It’s that time again.

A favourite of that well-known typing error, Mike Spilligan …

Spring is sprung, the grass is riz.
I wonder where the birdies is.
They say the bird on the wing, but that’s absurd.
The wing is on the bird.

Heading for a top of 21 with showers this afternoon and a bit of a breeze.

Have already decided to decline work today, I have a couple of appointments today including parent-teacher interview.

Mini Me has viola before school.

Good morning Holidayers. Presently 5 degrees at the back door, overcast and from the look of the ground, there has been some rain overnight. We are forecast 15 degrees with a shower or two.

I intend to avoid being distracted by weeding today (which is what happened yesterday) and I am going to gather up the bark and leaves from the storm a few days ago and maybe even get them fed through the shredder. There is a ripe avocado in the kitchen and fetta in the fridge, so at some point today (probably for breakfast) I will partake of smashed avocado. Haven’t had that for ages.

Morning its 6°, heading for a top of 14°with showers.

AussieDJ said:

It’s that time again.

A favourite of that well-known typing error, Mike Spilligan …

Spring is sprung, the grass is riz.
I wonder where the birdies is.
They say the bird on the wing, but that’s absurd.
The wing is on the bird.

bump…

buffy said:

AussieDJ said:

It’s that time again.

A favourite of that well-known typing error, Mike Spilligan …

Spring is sprung, the grass is riz.
I wonder where the birdies is.
They say the bird on the wing, but that’s absurd.
The wing is on the bird.

bump…

Reluctant to leave August, it seems.

Morning pilgrims.
I see DA has covered the weather, no plans for today.
Over.

Peak Warming Man said:

Morning pilgrims.
I see DA has covered the weather, no plans for today.
Over.

idle hands are the devil’s tools.

Peak Warming Man said:

Morning pilgrims.
I see DA has covered the weather, no plans for today.
Over.

I’m keeping myself amused by reading conspiracy theories about Trump. Putin poisoned him, the White House is using a body double…

Greetings

Cymek said:

Greetings

Hello.

Cymek said:

Greetings

How are things?

kii said:

Cymek said:

Greetings

How are things?

I’m Ok at the moment, depression never quite goes away, that’s depression for you, always hiding away.

Living in a guest room at my sons and DIL house.
They are lovely people, I feel a bit intrusive but that’s me they haven’t said anything
I’m going to contact my cousin who is a business lawyer.
See if he has suggestions on how I can sort out what to do about my house
It’s an asset just sitting there doing nothing.
I’d like to get another home loan and buy myself a two bedroom apartment somewhere reasonable.
People here are aware of the situation at home so its not a straightforward selling of the house.
I suppose I need to think of my future and if that means the house is sold and my wife has to find somewhere else that’s life.

Thanks for asking kii, its appreciated that you check in.
You would know the company of pets helps a lot.
My son and his wife have four cats.
Two of them are brothers and very affectionate.
They come in and look after me, purring is such a comforting sound as well

Cymek said:

kii said:

Cymek said:

Greetings

How are things?

I’m Ok at the moment, depression never quite goes away, that’s depression for you, always hiding away.

Living in a guest room at my sons and DIL house.
They are lovely people, I feel a bit intrusive but that’s me they haven’t said anything
I’m going to contact my cousin who is a business lawyer.
See if he has suggestions on how I can sort out what to do about my house
It’s an asset just sitting there doing nothing.
I’d like to get another home loan and buy myself a two bedroom apartment somewhere reasonable.
People here are aware of the situation at home so its not a straightforward selling of the house.
I suppose I need to think of my future and if that means the house is sold and my wife has to find somewhere else that’s life.

Thanks for asking kii, its appreciated that you check in.
You would know the company of pets helps a lot.
My son and his wife have four cats.
Two of them are brothers and very affectionate.
They come in and look after me, purring is such a comforting sound as well

Family and legal issues…always stressful. I’m sorry that you still have to deal with it.
I’m really missing my cats and dog. They were a great comfort for me. Can’t wait until I can adopt another cat or 2.
Just counting down the days until my son arrives to help me.
People in this forum are always here to listen to you.

This bastard…CEO Piotr Szczerek of Poland.

kii said:

This bastard…CEO Piotr Szczerek of Poland.

was he at the antiimmigration protests

SCIENCE said:

kii said:

This bastard…CEO Piotr Szczerek of Poland.

was he at the antiimmigration protests

Do you have the Google machine?

Cymek said:

kii said:

Cymek said:

Greetings

How are things?

I’m Ok at the moment, depression never quite goes away, that’s depression for you, always hiding away.

Living in a guest room at my sons and DIL house.
They are lovely people, I feel a bit intrusive but that’s me they haven’t said anything
I’m going to contact my cousin who is a business lawyer.
See if he has suggestions on how I can sort out what to do about my house
It’s an asset just sitting there doing nothing.
I’d like to get another home loan and buy myself a two bedroom apartment somewhere reasonable.
People here are aware of the situation at home so its not a straightforward selling of the house.
I suppose I need to think of my future and if that means the house is sold and my wife has to find somewhere else that’s life.

Thanks for asking kii, its appreciated that you check in.
You would know the company of pets helps a lot.
My son and his wife have four cats.
Two of them are brothers and very affectionate.
They come in and look after me, purring is such a comforting sound as well

Cymek, I don’t know your son or DIL, but if my FIL needed a place to stay in a difficult situation, I would not see it as an imposition or intrusion. It would seem to me to be what family should do to help each other out. As long as they weren’t taking the piss out of the hospitality, and the knowledge that it is temporary (even if that means months) it wouldn’t feel like a problem to me at all.

as I said, I don’t know these people, but I hope this perspective puts you at ease and gives you one less thing to worry about.,

kii said:

SCIENCE said:

kii said:

This bastard…CEO Piotr Szczerek of Poland.

was he at the antiimmigration protests

Do you have the Google machine?

Arts said:

Cymek said:

kii said:

How are things?

I’m Ok at the moment, depression never quite goes away, that’s depression for you, always hiding away.

Living in a guest room at my sons and DIL house.
They are lovely people, I feel a bit intrusive but that’s me they haven’t said anything
I’m going to contact my cousin who is a business lawyer.
See if he has suggestions on how I can sort out what to do about my house
It’s an asset just sitting there doing nothing.
I’d like to get another home loan and buy myself a two bedroom apartment somewhere reasonable.
People here are aware of the situation at home so its not a straightforward selling of the house.
I suppose I need to think of my future and if that means the house is sold and my wife has to find somewhere else that’s life.

Thanks for asking kii, its appreciated that you check in.
You would know the company of pets helps a lot.
My son and his wife have four cats.
Two of them are brothers and very affectionate.
They come in and look after me, purring is such a comforting sound as well

Cymek, I don’t know your son or DIL, but if my FIL needed a place to stay in a difficult situation, I would not see it as an imposition or intrusion. It would seem to me to be what family should do to help each other out. As long as they weren’t taking the piss out of the hospitality, and the knowledge that it is temporary (even if that means months) it wouldn’t feel like a problem to me at all.

as I said, I don’t know these people, but I hope this perspective puts you at ease and gives you one less thing to worry about.,

Thanks Arts.
My son is a good man, better than me and he worked hard to become the man he is despite the dysfunction he experienced.

Well, the bark and stuff is all stacked ready to go through the chipper, but everything is too wet. Maybe tomorrow it will be dry enough to have a go. In the meantime I have done some weeding. But that’s OK, because I did the required work first. Now I need to make the bed up (sheets are out on the line) but I’ve pinched a muscle while weeding so I need to sit down for a little bit and let my left sciatic nerve settle down.

last week I bought this… and it’s the best thing ever… I hate how long a kettle takes, and how you are always heating more water than needed, and also how long it takes my kitchen tap to get hot for washing/ cleaning

this removes all of those… and I am here for this product

Arts said:

last week I bought this… and it’s the best thing ever… I hate how long a kettle takes, and how you are always heating more water than needed, and also how long it takes my kitchen tap to get hot for washing/ cleaning

this removes all of those… and I am here for this product

what is it

Arts said:

last week I bought this… and it’s the best thing ever… I hate how long a kettle takes, and how you are always heating more water than needed, and also how long it takes my kitchen tap to get hot for washing/ cleaning

this removes all of those… and I am here for this product

k

SCIENCE said:

Arts said:

last week I bought this… and it’s the best thing ever… I hate how long a kettle takes, and how you are always heating more water than needed, and also how long it takes my kitchen tap to get hot for washing/ cleaning

this removes all of those… and I am here for this product

what is it

https://simplybig.com.au/products/instant-hot-water

dv said:

Arts said:

last week I bought this… and it’s the best thing ever… I hate how long a kettle takes, and how you are always heating more water than needed, and also how long it takes my kitchen tap to get hot for washing/ cleaning

this removes all of those… and I am here for this product

k

many thanks

AussieDJ said:

It’s that time again.

A favourite of that well-known typing error, Mike Spilligan …

Spring is sprung, the grass is riz.
I wonder where the birdies is.
They say the bird on the wing, but that’s absurd.
The wing is on the bird.

Hi Team

Mum would quote this poem A LOT in early spring, or whenever she saw flower buds or little birdies.

Arts said:

SCIENCE said:

Arts said:

last week I bought this… and it’s the best thing ever… I hate how long a kettle takes, and how you are always heating more water than needed, and also how long it takes my kitchen tap to get hot for washing/ cleaning

this removes all of those… and I am here for this product

what is it

https://simplybig.com.au/products/instant-hot-water

wait does it let yous pipe it into the sink for washing or just have to grab a few cups and throw them in

SARAH said:

AussieDJ said:

It’s that time again.

A favourite of that well-known typing error, Mike Spilligan …

Spring is sprung, the grass is riz.
I wonder where the birdies is.
They say the bird on the wing, but that’s absurd.
The wing is on the bird.

Hi Team

Mum would quote this poem A LOT in early spring, or whenever she saw flower buds or little birdies.

Ohhhh I knew it sounded familiar.

Arts said:

SCIENCE said:

Arts said:

last week I bought this… and it’s the best thing ever… I hate how long a kettle takes, and how you are always heating more water than needed, and also how long it takes my kitchen tap to get hot for washing/ cleaning

this removes all of those… and I am here for this product

what is it

https://simplybig.com.au/products/instant-hot-water

>Did you know boiling is too hot for coffee and tea? It extracts bitter and burnt flavours.

Um, no. Boiling is too hot for coffee, but not for tea, which requires boiling water to properly cook the leaves.

SARAH said:

AussieDJ said:

It’s that time again.

A favourite of that well-known typing error, Mike Spilligan …

Spring is sprung, the grass is riz.
I wonder where the birdies is.
They say the bird on the wing, but that’s absurd.
The wing is on the bird.

Hi Team

Mum would quote this poem A LOT in early spring, or whenever she saw flower buds or little birdies.

:)

SARAH said:

AussieDJ said:

It’s that time again.

A favourite of that well-known typing error, Mike Spilligan …

Spring is sprung, the grass is riz.
I wonder where the birdies is.
They say the bird on the wing, but that’s absurd.
The wing is on the bird.

Hi Team

Mum would quote this poem A LOT in early spring, or whenever she saw flower buds or little birdies.

How was the trip?

Arts said:

SCIENCE said:

Arts said:

last week I bought this… and it’s the best thing ever… I hate how long a kettle takes, and how you are always heating more water than needed, and also how long it takes my kitchen tap to get hot for washing/ cleaning

this removes all of those… and I am here for this product

what is it

https://simplybig.com.au/products/instant-hot-water

Um…no. Black tea requires boiling water.

Peak Warming Man said:

How was the trip?

Really Good!

We got to spend a good amount of time with the family over there, the kids had a great time and were absolute stars on the long plane rides and car trips. The scenery was ridiculous and we saw heaps of cool animals and plants. Canada is cool!

kii said:

Arts said:

SCIENCE said:

what is it

https://simplybig.com.au/products/instant-hot-water

Um…no. Black tea requires boiling water.

+1

SARAH said:

Peak Warming Man said:

How was the trip?

Really Good!

We got to spend a good amount of time with the family over there, the kids had a great time and were absolute stars on the long plane rides and car trips. The scenery was ridiculous and we saw heaps of cool animals and plants. Canada is cool!

Terrific.

kii said:

Bubblecar said:

Arts said:

SCIENCE said:

what is it

https://simplybig.com.au/products/instant-hot-water

>Did you know boiling is too hot for coffee and tea? It extracts bitter and burnt flavours.

Um, no. Boiling is too hot for coffee, but not for tea, which requires boiling water to properly cook the leaves.

Um…no. Black tea requires boiling water.

turns out that Bubblecar is kii after all and they were just trolling us all this time damn

SCIENCE said:

kii said:

Bubblecar said:

>Did you know boiling is too hot for coffee and tea? It extracts bitter and burnt flavours.

Um, no. Boiling is too hot for coffee, but not for tea, which requires boiling water to properly cook the leaves.

Um…no. Black tea requires boiling water.

turns out that Bubblecar is kii after all and they were just trolling us all this time damn

anyway if hotter water is better then pressure cooked tea must be the best right

SCIENCE said:

SCIENCE said:

kii said:

Um…no. Black tea requires boiling water.

turns out that Bubblecar is kii after all and they were just trolling us all this time damn

anyway if hotter water is better then pressure cooked tea must be the best right

I only drink pure oxalic acid

SCIENCE said:

Arts said:

SCIENCE said:

what is it

https://simplybig.com.au/products/instant-hot-water

wait does it let yous pipe it into the sink for washing or just have to grab a few cups and throw them in

when I need hot water to wash I usually just put a bit of hot in the sink with some detergent and wash what I need (usually only one or two pots (the rest goes in the dishwasher) so yeah, I just put enough in to wash what I need, without filling up the sink… grab a couple of cups and throw it in… done

Bubblecar said:

Arts said:

SCIENCE said:

what is it

https://simplybig.com.au/products/instant-hot-water

>Did you know boiling is too hot for coffee and tea? It extracts bitter and burnt flavours.

Um, no. Boiling is too hot for coffee, but not for tea, which requires boiling water to properly cook the leaves.

for black tea

Peak Warming Man said:

SARAH said:

Peak Warming Man said:

How was the trip?

Really Good!

We got to spend a good amount of time with the family over there, the kids had a great time and were absolute stars on the long plane rides and car trips. The scenery was ridiculous and we saw heaps of cool animals and plants. Canada is cool!

Terrific.

Highlights were – The Royal Tyrell Dinosaur museum

Lake Louise

The actual wedding (that was the whole reason for the trip. Tim’s Brother Alex is the groom,Tim was best man. The kids were ring bearer / flower girl.

Plus heaps of other things. Here we are at a Waterfall near Banff.

dv said:

SCIENCE said:

SCIENCE said:

turns out that Bubblecar is kii after all and they were just trolling us all this time damn

anyway if hotter water is better then pressure cooked tea must be the best right

I only drink pure oxalic acid

speaking of oxalates we tried one of those Monstera deliciosa fruits yesterday but seems the aroma was the biggest part of the taste and even though we didn’t get the stings it was a bit meh

maybe we prepared it wrong

SARAH said:

Peak Warming Man said:

SARAH said:

Really Good!

We got to spend a good amount of time with the family over there, the kids had a great time and were absolute stars on the long plane rides and car trips. The scenery was ridiculous and we saw heaps of cool animals and plants. Canada is cool!

Terrific.

Highlights were – The Royal Tyrell Dinosaur museum

Lake Louise

The actual wedding (that was the whole reason for the trip. Tim’s Brother Alex is the groom,Tim was best man. The kids were ring bearer / flower girl.

Plus heaps of other things. Here we are at a Waterfall near Banff.

Lovely photos and the dinosaur skeleton is cool.
Who doesn’t love dinosaurs

for all you black tea people.. the device gives you a choice of 40, 85 and 100 degrees… I use 85 mostly because I drink green or herbal tea, not black tea, but the black tea option is there.

Arts said:

SCIENCE said:

Arts said:

https://simplybig.com.au/products/instant-hot-water

wait does it let yous pipe it into the sink for washing or just have to grab a few cups and throw them in

when I need hot water to wash I usually just put a bit of hot in the sink with some detergent and wash what I need (usually only one or two pots (the rest goes in the dishwasher) so yeah, I just put enough in to wash what I need, without filling up the sink… grab a couple of cups and throw it in… done

thanks we’ll have to check the rates for electrical versus gas here but it’ll probably work in favour of instant

Cymek said:

Lovely photos and the dinosaur skeleton is cool.
Who doesn’t love dinosaurs

It’s such a good museum, full of awesome dinosaur (and other pre-historic stuff). It’s in the middle of nowhere in central Canada, but if you’re ever in the area. I highly recommend.

SCIENCE said:

kii said:

Bubblecar said:

>Did you know boiling is too hot for coffee and tea? It extracts bitter and burnt flavours.

Um, no. Boiling is too hot for coffee, but not for tea, which requires boiling water to properly cook the leaves.

Um…no. Black tea requires boiling water.

turns out that Bubblecar is kii after all and they were just trolling us all this time damn

Fuck off.

SCIENCE said:

dv said:

SCIENCE said:

anyway if hotter water is better then pressure cooked tea must be the best right

I only drink pure oxalic acid

speaking of oxalates we tried one of those Monstera deliciosa fruits yesterday but seems the aroma was the biggest part of the taste and even though we didn’t get the stings it was a bit meh

maybe we prepared it wrong

Yes. I’d say the latter was the issue.

Hey Sarah, thanks for the book rec. I’m really enjoying it.

Tea and coffee temps

The perfect temperature for brewing coffee is generally between 195-205°F (90-96°C) for optimal flavor extraction, while a comfortable drinking temperature is typically 120-140°F (49-60°C), though preferences vary. Water that is too hot can lead to burnt, bitter coffee, while water that is too cold results in under-extracted, flat, or sour coffee.

The perfect water temperature for tea depends on the tea type, but generally ranges from 60-80°C (140-176°F) for delicate green and white teas to 90-100°C (194-212°F) for robust black and herbal teas. Using a temperature-controlled kettle or thermometer is the best way to achieve the ideal temperature for your specific tea to avoid bitterness or damage to the delicate compounds and aroma.

kii said:

SCIENCE said:

kii said:

Um…no. Black tea requires boiling water.

turns out that Bubblecar is kii after all and they were just trolling us all this time damn

Fuck off.

LOO

I solve these problems by not drinking coffee or tea.

Divine Angel said:

Hey Sarah, thanks for the book rec. I’m really enjoying it.

Oh Awesome! I’m so glad.
Always here for Recs. It’s literally my Job.

SCIENCE said:

kii said:

SCIENCE said:

turns out that Bubblecar is kii after all and they were just trolling us all this time damn

Fuck off.

LOO

LOL damn auto爱correct LOL fuck

SARAH said:

Peak Warming Man said:

SARAH said:

Really Good!

We got to spend a good amount of time with the family over there, the kids had a great time and were absolute stars on the long plane rides and car trips. The scenery was ridiculous and we saw heaps of cool animals and plants. Canada is cool!

Terrific.

Highlights were – The Royal Tyrell Dinosaur museum

Lake Louise

The actual wedding (that was the whole reason for the trip. Tim’s Brother Alex is the groom,Tim was best man. The kids were ring bearer / flower girl.

Plus heaps of other things. Here we are at a Waterfall near Banff.

Looks like a splendid holiday.

SARAH said:

Divine Angel said:

Hey Sarah, thanks for the book rec. I’m really enjoying it.

Oh Awesome! I’m so glad.
Always here for Recs. It’s literally my Job.

Saw a post on fb saying if you liked Judy Blume’s Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing as a kid, you’ll love Where’dYou Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple so that’s next on my list.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tea and coffee temps

The perfect temperature for brewing coffee is generally between 195-205°F (90-96°C) for optimal flavor extraction, while a comfortable drinking temperature is typically 120-140°F (49-60°C), though preferences vary. Water that is too hot can lead to burnt, bitter coffee, while water that is too cold results in under-extracted, flat, or sour coffee.

The perfect water temperature for tea depends on the tea type, but generally ranges from 60-80°C (140-176°F) for delicate green and white teas to 90-100°C (194-212°F) for robust black and herbal teas. Using a temperature-controlled kettle or thermometer is the best way to achieve the ideal temperature for your specific tea to avoid bitterness or damage to the delicate compounds and aroma.

Think I’ll buy one of these

Customize your brew with settings for Green Tea (70°C), White Tea (80°C), Oolong Tea (90°C), Coffee (95°C), and Black Tea (100°C).

SARAH said:

Divine Angel said:

Hey Sarah, thanks for the book rec. I’m really enjoying it.

Oh Awesome! I’m so glad.
Always here for Recs. It’s literally my Job.

Sometimes I miss my job as a bookseller.

Cymek said:

SARAH said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Terrific.

Highlights were – The Royal Tyrell Dinosaur museum

Lake Louise

The actual wedding (that was the whole reason for the trip. Tim’s Brother Alex is the groom,Tim was best man. The kids were ring bearer / flower girl.

Plus heaps of other things. Here we are at a Waterfall near Banff.

Lovely photos and the dinosaur skeleton is cool.
Who doesn’t love dinosaurs

Asteroids.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Cymek said:

SARAH said:

Highlights were – The Royal Tyrell Dinosaur museum

Lake Louise

The actual wedding (that was the whole reason for the trip. Tim’s Brother Alex is the groom,Tim was best man. The kids were ring bearer / flower girl.

Plus heaps of other things. Here we are at a Waterfall near Banff.

Lovely photos and the dinosaur skeleton is cool.
Who doesn’t love dinosaurs

Asteroids.

It’s probably more the other way around, Asteroids don’t give a hoot about dinosaurs, but dinosaurs REALLY don’t like asteroids….

Witty Rejoinder said:

Cymek said:

SARAH said:

Highlights were – The Royal Tyrell Dinosaur museum

Lake Louise

The actual wedding (that was the whole reason for the trip. Tim’s Brother Alex is the groom,Tim was best man. The kids were ring bearer / flower girl.

Plus heaps of other things. Here we are at a Waterfall near Banff.

Lovely photos and the dinosaur skeleton is cool.
Who doesn’t love dinosaurs

Asteroids.

Ha.

We need more museums based on megafauna. Everyone’s all about dinosaurs but megafauna’s where it’s at 😎

Divine Angel said:

We need more museums based on megafauna. Everyone’s all about dinosaurs but megafauna’s where it’s at 😎

There was an epic Wooly Mammoth fossil and some sabre tooth tigers at the museum. It was RAD

Witty Rejoinder said:

Cymek said:

SARAH said:

Highlights were – The Royal Tyrell Dinosaur museum

Lake Louise

The actual wedding (that was the whole reason for the trip. Tim’s Brother Alex is the groom,Tim was best man. The kids were ring bearer / flower girl.

Plus heaps of other things. Here we are at a Waterfall near Banff.

Lovely photos and the dinosaur skeleton is cool.
Who doesn’t love dinosaurs

Asteroids.

True

My parcel’s just been delivered with a return address of Export Street. Makes sense considering where it is and what businesses are there.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Cymek said:

SARAH said:

Highlights were – The Royal Tyrell Dinosaur museum

Lake Louise

The actual wedding (that was the whole reason for the trip. Tim’s Brother Alex is the groom,Tim was best man. The kids were ring bearer / flower girl.

Plus heaps of other things. Here we are at a Waterfall near Banff.

Lovely photos and the dinosaur skeleton is cool.
Who doesn’t love dinosaurs

Asteroids.

Good one Witty.

Arts said:

last week I bought this… and it’s the best thing ever… I hate how long a kettle takes, and how you are always heating more water than needed, and also how long it takes my kitchen tap to get hot for washing/ cleaning

this removes all of those… and I am here for this product

so you got yourself an urn?

Back at work, but the office this week is ok.

Peak Warming Man said:

kii said:

Arts said:

https://simplybig.com.au/products/instant-hot-water

Um…no. Black tea requires boiling water.

+1

twinnings say…

Once your kettle has boiled with fresh water, leave it for a few minutes to cool down.

Our top tip is never to pour boiling water over a tea bag or loose tea. The reason for this is that the boiling water will burn the tea and scald it; therefore, the tea doesn’t release all of its maximum flavours.

Thank you for sorting that out.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Thank you for sorting that out.

No worries. Being English we know tea stuff.

ChrispenEvan said:

Arts said:

last week I bought this… and it’s the best thing ever… I hate how long a kettle takes, and how you are always heating more water than needed, and also how long it takes my kitchen tap to get hot for washing/ cleaning

this removes all of those… and I am here for this product

so you got yourself an urn?

The big chap used often to say to the little chap in Morecambe and Wise, tea Ern

ChrispenEvan said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Thank you for sorting that out.

No worries. Being English we know tea stuff.

I’m waiting for my new kettle.

ChrispenEvan said:

Peak Warming Man said:

kii said:

Um…no. Black tea requires boiling water.

+1

twinnings say…

Once your kettle has boiled with fresh water, leave it for a few minutes to cool down.

Our top tip is never to pour boiling water over a tea bag or loose tea. The reason for this is that the boiling water will burn the tea and scald it; therefore, the tea doesn’t release all of its maximum flavours.

But what about “Take the pot to the kettle, not the kettle to the pot”?

ChrispenEvan said:

Peak Warming Man said:

kii said:

Um…no. Black tea requires boiling water.

+1

twinnings say…

Once your kettle has boiled with fresh water, leave it for a few minutes to cool down.

Our top tip is never to pour boiling water over a tea bag or loose tea. The reason for this is that the boiling water will burn the tea and scald it; therefore, the tea doesn’t release all of its maximum flavours.

I say: they’re wrong.

Which is not surprising, since their top tea taster was once served coffee (with a peg on his nose) and identified it as tea…

ChrispenEvan said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Thank you for sorting that out.

No worries. Being English we know tea stuff.

I’m English too, and Twinings are wrong.

Bubblecar said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Thank you for sorting that out.

No worries. Being English we know tea stuff.

I’m English too, and Twinings are wrong.

They’re probably trying to placate the US market, who prefer cold tea :)

buffy said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Peak Warming Man said:

+1

twinnings say…

Once your kettle has boiled with fresh water, leave it for a few minutes to cool down.

Our top tip is never to pour boiling water over a tea bag or loose tea. The reason for this is that the boiling water will burn the tea and scald it; therefore, the tea doesn’t release all of its maximum flavours.

But what about “Take the pot to the kettle, not the kettle to the pot”?

My kettle is right next to the pot (or cup). And I pre-heat the cup or pot with hot water, then it’s freshly boiled water straight on the leaves.

And mine are pretty much the best cups of tea in the world.

Bubblecar said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Thank you for sorting that out.

No worries. Being English we know tea stuff.

I’m English too, and Twinings are wrong.

I suppose the bottom line is that it is a matter of taste. Twinings warn that using boiling water will make the tea bitter … I mean yeah that’s how we like it. Bit of a jolt to remind you you’re alive.

Bubblecar said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Thank you for sorting that out.

No worries. Being English we know tea stuff.

I’m English too, and Twinings are wrong.

All right so if none of yous know anything about pressure cooking tea then we’ll ask a different method how about hyperbaric teas¿

SCIENCE said:

Bubblecar said:

ChrispenEvan said:

No worries. Being English we know tea stuff.

I’m English too, and Twinings are wrong.

All right so if none of yous know anything about pressure cooking tea then we’ll ask a different method how about hyperbaric teas¿

being basically a sea level dweller I don’t have to thing about those methods.

dv said:

Bubblecar said:

ChrispenEvan said:

No worries. Being English we know tea stuff.

I’m English too, and Twinings are wrong.

I suppose the bottom line is that it is a matter of taste. Twinings warn that using boiling water will make the tea bitter … I mean yeah that’s how we like it. Bit of a jolt to remind you you’re alive.

I guess the milk and two sugars renders it almost drinkable.

ChrispenEvan said:

SCIENCE said:

Bubblecar said:

I’m English too, and Twinings are wrong.

All right so if none of yous know anything about pressure cooking tea then we’ll ask a different method how about hyperbaric teas¿

being basically a sea level dweller I don’t have to thing about those methods.

I have to admit I’ve never previously considered the troubles of Tuiwa or La Rinconada, trying to make a decent cup of tea using 81 deg C water.

dv said:

Bubblecar said:

ChrispenEvan said:

No worries. Being English we know tea stuff.

I’m English too, and Twinings are wrong.

I suppose the bottom line is that it is a matter of taste. Twinings warn that using boiling water will make the tea bitter … I mean yeah that’s how we like it. Bit of a jolt to remind you you’re alive.

well you could just add lithium chloride or some of this

stuff

dv said:

ChrispenEvan said:

SCIENCE said:

All right so if none of yous know anything about pressure cooking tea then we’ll ask a different method how about hyperbaric teas¿

being basically a sea level dweller I don’t have to thing about those methods.

I have to admit I’ve never previously considered the troubles of Tuiwa or La Rinconada, trying to make a decent cup of tea using 81 deg C water.

what about on a submarine

I use a splash of milk but no sugar.

Anyway, I’m going to lie down for a bit. I had to resort to the lying on the floor and doing the “release the sciatic nerve from your bum muscles” stretches. It’s a piriformis stretch and it works for me. You are pulling your knee across your body and I do find I have to really pull to stretch it. I wondered if I would be able to get up again, but they worked. The arborist is coming sometime after 3.30 to assess our trees and give us a quote. I would like to actually be able to walk around the garden with him.

all I’m saying is that new machine is good… better than kettle machine.

SCIENCE said:

dv said:

ChrispenEvan said:

being basically a sea level dweller I don’t have to thing about those methods.

I have to admit I’ve never previously considered the troubles of Tuiwa or La Rinconada, trying to make a decent cup of tea using 81 deg C water.

what about on a submarine

The air pressure in submarines is kept pretty much at 1 atm.

Arts said:

all I’m saying is that new machine is good… better than kettle machine.

k

Arts said:

all I’m saying is that new machine is good… better than kettle machine.

you have helped 5 people with this review.

ChrispenEvan said:

Arts said:

all I’m saying is that new machine is good… better than kettle machine.

you have helped 5 people with this review.

I suppose the supertea people are those living near the Dead Sea, which has a typical elevation of 430 m below seal level, so they would typically average a boiling point of 102 deg C.

Nah for real though I’m glad you’ve found this thing that you liked.

dv said:

I suppose the supertea people are those living near the Dead Sea, which has a typical elevation of 430 m below seal level, so they would typically average a boiling point of 102 deg C.

I wonder if my 5 temp controlled kettle takes elevation into account?

dv said:

Nah for real though I’m glad you’ve found this thing that you liked.

at this stage anything that makes life even slightly easier is ok by me.

Tau.Neutrino said:

dv said:

I suppose the supertea people are those living near the Dead Sea, which has a typical elevation of 430 m below seal level, so they would typically average a boiling point of 102 deg C.

I wonder if my 5 temp controlled kettle takes elevation into account?

Try elevating it?

Tau.Neutrino said:

dv said:

I suppose the supertea people are those living near the Dead Sea, which has a typical elevation of 430 m below seal level, so they would typically average a boiling point of 102 deg C.

I wonder if my 5 temp controlled kettle takes elevation into account?

Creswick is 430 meters above sea level.

dv said:

SCIENCE said:

dv said:

I have to admit I’ve never previously considered the troubles of Tuiwa or La Rinconada, trying to make a decent cup of tea using 81 deg C water.

what about on a submarine

The air pressure in submarines is kept pretty much at 1 atm.

damn someone should have told Stockton Rush that but yeah guess we’ll never know what them high temperature teas will be like

roughbarked said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

dv said:

I suppose the supertea people are those living near the Dead Sea, which has a typical elevation of 430 m below seal level, so they would typically average a boiling point of 102 deg C.

I wonder if my 5 temp controlled kettle takes elevation into account?

Try elevating it?

I could hold it up.

I’ve got boiled peanuts and youse haven’t haha.
And I can stop whenever I want to.

Peak Warming Man said:

I’ve got boiled peanuts and youse haven’t haha.
And I can stop whenever I want to.

Truly boiled or just like 96 deg C ?

those little soy sauce fish things you get with sushi are being phased out in SA.. the rest of the states will likely follow suit…

a few years ago there were some displays in the library from students doing conservations degrees.. one of them was using these little packets and the student had filled them with microplastics (or something that looked like it) and then displayed them as a food chain from swimming in the sea to fished to table.. it was quite clever and I wondered how much sushi they needed to eat to get that many packets to use… now I cannot look at these things without thinking about that display.

makes a cup of Twining’s English Breakfast

Hear hear!! ……… Harumph Harumph!!

What am I watching??

and a large earthquake in Afghanistan… 6.0

SARAH said:

Peak Warming Man said:

SARAH said:

Really Good!

We got to spend a good amount of time with the family over there, the kids had a great time and were absolute stars on the long plane rides and car trips. The scenery was ridiculous and we saw heaps of cool animals and plants. Canada is cool!

Terrific.

Highlights were – The Royal Tyrell Dinosaur museum

Lake Louise

The actual wedding (that was the whole reason for the trip. Tim’s Brother Alex is the groom,Tim was best man. The kids were ring bearer / flower girl.

Plus heaps of other things. Here we are at a Waterfall near Banff.

What a wonderful family holiday. Memories to last a lifetime

kii said:

makes a cup of Twining’s English Breakfast

Normal or extra strong English Breakfast?

Woodie said:

Hear hear!! ……… Harumph Harumph!!

What am I watching??

“Diaspora” seems to be word de jour for today’s question time.

buffy said:

Anyway, I’m going to lie down for a bit. I had to resort to the lying on the floor and doing the “release the sciatic nerve from your bum muscles” stretches. It’s a piriformis stretch and it works for me. You are pulling your knee across your body and I do find I have to really pull to stretch it. I wondered if I would be able to get up again, but they worked. The arborist is coming sometime after 3.30 to assess our trees and give us a quote. I would like to actually be able to walk around the garden with him.

Best thing I ever did was teach Mr Mutant how to trigger point my glutes.

Brindabellas said:

kii said:

makes a cup of Twining’s English Breakfast

Normal or extra strong English Breakfast?

Normal. Two bags in a mug. Boiling water. Splodge of 2% milk.

Bubblecar said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Thank you for sorting that out.

No worries. Being English we know tea stuff.

I’m English too, and Twinings are wrong.

It could be their advice for their own branded tea. There’s always going to be natural variation in the leaves of the same species because of differing growing conditions etc.

kii said:

Brindabellas said:

kii said:

makes a cup of Twining’s English Breakfast

Normal or extra strong English Breakfast?

Normal. Two bags in a mug. Boiling water. Splodge of 2% milk.

Twinings have an Australian Afternoon version here.

dv said:

kii said:

Brindabellas said:

Normal or extra strong English Breakfast?

Normal. Two bags in a mug. Boiling water. Splodge of 2% milk.

Twinings have an Australian Afternoon version here.

I have seen it. Maybe last time I was home? Maybe bought it from one of the online stores here?

Dammit! I missed Frankenstein Day!

Divine Angel said:

We need more museums based on megafauna. Everyone’s all about dinosaurs but megafauna’s where it’s at 😎

I have several Diprotodon molars in my home fossil museum.

Michael V said:

Divine Angel said:

We need more museums based on megafauna. Everyone’s all about dinosaurs but megafauna’s where it’s at 😎

I have several Diprotodon molars in my home fossil museum.

but above and beyond that we need even more museums based on plants and little things and even even much much more more based on unicellulars

SCIENCE said:

Michael V said:

Divine Angel said:

We need more museums based on megafauna. Everyone’s all about dinosaurs but megafauna’s where it’s at 😎

I have several Diprotodon molars in my home fossil museum.

but above and beyond that we need even more museums based on plants and little things and even even much much more more based on unicellulars

Radiolarians for the win!

Rectotormentum fornicatum is a Permian rad found in Russia.

And…the arborist has been and looked. He has to have a think about a couple of the trees to work out how long they might take. Then he will send a quote. I was a bit surprised – he says the two big bluegums are sound and don’t need to be pruned back because they are unlikely to drop branches.

BACK after a pleasant walk in the spring sunshine. Lots of blossom out now.

Purchased tagliatelle and some fresh green parsley for tonight’s fish dish. Also, DA forced me to get some strawberries, to serve with sour cream for dessert.

But right now, time to relax with a pint of Vietnamese beer.

Michael V said:

SCIENCE said:

Michael V said:

I have several Diprotodon molars in my home fossil museum.

but above and beyond that we need even more museums based on plants and little things and even even much much more more based on unicellulars

Radiolarians for the win!

Rectotormentum fornicatum is a Permian rad found in Russia.

Interestingly, fossil radiolarians were first identified in rocks in Australia, a short time after they were first found by ocean dredging (HMS Challenger) in the 1800s. A Devonian rock specimen from near the hospital in Tamworth was examined by Edgeworth David at Sydney University and found to contain fossil rads.

Can you X-ray a tree? Google AI answer

Yes, X-rays are used in specialized applications to “X-ray” trees by employing techniques like X-ray computed tomography (CT) for detailed imaging of internal wood structures and roots, and radiation-based tomographs to detect decay and cavities in standing trees. These methods provide non-destructive ways to study tree growth, structure, and health for various scientific and arboricultural purposes, such as assessing wood quality, analyzing past climates from…

Don’t know what the cost is, but I would like access to one, maybe rental.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Cymek said:

SARAH said:

Highlights were – The Royal Tyrell Dinosaur museum

Lake Louise

The actual wedding (that was the whole reason for the trip. Tim’s Brother Alex is the groom,Tim was best man. The kids were ring bearer / flower girl.

Plus heaps of other things. Here we are at a Waterfall near Banff.

Lovely photos and the dinosaur skeleton is cool.
Who doesn’t love dinosaurs

Asteroids.

Too soon.

Michael V said:

Michael V said:

SCIENCE said:

but above and beyond that we need even more museums based on plants and little things and even even much much more more based on unicellulars

Radiolarians for the win!

Rectotormentum fornicatum is a Permian rad found in Russia.

Interestingly, fossil radiolarians were first identified in rocks in Australia, a short time after they were first found by ocean dredging (HMS Challenger) in the 1800s. A Devonian rock specimen from near the hospital in Tamworth was examined by Edgeworth David at Sydney University and found to contain fossil rads.

That’s my learning for today.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Can you X-ray a tree? Google AI answer

Yes, X-rays are used in specialized applications to “X-ray” trees by employing techniques like X-ray computed tomography (CT) for detailed imaging of internal wood structures and roots, and radiation-based tomographs to detect decay and cavities in standing trees. These methods provide non-destructive ways to study tree growth, structure, and health for various scientific and arboricultural purposes, such as assessing wood quality, analyzing past climates from…

Don’t know what the cost is, but I would like access to one, maybe rental.

We have xray machines at the courts, little ones.
You could walk in with a little tree and put it through the conveyer belt

Bubblecar said:

Also, DA forced me to get some strawberries, to serve with sour cream for dessert.

Congratulations on your pregnancy!

I tried it after Mini Me was born, just wasn’t the same.

Divine Angel said:

Bubblecar said:

Also, DA forced me to get some strawberries, to serve with sour cream for dessert.

Congratulations on your pregnancy!

I tried it after Mini Me was born, just wasn’t the same.

It’s long been a favourite of mine. Here’s one I prepared earlier:

>>A man was found dead in a pool of blood at the infamous Burning Man festival, police announced Sunday.

Whatever happened to Burning Feet Man?

Peak Warming Man said:

>>A man was found dead in a pool of blood at the infamous Burning Man festival, police announced Sunday.

Whatever happened to Burning Feet Man?

he hot footed to India last I heard.

see at least they should have had the decency to burn them so the blood was dried up sheesh

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-01/queensland-government-dumps-gold-coast-light-rail-stage-four/105719168

Yeah that’d be right

dv said:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-01/queensland-government-dumps-gold-coast-light-rail-stage-four/105719168

Yeah that’d be right

Sound budgetary management, that’s why people put the L/NP in power.

No squandering of money on nonsense for the loathsome proletariat. If they want to travel about the place, they can patronise any number of hard-working used car dealers.

Failing that…well, they were born with feet on the end of their legs, were they not?

dv said:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-01/queensland-government-dumps-gold-coast-light-rail-stage-four/105719168

Yeah that’d be right

What a weird story.

Firstly, how can 13km of light rail cost $6 – $10 billion?? Seems an absurd cost for what is essentially just a tram running along it’s own right of way. The Byford rail extension in Perth is just under $1.5 billion, for 8km of heavy commuter rail.

I can’t understand the NIMBY-ish-ness of people protesting against the light rail extension fearing to might bring “overdevelopment”. It the Gold Coast FFS! Overdevelopment is the business model.

Too much head scratching going on. I’d better stop before my head bleeds. QLDers are fucking weird.

Boris said:

I won’t show my circumcision scar so fear not.

Nor I, but I believe I didn’t walk for almost a year following my surgery.

AussieDJ said:

Boris said:

I won’t show my circumcision scar so fear not.

Nor I, but I believe I didn’t walk for almost a year following my surgery.

Hah.

AussieDJ said:

Boris said:

I won’t show my circumcision scar so fear not.

Nor I, but I believe I didn’t walk for almost a year following my surgery.

LOL

Showers with a top of 22.

My sister gave me a calming hot chocolate drink. Had one before bed last night. Restless sleep but boy did I have some weird dreams.

Hmm maybe not so restless after all…

According to my watch, normally I get around 30 minutes of deep sleep per night. Two nights of the drink, I’m recording over an hour of deep sleep. Maybe it just felt restless because of the weird dreams.

Good morning Holidayers. Two degrees at the back door and starting to get light. I have lit the woodheater. We are forecast 15 degrees with showers increasing.

Bakery Breakfast with our Hamilton archery friend. Socializing. Then if things dry out a bit I can put the bark and stuff through the chipper. It was too wet yesterday. But it is piled and ready to go.

…and I’ve just been called in. I didn’t think anyone was in the office before 7am. I’ll be with the year ones today.

AussieDJ said:

Boris said:

I won’t show my circumcision scar so fear not.

Nor I, but I believe I didn’t walk for almost a year following my surgery.

LOL.

Divine Angel said:

…and I’ve just been called in. I didn’t think anyone was in the office before 7am. I’ll be with the year ones today.

give ‘em hell!

Boris said:

Divine Angel said:

…and I’ve just been called in. I didn’t think anyone was in the office before 7am. I’ll be with the year ones today.

give ‘em hell!

Much more likely to be the other way around!

Morning. It is one degree, zero raiinfall, zero wind, 100% r/h.

Boris said:

AussieDJ said:

Boris said:

I won’t show my circumcision scar so fear not.

Nor I, but I believe I didn’t walk for almost a year following my surgery.

LOL.

what about the pexy scars

Peak Warming Man said:

Peak Warming Man said:

captain_spalding said:

Damn. He weren’t that old.

And Aussie Joe Bugner has gone to The Big Gym in the Sky.

He fought in the Golden Era of heavyweights, he went the distance with the best, even by heavyweight standards he was big.

Hold the phone, hold the phone, I don’t think Leaf is dead.

Leif Garrett is still around.

AussieDJ said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Peak Warming Man said:

He fought in the Golden Era of heavyweights, he went the distance with the best, even by heavyweight standards he was big.

Hold the phone, hold the phone, I don’t think Leaf is dead.

Leif Garrett is still around.

It is spring, and all the Leif’s shall be renewed…

furious said:

AussieDJ said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Hold the phone, hold the phone, I don’t think Leaf is dead.

Leif Garrett is still around.

It is spring, and all the Leif’s shall be renewed…

Leif’s what?
Otherwise…lololol 😆

There’s always more to learn…

Chris Boden – “Ask questions, demand evidence, and let’s learn new things together.”

https://youtube.com/shorts/yxefF5pMEx8

That’s pretty cool

Divine Angel said:

The incompetent fools at my super fund have sent me yet another email asking for more information to process my request, but they also called me today while I was on playground duty. Wondering if it’s worth dealing with them myself or wait for AFCA to sort it out.

Ah fuck it, I’ve spent enough energy on them, AFCA can sort it out.

Speaking of the AFCA, this appeared in my feed today –

Are cards from The Card Network Australia’s most easily hacked gift card?

The poster was told he should involve the AFCA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBarXDL23hs

Bump

Oh no, what terrible news… said no one.

Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell handcuffed, placed in police van outside court in Melbourne

Divine Angel said:

Oh no, what terrible news… said no one.

Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell handcuffed, placed in police van outside court in Melbourne

Damn Melbourne Nazis.

Email from Mr Norman: my new fridge will be delivered tomorrow between 7:45am and 10:45am.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Divine Angel said:

Oh no, what terrible news… said no one.

Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell handcuffed, placed in police van outside court in Melbourne

Damn Melbourne Nazis.

And someone drove a car through a “mall” in Perth. Maybe they’re getting the band back together…

Remember to never jump into the water when on an oil rig in the ocean.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Amazing/comments/1n6bonz/what_happens_when_you_throw_an_apple_from_an

Divine Angel said:

Oh no, what terrible news… said no one.

Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell handcuffed, placed in police van outside court in Melbourne

Good.

Spiny Norman said:

Remember to never jump into the water when on an oil rig in the ocean.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Amazing/comments/1n6bonz/what_happens_when_you_throw_an_apple_from_an

I imagine those fish were rather disappointed.

Dinner scoffed and industrial noises are sending me to sleep, so it’s time for a winkload of zeds.

Just hung out some washing, gosh there’s some lovely rain falling right now.

A Queensland woman says she felt “panicked” and was unable to sleep after discovering a button battery in her lunch from a popular takeaway food chain.

Her partner returned the meal to the store, where the assistant manager explained the battery had come from a thermometer and offered a refund and two burrito vouchers as compensation.

~~~
Reminds me of the time someone complained to Krispy Kreme about a button battery they allegedly found in the bottom of their coffee cup, after they’d microwaved the coffee to reheat it.

Ian said:

Bubblecar said:

Speaking of which:

Man charged for displaying Dezi Freeman placard at Adelaide anti-immigration rally

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-02/man-charged-over-display-of-dezi-freeman-sign-at-rally/105726036

Maybe if he’d scrawled WANTED across it…

Good program on tonight’s Law Report on RN about the sovereign citizen movement and Dezi Freeman.

Seems the surname Freeman is common amongst his cohort.

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/lawreport/dezi-freeman-sovereign-citizens/105669746

Link

Divine Angel said:

A Queensland woman says she felt “panicked” and was unable to sleep after discovering a button battery in her lunch from a popular takeaway food chain.

Her partner returned the meal to the store, where the assistant manager explained the battery had come from a thermometer and offered a refund and two burrito vouchers as compensation.

~~~
Reminds me of the time someone complained to Krispy Kreme about a button battery they allegedly found in the bottom of their coffee cup, after they’d microwaved the coffee to reheat it.

panicked and unable to sleep but is she a toddler that doesn’t chew food and so would actually not notice and then get it lodged in the food tube

Just got home from a bush fires advisory committee meeting.

Damn, that’s 4 hours of my life I won’t get back. I’ve been nominated as chief dashcam supplier or something.

There’s a grant available for stuff, and the local brass reckon that we need dashcams in our trucks. I’ve had dashcams in our brigades trucks for 5 years, and tried many different types. When I mentioned that, some of the other FCOs want to know what sort to get and where to buy them. So now I have another job to do.

Gosh, my heart just sank.
Saw a photo of an Estonian cousin’s grandson, he is now in the military. It’s mandatory for males to serve around 8 months from 18 years of age.

Heading for a mostly sunny top of 24.

Mini Me has early clarinet but she fell asleep quite late last night so she’s gonna be tired. She also has Father’s Day stall at school which I forgot to get cash for, so I gave her my card. Since the tooth fairy retired last year I haven’t had any need for cash.

Yesterday Mini Me’s teacher emailed parents saying there’s a case of head lice in the class. Last night I nit combed my hair, didn’t find anything. Not looking forward to combing Mini Me’s hair, it’s down to her butt.

Wednesday is my favourite work day. I’m in with lovely students, and the last hour of the day is in the library.

Divine Angel said:

Heading for a mostly sunny top of 24.

Mini Me has early clarinet but she fell asleep quite late last night so she’s gonna be tired. She also has Father’s Day stall at school which I forgot to get cash for, so I gave her my card. Since the tooth fairy retired last year I haven’t had any need for cash.

Yesterday Mini Me’s teacher emailed parents saying there’s a case of head lice in the class. Last night I nit combed my hair, didn’t find anything. Not looking forward to combing Mini Me’s hair, it’s down to her butt.

Wednesday is my favourite work day. I’m in with lovely students, and the last hour of the day is in the library.

One should always have an emergency stash of cash for when society collapses. or a massive failure of the electronic banking system. I have both USD and AUD stored away for just this reason.

Heading for 11 here, cold, windy, wet, and will be for some days. Saturday morning’s minimum will be -3, so spring’s not terribly sprung yet.

New fridge will be delivered some time between 7:45 and 10:45. So I’ll get the kitchen spick and span, assuming they’re brining it in for me and not just dumping it outside.

But first, a toasted cheese & turkey sandwich.

Just had the 6.10am Brisbane-Mackay go right over my house. Odd, we’re not normally under a flight path.

Bubblecar said:

Heading for 11 here, cold, windy, wet, and will be for some days. Saturday morning’s minimum will be -3, so spring’s not terribly sprung yet.

…sigh…
Spring is a season of change. Changeable weather is normal. I get so annoyed with this mindset about seasons. According to the “start date” of spring it’s only day 3 of it.

Good morning Holidayers. Presently 6 degrees at the back door and overcast. There has been some rain overnight. We had 58mm for August, which was welcome, but still well under the long term average of around 80mm. We are forecast 14 degrees with showers increasing today.

Supermarketing this morning. Mr buffy has to go for blood tests. We will go relatively early and be back home by mid morning.

Another TA has just given me an idea for a short story: death by Zooper Dooper.

She thinks Russian Roulette Taser is too obvious.

Overheard two year 1 kids:

“If someone is a year older than you, they’re your English twin.”

Divine Angel said:

Overheard two year 1 kids:

“If someone is a year older than you, they’re your English twin.”

Wonder what gave them that idea.

AND the fridge has been delivered by a man and lady.

They were discussing my name and she asked if it was Polish. I explained it’s a Polish spelling of a Ukrainian name, and she revealed her father was Polish and her mother, German.

I suppose the only way of getting the fridge out of the giant box is to destroy the box.

Bubblecar said:

I suppose the only way of getting the fridge out of the giant box is to destroy the box.

Yeah, rip it to pieces, it’s cathartic.

Peak Warming Man said:

Bubblecar said:

I suppose the only way of getting the fridge out of the giant box is to destroy the box.

Yeah, rip it to pieces, it’s cathartic.

Done. But the fridge has a load of sticky tacky plastic all over it that has to be removed.

Peak Warming Man said:

Bubblecar said:

I suppose the only way of getting the fridge out of the giant box is to destroy the box.

Yeah, rip it to pieces, it’s cathartic.

I bought a special cutting tool for cardboard. A cordless circular cutter thing. I love it.

Letting the fridge rest until about 2pm before plugging it in. Then I’ll leave it to cool down until the evening before transferring foods from the old fridge.

It’s pretty much exactly the same size as the old one so fits in the same space. Looks much the same too, at least on the outside.

i’ll make my own coffee

someone respool the nylon on whipper head while

thanks

yawn don’t inhale that, you’ll turn to stone, an eternity of catatonia

transition said:

i’ll make my own coffee

someone respool the nylon on whipper head while

thanks

yawn don’t inhale that, you’ll turn to stone, an eternity of catatonia

I’ll be getting some more sleep shortly, didn’t get enough last night.

Bubblecar said:

transition said:

i’ll make my own coffee

someone respool the nylon on whipper head while

thanks

yawn don’t inhale that, you’ll turn to stone, an eternity of catatonia

I’ll be getting some more sleep shortly, didn’t get enough last night.

we had someone go nuts yelling down main street as going to bed, very still

was bit unsettling, double locked everything up, ax nearby in case needed rearrange an intruder brian

transition said:

Bubblecar said:

transition said:

i’ll make my own coffee

someone respool the nylon on whipper head while

thanks

yawn don’t inhale that, you’ll turn to stone, an eternity of catatonia

I’ll be getting some more sleep shortly, didn’t get enough last night.

we had someone go nuts yelling down main street as going to bed, very still

was bit unsettling, double locked everything up, ax nearby in case needed rearrange an intruder brian

Scary. The street screamer here has been active again recently too.

Bubblecar said:

transition said:

Bubblecar said:

I’ll be getting some more sleep shortly, didn’t get enough last night.

we had someone go nuts yelling down main street as going to bed, very still

was bit unsettling, double locked everything up, ax nearby in case needed rearrange an intruder brian

Scary. The street screamer here has been active again recently too.

too much drugs, master car, culture gone of a cliff with liberalism

all the cognitive devolution as well, made worse by the culture, metacognitive decline

it’s the end days I tells ya

transition said:

Bubblecar said:

transition said:

we had someone go nuts yelling down main street as going to bed, very still

was bit unsettling, double locked everything up, ax nearby in case needed rearrange an intruder brian

Scary. The street screamer here has been active again recently too.

too much drugs, master car, culture gone of a cliff with liberalism

all the cognitive devolution as well, made worse by the culture, metacognitive decline

it’s the end days I tells ya

did I mention shit parents

some things ought consider not breeding

I bet you can detect my generous mood today

transition said:

transition said:

Bubblecar said:

Scary. The street screamer here has been active again recently too.

too much drugs, master car, culture gone of a cliff with liberalism

all the cognitive devolution as well, made worse by the culture, metacognitive decline

it’s the end days I tells ya

did I mention shit parents

some things ought consider not breeding

I bet you can detect my generous mood today

Certainly seems to be weird drugs involved, or maybe brain damage, or both.

Bubblecar said:

transition said:

Bubblecar said:

I’ll be getting some more sleep shortly, didn’t get enough last night.

we had someone go nuts yelling down main street as going to bed, very still

was bit unsettling, double locked everything up, ax nearby in case needed rearrange an intruder brian

Scary. The street screamer here has been active again recently too.

They are coming out after winter.

Peak Warming Man said:

Bubblecar said:

transition said:

we had someone go nuts yelling down main street as going to bed, very still

was bit unsettling, double locked everything up, ax nearby in case needed rearrange an intruder brian

Scary. The street screamer here has been active again recently too.

They are coming out after winter.

this one amongst lot of other whatever was yelling he’d done 15 years in long bay jail, publicly stating his credentials, I didn’t go down an inquire what the stay was for

Bubblecar said:

I suppose the only way of getting the fridge out of the giant box is to destroy the box.

Leave it outside and it ought to be full of cats by the end of the day.

Can you find the cat.

transition said:

i’ll make my own coffee

someone respool the nylon on whipper head while

thanks

yawn don’t inhale that, you’ll turn to stone, an eternity of catatonia

Are you using the 5 point nylon whipper snipper cord?

Chinese investors are borrowing a record amount of cash to buy local stocks, fueling a months-long rally built on ample liquidity. The outstanding amount of margin trades in China’s onshore equities market climbed to 2.28 trillion yuan ($320 billion) Monday, surpassing the previous record of 2.27 trillion yuan in 2015.

…

Buy, buy, buy!

so they’re about to bust a massive money siphoning and laundering scheme wide open we suppose

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-03/perth-man-in-banking-limbo-after-mystery-transactions/105726710

back from that Land of whipper-a-lot
a break I done momentarily stopped
back into it later after coffee be what

transition said:

i’ll make my own coffee

someone respool the nylon on whipper head while

thanks

yawn don’t inhale that, you’ll turn to stone, an eternity of catatonia

I’ve got a rool wizzy one.

Cut off 5 metres of whippy cord.

Put it in one hole on the spool and out the hole on the other side until 1/2 way.

Put the winder key on and wind it all into the spool.
.
Easy peezy! 😁😎

Tamb said:

transition said:

i’ll make my own coffee

someone respool the nylon on whipper head while

thanks

yawn don’t inhale that, you’ll turn to stone, an eternity of catatonia

Are you using the 5 point nylon whipper snipper cord?

just use straight green, nothing fancy, I tried fancy stuff didn’t seem to be any better

I change diameter for dryer taller stuff, but narrower nylon cuts down regular green grass easier

I use the cord coming out of spool a lot longer than standard, did a few modifications, I can’t skip over it, not that long, but quite long, makes the machine work hard

also I oil and grease the drive, keeps it going

I could get a picture of the machine

been through a few whippers over the years, got a bit of a graveyard out back

Witty Rejoinder said:

Chinese investors are borrowing a record amount of cash to buy local stocks, fueling a months-long rally built on ample liquidity. The outstanding amount of margin trades in China’s onshore equities market climbed to 2.28 trillion yuan ($320 billion) Monday, surpassing the previous record of 2.27 trillion yuan in 2015.

…

Buy, buy, buy!

Wish they’d by CSL. Fallen 22% in a month.

Woodie said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Chinese investors are borrowing a record amount of cash to buy local stocks, fueling a months-long rally built on ample liquidity. The outstanding amount of margin trades in China’s onshore equities market climbed to 2.28 trillion yuan ($320 billion) Monday, surpassing the previous record of 2.27 trillion yuan in 2015.

…

Buy, buy, buy!

Wish they’d by CSL. Fallen 22% in a month.

vaccines are poison

SCIENCE said:

so they’re about to bust a massive money siphoning and laundering scheme wide open we suppose

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-03/perth-man-in-banking-limbo-after-mystery-transactions/105726710

All sounds rather odd to me.

Peak Warming Man said:

Can you find the cat.

No, sorry.

transition said:

Tamb said:

transition said:

i’ll make my own coffee

someone respool the nylon on whipper head while

thanks

yawn don’t inhale that, you’ll turn to stone, an eternity of catatonia

Are you using the 5 point nylon whipper snipper cord?

just use straight green, nothing fancy, I tried fancy stuff didn’t seem to be any better

I change diameter for dryer taller stuff, but narrower nylon cuts down regular green grass easier

I use the cord coming out of spool a lot longer than standard, did a few modifications, I can’t skip over it, not that long, but quite long, makes the machine work hard

also I oil and grease the drive, keeps it going

I could get a picture of the machine

been through a few whippers over the years, got a bit of a graveyard out back

“just use straight green, nothing fancy, I tried fancy stuff didn’t seem to be any better”
I agreed until I tried the 5 point cord. It has a sawing effect & cuts through most grasses quite easily.

Woodie said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Chinese investors are borrowing a record amount of cash to buy local stocks, fueling a months-long rally built on ample liquidity. The outstanding amount of margin trades in China’s onshore equities market climbed to 2.28 trillion yuan ($320 billion) Monday, surpassing the previous record of 2.27 trillion yuan in 2015.

…

Buy, buy, buy!

Wish they’d by CSL. Fallen 22% in a month.

transition said:

Tamb said:

transition said:

i’ll make my own coffee

someone respool the nylon on whipper head while

thanks

yawn don’t inhale that, you’ll turn to stone, an eternity of catatonia

Are you using the 5 point nylon whipper snipper cord?

just use straight green, nothing fancy, I tried fancy stuff didn’t seem to be any better

I change diameter for dryer taller stuff, but narrower nylon cuts down regular green grass easier

I use the cord coming out of spool a lot longer than standard, did a few modifications, I can’t skip over it, not that long, but quite long, makes the machine work hard

also I oil and grease the drive, keeps it going

I could get a picture of the machine

been through a few whippers over the years, got a bit of a graveyard out back

I’ve got a dam full of the petrol ones.

I’ve gone all enviro-friendly now. Rechargeable battery one.

Michael V said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Can you find the cat.

No, sorry.

There’s a lot of Eye-eyes in there.

Tamb said:

Michael V said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Can you find the cat.

No, sorry.

There’s a lot of Eye-eyes in there.

I’m going for the ginger one.

Tamb said:

“just use straight green, nothing fancy, I tried fancy stuff didn’t seem to be any better”
I agreed until I tried the 5 point cord. It has a sawing effect & cuts through most grasses quite easily.

I use a Ryobi whipper snipper that i’ve had for many years, fitted with one of this firm’s products (the $50 curved shaft head) fitted to it:

https://littljuey.com.au/

It’s very simple, you can use whatever line you want in it, quick and easy to replace lengths of line (i spend 5 mins now and then, cutting a small stock of ready-use lengths), and durable. I’ve had mine for over ten years now.

You used to be able to buy them in Bunnings, but, as it’s a useful and durable item, Bunnings gave up on stocking them.

Woodie said:

SCIENCE said:

so they’re about to bust a massive money siphoning and laundering scheme wide open we suppose

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-03/perth-man-in-banking-limbo-after-mystery-transactions/105726710

All sounds rather odd to me.

I’ll say.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Woodie said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Chinese investors are borrowing a record amount of cash to buy local stocks, fueling a months-long rally built on ample liquidity. The outstanding amount of margin trades in China’s onshore equities market climbed to 2.28 trillion yuan ($320 billion) Monday, surpassing the previous record of 2.27 trillion yuan in 2015.

…

Buy, buy, buy!

Wish they’d by CSL. Fallen 22% in a month.

Currently trading @ $206. Down another 1% so far today.

Morning Star fair value estimate $270 (which is up from yesterday)

12 month price forecast $285

there ya go, in her paddock, do generally 3 passes 2.5acres, all done with whipper, so 7.5acres per year minimum

transition said:

Tamb said:

transition said:

i’ll make my own coffee

someone respool the nylon on whipper head while

thanks

yawn don’t inhale that, you’ll turn to stone, an eternity of catatonia

Are you using the 5 point nylon whipper snipper cord?

just use straight green, nothing fancy, I tried fancy stuff didn’t seem to be any better

I change diameter for dryer taller stuff, but narrower nylon cuts down regular green grass easier

I use the cord coming out of spool a lot longer than standard, did a few modifications, I can’t skip over it, not that long, but quite long, makes the machine work hard

also I oil and grease the drive, keeps it going

I could get a picture of the machine

been through a few whippers over the years, got a bit of a graveyard out back

I don’t like whippers.. chuck em in dam. Use brushcutter instead.

That said.. I don’t like brushcutters.

Uh Oh.

Peak Warming Man said:

Uh Oh.

LOL

transition said:

there ya go, in her paddock, do generally 3 passes 2.5acres, all done with whipper, so 7.5acres per year minimum

You do what??? Ya bloody mad. 😮😮

Get a zero turn. Do it all in style and comfort. Join the hoi polloi and impress the neighbours.

https://tenor.com/en-GB/view/lawn-mower-gif-16415535575905616847

I’m back. I will need a siesta soon. I have done the supermarketing, had a party pie, a custard tart and a mug of hot chocolate for brunch, put the shopping away, did some weeding and minor pruning, moved garden statues away from the part of the garden the arborist is going to work in, did some more weeding. Now my feet are tired and I’m going to eat lunch.

BTW….. How do you put GIFs in here?

Asking for a friend.

Woodie said:

transition said:

there ya go, in her paddock, do generally 3 passes 2.5acres, all done with whipper, so 7.5acres per year minimum

You do what??? Ya bloody mad. 😮😮

Get a zero turn. Do it all in style and comfort. Join the hoi polloi and impress the neighbours.

https://tenor.com/en-GB/view/lawn-mower-gif-16415535575905616847

done that, wore out a new rideon, got maybe 9 years out of that, lot of bulldozering, leveled the block with it

buffy said:

I’m back. I will need a siesta soon. I have done the supermarketing, had a party pie, a custard tart and a mug of hot chocolate for brunch, put the shopping away, did some weeding and minor pruning, moved garden statues away from the part of the garden the arborist is going to work in, did some more weeding. Now my feet are tired and I’m going to eat lunch.

And I suppose that Mr Buffy has his feet up watching telly.

Woodie said:

BTW….. How do you put GIFs in here?

Asking for a friend.

Woodie said:

BTW….. How do you put GIFs in here?

Asking for a friend.

Same as any other picture.

If linking, ! on each end. If uploading from your own pooter, just dump it in the box.

Boris said:

Woodie said:

BTW….. How do you put GIFs in here?

Asking for a friend.

and is it zhiv or hkypf

Boris said:

Woodie said:

BTW….. How do you put GIFs in here?

Asking for a friend.

Peak Warming Man said:

buffy said:

I’m back. I will need a siesta soon. I have done the supermarketing, had a party pie, a custard tart and a mug of hot chocolate for brunch, put the shopping away, did some weeding and minor pruning, moved garden statues away from the part of the garden the arborist is going to work in, did some more weeding. Now my feet are tired and I’m going to eat lunch.

And I suppose that Mr Buffy has his feet up watching telly.

Well, I dropped him off to have blood tests done, waited for him, then sent him to get Tattslotto tickets while I went to IGA. Then met him in the Woolies carpark and he accompanied me into Woolies. Then I took him to the bakery for brunch. From there, I don’t know what he’s been doing because he was inside the house and I was outside. But the telly isn’t on.

Woodie said:

Boris said:

Woodie said:

BTW….. How do you put GIFs in here?

Asking for a friend.

doesn’t work. (click reply and follow the link)

Woodie said:

transition said:

there ya go, in her paddock, do generally 3 passes 2.5acres, all done with whipper, so 7.5acres per year minimum

You do what??? Ya bloody mad. 😮😮

Get a zero turn. Do it all in style and comfort. Join the hoi polloi and impress the neighbours.

https://tenor.com/en-GB/view/lawn-mower-gif-16415535575905616847

Lets try this.

Right……. Now that I’ve GIFed the place, I’m off to Coles. (Woolies can GAGF)

Anybody want anything while I’m there?

Woodie said:

Woodie said:

Boris said:

doesn’t work. (click reply and follow the link)

copy image address not page url

Woodie said:

Right……. Now that I’ve GIFed the place, I’m off to Coles. (Woolies can GAGF)

Anybody want anything while I’m there?

you’re the gif that keeps giffing.

Boris said:

Woodie said:

Right……. Now that I’ve GIFed the place, I’m off to Coles. (Woolies can GAGF)

Anybody want anything while I’m there?

you’re the gif that keeps giffing.

Shakes head.

Woodie said:

Woodie said:

Boris said:

doesn’t work. (click reply and follow the link)

“Total eclipse to turn Moon red on September 7
A spectacular Harvest Blood Moon will light up the skies on September 7, as a total lunar eclipse unfolds over much of the world. The phenomenon will turn the Moon a deep red hue for 82 minutes, from 1:30 pm to 2:52 pm EST.

The eclipse will be fully visible from large parts of Asia, the east coast of Africa, and western Australia. Observers in Europe, Africa, and Oceania will catch at least part of the event, while skywatchers in the Americas will miss out, as the Moon rises too late to see the eclipse.”

Bloody walians.

the day is only half over and already been quite a day.

My son passed his drivers licence test this morning, so now he can be totally independent from me,

So I had to go get my eyes tested, he drove me to that, and after I ordered my new glasses (my eyes/glasses went from .025 to .05 – or whichever way is getting worse) we were walking out and this person in front of us fell to the floor and started fitting. So being, first aid trained (both of us), we started administering first aid – I did the hands on stuff and the boy found contact information in wallet, organised bystanders, got security, organised ambo, and contacted the family. The patient was autistic, but not epileptic, according to his medic alert band, and I guessed pretty quickly that this was likely a panic attack. so we just made them comfortable and safe until it passed. the ambos were made aware that he hit his head on the way down and so they took over that part once they arrived.

Then we came home…

Arts said:

the day is only half over and already been quite a day.

My son passed his drivers licence test this morning, so now he can be totally independent from me,

So I had to go get my eyes tested, he drove me to that, and after I ordered my new glasses (my eyes/glasses went from .025 to .05 – or whichever way is getting worse) we were walking out and this person in front of us fell to the floor and started fitting. So being, first aid trained (both of us), we started administering first aid – I did the hands on stuff and the boy found contact information in wallet, organised bystanders, got security, organised ambo, and contacted the family. The patient was autistic, but not epileptic, according to his medic alert band, and I guessed pretty quickly that this was likely a panic attack. so we just made them comfortable and safe until it passed. the ambos were made aware that he hit his head on the way down and so they took over that part once they arrived.

Then we came home…

Good job. Your capes are in the mail.

Arts said:

the day is only half over and already been quite a day.

My son passed his drivers licence test this morning, so now he can be totally independent from me,

So I had to go get my eyes tested, he drove me to that, and after I ordered my new glasses (my eyes/glasses went from .025 to .05 – or whichever way is getting worse) we were walking out and this person in front of us fell to the floor and started fitting. So being, first aid trained (both of us), we started administering first aid – I did the hands on stuff and the boy found contact information in wallet, organised bystanders, got security, organised ambo, and contacted the family. The patient was autistic, but not epileptic, according to his medic alert band, and I guessed pretty quickly that this was likely a panic attack. so we just made them comfortable and safe until it passed. the ambos were made aware that he hit his head on the way down and so they took over that part once they arrived.

Then we came home…

Gosh! Lucky you were both there and knew what to do!

My motto for today is, “Sometimes you nail it, sometimes you fail it”. Today I did both.

Boris said:

Arts said:

the day is only half over and already been quite a day.

My son passed his drivers licence test this morning, so now he can be totally independent from me,

So I had to go get my eyes tested, he drove me to that, and after I ordered my new glasses (my eyes/glasses went from .025 to .05 – or whichever way is getting worse) we were walking out and this person in front of us fell to the floor and started fitting. So being, first aid trained (both of us), we started administering first aid – I did the hands on stuff and the boy found contact information in wallet, organised bystanders, got security, organised ambo, and contacted the family. The patient was autistic, but not epileptic, according to his medic alert band, and I guessed pretty quickly that this was likely a panic attack. so we just made them comfortable and safe until it passed. the ambos were made aware that he hit his head on the way down and so they took over that part once they arrived.

Then we came home…

Good job. Your capes are in the mail.

we don’t wear capes

Arts said:

the day is only half over and already been quite a day.

My son passed his drivers licence test this morning, so now he can be totally independent from me,

So I had to go get my eyes tested, he drove me to that, and after I ordered my new glasses (my eyes/glasses went from .025 to .05 – or whichever way is getting worse) we were walking out and this person in front of us fell to the floor and started fitting. So being, first aid trained (both of us), we started administering first aid – I did the hands on stuff and the boy found contact information in wallet, organised bystanders, got security, organised ambo, and contacted the family. The patient was autistic, but not epileptic, according to his medic alert band, and I guessed pretty quickly that this was likely a panic attack. so we just made them comfortable and safe until it passed. the ambos were made aware that he hit his head on the way down and so they took over that part once they arrived.

Then we came home…

Well done youse.

Arts said:

Boris said:

Arts said:

the day is only half over and already been quite a day.

My son passed his drivers licence test this morning, so now he can be totally independent from me,

So I had to go get my eyes tested, he drove me to that, and after I ordered my new glasses (my eyes/glasses went from .025 to .05 – or whichever way is getting worse) we were walking out and this person in front of us fell to the floor and started fitting. So being, first aid trained (both of us), we started administering first aid – I did the hands on stuff and the boy found contact information in wallet, organised bystanders, got security, organised ambo, and contacted the family. The patient was autistic, but not epileptic, according to his medic alert band, and I guessed pretty quickly that this was likely a panic attack. so we just made them comfortable and safe until it passed. the ambos were made aware that he hit his head on the way down and so they took over that part once they arrived.

Then we came home…

Good job. Your capes are in the mail.

we don’t wear capes

wait until they tell you that these shouldn’t be called patients they should be called health impacted individuals

SCIENCE said:

Arts said:

Boris said:

Good job. Your capes are in the mail.

we don’t wear capes

wait until they tell you that these shouldn’t be called patients they should be called health impacted individuals

ha

Arts said:

the day is only half over and already been quite a day.

My son passed his drivers licence test this morning, so now he can be totally independent from me,

So I had to go get my eyes tested, he drove me to that, and after I ordered my new glasses (my eyes/glasses went from .025 to .05 – or whichever way is getting worse) we were walking out and this person in front of us fell to the floor and started fitting. So being, first aid trained (both of us), we started administering first aid – I did the hands on stuff and the boy found contact information in wallet, organised bystanders, got security, organised ambo, and contacted the family. The patient was autistic, but not epileptic, according to his medic alert band, and I guessed pretty quickly that this was likely a panic attack. so we just made them comfortable and safe until it passed. the ambos were made aware that he hit his head on the way down and so they took over that part once they arrived.

Then we came home…

Splendid work.

guess uh guess that cheesy idea of one size fits all inclusive differentiated in place under resourced education didn’t quite work out so well just like anyone who knows anything about size or clues or differentials or place or source or ducats could have told you eh

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-02/neurodivergent-students-exit-mainstream-schools/105351536

Arts said:

the day is only half over and already been quite a day.

My son passed his drivers licence test this morning, so now he can be totally independent from me,

So I had to go get my eyes tested, he drove me to that, and after I ordered my new glasses (my eyes/glasses went from .025 to .05 – or whichever way is getting worse) we were walking out and this person in front of us fell to the floor and started fitting. So being, first aid trained (both of us), we started administering first aid – I did the hands on stuff and the boy found contact information in wallet, organised bystanders, got security, organised ambo, and contacted the family. The patient was autistic, but not epileptic, according to his medic alert band, and I guessed pretty quickly that this was likely a panic attack. so we just made them comfortable and safe until it passed. the ambos were made aware that he hit his head on the way down and so they took over that part once they arrived.

Then we came home…

Outstanding to both of you

I wonder why Coles light spreadable cream cheese has only half a health star rating.

I see the elephant seal in Portland has made the ABC news again. I’d noticed observations on iNaturalist in the last couple of weeks.

Link

buffy said:

I see the elephant seal in Portland has made the ABC news again. I’d noticed observations on iNaturalist in the last couple of weeks.

Link

Rotten bastards throwing stones at him, that’s depressing.

I was driving home from a bushwalk today and heard the name “Geraint” on the radio. “Surely not our Geraint” I thought. But it was! An interesting little segment.

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/godforbid/god-forbid/105658818

Bubblecar said:

I wonder why Coles light spreadable cream cheese has only half a health star rating.

well what does the nutritional information say

ruby said:

I was driving home from a bushwalk today and heard the name “Geraint” on the radio. “Surely not our Geraint” I thought. But it was! An interesting little segment.

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/godforbid/god-forbid/105658818

He gets a mention quite regularly in New Scientist as well.

The Rev Dodgson said:

ruby said:

I was driving home from a bushwalk today and heard the name “Geraint” on the radio. “Surely not our Geraint” I thought. But it was! An interesting little segment.

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/godforbid/god-forbid/105658818

He gets a mention quite regularly in New Scientist as well.

Near infinite mentions….

ruby said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

ruby said:

I was driving home from a bushwalk today and heard the name “Geraint” on the radio. “Surely not our Geraint” I thought. But it was! An interesting little segment.

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/godforbid/god-forbid/105658818

He gets a mention quite regularly in New Scientist as well.

Near infinite mentions….

Wouldn’t go that far :)

The Rev Dodgson said:

ruby said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

He gets a mention quite regularly in New Scientist as well.

Near infinite mentions….

Wouldn’t go that far :)

I love that he’s still enthusiastically spruiking astrophysics to the masses.
I’ve sent some of his youtube vids to the grandkids.

Arts said:

the day is only half over and already been quite a day.

My son passed his drivers licence test this morning, so now he can be totally independent from me,

So I had to go get my eyes tested, he drove me to that, and after I ordered my new glasses (my eyes/glasses went from .025 to .05 – or whichever way is getting worse) we were walking out and this person in front of us fell to the floor and started fitting. So being, first aid trained (both of us), we started administering first aid – I did the hands on stuff and the boy found contact information in wallet, organised bystanders, got security, organised ambo, and contacted the family. The patient was autistic, but not epileptic, according to his medic alert band, and I guessed pretty quickly that this was likely a panic attack. so we just made them comfortable and safe until it passed. the ambos were made aware that he hit his head on the way down and so they took over that part once they arrived.

Then we came home…

Well done you two!

:)

SCIENCE said:

Bubblecar said:

I wonder why Coles light spreadable cream cheese has only half a health star rating.

well what does the nutritional information say

It’s “light” coz it only weighs half as much.

Michael V said:

Arts said:

the day is only half over and already been quite a day.

My son passed his drivers licence test this morning, so now he can be totally independent from me,

So I had to go get my eyes tested, he drove me to that, and after I ordered my new glasses (my eyes/glasses went from .025 to .05 – or whichever way is getting worse) we were walking out and this person in front of us fell to the floor and started fitting. So being, first aid trained (both of us), we started administering first aid – I did the hands on stuff and the boy found contact information in wallet, organised bystanders, got security, organised ambo, and contacted the family. The patient was autistic, but not epileptic, according to his medic alert band, and I guessed pretty quickly that this was likely a panic attack. so we just made them comfortable and safe until it passed. the ambos were made aware that he hit his head on the way down and so they took over that part once they arrived.

Then we came home…

Well done you two!

:)

WOO HOO!! Our own local heroes!!! 😎

SCIENCE said:

guess uh guess that cheesy idea of one size fits all inclusive differentiated in place under resourced education didn’t quite work out so well just like anyone who knows anything about size or clues or differentials or place or source or ducats could have told you eh

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-02/neurodivergent-students-exit-mainstream-schools/105351536

Surely we learnt that after they stopped having streamed classes.

See, this is why naval aviators look down on pilots from other services:

Lynx performing impressive landing on ship in rough weather

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYzIWngs_T8

(2 min 06 sec)

captain_spalding said:

See, this is why naval aviators look down on pilots from other services:

Lynx performing impressive landing on ship in rough weather

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYzIWngs_T8

(2 min 06 sec)

Phew, nearly ran out of petrol there.

Woodie said:

SCIENCE said:

Bubblecar said:

I wonder why Coles light spreadable cream cheese has only half a health star rating.

well what does the nutritional information say

It’s “light” coz it only weighs half as much.

Well, it includes skim milk as well as cream.

SCIENCE said:

Bubblecar said:

I wonder why Coles light spreadable cream cheese has only half a health star rating.

well what does the nutritional information say

Probably too much fat and salt, but it’s a bit mysterious that both versions – full fat and light – get the same .5 score.

With their Greek yoghurt, for example, the light version scores 2 whole points higher than the full fat.

Michael V said:

SCIENCE said:

guess uh guess that cheesy idea of one size fits all inclusive differentiated in place under resourced education didn’t quite work out so well just like anyone who knows anything about size or clues or differentials or place or source or ducats could have told you eh

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-02/neurodivergent-students-exit-mainstream-schools/105351536

Surely we learnt that after they stopped having streamed classes.

yeah some diverse do better included, some don’t

maybe we’ll have time next year to fix up a few classes ah well

captain_spalding said:

See, this is why naval aviators look down on pilots from other services:

Lynx performing impressive landing on ship in rough weather

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYzIWngs_T8

(2 min 06 sec)

Nicely done. Not rushed, the pilot took his/her time to find the right moment to drop onto the deck.

Also difficult – Doing a carrier landing at night in rain and rough weather. You can’t choose how the ship is moving just before impact touchdown. It’s hopefully less than the maximum that the landing gear can take.

captain_spalding said:

See, this is why naval aviators look down on pilots from other services:

Lynx performing impressive landing on ship in rough weather

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYzIWngs_T8

(2 min 06 sec)

Amazing!

Absolutely amazing!

Spiny Norman said:

Nicely done. Not rushed, the pilot took his/her time to find the right moment to drop onto the deck.

Also difficult – Doing a carrier landing at night in rain and rough weather. You can’t choose how the ship is moving just before impact touchdown. It’s hopefully less than the maximum that the landing gear can take.

Sorry, I forgot to include “at night in a fast jet” in the description.

Bubblecar said:

SCIENCE said:

Bubblecar said:

I wonder why Coles light spreadable cream cheese has only half a health star rating.

well what does the nutritional information say

Probably too much fat and salt, but it’s a bit mysterious that both versions – full fat and light – get the same .5 score.

With their Greek yoghurt, for example, the light version scores 2 whole points higher than the full fat.

maybe 0.5 is their catch all for “anything that doesn’t even deserve 1 star, from 0 to negative infinity” but we’ve only been closely checking for yoghurts lately where some have 3 times the protein of others

OMFG 🤦🏻‍♀️

A protest linked to anti-vaxxers, conspiracy theorists and sovereign citizens is being planned for the Sydney Harbour Bridge later this month, in a move that could again test the ability of police to keep the landmark open.

Police said the demonstration, scheduled for September 13, was being organised by an umbrella group known as Australia Unites Against Government Corruption.

According to its website, organisers include My Place Australia, which has campaigned against vaccine mandates and so-called “radical gender theory” in schools.

My Place Australia’s mission statement encourages members to “step away from the current system” and celebrate their “sovereignty”.

Online, some of its members share concerns about 5G towers and ‘chemtrails’.

Other listed organisers include MMAMV Australia, whose Facebook page campaigns against “big pharma” and seeks to help children access “unvaccinated breastmilk”.

Divine Angel said:

OMFG 🤦🏻‍♀️

A protest linked to anti-vaxxers, conspiracy theorists and sovereign citizens is being planned for the Sydney Harbour Bridge later this month, in a move that could again test the ability of police to keep the landmark open.

Police said the demonstration, scheduled for September 13, was being organised by an umbrella group known as Australia Unites Against Government Corruption.

According to its website, organisers include My Place Australia, which has campaigned against vaccine mandates and so-called “radical gender theory” in schools.

My Place Australia’s mission statement encourages members to “step away from the current system” and celebrate their “sovereignty”.

Online, some of its members share concerns about 5G towers and ‘chemtrails’.

Other listed organisers include MMAMV Australia, whose Facebook page campaigns against “big pharma” and seeks to help children access “unvaccinated breastmilk”.

‘Ken Facebook, amplifying liars and their lies.

Spiny Norman said:

captain_spalding said:

See, this is why naval aviators look down on pilots from other services:

Lynx performing impressive landing on ship in rough weather

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYzIWngs_T8

(2 min 06 sec)

Nicely done. Not rushed, the pilot took his/her time to find the right moment to drop onto the deck.

Also difficult – Doing a carrier landing at night in rain and rough weather. You can’t choose how the ship is moving just before impact touchdown. It’s hopefully less than the maximum that the landing gear can take.

airforce pilots have to land on a ball moving at 1000’s kph, and sometimes at night!!!

Boris said:

Spiny Norman said:

captain_spalding said:

See, this is why naval aviators look down on pilots from other services:

Lynx performing impressive landing on ship in rough weather

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYzIWngs_T8

(2 min 06 sec)

Nicely done. Not rushed, the pilot took his/her time to find the right moment to drop onto the deck.

Also difficult – Doing a carrier landing at night in rain and rough weather. You can’t choose how the ship is moving just before impact touchdown. It’s hopefully less than the maximum that the landing gear can take.

airforce pilots have to land on a ball moving at 1000’s kph, and sometimes at night!!!

However, the ball is large enough that it appears to be level.

Spiny Norman said:

captain_spalding said:

See, this is why naval aviators look down on pilots from other services:

Lynx performing impressive landing on ship in rough weather

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYzIWngs_T8

(2 min 06 sec)

Nicely done. Not rushed, the pilot took his/her time to find the right moment to drop onto the deck.

Also difficult – Doing a carrier landing at night in rain and rough weather. You can’t choose how the ship is moving just before impact touchdown. It’s hopefully less than the maximum that the landing gear can take.

Yes. As my mate the Skyhawk driver put it ‘you’ve got 100 metres of steel deck, 4 wires to snag, and the deck moves up, down, left right, and corkscrews, sometimes all at the same time, it’s moving away from you at 30 kmh,half the time it’s dark, and the only thing you can be sure of is that the ship is never where you left it’.

Divine Angel said:

My Place Australia’s mission statement encourages members to “step away from the current system” and celebrate their “sovereignty”.

I’m going to seize a few thousand hectares on the fringes of the outback somewhere, and declare a “no conspiracy nutters” zone.

Michael V said:

Boris said:

Spiny Norman said:

Nicely done. Not rushed, the pilot took his/her time to find the right moment to drop onto the deck.

Also difficult – Doing a carrier landing at night in rain and rough weather. You can’t choose how the ship is moving just before impact touchdown. It’s hopefully less than the maximum that the landing gear can take.

airforce pilots have to land on a ball moving at 1000’s kph, and sometimes at night!!!

However, the ball is large enough that it appears to be level.

that’s flerfer talk!!!

Boris said:

Michael V said:

Boris said:

airforce pilots have to land on a ball moving at 1000’s kph, and sometimes at night!!!

However, the ball is large enough that it appears to be level.

that’s flerfer talk!!!

Another quote from a Skyhawk jockey: “my grandmother could land a F/A18 on a 10,000 foot concrete runway that’s fixed to the surface of Australia”.

Boris said:

Michael V said:

Boris said:

airforce pilots have to land on a ball moving at 1000’s kph, and sometimes at night!!!

However, the ball is large enough that it appears to be level.

that’s flerfer talk!!!

Nah. Not me. Earth’s a globe. I’ve circumnavigated it several times.

I don’t subscribe to notions thousands of years old, that have been disproven countless times.

Michael V said:

Boris said:

Michael V said:

However, the ball is large enough that it appears to be level.

that’s flerfer talk!!!

Nah. Not me. Earth’s a globe. I’ve circumnavigated it several times.

I don’t subscribe to notions thousands of years old, that have been disproven countless times.

Navigation. Old style.

Works great for a globe.

Try applying it to a flat-Earth model, and f*** knows where you’ll end up. Certainly not where you intended.

captain_spalding said:

Michael V said:

Boris said:

that’s flerfer talk!!!

Nah. Not me. Earth’s a globe. I’ve circumnavigated it several times.

I don’t subscribe to notions thousands of years old, that have been disproven countless times.

Navigation. Old style.

Works great for a globe.

Try applying it to a flat-Earth model, and f*** knows where you’ll end up. Certainly not where you intended.

Yep.

captain_spalding said:

Boris said:

Michael V said:

However, the ball is large enough that it appears to be level.

that’s flerfer talk!!!

Another quote from a Skyhawk jockey: “my grandmother could land a F/A18 on a 10,000 foot concrete runway that’s fixed to the surface of Australia”.

FWIW the US Navy F-18’s (The E & F models I believe) have a system on board that pretty much flies the approach onto the deck of the carrier for the pilot. I think it’s called the Magic Carpet system. Only the F-18’s have it though. Everyone else has to hand-fly.

captain_spalding said:

Michael V said:

Boris said:

that’s flerfer talk!!!

Nah. Not me. Earth’s a globe. I’ve circumnavigated it several times.

I don’t subscribe to notions thousands of years old, that have been disproven countless times.

Navigation. Old style.

Works great for a globe.

Try applying it to a flat-Earth model, and f*** knows where you’ll end up. Certainly not where you intended.

I have a little speech saved for the Flerps –

They prove the Earth is a sphere every time they ride their bike or drive a car. It’s a little thing that I worked out a few years back and it’s really obvious when pointed out ->
On a spherical Earth if you travel 100 km straight in any direction in your car/bike you will have gone 100 km over the surface.
On a FE, that is only valid if you are travelling directly north/south, or east/west only on the equator. The reason is the gross distortion of the map as you get further away from the equator. For example if you drove 100 km on your odometer directly east when at 45° north of the equator, then you will have travelled just over 141 km on the surface. If you did the same thing in the same car/bike but 45° south of the equator, then you would have travelled only about 71 km, not 100.
Like (literally f’king) everything else, nothing works at all on a FE.
Nothing.

Bubblecar said:

I’m about to indulge in a stick of celery, unsalted.

…from the vegetable bin of my brand new fridge. Verdict: exactly the right temperature, cool, fresh and crisp.

going to need some geniuses to explain this one to us, we’re told the weapons were made in dirty CHINA but more importantly

Gel blasters are life-like toy guns that shoot a gel pellet. “He said he had purchased them in Queensland and has become aware it was illegal to possess gel blasters in New South Wales,” the facts stated. Three of the weapons were made in China. NSW Police said in NSW, gel blasters were classified as air guns, which were defined as firearms.

where was the iPad made ¿ That’s the critical part of this matter

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-03/man-pleads-guilty-to-possessing-34000-child-abuse-images/105731760

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

I’m about to indulge in a stick of celery, unsalted.

…from the vegetable bin of my brand new fridge. Verdict: exactly the right temperature, cool, fresh and crisp.

I got a bunch of celery from Coles today. Might make up a small salad and a cuppla chook schnitties in the air fryer.

Woodie said:

I got a bunch of celery from Coles today. Might make up a small salad and a cuppla chook schnitties in the air fryer.

Those chook schnitties were more schnitty than chook.

Woodie said:

Woodie said:

I got a bunch of celery from Coles today. Might make up a small salad and a cuppla chook schnitties in the air fryer.

Those chook schnitties were more schnitty than chook.

Free range, probably ate a lot of grit.

Mushroom killer Erin Patterson’s sentence to be broadcast live in a Supreme Court first

Triple murderer Erin Patterson’s sentencing will be broadcast live on Monday in a historic first for the Victorian Supreme Court.

A television camera will be stationed inside the courtroom as Justice Christopher Beale sentences Patterson for the murders of Heather Wilkinson and Don and Gail Patterson.

Under normal circumstances, it is illegal to take photos or record video or audio of court proceedings, including for media outlets.

But Beale gave express permission for the media to publicly broadcast the sentencing for the first time in the court’s history. The Supreme Court regularly live-streams trials from its own in-court cameras.

The media broadcast will capture only Beale, not Patterson nor any other attendees. Media outlets are not permitted to advertise while broadcasting the sentencing, which is expected to last for 30 minutes to an hour.

This unprecedented access is the latest recognition of the immense public and media appetite for information on the long-running triple murder trial.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/mushroom-killer-erin-patterson-s-sentence-to-be-broadcast-live-in-supreme-court-first-20250903-p5ms55.html

Divine Angel said:

OMFG 🤦🏻‍♀️

A protest linked to anti-vaxxers, conspiracy theorists and sovereign citizens is being planned for the Sydney Harbour Bridge later this month, in a move that could again test the ability of police to keep the landmark open.

Police said the demonstration, scheduled for September 13, was being organised by an umbrella group known as Australia Unites Against Government Corruption.

According to its website, organisers include My Place Australia, which has campaigned against vaccine mandates and so-called “radical gender theory” in schools.

My Place Australia’s mission statement encourages members to “step away from the current system” and celebrate their “sovereignty”.

Online, some of its members share concerns about 5G towers and ‘chemtrails’.

Other listed organisers include MMAMV Australia, whose Facebook page campaigns against “big pharma” and seeks to help children access “unvaccinated breastmilk”.

Grown-ups should climb the bridge first, then piss on them.

Foggy start to a sunny day with a top of 24.

Mini Me has an excursion to a local high school to watch their dance performance. Having missed out on Father’s Day stall yesterday due her music lesson, she’s hoping to get a chance today. The excursion is at the same time as the catch-up time 🤦🏻‍♀️ But I bought something two weeks ago so he will have that to open on Sunday.

It’s Teacher Aide Appreciation Week so the staff room had a couple of platters in the staff room for the support staff. My personal thanks came from a teacher yesterday. Another teacher was away, no relief teacher available, so the class was divided and every other class got two extra kids.

The class I was in had to evacuate the classroom. We sat outside decorating frisbees for Father’s Day and the two extra kids had nothing to do. So I got some paper from another teacher, told the kids to make paper aeroplanes, and that can be their maths lesson for the day. The teacher called me a genius lol.

Good morning Holidayers. Presently 5 degrees at the back door and a shower of rain is in progress. We are forecast 12 degrees with showers.

Bakery Breakfast with my bushwandering friend. But again no bush wandering because we are fairweather wanderers. Going to go on Saturday instead as the forecast is for a dry but cloudy 19 degrees then.

buffy said:

Good morning Holidayers. Presently 5 degrees at the back door and a shower of rain is in progress. We are forecast 12 degrees with showers.

Bakery Breakfast with my bushwandering friend. But again no bush wandering because we are fairweather wanderers. Going to go on Saturday instead as the forecast is for a dry but cloudy 19 degrees then.

Brrr.

Good morning everybody.

Calm, 14.1° C, 71% RH, and partly cloudy. BoM’s forecast top is 25° C and there’s a small chance of rain.

More cleaning, organising, fixing and moving stuff. It may become warm enough and calm enough to pressure-clean some things, including parts of the carport floor which have become black with mould and dangerously slippery when wet.

Low kJ day for Mrs V. I’ve been asked to make vegetable-noodle soup for dinner.

Michael V said:

buffy said:

Good morning Holidayers. Presently 5 degrees at the back door and a shower of rain is in progress. We are forecast 12 degrees with showers.

Bakery Breakfast with my bushwandering friend. But again no bush wandering because we are fairweather wanderers. Going to go on Saturday instead as the forecast is for a dry but cloudy 19 degrees then.

Brrr.

I’ve lit the woodheater.

This week marks twenty years since I made that fateful trip up here with my dad and sister. That holiday was the catalyst for the breakup of my relationship, and all of us eventually moving here.

Professor David Booth, a scientist who specialises in the ecology of artificial reefs, said unless there was a clear environmental benefit created by the placement of an artificial reef, it shouldn’t be done. “Most of the data from these ships suggests that they weren’t needed to enhance habitat … and often don’t mimic the area in any way,” he said.

wait when were dumped items ever likely to mimic a natural area

SCIENCE said:

Professor David Booth, a scientist who specialises in the ecology of artificial reefs, said unless there was a clear environmental benefit created by the placement of an artificial reef, it shouldn’t be done. “Most of the data from these ships suggests that they weren’t needed to enhance habitat … and often don’t mimic the area in any way,” he said.

wait when were dumped items ever likely to mimic a natural area

The term artificial reef should answer that question?

Divine Angel said:

This week marks twenty years since I made that fateful trip up here with my dad and sister. That holiday was the catalyst for the breakup of my relationship, and all of us eventually moving here.

Time flies.

and

The Rev Dodgson said:

and

Colourful maths.

my reading

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_psychology

maybe a have a morning picture over the castle wall, i’ll have a look in a moment

transition said:

my reading

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_psychology

maybe a have a morning picture over the castle wall, i’ll have a look in a moment

there ya go, see how garden barrier does into the future, nearby came in with borrowed spray unit, firefighting pump, big tank, thing shoots 40 feet, he putting it out liberal, went along that fence, stoner spraying, make a good antidrugs advertisement

Morning pilgrims.
Over.

Morning

Cymek said:

Morning

How’s your world facing up today mate?

Morning – off to see Dad – and try to get him to eat. He hasn’t eaten more than a couple of mouthfuls a day for almost a 2 weeks.. Looking a bit dire – timing is crap – I’m going to Adelaide and Perth late next week to visit my elderly mum, step Dad and Mother-in-Law for 10 days.

Hoping life will eventually get better.

Was wondering if the ABC are going to show the Erin Patterson sentencing, but their news site hasn’t even mentioned that the judge has decided it can be broadcast.

Seems odd that they don’t think it newsworthy.

Brindabellas said:

Morning – off to see Dad – and try to get him to eat. He hasn’t eaten more than a couple of mouthfuls a day for almost a 2 weeks.. Looking a bit dire – timing is crap – I’m going to Adelaide and Perth late next week to visit my elderly mum, step Dad and Mother-in-Law for 10 days.

Hoping life will eventually get better.

That’s not good, Brindabellas. Might be his health is failing.

Perth city had an APC here this morning.

It’s for Legacy but I was thinking it could go after any neo-Nazi protestors

Perth city had an APC here this morning.

It’s for Legacy but I was thinking it could go after any neo-Nazi protestors

Another wintry one here today, max 11, min of -1, raining now and expected to continue for much of the day.

Only one not two of them

Cymek said:

Only one not two of them

One of these old ones?

Waiting at home for a couple of techs to come from Bunbury to install a WAERN emergency services radio into my Triton. I’ve been using a “portable” unit for the last two years, it takes up half of the back seat and I’ll be glad to be rid of it. The deputy chief tells me that I’ll be less hands-on at incidents now, and more management/incident control. I’ve been trying to avoid that for 10 years coz I’m better in a truck at a fire than at comms and control but my lower back is becoming recalcitrant and giving much pain lately. Dragging 80kg hoses around is not helping in that regard.

Cymek said:

Perth city had an APC here this morning.

It’s for Legacy but I was thinking it could go after any neo-Nazi protestors

Did it ram the cop shop again?

Bubblecar said:

Cymek said:

Only one not two of them

One of these old ones?

Different but still the same basic shape.
I didn’t take a photo as two soldiers were there and I already look shady.
Its interesting to see them in real life as they are larger than they appear on film

Kingy said:

Cymek said:

Perth city had an APC here this morning.

It’s for Legacy but I was thinking it could go after any neo-Nazi protestors

Did it ram the cop shop again?

Not this time, I remember that as obviously you do.

Kingy said:

Waiting at home for a couple of techs to come from Bunbury to install a WAERN emergency services radio into my Triton. I’ve been using a “portable” unit for the last two years, it takes up half of the back seat and I’ll be glad to be rid of it. The deputy chief tells me that I’ll be less hands-on at incidents now, and more management/incident control. I’ve been trying to avoid that for 10 years coz I’m better in a truck at a fire than at comms and control but my lower back is becoming recalcitrant and giving much pain lately. Dragging 80kg hoses around is not helping in that regard.

I’m sure you’ll shine in the new role.

The Rev Dodgson said:

and

But what does it all mean? What would you do if a child swallowed it?

Woodie said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

and

But what does it all mean? What would you do if a child swallowed it?

Send ‘em to the vet. They know how to deal with such things.

You know this was just a visual thing? No real meaning to consider, AFAIK.

Bubblecar said:

Was wondering if the ABC are going to show the Erin Patterson sentencing, but their news site hasn’t even mentioned that the judge has decided it can be broadcast.

Seems odd that they don’t think it newsworthy.

They’ll have a live page.
They’ll also broadcast it if available.

Bubblecar said:

Another wintry one here today, max 11, min of -1, raining now and expected to continue for much of the day.

26C sunny, no wind for Le Cosy Country Comfort Cottage.

Woodie said:

Bubblecar said:

Another wintry one here today, max 11, min of -1, raining now and expected to continue for much of the day.

26C sunny, no wind for Le Cosy Country Comfort Cottage.

Isn’t that a motel chain?