick and everyone would agree to everything..
Meeting opened 1400
Do we accept the minutes from the last meeting? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRDThe agenda item A? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRD
agenda item B? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRD
agenda item C? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRD
New Business: TRD applied for extended leave – Granted TRD, Seconded TRD
Meeting Closed 1403
Member are invited to afternoon snacks on the yacht
If you are lucky they are in a hot stuffy room and you fight falling asleep and not yawning too obvious.
roughbarked said:
He’s admitted fault?
Apparently that’s twice he’s landed whilst forgetting to put the wheels down.
Rain??? What rain? Reckon I’ve had less than 2 moolies so far.
Arts said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Arts said:I was going so well… anyway they (the ED boffins and my Cardiologist) think the symptoms may be due to a medication change that I had a week ago and no-one thought to tell me that this may cause some side effects. (and honestly I didn’t think it might be that either, otherwise I would have just gone home – but I may have some anxiety around anything that indicates an issue in that area)
I am work from home today – which is actually a win because we have a big meeting today, and I did not want to sit in that boardroom (the board is a homophone and stands for the state of mind you have while in one of these meetings) so now I can dial in and be doing something productive while it is going on.
Karma wins
:)
Fewer homophonic board meetings is one of the benefits of working for yourself.
you can still have them, they would just be quick and everyone would agree to everything..
Meeting opened 1400
Do we accept the minutes from the last meeting? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRDThe agenda item A? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRD
agenda item B? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRD
agenda item C? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRD
New Business: TRD applied for extended leave – Granted TRD, Seconded TRD
Meeting Closed 1403
Member are invited to afternoon snacks on the yacht
I actually had a meeting with the dog this morning, but after about 30 seconds he said if you are just going to sit there I’m going off to do something else.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Arts said:
The Rev Dodgson said::)
Fewer homophonic board meetings is one of the benefits of working for yourself.
you can still have them, they would just be quick and everyone would agree to everything..
Meeting opened 1400
Do we accept the minutes from the last meeting? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRDThe agenda item A? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRD
agenda item B? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRD
agenda item C? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRD
New Business: TRD applied for extended leave – Granted TRD, Seconded TRD
Meeting Closed 1403
Member are invited to afternoon snacks on the yacht
I actually had a meeting with the dog this morning, but after about 30 seconds he said if you are just going to sit there I’m going off to do something else.
isn’t that how this Forum works
SCIENCE said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Arts said:you can still have them, they would just be quick and everyone would agree to everything..
Meeting opened 1400
Do we accept the minutes from the last meeting? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRDThe agenda item A? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRD
agenda item B? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRD
agenda item C? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRD
New Business: TRD applied for extended leave – Granted TRD, Seconded TRD
Meeting Closed 1403
Member are invited to afternoon snacks on the yacht
I actually had a meeting with the dog this morning, but after about 30 seconds he said if you are just going to sit there I’m going off to do something else.
isn’t that how this Forum works
Pretty much :)
Woodie said:
Rain??? What rain? Reckon I’ve had less than 2 moolies so far.
2 day total: 93 mm here.
SCIENCE said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Arts said:you can still have them, they would just be quick and everyone would agree to everything..
Meeting opened 1400
Do we accept the minutes from the last meeting? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRDThe agenda item A? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRD
agenda item B? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRD
agenda item C? Accepted TRD, Seconded TRD
New Business: TRD applied for extended leave – Granted TRD, Seconded TRD
Meeting Closed 1403
Member are invited to afternoon snacks on the yacht
I actually had a meeting with the dog this morning, but after about 30 seconds he said if you are just going to sit there I’m going off to do something else.
isn’t that how this Forum works
Yes.
I’m the Dog.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Rain??? What rain? Reckon I’ve had less than 2 moolies so far.
2 day total: 93 mm here.
‘bout time. It’s now started to precipitate.🌧️ Won’t last long though, hey what but. According to the radar.
Heard on ABC radio this morning.
Some local looney is demanding that outdoor Christmas light be banned.
Upsets the wildlife, apparently.
Woodie said:
Heard on ABC radio this morning.Some local looney is demanding that outdoor Christmas light be banned.
Upsets the wildlife, apparently.
well does it
SCIENCE said:
Woodie said:
Heard on ABC radio this morning.Some local looney is demanding that outdoor Christmas light be banned.
Upsets the wildlife, apparently.
well does it
Doesn’t seem to bother the brushies.
Woodie said:
Heard on ABC radio this morning.Some local looney is demanding that outdoor Christmas light be banned.
Upsets the wildlife, apparently.
Mr. Garrison: Okay children, we’ve just received word from the mayor that the Christmas play can’t include any Christmas lights, since they offend people with epilepsy.
Woodie said:
Heard on ABC radio this morning.Some local looney is demanding that outdoor Christmas light be banned.
Upsets the wildlife, apparently.
Bogong Moths, particularly.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Heard on ABC radio this morning.Some local looney is demanding that outdoor Christmas light be banned.
Upsets the wildlife, apparently.
Bogong Moths, particularly.
Some people decorate trees in the street with lights but leave them on all year.
Grr after weeks of saying book week was stupid and she didn’t want to dress up, Mini Me has suddenly decided she wants to dress up as Cheshire Cat. It’s tomorrow 🤦🏻♀️
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Rain??? What rain? Reckon I’ve had less than 2 moolies so far.
2 day total: 93 mm here.
The Central Coast has also nicked some of your moolies Woodie. I’m waiting on a friend’s official verdict but my buckets reckon I’ve had around 100 mms in the last day. The creek opposite is powering along. Hoping the rain might be clearing to the south now
Divine Angel said:
Grr after weeks of saying book week was stupid and she didn’t want to dress up, Mini Me has suddenly decided she wants to dress up as Cheshire Cat. It’s tomorrow 🤦🏻♀️
All black clothes and a big cardboard smile….
Divine Angel said:
Grr after weeks of saying book week was stupid and she didn’t want to dress up, Mini Me has suddenly decided she wants to dress up as Cheshire Cat. It’s tomorrow 🤦🏻♀️
I feel your panic.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Grr after weeks of saying book week was stupid and she didn’t want to dress up, Mini Me has suddenly decided she wants to dress up as Cheshire Cat. It’s tomorrow 🤦🏻♀️
I feel your panic.
Would Mini Me accept a half arsed costume with such late notice
How to dress up as a cat
https://www.wikihow.com/Look-Like-a-Cat
Divine Angel said:
Grr after weeks of saying book week was stupid and she didn’t want to dress up, Mini Me has suddenly decided she wants to dress up as Cheshire Cat. It’s tomorrow 🤦🏻♀️
did you give her the “Mum” look?
Divine Angel said:
Grr after weeks of saying book week was stupid and she didn’t want to dress up, Mini Me has suddenly decided she wants to dress up as Cheshire Cat. It’s tomorrow 🤦🏻♀️
Could be a lot worse.
Big grin and some texta whiskers. Simple brown clothes and a tail.
Could be minimised to a simple, flat cardboard mask on a stick.
Divine Angel said:
Grr after weeks of saying book week was stupid and she didn’t want to dress up, Mini Me has suddenly decided she wants to dress up as Cheshire Cat. It’s tomorrow 🤦🏻♀️
I have a plan!
Step 1: Do you have any real cats and a large knife handy?
Tau.Neutrino said:
How to dress up as a cat
https://www.wikihow.com/Look-Like-a-Cat
Excellent resource – well done.
:)
Spiny Norman said:
Divine Angel said:
Grr after weeks of saying book week was stupid and she didn’t want to dress up, Mini Me has suddenly decided she wants to dress up as Cheshire Cat. It’s tomorrow 🤦🏻♀️
I have a plan!
Step 1: Do you have any real cats and a large knife handy?
I bet you thought they smelt bad on the outside
Spiny Norman said:
Divine Angel said:
Grr after weeks of saying book week was stupid and she didn’t want to dress up, Mini Me has suddenly decided she wants to dress up as Cheshire Cat. It’s tomorrow 🤦🏻♀️
I have a plan!
Step 1: Do you have any real cats and a large knife handy?
Ha!
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
Heard on ABC radio this morning.Some local looney is demanding that outdoor Christmas light be banned.
Upsets the wildlife, apparently.
Bogong Moths, particularly.
Some people decorate trees in the street with lights but leave them on all year.
They all have street lighting on all year.
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Grr after weeks of saying book week was stupid and she didn’t want to dress up, Mini Me has suddenly decided she wants to dress up as Cheshire Cat. It’s tomorrow 🤦🏻♀️
I feel your panic.
Would Mini Me accept a half arsed costume with such late notice
Well she’s gonna! We just popped to the discount store and bought all the pink and purple stuff we could find.
I ordered something last week and it was delivered on Tuesday. It came pretty fast , quicker than usual. Got an email saying my order was dispatched today. Eh? I’ve already got my order?
Checked the packing slip, it’s got my walkies friend’s email address on it. She’d ordered it for me as well ❤️
Scientists have successfully grown what they say is the world’s most advanced human skin in a Queensland laboratory — and hope it could be used to study rare genetic skin disorders affecting thousands of Australians.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-21/qld-world-first-living-skin/105681812
Literacy optional
For buffy.
I can’t sleep and I might be having hallucinations
Tau.Neutrino said:
Landing a plane with one wheel
These days, people often applaud when a routine landing is completed, and it’s all rather cringeworthy.
However, this is an occasion where passengers should not only applaud, but ensure that the flight deck crew never, from that day forward, have to pay for a drink when a passenger from that flight is present.
kii said:
Um, what?For buffy.
I can’t sleep and I might be having hallucinations
Oh, come on, you’ve never heard of an ‘eye tooth’?
But, there is this:
ABC News:
I’ve never understood homophobia.
In the ships i knew in the Navy, as a sailor, you might have to share a space equivalent to a reasonably-sized suburban lounge room with 19 0r 20 other blokes. That’s your living space, and theirs. If it’s not work, not eating, not showering or toilet-related, you’re probably doing it in that space.
You may well havehad to sleeg about 600mm below someone else, 600 mm above someone else, about 600mm from someone else’s feet, and your feet about 600 mm from someone else’s head.
You get to know each other quite well, indeed.
Sexual orientation is, eventually and almost inevitably, divined and known. So, you ‘bat for the other team’? Big deal. What you do ashore, and who you do it with, is your affair, not ours. And, even if i/we were to get huffy about it, what’s going to be done about it? Nothing. We’d get told to ‘grow up, and get real’. You take people as you find them.
But, it does lend some truth to the saying that ‘i’m not gay, but i’ve slept with people who are’.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
I’ve never understood homophobia.
In the ships i knew in the Navy, as a sailor, you might have to share a space equivalent to a reasonably-sized suburban lounge room with 19 0r 20 other blokes. That’s your living space, and theirs. If it’s not work, not eating, not showering or toilet-related, you’re probably doing it in that space.
You may well havehad to sleeg about 600mm below someone else, 600 mm above someone else, about 600mm from someone else’s feet, and your feet about 600 mm from someone else’s head.
You get to know each other quite well, indeed.
Sexual orientation is, eventually and almost inevitably, divined and known. So, you ‘bat for the other team’? Big deal. What you do ashore, and who you do it with, is your affair, not ours. And, even if i/we were to get huffy about it, what’s going to be done about it? Nothing. We’d get told to ‘grow up, and get real’. You take people as you find them.
But, it does lend some truth to the saying that ‘i’m not gay, but i’ve slept with people who are’.
‘sleeg’=‘sleep’
(‘sleeg’, indeed)
I’ve never understood any type of LGBTI-phobia. Live and let live 🤷🏻♀️
captain_spalding said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Landing a plane with one wheel
These days, people often applaud when a routine landing is completed, and it’s all rather cringeworthy.
However, this is an occasion where passengers should not only applaud, but ensure that the flight deck crew never, from that day forward, have to pay for a drink when a passenger from that flight is present.
Smoothest one wheel 🛞 landing I have seen.
Divine Angel said:
I ordered something last week and it was delivered on Tuesday. It came pretty fast , quicker than usual. Got an email saying my order was dispatched today. Eh? I’ve already got my order?Checked the packing slip, it’s got my walkies friend’s email address on it. She’d ordered it for me as well ❤️
:)
When I worked at the refinery, Sludge, the sub mariner, would always say he never fucked a poofter but he’d fucked a bloke who had.
And we’d all LOL.
Divine Angel said:
Literacy optional
Snigger.
Divine Angel said:
I’ve never understood any type of LGBTI-phobia. Live and let live 🤷🏻♀️
exactly.
captain_spalding said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Landing a plane with one wheel
These days, people often applaud when a routine landing is completed, and it’s all rather cringeworthy.
However, this is an occasion where passengers should not only applaud, but ensure that the flight deck crew never, from that day forward, have to pay for a drink when a passenger from that flight is present.
Seconded.
Peak Warming Man said:
When I worked at the refinery, Sludge, the sub mariner, would always say he never fucked a poofter but he’d fucked a bloke who had.
And we’d all LOL.
👀
In Bryce Courtenay’s memoir about his son’s death from AIDS, he wrote about men who didn’t identify as gay, but they enjoyed sex with other men.
(Bryce’s son, a haemophiliac, contracted AIDS through a blood transfusion.)
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
I’ve never understood homophobia.
In the ships i knew in the Navy, as a sailor, you might have to share a space equivalent to a reasonably-sized suburban lounge room with 19 0r 20 other blokes. That’s your living space, and theirs. If it’s not work, not eating, not showering or toilet-related, you’re probably doing it in that space.
You may well havehad to sleeg about 600mm below someone else, 600 mm above someone else, about 600mm from someone else’s feet, and your feet about 600 mm from someone else’s head.
You get to know each other quite well, indeed.
Sexual orientation is, eventually and almost inevitably, divined and known. So, you ‘bat for the other team’? Big deal. What you do ashore, and who you do it with, is your affair, not ours. And, even if i/we were to get huffy about it, what’s going to be done about it? Nothing. We’d get told to ‘grow up, and get real’. You take people as you find them.
But, it does lend some truth to the saying that ‘i’m not gay, but i’ve slept with people who are’.
Hahahahaha!
:)
kii said:
Um, what?For buffy.
I can’t sleep and I might be having hallucinations
I remember seeing papers about this years ago. It’s really last ditch stuff. Vision is still not good enough to see the largest letters on a chart. But probably better than seeing nothing if your corneas are completely hazy. The Wikipedia article on it gives a little bit of detail.
If you happen to be interested enough to read it.
i’m here for you
coffee landed, lady just giving me a handful of antipsychotics, so i’m safe company for a while, lucky I have this remote disabling collar if I have a turn, the powerful electric pulses incapacitate me if all goes well, don’t carry a drink near me as I may help you spill it over both of us for some shared electrical activity
anyway, down the hatch, oh damn I dropped one on the floor, lady picked it up, one of the important ones
buffy said:
kii said:
Um, what?For buffy.
I can’t sleep and I might be having hallucinations
I remember seeing papers about this years ago. It’s really last ditch stuff. Vision is still not good enough to see the largest letters on a chart. But probably better than seeing nothing if your corneas are completely hazy. The Wikipedia article on it gives a little bit of detail.
If you happen to be interested enough to read it.
Ah, I see the link has already been provided.
transition said:
i’m here for youcoffee landed, lady just giving me a handful of antipsychotics, so i’m safe company for a while, lucky I have this remote disabling collar if I have a turn, the powerful electric pulses incapacitate me if all goes well, don’t carry a drink near me as I may help you spill it over both of us for some shared electrical activity
anyway, down the hatch, oh damn I dropped one on the floor, lady picked it up, one of the important ones
Do you still accept insults?
Gif of Hurricane Erin kissing the US coast.
https://www.reddit.com/r/spaceporn/s/e0r5RoEkgZ
transition said:
i’m here for youcoffee landed, lady just giving me a handful of antipsychotics, so i’m safe company for a while, lucky I have this remote disabling collar if I have a turn, the powerful electric pulses incapacitate me if all goes well, don’t carry a drink near me as I may help you spill it over both of us for some shared electrical activity
anyway, down the hatch, oh damn I dropped one on the floor, lady picked it up, one of the important ones
Make sure you take the pink ones.
Kingy said:
transition said:
i’m here for youcoffee landed, lady just giving me a handful of antipsychotics, so i’m safe company for a while, lucky I have this remote disabling collar if I have a turn, the powerful electric pulses incapacitate me if all goes well, don’t carry a drink near me as I may help you spill it over both of us for some shared electrical activity
anyway, down the hatch, oh damn I dropped one on the floor, lady picked it up, one of the important ones
Do you still accept insults?
oh yes enthusiastically begrudgingly
and just tells lady she left TV on in next room, she didn’t believe it, anyways larry turned TV on been watching the news turns out
he a smart dog the larry
transition said:
and just tells lady she left TV on in next room, she didn’t believe it, anyways larry turned TV on been watching the news turns outhe a smart dog the larry
The pink ones.
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
and just tells lady she left TV on in next room, she didn’t believe it, anyways larry turned TV on been watching the news turns outhe a smart dog the larry
The pink ones.
he likes a roll, rolled or trod on the remote, watching the ABC, half respectable TV channel the ABC, bit communist but you know there’s all the feral extremist libertarian nonsense on the other channels, darwinian crap
transition said:
and just tells lady she left TV on in next room, she didn’t believe it, anyways larry turned TV on been watching the news turns outhe a smart dog the larry
He’s come a long way the Larry dog. I remember the days as a young pup he used to shit in your best hat.
party_pants said:
transition said:
and just tells lady she left TV on in next room, she didn’t believe it, anyways larry turned TV on been watching the news turns outhe a smart dog the larry
He’s come a long way the Larry dog. I remember the days as a young pup he used to shit in your best hat.
chuckle
amused stumpy that did
thinks about the stumpy occasionally, still sitting across the table here
Lot of mensurative coincidence about the place in standard units, like g is close to 10 m/s/s, speed of light is close to 3e8 m/s etc.
One that is not much reflected on is how close the pH of water is to 7 under standard conditions (25 deg C). It is 6.99948.
buffy said:
kii said:
Um, what?For buffy.
I can’t sleep and I might be having hallucinations
I remember seeing papers about this years ago. It’s really last ditch stuff. Vision is still not good enough to see the largest letters on a chart. But probably better than seeing nothing if your corneas are completely hazy. The Wikipedia article on it gives a little bit of detail.
If you happen to be interested enough to read it.
I can’t read any of the letters on any of the charts with my left eye. No matter how big the letters are. Macular degen.
Divine Angel said:
Gif of Hurricane Erin kissing the US coast.https://www.reddit.com/r/spaceporn/s/e0r5RoEkgZ
Luckily, just the outer rain bands. The eye has taken a turn to a northeast path.
dv said:
Lot of mensurative coincidence about the place in standard units, like g is close to 10 m/s/s, speed of light is close to 3e8 m/s etc.One that is not much reflected on is how close the pH of water is to 7 under standard conditions (25 deg C). It is 6.99948.
And I’d expect it to be in the centre of the scale, being H-OH.
Woodie said:
buffy said:
kii said:
Um, what?For buffy.
I can’t sleep and I might be having hallucinations
I remember seeing papers about this years ago. It’s really last ditch stuff. Vision is still not good enough to see the largest letters on a chart. But probably better than seeing nothing if your corneas are completely hazy. The Wikipedia article on it gives a little bit of detail.
If you happen to be interested enough to read it.
I can’t read any of the letters on any of the charts with my left eye. No matter how big the letters are. Macular degen.
Bloody!
That’s the first tranche of washing up done. Two to go, plus the stove-top.
Looks very much like he’s racked up some more legal fees.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
buffy said:I remember seeing papers about this years ago. It’s really last ditch stuff. Vision is still not good enough to see the largest letters on a chart. But probably better than seeing nothing if your corneas are completely hazy. The Wikipedia article on it gives a little bit of detail.
If you happen to be interested enough to read it.
I can’t read any of the letters on any of the charts with my left eye. No matter how big the letters are. Macular degen.
Bloody!
Ailments, Mr V. Ailments. The list just keeps getting longer.
buffy said:
Bruce Lehrmann’s appeal over his failed defamation case ends abruptly as justices express frustrationLooks very much like he’s racked up some more legal fees.
The hearings has been live on Youtube.
buffy said:
Bruce Lehrmann’s appeal over his failed defamation case ends abruptly as justices express frustrationLooks very much like he’s racked up some more legal fees.
And all in the name of what appears to be a quite half-arsed attempt run by a lawyer who seems to make Lionel Hutz look like Clarence Darrow.
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
Bruce Lehrmann’s appeal over his failed defamation case ends abruptly as justices express frustrationLooks very much like he’s racked up some more legal fees.
And all in the name of what appears to be a quite half-arsed attempt run by a lawyer who seems to make Lionel Hutz look like Clarence Darrow.
It reads like there are sov cit undertones.
Michael V said:
dv said:
Lot of mensurative coincidence about the place in standard units, like g is close to 10 m/s/s, speed of light is close to 3e8 m/s etc.
One that is not much reflected on is how close the pH of water is to 7 under standard conditions (25 deg C). It is 6.99948.
And I’d expect it to be in the centre of the scale, being H-OH.
surely all this is evidence of interference by some deity
buffy said:
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
Bruce Lehrmann’s appeal over his failed defamation case ends abruptly as justices express frustrationLooks very much like he’s racked up some more legal fees.
And all in the name of what appears to be a quite half-arsed attempt run by a lawyer who seems to make Lionel Hutz look like Clarence Darrow.
It reads like there are sov cit undertones.
I suggest that Bruce has too long inhabited a bubble of entitlement in which he can do no wrong, and where his ‘connections’ should save him from any consequences, and so he expects that, if things don’t go his way at first, it’s due to some procedural error, and he need only ask for a review of it to get the result he wants.
transition said:
Kingy said:
transition said:
i’m here for youcoffee landed, lady just giving me a handful of antipsychotics, so i’m safe company for a while, lucky I have this remote disabling collar if I have a turn, the powerful electric pulses incapacitate me if all goes well, don’t carry a drink near me as I may help you spill it over both of us for some shared electrical activity
anyway, down the hatch, oh damn I dropped one on the floor, lady picked it up, one of the important ones
Do you still accept insults?
oh yes enthusiastically begrudgingly
My apologies, I was away at a meeting while awaiting your response.
I had an insult ready to go, but now I have to go find it again. It was probably something about your mother… :)
…No, wait, it wasn’t, I found it again.
“It must be fun to wake up each morning knowing that you are that much closer to achieving your dreams of complete and utter mediocrity.”
I hope that you can use this insult, sparingly, and only for those that deserve it.
Just got home from a brigade meeting, I have a lot of stuff to do tomorrow.
Kingy said:
Just got home from a brigade meeting, I have a lot of stuff to do tomorrow.
I’ve got the day off tomorrow, I have a GP appointment booked at 9.40. A haircut in the afternoon, and some food shopping in between.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Just got home from a brigade meeting, I have a lot of stuff to do tomorrow.I’ve got the day off tomorrow, I have a GP appointment booked at 9.40. A haircut in the afternoon, and some food shopping in between.
It’s my birthday – going to the market to get yummy provisions, having lunch with husband and son ( and Princess Cordelia) and then plan on having some wine while watching a movie.
Brindabellas said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Just got home from a brigade meeting, I have a lot of stuff to do tomorrow.I’ve got the day off tomorrow, I have a GP appointment booked at 9.40. A haircut in the afternoon, and some food shopping in between.
It’s my birthday – going to the market to get yummy provisions, having lunch with husband and son ( and Princess Cordelia) and then plan on having some wine while watching a movie.
hope you have a happy day :)
are you planning on white or red wine? or just whatever people give you as gifts :)
Brindabellas said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Just got home from a brigade meeting, I have a lot of stuff to do tomorrow.I’ve got the day off tomorrow, I have a GP appointment booked at 9.40. A haircut in the afternoon, and some food shopping in between.
It’s my birthday – going to the market to get yummy provisions, having lunch with husband and son ( and Princess Cordelia) and then plan on having some wine while watching a movie.
HBB for tomorrow – it’s Neddles’s birthday on Sunday :-)
party_pants said:
Brindabellas said:
party_pants said:I’ve got the day off tomorrow, I have a GP appointment booked at 9.40. A haircut in the afternoon, and some food shopping in between.
It’s my birthday – going to the market to get yummy provisions, having lunch with husband and son ( and Princess Cordelia) and then plan on having some wine while watching a movie.
hope you have a happy day :)
are you planning on white or red wine? or just whatever people give you as gifts :)
Probably some bubbles
and HBB to Neddles for the weekend. It’s a big time of year, it was Dad’s birthday on the 16th and Joel’s (aka Sharkboy) birthday on the 6th
Brindabellas said:
party_pants said:
Brindabellas said:It’s my birthday – going to the market to get yummy provisions, having lunch with husband and son ( and Princess Cordelia) and then plan on having some wine while watching a movie.
hope you have a happy day :)
are you planning on white or red wine? or just whatever people give you as gifts :)
Probably some bubbles
and HBB to Neddles for the weekend. It’s a big time of year, it was Dad’s birthday on the 16th and Joel’s (aka Sharkboy) birthday on the 6th
Yes, August is the busiest month in terms of birthdays that need remembering/observing – just what were all those parents doing in the lead-up to Christmas the year before, hmmmm?
Neophyte said:
Brindabellas said:
party_pants said:I’ve got the day off tomorrow, I have a GP appointment booked at 9.40. A haircut in the afternoon, and some food shopping in between.
It’s my birthday – going to the market to get yummy provisions, having lunch with husband and son ( and Princess Cordelia) and then plan on having some wine while watching a movie.
HBB for tomorrow – it’s Neddles’s birthday on Sunday :-)
HBB foir Neddles. I’ll get in early or else I’ll forget.
Also my nephew’s birthday on Saturday.
buffy said:
kii said:
Um, what?For buffy.
I can’t sleep and I might be having hallucinations
I remember seeing papers about this years ago. It’s really last ditch stuff. Vision is still not good enough to see the largest letters on a chart. But probably better than seeing nothing if your corneas are completely hazy. The Wikipedia article on it gives a little bit of detail.
If you happen to be interested enough to read it.
Fascinating, I especially like the description of the procedure.
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
captain_spalding said:And all in the name of what appears to be a quite half-arsed attempt run by a lawyer who seems to make Lionel Hutz look like Clarence Darrow.
It reads like there are sov cit undertones.
I suggest that Bruce has too long inhabited a bubble of entitlement in which he can do no wrong, and where his ‘connections’ should save him from any consequences, and so he expects that, if things don’t go his way at first, it’s due to some procedural error, and he need only ask for a review of it to get the result he wants.
Neophyte said:
Brindabellas said:
party_pants said:hope you have a happy day :)
are you planning on white or red wine? or just whatever people give you as gifts :)
Probably some bubbles
and HBB to Neddles for the weekend. It’s a big time of year, it was Dad’s birthday on the 16th and Joel’s (aka Sharkboy) birthday on the 6th
Yes, August is the busiest month in terms of birthdays that need remembering/observing – just what were all those parents doing in the lead-up to Christmas the year before, hmmmm?
Free champagne at art college functions.
Feeling sorry for my poor son. Nothing comes easy. Had migraines for all of his mid teens, but managed to get into the ANU to do his performance and composition music degree, Then came Covid and put a hold on doing any international study and delayed his degree. Then he starts his Phd, and just moves into an apartment with his girlfriend, and then they basically close the ANU school of music – so he will have to transfer to another Uni – it sucks!
Currently foggy,, top of 22, rain easing.
If I’m not called in, I’m going to Mini Me’s book week parade. She also wants me to go to her science club thing at first break. Then, this afternoon the school has its book fair.
My contracted hours have me in the library for the last hour if the day, both days. Yesterday another TA asked if I’d been shown how to put away books. I’m like, oh yes, I know my way around a library 😂
Brindabellas said:
Feeling sorry for my poor son. Nothing comes easy. Had migraines for all of his mid teens, but managed to get into the ANU to do his performance and composition music degree, Then came Covid and put a hold on doing any international study and delayed his degree. Then he starts his Phd, and just moves into an apartment with his girlfriend, and then they basically close the ANU school of music – so he will have to transfer to another Uni – it sucks!
Oh man, that does suck!
7/10. Got the sport questions, and the one about Melania, wrong. A couple of lucky guesses.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-22/weekly-news-quiz-friday-august-22/105680708
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 8 degrees at the back door, lightly overcast and getting light. The sun is due to rise in about 10 minutes. We are forecast 17 degrees with a shower or two.
Gardening planned for today. Those weeds just don’t stop.
Divine Angel said:
7/10. Got the sport questions, and the one about Melania, wrong. A couple of lucky guesses.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-22/weekly-news-quiz-friday-august-22/105680708
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 8 degrees at the back door, lightly overcast and getting light. The sun is due to rise in about 10 minutes. We are forecast 17 degrees with a shower or two.Gardening planned for today. Those weeds just don’t stop.
They are going gangbustas.
Brindabellas said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Just got home from a brigade meeting, I have a lot of stuff to do tomorrow.I’ve got the day off tomorrow, I have a GP appointment booked at 9.40. A haircut in the afternoon, and some food shopping in between.
It’s my birthday – going to the market to get yummy provisions, having lunch with husband and son ( and Princess Cordelia) and then plan on having some wine while watching a movie.
HBB. :)
Normally fog would have lifted by now. I guess I’m driving to school in the fog. Oh yay.
Divine Angel said:
7/10. Got the sport questions, and the one about Melania, wrong. A couple of lucky guesses.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-22/weekly-news-quiz-friday-august-22/105680708
6/10. I knew some of them.
Brindabellas said:
party_pants said:
Brindabellas said:It’s my birthday – going to the market to get yummy provisions, having lunch with husband and son ( and Princess Cordelia) and then plan on having some wine while watching a movie.
hope you have a happy day :)
are you planning on white or red wine? or just whatever people give you as gifts :)
Probably some bubbles
and HBB to Neddles for the weekend. It’s a big time of year, it was Dad’s birthday on the 16th and Joel’s (aka Sharkboy) birthday on the 6th
Oooh, a birthday! I hope it’s a happy one, Brindabellas :)
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
7/10. Got the sport questions, and the one about Melania, wrong. A couple of lucky guesses.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-22/weekly-news-quiz-friday-august-22/105680708
6/10. I knew some of them.
8/10
I should have stopped at 8/8, of which 6 were guesses.
Tantanoola Tiger – that poor creature. Why are humans so disgusting?
Brindabellas said:
Feeling sorry for my poor son. Nothing comes easy. Had migraines for all of his mid teens, but managed to get into the ANU to do his performance and composition music degree, Then came Covid and put a hold on doing any international study and delayed his degree. Then he starts his Phd, and just moves into an apartment with his girlfriend, and then they basically close the ANU school of music – so he will have to transfer to another Uni – it sucks!
Pharque!
:(
thanks
SCIENCE said:
thanks
for?
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:thanks
for?
Probably just thanking God for fixing the cataracts of Sam’s mum.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:thanks
for?
Probably just thanking God for fixing the cataracts of Sam’s mum.
I see..
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:thanks
for?
being you.
ChrispenEvan said:
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:thanks
for?
being you.
Brindabellas said:
Feeling sorry for my poor son. Nothing comes easy. Had migraines for all of his mid teens, but managed to get into the ANU to do his performance and composition music degree, Then came Covid and put a hold on doing any international study and delayed his degree. Then he starts his Phd, and just moves into an apartment with his girlfriend, and then they basically close the ANU school of music – so he will have to transfer to another Uni – it sucks!
Damn, another hurdle.
Brindabellas said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Just got home from a brigade meeting, I have a lot of stuff to do tomorrow.I’ve got the day off tomorrow, I have a GP appointment booked at 9.40. A haircut in the afternoon, and some food shopping in between.
It’s my birthday – going to the market to get yummy provisions, having lunch with husband and son ( and Princess Cordelia) and then plan on having some wine while watching a movie.
Many Happy Returns of the Day :)
Greetings
bon anniversaire, Brindabellas.
In other news:
there was video on the TV news this morning (which i can’t find on the internet) of an arson attack last night on a Qld tobacco shop, where the arsonist managed to set fire to the interior of his getaway car, and the car can be seen speeiding away withthe interior filled with fire, and flames shooting out of the windows.
Mrs S and me had an amusing minute or so, with quips like ‘a flaming good job there’, ‘those cars have really effective heaters’, and ‘i wonder if his name is Bernie?’, etc. etc.
captain_spalding said:
bon anniversaire, Brindabellas.In other news:
there was video on the TV news this morning (which i can’t find on the internet) of an arson attack last night on a Qld tobacco shop, where the arsonist managed to set fire to the interior of his getaway car, and the car can be seen speeiding away withthe interior filled with fire, and flames shooting out of the windows.
Mrs S and me had an amusing minute or so, with quips like ‘a flaming good job there’, ‘those cars have really effective heaters’, and ‘i wonder if his name is Bernie?’, etc. etc.
Haven’t seen that, but LOL
Cymek said:
Greetings
Greetings to you.
Cymek said:
Greetings
Hello.
Brindabellas said:
Feeling sorry for my poor son. Nothing comes easy. Had migraines for all of his mid teens, but managed to get into the ANU to do his performance and composition music degree, Then came Covid and put a hold on doing any international study and delayed his degree. Then he starts his Phd, and just moves into an apartment with his girlfriend, and then they basically close the ANU school of music – so he will have to transfer to another Uni – it sucks!
My sympathies. Some people seem to get dealt dud cards a lot.
Mrs S had endometriosis, which caused much pain for many years. Then, she had crippling knee pains, which needed surgery to put right. Then, she got breast cancer, which, thankfully, seems to have been beaten. Then she had a nerve pinched between two vertebrae, causing devastating and constant sciatic pain, for which she recently had back surgery. Now, she has severely painful bowel problems, which are, apparently, not uncomomon after such surgery. Although the stomach pains might just now be beginning to ease.
captain_spalding said:
Brindabellas said:
Feeling sorry for my poor son. Nothing comes easy. Had migraines for all of his mid teens, but managed to get into the ANU to do his performance and composition music degree, Then came Covid and put a hold on doing any international study and delayed his degree. Then he starts his Phd, and just moves into an apartment with his girlfriend, and then they basically close the ANU school of music – so he will have to transfer to another Uni – it sucks!
My sympathies. Some people seem to get dealt dud cards a lot.
Mrs S had endometriosis, which caused much pain for many years. Then, she had crippling knee pains, which needed surgery to put right. Then, she got breast cancer, which, thankfully, seems to have been beaten. Then she had a nerve pinched between two vertebrae, causing devastating and constant sciatic pain, for which she recently had back surgery. Now, she has severely painful bowel problems, which are, apparently, not uncomomon after such surgery. Although the stomach pains might just now be beginning to ease.
That isn’t good, sorry to hear that
A Rare Black Moon is Coming This August!
On August 22–23 (depending on where you are), the skies will host a special astronomical event — a seasonal Black Moon. This happens when there are four new moons in one season, and this third one is the rare guest, appearing only once every 33 months.
During this phase, the Moon will be hidden completely from sight, its dark side turned toward us. While the Moon itself won’t be visible, the absence of its glow means the night sky will be at its darkest, offering incredible stargazing opportunities.
Best viewing times:
August 22 – Western US & Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, parts of Mexico, Pacific islands
August 23 – Eastern/Central US, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand
Find a spot far from city lights and enjoy one of nature’s rarest sky shows. The Moon may be hidden, but the universe will be shining brighter than ever.
GFG!!!
Cymek said:
captain_spalding said:
Brindabellas said:
Feeling sorry for my poor son. Nothing comes easy. Had migraines for all of his mid teens, but managed to get into the ANU to do his performance and composition music degree, Then came Covid and put a hold on doing any international study and delayed his degree. Then he starts his Phd, and just moves into an apartment with his girlfriend, and then they basically close the ANU school of music – so he will have to transfer to another Uni – it sucks!
My sympathies. Some people seem to get dealt dud cards a lot.
Mrs S had endometriosis, which caused much pain for many years. Then, she had crippling knee pains, which needed surgery to put right. Then, she got breast cancer, which, thankfully, seems to have been beaten. Then she had a nerve pinched between two vertebrae, causing devastating and constant sciatic pain, for which she recently had back surgery. Now, she has severely painful bowel problems, which are, apparently, not uncomomon after such surgery. Although the stomach pains might just now be beginning to ease.
That isn’t good, sorry to hear that
Thanks, Cymek. I know very well that you have ‘a lot going on in your life’, too. So, thanks.
ChrispenEvan said:
A Rare Black Moon is Coming This August!On August 22–23 (depending on where you are), the skies will host a special astronomical event — a seasonal Black Moon. This happens when there are four new moons in one season, and this third one is the rare guest, appearing only once every 33 months.
During this phase, the Moon will be hidden completely from sight, its dark side turned toward us. While the Moon itself won’t be visible, the absence of its glow means the night sky will be at its darkest, offering incredible stargazing opportunities.
Best viewing times:
August 22 – Western US & Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, parts of Mexico, Pacific islands
August 23 – Eastern/Central US, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, New ZealandFind a spot far from city lights and enjoy one of nature’s rarest sky shows. The Moon may be hidden, but the universe will be shining brighter than ever.
GFG!!!
A Black Moon now.
ABC News:
captain_spalding said:
Brindabellas said:
Feeling sorry for my poor son. Nothing comes easy. Had migraines for all of his mid teens, but managed to get into the ANU to do his performance and composition music degree, Then came Covid and put a hold on doing any international study and delayed his degree. Then he starts his Phd, and just moves into an apartment with his girlfriend, and then they basically close the ANU school of music – so he will have to transfer to another Uni – it sucks!
My sympathies. Some people seem to get dealt dud cards a lot.
Mrs S had endometriosis, which caused much pain for many years. Then, she had crippling knee pains, which needed surgery to put right. Then, she got breast cancer, which, thankfully, seems to have been beaten. Then she had a nerve pinched between two vertebrae, causing devastating and constant sciatic pain, for which she recently had back surgery. Now, she has severely painful bowel problems, which are, apparently, not uncomomon after such surgery. Although the stomach pains might just now be beginning to ease.
It’s a cruel list indeed.
My older sister has various chronic problems as a result of successful radiotherapy treatment for cancer. Including chronic diarrhoea and a weakened immune system, which means she gets every cold and cough going and they last a lot longer than normal.
A Mr / Miss / They men joke in there
Gender politics have dominated headlines over the past few days courtesy of transgender woman Roxanne Tickle going to court to prove that female-only spaces were illegal if they excluded trans women.
Gay and trans rights advocates Equality Australia has thrown its weight behind Ms Tickle’s fight with Giggle app founder Sall Grover.
Ms Grover had rejected Ms Tickle from the female-only networking app on the grounds the applicant was born a man. The Lesbian Action Group has thrown in behind Ms Grover.
Equality Australia’s application to get involved in the case will be decided on August 4, when Ms Grover’s appeal is heard.
Great day in old Brisbane town, the rain has gone, suns out and it’s going to be a warm 24.
Might do a spot of mowing.
Sunny fine here.
85 mm wet over last couple of days. Minor flooding.
Could really use an extended dry spell…
Cymek said:
A Mr / Miss / They men joke in thereGender politics have dominated headlines over the past few days courtesy of transgender woman Roxanne Tickle going to court to prove that female-only spaces were illegal if they excluded trans women.
Gay and trans rights advocates Equality Australia has thrown its weight behind Ms Tickle’s fight with Giggle app founder Sall Grover.
Ms Grover had rejected Ms Tickle from the female-only networking app on the grounds the applicant was born a man. The Lesbian Action Group has thrown in behind Ms Grover.
Equality Australia’s application to get involved in the case will be decided on August 4, when Ms Grover’s appeal is heard.
Ms Tickle and Ms Giggle, has to be a send up.
Peak Warming Man said:
ChrispenEvan said:
A Rare Black Moon is Coming This August!On August 22–23 (depending on where you are), the skies will host a special astronomical event — a seasonal Black Moon. This happens when there are four new moons in one season, and this third one is the rare guest, appearing only once every 33 months.
During this phase, the Moon will be hidden completely from sight, its dark side turned toward us. While the Moon itself won’t be visible, the absence of its glow means the night sky will be at its darkest, offering incredible stargazing opportunities.
Best viewing times:
August 22 – Western US & Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, parts of Mexico, Pacific islands
August 23 – Eastern/Central US, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, New ZealandFind a spot far from city lights and enjoy one of nature’s rarest sky shows. The Moon may be hidden, but the universe will be shining brighter than ever.
GFG!!!
A Black Moon now.
If you won’t be able to see it, then there is no point in looking at it.
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:
A Mr / Miss / They men joke in thereGender politics have dominated headlines over the past few days courtesy of transgender woman Roxanne Tickle going to court to prove that female-only spaces were illegal if they excluded trans women.
Gay and trans rights advocates Equality Australia has thrown its weight behind Ms Tickle’s fight with Giggle app founder Sall Grover.
Ms Grover had rejected Ms Tickle from the female-only networking app on the grounds the applicant was born a man. The Lesbian Action Group has thrown in behind Ms Grover.
Equality Australia’s application to get involved in the case will be decided on August 4, when Ms Grover’s appeal is heard.
Ms Tickle and Ms Giggle, has to be a send up.
All that is needed is a Ms Slap to be involved.
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
ChrispenEvan said:
A Rare Black Moon is Coming This August!On August 22–23 (depending on where you are), the skies will host a special astronomical event — a seasonal Black Moon. This happens when there are four new moons in one season, and this third one is the rare guest, appearing only once every 33 months.
During this phase, the Moon will be hidden completely from sight, its dark side turned toward us. While the Moon itself won’t be visible, the absence of its glow means the night sky will be at its darkest, offering incredible stargazing opportunities.
Best viewing times:
August 22 – Western US & Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, parts of Mexico, Pacific islands
August 23 – Eastern/Central US, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, New ZealandFind a spot far from city lights and enjoy one of nature’s rarest sky shows. The Moon may be hidden, but the universe will be shining brighter than ever.
GFG!!!
A Black Moon now.
If you won’t be able to see it, then there is no point in looking at it.
How can we know what colour it is if we don’t look at it?
The Rev Dodgson said:
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:A Black Moon now.
If you won’t be able to see it, then there is no point in looking at it.
How can we know what colour it is if we don’t look at it?
Take an orange into an enclosed room, and switch off the light.
It’ll be the same colour as that.
Maybe.
I sometimes wonder why this sort of theft isn’t more common.. especially as we had a couple of overdue credit cards turn up yesterday.
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
ChrispenEvan said:
A Rare Black Moon is Coming This August!On August 22–23 (depending on where you are), the skies will host a special astronomical event — a seasonal Black Moon. This happens when there are four new moons in one season, and this third one is the rare guest, appearing only once every 33 months.
During this phase, the Moon will be hidden completely from sight, its dark side turned toward us. While the Moon itself won’t be visible, the absence of its glow means the night sky will be at its darkest, offering incredible stargazing opportunities.
Best viewing times:
August 22 – Western US & Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, parts of Mexico, Pacific islands
August 23 – Eastern/Central US, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, New ZealandFind a spot far from city lights and enjoy one of nature’s rarest sky shows. The Moon may be hidden, but the universe will be shining brighter than ever.
GFG!!!
A Black Moon now.
If you won’t be able to see it, then there is no point in looking at it.
The stars were really bright against the black sky.
Ian said:
I sometimes wonder why this sort of theft isn’t more common.. especially as we had a couple of overdue credit cards turn up yesterday.
Awareness perhaps and the bank contacted before it gets bad.
Apps for banks allow you to suspended your card easily
Cymek said:
Ian said:
I sometimes wonder why this sort of theft isn’t more common.. especially as we had a couple of overdue credit cards turn up yesterday.
Awareness perhaps and the bank contacted before it gets bad.
Apps for banks allow you to suspended your card easily
Yeah. These cards were only a few days late.. not sure quite what the waiting period is supposed to be…
Oh happy days.
roughbarked said:
Oh happy days.
“Old age” is the least of his faults. He’s only 54 FFS.
A mere lad.
Ian said:
Cymek said:
Ian said:
I sometimes wonder why this sort of theft isn’t more common.. especially as we had a couple of overdue credit cards turn up yesterday.
Awareness perhaps and the bank contacted before it gets bad.
Apps for banks allow you to suspended your card easily
Yeah. These cards were only a few days late.. not sure quite what the waiting period is supposed to be…
With my new cards you have to log into online banking to activate it.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
Oh happy days.
“Old age” is the least of his faults. He’s only 54 FFS.
A mere lad.
Become a liason between us and China and slag off Australia for not obeying
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
Oh happy days.
“Old age” is the least of his faults. He’s only 54 FFS.
A mere lad.
True but any excuse.
ChrispenEvan said:
Ian said:
Cymek said:Awareness perhaps and the bank contacted before it gets bad.
Apps for banks allow you to suspended your card easily
Yeah. These cards were only a few days late.. not sure quite what the waiting period is supposed to be…
With my new cards you have to log into online banking to activate it.
That is true, yes
So it much be more involved than just pinching the card from a letterbox.
I know that people have had their confirmation mobile number changed without their knowledge and the criminals then can authorise the payments
roughbarked said:
Oh happy days.
Dutton is old.
He needs to let go of 1950.
That’s why the libs lost so badly.
Tau.Neutrino said:
roughbarked said:
Oh happy days.
Dutton is old.
He needs to let go of 1950.
That’s why the libs lost so badly.
so he’s younger than the USSA dictator
I seem to be having a fit of the fatigues. So I’m going to lie down and read, and I expect I’ll have a nap. Shouldn’t wake up at 5.30am really.
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The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
Oh happy days.
“Old age” is the least of his faults. He’s only 54 FFS.
A mere lad.
he’s clearly lying :)
ChrispenEvan said:
Ian said:
Cymek said:Awareness perhaps and the bank contacted before it gets bad.
Apps for banks allow you to suspended your card easily
Yeah. These cards were only a few days late.. not sure quite what the waiting period is supposed to be…
With my new cards you have to log into online banking to activate it.
Sure. But this obviously is not a barrier for these thieves.
Reading an article on an golden penguin and its rarity.
Would these types of animals die off in that one generation, as being unusual they may not attract a mate
Thank you Buffy
From Cecily
As icky as it sounds could AI be trained to recognise abuse from video footage and alert someone.
The purpose otherwise seems to be gathering evidence after abuse has occurred and reported or the scare tactic I’m being watched.
Which it is after reading the news story
“Police tell us that this can be an important aspect in deterring bad behaviour, and where bad behaviour does occur, it can be important in their investigation to catch the crooks afterwards.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-22/cctv-trial-childcare-centres-rolled-out-october-or-november/105686460
Divine Angel said:
Thank you Buffy
From Cecily
How was dress up day ?
Cymek said:
As icky as it sounds could AI be trained to recognise abuse from video footage and alert someone.The purpose otherwise seems to be gathering evidence after abuse has occurred and reported or the scare tactic I’m being watched.
Which it is after reading the news story“Police tell us that this can be an important aspect in deterring bad behaviour, and where bad behaviour does occur, it can be important in their investigation to catch the crooks afterwards.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-22/cctv-trial-childcare-centres-rolled-out-october-or-november/105686460
Ha, I just joked about that. Drove past a car of a security company, whose slogan is something about human security. I joked, “human security? As opposed to AI?” but here we are.
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
Thank you Buffy
From Cecily
How was dress up day ?
Goooooooooooood
from Cecily
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
Thank you Buffy
From Cecily
How was dress up day ?
Goooooooooooood
from Cecily
That is good, well done mum
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:How was dress up day ?
Goooooooooooood
from Cecily
That is good, well done mum
Cheshire cat could go invisible, yeah? Young lass probably had a friend carry around a cut out of a smile, and then stayed home watching Disney…
furious said:
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:Goooooooooooood
from Cecily
That is good, well done mum
Cheshire cat could go invisible, yeah? Young lass probably had a friend carry around a cut out of a smile, and then stayed home watching Disney…
Someone actually did go as the Invisible Man. The kid was behind the actual costume, which consisted of a whole human outfit held in place with wires and a box in front of the kid. It was awesome.
Also a kid, maybe year 5? who dressed up as Player 456 from Squid Game, which, apart from being a gruesome and violent piece of media, isn’t even a book.
Divine Angel said:
furious said:
Cymek said:That is good, well done mum
Cheshire cat could go invisible, yeah? Young lass probably had a friend carry around a cut out of a smile, and then stayed home watching Disney…
Someone actually did go as the Invisible Man. The kid was behind the actual costume, which consisted of a whole human outfit held in place with wires and a box in front of the kid. It was awesome.
Also a kid, maybe year 5? who dressed up as Player 456 from Squid Game, which, apart from being a gruesome and violent piece of media, isn’t even a book.
soooooo many non-book related characters…
Divine Angel said:
furious said:
Cymek said:That is good, well done mum
Cheshire cat could go invisible, yeah? Young lass probably had a friend carry around a cut out of a smile, and then stayed home watching Disney…
Someone actually did go as the Invisible Man. The kid was behind the actual costume, which consisted of a whole human outfit held in place with wires and a box in front of the kid. It was awesome.
Also a kid, maybe year 5? who dressed up as Player 456 from Squid Game, which, apart from being a gruesome and violent piece of media, isn’t even a book.
The 456 were the bad aliens in Torchwood as well
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:
furious said:Cheshire cat could go invisible, yeah? Young lass probably had a friend carry around a cut out of a smile, and then stayed home watching Disney…
Someone actually did go as the Invisible Man. The kid was behind the actual costume, which consisted of a whole human outfit held in place with wires and a box in front of the kid. It was awesome.
Also a kid, maybe year 5? who dressed up as Player 456 from Squid Game, which, apart from being a gruesome and violent piece of media, isn’t even a book.
soooooo many non-book related characters…
A lot of Minecraft costumes. Not as many Elsas as previous years though. Harry Potter and Dr Seuss characters are always favourites.
Divine Angel said:
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:Someone actually did go as the Invisible Man. The kid was behind the actual costume, which consisted of a whole human outfit held in place with wires and a box in front of the kid. It was awesome.
Also a kid, maybe year 5? who dressed up as Player 456 from Squid Game, which, apart from being a gruesome and violent piece of media, isn’t even a book.
soooooo many non-book related characters…
A lot of Minecraft costumes. Not as many Elsas as previous years though. Harry Potter and Dr Seuss characters are always favourites.
we did Glinda this year
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:
diddly-squat said:soooooo many non-book related characters…
A lot of Minecraft costumes. Not as many Elsas as previous years though. Harry Potter and Dr Seuss characters are always favourites.
we did Glinda this year
I saw a few Elphabas and one Dorothy. No Glindas. The principal dressed as Rapunzel; all the admin ladies dressed as Disney princesses but those are loosely based on books so they pass. The librarian’s costume was fantastic, she dressed as a person in a hot air balloon from Around the World in Eighty Days.
It finally happened.
I live on a corner. People drive like maniacs around that corner. Today, idiot #1 drove into the back of idiot #2. A lot of swearing, Idiot #2 screaming at Idiot #1 that he’s ruined his “sixty thousand dollar body paint job”. No fisticuffs; I would’ve called the police.
Divine Angel said:
Thank you Buffy
From Cecily
:)
I forgot to ask for them this week. Maybe the promotion has finished?
Divine Angel said:
It finally happened.I live on a corner. People drive like maniacs around that corner. Today, idiot #1 drove into the back of idiot #2. A lot of swearing, Idiot #2 screaming at Idiot #1 that he’s ruined his “sixty thousand dollar body paint job”. No fisticuffs; I would’ve called the police.
60k for a paint job, old mate got robbed. But if you can afford that, then you can afford insurance…
furious said:
Divine Angel said:
It finally happened.I live on a corner. People drive like maniacs around that corner. Today, idiot #1 drove into the back of idiot #2. A lot of swearing, Idiot #2 screaming at Idiot #1 that he’s ruined his “sixty thousand dollar body paint job”. No fisticuffs; I would’ve called the police.
60k for a paint job, old mate got robbed. But if you can afford that, then you can afford insurance…
Hence Idiot #2.
Divine Angel said:
It finally happened.I live on a corner. People drive like maniacs around that corner. Today, idiot #1 drove into the back of idiot #2. A lot of swearing, Idiot #2 screaming at Idiot #1 that he’s ruined his “sixty thousand dollar body paint job”. No fisticuffs; I would’ve called the police.
You need to put up a big sign on the corner: “No maniacs please”.
and another on the other side: “No riff-raff past this point”. 😁
Divine Angel said:
furious said:
Divine Angel said:
It finally happened.
I live on a corner. People drive like maniacs around that corner. Today, idiot #1 drove into the back of idiot #2. A lot of swearing, Idiot #2 screaming at Idiot #1 that he’s ruined his “sixty thousand dollar body paint job”. No fisticuffs; I would’ve called the police.
60k for a paint job, old mate got robbed. But if you can afford that, then you can afford insurance…
Hence Idiot #2.
did they at least smash the boat as well
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
furious said:
60k for a paint job, old mate got robbed. But if you can afford that, then you can afford insurance…
Hence Idiot #2.
did they at least smash the boat as well
No 😢
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
It finally happened.I live on a corner. People drive like maniacs around that corner. Today, idiot #1 drove into the back of idiot #2. A lot of swearing, Idiot #2 screaming at Idiot #1 that he’s ruined his “sixty thousand dollar body paint job”. No fisticuffs; I would’ve called the police.
You need to put up a big sign on the corner: “No maniacs please”.
and another on the other side: “No riff-raff past this point”. 😁
So none of us can visit with that criteria
Cymek said:
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
It finally happened.I live on a corner. People drive like maniacs around that corner. Today, idiot #1 drove into the back of idiot #2. A lot of swearing, Idiot #2 screaming at Idiot #1 that he’s ruined his “sixty thousand dollar body paint job”. No fisticuffs; I would’ve called the police.
You need to put up a big sign on the corner: “No maniacs please”.
and another on the other side: “No riff-raff past this point”. 😁
So none of us can visit with that criteria
The forum’s riffraff have already been to my house.
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
Woodie said:You need to put up a big sign on the corner: “No maniacs please”.
and another on the other side: “No riff-raff past this point”. 😁
So none of us can visit with that criteria
The forum’s riffraff have already been to my house.
not all of us.
Well, I’m going to have a beer.
I was waiting for the pharmacy to call to tell me when my order was ready. Guess it will have to wait till tomorrow now.
“Here we all are, sitting in a rainbow.
Oh hello Mrs Jones, how’s your Berts lumbago.”
Beautiful lyrics.
You don’t hear much about lumbago these days.
Peak Warming Man said:
You don’t hear much about lumbago these days.
No.
Peak Warming Man said:
You don’t hear much about lumbago these days.
or plumbago for that matter.
“Lumbago is an outdated term for acute, chronic, or recurrent lower back pain, often characterized by a sudden, sharp ache in the lower back that can radiate into the buttocks or legs. It can stem from muscle strain, poor posture, obesity, sedentary lifestyles, or underlying medical conditions like a slipped disc. While many cases resolve within weeks, treatment involves staying active, short-term pain medication, physical therapy, and lifestyle adjustments like maintaining a healthy weight and avoiding heavy lifting.”
AI recons it’s outdated, but what would they know.
Peak Warming Man said:
You don’t hear much about lumbago these days.
Nor chilblains or bunions for that matter.
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
You don’t hear much about lumbago these days.
or plumbago for that matter.
No.
Zhivago
SCIENCE said:
Zhivago
He was a doctor and I bet he knew what chilblains and lumbago and bunions were, and the ague.
Peak Warming Man said:
You don’t hear much about lumbago these days.
Madonna sang a song about it.
“Last night I dreamt of lumbago
Just like I’d never gone, I knew the song
A young girl with eyes like the desert
It all seems like yesterday, not far away…”
Madonna also sang,
“It’s like a dream
No end and no beginning
You’re here with me
It’s like a dream
Level crossing”
No one sings about level crossings anymore.
Peak Warming Man said:
SCIENCE said:
Zhivago
He was a doctor and I bet he knew what chilblains and lumbago and bunions were, and the ague.
….. and the quinsy.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Lumbago is an outdated term for acute, chronic, or recurrent lower back pain, often characterized by a sudden, sharp ache in the lower back that can radiate into the buttocks or legs.
So… sciatica?
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
You don’t hear much about lumbago these days.
Madonna sang a song about it.
“Last night I dreamt of lumbago
Just like I’d never gone, I knew the song
A young girl with eyes like the desert
It all seems like yesterday, not far away…”
hehehehe
Divine Angel said:
Madonna also sang,“It’s like a dream
No end and no beginning
You’re here with me
It’s like a dream
Level crossing”No one sings about level crossings anymore.
I think that’s a Lady something something.
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Lumbago is an outdated term for acute, chronic, or recurrent lower back pain, often characterized by a sudden, sharp ache in the lower back that can radiate into the buttocks or legs.
So… sciatica?
No. That’s an island south of Italy.
Divine Angel said:
Madonna also sang,“It’s like a dream
No end and no beginning
You’re here with me
It’s like a dream
Level crossing”No one sings about level crossings anymore.
Fascinating Aida sang,
“I wish I’d never heard of herpes.
I must admit I’m far from chirpy
Since I discovered what I’d caught!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP7msW6mHlE
No one sings about herpes any more.
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
Woodie said:You need to put up a big sign on the corner: “No maniacs please”.
and another on the other side: “No riff-raff past this point”. 😁
So none of us can visit with that criteria
The forum’s riffraff have already been to my house.
No I haven’t.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Here we all are, sitting in a rainbow.
Oh hello Mrs Jones, how’s your Berts lumbago.”Beautiful lyrics.
Lazy Sunday afternoon. Got no time to worry.
btm said:
Divine Angel said:
Madonna also sang,“It’s like a dream
No end and no beginning
You’re here with me
It’s like a dream
Level crossing”No one sings about level crossings anymore.
Fascinating Aida sang,
“I wish I’d never heard of herpes.
I must admit I’m far from chirpy
Since I discovered what I’d caught!”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP7msW6mHlE
No one sings about herpes any more.
Pity. I’d have thought songs about herpes would be… catchy.
Divine Angel said:
btm said:
Divine Angel said:
Madonna also sang,“It’s like a dream
No end and no beginning
You’re here with me
It’s like a dream
Level crossing”No one sings about level crossings anymore.
Fascinating Aida sang,
“I wish I’d never heard of herpes.
I must admit I’m far from chirpy
Since I discovered what I’d caught!”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP7msW6mHlE
No one sings about herpes any more.
Pity. I’d have thought songs about herpes would be… catchy.
Ha.
Divine Angel said:
btm said:
Divine Angel said:
Madonna also sang,“It’s like a dream
No end and no beginning
You’re here with me
It’s like a dream
Level crossing”No one sings about level crossings anymore.
Fascinating Aida sang,
“I wish I’d never heard of herpes.
I must admit I’m far from chirpy
Since I discovered what I’d caught!”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP7msW6mHlE
No one sings about herpes any more.
Pity. I’d have thought songs about herpes would be… catchy.
There are very few pop songs written about fishing. Even though it is a very popular pastime.
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Lumbago is an outdated term for acute, chronic, or recurrent lower back pain, often characterized by a sudden, sharp ache in the lower back that can radiate into the buttocks or legs.
So… sciatica?
No. That’s an island south of Italy.
The lumbago of Italy. Sicily.
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
btm said:Fascinating Aida sang,
“I wish I’d never heard of herpes.
I must admit I’m far from chirpy
Since I discovered what I’d caught!”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP7msW6mHlE
No one sings about herpes any more.
Pity. I’d have thought songs about herpes would be… catchy.
There are very few pop songs written about fishing. Even though it is a very popular pastime.
Richard Braughtigan wrote a book about trout fishing in America.
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
You don’t hear much about lumbago these days.
Madonna sang a song about it.
“Last night I dreamt of lumbago
Just like I’d never gone, I knew the song
A young girl with eyes like the desert
It all seems like yesterday, not far away…”
Mondegreen is what I’m thinking of.
Divine Angel said:
btm said:
Divine Angel said:
Madonna also sang,“It’s like a dream
No end and no beginning
You’re here with me
It’s like a dream
Level crossing”No one sings about level crossings anymore.
Fascinating Aida sang,
“I wish I’d never heard of herpes.
I must admit I’m far from chirpy
Since I discovered what I’d caught!”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP7msW6mHlE
No one sings about herpes any more.
Pity. I’d have thought songs about herpes would be… catchy.
shakes head
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
You don’t hear much about lumbago these days.
Madonna sang a song about it.
“Last night I dreamt of lumbago
Just like I’d never gone, I knew the song
A young girl with eyes like the desert
It all seems like yesterday, not far away…”
Mondegreen is what I’m thinking of.
Ye Highlands and ye Lawlands,
Oh where have you been?
They have slain the Earl o’ Moray
And layd him on the green.
Sad today I learned that my old next door neighbour whom I’ve known since we were teenagers is in hospital and likely will go to a nursing home. Advanced Parkinson’s and dementia.
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
You don’t hear much about lumbago these days.
Madonna sang a song about it.
“Last night I dreamt of lumbago
Just like I’d never gone, I knew the song
A young girl with eyes like the desert
It all seems like yesterday, not far away…”
Mondegreen is what I’m thinking of.
No no, it’s Mondo Rock.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondo_Rock
roughbarked said:
Sad today I learned that my old next door neighbour whom I’ve known since we were teenagers is in hospital and likely will go to a nursing home. Advanced Parkinson’s and dementia.
Damn, that sucks.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Sad today I learned that my old next door neighbour whom I’ve known since we were teenagers is in hospital and likely will go to a nursing home. Advanced Parkinson’s and dementia.
Damn, that sucks.
It does. He used to be an amazing cartoonist and impromtu joke writer. A fantastic rock singer and all that.
Evening all.
Busy day, and I finally got the seatainer wrapped.
The flir shows a 15 degree reduction in temps inside.
Kingy said:
Evening all.Busy day, and I finally got the seatainer wrapped.
The flir shows a 15 degree reduction in temps inside.
Way kewlies. 😎
At that rate, if you put another layer on, you’d be able to keep ya beer in there, hey what but!
Parpyone must be sleeping it off.
Woodie said:
Parpyone must be sleeping it off.
it being a bottle of brandy?
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
You don’t hear much about lumbago these days.
Madonna sang a song about it.
“Last night I dreamt of lumbago
Just like I’d never gone, I knew the song
A young girl with eyes like the desert
It all seems like yesterday, not far away…”
Mondegreen is what I’m thinking of.
Lazy Sunday Afternoon, Small Faces.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Here we all are, sitting in a rainbow.
Oh hello Mrs Jones, how’s your Berts lumbago.”Beautiful lyrics.
Don’t mind me. I hadn’t read your earlier contribution.
Sorry.
Probably more like a lazy Saturday early morning.
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
You don’t hear much about lumbago these days.
or plumbago for that matter.
Are you leading us on?
Sunny and 24 today. Excellent day for washing, which is what I’ll be doing while Mini Me is at basketball.
There’s also an author talk at the library. January Gilchrist, whose debut novel was set in Katoomba as she stayed there for a writers’ retreat. I haven’t read the book but I’ll purchase it while I’m at the event. Having a novel set in the Blue Mts is why I’m going. In my mind, I only left the Blue Mts a few years ago, but I’ve actually been in Qld since 2007!
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 6 degrees at the back door, overcast and still. There was some rain during the night, under a millimetre though. We are forecast a partly cloudy 15 degrees with a slight chance of a shower.
I’m going on a Fungi Foray with the Hamilton Field Naturalists this morning. I’ve never been on a formal Foray before. Usually I just wander around on my own or with my bushwandering friend.
Divine Angel said:
Sunny and 24 today. Excellent day for washing, which is what I’ll be doing while Mini Me is at basketball.There’s also an author talk at the library. January Gilchrist, whose debut novel was set in Katoomba as she stayed there for a writers’ retreat. I haven’t read the book but I’ll purchase it while I’m at the event. Having a novel set in the Blue Mts is why I’m going. In my mind, I only left the Blue Mts a few years ago, but I’ve actually been in Qld since 2007!
My gosh! Nearly 20 years!
fknel 2007 we remember those times back when we were still young and fresh and hopeful
Good morning everybody.
It’s currently 12.5° C, 85% RH, clear and there’s a light air. BoM forecasts a top of 25° C and possibly some cloud, but not much chance of rain.
I woke very early and got up to a bright starry sky, after lying in bed for an hour and a half. I read a bit of stuff here and some news, then blanched a kilo of pork belly, half of which it Intend to convert into Chairman Mao’s red-braised pork belly for dinner tonight. It’s a moderately complicated recipe with varying proportions of ingredients according to the electric internet. But it looks very yummy. Wish me luck.
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.It’s currently 12.5° C, 85% RH, clear and there’s a light air. BoM forecasts a top of 25° C and possibly some cloud, but not much chance of rain.
I woke very early and got up to a bright starry sky, after lying in bed for an hour and a half. I read a bit of stuff here and some news, then blanched a kilo of pork belly, half of which it Intend to convert into Chairman Mao’s red-braised pork belly for dinner tonight. It’s a moderately complicated recipe with varying proportions of ingredients according to the electric internet. But it looks very yummy. Wish me luck.
Good luck and Godspeed.
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.It’s currently 12.5° C, 85% RH, clear and there’s a light air. BoM forecasts a top of 25° C and possibly some cloud, but not much chance of rain.
I woke very early and got up to a bright starry sky, after lying in bed for an hour and a half. I read a bit of stuff here and some news, then blanched a kilo of pork belly, half of which it Intend to convert into Chairman Mao’s red-braised pork belly for dinner tonight. It’s a moderately complicated recipe with varying proportions of ingredients according to the electric internet. But it looks very yummy. Wish me luck.
Not dissimilar to something I make called Vietnamese Sweet and Salty Pork Belly. Salty as hell but extremely yummy and quite easy to make. I can’t see a recipe online, mine is in a book. I’ll type it into the recipe thread when I get back from the fungi foray this afternoon.
Speaking of fungi. Was hoeing some grass the other day and because I couldn’t see it under the grass a whole lot of Scleroderma got hoed out. 
roughbarked said:
Speaking of fungi. Was hoeing some grass the other day and because I couldn’t see it under the grass a whole lot of Scleroderma got hoed out.
¿ you used a hoe to dig up 16 pieces of grass ?
buffy said:
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.It’s currently 12.5° C, 85% RH, clear and there’s a light air. BoM forecasts a top of 25° C and possibly some cloud, but not much chance of rain.
I woke very early and got up to a bright starry sky, after lying in bed for an hour and a half. I read a bit of stuff here and some news, then blanched a kilo of pork belly, half of which it Intend to convert into Chairman Mao’s red-braised pork belly for dinner tonight. It’s a moderately complicated recipe with varying proportions of ingredients according to the electric internet. But it looks very yummy. Wish me luck.
Not dissimilar to something I make called Vietnamese Sweet and Salty Pork Belly. Salty as hell but extremely yummy and quite easy to make. I can’t see a recipe online, mine is in a book. I’ll type it into the recipe thread when I get back from the fungi foray this afternoon.
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
Speaking of fungi. Was hoeing some grass the other day and because I couldn’t see it under the grass a whole lot of Scleroderma got hoed out.
¿ you used a hoe to dig up 16 pieces of grass ?
No. That’s what was left after I removed barrow loads.
Morning pilgrims, track a soft 4, weather fine.
Over.
roughbarked said:
ABC “quote” quiz. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-23/abc-quote-quiz-august-23/105688802
6
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
ABC “quote” quiz. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-23/abc-quote-quiz-august-23/105688802
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wait what about CHINA now
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
ABC “quote” quiz. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-23/abc-quote-quiz-august-23/105688802
6
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Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
ABC “quote” quiz. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-23/abc-quote-quiz-august-23/105688802
6
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+1
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
Speaking of fungi. Was hoeing some grass the other day and because I couldn’t see it under the grass a whole lot of Scleroderma got hoed out.
¿ you used a hoe to dig up 16 pieces of grass ?
Yes. Mr Barked has a skanky hoe.
Woodie said:
SCIENCE said:roughbarked said:
Speaking of fungi. Was hoeing some grass the other day and because I couldn’t see it under the grass a whole lot of Scleroderma got hoed out.
¿ you used a hoe to dig up 16 pieces of grass ?
Yes. Mr Barked has a skanky hoe.
I’m simply gobsmacked that he counted the blades of grass.
roughbarked said:
Woodie said:
SCIENCE said:
¿ you used a hoe to dig up 16 pieces of grass ?
Yes. Mr Barked has a skanky hoe.
I’m simply gobsmacked that he counted the blades of grass.
well, were we wrong, what was the correct amount then
“Assembly activity” is an interesting way to say “pro-Palestine protest”
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
Woodie said:
Yes. Mr Barked has a skanky hoe.
I’m simply gobsmacked that he counted the blades of grass.
well, were we wrong, what was the correct amount then
18. ;)
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
ABC “quote” quiz. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-23/abc-quote-quiz-august-23/105688802
6
5
Oh, another bloody ABC quiz to reveal my ignorance of current affairs. Just what I need.
Still, 6/10, not bad guessing.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:6
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Oh, another bloody ABC quiz to reveal my ignorance of current affairs. Just what I need.
Still, 6/10, not bad guessing.
I got 3 out of 10 which is not fair.
I want my 7 wrong answers counted as right answers!
I don’t pay my 4c a day to be told I’m wrong!
Bunnings! What will they think of next..
Wearable seats
Ian said:
Bunnings! What will they think of next..
Wearable seats
I’d end up on me arse.
Peak Warming Man said:
Ian said:
Bunnings! What will they think of next..
Wearable seats
I’d end up on me arse.
I’d end up on the ground too, the collapsed frame laying broken and bent underneath.
Peak Warming Man said:
Ian said:
Bunnings! What will they think of next..
Wearable seats
I’d end up on me arse.
That’s the whole idea.
A deleted scene from Star Wars part 5.
https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/1mx4ual/i_wish_they_kept_this_in
As the title says, I wish they’d left that in.
Just did a spot of mowing, and ahhh my legs.
party_pants said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:6
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Suppose I’d better have a shower and go and get some drinks in for the bicycles.
Also fancy some ice cream.
I’m back. I haven’t got any photos to show you because other people were photographing and posting on iNaturalist and you don’t need to double up on organisms. We saw more than I was expecting to see.
party_pants said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:6
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Well I missed the author event so I drove around for a while and came home from the library with a book about the first years of Hollywood. I will be very sure to make Mr Mutant feel extremely bad that he made me miss the author talk.
Divine Angel said:
Well I missed the author event so I drove around for a while and came home from the library with a book about the first years of Hollywood. I will be very sure to make Mr Mutant feel extremely bad that he made me miss the author talk.
The bastard.
MV…I’ve put that Vietnamese pork belly recipe into the Recipe Thread.
Peak Warming Man said:
Just did a spot of mowing, and ahhh my legs.
Taken up cycling pwm?
I don’t think Ive ever seen a Rin Tin Tin movie.
The library also had copies of David Stratton’s books, My Favourite Movies, and Australia in Film.
Divine Angel said:
Well I missed the author event so I drove around for a while and came home from the library with a book about the first years of Hollywood. I will be very sure to make Mr Mutant feel extremely bad that he made me miss the author talk.
Mission accomplished 😏
Divine Angel said:
Divine Angel said:
Well I missed the author event so I drove around for a while and came home from the library with a book about the first years of Hollywood. I will be very sure to make Mr Mutant feel extremely bad that he made me miss the author talk.
Mission accomplished 😏
I hope he’s not crying…
fsm said:
But, did they carry her back down?
captain_spalding said:
fsm said:
But, did they carry her back down?
Presumably a canny tourist would only agree to payment after the expedition was completed.
Re: Hollywood Walk of Fame
“ In August 2018, the West Hollywood City Council unanimously passed a resolution requesting permanent removal of Trump’s star due to repeated vandalism, according to Mayor John Duran. The resolution was completely symbolic, as West Hollywood has no jurisdiction over the Walk.
Activist groups have also called for the removal of stars honoring individuals whose public and professional lives have become controversial, including Trump, Sean Combs, Gig Young, Emil Jannings, Louis B. Mayer, Clark Gable, Michael Jackson, Billy Graham, Errol Flynn, Spade Cooley, Bill Cosby, Kevin Spacey, Gal Gadot, Fatty Arbuckle, Charlie Chaplin and Brett Ratner. In answer to these campaigns, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced that because the Walk is a historical landmark, “once a star has been added … it is considered a part of the historic fabric of the Hollywood Walk of Fame” and cannot be removed. In response to demands to remove Sean Combs’ star after multiple accusations of rape and a conviction for transportation to engage in prostitution, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce stated that “while it has the authority to nominate star recipients, manufacture and install stars upon city approval and conduct the Walk of Fame installation ceremony, it lacks the authority to remove them.“”
Divine Angel said:
Re: Hollywood Walk of Fame“ In August 2018, the West Hollywood City Council unanimously passed a resolution requesting permanent removal of Trump’s star due to repeated vandalism, according to Mayor John Duran. The resolution was completely symbolic, as West Hollywood has no jurisdiction over the Walk.
Activist groups have also called for the removal of stars honoring individuals whose public and professional lives have become controversial, including Trump, Sean Combs, Gig Young, Emil Jannings, Louis B. Mayer, Clark Gable, Michael Jackson, Billy Graham, Errol Flynn, Spade Cooley, Bill Cosby, Kevin Spacey, Gal Gadot, Fatty Arbuckle, Charlie Chaplin and Brett Ratner. In answer to these campaigns, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced that because the Walk is a historical landmark, “once a star has been added … it is considered a part of the historic fabric of the Hollywood Walk of Fame” and cannot be removed. In response to demands to remove Sean Combs’ star after multiple accusations of rape and a conviction for transportation to engage in prostitution, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce stated that “while it has the authority to nominate star recipients, manufacture and install stars upon city approval and conduct the Walk of Fame installation ceremony, it lacks the authority to remove them.“”
Seems like it wasn’t well thought through.
Half of these names I have no idea what the controversy is about.
Divine Angel said:
Re: Hollywood Walk of Fame“ In August 2018, the West Hollywood City Council unanimously passed a resolution requesting permanent removal of Trump’s star due to repeated vandalism, according to Mayor John Duran. The resolution was completely symbolic, as West Hollywood has no jurisdiction over the Walk.
Activist groups have also called for the removal of stars honoring individuals whose public and professional lives have become controversial, including Trump, Sean Combs, Gig Young, Emil Jannings, Louis B. Mayer, Clark Gable, Michael Jackson, Billy Graham, Errol Flynn, Spade Cooley, Bill Cosby, Kevin Spacey, Gal Gadot, Fatty Arbuckle, Charlie Chaplin and Brett Ratner. In answer to these campaigns, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced that because the Walk is a historical landmark, “once a star has been added … it is considered a part of the historic fabric of the Hollywood Walk of Fame” and cannot be removed. In response to demands to remove Sean Combs’ star after multiple accusations of rape and a conviction for transportation to engage in prostitution, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce stated that “while it has the authority to nominate star recipients, manufacture and install stars upon city approval and conduct the Walk of Fame installation ceremony, it lacks the authority to remove them.“”
I don’t think Captain Cook’s statue has been replaced after repeated vandalism.
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
Re: Hollywood Walk of Fame“ In August 2018, the West Hollywood City Council unanimously passed a resolution requesting permanent removal of Trump’s star due to repeated vandalism, according to Mayor John Duran. The resolution was completely symbolic, as West Hollywood has no jurisdiction over the Walk.
Activist groups have also called for the removal of stars honoring individuals whose public and professional lives have become controversial, including Trump, Sean Combs, Gig Young, Emil Jannings, Louis B. Mayer, Clark Gable, Michael Jackson, Billy Graham, Errol Flynn, Spade Cooley, Bill Cosby, Kevin Spacey, Gal Gadot, Fatty Arbuckle, Charlie Chaplin and Brett Ratner. In answer to these campaigns, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced that because the Walk is a historical landmark, “once a star has been added … it is considered a part of the historic fabric of the Hollywood Walk of Fame” and cannot be removed. In response to demands to remove Sean Combs’ star after multiple accusations of rape and a conviction for transportation to engage in prostitution, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce stated that “while it has the authority to nominate star recipients, manufacture and install stars upon city approval and conduct the Walk of Fame installation ceremony, it lacks the authority to remove them.“”
Seems like it wasn’t well thought through.
Half of these names I have no idea what the controversy is about.
Most of them are sexually-based allegations such as rape. Gal Gadot has made controversial comments about Israel.
Anyhoo Mr Mutant is trying very hard to make it up to me: he’s booked in for the same author’s talk next week at Gympie, and has just bought 18 punnets of strawberries. (Strawbs are currently 19c a punnet, so he bought a whole box. Winter strawberries are my very favourite fruit, I freeze them when they’re this cheap.)
Divine Angel said:
Anyhoo Mr Mutant is trying very hard to make it up to me: he’s booked in for the same author’s talk next week at Gympie, and has just bought 18 punnets of strawberries. (Strawbs are currently 19c a punnet, so he bought a whole box. Winter strawberries are my very favourite fruit, I freeze them when they’re this cheap.)
Lucky duck.
They’re currently $4 a punnet or 2 for $7, in our Coles.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Anyhoo Mr Mutant is trying very hard to make it up to me: he’s booked in for the same author’s talk next week at Gympie, and has just bought 18 punnets of strawberries. (Strawbs are currently 19c a punnet, so he bought a whole box. Winter strawberries are my very favourite fruit, I freeze them when they’re this cheap.)
Lucky duck.
They’re currently $4 a punnet or 2 for $7, in our Coles.
A 250g punnet is $2.80 at local Woolies, $3.50 at Coles, $2.79 at Aldi.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
fsm said:
But, did they carry her back down?
Presumably a canny tourist would only agree to payment after the expedition was completed.
Or, rob her, and chuck her into the volcano.
Divine Angel said:
Anyhoo Mr Mutant is trying very hard to make it up to me: he’s booked in for the same author’s talk next week at Gympie, and has just bought 18 punnets of strawberries. (Strawbs are currently 19c a punnet, so he bought a whole box. Winter strawberries are my very favourite fruit, I freeze them when they’re this cheap.)
My big sis brought me some stawbs a few years back. Some of them were the size of apples.
captain_spalding said:
fsm said:
But, did they carry her back down?
You’d have to ask the AI that created the picture.
Kingy said:
Madness.
Kingy said:
Wow, the image compression software took the red away. They were shiny red.
Kingy said:
Never found ‘monster’ strawberries to be at all tasty.
It’s like they can be big, or tasty, but not both.
Kingy said:
How’d they eat?
captain_spalding said:
Kingy said:
Never found ‘monster’ strawberries to be at all tasty.
It’s like they can be big, or tasty, but not both.
I know what you mean, but these homegrown ones were quite reasonable.
Not as tasty as some, but not bland like production line supermarket ones.
The Rev Dodgson said:
captain_spalding said:
fsm said:
But, did they carry her back down?
You’d have to ask the AI that created the picture.
Looks real to me but obviously colourised and “enhanced”.
And it’s very unlikely she was carried in this manner all the way. Sedan chairs were more common.
who’s knackered
i’ll has quick looks at the news, you stay there
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
captain_spalding said:But, did they carry her back down?
You’d have to ask the AI that created the picture.
Looks real to me but obviously colourised and “enhanced”.
And it’s very unlikely she was carried in this manner all the way. Sedan chairs were more common.
The hand positions look like AI work to me.
Also she looks too tall.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:You’d have to ask the AI that created the picture.
Looks real to me but obviously colourised and “enhanced”.
And it’s very unlikely she was carried in this manner all the way. Sedan chairs were more common.
The hand positions look like AI work to me.
Also she looks too tall.
I disagree, the hands are OK. The group is being photographed by someone standing higher up, thus the men are somewhat foreshortened compared with the lady.
And I have enough experience to suspect it would be very difficult to get AI to produce a pose like this without making a much more monstrous mess :)
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:Looks real to me but obviously colourised and “enhanced”.
And it’s very unlikely she was carried in this manner all the way. Sedan chairs were more common.
The hand positions look like AI work to me.
Also she looks too tall.
I disagree, the hands are OK. The group is being photographed by someone standing higher up, thus the men are somewhat foreshortened compared with the lady.
And I have enough experience to suspect it would be very difficult to get AI to produce a pose like this without making a much more monstrous mess :)
Here’s a few done in Fooocus, with this prompt:
“In 1910, on Mt Vesuvius, two standing mountain guides are lifting up a well-dressed lady in a sitting position, using their arms to provide a seat for her.”
CAR’N SWANNIES!!!! 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢
Woodie said:
CAR’N SWANNIES!!!! 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢
Must be the weekend.
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:
CAR’N SWANNIES!!!! 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢
Must be the weekend.
how very perceptive of you :)
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:
CAR’N SWANNIES!!!! 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢
Must be the weekend.
how very perceptive of you :)
…and some people say that i don’t know what day it is.
(Thanks, Woodie, i ‘ve got a fix on it now.)
The band of the Coldstream Guards plays Black Sabbath’s ‘Paranoid’, in tribute to Ozzy Osbourne.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpDs0JlNfsE
(3 miniutes)
Great work by the trumpeter, emulating the guitar solo.
captain_spalding said:
The band of the Coldstream Guards plays Black Sabbath’s ‘Paranoid’, in tribute to Ozzy Osbourne.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpDs0JlNfsE
(3 miniutes)
Great work by the trumpeter, emulating the guitar solo.
Come back Ozzie 😢.
Interpreting my dreams I think I may have been a ships cat on the Pinta or the Santa Maria or possibly a rat.
Over.
Peak Warming Man said:
Interpreting my dreams I think I may have been a ships cat on the Pinta or the Santa Maria or possibly a rat.
Over.
a ships cat on a rat???
Forgotten music…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejy7L64lFWM
“Going Deaf For A Living” was quite an amazing album.
Peak Warming Man said:
Interpreting my dreams I think I may have been a ships cat on the Pinta or the Santa Maria or possibly a rat.
Over.
Or possibly a Daywalker.
Bulgarian Umbrella said:
Forgotten music…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejy7L64lFWM
“Going Deaf For A Living” was quite an amazing album.
That was quite a name too.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bulgarian Umbrella said:
Forgotten music…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejy7L64lFWM
“Going Deaf For A Living” was quite an amazing album.
That was quite a name too.
jeez been long time since heard this, cheers
transporting me back to late teens
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY FOR SWANNIES!!!! 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢
An interesting review, of a tent on Aliexpress.
I’m still none the wiser as to how good or bad the tent is though.
Just excellent, fucking excellent.
Groceries delivered.
One large jar of crunchy PB, a four pack of tuna in EVOO, 4 large bananas, 6 small avocados, all packed on top of my loaf of Dave’s Killer Bread White Bread Done Right Thin Sliced Organic Bread.
Meanwhile…the printer cartridge all alone in one bag. Yes, yes, I know something that might leak toxic fluids shouldn’t be packed with food items, but FFS!!!! (This warrants extra exclamation marks. Critical thinking is dead in Walmart.)
All other bags packed appropriately, ie. no heavy items squashing the other loaf of bread or the tortilla chips.
The Estonian artist I follow on Facebook has posted something concerning. Russian propaganda is saying that Estonia is preparing to attack Russia. She is from Russia, but is now an Estonian citizen.
We connected over a few posts she’s made. Recently one about the music and dance festivals, and another about apple season.
I inherited photos from him of his family’s farm. Including a series of photos showing the women peeling apples from their orchard. In the 1960s they sent us a parcel of dried apples along with lollies, biscuits and wooden ornaments.
In 2020 my cousins planted an apple tree to commemorate his 100 year birthday. They sent me photos of that tree planting and of the 100 year old tree that was planted when he was born.
Sunny and 22 today.
I don’t know what the day holds apart from me hulling and freezing strawberries. Slept for 11 hours last night.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 1 degree at the back door, lightly overcast and getting light. We are forecast a sunny 16 degrees.
Going to the bush to mow some of the fenceline again before the spring flowers pop their buds up. I will carry my camera in my pocket.
kii said:
I inherited photos from *my father of his family’s farm.
Metellus Lucullus Cicero Funkhouser.
What a glorious name! He was head of the Chicago censorship board back in 1917.
transition said:
Purdy!
:)
Divine Angel said:
Metellus Lucullus Cicero Funkhouser.What a glorious name! He was head of the Chicago censorship board back in 1917.
With a name like that he should have censored himself and resigned as his first action in office.
30/50. Lots of guesses. I knew 1,5,7 and my guess for 9 was an informed one because I’ve used dry shampoo back in the 1960s. I wasn’t quite sure about the answer, but reasonably happy that I remembered the logo on the container.
buffy said:
Sunday quiz30/50. Lots of guesses. I knew 1,5,7 and my guess for 9 was an informed one because I’ve used dry shampoo back in the 1960s. I wasn’t quite sure about the answer, but reasonably happy that I remembered the logo on the container.
also 30/50.
buffy said:
Sunday quiz30/50. Lots of guesses. I knew 1,5,7 and my guess for 9 was an informed one because I’ve used dry shampoo back in the 1960s. I wasn’t quite sure about the answer, but reasonably happy that I remembered the logo on the container.
also 30/50.
Good morning everybody.
It’s 12.1° C, 85% RH, it’s clear and there are light breezes. BoM forecasts a top of 23° C and little chance of rain.
Today: hang a couple of tiles depicting Australian wildflowers.
Go to Iris’s 106th birthday lunch at the Tin Can Bay pub.
Do Woolies shopping on the way back from TCB.
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.It’s 12.1° C, 85% RH, it’s clear and there are light breezes. BoM forecasts a top of 23° C and little chance of rain.
Today: hang a couple of tiles depicting Australian wildflowers.
Go to Iris’s 106th birthday lunch at the Tin Can Bay pub.
Do Woolies shopping on the way back from TCB.
106! Well done, Iris.
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:
Sunday quiz30/50. Lots of guesses. I knew 1,5,7 and my guess for 9 was an informed one because I’ve used dry shampoo back in the 1960s. I wasn’t quite sure about the answer, but reasonably happy that I remembered the logo on the container.
also 30/50.
I was on a magnificent 5/30, but then let myself down over the last few and ended up with a mediocre 20/50.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.It’s 12.1° C, 85% RH, it’s clear and there are light breezes. BoM forecasts a top of 23° C and little chance of rain.
Today: hang a couple of tiles depicting Australian wildflowers.
Go to Iris’s 106th birthday lunch at the Tin Can Bay pub.
Do Woolies shopping on the way back from TCB.
106! Well done, Iris.
106! = 1.14628056373471×10^170, which is quite a big number.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.It’s 12.1° C, 85% RH, it’s clear and there are light breezes. BoM forecasts a top of 23° C and little chance of rain.
Today: hang a couple of tiles depicting Australian wildflowers.
Go to Iris’s 106th birthday lunch at the Tin Can Bay pub.
Do Woolies shopping on the way back from TCB.
106! Well done, Iris.
I’ll say!
:)
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.It’s 12.1° C, 85% RH, it’s clear and there are light breezes. BoM forecasts a top of 23° C and little chance of rain.
Today: hang a couple of tiles depicting Australian wildflowers.
Go to Iris’s 106th birthday lunch at the Tin Can Bay pub.
Do Woolies shopping on the way back from TCB.
106! Well done, Iris.
106! = 1.14628056373471×10^170, which is quite a big number.
Mathematical literalism may not be appropriate when people are discussing an unusual birthday party.
(But it made me smile, and realise that I was too lazy to figure out how many nanoseconds Iris has been alive.)
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.It’s 12.1° C, 85% RH, it’s clear and there are light breezes. BoM forecasts a top of 23° C and little chance of rain.
Today: hang a couple of tiles depicting Australian wildflowers.
Go to Iris’s 106th birthday lunch at the Tin Can Bay pub.
Do Woolies shopping on the way back from TCB.
Say hello to Iris for me. At that age, I probably knew her in a past life.
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
106! Well done, Iris.
106! = 1.14628056373471×10^170, which is quite a big number.
Mathematical literalism may not be appropriate when people are discussing an unusual birthday party.
(But it made me smile, and realise that I was too lazy to figure out how many nanoseconds Iris has been alive.)
well they weren’t literal enough because everyone knows it’s not equal to that, unless every significant figure or an uncertainty interval is specified
damn engineers
Morning, just popped in to say hello and brag about the latest Grandbaby.
Markus has been here for about month and makes for TAOGB number 5.
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.It’s 12.1° C, 85% RH, it’s clear and there are light breezes. BoM forecasts a top of 23° C and little chance of rain.
Today: hang a couple of tiles depicting Australian wildflowers.
Go to Iris’s 106th birthday lunch at the Tin Can Bay pub.
Do Woolies shopping on the way back from TCB.
Many happy returns to Iris.
It’s not a name you often hear these days.
Trevtaowillgetyounowhere said:
Morning, just popped in to say hello and brag about the latest Grandbaby.
Markus has been here for about month and makes for TAOGB number 5.
Heh :)
Hi Markus and happy monthday :)
And hello Trev.
Did you hear the sad news about sarahs mum? She died in May, very unexpectedly.
Bubblecar said:
Many happy returns to Iris.
It’s not a name you often hear these days.
Amongst all the crazy names at school, I supported a kid named Brian. Not Bhryann or Zbryyahn or Breyean, just Brian.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:Many happy returns to Iris.
It’s not a name you often hear these days.
Amongst all the crazy names at school, I supported a kid named Brian. Not Bhryann or Zbryyahn or Breyean, just Brian.
That’s reassuring.
Trevtaowillgetyounowhere said:
Morning, just popped in to say hello and brag about the latest Grandbaby.
Markus has been here for about month and makes for TAOGB number 5.
Looks OK.
😎
Bubblecar said:
And hello Trev.Did you hear the sad news about sarahs mum? She died in May, very unexpectedly.
no i didnt, fuck.
Trevtaowillgetyounowhere said:
Bubblecar said:
And hello Trev.Did you hear the sad news about sarahs mum? She died in May, very unexpectedly.
no i didnt, fuck.
Hit us all very hard. I still find it hard to believe she’s gone.
Bubblecar said:
Trevtaowillgetyounowhere said:
Bubblecar said:
And hello Trev.Did you hear the sad news about sarahs mum? She died in May, very unexpectedly.
no i didnt, fuck.
Hit us all very hard. I still find it hard to believe she’s gone.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Trevtaowillgetyounowhere said:no i didnt, fuck.
Hit us all very hard. I still find it hard to believe she’s gone.
thanks.
Morning pilgrims.
Another glorious day in the pearl.
Over.
Trevtaowillgetyounowhere said:
Morning, just popped in to say hello and brag about the latest Grandbaby.
Markus has been here for about month and makes for TAOGB number 5.
G’day Trev, Markus looks like a character.
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
106! = 1.14628056373471×10^170, which is quite a big number.
Mathematical literalism may not be appropriate when people are discussing an unusual birthday party.
(But it made me smile, and realise that I was too lazy to figure out how many nanoseconds Iris has been alive.)
well they weren’t literal enough because everyone knows it’s not equal to that, unless every significant figure or an uncertainty interval is specified
damn engineers
Just to keep SCIENCE happy:
106! = 1146280563734708354534347384148349428703884874241396733892827234767620123824499462526603608718416734760162982870964351437473505282282243025063116800000000000000000
Peak Warming Man said:
Trevtaowillgetyounowhere said:
Morning, just popped in to say hello and brag about the latest Grandbaby.
Markus has been here for about month and makes for TAOGB number 5.
G’day Trev, Markus looks like a character.
Only been here a month, too young to go on the list.
Morning, its a bit chilly, looks at the outside temperature, 10°.
Checks BOM its going to be 15° and sunny.
So it will warm up a bit.
Neophyte said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Trevtaowillgetyounowhere said:
Morning, just popped in to say hello and brag about the latest Grandbaby.
Markus has been here for about month and makes for TAOGB number 5.
G’day Trev, Markus looks like a character.
Only been here a month, too young to go on the list.
Always a good sign when they can see the funny side of life at that age.
“On August 24, 2006, Pluto was stripped of its planet status in a controvesial decision by the International Astronomical Union.
Pluto may have lost its planet status in 2006, but it’s still out there doing its thing, orbiting the Sun, ignoring scientists like a true rebel. Planet or not, Pluto doesn’t care take notes, humans!”
kii said:
“On August 24, 2006, Pluto was stripped of its planet status in a controvesial decision by the International Astronomical Union.Pluto may have lost its planet status in 2006, but it’s still out there doing its thing, orbiting the Sun, ignoring scientists like a true rebel. Planet or not, Pluto doesn’t care take notes, humans!”
Pluto radius 1188.3 km
Moon radius 1737.4 km
Pluto has the status of being a dwarf planet.
Its smaller than our moon.
ABC News:
Ameesage to Australians from Queenstown: Stay home, just send us the money.
Tau.Neutrino said:
kii said:
“On August 24, 2006, Pluto was stripped of its planet status in a controvesial decision by the International Astronomical Union.Pluto may have lost its planet status in 2006, but it’s still out there doing its thing, orbiting the Sun, ignoring scientists like a true rebel. Planet or not, Pluto doesn’t care take notes, humans!”
Pluto radius 1188.3 km
Moon radius 1737.4 km
Pluto has the status of being a dwarf planet.
Its smaller than our moon.
…le sigh…
Yes, but in Pluto’s heart of hearts it doesn’t give a flying fuck what scientists think.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
Ameesage to Australians from Queenstown: Stay home, just send us the money.
I’m fine with towns and cities putting a cap on the number of hotel beds or something like that, to limit tourists to a certain manageable number.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
Ameesage to Australians from Queenstown: Stay home, just send us the money.
I’m fine with towns and cities putting a cap on the number of hotel beds or something like that, to limit tourists to a certain manageable number.
Yeah, that’s fine, set a limit, and if everthing’s full, then people who just wander into the place, or leave it to the last minute to book accommodation, will just have to miss out.
But, if places are just going to allow more and more and more tourist accommodations to be built, and to continue to advertise far and wide ‘come and visit us!’, then STFU about ‘overtourism’.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
Ameesage to Australians from Queenstown: Stay home, just send us the money.
I’m fine with towns and cities putting a cap on the number of hotel beds or something like that, to limit tourists to a certain manageable number.
Yeah, that’s fine, set a limit, and if everthing’s full, then people who just wander into the place, or leave it to the last minute to book accommodation, will just have to miss out.
But, if places are just going to allow more and more and more tourist accommodations to be built, and to continue to advertise far and wide ‘come and visit us!’, then STFU about ‘overtourism’.
I’m always willing to advocate for people to STFU. It seems to be happening all over the world. We’ll have to wait and see what the impact is when people get the “tourists unwelcome” message and stop visiting. They might end up getting what they wanted and deciding they don’t like it.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:I’m fine with towns and cities putting a cap on the number of hotel beds or something like that, to limit tourists to a certain manageable number.
Yeah, that’s fine, set a limit, and if everthing’s full, then people who just wander into the place, or leave it to the last minute to book accommodation, will just have to miss out.
But, if places are just going to allow more and more and more tourist accommodations to be built, and to continue to advertise far and wide ‘come and visit us!’, then STFU about ‘overtourism’.
I’m always willing to advocate for people to STFU. It seems to be happening all over the world. We’ll have to wait and see what the impact is when people get the “tourists unwelcome” message and stop visiting. They might end up getting what they wanted and deciding they don’t like it.
Some Spanish people are resorting to squirting tourists with water pistols. That might end badly if done at a USAlien.
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:Yeah, that’s fine, set a limit, and if everthing’s full, then people who just wander into the place, or leave it to the last minute to book accommodation, will just have to miss out.
But, if places are just going to allow more and more and more tourist accommodations to be built, and to continue to advertise far and wide ‘come and visit us!’, then STFU about ‘overtourism’.
I’m always willing to advocate for people to STFU. It seems to be happening all over the world. We’ll have to wait and see what the impact is when people get the “tourists unwelcome” message and stop visiting. They might end up getting what they wanted and deciding they don’t like it.
Some Spanish people are resorting to squirting tourists with water pistols. That might end badly if done at a USAlien.
US tourists don’t have the right to arm bears overseas.
At the crux of the problem is infrastructure that’s unable to keep up.
“It’s just too hard for the small local ratepayer base to cope with that sort of growth,” she says.
This is the main bugbear that I see from small town tourist spots. caravanners and camper owners not doing the right thing re rubbish, insufficient parking in town for large rigs, damage done by negligent drivers. all this has to be paid by the council. residents are justifiable aggrieved at the cost on their rates.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
Ameesage to Australians from Queenstown: Stay home, just send us the money.
I’m fine with towns and cities putting a cap on the number of hotel beds or something like that, to limit tourists to a certain manageable number.
They could do an annual Tourist Cull, but that would attract even more tourists.
might go out to the shed and do stuff (all).
ChrispenEvan said:
might go out to the shed and do stuff (all).
You could go out there and practice voices.
I can do Porky Pig’s voice.
ChrispenEvan said:
At the crux of the problem is infrastructure that’s unable to keep up.“It’s just too hard for the small local ratepayer base to cope with that sort of growth,” she says.
This is the main bugbear that I see from small town tourist spots. caravanners and camper owners not doing the right thing re rubbish, insufficient parking in town for large rigs, damage done by negligent drivers. all this has to be paid by the council. residents are justifiable aggrieved at the cost on their rates.
The other thing is that regular housing gets snapped up and turned into short stay accommodation. pricing the locals out of buying their own homes to live in, or ordinary longer term rentals. I can fully understand the frustration this causes.
Earliest known’: Unthinkable 140,000-year-old Neanderthal find stuns the world
It was supposed to be impossible. But the evidence just keeps mounting. A 140,000-year-old child’s skull discovered in Israel has been identified as yet another human-Neanderthal hybrid.
More…
Right. Weeded the front garden (well, one of the gardens anyway, the other one has too many spiders), tucked some palm fronds into the GO bin, laminated my timetable, cleaned out my school bag (it’s pretty heavy), and researched some strategies for dealing with a particularly challenging kid tomorrow.
Last time I was with him, he threatened me. Normally I’d laugh it off but this kid is my height, and twice as wide, with a trauma background. In other words, he’s unpredictable and capable of causing real physical damage. He’s in year 6.
…and also packed a small umbrella for magpie season when I’m on playground duty. There’s already a plover nesting on the school oval, it won’t be long before magpies start as well.
I’m back. I did some maar-ing of bracken. It’s a test of co-ordination to push the heavy duty bush mower with my right arm while holding up the 5 wires of the loose fence to avoid tangling in the blades. Some of it was bits I’ve been mowing for a couple of years and about 50m was where I cut down the bracken with hedge clippers a few weeks ago. Slowly, slowly I am freeing the fence again.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-24/hard-quiz-weekly-trivia/105609156
30 out of 50
Stumbled upon r/sovereigncitizen. Found this beauty. (Apparently the govt has a trust worth millions of dollars for everyone born, or whatever sovcits call it.)
Divine Angel said:
Stumbled upon r/sovereigncitizen. Found this beauty. (Apparently the govt has a trust worth millions of dollars for everyone born, or whatever sovcits call it.)
It’s sad but you have to laugh.
dv said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-24/hard-quiz-weekly-trivia/10560915630 out of 50
25 / 50.
I knew only one of them.
Where does one acquire silver coins anyway? Without betrayal of the Messiah, that is.
party_pants said:
dv said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-24/hard-quiz-weekly-trivia/10560915630 out of 50
25 / 50.
I knew only one of them.
Same score here, but I don’t regard this as a reputable general knowledge quiz. Too many silly questions.
Divine Angel said:
Where does one acquire silver coins anyway? Without betrayal of the Messiah, that is.
It may have been a thing somewhere in the US as some point in colonial times, but probably long since repealed. Pretty much all the land is taken now, or reserved as parks and reservations etc. I don’t think any states are giving land away at bargain prices to attract more settlers.
Divine Angel said:
Where does one acquire silver coins anyway? Without betrayal of the Messiah, that is.
The island country of Niue.
Disney coins become legal tender in the island nation of Niue
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Where does one acquire silver coins anyway? Without betrayal of the Messiah, that is.
The island country of Niue.
Disney coins become legal tender in the island nation of Niue
I teach young adults with autism how to do CAD and 3D print things. One of them drew these things up and is selling it, and others, on Cults3d.
I printed out ten of them to give to a group of Indigenous friends.
We’re doing a little tactical gardening around the place and Spocky bought one of these on special. Only $50! It’s done a great job so far.
Spiny Norman said:
I teach young adults with autism how to do CAD and 3D print things. One of them drew these things up and is selling it, and others, on Cults3d.
I printed out ten of them to give to a group of Indigenous friends.
We’re doing a little tactical gardening around the place and Spocky bought one of these on special. Only $50! It’s done a great job so far.
:)
Spiny Norman said:
I teach young adults with autism how to do CAD and 3D print things. One of them drew these things up and is selling it, and others, on Cults3d.
I printed out ten of them to give to a group of Indigenous friends.
Oh Mini Me printed one of those things! They sell for $15 at the markets.
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
I teach young adults with autism how to do CAD and 3D print things. One of them drew these things up and is selling it, and others, on Cults3d.
I printed out ten of them to give to a group of Indigenous friends.
Oh Mini Me printed one of those things! They sell for $15 at the markets.
Lovely!
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
Where does one acquire silver coins anyway? Without betrayal of the Messiah, that is.
It may have been a thing somewhere in the US as some point in colonial times, but probably long since repealed. Pretty much all the land is taken now, or reserved as parks and reservations etc. I don’t think any states are giving land away at bargain prices to attract more settlers.
Woman, your fine ointment, brand new and expensive
Could have been saved for the poor
Why has it been wasted? We could have raised maybe
Three hundred
SCIENCE said:
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
Where does one acquire silver coins anyway? Without betrayal of the Messiah, that is.
It may have been a thing somewhere in the US as some point in colonial times, but probably long since repealed. Pretty much all the land is taken now, or reserved as parks and reservations etc. I don’t think any states are giving land away at bargain prices to attract more settlers.
Woman, your fine ointment, brand new and expensive
Could have been saved for the poor
Why has it been wasted? We could have raised maybe
Three hundred
Dammit Janet, I just got JCS out of my head.
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:party_pants said:
It may have been a thing somewhere in the US as some point in colonial times, but probably long since repealed. Pretty much all the land is taken now, or reserved as parks and reservations etc. I don’t think any states are giving land away at bargain prices to attract more settlers.
Woman, your fine ointment, brand new and expensive
Could have been saved for the poor
Why has it been wasted? We could have raised maybe
Three hundred
Dammit Janet, I just got JCS out of my head.
I have no idea how these replies relate to my previous post.
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:Woman, your fine ointment, brand new and expensive
Could have been saved for the poor
Why has it been wasted? We could have raised maybe
Three hundred
Dammit Janet, I just got JCS out of my head.
I have no idea how these replies relate to my previous post.
Sunday arvo, a great time to clear out the meme and news archives
Spiny Norman said:
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
I teach young adults with autism how to do CAD and 3D print things. One of them drew these things up and is selling it, and others, on Cults3d.
I printed out ten of them to give to a group of Indigenous friends.
Oh Mini Me printed one of those things! They sell for $15 at the markets.
Lovely!
OK, MV isn’t here, so I will have to do it…what are they?
Divine Angel said:
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:Dammit Janet, I just got JCS out of my head.
I have no idea how these replies relate to my previous post.
buffy said:
Spiny Norman said:
Divine Angel said:Oh Mini Me printed one of those things! They sell for $15 at the markets.
Lovely!
OK, MV isn’t here, so I will have to do it…what are they?
It’s a fidget gadget. Most pleasing to …. fiddle with.
https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/triple-spiral-fidget-toy-aylanawatkins
Divine Angel said:
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:Dammit Janet, I just got JCS out of my head.
I have no idea how these replies relate to my previous post.
Looks like Nicolas Cage.
Mini Me is going to a birthday party next weekend. The birthday girl is obsessed with pigeons, so Mini Me has been printing this all day. Not quite finished, the pigeon will be holding a sign.
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me is going to a birthday party next weekend. The birthday girl is obsessed with pigeons, so Mini Me has been printing this all day. Not quite finished, the pigeon will be holding a sign.
Nice. I didn’t know you have a printer.
Spiny Norman said:
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me is going to a birthday party next weekend. The birthday girl is obsessed with pigeons, so Mini Me has been printing this all day. Not quite finished, the pigeon will be holding a sign.
Nice. I didn’t know you have a printer.
Santa brought it for Mr Mutant last Christmas.
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me is going to a birthday party next weekend. The birthday girl is obsessed with pigeons, so Mini Me has been printing this all day. Not quite finished, the pigeon will be holding a sign.
Nice. I didn’t know you have a printer.
Santa brought it for Mr Mutant last Christmas.
Good to know that the fat bastard in a red suit is useful for something.
Divine Angel said:
Mini Me is going to a birthday party next weekend. The birthday girl is obsessed with pigeons, so Mini Me has been printing this all day. Not quite finished, the pigeon will be holding a sign.
:)
Just read the posts about the sov cit who thinks he can buy a house with ten silver coins, if he has the right paperwork and the right witnesses.
This is another example of the ‘magic’ that sov cits believe in.
They believe that the law is full of ‘Easter eggs’ that are hidden from the general population, and that they may stumble on one of more of them (maybe some law that’s been lurking active on the books since the time of King Alfred, or something), and, maybe, if they get the words just right, with just the right witnesses and papers, and if they wave their hands in just the right way, then ‘the authorities’ will have to say, yeah, ok, you’ve beaten us at our own game, we can’t touch you.
So, while they repudiate all of the laws which are currently being enforced by ‘the authorities’ as having no validity and no relevance to them, if they should ‘discover’ that hidden and probably ancient law which is to their advantage, well, damn, yeah, that law, yeah, they recognise that one as ‘valid’, definitely.
Bubblecar said:
Spiny Norman said:
I teach young adults with autism how to do CAD and 3D print things. One of them drew these things up and is selling it, and others, on Cults3d.
I printed out ten of them to give to a group of Indigenous friends.
We’re doing a little tactical gardening around the place and Spocky bought one of these on special. Only $50! It’s done a great job so far.
:)
Where, what, how cheap?
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Spiny Norman said:
I teach young adults with autism how to do CAD and 3D print things. One of them drew these things up and is selling it, and others, on Cults3d.
I printed out ten of them to give to a group of Indigenous friends.
We’re doing a little tactical gardening around the place and Spocky bought one of these on special. Only $50! It’s done a great job so far.
:)
Where, what, how cheap?
The local Home Hardware shop.
The closest one of those to you is at Tinana.
captain_spalding said:
Just read the posts about the sov cit who thinks he can buy a house with ten silver coins, if he has the right paperwork and the right witnesses.This is another example of the ‘magic’ that sov cits believe in.
They believe that the law is full of ‘Easter eggs’ that are hidden from the general population, and that they may stumble on one of more of them (maybe some law that’s been lurking active on the books since the time of King Alfred, or something), and, maybe, if they get the words just right, with just the right witnesses and papers, and if they wave their hands in just the right way, then ‘the authorities’ will have to say, yeah, ok, you’ve beaten us at our own game, we can’t touch you.
So, while they repudiate all of the laws which are currently being enforced by ‘the authorities’ as having no validity and no relevance to them, if they should ‘discover’ that hidden and probably ancient law which is to their advantage, well, damn, yeah, that law, yeah, they recognise that one as ‘valid’, definitely.
Yeah. They’re bloody weird alright.
Effectively that threesome who murdered those coppers near Tara were one of the shades of sovcits.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbsEZzgCwmI
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:Many happy returns to Iris.
It’s not a name you often hear these days.
Amongst all the crazy names at school, I supported a kid named Brian. Not Bhryann or Zbryyahn or Breyean, just Brian.
Welshaphobia is not too be laughed at DA.
Spiny Norman said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said::)
Where, what, how cheap?
The local Home Hardware shop.
The closest one of those to you is at Tinana.
Thanks.
Mr V, FWIW –
https://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_nkw=rok+chainsaw&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2553889.m570.l1313
You can get one on Ebay without too much trouble, if HH doesn’t have any left.
captain_spalding said:
Just read the posts about the sov cit who thinks he can buy a house with ten silver coins, if he has the right paperwork and the right witnesses.This is another example of the ‘magic’ that sov cits believe in.
They believe that the law is full of ‘Easter eggs’ that are hidden from the general population, and that they may stumble on one of more of them (maybe some law that’s been lurking active on the books since the time of King Alfred, or something), and, maybe, if they get the words just right, with just the right witnesses and papers, and if they wave their hands in just the right way, then ‘the authorities’ will have to say, yeah, ok, you’ve beaten us at our own game, we can’t touch you.
So, while they repudiate all of the laws which are currently being enforced by ‘the authorities’ as having no validity and no relevance to them, if they should ‘discover’ that hidden and probably ancient law which is to their advantage, well, damn, yeah, that law, yeah, they recognise that one as ‘valid’, definitely.
They probably never tease squirrels on Sunday.
Here ya go, Mr V.
$41, cheapest I’ve found so far.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/135959244066
Bulgarian Umbrella said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbsEZzgCwmI
Good brassy version.
Spiny Norman said:
Mr V, FWIW –
https://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_nkw=rok+chainsaw&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2553889.m570.l1313You can get one on Ebay without too much trouble, if HH doesn’t have any left.
Ta.
My old Homelite chainsaw needs a magneto condenser and a new chain. I suspect that that’s going to cost more than a new electric saw. I need to cut out the roots from the centre of the bamboo clumps. Yeah, I know. Chain-sawing in sand Smart. Very smart…
I’ve tried several methods. So far the best is a 9” TC-tipped bade on a reciprocating saw, then crow-bar, shovel and mattock. Still very slow and back-breaking. I wish I had a mini-digger on rubber tracks. Or even one in the district that I could hire, with or without operator.
Spiny Norman said:
Here ya go, Mr V.
$41, cheapest I’ve found so far.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/135959244066
$30. Heck!
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/356188870228?_trksid=p2332490.c101875.m1851&itmprp=cksum%3A35618887022888df77910dcd47de8bc41aa0dd3bfe9d%7Cenc%3AAQAKAAABgG96wQ16jds4VFcrhy1F3d4mbwZUJI9Fs%252BgdXYAHIzlX2e3YaNh7x%252BEnKA3G%252BCqSl1Xn4McfcWFK1GytmS2qxJ87mtE8Gm3iR1Ja4WBwh0hNHJrJx3Ki5mp04ow4CO7lP%252BooCybZDDU%252BbbSwmg7CbTin%252BBzBzbCYVnbjvyQAHu6—HI4MB7SvJl5IJqlyvomgoLMlgT6qAJzX0SANJhty2daDfUYNo1uHfid9z0nu1ui1PbO3uf8I0My7U7awuLGAotKYpT5aFIhh%252BISrJBNeVPKFJUZ7XtzX6sUxakWAq3TnjCVO3Z%252Fn2NWcc3EhD1B3aEEe%252FMNkLKtqE9nSAYaTPhl168WvIIw4Gz6bo2RHmcmZH17ee%252FTekpE5yPZnZykbPbmPkKIObvS5yhWa9GSDGX8HDNJbJ7o%252B85K5MsGveQudvu5%252BStfTw0SXTV%252F3ucMLPOP9818vtmTWGPhog5xR1RFXOQimO0MFx1xqcihNQ4MLle1k1O1fIZZUXvD6XXiWQ%253D%253D%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2332490&itmmeta=01K3DKT6SYF4JDVDCVH8MX54GG
captain_spalding said:
Just read the posts about the sov cit who thinks he can buy a house with ten silver coins, if he has the right paperwork and the right witnesses.This is another example of the ‘magic’ that sov cits believe in.
They believe that the law is full of ‘Easter eggs’ that are hidden from the general population, and that they may stumble on one of more of them (maybe some law that’s been lurking active on the books since the time of King Alfred, or something), and, maybe, if they get the words just right, with just the right witnesses and papers, and if they wave their hands in just the right way, then ‘the authorities’ will have to say, yeah, ok, you’ve beaten us at our own game, we can’t touch you.
So, while they repudiate all of the laws which are currently being enforced by ‘the authorities’ as having no validity and no relevance to them, if they should ‘discover’ that hidden and probably ancient law which is to their advantage, well, damn, yeah, that law, yeah, they recognise that one as ‘valid’, definitely.
Thanks for that Captain. I had long considered sovcits nutty but it’s a new dimension to understand that they consider there are certain life hacks that allow them to prosper in the ‘system’. Certainly ties in with all the click bait that says that by following one simple system you can bring in thousands online for little effort as long as you copy this tried and true method. For a fee of course…
Seen in W.A.
Has anyone had any luck fighting off fucking “onedrive”?
Half the time that I am doing work admin and saving it onto my own computer that I own, in my own home and is backed up by a separate SSD, fucking Onedrive steals it and saves it in heaven where it can’t be found on my computer.
It can fuck off and die.
Kingy said:
Has anyone had any luck fighting off fucking “onedrive”?Half the time that I am doing work admin and saving it onto my own computer that I own, in my own home and is backed up by a separate SSD, fucking Onedrive steals it and saves it in heaven where it can’t be found on my computer.
It can fuck off and die.
Try her perhaps.
https://christitus.com/windows-utility-improved
Kingy said:
Has anyone had any luck fighting off fucking “onedrive”?Half the time that I am doing work admin and saving it onto my own computer that I own, in my own home and is backed up by a separate SSD, fucking Onedrive steals it and saves it in heaven where it can’t be found on my computer.
It can fuck off and die.
My apologies, I may have used the F word too many times there.
I’ll just breathe for a moment.
Spiny Norman said:
Kingy said:
Has anyone had any luck fighting off fucking “onedrive”?Half the time that I am doing work admin and saving it onto my own computer that I own, in my own home and is backed up by a separate SSD, fucking Onedrive steals it and saves it in heaven where it can’t be found on my computer.
It can fuck off and die.
Try her perhaps.
https://christitus.com/windows-utility-improved
Just tried it – it’s been a while for this box – and have removed One Drive with no probs.
(so far)
Spiny Norman said:
Kingy said:
Has anyone had any luck fighting off fucking “onedrive”?Half the time that I am doing work admin and saving it onto my own computer that I own, in my own home and is backed up by a separate SSD, fucking Onedrive steals it and saves it in heaven where it can’t be found on my computer.
It can fuck off and die.
Try her perhaps.
https://christitus.com/windows-utility-improved
Thanks, but has she had a sex change?
How do I download a HDMI cable?
I’m willing to try pirate bay.
Kingy said:
How do I download a HDMI cable?I’m willing to try pirate bay.
a HDMI cable is a physical object, not sure you’ll be able to download one
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diddly-squat said:
Kingy said:
How do I download a HDMI cable?I’m willing to try pirate bay.
a HDMI cable is a physical object, not sure you’ll be able to download one
\
Western Milky Way Arch over Taungurong nation, AUS
Kingy said:
Has anyone had any luck fighting off fucking “onedrive”?Half the time that I am doing work admin and saving it onto my own computer that I own, in my own home and is backed up by a separate SSD, fucking Onedrive steals it and saves it in heaven where it can’t be found on my computer.
It can fuck off and die.
I don’t much like Onedrive, but I don’t have problems like that with it. I just make sure I save all my files to my local drive, and there they stay.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Kingy said:
Has anyone had any luck fighting off fucking “onedrive”?Half the time that I am doing work admin and saving it onto my own computer that I own, in my own home and is backed up by a separate SSD, fucking Onedrive steals it and saves it in heaven where it can’t be found on my computer.
It can fuck off and die.
I don’t much like Onedrive, but I don’t have problems like that with it. I just make sure I save all my files to my local drive, and there they stay.
As far as I know, what I have saved to my computer has stayed on the ground.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Kingy said:
Has anyone had any luck fighting off fucking “onedrive”?Half the time that I am doing work admin and saving it onto my own computer that I own, in my own home and is backed up by a separate SSD, fucking Onedrive steals it and saves it in heaven where it can’t be found on my computer.
It can fuck off and die.
I don’t much like Onedrive, but I don’t have problems like that with it. I just make sure I save all my files to my local drive, and there they stay.
Also I use Total Commander for all file management tasks. It’s faster, much easier to find what you want, and way better for things like comparing folders, copying and moving, backups, etc.
Oh, I failed the Sunday quiz.
20/50
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Kingy said:
Has anyone had any luck fighting off fucking “onedrive”?Half the time that I am doing work admin and saving it onto my own computer that I own, in my own home and is backed up by a separate SSD, fucking Onedrive steals it and saves it in heaven where it can’t be found on my computer.
It can fuck off and die.
I don’t much like Onedrive, but I don’t have problems like that with it. I just make sure I save all my files to my local drive, and there they stay.
Also I use Total Commander for all file management tasks. It’s faster, much easier to find what you want, and way better for things like comparing folders, copying and moving, backups, etc.
Onedrive: Would you like me to save that in ‘the cloud’ for you?
User: Yeah, OK.
Onedrive: Done.
User: Where did you save it?
Onedrive: Save what?
Sunny, top of 23.
Mini Me has viola before school so I’ll wake her up in a few minutes. I’m at school today working mostly with grade five and six.Good morning Holidayers. Presently 4 degrees at the back door and still dark. We are forecast 17 degrees with a shower or two.
I’ll go in to Hamilton and see if the leather walking/jogging shoes that the sports shop ordered in for me actually fit (Brooks). My present ones (Asics) have started to leak. And as they are a wide fit, they’re like wearing boats on my feet. I have asked them to see about something in a skinnier fit. If this fails, I guess I will have to go to Kathmandu in Warrnambool, where I got my hiking boots. Which are a narrow fit. They might have something.
No other particular plans for today. Plenty of possibilities. I am never in danger of having nothing to do.
Morning pilgrims, the day looks set fair at the redoubt.
Mist is clearing.
>>Many plug-in-hybrids have a battery-range of more than 50km, which is a greater distance than the average Australian drives each day<<
This quote is from an ABC article on electric vehicles. It’s a round trip of 60km for us to go to Hamilton (nearest “big” town) and about 150km round trip to Warrnambool (next nearest “big” town). I quite honestly thought the range was more than that by now. We aren’t really all that remote, and Victoria is smaller than Queensland or NSW. A range of less than 100km would not really work for quite a lot of the rural(ish) population.
buffy said:
>>Many plug-in-hybrids have a battery-range of more than 50km, which is a greater distance than the average Australian drives each day<<
This quote is from an ABC article on electric vehicles. It’s a round trip of 60km for us to go to Hamilton (nearest “big” town) and about 150km round trip to Warrnambool (next nearest “big” town). I quite honestly thought the range was more than that by now. We aren’t really all that remote, and Victoria is smaller than Queensland or NSW. A range of less than 100km would not really work for quite a lot of the rural(ish) population.
“Poor range on battery alone is an obvious and important reason why Australians must not increase uptake of technologies that would eliminate their fuel consumption for that initial poor range and halve their fuel consumption for the excess range that is required¡”
SCIENCE said:
buffy said:
>>Many plug-in-hybrids have a battery-range of more than 50km, which is a greater distance than the average Australian drives each day<<
This quote is from an ABC article on electric vehicles. It’s a round trip of 60km for us to go to Hamilton (nearest “big” town) and about 150km round trip to Warrnambool (next nearest “big” town). I quite honestly thought the range was more than that by now. We aren’t really all that remote, and Victoria is smaller than Queensland or NSW. A range of less than 100km would not really work for quite a lot of the rural(ish) population.
“Poor range on battery alone is an obvious and important reason why Australians must not increase uptake of technologies that would eliminate their fuel consumption for that initial poor range and halve their fuel consumption for the excess range that is required¡”
Uhh…what?
SCIENCE said:
buffy said:
>>Many plug-in-hybrids have a battery-range of more than 50km, which is a greater distance than the average Australian drives each day<<
This quote is from an ABC article on electric vehicles. It’s a round trip of 60km for us to go to Hamilton (nearest “big” town) and about 150km round trip to Warrnambool (next nearest “big” town). I quite honestly thought the range was more than that by now. We aren’t really all that remote, and Victoria is smaller than Queensland or NSW. A range of less than 100km would not really work for quite a lot of the rural(ish) population.
“Poor range on battery alone is an obvious and important reason why Australians must not increase uptake of technologies that would eliminate their fuel consumption for that initial poor range and halve their fuel consumption for the excess range that is required¡”
Does a full electric do better for range?
buffy said:
SCIENCE said:buffy said:
>>Many plug-in-hybrids have a battery-range of more than 50km, which is a greater distance than the average Australian drives each day<<
This quote is from an ABC article on electric vehicles. It’s a round trip of 60km for us to go to Hamilton (nearest “big” town) and about 150km round trip to Warrnambool (next nearest “big” town). I quite honestly thought the range was more than that by now. We aren’t really all that remote, and Victoria is smaller than Queensland or NSW. A range of less than 100km would not really work for quite a lot of the rural(ish) population.
“Poor range on battery alone is an obvious and important reason why Australians must not increase uptake of technologies that would eliminate their fuel consumption for that initial poor range and halve their fuel consumption for the excess range that is required¡”
Does a full electric do better for range?
On electric-only, generally yes.
buffy said:
SCIENCE said:
buffy said:
>>Many plug-in-hybrids have a battery-range of more than 50km, which is a greater distance than the average Australian drives each day<<
This quote is from an ABC article on electric vehicles. It’s a round trip of 60km for us to go to Hamilton (nearest “big” town) and about 150km round trip to Warrnambool (next nearest “big” town). I quite honestly thought the range was more than that by now. We aren’t really all that remote, and Victoria is smaller than Queensland or NSW. A range of less than 100km would not really work for quite a lot of the rural(ish) population.
“Poor range on battery alone is an obvious and important reason why Australians must not increase uptake of technologies that would eliminate their fuel consumption for that initial poor range and halve their fuel consumption for the excess range that is required¡”
Does a full electric do better for range?
https://www.google.com/search?q=range+of+electric+vehicles&oq=range+of+electric+vehicle
well certain 爱s claim they’re much better but we wouldn’t trust such 爱 like that would we
but we see your point and agree: the time for hybrids is past and Australians should make a complete transition to full battery electric vehicles
Michael V said:
buffy said:
SCIENCE said:“Poor range on battery alone is an obvious and important reason why Australians must not increase uptake of technologies that would eliminate their fuel consumption for that initial poor range and halve their fuel consumption for the excess range that is required¡”
Does a full electric do better for range?
On electric-only, generally yes.
Thanks. I just looked at Plugshare, a map of chargers. They are somewhat thin on the ground once you get outside of the big cities.
Anyway, I’m off to Hamilton in my petrol car.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:Does a full electric do better for range?
On electric-only, generally yes.
Thanks. I just looked at Plugshare, a map of chargers. They are somewhat thin on the ground once you get outside of the big cities.
Anyway, I’m off to Hamilton in my petrol car.
which has a range of less than a decent hybrid
Heading for 16, 6. Slowly getting more spring-like.
GP appointment at midday, hopefully the last for a while.
Hello
buffy said:
SCIENCE said:buffy said:
>>Many plug-in-hybrids have a battery-range of more than 50km, which is a greater distance than the average Australian drives each day<<
This quote is from an ABC article on electric vehicles. It’s a round trip of 60km for us to go to Hamilton (nearest “big” town) and about 150km round trip to Warrnambool (next nearest “big” town). I quite honestly thought the range was more than that by now. We aren’t really all that remote, and Victoria is smaller than Queensland or NSW. A range of less than 100km would not really work for quite a lot of the rural(ish) population.
“Poor range on battery alone is an obvious and important reason why Australians must not increase uptake of technologies that would eliminate their fuel consumption for that initial poor range and halve their fuel consumption for the excess range that is required¡”
Does a full electric do better for range?
?
Of course they do.
The whole point of a plug-in hybrid is to reduce the battery cost by having a back-up engine for occasional use when required.
SCIENCE said:
buffy said:
SCIENCE said:
“Poor range on battery alone is an obvious and important reason why Australians must not increase uptake of technologies that would eliminate their fuel consumption for that initial poor range and halve their fuel consumption for the excess range that is required¡”
Does a full electric do better for range?
https://www.google.com/search?q=range+of+electric+vehicles&oq=range+of+electric+vehicle
well certain 爱s claim they’re much better but we wouldn’t trust such 爱 like that would we
but we see your point and agree: the time for hybrids is past and Australians should make a complete transition to full battery electric vehicles
I disagree. The policy should be to do whatever will reduce GHG emissions most quickly, and plug-in hybrids would certainly have a role in that.
It’s a good one.
Didn’t end up in “junk” in my emails.
I’m not opening the attached .docx
However the “support team” phone number is valid and ends up in what sounds like Asia somewhere.
No suspicious activity on my credit card or bank accounts.
My MalwareBytes blocks http://www.news.gilaniultrasound.com/
I teach young adults with autism how to do CAD and 3D print thing.
Here’s a German WW2 tank one of them wanted me to print for them.
It’s the Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte, and none were built as it would have been almost completely useless. It couldn’t have travelled over soft ground, and at 35 metres long 14 metres wide 9 metres high and 1,000 tonnes it would have been far to large to put on a train and too heavy for a bridge.
So it’d have to drive everywhere and not on roads as would also have destroyed them.
The model is 240 mm long. Still yet to print the main turret, other guns, etc.
Woodie said:
It’s a good one.Didn’t end up in “junk” in my emails.
I’m not opening the attached .docx
However the “support team” phone number is valid and ends up in what sounds like Asia somewhere.
No suspicious activity on my credit card or bank accounts.
My MalwareBytes blocks http://www.news.gilaniultrasound.com/
I had a nice e-mail from “my-gov” today, who apparently have moved their service providers to Brazil.
All looked pretty convincing, other than the linked address:
https://salesianost.com.br/g/aau/
Correction to that scam email.
It did end up in “junk”.
The fully electric MG4 has a range of 530 km. You see a few of them about Perth.
The hybrid MG3 (which seems to be very similar in general specs apart from the engine) has a range of 837 km, but the battery alone is only about 2 kWh so I would not expect it to get you very far.
The MG HS PHEV (plug in hybrid) has a range of over 1000 km, and given the battery size I would suppose that 130 km or so of that would be battery only.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/nasas-hubble-telescope-watches-supernova-explosion-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-22-2025
Take that.
I am home again and I now own a B fitting pair of Brooks Addiction Walker 2 walking shoes. Clever lady in the sports shop leaned on a rep and got them in for me. They sell mostly D fittings.
SCIENCE said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:On electric-only, generally yes.
Thanks. I just looked at Plugshare, a map of chargers. They are somewhat thin on the ground once you get outside of the big cities.
Anyway, I’m off to Hamilton in my petrol car.
which has a range of less than a decent hybrid
My 2013 Suzuki S cross 1.6 manual has a range of around 750km on a tank.
buffy said:
SCIENCE said:
buffy said:Thanks. I just looked at Plugshare, a map of chargers. They are somewhat thin on the ground once you get outside of the big cities.
Anyway, I’m off to Hamilton in my petrol car.
which has a range of less than a decent hybrid
My 2013 Suzuki S cross 1.6 manual has a range of around 750km on a tank.
FWIW I filled up the Pajero in Wollongong once and the low fuel light came on literally 1 km from home. That’s a good 1,000 km. I know from experience that on the highway I can get another 100 km out of it before the fuel situation is dire.
When dad & I did the lap of Australia I figured out that if I could drive in on a flat road & no wind at about 80 km/h with the side mirrors folded up, I could go at least 1,200 km.
It’s got an 80 litre diesel tank but I can squeeze another litre or two into it. The reason the range was so good on that Wollongong trip was that when I filled it up there the pump I used had the ground facing a little downhill and also angled a bit towards the pump. The filler cap on the Pajero is at the right-rear of the tank so I reckon that allowed some of the air gap that’s normally at the top of the tank to be filled with fuel.
Do we still see roughbarked in here these days?
buffy said:
SCIENCE said:
buffy said:Thanks. I just looked at Plugshare, a map of chargers. They are somewhat thin on the ground once you get outside of the big cities.
Anyway, I’m off to Hamilton in my petrol car.
which has a range of less than a decent hybrid
My 2013 Suzuki S cross 1.6 manual has a range of around 750km on a tank.
And hybrids have ranges over 1000 km
BACK from the GP with good news for a change.
After a week on the Ampo 5 along with the other pills, my blood pressure is now in the normal range when seated, and even better when standing.
Doctor was well pleased and I won’t have to see him again until November, for more blood tests.
captain_spalding said:
Do we still see roughbarked in here these days?
He’s posting in this very View By Time.
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Do we still see roughbarked in here these days?
He’s posting in this very View By Time.
https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/posts/2309720/
AussieDJ said:
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Do we still see roughbarked in here these days?
He’s posting in this very View By Time.
https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/posts/2309720/
Thanks, DJ and Car.
I did look back down the list, but it seems that i overlooked him.
Spiny Norman said:
buffy said:
SCIENCE said:which has a range of less than a decent hybrid
My 2013 Suzuki S cross 1.6 manual has a range of around 750km on a tank.
FWIW I filled up the Pajero in Wollongong once and the low fuel light came on literally 1 km from home. That’s a good 1,000 km. I know from experience that on the highway I can get another 100 km out of it before the fuel situation is dire.
When dad & I did the lap of Australia I figured out that if I could drive in on a flat road & no wind at about 80 km/h with the side mirrors folded up, I could go at least 1,200 km.
It’s got an 80 litre diesel tank but I can squeeze another litre or two into it. The reason the range was so good on that Wollongong trip was that when I filled it up there the pump I used had the ground facing a little downhill and also angled a bit towards the pump. The filler cap on the Pajero is at the right-rear of the tank so I reckon that allowed some of the air gap that’s normally at the top of the tank to be filled with fuel.
The S cross has only got a 47 litre tank, but it’s not as big as a Pajero.
Time to pack up and head down the mountain.
Spiny Norman said:
Nice idea, but watch where you’re wagging that thing.
Bubblecar said:
Spiny Norman said:
Nice idea, but watch where you’re wagging that thing.
Entire new socialising etiquette to adopt there.
Do you swish it when angry like a cat or wag it like a dog when happy
Spiny Norman said:
the elderly furries are mobilising.
Well, that bush mowing yesterday has caught up with me. I was fine when I got up this morning a bit after 6.00am. But now there are muscles in my legs and bum telling me to rest. So I will go and read. I am reading about the folklore of Scotland and Ireland and the islands. A collection of essays.
(No, I didn’t buy it, it was gifted to me.)
Bubblecar said:
Spiny Norman said:
Nice idea, but watch where you’re wagging that thing.
How do you put it away on a crowded subway train, or a busy restaurant?
buffy said:
Well, that bush mowing yesterday has caught up with me. I was fine when I got up this morning a bit after 6.00am. But now there are muscles in my legs and bum telling me to rest. So I will go and read. I am reading about the folklore of Scotland and Ireland and the islands. A collection of essays.(No, I didn’t buy it, it was gifted to me.)
Looks good but pricey.
buffy said:
Spiny Norman said:
buffy said:
My 2013 Suzuki S cross 1.6 manual has a range of around 750km on a tank.
FWIW I filled up the Pajero in Wollongong once and the low fuel light came on literally 1 km from home. That’s a good 1,000 km. I know from experience that on the highway I can get another 100 km out of it before the fuel situation is dire.
When dad & I did the lap of Australia I figured out that if I could drive in on a flat road & no wind at about 80 km/h with the side mirrors folded up, I could go at least 1,200 km.
It’s got an 80 litre diesel tank but I can squeeze another litre or two into it. The reason the range was so good on that Wollongong trip was that when I filled it up there the pump I used had the ground facing a little downhill and also angled a bit towards the pump. The filler cap on the Pajero is at the right-rear of the tank so I reckon that allowed some of the air gap that’s normally at the top of the tank to be filled with fuel.
The S cross has only got a 47 litre tank, but it’s not as big as a Pajero.
so what we’re saying is that nonhybrids have 70% of the range of hybrids
The Rev Dodgson said:
SCIENCE said:
buffy said:
Does a full electric do better for range?
https://www.google.com/search?q=range+of+electric+vehicles&oq=range+of+electric+vehicle
well certain 爱s claim they’re much better but we wouldn’t trust such 爱 like that would we
but we see your point and agree: the time for hybrids is past and Australians should make a complete transition to full battery electric vehicles
I disagree. The policy should be to do whatever will reduce GHG emissions most quickly, and plug-in hybrids would certainly have a role in that.
we disagree, surely the thing to reduce emissions most quickly would be to cease commercialindustrial activity forthwith
but seriously what advantage do pluginhybrid have over fullbatteryelectric vehicles
Spiny Norman said:
I need!
There’s an outbreak of gastro at the school so at every opportunity, I both washed my hands and used sanitiser. Ugh.
Teamwork makes the dream work
Divine Angel said:
There’s an outbreak of gastro at the school so at every opportunity, I both washed my hands and used sanitiser. Ugh.
does that stop faecal aerosols though
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
There’s an outbreak of gastro at the school so at every opportunity, I both washed my hands and used sanitiser. Ugh.
does that stop faecal aerosols though
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
There’s an outbreak of gastro at the school so at every opportunity, I both washed my hands and used sanitiser. Ugh.
does that stop faecal aerosols though
There’s on,ly so much sanitiser I’m willing to inhale.
wonder if the schools will ever use that germicidal ultraviolet stuff apparently it wins
9 deg C in the mid afternoon, like 95% humidity and misty, it feels like that liquid breathing in The Abyss
dv said:
9 deg C in the mid afternoon, like 95% humidity and misty, it feels like that liquid breathing in The Abyss
It never quite eventuated did it the liquid oxygen breathing
That’s a rather large toad.
A kitty car made from leftover cat parts.
https://www.reddit.com/r/FunnyAnimals/comments/1mz3w0f/she_was_made_from_all_the_leftovers_and_she
Spiny Norman said:
A kitty car made from leftover cat parts.https://www.reddit.com/r/FunnyAnimals/comments/1mz3w0f/she_was_made_from_all_the_leftovers_and_she
Kitty cat sod it.
Cymek said:
dv said:
9 deg C in the mid afternoon, like 95% humidity and misty, it feels like that liquid breathing in The Abyss
It never quite eventuated did it the liquid oxygen breathing
It has found medical uses.
Spiny Norman said:
That’s a rather large toad.
Dead now, one hopes/presumes.
Dinner nearly ready now.
After dinner programme:
a) Nana nap.
b) Reading in living room.
c) Norwegian train ride.
d) At least some of the Spanish bicycles.
dv said:
Cymek said:
dv said:
9 deg C in the mid afternoon, like 95% humidity and misty, it feels like that liquid breathing in The Abyss
It never quite eventuated did it the liquid oxygen breathing
It has found medical uses.
OK, did not know that.
Cymek said:
dv said:
Cymek said:It never quite eventuated did it the liquid oxygen breathing
It has found medical uses.
OK, did not know that.
Very useful for surgeons, when they’re operating on fish.
Cymek said:
dv said:
Cymek said:It never quite eventuated did it the liquid oxygen breathing
It has found medical uses.
OK, did not know that.
From memory it can be used to inflate the collapsed lungs of newborn babies.
dv said:
9 deg C in the mid afternoon, like 95% humidity and misty, it feels like that liquid breathing in The Abyss
Home is the hunter, home from the hill.
Over.
captain_spalding said:
Cymek said:
dv said:It has found medical uses.
OK, did not know that.
Very useful for surgeons, when they’re operating on fish.
You left out a t
dv said:
Cymek said:
dv said:
9 deg C in the mid afternoon, like 95% humidity and misty, it feels like that liquid breathing in The Abyss
It never quite eventuated did it the liquid oxygen breathing
It has found medical uses.
¿ref
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
Cymek said:OK, did not know that.
Very useful for surgeons, when they’re operating on fish.
You left out a t
Like, when harvesting caviar?
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
Very useful for surgeons, when they’re operating on fish.
You left out a t
Like, when harvesting caviar?
oh all right on a scale of 1 to 5 yous can have a 5 for that but the caviar bit was unnecessary
SCIENCE said:
dv said:
Cymek said:
It never quite eventuated did it the liquid oxygen breathing
It has found medical uses.
¿ref
https://www.chop.edu/research/neonatal-liquid-ventilation
dv said:
SCIENCE said:
dv said:
It has found medical uses.
¿ref
thanks
wonder what happened, doesn’t seem to update since 2022
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03041740?tab=history
can’t even blame the KKK cuts
Tomorrow I’m heading up to the big smoke. Perf.
I’ll be there for 4.5 days attending a fire conference.
Are there any Perthites that might want to catch up? I won’t have much spare time, but Wed & Thurs evening may be a pissabollity.
Kingy said:
Tomorrow I’m heading up to the big smoke. Perf.I’ll be there for 4.5 days attending a fire conference.
Are there any Perthites that might want to catch up? I won’t have much spare time, but Wed & Thurs evening may be a pissabollity.
I won’t be able to do a week night. Sorry, but I don’t drive at night any more because of my poor eyesight in the dark.
maybe some other time.
Kingy said:
Tomorrow I’m heading up to the big smoke. Perf.I’ll be there for 4.5 days attending a fire conference.
Are there any Perthites that might want to catch up? I won’t have much spare time, but Wed & Thurs evening may be a pissabollity.
Shame Perth is so darn far away from this side of Straya.
This Thursday I will be catching up with Beryl and Miss Carol. Sickness and trips away have got in the way in the last few weeks. Hopefully this time it will happen.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Tomorrow I’m heading up to the big smoke. Perf.I’ll be there for 4.5 days attending a fire conference.
Are there any Perthites that might want to catch up? I won’t have much spare time, but Wed & Thurs evening may be a pissabollity.
I won’t be able to do a week night. Sorry, but I don’t drive at night any more because of my poor eyesight in the dark.
Damn. Fuck getting old. Simple things like being able to see where you are going become issues.
My biggest issue is my fat arse not fitting into my clothes any more.
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Tomorrow I’m heading up to the big smoke. Perf.I’ll be there for 4.5 days attending a fire conference.
Are there any Perthites that might want to catch up? I won’t have much spare time, but Wed & Thurs evening may be a pissabollity.
I won’t be able to do a week night. Sorry, but I don’t drive at night any more because of my poor eyesight in the dark.
Damn. Fuck getting old. Simple things like being able to see where you are going become issues.
My biggest issue is my fat arse not fitting into my clothes any more.
Sorry man. That’s the Diabetes.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
party_pants said:I won’t be able to do a week night. Sorry, but I don’t drive at night any more because of my poor eyesight in the dark.
Damn. Fuck getting old. Simple things like being able to see where you are going become issues.
My biggest issue is my fat arse not fitting into my clothes any more.
Sorry man. That’s the Diabetes.
Well, fuck diabetes too.
I was hoping to catch up with you for a drink and a chat again.
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:Damn. Fuck getting old. Simple things like being able to see where you are going become issues.
My biggest issue is my fat arse not fitting into my clothes any more.
Sorry man. That’s the Diabetes.
Well, fuck diabetes too.
I was hoping to catch up with you for a drink and a chat again.
The conference finishes on Friday evening, and we are hoping to go to the new Perf museum on Saturday.
Would you, DV, or Arts like to go there for a mini pud and museum tour?
ruby said:
Shame Perth is so darn far away from this side of Straya.
Yes.
For me, it’d be easier to get to Noumea, or Honiara, and hardly more of a stretch to Suva, rather than Perth.
Kingy said:
Kingy said:
party_pants said:Sorry man. That’s the Diabetes.
Well, fuck diabetes too.
I was hoping to catch up with you for a drink and a chat again.
The conference finishes on Friday evening, and we are hoping to go to the new Perf museum on Saturday.
Would you, DV, or Arts like to go there for a mini pud and museum tour?
Lunch time kind of deal?
Kingy said:
My biggest issue is my fat arse not fitting into my clothes any more.
There, there…
As long as we have tent-makers, you and me will be sartorially safe.
Kingy said:
Kingy said:
party_pants said:Sorry man. That’s the Diabetes.
Well, fuck diabetes too.
I was hoping to catch up with you for a drink and a chat again.
The conference finishes on Friday evening, and we are hoping to go to the new Perf museum on Saturday.
Would you, DV, or Arts like to go there for a mini pud and museum tour?
For me, that would be more doable.
dv said:
Kingy said:
Kingy said:Well, fuck diabetes too.
I was hoping to catch up with you for a drink and a chat again.
The conference finishes on Friday evening, and we are hoping to go to the new Perf museum on Saturday.
Would you, DV, or Arts like to go there for a mini pud and museum tour?
Lunch time kind of deal?
Yep, sounds good. We’ll have to take an orange or something.
Kingy said:
dv said:
Kingy said:The conference finishes on Friday evening, and we are hoping to go to the new Perf museum on Saturday.
Would you, DV, or Arts like to go there for a mini pud and museum tour?
Lunch time kind of deal?
Yep, sounds good. We’ll have to take an orange or something.
About to head off to bed. Once everyone else has had their input, ;et me know when and where and I’ll do my best to come along.
Neighbourhood watch
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
Cymek said:OK, did not know that.
Very useful for surgeons, when they’re operating on fish.
You left out a t
LOL
AussieDJ said:
Neighbourhood watch
:)
Partly cloudy top of 23. .
Having yet more issues with my married name, this time with the loan. They have all my ID with my legal name on it, still get it wrong.
Good morning Holidayers. Eleven degrees at the back door – feels warm. There has been wind (gusting into the 50’s, Mount William in the Grampians has been hitting the hundred a couple of times since 3.00am) and precipitation (less than 0.5mm) during the dark hours. We are forecast a showery 15 degrees.
Bakery Breakfast with Hamilton archery friend, socializing and then I don’t know what. One of Mr buffy’s pairs of jeans need patching, so I suppose I should see to that at some point so he can wear them.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-26/near-complete-ichthyosaur-fossil-found-in-western-queensland/105693176
In high school, I knew someone who was Mormon. She believed (I don’t think this is the official stance of the church) that dinosaurs weren’t real animals, but had ended up here when the earth was pieced together. Pretty sure she thought angels did that, but I could be misremembering.
apparently humans bottlenecked at 1000 peeps just 1000000 years ago
SCIENCE said:
apparently humans bottlenecked at 1000 peeps just 1000000 years ago
What uncorked them?
SCIENCE said:
apparently humans bottlenecked at 1000 peeps just 1000000 years ago
1280 people according to your Times:
https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/45744/20230901/humans-went-extinct-nearly-1-million-years-ago-300-survivors.htm
I think some scientists are way too confident in the accuracy of their models.
The Rev Dodgson said:
SCIENCE said:apparently humans bottlenecked at 1000 peeps just 1000000 years ago
1280 people according to your Times:
https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/45744/20230901/humans-went-extinct-nearly-1-million-years-ago-300-survivors.htmI think some scientists are way too confident in the accuracy of their models.
Ah, OCMs, over confident models.
Talking of estimates with excessive precision, consider:
and
and the summary from the same source:
So, whilst the US may (according to one list, anyway) have a slightly higher IQ average than the UK, the people of the US have nothing to brag about, when your country doesn’t even break the top 25!
I would also point out that a disproportionate number of citizens of the US may indeed have a higher IQ than their UK peers, but IQ alone doesn’t equal intelligence, rather, IQ merely indicates the possibility of intelligence! Unfortunately, in the US, the possibility may be there, but the intelligence seems to be lacking in a large portion of your population. I mean 77,302,580 citizens of the US voted for the Cheetoführer….sooooooooo…..yeah…..it is, what it is.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Talking of estimates with excessive precision, consider:
and
and the summary from the same source:
So, whilst the US may (according to one list, anyway) have a slightly higher IQ average than the UK, the people of the US have nothing to brag about, when your country doesn’t even break the top 25!
I would also point out that a disproportionate number of citizens of the US may indeed have a higher IQ than their UK peers, but IQ alone doesn’t equal intelligence, rather, IQ merely indicates the possibility of intelligence! Unfortunately, in the US, the possibility may be there, but the intelligence seems to be lacking in a large portion of your population. I mean 77,302,580 citizens of the US voted for the Cheetoführer….sooooooooo…..yeah…..it is, what it is.
I think it’s fair to say 77,302,580 people in America made a stupid decision. They could have made a better decision but didn’t. They can now reflect on that water under the bridge.
Tau.Neutrino said:
77,302,580 people can now reflect 😔 on their stupid decision.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Talking of estimates with excessive precision, consider:
and
and the summary from the same source:
So, whilst the US may (according to one list, anyway) have a slightly higher IQ average than the UK, the people of the US have nothing to brag about, when your country doesn’t even break the top 25!
I would also point out that a disproportionate number of citizens of the US may indeed have a higher IQ than their UK peers, but IQ alone doesn’t equal intelligence, rather, IQ merely indicates the possibility of intelligence! Unfortunately, in the US, the possibility may be there, but the intelligence seems to be lacking in a large portion of your population. I mean 77,302,580 citizens of the US voted for the Cheetoführer….sooooooooo…..yeah…..it is, what it is.
I think it’s fair to say 77,302,580 people in America made a stupid decision. They could have made a better decision but didn’t. They can now reflect on that water under the bridge.
Collective stupidity?
:)
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:77,302,580 people can now reflect 😔 on their stupid decision.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Talking of estimates with excessive precision, consider:
and
and the summary from the same source:
So, whilst the US may (according to one list, anyway) have a slightly higher IQ average than the UK, the people of the US have nothing to brag about, when your country doesn’t even break the top 25!
I would also point out that a disproportionate number of citizens of the US may indeed have a higher IQ than their UK peers, but IQ alone doesn’t equal intelligence, rather, IQ merely indicates the possibility of intelligence! Unfortunately, in the US, the possibility may be there, but the intelligence seems to be lacking in a large portion of your population. I mean 77,302,580 citizens of the US voted for the Cheetoführer….sooooooooo…..yeah…..it is, what it is.
I think it’s fair to say 77,302,580 people in America made a stupid decision. They could have made a better decision but didn’t. They can now reflect on that water under the bridge.
Collective stupidity?
:)
Probably too late for reflecting when the gate was left open and the horse has bolted.
roughbarked said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:77,302,580 people can now reflect 😔 on their stupid decision.I think it’s fair to say 77,302,580 people in America made a stupid decision. They could have made a better decision but didn’t. They can now reflect on that water under the bridge.
Collective stupidity?
:)
Probably too late for reflecting when the gate was left open and the horse has bolted.
They have that to reflect on.
:)
Tau.Neutrino said:
roughbarked said:
Tau.Neutrino said:77,302,580 people can now reflect 😔 on their stupid decision.Collective stupidity?
:)
Probably too late for reflecting when the gate was left open and the horse has bolted.
They have that to reflect on.
:)
He’s kicking their china shop to pieces. They’ll be decades sticky taping all that back together.
roughbarked said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
roughbarked said:Probably too late for reflecting when the gate was left open and the horse has bolted.
They have that to reflect on.
:)
He’s kicking their china shop to pieces. They’ll be decades sticky taping all that back together.
Indeed.
Morning pilgrims, almost summerary.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, almost summerary.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, almost summerary.
Morning.
roughbarked said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
roughbarked said:Probably too late for reflecting when the gate was left open and the horse has bolted.
They have that to reflect on.
:)
He’s kicking their china shop to pieces. They’ll be decades sticky taping all that back together.
Faaaaark….
kii said:
roughbarked said:
Tau.Neutrino said:They have that to reflect on.
:)
He’s kicking their china shop to pieces. They’ll be decades sticky taping all that back together.
Faaaaark….
LOL 😂😂
ChrispenEvan said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:He’s kicking their china shop to pieces. They’ll be decades sticky taping all that back together.
Faaaaark….
LOL 😂😂
Exactly, it’s laughable. Horses and bulls and sticky tape and broken china, I think I saw a cartoon featuring that way back in the 1960s.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, almost summerary.
currently
19 degrees with a 26km/h N wind. 41%R/H.
BOM expects a max of 25.
Brisbane area
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds. Max of 24.
Over.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, almost summerary.
Morning.
Morning pilgrim.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, almost summerary.
Not here it’s not.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, almost summerary.
Morning all.
25° here in Cairns
Tamb said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, almost summerary.
Morning all.
25° here in Cairns
🌧 here.
A universal rhythm guides how we speak: Global analysis reveals 1.6-second ‘intonation units’
Have you ever noticed that a natural conversation flows like a dance—pauses, emphases, and turns arriving just in time? A new study has discovered that this isn’t just intuition; there is a biological rhythm embedded in our speech.
More…
One two three o’clock four o’clock rock
Five six seven o’clock eight o’clock rock
Nine ten eleven o’clock twelve o’clock rock
We’re gonna rock
Around the clock tonight!
Divine Angel said:
One two three o’clock four o’clock rock
Five six seven o’clock eight o’clock rock
Nine ten eleven o’clock twelve o’clock rock
We’re gonna rock
Around the clock tonight!
Settle.
Hello
Cymek said:
Hello
Greetings.
waves to Mr V, and others.
Have you seen these? Just in the last week.
The great 4WD recovery at Rainbow Beach 15 mins
23,041 views Aug 24, 2025
Another vehicle going down with the vehicle quick sand at Rainbow Beach
4WD SUNK or SAVED ?? At Mudlow Rocks Rainbow Beach. 10 mins
24,651 views Aug 17, 2025
Take it easy on these lads – we all live and learn
You’ve probably seen heaps of them, though, hey what but.
Hey, roughie, you still around?
“A source tells tabloid paper” is not exactly trustworthy, however this move would not surprise me because it’s becoming increasingly more difficult to ascertain satire.
///
The Trump administration will move to pull the COVID vaccine off the U.S. market “within months,” one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s closest associates has told the Daily Beast.
Dr. Aseem Malhotra, a British cardiologist who has repeatedly claimed in the face of scientific consensus that the vaccines are more dangerous than the virus, told the Daily Beast that Kennedy’s stance is shared by “influential” members of President Donald Trump’s family. Like Kennedy himself, no Trumps hold any scientific qualifications.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-and-robert-f-kennedy-junior-to-ban-covid-19-vaccine-within-months/
I’m thinking of changing…………….changing my place of birth to NSW to become eligible for the NSW woman of the year award.
captain_spalding said:
Hey, roughie, you still around?
Yeah.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Hey, roughie, you still around?Yeah.
around but watching videos.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Hey, roughie, you still around?Yeah.
Can i ask a question or two about clocks?
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Hey, roughie, you still around?Yeah.
around but watching videos.
Oh, ok, i’ll wait until later. It’s not at all urgent.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Hey, roughie, you still around?Yeah.
Can i ask a question or two about clocks?
Divine Angel said:
One two three o’clock four o’clock rock
Five six seven o’clock eight o’clock rock
Nine ten eleven o’clock twelve o’clock rock
We’re gonna rock
Around the clock tonight!
HTH
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:Yeah.
around but watching videos.
Oh, ok, i’ll wait until later. It’s not at all urgent.
What do you need to know?
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Can i ask a question or two about clocks?
Divine Angel said:
One two three o’clock four o’clock rock
Five six seven o’clock eight o’clock rock
Nine ten eleven o’clock twelve o’clock rock
We’re gonna rock
Around the clock tonight!
HTH
;)
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:around but watching videos.
Oh, ok, i’ll wait until later. It’s not at all urgent.
What do you need to know?
Just some stuff about a little travel clock i have.
I’m quite ok with waiting until later.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Oh, ok, i’ll wait until later. It’s not at all urgent.
What do you need to know?
Just some stuff about a little travel clock i have.
I’m quite ok with waiting until later.
stuff?
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Can i ask a question or two about clocks?
Divine Angel said:
One two three o’clock four o’clock rock
Five six seven o’clock eight o’clock rock
Nine ten eleven o’clock twelve o’clock rock
We’re gonna rock
Around the clock tonight!
HTH
Thank you Mr. Haley.
An ad for a migraine medication:
See your doctor is you experience changes in colour, or numbers of fingers and toes.
….NUMBNESS…not numbers!!!!
kii said:
An ad for a migraine medication:
See your doctor is you experience changes in colour, or numbers of fingers and toes.….NUMBNESS…not numbers!!!!
If the numbers of your digits suddenly change, migraine is probably the least of your problems.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:What do you need to know?
Just some stuff about a little travel clock i have.
I’m quite ok with waiting until later.
stuff?
Well, if you have the time to spare…
Here’s some pics of a little travel clock face and movement that i have:
A cute little thing, only cost me about $4 in an opp shop. It seems to work pretty well, now that i’ve got tha mainspring ungummed (it ticked happily until it ran down). I reckon it dates from mid-1958, going by the 7.58 on the frame, which doesn’t match e.g. the dimensions of the works or the face.
Its case was missing, but i reckpon i can make it a nice little case out of a bit of silky oak that i have.
Of course, the winder keys for the mainspring and the alarm are missing. As are the little knobby things for setting the hour/minute hands, and the alarm hand.
Q1.: The threaded spindles for the winder keys look to me to be 2mm in diameter. Are those things a ‘standard’ size, across various makes?
Q2.: Can you suggest where i might source replacement keys? I can find some on Ebay and Etsy, but they want about $34 for 15 or 20 of the things, and i only need, like, 2.
Q3.: If there’s no such source, can you suggest a workable substitute? I was thinking of e.g. ordering some 2 mm. internal dia. Chicago screws from China, and fudging up something out of the barrels of a couple of those.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Just some stuff about a little travel clock i have.
I’m quite ok with waiting until later.
stuff?
Well, if you have the time to spare…
Here’s some pics of a little travel clock face and movement that i have:
that’s not the time.
ChrispenEvan said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:stuff?
Well, if you have the time to spare…
Here’s some pics of a little travel clock face and movement that i have:
that’s not the time.
And this is not the place.
ChrispenEvan said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:stuff?
Well, if you have the time to spare…
Here’s some pics of a little travel clock face and movement that i have:
that’s not the time.
And this is not the place.
So the broker’s advice is to sign with pre-marriage surname underneath my pre-married typed name, then sign using current, legal name at the end of the document so the new lender has both signatures. Except the new lender will come back and say my two signatures don’t match.
It’s not like I changed my name to Eloise Aloysius Labubu. It used to be Divine Angel, now it’s Divine Angel Mutant.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Just some stuff about a little travel clock i have.
I’m quite ok with waiting until later.
stuff?
Well, if you have the time to spare…
Here’s some pics of a little travel clock face and movement that i have:
A cute little thing, only cost me about $4 in an opp shop. It seems to work pretty well, now that i’ve got tha mainspring ungummed (it ticked happily until it ran down). I reckon it dates from mid-1958, going by the 7.58 on the frame, which doesn’t match e.g. the dimensions of the works or the face.
Its case was missing, but i reckpon i can make it a nice little case out of a bit of silky oak that i have.
Of course, the winder keys for the mainspring and the alarm are missing. As are the little knobby things for setting the hour/minute hands, and the alarm hand.
Q1.: The threaded spindles for the winder keys look to me to be 2mm in diameter. Are those things a ‘standard’ size, across various makes?
Q2.: Can you suggest where i might source replacement keys? I can find some on Ebay and Etsy, but they want about $34 for 15 or 20 of the things, and i only need, like, 2.
Q3.: If there’s no such source, can you suggest a workable substitute? I was thinking of e.g. ordering some 2 mm. internal dia. Chicago screws from China, and fudging up something out of the barrels of a couple of those.
Presumably there was at least the caseback for the movement. It doubles as the alarm bell.
Divine Angel said:
One two three o’clock four o’clock rock
Five six seven o’clock eight o’clock rock
Nine ten eleven o’clock twelve o’clock rock
We’re gonna rock
Around the clock tonight!
Brilliant!
kii said:
An ad for a migraine medication:
See your doctor is you experience changes in colour, or numbers of fingers and toes.….NUMBNESS…not numbers!!!!
Then again, I was recently reminded about Alice in Wonderland Syndrome with migraine:
Peak Warming Man said:
I’m thinking of changing…………….changing my place of birth to NSW to become eligible for the NSW woman of the year award.
There’s something wrong with you.
Woodie said:
waves to Mr V, and others.Have you seen these? Just in the last week.
The great 4WD recovery at Rainbow Beach 15 mins
23,041 views Aug 24, 2025
Another vehicle going down with the vehicle quick sand at Rainbow Beach4WD SUNK or SAVED ?? At Mudlow Rocks Rainbow Beach. 10 mins
24,651 views Aug 17, 2025
Take it easy on these lads – we all live and learnYou’ve probably seen heaps of them, though, hey what but.
I hadn’t. A quick look at the first video shows two cars that are insurance write-offs.
No wonder insurance is so expensive.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
waves to Mr V, and others.Have you seen these? Just in the last week.
The great 4WD recovery at Rainbow Beach 15 mins
23,041 views Aug 24, 2025
Another vehicle going down with the vehicle quick sand at Rainbow Beach4WD SUNK or SAVED ?? At Mudlow Rocks Rainbow Beach. 10 mins
24,651 views Aug 17, 2025
Take it easy on these lads – we all live and learnYou’ve probably seen heaps of them, though, hey what but.
I hadn’t. A quick look at the first video shows two cars that are insurance write-offs.
No wonder insurance is so expensive.
Looks like it happens often at that spot. Hesitation is the enemy so it seems.
Peak Warming Man said:
I’m thinking of changing…………….changing my place of birth to NSW to become eligible for the NSW woman of the year award.
Nuh. Won’t happen.
kii said:
An ad for a migraine medication:
See your doctor is you experience changes in colour, or numbers of fingers and toes.….NUMBNESS…not numbers!!!!
Ha!
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
waves to Mr V, and others.Have you seen these? Just in the last week.
The great 4WD recovery at Rainbow Beach 15 mins
23,041 views Aug 24, 2025
Another vehicle going down with the vehicle quick sand at Rainbow Beach4WD SUNK or SAVED ?? At Mudlow Rocks Rainbow Beach. 10 mins
24,651 views Aug 17, 2025
Take it easy on these lads – we all live and learnYou’ve probably seen heaps of them, though, hey what but.
I hadn’t. A quick look at the first video shows two cars that are insurance write-offs.
No wonder insurance is so expensive.
Shoulda gone with their Zippy boards.
“A police officer has been wounded and there are grave concerns for two other officers after a shooting at a rural property in Porepunkah, about 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne.”
Uh Oh.
Peak Warming Man said:
“A police officer has been wounded and there are grave concerns for two other officers after a shooting at a rural property in Porepunkah, about 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne.”Uh Oh.
Looks griim indeed.
Peak Warming Man said:
“A police officer has been wounded and there are grave concerns for two other officers after a shooting at a rural property in Porepunkah, about 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne.”Uh Oh.
Two police officers have been killed and one injured in a shooting at a rural property in Porepunkah in north-east Victoria.
Victoria Police are at a property in the regional Victorian town, 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne.
People are being asked to avoid the scene, which has been described as an “active and ongoing incident which may present a significant risk to members of the public”.
Dozens of police officers and several ambulances were at the scene at about 1pm.
Vicious weather out there this afternoon. Spiteful winds and horizontally fucketing rain.
Bubblecar said:
Vicious weather out there this afternoon. Spiteful winds and horizontally fucketing rain.
So far the weather hasn’t been more than the sky becoming overcast.
buffy said:
kii said:
An ad for a migraine medication:
See your doctor is you experience changes in colour, or numbers of fingers and toes.….NUMBNESS…not numbers!!!!
Then again, I was recently reminded about Alice in Wonderland Syndrome with migraine:
TIL
Thanks. Never heard of this before.
:)
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
waves to Mr V, and others.Have you seen these? Just in the last week.
The great 4WD recovery at Rainbow Beach 15 mins
23,041 views Aug 24, 2025
Another vehicle going down with the vehicle quick sand at Rainbow Beach4WD SUNK or SAVED ?? At Mudlow Rocks Rainbow Beach. 10 mins
24,651 views Aug 17, 2025
Take it easy on these lads – we all live and learnYou’ve probably seen heaps of them, though, hey what but.
I hadn’t. A quick look at the first video shows two cars that are insurance write-offs.
No wonder insurance is so expensive.
Looks like it happens often at that spot. Hesitation is the enemy so it seems.
Well, one shouldn’t drive into active seawater. Not sensible. Turn around and go back to town the other way. Yes, it’s an extra 30-odd km, but it’s far better than bogging.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:I hadn’t. A quick look at the first video shows two cars that are insurance write-offs.
No wonder insurance is so expensive.
Looks like it happens often at that spot. Hesitation is the enemy so it seems.
Well, one shouldn’t drive into active seawater. Not sensible. Turn around and go back to town the other way. Yes, it’s an extra 30-odd km, but it’s far better than bogging.
They are expensive vehicles to be ruining.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“A police officer has been wounded and there are grave concerns for two other officers after a shooting at a rural property in Porepunkah, about 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne.”Uh Oh.
Two police officers have been killed and one injured in a shooting at a rural property in Porepunkah in north-east Victoria.
Victoria Police are at a property in the regional Victorian town, 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne.
People are being asked to avoid the scene, which has been described as an “active and ongoing incident which may present a significant risk to members of the public”.
Dozens of police officers and several ambulances were at the scene at about 1pm.
Bloody!
:(
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“A police officer has been wounded and there are grave concerns for two other officers after a shooting at a rural property in Porepunkah, about 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne.”Uh Oh.
Two police officers have been killed and one injured in a shooting at a rural property in Porepunkah in north-east Victoria.
Victoria Police are at a property in the regional Victorian town, 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne.
People are being asked to avoid the scene, which has been described as an “active and ongoing incident which may present a significant risk to members of the public”.
Dozens of police officers and several ambulances were at the scene at about 1pm.
Bloody!
:(
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:Two police officers have been killed and one injured in a shooting at a rural property in Porepunkah in north-east Victoria.
Victoria Police are at a property in the regional Victorian town, 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne.
People are being asked to avoid the scene, which has been described as an “active and ongoing incident which may present a significant risk to members of the public”.
Dozens of police officers and several ambulances were at the scene at about 1pm.
Bloody!
:(
The scene is still ongoing.
There’s a live link at the abc. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-26/blog-porepunkah-shooting-victoria-police-august-26/105698794
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:Two police officers have been killed and one injured in a shooting at a rural property in Porepunkah in north-east Victoria.
Victoria Police are at a property in the regional Victorian town, 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne.
People are being asked to avoid the scene, which has been described as an “active and ongoing incident which may present a significant risk to members of the public”.
Dozens of police officers and several ambulances were at the scene at about 1pm.
Bloody!
:(
The scene is still ongoing.
There’s a live link at the abc. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-26/blog-porepunkah-shooting-victoria-police-august-26/105698794
No thanks. I don’t want dead coppers and the aftermath live-screened to my computer. I couldn’t hack it.
:(
I’d better go and change the next light bulb. I need brighter bulbs so I can see properly at night.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Bloody!
:(
The scene is still ongoing.
There’s a live link at the abc. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-26/blog-porepunkah-shooting-victoria-police-august-26/105698794
It doesn’t tell me whether or not there is an active shooter.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:The scene is still ongoing.
There’s a live link at the abc. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-26/blog-porepunkah-shooting-victoria-police-august-26/105698794
It doesn’t tell me whether or not there is an active shooter.
It’s just police milling about, some with hair, some bald.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
It doesn’t tell me whether or not there is an active shooter.
It’s just police milling about, some with hair, some bald.
This armoured vehicle is in attendance.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:The scene is still ongoing.
There’s a live link at the abc. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-26/blog-porepunkah-shooting-victoria-police-august-26/105698794
It doesn’t tell me whether or not there is an active shooter.
It appears that the active shooter/s are still at large.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:The scene is still ongoing.
There’s a live link at the abc. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-26/blog-porepunkah-shooting-victoria-police-august-26/105698794
It doesn’t tell me whether or not there is an active shooter.
Given they’ve still got the schools on lockdown and are still advising folks to stay clear, we may surmise the danger continues.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
It doesn’t tell me whether or not there is an active shooter.
It’s just police milling about, some with hair, some bald.
But they all have flak jackets.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:It doesn’t tell me whether or not there is an active shooter.
It’s just police milling about, some with hair, some bald.
This armoured vehicle is in attendance.
Reporter Ashlee Aldridge is on the ground in Porepunkah.
She says a helicopter has just gone overhead with a Victoria Police officer hanging out the side, appearing to search the area.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
It doesn’t tell me whether or not there is an active shooter.
Given they’ve still got the schools on lockdown and are still advising folks to stay clear, we may surmise the danger continues.
That’s what the media is paid for, we shouldn’t have surmise.
and in happy news, the 367 Collins Street Falcons have laid 2 eggs, hopefully there will be at least another one to come
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:It doesn’t tell me whether or not there is an active shooter.
Given they’ve still got the schools on lockdown and are still advising folks to stay clear, we may surmise the danger continues.
That’s what the media is paid for, we shouldn’t have surmise.
It’s quite possible that they don’t know.
And neither do the police. The shooter might be dead, or just resting.
Brindabellas said:
and in happy news, the 367 Collins Street Falcons have laid 2 eggs, hopefully there will be at least another one to come
Good to hear. I feel a bit sorry for them because their home looks so bleak.
Bubblecar said:
Brindabellas said:
and in happy news, the 367 Collins Street Falcons have laid 2 eggs, hopefully there will be at least another one to come
Good to hear. I feel a bit sorry for them because their home looks so bleak.
the dad just brought mum a colourful lunch of a rainbow lorikeet.
Brindabellas said:
and in happy news, the 367 Collins Street Falcons have laid 2 eggs, hopefully there will be at least another one to come
Good. Yeaterday I observed a female red rump digging out a nest hole in a Yellow Box I planted some 44 years ago. Right outside my front door.
Brindabellas said:
Bubblecar said:
Brindabellas said:
and in happy news, the 367 Collins Street Falcons have laid 2 eggs, hopefully there will be at least another one to come
Good to hear. I feel a bit sorry for them because their home looks so bleak.
the dad just brought mum a colourful lunch of a rainbow lorikeet.
:) They like bleak positions.
Brindabellas said:
Bubblecar said:
Brindabellas said:
and in happy news, the 367 Collins Street Falcons have laid 2 eggs, hopefully there will be at least another one to come
Good to hear. I feel a bit sorry for them because their home looks so bleak.
the dad just brought mum a colourful lunch of a rainbow lorikeet.
That’ll be tasty.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:Given they’ve still got the schools on lockdown and are still advising folks to stay clear, we may surmise the danger continues.
That’s what the media is paid for, we shouldn’t have surmise.
It’s quite possible that they don’t know.
And neither do the police. The shooter might be dead, or just resting.
………. or pining for the fjords.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:It doesn’t tell me whether or not there is an active shooter.
It’s just police milling about, some with hair, some bald.
This armoured vehicle is in attendance.
I wonder why it is black.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:It’s just police milling about, some with hair, some bald.
This armoured vehicle is in attendance.
I wonder why it is black.
Looks more menacing.
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:This armoured vehicle is in attendance.
I wonder why it is black.
Looks more menacing.
Really?
I would have though that a bright colour (to catch attention), surrounding the blue and white Police check pattern would be pretty menacing. That black just looks stealthy to me.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:It’s just police milling about, some with hair, some bald.
This armoured vehicle is in attendance.
I wonder why it is black.
Ford told them they could have any colour they liked as long as it was black.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:It’s just police milling about, some with hair, some bald.
This armoured vehicle is in attendance.
I wonder why it is black.
Presumably it works statistically for urban camouflage. Special operations and anti-terrorist police also often wear black.
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:This armoured vehicle is in attendance.
I wonder why it is black.
Ford told them they could have any colour they liked as long as it was black.
BLACK IS NOT A COLOUR
Bubblecar said:
This armoured vehicle is in attendance.
I’d doubt they’d have that sort of support vehicle parked in the garage out the back of the Porepunkah Police Station.
Probably imported from Melbourne, 3 hrs drive away. (keeping to the speed limit).
Update: The ABC can confirm that the shooter is still at large and has not yet been captured by police.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:This armoured vehicle is in attendance.
I’d doubt they’d have that sort of support vehicle parked in the garage out the back of the Porepunkah Police Station.
Probably imported from Melbourne, 3 hrs drive away. (keeping to the speed limit).
Yes. It’s one of two Bearcat vehicles operated by Victoria Police.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:It’s just police milling about, some with hair, some bald.
This armoured vehicle is in attendance.
I wonder why it is black.
Easier to work it into a conspiracy ?
Now we all know where Porepunkah is.
Have actually been there. A friend of ours owner built a house near there.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:This armoured vehicle is in attendance.
I’d doubt they’d have that sort of support vehicle parked in the garage out the back of the Porepunkah Police Station.
Probably imported from Melbourne, 3 hrs drive away. (keeping to the speed limit).
Yes. It’s one of two Bearcat vehicles operated by Victoria Police.
Just two? But what if all hell broke loose?
Cymek said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:This armoured vehicle is in attendance.
I wonder why it is black.
Easier to work it into a conspiracy ?
it is a maria. a black maria.
ChrispenEvan said:
Cymek said:
Michael V said:I wonder why it is black.
Easier to work it into a conspiracy ?
it is a maria. a black maria.
An old term that persists.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:I’d doubt they’d have that sort of support vehicle parked in the garage out the back of the Porepunkah Police Station.
Probably imported from Melbourne, 3 hrs drive away. (keeping to the speed limit).
Yes. It’s one of two Bearcat vehicles operated by Victoria Police.
Just two? But what if all hell broke loose?
We’d make sure it was a mini-Hell. We aren’t the largest State in the Commonwealth.
buffy said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:Yes. It’s one of two Bearcat vehicles operated by Victoria Police.
Just two? But what if all hell broke loose?
We’d make sure it was a mini-Hell. We aren’t the largest State in the Commonwealth.
And the Bearcats cost around $400,000 a piece.
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:This armoured vehicle is in attendance.
I wonder why it is black.
Ford told them they could have any colour they liked as long as it was black.
That’s it to a T.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Woodie said:Just two? But what if all hell broke loose?
We’d make sure it was a mini-Hell. We aren’t the largest State in the Commonwealth.
And the Bearcats cost around $400,000 a piece.
You can’t fight crime with economy.
ChrispenEvan said:
Cymek said:
Michael V said:I wonder why it is black.
Easier to work it into a conspiracy ?
it is a maria. a black maria.
That’s what they call the wind.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:We’d make sure it was a mini-Hell. We aren’t the largest State in the Commonwealth.
And the Bearcats cost around $400,000 a piece.
You can’t fight crime with economy.
This criminal is costing a lot.
I think Medvedev is at breaking point.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:And the Bearcats cost around $400,000 a piece.
You can’t fight crime with economy.
This criminal is costing a lot.
And two lives.
:(
Woodie said:
waves to Mr V, and others.Have you seen these? Just in the last week.
The great 4WD recovery at Rainbow Beach 15 mins
23,041 views Aug 24, 2025
Another vehicle going down with the vehicle quick sand at Rainbow Beach4WD SUNK or SAVED ?? At Mudlow Rocks Rainbow Beach. 10 mins
24,651 views Aug 17, 2025
Take it easy on these lads – we all live and learnYou’ve probably seen heaps of them, though, hey what but.
I’ve seen a couple of live recoveries, and quite a few bogged vehicles.
All three vehicles in these videos are write offs.
Peak Warming Man said:
I think Medvedev is at breaking point.
Well, fancy that. Being awarded the same status as hospitals, schools, housing, and aged care.
As I thought – another SovCit.
Update: The ABC can confirm police were executing a warrant for historical sex offences at a property near Porepunkah when the shooting began.
Police believe the shooter identifies as a “sovereign citizen”,
Sovereign citizens believe the government is illegitimate and use pseudo-law — a collection of legal-sounding concepts that have no basis in actual law — to target government institutions.
The shooter remains on the run.
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I think Medvedev is at breaking point.
Well, fancy that. Being awarded the same status as hospitals, schools, housing, and aged care.
LOL
Bubblecar said:
As I thought – another SovCit.Update: The ABC can confirm police were executing a warrant for historical sex offences at a property near Porepunkah when the shooting began.
Police believe the shooter identifies as a “sovereign citizen”,
Sovereign citizens believe the government is illegitimate and use pseudo-law — a collection of legal-sounding concepts that have no basis in actual law — to target government institutions.
The shooter remains on the run.
OIC. A complete nutter, in other words.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
As I thought – another SovCit.Update: The ABC can confirm police were executing a warrant for historical sex offences at a property near Porepunkah when the shooting began.
Police believe the shooter identifies as a “sovereign citizen”,
Sovereign citizens believe the government is illegitimate and use pseudo-law — a collection of legal-sounding concepts that have no basis in actual law — to target government institutions.
The shooter remains on the run.
OIC. A complete nutter, in other words.
an evil nutter.
There is a lot of crap on Quora, but also the occasional thing that raises a smile:
“Yeah, you can use Excel in the browser, but it’s like performing a root canal treatment through the anus.”
The Rev Dodgson said:
There is a lot of crap on Quora, but also the occasional thing that raises a smile:“Yeah, you can use Excel in the browser, but it’s like performing a root canal treatment through the anus.”
Has a ring to it.
The Rev Dodgson said:
There is a lot of crap on Quora, but also the occasional thing that raises a smile:“Yeah, you can use Excel in the browser, but it’s like performing a root canal treatment through the anus.”
LOL
Bubblecar said:
As I thought – another SovCit.Update: The ABC can confirm police were executing a warrant for historical sex offences at a property near Porepunkah when the shooting began.
Police believe the shooter identifies as a “sovereign citizen”,
Sovereign citizens believe the government is illegitimate and use pseudo-law — a collection of legal-sounding concepts that have no basis in actual law — to target government institutions.
The shooter remains on the run.
Bloody.
The Rev Dodgson said:
There is a lot of crap on Quora, but also the occasional thing that raises a smile:“Yeah, you can use Excel in the browser, but it’s like performing a root canal treatment through the anus.”
LOL
:)
Up Up And Away
There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination.
Bubblecar said:
As I thought – another SovCit.Update: The ABC can confirm police were executing a warrant for historical sex offences at a property near Porepunkah when the shooting began.
Police believe the shooter identifies as a “sovereign citizen”,
Sovereign citizens believe the government is illegitimate and use pseudo-law — a collection of legal-sounding concepts that have no basis in actual law — to target government institutions.
The shooter remains on the run.
FFS
This is why police are reluctant to deal with sovcits.
Just think, in the US he’d already be the Attorney General
Divine Angel said:
This is why police are reluctant to deal with sovcits.
Nods.
dv said:
Just think, in the US he’d already be the Attorney General
The SovCit cop killer?
Made it to Perth. It’s very peopley, and trafficy.
Got a nice view from the window though.
And the bathroom is ok.
Kingy said:
Made it to Perth. It’s very peopley, and trafficy.Got a nice view from the window though.
And the bathroom is ok.
Plush.
Kingy said:
Made it to Perth. It’s very peopley, and trafficy.Got a nice view from the window though.
And the bathroom is ok.
Lots of lights at night?
Kingy said:
Made it to Perth. It’s very peopley, and trafficy.Got a nice view from the window though.
I think I stayed at the hotel on the left side of the photo, from when we were supposed to be transiting through Perth from Sydney to KL. One engine wouldn’t start so we had to have a night or two (? can’t remember) Whilst spares were flown down from KL.
Kingy said:
Made it to Perth. It’s very peopley, and trafficy.Got a nice view from the window though.
I think I stayed at the hotel on the left side of the photo, from when we were supposed to be transiting through Perth from Sydney to KL. One engine wouldn’t start so we had to have a night or two (? can’t remember) Whilst spares were flown down from KL.
Kingy said:
Made it to Perth. It’s very peopley, and trafficy.Got a nice view from the window though.
And the bathroom is ok.
Trash it like a rock star.
Spiny Norman said:
Kingy said:
Made it to Perth. It’s very peopley, and trafficy.Got a nice view from the window though.
I think I stayed at the hotel on the left side of the photo, from when we were supposed to be transiting through Perth from Sydney to KL. One engine wouldn’t start so we had to have a night or two (? can’t remember) Whilst spares were flown down from KL.
need to pump the accelerator three times and pull the choke out four notches.
ChrispenEvan said:
Spiny Norman said:
Kingy said:
Made it to Perth. It’s very peopley, and trafficy.Got a nice view from the window though.
I think I stayed at the hotel on the left side of the photo, from when we were supposed to be transiting through Perth from Sydney to KL. One engine wouldn’t start so we had to have a night or two (? can’t remember) Whilst spares were flown down from KL.
need to pump the accelerator three times and pull the choke out four notches.
Almost. There was a valve of some sort in the mechanical fuel control box. If that valve fails to move, the approved attempted temporary fix is to give the fuel control box a good tap with a hammer. You can only do that once though. After that you need to swap it over for a new/rebuilt one.
When I looked at it, it had a good half dozen smack marks in the paint. lol.
HMAS Stalwart passing Point Perpendicular this morning.
I should go and dish up the soup.
fsm said:
HMAS Stalwart passing Point Perpendicular this morning.
was it going flat out?
Damn, my cousin is a cop in Victoria. I don’t know what area he works, but I know where he lives. He was told at the beginning of his career not to live near where he works because unhinged lunatics will find him.
Looking at the map, he lives quite a long way from where the shooting happened today.
I’ve got another computer question. How do I print an email from new Outlook? I presumed I just had to find the “print” button and click on it. But it isn’t there. Nowhere. It should be there when I’m on the “home” tab, right?
Divine Angel said:
Damn, my cousin is a cop in Victoria. I don’t know what area he works, but I know where he lives. He was told at the beginning of his career not to live near where he works because unhinged lunatics will find him.Looking at the map, he lives quite a long way from where the shooting happened today.
My trans niece/nephew (identifies as male, natal female) is also a Victorian copper.
Kingy said:
Made it to Perth. It’s very peopley, and trafficy.Got a nice view from the window though.
And the bathroom is ok.
Mostly good, then.
ABC News:
Thoroughly cooked, in more ways than one.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
Thoroughly cooked, in more ways than one.
Why do we have so many pointless dunderheads in society today?
Or have they always existed and it’s just modern social media that gives them all the chance the get together instead of being isolated loners?
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
Thoroughly cooked, in more ways than one.
Why do we have so many pointless dunderheads in society today?
Or have they always existed and it’s just modern social media that gives them all the chance the get together instead of being isolated loners?
they always existed and it’s just modern social media that gives them all the chance the get together instead of being isolated loners but also there’s a push to social relativism which therefore puts less downward pressure on the faeces
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
Thoroughly cooked, in more ways than one.
The alleged shooter, Dezi Freeman, is believed to be a ‘sovereign citizen’ — people who use false legal theories to support their belief that the government is illegitimate.
When asked how much of a threat to Australia’s way of life those beliefs pose, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told 7.30 “it is of real concern”.
“We know that the Director General of ASIO has warned about far-right extremism.
“This is something that has permeated other nations as well. We see it being multiplied in the United States.
“The fact that this ideology of not seeing themselves being subject to our laws and our society.
“And it is of real concern, and ASIO have warned that this threat is very real, and that we need to be very vigilant about it.”
Albanese also referenced the police shooting in Wieambilla in Queensland in 2022.
Neophyte said:
Sovereign nutter should suffice.
Neophyte said:
their FB page is chockers with nutters.
Neophyte said:
Once the identity is known, the person’s social media presence and history can be looked up. If that looks like a duck and quacks like a duck … etc
party_pants said:
Neophyte said:
Once the identity is known, the person’s social media presence and history can be looked up. If that looks like a duck and quacks like a duck … etc
Dezi Freeman is his name
dv said:
party_pants said:
Neophyte said:
Once the identity is known, the person’s social media presence and history can be looked up. If that looks like a duck and quacks like a duck … etc
Dezi Freeman is his name
he’ll soon be dezi Inprisonman.
dv said:
party_pants said:
Neophyte said:
Once the identity is known, the person’s social media presence and history can be looked up. If that looks like a duck and quacks like a duck … etc
Dezi Freeman is his name
“Freeman” is his sovcit name. His original name was Desmond Filby.
dv said:
party_pants said:
Neophyte said:
Once the identity is known, the person’s social media presence and history can be looked up. If that looks like a duck and quacks like a duck … etc
Dezi Freeman is his name
I’m too cowardly to look up and read his rantings for myself. I’ll go along with the mainstream media on this one. Well, the reputable ones anyway.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
Thoroughly cooked, in more ways than one.
Why do we have so many pointless dunderheads in society today?
Or have they always existed and it’s just modern social media that gives them all the chance the get together instead of being isolated loners?
There’s a nutter born every minute, and for some reason, they all live.
Ohh, what a give-away¡
I’ve got two night’s worth of firewood left.
Guess which nights.
Woodie said:
I’ve got two night’s worth of firewood left.Guess which nights.
Sun & Mon.
We have a maximum of 10 on Friday, min 0, so the chills aren’t over yet.
Been to the opening of AFAC. Lotsa nice kit there. Back at the hotel now.
Kingy said:
Been to the opening of AFAC. Lotsa nice kit there. Back at the hotel now.
Nice. I can smell that “new fire engine smell” from here.
Kingy said:
Been to the opening of AFAC. Lotsa nice kit there. Back at the hotel now.
Thunderbirds are go!!
Woodie said:
Kingy said:
Been to the opening of AFAC. Lotsa nice kit there. Back at the hotel now.
Thunderbirds are go!!
You could all four in the TB2 pod.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Kingy said:
Been to the opening of AFAC. Lotsa nice kit there. Back at the hotel now.
Thunderbirds are go!!
You could all four in the TB2 pod.
= fit
it just me and my coffee
lowered self into the arsepark
by which a chair I mean
sits here thoughts none much
Brian a blankness is be
it rains, gots some three days of rainlies on and off
yawn don’t inhale that
certain catatonia
you will turns to stone
life gone from ya
rigidity now who was’t
that guy ya know
was a neurologist one
yeah oliver sacks
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are engaged.
Counting down to Trump’s head exploding.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
I’ve got two night’s worth of firewood left.Guess which nights.
Sun & Mon.
We have a maximum of 10 on Friday, min 0, so the chills aren’t over yet.
We’ve got a top temp of 27 today. Gonna have to dig out my summer clothes. From here the temp will start dipping back to low twenties, with a minimum of 7 on Sunday night.
Sunny top of 27 today.
I’m on my contracted hours today, finishing with an hour in the library. Last week someone asked if I’d been shown how to put books away… lol.
Mini Me has early clarinet, band practice before school.
Yesterday I got another letter from Super Fund A proclaiming they still don’t have the correct info to complete the rollover into Super Fund B, which is utter bullshit because my legal name is, and has always been, correct on Super Fund B’s account name. Incompetent fools. So at some point I’ll instigate a complaint to the superannuation ombudsman. Super Fund A have the cognitive abilities of a toilet trained marsupial.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 6 degrees at the back door and still dark. There has been some rain during the night. Perhaps 1mm. We are forecast 12 degrees with showers.
Supermarketing this morning, archery in the late afternoon. In between I’ll continue sorting patient records again. I want to move the filing cabinets around in the “library”/office/sewing room as I’m pretty sure I can almost dispense with one now.
morning. Currently 12.4 degrees with almost 5mm in the gauge.
Divine Angel said:
Sunny top of 27 today.
I’m on my contracted hours today, finishing with an hour in the library. Last week someone asked if I’d been shown how to put books away… lol.
Mini Me has early clarinet, band practice before school.
Yesterday I got another letter from Super Fund A proclaiming they still don’t have the correct info to complete the rollover into Super Fund B, which is utter bullshit because my legal name is, and has always been, correct on Super Fund B’s account name. Incompetent fools. So at some point I’ll instigate a complaint to the superannuation ombudsman. Super Fund A have the cognitive abilities of a toilet trained marsupial.
I got a 3 day ban from reddit for saying “do a Luigi impression”, which is fair, honestly.
dv said:
I got a 3 day ban from reddit for saying “do a Luigi impression”, which is fair, honestly.
Well I suppose it might make some of us a bit embarrassed because we’d have no idea how to do a Luigi impression, but really, it doesn’t seem that bad.
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
I got a 3 day ban from reddit for saying “do a Luigi impression”, which is fair, honestly.
Well I suppose it might make some of us a bit embarrassed because we’d have no idea how to do a Luigi impression, but really, it doesn’t seem that bad.
Luigi Mangione
The sun has just riz in sunny perf, and we’re getting ready for another days at AFAC25 playin’ with lotsa new fire stuff and going to talks from the boffins.
dv said:
I got a 3 day ban from reddit for saying “do a Luigi impression”, which is fair, honestly.
you’re worse than ivan/brendon.
Starship achieved liftoff.
Morning pilgrims, 28 degrees today according to the dart throwers.
rubs hands
dv said:
I got a 3 day ban from reddit for saying “do a Luigi impression”, which is fair, honestly.
It’s a wonder you weren’t rubbed out for life.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, 28 degrees today according to the dart throwers.
rubs hands
Expecting 18 here.
Kingy said:
The sun has just riz in sunny perf, and we’re getting ready for another days at AFAC25 playin’ with lotsa new fire stuff and going to talks from the boffins.
The city has a thousand stories.
Peak Warming Man said:
“There are eight million stories in the naked city. This has been one of them.” …
Kingy said:
The sun has just riz in sunny perf, and we’re getting ready for another days at AFAC25 playin’ with lotsa new fire stuff and going to talks from the boffins.
The city has a thousand stories.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, 28 degrees today according to the dart throwers.
rubs hands
27C for Le Cosy Country Comfort Cottage.
roughbarked said:
Yeah, we get a chilly time here on the weekend, too.
14 deg on Saturday, winds westerly 30 to 45 km/h tending southwesterly during the day then decreasing to 25 to 35 km/h during the evening.
3 deg overnight Sat/Sun
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:stuff?
Well, if you have the time to spare…
Here’s some pics of a little travel clock face and movement that i have:
A cute little thing, only cost me about $4 in an opp shop. It seems to work pretty well, now that i’ve got tha mainspring ungummed (it ticked happily until it ran down). I reckon it dates from mid-1958, going by the 7.58 on the frame, which doesn’t match e.g. the dimensions of the works or the face.
Its case was missing, but i reckpon i can make it a nice little case out of a bit of silky oak that i have.
Of course, the winder keys for the mainspring and the alarm are missing. As are the little knobby things for setting the hour/minute hands, and the alarm hand.
Q1.: The threaded spindles for the winder keys look to me to be 2mm in diameter. Are those things a ‘standard’ size, across various makes?
Q2.: Can you suggest where i might source replacement keys? I can find some on Ebay and Etsy, but they want about $34 for 15 or 20 of the things, and i only need, like, 2.
Q3.: If there’s no such source, can you suggest a workable substitute? I was thinking of e.g. ordering some 2 mm. internal dia. Chicago screws from China, and fudging up something out of the barrels of a couple of those.
Presumably there was at least the caseback for the movement. It doubles as the alarm bell.
About your clock. I have a lot of travel alarm clocks for parts you may need. Are you going to make a foldable case for it as it had originally or are you simply going to put it in a block of wood?
Just had a sweet potato that tasted strongly of lavender. Bad I suppose.
roughbarked said:
About your clock. I have a lot of travel alarm clocks for parts you may need. Are you going to make a foldable case for it as it had originally or are you simply going to put it in a block of wood?
Oh, thanks, roughie.
Honestly, i have no thought of cadging parts etc. from anyone. It’s just a little project, give a nice little 1950s knick-knack a new home.
I’m thinking of a foldable case. This will entail much measuring and pondering and sketching and other assorted fussiness, then a lot of careful marking out, and cutting and drilling and sanding and French polishing, which will give my brain something to distract it from less pleasant notions.
I do have the caseback for the clock. I’d taken it off, as i’d never noticed before that the little alarm set/off toggle that protrudes through a slot on the case had, as some time in the past, been bent back out of reach. Gently teased that out to where it’s accessible again.
I’ve ordered some 2mm internal/3mm external diameter Chicago screws from China, and i’ll see if i can’t knock up adapt sort of winding keys out of those. And i’m sure i’ll find something to work for the spindles to set the hands.
dv said:
Just had a sweet potato that tasted strongly of lavender. Bad I suppose.
Put in your sock drawer, make your argyles smell nice.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:About your clock. I have a lot of travel alarm clocks for parts you may need. Are you going to make a foldable case for it as it had originally or are you simply going to put it in a block of wood?
Oh, thanks, roughie.
Honestly, i have no thought of cadging parts etc. from anyone. It’s just a little project, give a nice little 1950s knick-knack a new home.
I’m thinking of a foldable case. This will entail much measuring and pondering and sketching and other assorted fussiness, then a lot of careful marking out, and cutting and drilling and sanding and French polishing, which will give my brain something to distract it from less pleasant notions.
I do have the caseback for the clock. I’d taken it off, as i’d never noticed before that the little alarm set/off toggle that protrudes through a slot on the case had, as some time in the past, been bent back out of reach. Gently teased that out to where it’s accessible again.
I’ve ordered some 2mm internal/3mm external diameter Chicago screws from China, and i’ll see if i can’t knock up adapt sort of winding keys out of those. And i’m sure i’ll find something to work for the spindles to set the hands.
:) Sounds great. Yes, the actual winding keys for such clocks are often only available from that clock manufacturer and the assortments you were looking at could have 10, 20, 30 keys and none of them fit your clock. Most of the old alarm clocks I broought home from the Jewellers when the family closed the business, have already had their windy keys and knobs scavenged already.
I can semd you the folding hinges and likely the setting knobs but the winding keys I may or may not have.
dv said:
Just had a sweet potato that tasted strongly of lavender. Bad I suppose.
How odd.
roughbarked said:
:) Sounds great. Yes, the actual winding keys for such clocks are often only available from that clock manufacturer and the assortments you were looking at could have 10, 20, 30 keys and none of them fit your clock. Most of the old alarm clocks I broought home from the Jewellers when the family closed the business, have already had their windy keys and knobs scavenged already.
I can semd you the folding hinges and likely the setting knobs but the winding keys I may or may not have.
I have a selection of small hinges, from when i was making little jewellery box sort of things, so i’ll see if i can use any of those.
I did find an outfit that actually says it has ‘travel and carriage keys’ for sale! Would you take a look, please, and advise as to whether either of the items shown might be suitable?
Unfortunately, it’s an American firm, and this is a terrible time to try to get anything sent from America. It’s always bad, because shipping costs from America are always absurd and astronomical, no matter how small the items, but things are worse than usual right now.
dv said:
Just had a sweet potato that tasted strongly of lavender. Bad I suppose.
Are you hearing colours?
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said::) Sounds great. Yes, the actual winding keys for such clocks are often only available from that clock manufacturer and the assortments you were looking at could have 10, 20, 30 keys and none of them fit your clock. Most of the old alarm clocks I broought home from the Jewellers when the family closed the business, have already had their windy keys and knobs scavenged already.
I can semd you the folding hinges and likely the setting knobs but the winding keys I may or may not have.
I have a selection of small hinges, from when i was making little jewellery box sort of things, so i’ll see if i can use any of those.
I did find an outfit that actually says it has ‘travel and carriage keys’ for sale! Would you take a look, please, and advise as to whether either of the items shown might be suitable?
Unfortunately, it’s an American firm, and this is a terrible time to try to get anything sent from America. It’s always bad, because shipping costs from America are always absurd and astronomical, no matter how small the items, but things are worse than usual right now.
These keys have an internal square rather than a screw thread. They aren’t for your clock. 
I’m going to go and read and nap while I digest my lunch.
I’m off to prune my passionfruit vine..
Totally Nude..
And you can’t stop me!
Ian said:
I’m off to prune my passionfruit vine..Totally Nude..
And you can’t stop me!
Just be careful with those pruning shears.
Time to put the bins out.
Bubblecar said:
Time to put the bins out.
What did you say – have a biscuit?
Bubblecar said:
Time to put the bins out.
I’ll inform the media.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Time to put the bins out.
I’ll inform the media.
I’d rather you keep it under your hat.
I don’t want crowds of ghoulish gawkers.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Time to put the bins out.
I’ll inform the media.
I’d rather you keep it under your hat.
I don’t want crowds of ghoulish gawkers.
Roger that.
Over.
waves I’m exhausted – spent 2 hours trying to convince Dad to eat, and failed.
Brindabellas said:
waves I’m exhausted – spent 2 hours trying to convince Dad to eat, and failed.
I hope that your dad conforms to the latter part, and not the former.
I’m back. I read some stuff from the Diggers Club. I had a nap. I watched through the window as the weather cycled from nice bright sun to dull grey showers. It is presently sun, but two minutes ago it was rain. My fungi mentor calls this bit of Winter “Sprinter”.
buffy said:
I’m back. I read some stuff from the Diggers Club. I had a nap. I watched through the window as the weather cycled from nice bright sun to dull grey showers. It is presently sun, but two minutes ago it was rain. My fungi mentor calls this bit of Winter “Sprinter”.
I may use that one.
Survivalist’s take on the gunman in the snow country
So perhaps this bloke commenting could offer his services in the hunt? I wouldn’t want to be out there, not with the upcoming storms and snow. He might be a survivalist, but he left in a hurry.
buffy said:
Survivalist’s take on the gunman in the snow countrySo perhaps this bloke commenting could offer his services in the hunt? I wouldn’t want to be out there, not with the upcoming storms and snow. He might be a survivalist, but he left in a hurry.
Unfortunately, that might make him even more dangerous to people in the area.
If he has no provisions or equipment with him, or stashed in a hidey-hole somewhere, he may resort to taking what he needs from isolated residents at the point of a gun.
And we don’t know just how desperate and reckless he’s feeling.
More from the ABC on the Linda Reynolds thing
I just looked at Wikipedia and apparently the compensation payment to Brittany Higgins was over 2M.
Peak Warming Man said:
Great photo.
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
Survivalist’s take on the gunman in the snow countrySo perhaps this bloke commenting could offer his services in the hunt? I wouldn’t want to be out there, not with the upcoming storms and snow. He might be a survivalist, but he left in a hurry.
Unfortunately, that might make him even more dangerous to people in the area.
If he has no provisions or equipment with him, or stashed in a hidey-hole somewhere, he may resort to taking what he needs from isolated residents at the point of a gun.
And we don’t know just how desperate and reckless he’s feeling.
What we do know is that the desperation will only increase.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Great photo.
It is.
Heading off to archery now. Seeyas later.
Today I did reading groups with kids, reading quality literature like this
On the way back from the vet, Dan was allowed to sit in the front seat. Poor Dan.
Divine Angel said:
Today I did reading groups with kids, reading quality literature like this
On the way back from the vet, Dan was allowed to sit in the front seat. Poor Dan.
Sounds like Larry.
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Today I did reading groups with kids, reading quality literature like this
On the way back from the vet, Dan was allowed to sit in the front seat. Poor Dan.
Sounds like Larry.
LOL
Also worked with a kid who was supposed to be using the laptop to research answers about the solar system, but instead, he became fixated on this. It’s pretty cool. Ended up printing and laminating it for him.
Divine Angel said:
Also worked with a kid who was supposed to be using the laptop to research answers about the solar system, but instead, he became fixated on this. It’s pretty cool. Ended up printing and laminating it for him.
What year was that plate made?
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Also worked with a kid who was supposed to be using the laptop to research answers about the solar system, but instead, he became fixated on this. It’s pretty cool. Ended up printing and laminating it for him.
What year was that plate made?
1789
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Also worked with a kid who was supposed to be using the laptop to research answers about the solar system, but instead, he became fixated on this. It’s pretty cool. Ended up printing and laminating it for him.
What year was that plate made?
About this Item
Title
Names
Burges, Bartholomew. Norman, John, 1748?-1817.Created / Published
Boston : J. Norman & c., 1789.Headings
– Solar system—Maps—Early works to 1800 – Astrology—Maps – Solar system linkMichael V said:
dv said:
Just had a sweet potato that tasted strongly of lavender. Bad I suppose.
How odd.
Can’t find any other cases online but there are others saying that their SP tastes like roses, like shampoo, “medicinal” etc.
There does appear to be some greyish discolouration inside this sweepertater.
dv said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
Just had a sweet potato that tasted strongly of lavender. Bad I suppose.
How odd.
Can’t find any other cases online but there are others saying that their SP tastes like roses, like shampoo, “medicinal” etc.
There does appear to be some greyish discolouration inside this sweepertater.
AI Overview says:
A floral taste in a sweet potato can indicate it is going bad, potentially due to the breakdown of compounds in an old or decomposing potato. Other factors, like certain varieties of Japanese sweet potatoes having an intense, natural floral flavor, or the formation of unique volatile compounds during cooking, could also be reasons for the floral taste.
Signs of a Bad Sweet Potato
Discoloration:
A grayish color or other unusual discoloration can be a sign of decomposition.
Texture:
A mushy or oozing texture is a clear indicator the sweet potato has gone bad.
Sprouts:
While a few sprouts can be harmless, a large number or significant presence of sprouts can signal the potato is old.
Other Factors
Variety:
Some Japanese sweet potato varieties naturally possess a strong, floral flavor that could be described as roselike.
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs):
Cooking sweet potatoes can create various VOCs, such as aldehydes, ketones, and esters, which contribute to the unique flavors of the vegetable. It is possible for these compounds to develop in a way that results in a floral taste.
How to Tell If a Sweet Potato Is Bad?
If you’re concerned about the safety of your sweet potato, it’s best to discard it if you notice signs of spoilage like discoloration, mushiness, or an off smell.
Divine Angel said:
Today I did reading groups with kids, reading quality literature like this
On the way back from the vet, Dan was allowed to sit in the front seat. Poor Dan.
Looks like the bucket is giving him his vomit back.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Also worked with a kid who was supposed to be using the laptop to research answers about the solar system, but instead, he became fixated on this. It’s pretty cool. Ended up printing and laminating it for him.
What year was that plate made?
1789
Thanks.
:)
the current radar, love a bit of rain.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Michael V said:How odd.
Can’t find any other cases online but there are others saying that their SP tastes like roses, like shampoo, “medicinal” etc.
There does appear to be some greyish discolouration inside this sweepertater.
AI Overview says:
A floral taste in a sweet potato can indicate it is going bad, potentially due to the breakdown of compounds in an old or decomposing potato. Other factors, like certain varieties of Japanese sweet potatoes having an intense, natural floral flavor, or the formation of unique volatile compounds during cooking, could also be reasons for the floral taste.
Signs of a Bad Sweet Potato
Discoloration:
A grayish color or other unusual discoloration can be a sign of decomposition.
Texture:
A mushy or oozing texture is a clear indicator the sweet potato has gone bad.
Sprouts:
While a few sprouts can be harmless, a large number or significant presence of sprouts can signal the potato is old.
Other Factors
Variety:
Some Japanese sweet potato varieties naturally possess a strong, floral flavor that could be described as roselike.
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs):
Cooking sweet potatoes can create various VOCs, such as aldehydes, ketones, and esters, which contribute to the unique flavors of the vegetable. It is possible for these compounds to develop in a way that results in a floral taste.
How to Tell If a Sweet Potato Is Bad?
If you’re concerned about the safety of your sweet potato, it’s best to discard it if you notice signs of spoilage like discoloration, mushiness, or an off smell.
Cheers
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/26/old-master-painting-giuseppe-ghislandi-looted-by-nazis-argentina-property-listing
dv said:
there’s no other store like
dv said:
Davy Jones lived on the Gold Coast for a while.
Bit of a cricket score being kicked on the Gold Coast, Mr Panty Parts.
Speaking of the Gold Coast:
I thought that ‘corrupt’ was just a form of abbreviation for ‘Gold Coast mayor’.
Woodie said:
Bit of a cricket score being kicked on the Gold Coast, Mr Panty Parts.
Is this the last round?
Woodie said:
Bit of a cricket score being kicked on the Gold Coast, Mr Panty Parts.
Oh
slaps forehead
I totally forgot it was on.
Kingy said:
Woodie said:
Bit of a cricket score being kicked on the Gold Coast, Mr Panty Parts.
Is this the last round?
Yes. Last game of the last round. (this is the rescheduled game from Round 1 that was cancelled because of floods or cyclones or something).
Looks like you win the tipping.
Kingy said:
Woodie said:
Bit of a cricket score being kicked on the Gold Coast, Mr Panty Parts.
Is this the last round?
It’s the game that was cancelled in round 1 due to the cyclone.
And yes…. final game of the season.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Woodie said:
Bit of a cricket score being kicked on the Gold Coast, Mr Panty Parts.
Is this the last round?
Yes. Last game of the last round. (this is the rescheduled game from Round 1 that was cancelled because of floods or cyclones or something).
Looks like you win the tipping.
I won too. Won 2nd spot.😁
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:Is this the last round?
Yes. Last game of the last round. (this is the rescheduled game from Round 1 that was cancelled because of floods or cyclones or something).
Looks like you win the tipping.
I won too. Won 2nd spot.😁
2nd is the first loser :P
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
party_pants said:Yes. Last game of the last round. (this is the rescheduled game from Round 1 that was cancelled because of floods or cyclones or something).
Looks like you win the tipping.
I won too. Won 2nd spot.😁
2nd is the first loser :P
I’m second in the work comp, and third in the other social comp I’m in.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Woodie said:
Bit of a cricket score being kicked on the Gold Coast, Mr Panty Parts.
Is this the last round?
Yes. Last game of the last round. (this is the rescheduled game from Round 1 that was cancelled because of floods or cyclones or something).
Looks like you win the tipping.
Woohoo!
Yay the bookies for the win.
Pops champagne 🍾
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:Is this the last round?
Yes. Last game of the last round. (this is the rescheduled game from Round 1 that was cancelled because of floods or cyclones or something).
Looks like you win the tipping.
Woohoo!
Yay the bookies for the win.
Pops champagne 🍾
Well done, good sirs.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
party_pants said:Yes. Last game of the last round. (this is the rescheduled game from Round 1 that was cancelled because of floods or cyclones or something).
Looks like you win the tipping.
Woohoo!
Yay the bookies for the win.
Pops champagne 🍾
Well done, good sirs.
But but but……. I won the “Total Margin”. What does that get me?
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:Woohoo!
Yay the bookies for the win.
Pops champagne 🍾
Well done, good sirs.
But but but……. I won the “Total Margin”. What does that get me?
polite applause
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:Woohoo!
Yay the bookies for the win.
Pops champagne 🍾
Well done, good sirs.
But but but……. I won the “Total Margin”. What does that get me?
I claimed the win with that last year, but this year it doesn’t count :P
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Davy Jones lived on the Gold Coast for a while.
Did he have his own locker at the surf club?
Kingy said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Davy Jones lived on the Gold Coast for a while.
Did he have his own locker at the surf club?
Pay that one.
Russell Crowe is playing Herman Göring in an upcoming movie called Nuremberg.
captain_spalding said:
Speaking of the Gold Coast:
I thought that ‘corrupt’ was just a form of abbreviation for ‘Gold Coast mayor’.
LOL
Good morning everybody.
It’s 15.7° C and 88% RH. There are no stars visible, so I’m assuming it’s overcast. There are light breezes. BoM forecasts a top of 27° C and very little chance of rain despite clouds. Kookaburras, curlews, unidentified tweety-birds and a lone mopoke are calling.
Nothing planned yet, apart from washing up (I was too lazy to do it last night) and more shed and house tidying and cleaning.
Sunny and 26. Summer at school is gonna be brutal. Must remember to ask about swooping magpies today. They’ve already started at Mini Me’s school.
Yesterday the local neighbourhood centre dropped off a van load of supplies. Mostly stationery, some school supplies like big bottles of paint etc. Anyway it turned into a free-for-all, where I happened to be in the right place at the right time. In my last class, I’d been thinking I should buy an eraser and sharpener, so I grabbed those from the supplies. I also scored a table tennis set, so Mini Me cleared off the dining table and we’re using that to play.
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.It’s 15.7° C and 88% RH. There are no stars visible, so I’m assuming it’s overcast. There are light breezes. BoM forecasts a top of 27° C and very little chance of rain despite clouds. Kookaburras, curlews, unidentified tweety-birds and a lone mopoke are calling.
Nothing planned yet, apart from washing up (I was too lazy to do it last night) and more shed and house tidying and cleaning.
My washing up is still awaiting as well. it is currently: 
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. Winds west to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h becoming light in the late evening.
My replacement hearing aids are here and I have an appt. at 9:15 to get them fitted.
The jury is still out on what is wrong with my knee. A CT scan showed 75% stenosis of the popliteal artery. The ultrasound showed a very good pulse accordiing to the operator. She said it is well below 50% and “we don’t usually worry about anything less than 50%”.
Anyway, about 18 months ago my then GP who majored in orthopaedics told me that the X-rays of my knees were beautiful. This new GP specialised in cardiology.
Divine Angel said:
Sunny and 26. Summer at school is gonna be brutal. Must remember to ask about swooping magpies today. They’ve already started at Mini Me’s school.Yesterday the local neighbourhood centre dropped off a van load of supplies. Mostly stationery, some school supplies like big bottles of paint etc. Anyway it turned into a free-for-all, where I happened to be in the right place at the right time. In my last class, I’d been thinking I should buy an eraser and sharpener, so I grabbed those from the supplies. I also scored a table tennis set, so Mini Me cleared off the dining table and we’re using that to play.
I trust you’ll give these things back to the school when you are finished with them?
Divine Angel said:
Sunny and 26. Summer at school is gonna be brutal. Must remember to ask about swooping magpies today. They’ve already started at Mini Me’s school.Yesterday the local neighbourhood centre dropped off a van load of supplies. Mostly stationery, some school supplies like big bottles of paint etc. Anyway it turned into a free-for-all, where I happened to be in the right place at the right time. In my last class, I’d been thinking I should buy an eraser and sharpener, so I grabbed those from the supplies. I also scored a table tennis set, so Mini Me cleared off the dining table and we’re using that to play.
Sunny!
It’s still dark here. Well, early twilight, really. Not quite fully dark.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Sunny and 26. Summer at school is gonna be brutal. Must remember to ask about swooping magpies today. They’ve already started at Mini Me’s school.Yesterday the local neighbourhood centre dropped off a van load of supplies. Mostly stationery, some school supplies like big bottles of paint etc. Anyway it turned into a free-for-all, where I happened to be in the right place at the right time. In my last class, I’d been thinking I should buy an eraser and sharpener, so I grabbed those from the supplies. I also scored a table tennis set, so Mini Me cleared off the dining table and we’re using that to play.
I trust you’ll give these things back to the school when you are finished with them?
The stuff the school wants/needs was taken to the resource centre, like paint bottles, laminate, glue. This was leftover stuff they don’t have a use for.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Sunny and 26. Summer at school is gonna be brutal. Must remember to ask about swooping magpies today. They’ve already started at Mini Me’s school.Yesterday the local neighbourhood centre dropped off a van load of supplies. Mostly stationery, some school supplies like big bottles of paint etc. Anyway it turned into a free-for-all, where I happened to be in the right place at the right time. In my last class, I’d been thinking I should buy an eraser and sharpener, so I grabbed those from the supplies. I also scored a table tennis set, so Mini Me cleared off the dining table and we’re using that to play.
Sunny!
It’s still dark here. Well, early twilight, really. Not quite fully dark.
Well… it will be sunny. The sky’s starting to lighten. I can hear birds and the cat’s sitting on the window sill doing some birdwatching.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Sunny and 26. Summer at school is gonna be brutal. Must remember to ask about swooping magpies today. They’ve already started at Mini Me’s school.Yesterday the local neighbourhood centre dropped off a van load of supplies. Mostly stationery, some school supplies like big bottles of paint etc. Anyway it turned into a free-for-all, where I happened to be in the right place at the right time. In my last class, I’d been thinking I should buy an eraser and sharpener, so I grabbed those from the supplies. I also scored a table tennis set, so Mini Me cleared off the dining table and we’re using that to play.
I trust you’ll give these things back to the school when you are finished with them?
The stuff the school wants/needs was taken to the resource centre, like paint bottles, laminate, glue. This was leftover stuff they don’t have a use for.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 3 degrees at the back door and getting light. We are forecast 12 degrees with showers.
Bakery Breakfast with my bushwandering friend. We may walk around the Botanic Gardens afterwards, or we may drive out Dunkeld Road and see if the Brolga are there again this morning and then watch them for a while.
It’s my aunt’s 70th birthday. She retired last week, and the only reason she did was for health issues.
Unfortunately her retirement means selling most of her beloved animals as she can no longer afford the upkeep. They’re the reason she worked for so long.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Sunny and 26. Summer at school is gonna be brutal. Must remember to ask about swooping magpies today. They’ve already started at Mini Me’s school.Yesterday the local neighbourhood centre dropped off a van load of supplies. Mostly stationery, some school supplies like big bottles of paint etc. Anyway it turned into a free-for-all, where I happened to be in the right place at the right time. In my last class, I’d been thinking I should buy an eraser and sharpener, so I grabbed those from the supplies. I also scored a table tennis set, so Mini Me cleared off the dining table and we’re using that to play.
I trust you’ll give these things back to the school when you are finished with them?
LOLOLOLOL…sigh
That’s the first tranche of washing up done.
And, as suspected earlier, it is overcast. Pity – I was hoping for sun.
Michael V said:
That’s the first tranche of washing up done.And, as suspected earlier, it is overcast. Pity – I was hoping for sun.
Live in New Mexico, the sun shines between 300 to 320 days per year. Where I live it’s 320. Sometimes more. It sucks.
kii said:
Michael V said:
That’s the first tranche of washing up done.And, as suspected earlier, it is overcast. Pity – I was hoping for sun.
Live in New Mexico, the sun shines between 300 to 320 days per year. Where I live it’s 320. Sometimes more. It sucks.
I have the same problem here.
The organisers of an anti-immigration march scheduled for Sunday have been linked to white nationalist ideas, including, in one case, sharing pro-Nazi and pro-Hitler memes, an investigation of the march’s website and social media of the organisers has found.
ABC NEWS Verify can reveal that the website for the March for Australia previously listed the white nationalist concept of “remigration” as a driving force for the event. The reference was deleted days after the website was established.
Remigration is a notion linked to far-right ideology that calls for the mass deportation of non-European peoples from Western nations.
March for Australia maintains that its opposition to current immigration levels is not “far-right”.
kii said:
Michael V said:
That’s the first tranche of washing up done.And, as suspected earlier, it is overcast. Pity – I was hoping for sun.
Live in New Mexico, the sun shines between 300 to 320 days per year. Where I live it’s 320. Sometimes more. It sucks.
No chance of me moving to Trumpia.
I do like a bit of sun, and also a good storm.
Michael V said:
kii said:
Michael V said:
That’s the first tranche of washing up done.And, as suspected earlier, it is overcast. Pity – I was hoping for sun.
Live in New Mexico, the sun shines between 300 to 320 days per year. Where I live it’s 320. Sometimes more. It sucks.
No chance of me moving to Trumpia.
I do like a bit of sun, and also a good storm.
and you are in the right place for both.
Michael V said:
kii said:
Michael V said:
That’s the first tranche of washing up done.And, as suspected earlier, it is overcast. Pity – I was hoping for sun.
Live in New Mexico, the sun shines between 300 to 320 days per year. Where I live it’s 320. Sometimes more. It sucks.
No chance of me moving to Trumpia.
I do like a bit of sun, and also a good storm.
That’s not my suggestion. I’m just pointing out that so many people complain about a bit of overcast weather. Too much sunshine is depressing – for me.
roughbarked said:
kii said:
Michael V said:
That’s the first tranche of washing up done.And, as suspected earlier, it is overcast. Pity – I was hoping for sun.
Live in New Mexico, the sun shines between 300 to 320 days per year. Where I live it’s 320. Sometimes more. It sucks.
I have the same problem here.
I don’t care.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
kii said:Live in New Mexico, the sun shines between 300 to 320 days per year. Where I live it’s 320. Sometimes more. It sucks.
No chance of me moving to Trumpia.
I do like a bit of sun, and also a good storm.
and you are in the right place for both.
We’ve had a cloudy, rainy winter. It should be sunny. Cloud and rain should be summer.
kii said:
Michael V said:
kii said:Live in New Mexico, the sun shines between 300 to 320 days per year. Where I live it’s 320. Sometimes more. It sucks.
No chance of me moving to Trumpia.
I do like a bit of sun, and also a good storm.
That’s not my suggestion. I’m just pointing out that so many people complain about a bit of overcast weather. Too much sunshine is depressing – for me.
Ah. Bummer.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:No chance of me moving to Trumpia.
I do like a bit of sun, and also a good storm.
and you are in the right place for both.
We’ve had a cloudy, rainy winter. It should be sunny. Cloud and rain should be summer.
Don’t worry, BOM are forecasting La Niña, last time I looked.
Oh, my mistake, they forecast a negative Indian Ocean dipole.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-06/wet-weather-australia-end-of-2025-indian-ocean-dipole/105611794
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:and you are in the right place for both.
We’ve had a cloudy, rainy winter. It should be sunny. Cloud and rain should be summer.
Don’t worry, BOM are forecasting La Niña, last time I looked.
Oh, my mistake, they forecast a negative Indian Ocean dipole.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-06/wet-weather-australia-end-of-2025-indian-ocean-dipole/105611794
Day
8/28
29°High
RealFeel® 33°
RealFeel Shade™ 29°
Humid with plenty of sunshine
Max UV Index9.0 (Very High)
AccuLumen Brightness Index™10 (Very Bright)
Wind N 11 km/h
Wind Gusts33 km/h
Probability of Precipitation1%
Probability of Thunderstorms0%
Precipitation0.0 mm
Cloud Cover1%
Ooh, MV might be interested in this (I’m about to read it)
Divers given rare chance to explore Mount Gambier’s Blue Lake
buffy said:
Ooh, MV might be interested in this (I’m about to read it)Divers given rare chance to explore Mount Gambier’s Blue Lake
The documentary will be fascinating.
Seems like good news on the soft plastic front. “https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-28/large-scale-recycling-household-soft-plastics-new-taree-facility/105699588”:
Morning. 12 with a shower or two here as well, min 3.
Late Coles delivery today, between 5 and 6pm.
I have to get to the IGA at some stage for some fresh bread (last Cripps bread I included in the Coles order was not very fresh).
As part of my diet plan I’m going to make and freeze a load of lunchtime sandwiches.
buffy said:
Ooh, MV might be interested in this (I’m about to read it)Divers given rare chance to explore Mount Gambier’s Blue Lake
Thanks for pointing this out.
>No sightings of alleged Porepunkah gunman as manhunt enters day three
Might have done himself in.
i’m here taking insults briefly, you’re probably not up to it, a dismal failure that way
oh hell look at the time, I got to go
Bubblecar said:
>No sightings of alleged Porepunkah gunman as manhunt enters day threeMight have done himself in.
Seems unlikely.
Given how deranged those sovcits are, he might already have convinced himself that he didn’t shoot those police.
“I been fitted up for something I never done. Yeah, that’s right! Dictator Dan done it!”
transition said:
i’m here taking insults briefly, you’re probably not up to it, a dismal failure that wayoh hell look at the time, I got to go
Cowardy custard, scared of mustard.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
i’m here taking insults briefly, you’re probably not up to it, a dismal failure that wayoh hell look at the time, I got to go
Cowardy custard, scared of mustard.
i’m going to chain a sharpensaw, do what, outside get
transition said:
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
i’m here taking insults briefly, you’re probably not up to it, a dismal failure that wayoh hell look at the time, I got to go
Cowardy custard, scared of mustard.
i’m going to chain a sharpensaw, do what, outside get
i’m exploring the lexicdys pretend, the boundaries of comprehendible arranged alphabet, the limits of the encoder/decoder business, the kings’ English I torture
transition said:
transition said:
Bubblecar said:Cowardy custard, scared of mustard.
i’m going to chain a sharpensaw, do what, outside get
i’m exploring the lexicdys pretend, the boundaries of comprehendible arranged alphabet, the limits of the encoder/decoder business, the kings’ English I torture
Here’s a complete new nursery rhyme for you, freshly minted:
Cowardy custard, scared of mustard,
Won’t eat anything spicy;
Each dish I serve leaves him disgusted,
Never will eat it up nicely.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
transition said:i’m going to chain a sharpensaw, do what, outside get
i’m exploring the lexicdys pretend, the boundaries of comprehendible arranged alphabet, the limits of the encoder/decoder business, the kings’ English I torture
Here’s a complete new nursery rhyme for you, freshly minted:
Cowardy custard, scared of mustard,
Won’t eat anything spicy;
Each dish I serve leaves him disgusted,
Never will eat it up nicely.
Too clumsy, bin it.
Morning pilgrims.
The golden snub nosed monkey is fucking ugly.
Over.
kii said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:Live in New Mexico, the sun shines between 300 to 320 days per year. Where I live it’s 320. Sometimes more. It sucks.
I have the same problem here.
I don’t care.
LOL 😁😁
Hello
Cymek said:
Hello
Greetings.
Bubblecar said:
Morning. 12 with a shower or two here as well, min 3.Late Coles delivery today, between 5 and 6pm.
I have to get to the IGA at some stage for some fresh bread (last Cripps bread I included in the Coles order was not very fresh).
As part of my diet plan I’m going to make and freeze a load of lunchtime sandwiches.
I can recommend a club sammich for freezing. Three slices of bread. Mixed brown and white. Two layers of filling, one of cream cheese and smoked salmon, one of cream cheese and finely chopped celery and mixed herbs. I used to make these and freeze them to take when I had to go to continuing education lectures that were not catered.
Cymek said:
Hello
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Morning. 12 with a shower or two here as well, min 3.Late Coles delivery today, between 5 and 6pm.
I have to get to the IGA at some stage for some fresh bread (last Cripps bread I included in the Coles order was not very fresh).
As part of my diet plan I’m going to make and freeze a load of lunchtime sandwiches.
I can recommend a club sammich for freezing. Three slices of bread. Mixed brown and white. Two layers of filling, one of cream cheese and smoked salmon, one of cream cheese and finely chopped celery and mixed herbs. I used to make these and freeze them to take when I had to go to continuing education lectures that were not catered.
Sounds good, although I don’t buy smoked salmon any more because only Tas farmed smoked salmon is available here, and I’m boycotting them on environmental grounds.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Morning. 12 with a shower or two here as well, min 3.Late Coles delivery today, between 5 and 6pm.
I have to get to the IGA at some stage for some fresh bread (last Cripps bread I included in the Coles order was not very fresh).
As part of my diet plan I’m going to make and freeze a load of lunchtime sandwiches.
I can recommend a club sammich for freezing. Three slices of bread. Mixed brown and white. Two layers of filling, one of cream cheese and smoked salmon, one of cream cheese and finely chopped celery and mixed herbs. I used to make these and freeze them to take when I had to go to continuing education lectures that were not catered.
Key word…“diet”.
Cymek said:
Hello
what’s new pussycat?
kii said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Morning. 12 with a shower or two here as well, min 3.Late Coles delivery today, between 5 and 6pm.
I have to get to the IGA at some stage for some fresh bread (last Cripps bread I included in the Coles order was not very fresh).
As part of my diet plan I’m going to make and freeze a load of lunchtime sandwiches.
I can recommend a club sammich for freezing. Three slices of bread. Mixed brown and white. Two layers of filling, one of cream cheese and smoked salmon, one of cream cheese and finely chopped celery and mixed herbs. I used to make these and freeze them to take when I had to go to continuing education lectures that were not catered.
Key word…“diet”.
You can use “light” cream cheese, tastes the same and is easier to mix the stuff into. And it’s “light”…….
These will mostly be lean little sandwiches with a bit of meat (sliced turkey in some, ham or mortadella in others) and cheese slice. Salady things can be added fresh each day to each thawed sandwich.
Anyway, days don’t get on with themselves, so I’d better get on with it.
Going to move the fridge into the linen room to make room for the new one when it’s delivered.
I’ll still need the old one going until the new one has rested for several hours and had sufficient time to reach the right temperature after being plugged in.
Bubblecar said:
Anyway, days don’t get on with themselves, so I’d better get on with it.Going to move the fridge into the linen room to make room for the new one when it’s delivered.
I’ll still need the old one going until the new one has rested for several hours and had sufficient time to reach the right temperature after being plugged in.
Done. For some reason I was expecting it to be a long and arduous job, forgetting that I’m a big strong man.
Fridge now humming in the linen room. There’s an internal window there into the bathroom, where I’ve plugged it in via an extension cord (there are no plug sockets in the linen room).
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Anyway, days don’t get on with themselves, so I’d better get on with it.Going to move the fridge into the linen room to make room for the new one when it’s delivered.
I’ll still need the old one going until the new one has rested for several hours and had sufficient time to reach the right temperature after being plugged in.
Done. For some reason I was expecting it to be a long and arduous job, forgetting that I’m a big strong man.
Fridge now humming in the linen room. There’s an internal window there into the bathroom, where I’ve plugged it in via an extension cord (there are no plug sockets in the linen room).
How big is this fridge?
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Anyway, days don’t get on with themselves, so I’d better get on with it.Going to move the fridge into the linen room to make room for the new one when it’s delivered.
I’ll still need the old one going until the new one has rested for several hours and had sufficient time to reach the right temperature after being plugged in.
Done. For some reason I was expecting it to be a long and arduous job, forgetting that I’m a big strong man.
Fridge now humming in the linen room. There’s an internal window there into the bathroom, where I’ve plugged it in via an extension cord (there are no plug sockets in the linen room).
How big is this fridge?
Moderate upright fridge size, not some monster double-door thing.
Moved house again
Living with my son and daughter in law for a while
Dramas caused by daughter forced me to move from where I was.
Long saga and the landlord is strange as well which doesn’t help
I had two of their 4 cats fascinated with me whilst trying to sleep in a new house.
We will sit on your chest and purr
Got help to get dressed this morning and one of them hide under the bed, which is cat behaviour 101
Bubblecar said:
Moderate upright fridge size, not some monster double-door thing.
Does it have those little roller wheels which are fitted to a lot of fridges of recent years, which make it so much easier, requiring you only to tilt the fridge a bit, and away you go?
Bubblecar said:
As part of my diet plan I’m going to make and freeze a load of lunchtime sandwiches.
waves to Parpyone.
You’ve had more diets than Elizabeth Taylor had diamonds. 😁
hehehehe I just made that one up right just now.😮
Cymek said:
Moved house again
Living with my son and daughter in law for a while
Dramas caused by daughter forced me to move from where I was.
Long saga and the landlord is strange as well which doesn’t helpI had two of their 4 cats fascinated with me whilst trying to sleep in a new house.
We will sit on your chest and purr
Got help to get dressed this morning and one of them hide under the bed, which is cat behaviour 101
I hope you’re happier in the new digs.
At least the cats are friendly.
Bubblecar said:
>No sightings of alleged Porepunkah gunman as manhunt enters day threeMight have done himself in.
Clever.
So he won’t show up on thermal imaging cameras then, hey what but.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:Moderate upright fridge size, not some monster double-door thing.
Does it have those little roller wheels which are fitted to a lot of fridges of recent years, which make it so much easier, requiring you only to tilt the fridge a bit, and away you go?
It does seem to, at the back, unless it was my imagination. Adjustable levelling feet at the front.
Anyway I had to “walk it”, due to obstacles.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
>No sightings of alleged Porepunkah gunman as manhunt enters day threeMight have done himself in.
Clever.
So he won’t show up on thermal imaging cameras then, hey what but.
If you hang one of those aluminised ‘space blankets’ from a low branch or some kind of frame that you build, and sit behind it, you don’t show up on thermal imaging.
Bubblecar said:
Anyway I had to “walk it”, due to obstacles.
That’s always such fun, isn’t it?
I’m back. I’ve taken photos of the gum trees which are making bids for freedom over the fences and I’ve sent an email to an arborist to come and assess pruning them back. It’s gonna cost. But there is no way we can prune them ourselves. We can deal with the prunings with the chainsaw and chipper, but we can’t get them down to ground level.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:As part of my diet plan I’m going to make and freeze a load of lunchtime sandwiches.
waves to Parpyone.
You’ve had more diets than Elizabeth Taylor had diamonds. 😁
hehehehe I just made that one up right just now.😮
Yes but she had more diets than diamonds, too.
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
>No sightings of alleged Porepunkah gunman as manhunt enters day threeMight have done himself in.
Clever.
So he won’t show up on thermal imaging cameras then, hey what but.
If you hang one of those aluminised ‘space blankets’ from a low branch or some kind of frame that you build, and sit behind it, you don’t show up on thermal imaging.
But you are stuck there, sitting under your shield.
buffy said:
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:Clever.
So he won’t show up on thermal imaging cameras then, hey what but.
If you hang one of those aluminised ‘space blankets’ from a low branch or some kind of frame that you build, and sit behind it, you don’t show up on thermal imaging.
But you are stuck there, sitting under your shield.
Only while the helicopter is in the area.
Hmm, thought it seemed too quick and easy.
Just opened the fridge to check all is well, and a jar of pesto fell out and smashed on the floor.
Bubblecar said:
Hmm, thought it seemed too quick and easy.Just opened the fridge to check all is well, and a jar of pesto fell out and smashed on the floor.
One of life’s little punchlines.
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
>No sightings of alleged Porepunkah gunman as manhunt enters day threeMight have done himself in.
Clever.
So he won’t show up on thermal imaging cameras then, hey what but.
If you hang one of those aluminised ‘space blankets’ from a low branch or some kind of frame that you build, and sit behind it, you don’t show up on thermal imaging.
takes notes for the possibly grim future ahead
So, extend the cookers’ aluminium hat to the full body foil up….
ruby said:
So, extend the cookers’ aluminium hat to the full body foil up….
No, you can’t be in contact with the ‘foil’, there has to be an air-gap between you and the cover.
Mowering done. Vacuuming done. Cup of tea’ing done.
Awaiting the arrival of a half contingent of forum mummies. No Miss Carol today as she doesn’t trust that my cough is not infectious, and she has another trip lined up. No lurgies for her.
After a tour of the garden, we shall go lunching and Central Coast sight seeing. The waratah patch should be coming out now.
captain_spalding said:
ruby said:So, extend the cookers’ aluminium hat to the full body foil up….
No, you can’t be in contact with the ‘foil’, there has to be an air-gap between you and the cover.
takes more notes
buffy said:
kii said:
buffy said:I can recommend a club sammich for freezing. Three slices of bread. Mixed brown and white. Two layers of filling, one of cream cheese and smoked salmon, one of cream cheese and finely chopped celery and mixed herbs. I used to make these and freeze them to take when I had to go to continuing education lectures that were not catered.
Key word…“diet”.
You can use “light” cream cheese, tastes the same and is easier to mix the stuff into. And it’s “light”…….
Oh, I thought that “light” foods were dismissed as appropriate dietary foods. Maybe things have changed since I last looked at that situation in Australia.
Bubblecar said:
Hmm, thought it seemed too quick and easy.Just opened the fridge to check all is well, and a jar of pesto fell out and smashed on the floor.
Did you just “point’n‘click” and buy your new fridge online?
ruby said:
Mowering done. Vacuuming done. Cup of tea’ing done.
Awaiting the arrival of a half contingent of forum mummies. No Miss Carol today as she doesn’t trust that my cough is not infectious, and she has another trip lined up. No lurgies for her.
After a tour of the garden, we shall go lunching and Central Coast sight seeing. The waratah patch should be coming out now.
WOO HOO!!! 😎
Which mummies?
Say HI and big HUGZ from me. 🤗
kii said:
buffy said:
kii said:Key word…“diet”.
You can use “light” cream cheese, tastes the same and is easier to mix the stuff into. And it’s “light”…….
Oh, I thought that “light” foods were dismissed as appropriate dietary foods. Maybe things have changed since I last looked at that situation in Australia.
“light” foods just give you the excuse to have twice as much.
Woodie said:
ruby said:
Mowering done. Vacuuming done. Cup of tea’ing done.
Awaiting the arrival of a half contingent of forum mummies. No Miss Carol today as she doesn’t trust that my cough is not infectious, and she has another trip lined up. No lurgies for her.
After a tour of the garden, we shall go lunching and Central Coast sight seeing. The waratah patch should be coming out now.
WOO HOO!!! 😎
Which mummies?
Say HI and big HUGZ from me. 🤗
Mummies are here…back later and I will say hi from you! And HUGZ!
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Hmm, thought it seemed too quick and easy.Just opened the fridge to check all is well, and a jar of pesto fell out and smashed on the floor.
Did you just “point’n‘click” and buy your new fridge online?
Haven’t done so yet :)
I’ll do it this afternoon after I return from the shops, just in case they decide to do a same-day delivery (which seems very unlikely).
Have to order it from Harvey Norman ‘cos they’re the only one that delivers to this village ($99 delivery fee from Launceston).
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Hmm, thought it seemed too quick and easy.Just opened the fridge to check all is well, and a jar of pesto fell out and smashed on the floor.
Did you just “point’n‘click” and buy your new fridge online?
Haven’t done so yet :)
I’ll do it this afternoon after I return from the shops, just in case they decide to do a same-day delivery (which seems very unlikely).
Have to order it from Harvey Norman ‘cos they’re the only one that delivers to this village ($99 delivery fee from Launceston).
When I bought my new fridge, part of the deal was they take the old one away as well. Old fridges are very costly to dispose of.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:Did you just “point’n‘click” and buy your new fridge online?
Haven’t done so yet :)
I’ll do it this afternoon after I return from the shops, just in case they decide to do a same-day delivery (which seems very unlikely).
Have to order it from Harvey Norman ‘cos they’re the only one that delivers to this village ($99 delivery fee from Launceston).
When I bought my new fridge, part of the deal was they take the old one away as well. Old fridges are very costly to dispose of.
That’s not mentioned as part of the deal. I’ll just put the old one in the workshed for now.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:Haven’t done so yet :)
I’ll do it this afternoon after I return from the shops, just in case they decide to do a same-day delivery (which seems very unlikely).
Have to order it from Harvey Norman ‘cos they’re the only one that delivers to this village ($99 delivery fee from Launceston).
When I bought my new fridge, part of the deal was they take the old one away as well. Old fridges are very costly to dispose of.
That’s not mentioned as part of the deal. I’ll just put the old one in the workshed for now.
FWIW we just got a new washing machine from a mob called appliancesonline.com.au
They seem to have good prices and deliver the next day.
Spiny Norman said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:When I bought my new fridge, part of the deal was they take the old one away as well. Old fridges are very costly to dispose of.
That’s not mentioned as part of the deal. I’ll just put the old one in the workshed for now.
FWIW we just got a new washing machine from a mob called appliancesonline.com.au
They seem to have good prices and deliver the next day.
I found them reliable and the free next day delivery is extremely useful
It was free when I last used them anyway
And I’m back again. I finished pruning the apricot tree (which has just reached budburst, but I finished the pruning anyway) and I pruned the lower branches on the triple graft apple. I leave the top ones alone because they are too high for me, and I try to convince myself and the local birds that those are for them. I claim the lower fruit.
Spiny Norman said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:When I bought my new fridge, part of the deal was they take the old one away as well. Old fridges are very costly to dispose of.
That’s not mentioned as part of the deal. I’ll just put the old one in the workshed for now.
FWIW we just got a new washing machine from a mob called appliancesonline.com.au
They seem to have good prices and deliver the next day.
Ta but delivery not available to my postcode.
It’s Harvey or nobody I’m afraid.
ruby said:
captain_spalding said:
ruby said:So, extend the cookers’ aluminium hat to the full body foil up….
No, you can’t be in contact with the ‘foil’, there has to be an air-gap between you and the cover.
takes more notes
I mean a substantial air-gap, at least 30 cm.
The foil reflects body heat back at you, and blocks it from radiating to the thermal imager. The air gap allows for any air warmed by body heat to be dispersed, and any small amount of heat absorbed by ‘your’ side of the space blanket is rapidly conducted over the blanket’s surface, and evenly radiated, resulting in a thermal signature which is within a fraction of a degree of ambient temperature.
buffy said:
And I’m back again. I finished pruning the apricot tree (which has just reached budburst, but I finished the pruning anyway) and I pruned the lower branches on the triple graft apple. I leave the top ones alone because they are too high for me, and I try to convince myself and the local birds that those are for them. I claim the lower fruit.
I think you are supposed to beat fruit trees with a chain or some such.
Anyway I’ve just purchased the new refrigerator.
No word on delivery time yet but it’s very unlikely to be while I’m at the shop this afternoon.
Bubblecar said:
Anyway I’ve just purchased the new refrigerator.No word on delivery time yet but it’s very unlikely to be while I’m at the shop this afternoon.
Next day is often the case.
dear God i’m exhausted
I mean, they’ve
got to move those refrigerators
got to move those colour TVs
captain_spalding said:
ruby said:
captain_spalding said:No, you can’t be in contact with the ‘foil’, there has to be an air-gap between you and the cover.
takes more notes
I mean a substantial air-gap, at least 30 cm.
The foil reflects body heat back at you, and blocks it from radiating to the thermal imager. The air gap allows for any air warmed by body heat to be dispersed, and any small amount of heat absorbed by ‘your’ side of the space blanket is rapidly conducted over the blanket’s surface, and evenly radiated, resulting in a thermal signature which is within a fraction of a degree of ambient temperature.
Takes notes.
transition said:
dear God i’m exhausted
You’ve only been up for a few hours.
You’re just not cut out for this kind of work any more.
captain_spalding said:
I mean, they’ve
got to move those refrigerators
got to move those colour TVs
Money for Nothing.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
dear God i’m exhausted
You’ve only been up for a few hours.
You’re just not cut out for this kind of work any more.
shutup
the job the wears me out is the nights, the male prostitute thing, you wouldn’t believe how many ladies there are that want the company
I may have to quit that, though must say it’s a good cash earner, gold mine in fact
Email from Mr Norman:
Hi Bubblecar,
Just a quick email letting you know we will be delivering your online order from Harvey Norman On Wednesday 3rd September
Many Thanks
transition said:
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
dear God i’m exhausted
You’ve only been up for a few hours.
You’re just not cut out for this kind of work any more.
shutup
the job the wears me out is the nights, the male prostitute thing, you wouldn’t believe how many ladies there are that want the company
I may have to quit that, though must say it’s a good cash earner, gold mine in fact
Good, you can give up your day job.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
Bubblecar said:You’ve only been up for a few hours.
You’re just not cut out for this kind of work any more.
shutup
the job the wears me out is the nights, the male prostitute thing, you wouldn’t believe how many ladies there are that want the company
I may have to quit that, though must say it’s a good cash earner, gold mine in fact
Good, you can give up your day job.
I guess that’s a possibility, I could sleep all day
captain_spalding said:
ruby said:
captain_spalding said:No, you can’t be in contact with the ‘foil’, there has to be an air-gap between you and the cover.
takes more notes
I mean a substantial air-gap, at least 30 cm.
The foil reflects body heat back at you, and blocks it from radiating to the thermal imager. The air gap allows for any air warmed by body heat to be dispersed, and any small amount of heat absorbed by ‘your’ side of the space blanket is rapidly conducted over the blanket’s surface, and evenly radiated, resulting in a thermal signature which is within a fraction of a degree of ambient temperature.
or cover yourself in mud like arnie did in predator.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
And I’m back again. I finished pruning the apricot tree (which has just reached budburst, but I finished the pruning anyway) and I pruned the lower branches on the triple graft apple. I leave the top ones alone because they are too high for me, and I try to convince myself and the local birds that those are for them. I claim the lower fruit.
I think you are supposed to beat fruit trees with a chain or some such.
No, you lean the axe up against the trunk and speak sternly to the tree if it misbehaves.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
>No sightings of alleged Porepunkah gunman as manhunt enters day threeMight have done himself in.
Clever.
So he won’t show up on thermal imaging cameras then, hey what but.
Ha!
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
>No sightings of alleged Porepunkah gunman as manhunt enters day threeMight have done himself in.
Clever.
So he won’t show up on thermal imaging cameras then, hey what but.
If you hang one of those aluminised ‘space blankets’ from a low branch or some kind of frame that you build, and sit behind it, you don’t show up on thermal imaging.
Interesting. Thanks for the tip. Never know when one might need that information…
Bubblecar said:
Hmm, thought it seemed too quick and easy.Just opened the fridge to check all is well, and a jar of pesto fell out and smashed on the floor.
Bugger.
ruby said:
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:Clever.
So he won’t show up on thermal imaging cameras then, hey what but.
If you hang one of those aluminised ‘space blankets’ from a low branch or some kind of frame that you build, and sit behind it, you don’t show up on thermal imaging.
takes notes for the possibly grim future ahead
So, extend the cookers’ aluminium hat to the full body foil up….
LOLOL
:)
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:Clever.
So he won’t show up on thermal imaging cameras then, hey what but.
If you hang one of those aluminised ‘space blankets’ from a low branch or some kind of frame that you build, and sit behind it, you don’t show up on thermal imaging.
Interesting. Thanks for the tip. Never know when one might need that information…
I imagine it only works at night, as during the day the helicopter might well spot an aluminised space blanket hanging on a tree.
captain_spalding said:
ruby said:So, extend the cookers’ aluminium hat to the full body foil up….
No, you can’t be in contact with the ‘foil’, there has to be an air-gap between you and the cover.
More invaluable information.
ruby said:
Mowering done. Vacuuming done. Cup of tea’ing done.
Awaiting the arrival of a half contingent of forum mummies. No Miss Carol today as she doesn’t trust that my cough is not infectious, and she has another trip lined up. No lurgies for her.
After a tour of the garden, we shall go lunching and Central Coast sight seeing. The waratah patch should be coming out now.
:)
Say hello from me, please.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
If you hang one of those aluminised ‘space blankets’ from a low branch or some kind of frame that you build, and sit behind it, you don’t show up on thermal imaging.
Interesting. Thanks for the tip. Never know when one might need that information…
I imagine it only works at night, as during the day the helicopter might well spot an aluminised space blanket hanging on a tree.
well throw some dirt on it then
ChrispenEvan said:
captain_spalding said:
ruby said:
takes more notes
I mean a substantial air-gap, at least 30 cm.
The foil reflects body heat back at you, and blocks it from radiating to the thermal imager. The air gap allows for any air warmed by body heat to be dispersed, and any small amount of heat absorbed by ‘your’ side of the space blanket is rapidly conducted over the blanket’s surface, and evenly radiated, resulting in a thermal signature which is within a fraction of a degree of ambient temperature.
or cover yourself in mud like arnie did in predator.
Just dig some tunnels like those sovereign Hamas citizens.
Good lord, and he was just here talking to us not long ago.
Peak Warming Man said:
Good lord, and he was just here talking to us not long ago.
Bloody!
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Good lord, and he was just here talking to us not long ago.
Bloody!
Lucky we have Arts to interpret the blood splatters…
No Balls is a podcast on the BBC about womans cricket.
Peak Warming Man said:
No Balls is a podcast on the BBC about womans cricket.
cool.
Now that’s something I doubt I would have tried even when I was capable.
Bubblecar said:
Anyway I’ve just purchased the new refrigerator.No word on delivery time yet but it’s very unlikely to be while I’m at the shop this afternoon.
Way kewlies. 😎
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Anyway I’ve just purchased the new refrigerator.No word on delivery time yet but it’s very unlikely to be while I’m at the shop this afternoon.
Way kewlies. 😎
My win for the day was to get new hearing aids.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
ruby said:takes more notes
I mean a substantial air-gap, at least 30 cm.
The foil reflects body heat back at you, and blocks it from radiating to the thermal imager. The air gap allows for any air warmed by body heat to be dispersed, and any small amount of heat absorbed by ‘your’ side of the space blanket is rapidly conducted over the blanket’s surface, and evenly radiated, resulting in a thermal signature which is within a fraction of a degree of ambient temperature.
Takes notes.
Yes. Useful for when they come after you at The Reboubt, hey what but.
Bubblecar said:
Email from Mr Norman:Hi Bubblecar,
Just a quick email letting you know we will be delivering your online order from Harvey Norman On Wednesday 3rd September
Many Thanks
Yes. remote/rural areas can take a while. They stack up orders and do them all at once. Usually on Wednesdays, hey what but!.
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:I mean a substantial air-gap, at least 30 cm.
The foil reflects body heat back at you, and blocks it from radiating to the thermal imager. The air gap allows for any air warmed by body heat to be dispersed, and any small amount of heat absorbed by ‘your’ side of the space blanket is rapidly conducted over the blanket’s surface, and evenly radiated, resulting in a thermal signature which is within a fraction of a degree of ambient temperature.
Takes notes.
Yes. Useful for when they come after you at The Reboubt, hey what but.
Paint the side showing to the helicopter in camouflage mode.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Email from Mr Norman:Hi Bubblecar,
Just a quick email letting you know we will be delivering your online order from Harvey Norman On Wednesday 3rd September
Many Thanks
Yes. remote/rural areas can take a while. They stack up orders and do them all at once. Usually on Wednesdays, hey what but!.
Yes they do the same here.
Peak Warming Man said:
Good lord, and he was just here talking to us not long ago.
Rumours of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Good lord, and he was just here talking to us not long ago.
Rumours of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.
wow he’s even been replaced by gen爱 in quick order
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Good lord, and he was just here talking to us not long ago.
Bloody!
Lucky we have Arts to interpret the blood splatters…
Heh!
:)
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Good lord, and he was just here talking to us not long ago.
Rumours of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.
Phew!
roughbarked said:
A cold snap.
Right then, Boram Boram Cemetery plant list updated. 60 species, 25 introduced, 35 native. Now I’ll do one of my roadsides.
Gee, Bob Katter is losing the plot again.
kii said:
Gee, Bob Katter is losing the plot again.
He is not of sound mind. Very tormented.
He needs a jedi hand wave.
Forget politics, go home and relax.
Tau.Neutrino said:
kii said:
Gee, Bob Katter is losing the plot again.
He is not of sound mind. Very tormented.
He needs a jedi hand wave.
Forget politics, go home and relax.
that’s what the thc is for
buffy said:
Right then, Boram Boram Cemetery plant list updated. 60 species, 25 introduced, 35 native. Now I’ll do one of my roadsides.
How Big Boram Boram cemetery in area?
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Right then, Boram Boram Cemetery plant list updated. 60 species, 25 introduced, 35 native. Now I’ll do one of my roadsides.
How Big Boram Boram cemetery in area?
3.2 hectares. I had to look it up.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Right then, Boram Boram Cemetery plant list updated. 60 species, 25 introduced, 35 native. Now I’ll do one of my roadsides.
How Big Boram Boram cemetery in area?
3.2 hectares. I had to look it up.
Police offer Dezi Freeman a surrender plan
Superintendent Kahan says he still believes the situation can be resolved peacefully, and urges Mr Freeman to turn himself in.
“If Dezi Freeman is watching this, ring triple-0,” Superintendent Brett Kahan says.
“We will support a surrender plan, that option is open to him.”
Looks like I’d better pick a few kilos of snow peas. The plants are loaded. These are Dwarf snow peas.
roughbarked said:
Looks like I’d better pick a few kilos of snow peas. The plants are loaded. These are Dwarf snow peas.
They’ll be tasty.
…and I’m in the wrong thread. My brain is fried.
Divine Angel said:
…and I’m in the wrong thread. My brain is fried.
Which thread were you supposed to be in?
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
…and I’m in the wrong thread. My brain is fried.
Which thread were you supposed to be in?
El Chat-o.
Mr Lehrmann’s defence has previously subpoenaed a raft of police material in relation to the police investigation and case against him including all police diary entries, notebooks and other paperwork.
Earlier this week, the court heard that material had been provided by police to the court registry.
The court has already heard that a hard drive, belonging to the police officer in charge of the alleged rape investigation, had malfunctioned and since been destroyed.
Ms Burrows previously said the hard drive contained full briefs of evidence, copies of witness statements, video and digital recordings and the download of the complainant’s mobile phone.
On Thursday, she told the court it was “astounding” that the hard drive had been destroyed, denying the defence an opportunity to get their own forensic examination done.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
…and I’m in the wrong thread. My brain is fried.
Which thread were you supposed to be in?
El Chat-o.
Uh-oh.
Watch out for The Cartel.
dinner is, a nice bowl of top secret, don’t utter the word, not a whisper
What have you done with the chess thread DV?
Take your time.
Coles truck is here. Name: Christa.
Bubblecar said:
Coles truck is here. Name: Christa.
rubs hands
I’m off to make a load of sandwiches to freeze, then read more of Madhouse at the End of the Earth in the living room.
Bubblecar said:
I’m off to make a load of sandwiches to freeze, then read more of Madhouse at the End of the Earth in the living room.
My living room is a madhouse at times too.
They have really hewn down the islands in the billabongs of Hyde Park, due to shotborers. It’s a bit unfortunate for the boids and those of us who like lookin’ at ‘em.
What does Daniel Gorringe influence?
How long did it take Joe Rogan to realise Trump was lying?
Tau.Neutrino said:
How long did it take Joe Rogan to realise Trump was lying?
5-8 years?
Woodie said:
What does Daniel Gorringe influence?
Footy?
dv said:
Russell Crowe is playing Herman Göring in an upcoming movie called Nuremberg.
And Jude Law is playing Putin in a movie called The Wizard of the Kremlin
party_pants said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
How long did it take Joe Rogan to realise Trump was lying?
5-8 years?
So, it took him a while. One would think a social commentator would have picked it up earlier.
dv said:
dv said:
Russell Crowe is playing Herman Göring in an upcoming movie called Nuremberg.
And Jude Law is playing Putin in a movie called The Wizard of the Kremlin
The Crowe Göring might work.
Tau.Neutrino said:
party_pants said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
How long did it take Joe Rogan to realise Trump was lying?
5-8 years?
So, it took him a while. One would think a social commentator would have picked it up earlier.
one might say that one hopes kkk is permanently lying soon
Just been out for a nice meal at a public house called “The Public House”.
It’s also nice to be able to walk “home” afterwards.
I get why people would live in the central city, not own a car, and almost never leave a 1km area, but not me. I need the wide open spaces.
Tau.Neutrino said:
party_pants said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
How long did it take Joe Rogan to realise Trump was lying?
5-8 years?
So, it took him a while. One would think a social commentator would have picked it up earlier.
He’s been kicked in the head a lot in his former career.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
dv said:
Russell Crowe is playing Herman Göring in an upcoming movie called Nuremberg.
And Jude Law is playing Putin in a movie called The Wizard of the Kremlin
The Crowe Göring might work.
I thought Crowe had given away movies.
His back into it.
Good.
party_pants said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
party_pants said:5-8 years?
So, it took him a while. One would think a social commentator would have picked it up earlier.
He’s been kicked in the head a lot in his former career.
Ah, that might explain it.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:And Jude Law is playing Putin in a movie called The Wizard of the Kremlin
The Crowe Göring might work.
I thought Crowe had given away movies.
His back into it.
Good.
Possibly the side gigs as a musician and poet weren’t quite working out.
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AQgJh48oE/
Resonance
dv said:
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AQgJh48oE/Resonance
As a teen the father of my sons did experiments involving a reel-to-reel and an old wooden wardrobe.
I really must stop being so ADHD, typing as I do 3 other things. Concentrate, kii!! concentrate!
Good morning Holidayers. It is 5 degrees at the back door and just starting to lighten in the East. We are forecast 10 degrees, showers and windy. I guess I should light the woodheater.
I’ll get some more patient records sorted today, I think. Just got an email to say the arborist will come on Monday afternoon to assess and quote on our pruning requirements for the mature gum trees.
Heading for a sunny top of 23, with winds up to 30 kph.
No real plans for today, but I’m half expecting to be called in because there were so many staff absences yesterday that I was pulled off my regular timetable.
9/10 I got the Spanish festival wrong. I can’t claim to have read all the stories, but I must have been listening to the radio in the car and read enough headlines to pick up the rest.
buffy said:
ABC news quiz9/10 I got the Spanish festival wrong. I can’t claim to have read all the stories, but I must have been listening to the radio in the car and read enough headlines to pick up the rest.
I know SFA about fooball.
buffy said:
ABC news quiz9/10 I got the Spanish festival wrong. I can’t claim to have read all the stories, but I must have been listening to the radio in the car and read enough headlines to pick up the rest.
7/10. The last sport question was a lucky guess.
Having said that, if someone made a quiz about what I did personally this week, I’d probably forget half the things that happened. I do remember discovering the vending machine in the staff room; I only discovered there was a staff room last week, and the vending machine is in the corner opposite the machine I use to clock in and out.
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:
ABC news quiz9/10 I got the Spanish festival wrong. I can’t claim to have read all the stories, but I must have been listening to the radio in the car and read enough headlines to pick up the rest.
7/10. The last sport question was a lucky guess.
Having said that, if someone made a quiz about what I did personally this week, I’d probably forget half the things that happened. I do remember discovering the vending machine in the staff room; I only discovered there was a staff room last week, and the vending machine is in the corner opposite the machine I use to clock in and out.
So you usually had your back to it.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:
ABC news quiz9/10 I got the Spanish festival wrong. I can’t claim to have read all the stories, but I must have been listening to the radio in the car and read enough headlines to pick up the rest.
7/10. The last sport question was a lucky guess.
Having said that, if someone made a quiz about what I did personally this week, I’d probably forget half the things that happened. I do remember discovering the vending machine in the staff room; I only discovered there was a staff room last week, and the vending machine is in the corner opposite the machine I use to clock in and out.
So you usually had your back to it.
Bingo. Yesterday someone wished me a good day, so I turned to make eye contact, and saw the vending machine.
Anyway, son #2 has landed in Sydney. Will head over here in a few weeks.
The yard will be cleared of the very tall weeds tomorrow.
The dead apricot tree will be removed next week.
In further excitement I got up at sunrise to put the bins out, beautiful cool morning. Hell’s heat is slowly leaving, 35°at 3:35pm.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:7/10. The last sport question was a lucky guess.
Having said that, if someone made a quiz about what I did personally this week, I’d probably forget half the things that happened. I do remember discovering the vending machine in the staff room; I only discovered there was a staff room last week, and the vending machine is in the corner opposite the machine I use to clock in and out.
So you usually had your back to it.
Bingo. Yesterday someone wished me a good day, so I turned to make eye contact, and saw the vending machine.
Gawd…the excitement never fucking ends. roughbarked’s observations are enthralling.
kii said:
Anyway, son #2 has landed in Sydney. Will head over here in a few weeks.
The yard will be cleared of the very tall weeds tomorrow.
The dead apricot tree will be removed next week.
In further excitement I got up at sunrise to put the bins out, beautiful cool morning. Hell’s heat is slowly leaving, 35°at 3:35pm.
are they going there for final preparations for evacuation
kii said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:So you usually had your back to it.
Bingo. Yesterday someone wished me a good day, so I turned to make eye contact, and saw the vending machine.
Gawd…the excitement never fucking ends. roughbarked’s observations are enthralling.
As are your unnecessary responses.
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
Anyway, son #2 has landed in Sydney. Will head over here in a few weeks.
The yard will be cleared of the very tall weeds tomorrow.
The dead apricot tree will be removed next week.
In further excitement I got up at sunrise to put the bins out, beautiful cool morning. Hell’s heat is slowly leaving, 35°at 3:35pm.are they going there for final preparations for evacuation
Yes.
This one…
roughbarked said:
kii said:
Divine Angel said:Bingo. Yesterday someone wished me a good day, so I turned to make eye contact, and saw the vending machine.
Gawd…the excitement never fucking ends. roughbarked’s observations are enthralling.
As are your unnecessary responses.
Approximately 99% of your responses are unnecessary.
+1
This.
I’m going to the bakery for a mocha. Mr buffy is still in bed. I’ll go now and then I can just get into the things I want to do today without a mid morning interruption. I think I might even have a vanilla slice or something too, just swap morning tea to now and have breakfast later.
kii said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:So you usually had your back to it.
Bingo. Yesterday someone wished me a good day, so I turned to make eye contact, and saw the vending machine.
Gawd…the excitement never fucking ends. roughbarked’s observations are enthralling.
LOL, just like yours. hypocrite.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. It is 5 degrees at the back door and just starting to lighten in the East. We are forecast 10 degrees, showers and windy. I guess I should light the woodheater.I’ll get some more patient records sorted today, I think. Just got an email to say the arborist will come on Monday afternoon to assess and quote on our pruning requirements for the mature gum trees.
Did you ring the Tree Fella?
kii said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:Gawd…the excitement never fucking ends. roughbarked’s observations are enthralling.
As are your unnecessary responses.
Approximately 99% of your responses are unnecessary.
+1
This.
LO)L, irony.
kii said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
So you usually had your back to it.
Bingo. Yesterday someone wished me a good day, so I turned to make eye contact, and saw the vending machine.
Gawd…the excitement never fucking ends. roughbarked’s observations are enthralling.
¡ what an insightful insight !
ChrispenEvan said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:
Gawd…the excitement never fucking ends. roughbarked’s observations are enthralling.
As are your unnecessary responses.
Approximately 99% of your responses are unnecessary.
+1
This.
LOL, just like yours. hypocrite.
well you’re wrong, bullying is necessary
Hmmmm, work experience kid strikes again.
ChrispenEvan said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:
As are your unnecessary responses.
Approximately 99% of your responses are unnecessary.
+1
This.
LO)L, irony.
well you’re wrong how else do low status people squabble over the second lowest status
ChrispenEvan said:
Hmmmm, work experience kid strikes again.
So Does Neil Postman
Morning pilgrims, spiffing day.
Over.
ChrispenEvan said:
kii said:
Divine Angel said:Bingo. Yesterday someone wished me a good day, so I turned to make eye contact, and saw the vending machine.
Gawd…the excitement never fucking ends. roughbarked’s observations are enthralling.
LOL, just like yours. hypocrite.
JFC, your posts are boring.
kii said:
ChrispenEvan said:
kii said:Gawd…the excitement never fucking ends. roughbarked’s observations are enthralling.
LOL, just like yours. hypocrite.
JFC, your posts are boring.
I agree you’d know a lot about boring posts.
Saw this list of “most expensive fluids” and it made me realise I’m actually saving money by having an LSD habit.
dv said:
Saw this list of “most expensive fluids” and it made me realise I’m actually saving money by having an LSD habit.
I assume that’s racehorses and not just Joe Horse down the road.
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
Saw this list of “most expensive fluids” and it made me realise I’m actually saving money by having an LSD habit.
I assume that’s racehorses and not just Joe Horse down the road.
White gold
Witty Rejoinder said:
kii said:
ChrispenEvan said:
LOL, just like yours. hypocrite.
JFC, your posts are boring.
I agree you’d know a lot about boring posts.
and booring
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
Saw this list of “most expensive fluids” and it made me realise I’m actually saving money by having an LSD habit.
I assume that’s racehorses and not just Joe Horse down the road.
Pete Evans buys it to make yoghurt, apparently.
Greetings
ChrispenEvan said:
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
Saw this list of “most expensive fluids” and it made me realise I’m actually saving money by having an LSD habit.
I assume that’s racehorses and not just Joe Horse down the road.
Pete Evans buys it to make yoghurt, apparently.
Due to an extreme number of complaints from Christian Fundamentalists received by the ACMA, an audit of the Equine Essence Constellate ceremony has been undertaken.
Pete Evans Evolved Network have been force to change the Yoghurt making event from a choice of an online experience or physically attending to an Attendance Only event.
There will now be 2 locations where the experience can be enjoyed – our Pottsville farm and our Uki compound.
Camping is available on site.
Pottsville location directions:
From the Pacific Hwy take the Cudgera Rd exit and turn West. Then take the first right onto Reserve Creek road, then follow the posted signs.
Uki location
From Uki village head west along Kyogle Road and follow the Posted signs for about 5km
The Pete Evans Evolved Network apologises with extreme prejudice to those people who had committed to the online event and will now be forced to undertake last minute travel.
We are working with the ACMA in order to broadcast another event at a later date.
Horse Semen yoghurt making.
You will be guided through the process from collection to consumption.
ChrispenEvan said:
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
Saw this list of “most expensive fluids” and it made me realise I’m actually saving money by having an LSD habit.
I assume that’s racehorses and not just Joe Horse down the road.
Pete Evans buys it to make yoghurt, apparently.
There are people who rub human semen into their faces, as an anti-aging product.
Divine Angel said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Divine Angel said:I assume that’s racehorses and not just Joe Horse down the road.
Pete Evans buys it to make yoghurt, apparently.
There are people who rub human semen into their faces, as an anti-aging product.
does it work
Witty Rejoinder said:
kii said:
ChrispenEvan said:LOL, just like yours. hypocrite.
JFC, your posts are boring.
I agree you’d know a lot about boring posts.
True. Sometimes I study the boring shit posted here – I like to study behaviour in communities. Stuff like grown men doing a running commentary in cricket threads, cycling threads. Another topic of interest is posts that sound like Fortune Cookie messages.
By the way, have you heard about corn smut before? Or the fisher cat?
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
ChrispenEvan said:Pete Evans buys it to make yoghurt, apparently.
There are people who rub human semen into their faces, as an anti-aging product.
does it work
Joan Rivers was a fan.
kii said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
kii said:JFC, your posts are boring.
I agree you’d know a lot about boring posts.
True. Sometimes I study the boring shit posted here – I like to study behaviour in communities. Stuff like grown men doing a running commentary in cricket threads, cycling threads. Another topic of interest is posts that sound like Fortune Cookie messages.
By the way, have you heard about corn smut before? Or the fisher cat?
LOL, you’re full of shit.
Divine Angel said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Divine Angel said:I assume that’s racehorses and not just Joe Horse down the road.
Pete Evans buys it to make yoghurt, apparently.
There are people who rub human semen into their faces, as an anti-aging product.
During a period of great stress in my life, my older sister (who always thought that I didn’t care for my skin properly) bought me a tube of Clarins face mask – made from placentas. It was blood red.
ChrispenEvan said:
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
Saw this list of “most expensive fluids” and it made me realise I’m actually saving money by having an LSD habit.
I assume that’s racehorses and not just Joe Horse down the road.
Pete Evans buys it to make yoghurt, apparently.
A gallon of horse semen was my retirement plan but now Equestrian Australia has banned me from all their events.
ChrispenEvan said:
kii said:
Witty Rejoinder said:I agree you’d know a lot about boring posts.
True. Sometimes I study the boring shit posted here – I like to study behaviour in communities. Stuff like grown men doing a running commentary in cricket threads, cycling threads. Another topic of interest is posts that sound like Fortune Cookie messages.
By the way, have you heard about corn smut before? Or the fisher cat?
LOL, you’re full of shit.
What a very clever response! Creative and thoughtful!
10/10
ChrispenEvan said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Divine Angel said:I assume that’s racehorses and not just Joe Horse down the road.
Pete Evans buys it to make yoghurt, apparently.
Due to an extreme number of complaints from Christian Fundamentalists received by the ACMA, an audit of the Equine Essence Constellate ceremony has been undertaken.
Pete Evans Evolved Network have been force to change the Yoghurt making event from a choice of an online experience or physically attending to an Attendance Only event.
There will now be 2 locations where the experience can be enjoyed – our Pottsville farm and our Uki compound.
Camping is available on site.Pottsville location directions:
From the Pacific Hwy take the Cudgera Rd exit and turn West. Then take the first right onto Reserve Creek road, then follow the posted signs.
Uki location
From Uki village head west along Kyogle Road and follow the Posted signs for about 5km
The Pete Evans Evolved Network apologises with extreme prejudice to those people who had committed to the online event and will now be forced to undertake last minute travel.We are working with the ACMA in order to broadcast another event at a later date.
Horse Semen yoghurt making.
You will be guided through the process from collection to consumption.
… that is something I did not expect to read today.
ChrispenEvan said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Divine Angel said:I assume that’s racehorses and not just Joe Horse down the road.
Pete Evans buys it to make yoghurt, apparently.
Pete Evans Evolved Network
lolol….PEEN
Divine Angel said:
ChrispenEvan said:
ChrispenEvan said:Pete Evans buys it to make yoghurt, apparently.
Due to an extreme number of complaints from Christian Fundamentalists received by the ACMA, an audit of the Equine Essence Constellate ceremony has been undertaken.
Pete Evans Evolved Network have been force to change the Yoghurt making event from a choice of an online experience or physically attending to an Attendance Only event.
There will now be 2 locations where the experience can be enjoyed – our Pottsville farm and our Uki compound.
Camping is available on site.Pottsville location directions:
From the Pacific Hwy take the Cudgera Rd exit and turn West. Then take the first right onto Reserve Creek road, then follow the posted signs.
Uki location
From Uki village head west along Kyogle Road and follow the Posted signs for about 5km
The Pete Evans Evolved Network apologises with extreme prejudice to those people who had committed to the online event and will now be forced to undertake last minute travel.We are working with the ACMA in order to broadcast another event at a later date.
Horse Semen yoghurt making.
You will be guided through the process from collection to consumption.
… that is something I did not expect to read today.
I don’t know how true it is. happened a few years ago now.
Wonder the connection is.
Two arrested in relation to shooting
By Andi Yu
Police have just announced they took two people into custody as part of their investigation into the Porepunkah shooting.
Fugitive Squad detectives, along with Special Operations Group members, attended a Porepunkah address about 8:40pm on Thursday.
A 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy were safely arrested at the address and taken into custody.
The pair were interviewed and released pending further enquiries.
Bubblecar said:
Wonder the connection is.Two arrested in relation to shooting
By Andi Yu
Police have just announced they took two people into custody as part of their investigation into the Porepunkah shooting.
Fugitive Squad detectives, along with Special Operations Group members, attended a Porepunkah address about 8:40pm on Thursday.
A 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy were safely arrested at the address and taken into custody.
The pair were interviewed and released pending further enquiries.
Andi Yu sounds foreign.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Wonder the connection is.Two arrested in relation to shooting
By Andi Yu
Police have just announced they took two people into custody as part of their investigation into the Porepunkah shooting.
Fugitive Squad detectives, along with Special Operations Group members, attended a Porepunkah address about 8:40pm on Thursday.
A 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy were safely arrested at the address and taken into custody.
The pair were interviewed and released pending further enquiries.
Andi Yu sounds foreign.
Is that a problem?
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Wonder the connection is.Two arrested in relation to shooting
By Andi Yu
Police have just announced they took two people into custody as part of their investigation into the Porepunkah shooting.
Fugitive Squad detectives, along with Special Operations Group members, attended a Porepunkah address about 8:40pm on Thursday.
A 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy were safely arrested at the address and taken into custody.
The pair were interviewed and released pending further enquiries.
Andi Yu sounds foreign.
What, you’ve never heard of ‘Yu, Andi’?
kii said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
kii said:JFC, your posts are boring.
I agree you’d know a lot about boring posts.
True. Sometimes I study the boring shit posted here – I like to study behaviour in communities. Stuff like grown men doing a running commentary in cricket threads, cycling threads. Another topic of interest is posts that sound like Fortune Cookie messages.
By the way, have you heard about corn smut before? Or the fisher cat?
A beloved toy by Fisher and Paykel ?
dv said:
Saw this list of “most expensive fluids” and it made me realise I’m actually saving money by having an LSD habit.
Not that you’d spend sixpence on any of the other listed items.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Saw this list of “most expensive fluids” and it made me realise I’m actually saving money by having an LSD habit.
Not that you’d spend sixpence on any of the other listed items.
LSD can be fun
captain_spalding said:
Up betimes, and made and lit the fire (Mrs S claimed to be ‘freezing’).Made and served breakfasts, stripped sheets and pillowcase from bed, put same on to wash, rotated mattress, remade bed, did the washing up, stowed breakfast items away, cleaned down counters etc., cleaned toilet, hung out wasshing, washed floors in bathroom and toilet area, vacuumed all other areas.
I am now officially Goofing Off for a bit.
Good lad, and you’ve also reminded me that my lavatory is due for a clean.
Hey, roughie,
my brilliant plan for fudging up winder keys out of Chicago screws has foundered.
The winder spindle for the mainspring has a left-hand thread. Didn’t realise that until a day or so back.
Perhaps this is just a subtle bit of revenge by the German manufacturers for having lost two world wars.
Anyway…
… it looks like i can buy keys from here:
I have e-mailed them, and they assure me that they dispatch to Australia, but i will have to be very precise in measuring the spindles.
and
i’ll end up with some very small Chicago screws, which might well come in handy for something or other.
captain_spalding said:
Up betimes, and made and lit the fire (Mrs S claimed to be ‘freezing’).Made and served breakfasts, stripped sheets and pillowcase from bed, put same on to wash, rotated mattress, remade bed, did the washing up, stowed breakfast items away, cleaned down counters etc., cleaned toilet, hung out wasshing, washed floors in bathroom and toilet area, vacuumed all other areas.
I am now officially Goofing Off for a bit.
I’m worn out just reading that.
I’ll need a rest, too.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
Up betimes, and made and lit the fire (Mrs S claimed to be ‘freezing’).Made and served breakfasts, stripped sheets and pillowcase from bed, put same on to wash, rotated mattress, remade bed, did the washing up, stowed breakfast items away, cleaned down counters etc., cleaned toilet, hung out wasshing, washed floors in bathroom and toilet area, vacuumed all other areas.
I am now officially Goofing Off for a bit.
I’m worn out just reading that.
I’ll need a rest, too.
Phew
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Wonder the connection is.Two arrested in relation to shooting
By Andi Yu
Police have just announced they took two people into custody as part of their investigation into the Porepunkah shooting.
Fugitive Squad detectives, along with Special Operations Group members, attended a Porepunkah address about 8:40pm on Thursday.
A 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy were safely arrested at the address and taken into custody.
The pair were interviewed and released pending further enquiries.
Andi Yu sounds foreign.
There was a BOM chap on the ABC news with the surname ‘How’. Probably spelled that way to encourage the correct pronunciation of the name that in pinyin is spelled ‘Hao’.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Wonder the connection is.
Two arrested in relation to shooting
By Andi Yu
Police have just announced they took two people into custody as part of their investigation into the Porepunkah shooting.
Fugitive Squad detectives, along with Special Operations Group members, attended a Porepunkah address about 8:40pm on Thursday.
A 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy were safely arrested at the address and taken into custody.
The pair were interviewed and released pending further enquiries.
Andi Yu sounds foreign.
There was a BOM chap on the ABC news with the surname ‘How’. Probably spelled that way to encourage the correct pronunciation of the name that in pinyin is spelled ‘Hao’.
we thought as per BobKat measure once the ASIAN has been in Australia for 10 minutes they’re Australian so yall can shut the fuck up and stop being offensive
My cat buddy.
Helps me get ready for work
I’m back. I have patched Mr buffy’s jeans, fixed the clothes horse (it broke one of the stringy things that stops it completely collapsing when you open it up and I didn’t have thin enough string to replace it so I had to get out my little Stanley hand drill and drill the holes bigger), put the tips and nocks back on the refletched arrows which came in the mail today and spent too long trying to find on the interwebs why my Ricoh camera had decided its flash shouldn’t participate in things. After a while I messed about with which mode it was in and found it was working in P mode. And lo and behold, when I switched it back to Auto mode, the flash was working again. Who knows! Technology gods can be hard to get a long with.
Here are the lovely tidy arrows.
One movie I’ve not seen that I’ve heard is good is Ragtime (1981).
The cast is kind of surprising.
I had previously associated James Cagney with the 1930s and 40s and assumed he well and truly retired in the 1950s.
But seemingly he came out of retirement at the age of 82 just for this movie.
But it also stars Fran Drescher, Jeff Daniels, Richard Griffiths and … Samuel L Jackson.
It seems an anachronism that someone whose film career is still in full swing should have shared the screen with someone from the 1800s but I suppose that’s how maths works.
dv said:
One movie I’ve not seen that I’ve heard is good is Ragtime (1981).
The cast is kind of surprising.
I had previously associated James Cagney with the 1930s and 40s and assumed he well and truly retired in the 1950s.
But seemingly he came out of retirement at the age of 82 just for this movie.But it also stars Fran Drescher, Jeff Daniels, Richard Griffiths and … Samuel L Jackson.
It seems an anachronism that someone whose film career is still in full swing should have shared the screen with someone from the 1800s but I suppose that’s how maths works.
I shall add that to the list.
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Up betimes, and made and lit the fire (Mrs S claimed to be ‘freezing’).Made and served breakfasts, stripped sheets and pillowcase from bed, put same on to wash, rotated mattress, remade bed, did the washing up, stowed breakfast items away, cleaned down counters etc., cleaned toilet, hung out wasshing, washed floors in bathroom and toilet area, vacuumed all other areas.
I am now officially Goofing Off for a bit.
Good lad, and you’ve also reminded me that my lavatory is due for a clean.
I just don’t look, push the button and shut the lid.
buffy said:
I’m back. I have patched Mr buffy’s jeans, fixed the clothes horse (it broke one of the stringy things that stops it completely collapsing when you open it up and I didn’t have thin enough string to replace it so I had to get out my little Stanley hand drill and drill the holes bigger), put the tips and nocks back on the refletched arrows which came in the mail today and spent too long trying to find on the interwebs why my Ricoh camera had decided its flash shouldn’t participate in things. After a while I messed about with which mode it was in and found it was working in P mode. And lo and behold, when I switched it back to Auto mode, the flash was working again. Who knows! Technology gods can be hard to get a long with.Here are the lovely tidy arrows.
I’m all a quiver!! Does than mean I’m quivering?
buffy said:
I’m back. I have patched Mr buffy’s jeans, fixed the clothes horse (it broke one of the stringy things that stops it completely collapsing when you open it up and I didn’t have thin enough string to replace it so I had to get out my little Stanley hand drill and drill the holes bigger), put the tips and nocks back on the refletched arrows which came in the mail today and spent too long trying to find on the interwebs why my Ricoh camera had decided its flash shouldn’t participate in things. After a while I messed about with which mode it was in and found it was working in P mode. And lo and behold, when I switched it back to Auto mode, the flash was working again. Who knows! Technology gods can be hard to get a long with.Here are the lovely tidy arrows.
Colourful. Should have posed them with the bow, for scale.
dv said:
One movie I’ve not seen that I’ve heard is good is Ragtime (1981).
The cast is kind of surprising.
I had previously associated James Cagney with the 1930s and 40s and assumed he well and truly retired in the 1950s.
But seemingly he came out of retirement at the age of 82 just for this movie.But it also stars Fran Drescher, Jeff Daniels, Richard Griffiths and … Samuel L Jackson.
It seems an anachronism that someone whose film career is still in full swing should have shared the screen with someone from the 1800s but I suppose that’s how maths works.
Till “Ragtime”, I believe Cagney’s last film had been 1961’s “One! Two! Three!” a Cold War comedy directed by Billy Wilder…well worth seeing IMO
Neophyte said:
dv said:
One movie I’ve not seen that I’ve heard is good is Ragtime (1981).
The cast is kind of surprising.
I had previously associated James Cagney with the 1930s and 40s and assumed he well and truly retired in the 1950s.
But seemingly he came out of retirement at the age of 82 just for this movie.But it also stars Fran Drescher, Jeff Daniels, Richard Griffiths and … Samuel L Jackson.
It seems an anachronism that someone whose film career is still in full swing should have shared the screen with someone from the 1800s but I suppose that’s how maths works.
Till “Ragtime”, I believe Cagney’s last film had been 1961’s “One! Two! Three!” a Cold War comedy directed by Billy Wilder…well worth seeing IMO
He never said “You dirty rat”
Somewhere north of Gympie, apparently.
Divine Angel said:
Somewhere north of Gympie, apparently.
It go KABOOM!!!
He doesn’t look like a muscle for hire sort of guy.
Peak Warming Man said:
He doesn’t look like a muscle for hire sort of guy.
I’ve seen yr 6 kids bigger than him.
How long is reasonable to wait until you send details to a former landlord about getting bond returned.
I think its going to be a problem as she has mental issues, but fuck her, she accused me last night of stealing the tv.
The room I had didn’t even have a tv in it and she thinks it did.
I paid for it myself and have the receipt
West Coast Eagles player Adam Hunter posthumously diagnosed with CTE
It’s my understanding that CTE can only be diagnosed after death 🤔
He looks like one of the little kids that beat up Big Balls
Cymek said:
How long is reasonable to wait until you send details to a former landlord about getting bond returned.I think its going to be a problem as she has mental issues, but fuck her, she accused me last night of stealing the tv.
The room I had didn’t even have a tv in it and she thinks it did.
I paid for it myself and have the receipt
Did you take a bunch of photos before and after?
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
Somewhere north of Gympie, apparently.
It go KABOOM!!!
this one will
I’m going to snuggle under some blankets and read some essays on folklore. It’s that kind of blustery day.
buffy said:
I’m going to snuggle under some blankets and read some essays on folklore. It’s that kind of blustery day.
The westerlies usually come in August in Brisbane, well they have just made it.
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
How long is reasonable to wait until you send details to a former landlord about getting bond returned.I think its going to be a problem as she has mental issues, but fuck her, she accused me last night of stealing the tv.
The room I had didn’t even have a tv in it and she thinks it did.
I paid for it myself and have the receipt
ASAP.Did you take a bunch of photos before and after?
Never wait, get in while your memory is fresh. Take handwritten notes of all conversations with date and time of call. Photos, always document as much as possible. Ask anyone who saw your room to make a statement.
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
How long is reasonable to wait until you send details to a former landlord about getting bond returned.I think its going to be a problem as she has mental issues, but fuck her, she accused me last night of stealing the tv.
The room I had didn’t even have a tv in it and she thinks it did.
I paid for it myself and have the receipt
ASAP.Did you take a bunch of photos before and after?
I have a few photos of the room
Its a plain white room that is as basic as a room can get
kii said:
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
How long is reasonable to wait until you send details to a former landlord about getting bond returned.I think its going to be a problem as she has mental issues, but fuck her, she accused me last night of stealing the tv.
The room I had didn’t even have a tv in it and she thinks it did.
I paid for it myself and have the receipt
ASAP.Did you take a bunch of photos before and after?
Never wait, get in while your memory is fresh. Take handwritten notes of all conversations with date and time of call. Photos, always document as much as possible. Ask anyone who saw your room to make a statement.
Yes I can do that easily enough.
Its not normal is it to message a tenant for three hours straight bringing up personal conversations, guilt, threats, etc to try and force them out against all established procedures for that type of thing. She even said she was going to come into my work and get my boss who was a personal referee to tell me to leave when she demand
This was all due to me allowing my daughter to stay overnight half a dozen times in the last month or two as she was essentially homeless each time.
That is a whole other saga I won’t get into, regardless am I not going to kick my child into the street because someone is upset for no real reason.
Cymek said:
How long is reasonable to wait until you send details to a former landlord about getting bond returned.I think its going to be a problem as she has mental issues, but fuck her, she accused me last night of stealing the tv.
The room I had didn’t even have a tv in it and she thinks it did.
I paid for it myself and have the receipt
you should be able to contact tenancy authority in you state and lodge an application to have the bond returned.
diddly-squat said:
Cymek said:
How long is reasonable to wait until you send details to a former landlord about getting bond returned.I think its going to be a problem as she has mental issues, but fuck her, she accused me last night of stealing the tv.
The room I had didn’t even have a tv in it and she thinks it did.
I paid for it myself and have the receiptyou should be able to contact tenancy authority in you state and lodge an application to have the bond returned.
Assuming it went to/through a tenancy agency…
Divine Angel said:
diddly-squat said:
Cymek said:
How long is reasonable to wait until you send details to a former landlord about getting bond returned.I think its going to be a problem as she has mental issues, but fuck her, she accused me last night of stealing the tv.
The room I had didn’t even have a tv in it and she thinks it did.
I paid for it myself and have the receiptyou should be able to contact tenancy authority in you state and lodge an application to have the bond returned.
Assuming it went to/through a tenancy agency…
I mean, you don’t pay bond to an individual, it a legal requirements that it gets paid into an Administrative Trust the is held by the State government.
Cymek what does you lease agreement say?
Plenty of lease deals go under the table, just sayin
Divine Angel said:
Plenty of lease deals go under the table, just sayin
I mean Cymek would know if he entered into a formal lease agreement or not. If he did, then there is a legal process that follows. If he didn’t, then I’d suggest that he speak with the residential tenancy authority in WA and discuss his options.
diddly-squat said:
Cymek said:
How long is reasonable to wait until you send details to a former landlord about getting bond returned.I think its going to be a problem as she has mental issues, but fuck her, she accused me last night of stealing the tv.
The room I had didn’t even have a tv in it and she thinks it did.
I paid for it myself and have the receiptyou should be able to contact tenancy authority in you state and lodge an application to have the bond returned.
Yes
I will contact her first and see if she is agreeable and then go further if she isn’t
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:
diddly-squat said:you should be able to contact tenancy authority in you state and lodge an application to have the bond returned.
Assuming it went to/through a tenancy agency…
I mean, you don’t pay bond to an individual, it a legal requirements that it gets paid into an Administrative Trust the is held by the State government.
Cymek what does you lease agreement say?
I’ll have to find what I did with it.
I had a look and couldn’t find it before.
I am unsure if the place has been modified illegally or cheaply as it a converted restaurant turn into a shared house.
Divine Angel said:
Plenty of lease deals go under the table, just sayin
This is what I am thinking with this situation.
Its not a big deal but its my money and I was a good tenant because that is how tenants should behave.
So I’d like the bond back.
The name is Bond, Cymek Bond.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
I’m going to snuggle under some blankets and read some essays on folklore. It’s that kind of blustery day.
The westerlies usually come in August in Brisbane, well they have just made it.
Tomorrow (Satdee) for Le Cosy Country Comfort Cottage.
Phew….. mops brow
I’ve been sitting at this pooter since 9am this morning sorting doctors, medications, finances, bank accounts, superannuation, pensions and general duties as directed, as some may call it.
Think I’ll take a break.
Wadda youse reckon?
Woodie said:
Phew….. mops browI’ve been sitting at this pooter since 9am this morning sorting doctors, medications, finances, bank accounts, superannuation, pensions and general duties as directed, as some may call it.
Think I’ll take a break.
Wadda youse reckon?
I’ll allow it.
Woodie said:
Phew….. mops browI’ve been sitting at this pooter since 9am this morning sorting doctors, medications, finances, bank accounts, superannuation, pensions and general duties as directed, as some may call it.
Think I’ll take a break.
Wadda youse reckon?
No refreshment, ciggie or toilet break?
Woodie said:
Phew….. mops browI’ve been sitting at this pooter since 9am this morning sorting doctors, medications, finances, bank accounts, superannuation, pensions and general duties as directed, as some may call it.
Think I’ll take a break.
Wadda youse reckon?
For sure
Woodie said:
Phew….. mops browI’ve been sitting at this pooter since 9am this morning sorting doctors, medications, finances, bank accounts, superannuation, pensions and general duties as directed, as some may call it.
Think I’ll take a break.
Wadda youse reckon?
Just returned from a tour of the state emergency logistics operations depot. I also snuck in to the new fire truck builders next door but don’t tell anyone.
Ms Kingy is currently touring the DFES nerve centre, which does all 000 calls, extreme incident training, and operational security.
Cymek, did you see the Perth pud thread?
Oh…….. and tomatoes are back to $3.80 kg at Coles when i was there yesterday.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Woodie said:
Phew….. mops browI’ve been sitting at this pooter since 9am this morning sorting doctors, medications, finances, bank accounts, superannuation, pensions and general duties as directed, as some may call it.
Think I’ll take a break.
Wadda youse reckon?
No refreshment, ciggie or toilet break?
1 ciggie and 10 piddles……. or was that the other way round?
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Wonder the connection is.Two arrested in relation to shooting
By Andi Yu
Police have just announced they took two people into custody as part of their investigation into the Porepunkah shooting.
Fugitive Squad detectives, along with Special Operations Group members, attended a Porepunkah address about 8:40pm on Thursday.
A 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy were safely arrested at the address and taken into custody.
The pair were interviewed and released pending further enquiries.
Andi Yu sounds foreign.
He has a Phillipino wife.
Woodie said:
Oh…….. and tomatoes are back to $3.80 kg at Coles when i was there yesterday.
Prices here have similarly returned from the stratosphere.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Wonder the connection is.Two arrested in relation to shooting
By Andi Yu
Police have just announced they took two people into custody as part of their investigation into the Porepunkah shooting.
Fugitive Squad detectives, along with Special Operations Group members, attended a Porepunkah address about 8:40pm on Thursday.
A 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy were safely arrested at the address and taken into custody.
The pair were interviewed and released pending further enquiries.
Andi Yu sounds foreign.
He has a Phillipino wife.
Is there no end to the man’s nefariousness?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqveUbuxTQY
Man shines laser pen at police helicopter, quickly regrets it
subtitles are a classic. the comments are pretty good too.
Woodie said:
Phew….. mops browI’ve been sitting at this pooter since 9am this morning sorting doctors, medications, finances, bank accounts, superannuation, pensions and general duties as directed, as some may call it.
Think I’ll take a break.
Wadda youse reckon?
Yeah. Hang the expense.
Kingy said:
Cymek, did you see the Perth pud thread?
I have
Not sure yet
Woodie said:
Phew….. mops browI’ve been sitting at this pooter since 9am this morning sorting doctors, medications, finances, bank accounts, superannuation, pensions and general duties as directed, as some may call it.
Think I’ll take a break.
Wadda youse reckon?
Fo sho.
I’m about to pour a little afternoon drink, to enjoy while listening to Geminiani violin sonatas and looking through a book of antique toys.
So I suppose I’d better call an early FNDC.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Phew….. mops browI’ve been sitting at this pooter since 9am this morning sorting doctors, medications, finances, bank accounts, superannuation, pensions and general duties as directed, as some may call it.
Think I’ll take a break.
Wadda youse reckon?
Fo sho.
I’m about to pour a little afternoon drink, to enjoy while listening to Geminiani violin sonatas and looking through a book of antique toys.
So I suppose I’d better call an early FNDC.
Woo-hoo, bar’s open!
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Wonder the connection is.Two arrested in relation to shooting
By Andi Yu
Police have just announced they took two people into custody as part of their investigation into the Porepunkah shooting.
Fugitive Squad detectives, along with Special Operations Group members, attended a Porepunkah address about 8:40pm on Thursday.
A 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy were safely arrested at the address and taken into custody.
The pair were interviewed and released pending further enquiries.
Andi Yu sounds foreign.
He has a Phillipino wife.
Can probably assume that its going to end badly.
If you had killed two police you’d be looking at life in prison
Not sure how cop killers would go in prison, prisoners probably not care but whose knows what the prison authorities would do.
ChrispenEvan said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqveUbuxTQYMan shines laser pen at police helicopter, quickly regrets it
subtitles are a classic. the comments are pretty good too.
Was Roy Scheider piloting and flashbacked to Nam
Woodie said:
Oh…….. and tomatoes are back to $3.80 kg at Coles when i was there yesterday.
250g punnets of strawbs are 9c this weekend at the fruit barn. Rude, last weekend I stocked up on 19c punnets!
Divine Angel said:
Woodie said:
Oh…….. and tomatoes are back to $3.80 kg at Coles when i was there yesterday.
250g punnets of strawbs are 9c this weekend at the fruit barn. Rude, last weekend I stocked up on 19c punnets!
Amazing that you can buy anything for 9c these days, let alone a punnet of strawberries.
Divine Angel said:
Woodie said:
Oh…….. and tomatoes are back to $3.80 kg at Coles when i was there yesterday.
250g punnets of strawbs are 9c this weekend at the fruit barn. Rude, last weekend I stocked up on 19c punnets!
Expensive in Woolworths.
Works out to 50c a strawberry or so
captain_spalding said:
Hey, roughie,my brilliant plan for fudging up winder keys out of Chicago screws has foundered.
The winder spindle for the mainspring has a left-hand thread. Didn’t realise that until a day or so back.
Perhaps this is just a subtle bit of revenge by the German manufacturers for having lost two world wars.
Anyway…
… it looks like i can buy keys from here:
I have e-mailed them, and they assure me that they dispatch to Australia, but i will have to be very precise in measuring the spindles.
and
i’ll end up with some very small Chicago screws, which might well come in handy for something or other.
There are Australian suppliers.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Woodie said:
Oh…….. and tomatoes are back to $3.80 kg at Coles when i was there yesterday.
250g punnets of strawbs are 9c this weekend at the fruit barn. Rude, last weekend I stocked up on 19c punnets!
Amazing that you can buy anything for 9c these days, let alone a punnet of strawberries.
I can’t imagine anyone is making money with those prices. Gotta be a loss leader.
Rather gruesome “toy” from early 19th century France: a carved bone guillotine.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Hey, roughie,my brilliant plan for fudging up winder keys out of Chicago screws has foundered.
The winder spindle for the mainspring has a left-hand thread. Didn’t realise that until a day or so back.
Perhaps this is just a subtle bit of revenge by the German manufacturers for having lost two world wars.
Anyway…
… it looks like i can buy keys from here:
I have e-mailed them, and they assure me that they dispatch to Australia, but i will have to be very precise in measuring the spindles.
and
i’ll end up with some very small Chicago screws, which might well come in handy for something or other.
There are Australian suppliers.
Well, gosh, they hide their lights under a bushel, and no doubt about it. While i’d prefer to deal with a local source, i couldn’t find one.
I did all sorts of online searches for such things, and none came up. In fact, i had just about given up, and this American source is the only one i’ve found so far.
Bubblecar said:
Rather gruesome “toy” from early 19th century France: a carved bone guillotine.
Animal bones ?
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:250g punnets of strawbs are 9c this weekend at the fruit barn. Rude, last weekend I stocked up on 19c punnets!
Amazing that you can buy anything for 9c these days, let alone a punnet of strawberries.
I can’t imagine anyone is making money with those prices. Gotta be a loss leader.
probably ran out of needles
Bubblecar said:
Rather gruesome “toy” from early 19th century France: a carved bone guillotine.
Those were the days, no kids addicted to screens, just having fun with practical toys.
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
Rather gruesome “toy” from early 19th century France: a carved bone guillotine.
Animal bones ?
I should think so.
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
Rather gruesome “toy” from early 19th century France: a carved bone guillotine.
Animal bones ?
I should think so.
I should hope so.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Rather gruesome “toy” from early 19th century France: a carved bone guillotine.
Those were the days, no kids addicted to screens, just having fun with practical toys.
They’d go catch a mouse, put a little crown on it and THONK!
Off with it’s head.
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:Andi Yu sounds foreign.
He has a Phillipino wife.
Can probably assume that its going to end badly.
If you had killed two police you’d be looking at life in prison
Not sure how cop killers would go in prison, prisoners probably not care but whose knows what the prison authorities would do.
doesn’t matter, usual laws don’t apply to sovereigns, it’s just free room and board
Kingy said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Rather gruesome “toy” from early 19th century France: a carved bone guillotine.
Those were the days, no kids addicted to screens, just having fun with practical toys.
They’d go catch a mouse, put a little crown on it and THONK!
Off with it’s head.
Fun for the whole peasant family.
SCIENCE said:
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:He has a Phillipino wife.
Can probably assume that its going to end badly.
If you had killed two police you’d be looking at life in prison
Not sure how cop killers would go in prison, prisoners probably not care but whose knows what the prison authorities would do.
doesn’t matter, usual laws don’t apply to sovereigns, it’s just free room and board
Oh, i was very much mistaken.
I thought it was Andi Yu who has the Filipino wife.
Gosh, i can be dense, sometimes.
Very evocative sand mine model by Märklin, early 20th century. Sort of toy that would look fine clattering away in the background of a toy train layout in those days.
The Märklin company is still going and still producing splendid models.
Hi Gang,
I’ve got 2 hours left of my shift at work, and I’m running low on actual tasks to do.
Anyone need a book recommendation?
SARAH said:
Hi Gang,I’ve got 2 hours left of my shift at work, and I’m running low on actual tasks to do.
Anyone need a book recommendation?
Go for it
this sov cit who is missing/on the run is being sheltered by someone.. that is all.
Arts said:
this sov cit who is missing/on the run is being sheltered by someone.. that is all.
Maybe he is surviving in the wild by his wits and cunning
SARAH said:
Hi Gang,I’ve got 2 hours left of my shift at work, and I’m running low on actual tasks to do.
Anyone need a book recommendation?
Always!
dv said:
SARAH said:
Hi Gang,I’ve got 2 hours left of my shift at work, and I’m running low on actual tasks to do.
Anyone need a book recommendation?
Go for it
Without giving me any hints of what you’d like… I’m giving you The Wager by David Grann. Same guy who wrote Killers of the Flower moon (that got turned into a Leo Decaprio movie) and it’s about a famous shipwreck that happened back in the exploration era. It’s genuinely one of the most compelling non-fic books I’ve ever read. Plus I also know heaps about scurvy.
dv said:
Arts said:
this sov cit who is missing/on the run is being sheltered by someone.. that is all.
Maybe he is surviving in the wild by his wits and cunning
of course that is possible. It is also possible that he is well outside the area they are searching… it is also possible that he slipped and hit his head and sank into a dam… also that he has a secret hidden bunker somewhere on his property or nearby…
but I think his wife and child were released in case he came back home or tried to contact them
SARAH said:
Hi Gang,I’ve got 2 hours left of my shift at work, and I’m running low on actual tasks to do.
Anyone need a book recommendation?
Hi SARAH. Can you recommend any recent crime novels my sister(s) might like?
Divine Angel said:
SARAH said:
Hi Gang,I’ve got 2 hours left of my shift at work, and I’m running low on actual tasks to do.
Anyone need a book recommendation?
Always!
What sort of thing do you want?
dv said:
Arts said:
this sov cit who is missing/on the run is being sheltered by someone.. that is all.
Maybe he is surviving in the wild by his wits and cunning
Give them a war they’ll never believe
SARAH said:
Divine Angel said:
SARAH said:
Hi Gang,I’ve got 2 hours left of my shift at work, and I’m running low on actual tasks to do.
Anyone need a book recommendation?
Always!
What sort of thing do you want?
Anything along the lines of Benjamin Stevenson?
Arts said:
this sov cit who is missing/on the run is being sheltered by someone.. that is all.
so when they find them they can get 2 for the price of 1 nice
Cymek said:
dv said:
Arts said:
this sov cit who is missing/on the run is being sheltered by someone.. that is all.
Maybe he is surviving in the wild by his wits and cunning
Give them a war they’ll never believe
according to reports he is “an experienced bushman”
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
this sov cit who is missing/on the run is being sheltered by someone.. that is all.
so when they find them they can get 2 for the price of 1 nice
my guess is that he’ll not be taken alive.
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
this sov cit who is missing/on the run is being sheltered by someone.. that is all.
so when they find them they can get 2 for the price of 1 nice
I assume they have some things in common with preppers so could have planed for such a contingency
Arts said:
it is also possible that he slipped and hit his head and sank into a dam…
And wouldn’t that just be a gosh darn shame not to see him in front of a proper court with actual laws.
Bubblecar said:
SARAH said:
Hi Gang,I’ve got 2 hours left of my shift at work, and I’m running low on actual tasks to do.
Anyone need a book recommendation?
Hi SARAH. Can you recommend any recent crime novels my sister(s) might like?
I’m not a big crime reader so I can’t personally recommend something but…
What about Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall – He’s the guy who wrote the TV show Broadchurch so has some pretty good British crime chops so to speak.
SARAH said:
Bubblecar said:
SARAH said:
Hi Gang,I’ve got 2 hours left of my shift at work, and I’m running low on actual tasks to do.
Anyone need a book recommendation?
Hi SARAH. Can you recommend any recent crime novels my sister(s) might like?
What about Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall – He’s the guy who wrote the TV show Broadchurch so has some pretty good British crime chops so to speak.
Judging a book by its cover, it looks a cosy read, ta.
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
this sov cit who is missing/on the run is being sheltered by someone.. that is all.
so when they find them they can get 2 for the price of 1 nice
my guess is that he’ll not be taken alive.
Might be in a bit of a dangerous frame of mind, given that he has already killed two police officers and the amount of punishment he receives can’t be graver no matter what he does.
Bubblecar said:
SARAH said:
Bubblecar said:Hi SARAH. Can you recommend any recent crime novels my sister(s) might like?
What about Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall – He’s the guy who wrote the TV show Broadchurch so has some pretty good British crime chops so to speak.
Judging a book by its cover, it looks a cosy read, ta.
The gripping and brilliant debut crime novel from the universally acclaimed creator of TV series BROADCHURCH
When Detective Nicola Bridge moves back to Dorset from the big city, the last thing she expects is for the picturesque village of Fleetcombe to become a grisly crime scene.
Jim Tiernan, pub landlord, is dead, the body staged with macabre relish on an isolated country road. Nicola soon realises everyone in the village has something to hide.
The hairdresser. The delivery driver. The farmer. And even the little girl, hidden at the top of the playground slide.
Whispers. Rumours. Lies. And somewhere among them, a killer hiding in plain sight.
Because sometimes the smallest villages hide the darkest secrets…
Divine Angel said:
SARAH said:
Divine Angel said:Always!
What sort of thing do you want?
Anything along the lines of Benjamin Stevenson?
Ok – You get Death and Other Occupational Hazards by Veronika Dapunt. Not quite the same, but a macabre comedy about “Death” taking a break and going to live as a mortal on Earth.
I’ve just bought The Final Chapter by January Gilchrist. She’s a Brisbane author who stayed at Varuna, a writers retreat in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. It’s a mystery inspired by her time there.
I missed her author talk at the library last week, thanks to Mr Mutant 😡
SARAH said:
Divine Angel said:
SARAH said:What sort of thing do you want?
Anything along the lines of Benjamin Stevenson?
Ok – You get Death and Other Occupational Hazards by Veronika Dapunt. Not quite the same, but a macabre comedy about “Death” taking a break and going to live as a mortal on Earth.
Ooh, thanks!
dv said:
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:so when they find them they can get 2 for the price of 1 nice
my guess is that he’ll not be taken alive.
Might be in a bit of a dangerous frame of mind, given that he has already killed two police officers and the amount of punishment he receives can’t be graver no matter what he does.
we thought they always bs on about how the only true laws are from the deity so surely they can have their metaphysical punishments to an arbitrary degree
Bubblecar said:
SARAH said:
Bubblecar said:Hi SARAH. Can you recommend any recent crime novels my sister(s) might like?
What about Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall – He’s the guy who wrote the TV show Broadchurch so has some pretty good British crime chops so to speak.
Judging a book by its cover, it looks a cosy read, ta.
Ordered it. I’d better read it first in case it’s not suitable for my sisters.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
SARAH said:
What about Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall – He’s the guy who wrote the TV show Broadchurch so has some pretty good British crime chops so to speak.
Judging a book by its cover, it looks a cosy read, ta.
Ordered it. I’d better read it first in case it’s not suitable for my sisters.
Well that was an easy recommend then…
Looking at city apartments and such to rent.
Could work my government job and also be a gigolo at night and on the weekend for pocket change
SARAH said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:Judging a book by its cover, it looks a cosy read, ta.
Ordered it. I’d better read it first in case it’s not suitable for my sisters.
Well that was an easy recommend then…
:)
Cymek said:
Looking at city apartments and such to rent.Could work my government job and also be a gigolo at night and on the weekend for pocket change
Become a chatbot for an OnlyFans model. For some reason they haven’t embraced AI yet.
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
this sov cit who is missing/on the run is being sheltered by someone.. that is all.
so when they find them they can get 2 for the price of 1 nice
my guess is that he’ll not be taken alive.
Previous court cases suggest he’s a bit of a whinger. He might not have the guts to actually kill himself. Or maybe he’s still got the teenage mindset that doesn’t really believe that you really are dead when you do that. And if he’s not being harboured, he will be pretty cold and miserable by now and it’s going to get worse tonight. It’s been bad enough here today, let alone in the Highlands.
Divine Angel said:
I’ve just bought The Final Chapter by January Gilchrist. She’s a Brisbane author who stayed at Varuna, a writers retreat in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. It’s a mystery inspired by her time there.I missed her author talk at the library last week, thanks to Mr Mutant 😡
But nobody holds grudges in your household….
:)
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
I’ve just bought The Final Chapter by January Gilchrist. She’s a Brisbane author who stayed at Varuna, a writers retreat in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. It’s a mystery inspired by her time there.I missed her author talk at the library last week, thanks to Mr Mutant 😡
But nobody holds grudges in your household….
:)
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
I’ve just bought The Final Chapter by January Gilchrist. She’s a Brisbane author who stayed at Varuna, a writers retreat in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. It’s a mystery inspired by her time there.I missed her author talk at the library last week, thanks to Mr Mutant 😡
But nobody holds grudges in your household….
:)
Who in their right mind stops at Costco on a weekend??
Dunno…perhaps he likes crowds? I’ve never darkened their doorstep (I have no idea where the nearest one would be), and they sound, as Kingy put it the other day, “peopley”.
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
Looking at city apartments and such to rent.Could work my government job and also be a gigolo at night and on the weekend for pocket change
Become a chatbot for an OnlyFans model. For some reason they haven’t embraced AI yet.
Pretend I’m a sexy woman ?
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
I’ve just bought The Final Chapter by January Gilchrist. She’s a Brisbane author who stayed at Varuna, a writers retreat in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. It’s a mystery inspired by her time there.I missed her author talk at the library last week, thanks to Mr Mutant 😡
But nobody holds grudges in your household….
:)
Who in their right mind stops at Costco on a weekend??
I wish we had a Costco. I went to a proper one in Canada, it was massive.
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:But nobody holds grudges in your household….
:)
Who in their right mind stops at Costco on a weekend??
Dunno…perhaps he likes crowds? I’ve never darkened their doorstep (I have no idea where the nearest one would be), and they sound, as Kingy put it the other day, “peopley”.
He stopped for petrol, so less peopley than the warehouse, but it’s still a busy place to be, especially when your gorgeous wife is waiting for the car.
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
Looking at city apartments and such to rent.Could work my government job and also be a gigolo at night and on the weekend for pocket change
Become a chatbot for an OnlyFans model. For some reason they haven’t embraced AI yet.
Pretend I’m a sexy woman ?
Plenty of dudes on OF, or so I hear.
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
I’ve just bought The Final Chapter by January Gilchrist. She’s a Brisbane author who stayed at Varuna, a writers retreat in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. It’s a mystery inspired by her time there.I missed her author talk at the library last week, thanks to Mr Mutant 😡
But nobody holds grudges in your household….
:)
Who in their right mind stops at Costco on a weekend??
Me.
Arts said:
Cymek said:
dv said:Maybe he is surviving in the wild by his wits and cunning
Give them a war they’ll never believe
according to reports he is “an experienced bushman”
Our very own Rambo…
SARAH said:
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:But nobody holds grudges in your household….
:)
Who in their right mind stops at Costco on a weekend??
I wish we had a Costco. I went to a proper one in Canada, it was massive.
I imagine the kids were hugely impressed with Canada in general, compared with little old Tassie.
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
Looking at city apartments and such to rent.Could work my government job and also be a gigolo at night and on the weekend for pocket change
Become a chatbot for an OnlyFans model. For some reason they haven’t embraced AI yet.
Pretend I’m a sexy woman ?
Some stockings, mascara, a carefully placed feather boa, and you’re the next Onlyfans best seller.
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:Become a chatbot for an OnlyFans model. For some reason they haven’t embraced AI yet.
Pretend I’m a sexy woman ?
Plenty of dudes on OF, or so I hear.
If All Jourgensen can sing and dance to “Do You Think I’m Sexy” I’m a shoo-in
This video no longer exists but it’s also not my imagination
Neophyte said:
Arts said:
Cymek said:Give them a war they’ll never believe
according to reports he is “an experienced bushman”
Our very own Rambo…
You got the reference
dv said:
Arts said:
this sov cit who is missing/on the run is being sheltered by someone.. that is all.
Maybe he is surviving in the wild by his wits and cunning
Or be deceased, having fallen into an abandoned mine, or by self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
this sov cit who is missing/on the run is being sheltered by someone.. that is all.
so when they find them they can get 2 for the price of 1 nice
my guess is that he’ll not be taken alive.
That’s a very fair guess.
Angry court person
They didn’t get locked up for the weekend so be happy
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
SARAH said:
What about Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall – He’s the guy who wrote the TV show Broadchurch so has some pretty good British crime chops so to speak.
Judging a book by its cover, it looks a cosy read, ta.
The gripping and brilliant debut crime novel from the universally acclaimed creator of TV series BROADCHURCH
When Detective Nicola Bridge moves back to Dorset from the big city, the last thing she expects is for the picturesque village of Fleetcombe to become a grisly crime scene.
Jim Tiernan, pub landlord, is dead, the body staged with macabre relish on an isolated country road. Nicola soon realises everyone in the village has something to hide.
The hairdresser. The delivery driver. The farmer. And even the little girl, hidden at the top of the playground slide.
Whispers. Rumours. Lies. And somewhere among them, a killer hiding in plain sight.
Because sometimes the smallest villages hide the darkest secrets…
Ooh!
Michael V said:
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:so when they find them they can get 2 for the price of 1 nice
my guess is that he’ll not be taken alive.
That’s a very fair guess.
abducted by aliens is my guess.
Neophyte said:
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:But nobody holds grudges in your household….
:)
Who in their right mind stops at Costco on a weekend??
Me.
Right mind?
Bubblecar said:
SARAH said:
Divine Angel said:Who in their right mind stops at Costco on a weekend??
I wish we had a Costco. I went to a proper one in Canada, it was massive.
I imagine the kids were hugely impressed with Canada in general, compared with little old Tassie.
They had a great time, but I think the things that make Canada different from Australia went a bit over their heads, or they just didn’t care about. The amount of times that one of us said “oh my gosh, look at that beautiful mountain” and the kids went, “oh yeah?’
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:
Arts said:my guess is that he’ll not be taken alive.
That’s a very fair guess.
abducted by aliens is my guess.
Might forage some tempting-looking mushrooms and make himself a bush tucker wellington.
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:
Arts said:my guess is that he’ll not be taken alive.
That’s a very fair guess.
abducted by aliens is my guess.
Na. That’s not a very fair guess.
Dark, more like it.
SARAH said:
Bubblecar said:
SARAH said:I wish we had a Costco. I went to a proper one in Canada, it was massive.
I imagine the kids were hugely impressed with Canada in general, compared with little old Tassie.
They had a great time, but I think the things that make Canada different from Australia went a bit over their heads, or they just didn’t care about. The amount of times that one of us said “oh my gosh, look at that beautiful mountain” and the kids went, “oh yeah?’
Heh :)
I assume they weren’t there long enough to modify their accents.
Bubblecar said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:That’s a very fair guess.
abducted by aliens is my guess.
Might forage some tempting-looking mushrooms and make himself a bush tucker wellington.
Ha!
SARAH said:
Bubblecar said:
SARAH said:I wish we had a Costco. I went to a proper one in Canada, it was massive.
I imagine the kids were hugely impressed with Canada in general, compared with little old Tassie.
They had a great time, but I think the things that make Canada different from Australia went a bit over their heads, or they just didn’t care about. The amount of times that one of us said “oh my gosh, look at that beautiful mountain” and the kids went, “oh yeah?’
:)
Tomorrow’s 2 weeks since the earthquake. To my knowledge, there’s not been any aftershocks.
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:
Arts said:my guess is that he’ll not be taken alive.
That’s a very fair guess.
abducted by aliens is my guess.
…… and hopefully, probed accordingly.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
ChrispenEvan said:abducted by aliens is my guess.
Might forage some tempting-looking mushrooms and make himself a bush tucker wellington.
Ha!
Not sure many fungi would be putting up fruiting bodies in the snow.
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
I can’t make it.But if party pants gets texts containing 🍊, I will deny everything.
Text me whatever you like… you may get a reply.
Thank you for signing up to Disney Trivia Facts! Your first fact: merchandise for the 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarves included sheet music, and a toy box featuring the dwarfs.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:Might forage some tempting-looking mushrooms and make himself a bush tucker wellington.
Ha!
Not sure many fungi would be putting up fruiting bodies in the snow.
That reminds me…
…i found a flower in the park where i was walking the Barely-Domesticated Wolf this afternoon. Looked a bit orchid-like, to me.
Growing in a rather random/weedish fashion, i wondered if it’s a native of some sort, or a garden escapee.
I took a pic of it, but i don’t have it ‘on hand’ just yet. Do we have any flower boffins here, who might know what it is, when i get it copied off my phone?captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:Ha!
Not sure many fungi would be putting up fruiting bodies in the snow.
That reminds me…
…i found a flower in the park where i was walking the Barely-Domesticated Wolf this afternoon. Looked a bit orchid-like, to me.
Growing in a rather random/weedish fashion, i wondered if it’s a native of some sort, or a garden escapee.
I took a pic of it, but i don’t have it ‘on hand’ just yet. Do we have any flower boffins here, who might know what it is, when i get it copied off my phone?
What sort of antiquated phone do you have that you just can’t post it from that?
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:Not sure many fungi would be putting up fruiting bodies in the snow.
That reminds me…
…i found a flower in the park where i was walking the Barely-Domesticated Wolf this afternoon. Looked a bit orchid-like, to me.
Growing in a rather random/weedish fashion, i wondered if it’s a native of some sort, or a garden escapee.
I took a pic of it, but i don’t have it ‘on hand’ just yet. Do we have any flower boffins here, who might know what it is, when i get it copied off my phone?What sort of antiquated phone do you have that you just can’t post it from that?
I hate fussing about with the tiny little keyboard thing that the phone provides.
Basically, it’s just too bothersome. I’d rather download it from the phone and paste it from something practical.
Getting ready for dins.
Kingy said:
Getting ready for dins.
El posho. I hope you’re suitably attired.
Kingy said:
Getting ready for dins.
Traditional midshipmens; ‘grace’
“For what we are about to recieve,
may the Lord double it.”
Kingy said:
Getting ready for dins.
I’ll have what you’re having.
Kingy said:
Getting ready for dins.
Have fun
captain_spalding said:
Kingy said:
Getting ready for dins.
Traditional midshipmens; ‘grace’
“For what we are about to recieve,
may the Lord double it.”
Push ya way to the front of the buffet so you can get all the prawns and oysters.
How i imagine that Kingy is dressed right now:
captain_spalding said:
How i imagine that Kingy is dressed right now:
Ah yes. Proper gentlemen in the gentlemen’s smoking room. How civilised.
Woodie said:
captain_spalding said:
How i imagine that Kingy is dressed right now:
Ah yes. Proper gentlemen in the gentlemen’s smoking room. How civilised.
And you can guarantee that there’s not a clip-on bow tie in sight.
There was, and probably still is, a comparatively recent ‘tradition’ at dining-in/mess nights in the Navy, where (usually) the uniform is ‘mess undress’ which includes a bow tie, that you can ‘challenge’ someone’s tie.
That is, if you demonstrate, by tugging at the tie, that it’s a clip-on, then your victim must stand a drink to everyone present.
However, if it’s ‘the real thing’, then it’s you who buys the drinks.
You lurking Buffy?
The weather here has been very wild for the past couple of hours. Stuff flying around a lot outside by the sound of it. Some rain. I wouldn’t want to be out in this.
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:Ha!
Not sure many fungi would be putting up fruiting bodies in the snow.
That reminds me…
…i found a flower in the park where i was walking the Barely-Domesticated Wolf this afternoon. Looked a bit orchid-like, to me.
Growing in a rather random/weedish fashion, i wondered if it’s a native of some sort, or a garden escapee.
I took a pic of it, but i don’t have it ‘on hand’ just yet. Do we have any flower boffins here, who might know what it is, when i get it copied off my phone?
I know a lot of our locals, but you are more north. Ruby might be a good bet.
Hey Buffy have you got any good Mongolian beef recipes?
Witty Rejoinder said:
You lurking Buffy?
I’m back from watching Planet America and Professor T. But soon I’ll go to bed.
I’m having a large glass of Milo, Ms Buffy.
My large glass is a 1 litre glass beer stein I got from the op-shop with 3 heaped dessertspoons full of milo.
Stir vigorously, leaving just enough crunchy stuff on top.
nom noms. 😁
Witty Rejoinder said:
Hey Buffy have you got any good Mongolian beef recipes?
I’ve not made Mongolian beef for a long time. China Sichuan Food is generally reliable and Woks of Life. I think I used the Woks of Life one last time and it was fine.
Woodie said:
I’m having a large glass of Milo, Ms Buffy.My large glass is a 1 litre glass beer stein I got from the op-shop with 3 heaped dessertspoons full of milo.
Stir vigorously, leaving just enough crunchy stuff on top.
nom noms. 😁
I’ve run out of milk. I meant to buy some today, but forgot when I went to the bakery early. And then the weather was so awful I decided I could drink water instead. Lovely cold rainwater tank water. I had enough milk for a 500ml drink of Milo with my fried fish and veggies at teatime.
buffy said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Hey Buffy have you got any good Mongolian beef recipes?
I’ve not made Mongolian beef for a long time. China Sichuan Food is generally reliable and Woks of Life. I think I used the Woks of Life one last time and it was fine.
Ta. I saw the Woks of Life recipe I will give that a go.
buffy said:
Woodie said:
I’m having a large glass of Milo, Ms Buffy.My large glass is a 1 litre glass beer stein I got from the op-shop with 3 heaped dessertspoons full of milo.
Stir vigorously, leaving just enough crunchy stuff on top.
nom noms. 😁
I’ve run out of milk. I meant to buy some today, but forgot when I went to the bakery early. And then the weather was so awful I decided I could drink water instead. Lovely cold rainwater tank water. I had enough milk for a 500ml drink of Milo with my fried fish and veggies at teatime.
You’ll have to wait for the milky in the morning. Don’t forget to put your empty bottles out tonight, though with your 2 shillings under the bottles. Does your milky still use a horse and cart? Our milky did when I was a littlun. Well, into my early teens anyway.
Woodie said:
buffy said:
Woodie said:
I’m having a large glass of Milo, Ms Buffy.My large glass is a 1 litre glass beer stein I got from the op-shop with 3 heaped dessertspoons full of milo.
Stir vigorously, leaving just enough crunchy stuff on top.
nom noms. 😁
I’ve run out of milk. I meant to buy some today, but forgot when I went to the bakery early. And then the weather was so awful I decided I could drink water instead. Lovely cold rainwater tank water. I had enough milk for a 500ml drink of Milo with my fried fish and veggies at teatime.
You’ll have to wait for the milky in the morning. Don’t forget to put your empty bottles out tonight, though with your 2 shillings under the bottles. Does your milky still use a horse and cart? Our milky did when I was a littlun. Well, into my early teens anyway.
I remember (just) the milky. We also had a Tip Top bread delivery to a bread box at the front gate. In Melbourne in the 1960s. I actually do keep my milk in bottles. I mix whole milk and skim milk powder and water in one litre bottles. For some reason I imagine the milk is colder in glass bottles than in cartons or plastic…some minds are weird…
buffy said:
Woodie said:
buffy said:I’ve run out of milk. I meant to buy some today, but forgot when I went to the bakery early. And then the weather was so awful I decided I could drink water instead. Lovely cold rainwater tank water. I had enough milk for a 500ml drink of Milo with my fried fish and veggies at teatime.
You’ll have to wait for the milky in the morning. Don’t forget to put your empty bottles out tonight, though with your 2 shillings under the bottles. Does your milky still use a horse and cart? Our milky did when I was a littlun. Well, into my early teens anyway.
I remember (just) the milky. We also had a Tip Top bread delivery to a bread box at the front gate. In Melbourne in the 1960s. I actually do keep my milk in bottles. I mix whole milk and skim milk powder and water in one litre bottles. For some reason I imagine the milk is colder in glass bottles than in cartons or plastic…some minds are weird…
We used to get the Tip Top van as well. My mum’s order was a high tin loaf. She’d squeeze the shit out it to slice it with the bread knife, barely thin on one side and an inch thick on the other
Woodie said:
buffy said:
Woodie said:You’ll have to wait for the milky in the morning. Don’t forget to put your empty bottles out tonight, though with your 2 shillings under the bottles. Does your milky still use a horse and cart? Our milky did when I was a littlun. Well, into my early teens anyway.
I remember (just) the milky. We also had a Tip Top bread delivery to a bread box at the front gate. In Melbourne in the 1960s. I actually do keep my milk in bottles. I mix whole milk and skim milk powder and water in one litre bottles. For some reason I imagine the milk is colder in glass bottles than in cartons or plastic…some minds are weird…
We used to get the Tip Top van as well. My mum’s order was a high tin loaf. She’d squeeze the shit out it to slice it with the bread knife, barely thin on one side and an inch thick on the other
We had Tip Top bread delivered, but one of the sliced loaves.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
buffy said:I remember (just) the milky. We also had a Tip Top bread delivery to a bread box at the front gate. In Melbourne in the 1960s. I actually do keep my milk in bottles. I mix whole milk and skim milk powder and water in one litre bottles. For some reason I imagine the milk is colder in glass bottles than in cartons or plastic…some minds are weird…
We used to get the Tip Top van as well. My mum’s order was a high tin loaf. She’d squeeze the shit out it to slice it with the bread knife, barely thin on one side and an inch thick on the other
We had Tip Top bread delivered, but one of the sliced loaves.
I remember the tank loaves. Which seem to be called pipe loaves in other places.
Ms Buffy, Isn’t it way past your bedtime?
Woodie said:
Ms Buffy, Isn’t it way past your bedtime?
Yes. Considering I habitually wake at 6 or before.
Glug glug glug glug glug………
licks lips
Well that’s that large Milo polished off. 😁
Woodie said:
Glug glug glug glug glug………licks lips
Well that’s that large Milo polished off. 😁
What have you polished off tonight, Parpyone?
Mr Panty Parts has proberlee noddeded off.
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Glug glug glug glug glug………licks lips
Well that’s that large Milo polished off. 😁
What have you polished off tonight, Parpyone?
I’ve just enjoyed a raspberry shortbread biscuit and before that, some pickled herring with aioli.
Washed down with chilled rosé wine and before that, dark porter beer.
Woodie said:
Mr Panty Parts has proberlee noddeded off.
TV is on with sound off. Watching Youtubes on the laptop with sound on.
Wow.
A couple of the dumbest people I’ve seen on video for a fair while.
https://www.reddit.com/r/CrazyFuckingVideos/comments/1n33qu8/uhaul_trying_to_fit_into_a_parking_lot
captain_spalding said:
How i imagine that Kingy is dressed right now:
Yeah nah.
I did buy a new shirt, but I’ve got my best kingee pants on. I don’t own any posh clothes.
However, I tried on my shiney shoes this arvo and they hurt, so I just wore my work steelcap blundies coz they are comfy, and no one is gonna see them under the table anyway. I chose a table right up the back so that no one would see me anyway.
Shortly after the ceremony started, the MC asked everyone to check under their plate to see if they had won a golden ticket.
Fuck me, I had it and had to walk up the front like a fukn hobo in front of an entire ballroom full of people in ballgowns and tuxedos, to get pictures taken for the media.
Fuck.
Kingy said:
captain_spalding said:
How i imagine that Kingy is dressed right now:
Yeah nah.
I did buy a new shirt, but I’ve got my best kingee pants on. I don’t own any posh clothes.
However, I tried on my shiney shoes this arvo and they hurt, so I just wore my work steelcap blundies coz they are comfy, and no one is gonna see them under the table anyway. I chose a table right up the back so that no one would see me anyway.Shortly after the ceremony started, the MC asked everyone to check under their plate to see if they had won a golden ticket.
Fuck me, I had it and had to walk up the front like a fukn hobo in front of an entire ballroom full of people in ballgowns and tuxedos, to get pictures taken for the media.
Fuck.
:)
Well, this is fun.
Trying to place an online order with a company in NY that has Coopers Pale Ale. Son#2 likes his Pale Ale.
The fucking Recaptcha doover thingy is not working.
There’s a 20% off coupon for the Labor Day Weekend Holiday. So, including the shipping that works out to about $3.82 a bottle.
Called them, left a message and now waiting for a return phone call.
kii said:
Well, this is fun.
Trying to place an online order with a company in NY that has Coopers Pale Ale. Son#2 likes his Pale Ale.
The fucking Recaptcha doover thingy is not working.
There’s a 20% off coupon for the Labor Day Weekend Holiday. So, including the shipping that works out to about $3.82 a bottle.
Called them, left a message and now waiting for a return phone call.
Fun fact, my great uncle was the marketing manager for Coopers in the 60s and 70s
Brindabellas said:
kii said:
Well, this is fun.
Trying to place an online order with a company in NY that has Coopers Pale Ale. Son#2 likes his Pale Ale.
The fucking Recaptcha doover thingy is not working.
There’s a 20% off coupon for the Labor Day Weekend Holiday. So, including the shipping that works out to about $3.82 a bottle.
Called them, left a message and now waiting for a return phone call.
Fun fact, my great uncle was the marketing manager for Coopers in the 60s and 70s
Did your family get free beer?
I grew up opposite a pub in Paddington, NSW. We often got free beer smell as we walked past it on our way to school. They’d be hosing down the footpath after the previous night’s revelers back in the days when drinking outside the pub was legal.
kii said:
Brindabellas said:
kii said:
Well, this is fun.
Trying to place an online order with a company in NY that has Coopers Pale Ale. Son#2 likes his Pale Ale.
The fucking Recaptcha doover thingy is not working.
There’s a 20% off coupon for the Labor Day Weekend Holiday. So, including the shipping that works out to about $3.82 a bottle.
Called them, left a message and now waiting for a return phone call.
Fun fact, my great uncle was the marketing manager for Coopers in the 60s and 70s
Did your family get free beer?
I grew up opposite a pub in Paddington, NSW. We often got free beer smell as we walked past it on our way to school. They’d be hosing down the footpath after the previous night’s revelers back in the days when drinking outside the pub was legal.
I’m not sure about the free beer – but I thought he and his wife were very glamourous as they were often in the social pages.
Kingy said:
captain_spalding said:
How i imagine that Kingy is dressed right now:
Yeah nah.
I did buy a new shirt, but I’ve got my best kingee pants on. I don’t own any posh clothes.
However, I tried on my shiney shoes this arvo and they hurt, so I just wore my work steelcap blundies coz they are comfy, and no one is gonna see them under the table anyway. I chose a table right up the back so that no one would see me anyway.Shortly after the ceremony started, the MC asked everyone to check under their plate to see if they had won a golden ticket.
Fuck me, I had it and had to walk up the front like a fukn hobo in front of an entire ballroom full of people in ballgowns and tuxedos, to get pictures taken for the media.
Fuck.
LOL
Well done!
G’donya!
:)
kii said:
Well, this is fun.
Trying to place an online order with a company in NY that has Coopers Pale Ale. Son#2 likes his Pale Ale.
The fucking Recaptcha doover thingy is not working.
There’s a 20% off coupon for the Labor Day Weekend Holiday. So, including the shipping that works out to about $3.82 a bottle.
Called them, left a message and now waiting for a return phone call.
Good luck with it.
Divine Angel said:
Tomorrow’s 2 weeks since the earthquake. To my knowledge, there’s not been any aftershocks.
Apparently there’s been a suite of minor after-shocks – unfelt magnitude. Geoscience Australia has deployed portable equipment to record them for a 3D study of the local crust.
Woodie said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:That’s a very fair guess.
abducted by aliens is my guess.
…… and hopefully, probed accordingly.
:)
captain_spalding said:
Do that. I’ll have a guess.
buffy said:
Michael V said:Ha!
Not sure many fungi would be putting up fruiting bodies in the snow.
That reminds me…
…i found a flower in the park where i was walking the Barely-Domesticated Wolf this afternoon. Looked a bit orchid-like, to me.
Growing in a rather random/weedish fashion, i wondered if it’s a native of some sort, or a garden escapee.
I took a pic of it, but i don’t have it ‘on hand’ just yet. Do we have any flower boffins here, who might know what it is, when i get it copied off my phone?
Woodie said:
buffy said:
Woodie said:
I’m having a large glass of Milo, Ms Buffy.My large glass is a 1 litre glass beer stein I got from the op-shop with 3 heaped dessertspoons full of milo.
Stir vigorously, leaving just enough crunchy stuff on top.
nom noms. 😁
I’ve run out of milk. I meant to buy some today, but forgot when I went to the bakery early. And then the weather was so awful I decided I could drink water instead. Lovely cold rainwater tank water. I had enough milk for a 500ml drink of Milo with my fried fish and veggies at teatime.
You’ll have to wait for the milky in the morning. Don’t forget to put your empty bottles out tonight, though with your 2 shillings under the bottles. Does your milky still use a horse and cart? Our milky did when I was a littlun. Well, into my early teens anyway.
I did a milk run when I was a teen. We used a Toyota Stout. I learnt to drive using that. Streets of Dee Why at 2-5 am. Luckily no coppers saw me…
Michael V said:
kii said:
Well, this is fun.
Trying to place an online order with a company in NY that has Coopers Pale Ale. Son#2 likes his Pale Ale.
The fucking Recaptcha doover thingy is not working.
There’s a 20% off coupon for the Labor Day Weekend Holiday. So, including the shipping that works out to about $3.82 a bottle.
Called them, left a message and now waiting for a return phone call.
Good luck with it.
i GoT tHe bEeR!!
Internet’s very slow this morning. Might go do something else for a while.
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
buffy said:I’ve run out of milk. I meant to buy some today, but forgot when I went to the bakery early. And then the weather was so awful I decided I could drink water instead. Lovely cold rainwater tank water. I had enough milk for a 500ml drink of Milo with my fried fish and veggies at teatime.
You’ll have to wait for the milky in the morning. Don’t forget to put your empty bottles out tonight, though with your 2 shillings under the bottles. Does your milky still use a horse and cart? Our milky did when I was a littlun. Well, into my early teens anyway.
I did a milk run when I was a teen. We used a Toyota Stout. I learnt to drive using that. Streets of Dee Why at 2-5 am. Luckily no coppers saw me…
We’d get 6 pints every day, in glass bottles. Someone told us that if you mixed dirt in the milk, shook it up, and left it in the sun, you’d get chocolate milk!
We did the experiment often, until mum figured out what we were doing.
kii said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
Well, this is fun.
Trying to place an online order with a company in NY that has Coopers Pale Ale. Son#2 likes his Pale Ale.
The fucking Recaptcha doover thingy is not working.
There’s a 20% off coupon for the Labor Day Weekend Holiday. So, including the shipping that works out to about $3.82 a bottle.
Called them, left a message and now waiting for a return phone call.
Good luck with it.
i GoT tHe bEeR!!
Uh-oh.
You might need it to unwind now…
kii said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:You’ll have to wait for the milky in the morning. Don’t forget to put your empty bottles out tonight, though with your 2 shillings under the bottles. Does your milky still use a horse and cart? Our milky did when I was a littlun. Well, into my early teens anyway.
I did a milk run when I was a teen. We used a Toyota Stout. I learnt to drive using that. Streets of Dee Why at 2-5 am. Luckily no coppers saw me…
We’d get 6 pints every day, in glass bottles. Someone told us that if you mixed dirt in the milk, shook it up, and left it in the sun, you’d get chocolate milk!
We did the experiment often, until mum figured out what we were doing.
Oh, yuk.
Michael V said:
Internet’s very slow this morning. Might go do something else for a while.
Shed-wise.
It’s a cool, clear morning. I have a few things to do.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently one degree at the back door and light. The wind has died down. It was pretty rough, but I can’t immediately see anything down in the backyard. The underwear washing seems to be still on the line and not out in someone’s paddock somewhere. I haven’t walked out there yet. We are forecast 11 degrees with possible showers.
Bakery Breakfast with my bushwandering friend. Not sure what else today. I guess it depends on how frequent the showers are.
Predicted to be windy with a top of 19 today, but not as windy as buffy’s area.
My sleep was full of dreams last night. Very dreamy. In one, I was having trouble breathing so Bill flew me to the hospital (in reality, one side of my nose was blocked, hardly an emergency). In another, I was recently divorced and trying to get the attention of a male friend I’ve known since I was a teenager but he wasn’t getting the hint. Something about being a nanny for an adorable blonde three year old boy. And finally, I was at a pud where I recognised no one but everyone knew me.
I went and fed the chooks up the back of the yard. I can report there are a lot of leaves, a lot of bark and some minor branches on the ground. No big ones that I noticed. If it’s not raining later in the morning I might walk around the Botanic Gardens and see how the exotic trees fared. Ours are mature gums (and one walnut).
buffy said:
I went and fed the chooks up the back of the yard. I can report there are a lot of leaves, a lot of bark and some minor branches on the ground. No big ones that I noticed. If it’s not raining later in the morning I might walk around the Botanic Gardens and see how the exotic trees fared. Ours are mature gums (and one walnut).
The winds have been strippiing leaves from trees but our rainfall is just 4mm.
At the redoubt and it’s a bit blowy here as well.
Apparently Dezi Freeman is a religious person.
Peak Warming Man said:
At the redoubt and it’s a bit blowy here as well.
all quiet on the western front.
roughbarked said:
Weekly Quote Quiz
As usual, I didn’t get the money one.
5.5
Most were guesses. Wrong ones, apparently.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Weekly Quote Quiz
As usual, I didn’t get the money one.
5.5
Most were guesses. Wrong ones, apparently.
A magnificent 3/10.
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
At the redoubt and it’s a bit blowy here as well.
all quiet on the western front.
Blow a dog off a chain here, westerlies.
Peak Warming Man said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
At the redoubt and it’s a bit blowy here as well.
all quiet on the western front.
Blow a dog off a chain here, westerlies.
Winds westerly 30 to 35 km/h tending southwesterly 25 to 40 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Weekly Quote Quiz
As usual, I didn’t get the money one.
5.5
Most were guesses. Wrong ones, apparently.
A magnificent 3/10.
My score was an impressive 67.75 out of 20.
Aka 2. Out of 10.
Wish me luck, I’m about to hang out the washing. With this wind it’ll be dry in half an hour.
Divine Angel said:
Wish me luck, I’m about to hang out the washing. With this wind it’ll be dry in half an hour.
Best of…
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Wish me luck, I’m about to hang out the washing. With this wind it’ll be dry in half an hour.
Best of…
It’s an excellent day to wash the bedding so I’m doing that too.
Morning, looks at temperatures, its a nice cool 😎 5° with a top of 9°.
Going to be a 😎 day.
I think I’ll go to the nursery later and get another pond plant. The water celery is doing very well, as is the elephant ear, but the memory herb is almost all gone. I’d like another plant or two. Still looking for something to put into the cascade part to make into a bog filter-type deal, prevent algae growth in there.
It’s starting to get a bit of sun now. Not much, just a hint. During summer it gets almost six full hours of sunlight. Zero over winter.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Wish me luck, I’m about to hang out the washing. With this wind it’ll be dry in half an hour.
Best of…
It’s an excellent day to wash the bedding so I’m doing that too.
Strangely enough, so am I.
Divine Angel said:
I think I’ll go to the nursery later and get another pond plant. The water celery is doing very well, as is the elephant ear, but the memory herb is almost all gone. I’d like another plant or two. Still looking for something to put into the cascade part to make into a bog filter-type deal, prevent algae growth in there.It’s starting to get a bit of sun now. Not much, just a hint. During summer it gets almost six full hours of sunlight. Zero over winter.
Have you tried Sedges?
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
I think I’ll go to the nursery later and get another pond plant. The water celery is doing very well, as is the elephant ear, but the memory herb is almost all gone. I’d like another plant or two. Still looking for something to put into the cascade part to make into a bog filter-type deal, prevent algae growth in there.It’s starting to get a bit of sun now. Not much, just a hint. During summer it gets almost six full hours of sunlight. Zero over winter.
Have you tried Sedges?
Lots of sedge varieties are classed as invasive weeds, so no.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:Best of…
It’s an excellent day to wash the bedding so I’m doing that too.
Strangely enough, so am I.
Snowed this morning, now it’s just windy and cold af.
poikilotherm said:
Snowed this morning, now it’s just windy and cold af.
poikilotherm said:
Snowed this morning, now it’s just windy and cold af.
I actually just enjoyed a fairly heavy rain storm. The corrugated roof over the front porch sang beautifully.
Now it’s dropped to 24° from 36°.
Tamb said:
poikilotherm said:
Snowed this morning, now it’s just windy and cold af.
Well it had better hurry up. Tomorrow’s the last day of Winter.
Why do people do this? Draw a line when certain weather events start or stop according to a date on the calender.
Spring is the time of mixed weather from winter to summer.
Autumn is mixes of summer to winter weather.
Drives me nuts.
I’m back. I’ve breakfasted, pulled clothes off the line, washed towels and hung them out. In between I’ve collected and wiped over half a washing basketful of lemons and limes that came down in the storm and driven back to the bakery and put them outside in the “Free Produce” area with a sign that says “Bounty from the Storm. Lemons and Limes. Help yourself!” Also deboned the cooked chicken frames for the dogs’ chicky rice soup stuff and boiled the rice in.
I found one branch down from the yellow Buddleia near my fernery. That will have to be cut up and moved. But not today. Ditto a lot of branchlets and bark from the gums.
Waiting for the “dog wash” to run its cycle now. When it rains I can wash as much as I like.
kii said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:5.5
Most were guesses. Wrong ones, apparently.
A magnificent 3/10.
My score was an impressive 67.75 out of 20.
Aka 2. Out of 10.
7.5/10. I go two wrong (the layer cake and the bubbles) and didn’t know how many to pick for the dinosaur question.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
I think I’ll go to the nursery later and get another pond plant. The water celery is doing very well, as is the elephant ear, but the memory herb is almost all gone. I’d like another plant or two. Still looking for something to put into the cascade part to make into a bog filter-type deal, prevent algae growth in there.It’s starting to get a bit of sun now. Not much, just a hint. During summer it gets almost six full hours of sunlight. Zero over winter.
Have you tried Sedges?
Lots of sedge varieties are classed as invasive weeds, so no.
I was referring to locally native ones if there are any.
thought my toaster was munted. took it apart and had a good look. put it back together and now it works. the POWER of LOOKING.
ChrispenEvan said:
thought my toaster was munted. took it apart and had a good look. put it back together and now it works. the POWER of LOOKING.
My camera fixed its flash yesterday because I looked.I changed the mode, changed it back again and everything was fine and dandy.
If you believe in threes, some other lucky forummer has got something to have miraculously fixed by looking too.
:)
buffy said:
ChrispenEvan said:
thought my toaster was munted. took it apart and had a good look. put it back together and now it works. the POWER of LOOKING.
My camera fixed its flash yesterday because I looked.I changed the mode, changed it back again and everything was fine and dandy.
If you believe in threes, some other lucky forummer has got something to have miraculously fixed by looking too.
:)
I just tried to fix my back by looking at it but when I turned around it wasn’t there.
Argued with the manager of fruit barn. Strawberries are advertised at 9c a punnet, limit of 18 punnets (1 tray) per family.
Get to the checkout where the cashier says if you buy the whole tray, it’s 15c per punnet. I say that’s illegal because nowhere is that price advertised. Not on Facebook, not at point of sale, only verbally by the cashier. The mgr gave it to me for $1.72 but it’s still illegal.
Funniest part was, the lady behind me called her husband over to this queue because “it was going the fastest” but because I chose to argue, it became the slowest 😂
Anyhoo pond plants aren’t available at the nursery for another month or so.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:Have you tried Sedges?
Lots of sedge varieties are classed as invasive weeds, so no.
I was referring to locally native ones if there are any.
Plenty of sedges up here, so I’d imagine that DA has some down there.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:Lots of sedge varieties are classed as invasive weeds, so no.
I was referring to locally native ones if there are any.
Plenty of sedges up here, so I’d imagine that DA has some down there.
That’s what I thought, yes.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:I was referring to locally native ones if there are any.
Plenty of sedges up here, so I’d imagine that DA has some down there.
That’s what I thought, yes.
maybe we should set up a sedge fund for DA?
Divine Angel said:
Funniest part was, the lady behind me called her husband over to this queue because “it was going the fastest” but because I chose to argue, it became the slowest 😂
Way back in the mists of time, the most infuriating thing was people who’d pay by cheque at the supermarket checkout.
Because that always required the convocation of a panel of various managers and supervisors and other assorted dogsbodies who had to attend the checkout and carry out a series of arcane rites to determine the shopper’s eligibility to pay by cheque, and this was never a speedy process. Indeed, one could feel oneself age as the business was done.
On one occasion, i had done a rather large shop in a supermarket, and waited in the checkout queue while two or three other customers were processed. Finally, it was the turn of the lady in front of me, and her multitude of items were rung up and packed. At that point, she declared that she’d like to pay by cheque, and the call went out to convene the necessary board of judges, who would have to be located in and escorted from the far-flung corners of the supermarket to adjudicate on the matter.
By this time, i had my own hefty load of items unpacked from the trolley, and arrayed on the conveyor belt in various categories suitable for packing together.
At her announcement of cheque payment, my spirits fell. I was not inclined to wait through the inevitable argy-bargy about her cheque payment, nor was i keen on reloading all items into the trolley, so as to join another checkout’s queue.
I asked the cashier ‘will this take long?’, and she said, ‘yeah, it does, sometimes’.
So i walked out.
‘Wait’, called the cashier, ‘you can’t leave all this stuff here!’
‘Can’t i?’, i asked. ‘Just watch me.’
CAR’N SWANNIES!!! 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢
You go gewrls!!!
ChrispenEvan said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Plenty of sedges up here, so I’d imagine that DA has some down there.
That’s what I thought, yes.
maybe we should set up a sedge fund for DA?
heh.
roughbarked said:
ChrispenEvan said:
roughbarked said:That’s what I thought, yes.
maybe we should set up a sedge fund for DA?
heh.
Ok, complaint submitted to the regulatory body of superannuation about the incompetent fools at Rest Super.
One for Kingy … watch out for power pole fires when there’s a fault in the power system.
……………………………..
Oregon Mop Up Electric Shock 2025
An Engine crew was checking fires and power poles from the previous day. They find heat and smoke around the power poles—and smoke coming from inside one of the power poles. They proceed to mop-up around the base of one of the poles with their hard-line hose, spraying water.
While he was close to the pole, the Engine Boss observed the water boiling around the base of the pole, with some arcing and buzzing.
At this moment he started to realize electricity was involved in the situation—and the hazardous spot they were all standing in.
He went to stand up from a crouch, put his right knee on the ground, braced his right hand against the pole and received a significant shock when his hand made contact with the pole.
https://lessons.wildfire.gov/incident/oregon-mop-up-electric-shock-2025
Divine Angel said:
Ok, complaint submitted to the regulatory body of superannuation about the incompetent fools at Rest Super.
Good.
When searching for the fund you wish to complain about, there’s 110 pages of funds, including SMSFs held in trust.
Uh yes, I’d like to lodge a complaint KJ & MP Mal’s private fund.
Divine Angel said:
Argued with the manager of fruit barn. Strawberries are advertised at 9c a punnet, limit of 18 punnets (1 tray) per family.Get to the checkout where the cashier says if you buy the whole tray, it’s 15c per punnet. I say that’s illegal because nowhere is that price advertised. Not on Facebook, not at point of sale, only verbally by the cashier. The mgr gave it to me for $1.72 but it’s still illegal.
What am I missing? You were still diddled (so to speak)!
18 punnets at 9c each comes to $1.62 doesn’t it?
AussieDJ said:
Divine Angel said:
Argued with the manager of fruit barn. Strawberries are advertised at 9c a punnet, limit of 18 punnets (1 tray) per family.Get to the checkout where the cashier says if you buy the whole tray, it’s 15c per punnet. I say that’s illegal because nowhere is that price advertised. Not on Facebook, not at point of sale, only verbally by the cashier. The mgr gave it to me for $1.72 but it’s still illegal.
What am I missing? You were still diddled (so to speak)!
18 punnets at 9c each comes to $1.62 doesn’t it?
Finger slip lol
Divine Angel said:
AussieDJ said:
Divine Angel said:
Argued with the manager of fruit barn. Strawberries are advertised at 9c a punnet, limit of 18 punnets (1 tray) per family.Get to the checkout where the cashier says if you buy the whole tray, it’s 15c per punnet. I say that’s illegal because nowhere is that price advertised. Not on Facebook, not at point of sale, only verbally by the cashier. The mgr gave it to me for $1.72 but it’s still illegal.
What am I missing? You were still diddled (so to speak)!
18 punnets at 9c each comes to $1.62 doesn’t it?
Finger slip lol
:)
Looks like a great deal that they won’t renege on whatsoever.
Might get some friends to buy one each so we can race them.
Spiny Norman said:
Looks like a great deal that they won’t renege on whatsoever.
Might get some friends to buy one each so we can race them.
Great price. but delivery is a killer
buffy said:
Spiny Norman said:
Looks like a great deal that they won’t renege on whatsoever.
Might get some friends to buy one each so we can race them.
Great price. but delivery is a killer
Not sure if you’re (or they!) are joking, but the advert says free shipping.
Spiny Norman said:
Looks like a great deal that they won’t renege on whatsoever.
Might get some friends to buy one each so we can race them.
There’s a joke about Paw Patrol that no one will get cos youse don’t have young kids, so I’m not gonna say it.
Spiny Norman said:
Looks like a great deal that they won’t renege on whatsoever.
Might get some friends to buy one each so we can race them.
Batteries not included.
buffy said:
Spiny Norman said:
Looks like a great deal that they won’t renege on whatsoever.
Might get some friends to buy one each so we can race them.
Great price. but delivery is a killer
oops wrong log in she’ll never know
Other states are getting snow, Qld has a bushfire.
One year supply, 360 tablets 🤔
Divine Angel said:
One year supply, 360 tablets 🤔
They’re allowing an extra five days on the toilet, to clear it all.
back from the elsewhere, a not here, a there, got a load of carbonaceous combustible burnable phlogiston-containing material for the dephlogisticator
coffee now, no thanks to car, a man could go into caffeine withdrawal shock and die in front of car, not a reliable person that way, hang him from the nearest tree
Spiny Norman said:
Looks like a great deal that they won’t renege on whatsoever.
Might get some friends to buy one each so we can race them.
I want one for gardening!
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:
Looks like a great deal that they won’t renege on whatsoever.
Might get some friends to buy one each so we can race them.
I want one for gardening!
dig out the bamboo
transition said:
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:
Looks like a great deal that they won’t renege on whatsoever.
Might get some friends to buy one each so we can race them.
I want one for gardening!
dig out the bamboo
Yes.
Then a bit of landscaping.
Hey DA, you’re out resident expert in all things spooky: is ‘The Conjuring’ worth watching or should I watch ‘Titanic’ again?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Hey DA, you’re out resident expert in all things spooky: is ‘The Conjuring’ worth watching or should I watch ‘Titanic’ again?
I quite liked The Conjuring. The spin-off about the nun is super stupid.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Hey DA, you’re out resident expert in all things spooky: is ‘The Conjuring’ worth watching or should I watch ‘Titanic’ again?
Hey that’s a great idea for a movie: Ghosts of Titanic.
Divine Angel said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Hey DA, you’re out resident expert in all things spooky: is ‘The Conjuring’ worth watching or should I watch ‘Titanic’ again?
Hey that’s a great idea for a movie: Ghosts of Titanic.
Divine Angel said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Hey DA, you’re out resident expert in all things spooky: is ‘The Conjuring’ worth watching or should I watch ‘Titanic’ again?
I quite liked The Conjuring. The spin-off about the nun is super stupid.
Thanks.
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Hey DA, you’re out resident expert in all things spooky: is ‘The Conjuring’ worth watching or should I watch ‘Titanic’ again?
Hey that’s a great idea for a movie: Ghosts of Titanic.
Possibly contains the most sinister and gruesome scene in cinema.
Witty Rejoinder said:
SCIENCE said:Divine Angel said:
Hey that’s a great idea for a movie: Ghosts of Titanic.
Possibly contains the most sinister and gruesome scene in cinema.
I had to look it up but yep, I’ve seen it. Big fan of Julianna Margulies. But this movie sucked.
I’m going to watch QI and an episode of Surreal Estate. I’ll pop back here later.
My mini pud with the forum mummies went soooo well. We chatted and reminisced all day.
I passed on all the well wishes from you guys, and they send love ‘n’ hugs back. Especially big hugs to Woodie of course.
We thought in honour of this being the 25 year anniversary of the Forum Mummies getting together, we might do a pud for the Eastern state people before the year ends.
ruby said:
Woodie said:
waves to Cuz Roobs. 😁How did the Forum Mummies Pud go?
Any juicy gossip I should know about? 😮
See the post I just did in chat.
Oh, there definitely was some a-grade gossip. And some just lovely life affirming chat as well. Some gossip definitely cannot be said here!
Beryl would like to know if you come to Sydney these days so we can do another pud.
Travel is limited these days due to cost. Haven’t been to Sydney for zonks. However, exceptions could possibly be made. 😁
Woodie said:
ruby said:
Woodie said:
waves to Cuz Roobs. 😁How did the Forum Mummies Pud go?
Any juicy gossip I should know about? 😮
See the post I just did in chat.
Oh, there definitely was some a-grade gossip. And some just lovely life affirming chat as well. Some gossip definitely cannot be said here!
Beryl would like to know if you come to Sydney these days so we can do another pud.
Travel is limited these days due to cost. Haven’t been to Sydney for zonks. However, exceptions could possibly be made. 😁
Sell your Aristocrat shares you old scrooge!
runs away
watches Swiss Alpine Railway Journeys on SBS
Say wah? A train with a steering wheel???
Witty Rejoinder said:
Woodie said:
ruby said:See the post I just did in chat.
Oh, there definitely was some a-grade gossip. And some just lovely life affirming chat as well. Some gossip definitely cannot be said here!
Beryl would like to know if you come to Sydney these days so we can do another pud.
Travel is limited these days due to cost. Haven’t been to Sydney for zonks. However, exceptions could possibly be made. 😁
Sell your Aristocrat shares you old scrooge!
runs away
I did. Last week. To provide for a supplemental pension to the OAP.
ruby said:
My mini pud with the forum mummies went soooo well. We chatted and reminisced all day.
I passed on all the well wishes from you guys, and they send love ‘n’ hugs back. Especially big hugs to Woodie of course.We thought in honour of this being the 25 year anniversary of the Forum Mummies getting together, we might do a pud for the Eastern state people before the year ends.
❤️❤️❤️
Well shit
Is it just me? Or does RFK ju’s face look like a freshly smacked bottom?
Woodie said:
ruby said:
Woodie said:
waves to Cuz Roobs. 😁How did the Forum Mummies Pud go?
Any juicy gossip I should know about? 😮
See the post I just did in chat.
Oh, there definitely was some a-grade gossip. And some just lovely life affirming chat as well. Some gossip definitely cannot be said here!
Beryl would like to know if you come to Sydney these days so we can do another pud.
Travel is limited these days due to cost. Haven’t been to Sydney for zonks. However, exceptions could possibly be made. 😁
I understand!
If you can get to a train station you could do your pensioner cheap travel, and one of us would have a spare bedroom and a trip to and from the train.
Divine Angel said:
Well shit
only took 80 years
ruby said:
Woodie said:
ruby said:See the post I just did in chat.
Oh, there definitely was some a-grade gossip. And some just lovely life affirming chat as well. Some gossip definitely cannot be said here!
Beryl would like to know if you come to Sydney these days so we can do another pud.
Travel is limited these days due to cost. Haven’t been to Sydney for zonks. However, exceptions could possibly be made. 😁
I understand!
If you can get to a train station you could do your pensioner cheap travel, and one of us would have a spare bedroom and a trip to and from the train.
oooooooooooooooo…….. The train experience from here can be a bit dodgy. Quite often replaced by busses. Busses don’t have first class, hey what but!😮
Woodie said:
ruby said:
Woodie said:Travel is limited these days due to cost. Haven’t been to Sydney for zonks. However, exceptions could possibly be made. 😁
I understand!
If you can get to a train station you could do your pensioner cheap travel, and one of us would have a spare bedroom and a trip to and from the train.
oooooooooooooooo…….. The train experience from here can be a bit dodgy. Quite often replaced by busses. Busses don’t have first class, hey what but!😮
Do NSW trains still have a ‘first class’?
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:
ruby said:I understand!
If you can get to a train station you could do your pensioner cheap travel, and one of us would have a spare bedroom and a trip to and from the train.
oooooooooooooooo…….. The train experience from here can be a bit dodgy. Quite often replaced by busses. Busses don’t have first class, hey what but!😮
Do NSW trains still have a ‘first class’?
they put on the posh coach just for woodie.
ChrispenEvan said:
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:oooooooooooooooo…….. The train experience from here can be a bit dodgy. Quite often replaced by busses. Busses don’t have first class, hey what but!😮
Do NSW trains still have a ‘first class’?
they put on the posh coach just for woodie.
Oh, that coach they made for QEII back in 1954.
Yeah, the least that they could do.
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:
ruby said:I understand!
If you can get to a train station you could do your pensioner cheap travel, and one of us would have a spare bedroom and a trip to and from the train.
oooooooooooooooo…….. The train experience from here can be a bit dodgy. Quite often replaced by busses. Busses don’t have first class, hey what but!😮
Do NSW trains still have a ‘first class’?
The overnight train from here to Sydney has sleeping cabins with beds.
Woodie said:
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:oooooooooooooooo…….. The train experience from here can be a bit dodgy. Quite often replaced by busses. Busses don’t have first class, hey what but!😮
Do NSW trains still have a ‘first class’?
The overnight train from here to Sydney has sleeping cabins with beds.
Should we institute a Forum whip-around to subsidise a civilised level of transportation for you?
Woodie said:
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:oooooooooooooooo…….. The train experience from here can be a bit dodgy. Quite often replaced by busses. Busses don’t have first class, hey what but!😮
Do NSW trains still have a ‘first class’?
The overnight train from here to Sydney has sleeping cabins with beds.
Having booked one of them, would you then go and get on a replacement bus?
A sleeper cabin on a long train trip is a sort of ‘bucket-list’ item for me.
It’s one of the things i like about cruise ship holidays. I can go to bed, in a queen-size bed, with the mighty oggin passing by just beyond my balcony rail, secure in the knowledge that i won’t be woken up at e.g. 1:50 am by someone saying ‘you’re on watch in ten minutes’, and i wake up in a different part of the world.
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:
captain_spalding said:Do NSW trains still have a ‘first class’?
The overnight train from here to Sydney has sleeping cabins with beds.
Should we institute a Forum whip-around to subsidise a civilised level of transportation for you?
Recently, I cashed in my ice-cream bucket full of shrapnel. $970 worth. I’ll need to build up the shrapnel bucket again.
WG & myself have done both the indian pacific & Gahn in platinum class. You get your own butler. I highly recomend these train jouneys…. They are expensive.
Bulgarian Umbrella said:
WG & myself have done both the indian pacific & Gahn in platinum class. You get your own butler. I highly recomend these train jouneys…. They are expensive.
Oh, what’s money? Crinkly stuff with pictures on it.
exactly! you are a long time dead
Bulgarian Umbrella said:
WG & myself have done both the indian pacific & Gahn in platinum class. You get your own butler. I highly recomend these train jouneys…. They are expensive.
Some day, one day.
I’m just feeling a tad light-headed about money, because i got my annual statement from my super fund today (actually delivered yesterday, discovered today).
Despite receiving regular payments from it for a few years now, i actually have more in my account than i had two years ago, and more than i had last year.
I dunno what they’re doing, but, if it’s legal, more power to ‘em.
Bulgarian Umbrella said:
WG & myself have done both the indian pacific & Gahn in platinum class. You get your own butler. I highly recomend these train jouneys…. They are expensive.
TOOT!!
NASA debuts new Orion mission control room for Artemis 2 astronaut flight around the moon (photos)
WOW, Orion’s new shiny new control room.
I think I’ve not previously heard of the Gerry Anderson show The Secret Service .
dv said:
I think I’ve not previously heard of the Gerry Anderson show The Secret Service .
It wasn’t very popular, but apparently it was Gerry Anderson’s favourite of all the puppet series.
I’ve only seen bits and pieces. I’ll have to delve into it eventually.
Tau.Neutrino said:
NASA debuts new Orion mission control room for Artemis 2 astronaut flight around the moon (photos)WOW, Orion’s new shiny new control room.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
NASA debuts new Orion mission control room for Artemis 2 astronaut flight around the moon (photos)WOW, Orion’s new shiny new control room.
I prefer the control rooms where it’s all dark apart from the big screen and the control banks etc.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
I think I’ve not previously heard of the Gerry Anderson show The Secret Service .
It wasn’t very popular, but apparently it was Gerry Anderson’s favourite of all the puppet series.
I’ve only seen bits and pieces. I’ll have to delve into it eventually.
…in fact I’ll watch an episode right now.
dv said:
I think I’ve not previously heard of the Gerry Anderson show The Secret Service .
Nor had i.
Always good to find an overlooked artifact.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
I think I’ve not previously heard of the Gerry Anderson show The Secret Service .
It wasn’t very popular, but apparently it was Gerry Anderson’s favourite of all the puppet series.
I’ve only seen bits and pieces. I’ll have to delve into it eventually.
…in fact I’ll watch an episode right now.
…it’s definitely odd, but in a nice sort of way.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
NASA debuts new Orion mission control room for Artemis 2 astronaut flight around the moon (photos)WOW, Orion’s new shiny new control room.
Oh look. They’ve got a cash only checkout.
Just made it home. It was a nice mini-pud, then 4 hours walking around the WA museum(wow, my legs hurt), then a quick 260km trip back to the castle.
Woodie said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
NASA debuts new Orion mission control room for Artemis 2 astronaut flight around the moon (photos)WOW, Orion’s new shiny new control room.
Oh look. They’ve got a cash only checkout.
And every time I go to use it, the red light comes on and I need a pimply faced kid with a neck tag to unlock it again.
Hey, Mr Panty Parts,
You going next Satdee night?
Woodie said:
Hey, Mr Panty Parts,You going next Satdee night?
Not unless I get some free tickets :)
Expecting a mostly sunny day, with rain later tonight, and a top of 21.
Going over to my sister’s this morning, then Mini Me is going to a birthday party after lunch. The birthday girl is obsessed with pigeons, so last weekend we 3D printed these guys for her present. The eyes are deliberately wonky to represent craziness.
Morning. Sunday Quiz
One guess was wrong, 
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 6 degrees at the back door and it is light. We are forecast 13 degrees with showers.
I haven’t decided on the day’s activities yet.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Morning. Sunday QuizOne guess was wrong,
35/50. Couple of my guesses were wrong.
20/50 6 wrong guesses
That’s more like it.
0.6 deg out.
2km WNW
0 rain
dewpoint 0.5
There will be weeding and pruning and the like.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Morning. Sunday QuizOne guess was wrong,
35/50. Couple of my guesses were wrong.20/50 6 wrong guesses
That’s more like it.
30/50. I can claim to have known 3, a couple were logical guesses or hidden knowledge in my brain. The rest were outright guesses, mostly wrong.
roughbarked said:
0.6 deg out.
2km WNW
0 rain
dewpoint 0.5There will be weeding and pruning and the like.
Since we got the GO bin, I’ve been wanting to cut down the hedgey things lining the driveway, but we haven’t got a chainsaw to do so. It will be a difficult job once the weather gets warm though.
Last weekend I weeded the front garden. Two thirds of it is fine, the last third was being overtaken by weeds and suffocating the sun roses ground cover I’ve got out there. Yesterday I weeded around the pond. The rain lilies are doing very well, as in the mondo grass. I’m going to have to cut that back a bit because it’s taking over my ornaments out there. Poor Smurfette can’t see much now, her view is covered by mondo grass.
Exciting stuff!
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
0.6 deg out.
2km WNW
0 rain
dewpoint 0.5There will be weeding and pruning and the like.
Since we got the GO bin, I’ve been wanting to cut down the hedgey things lining the driveway, but we haven’t got a chainsaw to do so. It will be a difficult job once the weather gets warm though.
Last weekend I weeded the front garden. Two thirds of it is fine, the last third was being overtaken by weeds and suffocating the sun roses ground cover I’ve got out there. Yesterday I weeded around the pond. The rain lilies are doing very well, as in the mondo grass. I’m going to have to cut that back a bit because it’s taking over my ornaments out there. Poor Smurfette can’t see much now, her view is covered by mondo grass.
Exciting stuff!
Rain lilies, Zephryanthes?
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
0.6 deg out.
2km WNW
0 rain
dewpoint 0.5There will be weeding and pruning and the like.
Since we got the GO bin, I’ve been wanting to cut down the hedgey things lining the driveway, but we haven’t got a chainsaw to do so. It will be a difficult job once the weather gets warm though.
Last weekend I weeded the front garden. Two thirds of it is fine, the last third was being overtaken by weeds and suffocating the sun roses ground cover I’ve got out there. Yesterday I weeded around the pond. The rain lilies are doing very well, as in the mondo grass. I’m going to have to cut that back a bit because it’s taking over my ornaments out there. Poor Smurfette can’t see much now, her view is covered by mondo grass.
Exciting stuff!
Rain lilies, Zephryanthes?
Them’s the ones.
Son #2’s girlfriend is currently running in the marathon in Sydney.
I hope they avoid the racist thugs marching the streets.
i’ll chew my own cornflakes this morn, you have a rest, do something else
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
NASA debuts new Orion mission control room for Artemis 2 astronaut flight around the moon (photos)WOW, Orion’s new shiny new control room.
The lights look like rocket cones.
buffy said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:35/50. Couple of my guesses were wrong.
20/50 6 wrong guesses
That’s more like it.
30/50. I can claim to have known 3, a couple were logical guesses or hidden knowledge in my brain. The rest were outright guesses, mostly wrong.
50/50!!! All my guesses were wrong!
transition said:
i’ll chew my own cornflakes this morn, you have a rest, do something else
OK thanks, I had to chew coconut pops, rice bubbles, and some muesli bars for three different people.
🥱
Tau.Neutrino said:
transition said:
i’ll chew my own cornflakes this morn, you have a rest, do something else
OK thanks, I had to chew coconut pops, rice bubbles, and some muesli bars for three different people.
that job in the old folks home takes some uncommon commitment
Off to fo some 🛍 be back later.
transition said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
transition said:
i’ll chew my own cornflakes this morn, you have a rest, do something else
OK thanks, I had to chew coconut pops, rice bubbles, and some muesli bars for three different people.
that job in the old folks home takes some uncommon commitment
True.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Off to fo some 🛍 be back later.
Back from 🛍.
kii said:
Son #2’s girlfriend is currently running in the marathon in Sydney.
I hope they avoid the racist thugs marching the streets.
in Perth the city to surf is today.. the protests at the supreme court gardens .. I’m hoping that the Perth turnout for the protest is small… it’s a lovely day today, maybe they’ll prefer to not waste it on standing around watching the runners.
Arts said:
kii said:
Son #2’s girlfriend is currently running in the marathon in Sydney.
I hope they avoid the racist thugs marching the streets.in Perth the city to surf is today.. the protests at the supreme court gardens .. I’m hoping that the Perth turnout for the protest is small… it’s a lovely day today, maybe they’ll prefer to not waste it on standing around watching the runners.
Yes, they don’t really need to vent hatred at point A when they can vent their hatred at point B.
Arts said:
kii said:
Son #2’s girlfriend is currently running in the marathon in Sydney.
I hope they avoid the racist thugs marching the streets.in Perth the city to surf is today.. the protests at the supreme court gardens .. I’m hoping that the Perth turnout for the protest is small… it’s a lovely day today, maybe they’ll prefer to not waste it on standing around watching the runners.
Personally I’d rather not watch people running. I’d rather protest the racist thugs, but I’m getting to old to do that now.
kii said:
]Personally I’d rather not watch people running. I’d rather protest the racist thugs, but I’m getting too* old to do that now.
Also too old to type proper words.
Divine Angel said:
Expecting a mostly sunny day, with rain later tonight, and a top of 21.Going over to my sister’s this morning, then Mini Me is going to a birthday party after lunch. The birthday girl is obsessed with pigeons, so last weekend we 3D printed these guys for her present. The eyes are deliberately wonky to represent craziness.
:)
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Expecting a mostly sunny day, with rain later tonight, and a top of 21.Going over to my sister’s this morning, then Mini Me is going to a birthday party after lunch. The birthday girl is obsessed with pigeons, so last weekend we 3D printed these guys for her present. The eyes are deliberately wonky to represent craziness.
:)
+1
Stunning Discovery Deep in The Ocean Dwarfs The Famous ‘Lost City’
A human-occupied vehicle (HOV) probing the deep Pacific Ocean has cast a light upon a massive undersea ‘metropolis’.
Light winds here today.. in contrast to the very high ones yesterday which brought down a v old v huge ironbark.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Stunning Discovery Deep in The Ocean Dwarfs The Famous ‘Lost City’A human-occupied vehicle (HOV) probing the deep Pacific Ocean has cast a light upon a massive undersea ‘metropolis’.
The requested URL was not found on this server.
kii said:
Personally I’d rather not watch people running. I’d rather protest the racist thugs, but I’m getting to old to do that now.
I’d be most pleased to help you do that given the chance.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Stunning Discovery Deep in The Ocean Dwarfs The Famous ‘Lost City’A human-occupied vehicle (HOV) probing the deep Pacific Ocean has cast a light upon a massive undersea ‘metropolis’.
Dead link.
Spiny Norman said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Stunning Discovery Deep in The Ocean Dwarfs The Famous ‘Lost City’A human-occupied vehicle (HOV) probing the deep Pacific Ocean has cast a light upon a massive undersea ‘metropolis’.
Dead link.
Email from Isabella who says:
Your sexual organ has not felt such hot emotions. Do not believe? Open this letter.
Not today, Isabella.
Bubblecar said:
Spiny Norman said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Stunning Discovery Deep in The Ocean Dwarfs The Famous ‘Lost City’A human-occupied vehicle (HOV) probing the deep Pacific Ocean has cast a light upon a massive undersea ‘metropolis’.
Dead link.
Mercy buckets.
Morning pilgrims.
A bit late, got chatting after 9 o’clock mass about this and that, but when the talk turned to the weather Hanrahan came over so I left.
Spiny Norman said:
Bubblecar said:
Spiny Norman said:Dead link.
Mercy buckets.
Shouldn’t that be mercy bow-coop?
This cop killer has probably topped himself in the bush I recon.
If not he better be well rugged up running around in that weather without proper clothing, he could catch his death.
Ian said:
Light winds here today.. in contrast to the very high ones yesterday which brought down a v old v huge ironbark.
Just think of all that firewood. 😁
I used the last of my stash last night.
Woodie said:
Ian said:
Light winds here today.. in contrast to the very high ones yesterday which brought down a v old v huge ironbark.Just think of all that firewood. 😁
I used the last of my stash last night.
Well there’s an acre or 2 of it here.. it’s yours 😆
Ian said:
Woodie said:
Ian said:
Light winds here today.. in contrast to the very high ones yesterday which brought down a v old v huge ironbark.Just think of all that firewood. 😁
I used the last of my stash last night.
Well there’s an acre or 2 of it here.. it’s yours 😆
Do you do free delivery? 😁
Woodie said:
Ian said:
Woodie said:Just think of all that firewood. 😁
I used the last of my stash last night.
Well there’s an acre or 2 of it here.. it’s yours 😆
Do you do free delivery? 😁
Australia Post have stopped delivering firewood recently.
Woodie said:
Ian said:
Woodie said:Just think of all that firewood. 😁
I used the last of my stash last night.
Well there’s an acre or 2 of it here.. it’s yours 😆
Do you do free delivery? 😁
Sure.. sure
🤥
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
Ian said:Well there’s an acre or 2 of it here.. it’s yours 😆
Do you do free delivery? 😁
Australia Post have stopped delivering firewood recently.
Been disappearing street post boxes as well.. bastards!
I detect a theme here.
Ian said:
party_pants said:
Woodie said:Do you do free delivery? 😁
Australia Post have stopped delivering firewood recently.
Been disappearing street post boxes as well.. bastards!
Aye, I walked up the street to post a letter and the post box was gone, been there for like 100 years.
Visited my sister, who was a Debbie Downer today. She’s stressed about her job (marketing for the government’s energy dept) being lost to AI in the near future, and no one will have a job, be paid UBI, and the gap between have and have-not becomes wider until it becomes like the Hunger Games when the have-nots murder people in their sleep and take over their houses.
Divine Angel said:
Visited my sister, who was a Debbie Downer today. She’s stressed about her job (marketing for the government’s energy dept) being lost to AI in the near future, and no one will have a job, be paid UBI, and the gap between have and have-not becomes wider until it becomes like the Hunger Games when the have-nots murder people in their sleep and take over their houses.
lights pipe
Divine Angel said:
Visited my sister, who was a Debbie Downer today. She’s stressed about her job (marketing for the government’s energy dept) being lost to AI in the near future, and no one will have a job, be paid UBI, and the gap between have and have-not becomes wider until it becomes like the Hunger Games when the have-nots murder people in their sleep and take over their houses.
She’ll just have to learn to make the same mistakes as AI.
PWM will be sad to hear that the fake flames and glow have disappeared from my fake fire.
Still heats but no longer looks cheery.
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Visited my sister, who was a Debbie Downer today. She’s stressed about her job (marketing for the government’s energy dept) being lost to AI in the near future, and no one will have a job, be paid UBI, and the gap between have and have-not becomes wider until it becomes like the Hunger Games when the have-nots murder people in their sleep and take over their houses.
She’ll just have to learn to make the same mistakes as AI.
Do you know how hard it is to find models with six fingers on each hand for photos for marketing campaigns?
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Visited my sister, who was a Debbie Downer today. She’s stressed about her job (marketing for the government’s energy dept) being lost to AI in the near future, and no one will have a job, be paid UBI, and the gap between have and have-not becomes wider until it becomes like the Hunger Games when the have-nots murder people in their sleep and take over their houses.
lights pipe
Son #2 is in Moore Park, he thoughtfully sent me a photo of my old high school.
Bubblecar said:
PWM will be sad to hear that the fake flames and glow have disappeared from my fake fire.Still heats but no longer looks cheery.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
Visited my sister, who was a Debbie Downer today. She’s stressed about her job (marketing for the government’s energy dept) being lost to AI in the near future, and no one will have a job, be paid UBI, and the gap between have and have-not becomes wider until it becomes like the Hunger Games when the have-nots murder people in their sleep and take over their houses.
She’ll just have to learn to make the same mistakes as AI.
Do you know how hard it is to find models with six fingers on each hand for photos for marketing campaigns?
Got a mate with three thumbs.
Divine Angel said:
Visited my sister, who was a Debbie Downer today. She’s stressed about her job (marketing for the government’s energy dept) being lost to AI in the near future, and no one will have a job, be paid UBI, and the gap between have and have-not becomes wider until it becomes like the Hunger Games when the have-nots murder people in their sleep and take over their houses.
Maybe she could retrain for a more worthy job? Nurse? Teacher?
Tamb said:
Bubblecar said:
PWM will be sad to hear that the fake flames and glow have disappeared from my fake fire.Still heats but no longer looks cheery.
Was itcherrycheery red before.
Reddish-orange embers and yellowish flames. Probably just needs new special LEDs. I seem to remember the information is on the back somewhere.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:She’ll just have to learn to make the same mistakes as AI.
Do you know how hard it is to find models with six fingers on each hand for photos for marketing campaigns?
Got a mate with three thumbs.
They’re his own, i hope.
Divine Angel said:
Visited my sister, who was a Debbie Downer today. She’s stressed about her job (marketing for the government’s energy dept) being lost to AI in the near future, and no one will have a job, be paid UBI, and the gap between have and have-not becomes wider until it becomes like the Hunger Games when the have-nots murder people in their sleep and take over their houses.
In an ideal world we want AI to do all the unskilled and unrewarding tasks, like picking fruit and cleaning bathrooms, not taking over the brain work jobs. Leaving the humans to do the menial things that AI can’t do.
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
Visited my sister, who was a Debbie Downer today. She’s stressed about her job (marketing for the government’s energy dept) being lost to AI in the near future, and no one will have a job, be paid UBI, and the gap between have and have-not becomes wider until it becomes like the Hunger Games when the have-nots murder people in their sleep and take over their houses.
In an ideal world we want AI to do all the unskilled and unrewarding tasks, like picking fruit and cleaning bathrooms, not taking over the brain work jobs. Leaving the humans to do the menial things that AI can’t do.
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:Do you know how hard it is to find models with six fingers on each hand for photos for marketing campaigns?
Got a mate with three thumbs.
They’re his own, i hope.
Yeah. I don’t think the 3rd one (next to the usual one on his right hand) works though. It’s just along for the ride.
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
Visited my sister, who was a Debbie Downer today. She’s stressed about her job (marketing for the government’s energy dept) being lost to AI in the near future, and no one will have a job, be paid UBI, and the gap between have and have-not becomes wider until it becomes like the Hunger Games when the have-nots murder people in their sleep and take over their houses.
In an ideal world we want AI to do all the unskilled and unrewarding tasks, like picking fruit and cleaning bathrooms, not taking over the brain work jobs. Leaving the humans to do the menial things that AI can’t do.
On which of those potential outcomes would you bet your money?
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:Got a mate with three thumbs.
They’re his own, i hope.
Yeah. I don’t think the 3rd one (next to the usual one on his right hand) works though. It’s just along for the ride.
Good-oh. I was worried that he might have a little collection in a drawer, or something.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:She’ll just have to learn to make the same mistakes as AI.
Do you know how hard it is to find models with six fingers on each hand for photos for marketing campaigns?
Got a mate with three thumbs.
Saw a man on TV who had three buttocks…oh wait, that was on Monty Python.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
Visited my sister, who was a Debbie Downer today. She’s stressed about her job (marketing for the government’s energy dept) being lost to AI in the near future, and no one will have a job, be paid UBI, and the gap between have and have-not becomes wider until it becomes like the Hunger Games when the have-nots murder people in their sleep and take over their houses.
In an ideal world we want AI to do all the unskilled and unrewarding tasks, like picking fruit and cleaning bathrooms, not taking over the brain work jobs. Leaving the humans to do the menial things that AI can’t do.
On which of those potential outcomes would you bet your money?
I’d follow current trajectory.
Getting a machine with eyes and fingers to do real world physical tasks like picking fruit is hard and takes some serious computational power. It needs to identify fruits from the rest of the plant, decide which ones are ripe, physically pick the fruit in 3D space, and then place it into a basket or put it on a conveyor, all without bruising or squishing. That is hard work for the programmers, but easy for humans.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:In an ideal world we want AI to do all the unskilled and unrewarding tasks, like picking fruit and cleaning bathrooms, not taking over the brain work jobs. Leaving the humans to do the menial things that AI can’t do.
On which of those potential outcomes would you bet your money?
I’d follow current trajectory.
Getting a machine with eyes and fingers to do real world physical tasks like picking fruit is hard and takes some serious computational power. It needs to identify fruits from the rest of the plant, decide which ones are ripe, physically pick the fruit in 3D space, and then place it into a basket or put it on a conveyor, all without bruising or squishing. That is hard work for the programmers, but easy for humans.
Yep.
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:On which of those potential outcomes would you bet your money?
I’d follow current trajectory.
Getting a machine with eyes and fingers to do real world physical tasks like picking fruit is hard and takes some serious computational power. It needs to identify fruits from the rest of the plant, decide which ones are ripe, physically pick the fruit in 3D space, and then place it into a basket or put it on a conveyor, all without bruising or squishing. That is hard work for the programmers, but easy for humans.
Yep.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:She’ll just have to learn to make the same mistakes as AI.
Do you know how hard it is to find models with six fingers on each hand for photos for marketing campaigns?
Got a mate with three thumbs.
on one hand?
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:In an ideal world we want AI to do all the unskilled and unrewarding tasks, like picking fruit and cleaning bathrooms, not taking over the brain work jobs. Leaving the humans to do the menial things that AI can’t do.
On which of those potential outcomes would you bet your money?
I’d follow current trajectory.
Getting a machine with eyes and fingers to do real world physical tasks like picking fruit is hard and takes some serious computational power. It needs to identify fruits from the rest of the plant, decide which ones are ripe, physically pick the fruit in 3D space, and then place it into a basket or put it on a conveyor, all without bruising or squishing. That is hard work for the programmers, but easy for humans.
already here.
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:On which of those potential outcomes would you bet your money?
I’d follow current trajectory.
Getting a machine with eyes and fingers to do real world physical tasks like picking fruit is hard and takes some serious computational power. It needs to identify fruits from the rest of the plant, decide which ones are ripe, physically pick the fruit in 3D space, and then place it into a basket or put it on a conveyor, all without bruising or squishing. That is hard work for the programmers, but easy for humans.
already here.
Plenty fruit picking machines.
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:On which of those potential outcomes would you bet your money?
I’d follow current trajectory.
Getting a machine with eyes and fingers to do real world physical tasks like picking fruit is hard and takes some serious computational power. It needs to identify fruits from the rest of the plant, decide which ones are ripe, physically pick the fruit in 3D space, and then place it into a basket or put it on a conveyor, all without bruising or squishing. That is hard work for the programmers, but easy for humans.
already here.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BxdHyMke2JM
apple picker.
larry looking in checking how everyone is going, seeing if the arrow of time is the same for everyone
Woodie’s wood
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:On which of those potential outcomes would you bet your money?
I’d follow current trajectory.
Getting a machine with eyes and fingers to do real world physical tasks like picking fruit is hard and takes some serious computational power. It needs to identify fruits from the rest of the plant, decide which ones are ripe, physically pick the fruit in 3D space, and then place it into a basket or put it on a conveyor, all without bruising or squishing. That is hard work for the programmers, but easy for humans.
already here.
Then we are truly fucked.
Ian said:
Woodie’s wood
I sees plenty firewood there
transition said:
Ian said:
Woodie’s wood
I sees plenty firewood there
Reckon Woodie will share
transition said:
larry looking in checking how everyone is going, seeing if the arrow of time is the same for everyone
Sit………good boy.
party_pants said:
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:I’d follow current trajectory.
Getting a machine with eyes and fingers to do real world physical tasks like picking fruit is hard and takes some serious computational power. It needs to identify fruits from the rest of the plant, decide which ones are ripe, physically pick the fruit in 3D space, and then place it into a basket or put it on a conveyor, all without bruising or squishing. That is hard work for the programmers, but easy for humans.
already here.
Then we are truly fucked.
Why?
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:On which of those potential outcomes would you bet your money?
I’d follow current trajectory.
Getting a machine with eyes and fingers to do real world physical tasks like picking fruit is hard and takes some serious computational power. It needs to identify fruits from the rest of the plant, decide which ones are ripe, physically pick the fruit in 3D space, and then place it into a basket or put it on a conveyor, all without bruising or squishing. That is hard work for the programmers, but easy for humans.
already here.
At price ~ $1m.. Might stick with human slaves for now.
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:
ChrispenEvan said:already here.
Then we are truly fucked.
Why?
The things the machines can do that the humans can’t is put up with the heat and the dust and the flies, carry the heavy fruit, take the hard work out of it.
Ian said:
Woodie’s wood
That’s a fair lump to blow down. Was it diseased, lightning struck or termite-ridden?
In any case, it’s potentially a nice lot of firewood.
party_pants said:
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:I’d follow current trajectory.
Getting a machine with eyes and fingers to do real world physical tasks like picking fruit is hard and takes some serious computational power. It needs to identify fruits from the rest of the plant, decide which ones are ripe, physically pick the fruit in 3D space, and then place it into a basket or put it on a conveyor, all without bruising or squishing. That is hard work for the programmers, but easy for humans.
already here.
Then we are truly fucked.
Probably take a couple of blokes to maintain it.
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:
ChrispenEvan said:already here.
Then we are truly fucked.
Why?
We will become beholden to a small clique of foreigners who control this technology. Not great for humanity.
Bubblecar said:
PWM will be sad to hear that the fake flames and glow have disappeared from my fake fire.Still heats but no longer looks cheery.
It might just be a blown bulb.
Michael V said:
Ian said:
Woodie’s wood
That’s a fair lump to blow down. Was it diseased, lightning struck or termite-ridden?
In any case, it’s potentially a nice lot of firewood.
Very old and lightning struck, ya.
It lost a lower branch a couple of years ago.. about 1.5 m diameter
transition said:
larry looking in checking how everyone is going, seeing if the arrow of time is the same for everyone
I can see Larry has a lot on his mind.
Ian said:
Michael V said:
Ian said:
Woodie’s wood
That’s a fair lump to blow down. Was it diseased, lightning struck or termite-ridden?
In any case, it’s potentially a nice lot of firewood.
Very old and lightning struck, ya.
It lost a lower branch a couple of years ago.. about 1.5 m diameter
Lightning-struck. Bugger. Generally not great for firewood.
Ian said:
Michael V said:
Ian said:
Woodie’s wood
That’s a fair lump to blow down. Was it diseased, lightning struck or termite-ridden?
In any case, it’s potentially a nice lot of firewood.
Very old and lightning struck, ya.
It lost a lower branch a couple of years ago.. about 1.5 m diameter
Was anybody there to hear it?
Michael V said:
Ian said:
Michael V said:That’s a fair lump to blow down. Was it diseased, lightning struck or termite-ridden?
In any case, it’s potentially a nice lot of firewood.
Very old and lightning struck, ya.
It lost a lower branch a couple of years ago.. about 1.5 m diameter
Lightning-struck. Bugger. Generally not great for firewood.
I think that is a myth. I can’t think of any reason it wouldn’t behave just the same as any other wood.
Going to watch an episode of Surreal Estate now.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
Ian said:Very old and lightning struck, ya.
It lost a lower branch a couple of years ago.. about 1.5 m diameter
Lightning-struck. Bugger. Generally not great for firewood.
I think that is a myth. I can’t think of any reason it wouldn’t behave just the same as any other wood.
Good point.. I’ve never had trouble with it.
I’m only assuming it’s lightning struck by the look of the tree. (Before it fell)
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:Then we are truly fucked.
Why?
We will become beholden to a small clique of foreigners who control this technology. Not great for humanity.
Control how? There will be no restriction on the free manufacturing by any nation of these machines nor a monopoly on AI technology.
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Why?
We will become beholden to a small clique of foreigners who control this technology. Not great for humanity.
Control how? There will be no restriction on the free manufacturing by any nation of these machines nor a monopoly on AI technology.
Huh? AI relies upon super sophisticated microchip technology. They don’t grow on trees. The number of countries, and companies, that can make and supply them is very limited. I can’t see them ever getting to the stage of free manufacturing by any nation. It will be a tightly controlled sector, a weaponised instrument of geopolitics and national security.
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:We will become beholden to a small clique of foreigners who control this technology. Not great for humanity.
Control how? There will be no restriction on the free manufacturing by any nation of these machines nor a monopoly on AI technology.
Huh? AI relies upon super sophisticated microchip technology. They don’t grow on trees. The number of countries, and companies, that can make and supply them is very limited. I can’t see them ever getting to the stage of free manufacturing by any nation. It will be a tightly controlled sector, a weaponised instrument of geopolitics and national security.
And here was me thinking ordinary computers can run AI…
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Control how? There will be no restriction on the free manufacturing by any nation of these machines nor a monopoly on AI technology.
Huh? AI relies upon super sophisticated microchip technology. They don’t grow on trees. The number of countries, and companies, that can make and supply them is very limited. I can’t see them ever getting to the stage of free manufacturing by any nation. It will be a tightly controlled sector, a weaponised instrument of geopolitics and national security.
And here was me thinking ordinary computers can run AI…
They can, of course. Party_pants is presumably referring to the new generation of NPU computers. These are likely to become widely available.
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:We will become beholden to a small clique of foreigners who control this technology. Not great for humanity.
Control how? There will be no restriction on the free manufacturing by any nation of these machines nor a monopoly on AI technology.
Huh? AI relies upon super sophisticated microchip technology. They don’t grow on trees. The number of countries, and companies, that can make and supply them is very limited. I can’t see them ever getting to the stage of free manufacturing by any nation. It will be a tightly controlled sector, a weaponised instrument of geopolitics and national security.
I disagree.
Currently AI is a mixture of propriety and open source resources, like most computer stuff, and will remain so.
I run some open source AI on my own pooter, which isn’t super-dooper. Obviously the hardware of the next generation of machines will be further optimised for AI.
Bubblecar said:
Currently AI is a mixture of propriety and open source resources, like most computer stuff, and will remain so.I run some open source AI on my own pooter, which isn’t super-dooper. Obviously the hardware of the next generation of machines will be further optimised for AI.
Um, propriety = proprietary :)
Bubblecar said:
Obviously the hardware of the next generation of machines will be further optimised for AI.
Yes, but who will make it?
US brands like AMD, Intel, nVidia, or a handful of Chinese brands? The options are pretty limited for the hardware.
Tau.Neutrino said:
See SpaceX Starship lift off from beneath in launch mount view
cook ya sausages under that
I guess it was inevitable. 
roughbarked said:
I guess it was inevitable.
I sharpened a chainsaw, then whippered, whippered with a whipper, not the chainsaw
it’s international day of explicitness, where all that is ordinarily assumed and conveyed in utterances and assembled alphabet instead is stated explicit explicitly, all subtle inference is forbade, all inference if forbade, it has to all be said, all be stated in full, the propositional content of utterances will be complete, absolutely complete
and coffee landed, fortunate you may think because I find it hard to drink a coffee and type simultaneously at the same time, not impossible just difficult, don’t encourage me
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
I guess it was inevitable.
Heh.
roughbarked said:
I guess it was inevitable.
Why don’t they just all go home. I’m sure there’s something to watch on tele instead.
roughbarked said:
I guess it was inevitable.
Everybody on this continent is an immigrant or descended from immigrants. Even the Aborigines.
transition said:
I sharpened a chainsaw, then whippered, whippered with a whipper, not the chainsawit’s international day of explicitness, where all that is ordinarily assumed and conveyed in utterances and assembled alphabet instead is stated explicit explicitly, all subtle inference is forbade, all inference if forbade, it has to all be said, all be stated in full, the propositional content of utterances will be complete, absolutely complete
and coffee landed, fortunate you may think because I find it hard to drink a coffee and type simultaneously at the same time, not impossible just difficult, don’t encourage me
I’m explicitly off to watch some more odd Supermarionation, to wit, another episode of The Secret Service.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
Ian said:Very old and lightning struck, ya.
It lost a lower branch a couple of years ago.. about 1.5 m diameter
Lightning-struck. Bugger. Generally not great for firewood.
I think that is a myth. I can’t think of any reason it wouldn’t behave just the same as any other wood.
I think the burnable volatiles evaporate.
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
I guess it was inevitable.
Why don’t they just all go home. I’m sure there’s something to watch on tele instead.
I was attemoting to argue with weeds untl my knee said stop.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:I guess it was inevitable.
Everybody on this continent is an immigrant or descended from immigrants. Even the Aborigines.
indubitably
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:I guess it was inevitable.
Everybody on this continent is an immigrant or descended from immigrants. Even the Aborigines.
Someone should remind these moaners:
Over 40% of Registered Nurses and over half of Australia’s doctors were born overseas, with specific figures showing over 40% of Registered Nurses and Aged and Disabled Carers born overseas, and over 50% of doctors being foreign-born.
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:I guess it was inevitable.
Everybody on this continent is an immigrant or descended from immigrants. Even the Aborigines.
Someone should remind these moaners:
Over 40% of Registered Nurses and over half of Australia’s doctors were born overseas, with specific figures showing over 40% of Registered Nurses and Aged and Disabled Carers born overseas, and over 50% of doctors being foreign-born.
Foreigners……………not there’s anything wrong with that………………….but, you know.
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:I guess it was inevitable.
Everybody on this continent is an immigrant or descended from immigrants. Even the Aborigines.
Someone should remind these moaners:
Over 40% of Registered Nurses and over half of Australia’s doctors were born overseas, with specific figures showing over 40% of Registered Nurses and Aged and Disabled Carers born overseas, and over 50% of doctors being foreign-born.
Yes. Each hospital stay I’ve had these numbers would be about right.
Just got an interesting phone call.
“Hello, this is <mumble> from <mumble>, returning our call as you requested the other day.”
“I don’t remember requesting a call back from anyone. When was the call?”
“I’ll have a look <pause> Wednesday.”
“Interesting. What time?”
“What?”
“What time was the call?”
“I’ll have a look <pause> 2pm on Wednesday.”
“Well, that’s interesting. At 2pm on Wednesday I was in Melbourne and my phone was at home (country Victoria). How did this call take place?”
“Oh, I’m sorry, we must have the wrong details. Sorry to trouble you.”
Caller (who had a thick accent, though I couldn’t place it) was obviously in a call centre.
Two-billion-year oxygen transformation on Earth unveiled
How Earth’s atmosphere transformed from oxygen-poor to oxygen-rich over a span of about two billion years has been revealed
More…
btm said:
Just got an interesting phone call.“Hello, this is <mumble> from <mumble>, returning our call as you requested the other day.”
“I don’t remember requesting a call back from anyone. When was the call?”
“I’ll have a look <pause> Wednesday.”
“Interesting. What time?”
“What?”
“What time was the call?”
“I’ll have a look <pause> 2pm on Wednesday.”
“Well, that’s interesting. At 2pm on Wednesday I was in Melbourne and my phone was at home (country Victoria). How did this call take place?”
“Oh, I’m sorry, we must have the wrong details. Sorry to trouble you.”Caller (who had a thick accent, though I couldn’t place it) was obviously in a call centre.
Weird.
Michael V said:
btm said:
Just got an interesting phone call.“Hello, this is <mumble> from <mumble>, returning our call as you requested the other day.”
“I don’t remember requesting a call back from anyone. When was the call?”
“I’ll have a look <pause> Wednesday.”
“Interesting. What time?”
“What?”
“What time was the call?”
“I’ll have a look <pause> 2pm on Wednesday.”
“Well, that’s interesting. At 2pm on Wednesday I was in Melbourne and my phone was at home (country Victoria). How did this call take place?”
“Oh, I’m sorry, we must have the wrong details. Sorry to trouble you.”Caller (who had a thick accent, though I couldn’t place it) was obviously in a call centre.
Weird.
That’s the other thing my sister was going on about, that Telstra have fired all their call centre staff and replaced with AI.
I joked that must be why my super fund is so incompetent, it’s all AI.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
btm said:
Just got an interesting phone call.“Hello, this is <mumble> from <mumble>, returning our call as you requested the other day.”
“I don’t remember requesting a call back from anyone. When was the call?”
“I’ll have a look <pause> Wednesday.”
“Interesting. What time?”
“What?”
“What time was the call?”
“I’ll have a look <pause> 2pm on Wednesday.”
“Well, that’s interesting. At 2pm on Wednesday I was in Melbourne and my phone was at home (country Victoria). How did this call take place?”
“Oh, I’m sorry, we must have the wrong details. Sorry to trouble you.”Caller (who had a thick accent, though I couldn’t place it) was obviously in a call centre.
Weird.
That’s the other thing my sister was going on about, that Telstra have fired all their call centre staff and replaced with AI.
I joked that must be why my super fund is so incompetent, it’s all AI.
Why is that a joke? It’s probably true.
Poor young Beervater, who we lost to covid, would have found this interesting:
Why the foam on Belgian beers lasts so long
https://phys.org/news/2025-08-foam-belgian-beers.html
In this study, the materials scientists showed that Belgian beers that have been triple fermented have the most stable foam, followed by double fermented beers. The head is least stable in single fermented lager beers.
Triple-fermented beers include Trappist beers, a specialty of the eponymous monastic order. A beer from a large Swiss brewery was also among the lager beers the ETH researchers examined. “There is still room for improvement—we are happy to help,” says Vermant.
To date, researchers assumed that the stability of beer foam depended primarily on protein-rich layers on the surface of the bubbles (see ETH News): proteins come from barley malt and influence surface viscosity, i.e. the stickiness of the surface, and the surface tension.
Surface stress instead of viscosity
The new experiments, however, show that the decisive mechanism is more complex and depends significantly on the type of beer. In single-fermentation lager beers, surface viscosity is the decisive factor. This is influenced by the proteins present in the beer: the more proteins the beer contains, the more viscous the film around the bubbles becomes and the more stable the foam will be.
More at link.
If there is such a thing that is a tenth dan black belt in eating Vegimite toasties……. Bow to the master. ;-)
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
I guess it was inevitable.
Why don’t they just all go home. I’m sure there’s something to watch on tele instead.
Go Back Where They Came From ¡
Got a ban on Reddit so I can’t create a new thread anywhere.
I requested a review and it was denied, but no reason given. I have absolutely no idea what they are upset about.
SCIENCE said:
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
I guess it was inevitable.
Why don’t they just all go home. I’m sure there’s something to watch on tele instead.
Go Back Where They Came From ¡
This creep is their hero:
SCIENCE said:
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
I guess it was inevitable.
Why don’t they just all go home. I’m sure there’s something to watch on tele instead.
Go Back Where They Came From ¡
The weather let us down.
Nothing is so effective at discouraging/dispersing gatherings of people as is a good shower of rain.
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:I guess it was inevitable.
Everybody on this continent is an immigrant or descended from immigrants. Even the Aborigines.
Someone should remind these moaners:
Over 40% of Registered Nurses and over half of Australia’s doctors were born overseas, with specific figures showing over 40% of Registered Nurses and Aged and Disabled Carers born overseas, and over 50% of doctors being foreign-born.
so these anti migrant geniuses are actually the good guys making sure the source countries have enough health care workers staying around
Spiny Norman said:
Got a ban on Reddit so I can’t create a new thread anywhere.
I requested a review and it was denied, but no reason given. I have absolutely no idea what they are upset about.
Good one
From my Houston sister’s Facebook – something to do with souvenir teaspoons.
buffy said:
From my Houston sister’s Facebook – something to do with souvenir teaspoons.
Oh i like that
SCIENCE said:
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:Everybody on this continent is an immigrant or descended from immigrants. Even the Aborigines.
Someone should remind these moaners:
Over 40% of Registered Nurses and over half of Australia’s doctors were born overseas, with specific figures showing over 40% of Registered Nurses and Aged and Disabled Carers born overseas, and over 50% of doctors being foreign-born.
so these anti migrant geniuses are actually the good guys making sure the source countries have enough health care workers staying around
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
Got a ban on Reddit so I can’t create a new thread anywhere.
I requested a review and it was denied, but no reason given. I have absolutely no idea what they are upset about.
Good one
I got banned from Facebook because some Chinese kid got annoyed.
He talked a lot of twaddle about a variety of subjects, and, with logic, references and in a reasonable way,, i was able to demonstrate that, on some of those subjects, it was, indeed, twaddle that he was talking.
Next thing i know, he’s reported me to Facebook for ‘racist abuse’, and i’m banned.
I asked Facebook if they’d reviewed the exchanges between us, and if they could please show me the instances of ‘racist abuse’.
Never got a reply, and i’m still banned.
Under my own name, that is, i have several Facebook accounts under pseudonyms.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Bobby_Dunbar
This story is kind of messed up
A segment on Fox Footie is all about womens Rugby League, it’s called Having a Crack.
Peak Warming Man said:
A segment on Fox Footie is all about womens Rugby League, it’s called Having a Crack.
Best to let that one go through to the wicketkeeper.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
A segment on Fox Footie is all about womens Rugby League, it’s called Having a Crack.
Best to let that one go through to the wicketkeeper.
4 byes
… the keeper let it go too :)
dv said:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Bobby_DunbarThis story is kind of messed up
I suppose in those days there was a lot of home births, but you think the kids would still be registered with a government department.
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
Got a ban on Reddit so I can’t create a new thread anywhere.
I requested a review and it was denied, but no reason given. I have absolutely no idea what they are upset about.
Good one
I got banned from Facebook because some Chinese kid got annoyed.
He talked a lot of twaddle about a variety of subjects, and, with logic, references and in a reasonable way,, i was able to demonstrate that, on some of those subjects, it was, indeed, twaddle that he was talking.
Next thing i know, he’s reported me to Facebook for ‘racist abuse’, and i’m banned.
I asked Facebook if they’d reviewed the exchanges between us, and if they could please show me the instances of ‘racist abuse’.
Never got a reply, and i’m still banned.
Under my own name, that is, i have several Facebook accounts under pseudonyms.
And why would anyone need to have multiple pseudonymous accounts on Facebook of all places?
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:Good one
I got banned from Facebook because some Chinese kid got annoyed.
He talked a lot of twaddle about a variety of subjects, and, with logic, references and in a reasonable way,, i was able to demonstrate that, on some of those subjects, it was, indeed, twaddle that he was talking.
Next thing i know, he’s reported me to Facebook for ‘racist abuse’, and i’m banned.
I asked Facebook if they’d reviewed the exchanges between us, and if they could please show me the instances of ‘racist abuse’.
Never got a reply, and i’m still banned.
Under my own name, that is, i have several Facebook accounts under pseudonyms.
And why would anyone need to have multiple pseudonymous accounts on Facebook of all places?
Because, sometimes, you may feel a need to respond to someone who’s talking twaddle, and to demonstrate that they’re talking twaddle, and you don’t know how that’s going to end up.
After i had petitioned the then-head of Facebook customer relations (Sheryl Somebody-or-Other) about my banning, i did use one Facebook account to create a web-page titled ‘Sheryl Somebody-or-Other Is A Clown’, so that was a use for one of them.
captain_spalding said:
After i had petitioned the then-head of Facebook customer relations (Sheryl Somebody-or-Other) about my banning, i did use one Facebook account to create a web-page titled ‘Sheryl Somebody-or-Other Is A Clown’, so that was a use for one of them.
Actually, that was a Facebook page.
captain_spalding said:
captain_spalding said:
After i had petitioned the then-head of Facebook customer relations (Sheryl Somebody-or-Other) about my banning, i did use one Facebook account to create a web-page titled ‘Sheryl Somebody-or-Other Is A Clown’, so that was a use for one of them.
Actually, that was a Facebook page.
I’ve only ever been banned by the ABC.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
captain_spalding said:
After i had petitioned the then-head of Facebook customer relations (Sheryl Somebody-or-Other) about my banning, i did use one Facebook account to create a web-page titled ‘Sheryl Somebody-or-Other Is A Clown’, so that was a use for one of them.
Actually, that was a Facebook page.
I’ve only ever been banned by the ABC.
Did you ‘obtain satisfaction’ from them?
Far be it from me to provide unsolicited commentary on what other people do for recreation but this seems an odd way to spend one’s valuable time.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:Actually, that was a Facebook page.
I’ve only ever been banned by the ABC.
Did you ‘obtain satisfaction’ from them?
I think most posters were banned at some point, except for the dogooder dobers, shakes fist
Witty Rejoinder said:
Far be it from me to provide unsolicited commentary on what other people do for recreation but this seems an odd way to spend one’s valuable time.
we mean people could post on a refugee Forum instead
captain_spalding said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:I got banned from Facebook because some Chinese kid got annoyed.
He talked a lot of twaddle about a variety of subjects, and, with logic, references and in a reasonable way,, i was able to demonstrate that, on some of those subjects, it was, indeed, twaddle that he was talking.
Next thing i know, he’s reported me to Facebook for ‘racist abuse’, and i’m banned.
I asked Facebook if they’d reviewed the exchanges between us, and if they could please show me the instances of ‘racist abuse’.
Never got a reply, and i’m still banned.
Under my own name, that is, i have several Facebook accounts under pseudonyms.
And why would anyone need to have multiple pseudonymous accounts on Facebook of all places?
Because, sometimes, you may feel a need to respond to someone who’s talking twaddle, and to demonstrate that they’re talking twaddle, and you don’t know how that’s going to end up.
And, also, someones one’s own name may be a bit obvious, as in there’s not many of us with this particular surname around, so pseudonyms are the way to go.
SCIENCE said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Far be it from me to provide unsolicited commentary on what other people do for recreation but this seems an odd way to spend one’s valuable time.
we mean people could post on a refugee Forum instead
Nah, it’ll never take off.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Bobby_Dunbar
This story is kind of messed up
I suppose in those days there was a lot of home births, but you think the kids would still be registered with a government department.
still
her findings had sown discord within her own family, as the majority of her grandfather’s children and grandchildren considered themselves to be members of the Dunbar family, cherished their existing familial relationships, and were resentful of Cutright, both for having delved into the matter and for bringing it back into the public eye
what’s wrong with being a mixed family with twice as much 爱 are these people never content with what they have
Witty Rejoinder said:
Far be it from me to provide unsolicited commentary on what other people do for recreation but this seems an odd way to spend one’s valuable time.
Well, i haven’t looked at Facebook in a very long time now, and if i hadn’t been doing that, i might have been doing something quite acrimonious, and even felonious.
AussieDJ said:
captain_spalding said:
Witty Rejoinder said:And why would anyone need to have multiple pseudonymous accounts on Facebook of all places?
Because, sometimes, you may feel a need to respond to someone who’s talking twaddle, and to demonstrate that they’re talking twaddle, and you don’t know how that’s going to end up.
And, also, someones one’s own name may be a bit obvious, as in there’s not many of us with this particular surname around, so pseudonyms are the way to go.
Seems to me that there’s a danger that posting commentary anonymously for fear of repercussions is not far removed from using obscurity to voice some of the worst toxicity to be found on the net.
Personally if I’m not prepared to put my name to something there’s a chance I shouldn’t be saying it in the first place.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Far be it from me to provide unsolicited commentary on what other people do for recreation but this seems an odd way to spend one’s valuable time.
wait, what specifically?
roughbarked said:
Morning. Sunday QuizOne guess was wrong,
I got 40/50
The first seven were right … thought I was going to ace it.
dv said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Far be it from me to provide unsolicited commentary on what other people do for recreation but this seems an odd way to spend one’s valuable time.
wait, what specifically?
Debating random interlocutors on Facebook. I consider that to be more suited to Twitter, Reddit or Quora or the commentary pages of media organisations. And going to the effort of doing so using a Facebook pseudonym? I’ve got better things to do with my time.
Witty Rejoinder said:
dv said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Far be it from me to provide unsolicited commentary on what other people do for recreation but this seems an odd way to spend one’s valuable time.
wait, what specifically?
Debating random interlocutors on Facebook. I consider that to be more suited to Twitter, Reddit or Quora or the commentary pages of media organisations. And going to the effort of doing so using a Facebook pseudonym? I’ve got better things to do with my time.
Yeah, the only place I debate random interlocuters is here.
Oh, and Eng-Tips sometimes.
Witty Rejoinder said:
dv said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Far be it from me to provide unsolicited commentary on what other people do for recreation but this seems an odd way to spend one’s valuable time.
wait, what specifically?
Debating random interlocutors on Facebook. I consider that to be more suited to Twitter, Reddit or Quora or the commentary pages of media organisations. And going to the effort of doing so using a Facebook pseudonym? I’ve got better things to do with my time.
And even if I consider it more suited to the aforementioned sites doesn’t mean I engage in that either. Generally I am decidedly of the persuasion that there are very many people who are wrong on the internet and it serves me no purpose to try convince any of them otherwise.
Witty Rejoinder said:
AussieDJ said:
captain_spalding said:Because, sometimes, you may feel a need to respond to someone who’s talking twaddle, and to demonstrate that they’re talking twaddle, and you don’t know how that’s going to end up.
And, also, someones one’s own name may be a bit obvious, as in there’s not many of us with this particular surname around, so pseudonyms are the way to go.
Seems to me that there’s a danger that posting commentary anonymously for fear of repercussions is not far removed from using obscurity to voice some of the worst toxicity to be found on the net.
Personally if I’m not prepared to put my name to something there’s a chance I shouldn’t be saying it in the first place.
Who wouldda thunk witty is the voice of reason.
WTF is wrong with this guy’s head?
https://www.theage.com.au/world/oceania/notorious-nz-fugitive-and-child-caught-on-cctv-after-four-years-on-the-run-20250829-p5mqsq.html
Witty Rejoinder said:
WTF is wrong with this guy’s head?
https://www.theage.com.au/world/oceania/notorious-nz-fugitive-and-child-caught-on-cctv-after-four-years-on-the-run-20250829-p5mqsq.html
His head is fine… his face is too small.
I don’t think too many people were at the anti immigration rally today in Perth… but in any case it was pretty quiet all round…. Not like Melbourne (who, to be fair, are pretty great at organising protests). Perth just kind of looked like the parents at a school sport carnival.
Arts said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
AussieDJ said:And, also, someones one’s own name may be a bit obvious, as in there’s not many of us with this particular surname around, so pseudonyms are the way to go.
Seems to me that there’s a danger that posting commentary anonymously for fear of repercussions is not far removed from using obscurity to voice some of the worst toxicity to be found on the net.
Personally if I’m not prepared to put my name to something there’s a chance I shouldn’t be saying it in the first place.
Who wouldda thunk witty is the voice of reason.
What days we live in.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
dv said:wait, what specifically?
Debating random interlocutors on Facebook. I consider that to be more suited to Twitter, Reddit or Quora or the commentary pages of media organisations. And going to the effort of doing so using a Facebook pseudonym? I’ve got better things to do with my time.
Yeah, the only place I debate random interlocuters is here.
Oh, and Eng-Tips sometimes.
I find things are surprisingly sane on Reddit.
Arts said:
I don’t think too many people were at the anti immigration rally today in Perth… but in any case it was pretty quiet all round…. Not like Melbourne (who, to be fair, are pretty great at organising protests). Perth just kind of looked like the parents at a school sport carnival.
I didn’t bother going. I was waiting for the washing machine to do two full loads.
party_pants said:
Arts said:
I don’t think too many people were at the anti immigration rally today in Perth… but in any case it was pretty quiet all round…. Not like Melbourne (who, to be fair, are pretty great at organising protests). Perth just kind of looked like the parents at a school sport carnival.I didn’t bother going. I was waiting for the washing machine to do two full loads.
I didn’t go either, I was at the zoo today… but I heard things
Witty Rejoinder said:
WTF is wrong with this guy’s head?
https://www.theage.com.au/world/oceania/notorious-nz-fugitive-and-child-caught-on-cctv-after-four-years-on-the-run-20250829-p5mqsq.html
We need a resident Phrenologist.
Arts said:
party_pants said:
Arts said:
I don’t think too many people were at the anti immigration rally today in Perth… but in any case it was pretty quiet all round…. Not like Melbourne (who, to be fair, are pretty great at organising protests). Perth just kind of looked like the parents at a school sport carnival.I didn’t bother going. I was waiting for the washing machine to do two full loads.
I didn’t go either, I was at the zoo today… but I heard things
I didn’t go either. I was at the hospital after I’d chopped off the end of my finger…
Witty Rejoinder said:
WTF is wrong with this guy’s head?
https://www.theage.com.au/world/oceania/notorious-nz-fugitive-and-child-caught-on-cctv-after-four-years-on-the-run-20250829-p5mqsq.html
“Caught on CCTV” I’d say he was near the edges of a fisheye lens.
becklefreckle said:
Arts said:
party_pants said:I didn’t bother going. I was waiting for the washing machine to do two full loads.
I didn’t go either, I was at the zoo today… but I heard things
I didn’t go either. I was at the hospital after I’d chopped off the end of my finger…
ouch!
i hope you are OK
you’ve got a phren in me
becklefreckle said:
Arts said:
party_pants said:I didn’t bother going. I was waiting for the washing machine to do two full loads.
I didn’t go either, I was at the zoo today… but I heard things
I didn’t go either. I was at the hospital after I’d chopped off the end of my finger…
“ I was at the hospital after I’d chopped off the end of my finger…”
There’s a phrase that you don’t hear every day.
How’s things going for you now?
buffy said:
From my Houston sister’s Facebook – something to do with souvenir teaspoons.
Nickel rash!!
Though it is nice. The necklace, not the cheap metals allergy.
becklefreckle said:
Arts said:
party_pants said:I didn’t bother going. I was waiting for the washing machine to do two full loads.
I didn’t go either, I was at the zoo today… but I heard things
I didn’t go either. I was at the hospital after I’d chopped off the end of my finger…
which finger?
Arts said:
I don’t think too many people were at the anti immigration rally today in Perth… but in any case it was pretty quiet all round…. Not like Melbourne (who, to be fair, are pretty great at organising protests). Perth just kind of looked like the parents at a school sport carnival.
but it is all team sports anyway after all
Witty Rejoinder said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
dv said:
wait, what specifically?
Debating random interlocutors on Facebook. I consider that to be more suited to Twitter, Reddit or Quora or the commentary pages of media organisations. And going to the effort of doing so using a Facebook pseudonym? I’ve got better things to do with my time.
And even if I consider it more suited to the aforementioned sites doesn’t mean I engage in that either. Generally I am decidedly of the persuasion that there are very many people who are wrong on the internet and it serves me no purpose to try convince any of them otherwise.
what if they’re also wrong off the internet
becklefreckle said:
Arts said:
party_pants said:I didn’t bother going. I was waiting for the washing machine to do two full loads.
I didn’t go either, I was at the zoo today… but I heard things
I didn’t go either. I was at the hospital after I’d chopped off the end of my finger…
That’s one way to get out of going.
Morning. One degree, no wind, no rain, 100% r/h. Weeding mowing pruning..
sung to the BCFing ad jingle.
ordered something on Saturday afternoon. Could pay an extra $12 for delivery Monday, or free shipping for delivery Tuesday. Chose free shipping.
Package is onboard for delivery and is expected between 11am-1pm today.
Good morning everybody.
Currently: calm to gusty light breezes, mostly cloudy, 17.0° C and 68 % RH. A few showers overnight. Today’s forecast: 21° C and more showers.
Off to Gympie at 9 am: Dental Hygienist, Bunnings, Woolies, Lincraft.
I stokes the fires, makes breakfast, scullery maids and kitchen staff all sleeps in, big party seems to have been, wine bottles everywhere, drunk people passes out in the hallway, chooks in the kitchen on the table, glimpsed some nakedness, sees a chimp running around with lady underwear on, horror story of moral abandon and debauchery by the looks, even the butler seems to have socially degenerated
i’m here to bring some order back to the world, reassert the the social hierarchy, elevate properness, not let runaway equality send everything to hell
so ends this morning’ typing practice, some alphabet arranged
Victorian government condemns far-right attack on Camp Sovereignty after anti-immigration rally
This is fast becoming a country I’m ashamed of. It doesn’t seem right to see these thugs allowed to be outside of a small room inside a big gaol.
captain_spalding said:
becklefreckle said:
Arts said:I didn’t go either, I was at the zoo today… but I heard things
I didn’t go either. I was at the hospital after I’d chopped off the end of my finger…
“ I was at the hospital after I’d chopped off the end of my finger…”
There’s a phrase that you don’t hear every day.
How’s things going for you now?
I’m OK, luckily I didn’t get the bone. Had surgery today to tidy up the end. The local is wearing off now so I may need to recourse to the pain killers…
Sorry Arts: index finger, right hand. Lucky also that I’m mostly left handed.
becklefreckle said:
captain_spalding said:
becklefreckle said:I didn’t go either. I was at the hospital after I’d chopped off the end of my finger…
“ I was at the hospital after I’d chopped off the end of my finger…”
There’s a phrase that you don’t hear every day.
How’s things going for you now?
I’m OK, luckily I didn’t get the bone. Had surgery today to tidy up the end. The local is wearing off now so I may need to recourse to the pain killers…
Oh goodness. That’s not fun.
Hope you heal nicely and quickly. Hugs
becklefreckle said:
Sorry Arts: index finger, right hand. Lucky also that I’m mostly left handed.
becklefreckle said:
Sorry Arts: index finger, right hand. Lucky also that I’m mostly left handed.
Will you ever play the piano again?
Boris said:
becklefreckle said:
Sorry Arts: index finger, right hand. Lucky also that I’m mostly left handed.
Hi five! Sorry, hi four…
Mine was a table saw, what was yours?
becklefreckle said:
Boris said:
becklefreckle said:
Sorry Arts: index finger, right hand. Lucky also that I’m mostly left handed.
Hi five! Sorry, hi four…
Mine was a table saw, what was yours?
After the two important questions I asked this was my next one… so cheers for preemptive responding.
Police believe that Dezi freeman is being helped…. This is why we need criminologists.
Arts said:
Police believe that Dezi freeman is being helped…. This is why we need criminologists.
to help the police?
becklefreckle said:
Boris said:
becklefreckle said:
Sorry Arts: index finger, right hand. Lucky also that I’m mostly left handed.
Hi five! Sorry, hi four…
Mine was a table saw, what was yours?
Dewalt radial arm saw. 300mm carbide tipped blade. finger tip landed a couple of metres behind me.
party_pants said:
Arts said:
Police believe that Dezi freeman is being helped…. This is why we need criminologists.
to help the police?
no, Dezi.
becklefreckle said:
captain_spalding said:
becklefreckle said:I didn’t go either. I was at the hospital after I’d chopped off the end of my finger…
“ I was at the hospital after I’d chopped off the end of my finger…”
There’s a phrase that you don’t hear every day.
How’s things going for you now?
I’m OK, luckily I didn’t get the bone. Had surgery today to tidy up the end. The local is wearing off now so I may need to recourse to the pain killers…
Hope they gave you some opiates.
They are the bomb.
Pity we can’t take them on a long-term basis.
Boris said:
party_pants said:
Arts said:
Police believe that Dezi freeman is being helped…. This is why we need criminologists.
to help the police?
no, Dezi.
He seems to be doing OK so far in the hide and seek.
Arts said:
becklefreckle said:
Sorry Arts: index finger, right hand. Lucky also that I’m mostly left handed.
Will you ever play the piano again?
I do it rarely enough now :-). But yes I plan to pound the keys with it again some day. It was but a scratch.
Apologies to the squeamish… don’t look.
captain_spalding said:
becklefreckle said:
captain_spalding said:“ I was at the hospital after I’d chopped off the end of my finger…”
There’s a phrase that you don’t hear every day.
How’s things going for you now?
I’m OK, luckily I didn’t get the bone. Had surgery today to tidy up the end. The local is wearing off now so I may need to recourse to the pain killers…
Hope they gave you some opiates.
They are the bomb.
Pity we can’t take them on a long-term basis.
I dunno… I’ve watched Dopesick. I’m wary enough about taking the few they’ve given me. But I do need them – fingers really know how to complain to the manager!
Boris said:
becklefreckle said:
Boris said:
Hi five! Sorry, hi four…
Mine was a table saw, what was yours?
Dewalt radial arm saw. 300mm carbide tipped blade. finger tip landed a couple of metres behind me.
My dad’s cousin was working on a farm, using a large power saw (band saw or circulare saw, i forget which).
He was feeding bits of timber through it, and sort of zoned out.
Was ‘re-awakened’ by the squawking of a duck as it gobbled something down.
At that point, he discovered that he was missing an index finger.
Boris said:
becklefreckle said:
Boris said:
Hi five! Sorry, hi four…
Mine was a table saw, what was yours?
Dewalt radial arm saw. 300mm carbide tipped blade. finger tip landed a couple of metres behind me.
My dad’s cousin was working on a farm, using a large power saw (band saw or circulare saw, i forget which).
He was feeding bits of timber through it, and sort of zoned out.
Was ‘re-awakened’ by the squawking of a duck as it gobbled something down.
At that point, he discovered that he was missing an index finger.
becklefreckle said:
captain_spalding said:
becklefreckle said:I’m OK, luckily I didn’t get the bone. Had surgery today to tidy up the end. The local is wearing off now so I may need to recourse to the pain killers…
Hope they gave you some opiates.
They are the bomb.
Pity we can’t take them on a long-term basis.
I dunno… I’ve watched Dopesick. I’m wary enough about taking the few they’ve given me. But I do need them – fingers really know how to complain to the manager!
Take the pills, as directed.
They were given to you for a reason.
becklefreckle said:
Arts said:
becklefreckle said:
Sorry Arts: index finger, right hand. Lucky also that I’m mostly left handed.
Will you ever play the piano again?
I do it rarely enough now :-). But yes I plan to pound the keys with it again some day. It was but a scratch.
Apologies to the squeamish… don’t look.
That’ll buff right out.
captain_spalding said:
Boris said:
becklefreckle said:Hi five! Sorry, hi four…
Mine was a table saw, what was yours?
Dewalt radial arm saw. 300mm carbide tipped blade. finger tip landed a couple of metres behind me.
My dad’s cousin was working on a farm, using a large power saw (band saw or circulare saw, i forget which).
He was feeding bits of timber through it, and sort of zoned out.
Was ‘re-awakened’ by the squawking of a duck as it gobbled something down.
At that point, he discovered that he was missing an index finger.
That’s some serious zoning out!
Apparently I was one of seven weekend warriors being treated today for finger injuries. Does it make me feel like less of a wombat? Not really.
becklefreckle said:
captain_spalding said:
becklefreckle said:I’m OK, luckily I didn’t get the bone. Had surgery today to tidy up the end. The local is wearing off now so I may need to recourse to the pain killers…
Hope they gave you some opiates.
They are the bomb.
Pity we can’t take them on a long-term basis.
I dunno… I’ve watched Dopesick. I’m wary enough about taking the few they’ve given me. But I do need them – fingers really know how to complain to the manager!
Mine hardly hurt mainly because I cut more off than you so got rid of those sensitive finger tip nerves.
captain_spalding said:
becklefreckle said:
captain_spalding said:Hope they gave you some opiates.
They are the bomb.
Pity we can’t take them on a long-term basis.
I dunno… I’ve watched Dopesick. I’m wary enough about taking the few they’ve given me. But I do need them – fingers really know how to complain to the manager!
Take the pills, as directed.
They were given to you for a reason.
Last Wednesday I was given 5mg of morphine.. and it fucked me up for days.
Arts said:
Last Wednesday I was given 5mg of morphine.. and it fucked me up for days.
Intravenous, oral, intramuscular injection, or subcutaneous injection?
Dupuytren contracture scar. seeing as we’re on the guesome tonight.
Boris said:
Dupuytren contracture scar. seeing as we’re on the guesome tonight.
I won’t show my circumcision scar so fear not.
Boris said:
Dupuytren contracture scar. seeing as we’re on the guesome tonight.
A remnder to never get on the bad side of Zorro.
captain_spalding said:
Boris said:
Dupuytren contracture scar. seeing as we’re on the guesome tonight.
A remnder to never get on the bad side of Zorro.
Yes, that was my thought when I first saw it.
Well this toy is a bit different.
captain_spalding said:
Boris said:
becklefreckle said:Hi five! Sorry, hi four…
Mine was a table saw, what was yours?
Dewalt radial arm saw. 300mm carbide tipped blade. finger tip landed a couple of metres behind me.
My dad’s cousin was working on a farm, using a large power saw (band saw or circulare saw, i forget which).
He was feeding bits of timber through it, and sort of zoned out.
Was ‘re-awakened’ by the squawking of a duck as it gobbled something down.
At that point, he discovered that he was missing an index finger.
In my youth I had a holiday job working for an undertaker, making coffins.
There was one old fellow there who’d lost two fingers on one of the saws, and at the same time, had a heart attack.
But on recovery he returned, working at the same machines.
>“People know the whereabouts of the person who has killed two cops,” he said.
Well I certainly don’t.
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:Last Wednesday I was given 5mg of morphine.. and it fucked me up for days.
Intravenous, oral, intramuscular injection, or subcutaneous injection?
Doesn’t really matter, i suppose.
5mg is the kind of dose that i would have expected to cause you to take up residence in the half-dream room for a good few hours, but everyone’s different, and responses to medications can be expected, but never predicted in a totally accurate way.
There was an Australian TV series in the ’90s, ‘Medevac’ (on Ch. 10, IIRC) and they used to have some howlers in it, either as ‘in-jokes’ or as the result of ignorance.
I remember one episode where someone said to give a little old lady half a grain of morphine.
This is an entirely appropriate dose.
If you want to knock out a draught horse for a weekend.
Half a grain is 30-something mg. It can’t be said for sure what state the LOL would have been in, but there would have definitely been no pain.
Bubblecar said:
>“People know the whereabouts of the person who has killed two cops,” he said.Well I certainly don’t.
Well, it narrows it down.
Police can cease questioning parrots, and simians who communicate via sign language.
Bubblecar said:
>“People know the whereabouts of the person who has killed two cops,” he said.Well I certainly don’t.
Me neither, probably because I’m not a criminologist :)
Arts said:
captain_spalding said:
becklefreckle said:I dunno… I’ve watched Dopesick. I’m wary enough about taking the few they’ve given me. But I do need them – fingers really know how to complain to the manager!
Take the pills, as directed.
They were given to you for a reason.
Last Wednesday I was given 5mg of morphine.. and it fucked me up for days.
do you wake up in an ice bath by any chance?
